Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-05-01
Hon. E11JAH M. HA1NEs died at his HON.

In Waukegan, III, on the morning OF the
18th, aged SIXTY eight years. He had been
long In public life, especially as member 81
the Legislature, having been elected seven
different times to q seat in that bodv. "a n
1885 he was chosen Speaker of the lower
House on account OF deadlock in which
he held the balance of power. He was a
member OF the present Legislature.
! Ex-CoNGREssMAN E. JOHN ELLIS, of LopIs-
lana, died suddenly at his residence in
Washington on the 25th
EDMUND LOWELL DANA, a DISTINGUISHED
veteran of the Mexican and civil wars al al
ON the 18th at Wllkesbarre, Pa, aped sew
enty-two years. -
LEsrEn H. THOMPSON, ex-senior Vico-
Commander of the New York Department..
G. A. r., died at Denver, COL, on the 18th
aged forty eight years.
| L. U. REAvIs the man who wrote q his.
tory OF st. Louis, and caused the CITY to be-
come known Us the future great" died on
the 25th aged fifty seven years.
! The Secretary of the Treasury appointed
Daniel A. Grosvener, OF Ohio, on the 25th
to be chief OF division OF the First Comp
troller's Office.
ALBERT NJ. FREY, who has held tho pool
championship for the last three Years diad
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MRS. D. G. NJ. PIERCE, the big woman,
OF Dover, N. H., was buried on the 25th It
! required eight persons to put tho bo(lx, in
the casket and all the trimmings had to ho
removed to allow the casket to poss ho-
tween the doors
sHER1FF's jury at New York on the 9th
declared Joseph Dion the wcll-known III
lard player, to be insane
HE Connecticut Legislature voted on tl,a
ssth to submit prohibitory amendment
to the people.
PRESIDENT HARRISON on the 25th nm.
pointed Ex-Governor Stone, of Iowa t. ho
Deputy Commissioner Of the General Inna
Office
PRESIDENT HARRISON on the 10Th nm
pointed DR.. Daniel Dorchester. of Boston
to DO Superintendent of Indian Schools,
H. B. SPoFFoRD, the historian of C.arcn-
don, Vt, died on the Goth.
FOREIGN.
ADv1cEs of the Esd say that the town Of
Petite Revere, Hayti, had been burned by
Legitime's forces
The death Of Princess Eugenia, sister
OF the King of Sweden, was announced on
the Esd, aged ffty-nine years.
FREDERICK WILLIAM HERMANN WAGNER,
in Berlin on the Odd
WILLIAM r. A. FOSTER, JR, the LAWYER
who made way with 500, 600 OF the gratuity
fund OF the New York Produce Exchange
by means OF forged mortgages, was on tho
2:od located in an obscure town in Mexico.
FIVE miners were killed by an explosion
in colliery at Durham, Eng, on the oath
ADv1cEs from West Africa on the oath
say that British expedition had DESTROYED
the chief town of the Wendell tribe, on the
Sulymah river, and released three thousand
slaves.
MEssRs. kasson, Phelps and Bates. the
Samoan Commissioners from this country,
arrived in London on the Gath.
The case OF Mr.. Parnell against the Lon
don Times for libel was expunged from the
list Of cases awaiting trial at Dublin on the
9th.
FIRE at Stanbridge, Que. on the a5eh, jnst
across the line, burned the Canadian Pacific
road station engine and freight house, one
engine, two passenger cars and eight freight
cars, most OF which were loaded
A STEAMER which arrived at San Tran
cisco on the Goth brought news Of the ter
rible famine in China Thousands were
dying despite the relief afforded by foreign
.ni,oionarios 81 s.. :
The municipal authorities of Newcastle
under-Lyme, Eng, on the Goth voted n spe.
cial address OF congratulations to President
Harrison, whose ancestors were natives #
that place.
ADv1cEs Of the 26th say that terrible
disease which resembles typhus fever haG
broken out in Anagawa Ken, Japan OF
sixty four cases forty ended fatally Within
twenty-four hours after the first attack
The EXtradition bill was passed by the
Canadian Parliament on the 10Th. 1t was
reported that the bill would be submitted
to the English Government for approval
before it becomes law.