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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
Cause of the Krebs Mine his, Ster.

MCALLIsTER, I. T., Feb. 26.-The ex-
pert examination of the recent coal
mine disaster at krebs made by the
state mine inspectors of Kansas, Mis-
souri, and Illinois has resulted in finding
that the calamity was caused by dis
obedience of orders by Entrymen Ed
Kibble, J. B. Williams and L. Hunt,
who began firing shots before one-half
the miners had left the mine. The in
spectors recommend that the way of
working the coal be changed, that
powder should not be kept in the mine
and that the amount of air should be
increased
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

GEN. BUTLER thinks that Mr. Lincoln
had but one fault-and that was vir-
tue-he had such great kindness of
heart that he could not punish crimi-
nails. The general had tried his best
10 make Mr.. Lincoln hang deserters,
but the president could not be brought
to do it. AS result of his clemency
there was at the close of the war an
army of deserters numbering more
than
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

GRANVILLE WOODS. a colored man,
has made a successful invention, just
now attracting large attention in the
east 1t is in the method of supplying
electrical energy to moving cars and
trains. The cars, by his new system,
will be supplied with power through
wire brushes which make connections
with ''heads" from underground con-
Quoting lines. There will be no ex-
posed wires. A test made in New
York was eminently successful 1t is
the first notable invention of colored
man in electrical engineering.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
FROM WASHINGTON.

THE visible supply of grain in the
United States on tn. 23d was: Wheat,
41. 473, ,7SS bushels; corn, 10, ,O33, 217 BUSH
els; oats, 3,639.735 bushels; rye, 1,9O1,-
10S bushels; barley, 1924, 693 bushels.
Mrs. HARRISON was reelected presi-
dent of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution at their Washington
meeting.
The exchanges at the leading clear
ing houses in the United States during
the week ended on the Goth aggregated
S1,o72, 4Gs, 49l, against 81, ,3s9, ,9l2, 453, the
previous week. The increase as conf
pared with the corresponding week of
1891 was 3?.S.
THE business failures in the United
States during the seven days ended on
the 26th mum bered go, against 299 the
preceding week AMI 23) for the CORE
spending week last year.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

ADMIRERS of Col. Robert Ford, the
gentleman who assisted Gov. Critten-
den, of Missouri, in Kidding the world
of Jesse James, will be g,ad to learn
that the rumor of Col. Ford's death
which gained currency a few days ago
was false. The colonel is now citi-
zen Of the new mining town of Creede,
Col, is enjoying good health and has
not been engaged in shooting atfray
since the HOLIDAYS.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
CHURCHES.

DRESDYTERIAN.-Re John Sinclair, pas
i tor Services every Sabba tn at 1879
o'clock A. NJ. and at O'Clock P. N. Sabbath
school at l. O'Clock II.
HJETHODIST-Rev.A A. J. Williams, Pastor.
VI Services every Sabbath. at 1880 O'Clock
4. NJ. and at p. NJ. Sabbath school at IL NJ.
THRlSTIAN.-Pre Preaching on every Lords
" Day at l0:30 o'clock A. NJ. and at p. NJ
Sunday School at II NJ,
TPISCOPAL.-Church of The Holy Com
u munion. Rev. :. d. Purves. Service
every sunday except the last sunday in the
II NTH, at l1;3) A. NJ. and at p NJ. Sunday
school at l2 NJ
TATHOLIC.-Times of service to be an
" nOunccd hereafter.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

THE purchase of Alaska has already
proved to be pretty good speculation,
goods being exported from that coun-
try last year to the value of over ST.
600, 900 in xcess of the price paid to
Russia for the territory, and the re-
sources of the country seem to be far
from fully known yet. Capt. De Haas,
who has just returned to Tacoma after
two years mining tour in Alaska,
says that very profitable business in
canning wild geese and ducks could be
established and carried on at the
mouth of the Yukon river. These
birds, he says, gather there in immense
mum bers in the spring.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

Mayor Winston has signed the
tmended liquor ordinance giving only
:he police of Minneapolis authority to
make complaints against saloon-keep-
.rs. 1t is stated that superintendent
Henderson has ordered the police to
Keep their hands off and that saloons
will open Sundays. The whole matter
will be carried to the supreme court by
! citizens committee on the plea that
my person has the right to file infor-
nation against another wl.o is alleged
o be breaking the laws of the state.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

IT is reported as probable that the
recent fire in the Hotel Royal in New
York city originated in the elevator
shaft, where the engineer used a
lighted candle to hunt for leak in the
gas fixture. BY the help of the candle
the engineer found the leak, and
twenty human lives were destroyed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

ARTHUR H. BROWN, the chief proof
reader of the government printing Of
flee, is called Dictionary Brown" on
account of his remarkable accuracy
about words. 1t is stated of him that
compositors have often. in kicking over
his corrections, called his attention to
the dictionary, and have shown him
that Webster indorsed their own judg-
ment $50 it does" Brown would say,
calmly. Then he would correct the die
tionary with pen and ink. His correc-
tions were always right, too. Once he
sent about twenty of them to the pub
fishers of the dictionary, who accepted
all of Them
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
KILLED THE BRIDE.

Member Of Charivari Party Fires q
Fatal Load of Buckshot.
NEWPORT, Ark. Feb. 27.-Thursday
afternoon A. Swearingen and Miss
Bratley were married and concluded to
remain for the night at the home of
the relatives of the bride. Some
hours after retiring charivari
party arrived and called for the bride.
Failing to respond some miscreant shot
through the window, killing the bride.
The entire charge of buckshot was
lodged in her head. 1t is not known
who fired the shot.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
AND now it has got so that

AND now it has got so that dentists
carve your teeth by electricity. A
dentist in Troy, N. Y, has recently
introduced the electric motor, and ere
long the machine will be as indispens.
able in dentists office as the practi-
toners assuring smile or the patients
well-filled pocketbook. Teeth filed
by electricity while you wait'' may
soon be expected as familiar sign
throughout the country. The prolific
nature which provides both toothache
and electricity, with the dental operator
thrown in, is a constant source of
amazement to the mind of the inquir-
ing student
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

WALTER ANDERSON, Appointment at
torney at Brady, Tex, was shot and
killed while holding his baby in his
arms. The assassin fired through a
window.
The United States has instructed
Minister Egan, in Chilli, to have the
the bodies of the Baltlmore's murdered
sailors, Charles Riggin and William
Turnbull, brought home.
THE residence of ex-Gov. Elias N.
Conway, at Little Rock, Ark, was de-
stroyed by fire on the 2sth. Mr.. Con.
way perished in the flames. 1t is sup
posed he was asleep at the time. For
many years before the late war he was
one of the most conspicuous men in the
state. He was several times state aud
itor. He served two terms as governor.
He was very old and feeble and eccen-
trio, and lived alone, not allowing any
one else to sleep on the premises.
A BOX of giant powder exploded in
the Omaha mine at Grass Valley, the
2sth. The drift where the explosion
took place was shattered and Philip
Cadden, aged eighteen, was killed.
Thos. Penberthy, aged sixty-six, ma
tive of Cornwall, England, is thought
to be fatally injured.
"A DESTRUCTIVE confagration visited
Hot Springs, S. D., the 2sth. Fifteen
business houses in the southern portion
of the city, including the new syndicate
stone block in which the postoffice was
located. were burned. The total loss
will aggregate $4,000.
FIRE in Brooklyn, N. Y, the 2sth.
destroyed the clothing establishment Of
Smith, Gray & Co. Two firemen were
seriously injured. Loss 100000.
FIRE at Cincinnati, O., the 2Sth, de
stroyed two express cars and two posta1
cars, also a storage house Of the U. s
Express Co. A large amount OF mai
| was burned.
THREE men were killed in the Ana
conda mines at Butte, Mont, tho 2sth
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

Nv Sb1s w S
nouncments of open
ing of the Sisseton
Reservation, South
Dakota, by the Gov
ernment. Land Office
located at Water
town, S. D. Ask
any railroad Agent
for information and
maps, which will be
cheerfully furnished,
or address
G. M. PRATT, Gen.
Ticket & Pass. Agt.,
Minneapolis, Mimi,
W.H.TRUESDALE
Receiver.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

JOHN HAMILTON, one of the Balti-
more's coal-heavers who was wounded
in the mob fight in Valparaiso, bears
the marks of three knife wounds re-
ceived in the row, and he wants $780,
coo from the Chilan government there
for. At $50, 900 apiece, if he gets the
money, he will not regard them as the
unkindest cuts he has received
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
RELIEVED THE POOR.
Young Keener's Father Gives $4,000 t.
His Sons Most Needy CreditOrs,

Young Keener's Father Gives $4,000 to
His Sons Most Needy Creditors.
JACKSONVILLE, ILL.,, Feb. 27.-There
is great rejoicing among a number
of poor people in the vicinity
of Meredosia and Naples. who
were suffering by the disastrous
failure of the firm of keener
& Pike, the noted grain dealers of
Morgan, Scott, Brown, Pike, Cass and
other counties. When the firm was in
business it had large deposits of money
from poor people, who made them
their bankers, and when the crash
came there was great suffering
and widespread indignation, but
the millionaire father of young
Keener appeared and distributed Sl2,-
600 among sundry widows and few
very poor persons who had been es-
pecially hurt by the failure. This is
but 1.-THE of the liabilities of the late
firm, but the most needy sufferers are
ra1ieva1
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

THE wizard, Edison, is trying to get
telephone communication with the
sun, and claims that when it is estab-
lished he will be able to hear the spots
break out on the sun. He will next
transfer this to his phonograph and the
boys will be able to drop nickel in
slot and hear old Sol roar.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

EX-SENATOR EvARrs has changed a
lifelong habit of getting up early, a
correspondent notes, and now fingers
in bed mornings. At his time Of life
Mr.. Evarts can afford to secede from
the rising generation.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

DINAH CYR, Fall River Mass.
woman, has been sent to the insane
asylum because she has queer notions,
one of which is her disinclination to
talk. In any other section of the
country this would have marked her as
treasure which every wifeseeker
would have striven to win.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

SHIP fever is typhoid fever afloat,
with some increased malignity from
the usual filth and bad air of the steer
age dungeon and the near flavor of bilge
water. That is what they arc shipping
into this country.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
Secretary Sutton Resigns.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 27.-John P.
Sutton has rendered his resignation as
secretary of the Irish National league
of America Under the existing con-
stitution the secretary holds Office by
appointment of the president, and in
view of the divergent opinions of MIR.
Cannon and Mr. Sutton in regard to
the recent address the latter considered
it his duty to resign.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

PROF. UPTON, of Brown university,
has taken measurement of the largest
spot on the sun and finds it TO be
$4,000 miles in diameter. To some ex-
tent this may be called a mere speck.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
CH!CAGO'S UNEMPLOYED.

A Census of the Number of Id'e Toi.ers
in the Worlds Fair City Soon to He
Taken.
CHICAGO, Feb PA census of the
unemployed workmen now in the city
will probably be taken in the near
future with view of discouraging the
influx from other cities and countries.
Mayor Washburne, James A. OCon-
nell and James Monahan, of
the Trade and Labor assem-
bly,, held conference on the
subject Thursday. 1t is believed that
there are at present $4,000 unemployed
men in the city who have been attract
ed here by the worlds fair. Mr.. Mon
ahan showed the mayor clipping from
a newspaper published in Poland adj
vertising for 5000, 900 laborers for Chi
cago. 1t is said these advertisements
are published in the interest Of the
steamship companies. A committee of
the worlds fair directory will be asked
to take the matter up.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

Russell SAGE's income is SIS min
ute and the additional day of leap year
enables him to rake down S21, 900.
Russell may take day off, but that
income keeps right on doing business
without slipping cog or dropping a
stitch.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

THE retirement of Gems. John Nj.
Schofield and O. o. Howard will take
out of the active service, it is said,
every regular army officer who COM
manded a corps during the civil war.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
Died Trying to Save His Horses.

At daylight fire was discovered in a
barn at Lockwood belonging to Henry
Hillenberg, in which were five horses
and other valuable property. Hillen-
berg made brave attempt to save his
horses; he rushed into the flames but
was overcome by heat and did not re-
turn. BY this time it was impossible
20 rescue either the man or the horses
and all were burned to death.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

THE salary of the czar of Russia is
said to be SIS, 900 day. He ought to
be able tc spend one winter at a three
dollar week clearinghouse and give
the balance of his income to sufferers.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
Fell Thirteen Stories.

New YORK, Feb. 27.-Charles White.
employed on the new Havemeyer build
ing. on Dey street, while working on
the thirteenth story, slipped and fell
nearly 200 feet, landing in the cellar.
He was crushed into pulp.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
PEOPLES Party National Convention.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-The executive
committee of the national committee
of the peoples party will meet at
Omaha May IL to perfect arrange
mcnts for the holding of the national
convention Of that party on July 4.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
Chill VIII Not Exhibit.

VALPARAISO, Feb 27.-Lieut. Har-
low. the worlds fair commissioner to
Chill, called upon the Chilian officials
Thursday. He was told politely, but
somewhat frigidly, that Chilli, in her
present financial condition, was not in
a position to take any part officially in
the fair
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
Minnesota Odd Fellows.

At the twenty second annual encamp-
ment Of odd fellows held in Minneapo-
lis, the election of officers resulted
Is follows:
Granl chief patriarch, T. w Hugo, of Du-
uth grand senior warden, George w. Bertram.
If Minneapolis; grand high priest, F. N. Ware,
If Winaebago City; grand junior warden, G. G.
Bloomfield, Willmar grand scribe, J. Fletcher
Williams, ST Paul: grand treasurer, Roman
Sheir St Paul: grand representative, S. NJ.
Bruce, Sauk Center.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

IHE man who journeys through this
world with his eyes open will learn
things every day for nothing that
other peop'e had to go without butter
on the.r bread to find out
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
Gored to Death.

LEWISTON, Ill, Feb. 27.-John HUI
leck, an old and honorcd citizen, was
gored by vicious COW Thursday night
and died Friday morning.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
MINNESOTA STATE NEWS
MiNNESOTA'S DONATION.

Over a Million Pounds OF Flour Given to
the Russian Famine Fund.
Messrs. Edgar and Reeve have re-
ported to Gov. Merriam a detailed
statement of the Minnesota donations
20 the Russian famine fund. These, by
pounds of flour, by counties, are as
follows:
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
LATER,
Hundreds Drowned,

LONDON, Feb. 2s.-Times Oporto cor
respondent gives details of the fright
full storm reported from there Saturday.
He says: 1T is reported that 600 boats
are lost and 300 persons drowned. The
loss of life is probably underrated. The
steamer Elbe made three futile at
tempts to leave Leixoes harbor on Sat-
urday and fourth on Sunday morning,
which succeeded. While out she saved
boat load of twenty men and has not
returned up the coast to Vigo, where
some boats, it is reported, have taken
refuge. The storm did not affect ship
ping in Liexoes harbor."
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03

oS>AA w - >N'A'''
The New, Br.ely ChronirleL l.
The Bank of West Concord has be-
gun business.
The people of Little Falls and vicin-
Ity shipped carload of -four to Edgar
& Reeve, of Minneapolis, for the relief
If the Russian famine sufferers.
An attempt was made to burn the
Fair store at Winona, and the pro-
,rietOr, A. Goldberg, and his son were
n Jail charged with arson.
Ex-Alderman Simeon d. Rollins,
aged 55, was found dead in bed at his
home in Minneapolis. The death was
luc to carbolic acid poisoning
Gilbert Gilberson. wealthy farm; r,
While going home from Rochester
stopped at a farmers house to get
warm, and as he entered the house he
lropped dead of heart disease.
Ere destroyed the bank block at
lake City, the loss being 49,, 1000.
A man about 25 years old died while
sitting in n chair in Paul Sherwine's
saloon in Minneapolis.
The Duluth Daily News was sold by
Receiver Paine to Walter Ayres, of Du-
nth, for $14, 800 cash.
The retail clerks at Winona have
Crmed a union.
A. Kentrowitz, a prominent young
Minneapolis Hebrew, was arrested on
he charge of raising checks.
The Minneapolis Iron Company was
Incorporated at st. Paul with a capital
stock of So, 900, 900.
Louis Freeman, one of the inmates
If the county infirmary at Faribault,
committed suicide by hanging.
The Jail at Fosston was destroyed by
fire that originated in the cell of L.
7. Hagen, and it was supposed that he
set fire to the bed clothing.
Post offices have been established at
Ierdel, Freeborn county, with Jens
Share in charge, and at Manderson,
Morrison county, with j. H. Misfeld as
postmaster
Henry Weikel's house at Hubbard
vas burned Very little was saved.
There was no insurance and the loss
vas about $780, The fire caught from
defective fue.
The largest load of logs on record
vas hauled at one of the Ann River.
logging Company's camps on Ann
liver The load scaled 81 ,4So feet and
vas hauled on one set of sleds by four
,orses a distance of l mile to the
anding.
J. w. Copnor, alias BILLY Connor,
vas acquitted at St Paul of completely
n the robbery of the Minneapolis post
'fice July o, 1889.
Gov. Merriam has commuted the
entence of James Irwin. who was
entenced to the state prison for life
or the murder of James II. Ewes in
ss5. Irwin will be discharged Decem-
YER 1, 1892.
Mrs. Samuel Baker, of Minneapolis,
led at the home of her father,
'homas M. Hamilton, a prominent
anker at Greensburg, Ind, of blood
oiseniAg. Her husband is promi-
sRt lne. 'er.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
Saloon X eepers Jubilant.

The total cash receipts from citizens
IF Minnesota amounted to S., 577.66.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1892-03-03
P,Ow Works Leased.

The plant of the Winona plow works
n Winona has been leased to S. W. &
=. N. Mclaughlin, of Owatonna. 1t
will be used as a factory for the manu-
tacture of agricultural Implements
About fifty men will Ie employed.
The McLaughlins have secured a two
years option on the place for $4,000.
Toothache Terminates in Death.
Louis Rheinart, of Winona, met
peculiar death Mr.. Rheinart had
violent toothache, and had the tooth
extracted. His throat and face began
to swell up, and continued until res
piration stopped and death resulted.
The swelling was thought to have
been due to a cold
Los Angeles herald., 1892-05-07
POMONA.

The Cohn Case to Be eAppealed-Disin-
corporation Proposed.
POMONA, May 6-The fraternal feeling
existing among the people of Pomona
has not been materially strengthened
since the conviction of Cohn on charge
of visiting place where spirituous
liquors are sold. in violation of ordin-
ance 80. The several other arrests that
are supposed to follow this will still
further interfere with that feeling OF
amity and good-fellowship that should
exist among the people of a promising
city like Pomona. We understand that
the Cohn case is to be carried on up
through judicial channels to the highest
court.
A citizens mass meeting will assem-
BILE tonight in the opera house upon call
of the citizens executive committee to
discuss and formulate plans for effective
city division. We are informed that the
proposition is to reduce the city limits
to the minimum-one block, including
the city hall. The incision will proba-
bly, not be 80 deep as that, but we are
told the object is to practically disincor-
porate the city. The benefits which
1 nave dCCIucu W t1o ClVv lIOu luCOTpOTd-
ton, together with the cost thereof. will
be thoroughly discussed, as also will be
the sewer, park and other questions per-
tanning to the city government in the
past. The proposition to vitally curtail
the limits of our promising city will
meet with violent opposition.
Elder Frank A. Wright of Cleveland,
Ohio. is holding series ofrevival meet
ings at the Christian church, which will
continue during next week. The sub
ject of his discourse on Sunday morn
ing will be Christian Responsibility,
and on Sunday evening The Divinity of
Jesus Christ. Elder M. H. Wilson has
resigned his pastorate of the Christian
church, and will removeto Santa Bar
bara.
H. M. Leonard left last night for his
home in Oakland after short visit with
friends here.
Henry Rhorer went to San Diego to.
day.
Coyle and johnson gave another IL
lustrated lecture on Egypt and the Nile
at the Baptist church last night.