H. Hensee, of the town of Eaton, was
on Monday sentenced to 14 ye.r-' im
jirisonment in the state prison for wif
niurd-r
J. .(. Barnet of San Francisco.shot and
killed his wife and then instantly wounded
himself. He says that his wife often
asked him to kill her.
\V. V. Heneeb, agent of the National
life insurance company of Vermont, at
Wilmington, Del., is accused of embezzling
sw.ooo.
Leun vrd I’euhik. father of Phillips Per
rin. who is now serving a five-year term at
Waujnin for complicity in lh** robbery of
the Iron Exchange bank at Hurley, was
Thursday morning convicted of receiving
some of the money taken from the plun
dered bank.
WASHINGTON.
President Wim.iam T. Baker, of the
board of trade, appeared before the agri
cultural committee Wednesday morning
(■* urge favorable action on the meat iu
spectioa bill,
j'iik house lias j*as?cd bills granting
(icnsions of 8-V) a month to (Iviieral Franz
Sigel and 8100 a month to General Natha
niel P. Banks.
A i’ostoeeice has been established at
Sjiring Brook, Waukesha county*, Wis.,
about midway between Berlin and Wauto
ni;i. itepresentat ivc Clark, Saturday
recommended Frank Metcalf for apjuiint
meat as postmaster at that place.
PiiKsuiENT Palmer. Director General
Davis ami Promoter General Handy, oi
the world's fair, met the house world's
lair committee and submitted an estimate
of §206.000 for defraying the expenses of
the national commission and oilier govern
ment outlay tor the next li-cal year.
