The Dickinson press., 1890-03-08
CoNCISELY CHRoNICLED.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK CON-
DENSED AND CLASSIFIED.

At a meeting of the Pacific Nail direc-
tors, Thursday, the special matter Of interest was
the consideration Of a proposition to establish
o new steamship line to run in connection with
the Northern PaciAe from Tacoma, Wash to
China. The proposition was favorably received,
but definite action was postponed until further
details can be arranged.
Cherokee boomers met at Arkansas
City Friday and organized a colonization associ-
alton to hasten the opening of the Cherokee
strip. About 1000 were present.
Settlers in Presho county, on the Sioux
reservation, established a new town last week,
which they appropriately called Sbackton.
The Helena and Hot Springs railway
was attached by the employees for wages due.
The road was tied up for twenty-four hours be.
fore the funds could be raised.
State Librarian Dunn, of Indiana,
Friday, gave the result of his Investigations of
farm Indebtedness. The amount of farm
mortgages has increased S1C6, Isl, 900 in the past
fourteen years in that state. and the people of
that state are now paying annually in interest,
$7,4So,O00.
A mass meeting was held at Cooper
Union, New York. Friday evening to protest
against Russian treatment of exilcs. Resolutions
requesting the American government to check
the outrages were adopted.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul
railroad Friday announced a reduction Of SIS in
drst-class passenger rates from Chicago to
Council Rluffs, Omaha, Kansas City, Sioux City,
and other Missouri river points, and reduction
of 34.50 from those points east-bound to Chicago.
In addition to this a s%ecord-eiass rate almost so
per cent. lower than the present f1rst-claas rate is
also announced. The new rates will go into eff
feet March 8.
1t is asserted that Nellie Bly, has
severed her connection with The World, owing to
a disagreement with that paper as to the in
creased salary she was to receive after her return
from her trip around the world.
The Chicago Herald of Sunday says
that with the exception of five companies, all the
refining and smelling companies of the United
States have formed a trust, with q capital Of
S25, OOO, 0C0, of which $15, 900, 900 is to be common
stock and the remaining $40, Co., 600 preferred
stock.
Mondays elections at Des Moines re-
suited in a victory for Mayor Carpenter and
the entire Democratic municipal ticket. AT
Fort Dodge the entire Democratic ticket was
elected for the first time in the history Of the
city. Ottumwa, the home of Capt. Hutchinson,
the opponent of Governor Boise in the late state
election, also went Democratic and reports gen.
orally throughout the state show large Demo-
cratic gains.
The convention at Huron Monday for
the purpose of devising ways and means for
securing seed and feed for needy farmers decided
that tho amount required would cost SSH, 0OD.
OF this amount about one-third will be raised by
the issue of warrants by the counties benefited,
the remainder to be donated by the other coun-
ties of the state and by contributions from out
side. The resources and opportunities for rails
ing the required amount are very much better
than first supposed.
Tuesday the senate committee on terri
tories agreed to report cavorably Senator Petit
CREWS bill for o commission to establish the
boundaries of South Dakota, and will appropriate
SIS, 600 Tor the work.
Couriers from the Cherokee strip Tues
day stated that the settlers are numerous along
the Saltwater. They estimate 900 people there.
The Rhode Island Democratic state
convention made the following nominations
Wednesday: For governor, John w. Davis, of
Pawtucket; lieutenant governor, W. PC War
dell. Of Bristol; secretary of state, E. D.. Nc
Guinness, of Providence; attorney general, 2. o.
Slocum Genominated); state treasurer, John G.
Perry, of Kingstown.
State Senator Brown, of Ohio, threat
ems to resign if his colleagues will not act with
him to secure a modification of the Sunday clos
idg law. Such q step would deadlock the senate
and prevent the redistricting scheme.
The Mississippi is dangerously near
the top of the levee for more than $50 miles along
the Yazoo front and more than 800 miles along
the west bank in Louisiana and Arkansas. Both
the Ohio and Mississippi are slowly rising.