Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-10-05

Wis one OF the Original SSlIiSiS "
southern Wisconsin, died, aged 80
years.
Fire did $4,000 damage In the nine
story Robinson building bounded py
d Broadway, Division and Gouyerneur
streets, n. y.
Michael :. Corbett, Detroit died OF
consumption aged Al. He was Detroit
manager of the Western Union Iele-
graph company.
sylvester }. Curtis, who has juR
died in New York divided the greater
portion Of his fortune Of S2,5OO.OoO De-
lore MS death.
Consul Wiltshire Butterieid, Omaha
Neb.. formerly Of Madison, Wis"
author Of several widely read nlstoFl-
cal works, is dead.
tornado demolished Jackson's feit
mill near Paterson, n. Jo wrecked
many small buildings and upfootea
hundreds Of trees.
wall street expects $30,00000O will
find its way into New York banks as
result of Dewey week and the inter
national yacht race.
senator Fred A. Busse Of Chicago
has been elected a member Of the state
board OF agriculture, to succeed VII
gGsfas stewart. resigned.
John Downs, OF Dan5ury conn"
cried 10 his muther that he was gong
crazy. then jumped down an eighty
foot well and was killed.
Mrs. Susan A. Wlnold OF Massillon'
O. is in New York looking for her two
children, who she says were kidnapped
by her divorced husband.
The comparative statement from
washington shows the total receipts
for september to be $45,3i4,l4i; ex-
penditures $375,9,372; surplus $8''o1'-
772. 49,,
President Imoden, Of a wild cat
hank at Kansas City was convicted OF
forgery and sentenced to prison, after
an extraordinary criminal career
Justice Gaynor told the Mazet com
mittee IN New York he was offered and
refused $4,000 In stock by the Ramapo
company to become It's president
Mayor Carter Harrison OF chicago
and Mayor 0eigcnhcIm OF $ Louis
have agreed to enter a corn-husking
match at the Peoria corn carnival
AT San Francisco thirty days further
stay of execution was granted to Mrs
Cordelia Botkin The appeal to the
supreme court is not yet perfected
German Lutheran ministers in con
ference at Mount Olive, H., have de-
cided that life Insurance Is sinful be-
cause H. IS a species Of a game OF
chance"
All Pittgburg A. p. Stephenson, a
prominent and wealthy merchant,
tried TO kill his vito and then com
mitted suicide Mrs Stephenson was
uninjured.
Al John Croma's wedding feast In
plymouth. Conn the bride disap-
peared, so aid the best man, whom
Croma has sued for alternating his
wifes affections.
Ollvcttc Nelson who came to this
country as a stowaway to Join her
sweetheart Andrew Guttomansen
was married to hIm in the barge Of
fee at New York.
Designer Fife was relieved FROM
command of the cup challenger Sham
rock and Shippers Wringe and HogartH
restored 20 sail the yacht in her races
for Americas cup.
At Sioux Falls, S. D.. threshns
engine exploded on the farm Of Henry
Brandt killing Brandt and fatally in
turing Fred Lance and seriously burn
ing Robert smith
A Virginia girl, wronged under
premise of marriage, cook poison, A
few minutes before death she namcd
.ae man. HE killed himself before
officers could get him
Attorney General Griggs states that
according 20 supreme cout decisions,
congress cannot control the business
OF trusts whose operations are con-
fined to one STAKE
A large fye-story brick building iu
rIbgr. street. Philadelphia, occupied
boy the Macy Furniture company and
Reliance Storage * Warehouse COM
pany burned. Loss 100000
New York supreme court justices
testified before the Maze, committee
THAT judicial Candidates paid from $40
u0o down tp the organization 70 which
they owed their nomination
An ouor win be made at the next
session of congress 10 secure an In
roased appropriation for the naval
mHda. and also to place these orgaui-
cations under national control
William Grirenstcin the founder OF
Wichita. dlcd %, sbawancc. T. n. tI,
left Germany as a political exile ana
landed I'M 1850 tie was q w,N-known
Iuitau trader and trontersmon
The governments W the United
States Great Britain and Germany are
considering claims for losses growing
ON. 0' .ho Howbujmtnt in Sauoa by
Nne British ANA American naval forces
Senator Wellington resigned the
craftsmanship a1 thy Maryland repuh-
.#.u g.wmutne In q speech I'm which
h denounced GOV LovIes. repuhu-
GAM uN, Is. il candidate "fr recollection.