Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-08-28

THn Grsanbuck parry OF Alabama win
hold State convention at Birmingham on
the 9th OF September.
THE Montana Republican State conven.
tton In session on the 22d at Anaconda
nominated T. @. Power, Of Helena, for Gov
ernor; J. q. Richards, Of Butte, Tor Lieu
tenant Governor, and T. H. Carter. 81
Helena for member OF Congress. q
The Republican State convention Of yir-
/ ginia In 8 ssion on the Bed at Norfolk nnm.
mated the following State ticket: For
Governor, General William Malone; Lieu.
tenant-Goyernor, Colonel Campbell G.
slemp; Attorney General, Captain Warren
S. Lurty.
MAJOR JOSHUA B. DAVIS, Denartn,ant
Commander of the Grand Army of tha Re-
public for tho Department. Of Nehraaka.
died In Chicago on the ed from wounds re-.
ceived during the war.
| ABRAHAM BROWNING, one OF the Oldest
and ablost lawyers In New jersey died in
Camden on the 32d, aged eighty-two years,
The Republicans OF North Dakota nomi-
mated the following State ticket on the 22d
ut Fargo: For Governor, John Miller:
Observation-Disclosures, Alfred Dickey: Sec.
rotary OF State, John Flittie; Supreme
Judges, q: c. H. Corliss, Alfred Watkin,
Judge Bartholomew; Auditor, John O.
Bray; Member OF Congress, l. G, Hans
brough.
The Constitutional convention Of Wosh-
ington Territory adjourned sine die on the
ED -
THE Nebraska Prohibitionists made the
Following nominations on the 22d at Lin
coin: For Supreme Judge, s. P. Wigton, of
Norfolk; for University Regents Mrs. Jen-
ME L. Holmes OF Tecumseh, O. B. Palmer
of Hastings.
LEVY NYE. a pioneer of Chico, CAL. died
on the ed aged seventy years He
built the first frame house erected in Sac
ramento E,
FOREIGN.
ADv1cEs Of the 18th say that an earth.
quake at Kummoto, Japan killed forty per-
sons and injured ono hundred others.
JACQUES DAMALA, Sara Bernhardrs hus-
band, died suddenly on the 18th at 4 hotel
In Paris
THOMAS A. EDISON the inventor, was on
the 10th decorated by King Humbert of
Italy, with the insignia OF a grand officer
OF the crown Of Italy, thus making him
Count and his wife Countess.
The Government on tho 10Th sent cir
cular note to the Governors OF provinces
throughout Spain instructing them not to
|
Pope to reside in Spain and to do every
thing possible to discourage the project.
! AT Shanghai, China. the boiler OF a new
steamer burst on the 10Th, killing Thirty
persons
HERR LAcHMANN, editor OF the Londoner
Journal, weekly newspaper printed in
London, fatally shot his wife and child on
the 10Th and then committed suicide.
| EDWARD CoSRoY, United States Consul at
Porto Rico, died on the 10Th, aged about
! eighty years He was the oldest OF United
States Consuls
| AT DR. sden, Ont, A. McVean's hub and
spoke factory was burned ON the 10Th,
causing a loss OF sl0o,NN. Four persons
| were seriously injured by the explosion OF
boiler
PARIS was visited by violent storm on
the Goth, and thunderbolt struck The
E1tfel tower, but no damage was done.
ADv1CEs Of the goth from Montenegro
says that famine was threatened, owing
to the failure OF the crops, and that en-
demic disease was extensively prevalent
HON. TIMOTHY H"ALY, NJ p. on the 2lst
! a1ged Mr.. Baltour with giving the ish
people strong drink and depriving them of
food IN order to make them savage.
SEVERE hail-storms passed over parts of
Austria on the 2lst, and many persons were
killed and much property destroyed
QUEEN VICTORIA left London on the 22d
for a tour of Wales
In London on the 22d Mrs Maybrick's
sen ~ence OF death for poisoning her hus-
band was commuted to Imprisonment for
Ii e.
THE bridge building and mill owning
firm of Simmons 4 Burpu. at Frederick
town, N. B., failed on the 22d, with liabiH-
ties aggreg lting over 81, O00,OO0.
IT was reported on the ED that Mr..
Parnell would shortly make tour ol
Am :ica for the benefit of his health.