The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-10-10
NEWS OF The week,
Oct. 2.

oct. z.
Trouble between England and France is
reaching a crisis
Railroad Commissioner Hampton says
government ownership of railroads is i'm
practicable.
Thirty-five thousand japanese troops are
within easy marching distance of the capt.
tai of China.
Secretary Carlisle files his reply to the
sugar bounty suit brought by Louisiana
sugar planters
Little Rock, Ark, is struck by a cyclone,
number of people killed and large
amount of property is destroyed.
Corbett issues an ultimatum, agreeing to
meet all corners, including Fitzsimmonse,
every night in one week after July l next.
Oct. }.
A Chinese town is captured by the Japs.
The whisky trust directors abolish the
rebate system.
The Anglo-French quarrel over Madagas-
grows serious.
Prof. David Swing, the distinguished Chi
cago divine, is dead.
The Northern Pacific and Union Pacific
agree upon an alliance in Manitoba.
Six Toronto aldermen are accused of de-
handing large sums of money from an cleo
trio light company for their votes.
Flying Jib, with running mate, PAGES a
mile at Chillicothe Ohio, in 1:5SA.
Fifty bodies of people lost on the Florida
reefs during the recent hurricane are wash
ed ashore.
British troops will be sent from India
to China to protect the treaty ports and
guard the British legation at Pekin.
Col. Fred d. Grant and his business part
ner will receive s1,0O0,0 600 for newly discov-
cred explosive to be used by the Chinese
army.
Oct. 5.
New York city Republicans nominate Col
w. 1. Strong for mayor.
In a quarrel between two Fargo gamblers
a third man is shot, perhaps fatally.
Six persons. mostly fremen, killed
and many others hurt at Detroit (Mich.)
fire.
The Minnesota Methodist conference is
to be divided in two. So decides the con-
ference.
nominee for the court of appeals, with
draws because he Is opposed to the mat TIL
DDS of the Hill machine.
General Land Commissioner I.amoreaux
in his annual report, recommends that
homesteaders among the fire sufferers be
allowed to cut and sell timber on their
lands before it becomes worthless.
Gov Greenhalge is renomnated by the
Massachusetts, Republicans
The South Dakota supreme court decides
that beer is an intoxicant, reversing it's
own former decision.
Senator Hill is notified of his nomination
for governor of New York by the Demo-
Gratis and makes a speech of acceptance.
1t is believed that Germany will give con-
gress time to act before it makes it's pro-
test against our new sugar law disastrous
ly effective by retaliation.
Oct. z.
Andrew G. Curton, Pennsylvania war
governor, is dead.
Secretary Carlisle will try to succeed
Blackburn, of Kentucky. in the senate.
Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes. the oldest Of
American poets, dies of heart failure at
his home in Boston
A passenger train is wrecked and burned
in Tennessee and a large number of per-
sons injured; work of train wreckers.
CONGRESSMAN Wilson declares that his
London speech has been garbled by Gov.
Mckinley and other protectionists.
Oct. 8.
The capitol commission receives a large
number of plans.
A 500 passenger train is partially wreck
ed in Wisconsin by unknown miscreants.
Judge Jenkins grants the application OF
the Northern Pacific for leave to issue
100000 certificates to meet liabilities.