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The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-14

Advices from Ashley lake, Utah,
say: During the high water season
OF this year the people have been con-
stsntly watching the bridges and le-
wees. The sol. Of this valley when
water-soaked is very treacberous.
There is canal made to carry the
water from Ashley creek around the
west side OF the valley. which is thrown
from its old washed.out channel by q
levee. The high water broke into this
embankment and let the water plunge
into the old Rulch. Men have been
working for more than q week to re-
pair the break, and on the 5rh inst.
when completed, one Mr.. WINNER at.
tempted to cross 1t with q horse.
The ground, being soaked underneath,
gave way, and man and horse were
washed into the ravine. Two young
men, Workmen and Bird, seeing the
danger OF Mr.. WINNER. rushed to his
rescue. They proved unable, howev.
or, to compete with the torrent, and
were both drowned. Mr.. Winner
was rescued, but not until he was so
nearly gone that his recovery is now
considered very doubtful. The body
OF Workmen was not found until late
in the evening. That OF Bird was
found later. The young men were
highly spoken OF.
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SMUGGLERS NABBED.
Seven Employees Of an lnman Steam
or Arrested by Officers.

Seven Employees OF IN Inman Steam.
er Arrested by offlcers.
Five men are now III Ludlow Street
Jail New York city and two more men
are out on bail on the charge OF SNUG
Cling. Those in jail are John Hart,
John Hughes, John Baker, petty offic-
ers on the 1nman steamer City OF New
York, and John Lathin, head bar
keeper, and John Merdock, ships
storekeeper OF the lnman liner City oil
Chicago. Those out on bail are Ed
ward Baxter, dock clerk, and John
Fort, chief cooper, both employed
by the Inman line at Jersey City.
Lathin and Merdock were arrested
on the 9th inst. on board the City Of
Chicago. The specific charges against
Lathin and Merdock Is that on May
13, last, they brought into Jsrsey
City q lot OF ready made clothing in
bags on which they evaded duty. The
arrest would have been made then,
but the vessel sailed before the mat
ter could be brought home to the pair.
Hart. Hughes and Baker, who were
taken from the City OF New York, are
said to be wealthy Liverpool citizens,
who have made comfortable fortunes
by just such practices as that for
which they are now under arrest.
Four OF the Inman steamers are now
in trouble in connection with SNUG
Cling. They are the City OF Chester,
City OF New York, City OF Berlin and
the City OF Chicago. Chief Officer Al
len, of the City OF Chester, who evad.
ed arrest on the last trip Of his vessel,
it is believed will be returned to an
swer the charges against him.
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An indian Massacre.

An order from the war department
has been forwarded TO Col. Arnold, in
command at Fort Custer, directing
him to send two companies OF the
First cavalry to the scene Of the mas
sacre by the Cheyennes a few days
ago. Four meu we're massacred on
the Little Big Horn within gunsbot Of
the scene OF the Custer massacre OF
1876. Several white men, unknown
to the agent or the military authori-
ties. have entered the reservation and
narangued the Cheyennes with story
OF a coming Christ, and infiamed their
imaginations with tales OF horses,
cattle and firawater to be bestowed
when the Christ arrived. One night q
band of braves went on the war path,
almost in eight OF Fort Custer, and
surprised family on the Little Big
Horn. The only woman present es-
capped with her husband; while two
n,en, one OF whom was named Bow
man, were killed and scalped. The
band proceeded to the Tongue river
valley and killed two more settlers
whose names are unknown.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-14
STOLE PENSION PAPERS.
An Iowa Church Member Attempts
to Defraud Uncle Sam.

Charles Shepard, alias Ambrose
Christian, OF Cherokee, Iowa, has just
been sentenced to two years in the
penitentiary by Judge Shiras. Shep-
ard was accused Of having attempted
to draw pension under the name Of
Christian, and pleaded guilty. The
story OF Shepard's villainy reads like
romance. In 1868 Charles Shepard
and Ambrose Christian were discharg-
ed from service in the Tenth United
States infantry in South Carolina.
Shortly atterward Shepard stole @
suit OF Christians clothes, with the
latter's discharge papers in one OF the
pockets. For purposes OF his own
Shepard assumed the name Of Chris
tian, and a few weeks later was mar.
ried under that name. He deserted
his wife and came West, the real Am.
brose Christian having mar
row escape from death at the
hands OF the infuriaJed rela-
tivss OF the imposter's wife. Shepard
came west to Cherokee, and for twen-
ty years went under the name OF
Christian, pretending to lead life in
accord with the name. He married,
joined the church, and became one OF
it's leading exhorters and class leaders.
A couple OF ears ago he filed an ap-
plication Tor pension under the name
OF Ambrose Christian, sending in the
stolen discharge papers as evidence.
The real Ambrose Christian had al.
ready been granted u pension, having
successfully proven that his papers
had been stolen. The pension au.
thorlties put detectives On Shepard 9
track and the real state OF affairs was
disclosed. When arrested Shepard
was just going to church to lead in
prayer. When he found that his viii
lainy was known he broke down, con-
fessed his crime and begged for mercy
for his iamily's sake. The real Am,
brose Christian was present at the
trial. He lives in Michigan very com
tortably on the government pension
ne draws.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-14
Knight TempIars.

The South Dakota grand com.
mandery recently in session at Sioux
Falls, elected the following officers for
the ensuing year:
Grand commander, John +. SChrad.
er OF Rapid City.
Deputy grand commander, s. H..
Jumper OF Aberdeen.
Grand generalissimo, w. II. Stokes
OF Watertown.
Grand captain general, George w.
Burnside OF Sioux Falls.
Grand senior warden, w. j. Nc
Mackin of Deadwood.
Grand treasurer, A. w. Howard OF
Yankton.
Grand prelate, Rev. John H. Bah
cock OF Mitchell.
Grand recorder, B. M. Rowley OF
Huron.
Grand Commanded Schrader has
made the following appointments:
Grand sword bearer, Alex Inglis OF
Chamberlain.
Grand warden, Stephen Hawkins OF
Aberdeen
Captain OF the guard, Frank Ku-
u6rtu Ol SlOu4 dlIs.
Watertown was chosen as the loCa.
ton for the next conclave.
NORTH DAKOTA GRAND CoMMANDERY.
The grand commandery OF North
Dakota has chosen the folio wing Off
GERS for the ensuing year:
Grand commander, Leonard A. Rose
OF Fargo.
Deputy grand commander. David NJ.
Holmes OF Grand Forks.
Grand generalIissimo, Robert r.
Wallace Of jamestown.
Grand captain general, R.W. Knowl-
ton OF Fargo.
Grand prelate, +. B. Nash OF Fargo.
Grand senior warden, Joseph Hare
OF Bismarck.
Grand junior warden, c. A. Hale OF
Grand Forks.
Grand treasurer, c. E. Blackwell o.
Jamestown.
Grand recorder, w. r. Perkins OF
Bismarck.
Grand standard bearer, II. p. Ruck
er of Grand FORKS.
Grand sword bearer, J. d. Black OF
Valley City.
Grand warden, A, II. Burke OF Fargo.
Grand captain OF the guards, J. H.
Marshall Of Bismarck.
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The National Debt.

The monthly public debt statement
issued from the treasury department
on June I'd shows q decrease in the
debt amounting to $6,661,S71 dur
ing the past month OF May, and for
the eleven months OF the current fig
cal year $67. 7.7s7,722. The total
debt, less cash in the treasury, on
June 1, was 81, ,O0s, 1858, 1893. The
net cash or surplus in the treasury on
the lst instant, was $36, 6,901, ,791,
against $35, ,93o,622 a month ago.
National bank repositories today
hold $31, ,225,99s of government
funds, about $5OO,0OO less than q
month ago. The gold fund balance
has increased about $5, 100000 dur
nR the past month, and today
amourtts TO $l90, ,S54, and the
silver fund balance, exclusive of 90,
600, 900 trade dollar bullion, has in
creased o little more than 81 900, 900
and now amounts to $1S.2l2,725.
The fund OF standing silver dollars
keeps steadily increasing and
the treasury holds $309,0ss,.
092 OF this coin. Government receipts
during the month from all sources ag.
gregated $35, ,443,351, and receipts
for the eleven months for the current
fiscal yea ending May 81 aggregated
1854, ,536,9SS. The receipts Tor the
present month will probably reach
$35. 900, 900, aud thus swell the gov.
eminent receipts for the current fiscal
year very close to $400, 900, 900. or
SIS. 100000 more than Secretary
WINDOWS estimate made early last
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-14
Killed Mia Friend.

A queer murder was psrpetrated at
Chicago, on the 9th inst, in saloon
kept by q man named Dalton. A
painter named James johnson and n
carpenter named Walter jacobson
had been in Dalton's all night drink.
ing beer and shaking dice. About 7
O'Clock johnson went to sleep in q
chair and little later Jacobson be.
came engaged in an IaltercaCion with
Dalton. jacobson drew heavy knife
al nd made o lunge at the saloonkeep-
er, but, being quite drunk, he could
not maintain his equilibrium, and, in
stead OF stabbing Dalton, ne reeled
and drove the knife into the body OF
his sleeping friend, Johnson, who died
shortly after. Jacobson was arrest
ed.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-14
MARQUIS DE MORES.
He Tells In q POLICE Court He Many
interesting Adventures.

Paris Caple: In the Ninth police
court the Marquis de Mores was tried
on charge of melting to sedition
meetings, found guilty, and sentenced
to the maximum penalty OF three
months Imprisonment. Before the
proceedings were well begun the over
crowded court room was like q fur
mace. Still no complaint was uttered
by the painting, perspiring audience,
as their interest ID the case was strong
enough to concentrate their whole at
tention. An enterprising photogra-
pher had arranged his apparatus in a
corner, but found it we'll nigh lmpossi
BILE to disengage his elbows from his
ribs. On the bench with the Marquis
de Mores was one Salvallee, a lock.
smith, whose signature appeared
with that OF the marquis Oh
the posters on which the charge
was based. Aristocrat and artisan
were equally irreproachable in their
get-up and were as much unlike the
typical anarchist as could be. They
were respectively assisted by NM.
Debatgs and Nillevoye.
Yours has been an agitated lfe2"
was President Fontee's opening ques-
tion, addressed to the marquis, after
the usual preliminaries.
"Not agitated," was the reply.
The judge corrected the the dice,
tive to tumultuous.
II passed through st. Cyr and then
became an officer" said the marquis,
"and ! am still an officer in the re.
serve. Az it was my object to be al
ways useful for something, and as
oarrack life in time OF peace seemed to
have no object, ! resigned, married and
went to the United States, where
busted myself first with banking, then
with sheep breeding on the co.opera-
tive plan. and afterwards with cattle
breeding. Seeing the costliness of the
middleman system l suppressed the
middleman and nut myself directly
in communication with the consum.
ers, with the result that the price OF
meat in New York was reduced 25
per cent. That was a service to the
social cause"
"And to YOURSELF" queried the
Judge.
mo, lost enormously"
"You have large tortune?"
"Not very large, but | have paid
what l owed, aud can pay what owe
now. In 1884" the marquis contin-
ued, II went to the East, and on my
return communicated to NJ. Goblet
the results OF my studies upon the
colonization question. Afterwards
! went to Tonquin, where examined
a railway project which would cost
the home government nothing. ! had
the satisfaction OF seeing my plans
approved by tho government and
heads OF the technical departments.
In five months / Travelled over more
than l 200 kilometres. and have made
my way to places where 500 soldiers
were afraid to venture"
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The application filed by M. Christ
ich, formerly prime minister OF Eervia,
and later Ssrvian minister TO Berlin.
for divorce from bis wife, Artemesia,
has caused considerable surprise, not,
however, because OF any belief thai
his petition is groundlsss, but rather.
that he should at this late day take
action, that any seli-respectine man
in his well known position would
have resorted to years ago. It is o
matter OF notoriety that the political
advancement OF M. Christich and his
retention OF the several high positions
to which he was raised were based
solely upon his acquiesence in the
scaudalous relations existing between
his wife and his sovereign, King Milan,
and il is also equally well known
that his social and finally his efficiai
ostracism IN Berlin was dne TO his Pc
culiar notion vt his rights an o hus.
band. Furthermore, no part of Eu-
rope is Ia ignorance OF the fact that
Mime. Christich finally left the hus-
band she had never been true to and
whose willingness TO continue the
beneficiary of ner liason most prob.
ably disyusted her, to live openly
with Milan, who was compelled TO
abdicate his throne by the popular
and official clamor against his profii-
gacy and fagrant immortality. It
was King Milan's relations with Mime.
Christich, too, that formed the basis
as well as the fabric OF Queen Natslie's
suit for divorce AGAINST Milan. Ex.
Queen Natalie 10 too keenly incensed
to allow an opportunity tor revenge
TO 20 by and Il is expected Ehat she
will contribute largely TO the sensa-
tional character OF the revelations OF
the proceedings in M. Christich's &C.
ton.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-14
The De Smet Lead de1.
JOB PRINTING
\ In the line Of
STATIONERY, BLANKS
AND BOOKS,1
Seven Class Blowers.
On abort notice, at living rates.
FULL LINE Dakota BLANKS.

Seven Belgian glass blowers were
brought to New York city by the
Cunard steamer Umbria under con-
tract, and Deputy Collector Phelps.
OF the law division, decided they must
return on the same vessel. On the 7th
they were placed on board the Umbria
though vigorous protest was made
by the agents OF tins line. Early on
the morning OF the 7th inst. the agents
insisted that the party must be put
ashore, claiming that on the ship
there were No accommodations for
them and il they sailed would be obiig-
ed to sleep on deck. The custom
house officers In charge OF the ship
we're firna and, though the agents were
decidsdly persistent, carried out their
instructions. The Umbria sailed at
$50, aud the last to leave the vessel
were the custom officers, leaving be-
hind them the glass-blowers. At the
end of the pier lay the tug Palver,
chartered by the Cunard company.
which, as soon as the steamer was in
midstream, ran alongside and took on
the seven Belgians and their families.
Then, putting ON full hsad OF steam,
the tug made Cor the ba{ Office WIN
all possible dispatch. There Whe
agents demanded that IN people be
allowed TO land. The demand wss re-
fused by the authorities at the barge
office, claiming. as they did that tine
Bslgians were on the high sea and
that all the requirement OF the laws
having been complied with and the
people having been placed on British
ship to be returned to tbs port from
which they came, the government had
nothing to do with them. The tug
tied up at the dock, the Belgisns re-
mained on board and Agent Brown
hurried of to find Collector Erhardt.
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pepsloy, leRIsIations.

A report comes from Washington
by special telegram to the effect that
all pension legislation OF the present
congress Ia tied up for the present, the
house and senate conference commit
tees having locked horns over the bill
and each refused to come to the 9TH
er's terms. Senator Davis, chairman
OF the committee, reported the situa,
tion on the Sd inst, and the house,
having asked for the conference, will
be asked to recede from les amend
ments, which were practically q sub
stitute for the dependent bill. The
doings OF the committees. have been
behind closed doors. Tho situation
is said to have been this: The senate
committee was willing to strike out
OF it's dependent bill the so-called
"pauper clause" and agree 70 the
graded pension from So to 81 a.
month, according to degree Of disabil-
ity, provided the house would give up
it's sixty years service pension. Tne
senate also insisted on lee dependent
parent clause, which was omitted
from the house bill. The house conn,
mittee was acting under instructions
OF the caucus, which insisted on the
service clause, and, although an agree:
ment had been expecned, the cs"cus
action put the matter back where il
was ut the start. The senate will
not agree to @ service pension bill.
There is q feeling among members OF
the house that conce6sions must be
made in that Dody TO secure any PEN
sion legislation, and one possibility ID
that the service clause may ba strick-
en- out on condition that the pensions
now rated at "a AMI less be incl esed
to SO per month.
The DeSmet leader. (DeSmet, Kingsbury Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-14
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS ITEMS.

Employees OF the Columbus, Ohio, street
railway have struck for increased wages.
Laborers on the street car aud cable
lines OF ST. Paul have struck FOR ali incr case
OF wages.
Aberdeen. South Dakota, and Grand
Forks, North Dakota. postof1ces will be
come free delivery offices on the first OF
July.
The United States steamer Rusb has
called for Behring sea. One OF her officers
said he expected very few seizures would
be made this season, as the government
had assumed positive attitude and few
sealers would risk seizure by hunting in the
Behring sea.
President Nathaniel Thayer, OF the Un-
ion Stock Yards and Transit company. OF
Chicago, has prepared a circular to stock.
holders urging their acce Dtance Of the offer
Of the City OF London Contract company
for the purchase OF their stock at $3.50 per
share. The owners OF so per cent OF the
stock have already consented to sell.
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Personal MENTION.

Judge Hsniord OF the United States dis
trict court at Seattle, Wash, has refused
20 dismiss the celebrated cases against OK.
Special Customs Agent Beecher, son OF the
late Henry Ward Bseeher.
General Lindsay Walker, late chief OF
artillery OF A. p. Hills corps OF the con-
iederats army. was buried at Richmond,
Vs., on the 9th inst. He was 81 years
old, and surrendered to Grant at Apo
mattox.
Moses Wheeler, aged so. father OF Charles
Wheeler, Of the marble and granite firm OF
Andrews d Wheeler. OF Lowell, Mass, left
bis sons home q lew days ago, and has
not been seen since. His watch, pocket
book and purse having been found in his
room IL 10 feared that be has committed
suicide. The water In the canals have been
dragged but no body was found. No rsa-
son 10 known for his disappesrance.
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THE CRIMINAL RECORD.

A settler at Creston. Cal, was recently
murdered and cremated in his cabin.
An organized attempt Is to be made in
West Virginia to arrest the HatfieIds. a
notorious band OF outlaws.
J. G. Charlton Simpson, OF FincastIe,
Va, recently committed suicide while pre-
pairing q coffin for the burial Of a little
child.
Lawrence Brown, OF Louisville, Ky,
shot and killed James Metcali, in the
Casey county court room on the 9th inst.
while on trial for the murder OF his (Browns)
brother.
A'prisoner in jail at Cordsville, Georgia,
recently escaped leaving letter In his cell
saying he was afraid confinement would
cause his muscles to become soft so he
could not do q full days work, and prom
ising to return in the fall and stand trial.
Thomas Ploui. OF 33 South Broad way,
Lawrence, Mass, has heen arrested, and a
large quantity OF the cloth and O other &c ods
recently stolen from freight cars on the
Boston h Maine railroad at South Law
renee Junction was found on his premises
Anthony Gould, Of Albany. N. Y, who
was arrested for conspiracy in the bank
case has secured bail. The sureties are
James G. Matthews, Jacob Schmidt and
and George Marks. The bond 10 $40,
Gould is at city hotel in charge OF mar
shal.
Willie Bowman, the IL year-old son OF
Editor w. 4. Bowman, OF the Weekly Bul.
letin, Cleveland, Ohio, committed suicide
on the 9th inst. by taking a dose Of rat
poison. The only known cause is that his
parents went to Norwalk on short visit,
leaving the boy at home.
Owen Bradley we'll known race horse
trainer, shot and mortally wounded Price
Jinkins at Lexington, Ky. on the 9th inst.
Jinkins had fight with Bradley q brother,
Will. Owen took II up. In the melee
Owen drew his pistol and shot two or
three times, Jinkins being wounded In the
head and abdomen. Bradley escaped.
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A Might Of NoVTor.

A special telegram from Missouri
Valley, Iowa, dated the Sd inst. gives
another account OF the cloudburst at
Loveland. 1t says: The village OF
Loveland, eight miles distant, was al
most totally destroyed on the night
OF the 31st ult., 0y cloudburst. The
town is located on the Boyer river
and to the east is a gully which gradu.
ally increases in width as it continues
westward. The cloudburst occurred
mile or two up this gully, and it's
force was terrific. As it made it's way
toward the village 1t swept everything
before il leaving hardly q home In the
town. The amount OF water which
was so suddenly poured out upon
the unfortunate village was anywhere
from three to ten feet, according to
the locality. The house OF Luke
Sayles, q short distance from the
river, was the scene of the direst mis-
hap OF all. The family. consisting OF
Sayle, his wife and son, the later a
young man OF 20, were driven out OF
the house by the incoming flood.
Finding their escape cut of in frcnt
they left the house hand In hand by
the back door. In the bacS yard
there is quite downward slope from
front TO back, and the current was so
swift that all three were swept from
their feet and lost their hold upon
one another.
The old man and his son caught
hold OF a clump OF bushes past which
they were swept by the torrent and
managed to save themselves. Mrs.
Sayles, however. was carried by this
slender refuge, and all that her hns-
band and son could do was TO watch
the mad waves sweep her down into tho
Boyer to her death. So far as known
no other lives were lost.