Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1874-06-04
The West.

uEAssHorrEEs arc doing much damage to
vegetation i'll portions of Nebraska.
The directors of tho Topeka and Santa Fe
i'altroad have elected the following officers:
). \. Nicholson, president; ". H. Peabody.
wee president G. W. Pierce, secretary and
treasurer; Geo. II. Nettleton, reappointed
general superintendent, and Edward Willmr
assistant treasurer
HE North American Telegraph COMPANY
attempted rec sntly to gain possession of tho
'reat Western Telegraph Company's lines and
Offices at Omaha, but were restrained by an in.
junction.
IN fifteen elections, under tho local-opt;on
IA" III California, the anti-liquor people have
carried eleven.
IIE coal miners strike at Youngstown. O..
has been satisfactorily settled the negro
miners have been sent away, and the late
strikers returned to work.
LIE Iowa law prohibiting the imr ort ation of
leAas cattle into the state, has boon pro-
n"'lnced unconstitutional by tho courts.
HE annual meeting of tho General Vest
eTn Freight Agents Association was hed In
hcago 1t was decided to frame q uniform
"l'h tiI Ncst-DOunu freight.
winch ~ to so Ill force upon all the railways
Instructions were also given to rate bound
bulk meats III car lots five cents above fourth
class.
HE Indians i'll the vicinity of Fl. Randall
are reported Oh tho war path A settlement
OF Hohelnial,s Niabsora river was recent,v
attacked by them,
GRAND HAVEN, Mich had three incendiarv
fires within twcnty-four hours Loss a19. ooo
Mt Topeka. Kansas, May 81, coalitie n con-
veltion OF democrats and grangers was held
ant state convention il to be called, to meet
August s. to nominate state officers.
LIE Hammond county, Kansas, county
treasurer has dccamped with all tho county
lunds Parties who assisted him to escane
have been arrested
1HE coal miners are a strike near Massil-
Ion, Ohio, and violent demonstrations have
been made. Tho governor has been applied to
for troops.
AT Francisco, Ind, recently, some unknown
persons blew upa drinking saloon, by putting
a match to a can of gunpowder Nobody hurt.
INT the building was demolished.
l'E State Independent Reform Conycnt;o,
'' N"''Sa7 Was held III Topeka, May q.
W" ladies' have become insane from reli
h!o5 excitement at Srutl, Bend, Ind
The South.
y SEVERE storm resembling cyclone. accom-
panied by hail, passed over St. Louis. Nav o.
o'''iiS great damage to buildings fences etc.
CHIEF STATE ENGINEER THOMPSON. of J,on;si-
ana, (lflD cvv1 ;<.
require" to be built to save the state from
overflow next year, that Louisiana cannot nav
'of INC construction of moro than one-third
ana suggests an appeal for national aid.
IN the Episcopal state convention at Louis
'"''' resolution" were adopted prohibiting the
use Oh talr", lotteries and theatrical perform
"hccs for raising, money for the benefit n, thu
church.
a REPORT has been made to tho Mcmn,;.
";oa EIcil n3e, in relation to the cotto,,
crop III ~ counties in Tennessee. Arkansas
Minsissirp Alabama, Florida, and Missouri;
Which aggregate as follows: Deficiency IN
acreage Of cotton planted as compared will,
1913, 10 per cent, ao compared with 1870
3 1-lO: estimated as yet to be planted. 1 ITO
The Cumberland Presbyterian Assembly has
decided to locate publishing house at Nash
vile. Tennessee
The Superintendent of Bubble instruction
OF Tennessee has issued instructions to school
directors throughout tho state, that, in view of
the civil rights bill becoming law, no new
contracts he entered into with teachers until
inffller instructions from his Office
1''E General Council of the city of Memphis
has ordered tho demolition of tho Happy IIol-
80" f'lailtlcs and lllts These will he tori,
Gown, and tho premises drained, under tho
supervision of tho Board of Health These
were the Starting place Of the yellow fever las
year
The spring meeting Of tho Maryland Jockey
Club commenced May &c, at the Pimlico course.
Baltimore.
The Fowler heirs and the directors claiming
the Kentucky Central hallway Lavo held con-
ference to settle the suit for possession of the
road Tho heirs propose to drop tho case at
their cost, assume all costs except 81 .O81, 900,
which amount is to be assumed by new COM
l'a,y Of the heirs and directors, with a capital
Of $4,000 900.