The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-02-18
NEWS OF A WEEK.
February 10.

Blands Tree silver coinage Dill is reported favor.
ably to the house and will be pressed for passage
large business block in Cincinnati is totally
destroyed by fire. Loss estimated at 100000.
The Minnesota Editors and Publishers asso.
citation begins its twenty.ffth annual meeting in.
st. Paul.
President Harrison appoints Walter H. sanborn
of St. Paul judge of the Eighth judicial district Of
the United States
The rumors that Secretaries Blaine and Wana.
maker would retire from the cabinet were fatty
denied by both gentlemen.
February IL.
President Harrison orders thorough investiga.
ton of the census office.
New York anti.Hill Democrats hold a mass,
meeting and boom Cleveland.
The Minnesota editors adjourn after electing:
G. S. Pease. of the Anoka Union, president.
President Harrison. it is said. is angry with Sem
ator Washburn, whom he accuses of attacking
him in Western papers.
All the license ordinances of st. Paul. excepting
the one on saloons, are rendered invalid by a
preme court decision and new ones must be-
drawn.
A disgraceful quarrel occurs at funeral at
Council Bluffs. Iowa. because priest objects to
the body of dead soldier wrapped in the stars
and stripes, being taken into the church.
February IL.
The factions in Ireland are about to bury the
Ratchet.
washburn's option bill seems certain to pass
both houses of congress-.
A typhus fever scourge of alarming proportions
RACES in New York city.
Henry Willard is reelected president of the
Edison General Electric Light company.
Seeking revenge upon it's enemies. the Kansas
City road threatens to sell 1000 miles tickets for
$40.
A bill is to be introduced in congress imposing
so heavy a tax upon cigarette manufacture as to
suppress it.
The British chamber of shipping has adopted
resolution in favor of Great Britain negotiating a
convention with the United States to prevent the
"crimping" and desertion of British sailors in
American ports.
February 49,
Congress is investigating the sweating" sys-
tenn.
More trouble is threatened among the Tennes-
see miners.
DR.. Edward McGlynn expects to be reinstated in
the Catholic priesthood.
It is discovered that the Canadian commission
ers have no power to conclude reciprocal treaty.
Senator Hill, it is said. is becoming scared at
the Democratic protest against his arbitrary pro-
ceedings
Sixteen thousand more persons from the famine
stricken districts of Russia have taken refuge in
st. Petersburg.
NJ. Duclas, chief of the commission sent by
France to investigate and report the govern
ment meat inspection of this country, says that he
considers the inspection at the Chicago stock
yards perfect.
February IA.
A tanners trust is being formed.
NJ de Lesseps is critically ill, but his physicians
deny that his condition is hopeless.
Efforts are being made to bring the Canadian
telegraph lines under government control
Twenty four sailors and coal beavers of the
Baltimore who were wounded in Valparaiso file
claims aggregating Sl,3O5,OO0.
China's diplomatic representative in Washing
ton lays the question of the antiChinese disturb
ance at Butte, Mont. before Secretary Blaine.
The American Federation of Labor accuses the
Worlds Fair management of discriminating
against labor unions The Federation may boy.
colt the Fair.
February 15
The Canadian reciprocity negotiations in WASH
ington are concluded.
E. F. Drake. st. Paups pioneer railroad builder
and capitalist. dies in California.
In consequence of the financial crisis Portugal
will not take part in the Worlds Fair.
A Dill to put Dln0lng CWlne on the Tree uSC Will
be reported favorably by the ways and means
committee.
All bids for the harvester works site in st. Paul
| are rejected, being too low and a more liberal
bonus will be asked.
| Michael Davitt in a speech said it was not gen.
orally known that Irish properties were mortgaged
to English bankers and others to the extent of
one hundred and sixty million pounds.
February 16.
Showers of ashes falling at Jacqupan,
Mexico.
1t is said that the Prince of Wales will visit the
United States in May.
Congressman Lind begins fight in the House
in defense of the interstate commerce law.
1t is proposed to have national conference of
| independent voters to be held in New York in
| April.
Relative to the iron industry Andrew Carnegie
declares that the Mckinley bill has been a blessing
both to manufacturers and workingmen.