Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-02-19

where he was nnaefgoing = life sentence for
murief. He has killed, since he has been IN
the insane department . cook and two atten-
dants. The fremen who rescued him state
that he died while being taken to the ground.
All Of the inmates Of the insane department
were rescued aafely except those In the third
story OF the wing in which the FIRE originated.
The total loss Of life was eightean
Mrs. Eizzio sibcrt dropped dead in a Bloom
inBton, Ind, church
The weeks failures numbered 27s, against
so the week previous.
AT Hallidaysberg, Pa, DR.. L \. Beach was
hanged for wife murder.
William Harrington died near New Orleans
the gh inst, aged 100 years,
Milwaukee merchants protest against New
York's attempt TO abolish inferior ports Of en-
try.
man supposed TO be Joseph Pierce, OF the
~ Peter asylum, was killed by tho cars near
Ottawa.
The brother or Con Murphy, the iynched
Montana horse thief, was found on . cowcatch-
or at Dubuque.
Preside-t adams informs Secretary Teller
Eat the Union Pacific is ready with cash for
settlement with the government
The banking house of Harris a james, Of
Ste. Geneyisve, Me-, has made an assignment
Liabilities, ss0,0o0i assets, 100000
william J, White, a married man, Of Dover
Plains, n H, killed samuel Proctor. They
qnarreiod oter q woman White was arrested
George Schneider OF Hamilton, Ohio, has beer
k....a ...sI.u "A u-.-a.- = n. a. II.
was charged with killing and robbing hismoth
or.
The Dakota iegisl allure has sent memorial
asking for division. II reached the SENATE d
month too late In the house IL falls on bar
rem ground
Ths eightfeth anniversary OF David Dudly
Field, the eminent lawyer and jurist was cele-
brated in the residence OF Cyrus W. Field
Friday evening.
A gambler named Henderson, who lights HE
cigars with IS bills and throws hackmen SO
gold piece, has just taken $1,000 to s20,0N
out OF Louisville.
Rev. John Dufheld, b. b., professor o.
mathematics in The Csllege OF New Jerses fol
nifty Years, and member Of the faculty for for
~ years, has resigned on the ground of long
service, but the trustees refuse TO accept
II is learned that the sentence OF the couri
martial in Col Morrow's case il that he be rep.
rimanded by the secretary Of war and that Ia
retain his present grade for two years The
case viii be referred to the president for final
action.
Ex-Alderman Wilson, one of Winnipeg's most
prominent citizens, has been arrested, charged
with appropriating si,ooo trust money TO hi,
nKra Al. FI1a .ana N9ma fwlpa Nhn aaAata N
Dan Mills, untl lato doing business in Mime
apolis
On the ist of March last year there were ST.
saloons In operation in different portions Of
Minneapolis. The number Of licensed saloons
1t preseut ia only 27s, showing a falling of o.
pearly one half under the dead-line and high.
license ordinance enacted last summer at ths
suggestion of Mayor Pillsbury.
Attachments a~ggregating about 5000 hav
been made at Bozeman, Mont. ON the proper
ty of Mai. D. 8. Gordon, U. 8 A, formerl,
commanding officer at Fort Ellis, now stationed
at the PresidL California Gordon led a fas
life while in Bozeman, aud these debts are the
outcome Of such extravaganza.
Never before in the history OF the marin,
world have 30 many steamships and calling
vessels been 80 long overdue as at the present
time Thers are upward of 100 ships at sea
bound 10 New York port which have not yet
been spoken or other wise heard from. Thu
majority OF them should have arrived
many days ago and some q fortnight ago
Recorder smytne OF New York sentenced Mics
Jennie Elmore TO Ave years in the penitentiary
for forgery. The woman eloped from Minneap
plis with o man who Is described a. q gam
bier. He had poor luck in this city and illtreat
cd his companion He finally, according 10 her
story, induced her by threats TO take forged
checks for small amounts and pass them to so
cure food
Startling revelations have been made regard
ing the British war establishment when the
troops were inspected recently many thousand
men were found to exist merely on paper,
Regiments which were reported at their full
complement proved b be mere skeletons, anc
hastily crowded into the ranks to satisfy the
inspectors
Five men we're asphyxiated in q Chicago sew
or. rour were aead wnen prougnt up anu an
other died soon afterward Ths names OF the
dead are Michael Laski, Joseph Gill, James
Grady, Daniel Curtis and Mathew Mason. All
were married except Gill. The survivors say
their first intimstion that anything was wrong
was when Gill dropped dead
o. Rolette. Jr, and Charles Bouttineau are
here with q delegation Of eheifs and head men
Of the Chippewas, and recently Moose Dung
and other He'd Lake chiefs came in from the
West They say their erraDd is to notify the
government that they will not treat with the
United States c. .sred q foot OF 6round unless
:hey are protected by military force, II nee
essary, from the inrosds Of white men The
Turtle Mountain chiefs for some reason object
TO Encouragement Of the Devils Lake land
district
Ma. Gen. William Earle, G. s. L, who was
killed at Bert, recently, entered the British
army In 1851, and reached tho rank Of major
general in 1880 He served with the Forty
ninth regiment through the Crimean war, and
participated in the battles OF Alma and Inker-
man, the seiae OF Sebastopoi, the sortie OF Oct
%, aud the result Of tho Redan In the Brit
ish campaign in Egypt against the army OF
Arab Pasha, Gen. Earle was in command Of
the lines OF communication, and rendered ex-
cellent service
number OF unpublished letters of Lord
and Lady Byron have been offered for sale at
public auction. In ono letter Lady Byron
writes: Lord Byron married no with the
deepest determination OF revenge, which he
svowed on the day OF our marriage, and which
III exocuteG ever since with systematic and in
creasing cruelty. There are other letters in
the same strain: also correspondence Of Lady
Byron with Augusta, the poets sister refer
ring 10 family differences. The letters sug-
gest nothing 10 support the scandalous charges
Of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Wisconsin senator's have asked time In
executive session to look over the papers in
the charges against Marshal Botkin OF Montana
Senator cameron GAYS he will vote for Mr.