Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-10-28

Three large cracks In the earth have been
discovered on top oil Flat Top mountain,
near Lynchburg, Va, which were evidently
caused by the earthquake last month. The
cracks extend long distance, and are due
north and south.
Rev. Simon p. Smith, colored, Congre-
gational preacher of Knoxville, who att
tended the Congregational conference in
Chicago, has begun a suit for $50, 600
against r. j. Moss2p, restaurant keeper,
and his head waiter James Hughes. The
charge is that they refused to allow Smith
to take meal in the restaurant.
Father Sherman has been arraigned in
court at New York. He was arrested at
the house of Andrew Joyce, his wife's
uncle, where he had been stopping 81 nee he
and his wife returned from Philadelphia.
The warrant charges him with being the
father OF Julia Mulvaney's unborn child.
Sherman expressed regret at not having
surrendered himself when Miss Mulvaney
first brought the charge and quietly &C
eonpanied the officer. He was locked up
over night. When arraigned his appear
ance was neither cleanly nor clerical. He
pleaded not guilty OF the charge and asked
for an adjournment until the goth in order
to give him time TO procure counsel The
Adjournment was granted.
The following telegram from Gen. Miles,
dated Fort Apache, Arizona, Oct. 10, has
been transmitted by Gen. Howard to the
war department: A detachment under
Capt. Cooper, Tenth cavalry, has just ar
rived at the post having captured Man
gus and his party, consisting Of Man
gus, two men, three squaws and five chill.
dfsn; also twenty mules and five po-
mics, NIL OF which was brought in.
A slight earthquake was recently felt In
Washington. The tremor lasted but an in
slant, but was sufficiently strong to PIP
type On the composing stones in the fourth
story OF the Star Office. The shock was so
distinct on the fourth floor Of the state,
war and navy buildings that some OF the
clerks became alarmed and run into the
corridor. On the lower floors OF the build
ings, however. no one seemed to have no.
ticed any unusual disturbance.
A. II. Cutting the gentleman who came
near getting into n trouble with Mexico,
has forced his way again before the state
department. Recently voluIninous num-
Der OK papers came to Assistant Secretary
Porter, OF that department, containing
Mr.. Cuttings claim against the govern.
ment OF Mexico and state OF Chihuahua
for $50, 900 primitive and exemplary dam.
ages.
Pennington, Me-, has suffered from great
fire. The FIRE swept down Main street and
consumed everything on the west Of the
street Masonic hall. Odd Fellows hall,
the Chronicle office, Knowlton Il McLeary s
job printing house, postoffice, Hotel Mar
bic, Exchange hotel, and some fifteen
stores.
There is at least one woman in Brooklyn,
n. Y, who will vote this year or know the
reason why. She is Miss Emma Beckwith,
and has already succeeded in getting the
registers OF one OF the election districts to
enroll her name on the voting list Now
she is trotting around notifying all par
ties concerned. the corporation council,
judges OF election, etc, that il impedi-
ments are put in her way she will have
recourse to the courts to sustain her ap-
plication.
The commits zion OF postoffice inspectors
who made an examination OF the Phila-
delphia postofiics have made their report
They say: They ind Postmaster Harrity
young man somewhat lacking in business
experience, but honest and DESTROYS of
making a good service. Many mistakes
have been made in the delivery depart
ment. The committee believe many Of
them were made on purpose by some OF
the old carriers, who would Intentionally
give the new men letters which did not
belong to their routes. This was done to
unfit men, The committee recommends
that as fast as one OF these intentional
errors can be certainly traced the guilty
man be discharged.
Speaking OF the alleged importation OF
wine, etc. by officers OF the United States
ships Saratoga and Portsmouth, Com
modore Schley, chief OF the equipment bu.
reau, said there was no attempted SNUG
Cling on board the training ships. The Of
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from Madeire intended for friends on this
side who had sent for it with the express
understanding that the duty, whatever it
might be, should be paid. u the COM
manding officer had been given an oppor-
tunity, be would have sent to the customs
authorities for an inspector to come
aboard to make an appraisement Of scch
goods as might I've dutiable. But the off
GERS were treated as smugglers caught in
the act almost before the vessels had an
chored, and Iii ! not have an opportunity
To show their intentions.
The following nominations for congress
have been made: William ii. Walters,
Republican, 9Th New York; George L. Nc
Laughlin, Democrat. LIST Mass; John ID.
Long. Republican, I'd Mass; James Oliver,
Greenbacker, nth Mass; Nathan n. Dix
on, Republican, I'd Rhode Island; Theodore
Bacon, Democrat, 30th New York; Ashbel
p. Fitch, Republican, 18th New York;
Timothy j. Campbell, Democrat, 9Th New
York; Amos j Cummings Democrat, 9th New
York; Thomas Il. Grady, Independent
Democrat, 18th New York; Charles K. Ran
dali, Democrat. 9th Mass.
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-supporting. 1t
would be goo1 for congress 60 parcel out
the land, giving to each head OF family
GAO 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, Thegovernor re quests that
congress be asked to demonstrateb by a sur
vey and practical test the feasibility OF
artesian wells for giving the needed supply
Of water.
The general-in-ehiei has acted upon tho
findings Of the recent court martial at the
arsenal in the ease OF Capt. Johnson, u. s.
A. The order has not yet been made pub
lie. but Gen. Sheridan said that Captain