The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-01-22
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of Railroads there are 7,C1S.73 miles OF
railroad in Michigan. The gross earn
ings for the year 1890 aggregated $780,
S23, 3,o71.6a; net income, $31, ,so9, 279.54.
JOHN L. RoUTT was inaugurated as
Governor of Colorado on the 18th at
Denver.
HARRY LEWIS, Dennis Simmons and
Joseph Hughes were killed at Dead
wood, S. D., by an explosion of dyna-
mite.
Mnr GILMORE, Grant Fleming, Rubc
Babcock and Charles Ream attemr's sd
to cross track ahead of train near
Clyde, O., and were killed. All were
farmers.
On the 18th Mrs. Melvin A. White, of
Wheaton, Wis, had been asleep for
three weeks, and all efforts to awake
her had proved fruitless.
FLAMES damaged the locomotive ma
chine works at Richmond, Va, to the
extent of 1926, 900.
In session at Detroit the Seamen's
Union decided to withdraw from the
Knights of Labor and form an indie
pendent society.
SOME fiend distributed poison in the
pasture of B. F. Siebert at Beaver City,
Neb., and twenty-five head of fine
blooded cattle were found dead.
THE report of the State Treasurer of
Michigan shows a balance on hand at
the close of the fiscal year of 81, Isl, ,259.
THE State militia of Nebraska en-
gagged against the hostile Indians would
return to their homes, General Miles
saying that their services were no
longer required.
AT Columbus, O., the supply of nat
ural gas is expended, and the fixtures
were being taken from the houses.
Bob FITZsIMMoNs, of Australia, in
prizefght at New Orleans defeated
Jack Dempsey, the champion middle
weight of America, in thirteen rounds.
Ex-Governor THAYER, of Nebraska,
at the demand of the Board of Public
Lands and Buildings gave up possession
of the executive apartments under pro-
test.
AT Springfield, ILL.,, the Republican
Senatorial caucus on the 18th nominal
ed Ex-Governor r. J. Oglesby to succeed
Charles B. Farwell as United States
Senator.
FLAMES in the Dickson block at Pc
oria, ILL.,, caused loss of about $500, 900;
insurance, S15O,0OO.
JOHN c. HALL, San Francisco law
yer and trustee of two estates, confessed
to the embezzlement of $500
AT Fort Wayne, Ind, counterfeit FIVE
dollar silver certificates were in circu-
lation. The bill is of the department
series of 1886, check letter B, signed w.
S. Rosecrans, Registrar, and Isaac w.
Hyatt, Treasurer. The paper is poor,
thin and of yellowish tint The Wig
nette of General Grant is very poor
imitation of the original.
AT Baltimore, Md, the 11-months'-
old baby of Oscar M. Spurrier was re-
lieved of thlrty-six different articles
which he had swallowed surreptitious-
ly, including several buttons, eight
tacks, four needles and eighteen pins.
1t was believed he would recover.
The citizens of Lincoln County, Neb.,
appeal for aid, claiming that 500 families
are suffering for the necessities of life
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.
AN avalanche of snow fell upon
Livno in Bosnia, and many houses were
buried. Seventeen bodies had been
taken from beneath the snow and it was
feared that many others had perished.
NINE persons were drowned in the
Seine river in France by breaking
through the ice.
THE Minister of Finance in the Low
er House of Prussia stated that the Dr.
Koch medical secret would soon be pub
ished to the world.
FIRE destroyed two hundred houses
at Bombay, India, and many families
were rendered homeless.
A SHARP shock of earthquake was
felt at Brockville, Ont, which sounded
more like the cracking of buildings
during severe frost than the usual
rumbles.
AT Montreal, Can, fire caused losses
aggregating 100000 The insurance
was $50, 900.
AT Parral, Mex, three earthquake
shocks occurred, causing the gallery of
a convent to give way, killing six and
wounding nine persons.
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