Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1903-04-09
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PARTS OF THE WORLD.
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From the Capital.
Representatives Of foreign nations
In Cuba are probably doing what they
can to discredit the reciprocity treaty
with the Cubans.
Polish wheat, heralded in some
quarters as corn wheat" IL said by
the agricultural department to be Of
no particular value.
Maj. Gen. f. p. Hughes has retired
from active service. He turned over
the command Of the department Of
California to Maj. Gen. Macarthur.
The Alaskan boundary commission
will meet in London early in Novem.
Der instead Of in May. Secretary Root
could not we'll 60 in the latter month.
Immigration records promise to be
broken for the spring months. March
10 1000 ahead o: the month last year.
The immigrants are of higher class
also.
George L. Williams, superintendent
OF tho Leech Lake Indian school, has
been transferred to like position at
the Pottawatomie 1rdian school in
Kansas.
Justice Clabaugh Of tho District OF
Columbia supreme court has been ap-
pointed chief Of the court to succeed
Judge Bingham, retired. Ex-senator
Pritchard Of North Carolina will have
Clabaugh's place.
Makers Of oleomargarine that have
colored their product by the use Of a
substance in the cotton seed oil that
was almost impossible Of disaernment,
ore now to be prosecuted by the treas
Gry department for the tax On the COL
ored article.
The Institute of American Archi-
eects is endeavoring to have the treas
ery department put up for competition
plans for all buildings to be erected.
Thus far the office has called for COM
petition on buildings costing 100000
and upwards.
The president has issued an order
which will shorten the terms of many
prisoners in the United States peniten-
&iary at Atlanta, Ga. These men had
been transferred from Ohio and New
York, and had consequently lost their
good behavior time which the laws Of
those states give. but which the Unit
cd States does not.
The omcials of the land office are
very much surprised at the strenuous
objections that have been made to the
plan Of recognizing the Minnesota
land districts. The action Of Repre-
sentative Steenerson in protesting
st Cass Lake is particularly surpris-
ing to the officials. Steenerson was
one Of the members who participated
In 4 conference at the land Office here,
and at that time made no objection to
The new ONCE going to Cass.
Casualties.
James Bond, a real estate dealer,
was burned to death while trying to
put out a fire at Dowagiac, Mich.
A 100.pound tank of ammonia ex-
ploded in Fulton market, Chicago, do
Ing 100000 damage. Two men were
overcome by the fumes.
Robert M. Baker Of Worcester,
Mass, and John B. Kenerson Of Rox-
bury, Mass, freshmen at Dartmouth.
were drowned while canoeing.
Julius B. Clay of Paris, KY, was &C.
cidentally shot and killed by his wife
while they were at target practice. He
was 4 son Of Cassius NJ. Clay.
r. K. Larehide of the track team Of
the University Of Indiana was acci-
dentally struck in the head and killed
with twelve-pound hammer at Louis
vile.
Fireman Watson was killed and the
engineer injured by the overturning
of their engine on the cutoff across
the north arm of Salt lake at Ogden.
Utah. The track had sunk where
there is an apparently bottomless
Quagmire.
Four men were badly burned by the
explosion Of q twenty-pound keg Of
powder In the mines Of the United
states Gypsum company 1T Batavia.
N. 7. A miner attempted to touch of
4 small quantity a. joke and the keg
became ignited.
Na%sa Eronn Abroad