The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1895-04-04
SUMMARY OF WEEKS NEWS
Tuesday, March 26.

.SUMMA0x OE NEEAS NEWS
Tuesday, March &c.
Augustus s. Baker. said to be the old
est newspaper man in New Jersey,
died at Woodbury., aged SO.
At San Francisco Frank Satler, an as
sayer, shot and fatally wounded his
wife and then killed himself
James Simpson and Milligan Wells,
farmers in Butler county, KY, engaged
in a shooting ARRAY. Both will die.
Smallpox has broken out at the CITY
hospital in Dallas, Tex, and City OFF,
Ger Armstrong has Quarantined the in.
stitution.
Cloister, a big favorite for the grand
national steeplechase, which is to be run
on Friday next the Liverpool spring
meeting, has been scratched.
Eastbound shipments from Chicago
last week amounted to SITS tons,
against 81, $50 for the preceding week,
and 1916 for the corresponding week
Of last year.
Wednesday, March ~.
The secretary of the treasury has ap-
pointed Donald Mckenzie keeper of the
ifesaving station at Duluth, Mimi.
Aunt Julia Thompson, an old colored
woman who claimed to be 1913 years old,
dieo in Dallas county, Tex, Monday.
A dispatch from Hong Kong to the
London Times says the British war
ships Spartan and Redbreast have been
ordered to proceed to Formosa immedi-
ately.
The London Sun says that all the
property in Italy of Ouida, the English
author, has been sold to pay her debts,
and she is described as being almost
penniless.
A contract has been signed by Score.
tary Herbert with the John p. Holland
Torpedo Boat company for the con-
struction of submarine torpedo boat
for the use Of the navy.
Mrs. Won der Abe, wife of the st.
Louis baseball magnate, has been
granted an absolute divorce by the cir
cult court, and he will have to pay her
s., $50 alimony in gross.
Bahen, the Georgetown university
football player, who was injured in the
Thanksgiving day football game with
the Columbia Athletic club team, died
Tuesday at Washington.
Thursday, March 20.
Ex-President Harrison has entirely
recovered from his recent attack of
acute bronchitis.
James Keelan, noted Confederate
spy, died penniless in the city hospital
at Kansas City Wednesday.
The condition of Ii Hung Chang con-
tinues favorable and there is no fear of
bad physical consequences following
his injury.
The Homeopathic hospital at Pitts
burg, containing nearly 200 patients,
officials on account of development of a
case of smallpox.
University and high school professors
of all ages and representing many OF
the leading educational institutions of
the United States are attending the
classical conference at Ann Arbor,
Mich.
Friday, March 20.
A heavy northeasterly gale with snow
prevailed throughout Nova Scotia
Thursday.
Field Marshal Sir Patrick Grant, gov
ernor of Chelsea hospital, and the old
est officer in the British army, is dead.
M, P. Norling, aged 63, convicted of
petit larceny at Minneapolis, suicided
in his cell by hanging himself with his
suspenders.
At large meeting Of socialists at
Client it was decided to commence a
general strike on receiving the signal
from the general council at Brussels.
At St. Louis, Catherine Kaeser was
hacked to death by an Infatuated man
who had been boarding at her house.
The murderer then committed suicide.
Saturday, March 30.
The bill to tax inheritances in excess
Of $40, 900 was advanced to third read.
ing in the Illinois senate.
The statement of the condition of the
treasury shows available cash balance,
$lS7, 1876. go; gold reserve, Sc, $50, 634
The special grand jury which has
been investigating election fraud cases
at Kansas City returned 10 indictments
against alleged election thieves.
The anti-c: garette ordinance has gone
into effect at Lawrence, Kan, and nc
cigarettes can be purchased in the city
The ordinance imposes a fine of from s;
to $50 for each violation.
DIR. James N. Kennedy, one Of the
most advanced scientists and chemists
in the South, who formerly occupied
the professors chair of pharmacy in thu
state university at Galveston, died al
San Antonio, Tex, of Bright's disease
The Epworth league is seeking a one
fare rate for it's annual event at Chata
nooga, June 1870, which rate has beer
granted the educators. Chairman
Caldwell has the matter under advise
ment, and the rate will likely b,
granted.
The 500 line took west Thursday T
Takasaki, Japanese cadet from An
napolis, Nd, en- route to Japan OF