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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27
The Rescue OF STANLEY.

Maj. Barttelot, in his last letter to the
Emin relief committee, under date OF June 4,
Just previous TO the starting of the expedi.
ton. complains that Tippoo lib had broken
faita; that he promised to bring 500 men n
had brought only 400. aud tina. lie showed a
decided distaste for the affair aid adopted
tactics to delay the starting offheexpedision.
particularly insisting upon tightening the
loads Of the carriers, especially Of ammuni
ton. Tit loss Of stores resulting from
Tippoo's action and IRON the fact that only
half the expected number of carriers were
supplied was most serious. Barttelot speaks
well of all the European officers concerned.
Tippoo lib has furnished an influential
headsman for the expedition in khom
Barttelot appeared TO have confidence. ThA
expedition was largely composed OF
Manyemas. Barttelot saws that to the best
Of his belief Stanley is not dead, but
that be cailnot get any news Of him; that he
intends to take the same route, ard IL he fails
to hear Of Stanley, to press ON to Wadeiai
and ask Erlin TO join him in the search.
'eTippoo Til" he says, has not the remot.
est intention Of helping us any more. But
to withdraw now would be pusillanimous.
and | viii therefore proceed to the best ofmy
ability" He nsks the committee to sus5eLd
all Judgment on his actions, past, present
and future, until be or Jameson returns
home. Jameson's diligence and cheeriness.
he says, are beyond all praise. Tippo prom.
Used to send a messenger after Barttelot. IL
necessary, within a mont after the starting
OF the expedition" BartteIot promises TO
send news when possible, but says lie would
not be surprised II the Congo route was
blocked later on He says: There are many
things | would wish 10 speak OF. No doubt i
will do so should be permitted to return
homap
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27
The Land Laws.

DIR. Holman reported to the house his bill
providing for a suspension of the land laws,
with an amendment and favorable recon-
mcndation. As amended the bill read as
follows:
That all Law providing for the disposal OF
the public lands, except the homestead laws
and the law in relation to mineral lands
and the avs touching the selection OF pub
lie lands by states for educational purposes.
shall be suspended until the pending legisla-
ton affecting the public lands shall be dis
posed OF or the present congress shall I'd
journ- Provided, however, that section
2.301 Of the revised stetutes and all laws in
relation to the entry of coal lands shall lie
suspended during the period named. Tint
during the tendency of the measures now
before congress in relation to the forfeiture
OF certain lands heretofore granted BY con
gress TO railroad superintendent thereafter,
no act done or performed by any such eors
porafion shall in any wise enlarge the right
or claim OF IN such corporation to amy
lands covered by any such grant or diminish
any right now existing in the United States
to declare the forfeitdrs thereof. This pro-
vision shall not be construed to in any wise
infect or diminish or waive any right now ex.
isting IN b,linif Of The United Suites to de.
clare tini forfeiture of any Of the lands EN-.
braced ia such grant.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27

Missouri Triple Tragedy.

Andrew Rhuel, q well-to-do farmer living
six miles from st. Louis, was a central figure
in atriple tragedy the other night. For sever
al months bad blood has existed between the
Rhuel and Fink families. Their farms nd
joined, and their trouble was caused by some
disparaging remarks made about Miss Annie
Fink. For this he was thrashed by Fred
Pink, the girls brother. Rhuel went to st.
Louis and purchased a pistol with
the determination of killing the Finks.
There were only two of them, the brother
and sister Rhuel vent to the house OF the
Finks, where he met Fred. and without a
word hot him through the jaw. Without
pausing TO ascertain the condition of the
first victim he hurried ON ia complete his
murderous task. At the house be found Miss
FIN cooking supper. She had heard the
report Of the pistol when her brother was
shot, aud, seeing 2huel approaching. sought
safety in fight. She ran out of the house,
with the man close upon her track.
Instead Of firing at her a. she ran,
he chased her for a distance of two
hundred yards. The poor woman,
after her long race for life, becoming utterly
exhausted, turned and faced her pursuer with
the appeal MIR. Rhuel, don't shoot me-"
This had no effect. He placed the muEzle OF
the weapon at her left breast, and sent n bull
let through her heart. Not satisfied with
this he fired again and againa at his PROSTATE
victim. He then returned home, reloaded
his weapon, babe his wife and children adieu,
and going 70 the barn, blew his brains out.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27
. Accidents and Casualties.

Ro:ssyt Grndy, son Of James Grady, of
Trimbelle, Wis, while cleaning n revolver.
accidentally shot himself in the right breast.
The wound is fatal.
A large fire in Padrcah, KY. DESTROYED
5000, 900 worth Of property in the business
portion otfhe town. The insurance will not
cover more than one-half of the loss.
A freight train on the Milwaukee & st,
Paul o ran into the rear end of n work
train On a side track at Winona, telescoping
the caboose and damaging both engines
The heavy fog that prevailed was the cause
Of the accident.
A man went to Chippewa Falls, Via, and
got drunk. In that condition he wandered
10 the edge Of town and went to sIeep on tbe
Wisconsin Central track. During the night
he was run over and an arm cut of. He re
ceiyed other serious injuries. His life is des-
paired Of.
By the explosion Of the boiler in a saw mill
belonging to NJ. {. Hamilton two miles east
Of Blair, Seb. Henry Morrell. the engineer.
and Henry Alexander, the fireman, were in.
sfantly killed mad John NolI seriously in
jured about the head. MorreIl leaves a wife
and children.
Ernest Rice, q p~inrteen-year-old son of W.
II. II. Rice Of Elgin, Mimi, was accident-
ally shot and killed by a fve-year-old boy
from q neighbours family. A shotgun WINS
left within the youngsters reach, aud he
managed to discharged at the head Of his
"..
Prank Marcnce, n Bohemian, was fatally
stabbed az Crystal Falls, Mich, by an un-
known putty, y droyea knife four inches
INTO his back; II. David Prince, city marshal
oitrystai Fails, got crazy mad and pounded
~ pr;,sa = nnd : "o..nepef' ." ne may
~ "t
While diving between South Omaha and
faPpliion, Neb-. Ia Culver, n prominent
Norscman was attaeEcd by two men, who
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27
Another Railroad Horror.

A Baltimore q Ohio north-bound passen-
ger train, jumped the switch at Ankeneytown
siding, twenty-five miles south Of Mansfield,
Ohio, and collided with a freight train on
the siding. The mail ear, followed age in all
directions. The two coaches contained ITO
passengers nearly all returning from the en-.
cainpment at Columbus. The hot water and
steam from the boiler poured into h ecoaehes
and the passengers that had not been hurt
by broken timbers were scalded. The en-
CINE on the passenger train, which, with two
express cars, had safely passed the switch,
was Immediately taken TO Independence and
Bellevue. and ali the doctors in these places
were taken to the wreck. The passengers
who were not held down By timbers crawled
out of the windows, and by the
time the doctors reached the spot all but
four or five were out Of the broken coaches.
Mrs. Edward Valentine of Chicago and +.
Luckens, tho express agent, were fairly
pinned under the wreckage. Harry Tonllin-
son, the freight engineer. was standing on
the side track next to the passenger train,
and he was found between the tender n
boiler of his engine, with the front part of
his head blown of. He was unmarried and
resided at Newark, Ohio, with his mother.
was found doubled up alongside
the freight train with his neck
broken and his skull crushed. He has q wife
and two children living et Sandusky. Mrs.
Edward Valentine, of Chicago. and William
Gransley, Of Sha-nee, a brakeman on the
freight train, eal't live. The Q men were
laid on cots alongside the track, aud the
wounded were taken to houses near by. The
wrecked train consisted OF an engine, two ex-
press cars, mail car, baggage car, two day
coaches and two sleeping cars The only
persons injured were in the day coaches. The
sleepers did not leave tn. track. The injured
number thir7y-two, three of whom are likely
to die.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27
The Cuba Cyclone.

The aggregate loss by the disastrous
cyclone which ravagcd the Island of Cubs is
now estimated at many million of dollars.
The loss of life is variously stated at from
500 to / 200. Havana presents theappear-
anee of a city which has been terribly bonn
barded. The cyclone entered the city by way
of Sagua, and, taking Il westerly direction,
With n slight northeIly inclination,
its center passed almost over Havana.
For fifteen hours il ragged with
desperate fury, and wreaked fearful havoc
on life and property throughout the island.
1t demolished the principal buildings of the
large cities, and wiped out entire villages
situate near the s~tarhoard. The water
flooded large districts of fertile land richly
planted with sIgar, tobacco, fruit and veg
etables, destroying the valuable machinery
Of the plantations and irrptrieyably running
the crops. Going out to sea the storm i'm
parted its fury to tue ocean,
and inundated the water fronts, breaking
down the wharyes and oecasioning great loss
to shipping and The water over
came all obstacles and made it's way int o the
storage and manufacturing houses near the
coast. Some buildings gave way under the
great pressure, aud in alleases their contents
were seriously damaged. In SONS instances
craft were carried half n mile into the cities,
whole blocks Of houses and trees being bat
tered down as the veSscls cut
their passage through the streets.
The northern part OF Havana
was converted into a Venice and many streets
we're submerged. Throughout the city many
lives have been lost. Women and children
have suffered most. The poor people, who,
Tor the greater part, lived In the low lard
near the bay, ave lost everything. Tile
rich Yuetta Aunjo tobacco has been ruined,
and it is said 81, 900, 600 cannot cover the
losses. Not a single house is left standing at
G~uanajavao. Many vessels were lost aud
their crews drowned,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27
Normons at Work.

Attention has been called to the arrival at
New York ofaparty ofMormon conyertsirom
Sweden by the rescue ola young gir from
the party by her sister. Emma Nilsson, aged
fifteen, and atypieal Swede as to purity OF
complexion and y~eIlowuess of hair, had been
sent on her way to Salt Lake City by her
parents. who intended TO follow her later;
but her elder sister Ida, h had lived 10
BROOKLYN a wear or two, induced the Castle
Garden authorities 20 deliver the fair
convert into her charge temporarily,
but Emmn declares her unswerving
devotion 70 Mormonism and means
TO get of for a completion Of her journey to
Utah as soon as possible. Are you engaged
to marry Elder Hagsberg, the man who tried
To keep you with the Mormon immigrants?
she was asked. Il cannot answer that ques-
ton" Emma replied. I'VE were all pledged
not TO say anything to outsider about
matrimony while on the Journey" But Ida
Nilsson asserted positively that Emma was
a~fianeed to Hagsberg. as wese two other
young women in the party. There were sew
enty-two of the Swedish converts, and they
were accompanied by 149 freshly made Nor
mons from other countries, principally Eng
land. They haveg gone on theirjourney to Salt
Lake. The Swedes were from the province OF
Blekings, and were broaght to an acceptance
of polygamy by the preaching of Hagsberg,
a native of that section, who has been two
years there at the york. He had loft
Sweden a widower about twenty years be
fore, but he had taken three wives in Utah.
Five of the women whom he converted,
according to Emma's confession, were to
become members of his household, really his
wives, although in order TO eyade prosccu-
ton they would purport TO be hired work
ers. A curious instance of e~onjugal irregu-
larity was in the English contingent. Elder
Abram johnson. who had charge Of the en-.
tire company, had been six months proselyt-
ing in the southern counties of England, and
about half a hundred OF the immigrants were
his personal converts. Most of the dozen
families brought over by him TO the faith
had come with the understanding, between
the husbands and wives, that polygamy was
not to be indulgcd in. But there was one
remarkable exception. John and Charles
Laird, brothers, were accompanied each by
a wife. John did not propose 70 practice tho
Mormon doctrine OF polygamy, but Charles
accepted il as obligatory. 1t happened hat
Charles wife would not consent to sharing a
husband With other women, while Johns
wife had no objection tn il. The arrange
ment was therefore made hat John and
Charles should swap wives, and they did so
upon setting out upon their voyage to
America.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27
AMh.el At the Narthsrn Pacific.

On motion OF Mr.. Wilson of Minnesota.
who IL o member of the committee on com
merce, the lower house of congress. took up
and passed SIR. Nelson's bill to provide, in
certain cases, for the regulation by state
legislation Of railway companies chartered
by the United States. This is the bill intro
dueed last March by Mr.. Nelson ct the in
stance ofthe Minnesota railway commission
by which IL was drawn. Mr.. Nelson made
an attempt TO have the bill made n
section of the interstate
bill which was passed, but his motion was re-
jccted. The purposes of the bid are to give
state railway commissions power 10 control
all railroads having government charters, ms
well as to place them under legislative re-
strictions and make them amenable to state
laws. The bill passed without dissent, and
is as follows:
That where any railroad heretofore char
tered or incorporated by act of congress has
built or constructed and operates, or shall
build, construct or operate q railroad
through. across Or into the territorial limits
of any state of the United States, the tolls,
rates and fares made OF charged for the
transportation Of property aud passenger
over or upon such railroads for traffic within
the limits of a state or territory, and the tar
IFS and schedules thereof, shall be subject
to the legislative control of and by the sew
erai states and territories through, across or
into which such roads are constructed, built
or operated, anything in the charters or acts
Of congress CREATING such company or com
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27
NEWS In BRIEF.
News Ftom all Parts Of tho World
ID a Condensed Form
Washington Brieaets.


Thsiarge new silver vault in the treasury
department at Washington Is so damp Tint
the canvas bags containing the silver stored
thefe are actually rotting away. Measures
are being taken TO improve the ventilation OF
the vault and 20 Substitute small rough pine
boxes for the bags. These boxes VIII each
hold 1900 silver dollars, and II Is proposed
to store SO, o Of them In the vault. The
silver is still coming in at the rate Of $500,
600 q day.
The president has received official informa-
ton of tha refusal Of the Chinese govern
ment to ratify the amended treaty. Presi-
dent Cleveland received from the committee
on enrolled bills Of the house of representa-
tives. the Chinese exclusion bill as passed by
congress Secretary Bayard, in an interview
with a representative OF the United Press,
when asked about the rejection OF the Chinese
treaty by that government. said the inform
alton was received at the state department
IN a dispatch from Minister DENLY, in which
he simply stated that the Chinese govern
ment had refused to ratify the afaended
treaty.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27
Canadian, Au.Iuns psrelopm.nt..

An Ottawa special to the New York Sun
says that Sir John Macdonald, in an inter.
view being asked what would be the policy OF
Canada, replied:
The policy OF the Canadian government
will be to await Developments in the United
States. BY this j mean that the only ques-
ton from which trouble can arise relates to
the fishing. The fishing season has just
closed, and il will rot open again until May.
In other words. it win be fully eight months
before the United States will have any
chancs to bring up that question again.
Until that time we viii do absolutely
nothing unless President Cleveland makes
some unexpected move, which is not prob-
able, even II the senate should grant him the
asked for power. Nothing can come of the
present discussion, therefore, for eight
months, and before the expiration of that
time things may have assumed a quieter as
pect. The feeling toward the United States
is not unfriendly. but il is to be remembered
that we have given much to tho states, one
thing after another under the several treaties.
We do not feel that this can go on forever,
| think that the treaty of last year, general
~ known as the Chamberlain treaty, was, in
the main, fair and decisive. | have no hesi-
tation in saying that, il politics had not in
terfcred, the United States must nave come
to the conclusion by this time that it had
made "A trst-rate bargain by that treaty. In
Ntiut mtiSuIfs HONtftFs lut hlulDrt hHit Vi
concession was reached. We can GO no furth-
er, and now the treaty has been set aside the
whole matter falls back on the treaty OF 1918
as far as tho fisheries part OF the dispute is
concerned. The convention of 1918 has been
admitted by both governments as a recog-
nized ~in6isputable basis; there can lie no
further discussion con cerning it. Diplomacy
has utterly failed to convince the United
States OF the ACCESSIBILITY of adopting the
more recent treaty.
What would be the effect on Canada, il
the retaliation measures were fully carried
out?"
THE Grand Trunk railroad viii suffer to a
certnin extent, because its eastern terminus
is in Portland and its western terminus in
Chicago, but many of the other roads may
be built up by the increase of trade diverted
to them. As the matter now stands, the
president must carry out his threats or lose
his hold upon the voters. One good effect
has been subseFved by the recent notion of
Mr.. Cleveland, and that is the marked growth
OF unity of sentiment among Canadians.
There is a feeling now in Canada that we
have been thrown upon our own resources,
and that we must be more self-reliant.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27

RoDert Arola, a Fin, shot and killed his
MINI. There does not appear to have been
ANY proyocation. They had been ON
the best OF terms. The son had been at
work in the field. The father was sitting Mt
a bench in front of the house shaving spokes
for a wagon wheel. Robert came into the
house, took down a rifle, put a revolver in
his pocket, stepped outside aud deliberately
shot HIS father through the heart in the
presence OF his mother and sister, and imme-
dlateiy lied 10 the woods. The marshal and
posse are now in pursuit of the murderer.
At Vile Platte Prairie, Louisiana. a crowd
OF armed men rode to the houses OF two
negroes named Jean Pierre Salet and Didaerp
and, after leading them n short distance
away, riddlcd them with buckshot, killing
them both instantly. The killing is supposed
to have beea brought about by incendiary
language recently used by these two negroes.
The affair created intense excitement in the
neighborliood where it occurred.
George u. Bryson, formerly of MINNEAPOLIS
was arrested ut Helena, Montana. suspected
of having made way with his mistress. who
disappeared suddenly about n month ago
and has not been seen or heard from. The
woman, whom people supposed was hiss wife.
disappeared suddenly, and Bryson gave out
that she had gone to Butte. As time went
EiHE'N VII III SUD-, all the
officers believe that he has murdered the
woman and hidden her body. BryRon stout
y denies the charge and says she is alive
though he does not know where sho is. As
there are several suspicious circumstance IN
the ease, the officers thought il best to hold
him to await Developments. md accordingly
sent him to Jail for ten days. Meantime de-
%teet,Ses are at work and hope to ferret out
the mystery.
An lncendiary fire occurred at Spok ane
Falls, W. 4. Tbe boarders in the Cottage
hotel had barely time TO escape and in spife
OF the efforts of the fire department the
flames spread to Schaner's livery stable on
the east, and TO the Nevada house ON the
west The fire was arrested by tearing
down small buildings adjoining the Nevada
house. An immense crowd had collected
and long and bitter were the imprecations
heaped on the heads of the fre-bugs to
whom there Is every reason to believe both
fires are attributable. A communities of
citizens were formed and the city is being
patrolled by armed men. Saloons and
gambling houses have been orde red closed
by the mayor, and the streets were clea red
after III O'Clock. The loss by tho nre Il
$4,000; insurance, $40, 900.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-27

Anehories are so plenty at Trebi-
sonde that they are sold for twenty
seven cents a bundredweight for food
or paupers and for fertilixing pur-
poses, and during the first part Of
The season each year so many are
thrown away that the whole city is
oervaded with the smell of their rot
senness. Porpoises are also very
plentiful. about 40, 900 hundredweight
a year being caught, according to
the British Consul, which yield about
half that weight of oil.