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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30
FOREIGN.

THE crops are being withered by drouth
in portions OF Southern Russia, and sheep
and cattle are pcrishing for want of Todd er.
PATRICK CASEY, the tramp who set fire to
the Canadian Pacific railway bridge near
crime, but admitted having some tirle ago
wrecked a train on tho Pacific coast
The alti-Parnellites have selected. Tim
othy Healy to stand ipr North Langford,
which hunow represents, and Hon. Ed
ward Blake of Canada to be candidate for
South Langford.
A PARADE of the Potsdam garrison was
held recently in the Lustgarten. The par
ade was witnessed.by the king and queen o
Italy, Emperor William and Empress Aug
gusta.
A VALPARAISO cable says: Nothing has
been definitely presented at Santiago by
Minister Egan in the Baltimore claims,
although in an interview with Minister
Errazuriz, Mr.. Egan said that he hoped The
matter would be settled at an early date.
Arr conference with Messrs. Mccarthy,
Dillon and Healy, Mr.. Gladstone urged
concessions to the Parnellites in order to
prevent Parncllite and anti Parnellite can
didates from being arrayed against each
OtiiC Va W bOiicid SANCSiOh.
A London cable says:-While the cage
was descending the shaft in the Ferndale
colliery in the Rhondda valley il was upset
and its ten occupants were thrown out.
Two OF the men were instantly killed aud
the other eight were badly injured.
CoUSr HERBERT BIsMARcK's fiancee,
Countess Hoyos. is sylph-like, with dreamy
blue eyes and golden hair. She is unmis-
takably English in appearance, and only
he graceful courtesy with which she greets
a stranger betrays the fact that she was
Graded on the Adriatic.
EMPEROR WILLIAM and King Humbert
proceeded to Juterburg, where they wit
messed the artillery practice. As they re-
tIfned to Berlin they were cheered by i'm
mense throngs that crowded the route.
The cheering was continued until the en-
peror II his royal guest entered the
schloss.
ApvicEs from st. Paul de Loando, in the
Portuguese colony of Angola, West Africa,
state that a large body of Beers has entered
the colony and proclaimed a republic. The
Portuguese forces are not sufficiently large
to repel the invasion, n unless Portugal
/, able to send endorsements the Beers
will retain the territory already seized and
expel the Portuguese from it.
liz the house of recently the
bill authorizing a settlement Of the c~rofters'
difficulties by assisting them to 60 to
British Columbia was opposed by the Rad
icals. on the ground that there would be
plenty OF land in Scotland If the game pre-
serves were abolished, Mr.. Swineburne
thought that Columbia should pay the full
interest ofthe loan, seeing that she heavily
taxes British imports. The bill was read
the second time.
LITTLE anxiety is expressed in official
circles at Ottawa, Ont, over the threatened
policy of President Harrison in regard to
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30
THE RAILROADS.

Travel on the Chicago, st. Pau lines is
interrupted by landslide and washouts.
TnE 500 settles the rate war temporarily
by a S. cut, which the Chicago lines cannot
meet.
President HILL, of the Great Northern,
explains why he does not build any more
railroads in Manitoba.
The earnings OF the Chicago, Milwaukee
e. st. Paul road foT the third week of june
were 1913, s63. against $3.50, 2I9 far the same
period last year, an Increase of Sl2t6li.
The earnings of The Milwaukee& Northern
for the same week were S3L,3S9, a decrcase
of 81, J63.
The freight agents of the Atlantic coast
lines. the New England lines and the lines
west of the Mississippi of the trunk line as
ISOLATION, held a meeting at New York to
consider the question ofwest-bound freight
rate to Missouri river points. The meeting
was harmonious, and thegeneral statement
was in favor of advancing the tariff, but no
definite action was taken.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30
SPORTING

WALTER WILMoT is hitting the ball hard
and often.
THE Pritchard- 0'Brien match is off,
owing to the serious illness of the latter.
john L. SULLIVAN was referee in what
was TO have been Il six-round bout between
Jack McAuliffe and Billy Frazier recently.
McAuliffe settled his man in the third
round. Frazier is said to be badly hurt.
The National League clubs will now con-
sist of thirteen men only. About twenty
players are in President Young's hands for
distribution. and the Western League may
get a tonic where most needed.
The Pittsburg cricketers beat the Detroit
(M~ichigan) team by an inning and 176 runs:
score: Detroit l07 and So. Pittsburg 375
Scott I'D. The Pittsburg team will play
Chicago Tor the Western championship, and
the winner of 1.-THE Eastern teams.
The great international double scull race
for the worlds championship has been IN
tested for on Presque Isle bay, and Hanlon
and OConnora WA carry IL hack 40 1oron.
to. together With tie citizens purse OF
S1.5G0. The time was 1855. Hosmer and
Gaudaur, 1857.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30
MISCELLANEOUS

A LINE of steamers between Superior and
Montreal is established.
J.. C. 0'GoRMiS, at Still water, sues ex.
Senator Sabin to ecover over SIC, 0G0.
w. II. PExDLEToN, Wholesale grocer and
produce shipper Of Lawrence, Kan, has
assigned. Liabilities, s135, 600; assets es-
timated, 100000.
Ii is now definitely known hat the Ma
tional Savings Bank, of Buffalo, n. Y,
will go under. 1t is honey-combed through
and througI. There. may be enough saved
from the wreck TO pay the depositors, but
business men are figuring on q basis of
about 70 cents OH the dollar to be paid de-
po-itors.
BURGLARS at Kilbourne City, Wis, blew
open the vault in Bowman's bank and got
away with $500 in currency which was left
outside the inner vault, which contained
s 1000. Five or siy dynamite cartridges were
exploded and neighbors were awakened,
but the burglars escaped.
Two colored delegates from Florida to
Minneapolis on their way home. not having
tickets or money, were put off the train at
Peru, Ind, by a brakeman. They attacked
him so viciousiy that they were arrested
and charged with a niurderous ASSAULT.
tried and sentenced 10 two years imprisoi,-
ment. They were taken TO Michigan City
prison. They gave their names rs Johh
Rogers and John Craig.
Hue & TOWNSEND, the general coIt-
tractors of the Mexican Northern Pacific
railway the new trunk line from DceminE.
n. NJ, Mexico have arrived and work Will
begin. The road is backed by i ngliSh
capital. Construction will be pushed rap
idly, and the road will be opened up for
100 miles of hitherto inaccessible mineral,
ii mber and agricultural lands in the north
ern strip OF Mex leo.
As the result of a quarrel between two
brothers in Chicago, Officer Clarence Bixler
was 'atally shot, his assallant subsequently
ending his own life. Frank Boyle and his
brother quarreled, one Threatening to kill
the ether. The officer rushed between the
two men, whereupon one OF yhe fighters
drew his revolver and fired directly at the
pcacemaker. The latter iell to the ground,
and it is not thought he can recover. Then
Boyle but a bullet into his own brain and
died shortly afterwards.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30
THorcH Longfellow wrote a yer

THouGH Longfellow wrote a very
beautiful POEM about the Bermudas
he ne1 er visited those islands. Not
long before his death he IA called up
on by the Misses Trimmingham, who
were among the wealthiest people in
bermuda. They sought him out in
his Cambridge home, and though Mt
that time he denied himself to most
callers the poet welcomed the ladies
quite cordially. Asheconducted them
to the door at the end of pleasant
chat he paused in saying good-by and
said, as if in reverie: Bermuda, Ber-
muda; how / have longed to 60 there,
but now l never shall"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30
IOWA.

The Buchanan county Republican con-
vention instructed its delegates for Hon. d.
b. Henderson Tor congressman from the
Third distric;.
James Maxwell, aged 80, was drowned at
Fairfield. lie fell out ola boat in a pond
and could not swim. The two Kraus boys
went swimming in Cedar creek, three miles
from Fairfield were also drowned.
w. II. Green, a prominent banker of
Hardy, Humboldt county, committed
suicide by blowing out his brains. Bust
ness troubles are thought to have been the
reason for the action.
Frank Kratochvil, employed in the steam
lard depai tment OF the Sinclair packing
house at Cedar Rapids, fell into a vat OF
boiling water and was fatally sca!ded be-
fore assistance reached him. His wife is
Frustrated and is in a critical condition.
Emil Haakinson, the 22-years-old son of
Ed Haakinson, ofSioux City a millionaire
and a leading packer suicided by shooting
himself through the head. He had taken
the Kelley cure but had relapsed and had
been on a fearful spree.
The Ottumwa. electric street railway sold
100000 worth of 6 per cent 20 year bonds
at par to Lamprecht Bros & Co, of Glove
land aud Boston. This insures a new cleo
trio line OF two niles in South Ottumwa,
with a doubling of the capacity OF the
plant.
The Eight street electric railway at
Dubuque was sold by Sheriff Phillips to
salts y n decree entered in favor of first
mortgage bondholders. The property was
bought by Doane, of Cincinnati, for
$4,000, or one-third the original
cost.
The United Gas Improvement Company
Of Philadelphia, has brought suit in the
federal court at Cedar Rapid against the
Cedar Rapids Gas Light Company and l..
T. AverilI, president for alleged infringe.
ments Of patent for the manu- acture of il
Illuminating water gas. Damages are placed
at 500, coo.
Lightning struck a barn near the Have
land school house, four miles east of
TT. Dodge. A crowd of children had
sought shelter in the barn. Harvey and
Frank Abernethy, aged respectively four
teen and eleven years, were killed by the
shock and others of the children prostrat-
ed.
Pocahontas Center, the only county seat
in Iowa without a railroad, the nearest
station being fifteen miles away, is still
having a fuel famine. The roads are inn
passable, and no freight has been hauled
since April II. Anything that will burn is
now being used for fuel. The coal supply
was exhausted a month ago.
The 9th annual commencement exer-
cises of Mt. Josephs Academy were held
at Dubuque and witnessed by a large au-
dience. The following is the list of gradu-
ates: Miss Crawford, Miss 0'Connor, Miss
Ryan of Illinois; Miss Cunningham, Miss
Lennon, of Iowa, and Miss Talmadge,
Wisconsin, of the class of 1892. In the
literary curse Miss Gallagher, OF Iowa.
Fulton, ILL.,, across the river from Lyons,
is having a great awakening. Several en-.
terprises have been secured and a monster
mass meeting is being held at the opera
housed that city and lots being rapidly
sold Tor the purpose of raising a bonus for
a factory to employ about four hundred
men. The enthusiasm is great and the
town seems to be coming to the front.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

The people of Galveston are en-
d~eavoring to raise money to build a
monument to the memory OF General
Bankhead Magruder. The remains
OF that distinguished Confederate
chief now lie in the Galveston Gene
terry without even amarillo headstone
to mark the grave.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30
ECHOES.

Ar the Republican convention of the
Tenth Illinois district Congressman Post
was unanimously renominated. Resolu-
tions were passed approving Harrison's adj
ministration.
The Republican state convention Maine
nominated Hon. Henry b. Cleaves, OF Port
land, for governor by acclamation. The
temporary organization was made perman.
ent. One thousand two hundred and
t~wcnty-eight delegates were present out of
1,462.
The Vermont Republican state con-
yention met at Burlington, Vt. and
nominated Levi L. S. Strauahan
for lieutenant governor, and F.
w. Baldwin, j. +. Carney, G.. NJ. Wilds
and L. A. Park presidential electors.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

THIS is indeed a year of misfortunes
for everybody. The bibulous man
may be pardoned a few unavailing
tears when he reads that 1000
barrels of whisky yielded up its spirit
to the fire fiend in Baltimore the
other day, while useless water is
standing around four feet deep all
over the country in places where it is
not wanted and has no business to
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30
SIN.

Mrs. Anna Hubert, wife of G. f. Hui.
bert, proprietor of the Hubert House,
| Washburn, died of brain lever. She was
| one ofthe Oldest residents of this city, was
widely known and greatly respected.
Doctors Nusle and Mcrkel, who C pre-
liminary examination on the charge OF
manslaughter had been continued two days
at Chippewa Falls, were held to the circuit
court for trial, and bail fixed at 5000
each.
Peter Saargard, aged twenty-thrce years,
single, was drowned in the lake at Rice
Lake, while bathing. He was a jeweler in
Overby's store, 1t is not kuO Wi whether
he has any relatives in This country or not.
His body has not yet been recovered.
John Schaver, ex-city treasurer, in a fit
of dependency over business matters, shot
himself with n 32-Caliber revolver, in his
room at Marshlield. Surgeons are probing
for the bullet, but as yet are unable to lind
il.
Angus Mcdonald, the lumberman from
Chippewa Falls, who has been missing for
three months, has been found dead in the
woods near Ingram. A post mortem will
be held and the body brought here for in
terment.
Andy Bennett, the hack driver at
Eau Claire, charged with the murder OF
VIM. Anderson. was discharged by Judge
Bartlett on preliminary hearing. There
was no evidence on which to hold
him.
Mrs. William Hanson was s'arting a
fire in the kitchen stove at Brasington
for getting dinner with kerosene III Il can.
which exploded, burning her seriously
about the face, body and lines. The house
is a total loss. The sewing machine and a
few things were saved.
The body Off unknown man, undoubt-
eddy accidently drowned at some point
north of Alma, was found floating in the
river at Alma. 1t was badly decomposei
and entirely unacceptable. The body
was buried. This makes five persons
found drowned here this season.
John Arndt. a married man at Amigo,
enticed May Raymond, IL years old, to get
into his buggy for a ride. He took her
four or five miles from the city and made
improper proposals to her, so she alleges.
She jumped from the buggy and ran into
the woods and escaped from him. He is
under arrest and will have an examination
on the charge of abduction.
Mrs. Walt r Martel, a comely young
vomar-of EsaN Claire asked for the issu-
ance of a warrant Tor the arrest of her hus-
band who has deserted her. She came
FROM England to marry him only three
months ago. They were married at West
Superior. She couldn't ret a war
rant here, but may get one at Super
ior.
Frederick Prentice, a millionaire brown
stone operator, returned to Ashland from
New York today to personally supervise
the quarrying of the immense brown stone
monolith for the Worlds Fair. He has
started quarrying operations in three diff
ferent places on his Wilson Island property.
If he fails TO secure a solid stone of the
proper magnitude, 1870 feet long and taper
ing from a nine by nine feet base, in one
location he will try another. He estimates
the cost of quarrying the stone at $40, 600.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30
THENEWSSUMMARY
The Latest News of the World Con
denSed and Arranged in COnyen-
lent Form.
Washington. Personal, Foreign, Grim
inal, Casualty and Other
Important News.
THE CAPITAL.

SENATOR DAVIS, in accordance with The
presidents recommendation, introduces a
bill proposing retaliation upon Cana
da.
President HARRISON sends a message to
congress declaring all negotiations tor re-
cip-ocity with Canada off and recommend
ing retaliation for canal toll discrimina-
ton.
GEN Horace PORTER OF New York ar.
rived in this city and called on the presi-
dent. lie said to a reporter that he would,
for obvious reasons, decline the position oil
chairman CT the Republican national COM
mittee iii were offered him..
The president has approved the act pro-
viding for railroad bridges across the AL
ALBANIA yer, the Warrior river, the Sipsey
river and the Tennessee river Tor the use OF
the Mexican, Gulf Pacific & Puge: Sound
railroads.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

prosperity has retulted from the Mckinley act
NE csll the attention OF thoughtful Americans
to the fact that after thirty years OF restrictive
taxes against the importation OF foreign wealth,
in exchange for or agricultural SURPLUS, the
homes and Garms OF the c5uatry have become
bnrdeDed with a real estate mortgage cebt OF
over So, 200, 900. 900. exclusive OF all oiher
forms Of Indebtedness; that IN one OF the ehlet
agricultural st ties OF the world there appears q
of the total population; and that similar fondl-
tions aud Tendencies are shOWil to exist III other
agricultural exporting states. We denoCllee a
policy which fosters no industry SO much as IL
does that Of TIE sheriff.
RECIPROCITY DENOUNCED,
Gao Trrsds interchange on the basis OF re-
ciprucal advantages 10 the countries paftlcl-
rating is - time-honored doctrine OF the Demo
crate faith. but we denouuce with Shame re-
ciprotity which iugz!es With the peoples dtslre
Tor enlarged foreign markets and lreer eSehahges
By pretending to establish closer rhdereih'io
Tor a country whose articles OF EXPORT HLe
almost exclusively agricultural prodIyts wiz
other countries that are aso agtlcu'Iur'f
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

A sBoRrtime ago the Moorish Kaids
gave the Sultan Of Morocco and his
son a present of 200 male and female
slaves to celebrate the event of the
marriage of the heir to the Moorish
chrome. Girls from 10 to 10 years of
sge fetch about $50 to $12O each,
and the slave merchants find the
females more profitable from 10 to
90 years of age.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

IT is now admitted that the inher-
emit hue OF water is blue. Even dis
.illed water has been proved to be al
most exactly of the same tint rs a
solution of Prussian blue. This is
c~orroborated by the fact that the
purer water is in nature the bluer is
its hue.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30
The East Lays Far Behind.

Albany Morning Express: A we'll known
business mar of New York city who has
just returned from a trip across the CONT
nent comes back enthusiastic over the
spirit OF progress everywhere witnessed in
the West. He found the people there far
ahead ofthose in the East in tho matter OF
electric and cable railways, in electric
lights, water works and sewage system.
Even the small towns on the plains are
equipped with incandescent street lights, as
well as the buildings and stores, to say
nothing of the hotels. Everywhere fine
buildings are noticed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

The new hunting lodge OF the Ger
man emperor at Potsdam is to be a
Norwegian villa. 1t is to be construct
ed OF timbers imported from Norway
and put up by workmen imported
from Norway circumstance which
naturally fails to please the unem-
ployed workmen of Berlin.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30
SOUTH DAKOTA.

The Hyde county court house, located at
Highmore, was totally destroyed by fire.
Thu records and part oft furniture were
saved.
Frank 1ruedell, convicted for rape on a
l~2-year-old girl. was sentenced at Mitchell
to 10 years in the penitent;Exy by Judge
Harry.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

Quill pens are still much in use in
Great Britain. A tradition exists in
the law courts that no documents
would be strictly legal if written with
any pen other than aquill. A similar
tradition used TO obtain in parts OF
New England, and it is notable that
Governor Russell, of Massachusetts,
follows the precedent oi.his predeces-
sors and signs all legislative bills with
a new quill pen used once for that
purpose and never again.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30


sentisl of civil and religious liberty us well as a
necessity Tor the development Of intelligence,
must not be interiered with under any pret.xt
Whatever. Wear r opposed to state interference
with parental rights aud rights OF conscience i'm
the education OF Children. as an infringement al
the fundamental Democratic doctrine that the
largest individual liberty consistent with The
rights OF Others insures the highest tyne ol
American citizenship and the best government,
STATEHOOD.
sec. IL. We approve the action of the present
house OF representatives in passing bills for the
admission into the Union as states of the terri
tories OF New Mexico and Arizona
and we favor the early admission Of All
the territories having the necessary population
ana resources to entitle them to statehood. and
while they remain territories We hold that tbe
ctilclals appointed to administer The govern
ment OF any territory, together with the District
of Columbia and Alaska, should be bona fds
residents OF the territory or district in which
their duties are TO be performed. The Demo
cratic patty believes in home rule and the con.
troll OF their own affairs by the people of the
vicinage.
VARIOUS OTHER MATTERS.
Sec. ~. We favor legislation, by congress and
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

In olden times, when every part OF
the body had it's price, the beard was
valued at twenty shillings-a large
sum for the time-while the loss OF a
LEG was only estimated at twelve
shiliings.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

HAVING just sentenced a seventeen
year-old girl to death for claiming to
possess supernatural healing powers,
on the ground that she vas a witch,
the Mexicans are able to congratulate
themselves that the danger Of an in
vasion OF Christian scientists from the
United States is averted. .
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

FEBRUARY, in 1900. will not con-
tain twenty-nine days although it
will be leap year. February, in 100,
also contained only twenty-eight
DAYS. There is a slight error in the
Greeorian calender. but-it Mil only
amount to one day in 1925 years.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

TWIN brothers, residing at Arcadia,
Ind, celebrated their S0th birthday.
They married twin sisters, who are
now 75 years old.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

The total force in the naval service
adoat in 1890 was SO, 1859 officers and
men, OF whom 10000 were between
the nges of 10 and "a, 17,310b between
20 and 35, $3.50 between 35 and 45
and $40 above As years of age.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

The total sheep stock in GreaC
Britain at the end of last year exceed
ed by three million head the hocks o
two years ago, and by more than four
million the focks OF 1881.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-06-30

PALAcio OF Venezuela have resigned,
it may be in order for some one to
convey TO him an intimation that
sneh a curse was only about half
the reparation Balmaceda made. He
also suieided.