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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13

ancestors who figured
prominently in the
Revolution. Early in
life he went to Newton,
Mass. He entered the
Boston Latin school in
1870. He entered Har-
ward University in
1925, being a mem Der
of the famous class of
1899, which included
Oliver Wendell Holmes
and Judge Benjamin
Curtis Chief-Justice
Bigelow, William Hen
~ Claiming and Prof.
Reni min Pierce
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13
George W. Reyes, charged with the mur-
der June 5, 1887, of George Purdy, was &C
quilted the other day in La Crosse.
MICHIGAN.

The house of Mrs. Freeman, widow
living near Vermontville, was struck by
lightning and burned the other night.
Asahel Smith, carpenter, fell from the
fifth story Of the new sanitarium hospital
at Battle Creek the other day, but the
force was fortunately broken by tree and
he was not seriously injured.
Three men were killed by boiler explo-
sion at Wyandotte the other morning The
dead are: Terry McGlory, Patrick Finn
and Jorge Green. Four other men were
tcrr bly, injured and 1000 worth of dam
age done.
Pat Mannix was knocked down and
robbed Of sixty dollars on the street in Bay
City the other night. He was drunk.
William Allen, Of Whittemore, pleaded
guilty recently to shooting deer out of
season in lOsco County and was fined ten
dollars costs.
Oil was recently disc on the farm
owned by Wesley Duals near Tustin, Os-
ceola County, and there was considerable
excitement in consequence.
DR.. 7. d. Quinn. druggist, of Muskegon,
was recently convicted of violating the
new liquor law.
Mrs. Edward Wilman, of near St..
Charles, whose husband recently shot her
and then killed himself because she
would join the Adventist church, has re-
covered and will become an Adventist mis-
sionary.
A girl named Ruby, aged fifteen years,
in Paris, was fatally burned the other day
while lighting fire with kerosene.
The copper output for May was as fol-
lows: Osceola, 2l0; Tamerack, 600; Calu
met e. Hecla, 1900; Franklin, 1885, Allan
tic, 1854; Quincy, lS3 The mills were run
ming on half-time.
While telling a tree recently at Stinson's
camp, south of Paris, John Schelton was
struck by limb and killed He leaves a
widow and eight children.
At Prairieville few days ago Charles j.
Armstrong while removing the curbing
from an old well, was buried under eight
cen feet of earth by the walls caving IN,
and his body was not reached until five
hours later.
Port Huron man reported to the news
papers that waterspout had burst over
the city few nights ago. 1t was event
ually discovered that.he had been out ser.
enading, and the lady under whose VIM
dow he was singing had turned the garden
hose on him.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13

The all-pervading sense Of depend
ence upon some one else, which char
acterizes the ofice-seeking class, is
illustrated in brief conversation at
the National capital. Johnny
called out an anxious Washington
mother, '.jes you stop flingin' stuns at
them boys.'' ''Why, map" demanded.
the young Philistine. "Becos their pc
is your pas inflooence, m # you go te
THROWN stuns, yer dad'n be out'n q
job. Koath's Companion.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13
JAMES FREEMAN CLARKE DEAD.

The Great Divine Expires After Short.
Illness-Sketeh of His Life.
BosToN. June 9.-Rev. James Freeman,
c arke, the well known Unitarian divine
died Friday night at his residence IL.
Jamaica Plain, aged IS years. Although.
he had been in poor health for two years:
or more his condition was not considered!
dangerous until within few weeks. His
death resulted from complication of dis
eases
REV. James Freeman Clarke was born il
Hanover, n. H. April 4. 1910. He came FROM
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13
Epit0me of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
CONGRESSIONAL,

A LARGE number OF bills were taken from
the calendar, chiefly pension bills, and passed
in the Senate on the 9TH. The Consular and
Diplomatic bin was reported. The bill retir-
ing General w. w. Averill and General Alfred
Pleasonton, both with the grade of Major,
was passed. -. In the House bills were intro
duced to prevent food authorizations; to amend
the Interstate law; and to restrict the ipmi
grafton OF foreigners into the United StRtes.
The Senate bill making Inauguration day legal
holiday was passed.
CONSIDERATION Of the Consular Ind Diplo-
matte Appropriation bill occupied the session
OF the Senate on the 9Th go. In the House the
Tariff bill was further debated. A message
was received from the President vetoing the
bill for purchasing additional ground for the
public building at Council Bluffs, Ia.
IN the Senate on the 9th the Consular and
Diplomatic Appropriation bill aud the bill au-
thorizng the purchase of a site near the Capt.
tol for the use of the United States Supreme
Court were passed. The pension bill calendar
was then cleared, one hundred and sixteen
bills being passed. The House bill to pre-
vent the employment of alien labor on pub
lie works was considered. The nomination OF
Lawson V. Moore, OF Iowa, to be Consul at
Lyons France, was confirmed. In the House
the Tariff bill was further discussed, and the
Indian Appropriation bill was considered
THE report of the Committee ON Foreign Re-
lations on the fisheries treaty was debated in
the Senate on the 7th. Routine business fol-
lowed, after which the Senate adjourned to the
18th. 80. In the House debate on the Tariff bill
was resumed, consideration OF tho lumber
schedules of the free list being finished. The
conference report on the Bay City (Mich) pub
lie building bill limiting the cost to $500, ooO,
was agreed to.
THERE was no session Of the Senate on the
Sth.. LIN the House debate on the Tariff bill
was resumed, and an amendment to the salt
paragraph in the bill to exclude bulk salt from
the free list and admit only dairy and table salt
was rejected. At the evening session thirty
three private pension bills were passed.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13
FOREIGN.

The American school-ship St. Mary's ar
rived at Southampton, Eng, on the 18th.
THERE was q heavy snow-storm on tho
18th in the district of Ben Lomand, Scot
land. the weather being very severe.
EIGHTEEN persons were killed and forty
one wounded in q railroad accident on the
9th in Mexico near Tampico. A COW and q
donkey on the track derailed train and
caused tho horror.
In Dublin on the 5th three privatos Of tho
Tipperary militia were sentenced to i'm
prisonment for week and dismissed from
the service. Their offense was cheering
and firing salute in honor Of William
O'Brien
THE Hanover (Eng.) cotton-mills, con-
tanning fifteen thousand spindles, were
burned OH the 5th, and three hundred per-
sons were thrown ont of work.
A FIRE on the 5th at Hull, Ont, de-
stroyed over three hundred dwellings,
rendering twenty-five hundred persons
homeless. The loss was estimated at
$500, OOO
HAVANA advicos of the 9th say that tho
troops in pursuit of bandits twice over
took the fugitives in the province of Santa
Clara and killed six Of them.
THE schooner Blanche, of Colbcrne, Ont,
crew of five men.
A w1NDsroRM on the 9th destroyed much
valuable timber in the vicinity of Montreal,
Can, and many houses were blown down.
At Compton the house Of O. Pcrrault was
demolished and Perrault's wife and Eve
young children were instantly killed. Sew
eral other disasters were reported from
various points.
If ~ h 0~t
say that the barge Annie had gone down
on the lake during storm, with the oxp-
tain and four hands, all of whom belonged
to that city.
DESTRUCTIVE forest fires were raging on
the 7th on the south shore of Conception
Bay, N. +. At Golfers nine houses had
been burned. at Harbor Grace Junction
seven, and at Seal Cove seven. At Little
Bay twenty-six families had been burned
taat, with one woman and two children
burned to death.
DURING severe storm on the 7th brick
school house IN Osgood township, Ont
was blown down and twenty children vyero
buried in the ruins. Some of them were
fatally injured, and none escaped painful
wounds.
THE Italian Chamber of Deputies on the
Sth agreed to abolish capital punishment.
On the Sth two prospectors in the Cascade
range of mountains in British Columbis
found lump OF almost pure gold weighing
forty-two pounds.
DISPATCHES Of the Sth say that by = rail-
road train jumping the track at Pecres-
noda, Nicaragua, five persons were killed
and five injured.
ADy1cEs of the Sth say that a recent
thunderstorm in the province Of Qucbeo
caused loss of 100000
WILLIAM LITTLE, Montreal lumber
merchant, failed on the Sth for $780, OC0
a FIRE on the Sth destroyed the Montreal
(Can.) street-car stables, and one hundred
and thirty four horses were crenlated.
Total loss, 500, O0O
A CYCLONE on the Sth at Grenada, Near.
aqua, destroyed eighteen houses ami killed
five persons.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13

FIVE mon were fatally burned on tho
6th by tho overtorning of ladle Mt tho
Bessemer mill OF the Pennsylvania steel
works in Harrisburg.
BETWEEN Delhi and Cincinnati on tho
night of the 9Th four robbers were discov-
cred on tho Cincinnati, Indianapolis & Chi
cago train, or tho platform of the express
car. When seen they fired pistols, fatally
injuring Baggage Master Ketchum, and
then jumped from the train.
By the burning of boarding house on
the Sth at Gadson, Ala, Mrs. Torbit, aged
seventy-fve years, lost her life in the
flames.
"A FIRE on the sth at Wellsville, O., de-
stroyed three stores, two livery stables
and several horses
THE Atlas paper mill at Appleton, Wis,
was burned on the Sth. Loss, $3.50,
A TORNADO on the Sth at Kingsbury, N.
Y, wrecked several dwellings and barns
and killed many cattle.
7. HARRISON GARRETT, manager of the
banking firm of Robert Garrett & Sons,
of Baltimore, was drowned ON the Sth by
the sinking Of his yacht, the Clean, in the
Patapsco river by the steamer Joppa
THERE were 2O7 business failures in the
United States during the seven days ended
days.
c. WELLANER, of Milwaukee, Wis, aged
eighty years, while in Wausau on the Sth
looking after his real estate interests diel
suddenly while out riding.
Four steamships landed 2, 72l immigrants
in New York on the Sth. There We're over
five thousand German and Polish Hebrews
in the barracks ut Hamburg awaiting trans
portation.
By the falling of scaffold on the 9Th at
Omaha, Neb, Owen Park, dealer in slate
roofing, and William Jones, workman in
the building being constructed, were killed.
OWING to an ordinance reducing the rem
tai of telephones from 500 to $50 a year,
the Bell Company Threatened to quit busi-
ness at st. Louis, and had on the Sth taken
out many phones.
The seasonable weather and improved
crop prospects had on tho Sth caused in
creased activity in general business, and
reports disclosed more hopeful tone.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13

THIS is fast generation, but our ances-
tors certainly got ahead Of us in the world
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-13
WISCONSIN.


The tWenty-fif annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Chicago, Milwaukee Il
st. Paul railroad was held at Milwaukee a
few days ago, and Roswell Miller was
elected president; Frank S. Bond, vice
president, and Roswell Miller, manager.
The sheriff of Eau Claire County recently
arrested George Ackley at Portland, Ore.
Ackley was the agent for Eastern insur
ance companies at Eau Claire, and embez-
zled Il, 600 and fed.
Burglars at Green Bay the other night
robbed NJ F. Merricls's house of three
watches and jcwelry valued at $500
The mysterious disappearance of Frank
>3oWran, of Ashland. was recently cleared
up by the finding of the young mans body
in Chequamegon bay, where he had sui
cided
Ex-Judge c. f. Dyer, gave banquet at
the Milwaukee Club the other night on tho
occasion of his retiring from the bench.
About fifty guests were present
William Thompson, aged twenty five
years, died in Chippewa Falls few nights
ago from dose of poison given him by
m stake by drug clerk.
Jacob Truax, who accompanied Robert
Fulton on the second trip of his steamboat
the "Clermont on the Hudson in 1907,
reached the age of one hundred years a
few days ago. Mr.. Truax was born in
Steuben County, N Y. He has lived with
his son in Eau Claire for twelve years.
The Sheboygan Manufacturing Company
has been bought by Sheboygan parties
holding mortgages and will continue to
run with a full force, starting up about
July l.
Prof. Henry, of the Wisconsin, Exper
imental Station, received word from
Washington recently that the seventeen
year locusts are due to appear in the coun-
ties of Walworth, Waukesha, Dane, Iowa,
Grant, Rock, Sank, Jefferson, Richland,
Crawford and Green this year. They ap-
peared there before in 1854 and 1871.
Agatha Paterson, aged thirteen years,
met mysterious death by drowning re-
Gently at Wausau. Her brother-in-law
accused her step-father of having made
way with her.
The logging camp of J. c. Kennedy at
Burberry Station, Douglas County, was
entirely destroyed by fire few days ago.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-11
THE OXFORD & CLARKEsvILLE X. II
Governor Lee Accepts an Invitation to the
OpenIng Cercmonies.

A delegation from Oxford. n. G..
headed by Colonel II. G.. Cooper called
on the Governor yesterday. They were
accompanied by Messrs Maurice r.
Smith and Milton Cayce and President
Charles Watkins Of the Tobacco Ex.
change.
After being introduced, Colonel Cooper
rendered Governor Lee, on behalf of the
people Of Oxford an invitation to be
present on the 18Th of this month at the
celebration Of the opening for travel Of
the new railroad running from Clarses-
vile, Va, 10 Oxford, y {.
In extending the invitation, Colonel
Cooper said;
This committee comes before you. in
obedience 10 the wishes Of the good peo
pie of Oxford, urgently 10 solicit your
presence on the 18Th instant. On this
day Oxford will celebrate in high STYLE
the completion OF the oxford 6 Clarkes.
vile railroad Though bands of music
may enliyen the occasion, though mill
tafy baitalions may parade, though a
free barbecue and dinner be served for
ten thousand visitors, aud though elegant
phihNb Nhi' Atitbb liDHl CON
vey the big tobacconists of the world 10
see the glories Of Granvil e's fine product,
yet with all this we know our anlicipa-
tiOn could never be realized, and that
thousand veterans would 90 away dis
appointed, should we fail to obtain your
acceptance 10 This invitation. Come 10
see us. Place II in our power to prove
to the world how dear TO every tue
North Carolinian il the name of Lee"
Mr. Charles Watkins represented 10 the
Governor the benefit the opening Of this
road would be to the Richmond tobacco
trade. and he knew that RichmOnd's in
terest would be enhanced by the Gov
ernor's presence.
The Governor replied cordially, ac-
cepting the Invitation, and assuring the
delegation that he would surely be pres
ent
About l50 business men from Rich
mond will 90 to oxford on special train
leaving here on the morning Of the 18Th
nj o'clock and returning at 10 pm.
same day. The Chamber Of Commerce,
Tobacco and Cotton aud Grain Exchanges
will be represented by a delegation Of
about forty from each body
The oraliOn will be delivered by Judge
F0wle OF North Carolina.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-11
Richard 1fansiinfd.

To night Mr.. Richard Mansfield will
begin an engagement of three nights and
matinee at the Theatre During hi
engagement he will produce A Parislan
Romance, Or Jekyl and Mr. Hyde, and
Monsieur all spoken OF by the press in
the highest terms
OF these plays that of DR. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde is probably the most attractive,
and of it The New York Times says
IF imitation il the sincerest form Of
haltery, Mr.. Richard Mansfield ought to
feel fattercd. His friends, however, are
vexed Mr. Mansfield conceived the idea
of putting the spirit and meaning OF
Robert LOui, S,eyensOn's fascinating
tale, The Strange Case OF Dr. Jeky
and Mr.. Hyde into play The form
that the play atterward took was shaped
in his own mind The device that gives
to the drama il4 love interest was his in
vention \ strong dramatic situation
grows out OF the belrothal Of
Jekyll to the daughter OF The man
that Hyde murders Mr. Mansfield
devoted many months Of labor 10 this
play, and his own characters in IL, be ore
the public saw it, lie went over the
thing scene by scene, incident by incident,
with his friends. The play was rewritten
three times His conception of The dual
role that has made his name famous was
not hastily formed Il developed slowly,
and he gave the subject thoughtful con
sideration for eight months before he
yentured to produce the play After
months of doubt, anxiety, and hard labor
the public was called upon 20 judge the
work, and the result was triumph--a
triumph of earnest, artistic effort, di-
rected by creative fOrce-for no rational
American play-gocr or critic of the stage
doubtsiha Richard Mansfield is q man
Of creative TALENT
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-11
SHORT TfLtGRAMS.

WASHINGTON, April 10 The April
crop report Of the Department, az Agri.
culture is not favorable. The average
of the present condition OF winter grain
Is 50 per cent lower than in recent years,
except 1888 and 1856.
LONDON, April 10 The Russian press
with one accord blame England, Queen
for the contemplated marriage 3f Alex
ander with Queen \ictoriA's grand
daughter.
BERLIN, April l0.-Qaoeu Victoria
will arrive AZ Chari3uenburg az the cut
of the week Her majesty viii say 30
The palace Preparations for her rectp-
ton are heing made.
LONDON, April 10--Nr. Andrew Car
negie has leased Cuny Castle, in inycr-
nesshire, Scotland.
New YORK. April l0-Thc Hwads
Washington special says iha' one OF The
physicians who attended Nr Blaine
during his illness at Fort scott Is author
ity for the statement that Sir. Blaine IS
suffering from Brignt- disease in an eX-
ceedingy bad form. and q slight cold,
followed by congestion might no any
time carry him off suddenly
DUBLIN, April 10 Tho Thoma-towp
County Kilkenny sessions has conirm-
Ell the sentence of three months im
prisOnment imposed upon Mr. Patrick
O'Brien. member of Parliament, ou oc-
count of q speech delivered at Cores
bridge on Januarys Mr. % Bricnw.ii bee
treated as lir-tciass misi-m naut
ALBANY, y. I. April l0-Tgo sen
tence Of John O'Neill, the New York
Doodle Alderman, WAS aliirmcd this mori- i
ing by The Court of Appeals. o Neiu isl
now at Sing Sing, serving out his sem
tence
BEuLIy, April l0-Thc Vienna NUeI
Fcae Prese revive- thcroport tha Prince
Bismarck, ia opposing tac marriage oi
the Princess Victoria to Prince Alex
ander, has acJcd in behaifor tine Crown
Prince vii lam, who is the chief oppo-
nent OF the match
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-11

great degree at least. While no one
could say whether more pus would col
lect or not, the operation had been pri-
marty successful, and a measure of re-
lief at least. had been afforded. The ac-
tuai operation took only fifteen minutes.
Senator Conkling recovered nicely from
the effect of the ether, but went back TO
his old condition of alternate delirium
and inaensibility.
ORIGIN OF THE ILLNESS.
Mr C0nkling's Illness is directly attrib-
utahe to the great March blizzard
While struggling home through the storm
of March II. Mr. COnkling lost his way
In Union Square and wandered around in
the snow drifts for over twenty minutes
before regaining knowledge Of his sur.
roundings. He finally reached the Hof
man House in an almost exhausted con.
diiOn, ard although he had apparently
recovered on the following day, a cold
which he had contracted grew worse un.
I'll about fortnight since, when he com
planned of pain in his head and ear On
Friday, March 80, DR.. Cornelius Agnew
was summoned aud pronounced him TO
he suffering from an abscess in the ear.
The ailment increased until meningitis
was developed Mr. C0nkling's brain be-
came affected, and on Thursday he be.
came violently deiriOus.
HIS CONDITION AGAIN CRITICAL,
At ll:2j the condition Of Mr.. Conkling
was considered 10 he very critical but
his robust physique makes it possible for
him to fight of the disease At 1870
Colonel Frederick A. COnkiing came out
Of the house leaning upon the arm of his
son. When asked how the ex-senator
was, he seemed much affected, and said
VERY low, very low
When asked il there was any hope, the
Colonel replied 81 fear not" The out
look for the ex-senator was very bad, but
predictions cannot safely toe made
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-11
OUR PAIPIR DEAD.
Resolutions Regarding Their Burial
Adopted.

Adopted.
The Committee on the Relief of the
Poor met last night and adopted the fol
lowing resolutions in regard TO the
chaplain at the Almshouse, offered by Mr.
Montgomery
BE it resolved by the Committee on Re-
lief IF the Poor, That inasmuch as the cler-
Gy of the Protestant churches of our city
have so strongly advised against the sp-
prOpriation made by the Committee on
Finance and endorsed by the lower
branch of the CITY Council, of the sum
of five hundred dollars for ministerial
services to be performed by giving Chris
iian burial 10 the poor OF our city, and
since they have offered their services 10
perform this sacred duty, that the
Superintendent of the Amshouse
be, and is hereby, instructed not to
bury, nor suffer TO be buried,
any of the poor who come under his
charge until he has notified the clergy
that there services are needed. That he
shall alternate between the different de-
nominations as shall be mutually most
convenient that he is instructed to keep
recorded list of all who are buried with
or without Christian services. and report
the same monthly to the committee at its
regular meetings.
"Resolsed, also, That a copy of this
resolution be furnished 10 the city papers
for publication; that being notified. the
clergy may arrange among themselves a
plan which will be most convenient 10
them in the performance OF this sacred
duty which they have assumed
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-11

And nit An Irishman Each Time.

CHICAGO, April tl0-A 20" engine
manAed by a non-uniOn man, while ap.
proaching the city over The Western In
diana tracks last night, was stoned by a
mob az Forty seventh street, and Charles
Sommers, one Of the crew, rired into the
crowd with his revolver, striking James
Boylau ia the knee. Al Fortieih street
the engine met with the same reception,
and S0mmers again brought his revolver
into use, fatally wounding Nike Welsh,
Wabash engineer. The engine was
intercepted by The police and Sommers
was arrested
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-11
The Main Line.

The Main Line or RawsOn's I, produc.
ed at the Academy of Music last night,
i pleasing, romantic drama, the scene
of which Is located in Colorado on the
Great Western and Pacific Airline rail
road. The plot is good one, very simi'
lar to that of the average, romantic
play in which the far West is the scene
of action. The acting was also good and
seemed 20 please the audience, while the
scenery was excellent aud very realistic.
The Main Line will be produced again
tonight and tomorrow, with Thursday
matinee.