The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1893-02-16
NEWS OF A WEEK.
February 6.

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Mrs. Steiner living about sixteen miles east
OF MontevideO. Mimi. is frozen to death
-Four thousand people in the Northern portion
of Louisiana are on the verge of starvation.
Mrs. Gemna Thompson dies at the poor farm
In Brainerd, Minn., at the age of 100 years
Two stock trains are wrecked on the CB&O
at Brush Siding. Iowa, land seven men are injured
Ihe American flag will be formally raised on
the lnman steamers, City of New York and City
OF Paris. by President Harrison on Washingtons
birthday.
February9.
Frank Hirth eX-editor of the Chicago Socialist
commits suicide in Detroit, Mich
United States Minister Stevens establishes a
prOtectOrate over the Hawaiian Islands,
Helder's hotel at Cincinnati is burnt to the
ground and four persons perish in the flames.
The county insane asylum at Dover. NJ H. is,
destroyed by fire, and forty-fOur lives are lost
Ferdinand de Lesseps is sentenced to five
years Imprisonment and fine of 5000 francs,
Attorney General Miller files complaint
against the American Bell Telephone company
to annull its patent.
The insOlvent firm of Corser & Co. of Mime
apols reckon assets at 81 100000 liabilities at
2.OOO,and only $4,000 of clear property
February 10.
The Hawaiian matter is discussed for an hour
by the cabinet.
Public opinion in Paris considers the sentence
of de Lesseps too severe.
The street railway companies at Sioux City
Iowa. are to CONSOLIDATE
Yankee enterprise obtains control of the
finances of the Dominican Republic.
The retrial at San Francisco of Maurice e.
Curtis the actor is set for March 20
Horace G. Allis. ex-president of the First Ma
tiOnal bank at Little Rock, Ark is charged With
making false statements
February II.
Peter Jackson accepts COrbett's challenge TO-
fight.
Murat Halstead admits that he has been I'M.
just to Blaine.
Madame de Lesseps has supreme faith in her
husbands innocence.
mass of stone falls into marble quarry at
West Rutland, VT, and kills seven men.
The United States senate passes the bill cOnl-
polling railway companies to equip all cars with
automatic cOuplers, etc.
DIR. Kempster, a special officer of the United
States now in Europe, says that the present year
will witness fierce Outburst of cholera
bill is passed by the senate prohibiting the
transportation of goods from one American port
to another American port through foreign
steamers.
February -.
d. A. HOyt an old resident of ST. Cloud Mimi,
dies of paralysis.
Lieut.. Peray publishes the program of his
second tour to the far north.
The Montana legislature, it is said will elect
Thomas FL. Carter United States senator.
DR.. NOrvin Green, president of the Western
Union Telegraph company, dies in Louisville.
Hugh O'DOnnell, leader of the Homestead
strikers will be placed on trial for murder to-day
bill will be introduced in the Minnesota leg,
islature creating the Office of state commissioner
of agriculture.
The triple alliance report between the United
States France and Russia was circulated with
''' '''''''''''A' February 10.
F. A. Bradley business man at Fargo n d.,
has disappeared.
H. G. Yeager, grand recorder of the grand
lodge, A. o. U. W., is indicted for embezzlement
President Harrison is said to be strongly in
favor of the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands
1t is asserted that a trust has been formed Of
the flour mills at Buffalo, Minneapolis and st.
Louis.
Gen. Thomas T. Eckert is to be Dr. Green's
successor as president of the Western Union
Telegraph company.
Donaldson, the Minneapolis expert account
ant says that ex-COunty Treasurer Peterson's
bookkeeping is defective.
President Harrison writes to Mr. Cleveland in
the most friendly term, protfering the hospital
tiles of the White House before the naugura-
ton.
February IA.
The Geary exclusion act will force the author
tiles in San Francisco to ship home about 10000
Chinese.
DR.. Parkhurst's chief of detectives is sentenced
to two years Imprisonment for extorting money
from people.
Mr.. HOnk of Ohio introduces a bill in the
house providing for opening the Worlds Fair ON
Sundays after IL NJ.
Secretary Foster telegraphs to Minister Stew
ems endorsing the minister's action in conneo-
ton with the Hawaiian Islands affair.
Mr.. Cleveland officially announces the names
of four members of his cabinet: Walter q.
Gresham, secretary of state. John G. Carlisle.
secretary of the treasury. Wilson s. Bissen.
postmaster general. Daniel s. Lamont, secre-
tary of war.