New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-05-20

The president will mot be at loss
amusement if he accepts al the invitations
that are given him He has decided not to 60
to the New Orleans exposition, but insists that
some OF the cabinet should He wants secre-
tary Lamar to go, he being from the leading
cotton state IN the Mississippi valley. The
president concluded that he could get away to
the Grand Army reunion in Portland, Me. New
England men are excited over the NATTER and
promise him q grand ovation all along the
route A delegation from Frederick, Md,
visited the White House to ask the president to
attend the Frederick fair next October He
SAID his list of fair invitations was filling up
80 fast that he could not promise 80 far ahead
but he hoped to be able to attend
Frank Hallock was in Minneapolis Tuesday,
the 18th, returning from the Northwest Terri
tory, where he has been as the representative
OF the Chicago Times, investigating the situa-
ton so far as the Indians are concerned. From
his investigations Mr.. Hallock liz led to believe
that of the more than $1,000 Indians in the
British possessions, not more than 300 are like
" to join Riel or prove to be mischievous.
Many of the Indians are at work on their farms
and have no cause of complaint Poundmaker,
Mr. Hallock says, is power not disposed to
fight, and the attack made by Otter was GER
tainly mistake, though he does not believe
that it will result in the chief assuming an ag
gressive attitude.
A riot occurred Wednesday afternoon 18th
inst in London between mob and the police
for the possession of the Nelson monument in
men had assembled in the square to make
demonstration against the governments budget
proposals to increase the duty on spirits and
beer. The rioters were still in full possession
of Trafalgar square, and Northumberland
avenus was also occupied by a mob Of many
largely reinforced, had charged a number of
times upon the mob, and had made several ar
rests.
cation in the Times ola letter from Lord Ran
dolph Churchill, assailing Gladstone OH &C
count of his speech the other night against the
amendment to the registry bill. Lord Ran
dolph aludes to the premier as sThis unhap-
Ply man." ''This melancholy parsonage" and
''This incapable malicious, sneaking Mhig;"
ing down to the house of lords and making
variety of false assertions is quito in accord
ance with what little is known of Granville's
public career"
A petition has reached the president from St.
Paul. asking the appointment of Maj. 7. M.
Newson as consul to Calcutta, India, indorced
by Gen. H. H. sibley, Commodore Kittson,
Mayor Rice, II. NJ. Rice, G. S. Willis, Judge
Col. Crooks, Judge Wilkin, John T. Norrish,
Chris OBrien, Col. Prince, Robert Smith, Will
liam Dawson, Ansel Oppenheim and H. p
Hail. Some Republicans indorse Maj. New
son. among them Gov. Ramsey, Gov. Hubbard,
Gov William R. Marshall, ex-Gov C. K Davis
and D II oil inba al
Doran refused positively to sign it.
An American concert is to be given in Lon
don on June 9, in aid of the Soudan relief fund.
The Marine Lumber company, which re-
Gently purchased the property Except the
store) of Walker, Judd & Veazie at Marine,
have elected B. c. Keatorof Moline, Ill, as
their president and general manager; P. II.
Kelly as vice president Albert Schaener as Sc
cretary, and William Dawson as treasurer. It
is the intention of the new company to open
up the mill atMarine at once, and to run it to
it's full capacity
Slatin Bey, who was supposed 10 have been
killed with Gordon at Khartoum, is ROW be-
lieved to be alive and prisoner in the hands
of Ell Mahdi The public at Cairo are said to
be indignant over the declared intention. of
England to withdraw from the Soudan.
The reduced copy of the Bartholdi statue Of
Liberty was on Wednesday the 10 inst. for
mally presented by American residents to the
agents of the municipality of Paris The
ceremonies took place on the site of the statue,
Ex- Minister Morton, on behalf of the Ameri
can donors, made the speech of presentation,
and that of acceptance was delivered by NJ
Bore, the president of the municipal council.
Mr.. Morton said he hoped the gift would heir
perpetuate friendship between the two nations,
which the changing events of a century had
| only strengthened
In the probate court at St. Paul, J. G. Thorpe
of Eau Claire was appointed the guardian of
Ole Bull. The latter is the young daughter.ot
Ole Bull, the great violinist In 1880, or there.
abouts, Ole Bull visited Minnesota, and invest
ed in lots In St. Paul and Saltwater. He newer
disposed of them, and, after his death, to sell
them, his daughter has secured the appoint
ment of Mr. Thorpe (who is a relative) as her
guardian, she cling minor.
Condie Stephen, the bearer of dispatches
from Sir Peter Lumsden to the government
says the British commissioner started for Tir-
pull directly after the Penjdeh battle Reach
ing the Parapamisus mountains terrific snow
storm rendered progress slow. Many camp
followers were lost The defeated Afghans,
retreated by another route The Peniael val
ley is a most fertile and lovely country, and
abounds in game The party killed $50 phea-
SAINTS daily. The Murghab abounds in water
fowl The detiles are stocked with gazelle
The German reichstag read the custonas
tariff bill for the third time The duty ON
oxen imported for farming purposes was fixed
at 80 marks for those under five years old, and
80 marks for those over that age The duty
on fat: cattle was made 30 marks. The whole
abill was then adopted, by a9e to los
Interviewed about the local political situation
Is he saw it1in Washington, Cen Thomas T.
Rosser of Minneapolis said: There has been
considerable aalk about the Minneapolis post
Office; but, notwithstanding theserumors YOU
will not see . new postmaster. here until the
present 1ncr11Asents comEnission expires
whl&a is one year from next July. Pat Kelly
and Or. Ames and all the rest canHisit Wash
ingtoG. but it will not change this enatter in
the least No mGn will be removed from an
importent government Office without good
cause In order tO>secure an o6cer's removal
it is necessary to prefer charges and fuzzy sus-
tain them. A case lis thoroughly invest gated
by the whole cabinahhefore man is discharged
from the governments employ There san i'm
Gaense stock of applications, and it will be a
long time before they Leach Minneapolis
Differences are knowx to exist in tie cabiSet