Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-23
1870, the date Of the definite location Of

tenants who pay their rents to trustees
instead OF to landlords orlegal agents, and
II win also know how to deal with the
trustees who take the money"
George Browne, assistant postmaster at
Hamburg. Iowa, was recently arraigned
before United States Commissioner Shields,
in New York, charged with robbing the
mails, Browne made q confession. He
left Hamburg In April, and has Travelled
nearly around the globe. He was tracked
by detectives, and he was arrested at the
Office OF the shipping commissioners.
Judge Ayers, OF the circuit court at In
dianapolis, has decided adversely to SEN
ator j. G. Smith in the lieutenant COVER
nor injunction proceedings. Smith will
take the case to the supreme court.
A document written by the Comte de
Paris in Scotland in September, and ad-
dressed to his partisa ans has been made
public. He denounces alliances between
the right and the extreme left for the simple
purpose OF hampering the government.
Father Callen, pastor OF the Church OF
Our Lady OF the Valley, Newark, n. j.,
created sensation recently by laying his
hand on the altar and cursing saloons,
against which be had just preached ser
mon.
Miss Postle, living with her parents in
destitute circumstances in Detroit Mich,
received word from law firm in Norwich,
England, that she had fallen heir to ESQ.
200. hall OF fortune left by an uncle who
recently died in Australia.
Adestitute locksmth' s apprentice, named
Boehnicke at Berlin threw stone
through corner window IN the imperial
palace at which Emperor William Is nc.
customed 10 sit. He succeeded in making
an immediate sensation, and agreatcrowd
assembled near the window. The emperor
was not struck, and he appeared at the
window TO assure the people OF his entire
safety. He was eheered enthusiastically
by the throng.
A report is current that charges have
been preferred against n. Z. Nelson, special
deputy collector at st. Vincent, and f. A.
Myrick, deputy collector OF customs ut
Pembina.
Mr.. Straight, OF MIMI, appeared before
the military committee in favor of his bill
for the relief of Francisco De Coster OF
Litchfield, Mimi. The bill is to allow DE Cos
TER to pay an allowances as captain OF cav
airy from July 8, 1868, to Aug. 20, 1864.
The billwas introduced in May last,
Fourth-class postmasters appointed: Da-
kota: CRYSTAL, G. Shine, Jr. Highland, l..
A. Grant; Newark. j. j. Fletcher, Iowa:
Havre, j. b. Eckerman; Neptune, w. Dunn
son; Renwick, s. A. Lumm. Minnesota:
Grow Wing, w. H. Everest; Glyndon, c. d.
Taylor.
Commissioner Sparks has renewed, in
his estimates submitted to the public lands
committee OF the house and senate this
session, his recommendation that there be
a consolidation OF the Minnesota and Da-
kota offices cf surveyor general.
Senator Eustis has introduced bill di.
L.. a.
pay to the respective owners OF lands,
houses and tenements in the states lately
in insurrection the sums OF money received
from leases or occupation OF such property
by agency of the United States and paid
into the treasury under the provisions OF
the act Of July 2. 1864.
Mr.. Gladstone authorizes the statement
that he does not approve OF the anti-rent
campaign inaugurated in Ireland by the
National league.
The Duke oil Manchester has made per.
manent reduction OF 25 per cent. in the
| rents OF all his estates in Ireland.
Capt. Couch, Of oklohoma fame, Is in
Washington, engaged with formulating with
Congressman Weaver OF Iowa plan rela-
tive to Oklahoma which will be soon sub
mitted to congress. IL is evident that the
boomers are tired OF trying their chances
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apply directly to congress. One OF the
boomers said: We propose to have the
matter settled right away. The admins.
tration has not kept its pledge with US.
We are going to appeal to higher power.
/ believe we shall be able to do something,
and that Oklahoma will yet be opened to
the people.
The time within which ex-postmasters
entitled to the readjustment OF their saiar.
les under the laws of 1888 and 1884 must
file their claims will expire on Jan. I. A
large number OF claims have been fled, but
there are many ex-postmasters who would
be entitled TO considerable amounts nnder
the readjustment. Over 5000 claims
have been fled and nearly 2,o00have been
allowed and 5000 rejected. Ex-postmas-
tiers who were in Office between 1864 and
1874 and want to file an application for
readjus tment OF the clerks can do so with
out employing an attorney. All they need
is tc write to the postmaster general, state
that they made application for a readiust.
ment OF their salariea and state the name
OF the office and term or terms OF service,
with their present address. This is all
that is necessary to be done.
The house appropriations committee
has refused to put the bureau OF engraving
and printing under the civil service rules,
as was desired by its chief. Mr.. Graves.
The peremptory summons from the holy
father for the Rev. DIR. McGlynn. pastor Of
st. Stephens church in New York city, to
proceed at once to Rome and their justify,
II he can, his conduct in espousing and pro.
mitigating the peculiar theories OF Henry
George. was on every ones tongue. Rev.
DR.. McGlynn himself absolutely refuses to
say anything.
The senate financial committee has come
to a compromise on the house trade dol.
lar bill, the result OF which, il the senate
viii sustain it's committee, will undoubted-
ly be that no trade dollar bill will be en-
acted at this congress.
The following were admitted to practice
before the interior department: j. S. Car
ter, Aberdeen, OAK; Il. Shaw, Van d. NJ.
Walker, Atlantic, Iowa; w. j. Barger,
Lucas, Iowa; G. +. Lecko nstein, Faribault:
+. c. Krieger, P.W. Mats, Paoii, Wis.
Mark H. Dunnell spent two hours on the
floor OF the house in Washington on Tues
day the 14th inst.
Capt. Braidwood OF Patchogue, l.. I.,shot
and seriously wounded Patrick Kelly.
whom he caught in Mrs. Braidwood's bed
room.
Fourth-class postmasters appointed:
Dakota--Weller, C. Weller, Iowa-Brea.
man, w. j. Carly; Preparation, j. T. Raw.
Inns. Minnesota Byron, j. v. Hicks Deer
Creek. F. Z. Patzold; Holmes City, s. o..
Wagemans; Maple Bay, s. Il. Godfrey;
Montana-Meiville. G. C. Church.
The president sent to the senate for con.
firmation another long list OF recess APP
pointments. Among thom are the follow.
ing; j. b. Button, Augusta, Wis; b. s..
WATSON, Laporte City, Iowa; .. L. Thomp.
son, Redwood Falls, Mimi; o. d. Murray,
Mayyille, Oak.
A confidence man, giving the name OF
George Slossom, was arrested and fined at
Lafayette, Ind, and left town on paying
his fine. 1t is thought that Slossom was
Jim Cummings, the express robber.
John Dillon appeared for himself in Dub
lin. in the action brought by the govern.
ment against him for agitating in favor OF
the "Plan OF campaign" In his address TO
to the court MIR. Dillon contended that the
language he used in a speech selected as the
basis OF the prosecution was justifiable,
and that the crown was strainins the law
against him. The judge declared that the
plan OF campaign" WAS clearly and alb
solutely illegal. He ordered Mr.. Dillon to
give within twelve days a personal bond
in FL 900, with two sureties for E1,000
each for good behavior in future or go to
prison for six months. Judge Lawson in
Belfast sentenced four of the men arrested
for wrecking houses along the Shankhill
roed, during the last riots last June To
four months Imprisonment each. The
pope has prepared instructions TO the Irish
bishop, charging them to keep their clergy
serupulously within the limits OF duty in
regard to the anti-rent movement. The
Standards Dublin correspondent saws
that, owing to the decision in the Dillon
case, the government will issue a procla-
masion declaring the "Plan OF Campaign"
an illegal conspiracy.
Postmasters commissioned--Min