Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-12-24

BEEN unanimously reelected master 81 the
s6taf0 grange. Is I'D sss ~. q 81
tits officially announced that Rev. RJs
McManus, pastor Of st. Johns Church, in
Raltimere, has been mdde monseignor BY
his holiness Pope Leo Kill 81 ~
There viii be q great. struggle in the
House to get the bill establishing depart
ment Of ag1ieulture passed before the
adjournment for Christmas.
Henry 2. Hayden, formerly Of Marquette,
Mich. but for three years past residing at
Saltwater, Mimi, upon the recommeudar
ton OF Messrs. Kelly and Doran and Sena-
tor Sabin has been appointed clerk OF the
district court Of Alaska.s: -.
& Representative A. ]. Holmes, OF Iowa has
called In House the bill for the relief
of Abbie Sharp, nee Gardner, Of fAinneapo-
lis. The Indian Office recommends the pay
ment OF her $25 600 claim. She is the on3y
survivor Of the Spirit Lake Indian massacre.
At Louisville, KY, on the 18th, Mr.. Gra-
troit Washburne, son of Hon. e. B. Wash
burn, and secretary Of the general council OF
tho American London Exhibition. who was
there in the interest Of the exhibition,
dropped dead at the Gault House Of eerebai
appOplexy. =ss.
:, The municipal election in Boston, Mass,
on the 18th, resulted IN the re selection of
Mayor Hugh QaBrien, whose plurality over
Hart, Republican, is 4 200, majority over all
E11Sz The Democrats retain majority Ia
the Common Council. There was . consid-
cradle majority for license. ss.zss7s
The Wisconsin United State District
Attorneyship, waiting for successor to
Mr.. Delaney, resigned, has been settled. by
the nomination OF VIM. A. Walker Of Mani
tOwoc, chairman of the Democratic State
Committee. Mr.. Walker has been at the
bar about dozen years and has not yet
seen his fortieth birthday, He is bright,
popular man. ~'" %1A'' -y't&SsaSs E<fF
George Ticknor Curtis, counselor for the
Mormons before the United States supreme
court, speaking Of the Mormon bill in the
House, says: The hope of the Mormons is in
delay. It there shall be no more legislation
the question of polygamy will settle itself.
'Polygamy will die out if the Mormons are
not Prosecuted by additional legislation
A caucus Of Republican Senator; !; was was
held on the 18th. Senator Dolphswas select
ed to be chairman of the committee on
man of the. committed i, on . coast
defenses A half dozen other yacan-
cies in the committee membership was also
filled. The Interstate commerce bill was
briefly criticised and discussed, and the tar
if bill was talked about more at length, but
no action was taken in reference to either
Ex Gov. Preston H. Leslie, of Kentucky,
has been appointed Governor: of Montana,
to succeed Gov. Hauser, who resigned on
account of his private business, and recon
mended the appointment. of Major Nc
Ginnis Gov. Leslie is 65 years Of age, hav-
ing been born the same year with Senator
Beck, stands high in the legal profession, is
a stalwart anti-liqpor man and is spoken Of
as being as good . Governor as Kentucky
ever had. - '.''''S - @-'sa j e
A Washington special says that the lobby
against the passage Of the interstate com.
merce bill has already appeared. It is
said they are well provided with money,
and are ready to spend $5O0, 600 to defeat
the measure. They are sending out dis:
patches to papers all over the country Civ.
ing the votes they rely on in the Senate to
accomplish their designs. They willlay
siege to the Senate frst,as they believe there
is a better chance to work there than In the
House, with five times as many men. 1t
is said that Senators Mcmillan, Sabin and
Spooner will vote against the interstate
commerce bill.