Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-29
Condensed General News.
Pension Bills Reported.

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The following are some OF the names OF
the people for whom Senator Sawyer OF
Wisconsin reported pension bills aieW days
8. w. Merrill, Thirty.sixth regiment
Iowa volunteers, L. w. Corn, Sixteenth
Iowa volunteers; increase to $40 per
month; Father William A. Gordon, Eleventh
Iowa; ]. II. Thofnbnry, Eighth Iowa
cavalry; 8. r. Smith, Thirty-ir first regiment
Iowa infantry; William H. Moore, Thirtieth
Iowa; II. w. Beck. Eighth Iowa vol
unteers; j. ID. Haworth, Thirty third reg
iu,ent Iowa; II. II. Stutsman, Thirteenth
Iowa volunteers; Fred N. Korth OF Hen
derson, Mimi, teamster Sioux war; John
S. kirkpatrick, First Colorado; widow
Erastus w. Babson, Twelfth Rhode Island
volunteers; Z. Il. Capehart, lieutenant
colonel First West Virginia cavalry $72 per
month; widow Col. Win Carr, Thirteenth
Pennsylvania veteran reserve; widow Dan
lei +. Schenck, captain Fiftieth New York
Engineer corps; widow Thomas Nation,
Tennessee. war Of 1912; Henry Bellion,
Portland, Or, First regiment United
States Dragons; widow Thomas H.
Hay, late captain U. 8. A.; wild
ow F. A. Starr late United States
steamer Reliance; Reuben Cowday, Fifty.
seventh regiment colored troops; widow
William Davenport. United States volun-
teers George Hamm, Second United States
army; DR.. j. w. Mitchell, Fourth United
States eolored troops; n. L. Bailey. Third
United States infantry; Thomas j. Owen,
Twelfth Upited States infantry; widow
Maj. Francis VI. Farquhar engineers, and
daughter OF Maj. Gen. A. S. Williams, in.
crease to $50 per month; l.. V. Hollyfeld,
late scout with Sigel; Mrs. Martha f.
Woodrnm; Mrs. Sarah II. Mexican, increase
to $50 per month: Maria Black OF Dakota
Tor property destroyed at Atlanta, Ga.
The bill which Mr.. Richardson reported
IN the house, to compel the Northern
Pacific to pay the survey Of its lands sold
to third parties, is practically Judge
Gifford's BILL with nnimportant amend
ments. 1t provides for a forfeiture OF such
lands II the survey costs are not paid alter
suit is brought by the attorney general.
Its affect will be to force the road TO pay
these costs and get patents, tho result Of
which is OF course to make the lands taxa
BILE, which is the objective point OF the
whole matter.
Mr.. Gilfillan has introduced a bill to pen
sion Louis w. Bucklen, late Of Minnesota
Mounted Rangers, for services against the
bill to pension Eugene L. Luce, and Mr..
Wakefield introduced bill to pension G.
w. Brant.
The senate Judiciary COMMITTEES has re-
ported favorably upon the nomination OF
Marshall Campbell OF Minnesota, having
decided not to wait any longer fer the evi.
dence OF the charges that have been pend.
ing against him.
The fire at Stry, Austria, is stin raging.
The situation there is appalling. Thou
sands OF the inhabitants are bankrupt.
The charred remains OF many victims have
already been dug out OF the ruins. The
mayor Of the town has sent a telegram to
LemLerg, asking that troops be sent to
Stry with appliances to extinglifsh the fire.
The damage is estimated at several million
forms. The total number of dead is now
forty. Most OF the victims we're children.
The exports from Germany to the United
States during the first quarter Of 1886,
amounted to 81, 625, 900 more than the
same period OF 1885.
The President has recognized Henri Leon
Verleye, consul OF France at Chicago.
The treasury department has received a
certificate OF deposit OF $25, 900 in the
case OF George Q. Cannon, OF Utah, who
was held in that amount OF bail, and which
was forfeited by reason oi his failure to APP
pear for trial.
England has sent circular to the pow
ers proposing that il Greece does not
disarm, the powers cease diplomatic rela-
tions with her and blockade the Greek
ports.
The Anglo American Cable company
reduces rates TO six cents a word after
May 3.
1t is rumored that Maj. Strait viii not be
a candidate for denomination.
Judge Trenholm enters upon his duties as
controller OF the currency.
T. Jennings was confirmed as Indian
agent at Green Bay, Wis.
The house committee on alcoholic liquor
traffic, by a vote OF six to five, ordered an
adverse report on the bill to provide that
no person shall be licensed as retail deal
err in intoxicants by the United States
until he has first received license as such
from the local authorities where it is pro-
posed to carry on the business OF selling
liquor.
Fannie Segur, OF La Crosse, aged ., fell
into the river and was drowne..
Jemima Knox, OF Winnipeg, aged 20,
hanged herself Melancholy was the cause.
Charles Williams, OF Sparta, Wis, was
captured at De Soto, and three stolen
horses recovered.
Howard Vandyck, well known Milwau-
Ike lawyer, disappears under cloud.
Ava Rice shoots himself dead at Red
wood Falls, MINI.
The Northern Pacific will build 1897
miles of road this season.
At Huron, Oak, Judge Church fines Mel
vile, prominent attorney, and the city
marshal for contempt OF court.
Mrs. Scraggy OF Waterloo, Iowa, tries to
kill her husband and herself by poisoned
coffee.
j. L. MeElroy, late Northern Pacific sta
ton agent at Heron, Mont, has been con-
victed OF embezzl!ng Sl5.6o from the COM
pany, and sentenced to pay fine of $40
and costs, amounting in all to 5000.
In bloody fight a. Murphyville. Tex,
three Mexicans are killed and twenty are
wounded.
1t is reported that w. J. Brookin, -four
and feed dealer OF Orchard Park, y. ",
has absconded, and that a number OF for
geries committed by him have been is
covered,
Capt. L. P. Doherty, the captor Of John
Wilkes Booth. has been licensed as agency
trader at Cheyenne River agency, Oak.
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota
Lagrace, Il. c. Chilcott; Wisconsin EN-.
barrass, A. c. Palmer. New offices estab-
lished-Minnesota: Folkedall, Norman
county, t. A. Folkedall.
The treasury department has received
certificate OF deposit in the case OF George
Cannon of Utah, for S25, 600, who was held
in that amount OF bail. and which was for
feited by reason of his failure to appear for
trial.
The new governor OF Utah, Mr.. West,
was confirmed without debate. and there
were number Of other combinations,
among them Receiver Shepheard, OF the
Worthington (Minn.D land office.
In executive session the senate resumed
consideration OF the nomination OF Inter.
nal Revenue Collector Bradley OF South
Carolina. Senator Morrill, made speech
in opposition to the confirmation, object
ing to Bradley because he had been the ed
itor OF the moonshiners' newspaper and
had run for the legislature upon the moon
sinners ticket. Mr.. Butler showed that
Bradley has collected more taxes during
the time he has been in office than his pred
ecessor had for the corresponding period
of the previous year. Bradley was con-
firmed by vote OF 81 to 10, all the mem
bers OF the finance committee voting for
him except Mr.. Morrill,. The negative vote
was Blair, Cullom, Chase, Conger, Dawes,
Evarts. Edmunds, Hoar, Ingalls,, Logan,
Morrill,, Mcmillan, Pike, Stanford and Will
son OF Iowa.
Herbert Gladstone, speaking at Bradford.
said that the government would hold fast
to its present Irish policy, and would Sc
cure victory whether 1t required six months
or six years. Michael Davitt addressed
crowded meeting of lrishmen in Glasgow.
He said: Mr.. Gladstone's Irish bills amply
justified the labors and sacrifices OF the
Nation alists, and he felt that he himself
had not spent nine years in prison in vain.
He hoped that the prosperity which would
result il the bills were adopted would in
duca narliament To extend still further