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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24
The Last Of Gen. Bob Toombs.

Washington, Ca, Special: Robert Toombs
was stricken with paralysis about three
mouths ago and had since been confined to
his room, during which TIM his mind had
been more or less clouded. At times he
would, in his thoughts again go through the
stormy debates OF his past life. Another
time when he did not comprehend his I'M
mediate surroundings his mind would be
perfectly clear as 20 events OF his past lie.
Almost every day up to last Wednesday he
would set up in his easy chair, but on Thurs
day he began to grow worse. Paralysis
was more p~erCeptible than ever before, The
left side OF his face was very much drawn
and distorted. He was unconscious from
last Friday. During his entire illness
he seemed to be free from pain. lie died as
peacefully as II little child ialls to.sIeep, his
dcathbcd surrounded by his four grand
children, all grown, an only brOtherto whom
he was very devotedly attached, and other
relatives. These four grandchildren con
stituted his entire family, being the children
OF his daughter, Mrs. Dubois, who died
nearly twenty years ago. His home people
were ycrv much attached to him, and the
town is in deep sorrow. The value OF the
property he leaves Is v%ariously estimated
from $500, 900 to $500, 900. In a recent
interview one ofthe most noted sayings at
trlbuted to Gen. Toombs was ~repudiated
by him in the following language.
! never said that would live to call the
roll OF my slaves at the loot OF Bunker Hill
monument. That was 4 fancy started by
Jack Hale, Of New Hampshire.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24
General News Notes.

A foot OF snow fell in Chicago on the 9th.
Fargo, Oak, has raised a bonus OF $l3,-
900 for an iron foundry.
Secretary Lamar will allow cattle caught
in the Indian Territory by the winter freezs
20 remain till ordered of.
The richest mine in Montana is the Grant,
Mountain at Philipsburg. There is in sight
s $500, 600, md four men develop $780,
900 a month.
Garrabrant & Cole, Wholesale tobacco
and cigars, at Omaha, were closed by the
United States National bank Of Omaha on
a mortgage for S10,7S2.
Both branches OF the Huron legislature
elected Judges Moody and Edgerton as
United States senator's. This action will
be ratified in joint session.
Gen. Lew Wallace says: From reading
the message, | am convinced that Mr..
Cleveland is the greatest man hat has oc-
cupied the White House since Lincoln"
Frank S~tearns, a Republican mail carrier
at indianapolis, was dismissed from the
service by Postmaster Jones for speaking
disrespectfully OF Vice President Hen.
bricks.
Contracts arc being offered for the next
seasons crop Of barley in Gallatin county
at Sl.30 per hundred in lots OF 5000
bushels. This seasons crop brought
about S1.l0.
J. NJ. Hill, manager OF the New York Ac.
ademy OF Music, has engaged Nym Crinkls
"a. c, Wheeler) at S40O a night TO defend
Christianity against the attacks Of Ingsr.
sol, in public lectures.
The ballotiug for mayor OF Boston re
suited in the reelection OF Hugh O'Brien,
Democrat, over J. NJ. Clark, Republican,
by a majority of S,597 in u total vote Of
I4,T67. 0'Brien's majority is the largest
ever given to II mayoralty candidate IN
Boston.
A bin was filed in the circuit court, Chi
cago by the executor OF the late Perry III.
Smith against George l.. Dunlay to compel
him TO make IN accounting in regard to
money used in building a big elevator here
and business transacted for the elevator
company, which tits claimed he has manag.
ed for his personal ends, and virtually
cheated the estate out OF about $4,000
The case OF the brewer, Bowman, OF Mar
shalliown, an act on for damages against
ths Northwestern FOR refusing TO transport
beer rom Chicago TO Marshalltown, on the
ground hat il was in violation ofthe Iowa
law. which was decided in favor OF the rail.
road company by Judge Blodgctt OF Chica.
go, and appealed to the United States su.
prememe court by Bowman, has been dis
missed by the supreme court, thus sustain.
ing the railroad and the Iowa statute.
A short time ago Judge Daune, OF Sitka.
Alaska, in consequence, il 3 alleged, OF
crooked business transaction In which he
became involved. left Sitka and took the
steamer Idaho from Tongas to Victoris
British Columbia From their he took the
Canadian Pacific railroad TO Montreal, and
Was in that city recently. He is supposed
to have rome to Halifax to take q steamer
for an English port. Detective Farley oil
Washington passed through Montreal on
his track. The Judge is involved to the
amount OF S30, 0oQ.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24
Psrneu Wins the Irish Fight.

London Cable 18th to \. y. Times:
Mr.. Parnell has won. The latest news
removes the Concede home rule Of a sweep
ing kind. Oicourse the details oIthe event
unl compromise are ~uuknOwable, butitis be-
lieved that beyond STIMULATING for Tree trade
and e~xActing guarantees Tor protection
for the loyal minority in Ireland, every
thing will be yielded TO Mr., Parnell. As
the Gladstone programme is outlined it
contains a proviso that Ireland h "A con
tinue to send members to Westminster, but
it is likely he will give way on this point, as
the Irish do not wish inferior rep
resentation. There will he a Dublin
parliament, supreme over Irish affairs,
over the police, taxation, the courts and all
internal matters. This must seem certain;
but how it will be brought abont is doubt.
full. There is no question OF Mr.. Gladstone's
ability to carry the great bulko OF the Liber.
ais for the measure. as the Liberal papers
are rapidly v~aulting to the Home Rule side;
but whether it will be done while the Liber.
ais are in opposition or after their return
u power is not seen. 1t must he
remembered, too, that Lord Salisbury has
tim his power to dissolve parliament be-
lore the thing is done. and 1t ia quite likely
that he will do this, going to tho country
on a strenuous anti-lrish cry. There is i'm,
mense excitement in London over the
news. The dispatches from Dublin say tho
public is intensely enthusiastic.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24
Washington Gossip.

The wife aud daughter OF Senator McMil-
an will come to Washington after the holl-
days to remain during the season.
Congressman Price OF Wisconsin will in
troduce u bill authorizing the refunding OF
the direct tax collected from certain states
In lS6l.62.
Hon. John 8. Henderson, the new mem
Der from the Eighth district Of North Caro-
lima, has discovered a rich gold mine on
ono Of his plantations, rear S~alisbury,N. G.
George Prince, the photographer Of the
treasury, has resigned to go into private
business. The officer pays $4,000 per an.
mum, and there are already II dozen candi,
dates In the field.
Senator Edmunds presided at a meeting
Of the bar OF the United States supreme
court, called to express their profound
sense OF the loss they IA We sustained in the
death OF Hon. Il. II. Merrick,"
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota-G,
L. Virgo, Page; @. w. Pratt, Sturgis; Jo-
seph Mann. Walkertown. M~innesota-G.
@. Kivly, Lac qui p arle; @. w. Lowe, Long
Pine, j. H. Simpson, Thompson.
II the statute OF limitations on the allow.
ance of pension arrears is repealed. rs pro.
vided in Senator Voorhees, bill, the arrears
law OF 1879 will cost the country not less
than $3.50, o0o, 900, and perhaps twice that
sum.
The California Delegation this seasou rep
resent an immense mount OF money.
The Senators, Miller and Stanford, are, IS
u well knowa, many times over again mil
h~onaires, aud some OF the representatives
are equally fortunate.
The friends 81 Col. William Ludlow. OF
the engineer corps, are trying TO have him
detailed as engineer commissioners OF the
district, in place OF Maj. Lydecker, who is
now on permanent leave Of absence by act
Of congress, in charge Of the watsrw c-ss At
Philadelphia.
Gen II, j.. HInS retired, governor Of the
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24


In reference to a recent decision OF
the Uaited States Supreme Court, in
regard TO the taxation OF the lands OF
railroads received under land grants
from the United States, it appears
that the companies are in the habit
OF neglecting TO pay the cost Of survey
of lands granted to and earned by
them. BY virtue OF the fact that I'M
til these costs are paid by the com
panies patents cannot issue for such
lands and the titls to them remains
vested in the United States, the com.
panies cannot successfully eyade pay
ment OF taxes upon the lands until il
suits their purposet to assume the own.
ership. The suggestion was made by
the court in it's opinion that congress.
sional action was needed in the prem.
ises, and it is satisfactory to learn
that Senator Van Wyck has already
introduced a bill under the provisions
Of which land7grant railroads viii be
obliged to pay the costs OF survey OF
lands acquired under their land grants
within unreasonable time after he ecaa-
pietioa OF the survey or suffer the
loAs Of such lands,
mfTEAMEF ~ 2NFHHH III
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24

Victoria, B. c., was shaken 10y an earth,
quake.
Catholic missionary urges the dominion
government to prepare for an Indian war,
which he says ia imminent.
Much uneasiness has been caused at the
Vatican by the pope's suffering from an
other attack Of his chronic disorder OF the
bowels.
+. A. Claiming, a newly elected Liberal
in England, is q grand nephew Of Rev. Dr.
William ElIery Charming, the famous Bos-
tOnian.
The council OF the Northwest Territories
of the dominion propose to tax lawyers
who come from other portions OF the coun'
try $3.50.
The London Standard, Tor the first time,
is outspOken fort the refusal OF Mr.. Parnell' .
demands. To Rcquiesce in them, il says,
would be suicide; to compromise, folly.
Princess Louise and the marquis of Lornc
are jointly preparing Tor Good Words,
london, an article entitled Our Pacific
Railway, from Halifax to Port Moody"
The Cunard steamer Umbria arrive at
Liverpool at IL p. m. last Friday making
the trip across the ocean ia SIX days and two
hours. This is the fastest time for an out
ward vOyageo on record. The previous best
time was six days four hours and fifty min
utes, made by the Arania, OF the same line.
Herbert Gladstone, son OF the ex. premier,
has written Il letter in which he says:
Nothing could induce me to countenance
a separation OF Ireland from Great Britain,
but il fve-sixths of the Irish people desire
n parliament in Dublin TO manage local af.
Iairs, in the name Of justice and wisdom let
them have t."
The Press association states that IL has
been officially informed that the govern,
mcnt will take the earliest occasion to
ascertain whether it eu;oys the confidence
oi the house Of commons. Sir Charles Dixie,
speaking at Chelsea said that the Radicals
woTld not obstruct, but would endeavor
- shape the Tory policy. He declared the
occupation OF Dongola to be a mistake.
The GA binet had a session oftwo hours and
a hall, and decided TO meet the new parlia.
ment and submit a programme Of legisla
ton, including "A bill dealing with the sub
iect Of county government in England and
l. Gland,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24

The government is making things
lively for some of the leading inn
porters OF glass and chinai in New York.
An assistant appraiser has discovered
that importers have persistently rem
dered Invoices far below their just
value. In the last few months the
amount OF advances in revenue on
these wares had been increased more
than $50, 1000, and il is believed that
the and of b fiscal seas will shaw =
total OF $500, 900 revenue out OF
which these importers intended to de.
fraud the government. Some twenty
firms have been discovered in these
dishonest practices, among them some
OF the most prominent business houses
OF New York.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24
Homostes-i Entries Cannot he Mortgaged.

In the case Of Webster ct al. Va. Bowman
Ell al. in the United states circuit court at
st. Paul, Judge Nelson sustained a de
muTrer, and in the accompanying opinion
made u ruling upon the subject OF the
m~ortgaging OF homestead entries, in
which he stated that the prop
erty in question was located under
the homestead laws OF tho United States,
and wa sold under mort age a year before
the homesteader had resided thereon, the
time required by the conditions OF the law
to secure the title to the property. Under
the circumstances, says the opinion, there
can be no question bot that the mortgage
is invalid, and under the foreclosure the
mortgage retained the right TO the prop
erty.
Section 4 o. the homestead act provides:
no lands claimed under the provisions OF
this chapter shall in any event become
liable to the satisfaction Of any debt
contracted prior to the issuing OF the pat
ent therefor" There is a'sO a provision
that before a patent can issue, an attida vat
must be made stating that the application
is made for the exc usiyc use and benefit
OF the party applying, and for actual set
Element, and not either directly or Indirect
ly for the use or benefit OF any other per
son.
Under the provisions Of these two sec
tions there cannOt he any question but
that the mortgage is invalid, and that I'M
der the foreclosure the mortgage obtained
the right to the property. This question
has been up in analogous cases in the l4th
Kansas; the present judge Of the district
gave an opinion; also in the 9th Nebraska,
AL, and the 33rd Iowa, Bra.
The mortgage was sustained in these cases
upon the ground that although the mort
puaa hal lagu nvar,,tal h,far, tha yntnpt
issued, yet the homesteader had resided
upon the land the time required by the
statute OF the United States, and had full
filed all the conditions and requirements,
and the only question was that the govern.
ment had failed +" give him q patent. The
court held that he was entitled to the pat.
emit in trust for him, and that he had a
right to mortgage the property at that
time.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24
Making Dollars.

On the corner OF Chestnut and Junl'
per Streets in Philadelphia is a square,
ugly building with a bed or two oil red
geraniums in front, and a United
States flag flying overheard. In the
centre OF this building, in an open
courtyard, are piled-upCrates covered
with stout wire net, and guarded oy
men under arms.
These crates contain partially re-
fined silver ore from Colorado, andthe
value OF each is about a thousand
dollars.
Some thirteen or fourteen thousand
pounds OF silver is melted every day
and comes out of the grimy smelling.
room in glittering ingots. These lohg
bars are held each in turn under tne
topping machine, which is a heaVy
steel shaft with a knife edge thas
smooths of the ends OF the metal oars
as easily as if it were pairing an apple;
The ingots then have theshape, anu
a good deal the appearance, oil pat
OF white cream candy in the eonlev.
TONERS jars. Each one is next puss
under rollers, like dough, and hateheu
out to the thickness of a dollar:
The precious dough IS then heateu
and handed over to q glgahVI
cook made OF revolving wheels anu
steel bars, who swiftly cutsit INTO tlh!
biscuit, two hundred and fifty IN tns
minute. These little cakes are se'ls.
by another machine which mliis sns
edges, and then pass into atrough h,'ea
with acid to wash them, and from mn
to a revolving tub OF sawdust. lney
are now smooth bright discs oil sl'et
with milred edges. -,
The press which makes them my
coins is like a monsTro;s dumb, mees
hgent creature. 1t is waited on py
pretty young girl who drops the alsv.
into a long tube, from which this auiny
monster twho seems to be thinkins - =,
something greater thanits WORK! plea
each one out with its claw-llke nnge'o,
places it between it's lips, on one y
which is a head OF Liberty, u 'ne
other an eagle. The mouth shut y.
It with terrific force, anu spitsfS iSs
q dollar.
Each dollar is weighed, and htoS
light or too heavy, Is rejected, anc
sent back to the melting furnace.
The Government is a thrifty mans
tacturer; the fragments, we ma -
sure, are carefully gathered up, Una
nothing is lost. The pieces on. =
which the coins are cut, and the snNe
filings from the milling machine, al y
back, OF cot'rse. to be melted ovc.
The floors and walls OF the mint an
covered with iron grating, throus'
which the scrapings and precious aus
sift. These amount ir value TO thn.
Or forty thousand dollars q year. -;
certain intervals the grating itseh
melted down, and yields its prey .
theprecious metal.--Youth's Compa'
ion,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24

An exchange remarks, the three
greatest benefactors OF our national
wool industry were Chancellor Livings.
ton, who, in 1902, while American
Minister in France, sent TO his homt
in New York two pairs of French
Merinos, purchased from the Govern
ment flock at Chalons; Colonel Hum.
phreys, the American Minister in Spain,
who, later in the years 1902, brought
home with him twenty-one Merino
rams and seventy eryee, bought for
him in Spain; and Mr.. Jarvis, Ameri.
can Consul at Lisbon, who, taking
advantageo OF the offers OF the Spanish
junta TO sell the coniscated focks,
bought and shipped to different parts
OF the United States about $3.50
sheep.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24

The Arlington cotton mills at Whining
ton, Del, burned. Loss s75,O0Oto $780,
900. Insured.
isghtful and fatal collision has recently
occurred on the Georgia Pacific railroad nj
teen miles from Atlanta, in which eleven
lives were loft and three persons were fatal
ly injured.
A fire broke out in the threestory brick
building of the Arlington cotton mills at
Wilmington, OAK. and spread rapidly, do
stroying the building and it's valuable ma
chinery. The p-oprietors estimate theloss
at from $75, 600 to 500, 0OO.
Fire at Bismarck, OAK, destroyed two
frame buildings occupied by Shoenbcrg
boots and shoes, and Edick Bros, cigar
mandatory. Nothing was saved. Sheen
berg's stock was valued at 5000; insur-
ancc, SO, OOO-$2, 900 in the North Ameri-
can, 81, 900 each in the .Etna and Ameri.
can, and 81 900 each in the Continental
and Immortal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24

A Rhode Island agricultural society
reports it's awards OF premiums for
field crops raised the last season. The
first premium was awarded to Frank
w Robinson Of South Kingstown for
one acre yielding los bushels OF shelled
corn. The land is light sandy loan;
it was MANFRED heavily, OF couese,
and well cared for during the growing
season. The value OF the crop, in
Guiding corn and fodder, was estimated
at $i29, the total cost OF cultivation,
including ten dollars for interest on
the value OF the land, sos, leaving a
profit of $34. Even Rhode Island
scarcely bigger in area than some
western cornfields, and with rocks and
sand covering SO much OF its surface,
een show heavier corn crops than the
fss KANSAS prairies. Manure and cul-
tivation tells the story.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24

One OF the largest items OF expense
in running the express steamships
across the Atlantic is that OF coal.
The Cunarders Etruria, Umbria and
Oregon burn between 800 and $50
tons each daily. Some OF our New
Orleans steamships, having a speed
within eighteen per cent. OF that ofthe
fast transatlantic vessels and carry.
ing more freight, will make the round
trip from York, ten days of steaming,
with the same amount OF coal as is
consumed in a single day by any one
OF the big Cunarders.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24

Secretary Lamar, ex-eonfederate as
he is, seems to recognize as well as any
n could desire, the justice OF pen.
sions to Union soldiers, and makes
one point in their support hat is as
novel as it is forcible. "The amount
OF money paid a pensions, " he says,
docs not equal the amount o. inter.
est paid upon the public debt incurred
during the So long MS the premi-
UNI paid to those who contributed
the money exceeds that paid to the
defenders OF the country, | think the
complaint OF excessive pensions is not
well founded"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24
Jacksonville, Florida, Badly sooreh.d.

A fro which broke out recently at Jack.
sonviile, in Hubbard's warehouses on the
docks, spread 70 the Abel block in which
were located the Herald newspaper Hazen,s
billiard pnrlor, and several Others. The
buildings in the rear OF McConihe's, Hub.
bards and Abels blocks on the wharf
with Their contents, were destroyed. The
losses are; Hubbard's loss on buil5iny
and stock sl30, 600; i~nsurance. 500
600. Benedit; 4 Co, on warehouse
lost $4,000. Abel's block is badly
Quilted the loss OF s25, 600; partly insured
Hazcn's loss is $50, 0o0. Kuntx Brothe,s'
loss y Sle,0o0; insurance, S15, 600. TIE
herald newspapers ioss is $40, 900; partly
insured. Huan x Co. s loss, IS, 900; part.
~ insured. Julius Stager's loss. $4,000.
partly insured.
The Office Of Judge Pawkind and library
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24
Condensed General News.
National Guard Association of United
States.

The fourth annual convention 81 the
National Guard Association OF the United
States met at Washington, a few days ago
The association consiBts OF five delegates
from the militia OF each state. Eighteen
states were represented at the meeting:
The president, George w. Wingate OF
New York, called the meeting TO order, ana
made an address.
Gen. Taylor Of Colorado n elected re-
cording secretary, la place Of Gen. A!eNan'
der OF Des Moines, who WAS unable to at
tend.
Col Charles f. Bridge OF New York is the
corresponding secretary. Gen. Hartrantt
OF Pennsylvania made a short address.
lie moved that a committee be appoint
ell to prepare n bill. similar to the one
passed in the senate, appropr'ating
this money, and that the same bill be re-
ierred 10 the same committee. Gen. Hart
ranit's motion was adopted, and the COM
mite was appointed, as follows:
Gen. Snowden Of Pennsylvania, Gen.
Campbell Of Kansas, Gen. Ordway, Gen.
HartraEit Of Pennsylvania, Gen. Jones OF
North Carolina, Col. Gastivmiati oi Kentucky
and Gen. Finley Of Ohio.
The following officers were elected;
Gen. G. W. Wingato, New York,
president; Adjt. Gen. Johnston Jones,
North Garolina first vice presi-
dent; Adjt. Gen. A. b. Campbell,
Kansas, second vice president; Col. Charles
L. Bridge. New York, corresponding sec
Rotary; Adjt. Gen. viii /. Alexander, Iowa,
recording secretary; and Gen. Bennett, Ne
bTaska, treasurer.
The following executive committee Tor the
ensuing year was appointed:
New England states, Gen. Elisha II.
Rhoades, Providence. K. / middle states,
Maj. Andrew Hepburn, Philadelphia; South
ern states, Gen. ID. Fl. Marry, Louisiana;
Western state James VI. Rice, Peoria,
H.; Pacific st G"l. Horace ID. Randall,
San FranCisc
The committee appointed to draft a bill
Tor presentsti) IN to congrrss for the benefit
Of the state militia submitted Il measure
proposing the appropriation ofSl 600, 600
annually, for the purpose OF providing
ordinance stores, etc, for issuance to the
militia.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-12-24

A million dollars, it is said will
weigh one and two-third tons in gold,
twenty-five tons in subsidiary silver
coin, twenty-six and three-quarter
tons in standard silver coin and one
hundred tons in nickle. With this
data it will be an easy matter to
calculate the weight OF Vanderbilt's
two-hundred millions.