The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1900-05-12
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
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CoNGREss-House: The free homes
bill, providing that the government shall
issue patents to actual settlers on Indian
reservations opened to settlement, passed
without division. Senate: Agreement
reached to take up the Clark case Thurs
day next; army appropriation bill consid-
cred.
The Mansion House Ottawa fire relief
fund has now reached el6,000.
Reports received from the tea dis.
tricts of India show the prospects arc
generally hnfavorable.
The number of cases Of bubonic
plague officially reported thus far at
Sydney, N. S. W., is 1888, of which Sd
have proved fatal.
Ex.United States Senator Waitman
Thomas Wiley of West Virginia is
dead, aged SO. Deceased was the au-
thor of the constitution of West Vir-
ginia.
Albert M. Bryant, an Englishman, %
years old, jumped from the Brooklyn
bridge, holding an umbrella to break
the fall and bladders to keep him afoat,
and was seriously injured.
Friday, May 4.
CoNGREss-Senato: Army reorganiza-
zion bill, considered one of the most i'm
portant measures of the session, passed;
also the Notifications bill. House: Sun.
dry civil bill considered and % of the 1872
pages OF the measure completed.
Turkey has not replied to the Ameri.
can note regarding the indemnity claims.
Iowa Democrats, in convention at
Des Moines, endorsed the Chicago plat.
form but ignored the free silver issue.
Sir Henry M. Stanley, the explorer,
while denying the stories of his imme.
diate retirement from parliament, says
he will not seek reelection.
Senator Butler, chairman of the Pop.
ulist national committee, has appointed
Hon. D. A. Mills of Denver sergeant.
alarms for the Populist national con.
vention.
Tho president has approved q recon-.
mendation of the secretary of war that
the authorized number Of commissary
sergeants in the army be increased from
165 to 200.
Saturday, May 6.
CoNGREss-House: Sundry civil bill
passed. 1t carries slightly more than
$71 SOC, 900 or about $10OOO,OOO moro than
any previous sundry civil bill. Senate:
Not in session.
Lieutenant Gibson won the Ken.
lucky derby.
British have driven the Beers out Of
a strong position at Houtnek.
Twenty-Five thousand Standard Oil
employees have been granted an advance
in wages:
Three Chicago labor leaders have
been indicted OH the charge of assault
and melting riots.
In an interview at Toledo, O., Mr..
Bryan declared the Democrats were
sure to win in November.
Ambassador Choate has asked Lord
Salisbury for an explanation regarding
the boarding of the American steamer
Sea Witch within the Smile limit.
Monday, NIay7.
| Cong REss-Senate: Mr. Teller called
up his Boer resolution of sympathy and
urged its adoption; naval appropriation
bill also considered. House: Pension
| law amended to meet recommendations
of the G. A. r.; bill to increase national
guard appropriation to 100000 also
passed.
Joe Walcott was given the decision
over Mysterious Billy Smith in o 25-
round bout before the Broadway Ath.
letic club, New York city.
The chief portion of the mining town
of Sandon, East Kootenai, has been dc.
stroyed by fire. The railway station
and telegraph Office were burned.
The Russian government is strength
ening it's Asiatic squadron by adding
the Petropolovsk, battleship Of 10000
tons, and the Giliak, q small gunboat
The Denver Water company's new
dam in Platte canyon broke Friday, re-
leasing 1,O0O,000,O0O gallons of water
stored in the reservoir. No serious dam
age was sustained ut Denver.
Tuesday, May 8.
CoNaREss-House: Tawney resolution
calling upon the secretary of the treasury
for information regarding the manufac-
ture of oleomargarine passcd. Senate:
Naval appropriation bill completed with
the exception of the section relating to
armor plate.
Senator Wolcott of Colorado, it is
said, will be temporary chairman Of the
Republican national convention.
The senate committee on interoceanio
canals held a meeting and discussed the
Nicaraguan canal bill which passed tho
house last week. No action was taken.
The storms of wind and rain which
have swept through st. Louis and
vicinity the past two days have been
the most severe of the season, resulting
in considerable damage to property.
Judge Tuthil Of Chicago has granted
an injunction restraining the board Of
county commissioners from inserting in
contracts clause stating that only
union labor shall be employed in carry
ing out the work when it is to be paid
for with public funds.
Wednesday, May 8.
There is an organized movement in
favor Of Secretary Long for McKinley's
running mate.
Chairman Jones is said to favor Patti.
son Of Pennsylvania for second place on
the Democratic ticket.
The health of the demented King
Otto Of Bavarin is completely broken
and the end is expected soon.
The senate has confirmed the nomina.
ton of Smith Mcpherson of Iowa to be
district judge for the Southern district
Of Iowa.
The seventh annual linternationa con-
ference of the chiefs of police is in ses.
sion at Cincinnati with about 300 in at
tendance.
An imperial trade, just issued at Con-
stantinople, orders contracts to be
signed with foreign ship builders for
renovating eight antiquated -ironclads.
For over Fifty years