Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-17

the city Oh DIXON a IOl, 81 Dy ~ 1eet,
in the heart Of the city, and 5000 for
public library.
a Chicago judge severely CEN
cured the officials OF school OF cor
rection for sentencing a 12-year-old
boy to three days solitary confinement
in a dark cell.
Buchanan Lyall OF Brooklyn filed
articles OF incorporation. This com
pany viii prove a rival to the tobacco
trust. The company has a capital
stock Of $4,000 600
George Hamilton, motorman of the
car which fell from a treste near
Bridgeport, Conn, and killed 20 per
sons. was arrested and charged with
manslaughter.
Charles +. James, Leesburg, Va.
died, aged 80 years. He was formerly
an associate justice of the supreme
court Of the District Of Columbia,
having retired in 1892.
Mary Sigsbee the only daughter OF
Captain Sigsbee, who commanded the
bar;leship Maine, was secretly mar
ried a New York Nov. 26, 1898, TO Bal
four Kerr a young artist.
=. w MCGuiFe 81 Richmond, InAa
died. He was president Of the Ollie
Mcclure company, and formerly gen
eral manager of the Cincinnati, Hamii-
ton and Dayton Railroad.
Reports received by the director of
the mint show that so far this season
the amount Of gold received at Seattle
and San Francisco from the Alaskan
gold fields aggregates S7,600.000.
William NJ. Gearing, one Of Chicago s
oldest residents, was stricken with
paralysis on the steamer Northland
while on his way from Duluth, and is
at Mackinac Island seriously III.
The reports so far received from sub
treasury cities indicate that the can
for gold certificates in exchange Tor
gold coin will be considerably less
than the treasury officials expected.
Rev. Charles VI. Lamson, d. D.,
Hartford Conn, president of the
American board OF commissioners for
foreign missions, died at Johnsbury,
VT. OF neuralgia Of the heart, aged SO.
General Miles has protested TO Secre-
tary Root against eX-Secretary Ayers
order making the spector-General' S
Office a war department bureau under
the sole authority of the secretary OF
war.
The result OF democratic primaries
indicate that John r. Mclean has Sc
cured the Lucas county, Ohio, delega-
ton to the state convention. In con-
tested precincts Mr.. Mclean secured
all delegates.
The engine and a portion or the
southbound Los Angeles express train
on the Southern Pacific railroad were
derailed near Don Palos. Engineer
c. j. Ford was killed and several
passengers Injured.
Mrs. Annie Kroumann was found
dead by her husband at their home on
Ninth avenue, New York, uncOn-
scious with Two fve-inch gashes in
the back of her head. He has been ar
| rested for the murder
The new asphalt paving trust has
secured complete control Of the West
ern Paving and Supply company The
asphalt trust finds itself strongly IN
tienched i'm Chicago. The capital is
placed at S10,000,000 or Sl5,0O0,000,
The steamer Iowa, one of the best
boats on jhe Ohio river, with GOO eX-
cursionists on board, was sunk at the
foot of Slim island five miles below
Mount Vernon, Ind. No lives We're
lost. but there were many narrow es-
capes,
Mrs. Henrhka Bratz and Elder
d. G. Holmes, divine healers" and
officials of DR.. John Alexander Dowies
institution in Chicago we're held 10 the
grand jury By the coroners jury in the
inquest over the death of Mrs. Annetia
Flanders
Marquis Romano, secretary of the
Italian embassy at Washington, has
completed his report on the lynching
of five Italians at Talluah, La He
declares the lyncbing was an act OF
unusual atrocity. without nit eating
circumstances.
Returns from the Cherokee elec-
ton indicate the defeat OF the national
ticket which had the support of the
fun blood element and the election Of
Burlington for principal chief by 1000
majority. The Dawes treaty matter
will not be revived.
Several New York councilmen were
fined 500 each and committed 90 pri-
son until willing TO comply with the
writ Of mandamus ordering them to
authorize the issue of stock TO pay
Contractor Pierce for work done upon
Che new hall Of records
The German and American members
~ the samoan commission, who ar
tsyei .u san Francisco, will come to
Washington for q conference with the
officials The report 0t the commits
s.euegs viii DE referred TO their re-
spegtivt governments.
It is understood taat a combination
VI flour and gemtu. bag manutav.ur-
grs and rope paper makers is under
way The prime mover in the pro-
posed consolidation is said to be the
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