New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-05-12

the crown prince OF Portugal.
One OF the most striking figures in Wash
ington is the son OF ex-President Tyler. He
is now an old man, bent with weight Of
years, and has a long, white, patriarchal
beard.
Senator Hoar, from the committee on
privileges and elections, reported a bill Gre
ating commission to be appointed by the
president, to select an accurate ballot box
and counting device which shall be used in
all congressional elections.
The big gun recently cast at Boston has
been taken from the cooling pit and is re-
ported perfect. When finished it will be
thirty feet in length and ffty-four inches in
diameter.
One hundred and seventy-fve Mormon
migrants en- route for Europe arrived in
New York recently.
The Elkhart, Ind, paper factory was
burned. The loss is $4,000; insurance,
$4,000.
Cincinnati is spending 100000 in re-
paving her streets, mostly with granite
pavement.
Joseph G.. Hendrix, nominated for post
master at Brooklyn, N. Y, was for a long
time assistant night editor OF the New
York Sun.
Mrs. Langtry has ordered $50, 600 worth
OF new dresses for her American tour.
Joe Burrows OF the Bolton scouts, who
took part in the northwest rebellion, died
suddenly at Ottawa, Ont.
London cable: Special editions were is
sued by several OF the London papers con
tanning Gladstone's manifesto and these
were bought eagerly by politicians Of all
parties as well as by the general public
There is no question that the people hang
on the words Of the great commoner, and
that his utterances are regarded with more
interest and of greater Importance than
those OF any other man or set OF men in
English public life. The concluding para
graphs OF the manifesto are the most
striking because they embrace a direct APP
peal in behalf OF the home rule BILL and
palpable and vital reasons for it's passage:
A fire broke out in the paint shops OF the
Omaha road at Hudson, and in less than
an hour the passenger car and paint shops,
together with 2, 900 feet oflumber the pay
car and coaches 80 and Al, were destroyed.
The men at hand succeeded in getting
coach "a and the mail bag car out OF the
shops. The loss is estimated at from $780,
o00'to $4,000
Great Falls (Mont) special to the indie
pendent: Horace A. Marshall, a draughts-
man on the Montana Central, near Ulidia,
was drowned in the Missouri river. The
remains have not been recovered. The
wife OF the deceased in the East was mott
fed.
The house committee on postoffices and
post roads favors a bill to extend the free
delivery system to towns containing TO-
900 Inhabitants.
Brig. Gen. Gabriel R. Paul (retired) was
stricken with paralysis, and is now in a
dying condition.
Mr.. Leckey, the historian, writes to the
London Times in answer to Mr.. Morley S
imputation of inconsistency: Mr.. Leckey
admits that he formerly questioned the
wisdom OF taking the government OF Ireland
in 1900 out OF the hands Of the Irish gen.
try. That, however, was before the ma
tional movement was subsidized from
America by avowed enemies OF England,
thereby passing wholly out OF the guidance
OF the representatives Of property in Ire
land. still acknowledge the strength OF
national sentiment, and would gladly see
an extention Of local government which
would not weaken the unity OF the empire
I oppose Mr.. Gladstone because his scheme
does not involve this condition. 1 would
as willingly trust the government to the
Catholic gentry as to the Protestant gentry,
because know that the law was never
more ably and uprightly administered than
by Catholic judges. do not believe the
government can be safely entrusted to
Nationalists, supported by the votes OF ig-
norant peasantry, whose passions it has
been for many years their main object to
infame.
Mrs. Calvin, living a few miles from
Portland, was shot and instantly killed by
her husband. 1t was purely accidental
MIR. Calvin was examining large rife and
showing how the weapon worked, when the
rifle was discharged, the ball assing through
the woman's head.
Herr Most has sent letter to the dis,
trict attorney Offering to surrender on con
dition that his trial takes place before
some court other than Recorder Smy s,
against whom Most has a strong prejudice.
Two anarchist friends OF Most were ar.
raigned before the recorder and held for
trial.
Gov. Albeit OF New Jersey has signed a
bill providing for arbitration to settle la.
Dor disputes.
c. NJ. Nell OF Mississippi is the largest cot
ton planter in the South. He has IL, 600
acres under cultivation.
Russell Sage's fortune is now estima ted
at $40, 100000, yet he lives in a small vii.
lage boarding house paying $12 a week.
Large numbers OF Mormons are passing
through Texas, en- route to Mexico.
An engagement with the Apaches occurs
in the Pinyoe mountains, Ariz., by Capt.
Lebo's command, and three hostiles are
killed.
Marshalltown gets the Iowa soldiers
home.
The body OF James Rusk, prominent
citizen OF Spokane Falls, Wash, was found
near that place. Several da,'s ago Rusk
lett Spokane Falls to prospect gold in the
Colville mines. He was missed, and search
being made the body was found lying in a
email cask. He had been shot through the
head.
: W.. Musgrove, prosecuting attorney OF
kootena county, Idaho, shot and fatally
wounded Morris Green, a barber at Rath-
drum. The trouble arose over the removal
ri George 3: Monnacott from the position