Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-04-01

started to build railway from suakim to
| Berber.
The steamer Washington, with NJ. de
| Lesseps on board, arrived at Tulon,
| France. The Municipal authorities gave
banquet in honor oil NJ. de Lesseps.
One OF the wolf-bitten Russians who re.
Gently went to Paris aud was treated by
NJ. Pasteur to prevent rabies died in
great agony, with all the symptoms OF n.y.
drophobia.
A demand for AN advance in wages from
| 81 so per day to 1918 has been made by
the machinery molders of Pittsburg and
/ Allegheny. TO take effect ON April 1. There
are thirty Tour foundries in the two cities,
/ employing about five hundred molders, all
| of whom are members of the Knights oil
Labor. 1t is thought their demands will
be conceded.
| New York Special: Dr. Henry S. Gale, who
| was the partner Of Mrs. Fannie Rich when
she was killed by her husband in st. Paul;
\ is now living with his brother at z ort
Richmond, Staten Island.
Tie dwelling OF d. A. Larson, near Bill
ings. was totally destroyed by fire, includ,
| ing its contents. Loss, 81, 900.
At Lewiston. Idaho, Mrs. frankie Gale
awidow, was found dead. Death was ev.
| identity caused from an overdose OF NOR
| phine. 1t is supposed to have been case
| ofsuicide.
| A Pennsylvania colony has purchased a
/ 5,000-acre farm in Washington Territory.
new secret order, to be known as the
knights OF Industry, is being formed in
! Boston. 1t will be supplementary to the
| Knights OF Labor work upon the same
principle, but with more detiniteness on
I some issues, and embraces both hand and
brain workers.
Constable Leibenthal OF Eatontown. y.
j., who arrested "Mingo' Jack and lodged
him in jail the night OF lynchins, was ar
rested on the charge OF manslaughter and
taken to Freehold jail He was aware that
an effort would be made to lynch the ne
! gro, but took no steps to prevent it.
No one ventures prediction as to how
/ or when the strike upon the Gould south
west system of railroads wiliend. Asa last
resort the strikers have called upon the
merchants OF the city to assist In bringing
| about IA state OF affairs which will make
arbitrat ion possible between the railroad
officials and striking employees, and inter
est II the present difficulties now centersin
the probable outcome OF such efforts.
Charles Z. Upton. president of the City
! Bank OF Rochester, N. Y, who last year
robbed that institution OF $500, 900, COM
mitted suicide by taking poison. He had
| been sentenced to the penitentiarv, but
VAS at liberty pending an appeal.
The recent snow storm was confined to
| Nebraska, the northern portion OF Iowa,
| the southern half of Minnesota, and the
western part OF Wisconsin. 1t did not ex
| tend beyond ST. Cloud on the Northern
| Pacific and Manitoba roads, Hinckley on
| the st. Paul Il Duluth, nor Altoona on the
| Eastern division OF the Omaha. IL was
most severe between st. Paul and Omaha
/ All the semi. official German organs con
| tinue to discuss the prospect OF n war OF re
| talia5ion BIZ France against Germany. They
attribute she PROBABILITY Of such action by
France to an Orleansism scheme. The Post
| declares that Germany will await the com
/ ing OF the war proudly, resolute and ready
! All hope is abandoned that areconciliatior
1 between France and Germany can be effect
| ed by peaceable means. The Germans can
not be restrained Tor an hour when the
1 war cloud bursts.
Samuel +. Villas, an uncle OF Postmaster
General Villas, died in New York.
| Reports from Seattle, Wash, show a
| gloomy state OF affairs. Industries are dis
organized. Five of the seven coal mines
have been shut up for three weeks by o
strike, and another is expected to close.
| At the sale of trotting stock in New
| York A. j. Alexander OF Kentucky bought
/ the bay mare Elite, seven years old, by
| Messenger Durac, out of Green Mountain
1 Maid, Tor So, 100. The noted stallion
Smugler, whose record OF 2:15A stood al
| the head for entire horses for several years
was sold for 81 900 to f. G. Babcock oil
Hornellsville, n. Y. He is now twenty
years old.
| At the point OF Winchester rifles, deputy
sheriffs drove back crowd OF strikers al
| Dallas, Tex, who attempted to disable an
engine. Five strikers were arrested and re
| leased on bail. Anactive boycott has beer
inaugurated by the Knights against the
| business men who signed the petition against
| the strikers which was forwarded to Col
| Hoxie.
Rev. n. A. Ramsey OF Milton, w. Va,
| has elopsd with his cousin. Rosa Hanley
| leaving his vile and three children.
A portable engine in use at Harvey &
| Bros. saw mill near Centralia, ILL.,, explod
| ed recently, instantly killing Will C. Har
| vey, one OF the propriters and Ed. Lar.
| den, the engineer.
| Gen. Newton Booth, commander in chic
| OF the Salvation Army has arrived at San
| Francisco from Australia.
San Bernardino, CAL, has just had the
| first snow storm in four years.
The st. Louis police attacked a large body
| of rowdy strikers and broke some of their
heads when they dispersed.
Fire at Glendiye, Mont, destroys several
| houses at a loss OF $35. 600.
j. Armstrong is behoaded by railway
train near Walker, Iowa.
| Aid Jaehne OF New York is released on
| $25, 600 bail.
| DIR. Bradley of Lisbon, Dak., is jailed in
| Fargo Tor election crookedness.
Seattle, Wash, trade and industries ars
| demoralized.
| A collision occurs between the strikers
and police in st. Louis upon the starting
OF a Missouri Pacific freight.
| The house bill to Increase the capital
stock of the First National Bank OF Shak-
/ opee, Mimi, passed the senate and goes to
! the president.
The president has nominated James w
| Romeyn OF Detroit, Mich to be consul al
| Valparaiso.
Patents were Used recently to citizens in
| Minnesota, as follows: j. L. Church. Min.
neapolis, burglar alarm; o. Damon, Mime,
| apolis, stove back; HI. c. Waldecker, Aus.
| TIN, safety lock for firearms.
The sale OF the st. Cloud, Mankato &
| Austin railroad is to be investigated at
\ Mankato.
| The acting secretary of war has passed
| instructions to the commanding officer at
| Jackson Barracks, New Orleans, to show
| all proper courtesies to theyoung Brazilian
| prince who is expected to arrive at that
| point in a few weeks.
The following patents have been granted
CIV. |. Brown, st. Paul, dental bridge work;
| s. NJ. Utter, Minneapolis, horse shoe; +. w.
4 mel 70 ar
| King st. Cloud, device for converting mo-
ton; II. Meyers, Rush City, spool holder
! for sewing machines: A. c. Clausen, Mime.
| apolis, dust guard Tor railway cars.
j. ID. Martin, who is accused of the stock
! yards murder, was arraigned at st. Paul,
| upon the charge of murder. He declined to
| waive his preliminary examination, but
| asked for a continuance which was grant
! ed
| j. A. Snowden, won the roller skating
| race at Minneapolis.
| Ex-senator Bruce ana Ex.Congressman
| Lynch of Mississippi called on the presi
| dent and appealed to him for moral sup
port in suppressins outrages upon colored
people in the south. The president prom
| ised to comply with their request.
The house committee on Pacific railroads
have adopted the following resolutions
| Resolved, That a subcommittee of five be
| directed to prepare and report to the whole
committee a bill providing for the settle,
ment of the indebtedness OF Pacific roads
\ in annual installments, with provisions fol
| extending the lien OF the United States over
| all the branch roads, properties, franchises
and rights of said companies.
London is to besupplied with fresh Dutel
| milk by syndicate.
The following fourth class postmasters
have been appointed: Dakota: Harrison
Douglas county, Isaac De Harm, vice Ne
men. resigned; Scotland, Bon Hommt
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