Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1900-01-25
Otherwise.

Atlantic steamship companies have
exposition.
No negotiations are in progress look
ing to the abrogation Of the Clayton
Bulwer treaty.
McLaurin IA elected senator for the
long term and Sullivan for the short by
the Missississippi legislature.
For the first time in ten years a
bounty has been claimed for a wolf
shot in the wilds of Cook county, Ill.
Davis & Drake, wholesale liquor
dealers of Boston. have filed a petition
in bankruptcy. Liabilities, $%o,lG0; as
sets, SIS 100.
Another big colony Of Dunkers from
the northern part of Wabash county,
Ind, will probably leave for North
Dakota in March.
Trading in puts and calls" on the
Chicago board of trade has been finally
and absolutely prohibited by the di-
rectors of the board.
There is a soft coal famine at Phlla-
deiphia and in consequence several
manufacturing concerns in the Schuyl-
kill valley have shut down.
The Virginia house of delegates has
passed the Jim Crow" car bill, n
measure requiring separate cars for
whites and blacks on railways.
The Live Stock Commission Me-
chants Protective association has been
formed at Kansas City to secure better
protection against cattle swindlers.
At meetings held at New York the
foundation plans were laid for the
ecumenical conference to be held III
this city from April u to May l, 1900.
Attorney General Griggs has filed an
answer in the supreme court that
Dewey's Manila bay captures and
SIMPSONS destruction Of Cervera's
fleet cannot be considered personal
prizes.
The North Carolina POpulist state
committee has called the state conven-
ton for April Is ut Raleigh. 1t was
practicaIly decided to continue the
fusion arrangement with the Repub-
leans.
The professors of the university at
Cincinnati will Immediately quit IL
President Aver insists that all mem
bers of the faculty should resign ana
he accept such designations as he may
select.
u A. Grutzer of Chicago and several
other capitalists of that city have de-
cided to establish a large FURNITURE
factory In Knoxville, Tenn. One thou-
sand Swedes will be colOniZed mere 10
operate the plant.
Notice has been given TO the en-
Moves Of the American tin mill at
Canal Dover. Ohio. that the mill Is 10
be slut down indefinitely. Inc ciosius
Of the mill throws about Soo heaus vi
families ont of employment.
Trustee Jacob Schwab, or the Chl-
capo board Of education, will oHer u
resolution at the mex meeting 10 pro
/ separate school buildings for boys
and GIRLS, He Tvs "The girls learn
too much roughness from II boys.
The judiciary committee of the mouse
unanimously agreed to grant the re-
ouast of the Woman's Suffrage union
for q hearing on Feb. 13, at the tine
when tbe National Woman Sunrasist
association will be in session here.
Representatives Of the cement traue
In the trans Mississippi territory at
called meeting at Kansas Guy, Mo,
are said to have decided to raise prices
on that articles. Delegates wels
nresent from Kansas, Nebraska ana
Iowa.
Mrs Roswell +. Flower a pre-.
sented 100000 to Flower hosprtai a.
New York. and Mrs. e aslor'
daughter OF the late Rosweh ri ono
or. also gave the institution SloV'VVo.
The only condition ~attacned ~ az.
gifts was that the slower nospi'a'
shall ba retained in perpetuity.