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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21
IN FINE CONDITION.
Crops In tho Dakotas Never Looked
Setter AT This Season of tho

Crops In tho Dakotas Never Looked
Setter at This Season of tho
Year.
Two hundred special letters were
sent out by Sergeant Glenn of the Unit
ed States signal Office in Huron, s. D.,
asKing for q report concerning the
wheat crop in North Dakota and
South Dakota. On the 14th inst. he
received replies from twenty counties
in North and thirty.eight in South
Dakota. These reports give the
growth SNall crops, vegetables and
grasses during the past week as re-
markable. They indicate the wheat
crop in South Dakota as being In ex-
ceptionally fine condition. well start
ed, fine color and growing rapidly,
and, with continued favorable wealth
er. promising q large yield. The acre
age is from 8 to 8 per cent less than
former years with q correspondingly
increased acreage devoted Co fax and
corn. Local showers well distributed
have occurred. The ground except in
q very few localities, is sufficiently
moist for some time. The majority
of localities report more or less dam.
age to corn from cutworm, but they
are now disappearing and the crop,
where undisturbed, is growing rapidly,
notwithstanding the cool nights. The
outlook fer this crop, though not 80
bright ss for wheat, is very fiattering.
In South Dakota, Beadle county re-
ports wheat doing remarkably well.
Brown, all crops look remarkably well;
wheat especially fine. Clay, wheat
and small grain doing better than for
years. Codington, corn doing well;
wheat booming. Cass, wheat and corn
growing rapidly. Custer, crops look
splendidly. Day, all crops in good
condition and promise q phenomenal
yield. Deuel.. growing nicely; late
wheat stooling slowly. Edmunds,
crops hourishlng and farmers happy.
Grant, outlook encouraging and q
promise OF abundant yield. Kings.
bury, best judges say the prom
ise is the Dest ever seen In the
county. Lawrence, never had better
prospects. Lincoln, crops looking
fine; prospects bright. Mcpherson,
everything growing rapidly. Miner,
all bLnhh gram uOiuB Wcls miuuon6-
ha, crops growing nicely ana pros
poets good. Pennington, crops In ex. !
cellent condition. Sanborn, grain do
ing we'll; prospects favorable. Sphinx,
outlook much improved. Eully, ev.
eryrhlnR lovely and crops tairly boom
ing. Union, crops In best kind OF con-
dition. Walworth, crop outlook gen.
orally favorable. Yankton, crops as
good as ever known. Aurora, Bon
homme, Brule. GarK, Dawson, Fall
River, Hyde, Moody and other South
dakota counties make similar reports.
Buffalo is the only county reporting
rain needed. Nearly every county
reports more or less damage TO corn
from cut worm, and in one or two
counties some insect is destroying the
roots OF fax. In North Dakota the
reports concerning wheat are very
favorable. The damage by wind ear.
ly In the season Is greater than sup
posed, but is fortunately confined TO
asmaIl area compared with the acre
age. On general average the pros.
poets are good-better than q week
ago.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21
Damage by Fiood at Rockford. 90.
Az Iaast SEO0 OOO ~,crth ,,&sn..1,,.4

NJ ioaSt PooO,OuV WOrtn #fOpcT-
ty was destroyed in Rockford, III,
and vicinity on the 14th inst. Never
since 1857, when the waters rose and
overwhelmed nearly all Rockford, has
such q disastrous flood visited that
section. For three hours the rain fell
in torrents, vivid lightning played and
following each fash came terrific peals
OF thunder. In q surprising space OF
time every street was q turbulent riv-
or. The creeks swelled and in O mo-
ment devastating floods were sweep
ing through the Kent and Keith creek
valleys. Each creek drained an inn
mense area ofterritory and from every
side came contributions TO the waters
until the creeks had become destructive
torrents. Down tho Keith creek dis
trict came food sweeping every
thing before it. Theibanks Of the creek
were powerless to confine the mad
waters, and they spread over the low
lands, filling cellars and creeping up
to the first story of residences, <driv.
ing occupants OF houses from their
beds. The lumber piles IN the rear OF
factories were picked up by the waters
and borne along. the plank and rail-
road ties proving battering rams
which took down the bridges span
ming the creek at Railroad avenue and
Sixth and Fifth streets. While the
fire department and police were work
ing In Woodru1's ADDICTION word was
received that people living near Kent
creek were In distress and asking for
the patrol and assistance Immediately.
On Cedar street the scene was awful.
Men women and children were out In
the rain, many weeping and wringing
their hands and all excited. It WAS
q miniature Johnstown flood and sim
lar in many respects. Before the people
were hardly aware OF It the water was
rushing down the creek and came creep.
ing into their homes, driving families
out into the darkness and rain. Parts
ofthe city was flooded, and hundreds OF
people rendered homeless. The spec
tacle next morning presented q scene
OF desolation and ruin. Therwreck OF
the Milwaukee road presented the
worst appearances. The rails under
the cars are twisted and bent into
circle. All the railway companies suf-
fer heavily, and every bridge over
Kent and Keith creeks was swept
away.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21
NOTAN OUTBREAK,
No Truth In the TeleGramsRecent-
ly Sent Out In Regard to Trouble
with the Cheysnnss.


Iy Sent Out In Regard to Trouble
With the cheysnnss.
Long g-headed people are discover
ing now. as they have done on former
and similar occasions, how much
harm the wildly and sensational rum
ors about an Indian outbreak In
Tongue river valley are sure to do the
State OF Montana in the East. Capt
Harmon, an ex army officer, and a
2lalnsman OF experience and repute,
brings advices from Ashland, at
Tongue river agency, as late as the
l4th inst. There Is absolutely no
foundation for tears OF an outbreak.
The Cheyenne braves are badly fright
ened at the idea Of being pursued by
troops. The women and children,
naturally more nervous than the
males, are huddled together and Lieut..
Rivers OF the First cavalry, is going
about among them, calming their
iears. The postmaster at Ashland,
who was given as authority for the
statement that there was danger of
that war was IN the air, writes the
Yellowstone Journal directly contra
dieting these reports and claiming
that no such condition of affairs
exists. The lurid telegram about
camps OF Indians on surrounding hills
and constant signals by night and
day, was as ludicrous as il was false.
Some one investigated and found that
the camps were saud hills and the In.
dian sentries pine stumps. Forum.
ately Gov. Toole's emissary fell in
with Col. Swaine, Twenty. second in.
fantry, In command at Fort Keogh,
before he had chance to distribute
to cowboys and ranChmen the 100
rifles and 10000 rounds of ammuni-
tion he had at his disposal. Such
distribution might have meant mas.
sacre. but it would have been Of the
Indians, not by them.
NO SERIOUS TROUBLE APPREHENDED.
Gov. Toole Is IN daily communica-
tlon With his staff sent to investigate
the alleged hostile acts or the threats
OF the Cheyenne Indians. Up TO the
14th inst. no advices have come to
the governor from his represent ntatives
leading him to apprehend any serious
trouble. Ii the distant settlers have
been worked into q scare, the Chey-
ennes have by the movement Of troops,
had a worse fright. No Indians have
taken the war path and no lives have
been sacrificed. Cattle have been kill
ed, and this is all. One OF Custer
county's largest stock growers, Capt.
Harmon, says: "No, there is nothing
OF danger in the situation. The gen.
eral opinion is that II kept upon their
reservation and properly rationed the
Cheyennes will remain wholly peacea-
BILE, and give no more cause for alarm
than the FIatheads or their kindred
tribes.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21
TWO Llvee Loaf.

Advices from Ashley lake. Utah..
say: During the high water season
OF this year the people have been con-
stantly watching the bridges and To-
wees. The sol oil this valley whom
water soaked is very treacberous.
There is canal made TO carry the
water from Ashley creek around the
west side OF the valley. which Ia thrown
from It's old washed out channel by q
levee. The high water broke into this
embankment and let the water plunge
into the old culch. Men have been
working for more than q week TO re-
pair the break, and on the 9th inst.
when completed, one Mr.. WINNER At
tempted to cross it with O horse.
The ground, being soaked underneath,
gave way. and man and horse were
washed into the ravipe. Two young
menS SWorkmen and Bird. neeing the
danger of Mr.. WINNER rushed TO hin
rescue. They proved unahl@s hOwev-
ar, TO compete with the torrent, and
were both drowned. Mrs. WINNER
was rescued, but not until ~ vas 80
nearly gone that his recovery ~ now
corsidered very donbtful. Ih6 body
OF Workrnen was not found until lnfe
In the evening TAst III Bird was
Iound lak1r, Ihe young men were
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21

ucatioual institutions through such ade,
quats legislative appropriations as shall
enable them to continue the pid adv ance.
ment already made, thus placing our state
on the highest educational plane and al
| fording our people educational facilities
second to none.
We arraign Gov. Mellette for having dis.
Vraced the state by organizing and heading
bands OF beggars and rowing the country
over advertising it as an arid waste peo.
pied by paupers. thereby depreciating prop
erty values, checking immigration and
bringing dishonor to our good name.
That We are in favor OF the full remone
tization OF silver, the free and unlimited
coinage thereof and the issuance OF coin
certificates based thereon which shall be q
full legal tender.
That we are in favor Of the election OF
United States senators by the direct vote
OF the people.
Representatives Bangs, Cooper and
Nolkmar, brought in the following as
q substitute for the clause in the ma
lorlty report opposing woman suffrage:
The democracy recognizes equality OF
rights before the law and the right OF the
people to express their will on all ques-
tions affecting their welfare as cardinal
principles OF the party. We are therefore
in tavor OF submitting the question OF
equal suffrage to the people for settlement
at the ballot box untrammeled by party
dictation.
Alter spirited discussion OF some
length the minority report was laid
on the table by an overwhelming ma
jority and then the platform was
adopted as presented to the conven-
ton.
After a little delay the following
ticket WAS placed in nomination:
Representatives to congress-r. NJ.
Thomas and w. Y. Quigley.
GOvernor-Maris Taylor.
Lieutenant. t.Governor-Peter g Couchman.
Secretary Gf State-C. II. Freeman.
Auditor-J. II. Wicks
Treasurer-Henry +. HorsweIl.
Attorney Generals. b. Van Buskirk.
Superintendent Of Public instruction
w. A. Buxton.
Commissioner OF School and Public
Lands-E. Ii. Evenson.
COmmissioner OF Labor and Statistics-
I. c. Kennedy.
Chairman OF State Central Committee
Otto Peemiler.
Hon. Bartlett Tripp WAS unani-
mously endorsed for United States
Senator.
A state central committee wes then
namel and the convention adjourned
little after ! O clock in the morning.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21
KILLED BY A BOLT.
Two Kentucky Boys Killed In a
Thunder Storm.

Thunder storm.
A terrific lightning and thunder
storm passed over Paris, Ky, and
vicinity on the 14th inst. Two OF a
fishing party were killed and two 9th,
ers badly injured. They were fishing
at the pond oil Berry Bedford, five
miles from the city, when the storm
came up and took shelter under a
couple OF cattle troughs. After re
naming there q while they agreed to
start tor home, and as they came
from under the shelter lightning
struck it and Joseph Sheaks, aged
eighteen, and Lish Wilson, color
ed. aged fifteen. were killed. BIan.
ton Speaks was badly burned
about the face aud one OF his eyes
forced from it's socket and hanged
down his cheek. Edward Kennedy
was also stunned and daZed and knew
nothing for several hours, although
able to walk home, a distance OF two
miles. When he arrived home he was
asked about the other boys, but was
unable to tell or give any account oil
them. Alter awhile Blanton Speaks
was seen coming and he was go disfig-
ured that his family supposed he bad
been in fight. All he could say was:
. "The trough" meaning that the 9TH
er boys could be found in the trough,
and be has since been Unconscious
and will probably die. A searching
party was sent out and the two dead
boys were found where he indicated.
Next morning Kennedy was able to
talk and said he remembered pnttin,
the three boys in the trough, believ'
ing they were all dead. ss they were
rs timber as rags.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21

harbor privileges in that port, but
have no direct connection of their
own between New York and Phila-
delphia, but have q strong traffic
arrangement with the Reading and
Jersey Central, which takes them
into New York city to complete
the scheme OF the Richmond ter.
minal and Northern Pacific to
reach New York. Both these roads
had to be dealt with, and so success.
fully it is believed that they are in
hearty accord with the whole plan.
As q side issue it If said that one OF
the inducements offered to Willard and
to smooth over ali difficulties was the
promise OF Brice and Thomas to give
the Northern Pacific immediate con-
nection with the Pacific Mail company
at Tacoma.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21
NORTH DAKOTA ITEMS.

I Tho house joint resolution donating the
personal property OF the United States to
North and South Dakota passed the SEN
ate on the 14th inst. 1t provides that all
papers, books, records fixtures, furniture
and all other personal property OF what
ever kind belonging to the United States
and heretofore used in administration of
the territorial government OF the territory
OF Dakota, or used by the constitutional
convention framing on stitu tions for North
and South Dakota, are hereby donated to
the States OF North and South Dakota,
provided that said states shall receive in
amount and kind OF such property as Vas
fixed and agreed upon by the joint com
mission OF the constitutional conventions.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21
CattIomep'a leaees.

A special to the Evening Chronicle
from Little Rock, Ark, says: Ad.
vices from Cherokee Nation say that
Chief J. B. Mayes will probably call an
extra session OF the Cherokee legisla-
ture to consider leases made to cattle
men which have been declared void
by the United States government, and
stock ordered removed. President
Harrison's proclamation gave lessees
until October to vacate the lands.
BY the terms OF the lease 500, ID is
now due Che Cherokees on this lease,
and they refuse to pay unless q GER
tain amount is deducted, or, in other
words, they are willing to pay only
for the time they were permitted TO
remain. A delegation of cattlemen
visited Chief Metios and discussed the
situation. and were given to UNDER
stand that q special session oil the
legislature would determine matters.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mr.. Albert Gates, Junior, who lately
conducted a real estate and mortgage bus
mess at 12O fremont street. Boston,
Mass, il missing and leaves numerous
creditors in town. Gates is charged with
some peculiar real estate trausac tions, but
10 doer not appear that he realized any
very large sums therefrom.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21
SUMMARY or NEWS
SOUTH DAKOTA ITEMS.

Assistant Secretary Chandler, OF the in.
terror department has m modified land Of
fee decision involving the entry OF Sarah
Il. Bartholomew in section 3. township
l20, range 66, OF the Aberdeen land dis
trict. Her residence, the land Office held,
was not established. The evidence shows
that muck Of her absence was because che
was the only support Of her aged parents,
her father being blind and her mother help
less. In view of her situation. and as there
In no ad Verse claimants, the department
allows supplementary proof to be submit
70
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21

A cyclone visited the vicinity OF Rock Is-
land, ILL.,, lew days ago, damaging houses
and outpuildines to the extent Of $4,000
within three blocks IN the city and In South
Rock Island township. unrooflpg four hous-
es, demolishing barns. uprooting trees. lew
cling feBces, crops, iruit trees and berry
bushes. A great amount OF damage wae
dome sbuy no lives Lost. as WI
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-21

In remarks on the conference report
on the urgent deficiency pension ap-
preparation bill, Representative Hen.
dsrson OF Iowa, in the house made the
following statement OF the appropria.
tions made by the present house for
the benefit OF the soldiers.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-28

Durham railroad; Mr.. W. n. mitchell, s sa,
perintendont OF transportatloh Clinton
road, and Messrs. James Clark; ,cnnnds
Dewitt, Z. Schaefer. James y. Iur arter
Max Guggenheimer. Jr.. and yafs w
Glass. of Lynchburg, and Messrs, Hall.
Watkins and Wood Bouldin, Jr., oI a -
fax Courthouse: Hon. w. a. An l,.,'iso ,,;s;
Rockbridge. was also present. GOOD
tors were met and welcomed oy as;ness.
deputation of South Bostons yu' obo;r
men. Major Otey was called TO the eI''.a'
aud Mr.. joseph Stebbins was elected secres
tary. Mr.. Anderson stated the ooi,oo ~ ~
the meeting and a committee consis.lhs -
II. A. Edmundson. Alexander bruoei "I ~
Joseph Stebbins was apPooIn'o cani1
solicit subscriptions to the -.
tai stock OF the company, WIZ I rsver
% call the company together Whs;or
they saw Ct for permanent orgah lzaa,,,
and the electionof officers. Another III IN
mittce, consisting Of Hon. X. Il. NVos'n'
J.W. Easley. and Joseph Stebbins, W1s VT
pointed TO secure options on as InhSh 20
estate as may be deemed necessary Tor .as
uses OF the company. This meeting W.
merelya preliminary one. There seems ~
be no doubt As TO the success Oh ~
scheme. A large quantity OF the sso~s
was taken to-day. aud everything scoiH'
favorable 20 the new enterprise. .ho
Mr. J. VI. Darlington. of this town, VIZ
was among the passengers injured Dy ny Wy
oyerturnlng Of coach on the Norfolk ana l
Western railroad at Roanoke YESTERDAY, re-
turned hone tonight. He was very pam
fully bruised and 1t was necessary 70 am
putate the third finger Of his right hanu
otherwise be Is all right. Mr.. Carrington
says ne was thrown half way through !
window Of the car and had the tram
moved three feet farther he thinks ne
would have been killed. He regards tu t
escape of the other passengers from dea'n
as "a very narrow ono.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-28
The killing of MCMannen.
renorial telegram 10 tbs Dispatch.

RAtuaH. \. c., February n. The negro
Moonshincr who attempted to kill Reeve
nue-Agent Kirkpatrick in Orange county,
and who was shot dead, was named Nc
Manner. sheriff Hughes has nouhed
C.ronor Jordan of the killing of McAlan-
men. The people in the noighboThood have
raised a stir about the affair, saying Nc
Mannen had been killed without any pro
yocation: that he had been murdered in
cold blood shot in his own house-and
that he could prove as good character as
almost any man in MS ncighborhood.
Rev. samuel y. Terry, Primitive Bap-
tist preacher. has made affidavit before
Justice charging the revenue ohcers WIN
yrnrler, and warrants have been issued.
'rbc killing Of McAlannen, will be inyeSti-
lated. but "a ne was clearly an ASA sln 1t
is not probable that anything viii result.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-28
NYnshincfnn Nnies.
my telegraph to tho Dispatch.

AFF ifA'tl hli4 IT. AllN fl0PN. ifl
WAsusG1oy. February 27.-Commodore
Cclrgc y. White, Chief of the Bureau ot
Yards and Docks. Navy Department, died
Of apopicXy 40 his residence IN tins city
We to-day.
Blu. wore introduced in the House to-
dav a4 follows: II. Air. Miles. Of Connect
cut, 10 amend the Worlds Fair bill SO az
% require at least two Of the Board Of Con-
troll 90 be women; by Alr. Skinner, OF
North Carolina, appropuatinS 100000
for the erection of q public building at
Elizabeth City, \. g.
Representative Wade, from the Commit
tee on Labor. to-day reported e. the House
taVurgbly the Best bill, requiring tmtcd
States lahorers, workmen. and mechanics
employed since June %. 1865. 10 be PAID on
the basis of eight hours for each day s
work. The bin directs the Court OF Claims
ID adjust all claims of this kind, and pro-
vides that 10 statute of limitations, or
u0ymont made, or contract, or receipt
ciycn for "a less sum per day than the full
price oil a days work shall Affect the rght
ut recovery. IN an accompanying report
fhccoiuMittec describe nj some lenRthsomo
of 1.-THE WAYS aud means resorted 10 py
officers Of the Government 20 avoid tho
ulaiu import Of the eight-hour law and eX-
tort from the employees # the Government
tlo same number OF hour. work per day as
th,v performed before the passage Of the
elcht. hour law, thus setting at naught the
solemn enactment of Congress which has
remained unrepealed and without an ci-
fort to repeal it for more than twenty-one
years"
A. to the amount that it will take 10 pay
the claims the committee finds that II will
REQUIRE for the Navy Department >3OoO,-
coo. I'm the War Department, SsOD,OOO. and
IN the Post-OMce Department, Sl15,gUO-
an aggregate of about Si,OJO,OOJ.