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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

OPF Flushing, Eng, the British
steamer Ouse collided with and sunk a
bark, and the whole crew of the bark,
n1mbering twelve men, were drowned.
The Irish Nationalists held meet
ing at Dublin and appointed commit
tee to visit America. An appeal for
help was made.
On the frontier the Guatemalans and
Salvadorans are fighting again, owing
to the inability of the Guatemala Gov
ernment to exchange prisoners with San
Salvador.
FROM the Red Sea horrible accounts
come of the condition of the cholera
victims, In the interior of Arabia the
victims were numbered by thousands.
MATTHIAS GAGoN's house was pushed
into the river by landslide near St.
Pierre, Que, and three persons were
killed and eight injured.
In the Soudan famine continues to
prevail, and Suakin was thronged with
the orphans of those who had perished
through war and privations.
The Chief Secretary for Ireland, Mr..
Balfour, said that the report that there
WOuld Oe general famine IN ireland
was absurd.
THE Government of Canada has de-
cided to expend s25o,O in promoting
emigration from Europe.
ON the 9th the centenary anniversary
of the birth of Father Mathew was eel.
ebrated in Cork.
AN explosion in the Rocario gold
mine in Mexico killed ten men.
MARY and Eliza McGonnigle, aged IA
and IL years respectively, were crimi-
nally assaulted and murdered near
Cum berland, Ont A man named Mar
cisse Laroque had been arrested for the
crime.
ROBERTO SACAsA has been reelected
President of Nicaragua for q term OF
four years.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

AFTER surveying the 800 or 400 monu.
ments on the field of Gettysburg Gath"
doubts If $1,000 stone would 60 around,
making, therefore, the outlay a go5d
100000. He says: The largest, finest
tombs you see in cemeteries by large
cities are seldom up to the quality and
proportions of the humblest memorial
stones at Gettysburg, and some of the
States, notably Massachusetts,, New En-.
gland in general and sometimes New
York, have achieved quite original de.
signs, as of literal, realistic scenes from
the battlefield. In but one or two cases
did notice any pathos of the Dearest
Johnny, thou hast left u.s. style"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

VINO is there in this great metropolis
that isn't acquainted with some one
named Smith? asks the New York Times.
And yet there are not so many of them
rs is generally believed. If one were
asked to guess the mum Der of Smiths in
the city it would be quite natural to
place the figure as high as 10000. To be
sure, the new directory devotes thirty
five columns to the distinguished fami-
ly, but there are only 2, 1874 of them. The
Browns number 1859, and there are
eighty Brownies. This is decrease OF
seven compared with last year. when
there were eighty-seven. The finale is
evidently going out OF fashion.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

SUMNER, Ill, Oct 11.-William Peters,
the largest man in Lawrence County,
and doubtless the biggest man in
Southern Illinois, died on his farm near
here Friday. He weighed 400 pounds.
He realized that he was dying, and
Tuesday sent parties to- this city to
have an undertaken get coffin for him,
saying he would die at o'clock Friday
morning. A casket had to be made
especially for him. A singular fact
was his prediction Of the hour Of his
death. as he died within twenty min
utes of 6 o'clock.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
PARDoNED, BUT sAk1sHED.

Thomas O'Connor Released from Prise-,
and He leaves Minnosota Forever.
Thomas O'Connor, convict in the
penitentiary serving life sentence for
the murder of his nephew, Harry
Vaughan, doffed the striped clothing he
had worn for twelve years and walked
for tn free man. He is the recipient
of the most peculiar form of clemency
ever granted by q Governor of Mime
sofa, being granted a pardon conditioned
that he leave the State forever. The
petition for his pardon was signed by
all the jury that convicted him, the
Judge who imposed the sentence
Judge Severance-and the prosecuting
att orney in the case. OConnor's
friends provided him with money and
the banished man departed for the Pa
cific coast.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

A militia armory to cost $12, 900 is
being built at Duluth. --.~.
The Minnesota State Sabbath-S School
Association will hold twelve district
mass conventions in various portions Of
the State November ls and 10.
The September statement of State
Treasurer Bobleter shows balance OF
81, 645, ,033. 06 on hand.
The -Winona board Of education
elected George E. Knepper superintend-
ent Of public schools.
The 4-year-old daughter Of Ole Jes-
wape, of Sanders, shot her head OF
with shotgun. while playing in the
granary. .e,5,..
The Minneapolis Brewing Company
has planned for mammoth plant,
costing $500, 900.
The American board Of foreign mis-.
sions in session at Minneapolis com;
planned of the diminution of missionary
contributions.
News has been received Of the death
in London of Gordon E. Cole, Of Fari.
bault, aged 81 years. He was for many
years Republican leader in the State,
and was one of the most widely known
men in the Northwest
The Pillsbu ~ -Washburn Milling Com
pany at Minneapolis has paid its div
idend to its employees of the years prof.
its, in accordance with the practice Of
the Pillsbury Company. which was the
first prominent company in the country
to adopt the policy.
Forrestal Bros, extensive contractors
Of st. Paul, were forced to assign by
anxious creditors. Their assets were
$40, 600 and liabilities 5000, 600. p.
- At Duluth suit has been brought be-
fore the United States Court involving
the title to the whole Of the Highland
Park property, worth from $500, 600 to
81, ,ooo, 900, by Attorney Bull, from Iowa
Officer Towner was assaulted st his
home in East Rochester by some un-
known person. He was doing some
work near his barn when a stranger ad-
vanced, and, after a moments CONVEX
sation, assaulted Towner, knocking him
unconscious for . time
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

Our at Arkansas City, Kan, resides
man who brought suit against his wife
for alimony, on the ground that she
was strong and healthy woman and
ought to support him. The courts de-
cided against him. This decision may
be the means of keeping many fond,
tender and affectionate but delicate
young man from marrying.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

AT the Gap, in Lancaster County,
Pa, a sensation has been created by the
discourses of Rev. David Kaufman, who
is known as the sleeping preacher. The
clergyman lies down in bed and when
asleep arises and breaches in English
and German. When sleeping and
preaching he says he can neither hear,
see nor feel, and that when he awakes
next morning he remem bers nothing
that took place during the night before.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

FRANK WooTEN, colored, who con-
fessed setting fire to the residence of
DR.. Pace at Athens, La, on the night
Of the 9th. was lynched on the night of
18th. His body was found swinging
to the limb OF 9 tree.
FIVE person were drowned in the
river at Kinkora, N. j.. on the 18th by
the capsizing of the boat in which they
were riding.
Six men were injured, two of them
quite, seriously, at the works of the
Illinois Steel Company, Chicago, on the
18th. A number of men were raising a
huge iron truss when the guy pole
snapped in two and the truss fell to the
ground Most of the men saved them
selves by jumping, but six were struck
by the heavy piece.
AT New York, on tho 1eth, Walter O.
Kernochan, wealthy young bachelor,
who rocmed at one of the fashionable
clubs, committed suicide by shooting.
1t is generally conceded that he was
temporarily Insane.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

IN the barge Office at New York ef-
forts were made to induce the women
brought from Europe recently by Nor
mon prosclyters to abandon their inten-
tion OF joining that sect, but all moral
suasion proved futile A Scandinavian
girl, who acted as spokesman for the
party, said they were all willing to be-
eight wives.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
State Library Report.

Colonel w. H. H. Taylor. State
Librarian, made his annual report to the
Governor. The whole mum Der of per-
sons using books at the library from
July 81, 1889, to July 81, 1890, was 9,27o,
an average of Is per day. There were 49,
9O5 volumes on hand at the last report
and there have been added by purchase
since, 1880; received by donation 527 and
by exchange 743. making total Of 1s,
ASS on hand. Only one book was lost
during the year and no fines were i'm
nOSed
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

WAS this the introduction of Free
masonry into this country? Weeden,
in his history of New England, says
that in 1858 fifteen families came to
Newport, r. l., from Holland, bringing,
with their goods and mercantile skill,
the first three degrees of Freemasonry
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

It's an obliging world sure enough.
New York woman mailed letter to
Baltimore. 1t had paper pocket sewed
on the outside of the envelope with
white thread. On the pocket was a
message tc the postmaster that it con-
tanned ten cents and that the writer de-
sired the postal authorities to buy a
special delivery stamp for the letter
and deliver it as soon as it reached there.
The injunction was obeyed and the let
ter PROMPTLY forwarded
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
Killed bv . NIeItnIte Expl o,,ou

~ BoUReEs. Oct 11.-A terrible sexplo-
sion of melinite took place here Friday,
A workman was filing "a He'll with the
compound when, through same careiess-
ness Of the man, it exploded with fright
ful force. Five men were instantly
killed, theiI bodies being literally blown
to atoms. Forty other workmen were
injured, some Of them very seriously.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

AN English writer says that ':.he
quantity of gold in the world is not
nearly so large as it is commonly sup.
posed to be. If it could all be collected
in one pile it would form a pile 25 feet
high, As feet long and .5 feet wide. The
reason for the smallness Of the space
which the worlds stock of gold would
fill is to great extent accounted for by
the density OF the metal. A cubic foo,
of it weighs more than 1,2N
pounds" In view of the discoveries
during the last 50 years this ap
pears to be remarkable state
ment; one that should attract the in.
vestigation of the leading scientists
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

N. o. MURPHY, acting Governor for
Arizona, in report on the condition of
the Territory says the population is Co.
900, or, excluding Indians and residents
of military reservations, $1,000. a gain
in ten years of 10, $50. The Mormons
number one-tifth of the population and
others are coming in from Idaho. He
Idaho test oath applicable in Arizona
to prevent the Territory being "Mor-
mOniZad "
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
Damarss for . Broken Mock.

BLooMINGroN, ILL.,, Oct lin the
circuit court jury gave Leonard Mat
thews verdict Of $4,000 against the
Chicago & Alton railway. He was the
brakeman who was knocked Of . train
by bridge over the track at Joliet and
has claimed that his neck was broken.
The amount Of the judgment is tn,
largest returned in this court for many
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
CHURCHES.

DRESBYTERIAN.-D ]. G. RiheldaIer,
L pastor. Services every Sabbath at 10: 30
o'clock AN. and at 8 o'clock p. N. Sab
bath school at Il O'Clock IN.
NETHODIST.-Rev. F. A. Cone, Pastor.
Nl Services every Sabbath, at 1880 o clock
A. n. and at 8 Pm. Sabbath school at IL
THRISTIAN- Preaching on every Lords
J. G. Harrison. Sunday School at Il N.
E>PISCOPAL.-Churc of The Holy Com
~ muniOn. Rev. s. B. Purves. Service
every Sunday. except the last Sunday in the
month, at lO:3J A. M. and P NJ. sunday
school at I'm.
NATHOLIC.-Timeso of service to be an
~ nounced hereafter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

AN English newspaper charged a
shire councillor with having "tiddly
winked the shire funds" The law was
invoked and, after consulting all avail
able dictionaries without finding any
definition of the term, the court de.
cided that the phrase was not neces.
sarily libelous. The game of tiddle-
winks, which is now in vogue in this
country. is one of skill, and an expert
tiddle-winker must be gifted with
sleight of hand. Financial fiddle.
winking is suggestive phrase, and is
now introduced for the first time.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

THOMAS MOONLIGHT mortgaged his
farm for $500 in 1861 and used the
money in raising the First Kansas Bat
terry. A year later Case Broderick
joined this battery as a private and
served in it to the end of the war The
two men are now, by singular cinci-
dence, running for Congress against
each other
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
The Scou.ge Of the Prairie.

A terrible prairie fire ragged north Of
Pipestone and burned every thing in its
path. Senator Brown was one OF the
sufferers, having lost his handsome tree
claim. Thousands of bushels Of grain
and hundreds of tons of hay we're con-
sumed. The loss could not be esti-
mated, but would be very heavy.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

All the buildings on the State expert.
mental farm at Hamilton were de-
stroyed by fire. The fire was caused
by the explosion of some chemicals, and
owing to the lack of water supply the
fire department could do nothing in the
way of saving the buildings or their con.
tents. Loss, $35, 600; insurance, $40, 600.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

Old Maid--Women are always getting
ill-treated in this world. What they
need more than any thing else is com.
fort. ...,..
Old Bachelor-I don't believe that,
tor once offered . po6r wssh-woman
her choice between load Of good stove
wood and pair Of high-heeled French
shoes. and she took tho shoea-West
Shore.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

SINCE 1857 England's small wars, viz:
China, the Abyssiuian expedition,
South Africa, Nile expedition and the
Afghan campaign have cost her s1lO,-
900, 900; but even small wars cost far
more than mere figures indicate.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
A PRAIRIE FIRE.
1t Leaves Desolate Thousands Of Acres in
Minnesota.

Minnesota.
A large portion of the town of Law
renee, Grant County, has been devastat-
ed by prairie fire which destroyed
fully $4,000 worth of property. The
fire started in the southwest part of the
town from cinders dumped in road
way from thrashing engine, and,
famed by strong south wind, swept
across the township, consuming every
thing in its path. Thousands of acres
were black and desolate, and at least a
score of farmers reported great loss.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
A New Railway In Minnes ots.

The Little Falls & Southern Railway
Company have filed articles of incorpo-
ration at St. Paul for the building OF
800 miles Of railway from Little Falls
through the Southern Minnesota wheat
belt to the Iowa line in Jackson Coun.
ty. 1t will cost about 81, ,oO0, 600 to con.
srruct the line.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
Collision at Lake City,

LAKE CITY, Mimi, Oct. 12.-An east
bound stock train and the first section
of Passenger Train No. on the Chica-
60, Milwaukee & St. Paul road, which
left Chicago at 1880 last night, collided
1,5OO feet west of the Lake City station
at 11:52 this morning. Two men were
badly injured, both on the passenger
train. Head Conductor Will Day was
bruised about the head, causing con
cussion of the brain. Hopes are enter
tanned for his recovery. Fireman Nc
Cumberland was quite severely scalded.
Both engines are almost complete
wrecks and stand on the track badly
The conductor of the
stock train found that his watch was
four minutes slow which caused the ac-
cident. '
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

FERDINAND DE LEssEPs, who was a
few years ago regarded as one of the
greatest men in France, is now broken
old man, socially, financially and physi
cally. De Lesseps will be eighty-five
years old November 10 should he survive
till then.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

MIR. GoTTsCHALK. of New York, owns
the only genuine and perfect holy shek-
cl in the world. The interesting relic
is about three thousand four hundred
years old and was used in King Solo
mons Temple.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

CHARLES COvENBE TENANT, a
brother-in-law of Henry NJ. Stanley,
said, in the course of conversation at
st. Louis Monday, that the explorer
would not visit America until April
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

CLARENCE H. RANDLETT, who, by the
death of Mr.. Thompson, becomes Sec
retary of State of New Hampshire, is
probably tho youngest man who ever
filled such office. He is but twenty-four
wars old
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

NoTwITnsTANDING the statement that
whales are becoming extinct, advices
from Point Barrow, Alaska say that
neither natives or white men notice any
diminution in the number that pass
that place each spring.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
Certainly He MIGHT.

T my object in calling this evening"
he began, with . nervous tremble Of his
chin. WAS to ask you; Katie-I may
call you Katie. may Inos1' .~,y l.:
Certainly, Mr.. Longripe," said the
sweet young girl. ''All OF papa's elder
" friends call mo Katie" .~ a. : ~ 2,
And he said nothing further about
his object in calling. Chicago Tribune.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
New York's Formulation.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-THE Census
Bureau snnounces the populs ton of the
State of New York to be s, ,9S1, ,981 1854,
an increase OF 800. OeS, or 1769 per cent.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
Crushed b !. railing Derrick.

Iron MOUNTAINS. Mich, Oct IL
Peter vincenso met almost instant
death and John Marsbrook was danger
ously hurt Friday afternoon at the
Chaplin mine By the fall Of . derrick.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16

The total population for the district is 291, >
$50; increase, $50, 74o. or 1o2. 95 per cent.
The official count of the St. Paul
census schedules reduces the population
from 1873. 301, Wardle's count, to 123, 1856.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
FAILURE At INDIANAPOLIS.

The Car Manufacturing Company Goes
Down with Liabilities Over o6OO,OOO
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 1.-THE In.
dianapolis Car Manufacturing Company,
one of the largest concerns Of the kind
in the United States, went to the wall
Friday afternoon with liabilities reach
ing over $780, 600. A petition for a re-
ceiver was filed by the purchasing agent
of the company, and by agree
ment Judge Taylor, of the superior
court, appointed Matthew Henning re-
ceivor. Mr.. Henning's. bond is for
$500, 600. The company's assets are be-
lieved to be but slightly in excess Of
the liabilities. The company has been
doing an extensive business, and the
failure has caused much surprise among
business men. Thereis due for labor
alone $14.OOO,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
THE CENSUS.

Population of tho Third District and the
City Of Ct Paul.
The Census Office announces the pop
ulation for the Third Minnesota district
by counties as follows:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1890-10-16
Redwood Gazette.

81 SO per Year, in Advance.
Published every Thursday. and entered al
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-07
CANADIAN CATTLE.
A Consignment Stopped on Account of the
Appearance OF Pieuro- Pneumonia.

A Consignment Stopped on Account of the
APPEARANCE OF Pieuro- Pneumonia.
American cattle have been for long
time practically barred out of England
and Scotland on the pretense of their
being more subject to disease than cattle
from other countries, while in fact it
was simply done to protect the cattle
raisers in English provinces. Canada
has had picnic in the cattle market
as she could ship her beef cattle without
restraint, but this trade received shock
u few days ago when it became known
that the live cargo of the steamer Morse
King had been detained at Dundee,
owing to the fact that pleuro pneumonia
had been discovered among the cattle.
The reason for the shock will be
apparent when it is pointed out that
Canada has privileges in shipping live
cattle to Great Britain which are esti-
mated to lie worth l cent pound or over
81 900 900 a wear to the Canadian farmer.
The Canadian cattle have, up to date,
had clean bill of health, and with the
advantage of l cent pound thereon in
1888, the shipments were 81 1000 head of
cattle alone.
Last year they reached 81, 65S head
and the shipments for this season show
an increase of about 80 per cent over the
same time last year, so 1t was hoped that
Canada might IN time have q monopoly
of the English market. OF course this
will not happen if the privileges now en-
joyed are taken away.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-10-07
Wholesale Cattle Stealing.

ARKANSAS CITY, KAN, Oct. 6.-Re-
cent developments indicate that the
stealing of cattle in the Cherokee Strip
south of this cit has been carried on i'll
a wholesale manner. For the past six or
eight months large number of hides
have been Identified at Guthrie by prom
ineut cattlemen bearing their brand, and
from confession of one party arrested it
appears from six to ten stolen cattle have
been supplied butchers there every day.
A live COW bearing the brand of a we'll
known cattleman has been recovered
from the slaughter pen of a butcher of
this city. and it is believed a number of
cattle have been killed IN many other
towns whose hides never go to the mar
ket. 1t is believed cattle thieves are
regularly organized and they have been
supplying the markets of Guthrie, Ar
kansas City, Caldwell, Kiowa and small
towns of Oklahoma with stolen cattle to
large extent for some months. Cat
tlemen have detectives at work.