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The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
Over Niagara Gorge.

Sitting cody on his wire rope and
swinging back and forth like a school
girl, was Clifford Calverty, the cham
pion high wire rope walker of the
world, over the Niagara gorge, with
the water and ice running by, fully
POO feet below. A smile was on his
face as he listened to the frantic yells
of his manager, Mr.. Ormsby, "Come
in off that wire, do you hear? l tell
you it's too risky" All appeals to
the young man were in vain. He was
out for time, so to speak, on his
wire, the one on which he made his
world-famous skip across the gorge
last summer in the fastest time ON
record, and he wanted to see how it
seemed to 60 out over the river. The
wire without guy ropes had been left
up since last summer and swayed in
the wind like an old-fashioned swing.
Calyerty was clad in his everyday
suit of clothes and walking shoes and
oyershoes when he stepped On the
wire. The weather had left coat
ing of ice on everything, but a rain
had set in and loosened it. Most of
the ice was off the wire, but some
sections had still pieces attached and
it was evident at the start that it
was no fools Job to walk it. Calver-
ty did not take balancing pole, and
walked with his arms outstretched.
AS he proceeded, the wire began to
sway, and every one held their breath.
1t took an up-and-down movement,
which was very uncertain and both
cred the young man not little.
Every now and then small pieces of
ice would break away from the cable
and fall into the gorge. After going
out quite distance, the young man
sat down and tried the cable. He
balanced himself on one leg for quite
a while, and gave as much of an ex-
hibition as he could with the swaying
of the wire. He returned safely to
the Canadian side, and was roundly
cheered by the little group Of friends
who were the only fortunate specta-
tors.
The feat is most remarkable one
for this time of the year. There was
strong wind blowing down the
gorge, and the rain and sleet we're
driving along like mad. No such
midwinter exhibition has ever before
been attempted in the open air acr5ss
the Niagara gorge.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
Profit in Sheep.

J. j. Conway, merchantof Orient,
gives the Faulkton Times the follow
ing figures covering two years of his
operation in the sheep business. AS
Mr.. Conway gave his personal atten-
tlon to his mercantile business and
hired everything done relating to his
sheep, the expense account as shown
by his books, includes all the expense
pertaining to them. This is his bal
ance sheet:
EXPENDED.
Cash invested in sheep. ................S3 .S3 $50
Expense in keeping two years. rs............ 200
Total cash investment. .......... ..... 81 $50
RECEIPTS.
Two years wool clip. p......................S1 975
Sold TO b,ltc her ...... IS
Sheen sold to farmers. 275
ro+o,rooa;,,s a Gss
Cash value of sheep on hand at which
they could be sold today ................ 7l2
Receipts and sheep on hand ............ 397
Less total expenditures Observation-Disclosures. $50
Net profit in two years. Observation-Disclosures. 8 O47
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
The ApportiOnment.

A sensation has been created at
Pierre by discovery of Lieutenant
Governor Herried that legislative
apportionment made by last legis-
lature passed the senate by minority
vote. Constitution requires majority
Of all members elect to pass
pportionment. The apportionment
bill originated in senate. House
amended by submitting new bill.
Senate had forty-five members. Two
died in meantime and only twenty
two voted for concurrence in, house
amendment, being majority Of all
members, but not Of all elected. The
question is, is apportionment
invalidatcd, and if SO what are
powers of this legislature? Lawyers
are not agreed, but prevailing
opinion is that defacto officers have
full powers. Many hold that a
majority Of old apportionment must
concur. That is, siXty-three MEM
bers must vote for the passage OF bills
in present house, because in last
house there were 124 members and
sixty-tbree in majority under that
appointment. The resubmissionists
and railroad people are making a
strong point on this to defeat adverse
legislation. Present house mas
eighty-three members. 1t is difficult
to secure vote of sixty-three on any
measure. Speaker Lawson holds new
apportionment good on ground that
minority vote on apportionment was
on concurrence in house amendment
and not on last reading OF bill wlien
constitution declares a majority Of
all elect necessary.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

years now, until northeast Missouri
will take the position her natural
resources entitle her to hold among
the horse producing sections of the
United States, and when that time
comes her fertile farms and verdant
pastures will increase in value at
least three-fold and will find ready
sale at the advanced figure.
The horse, next to man is the no.
blest creation of the Almighty hand
and the American trotter is the king
of his kind,
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

The baby hippopotamus at the
Central Park Zoo, New York, weighs
twenty-five pounds. 1t is about II
feet long and built like salmon pink
oyster keg, with button at one end
for nose and a tirecracker stem at
the other end for tail, and two pink
pearls at the corners for ears.
Fatima, the elder daughter, who was
the second child, was born in October,
1890. She is now quite big girl,
even for hippopotamus, weighing
about half ton, which is one-seventh
of her papa's weight and one-quarter
of her mammals.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
The Agricultural College Investi-
CATION now in Progress
at Pierre.
The Farmers Combine Still
Dominates the HOuSe---
Interest is Growing.

PIERRE, Feb. 12.-The Brookings
College investigation is now on. The
formal charges and specifications are
now public, and except that Pro-
fessor Shepard is charged with
falsely certifying vouchers to the
amount of $4,000, and that Professor
Wheaton paid his private grocery
bills from productions of the dairy
school, there is nothing which
involves a moral turpitude against
any Of the regents, trustees or
faculty. The defense is not yet
public. The investigation will
require several days; fully 100 per-
sons are here to testify one way or
the other. The most serious charge
against any Of the regents are that
they have conspired with DIR.
McLputh to secure positions in the
faculty for personal friends. Prof.
Wheaton is charged with having, as
president of the board of trustees,
lobbied bill through the legis-
lature for the establishment of the
school of dairy science, and then with
securing his own election to the chair
thus established.
The interest in the proceedings of
the legislature among the citizens Of
the state is growing daily, and a
larger number of people are now in
Pierre than at any previous time
during the session. Every hotel is
crowded to it's utmost capacity, and
many are seeking Accommodations in
private homes.
The n1uch-talked of farmers COM
bine still dominates the house, and
the report sent out from this place
that it had broken up is wholly with
out foundation; it apparently was
| never SO strong as at present.
A large number of bills are being
ground out daily, but comparatively
few however, have as yet become laws
and these few are not of special
importance. In fact, the legislature
has done it's best work in killing bills
rather in passing them.
The retrenchment and economy
plan adopted early in the session is
beingcarried out to the letter. 1t is
the intention to cut off all the frills,
the house having already abolished
commissioner of labor statistics,
engineer of irrigation and railroad
commissioners.
Very little of really interesting
or amusing nature Occures in the
daily session. However, On the
discussion of the bill to regulate the
practice of medicine a rather funny
thing occurred. The bill provides
that no person shall practice
medicine, surgery or obstetrics in
this state without first having secured
diploma, etc. Hooper gravely
moved that everything be stricken
out of the bill after the word state,
and long and serious discssion was
engaged in before the joke was dis
covered. Dollard got off pretty
good retort at the expense of Senator
Horner, chairman of the railroad
committee. BY a lapsus lingue
Horner said that certain important
railroad bill had been referred to
the railroad company. II have no
doubt of it," answered Dollard; 1.-THE
gentleman is in position to know"
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
PICkLER VS.. CRISP.
The Mace Held Over the Head of the South
Dakota Congressman.

The Mace Held Over the III cad of the South
Dakota Congressman.
There was breezy scene in the
house between Speaker Crisp and
Maj. Picker, of South Dakota, last
week, in which the gallant major won
with flying colors. The legislative
appropriation bill had the floor, and
resolution introduced by Dockery
for the investigation of all the de-
partments was at the moment being
considered. Picker did not object
to the resolution, providing the pen
sion Office was excepted from the list
of departments. He declared after
wards that he didn't want that office
molested by them. At any rate he
objected, and was fllibustering in
great style. He made a motion to
take recess. The speaker started to
put the motion, but before he could
finish Picker broke in with remark.
He was cut short by the speaker, who
said that the motion was not debata-
BILE.
II know that" the major replied.
But | -'''
"The gentleman from South Dako-
ia will take his seat" said the speaker.
All conversation ceased. For mo-
ment silence prevailed, and then the
members rushed from the cloaks
rooms as Pickler's voice rang out de.
family:
'The gentleman will not take his
seat."c
The sergeant-at-arms will compel
the gentleman to take his seat" said
the speaker, trembling with sup
pressed rage.
Assistant sergeant-at-arms Ike Hill,
sprang for the mace, and with it in
front of him walked up the aisle to
Picker, but Pickler's blood was up,
and as Hill reached him he waived
his arm and cried:
'"Take that thing away"
There was moment of intense ST.
lence. Everybody was thunderstruck.
The authority of the house had
been spurned. The major seemed
then to realize what he had done, and
sat down. Hill, fearing that he
would rise. held the mace directly
over his head until the speaker called
him away. Then there was another
uproar, and in the din the voice of
Picker, who sprang to his feet again,
rang out above the rest.
'Mr. Speaker" he roared, 81 did
not rise to debate, but to make a
parliamentary inquiry"
"The gentleman will state it," said
the speaker.
81 want to know if a motion to ad-
journ is in order before the other mo-
tion is put?"
The speaker told him that it was,
and Immediately expressed regret at
having misunderstood the major.
The house voted down the motion to
adjournd, and the one to take re-
cess, but it then agreed to Pickler's
amendment to except the pension
office from the Investigation, where
upon the major sat down with smile,
the ends of which disappeared behind
his ears, and sweet peace reigned
once more.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

Young ladies in France cannot ask
their admirers to call at theiI homes
as the French language has no
word for "home." but simply say
"Come to me-" meaning their house.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17

The Congressional Record recently
delighted it's readers by publishing
thirteen solid colums of the titles of
petitions in favor Of opening the
Chicago exposition on Sunday.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
The statement telegraphed from

The statement telegraphed from
Washington a few days ago that the
Farmers Alliance, as national
org anization, would soon go to pieces,
promises to be verified soon.
Representative Pickler, says that a
prominent Southern member Of the
National Alliance told him that the
course of President Loucks was sure
to wreck the Alliance within short
time. Alonzo Wardell, Of South
Dakota, and officials of the National
Alliance, have just arrived in Wash
ington, and it is said that a secret
meeting is in progress to take action
in regard to the trouble now going
on inside the alliance.
The Sully County watchman. (Clifton, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1894, 1893-02-17
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.

The DeSmet murder trial is now
on.
The roller skating craze has at last
struck Deadwood.
A series of revival meetings are be-
ing held at Hartford.
There will be a meeting of the
sheriffs of South Dakota at Mitchell
on March %.
J. A. Moore of Redf1eld was elected
president of the association of sheriffs
of South Dakota, - - =
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-06-29
H. I. WICHMAN.
FORT STREET.

HaUing nOW the much desired
space for the proper display of may
splendid stock Of FINE GOODS,
and late additions thereto, 1t IS a
pleasure to see you IN and show the
arrangement Of the different lines,
as compared to nay ot6 and cranap-
cd quarters; 1t is simply paradise.
My stock Of staple and mew Goods
aUiU from noe0 on, be found COM
pIete, and any suggestion IN the
aoay Of nea0 .fads UtU be eagerly
attended to.
As q starter on neW Goods, m1y
Very fine line Of Leather Purses and
card Case examinations are a0eIL
a0Orth your attention.
Leathers in all the delicate coEors
Of dress materials, mounted in fine
sterling silver in intricate designs
as sOeJ as the plain; they must be
appreciated 6y those aOho hare al
s0ays been Obliged to send array for
these goods. Carrying IN this line
the products Of the leading makers
of fine Leathers in the United
States, 1t is possible for me to offer
you q choice assortment from the
comparatively inexpensive to that
a0hich takes dollars to bay.
The Gentlemaga's full dress Card
Case, seems 10 be the correct thing
from the aOoy they caught on-.just
large enough to fit the proper pock-
ct. another little thing on aohich
sales are rapidly Increasing, the
dainty little indiUiduaL Butter
Spredder IN sterling silver and
plate, probably the best and most
useful little conciet eUer thought Of
in conn ection aUith the table service
Remaining on the table throughout
the meal, they entirely take the
place Of the desert knife for spread
ing butter, certainly more DAINTY
and giUing the other instrument q
chance to be used for aOhat 1T aOas
To those Of refined tastes
and q sense of the fitting, veqy little
need be said IN their faUor. 1t aOiI
not be long before every table in
Honolulu a0iIL be supplied a0ifh these
Uery necessary little articles.
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f. r. Powell, engineers yeoman on
board the L. S. s. Boston was the
next witness. He met Crick and Walk
er on the corner of Nuuanu and King
streets about the 9th ult. 1t was
about $3.50 o'clock in the evening. He
heard Crick say that he had in his
possession certain high explosives
which he proposed to use within two
weeks to blow the Provisional gov
eminent to hell. Did not remember
if he said anything more. Mr.. Orlich
and Mr.. Brown of the U. S. S. Baston
were present at the time. Crick APP
peared to be himself at the time and
in the opinion of the witness he was
not drunk. He met Crick on board of
the Boston but once.
When cross-examined the witness
stated that Crick informed him that
he was chemist and that he had in
vented the explosive himself.
AT this point the court adjourned
for lunch.
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FACTORY. PRICES.
Having Placed Our Orders for Large
Lines Goods Shortly to Arrive, we
Must Make Room for Same.
We Some Startling Bargains in Staple
Stationery follows:

al
for 81 Cmpn Books size # good quality 90 cents dozen NOTE
PEN suitable school
a
allow
tradeo or
lin
unruled Enveope to mattel
write 10 discounts.
select Of Hawaii
Schiller PIANOS Chicago Cottage
the world
at
generally
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IX.-CITIZENS' MATCH.

Entries can be made at the Hawaiian
News Co.'s, or to the Secretary.
JNO. H. SOPER,
President.
WALTER E. WALL,
Secretary.
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All entries close at ~ o'clock
noon on Thursday, June 22d, 1893,
at the Office of the Secretary, and
all entrance fees are 10 per cent,
unless otherwise specified.
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For Sale.

SECONDHAND COLUMBIAL LIGHT
L Roadster Safety, 1892 Model in first
class condition for sale, bargain. En-
quire w. +. BROWN,
$40 This Office.
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Meeting Notice.

THE BIENNIAL MEETING OF
Z the members Of the Queens Hospi-
tai Corporation will be held at the room
of the Chamber OF Commerce, THURS
DAY, the 18th July, 1898, at 10 A. NJ. A
full attendance is requested. Per order.
L. A. SCHAEFER,
3410-tf Secretary.
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All races to be run or trotted
under the rules OF the Association,
and all horses are expected TO start
unless drawn by II o'clock noon
Monday, July 3rd, 1898.
L. M. vETTLESEN,
1922 Secretary.
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Concert at Makee Island.

The Hawaiian band, conducted
by Professor Berger, will give a
moonlight concert at Makee Island
this Thursday evening, common
cling at z 80 o'clock. Following is
the programme
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"Hawaii Ponoi. -

Any kind of printing at the GA
zETTE Office equal to work done
abroad.
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For Lease.

Ia me- THOSE DESIRABLE PRE-
E:iN 80 misses opposite the Makiki re :
serve, recently occupied by Mr.
Charles Creighton. The grounds are
spacious, and well shaded with Ornament
tai and Fruit Trees only minutes walk
to Tramways. The Buildings will be put
in thorough repair to suit the wishes Of
good tenant. For further particulars,
apply to BRUCE CARTWRIGHT,
Trustee for Mrs. Mary s. Levey.
3358-tf
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packers IN the persons OF CIauS
Spreckels and Campbell. He had
1000 men we'll armed and equipped,
who would fight the z. g., and the
best thing the members of the regular
company could do was to quit work.
Walker said he would place men out
side of the executive building to pre-
vent the volunteer forces from going
inside the fence; an entrance to
the building was to be gained
through an underground passage.
The witness also stated that
Sinclair said that he had been in
favor of annexation, but was not in
favor of a. missionary government.
He and Walker could defeat any
twenty men in the regular company.
He then advised Prescott to leave
the company. Walker told him that
if he or Prescott gave any informa-
ton to the government regarding
their conversation they would both be
shot by him or by members of a secret
society.
When cross-examined the witness
said that when he first'met Walker,
John Bowler was present for few
moments. Bowler said he was sur
prised to know that Won Topaz was
member of the army. Walker said
that meeting had been called by the
royalists, but the natives remained
away and about 800 whites and half
whites attended. The leader of the
crowd was to be Sam Nowlein.
a. S. Prescott testified that he be-
lOnged to the company of which Won
Topaz is a member. He saw Walker
and Sinclair on the 21st inst. Won
Topaz was present at the time.
Walker explained his plans and said
that they had 1000 men as fully
equipped as the Provisional gov
eminent army. He had been under
fire before and discovered that a rush
from n large crowd of men always
created panic. He had access to the
water mains and, in addition, he had
a battery connected with the eXecu-
tive building, which was unknown to
the government. Walker said that he
had some men secreted about the
Queens place and the remainder were
out drilling. Spreckels and Campbell
were to assist with large sums of
money, Spreckels with one million
and Campbell with one half that
The witness said that
Walker informed him that the as
sault on the government was to be
made if the decision of the United
States should be against them.
At4 o'clock the court adjourned
until this morning. The case will
be called at 10 o'clock.
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SHARP.
1st Observation-Disclosures
PURSE, $4,000.
Running Race, mile dash for
Hawaiian bred horses.
End RACE-WAILUKU PURSE,
500. 90.
Running Race, , mile and re-
peat; free for all.
9rd RACE-HAWAIIAN COM.
MERCIAL & SUGAR CO.'S
PURSE, $4,000.
Trotting and Pacing, mile
heats, best in TO harness, for
Hawaiian bred horses.
4th RACE-WAIKAPU PURSE,
$500.
Running Race, 4 mile dash, for
Hawaiian bred horses.
9Th RACE-KULA PURSE, $4,000.
Running Race, ! mile dash, for
Ponies, IA hands or under, 10
carry 100 pounds.
9Th RACE-KAHULUI PURSE.
$4,000.
Running Race, mile dash, free
for all.
7th RACE-WAlHEE PURSE,
$1,000.
Trotting and Pacing, l mile
heats, best 3 in 5, to harness;
free for all. Horses with a re-
cord of 2:30 or better, to carry
$50 pounds.
9Th RACE--LAHAINA PURSE,
$4,000.
Running Race, l mile dash, for
Hawaiian bred horses.
9th RACE-HANA PURSE, SI25.
Trotting and Pacing, ] mile
heats, best 2 in 3, to harness;
for all horses without a record
of 300 or better.
10th RACE-QUEEN LILIUOKA-
LAM CUP, PURSE, $3.50.
Running Race, IT mile dash,
free for all.
18th RACE - MULE RACE,
PURSE, $40.
Running Race, mile dash,
catch weight, free for all.
18th RACE--MANA CUP, PURSE,
1926.
Running Race, IL mile dash,
for Hawaiian bred horses.
18th RACE - SWEEPSTAKES,
$25 each; Association adds $50.
Double Team Race, Trotting
and Pacing, / mile heats, best
lin 8, to be driven by members
OF the Association.
All entries close at II o'clock
noon on Thursday, June 22d, 1898,
at the Office of the Secretary, and
all entrance fees are 10 per cent,
unless otherwise specified.
All races to be run or trotted
under the rules of the Association,
and all horses are expected TO start
unless drawn by II o'clock noon
Monday, July 3rd, 1898.
L. M. vETTLEsEN,
1892 Secretary.
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PART /.

March-'fThe Gladiators". ..Souza
!. Overture-"Story City. Lebrun
!. Finale-"Rose of Thorns" Carl
/. Selection-'tPirates of Penzance"
SIllli1-nn
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PART II.

3. Medley-srYankee Tickle".. Boyer
6. Waltz-''The Syrens". Waldteufel
Z. Polka--"A Good Kiss" .......... Coote
s. Fantasia-s'North and South"