The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-10-07
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
Thursday, Sent. n8.

broke his neck in an e0.foot leap at
Burlington, Ia.
Chicago has been chosen as tho place
of holding the next meeting Of the ma
tional irrgation congress.
The promotion to the grade of rear
admiral Of Captain A. H. Mccormick,
commandant of the Washington navy
yard, is announced.
The Shamrock has been successfully
docked and several hundred yachting
experts expressed disappointment over
the old-time English lines.
Assistant Engineer Van Arsdale of
the Northern Pacific, is in Idaho, with
a guide, investigating the feasibility of
short route from Lewiston through
Orc Fino to Montana.
State warrants has been issued for
the arrest of ii of the principal mer-
chants of Kansas City who are charged
with violation of the law for the regu-
lation of department stores
Friday, Sept. 20.
st. Paul dairymen have raised the
price OF milk to six cents a quart.
Conquering Bear, a prominent Sioux
chief from Pine Ridge agency, was in
stantly killed by falling from an Omaha
street car.
Senator Hanna denies with character
istic emphasis the report that he will
resign the Craftsmanship of the national
Republican committee.
j. B. Haggin is negotiating for tho
famous stallion Or,nondc for the head
of Rancho del Paso, one of the largest
breeding establishments Of its kind in
the world.
The Johannesburg correspondent of
the London Daily Chronicle says 81
trucks filled with armed Beers and 20
with horses left for the border by way
of Eldansfontein.
There is again great agitation in ia
maica because Joseph Chamberlain has
directed the governor to take such ac-
tion as will give the government prac-
tical control of legislation. Local poll
ticians say it is impossible to forecast
what will happen when the legislature
assemblies.
Saturday, Sept. 80.
The Spanish ministry has decided to
resign.
Chicago is threatened with coal
famine.
There were 80 new cases of yellow
fever and one death at Key West
Thursday.
Porac has been taken by the Amer.
leans with loss of five men killed and
several injured.
Director Merriam says that imperti-
nent questions will be omitted from the
list of census queries.
Abuse and st. Clair, race horses be-
longing to Fred Foster, fell and each
broke leg at Gravesend Friday.
They had to be shot.
At Calcutta Lieutenant Governor Sir
John Woodburn announced to the
council that 400 lives were lost through
the floods at Darjeeling, capital of the
district of that name, in addition to
those drowned on the plains.
Monday, Oct 2.
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fever and 2 deaths at Key West Sunday.
Imprisoned Couer d'Alene miners are
said to be undergoing unusual punish
ment.
President Mckinley has approved the
sentence in the case Of Captain Carter
five years and $4,000 fine.
Ohio Democrats opened their state
campaign Saturday. John R. Mclean
was the principal speaker.
The Spanish cabinet has resigned as
the result of irreconciliable differences
among tho ministers regarding propos-
ais for national defense.
Admiral Dewey was much exhausted
by Saturdays celebration and remained
in his room all day Sunday. He told a
Chicago committee that he must go to
Vermont before visiting Chicago.
The past two weeks has been unfor-
tunate for the railroads of tho country.
Accidents have occurred in nearly every
state, and the loss of life is estimated at
more than so, more than half of whom
were trainmen.
Tuesday, Dot. 3.
Mrs. Maxim Martin of Two Creeks,
Wis, is dead, aged l04.
Pittsburg iron moulders are on strike
and 81 foundries are idle as result.
A. L. Bliven, for go years u re-