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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-18

his father, George Earle OF Philadelphia,
bonds of the Pennsylvania railroad to he
employed in laying annuities 70 complain
ants that he procured fraudulent divorce
fifteen years ago and married again, and a
suit is now pending 10 set the divorce aside
that when the children took mp their moth.
ers cause he converted securities which paid
. per cent. into government . per cents.
They ask his removal a. trustee and for al
accounting.
The New York Herald publishes some in.
terssiing interviews with Irish revolution
lists, which go to show that the recent dyni-
mite trials in England grew out OF nior-
nation given by James McDermott. The
discovery ofthese facts led TO his attempted
assassination in that city some three ysara
ago, and his subsequent flight 40 England
where h. was arrested by the British gov
ernment. The arrest il looked upon as
blind. McDermott is charged by the Irish
reVolutionists there with giving the inform
alton upon which Feathefstone, Deasy,
Flsnnigan aud Dalton were arrested.
The valuation OF the city of Boston as
assessed May /, 1883, is announced at i6s2,
3G9 800, gain of 81, vi, 100, this gain being
Wnoily on rear estate. ut gam bil fchi Us
tate IL $40, ,69s 700, and the loss on personal
prOI 'riy is ts27, 100, making the net gain
stand a. above. The rate of taxation de =
clared is fl4.J 80 OH 1000, n reduction Ot 20
cents from the rate last year.
At the Buffalo races on the Sh was the
g.. al for purse Of 5000. trotted by 81,
ten, Edwin Thorne Trnket and Fanny
WitherspOon. 81. Julien took all but the
first heat, which WAS dropped 10 Thorne,
who came ia good second aiterward.
The American frigate Bandaa is now
coursing in the Gnlf OF St. Lawrence and
will pay the Montreal harbor visit after
the 10th inst. Citizens propose getting mp
a grand entertainment for the officers.
Kansas City social circles are excited over
the mysterious disappearance Of Miss Gladys
Frank, who left note saying that she WAS
married and then vanished leaving neither
track nor trace.
The national banks numper 2,415, with n
total capital Of over $500, O00, 900 and depos.
It's aggregating 81 ,042, ,937, 7G3.
A Gardiner (Me, man wills 81. 900 to the
Methodist church there on condition that
il hise mp sociables.
John Teals of Williamson, \. Y, has
picked nearly 10000 quarts of black kberrieS
this season.
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Sheriff Miller then made his appearance
ard one shot was fired at him, but the bnl.
let flew wide OF its mark Lyon WAS arres.
ted and lodged IN jail.
The Grant county bank Of Herman was
granted charter on the 18th. Its capital
stock is }25 900 and +. w. Snyder iN the
cashier
A. Il. Sheaton, carpet and house furnish
er, OF 81. Johns, y. r.. has suspended. Liza.
bilities between $50. 900 and 100000.
The London Times began last month tie
puolication.ot u dailysanhex called the Sum
mary, which is u miniature Of the Times,
containing the cream Of the general news,
condensation Of the Times editorial arti'
cles aud extended reports OF a few important
local matters. The Summary is sold for
half penny the Times for three pence.
Mayor Joseph Devereanx of Windsor,
Eng, after three terms OF service, has been
Offered the honor ut knighthood. He IL a
tradesman. and the dwellers of the royal
borough may have the JOY of buying hats
Of a 'Sir."
Devon hotel, II celebrated country hot.l
near Philadelphia built by George w.
Childs, has been burned All the guests
are safe.
Philander WOlcoit, farmer, aged thirty
years living near Green Village, Trumbnll
county, ohio, was eored TO death by u bull.
His bOdv was terribly mangled, the .annial
tossing i. about for halt All hour before be
ing discovered
young IAN named Hans IHsrnesion
crossing the Van Buren Street bridge, Chi
csgo, over the Chicago river on the 18th,
inst, broke IN on ordinary conversation by
remsrkng: 81 might as well end il here.
AMI plunged into the river Two hours pre-.
ceding All unknown man leaped rom the
Division street bridge into the river. The
dead bodies Of both were recovered.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-18

DR.. 4. :. L. Mlllcr of New York is al
American Ethiopian with some white
blood in his veins, but not great deal
He would pass for what ~ called "col
ored man, anywhere, and he must be
a pretty good doctor az he has recently
been elected member of the MetropOl
itan Museum of Art, and lie is the first
and only one of the race that predomin-
utes III him to receive tais distinction
This points him ont as a iGau Of mark III
his profession. He was born slave in
Charleston, 5. g., ia 1896, ran away to
the mon army IN soon as he got n
chance; served IL colonel till the waI
ended, came north and became office
boy for doctor; went 10 school, read
medicine in the doctors office; entered
the Howard university at Washington in
1871 and completed the course and got
his "shcepskin' i'll 1874. lie went to
New YORK and commenced practice -as a
physician and surgeon, and was cordial.
~ received by the members of his pro.
tession and built mp II profitable practice
among all classes and ColOrs.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-18

Advices from Elkaterno, SClav Russia,
where demonstration against the Jews was
made on the 2nd and Sd insts, state III at
three colonies Of COssacks had arrived
toi the preservation of order Eighteen OF
the 100 persons arrested for participating in
the demonstrations have already been
placed on trial before \ military tribunal,
Many innocent persons who were injured
during the riOting have since died. II has
transplred that no Jews were injured as
they escaped, having timely warning that
an attack would be made upon them.
The Canadian minister Of finance, Leon.
ard Tilley, was entertained at luncheon in
London on the 9th inst, hy the United
Kingdom alliance The Canadian high
COMMISSION were present. Wilir.d Law
son presided. He said the colonies were
faI ahead al the mother country in temper
ance reform. Sir Leonard lilly said he
thought local option, which prevails in
Canada, should be adopted in England.
The Dublin rshman-newspaper
nounces the verdict in the cases of Fea, her
stone Deasy, Flanagan and Dalton. who
were recently convicted at Liverpool of
treason ard felony and sentenced to pena
sefVtude for life II declares that no one
could expect Liverpool 10 be impartial The
Freeman's journal, commenting on these
cases, says no sentence is too severe for dyn.
amiitTS
Lord Windsor was married recently tu the
daughter Of Sir Augustus Page. The wed.
dir & was very brilliant affair, and il looked
upon in aristOcrstic cifcles ~ the event nf
the season. The queens present 10 the
bride was the inevitable Indian shawl.
which her majesty seems To think is
the only proper gilt on such occasions.
The steamship Parthian. with ksvsnagh,
Joseph Hanan and four other intormers in
the Phpnx park murder cases, who We're
refused permission tn land nj Melbourne,
has arrived al Sidney, \. s.. The iniormers,
10y order Of The hcme government, have been
transferred 10 the iroa clad Nelson
Further particulars are just al hand Of
the murder o' James Carey bv ODOHnel.
They show thst the shooting took place
when ih- vessel was twelve miles from
land.
Queen Victoria has approved the
appoinlnen, OF the duke of Con
naught 10 divisional command in
Bengal
The British imports decreased the past
month, compared with July lat year,
f64O, 60; exports decreased 1887, 600.
Mr.. 6 ladstope, during the American re-
belIion, squsndereh 100000 on confeder.
ate bonds which be still holds.
The British government provides an ad.
ditional 80 90 To aid Irish immigration.
The Spanish revolt will prevent Alp
honso's visit 10 Kaiser Wilhelm.
Italian scientists are going 10 lschia To
study earthquake causes.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-18

AT Mitchell, Dak the jail door was left
open after giving The prisoners their dinner
on the l2th inst and three of the latter es.
capped Carl Goeriz and j. B. Star held for
the grand jury ior shooting two different
men, and one Roacb, awaiting sentence for
horse stealing. Goeriiz has been captured,
but the other two are at large,
Michael Dauner, station agent for The
Chicago, Rock Island aS Pacific raj airoad at
MarseiIl.s III, was arrested recently for
the alleged embezLiement of funds oi the
Odd Fellows Benevolent association OF
New York. while serving ~ It's treasurer
ten years ago.
A young lady named Eva Clark has been
murdered at Dillon, Mont. Charles A
Lewis il suspected of the crime ~ is in
custody. Eva Was character impersOna-
tor and elocutionist w'o haG travelled
through the northwest with a company Oi
which Lewis wss manager and star.
A gentleman from Silver Bow valley,
Mont, reports thai Two prosrectcr- were
held mp" At the muzzle Of the revolver by a
single 'oot. pad recently in the hills, two
Ii. les west Oft. {. Miles ranch aud robbed
of what money they had about them.
J. n. Mildly, u sub. contractor under Fru-
in Il Co, who are doing work for the Mis-.
souri Pacific Dad between Laciede aud
kirkwood, in St Louis county, is alleged "a
have absconded, leaving behind him debt
amounting to s., 900 or $40 tOD.
Sunday night burglars entered Brown Il
Sons hardware store in Grand Forks ard
took goods 10 the value Of fl25.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-18

On the morning OF the 9.h gentleman
registered at the Merchants hotel as Thomas
Slidell Clarke, New York, and WAS shown
Ia room Mr. Clarke had all the appear.
unc of an invalid when he arrived, and
shortly after he went TO his room he was
taken worse, and Just tw.nty-four after his
arrival he died. Mr.. Clarke was twenty.
nine wears of age, and WAS an attorney in
New York city. but his home was with his
father at Ionkers, \. y.
Depu,y Auditor Hut OF Ramsey county,
Mimi, died The Sth, Of heart disease, with
which he has heen troubled for some time.
Mr. Hult was thirty seven years uf age, a
natiyc Of Sweden, and leaves wife and
two children. Mr.. Hult was n prominent
member Of the odd Fellows Fraternity and
pf the Ancient order of Unite'' Workmen.
The widow will receive 81 600, 81 600 from
each of the above mentioned Orders.
Mr.. A. f. c. Pierson, accompanied by
Mrs rierson, left st. Paul recently via
Omaha, TO attend the grand encampment
of knights !emplar, Of which he is past
grand captain general, in San Francisco.
I'm route Mr.. PieTson will attend a meeting
Of Royal Arch Masons OF the United States
q, Denver Of which he is past general grand
king.
Rev. William Cole a Baptist clergyman
OF Lowell, Mass, lett home fourteen months
ago with horse and buggy, and has Just
returned from point some distance beyond
81 Paul, having driven in all over 1900
miles. Mr.. Cole is much interested in edu-
cat iona matters, and during his Journey
visited over 400 schools.
Henry Irving, AT the dinner given in his
honor recenly by the Rabelais club, said
That he had, in the course Of his career,
acted in Go parts, of which he had played
only sixty-two in London.
pr Oliver s. Taylor of Auburn. n. y,
the one surviving member OF the Dartmouth
college class of 1908, is now in his Tooth
year Of life, and enjoys perfect health of
mind and body.
Moses Whipple, the veteran driver of
Troy, \. y, is dead. A year ago, while in
Il race. he was thrown from his sulky, and
never recovered from the shock
G. H. Mccormick, the reaper manu-
iacturer, has paid debt Of S40.0O on the
PRESBYTERIAN church of RushtielG, y. y,
When Bishop DweHger returned to Fort
Wayne Ind, from Rome, he was met at the
depot by $500 OF his people.
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Stage Struck Girls.
ON the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
stage struck girls in hicago' echoed
Mckee Rankin yesterday afternoon, in
response 70 III inquiry as to whether
or not he ha seen any since he arrived
here. "Well, should say there were
lots of 'em. I've been bothered with
them in every city in the country, but
there seems 10 be- all extra supply in
this place.
"rhey come in al. shapes and sizes, aud
various ages. Some Of them want 10
star as Jniets and Camil|s the first
week, and as IA general thing they know
no more about acting than pig docs
abon, flying. Just a few days ago one
rame t. me and said she knew she had
talent for the stage. She said she had
acted in church chalades, and people
told her she ought 10 90 on the stage,
From her appearance ! thonght ahe
might no able % tell me ~ what she had
seen nc the time Of the Mexican war,
but didn't ask her. She looked ~
IL che might be II regular veteran. She
WAS iall and spare, wore Hpectacles, and
had glass eve.
"Said what can You do?"
"Oh, anything" she replied, "Jnst
give me n trial"
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Judge Park,s Successor.

MADISON, Wis, Special Telegram, Aug. 13.
To-day Gov. Rusk appointed Charles N.
Webb Of Grand Rapids judge of the Seventh
judicial circuit. vice q. L. Park, resigned, the
appointment to take effect Aug I 3, and con-
tinuing until bis successor is qualified, after
having been elected upon the first Monday in
January, 1855.
Charles Morton Webb was born at Towanda, Pa,
Dec 30, 1893, his father being John l.. Webb
member OF the Pennsylvania legislature. who died
in s40 At the age Of Twelve years Mr.. Webb en-
tered q printing Office AZ Troy, Pa, and subse-
quen'ly worked at the printers trade at Welsboro.
same State. In 1850 he entered the West Point
and for three years set type In Washington. In
1855 he began the study OF law Ia his native town
aud was admitted 70 the bar in September. 1857.
In the April following he went to Grand Rapids,
Wis. Before he had been there q year he was
elected district attorney and held the Of
fec until 1861, when he resigned TO enter
the army ss first leutenan. OF Company q. Twelfth
regiment, Wisconsin volunteers, aud after eight
months service, resigned Returniug TO Grand
Rapids he resumed his law practice, and in 1864
elected clerk OF The board Of Supervisors. sery
ing two terms In s6s be was elected State sem
aior. aud for several years. beginning In 1870. ne
district IL Wisconsin. In 1857 he married Miss
Jane Pieic. II SmithOeld, Pa, and by her has
three children. Mr. Webb Is close student, his
studies being mainly Ia The line Of hts profession.
He Is good eourt iaws-s, bat his strength is best
shown before Jury. he ranks among the ablest
lawyers OF his psrt " the State. He has always
been Republican.
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HAzer ylarllYau

WAsHIYGToN, Special Telegram, Aug = -
Adjutsu, General Drum, who has just returned
from Western iour, Gays that he was present
with Secretary Lincoln much Of the time
during his visit III Chicago aud that the mos,
patent persona. and political influence was di.
rec'ed npon the secretary to secure the restor-
alton OF Cadet Iar'igan, who was appointed
from Illinois and recently dismissed from the
academy At West Point The influence was such
ss it might have been supposed, have secured
the immediate revocation OF the order. but il
did not The secretary firmly but courieousiy,
replied that he did not think Hsrtigan was
falsely accused at all. The superintendent Of
the academy did not think 80, and he would
not, 80 long rs he WAS secretary OF war, toler-
ate at the academy the presence OF any cadet
who preferred bazing 10 obedience to its rulea
and dIsciplnes. He therefore positively de-
clined W restore lfartigan.
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The student Of the college
Gives up pursuit Of knowledge,
And at the beach he seeks the girls to mash
mash, mash;
Or, scOrning idle pleasure,
DevOtes his summer leisure
To earning honest dollars singing hash
hSsh, hash.
Now the apothecary
Doth deem it necessary
To closely scan the men who soda drink
drink, drink;
So that he may not stir up
Their wrath by giving syrup
Entirely inconsistent with wink, wink,
wink.
The small boy Poes to swimming,
With very little trimming
Or ornament to deck his bathing suit, suit,
suit.
In fact, quite ushampered,
As Adam when he iampered,
In Eden with the interdicted fruit. fruit,
fruit. --Somerville Journal
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LATE NEWS INCi,ASSIFIED.

The First National bank at Indianapolis
opened al the ususl hour Monday, and the
ordinary business was transacted On the
application Of Mr.. Mary Morrison and
Miss Jane Ketcham, ,Yo OF the largest
stockh llders in the Indiana Banking com
pany, Iohn Saunders was appoiutsd receiver,
and will assume his duties at once.
Halt dozen stores in the business part
of the town Of Shelburne Ont, were
burned. Loss $4,000.
Dallas Williams All employe on the gov.
ernment pile driver ~ Mayerville Miss,
fell in the river recently ami was drowned
Thirteen men have been drowned off these
works the past two weeks.
The loss by the kimball house fire n
Atlanta is $500, 600 on building and 1926, 600
OH furniture. On the whole was the amount
of only $50 insurance. one reason whv
the owner carried 40 little insurance was
because OF the high rate charged The Kim
ball house was consderci the worst risk in
the city.
Miss Mary RiChsl d|on, aged eighteen
living one mile from Dou's Junction, H.,
nearly died on the l3'h nst., from the
effects OF bee sting on her jugulsr vein
The flesh sweled mp on the inside of her
throat so that she nearly Ch ,ked TO dtath.
For tour hours she was unconscious and in
terrible spasms.
The New York Times company has paid
S7,426 for the parti- wall Oh the old World
office property. where the terrible fire took
place. Mr.. Potter, the owner of the prop
erty, will build an eleven. story binding
there.
The returns 20 lar from the elections in
France show n net republican gain Of 60
seats. The republican triumph is most
notable in districts hitherto reaCtiunefy
Postmasters were commissioned on the
18th; Wiscon-in-Ch1rIes r. Barnes,
Rhrinelanier Miuneso'a-HarmerD d. Lat
inner, Clear Lake Dakots--Eima Larson
Dunlap. Montana Thomas Alexander
Forsyth. Postofiicss Establ shed Dakota
Melta, Buffalo county, Minnesota; Athens,
lsanh county. Postoffce names chang ed
Wisconsin Pickett's Station Wlnret ago
county, 10 Pickett; urne's corner, Buffalo
county 10 Urne.
The new Methodist church at Worthington
will be dedicated Sept. by BishopC c. D..
J, Foss of Minneapolis
Il J. T. Lyon, city marshal OF Worthington.
while ou a drunken ssree, arrested three
meif' withost Cause aud s'temp ed tn tax G
them To Jail Mayor Smith inter tered,
wnereupon Lyon drew Il revolver, bring st
bin several times bnt did no damage.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-08-18
The k,leciiOnA OF 1888.

Following is n complete list Of state elections
Tor the current year:
Couuecticut will elect November q oue-haf its
senate and It's full house OF representatives
Georgia elected April ~ Henry d. McpAUiei
Democrat. governor, 10 al the vacancy caused by
the death Of Alexander IL Stephens
Iowa will elect October = governor aud other
State Offices. part Of its senate. and its full honse
of representatives.
Kentucky elected Aug. q Democratic governor
and other State officers aud Legislature, aud
voted upoE the question Of holding convention 10
rev ~ the constitution OF the Safe.
Mary and viii elect Nov q governor and two
other State officers and legislature.
Massachusetts, will elect November d governor
ami other state officers aud legislature.
Michigan elected April - Democratic Green
back supreme judges AMI regents Of the university.
Minnesota viii elect, Nov. u. governor aud other
State ofiicers aid vote upon three amendments 10
the constitution ~ the State, which provide I'D that
tho general elections shall be held hereafter In No
vember In each even year. 90 that the secretary o'
state, the treasurer and the attorney general shall
serve two years aud the state auditor four years,
snd ~ fix the term u service OF the judges aud the
clerk ~ the supreme court and the judges Of the
district courts OF the State
; .,ss.es.p.. j. a..s .s;. S... &, 20 .os;Sa:grc
Nebraska will elect, Nov q, justice OF the su
pIeme court snd regents of the State university.
New Jersey will elect, Nov. d. its governor. part
~ s senate and its full house Of representatives
controller, treasurer, attorney general, engineer
and surveyor. and both branches Of the Legislature,
and vote upon q proposition 10 abolish contract
!. bor from the Sate prisons.
ONO will elect, Oct, y, governor aud other State
officers and Legislature. AMI vote upon three pro-
uosed amendments 10 the constitution Of the State,
which IL aud - regulate prohibit the sale Of IN
,oxcating liquor aud ~ reorganize the judiciary II
he State
Pennsylvania will elect, Nov. q, auditor genera
and state treasurer
Rhode Island elected, April 4, Republican gov.
ernor aud other State officers and legislature.
Teras will vote Ang. IL. at a special election,
upon four proposed amendments 10 the constitu.
ton IL the State, which, drs relate TO The sale uf
public school lands: second. limit the rate IL STATE
,nJ local uion third provide for the formation
Of a public Tree school fluid; and. fourth, ia the
. . trrms Il ths coCnty courts.
Vermont adopted, March q, two amendments To
the constitution % the State. making officers under
the federal government ineligible 10 seats In the
legislature. aud providing for the election by the
popular vote of secretary Of state aud auditor
of accounts on the general State ticket
Virginia will elect Nov q. part OF lis senate, aud
its full assembly
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Isigamist aud Robber.

MEMPHIS, Special Telegram, Aug 10 The
poncs tonight arrested J. Is Burtiick on
tse charge of bigamv He cams to Memphis
bout SIX months ago. and when arrested was
mployed as telegraph operator Burdick has
!. wife living at Boscobel, Wis, notwithstand-
ing which he married Miss Matte Thomas OF
this city about one month ago. Bnrlick has
several aliases, among them that OF Bannett,
and when he first came 10 Memphis he was
arrested for the robbery OF gold watch from
John McCedderton Of CrookstoD, Mimi The
authorities there failed 10 come for Burdick,
aud he was released. Taken altogether, he is
. very tough citizen Burdick, when arrested
some months ago, claimed to have wife in
New York. Tonight, however, he denies
having been married to any one else than his
Memphis wife.
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Nor,bwestern Postal Changes

The following postmasters have been
commissioned:
Dskota-Morris Jones, Powell; J8eph
Myers, Strat =, +. M. Leitch, Willow
Lake.
Postofficss scontinued-Dakota: Wood
vile Grand, Forks county.
Postoffice uame changed-Minnesota
Lanesborough. Fillmore county to Lanes
boro.
Star service tablished-Minnesota: Day
ton to railroad station, one ard one halt
miles six times q week.
Star service changes-Montana Virginia
City To Bozeman. from Sept. l, 1888; supply
Ennis between Virginia City aud Meadow
creek.
Star servic, disco ontinued-Montana vir-
ginis City TO Ennis.