Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-01-28
Telegraphic Flashes.

Jones, OF Nevada, was in his seat IN the
senate on the Goth Cor the first time this
season.
The pre- ,ident has sent the following
nominations to the senate: Charles j.
Cnnda, Of New York, assistant treasurer
of the United States at New York; Peter
Gallagher, Of Virginia, Indian agent OF the
Fort Hallegany, Idaho.
Lieut.. james w. Graydon, late of the
United States navy. claims to have invent
cd n new dynamite proiectile which prom.
Uses to add new horrors to war. His dis.
covery consists in n method OF Innnufactur.
ing missiles charged with dynamite, which
can be fired from u gun and depended upon
not to explode until contact with the
target is attained.
The house committee on reform in the
civil service has unanimously instructed
Representative Pulitzer to report adverse
" 81 bill introduced by representative
Seney OF Ohio for the repeal OF the civil
service law. A subcommittee consisting
Of Representatives Clements, Pulitzer and
Spooner OF Rhode Island was appointed
to consider all bills relating to the repeal
OF the tenure OF office act.
The Marquis de Casa Larglesia, now
Spanish minister Mt London, has declined
the office OF minister at Washington. and
mas DstH DiilJGu vi va ~ AHN w
Riuz Gomenz has been offered the Wash
ington post.
The earl OF Airlie was married to Lady
Mabel Gore, at St. Georges church, Lon.
don. The earl OF Arran gave the bride
away, andthe prince OF Wales signed the
register.
At Angola, Ind, David Jacobs was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for twsnty-one
years for numbering Jacob Bixler, afarmer
living near Angola.
David p. Mish, son OF J. s. f. Mish, the
well known proprietor of the principal re-
tail millinery establishment OF a Fran.
cisco, was shot and killed by DIR. j. A. Nc
Donald as he was fleeing from the latter's
house, where he had been discovered in tho
room of the physicians wife.
In 1884, Mike kurtz, alias "Sheeney
Mike" and William Porter, New York
cracksmen. robbed n iewelry store in Troy
n. Y, OF $4,000 in jewelry and made
their escape to Europe. Recently Kurt,
returned to this country and went t.
Florida. A detective at Jacksonville was
| notified Of his presence, and arrested him
| and twenty minutes after the arrest Kurti
received q telegram warning him OF his
danger.
o. b. Corsett, cashier OF tho Devils LAX,
bank. recently failed, who started for th'
East, was arrested 60 miles from Devil,
Lake on a telegraplrrd charge preferred by
George Wilson, a depositor in the bank.
Holly Epps, tho murderer, was hung by Z
moo, at Nincennes, Ind. to a tree in th,
| court house yard, and the body was soit
to doctors for dissection.
Sam Stone and Charles Van Studiiord
| st. Louis dudes, are about to fight a due
about "A New York girl visiting IN that city
The tax commissioners Of New York cit.
have fixed tie total taxable real estate a
81, zoe. 112,4o4.
President McCosh Of Princeton want
about $500. 900 to transform Princetoi
college into afull-ficdged university.
Jefferson Boiling is on trial in Newark
| Ohio, for the murder of his iatherin-law
John Douglass, last October.
While Mrs. DELPHI Williams OF Waync'
boro, Ga, was sittingin her open door sh
was shot through the head by an unknow
ASSASSIN end killed instantly.
Stephen Campbell was found guilty {
wife murder at Danviilc. Iii, The pecu
iarity Of the easeis that the crime was con
mitted twelve years ago. He disappeare
at the time, and was arrested in VerIniliio
county a few months ago. His " test
mony convicted him. =
Tobias Epstein, n dry goods merchant
was committed for trialia Toronto recon