The Dickinson press., 1897-04-03
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The agitation Over the proposed re-
dEction in hours of labor for mill em-
ploycs is very strong at Fall River,
Mass, Mt present both for and against
the movement.
The New York court of appeals has
denied the application of Union college
for IL reargument in the Fayerweather
will case, decided about two months
ago.
a number of silver members of both
senate and house will give a dinner to
ex-senator Dubois at Washington on
Tuesday evening as a compliment to
him for the work he has done in the
interest of silver.
Harry Murphy. the assistant general
manager of the Western Transit COM
brief illness. He vas II of the best
known and most popular steamboat
men III the upper lakes.
Articles of incorporation have been
granted at Trenton, n. j., to the Com
posite Type Bar company, with an a,l-
tllorized capital of $1O,OOO.OOO. The
company is TO manufacture machinery
and objects used in the art OF printing.
Charles +. Blake. ex-president of the
Iowa National bank, Of the Ottumwa
Industrial exchange, and one of the
principal promoters of the coral palace
exposition. died at Ottumwa. Iowa. Of
heart trouble. lie was seventy-four
years old.
Il. o.. Lincoln, who, for forty-tive
years has been the owner Of one Of the
finest farms in Northern Illinois and
breeder OF blOodcd stock, Is seriously
sick at Plano with tuberculosis OF the
throat. Mr.. Lincoln is scventy-ciyht
years old and very wealthy.
The residence OF Jacob AIDE. fifteen
miles from Nashville, Tenn. was
burlad. The bodies of Jacob AIDE, Mrs.
AIDE. Lizzie AIDE. aged twenty years.
their daughter. and Rosa Morirer. aged
tel years. who was visiting the family,
were found in the ruins Of tho building.
William NJ. Glenn was found dead
in bed at Springfield. Ill. He had been
dead for some hours. Mr.. Glenn was
widely known a. newspaper o i
respondent. and for several sessions of
the legislature has been in charge of
the Associated Press bureau at The
state capital.
Ar ordinance was introduced at Eau
Claire. Wis.,, granting a franchise I o
the Chippewa Valley Electric Railway
company, which will entirely rebuild
the old line in this city and add Il long
extension. \ lin" between Eau Claire
and Chippewa Falls will also be COM
plcteG.
The COnigsky block at Peoria. Ill.,,
was destroyed by fire and some TWEEN
ty people were rescued with difficulty.
The Bradley block, on Ontario street.
Cleveland. Ohio. was nearly destroyed
by fire. The tenants we're rescued
with difficulty. The loss is about $50
OOO.
G. b. Olllield, formerly of Sioux City,
has been indicted, charged with llav-
ing accepted deposits while president
of the Commercial Savings Bank of
Leeds after he knew the bank was i'll
colvent. He was in Sioux City when
the indictment was returned and was
released OH his w recognizancc.
Though president lie was not actually
concerned in the banks management.
A. V. Lomeli, the Mexican consul in
San Diego Cal, who has just returned
from the City of Mexico, states that
his government has conceded a large
tract Of land in the State Of Chihahpas,
South Mexico, to a japanese syndicate,
represented by Sho Nemoto, who was
In San Diego Il few months ago with
S. y. AsanO, in connection with the
trnns-Pacific steamship project.