The Dickinson press., 1891-03-28
II WEEKS EVENTS.
News of Importance Given Brief Me-

News of Importance Given Brief Mon
The census shows an increase of
1865, 1873 in the population of Germany.
The wheat movement is falling off in
the Northwest, with smaller receipts all
around.
Theodore Thomas will probably be
asked to accept the position Of musical
director of the worlds fair.
Attorney General Miller has returned
from Florida and resumed the direction
OF affairs at the department of justice.
Levi c. Wade, president of the Mexi-
can Central railroad died at his resi-
dence, in Newton, Mass, Saturday,
aged 40 years.
Construction of the Kewaunee, Green
Bay & Western railroad is under way
between Milwaukee and Green Bay the
terminal points.
The wife of Gen. John T. Cutting,
congressman from the Fourth Califor-
mia district, died in San Francisco, Mon
day, after q long illness.
An epidemic resembling scarlet fever
is among children in Dayton, Wis, and
vicinity. Doctors are puzzled BY it.
Three cases have proven fatal.
Adistinct shock of earthquake was felt
IN Butte, Mont, Friday. The shock
was light, but sufficient, in a few cases,
to knock dishes from c%upboards.
The California Viticultural commits
sion has received a diploma and gold
medal awarded to the California exhibit
of brandies at the Paris exposition.
The bureau of engraving and printing
is now turning out sufficient quantities
of small notes 81, So, S. and $1O-to
supply the demand, which at this time
is very great.
Recent newspaper advices from Val
paraiso report that the traffic on the
railways of Chill has been suspended
because Of a coal famine in that coun-
try. The price of coal is $55 a ton and
the supply almost exhausted.
A Berlin dispatch says that consider.
able numbers of Germans have gone to
take service with the Chinese and jap
anese fleets. China has ordered several
war vessels from German builders, and
Japan has bought a number of torpedo
boats in Germany.
The women of Berlin, Wis, will
make another attempt to vote at the
coming election. Having been informed
that the Ripon women voted last fall,
and expect to do so again this spring,
they see no reason why their votes
should not be accepted.
At Red Wing, Mimi, a case is on the
calendar for trial at the present term of
court which involves the legality of the
practice of dehorning cattle. The state
claims that the operation is painful and
cruel. The outcome is awaited with
considerable interest.
The correspondent of The London Tel
egram at Berlin says that the desire of
Prince Bismarck to again enter the
reichstag is superinduced by the desire
OF the e~x-chancellor to speak on the ques-
ton of Germany's commercial negotia-
lions with Austro-Hungary.
A singular case before the English
privy counsel relates to the immense
estate of the late raiah of Andol, in
India, who left all his property to the
support and maintenance of his family
idol. From this the two wives, who
thought they ought to be the idols,
appealed.
The surplus in the treasury is$13, 0oO,-
600. Although the internal revenue re-
ceipts for February showed a falling off
from the previous month, the custom re-
ceipts continue to roll up and the heavy
drain on the treasury from the direct
tax-about IS. 1000, 900, so far-does not
seem to materially affect it.
Anti-Jewish sentiment seems to have
full possession of the lower and middle
orders in Vienna and ether places of the
Austrian empire. Frequent outrages
upon and insults to Jews are reported,
and some of the wealthiest Jews have
left the Austrian capital for the pleas.
anter surroundings of Paris.
French theatrical troupes are having
a hard time of it in consequence of the
new passport regulations for Alsace.
Lorraine. They had of late been accus.
toned to play in theatres on the German
side of the frontier almost as freely as in
France. Now they must arm them.
selves with passports, and then very
likely be excluded after all,