Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-27

OF LABOR, ana Ii. Ii. l4uSK, eXslHe HlDer
Of the New Zealand parliament, az to
the right Of worknIen TO strike.
DR.. G. a Miller instructor in mathe-
mates at Cornell university. has re-
ceived a prize of $50 from the scien-
tifc academy If Cracow, Austria, for
his work in the theory of gIoups. This
theory is one of the most modern
branches of pure mathematics.
The National Civil Service Reform
League elected President Daniel Gil
man Of Johns Hopkins university presi-
dent. and adopted resolutions express
| ing regret that Carl Sohurz had felt
compelled to decline reelection after
eight years Of Jealous and efficient
service
In New York new charges have been
preferred against District Attorney
Asa Bird Gardiner 1t is alleged in
general that the district attorney has
interfered with and hindered the at
torney generals office in the prosecu-
ton of cases wherein violations Of the
election laws are charged
Professor Frederick Starr of the
/ University Of Chicago leaves for
six months trip among the unknown
tribes of MEXICO The trip will in
cmde 500 miles of horseback riding.
| This is Professor STAIRS twelfth trip
to Mexico and he expects to complete
| his studies on the Mexican Indian
Eight carloads Of partly spoiled
bananas. lying in storage at the Iii
nois Central ffeighthouse have been
condemned by the Chicago health
authorities and ordered destroyed.
The condition is the outcome of the
war between the banana dealers and
The alleged trust the local dealers re-
fusing to buy fruit
At Cleveland. fire almost destroyed
the big plant Of the Brown Hosting
and Conveying Machine company.
Property estimated to be worth over
/ 100000 was consumed, and 1.l00
worllmen thrown out of employment.
The Elwell-Parker company, also in
the building, had a loss Of 100000,
covered by Insurance.
At Akron, Ohio, the.natural gas sup
7 ~. id4iFih Oii q lA#iNli Nfts anu AOl a
considerable time there was great
suffering. The day was the coolest
of the winter. Later the supply
again failed and then came back In
number of houses the valves had
been left open and several families
were partially asphyxiated.
A special from Bonneville, Ind
says John Rollo, the third of the col
ored men implicated in the murder Of
Hollie Simons, was hanged to a tree
in the courthouse yard by mob of
about 900 men from Rcckport Not
shot was fired, and everything was
conducted as quietly as If the eXecu.
ton had been one under the sanction
of the law.
At Philadelphia, Judge Mcpherson
filed an opinion in the United States
circuit court in favor of the Isaiah y.
Williamson estate. for a large sum
representing legacy tax under the
War Revenue act. lie ordered judg-
ment against the government for
$t93 ,92740, the amount OF var tax
paid, with interest Mr. Williamson
left an estate worth $25,000,000,
The citizens Of Sing Sing turned out
in the largest number ever assembled
at public meeting in the village and
with but one dissenting voice directed
the officers of the meeting to petition
the Legislature to change the name OF
the village from Sing Sing to Ossin
ing Wafer Commissioner Jphn r.
Johnson declared the name Sing Sing
was synonymous with prison"
The National Live Stock association
will make an effort 10 defeat the Grout
oleomargarine bill. which has recently
passed the house and is now pending
in the senate 1t is claimed that II
it should become a law the stockmen
Of the west will lose from So to 81 on
every steer they market They also
claim that the only people interested
directly in this law is the butter trust