Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-06-10

The presence Of the British man OF war
Bellerophon at Halifax is explained at the
admiralty Office to be neither significant
nor importanb. She is there now in the
regular course of orders issued long ago.
| Among the other vessels belonging to the
British navy which will soon reach Halifax
under regular orders are the Dido, Garnet,
Emerald and Lily. The Mallard has been
ordered to st. Johns, n. f. All the above,
except the Emerald, have been for some
| time attached to the British West Indian
| and North American squadrons.
The president has vetoed another PEN
sion bill upon the ground that it is not
based upon substantial merits
Gen. Ansen McCook. secretary of the SEN
ate, was married recently to his cousin,
Miss Hettie MeCook, at her home in New
York city.
Senator Harris OF Tennessee introduced
| bill providing for the payment to Mrs.
Eliza Ii. Brownlow OF Sc, 900 for govern
ment advertising in the Knoxville Wing.
published by her husband, 'Parson"
Brownlow.
A gentleman writes from Odessa, Russia,
under date OF May IL, as follows: Per
baps it may interest some oil your readers
| to hear that the winter wheat crop of
Sonth Russia is almost total failure. In
and Podolia the fields of winter wheat
have been plowed again and the ground
seeded to spring wheat. On the whole, the
spring weather has been very favorable
and the prospects for good grass crop
| have seldom been better. For spring seed
| ing the weather has also lately been every
thing that could be desired. To judge from
present prospects the harvest will be "a lit
tie later than usual
Queen Victoria's chicken house is u pala-
tial, semi-gothic building.
The presence of British men-of.war in
Nova Scotia waters is said to be OF no sig
niiicance.
Another simple commission executed by
| Col. Lamont for his best friend was to send
over to Treasurer Jordan for a crisp. new
one hundred dollar United States note,
which was tucked away in the right hand
pocket OF the presidents waistcoat.
Lamars present was an elegant and
| unique smelling bottle, gold mounted and
set with diamonds. Mrs. Endicott's gift
was four antique solid silver candlesticks.
Mrs. Villas gave q brooch, Etruscan gold
fashioned in double bow knots set with
| diamonds. Mrs. Whitney's gift was a
brooch antique fashion in large spray Of
diamonds.
Arcksr and Wood, the English jockeys,
| made the past year, $50, 600 and $45, 900,
respectfully.
Many of the medals of the Canadian vol
unteers have been found in the pawnshops
| OF Montreal.
| Rev Dr.. Roos. Catholic bishop of Linn
burg has been elected archbishop of Fret
burg.
Turkey is alarmed at Russia's military
| and naval activity.
Ex-Queen Isabella has given to Queen
Regent Christina of Spain the christening
robe of the late King Alfonso. 1t is of
Malines lace trimmed with watered rib
! bons, embroidered with Bourbon lilies.
The London Daily Telegraph, comment
| ing on President Cleveland's marriage, saws
| 1t was a graceful act on the part of Mr.
| Cleveland to show that the president Of
| the United States does not derogate from
his evalted position by making his wedding
| OF the plainest and simplest character.
| The debate on the home rule bill in the
| house OF commons was resumed by Joseph
! Chamberlain. When he arose he was greet
ed with derisive cheers and howls from the
| Irish members. He denied the assertion
| made by Edward Gray that he Chamber
lain was author OF the articles on the ma
| tional councils, published in the Fortnight
| ly Review. Gray knew very well who the
| author was, and that the details OF the
articles were supplied from Irish sources.
| 81 myself possess" said he 'fincontrover-
tible and incontestible proof that eminent
Nationalist leaders approved the princi-
pies OF the national councils" Here the
| Parneilites uttered loud howls and de-
| manded the names, which Chamberlain
| refused to give. Great uproar followed
Resuming. Chamberlain explained why he
deemed Gladstone's concessions made
quate. The house was crowded. There
was much excitement while Chamberlain
was speaking. Mr.. Sexton followed and
made q vigorous reply to Mr. Chamberlain,
in which he argued for the bill.
A Montreal special says; The real cause
OF all the fisheries trouble is the deep root
ed jealousy OF the Canadians against the
Americans. The subject OF war has been
discussed at the clubs. A prominent mem
Der of parliament, who is strong sup
porter of the government, speaking on the
| subject, said: There are no hallway
measures about the speedy settlement OF
this question. We shall force 1t upon the
| states to declare whether they will keep
| their fishing vessels out OF our waters or
| whether we shall send them to the bottom.
| Being asked what course would be persued
by the Canadian cruisers il they met with
armed resistance, the minister of marine
| declared that Canada will take the conse-
| quences, and in case of resistance the Of
| ticers commanding the different cruisers
have orders to shoot the vessels OUT of the
water. England is at Canada's back.
At Wheeling, W, Va, Annie Camden, on
| ly daughter OF Senator Camden was mar
ried to Lieut.. Baldwin Day Spillman, of
the Seventh cavalry.
w. \. George OF Duke Center, Pa, a
prominent organizer of the Knights of
Labor, was arrested and held to bail on
the charge OF systematically robbing the
National Transit Pipe Line company for
| three years OF many thousand barrels OF
| oil.
Sloman Brothers. leather aud saddlery
OF Chicago failed for 81 ., 1000 assets about
| 100000. Among the creditors are T. p.
Page & Co. Of Chicago, So, 16O, and HSAm
c. Trephimer OF Detroit, Mich, $500.