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The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-04-13
MI9OELLANEora

Cole Younger, now in the state prison atstill-
water, has submitted = statement in refutation
of the stories in Buell's, book connecting the
brothers with several bold robberies BY the
James gang. 1t amounts simply to q specific
denial Of each. According to Cole the Young
err were always inTexss or somewhere else,
when robberies were committed. The alibi is
= big thing in the eyes Of Cole.
Richard Edwards, an old French-In Indian half.
breed, died ut bis home in Florence township.
Wabasha county, on Friday last He did not
know how many years he had lived on earth.
but claimed to have been large boy when
Washington was first elected president He
was probably 100 years old, or more, when he
died
Messrs. H. Clark l. Co., proprietors of the
Clark's Forks town site, heretofore known ~
Ooulson, have changed the name to Billings.
In honor Of the 81. president of the Northern Pa.
ciflc. Billings ia still largely interested In the
road, and is member of the board Of direct
ors.
At . mass meeting in Cooper Union New
York, Peter Cooper presiding, Gen. Carey Of
Ohio deprecated strikes, saying the only lasting
remedy the laboring man has against the en-
oroaohments Of capital was the ballot box, vot-
ing for men who would protect their interests.
A contract for building the Custer county
courthouse ct Miles City, Montana, was awarded
to Joseph Leighton of ST Paul, who will do the
work for $37 200. :
Nine steamers discharged CATS emigrants
ct Castle Garden last Saturday, and the ar-
rivals arc reported - Of the better class, ;, ).
Tho annual meeting Of the sanitary council
Of The Mississippi valley viii be held IN Oairo
April 10. :. 3 3
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MINNESOTA NEWS.



The nomination Of y. B. Seares to-day to
be United States district attorney for Mirnsso-
ia vas the result OF compromise between
Senators Window and Mcmillan, who have
been struggling Eve: this bit Of patronage for
about three months Each party says he is now
entirely satisfied
Gov. Hubbard ended the agony of aspirants
on Tueed+y, by appointing H. D: Baldwin OF
Redwood Falls as judge ia and for the Ninth
judicial district, vics E st. julia Cox in.
peached by the senate. The candidates who got
left we're Simmer Ladd, G. s. Ives and Judge
n g. Hanscen me Judge Cvx's predecessor Of
st. Peter; Alfred Wallin Of Redwood Falls, and
B. F. Weber Of New Uim. Others considered
Themselves candidates, but were never really
such in the Subernatori4 u consideration Judge
B edwin was born in the State Of New York IN
1928, and is conseq ueutly fifty
four years old. After receiving a
good education he removed to Mime sofa, set
Ting in Wilton, Waseca county in 1S57-prac-
ticinb law more or less desultotily. He was af-
forwards elected county attorney and later
Judge Of probate, giving satisfaction in both
positions. He removed to Redwood comfy in
1871. and went into business there as . bank
or soon aftsrward. In this business he amassed
considerable money AMI then commenced
the practice of his profession. His mind ia Of
to lie his own successor, alt Tough there Seems
likely to be the same bitter opposition devel-
oped at the time OF Judge Cox's election. In
the late trial Of Cox Judge Baldwin did not ap.
pear in any capacity, while several Of the other
aspirants were prominent witnesses.
Last Saturday, State Auditor Braden paid old
bonds with new, amounting to ST., 1928, 80.
The new ladder factory which was in course
Of erection in Hastings was destroyed BY are
Tuesday morning. The origin Of the fire is moi
definitely known, but 10 supposed to be the
work OF an incendiary. The new machinery
for the factory had just been placed in the
building and is total loss. There il no insur-
ance. Thef1rm who were building the factory
arc from Michigan.
New patents.-John II. Atwater, Medford.
washing machine. James Orait, Hawley, ma
chine for boltin gand purifying flour. James
II. Curtis, st. Panl. harvester elevator. Frede.
rick okeI app Fazibault Combined buckle and
snapp hook.
Col. Taylor 10 in receipt Of additions to tho
state library, comprising law reports, revised
statutes of Missouri, Iowa, Utah, Pennsylvania,
New York, OHIO, and South Carolina, digeotoi
Arkansas, twenty volumes Of Ohio session An
and the municipal code Of Chicago donatedsby
Mayor Harrison. tE -ys n :
The dress uniforms Of company D, First
battalion, have arrived, and the Allen guard
VIII soon shine resplendsut IN silver and cold.
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THE CHINESE BILL.
Vetoed by President Arthur--I{ Cd; fica:ion Of
til, Bill Suggested.

Vetoed by President Observation-Disclosures Of
thu Bill Suggested.
On Wednesday last President Arthur re-
turned to the senate of the United States the
chinese Till with bis objections to its D assage.
He held that it coDtlicteu with treaty Obligations
and violated the faith OF the nation and he
hoped congress- would endeavor to find another
that would meet the expectations of the people
Of the United States, aud not conflict with the
rights OF Chira He maintained that nei her
the represen atives OF the United States or China,
in making the treaty of 1850, contemplated
any such prohibition of immigration as that pro-
posed in the bill. BE opposed The passport
system proposed in the bill az undemocratic,
aud said he thought it unwise to introduce such
system in this country, az the passport system
is falling into disuse in Europe, ana Decides
that experience has ehown that passports are
easily borrowed or even forged.
The president said that Chinese labor had
been Of great value in this country and that
monuments to their industry existed. They
had largely built the Pacific railroads across
this continent but it might wisely be coneid-
cred BOW whether ome limitation may be put
upon the immi grafton Of this labor, and If there
be too much Of it in one section of the country
the same labor may be needed in another seq
ton. The same law should consider this and
mako q law to permit this labor to 60 where
needed.
1t is considered probable that another bill
will go through congress obviating the above
objections.
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RAFT BOAT EXPLODED.
Half a DIzea Men Killed Near Brownsville
Minnesota.

Half a DLzea Men Killed Near Brownsville
Minnesota.
The raft boat Bella Mac, OF the Macdonald
line, was almost totally destroyed Ivy an xplo.
sion. two miles above Brownsville, en- tho Mis-
sissippi. below La Cross, Friday mo rning, last.
The engineers had just changed watches, and
the captain was at tbs wheel Every man WAS
at his post, and the ste am gauge registered only
1875 pounds. The crew consisted Of seventeen
men, Of whom all bus six we're asleep. The
captiar says he was just thinking If increasing
speed, when tao pilot house and the entire
works shot into the air. and he fancied he was
falling some distance. He thinks he was in
sensible for minute or two, and first renem-
bers oudeavoring to crawl out Of the VIZ eckage.
Though badly bruised and bleeding from .
wound in the face he set about ,escuing the
men who were in the water or buried beneath
the wreck. The following are the
dead or missing: Frank McIntvre, pilot;
Swift Bell, common hand; Jonn Nalan, fire.
man; VIM. McConnish, common hand; Geo.
McConnish, second cook; Chas. Martin, negro
runner, dead.
The wounded are as follows: Thomas Ric
negro runner; Morris Lasueur, fireman; W. y
Gordon, captain: James and Henry Tulley, the
former first engineer and the la tier second
engineer; David McConnish, clerk; VIM Lsich-
LENDER, cock; Chas. Mona6ao, fireman; Louis
Soelfon, mate; Richard Wagner. fireman; Lou
ia Laeueur, a little boy. Arm hurt slightly.
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FRIDAY APRIL z.

NENATE.-NOt u SHNslON.
HOUSE A bill PASSED Re lieving eoldiers who
were not mustered out Of the service at the
close Of the rebellion OF the charge Of deser.
ton. A resolution to investigate alleged abuses
in the offices OF the quatermaster and commits
ssry generals and third auditor was adopted
After the house had recovered from the
spasm Of investigation the everlasting tariff
commission bill was taken up, to the exclusion
Of the regular business bills on the private cal
ender, and after two or three supposed states.
men had spoken, the thoroughly tired repre-
sentatives adjourned to have dinner and go te
the circus
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Sarah Bernhardt Suddenly Marries.

A London telegram Of the 4th says: Sara
Bernhsrdt and Greek gentleman Of portion
named Damata, were married IN st. Andrews
church, Wales. Sara continues her theatrical
career. Damata and his wife perform here in
May. Damata is fine looking, middle-aged
man, ssid to be tolerahly rich. His wife is worth
100000 francs. Bernhardt gave no previ-
Gus notice Of the wedding. At 8 this morning
gentleman called at the church and said he de-
sired to make arrangements for a marriage
An Official informed him that license was
necessary. The gentleman left the church to
procure license, and having obtained it, re-
turned, accompanied by Bernhardt The lat
ter wore close fitting sealskin cloak, trimmed
with fur. A French lady and gentleman and
nesses.
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friends OF his they would never have gone into
the neighborhood Of his friends, knowing that
his uncle and amt were endeavoring to do
something for him here, and committed the rob-
berry and murdered the conductor in cold
blood, because that would counterfeit every
thing that had been done for them. In regard
to considerable of that purporting to he his
tory Of their doings, annexed to the account
he said that it was all humbug.
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Northwestern Postal Matters.

WASHINGTON, April New postofices have
been established ut Ebert. Polk county, with
Erick Benson - postmaster, and Maxwell, Lac
qui Parle county, MINI. The star mail service
on the route from Cambridge to Harris, MINI
has been increased to six times . week The
postofice at Angola, Becker county. Mimi,
has been discontinued. New postofRces are
eeta blished in Iowa as follows:
At Newhall Benton county. Hardy, Humbolt
county. Melbourne, Marshall county, Minerva,
Marshall county.
In Dakota at Elkhorn, Hamlin county. Parsons
Aurora county. Thomas Nichols. De Witt c. Baker
and John B. Foley have been appointed postmast-
ers at the newly established Offices ut Minerva.
Melbouru and Hardy. Ia, respectively.
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citation Of the District Of Columbia, delegates
were elected to tho American Medical associa-
ton, to be held In st. Paul In juno next.
Among the delegates elected are the president
Of the District association, Dr.. A. q. p. Gar
met, Secretary d.. ]. i. Harugan, and seven
i teen oth6r msmberso Of the aeDocda&oa
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Fatal Railroad Accident.

James Mcdonald, the person who met his
death by the railroad accidentton Thursday
evening at Mime soois while boarding train.
vas the youngest son OF Dr.. A. Mcdonald of
Caasks, and brother Of Judge J. L. HoDon.
thirty two years Of age, and employed On ne
railroad Is . brakeman Judge AcDooald
reached Minneapolis on Al early train md pro-
oeeded at once 10 Warmers, tho -undertaker's
rooms, where be identified the body. Senator
Melon I'D of st. Cloud, also editor OF tbs Times,
published atthst place, IL brother Of tho de-
ceased. A sister also resides Of saltwater, and
tho letter found on tho body Of tho dead man
Thursday night wss written BY hey. Under
directions OF Judge Mcdonald the body was
properly cared for and taken 70 ShakopeA
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BANDIT REVENGE.

Frank James Addresses Salty Letter to a
Memphis Editor. a Model OF its Kind.
MEMPHIS, April 1.-The Appeal tomorrow
publishes the following: A letter purportlng
to be from Frank James, brother of the mur-
dered outlaw Jesse James, was received at the
Appeal Office this morning. The letter is written
upon blank paper Of hotel register the name
Of which is carefully cut off. 1t is believed to
be authentic, and is published lust as it was
received, word for word, point for point:
Mhemphis, Tenn. Apr 1882, editors of the APP
peal seen in Tuesday paper that my brother
this place for parts unknown: Every day I can
' There is nat ' roer see comted 11s
suy Of he rooeerys
done in the last three years. We never robbed a
southern man in our lives if we knew it. II We did.
Ssro would give n it d back to here him. o
members the time We robbed the stage near
Hot Springs we gave him his money back, but the
blue coats never got their money back. A little
little. and I expect to have little more. Just
think how my poor. father killed.
by the dam blue devils and how they come out in
eff Of my horses and hanged ne e my own plow:
Only for Jessie would of died. We are egan very
Loving Yankees and and getting .o o1e by
We had thirty-seven men then, and we made
| things hot now and then I have travelled nearle
stay close to home oid Pinkerton thought he
three others sot killed. they let up They dont
want US But think of my poor brother. They
friends all over the country that would shoot him
as kick dog. have friend that drop this in your
box after Ileave and hope you will oblige.
FRANK JAMES
On the bottom margin of the first page was
written SIN a big hurry" and the top margin
of the reverse page this apology: "The only
paper could get"
How Indian Wars are Provoked.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The follow ing abstrao
from letter from Gen. Pope is made public:
Fort Leavenworth, Kan, April 3.-Maj. William
Gum, Washington-Sir: leave tomorrow for
Reno. The situation is plain. The Indians cannot
live on reduced beef rations. There are 100000
starve they will do as we do-take by force what
cattle are needed to keep them and their families
from starvation. This will provoke Indian HOSTILE
ties, which will lead, God knows where, The only
legal act the military can do is to make them starve
peaceably-a most inhuman service. Some
department of the government should as
sumo the RESPONSIBILITIES. Of sending few
dian outbreak on large scale. There is no game
to subsist the Indians in this Indian Territory Is
it really the intention Of the government for such
paltry sum to plunge the frontier into war with
the Indians or to assemble strong military force to
force these unhappy creatures to starve in peace?
There will be fearful responsibilities somewhere
if this matteris not settled now 1t can be done in
reach Reno I shall probably assume the response
bity myself I had rather suffer anything myself
than see an Indian outbreak so lnexcusabe, unjust
There is no reason it. You show this to the secre
Bvt. Maj. Gen, Com'd'e.
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When Mr.. Justice Field, Of the United
States supreme court, is troubled with
sleeplessness, he drives it off with q scree-
cher" Of hot claret and water.
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CaSt.IrOn Fellows

C88t.1fOn E0IIOWSs
Men Of endurance have healthy kidneys and
liver. No aches In the back, no piles or con-
stipstion. The cure for these diseases Is Kid
ney- Wort This great remedy keeps up the
tone of the whole body BY enabling the liver,
bowels and kidneys to perform their functions
perfectly. Both the Liquid and Dry are sold
by druggists. -Pioneer Press.
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Profit. $1,000.

ITO sum up six long years Of bedridden
sickness, costing 5000 per year, total g.
2OO-all of this expense was stopped by three
bottles of Hop Bi:ters, taken by my wife.
She has done her own housework for q
pear since, without the loss of day, and I
" mt everybody to know it for their benefit.
" H. Fnrmer
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Forty-two counties Of Kansas raised over
one million bushels of corn each, and eight
counties harvested each over five hundred
thousand bushels of wheat,
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DakoIas insane Asylum Burned.
1,ha Territorial InsAna AaYlnm at Yankfor

DakOtAS insane Asylum BuFned.
The Territorial Insane Asylum ut Yankton
was burned last Tuesday afternoon.
TWAS Temporary wooden building used while
the brick building, now nearly completed Was
constructed There were fifty four patients In
the asylum. and Of those tho following were
burned to death:
George lverson Of Yankton county.
Peter Peterson Of Cas- county.
Gran Lynch of Union county.
Joseph Hannerly Of Lawrence county.
The property less is about ST Q, 900 including
the temporary buildings and it's contents. COM
$500 The origin Of tho IRE is . mystery. It
wss first q en- in the roof, and spread with such
rspi6ity that there vas no time to save proper
~. The patients burned were oaoe removed
from the building but ran back into
tho flames after escaping from custol ".
The new ASYLUM is not completed but can be
used and the survivors have bean moved inc
IL -. r. -
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The Crimes OF the James brotners.

The Crimes OF the James BrOCners.
The Record Of their principal crimes is .
follows:
Liberty, Mo-, bank robbery-several men mur-
dered.
Russville, ~; bank robbery-sloo 600 secured.
Robbery and fatal fight at Battle Mountain. CALI
fornia.
Gallatin bank robbery.
Raid at Columbia, KY, murder Of Mr.. Martin.
Robbery of the Corydon. Iowa, bank, $4,000
The great robbery Of tho cash box At the Kansas
Wreck of Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific train.
Stage robberies in Missouri.
The Gadshill train wreck.
Murder Of John w. Wicher, tho Pinkerton de-
tective
The terrible fight at DR.. Samuel's residence.
The San Antonio stage robbery.
The Muncie train robbery-$55. 900 in cash 80
cured.
Huntington bank, Va, robbery. SIC. 900 secured,
several men killed.
Lamine bridge train robbery, ST., 900 secured.
The Northneld, MIMI, Union bank robbery.
Big Springs express robbery, $62, 900 secured.
The Glendale, Mo-, train robbery, $4,000 e.
cured.
The Chicago & Alton train robbery.
The above comprises only the notable crimes
perpetrated by the James brothers and their
gang The number of small robberies COM
mitted by them is almost innumerable. while
scores of persons, if not hundreds, have been
murdered by them in cold blood
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CRIMES.

shocking case OF homicide occurred three
miles east of Blooms6eld, Nelson county, Ken
lucky, in the killing of Joseph Holt, school
teacher, by Babe Hunter. Holt boarded at the
residence of Hunter. Hunter was whipping
bis wife, when Holt interfered In the after
noon Hunter waylaid him while coming from
his school house and shot him dead in his tracks.
Hunter fed, but has been captured.
Second Lieut. John McMartin of the Twenty
fifth infantry arrived in Saltwater last week
from Fort Randall, D. T., with two prisoners,
as follows: Edward HACK and Robert Lincoln,
convicted Of conduct prejudicial to the good
order and discipline Of the army, and sentenced
to fifteen and ten years respectively in the state
prison. The party consisted Of five persons,
all oolored.
Guiteau exhibits much interest in reading &C.
counts of executions. He read the reports of
the hangings Of last Friday and remarking
that all died without showing fear, said: 'trI
die without tlinching. too, il I am executed,
see. if don't" He insists, however, that he
will get new trial.
The car of Russia, on being apprized Of the
murder ofGen. Streilingkoh, ordered the two as
aseins who were arrested to be executed with
in two hours. They were accordingly hanged
at Odessa.
Somebody in St Joseph, probably q city Of
Acer, fraudulently issued large lot of bonds
in that city. Two men were arrested in New
York while trying to sell them.
The whole population OF Franklin, Ind, ia
beseiging Jail where q man is confined for
outraging his three year-old daughter.
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PUH OF THE NEWS.
RAILROADS.

A railroad train was robbed in Texas last
Friday night. Six men wearing masks and
roughly dressed entered the two passenger
coaches. Two guarded the doors at either end,
the other two going through the car with
cooked pistols; one carried pillow slip and
fund.-. The passengers did as ordered.
When they were about through with the pas.
sengers the conductor entered the car and see-
ing what was up rushed for the express car.
One OF the robbers fred at him, but he escaped
unhurt the ball passing through the express
car door. All the robbers thon jumped off and
disappeared. The amount secured ia moi
known.
The earnings Of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
st. Paul road for the month Of March have just
been footed up, and show large increase over
the earnings of the corresponding periods in
the previous years. For the last week, the
showing Of the earnings amounted to 1926, 900,
an increase, of $165,OOO over the
same period last year. For tue entire month
of March, the earnings sum up to ST. ,561 200
showing u large increase over the earnings OF
March 1881.
Mr.. Scofeld, president of the Chicago, Por-
tage T. Superior railway company, better known
as the Air line, has served noticed upon Gov.
Rusk that his company would contest in the
courts the validity OF the law passed at the last
session of the legislature ceding the st. Croix
land grant to the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapo-
lis 4 Omaha railway.
Mr.. Theodore Bartlett, for the past four
years connected with the chief engineers Office
has accepted the position of superintendent Of
building on the Northern Pacific railroad.
There is fair prospect of another bitter
railroad war because the Grand Trunk gets the
bulk OF the business and Of the suspicion that
this road is cutting rates.
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supply?"
'Oh, We don't know sectona We ship tc
every part of the United States and Canadas,
and to nearly every country with which ours
has commercial relations. Our export trade to
England, Scotland, Japan, the West lndies, and &C
river. Our books show that the people Of the
Northwest value our powder, and We certainly
appreciate your wonderful country"
With thanks for the compliment, the CORE
spondent made his adieux, pleased at having
secured 30 much OF interest from ono who ie
hsbitually reticent about his business Affairs,
and concerning corporation OF such high po-
aitiQn 40 that Of this great COMPANY.
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CASUALTIES

R]anton Duncan estimates tho area
Of the overfowed districts in the south
at 80, O0O, 900 acres, and SOC. 900 people will
be compelled to seek other lands and employ
ment BE says it will take SIC, 600, 900 to re-
ieve their necessities.
The waters are receding in Arkansas, Mis-
eissippi and Tennessee, and stillrising in Loui
lana. Sugar plantations are greatly damaged