Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-03-28

confirmed the cOnVlCIiOH VI S.' ~
Brundage of Minneapolis for dealing
in oleomargarine.
The syndicate of Iowa bankers
bought SO geo acres 81 land In north
ern Minnesota for $4,000. 1t win
be resold to farmers.
Republican Legislators in Maryland
attacked the German bill by introduc-
ing a bill To exempt all DISTINGUISHED
voters from taxation.
Rich Mr.. Hall. of Wallingford.
Conn. committed as insane, is out on
writ of habeas corpus and promises
interesting disclosures.
A colony OF 100 negroes has left
Knoxville for Hawaii under a three
wear contract to the Hawaiin CONNER
cial and Sugar company
It is predicted that new Nicaragua
canal treaty between the United
states and England will be negotiated
before congress reassembles.
Capital stock of the billion dollar
steel trust, it is reported, will he in.
creased TO 81 ,254 100000 to take in
the American Bridge company.
Albert w. Wishard was appointed
United States district attorney for
Indiana. and II. c. Petit United
States marshal for the same state.
Arthur Edwards ID. d., editor OF
the Northwestern Christian Advocate
and widely known in Methodist Episco-
pal church circles, died, aged &C years.
A Newark merchant has arranged
TO start fifteen shoe F'ores in Ger
many. American methods will pre-
vail and only Aperican shoes Will be
SOLD.
Mrs. Amos Baber OF Paris, ILL.,, killed
herself with carbolic acid because of
grief over the absence of her husband,
who went to the Klondike two years
ago.
President Mckinney signed f. T..
Comes commission as postmaster st
Chicago. Henry Il. Hertz expects to
be appointed collector of internal
revenue.
There Is said to be movement
on foot to secare for the president
congressional consent for the right to
select the proposed isthmian canal
route.
The body of Gen. Harrison was en-
tombed at Indianapolis. The widow
and the children by the first marriage
did not greet each other during the
services.
A bottle message was picked up at
Galveston Tex, saying the schooner
Rover, New York, was wrecked at
Cape Horn and the crew captured by
Indians.
The warehouse of ]. s. Ford, John
son & Co., chair manufacturers, Six
teenth street and Indiana avenue, Chi
cago, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
$500, 900.
Mrs, Nora Philips a young widow
suffering from remorse over staying
her brother and the GOODNESS of her
lover. shot herself in Boston board
ing-house.
Two Pullman cars burned while a
train on the Plant road ran at full
speed Passengers fed from the
sleepers. leaving jewelry and clothing
behind them.
Aiken Is preparing to receive Adj
mral Dewey. Information was re-
ceived there that the admirals physi-
clans had ordered him south and he
had chosen Aiken.
One of the car barns of the Cincin-
natl Traction company was destroyed
by fire Thirty-fve stree cars, valued
at 81 900 each. were consumed. The
total loss was 100000.
Willard c. Pierce of Des Moines,
brother of Miss Mary Conger Pierce,
says her wedding to Lieutenant Ham
mond will likely take place in June, at
the Conger residence.
The theft of diamonds worth 50 200
from a Kansas City store was follow
ed by threat to kidpap the mer-
chants son unless 81 200 was paid for
the return OF the gems.
At Spokane jury returned YER
dict awarding Miss Lizzie Schumacher
500 damages from Major u, c. Kings
bury, wealthy mining man, for
breach of promise of marriage.
Mrs. Enmons Blaine has given
81 600 600 to the University of Chicago
school of education, lately established
by the afiiliation OF the Chicago in
stitute and the university,
1t is expected that the Occur d'Alene
Indian reservation will soon be thrown
open in Idaho, in which event 900 ,000.-
600 feet of excellent timber will come
within easy reach of the saw.
Charles Linville, collector for Presi-
dent s. w. Rawson OF the Union
Trust company bank, Chicago, shot
and Killed himself under the delusion
that four men sought his life.
At Kenova, w. Va, the Grand Hotel.
owned by Wright Brothers, was burn.
ed. The loss is $4,000 The saw and
planning mills Of Davis & Lemon were
burned, entailing loss of $4,000. with
no insurance.
Consul Hughes. at Coburg. in.