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The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
BLUEJACKETS DEAD
FIVE KILLED AND FOUR INJURED
BY EXPLOSION ON BATTLE.
SHIP MASSACHUSETTS.
Magnificent Discipline of the Officers
and Crew Of the Vessel Prevents
Further Explosions and Greater Loss
Of Life-Accidental Discharge of a
Percussion Primer Given as the
Cause of the Disaster,

San Juan, P. R., Jan. 19-FIve men
were killed and four others were
wounded, two of them probably fatally,
by the explosion of powder charge of
an eight-inch gun on board the United
States battleship Massachusetts, while
at target practice off Culebra island.
Details of the explosion were OBJ
tanned when the Massachusetts arrived
here. The explosion occurred in the
starboard aft eight-inch target and
was due to the accidental discharge Of
a percussion primer while the breech
OF the gun was open. The full charge
exploded in the turret and killed or in
jured all the crew of the gun, number
ing nine men. Ensign Ward E. Wort.
man, who was in charge of the turret,
escaped injury, though he was stand
ing near the scene of the explosion.
Magnificent discipline was imme-
diately shown by the officers and crew
of the battleship. Captain Harry Lee,
commanding the marine guard of the
vessel. and Ensign Clarence Abele i'm
mediately flooded the turret with wa
ter, and Lieutenant Charles F. Hughes
and Gunner Kuhlwein went below to
the magazine, picking up powder
charges, and preventing further ex-
plosions, while Lieutenant William G.
Cole and Gun Captain Stoneman en-
tered the turret and withdrew the
charge from the other gun, whose
breech was open. The survivors of the
guns crew, when rescued, were
burned, mutilated and nearly dead.
One man, whose clothing was on fire,
jumped overheard.
In less than minute after the eXplo-
sion three streams of water were pour
ing into the turret, preventing the
charge in the other eight-inch gun
from exploding.
The dead-A. Hendricksen, boat
swains mate; F. H. Losser appren-
tice; S. F. Malinowski, landsman; X.
J. Platt, ordinary seaman; Robert
Rule. ordinary seaman. The injured
w. w. A. Schert, apprentice; A. S.
Tacke, coxswain; ]. G. Patterson, or,
binary seaman; A. N Dossett, ordinary
seaman.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Thursday, Jan. is,

House-Army appropriation bill
passed and the department of com.
merce bill taken up under special
order. Opposition to measure came
entirely from Democratic side and was
based chiefly on the ground that the
transfer of the bureau of labor to the
new department would subordinate
that bureau to department which
would represent capitalistic interests.
Senate-Mr. Tillman Is. c. contin.
ued his arraignment of trusts and mo-
nopolies and charged the attorney gen.
eral was responsible for lack of action
against trusts.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
For Over Sixty Years

AN OLD AND WELL-TRIED REMKpY
Mrs. Winslow's Soe:hsug Syrup has
been used t2: over sixty years by millions
of mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind collie, and is the best remedy
for Diarrhosa. Is pleasant to the taste.
Sold by druggists in every part of the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its
value is incalculable. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslows Soothing Syrup, and
take no other kind,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Thorough Work,

Mrs. YOungwifc-A friend has sent
me basket of ounces, and don't
know how to use them.
Mrs. Notwithstanding is simpler.
Pare and core them, make preserves Of
the best pieces, marmalade of the 9TH
ers, and jelly of the cores and peelings.
Mrs. Youngwife - Well, I declare!
And what shall make of the basket
they came in?-New York Weekly.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24

The lava streams from the eruption
of Vesuvius in 1858 were so hot twelve
years later that steam issued from
their cracks and crevices. Those that
flowed from Etna in 1887 were found
to be steaming hot just below the crust
as late as 1910. The volcano Jorullo,
in Mexico, poured forth in 1850 lava
that eighty-seven years later gave off
columns Of steaming vapor. In 17SO it
was found that Il stick thrust into the
crevices instantly isnited, although no
discomfort was experienced in walking
on the hardened crust.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Saturday, Jan. II.

House-At the end of a struggle
which prolonged the days session un.
til o'clock, the substitute for the SEN
ate bill to establish department Of
commerce and labor was passed. The
vote stood 1877 to At. All the Repub-
licans and 20 Democrats voted for the
bill. In committee of the whole the
Democrats and a sprinkling of Repub-
licans. led by Mr.. Corliss Gep) Of
Michigan struck out the portion of the
bill providing for bureau of insur-
ance.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Women Horsewhip an Editor.

r. r. Cowell, editor of the Balfour
Statesman. was horsewhlpped in hor-
rible manner one night recently by
two women who were armed with
horsewhips cut off at the ends. The
editor was in his office when the two
women entered. They whipped the ed
ttor in a terrible manner. A bad cut
was made across his forehead and they
laid blow after blow over his body.
He begged for mercy, but 1t was not
given him until he was in bad shane.
The trouble arose over some thing the
editor printed in the paper.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Before the Ark.

Noah's ark is generally supposed IA
be the earliest ship Of which we have
record, but there exist paintings of
Hgyptlan vessels immensely older than
the date 2S40 B. c., usually assigned
to the ark, being, indeed, probably be-
tween seventy and eighty centuries old.
Moreover, there are now. in existence
in Egypt boats which were. built about
the period the ark was constructed,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Monday, Jan. 19,

House-Several miscellaneous meas
ures passed, among them the senate
Hawaiian fire claim bill The consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill, the
third of the regular budgets, was
passed and fair progress was made
with the District Of Columbia appro.
prlation bill,
senate-Cuban reciprocity bill dis
cussed In executive session. When
the doors were reopened Mr.. Foraker
continued his remarks favoring the
omnibus statehood bill.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
CHICAGO Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Jan. 0.-Wheat-Jan
75Mc; May, 79Ac; July, TAX 074%c.
Corn-Jan., 47%c: May, 44Bc; July,
43c; Sept, 42Bc. Oats-Jan., 34c;
May. 36c; July, 32%c. Pork-Jan..
$1795; May, $16.72k; July, s16.37h.
Flax-Cash, Northwestern, 1924;
Southwestern, s1,19: May, s1.s3@1.24,
Butter-Creameries. 17@25hc; dai.
ries, 17@z3c. Eggs-24c. Poultry
Turkeya. l591eci chickens, s@12c
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Monday, Jan. 10.

Sir Gilbert Parker, the novelist, has
arrived at New York from London.
Yellow fever results in five to six
deaths day in Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Italy has proposed to establish the
Marconi system of wireless telegraphy
between Peking and Taku, China
Former Supreme Court Justice Will
lam Rumsey died suddenly at his home
In New York Friday. He was born in
1S41.
The District of Columbia apropria.
tion bill as reported to the house, car
ries an Appropriation of $7,749,255. The
current appropriation is S8,462,923.
DR.. G. Everett Watson died at
Phoenix, Arz., Sunday of tuberculosis.
DR.. Watson's home is in Conneaut, O.,
where he founded the general hospital,
A sixteen-inch gun, the largest ever
built In America. was tested at the
Sandy Hook proving grounds Saturday
in the presence Of about 200 army Of
ficers
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
NEWS CONVERSATIONS.
Thursday, Jan. IS,

Orville H: Plat has been reelected
senatar from Connecticut.
John Chumasero, for years a we'll
known lawyer of Chicago and formerly
q judge Of Monroe county, N. Y, is
dead.
Five buildings were badly damaged
by fire at Piqua, O.. entailing a total
loss of 10000, With only partial in.
snrance In each case.
. Mrs. Daniel Rowland was burned to
death and her husband was fatally in.
jured by aleaping from q third-story
window at Berwick, Pa.
The msrches e ths gaenRloyed,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
School Boards Must Advertise.

School boards must advertise for
bids on expenditures of more than
500. according to ruling promulgated
by Attorney General Comstock before
his retirement. School boards of the
state have disregarded the law in many
ways, especially with regard to the
publication of statements of the treas
urer and for advertisements of bids un-
der the law. and the attorney general
says they are guilty of misdemeanors.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
ZINC AND LEAD TRUST.
Eastern Capitalists Buy Up Missouri
Properties.

Joplin. Mo-, Jan. ia $4,000, 900
syndicate, composed of New York cap
italists, is forming a trust of all the
producing mines ip the Missouri and
Kansas zinc and lead district. It is
known that the syndicate consists of
several Of New York's millionaires
and it Is rumored that j. P. Morgan is
one of them. Agents have been work.
ing quietly for the past six months in
the zinc region and have secured op-
tions on over $12,O0O,Oo0 worth of min
ing property, embracing all of the
leading producers of the district.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
chicauo Union Stock Yards,

Chicago Jan. 20.-Cattle-Good to
prime steeH. s4.75@6o0; poor to me-
dium, s3.OO@47o; stockers and feed
ers. S225@4.25; cows and heifers:
$1.40@4.75; Texas steers, s3.50@4.50.
Hogs-Mixed and butchers. s6,25@
$50; good to choice heavy, $6.650
$50; rough heavy. $6,40@6.65; light,
$5,a5@6.25; bulk Of sales, S6.35@6.60.
Sheep--Good to choice, $4.25@4.75;
lambs, $425@6.00.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Friday, Jan. 16.

House-Day devoted to private war
claims, about twenty being passed.
Mr.. Payne, the floor leader of the ma
jority, made hard fight against an ON
nibus resolution to refer ninety South
ern claims. aggregating $40O,0OO for
stores and supplies taken by the Union
army during the Civil war, to the court
Of claims for finding of fact under the
Tucker act. Final action was de.
ferred.
Senate-Not in session.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
A Mountain Climber.

At a reception Of the Authors club
in New York the guest Of honor was
Sir Martin Conway, the explorer and
mountain climber. One man who did
not knaw the guest asked another:
"Who is here tonight"
"Sir Martin Conway"
Conway? Who is hef can't place
him."
"The mountain climber"
ooh, yes! But what is he doing in
New York;"
Merely travelling from climb to
elimhss
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
1uesdaY, Jan. 20.

senate-Legislative, executive and
judicial appropriation bill passed.
When the statehood bill was taken up
Mr., Quay demanded an immediate
vote. Mr.. Beveridge objected and
then discussed the measure, opposing
statehood for Oklahoma, Arizona and
New Mexico.
House-District Of Columbia appro-
priation bill passed and consideration
of the Philippine currency bill begun.
General debate on the District bill
was largely devoted to discussion Of
the Alaskan boundary line dispute.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
CONGRESSIONAL DOlNCS,
Wednesday, Jan. IA.

Aouse-Bill providing for a rebate
of duty on foreign coal passed. Rapid
progress made on the army appropria
ton bill.
Senate-Bill for rebate of duty on
coal passed unanimously, without de-
bate. Militia bill also passed Char.
acteristic speech by Mr.. Tillman de.
nouncing trusts and monopolies.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
BOY THREW THE SIGNAL.
Wreck on the Baltimore and Ohio Kills
Four Trainmen,

Cumberland, Nd. Jan. 16-The east.
bound express on the baltimore and
Ohio road, leaving here at 1920 a. M,
near the east end of the yard struck
two freight engines on the main track,
killing Engineer Sims and Firemen
Moran and Sneering Of the passenger
train and Engineer Butter of one of
the freight engines. None of the pas
sengers was injured. Investigation of
the cause of the accident shows that
a messenger boy who was in the tele-
graph Office threw the signal without
the knowledge of the operator, giving
the passenger train a clear track, when
it should have been blocked.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
A SuppOsitlOn.

"Ycs." said the wise guy, II am thor
oughly convinced that honesty is the
best policy"
81 suppose you have reached tlat
conclusion after having tried both"
murmured the simple mug-Philadel-
phia Record.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Blow MAY Prove Fatal.

Robert Armstrong, an aged resident
Of Emerson, and at one time county
judge of Pembina county, while trying
to discover the cause of row at the
Anglo-American hotel In Emerson, was
struck on the head with a knife by
negro, who was fighting with several
white men, and who mistook Arm
strong for one of his assailants. The
wounded man is in critical condi-
tion.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Slight Break In Coal Prices.

New York, Jan. 19.-Coal from the
Independent operators, which has been
selling at not less than $40 a ton since
the suspension of their agreement with
the coal roads, is selling in individual
instances at 1915 and $3.50 a ton, al
though most sales were at $40. A
further break is looked for.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Stock Perish In Prairie Fire.

A mtdwinter prairie fire started in
Emmons county during the wind storm
Of Tuesday of last week and burned
over large extent of country. 1t de.
stroyed a good deal of hay land and
several farm buildings, while a num-
Der of head of stock were lost.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Drying preparations simply deyel:

op dry catarrh; they dry rp the secretions,
which adhere to the membrane and decom-
pose, causing o far more serious trouble than
the ordinary form Of catarrh, Avoid all dry
ing inhalants, fumes, smokes and snufts
and use that which cleanses, soothes and
heals. Ey's Cream Balm is such remedy
and will cure catarrh or cold in the head
easily and pleasantly. A trial size VIII be
mailed for 10 cents. All druggists sell the
SOC. size. Ely Brothers, Sc Warren st., NY.
The Balm cures without pain, does not
irritate or cause sneezing. Il spreads itself
over an irritated &nd angry surface, reliev-
ing immediately the painful Inflammation.
With Ely's Cream Balm you are armed
seainst Nesa! oatazzh end Hav 9ess. !
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
NINE WoRKMEN KILLED.
Bridge Gang Train on GREAT Northern
Smashes Into SnownIow.

Bridge Gang Train on Great Northern
Smashes Into SnowpIow.
Seattle, Wash, Jan. 21.-A special
from Wenatchee, Wash, says:
Nine men are dead and eight or ten
injured as result OF a rear-end col
liston on the Great Northern during
the morning at point known as Hap
py Hollow, just above Chiwaukum.
bridge gang train smashed into
an engine standing on rotary snow
plow. A car containing fifty men be-
longing to the bridge crew was thrown
from the track. The dead and injured
were all members OF the work gang.
Neither engineer, fireman or brakeman
was among the injured
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Reforms in Bismarck.

Bismarck is talking of new system
of morals, which removes all slot ma
chimes. social card games for cigars
and chips. and enforces Sunday closing
of all business places upon orders Is
sued by the new states attorney,
George NJ. Register. brother Of Mayor
Register,
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Creamery for Grand Forks.

Business men and farmers of Grand
Forks and vicinity have decided to
build and operate a creamery This
decision was arrived at at a meeting
which was attended by over 200 Of the
most progressive farmers In the coun.
ty. and liberal number of men in the
city.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
St. Paul Union Stock Yards,

St. Paul, Jan. 2O.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers. $4,50@5.50; good to
choice cows and heifers, $3.25@4.00;
good to choice veals, S250@5.50.
Hogs-s5.75@GGO. Sheep-Good to
choice, s390@4.65; lambs, $400@5.50.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Duluth Wheat and Flax.

Duluth. Jan. 20.--Wheat-Cash, No.
J. hard, 77Ac; No. Northern, 76hc;
No. 2 Northern, 74Ac; No. spring,
INC. To Arrive-No. 1 hard, 7SAc
No. l Northern, 77Ac; May, 79Ac;
July, 79kc. Flax-Cash, $1.19.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24

Details Of the Shooting Of Editor Con,
zaies.

zaies.
Columbia. S. c.. Jan. 16.-In the
very shadow Of the South Carolina
state house, Lieutenant Governor
James H. Tillman during the afternoon
shot and seriously wounded Narcissus
Generi Gonzales, editor Of the State
a newspaper that has bitterly opposed
Lieutenant Governor Tillman in poll
tics The two men have been sworn
enemies, and Tillman's animosity was
accentuated by Gonzales opposition to
his candidacy for governor last fall.
In that campaign Gonzales made edi-
torial reference to Tillman as liar,
scoundrel and debauchee." A chal-
lenge to q duel followed, but Gonzales
ignored It.
It is rumored that the immediate
cause for the attack was a message
sent Wednesday by Gonzales to Till
man. Wednesday night at the Colum-
bia hotel Lieutenant Governor Tillman
said to a group of his friends:
Gonzales has sent me word that
our differences with pistols"
Gonzales friends deny that he sent
a message of any character to Till
man.
Statements of the eye witnesses to
the tragedy are somewhat conflicting,
and 1t cannot be stated positively
whether or not any words passed be-
tween the men before the shot was
fired. Tillman was arrested and Is
confined in the county jail. The affair
caused great excitement in the city,
which is filled with politicians, who are
here to participate in the inaugura-
tion Of the new state government.
Some expressions of . desire for
summary vengeance we're heard sn tho
streets after the shooting, but nothing
of a serious character occurred
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Buried Under Corn,

George w. Moffet. farmer of Bur.
leigh county, was instantly killed by
the collapsing of the second story Of
his granary. burying him beneath sew
eral hundred bushels of corn. He left
a wife and eight children.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
DEATH OF JULIAN RALPH.

Noted War Correspondent Dies Of
Dropsy In New York.
New York, Jan. 21.-Julian Ralph,
author and war correspondent, died
during the evening at his residence
here. DR.. Calvin S. May, who attended
Mr.. Ralph, gave the cause of death as
dropsy, complicated with ulcer of the
stomach and enlargement of the liver.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Marshall Wants United Action

Congressman Marshall is trying to
secure the united action of all mem
bers of congress who are interested in
the opening of the Indian reservation
lands.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
HyDOcriteS.

II despise a hypocrite," says Boggs.
$50 do l." says Cloggs. "Now, take
Knoggs, for example. He's the biggest
hypocrite on earth. l dcspisc that
man."
"But you appear to be his best friend"
"Oh, yes; try to appear friendly to-
ward him. 1t pays better in the end"
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Wednesday,, Jan. Fl.

There has been general advance of
wages along the entire Delaware and
Hudson railroad system, ranging from
5 to 10 per cent.
Secretary Hay is confined to his
home by an attack Of illness caused
by cold he contracted on his recent
trip to New York.
The appellate division of the New
York supreme court has handed down
decision declaring the special fran
chise tax laws unconstitutional.
President Roosevelt has accepted an
invitation to attend the bi-centennial
celebration of the birthday of John
Wesley to be held in New York Feb. 26.
Colonel ]. s. Kelly died at his home in
Los Angeles, Cal. Tuesday, aged sew
enty-six years. Colonel Kelly had held
many prominent political positions in
Illinois and Nebraska.
Lewis N. Ballard died at Yonkers,
N. Y, Tuesday after an Illness Of four
months. Mr.. Ballard was a member
of the famous All-American rife team
which in 1874. 1875 and 1876 defeated
all comers at home and abroad.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Desperat1On,

Customer (wildly)-4 want some sooth-
ing sirup, quick!
pruggist-What size bOttles
Customer--Bottle! want a kegl It's
twins!-Illustrated Bits.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24

Swiggs-Somehow have failed to
meet with any success in my undertak:
ings.
Briggs-That's easily accounted for.
Swiggs-Well, what's the answer7
Briggs-Too many bars in your way.
Chicago News.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat.

Minneapolis, Jan. 20.-Wheat-May,
7SAc: July, 1874 @7s%c. On Track
No. ! hard, 79hc; No. 1 Northern,
78kc; No. 2 Northern, TIC.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24

which have now become a daily fea-
ture of London's streets. are causing
uneasiness to shopkeepers.
Andrew Meyers, living near Lyons,
Neb., shot his brother Erick three
times. Erick will die. Andrew claims
the shooting was in self-defense
The doctors attending Abram s.
Hewitt report that the patient passed
the night in comfort with no obvious
loss of strength. but with no gain.
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
FlNNS ARE STARVING,
crep Failure and Russian Oppression
to Blame,

Copenhagen, Jan. 17.-Advices re-
ceived here from Helsingfors say the
Russian oppression in Finland, added
to the climatic disturbances, have re.
duced the country to a state of ruin.
It is estimated 100000 people are
starving.
All crops of grain, reas and beans
have failed. while pot.- -oes are hardly
fit to gather. !
The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1903-01-24
Tuesday, Jan. 20.

The volcano eruptions in the island
of Savaii have ceased,
A bill has been introduced in the
lower house of the Missouri legislature
to prohibit the playing of football.
The Chicago city council has passed
a bill appropriating $4,000 with which
to purchase coal for the destitute.
J. w. McCausland, breeder of racing
horses and a driver with an interna.
tional reputation, IL dead at Denver.
He was forty-two years old.
Fire in the st. James orphanage at
Omaha made 100 children homeless
and caused loss of s35, 900, The chill.
dren were removed in safety.
In quarrel in the Bank saloon in
Portsmouth, o., James Polly, a desper-
ate character, shot and fatally wound.
ed his two brothers, Charles and Earl
Polly. Polly escaped.
Secretary Shaw has written to tho
banks that had substituted state and
municipal bonds for government bonds
as security for public deposits that he
would like to have a resubstitution of
government bonds.