Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-12-21

Chicago.
! The central freight associations rate
sheet will make increases Of 10 20 81
per cent.
Senator Mason spoke on the south
African war from the anti British
standpoint b "a 51yQg -Iy9u, ssga.
NJ. c. Wetmore viii establish an IN
dependent factory to fight the plug to-
| bacco trust
goston women organized to oppose
the employment OF wives who work for
pin money rh 8t'tDA at.it
Milwaukee democrats are in. revolt
against Mayor Rose, who fayors the.
street railway dr8 9tf. a}u U.lf y
A burglar trust" is thought to be in
existence. with Minneapolis az one OF
the cities concerned j''t
A Chicago man was arrested and con
fesses having grown rich through SILK
| swindling operations.
The International Farmers union
has been organized to maintain the
price OF farm products.
Carl Schurz spoke to the National
EGiyila league denoancing the .presr
dents repeal of merit orders.
Financial conditions hare and abroad
puzzle bankers Money IN New York
commands Is to % per cent, sgg
Minnesota dairymen in convention
decided to go after the national con-
| vention for St. Paul in 1901
The German foreign minister spoke
in the reichstag in commentator OF
President McKinleys message.
The prohibition national convention
viii he held In Chicago June y, 1900.
The total delegation will be 1850
A Newark IN. j. man was arrested,
eharged with swindling by means Of
! four "get-rich-q quick" companies
Supplies Of south African wool are
light and prices have gone up. ship
ments were stopped by the war
Rev Samuel r Sterrett, formerly
chaplain of the Minnesota house of
representatives, died in California
ST. Paul and other insurance conn
paines won in suits brought against
them by the attorney general of Ohio
The board OF arbitration OF the Ma
tional League of Baseball Clubs made
ruling antagonistic to minor leagues
In Chicago Mrs Marion Thornton
Egbert and Miss Page Waller Sampson
will publish a magazine for bachelors.
The indictments against Louis F.
| Menage. Of Guaranty Loan fame, Min
neapolis, are nolled aud he is at lib
erty.
Congressman Jett introduced a bill
providing for jury trial in federal
courts for contempt or violation Of or
ders
The navy needs 1000 more sailors
Secretary Long fayors granting of
clothing worth s45 to each man on en-
listment,
At Lafayette. Ind, General Jasper
Packard, commandant at the state
soldiers home and a prominent In
dianan, died
Robert Cosman Jr, pastor Of St
lJohns church, Boston, was chosen
bishop of the Protestant Episcopal
diocese OF Maien
/ At Zones. La. m unknown negro
was hanged 10 a telegraph pole by a
mob His crime was assault on a
white woman
j G Price Of Skaguay of Alaska,
delegate from the Juneau convention,
said the territory's greatest need was
more judges
Ex-senator Allen tpopD. was APP
lpoiuted seRntur from Nebraska to MI
the vacancy caused by Senator Hay
wards death
A new house humorist Is Cushman
Of Washington. who says people care
more about tleir per pocketa than
per capita.
National league directors effect a
compromise and probably will buy the
J Baltimore club reducing the league to
eight clubs. ........
In Brooklyn. n. Y, Colonel julius
EW5lker ADAMS died aged 81 wears
\ EIe was the pioneer engineer Of the
/ Brooklyn bridge
The contest for the republican ma
..tbnal convention Is between Chicago
land Philadelphia. with chances favor
| ing the former
Platt tConn.l viii be chairman Of
senate committee ON Cuba Foraker of
lbpt ON Porto Rico and Hawaii, and
Lodge on Philippines
distinct earthquake shock passed
down the valley along the Wasatch
range Utah. tt WAS quite severe In
Weber and Davis counties f..
The nlttteship Texas Captain c. D,
lSigsbce, passed out ON her way %
(. Havana for the bodies OF the sailors
WHO persisted on the Maine
Dec 10 AZ Mount Vernon Masons
COMMUNICATED the centenntalotWash-
Nugtons Heath President Mckinley
ruloeJz,d the first president a-
/ Autl-maebine republicans in Chicago
Vli run 8n independent candidate L
tunuer is rcpommaua They have
a.se3 100000 for che Campaign,
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