The Dickinson press., 1890-03-01
CoNCISELY C@HRoNICLED.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK con-
DENSED AND CLASSIFIED.

After a six days debate the Dominion
government was sustained Friday in their pro-
posal to leave the abolishment Of French in the
Northwest territory to the loca! government.
The temporary injunction against the
sugar trust, restraining the trustees from trans.
ferring the trust property to a New jersey corpo-
ration, or otherwise interfering with it, has been
dissolved by Judge Wallace, OF the United States
circuit court, who held that the court granting
the injunction had no jurisdiction in the matter.
The Chicago Times said Saturday that
an English syndicate had offered $40, OOO, 90, for
the Union Stock yards. The offer was under
consideration and will likely be accepted. Stock
yarI officials deny the story.
The first commission as notary public
ever issued to q woman in the Dakotas was re-
ccived Saturday by Mrs. c. S. Thorp, of New
Britton, ND
John Jacob Aston died at his residence
in New York, Saturday. His death was directly
due to a cold which he contracted while in Europe
In December last, and with which he has been i'll
ever since. He was in the 9th year of his age.
Gen. Jubal A. EARLY, one of the
Louisiana lottery commissioners, Monday made
a public statement denying completely, that the
company had anything to do with the North
Dakota lottery bill. He also denied any intention
ofthe company to attempt to bride the Louisiana
legis allure to renew their charter when 1t ex-
PiASe. ~ say . luC SOuSulVuIlOu IL LIE SIuEt Ok.
pressly prohibits such a step.
w. Fl. Ellis is the colored agent of an
English syndicate which has secured lands in
Chihuahua, Mexico, on which they intend to colo
nize negroes. He ia in Mexico making the neces-
sary arrangements for the reception Of 200 fam
lilies, who will arrive early in the spring. The
government has granted 100000 acres of land
to the company.
A special to The New York Herald,
Tuesday, from Topeka, Kan, reports the exist
ence of a secret political society of colorcd peo-
pie called 1.-THE First Grand Independent Brother
hood" Its object is to settle the negroes in Okla
homa as numerously Us possible, so that the
| race will have control of Oklahoma when it be-
comes n state.
The funeral services over the remains
of Millionaire John Jacob Aston took place Tues.
day in Trinity chapel, New York, and were of the
most transformations character: The little church
was crowded.
Terrific wind storms visited Southern
states Wednesday. A b, ownsville, Tenn scores
Of residences were wrecked, many others UNI
rooted. Damages, $4,000. One woman was
killed. At Mariana q church was completely de-
niolished, large cotton sheds blown away and sew
cral buildings unroofed. Three houses were blown
| down ut Riverside, Ark, and severalmore crushed
in the vicinity. Between HotSprings and Oucha-
ita river, many farm houses were torn to atoms,
and it is feared some lives were list. Considera-
BILE damage was done at Little Rock and Alex
ander. Twenty buildings went down at Gaines
Vile, Tex. In Southern Illinois much damage
was done to houses, fences and trees. Heavy
rains accompanied the winds, filling streams to
overlooking.
Snow storms Wednesday again blocked
the Denver and Rio Grande in Colorado. Super
intendent Lyons said it was the worst storm ever
experienced on the road. Snow is four feet deep
on the level. The Oregon short line and the en-.
tire length of the Utah and Northern are blocked.