Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-09-20

Heavy rain did corn a vast amount of
good in the vicinity of Yankton, Oak, and
gave n new lease of life to fruits and very
late small grain. The weather for the past
two weeks has been dry and warm, and the
largest crop of corn for five years is assured
No. Is, through freight from the west, had
q smashup at Yerndale. The train, which
was a long one, separated about midway,
and the front section was running but q few
lengths ahead of the rear. The engineer
slowed up as he passed the station, and the
result was a collision, demolisling two cars
and damaging fifteen Others. Fifteen tramps
stealing u ride in a box cur had q narrow es-
cape. The passenger was delayed here three
hours and q halt.
Cashier Allan, OF the defunct Central bank
of Toronto has been granted protection from
the crown and viii come from st. Pau and
give evidence against * Broker E.. s. Cox.
David II. Bennett, aged seyenty-.our years,
q broker at Sc Wall street, New York, was
found murdered in his bed at his residence.
The old mans skull had been fractured with
some heavy instrument The caseis strange
" like the Nathan murder in New York TWEEN
ty years ago, and may prove as great amys-
terry.
1t is rumored that Emperor William has
authorized DIR. Bergman to publish a fur
Their reply to DR.. Maekenzie's coming book il
htNfhnoiJs
The German press devotes much foace TO
comments on the fishery dispute between the
United States aud Canada. A majority Of
the papers ~disapproye of a rejection of the
treaty, but conclude that it Is merely a party
move. and will be without serious results.
Oft the proposed Sullivan KilraIn match the
New York World says: "Sullivun, who is
nov in Boston. has been in communication
for several days with the head of q syndicate
here; and has not only agreed TO go on with
the match, but also to COME 20. New York
within a few Laws to arrange details. XII
rain is ready to make a match at any time.
Referring to the claim of h edominion gov.
eminent to the st. Clair Flats canal. R.
Stevenson, formerly representative of Kent
county in the dominion parliament, said that
there was not O shadow of q doubt us to the
equity of Canada's claim. "In 1870" he
continued, Il drew the attention OF the do
minion parliament to the seizcre of two Can
adian vessels by the United States authoFi-
ties for landing a cargo of timber at a point
on thenew canal without paying duty. The
dominion authorities contended that the
section of the canal where the seizure was
made was in Canadian territory, and the
vessels were released after the United States
government had satisfied itself as to the H.
legally OF the seizure. For twenty years the
game Rno fishery oyerseers of the dominion
ave had full charge of that section of the
st. Clair Flats through which the new canal
runs and their right of jurisdiction has never
been questioned by the United States author
tiles"
The International Plumbers union closed
it's session al Milwaukee. Thesessions have all
been secret. A delegate said the convention
had been enthusiastic, and the reports showed
prosperity. The Incorporation of the union
was completed at this'session. VIII. Halsey
was appointed manager of the Milwaukee CO.
operative shops.
DR.. Zera Waters, one ofthe most prominent
women of Bloomington, ILL.,, was instantly
killed by an accidental pistol shot. Her
adopted son, a boy of sixteen, was cleaning
a revolver, and Mrs. Waters was near by.
The weapon was discharged, the bullet lodg.
ing in the base OF her brain. Mrs. Waters
was anzaccomplished artist and a leader 10
ell matters pertaining to art and culture,
She was about Afs yssFs old.