Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-26
Minister Phelps. it is thought win b
made chief Justice.

Minister Phelps, IL Is thought, viii be
made chief Justice
On the strength OF the affidavit OF David
Valkenburgh. administrator OF the estate
OF Samuel L. Loewenherz, an old art deal
er, who. il has been limited at was poison
ed by Nine. Diss Debar, search was made
OF Luther X. Marsh's house, No. I66
Madison avenue. Ii was suspected that
Nine. piss Debar's paintings. which she
claims were given to her by King Ludwig
OF Bavaria, vera some that she had stolen
from Loewenherz Central Office detect.
ives were accompanied by Mr.. Valken-
burgh and NJ A. Fresslander, artist. Mr..
Fredlander identified about 80 valuable
paintings there as some that he had for
merry seen in Loswenherz's shop. The
possession OF these paintings by the Diss
Debars. and the demands made for their
return by Loewenherz, it is claimed is
what led to the murder OF the latter.
An attempt was made to burn house
belonging to R. Mcdonald, eight miles
north OF ST. James, MINI. Mrs. Me-
Donald and her little girl were in the house
and we're awakened by the dense smoke.
Mpe. Mcdonald extinguished the FIRE, aad
found that an old bed quilt had been
saturated with kerosene and placed under
the building and isuited. She also dis
covered that eight or ten persons were
hanging around. Ordering her little girl to
bring the gun, she stood guard until morn
ing not leaving her post loag enough to
dress She is positive that she can idep-
tify four OF the parties. one OF whom she
sfirms lives at Sleepy Eye. Mr. Me-
Donald intends to have the parties ar
rested.
A eablegram from London says Iznatius
Donuelly had courteous reception and lair
hearing at Westminster town hall, when
he undertook to explain his pretended
cryptosram discovery; bat the audience
was chiefly composed OF the members and
friends Of the Bacon society. an obscure
association only three years old, and
largely composed OF the partisans OF the
craze that Bacon is the author of Shaks.
peare's PLAYS. Not single scholar OF dis.
tiuetion was present. Donnelly's endless
array OF figures fairly bored his hearers.
who shrank considerably in numbers be.
fore the lecture was at an end. OF course
his pretended discovery il the snbiect Of
almost universal ridicule.
o. L. Pruden, assistant private secretary
to the president, was before the house
committee on printing to explain the cir.
cumstances connected with the bind ing OF
President Clereland's marriage certificate
at the government printing Office. Mr..
Pruden said that the certificate "a very
gotten up by himself and taken to the pub-
lie printing office, where il had been bound
IN elegant covers. Il had been delivered
to the president several months after his
marriage Dir. Pruden said that it had
been customary TO have private work for
the president done at the government
printing Office. but that when President
Cleveland discovered this Tact he ordered
the practice discontinued.
The House COMMITTEES on the iudiciarv
has decided tosreport fayorably the copy
night bill introduced in the House by Rep
re~sntatiye Breckenridge, OF Kentucky.
The president has vetoed the bill for the
relief OF Maj. Daniel b Bash, paymsster
u ;. A. The object OF this bill j. to re-
lease Paymaster Bash IRON all liability to
the government for the loss BY theft Of
1850 which was entrusted to him for the
payment OF United States troops at ysri-
Gus posts. one of which was Ft. Mckinney
m Wyoming territory.
A man in Calhoun county. West yir0inia
who WIS away selling cattle, on returning
home late at right in company with a
peddlsr, discovered a light in the window.
and when he looked in, saw his wife and
three children lying dead on the floor. He
also saw four menin theroom. The peddIer
drew his revolver and was told to make n
noise at the back OF the house. The men
inside rushed out, and three OF them were
killed outright, the fourth being badly
wounded
James Clark aged, II, Napoleon King
Is. and Minnie Holey were arraigned At
Chippewa Falls, With burning the house Of
Daniel Holey, OF Tflden. They were ar
rested at the inatigation OF W. p Bartlett.
president OF tire Eagle Point Fire Insur-
anee Company. Clark & King was arrest
ed, charged with committing the crime and
Minnie Hoiey as accessory before the fact.
Clark & King plead guilty; Minnie HoIey
pot guilty. The boys claim that they
we're hired BY Holey to set fire to the
building so Holey could get the insurance.
Minnie was held to $500 bonds.
J. 7. Flood. the BONANZA millionaire,
whose health Is very much broken, goes to
Europe next month With his family for a
soiourn OF year or two