Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-23

John Alexander, convict serving two
years in the Northern prison at Michigan
City, Ind, attempted to commit suicide by
hanging himself. He was resuscitated
and he confessed the murder OF a compaD
ion in Montgomery county last spring
He said the crime had been pressing on his
mind until life became uncomfortable.
Oliver A. Linden was arrested in San
Francisco, on q requisition from lllionis.
where he is wanted to answer a charge Of
forgery.
The committee on territories decided to
report bill for. the admission OF Washing
ton and Montana. Instead OF taking NJ
the bill introduced last January by Dele
gate Toole, they took up the billwhich had
passed the senate providing for the ad
mission of Washington Territory with Sen
ator Voorhees, amendment providing Tor
Montana, and determined to report that
The president nominated the following
postmasters-Wi Wisconsin: j. j. French,
Sparta; Carl Zillier, Sheboygan; Roderick
McGregor, River Falls; j. 4. Jones, Por
tage; j. A. Bardon, Superior; Z. II. Car
ney, Waukesha; Jeremiah Sullivan, Ash
land. Minnesota-John Stuart, Pipestone
Ella s. Hempe, Montevideo; Henry j
Dane, LIE Sueur; Edward Fay, Moorhead
Michael Sullivan, Marshall. Iowa; @. j
Rodman. Washington; Richard Burke,
What Cheer; Thomas A. Massie, Logan
]. NJ. Davis, Knoxville; w. H. Merritt
Des Moines; 6. C.Neal, Columbus Junction
James Frey, Sigourney; Frank P. Motto
0debolt: Z. X. Pittman, Leoni n. 2. Carl
ton, Iowa Falls; George Paul, Iowa City
S. II. Harvey, Centerville; Alexander
Charles, Cedar Rapids; John Hornsteinr
Boone; A. II. Graves, Alton; II. L. Geddy
Malvern; j. III. James, Sac City @. G.
Scrimgeon, Belle PLANE. The following
fourth-class postofiices win be raised to the
presidential class Jan. i: Bellevue, Iowa
Sanborn. Iowa; Fairmont, Mimi; Wells
Mimi; Zumbrota. Mimi.
President Stickney, OF the Minnesota &
Northwestern, confirms the report oil the
purchase of the Dubuque & Dakota.
There was great excitement, almost a
picnic among the stock gamblers OF Wall
street recently. The cheaper stocks went
down tremendously, AMI money Tor a time
was quoted at 200 percent.
An order has been received from General
Master Workman Powderly ordering all
assemblies OF the Knights OF Labor to
withdraw their delegates to the Federation
OF Trades. One reason stated is the ag-
gressive attitude OF the Federation toward
the Knights. The trouble is the same as
that in progress in various parts oil the
country-Knigbts oil Labor versus Trades
Unions.
At Cincinnati, fire in ]. NJ. Mccullough 8
Sons seed and plant store caused loss Of
$4,000 to 500, 600, with Insurance.
amounting to sec, 900.
The second trial OF ex.Ald. A. ].
McQuade, on a charge OF receiving bribs
in connection with the grant OF the Broad.
way franchise, ended in the conviction oil
the defendant.
There is an alarming state Of affairs in
York county, South Carolina, and it ID
thought that an organization exists among
the colored people which contemplate
murder in the event OF detection of any
member accused OF crime. Twenty negI oes
are now under arrest. The inquest on the
body OF murdered boy brought out al
the facts. One OF the negroes turned states
evidence. and another admitted that he
killed q man who was murdered in the
county eighteen months ago.
Tommy Danforth and Mike Gushing, the
amateur champion OF the light weights,
fought for thirty. two minutes at an early
hour at a New York sporting house. In the
sixth round Daniorth got in the first
knock down by blow on Cushing's jaw
The latter jumped up and fought shy
Gushing returned the knock-down in the
seventh round, but received another cut in
the mouth. Both had knock. downs in tbs
last round, but they were breaks. The re
ieree was ordered to declare the fight q
draw and divide the purse.
During the Panlist Fathers mission al
the Church OF st. Anthony. OF Padua al
Minneapolis, six hundred signed the tota
abstinence pledge.