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The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
BUTCHER WEYLER Is CARRYING on
HIS BLOODY WORK.
His Army La Leaving in Its Wake u
Path Of Destruction. and There
Are Many Stories of Rnpine and
Murder-Women aud Girls Abused
by Soldiers and Aftcrwnr,l Nurn-
ed With q Building.

Key West. Dec. :s.-Wcylcr's threat
that he would starve AIaceo out seems
likely to be carried out. ais from all
reports from Maricl. near where Wey-
Ter il now. the work of destruction in
l'eing carried out fully. The Spanish
army sweeps everything before 1t.
killing beevcs that it c:lnl,ot use. burn
ing cane fields and small stores with
their provisions and leaving 81 wide
waste OF ruin and tlpsuI;;tiOn in It's
wake. People vainly implorr Wvylcr
t" lc:lv" them provisions to keep then,
alive. hut his brutal officers refuse
with "aths and insulting words, if not
worse. Over 200 refugees have come
int" Mariel since Wcylcr went out this
last time. all giving tho same story of
rapine. plunder and murder hy the
SlaniarlS.
\ Spanish guerilla captain named
Cola5zO is accused of numbering over
1M' persons in the valleys 1M miles
south of Mariel during the latter part
of November. In one instance h. is
accused of cOnfining number of wO.
men and girls in a church. aud after
they had been repeatedly abused and
nhltreated by his men. burned the
building with them in it, Many other
outrages. all as horrible. are charged
to him and his company.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
MARKET REPORTS.
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centern

1tUueNu NuOtOt1OnN FROM Gram NnO
Live stock Centerx.
Chicago. Dec. ;.-Whcat--Drcember
50 l-4c: January. 80 7-Sc; May, S3 1-2c;
July. u 1-2c. Corn - December. 23c;
January. 23 .rS.: May. 263-4c. Oats
December. IL 1-Sc: May. II :'-+c. Pork
-December. $3.50: january. $685. 10;
May. S7.97 1-2. Lari-Dccember. S:'.75;
January. $3.97 IL: May. $500 Ribs
December. $3.50: January. S:;S:i; May.
4.M IL. Rye-tasll. 41c; December,
Ale; May. - lie. Barlcy-Cash. No. 3.
23a:s7c. Flax-Cash. " W.. 7Sc: De-
cemlMr. 14c: May. SDc. Timotlly-Casi,.
S2.5O: December. $22.:E'; February.
$2.Go: March. $2.7O
tlicagO. Dec. :;.-HOgs-Alarket slow
and 1nal5c lower: light, $325a:.GO;
mixed, S}.25a:.tD; heavy, $:'.0ia:I.:j:i:
rough. S3.O:Il315. Cattle quiet but
firm: beeves. $:s.1M5.i31I: cows and
heifers. $1.ta)a4; Texas steers. S2.75a
4.15: stOckers and feeders. So 7:i:i:,!W
sheep steady.
Minneapolis. Dee. 3.-Wheat-Daem-
her opened al S2c and closed ut 81 1-Sc;
May opened at S3 1-Sc and closed at
So 3-&.. On track-No I hard. 81 :}-4c;
No. ! Northern. 81 lie; No. . Northern,
SOc
Milwaukee. dee. :I.-Fluur firm and
higher. Wheat lower: No. = spring,
S2aS:h.; No. Northern. 81 1-2c: May,
&s 1-2c. Corn very dull: No. 3. 22a24c.
Oats quiet and steady; No. = white. 10
a20 1-4c. Barley dull and weak: No. ..
:a'5r: sample. 25a:5m. Rye weak: No. 1
II 1-2c. Provisions lower: pork. $3.50;
lard. $3.50.
South 81. Paul. Dec. 3.-IIOgs opened
steady and active. closing weak. in
sympathy with the Eastern decline;
sales at x2.1:1'320. Cattle strong: very
little here. and that of the common
quality: big demand for fat cattle.
stockers ard feeders: sales at $125a
SIS.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
White Badger Barber Shop.
E. cHRlsrlAksoM, Prsphssss.
All Work First Glass.
Hair Cutting a Specially
DICKINSON, N. DAKOTA.
Je.lPED FROM THE TRAIN.
Young Criminal Attempts to Escar
and Fnivs

Young Criminal Attempts to Escape
and Fails.
Fergus Falls, Minn., Dec. 2.-FIatless
and coatless. his feet shackled. the
mercury :.5 below zero and wind bit
terly cold. Those were the conditions
under which Ed ]. johnson struck off
through the town of Aurdale shortly
after midnight. Johnson is a young
man whose home was near Henning.
Otter Tail county. Two years ago.
when he was about nineteen years old,
he decided to become a rObber bold.
He got some guns and mask, and
going to a neighbOring town, Deer
Greek, held up the station agent. He
was soon captured. gun and NIL sleep
ing In a barn, and was sentenced to
saltwater under the reformatory plan.
His parents interceded for him and he
was finally paroled. He broke his pa
role and went to Montana, where he
was captured. He was being taken
back by Deputy Warden I.omen on
the midnight train on the Great North
ern. Az 1t stopped to give the necas-
sary two whistles before crossing the
Northern Pacific track. a sudden yearn-
ing must have seized the young man to
spend more time in Otter Tail county.
for he jumped from the train under the
circumstances described above. The
train was put under way and thu first
telegraph station which had a night
operator was Evansville. From that
place the official telcgraplled back and
a search was begun by the police.
Johnson had on sweater and trousers
but no OversllOes. He got into barn
where he got some burlaps and blank
cts, which he wrapped around himself
and started in the direction of Arundel
Sheriff Billings and others started af-
ter him and found him twelve miles
from town.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
bONAt'lM LOSES.
The Nebra.kn Dishop Defeated II
tsr1s

The Nebra*kn bishop Defeated in
the. Fight With His Tricats.
Dubuque. Iowa. Dec. :,.-'rhc final tle-
cisiOn in the case Of Bishop Romcum
and his priests. Fathers Murphy and
Fitzgerald. was rendered to-day. The
priests are sustained in every material
point. In April. 1893. Bishop Bona
cum. of the Nebraska Catholic diocese,
attempted to discipline the fathers for
alleged infractiOn of rules. They de-
MED his authority to rNIpl them from
the priesthood and appealed to Rome.
The case was reman,led back to the
Metropolitan court l:ere. and after sew
eral postponcmcnts. came W, Il month
ago. when Testimony was heard This
was referred to Father T.. 4. Baart of
Marshall. Mich. lie examined the
testimony of both sides and church au-
tlloritics and presented his findings to
the ecclesiastical court today, sustain
ing the priests and against the course
pursued by Bishop ROnacunl. The
findings were approved l,y the court.
This decision il final and ends II case
that liaS been fought through all the
church courts and six times in the
civil courts. the decision of the latter
having always ben against the bsllru.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
A Terror In Texn.,

st. Louis. dee. 3.-Dispatcllcs from
various points in Southern and Central
Texas Indicate that n severe nOrtllpr.
combined with slect and snow storm,
prevailed throughout that section. In
the vicinity of Houston nOrthcr blew
for three days. and the first snow since
Feb. 4, 1850. fell to depth of several
inches west of there. No danger IL
feared as the range is fine Sugar
planters are uneasy. as big freeze
would cause great loss. most of the
cane standing in the fields. At Port
Lavaca, Tex. it has been excessively
cold. and all shipping is temporarily
tied up owing to the srow and sleet
storm. Three inches of snow fell in
Eagle Pass. This is unprecedented for
that section of the country.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
Highest Of all in Leavenng pow-Lates u S. Govt Report
R3%!a!!! g! fs%dsgg fRskiRg
ABSOLUTELY PURE
TEaEGR APIilC BREvlTuEs.
Items Of General Interest Placed
n Few u,lnaS

Items Of General Interest Placed ia
Few Llnen.
The body of the late President Bal
macetta was buried In the cemetery II.
Santiago. Chile. yesterday.
The United States gunlxat Bc,rnins-
ton has finished taking coal and will
sail from San Francisco Tomorrow for
Call;lO. in the wake of the Philndcl-
phia.
Rev. j. Morgan Well. of the First
Raptist church at Fort Worth. Tex,
died this morning of almrlcNy. lie
was one of tho leading ministers of
Texas.
United States Circuit Judge Gilbert
OF Portland. DR.. yesterday granted the
petition of a. +. Rurlpigh for his dis.
charge az receiver Of the Northern Ia
citic railroad.
The First regiment. Illinois national
guards. will march in the inaugural
parade on March 4. Their place In
the procession will he near the pu.si-
dents personal escort.
The Paris prefu tOlal commission
has reported in favor of the removal of
tho Orleans railroad terminus to the
site of the Cour DIES Complies. which
burned during the commune.
Thomas Frazer. Il Saloonkeepcr ot
Lebanon. Ohio. gave himself up to the
Cincinnati police to-day. saying lle
stole the tray of diamonds from Os-
kamp's jewrlry store last week.
Engineer Bennett and Driver Walter
Stevens. of the fire department of Ev-
erett. Mass. were killed while respond
ing to an alarm of fire to-day. The fire
engine was struck hy a locomotive
Clara Fisher. a beautiful novice in
q convent. temporarily at home in
Hamburg. Ind, convalescing from an
attack of typhoid fever which had un-
balanced her mind. hanged herself
The bur@omastcr 4 nj sherifrs of
Brussels have resigned. owing to the
adoption by the communal council Of
IL proposal fixing the minimum wage
of communal employees ut :. francs per
day.
AS the result of II hcad-cnd collision
between two electric cars near l'as;,-
dena. Cal. y. q. l.. Frost. a Chicago
capitalist. lies at the Westminster
hotel i'll los Angeles in Il critical con-
ditiOn.
4 tremendous Christmas feast. the
like Of which has never before been
seen In st. Louis. will l,e given hy the
salvation Army on Christmas day
Preparations are being made to feed
BONO persons.
A charge of murder was to-day
placed against William Farrell and
Pat MuldOOn of Cincinnati. who yes
terlay claimed to have discovered
Thomas Joy at Mul,lOOnS door just af-
ter lie had been fatally shot.
Mrs. Mary J. Sweringrn has won imr
famous suits against st. Louis and the
st. Louis. Keokuk Il Northwestern
Railroad company. They involve pos
session of $S:AHW worth of real estate
on the river front near Deck street.
Ramon o. Williams. formerly United
States consul general at Havana. ar
rived to-day on the steamer Warra
from Gibraltar. Mr.. Williams said
that his visit to Spain was not in con
nertion with any diplomatic mission.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05

New York. Dec. lin the December
number OF the North American Re-
view. published to-day. Mr Hryan has
an article in which he dia,:s::ts the ra.-
suit Of the election as .;:;Gcting the
status Of tiiH silver luca:i..n. The is
sue ol whiain the election turned he
describes as the greatest issue ever
submitted to the American people in
time Of peace The declaration of the
Chicago convention in favor of the free
coinage Of silver forced upon the Ieo-
pie of this country a study of the
money question in general. and within
the last four months more people have
been simultaneously engaged in it's
consideration than ever before in the
history Of the world. The result Of
this study. Mr.. Bryan declares to he
Temporary defeat hut permanent gain
for the cause of bimctallism."
MIR. Bryan regards it as Il significant
fact that the silver sentiment was
strongest where the question had been
longest considercd; that Is to say in
the West and South. In Mr.. Rrynn'S
opinion the cause of bimetllism made
more rapid progress than any cause
ever made in such a short time. He
expresses his assurance that the cleo
tinll can he by 10 means regarded as Il
conclusive settlement of the question
at SSur. The adv Dcates of free cOin-
age are convinced, lie says, that they
are llbOring in behalf of IL large ma
fOrity of the people. not only here, but
throughout the world, and. according
to the writer, they propose to continue
their contest, confident that four more
wears of ryUcriencp will convince many
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
RUN BY YANKEES.
The .KinE Of COrea Gets Good Amerl
caa Advice-The Ambition of ia

The King Of Corea Gets Good Amerl
caa Advice-The Ambition of ia
pan.
San Francisco. Dec. 2.-R. w. Irwin,
who has been in Japan for thirty years
and has represented the Hawaiian
government there, first as consul aud
afterward as the minister during the
greater part Of the time, arrived from
the Orient on the steamer DOric yes
terday. He said the statement that
Russia has established sovereignty
over Corea is incorrect, although the
fact that the king ia housed in the Rus.
sian legation might lend credence to
that suppOsitiOn. Japan's ambition
does not extend to C0rea. American
influence is upDermOst in the kingdom,
and the king is acting entirely under
the advice Of three Americans, Minis
ter Sill. the secretary of the American
legation and an American missionary
by the nace of Underwood. Irwin
says that Japan's sole ambition is now
commercial and industrial advance
Ment.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
sHARkEY AND FITz ARE IN TRIM
both Men Will he Fit to Go When
the Gong Rings

the Gong Rings
San Francisco. Dec. 2. = Yesterday
was doctors" day at the quarters of
Fitzsimmons and Sharkey. The same
physician waited upon both men, and
lie was there as the representative of
the National Athletic club. His OBJ
ject was to tap chests and test lungs
and satisfy himself that the men were
in sound enough condition generally to
bear the brnnt of as hard contest ms
it is popularity believed tomorrow
nights event will prove to he. In adj
dition to being doctors" day, it was
visitors day. and the camps of the ri
val heavy-wciglts were fairly overr,ln
with people from town. AS SausalltO
is not within as easy access as the
Cliff. FitZsimmOns did not have such
crowds hanging on his heels as did the
sailor man. but the COrnislman re-
ceived adulation enough to satisfy any
pugilist. Whenever Sharkey showed
himself on the verantla of the Seal
Rock house the roadway Immediately
in front became cOngested. At times
there were thousands staring at him.
FitzsimmOns' normal chest measure
ment was 30 inches. Under forced ex-
halations it was 81 3-4 inches, and un-
der forced inspiration 1t measured A
inches. The only defect in Fitzsim-
mons was a slight attack of cold in
the head. which will quickly wear off.
Sharkey's normal chest measurement
is Al inches. With forced exhalation it
was 30 81 inches, and with forced in
spiration A inches.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
Rextrictinr Inmirrntfon

Washington. Dec. 3. - Commissioner
General Stump. of the immigration
bureau. has returned to Washington
after long absence Of about two
months, In Europe. He visited several
European capitals for the purpose of
explaining TO the authorities the work
ings of our immigration laws with a
view to securing such action on the
part OF the European governments as
would prevent the departure from their
ports for tho nitcd States Of such
classes of immigrants as are ilebarred
from landing 10y our laws. Mr. Stump
was successful in his mission. as the
Italian government already has given
instructions to the officials not to issue
passports t0 passengers for the United
States who are not clearly entitled to
land under existing laws and regula-
tiOnS
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
LOADED CARS SCATTERED.
Had Freight Wreck AlOnx tn,
Northern Pacific In Montana,

A Had Freight Wreck Along the
Northern Pacific in Montana
Helena. Mont. Dec. 3. 4 freight
train of thirty ears loaded with l,ln-
bcr and shingles. going west. got he
yond control on the heavy grade east
Of the Mullen tunnel on the Northern
Pacific road yesterday evening. Twcn-
ty-siX cars were scattered along Il dis
tanrc of eight miles. where the engine
left the track. Ed .Iarbpau. head
brakeman. was thrown down an en-
bankmcnt with several cars and killed.
Fireman Young jumped and escaped
with broken collar bone. severe scalp
wounds and other injuries Engineer
John Flynn's leg was broken. besides
Internal injuries. Conductor John Me-
Beams thigh il broken. his back il
wrencllcd and his shoulder thrown out
of joint. For Il distance Of eight miles
the track is torn up, and 1t will M
fOrty-eight hours before the damage is
repaired. In the meantime through
trains are sent around by way of
Butte. 1t is the worst wreck ever
known Oh the Northern Pacific rail
road in the point of damage to track
and rolling stock.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05

/. San Francisco. Dec 3.-Intercst in
the fight tonight between Fitzsimmons
and Sharkey is increasing and the Me-
chanics' pavilion will probably bc
crowded to witness the tell-round con-
test. Sharkey is still confident of the
decision. although the betting is all
against him. The most favorable bet
ting for him to-day is even money that
he will not last six rounds The wagers
on the entire ten rounds are about 3
to in favor of FitZsimmOns.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
El1nzA II, EA~v VneL

New York. Dec. 3.-.Fire gutted the
four-stOry building at TAT Broadway
a"d did S1M).Otm damage to the struc-
turc and its contents. Foreman Clas
l.. Kelly. of Engine Company No o.
willie fighting the fire, was struck by IL
nozzle and so badly injured that hc
was taken to IL hospital. The fire start!
ed in the basement. which. with the
entire ground floor, IL occupied by the
Il. Rotllschilds Sons company. manu-.
farturers Of bar fixtures and billiard
and pool tables. The second and third
floors are occupied by Leo Goodman Il
brothers, necktienlakers. and the
fourth floor by David CARRIER. photog-
rapllpr
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
Army nf Eiu,,rc.

Washington. dec. $. = The comrara
tive statement of the receipts and OK
pcnditures of the United States shows
that during November, 1896. the total
receipts We're S25.21OG9G. and the cx
pcn.liturcs. $:;2.2M.72N The receipts
for the five months of the fiscal veal
amount to $131 .GlO.4S9 and the cx
pcnliturcs. $171.517, ,:s15. The dctici,
for the month of November, therefore
is SS.iE0.O24. and for the five months
%!D.3l6.S4G. as compared With S15,Sts,,.
:s'1 for tile corresponding five months
of last yCJr
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05

st. Paul. Dec. :,.-An echo of the G.
A. II. encampment has found it's way
into the Ramsey county district court.
The Ellsworth COrnct band of I'hila-
dolphin. Pa, has brought an action
against Patterson Post No. SS, depart
ment of Pennsylvania. to recover $la5.
The band alleges that it was engaged
to play for the post during the en-
canpmcnt in st. Paul. but that the
post repudiat"d tlr. contract after the
band had gone to the expo llse of hir-
ing extra players and securing trans
pOrtatiOn to ST. Paul The band now
sues to recover the S125 alleged to be
due 0n its contract.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
A Par,hcnon J,ulll Of Lee

st. Paul. Dec. 2-St. Paul's ice pal
ace will be built on the Mississippi
river just below the Robert street
bridge. The committee OH grounds
and the architect will decide the spe-
cific location, selecting site sufficient
ly far from the bridge to prevent the
structure being dwarfed by proximity
to II. 4. II. Stem is the architect.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
CURRENCY REFORMS
NATIONAL. CONVENTION OF CON.
MERCIhI BODIES.
and Commercial Orgn nj isnt tiOns i'm
Sixteen Cities In the Central Nest
Meet and Decide to Call Nation
al Convention to Urge Upon Con-
gress the Urgency OF Currency
Reforms.

indianapolis. Dee. :S.-Fifty-tWo men.
representing the boards of tra0e and
commercial bodies Of sixteen cities Of
the Central West. met to-day in the
Century club rooms ut the Deuison
and issued Il call for Il national cOl,ven-
lOn of the commercial bodies of the
country to meet in this city Jan. ),
1897. for the purpose of taking action
toward securing from congress Il REM
@ly for the ills attending the present
currency and banking system. The
meeting was non-partisan in it's char
actcr
\ permanent organization was ef
fcctctl by the election of cX-l;Ov. Stan
ard of Missouri as chairman and Scc-
lrtary Smith. of the indianapolis board
of trade. as secretary. W. ii. III. Mill
or. rN-attorney general of the United
States. was then introduced and spoke.
l.. v. Snnlley of st. Paul introduced Il
resolution calling Il conference of rep
reSentatives of commercial bodies all
over the United States from cities of
over 2I.WM inhabitants to meet in III
lianapolis. This brought forth consid
cradle discussion as to the representa-
tion. etc. and the chair finally an.
pointed Il committee of five to prepare
q proposition. The committee reported
as follows:
.'ResOlvetl, That it is the sense of
this conference that Il general collven-
ti"n of the representatives of the COM
Melral bodies of the country should
be held ut some convenient time an,l
place for the purpose of suggesting
such legislation as may in their judg-
mcnt hc necessary to place the cur
r"ncy system Of the country upon Il
sound and permanent basis
"ResOlved. That an executive COM
mittcc. consisting of one member from
each of the commercial bodies repre-
scented in this conference shall be ap-
pointed by the chair which shall take
charge Of and arrange all the prelim
mary details demanded by the call this
day made for 81 convention of the rep.
resentatives of the commercial bodies
of the country. including the printing
and sending out Of the call, securing a
convention hall and. in the premises,
doing whatever may L" necessary in
I he usual course Of such proceeding to
give effect 10 the previous resolutions.
"Resolve,l. That the convention shall
hc held in Indianapolis Jan. ), 1877"
On motion an executive committee
was appointed consisting of one mc.,l-
her from each commercial body repre-.
scented TO decide as To the call and de-
tailS Of the un,tntiOn.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
National Democrats.

Indianapolis, Dec. 3. William ID.
Hynum. chairman Of the national com
mittcr of the National Democracy. who
has been in the East for ton days cDn-
fcrring with leading men of the party.
returned home last evening. aud to-
day announced that he had called Il
meeting OF the executive committee of
the party for this city Dec. 10 The
committee at this meeting will prob
ably decide Oh the future course of tic.
party. From all over there has come
Il demand that the organization he
mad" permanent and remain in fight
ing trim so long as the free silver
Democrats continue to talk fight. 1t
seems certain this will m the policy
decided upon.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
The state Horticultur,,

Minneapolis, Dec. 3.--Luscious. rosy
checked apples. spread out III prOfusiOll
on the tables in the county commits
sioners' rooms at the court house to-
day would have convinced the most
skeptical that apples. and fine ones.
too. can he grown in Minnesota. Til"
display was the annual exhibition of
members Of the Minnesota State Horti-
cultural society. which is now holding
it's yearly in Minnea; oils. II is the
thirtietll annual gathering of the or
ganiZatiOn.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05

Rhinclandpr. Wis, Dec 3. - Lille
HayforC. aged ten years. was drowned
while on her way to school yesterday.
She was not missed until after school
hours. and her parents tracked her to
Lake creek. Il strmm she must cross
to reach school. After an alI.night's
search her body was recovered a short
distance from where il was thought
she went down. Two years ago the
parents lost 81 girl by the burning OF
their house.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05

Washington. Dec. 3-Scnator Lodge
of Massachusetts returned to the city
to-day from Canton. where he visited
l'residcnt-elect Mckinley In an i'll
terview lie said. concerning reports
that he was interested in any place for
himself under the Lew administration
''fhere is no place in the gift of the
president that would tempt me to give
up the position of serator frcm Mass:
clluSpitS."
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
Dispatch Libel Suit.

ST. Paul. Dec. :;.-The answer made
hy the ST. Paul Dispatch to the suit for
libel brought by Charles 4. Towne Of
Duluth will stand intact. Mr. Town.
did not approve of the answer. and
asked the court to order Il large por-
tion of il stricken out. the portion be-
ing that part which reviews Mr..
Townc's political career during the
past year. The order of the court was
filed this noon by Judge Otis before
whom the motion to strike out was
:rg,lc,l at great length.
The Dickinson press., 1896-12-05
4 Rough I'nssnre.

New York, Dec. S.-Tlle German oil
tank steamer Wilkommen. which ar-
rived today from Dantizig. bringing
G.NW bags Of beet sugar, had Il partic-
,llarly rough passage. Shortly after
midnight on the 18th ult. IL huge mete-
or shot across the sky and plunged
kissing into the sea some distance
ahead of the WilkOmlnen Almost i'm
mctliately aftrrward huge sea, like
tidal wave. broke over the steam
er's bow and swept aft. luckily doing
only slight damage. Nov. Is the wind
increased to IL hurricane, lasting four
hours. and was followed by Il binding
SNOW HtN!ul