Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-29

L. s. Howell Is fatally injured by falling
from sheep car on a moving train, near
Billings, Mont.
On April ., 1884, Nehemiah and Joseph
inc Fleetwood. an aged couple, near Charles
ton, ILL.,. were murdered in their beds. both
being shot through the head. The house
was set on fire to conceal the crime. There
were in the house daughter OF the murder
ed couple, Emma Fleetwood. child, and
one w. McKlebock. TEelatter was charged
with the crime, narrowly escaping lynching
and was afterward acquitted. Emma
Fleetwood, daughter OF the murdered
couple, was arrested few days ago and
placed in jail, charged with completely in
the crime.
Barclay P. Smith was nominated for post.
master OF Deadwood, Oak.
It Is made public that Judge NJ. B. Koon,
OF Minneapolis, has sent in TO the governor
his resignation as Judge OF the Fourth judi
cial district.
Presley Cochran, twenty-three years old,
was instantly killed at Falkland, Ind, by
NJ. F. Anderson, democratic candidate for
county surveyor. The men were playing
pool, and quarrel ensued. Cochran adj
vanced on Anderson, who struck him with
billiard cue. killing him instantly. An
derson then fled.
W. g. Meier, a rich Louisville tobacco.
mist, invested 500, 600 in valuable pro-
perty in that city and suddenly became in
sane.
The money value of the real estate chang
ing hands weekly in New York is $4,000
900.
Herr vop Bulow, the pianist. has an ex-
traordinary memory. At recent series
OF piano recitals in London he played the
whole OF Beethoven's thirty-three sonatas,
five or six each night and he played them
all IRON memory.
J. D. Rockefeller, of the Standard OH
company is trying to arrange with East
ern capitalists to lift the S25o,000 mort
gage on the Chicago university.
Miss Helena Hull claims that statements
published in an interview in the Detroit
Mich Evening Journals were fbelous, and
brings suit against her sister, Mrs. Speirs,
for $50, 600 and against Rev. W. Speirs
for $4,000.
Postmasters commissioned: Iowa
Clear Lake, !. l.. Etzell; Irwin, Il. j..
Trowbridge: Magnolia, j. +. Mintun.
Observation-Disclosures, A. McKinnon:
Wadena, Peter Roscoe. Wisconsin,
There is no longer any doubt in the
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to be married in June to Miss Folsom.
Some OF the retiring military magnates
during this year are Brig. Gen. John New
ton, Brig. Gen. j ii. Porter; Col Sturgis,
OF the Seventh cavalry; Col Bradley, OF
the Thirteenth; Col. Wilkins, of the Fifth;
and Col. Whistler, of the Fifteenth infant.
ry.
The house committee on wardepartment
expenditures concluded the hearing OF
charges OF irresularity in the accounts OF
the signal service bureau, and adopted a
resolution declaring that the evidence does
not show the existence of any fraud or cor
ruption.
Senator Mcmillan, chairman OF the com.
merce committee, has decided to report
favorably bill granting the Dakota Cen
trail railroad the right to bridge the Mis-
souri, river at Pierre, OAK, and the Mil
waukee & st. Paul the right to build a
bridge at Chamberlain. Authority is also
granted for the erection OF "A bridge across
the Yellowstone and a pontoon bridge
across the Mississippi at Red Wing, MINI.
All the bills passed the house, and will soon
be put through the senate. The Chicago,
Milwauk ee & st. Paul railroad company il
authorized to construct a bridge across
the Missouri at Atehison or Clay county,
Mo. The New York and Council Bluffs
railroads. authorized to construct bridge
across the Missouri river at Council Bluffs.
The president recommended a river and
harbor appropriation OF not over $l0,-
100000 The house made it Sic, 900, 900.
Lord Duiferin viceroy OF India, telegraphs:
He does not attach any Importance to the
news received from Burmah. Only two
British soldiers were wounded and none
killed in the encounters during the attempts
of the rebels to burn Mandalay. Skirmish-
es between British troops and Dacoits will
probably be OF daily occurrence until the
Dacoit is entirely suppressed.
The following postmasters were com.
missioned: Observation-Disclosures, William
III. Morgan. Minnesota--Alton j. r. Sisson,
Blooming Prairie, NJ. Guthrie; Lansing G..
w. Bartlett Observation-Disclosures J, Glib
bons; Buck Creek, NJ. w. Long; Hilbert, l..
Runt. New Office Established--Dakota ,
Blue Blanket, Walworth county, J. r.
Howell. Iowa-Howell, Marion county, l..
Millett. Minnesota-Shell Lake, Becker
county, J. ID. Paschal.
Representative White OF Minnesota said
that he thought the house committee
would report a hill putting tax OF ten
cents a pound on all limitations OF butter,
and requiring license Of several hundred
dollars from manufacturers, wholesale and
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passing such bill.
Secretary Endicott prides himself upon
the fact that he has not discharged any
clerks for political reasons since he took
possession OF his Office.
The secretary OF the treasury issued a
call for $40 900, 900 3 per cent bonds.
The call will mature June L.
The house committee on territories is
"a l. IL Ill -,
Ii is proposed to divest the bill OF any.
thing like an endorsement of the admis-
sion OF South Dakota, an amendment
declaring null and void the action of the
legislature authorizing the constitutional
convention, which resulted in the election
of Judge Moody and Edgerton to the
senate.
The house committee on civil service re.
form, in its report on the bill to amend the
statute in favor ofex-soldiers and ex-sail
ors, says. The soldiers and sailors OF the
country have for years demanded this
change in tie law. and the committee
thinks the demand is just and reasonable.
minority ri port is submitted by Messrs.
Clement and blanchard in which the argu,
ment is made: Amendment ofthe law will
be violation OF the alleged fundamental
principle OF the civil service law; that ap.
pointments should be made alone on merit
contained by competitive examination.
Lieut.. Louis Wilhelm, adiutant OF the
First infantry, died at Mobile, Ala.
At Anthony, Kansas, the three Weaver
brothers, charged with the murder of q
man named Abel Shearer, were taken from
the sheriff's house by n mob, who, after a
desperate struggle disarmed the pris.
oners and prepared to hang them. Ap
preaching footsteps frightened them, and
they fired fifteen or twenty bullets into each
man and then rode away. The victims
were literally torn to pieces. The mother
OF the men and wife OF one OF them witness.
ed the tragedy. The Weavers killed Shrear
or in n fight at Danvile two months ago,
and had been released on bail.
The strike of the street car drivers ir
New York, eliminates in struggle between
the police and a mob, AMI the dispersal o.
the latter. Inspector Steers was in charge
OF the ear that was attacked. When the
mob made its onslaught the inspector
charged at once with 100 welldrilled men,
who applied their sticks without stint,
driving the mob into the neighboring liquor
saloons. Eight cars were run over the
tracks then to the city hall and back.
A driver and policeman were assaulted
on a Baltimore street car. The police after q
rough and tumble fight, arrested three Of
the gang, whom they charged with rioting
IL penitentiary ofiense in Maryland.
Abe Johnson was arrested at Waco
Tex, charged with having destroyed with
dynamite ~ house at Cartersville, Ca, be.
longing to Sam Jones, the evangelist, and
Judge Collins large stable at the same
place.
Beats a Ghost Story.
The Rockingham IN. CT Spirit O.