Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-12-09

list District Attorney Smith oiMentann In
tho timber trespaseing cases In that terri
tory. These cases involve mora than
million dollars, and involve the Montana
improvements accompany and other CONCERNS
that have been cutting timber on the pub
lie domain.
There IL much opposition on the part
OF Mississippi river men 10 tho ,bill for a
low bridge across the Mississippi at st.
Louis Iowa and Wisconsin lumbermenare
especially opposed TO it, and j. ii. Stout
OF Dubuque has arrived here "a interest
Western congressman in opposition.
The second trial Of John w. 'Lauer, for
the murder OF his wife, whom no shot by
mistake for burglar, as he maintains, be-
gan at Omaha, but was postponed till the
being filed dy the prosecution that an i'm
portant witness. Emma Bell, was in Chi.
cage at the bedside OF her sick father
Official returns from the two disputed
counties In Washington Territory are re-
ceived, and make the legislature Republic
can on Joint ballot by two majority. Tho
official vote on delegate gives Charles s.
Voorhees, tDem.) plurality OF 2,lp2.
Belva Lockwood has law practice
worth from 5000 to $40, 900 q year. In
1875 she was teaching school at $40 a
month.
The treasury statement shows the No
vember decrease in this public debt TO DO
S3,oo5, 2i9.
United Ireland, OF Dublin, publishes a
legal opinion given by Hugh holmes, at
torney general for Ireland, to the govern
ment as to the right Co suppress the new
movement OF the Irish National league
which aims to beat the landlords by hav-
Ing tenants deposit with trustee FOR ten.
der such sums below the demanded rents
as the tenants believe fair and are able TO
pay. Holmes says men have legal rights
TO act as trustees Tor tenants as proposed
by the league, and the government has no
right to arrest them for so acting. Holmes
also advises the landlords 10 seek some
method OF getting their money from ten
ants which will not involve government
assistance.
At Mason, Neb., MacKendoif's store was
burned. The second floor Was used Tor
sleeping rooms. Mr.. MacKsndorf broke
his leg 10 jumping 10 the ground. lis son
and J. j. Hoasland and Malcolm Miller
were burned TO death.
Mr.. Parry, a civil engineer 10 the Ameri-
can navy who during the past summer was
exploring the inland ice OF Greenland, rem
He WAS accompanied by Margarad, a
Dane. They were out three weeks, sledg-
ing In ice fields all the time.
DIR. W. r. Summers OF New York, a mis-
sionery in Africa, has been naturahEed as
a Portuguese that he may continue bis mis-
sion work and explorations under Portn.
gnese protection.
L. II. Frank a Co., the oldest mining
stock arm in Nevada, failed. Liabilities,
$ol5, 900. The creditors include many OF
the most prominent shareholders in the
Comssock mines. The following ARE the
hea West losses: L. Jones, superintendent
OF Crown Point and Belcller, $2o5, 600;
Gen. Heating, superintendent OF Savage
and Norcross mine, SOC, 900; +. -. Berle,
ofthe Alta mine, $4,000.
Alice Hughes, aged twelve years, living in
Franklin township, Gloucester county, New
Jersey, became a mother recently oil 70.
male infant weighing eight. pounds, the
father Of which is the girls own fatheF, a
laboring man. Investigation reveals that
the father committed the slime crime upon
an older daughter three years ago.
Charles Carter, q notorioVs land swindler,
was arrested at Birmingham, Ala. He
swindled parties out OF SEQ, 900 worth OF
land. lie il wanted in several Southern
cities for similar crimes.
There was tremendous financial furry
In San Francisco short time ago, not
equalled since 1878. Consolidated bust
ness reached nearly fifty, and lots OF oper'
ators failed.
The president has appointed the follow
ing postmaaters; Alexander Charles at Ce
dar Rapids, vice William Smith, suspend
ed; James p. Carlton at Iowa Falls, vice
T. D. Knapp, suspended, @. G. Scrimgon a.
Belle plaine, lowe, vice II w. Hunter. re-
signed; G. W. Carlton at Deer Lodge
Mont, vice +. S, Staekpoe, suspended. e..
w. Carlton, appointed postmaster at Deer
Lodge, Mont, il resident OF that city,
about forty years old, md Appointment
local politician.
The Lewis Walter property forty-eight
acres, on what is known as the Finger
board road at SouthSel1, Staten island,
has been sold 90 A. b. Stiekney OF the Min
nesota & Northwestern. The property Is
60 be used in connection with the stock
yards scheme OF the Northwestern cattle
syndicate. The price paid for tho property
Was Sd5, 900.
At Provtdenee, r. l., doe Wilson de.
clares that he Is the sen OF Millionaire
Moen.
ES.Mayor George lime, OF Poughkeepsie.
n. ", was arrested ON complaint OF VIII
stealing five railroad bonds worth 81, 600
each. lnnes was released on bail
F. A. Hin & Co, who for some time have
cut quite figure on the board OF trade,
Chicago. have failed
Senator STANFORD Of California has more
money invested in korsehesh than any
other man in the world His last years
sales amounted to over 100000. His
carriage horses are worth $4,000 each.
DR., SCHNEIDER, the Jewish rabbi who had
70 leave Germany for denouncing Bis
marek, will take charge OF leading Phila,
delphis synagogue.
Mail and Express London Gable: The
British government has decided TO pro-
hibit the guardians OF the poor in Ireland
from devoting special wards In the work
houses TO the accommodation OF evicted
tenants. The local board has ordered the
new Ross board OF guardians that unless
they abandon the question OF special wards
for this purpose, which was created by them
In obedience to the command OF Nation.
alist leaders, who, says the local board.
seek 10 convert the sorkhouse into q gar
rison against the landlords, they win be
immediately suspended and Others APP
pointed to carry ont the behcsts OF the
Tory officials.
II is reported that the heaviest snow
storm OF the season is raging in Montana.
Postofiices established; Iowa--piekens,
Clay county. Wisc,pnsin--olin, Adams
county. Postmasters commissiohed--
Iowa. Arbor Hjll d. C. Smith; Forest
Home, L. l.. Beason. Dakota: Reno, L.
w. Grecner.