The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1892-02-11
NEWS OF A WEEK.
February 3.

physician, dies of bronchitis.
Fargo judge orders the return of q Chinamaa
to Canada as the country from which he came.
The people of Iowa contribute two hundred cars
of shelled for the destitute peasants of
Southern Russia.
The continued warm weather proves a hard one
to lumbermen. Work in many of the camps il
entirely suspended.
The Louisiana lottery company concludes to no
longer fight the ant-lottery law. Nothing will in.
duce the company to accept another charter.
Col. John Wthers. cashier of the San Antonio
national bank, commits suicide. He was a dis
tinguished military officer and a classmate of
Gen. U. s. Grant.
February.
Capt. A. Castle is nominated as postmaster for
st. Paul.
The New York chamber of commerce appeals to
the country on behalf of the Russians.
The Chicago directors of the Worlds Fair con.
clude that they can get along without an appro.
priation from congress-.
The will of the late Cardinal Manning shows
that he possessed about $500. which was in bonds
and a collection of books.
The anti.Pinkerton bill has passed the New
York assembly. 1t prohibits the hiring Of any
private detective by corporations
February5.
Utah Liberals are fighting the statehood move.
ment.
Serious trouble is promised in New Orleans for
election day. Arms are imported from New York.
Three of the assaillants Of the Baltimore's crew
in Chile sentenced to Imprisonment and to
pay damages to the families of the sailors who
were killed.
Judge MARITIME has dismissed the indictments
fOr m isdemeanOr found against tho editors tho
different newspapers of New York who published.
the details of the electrocutions.
February 6.
Philadephans will charter steamer to take
supplies to Russia.
Twenty-Five inspectors in the New York Gus.
tom house are to be removed for corrupt practices
st. Paul and Minneapolis will probably have q
new interurban electric line. to be in operation
by July1.
Anti.Hir Democrats in New York issue a strong
protest against the action of Hill in calling the
state convention for Feb %.
Postmaster General Wanamaker issues an order
which will more than double the present number
of money order Offices in the United States.
claim of $4,000 damages has been filed
against Chile by a member Of the crew of the
American steamer Keeweenaw, when the latter
was arrested and terribly maltreated by the VAL
paraiso police.
February.
The Hotel Royal. in New York. is burned, and
about thirty lives are lost.
Acting Gov. Thayer of Nebraska gives up. He
asks Gov. Boyd to assume the duties of the Office.
Mr.. Blaine formally announces that he will not
be candidate for the Republican presidential
nomination.
Ex.Canadan Premier Alexander Mackenzie's.
condi tOn is very critical His medical attendant
entertains very little hope for his recovery.
The Wholesale discharge of Adams express
messengers continues in Pennsylvania. The only
way the men can account for their removal is that
they joined the union of express messengers.
FebruaryS.
President Beers of the New York Life ms. Co.
tenders his resignation which is accepted
In the city election at Salt Lake City the Liber.
ais carried their ticket by plurality of 1900.
Joseph Chamberlain succeeds Harrington as
leader of the Liberal Unionists in parliament.
Memphis is visited by disastrous fire. Prop
erty to the amount of a million dollars is lost.
Loggers greatly encouraged by the snow
which has fallen during the past forty eight hours
Ex-senator d. NJ sabin says that Baine's letter
of declination is keen disappointment to the
Republicans of the country.
strong delegation representing the lumber
men of the Mississippi valley will 60 to Washing.
ton to protest against putting lumber the free
list.
February 9.
John Jay Knox, ex.controller OF the currency. is
dead.
A uniform plan for school examination in Min
nesota is adopted.
The National Cordage trust attempts to secure
control of the Alliance stores.
A belief that the Washburn anti.option bill will
become law causes panic on change in Chicago.
Directors of the Walter A. Wood Harvester Co.
are elected in ST. Paul. w. P. Warren is chosen
president.
The body of Rev. Charles H. Sturgeon. lying in.
state in the London Tabernacle is viewed by
about 25.O 900 persons.
Seventeen bodies have thus far been recovered.
from the ruins of the burned Hotel Royal in New
York. Many more are thought to be still in the
ruins.
Bench warrants are issued by the United States.
court in st. Paul for the arrest of the principals
of the Mississippi River Valley Lumber associa-
ton on the charge OF maintaining trust