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The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
DAhUjl CONVENTIONS,
An Agreement Reached Al
E.;ssi 10y the JOint Com.
mission,
South Dakota TO Pay Over $40, 500
in Full of Account to the
North State.
Work at Sioux Falls Practically Com.
pieted-The Bismarck Body Pro.
crossing Satisfactorily.
An Axrecment Reachcd.

BISMARCK, n. d., July 2o.-The joint
commission has reached an agreement.
South Dakota pays North Dakota si2, 800
in full of all accounts and as relief from
liability for tax paid or II assess
ment of Northern Pacific railroad lands
In consideration of several minor differ
cnces the territorial library goes to
South Dakota, which made the highest
bid, $4,000. Each state takes the public
institutions located therein and assumes
the bonded Indebtedness on the same.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
Not Evart., Work.,

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-Senator Evasts'
law partner, Mr.. Beaman, states that
he knows hat MIR. Evarts did
not draft a constitution for the North
Dakota constitutional convention as has
been reported.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
Nothing Done

BISMARCK, N. D., July 27.-Over two
thirds of the members of the constitu-
tional convention have departed for
their homes, and although the conven-
ton refused to take a recess, there was
not q quorum present at roll call and no
business could be transacted. The COM
mittee of legislative ap%portionment is at
work and it is almost ready to report,
although there are some opposed to the
plan favored by the majority.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03

The Minnesota meat inspection law.
has been declared unconstitutional by
Judge Manwaring, of saltwater, for
the reason that it infringes on the
powers of congress. which regulates
commerce between states.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
LATEST MARKET PRICES.
St. Paul Union Stock Yard.

Hogs-Light. S4.16@ 4.so; mixed. 5, 81.
heavy. si.oO@ 4.s3; sorted light quotlLle at 81.
M4.40 W.
Cattie-Gcoi to choice ripe corn fell steers.
&5.a0@3.@ good to choice fat native steers, 81 p,
93.75; do cows, $4,000: common COWS ami mix.
cd, bulls, sl.oo@a5o; mich cows,
s!sgN; %stockers, $1.75G2.6O; feeders, sso)lh
a'5; veal calves, s2.oo@3.5o; butchers, stars
ss5o@s.Go; Dakota steers, Sa.jOQ3o9.
S~heep-Good to choice shearlins muttous. a N
@too; muttons and lambs mixed, s3.ssGh4Vo:
fair to good muttons, Ss.N13.&; lambs. S3i 20
n4.5O. S''"o
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
Hronek Attempted suicide,

JOLIET, ILL.,, Aug. John Hronek,
sent here from Chicago to serve atwelve,
year sentence for making dynamite. at.
tempted to commit suicide BY slashine
a sharp knife across his right arm and
severing the arteries. 1t was his inten-
ton to bleed to death. The convict was
quickly disarmed and is now under the
DOCTORS care.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
Elective Franchi.e for Women.

BlsM RICK, N. d., July 3l.-The CON
ven,ion is now wading laboriously
though it's debating days, and every
member is squaring himself with his
constituents, advocating his hobby or
talking against time. The report Of the
committee on elective franchise was
considered again, and the woman sutf-
rage question furnished a most interest
ing discussion. The woman s~uffragists
have asked that the legislature be given
power to extend suffrage to women, and
it was upon this point that the orators
crossed. Judge Carlson made a forcible
argument, not as a sutfragist, but as a
believer in treating all alike in the con-
stitution, in favor of granting the re-
quest of the female politicians. Par
sons, of Morton, Moer, of La Moure, and
numerous other delegates opposed the
proposition, and insisted on having the
question settled by a vote of the people.
The convention agreed to give the legis-
lature power to extend the franchise.
supreme Court Sessions.
Another report that CAV rise to much
discussion was that of the committee on
judiciary, the section providing that the
three terms of the supreme court shall be
held at the seat of government being
tIlt uldAl DOLc VI COIllellllOn. Iurccll
moved to amend by providing that one
term shall be held at the capital. one at
Fargo and one at Grand Forks. but the
amendment was defeated. The commit
tee to which was referred the memorial
to congress praying for the irrigation of
land in North Dakota, together with all
action of the convention thereon, was
placed in the custody of j. L. Casey, of
Jamestown, who will appear before the
kenate committee OIL irrigation in st.
Paul. An amendment to the report of
the judiciary committee was made, so
that a man may be eligible to the office
of judge of the supreme court after liv-
ing in the state three years. instead of
five, as reported.
The convention will hereafter hold
two sessions daily. One in the afternoon
and one in the evening. The commits
sion from South Dakota which has been
sitting with the North Dakota commits
sion for the division of the property of
the territory, will leave for homo at
midnight. and will be banquetted at the
Sheridan before leaving.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
BIG STORM.
Rain aud Wind DO an Immense Amoun
of DamnDe There.

Rain aud Wind DO an Immense Amount
of Damage There.
CHICAGO, July 2y.-The storm which
swept across the prairies and struck Chi
cago Saturday night was without a
parallel i'll the history of this section of
the country. The records of the local
signal service station show nothing ap-
preaching that nights deluse. From
t:ao to $3.50 4.12 inches of rain fell.
Without going into figures it may be
stated that tho volume of water which
fell inside of the city limits would make
a lake on which could be tloatcd the
greatest navy in the world. 1t is i'm
possible to estimate the damage with
any degree of accuracy. Hardly a
house in the city escaped the fury of the
storm. Buildings were blown down,
Easements flooded, plate glass shattered
and valuable shade trees uprooted or
broken by the fury of the gale. 1t is
safe to say that the loss will reach into
the hundreds of thousands.
Great Damage In west Virginia,
PA~kKERSBURG, w. Va, july 29.-Tel-
ephone reports from above say there
was a terrible rain and flood Friday
night in the upper waters of the Little
k'nawha. Reports from tirantsville
say Calhoun county was devastated and
crops, fences and houses were washed
away during the night. Several lives
are reported lost. Particulars are hard
to get. The river at Grantsville is re.
ported to be fifteen feet above high
water mark and rising rapidly. Re-
ports from other sections along the Lit
tie kanawha state that a fearful storm
occurred during the night and much
and all big creeks above in Pleasant
county are reported rising rapidly. Bear
Run; Ritchey county, suffered terribly.
The loss is reported at no less than
$3.50, 900.
Damage in the south.
NEW ORLEANS, July go. "A severe
storm passed over Natchez, Miss, and
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
Chicago Live stoel

cattle.Natives, ss.35G4.a5; COWS and bulls,
Sl.ooD3.oo: stockcrs and feeders. SalO1.3 Is.
Texans s1:75@3.Oo; rangers. sa.2,gs.5l.
HoSs-Light grades, S4.3J4.4.65, rough pack.
ers Sl.loG4.l5; mixed lots, SI.aoa445; heavy
packing and shipping s4.cOG4.s5.
Sheep-Netives, $a.9l14.s1: Westerns, g.. Soon
400: Texans. s3.4o1 :.25; lambs, s4.eO $3.50.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
Kansas CITY Live st,c.

Cattle-Goodt to choice corn fed steers, 81.
and feeding steers. :1.60I3.O, cows, sl.5)ah
ECO; grass range steers sl.GO1a.10.
Hoss-dood to choice light, Si.2OIL3O; heavy
and mixed. s3.NG4la.
Sheep-Good To choice muttons, $3.75l4oo;
common to medium, s.. $3.50.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
Killed by Machine Gun.

PARIS, Aug. 1.-The training frigate
Couronne, while off Hyeres, in the South
of France, burst one of her machine
guns, killing eight Of her crew and IN
juring seventeen others. The accident
occurred in the course of practice firing.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
Eurke,s Warrant siunna

OTTAWA, Ont, Aug. l.-sir John
Thompson, minister of justice, has
signed the warrant for the %extradition
of Martin Burke, the alleged murderer
of DIR. Cronin.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
Minneapolis

Wheat-No. hard July. eslsc; No. 1 Northern,
July. e3c; August, Sic; September, 7sI1c; Decem
her. 'sc; No. . Northern, July. ssc: on track,
No. ! hard. sl.0l: No. ] Northern, 92@9sc: No. 3
Northern. ss@S6r
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
st. Paul.

Wheat-No. / hard, sl.O2Gl.03: No. / North
ern, !5G96c: No. g, Northern, sa1ssc.
Corn-No. i, 35c.
oats-No. , white, s'@ssc; August, as@2ec;
No. 3 white 800 26c.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
Src'y Pro.tcm.

TIE Evening Star has been Dur.
chased by the Minneapolis Tribune
and the latter will he issued as AN ;ll
day paper, morning. noon and
1t will be the first paper of the kind
this side of Chicago.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03

WE notice thirty odd stereotyped
insurance statements i'm the Grand
Forks Herald. The Herald must have
put in Il very low bid to Lord u Thorn
as. advertising agents, Chicago, to Sc
cure all their business. Lord & Thorn
as are not to blame for this, us adver-
Using agents ALWAYS secure tlesAast'
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03

rates t4xs tAs a. ysEtise EHE5BMElnfh
ssessAees 8 dsss I 3 sssaf'4tF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES WhhIossllans
.515S1asselsft spayedasosssassss IS
ss;sBhe stAsf u aysssa5f6 III aSts.sasoEfon as
80 newspaper mcn are willing to do
legal printing for insurance compa-
mics at less than legal rates while they
charge others the full rates. SO long
will the insurance men and advertis.
ing agents fatten off of their duplicity.
yHE "Hmrison Allen for Governor"
boom is assuming gigantic proper.
tions, says the Grafton Times. and the
friends of General Allen naturally feel
jubilant at the way his name is being
taken up. There will he practically
no opposition to his candidacy. His
fair and honorable past is making
thousands of friends for him and the
petty demagogues who are trying to
decry him are making political graves
for themselves. lie is a gentleman
who will honor North Dakota as her
first governor and his party services
are so much appreciated that Chair.
man Quay will come to Dakota to look
after his campaign. General Allen is
a republican of republicans and Il
thorough going whole souled, able en-.
ergetic man who has the backbone to
administer the executive functions of
North Dakota for the best interests of
her people without regard to class.
clan OF creed and upon his election
will depend the immediate future of
the new state. He is the man for tile
place and his small fry opponents had
better get out of the way or be en-.
quilted in the Allen wave, OH the IL
init of which this man of the people
whose ideas are abreast of the age ant
whose ability makes him a leader will
ride to the ~gubernatorial chair of this
new state.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03

such reservations in all cases of which
exclusive jurisdiction is not vested in
the United States, and crimes not COM
mitted within the limits of such reserva-
tons,
Sale ST school Lands.
In committee of the whole the ques-
ton OF selling the school lands occupied
most of the time. 1t was finally settled
by providing that school lands shall not
be sold in tracts of less than 100 acres.
The purchaser pays II o.fifth down and
the remaining four-tifths in five. ten,
fifteen and twenty years. GRAY, of
Cass, wanted to amend so that persons
located on school lands on or before the
day of sale shall have the right to pur-
chase the same within three days from
the date of sale at the price named by
the highest bidder. This amendment
was defeated on the ground that the
trespassers should not be given an ad-
vantage.
The Foreign Vote,
Rolfe. Of Benson county, threw a fire.
brand by offering an amendment to the
article on suffrage. providing that after
1--we years no man who is not a full citi-
zen of the United States shall have the
right to vote. This brought the orators
10 'Ieir leet, ana many opposed the
amendment. The convention has been
informally invited t. take at trip to
Standing Rock to visit that agency while
the commission is comforting with the
Sioux for the opening of the reservs-
ton.
The Joint Committee
is at work placing the agreement be-
tween North Dakota and South Dakota.
for the division of property and adjust
ment of debt in legal form. The terrific.
rial records We're disposed of by dividing
them into two groups, one containing
the records of the governor and secre-
tary and the other containing the rec
ords of treasurer and auditor and other
territorial officers. North Dakota won
the toss and took the records of governor
and secretary. All other details are
being arranged in accordance with the
agreement entered into several days ago.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03

BISMARCK, n. d., July ga memo
rial 10 congress praying for experiments
by the general government with a view
to asccrtaining whether or not irrigation
for North Dakota is practicable was pre-
sented to the Bismarck convention. The
memorial sets forth that although North
Dakota became famed throughout the
civilized world by reason of the superb
GRITTY and yield of its wheat, there are
seasons when lack of rain works great
hardship to the people. The memorial
was referred to II committee, of which
President Fanchcr is chairman, and it
will be forwarded to congress as soon as
it has been considered and revised by
the convention.
The Pembina Sunty alliance has petit
toned the convention to abolish the
office of county commissioners and that
the chairman of each township board
constitute the county board. The COM
mittec to whom was referred
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03
Damage in the South.

New ORLEANS, July 29.-A severe
storm passed over Natchez, Miss, and
vicinity, doing much damage to cotton
II corn, and also to trees, telegraph
poles, fences, etc,
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03


for the &C adjournment of the convention
to that place reported the same back
with the recommendation that it be not
accepted. The convention adopted the
report and instructed the chief clerk to
inform Mayor Fuller of the conventions
refusal to accept. The minority report
of the committee or judicial department
was submitted and was signed by Bart
lett, of Gliggs, Selby, Moore, johnson,
Robertson. Stevens and Rame. 1t pro-
vides for the election of a county judge
in each organized county, whose term
of Office shall be two years: it
Gives the County Courts Jurisdiction
in all matters of probate, guardianship
and settlements of the estates of deceased
persons, and in all cases of lunacy. In
counties having a population of 1000 or
over. these courts shall also have CON
current jurisdiction with the district
court i'll all civil cases where the amount
in controversy does not exceed II. 900,
and provides for the allowance of writs
of error or appeal to the district courts.
The qualifications for the position of
county judge i'll counties of over 1000
population are the same as those of dis
trict judge, and the salaries in such
counties Shall be 81, 800. The office of
justice Of the peace is virtually abol-
ished. These are the main points in the
minority report of the judiciary com.
mittee, and as the convention Is pretty
evenly divided on the question, it is the
subject of much discussion.
The Committee on Revenue,
having considered the numerous propo-
sitions on these questions. submitted its
report with a proposed article for the
constitution. 1t gives the legislature
the power to provide for raising reve-
nues sufficient TO defray the expenses of
the state for each year, not to exceed
four mills on the dollar on the assessed
valuation of all taxable property; pro-
vides that laws shall be passed tax
ing by uniform rule all property accord
ing 10 its true value in money: but the
property of the United States, state,
county and municipal corporations shall
be exempt; the legislature shall exempt
from taxation all property used ex-
clusively for school, religious, cemetery
or charitable purposes, or personal prop
erty to any amount not to exceed $500.
Land and the improvement thereon
shall be separately assessed, and cult
waited and uncullivated land OF the same
quality shall be assessed at the same
value. Railroad property shall be
assessed by the state board at not less
than $4,000 per mile. This article,
which is agreed upon unanimously by
the committee on taxation, will furnish
one of the chief fights of the session, for
in it the corporations are deeply inter-
ested.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03

legal printing for insurance compa-
mics at less than legal rates while they
charge others the full rates, SO long
will the insurance men and advertis.
ing agents fatten off of their duplicity.
The Dickinson press., 1889-08-03

such reservations in all cases Of which
exclusive jurisdiction is not vested in
the United States, and crimes not COM
mitted within the limits of such reserva-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21

Hoods sarsaparills wins new victories
over disease and becomes more popular
eyerY day.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21
AvaiRnches.

Only a moderate amount of snow fell
in the autumn and early winter OF
lSS7-'sS in the canton of Grgbunden (;
about New Year there was considerably
less than the average quantity. On the
heights OF the mountains this coating OF
scAnty snow hardened, under the action
Of sun, wind, and intense frost, into a
smooth, solid, icy crust. Therefore,
when a heavy snowfall began in Febru
airy, which lasted without intermission
for six days and nights, accumu-
lating an average depth of five or six
feet on the crust Of tho earlier snow
| have described, this new deposit was
everywhere insecure. 1t slipped in i'm
mense masses from the polished surface
OF the old snow, having no support no
roughness to which it could adhere, and
rushed by its own weight into the valleys
ut points where ordinary and more
slowly-acting causes are not wont TO
launch the thunderbolts Of winter. For
the same reason successive avalanches
descended upon the same tracks. AS
soon as one deposit had glided from It's
slippery icy foundation and another
snowfall happened the phenomenon was
repeated, the crust OF old snow still re-
naming treacherously firm and smooth
upon the steep decliyties. A position,
who drove the post all this winter over
the Fluela Pass 1.-THE highest in the Grau-
buuden, and the highest which is open
for regular winter traffic in Europe),
told mo that he had counted between
fifty and sixty avalanches, which ira
versed the actual post road. and some of
these were repeated half a dozen times.
As the same conditions affected all the
other passes OF Observation-Disclosures, AL
bula, Juher, Splugen, and Bernhardin-it
will readily be conceived that traffic was
occasionally suspended for several days
together, that the arrivals and departures
OF tile post were irregular, and that
many lives we're sacrificed. Singularly
enough, no fatal accidents happened to
the Swiss post-service. Those who suf-
fered were men employed to mend the
roads, carriers, and peasants engaged IN
telling wood. Few valleys in the can
ton escaped without the loss of some
lives, and the tale is still incomplete for
the most remote regions were entirely
shut off for months together from the
outer world by enormous avslanches
which interrupted all communications.
We do not yet know, aud, unless an
official report be published on the sub
iect, we shall probably never know how
many human beings fell victims to the
fury of the elements this winter.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-21

night we would find all sorts OF food,
aud even clothing, placed out OF doors
by the people for the benefit OF runaway
convicts. These things we were always
free to take, but ii would have never
done TO have stolen anything. That
would have meant q shot from gun.
"After getting to irkutsk stayed in
tho city four months with friends. Then
three OF us started on foot, our original
intention being to make our way TO Box
hara aud thence TO Persia, where we
hoped to find an English ship. After
walking 1900 versts TO Tomsk we
changed our minds and turned our faces
toward Moscow.
"In our long journey back TO Moscow
we travelled largely by night, though not
always, in Siberia. After getting into
Russia we had to be more careful and
always travelled by night.
"As have already said, the people
in Siberia were friendly TO us. They
knew we were escaped convicts. We
sometimes met soldiers on the road. but
they did not trouble us. Many Of the
soldiers in Siberia have been sent there
as a punishment, and 80 they were
not likely 10 be over-zealous. In Sibe-
ria we worked for the farmers in the
summer and stayed with them in the win
ter. They supplied our wants and di-
rected US on our course, telling us where
to find friends and how to avoid vii
lage where there was some man whom it
would be dangerous for us to meet. The
inhabitants of Siberia are fine people.
They are proud to say, We are Sibe-
rians. Siberia is splendid country.
Its mineral wealth is very great and
many parts OF the country are wonder
fully fertile.
"When we came at last to Moscow
friends supplied my wants. Then l
went to Prussia and found myself out of
danger. | had been in Siberia eight
years in all. and four years had elapsed
after escaping from the iron-mines of
Petrofski before | found myself in
safety. From Prussia | went 10 Eng
land and later came to America and
Boston,"