New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-04-25
General News Items.

The two trustees of the arch bishop and
Father Edward Purcell estate have de-
clared a dividend of / 1-2 per cent for the
benefit OF creditors.
The upper Mississippi took sudden rise
and carried thirty thousand dollars worth
OF logs over st. Anthony Falls and foated
them down the river.
The Secretary of the Master Brewers
Association in Chicago. claims the strike
IS over as far they are concerned, that all
breweries have resumed work with nearly
all the men they want.
The supreme court OF Louisiana has at
firmed the decision OF Judge Houston,
giving a peremptory mandanus to the
Republicans for commissioner OF election
at the varius voting places.
T. c. Lewis, mayor OF Clean, N. Y, and,
superin tendent OF the Eclipse oil refinery
has eloped with katherine Hodges, an
adopted daughter of one OF CLEANS nest
prominent citizens, leaving wife and two
children. They have been traced to Bos
ton.
There are in Minnesota seventy.sevcn
veterans and fifteen dependent relatives OF
soldiers in the charitable institutions OF
Minnesota. 1t is proposed by tie military
committee that the government shall con-
tribute 500 year toward the support OF
each soldier thus dependent upon charity.
The Northern Pacific company has in
creased the mechanics in the shops at St.
Paul to two hundred and fifty. The shops
are supplied with electric lights, and the
company will require the heads OF depart.
ments, the boss mechanics, to live in the
neighborhood OF the shops, so that upon
occasion the men can works nights.
The last move in the local option contest
11r~+ b. LIZ
tions against those who are said to have
sold liquor since Jan. 1. 1t is said that
the law and order league at Fargo has
been at work col.scting evidence against
those suspected, and the new mo vement is
in consequence thereof. These njunctions
were sworn out by District Attorney Pol.
lock, and their service has created consid-
cradle excitement.
Ten months ago two Mormon apostles
John Smith and one Jacobs-beganp preach
ing in Calhoun county, West Yirg mia.
Their relations with some young ladies OF
the community caused a scandal. and they
were driven away. They had a powerful
friend in William Metz, wealthy farmer.
Since then Metz has been terribly perse.
cuted and his property destroyed until he
is penniess. There is no disposition to
bring his prosecutors to Justice.
opeclal treasury agents Benedlct and
Brown reported to the surveyor OF New
York that they inspected Nine. De Fonte-
nellot's baggage upon arrival at the steam.
ship. On top OF the articles IN one OF her
trunks they saw a bank bill OF large de-
nomination. They closed the trunk with.
out disturbing the money. Subsequently,
after Inspector Robinson had passed the
baggage, they opened the trunk again and
found the bill gone. There we're no duti-
able goods in the baggage. Robinson has
been suspended.
The freight and passenger committees OF
the Central Traffic association met at Chi.
cago. and prepared their reports on the
matters to be transmitted to the general
meeting. The question OF reducing east.
bound freight rates to meet lake competi-
ton was thoroughly discussed by the
freight committee, and it is understood
that material reduction on grain, flour
and provisions will be recommended. The
passenger committee will recommend that
a rate OF one fare for the round trip be
granted for the republican democratic and
prohibition national conventions.