Mower County transcript., 1888-02-22
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tional Committee Of Minnesota vioe bena.
tor Davis resigned.
IHa Delaware State Temperance ALI
! anoo in It's annual convention In Dover on
the 10Th decided to so into politics. and
delegates to tho National Prohibition con-
vention in Indianapolis were elected.
! y. r. LOCKE, editor Of the Toledo (O)
Baads, widely known a. *Petroleum v.
Nasby," died In that city at $50 on tho
morning of the 10Th The immediate cause
of his death was consumption Of tho lungs
Mr. Locke was born September 20. 1888 in
vastal, N, Y. His father; Nathaniel Reed
| Locke, was a soldier In the war of 1912,
and Is yet living, at the advanced age Of
ninety-four years, near Toledo MI. Locke
! leaves wife and three sons
CHARLES s CARY, Of Olean. N Y, was on
tho 18th appoin ed Solicitor Of the Treas
ury by the President, vice Alexander Me-
Cue, appointed sub Treasurer at New York.
The Most Rev. John Babtiste Iamy, for
| nearly forty years Archbishop of Santa Fe,
N. NJ died In that oity ON the 10Th. aged
| sevedty-four years
A STATE League Of Republican clubs was
organized ut Wheeling. W. Va on tho 10th,
! with q NJ. Shinn, of Fairmont. az presi-
dent
The seventy-seven Republican clubs of
Vermont organized State League In Mont
polier on the 10th with Ex-Governor
Proctor as president
THH Republicans OF Iowa will meet in
State convention! at Des Moines March 2l
to elect delegates to the National conveu-
tion.
THH Republican State convention of West
Virginia, to eleot delegates to the National
convention, will be held at Fairmont
May l5
NEBRASKA Prohibitionista met in State
convention ON the 18th at Lincoln and
elected delegates to the National convon-
ton at Indianapolis.
THE Vermont Prohlblttonists will hold
their State convention June IL at Mont
pelter.
WESHAM RoBERTsoN Of Abingdon, Va,
died on the 16ch, ut the age of eighty-four
years He served ono year as Governor Of
Virginia In 1886.
A CONTROVERSY having arisen over the
birthplace of General Phil Sheridan, his
mother stated on the 10th that he was born
in Somerset O.. March 6, 1881.
FOREIGN.
HEAVY snow stor lis occurred on the 14th
in the west Of England, Scotland pnd Wales
AT a Cabinet council in London on The
18th 1t was decided to instruct the Irish
executive to cease prosecuting newspapers
for publishing reports of meetings of sup
pressed branches Of the Irish Lind League.
Mn PYNE member Of Parliament, was
sentenced at Dublin on tho 18th to three
months imprisonment under the Crimes
act
SIX persons committed suicide in Berlin.
Germany, on the 18th.
Mr.. LAwToN, the United States Minister
at Vienna, on the 10th acoeptsd from Harry
Farber, a rioh Amer can, who is studying
law at the Vienna University, the offer of
ST. 900, 600 to the American Government
with which to endow q university at Chi
cago ON tho Vienna model
AN explosion in q mine on the 10th near
Camp hausen, Germany, killed forty miners
VIENNA advices of the 10th say seven per-
sons were buried by an avalanche which
blocked the end Of tae ST. Gothard tunnel
A STRONG company was formed at Berlin
on the 10Th under the title of The South
west African Gold Syndicate for the pur-
pose OF developing the mineral resources Of
the territory under Germany's pro! ecion.
GRAND TRUNK passenger train from To-
ronto coliided with a freight near Hamilton,
Ont, on the 165h, wreoking both engines,
hurling express and baggage oars down q
ffty-foot tembankmentandk killing two men.
FIVE men were killed ON the 18th by tue
falling of bridge in quarry in Carnar-
voushire, Walea q,
SHOCK of earthquake the lower Py-
renees on the 18th caused terrible pan @
among the inhabitants, but did little dam
age.
A PACKAGE containing gunpowder was
thrown into the house of Police Inspec; or
Kelly. at Skibberean, Ireland, on the 18th,
and an explosion followed which complete
ly wrec ed tine house
LOUIS W. FLEuRY, postmaster at Paso del
Norte, Mex, was arrested on the 18th 4ur
robbing the mails of $65, 900 in diamondA