The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-08-22
SUMMARY OF WEEKS NEWS.


Tuesday, Aus. IS.
Senator Hoar has written letter at-
lacking the A. P. A.
Brazil IL negotiating a commercial
treaty with the United States.
A number # earthquake shocks were
experienced IN the City Of Mexico
Monday.
Howard Gould's yacht Niagara won
the race at Southampton, for Lord
Dunraven's challenge cup by nearly
six minutes.
The Japanese army of South For
mosa decisively defeated the rebels
after severe fighting on the 9TH and
8th Of August.
The 500 operatives in the Naumekeg
cotton mills at Salem, Mass, have
been notified that their wages would
be increased 5 to z per cent Aug. 10.
Friday and Saturday the Brother.
hood of Locomotive Engineers will GEL
citrate the 32d anniversary of the or
ganizatiOn of the order in Pittsburg.
Wednesday, Aug. IA.
The American Library association is
holding a convention at Denver.
Howard Gould's yacht Niagara has
won second race at Southampton.
Five children were accidentally shot
at Iowa City by man who fired at the
sheriff. Two may die.
A negro in st. Louis fred into pas
sengers and the crew of the steamer
st. Louis, wounding four.
DR.. Russell, said to have been MUIR
dered by Holmes in his castle, is living
at Grand Rapids, MINI.
Fourteen countries are represented
at parliamentary conference on arbi-
tration which opened at Brussels Tues
day.
Manitoba's wheat crop, it is esti-
mated, will average 1855 bushels per
acre and total of over $4,000, 600
bushels
Hofer and Bird of St. Paul won four
OF the seven races the first day of the
Minneapolis meet, Hofer winning
three.
Justin Mccarthy has been reelected
president Of the Irish parliamentary
party.
A government commission is in Chi
cago to inspect the big drainage canal
and to ascertain what effect it will
have on the water in the Great Lakes.
Thursday. Aug. Ii.
An injunction has been granted
against betting at the Harlem track,
Chicago.
Henry T. Thurber, President Cleve.
lands private secretary, is ill at Mag
ara Falls.
Sioux City's population has decreased
nearly 10000 in the past five years, &C.
cording to the late census.
Billy Smith and Jimmy Carroll have
gone to Mexico to show President Diaz
that prize fighting is not brutal sport.
]. G. Black was renominated by the
Tenth Alabama Democratic congress.
ional district by reclamation. The
platform was q compromise on the
financial question.
Baron Bernhard Christian Tsuch-
nitz, the celebrated publisher of Greek
and Latin classics, Hebrew and Greek
Bibles and continental editions of
British authors, is dead.
Friday, Aug. 16.
Tom Wilbur, aged 81, suicided at
Norwich, N. Y.
P. F. Rothermel, ST., the artist.
died at his home in Linfleld, Pa, aged
81 years.
The Providence Machine company
has announced 10 per cent advance
in wages.
The s: P. Morse Dry Goods company.
an extensive Omaha department store,
has failed.
M. D. Van Horn, ex-mayor of Dem
YER, fell from a third story window
and was killen.
The North Atlantic squadron has left
FOR Bar Harbor. Secretary Herbert
was on board the New York, occupy
ing quarters with Captain Evans.
The Evening News, Augusta, Ga.
has suspended publication. The en-
ployes entered claims for wages due.
and the sheriff levied upon the plant.
Saturday, Aug. ~.
Lieutenant General Schofield ia the
guest OF Secretary Lamont at Bar
Harbor.
A branch of the National Postal
Clerks association has been organized
at Sioux City.
A general advance in wages has been
granted the wiredrawers at the Cleve-
and rolling mills.
The American Librarians association
has decided to hold the convention in
1896 at Cleveland, O.
Conferences will be held at Pittsburg
next week to settle the wage scale for
over 40, 600 wage workers.
In the presence of 5000 persons at
Leinster Hall, Dublin, Peter Maher.
the Irish champion, knocked out John.
son of London in half minute.
The wholesale notion house of C. M
Chicago, one of the larp.
est concerns of the kind in the conn
Try, has made voluntary assignment
Hon. w. D. Dabney, solicitor of the
state department., will resign during
September to accept the position of
professor of law at the University of
Virginia.