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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
Tho ola ana New Treasurer.

Washington Special: The resignation Of
United States Treasurer Wyman is the most
important change that has occurred as yet out
side the president and his cabinet The state
ment that Mr.. Wyman's resignation was freely
voluntary seems to be strictly true. It has for
sometime been known to few that he wished
to retire from his responsible position to accept
positions in connection with financial insti-
tutiors which had been rendered him. tits
known that neither the president nor secre-
tary Manning expected or desired to displaoe
him. Mr.. Wyman was in March last elected
vice president of the Omaha National bank, and
is also to have charge of an important trust
company recently established in that city
Conrad W. Jordan, the new treasurer ap-
pointed, who was formerly cashier of the
Third Nahonal bank of New York, is best
known in Washington by reason of his
examination of the treasury bookkeeping
methods by direction of the secretary and
his readjustment Of the monthly death state
ment. He is man of fine appearance, tail
and broad shouldered, with gray hair and
mustache ard erect military bearing. He
has been for many years closely identified
with Samuel ]. Tilden and Secretary Man
ming, personally and in financial transac-
hons. The change of treasurer will neces-
state count of all the money, both paper
currency and coin, bonds, bullion, ETC., in
the vaults of the treasury here, of ali Of
which the treasurer is the custodian. The
last count made was in 1888, when Mr.. Wyman
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29

The New York legislature is consider.
ing q bill restricting the height of dwell.
ing houses in New York city. It provides
that no dwelling house hereafter erected
in that city and intended for the use OF
more than one family shall be more than
20 feet high if on street or avenue not
more than so feet wide, or more than
80 feet high if on street or avenue OK
,ceeding so feet in width. These pro-
visions are more liberal than those that
govern the erection Of dwelling houses
in European cities. In Paris the height
of such houses is determined by the
width of the street. On streets not
more than 25 feet and inches wide the
dwellings must not be more than 3S
feet and 4 inches high, and upon the
widest streets the limit is Is feet and Z
inches. in London, Vienna, and Der.
lin the height of buildings has been reg.
nlated by law for many years, Expert
ence has shown that such laws are re.
quired for the protection of the health,
property, and lives Of citizens. Fires
above line Is feet from the level Of
the street are beyond the control of the
New York Fire Department.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
Barclay Johnson's Dreadful Deed.

Coroner Holt of Bridgeport Conn.,, began an
inquest on the victims of the murders in the
johnson family. Rev. J. G. Johnson, Congre-
gational minister of Rutland, VT, and an uncle
of Barclay Johnson, the young man who shot
his mother and sister and killed himself, testi-
fed that there was no hereditary insanity in the
family He could not account for insanity on
the part of his nephew except by excessive
Office duties which caused him to write and work
at night, and caused a strain on his mind. The
witness produced this letter, which was found
in the pocket of Barclay Johnson after his death:
Greenwich, Conn, April 81, 1SS5.-f
succeed in accomplishing what I think must be
done, word OF two of explanation will prob
ably be received with interest 1 think 1 am
saving my mrother and sister from..an unhappy
fate. If there is a just and glorious God these
two vii go to the happiness which they de-
serve. If thereis no God then they will simply
find their rest"
At the close of the letter he wrote: II am
conscious of the enormity of what have done
and intend to do, but at the same time have a
suspicion that have become insane. Why did
not some one recognize my weakness, my great
need of help, and help me when there was
time?:"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
The Russian Reply to British Demands.

The reply of NJ de Giers, Russian foreign
minister, to Earl Granville's demand for an
explanation of Gen. Komaroff's attack upon
the Afghans at Kushk river, which was re-
ceived at the foreign Office, was considered in
cabinet council. The reply says Gen. Kom-
aroff's dispatches, copies of which have
been forwarded to the British government
sufficiently explain the Penjdeh incident, and
that it is, therefore, needless to supplement
them. M. de Giers, in his turn, complains
strongly of what he calls the excessive num-
Der of Gen. Sir Peter Lunsdens escort He
says this display of British armed force on
Afghan territory, together with the military
demonstration at Rawal-Pindi and Earl Duff
erlns defiant language encouraged the At
ghans to provoke the Russian attack by leading
them to believe they could rely upon British
support NJ de Giers does not express the
slightest regret for Gen. Komaroff's action,
and he even suggests that Gen. Koma-
rolf would have neglected his duty
if he had failed to attack the Afghans.
stated in the house of lords that the govern
ment has received dispatch from Sir Peter
Lumsden, the contents of which the govern
ment was not prepared to make public any
further than to state that it contained a con-
tradlction of the Penjdeh incident as given by
Gen. komaroff The government was, Earl
Granville said, expecting further kilograms
from Sir Peter Lunsden, and until they were
received the government would not be pre-
pared to make further statements. There has
been a continuous exchange of dispatches be-
tween Earl Granville and De Giers. It is ap.
parent that the breach is widening.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29

DR.. Bournet's recent work on crime
i'll France and Italy seems to show that,
in France, crimes against the person are
increasing somewhat, while those
against property are diminishing,
In Italy "crimes of the blood" are
three times more numerous than in
France, and murder is six times more
frequent. Assassination is slightly in
,creasing in France. In Italy the mum.
Der hparricides is about double that
in France. In both countries there is a
notable diminution in criminal poision-
ing. Attempts against chastity are
much less frequent in Italy, and in
France these ''crimes against children
augment in frightful proportions. In.
fanticide is twice as great in France.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
ATerrib1e Tragedy in Connecticut.


Barclay johnson, the son of J. Augustus
Johnson, q lawyer of 50 Wall street, New York,
"a graduate OF Harvard college and cf the Col
umbia college of law, shot and killed his
mother and sister and then committed suicide,
was supposed to have been insane. He
took walk with his mother and sister
in the morning, and returned to the
house, complaining Of severe pain
in his head. He recovered somewhat after
lunch, however, and with his mother and sister,
was extremely beautiful. She started out in the
best of spirits and seemed determined to over
come, if possible, her brothers melancholy.
They disappeared down the road laughing and
chatting. At the rocks at Indian Harbor point
they stopped for rest. Charles T. Adams, a
his garden. Suddenly he heard a pistol shot.
He looked across the inlet AID saw a little puff
of blue smoke rising above the rocks. Then
he saw a girlish figure scrambling over the
point She was screaming moment later
q flash of light appeared, and before the sound
had reached the farmers ears the girl turned
and fell PROSTATE at her brothers. feel, dead Ad-
ans started toward the PROSTATE girl This
all occurred within g very few minutes and
before Adams had gone a yard, johnson had
fired bullet into his mothers head. He
stopped over the bodies moment to see
h,w thoroughly he had done his work, then
placed the muzzle into his mouth, and fred.
The ball passed clear through his head
and he dropped to the ground corpse
Five persons witnessed the occurrence, but
none of them saw the party before their at
tention was attracted by the first shot, how
ever, and none of them know what occurred
between johnson and his mother and sister be-
fore he fred. Young johnson was just be
ginning the practice of law. Johnson's mother
was sister of William Walter Phelps.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
Crow Greek Settlers Organizing.

Mitchell, Oak, Special: Settlers on the
reservation west are taking steps to organ
ize an association for the purpose of hav-
ing a thorough investigation by experts at
Washington Of all the treaties relating
to the land in question. It is proposed
to interest all the settlers on both the
Grow Greek and Winnebago reservations in
the organization, and to charge each mem
Der s., which shall constitute fund
for carrying on the above investigation, and
otherwise protecting the interests of the set
tiers It is not intended to resist the authority
Of the government, but to lay the whole mat
ter before the president and his cabinet in such
a way that those having authority will see the
great injustice which the order withdraw ing
the land imposes on innocent families. If the
president cannot be induced to rescind his or
der the association will seek to have
the time for removal extended until
the meeting Of congress- or at least
settlers can have the use Of their land
crops this season. If these measures fail the
association will endeavor through its Wash
ington agents to have the government reim-
burse the settlers for the expenditure made in
good faith under the order of President Ar
thur The settlers will not resist the govern
ment by force as first rashly given out, but
they will exhaust every means in their power
to continue peaceable posse ssion of their
land.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
ALittle More Dynamite.

Last Thursday morning an explosion occur
red in the basement Of the admiralty building
in London. Firemen and police were prompt
" summoned, and all gates Of the admiralty
building closed. A special guard was at once
to enter OF depart froRm efsf the pp n1Mea
until thorough examination could be made.
The explosion occurred in the secretary's de-
partment, and Edwin f. Swanson, assistant
we're scalp wound He was the only
person injured. It is believed the ex-
Mr.. swainson's ROOM in which the explosion
occurred, was completely wrecked, the adjacent
corridors were badly damaged, while the
windows fronting on the Horse Guards parade
were blown out At firstit was reported the ex-
outcome Of plot! Matched either by
pose of hampering the war prepare.
lions of the British government Mr. Swain
son gives it as his opinion that the explosive
was thrown into the room through the
window. The face of a small Amer-
can clock, blackoned by the explosion, to-
tached, was found among the debris during
the examination which followed. The ad-
miralty officials suppose these fragments are
parts OF the internal machine which caused the
explosion. A strong suspicion now prevails in
police and official circles that the explosion
was the result of private malice, as Mr.. Swain
son was greatly dlsliked by number of per-
sons. including several employers Of the Office.
1t is certain that the Internal machine was
placed in a bookcase just over the spot where
Mr.. Swainson's head would be when sitting at
his desk. The detectives are certain that the
outrage was the work Of an employee, as no
stranger could pass the janitor without some
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29

Itaeems to be settled that Gen. Grant
will be buried at Washington, and va
rious sites are named, as the White Lot,
in front of the White House. the Monu-
ment grounds, Congressional cemetery,
Arlington and the Soldiers Home.
There are objections urged to all these
sites with the exception of the Soldiers
Home, and it is probable that one Of
the commanding elevations in those
beautiful grounds will be selected 70:
the purpose.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
Coercion of Government Employees For.
hidden,

Secretary Whitney of the navy department
has written the following letter to Commodore
j. H. Russell, commandant of the Mare Island
navy yard at San Francisco, relative to the
coercion of the vote of that yard at elections:
Since assuming the duties of this Office my
attention has been called to the conduct of the
foreman of the Mare Island navy yard in cleo,
tons IN past years, particularly in 1882. After
reading the testimony in the contested election
case of Buck VS.. Dudley, taken in the fall of
1883, there is no doubt in my mind that the
vote of the yard was practically coereed and con-
trolled by the foreman, either with or without
orders. The men were obliged to take their bal
lots in folded form from table presided over
by one OF more of the foremen, hold the bal
lot in sight while walking to the polls one
hundred feet distant, between men stationed
for the purpose of preventing any change of
ballots on their parts and the ballot deposited
without the voter having had the opportunity to
see or know its contents, or to exercise any
choice for whom he should cast his ballot
find that the same foremen who conducted
this proceeding are still at the yard in the
various departments Great COMPLAINTS made
to me of similar proceedings in other years,
but l have already read sufficient of this
sworn testimony to satisfy me that the men
who were engaged IN that proceeding as fore
men, directing and controlling it, should be
cleared out of the yard in the interest of de-
cent government, and if any similar proceed
ing or anything like il, or attempt to coerce
the vote of the employees of the yard by
foremen or superior officers should take
place hereafter, whether IN the interest
Of the dominant party or otherwise, l
will apply similar remedy Appointments
in place of the persons discharged will be
made temporarily and on trial until efficient
men shall have been obtained. In this connec.
ton 1 desire to say that the bureau officers
here complain greatly of the delays and the
extraordinary expense required to do work at
the Mare Island yard ask your special at
tention to these matters, in the hope that you
will cooperate with me in an effort to bring
the yard to greater efficiency and eliminate
these Objectionable features from it
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29

New enterprisesaare being projected
in the Southern States in large numbers,
and 1885 will show great progress in
that section and marked advance in
manufacturing industries. Thus far
this year 500, 591, O0y has been invested
in mills, foundries, machine shops, cot
Con factories, gold, silver, copper, iron
and tin mining enterprises, etc., show
ing that the depression prevailing in the
other portion of the Union has had littlt
effect there.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29

One ofsthe reforms instituted by the
new Postmaster General is to direct
that no outlandish names shall here
after be accepted for post-ofices. The
books are full Of this species Of Ameri-
can humor, manifested principally by
the new settlements of the far West.
Recently the name of an Office in Georgia,
called "Buzzards' BOOST" was changed
to "West Lake" "Yuba DAM" in
Colorado, and "Gangee'm," in Dakota,
will probably go when reached.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29

The stir Of. military preparation, or
the clash Of ractual conflict, is to be
heard to-day'oEer wide area of the
inhabited earth. England, France,
Italy, Russia, Turkey, India, Austria
lasia, Egypt, South Africa, Arabia,
China, Madagascar, Central America,
Canada, feel the influence Of the prev
alent combative tendency and it looks
as if it could not be repressed
without the expenditure of myriads Of
lives and millions, of treasure.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29

That forestry is of some account in
this country may be estimated from the
fact that4he value Of the forest crop in
the census year, 1880, exceeded $780,
100000 and that during the same year
the value OF the iron and steel produced
was less than $500, 900, and the val
ue of the anthracite and bituminous
coal mined was less than $1OO,OOO,000.
Truly, the conservation of our forests
is wise woIk,
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29

document showing that he had business with
the head of some department The CANTOR
says no stranger to his knowledge has passed
him during the past twenty four hours: The
admiralty building must have been rplaced
in Mr.. Swalnson's desk. It probably
came through the parcel post, and
is thought to have consisted Of two pounds Of
gun cotton or some similar agent. The only
gained admission to the building during slight
interval occurring between the reliefs Of police,
and posted the explosive in the Office. The de-
tectives are still completely in the dark Of
fcials are of the opinion that the explosion was
caused by the spontaneous ignition of speci-
to the admiralty for inspection. The gen
,eral belief is that the explosive agent was not
dynamite.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
Awar Poem bv A1fred reunv.on.


The London Times of the ed published
the following poem by the poet laureate, which
WAS telegraphed to America:
THE Fiction ITS REPORTED NEFF1c1ENcY.
You, you! if you have failed to understand,
The feet of England is her all in all,
On you will come the curse Of all the land
If that old England fall which Nelson left 80
great.
This isle, the mlghtiest naval power on earth,
This one small isle, the lord of every sea-
Poor Eng and, what would all these fleets be
worth.
And what avail thine ancient fame if free,
Were thou fallen state?
You, you who had the ordering of her feet,
If you have only comprised her disgrace,
When al men stare, the Wild mobs million
Will kick you from your place,
But then too late, too late
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
Weekly Report of Gen. Grants Doctors.

Weekly Report Of Gen. Grants Doctors.
The New York Medical Record of Last Sat
nrday says: The physical condition of Gen.
Grant has markedly improved during the past
week There is no authority for the statement
that his physicians at any time prognos-
ticated speedy death, or did not give the most
encouraging reports. 1t has been charged that
the physicians were suppressing all reference to
grayer symptoms. The bulletins which have
been issued at the request of the family fGen.
Grsnt, and in answer to the demands of the
press, have been simply bare statements Of the
exact condition at the time without theories or
comments. The medical staff has always main
tanned that the amount of general constitutional
of the local disease; that the latter would not
of itself be the cause Of death unlsss
by accidental erasion of a large artery, or
possible strangulation from the sudden sepa-
rationof the slough. At one time only did death
seem Imminent from exhaustion and threatened
heart failure, and but for timely assistance
would probably have occurred Tie general
has never been in any danger from choking,
and eenly hemorrage which occurred was of
slight extent and closed ofitself. Gen. Grant is
1t'w stronger. 1t was what might hace been ex-
pected, and all treatment has been directed to
that end The slough has nearly separated
from the'throat, and a source of immediate
danger has been improved, but the throat dis
ease is still there, although for the present it
is quiescent. There has not been the slightest
disagreement in regard to the management of
the case The microscopic examination of the
specimen removed from Gen. Grants throat
has disclosed the disease to be epitholoma."
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29

The Ohio legislature has passed an act re-
quiring all executions in Ohio to take place
within the walls of the penitentiary.
The committee appointed by the plenary
council to select a site for the proposed Roman
Catholic university has been called by Arch
bishop Gibbons Of Baltimore to meet in WASH
ington, May7.
Sir Stafford Northcote, in speech in Lon.
don, attacked the governments programme Of
abandoning the Soudan He said the reten-
ton of Egypt was duty England owed to the
people of India to maintain Ter prestige in
India, and especially to keep the Suez canal
always available for the transportation Of
British troops.
The invitation to spend the summer in the
Cstsllill mountains, N Y, extended to Gen.
Grant and his family, has been accept ed
through the generals son, Col. Fred D., who
writes to the manager of a hotel there, as fol.
lows Gen. Grant directs me to answer youi
letter of Yesterday and say that it is his inten.
ton, if alive, to visit the Catskiils during the
month of August, and If convenient, will ac-
cept your kind invitation for that month"
Dispatches from Southeast Kansas report
the heaviest rainfall recently that has ever
been known in that part of the state. Over
twelve nshes of water is said to have fallen.
All the level country is submerged and is
sheet of water. Great destruction to crops
and property has occurred. negro settle
ment near Parsons was inundated, and many
OF the people were rescued only after great
difficulty. The Marmaton river. which runs
near Fort Scott, oyerfowed it's banks with 4
rush and submerged North Fort Scott, set
Element Of from 600 to 500 population. All Of
the people were rescued, howeved.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
Protecting Montana.

Granville Stuart, president of the Montana
board of stock commissioners, few days ago
addressed communication to Acting Gov
Tooker, setting forth the danger tc stock in
Montana which would result should the Can
adian rebels and Indians retreat and cross the
border, as seems likely. Mr.. Stuart requested
that the matter be laid before President Cleve-
land. Tooker has complied He endorses Mr.
stuarts statements, and requests that early
action be taken by the government to protect
the lives and property of citizens of Montena in
the event of an invasion by the partisans of Riel
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
succeeded Mr.. Gi1hllan More than doze,

succeeded Mr.. Gi1fllan. More than dozen
expert counters and weighers of coin were en-
gagged in the process for between five and six
weeks. With the same force it will take con-
siderably longer now, as the amount on hand,
particularly Of silver coin, is much larger now
than then. In making such transfer the paper
currency is all counted, bill by bill, while the
coin is verified by weight all the sacks being
opened to see that they actually contain the
cash
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29

A moderately late spring, much as it
may provoke complaint, is said to be
favorable indication of a harvest rath-
er than otherwise. The present month
mas beenrcold and windy, thus far, but
there is ample time yet for the Ashow-
ers that bring the summer flowers"
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29

The homeopathic physicians of New
York, discussed the cholera question,
and oneJof their practical conclusions
was, that camphor is a good remedy
for it, ard acts also as preventive,
when worn about the person. This lis
worth remembering.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-29
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