Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-07-25
GENERAL EVENTS BY WIRE.
Matters Of Interest from All Parts Of
the World Condensed
Into Briefets.

| system Of artillery and has ordered %
complete batteries from Germany.
Lork Kitchener has committed the
sentence of death passed on "a Boer
prisoners to penal servitude for life at
| Bermuda
| The st. Louis exposition officials
are seeking to have boundaries of the
Louisiana purchase clearly defined.
Consular reports indicate that in the
Transvaal there will soon be a demand
for various railroad material
The latest combination to be formed
is Of flint glass bottle makers. There
are about fifty manufacturers Of glass
bottles in the United States and every
one was brought into the combination
at meeting held on July 18th. The
capitalization Is $4,000, 900.
The London Mail says of American
beef: 1T Is bought by the best butchers
in London and throughout the coun-
try, but rarely sold openly and frankly
and honestly for what it is. 1t is as
good as, and usually In better condition
for the table than prime English or
Scotch"
ChicagO's mayor has ordered 20 per
cent reduction in city expenses to meet
the crisis caused by the law assess
ment of property. This decrease will
represent a saving of 100000. The
board of review added $7,500,000 to the
assessment.
A federal judge at Indianapolis has
ruled that betting on the future price
of commodities Is not betting on a
game under the Indiana law and money
so lost in that state can not be recov-
cred. The ruling was on the suit Of
James Boyce Of Muncie, Ind, to recov-
er $43.449 from the Odell Commission
company of Cincinnati.
Crazed by the intense heat and de-
spondent over crop prospects, Andrew
Putnam of Luverne. Mimi, committed
suicide Wednesday by drinking car
bolic acid. He leaves wife and chill
dren
Robert Cook. Charles Swisher and
Charles Scott were killed by lightning
Wednesday at Arthur, Ill, while seek
ing shelter in barn from severe
storm. Three others in the barn were
knocked senseless.
1t is rumored at Moscow that Sena-
tor w. A. Clark of Montana. during his
recent trip to Europe, went to st. Pc
tersburg and Moscow, incognito, with
certain unnamed count and invested
10 900, 900 rubles in the Ural copper
mines.
During a heavy electric storm We'd
nesday night several houses in the
country near Tallahassee. Fla, were
struck by lightning. Four persons were
killed and one injured.
Christian Scientists, who began mis-
sionary work in London five years ago.
have a church and membership OF 400
in the metropolis.
Governor of Nebraska has been de-
nounced for paroling J. s. Barley the
defaulting state treasurer, who caused
a loss Of $500.0O0 to state funds.
The Bank of England has announced
the withdrawal of the issue OF $4,000
900 in Indian 3 per cent stock owing
to the inadequacy of subscription. The
notice of the issuance of this stock
was given by the Bank of England
July II. 1t was not redeemable before
October 5. 194S.
Alfred Claggett. once noted for his
immaculate dress and recognized as an
authority on gastronomy, was arrested
in New York. because he was unable
to take care of himself
Official announcement Of the oI-gani-
alton OF the Standard Table Oilcloth
company was made at New York. The
company is capitalized at $4,000. 900.
and will take over the large plants in
Buchanan. ~ Y: in New Jersey;
Newark, n. j.; Akron, Ohio; Youngs-
town, Ohio, and Norrstown, Penn,
The Cleveland city board of equali-
cation, majority of the members OF
which were appointed by Mayor John
son. has increased the taxable value
of the Cleveland City railway better
known as the Little Consolidated Sys-
TEN. from S595,o00 returned by the
company to s6,000,000.
Elsie Hirtz, aged IA, and Fannie
Griffin, aged II years, were drowned at
Lacrosse. Wis, Tuesday night while
bathing.
| The commissioners of Brown County,
| Ind, refused to grant liquor license
| to Schuyler Pool. The latter will ap-
| peal to the circuit court. Residents
of the county say ii a saloon is started
4 they will blow 1t up.
| Francis Burton of Dumont, Colo,
| charged with getting $4,000 on false
I claim from the New York Central rail-
road, was held for the grand jury at
! Boston.
| Mrs. William Brown of Lima, o.,
/ found her husband in a gambling house
and he struck her on the head with a
| chair fracturing her skull. She will
| probably die.
The Buffalo exposition managers ask
| the trunk lines to make still greater
reductions In rates.
/ The United States consul at Tener-
( life. Canary Islands, has filed petition
/ in bankruptcy.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Sehr fell out of a
/ window IN Chicago while talking with
/ a ueighbor and broke her neck,