Mower County transcript., 1889-10-23
. PERsoNAL AND PoLlrloAl.

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= PERSONAL AND POLITICAL
The official canvass ON the 18th OF tho
vote OF houth Dakota at the recent cleo
ton showed that tho total vote for Gov
ernor was u, 50a Melletto (Rep.). received
b3,l29; Mcclure (Dem.), 28,44l. For Con.
gross, Clifford (ReRl, received M,ls5;
Picker Rep). 5s,257; Jefrries tDem.),
2,84O; Booth tDom.). 2,l5Q For prohibi.
ton, Sc, 500; against. IS. 45&
seventh New York; district, who has been
seriously Ill at his homo In Oswepo since
the adj urnment, resigned on the 10Th
NEBRASKA Republicans met in Coneres.
sional convention at Hastings on tho l4th,
and on the twenty-seoond bal OF nominated
Secretary OF State G. L Laws to sucoeed
tho late Congressman Laird
THE railroad precinct In Silver Bow
County, Mont, was thrown out on the 14th
by the election canvassers, which would
result IN giving the Legislature to the Re-
publtcans, but would not Affect Tools's plu-
rallty for Governor Tho Democrats would
appeal to tho oourtA
BISHOP KEANE and other officials OF tho
new Catholic University called on Presi-
dent Harrison on tho 18th and invited him
to be present at tho dedication and open
ing November 13 next
EX-GOVERNOR PERRY, OF Florida. died on
tho 18th at Kerrville, Tex.
IT was announced from Boston on tho
18th that Maggie Mitchell had married
Charles Abbott tho leading man OF her
company.
WILLIAM WATERMAN, OF Grand Rapids,
Wis, died ON tho 18th, aged ono hundred
and fourteen years. He was married
twice. His first wife uved to an age OF
seventy yoarA He married his second
wife whom he was In hls ono hundredth
yoar.
GENBRAL JOHN F. HARrRAN1r, ox-Gov-
ernor of Pennsylvania, died at Norristown
on tho 18th. Deceased was born in Mont
Romsry County, Pa, and was nfty-ntns
years Of age.
The Legislature at Pierre, & D., on the
18th declared Messxa Moody and Pettigrew
(the Republican senators) elected Tho
body then adjourned to meet In January.
FOREIGN.
TN extendve stables OF the Unitod tram
ways In Bordeaux, France, were entirely
destroyed by fire on the 18th, and two
hundred horses were burned to death
TIE village Of Serpent River, Ont, was
entirely destroyed by fire on the 18th aud
three hundred people were homeless.
There were forty buildings, general stores
and dwelling houses Over fifty million
feet of lumber was also consumed The
loss WAS estimated at $500. .0O0
SEVENTY houses were destroyed by fire on
tho 18th in the village of Stettin Germany.
Many persons were injured and large
number were homeless
In tho rowing match on the Thames
(Eng.) course on the 14th between Neil
Matterson and George Bubear, for E4OO,
Aatterson was a winner, crossing the line
eight lengths ahead of his opponent
FoBE1GN advioes of tho 18th state that
English capitalists were investing heavily
IN Persian banking. telegraph and electric
light shares
SIR DANIEL GoocH Of London, the we'll
known engineer, died on the 18th. He was
born in 1915.
An explosion occurred In tho Bentilee
colllery at Longton, County of Stafford,
Eng. on the morning of the 18th.
The dayshift workers had come on duty
and the mine was full of men. Fifty were
known to have been killed and many more
were In peril
THIRTY people were injured in . railroad
collision at Brussels on the 10th.
A CABLE to New York on the 18th an
nounced that Hippolyte had been unan-
imously elected President of Hayti
NINE thousand miners were out on strike
on tho 18th at Lens France and scenes Of
violence were of frequent occurrence
Do1NGs bordering on the supernatural
were reported on the 18th near Ottawa,
Ont George Dagg. farmer, awoke in the
night to find his wife's bed on fire, window
panes broken and things all over the
house moved from one room to another. 1t
was attributed to the spirit influence Of q
discharged Farmland