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Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
THE SOUTHERN SUMMARY.

MISSOURI will have q third party.
That was settled when the Farmers
Alliance state convention deposed U. S.
Hall from the presidency and elected
Leverett Leonard as his successor.
President Hall, represented the con-
sentative element of the alliance, which
opposes the third party and Ocala plat
form, the sub-treaSury scheme included.
Mr.. Leonard represents the radical ele-
ment of the alliance, which favors the
third party movement and the sub
treasury scheme.
The entire police force of Middles-
borough, KY, is on trial on the charge
of lynching John Rosmuss, stonecutter
Of Cincinnati, several months ago. The
police at the time had fight with des-
peradoes, and having happened upon
Rosmuss, who had nothing to do with
either side, jailed him. They are
charged with lynching him that same
morning.
I. No ACCIDENT which has ever hap
pened in North Carolina approaches in
horror or fatality the one which befell
the westbound fast mail on the Western
North Carolina railroad near Statesyille.
More than twenty passengers were
killed outright, nine seriously injured,
and about twenty badly bruised and
shaken up.
Miss JOSIE BENT, milliner and
highly respectable young lady of Bards-
town, KY, shot and fatally injured Will
liam Hamilton, a negro. Hamilton had
been following Miss Bent for several
mornings while on her way to her place
of employment, and one morning made
an indecent proposal to her.
THORNTON. Horton and Braswell, the
three men who entered the Southern
express car between Atlanta and Macon,
Ga. on the night Of August 20, and
rified the safe of $23, 900, have been cap
tured and the money recovered.
The night express train from Macon
to Atlanta, Ca. was held up at Collins
station by three masked men and the
express safe robbed of $40, 600 The
express company officials say enly $3.50
was taken by the robbers.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
TWO MEN OF SAME NAME DIE.
Singular Coincidence at n Detroit Hotel
Neither Man Known to the Other

Singular Coincidence at n Detroit Hotel
Neither Man Known to the Other
A most extraordinary coincidence hap
pened at the Russell House, Detroit,
Mich, within twenty-four hours. A.
H. Whitney, Of Toronto, consumptive,
arrived in the city by way of the Cana
dian Pacific Railway at 9:45 O'clock &C
companied by his wife and C. K Thomas,
a relative They at once proceeded to
the Russell House and Mr. Whitney was
taken to a room, where he died in the act
of lying down. He had been an invalid for
about three years. The next morning
at 10:3O O'Clock another Mr. and Mrs. A.
a. Whitney arrived at the Russell
House. They were from Quincy,
Ill. After registering they went
to their room. Here inside OF
ten minutes after entering Mr.. Whitney
was seized with heart disease and was
soon dead. c. X. Thomas, the gentle.
man who accompanied the Toronto
party, was appalled, by the strange coin
cidence. These brothers in death were
neither relatives nor known to each
other. A. Ell. Whitney of Toronto had
been enc of the best-known accountants
in that city. The gentleman from
Quincy, ILL.,, was the manager and prin-
cipal stakeholder of the A. I'll. Whitney
Organ Company. He was in Detro t on
business and partly on visit. He had
been subject to heart disease, so the doc
tors were informed by Mrs. Whitney.
He was So years old
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
DEsTITuTIoN IN MEXICO.
In chihuahua Not a Drop of Rain Has
Fallen for 1--WE We Months.

I'm chihuahua Not Drop of Rain Has
Fallen for 1--WE We Months.
A letter from chihuahua, Mexico,
gives fearful picture of the destitu-.
tion of the peasantry. For twelve
months not drop Of rain has fallen.
Land which is usually covered with
waving grass is for miles as bare as d
billiard table. The cattle have died by
the thousand, and the bones dot every
hillside and valley. The streams have
gone dry, and no water could be obtained
for Irrigation. There has been total
failure of crops mot enough corn was
raised for next years seed. The small
farmers and ranch hands are starving.
To relieve to some eA tent the necessities
of the people the Governor of Chihua-
hua has obtained permission from the
national antho tiles to import free of
duty 10000 bushels of American corn
and 10000 bushels of wheat. Upon
both these grains there is a heavy duty.
Despite these importa ions the coming
winter will be hard one, and many Of
the people will die
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
Three Iryings 81 a.. 600
Isevenee &C q Coward.

1t has been known for some time past
that Mr.. irying's elder son, Henry, Is
about to go upon the stage A similar
resolution has now been taken by his
second son, Lawrence, so named in honor
OF Mr.. Irving's old friend, John Law
renee Toole Lawrence Irving was des-
tined for the diplomatic service, as his
elder brother was for the bar and with
that end in view was sent Is ST. Peters.
burg some time ago to learn languages.
But the bent in his case alsofor the stage
has proved so strong that Mr.. Irving. re-
Numbering what desirable profession
1t has been for himse (, has not felt iusti-
fed In opposing his wishes. 1t has Eeen
arranged that Lawrence Irving shall
Join +. r. Benson's touring company In
the autumn. Meanwhile, as an anna
teGr, he Is to take part next week in
some fashionable theatricals now being
organized az Wimbledon by Mrs. Leo
Schuster Henry Irving, Jr., it viii So
remembered, joins Mr.. Hare's company
at the Garrick. London Star.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
In highlands Palmx naxs.

The reorening of the Berkeley peer
age case recalls the extraordinary epi-
sode of Lady Henrietta Berkeley in the
year 1852. Lord Grey, her brother-in-
law, had led her astray, and her father,
the Earl of Berkeley, indited him in
Westminster Hall. The trial was one
of the most famous of olden days. The
jury were preparing to consider their
verdict when Lady Henrietta startled
the court by declaring that she would
not go home with her father, for she
was legally married to q Mr.. Turner.
who was then in court
An animated colloquy ensued.
Lady Henrietta II will 90 with nv
husband.
Earl Of Berkeley Hussy, you shall go
with me home.
Lady HenriettaI will go with my
husband.
Earl of Berkeley Then all that are
my friends seize her, charge you.
A great scuffie took place. Swords
were drawn. The Lord Chief Justice
babe his tip-staff take Lady Henrietta
into custody. She was released, and died
unmarried" lsaid the records) ia ITO.
the claim Of Turner being proved COL
fusion to save Lord Grey.
Thus, says the Illustrated american.
was justice administered In England's
palmy days.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
Practical.

The extravaganza of Ismail Pasha,
the former Khedive of Egypt, provoked
English and French holders OF Egyptian
bonds to ask him to abdicate. Their
governments pressed the request, and
the Khedive, deposed in 1879 by the
Sultan, lett Egypt and now lives in
exile. But although Ismail's faults
were very great, he was real ruler.
While M. de Lesseps was building
the Suez Canal, the public opinion of
Europe was against the enterprise, and
money was hard to get. The Khedive
sent for Mr., Hawkshaw, an eminent
English engineer, and set to him:
Examine the ground. study the plans,
and report to me confidentially. If You
report the canal to be impracticable,
the works will be brought to an end"
Mr.. Hawkshaw reported not only that
the canal was practicable, but that it
could be made and maintained at rea-
sonable expense. He was among the
guests invited by the Khedive to attend
the opening of the canal. On his land
Ing at Port Said, M. de Lesseps pre-
sented him to the engineers about him,
saying: This is the gentleman to
whom I owe the canal.
The Khedive was anxious that the
Aigle, the steamer on which was the
Empress of France, should have a free
course through the canal. But the
Latitf, which he sent to clear the way,
stuck, and blocked the canal. Word
was brought to the Khedive between IL
and IL o'clock at night.
He got into his own vessel, took 800
men with him, and by 6 o'clock in the
morning had got the Latiff off. and seen
her shunted at one of the stations, and
went on through the canal in his own
yacht, so as to have the course clear for
the Aigle, which was to start at 7 in the
morning.
"If," said he, 81 had not got the Latiff
off, / should have blown her up, SO that
the Aigle might have got on clear. -
Youths Companion.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
IN THE EAST.

THE New York custom house author
tiles will collect the duties on the yacht
Conqueror, which was imported by
Frederick w. Vanderbilt some time
ago. Mr.. Vanderbilt intends to take
the case into court. If duties are finally
collected he will have to pay about
$35, 900.
AT the preliminary examination James
Roberts, the supposed Columbus Grove,
o., bank robber, failed to establish an
alibi and was held to the, grand jury
The medical examiners declared him to
be sane. The men who saw the MUIR
derer on seeing Roberts expressed be-
lief that he is the man.
Two HUNDRED bootmakers struck
work in the big rubber factory of L.
Gandee & Co., at New Haven, Conn.,,
because the sHperintendent ordered the
windows closed, claiming that the air
damaged the material. The atmos-
phefe in the shop was suffocating. The
strike is virtually one for fresh air.
REV. HOWARD MAcQUEARY, the
Episcopal minister who was recently
suspended from performing clerical
functions for heresy, is in Washington
attending the meeting of the American
Society OF the Advancement of Science.
He makes the statement that when his
suspension expires next month he will
return to Ohio TO reopen his case on a
new issue.
The annual report Of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & ST. Paul for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1891, has just been
issued. The net earnings for the year
amounted to S9,471 ,931, while the bal
ance above fixed charges was So, 234, $50.
Out OF this balance 3A per cent diyid-
end on preferred stock, amounting to
S567, 756, was. declared, payablein April,
Z 1891. The company owned and operated
at the end of the fiscal year 5,721. 40
miles of main track.
JOHN ;. FITZGERALD, president of the
Irish National league of America, has
issued an address calling for a conyen-
tion at Atchison on October / and 2.
The call says in part that the present
lamentable condition OF affairs in the:
old land and the falling off OF the Irish
American support as a direct result of
the dissensions in the ranks OF the par
liamentary party are reasons enough to
induce the loyerssof the cause to come
together and devise measures to over
come the difficulties.
Mr.. DIXON, d farmer residing few.
miles south Of Columbus, Ind, has a
hen that is now several years old, which.
up to last spring was clad in coat Of,
feathers after the fashion or other hens
and laid an abundance of eggs each
season, lib to the present. Early last
a. llxz han a. ba III flaapa I'm
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
VIII Contest the Suit,

1T is now evident that James G.
Blaine, jr., will fight the divorce suit
to be brought by his wife. who now re-
sides in Sioux Falls, S. ID. Judge John
Garland, judge of this United States
district during the territorial regime,
received instructions from Mr.. Blaine's
attorneys in New York to make an APP
pearance in the case when it was started
and to deny the allegations of desertion
or adultery, if made. Congressman
Struble, of Iowa, has been secured to
assist Garland. The case will come up
before Judge Thomas in Deadwood the
third week in October. Judge Palmer,
who appears for Mrs. Blaine, claims to
have in his possession ample evidence to
secure the freedom his client covets.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
POPULAR SCIENCE.

Six miles off the Ladrone Islands, III
the Pacific Ocean, a Russian vessel
took soundings q few weeks ago, and
found d depth of five miles, the deepest
spot vet found in any ocean.
THE smallest known towering plant,
scarcely visible to the naked eve, is
Wol1iG microscopic, q water weed Of
India. Two species of the same genus,
the large one about 1-25th Of an inch in
diameter, grow into the Eastern United
States.
EXPERIMENTS have shown that tile
drained soil is, on an average, about
10 degrees warmer at seven inches be-
low the surface than an undrained SUR
face at the same denth. This fact illus
trates the value of drainage. IL length
ems the season at both ends for plant
growth.
The brightness of the moon is not so
very much greater than the brightness
of the same area of the sky. The total
light of the full moon can be compared
TO the light of the sun, though it is
very difficult problem, and the result
will be that the sun is as bright as
$50, 900 full moons.
A CUBIC foot of aluminium weighs 157
pounds. A cubic foot of copper weighs
65S pounds. A sheet of aluminium,
twelve inches square and one inch thick,
weighs fourteen pounds. A bar of alum
mum, one inch square and twelve inches
thick, will weigh LII pounds. A cubic
inch of cast aluminium weighs 0.092.
THE cyclone is broad disturbance,
having q diameter of from 800 to 500
miles, and sometimes 1000 miles. Tt is
q vast eddy in the atmosphere, and
moves along in that medium very much
rs the eddies in stream of water. The
air does not have an actual circular mo-
ton at any place within the disturbed
area. but only tendency to spiral
movement.
IT is well known that the gar-pike
often rises to the surface and breathes
the air direct, as it has pneumatic duct
connecting the throat with the air blad-
der. Few, if any, of the modern lung
fishes inhale the air direct. 1t is prob
able that the pirarucu of the Amazons,
which has large lung-like swimming
bladder, breathes air in this way.
While in Southern Florida we were told
that the jew fish, or tarpum, rises to the
surface every few minutes to breathe,
and that it has an air bladder eighteen
inches long
THE interest in the cultivation of
orchids has induced collectors to go
specially for them, and hence the knowl-
edge of orchids has spread wonderfully
of late years, A recent estimate. bv
DR.. Drude, gives 10000 as the number
of species row known. The great work
of botany in the future will. however,
be in the line of reduction of species.
Those who have raised them from seed
find the tropical kinds to change or
sport remarkably; and good botanists
believe there is no more reason for Civ
ing specific rank to many variations
than there would be to lot of dahlias
OF roses.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
ltaly'S Big Debt.

A dispatch from Rome brings the official
intelligence that the provincial debts OF
Italy amounted to So, $50, 500, 900, or S103 for
each inhabitant, while the national debt is
nearly S4,000,0 600, 900. In all, therefore, the
obligations Of Italy foot up about S7,000,-
100000. In the meantime emigration of
those who want to escape the burdensome
levies continues and largely increases. This
vast debt has been incurred by bankrupt
Italy in part by the large sums paid to OFF,
cial sinecures, but mostly by the enormous
amount of money wasted in keeping up an
army and navy.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
Murder I'm Nebraska.

c. A. SCHULTZ shot and mortally
wounded j. P. Farr, near Doniphan,
Neb. Both men were prominent farm
ers, with lands adjoining. The men had
trouble for some time, and Schultz, who
had been drinking heavily the past few
days, told his family he would never
again, eat sleep or drink until he killed
Farr. He cleaned his shotgun, loaded
it with shot, bullets and chunks of lead.
Then going to Farr's place he walked
up to within fifty feet of the latter, who
was working in the field, and shot him.
Farr will die. Schultz surrende red to
the authorities
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
THE NEWS I'M NEBRASKA,
Events Great and Small of Interest AL
Around the State.

Around the State.
THE Omaha smelters came within an
ace of suffering from riotMonday night.
The day gang of 200, who went to work
in the morning, was preparing to knock
off and the night gang was getting ready
to go on. Then Maurice Knetchmeyer,
Bohemian tailor of anarchist views,
began an impassioned harangue. In
the midst of it two men, Hungarian
ana an Italian, started off from the
crowd to go to work. Fifty excited men
surrounded them and commenced to
beat and kick them, when big Jim
Bacon, who has hitherto been recognized
as the leader of the strikers, rushed in
to their rescue. OPPORTUNITY platoon
of police which had been called to sup
press another disturbance appeared on
the scene and what might have been a
serious riot was nipped in the bud. The
operators of the smelters think they
will have no further serious trouble,
having granted the demand for eight
hour shifts.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
Germany to suspend Grain Duties.

Orders have been issued by the German
government calling upon the agricultural
district officials to report as to the condi-
tion and probable yield of wheat and rye.
Judging from the altered tone of the MEM
bers of the official circle Suspension Of
the import duties on grain is becoming a
recognized necessity, The ministers will
not wait until November to submit the
question in the reichstag, but immediately
upon the conclusion of the gathering and
digesting of certificates will declare the
duties suspended.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
Alaska,s Plantation.

The following figures closely represent
the population in Alaska in 1890. Aleuts,
900; Indians, 5000; EsquimauX $4,000;
Chinese, 1890; whites, 4,S00; total, 31,G00.
This is decrease of 1900 in ten years, but
as during that time the white and Chinese
people have increased largely, this really
represents decrease of 5000 in the native
The census officer says the natives have
learned the use of liquor from the whalers
and it is killing them off rapidly.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
TIE WORLDS HARVEST
THE HUNGARIAN GOVERNMENT
ISSUES AN ESTIMATE.

IT shows a deficiency In Europe of
5n.000.000 Hectolitres of Wheat and
IO0,000,0OO Hectolitres of Rye-Esti-
mate Based ON Consular Reports.
The Hungarian government has issued an
estimate of the worlds grain harvest based
upon the consular reports from all parts of
gtheworld The yield of wheat is estimated
at from 75. 600. 600 to 736 600 900 hectolitres,
and rye from $50, 100000 to 36O,000,OC0 hec-
tolitres being from 100000 900 to 50,000,000
hectolitres below the average for wheat,
and from 90 900, 900, to 100, 600, 900 hectoltres
below the average for rye. For rye, AUS
tria requires to import from 100000 to
$4,000, 600 hectolitres OF wheat, and 6,000,-
900 hectolitres of rye. Germany, 10.C0),-
900 hectolitres of wheat and from 23,O00,0 600
To &c, 000 000.hectolitres of rye, and France
30, 100000 hectolitres of wheat. Hungary
has a surplus IL, 100000 to 100000 900 hecto-
litres of wheat, but OF rye there is large
deficiency In Russia the wheat surplus
amounts to 16, 500, 900 hectolitres, and the
rye deficit amounts to 10000, 600 to As, OO0.-
900 hectolitres.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
Accused of Making Millions,

REV. THEODORE GERRIsH, a Methodist
minister of wide repute in South Da-
kota, will be brought up before the con-
ference of the Methodist church of
South Dakota, which convenes in Sioux
Falls next October. An attempt will be
made to remove him from his pastorate
of South Sioux Falls-an empty honor,
by the way, no church ever having been
erected there-and determined effort
will be made to expel him from the con-
ference. Gerrish is charged with hav-
ing sold over So, 900, 900 worth of prop
erty to eastern suckers.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
For State Certificates.

SUPERINTENDENT SALMON, of South
Dakota, will hold examinations for those
DESTROYS of procuring teachers state
certificates at Mitchell Tuesday, Sept
8, upon application being made direct to
the state superintendent or to the coun-
ty superintendent. These examina-
tions are held only once in two years,
and teachers holding certificates can
teach in any county without being sub
jected to examinations conducted by the
county superintendent while the certifi-
Gates are in force
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
miraculous Escana.

A coal train on the New York, Lake Erie
& Western road collided with through ex-
cursion train on the Baltimore & Ohio at
Lodia. The rear car of the excursion train
containing twenty EIGHT passengers, was
thrown from the track, being totally de-
molished. There were no fatalities. but
the escape of the passengers from death
was almost miraculous. .a4.Gsr
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
wife and Husband Nominated.

LINCOLN has the distinction Of having
a man and his wife both enjoying the
honor of being nominated for the posi-
tions respectively of supreme and dis,
trict judges. They are Mr.. and Mrs.
III. C. Bittenbender. Mrs. Bittenbender
has been nominated for the position of
justice Of the supreme court Of the state
by the prohibitionists, while the man
whose name she bears has been nomi-
mated for district judge on the same
ticket
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
THE GREAT NORTHWEST
THE LATEST NEWS OF GENERAL
INTEREST.

Small items of Crime and Casualty in
south dakota Improvement Notes
Throughout the Commonwealth va-
rious Eyents OF More Than Usual Inn
portance.
The following figures are of interest
as showing the manner in which the
state board of equalization has acted on
the returns forwarded by the various
counties as to the value of farm lands
of the state. The returns of Clay and
Lake counties have been increased per
cent; Turner and Hand 10 per cent;
Brule, McCook, Union and Sanborn, Is
per cent: Clark, Day, Jerauld, Law
renee and Kingsbury, 90 per cent;
Brookings, Douglas and Yankton, 25
per cent: Grant, Hamlfn and Hutchin-
son, from 40 to so per cent. The re-
turns from the following counties have
been decreased: Codington, Faux, Han.
son and Sully, S per cent; Minnehaha,
Bonhomme, Campbell and Beadle, 10
per cent; Brown, 80 per cent :. Mar
shall, 43 per cent. In the other conn
ties no change has been made. The
value of farm lands will reach at least
$50, GOO, COO, and if the same ratio of in
trease and reduction occurs with all
Lines Of property the grand total will
reach $40, 900. 900.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
Did Not Reduce Assessments.

The representatives of the South
Dakota railroads made hard fight for
a reduction in their state assessment be-
fore the the board of equalization, but
without avail. The board refused to
lower the assessment from the amount
fixed at the previous meeting. They
claim that the assessment made only
averaged about So, 500 per mile, and the
property is not worth anything If not
worth that. The assessment on the
express and telegraph companies was
also not changed. The companies
threaten to fight the assessment in the
courts, as they claim their taxes in the
state upon the present assessment are
entirely out of proportion with the
taxes they pay in other states.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-09-03
The Wrong Register.

Attorney Bedford was prosecuting 4
criminal in the New York court Of
general sessions few days ago. He
closed with the peroration: my oath
OF Office to perform the duties Of nv
position without fear or favor, and to
see that justice ID done to the people al
well as 70 the defendants. is registered
Ia Heaven. Mr.. Bedford, ex-
claimed the recorder, aif your oath Of
office is not registered in the county
clerks Office, your right 10 represent
the people here may be questioned.