Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-01-06
NEWS OF THE WORLD.
DOMESTIC.

SlOO,ODO.
The long distance telephone is said
TO be responsible for falling OF IN
passenger business.
AT Poterboro, Ont, John Burke, y.
c., ex-member Of parliament, was
drowned in the Ottanbee river
s. p. Locke, a well-known business
man Of Memphis, Tenn, walked of a
train in his sleep and was killed.
The steamer Lamberts Point put
in at St. Johns, n t., with fire in her
cotton cargo. The loss was heavy
Charles Addison Miller OF the bank
ing ana brokerage firm Of Miller
Doubleday, New York, is dead, aged
60 years.
The income from customs Wednes-
day alone was $735561 the highest
figures reached since the new tarln law
went into effect
Mrs Elizabeth Ellige, aged 80, Is
dead at her home in Breckinbridge, MO
she was the mother Of twelve child
ren, had 81 grandchildren, 40 great
grandchildren 80 great-great-grand-
children, all living
Veins Of gllsonite in sufficient size
20 warrant development are reporter
to have been discovered on Willow
creek in Middle park. Colorado.
The class letter of Yale, "A, sent
ceaselessly from member to member
for additions, has travelled 100000
miles and cost 81 500 in postage.
Frank EARLY, colored, who shot his
mistress ana killed his wife, has been
scntenced in Cincinnati, O., TO die In
the electric chair April A. 1898.
L. Il. Letter says his son Is the
farmers benefactor, enabling the
grain-growers to get from 10 to 10
cents more q bushel for their wheat.
DIR. Abbott discussed agnostlcs and
their chance Of salvation again, ana
said he did not believe Christ came 10
afford men escape from torment or to
get taem into a piece of bliss.
Miss Anna Virginia Wells, daughter
of a Washington lawyer ana friend
of the late Miss Herbert in whose
suicide she took much interest, shot
herself dead.
Thomas w. Seymour, founder OF
the knights and Ladies Of Honor, Is
dead at Maplewood, Mo, as the result
of paralytic stroke lie was born
In Ireland In 1880
Actor Nat Goodwin and Broker
Bell played few games of pool In the
Hoffman House In New York and at
the end Goodwin had lost $500, One
OF the games was for $3.50 n side.
Passed Assistant Engineer j. s Nc
Kean has been ordered to the Norfolk
navy yard. Ensign A, II Scales has
heen ordered to the Cleveland branch
photographic office.
Frank Noyak OF Vincton, Ia, fail
ing TO get his $4,000 bail bond fixed
by Chief Justice Kline, has been
taken 10 Anamosa penitentiary
In New York the Henry IL. Bells
Sens company. manufacturers of knit
goods. elder down garments and
smoking Jackets, has assigned, ltabil-
tiles over 100000,
Kenneth Duncan formerly a Metho-
dist minister In Chicago and san Fran
cisco hes returned 10 the insane asy-
Tim at Aeucws. Cal. from which in
stiuUou ne had escaped.
The large works Of the Herring-lali-
Marvin safe company at Hamilton, o.
we're closed ON orders from Judge Neil
son. who appointed S. n. Fttou re-
celyor for the company.
Tho Pensacola pHoJhoat Somners
n smith. has been seized by the
United states government ON suspicion
of being % Hlihustering vessel
Robbers broke into the house OF
Mrs s. Elmball an aged lady OF
Mitchedulle. Ia, and Injured her so
badly that she viii probably die.
Henry O layomcycr returned TO the
office OF the American Sugar Refining
company for the FIRST time i'm several
weeks He had just recovered from
the effects of am operation for appcn-
dicitis
The report OF the voluntary none
try commission u.s. promised soon. It
viii cmbody recommendations of MIR.
Mckinley. The committee on banking
and currency is not likely TO take up
the plan outlined by Secretary Gage,
Mrs Leslie Carter the Titiau-
haired actress, he's determined 10
abandon modern plays for the allure
menis of Shakespeare. with now ANA
tteu lapse into Camille and "lTrog
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