The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1894-09-20

POstOfhce Clerks National association
opened at the American House in Bos.
ton with delegates present from all
large cities and towns of the United
States.
Mesaba mine owners have been work
ing with j. j. Hill to induce him to
build his Fosston branch to Duluth by
way of Hibbing and the Mesaba range.
This, it is said, he has consented to do
this winter. A lively war of rates will
result.
Wednesday, Sept. IL.
Lord Mount Stephen of Montreal has
contributed 5000 to the Minnesota fire
sufferers.
The second annual convention of the
Travelling Engineers association is in
session at Denver.
The annual reunion of the veterans
OF the Second Minnesota regiment was
held at St. Paul Tuesday.
In st. Petersburg from Sept. 1 to
Sept. 2 40 cases Of cholera and 1O1
deaths have been recorded.
The Democratic congressional con-
ventlon OF the Sixth Wisconsin district
renominated Hon. Owen D. Wells of
Fond du Lac.
Part Of the crew at the St. Croix
boom at Saltwater, Mimi, refused to
go to work Tuesday morning, demand
ing higher wages.
John G. Beatty, organizer and man.
ager of the Colorado River Irrigation
company, is charged with having en-
0inooro6 q colossal fraud
A. j. Boardman, defeated candidate
for mayor Of Minneapolis on the Repub-
lican ticket, will run Independent and
attempt to defeat the regular nominee
Thursday, Sept. Is.
The funeral of the Comte de Paris
occurred at London Wednesday.
Two workmen were injured, one
fatally, while working on the fifth
story of the old Tribune building at
Minneapolis.
The golf championship of America
was won by William G.. Lawrence of
the Newport Golf club, defeating Will
lam c. Mcdonald of Chicago by one
point.
The national convention of Old Time
Military Telegraphers was held Wednes-
day in the Carrollton hotel, Baltimore.
Delegates were present from nearly
every city in the Union.
The little schooner Nina, Captain
Frietsch, has arrived at Queenstown
from New York. Freitsch was the only
man on board. The Nina sailed from
New York on Sunday, Aug. 5.
Friday, Sept. IA.
Fire in the London leather market
district destroyed property worth $780,
600.
Colonel Thomas j. Dolan, the prom.
inent Chicago Democratic politician,
has'been adjudged insane.
The illness of James Anthony Froude,
the historian, has now taken such
serious turn that it is feared he will not
recover.
Mgr. Satolli said in answer to q ques-
ton that he had received no commune
caticn from the Vatican intimating that
he would be recalled.
The Chicago Board Of Marine Under
writers has advanced insurance rates
on grain 10 cents per 500 to all points,
taking effect Sept. Is.
A London dispatch from Rome says
that Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop
Corrigan will be present at the con-
sistory in December, when Mgr. Sa-
TOLL will receive the red hat.
Saturday, Sept. Is.
Four inches Of snow fell at Havre,
Mon, Thursday night.
Three men in the postoffice at Roll
lette, Mimi, at the point of revolvers
relieved the postmaster and . friend of
SIS.
The first snowfall of the season &C.
CURED at Havre, Mon, Wednesday
night, where there was deposit Of over
four inches.
At Springfield, Mass, c.. M. Murphy
lowered the worlds bicycle record for
two miles, paced, held by Tyler in
4:15 3-5, to 4:06 Is.
It is said that the emperor of Ger
many is trying to organize conference
of the powers with a view Of bringing
about q general disarmament.
Porter John w. Blair of the Duluth
limited train which was burned at
Hinckley, was presented with gold
badge by the colored citizens & St.
Paul.
Monday, Sept. II.
Two motoneers were injured in a col
ision of street cars at st. Paul Several
passengers were also badly shaken up.
The Kentucky Derby, for 20 years a
mile and half, and once the greatest
stake race in America, has been reduced
to mile and quarter.
Cholera continues to spread in Ga
lacia, where Thursday 1877 new cases
and 100 deaths were reported. Out of
"a Galacian districts 40 are infested.
The three days festivities in honor Of
the birthday of President Diaz and the
declaration of Me0co's independence
have opened throughout the republic.
It is announced from Panama that q
new steamship line, the vessels to be