New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-08-01
Miscellaneous News.

An Omaha Bee special from McCook SAYS
Chairman Hoge and Murphy addressed u
meeting of Burlington strikers in that city.
The question ofcontinuing the strike was put
and decided in the affirmative. Hoge and
Murphy then left for Denver.
The Minnesota Republican State central
committee met in ST. Paul and issued a call
Tor the Republican state convention to meet
at st. Paul on the 9Th day of September
next The May convention consisted of $50
delegates. When to this number are added
the so new county delegates at large the
total vote in the next convention viii be
swelled to 449.
The sand fly has captured Chicago. The
advance guard of this little pest began TO ar
rive several days ago, but later they invaded
the town and the business portion near the
lake has virtually surrendered. They are an
nual visitors, but the Oldest inhabitant fails
to remember the time when they were .as nu-
merous as this year. They covered the:side-
walks in some places ankle deep.
There is only one feeling among Che mem
bers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
| glneers in regard to the alleged dynamite
| conspiracy among members of the Brother
hood in Chicago. They are not willing to ac-
| cept the fact that either Hoge OF Murphy or
any of the Brotherhood officers are guilty,
| and many men claim that the charges have
been manufactured by Pinkerton men to di-
| vert public sympathy from the Brotherhood.
| The new federation oflabor known as the
| trades congress of Dubuque has just COM
| pleted its organization and adopted con-
1 stltution. Its declaration of principles is
! similar to those of other labor organizations
| with this addition: ssWe hold that the soil
of this country is the inheritance of the peo-
/ pie, and hence all should have free and equal
access to the SOIL The congress is opposed
i To al
will use it's influence with the lawmaking pow
ers to secure its objects.
/ Quite q rain, wind and hail storm passed
1 over the north and east part of Beadle coun-
/ ty. So far as heard from, dozen farmers
lost all their growing crops. Robert It'd
wells barn blew away, as did Donald Muir
ray S house. Mdwell was probably fatally
/ injured by splinter being driven into his
i groin. The family had gone to the cellar,
and he was about going when the house be
was in was demolished, with the effect stated.
Actual loss to the farmers will be light, as
the most of them are protected by hail in
1 surance.
! The annual sun dance of the Blackfeet at
| the reserve at Gleichen British America has
just concluded. Nearly three thousand
braves were in attendance. Objects of in
terest to the visitors at the reserve were a
couple OF white little children, who were kept
/ by one of the squaws as members Of her
/ family. The squaws of Grow Foot's tribe
keep several stories in circulation as to the
origin of these strange little youngsters. 1t
is said the children we're stolen some time ago
from Fort Assinaboine, Mont, and that their
father is an American officer quartered there
/ Some people who have become interested in the
two little ones have attempted to induce the
i squaw to allow them to be sent to the Indian
i school at High River, but she refuses to
separate herself from them