The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-07-18
Miscellaneous Items.

A shock of earthquake, lasting half a min
ute, was felt at Pennington, Me.
A movement is on foot to establish q COL
ony of 100000 negroes in Oklahoma.
The steamer Haytian Republic, thought
to have been lost in q collision, has arrived
safely at San Francisco, $780,. ,.- .,--
There is trouble in the. Ancient Order Of
United Workmen in Ohio that threatens to
disrupt it. not only in Ohio, but throughout
the United States. .,.-.,.-
The brickmakers' strike in Chicago, which
it was thought had terminated more than a
week ago, has become moro serious thar
ever, and now promises to extend to the
bricklayers. .2
Harvey Bros, retail clothing firm, one of
the oldestin Chicago, has failed. Liabilities,
$54 600. the greater part of which is due to
Eastern houses. Assets will tall short of lia-
bilities by about $4,000.
The election Of delcgate s to the Wyoming
constitutional convention resulted in the
choice of thirty-six Republicans, eighteen
Democrats and three Independents. The
convention will meet Sept. 2.
A. Barto of st. Cloud and JohnF. Meagher
OF Mankato joined Maj. Strait and will &C
company HIM to a number Of insane asylums
to investigate their management. with a view
of correcting some OF theabuseSin Minnesota
hospitals. All ore mem bers of The Minnesota
asylum board. W. - -
E. l.. Schwartz wac horsewhipped at
Spokane Falls, by oma named Watkins.
She accused him of having made improper
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The affair attracted considerable attention,
Schwartz beng u prominent business man
and assistant chief of the fire department.
The participants were both arrested.
The weather crop bulletin for the week
ended July 6 says that the weather has been
especially favorable for growing crops
throughout the corn and wheat belr. The
crops are reported growing rapidly, especial
ly the corn, and wheat harvest is well under
way with u good yield While Minnesota
reports weather conditions favorable and
excellent crop prospects, Dakota reports that
rain is much needed, except in localities, and
crops are suffering froinssdrouth. In Ten
ncssee rain retarded harvesting and thresh-
ing, but the corn crop is repeated as i'm
proved. In New England rain has proved in.
furious To-Day md OATS.
A dispatch from San francisco, CAL. SAYS:
"Although America has settled with Germa-
ny, said a prominent shipping man, "she
will Don be made to realize that she has
many troubles in the South ssPacifc islands
to settle with Germany before hor com,mercial
men will enjoy the same privileges as other
nations among these islands Apia is not
the only place where Bismarck and his trad
ing companies are coereing people-and in
sulting vessels flying the American flag. The
Marshall islands are in the hands of Germans,
The exciting events at Samoa have caused
our government to pay little heed to the
complaints of trading vessels plying between
here and the Marshall islands, but it will not
be long before some action will have to be
taken if America desires to do anything to-
ward protecting her shipping interest"
There is a good deal of confusion of mind
in the East as to the election of members of
the next Congress from Dakota, many Dem
ocrats contending that the new members
cannot be sworn in time to participate in tho
proceedings of the extra session. The law
is plain. The members of congress are to be
voted for on Oct. l with the state officers.
These votes will be canvassed with the rest,
and returns made before the territories are
proclaimed states by the president. As soon
as this is done the governors and territories
will issue certificates to the representatives.
elect: On the presentation Of these certif-
Gates to the clerk of the last house, it be-
comes his duty by law to place the names of
the members-elec on the roll. They will then
be sworn in with oil the rest. and take part
in all the proceedings of the house from the
first.