The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-05-14
The News Of the Week.
BY TELEGRAPH AND NAIL.
FROM WASHINGTON.

A DISPATCH has been sent by Secre
tary Blaine to Minister Porter at Rome
emphatically denying that he had made
public confidential message, as
charged by Premier Rudini in the
italian green book on the New Orleans
affair.
In the United States the visible sup
ply Of grain on the 4th was: Wheat,
21.O63, 34S bushels; corn, 3, 124, 700 bush
els; oats, 2,s3S, s22 bushels.
In April last there were issued from
the pension Office Sl,973 certificates of
all classes, against IA, 56a during the
same month of last yeSr.
A WARRANT was signed by Secretary
Foster for $1,654,711 in favor of the
governor of the state of Pennsylvania,
this amount being that states share of
the direct tax fund.
The treaty between Spain and the
United States stipulates that coal,
petroleum and machinery shall be ad-
nitted free into Cuba and Porto Rico,
and that the present duty on -four be
.educei one-half in exchange for the
free admission into the United States
If sugar, coffee and cocoa.
The vice president of Peru has ar
rived in Washington to negotiate for
closer trade relations between the
United States and his country.
THE pension Office statement shows
that during the month of April there
were issued 51,415 pension certificates,
! the first payments on which aggre-
gated So, s74,S15.
ANOTHER letter on the Behring sea
question has been written to Sir Julian
Pauncefote by Secretary Blaine in
which the claims of England are re-
uted, and Mr.. Blaine wants to know if
England can exercise exclusive control
in an open sea why the United States
cannot do the same.
AT the annual meeting of the Ameri-
can Medical association in Washington
DR.. O. H. Mary, of Boston, was elected
president. The association petitioned
to be called the secretary of public
health
THE EAST.
In fire at Rochester, N. Y, Herman
Stephansl1i and his wife were burned
to death.
FLAMES in the steel works at Breaker
island near Troy, N. Y. caused loss
Of 100000. One thousand persons were
thrown out of employment.
AT Valley Forge, Pa, the hills and
valleys, nearly 200 acres in extent,
which were occupied by Washington
and his army during the winter of
1777-7S, are advertised for sale.
In Maine new amendment to the
prohibitory law has gone into effect
1t imposes a heavy fine and imprison-
ment for sixty days in case of single
sale.
IN New York city Charles Pratt, the
well-known Standard oil magnate, died
suddenly in his office from heart fail
ure.
C.S. WILBUR shot and killed Ida Bree-
wort in New York concert saloon and
cause.
In the Pennsylvania coal region over
100 families were evicted.
THRoUGHoUr New York and New
England cold wave did much damage
to fruit and vegetation.
THE friends of Capt. l.. Norton, who,
with his wife, niece, engineer and
crew sailed from New London, Conn,
November - last in his small steam
yacht on his way to Toulon, France,
have given them up as lost.
In Pittsburgh, Pa, fire among busi-
ness houses caused loss of S640.OOl
FLAMES destroyed the entire lum Der
district of New York, covering seven
acres, causing loss of S1,0O),OoO.
A CRANK named Charles J. Dickinson,
of Pueblo, Col, who said he had mis-
sion to kill Jay Gould, was arrested in
New York.
AT its meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa,
the National association of machinist5
decided to exclude negroes from the
organization.
A DEFICIENCY of S75, 900 was found in
the accounts of the late Rufus Prince,
of Turner, Me. He was the trustee of
ninety-fve estates.
On the 7th people were out sleighing
at Norfolk, Conn.
TIE nomination of James g. Blaine
for president is advocated by the New
York Herald.