Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06


Commissioner Raum: Messrs. Morrill,, Saw
yer, Smyser, Goodnight and Martin.
Four pages Of the tarin bill were disposed of
In the Senate on the Slst ult. Tho conference
report on tho District OF Columbia appropria-
tiOn bill WAS agreed 10. 49,. In the House the day
was devoted to discussing the sundry OWL up.
preparation bill.
THE time of the Senate on the 1st Vas passed
In discussing the tariff bi l.. '. The House de-
vpted the entire day to the discussion OF the
Senate amendments to the sundry civil appro-
prtation bill At the evening session two pri
vate pension bills were passed
DOMESTIC.
HENRY B1vlNs (oolored) was hanged
at Scranton. Miss, on the 20th for the
murder OF . white sailor named Henry
Feig in April last
PRESIDENT HARRISON sent a message
To- Congress On tho 39th calling atten-
ton to the lottery evil and the neces-
sity for legislation to prevent the use
Of the United States mails.
THE constitutional amendment to aid
the worlds fair was passed by the ILL.,
nois Senate on the goth. In the House
= resolution declaring it to be the
sense of that body that the worlds fair
should be held on one site was defeat
ed, and q resolution was adopted declar-
ing that 1t was beyond the province of
the Legislature to dictate to the directo-
ry on the question Of site.
Rev. DAVID PLUMB. his wife and three
children. lost their lives by the burning
Inoendiaries were said to have started
the FIRE.
The fertilizer manufacturing firm of
]. Il. Tygert s. Co., Of Philadelphia,
failed on the goth with assets OF $34s,-
900 and liabilities OF s$l7.00l
MRs. CHARLES YORK and her aged
mother. living at Bengies, Nd. were
murdered on the goth. A man named
Meeks was accused of the crime.
The business part of Travers, CAL,
was practically wiped out by fire on the
10th.
THE worlds fair bill was passed by
the Illinois Senate on the soth ult and
the House adopted the resolution for a
constitutional amendment to raise
funds. " 2~'.-
THR Commercial Gazette of Pitts
.burgh, Pa. celebrated it's 104th ami
versary on the goth. The paper was es-
tsblished by John Scull, July %, 1885, and
printed on the first press brought west
of the Allegheny mountains.
AT Cleveland. o.. on the Goth Anton
Nowak, molder, shot and killed his
wife and then blew his brains out.
In Chicago on the s0th ult. there were
forty-six fire alarms.
ADvIcEs of the 30th ult say that all
through New Mexico. Arizona and some
parts of Colorado and also in old Mex
loo, no rain had fallen for mont this, thou
sands upon thousands of range cattle
we're lying dead in the parched valleys
and thousands more were dying for
want of water and grass.
HAIL-sToNEs in the vicinity of Cassel-
ton and Walburg, N. D.. on the soth
ult. almost totally destroyed the crops
over large areas.
FLAMES on the 3Oth ult. in E. E.
Ayers lumber yard in Chicago caused a
loss of $3.50, ZOO.
A FIRE originating in the Pew build
ing at Seneca Falls, N. Y, at o'clock
on the morning of the 30th ult. burned
over an AREA Of nearly three acres, and
many of the best business buildings in
that village were wiped out, including
the three newspaper Offices. Loss, $780,
600.
A TORNADO swept across New Hamp-
shire from the northeast on the 31st ult
and wrought havoc in many places. No
lives were lost =.
TH1RTEEN book-makers were fined $500
each By Justice Prindiville in Chicago
on the 31st ult. for maintaining pool.
rooms contrary to law.
The Omaha (Neh.) Republican, the
oldest paper in the city, suspended pub
Iication on the 30th ult.
The business portion of Walnut, ILL.,,
vas destroyed by fire on the 3lst ult
Loss. $125, 600; insurance, $40, 900.
In a Jealous rage on the 31st ult Jer-
emiah Miller, living near Mechanics
burg, Pa, shot and killed his wife and
then took his own life. Nine children
we're left orphans. s.-s.~ r.
REPORTs of the 31st u1t. from Western
Kansas say that the hot winds OF the
past few days hai burned up the corn
and that many fields would not yield q
single ear. -. !. ~
The 31st ult was the hottest day in
Boston since 1855, the thermometer
registering Is degrees in the shade.
New York also suffered severely from
the heat #|z
ONE HUNDRED years ago on the s1st
ult. the first mechanical patent was is
sued by the Government Itwasgranted
to Samuel Hopkins for making pot and
pesrl ashes. The total number of pat:
ants issued during the century was 433,.
49,
The constitutional amendment grant
ing the city Of Chicago the right t.
issue $, 000, 900 in bonds in aid Of the
worlds fair was passed by the Illinois
Legislature on the 31st nlt, provided
Che people voted in favor vf the bond
issue.
ArSt Louis on the 31st ult- the ther
mometer registered 100 degrees the hot
fest day Of the season.