Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-06-18
General News.

The Scott liquor law in Ohio has again
been pronounced unconstitutional
The fund for the relief sufferers by the
Plymouth tPa.) plague amounts TO s12.-
600
President Mitchell, oithe Milwaukee road,
says definitely that he will not retire from
office.
The Pennsylvania senate passed the CON
gressional appointment bill over the COVER
nor's veto-34 to 10.
According to Lieut.. Schwatka, there is alb
solutely no limit TO the codfishing banks
along the shores Of our Alaska.
The Illinois state senate has passed bill
giving negroes the same rights in hotels, res
tautants, theaters, etc, as white people.
Myriads OF young grasshoppers have made
their appearances on the south side OF the Ar
kansas river, opposite Canon City, Colorado
The strike oil the iron and steel workers
has thrown SO, 900 men out Unemployment,
who lose $4,000 in wages every day the
strike lasts.
The West New Jersey Game society pays
so cents for each hawk killed in certain
counties OF the state, and $50 have been
brought in this season.
The Democratic members OF the New
Hampshire legislature, in caucus, nomi
mated Hen. Harry Bingham of Littleton as
candidate for United States senator.
All OF the passengers on the steamship,
Weser and Polynesia, which arrived in New
York few days ago with thirteen cases OF
small pox aboard, are still held at quaran.
tine by the health officers.
1t is stated that the property of Col.
Thomas p. Cheney OF Ashland, United States
pension agent at Concord, has been at
tached as endorser for Gov Hale. Col.
Cheney is thought to be ruined thereby.
Harlow, Spencer & Co., grain dealers and
commission merchants Of St. Louis, made
an assignment. Liabilities, $40, 900: as
sets, sos, 900. The firm expects to pay
dollar for dollar, but will not resume bust
ness.
Patents were issued for new system for
the production OF spherical and conical pro
jectiles, doing away with the old and tedious
method ofturning in aiathe TO reduce to the
proper shape G.. +. Simonds ofFitchburg
Mass, il the inventor.
Miss Mary Lilly, daughter Of Peter Lilly
OF Galena, Ill.,, whowas married TO ohm Nc
Mahan in 1883, has secured a divorce. She
would not marry him until he furnished a
home, which he told her he had done, but
she, finding he had deceived her, left him at
the altar, and has never lived with him.
The committee on ganization OF the
national conference OF charities and
corrections has decided 20 report
the following organization: President,
Howard Neh, Cincinnati; vice presidents,
ID. c, Bell, Minneapolis; w. T. Beasley
North Carolina; secretary, ii. IL. Hart, st
Paul.
The June crop reports Of the Ohio board OF
agriculture, based on returns from about nine
hundred regular townships, gives the follow
ing estimates; Wheat, probable bushels, with
good weather till harvest. ~, 800, 900, or57 per
cent OF an average crop; or,1, 0o0, 600 short Of
the Ave years average, 5000, 600 short of the
April estimate and 2,000, 900 short OF that for
May
There Is greatexcitement at Bellaire, OPP
posite Wheeling, w. Va, over heavy strike
OF oil made at Armstrong; mills, ten miles
below. The matter has been kept secret
for ten days, and only leaked out through
the Cling OF over eighty land leases at ST.
Clairsville. The well was put down in search
Of gas, and on May 90, il IL said, the oil sand
was struck and the well flowed one hundred
barrels.
The Chicago lady from whom, by "a sur.
gical operation, an encysted fetus was re.
moved few days ago, having suffered
thirteen years from the cause, died. Her
name was Putnam, she was fifty years old,
and weighed 25e pounds, The fstus pre-.
scented dark color and was about nine
inches in length. Most OF the muscles had
disintegrated, but the skeleton was perfect
| and intact,