The Dickinson press., 1890-03-22
CoNCIsELY %CHR0NICLED.
HAPPENINGS OF A WEEK con-
DENSED AND CLASSIFIED.

News Of the houses action on the bill for gov
eminent for Oklahoma and the false report that
the Cherokee strip was included in the lands to
be opened, caused q rush into the strip Thursday
that was only exceeded by the Oklahoma excite
ment. The president Immediately isEued a proc
lamation ordering the boomers Oh the lands.
Troops were sent to enforce the order.
At s cattle. Wash, Thursday, 1t was proposed
to scni Queen Angeline, the daughter of Chief
Seattle, around the world with George Francis
Train. She is at present living in that city, and,
il not the fairest, is the oldest daughter of the
city and the only living representative Of the
famous chief after whom the city was named.
She is nearly 20 years of ago.. subscription of
SLIGO was Immediately raised to pay her ex-
penses.
Governor Francis, of Missouri, has appointed
Lon v. Stevens, of Bonneville, the we'll known
banker and financier, as state treasurer TO Mis-
souri,, to serve until the second Monday in Jan
uary, 1893.
Tho grand jury of the District of Columbia,
after examining q number of witnesses, Fri.
day last, directed the district attorney to pre-
pare an Indictment against Kincaid, who shot ex-
Congressman Taulbee, for murder.
r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly trade re-
view says that the Mississippi floods threaten
serious disaster to business. "he money market
has been relieved somewhat. drop in the iron
market at Birmingham has caused nervousness
In the iron trade and lower prices are appre-
hended. Business failures for the week were 2l7
for the United States. IS for Canada.
By an ordinance approved last Friday tho
Chinese in San Francisco will be removed from
the present chinatown, )" which is in the heart Of
the city, to o more suburban site. The heather
number $1,000.
Editor Halstead advocates making Oklahoma q
black state.
The City of Mexico is to have the finest hotel
on the continent. A syndicate will build one to
cost 10000 900, the government promising half
the funds.
Old Gabriel the Indian at Carmel Mission, Cal,
who was believed to be the oldest man In the
country, died Monday. He was $50 years old and
was a grandfather when the mission was built
100 years ago.
The annual g. A. r. department encampment
at Milwaukee began its session on the 18th inst.
Commander Alger was in attendance. The Da-
kota encampment began at Sioux Falls Wednes-
day, Gen. Alger being in attendance Thursday.
1t was given out Tuesday that the Northern
Pacific general offices would be removed to Chi
cago on May l.
H. S. Ives was released Tuesday from Jail at
New York on bail.
The North Dakota legislature expired by limita.
ton Tuesday.
The Wisconsin supreme court decided Tuesday
that the Bible cannot be read in public schools.
Archbishop Heiss, of Wisconsin, is very low. 1t
is thought he cannot live many days.
The courtmartial of Lieut.. Steele for striking
Private Wild and applying vile epithets to him,
began ct Chicago on Tuesday. The prosecution
brought out nothing but what has heretofore
been published, the only witness being Private
Wild himself.
Evidence given in the Steele courtmartial
Wednesday was very much in Steele's favor.
Members of the Eighth troop testified that Wild
was a deserter and a constitutional liar. They
also testified that Lieut.. Steele was uniformly
courteous to his men.