The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1881-06-09
West and South

West and South.
A PARTY of burglars operated on q Mime
apolis safe the other night, and, after sever
al hours hard labor, succeeded In blowing it
and one ofthe burglars was so badly injured
that he could not leave when the store took
fire.
The Collier whitehead works in St Louis
were destroyed by arc on the 29th. Loss
from $l2O, 900 to $4,000.
ACCORDING to the Chicago Inter Ocean of
the 2Sth the prevailing opinion among clergy
men and theologians who had been inter-
viewed in different parts of the country was
that the new version of the New Testament
was success. 1t had been adopted in many
churches and theological schools. 1t was
more cordially received in America than in
England.
1T was announced ON the 3Oth ult. that.
in order to facilitate operations against the
Utes, should that tribe become troublesome.
which is not unlikely, the Government had
ordered the construction of telegraph lines
between Lake City and the Uncompahgre
Agency, in the Ute country. The proposed
line will be in working order in about three
months.
A GENTLEMAN who recently arrived in Chi
cago from the West, where he had travelled
extensively, gives to the Inter Ocean most
glowing accounts of the prospective crops.
He says the long, cold winter did not result
so disastrously to stock as was expected, and
the people seemed to have forgotten all their
discomforts in the hurry Of business. In
every section there were hundreds of home
hunters, and real estate was advancing.
Thousands of mortgages were paid off dur
ing the past year, and merchants and others
declared their payments were never made
more promptly.
A sTAGH-CoAcH and store were robbed at
Ponca Springs, COL, the other day. The
leader OF the band was recognized as former
Deputy Sheriff.
The Illinois Legislature adjourned with
out day on the Both ult.
In duel recently fought near Charleston,
w. Va, between John P. aud George Nun
ley, uncle and nephew, the latter was shot in
the mouth before he got ready to fire.
A NINE-YEAR-oLD Baltimore lad the other
day put toy-pistol cap on the nipple of an
old army musket which had been untouched
for eight years, and fred upon group Of
children playing soldier. To his horror, he
blew of the upper half of = playmate's head.
A FEW days ago John Welch, who had been
for fifteen years an Illicit distiller in Tennes-
see, was captured by Captain James M.
Davis, q Deputy Revenue Collector In a
former encounter the Deputy was nearly
killed. by WEIGH.
The Supreme Court of the United States
has decided that an AIllinois note bearing in
terest at ten per cent continues to draw that
rate after maturity until pad.
A FEW days ago three masked robbers
entered store at Nortonville, Kan, drew
revolvers, and forced those present to keep
still while they extracted sl,2O from the
safe.
A FEW days ago the nine and thirteen.year.
old sons of salesman in q wholesale clothing
house in Milwaukee mysterious y disappeared
from the r home and the city. It has since
transpired that they collected fifty dollars
from Their fathers employer, and with the
money started West to become pirates. They
are supposed to be victims Of yellow back lit
erature.
The number of vessels engaged In the lake
commerce is 3,6S7, having a registered ton.
mage of 597, 1916.
The liquor dealers in Nebraska entirely ig.
nore the new law providing Tor license fees
of from 500 to $1,000. An association of
three hundred men has been organized to
contest the statute.
ABOUT 60J delegates to the Iowa Greenback
State Convention assembled at Marshalltown
on the LIST. W. H. Calhoun was made per-
manent Chairman, and o. A. Garrison, Sec
rotary. Resolutions were adopted demand
ing the abolition of all banks of issue, and
the substitution of full legal.tender Green
backs in lieu of their notes; opposing the
refunding Of the National debt or the issue
Of interest bearing non.taxab!e bonds; de-
manding gra luated income tax; protection
of the people from oil unjust charges on the
part of railroads; . revision Of the Patent
laws; equal political rights for all men and
women; that all land grants forfeited by
reason of the non-fulfillment Of conditions
by railroad companies shall be reclaimed by
the Government, and henceforth that the
public domain shall be reserved exclusively
for homesteads for actual settlers; etc.
A DESTITUTE octogenarian named Jesse Lit
tie, residing in Jefferson County, Md, died
on the 10Th ult Up to the LIST insurance pol
icies ON his life for $6S.00O, recently obtained
by various persons, had been presented for
payment.
THE Episcopal Diocese Of Iowa permits
women to vote at vestry meetings for officers
of the church and on all other questions,
but does not allow them to hold Office in the
church.
A MONUMENT was unveiled at Mt. Olive
Cemetery, at Frederick, Md, on the I'd,
over the graves Of the Confederate soldiers
who fell at Antietam and vicinity. The ora.
ton was delivered by James A. Buchanan,
of Baltimore. Several thousand persons
were present.
A STATE TICKET was nominated by the
Iowa Greenback Convention on the I'd. It
is composed rs follows: For Governor, D.
M. Clark, Of Wayne County; Lieutenant
Governor, j. M. Holland, Of Henry County;
Supreme Judge, A. D. Dabney, Of Madison
County; superintendent Of Public Instruc.
ton, Mrs. Mary E. Nash, Of Polk County.
Additional resolutions were adopted extend.
ing sympathy and encouragement to the
Land League Of Ireland in their resistance
to landed monopoly, and also to the down.