Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-04-12


EMBELLISHMENTS are established
At New Orleans Julius l.. Moves, the |
bogus Captain Clarke, who several
weeks ago married Miss Bertha Warn
ken of Cincinnati, was tried and con
victed in the United States circuit
court.
Jones & Loughllns operating the
American Iron and Steel works, and
Laughlin & Co, furnace men, have
consolidated at Pittsburg. The capt
tai stock Of the new concern is $780,
600 900
A national Bible congress, under the
auspices Of the American Society of
Religious Education, will be held in
Foundry NJ e. church, Washington,
d. c., beginning on the 18th inst. and
closing on the 10Th.
At Wagner, 7. r., Tom Gaylor
while intoxicated shot Night Watch
man HUMPHREYS. Dick ketcher and
two men named Brown and Scott
Humphries is not expected to live
Gaylor is still at large.
The republicans carried Rhode Is
land in the annual election, William
Gregory of North Kingstown being
elected governor over Nathan NJ. Lit
tlefeld Of Pawtucket, his democratic
opponent, by $500 plurality.
At Menominee, Mich. the Spies
building was destroyed by ire. The
total loss TO building and firms is es-
timated at 100000. Fireman Albert
Brice was struck by falling tele-
graph pole and badly injured.
At Wabash Ind, Miss Iva Beck
brought suit for $4,000 damages each
against Webster Lockbridge and John
Lock bridge, who she alleges, charged
her with improper conduct and have
seriously injured her reputation.
The American Wooden company has
created sensation among jobbers
throughout the country by the formal
announcement that the company is
unable to fill at present more than
so per cent Of the orders on its books
The German steamer Wllhelmina,
which is about to sail from Philadel-
phia for Yokohama and Vladiyostock,
viii carry 5000 tons Of American
machinery, including 81 Baldwin loco
motives for the Chinese Eastern rail-
way.
Representative Underwood OF Ala
bama, the democratic whip. has tele-
graphed all absent democratic mem
bers OF the house to come to Washing
ton at once and remain until the vote
upon the Porto Rican tariff bill has
been taken
The executicve committee of the
bureau of American republics held a
meeting for the purpose of formally
initiating the movement for the second
pan-American congress, to be held in
the City Of Mexico. Secretary Hay
presided
Controller Dawes has authorized
the organization Of the First National
bank OF Eleyeth, Mimi, with a capt.
tai Of $4,000 and c. A. Whitman of
Tower W J. Smith. G w Wallace,
d. H. Bayou and w L. Harwood are
named as incorporators.
At Danbury Conn, piece of paper
which Mrs. Tanner L. Bailey of South
east New York found in a secret COM
partment Of an old desk which she
purchased at an auction, proved to be
q will bequeathing her an estate valued
at nearly $4,000
The Spanish-American Salt company
has filed articles of incorporation at
Trenton, n J. The common capital
stock is stated to be $3,50OOOO By
means OF this combination, the Ma
tional salt company, it is said adds to
its territory Spain and Italy
Representative Barry has introduced
in the house bill to regulate the
charges upon sleeping cars. 1t pro
vides that not more than one-third Of
one cent per mile shall be charged for
the use OF lower berths. and that the
fare for upper berths shall not be more
than one-quarter of / cent per mile.
Richard A. Candeld, the New York
proprietor Of big gambling-houses in
the metropolis and at Saratoga and
Newport has filed suit in the st
Louis circuit court against James r.
Drummond. Jr, and Harrison T..
Drummond, the wealthy heirs Of the
great Drummoud estate. to force the
collection OF $4,000 which he claims
TO have advanced to James T. Drum
mond
Admiral Dewey declared himself a
democrat and made the Interesting
disclosure that he never voted in his
life. Few newspapers and politicians
take his candidacy seriously, and
scarcely any favor his selection. Chair
man Jones suggests Dewey as a run
ming mate for Bryan The friends of