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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

The second section OF a passenger train
ran into the first section neal Scrsycn, on
the Savannah, Florida Il Western railroad
recently, killing Engineer Deyine aid Sc
riously i%niuring his fireman. Four sleeping
cars were burned.
Two sawmilis at Port Blakeley, OPP
posite Seattle, Wash. Ter, the largest on
Puget sound. burned. The fire caught
from a hot box, and the winds from the
belt caught the flames and famed the
blaze the whole length OF the mill almost
instantly so that the men barely had
time TO escape, Total loss, $3.50, 900; no
insurance.
The train known as Flyer No. 1 on the
Burlington & Missouri was wrecked at
Cambridge, Neh. The flyer was going west,
and upon reaching Cambridge struck a
misplaced switch, which ran it into a car
loaded with hogs on a sid track Every hog
in the load was killed, and the engine badly
smashed and several cars ditched. No one
was killed. The following were injured
more or less: c. f. Born. Granville, Iowa;
Mrs. H. G. Terrill. McCook, Neb.; Miss
Fannie Bloom, Denver; X. Gallagher, Gran.
tie. Col; Conductor odell and Engineer
MeInrey.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09
Not in session.
HOUSE..

Mr.. Collins, from the committee on judi
ciary, submitted TO the house adverse re-
ports on the bills to Greats a court al Gus.
toms and proposing n constitutional
amendment empowering congress to grant
aid to the common schools OF the states.
Laid on the table.
Mr.. Dockerey, of Missouri, from the
committee on pos offices and post roads,
reported a bill authorizing the appoint
meat of IL division superintendent OF the
railway mail service.
Mr.. Nuttipg, OF New York, offered a res
olution calling upon the secretary OF the
treasury for information in regard to the
refusal rf the Canadian authorities to al
low American wrecking vessels and mach
inery to assist American vessels while in
distress in Canadian waters; and as to
whether Canadian wrecking vessels and
machinery are permitted to operate in
American waters. Referred.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

The failure cf the Panama canal
scheme viii doubtless soon be an
nounced in France and the results will
be simply appalling. The French ma
ton has subscribed nearly $500, o0o,-
600 toward NJ. de Lesseps's only fail
urs. the subscriptions coming mainly
from the poor and industrious middle
classes. 1t represents their savings.
and the news that it has been sunk in,
a useless ditch in the new world will
ruin thousands and seriously embar-
rass the government itself.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09
The United States senate has pass.

The United states senate has pass.
ed q joint resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution. 1t
provides that the term OF Office of the
president and o. the Fiftieth congress
shall continue until April 80, 1880.
at noon; the senator's whose existing
terms would otherwise expire on
Marche4. 1889. and thereafter, shall
continue in Office until April 80 sue
ceeding such expiration; that April
80 at neon shall hereafter oe SUBJ
stituted for March A, as the com.
mencement and termination OF the
official term OF the president. vice
president. senators and representa-
tives in congress; and that the
twelfth article of the am endments to
the constitution shall be amended by
striking out the words Fourth day
OF March" and substituting the words
.sThirtieth day in April at noon. The
resolution viii probably be adopted
BY the House OF Representatives.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

2 Women have the right to- vote in
municipal elections in Kansas; on
school questions, in a more or less re-
stricted way, in Colorado, Indiana.
Kansas Kentucky, Massachusetts,,
Michigan. Minnesota, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New Jersey, New York,
Oregon. Vermont, and Wisconsin, and
in the territories OF Dakota. Ida
no, Montana, and Washington. In
Wyoming Territory they vote on
equal-terms with men. In Arkansas
and Mississippi they vote Ito petit
tom on the sale ofliquor. No mark
ed effects OF the experiments in WON.
an suffrage have yet been noted, eth
er good or bad.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

After considerable debate. the bill to
prevent the transmission through the
mails as seeord class matter OF cheap lit
e~rature. and requiring it to be passed rs
third class matter, was passed-feas, l45;
nays, 116.
MIR. Grain. OF Texas, IRON the committee
on presiden tial elections, reported n joint
resolution proposing a constitutional
amendment providing hat congress shall
hold it's annual meetings on the first Mon.
dag in January. House calendar.
Mr.. Ford, OF Michigan, introduced a bill
for the organization OF the Territory Of
Alaska.
Mr.. Clifford presented a large number OF
extensively signed petitions from all parts
of Dakota asking for the establishment OF
a postal telegraph. The farmers alliance
IL agitating the question quite successfully
in the territory. Mr.. Nelson presented
petitions from the Knights of Labor Of ST.
Paul protesting against including coal
lands in grants to railroads.
SENATE.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09


The legislature OF Washington Terri
tory has -enacted the law granting
the right OF suffrage to women. and
the governor has signed the bill. The
original measure, which was passed
in 1883, was declared unconstitution-
al by the courts last year, but the
people are evidently determined that
it shall remain on the statute books.
There has been the usual opposition
to the law. and it has been charged
that it resulted simply in bringing to
the polls NE less desirable class of fe-
male voters. The defeat OF the pro.
kietsy constitutional amendment
was ascribed to this cause. and va
rious other reasons have been given
why it should not remain in force.
But the people wanted to try it again,
and the legislature has consented.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09
Husband and Wife Die To-
gether,
Sa

Correspondence San Francisco Bulletin.
DR.. Burnley, a wealthy and infuen.
tial citizen of Wichita, Kan, dropped
dead while leaning over the dearhbed
of his wife not long ago. For some
time Mrs. Burley had been very i'll,
and a short time before her death was
visited by several physicians. includ-
ing her husband, when she was pro-
nounced beyond all hope. When the
doctors made this announcement DR..
Burnley threw up his hands and ex-
claimed: ''My God, must my poor
wife die2" staggered forward and fell
to the floor a corpse. Death was due
to apoplexy. The sudden death OF
her husband only hastened the death
81 Mrs. Burnley and betn we're buried
Ia the sanae grave.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

Fuller Manufacturing Company of Madison.
Wis, for the abolition OF ali import duties
on agricultural machinery. on the ground
that such duties were superfluous and use.
less, and that no agricultural machinery
would be imported il the duties we're
wholly discontinued.
The bin to increase the pension OF the
totally helpless to $72 per month was
passed.
The presiding officer announced that be
had appointed as the select committee, to
which had been referred the Presidents
message on the Pacific railroads, Messrs,
Frye, Hiscock, Davis, Morgan, Butler, and
Hearst.
An executive session the Senate adj
iourned until Monday.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09
In Massachusetts dogs are

In Massachusetts, dogs are put to a
good purpose. A county tax is levied
on them, and the money, after all
damages done by dogs have been paid
for out OF it, is returned to the towns
to be used by them for their public
library. In Middlesex county last
year the receipts from the dog tax
were s3e,372. 20; the expenditures for
damages s2.903.2s, leaving a hand.
some sum for the encouragement of
lat+ars
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

Several counties in Michigan pay
bounty on sparrows, and boys there
find killing the birds quite a paying
business In Monroe countycompet.
isive sparrow hunts are held for
church benefits. the church securing
the largest number getting those baeged
by both parties. One church secured
100 in this way netting SIT.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09
The English publishers OF the reyi.

The English publishers OF the revised
edition of the Bible, especially the re-
vised New Testament, complain very
much that the venture, in a business
point OF view, is a dead failure. There
is no demand for this revised Bible,
either in part or in whole. Much
money has already been lost, they
say, more will be lost, and they pro-
fess not to be able to understand why
the sales are not larger and the profits
more reassurinp.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

During the recent severe storm on
the Pacific coast. the light of the Till
amoo1 Rock light station, in Oregon,
which is 134 feet above high-water
mark. was extinguished and the glass
protecting it was broken by a wave
which, as the keeper asserts, rose
twenty-five feet higher than the light.
This beats any authentic record of
the no Mer OF wave action.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

In the lobby OF the capitolat WASH
ington has hung for years a crayon
portrait which could not beidentifed.
About q year ago, two women recog.
nized it as a picture OF John w. Tay.
lor, of New York State, who was in
congress for twenty consecutiv terms.
Taylor was speaker of the sixteenth
congfess after Henry Clay left the
G. . construct the Missouri com
ptona.se bill. He was also speaker of
the nineteenth congress. As old Rip
Van Wrinkle says; "How 500 are we
forgot.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

va,ua q, which might possibly be affected
!, the Red Lake timber lands were pue nv
ths market. The same opposition dlreetea
sssinst the the White Earth agreenlsue
Tor the same reason is aided and strehg.n,
ened by the whisky men, who are loeh
lose their altogether too numeroIs thaS
nroftabIe Indian customers, which tne1,
a,ae liz see would be the ultimate result II
tbe removal and consolidation should De
affected.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox is a firm
believer in Inherited talent. and it is
said that she attributes her genius for
poetry TO the fact that her mother
read 'Lalla Bookh" through with
great interest just before her talented
daughter was born.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09
The public debt OF the United States

The public debt Of the United States
is sixteen hundred and ninety-one
million, three hundred and sixty
THOUSAND and seven hundred and FIVE
dollars and sixty cents. Total debt,
less cash in the treasury, twelve mil
lion and twenty-five hundred and
ninety eight thousand and four hun
dred and one dollars and ninety-nine
nonfs
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09
The Mississippi house OF represent

The Mississippi house OF representa-
t,ves hes not only passed a bill for
the p oning of disabled Confeder-
att rs who are unable to work,
bu Included in it a provision for
the ttcolored servants ofthe samew who
are similarly situated. This beats
anything in the pension bill line that
has ever been proposed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09
The Democratic Con vention to be
held In Chicago.

w. G. Goudy has announced in Chicago
that the Democratic convention will be
held two weeks before the Republican con.
vention. and that it will probably be held
in Chicago. One of the objects OF the re.
cent visit OF Mr.. GGudy was to speak a
good word for the convention for Chicago.
1t had been supposed that the Democratic
convention would be held later than the
Republican. The leaders have all spoken
as If that we're certain. 1t formerly was
the custom for the administration party
to hold it's nominating convention
prior to the cow eDtion OF the
opposition. The different ruIe which OBJ
tains in the Democratic party organiza-
ton will premit the convention to be call.
ed earlier than June 10. The six months
rule for notice does not run in the Demo.
cratic committee. The Democratic com.
mittee does not meet until Feb. 22.
The reports that the president has ever
expressed a desire that the convention
should be held in New York state have
been officially denied.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

During December past 20. 1881 inn
MIGRANTS arrived in this country,
against o1,lTs in December. 1888.
During the year 1887 immigration
70 this ccunt try amounted to pos, 2Sl.
sgaipst 1856. 3el In 1886.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09
Record of Casualties.

Winnipeg. Man.. had on $4,000 fire a
few days ago. the sufferers being Rud ferd's
jewellery store aud waverly's Hotel.
Reports from Fort Mcleod say that the
recent chinook in the mountains struck
there with tremendous force. Many build
inas were unrooied, and the temperature
rose from fsro to 60 ebovss
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

The house select committee on election
OF president and representatives in cou.
gress, has agreed to report favorably to
the house the Grain resolution proposing
an amendment to the constitution sub
stituting Dec. 81 for March 4 as the com.
mencemeit n termination of the official
term OF members OF the house OF represen-
tatiyes and providing that congress- shall
bold its annual meeting on the first Mon.
day in January.
Il is denied that there 10 a famine I'm.
ninent es Fort MeKinn %, wyo.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

The bitter bit.-Ponsonby: "Real-
~. me boy, can't see shy you wear
such high COLLARS. Grises: "Cawn't
you. deah heart? It's juat TO keep me
from ustpging my cLi4 foolishly.
Mishs try 1t, PorSc. lid. Bits.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

Senator Kenna OF West Va, made a
speech in reply to Senator Sherman, de-
livered some time ago. Mr.. Sherman re-
sponded.
DIR. Spooner presented o petition
from the president Of the johnson &
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

After considerable debate, the following
vas adopted without division:
Resolved, That a specia. committee oil
five members be appointed to investigate
forthwith the extent, causes and effect up
on interstate commerce OF the continued
failure by the Reading Railroad companyto
transport such commerce, n to report to
the house, by q bill or otherwise, for con
sideration at any time, such legislation as
is necessary to secure to the public the
regular and complete execution by a rail.
road company of its obligations to serve
as a common carrier OF Interstate
commerce; and to investigate the
difference existing in the Lehigh and
~Schuylkili region OF Pennsylvania, be-
tween the corporations mining coal and
the miners; and further, to investigate all
facts relating to mining companies and in.
dividual miners of anthracite coal. in con-
necticn Herewith; and report the same to
the house with such recommendations as
the committee may agree upon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-02-09

The bin providing for an inspection Of
meats for expectation was reported iavor-
ably by Senator Evarts from the com.
mittee on foreign relations. 1t author
ICES the secretary OF the treasury to cause
careful inspection to be made OF all sailed
and to authorize the proper customs Off.
GER to give a certificate stating the condi.
ton of the meats.
Senator Cameron introduced a bill to
place on the pension roll all officers and
enlisted men who have served in the army
or navy between March 4, 1861. and Feb.
i, 1866. at the rate OF one cent per month
for each days service. This to be a ser
vice pension bin" and IAN addition to in
valid pensions for disability"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-02
Primitive Methods in ST. Louis.
From the Chicago Mail

They are doing business on the same old plan
in st. Louis to-day that was in vogue there when
the French squatted down on the levee A Chi
cago lady, who was there recently, relates the
following:
II went into one of the banks and told the
gentleman at the window that wanted to buy
a draft. He asked me if had any one to iden
tify me Thinking he had misunderstood me I
laid down my money and said: L presume that
is sufficient Identification. He said it WASH I.
then repeated that / wished to buy q draft
not to get one caShed He said he understood
me quite, and begged leave to assure me that I
must be identified before / could get what
wanted. asked him if that wasn't something
unusual He said it was one of the early customs
of banking in st. Louis, and they had to keen il
up. St Louis people were accustomed to it,
and it wouldn't do to try and put up any new
tricks on them"
This reminded my informant of something
that had also occurred in st. LOUIS An old and
very wealthy man of the town, whose constant
companion was white and black dog. had
been in the habit of coming to the sub-treasIlry
at certain periods for the purpose of getting the
coupons of his bonds cashed. One day he nre-
sented himself for that purpose and the cashier
refused to give him the money. The old man
demanded to know why.
Il don't know YOU" said the cashier
But have been here before and was never
denied, B." the man answered.
The cashier looked at him moment and then
said: Where Is your black and white dog that
always comes with you, if you are the same
mani"
The old mans eyes filed with tears as he told
the cashier that the dog was dead
We'll, " replied the cashier, II am sorry to
hear that but you'll have to bring somebody
here to identify you now. don't know you
without the dog"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-02
A Very Costly Luxury.

The advantages enjoyed under a repub-
lcan form of government, as compared
with monarchy, are very great, and one
of them is that it costs less to support a
president than it does to support a king or
a queen.
There is Queen Victoria, for instance.
Last year she celebrated the completion of
the fiftieth year of her reign, and during
the half century she has cost the kingdom
something like $3.50, OOO, 600, or about 81, OOO,-
600 a year.
She has not received all of that sum her
self, but her relatives are supported by the
government, for it would be ''blarstedn
outrage, you know" for member of the
royal family to work for a living.
During Victoria's reign twelve of her
relatives, including her mother and several
uncles, aunts and cousins, all of whom are
now dead, cost the people nearly $45, 100000.
The four living members of the Cambridge
branch of the royal house have cost the
people over $6,0O0,0OO. When Prince
| Albert married Victoria in 1910 parliament
voted him $4,000 a year for his support,
and in addition he was given lucrative
military and other positions, with few, if
any, duties attached. Altogether, up to the
| time of his death in 1861, he cost the people
In annuity, military emoluments, etc,
about 81, 100000 Up to the time of the
queens jubilee, the Prince Of Wales had
managed to live in luxurious idleness on
s. 900, 900, or over $3.50, 600 year, and the
other eight children of the queen had re-
ceived amounts ranging from $4,000 to
| Princess Beatrice, the younge t, to 81 ,675,
900 to the Duke of Connaught.
The queen, herself, has received in va
rious forms during the half century of her
reign over $l43, 900, 900, or nearly So 200, 900
a year Pursue the calculation and it will
be found that she has received something
like s.. 900 day.
During the same fifty years the Presi-
dents Of the United States have received in
salaries 81 $50, 900, or an an average of $31 =
600 year-a difference of about $14S. OOO,-
600 in favor of a republican form of GOV
| eminent.
When it is considered that pensions, an
nuities, salaries and sinecures are paid by
a tax on tho people, the citizens of this
country will appreciate better the simple
yet powerful form of government under
| which they live.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-07-02
Four Hundred Titled Americans.


Tho marriage Of Mrs Hammersley n
wealthy New York widow, to the duke of
Marlborough, an English nobleman, calls
attention anew TO the marriages Of Amen
| can women to titled foreigners. A news
paper correspondent, who has given some
attention 10 the subject, said recently that
| 100 American women, conquered by coats
of arms, have brought wealth to titled hus-
bands This estimate as TO mum er is prob
ably about correct, for marriages of the
sort alluded to have been quite frequent.
Among the more notable may be mentioned
that of Miss Jerome. of New York, to Lord
Randolph Churchill. Lady Churchill sub
sequently created quite a sensation i'll Eng
land and considerable gossip in this country
by entering actively into her husbands can
vass for parliament Miss Eva Mackay
married Prince Colonna, and her aunt,
Miss Hungerford, had previously become
Countess Telfner. A daughter Of ex-senator
Sharon married Lord Thomas Heskoth, and
daughter of David Dudley Field married
Lord Anthony Musgrave. Miss Kitty Nc
Vickers, OF New York, became Lady Grant
ley; Miss Motley, of Boston, became Lady
Harcourt, and Miss Polk of Tennes-
see, married an Italian baron.
Very few southern women have
marBied titled foreigners, perhaps because
they were not able to bid as high for titles
as their wealthier northern sisters. or be-
cause they found in American young mon
all the characteristics Of natures noblemen.
Princess Ruspoli and Viscountess de Boys
of Italy, are from New Orleans, and Baron
ess de Riviere of Italy, is from Mobile
No one can assert positively that no other
consideration except a craving for titles on
the one hand and the love of money on tho
other entered into these 400 marriages. but
in most of them the surface indications are
against the theory of love matches 1t is at
least significant that no wealthy nobleman
has yet married a poor American girl
However, the women seem to regard the
exchange of wealth for titles as a very fair
one, and Notwithstanding the jeers of the
press, it is probable that foreigners with
titles will continue to command high prices
in this country.