The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1891-01-22
EpitOme of the Week.
INTERESTING NEWS COMPILATION.
FIFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
Second Session


and fraud in Federal elections, and
to insure the lawful and peaceful
conduct thereof; to provide for an ex-
tension of the Executive Mansion in
the city of Washington. The bill for
the relief Of Nathan Kimball, postmas-
ter at Ogden, U. T., allowing him 81, S29
for postal funds stolen or embezzled
was passed, as was also the bill to
amend the law as to the visitation and
inspection of the military prison and
the examination of it's accounts and
government. In the House no business
of Importance was transacted beyond
the adoption of resolution providing
for special committee G f five members
to investigate the alleged connection of
members of Congress in silver pools
and to inquire into the ownership of
the 100000 ounces of silver bullion
which the United States is asked to
purchase.
TUESDAY. Jan. IS. In the Senate
a bill was passed transferring army
officers on the limited retired list
who have reached the age of 81 to the
unlimited list, and providing further
that the number of officers on the linn
tied list shall be $50. Senator Sherman
spoke against the free coinage of silver
In the House bill was introduced to
vest the legislative power of Alaska in
a Governor and Legislative assembly
and that the Territory shall have del
egate to Congress. The report on the
House apportionment bill was pre-
sented and the army appropriation bill
was discussed.
WEDNESDAY, Jan. IA. - After the
Senate had adopted the Stewart free
coinage amendment to the financial
measure and had stricken out the 5000,
600, 900 2-per cent. bond issue clause
Senator Vest surprised the Senate by
offering, as substitute for the whole
affair, free-coinage bill pure and
simple, and the Senate promptly passed
it by a vote of 80 to 81. The bill pro-
vides that the unit of value in the
United States shall be the dollar, to be
coined of 4l219 grains of standard silver
or 25 $40 grains of standard gold. In
the House the army appropriation bill
was passed and the District of Colum bia
appropriation bill was discussed.
THURSDAY, Jan. Is. - A bill was
passed in the Senate to credit o. NJ.
Laraway, late postmaster at Mime
apolis, with S11,115, the value of post
age stamps stolen from his Office in
July, 1886 a bill was introduced to
establish branch mints at Omaha Neb.,
and Boise City, Idaho. The elections
bill was again taken up and discussed.
In the House message from the SEN
ate was received announcing the pas
sage of the financial bill with free
was reported. A committee was named
to investigate the silver-pool question.
FROM WASHINGTON.
On the 12th the visible supply of
grain in store in the United States was:
Wheat, $3.50, 200 bushels; corn, ASIA
GIG bushels.
AMERICAN manufacturers of spools,
bobbins and shuttles, in conjunction
with British capitalists, were said to be
forming syndicate with S., 900, 900 cap
ital to control the business.
THE Washington authorities received
a telegram from General Miles on the
18th that he considered the war at an
end, and that "a more complete submis-
sion to the military power has never
been made by any Indians"
AFTER a service of forty-six years
General S. V. Benet, Chief of the Bureau
Of Ordnance of the War Department.
has been placed on the retired list OF
the army.
IT was decided by Secretary Window
that all foreign cattle imported whether
for consumption or for transit, must
undergo veterinary inspection.
THE EAST.
"A SEVERE storm along the New En-
gland coast caused great destruction,
and the tide was said to be the highest
for many years. Vessels were driven
ashore, wharves We're swept bare and
harbors strewn with wreckage.
BRAKES failed to hold freight train
on the Maine Central road while de-
scending grade near Crawl ord's, VT,
and while going at frightful speed
twenty cars were hurled down an en-
bankment, killing two brakemen.
The Railway Advisory Board finished
its business at New York and adjourned
to meet in Chicago in April. The ter
ritory of the association was divided
into five districts, as follows: Trans
continental, southwestern and steam.
ships, western passenger, western
freight and trans Missouri.
BY the explosion of a locomotive al
Ashland, Pa, three men were killed
and one was fatally injured.
BY the bursting of steam pipe in
the Edison Electric Light Company
works at Philadelphia three men were
fatally scalded.
FLAMES ruined E. NJ. Van Tassell's
grain elevator in New York, causing q
loss of 100000.
AT an Italian wedding at the resi-
dence of Michael Sussano in Erie, Pa.
the baby son of the host fell into a cal
dron of soup and was cooked to death
THE representatives of Thirty tanning
establishments, with S12,O 900 anc
covering the whole country, were form
ing a combination at Pittsburgh, Pa
THE directors of the Bell Telephone
Company at Boston voted to issue S2,.
500, ZOO new stock. This would increase
the capital stock to SIS, 100000.
On the Long Island Rapid Transit
railroad nine persons were injured in 6
collision near Denton station, Lone
island.
Ice gorged in the Susquehanna rive1
near Wilkesbarre, Pa, and the sur
rounding country was flooded.
TELEGRAPH operators on the line O.
the Nickel-Plate have been given an in
crease of five dollars per month il
wages.
On the 18th the Republicans of tn.
New Hampshire Legislature nominated
Jacob H. Gallinger to succeed Senate,
Blair in the United States Senate.
On the 18th Charles King, of Middle
town, Mass, was ITO years old. Hi
health was good.
AT the Bannock granite quarry al
Split Rock, N. Y, a runaway car in
stantly killed Engineer Norton, Georgt
Talbot and Robert and David Robert
son, and fatally injured four other men
WEST AND SOUTH.