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The Dickinson press., 1883-08-04

Shaw g. Co, of Boston, the biggest tanners
in the world, are under the bankruptcy
cloud. Liabilities are So, 500, 900; aid from
10000 to $500 people are thrown out of
work.
France will try to overawe the Chin4man
by making a demonstration along his coast.
Wyndham, British charge 1affaiTs at
Constaatinople, and General Wallace, the
American minister, maintain their opposi-
ton to the proposed patent law. T e Tur-
kish government offered Gen. Wallace to
appoint an Ottoman delegate to revise the
tariff, but has declined to prolong the treaty
of commerce with the United States.
A rumor reached Grand Forks, Oak, that
George Irkster, a farmer living about fifty
miles southwest of Grand Forks, was shot
and killed between Mouse and Forrest river.
Irkster had a large drove of cattle in that
country. and cowboys passing through
riddled his body with bullets. Irkster was
born IN Manitoba, and had been in the
vicinity OF Grand Forks for sixteen years.
W. j. Newton, agent at Grand Forks for
the grain firm of Sterrett, Hill & Childs, of
ST. Paul, suicided at Grand Forks on the
10Th inst, by taking strychnine. He was
found dead in bed the next morning. New.
ton led a fast life with women, but did not
drink. Mr.. Newton was about sixty years
old and leaves a wife and several children.
Heformerly lived in Lake City, where he
was q member of the firm of Goldsmith &
Newton.
A strange fatality seems to hang over
Sanborn, Oak. Within four weeks, no less
than five of her citizens have met with VIC.
lent deaths. June the %, Joseph Conroy
was killed by a runaway team; the same
day Haus Byhre was killed BY the cars;
July ID, Olaf Noe dled:of the injuries caused
BY a runaway; July the So, Rev. E. B. Prin.
die and Hiram Colville were killed by
lightning.
Lincoln, Nebr., S-ecial:-At six O'CLOCK
Sunday morning the wholesale drug house
of Lighton & Brown was discovered to be
on fire. The flames spread rapidly through
the buildings and to adjoining ones, unit
nearly 100000 worth Of property was de
stroyed. The chemicals lgnited rapidly,
and dense smoke arose from that portion o
that building where the oils were stored
The wholesale and retail building, a hard
ware store, three stories, aud five OF siz
wooden buildings were destroyed before til.
fire was gotten under control. Leighton &
OIOWu . 1OSS OA uIuSS, WuO1codlc dGU l0LAlI
store will reach 100000. A. NJ. Davis
loss on building is $4,000. There were
great many other losses OF less amount
some of them covered by insurance.
Mr.. W. s. Brill, for several years past 8
prominent business man of Litchtield, ha.
determined to make st. Paul his future
home.
Charles Hood and Edward Scissor o
Pawtucket r. l., were drowned recently
by capsizins Of boat. The bodies were
recovered.
The following postmasters have beer
commissioned: Wisconsin, Demath Val
Vulen, shopiere; Mrs. Hattie NJ. Simmons
Dover; T.S Winton. Prospect. Dakota, Ed
win B. Kahn, Stena, MIME sofa, A. Thomas
Amadon, Iowa, F. d. Sweden, Mapl
river; John Morrison. Slgourney
Postotices established-Dakota, Apo
mattox, Porter county. Minnesota, Elbow
! Lake, Grant county.
The Dickinson press., 1883-08-04
Personal

J. S. Rhem of Newborn, N. c., has ITO
acres of peas, 100 of watermelons, 200 of
potatoes, t%wenty-three Of cabbage, twenty
cumbers, ten of turnips, ten of tomatoes,
three of strawberries and five of radishes.
A short time ago Miss Mary Sexton OF
Boston. nineteen years of age, a graduate o
The Boston Conservatory of Music. went to
Milwaukee and established herself there.
Last week she mysteriously disappeared,
and no trace of her has been found.
Pastor Powell OF the Flatbush, l.. L.,
Methodist church, drives his tricycle. to
Sheepshead bay, a distance of five miles, in
half an hour, and after preaching a sermon
he returns to Flatbush to preachtn his own
congregation in the evening.
Hon. Alex. Ramsey, president of the Nor
mon commission, has left for Salt Lake
City, to remain until the Utah election trans
pires. The other members of the COM
mission are also en- route for the same ies.
tination.
Prof. Samuel Angbey, State g~eologist OF
Nebraska, and member of the faculty of the
state university at Lincoln, is accused of
forging Endorsements to notes aggregating
S., 1000.
The wife of the late Senator Jim Lane of
Kansas died recently at Columbus. Ohio.
Citizens of Lawrence, Kansas, will take
change of the burial OF the remains in that
city.
The will of the late Daniel Hersey of
Nashua, N. H., bequeathed to Nashua $780,
900 for a public library, The condition be-
ing that the city purchase a suitable site.
John Boyle O'Reilly, the poet, is q skilled
boxer and %fencer, who can spar with the
heaviest hitters, aud measure foils with pro.
fessional swofi.s.ccc".
The Dickinson press., 1883-08-04
The Minnesota State Fair Buildings

The Minnesota State Fair Buildings
The state fair buildings erected at Owaton-
ma, MIMI, by the citizens of that place allan
expense of So, 900 or 81, 1000 we're inclnded in
the property wrecked by the fearful storm
OF last Saturday. With cemmendable en-.
terprise the officers OF the county propose
to commence rebuilding at once, but as the
citizens of Owatonna had already been to
large expense, and as many of them had
individually suffered loss by the storm, it
was decided to ask aid of the business men
in st. Paul. To prosecute the work of OBJ
tanning subscriptions. Col Clark W. Thorn.
son, president, and R. G. Judson, secretary,
and Hon. Mark H. Dunneil came to st.
Paul and returned home, having obtained
subscriptions amounting to more than ST..
300, The list was headed by the name Of
J.J. Hill, who contributes the generous
sum of $500; N. W. K%ittson, D. NJ. Sabin
The Dickinson press., 1883-08-04
Dakota Territorial News

The store of Fowler & Sedun, at AL
exandrla, was closed by the sheriff.
Plankinton expects 100000 of build
ing improvements this year, among
them a 81 200 Touring mill.
Chamberlain has a $l2, 900 opera house
nearly completed.
William Sutton was found dead in his
bead at Lead City.
The hurricane created an instant de-
mand for twenty tons of window glass in
Canton.
A young man was held up by two rob-
The Dickinson press., 1883-08-04
NEWS NOTES.

London Gable: The Chicago command
erv, Knights Templar, are being received
with open arms. The Inequalities of York
were extended by the lord mayor and a
special train conveyed the guests from Liv-
erpool. A banquet in the evening was pre-
sided over by the lord mayor. Numerous
patriotic and fraternal toasts were made and
responded to by English and American
The Dickinson press., 1883-08-04
Gen. Ord's

New YORK, Special Telegram, July 26. -The
captain Of the steamer City of Washington,
which arrived here yesterday, gives the follow
ing account of Gen. Ord's illness and death:
%generall he was an extremely sick man, although
he would not acknowledge it He fought
the disease bravely, but without avail.
ty sick, but he said: mo. it's only
the rheumatism" Yet I So, that he was getting
worse. When We reached Havana. for which !
10, I sent for Dr.. Burgess of the hospital. who. il
proved, had been on Gen. Ord's staff during
the war. He told me that the general had got it"
the hospital, although he fought against the pro-
posal. We gained his consent only by saying that
In two or three days we should 60 to sea and then
he would go on board again. I never retreated be-
fore. said the general, bu. ID looks as though I had
to 60 this time. You know the rest
The Dickinson press., 1883-08-04

and A. II. Wilder subscribed S1eO each, and
Albert scneffer. w. r. Merriam, N. p.
CLARK, Con. Hubbard and G. n Gilfllan
$50 each. The other subscriptions were in
sums of SO and $25.
The Dickinson press., 1883-08-04

A Boston paper describes Eli Perkins
as IAN annex to an untamed imagina.
ton" Rather a delicate way of dehn-
ing q liar.
The Dickinson press., 1883-08-04

COuuty, 1OISy ACC0 OCloW GDc sui ldCC.
A bank has beer started at Mount
Vernon by Tolman & Washer.
During a storm the house of a Mr..
Gates, near Georgetown, was struck ny
lightning and burned. It was the finest
residence in that vicinity.
One of the thieves who captured four
fine horses and terrorized the people of
Sanborn, has been arrested at Larimore,
and taken to Valley City.
L. G. Miller of Deadwood has pur-
chased the Grizzly bear mine, in Pen.
nington county, paying $4,000 in cash.
The five days exposition at Sioux Falls
begins Sep. 10. The speed trials are to
begin on the second and close on the
forth day. For these $1,000 in purses
are hung up.
1t is proposed by the leading men of
North Dakota to holds convention about
the LIST of September, which will give ex-
| preston to the North Dakota feeling in
favor of Territorial division.
The Chicago. Milwaukee & st. Paul is
apidly closing mp the gap between
| Red6eld and Oak.
The cornerstone of the new Masonic
temple at Sioux Falls will be laid Aug.
The valuation of Grand Forks county
is placed at S 5,150,O00.
There have been nearly 1900 contest
cases filed in the Huron land Office eince
its opening, beside rehaarings ordered
by the commissioner of the general land
Office at Washington, and protests to d
nal proofs.
The Plankinton Free Press says that
MI. George B. Everitt of North Caroli-
ma will succeed William Letcher as reg
! lister of the Mitchell land Office.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20
Radical "Galln

The apolh osis Of cheek is contained
in the following resolution adopted by
the Republican national committee;
We recommend the appointment ofs com
mittee of nine, the president and secretary
10 be ex.ofliclo CHI airman and secretary, TO
take into consideration the ways and mt ans
TO be adopted TO overthrow bouTbc nism and
msrule, and a. soon as practicable TO Issue
an address TO the public, setting forth ON
phatically the condition at the present time,
and appeal 10 the patriotism OF the south To
save itselffrom utter misrue and ruin. and
the North to make liberal sacrifices in behalf
Of the objects in view.
southern people who go back In
mind TO the days when the North
made liberal sacrifices Of carpet
baggers to govern and "redeem" the
South are not stirred very deeply at
the thought of "bourbonism and mis-
rule ~ They will contrast their de-
plorable condition Mt the present
time" when capital and wealth are
flowing into the South, manufactures
are being established, new industries
opened, taxes growing lighter, pubic
debts being paid of, public schools
springing up everywhere, race ami
mosities disappearing, and peace and
contentment reigning over all, with
the beatific condition of the country
when Kellogg, Bullock, Chamberlain
Dorsey, Moses. Drake and their COM
patriots flourished, when state bonds
were at discount of half their face
value, when legislation was another
name for robbery, when local state
government was kept down 10y federal
bayonets, and trade and commerce
were thought Of only as what had
been-the people Of the South VIII
think of this and that, and their bow
els will not yearn intensely Tor n
change from "bOurbonism ana ms
rule.n Indeed, the South is not I'M
grateful. She thinks of that happy
time in the past, but she would not
weaken the North by taking away
from her any more Kelloggs or Cham
berlains or Dorseys. Keep them for
home use. We will try to biunder
along little while longer under oouf-
bon misrule,n and when we have
grown rich and prosperous we may be
able to stand another dose oil carpet
baggisln, but at present the oiier Is
"declined with thanks"
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20
The Human Nature" of It.

A correspondent of the Galveston
News, in extenuation OF fence-cuttlng,
says:
There IL "a great deal of soli-assorling hui
man nature in the people of republic. The
power of wealth is Tar too great already. We
should resist at the outset In our republic OF
Texas all sggressions ef wealth.
The GAZETTE yesterday morning
published the following special tele-
gram:
san Angelo, December ls.-1hc pasture
fence of Mr.. c. u. Foote, who lives near Ben
Ficklln, was cut last night by unknown par
ties, and some eight or ten head OF hne
blooded cattle driven away. A fne imported
bull was among the number The following
note was posted on the fence In rude hand
writing: ar your bull You hunt for, call al
the first ranch This side OF hell The where
abouts of the cattle are unknown. No clue
to the offenders.
Honest men now understand. The
"self-asserting human nature oil u
gang of thieves impelled th,m 10 re-
sist the 'aggresslons " of MIR. Foote's
"wealthr To the extent of cutting his
fence that they might steal eight or
ten head OF fine blooded cattle. Every
rustler In the West will think the
News correspondent for stating The
case so nicely. Every burglar who,
Jimmy in hand, resists the ''aggres-
sons of wealth. boarded in bank
vaults. and which may represent the
deposits of widows and workingmeni
every sneak thief who resists the nag
gressions of wealth. emerging rom
the opera house or sleeping In hotels
every chicken thief who resists the
"aggressions OF wealth, " roofing about
the homes of the people; every thicl
of every grade and kind and every
communist in the land will thank the
"self.asserting human nature when
palliates crime and ranks 1t with u
virtue. Dses II occur TO this CORE
spondent that there may be hodi'
cum of this "seli.asseitin human ma
ture'' In property-owners Us wen Ms
property destroyers and rogues? Ana
that some fine day the Frio county
plan on large scale may staTtlo poi't-
ical economists into knowledge Oh
the fact that the aggressions oil crime
have been ended by putting an ehn 10
the aggressors?
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20

Many Of our readers viii remember
the destructive confagration AT Bren-
ham, in 1866. Federal soldiers yarrl.
soned the town, which was but
small village then, and II is generally
conceded that through the wanton
righteousness of the soldiery the de
struction was wrought. The damage
was immense. Stores and residences
were laid In ashes, and the little town
looked desolate enough. Ii was all the
harder on the people that the disaster
came so early after the close of the
war. They had hardly commenced to
recuperate from the general wreck Of
values incident TO the four years 81
war. Sectional feeling ran too high at
that time TO hope for recompense to
the sufferers from congress, the only
source of relief. M action, Vt course,
could be brought in the state courts,
and SO the losers had TO pocket their
losses albeit many OF them had seen ev.
eryt6ing they possessed swept away by
the flames, 10 this day some of them
have not recovered from the losses of
that fire. II was years afterwaid be-
fore the matter was brought to the at
tentien of congress, but finally u till
for the relief Of the sufferers was
introduced. II we are not mistaken,
Hon. d. c. Giddings was the author
of the measure. II was fortified with
ample and indisputable documentary
proofs and data. Session after session
of congress this bill has dragged its
way along until the present time. II
is now stated that Congressman
Throckmortou will take the bill IN
charge during the present session and
endeavor 10 secure its passage, II Is to
bc hoped he Will succeed and certainly
he should tas he doubtless will have
the earnest cooperation of the entire
Texas delegation IN congress. Bren-
ham was burned when hoslilities had
ceased more than n year. The claim
for relief and remuneration is ms valid
ms other claims OF similar nature al
lowed by congress Of late years, aud
there would seem 10 be nogood reason
now that all bitterness OF war has sub
sided, why this one should not be
paid.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20
Tho Affair al Brownwooa.

A private letter 10 the GAZETTE
gives this version OF the affair nj
Brownwood. The writer was in the
town when II occurred, and, pre-
samably, had 10 motive to mis's,alc
the facts, especially rs he had no idea
the letter would be printed
BRowNwoop, TnxAs, Dec u, lSs',
DEAR uAzEirr--I got into this place las
night, and must say that this has been The
most exciting day ever witnessed. Last
Friday morning ~ body OF twonty.siN men.
composed of the leading merchants and
caitlelneu Of this town and county, mounted
their horses and, shots nH In hand, rode all
over the county and gnw men who had been
suspected of fcpcecutting. They visited tho
houses OF flyo or six mcn aud notified the
owners That they had been accused of burn
Ing houses Rnd destroying fences, nnd that
the good, lRw-abldiDg citizens 81 the county
wanted the thing stopped. These men were
also Informed that the party had been APP
pointed n committee 10 walt on them ana IN.
form them that II any further depredntiouH
were c0mmi lted they would be held reHpon'
s,blc thetofor Amor performing this duty
the party returned 10 lirowhwood saturday
night Monday morning, just before day
woi was brought 10 BfowDvlilc that party
of armed fcnoe-cutlcrs were coming 10 inko
the town aud burn II. Upon this Information
the party who had yisite the suspected
fenoo-cuttors gathered their guns and pistols,
went into the opera house aud remained
there all day. being rOinforcet until they
numbered my men. several persona who
affected neutrality went out 10 meet this
fence cutters with View 10 compromising
the trouble But their efforts failed. aud about
II O'Clock thirty-soyen men rode into town,
dismouuied and won't into the court house,
from which place they sent commit g ~
the opera house party, demanding the latter
10 stack arms and 10 make an apology for
past treatment Tho opera house party re-
fused To stack arms, and sent the court house
people word 10 20 10 49,. Another PROPOSE
ton WIS sent by the foDc' cutters. which was
declined bat promise given that the men
who had been suspected OF feuce-cutiing
should be held responsible only through dne
course Of law.
1, has been very exciting day, The good
men o the town aud county were In the
opera house, with guns resoy 10 shoot NJ u
moments notice You can have no Idea Of
tho excitement The fence-cuttors have now
gone home, aud 4, II nov thought by some
thai the affair IL all over. The telegraph wire
was cut. tried ~ send a special but could
not get II off
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20
Power in the Law.

The plea that sherifls as peace officers
are unable TO execute the law against
fence-cutting on account of the
strength of the force arrayed against
them, is too weak to be Thought of. A
sheriffin this state has the power
when the ordinary force of deputies is
insufficient, to summon any number
OF citizens us posse coniitotus, and
at his call the men to whom IL is
directed must forego all other duties
and aid in the enioIcer ent of the law.
AS long as The fence cutting depreda-
lions were confined to the Western
and outlying counties, where popula.
ton is sparse and II would be hard to
get together a 20 m-si zed posse,
there was reasonable excuse for the
demand Tor rangers; but when the
epidemic has reached the central aud
most populous portion OF the state 1t
can be controlled, If at all, without
the service of rangers. All good citi-
zens will willingly aid in putting
down the outlawry. The sheriff has
but to summon them when needed. 1t
is not the need OF strong force, but
of greater vigilance and energy in fol.
lowing up these tence-cutters and ar
resting them-and public sen iment
that will spur officers to their duty.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20
Protection Against the oormorant and
the Commune"

Taxable values in Texas snow IN III
crease of Sl07 100000 over the assess
ment If 1882. But nobody need eH'
pect ANYTHING like this next year, no
matter now prOpitious the seasons ne
or how bounteous the harvests. why
not? somebody will ask. VINO OF
what will check the current oil pro
pressiye prosperity? The answer may
be given in few words; the iehce
cutter and his nippers. Under 'ne
baneful influence of the wanton ana
wide-spread destruction of properly III
this state during the past hve inon,ne
landed values, in many sections, nave
shrunk materially. Lands are mol
worth as much TO their owhers vi
prospective purchasers as they were
when last rendered for taxation. Ana
they will be rendered at lower figures
next year. Assessors and boards Oh
equalization cannot force hs hIgn
valuations as in the past. Capitai
that was ready for investment Ia
Texas has been frightened away.
Millions of dollars have been diverted
10 other sections, which would other'
wise have been here for Investment
next year. This is no pessimist view
of the iuation. IL is cold, sober
truth aud another year VIII witness
its verification. The Legislature may
obviate the evil TO some extent pu' IL
cannot repair it at once. We do not
nredi,a shrinkage of value below the
present figures. There viii be SINE
increase, but 1t will not compare WIN
this wears. 1t rests solely with the
legislature at the coming session, TO
say how coon confidence sha'' pe
restored to capital, thrift and industry,
to the end that prosperity shall smile
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20

0'DoNNELI died a courageous death.
But il was after all fools death, for
he invited it when he took the life of
the unhappy Carey. If he had died
for cause or principle the world
would have applauded his virtue and
patriotism, aud he would be mentioned
i'm the chapter with Emmett and othe
martyrs to Irish freedom but history
if il chronicles his crime and its result f,
will mention him only as a murderer
who gave himself victim Tor revenge.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20
The Price Of ssuilern Kisses.
fchicago Times. /

A Nashville rian kissed = school
teacher, aud a jury Of tile vicInagc
gave the lady $500 damages This,
however, IL "a fancy figure, aud should
not be regnrced ~ regulating the price
III kisses In Tennessee. There urc no
doubt pretty, lnscious.mouthed girls
Ia the old Volunteer State, who, for
and IN consideration Of love and aztec.
ton and one dollar tSI) In hand paid
tihe payment whereof ~ hereby nc
kuowfedgcd). could be- kissed until
the backbone would curl up into mex
trioabIe knots In ratification Of the
bllssfii bargain, and who even then
would feel that they had not more
than half earned the money. We
make this statement because II the $500
story geis aiioat the Northern prose
will raise howl and charge that :
new scheme has been set on foot ~
the South TO keep of immigration.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-12-20

In HI Paso has the right kind Of
spirit she will get that White OAKS
railroad. 1t will be money IN her
nocket to build it. Already railroad
center, she will become one oil impor-
lance. We shall be glad to see ner
succeed. She Is too far away rom
Fort Worth to arouse sentiment OF
rivalry or jealousy, and even II she
were nearer we should admire any ex-
hibition of pluck or enterprise on her
nart Let her emulate the example oil
Fort Worth, in the case OF the fort
with g. Denver road. The cases
are quite analogous. Where there's s,.
will there is generally way as our
far.West sister will find If she oh'y
nuts forth her best efforts.