Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-10-03

THERE were 1871 new cases and 1 deaths
from yellow fever at Jacksonville, Fla,
during the twenty four hours ended on the
9th. Total cases reported to date 1855;
total deaths, 2S7. Il. q,
JAMES M. STONE and wife were struck
and killed by o fast express train at Ken
nedy, N. Y, On the 9th, as they were
driving across the track.
"A BARK-RIGGRD English war ship arr
rived on the 9th at Provlncetown, Mass,
fying:a yellow flag at the forepeak
THE stables at the Chicago West side
driving park were burned to the ground
during the races on the 9th.
ONE new case Of yellow fever occurred on
the 9th at jackson, Miss, and one DEATH
Total cases, IL; total deaths, & The wild
excitement In the country continued. At
Decatur, Ala, the scourge was abating.
The Commercial Bank building and sew
eral other structures at Delphos, O., were
burned on the 9th.
In political quarrel on the 9th at San
Francisco one man was shot dead and
three others were fatally wounded.
Two MEN were killed on the 9th near
Mayheld, KY, by the fall Of gravel bank,
and two others were fatally injured.
AT the fair grounds at North Easton,
Mass, Prof. Allen made a balloon ascen-
sion on the 9th accompanied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward 7. Davis, who were married
in the basket just before the ascension.
The balloon landed in q cedar swamp near
Easton. -. ~, :,
A MAJORITY report Of the Utah Commits
sion recommending an amendment to the
constitution prohibiting polygamy was
filed with the Secretary of the Interior at
Was hington on the 27th
A FARMER named Miller from Chesauing,
Mich, who was going to Vernon, O., with
his family and 5000. the proceeds Of the
sale of his farm was swindled out of the
entire sum by couple of sharpers on the
9th at Toledo, o.
GUY, the legally-elected Governor, with
an armed force, marched into Tishomingo,
the capital of the Chickasaw Nation on the
2Sth, Ousted acting Governor Byrd and
took his seat. 1t was feared that trouble
would follow.
FIRE on the 2Sth destroyed the Ohio
Falls oak leather tannery at Louisville, Ky.
Loss, 1925, 900
EXTENSIVE developments of oil were
made on the 2Sth in Elk County, Pa, in an
unworked district.
DURING the twenty-four hours ended on
the 2Sth SIS new cases of yellow fever de-
veloped at Jacksonville, Fla, and deaths
from the disease were reported. Total
cases to date, 2,453; total deaths, 242
DURING the seven days ended on the 2Sth
there were 22O business failures in the
United States, against 22S the previous
seven days. Total number of failures dur
ing the past nine months, 1880, against
6,95S during the same period last year.
The village OF Romeo, Wis, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 2Sth, only four houses
being left standing.
The furniture house Of F. G. Wilkins &
Co., in Chicago, was destroyed by fire on
the 2Sth. Total loss about 500, OO0 One
man persisted in the flames.
FREEZING weather was reported on the
2Sth in Northern Minnesota, killing frosts
from the southern portions Of Michigan
and Wisconsin, and light frosts in the
Northwest as far south as Southern Mis-
souri, In Western Pennsylvania q fierce
snow-storm was raging. ~
A STRIKE on the 2Sth among ninety boys
in Baltimore glass and bottling factory
caused the establishment to shut down,
throwing seven hundred people out of en-
ployment.
HUGH NJ. KINDS, capitalist of South
Bend, Ind, was gored to death by bull
on the 18th on his farm near there
missloners with the Indians at Lower
Brule Agency, D. T., dissolved on the 2sth,
and the commissioners left for the East,
their efforts to make treaty being unsuc-
cessful
ULSTER BELLE paced mile on the 18th
at Poughkeepsie, n. Y, with a running
mate, to beat her record of 2:1S, which she
lowered to 2:1414
AT Fleetwood Park, New York, with out
preparation either Of herself or of the
track, Maud s. made mile on the 28th in
2:1212 and another in 2:1234, John Murphy,
her driver, weighing 1853 pounds
A BROOKLYN IN. ~ girl discovered on the
2Sth that the man she married recently is
negro He oiled his face and represented
himself as Spaniard.
MARTIN MAHADY and Christopher Ca
briel were killed on the 2Sth by the falling
Of roof at Scranton, Pa. Two canvas
men of Forepaugh's circus were run over
and killed while loading train at Pitts
burgh, Pa, and James Stone and Clarence
Baker, Of Mud Creek, N. Y, were run
over and killed by train while return
ing from fair
IT was discovered on the 18th that q
clerk in the American National Bank of
Chicago had stolen IS, 600.
4dE CtASuloI VI tu0 NAtlOudl Union BANK
of Fall River, Mass, was on the 2Sth found
to be $50, 600 short in his accounts
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
CANDIDATES for Congress were nomi-
mated on the 25th as follows: Illinois,
Second district. Frank LAWYER DENY re-
nominated; Third, NJ r. Freshwater
(Dcm.); Twelfth, W. 81. Collins Rep.).
Louisiana, Tenth district, N. c. Blanchard
(Dem.) renominated. Kentucky, Fifth
district, A. F. Wilson (Rep.). Ohio, Fiji
tenth district, j. B. Spriggs (Dem.).
Massachusetts,, Third district, A. w.
Beard Rep.); Fifth, T. W. Higginson
Dem.). Connecticut, First district, Rob-
ert j. Vance (Dem.) renominated. New
York, Twentieth district, z. s. Westbroo3k
(Dem.).
The New York State convention of Dem
ocratic clubs met in Troy on the 25th and
elected j. B. Thatcher, Of Albany, presi-
dent of the State League.
The President on the 18th sent to the
Senate the name Of John H. Oberly, of H.
linois, to be Commissioner of Indian Az
fairs, vice John D. c. Atkins, resigned.
CANDIDATES for Congress were nominat-
ed on the 18th as follows: Frederick L.
Greenhalge by Eighth district Massachu-