Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-07-18

The Republican National Committee IN
session In New York City on the nth
elected n. & Quay, of Pennsylvanis, ohsir-
man, and J. &. Fassett, Of New York, SEQ.
retary.
HIRAM S1BLEY, one Of the founders of tho
Western Union Telegraph Company and a
well-known capitalist and scotsman, died
ct Rochester, N. T., on the 18th, aged
eighty years -
ADv1oss of the 12th from Nonquitt.
Mass, say that General Sheridan con.
ttnued to improve, and was able to sit up
In chair. Thirty-hve days had passed
since an attack Of heart failure
]. T. MoREHEAD was on the 18th nomi.
mated for Congress by the Democrats Of tho
Fifth North Carolina district. r..s 1853.
The resignation Of George Y. N. Lathrop.
Minister to Russia, was received at Wash.
ington on the 12th. Ill.health was given
as the cause. .-.... 49,.
CONGRESSMAN RANDALL, of Pennsylvsaia,
had four hemorrhages on the 18th in Wash.
lngton, losing sixteen ounces of blood 1t
was feared he could not survive another
attack ,. ~. -
Tine Louisiana Legislature adjourned
sine die on the 18th.
TIE report that General Sheridan was
able to leave his bed was denied on the
18th by tho Generals brother, who said tho
sick man was still too weak to raise hin
head, but that he was gaining slowly.
FOREIGN.
DISPATCHES of tho 9th say that the town
Of Berbera, on the Gulf of Alden, had been
burned, and that forty persons persisted.
AN earthquake shock was felt from
Belleville to Kingston, Ont, on the 9th.
Houses were rocked and tho people were
greatly frightened.
The Mexican electoral colleges voted on
the Sth, re-eleoting President Dfaz.
ADv1cEs Of the 10th from Batavia, Java,
say that Bantam insurgents had plum
dered Tielegon and killed the native chiefs
and the European inhabitants. Troops had
been dispatched to quell the revolt.
Mr.. PARNELL said in London on the 10th
that the home rule movement would ulti.
mately result in the establishment of an
Imperial Parliament in which tho colonies
would be represented, each province hay
ing Legislature for its own local affairs.
The Knights of Labor Of Montreal, Que,
on the 18th called mass meeting to pro.
test against pauper immigration to Can
ada
Snow fell in London on the 18th for tho
first time ever known in July, and Qpsea-
sonably cold weather prevailed in England.
The Berlin police on the 18th arrested
five Socialists for pasting sedftious pla.
cards over copies Of the speech from the
theone.
HEAVY gales prevailed on the 18th In the
English channel, and a number of small
vessels were wrecked along the French
coast
A HEAVY earthquake was felt through
out Greece on the 18th.
A DISPATCH of the 18th from Cape Town,
Africa, says that the Debers coal mine at
Kimberley had been burned, and that five
hundred persons lost their lives.
GENERAL BoULANGER resigned his seat
in the French Chamber of Deputies on the
18th.
A REPORT reached Paris on the 18th that
an insurrection had occurred at Port au
Prince, and that the insurgents had burned
five hundred houses, including most of the
public buildings.
18th passed a bill giving electoral rights to
every one who is able to read and write
and who pays the minimum taxes.
In the Italian Chamber of Deputies on
the 18th the question of granting the ballot
to women was defeated by q narrow ma
jority.
A HURRICANE on the coast of Spanish
Honduras was reported on the 18th to have
destroyed number of fruit plantations,
creating heavy losses.
GENERAL BoULANGER and NJ. Floquet
fought duel with swords near Paris on
the 18th. The battle was aercely con.
tested, and in the second round Boulanger
received thrust in the neck which might
prove fatal Premier Floquet escaped
with few scratches
A FIRE on the 18th at Ripley, Ont, near
~ destroyed the whole business portion of
the town. Twenty-six buildings were
burned.