The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-04-07
NEWS OF A WEEK.
March 30.

March 80.
Attacks upon Archbishop Ireland are resented
by Pope Leo.
Secretary Blaine RECEIVERS from his illness and
resumes work.
Kentucky Republicans instruct their delegates
to vote for Harrison.
Senator Cullom of Illinois, announces his with.
drawal from the presidential race.
The chamber of commerce favors a canal to con-
meet st. Paul with the great lakes.
The conference between the Grand Trunk rail.
way officials and the employees delegates has end.
ed. and an agreement satisfactory to both parties
arrived at.
The United States Rubber company. capital
stock $50 600 00O has incorporated in New Jersey.
Every rubber company of any size in the country
is in the combination.
March 81
The site for the Wood Harvester works in St.
Paul is finally selected. 1t is at Hazel Park.
The Minnesota Democratic convention is held in
st. Paul. and chooses delegates instructed for
Cleveland.
The Senate votes to retain the clause in the In.
dian appropriation bill for the assignment of army
officers agents.
1t is found that our laws prohibit the landing of
Chinese in the United States, even if they do
come British Subjects.
A cyclone at Nelson. Neb., tears down thirty
houses and Injuries several people. Loss of life
from the same cause is reported from other parts
of Nebraska.
The report of the Bardsey investigating com.
mittee in Philadelphia exonerates Postmaster
General wanamaker of completely in Bardsley's
crooked work.
APRIL.
Safe dealers are TO form trust
The public debt was reduced $1.256. 912 in March.
La Crosse (wis.) carpenters strike for more pay
and fewer hours.
There is strong belief that no free coinage bill
can pass the senate and that Stewards forthcom.
ing motion to call up his measure will be defeated.
The storm to-day causes great loss of life. and
extensive property is damaged. In Kansas. Butt
Ter county is the scene of the greatest havoc the
towns of Towanda and Augusta being almost
entirely destroyed while at Leavenworth the
Great Western stone works were partly unroofed.
In Nebraska. besides laying waste the thriving
town of Nelson. it swept through Saunders county
doing great damage to barns, houses and stock.
At Merrill, Wis.,, number of children were as
sembled in church when lightning struck the
building knocking four of them the floor. In
Chicago. the seven.story building at Nos. IA and>
16 Pierce St., on the West Side. was crushed like
an egg shell, the frame buildings surrounding the
same being wrecked, killing and injuring the oc-
cupants. The wind struck st. Joseph. Mo-. at
midnight inflicting damages to the extent of $780,.
600. and at Des MOines, Iowa, where the wind
often attained a velocity of 100 miles per hour,
| the loss is estimated at Sl50.000.
April2.
The number of lives lost in the Kansas cyclone
approximate 100.
Indictments are found in Chicago against mine
aldermen and member of the school board for
bribery.
circumstantial story comes from Washington
that Blaine will, after all, accept nomination at
Minneapolis.
The information cabled from Rome that there
would be no decision given out by the Vatican on
the question of education is not credited by either
party to the controversy.
April3
Justice Lamar's illness is considered serious.
All the trade and labor unions in ST. Louis have
| Endorsed the Peoples party platform.
Utah's Democratic party splits. the Mormons
being arrayed against the antiMormon element.
A large amount of cotton and numerous dwell
ings in New Orleans are burned. the losses being
over So 900. 600.
The location of the towns of New Haven, To-
wanda, Augusta and smolan, in Kansas. destroyed
age and piles of splintered timber which before
composed the houses.
April4
Republican gains are developed in Ohio ane
Michigan city elections.
Anarchists caught in the attempt to blow up
the Spanish chamber of deputies.
The electric line between st. Paul and White
Bear will be in operation by June 49,
A terrible snow storm sets in atElendale N. D.,
which, together with the heavy rain storms, will
delay seeding two weeks.
A storm of great intensity prevails in Kansas
and Western Missouri, and though not SO severe
as that of last week proves serious.
The house. by an overwhelming vote. passes
bill absolutely prohibiting Chinese, except gov
eminent Agents, entering the United States.
April 5.
Gov. Merriam designates May as Arbor Day.
The Wisconsin city elections reveal Republican
gains.
The Democrats in the house try to choke off de.
bate the free wool bill. whereupon the Repub.
licans fillbuster all the rest of the day.
revolution, it is said, is pending in Hawaii.
Admiral Brown, stationed at Honolulu. asks for