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The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
Sportinr Trifles.

This season the mile record is very
shifting thing.
The latest English wheel only weighs II
1-2 2poun'is.
Cincinnati has released Meakin, the we'll
known pitcher.
Charles J. Currie, at Winnipeg, breaks
three worlds rec 1rds in putting the shot.
Recently in San Francisco Paddy Ryan
resented sore abuse of Sullivan by Dun
can Harris, nd knocked the latter down.
A deal bcEnen st. Louis and Cincinnati
for the exr.,;.uGe of Gleason and Mullane
next season is among the probabilities.
There will be another years trial Of the
twelve-club experiment, without the
double sea ON handicap. The playing and
contract season will be shortened.
The Clevcla ,ds want Capt. Comiskey to
take them to All Francisco at the end of
the season, but he prefers to spend the win
ter season With his family in Chicago.
A cablegrnrl was received from London
by the Olympic Club, stating that Hall
agrees, 10 meet Fitzsimmons before the club
but will not fight him before March. 1t is
qu te probable that dai can be agreed on
satisfactory to all parties and that the two
great niddlcweights will DO brought to-
gethcr.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
Miscellaneous Itesm.

A national league tor the improvement
OF county roads is organized in Chicago.
A Georgia judge decides that a mule is
dangerous weapon.
One of the greatest civic parades ever
witnessed take. place in Chicago being a
feature ottle Columbian celebration.
Will NJ. Cook, young colored man, pro-
poses to give u display OF negro opera at the
worlds 1air.
The United States supreme court upholds
the constitutionality o. the Miner election
law OF Michigan.
The old arsenal in which John Brown
made his last fight at Harper's Ferry in
1858 has been transplanted to Chicago and
las been thrown open to visitors.
The express companies lose their case
against the South Dakota state board of
equa ization, the supreme court of the
state deciding against them.
At Batavia, N. u, during a Columbian
celebration, an Englishman who had hois-
ed British flag and refused to display the
stars and stripes was bombarded with Ro-
man candles and his flag torn to shreds.
The injunction sought by Judge c. R.
Scott, of Nebraska, to prevent the insanity
commission of Burt county from examin-
ing him as an insane person has been de-
MED by three of his associate judges sitting
upon the case in Tekariah. that state.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
THE WEEKLY NEWS DIGEST.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK
IN A CONDENSED FORM.
The Latest and Most Important
News of the World, Culled
From the Telegraph Re-
ports of the Press
Associations.
InWaShinRton,

v. A. Cook has been appointed postmas-
ter at Boulder Valley, Mont, vice George
Pretfe. deceased.
Mr.. Blaine has communicated through
Secretary Foster to the president an expres-
sion ofsympa,hy with him on account
OF Mrs. Harrison'S dangerous illness.
Ex-Secretary Blaine is expected 10 return
TO his house in Washington soon. He will
he accompanied by Ills family, and will
take up a permanent abode tor the winter.
The navy department has received from
the state department the indemnity of SO,
u0O brought from Chile to be distributed
among relatives ri sailors of the Baltimore
that were Kill cd in Chile
George F. Underhill, formerly United
states consul at Cu:tlad Bolivar, Venezuela,
complains that, while engaged in his pur-
suit OF ship repairing. he was arrested and
rou lilly 'realc'i to prevent his lending aid
to the revolutionists through the medium
of h,s shop. Capt. White of the Concord,
will investigate.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
SORROW IN INDIANAPOLIS.
The Hooxicr city in Mourutnx.


Indianapolis Oct oG--Thr news of Mrs.
harrlsoh's death WAS received with the pro-
1oundest sorrow. While her demise was an
ticlpated by her many friends here, where
she had lived for so many Years. it was none
the less dcplored The preparations are
making for the funeral, by friends of the
presidents family who lave been cmpow-
cred to act for them. This morning H. j.
Mckee and Miss Mamie Newcomer visited
Crown Hill at the request of the president.
ana selected several lots, one of which will
he chosen after the site has been described
TO- the stricken family. Flags are half-mnst.
that the funeral party would arrive Friday
about 1850 II. III. Tho body will he taken
at once 10 the First Presbyterian church,
held. The survivors of the Scven,leth lntli-
ana Gen. lIarrisun'S regiment meet ON
Friday, IL half-hour before the funeral hour.
and prepare to attend the services in u
hnily
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1:rnnteh q Ne,x rriuI.

Eau Claire. Wis. Special. oct. 26-1he
supreme court to-day advised the circuit
court for this county to grnat Il new trial to
Mrs. Russell, charged with the murder Of
Bertha Erickson. Mrs. Russell received the
news with her usual calmncs;, and was
nciIhc: surprised nor clHrci. She has occu-
pied apartment, il. TIE shcrll's residence,
attached 1" til" Jail. ever since her arrest.
and has gained flesh and is in much better
ter,iay % that if a new new tri;u was s.. granted @ the
case could certainly be mnvrd for trial
again at the earliest date possible. The su-
premc count holds that th. district attorney
ought not I" h;;v. employed w. w. Erwin
of ST. Paul to assist in the prosecution The
court holds that the Obtaining Of informa.
tion prcjuiical to her under the pretense Of
being h,r ATTORNEY WAS a gross error.
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Among the Wicked.
Two men are lynched in Wyoming.

>-.SHA - 80 O~~~~"os
A large number oflaborers are robbed in
St. Paul by n swindler who had offered
them employ taent.
At San Diego, Cal, an old couple named
Grisser were murdered by an Indian burg
lars. He was arrested.
AT Crawfordsy,l e, Ind, Walter Layne
shot himself dead because his sweetheart
went buggy riding with rival.
Edward Goodaire manager ofthe New
York branch OF Redferns, has been arrested
on the charge OF smuggling.
Tommy Warren, the feather weight pu-
gilist, charged with the killing Of Glenn
Slovall, saloon porter, was indicted by
the grand jury at Waco, Tex, for murder.
The skeleton ofa lnur Tered man, believed
10 be ]. A. Launtz of Grant. Neb., has been
found hal buried near an Alameda county
(Cal.) village
The City o. Mexico FL Universal say.
lie insurance company ha> been accused o,
embezzing $50, ,OOO OF the company's lundsf
and has fled.
At Hszelton, Pa, Squire O'Donnell,
prominent politician and justice of the
peace, was shot and killed by his constable,
Isaac Phillips. The men were engaged in
political discussion.
Hawk, the man who killed his wife and
shot his friend Frank Gray, was convicted
of murder in the second degree at Bald
win, Mich. and sentenced 10 fifteen years
at hard labor in Jackson.
At kankakee, ILL.,, the coroner's jury in
the case OF William Shannon. who was
found dead in the basement of Josiah Not
tingham's boarding house, recommended
that Nottingham and his wife and one
Robert Ray be held to the grand jury on
the charge of murder.
Owens, the slayer of Clergett, seducer of
his sister. in New York was sdjudged
insane by jury after 20 minutes delibera-
ton and was discharged: The shooting
created sensation. it taking place in the
court room during Cergett's trial.
John Wagner, proprietor Of the Carney
House. Emerson, Man., was shot in bag.
nio mile west of the town recently. The
inmates fthe house are under arrest in the
Pelnbna Jail. TIL" murderess was Nellie
Dunn, keeper of the house.
A fatal prize fight took place in therooms
OF the "Philip Garrigan club Association"
ofNew York, which came to the police Office
recently. John McGarry and William J.
Neary fought to settle an old grudge. In
the fourth round Neary received blow in
Frank Swords notorious tramp was
arraigned at Burlington, Ia, for mali
ciously Gripping boy named Jesse Moh-
Ter of Canton. Ill.,, by pouring acid on his
limbs. with the intention OF compelling
him to beg for his living. Swords narrowly
escaped being lynched.
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The Political World.

The Comfy Democracy decides to put up
3 full ticn ct i'll New York city.
Ex-Secretary Blaine decides to write an
other political letter.
will vote for Cleveland.
Mrs. Victoria Woodruff Martin gives out
her letter of acceptance as the presidential
candidate OF the woman sutfragists.
The Tennessee Republicans and Popu-
lists fuse on congressional and local candi-
dates.
Itisstated that Gov. Gray of1ndiana will
be Clevelands postmaster general in the
event OF Democratic success.
Tammany Hall nominated Thomas Il.
Gitten ior major and George b. McClel-
Ian for president OF the board of alder
men.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29

The signal ScrN Ice.

Washington. Oct. ~. t;"n. y. w. Cree
~, chief signal officer of the army, In his
annual report says that the government tel
cgraph now operated by the signal corps,
aggregates about !nW miles in length,
iwentycight military posts an stations be-
ing connected with the grcnt system OF the
country over permanent lines constructed
and operated hy III" signal corps. and that
there is now hardly IL military post In the
United States which has not Il telegraph
station: either within its limits or at some
cnnvrnirnt point speedy Of nccrss. Special
nttrn,i"n has been given by tho signal corps
to the establishment of field telegraph lines
with good results. 4 field telegraph line
was constructed and operated In the inter-
est OF tho international boundary commits
SION Tor the p',rr"s" Of determining by tel
agraph the longitude of the monument mark
Ing the international boundary hctwrcn tho
lnitcd States and Mexico. This line. about
thirty y.iivc miles iii length. was completed
In twenty-five hours. and was operated sue
Cecssfully and ,islnantcl and removed in
three days: Military balloons, Gen. Grecly
thinks thinks. will play an important part In
and he expects that the signal corps Will be
able to exhibit at the worlds fair a cap
tive balloon with an aerial telephone cable
anu connecting telegraph line.
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llnAcr Trude Iiclntinns.

Halifax, y. s.. Oct. .fi.-EraStuS Wiman
began his tour through the maritime prov
incrS here. last night. Crowds filled the hall
and many wrr" compelled To 90 away for
want of room Tie president of the board
of trade presided. The lecturer WAS well
received and spoke for an hour and Il half
to n most attentive audience.
In Great Britain fire" market was open
10 Canada for all her products, but it was
tire" Thousand miles AWAY. 'lifercnt
condition existed in the United sta, he
market WAS right ut your own IA
market that would absorb every ..ng that
Canada could produce. If Quebec had free
access to the country south of her she would
grow with the same rnpiditY rs states in
that region had grown. If Ontario had the
same chance as Ohio they would be just as
rich and just as prosperous as these two
great cuinInonwrHlil,S. II Algolna, that
marvellous trraSl,-',uN of The continent,
had had the same development MS Michigan;
II iron and gold and copper from the north
shor. of the Lake superior had the same
market as that on the south shore, OF the
lake. the same marvellous drvelopnent
would have taken plnrr. If Manitoba and
the Northwest had III" sam" market as
Minnesota and Dakota. the progress OF
these northern regions would be much
greater AS they arc muci richer while the
growth "f British Columbia. that wonder
full land nf wealth. instead OF being Stunted
and confined would be relatively as great
as that of Oregon and Washington.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29

ST. Johns. y. f., Oct. %. The banking
schooner l. H. Philips. owned by Gcorge More,
Hearts C"iten'. y. Els supposa,. to have
SINK in the gale OF August while at anchor at
Ne" Found!and banks Crrt. Howell Wrecka age
has been found. Following are til" names
OF t!c men drowned: Elgar Hop.
kins, captain. L.. V. swift and
child Archba!L Hopkins. John Hopkins
William Bhlister. Frank Rabstock. Jonn Bur
rage John Burdage JOS. Percey. Thomas ec.
ge. Ruben PIERCE. Si!as Frost. Simon Frost
T. +. Il. Philips vas All American vessel about
thirty GEAR. old. and nat been reported III an
unfit cons!!tion
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For rcrm;nuI c-o,,.,

Sioux City. Iowa, Special. Oct o,j-A. NJ.
CoN'nan. who negotiated the deal by which
Riverside Park the Largest in this CITY was
sold 10 Il syndicate Of Canadian Pacific peo-
pie for S6Oo.0OD. today explains the deal
which has Decn mystery for three months.
He says the Canadian Pacific owns the Du-
luth. Red Wing q Southern road, now build.
Ing from Duluth via Red Wing and Zum-
brota. Mimi. 10 this point. The Canadian
Pacific will reach !he Missouri! river by this
route. The Red Wing d Southern has lately
been reorSaniZesl and expects 10 resume
building in the spring. The Park here was
bought for ,crrninai grounds. f"r which Ii is
xC III ;c,,l. .ta1
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29

Chicago, Oct. 2i.-The Military Rifle asso-
citation. composing Iii" national guards of
the States Of Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin. Min
nesota anI Michigan. holds its thirteenth
annual interstate r!," competition this week
at Fort Sheridan. The school commenced
to-day. 4 unique feature of this annual
melting is the admission of the regular
United States army team 10 com.
pete for Il large purse in the school agains
the ten militia men among the national guard
teams who make the highest aggregate
scores. This competition will be carried on
simultaneously with IN" trophy competition.
The teams are made Up of ten men each
and four aiterliaIc>.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
Ferxu. FAN. Flames.

Fergus Falls. Min, Special, Oct. "a
The Masonic block WAS totally burned this
morning IL was owned br W. T. Book,
whose loss is about Slu.u". 1t was insured
for $::.Jn: in the North British for $3.50,
Hartford Sl.upV and Phoenix $1,000. The
basement Of the building was usetas the q.
A. Il. iaii. the first floor by Company + as
an lrnorr and The second floor as Ma
the guns and uniforms were saved. The
SiasOns lost everything they had. There is
x1.VU Insurance Oh furniture. Fifty suits
of resaiia valued at s2,OUu, belonging 10
pay WAS insured. The Ere caught in d
closet. it is supposed, from oily rags used i'll
cleaning guns. The building was burned
i've years ago and the Masons had no in
suranc..
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a Luml,o Among nalIo.n..

Berlin. Oct. 2i.-The AcroIau'ic society
has decided that the S.ft II .o.rpa marks
made 10y tl.c Emperor William shall be de-
voted 10 Tie construction of :. colossal bal
loon for scientific purposes. The balloon Is
to he sixteen metres in diameter. with ca
pacity of 2.52s cubic metres. Ii is to be
I.tteh out with the finest obtainahlc scien-
tiiic apparatus and il Is TO make fifty ascents
practicable to make observations with this
balloon ut the height Of 1U.1O metres.
Stress is laid upon the fa,:t that tho balloon
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
Germany. New Military Bill.

Berlin. Oct. 25.-Oilical details of the new
army bill were published to-day. The peace
effective from Oct. L. 1893 to March 81.
the infantry is generally reduced to two
years. The adoption of this measure is
necessary because the former military pre-
ponderancc of Germany has gone The war
ard Russia at 4.5lG. 900. When the rcor-
ganization under the bill is completed the
German army will not be able to exceed
her present strength. Tie bill retains the
power of the military authorities to keep
men in the ranks until they have completed
their third year of service. This will be
done as IL punishment for oirenscs under the
military code.
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Many Killed and Injured.

Los Angeles, CAL, Oct. 24.-The frightful
explosion which attended the Columbus day
celebration last night was caused by the
premature explosion Of q piece Of six-inch
gas pipe loaded with powder. Seven per-
sons whose names are known were killed
outright or received injuries from which
they soon died. Besides these, it is believed
that ut least five others were killed CT
fatally injured and q number of others were
seriously injured. One man named Theo-
dorc Rapp was standing near by holding his
two little daughters by the hands. Both
girls were instantly killed. The sideof one
OF them being entirely blown away.
AlnoLg the seriously wounded are: Herman
Cammet. will probably die; Ed Grtiiths,
Mike Cullen, G. Bunker, X. ]. Lloyd, may
live.
The first body found was that of four
teen -year-old newsbOy named Frank Ford.
A piece of pipe passed through his body.
List of the killed: Frank Ford, aged II;
Agrita coheen; aged 8; Louis Oden, aged
two daughters Of Theodore Isapp.
Congress of Architects.
Chicago Oct. 24.-The American Institute
OF Architects to-day elected officers, as fol.
lows: President Edward II. Kendall, New
York; first vice president, D. u. H. Burn
ham, Chicago: secOnd vice president. Henry
Van nrnnt Kansas City: secretary saa Rank-
Sexton. Boston: 4. i. Turber. st. Louis:
Alfred Stone, Trovidence: George Wrapp.
.,incinnati:. w. ". Clay. Chicago: Joseph
New York. and Z. II; Johnson, St Paul.
The next meeting will he in Chicago the
first week of August. 1893, during the
worlds congress Of architects
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
American Missinns.

Hartford, CHM. oct. 26.-The forty-sixth
annual meeting of the American missionary
association began to-day in this city In the
absence of the president the session was
called TO order by the Rev. a. A. Noble, of
Minneapolis. one Of the vice presidents.
report. showing tpa! receipts of S4aOJtiS,
and expenditures of s42y,-.,. leaving bal
:incc of S.is:i. The account with the Daniel
Hand fund showed amount available during
the yrnr SG2.3iG, and expenses of S51,94s.
with nncXpcndci but appropriated balance
of Slu .itii.
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Week. Without Food.

Jamesburg n. j., Oct. 24.-For forty
days James Still q si1teen-year-old colored
boy i'll the state reform school at this place.
has partaken Of no food, and intends to fast
for nine days more, making tifty-tve days in
was troubled with indigestion and the school
physicians We're unable to give him relief.
He then announced that he would eat moth
ing for fitty-tve days. and he has kept his
word so far. He thinks he will be able to
finish his self-appointed task. He is not
very weak. but is unable to work. His
strength is kept up somewhat by external
applications Of sweet oil. which is rubbed
over his body several times day. He hopes
his fasting will cure him of his disease.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
Railroad Circles.

The Northern Steamship company has
finally withdrawn its reduced rates on
freight from New York to st. Paul.
The Great Northern has opened two new
stations on its system the past few days, one
at Parkdalc, miles east of Fergu, Falls.
and the other Mt Omemee, eight miles east
OF Bottineau, y. ID.
The worlds fair book published by the
Great Northern company is quite all clabo-
rate arrangement. 1t comprises a rapid
sketch OF the history of the discovery of
America by Columbus and which follows
a concise and interesting presentment of
the resourt es of the Northwest. The ell
cravings which ,arc numerous, are very
fine.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
Will Cen.c to he Premier.

Vienna Oct. o4.-Count Szapory, the Hun
garian premier. is expected 10 resign forth
With. During Saturdays sitting OF the Hun
ga:ian chamber Count Apponyi openly re
u wreath ON the coiiiE of the preniicr's com
petence. That evening the opposition cele
brated their victory 10y 4 banquet and toast
ed Count Apponyi as Count Szaporr's prob
able successor.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
Over Eifty Dcoth. Thu. rur.

st. Louis Oct. 25.-A telegram received
here says the Tollivcr-IIoward frnd has
broken out again in Western Kentucky,
with fatal results. A general fight occurred
ut Hogtown. Rowan county last night be-
tween the two factions. Col. Tolivcr was
shot in the breast and instantly Killed.
Wylie Tolliyer and Sam Howard will die.
Their relatives and friends are nrmng. and
n battle is expected tonight or tomorrow.
This fcnl has already resulted In more than
fifty deaths, and the present trouble prom
ises to add many to this list.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
Shot IL Policeman.

st. Louis, Oct. 2i.-fn an attempt te make
an arrest in II negro tenement house to-day
Officer Fred Be!,i was shot in the back by
Louis Price and probably fatally hurt.
Price and another negro. Will johnson,
boih rf whom tn. officer wanted, got away,
but Price WAS caught LATER. In the melee
iv" shots were fired. none Icy tt" officer.
who Was taken unawaros. a stray shot
struck Maggie Noolan c"l"rnl. and ranging
down from the snail Of her back. pune
ii.r"d her viials III t'"crty-i"o places. She
died Tonight
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MRS. HARRISON is DEAD.
HER LAST FEW DAYS FREE
FROM PAIN.
She Quietly Passes Away at l:4o
This Morning-She Meets Death
With the Patience and Res
ignatton of Devout
Christian.
Review Of Her Last Hours.

Washington. Oct. 25.-Mrs. Harrison is
no moro. At lao a. M. came the end.
For the second time in the history of the
White House presidents wife has died
within its walls.
Mrs. Harrison met death with the pa.
tience and resignation ofa dcvout Christian
and her last days were comparatively free
from pain.
For twenty-four hours the family had
been i'll almost constant attendance at her
bedside. Last night was without special
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
a,,,rcpt,x Dead. Yet Alive.

A peculiar case is attracting the attention
Of the doctors in this city at present. Two
days ago little child Of Louis iamot,e;; ne;
a spasm and from all appearances died.
Preparations were made for the funeral,
which was to have taken place to-day: Or.
Letourneau saw the child and thought he
parents to postpone the funeral. which WAS
done. The doctors say there is no doubt Of
the child bein. sill alive. although TO all
outward appearances dead.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
Rich md Fragrant.

LIE Sucur, Mimi. Special, Oct. 24.-Some Of
the farmers near Montgomery have struck
it rich on onions this year. On Friday
three men marketed $3.50 bushels, this being
the yield of seven and one..quarter acres.
here, this being s2:'l an acre. There was
not days work hired except TO haul
them in.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
ItnIy I'm Iuck.

Rome, Oct. 24.-Accorling to a report on
the Italian harvest, all the crops are above
the average with the exception Of barley,
which is slightly below the average. The
yield of wheat is 45,OOO,OOO hectolitres, the
II is expected that with propitious weather,
the yield of wine will reach 30, ,OOO.UOO hec--
tolitres, the average being 81, ,O0O,OOO hecto-
litres, while owing to improvements in the
tain to be better than that Of the crop of
1891. The bounteousness and excellence of
the crops have had favorable effect upon
exports of the year are likely to show an in
crease of f4,OOO,OoO in value. The internal
trade of Italy has been much larger since
the rupture Of commercial relations.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29

Winnipeg, Special. Oct. 2i.-The body Of
Louis Dupuich, who has been missing for
severa, months. was found yesterday be-
tween Gladstone and Lake Dauphin by men
whowere sent ont by the local government.
The body was discovered in a swamp. De-
the trail and lost his way In the tall prairie
grass. He was well known in the city, hav-
Ing resided here for several years az q
teacher Of the French Language.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29
Labor,

The Boston granite Manufacturers and
the Boston branch of the granite cutters
union have settled their differences.
Tive protective boards OF the Brother
hood OF Loco olive Fircmen ofthe Atlant-
ic IL Pac;;i~ systems ofrailroads in session
at San franc Co recently, lave elected the
following NJ; GERS of their organization:
Chairman o. nueral board, II. II. Norton
Of San Antonio, Tx, vice chairman, S. NJ.
Green OF Los Angeles; secretary, II. L..
Wallher Of Dunsmuir Calf.
The Dickinson press., 1892-10-29

Seattle. Wash. Oct. 2:.-Hcnry j. Snively,
Democratic candidate for governor. to-day
began suit against the prcSs-1imcs for
$20O.OOO This suit grows out of an article
published in the rcSsTimcs recently charg-
ing Snivcly with fraud and cmbeZZlcment
while II resident Of Grafton, w. Va.