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


good deal, and does not take the exercise
he formerly did. He is very reticeat and
quiet. and when told that bis meals are
ready merely says: When want to eat,
III lot you know.
Mrs. Henrietta Haherman suieided at
Duluth. Mimi. by taking a whole box OF
Trough on Rats She had quarreied
with her daughter and retired to the cellar.
where she was found gasping her last.
Age 60 years.
Myriads OF grasshoppers have appeared
in many parts OF Southern Indiana, and
are devouring all vegetation as they go.
They destroy meadows first, then the
foliage OF trees. and Eext corn, oats and
garden Vegetables Tho usands OF acres oil
mead ws have been devastated by them.
A monster verdict in the case OF Amber
against Rodney Whipple was entered IN
Judge Clifford's court at Chicago. IL was
for s ,oo2. 491, OF which S67T, 434 was Tor
debt and 1925. 025 for interest and costs
aimee 1880 Amber and Whipple formed
a partnership in 1869 in Washington, ID.
G.. to manage patent steam petroleum
gas generator and Amber assigned his
hall interest in trust to Whipple- SUIT
Was brought by Amber, claiming viola
ton VI trust.
In the British house OF commons Mr..
LuHaTu 0OufAty &c W VIZ
OF the report that the United States gov
eminent had sent armed cruisers to Beh.
ring sea to seize English seal fishermen. He
also asked il the queens government had
sent war ship to warn the masters oil
British sealers of the results OF infringing
upon the Alaskan fishing laws. Rt. Hon.
Sir James Ferguson. parliamentary secre-
tary OF the foreign Office, replied that SO
far as the government knew no such an
nouncement had been made by the Anierr
can government. An order had been Civ
en- from Washington that three British
vessels Sc lied in 1856 be released to their
owners. With regard to vessels seized in
1887 the government had not heard that
any of them had been restored, but the
proceedings relating to all the seizures was
progressing.
The regents OF the State university OF
Wisconsin have determined to make u
number Of changes in the law department.
The annual appropriation has been in
creased from So, 900 to 81 900. dean.
ship was established and "a salary OF
So. 500 voted. The dean has not yet been
named. The fees are increased from $50
to 500.
At Marquette. Michigan, a man aged
about thirty. who had been there several
days, walked into the Hotel Marquette Of
fiee and babe the clerk eood-lay, saying he
was going away, ran lightly up stairs turn
ed into the first unoceupied room and swat
owed ths contents oi two-ounce bottle
Of carbolic acid. dying almost instantly.
He lett letters addressed to his wife, He
registered under the name OF w b. Nelson
but his real name is G.. II. Spencer, and he
has vile living in Cleveland.
Lawyer a. S. Cole OF Nebraska City was
arrested as he was coming from church on
a charge of intending to leave the country
with intent TO defraud creditors. The de-
msnd against him was $500. which he
paid, and the next day left for Washing.
ton Territory. Since then an attachment
was placed on his property Tor q claim OF
81, roo, whieilshe collected in 1855 and
failed to turn over. Other matters are
coming up against him. His friends say
he will return and settle. Cole is we'll
known through his alleged connection
with the escape OF Capt. Howgate.
PInkerton's detective force arrested Ex-
press Agent Huber at Sunbury, Pa, for
stealing $50, 900 from the Adams Express
company August 20. 1856. The money
was shipped from Philadelphia TO Shamo-
kin to pay employees OF the Mineral Mining
company. Six thousand dollars was in
gold; the remainder WAS done up in pack
ages OF 81 900 each The money has just
been found.
peculiar disease is epidemic among the
swine about Mason CITY, Iowa, and many
are dying. The first symptom is that the
tongue starts TO decay nd soon the en-
tire head is affected.
small cyclone and wind storm passed
over Grand Rapids. Wisconsin. taking out
one span of the Green Bay railroad bridge
spanning the Wisconsin, river at that
point. IL also blew down fences, trees,
barns and sheds, and did other slight
damage. Several families found shelter in
the cellars.
The upper Mississippi is still rising at
Braiuerd, the pump house and the electric
dynamo was reached and lights went out
Immediately and they cannot be started
till the flood subsidies.
Charles Chalin was shot and killed by
John Lee at Brandon Mimi. There was
intense excitement and threats of lynching
were made. Lee had been drinking. He
has been arrested and Sheriff Urness went
alter the prisoner. At the coroner's in
quest tile Jury fonnd that he came to bis
death from u pistol shot fired by John
Lee. Martin Moe, chum OF Lees was
held to be an accessory TO the crime. Both,
Lee, Moe aud Lees father nre securely
guarded by the village marshal and will be
removed to the county Jail to await their
trial.
Tracklaying on the Red River Valley
road commenced at West Lynne. The
Northern Pacific engineers returned to ST.
Paul in their car but during their stay
they have driven over the entire route OF
the proposed western extension OF the
Red River Valley railroad. and il is under.
stood that satisfactory arrangement
was made between the persons interested,
the government and the Northern Pacific
The nature of this arrangement has not
yet TRANSFERRED. but it is known in gener-
al way that the arrangement implies stiff
competition with the Canadian Pacific for
the carrying trade Of Manitoba.
The governmental crisis in the German
ministry. which the late Emperor
Frederick brought about, and which APP
psrently ended in the dismissal of Herr
Won Pattksmer, has not been brought to
a settlement as yet. Count Won Zeidliiz-
Fruzscheler was appointed TO succeed Won
Puttkamer but the Counts departure
airom Berlin aud return to his duties
as president of the province of Posen, in
dictates that the negotiations for his APP
pointment tc the Prussian ministry have
fooled. They who are familiar with Ger
man politics state il would not be sur
prising il Herr Won Puttkamer was rein
stated. The office is likely to remain
vacant for the present, and after being
merged into some other office be restored
to Won Puttkamer.
Seventeen year iocusts have made their
appearance in the town of Springdaie
Wis, covering at present an area OF four
miles in length by about one eighth in
width. All vegetation in their course is
being rapidly Invested Of everything green.
The insects are reported to be spreading
a.
appearance in Rock and Walworth coun-
ties. but as yet over no considerable
areas.
Sheriff Harris thus describes the North
ern Pacific train robbery: There were
probably eight men, one outfit cf FIVE with
wagon and three horses on the south
side OF the Yellowstone river near the
railroad track and three men wit h horses
on the north side of the river. These left
their horses and crossed the railroad
bridge on foot, Joining the others to make
the robbery. After cffectine their purpose
they reerossed and swarm the horses across
the river to the south 81 he. The wagon
was thrown into the river. Two men
then went down the river in skill. The
other three mounted thpir horses, and aft
er circling among the bluffs on the banks
OF the Yellowstone struck south toward
from the railroad. Later they crossed
Bullock, 8 Fork, Forty miles south of the
railroad. where they we're joined by the
other three horses. The six were now
travelling together. Sheriff Irvine of Miles
City with two men under Sheriff Reed OF
Billings. with two men are ON their trail.
The supreme lodge Knights OF Pythiss
adopted n resolution, declaring explicitly
that no authority had ever been granted
for the creation OF lodge of colored
knights, and that no eoiored man can law.
fully be admitted to any lodge.
While number OF men we're eating din.
ner in Murray & Wilcox 3 camp near Phil.
lips. Wis, n tree fell, striking Henry Hayes
and killing him. Tie others escaped.
The Wisconsin supreme court rendered
decision in an important cnse involving
alleged damages 20 tho amount of $IIS,
500. The action was hrough5 in the cir
cult court OF st. Croix county against the
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