Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-24

of the Grand Lodge, Knights OF
Pythias, were burned, as was the
arnory Of the local military company.
Loss, 100000.
joseph Brunock, railroad man, has
brought suit against President Trum-
bull of the Colorado x Southern rail-
road company for $4,000 damages on
the ground that he has been blacklisted
by that road.
The coroners jury investigating the
Bridgeport, Conn, trolley accident,
whereby 20 persons were killed, caused
the arrest of William Kelly, who adj
mitted having purjured himself to pro-
tect the traction company.
The first national convention of the
Young Peoples Christian Temperance
Union has been called to cneet in Chi
caro, Sept 81 and %, organization 70
be effected on Frances Wizards birth
day, in honor of her memory.
A brief service over the body OF DR..
Andrew X. Smith of the United States
army. retired, who died of apoplexy at
Cranston's hotel, highland Falls, \. Y,
was held yesterday The body was
taken TO Hartford for burial.
The mayor and aldermen Of Chat
tanooga, who are in sympathy with the
lock out union motormen, passed an
ordinance recurring all motormen en-
ploycd by the road hereafter TO take
fifteen days instructions under an ex-
pert.
One hundred miners employed at
section q shaft of Lake Superior mine
at Ishpeming, Mich, owned by the
Oliver Mining company, quit work to
consider If they would accept the com
panys proposition about increase in
wages.
A street railroad deal is afopt inyolv-
in Albany and Troy, n. Y, which it is
said, it viii be followed 10y the absorp-
ton of other New York state roads.
Anthony n. Brady is prominent in the
7 2gotiations.
Or. l. H. Fincke OF Baltimore,
member of Commissioner-General
Peck's staff, died at Chicago Of heart
failure. He had been assigned to duty
as expert in medicine, surgeon den-
tistry and chemistry in the department
Of liberal arts and chemical industries
at the Paris exposition.
The Niles-Bcment-Pond company,
incorporated st Trenton, n. j., is.
spoken of in financial circles as a tool
trust" although its organizers declare
that they are not seeking to establish
a monopoly. The company has CAPT
tai stock Of $4,000 100000 Of
which is common and $300000O per
cent cumulative preferred.
The North Atlantic squadron, COM
posed OF Admiral SIMPSONS flag
ship New York, the Brooklyn, Indiana,
Massachusetts and Texas, sailed from
Bar Harbor The squdron will so to
sea for a few days practice and then
proceed to Newport Twenty men
were left at Bar halbor, including the
master at arms OF the Massachusetts.
At Hamilton O., deeds were filed
transferring the Harding Paper com
pany plant to the American Writing
Paper company, the so-called paper
trus. The nominal consideration was
100000, but The revenue stamps
attached show the actual value Of the
property to be 100000 The mortgage
Of the American Writing Paper com
pany to the Old Colony Trust company
for 7,0000 00, was also filed in dupli-
cate.
At Pence, Porto Rico the work of re
pairing the ravages Of the hurricane
progresses steadily, and the inhabitants
observe calm. The inhabitants natural
~ indolent, feel that they have not
been really great losers. 1t is the
planters and merchants who have lost
everything and they receive no help,
Wages have been doubled, and there
is much charity but 1t is felt by all
good judges that the only solution of
the Porto Rlcan problem Is a perma-
nent government under American add
ministators The transport McPher-
son, laden with provisions and cloth
ing for storm sufferers OF Porto Rico,
left New York Secretary Root issued
m appeal to governors TO aid in OBJ
tanning supplies for the sufferers.