The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-05-30
SUMMARY OF WEEKS NEWS


| SUMMARY OF WEEKS NEWS
Tuesday. May FL.
| Ste-ens & Co., a leading New York
cotton firm, have failed.
Secretary Carlisle addressed large
audience at ,Covington, Ky, Monday
night on the silver question.
The funeral of Mrs. Borkee, sister of
President Diaz of Mexico, took place
Monday. Many distinguished persons
attended.
The funeral Of Ex-Governor Burnett
at San Francisco was largely attended.
Governor Budd and his military staff
were present.
The Henry McShane Manufacturing
company OF Baltimore has voluntarily
raised the wages of their 1000 en-
p]oyes 10 per cent.
Associate Justice Field Of the United
States supreme court Monday entered
upon the SD year of his service as q
member Of the court.
! Easbound shipments from Chicago
last week amounted to 4O,32O tons
against 43, 93l for the preceding week
and AZ, 523 for the corresponding week
of last year.
The Yorktown and Concord have
sailed from Che Foo, China, to Naga-
saki, Japan. The San Francisco has
arrived at Malaga and the Marblehead
at Gibraltar. The Cushing has sailed
from Beaufort to Charlestown.
Wednesday, May 22.
Franz Won Suppe, the musical com.
poser, is dead.
The Goth annual session OF the Min
nesota Homeopathic Institute began
Tuesday morning at the Bapitol build
ing in st, Paul.
Saul 6henkle, a prominent member
Of the Washington bar, dropped dead
at his residence there. Heart disease
was the catise: .
The anti-ptize fight law has passed
both houses of tho Fl0rfda legislature
and will undoubtedly receive Che gov:
ernor's signature.
Information has been received at the
war department that there is no trouble
or prospect of trouble with Indians in
Arizona.
According to advices received from
the island of Madagascar, fever is raw
aging the French troops composing the
expeditionary force operating against
the Hovas.
Thursday, May 20.
St. Paul is to have new weekly
paper soon. It will favor free silver.
Charles A. Joubert of St. Paul ended
his life by putting bullet in his brain.
Medical men of St. Paul have decided
that John harrison died of hydrophobia.
The Kolnische Zeitung says that if
the porte rejects the Armenian reforms
proposed by the powers European
conference will be convoked.
Diplomatic relations between China
and Japan have been resumed by the
appointment of Count Hayasho, vice
foreign minister, to be Japanese min
lister to Pekin.
In Indiana, Cambria and Clare coun-
ties, Pa, the frost Of Tuesday night,
was the heaviest ever known in May.
Fruit and early vegetables were killed
and crops were damaged.
| Friday, May "a.
Secretary Gresham continues to i'm
prove. Representative Hit is reported
| 10 D0 growing stronger.
Prince Bismarck's neuralgia of the
face has reached an acuter stage.
Otherwise his health is in a satisfac-
tory condition.
The main building of the Star Brew
cry at Belleville, Ills, with it's con-
tents, was burned. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000.
Charles Wiley, aged 20; Kate John
son, aged Is, and Maud Meyers were
drowned at Efingham, Ills, by the
capsizing of their boat.
At Paris the Belgian champion bicy-
clist, Houben, beat the American,
Banker, in three matches. Distance,
1900 meters at the Velodrome.
DR.. William M. Thornton, widely
known as the author Of a number OF
works on medicine and allied sciences,
died at his home in Boston, aged 49,.
Mrs. Anna Annabel of Chicago shot
and killed her husband and then killed
herself. The tragedy was the result Of
jealousy on the part of Mrs. Annabel
Saturday, May rs.
Police Inspector Williams of New
York city has been retired from the
force on his own application.
The statement of the condition of the
treasury shows available cash balance
1858, 455 ,3O5; gold reserve, $98, 248, $50
Mrs. Victoria Machen, widow of the
late United States Senator Willis B
Machen, committed suicide at Clinton
KY.
Governor Mckinley of Ohio has &C
copied an invitation to deliver me
mortal address at Grants tomb, Deco
: ration day.
The Russian thistle has gained firm
, foothold throughout Eastern Colorado
Thousands of acres in and about Den
, yer are covered with the pest.
William Gardner Hale, head of tn
| department of Latin in Chicago univer