The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-04-20
CURRENT NEWS OFTHE WEEK

The storm of rain on the 18th did dam. |
age i'll McGregor to the extent OF S5e,0oo.
The Senate Of University Of Prague has
prohibited the attendance Of women at lee
lures.
James w. Armstrong Of Iowa has been
confirmed as principa! clerk VI private land
claims in tie general land office.
A Dublin telegram Of the 18th says it
is pretty certain emigration from reland for
1876, Will be the smallest since 1851.
1t is reported from Russia that the
Car has declared his intention Of abdicating
a. soon as Russian interests necessitates war.
A fire At Fulton, Mo-, the morning Of
the 18th, destroyed some twenty small bust
ntss houses. Less S35,vO0, with no iusur-
ace.
Hon. J. D. Ward appeared in the Uni
ted States court At Chicago the nth, pleaded
not guilty OF whisky frauds and gave bail III
s5,OOV.
An explosion Of FIRE damp in the Mes
quehomLg mines, near Allentown, Pa, the
morning vi the 18th, killed three men aud
seriously injured five others.
C.. IL. Barnes was arrested at San Fran
| cisco on the ll,h, charged with embezzing
| 81 ,4DO from the Lank 81 Watkins, n. T., Oh
! winch lie WIS al employee. Baraes confessed
| his guilt.
Later adyices from Samoa, confirm the
de ,0s;.ion Of Prime Minister Steinberger. He
is sill a prisoner ON board British war vessel
with no inme late prospect Ut i solution OF
| the difficulty.
The jury in the case Of Hunemacher Of
Milwaukee on the nth returned a verdict OF
| guilty OF the fourth count, which charges him
| with conspiracy tor deifauding the revenue.
Sentence was Withheld.
The relations Of the great powers are
not Is harmonious as could be desired Eng
| land and Russia distrust each Other AID the
situation between Russia aud Austria is such
A. 70 lead 70 . Tear ol 0pru hosui:ies at any
time.
The late storms Of rain and snow in
/ Iowa has put an end to the sowing OF wheat
| ali over the State. The Iowa river Is reported
rising rapidly and feArs are entertained Uf an
other rise like that Of 1861 and 1855.
The President has lately expressed
him eli as Icing opposed to the House bill!
transferring the Indian Bureau to the War
Department, and, il is STATED, has gone 90 Tar
~ 10 intimate that if the hill u passed he will
veto il.
Senator Morton's friends have assur.
ances that tue Texas delegation to the National
Republican conv .n,ion, headed BY ex Gov
erl.or Darts, will support him tor the Pres
dency The delegation Is Ior Blaine as > see
ond choice.
The Wisconsin State Board Of Chari-
ties was organized the eleventh BY the election
OF aon- Il H. Giles Of Madison, President;
dent; f. W. Haight Of Waukesha, Secretary.
The House committee Of ways and
means, before reporting Mor7ison's tariff bin
has strucs out tie proposed duty on tea and
coffee. Mr. Morrison has given notice thst he
viii oder in the House an amendment % ~
store the clauses thus removed from the bill.
| A telegram reports the confscaticn a
Dubuque, Iowa, BY the government, Of the
dis;iliery owned by ex-m syor James Gushing,
and operated BY Isaac BeckmAn, Sor Alle<ed IL
legal tra1sc in fighwines 4 y stated tha9 tn
FULLEST prool Of the guilt Of the owper i IN
i An assay, made at Omaha, Of quarts
becushs from the Black Hilh b. ". n. wood,
Is repogsed 70 show 81 SIC - gold and VIC =
Oliver 70 the ton. The quasts ~ taken ffos!
lode near Custer City. WOOD ~ Arranged
! y snip > or load q ore 70 u WORKS = Onani
6 eaee.
The New York yacht club has &c
espeed The challenge d Major 0i1bc1 . 81
the yacht Countess a Du1eEin, now oetnl
} haik = Cobousg. for the ousens cap, wos
s.ve.a, ys.n - q The yeee. 1880 e. J. - g,
Royal Canadian yacht club here shortly
A telegram If the 11th says: Nsu