Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-05-16

Dedo-bOat deStrOyerS ana tOfpeuo
noats are expected to be added to the
navy.
OIL was struck II miles west OF
Lake Charles, La. The well is between
200 and 300 feet in depth and flows
freely.
Efforts are to be made at the next
session of congress to give the inter
state commerce committee more
power.
Charles Foster of Fostoria, former
secretary Of the treasury, filed petition
in bankruptcy with s747,008 liabilities
and no assets.
The La Crosse, Wis, Packers Pack
ing company has been absorbed by the
trust recently organized and known as
the American Can company.
The name of young man killed at
Kewanee, ILL.,, two weeks ago by
train has been found to be Charles
Warren of Mount Pulaski, III.
General Fitzhugh Lee and his fam
lily left Omaha to return to their Old
home in Virginia, where they nave
scarcely lived for fifteen years
The Colombian minister made
formal offer to sell the property rights
and concessions of the Panama Canal
company TO the United .tates.
Many clerks, walters, office boys,
typewriter girls and other women are
said to have made fortunes in a day
in the Wall street speculation.
The third trial of Dr. Kennedy for
murder was begun in New YORK.
Judge Newburger refused to perm.'
the dentists wife to sit beside him.
The statement that the state depart
ment has delivered new isthmian
canal treaty to the British ambassa-
dor Is officially denied by Secretary
Hay.
Baltimore republicans elected eight
cen out of twenty.three members for
the first branch Of the city council.
and all three members of the second
branch.
A New Haven Court has given -
Miss Bartholomew a verdict of $1,000
against rich Charles |. Parmlee be-
cause he shouted "Boo!' and scared
her into hysteria.
A cablegram to the Harvard observ-
atory from Professor Krantz, at kiei
observatory, says that the comet seen
at Cape of Good Hope will appear
soon in the northern hemisphere.
The New York Confederate Veter.
ans camp adopted resolutions prais-
ing President Mckinley for recon-
mendng that the nation care for the
graves of confederate soldiers.
T. was annouced that plans for the
locomotive combine had been per
fected. w. Steward Webb was
chosen director in the International
Power company, the parent concern.
strike among the sawmill EN-
ployes at the head of the lakes Is
threatened Two mills are shut down
on account of the trouble and possibly
others may discontinue operations
today.
President Mckinley and his party
reached Los Angeles, after a notable
daylight ride through the San Ber-
nardino valley They were welcomed
to the state by Governor Gage at Red
lands
The State department has paid to
the Mexican ambassador s., 900 as full
idcmnity to the heirs of Florentine
suaste, Mexican citizen, who was
lynched in la Salic county, Texas, in
1895
Eccentric young Paul Mccormack,
of Poughkeepsie, to get square on a
local newspaper. published a report OF
his marriage 80 a New Haven school
girl He now says that it was Q
fake"
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Yerkes has decided that as the rate
of tax ON tobacco and snuff will not
De changed by ue act of March >, 4
1901 no new stamps for tobacco and
snuff will be issued.
Thomas j shelton publisher Of the
Christian who claims the power to
cure disease by sending vibrations 90
any distance, pleaded guilty to the
improper use OF the mails at Denver
and was fined S25.
Part of the bank Of the Erie canal
was carried away at the eastern wide
waters, just beyond the Rochester
city line, doing much damage to
manufacturing establishments in the
immediate ne'ghborhood
a dispatch received from the mayor
Of Colbert, |. T., announces that small
poX is raging there The smallpox
outbreak in the Salem. Ore, Indian
school there has SO far resulted in ten
cases and three deaths.
4 deal involving s9,250000 in in
surance circles was made when the
Hope Mutual Fire Insurance com
apny OF 81 Louis sold and renewed its
policies in the National Insurance
company Of Hartford, Conn
Valet Jones, the chief witness
against LAWYER Patrick Of New York.
accused of Millionaire Rice's murder,