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Discovery I'm Indiana or the Bones
Of man of Gigantic Stature.

Georpe Arnold, farm han in the EN-.
plov Of Franklin Boots, made discovery
which has excited widespread interest
in this country. The object OF this in
terest Ia the skeleton OF what once was
a man Of gigantic proportions, which
was uncovered in q gravel pit on Mr..
Booths farm. The skeleton was found
IN sitting posture, facing the east, and
abont SIX feet beneath the surface.
Some Of he bones were badly broken
by caving Of the bank, but the ekull
and some Of the larger bones were tax
ing out intact. and from them may be
easily realized the gigantic stature OF
the being to whom they once gave sup
port. a measurement Of the skull from
ront to rear. the rule passing through,
The eye socket to the back of the head.
shows il 10 have been about sixteen
inches, while the breadth of the inferior
maxillary was eight AID one l.alf inches.
showing that the brain must have
weighed from four and one-half 10 Ave
pounds. Careful measurements Of the
other bones establish the 'act that the
man, when alive. was not less than nine
feet in height and large In proportion.
From the appearance ofthe teeth, which
are very large and do not show the
bHSnScst biki VI ucSuvs 0HuOuRO v0eY
are worn down almost to the bones or
the jaw, the man coxld not have been
less than 100 years old when he died.
and OF course he may have been much
older. The bones OF the lover iaw are
very large and thick, showing an .ex-
tent Of muscular development In that
organ which - far beyond any thing Of
the present day. How long ago the
oodv OF this giant was inferred where L
was unearthed. or to what tribe or ma
ton he belonged wher he trod the
earth In all the majesty Of his strerRth.
i 70 impossible to say,. but it must have
been ages agj, ~ oil the indications
show 7 at the soil where tho reuaaiIla
was discovered had not been disturbed
Tor many generations. Steps have boon
taken 10 have casts made or tile bones.
and they will be placed either in fho
state collection or some Of our cpAla1p
museums. 4 !; N ,''as.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29

To supp'y certain omission in the orde
recently isssed by the posi- N aster genera
forbidding the delivery Of registered letter.
to Nj. A. Dauphin, It has been amended q,
follows: Ia pursuance Of the finding O
Postmaster General Key, which findir q re-
mains in full force. it is ordered TINT al
p.stmsstefs be, and they are hereby for
oidnen TO pay money orders drawn to tn.
nrdtr OF NJ: A. Dluphin, and they are here
ny directed To inform the remiuers of said
postal money orders that pavmeat OF them
has bcen forbidden and that the sun ot such
money orders Will be returned on pressnta-
uon ef Tie duplicate orders applied 6o-, anA
obtained under the regulations of the derar'
ment, All postmasters are also forbidden
10 ee1ver eg'stered letters arriving at thei,
oiflc-s directed TO said NJ. A. Dauphin and
are instructed to return oil such registered
Ie.'ers te the postmaster at the Offices a,
wh'ch ihey Were originally mailed.
The f'aulsition on the postoffice depart
heht by postmasters for new 2 cent stai,s ps
are so large that the contractors are unable
to supply the demand. and the dapartm. n,
consequently is reducing the amounts
called iof Ia requsitions. The contractors
at present ere able to furnish 500 600
STAMPS daily, but this is much lass than
the number demanded. Duriny the early
part oi the pr, sent moMth, tire department,
distributed a rye number Of cent STAN ps
among strali.r soSicts, yet il L. believed
shM VII tie utmost ex.r!iDns of IN" de
far'meht, fully one third of the postotlices
IN the c"unuy will not have an Atquate
supply OF stamps upO the date when the
Tie isw prov ding Tor the new letter rate
gots INTO operation. The dpparl nrnt Off
ca's, However, DO not fear ally serious oh
s'ructions 10 business.
Collector Tarble Pensacola. had another
interv q" with the secretary of the navy re-.
Gently, relative TO furnishing ra,ions to the
destitute naval reservation. The secretary
OF the navy Is disposed to take the response.
hlity oi issuing ratious 10 destitute families
upon the reservation To limitcd extent
but exp, CTS help TO be gwen hy the j. hab
ltahts ot The sthte and city.
The secret rvice division of The treasury
department has received from Boston one
OF the is notes Of the Irish republic, prpvi.
ously reported in circ ilation there. II is
said by he treasury experts t. be a fair ini.
fstioh OF the United states treasury notes.
The bond call which has been an,icipat-
ed for some time has been ordered by Sec.
re'ary folger. 1t is for ab,u Sl5 OOl. OOO-
Prhaps II Will overrun that amount by
500 cb--and is payable Dec. |.
Supervising Architect Hill has rendered
bis resignan III to c.etiry Foger, to take
elect on the .ppontment OF his successor
Secretary Fo'g.r says that the Ieslsnation
oil liiil "ou!.' be accepted.
The court marshal cases of Mai. Ilges
AM Maj kress have not Yet been consid.
cred by he secretary of war, and will not
be dlspos, of for several weeks.
Secretary Chandler will take his chances
with me next congress and Issue ratiops to
the destitute Pensacola naval reservation.
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Personal Mention

The remeins Of Judge A. c Ellis, late
cashier OF the Northwestern Lumber com
psny, arrived at Eau Claire, Wis, recently
over the Omaha road from Kenosha, where
he died, and were taken in charge by his
relatives and a committee Of Easle post
No. SO, @. A. X. He died at Kenosha and
will be buried under the rites Of the G.
A r
The funeral OF Junius Brutus Booth took
place st Mancl ester. .on.the-sea, Masi., on the
20th. inst The attendance of relatives aid
professional 'risnds were very large. He
was inferred in Rosendale cemetery.
Lieut.. tDanehower, who lost an eye on
the Jesnnette excursion, and Capt. Tyson, OF
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Fatal dis ister al piitsDurr. Pa

Another disaster has been added to the
list Of accidents that has from time to time
spread CONSERVATION and grief among the
ron and steel workers of Pittsburs, Pa =,
,Hd thyir families. ie9ultiAy in the instant
icath Of three men and serious and prob
sbly fatal injury Of twelve Others. o, the
dternoOa OF Sept. 2)th q shock wss iell
throughout ,ae city which shook many
,uIldlugi to their ioun tatious, smashed
WAGONS and terriply fri htened the resi-
denis oi the south side, WHO rushed from
uelr houae into the street in terror. I'm
media lately after the shock an alarm of tire
struck, and upon investigation, it was
ound that larve boiler lii
the taneirg department OF the Sligo Iron
Horks had expioded with fearful violence,
! scattering dying fragments In every direc
tlun, setting tire In the Lake E"ie railroad
shops and IA number OF dwellings in he vi
Cinity. The Lews Of The dIsas er SPREAD
fapiuly, and soon ou>ands of people
were on the scene OF obstruction. Up.n
arrival there fearful sight met their Z q.
The boiler department, a brick structure,
MAS complete wreck, as wes
hunber OF passenger and light
cars, and the master mecha les shops Of
the Lake Erie railroad, while u row OF dvel-
iirgs on ne opposite tide OF the street Was
III flames. Meu, women ana ch'tdren were
ri sning bout wriueirg tnelr hthds and
calling Tor rieIds wno tnry SuppJs:t we're
either Killed or wOuiJed IN tue runs OF
Tn. Hanging dspaf, msnt Scattered ar'ul
were DEAD ani dying some Win ar.is AID
,gs II, nae dlstlfGfeI beyond reco- n.tiOn,
tni oiner, sdtfeciuS rom pa n ntul burus aud
sCalus. 1t was fUuId Iuat at the time of the
explosion tStniy men we're al work y,
these Line are Reported oil righI; three were
killed and elsht D.ily j I:ei. tour ataliy,
while hour children OF CnarIes DyuAl lass,
sho lived across tue way, w,re also badly
lurt.
The following is a list OF killed and in.
)Lred:
Jonn W. Allen, top OF head blown of
Charles ID Jus lass, SIDE Of uead blown OIL
Jesse DOUG ass, mite 2ri, fatally scaued,
LUui House, leg md aru broken sld Ola
er~iss fatally Il jueI. Joan M,G,rrisau,
scalueu and sides cru, shed In. Tie Injured
are: Nlulem Stewart, bo'h legs broken,
injuries f.tal. WlilIs RodeEian, couI.
Epund fracture of night ieg aud other in
iUnesi PROBABLY taial Thomas Smith.
Dani blown oil ~ ii O,her jG les, pruba ,ly
fatal. Christ Millr,, fatally sea ded. Ed.
wari N iley, head hunt by ial ing d bris
Pairi Leek, i.g and arm Dio.u Ill; ssrit US.
Patrick Nelcb, shou der blade frac,urtd
john ID ,u4iass, boy, scalded, serious. VII.
lie Douglass, Injured alb. Ut head Baby
Douglass, scalded with steam; very s,r
itus.
The works were owned BY Philli 8, Mer.
rics 4 Co. Their los, IS .stlui .ted AT $40
0u0 The loss to the Lake Err. railroad
company aud dSeiiihg' is ABOUT IS 90
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performed by city physicians; { at 1.-THE
farm, on the home grounds have eol 10
ruin because OF in, ,ffici.nt mansg. m el t.
The Sentinel will a'so give sp cial com
plants bv Inmates OF the hospital who have
been forced to make beds an clean cuspi
dorfs when 1T the point OF death. The
oflicial Is themselves deny everything in the
interviews OF these subjects
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29
Soldiers Home Abuses.

The Mi wsutes Sc tinsl pab i-hes an &C.
coui Of the visit Of the board Of managers
Of the National Soldiers home T. th- Mil
vaskee branch on the 2lst ms, giving in
detail the movements OF the insy ectors
whi'e on the grounds showing up the 81.
per6cia uy ofthe u spec,iop. r Is will be
followed by charges 10 the fleet that The
home is run by ring, 'orsis,ing Of the
provos' sergeant, qnartermas'er sergeant
commi sary sergeant and engineer. IT will
he shown that Gen s arpe is pert. c. ly
helpless from paralysis, and unshle TO $,
or hear, except with the greatest difiiru ty:
that veterans are never ALLOW Vei to reach
him with COT plants fo- fear the excitement
may kill him; tha, Provos. Serge ant Hale is
tyranLicsl a Il inf'cts guard uuse punish
ment for minor ofienses: thst the surgeon
OF the hospital is incompe ent ans has
never pyr;ormsd sn operation on an In
mate siice bis appointment, ihcu.h men
were obliged to have surgical operations
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Eastern states few days ago and was
source Of credit, not only 10 70 South
eastern Dakota, but to the railroad conn
and to those who arranged the the dis
play.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-09-29

The exhibition car which was filed
at Sioux Falls with specimens OF Dakota
products, started on its trip through the
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173 pounds. Morris, his trainer, says
Teemer never was in better condition, and
four of his friends will accompany him
north to back him with few thousand
dollars for the second place in the single
scull race. Teemer is looked upon as one
of the smartest oarsmen in the United
States and will crowd the great
champion Hanlan closely for first
place. 1t will not surprise any OF
his friends to see him beat HanIan. This
race will be most exciting contest, and
the regatta as whole will be one of the
most attractive of this season. A large
number of sporting men will go from here
to attend the regatta. Wallace Ross tele-
graphed from Canada requesting his name
to be entered for the single scull race
since which time nothing further has been
heard from him, but it is presumed that
he will be on hand all right. Hanlan, Lee,
Plaisted and Reilly arrived here this even
ing from Syracuse, and the entire party
will leave for st. Paul Sunday forenoon
via the Rock Island road.
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On the Pacific Slope.

The Bismarck Tribune speaks of crops
on the Missouri slope as follows: ga close
examination leads to the conclusion that
the yield of wheat will average from twelve
to fifteen bushels to the acre. Oats
will average from twenty-five to thirty
bushels. These are low averages compared
with 1882, but the prices are certain to be
so much better than last year that the
profit from the crops of the country will be
greater. The quality OF the grain will Ebe
No 1. The hot weather occurred before the
grain reached the point where it could be
blighted by heat. During the season when
it was filling and maturing it has been
cool, and grain that was at first regarded
as hopelessly injured will yield good
crop. The acreage over last year is in
creased fully forty per cent. One fact is
very noticeable. Where deep ploughing
was the rule the crops were uninjured by
the drouth. 1t is only on the two or three
inch plowing that the moisture became ex-
hausted and the grain suffered permanent
injury. The crops on last years breaking,
where put in properly, are also good. If
the lesson of this year leads to more COM
mon sense in agriculture and to more at
tention to stock growing great good will
result
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TIE HanIGn RegGtta.

Mr.. E. D. Comings arrived here
yesterday from St. Paul for
the purpose of perfectinu
arrangements for the great rowing regatta
to take place on Lake Minnetonka next
Wednesday and Thursday. The course
will be on the upper lake and will be two
miles with turn, $4,000 being offered il
premiums. The programme for the first
day, August 1, will comprise a single scull
race and batteau race. For the first the
following celebrated oarsmen have entered
Hanlan, Lee, Hosmer, Ross, Plaisted Riley
and Teemer. In the batteau race besides
the purse of $50, Mr.. E. w. Durant, of
Saltwater, who backs the crew from that
city, has added 800. The second day will
include the consolation race single
sculls, open to ail the starters III the first
race who have been beaten. The regatta
will close with the great double scull race
with the following crews: Hanlan d Lee:
Hosmer & Reilly; Plaisted & Teemer; Ross
& Unknown. Teemer arrived last evening
and is in fine form, tipping the scales at
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4 Political OppOrt,tniti.

Editor Dakota and Montana department
st. Paul GLOBE:
GRAND FORKS, July 2O.-There is uni
versal and growing sentiment amOng the
politicians of this territory that the pros
poets of the Democratic party we're never
so fair, and the time for striking seems to
be at hand. The general sentiment seems
to be, that unless there is a decided and
immediate change in the tendency of
things, Dakota, instead of coming into
the union as one or two stalwart Republi-
cans states will come in as bitterly Demo
cratic. The territory is naturally strong
ly Republican by a two-thirds majority at
least, but under the mismanagement OF
the party in power, revulsion of feel
ing amounting almost tn a revolution is
setting in. This state of affairs is becom-
ing subject of constant discussion among
all classes of politicians in the country
and they assigned as reason for it, the
CorrUptness and worthlessness that pre-
walls IN all official circles. Governor Ord
way, they allege, had been shown by I.
congressional investigation to be an infa
nous scoundrel, really worthy OF a cell
in penitentiary long before an alleged
president named Hayes exported him to
Dakota as governor. His record. it is
said, as published by Frank Pettigrew two
years ago. shows from official sources
enough Of villainy and rascaIity to have
lm prisoned for life any ordinary scamp .
Il is charged that he has been mixed deep
ly in every thievish and corrupt job that
has. been concocted in the territory since
he came to Dakota; that he had hand in
every county organization and county seat
grab, and every corrupt railroad and cap
ital lScating job, and that he
was implicated in the monstrous
iniqUity perpetrated by the last
territorial legislature by which all the mil
lions OF railroad property, consisting oi
surveyed or unsurveyed lands, town prop
erty and everything else, was exempted
from taxation, for which job, the surmisers
aud conjecturers say, somebody must have
been paid big price. There is, it is said
great disgust shown at many of his
appointments, including that of his utterly
unqualified son, George Ordway, as terri
torIal auditor, and many others. The
universal detestation of the the capita
commission, which was shameful auc
tioneering of the territorial seat of govern
ment to the highest bidder, and Other
similar misdeeds, make this feeling almos
universal.
The Yankton grand jury has indicted
Scobey and Towner, two of Ordway'c
legislative co-laborers in some Of
the iobbing steals of last winter
! the disgust with the rings that rur
everything in territory and counties
the reckless extravaganza of the legisla
ture in appropriating for ali sorts of i'm.
possible schemes, money enough to run &
large state, and disgust at the crowd of ut
terry disreputable men, gamoIers,and CON.
mon bunko steerers aud swindlers, and al
the style Of delegates and council meu
which misrepresented the civilized com
ulunitties of this great territory at Yank-
t"n last winter, which were the worst
that Dakota ever did, or could
nave; they say that so far as any good has
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operators politely referred the company's
agent to the Brotherhood, which they said
would now manage their affairs, and under
whose orders they were acting. The
Brotherhood here has received no commu-
nication from the company. The situation
with regard to the Baltimore & Ohio COM
panY to-day is precisely the same now as
on the day of the strike. Manager CLARK
and his two chief operators constitute the
force in the main Office. In the Western
Union Office there is no change.
JAY GoULD's RAILROAD LINES TO BE STRIPPED
OF TELEGRAPH OPERATORS.
New YORK, July 2S.-A protracted con-
sultation was held tonight between Chair
man Mitchell, of the executive committee
of telegraphers II the strike, and Master
Workman Campbell, of the Brotherhood of
telegraphers. The result was not made
public, but it was limited that unless the
Western Union shows disposition to COM
promise by Monday, the railroad operators
on the Wabash and other lines in which
Jay Gould is deeply interested will be
ordered on strike.
NOT SUBJECT TO DELAY.
New YORK, July 28.-The Western Un-
ion to-day at noon removed the notice,
Subject to delay"
VERY SENSIBLE ACTION.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 28.-At meet
ing of the commercial exchange to-day in
reference to the telegrahie strike, resolu-
tions were adopted declaring the present
difficulties between the telegraph COM
panies could and should be avoided and
that the action of both parties are equally
seperable. The resolutions were also
adopted asking the company to take such
action as will prevent similar trouble in
the future.
THE WIRES STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
WASHINGTON, July 28.-A heavy thu nder
storm passed over Washington tonight,
during which the lightning struck the wires
and ran in on the machinery of the Uni
ted States Electric Light company, in the
Post building, and extinguished the lights
of tho company all over the city. The
works were badly damaged, but no other
injury was done.
NO MORE PURLIC MEETINGS.
New YORK, July 28.-Henry George ad-
dressed the striking telegraphers this af-
noon. The brotherhood decided to hold
no more public meetings. All the future
proceedings will be conducted in private.
This was done, it was said, in order they
might transact business more expiditious-
Iv
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been concerned, Dakota has always becn
practically unrepresented in the national
legislature at Washington. Sometimes
the delegates have been of the blackguard
order, with no regulations Or decent assO-
Citations; at other times almost imbecile.
in either case commanding no respect vita
the people with whom they were elected
to associate.
All the leading papers in the territory
with very few exceptions, are full of
these complaints, and OF Fos4i'1sx 2
to the present regime; splcuousiy anS
Grand Forks NeaCs and Herald, the James
town Alert and Capital, the Yankton Press
and Dahotaian, the Mitchell Republicans,
the Scotland Citizen, the Sioux Falls Press
and Herald, the Pierre Signal, and any
number of others, and the common dee
laration is that if these things go on, under
the garb of Republicanism, Dakota will
ultimately be Democratic. While the peo-
pie have no use for Democracy as con-
trolled by the ex-secessionists of the south,
they are coming to the conclusion that
any change must be for the better, and the
way Is rapidly opening for Democratic
ten-stroke.
By publishing the above you will favor
the great bulk of Dakota citizens, and
Yours truly, F. L. n
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Ihe Mo,,a,l0uth Rnces.

LONG BRANCH, July 28. = Monmouth
Park races, first race, one mile--Duple1
first, Volusia second, Girofa third. Time
1.47.
Second race, two-year-olds, three quar-
ter mile-Monage first, Duchess second
Cyclone colt third. Time, 1:17A.
Third race, one mile--Little Minoh first
King Lake second, Trombone third. Time
1:464.
Fourth race, one and a quarter mile
Parole first, Barnum second, Della third
Time, Play.
Fifth race, three-auarter mile - Ban
croft first, Lena second, Chlckadee third
Time 1:1719.
Sixth race, steeple chase, full course
Pasha first, Kinkead second, Abraham
third. Abraham and Bill Bird fell at the
first jump; uninjured.
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A Screaming Farce.

ST. LOUIS, July 28.-The proceedings iI'
the city council last night looking to the
impeachment of Mayor Ewing, and which
were in the nature of a trial, were brough'
to close at 80 this morning by the de
feat of the resolution, and plan of proceed
ure under which the trial was TO be had.
by vote of seven to five not a two thirds
vote of the council as required by tae
charter in such case. The proceeding
are generally regarded as farce.
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Vital Gu es'iOns!

Ask the most eminent physician
Of any school, what is the best thing in the
world for quieung and allaying all irritation OF
the nerves ana .'orIng all forms OF nervous COM
plants, giv.ng natural cildIike refreshing SLEEP
always?
And they II tell you unhesitatingly
''Some form Of Hops!''
CaAPTER 1.
Ask any or all of yhe most eminent physicians
''What is the best and only reoetiy tidt can be
relied on to cure al diseases Of The kldaeys and
urinary orga1s such As tSTight's disease disbetes
retention inability to retain urine, and all tlie
diseases and ailments peculiar to women''-
'And they will tell you explicitly and EN-
phatically ''Buchu."
Ask the same physicians
''What is the most reliable and surest cure fol
all liver diseases OF dyspepsia, constipation, III
digestion, biiousness, malarial fever, ague
etc., and they will tell you:
Mandrake or Dandelion!''
Hence, when these remedies are combined witt
others equally valuable
And compounded into Hop Bitters, such
concluded next week.
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B1igItton Beach Races,

NEW YORK, July 28.-Brighton Beach
races. First race. two year-olds, three
fourths mile-Andrew Smith 1st, Treasurer
I'd, King Earnest, filly, Sd. Time-1:19L
Second race, mile and eighth-Redfoz
1st, Barney Aaron I'd, Periwinkle Sd. Time
|-1:461s.
Third race, one mile-Metropolis 1st
Ell Captain I'd, R Monee Sd. Time-1:45
Fourth race, mile and half-La Glorif
1st, Monk I'd, Keno Sd. Time-2:39I.
Fifth race, one mile-Shelby Barnes 1st
Japonica I'd, Marie Sd. Time-1 :4615.
Sixth race. three-fourths mile-Plungel
1st, Swift I'd, Hickory Jim Sd. Time
1:l5I.
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Tho Convention.
iSiOux Falls Press.

The spirit of the Huron convention,
which the Press some weeks ago prophe-
sled would shortly reach north Dakota, has
got here, and the people of our sister
section are arranging for convention to
be held September l, to give expression
to their views regarding division of the
territory. The people of north Dakota
must be on the alert, however, or their
wishes will be throttled by the wire-pulI
ings and connivings of the men who are
interested in capital deals, etc,