The Dickinson press., 1899-06-03
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
TlNrAtlRY. NIaY Qk.

Thursday, May rs.
Two cases OF the plague have been
reported at Alexandria, Egypt, making
four in all.
An international congress of physi-
clans is in conference at Berlin on the
treatment and prevention of tubercu-
loss.
The bubonic plague is increasing at
Hong Kong. The official reports thus
far for the month of May show Alb
cases and 254 deaths.
The London Daily Telegraph an
nounces the discontinuance of its Sun
day edition. No comment accompa-
nles the announcement.
Robert l.. Cutting has begun suit for
absolute divorce from his wife, Minnie
seligman Cutting, better known as
Minnie Seligman, the actress.
Admiral Schley was given an ovation
at Boyd's Opera House, Omaha, during
the evening performance. In response
to repeated demonstrations he made \
brief speech.
Friday, May 20.
The New York legislature passed the
franchise taxation bill and adjourned.
The biennial convention of the Inter-
national Y. M. c. A. is in session ct
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Professor Arthur T. Hadley has been
elected president of Yale college to sue
ceed Timothy Dwight.
The League of American Wheelmen
and the intercollegiate Bicycle Racing
association have formed an alliance.
Winnipeg carpenters, bricklayers,
masons and plumbers have returned to
work, pending settlement of the strike
difficulties by arbitration.
A demand has. been made upon DR..
Palma, delegate in this country of the
so-called Cuban republic, for an &C.
counting for the amount subscribed to
the cause, said to be some seven million
dollars.
Saturday, May 81.
The Nathorst expedition has started
in search of Andree.
The five principal breweries of La
Crosse will probably be consolidated.
General Berlnudez Reina, formerly
minister Of war and military governor
of Madrid, is dead.
The threatened general strike of coal
miners in the Missouri and Kansas dis
trict has been averted.
The continuance of the lightermen's
strike at Havana is causing serious in.
convenience to shipping.
Bartlett Tripp, the American repre-
sentative, has been chosen chairman of
the Samoan commission.
The old Cuban assembly leaders who
are fighting Gomez are striving to have
the Cuban soldiers refuse the American
money, disband and keep their arms.
Should the Michigan supreme court
decide against the city of Detroit in the
proposed purchase of the street rail-
ways, the commissioners will purchase
them under the terms already agreed
upon, and operate them in the interest
Of the city.
Monday, May 20.
At Pardeeville, s. c., a dwelling.
house was burned and the entire family
of nine cremated.
The Wisconsin congressional delega-
tion has decided to support Henderson
of Iowa for speaker.
Fire at St. Johns N. F., made 1000
people homeless, caused two deaths and
entailed property loss of $780,
Fifteen blocks were burned and 100
buildings destroyed.
Angus Mcleod and Anton Pendera,
working in the Diamond mine at Butte,
Mon, while drilling in a hole where the
blast had not been fred, were blown to
pieces by the explosion of powder.
Agent Clifford of the Tongue river In
dian agency in Montana has reported to
the interior department that the reports
of uneasiness among those Indians are
baselesss and that the only trouble
comes from tho actions of some border
whites.
Tuesday, May 80.
Ex-Governor Holiday of Virginia is
dead, aged II.
The embargo on American cattle has
been raised by the Belgian government.
The Thirteenth regiment of regulars
has arrived at Manila on the transports
Senator and Ohio.
Andrew Henge, aged 40, an Illinois
Central baggage checker, died at Du-
buque, Ia., of hydrophobia.
Pierce Blewett of jamestown has
been appointed trainmaster of the Da-
kota division of the Northern Pacific
It is reported that com mbination with
a capital Of 5000, 100000 is forming to
control tho automobile transit of New
York,