Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-30
Miscellaneous News Items.

Five new cases Of fever were reported ut
Jacksonville, Fla. and one death-Wiiliam
Adams, at Sand Hills. All the bev cases are
traceable TO the two known foci Of infection,
showing that the disease is not epidemic.
Both Sitting Bull and White Bull have
been accused Of having signed the Indian
treaty. The former when accused listened
in silence and then stalked hautily away but
Wh.te Bpilshot back a few fiery sentences
and threatened blood
Official test OF the water work system Of
81. Cloud took place recently, and was
highly satisfactory, seven streams beir &
simultaneously thrown from seyenty-fSe to
leo feet in height. Over one year has
been consumed in building the system. The
completion OF the work was celebrated this
evening with a banquet at West hotel. given
by the water works company.
Al the meeting of the German warriors at
Cleveland, o. an association badge in the
form Of a silver maltese cross Was adopted.
The officers elected were: C. :. Wallruf,
president, Kansas City; Rudolph Ambach,
vicsApresident. Chicago: Chris ALBRIGHT. sccre-
tary. ST. Louis, William Spreen. treasurer,
Cincinnati; trustees, VIM. Wester, Cincinnati,
Leopold Schiegeier, Milwaukee. Frederick
Won Derhergh. st. Paul The next conyen-
ton win be held in St. Paul at n date to be
fixed by the local society.
A complaint WAS served on the Thingvalla
Steamship company on behalf OLA. :. Wilse.
one of the rescued passengers OF the Geiser.
In his affidavit he states that he is a topo-
graphical surveyor ON the st. Paul. Mime
apolis & Manitoba railway. He claims that
the collision vas due 10 negligence on the
part 9f the representatives Of the company,
and claims 50 LAG damages for his loss there
by. This claim is hased on personal injury
and loss of property consists of wardrobe,
money, jeweiry, Instruments, etc, n h
valued at 81, l46. On the plea that his
hearing has been permanently injured he de-
hands an additional s 5000.
0ae Of the secretaries OF Henry Wizards
South Pole expedition said thar the sxpedi-
tioR would probably start next spring. The
idea is 10 start out early IN the season IN
order to reach some available point in high
latitude where a station can be established
in time TO go still farther southwark before
the weather becomes too u~Rfavorahie for
successful operations. Although Mr.. Willard
and other Americans are at the back of the
enterprise, II really originated in Germany.
There is a probability that two vessels both
steamers, VII be sent out A portion Of the
capital required 10 st out the exploring ex-
petition is already secured and il is thought
the remainder viii be forthcoming within n
few weeks
There was q great connection Mt the Pine
Ridge Indian agency when il was learned
that a large band of Sioux had gone to tho
Cheyenne country on the Tongue river in de-
hanse Of objections intsrpo>ed by Agent
Gallagher. They left word that they were
gong to attend a sun dance. but il is feared
they have more serious intentions, as they
have often threatened TO join the Cheyennes
and massacre the unprotected whites along
the Tongue and Powder rivers. The Indians
requested Agent Gallagher to allow them to
70 to the Tongue river country
but the latter. suspecting there would be
trouble. refused. As soon as it mas learned
that The Indians had gone a telegram was
sent TO Gen. Ringer. who wired Col Dudley at
Fort Custer to send out troops at once
to intercept them.
The annual convention Of the Wisconsin
anti Prohibition association was concluded
AT Madison. Various reports were rendered,
showing the society to be in q prospcronz
and growing condition. Salon, who was q
member Of the lower house Of the last Iegis-
lature. gave out a iBe piece Of information
when he admitted that there was tn anti
Prohibition society az ftysix members in
that legislature, who succeeded IN having
every member obnoxious TO the liquor traffs
killed. The old officers were elected through
out, and il was decided 20 meet at Oshkosh
next year. Eoluminous resolutions we're
adopted. Drunkenness Is condemned. Pro-
kibizion is declared a failure and the liquor
traffic honorable and legitimate. "Prohihi-
ton and high iscense." the resolution rom
times. "are the means 10 the same end. oaly
Different methods Of bringing about like ~
snltR We maintain that responsibility and
moral character. not weslth. be the basis for
obtaining hcences-s The resolution con-
Guided BY oeclaring warfare On all eandf
dates for public Office Who ~disapproye per-
sonal liberty as understood by she liquor
men.