The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-06-25
NEWS OF A WEEK.
JUNE II.

ernOr of Ohio
ExGov. Harrison Ludington. of Wiscon-
sin, died to day.
The state convention of the Catholic
Total Abstinence union began in St. Paul
to-day.
Rev. Isaac Nicholson, OF Philadelphia, is
elected bishop of the Episcopal diocese of
Milwaukee,.
A rumor has reached this country that
President HippOlyte, of Hayti, has been
assassinated
An express train on the Chicago & St.
Paul road was thrown Off the trestle at
Coon river near Boon, Iowa. One man was
killed and over twenty passengers were in
jured. some fatally.
JUNE1S.
The Red Rock camp meeting opened to.
day.
Capt. w. w. De Kay, Minnesota pio-
neer, died to day at Red Wing.
The order of Railway Telegraphers and
the Brotherhood have.amalgamated.
The crops in the vicinity of Pelican
Rapids, Mimi. are being destroyed by grass
hOppers.
Col. John Lee, member of the Worlds
Fair commission. died at Charlottesville,
Ind. TO- day.
A heavy rain storm swept through the
Illinois river valley doing great damage to
crops and other property.
After long search the body of Richard
May. secretary of the Aberdeen fire depart
ment, was found in an old we'll.
The marriage of Gen. ScOtield. COM
mander-in- chief of the army to Miss Georgia
Kilbourne. took place at Keokuk. Ia. to-day.
JUNE 10.
Six persons are killed in wreck on the
Illinois Central road near New Orleans.
Pennsylvania. Illinois. Nebraska. Kansas
and Arkansas are visited by heavy storms.
Dynamiters do $780, 900 damage to the
courthouse in course of construction at Lib
erty, Ind.
Word has been received from Alaska
that OH June Lieut.. Robinson. tour sail
ors. and W. c. Moore. members of an ex-
ploring party, were drowned while attempt
ing to make landing from the steamer
Bear at Ice Bay.
JUNE 20.
Rocky mountain locusts are devastating
the wheat fields of North Dakota.
The Northwestern Association of Turn
ers meets in annual convention in st. Paul.
Strathmeath won the American derby at
Washington Park. Chicago. High Tariff
fell dead in the race.
Annie, daughter of Jacob Brunder, was
found murdered in the woods between
Waverly, her home. and Montrose, MINI.
Southern Kansas is visited by disastrous
storms and cloud bursts. Many lives are
lost and great damage is done to property.
JUNE 81.
The French and SameSe are at war.
Ex-senator Joseph E. Mcdonald. of In
diana, is dead.
The corner stone of the Dominican school,
Holy Rosary parish. Minneapolis, is laid.
A yacht on White Bear lake is capsized
and a party of six young people have hard
struggle to save their lives.
An excursion train ran off the track on
the Nckle Plate road near Dover. Ohio
killing one man and injuring thirty other
persons.
JUNE %.
j. H. KassOn, founder of Kasson, Mimi,
is dead.
The Lake Harriet pavilion out from
Minneapolis is burned.
Joe johnson and Will Davenport, two
young lads. are drowned at Mortified.
lnOmaS McCarrlck, the ST. Paul police
man who was fatally injured by street
car. died yesterday and was buried to-day.
Three little boys were drowned in pond
at Washington, Pa. Walter McKeown.
one of the drowned. was worth III his own
right 100000
Hon. Joseph r. Read, of Iowa. has been
appointed chief justice of the new land
court created by congress last spring for
the settlement of land disputes in the south
west.
A Slight shock of earthquake occurred at
CharlestOwn, S. G.
Louis and Harry Weiss. two little BROTH
ers. were drowned in the river at Mipneap-
oils.
1t is said Mrs. John A. Logan is soon to
marry Geo. E. Lemon. the millionaire pen.
sion agent.
Mrs. John Larson. an insane woman,
drowned her three little children in Lake
st. CrOiX near Hudson. Wis.
The Canadian Pacific steamer Empress
has made the fastest time on record be-
tween Vancouver, B. c., and Yokohama.
Time 10 days and IL hours.