Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-27

dered his father and stepmother, was
acquitted
Mrs. Henry NJ. Flagler, wife of the
Standard Oil magnate, is said TO be
hopelessly insane.
G. NJ. Valentine, the Perth Amboy
bank wrecker, was sentenced 10 SIX
years imprisonment
More gold is held ir Ner Yorh clear
ing house banks than in all Eng
lish banks combined.
c. b. VIM OF Albany, oregon, was
appointed census supervisor for the
first district OF Oregon.
The New York board OF health will
present 300 smoke-nuisance law
violators to the grand jury.
Rev. p. Aloysius Jordan, formerly of
Baltimore, was killed by falling from
street car in Philadelphia.
At San Francisco fruit Gamers
combine, including II corporations and
Il plants, has just been formed
Senator Chandler made formal
complaint to the president against
Civil Service Commissioner Brewer,
President Rossiter says the strike
on the Brooklyn trolley system is viz
tually ended. Cars ran on all lines.
The body Of Harry Chadwick, muir
dered near Chester, Conn, Vas found
in the Connecticut river tied to his
bicycle.
twenty-five firemen were injured,
five OF whom may die, by the collapse
OF a burning hotel building in Mil
waukee, Wis.
A negro was killed at Ishkooda, Ala,
In fight between striking miners
and men who had been imported to
take their places
Herr Mumm Won Schwartzenstein,
who will act as ambassador in Ger
many may reopen negotiations for
reciprocity treaty.
The civil-service rules imposed upon
Mayor Van Wyck by the state board
require every applicant for office to
pass an examination.
Eastern and southern members viii
combine at the democratic national
committees meeting In Chicago In
urging majority rule.
President Moher, OF the Oregon
Railway & Navigation company, was
offered the presidency Of the Big Four,
to succeed NJ. T. ingalls,.
A big combination of iron mills at
Lebanon Pa, and Reading. Pa.
has been formed, to be con-
trolled by a new corporation.
Thomas b. Lynch, assistant general
passenger agent of the Great North
ern, has been appointed general pas
senger agent Of the Cotton Belt.
Assistant Attorney General Boyd
holds that war revenue stamps may be
affixed to railroad bonds, or to the
mortgage as the bonds are issued
Mayor Carter r. Harrison declined
to make a speech OF welcome to the
democratic national committeeman at
their coming meeting in Chicago
The New York Civil Service Reform
association has held up the salaries of
525 recent city employees on the ground
that they were illegally appointed
Ar Joliet the Scott street plant Of
the American Steel and Wire company
has started up after a shutdown Of
several weeks and about 700 men are
at work
Tom l.. Johnson has called off all
deals for municipal ownership Of his
railway lines in Detroit and Governor
Pingree's adherents admit that they
are beaten
Mayor Harrison Of Chicago declin-
ed an invitation TO address a free sill
yer meeting in that city, and demo-
Gratis there are saying he made a fatal
mistake,
At Fort Scott, Kas,, an injunction
has been issued restraining union
miners from interfering with or boy
cotting uon-union-rnen engaged in the
southeast Kansas.
Surgeon Eugene Wasdiu, L. S. NJ c..
has beeo detailed to attend the con-
ference for the prevention of venereal
diseases, to be held in Brussels Sep
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Al New Orleans the cypress yards,
containing nearly 100000 feet Of
cypress, owned in La Crosse. Wis,
N'it hhl utNs LOSS Sl-NsNNNt Win
s75 600 insurance.
General d. 5. Stanley, acting presi-
dent OF the Society of the Army of
the Cumberland, announces the next
annual reunion OF the society at De-
troit, Sept. 26-27.
A boom is being quietly worked in
California TO secure the democratic
presidential nomination for Senator
stephen y. White Ii is said to have
substantial eastern support
President Kenuey, OF the Association
of National Silver clubs, says he does
not think free silver or ant.-imperial-
ism viii be raised by the democrats
as the principal issue In 1900.
The ghiri annual convention OF
Priests Elrhayts.ic League. which was
to have taken plage this summer. has
hc,u postponed 20 oct is and 10 next.
and Mill be held 40 Philadelphia.
Acting Secretary OF War Miles di-
rer.ed the remaining battalion OF the