Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-01-07

my God, he's killed him, y some one mntter-
ed. The huge mob was perfectly silent. Burke
stepped up to his fallen adversary, and
when after he failed to move for n few sec
onds, but lay stretched at sulllangth on his
/ back, the tender-hearted lrishman stopped
over sud shook him gently, his face exhib-
iting genuine alarm. A little later ClcarY's
PROSTATE form showed signs Of life aud
the crowd rose with Wild cries OF Burke, "
Burke" IL seemed al though the plat
form would be torn to pieces when the
champion climbed over the ropes and walk
ed i~auntily to his dressing room, every
whit az steady as when he came out.
Gieary's second picked him up and helped
him to his dressing room, where he revived
In q few minutes,
A Word ia Claimants of English Estates
The following letter from Thomas +.
Bayard, secretary OF state explains itsoli:
Department OF State, Washington, Dec.
| 20, ~1Ss5-Sir: have received your letter
of-,inquiring as to the act oiparliament
passed in August last, and said to refer TO
the so-called Lawrence Towneley estate.
Many letters OF a. similar character
have been received both by this
department and by the legation at Lon.
don. This prevalent idea Of the writer's APP
pears to be that the estate in question con-
sists OF eight hundred millions OF dollars,
more or less, which are lying in the Ban
of England, awaiting distribution among
unknown heirs, among which are persons
OF the nam OF Lawrence and Chase in the
United States.
lam informed by our ministerin London:
First-That there is no money in the
Bank OF England belonging to any Towneley,
Lawrenee-T owneley or Chasa estate, or any
claimants under those names.
~Second-That there is no such estate in
England as the Lawrence-Towneley estate,
nor any known family OF that designation.
Third-That the Towneley estate is n
landed property in the counties OF
Lancaster aud York which is now
and has been for q very long time
in the possession OF its rightful owners,
who are completely protected therein by
the law OF England, and that there are no
unknown or American owners OF any part
OF II, or any ground whatever for any such
claims. have also received IRON our le-
CATION at London a lev copies Of the act
in question, which is d volGminous docu-
mcnt 81 2SS pages. The names OF
and Chase do rot occur in IL. II is an act
to adjust the equities arising under certain
successive marriage settlements and other
o~onyeyanees executed at various times
between 1886 and 1877 in favor OF tine
persons therein named. An amieable suit
In ehancery il being conducted FOR this pur-
pose, and by direction OF the court this act
was obtained in aid OF its decree.
The statement widely disseminated in the
U~nitedstates that this act affords an oppor-
tunity, or that there isany opportunity for
the prosecution Of any American claims to
this property, il entirely incorrect. This
department is unable to furnish copies OF
this act, but it can be examined here by
claimants or their lawful attorneys. and
could probably be obtained from London
by any importing bookseller. The price OF
it in London is S3,37 per copy.
Gou are strongly advised to pay no at
tention to any reports or statements OF
associations in reference to claims on the
aboye-naEaed estate, nor TO pay any non
ely to agents for pressing the same. Nei.
ther this departmentnorthe legation inLon-
don can encourage or aid any irvestisa-
tons in this direction. | am sir, YOU
obedient servant T. T. BAYARD,
Lives Lost at a Massachusetts, Fire.
A fire broke out at Georgetown, Mass,
The loss win aggregate $4,000, partially
covered by insurance. Thirteen business
places we're burned out and $50 hands
thrown out OF employment. Engines
were sent from Haverhill and Newbury-
port, and but for them the entire center
Of the town would have been destroyed.
- NlNED1 & lliHfEIA u Elln hktN
TIVE ty-four years, unmarried, and George
A. Chase, aged twenty-five years, who
leaves D widow and child, were killed by the
falling walls. Clarence NJ. Clark, a bag.
gagemaster employed by the Boston Il
Maine railroad, Ia his left leg badly
crushed. Fred Goldsmith, Arthur Tucker
and Charles Williams, firemen Of Haverhili,
were also injured. The losses and incur.
ances, AZ tar as known, are as follows:
George j. Tenny, house and factory $40.
00O, insured for $4,000 or S20,0 600. Adj
ans block, occupied by N. N. Boardman,
grocer, and Charles Davis, billiard hall,
$50. 900; Insurance. unknown. Masonic
building, $4,000; insurance, SO, 200. This
building was occupied by 5. T. Poor, gro
Ger, who loses $1,000; insurance, 81, 1000.
r. Osgood, tailor, who loses So, 900; In
~surance, $4,000. Patrick Cole, clothing
and furnishing goods, $4,000; no insur-
ance. s. Palmer, ~ieweler, $4,000, and the
Masonic lodge, $4,000 or 50, 900; insur-
ance, $500. A small building between
the two was occupied by c. T.. Jewett, pc
riodical store, who carried $500 insur-
ancs. A. b. Noyes, shoe and leather deal.
er, loses $40, 600; partly insured.
Change In CiyT Service Rules.
The animated contest aow going on as
to the confirmation OF the postmaster Of
Lhlcagb mas incidentally brought out the
interesting fact that important modifca-
tions Of the ciyi! service rules, approved by
the president as long ago as Nov. "a, nave
only Just reached the civil service commits
sioners, and are yet in the hands OF the
printers, and not vet promulgated.
Among the rules thus modified are the fol-
lowing.
That the local boards Of examiners shall
in the future only certify three names to
the appointing officer, and no name can be
certified TO him more than three times, ex.
cept on special request OF the appointing
office.
Under the old rules the names were to be
certified Tour times, and the appointing Of
feer was Obliged to appoint four out Of
seven names certified TO him, while now he
win appoint three out OF six. This makes
il easier to get rid Of persons thought not
fit to be appointed. 1t is fnrther required
that two OF the persons vouching Tor the APP
pficant must be res dents o thecity in (which
the service Is to be rendered. This 10 de-
signed to discourage applications from
PERSONS residing outside the place Of APP
pointment. Quite a number OF other inter
esting changes OF detail are made.
In q short time, IL is said, the leading
down. town wholesale houses In New York,
many Of which close now at 3 or 4 o'clock
o. Saturdays, viii close at l. There is al
80 n strong feeling in favor OF the move
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