The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-04-06
NEWS OF A WEEK,
March 90.

March 90.
The st. Paul Typographical Union holds its an
nual meeting for the election of officers.
1t is believed that President Cleveland will call
an extra session of congress in September or Oc-
tOber.
Actress Irene Worrell Holton of Chicago, gets
s. 600 damages for falling down the opera house
stairs.
The South Dakota Press association decides on
May 20 as the date for an editorial excursion to.
the Worlds Fair.
Edison wins an important lawsuit which has
been in progress nearly five years. The suit in.
vOlved an expense of $4,000 to the contending
parties.
An old man is arrested in ST. Paul for begging.
and when searched at the police station over
$4,000 in money and bonds and fine gold watch
were found on his person.
March 80
typewriter trust with capital of SoOOOO.Ge
is formed
1t is officially announced that the Worlds Fair
will open May1.
The president of San Domingo is under arrest
for lOoting bank.
A bill providing for the adoption of state flag
is passed in the lower house of the Minnesota
legislature.
Lewis Baker, editor of the st. Paul Globe. is
appointed minister to Nicaragua. Costa Rica and
San Salvador.
Gov. Nelson delivers an address at the fOursh
annual commencement exercises of the Mime
sofa school of agriculture.
March 81.
A trio of cattle thieves are rounded up and
jailed at Montana
The state teachers reading circle holds its an
nual meeting in st. Paul.
The Columbian stamped envelopes are placed
on sale for the first time.
Mayor Wright appoints eX-GOv. A. r. McGiu
to fill one of the vacancies of the school board
The Joint reappOrtiOnment committee has been
unable to agree and will submit two reports to
the Legislature.
1t is estimated that the public debt statement
to be issued tomorrow will show gain of avail
able cash during the month of 81 100000.
A case of involuntary suicide occurs at Sioux
Falls. S. D. A fourteen-y old boy while play
ing at hanging slipped and was strangled.
April L.
The public debt decreased 81 ,956, 172 in March
A general epidemic of cholera in Europe is
predicted
A Canadian Pacific train is wrecked and four
men are killed.
COrbett and Mitchell are to fight in New YORK
for purse of $4,000
Yards Bay, Mass, is burned.
Five people lose their lives and twenty-five are
injured in a hotel fire at Bradford, Pa.
miners lamp caused an explosion in Penn
sylvania mine and ten miners lose their lives in
consequence.
April2
ST. Paul is being Systematically worked by
mendicants.
their lives railroad accident
near Ketcham. Wis.
Forest fires are raging in New Jersey, causing
great damage to property
The st. Paul associated charities must suspend
operations unless means are devised for increas-
ing their revenue
Mrs. Anna Potter, Independent candidate for
mayor of Kansas City, Kan, has refused Re-
publican Endorsement.
fire broke out in the immigrant room at the
union depot, st. Paul, and the immigrants whe
were locked in had narrow escape from hor-
rible death.
April 3.
Many bridges are swept away by floods in
South Dakota.
The decision in the Ann ArbOr case declares a.
boycott to a conspiracy
Prince Roland BOnaparte, grand nephew OF
Napoleon BOnaparte has landed in New York.
Inc Guy COUNCIL OI St. raul is asked 10 duCuOI-
ize the issue of $4,000 bonds for public library
site.
1t is said that Squire Abingdon Charlie Nit
chelrs hacker, left all his great wealth to Mrs.
Langtry.
Farmers and railroad employees have bloody
battle over a warehouse site at Jackson juno
ton, Iowa.
There is prospect that the carpenters en-
ployed on the Worlds Fair buildings may go out
on strike.
April 4.
Cumberland Md. has $75OOOO fire.
Gov. Nelson designates April % as ArbOr Day.
The capitol bill is passed in the Minnesota SEN
ate the vote standing % to 10.
st. Louis Republicans elect mayor, collector,
council and the most of the minor offices.
Returns from many cities and towns in Kansas
show that the Republicans have carried every
city of Importance.
By the giving way of scaffOlding on West Su-
perior elevator five men fall sixty feet. All are
injured and two will die.
Carter H. Harrison has been elected mayor OF
Chicago by 10000 plurality over the candidate On
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