New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-08-04


~ enacted prohibiting the employment
81 ehHdTen under fifteen wears Of age
IN shops and factories; that children
u I.lr n1teen years OF age be Obliged to
aOrend school the full length OF the school
/ Term; that the mode of assessing taxes be
changed, compelling all persons to make
sworn statement OF taxable property, also
OF 1nde btedness, il any, and tn at law be
passed by which the mortgagor and mort
gage shall be assessed in equal propor-
tiOns-
Consul Wood sends from Dundee, Scot
land, statement OF lands owned and
ieased by certain English and Scottish com.
panles In the United States The state
ment is apt to intensity the opposition to
alien ownership OF land iii this country.
Ihe' companies specified by Mr.. Wood own
orlease. over seventeen millions of acres
tof stock and mining purposes.
Last March William p Pierson, cashier
and chief bookkeeper OF the American Bap-
fist Publication society at Philadelphia
was thrown from carriage and had his
leg fractured. Since then he has been con-
fined to his home. During his enforced alb
sence it was discovered that he is a default
er to the extent OF $4,000.
Postmasters commissioned: Iowa. Buck
ner, Louis Mohlis. Wisconsin: Norman:
Anthony 6. Sehauer Perry. Ida P. An
drews.
Mrs Senator Dolph is said to be the most
nnely formed woman in Washington.
General Sheridan says he is delighted
with his new experience as suburban
farmer.
The senate has passed bill granting
pension tn ThonInro lo+o 1f
Company b, First Virginia engineers The
vile OF Dunmire is the divorced wife OF the
assassin Guiteau, and she has been here
all winter trying to get this bill passed
The deficiency appropriation bill as
passed by the senate shows an increase OF
1882, 1873 over the aggregate appropria-
ton made by the house bill, making the to-
tai appropriation for deficiencies 81, SO7,-
1873.
Nine. Catalani the most famous singer
OF her time, gave concerts in Madrid, in
1905 and 1906 at which four ounces Of
gold, OF the value of $1O5, was charged as
the price OF admission.
About l, 500 persons have died OF starya,
ton IN Labrador this season.
Speaking OF the reported dissatisfa tion
among the Sioux at tie Pine Ridge agency,
Commissioner Atkins said a fewdays ago:
This office has ordered no census of the In
dams at that agency. l applied to con-
gress Tor IS, 900 with which to make CEN
sus, believing that it would result epentu-
ally IN saving to the government, but the
house did not see fit to q We us the money.
Maj: Bell, who is in charge at the agency,
made count of these Indians and discoy-
cred that there are some $500 less than
were supposed to be there under McGilli-
cuddy, who estimated that there were Z, :
500. believe that Major Bell hasmade
mistake. However, this Office has or
dered no reduction OF rations and will tli-
rect none at present. I have SO telegra PHI
ed Maj. Bell, and I think there, will be no
further difficulty at Pine Ridge agency.
The crofters OF Tire, Scotland, are. still
under arms. Three hundred Of them guard.
the coast all night in order to prevent q
surprise by the landing OF an armed force
1t is officially stated that the English
government has assured Premier De Frey
cinet that it does not intend to interfere in
any way with the Madagascar treaty with
port an Anglo Malagassy bank in NADIA
gascar.
A special meeting OF the municipal eoun-
Gil OF Waterford, Ireland, was held to take
action concerning the portrait OF Gen.
Thomas Francis Mengher, recently present.
ed to the city by Irishmen OF New York
The mayor presided. The council resolved
to hang the portrait in the council room
and to make way for it by removing the
portraits OF King George l., King George
II. and King William ILL.,, which now hang
in the council chamber.
j. w. Harrington, Brimfield, Ill.,, has
disappeared, after borrowing fully IS, 900.
He is supposed to be in Canada.
Capt. Doherty, lately appointed Indian
trader at Fort Bennet, Cheyenne agency,
has resigned.
j. A. Herald, a leading citizen OF Coal
Harbor, Oak, was tarred and feathered
and ridden on rail. woman in the
case.
Mrs. John Prill, OF Pittsburgh, misstook
sulphuric acid for holy water and is dis
figured for life.
At Republican caucus OF the members OF
both houses of the California legislature it
was resolved to electa United States sena-
tor to fill the unexpired term of the late
Senator Miller, to whose seat Gov. Stone
man appointed Senator Hearst, the pres
ent incumbent.
w. w. Saunders, who had been convicted
OF p1urder and escaped from jail in Oregon
on July 6, has been captured near Alsea
Bay and returned to confinement.
The largest brussels carpet factory in the
United States is at Yonkers, N. Y. It
turns out. 455, 900 yards month.
The Muskegon, Mich, shingle cut this
year will foot up to $4,000, 900.
The Georgia state Democratic conven.
ton met Wednesday. Judge Bigham OF
Trorys county was permanent president.
The maj ority rule was adopted. Gen. John
B. Gordon received 1922 votes out of 1872
for the nomination OF governor. The old
state house officers were renominated for
their respective positions.
The American Iron and Steel associa-
ton has received from the manufacturers
complete statistics of the production OF
pig iron in tho United States in the first six
months OF the present year. The produc-
ton amounted to 1854, 200 tons. The
country has never before produced as much
pig iron in the same time
A report came from Saratoga that the
great racing mare Miss Woodford had brok-
en- down, and will race no more.
Capt. II. J. Nowlan, Seventh cavalry has
been selected by the war department. to
no IS