Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-12-05
FROM NEIGHBORING STATES.
Gcr ~al Items Of News Culled From
All Parts of the United
States.

Stuart Young. retiring city treasurer
Of Louisville. Ky. committed suicide
! by shooting himself Young's books
/ as treasurer had been under ex-
animation by accountants at the city
hall today preliminary to the office be-
I ing transferred TO the new treasurer,
! recently elected.
From Springfield. III Governor
/ Yates today appointed n b. Thistle
wood of Cairo commander OF the Hi
nois department Of the G. A. r.. mem
/ her of the board Of trustees of the Hi
n0is soldiers orphans home to succeed
/ a. S. Wright OF Woodstock, resigned
] David Nation was granted di-
vorce from Mrs. Carrie Nation the
Joint smasher." The court exonerat-
I ed Mrs Nation from the charge of
/ cruelty to her husband, and divided
/ the property. The divorce was grant
ed on the grounds Of gross neglect of
/ duty.
Police Captain Thomas J. Diamond
! of Ne wYork. who was on trial at Al
/ bany on a change of venue from
/ New York county. was found guilty on
/ the charge Of neglect of duty in having
/ failed to suppress disorderly houses in
4 his precinct.
The remains Of an unknown man
were found lying beside the tracks at
/ East Alton with the back OF the head
/ crushed in, evidently having been
| struck by train The hat bore the
, name OF John l.. Wright, Des Mones.
/ Ia
At Chicago announcement has been
made by Hon. Thomas A. Moran.
attorney for Arch bishop Feehan
that the sentence of excommuni
cation pronounced against Father Jere-
miah J. Crowley would be recalled
within few days This is expected to
put an end to the case against the de-
posed priest, and the Injunction pro-
ceedings begun against him to prevent
hls worship in the Cathedral Of the
I Holy Name will be withdrawn.
At the lambert mines near Mason
town, Pa, eight men, after dropping
distance of 700 feet down mine shaft.
We're brought to the surface living but
with three dying, and the others prob
ably fatally hurt. Just as they got
aboard the cage the cable parted. aud
the cage dropped. Two Of the iniur-
ed miners are Americans and the 9th.
or six Hungarians.
DR. William Harper, president of the
/ University of Chicago has accepted
the offer to become director of uniyer-
sal education congress at the world s
,air in St Louis.
Lulu Wilson daughter of Mrs. l.. u.
Wilson of Tampa Fla. and grand
I daughter OF the late Captain John NJ
\ Mcneil OF Dade City Fla who was
stolen from her home in Florida nine
years ago has been found in a con
vent in Columbia, S c., and taken
home by her mother,
Forty-sevru hogs shipped from Louis
Vile. Ky. were seized and destroyed
at Buffalo the other day because
an inspection showed they were in
fected with smallpox The discovery
was made by Or link of the bureau OF
animal industry VINO examined the
hogs after they were taken out OF the
scald tank.
The United States transport Wright
has been wrecked in the Straits OF
Darmau Philippine islands She will
probably turn out To be a total loss,
The Wright struck on an unchartered
rock at the entrance of San Pacinto
and sank in 10 feet or water. To raise
her will require wrecking machinery,
which is not available,
Daring robbers entered the fiat at
1903 Winchester avenue. Chicago, in
the middle Of the afternoon Thursday
and carried away diamonds and other
property valued by the owner M 50
I2T The victim was Mrs Blanche
H. Burlngame said 10 be an heiress
TO q large estate IN Ireland.
A remarkable tidal wave. accompan.
led by strong winds. has done much
damage along the eastern coast OF
England from Norfolk to Kent Riy.
ers have overlooked their banks,
dams aud sea walls have been invad
ed and miles Of country have been
submerged.
Charles l.. Roller a former real es-
tate dealer OF Newark, y J., was sen
fenced to seven years Imprisonment
nj hard labor and TO pay fine OF
81 600 for forging notes 10 the amount
of s50.000 which notes he had dis
counted at banks
Arthur J. Weilep. formerly a pro
fessional bicycle rider we'll known in
the West died in Milwaukee THURSDAY
/, of consumption Although he has not
ridden for over three years, the physl
clans say he contracted the disease as
result of oSerexertion in training foE
races He did not show any synlp
toms OF the disease until six weeks
ago. He was % years % age.
Judge William Phillips, the senioi
Z member OF the Polk county Iowa. bar
in point OF years in practice. died a
Phoenix, AliZ