Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-28
the fusion candidate Of the anti-Goebel


democrats and republicans.
The wife and mother OF Roland b.
Molineux were surrounded and jostled
by the crowd outside the courtroom in
New York. where he is being tried on
a charge of murder.
Professor K. A. Fessenden of the
Western University of Pennsylvania
has perfected wireless telegraphy re-
ceiyer which is 1000 times more SEN
sltiye than Marconi's.
General Birney. president of the
Anti-Imperialist League of the United
States, controyerts statements made
recently by Professor Worcester Of the
Philippine commission.
William Griesenbeck, l05 Orchard
street. Chicago, has sued the city for
| 800 600 damages because the police
arrested him and dl -sged him through
the streets Nov. 26.
Whaleback barge No. 115 is believed,
according to a Marquette (Mich.) dis
patch, TO have foundered on Lake HUI
ron with all on board, including a
crew of nine men.
Miss elizabeth G.. Jordan, formerly
Of Milwaukee and for the last height
years connected editorially withs the
New York World, has accepteY the
editorship Of Harper's Bazaar
Colonel John p. Hopkins Of the Aop-
kins circuit viii rebuild the st. Chasles
theater, New Orleans, which burned he
Gently The new playhouse Will cost
$500 900, and seat 5000 persons.
Joseph Hauser, Sr, one of the largest
and most prosperous fruit growers Inf
southwestern Michigan, died at his
home In ST. Joseph of paralysis. He
was born in Germany May IL, 1S43.
Chairman Hanna has appointed
Perry S. Heath, Charles G.. Dawes and
Senator Shoup committee on the dis
ltTibution Of literature as authorized by
the national republican committee
The postofiice department was noti-
| fed that the president OF Guatemala
had on the l4th inst approved the
United States and Guatemala parcels
post convention. 1t Is effective Jan. !.
BY decision of the Ohio supreme
court the telephones of the Bell com
pany are held to be taxable at their
rental value estimated at 1898 each
instead of their actual cost, $40 each
The Ohio supreme court has dis
missed the Standard Oil bribery cases
on the ground that the information
! does not connect the company with
the attempt at bribery stated In the
complaint
In New York Mary Barrett years
old who was terribly burned In Har-
lem tenement fire, died, This COM
pletes the extinction of the family,
her father, mother and sister having
burned to death in the fire.
Firemen Church, formerly Of Val
paraiso and Laporte, Ind, died in
Fresno, Cal. of a complication OF di-
seases aged rs years. He was
formerly a member OF the firm of Ly-
man Trumbull & Co., Chicago.
Despite the decision of the Illinois
supreme court that the anti-depart-
ment store ordinances are void, the
crusade against these big mercantile
houses Is to be continued by the Cook
County Retail Dealers association.
Chairman Aldrlch, of the senate com
mittee on finance. announces his lnten-
ton to press the senate currency bill
which will be reported as substitute
! for the house measure. Democratic
senators are expected to vote for It,
The passengers in the sleeper on the
Missouri Pacific's Omaha and Nebraska
! City passenger train were robbed by
three masked men, who boarded the
train in Kansas City, Kan. They Sc
cured five gold watches and about 500.
| The president Is said to have signed
the order taking many places out OF
the classified civil service as com
! promise with spo.lsmen in congress
who threatened to withhold the appro-
priatlon for the civil service commits
sion.
! George Templeton, a negro, shot and
! fatally wounded Sanford White, super
intendent of construction at the
| Rainey Coke Works. Pa After White
fell he shot and mortally wounded
| rempleton, White died a few minutes
\ after being shot,
| News mas Deen received IN Washing
ton that the concession of the Nicara-
/ guan government TO the Cragin- Eyre
Grace syndicate Is TO be Cancelled, and
that the Nicaraguan government in
tends 70 extend the life Of the Mari
thine Canal company.
The state has chartered the APP
Ipalachian National Park association
Iwith headquarters at Asheyille, \. c.
Ii rs for the promotion and malnten-
ance by the United States Of a national
park and forest preserve in and among
the southern Appalachian mountains.
Public advocacy of Great Britain 5
side In the south African war by Dr..
L Benjamin Andrews, superintendent
OF public schools In Chicago was the
cause Of resolutions being introduced
I'm the city council calling for his reslg-