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New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
Government. Indian Affairs.

Indian Commissioners Atkins says to his
friends that be intends to resign the COM
lnissionership OF Indian affairs. 1t is his
avowed purpose to contest with Senator
Harris OF Tennessee for the seat in the
senate, which will be made vacant next
March. The only two persons mentioned
as likely to succeed Atkins as commission
er are A. B. Upshaw OF Tennessee, the as
sistant commissioner and j. II. Oberly,
one OF the civil service commissioners.
Both are understood to have the
confidence OF the president. Mr..
Upshaw has been acting COM
missioner OF Indian affairs much
OF the time since the Inauguration OF Mr..
Cleveland, owing to the frequent absences
of Mr.. Atkins on account OF the long and
serious illness of his wife. Mr.. Oberly was
at one time superintendent of Indian
schools and became quite prominent in
connection with Indian matters. Nothing
is known as to the presidents purpose.
Possibly Mr.. Villas may have some choice
in the matter. Oberly would be glad it is
believed. to accept the place because it has
better salary and there is better OPP
portunity in the Indian office for politi.
cal manager.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
Land office Consolidation.

The three land Offices in Congressman
Lind's district Tracy, Redwood Falls
and Worthingto n-are to be consolidated.
The law places it within the discretion Of
the secretary Of the interior when the re-
ceipts OF a land office fall so that it's ex-
penses exceed one-third OF the amount re-
ceived to consolidate that office with an
other. The receipts OF these land offices
have fallen very low. SO that neither Of
them exceed $4,000 per. year.
The question OF their cons olidation
WAS referred to the commissioner of
the general land Office, who has
recommended that the three Offices be con-
soldated. The question has arisen as to
where the consolidated office shall be To-
Gated. Certain influences have been at
work among them it is said that OF j. F.
Meagher. to secure it's location at Manka-
to. This is hardly to be considered, how
ever. AS it would take the new office at
least 150 miles away from the vacant pub
lie lands and entail great hardships upon
people with final proofs. contests or filings
to make. 1t seems pretty certain, howev-
er, that the three Offices will be consolidate
ed at an early day.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
The Situation in France.

A majority OF the deputies for the Seine
department have signed a manifesto to
the electors condemning the Boulangist
movement. The senators for that depart.
ment have been asked to attach their sig
natures to the manifesto. The threatened
split among the Boulangists seems to have
been avcrted. La Cocardo officially an.
nounces that Gen. Boulanger will not be
nominated for other constituencies Gen.
Boulanger has issued invitations to polit-,
ical dinner at the Cefe Richie. President Car
not has impair ted to the council the pur-
port OF the speech which he intends TO de-
liver at Bordeaux.
The chamber OF deputies fixed Thursday,
April Goth, for the discussion OF the Pan
anna canal lottery loan. The report of
the committee OF the chamber OF deputies
which considered the Panama lottery loan
proposal recommends that permission be
Immediately given to the company to is
sue the loan, and expresses confidence in
the early completion OF the canal.
President Carnot was met at the yari-
Gus places by officials exercising their at
tachment and devotion to the republic,
and was everywhere received with accla-
nations. Sometimes shouts for Bouianp-
er mingled with the cheers. At Souter.
raine, replying to the mayor. the Presi-
ident said. You are right in thinking
that / shall know how to defend the repub.
lie against enemies within and without
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
Foreign News Nuggets.

The London Chronicle announces the APP
preaching marriage OF Joseph Chamberlain
to Miss Endicott, daughter OF the Ameri.
can secretary Of war.
While President Carnot, OF France, was
laying the foundation stone OF a new lyce
um at Agen. a platform on which were
seated hundreds ofguests collapsed and
all were thrown to the ground. Twenty
persons were injured.
In the Canadian house OF commons Sir
Charles Upper gave notice OF resolutions
which he will move in committee on ways
and means, designed to secure for Canada
the advantages OF free lumber into the
United States in the event of the Mills
tariff bill becoming a law.
At the trial OF H. McKittrick and George
Velie, for alleged completely in the Union
bank robbery at Winnipeg, both prisoners
were committed to stand trial at the next
assize. Diamond, who was dismissed. in
tends taking action against the Union
bankfor $4,000 damages for false arrest.
McKittrick and Velie were released on S.
900 bail.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

While citizen OF Lumpkin, Ca,
was cleaning out his cellar recently
alter it had been flooded he discover
en- slight depression in the earth,
and, examining it closely. saw bar
of metal partly buried there. Picking
it up, he found it to be lead. Further
search revealed 167 bars, weighing
about pound each. How they got
there is not known, though it is sur.
missed that they were buried during
the Indian war of 1886, when rude
fort stood on the present site OF the
house.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
public Land pisn,,te

There was quite a little row in the United
States senate the other day over debate
on public lands. Plumbs forfeiture bill
was the measure in hand and the great
question involved was shall actual pur-
chasers from land grant companies or sub
sequent homesteaders and pre.em ptors,
or squarters be allowed preference when
their lands are returned to the public do.
main?" The whole question settled itself
locally in Northern MICHIGAN about the
lands OF the Ontonagon & Brule
River railroad and those OF the Port.
age Lake canal. The curious spectacle OF
house divided against itself was present
ed IN Senator Palmer's efforts for certain
homesteaders who had gone on these
lands and Senator Stockbridge's fight for
the actual purchasers OF the same land
from the companies, to which number
himself and Senator Sawyer of Wiscon-
sin belonged. Palmer had offered an
amendment protecting the SQUAT
tiers in case the lands were for
feited, and Stockbridge one to protect the
purchaser. In the interest OF harmony
both were withdrawn. Senator Hoar re.
newed Stockbridge's amendment in the in.
terest of a Boston syndicate which owns
the land, and a distinguished controversy
ensued. Hoar was better read on these
subjects than Palmer or Stockbridge, and
went on to show that all OF Palmer's
honest settlers and homesteaders
were dummies placed on the land by a
company OF Washington claim agents,
among them j. H. Reddington and w. C.
Hill, to wrest the lands from the purchas-
ers in case it was forfeited He read from
letters and contracts to show that those
Washington land attorneys were to have
one-fourth interest in each claim the ''hon-
est settler" succeeded in getting away
from the purchaser who had already lived
on and improved it in case it was forfeit.
ed.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

The Chinese Minister and his secre.
tary have been making a great stir
in New York society, not only on &C
count OF their own social position,
but also OF their picturesque costume,
which is a great break upon the dull
monotony of mems evening dress. At
a recent reception offered these Orien-
tai gentleman by Mrs. j. W. Drexel,
they appeared in their most gorgeous
silk gowns, the Minister wearing in
the center OF his skull-cap an immense
ruby, said to be second to but one in
the world. Mr.. Chang does not al.
ways wear this ruby; sometimes he
wears ALI equally large diamond, or a
pink amethyst which is said to be
unique among precious stones.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

ment OF the petitioners, the department. OF
the interior has addressed the following
letter to r. J. Sheehan, Indian agent at
the White Earth agency:
WASHINGTON. d. C.. April 16.-J. L.
Sheehan, Esq, United States Indian Agent,
White Earth Agency-Sir: am in receipt
Of a letter by department reference from
Hon, Knute Nelson. Enclosing one from
H. c. Stions, dated Brainerd, April Z.
transmitting three petitions signed by. Isl
persons, settlers in the counties OF Crow
Wing and Cass, complaining that reserva-
ton Indians 60 into the settlements pur-
chase whisky and commit depredations
and other offenses, and pray that the prop
er Indian agents be instructed to restrain
all Indians from making such incursions.
You are instructed to make a thorough
Investigation OF the subject and take
such prompt and effective meas
ures as will result in keeping the Indians
on their reservation. You
will say to the Indians that if they con-
tinue to annoy settlers that they viii be
liable to arrest and prosecution under the
laws OF the state, and further that the,
settlers may become exasperated and re-
sort to violence Gin fact they SO threaten
in their petition). an event which might
lead to the most serious results 2
Y GU will take such steps as may be neces-
sary 20 vigorously prosecute the parties
referred to in the petition who have been
guilty OF selling liquor to these Indians.
(Signed. A. B. UPsHAw,
Acting Commissioner.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
How He Killed Him.

John CORES, the Willow Lake farmer
who killed his hired man, John Rosen-
crantz, near Redwood Falls, Mimi. made
the following statement before the coro-
ner's inquest: Rosencrantz made a con-
tract with him on the 4th instant to live
with him for one year. On the 23d instant
he said he was dissa tisfed and wanted to
leave. CORES told him he could go and that
he would pay him off as soon as he could
go to Sanborn to, get the money. He
and his wife went to Sanborn for that
rurDose, and on their return home, their
children informed them that Rosencrantz
had been stealing various articles. On be-
ing charged with this, Rosencrantz admit
ted that he had taken few iron rings Of
but little value, and some camphor and
asked CORES to come up stairs and he
would get them out of his trunk CORES
did SO and on the articles being res tored he
became enraged and slapped Rosencrantz's
lace. Rosencrantz went out of the house.
When CORES started to 60 out shortly
afterwards, Rosencrantz stood IN front CT
the door with a pitchfork and said he
would kill him. A struggle over the fork
'ensued; and CORES getting possession of it
struck Rosencrantz over the head at least
three times. On Rosencrantz saying he
had enough, CORES helped him into the
house and upstairs to his room, where he
went to bed. CORES went for a neighbor,
who, on going to Rosencrantz, found him
unconscious. A doctor was sent for but
shortly after his arrival, about 8 o'clock,
Rosencrantz died. There were no other
witnesses Go the killing and the jury found
that Rosencrantz came to his death from
blows at the hands of CORES with some
blunt instrument, and he was turned over
to Deputy Sheriff Larner, who com
mitted him to jail at New Ulm. Rosen-
crantz was unmarried, aged TWENTY-FIVE
years, and without any relatives in the
country CORES isa well TODD farmer, and
has heretofore stood well with his neigh
bors.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

town OF Pratt, Kansas, demolishing sever
al houses and killing Mrs. Wm Fisher.
Many other persons were seriously hnrt
by flying debris. This is the second cyclone
Pratt has had this spring.
Jacob Haubrieh, while unloading wood
at the Empire mill at New Ulm, Mimi,
was thrown in frcnt OF the wagon by the
breaking OF a stake. The team ran away
and both wheels passed over his body. His
Injuries are internal and will prove fatal.
At Chippewa Falls, Wis. William Will
Jams. who is foreman OF the big mill and
an old Fiverman, and John Shea, an old
emyloye OF the company. ard one perfectly
familiar with the river, insisted on return
ing to the city in the skiff which they had
been using in breaking a small jam, much
against the wishes and advice OF their fell
low employees and the manager of the com.
pany. They started down the rapids. but
had only gone a lew rods when the boat
capsized and both were drawn into the
under current and drowned.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
Queen Victoria in Berlin,

Queen Victoria OF England has Just Wis
tied her daughter, the empress OF Germany
at Berlin. The empress, the crown prince
and crown princess, and the prince and
princess OF Sake Meiningen received her at
the depot. The greetings between Queen
Victoria and the royal family OF Germany
were warm. The crown prince conducted the
Queen to an open carriage drawn by four
horses whichsheentered and with the EN-.
press beside her was driven to the castle
Crowds Of people lined the route and cheer
ed Enthusiastically as the carriage passed.
Queen Victoria made three visits to the
sick room OF the Emperor, who, by the
doctors advice, kept his bed which he
will do for day or two till he gets strong
err Alter breakfast, Queen Victoria sum
moned DR.. Mackenzie and made minute
INQUIRIES as to the Emperors health.
The meeting between Queen Victoria and
the Empress was very touching. The
Queen burst into tears on the approach OF
her daughter. They embraced and kissed
each other repeatedly with hands firmly
clasped The Queen only waited to re-
move her mantle. and went Immediately
to see the Emperor. She was astonished
and delighted to find him looking better
than she expected.
The greeting OF the people OF Berlin to
the Queen was everywhere respectful. The
men doffed their hats and the women
curtsied. She was cheered enthusiastically
except in the immediate vicinity OF the
palace, where the people refrained from
any noisy demonstration on account OF
the Emperor.
BY invitation of the Empress there was
o large gathering OF members OF the imperi-
al family at the palace, to meet the Queen.
Among those present were the crown prince
and crown princess, the Emperor's daugh.
ters the prince OF Hohenzollern, Prince
Frederick Charles, Prince Leopold, the
hereditary prince OF Hesse-D armstadt.
Prince Henry, the Prince and Princess OF
SAKE. Meiningen aud the Grand Duke and
Grand Duchess OF Baden.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
PITH OF the NEWS.
News from Washington.

The report of the house committee on
elections onithe Lynch Vandever contest
ed election case fSixth district OF Califor-
MAJ will hold that not enough ballots
actually cast were thrown out to have
changed the result in favor OF Lynch, the
Democratic contestant.
The department OF agriculture claims
that the approximate damage to barley
rye, mlllet, ETC., by the chintz bug was
last year about S60,oOo,OoO. They at
tackled wheat and rye first, then barley
and oats, and afterward corn, grass, mil
let, sorgum and broom corn.
With all1the expedition possible, Speak
er Carlisle does not now think it probable
that congress will adjourn before the mid
die OF August. One month at least after
the meeting OF two national conven tions
viii be devotedrtofthe making of campaign
speeches The record OF the last congress
was larger than any which preceded it,.
This congress will surpass them all.
The secretary OF the treasury opened
proposals OF sales OF bonds to the govern
ment, under the,circular of April II The
total amount offered was 81, S24, GOO
The secretary accepted the following offers:
$4,000 coupon As at S1.25; $40, 900 and
$4,000 registered Is at S1.247Bg;; $4,000
coupon and $4,000 registered 4s at
S124.70; $3.50 900 coupon and $1,000
registered 4s at $1.25. All the other offers
were rejected.
The President has sent the following
nominations to the Senate: Postmasters
Hiram P. Graham, Eau Claire, Wis. Will
lam H. Clark, Jr., Florence Wis; James
M. Custard, Hayward. WIS. ohm Meter,
Little Falls, Mimi; Samuel e. Carroll,
Abel, Iowa; Elias L. BrowneIl, Spirit Lake,
Iowa; Harry c. Briley, Dell Rapids Oak;
Daniel ?. McLaurin, Grand Forks, Oak;
Jacob E. Iieback, Scotland, Oak; John R.
Prendergast, Webster, Oak; Oliver S.
Glenn, Bellevue, Idaho, and William T.
Griffin, Moscow, Idaho.
Mr.. Nelson has directed the attention OF
Secretary Villas to the fact that the agent
upon the White Earth reservation is re-
ported to have been engaged in canvass
ing among the Indians to secure their op-
position to his bill for the civilization OF
the Chippewas and their request for the
adoption OF the agreements made with the
Northwestern Indian commission last
year. He has asked the secretary to as
certain definitely to what extent Agent
Sheehan has interested himself in this mat
ter, and why he has taken SO deep an in
terest ia it.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
Crimes and Criminals,

Mrs. Marvin, an old lady OF Freebo m
county, Mimi, started for California to
visit a daughter; but when she got to West
Liberty she was robbed OF her purse, ticket
and check to her trunk. The purse con-
tanned about $40, and Mrs Marvin had to
return home.
Much excitement was caused in Licking,
Mo-, by the discovery that James Smalley,
q well known citizen and proprietor OF the
SSillalley house, had murdered his two chill.
dren, aged five and seven, by cutting their
heads with an axe. He next attacked his
wife, who escaped by jumping through 3
window, as her insane husband had lock-
ed all the doors. Smalley then cut his
own throat and wrists with a. carving
knife and expired by bleeding to death.
shooting ARRAY occurred at Dickinson
Oak ota, between Jasper Hultz and Frank
Chase resulting in the death OF Hultz 1t
was the result OF an old quarrel. Both
men lived fifty miles north OF there, and
had been drinking and playing poker all
that Hultz fired the first shot -Four
chambers III MS revolver ore smptied and
oGe IN Chase's. The bail entered under
head, coming out at the base OF the skull
Hultz is q married man. 1t IS thought
that Chase fired in self defense.
Geo, Durham was hanged at Woodbury.
n. j. There was clam or for tickets to
witness the execution, which is the first
that has occurred in Gloucester county in
So years, but Sheriff Isidgeway adhered to
the strict letter OF the law, and few were
admitted. Durham slept but little the
night before, although he was quiet.
glass OF milk punch was given him, and he
took q drink OF whisky a few minutes be
fore leaving his cell. The hanging was sue
cessfully accomplished and was without
SPECIAL features OF interest. The crime fol
which Durham was executed was the muir
der OF his mother-in- law, Barbara Kan
| del.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
Ell About Elaine.

Under the caption ''Mr. Blaine. A High
ly Imported Intima tian," the New York
Sun (Dem.) prints the following
A political rumor reaches US from a high
Republican source and OF so important a
character that we publish it prominently.
According to this intimation, the last
thing that Mr.. Blaine will do as he
is to bring him home to the United
States, will be to renew in the most posi-
tive language his refusal to be the Re-
publican candidate for the presidency.
This time, the declaration will be so abso-
lutte that it will give to all his friends a
notice which they cannot ignore. He will
say that even if he should be nominated
by the Republican convention. be will re-
fuse to stand, and as it will be impossible
to communicate with him after the publ
cation OF this new refusal until the conven-
ton has met and done it's work and adj
journed, his most enthusiastic supporters
will no longer be able to find any reason
for hoping that he may be induced to
change his mind and accept the nomina-
ton.
About the health of Mr.. Blaine, his son,
Walker Blaine, Of Chicago, says: II re-
ceived a letter from my mother dated
Rome April 10. She says that my father
at the time of writing was in the very best
OF health. He was going out every day,an
enjoying his visit to thatcity in the highest
degree. Invitations OF q social nature
We're pouring in upon him in great num-
bers, and he was accepting as many Of
them as his time would permit There
was not the slightest symptom OF any
ailment about him. Indeed, on the con-
trary. he had not felt so strong and Wig
orous for many years. ~
Walker Blaine also stated that his faith
er's trip to Europe was entirely for pleas
ure and not for health
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

The little King OF Spain is a con.
slant source OF disturbance in the
Royal Palace at Madrid. A few days
ago he was lost for hours and, as has
been related, was finally found i'll a
cupboard. Not long after he was TAX
ing his midday repas; OF bread and
milk. Not liking the flavor OF the
milk he suddenly seized the dish and
poured it's contents over the nurse
who was feeding him. Then his Mai,
esty laughed in a knocking, naughty
way and ran off to play with HIS teys
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

One of thirteen men in saloon at
Plover, Ia, stepped up to the bar and
invited the rest to drink. A local
paper says that not one of them stir.
red, so much were they under the con,
troll OF the superstition regarding the
number thirteen.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

DR.. Hattie Allen has been elected
professor of medicine at the Univer
sity of Michigan. No woman before
has ever received such recognition in
the West.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

An Atlanta man, who is q preach er
and an editor, was sent to Jail the
other day for contempt OF court. He
had been called as a juror, but refused
either to take the oath or affirm,
maintaining that any sort ofswearing
was wrong ana contrary to the teach
ings Of the Bible.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

representative Mulligan has offered
a bill in the Kentucky Legislature to
make poker-playlng a felony. The
honorable gentleman has probably
had g. full hand beaten.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

The, Emperor of Germany may be
very sick, but he is we'll enough to
order the prosecution OF every news.
paper which published insulting
rumors about the Empress Victoria
The lamentable lack OF gallantry OF
some OF the German sheets deserve
punishment. They need a lesson in
manners.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

The friends OF Secretary Bayard and
Mrs. Folsom are greatly incensed at
the report in New York papers that
an engagement OF marriage exists be.
tween them. The story is character
lied as malicious invention without
q single basis Of truth. The secretary
denies it.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

The largest book ever bound is own.
ed by Queen Victoria, and measures
eighteen inches across the back and
weighs thirty pounds. It contains
the jubilee addresses Of congratula.
ton from members Of the Primr ose
League.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02
Record OF Casualties,

George N. Baker, a prominent and
wealthy young farmer residing two miles
west OF Fairmon Minn., was struck by
lightning and instantly killed while build
ing wire .ence. A rain storm prevailed
at the time.
A cyclone struck the east edge Of the
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

Ten tons OF Cancelled tickets, that
accumulated during the past two years
at the office OF the Boston & Albany
Railroad in Springfield, Mass, are
being cut up, preparatory to selling
them as old paper.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-05-02

Minister Phelps expresses himself
heartily glad to be in the United
States again. He wears q suit OF gray
tweed, mutton-chop whiskers and
has distinctively English appear.
ance.