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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30
THE EAST.

In Allegheny City, Pa, Emil West
killed Miss Hattie Buttress because she
refused to marry him, and then took
his own life.
GEORGE FISHER killed John Washing
ton. whom he found in his wife's room
at Ashley. Pa, and then fatally wound
ed his wife.
ALLEY Bros. & PLACE, one of the
largest leather firms at Boston, failed
one year ago with liabilities of $40,
0OO They have settled with all their
creditors at 100 cents on the dollar,
with six per cent. interest.
In New York John Mason, jeweler
and silversmIth, failed for 100000.
In convention at Portland the re-
publicans of Maine nominated Henry Il.
Cleavs, of that city, for governor. The
platform indorses the denomination OF
President Harrison. Electors were
chosen and a resolution was adopted
expressing sympathy with James G..
Blaine and his family on the death OF
Emmons Blaine.
A SHORTAGE of 49,, OOo was found in
the accounts of +. S. Damn, secretary
and cashier of the National savings
bank at Buffalo, n. Y.
The worst flood since 1869 prevailed
at Richford. VT, and vicinity, and the
losses would be heavy.
| BY the will of her affianced husband
Mr. Iartwell, of Hartford, who recent
ly died, Gertrude Bliss, daughter OF
Mrs. s. II. Bliss. of Worcester, Mass.
has fallen heir to Sc, 600, 900.
The republicans of Vermont met in
state convention at Burlington and
nominated full ticket, with Levi X
Fuller for governor.
FIRE among business houses at At
lantic City, n. j., caused loss Of $3.50,
900.
WHILE insane Melvin Let's shot an(
killed h sisterinlaw, Miss Kat
Swart, and then shot himself to dcatl
! at Cobleskill, n. Y.
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(A1EF NEWS.

The keystone express, on the Penn
sylvania road, was wrecked one mile
west of Valparaiso, Ind, on the Goth.
Chas. Miller, the fireman was killed,
and the engineer and several passen-
gers severely hurt, some of whom may
die from their injuries.
OVER twenty people were poisoned d
by eating ice cream at Asbury Park
n. j., on the 26th. All the town physi-
clans were summoned and kept busy
for some time. Boarders at several
other small cottages were poisoned
also, and number of victims were
rendered unconscious. The board OF
health will investigate.
D. D. BELL, of Lexington, KY, who
was stricken with paralysis few days
ago, died at one o'clock on the Goth.
He was one of the wealthiest men in
that section and well known in turf
circles.
| E. L. SHELDON, European manager OF
the Jarvin-Conklin Large Mortgage
Trust company, and formerly head Of
the firm of Sheldon & Carpenter, of
Chicago, died at London, on the Goth,
of heart failure.
WHILE passing pond four miles east
of Vicksburg, Miss, the Goth, the sleep
er attached to the west bound Atlanta
& Vicksburg passenger train left the
track and tumbled down the embank-
ment, fully twenty feet high, into a
pond at it's base, said to be eighteen
feet deep. The train was making forty
miles an hour at the time and went
down before it's speed could be slack
ened. Upon investigation it was found
that the car was partially submerged,
but none of the passengers were seri-
ously hurt, but all were more or less
half-drowned and cut and bruised The
full particulars have not been obtained.
c. N. PORTER, president of the Fort
Bend County bank, of Richmond, Texas,
was arrested at Kansas City, Mo-, OF
Goth. ON the charge of embezzlement
Mr.. Porter is being held awaiting the
requisition papers, upon which he will
be taken back to Texas.
The funeral of Capt. Mayer, who dice
Thursday night from wound received
in duel with the Marquis de Mores
was held in Paris on the Goth.
EDWIN J. RYAN, who absconded from
Washington with $50, 900, was arreste,
on the Goth.
YALE observed the 191st anniversar,
,, of the founding of the college on tn,
26th. President Dwight delivered tn
, baccalameate sermon to the graduatio
class, which for the second time in tn
!, colleges history, appeared in the elias
sic mortar board and gown.
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Epit0me of the Week.
NEWS COMPILATION.
FlFTY-sECoND CONGRESS.

MONDAY. June 20. In the senate
part of the time was given to the
consideration of bills on the calendar.
part to executive business, and the
chief portion to a speech by Senator
Call in support of a resolution hereto
fore offered by him for an investigation
of railroad corporations and their in
terfcrence in politics and elections
Adjourned to the 22d The house W as
not in session.
WEDNESDAY, June 22.-In the sem
the post Office and agricultural appro-
priation bills were reported and the
conference report on the military acad-
emy bill was agreed to. The silver
bill was discussed. A resolution was
introduced proposing retaliation upon
Canada for the discrimination practiced
against American vessels passing
through Canadian canals. In the house
the time was occupied in discussing the
general deficiency bill.
THURSDAY, June %. - House bills
were passed in the senate appropriating
S50,O 900 for the pedestal for the Sher-
man statue, and to authorize the Mari
nettc & Western railroad to construct a
railroad through the Menominee Indian
reservation in Wisconsin. In the house
no quorum was present and no business
was transacted.
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NEST AND s, ,dlIH.


Mrs. SARAH RoTHsCHILD, aged 104
years, died in Chicago.
AT Wabash, Ind, Mrs. Joseph keim
undertook to hive a swarm of bees,
when the insects became infuriated and
stung her to death.
In Detroit the 25-mile amateur bicy
Gle road record was broken by w. c.
Rands, his time being hour Is minutes
and 50 seconds.
A FIRE which started on P. McNa-
mara s farm near Merced, Cal, burned
over 1000 acres of fine grain. The loss
was $4,000.
In the Eighteenth district of Illinois
the prohibitionists have nominated Rev.
D. &. Ray for congress. In the First
Nebraska district the democrats re-
nominated w. J. Bryan.
ERNEST and William Knouse and
James Maxwell were drowned near
Ottumwa. Ia.
THOMAS SLOAN BRADY, Mrs. Sarah
Ella Brady and Miss Mary Kingston,
of Desota, were drowned near Spring
field, Mo-, while trying to ford stream.
DR.. HENRY NJ. SCrDDEH, in Jail at Chi
cago on the charge of numbering his
mother-in-law, Mrs. F. II. Dunton, COM
mitted suicide by taking poison.
In Chicago the national democratic
convention was called to order at 12:45
of the national committee. William c.
Owens, of Kentucky, was made tempo
rary chairman. A resolution was adopted
rendering sympathy to James G. Blaine
in the affliction which has befallen him
by the death of his son. After the ap-
pointment of the various committees
the convention adjourned for the day.
TRAINS collided near Saltwater,
Minn, and James E. Stenson was
killed and several other persons were
injured.
HIGHwAYMEN robbed George William
Geltmaker, of Louisville, KY, of S.
| 500.
GEORGE and Jake Goodwallis and Ed
Bardemaker were drowned in Barren
river at Bowling Green, Ky, while
bathing.
CONGRESSIONAL nominations were
made as follows: Kansas, Fifth dis
trict, j. R. Burton (rep.); Texas, Tenth
district, Joseph D. Sayers (dem.) re
nominated; Minnesota, Seventh district
E. Boen peoples party.
The vault of the Bank of Kilbourn al
Kilbourn City, Wis, was robbed o.
about So, 000.
The peoples party of Missouri il
| convention at Sedalia nominated full
state ticket with Leverett Leonard, o.
Saline county, for governor.
| In the second days proceedings o
the democratic national convention a
| Chicago on the 22d w. E. Wilson, o
West Virginia, was made permanent
chairman. After his address a new ma
tional committee was chosen. The plat
form adopted demands tariff and civi
service reform, restricted immigration
favors pensions for soldiers. denounce
the Mckinley law and favors the coin
age of both gold and silver withou
discriminating against either metal
The convention remained in sessiol
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

The enameled goblet presented by
the car to Capt. R. w. Sargent, of the
steamship Indiana, in recognition of
the part taken by him in bringing the
relief cargo of -four from Philadelphia
to the starving peasants of Russia, has
been received from the state depart
ment by Mayor Stuart, of Philadelphia
The goblet is beautiful specimen of
the jewelers. art. 1t is almost entirely
solid gold and is studded with many
costly gems. Several inscriptions upon
it in the Russian language indicate the
reason for the gift.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

If the remaining six months of this
year shall duplicate or even approx
mate to the record of disasters which
have occurred in the first six the year
1892 will be set down as the most fatal
to life in the United States that has
ever been known. Fires, floods, ex-
plosions, mine casualties, cyclones,
windstorms, lightning-all the element
al forces indeed seem to have combined
with human agencies to destroy life,
and to present an aggregate of disasters
in comparison with which ordinarily
terrible events seem to lose their sig
nifcance. Since January 1 3,5ss lives
have been lost in casualties.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

LEONIDAs 7. STACKHOUsE, repre-
sentative of the Sixth South Carolina
district, died suddenly in Washington.
He was serving his first term, to which
he was elected by a majority of s6,67o
over E. H. Deas (rep.). Mr.. Stack
houses death is the seventh among the
representatives of the Fifty-second
congress, his predecessors having been
Kendall, of Kentucky; Ford, of Mich
igan; Spinola, of New York; Gamble.
of South Dakota; Houk, of Tennessee,
and Lee, of Virginia. From the senate
Hearst, of CALIFORNIA;; Wilson, of
Maryland; Plumb, of Kansas, and Bar
bour, of Virginia.
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CHURCHES.

DRESBYTERIAN.-Rc John Sinclair, pas
l. tor. Services every Sabba tn at 1879
O'Clock \. NJ. and at O'Clock p. NJ. Sabbath
sthOOl at l. o'clock NJ.
NETHODIST.-Rev. A. J. Williams Pastor.
4'l Services every Sabbath. at 1889 q clock
A. NJ. and al : p. NJ. Sabbath school at II N.
THRISTIAN-Preach on every Lords
~ Day at lO:3O o'clock A. NJ. and at P. NJ.
Sunday School ut T. NJ.
Rev. II. VI. Upton Pastor.
EPISCOPAL.-Churc of The Holy Com
~ muniOn. Rev. +. II. Clarke Service
every sunday, except the last sunday in the
month, at lo:}J A. NJ. and at s P. NJ. Sunday
school at l2.M
SEV ENTH-D DAY ADVENT. = Services at
~ lO:3l NJ. every seventh day. sabbath
school at - NJ.
TATHOLIC.-Scrvices at Catholic chnrch
" Sd sunday of each month.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

A sToREKEErER in Maine deals in dry
and fancy goods, boots and shoes, gro
ceries, grain, feed, crockery and hard
ware; he keeps the post office, is JUS
tice of the peace, is a conveyancer;
rgent of an insurance company; he
runs a set of hay scales; he has ice
cool soda and other cool drinks:" has
famous ten and five cent cigars; is agent
for very loud fertilizer, and furnishes
aristocratic eggs for putting under aris-
tocratic hens.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

The Milling World denies the report
that during the last year eight hundred
mills valued at SIG, 600, 900 were burned.
1t says correct record of mill fires
kept in his Office shows two hundred
and eighty-tive mills burned in this
country, valued at a little over So, 3,OOO,-
900. During the same year there were
ninetythree failures and four hundred
and thirty nine new mills.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

THE late DR.. Henry F. Formal, of
Philadelphia, conducted over 10000
post-mortem examinations, but not
until late in his career did he ever get
badly poisoned thereby. He was one
of the best known experts in micro
scopy, study which he had much to
do in introducing into American col
leges. He was a Russian by birth, and
his own and his fathers Roumanian
estates were confscated. The doctor
himself got into some political trouble
and was sentenced to death. But he
escaped and came to the United States in
1876. He then began bis medical studies
in the university of Pennsylvania.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

A PHYSICIAN in New York has con-
structcd an instrument on the plan of
the stethoscope with which he asserts
that he can determine the exact size
and position of the heart of living pa
tient, and so certainly that he could
thrust a pin into ones chest within a
hairs breadth of the heart without
touching it.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

In the military archives at Madrid
three documents have been found
which go to prove that Columbus was
born at place called Saona, near
Genoa.
HENRY NJ. STANLEY, the African ex
plorer has been chosen by the union
lists of North Lambeth, England, as
their candidate from = that parlia-
mentary subdivision.
On the French cruiser DuPuy de Lone
at Brest boiler exploded and many
persons were injured, fifteen fatally.
CROPS were being withered by
drought in portions of southern Russia
and sheep and cattle were perishing for
want of fodder.
OFF Half-Moon Caye, Honduras, the
schooner Ringdove sunk and nine out of
thirteen PES ons aboard were drowned.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

THE young grand duke of Hesse,
grandson of Queen Victoria, who sue
ceeded his father few weeks ago, has
commemorated that event by pardoning
one hundred and seventy-nine crimi-
nails who were serving terms in the
penitentiaries of Hesse- Darmstadt.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

THOMAS "A. Edison says that he be-
came deaf as the result of a playful
porter lifting him by the ears from a
railroad train. This was when Thomas
was newsboy, and if there is now an
unsatisfed yearning in his soul, it is to
shoot about two thousand volts of cleo
tricity into the playful animal who
lifted him.
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The News Briefly Stated.

Pierre, Morrison county, has COM
pleted village hall at a cost of 5000.
Commencement exercises of Pillsbury
academy took place at the auditorium
in Owatonna. There were twenty
three graduates in the class.
A big steamboat is to be put on Big
Stone lake, and navigation will be re.
newed after many years. The big wet
season has filled the lake with naviga-
BILE water.
The 7-year-old daughter of Andrew
Januszewski, of Winona, who disap-
peared several days ago, was found at
west of Winona.
Lots of Minnesota people who went
to Washington state last year are COM
ing back.
The NJ: eker County Agricultural So
ciety will hold the annual fair Septem-
ber Is, 16 and II.
A new town to be called Virginia will
be laid out Immediately 12 miles west
of Merritt on the Mesaba ranse.
A monument erected to the memory
of the deceased soldiers of Carver coun-
ty was unveiled at Waconia.
Jtn,s Sundfors, who went to Sweden
from Wilmar two years ago, is coming
back to that place with seventy-five
Swedish immigrants, many of whom
will settle in the vicinity of Willmar.
George Hanson, young man living
in Havelock. accidentally shot and
killed his aged mother with musket.
The grasshopper scare has been again
raised in Polk county. Word has been
received that they are hatchlng out in
great numbers near Fertile, in the
southeastern part of the county.
The Minnesota State Medical associa-
ton held its twenty fourth annual ses-
sion in the senate chamber of the state
capitol.
Patrick Griffin, who was indicted at
St. Paul for the murder of Louis Boder,
but from whom a plea of guilty of
manslaughter in the first degree was
accepted, was sentenced to imprison-
ment for eleven years in the state
prison.
w. w. Blackshav, pro orietor of the
Vienna bakery, left Duluth, taking his
books with him, and creditors to the
amount of 81, 200 were mourning his
sudden departure. The assets left in
the bakery were small.
John Jacob Arola was committed to
the hospital for the insane at Fergus
Falls. He is the fourth member of the
family who has gone crazy.
John Sills, resident of Spring Val
lev. had 1910 stolen from him, and fol-
lowed Cook & Whitby's circus to
Wlnona with a warrant for the arrest
of the thieves, but he was unable to
find them. .
The old settlers of Dodge county held
their yearly anniversary at Dodge Cen
ter. s. L. Pierce, of st. Paul, deliv.
cred the address. Judge E. +. Day was
elected president. The meeting next
wear will be held at Mantorsills.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

For city suddenly to find itself in
another state without being removed
is new municipal experience. 1t is
now said that the boundary line be-
tween Idaho and Washington is 80
miles farther west than was supposed,
SO that Spokane, with its 80, 600 inhab-
itants, and a thickly settled strip of ter
ritory are added to Idaho
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FROM WASHINGTON.

In the United States the visible sup
ply of grain on the Goth was: Wheat.
26, ,OG0, 0oo bushels: corn, 5,246, 900 BUSH
els; oats, 4,O32, OOo bushels; rye, &c.,
900 bushels: barley, 397. 900 bushels.
THE president was formally notified
by Gov. Mckinley and committee of
his denomination for the presidency.
IN Washington Edwin j. Ryan, Of
the United States Express Company,
fed with three packages of bank notes
amounting in all to about 5000
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

SoLoMoN's Temple, as described in
the Scriptures, would not be regarded
as a very imposing structure in this day
and age of the world. Its length was
107 feet, breadth SO feet, and it was 81
feet in height, with a portico or veranda
80 feet long and is feet wide.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

Mrs. REED, lady managerSas the
worlds fair for Maryland, has estab-
lished system of classes in American
history in the schools of that state, and
offers as prize free trip to the fair
for the best scholar in that branch
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first ballot, Grover Cleveland was nomi-
mated for president The ballot re-
suited as follows: Cleveland, 6O31a; |
Hill, 112; Boies, 1903; German, S615; Car
Isle, Is; Morrison, s; Campbell, 2; Whit
ney, /; Russell, /.
Z AT Lincoln, ILL.,, a wind and rainstorm
did damage to the extent of $10O,OO0
and Cornelius Hoagland and Albert and
Robert Russell were killed by lightning.
The founder of the Pacific Garden
mission in Chicago, Col. George R.
Clarke, died at his home at Morgan
Park For twenty years he had given
his entire attention to self-sacrifcing
work among the neglected and criminal
classes, and his efforts have given him
a national reputation.
The Arkansas peoples party met in
convention at Little Rock and nomi-
mated Israel P. Carnahan, of Washing
ton county, for governor.
A TORNADO at Plankinton, S. D., de-
molished twenty houses and damaged
as many more.
Two SLIGHT shocks of earthquake
were felt at Nollister. Cal.
gang was unearthed by the arrest of
Giovanni Albeit and Paglo Visconte,
two of the leaders.
AT Lawrence, Kan, w. H. Pendle-
ton, wholesale grocer, failed for $780,
900: assets, estimated, 100000.
TIE work of the democratic national
convention was completed on the 23d
by nominating Adlai E. Stevenson, of
Illinois, for vice president. The bal
lot was as follows: Stevenson, of Illi-
nois, 4O2: Gray, of Indiana, 343; Morse,
of Michigan, S6; Mitchell, of Wisconsin,
Is; Watterson, of kentucky, 26; Cock
ran, of New York, 5. Before the an
nouncement of the result was made all
the states changed their votes to Ste
venson and he was declared the unani-
nous choice of the convention. At $50
p. m. the convention adjourned sine die.
In the penitentiary at Columbus, o.,
Jacob Harvey was hanged for killing
his mistress, Mrs. Maggie Lehman, last
August at Dayton.
FIRE destroyed six of the principal
business houses at Humeston, Ia, to-
gether with contents.
THE death of Thomas r. Cobb oc.
Cured at his home in Vincennes, Ind,
aged 65 years. He was member of con-
gress from 1876 to 1888.
SEVERAL persons were killed and
much property damaged during storm
of wind and rain near Olewein, la.
AUGUST GRUTz shot his wife and
mother-in-law at Burlington, Ia, and
then cut his own throat. 1t was thought
| Mrs. Englert, the mother in-law, would
live. The others would probably die.
| JOHN NORRIS, of Illinois, shot and
! killed young son of j. Thays, during
quarrel near Warrington, Ky, and
then mortally wounded brother Of
the victim.
NOMINATIONS for congress were made
as follows: Iowa, Third district, d. B,
Henderson (rep.) renominated; Ohio,
| Seventh district, &. w. Wilson (rep.) };
Illinois, Tenth district, P. S. Post (rep.) J.,
renominated; West Virginia, Third dis
trict. e. r. Rucker (rep.).
AT Cuba City, Wis, tornado des-
troyed every business house in the
! town.
LARRY JONES and Willie Wooley, lads
of 10 and II, were arrested at Milford
Center, O., charged with numbering g.
year old George Mcdonald by drowning
him in pond.
INDEPENDENTS of South Dakota in
convention at Redfield nominated A. L..
Van Osdal, of Yankton, for governor.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

IT is estimated that 3,500,000 thcater
tickets are issued in the country every
week at so cents each. The total sum
expended every year for this form Of
amusement would amount to SOL l,O0O,-
mo
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

THE Salvation Army believes in the
use of printers ink. 1t publishes sixty
one weekly newspapers and' five
monthly magazines, with a total an
nual circulation of forty-fve million
comics
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

In San Francisco there is an earth
quake-proof hotel. 1t is constructed OF
iron and in the form of two hollow
squares, one within the other, arranged
so as to brace each other.
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MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
SuNDAY.SCHOOlS.
The State Convention Elects Ofncers ant
Committees.

The State Convention Elects. Ofacers and
Committees.
At the annual meeting in Minneapo-
lis of the Sunday school association,
the election of officers resulted as fol-
lows:
President-George H. Taylor, Minneapolis:
vice presidents-H T. Tolman, Springfield w.
p. Mcconnell, Mankato: H. M. Palm, Worth
ington B. T. Byers, Olewein; Rev. w. w.
Dawley, St Paul; Rev. W. J. Lhamon, Mime
apolis; Prof. Joseph Carhart, St. Cloud; Rev.
George H. Kemp, Duluth; J. w. Wheeler,
Crookston; Mrs. Ida E. Rice, Wadena; -
Anderson, Moorhead; D. D. Roach, Browns
Valley Treasurer. E. Bell, Minneapolis.
State central committee-E. c. MacKean Rev.
A. Steimle, Nathan Ford, s. S. Crooks, c. U.
Woodward, St. Paul; c. M. Stocking, DR.. Leo
Crafts, Minneapolis; Prof. J. L. Noyes, Fari-
bault; Lewis johnson, Red Wing; L. G. Robin.
son, Winona; o. F. Trace, Sauk Rapids; Rev.
]. L. Ford Owatonna.
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Storm in Rock County.

The worst storm ever known there
pissed over Rock county. A tremen-
dous amount of hail fell and all crops
in its path were destroyed. Mrs. Ole
Nelson was instantly killed by house
collapsing and two children were in
jured, one of whom died. Several
houses and barns were raised from the
ground and a great deal of other dam
are WAS done.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-06-30

A MERCHANT was fined $25 at Frank.
fort, Germany, for using Bible quota
tion to head an advertisement.