The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-08-17
NEWS OF A WEEK.
August 9.

Free coinage at 20 to probable.
Bank of England discount rate raised.
Senators depart from party lines on silver
Pensacola, Fla, has two cases of yellow jack.
American naval officers in England dined by
the First Lord of the Admiralty.
j. S. johnson, Minneapolis, wins the national
five mile cycle championship in -: Al.
Armor & Co. of Chicago buy gold in London.
First recorded purchase by commercial house.
Most Southern states shown to have very small
banking resources compared with Northern
states equally pOpulOus.
Burke, with many aliases, who robbed ieweller
Bergh of st. Paul of diamonds five years ago,
and perpetratOr of other rObberies, caught at
Leadville Colo.
August TO-,
| Worlds Fair rates to be raised.
Silver discussion will be restricted.
The rain general and very welcome.
Ohio Democrats indOrse the national platform.
Miners and soldiers again likely to war at Knox
ville Tenn.
Silver question to be fought in the House and
not in the committee.
Cherokee strip to be opened for settlement be-
tween September 1. and is.
China emphatic to Russia about occupancy of
Pamirs. No poaching wanted.
RumOred that England proposes to coin rupees
at "a to 1 ratio in India if Sherman law is not
repealed.
August II.
Gold steadily flowing toward us.
Silver men admit their cause HOPELESS.
Wheat and stocks decidedly stronger.
Egypt's Khedve and cabinet disagree
The meeting of congress quickenS trade.
London Times approves of the Wilson bill
Republican senators demand Democratic &C
ton.
Ormonde the $50, 900 Eng fish imported stallion
arrives in New York.
Bombay, India, scene of religious riot be-
tween Moslems and HindOOs.
Alabalnans collect in force to wipe out the
Meachambte gang of desperadOs.
Wilson introduces bill to repeal the purchasing
clause Fourteen days debate arranged.
August -.
Trading in currency ceasing.
New cruiser Minneapolis launched.
Parnellites will accept the Home Rule bill.
Very few Canadian remittanceS to New York.
Eighteen cholera cases on Swinburn's Island.
Many candidates for seats in the French Cham
Der of Deputies.
Trust companies. not banks, are handling the
lately imported gold.
Sharks and flames consume 1872 of passengers
and crew of burned ship.
A fight over finance in the German Reichstag.
Some tariff items dissented to.
Rochester, N. Y. specialist undertakes to.
build new nose from finger.
Mientjes. South African cycle champion breaks
all records from 26 to 60 miles at Chicago.
August 10.
Rioting in Bombay continues.
| Corn big crop in South Dakota.
| Yellow fever scare ended at Pensacola.
Engraving bureau rushing out bank notes.
Standard Oil Co.'S checks refused by several
Ohio banks.
jamestown n. d., narrowly escapes disas-
trOus fire.
North East Minneapolis scorched $1OOO,OOO
worth and five lives lost
August. IA
Cuba sends 81 100000 in gold.
The riots in Bombay queed.
Vest outspoken for free coinage.
Fierce fires in north Wisconsin woods.
Senate said to be inclining repeawards.
Mr.. Crisp figures thirty majority for repeal.
Banks to issue notes to the full par value of the
collateral bonds.
Fearful floods in North Hungary great loss of
life and property.
Daring robbery of S., 600 in gold from the First
National bank in st. Paul.
Republican congressman will vote, but not
participate in silver debate.
| Representative Breckenridge of Kentucky
claims that the breach of promise suit brought
against him is black mailing scheme.
August Is.
Silver situation said to be much mixed.
Commissioner Blount arrives from Hawaii.
Senator Hoar makes great anti-silver speech.
Northern Pacific receivership shakes Wall
Street some.
Behring sea arbitrator decide satisfactorily
to both Sides
Archbishop Corrigan of New York admits the
jurisdiction of SatOlli.
Foreign commissioners to the Worlds Fair
will visit the Northwest.
One of the st. Paul bank robbers is reported
to have been caught with $500.
ST. Paul Trust Co. must turn over contents of
a trust-safe to renters receiver.
An allround crook of many aliases and much
wanted is captured in Minneapolis.
Worlds Fair visitors behold an Oriental po-
tentate in full official gOrgeOusness.
Three receivers appointed for the Northern
Pacific railroad to cover properties in all states.
This includes the Wisconsin Central.