The Dickinson press., 1890-05-17
BRIEF REPORTS OF NEWS
A Concise Summary of Events
That Have Occurred During
the Past Week.
Short Recitals Of Crime, Disas.
tiers, and General Happen
ings Of Interest.

The New York legislature adjourned
sine die Friday.
George Francis Train embarked on
the Etruria for New York Sunday.
Chicago breweries have been bought
by an English syndicate for 1000, 900
pounds.
Minnesota State Republican owen
ton has been called to meet in st. Paul.
July 81.
Richard X. Fox is backing McAuliHe
in a fight against Slavin in the London
Pelican club.
The Canadian parliament has passed a
bill providing a bounty on pig iron made
from Canadian ore.
The plant of the Winona Mill COM
pany, at Winona, Mimi, burned. Loss
estimated at $500, 900.
Iowa county superintendent in session
at Mason City, declare in favor of the
Bennett law for Iowa.
King Malietoa and the German. Amer
lean and British consuls signed the
treaty on the 18th of last month.
Senator German has formulated a bill
to compel Canadian roads to take out a
license under the interstate law.
Illinois soft coal miners have come to
an agreement. The new rate is to be 6
cents above the Columbus scale.
Ex-Postmaster Paul, of Milwaukee.
was stricken with paralysis at Kansas
City, Wednesday, probably fatally.
Fourteen workmen at the Avigliana,
Italy, armory were killed by the explo-
sion OF a new compound called balistite.
A locomotive drawing a freight train
blew up near Buffalo, on the Lehish
Valley road. Engineer and fireman
killed.
A Burlington accommodation train
was wrecked at Wyanet, Ills, by a mis-
placed switch. Three trainmen were
Water broke into a catsson of the new
Louisville, KY, bridge, killing three.
This is the second accident of the kind
at the place.
The Burlington and Northern has an
nounced a SIS rate from Chicago to st.
Paul. 1t is expected it will reach 81 be-
for the war is over.
The offer of a IS, 900 purse for a con-
test between McAulife and Kilrain at
the Puritan club, New York, has been
accepted by both men.
The Burlington road has put into eff
rect a 81 rate st. Louis to Kansas City.
They will also probably make the same
rate from st. Paul to Chicago.
The clause f%orbidding strikes in the
Order Of Railway Conductors was re-
scinded at Wednesdays session of the
general convention, at Rochester, N. Y.
A cloudburst and cyclone at Oil City.
Pa, Monday, destroyed many houses,
bridges and oil well rigs. Two people
were killed and four fatally injured.
President Bleakley, of the Leaven-
worth county, Kansas, Farmers ALI
ance, will run for congress on the
strength Of the order in his district.
Floods have not subsidized in the South.
The relief steamer New Havan, from
Black bayou, reports the people in a dis
tressing condition, without shelter or
food.
John Crouch, a farmer, his wife and
son, near Bentleysville, Pa, We're found
dead in their home with their throats
cut. Robbery is the only reason known
for the deed.
Earl Dunraven, owner of the Yacht
Valkyrie, informed the New York Yacht
club that it would be impossible to ex-
pect a race for the America CUP under
the present rules of the club.
A huge sensation was caused in Joliet
by the discovery of a plot to liherate tt,,is
Cronln convicts. They We're searched
and found we'll supplied with articles
with which to effect their escape.
Four of the lynchers of the negro
rrapist Leaphart, at Columbia. S. c., are
in Jail. The negro's attorney is also un-
der arrest for forging the affidavit by
which the respite was obtained from the
governor.
President Spalding, of the National
league, says the fight between the Ma
tional and Players leagues has mar
rowed down to a question of cash. The
n with the biggest bank account will
survive.
Behring sea negotiations have prac-
tically been settled and need only to be
formulated and signed. No more seiz-
ures will be made by American vessels,
and the British government promises to
do its best to keep out pirating sealers.
A terrific tornado passed north of
Bl%ythedale, Mo-, completely wrecking Il
dozen houses and as many barns and
ou%t-buildings. The family of Henry
Young We're all injured, Mrs. Young
fatally. The storm passed in a north
westerly direction.
Capt. Hawkins, chief revenue officer,
and a posse of twenty men went into
the Cumberland mountains 10 raid
m%oonshiners two weeks ago. AS they
have not been heard from fears are en-