New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-12-17


pent; cyanure of gold and glycerine. The
glycerine preserves the ptomaines and the
gold gives the liquid it's brownish color.
Queen Emma has taken hold of her uties
as regent of Holland with energy She con-
templates bringing to close the Acheen
war, which has lasted since 1878, and cost
Holland over 10000 lives and nearly $780,.
OOO,OO The will OF the late king leaves
the greater part of his fortune to Queen
Emma.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Farmers by the wholesale in Kansas are
joining the Knights of Reciprocity, secret
and nonpolitlcal order.
At Wellington, Ohio, during a quarrel
about a woman, David Hoke. an elderly man,
shot and fatally wounded S. L. Sage. Hoke,
then shot and killed himself.
The students at the Baltimore university
hospital guyed Radford E. Chapman, SUI
perstitious colored patient, about dissecting
him, until he became hopelessly insane.
A Big Four elevator and 100000 feet Of
lumber were destroyed by fire at Sandusky,
Ohio, recently. Loss, about $125,OOO; in
sured. -
Chief Mayes has received telegram from
the Lucas Cattle company of Colorado ask-
ing him if he will entertain bid of $780,
OOO, 900 for the Cherokee strip.
In the Chicago city council an ordinance
has been introduced to grant permission for
the laying of pneumatic tubes in the streets
OF the city for the purpose of conveying
packages from point to point.
Thomas Harrington of Allegheny, Pa,
has successfully demonstrated the possibility
Of thoroughly 1using steel and nickel. The
result is most significant with regard to the
future composition of naval armor plate.
Mrs. Smell of Chi cago, widow of Amos J.
Smell, renews her offer to pay $50 900 for the
arrest of William B. Tascott and his deten-
ton until identified, the reward to hold good
for one year.
The postmaster general and the director
general of posts of Mexico have made an
agreement under which Mexican lottery
companies cannot send their circulars into
the United States through the mails
The Kentucky Tobacco Growers associa-
ton has taken the first step to fight the to-
bacco trust, and has raised S1O7, 900 for the
establishment of a producers warehouse in
Louisville. ~
Schedules in the assignment of Decker,
Howell & Co., bankers of New York, have
been FLED. They show liabilities, $9,43O,33O:
$S,76O,357.
At meeting in New York it was decided
to hold congress during the world g fair
to which should be invited representatives
of oil countries who favor the idea of re-
publican government.
The assignees of Delam alter & Co., the fail
ed banking firm of MeadvilIe, Pa, place tho
assets at $472.579.7O and the liabilities at
$544. 700. Senator Delamater has surren-
dered, as has the entire Deamanter family.N
At the investigation of the Cincinnati
board of public works Frank Zumstein Gre
ated profound sensation by testifyiug that
Controller Stevens bad offered to appoint
him on the board Of equalization for bonus
of 81 900.
Insurance Broker Perrin II. Sumner of
New York, who gained much prominence in
connection with his Identification of YoE-
ker's suicide as George H. Edgar. an identi-H
fication which he later revoked, was dis
charged from custody.
Jack Smart a United States prisoner serv-
ing lie sentence in the Ohio prison, on
the conviction Of attempted train robbery,
has been pardoned by President Harrison
He denied his guilt and an investigation
proved his statements true.
The will of the late August Belm ont has
been fled in New York. With the exception
of few small requests to servants his i'm
mense estate is divided among members of
the family. Not single bequest is made to
charitable purposes.
The case against Quincy A. Brooks. ex-
collector of customs at Port Townsend,
WASH, and his chief clerk, John Harmed who
were sonnet ime ago indicted on charges Of
extortion and. embezzlement, have been dis
missed.
1t is rumored at world's fair headquarters
in Chicago, that number Of prominent Ger
mans have protested against paying their
subscriptions until such time as they are given
positive information as to whether the expo
sition is to be closed on Sunday or not. They
are decidedly opposed to the closing OF the
fair on Sunday.
move is on foot to establish an immense
beet sugar factory at Pierre, S. D. A. H.
Fitch is at the head of it and there will be
associated with him a number of Omaha
capitalists. Experiment. last year proved
that this part OF the state is unequaled for
sugar beet culture The total Investment
will reach 100000.
The our-year-old son of Charles Waller
ofItaIy Tex, was playing in the yard Of
his fathers home few days ago, when a
large eagle descended and bore him away in
his talons. Mr.. Waller pursued the bird on
horseback and rescued the child in deep
ravne two miles away where the eagle had
alighted. The child was unhurt.
Mrs. A. M. Valentine and Miss Mamie
Lewis of GAINESVILLE, Wis, recently discover
ed that they we're owners ofvaluable prop
erty or Wabash avenue. Chicago. The land
was owned by their father. and it had been
lost sight of for eight years. 1t was con-
trolled by the firm OF Latfiin and Lewis. the
latter since deceased, and it had never been
trans erred to the firm. They accepted $4O,-
900 rather than make q contest.
Representatives of the con rederation Of
farmers and laborers' organizations of Illi-
nois including the State Grange p atrona Of
Huabandry, Farmers Mutual Benefit asso-
citation, Farmers Alliance and Knights OF
Labor, held asecret conference at Springfield.
It is understood that the only question un-
der consideration was the coming election
for United States senator from this state.
and resolutions favoring practical farmer
for the honor we're adopted