Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-11-28
FROM NElGHBORlNs STATES.
Ger raj Items Of News Culled From
All Parts of the United
States.


Found"
The winter quarters at Peru, Ind. of
! Wallace's show where the animals are
kept, has burned The animals became
| panic-stricken, but we're all removed to
a place OF safety. although the entire
structure was destroyed.
John J. O'Brien. for many years chief
OF the Reading Railway company's de-
! tective department, died at his home in
! Philadelphia He was known In police
circles all over the country.
Commander s. A. Staunten nag Sec
rotary to Rear Admiral Sampson dur
! ing the Spanish war, has been ordered
! to assume command of the United
States steamship Rainbow The Rain
! bow Is now being fitted at New York
/ for special service on the Asiatic sta
| ton.
The secretary of war has directed that
/ the order granting free admission of
/ Christmas presents to the Philippines
and Cuba shall extend only to the Of
1 fcers and men and civilian employees
( Of the army and navy. but not to the
civilian employees of the civil govern
/ ments.
/ Jack Wynn. an Oxford blacksmith.
! came very near burial alive at Decatur
! Ala. After the funeral services the
casket was opened at the grave. when
| the body was seen to n. I'VE. The mus
cular motion of the face Mortified the
crowd The casket was hurried back to
the home of Wynn, where he is now
under treatment.
Glucose Officials say the earnings
! for the current quarter are in excess
OF the dividend requirements. The
| firm prices prevailing for month
have been a source of good profit.
Thieves on the fast through freight
on the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton
road at Lima, o., unloaded about ST.,
GOO worth of valuable freight, and got
away with it before the robbery was
discovered.
James Brothers & Brown of Amaril-
10, Tex, have sold 900 head of Her
eford and Durham cattle to j. II. Ma
lions OF the Kansas City Live Stock
exchange. John r. McElroy and f. l..
Newman Of FL Paso, Tex. for 100000.
The deal took place in Kansas City.
T. Bakeslee has sold to the Bos-
ton Museum of Fine Arts for $50 GOO
Frans Halls Portrait OF a Woman"
The dimensions of the picture are 40X
80 inches 1t was probably painted
about the year 1850. Originally it be-
longed to the duke of Buckingham
collection
Through the generosity OF a Boston
nan. who Is Harvard graduate and
whose name is withheld, Harvard is
to have another building The new
structure will be built on the site of
f'oXcroft house at Kirkland and OK
ford streets The original amount
given was $4,000. but has been nearly
doubled, and the building as now plan
ned will cost nearly 100000
( The pay rolls o. the board of cleo
4 tons of greater New York just approx
ed showed that the recent city cleo
ton cost the municipality $3.50 600. or
Sl.0S for each voter that was register
ed. Advertising cost $4,000, ballot
printing $4,000 incidentals $4,000
and the rest went TO registration and
election officers The state also ex-
pended about $4,000 in connection
with the election,
Mrs Roosevelt received 500 mem
bers of the Girls Friendly Aid Society
of America who are In Washington
yesterday She was assisted in re
ceiying the guests by Secretary Cortel-
You and Mrs. Roberts. a most charm
ing woman, who is president OF the so
ciety. The reception took place in the
blue room and included the largest
number OF people received either by
Mrs Roosevelt or the president since
their residence in the White House.
The Grove City Oil and Gas com
pauy OF Chicago has been Incorporated
at Springfield with capital of
100000 The object of the company
is to acquire oil lands in Kentucky.
The Hardwck bill providing for the
Acknowledgement Of the negro. was
killed in the Alabama house of rep
resentatiyes by a vote of ll5 TO IL.
The same measure was introduced
and met similar fate two year 40.
The members of the American / lint
Glass Workers union employed 81 the
Morgantowu, w Va. glass factory
went out on strike because A. NJ.
Gantg and Charles Frantz were dis
charged for an infraction of the com
pany's rules.
The long litigation between the
Union Pacific and the city of Omaha
has been anlicably settled, the rail
road company agreeing to begin work
on new shops, eXpendIng thereon
SI50.o00 before Dee. p, 1909. Presi-
dent Burt says the company viii spend
2,000 O00 ON improvements.
The btue diamond that was brought
20 this country about a month ago ny
Dreicer 4 Son. jewelers., of New York.
has been sold, Mr. projCer confirmed
this. further admitting that the price
was siGo nho hut he would not gave
any further information The dia
mond came from South Africa, II IS
the color of a sapphire weighs = :
,arats. the cutting is modern, ana the
facets number lo2,
The Commercial Pacific Cable com
pany. recently organized in New York
10 Law a cable from San Francisco 70
the Philippine Islands. has awarded
The contract for the manufacture and
LAYING of the FIRST section from san
Francisco 20 Honolulu TO an English
company which guarantees To complete