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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

The Grand Pacific hotel at Perham
was sold to Mrs. j. B. Scheidecker
The grocery store of John Kray, in
west ST. Paul, was burned, with loss
of about $1,000.
E. Mahan was caught in shaft at the
Littld Falls roller mill, wound up and
nearly choked to death.
The Massachusetts, Investment Com
pany will erect three large stores and
tenement flats at Duluth to cost $780,
o9o Work will begin in the spring.
John Hammell, of Owatonna, who
mas been a cripple for a number of
years, slipped on the ice and broke his
crippled leg.
A large two-story frame building,
with contents, at Morristown, was de-
stroyed by fire. The building was
owned by Edgar Denny and was occu-
pied by him as grocery store. Loss,
$1,000
BY the direct tax bill signed by Pres
iient Harrison Minnesota will receive
,J2,45
The affairs of James Shea, general
merchant and proprietor of the Com
.nercial hotel, have been placed in the
lands of D. H. Moon, of St. Paul, as
receiver. Liabilities, $1,000.
The contest between the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern railroads
over 100000 acres of land in Minnesota
was decided by the United States su-
rreme court in favor of the Northern
Pacific.
Charles NJ. Wright's daughter Nettie
cloped +. ON Durand, Wis, to Wabasha
with lorse jockey named Curtis,
where they were married. Mr.. Wright
arrived at Wabasha twenty minutes
after the cerem my had been performed.
The dwelling of P. +. Boysen, be.
tween Minnesota City and Stockton,
was burned. Loss, $1,5oo; partially in
sured.
A nephew of jefferson Davis and a
Russian count apply to the associated
charities at Minneapolis for employ
ment
Miss Philipina Wambach died sud-
denly at st. Joseph's hospital in st.
Paul while physicians were administer
ing ether.
Yesterday noon Carl Lesmer, one of
the employees of the Owatonna Manu-
featuring Co., was caught in the belts
OF the feed mill and killed,
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

is 1,11s,5s7. Of this number 554,7
were whites 562. 1898 colored, 63S In
dians. 315 Chinese and SO Japanese.
THE firm of Cornwall & Bros, deal
ers in soap and candles at Louisville,
KY, made an assignment. The assets
were SlSO,O00: liabilities, $177,OOO.
The statistics of the voting popula-
ton of Chicago show a slight prepon-
derance of foreign-born voters over
those of American birth.
AT Nashville, Tenn, Bette Sanders,
an aged colored woman, and her two
grandchildren died from the effects of
poison put in tea which they drank.
In Chicago George Hathaway was
convicted of the murder of ex-Alderman
Whelan and sentenced to life imprison-
ment.
In Montana seven laborers working
on the Great Northern railway extern
sion were frozen to death. The bodies
of five were recovered.
THE governor of Nebraska signed the
Australian ballot bill, and it is now
law.
AT Washington, Cal, the levees on
the Sacramento river broke, and the
southern portion of the town and 1000
acres of grain land were flooded.
AT the Hebrew Union college at Gin
cinnati Isadore H. Frauenthal and
Earnest Sallinger, students, committed
suicide with the same revolver.
In Detroit William P. Wells, prom
inent Michigan lawyer, dropped dead
in a court room.
On the 4th Myer Strauss, of Cleve-
land, O., celebrated his Tooth birthday.
BAUDET and Stevens, indicted for
frauds committed in taking the Mime
apolis census last summer, were fined
$4,000 and $1,000 respectively.
NEAR Princeton, Ky, six men were
drowned by the sinking of raft
THE failure of the kentucky Union
Lumber Co., Of Louisville, for $500, 900
was reported.
SEVERAL United States officials have
completed raid through West Florida,
resulting in the capture and destruction
of twenty-six illicit stills and the arrest
of thirty men.
NEAR Alta, Utah, two men were killed
in an avalanche and two were fatally
injured.
FIRE in feed stable at Des Moines,
Ia, cremated sixteen horses.
The buildings of the Worlds Colum-
bian exposition will be dedicated in
October, 1892, with imposing cere-
monies, the exercises to extend over four
days.
THE schedule of baseball games of
the National league for 1891 was made
public The season opens April % and
and closes October 8.
ALBERT BOsT, of Bost's Mills, n c.,
and Thomas Pemberton, of Little Rock,
Ark, were burned to death in fire
that destroyed the high school in Mon
roe, N. C.
IN Oklahoma the race question was
said to be assuming a serious phase,
and fighting between black and white
people was reported to be imminent.
In Yolo county, Cal, hundreds of
ranches were under water, and the loss
to property was estimated at 81 900, 900.
DANIEL MCMAHON killed Miss Annie
Murphy near Port Huron. Mich, and
then took his own life. Jealousy was
the cause.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
THE HANGMAN CHEATED.
Dan Porter, an Escaped Illinois Murderer,
Blows Out His Brains just as His Re-
capture Was About to BE Effected.


Dan Porter, an Escaped Illinois Murderer,
Blows Out His Brains just His Re-
capture Was About to BE Effected.
ALEXANDRIA, Mo-. March 7. - Dan
Parker, the condemned murderer of
Ed Smith, who escaped from Jail ut
Quincy last Sunday night, killed him
self about 9 o'clock Friday morning at
a point IL miles southwest of Kahoka,
Mo. Posses have been out hunting for
him all the week and traces of him had
been found at various points in Missouri,
northeast of Quincy. He was seen at
St. Patrick, small town in Clark
county, Wednesday night and Thursday
evening four men-Noble Butler, j. +.
Kearfoot, r. NJ. Montgomery and L.
Tober-started out to follow up
the trail. They followed him 1S
miles to the west and corralled him
Friday morning in the house of
a colored man named Meyer, where
he had stopped for breakfast. They
called him out, and, covering him with
Winchesters and revolvers, demanded
his surrender. Porter refused, but gave
up a revolver and razor. He then
pulled another revolver, and, placing it
to his head, said: You shoot or will
Still holding the revolver to his head
he backed off down the road, the four
men following him within few feet.
He lowered the revolver as if to
shoot, when Butler pulled the trigger
of his Winchester, but missed. Like
flash Porter turned his revolver against
his head and sent bullet crashing
through his brain.
The crime for which Porter was to
hang was peculiarly cold blooded.
June % last he called Ed Smith to his
door and shot him. No motive was
ever assigned for the deed, as Porter
had refused to talk. He was sentenced
to hang March 20. Porter was a Ignt
mulatto and about 25 years old There
was reward of $2,7OO for Porter, dead
or alive.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

A REGULAR exodus of Mormons from
Utah to Mexico is quietly taking place,
and within the next three months a
large number of the saints will have
left. The Mormons have tract of land
in the state of Chihuahua, one hundred
and twenty-five miles long and fifteen
miles wide, which they are settling up
A colony of sixty will leave Provo in
April All over the territory the saints
are preparing to go south to ''live their
religion" The head of the church is
said to be favoring the immigration and
putting up funds for those who have
none. 1t is estimated that 1000 families
will move to Mexico this summer
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
APPLES IN MINNESOTA.
The Ten Varieties Best Adapted for Guilt
vation in This Climate.

nc len SarIeCleS BEST IAOapGeO IOr CulCi-
vation in This Climate.
At the annual winter meeting of the
Southern Minnesota horticultural So
ciety held in Rochester the following
officers were elected: President, William
Somerville, Viola; vice president, NJ.
L. Tibbotts, st. Charles; secretary and
treasurer, Wayland Stedman, Rochester
Several interesting papers on fruit and
fruit growing were read, after which the
following ten varieties of apples were
named as the best adapted to southern
Minnesota: Yellow Transparent,
Duchess, Red Annis, White Pigeon,
Russian Green, Cooks Annis, Wealthy,
Longfield, Repl1a Melinka, IIibernal,
Red Queen. Mr.. Keel, of Rochester,
said he had 200 varieties of apples but
only ten of them are profitable in this
climate. He raised 1000 bushels of ap-
pies the past season and found ready
sale for them.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

MEXICO laid low formidable bandit
the other day in the person of Demetrio
Jauregui, whose beat was in the state
of Jalisco. His confedcrates numbered
six, and it took a company of infantry
to put them all under the sod. The
robbers were surrounded at planta-
ton they were about to sack The strup-
gle took place in the house, and after
his followers had been downed in des-
perate hand-to-hand fight the leader of
all was cornered in the attic. Finishing
soldier he succumbed, though girt
about with many weapons. In this
struggle four soldiers were killed and
eleven wounded
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
Swift Justice.

PORT HURON, Mich, March 7.-Daniel
Mcmahon, the man who murdered
Annie Murphy on Wednesday night and
then tried to commit suicide, arrived here
Thursday evening, and he passed the
night in the county Jail He admitted
the killing to the officers in charge dur
ing the night. He said he went to her
room, threw her on the bed and stabbed
her twice in the throat with his jack
knife. He then cut his own throat with
a razor. He was brought before Judge
Garfield Friday morning and pleaded
guilty, and was sentenced to prison at
jackson. solitary confinement for life
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
A SEA captain at Bangor, NJ,

A SEA captain at Bangor, Me-, relates
that some years ago, before leaving
England for voyage to Montevideo,
he secured pair of doves and placed
them in a box on board ship as pets.
All went well till near the end of the
voyage, when the female bird was
blown away during terrible gale.
The male remained by the ship until
Montevideo was reached when he dis
appeared and not returning the same
day was given up for lost In about a
week, however, he returned happy
with new mate and the two took up
the old quarters and went back to En-
gland with the ship
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

Representatives of a large number of
western roads met at St Paul to adjust
rates on grain, live stock and lum Der
between Kansas City and other south
western points in Iowa, Minnesota and
the Dakotas. The result of the confer
ence was an advancement in grain and
live stock rates. A change in lumber
rates from Kansas City to points on the
Iowa Central was agreed upon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
Census PadIers Fined,

Stevens and Bandett. the two Mimi
eapolis census conspirators who pleaded
guilty to one count of the charges
lodged against them, were brought be-
fore Judge Shiras in Minneapolis for
sentence. The proceedings lasted only
few moments, Stevens being SEN
fenced to pay fine of $1,000 and Ban
dett $1,000. The cases against other
census employees indicted were dis
missed
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
CHURCHES.

DRESBYTERIAN.-Dr. J. G. Riheldaher,
i pastor. Services every Sabbath at TO- 80
O'Clock AN. and at o'clock p. n. Sab
bath school at L o clock n.
1TETHODIST.-Rev. F. A. Cone, Pastor.
Au Services every Sabbath, at 1880 o clock
A. u. and al N. Sabbath school at TX.
THRISTIAN. Preaching on every Lords
" Day at 1880 O'Clock A. N. and p. NJ, BY
J. G Harrison. Sunday School at y II.
EPISCOPAL.-Churc of The Holy Com.
~ muniOn Rev. s. B. Purves. Service
every Sunday. except the last Sunday in the
month, at lU:3O A. n. and P N. Sunday
school at I'm.
NATrOLIC.-Times Of service to be an
~ nounced hereafter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

Milan, Tenn, has a 14-year-old cleo
tric girl that can easily move tables,
bedsteads and other weighty articles of
household furniture, no matter how
heavily laden down with men, by
simply laying her hands thereon. The
tables, etc, move about and follow her
when she takes her hands off. This
story is told by the Memphis CONNER
cial, whose editor dispatched reporter
to Milan to make due investigation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

HALF-DIMEs were first coined in Octo-
Der, 1892. and continued at intervals till
1906, then discontinued until 1923. The
issue ceased in 1878. The three-cent
silver coins, first issued in 1851, ceased
in 1873. The fve-cent nickel was au-
thorized in 1866, and has been issued
regularly to the present time. In 1856
nickel three-cent pieces and small
number of nickel cents were coined
The two-cent bronze pieces We're issued
in 1864 and discontinued in 1878. The
bronze cents issued in 1864 have been
coined annually since.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

JAMES II. WARD has just completed
his term of eleven years in the Penn
sylvania pcnit2ntiar.y for killing Miss
Mary Means in West Moreland county.
Upon stepping from the penitentiary
door he was arrested and placed in jail
for trial for the killing of Miss Ellen
Means, whom he had assaulted at the
same time he killed her sister
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

NEVADA CITY has had recently a SEN
sation something akin to the babes in
the woods" only there was no wicked
uncle in this case. A three-ycar-old
youngstcr straycd away from home, got
lost in the mountains, and at nightfall
made a bed Of leaves for himself on
which he slept soundly and safely. He
made his way to a ranch the next day.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

THE quickest trial on record is report
ed from Oconee, Ga. A man who stole
an umbrella from store was arrested.
arraigned, pleaded guilty, and paid a
fine OF $29.25 inside of fifteen minutes.
After the trial he claimed the um brella,
but didn't get it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

IF you don't believe this is growing
country. look at the figures. The Real
Estate Record estimates that 1.O76. .OOJ,-
600 new buildings were erected in the
different cities of the United States last
year. and the Philadelphia Press puts
their value at S:ll2. OOl. coo
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

TIE eleventh report of the New York
state board of health contains a record
of its work during the last year The
most extraordinary occurrence during
the year was the outbreak of the cpl
demic of influenza. to which five thou
sand deaths are attributed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

THE Ohio canal commissioners have
discovered that a strip ten feet wide, on
each side of the national road across
the entire state, and belonging to the
state, was held by private individuals.
1t amounts to thousands of acres
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

GEN. GRANT died at sixty-three, Sheri-
dan at titty-sevcn, Hancock at sixty
two, Meade at fifty-six, Logan sixty,
Hooker sixty, Thomas fifty four, Lee
sixty-four, Eragg sixty-one, Pemberton
sixty-three, Hardee tifty-fve, Pickett
fifty and Gen Sherman sevcnty-one
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

JOHN PLUMQUEST. New Jersey
sneak thief, was sentenced to six months
imprisonment for stealing fellow
boarder's glass eye. He has three
chances of seeing his error when the
ordinary criminal has two.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
SCHOOL APPORTIONMENT,

superintendent Kiehle Makes Up the
semi-Annual List for the State.
State Superintendent. Kiehle, of the
department. of public instruction, has
made up the semi-annual apportion-
ment of state funds for the aid of public
schools in the state, the same being
based on an attendance of forty days
for each pupil and the allowance being
niaety cents per pupil. The amount is
slS9, 1896. 80, and the number of pupils is
29ss552, as follows:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
"The Patrol"

A. II. Simon, of st. Paul, and Scott
Marble are the proprietors of a new
play, 1.-The PATROL" to be produced in
Chicago in May. The plot deals under
assumed names with the Smell murder
mystery in that city. A. J. Stone. SON
in-law of the murdered man, threatens
to prosecute them if the play is pro-
duced, although all the characters bear
assumed names. novelty of the piece
is that Dashcotte, one of the murderers.
will be living likeness of Tascott.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
Epit0me of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FIFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
Second SeRSiOn


MONDAY, March 2.-Among the bills
passed in the senate were the postal
subsidy, the post Office appropriation,
The meat inspection, the agricultural
college and several public building
bills. In the house senate bills were
passed granting pension of $500
year to the widow of Admiral Porter
and 500 month to the widow of Gen.
kilpatrick: for a public building at
Saginaw, Mich, and the district of Co
lumbia appropriation bill. The con-
ference report on the bill to repeal the
timber-culture law was agreed to.
TUESDAY. March 8. In the Senate
the French spoliation bill was passed;
also the copyright bill, the diplo-
matte appropriation measure and 100
house pension bills. In the house
conference reports were agreed to on
the post Office appropriation, pension
appropriation, Indian appropriation and
copyright bills, and a bill was passed to
provide for commission of five persons
on the subject of the alcoholic liquor
traffic. Nearly all the important meas
ures before the house were disposed of.
WEDNESDAY. March 4. The Fifty
first congress came to an end at II
o'clock (noon). All the regular appro-
priation bills and other important
measures before both houses were
passed and were signed by Presi-
dent Harrison. In the senate res
olutions were unanimously adopted
thanking Vice President Norton for the
impartial manner in vhich he had pre-
sided over that body, and in the house
Speaker Reed was the recipient of sim
liar thanks from the republicans, the
democrats refusing to vote.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

A letter has been received at Duluth
stating that the secretary of the inter-
ior has promised, as soon as prelim-
inaries are arranged, to take Itasca
county from the St Cloud land district
and add it to the Duluth district This
will add 100000 acres to the Duluth
140 miles of travelling to reach land
office
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

j. A. MORSE, young man well
known in San Francisco, has set up
kingdom of his own on little island in
the Pacific ocean, which he has bought
for $1,000. He has introduced a popu
lation of South Sea islanders, and has
had them employed in setting out large
quantities of cocoanut and banana
trees. He is absolute ruler and mon
arch of everything in sight. His pur-
chase promises to be a profitable one
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
WEST AND SOUTH

THE death of Patrick Moran oc-
Cured at Campus, ILL.,, at the age of 105
years.
For twenty concerts at Rio de Jan
Zero, Brazil, Nine. Patti will receive
$780, O6O
HARRY REYNOLDS and Perry Doug
lass, two old men who owned sheep
ranch on Padre island, in Texas, were
murdered for the purpose of robbery.
A CENSUS bureau statement shows
that the total population Of Louisiana
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

TEXAS famous cattle queen, Mrs.
King, of Corpus Christi, has just COM
pleted a sale of herds which nets her
$4,000 profit for one years work. The
cattle queen finds the royal road to sue
cess in her case lies through the cattle
pastu
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

IT is reported that citizens of Russia
have raised five hundred thousand
pounds sterling and that the govern
ment will expend like amount for an
exhibit at the Colum bian exhi ton in
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

A NOBLE prince, in fact very noble
prince. with blue blood and frst-class
coat-ofarms, has just advertised in
paper at Nice for an American heiress.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

PEOPLE who didn't know that Deodoro
da Tonseca was the name of the presi-
den, of Brazil might think it was the
name of some patent disinfectant.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12
Maj. Wissman's Victory.

LONDON, March 7.-Maj. Wissman has
defeated the Kibosh tribe, killing 200,
wounding go and capturing so. The Ger
man loss was killed and Is wounded.
Thirty thousand head of cattle and much
ammunition and ivory were captured.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

JoE BURKs, of Panther Creek, N. c.,
claims to have eaten $50 eggs at one
sitting. He is a great egg-eater or
great prcvaricatOr.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-03-12

The tory party lost in Ontario, Quebec
and Prince Edward Island. 1t
holds it's own in Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, British Columbia and the
northwest territories. The majority
IF the government at the time of disso-
luton of parliament was 81.
There are thirteen cabinet ministers,
eleven Of whom have been elected and
two defeated The latter are Hon. C.
c. Colby, president of the council, and
Hon. John CARING, minister of dgricul-
ture.
Hugh Macdonald conservative, son
of Sir John Macdonald, is elected at
Winnipeg. James Trow, prominent
liberal, is elected at South Perth.
Mackenzie Bowel, minister of customs,
is elected for North Hastings by 200
majority. Sir Adolphe Caron, min
lister of militia, is elected for
Rimouski. Hon. J. A. Chapleau, secre-
tary of state is elected for Terrebonne,
Que, by large ma jority. John Hag-
CERT, postlnaster-gcneral, is elected for
South Lanarll by 500 majority. Hon.
G. II. Tupper, minister of marine and
fisheries, has been elected for Pictou.
lion. Sir John Thompson, minister
of justice, has been elected for
Antigonish. Sir Donald Smith (conserva-
tivc), has been elected for Montreal
Center. Dalton MacCarthy, a leading
conservative, is elected in North Simcoe.
Sir Richard Cartright, the prominent
LIBERAL is elected in South Oxford by
over 800 majority. Robert Beth
(libcraD is elected in West Dur
ham. defeating G. T. Blackstock
(conccrvativc). Mr.. Blackstoch, it
will be remembered, defended
Birchell IN the celebrated murder
trial at Woodstock last summer.
William Mulocl1, liberal leader. is
elected in North York by large ma
jority. c. C.. Colby, president of the
privy council, who was running for
Stanstcad, province of Quebec, is de-
! fcated by over 100. The city of Of
tawa has elected two conservatives.
Toronto city has elected three conserva-
tives, Sir John Macdonald has been
elected for Kingston by about 25O ma
jority. Sir Hector Langcvin, minister
of public works, has been elected for
Richclicu. Hon. J. A. Ouimet, eX-
speaker of the house of commons. is
elected. Hon. David Mills, minister of
the interior in the Mackenzie govern
ment, is elected for Boutwell, by . ma
jority.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Secretary
Blaine said that he had nothing to
say with regard to the Canadian cleo
ton, except that there seemed to be an
impression in some quarters that
President IIarrison's administration
was interested in the election. LAS a
matter of fact" he said, the admins
tration is utterly Indifferent as to the
result. None of the members of the
cabinet took any interest in the matter,
and cared less about it than Canadians
usually do about our elections
LONDON, March THE result of the
Canadian election is received with gen.
eral satisfaction. It is looked upon as
a triumph of British feeling and a
pledge of attachment to the mother
country. The. St. James Gazette is
eNultant, and winds up a leading
editorial by declaring: Canada is
British still Washington does not YET
rule over Ottawa"