The Redwood gazette., 1895-01-24
SUMMARY OF WEEKS NEWS
"Wednesday Jsn. 1e.

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$15S, 1886, 275; gold reserve, 81, 1881, ,799.
Owing to the snow and landslides the
railroads in Northern Italy are blocked
In many places.
The heavy snow and landslides have
stopped traffic in many places on the
Swiss railroads.
Attorney General Henry of. Arizona
has resigned and made public sensa-
tional charges against Governor Hughes
Commencing May 13 and lasting six
days an international drill and encamp-
ment will be held in Memphis. Twenty
thousand dollars in prizes will be Of
fered.
Thursday, Jan. II.
The Duke of Argyle, who tainted while
addressing meeting at Glasgow, is now
pronounced to be out of danger.
The statement is made that Andrew
Freedman has purchased the New York
Baseball club, paying $4,000 for the
stock.
Speaker Russell introduced bill in
the Missouri house making train robbery
punishable by from 10 years in the peni-
tentiary to hanging.
A new road to run from Minneapolis
and St. Paul to Ashland, Wis, is prob
able, capitalists from the three cities
being interested in the scheme
The pope is enjoying better health. He
received Cardinals Rampolla and Bian-
chi, and has resumed the transaction Of
his customary routine business.
Miss Sybil Sanderson, native of
Sacramento, Cal, made her first appear
ance in America at the Metropolitan
Opera House, New York city, Wednes-
day.
Friday, Jan. Is.
Salt river in Arizona has overflowed
it's banks and the 14-foot levee is sub
merged. The mails are two days late.
General Israel n Stiles is dead at
Chicago. For some years he had been
suffering from paralysis and his death
was due to that and to exhaustion.
Mrs. Selinda Whitford of Baltimore
has given 500, 900 for the endowment of
chair in the department. of law at the
Catholic university at Washington.
Hon. Patrick Hamil, member of the
Forty first congress-, died at dis home in
Oakland, near Baltimore, aged 70. He
had been in feeble health for number
of years.
The Duke of Argyll, who tainted on
Tuesday niget while addressing meet
ing at Glasgow, has announced his re-
tirement from public life, and in so do
ing has cancelled all his engagements.
In the German reichstag the second
reading of the motion to repeal the
anti-Jesuit law was passed. The
minority included the conservatives,
national liberals, imperial party and
freisinnige union.
Saturday, Jan. Is.
Shelby M. Cullom has been renomin-
ated for senator from Illinois.
The Nebraska house tabled, by vote
of 62 to %, resolution calling for the
free coinage of silver.
The secretary of the treasury has re-
quested the resignation of the collector
Of customs at Des Moines, Ia
Indianapolis bakers have reduced the
price of bread from cents per loaf to
cents, or two lOaves for cents.
A dispatch to the London Times from
Pekin says that General Wei, accused of
cowardice, was beheaded Thursday.
The steamship La Normandie, which
sailed for Europe Saturday, carried
$500, 900 gold and the Umbria $3.50, 900.
William Waldorf Astor has made a
contribution of 5000 to the New York
police pension fund for services rem
dered at the funeral of his wife there a
few days since.
The first ship plate and boiler plate
plant in the West has just been COM
pleted at South Chicago by the Illinois
Steel company. Employment will be
given to 500 men.
The Russian cruiser Keyser has been
ordered to proceed to Tel Hal Wei as
quickly as possible, in view of the fact
that Japanese land and sea attack upon
that important port is expected shortly.
Mr.. McGarr, our charge at Santiago,
Chill, has informed the state department
that new ministry was announced
there on Dec. :, and has since been in
stalled. The cabinet is liberal.
Monday, Jan. FL.
M. Rael Touche, the French dramatic
author, has committed suicide.
John w. Foster has arrived at Yoko
hama on board the steamer Empress o1
India.
George Dixon and young Griffo'
fought 25-round draw in the arena o.
the Seaside Athletic club.
Mrs. Henrietta Bailey, aged n years
granddaughter Of Patrick Henry, diet
| at Alexandria, La, Sunday.
Beman, the heavyweight champion Q
Texas, was knocked out in two round
BY Dan Creedon at Galveston.
George 81. Lohman, a wealthy bust