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The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
Express Car Robbery In Indiana.

The Louisville express, on the Louisville,
New Albany & Chicago railway, was
robbed near Harrodsburg, Ind, short
ly before midnight Shortly before
the train should have reached Bloom
ington, a man having the appearance of q
tramp entered the express car armed with q
heavy hickory stick. In this car were George
K. Davis, the express messenger and Peter
Webber, baggageman. Webber says that he
and Davis were asleep when the robber en-
tered. Weber was awakened by a violent
blow on the head. The robber then struck
Davis evidently while he was asleep. Davis
managed to loosen his right hand and draw
his revolver, but before he could fire the man
wrenched the weapon from his grasp, and
leveling it, pulled the trigger. The
ball struck the messenger in the head, and he
fell dying to the floor. The robber then made
the baggageman open the safe and take out
the money. Then the tramp pulled the bell
cord and stopped the train, but first fired at
Webber, the bullet striking him in the fore
head. Webber succeeded in reaching the
smoking car, and gave the alarm, but the soli-
tary train robber had disappeared in the dark
ness. The alarm was not given until the
train reached Bloomington, when the search
commenced. The amount stolen is not known
but exceeded 81, 200. Davis and Webber are
both alive, but the former cannot recover. A
passenger on the sleeping car, looking out Of
the window, saw the robber emerge apparently
from the trucks. This was at Smithville, two
miles from Harrodsburg, where the train
stopped for water, thus enabling the robber to
enter the baggage car,
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
The Duck Lake q

winnipeg dispatch: Aleck Stewart. who psr.,
ncipated in the Duck Lake fight and was
wounded, sent a DIES eruption of the fight, which
was published to-day. He states that 200 reb-
els participated, led by Gabriel Dumont The
unconditional surrender of the police was de-
manded. Chief Beardy and his braves were
among the rebels. When the police saw the
rebels coming, Maj Crozier ordered the sleichs
to be placed across the road for breastworks.
The rebels came on and Crozier sent out an in.
terpreter to parley.
During the parley the rebels commenced
firing This is an important point, as the re-
sponsibility will be laid at the door of the par
ty who fired first The firing was then gener-
al. The civilians had IL killed and 4 wounded.
The enemy's loss was % killed and II wound
ed. The dead civilians were buried at Carlton.
intelligence by letter has been received from
the far north to the effect that Riel sent a let
ter to Indians in the northern districts urging
them to rebel. The letter was sent to Battle
ford, Fort Pitt, Lac-La, Biche and Edmonton.
The letter told of the Duck Lake victory, the
capture of Battleford, the fall of Fort Pitt and
the Frog Lake massacre, urging the Indians to
ASSEMBLE In grand council and march to join
him (Riel)
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
Tn. Late Dfpierratios AppOintmsntst

Charles L. Scott, appointed minister to Ven
ezuela, is a son of the late Robert CT Scott of
Virginia; born in 1929; educated as William
and Mary college; studied law; went to Cali
fornia in 1S49 and was a member'of the Ehirty-
fifth and ThirtyIsixth~ congresses from riras
state. Subsequently he removed to- Alabama
and served in the Confederate army q samajOR-
He is a lawyer bytprofession, but has of late
years been editor of a Democratic paper AT
Camdan, Ala
John 9. Bacon, appointed charge d'affaires
to Paraguay and Uruguay, is aslawyer, fifty
years of age, a son-in-law of Gov Plckens and
brothar-in-law of Senator Butler. He has
served as district judge andtwas secretary of
the United States legation at So Petersburg
when Gov. Pickens was minister.
Warren Green, to be counselgeneral at Kana-
gaway, Japan, is a son of DR.. Norvin,G reen,
president of the Western Union Telegraph com
pany. He is about forty years, OF age, and
president of the Louisville boaTd,o of trade.
Robert Z. Withers, who succeeds Gen.. Nos
by az consul at Hong Kong, is ~eixty-three
years of age, practiced medicine until Virginia
passed the ordinance of secession when he
entered the Confederate army az a major. He
was promoted to be- a. colonel, and served in
the war until disabled. After the war he edit
ed the Lynchburg News, was elected lieutenant
governor in 1878, and United States senator In
1875 He served in the senate until 1SS1v
Albert Looming, who goes to,Bremen as cor
sui, is engaged in the wholesale business, and
owns q cattle ranch in Texas. He was born III
this country of German parentage.
BerthoId Greenbaum, who 10 made consul to-
Apia. is a German merchant OF San Francis CO.
Victor A. Sartori, the new consul for Leg
horn, is a native and resident of Philadelphia
and is known in politics.
Joseph B. Hughes, the n~ewlysappointed COM
sui for Birmingham, lives at Hamilton. OhiOs
and was auditor of Butler county
John II. Putnam, who goes to Honolulu as
consul, has served in both branches of th&
Ohio legislature, was Gov. Aliens private sec
rotary, and is a prominent politician and edi-
tor. He edited the Ohio Statesman, and after
wards owned the Columbus Times. He has
been popularity known as Senator Rendletons
right-hand man.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08

What an American Army ohzcer Says OF
Russian Preparations.

New York paper prints interviews on the
Russian preparations for war, with several
people who have just arrived from 81 Peters
burg. Capt Charles S Haytwell, U. 8 A., who
spent his youth in Russia anAhas just returned
from a long visit there, said;
When / left st. Petersburg a month ago,
three of my relatives were ordered to pre-
pare for active service and 10 join their
regiments on the banks CT the Vol
ga, near Moscow. For some time the
authorities of that city have been retaining
all the heavy scows which have besn sent up
the Volga to Moscow with grain, and now both
shores OF the river are lined with them! These
vessels are very heavily built, and with proper
sheds would make excellent transports They
are capable of accommodating fifty men, and
as there are now nearly 5000 of them at the
rendezvous the transportation facilities Of the
imperial guard can be understood / have
seen it mentioned IN late dispatches thatshe
imperial gaard has been ordered TO
the north This, am confdeat,
is antrue. Is Sir Peter Lumsden should
send scouts as far north ~ Merry, / imagine
they would tell Kim a somewhat starting storn'
if allowed to retsrnE AL army correspondence
is subject to governments supervision, and not
a 1.-THE VI the military m0weFnents is published
III the R1ssian newspapers: It ls generally un-
derstood IN the army barracks at st. Peters
burg tharthe. car has doc1aed upon war, and
that he is enly waiting to. make 81 formal dec
laration until his fosces have invested Herat.
The Russian troops aTe in a splendid state of
discipline. Preparations have been making for
this movemsnt to my own ln0Sledge, for
three years. The occupation Of Merry was
the first grea4 stride toward the Arabian sea,
although England willfully shut her eyes to IL
l think that Fou will find that this last fight
the Afghaps will bSrnsed by the RussiaGs
as a plea for mSve delay or else.s jUstifiahSS
cause for advancing attOnce upOnI Herat and
Selling it. There. are noDindicatlons of peace
in this matter. Fatalities have begun. The
war party in Rassia would not allow tins car
to withdraw his forces, even thougR,be wished
to do so. Within a fortnight YOU will hear Of
the investment of the keyto'India.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08

Washington Special -Attorney General Gar
land has decided to bring Meck Botkin's ten
ure of the Montana marshalship to an end
He has notified him that his resignation viii be
accepted, and that il he does not resign he will
be dismissed. Mi. Garland also told Mr.. Bot
kin that he had examine d the charges for which
President Arthur had removed him, and they
would be held sufficient to cause his dismissal.
AS a member of the senate judiciary
committee he had been able to become thor
oughly advised of his administration OF the
nasrlial, and he WAS satisfied that the charges
made by Gov, Crosby were true. Who viii
succeed Botkin cannot be told. Kelly of Deer
Lodge is supposed to be in the lead.
This is the elimination OF q controversy
which has been pending nearly a year. tn
charges against Marshal Botkin alleged, among
other things, drunkenness and mismanage-
ment Of the territorial penitentiary at Deer
Lodge The marshal has all along been stout
~ defended by his friends in Washington
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
riohporne,s missing Witness Found.

Des Moines, Iowa, Special:-The noted
Tichborne case, involving an English baronet-
cy and an immense estate in England, has
come to have a local interest to Des Moines. It
will be remembered that at the close of the
trial Arthur Orion, claiming to be Roger Itch
borne, the heir to the title and property, was
declared an impostor and sentenced to
twelve years imprisonment At that time
it was claimed by Orton's counsel that
the testimony of one man, whose where
sbouts they were unable TO locate, would
fully establish the identity of his client He
could not be found AID orion was transported.
About one year ago his term of Punishment ex-
pired, and he returned to England and again
began the task of proving himself to be Roger
Tichborne. Marshal Hafner of Des Moines,
among other peace officers, was correspondent
with in relation to the missing witness, and
some four weeks since became satisfied they
had located him in California. In fact, the
marshal discovered another man that per-
sonally knew the witness, and had been assured
by him that he could fully indentify orion ana
Tchborne. This intelligence Mr.. Hafner con-
veyed to London to the parties having the
matter in charge, who Immediately forwarded
to him $500 with which to prosecute
the search for the witness. Ac-
cordingly the marshal sent the clerk OF the
police court to the Pacific slope on this efrand,
and was recently rewarded by Q telegram
from him dated at San Francisco, stating tnat
he had been entirely successful IN his mission,
had seen the man and ascertained that ms EVIL
dence would be all that was expected. MAI
shal Hafner has cabled the report to London-
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08

Fire broke out at Miles City, Montana, in
the rear of Brandenburg & Vangasken's Main
street meat market and packing house. The
flames spread rapidly, and despite every eff
fort of a large number of citizens have de
stroved the above establishment, together with
a Smiths jewelry store, Reckford's fruit
store. ]. h. Assenski & Bro. 3 large stationery
and fancy goods store. e. 3. Burleigh's
hardware and Sipes Bros barber shop.
The block extending on the north side OF
Main street from Sixth to Seventh streets Is
nearly all gone, and but for the artesian water
works that were used to advantage on the
sai,th side of Main street, 1t is difficult to see
how the south part of the city could have been
saved. The loss is $100,0C0 Both the First
National and Stock Growers National banks
are safe, although the lattor was in considera,
Bile danger. The fire is new subsiding and
will probably soon BIO under control.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08

A gentleman now in Washingts>n 4, who was
formerly an officer of the United ST. ates navy,
and subsequently served in the Con tederate
navy, expresses the belief that should " ar oc-
cur between Russia and England it viii be a
great naval conflict. Gust now" SAYS this Of
62er, Russia Is searching the high seSs 0yk,r
for a port. That is the first necessity. And.
England is actively engaged in frustrating her
designs. That is the reason of the activity al
Nassau, Bermuda, and the Canary Islands.
The Russian corvettes are searching in every
direction, but you will notice that an Englisb
man o'-war is in the track of almost every Rms
sian vessel afoat If the South had been aha
to secure a place for its captured gunboats
there would not have been a federal flagship
on the high seas. If we could have lowed
them in British ports and got prize money
the naval feature of our strife would have
been a memorable one. Russia is exactly in the
situation we occupied. She has not an Atlantic
port, and as long as England is active she
never will have one. On the other hand, Eng
land can draw men and means from the whole
world, and is to-day mistress of the sea. Dnr.
ing our war the north drew recruits from all
quarters of the earth. We had none because
we had no ports. There is scarcely a SPOT ON
the European map that will not be touched
by England's recruiting service. But YOU viii
notice all the ships sailing the Atlantic are
carrying hundreds of Russians, who are fee
ing conscripts. England's delay signifies that
she is indulging in her old tricks of blocking
Russia's game on the high seas, and when war
is declared it will break out in a hundred places
at once. Therefore, with the British army
massing in India, and the British navy secur-
ing the mastery of every seaport what does the
loss of Herat signify? Gladstone knows his
business, and rest assured he is not neglecting
it in the slightest particular. Which will whip?
England, of course"
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
Memorial Of Pos the Poet.

lhree thousand ladies and gentlemen VIII
messed the unwilling of the Poe memorial IN
me main hall of the Metropolitan Museum Of
arS central Park, New York. On behalf Of
the actors interested in the movement Edwin
DOOM made a speech of representation. He said.
roe ,yas a child of actors His notbor
nltSapeth Arnold, was q woman who tbonrI,
non porn, hesltated not To cona,crate 10 tRa
sma her brief career of genius and beantr
ALB was az a time when the thsater was Iass
IesE eCted IMAM IL Is at present In the autboy
OF Line Raven" and Haunted Palace y actors
hkc 0ther readers, recognize a heing III
strange endowments, q writer who in
me mASnlhcence of his conceptions
the iess OF his pictures, and The
vltailty on hll dlction Tivaled even the wonder
tul originality and splendor of Coleridge; bvt
they remember alec, with a sentimanf =, ~
sonal pride, that he was q mar of tbeat,icaT
lineage; while deploring his faults, thew exnIt
~ MS noble intellect, powers, and his ever
growlhg ren0Tn. America may hail him as
us foremost original author, The STAGE
viii always rejoice in him as ono az
her children. The Gypsy blood that
u In her VEINS ran also I'M his. and
the exuberance of his Imagination
sns sees the power and freedom Of her own
WIG spirit TO the Metropolitan Museum of
i IN tne name of the actors Of New York
friends who assisted in their work I now
present this memorial Of Edgar Allen Poe
Here may it be preserved under the ynyserent
proiecton of American scholarship, a nerma-
ttloute to genius and a lasting mofGento
Oh sympathy aud admiration until in the gsng
IulSht OF ages this structure, with all its bHi.
relics of the past, shall have crumbled
into dust
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
Gov. Curtin Thinks wara1nex1tasis-

Ex-Gov. Curtin, who was atone time minis
ter to Russia, expressed the opinion that war
between that country and England is newt
able. because ii is necessary for the perpetua-
ton of the Russian dynasty. AS to the effect OF
such a war upon American interests, Gov Cur
tin believes that it would be beneficial
sIf the war should continue for
some time,n said he, sand there is every
reason to believe it Will be a pro-
longed one, it will create a demand
for many of our products Of course after
war shall have been declared we can't sell arms
and munitions legitimately, but it will be done,
clandestinely, no doubt to avery great extent;
but we can sell the raw materials which go to
make up the material Of war, and hal viii in
crease trade. Then, In the event of . p~rotract-
ed war, our breadstuffs and kindred products
will be in demand. twill be q war which viii
shake all of Europe.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08

The following awards Of contracts have
been recommended by Col. Charles 3. Penrose,
chief commissary OF the department of Dako-
Ia, under his advertisement Of March 20. 1883
for furnishing fresh beef and mutton at forts IN
the department.: Fort Abraham Lincoln, North
ern Pacific Refrigerator Car company at 81
cents per pound: Fort Pembina. Remi G.. Desen-
tells at AS cents per pound; Fort Keogh, William
Van Gasken at z.S9 cents per pound; Fort Mis-
soula, Harding x CO., at 8 cents per pound;
Fort Randall, Gustave Rieder at . cents per
pound; Fort Sully, s. n Thompkins at . cents
per pound; Fort Totten. s M. Dodd at $40
cents per pound; Fort Poplar River, Walter D.
Jordan at las. cents per pound; Fort Shaw,
Benoni Steel at S,35 cents per pound; Fort
Yates. Hsary s Parkin at ID cents per pound
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
I'll. Russian War ship in new York.

The Russian nan of war Strelok which left
Norfolk, is ct New York. Aspecial says, tine
arrival of the Strelok in the North river mas
caused a great deal Of speculation as 10 is
object A prominent shipping man said: III
lis more than probable that the Strelok mas re-
ceived secret orders that war has or VIII pc
declared within a few hours, and has been or,
dered to pick up o transatlantic steamer. II
is certain that the enterr Use is by no means
so difficult as it looks, and that any, OF tne
great ferry steamers between New York ana
Liverpool is liable to be surprised. Inc =
Strelok is not a large vessel, being only l,ooo
register, and mounting ten guns, four OF WHEN WHICH
are heavy rifed pieces. Her crew numbers
100 men. She has a great spread OF canvas,
with double top sail, and might by devices
known to seamen, mask her warlike character
and pass for an innocent merchantmen; a re-
versed ensign, the signal OF distress
would enable her to approach . Cu-
harder. a Guyon or q National liner, OF
any of the splendid vessels that enter anu
leave this port almost daily" " is SAID tnaI II
war is declared during the next fwenty-ious
hours the different lines may unite, nlrs sne
Yosemite or some other fast steamer ana scr
her out to warn vessels.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
xssh-ron.a baltimore scandal.

Baltimore Special High social circles were
again agitated here by the filing ofa Dli ioi
divorce by Sallie v. Thompson against ner
husband Charles r. Thompson, on the grounds
Of adultery with Miss Cora Moore, 2 young
lady well known in Baltimore, who went as1rsy
recently. The plaintiff is the dangn'er -
Richard Hardesty, one of Baltimore's mos'
prominent and wealthiest retired mercnan !,
She is q beautiful woman, and Al tne . mS
belle in the most aristocratic clrclea me &c,
PENDANT is also highly connected Inc sI nn
party involved is Of good family, Du. qui' ta;ns
prepossessing in appearances Deslu9 u.osan
lame. The evidence Of guilt against Inolt-
son il conclusive. The wife has retusnoa -
her parents' home.
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
An Innocent Man Out Of rrisoa,

Chicago Journal
The case of Henry Digby, residing
near McLeansboro, in this State. isa
peculiar one, and exhibits @ 10 stdkiug
manner the hsrdships which may be en-
dured without a remedy umder orr laws
as they exist. His sister, nameC5, Eliza
Digby, was engaged to 5e married five
years ago tea theivng northumberland
John SinkAer, of the sanAe town. Two
days before, the wedding was tc have oc-
Cured, john Sinkler was killed in his.
bed at Midnight. In his statement be-
fore deatthh he said thabhe believed Henry
Digby wss his murderer; that is was ex-
tremelysdark when lse was attacked, and
that hes supposed Digby's motiye to-
commit the murder was foupded or OPP
position to the wedding which was soon
to taka.place. Dlgby was tried con-
victed and sentenced to imprisonment In.
Chester Penitentiary for fourteen years.
Subsequently, Eliza Dighg, the girl who
had been engagedto John Sinklers mar
riedi Dick Sinkler, q brother Of the MUIR
dered q Two years ago, Dick SIM
kier killed q. man In a. row at Belle Eiv-
er, and was sentenced TO the p~enitentiary
for life. L3has since transpired thai he
and not Henry Digby killed John Sin
kler, his brother, and that his raotive
was q violent passion for the girl who
was to become his brothers. wife, and
whom he afterward married. These
facts served to get Digby's case before
the Illinois Supreme Court, which de-
cided that the evidence on which he had
been convicted was insufficient for that
purpose, and he was liberated from pris-
ON. His ~vindiration was complete, and
he wa welcomed In honor and with re-
ioicings by his old neighbors and friends
The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08

The mystery of the outlet Of the Great Sail
lake. Utah. seems to have been solved Ac-
cordine 10 the Salt Lake Democrat, Peter Whit
Sord and his son were looking for cattle, q few
miles from Salt Lake City, on horseback.
The SON, who was riding in advance,
suddenly disappeared, together with his
horse. and a rnmbling sound was heard.
Whitford senior galloped to the spot, and saw
s,cm its depths. The rushing OF water was
heard below, and in response to his calls he
heard his sons voice. Letting down q rope
tha how fastened it around his body and was
nnlled no. He said he fell in q cavern through
which a stream flowed rapidly, leaving ade-
posit of salt The conclusion OF both wac tnas
X came from Salt lake, which SCENE reason
able.