The Dickinson press., 1890-04-19
C0NCISELY CHRONICLED.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK CON-
DENSED AND CLASSIFIED.

HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK CON-
oENsED AND CLASSIFIED.
During the year 1859 in the state of Minnesota
one person in every 100 received pauper relief,
and averaging the whole year. one person in ev-
cry f65 was in on insane asylum. One person in
every 1,4N was in prison on Jan. 1, 1890.
r. G.. Dun & Co. weekly review of trade says
the country has entered the Second quarter Of
the year with great hopefulness. Trade seems
improving, but there are some unfavorable
symptoms. Winter wheat has sustained some
injury from the unnatural season. Proposed
tariff changes cause uncertainty in many
branches of trade. Wars of railroads grow more
threatening and labor disturbances begin to men,
ace industry. Interior markets are generally
easier. Business failures for the week were 176
for tho United States, SO for Canada, a total of
200 against 2C6 last week.
Henry NJ. Stanley, the African explorer, ar.
rived at Rome Friday and was welcomed by an
enthusiastic crowd of people who saluted him
with vivas and cheers. A formal reception was
rendered him by the geographical society.
An open letter recently addressed to ingalls, by
the Kansas Farmers Alliance demanding that he
indicate his policy, has called forth a reply in
which the senator says he is in cordial sympathy
with such legislation as will relieve the agricul-
tural and lahoring classes of their unjust bur-
dens. He favors abolition of the national bank
ing system. the suppression Of trusts and mon
opolies, prevention Of gambling in agricultural
products, free coinage Of silver and the revision
of the tariff.
City elections at Providence, r. l., Saturday
resulted in q victory Tor the Democrats in every
case but one. This insures the election of Gov
ernor Davis and the Democratic general officers
in grand committee.
Saturday, the heirs Of Everett Farnham, q re-
Gently deceased farmer of Richfeld township,
Ohio, filed a deed of assignment without prefer
ences. The liabilities already reported reach
$0s, 900, and probably will not be far from $780,
QUO. 1t is the heaviest farmers failure In the his
tory of the section.
The Chicago board of trade ct a meeting Sat-
urday passed a resolution authorizing the direct
ors to require members having private wires in
their offices to take them out. Another resolu-
ton Is to the effect that the telegraph companies
be requested to restore the telegraph rates in use
before April J, and in the event of their refusal
that the board take steps to organize a telegraph
company between the different boards of trade.
The work Of surveying the Dakotas for artesian
water has been inaugurated. The secretary Of
agriculture has appointed Professor Culver, Of
the Vermillion university, chief examiner for
both Dakotas. He will be assisted by Professor
Stephen G. Updyke, of Brookings Agricultural
college, who will have charge of the surveys for
South Dakota, east Of the Missouri river, and
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Mining at Rapid City, for South Dakota, west of
the river.
Monday several hundred persons who believed
in the prophecy Of Mrs. Woodwork and other re-
vivalists that San Francisco, Oakland, Chicago
and Milwaukee would be destroyed on that day
by earthquakes and tidal waves gathered on high
ground in several places in California waiting for
the news of destruction.
A strange man committed suicide at Chicago
Monday. He asserted seriously his belief that
Chicago would perish on that day, and that he
could avert the dire calamity by offering his life
as a sacrifice.
Monday the threatened strike Of union carpen-
tiers for eight hours a day and IS cents an hour,
began at Indianapolis.
A terrific thunder and wind storm prevailed at
Darlington, Ind, Sunday night. The Vandalia
passenger and freight depots, John Morse's barn,
containing six blooded Belgian stations, the
school house and John Rice's dry goods store
were all struck by lightning and burned to the
ground.
At st. Paul, Monday evening, Henry Willard
was banqueted by the Twin City Commercial
club. Mr. Willard spoke at considerable length
outlining his plans for the development Of the
Twin Cities. The principle feature of this devel.
opment is the furnishing of cheap electric power
to those who desire to locate manufactures.
at Mondays session of the New England Meth.
odist conference programme was outlined for a
celebration of the centennial of New England
Methodism on Boston common, Oct. 21-23, to end
with a banquet in Fanueil hall on the evening OF
the Esd with addresses by prominent Methodists.
The Loyal Legion Royal commandery met at
Philadelphia Tuesday. Ex-President Hayes, as
commander, presided. The next meeting is to
be held at st. Louis. A banquet was given the
members in the evening.
Governor Thayer, of Nebraska, received infor
nation Tuesday that heavy storms of wind in the
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the fields SO badly that thousands of acres will
need to be re-seeded. Aid is asked for by the
governor for needy farmers.
Tuesday the twenty-ffth anniversary of the
death of Abraham Lincoln was celebrated al
Springfield, Ills, by appropriate services held
under the auspices Of the Lincoln Memorial
league.
At the Montana municipal elections held Mon,
day, Great Falls and Livingston gave Republican
majorities for mayor and aldermen, and at Butte
and Missoula the Democrats won by narrow ma
jorities.
Work in the building trades was all stopped
Wednesday in Chicago, the bricklayers and othel
workmen having reached q point where they
could not continue till the carpenters strike hae
been settled.
Especial Wednesday to The Herald from SYRIA
cuse, N. Y. says that the announcement is mad,
there of the betrothal of Miss Winnie Davis
daughter Of Jefferson Davis. to Alfred Wilkinson
Of Syracuse, a grandson of the great abolitionist
leader, Rev. Samuel J. May.
The London Times Wednesday says: If tn,
policy Of the silver ring should break down ii
America, whether through popular impatience OF
commercial or financial difficulties the damned u,
silver will pour out in sufficient volume to over
whelm the world. India and other countries in
terested in the silver question ought to consider
this.
The sad intelligence of the death of Eugene NJ
Wilson, the eminent Minneapolis lawyer
was received by his business partner, J
w. Lawrence, Wednesday. The telegram wa,
signed by Mrs. Wilson and was as follows: ..Eu
gene died April 10. Arrive in New York on tn,
18th from Sassau." Mslarial fever is supposed A. Il
have been the cause of his death.
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