The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1891-05-14
NEWS OF "A WEEK.
MAY 6.

The president and party spend the day in
Tacoma and Seattle.
The Gillian insurgent steamship Itata is
seized by United States officials at the port
of San Diego. Cal.
A crank from Pueblo, COL, is arrested in
New York for threatening to kill Jay Gould
unless he put up large sum of money.
Merritt, the fifteen year. old son of D. A.
Harden, living near Luverne Minn., was
killed by the accidental discharge of his
gun.
MAY 7.
Willie NOOnan is dragged to death by
runaway horse at Wabasha. MINI.
The entire plant of the Schroth & Ahrens
Mill company at WinOna, goes up in flames.
The rebellion in Costa .Rica has been
quelled with loss on the rebel side of five
killed.
The Gillian vessel Itata. seized yester-
day by United States officers, at San Diego,
CAL. escapes.
The national convention of the associa-
ton of machinists in session at Pittsburg
decides to refuse negroes admission.
At Long Island City. N. Y, fire breaks
out in the DOncaster iron foundry and
$500, 1000 worth of property is destroyed.
MAY 8.
The planet Mercury crossed the SUMS
disc to- day.
The Spring Garden bank, of Philadelphia.
closes its doors.
The presidential junketers are entertained
O-day by the citizens of Boise City, Idaho.
total of 81, $50 900 gold coin has been
ordered in New York this week for ship
ment to Europe.
Extensive forest fires are raging in the
vicinity of Duluth, Mimi, and at Ashland
and other points in Northern Wisconsin.
Attorney j. M. Wesson throws his wife
and child into the river at San Antonio,
Texas. and then jumps in himself The
wife was rescued.
MAY 9.
The Union Pacific Tea company, with
branch houses throughout the country, fails. p
The residence of Lawyer Hammons at
AnOka, MIMI. burned early this morning.
Chas. Ford was hanged at Ottawa, ILL.,,
to- day for the murder of David Moore, of
Omaha.
Almost the entire business portion of the
town of Manning, near Boon, Iowa, is de.
stroyed by fire.
James Harvey. of Brucefeld. Ont. COM
mts suicide by shooting in the fremont
House, St. Paul.
| The Weyirhauser LAUNDERING syndicate
will erect the largest saw mill in the north.
west at Little Falls. MINI.
MAY 10.
The Minneapolis Mllers have perfected
| their combine.
The Bethel, the new floating church at
st. Paul, is dedicated.
President Harrison and party spent the
day in Colorado Springs and Gypsum, Col.
| Forest fires are still raging in many parts
of Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania. and
| New Jersey.
| The president spends the day in Lead
vile and vicinity.
G. B. Coffin, of Minneapolis, commits
suicide in ST. Paul.
| The United States cruiser Charleston
goes in pursuit of the Gillian insurgent ves-
sci ltata.
Hon. John w. Roche, city controller of
st. Paul for over twenty five years, dropped
dead on a street car this evening.
A fight took place in the City Park at
Denver, COL. between striking brick MAX
erS and their employer and some of his
men, which resulted in two being killed
and twelve seriously wounded.
A horrible accident occurred at Moore's
run on the SinnemahOning Valley railroad
near COuderspOrt. Potter county, Pa. A
train load of seventy-five wOrkmen were
surrounded by forest fires and in attempt
ing to dash through the flames the train
left the track and plunged the men into q
fiery pit beside the track. Seven were
burned to death and many were injured.
| MAY 10.
The president spends the day in Denver.
DR.. William Dickson. of Ltchfield, Min
nesota, died in Washington today.
The cruiser Charleston is reported to be
close upon the fleeing steamer Itata.
| A fanatical Jap attempts to murder the
czarewltch OF Russia, who is travelling in
Japan.
Amherst. the youngest son of Gov. and
Mrs. w. R. Merriam. died this morning of
blood poisoning, at the age of three years
and three months
Forest fires continue to devastate the
timber districts in the vicinity of Duluth
and South Superior, the latter place mar
rowly escapes burning.