The Dickinson press., 1901-01-12
Saturday, Jan. B.

The first cargo of American coal for
Russian warships has cleared Norfolk,
Va, in the British steamship Ferdihde
for Port Arthur.
Peter Fossett (colored), who was the
body servant of Thomas Jefferson, died
at Cincinnati Thursday. He was born
at Monticello, Va, in 1916.
The Metropolitan English Grand
Opera company, which is filling two
weeks engagement at Chicago, will cut
short its tour and close the season at
Washington, Jan. 26.
The American Sugar Refining com.
pany has reduced the prices of all
grades of refined sugar 10 points and
the National Sugar. Refining company
has made cut Of points.
Edward T. Platt, elder son Of United
States Senator Platt, has been elected
general superintendent and manager Of
the United States Express company.
Senator Platt is president.
Monday, Jan. I.
The tieup in the Northern Colorado
coal fields is still complete.
The business portion of st. Anthony,
Ia. has been destroyed by fire.
The men employed at the mines of
the Colorado Fuel and Iron company
at Gallup, N. NJ, have struck
The navy department has issued the
order announcing the retirement of
Rear Admiral Kautz, to take effect
Jan. 20.
Hamburg's shipping business last
year showed fewer vessels arriving snd
sailing. but quarter Of million in.
crease in tonnage.
Preparatory to the introduction Of
machine guns the German military
boards are experimenting with view
Of adapting the ordinary army cart
ridges Of the 1888 rifles to the guns.
A letter Of holiday greetings from
Helen Gould to the sick soldiers at the
Presidio has been received at the gen.
eral hospital and printed copies of the
missive will be distributed to the men.
Tuesday, Jan. 8.
President Mckinley has slight cold
and is denying himself to all callers.
Ex-senator Fred T. Dubois Of Idaho
has been nominated by the joint eau.
Gus for United States senator.
Captain J. D. Bulloch, q famous
agent of the Confederates during the
American Civil war, is dead at Liver.
pool
Brigadier General James Oavanaugh
is dying from old age at his home in
Brooklyn. He has been ill for several
weeks.
Secretary Hay is still indisposed, and
although his cold has abated, it was
not deemed prudent for him to go to
his Office.
Secretary Gage has sent to the house
o list of appropriations aggregating
81, ,OO0, 600 for continuation Of the work
on the United States postofice and
courthouse building at Chicago for the
fiscal year 1902.
Wednesday Jan. 8.
Chicago plumbers have decided to
quit the building trades council.
M. Luckais, former Hungarian min
l6ter OF commerce., cOmmltteu sulclOe
by drowning himself in the Danube.
He had been suffering from nervous
trouble.
The Spanish government is project
ing the establishment Of wireless to.
legraphy in Spain, Morocco and Tan.
eriffe and the other Canary islands.
Western roads have agreed to make
q rate of one fare plus 81 for the round
"trip to Washington and return for the
inauguration Of President Mckinley on
March 4.
Frederick Clarke Withers, one of the
most famous architects in America, is
dead at his home in Yonkers, N. Y.
He was born in England 70 years ago
and came to this country in 1868.
Experiments with wireless telegraphy
in connection with tho Trench fleet
have been so satisfactory that it has
been decided to provide the entire Med
iterranean squadron with wireless ap.
paratus. @