Mower County transcript., 1894-07-11
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Wsdaesday, July 4
Coinage for the year at the Philadel-
|phia mint was $78, ,554, 1884. .O6.
The University of Michigan con-
ferred degrees on $50 at it's commence
ment.
Wellesley Colleges new president,
Mrs. Julia J. Irvine, is sister of .sBuf-
falo Bill'' Cody.
Swarms of what are said to be crick-
cts have invaded Champaign and Ur-
bana, ILL.,, to the distress of house
keepers.
The American Association of General
Baggage Agents will hold its annual
convention in Montreal, beginning
July IL.
Beef was selling for 1-2 cents
pound at Boston Saturday. Monday
afternoon the price was 10 cents. This
Is the first effect of the Pullman strike.
Eastbound shipments from Chicago
last week were az, 982 tons, against A.
599 for the week preceding and 47,409
Tor the corresponding week of last year.
Thursday, July s.
Fire at New Haven did $125,00O
damage.
The mother of General Boulanger is
dead. She was 80 years old.
J. S. Coxey, the leader of the COM
monwealers, spoke to large crowd at
Minnehaha Wednesday.
The total number OF deaths from the
plague at Hong Kong is 2, 29S according
to the official report.
It is announced that the marriage of
the czayewitch to the Princess Alix of
Hesse will take place in January.
James J. Corbett has declared his
Willingness to match Billy Plimmer
against anyb body of the same weight.
Russia has urged China and Japan to
withdraw their troops from Corea and
endeavor to amicably settle their dis
pute regarding the country.
Friday, July 6.
Freight through the 500 canal for
June amounted to l, 81, 1863 net tons, of
which ], 67S, $50 tons were eastbound.
The Calumet. Terminal railway en-
ployes at Chicago have struck, and as 4
result the steel mills in South Chicago
will probably close down.
The Mississippi Valley Lumberman
reports lumber trade at standstill on
account of the strike. The general out
look, however, is fair, when business is
resumed.
The contract for completing the state
capitol bui- ding at Bismarck has been
let to George Shickler, st. Paul. The
work will begin as soon as the material
can be moved. Workmen and material
will only be accepted from North Da-
kota residents.
The Popolo Romano states that the
Italian authorities are in possession of
| proofs of an anarchist plot directed
against Premier Crispi of Italy, Presi-
dent Carnot of France, Alexander III,
| czar of Russia, and other heads of Euro
| pean governments. All were to have
been killed within week.
Saturday, July =.
Congressman Lisle of Kentucky is
dead.
Dobtins won the Realization stakes
! at Sheepshead Bay.
| The yacht :Vigilant was again de-
feated by the Britannia Saturday.
A controlling interest in Duluth
street railways has been sold to Eastern
capitalists.
The cash balance in the treasury is
$119, 9,O20, O95, of which $64, ,395 is
gold reserve.
The Rock Island railroad is closing
! all of its city ticket Offices west of the
Missouri river.
The more favorable weather of the
second half of June has had good
influence upon cereals in Hungary.
O'Donovan. Rosa has returned to
England and announces his intention
of standing for election as city marshal
of Dublin.
A dispatch from Sofa, Bulgaria, SAYS
that ex-Premier Stambuloff will be in
dicted for general abuse of power and
for opening private letters.
At Upper Marlboro, Nd, James
Allen, colored, was hanged for assault
upon l2-year-old daughter of Thomas
Simpson, residing near Woodmore.
:.>.:@ Monday, July Q.
The German bundesrath has rejected
the bill repeating the anti-Jesuit laws.
The committee on appropriations will
have the right of way IN the senate
during the week.
Thirty-nine new cases of cholera and
| l3 deaths from the disease were re-
ported in st. Petersburg Sunday.
The prisoners in the house of correc-
ton at Boston mutinied, but were sub
dued by guards after one man had been
shot. .r
Twelve hundred miners marched
from Spring Valley, Ills, to Ladd,
where they looted the store of the
Whitebreast Fuel company. Attacks
are feared atother points in the vicinity.
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.a i Tuesday, July 10.
The Britannia won the third race with
the Vigilant.
The strike situation in Colorado is
said to be improving.
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