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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
Big Dakota Colony.

A Dakota party, which left Grand
Rapids, Mich, last Tuesday night, ar
rived at st. Paul last Friday evening, and
continued its journey to New Buffalo,
Oak, by the Northern Pacific. The par
ty required the service of twenty-three
cars and one coach. The former were
filled with every conceivable commodity,
including live stock, household furniture,
agricultural implements. etc, the prop
erty amounting altogether to about $50:
900. ~ In tine largest UAuuuc ever mau0
from that portion of Michigan, and the
party IL made up OF farmers, stock rails
ers. merchants, professionals, etc, who
seek their fortune in the new Eldorado.
The tram from Chicago to this point
made seventeen miles per hour, and the
Northern Pacific railroad promised to
DO as we'll, or better. to New Buffalo.
The expedition is practically under the
direction OF r. N. Goodsell. j. N. Han
naford, of the Northern Pacific, and l..
w. Campbell, of the Milwaukee and st.
Paul directed the transfer at st. Paul, and
received the party's thanks for their
courtesy and attention.
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structed the jury to investigate the case, and
said Police Justice Smith exceeded his pow
ers in assuming to decide that the homicide
was justhable. His action did not stop the
grand jnry from indicting COnkling.
w. J. Carey, young fellow Of nineteen,
who in October last committed rap, on q
married lady at Saratoga, Winona county,
Mimi, and who was indicted for the crime,
escaped for the time and has been vainly
looked for ever since. was caught in Vino
ma recently and put under Sl 900 bonds, in
default of which he was sent TO Jail.
The friends of Maj. Phipps, the defaulting
almshouse superintendent of Philadelphia,
are beginning to feel appalled, at the pros
pect of continuing 10 pay for his luxuries in
Canadian Jail for an indefinite time in the
future, to say nothing of meeting the cost Of
an appeal to the prvy council.
An incompetent midwife has been ar
rested for the death OF Mrs. August Spindler
at Fort Wayne. The victim endured labor
pains for twenty.four hours and died with
the child unborn.
w. Wells, cashier of large insurance
firm Buffalo, n. V, is reported to be short
in his accounts $4,000. lt is said he loaned
funds to George L. Royce, oil dealer on
notes.
Charles Henry Lee, colored, sentenced to
be hanged at Richmond. Va, July 81 for
the murder of Daniel Miller, Feb. H. has
been granted a new trial.
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Work Of the Civil Service Reform
Commission.

Dorman B. Eaton the head Of the reform
commission has the following to say with
reference to the work in hand before the
civil service commission:
Removals are not considered by or in any
way under the control of the conmi ission,
nor ia the tenuro Of nffine Tho latter is in
directly and wholeso:nely affected by the
fact that as the political motive for remov-
ing A. who is good man is generally TO
make place for b. the temptation ID make
or cause to be made is removed, when B
cannot directly be appointed to AS place,
but must take his chance on the competitive
lists. Another point is that as the lists are
public the mere fact of going upon them is
generally assurance that mans record is
right, as he exposes himself To the criticism
not only of the public but those who have
personal reasons for proven ing al improper
appointment All examinations will be in
writing and the record preserved so that the
appeals can be heard by the commission at
any time.
During Mr.. Eaton's experience under
Grant in this district there was not but one
appeal, and the appellant withdrew that
upon the examiners appearing and explain
ing the reason for their action. Mr.. Eaton,
in reply TO question, said in effect that
about 10 600 would be under the supervision
of the commission so far AS the requirement
of examination by applicants for vacancies
are concerned. These include al! the de-
partments in Washington. except that labor
ers are exempt, and also those ap 'ointments
some 3OO-where the confirmation of the
senate is necessary.
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about three weeks ago, on different
trains. Hoffman acknowledges that he
once travelled under the name Of Jones,
and that he was arrested once in Dakota
on the charge of robbing a stage coach
and numbering one of the passengers.
Volume two Of the supreme court re-
ports Of Dakota has just been issued from
the Press and Dakotaian estab ishment
by Bowen & Kinsbury, owners of the
copyright. 1t is book containing 562
pages and was complied by +. G. Smith,
official court reporter. This volume
takes the reports of the supreme court
of Dakota up to and including the Octo-
ber. 1881 term. The second edition of
the first volume of Dakota reports, also
the property of Bowen d Kingsbury, is
now in press, the first edition having
been exhausted
First Controller Lawrence intimatcs
that he will direct the treasurer not to
pay Delegate Raymond of Dakota his
salary because he has an unsettled ac-
count as United States marshal. While
the treasury books technically show Mr..
Raymond TO be in debt to the govern
ment, the latter in reality owes him y
balance in fees TO amount ofsome 81 200.
Some of his vouches have not yet ar
rived, however, and as they are not eX-
pected until after April 4, the first con-
gressional pay day, the prospect is that
his salary will be withheld, he not being
protected by the constitution like a
member of congress, whose pay is thus
guaranteed.
An Aberdeen letter says: Vast num-
bers of people are arriving in Aberdeen
daily and locating upon government
land. From 1000 to 10000 acres are
entered daily, and great many are 60
ing upon unsurveyed land. A colony of
$50 Welsh people under Emigr mt Agent
Powell located west of here in Edlnunds
county last week, and colony of 500
more are expected here this week.
Three townships have been scripted in
Edmunds county, and town lots are be.
ing sold already. Two tracts of land
have been plated on the Missouri, in
Walworth county, and the lots of one
will be put upon the market soon. Both
are called lie Beau, and there is great
rivalry between them, one being owned
by Minnesota and Northwestern rail lway
men, and the other Jy pers ons in Aber-
deem.
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NEWS CONDENSED.
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

II was a boomerang that Controller Law
renee playfully slung at Tom Ochiltree. he
found that to refuse the latters salary be
must also refuse the presidents rs Arthur
was indebted to the government about as
bad as Ochiltree. AS the president wields
the appointing power, Controller Lawrence
took the return whack fro n his boomerang
with good grace, and decided that he would
pay Ochiltree his salary. The decision does
not include Delegate Raymond of Dakota,
on the fine haired distinction that he is not
a member of congress within the meaning
Of the constitution.
The department ofagriculture will shortly
establish near Washington an experimental
farm and hospital tor the tr atment ofdomes-
tic animals, with q view to ascertaining by a
series of careful scientific experiments the
causes of such diseases rs Texas fever pleuro
pneumonia etc, and what are she best
methods of preventing or curing them.
Experiments will be under the direction Of
DR.. ID. K. Salmon of Ashevil'e n. c., spe-
ciaist who has been for some time engaged
in such Investigations.
Sunday the United States swapped treas
urers, Gilfilan going out and Wyman in.
For two weeks the boys in the national
money box will be busy counting the pen
MES and nickels to see if any stuck to Mr..
Gilfllan's clothes. No count has been made
in ten wears, three treasurers having accepted
the office without making up cash.
Posimasters commissioned: Samuel Shep.
ard, Draper, Iowa; Emily S. B. Smith, Wolf
Dale. Iowa; William Vaughn, Garfield,
Mimi. John Murphy, Horizon, Wis; Fred
G. Horn, Norris, Wis ; Thomas II. Woods,
Gait. OAK; George w. Sayles, Howell, OAK;
Myron X. ke t, Mora, Minn.
No correspondence has passed between
this government and that OF Great Britain
regarding system of international police,
or n reciprocal watch to keep in each coun-
try upon the criminals or enemies OF the
other.
The president has received from Brasch &
Rothenstein, Berlin, an additional flood
sufferer contribution of 4,300 marks, 800
marks being contributed by the emperor
and empress OF Germany. The total amount
thus transmitted is &. 500 marks.
There are number Of cases pending
based upon the provisions of the civil rights
law where colored mel have been exciu ded
from hotels, theatres. sleeping cars, etc, and
il il understood that decisions will be rem
dered at an early day
Secretary Lincoln has pardoned deserter
named Graves who is in the employ ot the
Pacific avenue street car service, Washing
ton.
Attorney General Brewster expects tc rem
der his decision in regard to the date when
bank taxes cease at an early day
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PERSONAL NEWS NOTES.

At Worcester, Mass, Rev George Allen,
a congreg ational minister, aged nlnety-one
years, died recently. He was a grad
uate of Yale, author of the resolutions of
'4s for Free soil, free men, free speech, and
a free land" and a brother of the late Chief
Justice Allen. Isaac Davis also died few
days ago agec eighty-three He was grad
| uate of Brown university ex-mayor OF the
/ city, a lifelong democrat, twice candidate
for governor, and nephew OF ex-Cov. Davis
of Massachusetts,.
Henry Ward Beecher, in the course CT
his remarks at B,ooklyn temperance
meeting said, "If men must drink, ask
| them between drinks to come with you and
help along the cause. i don't believe in
denouncing all men who sell liquor as
| scoundrels. There are some good men who
are engaged in this business, men with kind
and generous spirits"
Ex. Senator Window said the other day
that he was interested in the new New York
Stock exchange only as an investor. His
name has been connected with the personal
management. Mr.. Window said that
enough money had been already subscr ibed
to make the new venture a success.
The cost of the Vanderbilt ball is estima-
ted as follows: Costumes, $l55, 739: flowers,
81 900; carriages, $4, ,O00 hair dressing $4,-
600; supper and extra servants, $25, ,000 max
| ing Ii tutal oI nearly SZuU,UU
Gen. n. b. Butord died in Chicago recent
| ly. He graduated from West Point in 1927,
and held the rank of brigadier general OF
| volunteers in the war of the rebellion. He
was born in Kentucky in 1907.
Trial briggs, eghty-one, married Mrs
Bedell, seventy-iive, at Lockport, n Y,
| last week. They had been on the point of
marrying twice in early life and each time
| married some one else.
| II. II. Warner, the kidney quack medi-
cine man of Rochester, \. Y, has come to
| grief in his investment of 81 600 600 in grape
sugar works in Kansas City. The works
| will be sold.
Dennis RYAN, wealthy capitalist Of st
Paul has offered to put up big hotel on
| condition that the citizens shall furnish a
bonus OF 100000.
| Adjt. Gen. Drum has telegraphlc advises
that Inspector General BelOs b. Sanket was
stricken with apoplexy at San Antonio,
Tex, Tuesday.
Jerome Leland. one of the proprietors Of
the Sturtevant house, New York, died at the
Leland homestead, Newhurgh recently OF
| pneumonia.
Ex- Senator Gordon denies that he is GO
ing to run for the senate in Florida.
NJ. Bell, the telephone genius is worth
| s. 600 COO.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
GENERAL NEWS IN BRIEF

Articles of incorporation of the United
States Electrical, company of Minnesota
have been filed with the secretary OF state.
The business of the cor poraton is to be the
buying selling, making, letting, hiring OPP
Grating and dealing in apparatus and ma
chine power from the production, storage,
transmission and distribution of electricity,
whether tor lighr, power, OF other purpose.
The principal place of business is To be st.
Paul The corporation will commence on
the Both inst, and continue for the term of
thirty years. The amount of capital stock
is stated at $500, 900, divided into 000 shares
Of 800 each, to be paid in when called for
the board oi directors. The highest amount
of Indebtedness or liability is limited to
$4,000. The persons named as incorpora
tors are Chauncy w. Griggs, James Pow
ers. James A. Woolsey, idison Foter
oiSt. Paul, and Charles +. Kindred of Brain
ard Messrs. Grggs. Power, Woolsey, Kin
dred and ., A. Pray constitute the first
board of directors.
A slight earthquake occurred in San Fran
cisco ut 7:42 Friday. Farther south the
shock was heavy At Wa,sonville, Santa
Cruz county, nine shocks were felt, break
ing cIocaegy, p!astering etc. AZ Hollister,
San Bsntnn county, plate glass windows
were SUaSneu, ana Drlck DulluligS craCheu.
A temporary panic resulted, and the streets
filled with inhabitants many in undress.
The bin prohibti 6 political commit
tees, or memters thereof, from assessing or
collecting contributions from public Offc-
ais for political purposes has passed the
third reading in the Pennsy lvania legisla-
ture.
The regatta at Nice has been postponed,
owing TO the objections of the Americans.
The yacht Dauntless, was damaged ia a
storm, and is not i'm condition to make
fair test OF her, merits. o., s
Franz Ackernan and his wife, two religi-
Gus lunatics in New York, refuse to take
food, and their attendants have 10 cram it
down their throats
The New York legislature is amending the
Sunday penal code to allow necessities TO
be sold and unavoidable work to be done
on that day.
The Edison Electric Illuminating com
parry has been organized in Boston; capital
81, 900, 900. ExGov. Rice is president.
Our imports during the last three months
were $50, i04, 4O3 against i+a.52s, 1875 for the
corresponding months in lSS2
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
FOREIGN NEWS NOTES.

Montreal is having a series OF peculiar
ailures, which have gons without explana.
ton from the local papers as to their causes
A succession of heavy collapses naturally
excites some inquiry as to what lies behind
them. Local and personal influences cannot
usually produce such a cluster OF failures
1t has come TO tight from other sources that
several of the recent failures were occa-
stoned by the tardiness Of collections in
Mapitoba, and by failures in Winnipeg
Merchants last tail laid in heavy stocks in
anticipation of an active business during
the winter.
An American named Featherstone and a
man named O'Herlihy, Parnelite, have
been arrested at Cork, charged with conspi-
racy to murder. The postoffice is occupied
by q large force OF police. Threats are be-
e made TO blow up the building. One
Carlody, plasterer has also been al rested
A fourth person fed. Documents were
lieved due to information given by the
man arrested at Liverpool.
An announcement in German newspapers
that Germany will not allow France to stea,
a march on her in the adoption ofrifes 70
her infantry causes some comment in Paris
Four battaions of German troops at Konigs.
berg and Stettin have already, as an expert
ment been armed with repeating rifles, but
the results so far are discouraging.
The prince of Wales declines the request
Of the king OF Denmark to use his kindly
Offices with the PrIlssian government TO Sc
cure favorable action upon the grievances
OF which the Danes living in Schieswig COM
Lain.
Glib, Laird & Co., Of Quebec, wholesale
ocgrers, have failed with liabilities about
100000, while their assets are nominally
5000. James g. Ross and the Union and
Quebec banks are The principal creditors.
The wife of Captain Boxer, of the Roya
navy, England, has arrived in Montreal
with her husband to claim $225, 900 settled
upon her oy her adopted father. Henry in.
dab, queens counsel.
The duke and duchess OF Edinburgh will
be the only members OF the royal family
OF England that will attend the coronation
of the car.
Lorenz Diefenbach. the eminent German
scholar is dead.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
The Failures for Three Months.

Bradstreet's Journal furnishe, the fol-
lowing: There were 10 failures reported to
Braas reefs duling the week ending 3!st
twenty-six less than the preceding week,
forty one more than the corresponding
week of 1882 and fifty-eight more than the
same week of 1881:
Brsds,reet's Journal also furnishes rec
ord of mercantile failures for the quarter.
It says the record of trade disaster, for the
first quarter of 1888 is formidable one.
The number is 3 l89, against LAG and
1886 for the first quarter of 1882 and 1881,
respectively. the liabilities for this quar-
ter foot up S42 235 535. against SIS, ,Ol0, 9i4
for the same quarter last year. The total
Of assets for this quarter il f23, 163, S2S,
against S., 523, sal for the quarter OF last
year. Ii should be noted, however, that
the percentage of assets is larger for this
quarter from the fact that a few heavy
failures present schedules of acknowledged
assets equal and, in one or two instances,
in excess of liabilities In the western
states 975 failures for the quarter have all
average liability Of SIS l56, the ratio OF as
sets to liabilities being 1913.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
RAILROAD NEWS NOTES.

Gath says Northern Pacific is now ia
vnrite stock. and Willard from having coon
called an adventurer three or four years ago,
is low regarded as man OF more scope,
united with selt-respect, than any railroad
spirit in this country. His temper, origin
ally high, is said to gam patience with
success. He seems to have some faith in
human 2nature, while many of his para
sites have not.
The change of the Midland railroad run
ming from Wabasha west ward to the stand
ard gauge, an its extension to some point on
the Southern Minnesota, will give the Mil
waukee & st. Paul company direct line
rom Eau Claire and Menomonie to the
broad praires of Iowa, Nebraska and Da-
kota, and the amount OF business done over
il will be immense
Since March no less than l6l cars Of
immigrants and their goods have passed
through Wells, going west over the South
ern Minnesota niney-Ope cars during last
week.
The earnings for the Chicago Il Northwes-
tern railroad for the third week IN March
were: 1883. $474,S 1882, 1872, 800; in
crease $l0l 800.
The trouble with the engineers Of the
Manitoba railroad has been settled.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
Flatteriug Dominion Budget.

Sir Leonard Tilley, finance minister, OF
the Dominion in delivering the budget
speech said that the present government
had reduced taxation last year 81 800, 600,
and paid the Indebtedness for next year in
the same manner He showed by figures
how working people had prospered. prov
ing this by giving amounts of deposits in
government saving banks for some time
past, and also proved by figures that the
country, while payinga large amount of
Indebtedness, had decreased its debt and
lessened taxation; that the surplus tor The
last fiscal year was $40, 000 600, and the year
previous 81 ,000, 600. Altogether the speech
was received with unbounded approval, and
admitted TO be the most satisfactory and alb
minister.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07

Ogontz, Jay Cookies magnificent su-
burban home near Philadelphia, is to be
occupied by the Chestnut street semi
nary, Of that city 1t will probably be
the most luxurious and elegant board
ing school for young ladies in the coun-
try, as Mr.. Cooke is sparing no expense
to make the already palatial building and
grounds perfect for the use to which he
has long intended to devote them. 1t
is proposed that it shall be an ideal
place for the thorough and broad train
ing of the favored few who can enjoy its
privileges. Miss Eastman the prin-
cipal long distinguished her
self i'm the Buffalo High schoo
by rare faculty of bringing out
whatever there was noble and elevated
in her pupils, and her colleagues are all
able and experienced educators.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07

1t appears from facts and figures late ly
published from the New Hampshire
board of health that the Yankee is disap-
pearing from that state, During the
last yesrthere was an actual loss of 800
in the American population of that state
from the excess of births over deaths.
If we consider in connection with this
the steady streams Of emigration which
carry the Yankees south and west and
fill their places with Canadians and
Irishmen, the conclusion is forced upon
us that the year is not far away when
the race that settled New Hampshire
and has furnished the brain and Drawn,
that have made the little commonwealth
famous, will have become practically ex-
tinct. But what is the loss to New
Hampshire is an incalculable gain to
other sections of the country. What the
new races will do for the Granite State,
time alone can determine.
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also appointed: John w. Wadsworth, Unit
ed States consul at Saltillo, Mexico John
l.. Parish of Illinois, United State, consul
al Chemntz, Saxony. vice John J. Finn;
James ID. Bowie collector of customs for
the district of Yorktown, Va; Joseph G..
Chandler, receiver of public moneys at
Yankton, OAK. vice Alexander Hughes, re-
signed, and James N. Stone, collector of in
ternal revenue for the first district of Michi-
gan vice Trowbridge suspended.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07
rheumatism ami Gvut Defined

Our rheumatic friend who signs the
name Inquirer" may possibly derive
some cue to guide him in pursuit of his
ignis fatups in the following true story
related by "Fides": Some forty years
ago, near Boston their lived man who,
left with an ample fortune at the age OF
twenty, gave loose rein to his habits,
and he soon pampered his body, and at
the age Of thirty had upon him gout in
its worst form 0nfammatory). He had
taken on mortal hatred to the name Of
eout, and would resent any intimation
that gout was his difficulty. and always
called his ailment rheumatism. On one
occasion he had for watcher and attend
ant workman in the village who was a
noted wag During the night the patient,
beingin extreme agony ejaculated: "Oh,
if any one could tell me the difference
between gout and rheumatismw Our
wag at once remarked that he could an
swer that question. The patient made
answer, "Do; tell me ifyou can!" Well"
says our wag, "that is easy enough.
Rheumatism is only, and no more nor
less, than original sin. while gout is act.
ual transgression." The poor patient
answered only, with deep groan,
doubtless too well satisfied with correct
ness of the answer.-Boston Courier.
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Gossip About the Capital Busi-
ness.

Sioux City, Iowa, Special Telegram:
Four of the Dakota capital commission
ers are still here. The rest have gone
to Swan Lake. where Judge Kidder is
holding court, to get their bonds ap-
proved. One of the commissioners,
Alex. Hughes, of Yankton, said that it
il not necessary that the commission
hold their meetings in Yankton, and in
timated that they would not do so, but
would selec. some other place, Appear
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-04-07

The Jolly millers' are not so jolly as
formerly. The milling interests at
Minneapolis are greatly depressed, and
the same report comes from other places.
The demand for -four is merely nomi-
nal, and what caused the curious situa-
ton Of affairs is topic of discussion.
But all hope for better times later in the
season.
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The De Smet Leader.
PUBLISHED SATURDAYS
By TIE
Leader. publishing Go.
NJ. A. BROWN, EDITOR.
TERMS:

March, without being unusually dis
agreeable, was colder than usual, the
average temperature being from ten to
twelve degrees lower than last year. The
previous months having been cold, win
ter has been disagreeably prolonged.