Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-28
Breyities BY telegraph.

the co invention closed.
Bresities by Telegraph.
Dispatches announce that seven deserters
have arrived at the camp of Yumhnrga and
report that Stanley, after traversing the
country Of the upper ArnwhiFai reached a
rough mountainous country, where he has
continuous fights with the natives. He was
wounded by aH arrow and had lost a large
number OF his men. Many of his people, they
say. are III, including the Europeans of his
party. Stanley is now in the mountains, and
surrounded by hostile natives.
Some time ago August Peterson, living
Three miles west of Red Wing, Mimi, diseoy-
cred traces of oil in the borings from an ar
| tesian well. Afterwards some concealed force
elected the drill from the hole. The matter
was reported TO Professors Porter and Win
eheil, OF the state university. who believe
that the prospects are good for, finding
either oil or natural gas. The sum of $500
OF the state funds set aside for this purpose,
has been appropriated to develop its find
and ascertain its value.
A passenger train on The Wisconsin Central
was wrecked near GiddeH by broken rail
The baggage and express ear and first and
second-ciass coaches were thrown from the
track aud the passengers were shaken up, but
none seriously injured. The train was run
ming slowly at the time. The track was
cleared IN u few hours and the train proceed
ed to Ashland. The express messenger was
thrown against the safe and his ankle bruised
Joseph Blumberg was cut on the head
Charles Fink was cut over his right eye by
flying glass. Passengers say their escape
was a lucky one
James Matsch df West Newton. Mimi, was
thrown from his wagon and probably fatally
injured. Three ribs are fractured and he is
otherwise hurt.
John Watson of Anoka went up the river
from Brainerd to get the body of his brother
James, drowned at the dam of Prairie River
below Grand Rapids. The body was diseov-
cred near where the accident occurred
Mrs NJ s. Wilkinson died at her home in
Wells. She fell some time ago and dislocated
her hip, from the effects OF which she eould
not nscOyer
The recently consolidated Minneapolis, st
Paul & Sault Ste Marie Railroad company
filed IN the office of the secretary of state at
st. Paul mortgage for the largest amount
in the history OF the Office. II is 81 COOS
in amount, beside $4,000 additional for
every mile Of road that the company builds.
ever 500. The Central Trust company OF
New York is the mortgage. The mortgage is
TO bear five per cent interest
Eight prisoners escaped from Jail at SUI
peEior Wis, by breaking hole through the
wall of a cell and descending to the ground
outside by means of rope made of strips OF
blanket. Among The number are John Ole
son and one Murphy, two of the four that
broke from the same prison several days ago
and were recapturesl in Duluth No trace of
their whereabouts has yet been obtained, but
their descriptions have been telegraphed TO
all the neighboripg towns.
Cooley" Stone, a colored jockey at Cohey
Island, shot and killed Earnest Miller, bar
tender at that place, over dispute regard
ing beer money Stone was arrested.
E. G. Fraser, an inmate of Selkirk asylum.
near Winnipeg while trying TO get drink of
water from a barrel, fell headiong into it and
was drowned.
The maugled body of an unknown man
was found ut Pokegama bridge on the North
ern Pacific road Nothing was found upon
his person that would lead TO his indentih-
cation, and his face was disigured beyond
recognition. No one claimed the body and
il was buried by the coroner Doubtless the
man had attempted to steal ride by jump
ing on some train while in motion, and was
caught under the wheels
There is considerable Indignation at Winni-
peg over the fact that Minnesota -four is now
sold in Montreal at prices below those at
which Manitoba nnIlers find themselves able
to sell From Brandon, Man. TO Montreal
by rail via the Canadian Pacific railroad the
charge on 100 pounds of -four is 40 cents,
while the publicly quoted rate for -four from
Minneapolis TO Montreal via the 500
route and the Canadian Pacific railroad is !
2sIs cents per 100 pounds Manitebans claim
that the Canadian Pacific having been bulls
by Canadian public money, should at least
give rates to Manitoba as low as TO Mime
sofa millers, as the latter are enabled to sell
flour cheaper after paying duty
A gale that caused great loss OF life and
property set in at Grand River, Quebec. Boats
fishing on the Miseou banks weresse pt away,
and as far as can be aseertained sis men were
drowned.
A son of Mrs Dohls was run over by the
stub train on the Omaha road at Shakopee.
Nina, and instantly killed, The child was
deaf dumb and partially blind.
The Steamer Bertha, which has arrived
from kurluck, Alaska, brought thnse Of the
sailors of the eodfshing schooner Isabel
which encountered gale on the Sd OF May
and had to be abandoned The men took to
the boats but in a storm got separated. The
eight skiffs which contained the 10 men on
board the Isabel. at first divided themselves
into two parties, After being out thrne days
two of the men won't mad from the hardships
endured and had to he put in separate boats,
and soon were drowned When another boat
eapsixed. Capt. NiekeFson in trying to save
the lives ofthe men was drowned as were also
the men whom he tried 20 rescue. IL Is be
iieved that the men in the two boats which
got separated from the Others we're also
drowned. making IA who lost their lives
The remains of young Charlie Larson,
killed near Chatheld, Mum. were brought to
Nincna. He was sixteen years old, and at
tended the high school He left but a few
DAYS ago to work with the bridge gang He
was sent to flag train. as a bridge was be
ing repaired. and il is not known how he
met his death The railroad men aFe posi-
tive that he was FRUSTRATED by a sunstroke
before the train struck him. His head and
feet were cut off, and be was terribly mangled
There was an exciting encounter at Chicago
between party of union and non-asiUn
hrickmakers. Stones, clubs and knives were
freely used Two bohemian women, wives of
union men, were among the most desperate
Of the fighters. The patrol WIS summoned
and the police, after struggle. succeeded in
dispensing the crowd and arrertipe several of !
the contestants several OF whom were Sc
yerely and one fatally injured.
After pleasant and slIe,szzsfuI eneampmen.
Of three days the Southwestern Minnesota
q A. r. association broke camp ut Lake
BeHtou- TIE encampnent viii beloeated at
N7udem for the next year The officers OF
the sssoeiation selected are: Commander |
French of Latirange post, Window; senior
wire commander Lang Of Stoddard post; |
JnnioF yite commander, G. G. Goodnow, Pipe
store, Officers Of the day. TeFTeft Of Window. |
chaplain. j. H. MeBoom: surgeon DR. Vii
son i ] Kendall. Of L8Grangs post, adju- /
fani.. A matter of great Importance was the |
admission Of the SONS Of Veterans Of the dis
trict into the association as members of the |
g. A. r. The friends Of the movement have
been working hard 10 secure this recognition /
and are pleased over the result Tie organi- /
ration Was completed aud Benedict of Sleepy |
Eye eIectesi eolpnei, 4 resolution recon- /
meFsding Cpat Aldrich of Lake Shetek to the |
board of directors ofthe soldiers home for !
superintendent Of tie home was unanimous- |
~ passed
William Patterson was hanged at Louis |
willie, Ky. he is colorcd man and WIS con
sicted with another man, Albert Turner, |
for lsSsaaltiBg and fatally bcating Miss Jefl-
me Bowman GA April % 1857 Miss Bow
InsB Was domestic employed by family |
who lived IN a fashionable suDuFb. and the |
crime WAS committed about 10 o clock in the |
mofAing The family we're all absent from
the house at the time, and no one witnessed
the murder. Turner and Patterson we're ar |
ltsted on suspicion aud Turner Immediately |
confessed. Patterson protested bis Innocence |
Turner pleaded guilty but on the scaffoId |
said Patterson Was Innocent. He was hung
on July /, 1857 Patterson was tried con.
victed. but appealed his case and the lower
court was Sustained. The Governor respjted
him three times but refused to Interfere fur.
Their. Patterson protested his Innocence on |
the seaffold. He was sfraBgied slowly 10
death, and four minutes after the drop feii BE- |
said; "t'urse them and then sttbe Lord
save me. Tho struggles were frigist5ni
Many people believe firmly in his Innocence
and there were strong attempts to secure bis |
pardon
The boom across Rainy river broke, pre- ,
cipitating many million feet of lumber into |
Rainy lake. The Lake Of the Woods wac filed
with lumber owned By Dick. Banning & Co.
the keewatin Lumber company and several |
other Canadian firms. Dick Banning * Co |
owned at least Loo, 600 feet, but Mr Ale1 |
Frazer, surveyor general for the Duluth dis
trict, could not tel how much the Others !
owned Rainy lake is a big island-fiilti 1
stretch of water. where il viii be very diff |
cult TO recover the logs, as the lake is sixty |
miles long and thirty wide. They will prof.. |