Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-09

Jose y. htCFtlOt pltSlueHt Vi Tue
Chamber Of Commerce of Panama,
died in New York, aged II years,
Edward Erie Poor, ex-president OF
the National Park Bank, New York,
died at Liverpool aged SO years.
Otto Pennington of Eldora, Iowa,
killed his wife, tried to Stay J. f.
kirkpatrick and family, and escaped.
Miss Irene Ashby, socialist of
London, England, in a speech at Hull
house, lauded the morality of Bressi's
purpose.
Withdrawals from the Building
Trades council and rumors of similar
impending actions frighten the labor
leaders.
Buffalo Ril's wild west show was
run into by a freight train near
Detroit, one man being killed and
nine injured.
In Goebel murder trial the motion
for instruction for acquiual was over
ruled. Defendant Cabel Powers testl-
fed in own behalf.
The mysterious disappearance of the
historic table that has been used At
three republican national convention
is pulling people.
The annual report Of the commits
sioner OF pensions shows 999,528
names on the rolls, an increase Of
900 during the year.
Hyde Park is suffering from the dep
relations of gang of burglars, ana
so far the police have not found any
clew to the criminal.
Members of the house river anG
harbors committee will inspect lake
ports and western rivers, expecting to
reach Chicago on Aug. 20.
Mrs. James l.. Hughes told mothers
congress she would not teach children
doctrines nor catechisms. Mrs. Ida j.
Harvey was elected president
Twenty girls and thirty men in
peril in fire in Carpenter ship chand-
lery; narrow escapes for employees and
flremen; HOperty loss, $4,000.
Chicago mission boards get mes
sages and letters from representatives
in China announcing the safety OF
many Of the religious ENJOYS.
Johnny Nelson, the Chicago cycist,
defeated Jimmy Michael in a twenty
mile paced race at Charles River
park, Boston, by five yards.
The Hyde Park Protective associa-
ton decided to rush prosecution OF
Inspector Hunt and other officers con-
nected with the blind pig" case.
Scores OF families in southwestern
fexas were rendered homeless by
floods. Crops and other property have
been destroyed and a public appeal for
aid is made.
A party of Minneapolis and Duluth
elevator and flour men who have
agreed in placing the wheat yield OF
Minnesota and the Dakotas' at no.
100000 bushels.
John D. Rockefeller's 100000 gift to
Wellesley was accepted after vigorous
objection from some members Of the
faculty, who didn't want trust
money taken,
three persons are dead in the nome
of J. A. Norris, near Harvey, Ill.,, ana
four others seriously i'll as a result OF
eating tOadstOOls which they mistook
for mushrooms.
Roger Wolcott, former governor of
Massachusetts, accepted the tender Of
the position of ambassador to Italy, to
succeed Mr. Draper lie will assume
his duties in the fall
The rumor of Cuban postal frauds
may result In arrests in the pUstotiice
Ia New York, where the band thar
robbed the Havana Office is said to
have had accomplices
The N.caraguan government took
possession of the property OF the Mari
time Canal Company because the time
granted to construct the waterway
across Nicaragua expired.
Ridpa,h, the historian, who died in
heprasbyterl2u hospital after alingar-
ing illness, will be taken 10 Newcastle,
Ind. the his-ouuus late home, where
funeral services Will be held
Census experts expect q reduced
ratio Of increase. probably not over
20 per cent Chleag1s population
may he I.76l239; the population of
the United States, 75000.000
At Poplar Bluff, No. Martha Hend-
aichs, aged II, and PAUL Warner, an
eiop.ug couple, los, their lives by
drowning in the Currant river, while
attempting to escape from the girls
angry father
General Black of Chicago and Father
sherman made addresses at Macklnac
gulogizug the work of Pere Marquette.
The meeting Is held TO secure funds for
the erection OF a monument in honrof
Che noted missionary.
Rev Dr Hemon Dyer, a widely
known clergyman and teacher and
for many years secretary of the
Evangelical knowledge Society Of the
Protestant Episcopal church is dead
III New York, aged so years.
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