The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1894-08-15
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

The Northern Pacific railroad Institutes
suits against the old Manitoba railway to
decide the ownership of certain land grants.
Corn makes a jump of seven cents in
Chicago.
Many more foreigners leave the United
States for Europe than arrive.
The Carina wins the yacht race for her
ma iestys cup. beating the Nisilant. The
Britannia is disqualified.
The Great Northern Elevator company,
cuts elevator rates 80 per cent at Duluth.
House Democrats caucus on the tariff
without action. The statement is made
that the senate bill must pass, if any.
John j. Jenkins is nominated by the
Republicans of the Tenth Wisconsin dis
trict to succeed ~ 2. Haugen in congress.
The long Republican deadlock in the Sew
enteenth Wisconsin senatorial district is
broken by the nomination of j. J. McGil-
VraV.
Judge Bellinger, at Portland Or, decides
that it is not unlawful to sell liquor to
Indians having allotted lands, because they
are full fledged American citizens.
A good roads convention will be held
during the coming state fair.
State fish and game commissioners will
stop Illegal handling of game.
State Boiler Inspector Clark has trouble
with the manufacturers of threshng en-
gineS.
Other elevator companies will meet the
60 per cent reduction in elevator charges
made by the Great Northern.
Corn on the Chicago change luctuates
So cents.
1t is reported that Japan's navy has been
defeated by Chinese war vessels.
Cen Weaver is nominated for congress
by the Democrats of the Ninth Iowa dis
trict
President Cleveland writes President Dole
recognizing the Hawaiian republic.
BY railroad accident in Nebraska eight
people and probably more, are killed and
u injured.
Judge Taley, of the Alabama circuit
court, is impeached and stripped of the
ermine because he committed murder
A family of seven is accidentally poison
ed near Oelwin, Iowa. Three are dead and
the others will probably die also.
Alabama is threatened with two state
governments, Kob, the Popuiist candidate
for governor, declaring an intention to or"
ganize one.
Other elevators at Duluth meet the cut
of the Great Northern Company. and Chi
cago and Minneapolis elevators will prob
ably do the same
Vice-President Nermuele. of the Holland
trust company, New \ Ofk, IS charged with
misappropriating over 100000 of the funds
of the Tellico Manufacturing Company.
Expert Little offers proof of the correct
ness of his report that the Atchisons in
come overstated $7,oG0000. President
Reinhart makes what is regarded an unsat-
iSfactOry reply.
The Coliseum. connected with the State
University at Minneapolis, is burned, with
the state educational and forestry exhibits
wi
large quantity of arms belonging to the
United States government The loss is over
$50 600.
Aug. 10.
Live stock shipments this year are esti-
ma ted at coo head.
Orders are issued for the Minnesota de-
partment at the national G.. A. r. encamp-
ment.
The agricultural committee of the Board
of Regents is taking steps to exterminate
the Russian thistle in Minnesota.
Southern Minnesota has heavy rainfall
Senator Vest, of Missouri, will not seek
reelection.
The queen Of Corea calls upon Russia for
protection.
A naval battle is in progress between
the Chinese and Japanese.
Twenty-four lives are thought to have
been lost in a Nebraska railroad accident
Seven Texas boys are killed by lightning
while playing ball and others are fatally
hurt
Three thousand Pullman strikers and their
families are to be evicted from the COM
pany's houses.
j. w. Reinhart resigns the presidency of
the Atchison road because of abusive crti-
cisms He is sued by a stakeholder in con-
sequence of Expert Iittle's report
;,,t,
recting the tariff conferrees to report spec
flying the causes of their failure to agree
1t seems to be settled that the conferrees
will never agree. They postpone their ses-
sions indefinitely.
Aug. IL.
Assistant United States Attorney Strvk.r
resigns his position.
Mexican soldiers are repeatedly and svs-
tematically defeated in fights with Yaoui
Indians.
The attorney general of Illinois files a