The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1888-01-05
General News Items.

.s,r General News Items.
At San Francisco the liabilities Of George
w. Meade & Co. are $3.50, 900; assets.
$4Oo. Ooo. G.. ~. = '..
At Chicago, Newhouse Bros, clothiers.
made. an assignment. Liabilities, 100000;
assets, $50, OOG. r.s IN ii,
The mercury takes a big drop all. over
the Northwest-coM weather and snow
cause treins to he delayed at nearly all
points. t*.'~ 49, E1f* : "
At New York, John Thompson, import.
er OF fanB n millinery, made an, assign.
ment to David e. Richardson, with $40.
600 preferences. & Gm..rE. Te%&s ~!..
At San Francisco, Judge Hoffman
rendered q decision in the United States
district court, In which the right OF the
Chinese to import opium 10 sustained.
The Sun will publish an interview with
Jack Dempsey, In which he says no will go
middie:weisht Championship Of the world.
Smith has replied to S%ullivan's chal.
lenge that he is ready to fight Sullivan att
err the latter's m atch with Mitchell for any
amount OF oney Sullivan chooses to
name. 81 " Z
Z. G. Harvey Of Mandan, OAK, has been
appointed clerk in the office ofB. P. Grant,
Of the Northern Pacific, In place Of M. v.
Richards, resigned to 60 to the Baltimore
& Ohio. 49,, .s.~.
Jack Dempsey and Dominick Mccartney
met attic Coleman house, New York, and
drew up an agreement to box ten rounds
In public on Jan. 81, at time and place to
DO agreed upon. . ~. ,4
The articles OF Incorporation OF the
Farmers and Merchants State Bank OF
Minneapolis were fled. The capital stock
is $25. 600. with the privilege OF incre asing
1t to $500, 600. 4l.: -
Sullivan has challenged Smith to a fight
Tor f1.OOO a side, tho affair to come of q
fortnight after fS%ullivan's match with
Mitchell has been fought. Sullivan has
deposited ESQ forfeit. .''''." '@'"
In October, 1886. there were 1928, 900
members Of the Knights OF Labor organ.
i~zation. and in October 81 this year 300.
600. It is now stated from headquarters
that there are hut 200, 900 persons mem
bers Of the order. ""|!@ r1.E tsY5i 3
Proceedings have begun asking for the
disbarmene Of E. G. Assay, q very promi'
charges, are that Assay received S40O with
which to settle a case and that he convert
ed 1t to his " use. Attorney Assay denies
the charge. f
Articles Of consolidation OF the Indian.
apolis g. Wabash Railway company with
tho indianapolis. Quincy & Missouri River
Railway company, under the name of the
indianapolis, Decatur & Western Railway
company. have been fled in the Office OF
the secretary. ,..t w ~
The steamer Roman. which arrived. in
Boston, brought a stowaway. a Scotch
boy Of eighteen, and permitted him to
land and escape. Commissioner OF Emil
grafton Colcord has fined the company
$1,000, and the vessel Is detained in port
until the boy Ia returned or the fine paid.
A decision was filed at Minneapolis in
the case of the Northwestern Oil
against II. B. Willis, state oil inspector.
The suit was instituted for the purpose of
compelling the Inspector to inspect oil in
small tanks. for which service the state
does not allow compensation. The dscis-
ion was in favor OF the company.
seSMrs. Lille Drake OF Constantine, Mich.
lost her husband, two months ngo. Re-
Gently Mrs. " Drake eloped with. Frank
eehawl.a seventeen. year-old schoolboy, and
tina couple, were marrird at Kalamazoo by
a ne~arsighted preacher. who accepted the
lads word as to his age. Mrs. Shawl Is
thirty W years old and has q daughter
who is but one year younger thapsthe boy
husband.
Something Of . sensation was created at
Albany by the issuance OF an order by
NOvs xxJJl Ia IAlx lGOlA ~ OLuCSA a III JdY
Of New York city and Henry A. Richmond
OF Buffalo. members OF the state civil ser
vice board. the third member Hon. Angus
tns Schoonmaker. having resigned. In
their stead GOV. HiH appointed Gen. Dan
lei E.. Sickles OF New York city and James
n. Manning and George H. Treadweli Of
that city.
Col. W. r. coush, assistant to Presi-
dent Hill, Of tho Manitoba. was asked
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toba Of the Seattle. Lake Shore u Eastern
road Tor the Pacific const end OF the. Mani
TOBIAS projected transcontinental line.
Col. Clough said there was nothing what
ever in the story, and that tho Manitoba
had not yet determined tO bdild beyond
its present Western terminus In Montana
He said the company was acquiring inipr-
there in order to IS able, il K was ever de
terminsd to build further, to do 10 iptelli-
gently.
Parting Words from Gladstone.
At Dover, Eng, before embarking for
France. Mr.. Gladstone, replying to the adj
The darkest blot upon parlia mont was
the act now In operations efiaciug tine civil
rights OF the Irish. The Liberals were
charged with interfering with the adminis
tration OF the law. What he wal really
trying TODD vas TO retard'ths governments
destructive policy OF pervertion oi the
law. II the Christian knowledge society. In
seskinz to prOmote Justice. mercy and truth.
were publishing in ireland o book apply
Ing those principles to that unhappy conn.
try they would hs subject TO criminal
prosecution. Lord Salisbury talked shout
the consolidation o. the smpirs while pur~
suing policy OF national disruption.
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