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The Sun.

so firmly in one of his nostriIs that it took
two doctors an hour and hall toremove it.
While prospecting for coal near Whitewood
the prospectors had to abandon the search
after reaching the depth of log feet by flow
of wafer which, after the tools we're removed,
shot nearly twenty feetin the air.
The two chapels being built for the Indiuns
in the Moreau river country are to be paid
for out o a fund OF 200 subscribed by
Mrs. A. T.. Stewart for missionary work
among the tribes in that section. Bishop
Hare, o. Sioux Falls, is custodian of the fund.
Nazarre La Flamme, the murderer of old
man Cartier, has been held to await the ac-
tion of the Meade county grand jury without
bail. During quarrel between the two men.
La Flamme struck Cartier on the head with
billet of wood, killing him almost instantly.
John Fay and his hired man, named Gun
niDgham, were tried at Iroquois the other
day for assulting neighhor named Larson.
Fay was fined $15 and COSTS and ca ming
ham SIS and costs, amounting in all to $44.-
20. The peculiar part o. the proceeding was
that Fay paid his hired mans fine. but pre-
ferred to go to Jail and board his out.
John Cashier of Spearish, has in his po-
session an interesting historical relic of the
long ago. 1t is the certificate of election of
James Mauher, who was chosen to represent
Virginia district in the Fifth congress of
the United States held in PHILADELPHIA in
1797-98. The parching is SO years old and
is well preserved and the writing plainly legi-
bic.
The Rapid City land district has been
greatly increased in size. 1t now includes,
ha old oil II
try in Scoby, Delano, Chouteau, Rinehart.
Martin, Wagner and Ziebach counties. 1t
takes in q strip of country the entire width
OF the state and from the western boundary
to the 102d meridian, excepting the counties
OF Washington and Shannon, which are
among the unceded lands.
The A O. q. W. order il eudeavoring to
raise seed grain for it's farmer members in
South Dakota. Blanks have been sent out
to ascertain the exact amount of grain each
member will need and the money to buy the
same will be raised by assessing each member
will need and the money TO buy the same
will be raised by assessing each member in
the United States a small amount A as
sessment of 10 cents to each member would
raise $25, 900.
Lead City woman recently procured q
divorce under peculiar circumstances, ac-
cording to the Herald. 1t appears that the
husband had heen absent on business for
! about seven months, and during that time
scamp succeeded in gaining the confidence
of his wife. He pretended to be fortune
teller and finally persuaded her to let him
! tell her fortune. He fixed the cards up in
/ such manner Rs to make it appear that the
absent husband was a rascal and would
some day kill her if she did not secure sep
erntion. The result OF his Vaccinations oh.
tanned divorce on the plea Of desertion.
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WISCONSIN,.

The Mandt Manufacturing Company, OF
Stoughton, win change its name to the
Stoughton Wagon Company
Langdon Bros, butter tub factory at Bar
aboo was destroyed by fire. Loss, $4,000;
no insurance.
Conductor II. E. Adams, for twenty years
conductor on the st, Paul railway, is dead
at Fon du Lac.
Latham Sholes, the inventor of the type.
writer is dead at Milwaukee, aged IL. Mr..
Sholes was pioneer journalist of Wisconsin.
David Vaughan, member of Assembly from
La Crosse County in 1883, died at his home
in the town OF Burns, aged 6s years.
Mrs. Springler became violently insane
from 10 grippe while visiting married
daughter at Dartford.
Fred Rudolph, a brakeman on the Lake
Share road, fell from box car at Manito-
voc, striking his head on q rail- He was
seriously but not fatally injured.
Frank j. Waldo, the Chicago artist, has
commenced proceedings for divorce. Mrs
Waldo, resident ut Oshkosh, denies that she
deserted him.
Engineers engaged in making the survey Of
the railway line between Chippewa Falls and
Ashland perdct that tpains win be running
batweea the two places before next winter.
Nels johnson, woodsman employed at
Phillips, died on a train while going to Chip
pewa Falls for medical treatment. IL is
thought that he must have died from acci-
dental poisoning
The family Of Carl Hanson, OF Racine, was
nearly asphyxiated by coal gas. When their
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SOUTH DAKOTA.

Flowing and seeding in wheat has been CO,
ing on in the Black Hills counties aimee the
latter pant of January aud seeding is now al
most all tlaishsi,
Al a meeting of the Faulkton enforcemeny
league one of the members contributed a
paper entitled Blind Pigss 1t is Time to
Butcher Them, =
hagon Schilstadt, u Minnehaha county
farmer, was declared restored to sanity, and
now his wife has become insane and is con-
fined in the asylum.
At the equal suffrage convention recently
held in Washington. d. c., S3,eOo was sub
scribed for the South Dakota equal suffrage
campaign fund.
An otter skin was brought into Forest
City by an Indian hunter recently. The
animals are becoming SO scarce that a pelt
even is considered curiosity.
A petition is being circulated in tia cities
and mines OF the Black Hills, asking for the
remonetization of silver and when filed will
DO forwarded to congress-.
small child Of Charles Fushmanas, Of
Rapid City while experimenting with his nose
and button. managed to lodge the button
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time as to his guilt, although he died without
making confession,

time as to his guilt, although ne died without
making confession,
Word was received from Toledo, Wash,
that Sheriff Degler had arrested Silcott, the
defaulting cashier of the sergeant at arms of
the house OF representatives, and was on the
way with him to Chehalis. The suspected
man came to Toledo nearly a month ago.
He acted very strangely, and claimed to be
a railroad man. He was very uncommuni-
cative, and his actions aroused considerable
suspicion. People thought he was some
criminal, but had no idea he was Silcott un-
til they read description of the deiaulter.
Then they saw that he answered the descrlp-
ton exactly, and the sheriff at once placed
him under arrest. The arrest has caused
quite sensation.
Miss Alice Kinney, 10 years of age, who,
with her mother, lives alone on farm in
Sampson county, n. c., was aroused by the
noise of some one in an adjoining room. She
at once realized that burglar was in the
house. She took revolver from under her
pillow, and, holding it in her hand, concealed
it under the quilt. Then she lay as if asleep,
and when the burglar entered the room he
walked up to the bed, and concluding that
the young woman was sleeping soundly, be-
gan looking about the room. As he turned
away from her she heard him whisper to
himself: "She is purity and guess I'll see her
later" When he turned his face Miss Kinney
raised herself in bed, took aim at the mans
head and fired. Instantly the burglar wheel
ed around, and as he did so she again fired,
and he fell to the floor with groan. He
died in about FIVE minutes. The burglar
proved to be Sam Kerns, o negro, who has
given much trouble.
Dick Hawes was hanged at Birmingham,
Ala, for the murder of his wife and two chill
dren. He left written confession and asked
that it be published. He stated that he was
guilty and suffered Justly. The crime for
which Richard r. Hawes paid the penalty
with his life was the murder of his wife and
two children, May and Irene. On Tuesday
morning, Dec. 4, 1888, the body of May was
found floating in an artificial lake. On the
same day it was learned that Hawes had
been married to Miss May Storey at Column
bia, Miss. He was arrested the same night,
while passing through Birmingham, on his
way to Georgia. to spend hIs honeymoon.
He identified the body of his child, but stated
that he had been divorced from his vile and
that she had gone away. The lake was
drained ana the bodies of Mrs. Halves and
little Irene, heavily weighted with railroad
iron, were ound on the bottom. The finding
OF Mrs. Hawes' corpse iniamed the public
mind to a state :renzy. All efforts OF the
press of the city and the public authorities
to allay the excitement were futile. The
Jail was stormed by 10000 persons deter
mined to lynch the murderer. The sheriff or
dered them to halt, but the mob replied with
cries of derision. and pressed forward. The
order was given to the guard to fire, and
volley resulted in the killing OF ten persons
and the wounding of many more. The spirit
of the mob was broken, and it never re-
turned to the attack.
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situation was discovered the doors of their
house were broken open and all three were
found to be in an unconscious condition. All
will recover.
Tho house OF A. Roeyine was destroyed by
the woods and his wife and two children were
in the house alone. Nothing was saved.
Lose, 81, 900; insurance small.
Akind.hearted woman at La Crosse bought
FIVE cords OF wood and three buck-saws, and
gave all tramps O chance to earn meal.
They stole the saws and boys stole the wood.
and one day tramp entered the house OF the
K. h. W. and scared her almost to death and
stole her watch.
There is no trace or clue to the whereabouts
of Duane Green, the young man who mysteri-
ously disappeared from Hebron. His friends
have little hopes of finding him alive. the pre-
Vailing impression being that he wandered
off in temporary dementia, met with accident,
or made way with himself
The examination of August Schuster has
again been postponed at Baraboo. owing to
the condition OF Rose Saekman, who is yet
unable to leave her bed. The prisoner, how
ever, was taken before her, and she identified
him beyond a doubt rs the man who com.
mitted the brutal assault upon her.
Gen. ]. NJ. Rusk's agent has purchased for
him the magnificent 250-acre imp owed farm
of Philip Rhodes, in Vernon County, which
Joins the Generals splendid farm on the
north. This makes Mr.. Rusk's landed inter
ests 400 acres MI in one body, the south line
of which forms the Vernon boundary. Com
bined, it is the most valuable and best culti-
waited farm in Vernon County.
While a log train on A. Bigelow & Cos
railroad was coming down steep hill two
miles from Washburn it became unmanagea-
BILE and ran away. The train men, expecting
the train to leave the track, jumped. Engin-
eer Thomas Waters and Brakeman William
Carson were instantly killed. Six cars
jumped the track on a tressle and were
wrecked. The engine and five cars did not
leave the track.
William Zimmerman, q we'll known farmer
in Boyd, living three miles from the village,
attempted suicide by hacking his wrist with
his knife while in the barn. and was nearly
dead when found. His vile was obliged to
go to town, and when she returned the dead
| body of her husband was her first sight. His
throat was severed from ear to ear, butch.
er knife having been used. He leaves a wife
and four children, He suffered from St, Vitus
dance, which induced dependency.
For q number of years past it has been the
practice OF Eau Claire attorneys to oblige
delinquent debtors from all parts of Chippe-
wa County, whom they had in their power,
| to appear before court commissioner to
answer the supplementary proceedings, and a
halt has been called by an attorney ofthe city
whose client was summoned to appear at
Bloc ner. An injunction was secured re-
straining the plaintiffs end the court COM
missioner from preceding further on the
| ground that it was a gross abuse Of that
process of the court TO force judgment-debt-
ors to GO so great distance for that pur-
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IN GENERAL.

Definite information has been received at
81 LoAIs 'tni6 the military headquarters Or
the department. of the MISSOURI will be re-
moved from Fort LeavenWOFth, Kan, to st.
Louis on or about May 1.
1t is stated in Lsavenworth, Kan, that
when the department of the Missouri head
quarters are moved to st. Lonis, the United
States arsenal at Rock Island, ILL.,, will be
transferred to Fort Leavenworth.
The men oEwar Atlanta and Boston, of the
American squadron OF evolution, have arriv-
ed at Genoa. The Chicago and Yorktown,
the other two vessels of the squadron, have
reached Spezzia,
The Ohio senate has passed the Ryan bill
amending the Owen Sunday closing law so as
to give councils of cities and villages the
right to decide whether saloons shall be kept
open on that day.
A number of Iowa farmers were in Des
Meiles working up q case against P. NJ.
Keyes & Co., the nursery firm now under in
dietment for swindling. It is said the same
game was worked in Calhoun county with
even more success. The tree order with the
concealed flap containing promissory note
for from 800 to $500 was used, and the
fraudulent representations concerning the
payment for the trees out of the state tree ex-
anption brought to bear with good effect.
About fifty farmers signed what they sup-
| posed to be orders, but which proved to be
| promiEsory notes. The Calhoun county au-
| thorities will arrange to prosecute the tree
men as soon as Webster county has got
! through with them.
One hundred and thirty-eight settlers in
| Marshall, Polk and Kittson counties, Mimi,
make some strong statements as to the
| treatment they have received at the hands
| of corporations, money lenders, and even the
courts of Minnesota and the United States,
| in petitions which were laid before congress
| The signsrs are settlers on what they say,
they thought we're public lands, and each
signer describes the land he claims. Several
| thousand acres are included in the list. The
lands are claimed by the st. Paul, Minneap
oils & Manitoba road as part of its grant,
being located in the odd-numbered sections
in the Red river valley. The petitions say
that the settlers went there in good faith.
They ask that the whole subject of the Man
itoba's grant in that part OF the state be in
vestigated by congress, and be set aside il
| found illegal and fraudulent.
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FOREIGN CuLLINGS.

The strife of the factory hands at Barmen,
Germany, rsspreading. The employees offive
factories have already stopped work and
those in others threaten to quit.
A fierce snow storm accompanied by high
winds, is prevailing in the south of England
and on the English channel. Several ship
wrecks have been reported,
One hundred and fifty eight of the passen-
gers and crew of the steamer Quetta, which
was lost while on her way from Cooktown
to London, were saved.
W. Percy Tilhman, the American who has
been mixed up recently in several questiona-
BILE financial transactions, was found guilty
in London of uttering forged checks and as
sentenced to one years imprisonment.
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NEWS BREVI'rIES.
The Latest Telegraphic News
Culled from Associated
Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

In the senate the election ofa United States
senator was taken up. Senator Catch nom
mated William B. Allison; Bolter named s, L.
Bestow, Engle nominated William Larrabee
The vote resulted: Allison 2S, Bestow 20
Larrabee ?. Allison was declared elected on
the part OF the senate. Allison was elected in
both houses.
The president will in n few days issue pro-
clamation warming oil persons against enter
ing the waters OF Brhring sea within the do
minion of the United States for the purpose
ut violating the provisions OF section 1856 OF
the Revised Statutes, which prohibits the
catching OF seals and other 1ur-bearing ami
mails in these waters.
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THE MARKETS.
The Latest Quotations from West
eFn Markets.


CHICAGO.
WHEAT-No. q, Spring, 76Ac; No 3spring
63@69c.; No. 2 red, 76Ac.
CoRN-No. 2, 2SA@29Ac.
OATs-No. 2, 19M@19Bc.
RYE-No. 2, 43c.
BARLEY-No. 2, 55@57c
FLAX SEED-$1.39.
BUTTER-Qulet and unchanged.
.fTEs-Quiet at lac.
E. ST. PAUL.
WHEAT-No hard, 76@77c.: No. 1 North
ern, 75@76c.; No. 2 noFtheFR; T2@74e.
CoRN-No. 3, 25@26c.
oATs-No. mixed, 2oc.; No. white, Gle;
BARLEY-No. 2, 45@5oc.; No. 3. 3s@42c.
RYE-No. 2, 34c.
GROUND FEED-No. /, s1o.oO01o.5o.
BRAN-Bulk, $7.75@8.50.
HAY-Upland prairie, se@e.75; No. /,
EGGs-Fresh. "a. sOG5. 10.
BUTTER-Extra creamery, 19c.; dairy 100
15c.; roll and print, 8@1Oc.
MINNEAPOLIS.
WHEAT-No, hard, 7Sc; No 1 Northern,
77@7712c; No. 2 Northern, 73@74c;
FLoUR-Patents, sacks to local dealers,
$4.60@4.65: patents to ship, sacks, car lots,
$4.15@4.50; in barrels, $4.15@4. so; bakers
here, $3@3.40; superfne, $1.70@2.25; red
0OR BAcks, %1WlszOs f6u uO& DdFTeiS, p1szOs
@1.50.
CqRN-Samples, 25@26c;
-OlTs--siixed, 19@201sc; white 22@23c; No.
2, 21K@22c.
BARLEY-23035c
HAY-Upland prairie, $3.50; common wild,
$5@6.50.
BUTTER Fair to fancy creamery, 14@20c.
per ID; 6aiFies, medium to fancy, 10012c.;
grease and packing stock, 4051ac.
NuI.wAuKEE
waEAr-No. 2 spring, 72@7sG No !
| Northern. Soc.
CoRN--No.3, 27c.
OATs-No. 2 white, 221ac
RYE--No. /, 44c
BARI.EY-No. 2, 421ac.
| EGGs-Fresh, 14c.
BUTTER-Dairy, 9@911c.
CHEEsE-C Cheddara, cache
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PERSONAL MENTION.

Daniel DAILY, policeman who was struck
IN the head with piece OF shell at the Hay
market anarchist riot in Chicago, has become
insane from the effects OF the wound and been
sent to private asylum.
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cut men, The strongest and most earnest
men are sent to the state alliance, and the
same kind of men must be sent To the legis-
lature. They will not go there for the So a
day, because that does not amount to any
thing. Nor will they go for the honor, be-
cause the legislature has been dragged
in the filth of corruption, so that there is
no honor in belonging to it, but they will
go there TO remedy the wrongs ofwhich the
farmers complain.
Next in order was the election of a secre-
tary. George W. Haigh of Mankato was
nominated to succeed himself. MIR. Don
nelly said it was with great reluctance that
he was obliged to oppose Mr.. Haigh's re-
election, but he found that it was necessary
that the secretary should be at st. Paul,
near the headquarters of the organization,
so that letters can reach him promptly
Mr.. Haigh lives in the country several mi eS
from Mankato. Now there is here a man
who has all the qualifications for perform,
ing the work of secretary and can attend
promptly to all correspondence. He noml-
mated DIR. Everett w. Fish.
After considerable discussion by the
friends of the candidates, the previous
question was ordered and the alliance bal
loted with the following result:
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A Big Snlarryy.

"'Tha- young man draws quite 6eccn
30, of salary, said bysiaadc: in the
R.chalica rosunda, as he pointed ous =:
man O., .hirty:iyc or forty vino wore Il
look on his face which Indicated that he
could deci6c arbusincss proposition while
IN ordinary man would be gathering it
into shape to think about it. ''Nyhat is
his salary! Just twice what the Presi-
Gent of the United States receives Yes,
sir, That man receives 500, 600 year
for ms WORK, and I don't doubt he earns
every cent of it for his company, for he
carries an enormous business on his Shout
6ers. Who is.hc? The President of a
prominent life insurance company 1
don't know of any other business,
though, that can afford to pay any SUCH
4 salary MS that - CHicngo Ti.ijune.
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Nothing Wasted in Ivory Manufacture.

Almost ~ much care is taken IN the
manufacture Of ivory TO prevent waste as
there is in Tho working of the precious
metals. Nothing is lost. The skill of
the turner shapes the cuttings and cor.
ncrs 50 That they can be put to the best
use Even the scrapngs and aawdust arc,
not thrown away. Such tradc-rcfusc is
converted into charcoal, and forms the
we'll known "ivory black" of the artist );
and, most amazing Of oil, is even boiled
into jelly which is said to equal calf's
foot. London is great centre OF the
ivory industry. Billiard balls are, Of
course, turned out by the thousand.
Then many small workers in brushes,
mirrors, boxes, combs, etc, carry on the
trade in their own homes. They buy q
tooth, or part of one, from the wholesale
dealer, use such part of it as they may
require for their special branch, and dis
pose Of the remainder to II brother crafts
man. Many Germans are engaged in
this work, but in these artistic days it is
strange to hear that they do net obtain
much encouragement for carving and tho
higher forms of their industry.
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this way to he troubled with sickness OF
disease. Some swine feeders merely have
tas hay finely cut aud then supply the
pigs with it dry ormcrcly moistcncd with
water and made appctizing with some salt,
but, while the animals will consume u
large quantity prepared iu this manner, it
is a rather wastcful way of feeding It.
Few poultry breeders have ever heard of
clover-hay being used as poultry food,
yet it is used successfully. For this pur.
pose, thu heads aud leaves which scatter
gut gu the barn-hoor in feeding the stock
with the hay are carefully gathered aud
kept stored i'll barrels or boxes in the dry,
FOR after use, For poultry, it is fed with
IN equal amount Of ground grain, stirred
well. scaldcd and thoroughly mixed.
red, it is given 10 the fowls. and, they
cut it, with evident relish. When
green food is scarce, this method Of
feeding, once in n ,i;fy or two. will br
found TO supply the fowls with the vcgc-
table food so much desired in the win
ter, and II supply cam generally br oh
tanned from Il ncighboring farmer. Those
who doubt that poultry will eat tin.
clover hay should, during the winter, put
y small suppl of it in ii convenient shall
low box in the chicken house, and see
how sooa the birds will clean il mp and
look for more. 1t can no dry and just ~
it comes from the barn floor. and some
poultry breeders feed it in this way. This
can l'o done when You arc assured Of II
plentiful supply, and can SO arrange the
feeding boz rs To prevent the fowls from
scratching the hay or chalr arounl and
wasting it, A still better method is to
wet the finely cut clover with mashed
potatoes ~ meal and feed warm. -4moi-
Ca Agricultar,st "" -ii Ap'
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Tho Bost Wearing Leather.

but very few people who wear Cordo.
van shoes hnye any idea whore the
lenthcr bearing TINT name comes from,
hencc tho question is often asked:
"Whnt is Cordovan2'
"Cordovnn," the nnmc 10y which
leather known, was first finished in Ham.
burg, Germany, under the mime of Ross
leather.
In combination with IL the hide has
four layers of muscular akin which, with
the 'shell." give to the horsc the great
and tremendous pulling power that makes
the animal SO scrviccablc TO mankind.
This 'ahcll,' if properly tanned and
shnvcn clean of its sincwy maLtcr-a
most difficult task makes the best wear
ing leather in existence, and proves the
theory of old timc sliocmalscrs- that only
leather Of long fibre will wcar-to DO
II mistaken one, rs the "shcll" has no
fibre.
In this it has II decided advantage over
calfslsin with its fbrcs, the breaking Of
any one throws additional strain upon
the other, and break In the leather SOON
follows. ul
Experience has demonstrated that the
"shclp will wear Two or three times
longer than calfslsin
C0rtlovan possesses another great nd
vantage in being nearest waterproof Of
any leather mado. The finencss of tex
turc also permits its taking q very high
polish. -New York. journal.