Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-06


tady, n. Y. A great number of alumni
were present from all over the coun-
try. A ball was attended by many SO
ciety people from New York, Washing
ton and other cities,
Illinois has forty-fye cities with a
population between 5000 and 25,000
and ninety-five between 1000 and
5000. Oklahoma grew ga per cent.
and now has 39S,245; Washington,
518,103 North Dakota, 319,146; New
Mexico, 1850; South Dakota, 4Ol,-
$40; Tennessee, 2,020,616
Captain Edward r. Strong has been
placed on the retired list of the navy
with the rank of rear admiral. Cap
tain Strong recently was in command
of the monitor Monadnock, on the
Asiatic station, and his health broke
down while on that duty.
A. Sato, lately first secretary of the
Japanese legation at Berlin, has ar
rived in Washington, en- route to
Mexico where he will become Japan
csc minister, He will be succeeded at
Berlin by Mr. Nabeshima, the present
first secretary in Washington.
Details of the veteran corps OF ar
tillery of the military society of 1872
in New York raised flags over the
block-house in Central park and in
Battery park. The event vas in com
memoration of evacuation day. the
day that the British troops left New
York
At MI Aerson, Kas., five firemen
We're seriously injured in fire which
burned the Merchants hotel The
building collapsed burying them in the
ruins. The injured are Ed Maltby
Dick Wilson, Theodore Brantano, Joe
Perritt and Stuart Baird, injured in
ternally.
Mr.. Jenner the British umpire in the
arbitration of the case OF Robert H.
May, an American citizen, against the
government of Guatemala, has rem
dercd a judgment in favor of the
claimant to the amount Of $4,000.
May had been dispossesscd of a rail
way contract.
w, II. Moore and fifteen other mem
bers of committee appointed at the
recent good roads congress have
called on Secretary Wilson of the agri-
cultural department and urged that he
recommend an appropriation of $780,
600 for the roads inquiry bureau of
his department
George A. Scofeld, 60, manager of
the bank of New Brunswick, at ST.
John, n B., for the past II years, died
Under his management the institution
has so prospered that its stock now
sells at higher rate than any banking
institution in Canada. Mr.. Schofeld
was born in England.
The United States cruiser Yosemite
was lost in typhoon which swept
Guam island Nov 10. The ship was
INJURIES. Five seamen persisted The
scuttled and abandoned after serious
island was devastated, two towns
wiped out, hundreds of natives killed,
and vegetation destroyed by salt
water.
In Chicago Phillips made private
settlements with a number of shorts
and after bidding 80 cents for 25,000
bushels of corn, unloaded $4,000
bushels, from that price down to A.
cents. Then there was rush to sell
and the price went to Al cents.
Phillips profits to date are estimated
at $4,000,
In New York action has been taken
by the board of walking delegates
which is equivalent to a declaration Of
war against the building trades coun-
ell and the resumption of an extensive
series of building trades strikes, in
terrupted about a year ago, pending
negotiations for harmony between the
two bodies
The annual report of John Knox
Taylor, the supervising architect Of
the treasury, shows that one year ago
the Office had under its control 319
completed public buildings, inclusive
of marine hospitals and quarantine
stations During the last year eight
completed buildings have been added
to the list,
The census gives Nebraska a popu-
lation of 1,06S,534, an increase of less
than / per cent: Texas 8,04S71o;
Oregon. 1856; Utah, 276749; Mon
tana, 242.S29; Virginia, l,S541S4;
Maryland, 1,190,05O; Kansas, 1870
4o5; Nevada, 42,235; West Virginia,
95S.SQO; Missouri S.10G,G55; Mississ.
iDpi, 1.551.2I0.
Governor Stone et Pennsylvania has
the extradition to Ohio Of
Albert Arnold, who is undcr arrest IN
Allegheny City, Pa, on a charge OF hay
lrg swiudled Clinton county cattle.
men out Of $4,000 Arnold. it is al
legged bought cattle and paid for
theta in check on an Allegheny City
bank where he had funds
A jury at Cleveland returned a YER
dict Of murder in the first degree
against Edward Ruthven colored. who
shot and killed Patrolmau John
Shippe. while committing a burglary
in May. Ruthyen was inclosed in an
iron cage while or trial and was con