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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-06-09

1t is said to be colorless combina-
ton and destined for trouble.
Frederick Hall killed his wife and
five children and then committed
suicide by cutting his throat, at his
home in Staffordshire, England.
A dispatch from Pekin announces
the death of Prince Koung, head of
the Chicago foreign Office. He was
supposed TO have died May 2, but
afterward revived.
The American colony in Paris had
memorial exercises at Lafayette 5
tomb. the "unbreakable ties between
America and France" being the theme
of addresses by Ambassador Porter
and NJ Bartholdi.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-06-09
DOMESTIC.

Arthur Zimmerman, the famous
cyclist. is seriously i'll.
Memorial day was more generally
observed than for many years,
Professor S. NJ. Inglis died at
sanitarium at Kenosha, Wis.
The ns-Mississippi exposition
was formally opened at Omaha.
joe Choynski has posted a forfeit
of $500 to meet Kid Mccoy June "a.
Congressman Elijah A. ('Rising
Senator Platt is said to favor Col.
Fred. Grant as a candidate for gov
ernor of New York
Pugilists Jimmy Barry and
Steve" Flanagan have been
matched.
Henry Smith rode 400 3-4 miles in
twenty-four hours at a Baltimore
cycle track.
The president has nominated Os-
car S. Straus of New York to be min
lister to Turkey.
Prince Henry of Prussia apologized
to Admiral Dewey for a slight to the
United States.
Bank clearings for May exceeded
those of the same month in previous
years with one exception.
Congressman Morris was unani-
mously renomnated by the sixth dis
trict convention at Anoka.
A. b. Dunlap of Dwight, Ill, is
among the list of the victims of the
foundered schooner Jane Grey.
Russia ordered warships that will
cost $1,000 900 to be built at the
Cramp shipyard in Philadelphia,
About $4,000, enough to assure The
building of a clubhouse, was Melted
from The swedish fair In Chicago.
Thirty-fve gold seekers were
drowned by the sinking of the
schooner Lady Jane Grey off Cape
Flattery
The United States supreme court
granted a motion for the modification
of the Nebraska maximum freight
rate decree
Prohibitionists converting at Peoria,
H., yesterday elected William H.
Boes of Alma, Marion county, fol
state treasurer
Thomas W. Keene, the tragedian,
died at the Smith inirmary, Temp
kinsyille, Richmond Borough after a
weeks illness.
The tenth district republican CON
gressional convention renominated
Representative George w. Prince
of Galesburg III.
Mrs. William c. Whitney is slowly
recovering from the effects of the
accident at Aiken, s G., by which her
spine was injured
knights OF Labor denounced
Wheat King" Leite, and called for
"a mass meeting to protest against
corners in food"
The engagement Of Miss Clara Su-
tro daughter Of former Mayor Sutro
of San Francisco, to William J. Eng
! ljsh OF Chicago is announced.
Commander Booth-Tucker OF the
/ salvation Army announced the pur-
chase OF "a 265-acre farm near Mentor.
| O.. fer a salvation farm colony.
| ] c. McCracken, the Pennsylvania
weight-thrower, defeated John Elan
nagan, ,he champion. He threw the
l6-pound hammer 153 feet inches
Judge Lumpkin appointed Henry
Wellhouse temporary receiver for ,he
! MNaH,. A. prsUrsfgr CArenauy whole
sale dealers in dry goods Of Atlanta.
/ Ca
II is denied at the state depart
ment that negotiations are in pro
greSs for q treaty OF alliance be-
tween the United States and Great
/ Britain.
President Mckinley attended the
decoration day exercises at the Ma
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-06-09

Washington, June 3-Whle the
war revenue measure was not passed
by the senate, two important votes
were taken, one on the proposition 70
coin the silver bullion in the treasury
and to issue silver certificates against
the coin and the other on a bono
proposition presented by the repuoll-
can minority of the committee on
finance. In lieu of the seignoraee
amendment offered by the majority Of
the finance committee, Mr. WoicotI
(Col) proposed an amendment
directing the secretary of the treasury
to coin the silver bullion in tne
treasury and issue silver certihca,es
against it. After some discussion
vote was reached and the amendment
was agreed to, As to 81, several repuo-
leans voting for it. Mr.. Aldriehr
(rep,, r. ~ then pressed the amehl-
ment OF the minority OF the iinaAe.
committee, providing for an issue az
500 000, 600 OF certificates OF indeh,-
edness and $500, 100000 OF bonds 70 %
used exclusively for the TaymehI o.
the expenses Of the war. After an
extended debate, the question was
brought to an issue and by the dec
siye vote Of 40 to 81 the bond amend
ment for legal tender notes Inc
bond proposition received the votes 81
81 republicans. democrats and
populist The vote in opposition e
the bond issue was cast By q demo
Gratis. populists and free silver
republicans
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-06-09

Washington, May 3l.-ln the senate
Mr.. Money OF Mississippi presented
the credentials Of William b. Sulli-
van, appointed a senator from Missis-
sippi to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Walthall As the 9th was
administered Mr. Lodge took the floor
to make a statement concerning his
motives in Offering the Hawaiian an
nexation resolution as an amendment
20 the war revenue measure. He said
that II was a generally recognized
principle in this country that the
majority ought 10 rule, and that any
violation Of that principle was a
trayesty on justice situation had
now arisen In which II was being
demonstrated that the minority was
still ruling, and in this case Il was
minority originally selected by the
majority Mr. Lodge maintained that
II measure was proposed to con-
gress which the administration de-
sired should be enacted into law
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-06-09
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
WAR

Cen. Miles and staff arrived at
The herald., 1898-03-08
RELIEF SUPPLIES
To Be Carried by the Dispatch Boat
Fern

WASHINGTON, March THE navy de-
partment announced at o'clock this after
noon that the cruiser Montgomery would
relieve the dispatch boat Fern al Havana
and that the Fern would carry provisions
and relief supplies to Matanzas and Sagua.
This is understood to be a satisfactory ar
rangement to the Spanish government and
relieves the incident of it's irritating feat
ure.
The decision OF the navy department con-
cerning the sending of ships to Cuba was
made known at O'Clock this afternoon
when the statement was posted by the
bureau of navigation: montgomery will
relieve Fern at Havana. Fern will carry
provisions to Matanzas and Sagua la
Grande."
This conclusion was reached after con-
and navy departments, and is understood
to be such an arrangement as will not lead
to further objection by the Spanish govern
ment. The Fern is Il dispatch boat, with
out heavy armament or guns. although
she belongs to the navy and is, technically
a naval vessel. AS she comes as near be-
ing a transport as anything in our naval
service, her selection will accord with the
Spanish suggestion that a transport or
merchant ship undertake this carriage of
relief supplies.
The sending of the Montgomery to Ha-
vana is primarily intended to replace the
Fern which is now at Havana IT..
Montgomery is an unarmored cruiser of
20S9 tons, with an armament of 10 guns
The plans of the navy department are to
have the Montgomery start for Havana al
once, in order that the Fern may return
to Key West in time to take on the relief
supplies reaching there next Wednesday
1t will be the second visit of the Montgom-
cry to Cuba, as she has only recently re-
turned from a trip to Santiago de Cuba
and Matanzas. Capt. Crowninshield, CHIEF
of the bureau of navigation, says that nc
time has been fixed for the stay of the
Montgomery at Havana, as the only de.
cision thus far reached is that she will
replace the Fern there at present. The
Montgomery will be the first United States
warship at Havana since the Maine dis
aSter.
The herald., 1898-03-08
1870 MILES AN HOUR
Locomotives Arranged With a Multi
pie Gear

Some day we may look for locomotive
engine, with the piston rods connected
with a large gear wheel, running in II small
er gear pinion made fast to the shaft of
the driving wheels BY this device the
same travel of the piston rod that we have
in our present locomotives will turn the
driving wheels over twice and result in
120 miles an hour instead of 60 miles per
hour
Then it will be necessary to provide a
sharp front to the train, to avoid the
heavy air pressure, and to devise some
practical safety rails to insure the train $
sticking to them These things are COM
ing. Mark the prediction.
AS the world moves faster, those who
would stay with it and enjoy the yearly
improvements must preserve and conserve
their health. Coffee is one of the most cum
ming destroyers of nervous activity eX-
tant. Its effects show in a great variety
of ways, and when one finds that little
troubles with the body are cropping up too
frequently to be pleasant, it will be a clev-
er stroke of common sense to drop off the
drug for a month and see if YOU haven t
put your finger on the real villain
1t is an easy task to leave off Coffee
when Postum Food Coffee, thoroughly
boiled, is served. But Postum is not pal
atable unless it has been boiled full l.
minutes after boiling commences. Many
people fail to get desirable cup from
Postum simply and solely because they
leave it on the stove - minutes and CON
slider, because it looks black and rich that
it is done.
Not So The delicious flavor and food
value is not extracted until it has sharply
boiled at least fifteen minutes after boiling
commences. 1t is a powerful builder of
brain and nerve centers.
The herald., 1898-03-08

terpreted as indicating tha war is expected,
but as precautionary provision and an
assurance to the world that the govern
ment at Washington, in all it's branches
and without distinction of parties or per-
sons, is and will be solidly united in every
thing that pertains to supporting our pres
ident in the maintenance of just relations
with our fellowmen and the upholding OF
the national honor and dignity"
secretary of War Alser had a confer
ence with Speaker Reed at the latters S
hotel early this morning. The secretary
Of war called upon Mr.. Reed about
O'Clock and remained with him about hall
an hour. They went over the existing sit
uation thoroughly and reached perfec,
understanding. The speaker assured the
secretary that the house would promptly
act upon any measure deemed necessary
by the administration in preparing for an
emergency He assured the secretary that
the house could be relied upon TO supper,
the administration.
SPAIN'S APOLOGY
1t is learned that Spain's suggestion was
made originally upon n apprehension
which was due to a newspaper report. This
report was to the effect that Gen. Lee en-
pressed the opinion to n newspaper CORE
spondent that the Spanish authorities were
responsible for the disaster to the Maine
Accepting this report as to Lees express
sion as accurate, the Spanish prime minis
ter brought the matter to Minister Wood
ford's attention. making at the same time
the suggestion that Gen. Lees recall
would be gratifying to Spain.
lt ala not require great while for Spain
to discover that Gen. Lee had been. ac-
cording to the United States authorities
incorrectly reportCa'. Before this discov-
cry was made, however. tho reply of
President Mckinley, refusing to heed the
suggestion and expressing a determine
ton to keep Lee at his post, was received
Spain then retired from her position, bas-
ing her retirement upon the ground that
the original suggestion had been founded
upon misrepresentation of facts.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press went on board the cruiser Montgom-
cry late tonight. The coaling has been
stopped, as the men were too weary, after
packing away tons of ammunition, to per-
form this additional labor. a high officer
on board said:
mo. we do not mind going to Havana a
bit. We shall be off in the morning, unless
we get countermanding order. These
changes have kept US on the jump, and we
hardly know where we are. With provis-
ions and ammunition aboard. however. we
are prepared to go anywhere" n
The coal lighters are still alongside the
Montgomery at midnight. and it is pre-
sumed that coaling will be resumed at
daybreak. The coal used for the Montgom-
cry was originally intended for the New
York. The Nashville will remain here
There are rumors that the Detroit and the
Marbiehead will shortly join the feFt al
the TprtugnS
The herald., 1898-03-08
COIN FOR COAL
Long Asks an Appropriation to Buy
Fuel

WASHINGTON. March 7.-Secretary
Long sent to congress today for inclusion
in the urgent deficiency bill an estimate OF
an appropriation of $500 600 to be mmedi-
ately available for the equipment of ves-
sells in the navy for the present year and
for the immediate supply of 10000 tons of
coal to Key West. The report accompany
ing the estimates shows the bunker capac-
ity of the ships now in the vicinity of the
Dry Tortugas and Key West to be about
1900 tons, and the storage capacity of the
coal sheds at Key West to be about 420(
tons The largest vessels of the fleet, the
secretary says, cannot approach nearer
than seven miles of Key West. At present
they coal from schooners at Tortugas ant
at other places near by, when they are
permitted. There is one fiat lighter with
Il capacity of 5000 tons now at Key West
This is not suitable for use at any distance
from the port. The report concludes as
follows:
1.-THE bureau believes it for the interest
of the service that additional temporary
coal sheds should be constructed on gov
ernment land at Key West, which will in.
crease the storage capacity there up tc
10000 or 12,0O0 tons, and that lighters be
purchased, which may be towed anywhere
within a radius of 60 miles OF Key West
Also that at least 900 tons of coal be laid
uOWu dl Ney w est, ready lcr an ener-
gency. The appropriation for equiprnent
for the navy is inadequate for these pur-
poses, and, in order that the bureau may he
able to execute the necessary contracts al
once, l recommend that congress appro.
pirate 500 900 additional. to be immediately
available
THE CANNON BILL
There is little doubt expressed among
senators that the Cannon bill, appropriat
ing 0,00O,0 900 will promptly be considered
and speedily passed when it reaches the
senate. Many senators express the opln.
ion that the most effective method of deal.
ing with the question would be to take ur
and pass the bill Immediately upon its re-
ceipt in the senate, without reference tc
committee. Some of the members of the
committee on appropriations expressed
themselves as satisfied to have the meas.
ure take that course, but others are of the
opinion that none of the effects of the
measure will be lost to have the bill re-
ferred and reported in the regular way
Senator Allison, chairman of the commit
tee, expressed the opinion that the bill
should be referred saying that the commit
tee would probably be able to report it
within "A hours. \ few sena tors said that
they did not consider that the time had
come for the actual appropriation of mon
ey for the preparation for war, but they
did not indicate any intention to anita goniZe
the passage of the bill or to seek to delay il
Senators who favor the bill say it is a
peace and not a war measure, and some
expressed the opinion that it would be
more effective if it carried 500 900 900 in
stead of $50 00d 900
The herald., 1898-03-08
STATE NOTES

w. d. Tsdale, a well-known capitalist Of
Los Gatos, died last evening.
At the meeting of the state bank COM
missioners at San Francisco yesterday 1t
was decided to call for statements from
the various state and private banks, show
Ing their condition at the close of business
on March 8.
| A regular daily mail was inauguyated on
| the Valley road yesterday, running through
from Stockton to Hanford and connecting
with all way stations. Bakersfield will be
| included in the circuit as soon as the line
reaches that place.
| NJ Mohiro, a quicksilver miner living on
| n homestead in Kern county, a few miles
from New Idria. was found burned in his
| cabin yesterday. He was a Mexican, about
| 30 years Old, and unmarried. He had had
| trouble in regard to his claim.
| Sheriff Mansfield was on the stand in the
Flannelly murder case yesterday at San
Jose, and testified that Flannelly said he
| fired the first shot at his father from 4
| Winchester rife and desisted from firing
only when he thought he was dying =
The Santa Rosa Republican and Demo-
| cratic city conventions were held last
| night, full tickets being nominated by both
parties The opposing candidates for may
or are j. II. Smith, Republican, and ]. 8.
| Sweet. Democrat.
| A young man named Frank Sullivan. who
| went up to Sacramento from San Francis
co last evening. picked up n purse con-
| tanning few dollars, which a poor woman
| had left on the seat she occupied. The
purse and money were recovered. Sullivan
! is in jail.
| Rain began to fall at Napa at o'clock
| last night. 1t was greatly needed. Light
showers fell in several sections of Northern
! California. The weather bureau reports
that the storm Is not general and Fore
caster Ammon at San Francisco says the
| indications point to dry season.
The British sealcrs Anoola and Santiago,
| from Victoria, bound south, put into Mon
terey yesterday to avoid storm at sea.
While five miles off Point Sur light on
Saturday the Anooka lost two boats, con-
tanning four men, in dense fog, and
| turned north to find them. Both boats
| landed safely near Point Sur.
! William Wetzel, who lived near Dixon.
had been missing from his usual haunts for
several days He was found Sunday in his
own home, sitting in chair dead. pis-
| toi was on the floor beside him, and an
! examination showed that death was due
| To a bullet which severed an artery in the
left thigh. 1t is supposed that the pistol
| was discharged accidentally.
The herald., 1898-03-08
POWER TO ACT
The President May Prepare for Any
Emerpencv

| WASHINGTON, March 1.-Congressman
| Boutelle. chairman of the house naval
committee, made the following statement
tonight to the Associated Press: "At an
| interview with Secretary Long on sun
| day. at which the subject of authorizing
the president to provide for emergencies
was discussed, I suggested the desirablity
of a conference of the executive officers
with representative members of the house
and senate. AS a result, conferences were
held at the White House, in which the
president and Secretaries Long and Alger
Senators Allison and Hale, chairman of
the senate committees on appropriations
and naval affairs, and Chairmen Cannon
and Boutelle of those committees in the
house, Chairman Dingey of the ways and
means. Congressman Grosvenor and others
participated. Some ten days ago | re-
ceived from the navy department requests
for certain legislation in connection with
naval affairs, but before action could be
taken the secretary and president desired
that the measures be temporarily with
held, as possibly liable at that time TO
inname public excitement and because the
objects Immediately sought could be other
wise attained. For maintaining silence in
this regard / have been subjected to very
serious criticisms in the public prints but
that is what every faithful public servant
must expect to endure from time to time
At the conference today it was deemed adj
visable to give the public the assurance
that congress would invest the president
with discretionary power to prepare for all
emergencies which should be as broad as
the possibilities of events, and, therefore
instead of passing various bills authoriz-
ing specific action under the several de-
partments, a general credit of $50, ,OC0, coo
should be reported by the appropriations
committee of the two houses And placed
at the disposal of the president to meet
any exigency that may afse. Speaker
Reed was in personal conference with the
president during the davf and will pre-
house. This legislation should not be in
The herald., 1898-03-08

boats to augment the Pacific squadron al
Vladivostock and Port Arthur. Russia
also proposes to keep eight cruisers of the
volunteer fleet continually in far eastern
waters, instead of the Black sea, so as to
avoid the possibility of being hampered by
Great Britains closing the Suez canal.
WHAT WILL BE DONE?
PEKING, March 7.-Russia demands the
settlement of the lease of Port Arthur and
Taien Wan by March "a The tsung II
yamen has given full powers TO Yang Yu,
the Chinese minister at st. Petersburg, and
negotiations have been transferred there.
The matter is practically settled.
What will Japan do? England will do
nothing.
China has given Japan written under
taking to pay the indemnity in May.
A KOREAN CRISIS
LONDON March IA dispatch from
Nagasaki. Japan, says the Korean cabinet,
with the exception of the foreign minister,
Min Choong Mouk, have resigned because
Min granted the Deer island concessions
to Russia without the consent of the cab
met
The herald., 1898-03-08
AT HAVANA
Work on the Wreck-Insurgents Get
ting Relief Supplies

HAVANA, March THE court of in
qury held it's usual sessions today, exam
ining Ensign Powelson and the divers
plans. The Spanish divers work when they
desire to do so. The day was beautiful
and the wreckers advanced steadily in
clearing away the debris Many articles
of personal value to the officers of the
Maine are recovered from time to time.
On account of the attempted smuggling
from New York, the customs officers give
careful examination of all consignments
of relief supplies. Except on the order OF
the military authorities. the distribution
of quinine has been prohibited for time.
1t was found that much quinine made its
way into the hands of the insurgents.
No Official information is accessible con-
cerning the reported deportation of sew
eral American correspondents.
The herald., 1898-03-08
IN THE SENATE
District of Columbi Affairs Mo1opo-
lize Attention

WASHINGTON, March 1.-Today's ses-
sion of the senate was devoted entirely tC
consideration of the District of Columbia
appropriation bill. AT the hour of ad-
journnlent the bill had not been disposed
of. and it's discussion will be continued to-
morrow. The present monopoly in the
city of the Chesapeake and Potomac Tel
ephonc company, on account of high rates,
was severely scored.
Carter of Montana urged that the bill
go over until tomorrow. as he desired to
offer an amendment relating to the gas
supply of Washington.
"a more infamous and audacious out
rage was never perpetrated on an 1nof-
fensive public than is nightly perpetrated
by the Washington Gaslight company,
declared Carter. land | desire to present
an amendment that will afford the suffer-
ing people of this city an opportunity to
force the company to give them what they
pay for
AT his suggestion, the bill was laid aside,
and at 5:45 D. m. the senate went into eX-
ecutive session and soon afterward ad-
journed. During the morning hour Allen
of Nebraska presented the petition of $4,000
railway men of Pennsylvania in favor of
the legislation to prevent the abuse of the
writ of injunction.
NOMINATIONS
The president sent these nominations to
the senate:
William W. Bowers, to be collector OF
customs for the district of San Diego, Cal.
Passed Assistant Engineer Franklin j.
Schell to be chief engineer.