davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
Winter Wheat in a Bad Way.

The first monthly crop report under Hon.
Norman l. Colman, the new commissioner of
agriculture, was issued The statistician, J. R
Dodge, says there has been reduction in the
area of winter wheat according to the returns
of April, of over 10 per cent partial inves-
tigation in December made the shortage per
cent This is equivalent to reduction of 49,
200, ,OO0 bushels upon the basis of the yield Of
1884 A decrease in area is reported in every
state except Oregon. The decrease in Illinois
is IL per cent that of Minnesota is slightly less,
but the figures are not given. The present
condition of winter wheat as re-
ported, is worse than in 1885, 1t ls II per
cent, against &c per cent last year, and 50 per
cent in 1888. In 1881, the year Of recent ratio
of yield, the condition April 1 was IS, and
serious loss was sustained afterward The
real status of the crop will be better shown a
month hence, when the vitality Of the roots
has been demonstrated and the character of
the spring determined On the present show
ing the reduction of yield on this years pro-
duction promises to be more than 5O,OO6 600
bushels from winter killing and low vitality,
in addition TO the loss from diminished acre
age. Whether the crop will exceed 40O, ,OOO,O 600
bushels or falls short of it depends upon tho
Of present appearances and on fu-
ture conditions affecting growth and ripening
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
Barclay Johnson's Dreadful Deed.

Coroner Holt of Bridgeport, Conn, began an
inquest on the victims of the murders in tha
johnson family. Rev. j. G. Johnson, Congre-
gational minister of Rutland, VT, and an uncle
of Barclay johnson, the young man who shot
his mother and sister and killed himself, testi-
fed that there was no hereditary insanity in the
family. He could not account for insanity on
the part Of his nephew except by excessive
office duties which caused him to write and work
at night, and caused strain on his mind. Tho
witness produced this letter, which was found
in the pocket of Barclay Johnson after his death:
@Greenwhich, Conn, April 81, 1SS5.-If ]
succeed in accomplishing what I think must be
done a word or two of explanation will prob.
ably be received with interest. I think am
saving my mrother and sister from an unhappy
fate. If there is a just and glorious God these
two will 60 to the happiness which they de.
serve If thereis no God then they will simply
find their rest"
At the close of the letter he wrote: II an
conscious Of the enormity of what I have done
and intend to do, but at the same time have 8
suspicion that have become insane. Why did
not some one recognize my weakeess, my great
need Of help, and help me when there wa,
time?"
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
FOREIGN NEWS GOSSIP,

The Prince of Wales was given an enthusias-
tic reception at Londonderry.
There was great excitement In the house of
commons recently, over the government defeat
on the home ruler amendment to the Irish
regis tration bill
1t is reported at Winnipeg that Gabriel
Dumount, the lieutenant Of Riel, was among
those killed in the recent engagement Du-
mount bad command of the rebel force during
the battle.
Mary Anderson made her farewell appear
ance in London short time ago, at the Ly-
ceum theater in 'Pygmalion aud Galatea" and
"Comedy and Tragedy" Her reception was
most enthusiastic.
M de Giers,< the Russian foreign minister, is
reported to have advised that in event of Eng
land proving obstinate in her claims regard
ing Afghanistan, Baron de Staal, the Russian
ambassador at London, be recalled and diplO-
matte negotiations be sundered.
The queens birthday will be celebrated this
year on the 9th of June, and the changed date
in English military circles, as the selection of
the day will imply in the case of many officers
an inability to be present at the Oaks on the
day before.
A Rome dispatch says that the italian min
lister of foreign affairs and the British ambas-
sador have settled the details Of the proposed
visit of the prince of Wales to Rome, and that
the italian foreign Office has been notified that
the prince and princess Of Wales intend to visit
Rome early in May.
Ayoung French Canadian surveyor named
Defasse, who came from Manitoba, and who
has steadily advocated Riers side of the case
claims that the rebellion is just one. He
says that many Irish Americans have already
extended substantial and practical aid to the
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
The Russian Reply to British Demands.
MIA Sa;,1;, Is AT Az d;s;s fiAs.;aa fn.s;oa

e~~0 S~s*@S%~4A &S0bA$ w ~~>~>~Ae ~cSA~s~se>s%a
THE reply Of NJ do diers; Khssian f5rsign
minister, to Earl Granville's demand fot an
s&piaRatien IF Gen. Komarotf's attack upon
the Afghans at Kdshk river, Which Was re-
Seived at ths fprsi1g office, Was eSnlsidersd III
Cabinet c3dneil. Tie reply says GSn. Kona;
arof's dispatches, copies Of which have
sufficiently explain. the Penjdeh incident, and
that 1t Is, therefore,, needless to supplement
them. NJ de Giers, in his turn, complains
strongly Of what he calls the excessive NUM-
ber Of Gen. SirPeter Lunsdens escort. He
Afghan territory, together with the military
demonstration 1t RaWal- -rindi and Hatl Duff :
efin's defiant language encouraged the Af-
CHAINS to provoke the Russian attack by leading
them to believe they could rely upon British
support NJ de Giers does not express the
slightest regret for Gen. Kemaroff's action,
and he even suggests that Gen, Koma:
fbf Hould .hste NEGLECTED. his. duty
X lie had failed to attack the Afghans.
Earl Granville, British foreign minister,
stated in the house of lords that the govern
ment has received a dispatch from Sir Peter
Lumsden, the contents Of which the govern
further than to state that it contained ctjn.
sSeSR kBsr Sa g. ffR'sA ss9asn ns$Spd EYE S{
Granville said, expecting further .teiegram1ha
from, Sir Peter Lllmsden, and until they were
received the government would not be pre-
pared to make further statements. There has
been continuous exchange Of dispatches be-
tween Earl Gradville and De Giers. It is ap-
parent that the breach is widening.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30

At Bellevue, station about twenty FIVE
miles south of Dubuque, David seeley, a stage
driver between Bellevue and Maquoketa, en-
tered a saloon and tavern kept by a Mrs. Anna
Schelder. While hitching the horses before
entering, some hard words were exchanged be-
tween him and a fellow named Billy Horin,
which was the outcome of an old feud The
two entered the tavern, continuing their
threatening language. While they were eating
supper the conversation grew too hot for the
landlady, and she ordered them out
seeley was the first to go and was
closely followed by Horin who evi-
IDENTIFY wanted to force the fighting Scarcely
had they stepped froh. the door when they be-
ing the course of which Seeley drew revolver
and fired, the bullet going completely through
his opponents heart and lodging in his cloth
ing. He fell to the ground and died instantly.
As soon as seeley realized what he had done he
fed Horin was known as a man about town.
He was bold careless and frequently drank to
excess He was thirty five years old and sin
gle. The murderer was generally regarded as
peaceful man. He has wife and children
living in Bellevue.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. George A. Custer, accompanied by the
widow Of Lieut. Calhoun, whose husband fell
fighting by Gen. Clusters side at the Big Horn
massacre, arrived at Portland, Oregon, from
the East.
Ex-Gov. Charles Foster of Ohio was among
the callers on Gen. Grant few days ago. He
said that in conversation with one Of the at
tending physicians, the generals was declared
such critical case that no definite opinion can
be given of it There is no such a thing as
relapse in case of cancer, for the disease
progresses steadily to its termination. There
are days when the general feels well, and then
the diseased part has a better appearance, but
there is nothing to hope for in the generals
case. He may live for months or few days
may end his life AS to the manner of his
death, he will die of sutfocation. There will
suddenly come a swelling of blood in his
throat, caused by the rupture of a blood YES
sci. and all will be over. The generals case is
a hopeless one"
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
Pound Guilty at Last,

The Baker-DaCidson seduc tion case, on trial
for several days past, at Sparta, Wis, was COLI
cluded with d verdict of guilty. The action
was first brought July, 1882, before justice Of
the peace 1t then went to the circuit court
and was continued over one term, coming t6
trial in April 1888. The verdict was guilty,
but the court granted new trial on the
ground of error in admitting improper evi-
dence. The case was continued over to the
October term of 1883, but was again
tried last spring, when the jury tailed
to agree. The case was again continued until
last fall upon motion Of defendants attorneys
living near " oaSdae e. 'an and is now T.
years old. She is very intelligent and prepos-
sessing She gave birth to a child in April,
1881. ana charged James .z y: BAKER with ne1pg
farmer, and was station agent and postmaster
at Oakdale at the time. Since then he has been
transferred to Cashton as station agent, and
has married The verdict meets the approx.
al of the public almost universally.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30

The stir of military preparation, OF
the clash of actual conflict, is to be
heard to-day over wide area II the
inhabited earth. England, France,
Italy, Russia, Turkey, India, Austria
lasia, Egypt, South Africa, Arabia,
China, Madagascar, Central America,
Canads, feel the influence of the prev
aleps combative tendency and il looks
as if it could not be repressed
without the expenditure of myriads OF
lives and millions of treasure
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30

During this month and May at least
seven miles of elevated railroad in New
York City will be prepared for the trial
OF electric motor cars. In this instance
the determination to test is almost
equivalent to successful trial. for the
business ability and technical training
of Mr.. Field and Mr., Edison is suffi-
cient to show tnet in engaging in the
enterprise they know precisely what the
result will be. The successful operat-
ing of this electric road will work rev
luton, especially if it is determined
"ctricity is chc --ffsor road 16otor
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30

The New York World attempted to
raise the money to complete the Bar
tholdo monument pedestal. At last &C.
counts nearly $4,000 had been handed
IN, mostly in small sums. It takes a
newspaper man to accomplish what is
given mp by the rest of mankind. A
newspaper correspondent found Living
stone after the government of Great
Britain and all her geographical soc;o-
ties had abandoned the task as iaope!ess.
The same correspondent accomplished
the almost impossible feat of tracing the
river Congo from It's source to its
mouth.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
The Watortown, wis.,, liquidation,

In the United States circuit court at Madison
Judge Gresham rendered decision which
practically relieves the city of Watertown from
paying its bonded railway indebtedness of
over 8, 100000 The city repudiated it's in
debtedness several years ago, and for long
period resorted to strategy in having no
city officers, and prevented bondhold-
ers from serving summons upon
it This feat was finally ,complished, how
ever, and the test case, involving $4,000 of
Metcalf against the city was brought Defen-
daut city set up the plea of the statute OF lin
itations, and United States District Judge Bum
rendered q decision in it's favor. A rehearing
was then had before United States Circuit
cision. The fact occasioned great rejoicing at
Watertown. The case will probably be ap-
pealed to the United States supreme court
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
A War Poem by Alfred Tennyson. .

&
The London Times of the ed published
the following poem by the poet laureate which
was telegraphed toAmerica:
THE FLEET-oN ITS REPORTED 1NEFF1c1ENcY.
You, you! if you have failed to understand,
The fleet of England is her all in all,
On you will come the curse of all the land
If that old England fall which Nelson left so
great
This isle, tho mightiest naval power on earth,
This one small isle, the lord of every sea-
Poor Eng and, what would all these fleets be
worth,
And what avail thine ancient fame if free
We're thou fallen state?
You, you who had tho ordering of her fleet,
If you have only compassed her disgrace,
When all men stare, the wild mob's million
feet
Will kick you from your place,
But then too late, too late.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
and his words created ! a :profound
sensation: The opinion = in tie lob. l9.

and his words created ;profound
sensation The opinion in tile lob
bies is that Mr.. Gladstone's speech shows
war is inevitable. h
The proposalt to separate the soudan credit
from the credit for special preparations. was
rejected by q vote of 239 against 1856 The
house then entered into committee of sup,
ply, and Mrs Gladstone explained the object
of the vote bf Credit The premier was suf-
feriug much from h0arseness. The house,
without discussion, as suggested by Mr NJ
Gladstone, voted the entire credit asked. Ed
ward Tomperly H6ut4ey, Radical member for
Sunderland, asked whether the government
would endeaVor to have the dispute~ith Rdssis
REFERRED fer arbitrament to the United States.
Mr. Gladston ansH5ersd''
The government are quite sensible OF their
heavy responsibility to maintain the honor aid
good faith Of the country on the one hand, and
on the other to Use every means consistent
with that honor to avoid war. I can give no
more particular reply than this.
The utterance was accepted as significant,
and was received with cries of 'hear, hear.
The credit was voted after one of the most
powerful and telling speeches ever delivered
by Mt. Gladstone. The premier was cheered
to tie echo, both during the delivery and at
the close Of the speech He Vas also most en-
Enthusiastically cheered when leaving the house
Of commons after the speech.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
A Curious Story ST Glover Tea ana Cancer


Omaha Special: United Statss Senator Stan
ford of California spent a day in Omaha and
left for San Francisco. In regard to Gen.
Grant, whom he has been endeavoring to in
duce to accept an invitation to go to California,
he said when he left, the generals condition
was then more hopeful than any time during
his illness. He was h0fe vigorous i'll body and
mind, and seemed in fair way to
get well with proper treatment. Sena-
tor Stanford was unable to say wheth-
er Gen. Grant would come to California,
as there was great deal of opposition to his
taking so long trip, as it was thought he
journey everything would be done to induce
him to come. The cure of Gen. Grant is at
tributed by Senator Stanford to the use of clo-
YER tea Mrs. Grant insisted in giving the rem
edy trial. The doctors said they had no OBJ
jections, althoug b they had no faith in it what
ever. However, they gaveit a trial of one week
or ten days, and then dropped it, Mrs.
Grant and the family, however, continued to
give to the general without the knowledge of
the doctors, and have kept it up ever since.
His improvement was noticeable from the day
he began taking it Senator Stanford says
that Gen. Grant told him at three different
times he would have died had not the doctors
been present to revive him with stimulants.
Stanford was present at one time when Grant
was unconscious for five minutes, and at an
other time when he nearly strangled to death
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
Coercion Of Government Employees For-
b1ddon.

Secretary Whitney of the navy department
has written the following letter to Commodore
J. H. Russell, commandant of the Mare Island
navy yard at San Francisco, relative to the
coercion of the vote of that yard at elections
Since assumming the duties of this Office my
attention has been called to the conduct of the
foreman of the Mare Island navy yard in cleo
hons in past years, particularly in 1882 After
reading the testimony in the contested election
case Of Buck vs. Dudley, taken in the fall Of
1883, there is no doubt in my mind that the
vote of the yard was practically coereed and con-
trolled by the foreman, either with or without
orders The men were obliged to take their bal
lots in folded form from table presided over
by one or more of the foremen, hold the bal
lot in sight while walking to the polls one
hundred feet distant, between men stationed
for the purpose of preventing any change Of
ballots on their parts, and the ballot deposited
without the voter having had the opportunity to
see or know it's contents, or to exercise any
choice for whom he should cast his ballot 1
find that the same foremen who conducte<:
this proceeding are still at the yard in the
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
various departments. Great COMPLAINTS is mad,
to me of similar proceedings in other wears,

Various departments. Great complaints is mad,
to me of similar proceedings in other years,
but I have already read sufficient of thia
who were engaged in that proceeding as fore.
men, directing and controlling it, should be
cleared out of the yard in the interest Of de-
cent ed + eny similar proceed
the vote of the employees of the yard, by
foremen, or superior uf1ieers should take
place hereafter, whether III tho interest
viii % nppS aan s;iafp p1r ledF iF SpoMsG Sppoint%enta
in place Of the. persons discharged win be
made temporarily and op trial a4tl eficient
men shall havs BEEN obtained. In this connet.
here complain Greatly Of thS delays ind, th9
eeAtraprdinarb gxpense rreqtired to do work al
the Marc Island yard ask your special at
tention to these matters, in tho hope that You
will cooperate with me in an effort to bring
the yard to greater efficiency and eliminate
these Objectionable features from it.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30

New enterprises are being projected
in the Southern States in large numbess,
and 1885 will show great progress in
that section and a marked advance in
manufacturing industries. Thus far
this year $50, ,591, ,O00 has been invested
"a mills, foundries, machine shops, COT
ton factories, gold, silver, copper, iron
and tin mining enterprises, etc., show
ing that the depression prevailing in the
other portion of the Union has had little
effect there.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
THE CASUALTY RECORD.

THE CASUALTY RECORD.
Thirty bodies have been taken from the
fu'' tf e at Vicksburg, Miss.
-he0's a farmer, while ir*~ 44cated
scars on. tLo Burlington
killed.
gs, Mon, was drowned
IN the Yellowstone. Lins-
-.aw Of j, A. Chandler Of st.
ed as clerk in the Headquarters
t. two years.
man set tho Eastern hotel at
rs, owned by A. l. Smith, on fire
uy. The minated had barely time to es-
g, leaving all their effects. The hotel was
naged $4,000
Watson's jowelry store, Iaspes' shoe shop,
D. N. Webster's meat market and grocery,
Schneider's barber shop, Curran's storeroom,
Charles Q. Atkins sale and feed stable, and
McAwly l. Whalings lumber Office, Oscecla,
Iowa. were burned by an incendiarv. recently
Loss, $5,500j insurance, $3.50
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30

One of the reforms instituted by tho
new Postmaster General is to direct
that no outlandish names shall here
after be accepted for post Offices. The
books are full of this species of Ameri-
can humor, manifested principally by
the new settlements Of the far West.
Recently the name of an Office in Georgia,
callet "Buzzards' Roost," was changed
to "West Lake" "Yuba DAM" in
Colarado, and "Gangee'm," in Dakota,
will probably go when reached.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
A recent letter saye the damage to
the growing whee:; crop of Kansas, is
very serious, from the fly and by win
ter k1lzg. Some reports say there
viii not be half the yield of last year.

That forestry is of some account in
this country may be estimated from the
fact that the value of the forest crop In
the census year, 1880, exceeded $780,
000. 900 and that during the same year
the value Of the iron and steel produced
was less than $500, 900, 900, and the val
% of the anthracite and bituminous
coal mined was lsss than 100000, 900.
Truly, the conservation of our forests
is wise work.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
BROOKLYN Roller Rink E5capade.


Among the pretty girls who have attracted
attention at the Lee avenue roller skating rink
IN Brooklyn, N Y, have been Maud McAllister
and Ella Jones' Among the young men who
E. Darling and Charles Peckham Darling is
twenty two and his friend a year younger. The
girls always went to the rink together. Peck
ham induced Miss Jones to elope with him.
riage from Maud McAllister and on last Sun
day afternoon the four went to the house of tho
Rev. J. White, where they were married, each
acting as witnesses for the other. The next day
Mrs. Peckham told the story of their escapade
to married daughter of Mrs. McAllister. The
McAllister girl was persuaded that she had
taken a foolish step, and she sent her husband
q note, saying she would have nothing to do
with him Her parents will take action to have
her marriage declared void on tho ground that
she is under age and did not have her parents
consent
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
.:ubIe that

boou countries there is a
liable diminution in criminal poision-
ing. Attempts against chastity are
much less frequent in Italy, and in
France these 'crimes against children
augment in frightful proportions" In
fanticide is twice as great in France.
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30

The commissioner of agriculture has formu-
;ated set Of rules for the purpose Of stamp
'ns out tpleuro-pneumonia
The Northern Pacific farmer., 1885-04-30
The New Postal Rats.

The postmaster general has issued 4 circu-
lar order to postmasters explanatory of the
changes made by congress at tho last session
in the rates of postage. The postmasters arc
informed that on aud after July the rate on
all domestic first class matter, including drop
letters at letter carrier offices, will be two
cents per ounce or fraction thereof, instead
of two cents per half ounce. This change
will apply to mail addressed to Canada, hut not
to other foreign mails. To provide for wants
that may arise from the change in the rate Oh
second-class matter or newspapers mailed by
publishers, from two cents to one cent per
pound, the department had decided to issue a
newspaper and periodical stamp of the denomi-
nation Of one cent, the design and color of which
will be same as those of the present series.
They will be ready for issue on June l..
The body Of an aged woman was found in
the river at New Abin, Wis. A description was
sent to La Crosse, and the body was recognized
as that Of Mrs. Kile, who disappeared IN De-
cember last