Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1885-02-07

thrown into the mud by the sudden
starting of a street-car. He struck the
conductor in the face, for which he
was promptly arrested.
A bill introduced in the Ohio Legis-
lature is aimed at the suppression of
the professional criminal. 1t provides
that a person who is sentenced to the
penitentiary three times shall be liable
on the third occasion to a life term.
clearinghouse receipts at the princi-
pal cities of the United States last week
show a decrease as compared with the
corresponding week of 1884 of 1858 per
cent. The decrease in New York was
400 per cent. in Chicago 1913 per cent.
In the criminal court at Chicago. in
the case of the murder of Special Con-
stable Curran by deputy United States
marshals, the jury acquitted Yattaw
and Smith, and sentenced Fletcher to
two years in the penitentiary lor man
slaughter.
Cattle-raisers in eastern Montana,
Where the mercury has ranged from ~
to 81 degrees below Z"ro, report that the
loss OF stock will not exceed 5 per cent.
The greatest danger at the present time
Les IN tile possibility of IN icy crust
owe the snow.
Rumors that Colonel Villas. of Wis
cousin. has accepted a cabinet position
gain strength from The fact that he is
transferring his extensive law practice
to other firms, and he is expected to
resign his seat in the legislature about
February ~.
President Taylor and several other
leading Mormnns have returned to
SALT L Ike from an inspection of the
cllurcn colonies in AriZ,n and Next
co. Missionaries have for several
years been at work among the Indians
of northern Mexico.
Melissa Flow, an attractive blonde of
20 wears. has been lodged in Jail at
Louisville TOT selling Il pint and a nalf
Vi mountain dew in one of the back
counties OF kentucky. She is the stc-
ond woman ever arrested III that state
for moonshining.
A woman in BROOKLYN. claiming to
D. The widow Of the man hanged in
England for Staying informer Carey,
reports herself in Il destitute condition,
and says her husband sacrificed him.
self ut the command of the dynamite
gang in New York.
Col. W. E. Merrill of the Engineer
Corps has sent to Washington a COM
munication regarding the condition Of
the Eads jetties at the mouth of the
Mississippi. showing a continuing fail
ure or the part OF Eads to keep his
promises to Congress.
The federal court OF Dallas. Texas,
has decided that the Star Insurance
company must pay 5000 for the de-
slruction OF the Endy hotel ut Green
vale during a cyclone in lsSS. Payment
was resisted on the ground that the
structure blew down.
Two Pittsburg lads named Spraull
and McGrlgon, slipped OF the ice at
the head OF Sixteenth street. and drop
ped over d bluff one hundred feet
high, striking on the rocks. The for
mer was fatally injured; the latter eS-
capped with a broken wrist.
An express train Of four coaches was
wrecked Friday morning at Greenville,
\. j.. Oh the Reading road. by the
breaking of a wheel. Twenty five pas
scngers were wounded, eight of them
only slightly. A special train was sent
out from Jersey City for the sufferers.
The Baltimore and Ohio road has
hundreds Of men at work in tho Bris-
tol tunnel, which was fired by incen-
0larles. Water Is taken to the scene
by trains from both sides. 1t will re-
quire a month to lengthen the northern
approach. on account of a fall of
rocks.
A correspondent in the Oklahoma
country reports that over a third of a
million cattle have persisted in that
section through starvation and severe
cold. There are a million cattle in the
Cherokee Strip. and if the cold weather
holds ont a week longer half of them
will die.
A famous outlaw, named Nicholas
AragOn. was captured near Chaporito,
New Mexico, after he had killed a dep
uty sheriff. Before Alagon would sur
render. a messenger was sent to Las
Vegas for giant powder to blow up his
hut. He is likely to be lynched when
brought to Jail.
Royal B. Young, a stepson of the
late Mormon president was arrested on
Thursday for unlawful cohabitation.
His third wife testified that herself
and husband had faithfully kept an
agreement. made three years ago, not
to live together until the courts settled
the polygamy question.
W. B. Thompson, second assistant
postmaster gen raj, states that by con-
ctntr"ting the mails between Chicago
and OMAHA the fast service has become
stlf-supportiny. The only quick fa-
.cllities which fail to pay are those be-
tween New York and New Orleans by
way of Richmond and S. vannah.
Efforts are being made to develop
an oll-feld in the vicinity Of Buffalo.
Four thousand acres of land at East
Aurora have been leased by Bradford
firms, and M well is being drilled.
Colin Scot has leased thirly-eirht
large tracts. and will await the result
Of operations by the Pennsylvanians.
The national board of trade adopted
reso utlons originating in Chicago,
asking Congress to take measures to
remove the discrimination made in
Certain foreign countries Il. ainst
American meats. andto authorize the
l'rvsiu, ut to prohibit the importation
Of auulttrated articles of food or
drink.
W. II. Fertich. superintendent of
| schools ut Siielbyville. Indiana, recent
~ made a rule that tardy lllpils must
wait outside the door for some m,ll-
utrs. a girl OF nine years Named
Mlchrner, very nearly fruze her feet
on account O. the regulation. and her
father has brought suit for $1,000
damages.
Late Saturday night ar explosion of
dynamite occurred in New York City.
SCATTERING the fronts of Garry Bros
and Ridley Bros dry goods stores. or
ner of Grand avenue and Allen street.
The damage amounts to $2.50U. Five
arrests We're made. Striking employees
are charged with responsibility Tor the
explosion.
The enthusiasm of the friends of the
Oklahoma boomers in Kansas has been
decidedly dHmpened by the capitula-
ton OF the colony at Saltwater. Capt.
Couch says that he was compelled to