Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-11-24

mistaken identity. A feud existed
between Flora and Alb Jones OF this
place. and Flora mistook young Bur-
ton for Jones.
The new directory OF the university
OF Wisconsin shows that there are
1,479 pupils attending this year,
which is slight increase over last
year, and gain in every department
but that OF the sophomores, where
there Is falling on
Fred Olin, aged IL, has been arrested
at Municie, Ind, charged with the
murder of little Andy Bodemiller, the
5-year-old child whose body was
found crammed into a fruit box in a
gravel pit near his mothers house in
Whitley. suburb.
Another discovery OF gold is an
nounced in the Malvern. Ohio, dis
trict. The latest find is at Augusta,
few miles north OF Malvern, where NJ.
o. Leyda has discovered ON his farm
an ore which he claims to be richer
than the Malvern product.
Another chapter was added to the
famous Barnes MCGOWAN case OF
Trenton, N j., when MCGOWAN and
his wife. formerly Mrs. Barnes, were
arrested at Erie. Pa. for kidnapping
the child of Mrs. McGowans first mar
riage from a Cleveland school.
A popular subscription has been
opened at Northfield, VT. for the
erection OF building at Norwich uni
yersity to be known as Dewey hail. in
honor OF Admiral Dewey. who was
educated at the university before he
entered the naval academy at Annapo-
lis
John Stanley OF South Bend. Ind,
was murdered in st. Paul billiard
saloon. Stanley, who had been on a
prolonged spree, knocked against the
cue of James Rose. spelling his shot,
and the latter struck Stanley over
the head with the cue, fracturing his
skull
At Toledo the Buckeye Tobacco
works. formerly Chase. 1shewood 4
Co., the Oldest tobacco firm in Ono,
has closed permanently and retired
from the business. The proprietors
have been unable to meet the competi-
ton of the trust and preferred to close
solvent
Milwaukee has practically won its
battle against the street railway com
pany and while there will be no A.
cent fare, the street railway has
agreed to pay to the city at least ST.
100000 over and above its tax to the
city during the life of its present
franchises.
At Oshkosh Harry Wilson, who tried
to pass forged check for 1884, was
yesterday sentenced to two years In
the penitentiary. He married Miss
Ida Stillwell, an Oshkosh girl, some
years ago and went to Indiana, soon
afterwards notice OF her death being
sent home.
At San Francisco the Tallant Bank
ing company. one OF the oldest insti-
tutions on the coast, has retired from
business and transferred all of its
assets, valued at over Sl,000,0O0 to the
Croker Woodwork National bank.
The retirement is due solely to the
Mrs. William HI. FELTON,. wife OF
ex-Congressman FELTON, of Georgia,
whose speech on the race question at
Tybee Island provoked the offensive
editorial from the negro editor. Manly,
the editorial causing the Wilmington
riots-is out in a letter calling upon
white men TO lynch 1000 negroes
weekly IL necessary that the white
white women of the south may be
protected.
The state department is making
strong efforts to secure the release
of the American, Temple, who is now
in a Mexican jail on the charge of
murder committed In the United
States. The principle involved in the
case Is regarded OF the highest inn
portance, for If Temple Is held for
trial by the Mexican authorities, it will
amount 30 an admission on the part
of the United States of the right OF
Mexico TO exercise extra territorial
Jurisdiction over American soil.