The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-01-14
Saturday, Jan. Z.

ASoo WOA0 GdhoA OhCh 1TOlll Cu0 courts
during the year, according to The Rail
road Gazette.
Saturday, Jan. Z.
CONGRESS-: Senate-District appropria.
tion bill passed. Also house bill grant.
ing extra pay to soldiers. House-Legis.
lative appropriation bill under considera.
ton.
Chauncey Depew, it is believed, will
be the next United States senator from
New York.
The Anglo-American joint high com.
mission has resumed its sessions at
Washington.
General Ludlow will form a rural
mounted police force to patrol the
suburbs of Havana. They will be chosen
from General Menocal's force.
Filipinos are said to have refused tt
surrender Spanish prisoners upon re-
quest of American authorities, deeminp
that it might be considered an act Of
submission to American authority.
Colonel Ray, who has had considerar
BILE trouble with Cubans in his district,
says 20 per cent are bandits and peace
disturbers, while the balance are anx.
ious to pursue their work in peace.
Monday, Jan. 8.
CONGRESS: Senate-Mr. Hoar made
speech opposing expansion. Mr.. Plat
Conn replied. Caffrey completed speech
on Nicaragua. House-Legislative bin
passed after restoration Of civil service
appropriation.
George T. Tyler, "a years of age, was
killed in an impromptu fight in Brook.
lyn by Thomas Foley.
the Fourth United States infantry
will leave Fort Sheridan for Manila
via the Suez canal, on Jan. 13.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota
has introduced bill providing for thu
free importation of seed wheat
Albert B. Hilton, who formerly car
ried on large dry goods business il
New York and is now a real estate
broker, has filed a petition in bank
ruptcy. The list includes the names o.
about 10000 creditors, with total liabili
ties of 81, $780, 1888.
Tuesday, Jan. 10.
CONGRESS: Senate-Nicaragua cana
bill discussed. Mason (Ills) made not
able speech favoring independence fo
Filipinos If they desired it. House.
Alaska bill considered to exclusion O.
other business.
The fight between Oscar Gardner, the
Omaha Kid, and Dave Sullivan of Ire
land was won by the former in the It'll
round.
Charges of bribery are made in con
nection with the Montana senatorial
election. A legislative committee has
been appointed to investigate.
AS the result of the completion of the
so-called wire combine an advance of s.
per ton for wire and wire nails is an
nounced.
Colonel A. w. Dickinson of Hacken
sack, Pa, collector of the port of Jer
sey city during the Harrison admins
tration, is dead.
The president of Costa Rica, Senol
Rafael Iglesias, has arrived in London
He will be the guest of the government
during his stay there.
Wednesday, Jan. IL.
CONGRESS: Scnate-Most of day spent
in debate on Vest Philippine resolution
House-Alaskan bill passed.
The house committee is divided on the
Nicaragua canal question.
George H. Ray of La Crosse is chosen
speaker of the Wisconsin assembly.
Senator Turpie of Indiana will be sue.
ceeded by A. J. Beveridge, Republican.
General Ludlow, in Havana, has re.
moved Colonel Moulton, who was or.
ganizing the police force.
Ex-Congressman John M. Kean, Re.
publican, will succeed James Smith, Jr.
as senator from New Jersey.
The Pennsylvania supreme court de.
MED Senator Quay's application for a
writ of certiorari and remanded his case
back for trial.
Charlemagne Tower of Pennsylvania
has hsen nominated ambassador tc
Russia and Addison c. Harris of In.
diana minister to Austria Hungary.
Thursday, Jan. 12.
The army is gradually being reduced
to a peace basis.
Hon. Joseph Choate has been named
as ambassador to Great Britain.
Senator Hawley of Connecticut has
been re-nominated by a Republican
caucus.
Ex-senator Dubois was married to
Miss Edna Maxwell Whited of Doland,
s. D., at Chicago.
Preliminary steps have been taken for
the Louisiana purchase exposition in St.
Louis in 1908.
A grand jury has begun an investiga-
ton of the charges of bribery in the
Montana legislature.
Judge Shiras decided that the Iowa
law taxing foreign insurance companies
is constitutional.
The house committee on territories
has agreed to make a favorable report
ON the Hawaiian bill.
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Daid the complacent young man.
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