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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05
VAST ARMIES IN EUROPE.
Russia Has Standing Force Of
Over Million and a Half.

Russia Has a Standing Force Of
Over Million and Half.
Giving the countries alphabetically
Austria-Hungary leads, with an active
army OF $4,000 men, a first reserve
linen who have served their time
with the colors") of 100000 men,
and a second reserve, OF men who
have served their time in the first re-
serve, OF 100000; the grand total is
2,O32, 42O officers and men. France
has u war force of 4, 169, 472 officers
and men; 1 $4,000 are in the active
army, 100000 in the field reserve,
956,OOO in the first and l,176,OOO in
the second reserve. Germany has g.
OLD, 500 officers and men, of whom
$4,000 are with the colors, 4O5, 900
in the field reserve, 100000 in the
first and 100000 in the second re-
serve Great Britain has a regular
army Of l36, 842 men, a field reserve
OF 6S, 200 men, a first reserve Of $780,
900, a second of about 224, 900, and
Il total on paper of / ,l79,35O. Italy
has 925, 200 men under arms, a field
reserve Of POI, 600, a first reserve OF
l,39S,OOO a second reserve of IT,.
800, and total of2, 522, 314. Russia
has the largest standing army, l, $685.
900 men always under arms, with
field reserves OF 1,124, 900; first re-
serves amounting to ], l91, 300 men;
4, 100000 in the second reserve, and
a total OF 1914, 0OO Turkey keeps
los, 200 men with the colors, but has
an estimated reserve of Gil 900 men.
As between France and Germany,
some critics expect France to beat
Germany. The French have matched
every Improvement made by the Ger
mans in military matters, and they
will fight for revenge, which, the Globe
Democrat thinks, is a feeling that will
help them. It will be a great war
| when it comes.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05

In New Zealand recently Sir John
Hall presented a. petition signed by
1924 women of 81 years of age and
upwards in favor of women's franchise.
This is the largest petition ever pre-
sented to the New Zealand parliament
He also presented a second petition,
signed by $50 women, the two petit
tions containing g. total of 49, 84 sig
natures, representinga large proper.
ton OF the female population OF the
colony.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05
THE WEEKLY NEWS DIGEST.
EVENTS OF THE PAST. WEEK
IN "A CONDENSED FORM.
The Latest and Most Important
News of the World, CuIled
From the Telegraph Re-
ports of the Press
Associations.
In Washington.

The annual report of the commissioner
ofIndian affairs is made public.
Senator Allison may not serve as COM
missioner to the international monetary
conference.
The secretary of state has been informed
of the enactment OF a new tariff act by the
government of Hawaii, which took effect
August 49, last.
The Cherokee commission has begun
negotiations with the Kiowa, Comanche
and Apache Indians tor the sale Of their
reservation in Indian Territory to the
government. The prospects seem to be
that the negotiations will be success
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05
About the Railroads,

The cases of the Milwauk ee road against
the Chicago ticket brokers are dismissed.
Arrangements have been completed by
the Great Northern for extending its
Wadena & Park Rapids branch to Leech
Lake, MINI. Track laying will begin in a
couple of weeks.
The statement Of the Burlington system
for the month Of August shows that:.t
gross earnings were So, 72O, 1856, an increase
as compared with the corresponding mon tn
last year of $55S, 1856. The net earnings
were 1852, 258 an increase of $11, 914. From
Jan. l to Aug. 1 the gross earnings in
creased $4,46S, $50, and the net earnings
$500, 035.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05
The Foreign Budget.

Russian finances are in horrible shape.
Persistent rumors that Emperor Williams
health is failing are circulated in Berlin.
The German government has decided to
have the worlds fair in Berlin III 1897
A society exists in China whose object is
the assassination of the emperor of that
country.
The Hawaiian government has adopted a
new tariff schedule to take the place OF the
tariff of 1878.
Sir William Johnston Richelieu, chief
justice of the supreme court of Canada.
died at Ottawa, aged seventy mine years.
The marriage of Prince Ferdinando Of
Roumania to Princess Marie, daughter Of
the duke of Edinburg, will take place Jan.
10 at Signaringen, Prussia
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05
General News.

"A careless undertaken in Was hington
causes a diphtheria epidemic which has
thus far resulted in fifteen deaths.
Along distance telephone is successfully
operated between Boston and Sou tn Bend,
Ind. @
The Wisconsin supreme court renders
decision in the second gerrymander case,
holding the gerrymander to be unconstitu-
tional,
A suit is brought by the states attorney
in Chicago against the Reading. coal COM
bine to restrain it from doing business in
Cook county.
With her mind unbalanced from fear
that she would suffer such horrors from
quarantine as she had read about, Mrs. Ges-
inne Armann. of New York, threw herself
overheard from the North German Lloyd
steamer Saale as she was nearing New
York.
The German Catholic convention in
session recently at Newark VI, elected
the following officers: President Rev H
| Mesener, corresponding secretary Rev. W.
| Faerber, recording secretary, Rev ]. N.
Enzeberger commissary. Rev. w. Mes
| paeter, treasurer, Rev. j. Hoffmeister. The
! selection of a place for the next convention
| was left to the executive comm ittee which
| comprises the above name officers
The steamer George Bavin arrived at
| Port Townsend from Copper island recent
| ly. She spoke the schooner Mabel off the
Russian coast. She reported that the Rus
slams had seized our British and two Amer
lean sealers. a Russian man-of- war board
| ed the Schooner Kate and Ann of Portland,
and after taking all their skins ordered the
i vessel to leave the sea.
! The New York state banking departm ent
has made application for the appointm ent
of receiver for the Life and Reserve asso-
| ciation. Afidavits were made that the
/ funds of the association were short and that
i the deficit would reach $12O, 600. The re-
/ port Of the state bank examiners say the
association is rotten to the core and that
the president ex-Judge Harlan J.. Swift,
owes $61, 900, and that Director Carlin owes
it 50, 300 The deficiencies, when added to
the death claims now due, will foot up to
about $12o, 600.
Gen. Miles has received responses from
the military authorities o adjacent states
i to Illinois giving the number each state
will send to take part in the military dis
play Oct. IL at the world 5 fair grounds.
Illinois will have Q, 600 to 9, 800 men i'll line.
Minnesota will send two regiments ofin-
fantry and two light batteries ], 200 men in
4 all. Wisconsin military authorities have
q not yet determined how nj ang regiments
i will be sent, but theretwill probably be no
q less than three The ational guards from
all the states will it is estimated number
10, 900 men.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05

Tommy, the 6-year-old son Of Mrs. Nels
Thompson, OLA Crosse, was quite serious
" injured by jumping off street car.
"A. Burkart, of New Franken, Brown
County, died from injuries received in
runaway accident about two weeks ago.
The mangled remains of Michael Nester,
La Crosse man, were found on the railway
track near Rushford, MINI.
Commencing December 1 Stevens Point
will have free delivery system by order of
Postmaster General Wanamaker.
Maj. Edward Scofeld, Of Oconto, has
been nominated for senator by the Second
District Republican convention.
The residence of Mrs Mary Mulhall, of
GAINESVILLE, was destroyed by fire. Loss,
about 81, 600; insurance, $500.
81. F. Hixson. of Racine, has been nomi-
mated by the Peoples party for Congress
from the First District.
Louis Delcorps, of Sevastopol. Door
County, fell from the loft of a barn and
broke three of his ribs.
The plans for the new $12, 900 school
building at Stoughton, prepared by Archi-
tect Dean, of Appleton. were accepted at
a meeting ofthe Stoughton School Board.
Nicholas Ludwig of Appleton, was run
over and had both his legs badly crushed
by a heavy dray. It is thought that ampu-
tation will not be necessary.
A young farmer named Potratz, lvingEin
the town Of Fremont, Outagamie Coun-
ty, was attacked by vicious bull and seri-
ously injured.
George DeWolf, Of Cadott Chippewa
County, has been lodged in Jail on the
charge of attempting to shoot James Will
Jams, his landlord.
Bishop Messmer has purchased large
tract of land opposite his residence at Green
Bay. on which he intends to erect Catho-
lie college.
P. A. Herzog, of Racine has purchased
halfinterest of John H. Roberts in the
Racine Star Touring MILL paying 1924, 600
for the same.
Secretary True, ofthe State Agricultural
Society, announces that So, 1913 will be paid
in premiums, exclusive Of purses, which
will amount to twice that much.
The residence Of S. Vanderbilt, situated
two miles north Of Prairie du Chen, was
destroyed by fire together with the con-
tents. Loss. S., 5O0 no insurance.
TTeu hrduS, laTnl mana reS1QlnS at Der
ryville, Racine County, had his foot crush
ed while attempting to board freighttrain
at that place.
Mary Werner has brought suit against
the Ashland Lighting Company, of Ash
land, for $4,000 damages for injuries al
legged to have been received by gas ex-
plosion in the Werner building.
It is thought that Mrs. David Jenkins,
the aged Menasha woman who has been
missing from her home Tor the past week
has gone to Oregon, Dane county, where
she has relatives.
The residence of Mrs. Lizzie Wheelen, of
Green Bay, was entered by burglars and
$500 in coins were taken. There was con-
siderable jewelry in the same drawer con-
tanning the coins, but it was left unmolest-
ed.
TT. Lyons, formerly of GAINESVILLE, was
arrested in Cheyenne for trying to overawe
an audience to which he had been lectur-
ing by pulling two revolvers on them. He
was held iii 500 bonds.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05
North Dakota.

Two more victims of the Thompson fire
de- making five deaths in all.
A maniac at Bismarck sets fire to his bed
and burns to death.
A laborer named R. L. Westfull shot
himself dead at the Chilson house; Tower
City. Sickness Influenced the act.
The police raided George Millers gambl-
ing house atFargo, on complaint Of Bill
Butcher, who lost all his money. Ten men
were arrested and fined SIS each. Miller es-
capped to Moorhead.
Louis Matejeck, Bohemian farme",
while intoxicated, was run oyer and killed
at Grand Forks by Great Northern freight
train, his body was fghtfnlly mangled.
Deceased was twenty three years Of age.
Sam Currie of Thomas and John Ellis of
Brussels, Ont, after hours of terrible suffer-
ing, died Of injuries received in the gam
bling house fire recently. This makesa to-
tai OF five lives lost besides several others
deaths are expected.
Fire at the Park farm at Ayr destroyed
two large barns, machinery shed, wind
mill, four stacks, 1000 bushels of oats,
eight horses and l2O hogs. The cause of
the fire is unknown. Loss. $4,000, with
very little insurance.
Two tramps broke into Williams jewelry
store, at Mandan, while the clerk was at
dinner and carried off 40 watches. An aft
ernoon's chase succeeded in landing one OF
the burglars and recovered all the proper
| ty, some on the prisoners person and the
remainder in an old satchel where he had
dropped it.
At Robinson's camp, on the 500 railroad,
| near Darlington, Mike Bartlett, tough
character, assaulted John Anderson, a
| quiet Norwegian laborer, and beat him in
| a horrible manner. Not content with this,
Bartlett deliberately bit off Anderson's
right ear. Bartlett will be arrested.
Director Hodge, of the state university
musical conservatory, resigned to accept
the secretaryship Of the educational de-
partm ent eft the National M. G. A., just
organized His headquarters will be in
Brooklyn He will devote a year to >tudy-
| ing the status of educational institutions
! before completing the organization OF his
| department.
An interesting land case occupied the
| Devils Lake land office recently involving
l 80 acres adjoining the city on the north
and formerly covered by Sioux half-breec
scrip Cancelled in February, 1889. The pres
ent Itigants are George Juergens anc
! George H. Locke. The hearing was on the
i secretary's decision requiring Juergens te
show cause why his entry should not b.
/ Cancelled and Locke's application allowed
Iowa.
A colored man in Iowa murders his 1if
/ and her brother and then commits suicide
/ A brakeman named Eastbrook sta.let
i out on the river in skitf at Dubuque, re
Gently and has not been seen since. Iii
4 believed that he was drowned.
| The corner stone OF the new court hous
Ottumwa was lad with appropriate cere
monies under the auspices of the Masoni
fraternity.
A small wreck occurred on the Burling
ton, Cedar Rapids, & Northern near Wau
i coma Twelve cars were wrecked and
i brakeman was bruised.
AS John Dowd. an old resident of Ney
Hampton was returning to his home o.
his farm, he was thrown from his wagol
and Instantly killed. Ills team was run
ming away.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05
Political Echoes.

Grover Cleveland gives out his letter of
acceptance.
The Republicans of the Second VISION
sin district have nominated Lucian B.
Caswen of Fort Atkinson for congress.
A Baltimore paper is raising cam
paign fund to use in the South in the inter
ests of the Democracy.
Fusion in Colorado is completed, the
Democrats indorsing the Populist nomi-
nees, both electora and State.
Thomas G. Platt, Whitelaw Reid, Chaun-
cey M. Depew and others address an inn
mense mass meeting New York Republi-
cans.
Fuller, Republican governorelect of
Vermont, denies that he is ineligible for
the Office, saying he has never held ''an Of
flee of profit or trust under the authority
of Congress" as has been alleged.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05

& LONDON requires some women to act
as sanitary inspectors, is the opinion
of DR.. Corner, medical Office for Pop
lar. With the help OF efficient women
working among the poor, he thinks
epidemics might be nipped in the bud.
Glasgow already has six women in
spectors, who are doing an admirable
work.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05
Gossip of the Sports.

Washington has released three men to re-
duce expenses. ..- .rt ii"
All that the country asks now of Corbett
whip blower Mitchell and close his
mouth.
The Pacific Athletic club Of San Fran
cisco has offered purse Of $4,000 for q
twelye-round fight between Joe Goddard
and Peter Jackson.
Parson Davies said that he would, On be-
half of Peter Jackson, accept the offer of
the Pacific Athletic Club Of San Francisco
to fight Joe Goddard for purse Of $40, 600.
Goddard, who is also in this city. also says
the offer suits him and he is ready to make
the fight.
Mrs. Libbie, spond, better known as
Hattie Leslie the champion female pugil-
list of the world, died in Milwaukee at the
Exchange hotel from typhoid pneumonia.
She gained the title of champion by de-
feating Alice Leary in fight to finish
with skin-tiyht gloves on Sept. 10, 1885,
for $500 and the worlds championship.
LaBlanch, the m arine, got six months for
seconding her in this fight. The body will
be sent to her old home in Buffalo, N. Y,
for burial. Mrs. Spond was twenty three
years old and in fighting trim weighed 49,
pounds. @
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05

i The copper threepence OF Connect
icut, issued in 1727, is appraised at
$50. One variety has the inscription:
"I am a good copper, land another
has the device of an ak, with the
words: 81 cut my way through
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05

The Kansas City Journal announces
that woman was found lying in g.
st. Joseph street with her throat
horribly cut" If her throat had been
neatly, artistically and attractiyely
cut Kansas City's sense OF the esthe-
tic fitness OF things would have been
less seriously shocked.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05

GLASS, as far as research has been
able to determine, was in use 1900
years before the birth OF Christ, and
was even then not in it's infancy. In
the State collection at the British
Museum there is the head of a lion
nodded in glass bearing the name OF
an Egyptian King OF the eleventh
dynasty.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05

A NOVELTY in counterfeiting appear
ed in Sioux City, where a young man
took new silver quarters, cut out the
GUAR and changed the last R to N,
making it read "ten dollars" and
plated the coins neatly with gold. He
bought 5 or ten cent articles to get the
change till he was caught. 7"
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05

THE Irish language is dying out.
Ten years ago $4,000 people spoke
Irish only. In 1891 there were 49,
900. In 1881 there were $4,000
who could speak Irish and Eng
lish and last year there were only
$4,000.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05

FIFTEEN Revolutionary widows are
still alive and regularly draw pensions.
Seven of them reside in one pension
district of Tennessee, and four OF
these seven are proud OF the name OF
Nancy.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05

! The Spanish language has word Of
nine letters, which, spelled backward
or forward, suffers no alterationin it's
photography. It is the verb "recono-
cer."
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1892-10-05

A BIG patron of the shoe market is
Allen Milton Browning of Hunting
ton, w. Va. He has led six wives to
the altar and is the father of 81 chill
dren.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-15
Under Clique Manipulation and the Cereals
Tend Downward.


Tend Downward.
CHICAGO, Oct IA rapid twist of the jack
screws under January pork elevated that
article near the close to-day to SOC over last
nights figures. In cereals the tendency was
downward. A considerable portion of
Blooms big line of wheat IS said to have
come upon the market, and the closing
prices showed a net loss of L2l<c for the
day. Corn is of 15G5ac, and oats 1sGlLc.
In the pork crowd the Cudahy- W right
combination took all the January pork that
the packers were willing to sell. Lard
moved, or rather WAS moved up in svm-
pathy and ribs we're likewise advanced
The packers, with the exception of the
Cudahy Bros, are reported to be opposed to
the advance which the latter, they say, are
aiding Wright to bring about. January
pork closed nc from top figures of tho day
Lard and ribs each left off with gain OF l0c
for January.
was chiefly derived from the improved Liv-
erpool cables, the public ones Quoting de-
clded strength there. while the private ones
were even more favorable. Another reason
IN receipts at primary points and especially
In the Northwest, where deliveries have ap-
parently reached the maximum. But re-
ports that the parched wheat fields in the
southwest had been getting the needed
moisture were frequent and apparently
authentic and this, with the TACT that other
European markets did not show the same
degree of strength that the Liverpool mar
ket did, and some were rather easier, had
a weakening effect.
Corn was quiet. and showed little firm-
ness early, largely in sympathy with wheat
but then became weak on the free selling
both of long property and for short account
In oats operators showed a disposition to
sell freely, with some orders Of this kind
said to be for Eastern account
There wss q moderate demand for wheat
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-15
CONTINUED BUOYANCY
The Changers and Industrials Lea d
Another Upward Movement.
REPORTS OF BETTER EARNINGS
The Stimulating Influence in Western
lailway Shares
READING AND NEW ENGLAND DECLINE

NEW YORK, Oct. 14-The stock market
during the greater part of the dav was
strong to buovant The dealings were un-
uscally well distributed, although the total
transactions were somewhat smaller than
yesterday. The Western railway shares, as
well as the industrials and number of the
specialties, scored the highest prices for
some time past The grangers improved 4
to IL per cent, the latter in Burlington
and Quincy. The buying of these stocks
was based on semi-official statements that
the September reports of the Burlington
and Quincy, Rock Island and Union Pacific
will all show a material increase in net
earnings, as compared with last year
The industrials, after slight decline in
the early trading, again assumed the lead
ership in the upward movement, Chicago
Gas being especially prominent, with sales
from SSll4 to 90. General Electric was an
other feature, rising from 11S15 to 1191% on
reports that the Company has secured con-
troll of the Consolidated Electric Storage
Company. and on statements by officials
that Mr.. Edison has no intention of with
drawing from the concern. American
Tobacco, which was quoted ex-dividend,
sold up from 116A to 11S1S. National
Cordage shares rose k@1k. Distllling
and Cattle Feeding was irregular and closed
with net loss of 5s per cent. Edison 1llu-
minating advanced y and Western Union
j q per cent. Among the low priced shares,
Pacific Mail, Louisville, New Albany and
Chicago, Minneapolis st. Louis preferred,
Nickel Plate second preferred, Mexican
Central and Ohio Southern rose q to 8
points.
During the afternoon New England, which
had previously advanced from 4lz to 46. sold
down to 441s and Reading at the same time
declined from 5S5s to IS on rumors OF fresh
litigation. The general list reacted 4 to q
in sympathy and closed firmer in tone at the
decline.
Railroad bonds were generally firm. The
sales footed up 81, PIG 600; Minneapolis and st.
Louis equipment 5s jumped from 1929 to l07
bid. Reading, Atchison, Texas Pacific and
Kansas ana Texas issues ruled quiet.
Government bonds were firm. Close OF
hal Lief
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-15
Cotton.

GALVESTON, Oct. IA. - Cotton steady; mid
ding, re: low middling. TIC: good ordinary,
634c: net and gross receipts. g. S34 ba es; sales,
2 327 bales; stock, 1l7,O67 bales. Weekly net
and gross receipt-. 62,25I bales; exports to
Great Britain, 2,50S bales; TO France, 4373
bales: coastwise 4.0Sl bales: sales, 247 bal les.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct 4-Cotton steady;
middling, 1880: low middling, 1-l6c; good
ordinary, 69l6c; net receipts, S.228 bales;
gross, S.649 bales: exports to Great Britain,
bales: sales. 2 600 bales: stock, 126 so bales.
Weekly net receipts, 600S0 bales: gross, IS. .32S
bales; exports to Great Britain, lS,45S bales;
to the continent. !, l03 bales; coastwise, g. 233
bales: sales Is 500 bales.
NEW YORK. Oct. H-Cotton futures closed
steady; sales. 26l, 400 bales; October 172c;
November. 7.74c; December, 7S6c: January,
1890: February, a.llc; March, ,s22c; April, s.32c;
May, Sale: June, S50c.
Lots OF bull points are being put out on
American Tobacco. 1t is said that the COM
pany ut the very lowest calculation will
make s., ,00O, 900 this year.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-15

NEW YORK, Oct A.-Bank clearfngs, $132,-
062, 1876: balances, S., 1856, ,507.
Boston, Oct. H.-BHnk ciearings, SIG 800 100;
balances, sl9s3,6l Money, ~ per cent. Ex-
change on New York. 8, 8 and l0c discount.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. H-Bank clearings,
s11, 434, l26; balances, 81 76s, ,3OE Money, per
cent.
BALTIMORE. oct. H.-Bank clearings $2 554,-
439; balances, S376. .375. Rate. 8 per cent.
CHICAGO Oct. A-Bank clearngs SIG, 79S,-
ia. New York exchange 4Oc discount Ster-
ling exchange quiet; 81 IS for 60-day bills,
"a s61a for sight drafts. Money active at 5@6
per Cent.
CINCINNATI. O.. Oct. 1-Money 315@6 per
cent. New York exchange par. Clearings,
s.. .662, 800.
ST. LOUIS. Oct. A-Clearings, $A,401, ,967;
balances, $357, ,39L Money quiet at 6@7 per
cent Exchange on New York par.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Oct. A-Clearings, ST.
765 00S. New York exchange, commercial,
81 % per s.. 600 discount; bank, 5Oc discount
to par.
MEMPHIS. Oct H.-Clearings, $780,, 900; bal
ances, $92, ,433.