Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-04-04


The Kentucky court of appeals
granted new trials to Powers ana
Howard, convicted Of completely In
the Goebel murder.
At Grand Rapids. Mich, St And
yew'g Roman CathonG' 2ataeaTt.s 'T'aE
destroyed by fire, resulting from
stroke of lightning.
1t is announced that the Rogers 10
connective works at Paterson. y. j.,
have been sold by the receivers 10 a
New York syndicate.
Negotiations in progress at Salt
Lake City expected to result in the
consolidation of the Central and
Union Pacific roads
William G. Jemison, owner OF the
Tuscaloosa Times, died in Galveston,
Tex. He way mayor of Tuscaloosa,
Ala, from 1886 to 1900.
The Minnesota state senate has de-
feated an anti-cigarette bill, and there
are rumors OF a Doodle fund supplied
by cigarette manufacturers.
Nine. Sembrich, because of severe
throat trouble, was compelled TO end
her concert tour. She may never be
able to sing in public again.
The Chilean goernment has notified
the United States and other powers
that it will keep the disputed
provinces Of Tacna and africa.
Former Representative w. A.
Rodenberg OF Illinois was appointed
a civil service commissioner in place
of Mark. S. Brewer. deceased.
A revised list of the dead in Biz
mingham, Ala, and vicinity as re-
suit Of the tornado fixes the number
at 1G and the property loss at $780,
600.
Col James Gunter, Sherman, stated
at Austin, Tex, that the entire wheat
and oats crop of northern Texas is
threatened with destruction by Hes
sian fly.
Judge Wing In the United States
court at Toledo issued decree for
the foreclosure of mortgage and sale
Of the Detroit and Lima Northern
railroad
Under the glare Of a powerful
searchlight the Detroit lodge of Elks
laid the corner stone of their history
temple which will be erected this
summer.
Mrs, G. Brunschneider of Toledo
with a pair Of scissors, cut off five
toes, both ears and part of her nose
and also horribly injured herself
otherwise.
Charles e. Holllbaugh and Eric Bun
tin. Buffalo, Wyo., who were arrested
on the charge OF having murdered
Arapahoe Brown, wealthy stockman,
have confessed.
The Minnesota senate has passed a
bin requiring physicians certificate
that no trace of insanity Is found in
the family history of applicants for
marriage licenses.
An appeal has been sent from Bos
ton to the president by the American
Peace Society asking him IL use mis-
influence to put an end to the world
wide mania for war.
Randolph Thompson. private secre-
tary to Governor Toole of Montana,
died at Helena of pneumonia and
heart trouble. He was 33 years Of
age and a native of Mississippi.
Representative Kelly introduced a
bin at Springfield prohibiting the pub.
llcatiou or bringing into the state OF
any book or paper devoted to ex
plotting the deeds Of criminals.
Much excitement prevails at the
town of Kalamn, on the Columbia
river. over the discovery of gold in
paying quantities In the rock-ribbed
hills upon which the town is built
With four servants in the house.
particularly instructed to look out for
thieves, burglar entered the hand
some residence of Or, N. Il. Brill, New
Yorl, and stole jewelry worth Sl2 Q90.
George willard, ex-congressman
from the third district, died at Battle
Creek, Mich. aged II years. from a
stroke of apopleXy, He was elected
to congress in 1872 and served -four
years.
In the United States circuit court
at Boston j. G. Tyler was sentenced
to FIVE years in Jail for abstracting
funds of the Safety Fund National
bank Of Fitchburg, of which he was
the tcllcr
In connection with the statements
lately published of great suffering in
the construction of military telegraph
lines In Alaska, General Greedy says
that official advicos show them TO be
untouudod
The president announced that h
would offer tho attorney-geoeralshin
to philauder c. Knox of Pittsbure
who prosecuted the treason and other
eases growing out OF the Homestead
strike I'm 1892.
S f. Coombs, for II years Grst as
sistaut engineer Of the Burlington
railway lines in Missouri with head
agatat al ~ foaerh tsnod To ac
wpt tho position Of chief engineer OF
thu Missouri and Arkansas railway.
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