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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29

A prairie fire was started in Twin
Mound township, Rocks county, Kan
sas, iew days ago by sparks from .
stovepipe. Being famed by furious
wind Il swept northward carrying de.
struction IN its path. Ap immense
amount OF hay, grain add stabling
was destroyed and some stock fatally
burned. The flames leaped across the
Solomon river rs though no obstacle
intervened and were only stopped by
efforts OF the people at the smbank-
ment OF the Missouri Pacific railroad
north OF here. Another FIRE was start
ed by q man burning corn stalks and
devastated part Of q considerable
portion OF northwestern Rocks .coun-
ty. More than 1900 tons OF hay,
and many thousand bushels OF grain
aid large amounts OF othsr property
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29

A Jacksonville. Fla, special states
that bill has been filed in the United
States circuit court for the Northern
district OF Florida by the trustees OF
sile first mortgage bonds OF the Flori-
da Southern railway, praying for q
foreclosure OF mortgage and the ap-
pointmento OF a receiver. Judge Swayne
appointed j. u. Parrott receiver.
He is counsel for the Jacksonville,
Tampa 4 Key West railroad. The
latter system operates the Florida
Southern railroal and owns a ma
iority of the stock. The bonds aegre-
gate SO, ,00o, 900 and the appointment
was at the request oil 90 per cent. oil
the holders thereof. Since July, 1888,
interest on them has been deiaulted.
The securities were originally held
largely IN New England, Eut their ex.
act ownership cannot be determined
at present.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
ltECENT CASUALTIES

Sam Johnson, n brakeman. fell under
the Eastern Dock train at Superior, Wis,
n few days ago. Eight care passed over
bis right leg, severiDg it from bis body.
The north bound Cannon. bali train on
the Louisville Il Nashville railroad ran into
n misplaoed switch, in Nashville. Tenn, on
the gath inst, wrscking several freight cars
and killing Alex Stevenson and Benjamin
DAILY, both cofoied, and iniurin0 several
other people. and damaging the depot
building.
At $3.50 on the morning OF the cath inst.
the Headquarters hotel of Wahpeton. N. D.,
burned; loss $25 1000, insurance SIS, 900
The prope rty was owned by Dawson Bell
who will rebuild with brick. The Gre orig
mated in the floor bot ween the third and
fourth stores, and spread rapidly. All
\ the guests escaped, most OF them saving
personal baggage.
Two eerious breaks occurred In tn,
leyees north OF Vicksburg, Miss. few
days ago, ono at Lunar, Ark, and the
other on the Mississippi side. In Miller'I
\ bend, six miles below Arka meas City. Thii
1M Ater will food the town OF Granville, anC
will overflow ell that section OF the YazOC
delta west OF Deer creek and north OF Va
goo river. The break is seventy Eve feel
wide. The levee board and the Mississip
| pi Valley railroad authorities are doinI
! az IN their power to stop the breaks.
A severe wind storm prevailed through
+ out Oklahoma on the gath inst, doinl
considerable damage to the unsG Gbstantia
4 dwellings of new settlers. Word has beer
' received that Rube johnson, vile and on
\ child were killed by the falling timbers O
their house, situated several miles NORTH
oi Guthrie. Seven bodies were buried II
the debris and were afterwards burned uI
In the Hre resulting from the overturned
stove, johnson and family went to Okla
homa from Topeka. Kansas, last April.
A violent storm approximatinR the fore
a OF tornado in some places, swept owe
Il thc northern, Western and central portion
uf South Caroline, on the 24th inst. Man,
a telegraph wires are still down and satiaIac
tory reports are not received. The loss o
n life WAS email. Several negroes were killed
j In Sumter county, and u white man il
N Union county by falling houses. Tn
N railroad bridge over Broad river, nea
N Spartanburg, was blown clean from IL
N pieru Ave minutes alter q tr ain had passed
Many dwellings and stores lost roofs AN
spires.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
Wild Beasts in India.

Every country on the globe has its
own special curse. Wild beasts are
the curse OF India. They destroy on
an average about twenty-five thous-
and persons q year, most of whom
are killed by the bite or the hug OF
snakes, The British governments in
India, which pay rewards for the slay.
Ing OF wild beasts, keep also exact &C.
counts OF their depredations. which
are published from time to time in
the newspapers. The London Times
summarizes the last report thus:
"During the year. twenty-five thous-
and one hundred and thirty.iour per.
sons were killed by snakes, nine hun
dred and twenty-eight by tiers, two
hundred and twenty-five by wolves,
one hundred and ninety.four by leop-
ards, one hundred and thirteen by
bears, fifty.seven by elephants, twen.
ty.four by hyenas, and elevea hundred
and sixty by other animals, in.
cluding scorpions, jackals, lizards,
boars, crocodiles. buffaloes, mad dogs
and foxes.
"In the same year nearly sixty thous-
and domestic animals were destroyed
by wild ANIMALS, but In this case the
proportions are quite different, for
while snakes were responsible for the
deaths OF eIevsn.twslfuhs OF the bu-
man beings, they only killed two in
every fifty-soven animals, tigers and
leopards doing the greatest damage.
"In the case both OF human beings
and animals. the destruction appears
to be on the increase; in the former
case, the number is higher than any
one Of the previous ten years, and in
the latter IL IL third in ten years in
point OF numbers killed.
"At the same time. the numbers OF
wild beasts killed and the rewards
paid for that purpose are increasing.
In 1885 twenty-five thousand wild
beasts were destroyed, and four hun
dred and seventeen thousand snakes.
Among the Wild beasts were nearly
seven THOUSAND wolves, four thous.
aud leopafds, about fifteen hundred
each of tigers, bears and hyenas, an d
seven elephants"
India contains population OF two
hundred and seventy millions OF peo-
pie. and it seems surprising that the
wild beasts can hold their own against
such @ multitude, but, in fact, q large
portion of the territory is covered
with dense growths OF forest or BAN.
boo, scarcely penetrabls by man, in
which huge snakes and savage tigers,
and other beasts, find themselves per.
tectly at home.
Besides, it is not every man that
dares face q tiger, q wild elephant, or
a boa constructor; nor can the Indian
villagers in remote places command
the weapons which make the conflict
equal between men and savage ami.
mails.
The people there are effeminated by
the warm climate, and are kept ex
tremely poor by the various tax-gath
erers who prey upon them. Two hun
dred and seventy million people OF our
hunting race would soon do Tor India
what st. Patrick is said to have done
or Ireland.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
Senate.

After debating the Blair bill for time
on the goth INST. the senate proceeded to
vote on the bill and amendments. The
first vote was on the three amendments
offered by Moody, OF South Dakota. to the
effect that illiterates among the Indians
shall be included in the calculation.
Mr.. Blair said there was no objection
to the amendments. Mr.. Hawley, In
opposing the bill, read q table OF ap.
propriations to be made for the next
fiscal year, showing an aggregate OF ex.
penditures OF $523, 900. GOO, against an
estimated revenue OF $450, 600, 600. max
ing q deficit OF $4,000, 1000. Moody's
amendments were agreed to. Mr.. Plum
offered an amendment to distribute
the fund among the states In GRO.
portion to population between 10 and
81 years Of age. Rejected. The senate
then proceeded to vote on the third
reading and engrossment OF the bill.
When the vote was concluded and
IL was known that IL had resulted
against the bill. Mr.. Blair changed his vote
from aye tn no. so as to make q motion
to reconsider. The result was then an.
nouuced as yeas 81, nays 81. Moody and
PettiRrew voted for the bill, Davis and
Pierce against, and Casey and Wsshburn
were paired, the former iavoring and the
after opposing 1t.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
HIS LAST REvEILLE.
Gen. sohsnok Passes Away After q
Two Weeks' illness. -

Gen. 6ohenok Passes Away After q
Two Weeks Illness.
At 5 O'Clock on the 23d inst, at
Washington, d. e., Robert Cumming
Schenck, the veteran general, congress
man and diplomat passed to his long
rest. The cause OF his death was
pneumonia, and ne succumped after
an illness OF two weeks. Although not
unexpected. owing to his advanced
age, death came suddenly and his
friends had only q few hours notice
or the approach OF the end. Every
care and remendy which medical skill
could devise was called into requisi-
ton to retard the progress Of the
disease, and, II possible, to prolong
his life but without avail. His mind
was clear and bright to the last. His
three daughters, Mrs. Bates; an old
friend, aud Miss Sedgwick we're with
him at the time OF his death. The
interment will take place at Dayton,
OHIO.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH.
Robert Cumming Schenek was born
at Franklin, Ohio, Oct. 1909. His
father served as an officer in Gen.
Harrison's army. He graduated at
Miami university In 1927, and became
o professor there. After being admit
ted to tho bar he settled at Dayton,
and was soon elected TO the legislature.
In 1S43 he was elected to congress as
q whig, and gained reputation for his
punyent speeches. In 1851 he was
sent as minister to Brazil. After his
return he practiced his profession until
the outbreak OF the civil war, when he
was commissioned brigadier general OF
volunteers. In Juno, 1891, while his
command was being transported by
rail to Vienna, Vs., it was fred upon
and sustained severe loss. Gen.
Schenck was engaged at Bull Run and
served in West Virginia and the
Shenandoah valley. At thesecond bat
tie of Bull Run he commanded q
division, and his right arm was shat
tered by q bullet. He was promoted
major general Sept. 1S, 1852, and ap.
pointed to the command Of Baltimore,
which be protected during Lees inva'
sion OF Pennsylvania. In 1858 he
returned to congress and took a
prominent part throughout the recon.
struction period. He was latterly
chairman OF the ways and means
committee. In 1871 he became
minister to England and discharged
his duties well, being member OF the
Alabama commission in 1871, but on
the failure in 1875 OF q silver mining
company In which he was director ht
resigned and afterwards practioed
law in Washington. About twenty
years ago Gen. 6chenck excited much
comment by publishing manual or
poker playing.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
Senate.

The report OF the majority OF the senate
elections committee was submitted on the
gath inst. declaring Sanders and Powers
entitled to seats. The minority reported
in favor OF Clark and Msginnis. The 70
port will be considered Thursdsy. In the
senate the bill ceding public lands to
California and other states, In aid OF irri
CATION Of dry and arid lands, ives reported
back from the committee OF public lands
adversely, and was indefinitely pUstpon.
ed.
The president sent in the following nom.
inations: +. Sslby, United States attor,
ney for the dat riot OF North Dakota; Msi.
Thaddeus II. Stanton, paymastsr, to be
general; Calvin T. Spsulding, postmaster
at BraiuaTd, MINI.
The bill to reimburse settlers and pur
chaaers on even number sections OF public
lands within the limits OF congressional
grants In cases oiiorfeiturs OF odd pumber.
Cd sections was adversely reported.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29

Disastrous Results OF the Recent
Frosts-Wheat Badly Damaged.

Disastrous Results Of the Recent
Frosts-Wheat Badly Damaged.
To meet the demand on the Illinois
state board OF agriculture tor inn
formation concerning the growing
wheat crop, a circular was addressed
TO the various counties of the state
for the condition OF wheat and fruit
since the recent unfavorable weather.
Time enough has elapsed since the bit
ter freezes OF the second week OF the
month tor those familiar with wheat
growing to make O reasonably fair ca.
innate of the damage done in their
immediate vicinity. That the crop,
taken as q whole, has been very ma.
terially damaged there can be no
doubt, but the extent OF the injury de-
pends upon the variety OF the wheat,
the character OF the soil, and the man.
ner and time Of seeding. The Fulz va
riety has been injured TO an alarming
extent, while the old Mediterranean or
red wheat has pulled through in mod
erately fair condition. 1t should be
borne in mind, however, that the Fulz
is the popular grain in Central and
Southern Illinois, where q large per
cent. OF the wheat Of the state Is
raised. Much of the wheat was weak
ened by being covered with water
during the few warm days of the
month, which were Immediately fol,
lowed by the cold snap. That sown
in corn has the appearance OF being In
better condition than any other,
Apples nave been but slightly damaged
in that portion OF the state from which
most OF the market supply comes
Peaches are nearly all killed, as they
were within few days OF budding
when the frosts came. While pears
and cherries have been touched, there
is stall q good prospect for fair crop
Strawberries are but little damaged
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
THE STEELE couRT-MARTiAL.
Plenty Of Testimony Showing That
tha 4 lIoItenan In n Good OfTlC0P.

The court. martial for the trial OF
Lieut.. Steele, charged with harsh
treatment OF Private Wild, reassem-
bled on the gath inst, after having
been adjourned for two days on &C.
count of the death OF Gen. Crook.
Lieut.. Steele took the stand in his
own behalf and told the storv OF his
rencontre with Wild, substantially as
it has heretofore been published. He
admitted striking Wild and swearing
at him. He was very angry with
Wild, more so than he had ever before
been with q private soldier. Wi!d's
manner was highly Insubordinate and
insolent. The cross-examination tail
ed TO shake the lieutenant 3 testimony.
Capt. Phelps, Lieut.. Steele's superior
officer, was then called and testified
as to Steele's bearing toward the men
under him.
Capt. Phelps testified that Wild was
insolent and insubordinate and gave
more trouble than any other man in
the troop. The witness said that he
had never known in 90 years expert
ence a better officer of his age than
Lieut.. Steele. Capt. IL. L. Weeks, re-
tired. formerly of the Eighth cavalry.
testified to the good character and
reputation Of Lieut.. Steele as q sol
dier and as man. Letters highly
commanding Lieut.. Steele were read
from Major K. K. Bernard, OF the
Eighth cavalry, aud Col. Elmer Otis,
| OF the same regiment. Col. Edwin +.
Townsend, OF the Twelfth infantry,
| commander at Ft. Yates, testified
that report of the Steele Wild
iracas had been made to him, both
by Lieut.. Steele and Private Wild.
Steele admitted ha 7ing struck Wild IN
a manner OF passion ana that he re.
gratted. IL told him, you have your
self committed q very grave breach oi
discipline, and q violation OF the reeu.
latiops IN strlking.a n soldier. No Off
Ger who cannot control mis- own tenn
per can expect to control other men.
| Private Wild then came in and asked
me II Lieut.. Steele had right to call
him q miserable deserter and strike
him, said he had not. Wild told me
substantially the same story that
Steele told me. / told Wild that the
order be refused to obey was a per.
fectiy proper one, and that he was
guilty OF q grave breach OF discipline.
Next day Lieut.. Steele came to me and
asked me il Wild might not be tried
by q garrison court-martial, as
the punishment he could receive
there was much less than he might
get from q general court-martial.
consider Lieut.. Steele, one OF the very
best young officers OF the army.
once had 60 send o troop OF cavalry
to suppress an incipient outbreak
among the Indians. selected Lieut.
Steele, and the Indians were back or
their reservation inside OF "a hours
This ended the testimony in tn,
case and arguments were made pre-
and con by Lieut.. Crowder, Steele and
counsel, and Judge Advocate Murray
This closed the case and the court
retired to consider their finding anc
sentence. What this viii be will no
be made known to the publicfor som,
time. In consequence OF the death o
Gen. Crook the courts action vii
have to be passed upon by Gen. Scho
field.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
The Do Emet Leader.
JOB PRINTING
In tho line Of
STATIONERY. BLANKS
AND BOOKS
On short potice. at living rates
FULL LINE DAKOTA BLANKS.

destroyed. The manufactures sent
for him.
what are you going 20 do now?"
he asked the veteran employees.
II don't know. sir; everything is
gone.
"Well," said the manufacturer. ~
believe you have just completed the
payment OF some four hundred dol.
lars which you didn't really owe me-"
"It was money, sir. that my son
owed you."
eyes, know, but have kept IL by
itself, and it came through the fire
all right. Idon't want 1t, and ! want
you to take It,"
He produced the envelope. The old
mans necessities overcame nis pride;
and, full OF gratitude, he accepted the
money with which to make d new
start in the world.
No man whose knows what real
wealth is, will believe that the manu-.
facturer can ever be the poorer for his
geLerosity.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
Marketing Only the Beet Fruit.

Killing the goose that LAID the gold.
en- egg is a classical and somewhat
mythical story. There never Was
such q goose, but tie nearest ap-
proach TO a fable is made by fruit
growers. who destroy their own mar.
ket by throwing on IL fruit that will
be sure to disgust purchasers and
prevent further sales. IL only the
very choicest and best fruit were mer-
keted there would never be q plut.
The use OF evaporators has taken
part OF this stuff of the market for
green fruit, but It reappears IN the
evaporated article, and 10 injuripe
the market for that. Something can
not be got out OF nothing, and poor
fruit will be poor to the end, no mat.
ter how it may be disguised,
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
CENSUS POINTERS.

How the Population Was EnunreE-
ated Wv tne Twin citlea Tan Yonss
Ago.
Census superintendent f. J. Daven-
port OF Minneapolis has written to
Col. johnson, the chief CLERK OF the
senate. who was supervisor OF the
Minneapolis district in the year 1850,
for some pointers as Co how TO take
care OF the elephant he has on his
handE. He says he wants TO count
all the people in Minneapolis, and
wants to know how to 90 at the work
so as to lose none OF them. In reply
Col. johnson sent Mr.. Davenport q
long letter, in which he throws some
light on matters which have OF late
been the subject OF q good deal ofnews-
paper talk In Minneapolis. He saws
that ne was paid In addition TO the
$500 allowed TO the supervisors
about $3.50 for some special
work in gathering statistics OF
manufactures. About $1,000 was
raised by business men, but it
was all paid TO epumerators TO retain
them after June so, picking up odds
hnu SuuS Vi pVpulhtlUu huu phy uE
them fair compensation per day.
As to the point which Mr.. Davenport
raised OF whether the work must be
done before June 80, the colonel says
that when that date approached ten
years ago there were several districts
which It was evident could not be
completed within the month. The
census bureau authorized these COM
pleted. The same was done In Et.
Paul and many other cities. Another
question arose, by reason OF the rap
ID influx oi population, which will
come again this year. Persons moved
into the district after theenumerators
had been around, who had not been
enumerated. The census bureau In
structed the supervisor that II It we're
found that persons were residing In
the districts who have moved in alter
the enumerStors had been around.
they should be counted. There were
not very many OF these" Col. John
son says, ''but there were some and
they were enumerated / do not SEES
why the same plan shouldn't be iol-
lowed this year"
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
OPPOSED TO An INCREASE.
Protests Against q Further Advance
In the Duty on Tin.

The announcement made by the
committee OF an increase OF 120 per
cent. in the duty on tin mas brought
down the loudest kind OF q protest
from the people who use tin. The on
ly men in favor oil the tariff are the
Pittsburg manufacturers and the own
ers OF the TIN mines. Senator Moody
Of South Dakota mace another plea
for the tariff. He claims that the
opening OF the tin mines IN the Black
Hills will De OF great benefit to the
whole State OF South Dakota. Other
Northwestern men are vigorously op.
posing the tin tariff and 1t Is likely
that the duty will remain as before.
"A. X. Sheyver, J. N. Nunsen and X. Il.
Smith, oil the Baltimore canned goods
exchanges: II. l. Bunting, OF the New
York Canned Goods association, and
8. G. Curtice of Rochester made argu-
ment before the ways anu means COM
mittee recently in opposition to
an increase oil the duty on tin plate.
They contended that one-half of the
price they received for their goods was
made up OF the cost OF the tin, and
the present tax amounted to a tax OF
10 per cent upon the tomatoes and
corn packed. The Gamers OF this
country consumed about $12.000,-
600 worth OF this tin plate per annum,
and the tax on it was paid almost en-.
tirely by the poor people. Mr.. Bayne
said that In the course OF q year and
O half the mills OF this country would
be producing all the tin plate needed
for domestic consumption, and at a
price that would compare fayorably
with the present price paid for i'm.
ported tin plate. Thirty Thousand
men would also be given employment
and the country would save the $20s
000. 600 now sent away TO pay tor
English tin. This statepent was re-
ceived with incredulity by the packers
who said, however. that IL they could
be assured that tins result would fol
J low, they xould have nothing more tc
say.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Telegrams from Rio Janeiro have been
received stating that yellow fever has
broken out In the cities OF Campinas and
Sac Paplo. g..
Mr.. Vesey Knox, an Ulster Protestant,
recommended by Mr.. Parnell to the eiee-
tors OF the west division OF the county
Cavan, Ireland. has been selected by the
Econventien Of that constituency to succeed
the late member OF parliament, Joseph q.
Bggar.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
HOUSE.

The secretary OF the treasury sent to the
house a letter from the secretary OF the In
terror, asking for sn appropriation OF
$100,0 to enable the president to cause
several reservations OF the Sioux Indians
to be surveyed, the same to be reimbursed
to the United States out OF the proceeds oi
the sales Il such lands.
Cooper, OF Ohio, member OF the commit.
tee on elections called up the Maryland
con tested case OF Mudd against Compton,
and pending debate the house adjourned.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
HOUSE.

By vote OF 159 yeas to 145 nsys the
house seated Mudd in place OF Compton,
In the Maryland election contest case.
The decision was by q strict party vote.
Mudd was thereupon sworn in. Capt.
Boutelle, superintendent OF the Yellow.
stone national park, appeared before the
house committee on appropriations. TO
request an appropriation OF $3.50, 600 to
build and improve the roads In the park,
In anticipation OF great number OF visi.
tors as conseq quence OF the worlds fair
at Chicago.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-03-29
Senate.
rb. pre.id.u. sent the following nomin

The president sent the following nomin
ations to the senate on the 10th inst.
Jas. f. Ellis, OF Wisconsin. consul at
Brockvile, Can. Register OF land office
Reuben N. Kratz, Mitchell, s. d. Receiver
OF public moneys-Edward W. Ekin, Pierre.
8. D. Commodore Andrew W. Beaha, to
be real admiral. Poatmasters--N b.
Smith, Kibourn City, Wisconsin. New.
man C. Nash, Canton, 8. d.