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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29
The whItechspel Murderer.

London was thrown into intense excite.
ment again by the report that another vic.
tim had fallen under the hand of the White
chapel ghoul. The police Immediately cut
of communication with that quarter.
Crowds of people gathered TO harm all the
ghasfly details of the tenth murder and
~mutilation. but it was oil a good deal of a
scare" No murder was committed, but
one was attempted and frustrated. Accord
ing to the story of the woman upon whom
the assault was made, the man had accom-
panied her to her room, struck her once with
"A knife but was frightened away by her cries
for help. The woman claims TO be fully able
to identify the man.
The police are 10th to believe that this at
tempt was made by the original murderer,
and many are of the opinion that the woman,
who is of the very lowest class Of abandoned
creatures, inflicted the wound herself while
drunk, as she only sustained a slight abra-
sion of the throat.
The principal reason given by the police for
their belief that the mornings attempted
murder was not the work of the real White
chaple 6end, is the fact that both the would
be murderer aad his intended victim drank
themselves into n state of inebriety, a condi-
ton that the perpetrator Of the previous
crimes was obviously free from, and then went
TO an ordinary lodging house at the door OF
which "A government inspector IL always in
attendance. This circumstance. together
with 55e fact that the time of attempting to
kill the woman was as ili1judged With refer
enee to the escape Of the murderer as the
place, induces the belief that the man is a
maudlin imitator of Jack the Ripper who
will he exceedingly unlikely to repeat his
performance. Nevertheless, If he is caught in
the vicinity OF Spitaifelds, he will certainly
be lElched. 1t il significant, however, that,
in spite of tb" asseYerations Of their con
yiction hat the assault upon the woman can.
not he connected with the chain Of White
chapel butcheries, the police are. if possible,
putting forth greater e~Xertion han ever TO
accomplish the arrest of her assilant. The
really interesting incident of the day is
another letter from Jack, the Ripper, y
dated Portsmouth. Here il is:
Dear Boss:
1T is no good for you to look for me in
London, because / am not there. Don't
trouble yourself about me till ! return, which
viii not be very long. like the work too
well TO cave il long. Oh, that was such n
Jolly job, the last one, had plenty of time
to do it properly. Ha! Ha! Tho next lot |
mean to do with n vengeanee-to cut off their
heads and arms. You think it is a nan
with a black mustache. Hal Hal Hal
When | ] rave another you can catch me; so
goodbye, lear boss, till / return. Yours,
JACK THE RiPPER.
The letter is in the same handwriting as
the one received just before Mary Kelly was
murdered.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29
Mind Your Business.

Not long ago almost in mid-ocean.
Two Danish steamers crashed inSo
each other, and one went to the hot
ton with more than a hundred SOM,
whose fault was it? The answer is
"Nobody's."
The other day near Wilkes Barre
IN pennsylvania, one section of q
heavy excursion train, packed with
humanity, crashed into another and
a hundred human beings were killed
crushed, mangled, torn, burned
seaided. Q, the pity ofitl Futhers'
mothers, brothers, wives. sisters. and
sweet-hearts, semitic untimeIy graves
Whose fault?
"Nobody's."
10 give this answer indeed. to an
inteiligent creaturel ANY dog knows
better. tits Observation-Disclosures
10 is some ones criminal n~egleetions
AID ought to be a hanging ofTense
every time for somebody.
II you attend to your business Il
VIII never lie your fault that Hte or
property is sacrificed; hutifyoutb inl
There are some little MATES Won can
let slide and no harm will come. some
day you will regret it for harm will
eome. Mind your business.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29
Truth or FletIon About Alaska.

The war department and the interior de.
partment authorities at Washington deny
with emphasis the sensational story tele-
graphed TO the Western Associated Press
upon the authority Of one Mrs. VOORHEES,.
At the war department it was stated that
there rave been no soldiers in Alaska since
1872, when the last company was withdrawn.
TIL entire folce of the United States is To-
Gated on a revenue cutter which cruises
among the islands and prevents vessels from
smuggling molasses to the Indians to make
rum OF. That disposes of the statement
that United States soldiers are ~debauehing
young squaws. An interior department Of
fetal says:
There seems TO be such a demand on the
part of the public for something beastly in
detail on the way of reading matter, that |
am not surprised to see a matter ofthis kind;
but what surprises me is that only the i'm
aginations of women seem able to supply this
stuff. There is no more immortality among
the Esquimaux women than among savage
and half-civilized womed the world over. 1t
is true that Alaska has not a territorial gov
eminent, but she has n governor. a judge, a
marshal and a district attorney, oil of whom
are there to protect the Indians, and to pun
ish the whites il necessary. Gov. Swine
ford has never mentioned any of
these matters in his annual reports, except
TO praise the virtue and generally good con
duet of the Indians. Missionaries and school
teachers are all there to protect the little In
dian girls, and would quickly bring TO justice
any white who attempted such a brutal out
rage as Mrs. Yoorhies describes, Whenever
whites come in contact with Indians there is
debauchery, but on a su all scale only. Indian
girls are sometimes sold by their parents. but
they always go willingly, and generally treat
ed well. Gen. Sherman said he had not seen
the story in question, hut when it was hand
ed To him he perused it carefully.
This is oil a fiction. There isn't a soldier
or sailor in Alaska, Gen. Shermanexclaimed
laying down the paper.
BuI1snt there q military post thercf
"No; | withdrew the troops myself They
were not needed there, and our army was
too small to keep a garrison where the peo-
pie were peaceful and inoffcnsive. OF course,
az Alaska belonged to US, il had 90 be looked
infer somehow. SO we threw the burden of thf
responsibility onto another department. and
q revenue cutter was detailed TO patrol the
coast"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29
What Opium Did for ono victim.

The latest sensation in Boston Is the
domestic troubles of Fred Hurst OF New
York, proprietor and Manufactures Of
ponds extract His beautiful and ar
eomplished wife has been reyeiing in the in
toxIcatiug bliss of opium smoking in the
Chinese joints in Boston. and when 80 doing
has been guilty ol intidelity to her husband.
That is what the lawyers claim who haze
been far the past few weeks collecting
evidence. They have unearthcd some
facts that will make people
open their eyes. The story has many sad
features. The wife was a goyerness before
her marriage to Hurst. When they were
married they took IN extended trip
through Europe, and thirst covered her
with diamonds Tor She was still extremely
wealthy. Upon their retGrI they settled
down in an elegant house of Gramercy
streets, and everything that money could
command was placed at the pleasure of the
the young wife. She wagSa great sufferer,
however, from neuralgia and was
dosed vita morphine to believe her from the
e~xeruciailng pain. In this way she became n
slave and was fast succumbiug to its effects
when her husband sought tn wean her from
the habit gradually through the agency Of
opium smoking. TIE young woman wgs
cured OF the morphine habit, but became an
inveterate smoker of opium. The quiet life
of her husband hecame distasteful to her.
Lower and lower she ieil, until at last, for
getting her marriage vows, she found y
lover in Frank Webb, one of the alleged
proprietors of a joint. Mr.. Hurst mRdc an
other attempt to drag her from her cnthrall-
ment by taking her TO Europe once more;
but the fatal drug bad too strong q hold up
on her. and when she returned, something like
n year later, she again relapsed into her old
condition. Then it was that her husband
gave her up as a hopeless case. lie cut loose
from her, but allowed her S., 700 q yearupon
which to live.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29
DIseoniorts 81 OCEAN travelling.

The steamship Furnessia, Of the Anchor
line arrived at New York, from Glasgow after
an exceedingly dangerous andstOrmy voyage,
which was not wcathered out githontseTlou
accident to both steamship and passengers.
The Furnessia was two days overdue. She
left Glasgow Nov. 2.
"The 9Th of November dawned cloudy, =
said Purser William II. Brown, OF the Fur.
nessia. "At daybrcak it was evident that
we we're TO have pretty tough weather,
About 10 O'Clock the storm struck us
to ieeward. There were several invalids
on board. Some of them were thrown
to the floor, and for days after we're prostrat-
ed from the shock, both to their nerves and
their bodies, A Mrs. s., S. Pearse of Portland,
Or. was thrown to the ioor and injured Sc
verely. She had several of the small wris I
bones OF her right arm aud the right arm it
self broken just above the wrist. Others sus-
tanned slight injuries and one or two broken
limbs. During the whole of Nov. s the storm
ragged. On the 9th it still ragged with una
bated fury, The passengers were all terror
stricken and lay in momentary expectation
of the ships laundering. Ii was all e could
do to keep them below and from of
the decks. II they had SO mnch as
put their loot on the c~ompanionway,
they would nave been washed into the sea.
On the evening of the 10th the storm
abated, but on the next day it increased
The ship, though only having q tonnage of
$40, behaved admirably. Many a time
during Nov. s she was entirely buried be-
meath the raging waters, but still she popped
up again serenely. 1t was a most frightiul
~voyage-in fact, the stormiest we ever had.
The passengers ZONE thirty of them, We're
not allowed on deck at all during tho en-
tire voyage They were a very sick lot when
they stepped once more OH shore. but they
all expressed themselves in words OF admira-
ton as to the excellent manner in which the
ship bore herself during the storms of Nov. 8
and D.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29
Desiitution in ireland.

The examination of witnesses from County
Kerry was continued at the sitting of the
Parnell commission. Mr.. Leonard, agent o
the estate OF the earl of Kenmare, said tht
league was as active as ever. Hethoroughly
disagreed with the statement of Mr.. Balfour
chief secretary for Ireland, that the league
was a thing of the past, In bis part ofkerry
the fight that the league was making was al
its hottest. The plan of campaign was al
powerful. Formerly a writ could be exc
cuted by the sheriff with the aid of foui
policemen. but now 400 soldiers we're re
CURED. The members of the league met
every Sunday after attending mass to ar
range the weeks programme of rent resist
anCe and intimidation. The resistance came
from well-to-do people. Until the year 1881
the tenants had been friendly, but after the
league was formed they scofed at him and
the landlords. On cross-eAamination wit
ness admitted that in 1880 it was necessary
to give the tenants some assistance, as som'
of them were blue with hunger. There wer,
two thousand tenants on the Kenmare es
tates; two hundred of them, though very
poor, had always tried to pay their rents
Since 1850 the earl of kenmare had expend
ed s173, 900 in the improvement of his es
tate. His bill for labor now amounted &c
e300 weekly. Only such rent was taken from
poor tenants as the could afford to give
Witness did not seek to collect rent from per
sons blue with hunger, and the law was new
err enforced against tenants of that class
The court adjourned. The clerk o! the com
mission handed to Mr.. Edward Harrington
a m to pay the fine of $500 which
the court had imposed upon him for con
tempt. Mr.. Harrington states that he vii
not pay the fine, and intends to question thu
right of the commission to enforce it.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29
Record Of CausaIties.

Prof Hutchinson, of the saltwater high
school and II. c. Hurd were drowned while
skating on lake st. Croix
A mysterious case Of poisoning happened
in the family oil Samuel Peterson, mayor OF
PiSeton Ohio. His two children visited their
grandmother's shortly after dinner and We're
seized With commissions. Their mother was
sent for and fell in a conyulsion on her way.
Mr.. Patterson while going for n physician al
so fell in commissions. TIN mother and chill
dren lave recovered, but Mr., Patterson is
still in a dangerous condition.
Twelve thousand people witnessed a bal
loon ascension ut Exposition Park at Colum-
bus, Georgia. Prof +. ii. Nandergrift,
made the assent. When the balloon reached
an altitude of half a mile it suddenly burst
and began to descend to the ground rapidly.
yandegrift cut the rope that held the para
chute, and for a time IL seemed that he would
escape death. The parachute fell near the
center of the Charlottesville river, and Vande-
grit was drowned. The unfortunate man
was twenty five years old. He was born in
Virginia, and has beenip the balloon business
twelve years. He made his FIRST leap with a
parachute at Greenfield, Ohio, three months
ago, The body WIS recovered, completely
enmeshed in the ropes of the balloon. 1t will
be embalmed and sent to Vandegrift's par
ents ar Clinton, Mo
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29
opeaius an raaian Reservation.

The Indian bureau at Washington has
been laboring for some mouths TO get the
affairs of the IndinBs upou the great North
ern reservation in Montana in shape for the
winter, so hat the II SOC, GOO acres of land
to be thrown open to settlement under the
terms of the agreements lately ratified by
congress, may be ready for settlers IN the
spring. The new agency for consolidated
tribes VIII be at some point on the Milk river,
although the Inspector who was sent out to
look M "a site recommended another at some
distance from tine river. The site selected is
the one recommended by the Indian agent.
The appropriation allowed bycongressforsur-
yeying is so sman that little can be lone
with it, and the season is so far advanced
that little can be lone this year. Settlers
can go upon the land and settle without sur
veys, however, and it is not unlikely that a
new iand Office will be established at Great
Falls early in the spring and settlers allowed
TO file at once. The Northern Pacific and
st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba roads are
both desirious Of surveys, az q largeimmigra-
ton to Montana is looked for in the spring.
Delegate Toole made an effort to secure an
appropriation of 5000, 900 for surveys at the
last session of congress, but it was cut out OF
the bin in conference. Allotments oflauds to
the Indiaas began this fall and will be con-
tinued in the spring.
The president has ordered that 5000 be
given the Indian bureau from the relief fund
in the treasury for use in feeding the North
ern Cheyennes on the tongue River reserva-
ton who were said some time ago to be
starving. Congress appropriated in the last
bank bill about $4,000 for feeding the Chey-
enneas. and that was consumed before the
middle of October. The difficulty in providing
for these Indians lies in the uncertainty of
the Indian bureau to the number of Chey-
ennes at the Tongue River agency. The
Northern GheyenDes belong to the Pine Ridge
agency in Southern Dakota. A portion of
the appropriations made for the Cheyennes
is laid aside for the Tongue River Indians;
blt as hundreds OF the Pine Ridge Cheyennes
go up in summer and stay for months with
the Tongue River band, they soon eat the
agent out OF house and home. Meanwhile
the Pine Ridge appropriation cannot be used
for the Cheyennes at Tongue River. The
president has also directed that $1,000 be
used for the Relief of the starving Chippewas
at Turtle Mountain, OAK.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29


shimse3f mp tb Marshall Booth. They we're
both memhtrs Of the G. A. r., and as far AZ
their ~neighhofs knew were good friends. They
are both men OF family and respected. The
coroner's jury brought in q verdict Of wiIlful
murder.
An interesting and sensational murder citse
terminated at Fort Smith, in d verdict
OF guilty, ms TO Henry Millers and William
Woods, two prominent citizens Of Donovan
county, Kan, Nov. 20. 1887, Woods left
home with John Hpntz, an old echooimiate
and friend. for a hunt IN the Indian Territory.
They subsequently picked up a companion in
a stranger named Miller. They were gone
three mouths, and were seen in various parts
OF the Choctaw and Cherokee nations. When
they returned home Hantz was missing, and
q searching party afterwards found his body
in a river, face down and with q bullet hole
in the back Of his head. His watch was found
in Milier's pocket. The evidence was purely
cirrumstaniial, and the recovery of the body
was due mainly TO the devotion of a pointer
dog belonging to the murdered man. The
dog refused TO leave the place o fits masters
murder, and bayed continually until the
body was found. Both Woods ana Miller
are respectable citizens OF Kansas.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29
Old Tocunsnh ON Ex.Rshels.

Gen. W. T. Sherman was interviewed II
regard to his speech at the chamber of com
merce banquet, in which he said he was GLAD
of Gen. Harrison's election because it meant
that the American peoplewould be represent
ed in the cabinet and foreign countries by
those who fought for the country and no
against it,
II meant every word OF it," he said. 81
you were a young nan il Vienna, and a mar
should come over there to represent this gov
eminent who had once borne arms against
it, you would make up your mind that tn,
case he battled for could not have been a baC
one. | want to Keep the people over there
educated up to the fact that we crushed tn,
Rebellion. | am not opposed to ex.rcbel.
holding Office among their own people; in
deed, L have recommended the appointment
of ex-re sels to local offices, but I'm opposed
to sending them as our representatives tC
foreign governments"
go you know Gen. Harrison well2''
"Know him? I've known him ever since h
wore pantelettes. / knew his grandfather
and his father. He was one of my soldier
boys, and we con all 40 to sleep for foul
years now, fully assured that we viii have c
strong Union government.
"You are on the retired list, and, of course
are still subject to militaryrulss. Could you
remarksabout the president bf construed a:
n violation of military regulations concern
ing the attitude OF a soldier toward his su
perior officer7'
The general laughed in q way that meant
he wouid like to see some one call him 70 ac
count Tor a violation OF military discipline
.aTve as much respect for authority as any
one" be said, "and viii Eay respect to IL
bat I have d right 10 thiniS lpsS ~ l plesr,
sAd sHy xhst ] thihk,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29
Emneror MIlll.m psasefnI.

The German reiehstag reassembled on the
23d. Emperor William opened the session
in person. In his speech he said that the
tours he had recently made had convinced
him that the desire for imperial unity was
deeply Dotted in the people. He referred to
the Inclusion Of Hamburg and Bremen in the
German customs union, and to the conelu-
sion of q commercial convention with Switzer-
land. He was -eratifed to know that trade
had improved, and said that the prospect of
higher prices for farming products justified
Che hope of an improvement in agriculture.
He emphasized the pacific character of Ger
many's foreign relations and policy, and
said that his visits abroad, which had
been undertaken with a view to effect
ing an understanding in the inter ests Of
Peace, had caused universal confidence ia the
maintenance Of peate. The emperor made
no reference to any military Hills or credits,
and touched but briefly upon East African
affairs. The emperor says: ] do nothopete
Danish from the world, by means of legis-
~lation, maDkinds misery and distress,
but | consider it the duty of the gov
eminent to alleviate the same. Germany's
relations with all the foreign powers are
peaceful, and mg efforts to strengthen such
peace are uncea,ing. TIL alliance with Italy
and Austria has no other object. To bring
unnecessarily the miseries of even u ~yictori-
Gus war upon Germany is incompatible
with my Christian faith and my duties to-
ward the German people Aetuated by
these feelings, | considered it my duty after
my accession to the throne to personally
greet our allies and also the friendly neigh
boring monarchs, and seek to establish cor
dial relations between them and Germany.
The confidence extended to me and my policy
everywhere / visited j~ustiies the hope that /
and our alleis are the friends of peace.
When the emperor entered the cham
Der OF the ~reichstag he was received
with cheering and his speech was heartily
appiauded. When ne retired the emperor
was given an ovation by the members, al OF
whom rem aimed standing until he bad gone.
Thespresid entthen called the body 10 order
and the budget was presented. i, bElagnes
at $40, 103, DOT marks. II includes APP
preparations for the several new
war ships to be built in adj
dition to those already building.
The additions comprise four iron clads. nine
smaller armed vessels. seven coryettes, four
cruisers, two dispatch boats and twotorpedo
boats. The budget committee announced
that the existing war. ships were still service
able but were becoming unadapted to the
times. Therefore they urged the necessity of
creating the nucleus of a ;iFst-class navy.
comprising ships OF from 5000 to 10000
tons, expanding under this head 10, 800, 900
marks, TO be distributed over a period OF ten
years, The budget also provides for inereas.
lug the army and expendiug 100000
MesksI mainly for yi,itusains sttpofea.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29

During the recent railway racing
TO Edinburg and Glasgow, the North
eastern company made no change
in their engines: the regular engines
that had been on the Scotch service
.ere used all the time, and in nearly
all cases these were compound en-
gines. They had - pretty heavy
train throughout, and well filed with
passengers and luggage. On theta
day of the accelerated running, they
ran into Edinburgh "a minutes be
fore time; the run was done from
Newcastle to Edinburgh-125 miles
lin 12S minutes, by compound en-
CINE No. III. This is at the rate Of
$50 miles for the whole run, and
beats the record.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-11-29

The story of Fanny Kemble and
i;he driver is rctold, and the scene is
laid u Lenox. When the actress
lived there she one day engaged Tiv-
sryman Curtis to drive her over b TX
fhire hills. With genuine Yankee
freedom he began q conversation
which he thought might be interest
lag to Mrs. Kemble, but the actress
turned on him, and in her deepest
tones exclaimed: "WiIiiam Curtis, |
hired you to drive me, .aot to con-
VERSE with mef' Curtis never opened
his lips again in conversation with
hsr until she sent for him and asked
l6nl in even deeper tones than ever;
. William Curtis, why do you in this
blu charge, me S. for every drive but
ok and for that SER Mrs. Kem-
hls" answered William, II charge
ySa IS for the drivs and 81 for sass
inly ma Fanny paid ti,s blu.