Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-07
FROM NEIGHBORING STATES.
General Items Of News Culled From
All Parts of the United
States.

MIS-. Juila WdBStaH ana ner IT,
months-old babe were found dead in
their home at Sun Dance. Wyo. The
woman had committed suicide by TAX
ing poison and the child starved to
| death.
Nine. WI Ting Fang. wife of the
Chinese minister to the United States.
arrived In San Francisco last week,
on the steamer Gaelic from China. She
is accompanied by her daughter Miss
WI Su Ching.
Because he was refused a dance he
claimed was promised him, Henry
Manning, at Ober. Ind, shot fatally
James Lucas. the youth who had Sc
cured Miss Fannie Lawrence as part
ner for the waltz.
Mrs Dillma Burchall was fatally
burned at Streator, Ill. She was total
ly blind and "A years of age She had
for years cared for the home doing all
the cooking and other domestic work
While near cook stove her clothing
caught fire and burned She lived on
~ few hours.
The important matter at the cabinet
meeting last week was statement
made by Secretary OF War Root to his
brother members that the forces in
the Philippines are not to be increased
Secretary Root said tie force there is
amply sufficient to quell any outbreaks
In Samar or the other islands
Boot and shoe workers of Chicago
and the West are arranging a cam
paign to unionize all factions now out
side the field The fight will probably
begin in Chicago. 1t viii be on the
guerilla order, one employer being APP
preached at time. II any employer
refuses to pay the union scale, then
strike will be called
William Gardner, aged u, was gored
to death by bull near Hughesville.
Penn, The lad was driving some cows
from one field TO another when he was
attacked.
Mrs Cynthia Prentice. said to be the
Oldest woman in Illinois, died in her
l05th year at Utica, that state Tues
day night. native of New Hamp-
shire, Mrs. Prentice was born in Che
shire county, on May s. 1897,
While rehearsing fencing scene in
THE Fencing Musketeers" in New
York yesterday, the button on the end
OF a fencing foil came off and Miss
Vera Mario. q vaudeville actress. was
seriously wounded. She was taken to
the home of Baron Erlanger. where her
condition is said to be critical.
The American Bicycle company
stockholders at the special meeting
yesterday voted to reduce the author
lied capital from $50 900 900 TO the list
ed amount S9,294000 preferred and
Sl77Ol 500 common, total OF $26,-
900 400. This action cancels the 49,.
003 500 treasury stock. The action is
considered as preparatory to a reor-
ganization.
Chief of Police Donahue of Omaha
has received assurance from Daniel
Earle. handwriting expert at the Pink
erton detective agency headquarters.
Chicago, that the two letters purport-
ing to come from PAT Grove about ten
days ago are genuine, Chief Donahue
is inclined to look upon tho letters as
ruse to secure comparative immuni-
ty through the withdrawal of the re-
wards.
Rev Father C. Kozlowski. a veneer
able priest in charge of the Polish
Catholic church at Lemont, H., was
the first to give religious Instruction
to Leon C2olgosz. the presidents as
sassin CZolgosz when boy of 10
lived in Alpena, Mich, and attended
the church over which Father Koz
lowski presided. The priest says
Czolgosz was bright and had no char
acteristcs different from those of the
ordinary hoy.
Advices by steamer from Nome
show that 500 men are penniless at the
camp and that a winter of disorder is
expected,
The suits filed by Attorney General
Bell against the corporations accused
of violating the Texas antitrust law
call for penalties approNimnting $50
100000
w IT. Ward of Puma. 5. D.. was
convicted at Deadwood s. D., of the
murder OF two boys of Puma. Lee and
Kirk Shepard. and sentenced 20 life
Imprisonment,
officials OF the Republic Iron and
steel company say the net earnings
for August and September We're more
than sufficient TO pay the dividend for
the quarter.
Wasburn college, Kansas, has re
ccived gift OF $4,000 from Boston
man who gave the money on condition
that his name be absolutely withheld.
Education Commissioners Brum
haugh of San Juan, Porto Rico. has
sent letter 10 Andrew Carnegie, &C
cepting his Offer, made under certain
Z conditions. of 100000 TO build free
public library for San Juan
+ Frank Rockefeller of Cleveland. O..
+ has sued the National Bank of Com
merce OF Kansas City for the return
OF 500 000, which he alleges he over
PAID the bank ON his guarantee o. pa
per OF the Siegel-Sanders Live Stock
( Commission company
I \ blue diamond Weighing 22t9 car.
I ats. and worth s75,aa0. foreign value,
I was recently passed through The Gus
I tom house In New York City. in the or
binary course o. business. The duty
+ is 10 per cent nd Valorem. The ap-
praisers say that but one other blue
diamond OF this size is known to be in
/ existence and that il is in some Euro
pean collection
There will he no strike fer more