The Dickinson press., 1883-08-18
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The new hotel of the Duluth & Iron
Range Railroad company at Agate bay was
opened on the 10th inst. Vice President
Stone, of the company, saws that a h,aenif-
icent hummer hotel at the bay, equal to
anything in the Northwest, will be erected
next year. He also gays the railroad COM
pany does not intend TO utilize the bav
shore for q town site, but that the town of
Two Harbors would be laid out about one
half mile from the bay, and every et.
fort be made to build up a large citv
there.
The Helena independent says the first
Northern Pacific train to cross the main
range ofthe Rocky mountains, passed over
the overhead line on the 9TH inst. II con.
sisted ofa locomotive with five loaded cars.
They made the trip with ease, showing the
overhead line to be practicable and e. tor.
ough success. This ia the highest point on
the Northern Pacific 3etween st. Paul and
Portland. thu altitude being 5000 feet.
Hl3elenn is now connected by rail with the
Pacific slope.
Chief Engineer Anderson, of the North
ern Pacific, says surveyors are now at work
laying out the new branch road, leaving
the main track six miles this side of Helena
and running to Wickes, a distance of twenty
miles. Grading will be commenced the lat.
ter part of the week.
GENERAL NEUS GOSSIP.
A telegram from Wilk esbarre, Pa, says
The impressive ceremony Of taxing the veil
was conducted the 18th at st. Nicholas Ger
nan Catholic church. The Rt. Rev. Bishop
O'Hara presided. and Prof. Becker OF Mil
waukee was the celebrant OF the mass. The
black veil was taken by sixteen young Ia
dies, among whom are Sisters HumiIitas
OF New Ulm, Mimi, and Valorina of West
Newton. MINI. Fifteen movie J were made
postulants or received the white veil.
Among them were Anna Lehrer of New
Ulm, Mimi, Maria Michaels of Oshawa.
Mimi, and Maria Kranz. of Mankato, MINI,
A statement Of the affairs of S. C&J. G.
Phinney, boot and shoe manufacturers of
Boston and Stoughton, has been prepared.
The unsecured debts aggregate 1892, 1888, of
winch $lC0,l62 is contingent Indebtedness
in the shape Of Endorsements on discounted
per given F. Shaw & Bros. The assets
consists of accounts and notes receivable.
$55,661; stock, about $15, 600; cash, Sd, 2O7;
mortgage notes, $12, 500, and equity in real
estate in Hull and Stoughton, with factories.
machinery, horses, carriages, sleighs and
harness.
The Chicago Times publishes an article
i'll which it is asserted that secret agents of
the Canadian government have been in Chi.
cago for some time, %shadowing prominent
Irish nationalists, nd that they have posi-
tive information of p~remeaiated DESIGN tn
destroy the Welland canal by the use Of ex-
plosives. 1t is further asserted that a re.
quest has been made on the United State
government to assist N thwerting the al.
legged conspiracy.
The grand jury presented all members o
the late commission of the Baltimore fire
department, for the malfessauce in Office,
The board consisted of Mayor WHITE. ex.
nfficio president, and Samuel A Register
Thomas w. Campball. ] Frank Morrison
Samuel Hanna, Bartholomew, d. Smith
and Charles B. Slingluf. Bail was fixed at
s., 600 in each case.
The attention. of the United States minis.
ter to Francehas,bcen called to the fact that
America is furnishing China with arms an
ammunition, which, it is believed are de.
signed for Tonquin. The American leaa
ton, it is said, refused to answer questions
IN regard to the subject.
Mr.. Herreschof's steam yacht One Hum
dred which is believed to be t g fastest
yacht in the world, never having been beat.
en-, was sold at Providence, R. L. last week
to Marx Hopkins, late of California, and
started recently for'St. Clair, Mich. goine
through the Erie canal.
Elizabeth Stuart Phelps sunmer home
1T Eastern Point faces Gloucester Harbor,
Mass, not far from Cape Ann lighthouse,
She has two houses, one in which she works,
and another where she sleeps. She is much
troubled with sleeplessness, and requires
absolute quiet.
Senator Butler of South Carolina has been
put in a bad situation by a plug" operate,
who changed the words Mormon immi.
grants" in of his speeches d%enouncine
polygamy, TO read German immigrants
A cougar war recently killed near Ne