The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-07-20
NEWS OF A WEEK.
July II.
Viking ship reaches Chicago.
New York stock market nervOuC

July 12
Viking ship reaches Chicago.
New York stock market nervous.
Natural gas struck near Aberdeen S. d.
Eleven year old horse thief in St. Paul.
Silver men in convention issue an address to the
people.
New York bankers unanimous on the improved
financial out look.
England will probably protect Siam in case
France becomes too aggressive in that quarter.
Officers and directors of the Plankinton bank,
Milwaukee, lately failed, are indicted for fraud
Kansas executive practically abandons prOhib-
itiOn. Towns unable to meet runng expenses
must license saloons.
An informal ballot of farmers in thirteen mid
western states shows 666 for and 124 against
Sherman law.
July 10.
SamOans at logger-heads again.
LOcusts scOurge Wyoming and advance on
Nebraska.
Five killed and many injured in a rail road
accident at Newburg N. Y.
A test vote in the Reichstag shows the army
bill will surely pass.
Tammany has rival organization among New
York democrats.
Kansas City will keep dark for awhile 1t has
no cash to foot gass bills.
tered out for offensive partnership.
There seems to be no desire to lynch Baum
burger, simply to see justice promptly and thor
Oughly administered.
A sporting young tough found to be woman.
She has played her part for thirteen years.
July H.
Six die of sun-stroke in Chicago
Baumberger wants immediate trial.
Nicaragua canal scheme again hobs up
Russia will maintain fleet in American waters.
Making no money by keeping open, managers
decided to close the Fair Sundays.
DR. Henry Meyer jailed, at Detroit, Mich on
strong evidence, for many pOSiOnings.
Herbert Bismarck makes an anti-socalist
speech in the Reichstag and calls down a storm
of socialist denunciation.
Kansas POpusts said to be organizing the
state militia to do their behests in case of an
other clash of political parties.
Gallagher and Davidson confess that Dempsey
and Beatty, convicted with them, are not guilty
of the Homestead poisonings.
July 15
Financial body reported healthier.
German army bill passed in the Reichstag
Disturbances in Egypt, may develope seriously.
An Arkansas sheriff sugged and robbed of
S11 600.
A suspected case of cholera reaches Philadel-
phia from France.
Wholesalers and manufacturers buying from
abroad demand gold here in payment for goods
Reaper and harvester men threaten to with
draw from the Worlds Fair because of the man.
ner of awards.
July 16.
American hay brings $50 ton in Europe.
IntOllerant Russians murder many Hebrews.
French hostilities with Siam may lead to grave
European troubles.
A grand stand collapses at MOntreal many
hurt but none killed.
Locomotive firemen, trainmen and swtchmen
organize confederation.
Fair commissioners give receipts of Sunday,
their known poorest day. to the fund for the
dead firemen.
July II.
Wall street and wheat still wabbIe.
Educational congress opens at Chicago.
The embarrassing kills three at Chicago.
Carrier pigeons race from Chicago to Philadel-
phia.
Great Northern r. r. will have an Asiatc line
of steamers.
Once more Nicaragua imprisens one and elects
another president.
Ex-collector of customs at Portland, Ore, ar
rested for assisting smugglers.
The visiting comet is said by Lick astronomers
to be a stellar Siamese twin.
Court martial of officers connected with the
Victoria disaster commenced at Malta.
French and SiameSe at war; the latter suffer
heavy loss. Bangkok the Siamese capital threat
ened with bOmbardment
A reverend, though sinful, evangelist being
depOrted to Kansas attempts to escape by jump
ing from the train.
July IS.
Wheat tumbles in the Chicago gambling pit,
France says she will not tolerate interference
in SiameSe matters.
Coinage of silver in India not stopped, but re-
strcted to demand
Victoria disaster evidence shows that the
drowned admiral took the blame on himself.
Cyclone sweeps part of Piedmont, Italy. doing
great damage to life and property.
Reported that American seal poachers resist,
fire upon and disable U. S. steamer Mohcan.
A negro, lynched shot at and left for dead,
escaped by the shooting through and subse-
quent breaking of the rope suspending him.
CorOner's jury on burned fremen at Chicago
holds guilty Burnham, director of works, Worlds
Fair fire marshal, Murphy, j. E. Skinner presi-
dent and c. A. Mcdonald secretary, Hercules
Iron Co.