The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-08-17
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

NENEhAb NENS NOlGN.
War has been declared against the whis,
ky element at PipestOne, Mimi, and more
arrests are likely to follow.
Senator Sabin, OF Minnesota, has secur.
ed the passage Of a bill to improve the cuI.
t~ivatiOn and manufacture OF hemp and
flax.
The business men and travelling public
at Kansas City, Mo, are up in arms
against the proposed abolition OF fast
trains.
The heaviest rain fall known to the in
habitants OF Sioux Falls occurred in that
city recently. 1t is estimated that three
inches OF water fell within thirty minutes,
turning the streets into roaring torrents,
but doing no material injury except the
flooding of a few Easements.
An official dispatch received from Mas
sowah contains the following startling in
telligence: Three hundred and fifty auxil-
liary troops under the command OF Italian
officers have been destroyed by Abyssini-
ans. The killed included all the officers.
An attack was being made by the auxilIa-
ries upon Sagneti. The catastrophe was
due to the treaChery on the part OF native
allies, who joined the enemy during the
fighting.
The troops OF the Second cavalry, sta.
toned at San Francisco, Cal, and a de-
tachment OF the same regimentat Beneccia
have been placed by instructions from
Washington under marching orders. They
will be sent to some point in Arizona on
the Mexican border. The movement is
thought to be due to trouble caused by
border ruffians and also by the Indians in
Arizona.
A very strong feeling is obtaining ground
in st. Louis that the executed murderer OF
Preller was unfairly dealt with and the law
strained to secure HIS conviction. The en-
tire case, it is more fully realized since
Maxwell's execution, rested on circumstan-
tial evidences alone, and under those cir
cumstances there are many who believe
that the stern and unmoyeable attitude
assumed by Gov. .Moorehouse a not
Justified.
Peter B. Crepeau, OF Saltwater, Mimi,
by his attorney, w. w. Erwin, OF St. Paul
has commenced suit in the district court
against r.. Whitman, a ieweIer OF hiSn
%stt.ading, charging him with alternating the
affections OF his (Crepeau's) wife and
NAOtkihil5 pNGHf n6phuCulnR uBE anu knOMs
ing her carnally, etc, and thereby deprived
him OF her fellowship, assistance, etc.
Crepeau claims damages Of $4,000, and
asks judgment for the same. The papers
have been served on Whitman.
Capt. Porter. Of the United States ser.
vice, hes two counterfeit silver dollars
dated 1885. a gentleman who7saw them
says they are made NJ a new method.
Curly maple blocks are boiled until they
are softeneu, The coin which Is designed
to counterfeit is placed between the blocks
which are screwed tightly 10 a wise until
the coin sinks into the wood. The blocks
are allowed to dry and harden, forming a
perfect mould. The coins which Capt.
Porter has are OF the same size, weight and
color OF the genuine, q very dangerous
counterfeit,
Ameetins Of the iobbers and manui8c
turers Of the commercial cities IN Iowa
was held at Davenport recently to eonsid
er the new tariffs proposed b the Iowa
railroads. Several speakers asserted that.
the railroads had filled the papers With
misrepresentation, charging the people Of
Iowa with efforts to ruin their property.
All this was stamped as untrue, and the
railroads denounced In bitter terms and
charged with unjust treatment Of the bnsi-
ness men ofIowa.l A committee was APP
pointed to draw up q plan Of action
against the railroads. No secret is made
81 the fact that steps are being taken Tor q
legal fight.
Capt. p. p. Robb. commissioner Of agri-
culture 81 Alabama. has left Montgomery
fora tour Of the Ncrthwest. he Is accom-.
panied By a party Of thirteen gentlemen
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