The sun., 1891-12-31
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A TRAINING school for nurses opens in St..
Paul.
Coal has been discovered in the straits OF
Magellan.
AN agreement for the purchase ofthe
Cherokee outlet is finally reached.
PLANS are adopted for st. Paul's great
auditorium, c. A. Reed is the architect.
THE Federation of Labor convention
adjourns to meet i'll Philadelphia next
year.
The Davis will contest at Butte, Mont,
involving $8OOo,OOo, is to be settled out OF
court.
Our of population of 10000 persons at
Wilkesbarre, Pa, fully 25,0O0 have Ia
grippe.
SENATOR SHERMAN declares tn. he will
not be candidate ion the presidential
nomination. ~
THE Republican state central committee
meet in ST. Paul. Congressional commit
tees are appointed.
! THE Pacific mail steamship City of Pekn
arrived at San Francisco with smallpox and
g, 900, COO worth of silks aboard
A SUCCESSFUL test of the government
bureau of animal industry's method of in
S"A1C 10 AhdOC III 1liIuOISs
CHARLES UNCLEs, the first colored man
ever raised to the Catholic priesthood, was
ordained by Cardinal Gibbons in Balti-
more. -.- .r7 Fz
JUDGE WooD's nomination as circuit
Judge will be opposed by all the Democrat
senator's because ofthe part he played in the
''blocks of five" episode.
UNITED STATES soldiers in Texas have two
fights with three times their number oil
Mexican reYolutionists, worsting them on
both occasions. ...
JUDGE BLoDeETT. of the federal district
court for Northern Illinois. will resign to
accept the presidency of the Illinois in
surance company.
THE bottom of Gaylord mine, located at
Plymouth, caved in. The Gaylord is one
of the largest mines in the anthracite re-
gion. The damage incurred by the cavern
willexceed $50, 600. Two thousand men are
thrown out of work.
A SUIT arising oyer the Improvement al
the Fox and Wisconsin rivers is decided by
| the United States supreme court. This liti-
| cation has lasted nearly thirty-liine years.
JOHN TEBoU, marble cutter of Branden-
burg, KY, has received notice that he has
inherited from his grandfather in France,
recently deceased, property valued at $165,
600.
FOLLOWING his custom of the past five
years, Gen. r. A. Alger has taken steps to
give to SIX hundred deserving Detroit news
| boys each Christmas gift In the shape OF
a new suit of clothes and and oye-coat
THE Western Stone Company, Chicago,
has purchased the stock and quarries Of the
Joliet Stone company and the Crescent
company The consolidation makes the
| largest concern of the kind iii the United
| States.
River Traffic association have decided to
continue in effect their switching tariff and
drayage charges in Chicago, notwithstand-
| ing the action OF some OF the Eastern roads
in abolishing these charges.
THE creditors OF the Chicago branch oi
s. WHITE & Co. have compromised their
claims with the firm, and the suit for a re.
| ceiver has been dismissed by argument
| 1t is understood that the settlements were
made at fifty cents on the dollar.
| Gov. HILL says that he will return to the
treasury the salary received as senator
while filling the gubernatorFal chair and
that his objectin holding on to the COVER
norship is to prevent Lieut. Gov. Jones from
holding the Office for even half an hour.
THE Kentucky association track was sold
at public auction. Three factions were or.
ganized TO purchase IL, and the bidding
| was lively. The first bid was $65, ,O00 but ii
| was not long increasing. The last bid made
| was that of Milton Young to the eamount o.
/ S05, ,005. The furniture was sold to the same
syndicate for $1,000.