Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1885-12-25
NEWS SUMMARY,

Billiards in Chicago: schaefer, 800; slos-
son, 668.
A fire in Clotherill, Mimi, destroyed
property valued at $1,000.
The postoffioe department has estab-
lished free delivery system at Duluth.i
In the billiard match in Chicago vign-
eaux won. ScOre-Vigneaux, 800; Scheaffer,
6S4. .I@
H. Strause & Co., clothiers, st. Paul, have
assigned: Liabilities, $4,000; assets esti-
mated $4,000. =
Alex. McRae is out on bail, on the charge
Of embezzling $1,000 from Will Ryan, Of
West Superior.
In Bozeman, the residence of DR.. Sar-
gard was burned, the family barely escap-
ing with their lives.
Northern Pacific earnings last week
showed an increase Of nearly $4,000 over
the corresponding week of last year.
Alfred Whitley, formerly book keeper
for T. G. Powers s. Co., at Helena, Mont,
has been arrested for embezzlement.
Thos. Clark, grocer, of Superior City, has
made an assignment to Herr Finkham.
Liabilities, $4,000; estimated assets, $1,000.
The election in Berlin for municipal
councillors, resulted in return of thirty
five liberals, five anti-simitics and two So
cialists.
The schooner Orphan Boy, on Lake Su-
periOr, has not yet been heard from. She
had on 265,00O feet of lumber and a crew Of
eighth men.
The city bank of Houston, Texas, has
failed. It was one of the Oldest banking
institutions in the state, with paid up cap
ital Of $50O,OO0.
The reception to Senator-elect Edgerton,
in Mitchell, was grand ovation. The SEN
ator made stirring speech in response to
tribute paid him.
Attorney N. E. Reed, of Huron, played
the piOus dodge to get daughter of the
Rev. Mr.. Davis to elOpe with him, and was
kicked from the domicile.
An order has been received by Commits
sioner Ray, Of Glendive, to present to the
grand jury the names of all parties cutting
timber on government lands.
A man, supposed to be James Toohey,
who abscOnded from Valley City with
some money and horse belonging to his
employer, is under arrest in st. Paul.
The liberal press in Russia is arguing an
alliance with England, as the sale means
settling the eastern question and Furnishing
the perfdy Of Germany and Austria.
Notwithstanding the general belief that
Minnesota would not return its exhibit to
the New Orleans exposition, Mr.. Bailey, of
Minneapolis, is hopeful Of securing the
money.
OF the miners entombed by the colliery
disaster at Ferndale, Eng, thirty were res
cued more or less injured, and twelve dead
bodies recovered. The remainder are be-
lieved to be safe.
Thomas Stratton, of Pierre, has been al
rested and held to bail for sending false
telegram to the Sioux Falls Press that II.
II. Miller, postmaster, was insane and his
books in disorder.
o. G. T. Ever managing editor of the
Winnipeg Free Press, met his affianced,
Miss Anna Halpin, OF Winnipeg, on her re-
turn from the east, at st. Paul Friday and
they were married.
Chief Engineer Anderson, Of the North
ern Pacific, has left for the west, in order
to 60 over the Cascade division and attend
to details preparatory to letting the con-
tract for the Cascade tunnel. He says the
contract will surely be let this time.
The st. Paul Dispatch says: One of the
great wrongs to the public: inflicted BY, the
railroads, namely, transit rates, will be
dealt with in the railroad commissioners
report, and the report will state that the
evil has been etfectually abolished.
Northwestern Freight Agent Boyden, of
the Milwaukee road, speaking of the local
grain receipts given railroad commission
ers, says that his road has endeayored to
comply with the request, and while the
rates do no give satisfaction, yet the COM
pany is willing to do as the commission de-
aires.
The recent explosion in the mines in
Wales occurred in the upper of two seams
Nhnr int mi, hut
majority were in the lower seam. Other
wise the number of deaths would have
been much larger. At least fifty men were
killed in the upper seam, and scores were,
terribly burned. The injured were carried
to places of safety by their more fortunate
companions.
Pioneer Press: Dakota is just now the
most extensively advertised territory in our
vast country. There is not daily or
weekly paper in the country, whether ap-
proving or disappearing of the late asser-
ton of statehood, which is not giving to the
public ;points about the progress of the
young giant. Consequently, even if con-
gress turns a deaf ear to the Huron plea,
Dakota will next year very likely receive
an extraordinarily large immigration,
which will greatly assist her self-assertion
and expedite the consummation of her am.
bitiOn.
Messrs. Broadwater of Montana, and Will
der, of st. Paul, are in Boston, negotiating
for means to build railroad from Helena,
Mont, to tile Red Mountain mining district,
distance of about twenty-five miles. The
Red mountain is an undeveloped iron and
coal field. The road will connect with the
Northern Pacific at Helena. About $1,000
600 has already been raised toward the econ-
struction. .,.
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