Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-12-15
ion for a repeal of the war tax on


St. Agnes's Roman Catholic church
New York, was Quilted by fire.
Vauderbilts have a scheme 70 con
troll a transcontlnental railroad.
Sharkey and Mccoy are matched TO
fight twenty rounds for $4,000.
Four men were killed by the explo-
sion OF a mine in Boston harbor.
Receivers were appointed for the
Duluth q Superior Bridge company.
Perry Belmont was elected president
of The democratic club OF New York
John Sherman and Grover Cleveland
declare themselves opposed to expan-
sion.
The United States survey steamer
Pathfinder was launched al Eliza1eth.
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President Marsh. OF the Keystone
National Bank of Philadelphia, plead
ed guilty
The son OF Secretary Alger was in
jured while tobogsanIng at Grand
Mere, Canada.
The torpedo destroyer Farragut
proves to be the fastest vessel in the
American navy.
Richard Mansfield scored great
success in Chicago with his play Cy-
rano de Bergerac.
The ways and means committee Ia
congress proposes to reduce the war
taxes at once.
Mrs. Howard Minghom Of OHIO was
elected president OF he National Non
Partisan w. c. r. &.
Joseph Jefferson has decided to rest
this winter and will not return TO the
stage before next spring.
Max j. Lasar Of New York. has paid
S3S 900 10 the government, settling the
diamond smuggling case,
Negotiations for a general con
solidation Of all the street railroads in
St. Louis are in progress.
Blind Chaplain Milburn surprised
the senate by praying for SPANS
queen regent and boy king.
Savings banks in the metropolis are
said to be about to reduce their rate
OF interest from 4 10 312 per cent.
DR. Arthur Beaumont, dentist
from AidDdUldt tbiIlHllLtcu oI1Nlht III
New York because OF unpaid bills.
Department estimates for 1900 are
$3.50, 400, 493 in excess of those for 1899,
largely for army, navy and pensions.
Frank Jay Gould, youngest son ot
jay Gould, became of age and VIII
receive his Inheritance OF S10,000,000.
Hawaiian commission reported and
submitted bills providing for the es-
tabllshment Of the Islands as a terri
tory
Water rates in New York viii be
increased 10 per cent. on Jan. l..
This will add S550,000 to the city rev
enue.
Or. Il. Benjamin Andrews. superia
tendent of Chlcago's public schools,
resigned, but afterward concluded to
stay
Detroit, Mich, was isolated by the
heavy snowstorm, which completely
wrecked its telegraph and telephone
service.
Francisco hi Franchi, who was shot
at San Francisco Is said 10 have been
an agent of The murderous La Malta
society.
Jane CakeDrcad, who held the Lon
don record for convictions of drunken
ness--three hundred OF so--ded at the
age Of 81,
Thurlow Weed Barnes's suit for
ST 900 900 against the American-Chlna
Development company may be settled
out OF court.
The weeks receipts of the Chicago
Jewish bazaar amounted 10 100000.
The dance at the auditorium alone
netted S3l 600.
The value OF American imports into
Che Foo, China IN 1897 were almost
ten times greater than those FROM
Great Britain.
IL has been discovered that the
mysterious donor of S250,OO0 to The
library of the university Of New York
was Helen Gould.
Several labor unions at the couyen-
Lon OF the Federation OF Labor will
try TO pass resolutions excluding wp-
men as wage-earners.
James McGee, president OF The New
York Produce exchange, was found
dead in bed He was about 20 years
old and very wealthy.
Miss Martha Washington Beckel
daughter Of Joseph Beckel Of New
York, became tho bride OF Baron Burk-
ard Won Muenchhausen.
senator Plat is opposed TO Joseph
H. Choate for ambassador because
Mr. Choate once made a witty speech
IN describing boss
Drflulting Teller Boggs testified ia
Delaware tina, he had aided Senator
kenncy TO draw bank funds when the
latter had no mo0ey ON deposit.
Peoria. Ill.,. men have purchased q
LlNo acre beet sugar farm at Hamlet
Ind. BeeJs testing 22.g per cent
sugar were grown on 1t last year.
President lgleslas, of Costa Rica, Is
a little man. which is appropriate 10
the size OF bis country, fhe republic
comprises only 1900 square miles.
Grant G. Glllett, the Ascending
Kansas cattle man, is reported to have
raised 5000. 600 I'm cash from hanks an