Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-02

600; Henry Sherry, 5000; Buckstaif
Bros. q Chase. $4,000; Sherry 4 Cook.
$75. 900; Marshall Harris, $40, 800; small
accounts. 50, 900. The total liabilities ara
over 5000, 600 and the assets are estimated
at $3.50, 600. About two hundred hands
are thrown out Of employment.
The New York court OF appeals has con.
firmed the judgment OF the court below in
the case OF Buddenseik, the New York
builder, convicted OF mansiaughter, having
been declared responsible for the death OF
q workman employed on row OF buildings
which fell while in course OF erection under
his supervision.
Mrs. Mildred Adams OF London has in
stituted an action for SANDER against her
father, Lord Chief Justice Coleridge, be-
cause OF his hints in iustifying his conduct
toward her husband, Charles w. Adams
that the latter had managed to induce her
to assume improper relations with him
before marriage, In order to secure her
hand and fortune.
At Cleveland, Judge Hutchins bound
over for trial, without bail, WHEELER. the
old man charged with numbering his wife.
WHEELER was eiehty.one aud his wife eighty
seven years OF age.
Application for supersedeas in the case
OF Spies. Parsons and their convicted fellow
anarchists OF Chicago, was made to JUS
tice Scott, OF the Illinois supreme court,
by Leonard Sweet and Capt. Black. Their
briefs OF $50 pages and their bulky record
oil the trial, consisting OF 5000 type-writ-
ten pages, without oral argument.
At yarness st alton. Winchester county,
n. Y, four unknown outlaws broke into
the depot building beat William Robinson,
f. .p&.x sne
him and riied the office. Robinson's iniu-
ries are probably fatal.
Gen. Ricketts,, who has been an invalid
for years. but recently recovered enough
to go up to New Hampshire and visit his
married daughter, is now seriously indis-
posed, and it is thought will not recover.
Postoffices discontinued-Da Mont
Clair. Griggs county; Nova, Walsh county.
Iowa: Riley, Ringgold county. Minnesota:
Sibley, Sibley county. Postmasters COM
missioned-Iowa: Payne, T. c. Wood.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed-Da-
kota: Twin Brook, A. A. Story. Minneso-
ia; Moscow, Z. 4. Case.
Ole Anderson, arrested near Bassett,
Nebraska, for numbering his wife and
throwing the remains in n well, confessed
the crime. He says that he quarreled with
her because she would not consent to the
sale OF stock to pay debts. The prisoner
came near being lynched by neighbors. and
only escaped with the help oil the sheriff,
who landed Anderson in Jail at Ainsworth.
There Is a good deal of talk in New York
about the story that in the house OF Mr..
Arthur Mr.. Blaine refused to take the ex.
tended hand OF Mr.. Edmunds, or TO speak
to him.
Princess Beatrice, wife OF Prince Henry
OF Battenburg, and youngest daughter OF
Queen Victoria, has given birth TO son.
fire in Portage La Prairie recently de-
stroyed the fire hall and all the apparn-
tus. The damage viii exceed ST., 900.
DR.. Parker, of the City Temple, London,
writes that IL would be suicidal for the
English Liberals to ineorp orate discs.
tablishment plank in their platform.
While t. NJ. Stevens and son. 20 years
OF age, were filling drill hole in the Flutis
mine near Idaho springs, Col, with giant
powder. the charge exploded, killing the
son instantly. The father was so badly
injured that he died soon after.
Ike Arnold, u notorious desperado,
quarreled with and attacked Tom Dugan.a
farmer, with knife, in Washington eoun.
ty, KY, and Dugan shot him dead with
pistol.
There are three persons IRON Pennsyl-
vania who are counted as candidates for
the Austrian mission. They are Gov. Cur
tin, Lieut. Gov. Black and ex-Congressman
Hopkins OF the Pittsburg district.
The engagement OF Miss Florence Whit
ing. youngest daughter OF Commander w.
W. Whiting. to Ensi Oh j. II. Bernardon, is
announced in Washington.
Mrs. Kate Chase is in Washington, with
a view to selling her corner place near that
city.
Charles oConors amanuensis, Miss
Emma Folger, to whom he beuueathed
$4,000, is teaching school in Nantucket.
The jury in the case OF ex-Ald. McQuade
OF New York, came into court and reported
to the recorder that il had been Impossible
TO agree upon verdict, and expressed the
belief that further trial to do so was use
less.
The president makes public some cor
respondence In the case OF District Attor-
ney WilliamA. Stone OF Pennsylvania, who
was suspended for making political speech
es. In letter to Attor ney General Gar
land. Mr.. Stone states that he made only
two speeches, and did not for moment
neglect his duties on account oil politics.
In letter to the attorney general, dated
the 23d inst, the president. after acknowl-
edging the receipt from the attorney gener-
al OF Mr.. stones letter says that Stone
cannot he reinstated.
William Haden OF Chicago, furniture and
desk manufacturer. made an assignment,
the amount of the liabilities and asset
unknown. Hayden has done an extensive
business.
1t is stated that expert examinations
OF the accounts of Reed, the defaulting
manager OF the South Boston Horse Rail-
way company, have brought to light proof
OF more extensive crookedness than was at
first believed.
Gov. Currier OF New Hampshire, has APP
pointed ex-Gov. Cheney OF Manchester
United States senator to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death OF Austin f. Pike.
Mr.. Cheney is sixty years of age, awealthy,
cultured gentleman. He has spent num-
Der of winters in Washington. although he
was never in congress. He has been long
identified with the leading industries Of his
state and has been more or less prominent
in politics. His appointment has sub
served two motives. 1t repays debt OF
gratitude some two years old. incurred by
Gov. .Currier in the senatorial fight when
Chandler opposed Currier and favored Hale.
Cheney then stood by Currier. 1t further
retires Cheney from all aspirations to an
election to the Office when the legislature
meets in June next.
Col George L. Febiger, assistant pay
master general, y. s. army, has been re-
lieved from duty in che division OF the
Missouri, and will shortly go upon the re-
tired list.
Francis Palms, one OF the wealthiest
citizens OF Detroit. died. He leaves an
estate of from sl5, 100000 TO sis, 00o,-
600. He was born at Antwerp, Belgium,
in 1910, his family being high in family
circles, but losing all in the fall OF the en-.
pirc. He emigrated TO America, settling in
Detroit.
Dana Conway, son OF the Rev. Mon.
cure d. Conway, the well known au thor,
and lecturer, died at the home OF his father
in Brooklyn, aged twentyone years.
1t is stated that Henry p. Emslie, John
A. Campbell, John Kennedy and Andrew
A. Egother OF Buffalo, n. Y. have been in.
dcted for stealing 10000 bushels OF wheat
from elevators there.
One Skinner formerly prominent Chi.
cago lawyer, has been sentenced in London
to FIVE years penal servitude for ,lefraud-
ing London bankers of $500 with forged
letter OF credit.
Hon. Erastus Brooks, died in New York,
on Thursday the 25th inst. Mr.. Brooks
was for many years editor and proprietor
OF the New York Express. He was born
at Portland Me-, Jan, 81, 1915. He
served several terms in Congress.
Judge Scott. OF Chicago, has granted
supersedeas in the anarchists case. Messrs.
Black. SWEET and Solomon started at once
to ottawa to have the clerk issue the or
der in pursuance to Judge Scott's instruc-
tions The effect OF the order for the su-
persedeas will be to stay the execution at
least until the full bench OF the supreme
court has passed upon the questions rails
ed for new trial. 1t is estimated that in
the ordinary course OF procedure hearing
and decision cannot be reached for six or
eivht weeks and that even IL the lower