Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-05-27

other institutions here, his most frequent
visitor was Miss Josephine Chesney, anc
from her hands he received many at.en
tions that caused surprise and gossip. Tht
day after his death there appeared in Q
local paper announcement that in 1856
the marriage was performed by the Rev
DIR. Byron Sunderland at the residence OF 4
friend in Maryland. He preserved tbs
secret with the understanding that it wa:
not to be announced until Butler had re
formed permanently. Gen. Butler was in
formed OF the marriage aud gave it his ap
proval.
The husband of Mary Collins Of Hobo
ken, n. J. is arrested on the charge OF muir
dering his wife.
William Hamilton embezzles So, 900 from
his employer in PiUtsburg and escapes.
DIR. Holmes will be given a great banquet
in London.
w. Cruce shoots dead his brother-in-law
C. jackson, at Nevada, Mo, the latter at,
lacking him.
William Cochran, after trying to murder
p. Wilson in Grant county, Or, blows his
own brains out.
The Northern Pacific earnings for the sec.
ond week in May we're $l35, l47.
The Polish rioters in Milwaukee are, with
one exception, bound over to appear before
the grand jury.
Robert Daley, near Hastings, takes
laddanum aL.l dies.
Miss FelIers shoots dead Abel Vilet at st.
Louis, Nilet having assailed her father.
Davis, Trabne & Co., and two connected
firms in Louisville make assignments.
Sam Jones, the Georgia evangelist, has
broken his pledge to abstain from the use
of tobacco.
The recent Roxbury (Mass.) food affect
ed ,437 buildings, and caused a loss OF
100000.
There are 10, 942 Indians and 2,SS6 half,
breeds in Washington Territory.
The fishing schooner Ella NJ. Doughty, OF
Portland, Capt. Warren Doughty owner,
has been seized by the Canadian govern
ment.
Information reached Chicago that two
men whom the detectives believe are the
niiscreants that boarded a night express
on the Rock Island railroad, murdered
United States Express Messenger kellogg
and then robbed the safe OF $50, 900 in
cash, have been run down.
John Deere president of the Deere & Co.
pillow works, the first to apply steel to the
vi JlSNSy ttth at llIS HOllAG ili
Moline, III.
Northern Pacific, which left BozenIan,
Mont, at 1910 p. m, Monday the 18th
inst, was derailed half mile west OF Fort
Ellis. The dining car and Pullman sleeper
both left the track, the sleeper dragging
some six hundred feet on its side. A brake
man named Fitzpatrick, while trying to
signal the engineer, to stop the train, was
thrown from the platform of an overturned
car and instantly killed. A man named
Harris, a cousin OF President Harris OF the
road, while attempting to climb from the
window OF the Pullman car, had his legs
pinioned under the car as it overturned.
When released, they were found badly
crushed, and amputation may be necessa-
ry. The wife of Rev. George c. Stull, en-.
route East with her husband, received Sc
we're injuries on her head and face, and is
internally injured. Mr.. Harris and Mrs
Stull were removed to the Fort Ellis hos
pital.
Queen Christina of Spain gave birth a
few days ago to son. In response to a
summons there had assembled at the pal
ace to await the announcement all the cabi-
net ministers. the foreign diplomatic rep
resentatives, the principal civil and mill
tary magnates, deputatiOn of members
OF the Cortes, and other distinguished per
sons. The child was born at midday.
Both mother and son are doing well. The
usual pomp and ceremony were observed
in connection with the birth.
Senator Gibson's bill for a board Of
national defense provides: The board shall
consist of the president protempore of the
senate, the speaker OF the house two men,
bers, not Of the same political party, to be
ii. tod . h.
ways and means and appropriations, the
army and navy committee of the house,
two senator's and Two representatives, to
be designated by the presiding officers of
each house from senators and representa-
tives OF different political parties, the sec
retaries OF war and OF the navy, the
lieutenant general Of the army, the adj
miral OF the navy, two other officers of the
army and two officers OF the navy. The
duty of the board is to adopt and put in
to operation plans and methods for the
construction and armament OF the natural
defenses by land and water.
Three thousand men belonging to the
London volunteers, and officers OF the
same force, have offered to join any army
put in the field by Ulster in rebellion against
Irish home rule. The volunteers, it is
stated, offered to equip themselves and to
iiSit lti buc y Cttt56 WITHOUT pay or re-
ward. British Orangemen are called upon
to hold mass meeting in London, under
the auspices of the Primrose club, for the
purpose OF inaugurating a league for the
protection OF the unity of the empire "
One oil the objects OF the league will be, it
is declared, to secure the enrolment of men
accustomed to service" The Standard
contains an advertisement for an adiutant
for the league.
London cable: The rumors with regard to
Mr. Gladstone's Intervention in this crisis
are conflicting. Only one thing is certain,
and that is that he has given up all hope
OF getting his home rule bill through this
parliament. 1t is stated III some quarters
that, If left to his own choice, he would dis
solve parliament at once, but in this desire
he has not the sympathy Of his cabinet.
Lord Tennyson. Robert Browning and
Sir Theodore Martin are arranging for a
great banquet to be given in London by
authors and artists in honor of Oliver
Wendell Holmes.
Sir Thomas ETskine May, who was re-
Gently elevated to the peerage, with the
title OF Baron Marlborough, is dead
The debate on the home rule bill was con-
tinued in the house OF commons Sir Rich
ard AshetSn Cross, Conservative, was the
first speaker. He said: The bill would
not secure a good government for Ireland.
II it we're passed there would be two sets of
judges in Ireland. One set would admins
ter justice in revenues and the other would
administer justice in criminal cases. The
former would be protected by the imperial
parliament and the other would be left to
the tender mercies OF the Irish people. Mr..
Gladstone had said that the union was af
fected by bribery, but the premier himself
was Offering the large bride OF csc, 600, 900
to Ireland, and this was not the first time
that he had offered a bride Parliament
would cease to be imperial IL the Irish mem
beers were not retained.
The particulars of an attempted assas-.
sination and suicide near Town Monument
Grant county, Or, has just been received
William Cochran, sheep rancher Of very
bad reputation, waylaid and shot Pry
Wilson, highly respected citizen OF that
county, with a needle gun. The bali failed
to infiict serious injury. Wilson ESCAPED
on "A fleet horse, but was followed some
distance by Cochran, who again ATTEMPTED
to murder him. When the assault became
known a crowd OF Wilson's neiehbors col.
lected. and started for Cochran's house.
determined to lynch him Cochran had
reached his house meantime and hearing
the lynchers coming after him resolved TO
commit suicide. He hastily wrote letter
babe adieu to his grown daughter, took