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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
For the Staying of Few Tails.

The parties indicted for the murder Of the
Indian Few Tails are now in court at Stur-
gis, s. D. A dispatch says that it is the
popular belief that it will be impossible to
get jury in that part Of South Dakota to
convict the men, owing to the general bad
feeling that exists over the acquittal of
Plenty Horses at Sioux Falls. The prose-
cution, however, claims to have a chain of
evidence that will prove conclusively that
the men are guilty as charged in the indict-
ment.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
rRRIeArroN N SOUTH DAKorA.
First Experiments ON the Government
Artesian Test Farm at Aberdeen.

First Experiments ON the Government
Artesian Test Farm at Aberdeen.
The government improvements at the
Beard artesian irrigating farm have now
reached that stage where the practical
benefits begin to appear. Up to this time
Messrs Nettleton. Follett and La Grange
have been engaged In getting matters In
readiness for irrigation, and shave had no
opportunity for experiment. The reservoir
is three acres In area, 43O feet in diameter,
has high banks and will hold an immense
quantity Of water. There are three gates
from which irrigation can be prosecuted at
the same time, the bitches leading In all di-
rections and supplying the soil adjoining
the reservoir. 1t is at this point that irriga-
ton on the Beard farm will be principally
conducted this ryear, and as the season is
now late and the works incomplete and in
adequate, perhaps, in some respects, due to
their hasty construction, the very best re-
suits may not be secured. The first real
attempts at irrigation were made last week
by MIR. LAGRANGE, the Colorado expert In
the presence of several hundred ladies and
gentlemen. The gates were raised, the
bitches filed and then the intervening areas
of land covered with water to slight depth
The experiment was great success as far
as 1t went, but much more work will have
to be done before the three quarter sections
OF the farm are properly irrigated. goodly
number of acres will be handled right along
from now on, so that the benefits can be
seen and appreciated before harvest. Mr.
LaGrange is Ia the best Of spirits and says
there is no question about the success of
irrigation by means of artesian wells. The
difficult and main thing Is to apply the
water at the right time and in the right
quantity.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
FIRST REPORTS TOO TAME.
The Floods in Northwestern Iowa Do an
Immense Amount of Damage.

Immense Amount of Damage.
Later reports OF the northwestern Iowa
floods are worse than the first news. The
number of people in distress at Cherokee
alone is between 1900 and 1900. Every
bridge across the Sioux river, both wagon
and railroad, between Onawa and Cherokee
is gone. Those houses that were not swept
away in the fat at Cherokee were left al
most buried in mud. The destruction of
property alone In that pretty little city will
amount to 5000, 1000, besides almost all the
stock pastured along the Sioux. The Illi-
nois Central railroad has sustained heavy
losses, miles of track being swept
away and most of their bridges gone Suth-
erland reports that its cyclone was not one
storm, but four or five cyclones Of no small
dimensions. The loss to Sutherland and
Waterman township, in which it is located,
is at least SIS, 900. The Chicago & North
western loss in the township is 1926, 900. The
deluge covered at least portions of the
counties of Sioux, O'Brien, Clay, Plymouth
Cherokee, Buena Vista, Woodbury., Ida,
Sac, Monona, Crawford. Carroll, Harrison
and Shelby, covering territory three
counties In width along the western border
of the state, and five counties in length,
beginning within the tier Of counties
from the northern boundary of
the state and extending southwark
At present it is impossible to estimate the
damage to the railroad property in that
territory, but enough is known to show that
it will be very heavy. The section of the
country where the food was most severe is
travelled by numerous branches Of the
Northwestern, the Illinois Central, the Chi
cago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and the main
line Of the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis
& Omaha roads. 1t is reported from Water
loo that eight persons met their death in
the country round about Correctionville.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
PAYING THE PENSIONS.
THE FORCE REQUIRED FOR THE
NORTHWESTERN STATES.

A Change to BE Made in the Time of
Payments in Order to Distribute the
Work. Forty Thousand Pensioners In
Three States.
1t takes Stephen A. Marine and twenty
eight clerks every working day OF the year
to pay the 20 0000 pensioners of Iowa, Ne
braska and South Dakota, who are paid
quarterly through the Iowa and Nebraska
pension agency, located in the city of Des
Moines. just now Mr.. Marine and his large
and efficient force are unusually busy be-
cause Of the order which requires the pay
ment of pensions to be made ON July 4, not
withstanding the regular quarterly pay
ments were made June 4. This extra pay
ment is made covering one month in order
that the pensions throughout the United
States may be rearranged as to their pay
sments. There are eighteen pension agencies
in the United States, and the department at
Washington is DESTROYS of arranging the
payments SO that there shall be payments
in progress in every month Of the year.
which has not been true formerly. The
agencies have formerly paid four times a
year, and all Of them at the same time. 1t
was found that this plan made very hard
and severe work at certain times and COM
parative idleness at other times. Now the
work is to be distributed throughout the
year, which will be better for the depart
ment at Washington and also for the PEN
sion agencies.
Almost 800 names are now added daily to
the Des Moines list and the work of placing
those new names upon the rolls is up to
date. When the present agent took charge,
cnmafhtnU hn tot oil
Der of persons paid from his Office was
1000; now the number is more than 40, 900,
and inasmuch as between 500, 900 and 600, 900
applications have been made for pensions
at Washington under the dependent pension
act, it is presumed the increase of pension
ers will go on for a long time to come.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Indian Raid on Cattle.

An arrival at Cham berlain from the coded
Sioux lands brings information that band
OF Sioux Indians have captured 100 head of
cattle belonging to white men. It is not
known to what herd the cattle belong. The
Indians are said to have taken them south
of White river to the Rosebud reservation,
where they will probably hold them until
the owners pay them 81 per head for taking
them up. This is an old scheme of the In
dams to replenish their empty pocketbooks.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
A 10000 Acre Farm,

A company composed of eastern and
southern capitalists has just been organized
with capital of 81, OOO, 900 for cultivating a
farm of liz, 900 acres in Florida. This will
be the largest farm in the world and upon
it enough could be raised to supply the city
of New York with food. The farm has a
muck soil, similar to that in the valley Of
the Nile. The company does not propose to
raise cereals or garden stuff, but sugar cane
and cocoanuts, especially cocoanuts. This
will be In the nature Of an experiment, as
cocoanuts are not indigenous to Florida
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
WARLIKE INDIANS,
The Arizona Navajoes Threaten to Be.
come Belligerent.

4h0 NEAHOh& NaFHJOeS AhFedJ@n 10 be
come Belligerent.
Dispatches received from Fort wingate,
Ariz., are to the effect that the trouble on
the Navajo reservation seems to be increas-
ing. Lieut.. Brett, who was sent with de-
tachment of troops to Kearn's canon, near
Fort Defiance, to suppress the hostile depre-
dators, sent dispatch to Fort Wingate ask
ing for all the cavalry available, as the
hostiles are threatening war. Commissioner
Morgan, of the Indian bureau at Washing
ton, received a telegram from Superintend-
ent Collins, of the Moquis- Indian
school at Kearn's canon, Ariz., in which he
states that the Indians are threatening to
kill the whites and forcibly take their chill
dren from the schools, and asks that mill
tary reinforcement be sent to the schools.
The commissioner referred the telegram to
the war department., with the recommended
ton that additional reinforcements be for
warded and the ringleaders of the present
trouble be arrested.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Writing bv TelepraDb

The writing telegraph, the invention of
Edward Cowper, an Englishman, was sue
cessfully operated between Chicago and
New York, distance of 1000 miles, This
is the longest distance on which the instru-
ment' has ever been tested. Some difficulty
was experienced at first at the Chicago end,
the writing at times being illegible, but
this, Manager Gumps said, was due to the
wires being crossed at New York. No re-
lays were used to strengthen the current.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Hurrying Up Widows Pensions.

The commissioner Of pensions has decided
to employ the entire and immense force Of
the pension bureau for the next six weeks
in the settlement exclusively of pension
claims Of widows and orphans. Gen Raum
says there are 93,949 widows claims filed
under the old law, of which 1852 have
filed claims under the new laws of June 90,
1899. There were $4,000 who have filed
claims under that law, so that there are
now pending in the Office claims of 152, 900
widows.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Poor Outlook for the Crops.

The latest advices of the agricultural con-
dition Of France are decidedly alarming.
The recent storms which have been SO prev
alent have not only saturated the ground to
a remarkable extent, but they have chilled
the air to such a low temperature that the
growing crops have been greatly injured,
and large deficiency in the yield of corn is
exDected
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
In the Tin District.

1t has developed that the Harvey Peak
Tin company have determined to build the
25O-ton concentrating mill at once at Gust r
City, S. D., and also renew vigorously the
work of developing all the best claims they
have. This starts the tin business boom
ing. There is plenty of tin in the Black
Hills, and before many months roll around
American tin will supply the many tin plate
factories that are springing up In the
United States with the product of our own
mi
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02

nesses 60 the ceremony were two servants.
It was performed at Brighton, a small sub
urb near London, by civil officer. 1t
Is announced that a second religious cere-
mony will be performed at London immedi-
ately to satisfy the Catholics
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Preliminary to Arbitration.

The British government has dispatched
Sir George Baden Powell and w. Dawson as
special agents to visit Alaska and collect
information regarding the seal fisheries.
This is preliminary step to entering upon
the arbitration between the United States
and England heretofore agreed upon.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
NEBRASKA LAWS SLOW,
The Attorney General Decides That the
New Laws Must Wait.

The Attorney General Decides That the
New Laws Must Wait.
There are five acts passed by the last leg
islature that will not go into effect until
August 1, If the opinion of Attorney General
Hastings holds good. The constitution pro-
vides that acts without an emergency clause
shall not take effect until three calendar
months after the adjournment of the legis-
lature. Differences of opinion prevailed at
the state house as to the interpretation of
the term calendar MONTHS and the gov
ernor informally asked the attorney general
for an opinion. Gen. Hastings holds that q
calender month can only begin on the first
day and end on the last day of the month";
The legislature adjourned April A. Tt is his
opinion that the next calendar month did
not begin until May /, and that the three
calendar months will not be ended until
July 81. The governor will act on that in
depreciation of the constitution, and it is
possible that number of appointments will
be delayed in consequence, The acts affect
ed by this ruling are the warehouse, the
worlds fair, the soldiers home, the eight
hour and the Boyd county laws.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
More Indian TrOops,

It has been decided by the war depart
ment to add another Indian troop to the
army. 1t will consist of fifty cavalrymen,
and will be stationed at San Antonio, Tex
The troop will be recruited altogether from
the Sioux band of Chief Hump, who were
among the most desperate warriors in the
Wounded Knee fight.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
To Protect the Missionaries.

The navy department at Washington has
received cablegrams from Admiral Belknap,
commanding the United States squadron on
the China station, confrmatory of the news
previously received, of the persecution OF
foreign missionaries by the Chinese. The
admiral has sent all his available ships to
Shanghai. the point most threatened
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
When Insurance Companies Are Exempt

Judge Blodgett, in the United States court
at Chicago, rendered an important decision
in an accident insurance case He held that
the clause in the insurance policy exempt
ing the company from liability In case the
injured died of poison or asphyxiation is
valid, and dismissed the suit to recover the
amount of insurance in case where the in
sured was suffocated by gas in q hotel.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Jack Gives q Warning,

The vigilance committee in White Chapel,
London, has been reawakened to activity
by an undoubted warning in the shape of a
letter In which slack" announces that he is
about to perform another operation" He
adds that he has been nearly caught twice,
but will never be taken alive.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
ONE of the daily papers Of Rome

One Of the daily papers of Rome
publishes IN every issue the following
editorial notice: sFor report Of o
fight or q fire in which one or more
human lives were lost we pay lire
and 30 cents; for report of suicide.
A lire; for q report Of an attempt az
suicide, 30 cents; for report Of an
accident at which q person suffered
bodily harm, 30 cents; for reports Of d
murder, highway robbery, burglary
and other happenings Of this kind. we
pay according to The Importance 81 the
event. but u no case less than 3 lires. :
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
A VISITOR to the fur exhibitlon i. !, 8.

4, = VISITOR 70 the Inr eXhlbltl0n Ia Ef n.
don says: a curious bundle was shown
20 me as freaks OF nature'--a skunk
skin OF q fawn color, with an arrow
shaped mark In white; black and white
skunk skins, like badgers, ana Il c.li-
Gus admixtnre Of gray and black. Til %
no money could duplicate There are a
couple Of water buffalo heads. viii ii
are almost priceless now, ind many
noble antlers dear to the heart of he
sportsman, Tor the exhibited appcals 10
the naturalist and sportsman IS vel al
70 the woman of fashion.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Ohio Democrats.

The democratic state central committee
of Ohio decided to hold the state convention
at Cleveland July IA to Is. Allen w. Thur
man was selected as temporary chairman of
the convention. Gov. Campbell met with
little opposition in the committee outside of
Hamilton county.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
To Move Iceianders to Alaska.

Ludwig Won Dolcke, the noted Icelander,
has made a proposition to the authorities to
transport the entire population of Iceland to
Alaska, and there establish a colony under
the government Of the United States. 1t is
understood the United States government
ooks fayorabIy upon the scheme.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
An Alliance Platform.

The alliance platform adopted at Grand
Forks, N. D., makes no mention of the Gin
clnnati platform, demands a 10O-cent silver
dollar, the taxation OF mortgages, favors an
income tax, prohibition and woman suf-
frage, and also indorses the Ocala platform
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Manslauehter by Negligence.

The coroner's jury of Jefferson parish
La, investigating the recent Illinois Cen
trail wreck, returned verdict of gross neg
ligence on the part of F. G. Tenant in
leaving the switch open and DR.. Isaim, be-
ing accessory. Charges OF manslaughter
were preferred against both men, who were
held in So. 500 bonds.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
DILLON WIN be Leader.

The retirement OF Justice Mccarthy from
the leadership OF the Irish party is expected
directly after John Dillon Is released from
all. Mr.. Mccarthy Is generally admitted to
be a failure as leader. His friends admit
that he is unable to give much time to the
duties and that he took the position only
temporarily.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Harvesting wheat in Kansas,

Harvest is in full blast in Kansas and far
mers are finding the yield Of wheatin excess
of anticipation. There is q great scarcity
of hands and unless help is secured much
grain will be lost
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Fun and It's Price.

A young married man of Superior, Neb,
named Frank Wallace, got drunk, went
home and whipped his wife, was arrested,
Jailed and tarred and feathered by some of
his neighbors all in one afternoon and even
ing OF last week.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
To visit Europe.

The Eve worlds fair delegates to Europe
are Ex-Governor Waller of Connecticut,
Senator Eustis of Louisiana, Ferd w. Peck
OF Chicago, Secretary Butterworth and Pro-
moter General Handy. The commission is
to sail not later than July 10.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
A Kentucky Tornado.

A tornado is reported from the counties
of Monroe. Metcaf and Washington in the
southern part of Kentucky. A number of
houses were swept away and crops greatly
damaged near Tompkinsville.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
AN Ocaan FIyar.

The steamer Fuerst Bismarck left New
York Thursday OF last week and passed
Southampton Friday morning, making the
passage In six days, thirteen hours and ten
minutes, the fastest time on record.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
nFoney for enc sIssefnns.

The secretary OF the interior has about
completed arrangements for the payment
Of the Eisseton and Wapheton Indians, Of
South Dakota, the ss76,5 appropriated by
the last congress. Each Indian wilIreceive
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Robbery the Object.

The italian consul at St. Louis, after
making an investigation of the Chain of
Rocks riot, is Of the opinion thai the attack
on the Italian laborers was with an object
of robbery, more than anything else. He
is satisfied with the prompt action of the
authorities in the matter.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02

81 Irish leader, has lead Mrs. O1shea TO the
altar. The1marriage was quiet, without
guests, and neither Of the principals have
aet talked Tor publication. The only Wit
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Stands BY HIS Cure.

Koch still believes In his remedy. He Is
at work again on his tubercnline and hopes
after which be will publish his own report
upon IL.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
Nebraska Crop bulletin.

The weekly weather and crop bulletin for
Nebraska, issued by the Boswell obserya-
tory, says the cold, wet weather has con-
tinued during the past week to the detri-
ment Of corn, which remains backward and
weedy, while small grain still promises
large crop. Temperature and sunshine
have been everywhere below the normal
The rainfall has been above the normal In
all sections Of the state. excepting the
southeastern part. High winds occurred
on the 18th and 13th in the northern part Of
the state. blowing the corn out OF the
ground in some places on high land. Warm,
dry weather is needed by all crops, but es-
pecially by corn; listed corn is suffering
most. Small grain has made rank growth
and q few cases are reported Of Its lodging.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
q Marrow Escape.

DR.. Thomas Grant and VIM. Houser OF
Nebraska City, while driving IN the country
had q miraculous escape from being killed
by lightning. An electric bolt struck the
top OF the buggy, wrecking tt. Both men
were knocked from the buggy and rendered
unconscious, but the rain revived them.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
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THE NATIONAL GAME.

Games Won and LOst-How the Clubs
Now Stand.
Following is showing of the standing Of
each of the teams of the different associa-
tiOnS:
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-07-02
FAST DISAPPEARING.
THE TIMBER WEALTH OF THE
GREAT PINE TRINITY.

MIL Proaucts Increase 80 Per Cent hi
Quantity, 10 Per Cent. in value Cniy
Enought Held by Private PARTIES for
Five Years supply.
The Census Oflice has prepared for dis
BUTTON an interesting bulletin on lumber
production and allied industries OF Wiscon~
sin, Minnesota and Michigan. which cons
prise what Is known as the awhite pine
group" The aggregate increase Of mill
products as compared with the census re-
j crts Of 1850 is 1906 per cent. in quantity
and 1922 per cent in value; the increase
in the number OF hands employed is 1875. 40
ar cent. and the increase in the total
amount of wages paid Is 141.26 per cent
Acaording to the tenth census (1sS0) the
amount " capital invested in the milling
industry In Michigan, Wisconsin and Min
nasota was sos, 1885, 632. The capital shown
to have been invested at the eleventh
census Qs90) Is 223,3ss, COZ, an increase Of
Gl57, $3.50, g75
According to the census of 1880 the pro-
pt rtion Of capital employed to the value OF
manufactured products was reported to be-
SJ.8468 to 81. In 1890 the proportion Ia
stated to be S1.52 to 81 The latter propor-
ton If applied to the amount or products
reported at the tenth census would produce
employed at that period, and the increase
computed on this basis Is found to be- SO. 90
per cent
The results obtained respecting the prin-
cipal subjects are summarized in the follow
Ing exhibit the group of States:
Value Of forest products not manu-
featured at mill Observation-Disclosures. $50 426 1884
Value OF mill products. ............. 1850 Goa
Value Of manufactures, ........ 211I261a
Aggregate value OF products -. :. $167, 237, $40
The production Of this value required the
employment OF S270, ,012 invested cap
ital; the employment In the forest of 49,
652 men, 90 women, and 10 children, and
also the labor of 32,491 animals; the labor
in the mills of $1,000 men, SAC women, and
6S3 children; the operation of machinery
and mechanical appliances valued at S23,-
$50, 334; the removal Ct 1889 151, $50 cubic
feet OF merchantable timber from natural
growth; the investment Of 81, 800 254 In
vessels, railways, and waterways, specially
used and owned by tn industry for the