New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-13

Mrs. Meckie L. Rawson, of Chicago, has,
from appearances at least thoroughly re-
covered from her slight indisposition. She
has been informed that Attorney Henry G.
Whitney was not fatally wounded and her
condition has correspondingly improved.
However, she still refuses to see any one
until she has consulted fully with her at
torneys. Mr.. Whitney's condition was
greatly improved, and strong hopes are
entertained that he will be outand around
as usual in a few days.
Aaron Pennock, O. young Mennonite, be-
came respondent at being pressed to pay
q note due to a machine agent and hanged
himself at Winnipeg.
AT the session Of the supreme court at
Jefferson City Missouri Chief Justice Nor
ton fixed the day for theexecution OF Hugh
M. Brooks, alias Maxwell murderer OF @.
Aurthur Preller, for the 9th day OF July.
Executive clemency is all that can be hoped
Tor by the doomed mans friends. Popular
feeling is much opposed to executive Glenn
ency.
Forest fires are doing terrible havoc on
the Omaha line about fourteen miles from
Ashland. At Thirty mile Siding the post
office was destroyed, together with three
houses, and that number OF families are
rendered homeless. Thirty cars, 5000
ties and 5000 posts were also consum.
eel. The evening passenger train from St.
Paul was delayed two hours The passen.
gers and Grey aided in saving property
and did effective work. Fears are
entertained for other towns on the line,
and it is thought that two or three work.
re- 70, lost their lives.
The biggest scheme for furnishing ship
pers with a low rate has just been discov-
cred in New York. The plan is to induce
shippers on transcontinenta lines to ship
by lake instead OF by rail, which makes a
difference OF 10 to Is per cent in rates.
The cheapest route being urged to shippers
is by lake and rail to Duluth. thence via
st. Paul, by which route a rate OF 6O3cents
is given, which, added to the local rate OF
$3.50 from the latter point, gives a
through rate OF So 40 to San Francisco.
The all rail rate is Sd per 100 pounds, 81
OF which goes to lines East OF Chicago on
dry goods to San Francisco A number
OF large houses are already shipping in this
way and San Francisco merchants ale
beginning to inquire earnest into the mat
ter.
White Swan, chief Of the Two Kettle
band OF Sioux, wassin Pierre D. r., and
expressed great satisfaction with the white
father over the terms OF the Dawes bill,
and guarantees that every Indian on the
reservation will sign the treaty. He was
also we'll pleased with the prosp ect OF hav.
ing the Indian school at Pierre, and saws
that Carlisle is too far off, and that some
teachers employed there do not know
more than his son.
The Minnesota committee OF the Ancient
Order OF Hibernians held it's annual SEES
sion at st. Cloud with a large number Of
delegates present.
Isaac Orm, Of Chippewa Falls, Wis, was
sentenced by Judge Hoyt to one year in
saloon, and being refused drinks, as he was
already drunk, he fired several shots
which were intended for Thomas Dugan,
but which took effect in the different parts
OF the room.
Slim Jim, alias James Perkins, alias j
b. Mcintyre, and Burns Azure were sen
fenced to terms OF five years in the per
by Judge McIlree at Maple Creek, N. w. T.
for stealing horses near Fort Shaw anc
Fort Benton. Mont.
Max Hoppe, who murdered Adams neal
Fort Conrad, Montana, May 90, was cap
tured by Deputy Sheriff Crawford, after 8
long and clrcuitous chase near Sweet
Grass Hills, about $50 miles north anc
across British lines. He is held by mount
ed police pending extradition proceedings
Hoppe claims he acted, in self-deiense
farmer named Knudt Gullickson, re-
siding about twenty miles southeast OF La
Grace. ID. T., accompanied by a consta BILE
drove into town in search Of his daughter
VINO mad been enticed from her home by p