The sun., 1889-12-26
THE NORTHWEST.
A Summary of the Important
Events of the Week in the
Northwestern States.
MINNESOTA.

A starch factory is to be established at
Lake City.
A bill has been introduced in congress pro-
Vldlng fortheerection ofa 81 500, 900 govern
ment building in st. Paul.
The jury in the case of Andrew Wold, on
trial at Breckinridge brought in q verdict OF
murder in the first degree.
Wung Sing All, Chinese millionaire, is in
st. Paul looking up u location for a hotel to
be run in the interest of the Cinnamon of the
Twin Cities
I. Thompson, q aIuverne grain merchant,
while on q "tOot' in the little town of Bruce
lost pogketbook containing $24O in cash
and $500 in notes.
A st. Paul druggist named Newell is under
arrest for selling cigarettes to 15-year-old
boy. The law provides for fine OF $50 or
thirty days imprisonment, or both.
The body of a man supposed to have been
dead two Os three months was found near
Austin, with gun at the side of the corpse.
1t is supposed to have been an accident or
suicide.
Glass fire alarm boxes have been put in at
Red Wing. In case of fire all that is neces-
saTy to turn in an alarm is to carry out the
instructions on the boxes: Break the glass
and take the key"
Edward Anderson, fireman on the st.
Paul and Duluth road, was badly burned by
fire and steam escaping from his locomotive
at Duluth. In bis fright he jumped from the
cab and was seriously injured by the fall.
Mrs. Helen Holmes was convicted of man.
slaughter IN the first degree at Hastings for
the killing of her husband. They lived near
Pennington. 1t was claimed both were in-
toxicated when the crime was committed
Comrade Jacques of Sauk Center organized
Wallace Preston post G.. A. r., at Ashby.
Officers OF the post: mmander, K. N. Mel
by; senior vice comma nder, E c. Schon juni-
or vice commander, A. D. Denny; adjutant,
F. Wahldieck
The inhabitants of Fairhaven, Stearns
County, have the gold fever. A few months
ago traces of'the metal was found near that
place, and q few particles sent to St. Paul to
be essayed. They were pronounced to be
the genuine article, and now there is q first
class mining boom among the farmers.
In the district court at st. Peter p v Col
Inns, editor OF the st. Peter Tribune, obtained
q verdict of$50O for assault against Senator
Bowen of Sleepy Eve. The assault occurred
IN July last, and was provoked by an insin-
uation that Bowen had taken bribes in the
last legislature
Frank Dempsy was arrested on the charge
of stealing clothing from Keegan Bros fur
nishing store at Sleepy Eye. 1t is said that
he would walk into the store, try on numer-
GUS different garments, grumbing at prices,
and as soon as the proprietor was otherwise
occupied slip his large overcoat on over the
stolen garments and walk out.
The sawmill of J ohm Dudley and the dwell
ing Of Henry Sinclair, at Point Douglass,
was burned. The mill as On old landmark,
and the loss will be generally regretted, as q
large number from Hastings have always
been employed at the mill when in operation.
What the origin of the fire was, or the esti-
mated loss is not yet learned.
At the meeting of the board of county
commissioners at st. Cloud, q committee ap-
pointed to investigate the death of Lambert
Lenz of Stearns county, in the st. Peter in
sane asylum some time since, reported that
1.-THE death of Lenz is directly attributable to
criminal negligence" The matter will now
be transferred to the state board of charities
and corrections for further investigation.
Mrs. Voelker living at Winona, was sur
prised by the sudden appearance of her
brother-in-law, who formerly owned farm
in Otter Tail county and had been sent to
st. Peter hospital for insanity. He told her
he had hung the doctor and got away"
and had reached Winona by taking off his
boot and knocking the conductor off the
train" The sheriff was summoned and
Voelker caught just as he was Harvesting q
neighbors horse. He will be held at the
county Jail until word is received from St.
Peter whence he escaped.