Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-03-17
HISTORY. OF THE WEEK.

HISTORY. OF THE WEEK.
A murder and express robbery occurred
on the Rick Island railroad little past
midniRhton the night IT March IL. The
crime was committed between Joliet and
th- next station, q small town named
Morris. SIX men Are supposed to have
hem eng ged III 1t and it. Is thought they
hOar.ied the tram ut Joliet. They entered
the express Car aud the messenger, B s.
Niehris, appears to have fought Them des-
peratesy.s hut be was beaten over the head
with poker until he was dead. The roo-
bers then took the safe keys from his pock-
ct and opened the Safe and secured $3.50
in money and considerable jrwelry and
jumped { f the train just before it reached
Morris.
The strike on the Gould system of South
west ernroads has become much more seri-
Gus than at first. No efforts are being
made by, the Missouri Pacific or Texas
Pacific torun trains aud only the mails are
carried. Business is almost at a stand
still IN Missouri, Arkansas and Texas. At
st. Louis the bridge employees have struck
ard only three yard masters and superin-
renoeDtof traDster are on duty to handle
the multitude of traius running into
the city. Five thousand railroad clerks
work forthem to do. There are rumors
tbnt o Ter roads will be involved in the
tronbts. - .s~s,s=.- .s,.,--.s,....>
New Orleans was the scene Of a ghastly
execution on the 18th. Patrick Ford and
John Murphy were under sentence of death
and durl' & the night OF the 1th undertook
suicide by iaking belladonna: They became
unconscious and were carried in a senseless
condition to the scaffold where men had to
hold up the hodies while the moose was ad-
jus'ed about tht ir necks. Their necks were
dislo ated by thu I'LL. The murder occurred
i" Dec-mbe!, 1884 and grew out OF political
quarrel. The victim was local politician
named A. II Murphy aud the two men
who we're hung as d. scribed, with several
others, lay in wait for Murphy and
deliberately killed him.
Ex Senator Chaffee of Colorado died at
the residence of his son-in-law, U. s.
Grant Jr., near New York on the 9th. He
returned from Colorado a few days pre-
vious suffering from kidney trouble
which has afflicted him for several wears.
His death was sudden and unexpected. He
was wiiOwer aud his only child is the
wife of U. s. Grant Jr. He leaves million
dollars
Senator John F. Miller of California, died
in Washington on the 9Th. He had been i'll
some weeks but was not considered in i'm
medi ate danger until the day he died. The
primary cause OF his death was a bullet
wound received twenty thu ee years ago
during the war. 1t produced complica-
ton of disorders from which he died.
1t is estimated that the funeral of
Senator Miller will cost the government
$4,000. A special train has been employed
to take his remains, his wife and daught er
ami a committee Of one senator aud five
congress sman to the Pacific coast, a train of
four car for ten persons and the govern
ment foo s the bill.
In the Connecticut legislature a bill has
been reported favorably limiting the hours
Of labor for women and children in the fac
tories TO ten hours daily. This will princi-
palIv affect the cotton and he wOOlen mills
in Eastern Connecticut, where the usual
work. g time is eleven hours.
Two men of Eastport, Me-, discovered
large drove Of seals on Cheeney's Lodges
the other day. They had been driven there
bv the fi-rce gales When the men tried to
slaughter them with clubs the seals showed
fight, aud drove the mon to their boats.
In our last issue we gave an epitome of
the controversy between the President
and the Senate relative to appointments
and elsewhere in this issue will be found
the message of the President in full and
the comments OF Senator Edmunds.
The Governor Of California being Dem
ocrat will appoint Democrat to succeed
Srna,or Miller, who will hold until the
legislature meets 1t Is claimed that this
will ensure the passage of the Fitz John
Porter bill by the Senate.
In the tr al of James P. McCaube, charged
with the murder of Michael Reilly of Pres
ton township. Wayne county, Pa, the jury
Sunday morni"g brought III a verdict Of
murder in the first degree.
The widow of the late ex-Gov. Seymour
died at Utica, New York, on the Sth She
had heen an invalid for years aud her
husband was attacked with his fatal i'll
ue>s while attending her.
In quarrel over cards on the 11th,
Billy Malkiuson, formerly of De Witt,
Iowa, shot and killed jack Garvey, a
bartender in the Capitol saloon. Maikinson
was arre~fe!.
Z-lno P. Gorden, the oldest telegraph
operator in the United States, died at Cas-
tile, N. Y, on Saturday, aged eighty-two
years.
Mahody, chief of the New York fire
department was killed on the 18th, by be-
ing lun into by an engine while going to
a fire.
Addison Cammack, the New Yorker who
was married at Washington gave the
clergyman $500 for perfol ming the cere.
mony.
committee of six Senators and six Rep.
resentativ.s will accompany the remains
of the late Senator Miller % California.
An explosion of fire damp on the Sth in
mines at Dunbar, Pa :, four miles from Con.
uelisvile, killed twelve men.
of the Democratic national committee is
dying from kidney disease.
The U. s. Senate will endeavor to pass
the Des Moines river bonds bull over the
Presidents veto this week.
Cincinn 4ti has had a street car strike
The drivers demanded q per day, but com
promised on $1.e5.
Montreal had 100000 fire on the 10th
most of the sufferers being Wholesale NOR
chants.
Dement, the newly appointed surveyor
general Of Utah was confirmed by a vote
of 25 to %.
Onio will have to borrow S75, ,OCO to meet
the proposed appropriations for the ensuing
year.
Gen. Hazen desires to be made Majo1
General to succeed Gen. Pope.
The explosion of a tug in Boston harbo1
on the 10Th killed five men.
THE OLD WORLD.
An attempt was made at Amiens
France on the 10Th, to assassinate Jules
Verne the famous novelist. Two shots