New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-09-29

leaves Col. James G. Duane.as the ranking
officer OF the corps and . prominent can
didate for chief Of engineers.
The Star announces that secretary Mans
ming will not return to the treasury depart
ment, butwill be appointed to the Austrian
mission, which has been vacant since the
refusal of that government to receive Mr.:
Kelley. Mr.. Manning IS physician, it is said.
thinks he would recover his health there
quicker than anywhere else, .anl the presi-
dent has decided to make the appoint
ment.
William B. Hubbell, a Brooklyn man, re-.
turned home from his business at p. m
one day recently. Hefound his house lock-
ed up. Alarmed at this he forced an en-
trance and found that his wife, Annie, thir-
ty-fve years old, had drowned her little
six.year old daughter Ethel in;a bath tub
and then hanged herself to the,bath room
door.
The announcement that the will of s. ].
Tilden would almost certainly be contest
ed on account of the dissatisfaction felt by
his nephews. George and Samuel j. Tilden,
at the manner in which they had been pro-
vided for, caused much comment
James W. Scoville, a Chicagomilliona
has left 100000 to found public hall
and gymnasium in Oak Park.
Eight millions of dollars have been paid
out for pensions at the New York sub treas
ury during the past quarter.
Mrs. Gen. William Wall committed sui
eide by drowning herself in Central Park
New York city.
Thomas Rogers, New York printer,
made three unsuccessful attempts at sui.
eide. A few months ago he inherited $780,.
600 from relative in England.
It is estimated that New York city will
expend this year on new structures be-
tween $50, 600, 600 and $7O,OO0,00O, as
against s45, 100000 in 1885.
There a1e 1900 saloons in the stete OF
Maine.
Nine pupils in the Allegan, Mich, prblie
schools are married women.
Many appointees under the land depart.
ment fail to file their bonds and qualify.
The following were named for congress.
men on the 18th. Charles r. Buckalew,
Democrat, 18th Pennsylvania: James
Phelan, Dem ocrat, 10th Tennessee; w. d,
Robertson, Democrat, 9th Louisiana; g
Newton, Democrat, 5th Louisiana.
London cable: The military correspond
ent of the Republique Francaise, in his com.
ments on the maneuvers in Alsace, praises
the splendid array of the German army,
but qualities his lavish encomiums by sug.
costing that all this glitter of gold and fin.
cry would cut a poor figure with shells
bursting in it's midst. From the stand.
point OF real work in the field" says tfae
writer, "a comparison with our own army
presents nothing disquieting for France
either in regard to the stamina of the sol.
diers or the methods OF warfare"
Since the apparent surrender by Prince
Bismarck of his independent diplomatic
position to the schemes and persuasions
OF Russia, the porte has been expeditine
it's preparations for war, SO as to be ready
at once if Russia, no longer held in check
by doubt OF Germany's position, should
advance on Pera. Defenses are now ready
on the line planned by the engineer Won
der Goltz, and troops are necessarily ar.
irving at Pera and advancing toward Ro
melia.
George H. Prescott, aged forty-fve, con.
findential clerk OF Wise &, Melander, agents
for the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
in Boston has disappeared. The cause is
that he owes several thousand dollars
The total vote of Arkansas in the Sep
TENDER election foots up 143,0OO. The
Democratic majority is 81 900. The legis
lature stands: House-Democrats g.:
Republicans and Whselers, %; senate, FL
Democrats, 3 Republicans and Wheelers.
Henry Schultz and Charles NJ. Coleman
celebrated eastern cracksmen, who have
been engaged on systematic safe cracking
tour from Washington Territory down to
San Diego, CAL, their latest exploit being
the robbery OF the postoffice at Redwood
and Lodgates, have been captured in San
Francisco.
Mrs. Langtry sailed for America in the
steamship Alaska. She took with her an
enormous amount of baggage, and ths
number and splendor OF her new dresses
are said to eclipse any thing previously at
tempted either by herself or any OF her
predecessors.
The government is confident Of a dec
sive majority against Mr.. Parnelps land
bill, and estimates it at 20.
The Parnelities are much exercised over
a letter by Lord Claude Hamilton, charge.
ing them with originating the dynamite
explosion at Westminster. They will
make it a subject of questions in parlia-
ment.
The Sportsman is in receipt OF a letter
from Edward Hanlan, in which he says
that Beach has offered to row him this fall
in any water in England for the champion.
ship Of the world.
William E. Gould, cashier of the first
National Bank of Portland, Me-, has been
discovered defaulter. The directors be.
lieve that the loss to the bank will now ex.
coed $4,000.
Ella Gangler and Joseph Boettler, broth.
ers-in-law, farmers near Akron, Ohio,
fought terrible battle, in which Boettler
received internal injuries from which the
doctors say he cannot recover. Boettler
was driving along in 1, wagon when Gang.
Ter met him and, leaving his team, sprane
into Boettler's wagon and opened the fight.
Boettler's horses became frightened and
ran furiously for fully five miles. The bot.
tom of the wagon looked like a slaughter
house.
Mrs. j. D. Martin died at St. Luke's hos.
pital, St. Paul. She was the wife of the j.
D. Martin confined in the Ramsey county
jail on the charge of numbering "Buck''
Moore at the Minnesota Transfer, last
spring. Her death was peculiarly sad.
The accusation brought against her hus.
band undoubtedly caused it.
A dispatch from Lieutenant Commander
Nichols, OF the Pinta, at Sitka, Alaska,
states that two of the cases of English
vessels seized in Alaskan waters have been
disposed OF as follows: The captain and
mate of the British schooner Thornton