Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-26
miscellaneous News Notes.

The New York assembly passed By a
vote Of sc to s the DILL which subs titutes
electricity Tor hanging.
In case OF damages for personal injur.
les against a railroad company, the Iowa
railroad commissioners decide they have
power to grant q money Judgment.
NJ. Legrand. the wealthy cooper, who,
IL was charged, bought his decoration as a
member Of the Legion OF Honor from NJ.
Wilson, aas been expelled from the order.
Gov. Larrabee OF Iowa has vetoed the
bill passed by the last legislature regulat-
ing good time OF eonyiets, holding il to be
retroactive and having the effect to release
at least a hundred conyiets that he does
not think ought to come out yet.
Tho brewery lockout in New York has
begun and more than FIVE thousand brew
era, brewery wagon drivers, masters, help.
ers, wagonmakers. coopers, painters and
apprentices ia that city, Brooklyn. Jersey
City, Newark, Paterson and Staten Isl
and are out oil work.
Inspector John Bonfeld, the man whs
led the police in the Haymarket riot has
been promoted to the chieitainey of the
Chicago detective service. He supersedes
III. III. Henshaw, whose short official
career had Tor its principal event the
escape OF Taseott Millionaire Snell's muir.
derer.
The 26th anniversary of the smaneIpa-
ton OF the slaves in the District of Colum-
bia was appropriately and enthusiasticai.
iy celebrated by the eoiorsd people There
was a long procession with eoiored militia.
bands, carriages, and eolored men, which,
as il passed the executive mansion, was re-
viewed by the president.
The tide OF emigration seems to have got
well started into Minnesota and Dakota.
party of thirty came to st, Paul over
the Milwankee & st. Paul and went out
over the Sorthen Pacific to Dickinson.
They are from Boston. and viii Join the
New England COLONY. The Manitoba car
ried out about 125 emigrsnts on the same
day, nearly all Seandinayians, fifty-five OF
whom we've bound for Warren, MINI.
John Strska. Bohemian farmer living
ten miles north OF Crookston. Mimi, was
found lying on the Manitoba track near
that city, ten minutes before the passenger
train from the West came in. He was
alive, and praying. He had to be remov.
ed by force, and begged to be allowed 10
remain on the track and be run over. He
has been adiudged insane, and committed
to the insane asylum at st. Peter.
Recent experiments With carrier pigeons
have been so successful that it has been
decided to establish permanent postal
service of them in the Russian army
Depots are 10 be established \, once at
certain specified fortresses I'D other
places. and the whole are to be divided in
to four divisions. corresponding to the
same number OF lines OF communication.
For each line Of communication there are
to be ESQ carrier pigions. making grand
total OF l,0en birds.
John Wilkins. whose fame as a 5iga-
mist 10 already widespread, left Fergus
Falls, for ST. Paul. and il is presumed will
trouble Mrs Stetsou no more H. Dress
ley. OF Pelican Rapids, the attorney, had
q claim against the man, who lives on Mrs.
wilkins farm Mrs. wilkins gave wilkins
the money to pay the same, which he is al
legged to havefailed to do. and the story goes
that when the woman attempted to get the
money back wilkins refused to give il up.
Then ensued n scene, which ended hy Viii
kins leaving the vicinity. Ii is supposed
he will not return.
In bin filed st Chicago William Steven
son relates his grievious experience with
certain Chicago sharpers- He came to
Chicago in March from his home in Plank.
ington. OAK, to engage in business. He
had SO, 00o in cash and the title deeds to
81, 600 worth OF Dakota land. He met
L. A. Bradley, a real estate man. Bradley
sold him meat market and grocery store
for 50. 500 cash aud his $4,000 worth OF
Dakota land. Bradley next introduced
him to Robert c. Connolly. and he was in
dueed to sell his market aud store to Con-
nelly for $40 acres OF land in Kansas, I6O
in Dakota and 500 acres in Morgan
county. Tennessee Besides finding that
Connelts lands were practically worthless.
Stevenson has never got the dseds to any
OF it