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The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Proposed Amendment to tho Constitutioa
Of the State Of North Dakota.

The Fifth legislative assembly of,the
state ot North Dakota proposed the
following amendment to the constitution
coNcURRENT RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the house of repre-
sentatives of the state of North Dakota,
the senate concurring.
That the following amendment to the
constitution of the state of North Dakota
be adopted by the Fifth legislative as
sembly of the state of North Dakota, and
submitted by approval to the Sixth legis-
lative assembly, to-wit:
AMENDMENT.
Section seventy-six (76) of article three
(3) of the constitution of the state of
North Dakota, is amended SO as to read
as follows:
THE governor shall have power in
conjunction with the board of pardon of
which the governor shall be ex oficio a
member and the other members of which
shall consist of the attorney general of
the state of North Dakota, the chief JUS
tice of the supreme court of the state of
North Dakota and two qualified electors
who shall be appointed by the governor,
to remit fines and forfeitures, to grant re-
prieves, combinations and pardons after
conviction for all offenses except treason
and cases ofimpeachment;b but the legis-
lative assembly may by law regulate the
manner in which the remission of fines,
pardons, combinations and reprieves
may be applied for.
Upon conviction for treason the
governor shall have power to suspend
the execution of sentence until the case
shall be reported to the to the legislative
assembly at its next regular session,
when the legislative assembly shall
either pardon or commute the sentence,
direct the execution of the sentence or
grant further reprieve.
The governor shall communicate to
the legislative assembly at each regular
session each case of remission or fine,
reprieve, Communication or pardon granted
by the board of pardon, stating the name
Of the convict, the crime for which he is
convicted, the sentence and its date and
the date Of the remission, communication,
pardon or reprieve, with their reasons for
granting the same"
The aforesaid proposed amendment
will be submitted to the next legislative
| assembly.
Dated at Bismarck, N. D., this 18th
day of August, 1893.
| Aug. 27th Sept. 24th Oct.4th.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01


A private dispatch from Paris an.
nounces the death there Of Mrs. August
Belmont.
Officers Of the Fifteenth Minnesota
regiment have decided against estab.
fishing q cauteen.
General Garcia is said to have
warned General Lawton that Cubans
will accept nothing less than independ.
ence.
The Northern Pacific liner Columbia,
laden with 1900 tons of tea, narrowly
missed being destroyed in typhoon of
the coast of Japan Aug. 20.
Secretary Long has sent Admiral
Dewey dispatch endorsing his seizure
of the insurgent boat Abbey, which
had landed a cargo-of arms at one of
the Philippine ports
Major General William Graham, u.
s. ", commanding the Second army
corps, has gone on the retired list of
the regular army with the rank of
brigadier general. having reached the
age limit.
Thursday. Sept. 20.
Ada Dare, actress, was married at
Chicago to Frank Ehret, heir to the
millions of New York's famous brewer,
Ehret.
Edhem Pasha, the Turkish military
governor of Crete, has been recalled
and Chafki has been appointed to sue.
ceed him. .-
General Merritt's report Of the battle
of Manila has been received at the war
department and will be made public in
few days.
General Greedy, chief signal officer,
has recommended that four companies
Of the volunteer signal service be
muster-s1 out Of the military service.
The Hon. Thomas Joseph Byrnes,
premier of Queensland, is dead. He
was born at Brisbane in 1860, and was
was formerly attorney general and
solicitor general Of Queensland.
Tod Sloan, the American jockey, at
the second day Of the first October
meeting at Newmarket won the New.
market Welter Handicap OF 500 SOW.
ereigns, with the Lorillard. Berssford
stables S.year-old bay colt Elm.
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a CHAPLAIN's CRITICISM.

Roast for ths Medical and Commisssry
departments at chlekamaugs.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. a8.-Rev Cyrus
Bradley, archdeacon Of the Protestant
Episcopal diocese Of Eastern Pennsyl.
vania and chaplain Of the First regi.
ment, Pennsylvania volunteers, in q
sermon here. severely criticized the
management. of the volunteer camp
which came under his supervision at
hlcaamaugA where his regiment was
tpt oned for long time. He said the
lneJical.. commissary, :. Qnartermaster,
and ordnance. departments were sll to
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Death OF RAYARp.

Noted Statesman sud Diplomat Expires;
After an Illness Of Six Wseks. /
& DEDHAM, Mass, Sept 29.-Thomas
F. Bayard died at 4:3O o'clock at Karl.
stein. the summer residence Of his
daughter, Mrs. Samuel D. Warren
after an illness Of six weeks. His death
was without pain. His wife, his two
daughters. MIRA Warren and Miss Flor
ence Bayard, aud his son, Thomas FL
Jr.. saw him draw his last breath and
his third daughter, the Countess 1Aueh-
ems. was on her way to Dedham.
The remains will be conveyed to Del.
awars and the funeral service viii be
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
ARRESTS CHANG YEN HooN
Enemy and Rival If L Hung Chang Now
ON Trial.

Enemy and Rival ef L Hung Chang Now
ON Trial.
LONDON, Sept. 2B.-The Times Pekin
dispatch says: Chang Yen Hoon, the
Cantonese enemy and rival of Ii
Hung Chang, who is charged with
harboring Kang Yuwie, has been ar.
rested. He is now under trial by the
board of punishment. He will be
stripped of all his offices and his re.
moval gives increased power to Ii
Hung Chang. The officials generally
welcome the empress return to power,
but the people are lndiff erent. Kang
Yuwie is charged with oonspiring
against tho empress and he has been
declared an outlaw and his arrest or.
dered.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CONSnTU.
ton OF THE STATE OF
NORTH DAKOTA.

The Fifth legislative assembly of the
state of North Dakota proposed the
following amendment to the constitution
of the state by a
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Be it resolved by the house of repres-
entatives the senate concurring:
Section 1. That the following pro-
posed amendment of section 17o of the
constitution of the state of North Dakota
relating to the assessment of railroads,
express companies, freight line companies
car equipment companies, sleeping car
companies, dining car companies, tele-
graph companies and telephone COM
panies, to be referred to the legislative
assembly to be chosen at the next general
election in said state, to be by said last
mentioned legislative assembly submitted
to the people of said state for adoption or
rejection in accordance with the pro-
visions of section 2o2 of the constitution
of the state Of North Dakota.
Section 2. That section I7o of the
constitution of the state of North Dakota
be amended to read as follows: No l7o,
all property, except as hereinafter in this
section provided, shall be assessed in the
county, city, township, town, village or
district in which it is situated, in the
manner prescribed by law. The franz
chise, roadway, roadbed, rails and roll
ing stock of all railroads and the fran
chise and all other property of all ex-
press companies, freight line companies,
car equipment companies, sleeping car
companies, dining Car companies, tele-
graph or ortelephone companies or corpo-
rations operated in this state and used
directly or indirectly in the carrying of
persons, property or messages, shall be
assessed by the state board of equaliza-
ton at their actual value; and such
assessed valuation shall be. apportioned
to the county, cities, towns, villages, town
ships and districts in which such railroad
companies, express companies, sleeping
car companies, dining car companies,
telegraph and telephone companies, are
located or through which they are opera
ted as basis for the taxation of such
property in proportion to the number of
miles Of such property within such
counties, cities, towns, villages, 3 town
ships and districts or overwhich any part
of such propertyis used or operated with
in such counties, towns, villages, town.
ships and districts. But should any rail-
road allow any portion of its roadway to
be used for any other purpose other than
the operation of a railroad thereon,
such portion of its roadway while so
used, shall be assessed in the manner
provided for the assessment of other real
property.
The aforesaid proposed amendment
will be submitted to the next legislative
assembly.
Dated at Bismarck, Nd, this 18th day
of August, 1893.
Aug. a7th, Sept. 2sth, Oct. 4th.
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Trsa.ur.r'. Biennial Report.

Tho reportof State Treasurer Nichols
for the bienn'al period from June ~,
1896. to June 80, 1898, shows the bal.
ance at the former period was $21o,.
9S3. 66. The receipts during the period
wero ~, 492, 364.s9 The disbursements
during the period were 81. 468. AT. II,
leaving cash balance OF $245. $40. 69
June 30, 1898.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
WAGE GUERRILLA WARFARE
Some Cuban Insurgents Are Preparing to
Again Take tho Field.

Some Cuban Insurgents Are Preparing to
Again Take tho Field.
HAVANA, Sept. 28.-Reports from
Guines, this province. say that NO
farmer, landholder or tenant, has
turned his hand to the sowing Of crops
in that vicinity, and the district. there.
fore, will have no potatoes. tobacco,
cabbage or other vegetables this year.
This will further impoverish tho dis.
trict and add to the distress. This
state of affairs is directly due to the
unsettled condition of the country and
the attitude of certain portion Of the
Cubans, who openly threaten hostility
to the United States and are preparing
to take the field and wage a guerrilla
warfare against the Americans If any
form Of government short of absolute
Independence for the Cubans is estab.
lished in the island. This matter is
openly discussed in the public meeting
places of the Cubans here, the plan
finding many advocates among certain
claaaaa 1T nannla.
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GREAT RUSH EXPECTED.

Over 800. 900 Acres of Minnesota Land to
Bo Opened to Settlement.
CRooKsToN, MINI. Sept 60 The
United States land Office has just is.
sued u printed descriptive list Of the
856. .053 acres of land ON the ceded Red
Lake Indian reservation to be opened
for settlement on Oct. 8. Unless all
signs fail there will be one of the big
gest rnshes for these lands in the his.
tory Of the Crcokston land Office. which
has seen some exciting times during
the first opening of government lands
for settlement in this section.
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NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Friday, Sept. ~.

DEAouys o0pss 1Os
The Bank of England has increased
its rate of discount from az to 8 per
cent.
Major I. p. Girardey, the inventor Of
the Girardey fuse to explode shells, is
dead at Paducah, Ky.
William 7. Ryle, the Patterson IN.
J.) millionaire silk manufacturer,
died very suddenly at Caps May. He
was 40 years of age.
Jennie Hickey. l3 years old. was
murdered in Chicago Tuesday night.
Thomas Rutledge, 10 years old, is un.
der arrest, charged with the crime.
The French minister OF foreign af.
fairs, NJ. Delacasse. has offered the
peace commissioners the use Of the for
eign office for their meetings. which
commence on Oct, /,
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THE FIGHT is OFF.

MIL Between corbete and Mccoy In
definitely Postponed.
NEW YORK. Sept. 27.-A dispatch to
The World from Asbury Park, N. j.,
says. The Corbett. Mccoy fight is off
definitely and unalterably, and the
Corbett camp have taken up stakes,
packed their trunks and satohels, closed
their training quarters and have left
Asbury Park for good and all.
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Hunter Aoo,J,nta,,x sho,

William Church. an old and respect.
cd Citizen of Griggs county, was aoci.
dentally shot and killed while on q
hunting trip. He was riding in cart
and carrying o loaded gun when the
jogging of the cart caused the discharge
of the gun.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Poultry. Butter nna Eggs.

CHICAGO Sept. Co.
POULTRY-Market for live, dull.
Spring chickens, s@shc; hons, 90; ducks,
6}1@7c; turkeys, 1850.
BUTTER Steady. Creameries 100
1870; dairies, l2@l7c.
EGGS-Firm; fresh, 14o.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Paving In Grand Fork, and r.-.o

James Kennedy got all the paving
and sewer contracts in Fargo, amount.
ing to sos, 900, and work will be begun
at once. Grand Forks has also let con.
tracts for large amount of paving, p
Mcdonald of Duluth being the SUCCESS
full bidder.
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l,.ro.a t.re 81 .IIln,s, Small. !.

b. WAsHIKaTos. Sept. 90. The war
department has reoeiyeds . dispatch
from Major General Otis at Manila,
reporting the condition Of the troops in
the Philippinss. He says the health Of
the men 10 generally good and that the
nsroentaRa Of sickness is small.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Souvenirs Of th. c. p.ure Of Manila.

Souvenirs OF the Capture Of Manila.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Two valus.
BILE souvenirs of the capture of Manila
were received ut the navy department
during the day from Admiral Dewey.
One is the official flag of Manila and
tho other is the flag of the Spanish
armed transport Cebu. captured At Ma.
Mia, Aug. IL, 1895
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Chicago Union Stock Yards.

CHICAGO, Sept. 30.
HOGS Market slow, to 5@lOc lower.
Sales ranged at ss.55@4Oo for light;
t,.55@4.00 for mixed; Si.6004.00 for
heavy: e3.40@i.55 for rough.
Z CATTLE-Best grades steady; others
weak.
sales ranged at o. 9o@4.9 30 for beeves;
&2O0@4.75 for COWS and heifers; 1900
$3.50 for Texas steers; S35O@A45 for
Westerns; o. lO04.6O for stockers and
feeders. 49,
SHEEP-Market steady to strong.
Sales ranged at S2.9O@4.60 for natives;
s3.65@4.45 for westerns; $4.O0@675 for
lambs.
Receipts: Hogs. $4,000: cattle. 1900;
aheep. 10000
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
THE BREACH WIDENS.
RECENT EVENTS IN CHINA .NcReAsE
THE TENSION

Between thu Governments OF England
and Rass,s-L.tser Has offered the
Dowaser Empress The Services, of Ton
# rhoa,and Troops-Li Hung chang ~:
Tsp-Hs Enemy and Rival Undsr Ar:
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THE FILIPINO REPUBLIC.

Franco sa,d TO H.ys Promised RsooEsi-
sion Of Its Independence.
LONDON. Sept. 27.-A special to The
Globe from Hong Kong says It 10
learned from . trustworthy source that
France has promised to- recognize the
Filipino sfepublio, and IL is added that
negotiations on the subject are proceed
ing At Mapila, where. there ara three
French .saxships. Nsa
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01

held Saturday in tie Old swedish
church at Wilmington. Mr.. Bayard
became the guest of his daughter about
the middle Of August. He was stok,
but It was given ont that his illness
;was merely due TO declining years He
steadily grew weaker, however, and
had spells of
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Bridge Bui1dar Killad.

James E. Douglus. foreman of the
bridge crew OF the Northern Pacific,
was killed at Grand Forks while fixing
the bridge at the crossing of the river.
He was on top of guy rope and fell.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
st. Paul Union Stock Yard.

SOUTH ST. PAUL Sept 90.
HO0S-Market slow and 5@lOc lower
Range Of prices, s365@87O
CATTLE-Good demand for good
fat cattle and good stockers
Sales ranged at 81. COO q. 90 for stockers,
e2.35@350 for COWS; o. 30 Tor beifers:
&S.75@4. 30 for steers.
SHEEP Market steady, good demand
for good sheep and lambs
Muttons, $1,000 30; lambs, $4.5Ua5OO
Receipts: Hogs. 1900; cattle. zoo; sheep
800; calves, 500.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01

1t is believed that Harry Scaif, found
deal near Larimore. was foully dealt
with. A bother of the deceased has
wired the chief of police at I4aSimore
to hold the loly till he arrives and to
use every effort to ascertain the cause
of death.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01

Superintendent Moore of the James.
town asylum, in his biennial report,
makes it clear that more room for pa.
tients must be provided. More patients
are coming into the institution than
are going out.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01

WANTED : SEVERAL TRUSTWORTHY
w Persons in this state,to manage onr bnsi:
ness in their own and nearby counties. It ID
mainly Office work conducted at home! SALARY
straight $500 q year and e1pepses- -deanits,
References. Enc1oss ;self-addresssd stAinped
envelope, Herbert 3. Hess, Prest, Dspt q,
Chicago. tsstg HSSi5 ~ ssN9 91D-6m,
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Minneapolt. s;ralu.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 90
WHEAT-September closed at $50;
December, eOa60ssc; May, 6lA@6l1so
On Track-No. l hard, 65Ac; MOL North.
ern 6iAo; No. Q Northern, 6lAc.
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Said TO BE Unoonst.sutioun,

There is considerable discussion con.
cerning the validity of the law exolud.
Ing cities organized as special districts
from taking part in the election of
county superintendent of schools.
Prominent lawyers Of the state say
that the law Is not constitution al.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Emperor Abol,.hea Pig Tails.

LONDON, Sept. 27.-The Daily Chron.
icle's Tien Tsin correspondent says:
The emperor provoked the existing
crisis by an edict introducing the Eu.
ropean dress and abolishing pig tails.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Farro's Bank cIearinxs. /.

Fargo lank clearances last week
were s326,827, the increase over the
same week last year being 210 per
cent, the largest in the entire list of
clearing houses.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Great Nortbern Collision,

A head.end collision between two
Great Northern freights wrecked the
engines and several cars near the depot
at Hillsboro. The trainmen saved
themselves by jumping.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
LATE MARKET REPORT.
Dulutl, Grain.

DULUTH. Sept 49,
WHEAT-Cash No. hard, zoe; No.
! Northern, &c; No. . Northern. 84c;
To Arrive No. hard, $50; No. l
Northern, CSC; September. 871fo; De.
cember. 6S1fc; October. 6lssc; May, $3.50.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Ono Dead. Two Badly soa,d.a

A disastrous boiler explosion occurred
on the farm of John Pollock. six miles
north of Enderlin. Engineer Eugene
Shields was killed and Fireman Charlie
Everson and Tankman Bert Dingman
badly scalded.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
The Ellenda,e Industri,l schoo,

Trustees of the Industrial school at
Glendale will erect q 3-story building
OF red brick with stone trimmings to
cost 0,oo0, with equipment of $4,000.
The foundation will be put in this fall
and the construction pushed next
spring.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
REsCINDs ALL REFORMS.

Imperial Edict Undoes Those Reoently
Issued by ths Chinese Emperor.
PEK1N, Sept. 28.-An imperial edict
just issued practically rescinds the re-.
cent reformatory edicts and orders that
Chang Yen Hwan, the former member
of the Chinese foreign Office and oppo.
nent Of Ii Hung Chang. be confined
until further notice. The edict, how.
ever, absolves him from completely in
the alleged plot to assassinate the EN-.
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Poisoned bv Her Brother.

Elsie, the 4.year.old daught ter of Mr..
and Mrs. Ohnmies of Corrtenay, died
from q dose Of strychnine innocently
given her by her little brother.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Dr.vfu. Case to B, Revlsed.

PARIS, Sept. 27.-At meeting Of the
cabinet, oil the ministers being present.
. decision was taken in favor Of a re.
vision Of trial Of former Captain
Dpeyfus and the documents in the case
will be sent to the court Of oassAtion.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Logan County roople Reioio,np

James Burke's track laying outfit
has reached Napoleon on the Bismarck
extension of the 500. Logan county
people are rejoicing. The line will de-
velop large farming and stock raising
district.
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
FOOD FOR THE STARVING.
Rcd cre.. s...n., con., Arrive. :.

Rcd Cross steamer Comsl Arrives AZ
Matanxaa. B
HAVANA. Sept. 2S.-The Red Cross
society's steamer Comal arrived at
Matanzas during the day, and the com.
missioners appointed Major Nisbitt
and Captain Niles a committee to dis
tribute the supplies brought by the
steamer. Captain General Blanco has
also ordered the Matanzas authorities
TO. cooperate with the committee Of
.distxibntion in every possibl way. .s.-sl I
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Polled Angus. Bulls.

Messrs McGillivray and McCoul have.
fifty head Of imported full bloodregis.
tered Polled Angus bulls for sale. This
is the finest bred lot Of bulls ever brought
into the state. Parties in need Of bulls
will do well to call early, as this class of.
stock will not last long. Prices reasona-
bic.
Io-24tf = VMcGILLIvRAY y McCoUL.
| The highest cash price paid for hides.
pelts and furs. E.F. MEssEsnlTH,
4.l7.tf.
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ON + 8 War Footing.

f Il we keep on picking out coaling sta
tions all over the Pacific. we shall have
enough to- start another war.-Pitts.
burg Times
The Dickinson press., 1898-10-01
Tuesday. sept. Al.

General Sir Herbert Kitchener has
been elevated to the peerago
The American evacuation commits.
sion has been officially notified that
Manzanillo will be evacuated Oct. 2.
Naval Constructor Hobson is conf.
dent of being able to raise the Cristo.
bal Colon if given authority to do so.
The National Athletic club of San
Francisco has made an offer of $4,000
to Corbett and Sharkey for a 20-round
contest.
Americans now occupy about four.
ffths of the island of Porto Rico and
Spanish troops are rapidly moving to
San Juan for embarkation.
The noted actress, Fanny Davenport,
(Mrs. Melbourne McDowell) died at
her summer home at Duxbury, Mass.
of enlargement of the heart
The navy department has decided to
send the big ocean going tug Iroquois,
now at San. Francisco. to Honolulu for
the use of the naval station to be estab.
ished there.
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HAVE PLENTY OF. MONEY.

saesor ssssse. Declares sp.in'i Finaaetal.
~ Difficulties Removsd.
& MADRID, Sept. 28-The premier,
4snor Sagasta, declares that the finan.
yoisl difficulties Of the govern ment have
been removed The sum OF 80, ,O0O 600.
francs have been forwarded to Captain
General Rlanoo with q repetition Of tho
order to disband the volun teers. It IL
believed the government, is willing to
provide all unemployed Spauiards In
Cuba with free passage home. ssF
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Literally Ground to Pieces

Bert Seaton, working with thresh.
ing crew north Of Jamestown, fell into
the cylinder OF the separator and was
literally ground to pieces.
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Big Yield Of Flax.

Nels Hogan, Barnes county farmer,
threshed 306 bushels Of fax from eight
acres of ground.
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Fifteen Horses Perish,

Fifteen H0rsos PorIah.
The big barn Of William Plathax Of
Woods burned with 10 horses, harness
and quantity Of feed.
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QUEEN LOUISE. VkVWu
Denmark, and all the othe
Of the royal family.
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$3.50 a. m. Thursday,
was peaceful. At
her bedside were
the king Of Den.
mark, the d wager
Empress of Russia.
the king and queen
Of Greece, the Prin.
cess Of Wales, the
Duke and Duchess
oi Cumberland, the
cr' WI prince and
crown prince of
the other members
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Saturday, sept. "a.

~ N~e~'
!. w. Gates, one of the Oldest and
most respected citizens of West Su.
perior, is dead, aged rs.
Richard Malcolm Johnston, the lee.
turer aud novelist. died at Baltimore
Friday, after an illness of several
months.
The comptroller of the currency has
issued q call to the national banks for
a report on their condition at the close
of business Tuesday, Sept. 81.
Senior Emilio CASTELAR,, the Spanish
Republican leader, has received letter
dated London threatening that he will
be the next victim Of the anarchists
Reports to the state department show
that Germany's export trade has been
continually increasing for the last five
years, although that of France and
England has been diminishing.
Robert Roberts, an English writer
on religious affairs and the author of
over 100 books, was found dead in his
room at San Francisco. He was re-.
turning from Australia to England.