The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-21
NEWS OF A WEEK.
April Is.

Aprl13.
United States troops force the Wyoming cattle-
men to surrender.
President Harrison's administration is endorsed
by Vermont Republicans.
The well known st. Paul merchant Henry Ha.
bighorst dies in California.
An appropriation for the G. A. R. encampment
| is opposed by the Democrats.
Senator c. R. Davis of St. Peter announces him.
self q candidate for congress-
Inspector Thomas Byrnes is appointed superin.
tendent of police of New York. He was appointed
| a policeman in 1868.
April IA.
The Michigan Republican state conven ton de-
clares for Alger for president.
hitch occurs in the building of the Democratic
convention wgwam in Chicago.
Great Britain makes proposition to the United
States for an international silver conference.
In an interview in New York Gov. Merriam de.
| clares he is not candidate for the federal sen.
ate.
| An English syndicate headed by Lord Brooke is
buying up mines in Mexico, and it is said will in.
vest $50, 900 900.
The United States pays Italy s25, 900 in settle.
ment Of the New Orleans lynching. and dplo.
matte relations between the countries are re.
| stored.
April Is.
The postof6ce appropriation bill carries about
| eighty million dollars.
| A wild rush ensues the opening of the Sisse.
| ton reservation. and some fights occur.
The st. Paul Independents nominate q ticket
| headed by Col F. P. Wright for mayor.
The British army is reported to be in so bad q
condition that not than half of it is service.
able
An epidemic of black smallpox is raging in Pc.
disease is very fatal.
Bulgaria. it is said. is expected soon to declare
her independence of Turkey. This, it is believed,
will cause a European war.
| April 16.
| 1t is believed that Ager will soon announce his
| withdrawal as presidential candidate.
The Western leagues base ball season opens.
Both the st. Paul and Minneapolis clubs are de-
feated.
| The Massachusetts house has passed the bill fix
| ing ten hours a days work for railroad EN-.
ployes.
Samuel Jackson. the most famous pyrotechnist
of the country. and the inventor of the present
form of railroad danger signals dies of heart fail
| ure at his home in Philadelphia. He was seventy
years old.
Capt. Arid, the retired commodore of the Allan
line Of steamships. after having crossed the At.
lantic in safety more than five hundred times,
was drowned while crossing swelling stream
| near Cowansvile. Que.
April II.
Representative Lind assures his friends that he
will not be candidate for governor.
Baron Fava, the italian minister. is ordered
| back to Washington by his government.
Mo o;u;1 IN thu
United States in a controversy with Great Britain.
| Stockholm possesses above 5000 telephones, or
about one telephone to every thirty.two persons.
Denmark contemplates disseminating the works
of Notifications. thereby gaining additional
for building purposes, estimated at 0000 O0
crowns.
The results of to-day's base ball games were
| follows: Omaha s. ST. Paul 6; Kansas City 4, Min
neapolis ID; Columbus 2. Toledo O; st. Louis 1.
Cincinnati Il saltwater 8. Black Caps (Minneap.
olis) 9.
| April IS.
The st. Paul Republican and Democratic city
| conventions called for Thursday next.
The house deals a blow at Northwestern settlers
by defeating the bill to adjust swamp land grants.
Ex-senator William M. Evarts has not been able
to read for year. and his physicians say that in
time he will be totally blind
Mr.. Young, who the senate legislated out Of
Office, writes to Vice. President Morton asking for
a chance to clear himself of the charges against
him. The senate tables the letter.
| John F. Meagher of Minnesota. and Mark w.
Sheafe of South Dakota. prominent Democrats.
are in Washington comforting with Democratic
leaders relative to the proposed fusion with the
] Alliance in the states named.
April 10.
A fire at Kenosha Wis.,, destroys $500, 900 worth
| of property.
| Both the Republican and Democratic primaries
meet at ST. Paul tonight.
On an indirect test the senate votes in favor of
| silver-2S to "a. Hill votes for silver.
Frederick Martin Bodenstedt, the well
| known German poet, dies at Wiesbeden
| The heaviest earthquake experienced in Cali
forna since 1868 occurred early this morning.
The antlottery Democrats carry Louisiana.
Foster being elected governor by 10000 plurality.
Tobacco which full duty has not been paid is
| seized in ChicaoO and saizuras arc oxnectod in