The Dickinson press., 1896-02-01
miscellaneous.

Charles w. Hewiston, aged sisty-six
years, an inventor of considerable note,
is dead at his home in New York.
President Angel. of the University
of Michigan, has been chosen chair
| man of the American deep waterway
commission.
Mrs. Keziah Hadgett, one of the
oldest residents of Charleston, ILL.,. is
dead. She had just received a pension
! for her husband, who was Mexican
war veteran.
Coloring a gray horse to cardinal
red is the latest fad at Elk Rapids,
Mich. The woman who tried it used
ink first, and, as that did not suit her,
she tried dye. The horse attracts a
good deal of attention on the streets.
A secret meeting of negro Repub-
licans was held at San Antonio, Tex,
and they resolved to support Allison
for the Republican nomination. N. w.
Quincy, member of the national Re
publican executive committee, made q
speech In favor Of Allison.
| In the United States court at st.
Louis the case of w. S. Harper OF
East st. Louis against John Scully of
st. Louis, president Of the Virgins
Ferry company, for 100000 damages
for defamation of character, the jury
returned verdict for the plaintiff
fixing the damages at $1,4OO.
| The wife of e. A. Smith, Missouri,
Kansas & Texas brakeman, gave birth
to the smallest baby ever born in Seda-
lia, 1t weighing only seventeen ounces.
The child is perfectly formed and
healthy. The mother is q woman of
medium size, but at birth weighed only
three pounds.
| Eugene v. Debs says that when he
retires from the A. r. U. he will enter
the field of Journalism, as he has re-
c.ived offers from both New York and
Chicago papers, and also had offers
from capitalists to establish a paper
of his own. He has practically decid-
ed to accept the offer of Il Chicago
paper.
The subcommittee OF the Vicksburg
National Park Association, which was
appointed to secure options on the 4,
600 acres of land surrounding the city
of Vicksburg, occupied by the armies
of Gen. Grant and Gen. Pembertcn
during the seige, has completed it's
work and departed for Washington to
present bill to congress for the pur-
chase of that battlefield. The land
will cost SOS an acre.
A new treatment for the most violent
cases of insane patients is now being
tested in one Of the back wards of the
Eastern Illinois hospital for the in.
sane at Kankakee. 1t is claimed for
the new method that it will do away
entirely with such severe devices us
the straight-jacket and mutf. The new
treatment may be defined briefly as
a system Of baths.
While playing at school Mt st. Jo-
seph. Mich, some boys placed ker-
mel Of popcorn in the ear of Robert
Croft. The corn spr0uted and grew
half an inch. 1t caused the boy so
much pain that he was operated upon.
The ear drum was ruptured and his
hearing is ruined. The parents of the
boy will institute suit for $4,000
damages against the parents of the
boys that did it.
Rev. William Weber. pastor Of St
Pauls Free Protestant church at Belle.
Vile, ILL.,, was recently reappointed by
majority of ten members of his
church. The minority, however, are
not disposed to abide by the appoint.
ment and are making lively fight on
the reverend gentleman. The charges
against him are rather remarkable
One is that he rides bicycle and the
other that he voted for Grover Clevo
land for president.