The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-04-15
General News Condensed.
Prslnier MaeD onald's Illness Fatal.

ottawa, Ont., Special Telegram, April o.
The gravest approximations are plainly evil,
dent among leading politicians as to the
recovery Of the premier. He suffer in
tenssly from arrangement Of the kidneys
and sciatiea. He also suffers from the
sout. The fact that with such combination
OF diseases, and from his already shat
tered constitution, his keen spirit
alone Ii keeping up his body. 1t would be
almost o miracle IL he survives, although
he may linger for some time. Two medical
men are constantly in attendance, and
eommunication with Prof. Howard Of Mon
treal is being kept up steadily. II the
worst should happen to the first minister,
there is little doubt that Sir Charles Upper
will replace him, but no one in the party
can fill his shoes, and defeat would be
certain.
Miss Louise De Koven is the wealthiest
heiress In Chicago her fortune being esti-
mated at nearly $40, OOO,O OO She is engag-
ed to a young New Yorker.
Mrs. Hendricks, the widow Of the vice
president, has gone to Los Angeles. Cal.
Frank J ones, the New Hampshire million
aire, is just rallying from what came near
being q trip to the valley OF shadows.
Reports Of damage by floods in the Dant-
Eic district, Germany, continues to be re-
ceived. Several villages have been mum
dated. :&
Burns, Hyndman, Champion and Will.
Jams, the socialist leaders charged with in
citing a mob to riot on the occasion OF the
recent gatherings OF workmen in Trafalgar
square and Hyde Pork, London, were
placed on trial in the Old Bailey court.
The British home office will cease to affix
rewards for the detection OF criminals or
r6nna tn QrcNppr1tnoa- rvhn lro
confessions, on the, ground that the prin-
ciple involved is wrong, and that expert
ence shows that such a course almost uni.
yersally fails Of it's object.
Winnipeg is trying to save sos, 900 a
yehr by consolidating and funding its debt
ut a low rate OF interest.
Tho Albion paper mill at Holy ke, Mass,
was damaged $5O, 900 by fire.
A Pittsburg dispatch reports the rivers
still rising at all points between there and
the headwnters. The water is nearing the
danger line, but is not expected to do
serious damages. ~, ~
A large portion OF Charleston, W. Va,
is under water, and it is feared that the
food will be greater than that OF 1884.
ASouth Carolina farmer plowed up an
earthel pot which contained $4,000 in
old coins. Since the discovery the entire
field has been dug up by searchers for hid
den treasures. -
The primary cause OF the aggressive atti-
tude OF Greece is the refusal OF the powers
who signed the Berlin treaty to confirm her
| in the possession OF the northern frontier
OF hepowers, butreiected by Turkey. Upon
Turkeys refusal to recognize thdtrontier
the powers drew the line much farther
south and forced Greece against her will to
accept the change. Probably Greecew ould
have kept quiet for some time had not the
powers consented to the acquisition OF
eastern Roumelia by Bulgaria last year.
Greece urges that this is unfair and that
her demand for more territory should have
had equal recognition by the powers.
A heavy. wind and snow storm prevailed
Toronto resulted. The roof OF William
Bell & Co.'s organ factory at Guelph, one
OF the largest buildings in that city, was
blown off and several employees were in
jured. 49,
II Society at Ottawa is shocked at. the an
announcement that the senate will soon hear
Ia petition OF Mr.. Currier, private secretary
OF the minister of railways, for q divorce
from his wife. Sir Adolph Caron, minister
OF militia, is made correspondent. +.
DR.. s. A. Richmond, wealthy citizen OF
St. Joseph, Mo-, whose sudden and mys-
FERROUS disappearance from his home Jan.
10. created sensation. was discovered at
the Leland hotel in Chicago under an as
sumed name and evidently insane. It was
supposed that financial troubles had caus.
ed him to commit suicide but the insur-
ance companies refused to take that view OF
the case. The policies on DR.. Richmond's
life aggregated 100000.
A fire broke out in the Central railroads
warehouse at Savannah and destroyed As
car loads OF corn and damaged 500 bales
ofcotton. The estimated loss is $3.50, 900.
Maud Stuart, the actress, died in New
York Sunday the 4th. She was twenty one
years OF age and unmarried. She died OF
pyamia, following puerperal fever the di-
rect result OF O confinement. Frederick dc
Belleville, an actor whose lie has been ro-
nance, is the responsible occupant OF the
fat. She was a member OF the Madison
Square company, and had played in Hazel
Kirke'' and Young Mrs. Winthrop" her
role in the latter play being that of the
blind girl.
The president nominated the following
postmasters recently: John H. Saxton,
Dewitt, Iowa; Henry G. Hunt, Delavan,
Wis; Samuel Chamberlain, Waupun, Wis.
Frank Able, Lead City, Oak. Fourth-class
postmasters appotnted-Dakota: Wynd-
Il,
Minnesota: Dunnell A. Weinberg, vice An
derson, resigned; zumbro Falls, j. L. Strick.
land, vice Hardin, resigned.
The charge made against J. NJ. Whaling,
formerly Of Milwaukee and Chicago, OF Sc
curing money by false pretenses, has been
withdrawn.
|. Arthur Pember, formerly OF the New York
Times Staff, died at La Moure, Oak.
Segnitz & Co., close their cigar factory in
Milwaukee and discharge 600 hands.
Schulz, attorney for the Dallas (Texas)
knights, is arrested on the charge OF swim
ding and embezzlement.
A new town is laid out in Edmunds coun-
ty, OAK, at the supposed terminus OF the
Milwaukee road.
At Fort Worth, Tex, the Knights and
law officers collide, and one Knight is
wounded and three officers are fatally
wounded.
judge Caleb W. West OF Kentucky, nom
mated to be governor of Utah. is q partic.
ular friend OF Speaker Carlisle, and may
be said to be almost the speakers personal
appointee. He has lately been to WASH
ington, and was introduced to the president
by Mr.. Carlisle. At that time md subse-
+ quently conferences occurred which con-
WINGED the president that Judge West was
the man to stand at the head OF the Nor
mon territory in the pending crisis OF af-
fairs. 81
{ In O communication addressed to Mai.
Strait the land Commissioner holds that
certain kinds OF scrip fled on land claims
do not take them of the category OF cases
covered by the order Of April 3, 1885, sus-
pending the issue Of patents. The. case
was that Of Delos A. Scott of Springfield,
Oak. He filed what ia characterized as su-
prenne court or Louisiana scrip. Mr..
Sparks thinks this filing does not entitle
one to q patent until after special exam
nation. ~.
President Chaplin, OF Beloit college, has
been in Washington several days. It is
understood that his errand has something
to do with the acceptance by Prof. Chamber
lain OF the presidency Of the Wisconsin
State university Prof Cham berIain baa