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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
WOULD NOT WORK.
Com missioner Gro0 Decides q Pecul.
lar Land Case From Dakota.

Commissioner Gron Decides a Pecul.
lar Land Case From Dakota.
WASHINGTON. Special Land Commissioner
Croft has rendered decision in the case of
the Mitchell, s D., land district It appears
from the testimony that in July, 1885. Mrs
Barr, then resident of Iowa. went TO Da-
kota on q visit to q friend, and while there
was informed that q certain eighty acres
adjoining tract then recently entered by
Michael Barr was subject to homestead entry.
She accordingly entered it. purchased q small
house and had it moved on her claim; broke
one acre and made other improv ements At
that time. she says in her testimony, she
had NO intention of marrying Mr.. Barr, but
later they married. @when they moved the
houses up close together on the line and
sodded them up all around on the outside.
making them one house; that MIR. Barr put
his bed. stove, table, etc. In his; and tnat
she put bed. stove. table, etc In hers; that
there were no means of communicating
between the two different parts Of
the house, except by going. outside,
each part having an outside door; that
she acted in good faith in making the entry.
not knowing Michael Barr at the time and
having no understanding that it was to be
kept in the Barr family; that she complied
with the homestead law fully" Mrs Bars
claim 10 rejected on the ground that husband
and wife cannot maintain separate resi-
dences at the same time and in the same
house, 80 that each by virtue of said resi-
stead law. It is said that there are num-
Der Of cases In the general land Office similar
in all important respects to the case of Mrs
Barr.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
INDIAN VOTERS.
A Factor With Which the Two Da-
kotas Must Deal.

A Factor With Which the Two Da-
kotas Must Deal.
WARRINGTON, Specialize Indian ~ po-
litical factor 10 likely In the Eear future to
attract public attention. By recent acts of
congress every Indian over twenty-one years
Of age who receives an allotment Of land in
seve=alty becomes . voter, clothed with
every attribute that attaches to citizenship
The successful termination Of the ne9otsa-
lions with the Sioux Indians by which they
surrender la,ge part of their reservation in
Dakota will, it 10 estimated, by next year
throw into the politics of the state the
uncertain quantity Of 1887 voters This
vote, thrown solidly, as it probably will be
in both state and national elections, is likely
to become an important factor in that state
Negotiations now In progress with other In
dian tribes will soon make many thousands
more Indian voters. At the interior depart
ment it Is thought that upwards Of 10000
Indians will be entitled to vote in the next
presidential election. How the red man will
conduct himself as q part and parcel of the
nation and not as its ward will be watched
with interest by all who are interested in the
solution Of the Indian problem.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
MANY KILLED.
Over Fifty Miners Lose Their Lives
by an Explosion.

Over Fifty Miners Lose Their Lives
by an Explosion. @
LONDON. Cable.-An explosion occurred
in the Bentilee colliery at Langton, County
OF Stafford. England Seventy miners
were in the pit at the time of the ac-
cldent, only eleven of whom are alive The
pit was completely wrecked, and the task OF
getting out the buried miners will be one
OF great difficulty. band Of vol
unteers engaged in making explora-
tons for recovery of the bodies found nfty
dead miners The bodies recovered show
that the victims died Of gas poisoning. The
rescuers weze compelled to relinquish their
search by the accumulation of gas It was
hoped that the search would be resumed at
midnight, but the latest advices from the
scene state that a fire is raging, and that an
other explosion is feared. The underground
manager IL among the Victims. The record
OF the mon down the mine has been lost
hence 1t 10 impossible to verify the number.
Of the flfty bodies so far taken out not q
single one has been identified, a. the feat
ures in each case were 40 frightfully
burned that recognition even by those
nearest and dearest proved impossible
An Old man and his three sons. who were in
Toe mine when the explosion occurred, were
lost. and when the news was brought home
TO the old mans wife. tho mother Of the
boys and the only surviving member Of the
family, she dropped dead almost without .
Wof0, ne shock having killed her.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
MUST COME HOME.
Consul Lewis OF TanGiers Ordered to
Meet Charges Made Against Him.

Consul Lewis OF TanGiers Ordered to
Meet Charges Made Against Him.
WASHINGTON, Specialize. Benezuli, the
Morocco merchant who preferred charges
against William Baird Lewis. United States
consul at Tangiets. is in Washington. and
has had an interview with Secretary Blaine,
In which he reiterated the charges published
a few days ago. He was accompanied by
Ramon Ozoque, formerly official interpreter
at tho United states consulate In Taugiers.
Ozoque SAID he quilted the service because he
was ordered by the consul TO do something
he did not believe to be right Being further
questioned bv she secretary the ex-interpreter
made some apparently damaging disclosures
in the management Of the Office under Con-
sal Lewis. and In support of the truth OF his
declarations submitted documents which the
secretary placed under hts Official seal Tor
further examination. These disclosures are
said to have been Of . very serious charac-
ter, relating to extortionxte charges by the
consul and even worse Throughout the
whole interview Secretary Blaine 10 said to
have manifested the keenest interest, and at
the close wrote cablegram to Consul Lewis,
directing him to appear at the state depart
ment and meet the charges made against
him.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
A LINEMAN'S FATE.
Burned to Death in Midair by an
Electric Light Wire.

NEW YORK. Special-An electric lineman
met with horrible death at the corner of
Center and Chambers street, from
contact with an electric light wire. He was
employed BY the Western Union company,
and presented terrible sight as he died on
the net work of wires in midair. The mans
face was turned toward the walk. The wire
in fifteen minutes had burned of half the
face of the victim. The left arm was
also seen to be burning and every
few seconds the blue flames spurted
out from the various parts OF the body.
Immediately after the accident Mayor Grant
was notified and gave orders that the wires
that caused the accident be cut at once. The
body was left on the wires for more than a
half-hOur. Deputy Coroner ]. Atkins said
that the spectacle wac the most chastity he
had ever seen. @The wire" he said. switch
cut through the lineman's cheek had evil
IDENTITY entered at the mouth. 1t had burned
clear into the cheek bone. The burning Of
the throat had severed the windpipe and
msny muscles and veins just below the
Adams apple II the man had remained
suspended in the air much longer the head
would have been completely severed from
the body. The shock may or may not have
killed him Instantly. but it certainly rendered
him unconscious, so that his face fell for
ward on the other wires"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18

each state would ratify its tonssitution and
await the president's proclamasion for actual
statehood The law Of admission preacribes
what shall be done, and everything 20
far has been carried ont under its
provisions. except the last hnal act, the
issuing of tho proclamation. There is some
interest in reading what the president will
say and also In knowing that the new states,
with all their machinery complete. may be
ret in motion under self government, and be
no longer under the immediate control OF
the federal government Until the procla-
nation il issued Gov Mellette continues a.
governor OF Dakota Territory, and both he
and secretary Richardson viii draw salaries
from tho national treasury mp to the time
the proclamation IL issued. It only remains
for the president to sign his name and the
wheels will 60 round In three new states
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.

Discussions in the Protestant Episco.
pal General Convention.
NEW YORK, Special When the roll call Of
committees was read in the general
convention of the Protestant Episcopal
church, Rev. DR.. Benedict, chairman of the
committee on constitutional amendments,
submitted . report tnat the committee
deemed it inexpedient to make any change
In the representation to the general conven-
ton or to make any change In the method Of
voting. Objection to the present considera-
ton OF the report was made, and under the
rulc it was placed on the calendar and the
committee discharged The subject of the re-
port, proportionate representation, which 1t
opposes, is one of the most important
to be acted upon by the present convention.
DR.. Benedict from the same committee, re-
ported in favor of allowing bishops to have
tho offices of the church set forth in modern
language other than the English when the
number OF persons unacquainted with the
English language IL considerable. This also
went on the calendar. A message from the
house of bishops was received announcing
consent to the conservation of Rev. Drs.
Morris and Spalding as bishops Of Oregon
and Colorado, respectively The house then
took took up the order of os the day. the re-
In favor Of several changes in the
present hymna1, comprising omissions, SUBJ
stitutions and additions. The convention
went into committee of the whole, and after
one or two changes were agreed upon the
question arose as to whether such o commit
mittee was competent TO act After a lengthy
discussion q motion to refer the subject back
to The original committee was carried, and
motion permitting the use of the present
hymnal until the committee reported was
carried, after several intervening motions
and amendments were put The house Of
bishops sent message informing the house
alterations suggested In the TIE Deum. They
would, however, sanction title l, section 2. Of
the constitution. agreeing to the election Of
a bishop three months after the general con-
ventiOn.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
In . Bad Predfcarnent.

In . Bad Frodfcament
PARIS, Cable.-Attachments have been
issued against the property Of nine Of the
directors Of the bankrupt Compton DIES
compte, which was ruined by the failure of the
copper corner. six Of the responsible direc-
tors Of the institution are now imprisoned,
having been convicted OF violating the bank
ing law in advancing the funds Of the bank
at loans upon copper ceriidcares The Gree
tors and accountants were sentenced
to pay TO the ltquidators OF
bank for the benefit of it's
creditors the sum Of EGO. 900. and to
stand committed until the amount was paid.
This means life sentence to most OF those
convicted, as they were themselves ruined
by the calamity their illegal action brought
upon the bank. Several Of the directors
who are involved in the sentence took no
active part in the management Of the lnstt-
stitution, and, though technically guilty with
the rest, really knew nothing Of the reck-
lessness with which the money Of the tnstt.
sturion was staked upon a gambling venture.
Efforts are being made to secure relief Tor
these men from the terms Of the sentence.
and they viii in all probability be successful
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18

70 serve upon Gen. Thomas staff. and was with
that commander until after the battle Of Chat
tanoOga, when he resigned his service in the
regular army. thinking the war was practically
at an end when the battle of Chattanooga
was fought. Removing to Dakota he was made
speaker Of the assembly in 1868. and was re-
elected to the same position in 1874. In the
years intervening he served as membe. Of the
house. He was sent delegate to the consti-
tutional convention of 1883. and served as
chairman Of the committee appointed to pre-
pare the memorial TO the president and congress
setting forth Dakota's claim to sisterhood in the
family of the United States. Upon the assem-
bling Of the state assembly to elect United
States senators his name was placed in nomina-
ton and he was elected without opposition.
Judge Moody was not, Of course, admitted to
the federal senate, South Dakota not having
been invested with statehood at that time.
NORTH DAKoTA's OFFICIAL COUNT.
BISMARCK, N. D., Special Telegram,
The official count of the vote of North
Dakota has beendelayed. Gov. Mel
jette and Secretary Richardson constituted
the canvassing hoard. The exact majority
for prohibition is l ,159 There was no pro-
test offered The vote of the unorganized
counties was very light and was thrown out
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
Murdered Their Medicine Man.

SEATTLE. Wash. lSpecial-Oharles Will
Jams. Tom Alexis, Charles Seati5 and Big
Bill. Indians from Swinomish reservation,
Skagtt county. were brought to Seattle and
lodged IN jail. charged with the murder of
Big Bob Satsoo, an Indian. Big Bob was .
prominent member Of the tribe and claimed
to be "tenanfmoua' man. which. translated
By the Indian Superstition a tenanimous
man il held responsible IT any general calam-
ity befalls the tribe Things had not been
going we'll with the Swinomish Indians for
some time. There was much sickness among
them and Big Bob was regarded rs culpable
for 1T 30. &C meeting of the tribe four In
dams were appointed to execute him. Big
Bob was waylald by four assasslna, who
seized him. held him and cut his throat from
ear to eaS.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
THE NEW SOUTH.
Gov. Hill Given q Reception at the
Exposition in Atlanta.

Gov. Hill Given a Reception at the
Exposition in Atlanta.
ATLANTA. Special.-The reception to Gov.
Hill at the Piedmont exposition was
only equaled by that given President Cleve-
land two years ago. A hundred thousand
people were on the grounds Gov. Hill and
party made q tour of the buildings, after
which they dined at the cub house. At the
public reception at the exposition in the
afternoon Gov. Hill made lengthy speech,
In which he said:
am glad that You have given me this oppor-
TO see for myself what you have accomplished
in this struggle Of twenty-five years. Every
where we turn we are confronted with the evil
dences of the achievements of our scientific men
and skilled artisans. It is my good fortune to
become acquainted with the New South in a
state which, though one Of The oldest OF the Old
in region which received the severest blight of
war. but which now shows the greatest degree
OF revivication. in city which represents best
the recovered energy. the proud spirit. the
this reiuvenated land. When I reflect upon
the scenes which took place in this
city and vicinity only TWENTY-FIVE years ago
the tendency Of the ante-bellum South, I am
amazed: as an American citizen. proud OF my
countrys institutions and form OF government,
1LA IcJOACcus L MS 40 luucSu ZIG sunny OOuGu
The great dark cloud which hung over tho
South for SO many years has gone. thank God,
and the bright sun Of Heaven looks down upon
nobler civilization. inspiring new life. new
courage apd new aspirations. The worst foe to
our democratic form of government is ienor-
ance. II is . startling fact. indeed which was
revealed by the census Of 1880. that in
some Of your states half the population
could not read or write The census
Of 1870 will make better showing. am sure.
You have within your borders vast numbers Of
AZ md IAvrn uoo<Hp~ ID
your interest it is your duty, to lift them out
Of the estate in which fate has placed them and
help them to assume the responsibilities of cit
izenship. The experience OF the last twenty
years has proved to you the ADVANTAGES Of free
labor Most of you will remember tho predic-
tions Of your Statesmen before the wax that
without slaves the South could not profitably
produce cotton: yet with free labor You have
raised more cotton in the last ten years than you
raised in the twenty years before Sumter was
fred ON, Notwithstanding that only part OF
your population has been engaged In this indus
Try, and that in the meantime your manufacture
Ing centers have become formidable rivals Of the
North tf'
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
ANOTHER ONE CAUGHT.

The Drag Net in the Jury.Fixing Case
Brings out Another Victim.
CHICAGO. special-In Judge Bakers court
q special grand jury to further in
vestigate the charges Of jury bribing was
sworn. It 10 composed of well known citi-
zenA A joint bill was returned against John
Graham, Mark Solomon, Alexander l. Hanks
and Fred W. Smith After making the re-
turn the Jury adjourned until next day.
Graham is the supposed prominent citizen"
whose mysterious con6nementin the Chicago
avenue and Larrabee street police sta
lions gave rise to so many surmises
Graham gave SIC, 900 bonds this evening
and was released He is q clerk in A. &
Trude's law Office. He was the man who
was to put up the money with which to bride
the Jurors, and it is asserted by Judge Longe-
necker that the evidence against him is very
conclusive The states attorney says the
case by no means ends with the present in
dictments, but will be very much more far
reaching than the most sanguine can
suppose. Other indictments may be ex-
pected to follow in short order. jeremiah
O'Donnell gave bail in So, 900 and was re-
leased Said one of the states attorneys as
slstan:s to-day: @Ba1liffs Solomon and Hanks
and Tom Kavanaugh have agreed to tell all
they know about the plot We are sure,
therefore, of reaching the head and front Of
the conspiracy" Another startling rumor
was that John F. Beggs had made full con-
fession, which had disclosed to view the jury
bribing plot in all it's details
SOMETHING IN THE WIND.
DETROIT, Mich, Specialize. O'Reilly.
treasurer of the National League OF Amer
lea. and Col. John Atkinson, prominent at
torney and Irish Nationalist of this city,
left here for London. Rumor has it
that their departure has something to do with
recent disclosures in the Cronin trial at
Chicago. DR.. O'Reilly late last night received
u cablegram from London and a telegram
from Chicago, and subsequently held long
conference with Col Atkinson at the latter's
residence. which lasted long past midnight.
Their intention to 60 abroad was not known
by any Of Father OReilly's practitioners or
Col Atkinson's many clients.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
ROYALTY MEETS.
The Gear Entertained by the Royal
ttt Family OF GERMANY.

The Gear Entertained by the Royal
i,t Family Of Germany.
BERLIN, Cable-The car has arrived here.
He was accompanied by the grand. duke
George, his second son. Emperor william,
several Of tina -2oyal princes. Prince Bis
marck. Count Herbert Bismarck and . num-
ber Of generals and court officials received
the car and the duke ut Lehrter station.
The car was attired in the uniform Of the
German Alexander regiment, Of which he Is
honorary colonel He and Emperor william
embraced repeatedly. After their greeting
was over, the car turned to Bismarck and
shook hands with him. He also held
brief conversation with the
chancellor. The members Of the cars
suite were then presented to tho suite Of
Emperor Wiliia,l. after which the guard Of
honor dehled before tho car, the band play
ing the Russian national hymn. The party
then proceeded to the state carriages which
were in waiting, and drove through the
BrandenburR gate across tho Koenigsplatz
and to the Russian embassy. the horses going
on . fast trot for the eurtro distance. As the
imperial carriages passed the BraDdenburg
gate park Of artillery began firing salute
Of 1O1 guns The streets along the route
were plentifully decorated with flags and
bunting, but the crowd which had gathered
did not cheer as the car passed along. En-
peror William wore the uniform Of the Rus
Man WyboHga regiment, and had on his
breast the decoration Of the Russian Order OF
St. Andrew. Prince Bismarck also wore his
Russian ordera Emperor William, before
leaving the Russian embassy, sat down to .
luncheon with
THE GEAR AND HIS PARTY.
Count Schouvalof, the Russian ambassador.
presided ard was the first to raise his glass
to welcome the car. after which he called
for three cheers, and there was q hearty re-
sponse The band played tho Russian an
them, and then the czar toasted Emperor
William. The Two engaged in an animated
conversation until the emperor left the en-
baesy at 1880 Bismarck did not accom-
pany the emperor, but remained 1t the em-
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1889-10-18
MARITIME CONFERENCE.
Delegates Received by the President
ana Secretary Blaine.

Delegates Received by the President
ana Secretary Blaine.
WARRINGTON, Special-The diplomatic re-
ception room Of the state department. pre-
sented scene of unusual brilliancy
when Secretary Blaine received tho dele
gates to the international marine confer
ence. The members are a noble looking set
OF men, and. airayed in the naval gold lace
OF every prominent maritime nation Of the
world. made q striking appearance. The
delegates were accompanied by the ministers
Of their respective countriea The reception,
partaking Of diplomatic nature, was con-
Quoted in accordance with etiquette Of
such occasions, the doors being scrupulously
guarded by messengers and the proceedings
held in strjctest seclusion. When Mr.. Blaine
entered the parlor, accompanied by Solicitor
Walker Blaine, the members Of the various
delegations were presented to him by their
respective ministers, and he cordially re-
ceived each one with a warm grasp of the
hand and an appropriate word To the del
egates formally Mr. Blaine said:
It is the cause Of extreme qualification to the
government of the United States that its invita-
tt0n to the maritime powers to the world has
been met VITA SO general response. Repre-
sentattves from Asia. from Europe. from North
and South America. and from the isles Of the
sea. will compose the conference. On behalf of
the United States I welcome you all, gentlemen,
to the honorable, the scientific. the philanthropic
duties which lie before you The already great
and the rapidly increasing intercourse between
continent and continent. between nation and
nation, demands that every protection against
the dangers Of the sea and every guard for the
safety of human life shall be provided. The
spoken languages Of the world will continue to
be many: but necessity commands that the un-
spoken language OF the sea shall be one. That
language must be as universal as the needs of
man for commerce and Intercourse with his fell
bowman. The deep interest which the maritime
nations have taken in the questions at issue Is
shown by the eminent character and the wide
experience Of the delegates to whom they have
committed the important work.
At the conclusion of Secretary Blaine's
brief address, on motion Of one of the dele
gates from Great Britain. Admiral Franklin
was chosen president of the conference, and
an adjournment until tomorrow was then
taken. With Secretary Blaine and Sir Julian
Pauncefote, British minister, at their head,
the delegates then started for the White
House. As they emerged from the state de-
pertinent building they were grouped on the
southeast entrance and photographed in a
body. At the White House they were intro
duced to the president, who made q brief adj
dress of welcome. in which he expressed the
opinion that their deliberations would result
in much good to the commercial interests of
the world.