Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-09-07

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the Arion Singing society of New York,
died suddenly Of heart disease on
special train eastbound from Denver.
Maj. A. e. Woodson Of the nintn
cavalry has rendered his resignation Of
the agency Of the Cheyenne and Ara
pahoe Indians, at darlington, o. r.
The value Of the imports into Great
Britain frcm the United States in 1898
was SOL ,662073. Canada is a keen
competitor in farm and forest products.
At San Francisco J. f. Turner, a real
estate agent, was shot and killed by
Joseph Frena, barber as the result Of
a long standing feud rising from a land
deal.
The town Of Pleasant Plain, Ark,
having a population of about 500, has
been wiped out by tornado. No lives
we're lost, as warning Of the storm was
given.
The resignation OF William J Iatta
as general agent OF the Pennsylvania
railroad is announced. He Is to as
sumo the presidency Of an electric com
pany.
The amount Of gold certificates ey-
changed for gold and bullion to date is
1856. $50. In addition to this, $1,000
600 additional gold is about to be ex-
changed.
At a harvest picnic, near i.atioTa Ia,
25 persons were seriously poisoned as
the result Of eating strawberry tee
cream. Fatal results are feared in sew
eral cases.
The construction of warships is de-
layed by the scarcity Of steel. The
navy department also finds It difficult
TO secure reasonable bids for work at
navy yards,
A secret service has discovered a
new counterfeit 80 treasury note OF the
series Of 1891, check letter d; Bruce,
register; Roberts, treasurer; portrait
Mcpherson.
Mrs Joseph Lippman Of Salt Lake
was instantly killed and eight other
passengers seriously injured by the
overturning Of a stage coach near
Dwelles. Mont.
Fire at st. Agnes convent and or
phanage. Sparkhill. n Y, destroyed
nine OF the ten building, entailing a
loss of $4,000 and caused the death
Of -four persons
william A. Harshaw Of Cleveland,
president OF the Harshaw Fuller u
Goodwin Co., was arrested on war
rant charging him with selling adul-
terated linseed oil
What was apparently an earthquake
shock visited Wabash, Ind. There was
loud rumbllng proceeding from the
earth and a slight motion. The shock
lasted but a second.
The position of director-general o.
tho nan-American exposition has been
formally rendered to William |. Blu
chanan. United States minister to the
Argentine Republic.
Frederick Johnson, q farmer at Gill
bert Plains Mass, shot and killed his
wife ana three children, and then com-
mitted suicide, No reason can be as
signed for the deed.
The American Bar association met az
Buffalo. N. Y. and Senator Henderson
made an address, pproving the Presi-
dents Philippine policy. Henderson
was elected president.
Ambassador Chcate has been press
ing the British foreign Office for tenn
porary settlements of the Alaska bound
AIRY dispute but no advance has been
made in the negotiations
Sol n. Bethea United States district
attorney for northern Illinois, who has
/ been III at Dixon some time and was
/ improving. has suffered a relapse and
/ his condition Is serious.
Seven OF the sixteen persons charged
With participating in the whipping OF
Postmaster Crum at Peck Fla have
/ been arrested. Crum gave ofenae by
employing a negro assistant
/ The National Manufacturers assocta-
tion has purchased in shanghai China
/ building containing 10000 square fee
4 of floor room, and a permanent exhibit
/ ton viii be established there
/ A Cincinnati firm has received an or
/ der amounting 20 a hair million dollars
from a French company for electric
railway generators 70 be shipped tt
4 France, China and South Africa.
Notice has been given that The on.
/ ton ON window glass plants, which on.
pires Sept. I. viii not be renewed. and
/ that the combination which was &c
have been made has been abandoned
Two men robbed the Clark 6. ~
postofnce and were captured after an
exchange of shots With the sheriff
( They are regarded The authors Of nu
nervous other postotliee robbcries In tbs
( state
2 4. \ Graham. long a Lake Michigan
navigator. resident 81 Chicago. has TO-
turned 20 Seattle from Atlin Alaska
Tie "A one % the heavleS, American
operators I'm that camp, having A.
f. uuircd S5 t'airns.
Iowa popuusts Endorsed Wharton
. Barker OF Pennsylvania for president
and lgnatus Donuelly Of Minnesos
FOR vice nresideu, In 1900. and noml
mated state ticket headed ty Charlie.
4 4. LLOYD Tor governor
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