The Dickinson press., 1892-06-25
MISCELLANEOUS.

z. w. HAcKETr is elected president ofthe
st. Paul chamber of commerce.
Suprcn'' Council of the ROYAL Ar
canum has voted to meet in Minneapolis
in June, 1898.
Near Grayson Ky, Austin Porter was
hung by a mob. On May he killed his
wife. The mob gathered at midnight
forcing the ia ler to deliver Porter, and he
was taken out and hanged to bridge
Porter confessed the murder.
AN Italian named Celi and his wife were
arrested at Wheeling w. Va, for burying
a four-days-o baby alive ina slack" pile
at coal mine dump. Some railroad men
heard whining noise and dug the child
out. The only explanation the parents
gave was that the baby was, mo good"
The Boston e. Maine Railroad company
has closed contract with Simpson & Rob-
| inson OF Minneapolis for the erection of a
grain elevator at Mystic wharf, Boston.
There will be over 8. 900, 900 feet of spruce
lumber used, the contract for which has
been placed in Boston.
UPox inquiry at the American Bell Tclc.
phone companys office at Boston regard
ing the reduction i'll the usual extra divi-
dend offs per cent, it was learned that the
usual extra dividend was greater than the
| earnings for the first six months of the year
| actually i'll hand. and it was therefore
thought best to make the extra dividend 3
per cent.
News has been received ut Dubuque
that Howard Emerson a native of this
city, has been found by his brothers wan
dering on the streets of Philadelphia in
rags. He has been placed in an asylum at
Plainfield, N. j., He was here three weeks
ago on his annual visit, and few days
after his departure news came from New
York that he had not returned and was
$50 900 short.
IHE wholesale grocerymeE are endeavor-
ing to come to arrangements with the sug-
ar trust, whereby reasonable and uniform
prices of suyar may be established. 13O
delegates, represenstng most of the states
of the union. met in New York and dis
cusscd the matter. Several plans were pro-
posed, but none seemed to meet the unani
nous approval of the delegates, and the
matter will again be the topic of discus
sion.
Gov. WILEY has returned to Boise.
Idaho from the CGur d d'Alene mines where
he went to investi=ate the trouble between
the mine owners and the miners union.
AS result of the investigation, the COVER
nor has issued proclamation calling upon
all unlawful assemblages to Immediately
disperse and refrain rom interfering with
the mine owners. The proclamation states
that force, both state and national, will be
invoked if necessary to preserve peace.
The governor fears trouble before the diff
frlltv loS h.on
AN important decision affecting the
Sherman antitrust law was delivered by
Judge Blodsett at Chicago in the case OF
Andrew Bishop against the American
Preserve Company, said to be com bina-
ton fruit jelly and preserving n,anufac-
turer*. Bishop had been member of the
trust and upon all attempt to withdraw the
tr:ls: seized his business which had been
transferred to the combine ami brought
suit against him in the United States court
on an old account. Bishop, under the law
sued for three times tile value of his
business, his claim being $l2l,1l. Judge
Blodgett sustained the demurrer filed by
the trust but gave the plaintiff 10 days in
which to amend.
RUDoLPH HACKER, cigar manufacturer
and Mrs. Louise Plum, wife OF Jacob II.
Plum, were found dead i'll bed together in
the woman's hou.e at ia North Halstcad
street Chicago. The gas was turned OH full
from two jets and the circumstances point
ed to double suicide Blu. subseouent
DEVELOPMENTS went to show that Hacker
found the woman asleep in the house, and
to prevent her leaving him, which she was
contemplating doing, lie turned on the gas
and killed Ler and himself. The woman
had been separated from her husband for
three years because of her relations with
Hacker. She had recently promised to re-
turn to her home, and it is suspected that
when Hacker Cecame aware of this he re-
:olved upon the deed which cndcl both
lives