New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-04-28
Condensed General News.
Pension Bills Reported.

COuutllSeu U6ll6rdl NEWS.
Pension Bills Reported.
The following are some OF the names OF
the people for whom Senator Sawyer OF
Wisconsin reported pension bills a few days
ago:
S. W. Merrill, Thirty sixth regiment.
Iowa volunteers, L. w. Corn, Sixteenth
Iowa volunteers; increase to $40 per
month; Father William A. G ordon, Eleventh
Iowa; j. II. Thornbury Eighth Iowa
cavalry; S. r. Smith, Thirty first regiment
Iowa infantry; William II. Moore, Thirtieth
Iowa; II. W. Beck, Eighth Iowa vol
unteers j. D. Haworth, Thirty third reg
iment Iowa; H. H. Stutsman, Thirteenth
Iowa volunteers; Fred K Korth of Hen
derson, Mimi, teamster Sioux war; John
s: Kirkpatrick, First Colorado; widow
Erastus w. Babson, Twelfth Rhode Island
volunteers; G. 3. Capehart lieutenant
colonel First West Virginia cavalry $72 per
month; widow Col. Will Carr, Thirteenth
Pennsylvania veteran reserve; widow DAN
lei f. Schenck, captain Fiftieth New York
Engineer corps; widow Thomas Nation,
Tennessee, war OF 1912; Henry Eellion,
Portland, Or, First regiment United
States dragons; widow Thomas H.
Hay, late captain U. S. A.; wild
steamer Reliance; Reuben Cowday, Fifty
seventh regiment colored troops; widow
William Davenport, United States volun-
teers; George Hamm, Second United States
army; DR.. j. w. Mitchell, Fourth United
States colored troops; N. L. Bailey, Third
United States infantry; Thomas j. Owen,
Twelfth United States infantry; widow
Maj. Francis NJ. Farquhar, engineers, and
daughter OF Maj. Gen. A. S: Williams, in.
crease to $50 per month; L. " Hollyfield,
late scout with Sigel; Mrs. Martha F.
to $50 per month; Maria Black OF Dakota
for property destroyed at Atlanta, Ga.
The bill which Mr.. Richardson reported
IN the house, to compel the Northern
Pacific to pay the survey of it's lands sold
to third parties, is practically Judge
Chords bill, with unimportant amend
mcnts. 1t provides for a forfeiture OF such
lands il the survey costs are not paid after
suit is brought by the attorney general.
these costs and get patents. the result of
which is OF course to make the lands taxa
bic, which is the objective point Of the
whole matter.
Mr.. Gilfllan has introduced abill to pen
Mounted Rangers, for services against the
Sioux Indians. Mr.. Nelson introduced
bill to pension Eugene E. Luce, and Mr..
Wakefield introduced a. bill to pension G.
w. Brant.
The senate judiciary committee has re-
ported favorably upon the nomina ton OF
Marshall Campbell OF Minnesota, having
decided not to wait any longer for the evil
dence OF the charges that have been pend.
ing against him.
The fire at Stry, Austria, is still raging.
The situation there. is appalling. Thou
sands OF the inhabitants are bankrupt.
The charred remains Of many victims have
already been dug out OF the ruins. The
mayor Of the town has sent q telegram to
LemLerg, asking that troops be sent to
Stry with appliances to extinguish the fire.
The damnge is estimated at several million
forms. The total number OF dead is now
forty. Most OF the victims were children.
The exports from Germany to the United
States during the first quarter OF 1886,
amounted to $2,625, 600 more than the
same period Of 1885.
The President has recognized Henri Leon
Nerleye, consul OF France at Chicago.
The treasury department has received 81
certificate OF deposit OF $4,000 in the
case Oh IeOiSe ". SaltHOIl, VI OCdL, WIZ
was held in that amount Of bail, and which
was forfeited by reason OF his failure to APP
pear for trial.
England has sent a circular to the pow
ers proposing that ii Greece does not
disarn, the powers cease diplomatic rela-
tions with her and blockade the Greek
ports.
The Anglo American Cable company
reduces rates to six cents q word after
May 3.
1t is rumored that Maj Strait will not be
q candidate for denomination.
Judge Trenholm enters upon his duties as
controller OF the currency.
T. Jennings was confirmed as Indian
agent at Green Bay, Wis.
The house committee on alcoholic liquor
traffic, by a vote OF six to five, ordered an
adverse report on the bill to provide that
no person shall be licensed as a retail deal
er in intoxicants by the United States
until he has first received q license as such
from the local authorities where it is pro-
posed to Garry ON the business OF selling
liquor.
Fannie Seg,rr, OF La Crosse, aged g., fell
into the river and was drowned.
Jemima Knox, of Winnipeg aged 90,
hanged herself. Melancholy was the cause.
Charles Williams, OF Sparta, Wis, was
captured ATT De Solo, and three stolen
horses recovered.
Howard Vandyck, a well known Milwasa-
kee lawyer, disappears under a cloud.
Alwa Rice shoots himself dead at Red
wood Fails, MINI.
The Northern Pacific will build 1881
miles OF road this season.
At Huron, Oak: Judge Church fines Mel
ville, a prominent attorney, and the city
marshal for contempt OF court.
Mrs. :Scraggy Of Waterloo, Iowa, tries to
kill her husband and herself by poisoned
coffee.
j. f. McElroy, late Northern Paciicst sta
ton agent at Heron Mont, has been con-
victed Of embezzling S15 $50 from the coma
pany, and sentenced to pay a fine OF $40
and costs amounting in all to 5000.