The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-08-24
NEWS OF A WEEK.
August 16.

Three Poles die of cholera in Berlin
very serious rlotlng renewed in Bombay.
chicago postoffce employees paid in gold.
Secretary Smiths paper favors free coinage
canadians tlckled at Behring sea decision.
Secretary Gresham said to be dissatisfied with
Behring sea arbitration.
All Northern Pacific officials retained by the
receivers. No heads off.
train near Hamilton West Virginia, crashes
into creek killing seven.
CLAIMED to-day that fOrty-fve out of eighty-fve
senators now seated are sure for repeal.
Citizen George Francis Train leads off the in
ternatlonal mob at the Worlds Fair ball.
August II.
Gold keeps coming
Worlds Fair attendance increasing.
DR.. Amick's consumption cure does much good
work.
Unemployed in New York demand bread and
cause riot.
Uncle Sam must pay damages to English vessels
arrested in Behring sea.
French and Italian wOrkmen riot in France
Ten killed and forty wounded
Willard and other directors denounced for
wrecking the Northern Pacific
U. 5. prisoners in IOwa's penitentiary denied
habeas corpus by Judge Shras
Senate finance committee report bill for re-
peal containing bi-metallic resolution.
Fierce hail storm works ruin to Buffalo, Mimi.
and neighbOrhOOd. Corn crop much injured.
Inc German American bank of ST. Paul with
S4S49,4SS assets and only 1851 900 liabilities,
forced to suspend will shortly resume.
August IS.
Northwestern crops better than expected.
Unemployed in New York hold excited meet
ngS.
The farmer and his produce makes gold a drug
in Chicago.
Utah, Arizona, New Mexico and Oklahoma to-
ask for statehood.
Virginia democrats in convention decline to
favor free coinage Of silver.
johnson of Minneapolis knocks 16 seconds OFT
the mile cycle record, winning in 7:15A.
Clearing house returns of the past week showed
decrease of 1872 per cent. from same week of
1872.
Labor association will concentrate at Wash
ngton and demand legislative action, and work
for unemployed.
August 10.
New Jersey visited by a cyclone
Bank statement shows Improvement
First new wheat grades No. at Duluth
New York drafts to be used for currency
French election expected to pass quietly
Gladstone expects the Home Rule end Aug 81
and corner the product. Probably fake
An old scheme for charging telescope lenses
to be again tried.
Sly HOllanderS swindle ambitious Chicago ex-
pOrters by orders from bogus firms.
Three thousand troops called for in the colliery
strike region of South Wales.
The bill allowing banks to issue currency to-
par of bonds said to hide guile.
August 20.
The President said to be ang
Many enlistng to escape hard times.
France and Italy may war about the recent race
riot.
New York trade-unionsts confer and demand
work. Socialist elements repressed.
RecOinage at 20 to 1 ratio would be runiOus
eXpedent costing 100000.
Bedouins at Chicago bind and tie fellow Arab
to a running horse, nearly killing him.
August 21.
Mills and banks reSuming everywhere
Electricians of all nations meet at Chicago
French elections generally favor Republicans.
Havemyer resumes sugar boiling, 1000 men
benefited.
Twin city merchants worrying about means to,
move the crops.
The horse show at the Worlds Fair a most
extensive and valuable display.
Italians demand reprisals on France The
French embassy in Rome threatened.
Holman and Springer lose committee chair
manships and feel sore at Crisp.
Mayor of Newark N. j., rules all flags but the
the national out of a labor procession.
Emma Goldman makes anarchical utterance,
in New York, urging men to violence.
Young Kansan fnancier gets away to parts
unknown with 100000 mostly drawn from East
ern suckers.
August %.
Iowa Democrats nominate BOies.
Cherokee strip to be opened Sept. 16.
Unemployed men in Milwaukee loot stores.
Anarchist meeting dispersed in New York
Northwestern wheat crop of very fine quality
France apologies for Italians killed and peace
is assured.
A railroad track-laying fight in Pennsylvania
ends in two being killed.
VOORHEES, makes middle of his speach in the
senate, facing every way.
Merchants and bankers still figuring on some
plan to move Northwestern crops.
Kansas striking miners awed by armed dep
uties who allow no interference with workmen.