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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
Wednesday, June I.


Charles f. Cochran has been renom.
mated congressman from the Fourth
Missouri district.
The insurgent brigadier general,
Gonzales, who was wounded on Sun.
day near Sagua la Chica, province Of
Santa Clara, has died of his wounds.
Samuel Plimsoll, known as "the
sailors friend" originator of the ia.
nous "Plimsoll mark" (" to prevent the
overlooking of ships. is said to be dy.
ing at Folkestone. :
John J. Shipherd, the Cleveland (O:)
banker and broker, is dead, aged 81
years. Shipherd was recently the de-
fendant in sensational suits begun by
Frank de Haas Robson.
The Thirty.fourth regiment Of Mich.
igan volunteers has been ordered by
telegraph by Adjutant General Corbin
to proceed to Camp Alger, Va. for duty
under command of Major General
Graham.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
ANGLO-AMERlCAN ALLIANC

Preliminary steps Toward That End
Already Taken.
LONDON, May 30.-The Washingtonl
correspondent of The Daily Telegraph
says: .....
II have just learned from q high an.
thority in the state department that
important preliminary steps toward an
Anglo American alliance have already
been taken. How far these negotia.
tions. II they can yet be called that,
have proceeded, It is not easy to asoes.l
tain. for, naturally, strict secrecy isE
maintained, but my information is'
that the preliminary suggestions have
been made and that the bubjeot Of such
an alliance is practically before the two
governments In some shape.
According to my authority ths fea-.
lures Of the proposed alliance are
EsAtures Of tho Alliance.
"Great Britain is to recognize the
Monroe doctrine, to attempt no in.
crease Of her territorial possessions, in
western hemisphere and to indorss the
American construction Of that doc.
trine.
"The United States 10 to build the
Nicaraguan canal and Great Britain ID
to have the use Of it in time Of war
The United States to have all the torfri.'
tory taken from Spain in the present
war. and Great Britain 10 to prote6i
tho United States in the possession
should this be threatened. The United
States Is to stand by England IN her
policy In China and the East, and III
the British ports in the East are 70 be-
opened to the United StateA under the
most favored nation clause.
''The main features Of an arbitration
treaty are to be incorporated. and the
alliance 10 to be offensive and defen!
dye."
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04

New b Co., on East Nineteenth street.
In which number of persons were se.
riously injured, the entire plant was
wrecked and thousands of dollars Of
damage was done. No one was killed,
but it is feared that some of the injured
yuQY die.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
CAPoTE At PHILADELPHIA.

Vice President Of the Cuban Republic
Arrives Safely In America.
PHILADELPHIA, June 8.-The pas.
sengers and crew of the freight steam.
ship Belvidere, which was wrecked of
Cape Maysi, Cuba, were ON the Nor.
wegian steamer Kong Erode from Port
Antonio, which reached her dock in
this city at 1895 p. m. There were "a
passengers and the crew Of 81 persons
from the wrecked steamer. Vice Pres.
ident Capote of the Cuban republic is
one Of the passengers.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
Advance Pay for the Soldiers,

WASHINGTON, June H. Paymaster
General Stanton Of the army has di.
rected that 81, 600, 900 be placed to the
credit Of the representative Of his Office
at San Francisco to pay the officers and
men who are to go to Manila one
months wages in advance. This action
10 taken because Of the authority con.
ferred in . recent act Of congress.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
Caunars Delayed Again.

GIBRALTAR, June 2.-Advices re-
ceived here from Cadiz say that all the
guns of both the batteries and the forts
are being replaced by heavier guns.
It is reported that the departure Of
Admiral Camara's feet has been de.
layed by defects discovered in the tor.
pado boats.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
RUMoR OF A RICH PRIZE.

Spanish Transport Ship Alfonso XIII
Said to Heve Been Captured.
NEW YORK, June "A special to
The Journal from Key West says that
the Spanish troop ship Alfonso XIII,
with troops and coal on board, was
captured on Monday off Cape Maysi by
the auxiliary cruiser St. Paul. Captain
Sigsbee. The St. Paul fred II shots
before the troop ship surrendered, and
several Of them took effect.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
GENERAL MKIrDEscArorI

wegian steamer Kong Erode from Port
Antonio, which reached her dock in
this city at 1885 p. m. There were "a
passengers and the crew Of 81 persons
from the wrecked steamer. Vice Pres.
ident Capote of the Cuban republic Is
one Of the passengers.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
Piukerton After sn.ni.h sn,,.

PtnK6ftoh A1sof Bpanhh Spies.
CHICAGO. June 2.-The Tribune says
William A. Pinkerton, son of tho ia.
nous detective and government spy,
Allan Pinkerton, has been called into
the government secret service to hunt
for Spanish spies. Mr.. Pinkerton was
called to Washington in much the same
way that Allan Pinkerton was sum.
moned by President Lincoln, 81 years
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
Milss Arrives at Tamps

TAMPA, Fla, June 2.-General Mel.
son A. Miles, accompanied by his en-.
tire staff and force of clerks, arrived
in Tampa, at $50 a. M, from WASH
ington, over the Florida Central and
PeninsulAs railroad.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
H.rv,yd Cb,nr.d H.r cou,.,

LONDON, juno la dispatch to The
Standard from Kingston says the
United States auxiliary cruiser Harvard
/. sailed ostensibly for Koy West. but
when several miles out she turned and
headed for the east end Of the island.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
CORPORATION TAX KILLED.
Senate Defeats the Gorman Amendment
to tho War Revenue BILL

Senate Defeats the Gorman Amendments
to tho War Revenue Bill.
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Marked prog.
ress was made during the day by the
senate towards the final disposition of
the war revenue measure. The com.
mittee amendments on nearly 10 pages
Of the bill were passed on and the sen.
ate nearly reached the principal ques.
tions at issue between the contending
parties. These remaining questions
have already been discussed pretty
thoroughly, and, aside from a few set
speeches yet to be delivered, will not
arouse probably more than desultory
debate.
The interest Of the session oentered
on the vote taken on the amendment
of Mr.. German (Dem., Md. }, levying a
tax Of e.quarter of per cent upon
the
Groas Receipts Of All Corporations
doing a business exceeding $3.50, 200 a
year. BY direct vote upon it the
amendment was rejected, q to 81
Mr.. White (Dem., Cal.) then pro-
posed the German amendment SO mod.
flied that it levies tax of one.fourth of
one per cent upon all corporations en-.
gagged in the refining of sugar or petro.
leum. The amendment prevailed by a
vote of SO to 26. 1t was supported by
% Democrats, Republicans, Popu.
lists and 2 Silver Republicans and op-
posed by "a Republicans and 2 Demo-
crQta
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
Warren BeokNi.h Enllst.

DEs MONIES, June 2.-Warren Beckd
with, the base ball player who eloped
with the daughter of Robert 7. Lincoln,
has enlisted with the Iowa National
Guard, with the purpose Of going to
the front
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
THOMAS r. kEENE DEAD.
Well Known Tragsdlan . Victim of
Appendicitis.

New YORK, June 2.-Thomas r.
Keene, the tragedian, who on Saturday
underwent an operation for appendi
oitis. died at the hospital during the
night. Mrs. Keene and the actors
brother and sister, William Eagleston
and Margaret Eagleston, were at the
bedside. Mr.. Keene, whose right name
was Thomas r. Eagleston, resided at
-Four Corners, s. L, where he owned o
pretty homestead. Mr.. Keene was So
years old and leaves a widow. son and
daughter.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
LANDED MEN AND ARMS.


Steamer Florida Returns After . Success.
ful Trip to Cuba
KEY WEST, Fla, June 1.-The
steamer Florida returned here at z O.
m. from Cuba, having successfully
landed a most important expedition on
the island.
Nearly 400 men, with pack train
and large quantity Of arms and am.
munition, sailed from here on
the Plant line steamer Florida on the
night of May 81. These men and the
equipment constituted an expedition
able to operate independently and to
defend itself against any body of Span.
ish troops which might oppose it. The
expedition was under command Of
Colonel Joso lacret, formerly insur.
gent commander in Matanzas province.
He assumed the direction OF affairs i'm.
mediately on the landing of the expedi.
ton. Until then, General Joaquin
was in control.
This is the most powerful anti.Span-
ish expedition ever sent TO Cuba. About
300 of the men are Cubans; the others
are Americans. The engineer corps of
the expedition is composed entirely of
Americans, under Aurelien Ladd.
The men were dressed in canvas uni.
forms furnished by the United States
government, and the commissary de.
partment had rations enough to last Is
days after the landing. The pack
train consisted of IS mules and IS
horses: The expedition carried 1000
rifles and 1900, 600 rounds of ammuni.
ticn for General Calixto Garcia.
The expendition was landed on the
coast Of Cuba, about Is miles east of
Havana on Thursday morning, May 26.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04

Minimum Tariff to American Products.
PARIS, June "A decree has been
published professionally extending the
benefits of the minimum tariff to W.
rious American products.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
Thursday, juno 2.


A score Of houses were ruined by. q
tornado in Dekalb county, Mo. Four
persons were killed.
Professor Samuel M. Inglis, state
superintendent Of public instruction Of
Illinois. died of nervous prostration at
Kenosha, Wis.
Arthur A. Zimmerman, the re.
nowned bicycle racer. is dangerously
i'll at his home in Freehold, N. j., with
Mexican fever.
Representative Lacey of Iowa has in.
troduced bill to enable volunteer sol.
diers in the field to vote in congress.
sional elections during the present war.
h. D. Russell. nephew of Secretary
of War Alger, was married to Miss
Gretchen Kruger at Camp Mckinley.
Russell is private in Company H,
Fifty first Iowa volunteers, and will
leave for the front in few days.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
Leo Will Locate st Jackson Vile.

TAMPA, Fla, May Sl.-Plans have
been outlined by Major General Lee
for the placing of the entire Seventh
army corps at Jacksonville and along
the east coast of Florida. 1t is contem.
plated to establish the headquarters
Vt the corps at Jacksonville, where the
main body Of troops will be located,
but regiments will be placed also at St.
Augustine. Miami and probably other
points.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
To Borrow a billion Pss.tss,

LONDON, June "A special dispatch
from Madrid says decree has been
published here authorizing the issue Of
an internal loan of 1000, 600, ,OOO pesetas
at 4 per cent.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04

The monetary congtsses esin connection
with the Omaha exposition Will open
Sept. 13. ss: q
Preliminary steps for an alliance with
England are reported to nave been
taken in Washington.
An operation has been performed on
Actor Thomas w. Keene, who is suffer.
ing from appendicitis. His condition
Is said to be very critical.
Secretary Long has officially com.
mended Captain q. E. Clarke and the
officers and men under his command
for their excellent work in bringing
the battleship Oregon safely to Key
West.
The navy department will call upon
shipbuilders at once to prepare to build
the three battleships authorized by the
present session Of congress with q
limit of cost, excluding armor aud
armament, of g, 900, 900 each.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
CAP0TE ONE OF THEM.

Vice President Of Cuba Arrives at Phil.
adelphia-Pioked Up by the Kong
Erode.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2.-The pas.
sengers and crew Of the freight steam
ship Belvidere, which was wrecked Of
Cape Maysi, Cuba, were on the Nor.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04

Paper Factory Explosion.
NEW York, June =. An explosion 90.
CURED in! the tar paper factory Of Tobias
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
CONDEMNED THE CARGO.
Coal ON tho British Steamer Rest ormsl
IL Conflscated.

KEY WEsr, June 2.-In the United
States circuit court Judge Locke or.
dered the condemnation of the cargo Of
q. 400 tons Of coal on the British steamer
Restormel. captured of Santiago har.
bor On May u, while trying to enter.
presumably to deliver coal to the Span
ish feet.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
Monday, MAY 80.


The First regiment of South Dakota
started for the Philippines Sunday.
The cruiser Columbia had a hole
stove in her side by collision with q
British vessel, which was sunk.
Ornament won the Brooklyn handi.
cap, Ben Holiday second. Sly Fox
third. Time, 2:1O.
The president has appointed Matthew
@. Butler of South Carolina major gen.
eral and James R. Waites of Texas,
Nelson Cole of Missouri and William
O. Oates Of Alabama brigndier gen.
erals.
Six additional postal clerks have been
detailed 70 oescAmp at Chickamauga,
making 81 in III ~ that, camp. The
mail 10 dslisAree z,.ssst % 81 $fouse. times a
day, and 90 siaSny @ y lsttsra have
been dSAssd at No Tina. ,s 5|
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1898-06-04
NEWS CONVERSATIONS

Friday. May 27.
The Caroline islands are reported in
revolt against Spain.
A fresh cabinet crisis threatens Spain,
likewise revolution.
A passenger train on the Midland
Terminal railroad ran into handcar
near Gillette, Colo., and four men who
jumped from the handcar were killed.
Returns from the city and town elec.
tions held throughout Virginia Thurs.
day, all tell much the same story-that
OF Democratic success. At many
places the Democrats had no opposition.
Mrs. George M. Pullman has re-.
nounced the terms of her husbands
will and chosen her dover right. The
share under the dover arrangement
will he materially greater than under
the provisions of the will.
Saturday. Alny e8
Fire at Dallas, Tex, caused loss Of
$400, 900.
An explosion occurred at the works
Of the Hazardville Comm Powder
company. Two mon arc reported
killed.
The war department. has accepted the
services of company of 200 German
sharpshooters in the eastern district of
Brooklyn.
Madrid newspapers continue to urge
the cutting Of the American cable con.
nections across the Atlantic if the Gu.
ban cables are severed.
A circular issued to the stockholders
Of the Great Northern railroad com.
pany by President Hill announces the
acquisition by tho company of the
stock of the Seattle and Montana rail.
road.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03
WILL CELEBRATE THE FOURTH,
Fredericksburg Making Elaborate
Preparations.

FREDERICK SBURG. VA, Jul 2.-Spe-
cial.-Prepar- oons are being made TO OBJ
serve the Fourth of July httingly as
holiday here. Business Will be suspended.
the Fourth Regiment at Camp cobb Will
parade tho streets, and at night there
will be an elaborate display OF fireworks.
The ministers of the various churche
Of the city, composing the Pastors Asso-
citation have agreed upon a plan by
which services on sunday night viii be
held at only one of the five principal
churches during the months OF July ana
August beginning tomorrow night at
the Baptist church, and alternating lu
alphabetical order. repeating the same
order until the heated term is over.
Nj. Frank Bruce. and Miss Lillian An
derson. both of Caroline were married a
few days ago az the home Of the brides
sister Mrs. Bagby Samuels IN that cOun-
ty. Rev. Norman Luck. of Essex, Off
ciating.
A large number OF books from the
Moody Bible Institute Library have been
Cstributed 10 the soldiers OF Camp Cobb.
through the Y. " g. ~ headquarters es-
tablished at the camp
The wheat harvest is over. The Quaa-
tity OF straw IS very large. but the yield
OF grain will fall short Of expectations
Some OF the farmers Of Orange county
have engaged their wheat az 81 per bushel
for July delivery. The late hay crop Is a
fine one. Peaches and apricOts are a
failure in this immediate section. though
there will be good supply Of apples.
plums, etc.
Zoar church. in Orange county Is with
out pastor. and a meeting has been
fixed fer Sunday, July 10Th 20 call one.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03

walls in the state. the body at its last
meeting at the Hot Springs passed a
resolution commenting to the General
Assembly of Virginia the enactment OF
such legislation and the submission 10
the people of such constitutional amend
ments as will reduce the present number
OF Circuit and County Court Judges, * be-
ing the sense OF the association that the
work of the Circuit and Countp Courts
can be efficiently performed by greatly
reduced number of judges. IL Will thus
be seen that II the people think that the
judicial system is a too expensive one
the lawyers have anticipated them and,
against their own interest as class,
have taken the initiative by adopting
formal resolutions advocating less eX-
pensive system.
SENATOR HOAR THE ORATOR.
Interest IN the annual meeting does not
seem 70 abate, and the forthcoming meet
ing promises TO be one Of unusuas in
terest, the address OF Senator George +.
Hoar. OF Massachusetts, being looked
forward to with great interest. The as
ISOLATION has had men from all over the
Union to address II. and has had do
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03
VIRGINIA STATE
BAR ASSOCIATION
Its Tenth Annual Session to Be Held
at Old Point.
JULY 5TH THE DATE SELECTED.
History of the Formation and Progress
of the observation-disclosures oil
Exercises 10 BE Observed on This
Observation-Disclosures
JULY 5TH THE DATE SELECTED

The next meeting Of the Virginia Bar
Association will be held at the Chamber
lain Hotel, Old Point, commencing Iues-
day next, where it will be in session Tor
three days. The last meeting was held
at the Virginia Hot Springs, August 3D.
1897.
The objects Of the association, as set
out in its constitution. are to cultivate
and advance the science Of jurisprudence
to promote reform In the law and judi
cial procedure, to facilitate the admin
istration OF justice. and TO uphold and
elevate a high standard Of morals and or
courtesy I'm the legal profession.
The association had It's birth In meet
Ing held al Virginia Beach 9th July. lSss
when and where II was formed at meet
ing held in response 10 a call therefor
issued by the Bar Association OF the city
OF Richmond, in which movement the lato
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-07-03
Standing of the Clubs.

NEWARK, n. j.. July Especial
Richmond scored but a single run IN TO-
DAYS game with Newark and that was
the result Of a bad throw by Moss in the
ninth inning. The final score was 10 10
/ II there was ever a reversal OF form
n was that OF the locals. Yesterday they
played Ike school boys. To-day the best
National League club could not have
beaten Them.
(,arrick. who was unable 20 throw the
bail over the plate yesterday, had Won
derful speed and excellent control Two
of Richmond's three hits were OF the
scratch order While the locals fielded
poorly al times none OF the errors were
productive of scoring save Moss Nine
of Richmond's players were left on bases,
and with the exception of the fifth and
ninth. not a single Cherub got further
taan second.
Richmonds sole run was made IN this
wise. After Leahy had gone out Dundon
nit past Carr1ck. the latter just getting
his hand on IT and preventing a sure OUT.
Dundon stole second. VigneauX went out
from Moss TO Bergeo. Hess batted Tor
chesDro and pounded it 70 Moss who had
plenty OF opportunity TO throw him out
AT first The throw went wild and Dun
don scored. Klopf was an easy out.
Newark scored four runs in the first
inning.
Iutenberg was the Only hlcHihohu
player who reached first in the initial
inning. Hargrove got as far as second In
the next Inning on a base on balls and
Dumdons out at first from Cassidy. The
mira inning opened auspiciously for the
CheruOs, Chesbro getting 10 first on Der
gers nun. Klopf hit safely 10 right. The
next batsmen were easy out. shannon
flying out to George and Gutenberg and
Seybold going out 10 Berge-.
In the fourth after two men were out,
Dundon got TO first on Carrlcks tumble
and stole second. lie stayed there for
Vigneaux was thrown out at nrst by Car
rick. shannon got as far Is third In the
NTH. Chesbro struck out, as did Kopf
Dut the third strike was very wild and
KlopI got to base easily.
shann0ns grounder TO Cassidy forced
klopf out at second.
Four Of Richmond's errors were made
AT critical points Of the game. NgneauX
made up for ms two bad throws by nall
ing three runners at second.The playing
OF Berger at first was revelation. He
got everything within mile, stole two
bases I'm a dashing fashion and did some
very opportune batting.
The score.