New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-06-27
BreYities by telegraph.


dispatches announce that seven deserters
have arrived at the camp of Yumbnrga and
report that Stanley, after traversing the
country OF the upper Aruwhimi reached a
rangh, mountainous country, where he has
continuous fights with the natives. He was
wounded by an arrow and had lost a large
number of his men. Many of his people, they
say, are Ill, including the Europeans of his
party Stanley is now in the mountains, and
surrounded by hostile natives
Some tame ago August Peterson living
three miles west of Red Wing, Mimi, discov-
cred traces of Oil in the behring's from an ar
tesian well. Afterwards some concealed force
elected the drill from the hole. The matter
was reported to Professors Porter and Win
ehell, OF the state university, who believe
that the prospects are good for finding
either oil or natural gas. The sum of 5000
OF the state funds set aside for this purpose,
has been appropriated to develop it's find
and ascertain it's value.
A passenger train on the Wisconsin Central
was wrecked near GGdden by broken rail
The baggage and express car and first and
second-class coaches were thrown from the
track and the passengers were shaken up, but
none seriously injured. The train was run
ming slowly at the time. The track was
cleared in a few hours, and the train proceed
ed to Ashland. The express messenger was
thrown against the safe and his ankle bruised
Joseph Blumberg was cut on the head .
Charles Fink was cut over his right eye by
flying glass. Passengers say their escape
was a lucky one.
James Matsch of West Newton Mimi. was
thrown from his wagon and probably fatally
injured. Three ribs are fractured and he is
otherwise hurt
John Watson of Anoka went up the river
from Brainerd to get the body of his brother
James, drowned at the dam OF. Prairie River
below Grand Rapids. The body was discoy-
cred near where the accident occurred.
Mrs. NJ S. Wilkinson died at her home in
Wells. She fell some time ago and dislocated
her hip, from the effects of which she could
not recover.
The recently consolidated Minneapolis, ST.
Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad company
filed in the Office of the secretary of state at
st. Paul mortgage for the largest amount
in the history of the Office. 1t is $21 ,OOO, 600
in amount, beside $4,000 additional for
every mile of road that the company builds
over 500. The Central Trust company of
New York is the mortgage. The mortgage is
to bear FIVE per cent interest.
Eight prisoners escaped from Jail at Su-
perior Wis, by breaking a hole through the
wall of cell and descending to the ground
outside by means of a rope made of strips of
son and one Murphy, two of the four that
broke from the same prison several days ago
and were recaptured in Duluth. No trace of
their whereabouts has yet been obtained, but
their descriptions have been telegraphed to
all the neighboring towns.
Cooley" Stone, a colored jockey at Coney
Island, shot and killed Earnest Miller, a bar
tender at that place, over a dispute regard
ing beer money. Stone was arrested.
D. G. Fraser, an inmate of Selkirk asylum
near Winnipeg while trying to get a drink of
water from barrel, fell headlong into it and
was drowned.
The mangled body of an unknown man
was found at Pokegama. bridge on the North
ern Pacific road Nothing was found upon
his person that would lead to his indentif-
cation and his face was disfgured beyond
recognition. No one claimed the body, and
it was buried by the coroner. Doubtless the
man had attempted to steal a ride by Jump
ing on some train while in motion, and was
caught under the wheels.
There is considerable indignation at Winni-
peg over the fact that Minnesota -four is now
sold in Montreal at prices below those at
which Manitoba milers find themselves able
to sell. From Brandon, Man, to Montreal
by rail via the Canadian Pacific railroad the
charge on 100 pounds of -four is 40 cents,
while the publicly quoted rate for -four from
Minneapolis to Montreal via the sSoo''
route and the Canadian Pacific railroad is
251a cents per 10Opounds. Manitobans claim
that the Canadian Pacific having been built
by Canadian public money, should at least
give rates to Manitoba as low as to Minne-
sofa millers, as the latter are enabled to sell
-four cheaper after paying duty.
A gale that caused great loss of life and
property setin at Grand River, Quebec. Boats
fishing on the Miscou banks were swept away.
and as far as can be ascertained six men were
drowned
A son of Mrs. Dohls was run over by the
stub train on the Omaha road at Shaiopee.
Mimi, and instantly killed The child was
deaf dumb and partially blind.
The Steamer Bertha, which has arrived
from Kurluck, Alaska, brought three of the
sailors of the codfshing schooner Isabel,
which encountered a gale on the Sd of May
and had to be abandoned The men took to
the boats, but in storm got separated The
eight skiffs which contained the 10 men on
board the Isabel, atlfrst divided themselves
into two parties. After being out three DAYS
two of the men went mad from the hardshirs
endured and had to be put in separate boats,
and soon were drowned. When another boat
capsized. Capt. Nickerson in trying to save
the lives of the men was drowned, as were also
the men whom he tried to rescue. Tt is be-
ieved that the men in the two boats which
got separated from the others were also
drowned, making Il who lost their lives