The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-12-13

day.
Eastbound shipments from Chicago
last week amounted to "a, 1879 tons.
against AZ, 1856 for the preceding week
and 45, 452 for the corresponding week
Of last year.
Senator Hansbrough opposes the
Baltimore plan," and believes q BIZ
metallic agreement between Germany,
France, Italy and the United States
would bring England to terms.
Wednesday. Dec. 8.
Victoria Vokes, the actress, is dead.
Jacob Gundlach, one of CALIFORNIA;
leading wine growers and merchants,
is dead.
Count Ferdinand de Lesseps, the en-.
gineer of the Panama canal is critically
i'll. He was born in 1906.
Henry F. Page, who was for many
years general freight agent Of the Big
-Four railroad, is dead at Chicago.
The cash balance in the treasury at
the close of business Tuesday was
$152, 588, 231. The gold reserve was
$l09, 1888, 1856.
The Georgia state senate, by vote
Of 81 to l, passed the bill opening the
state to all insurance companies not
outstanding the state deposit law.
John Duman, Minneapolis barber,
suicided by taking laudanum. Duman
was respondent over combination of
affairs-love and financial reverses.
The president and directors of
Georgetown college have prohibited
students from playing football until
the character and rules of the game
shall have been radically modified.
Thursday, Dec. 6.
Slight earthquake shocks were felt at
Milazzo, Sicily, on Monday and Tues
day.
Fire destroyed four buildings with
contents at knowlton, La. Loss about
$1,000.
A franchise for an electric railway
has been granted by the Hot Springs,
S. D., council.
Advices received from Apia, Samoa,
show that the native rebels are display
ing much activity.
William Ogilvie, a prominent Dane
county, Wis, stock raiser, dropped
dead of heart disease.
General Charles Kelly, who led a
band of industrials from California to
Washington last spring, is organizing
another army.
The Illinois State Millers' association
has decided to refuse to join the move
ment for laral shutdown of all
mills in the ID States.
Four hundred cloakmakers employed
by Strawbrioge & Clothier at Philadel.
phia, went ON strike rather than SUBJ
NIT to reduction of wages.
Friday, Dec. !.
Captain John Pridgeon, the million
aire capitalist and vessel owner, died at
his residence at Detroit, aged 66 years.
The president has sent to the senate
the following nominations: William
Huntley, postmaster at Neillsville,
Wis. and Frank NJ Slower at Center
vile, 8. D.
The Exchange bank of Goodland,
Kan, has suspended and is in the
hands of the state bank commissioners.
Representative Bryan has introduced
in the house q joint resolution propOs-
ing an amendment to the constitution
making the president ineligible to .
second term.
Representative Sickles has intro
duced bill appropriating 500, 600 to
enable the government to- acquire title
to the Gettysburg battlefield and trans
form it into public park.
Bishop McQuaide has given out q
statement generating the archbishops
of San Francisco and Portland, Or,
for the part which it was alleged they
played in defeating him for the re-
gency.
Saturday, December q
Thirteen families from the vicinity
Of Storm Lake, la, will go to Tennes-
zee.
China has decided to send q repre-.
sentative direct to Japan to arrange the
terms of peace.
The state board of control has con.
demned the Jail at Prairie d. CHEN.
Wis, & insecure and unhealthy.
Joseph Medill will withdraw from
the Illinois senatorial race and throw
his influence to Colonel George r.
Davis.
Congressional compaian committee
has notified contestants that they must
have good cases and expect no partisan
favors.
Navy department. has accepted the
cruiser Minneapolis and ordered the pay
ment Of $414, 900, the premium she
earned.
Monday, Dec. 10.
Chief Of Police Armstrong has de-
coded to allow no more prize fights in
Denver.
The arbitration bill has been amended
to provide for the chartering by the
government Of labor unions.
The president has issued q proclama-
ton announcing the taking effect Of
the new Chinese immigration treaty.
Kolb' adherents in Alabama have de-
cided to await the action Of the legisla-
ture on the election and contest bills.
General Jesus 81. Preciado, governor
of the state Of Morelas. Mexico, and a
prominent politician, died at Cuernar-
AGA.
Attornav General Mol0nev of Illinois