The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-06-13
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SUMMARY or WEEKS NEWb
Tuesday, Juno l.
The Lemars- Sioux City road race has
again been postponed to Labor day,
the roads being sea of mud.
The May report Of State Commits
sioner OF Agriculture Allison of Tonnes
see shows cotton acreage in Tennessee
decreased 1877 per cent compared with
1894.
Easbound shipments from Chicago
last week amounted to $500 tons
against 47,21S for the preceding week
and 49.4I7 for the corresponding week
Of last year.
During q severe storm the hotel OF
August Eshelman at Plowville, Pa.
was struck by lightning. Webster
Zeigler, aged II years, and George
James, aged As years, were both killed.
Recent reports from Hawaii received
at Washington show much activity in
preparing for an expected flibustering
out revenue cutter to look for the
The comptroller Of the. currency has
approved the Third National bank of
New York as the reserve agent for the
Merchants National bank, Crookston,
MINI and the Chase National bank of
New York for the Merchants National
bank Of st. Paul.
Wednesday, Juno 8.
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Miss Jane Dugan, aged 1O2, is dying
at Pittsburg, Pa.
Samuel Washington Fuller. aged 70,
a noted artist and portrait painter, is
dead, at Saratoga, N. Y.
Very favorable advices have been re-
ceived at St. Petersburg regarding the
prospects of definite settlement of the
questions remaining in dispute between
the powers and Japan.
The authorities in charge of the mat
ter have decided that the claimants for
the first prize in the Chicago road race
on Decoration day shall ride the race
again next Saturday.
The convention of the New Jeru-
salem church of the United States at
Philadelphia has adjourned after select
ing Washington as the place for the
next annual meeting.
Thursday, juno 6.
The Crystal Salt company's works at
Saltville, N. Y, were burned to the
ground. Loss, 100000.
The year book of the department Of
agriculture is now in type and probably
will be ready for distribution by Sep
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The mayor of Southampton gave a
banquet to the officers Of the United
States steamers New York, San Fran
cisco and Alliance.
The 18th annual meeting Of the Min
nesota Pharmaceutical association will
be held at the Lake Park. hotel, Lake
Minnetonka, June II, IL and Is.
It is learned from Westinghouse
sources that the negotiations between
that company and the General Electric
company, which were renewed last
week, have again been abandoned.
The London Times in its financial
column says that it is rumored that
Russia is negotiating with Paris
bankers for the loan Of el6. 100000 to
China upon Russia's absolute and I'm
conditional guarantee.
Friday, June !.
The West Virginia Banking associa-
ton has adopted resolutions against
free coinage Of silver.
The explosion of q boiler at the Law
ernaredo mine, at MINES, France, killed
six persons and seriously injured three.
others.
Two masked men entered the store
of R. S. Graham at Bowen, Neb. Ora
ham resisted the burglars and was shot
twice. He will die.
= Secretary Hoke Smith has approved
the plan Of operations for the coming
fiscal year submitted to him by Director
Wolcott Of the geological survey.
The Standard Oil company and the
Scotch Oil company have concluded an
agreement which is to last three years
for an advance in the price Of candles.
President Olcott Of the Central Trust
company has consented to act as chair
man of the reorganization committee
Of the Milwaukee Street Railway COM
pany, which is owned BY the. North
American company.
Saturday, juno 8.
The statement of the condition of the
treasury shows available cash balance,
$182, 800, 55S; gold reserve, 500, 431 1873.
Two French cruisers have been Or
dered to Jcddah to REINFORCE the Brit
ish warships there.
The Illinois house has passed the
senate bill for the taxation Of gifts, leg
acies and inheritances. a
Two thousand soldiers escaped with
Tang Shing from the Island Of For
mosa- Foreigners are still safe.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the Laclede Ma
tional bank of st. Louis to begin bust
ness; capital $l,0O0,000.
The London Standard, in it's fnan-
cial article, expresses an opinion that q
portion of Manchuria will be coded to
Russia to compensate that country fol
the money just obtained by China az
loan.
A cablegram received at the surgeon
generals Office at Washington from its
representative at Nantes, France, con.