Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-15

4 H. W. lNOIOHpAs AOl - sNeAo q piOuA-
nent and wealthy member OF the Chi
cago board Of trade. committed suicide
| by shooting herself. She had for some
time been sufferer from nervous
prostration.
| In New York John c.. Ellis told the
! Mazet committee of paying for police
protection. Attorneys for witnesses
were excluded from the hearing and
Prices counsel, Henderson, was ar
rested for mis- defiance OF the commit
tee last week.
! The five million dollar combine of
! Pacific coast cracker factories has
! fallen through, owing to, 1t is said, the
inability or the Discrimination Of It's
eastern promoters to make from the
financial emoluments held by them
some time ago.
The navy department has ordered
the Buffalo to be put out of commits
sion, thus indicating the abandon
ment Of the project of maintaining q
regular naval transport service across
the Atlantic and by way of the Medi-
terranean 70 Manila.
The finance committee Of the senate
will meet in New York to consider
/ financial legislation. Senator Allison
says that at the next session of con
gress legislation in line with the
! Presidents Recommendations viii
probably be enacted.
Marcus Knapp, overseer of the estate
of DR.. Northrup, a wealthy New York
! physician, who had his summer home
| a short distance outside OF Ridgefield,
| Conn, committed suicide by hanging,
He was 80 years old, and leaves a wild
ow and three children.
James A. Price, aged "a, COMMANDER
OF Reynolds post, No. II, Grand Army,
! committed suicide at Philadelphia by
| cutting his throat. He leaves a widow
and two children. He had been in i'll
! health for some time, and it is believed
that he was temporarily insane.
The time of holding the national
conference OF reformers who favor the
| abolition or suppression Of the drink
! traffic, has been changed TO December
! 28. The reason for the change is
| hopefulness for a union of all reform
ers for the national campaign in 1900
The American line steamship Paris,
now on the rocks near Manacles, has
/ been handed over to the underwriters
and salYagers, who are preparing to
make another attempt to float her
| There has been no change in her posi-
| ton since the last attempt to tug her
off.
George Trott, aged 80, one of the six
organizers OF the Union league at Phil
adelphja, is dead. He was born IN
| Boston and was graduated from Har-
ward. For many years he was en-
gagged in business in Philadelphia. He
retired to private life about % years
ago
b. n. Duke OF Durham, n. c., gave
! Trinity college $4,000, making total
OF slS3, 900 donated the college by the
Duke family in the past year. The
gift Is unconditional. and will proba-
bly, be equally divided between the en-
dowments OF the college and It's IL
brary
At Springfield, H., Judge Allen, in
the United States circuit court over
ruled the motion to quash the indict-
ment against G. N. Wilcoxen Of Deca-
| tur charged with using the United
| States mails for a scheme to defraud,
and the trial OF the case will be com
menced today.
The Griffin rifles, who were called
! at Griffin, Ga. to protect the jail from
contemplate assaults of the "regula-
! tors" returned to their homes. The
| regulators had gathered with the in
| tentlon of releasing some imprisoned
comrades, but disappeared when the
! militia arrived.
/ Admiral Dewey viii accompany
President Mckinley to Chicago when
! the chief executive comes TO lay the
corner stone of the new federal build
| ing Oct. Q. A private dispatch from
| Washington says that Mr. Mckinley
made the announcement to Fl. G..
| Payne of Wisconsin.
! At Rockford, H., two babies aged !
and 3 years. children of Mrs. Carl
/ Detloff, OF Poplar Grove. were instant
! " killed. The mother left the cab on
/ the depot platform while she stepped
! into the station gust OF wind blew
/ Il in front Of fast coming freight
maugllng both children.
The New Hampshire supreme court
granted the petition Of Insurance
! Commissioner Linehan for the ap-
continent OF a receiver for the Pro
yideut Mutual Relief association, one
of The Oldest and largest traternal
/ benefit organizations in the state. The
| court will name a receiver
The superior court at Columbia, ).
! c., has reversed the decision OF thelow-
err court in an important case affecting
the dispensary law. The decision
gives a citizen the right to drive over
/ into North Carolina, or across the
( bridge to Augusta, Ga, or send MS
team over With an agent, buy whisky
. for his own use and return with 1t.
Miss Louise d'Arche mot MISS
/ O'Neil. as cabledl. the Canadian nurse