Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-07-20

Seven persons already have died in
and near New York from lockjaw
caused by Fourth OF July pistol acct
dents, and others are in a precarious
condition.
Consolidation Of the wrought iron
and steel tubular industries of the
country was effected The new com
pany will be known as the National
Tube company.
Twelve thousand teachers are at
Los Angeles. Cal, to attend the con-
yention Of the National Educational
association. o. f. Corson OF Ohio was
elected president.
Ex-senator German is taking an
active part in the movement to pre-
vent the denomination Of Mr.. Bryan
He is now at the summer home of his
daughter, at Magnolia, Mass.
The navy department will give prizes
10 gunners for proficiency in marks
manship No seaman will be detailed
for instruction as gun captain who is
not an American citizen.
A delegation from the National Ten
perance society called on President
Mckinley and protested against Attor-
ney-General Griggs decision in the
matter 81 army CRntecng::' 'r.'-' "..r
The National Civil-Service Re
form league has taken up the case of
Robert j. Lusk of New York who was
reduced in position and pay in viola
ton Of the ciyil-service law.
A special train carrying teachers to
the National Educational association
convention was wrecked in Califor-
MIA and two ladies' were killed and
thirteen other passengers injured.
Elias Hatfield, the noted Kentucky
desqerado surrendered in person to
Governor Atkinson. Hatfield shot
Sheriff Ellis week ago and has been
holding off a posse in the mountains.
John Lynch, an iron molder of
Waterloo Iowa, claims to be one Of the
heirs of the estate Of William Lynch,
the centenarian of Kenosha, Wis, who
died leaving $4,000 to his son and
daughter
Herbert D. Pierce, first secretary
Of the United States embassy at St
Petersburg, says Russias Trans-Si-
berian railroad is nearly completed
and will produce almost a commercial
revolution.
James Lee an inmate of the Miss
ouri penitentiary, has written to a
newspaper that Gilbert Gates, for
whose murder twenty eight years ago
Alexander Jester is now under arrest,
was alive in 1894.
Sam Tholl. Jeffries' manager, wired
Joe Jeiiords, Offering him $500 to stay
four rounds with the champion, JEFF
tords claims to have had the best of
a bout with Jeffries at Angels Camp a
few months ago.
A delegation of Methodists left
Frisco for indianapolis to attend the
annual convention of the Epworth
league and to make a strong bid for
the convention of that organization 10
meet in San Francisco in 1901.
Rev. John Won Herich, rector of ST.
Johns Episcopal church, Wichita, is
charged by a wealthy woman member
of his church WIN being her lawful
husband through a ceremony per-
formed by Rev. Won Herbs himself.
At indianapolis James +. Bailey re-
ceiyer of he order of the Iron Hall.
has filed his final report Since the
creation OF the receiyership $4,000
has been paid to claimants and credit
ors, whose claims aggregated $780,,
600.
The Metropolis Tunnel Railroad
company with q temporary capital OF
$4,000. was incorporated in Albany to
build a $1,000 600 tunnel TO connect
Brooklyn and Jersey City under the
two rivers and the island Of Manhat-
tan.
About 100 members of the Washing
ton electrical workers union, com
prising nearly an such workmen In
the city, struck for raise in wages
from 81 and $3.50 to So per day, and
for eight instead OF nine hours work
per day
sc Topeka L. VI. Crawford, manager
of the Crawford opera house, has filed
"a qeution In bankruptcy, His IN
secured Liabilities amount to $3SS,7S0,
and those on which there is security
amount to S59, $50 more, making a total
of $@lS.1S0
William A. Ahern, a block telegraph
operator on The Delaware railroad
at Ginus Crossing was assaulted by
two negroes. who were captured
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