The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-05-18
NEWS OF A WEEK.
May 10.

New York Central r. H.
The governor issues call for an antitrust
convention, to be held in Chicago.
Ex-President Harrison is invited to address
the reciprocity convention at St. Paul.
st Paul commences cleaning itself up, for the
purpose OF preventing cholera epidemic.
The Irish village at the Worlds Fair the in.
teresting exhibit of Lady Aberdeen, is dedicated,
The bank of Santa Clara County, CAL, closes it's
doors on account of shortage of from S15OO00 to-
100000.
immigrant Inspector COnkling makes a report
IN which he shows up the evils of the padrone-
system.
The House of the Good Shepherd celebrates it's
Goth anniversary.
The Nicaraguan government is overthrow bv
the revolutiOnists
wisconsin man. Andrew Douglas, is appoint
ed examiner of the pine lands in Minnesota
An English exhibitor at the Worlds Fair is
arrested for selling articles entered free of duty
VIM. H. Tracy of Illinois is elected president
OF the Republican leagues and Denver, COL, gets
the next convention.
Railroad companies, according to decision of
the supreme court, are compelled to build fences
along their entire lines
Worlds Fair, gives Thomas roasting and rec
Ommends his dismissal.
May -.
Hebrew Rabbi in St. Paul finds the Worlds
Fair prOphesied in Isaiah
Beginning May D. the Worlds Fair will open
the doors of the exposition on Sunday.
German and Austrian newspaper men visit St.
Paul, and enjoy the hospitality of the city,
American and British counsel have sharp tile
in the Boring sea court of arbitration
Republicans of Indiana are making slate for
1896 with Ex-President Harrison as the nominee
for president.
The fastest ocean time yet made is done by the
steamer Campana, sailing from New York to-
Liverpool in five days, seventeen hours and
forty-twO minutes.
May 10.
The capitol commission meets and decides TO
issue bids for a new capitol site.
The Infanta Eulalie may be compelled to fore
go her visit to the United States on account of
illness.
Edgar J.. GivenS of Arkansas is appointed con-
sui at Winnipeg, to succeed the late Jas, w.
Taylor.
There is talk in foreign diplomatic circles of a
reconciliation between Emperor William and the.
Iron Chancellor.
ST 100000 is said to be the amount of Weeks
the ex-president of the West Superior Land and
Improvement cOmpany's defalcations.
The present administration expects to have a
surplus of Sc 900 at the end of this fiscal year
instead of a deficit, as was feared, by skillful
pruning, and checking the growth of the pension
list.
May H.
The Minnesota Editorial Association starts for
the Worlds Fair.
Many people are drowned by the capsizing of
a Russian ferry boat.
Cleveland is said to desire Secretary Gresham
for a successor to the presidency in 1885,
Twenty-Five people perish, and ship is sunk
in collision off the coast of Cornwall
Evangelist Mills holds two large meetings,
the new st. Paul Auditorium at each
time.
In the Calumet and Hecla mine at Red Jacket
Mich, ten men are killed by a fall of 5000 feet
South Carolina is on the brink of potico-
social revolution, the result of ynching.
May 49,
DiabolO wins the Brooklyn handicap
Two children are burned to death in Manitoba
A prominent Georgia jurist goes to South
Dakota for divorce.
Andrew McRea. a former Minnesota legislator.
deS at spokane, Wash.
The government is out $1O,OOOOO by an ad-
verse decision of the supreme court.
Four WashingtOnians from Seattle start for
the Worlds Fair in tally-hO coach and six.
The United States supreme court afirmS the
of the Chinese exclusion act.
The Farmers and Mechanics bank of Min
neapolis suspends. owing to run on it's vaults.
May 16
The State treasury vaults of California arc
empty
Reports from the Northwest state that seeding
is nearly finished.
The railroad conductors have promised not to
strike during the Worlds Fair.
The governor of North Dakota talks of remov-
ng the agricultural college board
Pension Commissioner LOchren has trouble in
selecting medical examiner.
Cleveland and his cabinet conclude that the
Chinese exclusion law cannot be enforced, owing
20 lack of funds.
The directors of the Worlds Fair have decided
20 return the So given in aid by the govern
nent. and to keep the exposition open on Sun.
lays.