The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-10
NEWS OF A WEEK.
September 2.

September 2.
Minister Lncoln's daughter Mary is married in
London.
The Dalles. Or. has a million dollar fire, which,
destroyes nearly the whole town.
L. R. Holbrook of Northfeld, MIMI, was the
successful candidate for cadetship at West Point
The Pope has named ]. c. Haywood. . graduate
of Harvard college. one of his private chamber.
lains.
monument to Col James George, commander
of the Second regiment of Minnesota volunteers,
is dedicated at Rochester.
Balmaceda, while attempting to escape from
Chilli by crossing the mountains Tuesday, was shot
dead by one Of his muleteers.
Owing to the crowded condition Of the National
Soldiers Home at Milwaukee. Wis.,. all the old
veterans able to work will be compelled to leave.
September 3.
The United States will recognize the new govern.
ment of Chilli.
Germany has consented to raise the embargo on
American pork.
Mrs. Fred Snyder. daughter of Ex-Governor
Pillsbury, dies suddenly.
The sale barns of DR.. N. P. Valerius & Co.,
Waterfowl. Wis.,, and sos, 900 worth of fine horses,
are burned.
The schooner Pannonia. from the Marshal isl.
iian reefs and all on board. nine persons, perish.
September 4.
Pope Leo XIII. is in q very dangerous state of
health.
The Linscott chair factory at st. Cloud, MIMI, is
destroyed by fire.
John s. Durham (colored) Of Kentucky is ap.-
pointed minister to Hayti
The Prince of Wales will probably visit the
United States at an early date.
Three members Of Company b. Fourth u s. in.
fantry, are drowned in Lake Occur Alene Wash.
Rioters in China destroy the houses of Europe.
ans and the Catholic missionary buildings at
Ichang.
At independence. Iowa, Direct. the PAGER, breaks
the worlds stallion record for both trotters and
PAGERS making mile in 2:O6.
large party composed of members of the inter.
national congress of biologists. their way to-
Yellowstone Park stop in st. Paul.
September 5.
Chicago is to have an Odd Fellows temple
thirty.four stories high.
The Gillian minister to the United States has
left Washington and it is believed he will 90 to-
Europe.
Joseph c. Hill. of Minnesota, is promoted from
a clerkship in the pension Office to chief of the
Indian division of the interior department.
1t is said that the Canadian Pacific will abandon
its line east from Port Arthur Ont, and use the
track of the Duluth. South Shore j. Atlantic rail.
way instead.
A Georgia negro returns from Liberia and re.
ports frightful condition of affairs there owing
to the tyranny exercised over the natives by the
negroes from America.
September s.
Blaine. it is said. consents to be candidate for
the presidency.
A waterspeut is witnessed on the Atlantic coast
at Ashbury Park N. ].
Senator Hawley of Connecticut is offered the
war Office. to succeed Secretary Proctor.
The board of lady managers of the Worlds Fair
decide in favor of closing the show on Sunday.
S. s. Avery, agent of the Standard Oil company,
at Minneapolis.
September Z.
The state fair opens at Hamline.
Col. T. B. Hunt U. s. A., dies at Fort Monroe.
Va.
A physician at Bloomington, ILL., kills his be.
trothed and himself.
Miss May NJ. Sius. of Minneapolis, commits
suicide in Washington.
The dsy was quite generally observed as Labor
Day throughout the country
Gen. Alikhauof, we'll known Russian com.
mander is arrested In Afghamstan as a SPY.
North Dakota officials attempt to inspect grain
at Grand Forks under the new rules. but are sue.
cessfuly resisted.
The Minneapolis board of trade declines the
proposition Of the st. Paul chamber of commerce
for municipal union.
September 8.
The fall term of the state university com.
mences.
The national Columbian commission adiournes
until April.
The Peoples party Of Massachusetts, nominate
q state ticket.
The roadmasters' convention of America opens
in MINI eapolis.
Hugh T. Thompson is appointed register of the
the land Office at Crookston. MINI.
family Of eight persons and q neighbor at
Bslleville. Kan. are fatally poisoned.
]. D. Beecher. ono of the oldest locomotive en-.
gneers in Minnesota was buried at Austin to-day
James Lewis at Lima Ohio and Charles Holton
at Willow City. N. D.. are killed BY being drawn
into the cylinders Of threshing machines.
Chauncey Depew declares that he. the New York
Central and Mr.. Vanderbilt are in favor of labor
unions among their employees but object to hsv.
ing outsiders come in and control their vorkmen.