Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-06-21

John Zachar. Jr., son OF wealthy Bo-
hemian farmer living near Racine, Wis,
has not tasted food for twenty five days.
During the greater portion Of that time he
has done arduous farm work, but has
now grown so weak that anything more
labnrious than light chores exausts him.
He talks nationally and gives no other
reason for his abstinence than he is not
hungry. Two doctors have been treating
him. but their efforts to induce him to
take food have thus far proven unayail-
ing. 1t is thought his selfimposed fast is
O pronounced symptom OF insanity.
although there are no other indications of
mental weakness. Insanity has run in the
family Tor several generations. Iachar is
fully six feet 10 height and has been very
powerful man. His clothes which fitted
him a month ago now hang loosely on
him and his limbs and body have shrunken
away to marked degree. The doctors
do not think he can live long.
Chief Gill OF Cincinnati received dis
patch from Lieut.. Schmidt at Delhi, say
ing that the Big -Four desperadoes and
mail robbers had been located in an
empty house on The Muddy creek, about a
mile from the train robbery. Three men
are in the house nursing the fourth one,
the latter having been injured by being
thrown from the train. A patrol wagon
anu j z men tEit lntfneutateiY iOf tho place,
and under the direction OF Chief Gill have
surrounded the house, and an attempt
will be made to capture the desperadoes.
IL is more than probable that they will
not be taken without a light, as the rob
bers are heavily armed.
While boating on Elkham river Nebraska
A. NJ. Norton editor OF the Norfolk Daily
News, and Mrs. Hartman Beerecke were
Carried against tree, and upset. A young
man named Guy WaEbbuTn, a son of
Quartermaster J.. c. Tashburu who was
in another boat. came to the rescue. when
he too upset and drowned. His body has
been recovered. The Others we're saved.
a telegram was received by Gov. Martin
at Topeka, Kansas, from Brig. Gen.
Murray, informing him Of the alarming
state OF affairs that exists in Stevens
county. on the frontier. caused by q rail-
way bond election. The towns OF Woods.
dale and Hugoton are located about two
miles apart. and bitter feeling has
always existed growing out of n county
seat fight. The telegram gives details of a
shooting which occurred in Hugoton. One
man was seriously wounded. Both towns
are now armed to the teeth and bloodshed
may follow.
Il. Ii. Johnson. OF New York, secretary
OF the Merchants Steel Associa tion, and
aiso hift NNH NhHAidttHItTs hSsDCld.
ton. in an interview state that there WAS
no doubt lut there would be a long lock.
out among employees Of iron mills. 1t will
last, he says, until September, and per-
haps longer. Iron manufacturers have
arranged their scale. which proposes a
general reduction OF 10 per cent. This ia
their ultigiatum and, as the amaiga-
nation will not sign it there will 10 con-
dict.
The district court at Sioux City, Iowa,
issued an Injunction closing Settler brew
cry in Sioux City. 1t has been operated
for year under county board permit,
but the Injunction closed it absolutely.
at the conference OF representative mis-
sionaries in session IN London. an inter
esting discussion occurred on the subject
of the increase OF the fsIanism doctrine.
DIR. Seheriber. OF Berlin, read paper show
ing an alarming increase of the islamism
in the east, especially IA the Dutch poses
sions where Aostlsm schools had been es-
tablished to oppose Christian missions.
DR.. Post, an American. spoke against the
iHiinenee OF Islamism as peryerting indi-
vidual morality and crushing the life OF
the people in whose midst it existed
There il n chance that District Attorney
Fellows of New York city will get his Of
fetal head IL trouble. He asked
Judge Barrett to summon special grand
jury several weeks ago, and then ran OF to
the political convention. He has not re-
turned yet and several judges have already
denounced his action. Tie district at
torney is said TO be in st. Paul.