New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1890-02-12

1t tried hard here on Friday to be
blizzard like, but failed, and it would
seem thai if we would again witness
one of those old-timers we must look
westward to the land of Oregon and
Washington. Minnesota is no longer
fraught with them and, to recall the re-
alities of those terrible winter storms,
We print the following, written US by
Paul Borchart from Ritzvllle. Washing
ton: Thursday, January 2, 1890. will
long be remembered by the people of
this section Of country as being one of
the most disagreeable ever experienced
by any of the pioneers. The wind
blew fearful gale from early in the
morning until almost midnight, piling
the snow into long hard drifts and
blockadlng all the trains. The Their
mometer registered from twelve to ff-
teen above, but the wind, thai kept the
snow in motion, was caution, and
those who have never witnessed gen
uine blizzard can have but faint idea
Of its terrors, blowing as it was at the
rate of sixty miles an hour and with a
roar, as if all the demons of purgatory
has slipped their chains, donned their
winter dress and were helping the ele-
ments to destroy all that had the touch
of life. 1t was impossible to see over
ten feet in any direction and in many
places the snow heaped in drifts of from
ten to fifteen feet in height. The re-
suits of the storm viii. be terrible.
Stockmen are of the opinion that it will
be damaging to them and that thous-
ands of cattle will perish.
Good advice always: An exchange
truthfully says: When you want
mechanic or laboring man, employ
worthy citizen. neighbor who will
use his wage.money in purchasing your
goods. When you want any article of
merchandise, buy it of reputable home
dealer that the profit may remain to en-
rich the community. All these people
help educate your children, share your
tax burdens and help make your city
the desirable place it is. Send your
money abroad only for what you can
not purchase at home. Home talent,
home labor, home industry, home capt.
tai and home pleasures are things to be
fostered, encouraged, patronized. Show
your patriotism in every day life as
we'll as in the annual Fourth of July
celebration.
Gen Henderson, of Illinois, one of
the oldest members of the House, in
speaking of the tlibustering attitude of
the democrats in trying to prevent le-
gislation by refraining from voting,
puts it i'll manner that is forcible and
that shows in the very clearest light the
nonsense and unreasonableness of the
democratic claim. He says: The stu
alton is a very significant one in view
of the facts of history. II the Demo-
cratic position is correct, the rebels
could much more easily have prevented
the Government of the United States
from suppressing the rebellion, If they
had remained in their seats in the Unit
ed States senate and declined to vote,
than to have gone to war. The sena-
tors Of the seeding states, if the Demo-
cratic position is constitutional, could
have remained in the senate chamber
in this city and declined to vote. There
would then have been no quorum to
vote the supplies or to enact any of the
legislation necessary to carry on the
war. These southern leaders could
have then sat dumb to have plotted
treason and to have directed the move
ments Of the Coufederacy, while by
their silence they could have paralyzed
the arm of the United States govern
ment.
The jury in the LEM trial at Manka-
to last week rendered verdict against
the accused Of guilty of murder in the
first degree. Sentence has not yet been
passed