Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-05-10
Itarna Aho,,t peonla.

George H. Marsh, a prominent banker o,
Des Moines and president of the state In
surahee company, died. aged fifty.two. He
was q prominent member of the knights
Templar and other orders.
Charles a. Howard, OF Milwaukee, a
widely known Mason. whose financial cir
eumstances have heretofore been only
moderately comfortable. has been notified
by Chicago lawyer OF a bequest left him
OF over 81, 600, 600 by an aunt, Mrs. Mary
Howard, OF Kent. Yorkshire, Eng, who
Howard supposed had disinherited him.
A large number OF literary and political
personages assembled In the Jerusalem
chamber OF Westminster Abbey In Ion
don to consider the best means oil honor
ing the memory OF Matthew Arnold. The
speakers were Lord Derby. Lord Coleridge,
Lord Roseberry and Robert Browning.
who all coneurred in the proposal to raise
memorial to Mr.. Arnold in the abbey,
and to found scholarship in his name In
oxford University The proposal was aft
srward agreed to by allpresent.
Gen. Joseph +. Johnston. the highest in
rank of living officers OF the Confederate
army, has been unanimously elected an
honorary member OF T.. ID. Decker post. q.
A. r. 81 Phladelphia. The election was
brought about by letter reading For
the purpose OF enabling me to participate
in the noble work OF charity performed by
tbs members OF the Grand Army OF the Re
public | hereby make application for con-
tribrting membership In your post. In.
closed please find 8 o for one year dttes.
The petition when pres inted TO the post
went through with rush amid cheers.
Gen. Johnston Is the only ex-Confederate
soldier who has ever been received into
the ranks OF a Grand Army pest.
n - - -
returned irana- E,--ane. brings some corrob.
oiative Information in regesc ~ the
physical condition OF James @. Blaine,
gathered principally during his soiourn at
Paris and Florence. He saw him quite
frequently walking on the bonevardsS OF
Paris and afterward at Florences italy,
where the Hill party remained for two
months. While in Florence Mr.. Hili con-
versed with intimate friends OF Hr. Blaine
who bad Travelled with tim. during last
summer in England and Irelapd, and both
from personal appearance ard the un
varying testimony Of these friends, Mr.
Hill was fully convinced that he WAS then
anything but well man. Mr. Hill added
that from all he could learn from Mr..
Blaine's friends at Florence his disease
was believed to be iDcurable.
Hon. Edmund Rice OF st. Paul, viii de-
cline denomination for congress. He
writes TO the chairman OF the democratic
committee: II am constrained by personal
eonsidera tions alone to say TO you that
cannot, nor do desire to be. candidate
for renomination to congress. II / survive
to the end OF my present term, Ishail have
become seventy years OF age, and, il
were to be reelected, untitled by reason
thereof, to do Justice to the position OF a
member OF congress for so large and inn
portant constituency as is comprised in
the Fourth district. which now numbers.
think. over 500. 600. the most populous
congressional district in the United States.
Such a district requires the services OF a
man in the full vigor OF life, mentally and
physically. / cannot hope to be in that
condition. nor could ] expect TO fill the
position with satisfaction TO myself, moi
to my constituents.