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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-21
lie voltAirs gives the following account Of the
French operations in China:

lie FoitAire SiNeS me kuiiowinB account OF the
French operations in China:
Admiral Lespers blockaded Kelung Aug. s.
The Chinese attempted 10 repel him with the
Krupp common, and the French t~hereupon
opeg.sd Gre add silenced the battery without
cansuaiity A company then landed and spiked
the Chinese guns In this operation one man
was killed and two wounded Admiral Leepers
repaains at anchor before Kelung 10 prevent
Chinese vessels from eosling. Admiral Conr-
bet stops al Foo Chow 70 support patonorts's
demand A detachment of the squadron re-
mains on Woo Sung, ten miles north Of shang-
ha
Admiral Lespers reports hat on Aug. s, with
three yessels be attacked, and DESTROYED the
forts Of keluns On the 9th, partiee landed
from the ships snG completed tie destruction
OF war maserials in store there. The Wrench
are ne1 masters Of the port, rezdstsad and ne
mint Two were killed ard four wounded A
dispatch from pekin OF Aug, II SAYS Tsuue u
iamen has protested to the powers against The
operations Of the Freneh aest q Kelung.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-21
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crest Of the iii
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be skin on the
joints The mus
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-21

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ti aass 1854 at Csmp1
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,bieving. The ORD
pusa NV undivided respd
% hsasolutely essential
,,rias members. Io,|
, starvation, and wv, IVY
Seaih The fac's,|
.. .a,s As follows; "a
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s'e,o1 therein was nl|
c'Su March ~,
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wece unconscious
men sae iortheir restorstio|
nat nsat two pounds Of G ss
F,,r .ls but his stom1
~ threw up the nndhis]
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lns ~ asrty declared hiIa
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HAVING STOLEN L
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ssoorted TO me l ma
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800 arisr dat no should
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sSTmps for our break
.,as;ast. cur winter GO
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4 .s5Ien BY him n \
y ansnhty Of sealskln
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RAD Sged
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MTG mn Expedition
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-21

~ Is estimated that Phil Armour Of Chicago
cleared q million dollars in his recent pcri
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-21

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-08-21

huron Dak., Speclal.-Eastman q
Nance, proprietors of the Bank Of HUI
ron, made an assignment TO PrObsis
Judge Hannay. The unsecured liabil-
tiles, mostly to depositors, are SS,OW
The schedules have not fully been made
out, but the assignee says there viii IN
q~uestionably be assets sufficient to pay
dollar for dollar and leave a balance.
The first threshing of tho season was
done near Bismarck, August Q. One
half acre Of oats from the Marshall
farm yielded thirty bushels, and weighed
forty pounds 10 the busheL
A special from Pierre says: Prepara
tions are already being made in theway
OF perfecting facilities for the Dakota
Republican territorial convention, whien
meets here on September IL. Advices
are received here from all over the ter.
ritory which lead to the belief that u
will be the largest and most importans
convention ever held in Dakota. Ply
maries are now being held In the var
Gus counties and intense interest Is DO
ing taken in the
At 800. 600, there VIII be an average
OF eighty three bushels OF wheat to ever
MAJ woman and child in the territory;
or an average of ALB bushels to every
family. At n moderate estimate Tor
consumption and seed, this leaves .
surplus Of m average OF 325 bushels 70
each family, At 81 bushel the sur
plus will bring into the territory ~
enormous sum of money. But III Is on,
one item Of the account The arc
oats, barley and rye crops. Flax =
getting to be a large crop in Daks.a.
Dakota 0 r promises . Tsasnshesa'
return, The hay that viii be cut y
the territory this year viii commsnT
Unusual prices. And the value 81. the ne
and corn will be further enhanced ~
feeding 70 the hogs and cattle, 81 when
Dakota is a large owner. II Is q grane
yeas for this graadsst Of territories
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WHOLE NO. 10,421.
surTER's FORT.


In 1S4S young Swedish scholar visited
Captain Suttor and tllus describes the fort:
1T has more the appearance Of a fort than
Il family establishment 1t is protected by
= wall ten feet high, made Of adoJcs or san
dried brick, having turret with cm-
brases and loop-holes for firearms,
Twenty -four pieces of cannon. Of different
sizes. can ac brought 70 defend the walls
Against the walls on the inside are erected
the Store-houSeS of the establishment: also
a distiilcry 20 make spirits from the wheat
and grapes, together with shops for carpen-
ters, hlacGsmjthS, saddlcrS, gr3naries and
hutS for lahorcrS Az the gateway is al
WAYS stationed q servant, armed rs scnti-
mel. ! arrived nj the fort in the morning,
just rs the people We're BENG assembled for
labor by the dI>corddut notes Ola Mexican
drum. found Captain SUitcr h,ssiiy en-
ployed distributing orders for the day l
was received by him with great hospitality,
and ! felt for the time perfectly Al home
under his roof, The magical sound of the
drum called together several hundred
Indians. who focko,i to their morning meal
preparatory Co the lJhors of the day. reap
ing wheat. The morning meal over, they
filed o0 jo the field i'm kind ot military
order, armed with sickle and hook
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GENERAL SUFFER-.
sketch Of His Explorations. Early Settle
men;s aud :imcs.

The following sketch OF the life and ad-
ventures OF General John \. SuIter, Is
gathered largely from Oscar 7. sifucil's
Representative Men OF the Pacific" The
facts were derived directly from the famous
old pioneer, AMI are perhaps, ihe most COM
plete and accurate that have ever been pub
Hshed. NJ. Shuck says;
General John \ Suttcr was born March
|, 1903, in the Grand Duehy Of Baden,
where his early Loyhood was passed. His
father, who was clergyman Of the l-I-
therau Church, afterwards removed to
Switzerland. and settled there with his
family. lie purchased foT himself and
heirs the rights anI inmnnities Of SWISS
citizenship, ana then the subject OF oar
sketch received a good education, both eiri!
and military.
and was blessed with several children Al
/ the age Of u he determined 10 gtatily a tte-
/ sire he had long che-isuc'f 10 emigrate TO
/ the United States. Not knowing whether
/ or not he should settle permanently i'll thc
/ Great Republic he concluded to leave his
! family behind him and arrived At New
| York in July, 1854. After visiting several
of the Western States he settled III Missouri
and there resided fer several years Dur
ing his residence in that State he made a
1 short visit to New Mexico, where he mel
with many trappcrS and hunters who had
returned from upper California, and theu
glowing descriptions confirmed his previou,
impressions, and excited an ardent desiy'
to behold and wander oyerthe rich land
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Il vote was recorded for slavery" Bat he
added later. There came q change after
the death Of President Taylor; the great
political current BEGAN iloHjug il au uppo-
SIC direction. and bur fp~ tie bu!wats< OF
our Constitution. think that the c3nspir-
ary agaims, freedom would have been SIC
ce--f,ti. in :, it, OF all that could have been
done to hiAderit.'
january. 1870 til" Legislature met and
elected Vim. Il. Gwin and John c. Ere
mont 70 the United States Senate They
and the ConIrcsSmen tAc mex, month III
Washington knocked at the door of the
Mon tur the admission of California as i
fee state. and we're backed by message
OF President Xachari&h Tavlor recommend
ing that she be 50 admitted. The South
declared that sh., should not come in, and
Il long and bitter struggle cnsued, end an
gry debates a-ita;cd the whole country and
DELAYED action The bill Of admission
finally passed tie Senate August 10Th by
fhirtv-iour ayes 10 eighteen noes. Ten days
later Jefferson Davis and nine othcr SeHd-
tors flied q protest against ;hc dedication
oi California to freedom, declaring that the
California Constitution was "ar odious dis
criminuton against the property ot the III
teen slare-h0iiing 1tateS, and threatening
tina; the act might lead to dissolution oi
the | Mon. Throughout the South meet
in.S dcn0uMcing the admission ot 'llii"r-
MIA were held. and secession darkly threat
cncd which. ten years later, was made q
reality September 7th the bill passed the
House by $50 ayes to ft,y-siN noes, the tat
ter all Southern Representatives,, and Sep
tcmbcr 9TH the President signed the bii!.
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Mountains with him, and whom he had
left in Oregon. His colony now numbered
twenty-five men-S2ventceu whites and
eight kanakas. During the fall of that
year the Mokelumne Indians became
Troublesome 10y stealing the live stock of
the settlers, ana compelled General Suffer,
by their acts and menacos, to make open
war against them Re marched with his
forces thirty-tive miles, in the night-time,
to the camp of the Indians, where they
were concentrating large forces Cor move
ment against him-some 200 waY1iorS-and
attached them with such effect that they
retreated, and, being holly pursued they
sued for peace. which was readily granted
and ever afterwards mutually maintained.
Shortly after this encounter Suttcr pUr-
chased 900 more head Of cattle and -
horses and mules His coloay continued
10 increase by the addition OF every for
cjguar who came into the country they
sought his place Is one Of security. The
trappcrs lie furnished with supplies, and
purchased their furs; the mechanics and
iai,lrcrs he either employed or procured
them work.
In June, 1871, he visited Monterey, the
capital. where hc WAS declared MeNlcan
citizen, and received from Governor AlNa-
r;.1oa grant for his land, under The name
OF New IclrcJia, survey of which he had
ca,,-od fn be made before that time. There
upan hc was honorcd Will, commission
;,S "rcprcscntautt dcl Goviuero cu las from
tcras del norte encargaio de Ia iusticia.'
Soon after his return to his settlement he
was visited hv Captain Rinsgold of The
,.,,,,.,,,, - ,rr. prop,x,; axpvnfr,oN
-,
hdef ''t u'u'i'tt 'l''' 80 ,''v
same tL'' ~ A'vN''''t' - ~
"i me l,zSi'tl ,',SS'io.' i'', '''I,, ,
dcgj. WHO offered TO sell I" me GENERA. me
Russian possessions sei;'e''vi'N ana s'.'ieii-
@ at hes places ne terms We're $,'s' a5 as
in"ucSd hin 20 maize 'I'' :'U, ''I,S, . ,s In, 80
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of Sonoma with Captain Fremonts acqui,
escence rs a United States officer, ;c-rested
General Vallejo and others and Sel't them
70 Suffers Fort rs prisoners OF war, where
thev were given in charge 10 MaJUr lonn
BidweIl. They declared Californla lnde-
pendent. and originated and raised
THE BEAR FLAG,
renresentation of which we give
bo~owith The proclamation made
wben the flag went up declared that the
Governor of California, Don Pho Plco, had
Threatened the Americans with eXtermina-
tion n sFatcmcntnot in accordance with the
trI1th and that weakened what lttle cause
the rebels had. But Fremont was United
States officer. and uuquestonab!y 3cteo ny
consent of the Washington authorizes
Commndore Sloat on the 7th of July, hav-
i,u reached Monterey on the frlgate SdNan-
nah after hearing OF TIE war on the mo
Grandc. raised the Stars and stripes ana
took possession of the country IN the name
nf thG United States. This was pursuant
~ orders given him by George Ban
croft. Secretary of the Navy, June a. tNto'
to 50 act if he learned with Ger aihtF
Of, declaration of war by Mexico against
tha United States. But Sloat arrived only
in the nick of time, for on his heels came
Admiral SEYMOUR with the English tr1sate,
Colingwood, undoubtedly to ralse the
Rritisb fla,. if the coast was cielr. Sutter
hearing of Sloat's act threw Oft allegiance TO
Nexic0. and ran up the stars and stripes
ON the 1lth at Suffers Fort and saluted the
fia,, from cannon to-day to be seen IN 'front.'
of Pioneer Hal. in this city. Ihe day
previous thcSelr Flag party. 100 strong, had
in it's march on Sacramentorcached point
but seven miles distant, where 1t heard OF
SIoat's act, and reluctantly, as some con-
tend lowered the Bear flag ana raised
the colors OF the Nation. some
sl<irmiSheS occurred IN The south
crn part OF the state, hut beyond lnat
ana some sererc fighting between taIltor-
mans and the Bear Flag party near Pcta-
luna and San Rafael there was no military
struggle in California, and the conquest was
one of perfect ease on the Pacific. Early III
1917 StcyeMson's rctiment arrived at San
Francisco. the members pledged to make
California their homes. Lieut.. Gilbert, OF
that command, took the census OF SAN
Francisco and found it to be 40, more than
half being Americans. January -, lS+S,
MARSHAL DISCOVERED GOLD.
February. 1SlS, the treaty with Mexico
was signed and California became AmerI-
can territory beyond dispute. The great
tide of Immigration then set IN Consu-
tutional Convention of Is delegates, called
by General Riley, acting Governor, az
sembIed September /, 1919. The Consti-
tuition was adopted October l2th and ratified
! November 13th by vote of the people, who
were in exceeding large majority opposed
| to slavery. Peter il. Burnett was chosen
! Governor, and Edward Gilbert and George
! w. Wright C0ngressmen.
Rev. $ II. Wiley, d. D.. Chaplain OF the
Convention, writing at the time. Sa'4
THE prcponderancc of sentiment was III
favor Of Il free State Everybody here was
a laborer, and nobody wanted sc.viic labor
alongside of him. In the Convention NOT
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and beautiful valleys of that then almost
unknown region. Upon returning to Mis-
souri, he determined to reach the Pacific
coast bv Joining some one of the trapping
expeditions of the American or English fur
companies But great obstacles were TO be
surmounted, and long years were to inter
vcne before his feet would rest upon
THE VIRGIN SOIL OF CALIFORNIA.
On the Isl of April, 1888, he was enabled
to connect himself with q trapping eNpedi-
ton. On that day he left Missouri with
CAPTAIN Tripp. of the American Fur Com
panv. and travelled with the party 20 their
rendezvous in in the Rocky mountains.
There be parted with the expedition, and
with six horSemen crossed the mountains
and after encountering the usual dangers
and harl>hipS, arrived at Fort Vancouver,
on the Columbia river Udving learned
that there was no land communication
with California from the valleys Of the
Columbia or Willamette in winter, and
there being then = vessel of the hudson
Bay Company ready to sail for the Sand
wich Islands General Sut1cr took passage,
hoping to find nj the Islands some means
of conyevance to California. Only one oi
the men who had remained with him thus
far consented 70 accompany INN to the
strange land. ON reaching the Islands he
found no prospect of conveyance, and AFTER
remaining FIVE months rs the only means
of accomplishing his purpose he shipped
rs Supcrcargo, without pay, on an EnENsh
vessel bound for Sitka.
After discharging her cargo at Sitka, and,
with the authority Of the owner, he direct
ed the vessel southwark and sailed down
the coast, cncounterinS heavy gales. He
was driven into the Bay Of san Francisco
in distress. and on the 2i day of July, lS35,
anchored his little craft opposite NerbA
Bucna, now san Francisco.
lie was Immediately waited upon b. q
Mexican officer with an armed force, and
ordered to leave without delay, the officer
informing him that Monterey was the port
Of entry. He succeeded, however, in OBJ
tanning permission to remain ior;y-clsht
hours to get supplies.
A few days later, upon arriving at MOls-
terev, General Sutter waited upon Governor
Alyarado, and communicated to hiIu h!S
desire to settle in upper California, ON tie
Sacramento. The Governor expressed
much satiflction upon learning his visitor :
wish, particularly when he understood his
desire to
SETTLE on THE SACRAMENTO,
Saving that the Indians in that quarter
| were very hostile and would not permit anl
whites To settle there: that they robbed the
| inhabitants of san Jose and the lower set
Elements of horses and cattle. lie ereadil,
cave Suttcr a passport, with authority t.
| settle on any territory he should deem
! suitable for his colony, and requested lin
| to return 10 Monterey one year from tha
time. when his Mexican citizenship woul,
he Acknowledged and he would receive ;
| grant for the land he might solicit. There
upon he returned to YerhJ Buena an,
! chartered Il schooner with some Slnai
boats, ard started upon an exploring eXpe
J dition on the Sacramento river.
! Upon inquiry, he could find no one a
| Y erba Bucna who had ever seen the SacGi.
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country in 1890 found that money could
be made by other means than mining,
many of the newcomers

many of the new -comCrS
FoRCIBlY ENTERED UPON MS land
And commenced cutting his wood, upon
the plea that it was vacant and unappro-
priated land of the United States. Up to
the ist of January, lS12, the settlers had
occupied all his lands capable "f settle
ncnt or appropriation, and the other class
had stolen all his horses, mules, cattle,
sheep and hogs. save q small portion used
and sold by himself one party of five
men. during the high waters of lS4H-5o,
when his cattle were partly surrounded by
water near the Sacramento river, Killed
and sold enough To amount to StOGu0.
Having seen his power decline and his
riches take wings General Sutter removed
To the west bank of Feather river, and took
up his residence at Hook Farm. Here, IN
;he midst of his family, who had recently
arrived from Europe he for many years
led the quiet life nt a farmer in the county
that bears his name For many years Inc
was engaged in pressing his clam before
Congress for y remuneration to7 losses SuS-
tanned at the hands ot the immigrants in
1910.
General John 4. Suttcr died on Friday.
the 18th day of june 1850, at MadcS
Hotel, Washington, y. c.
The RECoEp-U MON in its issue of AU-
gust ,. 1850, has the following:
The Sacramento Society of California
Pioneers. at It's regular meeting on N0tur-
day evening. received from it, committee,
4. 2. Catlin. John II. MckUuc and George
Cadwaladcr. appointed therefor, = report m
mc,norium of the late John \. SUttcr The
report was ordered spread in full upon the
records of the society and . copy ordered
sent to the family of General Suucr. The
report reads rs follows:
The n,eubcr> utthc Sacramento Society
of California Pioneers assembled to pay
aporopriatc hanors 10 tTo memory of The
latr John A. Sutter. white rcilCg,ir% sadly
upon their ever thinning ranks, lament the
los, of their creates; brother. whose name
thev declare mpcr.~hahiy associated Wi.h
that Of the state of California, They rocur
with mnurutul satisfaction To many ant
faIujliar a~so,iatiop% with Ji;S il.u>;rou>
uioncer in his old home; and rcj"lCc h
The good fortune uf obtaining and prcSerN-
! ;ur numerous objects COMMEMORATIVE ot
his settlement and government ui northern
California. They point with great Sati>i8c-
ton 10 the circumstance ;hat suffer Fort,
with which so much uj historic interest is
associated, has not altogether passed away,
and remains i'm friendly hands ami may
vet he restored To- It's ancient form. auh hg
preserved 10 pCrpcuatr the memory oi the
time when Its patriotic, brave and E1ner-
ous builder. from within ills hoSptablJ
walls sent princcly welcome ami relief tJ
travcl-wuin emjgr;mtS. exhausted and per
ishing in thirsty deserts and suoW-bomt
mountains This association taktS occa
sion to cNprcss Il confident hope that thcr,
is now a time for tie State OF California t,
silt the names ui it, distinguished dead, t'
find one deserving of remembrance
i'm enduring marble. In the 70