The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-08-23
TELEeRAPHlc BREvlTlES.


Harvest hands in Oregon demand %
day and board.
A tree was cut down at Ortlng, WASH,
that measured $40 feet long.
The Minnesota wheat crop is estimated
at 10000, 900 bushels, and for Dakota
$4,000, 900 bushels.
Adelina Patti has arrived at South
ampton and proceeded to Craigy Nos,
her castle in Wales.
Information is received at Cairo that
friendly natives have captured the town
of Singat from the dervishes.
Mrs. Helen M. Cougar declares that
she expects to live to occupy seat in
congress with st. John as president.
A strange and fatal disease has ap-
peared in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Victims
fall in the street, vomit foam and blood
and die.
The attempt to raise funds for mon
ument to John Bright does not prosper.
Only $4,000 was wanted, but only $1o,-
600 has been secured.
The agent of the Broone county, New
York, Bible society has discovered that
there are l24 families who do not own a
Bible.
The Unionville mills at Montvilie,
Conn, have shut down owing to finan-
cial embarrassments. About $50 men
are thrown out of work.
1t has been arranged to turn the house
of A. S. Mitchell, the largest manufac-
turer of textile fabrics in the world, into
an incorporated company.
Mr.. Ellis Wilcox, of Berlin, Ills, cele-
brated his Tooth birthday by giving a
picnic on his farm. The host was al
lively as any of his thousand guests.
Shocks of earthquake were felt Satur-
day throughout Herzevogina. A portion
ton of the Mostar railway was reported
damaged, but nothing serious is re.
ported.
The New Hampshire legislature ad.
| journed at 10 o'clock a. m. During the
session the governor has approved 23s
bills and 81 joint resolutions, and vetoed
one act.
The cemetery at Sea Cliff, N. Y, has
been closed on account of the little use
for it-only fifteen burials in four years,
and the receipts not equal to the expen.
ditures.
Gen. Boulanger has issued manifesto
addressed to the "honest people" declar.
ing that the senate and chamber pro.
cured his conviction by fraudulent
means.
A private dispatch from Albany, NY,
announces the failure of Shoemaker
Pabst, boot and shoemakers of that city
The dispatch says that the dividend Il
likely to be light.
The Russian government has ordered
the construction of two more iron clads
of the first class, made after the mos
powerful vessels of the English feet
and several torpedo boats, all of which
are to be completed as soon as possible
Postoffice Inspector Bearss has begun
proceedings against Conrad A. Baker, al
employe of the postoffice at Warsaw
Ind, whom he charges with embezzlinI
packages, letters and money. Baker,
populations are said to be large.
A special from Granville, N. Y. says
The production of thirty quarries Of tn
Vermont state trust will be reduced L
two-thirds Sept. l, owing to over Ore
duction and more favorable rates exist
ing for Pennsylvania shippers.
Marcia Gurnsey Beach, the wife O
the Rev. j. w. Beach, of Essex, Vt.
drowned herself in the Worceste
branch of the Winooski river Frida
night. She was undoubtedly insane
her malady having been aggravated b.
the recent death Of her mother.
Count Kalnoky has arranged for an
other meeting with Prince Bismarck
which will take place at Varzin within
six weeks, and Signor Crispi. the Italian
premier, is expected to visit Vienn
shortly, to confer with Emperor Franci
, Joseph and Count kalnoky.