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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-01-01
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

THE Parnell candidate was said to
have been defeated by the NJ Carthy can
didate by 1000 majority in the election
at Kilkenny OH the 22d.
In storm at Toulon, France, brig
was wrecked in the harbor and five men
were drowned.
AT Holstein, Germany, twelve girls
were crossing the lake on the ice when
it suddenly gave way beneath them and
all were drowned.
A VAST army of idle men and their
families were said to be dying of hunger
in London.
In London Mrs. Nellie Pearcey was
hanged for the murder of Mrs. Hogg
and the latter's infant child on October
"a last. She confessed her guilt.
WHILE en- route to London from Cal
cutta the Hamburg ship Libussa col
lided with the British ship Talookolar,
and the captain, twenty-five of the crew
and ten passengers of the Talookolar
were lost.
In the Kilkenny district Sir John Pope
Hennessy, the McCarthyite candidate
for Parliament defeated Vincent Scully,
Mr.. Parnell's candidate, by majority
of LII.
In Peru an insurrection was sup
pressed at cost of forty lives.
NEAR Woo-Hoo, China, the steamer
Shanghai was destroyed by fire, and
several European officers and sixty ma
tives were burned to death.
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FACTS BRIEFLY STATED.
A TON of gold is worth $eO2, 1920.

A TON of gold is worth $6O2, 1920.
New YORK spends about 100000
year in banquets.
AN inch of rain means one hundred
tons OF water on every acre.
THE last bank failure in Baltimore
was in 1s37-fifty-three years ago.
IT is estimated that Indian wars have
cost the Government 800, 10000
TEA is probably now in daily use as
beverage by one-half of the population
of the world.
IT would take a freight train contain
ing thirty-five cars to transport $1,OOO,-
600 in pennies.
A SPANISH potato raised at Clarks-
vile, Ca, this season, was four feet and
eight inches in length.
IT takes $4,000 bonnets year to cov-
er the heads of the female soldiers in
the Salvation army. The army has
property amounting to more than $3,-
000, 900 in the various countries where
it is established.
In favorable circumstances the tea
plant ''f1ushes" or sends forth a fresh
crop of tender young shoots from twen-.
ty to twenty-five times in tho course Of
growing and picking season Of nine
months
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THE EAST,

In wreck on the Western New York
& Pennsylvania railroad near Watson
vile, Pa, twenty-one passengers were
injured.
GENERAL b. F. BUTLER said during a
criminal trial in the United States Dis
trict Court at Boston on the 23d that
it was his last case in the courts, and
that hereafter his business would be
confined to office practice
FRANKLIN w. HULL and Ellis G.. Bard,
who embezzled $4,000 from the Lin
coin National Bank of Lincoln. Pa,
were sentenced to five years imprison-
ment each.
DR.. WILLIAM r. HARPER, professor of
scientific languages at Yale College, has
decided to accept the presidency of the
Chicago University.
MRS. JOHN SULLIVAN, of Orange, N.
j., on November 10 gave birth to a
strong, healthy baby. On the 24th inst
she gave birth to a second child, also
strong and healthy. Physicians said
such case was never before heard Of
In Pennsylvania the law prohibiting
the sale of oleomargarine has been de-
clared unconstitutional.
JUDGE HALL declared, at East Lyme,
Conn.,, that a ''paster' put on blank
space on ticket made the ballot illegal
under the State law. If sustained the
decision would invalidate $500 Prohibi-
ton ballots and elect Morris (Dem.)
Governor.
AT Dover, N. H., Isaac B. Sawtelle
was found guilty of the murder of his
brother, and was sentenced to be
hanged the first Tuesday in January,
1892.
In New York an unknown woman
aged about go years fell on a sidewalk,
and her long hat-pin was driven into
her brain, causing almost instant death
AT Pittsburgh, Pa, a conspiracy to
flood the United States with counter
felt silver dollars was unearthed by the
arrest Of nineteen Italians employed to
pass the coins.
WHILE out hunting John Frick, of
Johnstown, Pa, accidentally shot and
killed his 7-year-old son.
The labor commissioner of Maine
says that there are 3,21O abandoned
farms in the State.
AT their home in Rochester, N. Y,
Mrs. John Dietrich and three children
were burned to death. Her husband
and one son escaped.
In the East blizzard prevailed on
the 26th and New York City was buried
in snow. Street-cars, elevated railways
and ferry-boats were delayed. The
coast was swept by a strong gale, and
at Narragansett Pier two schooners
went ashore and three men were
drowned. In Buffalo, N Y, the ther-
mometer registered 10 degrees below
zero, and at Lyndonville, VT, the mer-
curry sunk to 80 below zero.
In runaway accident George H.
Green and wife, of South Coventry,
Conn.,, were killed.
In powder-house at Lake Hopat-
cong, N. j., an explosion killed Mahlon
Sperry and John R johnson.
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Epit0me of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FlFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
Soannh Snssinn

MONDAY, Dec. 90. - In the Senate
ecord and pension office of the War
Department. Various conference re-
,orts on public building measures were
agreed to. The elections bill was dis
.ussed. The House devoted the day to
;he consideration of affairs pertaining
10 the District of Columbia. A resolu
ion was offered providing that com
nittee be appointed to investigate the
Silling of Sitting Bull and whether or
lot it was justified.
TUESDAY, Dec. 23.-A free coinage
amendment to the financial bill was
introduced in the Senate, and bill
was reported to provide against
the contraction of the currency. The
elections bill was further discussed. In
The House a resolution was introduced
Instructing the committee on banking
20 bring in bill increasing the legal
lender currency of the country to an
amount equal to $50 per capita of popu-
lation. The Speaker announced the
names of members appointed to fill the
existing vacancies in the House COM
mittees. Adjourned to the Goth.
WEDNESDAY, Dec 24.-In the Senate
Joint resolution was introduced to
provide for the floating of American
flags in the east and west porticos of
the capitol every day of the year. The
elections bill was again discussed. Ad-
jOurned to the 27th. The House was
not in session.
FRIDAY, Dec. 26. - The Senate was
not in session. In the House the jour
nal was read. after which an adjourn
nent was taken to the 29th.
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FROM WASHINGTON,

THE United States Supreme Court de-
cided in polygamy case that wife
was not a competent witness against
the husband.
In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain in store on the 22d was:
Wheat, 25.364.76S bushels; corn, 2,117,-
392 bushels; oats, 3, 454, 452 bushels.
THE President nominated Henry r.
Brown, of Michigan, to be Associate
Justice Of the United States Supreme
Court to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Justice Samuel F. Miller.
COLONEL CHARLES SUTHERLAND has
been nominated by President Harrison
to be Surgeon General, with the rank
of Brigadier General, vice j. H. Baxter,
deceased.
THE President issued proclamation
declaring that the Worlds Columbian
Exposition would be opened on the 1st
day of May, in the year 1898, in the city
of Chicago. and would not be closed be-
fore the last Thursday in October of the
same year.
ESTIMATES made from figures in the
Census Office show that the aggregate
mortgage Indebtedness of the whole
country is in the neighborhood of $3.50,
900. 900.
DURING 1890 there were 5,775 miles of
new railroad tracks laid in this country,
against 5,O95 miles in 1889. The total
amount of railway now completed in
the United States is 1917 miles.
THE business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the Goth numbered 333, against 4O4 the
preceding week and 2SS the correspond
ing week last year.
AT Washington the snow was ten
inches deep on a level on the 10Th.
TREASURY officials discovered frauds
which had robbed the Government of
over ST. 100000 within the last twelve
months. They were committed by the
Consuls and Consular agents of the
United States in Canada and by the ex-
porters of Canadian goods to the United
States.
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HUMANS ROASTED.
A Number Of Distressing Fatalities by Fire
RenOrted.

Reported.
ROCHESTER, n. Y, Dec. 27.-A terri
BILE confagration occurred Friday
morning whereby a woman and
three children lost their lives. The vic
Tins were Mrs. John Dietrich, of No. z
Orchard street, and her three children,
Libbie, aged years; Jacob, aged 8,
and Louisa, aged II months. How the
fire originated is a mystery. Mrs.
Dietrich had arisen at 4 o'clock to start
a fire in the kitchen stove and awak-
ened her husband soon aftertwith an
alarm of fire. She rushed M to save
her three little ones and per-
ished in the flames Her husband and
one son escaped. When the fremen sue
ceeded in quenching the flames they
found in the bedroom where the
woman had slept the body of
the unfortunate woman lying
across the bed with the feet.
on the floor. Beside her lay the three
little children, their bodies burned to a
crisp as well as that of their mother. ;
SARATOGA, N. Y, Dec. 27.-Mrs. Ellen
Gibbons, aged so years, was burned to
death at her home on Ash street Friday
morning. Mrs. Gibbons was addicted
to smoking.
MILWAUKEE. Dec. 27-Fire was dis
covered in LAWYERS saloon building at
Fremont Friday morning, and before
it was under control it damaged two
other buildings. Orrin Ennis was car
rying out goods from the Lawler build
ing when the building went down, and
he perished in the flames. Ennis had
no family.
OsKALoosA, Ia, Dec. 27.-A 4-year-old
child of T. c. Bailey met sad death
Friday. The parents left it at home
with other children, and while playing
it's clothes caught fire and it was burned
to death.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-According to ad-
vices received here the steamship
Shanghai recently caught fire at sea
and is supposed to have become total
loss. The disaster is under
stood to have occurred near
Wu Hu woo Hoo, a treaty port Of
the Chinese province of Ngan-Hoei on
the Yang-tsekiang, about fifty miles
above Nankin. The crew, consisting
of about sixty natives, together with
several European officers, are supposed
to have met their death either in the
flames or subsequently by drowning
while attempting to escape from the
burning vessel
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Collapse of a South Dakota Bank-Failurs
of a Similar Institution i'm Texas.

Collapse of a South Dakota Bank-FaiIure
of Similar Institution in Texas.
MINNEAPOLIs, Minn., Dec. 27.-The
Journals Woonsocket (S. d. special
says the Sanborn County Bank, run
by Lean L. Stevens, has closed it's
doors. The county treasurer had So, 900
of the county's money in the bank,
and number of merchants are caught.
Stevens was city treasurer, and closed
down on $500 of the city funds. There
was no run on the bank, and the rea-
sons given for the suspension were poor
business and slow collections.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Dec. 27.-The
Maverick Bank of this city closed it's
doors Friday morning after heavy run
that has lasted three weeks. Samuel
Maverick, sole owner, made an assign
ment of all his property, real and per-
sonal, to Reagan Houston. The liabili-
ties amount to $S44, ,164 and assets
1,7S9 915.
Council BLUFFS, Ia, Dec. 27.-Simon
Eiseman of the firm of Henry Eiseman
& Co., dry-goods merchants, who made
an assignment Thursday, estimates the
naDlllJleS OF Lnc nfm AT S2UU,UO assets
at $500, 900.
New YORK, Dec. Or. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says that
business has progressed as well as could
be expected in week broken by the
Christmas holiday trade and great
snow-storm. The holiday trade was
remarkably heavy here, and at
al o{h oh, &c
by no means evidence that the tight
ness of the money market springs from
any general Embarrassment of business
or industry. The business failures oc-
curing throughout the country during
the last seven days number 1888, as com>
pared with total of 404 last week.
For the corresponding week last year
the figures were 2SS
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Marshall and Polk counties have Or
ganized board of immigration.
Electric cars are now making regular
through trips between st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
The clothing store of John w. Gross
at Fergus Falls was entered by burglars
and about $500 worth of goods taken.
Fire destroyed the farmhouse of
Swan Swanberg, one mile west of
Waconia. Insured for 81 400.
Forty miles of track on the Port
Arthur, Duluth & Western railroad are
now laid.
Rock County receives S41O.5O of the
$4,000 appropriated for tree bounty.
w. c. L. Denman, Jr., has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Beaudry, Polk
County, and J. L. Insdahl at Big Woods,
Marshall County.
At the request of it's officers receiv-
er was appointed for the Minneapolis
Mutual Fire Insurance Company. No
losses would result.
1t was announced that agreement had
been made for the transfer of the Ma
SUI tlUy OIU DOISc IdllTOdu W Uuc
Winona & Southwestern.
Rochester will soon have the post
Office free delivery system.
August Loesch, a saloon-keeper at
Norwood, hanged himself Family
troubles were ascribed as the cause
He was member of the G. A. R.
Nicollett County has seventy-sevel
veterans .on the pension roll.
Congressman Dunnell has secured an
increased mail service between Kassan
and Rockdell, in Olmsted County, from
three to six times per week.
Mrs. Louise A. Lewis, of Minneapolis,
was swindled out of $4,000 on bogus
cattle and ranch company stock.
The whole Duluth electric street-car
system was set running with entire
success. The plant cost $5OO,OOO
William Shatto was arrested at Duluth
charged with committing an outrage
upon a 5-year-old girl.
A crazy man named Ole Erickson set
fire to Fred Schacht's barn in the town
of Elizabeth and it was burned to the
ground. Loss, 5000; insured.
The total valuation of St. Louis Coun
ty, in which Duluth is situated, last
year was $32, 800, 1873. This year the total
valuation of the county amounts to S42,
$50, 100, exceeding the valuation of last
year by $40, 1902
In fight at St. Paul for the heavy
weight championship of the Northwest
between Pat Killen and Joe Sheehy,
Killen was awarded the fight on a
foul.
E. B. Brekke, farmer of the town
of Aastad, was thrown from wagon
and struck on his head and broke his
neck. Brekke was middle-aged and
well to do, and leaves a large family.
The Minnesota Supreme Court handed
down decision settling the celebrated
swamp-land litigation which assures to
the Duluth & Iron Range road the title
to between 5000, 200 and 1900, 900 acres
of land in the northern part of the
State.
John Mattson, proprietor of the
Kingston flour mill near Litchfield, died
the other night. He has been sick
about two weeks.
A special election was held in Roch.
ester to decide the question of issuing
$45, 900 bonds to the Rochester & st.
Paul railway, which resulted as follows:
In favor of the bonds, 2s4; against, 652.
DIR. Sweeney, of the United States
Fish Commission at Duluth, reports
that he has planted about $4,000, 900
young white fish this year and about
100000 of other varieties, including
all the principal kinds Of fresh water
fish. 49, --.s .-..~.,..e -.
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
I. .FivE-SIxTHS CAN DECIDE.

eroclamatiOn by Governor Merriam on
,<= the New Jury Law.
Governor Merriam has issued proc
,amation declaring the adoption by the
people of the constitutional amendment
making verdict by ive-sixths of
jury in a civil action valid. This proc
lamation was by the advice of At
torney-General Clapp that under the
oft-quoted Supreme Court opinion of
1875 "a majority of those present and
voting where it occurs in the State con-
Atution means not a majority of those
Vting at the election, but majority of
those voting on the pending amend
nafnt. 1t is no secret, however, that
tie States law officers believe the
a1nendment will be overthrown as soon
as attest case is taken to the Supreme
Ceurt. In other words, they believe
the decision OF 1876 to be bad law"
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NEW YORK buys more lace than any
other city in the world, and there are
said to be scores of New York ladies
whose collections of lace vary in value
from 100000 to $4,000. The Wander
bilts possess laccs which rival the Prus-
sian and Austrian crown laces, and are
valued at S5OO,OO0. The late Mrs. AstOr
had lace dress that cost $4,000, and
another was recently sold to an Amer
lean lady for SD. 900.
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LATER
Some Captured-Some Return.

OMAHA, Dec. 2s.-At the headquar-
ters of the department of the Platte to-
night a dispatch was received from
Gen. Brooke which stated that Maj.
Whitesides, in command of battalion of
the Seventh cavalry, had captured Big
Foot and his entire band near the head
OF Porcupine creek. About $50 bucks
surrendered. Gen. Brooke also tele-
graphed that the hostiles in the Bad
Lands had surrendered and would reach
Pine Ridge Tuesday. Bright Eyes sent
word last night to army headquarters
that half of the hostiles had left the
Bad Lands and were within few hours
march of the agency. The probabilities
are that the trou BILE is ended.
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THE following populations make an
interesting comparison: Russian EN-
pire, 1l3,354.G49: United States, 81, 4sO,-
$40; Germany, 1852, $50: Austria HI un-
gary, 40, ,464, sos; France, 3S,21S. .9O3;
Great Britain and Ireland. 35.246, ,663;
Italy, 2S, 100000; Spain, 17,55O,246. 1t is
only a question of time when we shall
lead even Russia, and with our increase
will be the leadership of the English
speaking civilization.
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The announcement came from Wash
ington the other day that number of
United States Senators had been
swindled by man calling himself
William Duvall, residence Baltimore,
who wrote to each statesman inform
ing him that he had named his first
born child after him and setting forth
that he (the father) was in financial
straits, being prevented from working
by broken leg. Some of the Senators,
as stated, sent currency, to which
others added silver mugs appropriately
inscribed and other articles of value. It
was believed he would be prosecuted for
his illegal money-making operations.
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THERE is project to construct ship
canal across New Jersey from the Del
aware river to the Atlantic The
scheme was first suggested by mcr-
chants of Philadelphia. who desire a
shorter water route to New York and
an abbreviation of the journey of hun
dreds of miles down the bay and around
Cape May to strike the ocean paths to
FurODe
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Threw Himself Before the Engine.

MOUNT PLEASANT, Ia, Dec. 27.-Fri>
day afternoon an attendant of the in,
sane hospital was out walking with a
patient named Swenk. When they
were near the railway station passen-
ger train approached. Swenk, hereto
fore quiet, became unmanageable,
broke from the attendant, ran to the
station and threw himself in front Of
the engine. The entire train passed
over him, severing both legs and other
wise horribly mangling him. He can
not live
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loaded and upset, throwing ten men
down forty-foot embankment. Five
were hurt, two fatally.
FIRE destroyed the Masonic Temple
at Baltimore, causing a loss of $3.50, 900.
AT Viroqua, Wis, fire destroyed
block of business buildings, causing a
loss of $l5O,OOO
JOHN and Peter Kane, noted desper-
ADDE'S, were shot dead by Marshal
Booth while resisting arrest at Hinck-
ley, Mimi.
FRANK E. DICKINSON, of Dubuque,
Ia, and Minnie Brundage, of Long Is
land, N. Y, medical students in the
State University at Ann Arbor, Mich,
were drowned while skating.
THE marriage of boy of II and girl
of 13 took place at Columbia, Mo-, and
the wedding presents included doll
and a wooden gun.
SAMUEL MICKLEs shot and killed his
daughter, fatally wounded his wife and
then took his own life in st. Louis. De-
spondency in business was the cause.
E1sEMAN & Co., dry-goods dealers at
Council Bluffs, Ia, failed for $500, 600;
assets, $350,000
THE first Legislature of Oklahoma ad-
journed after passing complete code
of laws.
The house of Samuel Malone, an old
soldier, at Holden, Mo-, was burned,
Malone and his brother-in-law, John
Hicks, perishing in the flames
FIRE at San Augustine, Tex, de-
stroyed two hotels, half dozen stores
and many houses.
The death of Pedro Antonio Lopez,
aged 115 years, occurred at his home
near Santa Fe, N. NJ.
FIVE negroes, arrested for the murder
of DIR. E. H. Riggan, were taken from
Jail at Mecklenburg, Va, and lynched.
CLAUDE MCCARTY and John Mahar,
aged II and Is years, were drowned
while skating at Muskegon, Mich.
THE doors of the Maverick Bank of
San Antonio, Tex, were closed after a
run lasting three weeks. The liabilities
were said to be SS44, 161 and the assets
$1.7S9,915.
In Ottawa, Kan, Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Strong had on Christmas hidden guests
to celebrate the fifty-frst anniversary
of their marriage, but in the morning
Mr.. Strong expired suddenly, and few
hours later his wife passed away in a
similar manner.
FLAMES destroyed the Edisto phos-
phate and fertilizing works at Charles
ton, S. c. Loss, $780, 1000.
In the streets of Chicago DR.. II. A.
Kelso, of Paxton, ILL.,, was robbed of
5000 in money and watch worth 5000.
w. J. KITTRELL, chief of police at
Gainesville, Ga, was shot dead by John
Pruitt, a negro desperate, and Pruitt
was killed by another officer.
THE death of Mrs. Sidney Ann Wilhite
| (colored) occurred at Sedalia, Mo-, at
the age of 1O6 years. She weighed $50
pounds and had been totally blind for
several years.
JOHN OLIVER and Ed Gallagher en-
gagged in dispute over girl at Center
Furnace, O., and both were killed.
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THE smallest town in the United States
which has an electric street railway in
operation is Southington, Conn.,, with a
population of 5,400. Two cars are in
service over two miles of track, and the
average daily receipts are 50 per car.
The power for the operation of this road
is furnished by the local lighting COM
pany, and costs S1.25 per car per day.
The largest electric railway is at Bos-
ton, Mass, sixty miles being electri-
cally equipped, and there are 312
motor cars in operation. During
the month of August they had 800 motor
cars in service, making total mileage
of 3S4, 700, OOO
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CHURCHES.

DRESBYTERIAN.-Dr ]. G.. Riheldaher,
l. pastor. Services every Sabbath at 10: 80
O'Clock AN. and at o'clock p. N. Sab
bath school at Il o'clock NJ.
NTETHODIST.-Rev. F. A. Cone, Pastor
Nl Services every Sabbath, at 1890 O'Clock
A. N. and at Pm. Sabbath school at II X.
THRISTIAN Preaching on every Lords
~ Day at l0:30 O'Clock A. NJ. and P NJ, by
J. G Harrison. Sunday School at 12 NJ.
LNPISCOPAL.-Churc of The Holy Com
~ muniOn. Rev. :. B. Purves. Service
every sunday, except the last Sunday in the
month, at lo:3O A. NJ. and P M. sunday
school at I'm.
TATrOLIC.-Times OF service to be an
~ nounced hereafter.
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Terribly Shaken Up.

E. E. Carson, patient in the Roches-
ter Insane Asylum, succeeded in un-
locking window screen, and tying his
bed-clothes together he knotted one end
to the steam heater and attempted to
slide from the window to the ground.
He had just started, however, when his
rope united and he fell to the ground
four stories below, striking on his feet.
He was heard to fall by parties outside
and was taken into the asylum. A ter
rible shaking-up appeared to be the
onlv injury he sustained.