Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-18
HISTORY OF x WEEK.

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Attorney General Garland has rendered a
decision on the three points relative to the
acceptance of the Dolphin by the govern
ment submitted to him by Secretary Whit
ney. The attorney general holds that the
vessel cannot be accepted, that no contract
exists between Mr.. John Roach and the
money paid to him for the vessel may be
recovered.
The iron strikers to the number of 1000
formed a mob at Cleveland, Ohio, and at
tempted to close plate mill which was in
no manner involved in the contest for
wages, no reduction having been made
The police fought the mob desperately with
their clubs, and dispersed them leaving 35
upon the ground, two or three fatally in
jured.
John Rogers, merchant Of Howden, War
rick county, Ind, fell in love with cousin
of his wife staying at his house. Mrs. R.
ordered her cousin to leave. Rogers
knocked his wife down and went off with
her cousin When he returned he found his
wife had killed herself and two children
Rogers left, and the cousin is Frustrated.
The wife of Secretary Bayard is lying
hopelessly i'll at their home in Dover She
has been an invalid for many years and
has been unable to entertain in Washington
though she has resided there a long time.
The FLY Refrain, owned by Commodore
Kittson of st. Paul, won the Atlantic
Stake for two year olds at Monmouth Park
on the 18th. Distance three quarters of a
lie. Time 1.1519.
The wife of the late Richard T.. Merrick
of Washington died OH the 9th inst Her
husband died about two weeks ago, and she
was SO i'll that she was never told of his
death.
In the contested election case of Mayor
Harrison,of Chicago, the mayor has been al
lowed forty days to file his answer.
Gen. Miles has been ordered to take the
field in the Indian territory, to suppress the
Cheyennes.
The Western Union Telegraph has COB
bled up the American Rapid company.
DoldsU, Mdlue., las Deeu ueVaSUeQ by
fire.
TERRIBLE DISASTER AT LAKE MIN
NETONKA.
One of the most terrible disasters which
ever befell this region of country, occurred
atlake Minnetonka, on Sunday the 18th inst.
Mr.. Coykendall of Minneapolis, who is a
son-in-law of ex-Mayor A. G. Rand of Min
neapolis, occupies cottage at Breezy
Point, Minnetonka, and on the day in ques-
ton he had invited the Rand family to
spend the day with him. Accepting the in
vitation, Mr.. Rand drove out from Mime
apolis early in the morning, arriving at
Breezy Point about noon. The members of
family, Joined him there and they proceeded
to the Erygla cottage, which was the sum
mer residence of the Coykendalls. After
passing few hours happily they arranged
for an excursion to Upper lake on the little
pleasure steamer Minnie Cook, owned by
E. D. Newell, a grocer of Excelsior. The
steamer was not a handsome one, and was
not particularly noted either for beauty or
speed. She has been used each morning by
Mr.. Newell in receiving orders and deliver
ing goods at various points on Lower lake
while during afternoons and Sunday she
was at the service of the Blue line of Elk.
celsior for small parties. Her boiler was
an upright one and was not of character
to make the boat the safest in the world
Her engineer, George Mcdonald, was expe.
rienced in the work, and had served for q
number of years under his father, Lou Nc
Donald, who is among the leading steam
boat men in the Northwest. He has been
considered very safe engineer, and receiv
ed his lice.sse for the season less than two
weeks ago. He began his duties as engineer
of the Minnie Cook about July1.. Soon af
ter two o'clock yesterday afternoon she
steamed up to the wharf at Breezy Point
and received happy butfated party, who
were to meet an untimely death.
The party as it was then made up, was
composed as follows:
Ex-Mayor A. c. Rand, aged 81 years, anc
wife,
Their children, Miss Mary Rand, aged is
Harvey Rand IA years.
Frank Rand, aged 10, son of A. B. Ranc
and nephew Of A. G. Rand
J. R. Coykendall, aged 4a years, with hi
wife and their daughter Katie aged tiv,
years.
Robert Hussey, aged 10 years, son of A
B. Hussey, of Minneapolis.
Geo. Mcdonald, aged 81, engineer of tn,
steamer and son of Capt. Lew Med Donald o
the City of st. Louis
All preparations being made for an after
noon OF pleasure, the party left for Uppe
lake. It is supposed that the Upper lax
was reached about3 o'clock, when evidence
OF the approaching storm were NANTES
and the steamers bow was turned home
ward. The storm burst upon them with al
its power and fury while opposite BIZ