Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-08-25

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Kaiulani, Of Hawaii.
r j. Corbett, father Of the prize
| fighter, killed his wife and then him
self al his San Francisco home He is
| believed TO have been insane.
President Mckinley and President
Faure exchange messages of mutual
esteem over new cable connecting
| America and France.
| Mail service with Spain will be
resumed at once as far as the United
States is concerned and mail matter
will be forwarded via France.
The directors OF the Minnesota Iron
company met in New York and con
sidered the proposed combination with
| the Illinois Steel company
] The military commissioners for
Porto Rico are Maj.-Gen J. r. Brooke,
Rear-Admiral Schley and Brig q
Cen w. w Gordon, of Georgia.
The president has appointed as the
military commission for Cuba Mai -
/ Cen ]. F. Wade, Rear-Admiral Samp-
son and Maj ,-Gen. NJ. c. Butler.
/ Major Fred Brackett of Maryland
was appointed by the President as
secretary Of the United States com
mission to the Paris exposition.
{ Stringent measures have been taken
to prevent the spread of yellow fever
from Franklin, La, where the disease
has appeared in the last few days
! In courtroom at Atlanta. Ga,
VIM. Baine, aged II years, cut the
throat Of James Phillips. who was ac-
cused of betraying Baine's daughter.
Admiral Oki, Of the japanese navy,
arrived at Seattle, Wash. on his
way to London, where he will super
intend the construction Of warships
for his government
The secret service officials have
been notified Of the arrest at Detroit,
Mich, Of a gang of counterfeiters,
who have given the government
great deal Of trouble
John Shotwell, who served four
years in the Confederate army under
Stonewall Jacks n, and thirty years
in the United States engineers, is
dead in New York
Miss Y. C. Reynolds Of New York,
was murdered in the Grand Hotel,
New York, DR.. S. J Kennedy, den
fist. was arrested on suspicion Of be-
ing implicated in the crime.
Statistics prepared by the Swedish
government show the remarkable
development of the Industries and
commerce of the United States as
compared with other countries.
At Lancaster, Pa, Mrs. Womert,
wife of Emanuel Womert, who was
murdered in bed by supposed bur-
glars while his wife was asleep by
his side. committed suicide,
1t is pr posed that Oct Der 10 shall
b. observed as Lafayette day, when
children in this country are to con-
tribute morey toward erecting the
monument to Lafayette in Paris.
Major Reid, of Savannah, Ga, died
upon receiving news of his mothers
illness. 4 second telegram in an
hour told of her death. An hour
later news came of the wife's death.
The body of a man supposed to be
Joseph Kaca Of Mount Pulaski, H..
was found in a corntield near Union
Hill, the victim OF some unknown as
sassin The body had evidently lain
there for four days.
Creditors of the estate of the late
Adolph Sutro have been busy for sew
eral days on an investigation The
total Indebtedness Is a trhe over
500 900 and the appraised value is
more than three times that amount.
At c ncinnati Mrs j. ]. Gest, who
has made an inspection Of the army
camps. reports that in the Sixty ninth
New York the only fund for tha
purchase Of delicacies for the sick
i, derived from the profits of the
canteen.
The Wisconsin National bank Of
Milwaukee, having a paid-up capital
Of $1,000 600, and of which Captain
Fred Pabst is president and Charles
Best cashier, absorbed the Central
National bank of Milwaukee, pur-
chasing its entire stock.
A conference Of manufacturers and
business men of Illinois, will be held
to discuss the development and
furtherance, by the government, OF
It's trade John Wanamaker Of Phila-
delphia, Senator c. *. Davis OF Min
nesota and Senator G. w. Fairbanks
of Indiana have been invited
Several promotions in the marine
corps have resulted from the adj
vancement Cf Lieutenant Colonel w.
r. Huntington to the grade Of colonel.
Major II. H. Meade became a lieuteu-
ant colonel, Captain j NJ. I. Young
a major, First Lieutenant c, X.
Lacheimer captain, and Second
Lieutenant J. II. Russell a first lieu
tenant.
FOREIGN.