Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-05-03


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Illinois puDulists nominated this
state ticket Governor, a. G. Van Tyne,
Flora; lieutenant governor j H. Far
ris, Joliet secretary Of sca-o, Edward
Mulloy, Chicago: treasurer, Jacob
Cosad, Fayette auditor w H Banni.
gan. Chicago
The ways and means coml.ittee con
sldefed the resolutions OF Representa-
tiyes Tawney and Grout, Ceiling on
the internal revenue officials for spe-
cife information concerning oIeomar-
garine and voted adversely on both
resolutions
At Middleboro, Ky. county officials
who went to the home of Berry How
ard with warrant for his arrest on
the indictment for the assassination
of William Goebel failed TO find him
at his usual place Of residence in the
mountains
The largest single foreign shipment
of cotton cloth ever made from the
south was forwarded by the Dwight
Cotton Mills, Of Alabama City, Ala
The shipment comprised II carloads
and is destined for points in the
Chinese empire
The state department has informed
Mrs l.. Ruiz, widow of Dr. Ricardo
Ruiz, who was murdered in prison in
Guanabaeoa, Cuba. while a captive
of the Spaniards, that the chair on
which he wrote his last message to
her would be forwarded to her.
President Carroll of the Chicago
Building Trades Council estimates
that 1000 workmen are in actual want,
and, with their families, $500 people
are now in the acute stage of suffer
ing as victims of the strike. Labor
leaders are making plans for relief.
The will Of Rufus Wright, who was
shot and killed in the Leland hotel
Chicago was fled for probate. 1t leaves
to the widow the bulk OF an estate
conservatiyely valued at $500 600 and
may figure up over $1,000 600. The
woman who was with him has been
released
James Redmond, alias Michael Sc
viii, who served with the rough riders
in Cuba and later enlisted in the regu-
lar army and served with the sixth
artillery in the Philippines, reached
Kansas City in irons, charged with
completely in the murder OF Emma
Schumacher.
stephen NJ. Morrill,, ranking officer
OF the board Of bishops of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church, may ask to be
relieved from the active duties of the
episcopacy by the general confer
enee of the church. Failing health
and waning bodily strength are given
as the reasons.
At Allentown, La, William White
has been killed by Jefferson Torson, a
negro employee. Mr. White had an
occasion to reprimand the negro.
While Mr. Whites back was turned
the negro deliberately shot his en-
ployer, killing him instantly The
negro killed himself
AT Frankfort, KY Ex-congressman
David G. Colson, who had been on
trial for four days for the murder OF
Lieut. Ethelbert Scott and Luther w.
Demaree, has been acquitted. Scott
and Demaree were killed by Colson in
a shooting ARRAY in the capital hotel.
hotel, January l6 last
\ Rockaway Beach train killed
Henry Sennett, while his wife escaped
the same fate by being thrown into the
creek According to one eye witness
Of the accident Sennett threw his
wife off the trestle into the creek, be-
ing himself struck by the engine be
fore ne could leap after her
At the Northern New York Metho-
dist conference a resolution was adopt
ed that clerical and lay delegates be
requested to prepare and present to the
coming general conference resolutions
eondemniHg the president and his legal
advisers in setting aside the antican-
teen law passed by congress
The suit of Attorney John T. Cath
ers Of Omaha against Lord Adolphus
Linton OF England and his wife
Phoebe K. q. +. Linton. who was
formerly an American heiress, has
been decided for the plaintiff, SS,40L42
being allowed for legal services rem
dened during the past ten years.
While leading an attack made by
six men on three nou-uniou employees
Of the Bakel-yawter company in Chi.
cago, Peter v Miller leader Of the as.
saulting party of picbets. was shot
and killed by Henry C.. Baster, super
ntendenJ Of The factory. All the as
saulters had 0ludgeons ANA brass
knuckles
At Strouisburg pa. a big brewery
which is being built in this town
against the wishes OF the Women's
Christian Temperance Union and
other temperance workers, was struck
by lightning. When this became
known IL was -nmpm hprad that Rav,