Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-09-20

Ruysdaels famous painting, SilenuS
Somnolens, was stolen en- route from
Naples to New York.
Woolley and a party OF prohibition
speakers Will start on special train
for tour Of northwest.
General Joseph Wheeler was placed
on the retired list having reached the
age Of Ga, the service limit.
A Louisville girl, missing for six
months, has been earning her living as
a stable boy and horse jockey.
Anna Doag, of Millerton, n. Y, pre-
fers poverty to legacy of $4,000 and
home left her by her employer.
Thieves robbed South Evanston
private bank in the afternoon by work
ing an old game on the proprietor.
Frederick S. Kent pioneer teleg-
rapher of the days Samuel b. Morse,
died suddenly of apoplexy in Chicago.
Rev. Dr. Gunsaulus' new church at
IS Washington street Chicago, is to be
twelve stories high and TO cost 100000.
The Chicago white stockings chnch-
ed the pennant embematic of the
championship Of the American league.
An excursion steamer with 500 pas
sengers abroad foundered off the coast
OF Massachusetts, but all on board were
saved.
Rev. George C. Lorlmer of fremont
Temple Boston has refused to accept
an increase Of salary offered by his
church.
John Reeder, an old soldier, killed
his wife and himself in New York be-
cause he was Jealous OF two adopted
children.
German Catholic societies voted at
Peoria to join the federation. Nicho-
las Conner, Dubuque, was elected
president.
William j. Meyer, Of Brooklyn, dived
into the mud of Coney Island creek
and, powerless to free himself, met
dreadful death.
Census figures show that the men in
Chicago outnumber the women by
81 1865 The figures are: Males, $751;,
100, females. S20.415,
1t is stated that the annual report of
Comptroller of Currency Dawes viii
show that the United States leads all
other countries in banking.
Leaders of the republican and demo-
cratic campaigns consider fight duh
one and discuss the apathy of the PEG
pie toward politics this year.
1t is said the cost OF changing the
dry docks at the Mare island and
League island yards will involve au
additional expenditure of $4,000.
The annual report OF the Chicago,
Milwaukee & st. Paul road shows the
gross earnings amounted to SAL 1854 6S2
for the year ending June 80, 1900
David Il. Hin introduces resolution
before the New York state democratic
convention denouncing the ice trust
Stanchfeld was named for governor.
President Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers ordered general Strike
in the anthracite region, to take effect
Monday Over 10000 men are af-
fected.
The Western insurance union elected
James NJ Decamp, Cincinnati, presl-
dent; l.. 5, Blackweder, Chicago, vice
president; p. d. McGregor, Chicago,
secretary
Five members of the Duncan Clarks
female minstrel company were killed IN
a train wreck on the Illinois Central at
Mounds, Ill.,, and eleven others fatally
injured
DR. Frank w. Gunsaulus resigned
from the presidency of the Armour
institution, Chicago in order to take
more complete charge of Central
church.
Secretary Thompson. of the National
Glass Company, told the Industrial
Commission that his compauy's prices
are about Is per cent higher here than
abroad.
Tho Central Trust company New
York, began foreclosure proceedings
against the United states Milling COM
pany at Milwaukee, The plan is to
reorganizc.
A corners jury at Lansdal Pa has
held the Reading Railroad company
and several employees responsible for
tho wreck Of the Atlantic City ex-
eursiun train
George thinner, manager Of the
Lexington Neb, telephone exchange.
and companion named Thomas. oil
kelrney We're drowned while attempt
ing TO ford the Loup river.
10 is reported at Frankfort, Ky. that
efforts will be made TO indict Senator
Deboo. Former Governor bradley ana
other prominent Kentuckians for COM
pitc,ty In the Goobel murder.
The closing of the rubber factory inI
Nowtowu. Conn by the rubber trust
viii take from the town its only indus
try and throw more than half the male
population OF the place out Of work
The Abbott reduced the worlds mile
uott.ns TO wagon record ut Charter
Oak Park Hartford. Conn, to 2;05ta.
The former record was 2:O9A, held byI
Lucille and made at Cleveland in 1891
Extremely high winds did great
damage throughout lunols Indiana
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