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

had not slept since the death Of his
children.
The coroner's jury In the inquest to
determine the cause for the death of
Mrs. Carrie Cabus, Of New York city,
on March II, brought in verdict
that she died from hemorrhage from
a penetrating wound suffering from
an attack OF epilepsy.
sssx'eit sS2eaysgtss American ambassa-
dor to Mexico. attending meeting OF
the republican state central commit
tee at Little Rock, Ark, announces
that he has promised to serve four
years more as representative OF the
United States in MEXICO.
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph company (the Bell corporation)
held its twenty-fifth annual meeting
repoit ting growth in twenty years
from 29,714 miles OF wire to 1861 ,801
miles. The number Of calls has
reached 1,S25,O0O,000 a year.
AS the result of the first years work
on the New York rapidtransit tunnel
55 out Of 225 blocks on the main line
have been opened. one practically
completed and many we'll advanced.
The difficult sections of the line, save
one, have not been touched.
The Nebraska legislature elected
two republican United States senators
Governor Charles. H. Dietrich for
the short term and Joseph H Millard
- no IN n
son and Rcsewater withdrew, ending
the deadlock of three months.
Tom l.. Johnson. democratic candi-
date for mayor OF Cleveland, filed his
petition praying foq an injunction
against Mayor Farley to prevent him
ordinance compromising the lake
front case with the railroads.
Rt. Rev John r. Brondel, bishop
Of Helena, announces that the Sisters
Of Providence, whose headquarters
are at Montreal, will establish a
novitiate school, the first in Montana,
at Missoula, where the order now
maintains an academy and hospital.
At Martins Ferry, Ohio, work was
commenced on the foundations for a
big steel works for the Laughlin Iron
and Nail company The mill will be
one of the largest in the country, will
be Independent Of the. United States
Steel corporation, and will employ
! 900 hands.
The Stubs capital punishment
NNli Hh aG CnInrl
house provided for electrocution as
the method of execution, was amend
ed by the substitution of hanging for
the electric chair, and PASSED. 1t is
believed that the house will refuse to
accept the amendment.
The Michigan supreme court has
filed an opinion, upholding the ruling
Of Commissioner Osborn, that the
earnings of the Wabash railroad in
Michigan exceeded $4,000 per mile
last year, and that the company must
reduce its passenger fare in Michigan
to two cents per mile,
The fine medicinal springs, set aside
over century ago for the use of The
public by Lord Fairfax at Berkeley
Springs, W. Va, were dynamited by
unknown persons. The controversy
over the leasing Of the springs to out.
siders has caused II! feeling, and the
work of the vandals is attributed to
this.
Thornton +. Marshall one of the
Oldest and most prominent retired
lawyers in northern Kentucky, died
Monday night at his, horne in Augusta
KY aged So years, He was ever a
chief promoter OF the welfare Of
Augusta and left $4,000 or $4,000 to
build waterworks and an electric light
plant.
Consul Lyon at Hiogo. Japan. IN a
communication to the state depart
ment, Gays there were altogether 1854
banks % different organization in the
empire on the 3lst of December last,
representing s253.249,93 in capital.
The figures show an. increase of SO in
the number of banks, and S2,5l1, 314 in
their capital during the month,
William Deardruff pleaded guilty
NtSlcludN III fNdilGdS Alls W Stttilub
$500 worth of diamonds from his
employers, Edwards & Sloan, whole
sale jewelers. He was sentenced to two
years in the penitentiary. Deardruffs
father pleaded for his 500 The elder
Deardrutf Is a Kansas City iewelet
and the boy had borne good reput-
ton
The body of Egerton Clairmont
husband Of George Egerton' the Eng
fish woman who wrote the Keynote
series of novels, and himself writer
of some note, who died in Los Angeles
is awaiting burial at the expense OF
comparative strangers, because IT
has been impossible to communicate
with any friends of his family or rela'
t.yCs
W. +. " &yNC8aHE. chief Of the war
rant division, and " ". Ludlow, cue
OF the officials in the auditors office
treasury department, VIII sail Tor
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