New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-02-22


! ly settled regions in the far West, and the
almost constant peril in which lives OF
postal employees are placed by these ma
RAIDERS the post office department. has de-
te1mined to arm. at the expense OF the
government, every postal employe on these
exposed railroad routes with weapons OF
| the most effective kind They will be sup
| piled with an abundance OF ammunition
and every convenience necessary for
prompt work
George w. Childs went to Washington
to stand godfather to j ohm r. McLeans's
baby when it was christ ened recently.
John Jacob Aston has notified the trus-
tees OF the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
that he intended to give the splendid col
lection OF laces owned by his wife, who
died short time ago, as a present to the
museum. The collection is OF greatvariety
| and extremely valuable. Mrs Astor was
| very fond OF laces. and gathered during her
! lie great many OF the rarest and finest
specimens and designs, many of them
| being masterpieces from the best makers
OF Europe.
| Otto P. Clarke. ex-commissioner of pen
sions, who was stricken with paralysis
died in Washington. He succeeded Com
missioner Dudley He entered the army
from Rhode Island and went thence to the
pension office where he was promo ted I'M
til he was made chi Ell
few days ago Benjamin F. Butler ap.
peared upon the floor OF the lower house
OF congress. Very few OF the members
seemed to recognize him. He has grown
extremely aged in appearance and hobbies
about on q stout cane.
Senator Sabin appeared before the SEN
ate committee on public buildings and
made an extended argument in favor Of
ho o.
water.
The bill to incorporate the Nicaragua Ca
nal company has been referred by the
house committee on commerce to q sub
committee composed OF Messrs. Cardy,
Phelps, Wilson OF Minnesota, Rayner, Da-
Wis, Durham and Davenport.
The six children OF Lester Singletarv, a
colored man OF Clarendon county, S. C.
were burned to death.
More fighting takes place at Shenand
Pa, between Polish strikers and the Police,
and a serious encounter occurs between
striking iron workers and colored working
men in Pittsburg.
At Minden, La, Jim Cornelius, negro
fourteen years old, was hanged for the
murder, a year ago, OF Ernest Wren four
legislature.
A gay and festive old Benedict named
Alfred Codner is now in custody at Shell
Rock, Butler county, Iowa, charged with
blgamy. He is confronted by two wives
The Information was filed against him by
his second wife. She was married to Cod
ner in April 1886. His first wife married
him in Wisconsin many years ago and by
him had twelve children, the eldest being
twenty-three years OF age. Codner says he
procured divorce from his first wife.
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wife who now lives at Clarksville, and her
relatives in Parkesburg, Cedar Falls,
and GAINESVILLE.
Ex-senator Angus Cameron OF La Crosse
is said to be a candidate for the Wisconsin
governorship, the fourth candidate in the
field.
Amos Grant. colored farmer in Baker
county Ca, killed his wife, son and sister.
in. law and hanged himself.
Rumor has it that F. N. Finney, OF the
Wisconsin Central, will succeed Mr.. Cakes
as general manager of the N orthern Pacific. |
At Belmont, O.. by the explosion OF a
saw mill boiler one Arnold, Charles Suli-
van BENJAMIN Travis, Joseph Stubbs and |
Samuel Stubbs were killed, ard Frank |
Warrick and Martin Gillon were fatally in
iured.
In Wisconsin, during the late warm
"SoOHCl tlt 5llOW SeUuleu CONSIDERABLY, |
making conditions a little more favorable |
for the loggers. Bitter complaints still |
pour in. logger who came down recent |
ly gave his opinion that a number of |
Cam ps would break up this month
On Feb. 4th, Rev. Ida c. Hutton opened |
the Iowa senate with prayer which is be. |
lieved to be the first instance in the history (
OF the country fsuch Office being perform.
ed by woman.
The gymnasium of Racine college, near
Racine Junction, Wis, was destroyed by |
fire. Loss. $4,000. None OF the main |
buildings were touched.
At Cincinnati, the jury in the case OF the
United States against BENJAMIN E. Hop
kins, late assistant treasurer OF the Fidel-
ity National bank, brought in verdict
OF guilty as charged in the Indictment.
Negro iron workers in Pittsburg shot
three strikers who had attacked them.
The friends OF pure hog lard legislation
have filed in the agricultural department
'or analysis samples OF alleged adulterated
ard.