The Redwood gazette., 1895-06-06
SUMMARY OF WEEKS NEWS


SUMMARY OF WEEKS NEWS
Tuesday, May 28.
In an accident on the Northwestern
railroad at Cherry Valley, nls., two
men were killed.
On account of Secretary Gresham's
death Secretary Carlisle has cancelled
his appointment to speak in Louisville.
The Michigan house, by vote of 43
to 80, defeated the capital punishment
bill which passed the senate last week.
The Japanese have arrived off
Tamania on the northwest coast OF the
Island of Formosa and fighting is ex-
pected to occur.
John P. Morgan & Co. have closed
the subscription list to the bonds of the
Terminal railway of st. Louis. The
list is largely oversubscribed.
An explosion occurred on the Turkish
torpedo boat Destroyer, which is being
built at the Germania shipyards at
Kiel, and seven men were killed and 10
injured.
Easbound shipments from Chicago
last week amounted to 47,2l3 tons
against 40, 1923 for the preceding week
and 48.8lS for the corresponding week
of last year.
Seventeen passenger conductors on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad lines,
west of the Ohio river have been dis.
charged. Spoilers are said to have
been working on the road recently.
Wednesday, May 20.
Applegate won the Great American
stakes at Gravesend.
Speaker Crisp, in a card just pub
! lished. advocates free and unlimited
coinage of silver.
Mrs. James Straughn and daughter
Of Alto, Ind, were thrown from car
riage and fatally hurt.
An earthquake shock was felt in
Brattleboro, VT, Tuesday. Dwellings
were rocked and foundations injured.
It is authoritatively stated that Eng
| land will not change her financial sys
tenn, but will adhere to the gold stan
dard.
Thirty-two negroes, formerly of the
| United States, were murdered for at
tempting to escape from slavery i1
Mexico.
The st. Louis Business Mems league
has wired invitations to w. H. Harvey
and Hon. Roswell q. Horr to hol6
their debate in St. Louis.
Thursday, May 80.
The national municipal league con
vention met in Cleveland Wednesday
Sir Visto, owned by Lord Rosebery
won the English Derby. There were
Is starters.
Gross Irregularities in Kansas insane
asylum accounts are reported by STATE
accountant Calliner.
Rev. Frank R. Millspaugh, formerly
of Minnesota, has been elected Episco
pal bishop of Kansas.
The postoffice at Campbell, Mo-, wa
burglarized by unknown men, who Sc
cured $500 and escaped.
The New York state Prohibition con
vention has been called to meet a
Saratoga Sept. 2, 8 and 4.
A law has been passed permittin,
commercial transactions in Russia t.
be concluded on gold basis.
Ex-Sheriff j. B. Beckham Of Monti
cello. Tex, shot and killed G. w
Cook, present sheriff. An old feud wa
| the cause.
Friday, May 81.
A vigorous attack was made on tn
American common schools at the Mis-
souri, diocesan convention of PrOtestan
Episcopalian ministers.
Cornell university boat crew, whic
will compete in the Henley regatta
sailed for England Wednesday O.
board the American line steamer Paris
The Cairo correspondent of the Lon
don Daily News reports that the Brit
ish fleet has been suddenly ordered t
Beyrout, owing to disturbances there
At Indianapolis Rabbi Sherifsky wa
striken with death Just after finishin
his sermon, and his wife became a ray
ing maniac when informed of the sa
news.
At Louisville, M. F. Dirnberge
lowered the mile bicycle record for tn
flying start, paced. to lao fiat. Th
former record, 1:4S 3-5, was held b
Tyler.
} Saturday, June L.
Representative Hit continues to in
prove.
There have been no deaths fro1
cholera at Mecca since May %.
Judge Vincent D. Markham Of Del
yer died Of bronchitis, aged 66.
John Swanagan, colored, was kille
at Henderson, KY, while attemptin
to break Jail.
Lord Cough, a hero of India an
father of the secretary of the legatio
at Washington, is dead.
1t is thought that President Nora
, of Brazil will resign. He is sufferir
from cancer of the liver.
At the Milwaukee shooting tourn
ment DR.. Carver defeated Howard Be
worth by a score of "a to 81.
A. H. Becker will represent Califo
MIA at the national shooting festival
.. New York. There were IL competito
! for the honor
Douglas Henderson and Frank Je1
: rey were hanged at Murphysboro, nls
I for the murder of J. Toyle at Carte
Q vile last winter.