The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1899-01-28
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NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
Friday, Jan. 40.

NEWO CUNDENSAIlUN
Friday, Jan. 40. :.ti :.
CONGRESS: Senate-Nicnragua canal
bill under consideration. Nelson made
expansion speech. House-Private blu
day. "..5 n 4
The lower house of the Illinois legis.
lature adopted resolution requesting
the Illinois senators to work. for the
of the treaty with Spain.
The president has issued an executive
order setting apart what Ii known as
Mission Rock, in San Francisco bay, as
a naval reservation. The purpose is TO
use it as coaling station.
Mr.. Foraker, in the senate, denied
that he spoke few days ago for the
administration when he said the Philip
pines would not be permanently re-
tanned. Those who thought so, he said,
must have imagined the other Ohio sem
ator was speaking. ..
Saturday, Jan. ~. a
CONGRESS-: Senate-Nicaragu canal
bill passed, 45 to 6. Anti.scalper bill
made unfinished business l..r...,
The hospital ship Relief has been or.
dered to Manila.
Job A. Cooper, ex-governor of Colo
RADIO, died suddenly at Denver Of heart
failure. '
The bank at Arthur, Ills, was robbed
of between $4,000 and 5000. Dyns-
mite was used.
The Third United States infantry,
now at Fort Smelling, will start on ita
trip to the Philippines Tuesday. -
The directors of the st. Paul, Min
neapolis and Omaha Railroad com.
pany have declared dividend Of. .8h
per cent on the common stock from
the operations of last year, an increase
of ~ per cent. ....:s,
The grand jury at Canton, O., has re.
turned true bill against Mrs. Annie E.
George for numbering George D. Saxon,
brother of Mrs. Mckinley, last October.
The indictment is for the first degree
and the penalty is death by eleotroon,
ton.
Monday, Jan. a8. = ~tac.-
CONGRESS-: Senate-Executive session
debated Schley and Sampson promotions.
White In open session made anti.expan
sion speech. House-Distriot Of Columbia
day. Navigation laws extended to Hawaii.
The last remaining dervish force In
the Soudan has surrendered. ... s-,
General Kitchener has been appointed
governor general of the soudan.
The Moon-Anchor mine at Cripple
Creek has been sold to an English com
pany. '5''' -
Several villages in Greece have been
destroyed by earthquake. The extent
of the loss of life is unknown. -
General Michael Annenkoff, the dis.
tinguished Russian engineer who con
structed the Transcaspian railway, II
dead. .,... 4,
Miss Jennie Moore, a prominent 60
ciety belle of San Francisco, was burned
to death while attempting to extinguist
fire in her room.
Severe fighting between the rival can
didates for the Samoan throne has oc
CURED. The British warship Porpotst
has interfered to restore order. -
Tuesday. Jan. -.
CONGRESS: Senate-Lodge and ClaJ
made speeches favoring treaty ratification
Executive session later debated treaty
House-Agreed to vote on army bill Tues
day next. Several speeches for and
against bill.
A fierce snow storm prevails all owe,
Northern Texas. n @Et 81
Mrs. Bridget Fox, aged 1o5. years 4
dead at Lowell, Mass. In.
John B. Foster, civilian employe with
the Forty-ninth Iowa, Is dead at Havsul
from pleurisy. ,.a a
Senator Mason has introduced a bill
providing for the establishment Of 4
training school for army cooks.
1t is said that the opponents Of thu
peace treaty will vote for it rather thar
have an extra session Of congress.
A reduction of per cent in wagel
has been ordered at the Stephen cotton
mills at Calais, Me-. The carders, who
refuse to accept the cut, have struck.
Senator Cullom has introduced bill
granting pension of $100 per month Il
ex-senator John M. Palmer on account
of his services as major general dur
ing the Civil war. -,,,-t--,---
Wednesday, Jan. 26.
CONGRESS: Senate--Agreement reached
to vote on treaty Feb. 6. Davis gave res
sons for ratification. House-Army bill
under debate. johnson (Ind. and Dolh
yer (Ia. }, both Republicans, made notable
speeches, the former opposing and the lat
ter upholding administration programme
The sultan of Turkey will bestow or
ders upon the wife Of Senator Davis.
U. S. Grant, Jr., admits the use o.
money in his California senatorial con-
test. -. 90. ...,,-,-;;
The Sioux City Transit company has
bought the Sioux City Elevated, rail-
way, buying up the bonds at $500 :
John Maxwell, Chicago newspaper
man, has been awarded verdict ol
$4,000 against Nat G. Goodwin the
actor, for infringement on Msxwell'l
play of Congress. -,
A fire broke out in 5000 bales Of cot.
ton lying on the wharf at Genoa whioi,
had been discharged from the British
steamer Barbara, from Galveston, Dec.
%. Two thousand. bales were almost
completely destroyed. -. SO,
Thursday. Ian. "a. - 80 -
The sick report of the Seventh a{my
corps at Havana shows $50 in hospitals
and 352 in quarters. .". .s-s,'->
Joe Corbett says he hastossed his last
ball, money and managers to the con,
trary, and is out of sports forever. r.si3