The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1881-09-08
CURRENT EVENTS.

u
Alexander Mosely, for many years editor of
the Richmond Wing, is dead
Col. James G. Benton, ordinance department
United States army, died recently at Spring
field, Mass, of heart disease.
James F. D. Lanicr, the founder of tho
banking firm of Winslow l. Co., lad in New
York recently at the age of eighty one years.
At Chicago, on tho I'd, the bank clsarirgs ex-
ceeded, by over $l2, 00o, coo, the largest ever
before recorded-they were $50, 500, 900 and
May I'd were ST., $685. 00
forty days campaign, have left Fort Assinibeine
for the Milk river country. They go to drive
back the Canadian Indians, now crossing the
line IN largo numbers.
Tho bush fires continue to rage in various
part of Ottawa valley, Canada Already it is
estimated that farm property to the value OF
$3.50, OOO has been reduced to ashes, and some
| sixty families rendered homeless.
The report of serious gram blockade in
Baltimore is due to the fact that the elevators
there are all full and thousands IF loaded graiu
cars standing on the tracks There arc 9,873,-
port against s'.4:5 ,OS6 at the sumo time last
year.
A Chicago dispatch says: The immense
shipments OF flour from Minneapolis that for
eastern use has caused sharp competition to
| spring up between eastern trunk lines as. tc
| carrying i. It is stated that flour was being
taken to New York for 16 cents per barrel
THIS Is an unprecedented cut of rates.
! One hundred and twenty eight carl of wheat,
aggregatng about 60, 600 bushels, were un-
loaded at the million bushel elevator at,Duluth
in eight hours. This is the heaviest Jays work
| yet done at any elevator in Duluth. The rush
of wheat is enormous; Between fifty or sixty
| cars day arrive at elevator B.
| A dispatch from Santa Fe says Gov. Sheldon
! has returned and has issued en- address all
| bouncing his intention to at once organize and
arm independent companies in the exposed
territory, 30 that in the event of an outbreak
| at, ong force oan be modified to act in coniunc-
ton with the infantry for aggressive as we'll as
defensive operations. Such policy will GER
tainly prevent such 6 raid as recently occurred.
Prof, Ludwig Kumlien, formerly connected
With the smithsonian institute, and who was
ton, is q resident Of Milwaukee, having lately
| ma rie,i Milwaukee woman. He says that
| the " seel i'll which they sailed on the Arctic
expedition was bought by private subscriptions,
| and that on the return II the expedition 1T was
I and Capt Hcwgate pocketel t. money.
this afterno N, betr cen Mrs. Burke of Omaha
and Miss Llzzis Pinneo of Colorado, for pure
Of 5 900. was won by idrs: Burke in 81 40,
the fasteat time on record. Esch role tive
time was 23:4G Miss Minnie Pinnvo, who
not ride, owing to alleged i'll health, and her
sister was substituted.
An Indianapolis, Indiana, dispatch says:
There will DO a fair yell Of corn in northern
Indiana, but the central and southern portions
OF the state will not realize half crop. The
pasturage is fairly burned up. There Las only
! been about one and three fourths inches Of
rain fall since June. The drouth lis unpro-
cedented. and the sverage temperature is high
er than for twelve years. There has been
/ tn& va <o~
fires kiudled by sparks from locomotives.
| A special from Fort Yates denies the recent
statement that the Indians there arc uneasy OF
discontented. All the lately surrendered hos
tiles are we'll affected and appear convinced
that it is to their interest to adopt the ways of
en-, agent at Standing Rock, that Sitting Bull
came to him few days ago for an assignment
| OF land upon which to start farming and do
| clared that he wanted henceforth to live at
peace with the whites and after their mode Of
life.
Hon Hendrick B. Wright, member of Con-
gress, died at Wilkesbarre, Pa. on Sunday
morning. He was native Of Pennsylvania,
and during his oft-repeated terms in congress
he gained widespread reputation se labor
working district in the United Statcs-th6 Lu-
zcrne coal district of Pennsylvania. Mr.
Wright was the prime mover in the eight-hour
law, and was the author of the bill to aid emf
grants on public lands, but it failed to become
alaw.
Dispatches from all parts of the province Of
Ontario respecting the weather and crops show
that an unusually protracted drought exists al
! most everywhere, causing much loss, and great
Inconvenience. Pastures have suffered, the
root crop is more or less endangered and the
dairy products diminished in the western coun-
ties. Particularly has Indian corn suffered Sc
verely. Pastures have been dried up and
burnt brown. The earth is baked and streams
and wells either entirely dry or fast drying up.
Farmers in many instances Obliged to drive
their cattle for miles to be watered, or bring
ater supplies in barrels long distances. Bush
fires also are widely prevalent and doing much
damage.