Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-10-24
THE NEWS OF NEARBY STATES
General Happenings During the
Week Plucked From the
Wire.

judges was 3,193, divided as follows:
Gold medals, SS7; silver. i,159; bronze,
1,147 In addition 1884 exhibits re-
ceived honorary mention. The United
States heads the list Of prize winners
An attempt to kidnap the six-year-old
sen of Judge Lee of Stephensville, Tex
as, was frustrated by the child's aunt,
whose screams aroused the neighbor-
hood
DR.. Josef A. Lettenbaur, first vice
consul of Germany in Chicago. has
been appointed consul at Morovia LII
IBERIA, West Africa His successor will
be Erich Haering, who has been vice
consul at ST Louis.
After the jury was completed in the
trial of ExSecretary of State Caleb
Powers, at Georgetown, KY, as Access
sorry to the murder Of Governor Goebel,
the defense challenged the whole jury,
charging it with political bias and the
officers Of the court with packing the
jury for the purpose of conviction
Judge Cantrill overruled the motion
and notified all present that at the flu
ture sessions of the court during the
Powers trial all persons-lawyers, jur-
ors and spectators-will be searched
for arms before being allowed in the
court room,
Practically all hope has been given
up for the recovery of Ex-Governor
John S. Pillsbury of Minnesota. He
is suffering with Bright's disease, and
during the past week he has been I'M
conscious greater portion of the time
He was weaker Monday than at any
time during his present illness, and it
is believed that the end is not far away.
Mr.. Pillsbury is 70 years old. and has
not the vitality necessary to fight the
disease.
Robert Mckinney and wife, residing
at Princeton Ia. were found dead.
They were an aged couple. old residents
and circumstances point to murder and
suicide.
The murderer of DR.. B. Nj. Failor at
Newton. Ia, has been arrested. His
name is Chester Tyler and he is ne
gro. He confessed to several persons
that he committed the crime and that
he has been hiding in the coal mines
ever since. He was arrested in Des
Mones for theft, and the watch taken
from DR.. Failor was secured from the
parties to whom Tyler had given It,
Charles w. Fritz, auditor of Richland
county, O., has placed on the tax list a
duplicate against w. r. Kerr and NJ. M.
Parker, executors of the estate of the
late senator John Sherman, for $Z63,92S
lack taxes. The amount is SAID 10
cover bonds on which no return was
made.
A Sl00.0 fire wiped ont the business
center of Beaumont, Tex.
r. +. Wolfe of Columbus, wealthy
| manufacturer, made public the purticu-
lars of an early trouble in order TO es-
cape Matchmaking scoundrels.
The gross postal receipts during Sep
tember at so of the largest postoffices
were S4225. 1852. net increase of 1873,
$50 or so per cent over last year.
There has been no surrender by Eng
| land to the United States in the matter
| of the new lsthmian canal treaty, ac-
! cording to the best authority at Wash
| ington. d. c. 1t is said that what ac-
! tually has happened is that each side
| has preserved the underlying principle
| of the Clayton Bulwer treaty, and that
| the now convention VIII provide fCl
| the waterway to be neutral at all times
| and open to the commerce Of the world
| AS for the form of treaty, 1t may be
| stated that it embodies in substance
| amendments TO the Hay auncefote
| treaty adopted by the senate and be-
! vond that the changes are believed to
| be textual rather than substantial
Horrible stories of murder and
rapine are contained in the records of
il number of courtmartial cases IN The
Philippines. copies of which have been
received by the war department.
William Johnston. aged 81 and a rm
| hand. has been arrested at Oklahoma
and brought to Winfield, kas.. in con-
nection with the murder in Winfield
! last week of Montgomery, the Santa
| I'e detective. Johnston, it is said tells
| conflicting stories. Rewards fer the
arrest and conviction of the murderer
aggregate S3,450.
rhe first double execution in Phila-
delphia, Pa, in II years occurred Tues
Cay when Charles Perry and Henry
ivory. colored were hanged for the
murder of Prof ROY Wilson White
\ vigorous warfare is 10 be waged
by the American Association of Gen
eral Passenger and Ticket Agents
! against ticker scalping.
About y per cent of the population
| OF the United States attend the public
schools and per cent of the rest attend
private schools according TO the an
| nual report of the commissioner of ed
uCation
Orders were issued Thursday pfovid-
ing for the first exclusions Of the publ
| cations under the recent amendments
to the regulations governing the sec
| ond class matter. The first list OF
| publications is sweeping and embraces
| a number Of well known serial issues
A large reservoir, containing 10000
/ COZ gallons OF water burst at East Liv-
( crpool q, and caused great damage
The Nebraska secretary Of state has
/ decided asains; the application Of the
! Socialist Labor party of Nebraska to
have the names of state candidates
printed on the official ballot
Since C7olgoszs confinement in the
/ Auburn n Y. prison several Thousand
! letter have been received for him as
well as large number of express pack.
, ages containing flowers and fruit. The
! letters flowers and fTuit never reached