The Dickinson press., 1902-03-01
Saturday, Feb. 22.


naming commander of the old Iron
Brigade. has just celebrated his 75tb
birthday.
Marie Rojahm. aged % years, and
Lizzie klosterer, aged ~ years, were
found dead in bed at Philadelphia
having been asphyxiated by gas.
The United States Steel corporation
has purchased nearly all the shares OF
the Gallivare (Sweden) Ore company
at the nominal price of 100000 kro-
ner.
A new British blue book containing
particulars of the expenditures of mar.
Hamentary candidates at the last elec.
tlons shows that total of E2.986. 900
was expended.
The house of representatives of the
Ohio legislature has placed itself on
record as being in favor of electing
the United States senators by a direct
vote of the, people.
Monday, Feb. "a.
The Duchess of Westminster has
given birth to a daughter.
The Wisconsin inheritance tax law
has been declared unconstitutional.
Attorney General John L. Pyle of
South Dakota Is dead after long ill.
ness.
The conui.io OF Justice Gray of the
United States supreme court, who re.
Gently suffered a stroke of paralysis.
continues encouraging.
United States Senator w. A, Clark
OF Montana is rapidly completing the
final surveys for his San Pedro, Los
Angeles and Salt Lake road.
Colonel William H. Dickey is dead
at the Michigan asylum for the insane
at Kalamazoo. He served during the
Civil war and was afterward colonel
of the Twelfth United States infantry.
Announcement has been made by
the management of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western railway
that pension system will be placed
In effect March / for the benefit of
employees. =
Tuesday, Feb. IS.
E. J. uucky) Baldwin is reported
seriously i'll at his Santa Anita
(Cal.) ranch.
David A. Depue, former chief jus.
tiec OF the New Jersey supreme court,
is critically i'll at his home in Newark.
Six business houses were burned at
Wellmans, Ia. Sunday night. The es.
timated loss on buildings was $40, 900.
William E. Kittridge, master car
builder OF the Northern division of the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul road.
is dead at Milwaukee, aged 81. years.
General P. j. Jeanningros, who rose
from the ranks and fought in Algeria,
the Crimea, Italy, Mexico and the
Franco Prussian wars, is dead at Paris.
General Presley N. Guthrie, former.
ly adjutant general of Pennsylvania
and one of the best known military
men of the state, Is dead at Pittsburg.
A Detroit, Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor
line suburban car from Detroit was
wrecked on sharp curve just outside
of Jackson, Mich, and all of the ~
passengers sustained painful but not
dangerous injuries.
Wednesday, Feb. 26.
John B. Sherman, founder of the
Chicago Union stock yards and former
president of the Union Stock Yards
Transit company, is dead, aged II
years.
Young Corbett and Terry .McGovern
have been matched for 25-round box
ing contest to take place before the
club offering the best inducements, on
or before Oct. Is, 1902.
State Bank Examiner e. I. Kidd of
Wisconsin is dead after lingering
illness. aged 5S years. Mr.. Kidd con.
tributed largely to the making of Wis.
consin's Industrial, educational and DO
ftical history.
The committee on federal relations
of the Iowa house has unanimously de-
ctded to report for passage a resolu.
tion memorializing congress to pass
the 4Hoar bill restricting the issuance
Of injunctions against strikers. il.
Jonh Queen, the we'll known min
streI, is dead in New York city. He
Is the third great fun maker of the
stage to pass away in the past fort
night. Queen was the author of many /.
popular songs. among them. Goo Goo
Eyes"