Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-10-07
HISTORY OF A WEEK.


| the following nominations were made:
Gov. Robinson was nominated for
governor, Oliver Ames for lieutenant
governor, and Hon. Henry Il. Pierce for
secretary of state by acclamation. Hon.
A. W. Beard of Boston, was nominated for
state treasurer and receiver general. Hon.
Charles r. Ladd was renominated for
auditor, and Edgar L. Sherman for attorney
general. 81
Sir John Macdonald, of the Dominion has
written a private letter which has, as usual
leaked out. In it he says that the execu-
tion of Riel rests with the privy council of
England, and adds that if the French
Canadians carry out their threats in case
Riel is hung the English speaking people
must meet them in arms. He thinks il
there has to be race war this is as good Q
time as any. =. %@.2s}St =
Wall Street had big failure on the End
inst, VIM. Health & Co. and Henry NJ.
Smith being the parties which went I'd the
wall. Health & Co. was large brokerngs
firm and Smith was heavy operator who
has been operating on the fear side Of the
The failures did not seriously effect the
stock market.
The son of Senator Malone, of Virginia,
is lively youth. In connection with two
companions, he 'held up'' Petersburg po-
iceman who tried to arrest him and took
which he attempted to shoot the officer, but
missed fire. The youth was fined $50, and
his comrades $25 each.
After an immense amount Of challenging,
a joint discussion consisting of three
meetings, has been arranged between Gov.
Hoadly and Judge Foraker, the Democratic
and Republican candidates for governor in
Ohio.
Gen. E. F. Jones of Binghamton, has
been chosen to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the withdrawal of Mr.. Flower from the
candidacy on the Democratic state ticket
accepts.
Thomas Lumsden, brother of Sir Peter
Lumsden of England, was gored to death by
bull day or two ago. Thomas was a
wealthy farmer and stock raiser and lived
near Winnipeg.
Montreal is having riotous experience
in endeavoring to enforce a compulsory
vaccination. The mob proceeded to de-
stroy the health Office and ether public
buildings.
The boilers OF the Solar iron works of
Clark & Co., of Pittsburg, exploded on the
2ud inst, killing two outright, and injur-
ing seventeen others at least five of whom
will die.
The celebrated horses, Harry Wilkes and
Phallas have had another race at Cleve-
land, Ohio, in which Wilkes won in three
straight heats. Times 2:174: 2:2o4; 2:19H.
President Harris of the Northern Pacific
railroad, has been seriously ill at his home
in New York for several days, of pneumo-
MIA. He is now reported slightly better.
The greatest game of base ball of the sea-
son was played at Chicago on the 29th be-
tween the Chicago and New York clubs.
Chicago won by score of to 4.
Patti, the famous singer, has fallen down
flight of stairs in Paris and dislocated
her thigh. Her proposed American tour
has, therefore, been abandoned.
Commissioner Gregory, of the civil
service commission insists upon the
President accepting his resignation.
Hon. Frederick Hassaurek, editor of the
Cincinnati Volksblatt, died in Paris on the
Sd inst.
Robert Tooms of Georgia is diving from
paralysis.