New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-01-04
General News Items.

General News Items.
At San Francisco the liabilities OF George
W. Meade & Co. are $3.50, 900; assets,
$500, 900.
+ At Chicago, Newhouse Bros, clothiers,
made an assignment. Liabilities, S6O,OOO;.
assets, 100000.
The mercury takes a big drop all over
the Northwest-cold weather and snow
cause trains to be delayed at nearly all
points.
At New York John Thompson, import
er OF fans and millinery, made an assign
ment to David E. Richardson, with $42..
900 preferences.
At San Francisco, Judge Hoffman
rendered a decision in the United States
district court, in which the right of the
Chinese to import opium is sustained.
Smith has replied to Sullivan's chal-
lenge that he is ready to fight Sullivan att
er the latter's m atch with Mitchell for any
amount OF money Sullivan chooses to
name.
E. G. Harvey OF Mandan, Oak, has been
appointed clerk in the office of B. P. Grant,
Richards, resigned to go to the Baltimore
& Ohio,
Jack Dempsey and Do,ninick Mccartney
u L.
drew up an agreement to box ten rounds
in public on j an. 81, at time and place to
be agreed upon.
The articles Of incorporation OF the
Farmers and Merchants State Bank Of
Minneapolis were filed. The capital stock
is s25. 600, with the privilege OF incr easing
it to $500, 900.
Sullivan has challenged Smith to fight
for FL, 900 q side the affair to come off q
fortnight after Sullivan's match with
Mitchell has been fought. Sullivan has
deposited ESQ forfeit.
In October, 1886, there were 723, 900
members Of the Knights OF Labor organ
izatio1., and in October Of this year 3OO,-
OOO.' It is now stated from headquarters
that there are but 100000 persons mem
bers OF the order.
Proceedings have begun asking for the
disbhrment OF e. G. Assay, very prom.
nent member of the Chicago bar. The
charges, are that Assay received s4OG with
which to settle a case and that he convert
ed it to his own use. Attorney Assy denies
the charge.
Articles OF consolidation OF The 5hdian.
apolis & Wabash Railway company with
the Indianapolis, Quincy & Missouri River
Railway company, under the name OF the
Indianapolis, Decatur & Western Railway
company, have been filed in the Office of
! the secretary.
The steamer Roman. which arrived in
| Boston, brought a stowaway, a Scotch
| boy OF eighteen, and permitted him to
land and escape. Commissioners OF Emil
grafton Colcord has fined the company
| ST. 900, and the vessel is detained in port
| until the boy is returned or the fine paid.
| A decision was filed at Minnea polls in
| the case OF the Northwestern Oil company
| against III. 3. Willis, state oil inspector
| The suit was instituted for the purpose OF
compelling the Inspector to inspect Oil in
small tanks, for which service tho state
does not allow compensation. The decis-
ion was in favor OF the company.
Mrs. Lille Drake OF Constantine Mich,
lost her husband two months ago. Re-
Gently Mrs. Drake eloped with Frank
Shawl, seventeen ear-old schoolboy, and
| the couple were marrird at kalamazoo by
| a nearsighted preacher, who accepted the
| lads word as to his age. Mrs. Shawl is
| thirty-five years old and has a daughter
who is but one year younger than the boy
husband.
Something of q sensation was created at
| Albany by the issuance OF an order by
Gov Hill removing from 10 fiice j ohm Jay
| of New York city and Henry a. Richmond
/ OF Buffalo. members OF the sta6s civil ser
1 vice board, the third member. Hon. Angus
i tus Schoonmaker, having resigned. In
their stead Gov. Hill appointed Gen. Dan
Tel E. Sickles OF New ork cit and James
H. Manning and George H readwell. oi
that city.
4 Col. w. p. Clough, assistant to Presi
dent Hill, OF the Manitoba was asked
about the rumored purchase by the Mani
4 toba OF the Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern
J. road for the Pacific coast end Of the Mani
/ TOBIAS projected transcorltinental line
Col Clough said there MAS nothing what
1 ever in the story and tha + the Manitoba
had not yet determined 1tD build beyond
I its present Yves tern terminus III Montana
He said the company was cqniring infor
nation concerning the cJuntry west 81
there in order to be able, i it was ever de
termined to build iurtheE to do it3intelli
gently. Ia