Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-11-23
Scene of Ope.ltions in South Africa.

Scene OF Ope,ltlo
Francisco freight train fell sixty feet
through a trestle. Crew uninjured;
three tramps supposed to be dead.
The Carnegie company will enter the
field against the Rockefeller interests
for the lake tonnage. The new COM
pany has a capital of $1,000 000
The managing director of the Amer
lean Steel ana Wire company told OF
an attempt to form a worldwide COM
bine of wire-producing companies.
Mrs. Ada Hill has been arrested at
Aurora charged with killing her
mother-in-law, Mrs. Eliza Hill by
pouring carbolc acid down her back.
William f.. Heal the Grant county
Ind, treasurer, who disappeared two
years ago after embezzling $4,000, re-
turned yesterday and gave himself up.
Joseph e. Johnston has announced
his candidacy for the democratic nom
nation to the United States senate 10
succeed Senator Morgan of Alabama
At New Albany, Ind, the heirs Of
Bourbon Graham were given judgment
for $4,000 against the Supreme Tent,
Knights of Maccabees. Insurance
claim.
The body of the fourth victim of the
recent ferry boat collision was taken
from the North river, New York 1t
was that Of e. G Haviland OF Brook
lyn
Four cylinders containing. 10000
pounds of powder, exploded at the Cal
ifornia powder mill wrecking the
buildings and killing the night watch
man.
In st. Paul Fred Guion shot and
killed James Miller during quarrel
in the Office of a justice of the peace,
Guion was under the influence Of
liquor.
Mrs. c. A. Hollands of Lima, Ohio
died from the effect of a beating said
to have been administered by her hus-
band. The woman would not admit
his guilt
A new scheme for a cigar syndicate
called the Havana-American company,
with q capital of ST5 100000 common
and 100000 preferred stock is an
nounced
A cooperative piano factory, he
stock In which viii be owned by work
men, viii probably be the result of the
present lockout in Chicago of the piano
and organ workers.
At Pittsburg 800 delegates represent
ing 250 companies with a capital Of
$t75 600 000, are attending the fifth an
uual convention Of the Continental
Hardware association.
The Daughters of the ConfederaCy
have Endorsed the movement to buy
"Reauvere." the Davis homestead, and
turn it into home for confederate
soldiers and sailors,
Andrew Carnegie In letter TO NJ.
w Plttock, a well-known newspaper
writer OF Arizona, offers the city of
Tucson the sum of $4,000 to pay for
public library building.
The president has appointed First
Lieutenant Thomas H. Slavens, fourth
cavalry captain and assistant quarter
master. vice Captain Howard recently
killed in the Philippines.
In New York Abraham Popkin, doing
business OF A. Popkin 4 Co. manu-
facturer of cloaks announces his in
solyoucy Liabilities between $4,000
and 100000. assets not stated.
Henry c. Payne. national republican
committeeman Of Wisconsin, gives il
as bis opinion that Chicago would he
the place selected for holding the next
national republican convention,
Chairman Hanna has decided to cali
the republican national committee 20
meet at Washington Dec. Is 70 fix -he
time and place for holding the next
national republican convention.
A proclamation has been issued nv
which the president reserves for naval
purposes certain lots and plats Of
ground tn the city of Honolulu fhse
are several distinct tracts reserved
4 double headed pittsburg a Lake
Erie freight train of So loaded cars
crashed into the cahoose Of another
train ri NcEees Rocks Pa Two men
were killed and three seriously injured.
! Z. Craudnl, "a Johnson city. Tenn
banker, who in 1896 was sentenced "a
eight years I'm the peuitentiary for em-
bezzlement had beenreleased, President
Mckinley havlne reduced the sentence.
The week beginning Jan, z 1900 has
been set for the electrooution Of How