Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-06-03

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stopping to dress themselves, fed from
the hotel.
George II. Leonard, a lawyer at Chicago
and president OF the Hyde Park (m.l Gti-
Gems league, mysteriously disappeared.
IL 10 alleged he is short many thousands oil
dollars and has gone to Canada.
More than 100, 600 people attended the
funeral OF Leopold Won Ranke.
John Stephens, during his wiie's absence
| from the city OF Winnipeg, for few hours,
stole 81, 900 from her trunk and left for
the states. lie is probably in st. Paul.
Boston is excited over scheme for con-
demning the mansions on the apex OF Bea-
| con hill for the purpose OF erecting new
| buildings for the use OF the commonwealth.
The estates have been handed down from
father to son, and the buildings are rich in
tradition and history.
Representative Swinburne OF New York,
| a member OF the house committee on agri-
culture, has filed minority report vigor-
ously attacking the bill reported by the
majority of that committee to extend the
powers OF the bureau OF animal industry.
The report says: We believe that the
chairman OF the committee was imposed
upon by the representations made to him
by the chief OF the bureau of animal indus
try, and we believe that il the recommended
tions in the report are carried out, a large
amount OF money will be earelessly ex-
pended, n dangerous power invested ia in
competent men and great injustice inflicted
on the raisers of cattle in this country. n
such a system is to be adopted, we recon-
mend the change OF the name of the de-
partment IRON that OF bureau OF animal
industry to bureau OF animal butehery: for
the destruction OF the domestic animals OF
the United States, to be in charge OF q
corps OF butcher boys who would be as well
qualified for the position as the present
head OF the bureau seems competent for
his.
very lively fight is being made against
the confirmation of Ex-Goy. Click OF Kan
sas to be pension agent at Topeka.
1t is thought that Secretary Manning
will not resume his official duties at the
treasury department until at least next
autumn. Assistant Secretary Fairchild
has accordingly arranged to continue the
performance Of his duties as acting secre-
tary OF the treasury during the entire
summer.
The United States district court at San
Antonio. Tex, confirms the right and
power OF judge advocates to detain and
i necessary, inearcerate any witness, sol
Her or civilian, who is needed in deciding
court martial case, and who the Judge
advocate has reason to believe is unwilling
to appear or testify.
James Dawson's farm house, near Rash
vile, Ind. was burned, and two daughters,
one aged fourteen and another four, were
burned to death.
In the Third district court at Idaho,
Chief Justice Hays sentenced twenty Sc ven
prisoners convicted at this term. All are
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from three months and 500 fine to twelve
months and $500 fine. All year prison
ers go to the house oicorrection at Detroit,
Mich, and those for n lesser period to the
United States penitentiary at Boise City.
These are the first polygamists sent out Of
the territory. One hundred and forty-five
indictments were drawn for unlawful CO.
habitation at this term OF the court All
refused to obey the laws in the future except
one.
A sensation was created at st. Louis by
the filing OF n petition for divorce by Frank
J. Bowman, the st. Louis lawyer, who has
a national reputation. This is the culmi-
nation OF trouble that has been brewing for
a long time. Bowman's charges against his
wife are OF such a character as to prevent
publication.
|. Z. Palmer. county surveyor OF Jack
drunk and sets fire to the structure being
rescued in a seorcked state.
Tbs Presbyterian general assembly in
Minneapolis discusses home missions, pass
- upon overtures from presbyteries
and favors responding TO call for $780,
600 for eome mission work.
Serious forest fires rago in Middle and
Northern Wisconsin, and much property is
destroyed. The Wausau, Wis. fire losses
loot up $500, 900.
For over three hours on Monday night
the cath inst, the city of Toronto wac un-
der mob law. Word was received by the
Knights OF Labor that omnibuses from
Kingston for the use OF the street railroad
strikers would arrive between 6 and Z
o'clock, and a large crowd went to meet
them, accompanied by n brass band On
their arrival the omuibuses were driven
slowly through the principal streets, the
crowd gradually increasing in number I'M
til it reached 1000. Every street car met
on the route was attacked with bricks and
stones. Passengers, drivers aud conduc-
tors were injured, and the widest uproar
was kept up, the polics being powerless to
DO anything. Between thirty and forty
street cars were wrecked in this way Such
scene has seldom, il ever, been witnessed
in Toronto. No person. was dangerously
injured. Had not the Knights OF Labor
broken up the procession much more seri-
Gus results would have followed.
Mr.. Strait has introduced bills for the
relief OF F. v. Decoster, Theodore B. Eau
lieu and Mrs. Sophia Sprain, widow OF
Lewis l.. Sprain, and their two minor chill
dren.
Mr.. White has introduced bill granting
a pension to Minus Gssel.
Among the combinations announced are
the following: L. l.. Aune receiver OF pub
lie moneys, and Thomas +. Cowing, regis
ter OF the public land office, Fergus Falls
Mimi; William p. Christensen, register OF
the Redwood Falls (Minn.) land Office.
The president has vetoed two senate bills
granting pensions to d. w. Hamilton and
j. ID. Hail. The messages state that the
president fails to find sufficient fouodation
for the claims.
Mrs. Mary f. Kimball wife OF Dr. Kim
ball, director OF the mint died after an i'll
ness OF several weeks.
The stage running from Melrose to Glen