Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-05-30

reasonably certain.
Chile has officially denied the re.
ports of her design to fortify the
straits of Magellan.
j. b. Kicks, democrat, was elected
to succeed Judge Philips in the sec
oHd illinois district.
Iowa prohibitionists nominated d
state ticket at Des Moines with A. u.
Coats for governor.
Reports from New York say that the
Northern Pacific railroad will be sold
to the Union Pacific
At Marseiiies. H. fire damaged the
plant of the w. ID. Boyce Paper Mills
company 100000.
The Wisconsin state convention of
tie w. c.. T. U. held three days
session at GAINESVILLE.
The winner of the oratorical prlZe AZ
Spiceland was accused of plagiariztne
a speech Of w ]. Bryan.
A number of Chicago millicnaires
have volunteered their services az
street and alley inspectors.
Approximately $4,000 machnists are
out in a strike for higher wages and
shorter working hours.
Colonel T. F. Barr, appointed Judge
Advocate general with rank of brig
adler general, is to retire.
Lawyer Percy l.. Johnson Of Bridge
port, Conn, was convicted Of en-
bezzling $4,000 of trust funds.
The mayor Of GAINESVILLE, O., was
fined 5000 for resisting the levy Of the
sheriff on the city patrol wagon.
a national tax conference assembled
at Buffalo to discuss reforms In fed
eral, state and municipal methods.
Formal notice was sent to Con.
gregational churches to take Lart in
the Heron trial at Grinnell, June >.
The residents of st. Clair county
Mo, threaten to mob a judge if he
orders tax levy to pay railroad bonds
At Erie, Pa, Contractor John Kane
shot and killed William Harrington
Kane says Harrington threatened him
Rear Admiral Schley arrived in
New York from London to visit his
son, Dr. Winfield Scott Schley, who is
ILL.,
Several hundred workmen employed
on the New York rapid transit subway
struck. The whole work may be tied
up.
The Washington murder mystery
was cleared up by Mrs. l.. I. BONNIE
confessing she killed James Seymour
Ayres.
Horace w. Means of Lexington, Ky,
one of the best known tobacco dealers
in central Kentucky, committed
suicide.
Refuse from a distillery at Hodge.
Vile, Ky, intoxicated thousands of
fish, wagon loads of which We're
caught.
The Baldwin polar expedition viii
start for the Artic regions n Iuu9
with armed guards 1t fears being
followed
Andrew Carnegie gave $4,000, 900 to
scholarships for fellow countrymen in
Scotland.
President Mckinley was entertained
by the Knights Templar at San Fran
cisco. His trip to Canton was begun
Saturday
Addison Pigham of Liberty Ind,
was caught under pile of ta.iing
lumber at Kewanee H.. and crushed
to death.
The pope has made Alexander Nc
Donald king of the Klondike,' a
Knight of ST Gregory in return for his
benefactions.
Howard Gould is to build a country
house at Sand Point Long Island. 1t
viii be on the line of the famous
Kilkenny castle.
Miss Elizabeth Cahill. daughter Of
the postmaster at Ramsey, H. was
married TO Joseph c. Bartschi OF
Vandalia, III.
Charges that domestic manu-.
features are sold cheaper in foreign
markets than at home creates interest
in Washington.
The District of Columbia improve
ment commission is going to Europe
TO g'l ideas for heautifyiug the
natioul capital
J. Pierpout Morgan had an inter
view with President I.oubet Of France,
thanking. him for the decoration OF the
Legion Of Honor
Ex-senator Charles A. Towne was
given 100000 worth of stock in a
Texas oil company for conserving to
become "a director
Two children OF Julius Poss. aged
and s years, We're burned 20 deaf at
lida Mimi They We're playing with
matches i'm barn.
1t les reported that Mgr Eugene A.
Gnwvy OF pIttston has been appointed
Dtaaop OF ths uew CasAolia diocese 81
western Pennsylvania.
A delegate 90 the African Methodist
church conference at Harrisburg. Pa,
declared Booker r. Washington did
more harm than good
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