Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-11-29

republican state committee of Maine
Friends think he may succeed Hanna
as chairman of the national commit
tee.
Unless circumstances warrant an ex-
tension of time it is hardly likely that
the battleship Kentucky will remain
at Smyrna, Turkey, more than five
days
Leonard NJ. Nash. a Princeton fresh
man, fell from the top of the water
tower which he was climbing with
another student and was instantly
killed.
The Grain Dealers National asso-
citation in convention at indianapolis
adopted the resolution urging con-
gross to repeal the documentary
stamp law
The board of police commissioners
of New York has decided to formulate
charges against Inspector Cross and
Captain Herlihy in connection with the
vice crusade.
Division over high" and "low"
ritual is likely to cause split in Episco-
pal diocese of Fond du Lac, Wis. The
secession of Trinity church, Oshkosh,
is threatened.
The federal supreme court, five
jueuces to four, decided in favor of
Tennessee's law forbidding the sale
or giving away OF cigarettes within
that state
The American Ice Company's direc-
tors are not required to appear before
tho referee appointed by the attorney
general, according to a decision in the
supreme court at Albany, N. Y.
1t is expected that the river and
harbor, army reorganization and reap
portionment bills win be put through
the house 50 as to be ready for the
senate after the holiday vacation.
The scale board factory at Linden
Vile, O., together with all its contents,
was destroyed by fire. There is no
insurance. Only one other factory Of
the kind exists in the United States.
David Hcnnessy, accused Of attempt
ing to murder the Corneille family at
Bay Shore, New York, by firing
through the window, was found dead in
vacant house near by having com
mitted suicide.
In the criminal court at Washington,
D. c., verdict Of ! cent damages was
rendered in the case brought by w. T.
Ferguson, a colored man, against p, g.
Chase for $4,000 damages for election
from a theater.
Chairman Hawley and Mr. Proctor
senior republican member, OF the
senate committee on military affairs
said they believed congress would pass
bill giving the president discretion
as to size of army.
A body believed to be that of Capt
Jesse Muncey was discovered in q
swamp near Breslau, L. l., The cap
tain disappeared from Babylon last
Christmas and a reward of $1,000 was
offered for a clue to his Whereabouts.
The ocean liner Kaiser Wilhelm del
| Crosse arrived at New York two days
late after a stormy trip, A succession
| OF mishaps ended with grounding on
the harbor bar. a coal trimmer com
mtted suicide and a collision was
/ barely avertod.
At the New York chamber Of com
merce banquet Postmaster General
/ Smith defined the Administration
aim as trade expansion and CONNER
cial supremacy, and Bishop William
Lawrence assailed trusts as the mod
ern bandits"
The census gives Illinois a popula-
tion Of 4,S31 500, an increase of $685.
1919, or % per cent in ten years, being
TIE largest In the history of the state
Rhode Islands population is 42S,556;
Florlda's, 5aS,542.
Hiram W. Sibley Of Rochester, N. Y.
has sold to former United States
Senator W. f. Villas of Wisconsin pine
lands in St. Louis and Lake counties
Minnesota, for 100000. This is the
largest pine land deal in the northwest
this fail
Lotto Radcliffe, an actress fifteen
years old. died in the House of the
Good Shepherd, New York, after her
parents had yaiuly tried to reclaim
her. Her father Dr. Charles p
M 'Aatit llb ItA bE@tA Asla ktAA 1t.hA 81 yin
her mother, became reconcilod to his
wife ever the girls coffin
a storm caused numerous disasters
on the great lakes, several vessels
being sunk, driven ashore, or badly
crippled. Several persons we're
drowned. Ohio, Colorado and Utah
were swept by o hurricane which
wrecked hundreds of buildings Colo
lado Springs was left in darkness and
emit of from communication The
ron of victims of the storm ia Teuuas.
sec ana Mississippi is 20 and 81 In
iuyel, with many districts not heard
from.
FOREIGN
The new steamer Fife. worth $780,