Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-12-20

The exchange bank, Shanesyille, O."
was robbed of $500 by five safe-bloW-
ers. who escaped on a handcar
The sultan sent a quantity of cigar
cites to the crew of the United States
battleship Kentucky at Smyrna.
The committee of 100 appointed by
the Civic Federation, to fight vice in
New York, opened headquarters.
The Illinois Stats Zeitung, with
ground and building, was sold to Mrs.
Marguerite Raster for 100000.
Congressman Robert X. Hit an
nounced his candidacy Tor the United
States senatorship in Illinois.
The contempt case against the
Standard Oil company in Ohio was dis
missed by the state supreme court.
Republicans in the house notified
the brewers that no further reduction
of the war tax on beer will be made.
Justice Andrews Of New York SUI
preme court held that midnight was
late enough for woman to stay out
The steamer Mary Mills, together
with the dock and warehouse , at
Sturgeon Bay, Wis. was destroyed by
fire
The pardon of Gen. A. f. Marsh Of
Michigan by Governor Pingree, is de-
clared by Attorney General Oren to be
void
President Mckinley and eX-Presi-
dent Harrison met at a dinner given
by Justice Harlan of the supreme
court.
Robert r. Tighe, who established
the first telegraphic system in South
America Is dead at his home in New
York.
Allerton Merritt, $40 week clerk,
Is accused Of stealing $4,000 from the
Weehawken Wharf company, New
York.
Ute Indians are threatening to mas
sacre the whites at White Rock
agency Utah, and troops have been
sent
Mrs Lucy a. Carpenter, wife of Ira
s. Carpenter, business manger of the
Michigan City News, died at Laporte,
Ind.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary l.. Nc
Lean, mother of Mrs. Dewey, was at
tended only by relatives of the de
ceased
Girls at the University of Chicago
complain Of the monotony of the bill
of fare consisting of hash, eggs and
toast
The will of Frances Il. Ogden dis
poses of an estate of S7S40O0 among
charitable institutions and over forty
legatees,
Farmers in AtChison county, kas.
will pillow up their wheathelds on ac.
count of the depredations of the Hes
sian fly
Albert Bernard was arrested at War
saw Ind, for tearing up a note signed
by himself when it was presented for
payment.
Two robbers nearly killed postal
clerk on the Cotton Belt train at Bias
sett, Tex, and plundered the mail
pouches.
The purchase of the Chicago and
Grand Trunk 10y the Grand Trunk of
Canada was ratified by London share
holders
The Baltimore Presbytery has
gone on record as favoring a revision
Of the confession of faith by a vote
of AZ to "a
1t is rumored that Iowa and Min.
nosota will not have place on the Uni.
yersity of Chicagos football schedule
another season.
Peter Wallcrt who killed his wife
and four step.daughters near Hender-
son, Mimi, was sentenced to be
hanged
Survivors Of the sixth army corps
protested against the name of Robert
e. Lee appearing in the New York
Hall of Fame
Archbishop Ireland and Bishop Nc
Kendrlck spoke before the senate
committee against abolition Of the
army cauteen
Representative Burlcigh of Maine
introduced a new plan to fix the ratio
of congressman, making the total
membership 3S7.
The federal board of engineers re.
ports as impracticable the plan for
deep waterway from the lakes to the
Mississippi river
Thomas W. Lawson gave George
Lawlcy OF Boston am order to build
him cup defender Crowuin-shield
will design the boat
\ jury in the district court of Des
Moiues, la, in the case of Mrs.
Charles kuhu accused her Of poison.
ing her husband
Reciprocity treaties are arranged
with Nicaragua, Ecuador, the pomini,
can Republic and with Denmark for
the island of st. CroiN.
DR. Claul Thompson of Athens, O.,
secured a verdict Of $40 against Mau-
rice Lowenstine for alternating his
w.fo's affections
Mrs Jennie Broadbeut. witness in
p Dcs Monies divorce suit. was prob
ably fatally shot Tho pDIica think