Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1873-12-18
: THE NEWS.
THE CUBAN QUESTION
Peaceful Delivery Of the virginius
The Long Impending War Dispelled
MATTERS AT HOME.
THE RAILWAY THIEVES IN IOWA.
Grangcrs Convection in Iowa and miaeia
ETC., Etc., Uto.
THE CUBAN QUESTION
Peaceful Delivery Of the Virginiua
The Long Impending War Dispelied
MATTERS AT HOME.
THE RAILWAY THIEVES IN IOWA.
'rangcrs Convection in Iowa and Mlineia
ETC., 1to., 1tO.

Grangers Convection in Iowa and nlineis
Etc., Etc., 1to.
The Cuban Question.
OuR difficulties with Spain In regard to the
virGinius and priscuefs1ks 1t last assumed i,
definite shape, and all trouble on this oues
ton il At an end. Tho stipulation OF tht
time, manner and place for tho surrender o
1.-The Virgiuius and the survivors Of the crew
ETC., have oeen signed.
Great dissatisfaction prevailed at Havana
owing to the fact that the United States wouli
suba'it to no modification Of the provisions Of
the protocol and allow the virginius to be do
hvered to some neutral power, but the OK
cltoment has subsidod, and now tho intlica
tions are that tho difficulty will be amicabl,
adjnsted.
The Canandaieva has gone to Havana to rc
cciVe tho Virgnjus. and the Juniats will re-
ce've the prisoy,ers At Santiago do Cuba. The
preparations for the salute to the dag are
complete, and will be conducted by Cspt
Lowry. OF tho Canandaisua.
IHE S'rsinius was towed out OF the hasbo,
u Haya'aa on Dec. 18th, bound for Key West
where 'ihe Ia to be formally Transferred to the
United States suthurttles.
Csps .-0ea> Jouvoilar has issued IN addre,,
to the. Inhabitants OF Cuba. y,ying:
ou,,. me moment a treaty is signed BY tho Gov
aty, although painful it may be, 10 TO compl;
faithfully with its terms. For this have re-
ceived dnal orders. Failure to complv with
tho came would produce war, and war With 1
great power without the aid OF Spain. In thu
meanwhile, obey the law OF necessity and thl
Iraers OF the Government Of the Spanish Re
public. Let 10 deliver up the vire,nius and
the survivors OF her passengers and crow.
have faith in the nobleness Of your procedure,
III compliance with my word"
(S'gned) Joaquin JouvELLA1.
The East.
TIE steamship Bremen left New York ,
tew days eince and when $50 miles out
sprung leak, which compelled her to return
to port, where she arrived all safe, with Ten
feet feet Of water in her hold. Her passenger.
were transferred to the Deutschland, and
proceeded on their way.
YOUNG NAN named Peter Coney, entered
a saloon in Titusville, Pa, one day last week
in supposed state Of intoxication, and after
giving some insult to man named Newell,
Who was standing near, the latter struck COT.
1ey' prostrating him on tho door. He was
Immediately removed to . sofa in IN adjoin.
ing room where he WAS left, and next mornins
. was found dead. The verdict exoneratea
Ne"eh from blame, rendering . verdict 0
death from CONGESTION Of the brain.
BOILER in saw mill near Cambridge, O.
EXPLODED, making = complete wreck OF the
building and instantly killing tho engineer,
Joseph Croscn. and . boy named Burt; also
seriously injuring q man named McMurrsy
Pieces of the mill were thrown five hundred
feet.
The train hands OF the Philadelphia and
Reading Railroad are resisting reduction Of
wages of ten per cent, and only passenger
trains are running regularly. Coal trains have
almost entirely stopped, owing to want OF
train hands. Several mines have been COM
PEELED to stop work.
Wh. Soorr, aged II years, son Of the bridge
tender at the Hackensack river, near Now
Durham, N. J., was shot dead on Tuesday
night by George Allen, . companion. At the
time OF the shooting the youths we're ius1
stepping out OF the bridge tenders house to
settle dispute.
The great Beecher.T TAton. Bowen scandal in
New York has at last been settled, by the
b withdrawal Of the CHARGES made by Plymouth
Church against Bowen.
INaERsoL and Harrington, Tammany ring
convicts, have been sent to Sing Sing.
HENRY E. MURRAY, pleading guilty to steal
ing lewelry from Tiffany b Co, New York,
while salesman, was sentenced to five years in
the state prison.
The West.
MRS. ANN e. YouN0, the seventeenth wife OF
Brigham Young, created quite . sensation In
Denver, COL, by her lectures on polygamy, q
few days since.
Col" SAMUEL CLARK, an old and prominent
citizen ofSpring6eld, ILL.,, died at his resi-.
dence in that'cty on December II.
HE James Brothers. commonly known q
the Iowa Railroad train robbers, robbed the
store OF Bryant h Co., at Bradley, Chase
County, NO., on December 10. and shot and
severely wounded Isaac Burson. A party Of
citizens pursued the robbers, but were CAP
tured by them at Mungen Springs, and, after
some detention, released on an Injunction
that they would be held responsible for re-
ports circulated regarding their acts.
TIE third annual meeting Of the Illinois
State Grange OF the Patrons Of Husbandry,
composed of Masters ofsubordinate Oranges ,
met At Bloomington on the 10Th inst, between
6oo and 700 delegates being present out OF 800.
The State Master, Vim. Golden, delivered the
annual address. in the course of which be de.
p'eclated making political organization Of
the order. He favored the establishment Of
purchasing agencies to protect the farmers
from the exactions OF middle-men, and also
the establishment OF manufactures and other
business enterprises in the in. crest OF the
tons that the order were only opposed to the
abuses OF the railroad system and not the sys.
tenn itself, and favored the Improvement Of
the mouth OF the Mississippi BY the Govern.
ment. Beyond appointing various commit
tees no other business was transacted.
IHS State Grange OF Iowa met at Dee
Moines, December 10. Grand Master Smed-
icy, III an opening address, reviewed the
growth OF the|order in the state, showing that
tho number Of subordinate oranges have in.
creased during the last year from 709 to 1,6s8,
with an aggregate membership of10o, o,0e0. He
warned the members that the success Of the
order depended upon the observance OF rules
prohibiting the introduction of pol,t,ca into
the order. During the session J. WilkiDson
prominent member, made speech Iavoring
the formation of new political party. He 10
candidate for State Master.
RAFFERTY,, the murderer, has been denied
fourth trial. and will be hanged on the 26th
Of December.
A DISPATCH from San Francisco states that
Snow has fallen IN the interior to depth un-
precedeDted since 1861. Two inches is re-.
ported fsom Vallejo, Modesto and Selatuma.
three inches at Suisun, and two inches st
Stockton, Sacramento and Woodland, and al
the valley cities and towns. The Mission
Hills and San Bruno Mountains, near San
Francsco,s are white with snow. It rsined
steadily at San Francisco. The SNOW will have
disastrous effect on the vast herds of cattle
at the foot OF the hills, and thele IL some ap-
prehenslon OF floods in the Sacramento and
San Joaquin Valleys similar to those in 1851
and 1862
DISPATCH from Peoria, ILL.,, states that suit
Will De commenced in the Cbancery Court
next term by William Dodge, recently ap.
pointed conservator Of Maria Sharp, insane.
against j. K. Lusk, former c0nservstor. to re-
cover forty acres in Lower Peoris. The
amount involved is about $3.50, 600. The land
has changed hands, and ia nov cOvarod w,%l,