Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-05

on a writ of habeas corpus and then
have the case tried upon its merits.
Kansas City announces that she is
dressed and ready with her big new
convention hail. Mr.. Bryan will not
attend. Interest now centers upon the
vice presidential selection, with David
b. Hill as the principal person under
discussion.
The buildings and trestles of the
Consumers Coal and Ice company, at
Bayonne, ~ Y, occupying an entire
city block, were destroyed by fire.
rhe loss Is 100000. 1t is believed
the fire started from spontaneous com
bustion in the icehouse.
r. Benton Fargo, brother OF j. G.
Fargo, president OF the American Ex
press company, and of VIM. c. Fargo,
founder of the Wells-Fargo Express
company, is dead in New York, aged
G7 years. He spent several years in
the west developing the express bust
ness.
Richard Croker resumed the active
leadership of Tammany Hall, reliev-
ing John f. Carroll. The boss talked
with his lieutenants, looked after the
arrangements for the Kansas City trip
and predicted the election of Bryan
largely on the Issue of anti-imperlal-
ism.
Broken in health and spirits, ex-
Governor w s. Taylor of Kentucky
started for Niagara Falls. He was ac-
companied by Mrs. Taylor, and four
detectives followed close at their
heels. Two of the officers represent
the state of Kentucky and bear war
rants for the arrest Of Mr.. Taylor upon
charges growing out of the assassina-
| tion of Goebel.
Lady Curzon, vicerine of India, writ
| ing to S. ID. Eldridge Of the Chicago
India famine relief committee, says;
"rhe famine is greater in its intensity
over the areas afflicted than at any
previously recorded visitation. Fewer
persons will die, yet incomparably
more persons are suffering. The re-
| lief committee has distributed $500
| uUu III OuSu ' al lOuo NilbLhClo'
The Chicago hricklayers union with
drew from the building trades council
and entered into a three-year working
agreement with the contractors, pro-
viding for arbitration of differences
without interference from any other
organization. Employers regard this
action as the beginning of the end Of
the building tleup, but other unions
say they will keep up the fight. Build
ing trades trouble has affected 10000
workingmen, of whom $4,000 are now
! idle, and 1900 contractors; wages loss,
! $l2,000,0 00 contracts in allegiance, S15,-
GOO, 600 contractors loss, 100000;
assaults committee, $780, fatal assaults,
5.
The Illinois democratic state conven-
ton took only an hour and a half to
complete its ticket and adopt plat
form. Elmer a Perry of Brown for
lieutenant governor, j j O'Donnell
OF Bloomington for secretary of state,
e. b. Parsons of Shawneetown for
auditor NJ f. Dunlap for treasurer,
and j. A Todd OF Chicago for attor-
ney general is the ticket which
samuel Alschuler of Aurora heads for
governor The platform reafirmed
the Chicago platform without specific
mention of l6 to l, opposed trusts in a
plank similar to that of Philadelphia,
denounced the currency bill, the Porto
Rican tariff boer war and Imperialism;
favored an isthmian canal, postal saw
ings banks, municipal ownership, and
| direct legislation and instructed for
| Bryan.