Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-30

erty, they could not be admitted duty
iree. Hereafter Americans viii have to be
converted on American-tracts or not at
all, as the duty is almost prohibition on
the foreign article.
The following nominations have been
made: William Elliott, Democrat. 7th 8.
c.; Lewis McComas, Republican, 9th Nd,
Joseph Z. Washington, Democrat, 9Th
Tenn; James Brackets. Democrat, 18th
Wis..i John P. Sanborn, Republican, 7th
Mich.
The Sovereign Grand Lodge /. o. o +. In
session at Boston elected the following off,
GERS for the next two years: Grand sire,
John II. White, New York; deputy grand
sire, j. G. Underwood, Kentucky: grand
secretary, T. A. Ross, New Jersey; grand
treasurer, A. Shepard, Pennsylvania.
Two American citizens Of German birth
named Schmidt and Stuhr, who have been
spending several weeks on visit to their
old homes in Kiel and Holstein, have been
ordered by the government to leave the
empire by October.
The Northwestern Lumberman's Asso-
citation, in session at Chicago, elected the
following officers: President, L. T. Durant,
Saltwater Mimi; vice president, o. G. Mer.
riman, Minneapolis, Mimi; treasurer T..
L. Hospss, Saltwater Mimi; secretary, +,
S. Hotchkiss, Chicago; directors, r.
a. Carpenter, Chicago; A! o. Van Setback,
ChicagoI A, T. Las, Travers City, Mich;
Charles Behrens st. Louis; W.. j. Young,
Clinton. Iowa; c. ID. Coleman, La Crosse,
Wis; r. g. Peters, Manistee, Mich; n. C..
Foster, Fairchild, Wis; j. NJ. Gould, Mo.
line, Ills; G. w. Cable Davenport, Iowa;
S. W. Farnham, Minneapolis, Mimi; ID.
Joyce, Lyons, Iowa; w. II. Lavid, Winona,
Mimi; o. II. Ingram, Eau Claire, Wis; p.
Nj. Musser, Muscatine, Iowa.
A Mexican in the city OF Aguas Calientes,
Mex, is said to have pawned one OF his
children for 81 in order to obtain money
TO buy pulque.
France has restored to King Norodon
the entire administration of affairs In Cam,
bodiR, except the control OF the opium
monopoly and customs.
Blondon, the famous tight rope walker,
is living quietly in London.
Patrick Fay, brother OF Charles Joseph
Fay, magistrate for Dublin county, has
been arrested i'll Dublin on a charge oI
forgery.
Water in the Florida lakes and rivers lie
higher than for many years, covering the
railroad tracks and greatly interfering with
travel.
An army court martial viii convene at
Washington barracks to try Capt. w. 8.
johnson (retired) on a charge OF duplicat
ing his pay accounts. The court viii con.
sist of Col. Gibson, Third artillery; Mai
Bsddle, Sixth cavalry; Maj. Loder and Cap
tains Warrior and Barstown, Third artil
lery; Capt. Bonrke, Third cavalry; First
Lieut.. Davis, Third artillery, with First
Lieut.. Birkheimer, Third artillery, judge
advocate. This is the second instance OF
the court martial OF retired officers.
Mr.. Edward p. Doherty. now Indian
agent at Cheyenne River, OAK, was for.
merly an officer in the regular army. Mr..
Doherty, with his command of twenty-six
men, captured John Wilkes Booth after
his skillful eusion OF the officers OF the
law for over a week,
The total values OF the exports OF mer-
chandise from the United States during the
two, eight and twelve months ended Aug.
81, 1856, as compared with milarexports
during corresponding period of the proceed.
ended Aug. 81, 1856, S103. $50, Tie; 1885.
S9,S95,976. Eight months ended Aug.
81, S43l, 57l, $50; 1885, S424, 49,, SIS.
Twelve months ended Aug. 81, 1856, S693,
59S, $40; 1885, $723, 399, us. The inn.
ports were as follows: Two months ended
Au,. 81. 1856, S114,332, 472; 1886, $780,
9S5,45l. Eight months ended Aug. 81 /,
1885, S442, 922 ,0S4; 1856. $3.50. SS1, 600
Twelve months ended August 81, 1885,
s649, 903,l 1886, S571 ,59s, 1876.
The continued depression in the German
iron trade especially in rails, is said to be
due to English competition, and the out
look is extremely gloomy.
A German has invented au incandescent
lamp that does not require vacuum.
The lighting part is a mixture OF conduct.
ing and non.conducting elements.
Edward Solomon, the American compos.
er aud husband OF Lillian RUSSELL was ar.
rested on a charge OF bigamy, preferred by
his first vile, Lilly Grey, who AYERS that
he was never legally separated from her.
The strike OF the Western Window Glass
workeres was settled at a meeting OF the
glal,s workers association held at Pitts
burg, and work viii be resumed in every
factory in the district as soon as the furna.
res can be heated. The basis of the settle.
ment was last years wages. The factories
have been closed since June with over 81
600 men out.
The following changes on the staff Of Mai.
Gen. o. o. Howard, commanding the divi-
sion OF the Pacific. are announced: Col. A.
j. Perry, assistant quartermaster general,
chief quartermaster; Lieut.. Col. ii. Il.
Burnham. deputy judge advocate, general,
judge advocate; Capt. j. A. Darling, First
artillery, relieves First Lieut.. L. T.. L.
Casey, corps OF engineers, rs inspector OF
rifle practice OF the division, in addition to
his battery at Fort Mason.
Bartholomew, the fugitive Hartford de-
iaulter, left a long trail of ruin behind him,
as indicated by the further details of his
exploits. The Hartford bank officials
seem to have been peculiarly susceptible to
his Establishments, as they are stuck" to
the extent OF 81, 100000
Lightning destroys 2,40O barrels of oil
in Lima, Ohio.
At the fall show which was held in AL.
mont Ont, there was a fine display OF
wheat grown from foreign seed obtained
from Manitoba. 10 is much superior to
the other wheat sown, weighing Go pounds
to the bushel and yielding % bushels TO
the acre.
Postmasters commissioned: Minnesota.
Rnshford, y. Murphy. Montana: SILVIA
ter, w. II. Norton. Wisconsin; Florence,
w. ii. Clark. Jr. Fourth-elass postmas-
ters appointed--Wisconsin Winooska, j.
j. Hobbs.
The president appointed Douglass Tyler
OF Virginia to be principal clerk on private
land claims in the federal land Office, and
Thomas +. Pettns Of Mississippi to be
United States consul at Ningpo, China.
1t cost Berlin $4,000 to remove the
snow from tho streets last winter.
Sir William White will succeed Thornton
as British minister at Constantinople.
The wheat crop OF Russia is reported as
80, 600, 900 bushels short.
dispatch from Essen, Germany, an.
nounees that an explosion OF fire damp oc-
Cured in a coal pit near Schalke, aud
that forty-five persons were killed and six
teen injured, eight OF the latter being in
precarious condition.
Hugh G. Gallagher, the Democratic nom
inee for congress IL the Third Wisconsin
district, is ~ native OF Pennsylvania, and
was born in Pitsburg, July 10 1852.
John S. Bean, secretary OF the Wiscon-
sin board OF university regents for eighteen
years until he resigned on account OF i'll
health, died at Madison OF rheumatism OF
the heart, aged 60 years.
Mrs. Annie Chambers Ketchum, well
known literary and scientific lady, former
ly OF Des Moines, has entered the order OF
st. Dominic at Nashville, Tenn.
In the trial Of Tony PIeifer { Dubuque,
for the murder OF Patrick Harrington
about two months ago compromised and
agreed that the jury return verdict OF
mansla lighter.
queer case OF spontaneous combustion
has come to light on the farm OF III. NJ.
Winslow, mile northwest Of Columbus,
Neb. A large stack OF millet ignited from
that cause, and the miniature volcano is
now in its fifty ninth day OF activity.
The unused portion OF the money given
to Chicago as relief fund at the time OF
the great fire now amounts to 81, 700, 900.
Frank II. Humphries was hanged at
Ca, for the murder and rape
OF Carrie Raines und Ella Humphries, his
kins-woman.