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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-08-27
MIScELLANEnus

A TACOMA man murders young woman
whom he called his daughter and commits
suicide.
AN express agent secures evidence that
the Sontags committed the Kasota rob-
berry.
LOGAN MURPHY, desperado and murder
er. was hanged near Mount Sterling, Ky.
by an armed mob OF 800 men. who took
him from Jail by force. Murphy killed his
father near Sawyersville.
William Evans, who is accused of poison
ing nine persons at Laurel, Del, including
his wife and her three brothers and their
family, one OF whom dicl, has been ar
rested.
During last week 31s car loads containing
3,8l6 tons OF Green fruit were shipped East
from California. So far this season 6.6OO,-
900 pounds more fruit has been shipped
than last year.
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MORE MEN GO OUT
Over One hundred Lackawanna
Men Join the Switchmen
at Buffalo.
Freight Is Being Handled in All
Yards With About the
Usual Regularity.

BUFFALO, Aug. M.-The day has wit
Messed the maxim. of little history. This
is season of waiting. The state board OF
arbitrators have, to be sure, announced that
1t would tomorrow institute a hearing
into the circumstance and causes of quit.
ting work by the men who were until re-
Gently switchmen in the railroad yards
here. No lively interest is evidenced in the
inquiry, though the evidence may
be of greater interest than
is anticipated. If the strikers are exam.
ined touching the burning of cars and other
attacks OH the properties OF the companies
for whom they worked there will undoubt-
edly be presented by the companies evil
dence which shall disprove claims made in
behalf of the former switchmen that they
have not been guilty OF violence or outrage.
The companies have such evidence, but
whether they will present it or not at this
luncture is IL matter Of some doubt.
one hundred and forty switchmcn struck
to-day in the yards of the I.ackawanna and
the Buffalo, Rochester & pittsburg. Thus
within two weeks past switchmcn have
struck i'll all the yards ccntcred here The
men who went out hive been
REPLACED BY OTHERS
why arc now doing the work in all the
yards, so that there is now actually no
strike of switchmen in any Buffalo yards,
except one where forty men struck yester-
day and the two where the workmen quit
to-day.
The Lackawana was temporarily Grip
pied, though she is said to have near at
hand recruits enough to man her switches.
Indeed, the road VIII 'se men went out ycs-
terday to-day r,sumcl work with two
crews. The Lchigl any Erie cqualled YES
tcrdays traffic and the Central and West
Shore with new business exceeded their
movements yesterday. The Lake Shore
handled its business and the Nickel Plate
was nearly normal.
A man who was formerly Lehigh
switchman this afternoon was one of the
four men who were throwing stol es at the
picket line ofthe Twenty econd regiment
on the Lehigh tracks of the Lake Shore.
The men were fired upon, and the one re-
terrrd to fell
DANGEROUSLY SHOT.
Scattering shots were made by lickets in
various yards tonight, but up to midnight
there has been reported no organized u.s.
sault by strikers nor any concerted III We
ment by troops upon those WHO hang along
the picket lines, causing such annoy ance
as they can with safety to themselves.
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GIEFFER A MURDERER.
Leonard koway. the Victim, Dies Ate,
sTerrllIa Suffarinp nt Nlankato

Leonard koway, the Victim, Dies After
Terrible Suffering at Mankato.
MANKAro, Minn., Special, Aug. 3d.
Leonard Roway the victim of Thursdays
tragedy, died last evening. His suffering
had been inter Sc throughout the day. His
strong constitution had been the means of
keeping him alive SO long alter receiving
the deadly blows at the hands of Frank
Gieffer. Gietfer was captured at Slbley,
Iowa. and brought back to this city. He
con csscs and says lie was drunk at the
time.
GiefIer was arraigncd in the municipal
court to-day OH the charge of murder in the
.irst degree and his examination was set for
Saturday. Gietfer admits assault and rob-
berry, but CLAIMS he did not intend to kill
Roway..
AT All inquest held to-day the coroner
found tina: Roway came 10 his death from
blow from hammer or some blunt in-
strument i'll the hands OF Frank Gieffer.
Mrs Martha Kester. the child lnurdercss.
waived further examination when her case
came UP to-day and was bound over to the
December tern of the d strict court.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-08-27
THE WICKED WORLD.

The Iron Hall difficulty bids fair to be
compromised outside the courts.
Mississippi valley lumbermen advance
the price SO cents per thousand.
Railroad companies estimate the crop of
Minnesota and the Dakotas at rs per cent
o flast years.
The Ancient Arabic Order of the Mystic
Shrine holds an Imperial council in Oma-
ha.
In drilling gas we'll at Anderson, Ind,
the drill went through a vein of iron at
375 feet, tin at AIS feet and lead at 500 feet,
Some of the treasure from the British
ship Hussar, which sank in New York har.
Dor in 1850. with nearly S., 0OO, ,01O on board
is recovered.
The department of Mississippi and Louis
lana G. A. R. has organized and the color
ed posts have been admitted to full mem
bership
At the last days session of the twenty
sixth meeting OF the Universal Peace union
at Mystic. Conn.,, Alfred Love of Phil del
phia was reelected president for the TWEEN
ty-sixth consecutive time.
A dispatch from Tacoma says: Three
highwaymen held up and beheaded man
near Elenburx, Wash. Vigilants pursued
the highwaymen, and after capturing
them, hanged them to tree.
Judge Lawrence, OF the supreme court of
New York, has decid cd that Queen Vic
toria will have to file surety of $3.50 for
court costs if sne wants to bring suit against
the Standard Asphalt company to recover
$1,000, a quantity of asphalt alleged to
have been stolen from Trinidad
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-08-27
THE RAILROADS.

Chairman Caldwell grants ahe Atchin.
sons request to reduce rates to Kansas
City.
Notice is given by the Illinois Central
that it would make a rate of$25 from Chi
cago to New Orleans and return, on ac-
count of the Sullivan -Corbett prize fi,ht
Tickets will be good from Sept. to Z in
elusive.
The earnings of the Chicago, Milwaukee
q st. Paul tor the second week of August
were $3.50, 69S, against $491. s97 for the cor
responding week of last year. an increase of
$N, ,8Ol. The earnings Of the Milwaukee &
Northern during the same week were $32,-
1856 an increase OF 81 SO6.
The Canadian Pacific has issued new
folder which is complete both pictorially
and in the amount of in formation it offers.
1t covers the entire system ofthat company
from Japan to the Atlantic coast of Cana
Ha
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EVIDENCE LACKING.
Preliminary Hearing of Mss Eordsn's
Gaze postnoned at Fall Ytvar

Preliminary Hearing of Miss Eorden's
Case Postponed at Fall River.
FALL RIVER Mass. Aug. 23-Miss Lizzie
A. Borden arrived here from Taunton Jail
this morning. She did not show trace Of
suffering, and did not in any de-
gree mind the attention she was at
tracing. 1t is reported here that Miss Bor-
den has made All assignment of all person.
al property to her counsel with instruction.
to spare no expense in gaining her free
dom. Miss Emma Borden has also given
orders to spare nothing in the way OF labor
and expense. The preliminary hearing on
a charge of murder was to have been held,
but All adjournment was granted on the
are wanting at the present time. They are
the clothing and various parts of the fur
nishings OF the rooms where the murders
occurred. They are now IN the hands of
experts, and they will not be here probably
for q number OF DAYS.
CLAIMS MISS BORDEN IS INNOCENT
PITTsBUEG. Aug. pa morning newspa-
ler prints long letter under a sensational
headline, purpo-ting to be rom an anonym-
ous writer who claims he is in possession of
the secret in the Fall River murder mystery.
The writer says he knows the party who
took the lives of Mr.. and Mrs Borden, but
through fear OF death he cannot make pub
lie the name of their murderer. He also
says the murderer of the Bordens has been
implicated i'll Fl teen murders, and that his
home is in ST. Louis. He says Miss Borden
is entirely innocent o! the murder of her
parents. The police official. here do not
place much credence in the story.
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A bad washout has occurred on the Can
ada Pacific railroad, fifty.f1ve miles east of
Rat Portage. A waterspout is supposed to
have been the cause.
The Kalispell lumber companys mills at
Kaltspeli, Mont, burned. The cause is un-
known. By hard work the lumber yards
were saved. The loss is total with no insur-
ance.
1t is reported at Houston, Tex, that the
two-masted schooner Snow Flake Capt.
Fontroy, with party of fifteen on board,
was capsized in equall OH the coast below
Huma, all OH board being lost.
The four-masted ship Ashbank, from the
Cape of good hope for Newcastle, Australia,
is supposed to have gone down with all on
board. She is six weeks overdue. and since
she left the cape nothing has been seen Of
her. She carried a crew ofthrty-two men.
Her owners are Weir & Co., Glasgow.
Fully three-fourths of De.mar, Del, was
flame-swept and 80 people are homeless
and robbed of all their earthly possessions,
and added to these misfortunes one person
was burned to death. The fire started in a
little room back of the postoffice OH Main
street A strong north and south wind
famed the flames, which spread rapidly
southwark and licked up about fifty dwell
ings and business houses. Loss $4,000
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-08-27
THENEWSSUMMARY
The Latest News Of tho World Con
densed and Arranged in Conven-
lent Form.
Washington, Personal; Foreign, Grim
inal, Casualty and Other
Important News
THE CAPITAL

1t is claimed that the appointment of
Senators Allis' II and Jon and Represcn-
tativc McCreary as members of the inter-
national monetary conference was illegal
The controller OF the currency has receiv.
ed an application from f. H. Welcome OF
Granite Falls asking for authority to organ
ize the First National bank 1T Appleton,
MINI.
Canada will propose that the present Gus
tom as to canal tolls be continued till the
close of navigation this year, and that q
conference then be held with the United
States government for the settlement of all
differences
The treasury department has issued a
circular officially informing its officers.
employees and contractors and Others of
the act passed by congress limiting the
time of daily. service of laborers and
mechanics employed upon public works
to eight hours.
Secretary Foster has returned from Deer
Park. United States Consul McCreery was
among his earliest callers, and submitted
a written statement in reiu'a a,ion of charg-
es of official miscond ct recently prefer
red against him. The secretary refuses to
make public the staten ent or give any
information on the subject.
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OTHER SHORES,

-Four thousand deaths from cholera are
reported daily in Russia.
Four thousand of the cab drivers of
Paris went on strike. No disorders have
been reported.
The Duchess of Manchester, by her mar
riage to the Duke of Devonxhire. forfeits,
under her late husbands will, the whole
of her income to her son, the present duke.
n. Meyer an accountant, occupying an
important government post, has been az
rested in Paris for dealing in forged stampa
which were used on army material.
The pope has decided to lodge at the Vat
ican all pilgrims who go to Rome to At
tend the episcopal jubilee. They will be
lodged and fed at his expense.
1t is officially announced that the back
bone of the revolution in Honduras is
broken. President Leiva has offered AMI
nesty to the rank and file of the insurgents
but the leaders will be shot if captured.
The British steamer Empress of Japan,
from Hong Kong and Yokohama for Van
couver and Victoria, b. c.. before reported
returned to Hakodadi with her cargo on
fire. has sailed ior her port of destination.
The appointment to judgeship of Gains
ford Bruce. the Conservative who was
IActed the Holbrook division
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-08-27
MASTER CLARK IN s:Rv1EwED.
Conductors Have No Grievances, and
Will Not StrtJ >.

Conductors Have No Grievancas, and
Will Not NtriE >.
CHICAGO. Aug. BE. Il. Clark, OF Cedar
Rapids, Ia. grand master 1i the Order of
Railway Conductors, is here on his way to
Buffalo. In an interview, he said that as
far as he knew lhe conductors had no
grievance to riglit, and added:
"But what may develop after have arrived
on the scene cannot predict. unless our men
have grievances to settle. We Will not 70 out,
as we do not care to exprese any sympathy iu
that way. know nothing of the trouble ex-
cept what ] have learned through the news
papers. think the demands OF the men OH the
Erie and I.ehigh Valley roads are the same
wages as those paid by other roads in that
vicinity. just"
At this point Grand Master S. E. Wilkin-
son, of the order of Railway Trainmen,
who came from Galesburg, H., on mis-
sion similar to that OF Grand Master Clark,
made his appearance. Both Messrs Clark
and Wilkinson left this afternoon.
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in the house of commons, rendered a new
election necessary. This was held and re-
suited in the return of Mr.. Hall, Conserve
tive without opposition.
Mrs. Alice Crocker of Chicago was
strangled by her son, twenty-three years
old, in her apartments in the Koenings
villa in Carlsbad. Young Crockcr is in an
asylum. Mrs. Crocker and her son came to
Carlsbad some time ago at the end of
tour through Western Europe. He had
acted peculiar for several days previous to
the tragedy.
A convention of German horse butchers
has agreed to open first class restaurant
in Berlin for the purpose of educating the
Wand. The report submitted to the con-
vention stated that there are 2 400 horse
butchers in Germany, who kill $1,000
horses annually.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-08-27
SPORTING MATTERS,

Yorkville Belle wins the rich Omnibus
stakes at Monmouth Park.
Hal Pointer PAGES mile in 2O54, lower.
ing Johnston's record q second.
Capt. Tcbeau says that the cut nj ade in
the Cleveland salaries to commence the
second season did not exceed $3.50, hardly
more than 800 per man, and they all ac-
cepted it witho ut kick.
Latham has not been as fast in his rum
ming OF late as he was earlier in the season.
His falling off in this particular is due to
sore feet. caused by playing on hard ground
with spikes or plates on his shoes.
Young Doyle is the nominal captain OF
the New Yorks, but the veteran Jim
affairs. Doyle is. shrewd and sensible
enough to accept aud profit by the veter-
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1892-08-27
HARRIEs GETS IT.
Democrats of the Fret District Mako
the Nomination by Acclnmstion.

tho Nomln0tioN Dy ACCLAIM Att0A.
AUSTIN. Minn., Special, June 24.-The
Democratic congressional convention for
the First district was held here to-day. Har-
rics was renominated by acclamation.
Among the prominent Democratic specta-
tors present were Lawlcr and Nethaway, OF
the state ticket; Judge II. Il. Wells candi-
date for ju &c OF the Tenth Judicial district,
and Belden, OF the stat. central committee.
Judge Thomas Wilson of Winona was the
moving spirit among the delegates. The
honor Of again placing Capt. Harries in the
held was assigned to the young men, w.
Logan Breckenridge, county attorney of
Olmsled county, making tho nominating
speech, which was seconded by John Moo
nan, young attorney of Waseca county.
1t was clearly n Harrcs meeting, and he
was nominated by acclamation. The Gus
tomary committee to apprse the nominee
was duly appointed, with Hon. Thomas
Wilson as chairman, who found Capt. Har-
ries in the back end of the hall. and es-
corted him before the convention. After
the usual assurance that the action OF the
convention was entirely unsou. .ht and un-
expected, he produced from his inside,
pocket
HIS 1MrRoMpTU SPEECH
which he proceeded to read. 1t was con-
fined almost entirely to the Mckinley bill,
explaining in a single breath the immense
appropriations OF the present congress. and
closed with u promise that when the Demo-
Gratis concluded their efforts with the tariff
they would then proceed to solve the silver
question; that one reform was enough at
time. The habits formed even by single
term in congress were plainly evident for a
large part of his speech consisted of an arti-
Gle about the tariff on eggs, which, while
he did not read, he asked that it
be considered us IL part OF his remarks and
form part OF the record. lie assured the
delegates that it was all exhaustive treatise
on eggs well worth their study.
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THEY PR We IMPORTANT.
Telegraph Messages Sent by Miners
Seized by Gen. Carnes.

Seized by Gen. Carnes.
KNOXVILLE Aug. 24.-The files in the
telegraph office at Clinton have be n seized
by Gen. Carnes and Attorney General
Pickle, and they proves q rich find. They
refuse to disclose any in!orma-
ton. but it is known they have
secured proof against a number of
prominent people cot heretofore suspected
or implicated or the lawless-
dess Of the past week. Copies Of the dis
patches seized cover the entire history of
the labor troublns of the past year.
Sufficient proof has been secured, it is
said. to convict Lindsay, Hatmaker and
other officers. The Knoxville and Ohio
Telegraph company rested against the
seiznre of their private papers and other
property. but their protest availed nothing.
Con. Carnes is absolute dictator at Coal
Creek.
The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad
company to-day filed its answer as lessee
to the notice served by the board ef prison
inspectors indicating purpose to
declare the convict lease for cited.
The company i'll its reply agrees
to an immediate cancellation upon fair
terms, r is willing to take the convicts
back. The company directs the immedi-
ate return of the convicts if the state de-
sires to have the lease executed.
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Po.tm.,,ar n n, N.;n.a

FERaus FALLS, Mimi. Special, Aug. 2O.-
The term of Horace Pickit. the Democratic
postmaster who has enjoyed nearly lour
administration. has expired but his success
scr has not yet been named. There are
three tive candidates III the tield-Justus
Pickit, brother o tho present postmaster,
B. N. Johnson aud Arthur Nichols, who
was deputy for many years under his father.
Senator Davis has endorsed Justus Piekit,
but Senator Washburn isvors some one
else, and 30 the appointment Is hung mp A
compromise Is looked for by the people
here by appointing some new man ON
whom al can agree.
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Ntw YoRK, Aug 23-Thcre was consio.
cradle irritation expressed at the reports
sent out in regard to Chairman Don w.
Dickinson, OF the Democratic national
campaign committee, who has been laid up
for a few days at Sayrid :e: Mr. Dickinson,
was buck at his post this morning and it
was denied that lie had been shorn of his
responsibilities and sent to Chicago to get
him out of the way. On the contrary. it is
now said that Mr.. Dickinson will not have
charge of the Chicago hcadqu lrters, but
will deputize some one else to go there.
This plan has but recently been adopted.
Mr.. Dickinson will. it is said remain here
with Mr.. Harrity.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. N.-Thc Iron Hall is
now in the hands of receiver in the per-
son OF James h. Failey we'll known
wheelman o this city, and director of the
Merchants National bank. His bond was
fixed at $75, 600. The incid mt of the day
i'll the court was the production of u reso-
luton of the supreme sitting practically
endorsing tho Investment" of $50, 900 of
the orders funds in certain worthless Sc.
curities by J. Harry Hayes of the Mutual
bank. This resolution was signed with the
nume of DR.. J. I. Younghusband chairman
OF the board trustees but on the stand
he repudlatcd the signature and implied it
to Supreme Justice Homer. The latter
was REGAL c. and said he Ind written it,
but at Youni husbands request. Supreme
Cashier Davis was again placed on the
stand and produced number Of addition
al telegraph orders from Somerby to send
him money for legislative work. He
vowed that upon several occasions Solnerby
had positively ordered him to send large
sums to the cashier Of the Mutual bank,
thus explaining the orders very large de-
posts there.
Judge Taylor said the mismanascmento of
the order Gle Iy brought .ut in the evil
dence made the appointment of receiver
his only course. He also took occasion to
severely crticise the supreme officers of the
order. The receiver will not continue the
ordcr in its insurance business. No further
affairs will be wound up as soon as pos
sihle
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Deaths From Cholera.

ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 23.-The official
cholera report issued this morning shows
an increase yesterday OF 3Sl new cases and
an increase OF 23s deaths. as compared with
Saturdays figures. The total number of
new cases reported yesterday was 4,69l, and
the deaths numbered 1901.
TEREHAN. Aug. 23.-The cholera still
continues to carry off fearfully large
number of victims in this neighborllood.
Sanitary regulations arc almost unknown
here and the tatalstic tendency oithe
natives makes it almost impossible to COM
bat the disease.
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REFUSE TO WORK.

Western New York and Penusylvania
hwitchman Join the Strike.
BUFFALO, Au.. 23.-Seventy switchmen
on the Western New York and Pennsyl-
vania struck this afternoon. Shortly alter
noon thirty car handlers on the Lehigh
trestles went out. The Grand Trunk
swltchmen are likely to strike tonight.
ELMlRA. N. Y. Aug. 23.-The switch
mems strike at Sayre and Waverlv is prac-
tically victory for the railroad company.
The blockade is broken and freight is being
handled without opposition. The strikers
DO not amt defeat, and are inclined to
think there will yet be trouble in this
region. The Binghamton military are still
at Wuyerly.
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Candidate. for the Cnrl,s,. school.

WHITE EARTH Mimi, Special, Aug. "a
Capt. X. H. Prat, United States Army, the
distinguished Indian educator and superin-
tendent Oft the Indian training school, Car
Isle, Pa. has been at this agency during
the past week. Capt Pratt will take back
Carlisle school, young boys and girls rang
ing in years from fourteen to eighteen.
This institution is practically. the only
school supported by the government which
is giving general satisfaction, and the Ip-
dians show their appreciation of these
principles by their liberal patronage.
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ono: tho Wrong per.op..

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. 18.-At midnight
last night joseph c. Bailey shot Mary
Carney. whom he mistook for his wife
next shot Paul Spaulding with whom he
promising position. and then turned the
revolver on him elf. sending bullet into
his own head. He had been insanely ieal-
Gus OF his wife Tor some time. lie is still
alive. but his chances OF recovery are
slight. Miss Carney i'll recover, ind
Spauldings wound is only slight.