Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-11-23


ard C. Benham, Batavia, ~ Y, bank
er, who is under conviction for the
murder of his wife Jan 4, 1897, by poi
son.
At Red Bank, n. j.. James Walsh,
formerly chief of police, now acting as
constable, was shot and killed by Will
liam Bullock, G. eolored man whom he
tried to serve with a summons for
debt.
At Cincinnati it develops that Rev,
Adolph Foith, who suddenly died at a
police station while waiting trial for
gross improprieties at an orphans
home, committed suicide by poisoning
himself
The leading feature of the annual re-
port of Assistant Secretary Allen to
Secretary Long relative to the naval
militia is his strong Endorsement of
the plan for the organization of a ma
val reserve.
At Springfield. H., not a street car
was run owing to the strike of the
street railway employees over the re-
fusal Of the company to recognize the
mems union and to reinstate dis
charged employees
Fifty privates Of Company X, forty
second volunteer infantry. We're the
victims of ptomaine poisoning and
eighteen Of them are now in the hos
pital The poison & cd to have
been made in the hash
1t is feared that the government
stores Of winter clothing consigned to
the two companies of military at Fort
Gibbon on the Yukon will not reach
the troops this winter. in which case
the men will suffer severely
In Philadelphia the Methodist bish-
ops discussed the best methods of deal
ing with the southern negro problem.
An important question considered was
the appropriations for southern
schools The amount asked is S107 $50.
After being locked in her room for
three days, and submitting to inhuman
abuse from her insane husband, Mrs.
Ralph Reiff was rescued at St Louis.
She was found lying on her bed with
her husbands hands clutching her
throat
Frank Doyle, brother Of John Doyle,
the wealthy contractor, was shot dead
in Chicago by Claude b. Giles, a de-
tectiye, who was attempting his arrest
on a charge of robbery. Serious doubt
is now raised as to the truth OF the
charge.
At Frankfort, Ind, Andrew Thomp-
son committed suicide by taking NOR
phne. The death has developed be-
yond doubt that there is a suicide club
in the city and that two of the mem
bers have already carried out their OBJ
legations.
It is understood that Mrs, Stanford
has sold her stock in the Southern Pa
cific for 81 400. 600. The money will be
made available for the use of the stan
ford university. which is now one of
the wealthiest institutions Of learning
in the world.
1t is understood that the president
viii soon promote and retire from the
rank OF hrigadier general in the regu-
lar army several Of the few remaining
colonies OF the regular establishment
who rendered conspicuous service in
the civil war.
The steamship Managua, from Guat-
emalan ports reports that since the
Guion was under the influence Ct
10 cents a stem on bananas planters
have stopped cutting and cargoes Of the
fruit are not obtainable The tax is TO
defray the expenses OF the recent anti
revolutionary operations
Joseph Koch. manager OF New York
private letter agency. positively identi-
fees Roland g.. MoineuN as the man
who engaged a letter box on Dee. I'll
1888. under the name Of II Cornish
II. also states that d package Of Kut-
now's powders. os well as other mat
ter. arrived addressed TO Vi Cornish