Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-31

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trious leaders In the legislative halls, there
has, think been no man in this country
who has c6mbmed the two careers in so
eminent degree as Gen. Logan
Arrangements for the funeral are not ION
the 2sth) fulls perfected, though it has been
decided tohaye the ceremonies at Washing
ton Friday afternoon in the Senate cham
ber. Mrs. Logan has requested Gen. Sher-
man to take charge of the procession. The
remains aresto be taken to Chicago, but it
is undecided whether the burial will take
place there or at Springfield.
Domestic News.
There are 175 vacant cadetships at West
Point.
A ChicagOspecuator with 5000 capital
sold &c, O,OOO, 900 bushels of wheat
Forefathers day vas quite generally cele-
brated in the eastern states Dec. %.
John Fitzgerald, President of the Irish
National League, urges that Irish Americans
hold meetings to protest against the evic-
ton and coercion policy of the Tory Govern
ment in Ireland.
There were . total of 55,547, ,O4O cans OF
tomatoes pntaap from the crop of 1886.
Louisville and Nashville freight br.ke-
men to the number 80, struck on the 23d.
The Wamsutta woolen mill at Fall River
has closed down pending settlement of the
weavers' strike.
An important meeting of the Interna-
tional Stockmen's Range is to be held at
Denver, Neb, February sth, 1887.
Senator Sherman in an interview declares
that he is in favor Of an appropriation of
500, ,0OO, 600 for coast defense purposes
Mauroyeni Bey, First Secretary of the
Turkish Legation at Madrid, has been ap-
pointed Turkish Minister to Washington.
The Norwegian bark Winona, from Para,
arrived at Pensacola, Fla, with yellow
quarantine.
1t is reported that the eastern and western
sections of the Wabash system will be oper-
ated under different managers as the policy
of the Receiver Cooley.
Indian Commissioner Atkins decides that
the Indian supply warehouse shall remain
| at New York, but st, Louis may partici-
pate in the spring bettings, through q
branch office to be established there.
The bill which was presented to Congress
for the extirpation of pleuro-pneumonia
| creates commission of three, whose service
shall end when the disease is eradicated, and
iofo q mn nm <ho
posed.
The steamship Bretagne, of the French
line, which arrived at New York on the 9th,
brought 6,645, ,467 francs. The steamship
Aller brought &, ,s53, $50. The total amount
of gold imported since Aug 81 has been
S3l, ,525,267
Commissioner Miller's report to Congress
shows that there are eleven manufacturers
Of olemargarine, twenty-three wholesale
and III retail dealers and 2,622,537 pounds
have been sold, from which the Govern
ment has received So, ,45074.
Christmas day was exceptionally bright
and beautiful throughout the country. Bus
ness was universally suspended and the day
of a marked character, with quiet unsen-
sational ceremonies that brought joy and
satisfaction to the hearts of millions
young and old.
The Washington monument commission
report that their work is practically finished
and they asked to be discharged. Their
final report recites that all that remains to
be done is to improve the terrace work at
the base, to remove all possible sources Of
danger to the foundation. To provide
means for operating the elevator in the
choff ond RI fOr tho fy1fp,
and preservation Of the monument.
The Indian commission, consisting of
Judge Wright, Col. Larabee and DR.. Nc
Daniels, arrived at Fort Buford last week,
en- route to Poplar River agency. They
we're entirely successful In their visit to
Berthold agency, and made an agreement
with the Indians there to surrender all of
their reservation except q portion thirty
five miles square, and to take lands in sew
crafty.
A street car strike began in Brooklyn,
New York, on the 23rd, preventing the
operating of eleven lines Of tho Brooklyn
city railway, the employees claiming that
the company was not keeping its agreement
as to hours of work. An attempt to run the
cars under police protection failed, cars
were upset and drivers and conductors
assaulted. Merchants gay the strike will
during holiday week. So stages were hired by
merchants to run from the bridge and
ferries to their places of business.
Fires and Casualties.
At Jackson, Mich, Arthur C. Hale died
from the effects of injuries sustained by a
tObOggan slide.
A Chicago street car was smashed by To-
comotive Monday. Four persons we're hurt,
but not seriously.
Nearly the whole business portion Of the
village of Pittsford Mich, has been destroy
ed by fire, with loss of upwards of $1,000.
John Daw of Mitchell, Ont, was gored to
death by bull Dec. 9th, and his wife fell
dead at the sight of her husbands bleeding
corpse.