New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-11-24
The rumor that an attempt had been
made to poison Phil Armour Of Chicago

made TO poison Phil Armour OF Chicago
is confirmed
The Canadian Anthracite Coal company
held it's first meeting at Winnipeg and elect
ed the following officers: Mcleod Stew
art, president; Senator Thorp, Eau Claire,
of the National bank Eau Claire, treasur-
er; a. Pugh, st. Paul, general manager.
The company il composed principally of
Americans, who has advanced sufficient
capital to develop a mine located in the
Rockies The capital stock is $500, 900,
all of which is subscribed.
At a regular meeting at Chicago OF Dis
trict Assembly "a, Knights of Labor, q
resolution was adopted denouncing tho re-
cent trial of the condemned anarchists as
having been conducted unfairly and sympa-
thizing with them in their efforts to obtain
q new trial. District Assembly No. "a has
all the Knights OF Labor in Chicago and
Cook county except those in the packing
houses.
The grand Gordon OF the imperial order
oil Medjidie has been conferred by the sui
tan on Mr. Cox, x-United States minister
to Turkey.
Reports OF special agents of the general
land office engaged in investigating timber
depredatiOns in the southern states show
some examples OF the audacity in denud-
ing the public domain OF timber that are
unparalleled in the annals of cheekiness
the world over.
A letter from Havana dated Nov. 13,
says: On Wednesday last a party OF ban
dts under Romero called at the sugar plan.
tation belonging to Senior Francisco Ped
roso and demanded $4,000, declaring
that if the money was not Forthcoming
they would burn the plantation. Senior
PedrOso refused to give them what they
ed not only the extensive and we'll cultivat-
ed cane fields, but the factories, dwelling
houses, depots, great quantities OF corn,
lumber, plows and nearly every thing Of
value on the plantation. In the province
OF Genfregos robber band under Nicolas
Espinosa and his lieutenant, Matagas, have
kidnapped Senior Baltasar de La Torriente,
for whose ransom they demand $4,000.
They also had Senior Lucians Casanova
and the two sons OF Mr. Lombard. Ban.
dts in the province OF Santa Clara, kid.
mapped the steward Of the sugar estate,
"Santa Lugarda.' He was afterwards
ransomed for SO, 500.
Thomas Winston, superintendent OF the
Foxhill granite quarries at Reading, Pa,
went to Wilmington. Del, nearly aweek
ago, and drew $1,000 with which to pay
the employees. He has not been heard OF
since.
Secretary Manning is improving very
rapidly, and except on cabinet days does
q fair proportion OF work. He has, how.
ever, not been able to walk over TO the
White House, as was his custom before his
illness.
Prominent labor men in Washington say
that there will be an effort made to induce
President Cleveland to call an extra SEES
sion OF the Fiftieth congress as soon after
the 4th OF March as possible. They say
that both the trad.s unions and the
Knights OF Labor are interested in the plan,
and that it's cObject will be the passage OF
important labor legislation.
Mayor Bartlett of San Francisco grant
ed a license to "Parson" Davies OF Chicago
for glove contest to take place between
Jack Burke and Jack Dempsey at the Pa.
wilton Monday 22d. They will fight ten
rounds with small gloves, marquis Of Queens
bury rules. The winner to take 20 and
the loser 80 per cent OF the gate money.
Burke will fight at 1913 pounds and Dem
sey at 157.
James Hope, noted craftsman was
released from state prison in California.
He was Immediately taken IN charge by
New York officers, to be taken to Auburn,
N. T., where he is wanted for jail breaking
and also for alleged completely in the Man.
hatten bank robbery.
A number OF agitators are in Washing
ton preparing to make an urgent demand
upon congress to hold an extra session to
consider the labor question.
The dissolution Of the Ontario parlia-
ment has peen officially announced. New
elections for the Province of Ontario will
take place Dec. 20.
The village OF Frimstein, iii the canton
OF Berne, has been destroyed by fire. A
number OF the Inhabitants persisted in the
flames.
The first controller OF the. treasury rem.
dered a decision which will be of interest
to holders OF government bonds. There
has just been presented for redemption q
$50 5 per cent bond issued under the act
OF March 3, 1864, which provides that
bonds OF that issue shall be payable forty
years after date with an option to the gov.
ernment OF redeening atany time after the
expiration OF ten years. The bond in ques.
ton was embraced in call made in 1879,
and has just been presented with all the
coupons detached. The controller decides
that us the nominal value of the unmatur.
ed detached coupons is greater than the
face value OF the bond itself, the bond can.
not be redeemed until such coupons shall
have been presented.
A meeting OF British anarchists has been
called to assemble in Cleveland hall, on
the 23d inst, to protest against the action
OF the Chicago court which tried and sen.
fenced Spies and his colleagues. The cir.
cular calling the meeting denounces the jul
ry that convicted the Chicago anarchists
as a bribed and packed body, and con.
demns Judge Gary for refusing the prison.
ers a new trial. Hon. Auberon Herbert,
brother Of the earl ofCarnarvon, will prob
ably preside over the meeting.
At Newark, N. j., the election Of an alb.
bot OF st. Mary's abbey resulted in the
choice OF Father Pfranegle. of st. Vincent
abbey at Latrobe, near Pittsburg. The
selection was made on the first ballot.
United States Consul General George
Walker at Paris, sent to Surrogate Rol.
Inns, OF New York, for probate, the will OF
Juan Petro Terry, who recently died in the
French capitol. The will has arrived. II
bequeathes four.ffths OF an estate, valued
at Sc, 100000, to an unborn child, and
the remaining fifth to the testators widow,
Kate Louise Terry of New York city.
This will also stipulates that if Mrs. Terry
contests any provision OF it, she shall get
nothing.
Tndumant war rondorod IN 1ondon :,