The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1889-07-25
Miscellaneous Items.

The members Of the Cherokee Indian com.
mission will meet in ST. Louis on the al st
inst, and, with as little delay Ms possible,
proceed to the ndian Territory.
The Belgian steamer Westeriand, which
arrived ct New York onthe 18th inst, is
detained in quarantine BY a case of small.
pox among the Storage passengers.
A reign OF terror prevails in the little min
ing town of Leob,n, in styria where the
whole population is on a strike, md all
commerce ann industry are suspended.
A supposed yellow fever ship, named the
Premier. from Stanton, has arrived at the
Saguenay, Que. The captain IS dead, and
there are two Of the sailors down with tile
disease. f|f'if%& o., ~. ~
At Camden, N. j., Capt. W. J. Blake. OF
the schooner John H. Ford, kicked Samuel
Fisher, a colored seaman. Fisher with a
clasp kni e, stabbed Blake three times and
fatally. Fisher was arrested.
E. d. Hogan, the Jackson, Mich, %aeronaut
who made an ascension at Brooklyn OH the
18th inst. is thought to lave been drowned,
as the balloo was seen dragging the water
| $50 miles from land. a.
The state supreme court of California has
reversed; the decision OF the superior court in
the Sharon and Althea Terry kept their re-
lations secret, their marriage was never con-
summated. The case is remanded for O new
trial. 80
The Oklahoma territorial, or rather the
anti-territoria convention, adjourned late
Friday night. 1t was resolved to oppose the
holding of the territorial convention at
Guthrie, and should that opposition foil, to
obstruct it's proceeding. Should the ants
find themselves in the minority inconvention
then it is expected forcible obstruction will
be resorted TO-. A large crowd of those op.
posed to the holding of the Convention have
gone to Guthrie. The outcome of this oppo.
sition is anticipated with interest, and some
apprehension Of serious trouble. 4
The Manitoba and Canadian Northwest
wheat crop is a failure beyond a doubt
Lately some encouraging dispatches were
received at, OTTAWA, but later authentic re-
ports confirm the statement made a few
days ago: OF the crop being a failure. Prom
inent members Of the Toronto board at
trade have received Information that the to-
tai yield will be less than half olslast years
crops and distress is SO widespread and Sc.
rious that there are. thousands of acres that
wall not be cut at oil. Reyond all doubt the
damage r. the direct result of drought.
Recent dispatches from the! Indian Terri.
tory state that the Cherokee Cattle com
pany has offered to lease thelands OF the
Cherokee strip fromvthe Indians for q term
Of years ct a. large rental. 1t is further
stated. that it is probable that the company
will actually buy the lands from:the Indians.
The interior department officials believe that
both the cattle company and many ST the
more, intelligent. Indians = are perfectly
States to these lands and that the Indians
can neither sell nor lease them without the
consent: ofthe government, Secretary Noble
said that. the government would recognize
no competitor tor these or any other lands
in which it had an Interest. If the interests
OF private parties conflict with those of the
government the former, he said,I must Ger.
tainly be put to one side. = (. ~ - A.