Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1893-04-13

Rlack Crook at McVicker's theater,
Ia Sirene. the Noted French balletI
dancer, twisted her leg severely. She
Is supposed to spring from the thlru
step of a grand staircase, but TINS
time she jumped from the fourth
step and the shock of the fall caused
her to faint on the stage and she mao
to be carried of.
f. X. Hooper of Baltimore has ID
vented a rotary printing press winch
prints two colors at once from Prlnce-
ton curved s~tereotrped plates. Inc
press is the first in which this double
color printing has been accomplished
by the rotary principle, and IL a
make a speed, as shown at a trial, OF
1000 impressions, or $500 sheets an
hour. 1t is stated that the machine
can print anything from the small
label TO a -four bag.
A. A. Mcleod, president of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad
and Coal aud Iron company, has
rendered his resignation to take
effect May, /. He will also resign
the receivershIp. In a letter to the
board Of managers he says: My
reason for resigning is my belief
that the needed financial assistance
will not be accorded 10 the company
so long as | shall continue TO occupy
the positions of president and re-
ceiver."
Carter II. Harrison was elected
mayor Of Chicago by 10000 plurality
over Samuel w. Allerton, candidate
of the allied republican and citizens
ticket. The entire democratic city
ticket was also elected by about the
same plurality. Cregier, on the
labor ticket did not receive 1900
votes. The democrats carried the
west and south town tickets, but the
republicans saved north town. The
board OF aldermen is about evenly
divided between the two leading
parties.
A sensational scene took place in
the Belden Avenue Presbyterian
church, Chicago, where nearly two
hundred ministers were present. Two
laymen, ii. B. Freeman and James
Inglis, quarreled over charges impli-
eating Rev. DR.. Totheroh and a lady
member Of his congregation. The
two men came TO blows and Freeman
made a motion TO draw a revolver,
Ministers quickly i%nterposed and the
combatants were separated. During
the fight several blows were struck
and more or less blood sized.
About a week ago Policeman
Chandler Of Bluefeld, Mercer county
W. Va, was killed in a notorious dis
orderly house Of "Kiz" Redd, known
as the wickedest woman in West
Virginia" who is believed to have
had a hand in several murders, ant
who has defed the authorize,
relative to Illicit distilling. Monday
night a row was started in her place
by a crowd of black and white tought
in which Charles Morgan, cOlored
| shot and killed John Lees, a cOlOreC
boy. Morgan was caught and lyncheC
by a mob Of citizens. KiZ Redd fled
but was pursued by the mob and j
reported to have been caught anC
lynched.
Geo. E. Richardson, who dramatic
az tagged the Southern Pacif,
passenger train, near Portland, Ore.
and informed the conductor that tn.
track had been torn up, has been ar
rested and placed in the county jai
on a warrant charging him with hay
ing attempted to wreck the train
Richardson was cut in the breast an,
face and was badly bruised whel
picked up by the train. He told
thrilling story of an encounter wit
train robbers who, he said, nearl
killed him. The superstition is he in
ficted the injuries himself. Las
October he Jagged a Union Pacif
train, in the same manner, betweer
Baker City and Pendleton.
James Lennon, the Lake Shore er
gineer who was found guilty o: cor
tempt of court according to judy
Kicks decision, has, in obedience
the instructions Of his attorneys, r,
fused to pay his fine, and has bee
formally arrested and is in the custed
of the court. His attorneys will a,
peal the case to the supreme court {
the United States for a writ of habes
corpus and it will come up at Wasl
ington as 500 as possible. The Broth
erhood OF Locomotive Engineers wi
fight the matter to the bitter end an
will not spare any expense. The
realize that the final decision is {
vital Importance TO their organic;
ton.
FOREIGN GOSSIP.