Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-05-09

Dr. j, Gartrell, hesd ~, VI fah7no
City. confessed killing and robb!ng
d. b. Donegan, Colorado miner.
GartreIl's son was an accomplice
witnesses in the Prof Eastman
murder trial at Cambridge. Mass. de-
clared the professor had often
threatened to kill his brother-in-law.
Miss Florence Putney, daughter OF
the manager of the Missoula, Mont
Mercantile company, fell down an ele-
vator shaft in a store and was killed.
Statistics show that the gold produc.
ton Of the Cripple Greek district, up
to the close Of the present month.
makes a grand total Of over 100000
600
Professor Herron's name was strick-
en- from the roll of the Grinnell Con
gregational association. This is be-
lieved to forecast the result of his
trial
Minister Conger was given warm
welcome on his arrival aides Moines.
He declared he is not candidate for
governor and does not intend to enter
the fight.
Owing to the danger of importing
smallpox from the mainland the Hon
olulu board of health has decided to
fumigate all mails coming by steamer
from San Frncisco.
Moved by the posthumous influence
of Gen. Benjamin Harrison, the com
mittee on revision will recommend to
the Presbyterian assembly certain re-
forms in the creed.
Venezuela apologized for recent acts
of discourtesy to the United States
representatives. Full amends are to
be made for the inGignities to lgnacio
Baiz, the American consul.
The monthly statement of the col
lections of internal revenue shows
the total receipts for March, 1901,
were $2i,030,745, a decrease as com.
pared with March, 1900, of $295,933.
Mrs Hadley Jones, wife of the ex-
mayor of Little Falls, New York, ac-
companied in his fight her husband,
whose alleged forged mortgages and
unpaid debts are said to exceed $780,
600.
Harry Byrne, one of the oldest
master plumbers of Chicago, died,
aged so years, Mr.. Byrne was born
on Sept. 20, 1910, near Queenstown,
Ireland, and came to America when
II years old
At st. Louis fire damaged the build
ing occupied by the Roth Homeyer
Coffee company, 200 South Eighth
street. The loss is $4,000. The stock
of the Oliver Wall Paper company was
damaged slightly.
The principal business block of San
Jose. H., was destroyed by fire.
Smiths twin elevators, Adam Reidin
gers general store and several build
ings were consumed. The loss eX-
ceeds $4,000.
The elevator owned by the Carbon
dale H., Milling and Elevator com
pany with $4,000 bushels of wheat,
was destroyed by fire, entailing loss
of over 100000 The grain was nearly
fully insured
Chicago ice dealers who control the
business are contemplating plans to in
crease rates 30 to 40 per cent. Pros
pective action of the Wisconsin lcgis-
lature taxing ice is partly responsible
for this exaction,
At Tacoma Judge w, II. Smell sus-
tanned the demurrer of the city to the
complaint of the former city employees
who have been suing for overtime.
This decision knocks out the eight
hour law passed in 1898.
The pan-American Exposition at
Buffalo was informally iuaugurated on
the date originally set for the cere-
mouy. A salute Of AZ guns was
fired. flags were unfurled, ana pigeons
released The president. telegraphed
his good wishes.
Admiral kemev has cabled the navy
department. news of his arrival aboard
the Brooklyn at Sydney, New South
Wales. He will proceed to Melbourne
to take part in celebrating the open
ing of the first federal paliament in
Australia early I'm May.
Mrs Emily W Johnson, widow of
the millionaire lumber king of Wis
cousin and Michigan, died at San
Francisco from the effects of stroEc
of paralysis The estate, which is
over $l0.000.000 will be Inherited By
the son O. w. Johnson.
Congressman Rosseau L. Crump,
aged 5S years, representative from the
tonth congressional district, died at
his home In West Bay City Mich,
from heart trouble. He returned ten
days ago from the Baltimore hospital
where he had bean ia for several
months
At Latrobe, Pa, the engine-house
and hoiler-house Of the Dorothy coal
and coke plant OF the American Steel
ana Wire company is smouldering
mass OF ruins, and tt rs reported that
either four or six miners have lost
their lives. The loss is $4,000 fully
Insured
Tho village of Kousett, in Worth
county, Iowa, was destroyed by fire
Fourteen buildings were burned and
the total loss is estimated mt $4,000