The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-03-10
NEWS OF A WEEK..
March 2.

Charter elections in New York show large Re.
publican gains.
Congressman Harris declares that he will vote
for free coinage bill.
Iron companies representing SIS, 900 900 capital
file articles of Incorporation with the secretary of
state.
A table compiled by Washington correspond
ent shows that the Democrats favor Western
man for president.
The west-bound Baltimore & Ohio limited known
as Royal Blue" was wrecked at Goodwin's cut
near Clarksburg. W. Va. Fifteen people were
injured.
A. J. Sawyer, the prominent grain dealer, dies in
Minneapo is.
Congressman Springer is not expected to sur.
Over two-thirds of Minnesota's Worlds Fair
fund are secured
Martin Bruggeman's brewery, st. Paul, is burn
ed, with 10000 loss.
President Harrison gets a solid Indiana delega-
| ton to the Republican convention.
The idea of making the Mississippi navigable
between st. Paul and Minneapolis is to be aband-
oned.
The Standard Oil company supports the state In
a suit brought in st. Paul against that and other
oil companies to test the power of the state oil
inspector.
March 4.
| Noah Porter, ex.president of Yale college is
dead.
| Congressman Springer is pronounced out Of
danger.
| Riots similar to those in Berlin occur at Dant-
| zig, Germany.
Senator Washburn is regarded in Washington
| possibility in the presidential race.
|
be made cardinal. long article. inspired by
| the pope. is published, which defends the arch.
bishop from attacks made upon him.
| The Siemans & Halske Electric company Of
Berlin the largest electric company in the world.
will locate it is said, in Chicago. making that the
| centre of extensive operations throughout the
| United States.
A government official is in Minnesota securing.
| evidence against the cordage trust.
It is rumored in Mexico that war between Qua
temala and San Salvador has commenced.
| 1t is announced that the pope comedies with
Archbishop Ireand's views on the school question.
The Canadian government is building three rev.
| enue cutters in the great lakes of such a nature
that they could easily be turned into vessels.
DR.. Mendes. one of the most popular and best
known Hebrew rabbis in New York. was shot and
seriously injured by a man who demanded 500
| but refused.
! March G.
| Mr. Springer has q relapse and his condition is
critical.
The Sioux City s. Northern railroad engineers
threaten to strike.
| 1t is reported that Col John Hay will succeed,
Whiteaw Reid minister to France.
| A race war is threatened in Memphis growing,
| rof< Ir
| A new railroad is to be built through the upper
peninsular of Michigan to shorten the distance be-
tween Lake Superior and Chicago.
Col. John T. Chidester. the original overland
mail carrier. died at Camden, Ark, of a complca-
ton of diseases abetted by old age.
March Z.
The Kansas Democrats and Alliance arrange q.
plan for fusion.
| Emperor William is said to have threatened to-
| 'pulverize Russia
The tough element of Sioux City is defeated in,
a municipal election.
| Congressman Castle of Minnesota will make
speech against the silver bill.
| The La Crosse Lumber and Manufacturing
pany's property is in the sheriff's hands.
motion to complete the British defenses at
Esquimalt, Vancouver Island, is defeated in the
house of commons.
An investigation of the workings of the inter-
state commerce law in Minnesota. Iowa. Missouri
and Nebraska shows the law to be failure.
| March 8.
Ex.Gov. Thayer. of Nebraska, decides to make
an effort to GUST Gov. Boyd.
! The senate passes Pettigrew's bill prohibiting
the sale of firearms to Indians
desperate gang of Scilian robbers under oath
| to steal has been discovered,in New York.
The king of Sweden has written letter intimat-
ing that he may visit the Worlds Fair at Chicago
in person.
1t is said that the United States government Of
fered to buy the Congo Free State. but that Bel
GUM refused.
The United States government replies to Lord
SalIsburys note, insisting upon the renewal Of the
modus vivendi regarding Boring
The population of New York city. exclusive of
inmates of institutions who to be looked after
by the state secretary. is according to the
Just completed, 1.S00S9l.