Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-09-24
DOMESTIC.

Mrs. WILLIAM FRAZER, firing OF the
abuse of her drunken husband, while
he lay in q drunken stupor burned his
eyes out with lime at Pittsburgh. Pa.
1T is reported that the schooner Ben
Brink has been wrecked on the rocks
of Eagle narbor, Lake Superior, and
that the crew of five men persisted.
The edict Of the Methodist con ference
at Muskegon, Mich, that ministers
must not mix in politics, has caused
Rev. W. Gardner, kepu blican candidate
for Secretary of State, to withdraw from
the ministry.
The population of the State of Col
orado according to the count of the Gen.
sus Bureau is 410,975. This is net in
crease during the decade of 2l6,64S
A FIRE at Hanford, CAL. DESTROYED
twelve business houses and damaged
several others, causing a loss of $780,
900.
THE upper house of the Oklahoma
Legislature has passed bill locating
the permanent Territorial capitol at
Oklahoma City.
TIE three men, Reed, Cain and
Buett, under arrest at Troy, N. Y, for
wrecking train on the Central road
near Castleton, have made written con-
LESSONS of their crimes.
PASSENGER train on the Louisville,
New Orleans & Texas road was wrecked
by miscreants at Vicksburg, Miss, and
the engineer and fireman were killed.
In wreck on the st. Louis. Iron
g.
Ark, fourteen passengers were injured,
two fatally.
Mr.. AND Mrs. JOHN W. GEE, of Nor
NAL, Ill, were found dead in their
house, having been asphyxiated by gas
that escaped from gasoline stove.
The Utah commission in it's report to
the Secretary of the Interior says that
the practice OF polygamy is rather on
the increase than the decrease, and that
the doctrine is taught in all the Nor
mon churches.
WILLIAM HIT, of st. Joseph. Mo-, a
sufferer from rheumatism, took sponge
bath in alcohol and then stood near an
open stove to dry of. The alcohol took
FIRE and Hit was fatally burned.
The 260th anniversary of the estab-
lishment of Boston, Mass, was cele-
brated ON the 18th.
The streets of South Norwalk, Conn,
were flooded by heavy rains and bust
ness was partially suspended.
GARDNER, CHASE & Co., bankers and
brokers, of Boston, have failed for
100000.
A STATE Farmers Alliance has been
organized at Lansing, Mich. with A. E.
Cole, of Fowlerville, as president.
The Census Bureau gives the popu
crease of 1873 161.
AT Portsmouth, n. H., Fred Helm, a
cooper. enraged over the conduct of his
wife, who had deserted him, fatally shot
Charles ". Taylor, stone-dealer; next
shot his three daughters, killing two of
them, and then com mitted suicide.
AT a meeting in Chicago of the
Worlds Columb ian Exposition National
Commission the salaries of three officials
were fixed as follows: President, S12,-
600; Secretary, $4,000; Director Gen
eral, $4,000
THE strike on the New York Cen trail
railway has been declared off.
AT meeting in Chicago of the trus-
tees of the Baptist University of Chica-
go letter was read from John d. Rock
efeller, of Cleveland, O., which an
nounced the gift of $1,000. 900 to tho
university. Prof w. r. Harper was
elected president of the university.
THE thieves who stole S12, 900 belong
ing to Bookmaker Carlan from the safe
in the Hotel Vendome in New York
have been arrested. a
A STAGE was stopped by two men near
San Andreas, Cal, and they secured
about $50 from the eight passengers and
carried off the Wells, Fargo & Co. safe.
By the bursting of the dam of Bone
steel pond reservoir, six miles north
east OF Poestenkill, n. Y, the water
was released and it swept through the
valley, destroying saw-mills, buildings
and bridges