The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1888-09-22
THE LATEST TELEGRAMS
GENERAL NOTES,

cattle at St. Louis.
THR southwest coke company, has vol
unfairly raised the wages of employees 5
per cent.
CASES of yellow fever are reported at
Tampa, Fla, and scattering casesat other
| towns in the vicinity.
The teachers institute at Crawfords.
vile, Ind, has resolved that ttache rs
should not chew gum.
THE temperature in Manitoba was
down at the freezing point early Tues
day.
The Wisconsin Grand Lodge, I. o. G..
T., at Mad son, elected L. w. Chaplin, of
Waukesha, Chief Tenplar.
j. A COOPER. of Denver. was nominated
for Governor by the Republicans of
Colorado on Wednesday.
THE state officers of Texas have re.
fused to accept the new capitol building
| erected by Chicago contractors.
"LoTTA" the actress, has purchased the
Grand Opera house at st. Paul, paying
Sl50,O0O.
The condition of Mrs. Harrie. Beecher
Stowe is pronounced critical hut not
hopeless.
THE Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire.
men will be in session at Atlanta, Ga,
| next week.
MEs. HARRIET BEEcHER SrowE has been
| removed from her home on Long Island,
N. Y, to Hartford, Conn, and at latest
advices was still alive.
THE Democrats of Massachusetts,, in
convention at Springfield, Wednesday
nominated a State ticket, headed by the
Hon. W. +. Russell.
The Columbus, Ohio, centennial ex-
position oreRed Tuesday, under favor
able conditions.
sTEAMER arrived at San Francisco
recently, from Alaska, having on board
100000 sealskins, besides a number of
other rkins and furs. Her cargo is
valued ut $2,000,o00
TIE Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Com pany has al last obtained the long
wished for New York connection by way
PRESIDENT HARMS, of the Northern Pa
cifc railroad, Monday expressed an in
tention OF resigniug the presidency in
favor of L. Y. Ames, but remaining as
chairman of the board of directors.
JUDGE WEY under Iowa prohibitory law
decides that man can not manufacture
cider for use in his own family and in
strucfs the grand jury to indict If they
find such thing has been done.
Duke Charles Theodore of Bavaria has
for some time practiced successfully as
an oculist, giving advice aud Treatment
graft. Young Prince Ferdinand has
jast finished his medical studies, and will
begin to practice also.
THE Lucas River aud Ocean Ship Com
pany, whose purpose is to build Iiue of
steamers with adjustable keel for the
navigation of the Mississippi and the
ocean, mas been organized At st. Louis.
IL is asserted that the new vessels can
carry freight at $40 to $50 ton.
The passage through the government
canal a. ST. Clair Flats, connecting lakes
Huron and S.. Blair, above Detroit, is
completely blocked by grounded vessels,
and navigation between the upper and
lower lakes is virtually sus spended FOR an
indefinite time. II is serious and dam
aging Interruption OF our lake com
merce.
The result of the democratic state CON
vention he'd at Milwaukee. Wednesday
the 9th inst. Is as follows: For governor
James Morgan; lieutenant governor,
Andrew kuil secretary OF state, "A. C. Lar
son: state treasurer, Theodore Kersten;
attorney-general, L. f. Ryan; railroad
commissioner, Herman Fabe insurance
commissioner L. W. Evan; state super
intendent. Amos Squire.
WINNIE JOHNSON, colored, the largest
woman in the world, died at Baltimore OF
fatty degeneration of the heart, n. the
age of forty nine years. She weighed
$50 pounds. When she was child she
gave no promise OF the freak of nature
she was destained to become. AT the age
OF Is she married a man named Johnson
and was the mother OF ten children. Not
until she had reached twenty years did
she show any signs of getting fat. She
was exhibited in nearly every city in the
country.