The Northern Pacific farmer., 1882-09-21
NIiscelIunccets NcaUs Notes.

IAt tHe laSt ScSSlOn Ot congress lett55lSlatlOn
was enacted looking to the cession to the
United States Of a part of great Sioux res
ervation in Dakota. This provision is en-.
bodied in the law making appropriations for
sundry civil expenses Of the government
1t authorizes the secretary of the interior to
negotiate with the Sioux Indians for such
notifications of existing treaties and agree
ments as may be- mutually desirable. Last
week Secretary Teller appointed the COM
mission to conduct the negotiations on the
part OF the government, consisting of New
ton Edmunds and Peter C. Shannon of
Yankton and James H. Keller of Cleveland.
The law provides that any agreement that
may be entered into shall not take effect un-
til ratified by congress.
Circulars have been sent out by r. O.
Strong, secretary of the Minnesota State Fire
association, announcing that the tenth an
nual meeting of the society would be held
at Anoka on the 10th and 11th of October.
Among the subjects for discussion at that
time are the following: The Most Desirable
Fire Apparatus for Snail Cities and Villages:
The Volunteer Company and Its Benefits;
The Benefit of the Firemen's Tournament;
Fire Alarm; Fire Drill; The Additional
Laws Required for Protection of PROPERTY
from Fire; Politics VS.. Fire Service; Fire
mems Libraries; The State Fire Association,
and many others. The railroads running
through the State have given half rates to
delegates attending.
Capt. Kent of the Third infantry reports
to Secretary Lincoln that White Calf and
the chiefs Of the Picgans disclaim any in
tention to make trouble. He says the Pieg-
ans are very badly off for horses, having
lost many by disease and theft and that
they can in no wise he called selfsupporting
at present. Some of the Indians are in al
most starving condition. Their rations
lieves the tendency is to drive them to re-
volt.
Three failures were reported Thursday af-
ternoon at the New York produce exchange.
Cecil Rawson, large operator in lard and
pork, is reported long 10000 tierces lard.
Richard Perrin, cheese dealer, is long on lard.
His liabilities are small. George Waltbers,
lard broker, is long on lard. His liabilities
are also small. The position of Rawson was
later reported improved, the market having
gone up Is per cent.
The pine land ring in the Duluth district
like the serpent, has only been scotched not
killed. Another grist of fraudulent entries
has just been reported to the department.,
and rigid investigation will be instituted
and the fraudulent entries cancelled False
atfidavits are the means by which the frauds
are perpetrated, and the land officers are
held b]ameless by the department.
The Blanchard $4,000 race at Beacon
park near Boston Thursday, was an exciting
event i'll sporting circles. Edwin Thorne
took the purse, winning three straight heats
Time, 2:19, 2:19, 2:1S2. Edwin Thorne, con-
se4uently, was awarded the first money,
Clingstone second, Helena third and Santa
Claus fourth.
The oil exchange at Pittsburg is just now
the scene for some excitement and activity.
The sales for the last week are reported at
y, 464, 900 barrels, the largest on record.
Prices are advancing rapidly on account of
the decline in production Of the Cherry
Grove region.
AT the old.settlers' reunion at Lincoln, 1A,
5000 people were present and fed. Six and
one-half beeves, fifteen Sheep twelve hogs,
and over five hundred chickens were bar
becued in large iron chest heated by
steam. The viands were we'll cooked.
Bradstreet's Journal furnishes the follow
ing: There were 139 failures in the United
States reported at Bradstreet's during the
past week-eighteen more than the preced-
4uS WCch aIlu MY 'Ouc JuOIc tndu Lie COrTc-
spending week last year.
l Journeymen plasters had secret conven-
ton in st Louis on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, and organized national union.
The next meeting will; ,bc held in Gin
cinnati, July 81, 1883. ~ ,..,...xA
! The fourth annual convention of the su-
preme Council ofCathoolic Mutual Benefit
association is in session at Buffalo, N: r.;
$$l26, 90 was paid out the past year on ben