New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-01-23
News Generalities.

Powderly charges that one of the four men
who are trying to establish a new labor order
in Philadelphia offered to sell out the new or
der to him for 500.
The gifts recently presented by the pope to
the Irish churches are valued at $4,000.
Among the gifts is the stole which was worn
by the pope on the occasion of the services
in celebration of his jubilee.
The King Harness company, of CleFeland,
O., one of the leading manufacturing con-
Germs of Ohio, made an assignment. Niabli-
ties, 81 900, 900 to $125, 900; assets $7O,-
In reply to the governor generals procla-
nation inviting the tribes to expel the der
wishes and promising them food and money,
two of the Hadendowa tribes express their
willingness to come to Suakin. but say that
the situation at Handoub prevents their do
ing so.
council of the Panama Canal company have
signed an agreement with the NBanque
Parisienne for q fresh issue of 6O,0OO,O0O
shares, to be subscribed in two lots. The
first lot will be offered on the Goth inst.
John Dillon delivered farewell address to
the National league convention. He advised
the Luggacurran tenants to continue their
struggle against Lord Lansdowne until his
lordship returns from his present tour. He
expressed full confidence that the anti-Lans-
downe movement would soon be success.
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Direct information from an official source
is that the government has received letters
from Henry M. Stanley and that his safety is
assured. These letters WILSON be published
and are temporarily withheld from pubica-
ton for certain official reasons, not given.
OF their authenticity and of the safety of the
explorer there is no doubt whatever.
E. f. Osborne & Co. of-St. Paul made an
assignment recently in favor of James G.
Freeman. The firm had been in financial
straits for some time past, and the assign
ment was FASTENED by suit brought by
Fairbanks, Morse & Co. An affidavit has
been filed that the amount of the assigned
composed of Eugene F. Osborne and John
| Townsend.
The excitement caused by the reported dis
covery of natural gas near Oak Park, about
| ten miles south of Milwaukee, has been in
| tensifed by report from reliable gentle
man who visited the city. He says that the
! we'll vent was lighted the other evening and
produced flame nearly thirty ieet IN height ut;
| The gentleman says the odor from the well
strongly resembles that Of the ordinary illu.
minating gas.
/ The cruiser Atlanta will not go to Haytl
| after all but will start on o trip around the
| world. She will go to Aspinwall first and
stay until all signs of trouble in connection
| with the Panama canal CASE when she will
start on a similar cruise to that taken by
| the Tieonderoga several years ago. 1t is the
object of the navy dep artment to make a
/ showing of the American flag in isolated
/ ports.
The contract for the construction of the
Merchants bridge across the Mississippi at
1 st. Louis, has been awarded to the Union
| Bridge comany of New York city. The bid
4 in gross for the building of the bridge only,
| and for what iron work is specified for in the
approaches, is $1,000 900; According to
/ the charter agreement work must be com
menced by Feb. 2, or a forfeiture to the
/ United States is the result. This leaves
twenty one days from date in which to begin
operations.
The house judiciary committee directed a
/ subcommittee to prepare sui stitute for the
various bills now before the committee on the
subject OF naturalization. The bill to be pre-
pared will incorporate many OF the featuses
4 contained in the bills now pending, do away
4 with the declaration OF citizenship upon tn,
4 entering the United States and allow foreign
ers after residence of five years to become
i citizens upon assurance by responsible citizens
of the good moral character of the applicant
4 The stockholders of the Philadelphia &
Reading railroad held their annual meeting
Il recently and President Corbin read his annu
al report. The following is a statement Q
the business done: Gross earnings of th,
4 road for 1883, $40, S15,336. 90. being de
/ crease of $947 $4,000: expenses, S11, 165,
99S.95, an increase of 1884 ,641. OIL percent
age of working expenses to gross earnings
54.6 net earnings, 80, GAS, BIS, 01: Fproft. 81,
i 230,322.24, an increase of e., 265.77.s Goa
and Iron company's gross earnings, $50,
i 63S. 9S9.94;; working expenses, $29, 061, COL.
i 81; net earnings, So. 677, 1888. 10, making
net profit of 81, a., 100 81. IsS