Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-09-09
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesdar. AUG. 81.

NGW0 UEIN0A11ONA
"Wednesday. Aug. 81.
Commodore Philip has been placed
In command Of the second squadron Of
the North Atlantic feet.
The Samoan islands will probably be
divided among the United States and
other powers now that Malietoa IL
dead.
"A suspicious epidemic has broken
out in Portugal. In one village not far.
from the frontier half Of tho population.
10 dead.
Now that commerce has been Re.
sumed at Havana, merchants complain
Of the extortionate duties exacted by
the spaniards.
An order has been issued directing
the resumption Of contract mail service
Monday next between Tampa, Fla,
and Havana, via Key West.
Nine hundred spaniards, including
800 priests, are believed to have been
drowned while escaping from natives
OF one Of the Philippines.
Thursday. Sept. L.
Chinese troops have been defeated by
the rebels in two battles, losing 3. 900
men.
The mayor Of Galveston, Tex, fred
upon riotous strikers. The fire became
general and several men were shot.
Emperor Kwang Su Of China, nc.
cording to Pekin special to the Lon.
don Daily Mail, is reported seriously
i'll.
Cowboys attempted to run Fort
Pierre, s. D., and in the shooting that
ensued one nan was killed and another
wounded.
President Mckinley has appointed
O. D. Woodward as one Of the com.
missioners to represent this govern.
ment at the Paris exposition.
Wilhelmina, queen of Holland, cele.
brated her birthday and the attainment
of her majority on Wednesday. Thanks.
giving services were held in oil the
churches Of Hollands
Friday, Sept. 2.
Tho japanese legations at Washing.
ton and London will be raised to the
rank of embassies.
It is reported that the religious or.
ders of the Philippines are selling their
property 70 a Hong Kong syndicate.
The Chicago limited train on the
New York, Ontario and Western was
wrecked neal Fulton, N. Y, and three
trainmen killed.
Thursdays statement of the condi.
ton of the treasury shows available
cash balance, 1894, 1907, 8O4; gold re.
serve. $217. 904,4S4.
Blanche Roosevelt, the American au.
thoress, is seriously i'll in London, suf-
fering from q complication Of disorders,
including brain trouble.
Eddie McDuffee was an easy winner
over Frank Butler in the 10.mile paced
pursuit race on the Charles River Park
track at Boston, and lowered the pre-.
vious worlds record more than two
minutes. -
Saturday, Sept. 3.
General Shafter has arrived at Camp
Wikof from Santiago.
The national irrigation congress is in
session at Cheyenne. Wy.
General Miles and staff sailed from
Ponce for home Thursday afternoon.
Tho First Wisconsin has been or.
dered from Jacksonville to Camp
Douglass. and the Fiftieth Iowa to Des
Moines, to be mustered out.
Lieutenant H. S. Morgan and Henry
Smith, o negro, were drowned off Ty.
bee island while trying to rescue the
crew of the Norwegian bark Noe.
Captain Edward Murphy, who com.
manded the Associated Press dispatch.
boat Dandy throughout the late war,
and who was previously a noted fiji.
buster, is dead of malarial fever.
Monday, Sept. 8.
-Four men were killed and q number
injured by an explosion of dynamite
at Stinesville, Ind.
Fire in Newark celluloid works at
Newark, N. j., destroyed the building
and adjoining structures. Loss, $780,.
900.
DR.. Ames, the we'll known Mime.
apolitan, has announced himself an in.
dependent candidate for mayor of the
Mill City,.
The gold reserve in tho treasury
reached the highest point in its history
Friday, being $2l9, $40, 372. The high.
est previous amount was $218, 000, 900,
recorded in March, 1883.
Secretary Gage has given instruc.
tions to bank examiners to make such
inspections Of paper held by the banks
as will enable the examiners to report
whether the war revenue act ia being,
or has been complied with.
The Cunard liner Campania, from
Liverpool for New York has among her
passengers Hall Game, Miss Ada Re.
han, Lord and Lady Brassey, and
Mines. Cavendish. Betin cke, Ogden
Mills and Ballington Booth.
Tuesday. Sept. 9.
Walter Alexander, a veteran railroad
man. is dead at St. Paul
Ine condition of Miss Winnie Davis
ia u~nchanuod. She ia rerhAna n little