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The Dickinson press., 1896-04-04
NusDIxs OF NEWS.

Items OF Gene.al Interest Placed In
Few Lines
Austria will oppose the desires Of
the Balkan states in regard to fedora
tion.
Word has been received from Man.
chester, VT, Of the death Of ex-Nayor
Orestes Cleveland of Jersey City.
The president to-day nominated w.
A. Little Of Georgia to be assistant
attorney general, vice John 1. Hall,
resigned.
I. w. Fowler has resigned as gen
eral superintendent of the st. Louis.
Chicago & st. Paul railroad and that
office has been abolished.
The annual opening of bids for gen
eral supplies for the Indian service
will take place at Chicago April ~,
and at New York May -.
The Democratic congressional COM
mittce has rcOpened its old headquar-
ters at 73G Fifteenth street, Washing
ton. for the coming campaign.
An order issued by the Austrian
minister of public instruction has been
published. admitting to registration in
| Austria of women who hold foreign
medical diplomas.
The big strike at Wheeler & Co. S
ship yard at Bay City, Mich. which
started last Saturday and ended in a
lockout. was ended this morning by
the men returning to work.
The Negus Menelill has ordered the
massacre of n number of prisoners
and sick persons who have fallen into
the hands of his forces during tile
present campaign in AbySsinin.
Mrs. NJ. A. Stockton, who was one Of
| the prominent figures in the recent
scandal involving Rev. q. U. Brown,
| of the First Congregational church of
San Francisco, has been expelled from
the church.
The act authorizing the st. Louis,
Oklahoma Il Southern Railroad COM
pany to construct a railroad through
the Indian Territory and Oklahoma
has become law without the presi-
dents approval.
On information from Alton, ILL.,,
Charles Conwell has been arrested ut
Lawrence, Kan, for forgery. lie
made Il full confession to-day. Corn.
well was district attorney of Wyoming
In 1873. Drink caused his downfall.
The closing down of the two great
Eagle and Phoenix cotton mills ut
Columbus, Ca, last night for an in.
definite period and the consequent
throwing of over 1900 people out OF
employment has produced serious
situation there.
DIR. Il. Cecil Legare. who claimed to
be from Donaldsonville La, and who
arrived at Perry Okla, several days
ago in search of his wife, late last
night kidnapped his fcur-year-old boy
from it's mother in this city and i'm
mediately left town with the child.
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REED OR McKlNLEY.
I1ther Candidate Will suit n
IIampShirS Republicans.

I1ther Candidate Will suit New
IIampshirs Republican,
Concord. y. H.. April =. New
Hampshire Republicans held their
state convention here to-day and elect
ed delegates to the national Republic
an convention ut ST. Louis. United
States William Il. Chandler presided.
Senator Chandler was greeted ell
Enthusiastically. His speech WAS given
close attention, and was frequently
interrupted by applause. His men,
tion of Thomas Is. Reed as the na-
tion's choice, aroused great cnthusi-
asm. OF the 700 entitled to seats i'll
the convention go We're present. l;ut
one ticket for delegates at large was
presented. and that bore the names
of Hon. Stephen s. Jcwett. Gen. Il. $.
Streetcr, Hon. Charles L. Means and
Col. James A. Wood. They We're elect
cd by acclamation.
The platform declares for the Me
Kinley tariff bill and circulating me-
dium in gold, silver and paper. AS to
presidential candidates the report
says:
1--WE recognize as most conspicuous
among such candidates New England's =
noble and illustriOus son, the Hon.
Thomas b. Reed of Maine. and that
pure and able statesman and cham
piOn of protection, the Hon. William
Mckinley of Ohio. We will give the
ELECTORAL vote Of New Hampshire to
any nominee who worthily represents
the party, but we prefer one of these,
because either is in himself Il plat
form"
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-04

Omaha, April IA severe blizzard
prevails all over Nebraska. The mer-
curry has fallen rapidly since noon and
snow and slcct is being driven with n
terrible gale. No apprehension is felt
by agriculturists for grain OH account
Of the excellent condition OF the winter
article. No damage of consequence
has been reported as n result of the
storm.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-04

Great Falls, Mont, April 2. - The
jury in the case of John Sebastian
charged with the murder Of his wife.
Frances Sebastian, after being out
nearly twenty hours. returned a YER.
dict Of murder in the second degree
and Imprisonment for life. The dc.
fense was insanity and also the adul.
terry Of the defendants wife. who was
living openly with another man. Sc.
bastian was former resident Of st.
Paul
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BLUFF BY ZELAYA.
Rebels Promptly Decline the De.
mand for an Absolute Surrender.

kSCUCAS DCCl1he inc DSs
mand for an Absolute Surrender.
Copyright, by Associated Press)
Managua, Mic, April /. - The peace
commission. consisting Of DR.. Pru-
dente Alfaro, vice president of Saliva
dor; Gen. Commans Of Salvador and
Senor Ramierez, the Nicaraguan min
lister for foreign affairs, has returned
here from La Paz, where the confer
cnce with the representatives of the
insurgent Leonists has been held. The
terms offered by President Zelaya are
understood to have been the absolute
surrender of all arms; the payment Of
all war expenses and the surrender
for trial by court martial of the lead
ers Of the insurrection. The insurgents
not only refused to accept these terms
but they demanded that President
Zelaya turn over to them the govera-
ment of Nicaragua. Consequently all
hope of peace is gone, and the war
will be continued with renewed bit
terneSS on both Sides
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Cannot Agree.

Ottawa, Ont. April 2-Sir Hector
Langevin received dispatch from
Winnipeg to-day stating that the do
minion commissioners and provinsial
authorities are too far apart to agree
to anything. Consequently the reme-
dial bill ought to be pushed. 1t is I'M
derstood that the commission has
therefore left for Ottawa.
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llnrr Insurgents Killed

Havana. April >. Near .Iagucy
Chico. the insurgents have hanged Il
prominent iniiahitanl named EnSebiO
Alnncytla. Col. I'avia has been en-
gagged with an inSurgcnt band under
I.ncrrt and tHlln%o ut the Can1abria
plantation. MH,anZaS. The insurgents
lost fifteen killed and derailrd and de-
Stroyrd an exploring engine after its
escort had retired. Col. Palcmria has
been twice engaged With the inSurg.
entS III MhnicaraglM. province OF
Santa Clara. Tie enemy lost six
killed and the troops captured II ql'an-
THY of ammunition and medicine.
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For a. Gcnernl Exodu.

Laporte, Ind, April 1.-The Dunkard
colony at Kniman. near Wanatall, will
emigrate to North Dakota in Il body.
A populors colony is being established
at Cando, that state, and it is stated
that there will be Il general exodus
from Northern Indiana, where this re-
ligious sect has n large following.
Five hundred families have left for
the colony from counties north of the
Wabash.
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The Body Ide,t,a.0

Chicago, March 81. - After an ex-
animation to-day at the county morgue
Of the body found in the mysterious
box sold to Austin parties by a ware
house concern here, Henry Devere
and Bas Marcel, two Frenchmen, iden-
titled it as that of their friend, Joancs
Prosper Chazal, who disappeared from
Salt Lake City in February. 1893. The
coroner, however, is not satisfied that
the identification is complete. and un-
til more convincing evidence arises
and no one else claims the body, he
will not give 1t uD.
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Washington, April ?. = Secretary
Morton has let the contract for the
1O. 125.MW packets; of vegetable seeds
to he distributed to the public under
the recent act of congress to ID. Land
rctll Il Sons of Philadelphia. The
price fixed is S1O.UE'. the seeds to hC
delivered subject to the germinativc
test, under Il very carefully drawn
contract. free Of cost. at the depart
meml in Washington, ready for mail
ing. The contract for a million pack
ages of flower seeds was let to l.. L..
May Il Co. of ST. Paul. Mimi. at ~
cent ucr package
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Cable Franchi.a

San Francisco. March 81. - Inquiry
regarding the terms upon which an
American company will be permitted
to land a cable on the Hawaiian isl
ands reveals the facts that the terms
are embodied in an act passed by the
Hawaiian legislature last August.
Upon application from Col. Il. 4.
Spaulding the Hawaiian legislature of.
fered to let him land a cable on any
of the Hawaiian islands, and in addi-
tion give him subsidy of $4,000 a
year.. providing he should obtain an
equal subsidy from the United States
government
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Nean. n Dir Wnr

London, April "A Cairo dispatch
to the Chronicle publishes an inter-
view with Father Rossignoli, who was
for twelve years n captive among the
Mahdists. He believes that the recon-
quest of the Soudan from the Mahdists
will mean a great war.
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n0Oyo1n AnoAho-<

Vandyne, Wis.,, April 2. = AS Miss
Bertha Guhl was riding bicycle over
q railway crossing she was struck by
a Wisconsin Central passenger train
and hurled thirty feet. Her arm was
broken and her head cut. She will
probably die. She was nineteen years
of age.
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school Land. sell Well

Pierre, s. D., April 1. Deputy
Land Commissioner Eastman. who
has been selling school lands in the
eastern portion of the state, reports
his sales at an average of SIS per
acre, IS per acre down, the coAstitu-
tional minimum. In Coddington the
price was 500 per acre; in Deweu a
fraction over $12, and in BrOokings
$13. This is a good showing for the
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Riotous Striker.

Prague. April 2.-Scrious riots took
place here yesterday evening. The
strikers attacked the weavers. who
had resumed work. A number of scri-
GUS conflicts took place. Finally the
police were compelled to charge with
drawn swords and several persons on
both sides were wounded, =
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Many ImmiRrants,

New York, April 1. = Four steamers
arrived in port today, having on board
3,4S4 immigrants. The Massilia, from
Marseillcs and Naples, brought 1,1S3;
the Patria, from Hamburg, 961; La
Bretagne, from Havre, 600, and the
Rom, from Bremen, $50
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Carlisle VIII rnIk.

Washington, April 2. = Secretary
Carlisle has accepted an invitation
from the the principal labor orSaniza-
tons Of Chicago to deliver an address
OH the money question at n mass
meeting to be held in the Auditorium
in that city on April u. The secretary
has already begun the preparation OF
his address, which will he entirely
non-partis;n, and devoted exclusively
to the question of finance.
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Une .1,.l.u, rlve .n,urcu.

Chicago, April 1. - by the collision
Of IL street car OH the Evans lilne and
a heavy laden wagon one man was in
stantly killed and five seriously in
jured. James Gengler was the one
killed and the injured were James Il.
Michac!s. Miss Bertha March, c. A.
pritchard, George Sicgel and Horace
Ma rJnyy
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Gov. cIoush Will Not Interfere

st. Paul, April 2.-In the case of q.
NJ. Benson, probate Judge of Polk
county, who is accused by the COM
missioners of that county with NAL
feasance in office, Attorney General
Childs has rendered an opinion to the
effect that the charges as presented
were not sufficient to warrant action
on the part of the governor, and Gov.
Cloug has so replied to the county
commissioners.
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Saved From Death.

Minneapolis. April =. Little Eva
Tibbitts. of 1906 Cedar avenue. was
run down by a street car last evening
and escaped with nothing worse than
cut on the head. Special interest
attaches TO the accident. as ii is prac-
tically the first case where loss Of
life or serious manning has been pre-
vented by the tenders put ON the cars
within The year.
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Some FrIgItfuI Fraud

Chicago. April 1.-The board of cleo
tlOn commissioners today declared
that $1,000 of the :'7O0o0 voters reg.
istcrcd for the coming spring elections
were fraudulent. The commissioners
have been at work for IL week and dis
covered wholesale registration frauds
in nearly every ward in the city. The
$4,000 names declared fraudulently
registered have been stricken from the
poll lists.
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Winter Wheat

Chicago, April 1. - The April crop
report of the Orange Judd Farmer,
based on the estimates Of country cor
respondents. makes the average con-
dition Of winter wheat 81 against S5.3
last year and S7.O4 in 1894. The av-
erages in principal states are: Penn
sylvania. 80: Ohio. 72; Illinois, So;
Kansas. 81; California. 96. The i'm
provement since Dec. !, amounts to 2
DointS
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Sent Without Instrdctions.

Oklahoma City, Okla, March 81. =
The Republican territorial convention
to elect delegates to the st. Louis con-
vention. brought on bitter struggle
between the Reed and Mckinley fac.
tions The Reed men are claiming q
victory. However, Speaker Reed was
not endorsed for the presidency in the
platform adopted, and the Reed vic.
tory is limited to the voting down of
resolutions endorsing Mckinley, the
defeat Of six Mckinley candidates for
delegates to st. Louis and the election
Of delegation said to be favorable
to the man from Maine
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High Wnfer

Pittsburg, April 1.-The twelve Re
river reached the highest stage about
daylight. when the marks showed
14.7 feet. The water is now falling
slowly.
London, Ont, April IA dyke on
the Thames has burst from flood and
water has inundated the west part of
the town. causing damage to homes
of thousands OF people.
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pillsnury for Reciprocity

Washington, April ,. Charles A.
PillsbuIy Of Minneapolis. president Of
the National Millcrs' association and
general manager of the Pillsbury-
Washburn milks, appeared before the
subcommittee on reciprocity of the
house ways ami means committee to-
day to advocate the restoration Of
reciprocity treaties.
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Judge Edx.rton Failing.

Sioux Falls, s. D., April 1. - News
has been received here from Florida
to the effect that Judge Edgerton's
condition is very serious. His son, E..
g. Edgerton, has been wired to go to
the bedside of his father, and he left
yesterday. Information of most dis
couraging nature has been received
here. and it is believed that the
judges condition is most critical.
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DID Not Heed the warning.

Kansas City. April 1. = Harry Hill.
aged twenty-eight, hotel porter. shot
and killed his wife, aged twenty-one,
and then committed suicide. Hill had
warned his wife against keeping COM
Iany with certain woman. He met
the two together. Taking his wife
home, he shot her in the jaw, causing
instant death. He then shot himself
In the temple and died in twenty min
,,fou
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Minneapolis, April 2.-In the United
States district court Judge Thomas
delivered sentence on all the defend
ants who have SO far been found
guilty on charges made against them.
Leroy Berrier, whose offcnse was the
sending through the mails of a book
adjudged indecent and obscene, was
fined 500.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-04
Taylor Brother. to Hang,

JEFFERSON City, Mo-, April 2. = The
supreme court to. day affirmed the SEN
tence of the Taylor brothers, convicted
of the murder of the Meek family near
Milan. The date of execution was set
for April 80. The Taylors have plenty
Of money and the case was bitterly
fought.
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Items OF Gene.al Interest Placed In
Few Lines
Austria will oppose the desires of
the Balkan states in regard to fedora
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Murder in Manitoba

Winnipeg. April "a Holland. Nam,
last night Hannal. Ilatton, aged
about tWpnty-thlee years. WAS lnur-
dercd willie on her way lIn,nn. he.
ceased had her throat cut and there
were marks of blows on licr head
There is no clue to the murderer.
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Mckinley Men Cho.en.

Pittsburg, April The twelve Re-
publican conventions held to-day in
Allegheny county to elect national and
state delegates were the liveliest held
here for a long time. Several McKin-
ley delegates We're elected.
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Seizure of yenison

Minneapolis, April .. - The state
game wardens made n big seizure
this morning and secured 600 pounds
Of vcnison which had been shipped
from the northern part of the state
to commission house. This is the
first seizure of venisOn made in the
Twin Cities for several weeks.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-04
The Arms Landed,

Washington, April !. The treas
ury department has evidence tending
to show that the steamship Commo-
dore, which recently cleared from the
port of Charleston, s. c., with arms
and ammunition, did not lose her
cargo in storm at sea as reported by
her captain, but landed it on the coast
of Cuba,
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Berlin. Wis, April l. - Ex-senator
George Fitcl, died this morning of ap-
pendicitis.
Manitowoc, Wis. March 81. - Nick
! ley. an old resident. committed sui
/ eide by drowning in the river to-day.
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Boston, April 2. - Chief Inspector
Watts was notified to-day of q pro.
gressive bogus check game that has
been played by a prepossessing trav-
eler of many aliases. with many West
ern banks and business houses.
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On a Peaceful Mission

Bozcman, Mont, April 1. - Gen. L.
S. Wilson of BoZeman has been ap-
pointed to act as one Of the Montana
delegates to the conference to be held
in Washington April 22-23 to establish
n permanent system of arbitration BE-
tween Great Britain and the United
Sfrfns
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New York, .lpril .. i, WAS o,ip COLI
tinlous round of rXriiei.iei:i on Ellis
Island. Twice n large l,:,l,;' ri' llalilns
held for deportation. made desperate
attempts to escape from their rlitr
of ilnnriSCnmcnt.
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Gcnlded tn neafll

Anolia. Mimi. April l. Irving
Millinan. the ,hree-ytar-old son Of
James Miiliman of Stanford. Isanti
county. fell into a pail of hot water
Saturday and died yesterday in ter
rible agony. Another child in the
neighborliood died from burns a week
ago
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Strike Cause. Suffering

Opelila, Ala. April 2.-Four thou.
sand people are destitute and suffering
at Phoenix City. in this county, caused
by the strike at the Eagle and Phoenix
mills in Columbus, Ga.
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Farmers Are Haunv

st. Paul, April 2.-Iseports from ev-
cry state in the Northwest tell of the
heaviest snow fall in two years. At
many places the snow was preceded
by rain. The moisture is worth mil
lions of dollars to the farmers in the
Northwest
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Chicago. April ]. Ed Pardridge,
the board of trade plungcr, bought
100000 bushels of wheat to-day and
says lie will now retire from the mar
ket, having no further interest in it.
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Died Witbout Ex.I.i.i.r

Mitchell. S. D.. April /. - w. IL.
Knowles. who attempted suicide two
weeks ago by shooting himself
through the head, died at 2 o'clock
this morning. He was conscious to
the last. but refused to give any
reason for the act.
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Pioneer Manufacturer Dead.

P10nccF MnnUfNctWTer Dead.
Merden, Conn.,. April ,. - William
Hills Yale, aged eighty-tivc. died to-
day of blood poisoning. He was the
pioneer manufacturer of timed ware
in New England. amassing Il fortune
thereby, and retiring from business
several Years ago
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Held IN the Grand Lu-r

Bird Island. Mimi. April 1.-The ex-
animation of Rev. ii. T.. Chase on the
charge of assault on the Pope girl,
was finished last night. He was
bound over to the grand jury.
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st. Johns. n. r.. Arril /. - The
steamer Labrador arrived to-day from
the scaling grounds with a full cargo
Of 10000 seals. She reports that the
Neptune has taken 10000. the Walrus
9.HO. the Kite 5000 and the Leopold
1On
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CMrcuuicted Loxc

Philadelphia, April 2.-Ira Gibson,
aged twenty-five years, a florist of
Woodbury.. n. j., today shot and killed
Mrs. Sallie March. IL widow, aged
thirty-two. and then committed sui
eide. Unrequited love is supposed to
have prompted the crime
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Gomez Reported Deud

Havana. April 1T is again rcpcrl-
ed that Gen. Gomez is dead. Ru!nors
of this nature have been persis'cnt;y
circulated time after time. and iiii.:
latest report is not followed ii"ir.
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III. s,nIc,. niy In,Iu.trv

Saltwater. Mimi. April >. Every
twilIe machine in the prison factory is
running ut it's utlncst capacity. Pres
ent illira1iOns are that the state will
be able to supply nearly 3.oD1.N .Nm
pounds Of twine for the ncxi harvest.
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Louisville, April ]. = Newberger,
Frankel & Co., wholesale furnishing
and notion dealers, assigned to-day.
Liabilities. 100000; assets about the
same.
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Five Drowned.

Bristol. Tenn, April 2.-Charles e..
Holt and child and John Jenkins and
two children were drowned in a
swollen stream in Russell county, Va.
last night.
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Washington, April l. - The senate
is to have Il revival of financial and
bond discussion as Il result Of an ami
mated debate shortly before the ses-
sion closed to-day. Mr.. Ieffer's reso-
luton for the appointment of special
committee of five senators TO investi-
gate recent bond issues has been rele-
gated to the calendar owing to the op-
position Of Mr.. Hill. but it was reached
in the regular order today. Again Mr.
Hill sough, 10 have the resolution 60
over. but he was met by energetic pro-
tests. not only hy Mr.. PETER, but also
by Mr.. Wolsott and Mr. Teller. Tho
latter gave notice that further delays
would not be resisted. and Mr.. PETER
followed with notice that he would
move tomorrow to proceed with this
bond inquiry resolution as soon as
Mr.. George concludes Il speech on the
Dupont case. This promises to bring
test vote 'lniess diliatory tactios
postpone the measure. Among the
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Mckinley Endorsed

Decatur, ILL.,. April 2.-Senator Shell
by Cllllom's home congressional dis
trict. the Seventeenth, indorsed Nc
kinley for president to-day.
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w. u. Griswold Dead,

st. Louis, April I. = William D.
.Griswold, ex-president of the Ohio Il
Mississippi railroad, and well known
.all over the country. died here to-day,
aged cighty-one.
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Howard Law Good

st. Paul, April /. - Attorney Cen
eral Childs to-day rendered an opinion
to Mayor Smith, holding the Howard
charter bill constitutional.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-04

O.man Digna at Their Head.
Cairo. April 2. a dispatch from
Suakin says that Osman Digna and
large force of dervishes is threaten
ing Sinkat.
The Dickinson press., 1896-04-04
Governor of Arizona.

Washington. April 1. - The preo3-
dent has sent to the senate the follow
ing nominations: Benjamin ]. FraAk-
lin Of Arizona, to be governor of A1l-
ZOlH.
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"SOONERS" SCRAP
LIVELY TIMES ON THE RED LAKE
RESERVATION.

Would-Be Settlers Who Locate ON
Claims Are Lurcd Away and Rival
Claimants Attempt to Secure the
Land-An Effort to Secure u Mod.
ihcati0n of the Order Keeping
"Sooners" Out.