Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-02-18

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Professor Edward T. James of the
University of Chicago, has been NOM
mated by the bureau of education at
Washington to represent tho govern.
ment as delegate to the international
congress of commercial instruction at
Antwerp, April l6, 1898.
Thursday. Feb. 10
Colonel Thomas E. Moore has chal.
lenged Desha Breckenridge to fight a
duel.
Clara Barton, president of the Red
Cross society of the United States, has
arrived at Havana.
The annual meeting of the League
Of American Wheelmen began at st.
Louis Wednesday with a session de-
voted to the good roads movement.
On account of increased Klondike
business the Canadian Pacific Tele.
graph company has decided to lay an
additional cable between Vancouver
and Victoria, B. G.
Eleven people dead, ~ missing and
~ injured and property loss 81, 500, 900,
with about l 1000, 900 insurance, is the
awful record of the big fire at Pittsburg
Wednesday evening.
The time for the convention of tho
National League of Republican Clubs
has been changed from June 14-1G to
July 1875, in order that it might not
interfere with state conventions.
Friday, Feb. IL.
The plague is spreading alarmingly
in the Punjab.
President Potter of the League of
American Wheelmen has been re.
| elected.
Confirmation has been received Of the
| assassination of President Barrios. His
slayer was killed while attempting to
escape.
The lola trial continues at Paris, the
excitement increasing daily. Most of
the time is spent in attempting to force
officials to testify.
The secretary of the treasury has is.
sued a warrant for $3.50, 800. l5 to be
used for the payment of the first mort.
cages on the Eastern and Middle divi-
sions Of the kansas Pacific railroad.
1t is reported from the Standing Rock
Indian reservation that Chief Grass of
the Sioux nation is suffering with
pneumonia and is neal death. Grass
is the last of the famous line of chiefs
who participated in the Custer mas.
sacre.
Saturday, Feb. IL.
Excellent rains in Northern and Gen.
trail India have insured successful
spring crops.
It is stated that Japan has made al
offer to Brazil to%purchase the warships
now in course OF construction in Eu.
rope.
Steamers City of Seattle and Noyo
sailed for Alaska Friday. The City of
Seattle carried 600 passengers and the
Noyo 200.
Chancellor McGill, at Trenton, N. j.,
has appointed a receiver for the Edge.
mont and Union Hill Smelling com.
pany. This is N of the companies in
which Francis O. Cradle is interested.
According to a dispatch from Ha~
vana, the letter of Senior dc LONE to
Senior Canalejas was distracted by the
person charged to forward it to the
latter and, it is added, this person re.
ceived 81. 900 for it.
Monday, Feb. ii.
George E. Roberts has taken charge
of the mint bureau as director.
Letter, owning the unprecedented
amount Of 20. 200, 900 bushels of wheat,
is said to DO about to close up his deal.
John H. Burford was nominated to be
chief justice and B. Z. Hainer to be as.
sociate justice of the Oklahoma supreme
bench.
The negroes have secured a favor
able decision from the Illinois supreme
court regarding the admission of col
ored children to the Alton schools.
Thomas a. Edison has declared wal
on inventors who seek to profit by his
kaleidoscope idea. At least two con-
Germs doing business in the East, it is
stated, will be prosecuted.
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