Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-18

II. +. flaFln OF Chlcag0, son OF the
president OF the Onyx Soda Fountain
company, was married at Terre Haute
TO Miss Jessie Smith of that city.
One man was killed and several
persons badly hurt in an accident
on the Birmingham Mineral Railroad,
fifteen miles from Birmingham, Ala.
Colonel Dudley Wickersham, an
old citizen Of Springfield, H., a
prominent business man and a vet
eran Of two wars, Led, aged 76 years.
There is persistent rumor among
democratic polit cans that May r
Van Wyck Of New York will be slated
for the democratic nomination fr
governor.
Nine japanese naval officers who
are on the way to join the new
cruiser Kasagi, building in Phila-
delpha for japan, have arrived in
Chicago
Petit, the missing millionaire real
estate dealer of New York, is reported
TO have been among the passengers
who persisted on the steamer La
Bourgogne.
State Senator A. n. Seaber has been
selected by the republican congress
sional committee for the first Mis-
souri, district as the party's candidate
for congress.
Rev. DR.. Stephen Humphrey Cur
teen of New York died at his sum-
mer residence at jamestown, r. l.
He was the author Of a number Of
theological works.
Ex-Governor w. j. Stone won his
fight before the resolutions committee
Of the democratic convention at
Springfield, No, in favor OF territor-
ial extension.
Applications r charters for ma
tional banks in Porto Rico and Hawa /
are being received by the comptroller
Of the currency. None has been
granted as yet.
Miss Sylvia Green, the only daughter
Of Hetty Green of New York, the
richest woman in the world, was badly
injured in runaway accident at
Bellows Falls, Vt.
Henry Garm, president of the First
State bank at Beardatown, Ill.,, and
one Of Cass C un y's most prominent
citizens is dead He WIS born at
Altenburg Germany, in 1880.
The will of Ephraim Sells, circus
man, filed in the probate court at
Columbus, Ohio, shows that he left
property worth half a mill on dol
lars to his widow, Hester Sells.
Georsa b. Richmond, a deltis.. who
died at Lansing Mich. aged 40 years,
was the original inventor of the
electric telephone which was n use
before The Bell patent was filed.
C mmissioner Peck, of Chicago,
head OF the American branch of the
Paris Egp sijion, dismissed the en-
ployees in the New York offices and
moved the headquarters t. Chicago.
George p. Gore C Co., who longer
than 10y years have conducted an
auctiCn-h0use in Chicago have made
an ass gnment. Assets are said to
be Sl25,000, with Lab lities at 1925, 900.
Creel, and Cherokee Indians are
making threats of causing trouble be-
cause of the efforts of the g vern-
ment to force them to divide their
reservations ana owa them in sever
atty.
Because he commented on the APP
pearance of a bicyclist, George Bor-
ghers, a 5-year-old boy Of Maynard
Iowa, was shot by the man and can
not survive the wound The wheel
man was a stranger and made his
escape.
Reports are current in Los Angeles
that Mrs. John 81 adbiry, the once
beautiful and wealthy leader Of
southern California society, has he
come insane breeding over her elope-
ment with II. Russell Ward about
two years ago.
Henry r. Curtis and Edwin A.
Curtis, surviving partners of the firm
Of Edwin c. Burt & Co., New York,
dealers in shoes, assigned in Rock
land county, n. Y. The liabilities arr
set down at 100000.
Albert NJ. Todd of Kalamazoo, Mich,
who was elected to congress in the
third district by the silver fusionists
in 1896 by a plurality of 426, was re-
nominated by the democrats and pop
ulists in joint convention.
Five persons, all negroes, three OF
whom were women, were lynched at
Clarendon. Ark, for the murder OF
j. T. Orr, which happened The night
of July 80. Then Orr's wife suicided,
She was n Mauston girl.
p. \, Wyckoft genera freight agent
Of the Central railroad of New Jer-
sey. died at his home in Elizabeth.
For the last thirty y airs he had been
connected with the Tread. He was
about 60 years of age.
Rev. Charles II. Ro'chert probably
the Oldest German preacher IN Ohio,
died at Columbus of apupleXy. lie
was born in Thur gia, Germany in
1907 and would have been 81 years OF
age had ne lived to Nov II.
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