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The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
Twenty Acres of the Business POr-
tiOn Of Chattanooga Destroyed
by Fire.
+. H. Hagerty, Ex-CommissiOner of
Immigration of South Da-
kOta Arrested.
He is Charged with Converting to
his use q Draft of a Mort
gage Company.
"A Heavy Fire in Chattanooga.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, April 29.-There
was a terrible conHagration here this
morning. The loss is fully quarter of
million dollars; the insurance $15O,OOO.
The fire commenced at 3 a. m., in Camp
bell & Co.'S furniture factory on King
street, and soon got beyond control of
the fire department and rapidly took in
everything in the near neighborhood. It
was a. m. before the flames we're under
control and the field of destruction cov-
cred twenty acres. Those burned out
were: Campbell & Co., furniture factory
G. G. Lilly, new and unoccupied two
story brick; Peaks warehouse; East
Tennessee, Virginia ~ Georgia Railroad
company, freight depot with contents
and IS freight cars. BY heroic effort
the new Mountain City FIGURING mill,
just completed at a cost of nearly $780,
600, was saved. Others suffered less Sc
riously. The fire ragged furiously for
four hours. Several carloads of COM
bustibles were burned, among others
carload of fireworks, creating a great
panic in the crowd
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
4 Bad NIGGER.
He Shoots a Policeman, and is After
wards Hung to "a Bridge Beam.

He Shoots Policeman, and fs After
wards Hung to II Bridge Beam.
FRANKLIN, Tenn, April 3O.-This city
was crowded with negroes yesterday, the
occasion being the performance of ten
cent circus. One of the negroes, Tom
Taylor, became very troublesome and
shot Policeman Charles Cook who was
trying to arrest him. He was afterward
lodged in Jail. About 10 o'clock last
night we'll organized mob attacked the
Jail, overpowered the sheriff, took the
keys and quickly carried the negro down
a side street to the covered bridge and
hung him up to cross beam. 1t was all
done in an orderly manner, under recog.
nized leaders. His body was then rid
died with bullets and left hanging. The
mob then quietly dispersed. Most of
them were on horseback and no one
knows who they were. 1t has been
learned that in the fight the negro also
shot one of tho circus men. The negro
was found to have two pistols and a
large dirk on his person. He is said to
have been feared by his race and regard
ed as desperate.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
EOUH PERSONS KILLED.
An Express Runs Into Freight Train
On the Is. & o.

An Express Runs Into ii Freight Train
On the Is. & o.
WASHINGTON, April 28.-An accident in
which four persons we're killed and sew
eral injured, occurred this afternoon on
the Metropolitan branch of the b. Il O.
railroad, about one mile this side of
Gaithersburg. The train was the Gin
cinnati express which left Washington at
3:3o and ran into freight train which
was at standstill at small station
called Warrengs; Engineer Curtis Ell
lott of the express; Henry Gotf, Fire
man Murphy OF the freight, and postal
clerk $. G. Burdett we're killed. Postal
clerk Peacock and Fireman Nj. e. Miller,
of the express, were seriously injured.
None of the passengers were dangerous
ly hurt. The western mails were par
TALLY destroyed by fire.
ONLY THREE KILLED.
BALTIMORE, April 28.-Engineer Elliot
was married only short time ago. En-
gineer Golf was not killed, he was re-
moved to Baltimore and walked from that
station to his home, making only three
killed and three wounded.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Forest Fires.

MELVILLE, J. April 28.-The big
gest forest fires that this section has
known for years is raging about six miles
southwest Of this city and much valuable
standing timber has been destroyed.
The fire started from an engine near Di-
viding Creek station yesterday, and has
burned swath about six miles long and
four miles wide so far. 1t was supposed
to be under control last night, but
still burning fercely. To night the fire
is within three miles of Mauricetown.
The hamlet of Baileytown is completely
surrounded by fire aud some anxiety is
felt for its safety. The winds prevailing
to-day have famed the flames and col
umns of smoke ascending high in the
heavens can be plainly seen in this city.
The damage cannot be estimated at this
time.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
IN EXPENSIVE STRIKE,
Up to Date the Coke Strike Has Cost
about Three aud IL Half Millions.

Up to Date the Coke Strike Has Cost
about Three aud IL Half Millions.
ScoTTDALE, Pa, April 29.-The affairs
Ill the coke region were very quiet to-
day. The keyster plant came to the
cokers' terms, making the fourth in the
district, and the men seem more conf
dent. The operators report increased
forces, and men are arriving on every
train, the Frick company having turned
carload through here tonight, bound
for Kyle. The cost of the coke strike up
to this, the twelfth week, is estimated at
about three and one-half million dollars.
The business community has also felt
the evil effects keenly and has lost thou
sands Of dollars. 1t has been estimated
that the men have lost over a million
dollars i'll wages, and tho operators suf-
fered other losses. 1t is also said that
coke yesterday sold as high as s3 per
ton. Sheriff Mccormick has decided to
make several evictions at the Frick
plants tomorrow, and that simply means
that the trouble will be renewed.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
More Evic,ions in the Coke Region

ScoTTDAhE, Pa, April 3O-Sheriff Nc
Cormick resumed evlctions, and threw
out sixteen families thissmorning. They
offered but little resistance To-day the
Frick company received eighty more men
for their Leisenring works, making an
increase of $50 to their working force
since Monday. The Keyster plant re-
sumed work at fifty towns this morning at
the miners terms. Fifty-six men
brought from Carney's plant refused to
work to-day. The sheriff was busy all
afternoon evicting families at Summit,
and according to the latest reports every
thing was quiet in that region.
THE BEGINNING OF THE END.
The operators are freely using the
three most powerful weapons to break
the strike and are bringing carloads
daily into the region. A complete re-
sumo of the situation to-day shows "a
plants running under the sliding scale,
embracing 1867 cvens and 26Sl men.
The labor leaders deny these figures.
There are 10000 ovens in the region, and
$4,000 men went on the strike. There
were l6O cars of coke shipped from the
region to-day, and the story will soen
be told, one way or the other. Late to-
night an ugly break is reported at the
Lippincott and Hostetter plants. Sher-
iff CIawson returned from these places
with his deputies tonight and reports
that 600 old and new men will resume
there in the morning
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
THEY THINK OF FARMING.
Two Strike Says the Indians Have Had
All the War They Want

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Captain R. H.
Pratt, of the Tenth cavalry, superintepd-
ent OF the Carlisle Indian school, recently
received and forwarded to Secretary
Proctor an interesting letter from the old
chief, Two Strike, who figured very
prominently in last winters campaign in
South Dakota. The letter is dated
April llth, at Rosebud agency, and is as
follows, having been dictated to an army
officer:
Friend Captain; You wrote me about
the tn Indians here making more trouble.
There is no intention here of havin.
trouble. Ii we We're going to make
trouble, why would we enlist our young
men as soldiers for the great father. as
we are now doing? We see that this is
a very good chance for our young men to
do something for themselves and make
men of themselves and we let them en-
list. There was young man from
Standing Rock came here and asked me
the same question as You did, and / told
HIM that we have no thought of making
any more trouble; that we had one
trouble at Wounded Knee; that we our
selves did not have anything to do with
1t, but that it gave lis a lesson. We did
not want to fight in the first place, but
somebody called for troops. All we
think about now is to farm. 1
received a letter about the same
matter from Lower Brule agency, and l
told them that we were not going to
make any more trouble and that they
must not pay any attention to such talk.
This talk gives me much trouble and |
did not like it. ! do not want to tell my
officer friends any lies, for L know they
are here from the great father.
His
(SlgneD Two Y STRIKES"
Mark.
Lieutenant bravo, who wrote the let
ter from dictation adds: "Two Strikes
had me write this letter to you from
him. He appears much worried by
these false rlmors going about concern.
ing his intentions. believe the old
man is sincere. To-day he brought in
his son and nephew to enlist and to day
they are both soldiers in troop l. Sixth
cavalry.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
A Disastrous Fire.

MAHoNEY Cry, Pa, April 3O.-A dis
astrous fire ragged here this afternoon.
Harry Parmley's large dry goods and
grocery store, together with the stores
and buildings owned and occupied by
Mrs. James Dennis, Thos. Joyce, James
Curtain, James McCabe, Mrs. M. Goba-
leski and Mrs. James Hughes we're total
ly destroyed, with most of their contents.
Loss 100000; two-thirds covered by in
stlranCe
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Count Won Moltke Dead.

BERLIN, April 24.-Von Moltke, field
marshal of Germany, is dead. Count
Won Moltke attended the session of the
Reichstag held this afternoon. His death
was very sudden, and the physicians who
were summoned announced that it was
caused by the failure of the heart. He
died at 9:45 p. NJ. passing away quietly
and painlessly. The news of the counts
unexpected death has caused great sor-
row in this CITY.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
1t Wasn't the Murderer.

JERSEY CRY, April 29.-At noon to-
day the police arrested a man, who is
supposed to be an Algerian sailor, and
took him to the police headquarters.
Chief of Police Murphy said there was
no doubt the man is the one wanted by
Inspector Byrnes of New York, for the
murder of Carrie Brown at the East
river hotel. He is the same man who
has been heretofore arrested in London
as Jack the Ripper. Sergeant McClosky
Of Inspector Byrnes staff, reached police
headquarters this afternoon, but said
the man is not the one the New York
police want for the murder.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
The Ripper Identifir d.

New YORK, April 3O.-An official police
statement was made tonight substantial
ing, with details, the story of the arrest
of French No. and identification as the
Ripper. Joseph Franks, an Arabian,
who is believed to have been the man
who accompanied the aged woman to
room 81 the night of her death, was ar
rested this afternoon.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
A Chicago Knight of Labor Dead

CHICAGO, April 2S.-Richard Griffiths,
founder of the knights of Labor in Chi
cago, died this morning of la grippe.
Griffiths organized the first assembly in
Chicago and was fast friend of Uirich
Stevens, the founder of the order. He
was for long time general worthy fore
man OF the national organization.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
A DuelIn cha

ROANOKE, Va, April 28.-A terrible
tragedy occurred at Marshall's cafe in
this city this afternoon. Nick Flood,
son of Major John III. Flood, promi-
nent tobacconist, of Lynchburg, and
Charles l.. Rose, who came here from
Washington in February last, fought a
duel with pistols. Rose is dead and
Flood is dangerously wounded.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
A Contemplated Deal.

MOLINE, Ills, April 3O.-It is stated
that Lee Higginson & Co. of Boston
have about completed the purchase of
the plant of Deere, Mansur & Co., manu-
facturers of corn planters, the Deere
harvester works and the Moline plow
company with an aggregate capital of
$2,4OO,000. The plan is to unite the
plants, recapitalize them and place the
securities on the market. 1t is said near
ly all the capital has been taken in Bos-
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Fire at the stilIwater Pen.

SALTWATER, Mimi, April 29.--Shortly
after o'clock tonight fire broke out at
the thresher company's paint shop at the
prison. The prison people attempted to
fight the fire without calling on the city
department The building containing
the binding twine plant was on fire, but
was extinguished. Company X was
called out to guard the prisoners In case
of emergency. Fortunately the fire was
confined to the paint shop. The loss is
$4,000 to 100000; insurance $50,000.
The loss to the thresher company will
not exceed that,
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
The Defense of Plenty Horse.

Sioux FALLS, April 27.-The prosecu-
ton closed the case against Plenty
Horse, charged with the murder of Lieut..
Casey. The defense admitted the fact of
the murder, but claimed it was done dur
ing war between the Indians and the
government and was therefore not tech
nically murder. A point to that effect
was raised, and the Judge took it under
advisement.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
CLETERLY CAUGHT.
A Couple of Green Goods Fakirs Arrest
ed In Chicago.

ed In Chicago.
CHICAGO, April 30-A gang of "green
goods" swindlers who have been fleeing
the unwary by protesting to sell them
counterfeit money, but sold their victims
packages of brown paper instead, have
been operating in the west for some time.
Their headquarters are New York. A
few days ago one of them, named Tyler,
was cleverIy trapped by postoffice in
spector in disguise. To-day ]. II. Thom.
as, alias Moore, who is said to be the
leader of the gang and the cleverest
"ereen goods" swindler in the country,
was arrested in the United States mar
shal's office. He boldly entered the Of
flee to arrange for bail for his pal, when
he was recognized by.a citizen who
CHANGED to be there, as the man who
swindled him out of $3.50 at a green
goods game in New York short time
ago. Cards on Thomas person indicated
he had offices at the Stevens house, Nos.
II to ~ Broadway, and ia Greenwood
street, New York city, and No. II Bank
street, Hoboken. He was held in $4,000
bail.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Indemnity for schoo, Lands

WAsHlSGToS, April 29.-The secretary
of the Interior has decided that the re-
cent act amending the statutes as to the
school indemnity lands applies to the
hew states of North Dakota, South Da-
kota, Montana and and Washington, and
takes the place of the provisions relating
to this matter in the enabling act. These
states are, therefore, entitled to lndemni-
ty for sections 16 and 36 when those Sec
tions were settled upon prior to the sur
vey, are fractional or wanting in town.
ship for any cause.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
F. IL. Haserty Arrested.

ABERDEEN, April 29.-F. II. Hargerty
was arrested to-day ON complaint of the
Keystone Mortgage Co., charging him
with converting to the Use of Hagerty
and company bankers" in November,
1889, a draft for $S,6S9.34, deposited t.
the credit of the mortgage company. He
gave bail in the sum of $4,000. Hagerty
n Co., failed last October, and the suit
grows therefrom.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Terrible Forest Fires

PIEAsANTv1LLE, N. j., April 3o.-The
fiercest and most disastrous ferost fre on
record in Atlanta county for many years
is raging tonight in the vicinity of Como
vertowp and Port Republic, and the
heavens are illuminated like MONDAY.
The little hamlet of Conovertown was
burned, Already 100000 worth of tim
Der has been destroyed.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
The Ninth National All Right.

New York, April 29.-Business was
transacted as usual this morning at the
Ninth National bank, and there was
nothing to indicate a loss of 100000.
The receiving teller was kept busy all
the time. He said that the amount of
deposits was up to the average. This
afternoon, he sent 100000 to the clear
ing house. No loans have been called
in, and everything is going on as usual.
The bank will lose nothing, being pro-
tected.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
The Tin Plate Manufacturers.

New York, April 29.-The representa-
tives of the chief tin plate manufacturing
firms of the country got together at the
Fifth avenue hotel this afternoon and
perfected a temporary organization of
the tin plate manufacturers of the United
States. Tt was placed on record that the
object of the organization was to pro-
mote the manufacture of tin plate in the
United States. 1t was stated by several
members. The mills represented were al.
ready working and as soon as protected
mills were built they would produce
10000 net tons OF tin plate per annum.
A committee was appointed to perfect
a permanent organization. The next
meeting will be held at Pittsburg May
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Base Ball.-Thurs,lay.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburg 4, Cleveland 3.
Cincinnati 4, Chicago z.
Boston 8, Philadelphia 13.
New York 2, Brooklyn 8.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Cincinnati Is, Columbus 6.
st. Louis 10, Louisville 4.
Baltimore 8, Washington 8.
Athletic z, Boston %.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
Denver 5, st. Paul 4.
Omaha 3, Minneapolis 6.
Lincoln Z, Sioux City 8.
Kansas City II, Milwaukee 8.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
the Chicago Mining Exchange.

CHtcAGo, April 2S.-The Chicago Min
ing Stock exchange was formally opened
this afternoon. Besides some hundreds
of Chicagoans present, there were visit
ing brokers from San Francisco, Helena,
Butte, ST. Louis and other cities. The
first call on the floor of the new exchange
will take place tomorrow morning.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Beaten and Robbed.

CLEVELAND, April 28.- Israel A. Mar
shall, treasurer of Blue Creek township,
Muskingum county, went to GAINESVILLE
yesterday and drew s84O from bank. He
started for home in the evening. This
morning he was found bound and gagged
in his wagon by the roadside. He had
been terribly beaten and robbed. No
clue to the robbers.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
CALLED BACK.
A Democratic View of the Extra Session
Tactics of Gov. Hill.

ALBANY, N. Y, April 29.-At the con-
clusion of the session, on Thursday, it
was asserted by democratic senator to-
day, that Gov. Hill will send in an order
for an extra session for that afternoon,
The special business for which they will
be called, will be the passage of the
Worlds Fair bill. The senators on the
republican side will refuse to do any
business and will then adjourn, and then
next day the governor will call them back
to pass the enumeration bill. If they
refuse to do this and adjourn, then the
governor will call an extra session for
the passage of the excise bill. So things
may go on for weeks, until the governor
exhausts all measures left over.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02

and agreed that reduction for mining
bituminous coal of ten cents on the ton
shall be made. The scale now is five
cents per ton less than for mining block.
and OF course most of the operators ad-
here strictly to the Terre Haute scale and
it means big and vigorous strike among
their employees. In the Davies coal field
about 500 miners have been out Stree
Wednesday owing to the discharge of a
mine boss.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
THEY WANT sPUDs.
The Farmers of Dickey County, North
Dakota, Have Neither Money
or POtatOps.
The Minneapolis Produce Exchange
Hold a Special Meeting to Con-
slider the Matter.
L. D. Bartlett of Glendale Secures a
Quantity From Chicago Com
mission Men.
Only 80 Bushels in the County.

Only 80 Bushels in the County.
MINNEAPOLIS, April 3O.-At o'clock
this afternoon there was special meet
ing of the produce exchange to see what
could be done to provide seed potatoes
for Dickey county, N. d. Bartlett, from
Glendale, Dickey county, is in Minne-
apolis to-day, and represents that there
are not to exceed thirty bushels of po-
tatoes in the county and that farmers
have not the means to purchase them.
Bartlett has been to Chicago and sue
ceeded in securing quantity of seed
potatoes from the commission men of
that city. The members of the local ex-
change feel very friendly toward the
achome
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
An Embezzler surrender,.

BATON ROUGE, La, April 2s.-Gen.
William A. Strong, ex-secretary of state,
surrendered here this morning Strong
was convicted some years ago for en-
bezzllng over $4,000 of state money, but
walked out of court unmolested.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
An Unsuccessful Strike.

HELENA, Mont, April 24.-The strike
at East Helena smelter inaugurated last
Sunday for an advance of 25 cents a
day in wages of all men, was settled to-
day by the men returning to work at the
old rate.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Lookinr After Montana.

WASHINGTON, April 3O.-Commissioner
Carter is looking after the interests of
Montana in the general land office. For
the first time in the history of the office
four Montana cases were decided IN one
day by Secretary Chandler this morning.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
a PLAN ito BLOW I'M Fricl.

PITTsBuRG, April 24.-Information was
given to the police department of this
city tonight by man named Timmons.
OF Braddock, of plan to blow up H. B.
Frick, the coke king, with dynamite.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Sold to the Rothchilds.

BUTTE, Mont, April 2s.-It was re-
ported here tonight that the Anaconda
mines have been sold to the Rothchilds.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
BUTTE, Mont, April 2S.-The story is
that VIM. Neyser, president of the Balti-
more Copper company will sail from
New York for Europe May 6, to transfer
the Anaconda mine to syndicate repre-
sented by the Rothchilds. The deal, it
is said, has been in progress for some
time. The price reported to have been
agreed upon for the mines is $25,OOO,O
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
THE MARKETS BY TELEGRIPH.
Chicago Market.

CHICAGO. Apr. 30
The official announcement on
the floor of the board of
trade this morning before the trading hours be-
gan that all of B. p Hutchnson's open trades
had been transferred to Congdon d Co., who
would settle them. had decidedly qnieting
effect on the cereal markets and doubtless
headed off bear raids in wheat and corn. There
WIS no exciting transactions in wheat, but the
market seemed to take a strong. healthy undcr-
tone. The values averaged triie better than yes
terday and, taken altogether, it Looked as though
the market was on a much more natural position
than for some time. Corn was strong.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Official Notification.

WAsHlNGToS, April 2S.-Chinese gov
ernment has notified the government of
the United States, through the depart
ment OF state, of Its unwillingness to re-
celve Henry w. Blair as minister to
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Rinfa. Broke the Record.

SAN Francisco, April 3O.-A match
race for $1,000 side, six and half fur
longs, between Rinfax of the Undine
stables, and Geraldine, was won by Rim
fax to-day in 1:20l, breaking the record.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
Mayor washburne.s Fir.t Act.

CHICAGO, April 2a-The first official
act of Mayor Washburne was to order
that all of the gambling houses in the
city be closed
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
A Statue to i,ergh.

MILWAUKEE, April 29.-A fountain and
statue to the memory of Henry Bergh,
the founder of the American society for
the prevention of cruelty to animals, was
unveiled to-day in the presence of several
thousand people. The statue cost about
$4,000 and is located in the city hall
square. Addre sses were made by Gov
enor Peck, Henry Bergh of New York,
Edwin Lee Brown, president of the
American Humane society, and others.
This is the only Bergh statue in the
country
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02

The boiler of locomotive exploded
at Johnston's station, Ohio, Thursday,
killing the fireman, John Foley, and
scalding the engineer and brakeman.
The Dickinson press., 1891-05-02
A STRIKE AT BRAZIL,

BRAZIL, Ind, April 3O.-A strike will
be on tomorrow and 1900 block coal
miners and 800 bituminous coal miners
will be out. The eight-hour demand
seems not to affect the miners of this dis
trict 80 much as other questions. Last
year scale Of prices was agreed upon to
last until May l, 1891, and the time hav-
ing expired and no rate established, the
miners will come out until such time as
an agreement can be reached. This re-
lates to block coal miners exclusively.
Some days ago the operators in bitumi-
nous coal had meeting at Terre Haute,