The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-08-04
NEWS OF A WEEK.
July a..


STATIONS from the heat occur in Chicago.
The damage done to St. Paul by the great storm
will exceed a quarter of million of dollars
The Minnesota Packing company's refinery at
South st. Paul is burned. The loss will aggregate,
about $50. 900.
An Englshman and an American. each claiming
superiority for his countrymen, lose their lives in
Mexican volcano.
II. c. Voorhees, is nominated by the Repu blicans
in the Fifteenth congressional district after two
days session, and on the 55Oth ballot
The demand for farm hands in South Dakota is.
daily increasing, and the situation is becoming
alarming as fears entertained lest the bounti.
full harvest cannot be secured.
July 2S.
Knute Nelson is nominated for governor bv the,
Minnesota Republican state convention.
The senate passes the eight.hour bill. The.
measure goes to the president and will undoubt.
eddy be approved.
Rioters take possession of the town of Merrill,
Wis. and the Mayor asks assistance from the Gov.
ernor for protection.
Three boys at Bedford. Mass, are suffocated in
closet through the catch of the door swapping
and making them prisoners.
An explosion in the Crane chemical
works at Springfield, N. Y. blowing down a num-.
Der of houses in the vicinity.
Forty street car conductors in Portland oregon,
have been arrested for knocking down fares The
company claims that the loss averages 81, 600 per
month.
July 20.
Canada proposes to submit the canal toll disa-
greement with the United States to arbitration.
1t is said that syndicate has been formed in.
Paris to push the Panama canal to completion.
Eastern cities still suffer with the intolerable
heat. forty.two sunstrokes occurring in New York.
prominent member of the Prussian landtag
and provincial councillor is arrested in Austria
for embezzlement.
charge of theft preferred against DR.. Albert
George. attache of the Swiss legation at
Washington may lead to international compl-
cations.
sensation is created in the house by Mr.. Wat
son, the Alliance congressman from Georgia, by
charging members Of that body with being drunk.
on the floor of the house.
July 80.
Alice Mitchell the murderess of Freda Ward is
pronounced insane by the verdict of the jury.
The result of mass meeting held in Merrill.
Wis. by the striking mill hands, is that the trouble
will be settled by arbitration.
Hon. Joseph H. Clarkson, one of the most promi.
Bluffs. Omaha. where he fishing.
Physicians in Germany predict general cpl
demic of cholera and say that all Europe will be
attacked by the plague sooner or later.
1t is reported in London that the queen has con-
tinued to make no concealment of her antpathy
to Mr.. Gladstone as the home rule champion.
July 81.
prominent Italian engineer is arrested in,
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Hogbarth sahlgaard for twenty-five years vice
consul Of Sweden and Norway in st. Paul is dead.
The chief of police of New Orleans receives
letter from the Malta, who claim they have the
missing Judge MARI In their keeping.
Leo KILL addresses letter to the archbshops
and bishops of Spain. Italy. and the two Americas
on the subject of Christopher Columbus.
Owing to danger arising from small pox at points
in Manitoba the governor of North Dakota issues
proclamation absolutely quarantining against
Manitoba.
The secretary of the treasury sends instructions
to collectors of customs calling attention to the
act passed by congress regarding the tolls to be
exacted from Canadian vessels passing through,
the Sault st. Marie canal
August l.
Good progress is made in the work of closing up
the wine rooms in st. Paul. and several saloon
licenses are revoked.
The bill prohibiting all employees of the govern.
ment from working over eight hours day is
signed by the president
Designs adopted by the postmaster general
for a new series of postage stamps to be issued in
commemoraton of the discovery of America.
Gen. Speed s. Fry. superintendent of the Ken
lucky Soldiers Home is dead. He became fam.
Gus as the man who killed confederate general
in single combat at the battle of Mill springs
Augusta.
The Commercial bank of st. Paul will open for
the transaction of business about Aug. 25.
Private Iams has Col. Streator Of Pennsylvania
arrested for aggravated assault and battery.
Three well known young men conspire to de-
fraud several banks in Chicago. Rich relatives
make good the loss
No more attempts will be made by the Alliance
of Minnesota to put up ticket for governor. Gen.
Baker having withdrawn from the candidacy.
Hotel Russell Rest Island is purchased by
John G. woolley and will be occupied by the pa
tients the island until the Willard cottage To-
completed.