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

8. 7. Hauser, Governor OF Montana Ter
ritory, in his annual report to the Eecre-
tary OF the interior, concerning the trans
portation facilities of the territory says
This question underlies all Others in the
development Of Montana. Railroads are
more important to US and our industries
than any other portion OF the Unitei
States"
The products of the mines OF the territory
for the past year are estimated as follows:
Gross value gold, 50, 43o, 600; silver, So
600, 600; copper, SIS, GOO, 600; lead, ST.
ESQ. 600; total. S22, 800. 900. The govern
or discusses the subject OF silver legislation
at some length and says the necessity OF
free coinage OF silver with gold is becoming
daily more evident The governor makes
various recomm endations in the way OF
legislation for the good Of the territory.
The steamer La Mascotte, bound from
Grari Tower, H., to Cape 6irardeau, Mo,
exploded her boilers opposite Medley q
| Landing. burned to the waters edge and
ioated nearly a mile below Willard s Land
ing where she lodged on the shore. The
full list of killed and wounded cannot be
obtained. Among the lost are supposed
TO be. Judge Hager and wife. Miss knigh-
er, daughter OF Christ knigher, William II.
Wheeler and two children ard Fritz Lard,
al OF Cape GirardeaG; Charles Ansel, col
ored, two ehambermaids and an unknown
lady with two children. The bodies OF the
last three and one of the ehambermRids
were recovered. ]. r. Perkins, first cook,
Miss Julia Robaeh OF Cape Girardeau and
First Engineer Porter are supposed to he
lost.
A box OF thirty pounds Of giant powder
exploded in the 800 level OF the Gale ionia
mine at Deadwood, Oak, killing four men
and injurinz five or six Others. The killed
are Philip Wyman, Thomas Cbesire. John
Pascor and Henry Roserier. Fred Felin
was badly hurt and not expected to live.
Wyman and Chesire leave families. The
bodies of the killed were blown 20 pisces
and the remains were taken out in barrels.
Prince Melissape, member OF one OF the
best Neapolitan families, committed sui
eide after seeing his name posted as q de-
iaulter at his club, because OF his failure to
pay losses at gambling.
The New York court OF appeals has hand
ed down a decision confirming the SEN
tence OF ex-Ald. Jaehne, who was convict
ed on 8 charge Of bribery in the Broad
way railroad iraneise.
There is large increase OF wheat sown
in Kansas. and most of it is now up and
growing well. Corn is not more than 60
per cent. OF full crop.
The Dakota supreme court has just
opened at Deadwood. Judge Thomas
qualified and took his seat. Ex-Judge
Church was admitted to practice, and will
permanently live in Deadwoo
Levy & Michaels. clothing dealers at
Chicago, failed. They have been running
two houses and doing an extensive bust
ness.
At Hartford, Conn, Henry Heotehkiss,
a musician aged thirty five years, has for
some time been in trouble With his wife
He shot her dead and inflicted a slight
wound on his own head.
B. Frank Howey of Warren was nomi-
mated for republican governor Of New York.
The platform fayors thesubmission to the
people at special election OF the question
OF controlling the liquor traffic.
Nicholas S. Hovelard. confidential clerk
and bookkeeper for the W. w KimbaIl
Organ Company, Chicago, has been placed
under arrest on warrant charging him
with obtaining money to the amount OF
81, 600 by false pretenses and forgery.
There are now outstanding SEQ, l39, e52
in standard silver dollars, being the larg-
est amount OF that coin in circulation
since the issue began. A rapid decline,
however, is now expected, as a result of
the issue of the more convenient sil ser GER
tifieates.
Cattle with pleuro pneumonia in Martin
and Oliver counties, Oak, are ordered to
be killed.