Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-10-28

now before President Cleveland Tor his
final action.
Coz. Pierce has furnished some
crop statistics as addenda, to his rel
port. It is shown from. returns made
to the commissioner of immigration
In 1885, 1876, 945 bushels OF lax MAS
raised in thirty-one counties. This year
fifty-flve counties out Of eighty-six organ.
lied, raised nearly 2,5oo, 900 bushels. The
condition Of the wheat crop at harvest Is
estimated at seventy one points, and the
increase in acreage about one-sixth, on the
basis OF increase in acreage Of tn and
the loss OF one third OF the crop put In.
The wheat crop this year is estimated at
23, 900, 600 bushels, as compared with 2S, !
600, 900 last year.
]. 7, Summers arrived at Sioux Falls,
Oak, with Il. Baldwin, who was arrested
in Chicago charged with embezzlcment
from s,uminers & Vanhorn, OF Sioux Falls.
A few weeks ago he absconded, and his
employers found upon balancing their
books that he had got away with some
$40, 900 OF their money.
Special kilograms to Bradstreet's note q
further decline in the total volume OF mer-
chandse distributed, owing TO the pro-
longation OF unreasonable mild weather,
to continued low prices for grain and
produce, and country merchants having
been quite well stocked up with goods in
the late season OF acti2e trading.
At Cardillac, Mich, James Craft and Mrs.
Etna Brass were arrested In July Tor the
murder Of the woman's husband, who dis
appeared June 10 last. They confessed
the murder and pleaded guilty and were
sentenced to state prison for life.
At Appleton, Wis, c. Helmroch, who
l.s -1...s Isz1s. na "A
Gently, was convicted OF manslaughtef In
the first degree. The penalty Is eight years
In prison,
At Superior, Wis, two tramps entered
the house OF Col Hayes, and after terriiy-
ing the inmates and smashing some fufni-
ture and crcckery departed, carrying away
a silver watch and small amount of
money
Counsel ioF the condemned Chicago an
aichists win make another motion for a
new trial.
Col. Richard Neyins OF Ohio is the father
in-law OF James G. Blaine, Jr. He is a
printer and formerly owned one Of the
largest job printing offices at Columbus,
He wasl an applicant FOR the position %
public printer
The Charleston News and Courier an
nounees the complete success OF the newly.
invented contemplating machine, which will
reduce the cost OF harvesting the southern
cotton ,;rop from $40, 600, 900 to $40. 000,-
600.
A Traveller from Bokhara, who reached
Peshuwon on the Afghan frontier, near
the Khyber Pass, reports: The Russians
have completed the Merry & 0xus railway
to within Ave stages OF Sarakhs. The
governor OF Tashkend has summoned sever
al Mohammedan officers for political pur-
poses. The Russians intend to establish a
military, environment for 10000 men at
Shirabad, near Bokhara. Russian officers
disguised as Usbeck merchants are active
ly engaged in Badakshan inspecting the
citadel s.nd thepassages to India. The car
is displeased at the ameer of Bokhara for
refusing to enlist Russians among his
troops.
Washington Republicans: Mr.. F. X.
Nichols. otherwise known as THE Duke, T"
a popular clerk in the surgeon generals
office, brings back q bride from the far
West In the person OF Miss Ruby Appleoy
OF Minneapolis, Mimi, which event occur
red Oct. ID.
The matter OF smuggling on board the
training ships was settled short time ago
by a depnty collector boarding the vessels
at Newport and collecting from the officers
the duties due on the eontraband articles.
The duties amounted to nearly $500.
The owners OF the schooner George l..
Smith, OF Glouster which sailed for Grand
Banks Aiig. II, on a halibut voyage, have
given her up for lost. She carried crew
OF FOURTEEN men.
The ordnance board at Sandy Hook, N.
T., fired the ten-ineh motar. The charge
was fifty pounds OF powder and shells
loaded with sand. The next day the SHELF,
were to be loaded with powder. One shell
was filed by a soldier named Joseph King.
First Lie,it. William Medcalfe superintend-
ed the work. After The filing OF the next
shell and the putting OF the plug it explod-
ed. blowing the soldier to pieces and fatal
ly iniuring Medcalie, who died in hall an
hour.
At last even the lawyers who have charge
OF the Tihien viii acknowledge that the
document is to be contested.
Commander Gordon, who had charge OF
the late expedition to Hudson bay and
straits, has reported adversely to the
Northwestern waterway scheme to the do
minion government. This report, however.
has been withdrawn quietly, because it
would hut the pet project which many
Englshmen are about TO stiffen up with
hard cash
The Indian Bureau says the Mile Laos
Indians mast submit to the new treaty.
Robert Alston, clerk In the sixth audi.
tors Office, committed suicide at his desk
by shooting himself. He was about TWEEN
ty-eight years old, unmarried, and a son OF
Col. Bob Aston, who was shot and kill.
ed at Atlanta six years ago by prison
contractor named Cox. Young Aston was
a man OF fine physique, handsome and o
iavorite with the ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Douglass, late
commissioner OF internal revenue. have
issued cards for the marriage OF their daugh.
ter, Miss Josephine. and William Newton
Strong, son OF ex-Justiee Strong.
Friends OF the ADMINISTRATION say that
Mr.. Bells successor as supervising archi-
tect win be Leopold Eidlitz, who drew the
plans for the capitol building at Albany.
Mr.. Eidlitz is a personal friend OF Mr..
Cleveland.
Mrs. Cleveland is spending the pleasant
autumn days in overseeing the completion
OF the improvements and repairs upon their
country house.
The final resignation OF s. s. Cox, minis.
tor to Turkey, has been received at the de-
partment Of state.
Justice Wood is too Ill to take his seat
upon the supreme bench it is feared, during
the winter. His family remains abroad,
and the justice will stay in the city for
treatment.
The Forthcoming report OF Postmaster
General Villas will show deficiency ofonly
$1,000, 900, instead Of $4,000, 600, as es-
timated.
In the case OF Maria Good. nee Wilcox,
oil kirwin, Mas, an appeal from the de-
cision of the commissioner OF the general
land Office, the secretary OF the interior
has decided in accordance with former
rulings OF the department that the mar
riage OF a single woman who had made q
homestead entry will not defeat her right
to make final proof and receive title to
the land under the b homestead law.
The following congressional nominations
have been made: Timothy Campbell, re-
publican, Sth n. Y; Edward Scull, repub-
iican, 18th Pa; Jerome b. ANGEL, demo-
crat, 25th n Y; Carter Harrison, demo.
erat, Sd H.; James G. Hunt Independent
democrat, 18th n. Y.
Samuel X. Gay, the defaulting chief clerk
OF the Pittsburg pension Office, pleaded
guilty on twelve counts.
John and Lot Renon were lynched in
Florida at Bleuntstown, fox the murder OF
John Griffin.
North Haven celebrated on the 21st the
Tooth anniversary oil its Incorporation. A
salute of 100 guns was fired at sunrise, fol-
lowed by an allegorical and trades process
sion, etc.
Eugene NJ. Converse, a prominent young
lawyer, OF Battle Creek, Mich, has gone to
Canada, taking with him 81, 600 which he
had collected on a mortgage for Eastern
parties.
The late Joseph Neal Of Baltimore, uncle
OF President Cleveland, wrote his will with
a pencil on tn, fiy-ieaf OF book. The
share OF the estate left to Mr.. Cleveland is
small.