The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-04-30
NEWS OF A WEEK.
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Mrs. Ellen N. Nelson, of Red Wing, has
committed suicide.
During the last month 50, 172 aliens ar
rived in the United States.
The presidential party entered the State
of California at Fort Yuma this morning.
James K. Hilyard, one of st. PauPs old
est and wealthiest colored citizens, died to-
day in Philadelphia.
Hon. John S. Clarkson, ex- assistant post
master general, is elected president of the
Republican National league.
The large livery stable of j. B. Cook g.
Sons, 554 jackson street, st. Paul, burned
to day. All the horses. vehicles. etc., and
one man persisted in the flames.
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Philip l.. Moen. the millionaire barb wire
manufacturer, died at Rochester, N. Y, to-
day.
The strikers in the Pennsylvania coke
regions have another riot in which five
men are wounded and one woman is killed
by sheriff and his deputies.
Rome. Italy, receives terrible shock
caused by the explosion of 265 tons of pow
der in the magazine at the fort at POzz0.
Pantaleo about two miles from the city.
Great damage was done to the parliament
building and other valuable property.
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Gen. Won MOltke is dead.
Gen. Horatio P. Van Cleve died to. day
in Minneapolis.
A Jack the Ripper makes his appearance
in New York City.
The government fears another Sioux up
rising this spring and is making an effort to-
prevent it.
A mob of soldiers break into the jail at
Walla Walla, WASH. and shoot to death
A. j. Hunt, who had killed a private SOL
der.
A lodge of nickel quartz has been discov-
cred in the Harvey City district, S. OAK.
which is considered of immense value.
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Grand Duke Nicholas of Russia, an uncle
of the car. is dead.
Two New Orleans men are indicted for
jury bribing in the Hennessey case.
President Harrison is welcomed to San
Francisco to-day with great display.
Six or seven persons who partOok of the
poisoned wedding feast near Louisville.
KY, last week, have died.
United States Senator John P. Reagan,
of Texas has resigned to become chairman
of the state railway commission.
The war ship Blanco Encalada of the
Gillian insurrectiOnists has been sunk by a.
torpedo fired by the gunbOat Almirante
Lynch. Two hundred lives were lost.
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St. Charles, Minnesota, has a 500, OON
fire in the business portion of the town.
It is rumored that Thomas H. Carter is,
to succeed Secretary Noble as secretary of
the interior department..
A Pullman car attached to the Big Four
mail train was derailed near Indianapolis
this morning. The train was running at
sixty miles an hour. and the coach was
hurled from the track with great violence,
severely injuring the six passengers.
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Geo. Francis Train starts on another tour
around the world.
William G. Fralich, a we'll known news.
paper man of st. Paul, died to-day at
Thomasville, Ga.
1t is discovered that at least seven per-
sons have died in Denver within short
time from arsenical poisoning administered
in an unknown manner.
The sixty. seventh birthday of Gen. Grant
is cOmmenOrated by the breaking of ground
at Riverside Park for the monument over
his grave. 1t was grand and i'm posing
ceremony.
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The funeral of Gen. Won Moltke took
place to-day.
President Harrison is treated to a grand
marine pageant at San Francisco.
The first official act of Mayor Washburne
was to order all the gambling houses Of
Chicago to be closed at once.
It has been decided to build railroad
tunnel under the Detroit river between De-
troit. Mich, and Windsor. Ont.
The Chinese government notifies our gov
eminent that it will not receive ex-senator
Blair as United States minister.
An examination, made by the national
bank examiner. of the affairs of the Ninth
National bank. New York City. shows
loss of about $500, 600 has been made by the
Interpretations of its former president,
the late John T. Hill.
The old man who expects young man of
twenty to have sixty-year. old head on his
shoulders has wooden one on his own
Gen. r. w. johnson.