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The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
THE PETE BARRETT TRIAL.
The Testimony of Reddy's Wife Is Taken in
Her Sick Room.

htE oltA
MINNEAPOLIs, Feb. Court was held
in the little room in which Minnie Barrett,
wife of "Reddy" Barrett has passed many
weary hours. The sad eyed wife sat up
on the bed. She was pale and thin, and
there was a pathetic appeal in her soft
blue eyes. Her lips trembled and it was
with great difficulty that she spoke. Be
side her was freddy" and near him was
Mrs. Barrett's sister, Chloe Belts, a young
lady with a pleasant face. Into this
room filed the twelve jurors, who are try
ing Pete Barrett for murder, the judge,
Peter Barrett and the attorneys. County
Attorney DavisPreadi the testimony Red
dy's wife gave ut the former trial as rap
idly as possible and she would nod her
head to Indicate that that was what she
said. There were no incidents except
that the kind hearted Judge hurried mat
tiers in order to relieve the suffering girl,
The most n~crvousEman in the room was
Pete. The court then adjourned to the
court house.
MY husband is a base ball player" an
nounced a charming young lady who next
took the stand. The statement was ac-
companicd by IL nod, a forciblc infection
upon the last three words, which indi-
Gated that he was a good player, too. The
young lady is Mrs. Cora Foster and she is
wife of Elmer Foster, the great willow
wielder. Mrs. Foster is a very pretty
young lady, indeed. Between II 80 and
IL o'clock that night" said Mrs. Foster,
Il heard a shot. | went to the window
and then | heard u scream followed by
help, help, murder, murder Then there
was another shot and all was quiet"
Then Mr.. Erwin took the witness. He
asked if she were in bed when she heard
the first shot, and when she said she was,
ne wanted to know if she dressed herself.
In about four seconds she had the great
criminal lawyer all brokenu up by trying to
explain the mysteries of the feminine
toilet.
"Was your husband at home at that
time?"
mo"
"Have you any children?"
. eyes; one"
"Where did you leave the child that
night?"
"I-I-I didn't have Il child them. replied
Mrs. Foster shyly.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
ANOTHER ARREST.
The President OF the suspended MetropOI-
itan Bank is Arrested.

The President OF the suspended metrOpOl-
itan Bank is Arrested.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 7.-PEesident Means,
of the suspended Metropolitan Bank, was
arrested today charged with misappropria-
ting $224,O0O of the bank funds by loans
to himself. He was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Dorger and
his bond placed at $4,000, which he inn
mediately furnished and. was released.
soR FOR PRESIDENT MEANS.
CINCINNATI, Feb. There is nothing
much but gossip about tiie great Metro
politan Bank failure today and tonight.
It is the theme q the11eS Then T., L.
Harper went down there was no sympa-
thy. 1t is quite the reverse in
the case Of President Means. The feel
ing is strong in his behalf and
politically and socially people are in his
favor. He has been 4 public spirited citi
zen and has devoted his energies freely
and energetically TO the public service.
He has served as an exposition commits
sioner. In the opera festivals and music
festivals he has always been prominent
either us an official or a supp arter. He
has been president of the Duckworth dem
ocratic club and more recently was presi-
dAnt ~ Ohio democracy. He was
one of the founders and has always been
an ardent supporter of the Queen City
club. AS mayor Of Cincinnati he showed
wisdom and by bis contact withthe masses
In that capacity edeared himself to Them.
In fact he Is almost universally popular.
No man in Cincinnati Is better known po-
Iitically. He took strong grounds early
for d pure ballot and was prominent in
the committee Of 100 when that body IA
doing its greatest work.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10

"a cut of % per cent. The Omaha and
Council Bluffs line pulled down the rate
on hogs products to Chicago from IL to
Is cents, a big decrease since Friday last.
The Minnesota Il Northwestern now cut
the rates to DesMoines andto make things
additionally lively the Milwaukee Il st.
Paul this morning slaShed once more at
the class rates, cutting them down just
three cents all around. The new rates APP
ply TO Council Bluffs, Omaha, Kansas City
and all southwestern Missouri river points,
and are, first class 34H cents, second %,
third %, fourth 10 and fifth IA.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
ClareTnont,

CLAREMoNT, Feb. 3. ISpeciall
Morris returned home the fore part ii
week from a visit to Greenville, Mich.
The Dolan Brothers are shipping iha
fixtures to Springyiew, ILL.,, at which. pi
they will continue their former busipe
There will be d grand masquerade
at this place on the cath of February. N
efforts will be spared TO make this danes
success.
d. @. Sullivan boarded the WedneAgl
evenings train for a visit 70 the Twil
Cities.
Revival meetings are now held At q
Bank Hall every evening.
Claremont's young men are agitataI
the advisability of organizing q bnl
band.
The young ladies of Claremout and s
cinity held a pleasant leap year party
the Hotel Claremont on Tuesday eyenin
OF this week and the way the ladies enE
neered the preliminaries and provided +
the comforts of the sdear boys" was 40
retribution on the said boys for the ralfl
negligent manner that former parties hal
been managed.
Miss Matte Chamberlain took Wedae
day evenings train Tor a s%oiourn Of 8
weeks at Britton.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10

bears the following note in
pencil at the end: "A similar treaty has
since been negotiated between Russia and
Austria. The treaty between Russia and
Great Britain was signed Feb. 2, 1887"
The educational bill having been laid
before the senate il was temporarily laid
aside ut the request of Mr.. Plat, who pro-
Ceeded to address the senate on the presi-
dents message. Is the president a free
trader, he asked. If he was he ought to
be willing 20 bs called one. There was
no doubt as to what the president would
be understood TO mean in the
southern and western states, but
II was SGeR to be necessary
10 convince tine democratic protectionists
of New York, New Jersey and Connect
cut, that after all the presidents message
was not a free trade message but a pretty
good protection document. Mr.. Plat de-
clared that either the president in his mes
sage intended free trade or else he was
not dealing fairly with the American peO-
pie. The method Of reduction proposed
by the president meant absolute and final
destruction Of the protective system.
Without finishing his speech Mr.. Plat
yielded for the executive session and the
senate adjourned.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
MORE : sLusH
I3e Says the People of Dakota VIII Never
BE- Dragged In as One state.

lie Says the People of Dakota VIII Never
b. Dragged In rs One state.
MrNNEAroLIs, Feb. THE Evening
journal prints a letter from Hugh J.
Campbell to Hon. Jno. "A. owen In which
he riddles tho Springer Dakota bill and
thus concludes: aWe should say boldly
and frankly that unless our injuries are
redressed we win take steps next summer
that win make the Dakota question i ma
ti0nal question in the presidential election.
We will appeal from congress-the adj
ministration and the dominant p~arty--to
the American people and TO make this
appeal effective We viii not hesitate 10
take all the responsibility and use all the
powerin our hands,b be they what they may.
OF course | approve Internationally Of
your statement that the people Of Dakota
will never submit TO being dragged in as
one state. They have expressed their
will on the subject emphaticalIy anG that
will they adhere to unalterably. Spring
er's n state bill, after the vote on divis
ions is an insult to north and south Da-
kota as well as an injustice to the whole
west ami south. The west win take part
with rs, for oHr aght Is their fight"
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
M lfnln ArrIcnIturc.

BnooKINas, Feb. 7.-Presiaent Me-
Louth Of the college hers says that the
bnl which has passed both houses Of
congress for the benefit Of experiment
al farms in connection with egricul-
tural colleges will give the Institution
under his charge $1,000 as soon as the
proper vouchers can be made out and
SEM to Washington. II viii be re-
eeived quarterly. AS the bin dates
from Jan. 4, 1891, the firstamou received
will be for two quarters, making the
yearly appropriation $4,000. 1t is under-
stood that 8 portion If this fund will be
paid to students who desire to earn
enough to pay their way through college
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
The Employees OPPOSE II.
Iowa Railroad Employees Oppose to The
Two Cent Fare Bill.

Iowa Railroad Employees Oppose'f to The
Two Cent Fare Bill.
Dies MONIES, Feb. About fifty rail-
road employees, representing nearly all the
railroads in Iowa, were before the senate
railway committee last night until one
o'clock giving testimony against the two
cent fare bill and the lowering of freight
rates. The gist of their argument was
that either would operate against the em-
ployes rather than the stockholders. Let
tiers from responsible men residing on the
Rock Island and the Burlington roads,
were received, saying that the employees
were made to sign the circumstances UNI
der compulsion. Rev. Ida c Hilton open
ed the senate with prayer this afternoon,
which is believed to be the first instance
in the history Of the country cf such Office
being performed BY a woman.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
JUDGE |. N. KIpDER DEAD.
He Passes Away in California Last
Week.

He Passes Away in California Last
Week.
The following extract iscopied from the
Boone County 0owa) Republican, fur
nished the News by Professor B. F.
Hood Of this city,
Pasadena, CAL.. JAN. Of. 1888. -E Editor
Boone County Uowa) Republican: Dear
Sir. y. Kidder, Esq, formerly Of
Boone, Ia., died in this city yesterday, of
brain disease. Yours truly,
p. G. WOOSTER.
Judge Kidder will be remembered by
the people of this city as having repre-
scented the Manitoba road the summer Of
its extension into Aberdeen. He spent
the greter part Of that season here, going
to Iowa when his work was completed.
Later, he went to st. Paul, and last fall he
left for California, presumably for his
health. lie was tifty.one years OF age,
and has resided in Boone, Iowa, and its
immediate vicinity for twenty years. He
ranked among the leading lawyers Of that
state, and was the attorney for various
railway companies. A wife and one child
survive him.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
THE LUMBER CUT.
The Cut in 1887 Varies But Little From.
the Year Before.

The Cut in 1887 Varies But Little From
the Year Before.
M~INNEAPOLIS, Feb. g. In its annual re-
view of the lumber product of the north
west, including Minnesota, Wisconsin and
the Mississippi valley as far south as St.
Louis, the Mississippi Valley Lumberman
says: THE figures show that the cut of
lumber did not vary much in 1887 in the
territory covered by the Lumberman's
Review from what it was in 1886. In 1886
the mills turned out 9, 200, 1881, 121 feet and
in 1887 2,76O,447 1897, an increase of about
100000. About 100000 more shin
giles were made. The falling off in produc-
ton above Minneapolis, at Minneapolis
and down the Mississippi valley and in
the Chippewa valley, was more than made
up in the st. Croix valley, at Lacrosse, in
the Duluth district and at the railroad
mills"
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
VOTE 1T A GOOD THING
Farmers in Large Numbers youch 81
Tariff Laws.

1-gA N.| T.
Tariff Laws.
NEW YORK, Feb. Some time
the Tribune of this city invited ~
preston of opinion by individual am
agricultural societies and granaA
garding the Influence Of the tariff
agricultural industry, and the chanes
tariff desired by the farmers. The
was the receipt of several thousand NJ
tiers. The great majority of these MI
express the conviction that the tariff
withstanding its defects and omIS
has contributed powerfully to the ans
and welfare of agriculture. A Few
hostile or indifferent, but with scarce
exception the letters received point
that the tariff should have direeHe
Tended the industry of the Farmers
ways in which it has not. Onions n
Spain and Egypt appear in the mari
as far west as Chicago; tobacco raised
coolies in Sumatra lessons the reward
American growers; wool clipped
slaves, by COnviCts or by creats
scarcely less degraded, stop wool grow
by an army of American farmers.
sends six million sheep TO Slaughter
tatoes and cabbage by cargo from 81,
where women work daily in the rs
come hither as ballast, and sSgs by
ship load from Holland, cattle from N
leo and barley from Canada. The frs
ulent importation of cattle for slaueI
across the northern and southern boal
ries on the pretense that they ara
breeding purposes only, and by law
of duty, should be ef~fectually prevent
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
4 GOOD WORKER.

Colonel Gale. Not opposed to Admission,
But Was Done Good Work for 1t.
The News is in receipt of a letter
from Ed. w. Lowe, Of this city, who
is now III Washington, which
states that the Associated Press
dispatches sent out from that city to the
effect that Colonel Gale of Cantca was
opposed to the admission of Dakota do
that gentleman a great iniustice. Mr..
Lowe writes that Colonel Gale is 4 good
worker and that he has done considerable
to advance the interests of the admission of
Dakota Us one state.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10

CANTON. OAK Feb. 7.--John smrekaer
who lives II Pleasant township, loved
The Xii for a time returned his affection.
but finally gave the Young man the shake.
and aow John IL q raving maniac. He
u der a strong guard IN this city and viii
be sent to the Nankfan asylum as d as
they can makeK0om for him.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10

IoSDoN, Feb. 6.-lhe Mark Lane Tx
press says: The prices of native wheat
continue against the sellers. Foreign
wheat keeps weakening. Liverpool
quotes one per ccutal lower. -Four wheat
eargoes arrived. Two We're sold,one with
drawn and one remained AT today's
market wheat was steadier with n0 mater
ia1 changes IL values. American flour IS
6 d lower.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10

ToLEpo, Feb. ia syndicate 81 New
York Toledo, Detroit and Chicago cupi
%talists, representing s25, 100000, held 5
meeting last flight at Detroit and organ
lied 10 build q pipe line from the North
western oil fields 10 Toledo and Terfe
Haute, 50 As % compete with tic STANDARD
oil Company.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10

MARQuErTE, Mich. Feb. 1.-The dyna
mite explosion ia the WORKS Of the Han-
cock Chemical Company, near Hancock,
this afternoon, wholly wrecked No. 2
packing house and blew down No. / ad-
joining. Three mon, y. Al. Among, JnO.
Olson md ADAM Yesils, were Instantly
killed By the explosion which was Of ter
riic force. Cause unknown.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10

ST.. Paul, Feb. 1.-THE case 81 Michael
Nash for the killing III j.. p. johnson ia
DefenDef was on triai To-Day Iestfm0Ay
was introduced going to show that JohE
son was guilty Of strong ~provocation ia
assaulting and abusing Nash and that the.
latter shot when It became necessary 10
defend himself from Johnson's attack.
Nash was acquitted.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10

CINCINNATI, Feb. The jury IN the
case Of the United States against BENZ.
j.. Hopkins, late assistant treasurer Of the
Fidelity National Bank, brought In d YER
dict this morning OF guilty as charged III
the Indictment. The defendant received
she crushing judgment With reasonable
foetitude.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
GETTING ALARMED.
ates East Frouc Chi ago la a DemoFe
s,aa enr,at3fno

Rates East FroU CHI & In a DemoFf
ized Condition.
CHICAGO, Feb. 7.--East bound railws.
lines are badly demoralising export -
it costing no more and in some instan
less to ship grain and provisions from shll
city to Liverpool and European pog
than New York. Tie presidents and g
eral m~nagers have become seriousl
alarmcDf fear the trouble will grow aE
a conference will he held Friday at Mes
York to reach some agreement whereof
rates can be restored.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
WASHINGTON NEWS.

GIVES HIS REASONS FOX 80 DOING.
WAsH-aroN, Feb. Ex-senator Stanford,
of California, has written a letter to Il CON
]stituent who asked his reasons for voting
for the confirmation of Lamar. lie says:
/ voted for him because | considered him
one If the best men of the south for the
place. He is in my Judgment Il broad,
liberal minded mar of Il great deal Of
learning. He was professor Of law in Il
university in Mississippi and think he is
a thoroughly converted u~nionist and do
not think it wise to reject any on the
ground alone that they were engaged in
the late rebellion. l think we want to be
one people politically and socially. Gen.
Grant expressed the idea when he said:
"Let us have peace" Mr.. Lamar'S 10y
atty and integrity to the union was passed
upon most cOnclusively when both houses
of congress provided for the succession
to the presidency and made him an heir
only Il few move from the presidency.
| am reluctant to find myself not in har-
mOny with all the republican senators, but
it was a case, so far as my action was con-
cerued, entirely for my W judgment
and conscience and | voted accordingly.
POSTAL EMPLOYEES TO BIZ ARME.
WAsnINeToN, Feb. lowing to the
alarming increase of attacks of robbers
upon mail trains in sparsely settled re-
gions in the far west, and almost constant
peril in which the lives of postal employees
are placed by the marauders, the postof-
flee department has determined to arm
at the expense of the government every
postal employee ON these exposed railroad
routes with weapons of the most effective
kind. They will be supplied with an
abundance of ammunition and every con-
v%enienee necessary for prompt work, and
will thus be prepared to successfully de-
fend themselves and the mails from the
attacks of these "rnad agents. however
" planned unexpectedly
made. This action has been 2 ta-
ken at the earnest solicitation of
Gen. Supt. Nash of the railway mail
service, who has already taken steps to
carry the order into immediate effect. 1t
is said that many of the western railroads
have decided TO arm their trainmen and it
Is expected that with arms In the hands
Of trainmen, express messengers and pos
tai employees, train robberies in the faSl
west win be less frequent.
Al TREASURY CIRCULAR.
WAsHTNSroN, Feb. 3The United
States treasurer today issued the following
iii regard 70 the issue Of one and two dol
lar silver certificates: "The treasurer Of
the United States viii issue silver certif
Gates Of denominations of 81 and so IN
return for national bank notes or for
United States notes or silver certificates
mutilated or unfit for circulation only re-
ceiyed for redemption under regulations
now in force rs heretofore. The charges
for transportation TO Washing ton on ma
tional bank notes in sums or multiples of
$1,000 win be paid by the government
APENsIoN OFFICER DIES.
WASHINGTON, Feb. APP q. Clarke,
who succeeded w. w. Dudley as commits
sioner Of pensions, died here today.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10

San RHMo, Feb, 81. Mackensis pro
poses 70 return TO London "a .Thufsday
= report here again III 4 fortnight
There y no immediate necessity fof iro
chetqmofy ii the cfovn princes case, hit
y Y fearedit wiz be Indispensable Ia ne
near fntnre.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
CONTINUING the A
The milwaukee, Takes a Hand and Cuts
Rates Right and Loft.

AHo hihauNee laheS "a HAND and Cuts
Rates Right and Loft.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.--The war in western
freight rates ragged flercely today. II
opened with the official tariff issued by
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Com
pany slashing all rates between Chicago
and Council Bluffs almost. in twain. All
lines meet the cuts. Later In the day the
st Paul company made a big reduction "a
rites % Minneapolis and st. Paul, cutting
down first class from forty 10 thirty cents,
and other classes in proportion. Before
tire offices closed this evening the st. Paul
was quoting to Council Bluffs, Kansas
City and osher Missouri river points
rates on alt Glasses twa cents Il ham
|dred below the morning cut.
These rates not only affect the through
business 10 the Missouri river and ST Paul
but to AL intermediate points west 0f the
Mississippi river where the tariffs quote
rates higher than those given by the cuts.
General Manager Miller Of the 81. Paul
declares that IN view Of the rate elassii-
cation Of the Burlington as TO northwest
erns rates, the 81. Paul rates to Council
BlWas will continue TO be adjusted on the
snsis of the prevailing rates to ST Paul.
East bound ffeights are also Being demon
allied.
FunqHKr REfrcrl0Ns.
Kansas cfyx, Mo., Feb. Yesterday
Milwaukee freight cnt between Chicago
and Kansas city vsis met today by the
Burlington Il Rock island hy 4 ten per
icent reduction which WAS rs promptly
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
FIBTY pER cENT IowER.

Sioux FALLS, Feb. THE Illinois
trail Railway Company have just issued
tariff rates on freight % and from th
city and eastern points which are 80 PEI
cent lower. than the present ratss.
other. roads viii probably meet the cut
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10

Cling he freed himself and rst &,
means of a second key, Mr.. Kochef
alone in the building. He then s.
shot gun, went back to the jail andf \
them to give up his revolver.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
THE coUNTYs CONDITION.
The Report o. County Treasurer wlilIam
shows II to Bs ExeelIept.


The Report o. County Treasurer WILLIAMS
shows II to Be ExeelIept.
From the report Of the county treasurer,
II. s. Williams,made to the board Of coun-
W commissioner at their last meeting ii
is learned that during the year 1887 the
collections made by the county amouefed
70 $l13s770.4s. OF this amount St1 .2s0.g4
was for the territory; $1l,04s.40 for the
county; $44,5000s for school Townships
81 ,5O7.4f for general school fund. The
taxes paid by the Milwaukee company
upon IFS gross earnings amounted to 81,
$500, ard hy The Northwestern 10 ST.,
ei0.ls The amount received from liquor
licenses was &0,g2i!a0. During the year
the credits L ne principal aecounts Kept
by the treasurer were foIloSsi
County, general. 500 509.94; comfy,
road and bridge, SIS, 722.e7: coua:
NJ, poor. $t,9s5T2 The amount VI
county warrants redeemed during the
year amnpessd1o SeA,13S.Sl. The com
missions 81 tile county ~treshureE during
this period amounted 70 $4,5l840 The
amount Of money N hand january Isl
WAS &37,Ga2.62. OF this, there Wac avail.
able for county purposes 3I4S49U4 The
expenses during the year were rs foi.
lows, -
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10

h WlsrpnsIn Central Cuts Fseixnt Hates
q Conform with 0thnr Lines.
MuwAuKER, Feb. 6.5AAt noon TO-DAY
the Wisconsin Central line announced 4
cut ~ their freight tariff from Milwaukee
aud Chicago q Minneapolis aud intefme.
diate stations 10 conform with the reduced
rates made By the other Cliicag0-ALinne-
apoiis lines. The action Of the Central
Siil undoubtedly p~recipilat6 d rate war
among the local lines contiguous to the
Central Ia Wisconsin.
The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1888-02-10
THE WALKING MATCH.
The scores OF the Contestants at tho End
OF the second Day.

New YoRK, Feb. Tin the walking
match the score al midnight vas: