Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-19

The senate committee on foreign affairs
has for several days hild the fishery treaty
under consideration without being able 90
arrive at a conclusion.
Judge O'Gormau OF New York decided
that an ambassador cannot be legally
served with "A summons in his official ca.
pacity, and the conrt therefore vaeates
the judgment OF $2.194, $50 obtained by
default against ex-President Blanco, Of
Venezuela. by New York parties, who
claimed 1000, 900 acres Of land in Ven.
ezuela under contract with Blanco.
The annual meeting OF the Wisconsin
State association OF Millers was held at
Milwaukee. The association has a member
ship Of over one hundred Secretary Sea
mans says: I'VE have added but one unit
capacity TO our membership, All matters
pertaining to patents or patent litigation
have been taken care Of by the national
association, and there is no litigation
threatening or pending in which our millers
have an interest.
Mr. Mcyieker and Mile Doree sued the
Jersey Lily to recover $4,000 damages
Tor breach OF contract, resultant from the
failure OF the lady to fulfill her engage.
ment, which necessitated the closing of the
plaintiffs theatre at Chicago for portion
oil the time during the continuation OF her
contract. Miss Dores Is the actress who
claims that Mrs. Langtry's jealousy
caused her dismissal from the company.
and she sues to recover 81, 900 the bal
ance OF wages due her for the unfinished
season.
Tho five members OF the family OF ii. A.
Young and two members oil Andrew
Steele's family were taken sick, with vom-
iting and severe cramps, shortly after
eating some pressed eorned beef purchased
in one of the markets at Lake City, MINI.
They all recovered In few hours. IL is
presumed that their illness was caused by
the beef. Others who we're similarly al
teeted, but not so severely, attribute their
sickness TO the same cause. Still others
who ate pressed corn beef procured at that
maket experienced no bad effects.
The people Of Dillon, Montana are con-
siderably excited over the mysterious
disappearance OF III. j. White. senior
member OF the firm OF III. j. White
& Co., general merchandise. The gentle.
man left home Feb. 26 fer Helena to con.
summate real estate sale. He stopped at
Butte, and on the evening OF the 9th
started for the depot to take the train for
Helena. In Butte he complained suffering
from neuralgia. IL is known that he
boarded the train at the Butte depot that
evening, but from that time all trace OF
him is lost.
Nine. Diss De Bar, her husband, "Gen. !"
Diss DE Bar. and the two men named
Lawrence, who have been swindling Law.
yer Marsh by pretended manifestations,
were arrested upon charge of obtaining
money by fraudulent devices and locked
up. The aftidavits furnish a complete his
tory OF the career OF the woman, and an
expose OF her swindliug operations in
various cities. agreeing substantially with
the atnFial kxhich have already hann nIlh-
lished. The case has been worked up by
lawyer friends OF Mr.. Marsh, who deter
mined to ss 70 him from being ruined.
Recorder Smythe OF New York rendered
his decision in the Gould Sage matter. His
honor denies the application to submit the
complaint OF the Kansas Pacific bondhold-
ers to the grand jury. In conclusion he
says: The accuser ought, as a rule. to
abide by the decision Of the first grand
jury who acted upon the complaint. 1t is
the duty OF the court to discontinue the
practice OF resubmitting n case TO another
grand jury upon the same evidence upon
which former grand jury had acted in the
absence OF any proof OF either ignorance or
misconduct upon the part OF the grand
jury.
Mayor Hewett sent ringing message to
the board OF alderman Mt New York, veto
ing the resolution recently passed by that
body which took the power OF raising the
flags out OF the mayors hands. Aid.
Patrick Diver interrupted the rea ding OF
the message, and moved that further read
ing be dispensed with. This motion was
carried and the message placed on file.
The mayor declares that there are seven
Irish.born aldermen on the board, and the
resolution is the result OF his refusal to al.
low the Irish flag to be displayed from the
city hall on st. Patrick's day. The mayor
is rather severe on the Irish members all
through his message.
The epidemic which has prevailed in Min
neapolis the past few months, while to a
great extent subdued, is still fruitful top
ic for reelection. That it's effects are not
altogether past many victims can testify.
DR.. Kilyington, the health officer, aeknowl-
edges that the river has not been fit for do
nestle use. on account OF the numerous
sewers emptying in tho stream near the en-
frances to the pump houses and the small
volume Of water In the channel. In regard
to the Investigations OF the Eastern chem
lists, DIR. kilvington said that T. Mitchell
Pruden aud Prot. Leeds, OF the Stevens In.
stitute, Hohoken, New Jersey, two eminent
Psychologists, had analysed three samples
of water, and the result is anything but
1attering, as all the samples OF water ex'
anined were more or less contaminated.