Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-06

Giifoid's strength; Matthew or any other
Central Dakota man Over weighted With the
stigma which undoubtedly attaches in this
convention or least to the Aberdeen convef-
ton; Campbell, an uncertain member ofwhat
can ssafceIy be called an equation; Palmer,
so hetirtly hated by many delegates thatthey'
would make any combination rather than
allow his nomination; favorite sons of yari-
Gus blieeds hopeful ON account of the possi-
biIity Of a dark horse. There Was q prelim-
mary tussel over Barnes county, Messrs,
Root and Van Wormer being at odds. Van
WorHe r kept the seat Root tried TO exclude
him from. Alex Hughes than moved that
the convention proceed to a formal ballot
for the selection OF a candidate. To the joy
of everybody the motion was carried and all
nominating speeches cut of. The roll was
called and the tota, result announced, as fol-
lows, the total, however, not being indiea-
tive Of actual strength:
o. s. Clifford, 1854; Harrison Allen, 101h,
q. A.. Matthews, 65Hs; g. A. Pioree, So; ii.
@. Campbell. "a; NJ. j. Grigsby, ~; p J. Me-
Laagllin, 2S; G. 3. Little, 10; j. H. King,
TN; II Root, z; ID. NJ. Evans. Z; c. y, Palm
er, 5; ]. Cochran, 5. Total 52S. Necessary
to choice, 265.
After about Is ballots In which the result
was about similar TO the first one the race
settled down TO Clifford, Matthews and
Grigsby. On the 18th and final ballot
Matthews received 361-96 more than was
necessary. Mr.. Matthews, the nominee, was
Il tdittu 10 Tie pttaLlOfm utufu fGetFhs uHt uihut1
a good speech, the portion received with
most favor being that in which he pledged
himself to a belief in the admission oil n North
and South Dakota. lie promised 20 act as
Dakota's errand boy at Washington if
elected, and Of his election he had no doubt.
THE oamNE AGAINST GIFFoRD
Capt. j. H.. Jumper OF Brown moved that
the chair appoint a committee az nine TO se-
lect a territorial central committee to con-
sist of thirty-seyen members. An effort was
made 10 have the members named by legislp-
tive districts, but it was voted dow and the
chair named as the committee of nine:
Messrs. ]. III. Jumper, Brown; j. 1. Ha-
CART, Cass; w. s. Sander, Rick and; j. u.
Vest, Ellington; w. A. Bartly, Burleigh; Il.
4. Sebring. Eddy; j. b. Kelly, Beadle; Is IL.
Sullivan, Aurora; George Ii. Rice, Moody.
Judge Moody wanted to add w. Il, Coad
of Pennington county, but the chair ruled
him out of order, aud the committee was Dir
Tected to meet and report to the convention
tomorrow morning at 0 o'clock, to which
hour an adjournment was then taken. Under
the new deal the combine against Clifford
will name the committee. Moss, Clifford,
Moody and others will; if represented at all,
be so by grace OF North and Central Dakotn.
For Stealing Opium.
Deputy United States MarshaIs Cavanagh
and Kranz went to OIsienburg and made
the most important government arrests
made in this district in years, The parties
arrested are Nathan III. Lytle, Jr., deputy
collector Of the port of ogdensburg; William
j. Cummisky. janitor of the government
building, ard John w. Stone, one of the
most prominent attorneys in st. Lawrence
county. They are charged with having on
or about July 2 last stolen from the custom
house 100 pounds of opium. This il the
outcome of the arrest OF the Gardeners
!, last winter at 0gdensbufg who
were captured with nearly $25y-
600 worth of opium in their possession. Mr..
Stone is the lawyer who defended the Gard
nars when their case anne mp. The prisoners
were in default of $50. 900 bail each, commit
ted to Jail, II is claimed that Stone put mp
the job. Cummiskey had the keys to every
room in the building, and it was easy for
him to reneh the goods. The duty upon
opium IL $40 u pound, so there was con
siderable money in the scheme if it was sue
e~essfuIly worked. Imitation cans had been
procured and filed with oak blocks weighing
the same rs opium aud were left in their
stead. Gardner was to receive the opium in
Chicago and dispose of it, but was caught in
time. IL is understood that one of the three
is ready to confess the whole business.
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by the explosion OF "A threaher engine boiler
on the S~tranahan farm near Cory, Pa three
LlabQrers were instantly killed
Chieftam John Grass, head OF tho hostiles
at Standing Rock, has gotten himself into
the lookup at the agency, having been sue
eessful in intimidating tho Indians and
keeping them from signing the bill. His
heart grew brave and he andertookto throw
off the restraints of the agency life, and no
was about to leave the reservation TO e
off the commissioners in their work mt Crow
Creek and stir up trouble among the Indians
there. The agent at Standing Rock ordered
him not to leave the agency, but he dehed
his authority ard was arrested and locked
up. Sitting Bull is in a fair way to get in
the same place soon, for which let ms reJoice.
William caiI and Charles Mcintyre, the two
thieves who ST. lie IIerder Davis team of po-
Hies on the I7thinst., we're captured neat'Coop-
ertowa with the ponies in their posssesioB,
and brought TO Grapd Forks. Oak, by SHEER
iff Swan. They botli admit their grilt. Their
trial comes Of soon.
Oliver Webb, living in Roscoe township,
Goodhne county, Mimi, who is now In his
eighty-flfth year, cast his first vote for presi-
dent In 1928 for John Quincy Adams, He
voted for tTipecanoe and Tyler too"in 1910,
for james q. Blaine in 1884, and IL permitted
to 1--WE will cast his vote for Harrison and
Morton in November next.
Advices from Jacksonville, Florida, say
the sanitary association has decided that the
names of sick and dead OF yellow fever should
be published. The epidemic is certainly
gaining ground. The Grand Union Is de-
serted. Insurance companies have withdrawn
risks. :
The governmental in receipt of Information
that q violent outbreak of cholera has oc-
Cured on board the Portuguese transport In
dia bound Within forty eight hours thirty
eight eases were manifested, tWenty-four OF
which were fatal.
BY the Overlooking of the banks of the
Teng Chow river, flooding the country for a
mile on either side 500 workingmen were
drowned.
s. Taft of Mazeppa was brought to Waba-
sha on a Warrant, charged With outraging a
fourteen-year-old daughter of Peter Clement
of Chester township. The girl alleges that
she was induced to enter a barn, where sho
was partially Supplied by drinking beer fur
Bished by a man named C0liny and Taft,
and that she was subsequently rayished.
Taft waived examination and was held to
the grand Jury, giving bail in the sum of
81, 900 for appearance at the November term
of the district court. The prisoner alleges
that he is innocent of the ch 0 charged.
Taft is t~wenty-eight years old.
There has been further trouble between set
tiers at Stonewall Land company, The set
tiers made good their threats by
burning the dwelling and contents belonging
TO +. j. Randolph aud wife. Randolph and
his wife went TO Trinidad, having escaped
with nothing but the clothes they wore. j.
W. Iewelling, who had been working for the
Maxwell company, was also waited upon by
q hundred armed settlers, most of whom
were mthkeu, anu cODlpelieu 10 puck MS OUT
fit and leave town.
A stranger, dressed in the attire Of n coun-
tryman, entered f. Ephraim's store at Grand
Forks and purchased n suit of clothes at SIG.
In payment therefor, he rendered Ephraim u
check, valued ut s67.S5, on the First Nation
al Bank, of L~arilnoFe, payable to Frank
Smith and signed by g. Larimorp, Ephraim,
ut first suspicious, finally took the check, re-
turning the stranger a due-bill for the bal
ance. A telegram received from Lnrimore
later by Ephraim, in Tcsponse to one sent,
read CHECK bogus and now Ephraim
mourns his deal.
Mr.. William c. Van Horne, president OF the
Canadian Pacific railway, now living in Mon
treaL, q former resident of Bloomington,
Joliet and Chicago, is about to receive the
honor oil knighthood for his labors and sue
cess in advancing railway projects on Cana
dian soil. He became a citizen of the domin-
ion some time ago. Mr.. Van Horne is q
product Of Joliet, ILL.,, whore he spent his boy
hood and began his railway career twenty
five years ago as night operator for the
Michigan Central MT that place. He nd
vanced rapidly, and was MT one time superin-
tendert Of the Chicago & Alton, again OF the
Missouri Pacific, and later OF the Jeiiet Iron
and Steel works at Joliet.
j. j.. Rogers, the newly appointed receiver
of the lane Office, has received his commission,
and taken charge Of the Office.
The town of Clinton, fifteen miles north OF
Terre Haute, was nearly destroyed by fire.
The fire department here was asked for aid,
and had an engine on the ears when news
came that the fire was under control. IL is
reported that one block OF business houses
were destroyed. Loss not yet estimated.
Clinton has renewed the request for fire
engines, the fire having broken out again.
The town is compactly built. 1t has about
fifteen hundred population.
Fire broke ont in Walseth & Tislow's
carriage factory Mt lshpeming, Mich, and
Quilted the main building, leaving only the
| blacksmith sfandinv. LOSE. 81 900. with