Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-11-10

aNNuoeo VI tram ROBBERY, mas become
the one great issue in the politics OF
| Kansas City. The faction who fav-
ors him says that the whole matter is
case of malicious prosecution.
Rapid Increase in the business OF
| the Siberian railroad Is shown in a
report to the state department from
Moscow that it has been already
found necessary to send a commits
sion along the road to determine some
means of increasing its traffic capa-
/ bilities.
All arrangements have been per-
fected for the immediate extension of
the st. Louis, Peoria an, Northern
railroad to Chicago. The enterprise
is being pushed by Henry Willard.
formerly president of the Northern
Pacific, and the DeutscAe bank at
Berlin.
/ Forty representative mirror manu-
| facturers OF the country met and
completed an organization which was
initiated in New York six weeks ago.
The organization will be known as
the National Mirror Manufacturers
Association and is expected to control
! the trade.
/ A demand of assignment has been
made upon j. c. Warrington, one of
the largest cheese exporters in Can
ada, and who also operates largely in
northern New York. 1t Is also under
stood that the demand will not be CON
tested. The liabilities are unknown,
/ but will be large.
/ At Port Townsend, Wash, the dis
covery has been made that some mis-
creant has defaced the two 54-ton
guns that are waiting to be placed
in position at Marrowstone Point by
cutting names on the stem barrels
with soap and acid Suspicion rests
on discharged workmen.
United States Minister Strauss at
| Constantinople invited Emperor Will
lam to visit the United states The
emperor replied that he would have
long ago made the voyage, but that
America was so large that he could
not crafty his wish, as the journey
would occupy too much time
Johsua X. Brown, who was to have
been sent from Detroit to San Fran
cisco as Chinese inspector, has been
ordered to Honolulu as Chinese inspec-
| tor to carry out restriction laws
Inese laws as well as the treaty now
in force between this country and
China will apply to the territory of
Hawaii
A complaint filed from five grain
firms at Clailin, Kan, says 10000
bushels Of wheat are waiting to be
moved at that point, 1000 bushels OF
which are lying on the ground. Farm
ers generally have been holding their
grain for higher prices and this unex-
pected movement has caused a short
age of cars.
Physicians at the county hospital,
Chicago, dressed the wound on the
head of Attorney Frank Collier
caused by the surgical operation per-
formed a few days ago. The physi-
clans concluded that secondary OPP
GRAFTON would not be needed Mr..
Collier declares his sanity has been
restored.
A game of football played by Car
roll college students last summer cost
the institution $1,000 Miss Anna NJ
Sackett of Waukesha, who died last
week, had made a will leaving $4,000
to the trustee of Carroll college for
the benefit of that institution, but
changed i, recently because the coll
lege permitted football
Charles 70. Jenkins Of GAINESVILLE has
a collection OF Spanish-American war
relics that he received from battleship
sailors in New York harbor 1t in
cludes shells hred by the Iowa at the
Viscaya, a portion Of the Santiago
cable cut by the cruiser ST. Louis, and
Spanish shell found by the Ameri-
can sailors in MORO castle
Supreme Court Justice Chester rem
dered a decision which, if 1t is sus-
tanned by the higher courts, will pre-
vent the connection of the New York
a Ottawa railroad company at Long
Lake with the Adirondack railway At
North Greek, and thereby Illustrate the
plan for shortening the riding dis
lance from New York city to Canada
by 50 miles