The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-07-14
NEWS OF A WEEK.
july 6,


tween striking iron workers and Pinkertons.
The brakes refuse to hold on a ST. Paul electric
car running down Oakland Hill. and several per.
sons are injured
The disbandment of the Minneapolis and Mil
waukee base ball clubs will sprobably cause the
Western league to go under.
The Hon. Chas. A. Pillsbury says that the wheat
production of the United States last year was 6l2.
100000 bushels and that the crop this year will not
run over 500 900 600 bushels.
July7.
The Alliance party dominates Gen. James H.
Baker. OF Blue Earth county, for governor of
Minnesota.
telegram is received by Speaker Crisp from
Cordele, Ca. announcing his denomination for
congress by reclamation.
Judge Cory of st. Paul gives his opinion in a
case holding that selling liquor to a minor on an
order signed by the parents is not an ofense
The Iowa State Temperance Alliance announces
that it must part company with the Republican
party the latter having parted company with pro.
hbition.
July S.
Neuhausets dry goods store in Toledo Ohio is.
burned. Loss $3.50 OOG; insurance 100000
The expenses for June of the state reform.
school at Red Wing amounted to S3,7426l
on his way home from Rome is wired to St. Paul.
A bill will be introduced in the general assem-.
bly, at Frankfort. KY. prohibiting the employment
of Pinkertons in Kentucky
The meeting of the Western league of base ball
clubs held at Chicago decide to continue the.
league with six clubs. Minneapolis will remain
in the league.
Christiansand. Sweden, is visited by a $780,
600 fire.
Bishop Ireland is interviewed in New York and,
says that his mission to Rome was successful in
every way.
Through an explosion of nitro, glycerne near
San Franciso five men are killed and large mum.
Der injured.
NJ A. Collins of Chicago who became prominent
by his efforts to save Spies, Parson and others.
| commits suicide.
st. John, N. F., is almost completely wiped ont
| Of existence by fire. Over fifteen thousand people
are homeless, and the property lost amounts to.
eight millions Of dollars.
July 10.
st. Paul and Minneapolis preachers make the,
recent riot general theme of DISCOURSE
= While in conference in New York, the Jewish
rabbis of the county decide in favor of cremation
An official telegram from Tonqun says that q
hundred Frenchmen were slaughtered by China.
men.
An eruption of Mount Etna assumes such alarm.
ing proportion that the people moving away
from its vicinity
Ravachol, the noted Partisan anarchist is ex.
ecuted. His assaults with dynamite threw that
city in commissions of terror.
1t is now estimated that the loss by fire at St.
John, N. F., will reach $4,000 900. President
Harrison telegraphs promising aid.
According to the strikers the s. 900 militia men
ordered by the governor of PENNSYLVANIA to
Homestead will encounter opposition.
July IL.
Many deaths occur from yellow fever now rag.
ing at Vera Cruz Mexico
Another fatal riot occurs. but this time at Wall.
ace Idaho between union and non union men.
The Minnesota Cricket Club defeats Chicago's
twenty one runs.
The experience and injuries received by the
Pinkertons at Homestead causes two of their
numbers to become insane.
A deed which embraces the entire city of st
Paul is offered for record. but the reg declines
to record it till all taxes are paid.
By the cavng in of thirty five foot sidewalk at
Chicago nearly 100 people are thrown into the
basement. One person will probably die.
The Western Union Telegraph company refuses
to credit futher the state of Kentucky. There is
no money for such use in the treasury, and the
June bill is unpaid
July IL.
Cyrus w. Field dies at his home at Dobbs
Ferry, ny
The Lake Superior copper mine is to close
down, throwing 900 men out CT employment.
An excursion steamer Lake Peoria, ILL.,, is
sunk during storm and about twenty persons are
drowned.
The most important seizure made by customs
officers is the capture of 9O2 of opium valued
at $50 900 at Astoria, Or.
The sad news is wired through the country that
George William Curtis is suffering from cancer
in the stomach and may not live over a month.
President Harrison orders the secretary of war
to send troops to Wallace. Idaho the scene of the
recent mine riots, complying with the request of
the governor of that state.
One thousand iron and steel workers threaten
to strike at West Superior. 1t is known for the
first time to-day Of the existence there of lodge
of the AmaIgated association.