The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-04-18
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

Wisconsin Republican editors have
formed state association.
A rate war is threatened on Western
roads on account of emigrant business.
Wisconsin Republicans will hold their
state convention at Milwaukee July rs.
A national grain congress was held at
Wichita, Kan, Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
The motion for new trial of the
Pollard-B case has been filed
in court.
The Alabama coal miners strike is
spreading. About 5000 men are now
involved
Kansas coal miners will not strike on
April 81 as requested by the national
organization.
The funeral services over the remains
OF General Slocum were held at Brook
Ign Tuesday.
Trouble over wages on the Milwaukee
street car lines will probably result in a
strike May 1.
San Francisco Democrats in mass
meeting denounced Senator Hill for his
position on the tariff BILL
There are $15,ooo,OOO lying idle in the
San Francisco banks-money for which
the bankers can find no use.
Receiver Payne of the Northern Pa
citic has been elected president of tho
Chicago Terminal company.
A match race has been arranged be.
III W.
bad to occur at Louisville, May /.
Henry S. Ives, the "Napoleon of Fl
nance" of few years ago, died of con-
sumption at Asheville, N. c., Tuesday.
The whaleback steamer CHRISTOPHER
Columbus is being reftted at West
Superior to run between Milwaukee and
Chicago.
The French presidential election has
been fixed for Nov. 2. Because of ill
health M. Carnot is not among the
candidates.
Chicago health authorities have in
augurated house to house canvass in
the infected districts in order to STAMP
out smallpox.
The sewing girls belonging to the
various factories of Dubuque have
formed protective union with $50
names attached.
There were 100 new cases of smallpox
in Chicago last week. There is no more
room in the pesthouse and several are
being cared for outside
Ohio fish companies, it is said, will re.
move to Minnesota in order to evade
the laws. They will operate in tn
lakes on the Canadian boundary.
The Rock Island road has preferred
charges against the Burlington for al
legged cutting of rates between Rock
Island, Ills, and the Pacific coast.
Judge Golf, sitting in the United
States circuit court at Richmond, Va,
entered decree for the foreclosure and
sale Of the Richmond and Danville rail-
road.
The day for the starting of the Boston
contingent or the common veal army
has been postponed from Tuesday to
next Saturday on account of lack of
funds.
The sale of the effects of the late May
Brooklyn, the actress who committed
suicide in San Francisco, took place
Friday at New York and realized nearly
$4,000.
Eastbound shipments from Chicago
last week amounted to 1886 tons,
against 81, 975 tons for the preceding
week, and 81, 1874 tons for the CORES
ponding week last year.
The start of the Boston division of
the unemployed to join Coxey's COM
monweal army, which was to have
taken place Tuesday, has been post
poned until next Saturday.
J. M. Egan, president and general
manager of the Kansas City, has re-
signed A. B. Stick ey succeeds him
as president of the road and Samuel
Stickney as general manager.
Creston, Ia, has adopted the new
state license law. The petition has been
circulated, the requisite number of
signatures secured and the city council
fixed the license at 1900 per annum.
The ecclesiastical trial of Bishop Bon
acum of the Lincoln (Neb.) diocese on
charges brought by number of priests,
has begun at Omaha. Arch bishop Hen
messy of Dubuque presides over the
court
Assassin Prendergast was released
from the Jail dungeon Friday, where he
had been confined since last Tuesday
for viciously attacking a guard. He
faithfully promises future good be-
havior.
Judge Jenkins has rendered decision
on the petition for the removal of the
Northern Pacific receivers. He dis
misses it as regards Messrs. Payne and
Rouse, and reserves decision as to Mr..
Cakes pending further action.
The visible supply of grain Saturday,
216, 900 bushels; decrease, 1874, 100.
Corn, 16, O21 ZOO bushels; decrease, 1,476,-
600. Oats, 1864, 900 bushels. Rye, 1896, 900
bushels; decrease, 5000. Barley, $50, 900
bushels; decrease, $4,000.