Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-10-14

and two children.
Diplomats at Vienna believe that since
the return of Count Kalnoky, austrian
minister for foreign affairs from Pesrh
Austrin's attitude against Russia 5 occupa.
tion Of Bulgaria. Is more pronounced. Ihh
Is partly accounted for by the belief that
Austria lsars that il Bulgaria Is occupied
by Russia King Milan will be deposed IL
Sersia and Servia and Bulgaria viii be boti
Rnssianized. This. Il IS argued, would
cause disorder in Bosnia and probably 9
conflict with Montenegro. The state Q
siege in Bulgaria has BEEN raised.
The Massachusetts democratic state con
vention WAS called to order by Hon. p. A.
Collins John r. Andrea was nc minated
by scclamation for governor. The ticket
was completed as follows: LisuteRani
governor, Frank K. Foster; secretary o
state. John r. Tbayer, treasurer, Levi
Warner, attorney general, John w. Coreor
an.
The board Of engineers Gen. c. B. Com
stock, Col o. w, Poe and Capt. j. l.. Pos
appointed by the government as a com
mission to examine the Illinois Il Aichi
gan canal and the proposed Hennepin ca
nal TO consider their value To the commerce.
of the country met in Rock Island. The,
drove to the Rock river and made an ex
animation as to the course OF the riyei
from Milan to it's mouth. for there the
proposed canal is to deboueh into tbs
Mississippi.
The secret OF Geronimo's surrendci
comes out in Gen. Miles report. lie prom
Used the barbarian exemption from tria,
in Arizona by the civil authorities. U
course. such trial would end Gesonimo'i
career OF violence and blood. Miles i
Threatened with trial for assuming tot
much authority.
The statement in Gen. Miles offirial re
port OF the Apache campaign. made publ,
at Washington. that Geronimo was not
captured, but surrendered conditionally
Is contradieted by Capt Lawton. who wa
in command OF the troops at the time o.
the capture. In a private telegram t.
Lieut.. Albee. Of this Winchester armory
dated Albuquerque. Capt. Lawton explic
lilly denies that the surrender OF Geronimo
was coupled with any conditions whatever
Higgins, the appointment clerk. Is medi
tating more discharges rom the treasury
roll. In an interview few days ago h,
said. Here Is q most fragrant case thai
came under my notice, showing how pat
ronage is abused. An 81 500 clerk in tn,
treasury turns out TO be a retired naFa
officer drawing SO month in addition II
n pension OF S72. Another case Is that o
ehief OF bureau who draws SO, 600 ant
his sons and relatives in Office who brini
the total receipts from the government OF
fees they hold up to 50. $50. Then, too,
have discovered cases where husbands anc
wives are borne on the rolls, the woman
under her maiden name, both living togeth
err under the same roof. All these natter
viii be brought to the attention OF thesec
rotary.
The public debt statement issued show
the reduction of the public debt during
September 70 be $40, 627. 0l3.17. and total
cash in the treasury S465, 375. 6I3.93.
r. NJ johnson, assistant superintendent
Of the railway mail service, has been dis
missed.
The defeat OF the crack English cnttel
Miranda, of Newport, by the American
sloop Saehem. is disheartening TO Britons-
They haven't vet produced a craft which
can beat an American yacht.
A dispatch TO the \ Y. World tells tn,
alleged story Of the assassination OF EN-
DRY A. Storrs at Ottawa, ILL.,, year ago.
The story is that Storrs was poisoned by
the gang whose secrets he had gained.
There were 255 failures in the United
States reported to Bradstreets during the
week ending sept. 30, against l56 in tht
preceding week.
The store of A. s. Gage & Co., OF Chicago
was reopened Oct 1, BY the assignees. who
under the or Ter Of Judge Prendergast, viii
conduct the business for the benefit of the
creditors pending a settlement Of the at
lairs OF the firm The liabilities are esti
mated at $500. 600, and the assets atovsl
81 900, 900.
A desaIeation o. nearly SEQ. 900 in tn,
fTrf1r nss.aa e -fr IN
city has just come to light. The deTaEltei
is Otto Baemann, receiving teller, who has
been in the employ of the institution ioI
two years and who was implicitly trusted
The Official census OF the Sioux Indiana
at Standing Rock agency, OAK, taken Sept
80, shows there are ], 1856 men, .597 won
en-, 927 boys and e4S girls, a total OF COS
There IS net gain ofeight since July /.
Rev. w. c. Godfrey, formerly professor
in Morrisville college. was expelled frcu
the Southwestern Missouri district confer
ence Of the Methodist Episcopal church. il
session ct Kansas City, for immortality
W. B. Custer efHunter, Oak, slopes With
SIS. 600 OF the money OF his employer. d.
Foilett of Hastings, whose farm he had
charge of.
Gov. Pattison of Pennsylvania recon
mends that the companies composing thu
coal pooi be prosecuted for violating Law by
restricting the output and raising the prizes
OF coal.
For the year ended Oct 1, 1855, /, s0t
new buildings were constructed in Detroit.
Mich. at n total estimated value OF So.
ia, 632. This year the totals are ], 70s
and SO. GA. 3l2, decrease Of lo3 build
ings and $40. $40 in value
Secretary Burweli. Of the Minneapolis
clearing house, reports the total clearing
Of the local banks for the first nine meath
Of 1856 at S1O9. sos, 500.07.
The Central Pacific passenger train went
through trestle bridge rs miles east q
Winnipeg. Five cars, including mail eaI
and four passenger coaches, we're badly
wrecked, and afterward completely burned
by fire, caused By upsetting OF stoves. Tn,
Pullman coach only escaped injured.
Mrs. Craig Alexander, the vile of for
merry very wealthy commission merehan;
at st. Louis, and a man oil great loca,
prominence socially, committed suicide By
jumping IRON the roof OF her son-in-Ia~' Z
house. Mr.. Alexander failed in business
some time ago. and soon aiterward be
came insane and was sent to an asylum.
The Louisville Courier-Journai's special
report frosts all over the state OF XIV
About half Of the tobacco crop is uncut
and 50 much OF il has been injured thai
one-hah to three-quarters OF it viii max,
only frosted Tugs. Tobacco in lowIands Il
much damaged, while that on uplands il
little hurt.
News was received at Omaha OF the dealt
of John G. Hitchcock in st. Louis II,
was the son of the late United States Sena
tor p. w. Hitchcock OF Nebraska, who LEFT
a fortune OF over $500, 900 to his two sons,
Gilbert W. and John @. The latter't
death was the result OF long-eontinued dis
sipati
Charles A. Hart. a hotelkeeper Of Saruia
Ont has been arrested on the charge o
dynamiting.
An Ottawa dispatch SAYS: For som,
time past the dominion government hat
been watching with considerable suspicion
several members OF the civil service who
are in sympathy with the Home Rule party
in Ireland, and who it Sas feared were en-
deavoii ing TO SOW seeds Of sedition anon
other government officials. In view oithia
an order was i-sued compelling ever mem.
Der of the civil service to take an oath q
allegiance to the queen, failing in which theiI
pay would be stopped. Ii has been an
open secret for some time that there ar,
several members OF the civil service whe
are IN - mp6Iby with. II they Go not be
long to, the Fenian Brotherhood.
II is rumored in Brooklyn that Col d
Bovise. who died recently, late chiei clerl
in the stamp department OF the Brooklyn
pcstofice. is found 70 have been default
er to large amount. IL Is believed he
committed suicide.
Word has been received in ST. Paul o
the drowning OF Joseph Linabury, a vel
known dining car conductor on the North
ern Pacific road. He was fishing in LAX,
Pend d 0reille, and was alone in a small
boat, which upset. His body sank in soc
feet OF water and has not been recovered
An advertisement has been issued IRON
the Office Of the second assistant postmast
er general. inviting proposals for the
mail messenger transfer and mail station
service between the postoffice and steam
boat landing in St. Paul, BURLINGTON, Iowa
and other cities. The service Is TO com