Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-01-12

Rev. w. II. HOLSTER OF Beloit. Wis. whC
has bean engaged in the work OF the Meth
odist Episcopal church in Fon du Lac,
Sussex, Brookfield and other places in Wis
consin, left accompanied by his young vile,
for Bombay. the couple having entered tbs
service OF the Methodist Episcopal mis-
sionary board for missionary work in In
diA.
At Chillicothe, o., a committee Of Meth.
odist ministers have found Rev. II. Wal
lace guilty OF making hove to three women
of the parish, and leading them to believe
hat he was to marry them. he Is sus-
pended, pending an appeal to the confer
enee.
mixed train on the Pittsburg e West.
ern road. composed OF seven freight and
two passengers cars, went through a tres.
tie near st. Petersburg. Pa, and was pre-
eipitated to the bottom az a gully, a dis,
lance Of thirty feet. Almost instantly the
wreck took fire IRON the car stoves. and ia
a short time the entire wreck n a mass
OF flames. The passengers all succeeded
in getting out OF the wreck ard no loss Of
life has been reported.
The pope has conferred the grand cross
of the Order OF Plus TX. upon all the special
ENJOYS sent to congratulate him upon his
jubilee.
The Saskatchewan hotel and contents
burned at Minnedosa, Man. Loss, SIS, 900;
insured for So, 200.
The French government has conferred
the decoration of the Legion Of Honor up.
on Carnal oampoIia, the papa secretary
of state.
For several days a story has been in cir
culation hat President Cleveland would,
shortly alter the ~reassembling Of congress,
send in a supplementary MESSAGE defining
his position on the tariff. TIE president
said; This is absolutely absurd
The severest storm Of the season ragged
all over the Northwest, on the Both and
3lst, and trains were badly delayed.
Dyer d. Lum is the name Of the blood.
thirsty successor to Anarchist Parsons in
his position as editor of the Chicago
Alarm.
Pretty Jessie White left her home in
Brooklyn in apparently good health, and
an hour or two later her mother was in
formed that Jessie was lying dead in the
house OF Mrs. Theresa Smith. a midwife.
At Curiey's distiliery, ten miles from Lex
ington. Ky, j. A. Hunter. United States
storekeeper. and 5. c. CardSeII, ~bookkeeper
of the distillery company. engaged in a
shooting aifray, in which Hunter was in
stantly killed, II was oceasioned by a
dispute.
Ali the members OF the Kelly family OF
murderers in No Mans Land are lynched
but one.
At Dubuque, Iowa, contrary to general
expectation the jury in the case Of the two
Franzen brothers OF New Hampton
charged with the murder 81 a farmer
named Werner last August, returned a
verdict a not guilty"
At Chicago, John F. Fullen. a~mechanic,
attempted to walk out from the ci v to his
home in Lake View during the blizzard.
He was frozen stiH.
James King. a wealthy cattle dealer oil
Montana. finds himself the victim OF an
extraordinary series OF circumstances in
Chicago and is arrested charged with OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
At Hoboken. n. J., Jose Alireno. a tight
rope performer, fell TO the stage the wire
breaking. He was taken up unconscious.
with blood flowing from his ears. He came
upon the stage later, but was evidently
very weak.
Miss Mabel Leonard. a leading lady o.
Edwin Mayo's company, quarrels with
Mayo on account Of his attentions and is
discharged.
A fire destroyed hall thetown oil Houma
in Terre Boune parish, La. The loss will
exceed 500, 0e0. The insurance Is insight,
ioant.
A convention ofReading railway employ.
es orders AL the men to strike, bnt the be,
hest is almost universally ignored.
At Evansville, Ind, policeman Cahfl'
and Smoek, who were of duty ard actins
sUspieiously, were fired upon ky Office,
Zeisfer. who did not recognize then in tht
darkness, and Smoek was killed.
The National Zeitung says; German,
neither expects nor desires war, Prime
Bismarck has thrown into the scale the
decisive word OF peace"
At H~arrisonburg, Va, William Finebum
was hanged for the murder Of his brother
Preston Finehum. He attributed hi.
crime to his criminal intimacy with Id,
dead brothers vile, and conceived the
idea OF murder and carried it out so that
he might be more secure in that intimacy.
The police OF Chicago are on the hunt for
$4,000 worth OF diamonds, which were
stolen from she Palmer house. The level.
were the property of Mrs. H. Liebermap
who, With her husband, q wholesal,
clothier, lives at the hotel.
II the combined efforts OF the author.
and publishers can bring it about tn,
present session OF congress Is likely Il
pass measures providing for internationa
copyright.
John Il. Riley, who has been spDojnte1
by Gov. Hill chief examiner for the Ney
York civil service commission. and who i,
now inspector ofthe Indian schools i an
sent in the west on an Inspection tour am
Ill not known there whether lie was CON
suited in the matter or whether be will i.
disposed to accept it.
Senator Cullom is to amend bis nost.
telegraph bill in the matter Of rates 10 4.
charged newspapers.
Postmasters commissioned Dak,,.a
Freeman, A. j. Drker. Iowa: sidney :
Chandler; NilIingford, G. ~. sein. Mir
nesota: Ledux, s.. Yak. W~iscousin. Irn,
Mountain, Wilhelmina Cane. ManlewooJ
X Lockhart; Mapleworks. n. Marsh. Rav
mond, l. Christiansen; Union Mills I
R~eekenhaler. Fourth.elass n-osfma.,a.
appointed. Iowa: Fauslers. j. n. RaIer
Laerew, w. e. Bell; Winsiow. G. i. Hoar
Minnesota: Champlin. f. j. crinlev
Wisconsin,: Bear Valley. Margar ~, :,
Diedrieh; Coloma Station. r. smith. Mr.
roe Center, C. II. Schneider. Norwcod +
5. Grant; Orion, W. ThoWetI: Port A.
drews. w. Richie Wayne. A. Martin.
Secretary Lamar Jocks upon hi. conf
nation or reieetioB by the senate as eIosin
hfs political life. II he Is Confirmed ~
remainder oil his life will. OF course. i
passed upon the bench. II he ia reiected
e : v TO say he will not be a candidat
A terrible fight occurred Ia New o,,ea,
IN Which one prominent politician ~ kiIls,