People's Pilot, Volume 6, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1896 — MISCELLANEOUS. [ARTICLE]

MISCELLANEOUS.

The report that the mills of Lowell, Mass., are to shut down is untrue. The sole cause of such a rumor is a slight business depression, combined.,wlth the fact that one mill, the Lawrence manufacturing company of Lowell, has abandoned the manufacture of cotton cloth and returned the capital Invested therein to the stockholders. A call has been Issued to the members of the Irish National Federation of America and supporters of the home rule movement In the United States to meet at New York. Patrick McKeown, nominee of the late Ohio democratic state convention for food and dairy commissioner, died Sunday. He was a widely known business man of Cincinnati. 68 years old. James Wade, an aged reeident of Clinton, Tenn., died a horrible death Saturday night. He was bitten ten days ago by a small snake and developed all the symptoms of hydrophobia. The executive committee of the Luther League of America met at Lancaster, Pa., Friday and decided to hold the National Luther League convention at Chicago on Nov. 17 next, to continue three days. In the great collegiate boat race at Poughkeepsie, N. Y., Friday, four crews entered for the honors. There was only one in it at the finish, and that was Cornell. Time, 19:29. which breaks the record for the distance. The annual retreat of the Catholic clergy of Dubuque diocese closed Friday night. About 150 priests attended. In his address Archbisop Hennessey announced that he had decided to locate in Dubuque a provincial seminary for the education of priests for his archdiocese and the suffragan sees of Davenport, Cheyenne and Omaha. It will require two years to build. The secretary of the interior has Issued his requisition for $13,325,000 to be used In the quarterly payment of pensions. Of this amount Chicago gets $2,800,000. met at the White House Friday, all the members being present but Secretary Lamont, who is in New York. The session was unusually brief, lasting little over an hour. The West Wisconsin and Minnesota Telephone association has been organized at Winona, Minn. .The object is to unite all independent companies by toll lines and in other ways promote their interests. Ten companies were represented.