Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

been unanimously reelected master of the
State grange
1t is officially announced that Rev. R. j.
McManus, pastor of st. Johns Church. in
Baltimore. has been made monseignor by
his holiness Pope Leo Kill
There will be a great struggle in the
House to get the bill establishing a depart
ment of agriculture passed before the
adjournment for Christmas
Henry E. Hayden, formerly of Marquette
Mich. but for three years past residing at
Saltwater. Mimi. upon the recommended
ton of Messrs. Kelly and Doran and Sena-
tor Sabin has been appointed clerk of the
district court of Alaska.
Representative A. j. Holmes, of Iowa has
called in House the bill for the relief
of Abbie Sharp. nee Gardner, Of Minneapo-
lis The Indian office recommends the pay
ment of her $4,000 claim She is the only
survivor of the Spirit Lake Indian massacre
At Louisville. Ky.. on the 18th, Mr.. Ora
troit Washburne, son Of Hon. f. B. Wash
burn. and secretary of the general council Of
the American London Exhibition. who was
there in the interest of the exhibition
dropped dead at the Gault House of cerebal
appoplexy.
The municipal election in Boston, Mass.
on the 18th, resulted in the reelection of
Mayor Hugh O'Brien, whose plurality over
Hart, Republican, is 400, majority over all
l.131. The Democrats retain majority in
the Common Council. There was cousid-
cradle majority for license
The Wisconsin United State District
Attorneyship, waiting for a successor to
Mr.. Delaney, resigned has been settled by
the nomination of VIM. \. Walker Of Mani
tOWOc, chairman Of the Democratic State
Committee. Mr.. Walker has been at the
bar about dozen years and has not vet
seen his fortieth birthday. He is a bright
popular man.
George Ticknor Curtis, counselor for the
Mornons before the United States supreme
court. speaking Of the Mormon bill in the
House, says: The hope of the Mormons is in
delay. If there shall be no more legislation
the question OF polygamy will settle itself.
not prosecuted 10y additional legislation.
A caucus of Republican Senators was
held OH the 18th Senator Dolph was select
ed to be chairman Of the committee on
laims, and Senator Spooner tor chair
man OF the committee on coast
defcnses. \ half dozen other vacan-
cies in the committee membership was also
filled. The Interstate commerce bill was
briefly criticised and discussed, and the tar
if bill was talked about more at length, but
no action Was taken in references to either
tx Gov. Preston II. Leslie Of Kentucky,
has been appointed Governor of Montana,
to succeed Gov. Hauser, who resigned on
account of his private business, and RECON-
mended the appointment Of Major Nc
Ginnis. Gov. Leslie is IS years of age, hay
ing been born the same year with Senator
Beck, stands high in the legal profession, is
stalwart anti-liquor man and is spoken Of
as being. as good ii Governor as Kentucky
ever had.
Washington special says that the lobby
against the passage of the interstate COM
m"rce bill has already appeared 1t is
said they are we'll provided with money
and are ready to spend $5O0,000 to defeat
the measure. They are sending out dis
patches to papers all over the country Civ
ing the votes they rely on in the Senate to
accomplish their designs They will lay
siege to the Senate first,as they believe there
is a better chance to work there than in the
House, with five times as many men. 1t
is said that Senators Mcmillan, Sabin and
Spooner will vote against the interstate
commerce bill