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REGARDED AS A RUsE.
Sultan Instructs His Ministers to Conclude
EiafI fIn,,s

Sultan Instructs His Ministers to Conclude
Peace Negotistians.
CoNsTANT1SoPLE, July 15.-Important
ministerial councils were held at which
an indemnity of $4,000, 900 was agreed
upon as the limit. This agreement was
sanctioned by an imperial trade.
The council further prepared a report
stigmatizing the concert Of Europe as a
"league Of cross against crescent" The
sultan, after considering the report,
answered by the following irado;
II am convinced that the effort and
energy Of the powers are directed entire
ly towards the maintenance of peace and
the prevention of fresh complications.
IN these circumstances it is the plain
duty Of Turkey, whose sentiments are
pacific, to put an end to the present
abnormal situation. Consequently, I
command the ministers, if possible, to
find the necessary means for concluding
the negotiations and to sign the prelimi-
naries for peace by Thursday"
The foregoing is authentic, but is re-
garded as q ruse intended to delay de-
cision. -.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
RUSHING IN RAW WOOL.
Importations Of the Past Four Mont
Amount to 227,OOO, 900 Pounds.

Importations Of the Past Four Months
Amount to 227, 7,OOO,OO Pounds.
WASHINGTON, July l4.-Reports re-
ccived at the treasury department show
that the importations Of raw wool at
Boston, New York and Philadelphia,
which ports enter about 80 per cent Of
all the wool brought into the United
States, amounted during June to IS, ,281,.
775 pounds, 81, 1855, 500 pounds more than
for June, 1896. The heavy movement
in raw wool began in March Of this
year, and during that month the aggre-
gate importations were 54,676. .s32
pounds. During April the amount
reached 05. .559, ,93s pounds. In May the
aggregate was 4S,048,6S5 pounds, and
the importations for the month Of June
bring the aggregate for the last four
months up to 2s7, ,4es,s25 pounds. as
compared with 48, 49, oil pounds for the
corresponding months last year.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
Exhaustive Instructions Regarding Prose.

Exhaustive Instructions Regarding Prose-
cution Of the Behring Sea Matter.
WAsHIsGrQa, Ugly 15,-Important
aud exhaustive instructions have been
sent by Secretary Sherman to Ambassa,
dor Hay for his guidance in urging on
the British government compliance
with hAStyisions Of the Behring sea
award, ft looked to the preservation
of seal DIST Alaskan waters. The in-
strpetio,,s were prepared as reply to a
recent note from Lord Salisbury handed
to Secretary Sherman by Sir Julian
Pauncefote few days before the Brit.
ish ambassador called from New York
for London
They show at length England's policy
Of procrastination, her continued failure
and refasal to support this government
in its efforts to prevent the extermina-
ton of the seal Es1d, and the anxiety of
the United States, frequently made
known to the Loudoa foreign Office,
that steps should be taken to preserve
the seals, as an obligation imposed by
the Paris tribunal
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
TO LONDON IN 1900.

Christian Endeavorers Would Meet Across
the Ocean.
SAN FRANCISCO, July l2.-"London in
1900" That's to be the rallying cry Of the
Christian Endeavorers for the next three
years. It is the ambition of President
Clark and his millions Of followers to
show the old world something of the
strength of their organization. Nash.
vile has already been chosen as the
place Of meeting in 1888, and Denver,
st. Louis and Cincinnati are anxious To
have the convention of 90. All that
can be said now is that the matter ia
unsettled, and all applicants have an
equal chance of success.
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Senator Chandler a. sohoolmastsr.

Senator Chandler - Sohoolmaster.
Senator Chandler as sohoolmsster
was one Of the interesting spectacles
Afforded in the senate not long since.
Senator Jones Of Arkansas had stated
that when duty was placed on raw
materials compensatory duty must Of
necessity bo placed on the manufaot
article. With this O. text Mr.. Chan
dler arose and called on Senator Berry Of
Arkansas to state whether he believed
In the same doctrine. Mr.. Berry arose
and said that he did not believe in taxa.
tion at all. ut is robbery" said he,
land none the less robbery because It ID
under the form of law"
Every good" said Mr.. Chandler.
And now will the senator from Geor.
gta, Mr. Bacon. kindly tell Us what he
thinks?'
Mr. Bacon obediently arose amid much
laughter and announced that he could
not agree with Mr.. Jones' proposition.
Mr.. Chandler turned to Senator Till
man. "Will the senator from South
Carolina. be said as the laughter in
creased, "stand up and let Us know
what his opinion isp'
Mr.. Tillman, with smile upon his
face, stood up. He had different view.
believing that if there was to be whole.
sale robbery, as he termed it, he had q
right to participate in what he could
get. His speech was SO long. however,
that Mr.. Chandler disappeared before it
was concluded, and the interrogations,
which might have extended to all the
Democrats in the chamber, came to an
end.-Washington Post.
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Cuban matter that has tended to lessen
Spanish atrocities in that island. They
urge upon congress the earliest possible
passage Of . discrimination duty meas.
ure to protect American shipping.
Congress was commended for foster
ing the beet sugar industry by legisla.
ton. The question of equal suffrage to
woman Ii recommended to members of
the league - . matter Of education.
President Cleveland's civil service
changes are vigorously condemned, and
. modification of the rules and provi-
ions Of that law are favored.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
SUMMARY OF THE WEEKS NEWS
Friday, July o.

Friday, July o.
Meade Detweiller, grand exalted ruler
Of the Elks, has been reelected,
Senator Isham G.. Harris of Tennes.
see is dead after lingering illness.
Federal government examinations in
New York show Minnesota butter to be
the best.
The chamber of deputies has voted
the sum of 1000, 600 :rancs to the relief
Of the victims of tho food in France,
Guadaloupe and Algeria.
1he president has pardoned U. G.
Pitts, sentenced in South Dakota to five
years for mail robbery. and Charles
Bode, sentenced in Wisconsin to two
years for embezzlement.
The Cunarder Campania and the
American liner St. Louis raced for IS
hours OH the Western trip. The Amer.
ican liner reached quarantine minutes
ahead Of the Cpnarder.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
END OF THE STRIKE
PROSPECTS, BRIGHTER FORA SETTLE
MENT OF MINING TROUBLES.

Result Brought About be the Efforts q
the Joint Arbitration Board-Beth
Sides Almost Ready to Count ON Early
Resumption Of Work.
P11rsBuRa, July 15.-The prospect
for settlement of the miners strike is
brighter than at any time since the
struggle began, and both sides are
almost ready to count ON q resumption
Of work in the near future.
The cheering announcement is made
that w. P. Dearmitt. president Of the
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal
company, whose 1900 men have been
constantly at work and without whose
assistance the success Of the movement
Rould have been .jeopardized, has
agreed to join with the other operators
in a plan for the settlement Of the strike
on "true uniformity basis. This re.
suit has been brought about through the
efforts Of the members Of the joint arbi-
tration commission, and the movement
now has much better look. The
DIOpOS1G1OU VI IU0 COUA114SS1Ou 000 ttAnO
received the approval of the miners
officials. In agreeing to the terms the
miners officials
Promised to Use Their Influence
to obtain the signatures Of the operators
to the contract and they will begin at
once on this work. General Little Of
the Ohio board of arbitration said that
if the plan is carried out it will not only
affect Ohio but will be barrier against
troubles in the fttsburg district.
The prospect of settlement of the
mining troubles was received with a
sense of great relief on all sides, and the
result Of the efforts of the joint commits
sion to secure the names of the neces-
sary 95 per cent of the operators to the
agreement will be awaited with general
interest.
No disturbances of any kind occurred
during the day and quiet reigns in all
parts of the district.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
How She Picked Wtnnsr..


Last summer young woman from
Kansas City while visiting friends in
Chicago placed small bet on q race at
Roby, picked the three winners in their
order and pooketed $4,000 in cash.
That night she was busily explaining
to group Of friends in Dearborn ave-
nue house what she would do with her
new found wealth, when asked her
how she gained such remarkable
knowledge Of the turf.
"Wby, bless you." she said in sur
prise, II don't know anything about
such things.'
'Then how did you happen to pick
three winners out Of a big fleld?" I
asked.
"Well," she said earnestly, sit was
very easy. I bought daily paper which
contained list of the entries at RobN
Then I turned the paper over and stuck
a hairpin through it. The first name I
hit ! set down for first place. the second
one for second place and the third for
Aird place. Chicago Times Herald.
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-
Tho Ashanti Army.

The Ashanti army is the male
part Of the Ashanti nation. Every
man who can keep up on the march
Is obliged to serve, and after an ex-
petition has set out the women
scour the streets and almost beat
to death any man whom they may
discover skulking at home. In bat.
tie the generals occupy the rear, 50
as to cut down any one who may
try to run away. If the battle goes
against them, the generals commit
suicide. 49,:
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
MONEY FOR cUsANs.
Coins Of the Embryo Republic Arc Now
Being Put ON Sale.

Coins Of the Embryo Republic Arc Now
Being Put ON Sale.
NEW YORK, July l5.-The first coins
authorized by the Cuban government
are being issued in this city this week.
Ten thousand of them are now ready
for distribution, and there is contract
for the coinage Of 100000 as fast ss
they are needed. They will likely soon
be called for, as orders for lots of 5000,
1000 and 5000 have been filed, and the
total amount of subscription now
amounts to more than 10000. They
will be sought Tor as souvenirs, and COL
lectors and dealers in coins are ordering
with the expectation that they will be
quite valuable.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
YOUNG eAPTIsTs GATHER.
Everything in READINGS. for the Annu

Everything in Readiness for the Annual
Convention At Chattanooga.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 15.-Chat.
tanooga is being elaborately decorated
for the seventh annual convention of
the Baptist Young Peoples Union, and
final arrangements for the entertain
ment Of the great throng Of young
Christians are being rapidly completed.
Delegates are arriving by the thousands
and when the convention opens, between
10000 and 1900 are expected to he on
hand.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
Million.iys Creede Suicides.

Los ANGELES, CAL, July l4.-Nich-
olas G. Creede, the millionaire mine
owner, after whom the town of Creede,
Colo. is named, committed suicide with
morphine at his home in this city, be-
cause his wife, from whom he had sep
arated, insisted upon renewing their
marital relations.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
Corrections end Charitie, Adjourn,

TORONTO. July 15.-The last session
Of the conference of Charities and Cor
tions was well attended. After ad-
dresses had been made by Hon. John O..
Shortan of Chicago and J. J. MacLaren
of Toronto, the new president Of the
conference, w. P. Stewart Of New
York, was introduced and thanked the
conference for the honor shown him.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
Eight Are Dead.

RooNE, Ia, July 14.-A westbound
fast meat train on the Northwestern
crashed into eight box cars which had
run of a switch at $3.50, wrecking the
whole train. Cars were piled 20 feet
high and eight tramps are in the wreck
killed. Two bodies have bcen recovered
and sir others are in the debris. Several
OF the train crew were injured.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
A Hundred FAausand Out.

LONDON, July 14.-The strike Of Sta
tionary engineers is apparently to be a
long and fierce struggle and to be set
tled only on the basis of the survival of
the fittest. Both the masters and the
men have refused all offers to arbitrate.
The lockout began Tuesday morning.
AS retaliatory measure the engineers
are calling out the remainder of the
men and by evening 40 fewer than l0O,.
900 engineers will be idle,
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
Hanna Makes a Statement.

WASHINGTON, July Ex-senator Han
ma of Ohio says that he has not refused
to assist in the settlement of the miners
strike. He added: "No representative
of the miners, nor anyone else, has
asked my assistance or consulted or up,
preached mo in the matter. regret
greatly the present trouble and hope
most sincerely that it will be settled
amicably by arbitration"
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
STILL IN GOOD CONDITION.

jured by the Heat and Rain.
ST. PAUL, July 13.-Wheat through.
out the Northwest has survived the
heavy rain and intense heat and it is in
excellent condition. In some sections
rust was feared, but the clearing and
cooler weather seems to have removed
the danger. Grain on low land has
suffered somewhat from the rust, but
not to any material extent. The outlook
in Montana is better than at any time
previously this season.
A few reports Of damage by rust have
been received, but the high winds Of
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
JUST AS IT IS.

Hawaiian Treaty to Ise Reported without
Apepdmept.
WASHINGTON, July l5,-The senate
committee on foreign affairs has agreed
to report Q resolution for the ratification
Of the Hawaiian annexation treaty with.
ont amendment. Senator Davis, chair
man Of the foreign relations committee,
later reported the action of the commit
tee to the senate.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
500 Makes Another Cut,

CHICAGO, July 1.-THE 500 line has
made another cut in eastbound rates
from Minneapolis and st. Paul. This
time tho reduction is made in rates to
the Epworth League copyenttoa st
Toronto-e2l. 80 for the round trip,
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
Auoniet At R.Is..t

BELFAST, July 10 The usual celebra.
tions in commemoration Of the battle Of
the Boyne took place here. Twenty
thousand Orangemen marched in pro.
cession and great crowds filed the
streets. Everything passed of in the
most orderly fashion.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
HEYoLAuFF SUICIDES.

Trial Of the Ashland lyvis.) Man Comes to
RSeRsational End.
ASHLAND, Wis, July lb.-The exam.
ination of r. @. Heydlauff, arrested
for forging county orders, came to a
tragic end 10 minutes before court
opened. Heydlauff committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head
in his own home. In Heydlauff' g pocket
was found bottle Of laudanum, with
two teaspoonfuls gone, showing that
suicide was premeditated. Death was
instantaneous.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
sIcKinley WiII Not n. Th.r..

WASHINGTON, July l5.-President
Mckinley in conversation said he would
have to cancel his engagement to 20 to
Chicago. The conversation was with
United States senator.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17

OLEAN, N. Y, July 12.-Eghtning
struck 4,O00-barrel oil tank two miles
north of here at 4 p. m. A cannon was
procured and shots fired at the surround.
ing tanks to allow the oil to escape and
prevent other tanks from exploding.
The escaping oil became ignited and
now 20 acres Of oil is burning,
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
No Isriti,l, rroon, KilIea.

LONDON. July 15.-The Times CORE
spozdent at Athens says that he learns
that the report of fighting at Gambia be-
tween British troops and bashi. .bazouks
is without foundation. No British
troops, the correspondent adds, have
been killed at Gambia.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
For Over Fifty Years.

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REM
EDY.-Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syr-
up has been used for over fifty years
by millions of mothers for their
children while teething, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by druggists in every part of the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle
Its value is incalculable. Be sure
and ask for Mzs. Winslow's Soothing
! Syrup, and take no other kind.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17

DUNcoABE, Ia, July l4.-John Kelly,
son of prominent farmer residing two
miles from here, and Frank Murphy of
Belmond, Ia., a cousin of Kelly, were
drowned in the pes Moines river. The
hO1ioa xUoro rocavoroI
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
Ex-Mipi,ter Lothrop De..l.

DETROIT, July 13.-Hon. George V.
N. Lothrop, ex-minister to Russia, died
at 10 a. M, at the Lothrop residence,
Fort street, west. He was stricken
with heat prostration a week ago.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
AN ISLAND IN THE JACK POT.

II q Now Part Of Minneapolis aad Il
Worth Many Fortunes.
At ono of the most interesting
games Of poker ever played In Mip-
neapolis Nicollet island was put in
the jack pot by man who thought
he understood the game, but found
there were others who understood it
better.
Fifty-five years ago Pierre Botti-
neau took up claim ON the spot
where st. Paul now stands. A year
later he traded it for a horse and
COW, which he drove away into the
wilderness, never dreaming that the
land he had almost given away
would in few years be the site Of
a great city. For small sum he
purchased a large portion of what is
now the business part of Minneapo-
lis and put up log cabin on little
mound in the center Of Nicollet is:
land.
Halt dozen Of the old settlers,
Bottineau among them, had a little
poker club. One evening the stakes
kept growing larger and larger, un-
til every jackpot contained small
fortune. Mr.. Bottineau had been
losing heavily, but at last was dealt
q hand upon which he hoped to re-
gain his losses and win something
besides. He was given four queens,
and, drawing one card, secured an
ace, leaving four kings as the only
hand by which his could be beaten.
He thought he saw one Of the play
ers discard a king, and he considered
his hand invincible and played it &C.
oordingly. Soon all but Bottineau
and the man opposite him dropped
their cards and retired to watch the
game. The table was heaped with
money and the personal belongings
Of the two men. The Pickering light
Of the candle shone dimly on the
flushed faces as they watched each
other warily out Of the corners Of
their eyes. All of Bottineau's pos
sessions lay on the table, and it was
his bet. He looked at his hand care.
fully and then said thatan he had
left was Nicollet island, which he
would bet against 5000. The bet was
called, and Bottineau laid down his
four queens with a smile of triumph.
Amid a dead silence his opponent
laid on the table face up four kings
and tray. It was SO still you could
have heard them breathe. Then
Bottineau called for writing materi.
ais and made out deed to the is
land. From that day he never touch
ed card or countenanced gambling
In any form.
After drifting around the country
he went to Red Lake Falls and took
up claim and remained there until
the time Of his death. He was en-
rloyed as guide and scout and was
one Of the principal members of the
sibley expedition. He knew every
foot Of the northwest country, hav-
ing traveIsed it ever since he was 10
years old, when he guided Lord Sell
kinks colonists from old Fort Garry.
When he died, the last of the old
time Canadian voyagers and guides,
who were such an important factor
in the upbuilding of the northwest,
passed away.--Minneapolis Trib.
0ne.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
Duluth Grain.

DULUTH, July Is.
WHEAT-Cash, No. hard, 75c; No.
Northern, 74o; No. Northern, 7lXc;
No. spring, 50; Rejected, 50k@57Xc;
to arrive, No. hard, 75c; No. North.
ern, 74e; July No. I Northern, 74c;
Septcmber 67kc.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
COMPETITOR PRISONERS.

Resolution Empowering the President to
Secure Their Release.
WASHINGTON, July 15.-Senator @. K.
Davis, chairman of the committee ON
foreign relations, reported from that
committee the following joint resolu-
ton:
That the president be empowered to
take such measures as in his judgment
may be necessary to obtain the release
from the Spanish government of Ona
Melton, Alfred o. Laborde and William
Gildea, and the restoration Of the
schooner Competitor to her owner, and
to secure this, he is authorized and re-
quested to employ such means or exer-
else such power as may be necessary.
The report recites all the facts that have
been brought out in the Competitor case,
her ownership, capture and citizenship
Of the three men named in the resolu-
ton. together with the proceedings thus
far had by the Spanish authorities, the
trial, sentence, etc. The report char.
acterizes it as a mockery of trial.
The affidavits of the party are cited to
show that they were coerced into Span.
ish waters, in which case they were not
amenable to Spanish jurisdiction. They
were not subject to piracy and intended
no act of depreciation on the seas, nor
were they subject to the Spanish au-
thority on account of alleged rebellion.
The report then says:
Irrespective of any of the foregoing
considerations. the conduct of Spain, as
hereinbefore detailed, constitutes such
delay and denial of justice and such an
actual infliction of injustice upon these
men as to make it the duty of this gov
ernment to demand rcparation therefor,
irrespective Of any act which these
prisoners may have committed up to
the date Of their capture. Among the
acts of reparation which ought to be
demanded should be the release of these
captiyes."
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
Heydlau6 Suicides.

ASHLAND, Wis, July l5.-R. @. Heyd-
1auff, the prominent citizen who has
been on trial for forging county orders,
has committed suicide.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
CONFEREEs AT ODDS
OUTLOOK FOR FINAL AGREEMENT ON
THE TARIFF IS DISTANT.

Both Sides Firm In Their Positlon and
Determined Not to Yield-senators Re-
sent tho Emorts Of Speaker Reed 70 In
duenco Action.
WASHINGTON, July l5.-The outlook
for final agreement on the tariff bin is
said to be at q great distance. Some
progress was made during the day, but
it was impossible to say whether the
senate or house had the advantage.
Both sides looked weary and troubled.
The senate conferees are disposed to re-
sent the efforts of Speaker Reed to in.
fluence the action of the conferees. The
senators are inclined to construe the
speakers participation in the proceed
ings as unwarranted and are apparently
more determined than before his atti-
tude was known to hold out for the sen-
ate figures. The contending forces ON
the wool schedule, the carpet manufac.
turers and the wool growers, outside the
conference have practically reached IN
agreement which it is presumed will be
ratified by the conferees.
Rocedcd From Agrssments.
From all that can be learned there
has been general recession from the
partial agreements made ON the less inn
portant articles, until sugar, wool and
hides can be definitely settled. The best
reports represent the house conferees.
with Speaker Reed behind them, as
holding out for the house sugar sched.
ule, without any change whatever, and
the senators quite as determined not to
yield to this extent. The house confer
ees insist that this schedule must be
definitely fixed before other questions
shall be taken up. One of the
other questions upon which sharp diff.
ferences have arisen, is the senate
amendment for o stamp tax on stocks
and bonds. The house opposed the
amendment, but the senators, while not
welded to it, insist upon it as necessary
for revenue. The house is also resisting
strenuously the 20 per cent duty placed
upon hides,
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
VIII Fay the Scale.

COLUMBUS, O.. July 15.-The jackson
county operators, 10 companies, have
posted notices that they will now pay
the scale asked by the miners, and pay,
when the strike is settled, OH the basis
of that agreement.
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
LATEST MARKET REPORT.
Minneapolis Grain.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 15.
WHEAT-July closed at 1870; Sep.
tember, 84Mc. On Track.-No. hard,
16}1c; Nc. Northern, 741<c; No. 2 North.
eru, 72Nc
The Dickinson press., 1897-07-17
John Goodnox couf,r,ned.

WAsiFsGToS, July 14.-The senate
has confirmed John Goodnow of Mime
pota to be consul general at Shanghai.