Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-08-09

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Ex-senator James G. Fair was attacked at
| San Francisco by a imam named Eisfelder, who
| drew a revolver and was knocked down by u
| blow on the head from the butt of the ex-sen-
ator's pistol. Eisfeder had threatened to
publish a scurrilous article against Mr.. Fair
| if the latter did not pay him $4,000. The
| difficulty occurred on the steps OF the Nevada
| bank.
| Mr.. Noyes, postmaster at Goodwin, Mimi,
| together with his wife and two other ladies
went in bathing iu the Grow river. Mr.. Noyes
| yentured out over his depth, and before any
| assistance coGld reach him, was drowned
| He was young man, twenty-seven years OF
age.
A few months ago William X. Shaw, a
| stranger opened a wholesale liquor house in
| Sioux Fall. Oak. Lately William Roth OF
| Norwich, Conn, arrived, and had Shaw ar
rested ON n charge of adultery, claiming
| that he was living with his (Roth's) wife. 1t
| seems from the best information obtainabte
| that Roth, who was cashier of the Shetucket
| National Bank Of Norwich, Conn, was on
| Feb. %, 1885, sentenced for four years ~
the penitentiary Cor perjury for swearing to
| a false statement OF the condition OF the
bank, but was recently pardoned by Presi-
| dent Cleveland. During his imprisoI ment
Shaw won the affections of Roth's wife and
eloped with her, bringing up in Sioux Falls
last spring.
Thepostal authorities ore after William
Raines Colby, formerly of Chicago, but now
| Of San Francisco, for the robbing Of n mail
! ear in 1874, near Austin, Tex Colby, in
| 1875, under the name of Raines, was pastor
of Baptist church Mt Hearne Junction in
| Texas. where he robbed mail car, for which
| crime he was sent to the penitentiary. He
| was pardoned out by President Grant, on ae-
count of severe illness which he thought
to be fatal After that he figured as n spir-
| itualistic medium in New York San Francis
| co, Boston and Chicago Shortly after he
| was pardoned out of thu penitcntiary it was
discovered that he was the man who com
mitted the robbery near Austin mentioned
above, and it is for this crime the authorities
want him.
Among the passengers on the steamer
Rotterdam, at New York, was the Rev. J. V.
! Dundas of Rice county, Mimi, who declared
| that he had no dutiable articles in his hag-
gage. A custom officer, however, found IN
| his trunk a fine white Indian crepe shawl and
a quantity of men and lat.;es' underwear, and
| 5000 cigars in boxes snGsly fitted in false
bottom of his trunk The trunk was seized.
Matthew Byrne, u young stable helper of
Staten island, jumped from the Brooklyn
| bridge He is severely injured and may die.
| The cause of the leap is supposed to be unre-
| quilted love. =
|
Mclaughlin at lakewood. ten miles west of
| Fa-ibault, Mimi, during the late storm, kill
ing Mrs. Mclaughlin and her two sons Pat
rick and Lawrence.
The Swedish Lutheran church at Centre
/ City, Mimi, was struck by lightning and
burned to the ground. The church was
| erected in 1882 at n cost of over $50, 600.
Insured for $10,500. 1t is believed that
| steps vii! be taken to rebuild at once The
hang min, xrhf IN fall fnr-i
the fire saved the village from total destruc-
| ton. Anumber of outhouses and barns were
struck ny lightning and destroyed in the
| vicinity. The storm was one Of the most
severe in memory.
| Early one morning at Blair Nebraska, G.
| W. Tucker engineer of the Acme mill. who
sleeps in the building, was awakened by
| three burglars, who were attempting to EAR.
| ry away several sacks of -four. Tucker fired
at the burglars, and one of them fell They
picked mp the wounded man and carried him
| away. A big pool Of blood was found on the
floor. II is believed that the man is fatally
| shot.
Twenty-eght petitions, signed by over
| 1000 people, have been received by Gov
| Hemple, of Washington Territory, asking
| him to commute the death sentence of Mrs
| Pyle, waiting execution at Walla Walla.
| Wash. IL is the first ease in the history of
the Northern Pacific coast where woman
| has been sentenced to death.
Mary Flynn has filed petition in the dis
| trict court Of Iowa for $4,000 damages
| against her uncle, Michael Flynn, "A wealthy
| farmer of this county. The petition charges
| Flynn, who is her guardian, with hanging
her to n tree until she was nearly dead. Since
the alleged assault the girl has been living
with relatives here. .s.
| In reference to the dispatch of Secretary
| Bayard to Gov. Moreheuse Of Missouri, that
/ papers concerning the application by the
\ British government for a respite for Maxwell
| had been sent by mril. John j. Martin, one
of Maxwell's attorneys, says that it came
| about through the Efforts of Maxwell father
| with Lord Salisbury He claims that testl-
| mony is now obtainabie which win clear Max
! WELL
| The list Of fatalities on st. PauI's cable
railway Was heightened by the death of
| William Thompson, soldier of the regular
army. who was run over and killed. The
ear was coming down the hill at a rapid rate,
1 and, when it had neared the corner, Thomp-
son attempted TO jump on without singaling
| the gripman. His foot struck the side plat
| form on the grip ear, but the force of the mo-
| ton swung him around and he fell between
the cars, when the wheels ofthe rear car
| passed over him, killing him almost instant
| Gen. Howard reports as follows upon the
4 Indian troubles in Arizona: Two dispatches
| Just received from Gen. Miles Indicate Il
more serious condition Of affairs at San Carlos
| than has been previously reported. Gen
| Miles is en- route TO that agency, and / am
/ confident he viii do all in his power to pre-
vent any Indians getting beyond the limits
| of the reservation. ] earnestly request i'm
| mediate attention TO furnishing the cavalry
required in Arizona"
| A Iala,otinu nf M;n,,
was in Milwaukee. and waited on General
/ Manager Miller, of the Chicago, Milwaukee 4
4 st. Paul railroad to show cause why the road
| should build a line from Mankato TO Benton
| Junction. The line would involve sixty miles
| of construction, and would shorten che dis
tance by about 100 miles the distance to St
Paul from Mankato, Good Thunder and
| Mapleton. 1t would also make a more direct
| line to st. Paul from Woonsocket.
George Blair, young man. son of well-to
| do parents, who reside n few miles from
Berlin, Wis, was TO have been married to a
young LADY OF that place. The marriage was
40 have been selemnized Mt Princeton, a
| all arrangements had been made.
| When the time, arrived for their
departure, the startlin ginteigence was given
| that Blair had taken morphine and was un.
| der the doctors care with slight chance OF
his recovery The rumori is cdrrent that the
marriage was forced one, and that Blair
at the last minute resolved to end his trouble
| in suicide. Later reports say Blair viii re-
| cover. a
| Gov. McGill. of Minnesota, had been out
i riding with his wife and baby, but being
| alarmed by the approach OF the stormy had
returned to his home, and was about TO put
| his horse IN the stable when bolt of light
/ ming struck the barn, ripping off the shingles
| and striking one of the horses dead Gov.
MeGill and his little daughter, who was hold
ing the lantern, were within about four feet
OF the horse when struck, and were badly
shocked though not seriously injured.
A st. Paul police officer named Hanson
/ was murdered in his beat in the most aristo.
/ cratic part Of the city He was found on the
street dead, shot through the head. The
whole matter is. involved in the most pro-
| found mystery.
i officers was being counted in Davidson
county, Tennessee riot WINS created
very mysteriously. during which some thirty
| or forty shots were fired. Four men were hit
| by the flying bullets, one of which will prob.
| ably prove fatal rumor was circulated
among large crowd of both black and white
who were waiting outside the building for the
! result OF the election, that the leaders were
| shutting the ballot box. A pistol fired inside
the room was the signal for general fight
| Chaska and his bride returned from their
| trip through the states to the Cheyenne river
4 agency. where Mrs. Chaska goes TO labor
| with her dusky relatives in behalf of the
| Sioux treaty. She will have great influence
among the Indians and her word will be
/ almost law. The couple look as we'll az
| could be expected after their long trip. and
/ express themselves well pleased with their
treatment by the public