Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-06
NeMa I'M GeneraL.

A singular character has just been placed
In the insane asylum ut Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
The wild man wss captured In the woods
near coosa mountain, Shelby county. He is
about fifty years old and his hair aud beard
have grown to a great length.
A New York telegram says that Tat Kelly
of Minnesota and several Others have con
trihuted $4,000 to the Democratic cam
pnign fund In addition to President Cleye-
lands. Chairman Brice signed his name to a
check for $4,000 as his donation.
Another pocket Of quartz was blasted at
the Michigan mine ut lshpeming, Mich.
Twenty pounds or more of the rock contain
ing gold at the rate of $4U,0 900 to $4,000
uncovered. A gold company to operate the
adjoining property is being organized. The
excitement runs very high.
Il is stated that William Senily, aims
Lord" Scully, the alien Illinoisl landlord,
viii oner his farm for sale aad dispose of all
Of his property in that state. BY the enforce
ment OF The aliea land law Scully's system
of rack hnnting" has been broken up, his
tenants refusing to pay rent.
Many residents of Caldwell, Ohio, ave fled
from that place to avoid an epidemic Of NAL
arial or typhoid fever, which has been running
for some time at Caldwell Morethan n hum
dred cases have been reported, with twenty
five deaths. 1t is now believed to be under
control, and no pew cases are reported.
Bismarck. Dakota, win be made a weather
headquarters on a large scale. 1t has been
discovered that the weather" originates in
that vicinity, and in order TO give the world
the full benefit Of this fact, two additional
observers will be located in Bismarck. Gen.
Greedy lived in Bismarck while he built the
military telegraph lines west OF the Missouri.
1t is reported here that cholera is raging
in Presque Isle county, Michigan snd that
the people are dying like sheep, with no doc
tors in the immediate ~yieinity. Nine persons
have died in one day. While the report may
he exaggerated, il is known that a short
time z people were suffering with bowel
trouble. Officials of that county will investi-
gate the matter.
The first shipment Of bullion was lately
made from Livingston, Montana. The bull
ion comes from the new smelter ut the Castle
mines, which has been running abo1t a week.
and the shipment consists OF 40, 900 pounds,
billed to the Aurora Smelling company at
Aurora, Ill. The smeiter is o turning out
about twelve tons per day, which averages
net nearly $50 per ton. p~eS4lS5r,r,ente on
other mines OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, from
~>5fe is taken, are being rapidly
pushed forward and new enterprises are on
foot which will boom Castle this fall
All trims ave been stopped on the Mack
ey's system of railroads, owing to O strike
declared against the roads therein embraced
by Chiefs Arthur and Sargent. The system
includes the Peoria, Decatur & Eyapsri lille.
the Evansville & indianapolis and the Evans
vile & Terre Haute roads, having o total
length of roe miles. The troubl, began
some weeks ago out of the Determinations
said to have been made 10y Master Mechanic
Smith against brotherhood men. Chiefs
Arthur and Sargent came to the scent OF ae-
ton and temporarily settled the matter,
but repeated snubs, il is alleged, have precip-
itated the strike, which includes all the en-.
gineers, hremen and switchmen.
One hundred armed Sioux, travelling rapid
IN, toward the Shoshone reservation, crossed
the Union Pacific tracks 200 miles west Of
Cheyenne. They have been visiting the Utes
in Colorado. The Indians will reich the
reservation in foui days il that place is their
objective point. There was nothing new
from the reservation, but the indiana are I'M
| easy and trouble can scarcely be averted.
Two white men we're ound dead near the
| Rattiesnake mountains on the reservation,
| where they were doubtlessly murdered by the
| Sioux, who donned war paint, after being
| ordered off the Shoshone reservation. Half
breed hunters report the presence of a band OF
100 hostile Indians within seventy miles OF
the reservation. They are fully arme'i, nave
plenty OF ammunition. extra ponies and
no women and children along. Five Sioux
on the reservation were arrested by the
| Indian agent