Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-09-04
Epit0me of the Week.

Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
DOMESTIC.
MANUFACTURERS OF window glass formed
a trust in New York on the Goth to be
known as the UNITED Glass Company"
Low WATER in the river at Johnstown,
Pa, resulted In the exposure on the Goth of
q large amount OF malodorous matter, the
stencil in the vicinity Of tho stone bridge
being UNDESIRABLE.
HARRY DISNEY, gambler, was arrested
at Kansas City, Mo-, on the 26th. charged
with being tho thief who robbed AL mans
jewelry store of $4,000 in diamonds in
broad daylight recently.
IRVING LAT1MER, serving q life sentence
for the MURDER OF his mother, was placed
in q dungeon on the Goth for being an ac-
complete in u scheme to blow up the
Jackson (Mich.) prison. Hercules powder
and a quantity Of other explosives were
found within Sne prison walls
THE Chicago, Santa Fe Il California vesti-
buie train was ditched on the 26th at Kins-
man, ILL, and ifty persons were injured,
many seriously.
A WOMAN named Meth and her three
sons were arrested on the Goth at East
Aurora, N. Y, on the charge of making bo-
gus money.
In riot on the 26th at Jardineville, Ark,
Joseph Jordan, William Newcomb, Frank
Holt and Anderson Neel were killed and
several others were wounded.
Two SHOCKS OF earthquake were felt on
the Goth at Washington. N. c., the disturb
ance being accompanied by rumbling
sound
A FIRE occurred on the a6th at McNear's
warehouse in Port Costa, Cal, and spread
TO shipping, involving loss OF nearly $780,
OO0
A DOG afflicted with the rabies on the
s6th bit James Thurston and J. D. Isgrigg,
two prominent farmers, and a young lady
near Columbus, Ind
AT West Andover, Mass, the house and
barn of Edward Luscomb were burned on
the Goth. In the barn were eighteen COWS
and a horse. which were burned
HIGAwAYMAN attacked the overland
stage between Gogebic and Bessemer.
Mich, on the a6th and robbed the passen-
gers. Two men were fatally shot by the
bandit
The six men accused of completely in the
murder In Chicago of DR.. Crorin-Beggs,
OSullivan. Coughlin, Burke, Kunze and
Woodruff-were before Judge Mcconnell
for trial on the Goth, but the entire day was
occupied by the counsel for the defense in
motions for separate trials, etc.
At Belmont, Neb, a construction train
ON the Burlington & Missouri road was
wrecked on the Goth, eleven men being
severely injured
SEVERAL dams and mills at Rockingham,
N. c., were wrecked by a cloud burst on the
26th, the loss being $780, Oc
A LOSS OF 500, QUO was caused in Phila-
delpha on the 26th by the bursting OF a
sewer.
BUSINESS men at Johnstown, Pa, had on
the 10Th raised a fund OF 81 900 to prosecute
she South Fork Fishing Club for the dam
age by the recent disaster there
TEE twenty third National encampment
OF the Grand Army of the Republic COM
menced at Milwaukee on the 9th. The
city was crowded with veterans and visit
ors, among those present being General
Sherman, General Warner General Alger
and Mrs John A. Logan The grand
parade took place in the morning, with
1900 old soldiers in lilA The Woman's
Relief Corps and the SOFAS OF Veterans are
also in SlsSicn.
JOSEPH THOMPSON, OF Newport. Md, had
'e~' ~ St.o~V LII ICA! ) CdAS VI ui1G ldDOT ne
was robbed Ct his money recently, and the
loss so preyes upon his mind that he
hanged himself on the 18th
1T Rochester, N Y, on the 27th the mare
Belle Hamlin was sent to break her record
OF 2:l3M and she made the mile without u
skip in ,:i224
TIE shoe factory Of A. Coburn. Son l. Co.
at kapkinton, Mass, was burned on the
9th, and over three hundred workmen
were thrown out OF employment
A COAL shaft al Center Point, Ind.
operated by striking miners, was fred by
inccrdsries on the eth
THERE wete two sharp earthquake shocks
st Los Angeles, Cal on the evening of tie
9Th, and clocks were stopped and ceilings
cracked
TEE lumber mill and bobbin factory of
j. E. Smith & Co., at Black Falls, VT, was
burned on the 18th, causing heavy loss
THE eighth regular session of the Supreme
Co'.ncl o; the American Legion of Honor
commenced in Chicago on the 9th.
4iIE; Wyoming. OF the Guion line, landed
~; Mormons at Castle Garden, New York,
on the 9th
TIE house of Robert King, near Mercer,
Pa, was burned On the o7t.l, and Mrs King
persisted in the flames
AT Milton. Mass, John S. Mcintosh,
wool dealer. failed ON the 9th for $1UO,O 0O
TuE Department OF State at Washington
was Informed on the 9th Of the recent
generous gilt by his majesty, me King of
siam, for the use OF the American Presby-
terrain mission. OF one Of the royal palaces,
together with extensive grounds and build
ings
GUsTAvE KLAHR3, the Chicago tinsmith
who made the boxes in which the MUIR
dcrcd DR.. Cronins clothes are supposed to
have been shipped to Europe, was nearly
killed Oh the 9Th by gang of roughs
TIE school boards of the Conemaugh
GEaI ui'ley appealed on the 9th to the
charitable people and friends OF education
throughout the country for aid to buy
books as the general flood relief fund can
not he applied to that urpose.
SEVERAL large shops iu the Ohio peni-
tentjary at Columbus were burned on the
9th, causing loss Of $15o,0o0
FOREST fire was sweeping over farm
and timber lands near Helena, M T., on
the 9th, causing great destruction.
In fight lasting thirty two rounds on
the 9th at San Francisco the famous mid
die-weight pugilist, Jack Dempsey, was
Knocked out by George lie Blanche, known