The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-09-17
NEWS OF A WEEK..
September 9.

The Jurors in the great Davis will case at Butte.
Mont, disagree.
Francois Jules p Grevy. ex.presdent of France.
dies Of congestion of the lungs
Judge Cooley chairman of the interstate COM
merce commission resigns from the commission.
Maj. Jonas M. Bundy, for many years editorial
writer on the New York Mail and Express. dies in
Paris.
The New York state Republican convention
nominates j. Sloate Fassett, collector of the port
of New York, for governor.
Minnesota receives from the government over
one million dollars worth of school lands in the
Red Lake and Chippewa reservations.
September 10.
Two of the lady equestrans are seriously in
ured by the fall of their horses at the Minnesota
state fair.
The British labor congress has voted to raise
the age limit of children allowed to work in fac.
tories to thirteen years.
San Salvador is visited by an earthquake that
destroys millions Of dollars worth of property.
and many lives.
Gov. Merriam refuses to commute the death
sentence of William Rose. the murderer of Noses
Lufkin. and fixes Oct Is as the day of execution.
September IL.
Secretar of War Proctor is making his final tour
of inspection.
w. B. Curtis. the noted comedian, while drunk.
kills San Francisco policeman.
An Italian steamer is sunk off the Greek coast
and about 100 people are drowned.
The editors of Minnesota Alliance papers meet
in St. Paul for the purpose of organizing reform
press association.
Cardinal Manning's physicians have ordered him
to quit work. and it is said that the pope will
shortly appoint an coadjutor.
try to raise 100000 by asking counties to sub
scribe according to their assessed valuation.
September IL.
The Minnesota state fair ended successful
season to-day.
Charles Lumley, a wellknown citizen Of Mime.
apolis commits suicide.
j. NJ. Bailey one of the most influential men in
South Dakota politics. is dead.
E. L. Emery, one of Duluth's most prominent
business men. dies after a short illness.
Colored men propose to test the constitutionality
of the recently enacted separate car act
While bathing at Portland. Ore, John M.
PEBBLES. son of a wealthy London banker, breaks
his neck.
The Worlds Fair commissioners return from
Europe and say that all the countries except Italy
and few Of the smaller ones will have exhibits.
September Is.
Italy refuses to be officially represented at the
Worlds Fair.
Brakeman R. r. Shaw has both legs cut off by a
freight train in st. Paul.
Twenty-six passengers injured in wreck
near Denver Col. on the Union Pacific road.
1t is said that Congressman Mills of Texas is
sure to be the next speaker of the national House,
Miss Lane and Miss Pool, the women who were
so seriously injured at the state fair races. are
covering.
1t is announced that Albertson. the Ascending
secretary of the Fidelity Trust company of Ia
coma, got away with nearly one million dollars.
September IA.
John Welsh, OF Henderson, Minn kills himself
accidentally.
Theodore Naeve. of Albert Lea and Peter Gore,
of Winona. are dead.
Hon. George B. Loring. exminster to Portugal
and e1.commissioner of agriculture. dies in Salem,
Mass.
Russians capture poaching sealer in Behring
sea. They fired on the crews of several vessels
and killed two sailors.
Floods and storms work great destruction to
life and property in Spain. By the overflow of the
Amarguillo 1900 people are killed in Consuegra
alone.
The European war cloud is dropping low. Eng
land has seized the island of Mitylene near the
mouth OF the DarQanelleS ana IS lanQng arms and
supplies.
Walter F. Horton who was tried in ST. Paul
for the murder of his wife and acquitted marries
Miss Mary Van VIE the lady whose name was con.
spicuous at the trial.
passenger train On the New York Central
makes the from New York to East Buffalo, q
distance of 4s6k miles. in 44O minutes, including
three stops aggregatng IA minutes. This is the
fastest long distance run on record.
September Is.
The threshing engine belonging to Frank Kane
of Rosemount, Mimi, blew up instantly killing
John Johnson the fireman.
The big European war scare Of yesterday &C.
casioned by the reported seizure of Turkish isl.
and, is reported groundless to-day.
Ex.President F. W. Kennedy and ex.Cashier II.
H. Kennedy of the Spring Garden bank, Philadel-
phia. are sentenced to ten years in the peniten- 8
tiary. sI. -.f
There is said to be deal foot that will result
in the consolidation of the Great Northern. Cans
dian Pacific and 500 railroads under one man.
sgement. ..s r,a,