The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-12-07


misery, of our heatful sympathies.
CURRENCY.
President Cleveland's message to Congress con-
tains 20 900 words.
T. iramEddy, Familiarity known as 1.-The fight
ing parson," died on Thanksgiving day, at Ca
naan, Conn.,, aged so years.
It's supposed to be hard enough now for rich
man to get into heaven. If an income tax is es-
tablished he'll hardly be likely to swear himself
Philadelphia Times
man recently convicted of murder at Fort
Madison. Ia, asked the judge to pass sentence of
death upon him; upon the judges refusal to con-
ply with his request, the prisoner took dose of
poison.
The AfrO-American league converting at Gin
cinnati looked coldly on the idea of emigration
to Africa or emigration anywhere. 1t transpired
however that Mexico would be pleased to re-
ceive the exodus.
Mayor Euetis of Minneapolis, says that the
population of the wOrkhOuse of that city is one
third less thanit year ago, and accredits the
decrease to the cty's improved method of con-
trolling the saloons.
Philip Schieg and Frank Floyd, the two men
charged with rObbing the Bank of Minneapolis
of $4,000, left Southampton, Saturday last,
board of the City of New York. in custody of U.
S. officers, on their way to New York.
Individual incomes are not to be touched by
the new tariff but corporations and legateeS will
pay for their prosperity. The question is: Why
should democracy abstain from taxing those who
| require the enormous burdens of our police pro-
| lection systems?
! In casting their ballots for the first time in
| New leland, women voted for those candidates,
| irrespective of party, who favored the advance
ment of christianity and temperance. There is
no doubt the benefits to be derived by humanity
law and order by their Acknowledgement to the
| ballot box.
The Kansas City Times of Nov. 30, printed
statement by p. ID. Reeder, well-knOwn Iowa
Republican, in regard to Hawaiian affairs. Mr.
Reeder was in Hawaii four months last winter
His statement cOrrObOrates the BlOunt report
and upholds President Cleveland and Secretary
Gresham.
| Gov Waite of Colorado, it is said, has arranged
| for the coinage of a sort of hybrid coin for cir
culatiOn in that state. On one side is to appear
a Mexican motto, and on the other the coat of
arms of the state of Colorado is to be emblazoned
The coins are to be made in Mexico in order to
escape the penalties of the United States law for
coming money and presumably. will be made of
Mexican sver.-St. Paul Globe.
The worlds greatest pest hole is at last to be
cleansed. The Sultan of Turkey has resolved to
put Mecca into something like a healthy cOnd-
ton. The decision is the effect of an intmatiOn
from the British government that unless the
| Holy City is cleaned it will take means to pre-
vent the annual pilgrimage from India. The Sui
| tan has decided not only to cleanse the town but
to erect at his personal expense a great lodging
house, capable of containing 5000 persons.
| The belief in a Chinese Columbus was first al
lowed by scholars only about fifty years ago. The
claim is that Buddhist priest in the fifth CEN
fury crossed the Pacific to this continent and re-
turned. making written report of his discovery.
The report still exists. 1t was translated into
French in 1891 by NJ de GuigneS. 1t gave a mar
ratve of voyage eastward by priest for 1000
Ii. where he found a country which he named
Fusang. People similar to the Indians We're
described, as well as American plants. The only
doubt about the matter is to the distance
meant by 10000 Ii. The priest may have reached
only some island in the Pacific ocean.-Atanta
Constitution.
In some villages in Japan robbers are tried
and convicted by ballot. Whenever a robbery is
committed the ruler of the hamlet summons the
entire male population and requests them to