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The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13

Rochester. y. v. May Oh. III. War
ner. the patent medicine man. to-day
gave up the struggle against adverse
fate and filed his general assignment for
the benefit of creditors. The assignment
is in the usual form. and gives. of course,
no hint of the amount of either assets
or liabilities. j. T.. Hedges of New
York city is the assignee. According to
his own story and that told hy his altor-
ncy MIR. Warner has been making the
poSt strenuous efforts to induSc his cred
itorS to take notes for six months and Il
year for their claims upon him and had
succeeded with all his heaviest creditors.
But i'll several suits begun shortly after
the announcement of the Yates failure
the time 10 answer has nearly expired,
and the plaintiffs gave MIR. Warner TO
understand that they should perfect their
Judgments against him as soon as poSSi-
bic. In the first of these suits the time To
answer expires tomorrow. MIR. Warner
claims that these smaller creditors have
by their action forced him to assign. He
said if he had been given time he could
have paid dollar for dollar, but he could
not allow the creditors who were pressing
their claims to Judgment to heneht ut the
expense of men who We're disposed to be
lcnicnt to him. He Sp-ie his mind freely
about MIR. Yates. who. he said. had done
the baby act" and added that. il h., had
been disposed, he could have sued Yates
for double the amount for which ateS
sued him 1t is said that he is II debtor
of the patent medicine concern.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13

Philadelphia, May 9.-The large four-story
mill AT orchard and Tacony streets was
burned tonight with loss Of $2OO.O0O.
The first, second and fourth floors were oc.
lnanufartnrcrs Of lace curtains. and the
third floor by Caldwell 4 Antrim. umbrella
mannfacturers. Harry Knight an employe
of Caldwell q Antrim. had his skull frac-
turcd by jumping from the third floor, and
Joseph Taylor, II fireman, was killed by
falling walls; The fire was caused by .
glue pot boiling over. Bromley Il Burns
loss is about SllO.Oo0. with an insurance of
Sl2o.nO. and Caldwell l. Antrim's loss Is
ahon, $4,000; insurance. $,u.ODO.
Buffalo. n. v. May 9.-Fire tonight en-
Shepard Hardware company on West Forest
avenue. Loss about S2N,.OOO; Insurance on
contents of building about $l45.OOO. The
building WAS insured for S35.OOO. The Office,
laboratory and part OF the machine and
pattern shops of the New York Car Wheel
works were damagel about $45.OOO
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
WiSOGnS n

The four Cinnamon at Marinctte have
complied with the new registration law
The death is announced of Mrs. George
w Smith, an early settler of Sun Prairie
The deepest artesan we'll in the North
west is 3.10O feet deep, at Ashland.
The city of Fond du Lac is spending
$4,000 this spring on public improve
ments
The Demorest silver medal contest at
Plaintield was won by Miss Ada Ste
vens of that city.
The iaennerchor society of Appleton
intends to erect a new hall this summer
to cost $4,000.
Miss Annie Perry has brought suit
against the city of Oshkosh for $500
damages for injuries on defective walk.
Edgar l.. Palmer of La Crosse has
been reappointed a member of the state
board of dental examiners.
The residence of Walter Kingsbury,
at Stevens Point, was destroyed by fire.
The loss is placed at 81, 200; insurance,
$7OO.
Several specimens of copper ore have
been discovered on the farm of J. X.
Fritzinger, near Stephensville, Outaga-
mie county.
The Menasha pulley works turned out
one pulley measuring sixteen and half
feet in diameter and four feet in width.
The rim is of bent hickory.
John Cannon, we'll known farmer
residing near the town of Caledonia, COM
mitted suicide by hanging. He was six
ty-fve years of age.
Orrin Gardner, Janesville young man,
split his foot with an axe while chopping
wood. He will recover the use Of -
foot.
In the case of the State vs.. Frank Cone,
at Racine, the defendant failed to put
in an appearance, and his bond of $500
was declared forfeited. He was charged
with bigamy.
Burglars entered the postoffice and gen.
eral store of H. G. Anderson at Stet-
sonville, blew open the safe and Sc
cured money and jewelry to the value Of
$50.
The first occasion on which Camp Ran
dali is to be used US Il University Ath-
letic Park will be ON Friday, May II,
when the Madison field and track meet
will take place.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
Veterans Cannot Vote.

Grand Rapids, Mish., May SIN the
circuit court to-day Judge Grove charged
the jury to acquit the board of election
inspectors of all charges arising from
their action in throwing out the votes of
soldiers home veterans at the recent
election. 4 verdict was rendered in ac-
&C rluncc with the judges instructions.
she veterans at the soldiers home, whose
votes were refused by the board of cleo
tion inspectors, who would not even al
low the veterans to swear i'll their votes.
The board set up at the time the soldiers
had no constitutional right to vote, and
quoted the constitution in support of
their position. which was in effect that
the veterans were inmates of an aims
house or asylum. The veterans will not
accept the Interpretation of either the
board or Judge Grove on the constitu-
tioral question involved and will appeal
to the supreme court.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
w. l.. AYERS,
Agent Phoenix Fire Insurace
Of Hartford,
DICKINSON. N. DAKOTA.

Death of Mrs. Chnuncey NJ. Dcpew.
New York, May S.-Nlrs. Elsie Herr
man Dcpew. wife of Ch,uncey NJ. De-
pew, died at her residence in this city to-
day. Although she was known to be
seriously Ill. this sudden termination Of
her illness was not expected by the fam
lily and those who were most intimately
connected with her. Her condition
showed 10 material change Saturday. and
early this morning the turn for the worse
came. Mr.. Depew, his son. Chauncey
Jr. Mrs. Dcpew's mother, Mrs Hege-
Iegemu,l. and her two little nicccs.
the children of another brother, how
dead. and who have made their home
with her since their fathers death. We're
called to the sick room. and We're all pres
ent when the end caIn". MIR. Depew WAS
completely Frustrated. and shut himself
up against all callers today. During the
afternoon and evening friends of the
family called ut the residence. leaving
cards and expressing sympathy with the
family.
Mrs. Drpcw was ,!rscrl-l"l from one of
the oldest New York families. Her
father was the late William Ile2rm;,n, a
we'll known dealer i'll drugs, who traced
bis ancestors back 10 the earliest Dutch
Settlefs III New York. Her mother was Il
Miss Niven. daughter of Col. Niven. the
once distinguished New York attorney,
who himst Ii sprung from an old Revolu
tionary faulty. Mrs. prpew. whose
maiden name WA Ellie lJeycman. was
married to Mr.. n,r"w Nov. 4, 1871.
They have had one child Chaunccy NJ.
Dcpew, Jr, who is now fourteen Years
old. In spite Of the opportunities, that her
fortune gave her, Mrs. Drpcw cared little
for society and devoted her time mainly
to charitable and church work. She had
for years been the president of the Wo-
mems Association of the Hahnemunn
Hospital, and was connected with Il score
or more different church associations,
Mrs. Depew was fond of music and at
one time she had the reputation of being
one of the best amateur pianists i'll the
city. During the past two years how
ever, Mrs. Depcw las been an invalid.
She never entirely recovered from an at
tack of the grip that She had during the
epidemic two years ago. During the re-
cent festivities 1t Fortress Monroe at
tenniant upon the visit oi the foreign
war ships Mrs. p,pew made u trip to
that place in the nope of improving her
health. This expectation was not renl
lied, however. Sl," became much worse,
and was brought home feebler than
when she left. Tie funeral will probably
Ie held from st. Bartholomew Episcopal
church. of which organization Mrs. De
pew W:lS Z. member.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
SERIOUS IN NICARAGUA.
w. May Have to send IA War Ship.


Washington. May D = The disturbed
condition of affairs in Nicaragua will
probably result in the nitei States send
ing Il war vessel to the West coast of that
country Stisa actA,u is being considered
"S Secretary Gresham, and il the revolu-
ti"n a>>uusNs the proportions that now
seem Imminent. lie will request Secre-
tary Herbert 10 send one of his ships to
the scene q: the trouble No information
mas been received at the state department
toucertlnS the uprising since Consular
Agent Holman wired Secretary Gresham
last Week that serious revolt had oc-
eurred. Newspaper accounts have. how
ever. shown the administration that the
auair Is oi no mean dimensions 1t is
pf"oahte ;f.;tt the question OF sending
vessel I" Nicaragua will be discussed at
Tue meeting ot the cabinet Tomorrow
An unusual number OF Vessels are avail
apie Tor sea service, on account of their
pteSence i'll home waters consequent on
the naval review. but in III. event that it
Is decided to send Il ship. the Atlanta will
Iouhtles> be selected. She is in New
York. and can h. mad, ready for the
Journey Ill four hours. 1t has always
been customary for the government to
send a naval vessel to Central America
and South America when amy serious
internal di>SentionS have taken place. on
Aceount ot the large interests of United
States citizens in nearly all these coun-
tries. An additional reason for sending
a vessel 10 Nicaragua ut this time is that
the nit.si States is left without IL diplo-
matte representative ut the Nicnraguan
capital nn account of the exchange of
ministers following the incoming of a new
administration.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
Joe Jefferson Not in Bad Shape.

New York, May s.-Joseph Jefferson and
his son William arrived here tonight and
went Immediately to his holse, No. 3' Nadi-
son avenue. The actor looked Il little tired
after his days travel, but no one woul1
have pointed him GU. as sick man In
explanation Of the dispatches from Cincin-
natl announcing his sickness he said that
at all serious. but severe enough to make it
Impossible for him TO take his part in RIP
Van Wlnkle" Saturday hight. The Saturday
season. 1t was abandoned altogether. The
actor and his son left Cincinnati at o'clock
Saturday evening All signs of Ills trouble
had disappeared before he boarded the train
and there was no recurrence OF 1t on the
trip to New York. Mr.. Jefferson said he felt
about as well IS he ever Cid. He has suf-
time. This Is the first time he has been
troubled with gastritis
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
Testing lhe Gcnrx I.n,y.

Washington May ?.-'rhc records of the
proceedings in the federal courts In New
York on Saturday IN the Chinese exclusion
cases were filed to-day in the supreme court
by T. ID. liorlan Of San Francisco, counsel
for the six companies. There are three
cases In which petitions are made for the
issuing of writs Of habeas corpus in behalf
of Chinese arrested and held by John w.
Jacobus. United States marshal for the
Southern district of New York The peti-
TONERS are Fons Yue Sing. Wong Qnan aud
Lee joe The record in the case of Lee Joe
shows tiiat 1T is INTENDED! to test II separate
point III the law. or 1T least Il construction
Of the law made by the collector of Internal
revenue in New York. The collector refused
to accept Il Chinese witness AS to the identi-
~ of Lee Joe when the latter applied for n
c.rtiflcn!c. The law requires the evidence
of white witness in court. but is silent as
10 The nationality or racial characteristics
Of witnesses before the collector, and it is
said TINS point. will play an important part
next Monday
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
lAwA

The Standard Oil company is putting
in 100000 plant at Sioux City.
Monroe Lodge, l. o. O. f., of Alba,
will erect temple this season costing
$4,000. 1t will be brick with stone trim
mings.
The building owned by Mrs. Anna
Hayes, near the Chicago. Burlington n
Quincy depot. at Fairfield, WAS totally
destroyed by fire recently.
keokuk hos balance remaining in the
G. A. r. encampmcnt fund. According
to reports from different committees the
lows: Total amount received, S2,374 ,G5
total expended, $2,03S25.
Thomas Costigan, switchman. was
terribly injured by being caught between
two cars ut Davenport. where he was
held until released. The flesh between
his thigh and abdomen were terribly lac
Grated, laying the muscles bare.
A sad tragedy occurred near South
English. Schuyler Richards was acci-
dentally shot by John Failing. bosom
friend, while out hunting, and died three
hours later. Failing is nearly crazy over
the matter
There is much mystery about the disap-
pearancc of George Haywood, Jr., of
Merrill, Wis, who came to Clinton some
time ago to visit his father. Il prominent
banker. He was much interested in in
vestments in Milwaukee and Minneapolis
and is supposed to be very rich. Shortly
after his arrival here he disappeared and
no trace of him has been found.
The Fleck house, one of the old land
marks of Brighton, was entirely con
sumed by fire. 1t was valued at $1,000;
insured for $1,000; no insurance on con-
tents. Most of the furniture was saved.
The house was full of guests at the time,
but all escaped The cause of the fire is
unknown.
In compliance with orders all brigade
and regimcntal commanders of the state
guard met at Des Moines to discuss the
question of camps for this Summer
Officers present were: Gen. Wright, Cen
terville; Gen. Davis, Cedar Rapids; Coils.
McManus, Mount, Mahin and Foster.
Mai. G. l.. Davidson has proposed to
the trustees of the academy at Hull that
if they would raise $20OOO between this
date and January l next he would add
IS 600 to the sum TO erect a new build
ing. Also, if they would raise 10000
he would add $1,000 to endow the chair
of the principal. An agent will he put
into the field at once. The school is
eight years old
News from Onawa has been received
to the effect that Leon Lozicr has been
bound over to the grand jury on charge
of obtaining money under false prctcnscs
and released on furnishing bonds in the
sum of $500. His friends say he will
in all probability succeed in raising the
necessary funds to pay back to the Vie
tins the amount he worked them for,
when the case against him will be dis
missed
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
Recentinn to- Tripp.

Yankton, S. d.. Special, May 9.-The re-
ception given Tonight tn Bartlett Tripp. the
recently appointed minister To Austria, was
n magnificent affair. one hundred and fifty
guests attended. The speakers We're Rob
crt j. Gamble Judges Kelam: Corsrn and
bennett. OF the supreme court. United States
Attorney Miller, Judge Hugh tamphcll ana
and family leave Yankton tomorrow for
New York. stopping one day 10 visit the
worlds fair. nnd will sail on TIL" 10th II Is
York will be appointed secretary of the
Austrian legation. The new minister Is
fuvornbly impressed with him. and 1t is
understood will ask the president TO ap-
point him.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
Flight over n water Power.

La Crosse. Wis. Special. May 9,-The
famous water power suit between cargill
Bros. in connection with the Crescent mill
ut Hoknh began ut Caledonia today and is
Thompson owns the power and rents to
CarHll. He claimed originally $500 for
water, more than was paid for. Gnrgil set
up II counter claim of not enough water
various side issues have been brought in
until now claims for Sl.U" are set up On
both sides. There Is also good deal Of
personal bitterness. and huff Of Houston
county has taken sides in the controversy.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
Dlstn.fcfui Becau.e Black.

Washington, May S.-Representative Gran
dy and Ex-senator Rose of the North Caro-
lima legislature. called on Postmaster Cen
erai Bisseil this morning and asked for the
removal Of the postmaster ut Fayetteville.
=. g., Il cOorrd nun who was appointed
about IL year ago They represented that
the postmaster was very distasteful 10 the
people of the town and had three coored
female relatives in the office. equally dis
tasteful. MIR. l'Sse!l said unless there were
charges of incoinpetency against the post
master. following the general rule he had
adopted, the man would not he removed
but allowed to serve out the remainder of
his term. about three years. The matter
has been brought to the attention Of Presi-
dent Cleveland. There are number OF
cOlored Republican postmastcrs In the South
and Southern Democrats are fearful that
this case. If decided against them. Will be
regarded rs precedent for future action.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13

Fargo, N. D., Special, May Cit now
looks as if Fargo would have her new
$35O.OOO hotel this season on the North
ern Pacific right of way. Col. w. II.
hand. He started out to obtain five men
to put in $4,000 each, he has obtained
two, and to-day he had a telegram from
Chicago from two men before whom he
had laid the matter to come there at
once. If they go in, he says he says he
knows where he can obtain the rest of
the money: The plans include depot
hotel, twelve stores and probably an
opera house. 1t is expected the building
will cost at least u third of million Of
dollars.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
North Dakota

The different G. \. T. posts through
out the state will observe Memorial day
w. f. Patterson of Eorman has been
appointed deputy state bank inspector.
The salary is S1.SO0 year and eNpnsces.
The retail clerks of Valley City are
talking of forming union for the pur-
pose of securing shorter hours of labor
Miss Alice Younaspf l.arimore has been
adjudged insane and will be taken to
jamestown.
Gov. Shortridge has appointed L. NJ.
Upson of Cummings to be director of
Grand Forks university, vice HI. l..
Holmes, resigned.
A. F. MarIuette's blind pig in Bis
marck has been taken possession of by
Sheriff Donnelly upon complaint of At
torney General Standish.
A laborer named Tom Higgins of Val
ley City is the victim of mental hal
lucination that gang of men We're about
to do him up" He will be taken be-
fore the board of insanity.
A number of the saloonkecpers of East
Grand Forks have concluded to comply
with the demand of the powers that or
dain and will take up their residence
on the East side.
The board in charge of the purchase or
erection of house for the governor has
decided to purchase the residence of Asa
Fisher. one of the largest and hand
soonest homes in the city of bismarck.
The state supreme court is in session
at Bismarck. The most important cases
are those involving the control of the
state penitentiary, testing the prohibi-
tion law and the Nelson bond case.
Manager Turner. of the State MillcrS'
association. has received an order Ivy ca
BILE from Bristol. England. for 5000
sacks of -four. North Dakota has Il
worldwide reputation for its best No. l
hard.
The Northern Pacific barn at Dickin-
son burned this morning. Eight horses
and cattle were consumed. Loss. ~.
500: insured Rain saved the business
portion of the town.
Max Krauthcim of Valley City, while
handling Il shotgun, dropped the piece
which exploded and shot him in the am
kle. All the bones We're shattered. Am
putation was found necessary. and the
leg was taken off between the knee and
ankle.
One Ole Salveson was drowned in the
Red river, six miles north of Reynolds
while crossing the river in IL boat III
company with two boys. 1t seemed that
they had crossed the river and were OH
their return journey, when Il cake of ir,
came quickly down the current. struck
the boat and upset it. One of the boys
caught onto another passing cake of ice
and the other managed to keep his head
above water and foatel down stream
and finally caught himself on Il tree.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
A,,.r n.u,.t.r NIchul.

Washington, Special May o.-s. A. Phil
lips Of Duluth. who has been in New York
representing the Mesaba iron interests, ar
rived in Washington to-day Ell route home.
He saw Auj. Baldwin about the proposed
removal OF Monroe Nicol as register ut
Duluth. Phillips and the men he repre-
scnts think Nichol is now with Commits
that have been made. and probably upon
his reports Secretary Smith will act. Like
all these reports. that Of Nirhol is delayed
until special agent OF The interior de-
make the necessary investigation.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13

Washington. May 0.-Sccretary Smith to-
day gave a hearing to all the parties inter-
ested in hotel and transportation privileges
IN the Yellowstone National Park There
were represented the Yellowstone Park asso.
citation. the Huntley Transportation com
paiy the Yellowstone Lake Boat company
and Messrs. Wakefield and Wiley who are
applicants for the transportation privileges
The most important question under discus
Railroad company to issue tickets bearing
coupons good only at certain specified hotels
and on one transportation line. thereby Civ.
Ing 1t monopoly OF the railroad business
rise to many complications which Secretary
Smith desires TO adjust at once. 1t is under.
stood that u decision will soon be reached.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
n,,,,.. strangely Recovered.

Devils Lake, n d., Special. May D
Last November two young inca, Edward
Olson and Joe Whitten. while crossing an
arm of til. main lake i'll row boat. were
drowned. Their bodies were recovered yes
tcrday under the following strange condi-
uons John Hunter, bro,hcr-inaw OF Oh
son, while crossing the bay. discovered the
heads of both Olson and Whtten sticking
up through the Ice. on close inspection 1t
was seen that the bodies were both In erect
positions. and that holes had thawed
through the lee only sufficiently large to let
their heads and shoulders come through.
while the adjoining Ice was strong enough
To hold up severul perSOnS.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
Springer In R.tir,.,,, m,

Washington, May 0.-The Post says that
Representative William NJ. Springer has
quietly left the city for the lake country OF
Wisconsin. His address, until further no.
tce. will be Mackinac. He stated that he
would not return until September or Octo.
Der, which means that he will not return
until the extra session is called. His ab-
sencc indicates that he has finished nll of
the tariff that is possible for him to do In
Washington, that he is thoroughly satisfied
as to the wishes of the president, and that
20 recuperate in advance of the most tire.
menlous struggles III the legislative history
of the country
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
Change. in Minne.oto po.tomce..

Washington Special, May 9.-Represent-
ative Hall secured the appointment of six
fourth-class postmasters to-day. four OF
whom We're removed. They are as follows:
Birch Cooley. Kenville county. w. G. Keefe
Vice ID. McNevin, removed; BrowntOn, Me-
Ieoh county +. w. Booth. vice A. l.. Brown
removed East Union. Carver county. A. r.
Melquist, vice A. j. Carlson; removed; Pine
Island 4Gfy GSY'hS c county, M H mn1in
dakota county, n. Il. Dewitt. vice l.. T..
Marwcg. resigned; Wancmngo, Goodhue
county NJ. ii. HalvOrsen, vice Axel Haller
resigned.
w. III. Mckee was to-day appointed post
master at Dunseith, toilette county, N. ID.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
stopped by the snow Storm.

Austin. Mimi, Special, May G.-Secd-
ing had been about half completed in this
county when the late snow storm set in.
Since that time all seeding has been stop
ped, and it will require a week or ten
days of good weather before operations
can be resumed. There will be about the
same amount of wheat sown as last year.
Flax, barley, oats and timothy are the
leading crops in this county. If we have
good weather for seeding any time this
month the backward spring need not af-
feet the dax crop or timothy, but other
wise the prospects are not encouraging for
an average crop.
The Dickinson press., 1893-05-13
Di.crimInn,ion AIleecd.

Sioux Falls. S. D., May 9.-W. ID. Morri-
son, w. q. Vcazc and James q. McGil. Of
the interstate commerce commission, to-day
concluded the hearing Of the complaint OF
the wholesale men Of Sioux Falls against
the st. Paul. burlington, Rock Island and
the Great Northern roads. The complain
ants alleged discrimination In freight rates
against Sioux Falls and In favor of Sioux
being s per cent greater than to Sioux City,
though the distance Ia sixty miles less to
Sioux Falls than to Sioux City. Senator
lettigrew was assistant counsel for the
complainantS. The commission reserved It's
decision. The commissioners leave to-mor-
row for Omnlln.