Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-11-20

a FIRE on the 10th destroyed Lock 4
smith stock barn near LOUSY Tile, Ky,
and seventeen brood mares and sixteen
yearling colts persisted in the flames.
PETER ODELT., aged seventy five years,
q farmer, was butted to death BY Q ram
near Montgomery, Ind, on the 14th. .5
a PREMATURE blast on the 14th killed
six men who were at work on the branch
OF the Northern Pacific road in Jefferson
County, Mont, and two others had their
eyes blown out
WHIIE blasting rock on the 18th near
White Rock, Col, William Richardson,
Ralph Shaffer and Lou Waltham were
killed by the premature explosion 81
giant powder. 49,
AT Middle Creek colliery, near Ire
mont, Pa. Francis Klein, John Jones,
Henry Knauber and Thomas Jones
were killed on the l4th by the falling Of
a mass of coal. 4i.5.#
IHE total number Of immigrants ar
irving in Philadelphia during the pres
ent year up to the 14th was 27,745.
The bones Of Svenska Torgeson and
his wife were found on the 14th in the
smoldering embers Of their home near
st. Peter, MINI. There was a strong
suspicion OF robbery and murder.
IT was estimated on the 14th that the
stamps, stamped envelopes and postal
cards for the Post-of1ce Department next
year would cost 81, 1856, 800.
AN explosion on the 14th in the pyro-
technic factory of Mamie & Romaine,
at Petersburg, Va, destroyed six thou
sand pieces of fireworks and killed
three Italian workmen. ?.
AT Atkinson, Me-, on the 14th David
Brown was killed and his two daughters
were fatally hurt in runaway accident
On the 14th First Auditor Fisher, of
the United States Treasury, reported
that during the last fiscal year there
were examined and adjusted 29,46s &C
counts, representing $1,670.619, 7s5.
APPLICANTS for naturalization in Salt
Lake City swore on the 14th that they
had to 60 through the endowment house
in order to be married, and that they
were sworn to hostility to Uncle Sam
and to avenge Joe Smiths blood. They
also told of murders done by the Nor
mons.
IT was announced on the 14th that
delegates from Idaho, Wyoming, Ari-
IONA and New Mexico had decided that
an omnibus bill for the admission of
these four Territories as States should
be pushed at the next session of Con-
gress.
THERON ]. BLAKEsLEE & Co., picture
dealers at New York, failed on the 18th
for $500, 1000.
GREAT excitement was reported on the
18th in Montgomery County, N. c.,
owing to the alleged discovery of gold
mine.
AT Salt Lake City the investigation
into the character of the oaths admins
tered in the Mormon ceremonies in the
endowment house was continued on the
18th. Levi Axten and others swearing
that the penalty for divulging secrets
was death.
GEORGE WASHINGTON (colored) was
hanged by mob on the 18th at Mag
nolia, Miss, for assaulting white lady.
AT the closing session in Montgomery,
Ala, on the 18th of the National
Farmers congress R. f. Kolb, of Ala
bama, was elected president.
DIR. r. A. GERHARD, practicing ply
sician, was placed in Jail at Chattanooga,
Tenn, on the 18th for bigamy, he hay
ing ten wives.
A FAST mail service from New York
to the Pacific coast was inaugurated on
the 18th, the trip to be made in less than
112 hours.
The little son and daughter of Robert
Hennessey, of Danbury, Conn.,, were
playing near the fire on the 18th when
their clothes were ignited and both
were burned to death.
In a quarrel on the 18th between two
gamblers-William Murrel and Jim
Ellis-at San Antonio. Tex, both were
killed.
JAMES T. ellis livery stable at
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, was destroyed by
fire on the 18th and fifteen fine horses
were burned.
NEAR Winslow, Ind, Thomas Harbin-
son and wife were fatally and their two
children dangerously injured by the ex-
plosion of a can of powder on the 18th in
their dwelling.
"A FIRE on the 18th at Denopolis, Ala,
destroyed the Denopolis oil mill. Loss,
1925, 900.
IT was stated on the 18th that bills
would be introduced in the House as
soon as Congress meets looking to the
repeal of the Civil-Service law, which was
being openly denounced by many Con-
gressmen and others of prominent polit-
ical standing.
AS result of overtaxation in re-
cent bicycle race Ellis B. Freatman,
member of the Genesee Bicycle Club,
died on the 18th at Rochester, N. Y,
aged twenty-eight years. ~.
THE business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 18th numbered PIT, and for Canada
10. For the corresponding week last
year they were 17S failures in the United