Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-05-04

Collector Samuel b. Downey of Lam |
easter, Pa, have been arrested on the |
charge Of completely in plot of al
legged counterfeiters.
A friend OF Princeton University
whose name has not been disclosed.
mas endowed a new chair to the value
Of 100000, t. be called the professor
ship in politics The first incumbent
viii be chosen at the June meeting OF
the board Of trustees.
The application of Mrs. Nettie Cra
ven. who claims to be the widow Of
the late Senator Fair, for permission
to intervene in the contest for the deal
milionaire's viii by Charles Fair,
came up for hearing and postpone
ment until May 2 was secured.
Archbishop Ireland win deliver the
principal discourse at the Joan of Are
celebration on May IS at the old
French town Of Orleans. He will deal
principally with her inspired charac-
ter. but may also correct some preya-
lent ideas regarding Americanism.
At Rudolph Y. Glover died after
short Illness. For the past thirty
years ne was associated in the cattle
business with r. r. Adam, and
throughout Montana and Wyoming
the TWO have extensive herds and
ranches. Glover was "a years Of
age,
Secretary Alger as sustained Gen.
?, s..ss,. IS r.,,s, .t2r!, lzqXernQr Of Porto
Rico in the controversy between him
and Lieut.. Col c. c. Hood, Of the 18th
infantry, who was reprimanded by the
governor for his action in forcibly re-
moving a local judicial officer from
the court room.
The internal revenue bureau has so
far been notified Of The discovery OF
over half million cigars manufac-
tured by Jacobs at Lancaster, Pa, and
bearing counterfeit stamps What re-
lief If any, will be extended TO inno-
cent purchasers Of the Jacobs cigars
has not yet been determined.
An Italian boarding house mistress
at Kanapolis. Kan, was serio 81 8
wounded and her husband was killed
by one of her boarders who IN az
tempting to escape plunged down
shaft Of the salt works and was killed,
The boarder was recognized as an es-
capped triple murderer who had been
tracked from Italy to South America.
At Dover Del, Attorney General
White presented to the Kent county
grand jury information in regard to
The attempted bribery Of legislators
and the tampering with bills before
the late legislature. Subsequently the
grand Jury returned true bin against
Representative Mark T. Davis ana two
true bills against e. d. c. Hegeman,
assistant clerk of the senate.
The Washington Gas company has
been absorbed by the street railway
and lighting syndicate headed by Fred
erfck G. Stevens. which recently
bought up all save one street railway
of the city and also the electric light
companies. A deposit Of S25000o has
been mude with the Fourth Street Ma
ional Bank of Philadelphia to secure
contamination OF the sale. The gas
deal involves an expenditure Of about
81 100000 all of which the syndicate
places on a substantial cash basis.
Captain Coghlan has sent a letter
TO the secretary of the navy stating
that in his recent utterauces in New
York ne did not intend 20 insult the
Emperor Of Germany or Admiral
Disdcrlchs The incident is closed by
Secretary Long sending the captain a
letter Of reprimand Admiral Kau2
wrote to a cousin that he is boss OF
the ranch" in Samoa. and that the
German Consul, once boss, is his very
silent partner" German naval com
mauder al Samoa officially denies
rumors of strained relations with the
American or British naval officers.
In Chicago the verdict for $4,000
was set aside and the motion for a new
trial granted in the case Of John NJ
Maxwell against Nat G. Goodwin In a
decision by Judge Seaman in the
United States circuit court. The judge
holds that the evidence is insufficient
to establish charge of literary piracy
against Carleton who wrote the play
Ambition for Goodwin Maxwell who
As a Chicago newspaper man. charged
that ne had sumbitted the play to
Goodwin, ina. it had been refused ana
later was produced as Cartoons with
out material change In plot or lines,
Az Santiago de Cuba HI Cobra one
of the richest copper mines In the
world. will probably resume mining