Bismarck weekly tribune., 1888-12-28
NUBs OF NEWS.
IN GENERAL.

iDOUVsUUV s45I5t
John Wannamaker is a ten times mil
liOnaire. e.
John Bright suffered another relapse
Monday night.
Victoria Woodruff has bought house in
Paris for 2,O00,OO0 francs.
The New York World is about to build
new block for its business.
Gen. Harrison got 3O-pound turkey and
"a keg OF cider for Christmas.
George B. Mcclellan, Jr., has secured
place on Governor HilPs staff.
Snow sufficient to make good sleighing
fell at Litch6eld, Mimi, Monday.
The number OF lives lost on the river
steamer Kate Adams Is said to be sixty.
\ The pope has given s2,4Oo to the Roman
gifts gHsa ana s'0O0 . poor priests as CHRISTMAS
I The Albany Express has been sold to
VIM. Barnes, jr., a nephew of ThurlOw
Weed.
Miss Davenport, governess to the youth
full king of Spain, receives $500 per year
as salary.
The Red Cloud, Neb., National bank
closed its doors Monday. The affairs are
H. +.
In recent storm in Australia hail stones
as big as hens eggs were driven through
the sides of houses.
Gertie Richie, San Francisco variety
actress, was married Monday to All Back,
wealthy Mongolian.
John Sterling was found guilty of man
slaughter at Helena, Mont, Monday. He
killed brother last July.
Frank Paxton, pastor of the NJ. E. church
at Mason City, Ia, was stricken with par
alysis in his church Sunday.
Thomas Dolan, a farmer residing near
Fort Dodge, Ia, was killed Monday by
being thrown from his carriage.
Commissioner of Pensions Black is being
sued by veteran, who claims he has not
received the full amount he was entitled to.
The Chinese town of Sargon was nearly
destroyed by fire on November. 2Oth-700 of
the 1000 houses in the town being burned.
A number of the oldest conductors on the
Ashland division of the Wisconsin Central
road have been discharged by the superin-
tendent.
The author of the story of the plot to
assassinate Gen. Harrison is said to have
been Harry Rose, an Indianapolis ph0tOg
rapher.
The farm residence of e. j. Murphy, near
Pleasant ALLEY, Wis, was destroyed by
: fire early Monday morning. Loss $4,000,
with small insurance.
Col. James +. Casey, brOther-in-law of
General Grant, and formerly collector of
customs at New Orleans, died in George
town Monday of pneumonia.
An heir was born to the house of Mrs.
Cora Belle Fellows and Chaska on the 18th
inst. A Fort Bennett telegram states that
mother and son are doing nicely.
Three distinct shocks, presumably of
earthquake, were felt at LIE Roy, n. y,
Saturday evening. Windows ratified and a
number of persons were badly frightened.
Fire destroyed the town of Hermans-
vile. Mich. a small numbering settlement
fOrty-seven miles from MenOminee. As
the weather is very cold much suffering is
thought to exist.
The report telegraphed Saturday in re-
gard to the destruction of the town of
Hermansville, Mich, is pronounced
hoax. 1t originated from the explosion OF
a boiler at a saw mill.
Chas T. Clements, prominent citizen
of Fargo, is missing and his friends are
becoming alarmed. He went to Chicago
OH the 9TH. since which time no tidings
Private dispatches received at Washing
ton Monday from Eureka Springs bring the
information that Congressman Laird of
Nebraska is in a dying condition with
insomnia. He was taken sick during the
campaign, and has been sinking rapidly.
Thomas Paskett of Coleville, Iowa. will
enter suit against St. Paul, Minneapolis
and Omaha papers for $4,000 in each case
Tor publishing an article to the effect that
he was implicated in rape case at Cole
vile.
A man answering the description Of the
much wanted Tascott was arrested in a
lumber camp near Grand Rapids, Wis,
Monday He gave his name as Palmer of
Boston and after an examination by the
district attorney was discharged.
Secretary Villas has approved the de-
cisiOn of the commissioner of the general
land Office in rejecting a selection made by
the state of Minnesota under the swamp
land grant Of certain tract in the Duluth
land district also claimed by j. E. Sutton.
SuttOn's claim is allowed.
Mayor Hewitt vetoed the resolution of
the board OF aldermen for their expenses
at the funeral of George III. Foster, their
late president. He said that he paid his
expenses, and he thought they could pay
theirs. One of the items of the bill was
d9AOO 1Oi RlOVcS lOF CWcuCy-GnFee aldermen.
The will of Charles F. Brown, (Artemus
Wardl has been admitted to probate in
New York. He made his mother his
residuary legatee and provided that at her
death the greater part of his property
should be devoted to founding an asylum
for wOrnOut printers. The children OF |
John G. Cory, of Waterford, Me-, who
were to receive $4,000 each, brought the
proceedings
James Warner. aged As, and his son |
John, of Dorrance township, Pa, had a |
quarrel while chopping wood. The father
made lunge with an axe at the boy, but
the latter lodged and ran home, barring |
the doors as he entered. The father, going
to the front door commenced to batter It |
down with an axe when the son pOked a
shot gun through an opening and sent
load of buck shot into the fathers breast
killing him.
TERRITORIAL.
Commissioner of immigration Mcclure
will return with his Office to Bismarck In a
few days.
The Fargo board of trade will make a