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The record-union., 1892-05-07
EUREKA and Red Blur survey,

RED BLUFF, May 6.-The Eureka and
Red Bluff Railroad surveying party ar
rived here last evening. Mr.. Vincent,
engineer, went to the city to-day to re-
port to Colonel Pollasky, and the other
members of the party returned over the
mountain to Eureka. The survey is not
yet completed, owing to the stormy
weather. There is snow on the summit
of the Coast Range Mountains.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
The French Capture Three Towns.

LONDON, May 6. = A dispatch from
Sierra Leone says messenger reports
that King Samadoa, as piece Of strategy,
allowed the French to capture three ma
tive towns and afterward recaptured two,
the French suffering heavy loss. The
messenger saw eighty-One French prison.
ers and the heads of four French officers
in SamadOa,s camp.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
The Principal Broke Down.

DENVER, May Ga Republican Canon
City special says: Thomas Lawton was
hanged in the State Penitentiary tonight
about 1870. There was a delay of nearly
an hour, owing to the fact that Lawton
broke down completely and could not go
to the scaffold. When he regained his
composure the hanging was quickly fin
ished. His crime was the murder of
James Hemming.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
NOT DYING
The Victim of the Recent Chinatown
Riot Nearly Well

The Victim of the Recent Chinatown
Riot Nearly Well.
Hoey Yen, the Chinaman who was re-
Gently shot in Chinatown by some high
binders of rival society, is recovering
rapidly, and the attending physician says
will soon be able to leave his bed. The
friends of the wounded man are consid-
erably exercised over the reports cir
culated by his enemies to the effect that
he had been shut up in a hovel. and that
he was dying for the want of receiving
proper care.
Another report that annoys them is
that Yen agreed not to prosecute his as
sailant on the payment of $l,700. This,
they say is untrue, and declare that they
will push the case in the courts to the
end.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
imprisonment for Life.

SAN JOSE, May 6.-Charles B. Wilcox,
who murdered John Coombe IN a saloon
on March 18th, shooting him in the back
without warning, was found guilty of
murder in the second degree, and was
sentenced to imprisonment for life this
morning, by Judge Lorigan. Wilcox
said he preferred to hang.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
FIRE AT SANTA CRUZ.
Considerable Damage Done to a Prom
incnt Hotel.

inont Hotel.
SANTA CRUZ, May 6.-Fire was discov-
cred in the kitchen of the Pope House, a
prominent MOTEL in this city, shortly be-
fore IL o'clock. II had been smoldering
for some time, and the flames soon burst
out IN the man building.
The firemen responded promptly, and
an abundance of water soon checked the
flames, but not before considerable dam
age resulted. The furniture was removed
from the main building, and the guests
all found accommodations in cottages and
nelgoorlng residences. The loss is about
$1,000, covered by insurance
The record-union., 1892-05-07

". A. Mackinaer; Fourth District, J. II.
Mahoney and j. j. Evans: Fifth, e. f.
Bent and L. l. Wolf; Sixth, w. II. Sea-
mans and j. NJ. Gregory; Seventh, f. II.
Short ana +. w. Sanborn. The Second
and Third Districts will elect later. The
convention then adjourned sine de.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Diplomatlc Relations WIth Chlna.

New YORK, May Ga Washington
correspondent telegraphs paper thus:
Il am assured upon the highest authority
that there is no likelihood that the Pek-
ing Government will sever commercial
or diplomatic relations with the United
States, but it is not improbable that
American missionaries in China may
have some of their privileges abridged,
and have several petty annoyances prac-
ticed upon them.'
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Railway Outrage.

LONDON, May 6.-Another railway out
rage is reported. Men walking along the
railway near Leeds found woman lying
near the rails. 1t was found that she was
terribly injured. She was just able to
state that she had been assaulted in
compartment of the railway carriage.
After her assailant had assaulted her he
had thrown her headlong from the car
riage. The train was running at full
speed. Her assailant is unknown
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Burned by Gasoline.

Los ANGELES, May 6.-Mrs. Kate Joy
was frightfully burned to-day. pitcher
of gasoline which she was filling at a tank
at the stove exploding. Her clothing was
burned of. Her recovery is doubtful.
The building was saved.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Train Precipitated Into the River.

CHATTANOOGA (Tenn.), May Cone
span of the Sheffield end of the Memphis
and Charleston bridge, over the Tennessee
River at Florence, collapsed this morn
ing. A freight train was precipitated
into the river. One brakeman was killed
and two seriously injured.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
California Fruit In England.

LIVERPOOL, May g. The Majestic
brought large consignment of Califor-
mia whole fruit that seemed to take the
market by surprise. The majority of the
consignment will be sent to London by
special train and sold Saturday
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Another Fool Escapes Death.

MEMPHIS (Tenn.), May edwin S.
Peart of Peoria, H., travelling with the
Paul Boynton combination, to-day
jumped from the big bridge across the
Mississippi to the water below, a distance
OF 81 feet. He was uninjured.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Rebellion In China

LONDON, May Ga dispatch to the
Times from Singapore says the Pahang
rebels are becoming bolder. Several Chi
nese have been killed by Malay rebels,
and a Sikh escort was attacked The
coolies are deserving the mines, fearing
the rebels will kill them.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
AT los ANGELTS.

Los ANGELES, May 6.-Stafrord pitched
shutouI bail against Oakland to-day. Up
TO the ninth inning but two hits were
made of him, and the visitors should
have been shut out without a run, but in
the ninth Wright mufied Carrolrs fly,
and three runs were batted in after the
chance was offered 10 retire the side. The
game was well played throughout.
Score: Los Angeles :, Oakland 3.
The record-union., 1892-05-07

w. Jennings Demorest, so prominently
mentioned in connection with the Presi-
dental nomination on the Prohibition
ticket. has no connection with the De-
morest pattern business, as is frequently
stated by some of the newspapers. de is
the proprietor of DeBoreSt'S Megdz1ne, a
literary publication and not fashion
work.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Supply of Grain Assured.

ST. PETERSBURG, May 6.-The Boorse
Gazette, the official organ, says that the
quantity of cereals required to supply
the people is completely assured, and
considerable stock of grain, especially
wheat, will be available for export.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Attempt to Rob a Bank.

LOUISVILLE May 6.-An attempt was
made to-day to rob the Traders Deposit
Bank at Mount Sterling. A circus was
passing, and while the clerks were watch
ing, sneak thief seized package con-
tanning $4,6G0, and was just getting out of
the door when discovered.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Anarchists in France.

PARIS, May 6.-The police at Stetienne
to-day discovered a secret telegraph code
containing a list of adherents of the an
archlsts' committee. An attempt was
made to-day to blow up a railway bridge
at Steenbeuque. No arrests were made.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
sTvsterIous ExnIosIon.

BoDREAUx, May Ga mysterious ex-
plosion occurred in the kitchen of a hotel
here to-day. The cook put coal on the
fire, and it is supposed cartridge was in
the coal. The noise of the explosion was
like report of cannon. The cooking
range was destroyed and the contents of
kitchen smashed in pieces. The cook
and waiter were badly burned.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
jay Gould Quite III.

DENVER, May Ga special to the Re
publican from Santa Fe says: Private dis
patches announce that Jay Gould is quite
i'll. He is confined to his bed in his pri-
vate car at Albuquerque.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Blown to Atoms.

TELLURIDE (Col.), May 6.-David Dim
gle and James Lucas, employed in the
Sheridan mine, were blown to atoms this
morning while attempting to pick out an
exploded she'll OF dynamite.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
COAST CHRONICLES.
Manifesto Issued by the Manu-
facturers' Association.
EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN BOYCOTTS
TO BE DISCHARGED.

A Los Angeles Lady Frightfuliy Burned
by the Explosion of Gasoline
Stove-Rain Has Fallen at Red Bluff
Every Day and Night Since the
First of the Month-Christian En-
deayor Convention.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
The Comet Medal.

SAN JOSE, May 6.-The comet medal of
of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific
has been awarded to DR.. Lewis Swift of
Rochester for his discovery of an ex-
pected comet March u, 1892.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
GLADSTONE'S MISTAKE.
REFUSES to Confer With Working
men on the Eight Hour Law.
LONDON CONSERVATIVES TAKE AD-
VANTAGE OF THE ERROR.

The Government Urged to Take an
Opposite Course-Tho Ex-Premier's
Organ Contends That the Move
ment is Only One of Many Schemes
to Divert Attention From the Irish
Question
The record-union., 1892-05-07
HIGH WATERS Tn TIE EAST.
Tremendous Rains Cause Rivers
to Rise Rapidly.
GREAT DANGER TO THE WATER
SUPPLY IN CHICAGO.

Boats Called Into Use TO Remove
People From Their Homes in the
Lower Portions of Ottawa, Illinois,
Several Towns Left in Darkness
on Account Of FIoods-The Missis-
sippi Overflows, Causing Consider
able Damage.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Cyclone In Pennsylyania.

GETTYSBURG, May 6.-This afternoon a
cyclone struck this place, unrooting sew
eral houses and doing much minor dam
age. n Mrs. Willard was severely in
iured.
The record-union., 1892-05-07
BASEBALL.

Results of Yesterdays Games at San
Francisco and Los Angeles.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 6.-The home
team defeated the San Joses to-day by a
score Of 4 TO 3. The game was close and
exciting, the errors being few. Hoffman
and Lookabaugh were the opposing
twirlers
The record-union., 1892-05-07
Question of Dividing Queensland.

LONDON, May Ga deputation to-day
waited on Lord Knutsford, Secretary of
Stote of the Colonies, to urge that the
The record-union., 1892-05-07

WASHINGTON, May Ga severe rain
and windstorm passed over the city this
afternoon, running several houses and
prostrating trees. The steeple of the
Hamline Church, in the northern part of
the city, was blown off and crushed adj
joining buildings. No lives were lost,
but the damage to property throughout
the city will amount to several thousand
dollars
The record-union., 1892-05-07

The United States contains more than
100000 almond trees and nearly as many
cocoanut trees, all Of which bear fruit.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
About People.

There are only eight veterans of
Waterloo now surviving in France.
1t is thought in London that Mrs.
Maybrick will soon be released from
prison.
With James G. Blaine and Thomas
B. Reed both on the stump, things
promise to be lively up in Maine.
Thomas Young, a wife murderer of
Owensburg, KY, has been sentenced
to ninety-nine years imprisonment.
Patti has thrown aside her auburn
hair and now re-appears in black.
having run the gamut of all the
colors.
NJ. Rechayet-Mattzoff, the Russian
cars chamberlain, who is a very
wealthy man, has ordered a SO, 900
piano from Paris.
Hubert Howe Bancroft, the Cali
fornia historian, modestly offers to
sell his library to the United States
for the sum OF $780, 00.
Captain Thomas Ryan, who controls
the navigation of the Cumberland
River, used to be a very heavy drinker
and a most profane man. Sam Jones
converted him, and % Captain
Ryman has the cabin doors of his
steamboats, well plastered with Bible
taytS
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

some Comparative Finures from the State
Board OF Equalization.

The state board of equalization has
finished its work, but the totals are
not yet made out and it will not be
possible to get complete figures for
some time. Some interesting figures
from the county returns can be given,
however, and some comparisons show
ing howlittle reliability can be placed
on the returns furnished By county
assessors. Prior to the last session of
the legislature South Dakota was
working under an old revenue law
which was very defective, and which
permitted a great deal Of property of
all kinds to escape taxation. The.
legislature Of 1891 passed a new law
and very eve penalties were
imposed upon assessors who failed to
do their duty and did not make COM
plete returns. A comparison of the
1890 and the 1891 assessments on the
returns made in the number OF head
of stock shows that the new law
started out all right. But a compar-
ison of the 1891 and the 1892 assess
ments shows that the assessors have
gotten owe their fears of the new
law and are again growing lax in
their returns. These statements, of
course, are strong, but the returns
show on their face that they are the
truth. To fully show the returns for
the past three years on the number of
head of stock in the whole state as
returned by the assessors the follow
ing figures are given:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
Queer Railroad Returns.

Pierre Capital: A comparison of
the returns made by the Chicago and
Northwestern and the Chicago, Mil
waukee and st. Paul Railway COM
panies to the state auditor for the
purpose of taxation shows some queer
results, and would indicate either a
far different system Of bookkeeping
or very poor management by the for
mer company. For instance, the
Northwestern company figures out a
net loss on its lines in this state of
1864, 1893. %, while the other company
shows net earnings of SSH, 1896.
The Northwestern loss is figured as
follows: Total gross earnings, 81, $780,
1921 90; operating expenses, S1,254,-
526.S7, leaving a deficit of sl23, $685. So,
to which they add interest on bonds
issued on mileage in the state,
$40, 764.3 80, making the total net loss
as before stated. The Milwaukee's
gross earnings are returned at S1,S55,-
590.0S; operating expenses, S1,3l4,-
3O6.4S, leaving a balance of net earn
ings, ssh ,2S3.60. This company does
not figure interest ON bonds as oper-
ating expenses. The Northwestern
company operates within the state
l,O07.4 miles Of road and the Mil
waukee roadbed comprises 1,179.24.
Both companies claim their gross
earnings include all business, not
only between points within the state,
but also from points without to points
within and from points within to
points without.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
Milking Cows by Machine.

A company has been formed at
Hubbard, Iowa, with a capital stock
of 100000, for the purpose of manu-
featuring machines for milking cows
by steam. The machine consists of
an air pump.which is run by one horse
power. At some point of a long gas
pipe there is a vacuum governor
which is made of canvas, from which
is suspended a rod on which different
sized weighes are hung, to regulate
the pressure. AT the end of the pipe
there is a rubber hose connected with
a covered tin pail. From the pail
there are two rubber tubes, in the
end of which there are glass tubes,
with rubber nipples on the end. The
tubes are fitted to the teats. The
pail and tube attachment can be
put on a hundred COWS at once and
the milking can be done in four min
utes. 1t is no doubt an invention
that is destined to be in common use
where ten or more cows are MIXED.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

Dakota and Eisowhere.
Latten, & Bennett is the new
style OF the firm that publishes the
De Smet Independent.
The members of the Minnesota
state editorial association leave on
sept. 10th for an excursion of a
week for Denver.
The straw vote fiend, the presiden.
tial betting man, and guess-how.
many-votes-cast-and- get-a-fortun adj.
vertiser are now getting in their
work.
M. L. Springer of the Faulkton
Record, had the misfortune this weeR
10 be thrown by a horse aud suffered
the fracture of one arm. Members of
The craft will extend sympathy.
George L. Ryerson, editor of the
Reynolds N. D., Enterprise, has
returned, from Wisconsin with a
bride, and the happy couple are
receiving the congratulations of
friends.
A stock company has been
organized at Dell Rapids to put in
another republican paper which will
De called the Tribune. The company
Is incorporated and the amount of
stock is placed at $1,000.
j. w. Banburry of the Britton Day
hight has sued A. Sherin, county
Judge, for criminal libel, on account
OF an article published in the Britton
sentinel, charging that Banburry, as
postmaster, opened and detained let
tiers going through his office.
The Sioux City Journal win run a
special train every Sunday hereafter
from that city to Garreston for the
purpose of distributing its Sunday
edition. The trip of one hundred
miles will be made in three hours and
f~orty-fiye minutes and no less than
seven roads will be crossed.
I'll. L. Henry, formerly publisher of
the Redfleld Dispatch, but who has
recently been publishing a paper in
tennessee, was in Redield last week.
He has concluded to establish a
democratic daily at New Ulm, Mimi,
n has shipped the old Dispatch
outfit to that place.
Lloyd Porter, editor of the Prison
Mirror, and a life convict at Still
water, was released from the prison
last week. He was sent up for the
murder of John Neary at st. Paul on
April LIST, 1884, while the murderer
in a drunken frenzy. Porter's
record at the prison has been spot
less and the petition for his pardon
was signed by a large number of
newspaper men from all parts of
Minnesota.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
4 Woman Horse Dealer.

Miss Kittie wilkins, the female
horse dealer who is just now
making South Dakota the field of her
'hOss trades" has quite a talent for
her work, her business methods
proclaiming her as a careful, shrcwd
and methodical woman of business.
Her home is in Bruneau county,
southern Idaho, where her horses and
cattle are bred and reared. Her
rancho comprises several thousand
acres. The horses and cattle are
rounded up every spring and turned
loose to the four winds of heaven to
find for themselves. The horses she
now has on hand probably number
1900, and the cattle 1000. The range
proper, upon which they subsist all
winter, is probably rs miles from he1
home, where they are left to roam at
will all through the winter season,
living in luXuriance on the wild sage
and bunch grass. In the fall they
are rounded up againan the increase
branded. 1t has been her custom for
the last five or six years to dispose of
the horses herself, ordinarily
shipping to Sioux City, st. Louis,
New Orleans, Memphis, Omaha and
Kansas City, where they arc generally
sold in carload lots. This method OF
selling them off individually is some.
thing new to her and seems rather a
slow way of disposing of a bunch OF
horses. Her next shipment will be
into Michigan, where she expects q
better market and a larger demand
Miss wilkins says:
"Yes, it does seem to be rather an
ODD business for a lady to engage in.
but / like it. / was born and raised
in the West, and have beer
accustomed to the handling of horses
from a very early age. My father
crossed the plains in 1853, and Las
been in the business ever since. HI
lnow manages affairs at home in my
absence. l have always had al
affection for the horse as a domestic
animal, and / suppose that is why
took naturally to the handling q
Them
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
A GRAIN PALACE.
The c Annual Exposition and Graiu
Palace At Plankinton.

The event of the season in its
vicinity this year as in other years,
is to be the annual exposition and
Plankinton grain palace. The grain
palace idea seized upon the people of
that city a little more than a year
ago, and last fall a splendid palace
was erected in which was held one Of
the finest expositions and fairs ever
seen in this part of the country. The
palace this year will far eclipse the
one Of a year ago in size and beauty,
and in every way. the exposition is to
fully represent the grand crops with
which the state is blessed at this
time. The officers of the grain palace
association are as follows: President,
John Rogers; vice-president, Joseph
F~reudenfield; secretary. A. NJ.
Andrews; treasurer, @. +. Hatten.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08

In view of the condition of the corn
crop the question Of frost is n of
great interest. For the benefit of
the farming community, the govern
ment weather station at Yankton
has issued a statement of the condi-
lions in the month of September for
nineteen years. Following is that
portion of the report relating to frost.
Mean or normal temperature GA
degrees.
The warmest September was that
of 1891, with an average of 6S.3
degrees.
The coolest September was that of
1876, with an average of $751; degrees.
TIE highest temperature during
any September was 100 degrees on
September 4, 1881.
The lowest temperature during any
September was 26 degrees on Septem-
ber3 80, 1876.
Average date on which first 'kill-
ing" frost occurred is September q.
If 1892 does not select some other
than the average date" on which to
introduce Jack Frost, the corn in
this section of the state will be far
beyond his reach. There is, there
fore, good grounds for predicting a
corr crop in keeping with the other
mammoth returns from farms.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-09-08
III ONE WOMAN WON FAME PAINT.
INC PETS.
Methods and tho Incidents That
lea Her to Make . Careful Study of
he Feline Tribe.

MY two painters have reached fame
5pugh the painting of cats-Mme.
hner and the Swiss painter, Gottfricd
sd-and the greater of the two Is
=. Ronner. Though Mind got to be
.vrn as the Raphael of cats from his
hful Japanese-like delineations of
<fayosite animals Mime. Ronner has
better claim to this rather absurd
iquct. Rather is she the Velasquez
Sul veronese of cats than their
baei, having the artistic insight of
Spanish painter in his later, short
4 method, his maniera abreviada,
Ie Spaniards call it, that car seize
usential features and translate them
mastery technique into paint and
4 stroke, and in addition she has a
1 deal of the Venetian painters
DDS of dealing with surface text
There is something intractable in
rs nature, rs there is something in
,ape and fur that has proved in
BILE to artists in general. Mr.. NJ.
Dielmann. who has written an ex-
Il biography of Mime. Ronner, full
md criticism and learning, shows
completely even the great painters
failed when they have used the
q model. AS a rule the best
painters have failed to draw
d at all. From Nicias, the Greek,
ras the first TO paint a dog, three
lies before tn, Chistian era, to
riton Riviere, the animal painters
kept to their dogs, horses, boars,
cattle. and sheep Neither
h.nor Rosa Bonheur, nor Snyders,
bitter, nor Fyt have ventured on
rt~raiture. Breughel, indeed, and
5 have painted their famous "Cat
Efs,r but these works are satires
was; grotesques, not pictures