Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-13

aged 81 years
Many delegates are arriving Tor the
international Christian Endeayor
convention, which commenced at De
troit
Humphrey Lynch young man on
his way from Melrose, Iowa, to New
York, became insane on Nickel Piate
rain
Poison from the bite of a kissing
bug' is reported to have caused the
death of a 6-year-old boy at Philadei-
phia
4 ST. Louis grocer's clerk infatuat-
ed with his employers young wife,
shot her kissed the corpse and disap-
peared.
At Melrose. Mass, Rev. d. p. Liver
more. d. D.. died aged 81 years He
was the husband Of Mary A. Liver
more.
Edwin Jacoby, president and in
corporator Of the Toledo and Bowling
Green railroad, died at Toledo, aged
So years.
The Michigan supreme court has de-
elared unconstitutional Governor Pin
gree's municipal street railway owner
ship law.
Mr.. Bryan has refused to accept
either a carload OF Georgia water
melons Or me Gapald freight hilI soE
The same
New tax rolls increase New York
clty's debt-incurring capacity 10000
600 and make building Of the under
ground road possible
The secretary and treasurer OF a big
wall street syndicate is said to have
abscondt 90 Europe with 100000 OF
the company's money.
The navy department has completed
an experimental basin at the Washing
ton navy yard and tests will be made
with models OF warships.
A destructive cyclone passed Aims
worth Neb., killing one woman and
tearing houses barns, fences and
bridges into kindling wood.
Alex Jester, arrested In Oklahoma
for the murder committed Is years
ago. has been kidnapped and taken to
Missouri the scene of his crime.
A fourth OF July casualty list in
cludes returns from $50 cities and
towns. The leading figures are: Dead,
80; injured, 1870; fire losses, $23S.07O.
At Bedford, Ind, Jesse Johnson
shot a l3-year-old girl who was visit
ing the family She was walking in
her sleep and he took her for a burg
lar
Fire in n slx-story brick building at
G7 to 73 Surbury street and 10 to 10
Hawkins street, Boston, occupied
mainly by tobacco manufacturers,
caused $4,000 loss
On the Clineh valley division Of the
Norfolk and Western at Tip Top an
engine exploded killing Engineer y. d.
McColgan, Fireman Il. w, Albert and
Brakeman Oscar ]. Owens.
The contract for the construction of
the government building at san Fran
cisco has been awarded To the Bentley
Construction Co, OF Milwaukee, at
$50, 500 for Raymond granite,
A committee representing $4,000
members of the Brotherhood Of Rail-
way rrainmeu was in Chicago getting
information with view to the re-
moval OF the headquarters of the order
from Peoria
Tammany Intended TO have Con
gresham Richardson Of Tennessee as
its July 4 orator In his absence ex-
Gov. Hogg of Texas was called upon
and advocated 16 TO / and Bryan's
nomination
Mrs NJ, W. Simmons, widow Of the
late John w. Simmons, formerly pres
dent OF the University Of Dakota,
and her grandson. Arthur Bartlett,
Jr, were drowned NJ Oakland beach on
the Atlantic coast
William J. Elliott, the former Col
umhus. Ohio, editor, serving life
sentence for the murder of Albert c.
Osborne, was pardoned by the COVER
nor on condition that he leave the
state and never return.
At Louisville the social labor party
nominated Albert SChmutz, Louisville
for governor, James Delaney. New
port, superintendent OF public in
struotion; James O'Hearn, Louisville,
commissioner OF agriculture,
John Forbes OF Fort Scott Kans.,
has just received a big concession OF
mineral lands in Haiti, and Is organic
ing a stock company OF large capital
90 develop them He claims 10 have
discovered a vein Of coal there, thirty
three Zee, thick