Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-02-24
HISTORY OF THE WEEK.

The Republican Senators have
determined in caucus their line of policy
relative to confirmation of appointments
made5by the president. They decided that
the senate had the constitutional right to
search in the archives of the government,
and iss1e subpoena upon members of the
cabinet to produce ali papers, confidential
or otherwise, touching upon removals from
office, but at the same time determined
that such course was ineXpedIent. They
further decided TO reject nominations
where information was refused, provided
such information is deemed necessary for
the proper consideration of the case.
Wilmington, N. c., was nearly wiped out
by fire on the 2lst A steamer just before
reaching her wharf took fire but ran to her
dock to save the passengers. In doing so
she set fire to other shipping and tremen-
dous fire followed which ragged for four
hours and when it was over. the bulk of
the business portion of Wilmington was
gone. The loss was over million and d
half.
Ex-Postmaster Palmer of Chicago has
purchased from Congressman Houk of Ten
nesee the Knoxville (Tenn.) Chronicle, a
bright daily Of that city, and will at once
take charge of the paper. He will give his
parsonal attention to its management.
making Knoxville his future home. This is
regarded in Washington as the initial
movement TO make Tennessee Republican
state.
John B. Cough the famous temperance
lecturer died at Philadelphia on the 18th.
He was stricken with paralysis while lee
turing three days before and never recov-
cred. He was born in England in 1917 and
came to this country in 1929. His early
life was dissipated, but in 1910 he took the
pledge and has ever since devoted himself
to temperance work.
Senator Vest of Mo-, has neuralgia at
the base of the brain and proposes to 90 to
Georgia or Florida to recover Senator
Cameron of Pa, is Ill again, Senator
Mitchell of Pa, is confined to his home at
Williamsport with sore eyes, and Senator
Miller of California has not been able to
leave his bed since congress opened.
The treasury paid out about Slo,00O,o00
during February on account of pensions.
1t is believed, however, that this heavy pay
ment will not have very serious effect on
the public debt, as the revenues OF the gov
ernment have been unusually large this
month. A special increase has occurred in
the receipts from customs.
McCormick's Reaper Works at Chicago
have been closed and / 400 men thrown out
of employment. The trouble arose from
non-union men being employed in the cast
ing department. The other workmen
threatened to strike unless the non-union
men were discharged, whereupon Mr. Nc
Cormick closed the whole establishment.
Jay A. Hubbell and other Michigan men
are in Washington endeavoring to get an
appropriation of $5OO.0OO to begin the con-
struction of new lock, to cost from $4,000,
600 to So, 900, ,OOO in the heart of the Sault
Ste. Marie, and $500, 900 for the completion
of the Hay Lake channel.
The Senate on the 10Th confirmed the fol-
lowing: Maris Taylor of Dakota, surveyor
general of Dakota; D. T. Branble of Dako-
Ia, receiver of public moneys. Watertown,
Oak; William Campbell of Minnesota,
United States marshal for Minnesota.
The wife of Prof. Waldo, one of the pro-
fessors at Yale college, escaped while in
sane and wandering several miles from
home climbed high rock and fell down
and was instantly killed.
The funeral of the late ex-Gov. Seymour
took place at Utica, New York on the 10th.
The remains were deposited in Forest Hill
cemetery.
The Grant fund in New York has only
reached little over $115. GOO. 1t will take
ten years TO raise the 81, 900, 600 at that rate.
A. B. Hewitt, prominent board of trade
man in Chicago died suddenly on the 18th
of paralysis Of the brain.