New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-09-02
News Items of General Interest

News Items of General Interest.
Bishop Knickerbacker is resting at Sara
toga Springs.
Ex-Gov. Reuben E. Fenton of New York
dies suddenly at his desk.
The Tennessee saluted Mr.. Blaine with
twelve guns at Bar Harbor.
Thirty-two buildings were burned by light
ming in Stafford county, N. H.
The late Lyman Clark OF Brockton
Mass, left a fortune OF 100000.
Lieut.. James D. Mann, Seventh cavalry,
is granted leave during September.
Mr.. Blaine is living quietly at Bar Har-
Dor, attending yacht races every now and
then.
Cardinal Manning minated that some
ecclesiastic in Boston would ere long be
made a cardinal.
The president will deliver an address be-
fore the Virginia Agricultural society at
Richmond, Oct. p.
To much rain at Sidney, Ohio, carries
away the water works reservoir and leaves
the city without water.
Attorney General Garland has not been
out OF Washington this summer, and will
not take vacation until the president re-
turns.
( Architect Belts latest trouble is in con-
nection with the Kansas City postoffice.
lie is charged with spending $40, 900 i'm
properly.
Under the recent navy department or
ders over four hundred men are employed
in the construction department at the
Brooklyn navy yard.
= Extensive forest fires are raging all along
the Northern Pacific, between Horse Plains
and Huron Montana, destroying immense
quantities OF valuable timber.
Postal cards are reported to be generally
scarce at the postofiices throughout the
country, the government being very tardy
in meeting acquisitions for the arcicle.
President McConnico, of the American
exposition, at New Orleans received a dis
patch from Geo. NJ. Pullman increasing his
subscription from SIS, 900 to $4,000.
Mr.. Cannon, controller Of the currency,
has been recalled from Monmouth Beach,
n. j., where he has been spending his vaca-
ton, because OF the illness OF his deputy.
Capt: John S.. Wharton, of Gen. Han
cocks staff, who has been ordered to duty
at Fort Ringgold, has never seen his regi-
ment. He has been on staff duty for seven
teen years.
At the Western Rifle association tourna-
ment at Western Union un ction, the short
range match is won by Milwaukee, by a
score OF 235, to 23O for Minneapolis and
214 for Racine.
Prof. Wylie, territorial superintendent
of instruction, and Peter KOCH assistant
cashier OF the Gallatin National bank,
were fined $50 each for leaving their camp
fire burning in the National Park.
Lord Carnarvon will visit all the large
towns OF Ulster and the poorer districts OF
Donegal. He has issued scathing rebuke
to Clifford Lloyd, with reference to. the lat
ter's recent article on Ireland in the London
Times.
Mrs. Mary A. Stuart, wife OF the million
aire banker Joseph Stuart OF New York,
was accidentally shot and killed at her
summer home in Rye Beach. She was re-
moving a revolver from one place to an
other, when itexploded.
AtCooke City, Montana, two miners play
ed 100 games OF cribbage, the stakes being
100 feet of the Snowslide lode against 100
feet OF the Elevator lode-both rich proper
ties. The Elevator man won and received
his deeds Immediately, for which he refused.
$1,000.
The Conservatives are expressing great
satisfaction on the Zulfkar pass question
Word has already gone out to make this a
campaign point, but the announcement
that a joint commission will settle the de-
tails on the spot seems to leave everything
where it was before.
The publicity given to the fact that the
United States treasurer has resumed the
transfer OF gold coin from San Francisco
to New Yorkby registered mail has again
caused a suspension of that mode of trans
portation. 1t is not expected that any
more gold will be sent through the mails
for some time.
A strange tale comes to light in the sus-
pension OF j. S. Garfield, a clerk in the post
office department., from Illinois. Five or
six years ago he was regarded as one OF the
best clerks in thatdepartment. For nearly
a year past he has been absent from the
department and, it is claimed, has drawn
his pay regularly, his salary being $1,4OO
a year. 1t now appears that he has been
in an insane asylum near Providence, r. l.,
during that time, and he is regarded as in
curably insane.
The register of treasury has issued the
following order: To avoid the troubles and
delays in the transfer OF United States bonds
by the successors or legal representatives
OF holders in nominally or really fduciary
capacity, this office will hereafter refuse as
a condition precedent to issue to any trus-
tee, executor, administrators, guardian, etc,
that the beneficiary or particular trust thus
represented shall be named on the applica-
ton and in the assignment OF the bonds for
the purposes proposed.
Carter H. Harrison's attorney, Allen C.
Storey, submitted an answer to the bill filed
by citizens two months ago disputing Mr..
Harrison's titleto the may orally of Chicago
by reason OF numerous, 1niscounts stated to
have been made in the vote and mnumer-
able frauds alleged to have been committed
at the polls in. the interest of Harrison.
The answer is in the nature of a demurrer
generally denying the allegations of the bill
andgiving fifteen reasons why, in Che opinion
of the defendant, the case is not entitled to
regular trial n.court.
DR.. Loring has replied to the. charge Of
Controller Durham that he mislaid the dis
allowed accountin his letterofJuly "a. He.
says that he never intended to. convey the
idea that purchases Of machinery were in
Guided in the isall owance, and that,the con-
troller has misa pprehe ed the meaning, Of
his letter on this point. IN reply TO 'the;
statement of the controller. that the pur-
chase OF seeds formed no. part otthe sugar
experiments; he claims that the purchase olf.
beet and sorghum seeds. and the employ