Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-03-29

farm buildings were destroyed rLe
loss is heavy
Railroads hesitate to push claims
against the government for the trans
portation OF troops during the war.
Lawyers say a suit might reveal the
fact that the roads violated the laws
by making pool
The body Of Rev. Thomas X Beeeher
of Elmira, who died last week, was in
cinerated at the Buffalo crematory In
accordance with the oft-expressed wish
of Mr.. Beecher, no ceremonies what
ever We're held
Miss Maude Adams. in gold, Will oc-
cupy prominent station in the Palais
de fOptique during the Paris EXPOSE
ton. A gold statue OF her, weighing
7l2 pounds, was cast in bronze
foundry of New York
War claims filed by church and
kindred societies for damages sus-
tanned during the civil war are in a fair
way to be settled. The house commit
tee on claims has favorably reported
bill for their adjustment
At indianapolis Peter Schwartz. Jr.,
aged 9 years, Is under arrest on the
charge OF murder In quarrel he
threw piece OF brick, which struck a
companion of about the same age above
the left ear, resulting in death.
The New York senate passed the as
so + y,,.
assembly bill forhidding the corpora
ton counsel OF New York to confess
judgment without a concurrence OF
other officials, was passed, SO to 10.
At Sioux Falls, Elizabeth TOTS
Struble editor Of the Nautilus Christian
Science newspaper, pleaded guilty to
sending obscene literature through the
mails and was fined 5000. Mrs. Struble
refused TO pay and was taken to Jail.
During the trip of the French liner
La Gascogne from Havre TO New
York a special lookout was kept
for the French line freighter Paulllac,
but she was not sighted The Paulliac
has crew of 10 and a cargo valued at
$4,000, 900.
William H. Croker has offered to
defray the expenses Of sending out a
party from the Lick observatory to OBJ
serve the total eclipse OF the sun May
2S. The party vii. be headed by AS
tronomers W w. Carmbel1 ara C. D..
Perine
Miss Mary Trimble Lawrence, the
sculptor, whose best-known work is a
statue Of Columbus which stood at the
head of the court of honor at the Chi
cago worlds fair, was married to Fran
co.'s Michael roneti also a sculptor OF
note
]. f Allen OF New Orleans recently
bought 100000 ADHESION tickets from
the authorities Of the Paris exposi-
ton He will scatter men in uniform
about the exposition city and through
them dispose Of his tickets. whica cost
him sl50000
A $50 100000 syndicate OF which
j ~ Huston ex-treasurer Of the
United states Is the head, has taken
UP the work Of constructing a canal
across che Rayonue peninsula, from
New York bay to Newark bay and
thence to South Newark, n j.
fhe Astoria tOregon) council passed
an ordinance providing a bounty of
cents a head for all dead rats delivered
to the chief OF police This action Il
taken as precautionary measure
against possible appearance Of The
plague arising from ships coming from
infected ports
August Belmont. head Of the syndl.
cate that is backing John y Mcdonald
contractor for the New York Rapid
Transit tunnel has placed an iusur.
ance policy for $2.0o0,000 on Mr.
MeDonald's life to secure Mr. McDon
AIDS hackers IN case he should die
within FIVE years
When Mrs Hetty Green. the multi.
millionaire. was asked concerning the
report that her daughter is to marry
the Duke De Ia Tore of Spain. sh,
Enthusiastically replied ia rather
my daughter would marry good
wide-awake newspaper reporter thar
any duke in the world
The Rumford medal OF the American
Academy Of Arts aud Sciences has beer
awarded To Charles t Brush of Cieve
land II is given for exceptionally val
Iuable researches and development.
along the lines OF heat and tight Mr.
Brush won il by the discovery aud De
Ivelopment OF the electric are lamp
The remains OF the late Colonel r p
Wallace of the 37th infantry arriyec
from Fort Huarhuca. Ari, where he
died. as a result Of wounds received IN
the Philippines. rhe body viii lie II
state at the Auditorium and be buried
with military honors Indications art
for the largest funeral in the history
Of the state.
The Chicago city council has passed
the mandatory tunnel ordinance by q
unanimous vote Il requires the stree