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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30

Beaurcgard's article in the Century
on the subject OF Tho Battle Of Bull
Rnn saws that JEFF Davis was timid when
boldness wao required, aud rash when
canton should have been consulted, and
that no was narrow-minded, stupid and
ignorant in regard 70 military plans.
II has become fashionable among ex-
confederate officers to abuse JEFF Davis
and make him a scapegoat for every
.aissortnne, but il is doubtful il any Of
them, placed in the same circumstances
could heye been more efficient. Certain
il Is that the result would have been
the anne whoever might have been
placed al the head of the defunct con-
confaderacy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30
Mase.iiansous xsw. n-...

Fred soeller of Delphes, Ohio, dreamed he
was dead, and the next night was 80.
The Iowa supreme court decides that JUS
tees Of the peace have Jurisdiction IN liqaor
sw cases.
s Copelswich Bros. a Co, wholesale Jewell
ers and diamond merchants, at syrac,se, N. X.
have failed. Eastern manufacturer are In
velyed s40,eoa
A decision has been rendered in favor ~
Engineer Melville ii the suits 10 collsc, debts
made by has wife during bis absence witt. she
JeAruotte expedition.
In New York, Minnie Cummings, the actress,
obtained o verdict OF s25,D0O against Police
Officer William D. Deeyes and Della Murphy.
dressmaker, IN an action brought for false ar
rest and imprisonment
u ". Woodward q Son, merchant tailors Of
Concord. n. H. have assigned Their liabili
hes exceed Essoix, which arr ANout sI00oon
The senior partner lost largely IN speculative
and oue-ide Investments.
FfeeniAn & Co, cotton brokers Of Boston.
suspended recently owing 10 a decline in the
price Of cotton. The firm has claims out
standing agsinstit exceeding sc, 600, and eHes
one bank ss7,ooo, which, however, Is well Sc
curcd
A poor Engliahman named Jack Jacobs has
been eking ont a preearions llvnhood in san
Francisco recently by faad4.:ing cigars aud do
ing Sssa jobs. By the death u an elder broth
err he has just FALLEN heir 70 q fortune of near
~ s4,0oo,0c1
John W. I. Peasants, editor Of tho petors-
burg ya.l Mail, who was indicted fer publish
ing a libelous card rejecting on tho character
OF w. II. Lawrence, was convicted recently of
misdemeanor, and the iury imposed q fine Of
- and one minute IN jail, d
There were 2s4 failures IN the United States
reported TO Bradstreets during last week,
against 200 in the preceding week, aud 200. ~
III in the corresponding weeks Of 1888, 1887
aud 1851, respectively. About - per cent were
those q small traders, whose capital was less
than $500
Frank Patterson, theatrical manager, at As
curry Park, was arraigned at Freehold. y. j.,
recently upon indictments charging him with
having rorscd Endorsements to notes aggre
eating sS6.Wna There were thirty-four indicr
mepts against him. He pleaded not guilty and
gays bonds in $4,000 for trial Nov. II.
A St Paul correspondent OF Bradstreet
points out that the prsssnt year promises to
furnish the wheat grower With a most eco
nonicai livelihood nj best, and vaguely hints Al
possible rest ietiou or the wheat area IL thu
Northwest Flax cultivation IL already rapid
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30

M& NaA|"
recrb,ican 10 stand by and vote the ticket o.
~ nartv and not 10 throw his vote away %
sif,,eer 81 John, Butler or Mrs. Lockwood, for
! ihst will only and the democrats, who, IN me
language Of Mr.. George William Curtis, are y
marty which fell from power as q conspiracy
against human rights, and now attempts 70
sneak back 10 power as a conspiracy Tor pun
der and spoils." And for these reasons, we
| resnectfuliy request ex-Gov. st John TO WITH
draw from the canvas.
Thaodoru ID. Woolsey, New Haven, Conn
T1omas Talbot, North Bellerica, Mass Noah
Davis. New York city; GRAFT Goodrich, mica
cd. Jehn v. Rsrweil. Chicago: II M Hauield,
Evanston. Ill orrington Lunt Evanston, u
william Deei Dug, Evanston, III John Evans,
Denver, Col. Ira Buckman, chairman, john
r. Mitchell. secretary, New York state temper
! ance assembly, Brooklyn, n. y
NEw YORK, Oct 10, 1854
The following petition is being circulated
To the Hon. John 7. ST John, Prohibition
candidate for President; DEAR sIR-Ihe un-
dersipned temperance men and nrohi bitionists
In the interest OF the cause OF importance and
prohibition, respectfully request You TO with.
draw from your candidacy in the present con-
Test. for reasons set forth in the appeal 70 re
prblican prohibitionists a. TO their duty IA me
present national contest, dated New York,
Sept "a, 1884
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30

A. Shaw of Pennington, Iowa, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself He was
mayor OF tnat own Tor . number o. years
'scot.y," the lynched La Crosse murderer,
had already made a record in Oregon. Wash
,nct,n Ta-,ss,rv ana uoo,a,,a
W. NJ" "
Mrs. MRfiaD Sanding, a Boston dressmaker,
A.. 49, La
yer premises Tlth intent 70 deifAud an insur-
Hso eo"-ns
a Chicago girl was nned SO by Justice Isote
Tor wearing 4 Mother Hubbard She was q
aaaans soso.Su ! ~ nv 49, was = WING
'AAAp' NiAnS" VAN '"0 tA
Road agents held up q Helena, Montana
stage, but we're sent living by a vigorous use
Of fevolyers by Tie passengers. leaving one OF
their number dead
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30
xailro.a ana Rlver n.w..

Thomas j. Kerr. auditor OF the Northern Pa
ENC Refrigerator Car company, is in Fargo,
trying 70 disc5yof some clue 10 the whereabouts
OF Frcd Schmidt, VINO has been acting AZ book
Keeper for the company FOR some tiiEe past
schmidt suddenly disappeared, and ne is said
p have been between 81, 900 and $1,000 shori
IN his ~accounts.
Chief Justice wailbridge gave judgment al
Winnipeg IN the case OF George A. stanbro,
charged with embezzlement and forgery, while
acting az agent for the Northern Pacific Ex-
press company at Hawlsy, MINI. He decided
Counsel fsr Stanbro will apply for another writ
of habeas corpus on technical grounds.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30
Road arenss Beaten o..

Helena, Mont, SpeciaI.-The coach which
left here Monday morning for Boulder, forty
miles south, was stopped b Eve armed men
AZ the top,of the Boulder range On board
were Chief Justice ID $, Wade, District Attor-
nAy J. a johnson, T. ". Tolle, W, +. Cullsn,
Judge ChubiEssrosi n III Carter. Rev LII.
Wood, and Sheriff Camsson OF Meaghre co,;nty.
A. soon as the robbers ordered a bali shorfd
Cameron and several other members Of the
rarty opened fire, which the desperadoes re.
turned, Charley Warfleld, one Of the robbers,
was slot dead, aud the others retresied and
took 70 the mountains. No one in the eoaeh
vas hnrL Sheriff Cameron received Q shoi
through his coat IL IL believed tne attacking
party wanted 70 reecue NELL Murphy, q road
agut now under arrest who was supposed 10
bs on the ooacii Ca sonte 70 Boulder for trial
Marphy however, VAS left ia Jail at Helena
Posses are after the despereicss
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30
The most a;,srrd incident AZ tbe

The most aisrrd Incident Of the pres.
idential campaign is the sa.lFass made
by Mrs Belva A. Lockwood. Without
presidential electors In a single state,
she solicita votes and in all respects eets
as il she felt sure Of etft sting something
In the way Of gaining popular support
for woman suffrage She win gain
so.ae ~aotoriety Of q cheap kind, as a
presidential candidate. bnt will not
gasa the respect even of those who,
under GtLer circumstances. would DO
glad to sustain the suffrage move
ment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30


Although the French reports inform
MS Of any uninterrupted series Of Veto
ries in China, the fact begins to leak
out that il is no easy task 10 invade o
territory as large as the United States
and with practically unbounded resour
ces in both men and money. The
French forces may defeat an army Of
10000 Chinese one day; but when a
week after. $4,000 take the place Of the
defeated force, the invaders begin 10
have an idea Of the magnitude Of the
task they have undertaken. As waa
tho case in Mexico, the French viii
soon perceive that their Chinese enter.
prise is another instance where vault
ing ambition hath o'er-leapt itself"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30

The presidential canvass wlll soen be
ended II. has been prosecuted with a
good deal Of vigor h certain pivotal
states, snd amidst much excitement, but
on the Shole, the country has been
profoundly quiet. The result. whasev.
er i may be. cannot fail to disappoint
millions, but all, with one accord, will
be heartily glad that the agony is over.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30

The heroic struggles Of certain Phil
adelphians to keep the American flag
afloai upon transatlantic steamers have
at last ended in defeat. The four Amer
lean steamers Of tho Philadelphia line
have beea sold 10 a British compsny
aad are henceforth to fly she British
Ding, although the purchasers contract
that the steamers shall continue to run
between Philadelphia and Liverpool.
Pailadelphia has made great sacrifices
to ma:asssa ;iris line Of steamers, and
the failure is q subject Of universal re.
praf
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30

UaH Xii LH
While everything points toward
cheap living for at least q year
to come, the depression in busi-
ness rs not alleviated II is moi
those alone, who are turned ont of
work, or have inadequate remuneration
therefor, that suffer. 1t is the capital
lists, large and small, and The manufac-
turer, wherever he may be, or whatso-
v Q goods he may produce, that feels
the depression most. He sees his in
Investment shrinking day by day and is
powerless to turn the tide Of trade.
The elsa 10 precisely the same With the
railroads and the steam and sailing YES.
sells. Liquidation is going on. Morsy
is plenty and cheap for those who can
give good security and the caution
which has prcsmled since last May in
bank parlors Is not At all relaxed. In
one word, there is not visible 10 the
commercial eye aEy definite time or
mode Of revival Of bu siness, while never
before was the country 70 rich in all
that goes to make life cas- ard comfort-
able. Gradually 4 no Instant day
there win be ! ~reawakeniug Of trade,
and those whc are prepared Il take adj
eantage Of the turn viii again make
money at Esss5ls5.s Isse.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30
A Hoosier MARX rapi.y.

IL has been reserved for the ChsirmM
Democratic State Committee OF Indiana 4
has rendered himself conspicuous -
times during the campaign by his ndBxd
antics, to discover that the Demoersz "a
victory in Ohio and 10 order q general
tiou ON the part Of the gallant DemOalq
his State. In his genral order he says
To the Democracy Of Indiana; Ihe
Central COMMITTEES Of Illinois purposssag
10000 people 10 welcome Gov headhA /
Chicago Wednesday next Oct - Nhts
grand demonstration is taking placelaO14
| ask the gallant Democracy Of indiana y
citrate in every city and town in The sat-
grand victory is West Virginia aud Cha
every torch, kindle bon6ros, bring ~
bands and clubs, and let the young AID y J
ioice Tho Democracy az Illinois, l6vIk
igan, and Wisconsin will all jolfy re 4
evening. L. b HESDE8sS
Chairman State Central Commas
OF all the Democratic Chairmen Ia ID
try this Indiana Mark Tapley Is the ong@ I
solved 30 be Jolly under dufieuln@
seven Mule Barnum, Chairman Of tie ID
| cratic National Committee, and bis hsuaI
German, have issued a wailing afleknI
Democracy to make y last despers;e 100
everything is gone TO "the dellnia3
vows
What is this so-calIed democrsis
Ohio and West Virginia which TIE -
chairman wants 10 celebrate With ion1s3
bonfires, brass bands and haHaaTs! n
examine its dimensions. In iSS3 the dsnsz1
carried Ohio by 1908 votes. In ISM ~ 4
ried IL by l2,agS3 That majority Mad
pesred fiHs republican majonty. oa !
democrats on canal commissioners NAsn \
wac no scratching, was about EAN \
was the straight republican mAlonass3
state. The aggregate majority Of rpan]
candidates for congress in the E'as3
districts, in spite OF the fraudulent psns1.
gerrymandoring, is ls,4ls, which rtprss
the Republican preponderance on Qonsns
al issues, and viii be still further inens1''
November for Blaine end Logan Ihes,.
publican gain in the State sipcela last yeafsz
$1,000. This may be a 'tDemoera'f =
and q cause for rejoicing, but 1t does RN !
the average voter In that light, and noSes'
except tho Indiana Chairman, who eNsa
can't tell when his party is routed, hc''s'
and dragons, ~
What is the extent OF the "Democsai
tory in West Virginia Hancoeks ~.
in 1880 was l1,i4S. This has been ei ~
less than 1900, with the prospect as -.
tho Republican gains, that two ofthe ioass
in congress may be tsDed by Republicans =
ember, with a fighting chance left q az
state; and this is one of the OLD scuinen J
statesl The net republican gain u ne !
OF Ohio aud West Virginia has been hes9
600 A. NJ
Just how many Hoosier democrats "
heve Henderson that these results ~ y
cratic victories is not known, but vs. y
like to see them stand up 10 be coansa
Cam Trihnna
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30
stsxart :. woaaforl % sssehs.

During his speech at the Brookgl =
Ste wart L. Woodford paid his respecs
slanderers of Mr.. Blaine In INC ''S'
terse language: m.a 3
There lives in this city one OF inc nos
quent clergymen in the land, ana Y. M
services in behalf OF humanity hsvepr. a
most eminent character. hehv's q
thoroughly in the honesty and pnnx /. r
gentleman. NV confidence and laVh : 4
man are absolute. But not many 800
there came an hour Of trial to thai $3.50
when there was nothing between pun ~
ruin but the confidence OF the loving n'1 -
the people OF Brooklyn There wsls "A
produced and read upon q puoic @ras
held in this city. and which lasted NAM -
Had those letters been read and tapifs X q
the spirit and by the methods pufsuss II
Schurz in reading and explalninS, " H,
letter against Mr.. Blaine they wouia M Z
en- That clergyman from every pnlIas ~ .,rsr.
and from every bone and ireslde IN shd 4
Immense and prolonged cheering, n.n sgge 4
cries of That's soi"I And why, my ls 4 !
not that base attack upon the chA,as -
man successfully simply aud sisa s;,S 4
the good people of Brooklyn hsa nsiss
honesty and integrity OF men a,v biss
fGreat cheering. We stood hisn "a n
MN AOl Dls clhtintitAos M I
linn. [Grcat applause.l WANT Im ~
friend who entered the Fremont cainps I'D
me in lSgi: who for thirty wears ~ D
the full sunlight cf public life, who y
Hill and ais rebel colleages, whose nans Il
| ever associated with all tie great .nsan.r
the Republican part has carried y y ri
want for that man she same KING "a 4
from the people OF Brooklyn uis. - ~
exercised in the past. Let rooAlys y
as lust NJ, the statesman as she was M 1
ago % the clergyman. But this 70 nos .sx
depthsto which this political - a ID
stopped are enough 20 brlng a oiasa s,icsa
| 70 tba check Of every honesi "a
said when tire Democrats VEN ,a,sdx
| home Of our candidate and siapeT "A
woman who is wife. mother, ~ams.
! mother, surely the men anu .Jhaod
this land who know whit iAlno, Sar
motherhood mean will rise Up any ~
| Democratic party foreys9g MntN g,sse q
the result Of this ca&ypaign, neh "A Is
teach us one thing yefy efecfualy, Il s5i
that hereafter We mast DO g~efiusmoJ oli
aud not blaekguards. NE mar Mo Genres
stciy, AZ the only onc sda1uass'5 M
what | mean. Tho attack upon |. n
home and wife and family was ana iulus
guardism, pure, simple ana - ~
The decency Of the people -equifess ! us,sr
| this attack be Condemned by NV IN
\ crushing defeat II the Democrats II
the Democratic ~candidatea " 7
tnuea APPLAUSE
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30
Psrsonai points.

Duke Gwyn is In Washington a. the agent of
Dc Losseps' isthmus canal
Prince Albert victor Of Wales viii start next
spring on . long tour through the continent
the United States and Canada
Miss Carrie welton, the LADY whose sad
death upon Longs Peak attracted 90 much at
tention recently, has left her fortune, amount
ing, II is stated, 10 between s20100V and $50, /.
600, TO the Society for the Prevention OF Cru
city 10 Animals
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30

extending In Minnesota a. q better paying en-
tsrprisS than wheat production.
Mrs. Binlnss, rho recently diedin . shack
NJ fisrre, Dakota, and was buried q the coun.
TVS expense, was not long since worth 10000
in her own right while her husband had about
as much more. AL this money was lost in
speculation in Chicago, aud when adversely
came the husband and wife separated Mr.
Billings " said 70 be living In Blunt
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30

The soadon Economist says that the
English fsruers cannot raise wheat to
sell 81 30 shillings q quarter without
losing nsoney. Their land costs them.
sas. e. an acre and other incidental
charges amount to e2 more. Even it
sllsg had thoir land free, they would
barely set back their outlay at the price
named.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30


The question OF establishing o stand
ard prime meridian has been settled ut
the international Conference in Wash
insssca OF tho twenty four nations
represented twenty one voted in favor
Of the following resolutions; THE
conference proposest to the Governments
here represented the adoption OF the
meridian passing through the center Of
the transit instrument at .he obserya-
tory Of Greenwich as the initial merid-
ian fer longitude TIE delegate from
Sap Domingo voted in the negative and
the delegates from France and Brazil
abstained from voting. IL is probable,
however, that they win, in spite Of To-
cal pride, find themselves forced to
reckon from Greenwich as the stand
ard. because the rest OF the commercial
world will not pay any attention to
their sulking. II is to be hoped that
the twenty-one Governments here rep
resented viii take immediate measures
faE r~atiiying the action of their dele
gates.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30

The c~ipeiRaaai Rnauires pas,e 4 statement
OF facts in regard % the viii " s,e late Mrs
Augusta NJ huntington. Ths article says in
tho outset: Tho win OF Mrs Henry D Hunt.
ingfon. by which she LEFT 73oo,vU0 TO the
Episcopal church Of Minnesota, was probaisd
| some ten days ago IL new appears thss Arp.
Huntington had nothing b VIII, FOR the reason
tl.st hor worldly POSSESSIONS consist
cd merely Of q lie estate Interest.
which interest died with her. Mrs
/ Huntington with her only child, Clsrina Bar
ton Shumway, until recantly resided IN this
city. Her maiden name was Augusta II, Lahn
sion she wss a daughter ~ William = Joi.H.
ston, who died in 1854 leaving an estate worth
over million Miss Johnston married Horatc
" Shumway, and subsequently,. atout the year
1871, by q second marriage, she became Mrs
Eonry d. Huntington Here the article details
The provisions OF Mrs. Huntington's viii be-
aeaihing $50, 900 Tor Ep..eefal.hi, schools III
trust 70 Bishop Whipple 81 Minnesota
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30
Ores. r,re IN ,ri,wause..

The magnificent Wholesale and retail dry
goods store orr. a. Chapman 4 Co, at Wis.
consin and Milwaukee, streets, Milwaukee, tool
fire about $50 O'Clock Thursday night The
establishment was total losS The immense
carpet and shade establishment or stark
Brothers, IN the same baiiding, In also burned,
and the stock a total loss. One half OF The
building was owned by II. A Chapman and the
other by H. T. Dickinson. 1t was OF brick,
e00xi00 feet and -four stories IN height in front
and five IN the rear. The building is entirely
guttod The loss is estimated as follows:
Chapman 4 Co.'S stock .......... $500, 600
Sfafk Bros. ....+..st. s.4..ss....- SVD,UsD
Chapman's part Of the building ....... 10000
Dickinson's part. ...,,...,,...... 10000
II Aoei.s .rHN,VN
Chapman was insured on stock aud building
for sl95, 600, Stark Bros for about sl25,0OO
aad Dickinson for aboat sJ1O0Q The origin
81 the fire Is unknowns
IN the same bullding ?. e paposkey had a
picture store, which contained q very valuable
stock The whole buii1fng was valued at sl75,-
90, and contained stock to the amoant Of
about s600,00, and Is wen insured
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1884-10-30
Secretary Teller has gone East for {
tbraa waala, Wait

|.HaEE-g
Secretary Teller has gone East for a
three weeks visit. 8fl4
Flax sold for s1.sl per bushel in
Sioux Falls.
No I, volume / of the North Dakota
Democrat, of four pages, sever columns
each, has just been issued at Valley
City, by 7. b, Vallandingham.
In several counties vigilance commit
tees have been formed for the purpose
Of prosecuting and furnishing parties
who may start prairie fires.
The Sanborn Elevator company at
San5orn has purchased 1000 hogs, to
be fattened at the elevators Of the com.
pany.
A $4,000 Touring mill is to be erect
ed at Dawson. having a capacity of six
+ ~ barrels a day.
WWaH McNutt of Pierre has recently
shipped eighty tons of buffalo bones to
Jhicsgo.
Randolph Devine is in Jail at Cham
oerlain for furnishing Whisky to In
iians,
The stacks Of ID. Ko,le and byron
Livingston, near Glendale, were
burned by a prairie fire. Loss, $500,
The house and outbaildings belong.
ing TO Z. A. Scanster of Dawson, were
burned. Loss $500; insurance ST.
ts00.
The Black Hills Indians are now
making their annual pilgrimage across
South Dakota 10 the Pipe Stone
luairies. {,
Indians corral antelope in the Knife
Rive valley, BY Disgusting themselves
rs bears.
Orders have been issued by the So
rotary Of The interior disbarriug from
practice tho ioDowing named attorneys
Ia Dakota: ysnfaed M,jGinnis, Kimball
W ID. Mixter atfgt A, J. Gibbs, mmt
Centre; and G. y. Bartlett Salon.
They were all charged with completely
in land frauds.
Canton Advocate: II AJAX the favor
Of all the saloonkeepers and ba-tateiers
and all Of my friends % sot ash, se,Iol