Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-04-22
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
wednesday. April ~,

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wednesday, April 1s.
Three children Of Thomas Trinners,
living near Bruce; Wis, died fEom EFT.
ing Wild paranips.
Thu government crop report shows
winter wheat to be in much better con.
dition than a-year ago.
Hon. @. II. Grosvenor has been r..
nominated for the sixth time by the
Eleventh congressional district Of Ohio.
Robert q. Evans Of Minneapolis has
been named for United States district
attorney Of Minnesota, and Patrick
Rourke for the district Of North Da.
kota.
At Cotulla, Tex, Henry May was
killed and Editor ]. Guy Smith 90
badly wounded that he died later.
Smith was. commonly known in West
Texas as "Brann No. e."
The SWISS government has prohibited
the importation Of American fresh
fruits. This action was taken owing
to the alleged presence Of the San Jose
scale in the fruit imported recently.
Thursday, April II.
vaolay Hass, a farmer living near
Monroe, Neb., killed his two children
and committed suicide.
The Yale. Harvard Cornell varsity
boat race at New London, Conn.,, has
been definitely fixed for Saturday,
June Is.
Governor Wolcott OF Massachusetts,
has signed the bill providing for cleo.
~trocution Of persons condemned to
death, in place of hanging.
The Miller powder works at sumney.
town, Pa, exploded Wednesday. All
the buildings connected with the works
were simply wiped from the face Of the
earth.
The London Daily Mail says the
United States government is negotiat.
ing for the purchase Of the Cunarder
Lucania and the North German Lloyd
steamer Kaiser Friedrich.
The coast survey steamers Patterson.
McArthur and Gedney, and the fish
commission steamer Albatross have
been turned over to the navy depart.
ment tor service in case Of need.
Friday, April 10.
South Dakota Democrats and Popn.
lists will fuse.
The Spanish fleet is mobilizing at
Cape Verde islands.
The San Francisco and New Orleans
have arrived at New York.
Henry B. Pierce. secretary Of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts for 10
years, is dead.
The directors Of the Northern Pa.
ciic have declared the regular dividend
Of l per cent on the preferred stock.
The quartermaster general Of the
army has been instructed to purchase
1000 mules for transportation purposes.
The purchase probably will be made at
st. Louis or Kansas City.
Simon Pokagon. chief of the once
powerful tribe Of Pottawatomie Indians,
is dangerously sick from what is sur.
posed to be blood poisoning, caused by
a rusty nail passing through the palm
Of his hand.
Saturday, April 10.
William ]. Barry. the comedian. is
dead.
Fire in the Locke paper mill at Ap.
pleton, Wis, caused damage to the
amount Of $4,000.
Sergeant Baldwin Of the signal corps
Of the Department Of Colorado has re.
cetved orders to go to Fort Wadsworth,
New York harbor.
Robert Purvis, the we'll known aboli.
ZIONIST and the last surviving member
Of the original American Anti. Slavery
society Of 1888, is dead at Philadelphia.
Representatives of about 80 knitting
mills net at New York and formed a
Knit Goods Manufacturer association.
The combination will be capitalized at
CSC, 0o0, 900.
Engravers in the bureau Of engrav.
ing and printing have commenced
work upon the plates for the new war
bonds. which are to be authorized by
congress for the popular loan to raise
funds to conduct the campaign.
Monday. April Is.
"Bobby" Matthew'S, the famous base.
ball pitcher. is dead.
A military conspiracy against the
Brazilian government has been frus.
trated.
Captain Ray, U. s. A., recommends
q military government for the Yukon.
Alaska.
Mrs. Jane NJ. Dumbolton, aged 0s
years. a pensioner for 50 years, is dead
at Beloit, Wis. Her husband was in
the war Of 1914.
The Wisconsin supreme court has
handed down an opinion establishing
the liability of policy holders of the de-
funct Wisconsin Odd Fellows Insur.
ance company.
Charles E. Hoyt dropped dead al
Racine. Wis, while working in a fac
tory as engineer. He was 80 years o.
age and was one Of the first engineer
on the old Racine and Mississippi rail
way.
Tuesday, April 10.
There is talk of the Northern Pacif,
building an important branch in Man
itoba.
The New York and Paris have beer
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