Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-02-22

tories which is complete and
which will be presented in the house
is -.dopted.
Something of squabble has arisen
between the American and Turkish
commissioners at Paris over the action
Of the latter in insisting on construct
ing kiosk so as to partially shut off
the American building from the view
Of visitors.
AT Omaha Frederick S. Kelly, for
merly an employe of a prominent in
surance company, but who left about
two years ago, when his defalcations.
amounting to about $4,000, were about
to be discovered, has been arrested in
San Francisco.
AT Chicago the Western Foundry
Works were destroyed by fire here.
The loss is estimated at $4,000, COW
cred by insurance The offices and
contents were saved and the flames
prevented from spreading to an addi-
ton just completed.
The abolition of special rates on
pulp wood shipments to United States
by the Grand Trunk railway com
pletes the shutting off of American
supplies from the Canadian raw ma
terial supply In consequence the
price of paper will rise,
The Michigan (Bel) Telephone com
pany, which recently absorbed various
independent companies in that state.
has voted to increase its capital stock
from s2,500,000 100000 More
than two-thirds of the stock was rep
resented at the meeting
Consul General Stowe at Cape Town
serves notice on American manufactur-
ers that as soon as the war in south
Africa is over there will be a boom
which will afford many opportunities
for the Introduction of American goods
and American enterprises.
PostmasteT-General Smith re-
quested the passage of a bill which
shall permit merchants and business
men generally to send out return enve-
lopes, the postage to be paid on their
return. The scheme is simply an en-
largement of the postage due" plan.
The trial Of Chief Engineer Nc
Donald OF the transport Mahauense,
charged with neglect and incompe-
tency. has commenced before the Brit
ish consul at San Francisco. The in
quiry was ordered by the English con-
sui, as Mcdonald is a British subject.
At San Francisco Major G. w Ruth
ers denies the charges preferred
against him by Jay G. Holland, a gov
eminent detective, who charges the
major with having sold to the c. b.
Rogers company Of Jacksonville, Fla,
215.000 pounds of government bacon
for $4,000
New York fagmakers have been as
tonished during the past month by a
sudden increase in the demand for the
ensign of the Transvaal Republic.
Manufacturers attributed this fact to
the added enthusiasm and confidence
inspired in boer sympathizers by re
cent victories.
Speaking of China as a commercial
force, President I've OF the University
OF California in an interview said.
Let them once acquire instruction
from the western world in the metal
arts, and they will be able wiCn their
genius to revoluti1ni2e the commerce
'of the globe
At Williamsburg, Kan. Frank D.
Allen died from an overdose of NOR
phne taken TO produce sleep. Mr..
Allen was a well-known newspaper
man, having been connected With pa
.pers at Chicago, Omaha and Audubon
Iowa. His father is one of the WEALTH.
est stockmen in Iowa.
News has been received by the Luth-
eran Publication Society of the death
at Monrovia, Liberia of Mrs. Leanna
T. Simon, wife of Rev. J. u, Simon
and Mrs Emma d. Beck wife Of Rev
VIII NJ Beck both of whom were do
ing missionary work at the Mullen
berg mission in Africa.
Congressman Lester has been chal-
lenged TO fight a duel by r, Grant Dali
ton OF Omaha as the most available
friend of r. y. Hodges, a resident Of
the Transvaal. who recently wrote
letter to the congressman denouncing
the English Lester will pay no at
tention to the challenge.
At Canton, Ohio. four masked men
entered the home OF Mrs Maria 5.
Saxton. an aunt of Mrs Mckinley.
Daniel Shaker a brother OF Mrs Sax
ton. was awakened. but was prevented
giving an alarm by a revolver thrust
in his face The robbers escaped with
q small amount of booty.
J. Gnp,n pyle editor of The Seattle
Post-Intglligencer, for many years
editorial writer on the ST. Paul Pion-
eer-Press and later editor of the
Globe. was married 20 Miss
Annie Walker Sanborn for several
years associate editor Of the Pioneer
Press. at the home Of the bride in St
Paul
rhe French freight steamer Four
MEL. which arrived today from Bor-
daux and Hayre, rescued at sea on
Jan. 80, the captain and crew OF the