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The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
RoBBER ARRESTED.
The Partner of DEWITT, the Dead
RObber, Ii CAUGHT.

The Partner of DEWITT, the Dead
RObber, Is Caught.
Fargo. n. D., Dec. 3O..-Later devel-
opments tend to show that the man
arrested Christmas night after a five.
mile chase for attempting to rob the
safe In John Boo's store at Leonard Ia
Ed Campbell. the partner of E. ]. De-
witt. alias Charles Mitchell, who was
shot near Ada. Minn., last week.
Campbell. 1t is charged. went out on a
safc-hlowfng trip of his own after his
partners tragic death. He was sue
ccssful In coaXing n fierce dog a half
mile. where he locked him up In a
school house. then returned to the
store and had the outer door Of the
safe onen when detected. He ran ana
was followed five miles to the next
station. where he was caught under
the approach to an elevator. He was
brought here to Jail and gave the
nantc of Cole. He Is said to be the
man who assisted in rrhbing the post
office at Colfax. Rlchlanl county.
where $1,000 was secured. He acted
rs advance guard for Dewitt, and the
two are said to have gotten mt least
Sti.HOD this fall in the st. John, Dazey.
ColfnX, Caledonia and other robberfes.
llnncy. the third Of the trio Of alleged
saf" blowers. who robbed the Great
Northern depot Mt Hunter, was
brought over from Moorhead on reuui.
sitlon pancrs today and Is now con-
fined in the Cass county Jail. The 9TH
er two have been in Jail here about q
month and Gre confessed the crimc. :.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
INTERNATIONAL AonEExExr.
senator Wolcott Says Mai. McKinley
FAvOPa 1l,sa plan

0SAAAAeVE VvVAcOtt Suy0 MAI, MCNu0l(y
Favors the Plan.
Canton, Dec. 3O.-Among this morn
ing's callers ut the Mckinley resi-.
dence were Senator Wolcott Of Colo
RADIO and Secretary Mercer, of the Re
publican congressional committee,
from Omaha. Mr.. Mercer was one Of
the earliest callers Of the day, and had
long talk with the president-elect,
Senator Wolc0tt, however. was III
earnest conference with Mai. Nc.
Kinley for over two hours. He said
to the Associated Press:
II came to Canton to call upon the
prcsident-elect to further the cause of
international himetallism, the United
States senate. having appointed COM
mittce of five, of which 1 was made
president. to prepare bill in the in.
terest of this cause"
1t Is understood that Senator VOL.
colt has the legislation which his COM
mittee will propose substantially out.
lined and prepared. and that it's pro-
visions We're under discussion at the
conference this morning. When
asked if A1aj. Mckinley had taken up
the matter with him, he said:
II am glad to say that the incoming
president was deeply interested in the
cause Of bimetalAsm. We went over
the subject Mt considerable length, and
he was most earnest in his desire that
the Republican platform pledge for
the furtllerancc of an international
agreement should promptly be made
good by proper legislative action"
The bill will provide for the appoint
ment Of commission to confer with
the representatives of other nations
to take steps toward expediting an in
ternational agreement.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
THE BLACK SNAKE.
He IL na Much ut Home In Tree TOpi
4 Ns on Terra EirlnN.

He IL ms Much Mt Home Ia Tree Tops
as on Terra Eirmn.
j There has been much discussion
among naturalists and in sportsmen's
journals regarding the ability of this,
our constructor. to travel swiftly amid
the branches. Ten thousand mon have
seen the sleek black streak of rope ac-
ccmplish the feat easily. Here is but
one incident:
TIE black snakes habitat includes
IlliEois. La Sale county is not far
north W :le center Of the stat'. au
perhaps little west of the center linr
drawn north and south. There are
some very good woods in La Sale coun-
ty. because through that county runs
Illinois. and one of its branches. the
l.ttle farm land tributaries Of the Ecr
million river Along the creek are
reaches Of woodland. or at least there
were a while ago. In these bits of
woods-bits as compared with Michi-
gan forcsts-tllerc are. ara have been.
black snakes, great fellows, worthy Of
their reputation further east. This is
what happened one day when young
fellow went hunting. 1t is worth the
telling. because it illustrates the black
snakes nimbleness among the tree
tops. Wandering along cautiously and
quietly. looking for shot on either
side, the young man heard suddenly
Nn uncommon rustling among the
leaves above him. He looked up and
saw something that astonishcd him.
A fox sGuirrcl-and fox squirrel is
the biggest of the squirrel kind-was
leaping from limb to limb and from
tree 10 tree in mortal fright. evidently
fleeing from some deadly enemy.
Close behind him, crrving. twining and
twisting, but with all details of it's To-
comoti0n invisible from below, so swift
its progress. and so easy it's passing
from limb to limb, tree to tree, came
three to five feet of blackHess. 1t was
4 black snake pursuing the fox squir
rel. It's chase was hopeless. but the
ability and the hungry earnestncss Of
this one constructor of our northern
woods was demonstrated remarkably.
As for the man underneath-well. lie
was young fellow with a shotgun.
The young fellow with shot gun is q
remarkably good shot In the country,
and he kills snakes. He poured a load
|of shot into that black streak among
the branches. and it dropped to the
ground, merely a foul, dead, moder-
ately sized specimen of Boscanion con-
strictOr-RecreatiOn
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
vENEZUELA.s CASE.
Pro"pects of an EARLY Settlement
Aok IL

PrOsPects of an EARLY Settlement
Are Not bright.
Washington, Dec. 3O.-Secretary OF.
ncy left the state department to-day
and went to the British embassy.
where he held long conference by
appointment with Sir Julian Paunce-
fotc. the British ambassador, relative
to the status Of the Venezuelan settle
mcnt and the general treaty of arbitra-
tion between the United States and
Great Britain. Mr.. Olncy's call fol-
lowed the arrival Of Minister Andrade
of Venezuela ard Mr. James J. Stor-
row, counsel In the Venezuela case,
who reached Washington late last
evening. The results of the confer
encc were guarded with the usual
secrecy which prevails Mt meetings be,
tween the secretary and the ambassa-
dor, but there Is good reason to be-
lieve 1t was the occasion for going
over several new phases of the Ven.
ezncian question which have devel-
opcd with the return of the officials
from Caracas. The officials them
selves are very reticent and will say
only In general terms that the prospect
Of an acceptance of the settlement by
Venezuela Is good. 1t is understood,
however. that there are important
Limitations. to this acceptance, which
appear to make the case less hopeful
of an immediate and satisfactory con-
cluslon than has been expected.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
ACT. AS AIEDIATOR
SPAIN MAKES A PROPOSITION TO
THE UNITED STATES.
United States to Act nn Meilln tor
and to Guarantee to the Jnnur-
Eents Amnesty md the Enforce
n,eMt of the New Reform Laws
Which spnin Is Ready to Pro-
claim In Cuba.

Washington. Dec. :iN.-The Post says
1t has been learned from an authori-
tative source that Secretary Olney and
Senior Dupuy dc LONE. the Spanish
minister, have practically terminated
the negotiations OH the Cuban qucs-
tion which are to be submitted to con-
gress when it convencs OH Jan. ;. The
terms of the agreement are based on
the recent official communication from
Premier CanOvas. :;'.n,ressrd to the
secretary of state. ne premier states
clearly the terms which Spain will ac-
cord to the insurgents and practically
asks the United States to propose these
conditions to her rebelliOus subjects.
In return for our good offices Spain
assures this government that she sim
ccrcly drploirs the great commercial
less which we have sustained OH ac-
count of the Cuban disturbance. She
assures us that she is even now con-
sidcring II reciprocity treaty which will
deal mainly with Cuban products and
which will bc framed in such advan-
tagcous terms toward this government
that our losses both in commerce and
IN the destruction of American prop
erty in Cuba will he most generously
compensated.
Premier Conovas says that Spain
cannot, of course, as Il self-rcspecting
and respected nation. stand before the
world as having been cocrccd into
measures by the United States. She
has freely granted all that she now
offers, and that III the face of rebel
lion. But she accepts the good Offices
of the United States to act as melia-
tor and to guarantee to the insurgents
amnesty. and the enforcement of the
lew reform law which she is about to
proclaim IL Cuba.
The form of government offered is,
the Spanish statesman declares, the
limit of independence which can he
granted to province lN any nation
without absolutely sevcring the bonds
Of union with the other country.
Autonomy as enjoyed by the Cana
dans can never be granted in Cuba.
What Spain is willing to grant the in
surgcnts il they lay down their arms.
and what she asks the United States
to guarantee. is an act which provides
for council of administration which
shall control all matters pertaining to
the commerce of the island and all
estimates upon the general taxation
and expenditures of the island as well
as its general home government.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Juror. Say Chloroform M

Spooner, Wis, Dec. 80. - The coro-
ner's inquest on the body of the child
found dead Dec. 2G resulted in n ver-
dict that the jury found the child died
from chlorofOrm which was admins
tered by Walter Rannister, and Viola
Beers, Elizabeth Butler and Eunicc
Butler. its mother, are accessories.
Isannister and Beers are in Jail. The
old lady and Eunice Butler are under
arrest here until the latter. who is very
III. can he removed. Bannister was ar
raigncd before the coroncr's jury and
charged with murder in the first de-
gree. He pleaded not guilty and was
removed to Jail until his hearing. set
for Jan. 2. The mother gave birth to
Il child previous to this, which died
very mysteriously, about two years
ago.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02

Some Strfkees LET nnA

Boston. Dec. -. - The West End
strike Was declared Off by the supreme
council Of the motornlcn and conduc-
tors union at an early hour this morn
ing. Following close upon the sue
cessful operation of early morning
cars the old employees applied for re-
instatenient IN such large numbers
that regular trips Of electric cars on all
lines was resumed and accommodation
for the travelling public was ample. As
the hours passed the number Of cara
In commission steadily increased, and
80 quiet We're matters that few people
from observations would have knoy7l
Of yesterdays tie-up. The West End
management, true to its nltima:um.
engaged such Of its old employees as ii
desired. but declined the services Of
those prominently identified with the
strike.
-.>..
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
An OUTsPOKEN JUDGE.
Address to tho Henncpin County
Grand Jury

Address to tho Henncpin County
GrHNai Jury
Minneapolis. Dec. :O.-Twcnty.oneO of
the members of the grand jury as.
semblcd in Judge Ponds court room
this morning. Judge Pond addressed
the grand jury with n "few words"
in view of tho fact that he would not,
perhaps. have an opportunity Of speak.
ing to them again. The court c0mpli-
mcntcd the jury OIL it's "personnel." ]"
which had inspired confidence, and on
the fearless manner in which 1t had
done its duty. The Jury was Informed
that 1t WIS currently reported that
members Of the body had l,ecn "ap-
preached by persons unworthy of citi-
MnShip." 1t was q crime for which
the jury could bring in an indictment,
If it again came to the ears Of the
court he would insure such n punish
ment for contempt as would prevent
the insult from being repeated. The
court commented again upon the fact
that "b0odlcism had held high carni-
VAL If witnesses refused to give un
evidence il was cOwartlly. and even
h"resay evidence could he compelled
by tho order Of the court if IN no other
way. for that evidence might lead To
Just the evidence that was sought,
and might he just what the jury need.
cd. The question had arisen once and
was likely TO arise again.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
SIOUX CITY To FRISCO.
Another Tran.continental Railro.
Practically AssurcI.

Another TranHcOntlnental Railroad
Practically Assured.
Sioux City, Iowa, Dec. @.-Donald
Mclean. protector of the Pacific Saort
Line. which is built from this city to
O'Neill. Neb, but which was planned
to Ike built to Ogden. Utah, has re-
turned to Sioux City and says that he
has absolutely secured all the capital
necessary for the completion of u rail
way line from Sioux City to San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Mclean says: Il have
completed every arrangement for the
investment of $322.OOOCOO of English
capital for the construction Of ii rail
road line from Sioux City to San F,an-
cisco. My financial agent il the Con-
ttnental Trust Company of New York.
I am here to make arrangements for n
survey of the route from O'Neill west.
1 have already had negotiations with
representative parties from Utah and
other states in the West and the pre-
liminarics are practically settled.
None of those formerly associated
with me are allied now in this new
deal. The Manhattan Trust company
Is left out. Wendell Goodwin and J..
!. Waterbury have passed to other
fields and Il. D. French Is dead. am
convinced that IL my life is spared
Sioux City is certain to realize the
dreams inspired in the days when we
first commenced together"
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
TODAY SETTLED 1T,


Isa Inny Weather Knocks Out the St.
Paul Ice Palace.
st. Paul. Dec. 3O-The st. Paul Ice
palace for '97 has been abandoned.
TIL" soft weather. unreasonable as 1t
is. has made the project well nigh i'm
possible. and the palace was officially
declared off this morning by c. W..
Rowlby. speaking for the board of !i.
rcctors. The tllaw that set in this
morning was the last straw. The idea
of tie directors now. In the absence of
the palace. is TO turn in and hold n big
carnival Of sports and continue those
carnival clubs which have already
been organized. and others IN prospect,
to aid in the entertainment. Skating.
hockey. polo, tobOegnning and other
outdoor sports will he included IN the
programme and Il definite plan Will be
outlined in Il few days. The money
that has been collected for the ice
palace will he returned to tic donors.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
SEEDS
FLOWERS
FLOWERS
SEEDS
MENDENHALL,
FAILED At SUPERIOR.

The Bank &c sunerlor breaks. Cur.
rying City Funds.
West Superior. Wis.,, Dec. 3O.-The
Bank of Superior, located at the east
end of the city. and the only bank
there. suspended to-day on account of
a run with which they were threat
ened on account of the recent failures.
An assignment was made by the di-
rectors to Henry s. Butler. who has
taken possession. The bank had $25.-
900 capital. and $4,000 surplus. which
was largely tied up in investments
The big proportional deposit Of about
$1OO,OOO was constant menace. and
II slight run was experienced Satur-
day, which Influenced the closing of
the Institution.
The deposits are mostly i'm small
amounts. and the bank expects to be
able to liquidatc in full Unless there is
q continued decline in assets. The
city of Superior had S13.21O in bank,
making nearly $3O.OOO lost ty the city
during the past week.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
EllIlnx Hay Now,

On s1uaIi farms where the horse fork
Is not used much hard labor may be
saved by building up one-half of the
hay NOW at a time. For instance,
with the first hay drawn. fill either the
right or left end of the bay up as far
as the big beam. then rake down the
side, and while this part is settling fill
the other half. The two parts being
filled at different times will not settle
alike, and Of course will not unite, SO
there will be no use for a hay knife in
winter. An important benefit of this
plan is derived by lcssening the hard
labor willie unloading. One-half of the
NOW being lower than the other, the
top Of the load. may be thrown on to
the highest part. and the balance be-
low. which saves pitching from the
rack over the big beam. After trying
this mode of moving hay it will not be
abandoned.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02

The shy boy hardly understood him
violin Of good quality, to the Use of
which! he was welcome for the rest of
the term; but Anthony himself played
better that afternoon than he had fox
weeks.
Anthony did not enter the contest for
the prize. His father would be disal..
pointed, he knew; but he had not th1
heart to bring his fuml,ling with the
bow into comparison Will! Lcon's mas
terry of his instrument. Roy laughed ut
him, and even upbraided lin IL little
for lending his violin. but Roy's laugh
ter and upbraiding were alike harm
less.
But after the contect, Wien the prize
had been awarded. Lenn's mother came
to him without an introduction.
1 do not know how t. thank you"
she said. and her voice was not so
steady as it might have been. 't;iving
Leon the violin was more to hlM tlaD
the prize"
Aftcrward. when they had Cd 2 to
his room together, Anthony toltf lis
father why he had not played. and
with whose instrument it was that
Leon had won. His father Seelaed T.
he thinking of other things, only nod
ding his head slowly to show that hg
was listening. Then, Mt the conclusion,
he spoke as il from distance, his eyes
locking into a time of which Anthony
knew not.
"Your uncle used to play that same
fantasia on the old violin years ago,
when we were boys together. can
see him dropping his head over the
strings now. He used to lingcr over
that adagiO until it seemed the melting
tones We're melting voices calling. and
even the andante's pain of human long
ing barely seemed to bring him back
to earth. 1t is no wonder that your
friend played well tonight"
Anthony was not thinking now of
the possibility Of having to meet his
fathers displeasure.-Louis Wortlling-
ton Smith. in New York Independent.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
sCANDIA BANK CLOSES.
Plenty of Asst tn, hut Difficult to
Realize On,

Realize On.
Minneapolis, Dec. 3O.-Scandia bank,
one of the smaller city banks, closed
Its doors today upon advice of Bank
Examiner Kenyon. The bank. though
small. having capital of only $GO.o,O.
is one of the older banks. and has
always been conservativcly managed
The closing can hardly he called II
failure, as the resources are greatly in
excess of the liabilities. The assets
are largely in real estate. and it was
the failure to realize on this class of
securities that compelled the stoppage
of payments. President Sllnde, who
has been connected with the institu-
tion from the beginning. said to-day
that the resources would amount to
about $siO.CHM, and the liabilities are
about $}O0,0OO. The officers had no
idea of closing. believing they could
tide over the difficulty, but when Mr..
Kenyon appeared it was decided best.
after a short consultation, to close the
bank. "rhe only trouble is that we
are unable to realize on our securities.
especially on our real estate" said
Mr.. Sunde. 1--WE believe that all the
creditors will be paid dollar for dol
lar"
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02

contrasting with the tall. muscular fig
ure of her father, who lowered above
her, with bronzed face. his hair and
nulstachc several shades lighter tSn
the skin, his massive hands. discolored
and Scared by hard usage, resting
lightly and lovingly upon the little
child's head, Immediately impressed
one with it's dramatic effect. Around
the room lay polar bear skins and odds
and ends connected with the voyage.
The table was piled with papers, all
systematically arranged; the walls
were covered with presentation studies
from the most famous Norwegian art
lists, representing ice and snow effects.
But despite the interest of the sur
roundings, one could see nothing. think
of nothing but the man himsclf-the
great. strong, simple man who was
spcaking.-English Illustrated Maga-
zine.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Cath ,lic Authoress Dead,

Washington, Dec. q. - Mrs. Anna
Hansob Dorsey, the pioneer of Catho-
lie literature in this country, died here
today aged eighty-three years. She
was an old resident of Washington,
and was a daughter of the late Rev.
William AcKenney, a chaplain in the
United States navy. She was honored
with personal letters from Plus IX.,
and also from Pope Leo. A few years
ago Cardinal Gibbons paid public trib-
ute to her work and its influence in a
testimonial sent her In behalf of him
self and the hierarchy in America
The University of Notre Dame, Ind,
bestowed upon her the Latare medal
Her works number about thirty.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
The War Lord. unnd

Ecw York. dec. 30. - A special to
the World from Washington says:
The statement that secret alliance
exists between Germany and the sui
tan of Turkey Is made in a letter from
Constantinople received by a promi-
nent official Of the state department.
The letter was written by one high in
authority in the Turkish government
and explains that the alliance is for
the purpose of thwarting Russian and
English encroacllmcnt in the sultan's
l1miniOnS.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
AHNkA lInr Hin

Stamford. Conn. Dec. 30. - Mrs.
Henry Ward Eccchcr of Brooklyn sns.
taincl a serious accident yesterday
which may result in making her q
cripple for tile remainder of her life.
Mrs. Ecccl!cr is visiting ut the resi-
lence of her son-in-law. the Rev. Sam.
ucl Scovillc. in this city. She was at
tackled with dizziness. and in falling
brckc her hip in such ~ manner that
she will probably never walk again
without the ,isc of crutcles. Owing to
the advanced age. "a years. Mrs.
Bcrcller's condition is admittedly ser-
Ous, although there is thought to be no
immediate danger
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
WIN Cost a Million

st. Paul. Dec. 24.-The commission
appointed by Gov. Clough to secure a
site and prepare plans for a fourth
hospital for the insane. held Its final
meeting to-day at the Nicollet house.
,MinneapOlis. The site of the hospital
mas already been fixed at Ahoka. After
has already been fixed at ALoka. After
some discnssfon of the building plans
submitted by tllf. commissions archi-
.ect, w. B. Dunneil of Minneapolis,
the specifications we're adopted calling
for the eventual expenditure Of nearly
81 1.OOO.OOO. When these estimates have
been carried out provision will be
made for the care at AnGka of 1.:iO0
D8tients.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
st. Louis yOciety Event

st. Louis. Dec. 30. - Probably the
most notable social event of the season
In st. Louis was the wedding of Miss
Julia Scott to Carl Vrooman of Balti-
more at the residence of the brides
sister. Mrs. Charles S. Bromwell, of
4102 Westminster Place. Rev. Frank
Il. NroOman Of Chicago, brother of
the groom. was the officiating clergy
man. The bride is Il daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Scott Of Lexington, Ky, and
a niece of Vice President Stevenson.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Sentenced to Danixhmcnt

Helena, Mont, Dec. :O.-tiov. Rick
ards has been notified by the state de-
partmcnt that John GinZbcrg. n nat
uralized citizen of Montana. had been
convicted in Russia of the crime OF
changing his nationality without the
consent of the imperial government
and sentenced to banishlnent. AS
GinZlerg has no money to get ont of
Russia lie will bc sent to Siberia,
writes Secretary Olney. unless funds
are provided. Coy. Richards says he
can do nothing in the case. Gilzberg
lived in the northern part of the state
for years and went to Russia to claim
Il fortune which did not mAterlaliZe.
The Dickinson press., 1897-01-02
Hnas,A Annfn

Canton, Dec 5.--President-clect Nc
TIinley, wife and party reached home
to-day. During the journey crowds of
people cheered Maj. Mckinley ut the
stations. Severnl hundred people gath.
cred Mt Canton depot to greet him
home. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinley
have improved in health by their Chi
cagO visit At the Mckinley home the
major and his wife were heartily greet
ed by the household. In the absence
of the master and mistress the home
has been thoroughly renovated and
frightened in readiness Of the home
coming.