Mower County transcript., 1896-11-25
SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS NEWS
Wednesday, Nov. 18.


# Wednesday, Nov. IS.
The French chamber of deputies de-
clarcs for universal suffrage.
Alleged election frauds in Tennessee
will be investigated by the Republicans.
[. Sovereign has been reelected general
master workman of the knights of
Labor.
Star Pointer defeated Joe Patchen in
race at Philadelphia. Time, 2:O41a ;
2:05; :O6
The Northern Pacific receivership has
been ended, except as regards the COM
pany's lands.
Chicago and Northern Pacific bond
holders kcve brought the property of
the company at auction for 5000, ,000
Barney Barnato denies absolutely
that he is interested in the gold fields
of British Columbia or anywhere else
in Canada.
A. H. Plumb, eldest son Of the late
Senator P. B. Plumb, and Miss Elva L.
Gibson. daughter Of E. M. Gibson of
Omaha, will be married Jan. l.
Thursday, Nov. 10.
Eli H. Murray, ex-governor of Utah,
is dead at Bowling Green, Ky.
The contemplated union Of the Flour
City National bank and the Union Ma
tional bank of Minneapolis has been
practically completed.
The Hartmann Trunk company at
Racine, Wis.,, has resumed business
with 100 men, after an enforced idle
ness Of three months
At Little Rock, Ark, Zebe Jones,
charged with murder and surrounded
by officers, committed suicide rather
than submit to arrest.
At Memphis, Tenn. John Lawson,
known as the "Terrible Swede," low
cred the worlds 50-mile unpaced rec
ord to 2 hrs, l6 MINIS, 3 secs.
Charles A. Parker, late traffic man.
ager of the Missouri Pacific railroad, has
been appointed vice chairman Of the
board of administration of the Western
Freight association.
Friday, Nov. go.
August Moth, Sr., a farmer, while
digging we'll near Tomah, Wis, dis.
covered rich placer gold.
J. @. Hull, the St. Paul preacher
charged with attempting to poison his
wife, changed his plea to "guilty" and
received six year sentence.
The Southern Lumber Manufacture
ers' association adopted price list ad-
vancing yellow'pine so cents per 1000
feet.
The bundesrath has ratified the treaty
of trade and navigation and the con-
sular convention recently arranged be-
tween Germany and Nicaragua.
The Argentine chamber of deputies
has passed bill placing an internal
tax of centavos per kilogram ON sugar,
and providing for a bounty of l2 centa-
vos On exported sugar.
Mary Rachael Gage, the daughter of
Charles Gage, for years one of the
wealthiest citizens of St. Louis, has
caused something of a sensation in the
swell society of that city by going on
the stage.
Saturday, Nov. FL.
The Illinois inheritance tax law has
been decided unconstitutional
The general assembly of the Knights
Of Labor has declared for free silver.
The headquarters of the national
League of Republican Clubs are to re-
main in Chicago.
A 4O-acre tract of government land
near Vandalia, Ills, has just been pre-
empted. It has been overlooked for
over half century.
The Rev. DR.. Isaac Henry Tuttle is
dead in New York city. He was the
oldest Episcopal clergyman in the city,
having been born Feb. 5, 1911.
Moses Thatcher, for many years an
apostle in the Mormon church, has been
disfellowshipped because of insane
toned political ambition couple of
years ago.
Monday, Nov. :3.
The wire nail trust has collapsed.
Football games: Minnesota 0, Wis
consin 6; Princeton "a, Yale +; Penn
sylvania 8, Harvard +.
w. w. Thomas, father of W. w.
Thomas, Jr., minister to Norway and
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