Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-22
S. w. Hudson OF Hartford. Conn, III
elected president Of the American Fishery
society at Chicago.

Il treasurer oil alftSh 4NabA0HAt tesspdS "a
i America for the four weeks ended April 10,
lsays: March 13 there was on hand bal
ance OF S21, 40. ~, and receipts sine9 have
increased this amount to S69, SS5.79.
April s a draft for sos, 602. ID was sent TO
Parnell, leaving balance OF Sill 2S3.66.
The following is list OF pension bills
that have already passed the house, and
have been reported fayorabiy to the SEN
ate by MIR. Sawyer Joseph III. Williams,
Second United States artillery; x. j. II.
| Goode late lieutenant Fifty-first Missouri
militia. now residing in CenteryiIle, Iowa;
| Edgar Payne, late One Hundred and Ninth
United States Colored infantry; Martha
Marble, widow OF George r. Marble, First
Minnesota volunteers; L. G, Barton, Levi
Koontz, fhirty-nine Iowa volunteers; Mrs.
j. 5. Jackson, widow OF the brigadier gen
eral OF yoIunteers, to $50 per m onth; widow
| OF Charles Chapman, Sixth Minnesota vol
| unteers; mother of f.. A. Smith, Fifth Wis
consin Light infantry.
S. S. Cox, the United States minister, de-
livered a lecture at the British institute at
| Constantinople. The audience was COM
posed OF the best people in the city. Mr..
| Cox took for his subject THE Poetry oil
Mechanism, or Tenth Muse.
Joseph II. Real, president OF the Ameri-
| can Dairymen's association, who is IN
| Washington looking after this BILL charges
that the manufacturers OF counterfeit
butter have raised a purse OF $500, 900 to
defeat the measure in congress-. He says
that they realize profit OF So 600, 900 a
year upon the manufacture OF oleoma rga-
rine and butterine, but he does not think
they will be able to defeat the passage OF
the bin.
Senator Stanford has taken a pew in DIR.
Newman's church in Washington.
The new Senator Hearst OF California is
worth SIS, 900, 900; has little knowledge OF
books and a large knOwledge Of men.
Secretary Manning is said to be improv-
ing very rapidly. There seems to be h ope
that he VIII eventually be able to return to
his treasury department, but the doctors
! do not give much encouragement in this
direction.
The senate confirmed Colonies Ruger and
| Potter as brigadier generals.
The president nominated W. II. Camp
and III. C. Brule postmasters, respectively,
at Guthrie Center, Iowa, and Deli Rapids,
| Oak.
H. G. Armstrong of West Virginia has
| been appointed chief of a division OF the
internal revenue bureau, vice A. II. Holt
| resigned.
The house committee on military affairs
| have agreed to a favorable report upon the
| bill OF Representative La ird for the relief of
| certain officers of the volunteer army. 1t
provides: All soldiers of the late war OF
| the Rebellion who, having re-clisted as vet
| cram volunteers, received commissions as
| officers in the army, shall be paid all in
| stallments of veteran bounty, with inter
| est, which were withheld from them on be-
ing so commissioned and mustered; proyid-
| ed, that all soldiers OF the late war who
| were discharged to receive promotion shall
be entitled to the same bounty with inter
| est, that they would have been entitled to
had they served as enlisted men for the full
! term OF their enlistment; provided further,
/ that all volunteer soldier or sailors of the
| ate war who were honorably discharged
on account ofdisease contracted in the line
4 OF duty shall receive the same bounty that
! they would have been entitled to had they
been discharged on account of wounds.
| Judge Duffy Of New York fines several
I boycotting taiIors, under the conspiracy
| law.
| Isaac Rodgers n clerk in the employ OF
| firm OF cloak manufacturers in Philadel-
| phia, was arrested charged with the en-
| bezzlement OF upwards of $50, 900 belong
! ing to the First National Bank OF Chester,
| Pa, while employed as a clerk OF the bank
Rodgers fled to Europe two years ago, and
RETURNED some time ago and aftera short
stay in Chester, went TO Philadelphia.
The PIumwood ShorthoIn ms OF Mr.. Dun Of
| London, Ohio, are Sold averaging S117.
Thomas n. Ford treasurer OF Washing
| ton Territory, refuses TO turn over his Of
flee to Gen. MeMicken, his recently appoint
| ed successor, on the ground that the law
prohibits q man from holding a United
States and territorial of1icc at the same
time. -. q, zgs,--.sT.s- -.
A cyclone passes over Nodaway county,
Mo, destroying much property and killing
three persons. '5.-E n.
Mr.. Powderly issues cali for funds ITO
fight monopoly"
| Regarding the threatened boycott of Jay
Could by the Central Labor union, Robert
! Blissert, the labor agitator, said: Just as
John Browns death was the first death in
the rebellion, so the deaths of these limo
| cent people in East st. Louis are the first
| IN the new rebellion that is sure to come
Negro slavery had to 60 after John Brown
died. White slavery has to go, and 90 it
| will We won't burn down Gould's house.
i Tor labor built it. We must build rather
! than destroy. But the BOYCOTT is n weapon
more silent and more effective than fire,
| and we shalt see il Gould can withstand it,
The strikers are going to be well supported
by us. At the clothes cutters meeting each
| man was assessed 81 week for them and
we have 1900 members. The st. Louis
men are not fighting for themselves only,
but for us, and we owe it to them to
| support them and theirs, though we go
| hungry.
| Mai. Gen. Schofield assumed command
OF the military division OF the Atlantic, to
! succeed thelate en-. Hancock.
The Princess Metternich has arranged to
give charity performance at Pesth. The
| principal fea ture of the entertainment will
| be troupe OF ballet dancers composed Of
members OF the aristocracy.
An English, German and Chinese syndi-
| cate has made a contract with the Mexican
| government, and will send 900, 600 China
men to Mexico within year.
| The strike is reported dying out at Sc
| dalia, Mo. New men are going to work
| daily, and many OF the old men are cav
ing for other places in search OF work, not
| being able to remain any longer. The
master car builder says he has all the men
| that he needs.
The senate committee on public build
! ings and grounds have agreed to report
| favOrably the bill to erect duplicate OF
| the present White House building with q
| connecting corridor. for the private
residence of the president.
Young Lord Russell, who is visiting
| Washington, is said to have refused to
meet the secretary OF war because, he said,
he had already been introduced to more
| people IMAM ne COulu icmemDe
The postmaster general issued an order
| directing the pos tInaster at Quincy, ILL.,, to
| Withhold payment of mon " orders to the
Natures Incubator Company" doing
business at that place, and the United
| States attorney has caused the arrest OF
| Harry 5. Waldo, the originator of the
scheme, on charge OF using the mails to
| defraud.
T. B. Walker is in Washington. Hesa
| his GRAND is not to oppose Mr.. Nelson's
| Red Lake bill, as that is already conceded
| to be defeated. Mr.. Walker was not aware
| of the fact, but it is understood that Mr..
| Nelson has asked that Indian Commissioner
Atkins take charge OF the question whether
the Red Lake reservation should or should
| not be opened. The misunderstanding il
| that a special commission is to be sent to
ascertain all the facts and report to the
next session OF congress.
| Postmasters commissioned: Dakota
| Kilbourn, j. w. Barnes; Saddle Creek w.
| +. Durham. Iowa-Hastie, c. II. Child
| Minnesota-Hayana, 4. T. Erickson New
offices; Dakota-Kinloss, Walsh county,
| j. n. McDaniels. Postmasters appointed:
Dakots--Alpena, w. ~ Arnold; Newport
| It. II. McCord; Worthwhile, j. Cashbertson;
| Worbling, f. Gerber. ~
! The president has signed the act author
| izing the erection OF a building for the con
gressional library.
| Secretary nd Mrs. c. S. Fairchild have
| declined the appointment as delegates to
| the thirteenth nationals conference OF char
tiles and corrections atst. Paul in July.
John c. Kelley was appointed postmaster
| at Cincinnati. rs argsBgrr-
Senator Ingalls, has made a canvas OF
| the senate upon the question OF transact
ling executive business in open session, and
| finds majority OF six or seven against
| the proposition. 1t is believed that the
! longer the matter is discussed the more
support il will receive