New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-10-16
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

eapols forger, is set for October 21.
The sentence of Clifton Holden will
in all probability be reserved until af-
ter the supreme court has passed upon
the appeal for new trial
At the grand encampment Knights
Templar at Washington last week,J. P.
Goblin, Of Pennsylvania, was chosen
Grand Master.
Lit. Chase has been elected to the
captaincy of Co. Fl. of Blue Earth City.
Senator Goodrich, up to the time of his
death, had held the position.
We visited New Ulm last Saturday
evening and had the pleasure of exam
lining the electric light system of that
place and are compelled to say that it
is credit to New Ulm and her enter
prising citizens.-ST. PETER HERALD.
The Commissioner Of immigration
for the Dakotas reports the wheat yield
to be a, 009, ,O92 bushels. This is from
an acreage of 4,669,717 acres. The oat
yield is placed at 2l,369,7C8 bushels
from 1, 122, ,402 acres aud the corn yield
at 22,832,O73 bushels from S14,6 ,677
| acres.
Dairy Commissioner Ives has request
ed ali Minnesota cheese manufactures
to send to his department samples of
June and July cheese for analysis.
The desire of the commissioner is to as
certain how many of the manufacturers
are keeping inside of the 40 per cent
standard.
Some time ago we stated that the
state food commissioner had con-
demned the vinegar made at New Ulm.
We have learned since that it was
mistake which arose over some compli-
cation connected with the name of ci-
der vinegar. Their white wine
vinegar was highly recommended by
the state commissioner PETER
HERALD.
The Cronin case has been series of
surprises, mysteries and plots of un-
rivaled wickedness and audacity. In the
latest feature, the attempt to ':6x'' the
jury, is developed a criminal daring un-
parallelled. The men under Indictment
for the murder of DIR. Cronin, are, by
this transaction, ;shown to be the poor
puppets of men powerful in influence
and means, several of whom may now
be uncovered and brought to justice.
The records of the world hardly show
an instance of such an atrocious at
tempt to defeat the ends of justice as
this case supplies.--ST. Paul News.
State Treasurer Boblete r is prepar-
ing to bring an action in the court of
Ramsey county against the Milwaukee,
St. Paul to recover $s13, 306. ~ and inter-
est, being the amount of state taxes
claimed to be due on gross earnings of
the road in this state. These taxes are
on branch lines constructed or purchased
by the Milwaukee & St. Paul during re-
cent years. The state claims that they
should be considered a part Of the main
line and be subject to the same rate of
taxation, while the company holds they
should be taxed as independent, or new
roads, which would make the total of
the company's taxes less than the
amount claimed by the state.
Frank Hatton, of the Washington
Post. has printed the details of the
charges, he made some time ago, that
lists or questions to be asked at Civil
Service examinations have been sold in
advance of the examination. He
charges an employee of the Commits
sion, a brother-in-law of Commissioners
Lyman, with being the guilty party
and prints a letter from ex-commission.
er Edgerton to the president, substanti-
ating this particular accusation. Mr..
Hatton also says that he is prepared to
prove. before a congressional investiga-
ton, other illegalities. The investiga-
ton, is certain to take place and upon
its findings the fate Of the present Civil
Service law may largely depend. Com
missioner Roosevelt says; ''The charg.
es, in so far as they are directly made,
refer wholly to matters affecting the old
commission. They do not touch any
thing done since Gov. Thompson and
myself took office. They should cer-
tainly be investigated as soon as Con-
gress meets, and not only court such
investigation but viii regard it as a
real misfortune ifit does not occur.
Commissioners Lyman says, Il prefer
an investigation by the proper authori-
ties to a newspaper defense, and hope