The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1886-10-28

bacon, democrat, SOth New y Ork, &ABhbel
itch, Repnb lican, u 9th: New Y ork;
timothy ]. Campbell !, Democrat, 9th New
York; Amos J:C ump ings, Dem ocrat, 9Th New
York Thomas F. 7S Grady, Independent
Democrat, 9th New York; Charles r. Ram
dali, Democrat, 9Th Mass. 3:
Gov Zulick, In his annual report to The
secretary Of the interior, speaking OF the
Indians on the San Carlos reservation,
says they are nearly self-supp ortine. Ii
would. be good for congress- to parcel out
the land, giving to each head I Of a family
$40 acres, or il this is deemed premature,
then congress should take measures to re.
duce the reservation to at least half OF its
present limits. The governor re quests that
vey and practical test the feasibility Of
artesian wells for giving the needed supply
sofswater. II Il n 81
The general-in-chief has acted upon the
findings OF the recent court martial Mt the
arsenal in the case OF Capt. Johnson, U 8.
a. The order has not yet been made pub.
Zig, but Gen. Sheridan said that q Captain
johnson goes free ,sS;.
The papers in the case sof Paymaster q.
II. atkins OF the navy, who was tried
last spring in Japan for embezslement and
sentenced by general court martial to dis.
missal and o term OF imprisonment, are
now before President Cleveland for his
final action. - SO 80
Gov. Pierce 4 has furnished some
crop statistics as addenda to his re.
port 1t is shown from returns made
to the commissioner Of immigration:
In 1885, 1915, 945 bushels OF fax was
raised in thirty -one countless This year
ffty-fiye counties, out Of eighty.six organ
lied, raised nearly 2, 800, 900 bushels. The
condition OF the wheat crop at harvest is
estimated at seyenty-one points, and the
Increase IN acreage about one:sixth, on the
basis OF increase in acreage Of one-sixth and
the loss; Of one third OF the crop put in.
20, 900, 900 bushels, as compared with 49,.
1000, 900 last year. AZ
5sss II q. Summers arrived at Sioux Falls,
Oak, with 3. Baldwin, who was arrested
in Chicago charged with embezzlement
from Summers & Vanhorn, OF Sioux Falls.
"a lew weeks ago he absconded, and his
emplo yers found upon balancing their
books that he had got away with some
$4,000 OF their N oney. 81 N
Special kilograms to Brad streets note q
further decline in the total volume OF mer:
schandise distributed, owing to the pro
longattons of unaeasonab BILE mild weather,
to continued low prices for grain and
produce, and country 1lerchan ts having
WClAtbu W1vll kUOuhfsku
the late seaaon5 Of active trading.
AtC Card illac,s Mich, ames Craft and Mrs.
Etna Brass were arrested in July for, che
murder OF the woman'a husband, who dis.
appeared June 10 last. They confessed
the murder and pleaded guilty and were
sentenced to state prison for lie. 59
l% At Appleton. Wis, C. Helmroch, who
killed his rother-in-law, John Banner, 70.
Gently, was convicted Of granddaughter in
the first degree. The penalty is eight years
in prison. 81
aAt Superior, Wis, two tramps entered
the house OF Col. Hayes, and after terrify-
ing the inmates and smashing some iurni.
ture and crockery departe carrying away
q silver watch and o small amount OF
money. X
Counsel for the condemned Chicago an
archists will make anot her motion Tor .
new trial. RE- SSs3S
Col. Richard Neyins 81 Ohio is the father
in-law Of James o. Blaine,s il: He is q
printer and formerly owned one 81 the
He was an applicant Tor the position OF
public printer. a
The Charleston News and Courier an
nonnces the complete SUCCESS OF the newly
invented cotton.pic king machine, which will
reduce the cost OF harvesting the southern
colt crop from $40, 900, 600 to $40, Ooo,-
OOOs 81 Isl ~
Atrayeler from Bokhara, who reached
Peshuwon on the Afghan frontier, near
the Khyber Pass, reports: The Russians
have completed the Merry e. Oxua railway
to within five stages Of Sarakhs. The
governor OF Tashkend has summoned sever
al Mohammedan officers for political pur-
poses. The Russians intend to establish q
military cantonment for &c, ; 900 men Mt
6hirabad, near Bokhara. Russian officers
disguised as Usbeck merchants are active
~ engaged in Badakshan inspecting the
citadel and the passages to India. The car
is displeased at the ameersof Bokhnra for
refusing to 4 enlist Russians among his
troops. 81 4 > 81. :.
Washington Republican,: Mr.. F. X.
Nichols. otherwise known us nThe Duke. !"
u popular clerk in the surgeon generals
office, brings back a bride from the lar
West in the person Of Miss Ruby Appleby
OF Minneapolis, Mimi, which event occur.
red Oct. s.. '$sy "a 81 81
The matter OF smuggling on board the
training ships was settled short time ago
by: q deputy collector boarding the vessels
at Newport and collecting from the officers
the duties due on the contraband articles.
The duties amounted tonearly $500
The owners OF the schooner George T..
Smith, OF Gouster, which sailed for Grand
Banks Aug. IL, on o halibut voyage, have
given her, mp for lost. She carried crew
OF fourteen men. r. I'LL : Z
The ordnance board at Sandy Hook, N.
=. fired the ten-inch motar The charge
WIS fifty pounds OF powder and shells
loaded with sand. The next day the shells
were to be loaded with powder. One shell
was filled by soldier named Joseph King.
First Lieut. William Medcalfe Huperintend-
ed the work. After The filling OF the next
shell and the putting OF the plug it explod-
ed, blowing the soldier to pieces and fatal.
lyinjuring Medcalfe,I who died in, half an
hour. Il ! a 1T ;s5f = : ;%G
At last even the lawyers who have charge
OF the Tilden viii acknowledge that the
document Is to becontested. a. .ii
Commander Gordon, who had charge Of
the late expedition to Hudson bay and
straits, has reported adversely to the
iNorthwe sterns waterway scheme to the do.
miniongovernment. This report. however,
has been withdrawn quietly, because it
would hurt the pet project which many
Engl are about to stiffen up With
hard cash. VI 5St54s 53 5.s
The Indian Bureau says the Mile Laos
Indians must submit to the new treaty
Robert Aston, q clerk IN the sixth audi.
tors Office, committed suicide at his desk
by shooting himself. He was about twen-
ty,eight years OLD, unmarried and a son OF
Col. Bob Aston, who was shot and kill.
ed at Atlanta six years ago by prison
contractor named Cox. Dung Aston was
a man Of fine physique, handsome and q
$fayorits with the ladies',
ss;5 Mr.. and Mrs. John w: Douglass, late
mmissioner 4 Of Internal revenue. have
&issned cards Tor the marriage d their daugh-
ter, Miss Josephine, md William Newton
Strong, son OF eS-J ustice Strong,
Mr.. Bell s. successor MS supervising archi.
Ftect will be Leopold Eidl itz,Who drew the
plans. for the capitol building Ut Albany.
Mr., Eidlitz, Sis q personal friend d Nj.
Cleveland.
Il Mira Cleveland 10 spending the pleasant