Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-07-26

Complaint having bseu made Of irregular.
ities and unfair dealings on the part Of the
trader at Devils Lake Agency, Dakota, Act
ing Indian Commissioner Upshaw states that
his ieeuse of trader at that post expires on
the oath proximo and not be renewed
person acceptable to the Indians aud suitable
IN other respects viii be licensed in his stead
The New York legislature in extra session
abolished the use u machinery in penal insti
buttons OF the state Convicts will be en-
ployed only-at hand labor upon goods re
quired ia the prison system.
Dr. Whiting of St Thomas, Canada recent
ly sentenced to two years Imprisonment in
Central prison and fifty lashes for criminal
assault on his niece eleven years old received
the irst instalment Of wcnty-iiyelasles He
made sorry exhibition Of himself utterins
groans and cries all the time he was being
Rugged
Rev Edward Payson Roe died at his home
mt Corwan-on-the-Hndson This country
thus loses q popular and prolific novelist
whose writings were always wholesome in
tone and Interesting TO the average reader
Mr.. Roe died Of neuralgia OF the heart liz
ate dinner with his family in the evening. and
was bright and cheerful After this he aud
his family. and some visiting friends repaired
TO the library, where he read aloud some Sc
lections from Hawthorne After reading
about an hour he suddenly laid down the
book with the remark: THAT pain again.
shall have to stop reading" He left the
room with smile on his face Alter reach.
ing his bedroom most intense paroxysms oi
pain occurred at short intervals OF an hour
when lac died, surrounded by all his family.
Western Union Telegraph company officials
say there is no foundation for the report that
jay Gould had purchased John Mackay's
cable" for 81 100000.
Gen. Sheridans mental faculties show slight
and constant increase in activity 0therwisf
his condition is not materially altered in thu
last three days. At the present hour his res
piration Is % and somewhat regular; pulls,
81. perfectly regular and of good tension
His temperature is slightly abnormal.
The explosion Of a steam pipe caused the
death of seven men of the crew of the tug
boat Convoy on the Ohio river. The accident
occurred near Westport, Ind. and most Of
the men were asleep at the time. When tin
boat reached Westport, everything, accord
ing 10 the first mates story. was running
smoothly. Suddenly there was terrific ex
plosion. the whole boat became envelop d in
steam. and the machinery stopped Tbs
boat was towed ashore and made fast to O
tee. The officers OF the boat can give no OK
PLANTATION Of the accident, and claim the
machinery was inspected last February. and
was then in excellent condition.
A Piegan Indian. known By the name o.
Wolf Moeeasin, rode by the camp of another
member of the tribe known as Crow Wing
on Badger creek, about a mile from tbs
Blaekfoot agency, in Montana. and shot Grow
Wing. killing him instantly. The murdered
Indian was shortly afterward found lying il
front of his tcpce dead with a bullet woundir
the back OF his neck. The alarm was quickly
given at the agency and soon Maj. Baldwin
had his Indian police in pursuit OF the muir
derer who, il is supposed. made for tbs
Canadian line. II he gets across the line h,
viii be extradited by sthe United State,
authorities and will be tried just the same a,
if he were white man.
Herman and Emil KarlowitE, from Igor
county, were tried at Marshall Mimi in thr JUS
tice court charge wit stealing three horses and
burning the barn and other property Of their
father, Karl Karlowitz. Emil was discharged
Herman pleaded guilty. He made confession
TO the constable arresting him, duplicating
EmeI and his mother. When Karlowitz dis
covered the fire in the night his wife prevented
by force, his going to the barn,
A move which has been determined upon
in case the present efforts 60 sstle the strik,
on the Burlington road fails is the renewal %
the boycott on the road An effective boy
colt ON the road at the time when the corr
crop seeks transportation woubl undoubted
" be great disaster to the rSad That.
what will be done said prominent mem
Der of the brotherhood. I'VE do not waut
TO ineommode the public, but extreme meas
urcs must be used when nothing else will do
The brotherhood is able to keep the road
losing money, and proposes to do il unles,
the strike is satisfactorily settled.
People arriving here from the interior ans
northern part of the island Of New Found
land report that the direct restitution j,
preva lent at the small hamlets that depend
upon fishing for living. A Rose Blanch,
correspondent says that pauperism has as
sumel the most alarming proportions. Sat
tales of restitution and poverty come from
Griguct. z. L. Thompson, who arrived al
ST. John from the latter place, says that NOR
than third of the people are in a starving
condition.
4. NJ. Bennett. farmer living near Roches
ter, MINI, was thrown from his mower by I:
team ofrunaway colts and received injurie,
that may prove fatal His shoulder blad,
and three ribs were broken.
James Printy. OF Darwin, MINI, was aeci
dentalls shot near Caws ranch. Printy wa,
visiting settler named Michael Owens Tn,
gun was in the hands Of j. II. Doherty, ant
was discharged by accident. shooting Print,
through the bowels. He died ON the roaS
20 Brainerd whittier they started 10 carr.
him.