New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-19

ulOSI SlaCelully unprecedented DV the sui
fering victims of the stricken district.
Yours respectfully,
L. f. HUBBARD,
Governor.
Hon. VIM. Window, who has Just
returned from Mexico, gives the follow
ing additional particulars OF the death
of Hon. Abner Tibbetts: He was taken
with a violent congestion of the lungs |
the sleeping car and Mr. Window
and others gathered about him to rem
der any assistance possible. The sick
man complained of great pain in his
chest, exclaiming, Congestion! con-
gestion!' The train was stopped and
hot water was obtained from the engine
for outward applications, but they did
not afford relief Mr.. Tibbetts called
for glass of water, and then lay back
on the pillow. He apparently sank to
sleep and in a few minutes was dead.
Wednesdays storm was the severest
that has passed over this section this
season. In the towns of Milford, Sigel
and Cottonwood the growing crops
were considerably battered into the
ground by the huge hail stones and tor
rents of rain, but the farmers do not
think that any permanent damage was
DONE Here in New Ulm it rained
quite hard, and the strong wind pre-
vailing at the time blew the water
through the air in regular sheets, but
20 damage was done. A few people
got badly frightened and sought refuge
in cellars One OF Hauenstein's teams
being driven home during the storm
missed the bridge and fell into. the creek
near the brewery, and but for the pres
ence of mind of the driver *one of the
horses would have drowned
During Mr.. Wd. Eibncr's absence in
St. Paul last week some Of his gentle
men friends in this city improved his
absence to lay out a park in rear Of his
restaurant. Chas. Roos' evergreen
trees left over from last Christmas were
gathered up and ''planted'' in the en-
bryo park. An artistic painter was
called into requisition and number of
appropriate signs were hung up in the
park. The boys worked hard for sew
eral hours and when the task was COM
pleted they chuckled oversthe surprise
: that Eibner would have on his return
home early the next morning. He did
not show up,.at the expected time, how
ever, and when heydid come it was in
the midst of rain storm which played
sad havoc with the park. The boys
are not altogether satisfied with the ex-
pertinent, and Eibner thinks the season
is too short and uncertain anyhow for
a successful summer garden. business.
Hon. Geo. Benz, of ST. Paul, who
recently celebrated his silver wedding,
has received as present from Germa.
ny a beautiful bronze miniature copy
of the colossal statue of Germania,
which was erected of stone at Nieder.
valid, on the Rhine, in 1888, to com
memorate the triumph of Germany in
the -Prussian war. The present
is very costly, and Mr.. Benz had to pay
a round sum as import duty upon
it. 1t will be remembered that, on the
/ occasion Of the unwilling Of the great
statue of which it is a likeness, the
, Emperor William and all his staff mar.
rowly escaped being blown into eterni
ty along with the statue, by dynamite
: which had been placed in position by
) three anarchists. A protracted rair
interfered with the electric current
which was to have exploded the dyna
mite, and the greatest of all tragedies
: was averted, but the three anarchists
were caught and executed.