Mower County transcript., 1890-07-09
Epitome of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
CONGRESSIONAL.

commission, consisting OF fve persons, to
make an impartial and thorough investigation
OF social vice in all its phases, In relation to
labor and wages, marriage and divorce and the
general welfare OF the people. The Federal
elections bill was further discussed
THE bill for the admission OF Idaho to the
Union was passed in the Senate on the 1st A
report was made that the President had up.
proved the naval, pension and post-off1ce ap-
preparation bills. In the House the Blair edu-
cational bill was favorably reported, as was
also bill providing that all women employed
as 0rmy nurses during the war for period OF
six months or more and who were honorably
discharged and who nre unable to earn their
own support shah receive a pension OF $l9 per
month. The Federal elections bill was taken
up and was the subject Of protraoted debate.
THE legislative appropriation bill was passed
In the Senate on the 2d and the bills to place
the American merchant marine engaged In the
foreign trade upon On equality with that OF
other nations, and to provide for ocean mail
service bet ween the United States and foreign
ports and to promote commerce were discussed
resolution was agreed to calling for informa.
tion as to the number OF pensioners borne on
the list at each pension agency on June l,
1880. In the House the Federal elections bill
was discussed and finally passed by q vote OF
155 to l49.
In the Senate on the Sd a bill was reported
to discontinue the coinage of the IS and 81 gold
pieces and the Scent nickel piece and to pro-
vide for new designs for authorized devices OF
United States coins. A resolution was adopted
asking for statement OF the amount already
appropriated and proposed to be appropriated
n the several appropriation bills Of the session
A bill was introduced prohibiting any bigamist
or polygamist making entries OF public lands.
Adjourned to the 7th. In the House Mr.. Lodge
asked for a reprint of the Federal election bill,
with marginal notes. The request was denied.
Adjourned to the 1th.
DOMESTIC.
On the 2Sth ult. Superintendent of
the Census Porter said that from present
indications the returns of the enumer-
ators would show a total population of
the United States of 81, 100000, against
so, 155, 7S3 in 1880. y ! - :.
The plant of the Allen Bradley Dis
tillery Company at Louisville, KY, was
destroyed by fire on the soth ult, en-
failing loss of $15O,0O0.
: The steamship Rotterdam, which ar
rived in New York from Antwerp on
the 30th ult, brought $50, 900 pounds
of Sumatra tobacco, valued at over ST.
500, 200, the largest single consignment
ever received at New York.
THE ship Great Admiral was on the
SOth ult unloading cargo of 1900, 900
bunches of fire-crackers at New York.
She was 104 days on her voyage from
Hong Kong.
A FIRE on the 3Oth ult. at Troy, Ala.
destroyed the Messenger office, opera
house, Western Union telegraph office
and a number of other buildings
The total number of mercantile fail
ures throughout the United States re-
ported to Bradstreet's during the six
months ended on the 30th ult was 5, 468,
against 5,918 during the same time in
1SS9
THOMAS MCGREw, treasurer of the
Superior Drill Company at Springfield,
o., was on the 30th ult. found short
$4,000 in his accounts.
The store of Barker, Rose & Gray,
hardware dealers at Elmira, n Y. was
burned on the 3Oth ult. Loss, 800, 900.
DR.. T. A. HOFFMAN, aged 83 years,
was found dead in his Office at Boards
town, ILL.,, on the 30th ult. He was the
discoverer of glucose and the process
of its manufacture.
Four persons in Columbus, O., were
struck by lightning and killed on the
Both ult
The Standard Oil Companys refinery
at Louisville, KY, covering five acres
)of ground, was burned on the 3Oth ult.,
and seven persons were injured, two ia
tally.
WHEELING, W. Va, was visited by a
violent electric-storm on the 30th ult.,
.and heavy rain flooded many of the
ktreets
I TEN more Cinnamon were captured
On the 30th ult. while trying to get into
the United States from Lower Cali
fornia.
A TRAIN on the Northern Pacific road
plunged down an embankment near
:Drummond, Mont, on the 30th ult., and
one woman was killed and twelve other
persons were badly injured.
FLAMES destroyed the wall paper
factory of Jardine & Co. in Railway, N.
j., on the 3Oth ult. Loss, 500, 900.
] A HARD wind and rain-storm passed
over Calhoun County. Mich, on the
soth ult, blowing down many small
buildings and doing other damage
WILLIAM HINsCHAw was murdered by
white caps on the 3Oth ult near Rich
1mond, Ind, because he refused to stop
visiting his sweetheart
The period for taking the eleventh
census ended on the 30th ult Superin-
tendent Porter stated in Washing ton
that information received from all por-
tions of the country indicated that there
had been no serious hitch in the work.
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER on the 30th ult
gave 800, to the Baptist Educational
Society, which has its headquarters in
New York, and was formed for the pur-
pose of aiding needy institutions of
learning under Baptist control. Mr..
Rockefeller two years ago gave 500, 900
to the society.
A TERRIFIC storm passed over por-
tion of Allen County, Ind, on the 30th
ult, doing considerable damage to farm
property. Houses and barns were un-
rooted, outhouses blown down and
trees, fences and growing crops leveled
to the ground.
The village of White Cottage, O., was
completely submerged by rain-storm
on the lst, and the people took refuge
nm HIGH ground. Wheat fields and