Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-06-29

Oh the DHlleu SNdltS, Will HOl accept
the invitation. according to advices re-
celved from Mexico.
Exports from the United States for
eleven months of the fiscal year ending
June 30 have passed the billion dol
lar mark, and will exceed those of any
other year except 1898.
Duke d'Arcos, together with his
wife OF the staff Of the Spanish lega-
ton, will spend the summer at Man
chester by-the-Sea, going there the
latter part Of this month.
In the United States treasury there
was 1925 600 900 in gold more than
half OF which was in coin. Treasurer
Roberts says the treasury can stand
an export Of at least $15,000,000.
Camp Meade will be broken up and
moved elsewhere, owing to the dis
pleasure OF the government at the
prosecution of the army eanteen by
the Pennsylvania authorities.
At Pulaski, Va, a duel between boys
of 10 resulting in the death of both
! took place John Raines and Madi-
son Pratt were bathing and got into
quarrel The duel followed.
Chicago Jews and people of the jew
ish nationality in all the large cities
of America are contributing funds for
the purchase of suitable testimony to
be presented to Capt. Dreyfus.
Or. Bangert in the medical conven-
ton at Detroit declared that surgeons
are too free with the knife. There
are many victims with hands and feet
gone that could have been saved
At Port Huron, Mich, James Marks
was sentenced to prison, at Jackson,
for life. His crime was the murder
of his 16-year-old wife, TO whom he
had been married but a few days.
The secretary of state issued his
warrant for the surrender Of John L.
Roach to the Canadian authorities. He
Is wanted for larceny of bank funds at
Napanee, Ont, and Is in custody at
Boston.
The Dist annual convention of the
music teachers association was held
at Cincinnati, o. There was a large
attendance. with representatives from
Europe as well as from all parts of
America.
James Lowe and Miss Nellie Gilbert,
OF Paducah, KY. eloqed. The young
lady was to marry Joseph Smith, but
found Lowe, who was an old sweet
heart and he persuaded her to marry
him instead
It is rumored in Washington that
Secretary Of War Alger will retire;
that he will be succeeded by eX-Gov-
ernor Merriam. director of the census,
and that Mr.. Robert 2. Porter will be
made census director.
4 number of business men and
physicians met at the rooms of the
Chicago Medical Society and formed
the Illinois Society for the Prevention
OF Consumption. Mayor Harrison pre-
sided at the meeting
Justice Nash in the supreme court
at New York granted Isabelle Urqu-
hart, the actress, an absolute divorce
from her husband, Guy Standing.
member of Charles Frohmans Empire
theater stock company.
Attorney-General Griggs is review
Carter, who was convicted of frauds
amounting to nearly 100000 in con
nection with the harbor improve
ments at Savannah, Ga.
There has been an extraordinary
rise in the Mississippi river at Du-
buque, Iowa and it Is now within a
foot of the danger line Lowlands are
submerged and inland streams are
Overlooking their banks.
Peter Bellenbach, an old and re-
spected citizen of Galesburg H., was
shot and killed by Charles Linde-
wall, a man of 70 years OF age. The
trouble arose over a claim Of Indebted
ness which Bellenbach denied
Senator Fairbanks, a member Of the
joint commission, thinks settlement
of the differences between the United
states and Canada can be arranged by
the commission, but others believe no
practical results viii be accomplished
by a resumption OF negotiations.
II. 4. Ray, of the interstate com
merce commission, who was eXecutiye
officer of the Hawaiian commission
last fall has left Chicago for Homo
lnlu TO continue the work Of both that
body ana the United States coast sur
ycy. which remains incomplete.
J. z. Brown, president OF the Agri
cultural Society of Georgia. testified
before the Industrial commission that
the negro is the cause OF the lack OF
development of the south Mr. Brown
advocates separation ana colonization
of the negro in this country and else
where
T.. w. Lockwood Of Pennsylvania, in
his testimony before the industrial
commission charged that Judge Haight
of the court OF appeals Of New York
bad been elected by corruption fund
srqplied by corporations This is
denied by ex-senator Hill of New
York
By building The road from Menomi
nee. Mich. 10 ST. Paul. the former
town expects 10 divert much Chicago
Grade. The Ann Arbor car ferries Will