Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-06

shot.
English buyers have recently pur-
chased 100000 pounds of wool in
the Boston market, making a total
bought by them here since May | Of
100000 pounds.
Mrs. James Plat, aged 16 years, OF
Union Mills, gave birth to four daugh-
ters. Three have since died, but the
fourth will probably live. rhe mother
weighs 10 pounds.
The Elder House, at Indiana
Springs, Ga, was destroyed by fire.
About a hundred guests were in the
building. All escaped but two, who
were slightly injured.
Cleveland will not see any more
league baseball this year. Gate re-
ceipts there have not averaged over
s25 per day. All games will be trans
ferred to other cities.
The 1000 members OF the Illinois
Commercial Mems Association will be
invited to meet in Chicago and for
mally discuss the evils attributed to
the operation of trusts.
II l6 lut Iultil liOll Vi the university
of Pennsylvania to enter team next
year in the Oympian games at the
worlds fair in Paris and also in the
English championships.
Major General Thomas NJ. Anderson,
commanding the department of the
lakes at Chicago, has been given the
degree of IL. d. by Mount of st.
Mary's college of Maryland.
John W. Gates OF Chicago at
Shawnee, oklahoma, unhesitatlngly
identified Alexander Jester as the man
who murdered his brother, Gilbert
Gates, twenty-eight years ago.
John H. O'Connor, Chicago attor-
ney, has received notice that he is one
of four heirs to a $600OO00 estate in
Scotland and is preparing to depart
for England to claim his heritage.
Mrs. f. d. E. n Southworth, the
Washington, d. G. Her sickness Is
due mainly to the infrmities of age,
she being now in her eightieth year.
Commander Ballington Booth Of
the Volunteers of America in an adj
dress declared himself in favor of ex-
said the war with Spain was righteous.
President Mckinley has decided TO
abandon his western vacation trip ow-
ing to the condition of Mrs. McKin-
ley's health. He still intends however,
to attend the Chicago fall festival in
October
1t Is believed that William Yarling
and bride of Shelbyyille, H., mar
ried Sunday, were drowned. The bug
gy in which they drove away from the
wedding has been found in the river
near there.
Peter Maaygard, a member of the
army of Galena, Kan, is I'M
der arrest on suspicion of being Otis
who is accused of having shot
State Senator Wall at Stanton, H..
last August.
Three hundred whist players are
expected in Chicago from all over the
United States for the ninth annual
congress Of the American Whist
League, to be held during the week
beginning July 10.
Stephens announces that he will
call a special election in the eighth
district of Missouri
about the arst of September. to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Richard p. Bland.
Gov Pingree said he was for Nc
Kinley II the president opposed the
murder Of innocent Filipinos, opposed
expansion opposed trusts and disap-
proved the disreputable political
methods of Hanna"
The war department has decided not
to retry the case in which Judge
Simonton of Pennsylvania held that
The canteen at Camp Meade must pay
a state license. but will not regard
the case as a precedent
Joliets UllD mayor and city coun-
ell are in deadlock on the question of
a $500 or 81 900 license for Saloons
unless an agreement is reached by
July |, 80 saloons will have to close,
their licenses expiring.
Recorder GOff of New York City has
been missing for a week, and II is be-
leyed he is an unwilling passenger on
an ocean steamer bound for Europe, as
he was last seen on board the vessel
bidding friend good-by.
Mrs Noryal Douglass Of San Fran
cisco has received a letter saying her
son, Harry Douglass, with twenty-five
other picked miners from California
who left for Siberia, have persisted
rom priyation and cold.
blue glass telescope to locate the
lash of smokeless powder is an inyen-
ion called to the attention of the war
department. II is owned by Profess
'or r. A. Fessenden Of the Western
OF Pennsylvania.
An ordinance was introduced in tho
Chicago council providing for a sys-
EN- OF subterranean ways. arcades and
tunnels throughout the business dis
ricts. \ company with capital OF
$3.50, goo 600 is said to be behind the /