The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-06-24
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
Thursday, June Is.

treoef1cR =. PERKINS, the we'll known
archaeologist; artist and collector, is
dead at Burlington, Wis.
Congressman Richard P. Bland of
Missouri, for many years famous as an
advocate of free coinage, is dead.
A subcommittee of the industrial
commission will visit the Northwest
and investigate agricultural matters.
Colorado smeltermen are on a strike.
Three thousand are out and almost
every Colorado industry is more or less
affected.
President Havemeyer of the sugar
trust testified before the industrial COM
mission that in his opinion the protec-
tive tariff was the mother of all trusts.
a= Friday, juno 10.
A clothing combine with $1OO, ,0OO, ,OOO
capital is forming.
The skeletons of five cave dwellers
have been found in Montana.
The Great Northern, it is said, will
control the Pacific Short Line.
The Venezuelan arbitration commits
sion has begun its work in Paris.
Three regiments of regulars are being
organized in the Philippines from vol
unteers.
The output of the Minnesota iron
mines this year is estimated at three
millions, the greatest yet.
Several people were killed and injured
near Clear Lake, Wis, by the cyclone
that ravaged New Richmond.
A third of the Filipino force in the
vicinity of Bacor was killed, wounded
or captured by Lawton's men last week.
The Northern Pacific Railway COM
pany has announced a reduction of pas
senger rates to cents mile on all
lines in Manitoba.
Saturday. Juno ~.
Two men were killed by landslide
in a mine at Florence, Wis.
President Mckinley has left Wash
ington for his New England trip.
At Port Clinton, O., Fred Shelf was
killed by his wife during family
quarrel.
Lake and rail coal business is almost
stagnant on account of high rates de-
manded by lake carriers.
The Whitefriars club of London
dined Mark Twain Friday evening.
Several hundred representatives of lit
erary London were present.
Options have been secured on 15O
large clothing manufacturing establish
ments throughout the country by Mr..
Samuel Rosenthal of Baltimore. A gi-
gantic clothing combine is proposed.
A disastrous explosion occurred at the
Caledonia mines Of the Dominion Coal
company, about 80 miles east of North
Sydney, c. B. It is reported that 10
men were killed and number injured.
Monday, June 10.
Imp won the Suburban handicap at
Sheepshead Bay.
The transport Sherman, with General
Fred Grant and ], 300 men, has arrived
at Manila.
It is believed the Northern Pacific
will sell all its branches in Manitoba to
the Canadian Pacific.
The steel barge John Smeaton, the
largest cargo carrier on the great lakes,
has been launched at West Superior.
A returned officer from the Philip
pines declares General Otis is incompe-
tent and is prolonging the war for his
own ends.
Ira J. Holmes, nephew of Burton G.
Holmes, the lecturer, was drowned in
Lake Michigan, at Chicago, by the cap
sizing of skiff.
Cash contributions to the New Rich
mond cyclone fund amounted to over
$50, 900. Of this amount st. Paul has
donated about $4,000.
The Colorado Athletic association has
offered purse of $25, 900 for a 25-round
contest between Bob Fitzsimmons and
'Kid" Mccoy. The fight is to be for
the middleweight championship.
Tuesday, Juno 10.
The Fairmount Park Transportation
company in Philadelphia was robbed
by masked men of $4,000.
Russia desires to have American ord
nance manufacturers establish plants
within the czar's domain.
Charles E. Littlefeld, Republican, has
been elected to congress from Maine to
succeed the late Nelson Dingley.
Norman Williams, a prominent law
yer of Chicago, is dead at Hampton, N.
H. Mrs. Merritt, wife of General Wes-
Icy Merritt, is his daughter.
Major General Nelson A. Miles hasa
copied the invitation of the com bined
labor organizations Of Western Pennsyl-
vania to address them on Friday night
of next week at the Grand Opera House,
Pittsburg.
The government, if it decides to raise
moro troops, will not call out state
troops, but got the required number of
men by recruiting for the regular army.
Otis still insists that $4,000 men are
enough.
Wednesday, June 81.
Two suspected Union Pacific train
robbers have been arrested near Dillon.
Mon.
1t is expected that the time between
the Twin Cities and Chicago will be
shortened to 10 hours this fall.
The total receipts from all sources at
the ports of Manila and noilo during
the first four months of 1899 were Sl,-
Ale, ,826.
The 55th annual session Of the Amer
ican Institute Of Homeopathy is being
held st Atlantic City, N. J. Over l 400
delegates are in attendance.
The Cambria Steel company of Johns
town, Pa, has posted notices of gen.
eral advance Of wages Of 10 per cent.
About $3.50 men ara affected.
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Startling.
II have come" exclaimed the large
framed, athletic young woman, rolling
up her sleeves. 'to clean out this
ROOM"