St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-01
Eighteen Hundred and Ninety Passes Into History.
Upon Which It Has Written an In
delible Page.
A Year Marked Not Only by Marvellous Political
Upheaval, but by Both War and
Disaster.
The Principal Events of Local and Northwestern
Interest Which Are Embalmed in the
Records Of the Past Year.

Ripley Dorr marries Miss Helen NJ.
ThurSt0n, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cyrus b. Thurston; and NJ, {. Melady
marrieS Miss Kate E. Burke. The lat
ter couple are prominent i'll the Sixth
ward.
tendent of Indian schools, is confirmed.
14.-TOwnsite boomers near Chamber
lain, S. d., are eyieted. Maple Lake,
Mimi, is destroyed out by fire.
15.-Fire sweeps away a big Sioux
Falls, S. D.. dry goods house.
Liza Grippe and starvationIdecimate
the Mile Lac Indians.
18.-Coal discoveries reported on the
Sioux reservation. Clifton Holden, the
Redwood county murderer, receives his
death sentence. The st. Paul council
amends the plans of the Broadway
bridge to meet the requirements OF the
war department.
l9.-The Iowa deadlock is broken.
Minnesota Odd Fellows hold their grand
encampment in st. Paul.
20.-Alfred ID. Thomas, of Fargo, is
United States district judge of North
Dakota w. Ii. d. Bliss, weIl-known
South Dakota editor, dies at Sioux
Fails. President Lowry lets a 1000, 900
contract for electrical equipment for
Twin City street railways. st. PauPs
building inspector reports that permits
amounting to $64, 643, S29.85 have been
issued during the past six years. John
Haug, wealthy Duluthian, commits
suicide.
2l.-The Crookston land district is
divided. President Harrison frees Prl-
vate Dell p Wild, who was in custody
at Fort Smelling.
22.-The st. Cloud stonecutters, strike
is ended, the contractors paying fine,
Under protest. Grand opening of the
st. Paul electric street railways.
23.-A brisk legal fight occurs at Spo-
kane Falls, WASH, in the struggle Of
the Northern Pacific and other roads to
control the Seattle, Lake Shore IL East
ern railway.
25.-Jealousy causes the murder of
Christina Washa at Montgomery, Mimi,
by Thomas Jindra. Jindra committed
suicide. A new armory building is sug-
gested for St. Paul. Reports of pine
piracieS by the Canucks are confirmed
by Deputy Marshal Campbell.
26.-CIay and chalk beds are discOv-
cred at Mitchell, S. d. The st. Paul
real estate transfers foot nearly $1,000
600 for the day.
27.-Gov. B0ies. JeffersOnian Demo
crat, is installed as the executive of
Iowa. The North Dakota state eXposi
ton is located at Grand Forks.
2S.-Judge Hicks decides in favor of
$1.00O,000 worth of Minneapolis tax
titles. Sunshine. a humorous weekly,
is started in st. Paul.
March.
Gov Mellette signs the South Da-
kota prohibition bill.
2.-AuguSt Roth kills his wife and
himself at Saltwater.
3.-South Dakotans convene at Huron
and plan to supply settlers with seed
grain.
six business blocks are burned at
Blue Earth City.
6.-Duluth is to have electric cars.
6.-The Commercial hotel, South ST.
Paul. destroyed by fire.
Alive hundred and fifty delegates
of the Minnesota Farmers Alliance
begin their convention at the state cap
itol and elect h. j, Hall president.
1.-THE Farmers Alliance concludes
its four days proceedings.
10.-DemOcrats win the elections at
Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
u.-Ur. MorehOuse DEM is elected
mayor of OwatOnna.
12.-The North Dakota lottery bill is
killed.
13.-Lewis Carter, colored soldier
who was sent by court martial to Still
water for ninety-nine years is, 'pardoled
by President Harrison.
H.-Conde Hamlin and Alex McKen-
zip have fuSS at bismarck
16.-Huron, S. D., has its first Demo-
cratic ticket.
17.-St. Patrick's day celebrated in
st. Paul.
S.-Lieut. Steele is on trial at Chica-
20 for striking Private Wild at Fort
Yates, it results in "whitewash." The
Senate awards $4,000 to the Turtle
mountain Indians. The North Dakota
legislature adjourns after rejecting all
of Gov. Miller's appointments.
19.-Dakota veterans meet at Sioux
Falls. Minnesota veterans meet in
Minneapolis.
2L-GeneraI George Crook dies in
Chicago. f. II. Abbott is the new pres
ident of the Wisconsin Central railroad.
23.-Gen. Robert G. Schenck dies in
Washington. Albert Lea, Mimi, is
scorched. The Headquarters hotel at
Wahpeton is burned.
24.-The United States supreme court
reverses the Minnesota decision in the
granger" cases.
26.-Archbishop Weiss dies at La
Crosse, Wis.
27. Iowa Democrats offer a new
license bill. The Northwest feels the
edge of the Eastern tornado.
2S.-Four hundred people killed and a
vast amount of property destroyed by
the tornado which ragged at Louisville,
KY.
ate appropriates millions for Western
waterways. South Dakota's new law
practically prevents commercial agen-
cies from doing business in that state.
April.
1.-The Democratic city convention of
st. Paul dominates winning ticket,
Mayor Smith at its head. The Northern
Pacific directors ratify the lease of the
Wisconsin Central. Charter elections
are held at many Northwestern points.
The executive committee of the Min
nesOta Farmers Alliance denounces
the United States supreme court decis-
ion in the granger" cases.
2.-The Iowa anti-prohibition Repub-
Iicans pass resolutions favoring high
license. The executive committee of
the Farmers Alliance asks congress to
bestlr itself toward the adjustment of
duty on binding Irvine.
4,-Dubuque, To-, Republicans indorse
the Democratic ticket.
5.-The Pr0hibitionists put ticket
in the field at st. Paul. Gen. Miles is
promoted to Gen. Crooks place. Gen.
Lewis A. Grant. of Minneapolis, is
chosen assistant secretary of war.
7. IA patent to valuable Duluth min
eral lands, issued to Thomas Reed, is
inipounded for cancellation and the pro-
ceeding in connection Herewith causes
CHANCES In the nerSnnnal of thn DnInth