New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-10-02
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

GENERAL NEWSITEMS.
Mankate voted on the $40, 900 water.
works bond proposition yesterday
Holzhay, the Wisconsin train robber,
has escaped from jail at Bessemer.
Michigan.
The jury in the Ives case at New
York failed to agree. The prisonerWiH
be held for another trial.
Clara Blatz, the murderess Of Doherty,
goes to Saltwater for twenty years.
That will give her plenty Of time to
think before she shoots anyone else.
w. G. Byron, manager of the Mimi
eapolis Exposition, has resigned be-
cause the big concern is financially in
the hole. He will be succeeded by w.
NJ. Regan.
The meat inspection law is now be.
ing lodged a. Faribault, Mankato and
other places. Shipments have also been
resumed by Chicago and Kansas City
beef dealers.
The New Ulm Review has cut of
Brown county's new court house in last
week. issue It is fine structure, a
credit to Brown county, and the finest
building in this part of the state. e.
MURRAY PIONEER.
e. G. Wilson, of Rochester, attorney
for Clifton Holden. convicted Of the
murder of his cousin, Frank Dodge, has
been at Redwood the past week, max
ing up the record in the case for an ap-
peal to the supreme court.
Judge Nelson's decision on the meat
inspection law has stopped the inspec-
ton of cattle in Mankato. The city
inspector has given up his position and
the butchers are now killing without
consulting him.
James f. Dennis, an employee of the
American Express Company at Manka-
to, committed suicide lsst Wednesday
evening by shooting himself with re-
| volver. The cause of his suicide was
liquor, to which he owed his discharge
from his position the night previous.
Emmons Blaine, son of the secretary
of state, was married on Thursday to
Miss Anita McC Cormick. The bride is
the daughter of millionaire Mccormick,
Of machine and binder fame, and there. 5
millions in it for the young folks. Mr..
Blaine is in the railroad business at
Baltimore.
The well known book firm of Belford,
Clarke & Co., of Chicago, have failed
with liabilities amounting to half mil
lion dollars. 1t was q representative of
this concern that was through here some
time since, selling books below the cost
of making.
It's thought that desperate attempts
are being made to blow up the Gar of
the Russias with dynamite. Several
explosions have occurred and suspicion
attaches the death Of the czar as the
purpose Thus far they have proven
fruitless and have only served to put
his majesty's protectors more closely
on the watch.
The state commissioner of statistics
has made public his report on the grain
yield as estimated by the county audi
tors. The wheat yield of Brown county
is placed at 1, los, 900 bushels, oats, 76O,-
600, corn $50, 900, barley $4,000 and
fax $4,000. The average yield of wheat
per acre is II bushels.
The Lawrence, Rock county, Herald
says Albert Schefer is again in the field
as a candidate for governor and adds:
'It is not clear yet what course he
proposes to take, but the indications
are that he will pose as an alliance can
didate and seek the democratic non1i-
ration
The Tribune-Star has not consulted
Mr.. Schefer, and does not know wheth-
er he designs being candidate again
ar not; but we will venture this predic-
tion, that if he is candidate it will be
for the straight republican nomination.
II Mr.. Schetfer wanted to cut loose from
the republican party he had brilliant
opportunity to 10 SO last fall. He could
have received nomination from the
Farmers alliance and the endorsement
OF the democratic party. There is rea-
son to believe that if he had crossed the
Rubicon at the time the st Paul demo-
cratic primaries declared in his favor,
he could have gathered strength enough