Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-07-22

Joe Swift, who was shot July 3, at Mar
shall, Mimi, has died from his wounds.
The speaker laid before the house a letter
from the secretary OF state touching the
house bin to reimburse Jean Louis Legare
for services rendered and money expended
in bringing into the United States and pro-
curing the surrender OF Sitting Bull and a
a number Of his followers. Legare is a res
ident OF the Wood Mountain district in
the Northwest Territory, Canada, and his
petition reciting the circu INST ances OF the
surrender is transmitted by Sir Lionel
| West. the British minister at Washington.
Maj. Brotherton, tho United States officer
who received the surrender OF the hostiles,
endorses the claim, which amounts to
$13,.i12.
According to tho latest census Paris has
a population OF 2, 244, BOG, an increase OF
only II, 37S since 1881
Krupp has contracted TO supply China
with l 900 tons OF rails at 20 shillings be.
low the English offer.
Thomas j. Brown, wanted at Brighton,
Ont, Tor counterfeiting has been captured
at Trenton, Ont, and bound over.
The Turkish government has issued or.
ders to have the army placed on a peace
footing. The military and naval reserves
are being disbanded.
The death Of First Lieutenant w. R. Har-
mon, Tenth cavalry, which occurred June
9 at his home in Lebanon, Ohio, promotes
Lieut.. G. III. Grierson to first lieutenant.
Lucky Baldwin has raised the salary OF
Murphy, his negro rider, to $12, 600 year.
English army officers have been summon
ed to join their corps at short notice.
Gov. A. p. Swineiord OF Alaska was mar.
ried recently in Pepuaming, Mich, to Mrs.
Il. Smith, nee Minnie Marks, by Rev. NJ.
Walker OF L'Anse. Ms Smith is about
thirty years of age, and was born and bred
in Marquette. She had one child by her
first marriage, which WAS an unhappy one.
Her father was q prominent brewer at
Marquette. Immediately after the cere-
mony the governor returned to Marquette.
They had been engaged two years, and were
to be married in November. Thegoyernor
has started for Alaska, and will return in
November for his wife. A large party ofex
plorers and gold seekers viii accompany
him, joining him at st. Paul.
The New York and Chicago orangemen
quietly celebrated the battle OF the Boyne.
More than three hundred out OF the one
thousand conviets in the Massachusetts
state prison are idle, and the warden is adj
yertising their labor TO let.
feet OF pine in the White mountains.
One hundred and eighty-four children un-
der five years of age died in New York, in
one day, recently.
Rev. w. w. Downs was arraignedin Bos-
ton on a charge OF bastardy, preferred by
Alice Watson, and was bound over in $500
Tor trial at the present term. Frank W.
Ames and Charles Roberts were accepted
as his bondsmen. Mr.. Downs preserved a
nonchalant bearing and pleaded not guilty.
Prof. Dodge. the statistician of the agri.
cultural department, says concerning the
various estimates made from his last re-
port on the wheat crop: Though the
average condition OF spring wheat on the
Iirst day OF last July was SO, it fell to sc
at the time of harvest, which is only three
points higher than the present condition,
and represents a loss of less than 6,000,-
900 bushels as compared with the result OF
last years harvest. There is great risk OF
lurther damage during j uly and August. but
that already reported means only a loss OF
5000. 900 bushls in spring wheat, and o.
900 900 in winter wheat, or total loss OF
II LOCO, 600 in wheat during Junesn
The Comte de Paris is an honorary
member OF the association OF veterans OF
the Filth New York volunteers (Durzea
tuayesl. While on Gen. McCfellan's staff
during the Peninsular campaign in 1862.
ne saw much OF the regiment. The good
conduct OF the regiment in battle was
personally commended by the prince, and
sfter the war in an autograph letter he ex-
pressed ais admiration of it's behavior.
The veteran association met lew days