Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-06-17


Minnesota.
In a quarrel at Reading, Pa, Frank
Seable fatally shot his brother Charles,
and then himself.
A company is being organized to con
strnet ship canal across Long Island, at
a cost of 100000.
Drayton and Arthur Williams were
hanged at Orlando, Fla. recently; the
former Tor murder and the latter for rape.
The funeral of John Kelly took place last
Saturday morning the 9Th inst, from st.
Patrick's cathedral, N. Y. There were no
services at the house. Many people took
final view of the remains. which lay in
the casket between the heavy draped win
dows in the rear parlcr. There were no
flowers on the casket. All was black save
the silver plate and handles at the sides.
When the easket was borne into the church
the congregation rose to their feet. When
the priests entered from the vestry Bishops
Conroy and Wigger took seats within the
chaneel with Mgr. Preston and Archbishop
Corr,gan. The latter was the celebrant Of
the solemn requiem mass. Mgr. Preston
then preached the funeral sermon.
At Milwaukee, Robert Schilling. the Ca.
nous labor agitator, surrendered on his re-
turn from Cleveland, having been indicted
by the grand jury. The indictment con-
tains two counts, one for melting riot and
the other for writing threatening letter.
He was released on $4,000 bail. The
grand jury reported ten new indictments,
and were dismissed.
The Winnipeg residence of A. w. Ross,
NJ. p. which cost SIC, 900 during the boom
period, is to be converted into q convent.
Lord Healey's debts are $3.50, 900, and
his assets nothing.
Jesuits in Rome are making vast invest
ments in the purchase and improvements
OF valuable real estate. The most magnifi.
cent convent in the city is one OF the build.
ings to be erected.
The British war department has deter.
mined To make Halifax great arsenal and
navy and military station.
1t is believed that the charge OF violating
the laws of entry will hold against the Can.
adian steam barge Nipigon, seized at Chica.
do the other day.
At Peshtigo, Wis, Tom Plush fatally
stabbed Jack Nixon, lmbernan, in a sa-
loon. Nixon died in few minutes. Plush
and his victim were single men, but the
former has n widowed mother living near
Thunder lake, and her son was her only
support. Plush was Immediately arrest
ed. Whisky caused the tragedy.
One 0leson, aged twenty three, a laborer
on the new dock extension Of the Wiscon-
sin Central railroad, was killed at Ashland,
Wis.
The Cheyennes have now all gone to the
Tongue river, and at the mouth of Cook
creek are engaged in the sun Dance" The
object OF this, as is well known, is by the
ordeal OF tortures to initiate warriors and
braves.
dispatch from Helena, Mon, says:
Owing to large influx of FOUNDERS in here,
vigilantes held meeting. Notices bearing
the legend, "3-7-77," will be served on the
rustlers at once. and unless they move on
there will be necktie festival.
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland will in a
few days return to her home at Holland
Patent, n. Y, and follow literary pursuits
hereafter. Her book mas thus far brought
her Sl2, 600.
The house has concurred in the senate
amendment to the life-saving bill estab-
Fishing station at Duluth, and the bill
will become a law on the presidents sigma.
turc. This will secure an expenditure OF
about $25, 900 at Duluth.
Prof.. Tousley has resigned the superin.
tendency OF Minneapolis schools
Prof. Taylor is superintendent OF st
Paul schools. vice Prof. Wright, resigned
Thomas A. Doyle, mayor OF Providence,
r. l., for twenty-five years, was stricken
with paralysis.
In the matter OF the Smokehouse lode
mining claim at Butte City, Mont, the sec
rotary OF the interior has declined to ad
wise that suit be instituted in the name Of
the United States to set aside the patent
issued for the said claim. The application
was made on behalf of the claimants under
the town site location. The case involved
a large amount OF property rights in Butte
City.
The body OF Frenchman named Mesh
an who had been murdered and robbed,
was found near Hurley. His head was
smashed and throat cut. He had just sold
lot in Hurley for 500, and had other
money on his person when last seen alive.
He had been dead several days.
The following were killed by a railroad
accident in South Carolina: John l.. Cole,
DIR. q. c. kiloch Charles Inglesby, Jr., Miss
McIver of Charleston, Miss c. +. McWhite
Of Marion, Miss Hannah Wilson, residence
unknown.
Representative Miller of Texas has in
troduccd in the house bill to the follow.
ing effect: Appropriating $4,000, 900 an
nually for ten years to secure the benefits
OF free school education to children be-
tween the ages of eight and eighteen years.
No money is to be paid to any state that
does not maintain by its own funds free
common schools In each school district for
at least two months in every year. The
money is to be apportioned in the proper
ton that the illiterate population over ten
years OF age in each state bears TO the
whole number OF such persons in the United
States.
The first prize fight fought in the state OF
Minnesota since the new penal code went
into effect took place the other day at
Silver lake, a few miles out from Waseca.
The contestants were Prof. Hadley OF st.
Paul and 4. l.. Mohler, the Minneapolis
barber who faced Jack Dempsey in Mime
apolis short time ago. Details OF the
fight are meager ms no St. Paul parties
we're present. As the story is told, Had
ley and Mohler had gone to Waseca to give
a sparring exhibition in public hall.
They found they could not get the hall. and
so the exhibition was declared OFF. But q
number OF local sports raised purse of
500, the party adjourned to Silver lake,
and a ring was pitched. The fight lasted
eight rounds, and at the close Hadley was
declared the winner.
The announcement that Miss Rose Cleve-
land is about 70 publish novel is an in
teresting piece of literary intelligence.
From Pittsburg IL is reported that the
Amalgamated Association OF Iron and
Steel Workers win reject the proposition
OF the Knights OF Labor to Join them.
The guards of United States troops at
Garfeld's tomb has been withdrawn.
Postmasters commissioned: Iowa-Chil-
licothe, A. Byram; Paramount j. G. Volk;
Sherman. ID. b. Kerby. Minnesota-Beaver
Creek J. b. Oberle. Wisconsin-Nougart,
d. Hasche. Name ehanged-White, OAK,
late Barton; Hull, Iowa, late Patterson
VILE The postmaster general has APP
pointed the following postmasters: Will
lam J. Jones, Brandon, OAK; Rose Il. T.
Pickert, Piekert. Oak.
The cabinet held u meeting Friday after.
noon the 4th inst, and by a unanimous
vote resolved TO appeal to the country.
They held that by resigning they would only
prolong and complicate the acute dispute,
which will be terminated by the speedy dis
solution OF parliament. Gladstone will
send a special messenger to the queen with
n letter recommendin. that her majesty dis.
solve parliament as the only means to Sc
cure a stable government.
At Bozeman, Non. Mrs. Maggie Smith
committed suicide by taking morphine
Her husband had Just been released from
Jail and she feared he would beat her. as he
had been in the habit OF doing; so she took
poison. Mrs. Smith was formerly from
Oshkosh Wis. She was bright and at.
tractive young woman. Mr.. Smith was
arrested on suspicion os poisoning his wife.
Mr.. Gladstone, after announcing the dis
solution OF .par lament, will issue n mani
festo 10 his Midlothian constituents which
will serve as a general appeal TO the coun
try. He will visit Midlothian toinaugurate
the electoral campaign Lord Hartington's
address to his electors viii be used as a
unionists countrrblast to Mr.. 5ladstone's
manifesto. The manifesto from Sir Michael
Hicks. Beach or Lord Salisbury is expected
TO reier to Parnelfs disclosure.
Senator Edmunds is known in Washing
ton as st. Jerome. and Senator Dawes ne
Grandmother Dawes.
Senator Evarts is to deliver an address
on the occasion OF the inauguration OF
President DWIGHT. of Yale COLLEGE.