Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1903-12-31
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James Gillespie is charged by the
| grand jury at Rising Sun, Ind, with the
murder of his twin sister and three other
members Of the family are held as con-
| spirators.
| The advisory board Of the Amalga-
mated Steel Workers union in Pitts
| burg announced that 80 lodges had
voted to accept a wage reduction OF 10
per cent.
Now gifts totaling nearly 100000
were announced by President Harper
at the University of Chicago convoca-
| ton, 81 $4,000 coming from John ID.
Rockefeller
| Gov Bliss, OF Michigan, paroled Frank
| c. Andrews, the Detroit bank wrecker,
who has served IS months OF Is years
| sentence.
| Livery owners refused to meet driv-
ers for a conference to settle the strike
in Chicago and the employees declared
for fight to the bitter end.
The remains of AZ private soldiers
who lost their lives in the Philippines
were buried with military honors at the
National cemetery at Arlington.
Five officials of Franklin union. No.
a, eli Press Feeders were indicted In Chi
cago as a result Of recent labor troubles.
Eli Hilson, a negro living eight miles
from Brookhayen, Miss, was assas-
sinated by whitecaps.
A battery of seven boilers in the pow
er house of the st, Louis (Mo.) Transit
company exploded killing five en-
ployes.
Railway building of the year 1903 has
added 5723 miles Of t.ack, bringing the
total up to 209 1876 miles,
Gladys Asch was shot to death in Chi
cago by Albert Altenhofen, formerly
Milwaukee business man, who deserted
ted suicide
Andrew Carnegie has set apart 81 ,000-
900, the interest to form a perpetual fund
to relieve workmen injured in Carnegie
plants and TO aid heirs of those killed
while at work
| SiXty-three persons were killed and
scores injured at Laurel Run. Pa, by a
/
bound limited train with protruding
| timbers.
Holiday shopping in Chicago this
year exceeds in quantity any previous
year
Secretary Moody asks congress for
$2,O000 900 for armor and armament for
the new naval ships now being rushed.
A 4
sengers on the Hamburg American
line steamship Butcher was stopped
with revolyers, following a collision
with tramp steamer in midocean
Thirteen indictments against union
labor leaders, members of unions and
| sympathizers for rioting at strikes,
were returned by the grand jury in
Chicago.
All records for Christmas business
in the New York post Office were
broken this year One million pack.
ages passed through the office in one
day.
The Illinois Steel company mills in
South Chicago were closed without
notice and 500 men were made idle
|
has been chosen assistant secretary Of
commerce and labor
The Missouri supreme court has de-
cided against ticket brokers, and the
railroads will make reduced rates for
the fair.
Rear Admiral John G. Walker has ad-
ylsed the president that It is unnecessary
| Ia, . H., 4 b., 90
The navy department has been advised
that the trst-class battleship Iowa had
been placed in commission at the Brook
Ign navy yard,
c. NJ, Waters has been appointed sup
erintendent of the division of salaries
and allowances for the postofiice Depart
ment in WASHINGTON
Charles w Graves was arrested at nes
Moines, la, for alleged wife murder, the
Information being given by his step
daughter, u member of the Grau Opera
company
Joseph Phillips, a Hollowville IN. W
farmer murdered his three children and
then hanged himself in u neighborhood
barn, Phillips had complained lately of
| became unsettled
William Goebel, 20 years old Fred.
erick Haberstraw, 80. and William Beck
husser. Is years old, were found dead
In their room in Baltimore. It is sup
posed they neglected 60 turn of the flow
OF gas ana We're asphyNiated
over IA 500 railroad cars were built
in the United States during 1908, against
l6i1oo last year. 2.oO7 were passenger
cars, 1913 were exported. 5.l52 locomo-
tiNes were built
Passengers on the steamship Menom-
inee. disabled IN midocean by wave So
feet high, reached New York. one sea-
man killed and three injured. The boat
was helpless for five days.
Gen, Rafael Reyes. now In Washing
ton. has informed the Colombian gov
eminent that war on Panama means
war with the United States
Engineer Albert md Conductor Her