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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-06-13

Athens Post; The best remedies
for that disease known as "depres-
sion in agriculture" ;re to make the
soil rich and deep with high culture
and manure; also to keep good cat
tie and to farm no more land than
can be farmed well.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1891-06-13

1t is said that hoop skirts for the
ladies are coming into fashion again.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
MOVES OF DIPLOMACY
THE DARDANELLES AFFAIR AGl-
TATlNG EUROPEAN POWERS.
PuBIrsH-HR

The Drlebund Taking sides With Eng
land-A Grave situation Is Recognized
by All the Diplomats-Franco- Russian
influence Dominant In Turkey.
The leading political development Of the
week has been the practical adhesion of the
Italian prime minister, Rudini, to the poll
Icy of Lord Salisbury, the English premier.
The sultan OF Turkeys new bias in the di-
rection OF favoring Russia, as instanced in
the Dardanelles affair, will now have to
bear the weight OF the counter influence OF
Austria and Italy, and probably Germany,
for it is stated that Herr Won Radowitz, the
German ambassador to the porte, at an
audience with the sultan on Wednesday,
urged that favorable hearing be given to the
view of Great Britain, and that through his
representations Sir William White, the Brit
ish ambassador to Turkey, was given audi
ence by the sultan. The gravity of the sit
uation is indicated in summons calling the
ENJOYS of the porte at Vienna, Berlin St.
Petersburg and London to Constantinople.
The French ambassador, the Count of Mon
tebello, who was on the eve, OF presenting
his letters of recall to the sultan, has been
instructed by his government to remain at
his post In order to prevent the sultan, un-
der the pressure OF other diplomats, from
weakening and breaking his resolutions
The latest intelligence from Constantinople
indicates the continuous success of Franco
Russian diplomacy in Turkey.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
wilIiam,s WORDS are Alarming.

Some Of the phrases used by Emperor
William in his speech at Cassel have added
TO the uneasiness which now prevails
throughout Europe. He recalled the time
when, as staff officer, he entered Cassel
In 1871 with victorious Hessian troops. He
trusted. he said, that the Hessians in the
event of foreign struggles would help him
to fulfill his duties. Coming so soon after
the illusions made at Munich to the future
triumphso of the Bavarian troops his
majesty's utterance at Cassel is felt to be
a yelled menace to the foreign enemies and
q warning for the country to courageously
Or epare for trouble. Still the conviction
remains mistaken in official circles that a
prolonged period OF diplomatic intrigue will
pr ecede q collision of the powers.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
After Fifteen Years.

A few miles out of the city of
Bankok there Is mineral spring,
and near it bungalow much fire.
quented by the Europeans in the city.
An Englisthman says that one even
ing as he rode up to this bungalow, a
gentleman was alighting from his
howdah at the entrance.
AS soon as he had dismonnted, his
elephant was moved to one side, and
my driver, who was seated on the
head Of my elephant, ordered 1T to
advance. The instant he spoke, the
animal which had moved aside to
make room for us tapped his great
ears, and then turned sharply around,
facing my driver.
Suddenly, without the least warn
ing, he stretched out his long trunk
and wrapped it about the body Of my
man, Then, before any one had
time to interfere, he raised him high
in the air and brought him to the
ground with tremendous force! AS
the poor fellow struck the earth we
could hear his bones crack. But the
elephant was not done with him.
The next moment he had placed his
huge foot on the head and chest of
the PROSTATE driver. When he raised
it again, all semblance Of life was
gone from the crushed mutilated
body.
The gentleman whose elephant had
committed the terrible deed was
greatly distressed. He said that he
had purchased the animal from the
kings pen, that it had always been
exceedingly gentle and well-disposed.
The animal was blind, one eye having
been put out by an attendant fifteen
years previous.
1t was my driver, / learned the
next day, who had put out the ele-
plants eye. He was at the time one
Of the guards at the kings stock pen,
and, for some misdemeanor committed
by the animal, had thrown stone,
which struck the creature full in the
eye.
The elephant was so enraged there
after at the sight of him, that, fear
ing for his life, the man left the
place. But the injured animal had
bided his time, and after fifteen years
of waiting had terribly punished his
enemy.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
IN THE WEST.

THE convention of representatives of
the arid states and territories, which
meets in Salt Lake City September Is,
promises to be the largest and most i'm
portant yet held in the west. Every
state west of the Missouri river has
been invited to participate, and cord
tally responded. The arrangements for
the convention are in charge Of Utah'S
thirty delegates. The programme has
mot been fully mapped out, but it is GER
tain the work of the convention will
cover wide range. Conditions differ
lin the several states, but all lead to the
same end-the irrigation of arid lands.
The Dakotas have their artesian well
problem, Kansas and Nebraska are
largely interested in the development Of
the underground waters of the rivers of
the plains, and California will be full Of
her great experiment, the district irri-
cation law. The mountain states want
to know the possibilities of storage
reservoirs. The great problem of the
convention, however, will be the union
of western sentiment on the disposition
of public land.
THE bureau of statistics has recently
issued volume which deals with the
development Of the Pacific slope, in
Guiding the states of California, Nevada,
Idaho, Oregon and Washington and the
territories of L tab, Arizona and Alaska.
The lands comprising these states and
territories, exclusive of Alaska, conSti-
.tute quite a fourth Of the total area of
the United States. Alaska, acquired by
purchase from Russia in 1857 at a cost
of 81, 200, 900, has already returned in
revenue to the treasury more than its
purchase price, and has produced in
values to our citizens not less than $685.
900, 900. Of this sum $50, 900, 900 is the
products Of the fisheries, for the protec-
'tion Of which from Canadian poachers
I'VE are now contending with Great
Britain.
THE jury in the Davis will case at
Butte, Mont, reported they could not
agree. 1t is learned that they stood
seven to five for contestants from first
to last. They eliminated the Knight
will from their deliberations.
F. L. CARROLL, of Fresno, CAL, aged
,forty-one, committed suicide in San
Francisco hotel by exploding dynamite
bomb in his room. His remains were
scattered all over the room and one of
his arms was found in the street.
THE American Tin Plate company
organized for the purpose of manufac-
turing tin plate and sheet iron, near
Elmwood, Ind, has been incorporated
under the laws Of Indiana. The capital
took of the company is 100000.
The worlds fair board of.s.lady man
ayers Yesterday, by vote of Sc to SO,
adopted resolution declaring in favor
of closing the fair on Sunday.
THE Minneapolis board of trade de-
clines the proposition of the st. Paul
chamber of commerce for municipal
uniOn
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
How 1t Is Built.

The person who has not seen Corn
Palace has a vague idea that it is a
structure of corn, but how it is built
and decorated he does not know Nor
to see the completed palace, and not to
make minute examination of its struc-
|sture, would one realize the vast amount
of work required to make it the thing
of beauty and significance it is. First
Is erected an immense frame structure,
mostly of pine boards and planks. The
beams and heavy parts are made of
planks nailed together. thus giving far
greater strength than If the timbers
were solid The entire outline of the
palace is thus made. Then, upon the
outside, all the various parts and forms
of corn and the other native cereals are
nailed blending in wonderful harmony
of color and making many a unique de-
sign. The variety of grains, grasses
and parts of corn used is wonderful, and
never was imagined until after expert
ence was gained in Corn Palace build
ing. Many whole ears of corn are split,
sawed in two lengthwise and nailed
upon the boards. The green or yellow
stalks, in all shades, are also en-
ployed; the individual kernels are
used; the blades and leaves are
DFOugnb LHJO pray, ana IN every way,
shape and manner the exterior of the
palace is eloquent of the productive and
golden northwest. The person who
comes upon the Corn Palace for the first
time and sees it in all it's magnificence
and beauty, feels that it is revelation.
1t inspires thoughts which are not given
to men to describe; it provides its own
eloquence.
But if the exterior of the palace is
grand and beautiful, the interior is even
more so. 1t is here that the decorative
possibilities of the cereals have been
most fully realized, and have taken the
most delicate forms. But the inside of
the palace is even harder to describe
than the outside. 1t must be sufficient
to say that it is perfect bower of
beauty, and at each new turn and in
every nook and corner new beauties are
found
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17

the government. 1T Is also understood
ait Washington that the legislatures in,
the states and territories where there is
need of rain IN crop growing seasons
will take steps toward making expert
ments on the Dyrenforth plan during
the next summer, aud it is probable
that there will be great many appro-
piiations made by them for next sum
nrer's Use. The Texas experiments, it
is thought. will stop the geological sur
ycy ofqnite all OF its functions in the way
Of irrigation investigations and expert
mnnts and that congress will turn all of
this work over to the department Of
agriculture. There is nothing more
heard of artesian wells. catch basins,
canals. bitches and other old time meth
o Is of irrigation such as has been talked
over in congress and cogitated upon for
many years in the geological survey.
Everything is pointing in the direction
of prceipitating rain by artificial means.
TIE story Of a horrible threshing
machine accident comes from Lima, 0.
in quarrel John johnson Knocked
Bates Lewis into the cylinder of the
machine, where he was ground to pieces.
Lewis brother who was present disem-
boweled Johnson with a pitchfork.
THE municipal council of the Irish
National league, of New York, has for
mally protested against the action of
President Fitzgerald, of the Irish Ma
tional league, in Issuing call for con-
vention at Chicago October / and 2.
ITALo- AMERICANS have called a meet
ing at Washington, December 7, to dis
cuss and take action looking to the pro-
motion of the fair by urging Italy to
accept the invitation extended by the
United States.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
Greensburg. Wheeling ana surrounding
Newsy short Chaptsra.


The :Youngstown (Ohio) Bridge Works
burned. Loss, $4,000; insurance,
$55, 900.
HARRISON MURRAy.a colored outlaw, was
killed near Archer, Fla. by Hardy EARLY, a
negro lad ~ years old.
THE failure OF the late Turkish Min
istry to suppress brigandage Is said to
have been the cause of its downfall.
john GILMAN, superintendent of the
Ruby mine, near Forest City, was shot and
killed by John st. Pierre, the night watch-
man.
ENOUGH peaches have arrived In Balti-
more during the past five weeks to supply
almost four peaches to every inhabitant OF
the United States.
JOHN OsTERMAN, Treasurer of In
dianapolis, city and county, retired. He
is succeeded by Victor M. Bacchus, a
fellow Democrat
SECRETARY PR0croR has left Washington
ON his tour Of Western military posts,
accompanied by Quartermastar General
Batcheller and Lieut. Howard
A TERRIBLE forest fire is raging in the
Cascade Mountains, near Hot Springs
1t extends a distance of twenty-five
miles, famed by strong wind.
The shaft house and machinery In q
mining shaft near Stockton. Utah, belong
Ing to Congressman Niedringhaus OF st.
Louis, were burned Loss, about $45, 900.
JACOB NORRIS resigned the professorship
OF mathematics In Wabash College, Craw-
louisville, Ind. He goes to Wyoming to
accept position with a university out
there.
CHARLES SNYDER, of Miles City, Mont,
barely escaped lynching. Lille Dunkley
had refused his proposal Of marriage and
he slashed her terribly with knife. He Is
arrested.
CRACow Russia) authorities are treating
cabmen's strike In that city by filming the
owners OF the cabs for not coming to some
sort of arrangement with the men, the only
thing insisted upon by the officials being
that the cabs shall be run, whatever hap
pens.
AT Race Fork, Mont, Lee Odair, q miner.
and Bryant Mcdonald. farmer, became
involved in political discussion. McDon-
aid stopped to tie his shoestring and Odair
grabbed him by the back of the neck and
began pummeling him. Mcdonald fred
four Shots killing his assailant, and gave
himself up
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
south America at tn. palace.

A grand display from Central and
South America will prove, of great
interest to everyone visiting the palace.
Amongst the collection will be over
forty varieties of fine woods, such as
mahogany, rosewood, oilwood, etc.: COT
fee bushes growing and loaded down
with coffee, pineapples just as they are
transplanted, cocoannts on section OF
the tree; India rubber plants and India
rubber in the crude and manufactured
state, banana plants, and score OF
other varieties of tropical plants; Indian
relics and souvenirs, views of country
and city life, etc. In the space deyoteh
to this unique exhibit will be erected OF
cane or bamboo, with matched roof. 4
characteristic Central America hut.
which will be presided over by a family
OF natives from that country, clothed i'm
their own peculiar costumes. This ex-
hibit not only insures an immense at
tendance, but it is the beginning of COM
mercial relations between the great
northwest and prominent ports Of Cen
trail and South America of mutual adj
vantage to both sections
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17

Hfore Beautiful and the Greatest VI All
Festivals.
The fifth annual Corn Palace festival
which opens October and closes Octo-
Der III. at Sioux City. aronses far more
interest and enthusiasm than any for
mer occasion, because 1t is thoroughly
understood that the palace and ell the
entertainments and attractions COM
nected with it are to be better and
brighter and on d far greater scale than
ever before. twill retain all the ex-
celfent TEXTURES Of former festivals,
adding many new ones, unprecedented
In their interest and scope. The Gems
trail and South American exhibits Will
be in themselves equal to q department.
In the grandest worlds fair. The Next
.can band, that marvellous organization
of musicians, will play throughout the
festival, giving such concerts In the
lalace as never we're heard aside from
the places where they have appeared.
The abundant and unprecedented crops
in the northwest will make Ehe agricul-.
tural exhibit absolutely unsurpassed.
The Corn Palace OF this year Is larger
and grander in every respect than any
of its four predecessors and will cost
$780, 600. Some Of the important items
.f this years palace, as compared with
last years, are shown by the following
table, which was lately printed In a
Sioux City paper:
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
THE SOUTHERN SUMMARY.

GEN. T. M. HARRIS, of Richie county,
w. Va, a member of the court martial
which investigated the death of Lincoln
and condemned Mrs. Surratt, has just
finished history on the assassination
of President Lincoln. The history was
compiled from stenographer's notes in
Gen. Harris possession. In the book
Harris boldly asserts that jefferson
Davis and certain members of his cabi-
net were interested in and encouraged
the assassination of Lincoln. He fortifies
the statement by large amount Of doc
umentary evidence. The book will ere
ate q sensation.
A GALVESTON, Tex, special tells of
the organization of the colored cotton
pickers, who have agreed to pick no
cotton after a certain date for less than
81 per 100 pounds and board. The or
ganization has been perfected through
the medium of the colored alliance and
now numbers more than half million.
1t Is learned that a secret circular has
been mailed to all the pickers through
out the cotton belt fixing the date for
the Inauguration of the strike at Sep
TENDER 5.
have been reinforced by the women in
that state, who have formed women's
anti-lottery league and issued an address
to the women of all the states, asking
for their sympathy and encouragement
i'm the struggle in which their husbands.
fathers, sons and brothers are engaged
to free themselves from the demoraliz-
ing influences OF the lottery octopus.
In three-cornered fight at Corsicana,
Tex, Deputy Sheriff Chubley was shot
and killed by Policeman Rufus High
note. The shooting is the result of an
old feud. Calvin N. White, cousin of
Highnote, who also took part in the
fight, was shot three times In the arm
and hand.
The following dispatch has been re,
ceiyed at worlds fair headquarters from
Weatherford, Tex, the headquarters of
the Texas state fair: Zone hundred
thousand Texans protest against the
Sunday closing of the fair. The day Of
fanaticism is passed.
THERE is great commOtion among
shippers by way of the Mississippi river
to st. Louis and other points over the
discontinnance OF the running 0f all
steamers to st. Paul,
In fight between Texas rangers and
train robbers two OF the former and
thirteen OF the latter were killed, and
several on both sides wounded.
THE extreme cold weather is telling
badly on the cotton crop. 1t Is esti-
mated the condition has fallen of 20 per
cent. within the last week.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
IN THE EAST.

MAINE now has peoples party. TIL =
Cincinnati platform was adopted.
JUDGE COOLEY, chairman of the iDtei'
state commerce commission, resign
from the commission.
THE peoples party of Massachuset.
nominated a ticket with Henry Win
for governor and VIM. j. Shields 70;
lieutenant governor.
AT Wilmington, Del, delegates from
the Farmers Alliance met and organ.
ICED a state alliance. A third party wi !
not be formed, however.
The latest price for silver in Wal
street was 9sA, which is equal to |
shade less than 76 cents for the value
OF the pure metal in the United States
dollar.
INSTRUCTIONS have been received by
those in charge of the Blaine house on
Lafayette square, Washington, to put
it In order for the return of the Secre
tary and his family about Octoberl.
j. SLOAN FAssETT. collector of tht
port of New York City, was nominated
for governor by the New York republi
cans. The platform declares against
free coinage, stands by the Mckinley
bill and reciprocity and vigorously
assails Gov. Hill and Tammany.
POSTMASTER GENERAL WANAMAKER
in his annual report, will have word
to say about penny postage. He will
tell something Of the large number OF
petitions he has received during the last
year asking for the establishment of tho
one-cent rate. Mr.. Wanamaker will moi
recommend such change in the postal
laws, but will lay all the facts in his
possession before congress for that body
TO act upon. He will say that one cent
postage would be very good thing and
should be brought about as early as
possible. But he is convinced that its
Inauguration would decrease the deficit
which accompanies the mail service by
the government. 1t would necessitate
the employment of much larger force
of men, the increase i'm the size OF postal
cars, and the enlargement OF the post
Offices among other things. Whether
the disadvantages growing out OF a de-
creased postage rate would not more
than Offset the conyeniences which thai
rate would induce, is matter which
viii be left to congress to determine.
SooN after the assembling OF congress:
In December Secretary Rnsk will ask
for an appropriation Of respectable pro
portions for the purpose of further pur
suing the experiments for the produc
ton of rain In arid plains in the line
that Gen. Dyrenforth and his associates
have been conducting in Texas. Unles.
the lanrels won by the experimenter,
are taken away from them 1t is mo-
likely there will be any objection to /
frst rate appropriation, as II IS conceded
on every hand that should there be dis
coverfes which will enable anyone Ii
produce rain, ii would mark one OF th'
most Important ep0chs III The history D
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
Searching for historical Information.

At the request of the Latin A merican bu-
reau OF the Worlds Columbian exposition,
Cardinal Gibbons has requested the proper
officers of the several religious orders of
the Roman Catholic church, both in Europe
and America, to cause their archives to be
searched for historical records bearing upon
the discovery and settlement of the new
world. 1t is known that every ship that
left Spain, beginning with the first voyage
of Columbus, carried among its crew q
priest or friar, and that these missiona-
ries made voluminous reports to the heads
of their different orders, few of which were
ever published. 1t Is believed that the ar
chives of the church are filed with valua-
BILE historical material.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
10 DECIDE BIZ IA VOTE.
THE BLACK HILLS AND THE
WORLDS FAIR.

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A Representative Convention at Dead
wood Asks County Commissioners to
Call . Vote on the Special Session at
the Congressional Election.
AN enthusiastic convention was held
at Deadwood for the purpose Of arrang-
ing Black Hills exhibit at the worlds
fair. Resolutions were adopted asking
the commissioners of the different coun-
ties to call special election the same
date as the congressional election, for
the purpose Of seeing il majority of
the people of TIE state favor the calling
of special session of the legislature to
make an appropriation. Should the
vote be in the negative the Black Hills
counties will spend 500, 900 for special
exhibit Of their own resources. Dele
gates were present from all over the
Hills
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-17
Corn Palace Notes and ATTRACTIONS.

o
Fifteen Iowa, Nebraska and South
Dakota bands have been engaged for
street music, and altogether the Corn
Palace of 1891 promises to be one of the
greatest attractions In America. Sioux
City people are preparing to entertain
100000 visitors.
The managers have finally decided to
give a grand ball in the palace. The
date will probably be Tuesday, Oct. 81
Tickets will be sold to those who dance
at % each. Otherwise the usual admis-
sion fee will be charged. The splendid
fioor OF hard wood which will be laid In
the east wing will make the finest danes
Ing surface possible, and it will contain
over 1000 square feet. Invitations to-
the ball will be sent to the people Of
neighboring towns. The Mexican band
will furnish music.
One OF the features of the wheelmen's
parade during the Corn Palace tonrna-
nent will be the ladies' division. III IL
expected that thirty To fifty ladies On
wheels will be in line. Each lady taxi
ing part will be presented with q hand
some Corn Palace souvenir spoon.
To say that the Corn Palace must ba
seen TO be appreciated lis d trite expras-
sion, but it is literally true. One NAV
see its pictures. photographs, the dnpli-s
cate Of the real, accurately -colored lith~
Ographs, or fine engrayings; he may
read that IT Is a framework OF wood.
covered with corn In all its shades and
shapes, corn la the ear, corn hi the
husks, the stalks on corn, the leaves of
corn, he may realize that with natures
own products the marvellous golden
temples Of Ind are rivalled; he may be-
lieye that within its walls are yeritable
fairy bowers, wrought by combination
pf human art and iniinite skill; but
after all he must see IL himself to feel
the thrill Of Its indescfihabIe beauty.