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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
Big Cattle Shipment.

The first large shipment of cattle
from the coded Sioux land ranges
was made from Chamberlain a few
days ago, comprising a train of thirty
to Chicago will be in the nature of a
test, the railroad officials expecting to
get the train through in thirty hours.
Other large cattlemen in the country
adjacent to Pierre. and who are dis
atistied with the Northwestern Rail.
road, are awaiting the result of this
shipment and, if good time is made,
will ship an aggregate of 20, 900 head
of cattle from this point over the Mil.
Waukee road.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
Hudson SalOOnkeeper shot.

The w. G.. Il. L. war against the
saloons of Hudson terminated rather
seriously when +. S. kittridge tried
to arrest Nick Mason, a saloonkeeper,
without papers, when Kittridge shot
at him three times for refusing to go,
one shot taking effect in his right
side. A mob gathered in the evening
and had not Sheriff Pierce been at
Hudson Kittredge might have been
roughly handled. Kittredge is now
under arrest at Canton. NassOn's
wound is not thought to be serious.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
A IN IT'S WAKE,
Awful Scenes as the Smoke Lifts from
Burned Town, In the North.

Awful Scenes as the Smoke LiftJ from
Burned Town, in the North.
The partial lifting OF the veil Of
smoke Monday from the desolated
lumber districts gave the surviving in,
habitants the first full knowledge Of
the awful horrors of the fire. From
the rescuing parties that are following
herOically in the black wake of the
flames come reports of the finding OF
scores OF bodies, the great ma .ority of
them burned beyond the chance Of
Identification. On the clcarings have
been found the bodies of fathers and
brothers who met death while striv-
ing to stay the progress of the flames
towards the homes which sheltered
wives and sisters. The story is one Of
horror. lightened as all such storie,
are by acts Of heroism. Physicians at
Duluth who have been to the scene of
the fire in Pine County 10 attend to the
in ,ured say if the deaths in other Sec
tiOns are in anything like proportion
to those in the section which they Wis.
ited the list OF the lost will be in.
r ed to more tran 1000.
The awfulness of the desolation
which strikes upon the eye of the OBJ.
server as he reaches the camp which
was n the town OF Hinckley is still
more strongly imp essed on his vision
as he travels northward. The smoke
has lifted, revealing a landscape bare
and black, the lew standing trees be-.
ing charred to a height of forty feet,
while the ground is of that peculiar
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
SOUTH DAKOTA o
The Week Has Been Very Favorable FOR
Threading and Having.

AnTc6uinR aHu H1hyInks
F%orty-one South Dakota counties
submit reports Of crop conditions to
United States Weather Bureau for the
week, which are summarized as fol-
lows:
During the past week excessive tenn
perature and sunshine have prevailed,
with deficient amount OF rainfall.
Showers fell in localities on the 22d,
which revived all crops and grass for
fall feed.
On the whole the week has been
very favorable for threshing and hay
ing in The eastern section of the state
and ripening Of crops in the western
in some counties, showing an average
of three to four bushels to the acre,
with very little No. l, mostly No. 2
quality. The oat crop in many in
stances is a failure, what there is be-
ing of a very light yield. Late sown
tax, millet, corn and potatoes are
green and doing nicely. Flax hat
was sown late is doing much better
than early sown, and In most cases, IL
frost dOes not occur within ten days,
1t will be a fair crop. Corn is holding
its own, and from the effects Of recent
showers, although light, have helped
it to fll, except in some localities,
especially the southwestern counties
east Of the Missouri River.
In the Black Hills wheat shows q
yield of thirty bushels to the acre, and
oats fifty to sixty bushels, with a very
good potato crop. In this region all
crops are good in Lawrence and Meade
Counties and portions OF Pennington.
The other counties have suffered more
or less from the general drouth.
1t Is reported that very little grain
will be sold as the farmers are keep
ing it for next years seed. The latter
part of the week was smoky which haa
helped to keep the cornstalks green to
q great extent. In q few cases fall
blowing is the order of the day, but
unless rain is received in a few days
the ground will be too dry to continue
the work.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
CoNDITIONOF NATIONAL BANKS
Encouraging Reports Brought Out by the
Call Of the Com ptroller.

A summary Of the reports Of the
$40 national banks in the United
States, unoer the recent call OF the
COMPTROLLER Of the Cur: ency, shows on
July IL, 1894, aggregates as follows:
Leans and discoun 3, 81, 1892, 3S9, 352;
gdd coin in reserve, Sl.5,05l, 617: gold
@asury certificates, $40. SO, 400; silver
dollars, S7,0l6, 489; total specie in ,e.
serve, $50, 670,652. Sur Tvs fund un.
divided profits, less ex enses and taxes
paid, ss4, $40, 294; dividends UNI aid,
$2,583. 5O4; individual de. osits. s!,677,'
sol, eco
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
Shortage In University Funds.

Clay County and the city of Vermil-
lion raised $40, 900 for the rebuilding
Of the main building of the state uni
versity located at VermilliOn. The
building is now nearly completed, but
there is a shortage of 81, 800. A meet
ing of the citizens Of VermilliOn has
been called for by the mayor and
means will be devised whereby the
deficiency will be made good if possi-
bic.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
Farmers Wife Outraged.

A tramp attempted to outrage the
person of Mrs. Will Bone, u farmer 8
wife, living three miles fro m Water
town. The tramp escapes and cannot
be found. though several parties have
been in search. He will probably be
lynched if found. Mrs. Bones cOndi-
ton is serious.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
Chief skunk Under Suspicion.

Sheriff Ash of Hughes County iden-
titled the horse in the possession OF
Skunk, an Indian chief on the Crow
Creek Reservation, as one stolen from
Hughes County two years ago. Skunk
claims to have got the horse from one
of the parties recently arrested by the
United States for stealing Indian and
mission cattle. Further investigation
is being made.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13

IT is estimated that the yearly pas
senger TRIES en- the ferry boats between
NeT Jersey and New York number
10000. 900. that the total for all New
York ferries will exceed 10, COO, 600;
that the number OF boat trips equals
1,SO 900, and the number of teams car
ried, 5000, Wv.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
full head Of steam, but the fire was
pursuing like lightning.

pursuing like lightning.
Soon the lamss were dancing at the
side of the windows. TIC glass began
to crack g. The heat came in from
under the seats, through the windows
n ventilators. Men went crazy. One
a ter another they jumped through
the windows into the roaring flames
and were swallowed up. The women
recovered their presence of mind and
soothed the terrified little ones. The
train was on fire from the tender to
the last coach and as it reached Skunk
Lake the order was given to abandon
the cars and flee to a swamp near by.
The passengers "a to the swamp and
fell half fainting in its muddy waters,
where, after the fire passed. relief
parties found them blinded and burned
and little more than ha f alive.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
His Injuries May BE Fatal.

An old man named Steven Mofy,
living near Sheffield, Was thrown from
his wagon while crossing the Chicago
and North western railway tracks at
Huron and received injuries that may
prove fatal. Mr.. Mofy is "A years old.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13

tint of brown sand mixed with gun.
powder, for the grass mas been burned
even to the roots. And here and there,
in the III ak and dreary stretches OF
country in what is now a great, lone
land, is seen the body CT a deer, whose
fleet feet had not been able to outrun
the flames. or of a human being who
had been absolutely powerless against
the grim destroyer.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
Liquor Dealer In Hard Luck.

Bob Mathieson. a whOles ale liquor
dealer at Pierre, had three large cells
closed by an injunction issued by
Judge Gaffy, sworn by Will Whitman.
a worthless gambler, recently tried
for conducting a gambling house with
out a license, VIII ich was closed by the
city authorities. 1t is estimated hat
Mathiescn will lose between s., ZOO and
ST. 600 if the Injunction stands.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13
Hundreds Lose Their Lives in
Forest Fires.
HEDGED IN BY FIRE.
u;ooteen Towns in Three States
Wiped Out.

victim. Drop in the Streets or Flee to the
wood. Only to Die by Surocation or
r,ome-Trains Run Over Burning Ties,
trembling Trestles. and Wrapping Rails
xot a vestige of HInckiey Remains
Hand Of Charity Quickly at Work. but
Hindered by Broken Communications.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-09-13

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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-05
WHEAT AND STOCK.
The Condition of Both Is Report.d a.
Generally Good.

The Condition of Both Is Reported as
Generally Good.
Reports have bcen received by the
Farmers Review from its correspond
ents in twelve States, en- the condition
OF winter wheat and farm stock.
Winter Wheat-ln Illinois the crop seems
to be In fatr condition.. In some counties 1t Is
yet small. having made little growth in the
Mestbsr Sa shs dry
healthy as far as can be ascertained. Unless
some SON disaster overtskes IT, the crop as whole
will BE- be good g don one; In indisns the general
in some sections the ground has been freez-
ing and thawing. and tho snow covering
diticn is good. though in many counties It is
small on account Of late sewing. In Michigan
large part Of the crop is covered with snow.
supposed to be in from fair to good condition.
IN Missouri the crop looks well considering
Il the very dry fall and winter. In Nebraska rain
as fair and good Iowa reports little Winter
wheat sown. Where it has been put in 1t is
quite generally reported as good. Snow COW
nnot be certainly told. In Wisconsin the
crop Is In fair to good condition, and has been
well protected by snow through most OF the
to such an extent that little dan1er exists.
=. Farm stock-In Illinois farm stock is look
ing ing wel: M Among the hogs cholera Is prevail
ported as plentiful and stock in good condi-
tion: In Ohio the general condition ts reported
good: Stock in Michigan looks well IN spite
Stock in Missouri is reported In exceptionally
ane condition. and those animals being fat
tened te1. for market are making rapid gains.
we'll Fodder is plentiful In Wisconsin and
stock IS rule, looks fine. The general con-
and I; ssy Mans'Sa TSs sos7
in the ID kOtaS,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-05

81, the Capitol buildings have been al
most like journeys Into darkest Africa.
They have found more than i million
books-how many more thsn D. million
no one can tell yet. There ara innum-
cradle publications by Congresses at
each session.. thousands of books being
printed and divided in certain proper.
tion between tho Senators and members,
each Senator having quota running
from one copy of the nautical Almanac
to 100 copies Of the agricultural reports.
New men in Congress, those who are in-
experienced are in the habit of distribute
ing these books among their constitu-
ents, but the old birds know better, for
q book sent to one constituent 10 liable
to offend all those who do not get one
like it. In consequence of the wisdom
which some Of our statesmen have &C.
quired on this subject there are stored
away in the Capitol thousands Of books
belonging to a number of Senators run
ming back as tor as twenty years. Some
of the books found had been stored
away in the cellar since 1854, and there
were several tons 30 completely rotted
that there character could hardly be do
termined aud they were carried of aud
sold for junk.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-05
buyers and the rarln.

Tho New York Telegram, which is
not a Republican newspaper and is not
prejudiced in favor of the protective
tariff, recently made this statement:
"The retail department of the city is
as fascinating as a visit to fairyland.
Thcre is hardly quarter of the globe
that has not contributed to the wonder
full show in our shop windows, and the
chances are that q given article can be
bought at cheaper price than is asked
in London, Paris, and Berlin" There
can be NJ doubt that this is true, but
that being the case why should intelli-
gent persons demand change in q
tariff system which has given such sat
isfactory results? 1t is admitted that
in no city in the world can better va
riety of goods be found than in New
York and that they can be bought at
lower prices than in any foreign city.
1t is also admitted that the present
tariff system tends to keep wages high
and that the changes proposed in the
Wilson bill would reduce wages. With
q tariff that gives low prices for goo de-
and high prices for labor, why should
any one desire q change? Working
men are asking themselves this ques-
tion. If they decide that they were
more prosperous before the Mckinley
bill was threatened then they can hope
to be If the Wilson bill becomes a law,
let them protest against the proposed
revision.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-05
Village Life In Mexico.

A great cotton hacienda in Mexico 10
strongly built with walls like those of .
fort; the tops of the walls are often
studded thickly with broken glass of q
Jagged and deadly appearance; for fur
ther protection, companies of soldiers
are kept within the establishment.
A hacienda of this type, whether de-
voted to the manufacture of sugar or
cotton. the raising of cattle, or mining
of silver, is complete little state, with
every appliance for luxury and security.
1t contains within its walls hundreds Of
poems, soldiers, barracks, q chapel,
houses for the laborers, apartments for
the owner and his family, and every
necessary of life for man and beast.
The administrator, or general manager,
is the father of the great family; be de-
cides all disputes arising between the
various members of it, and II he is ou1y
ordinarily just, never findsAhis authority
disputed. but is looked uVto with much
respect and Consulted Ly ae poems in all
family matters.
A gentleman who was for some ycau
administrator of an estate In the State Of
Coahuila told mo that while occupying
this position he conceived high opinion
of tho simplicity, honesty and trust
worthiness Of the Mexican labprer. 10
most of the haciendss<the machinery IL
of q most primitive Kind, modern Inn
prove,nents being used only In tho lesg.
est establishments. New York Jour
nal. V
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-05

,shesw Wilson abill per bushel. That IL
'tig resi- duty under the present law ID
stiN0 and oneshalf times o much as! It is
under, the vilson hfll. Neverth eless,
the Democrats, when they go on the
stump, will claim that the Wilson bill
cut down the duty on potatoes but 1888
has. been reduced 60 per cent The
duty on hay. under the Mckinley law
.is "a per ton,' while in the Wilson bill
1t IS $2. Mr.: Wilson's committee fig
,ul,es the reduction to be q. 35 per cent,
when everybody knows that a reduc-
tion from "a to % is reduction of so
per cent. Attention is called to this
DECISIVE % people, s as " were @ the 4 ussa stories @
about the increased price Of the din.
ner pail of the laborer and the pearl
buttons on the laboring mans shirt in
1890 and 1S92.-Indianapolis journal.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-05
a Monster sunflsh.

A fishing party of seven under the
charge of Alex Mathison, were recently
some five miles off the coast of Redondo,
in the sloop Helen, after barracuda. One
of their number saw floating in the water
what ut first was taken for young
whale. On approaching the object it
lying on its side. evidently enjoying the
sunlight. On the nearer approach OF
the party the monster dived beneath the
boat. coming to the surface few yards
on the other side. The boat was ir,,ne-
diately turned and bore down on it once
more. In its effort to escape the fish was
struck by the bow of the boat and throw
upon its side. ~,
The:opportunity was seized to throw
jew tish-hook into its mouth. Gaining
its equilibrium the gigantic fish sped
away, the reel humming with the 15O
fathoms of line carried with it. Then
came battle royal between the great
ocean rover and the fisherman. After
long manGuvring rope was made fast
under its fins aud attached to the mast.
The boat was nearly dragged beneath
the waves by the violent efforts the
enormous fish made to escape. Finally,
under the pressure of sail aud by the ex-
haustion of its own efforts it was towed
to Redondo and there hauled upon the
beach.
The fish is magnificent specimen Of
its kind, measuring eleven feet from the
dorsal to the anal fin, eight feet two
inches in length, and weighed in the
ncighborhood of $500 pounds. When.
the fact is considered that this is the
largest specimen of its species ever cap
tured, it will be of more than passing
interest to the general public and Of
value to the scientific world. The larg-
est heretofore recorded is numbered in
the collection of the British museum,
which measures seven feet six inches in
length, captured off tho coast of Port
land (Dorsetshire) in the year $780,.
Los Angeles (Cal.) Herald.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-05
views of ConRre,smen.

Some tine ago the Chicago Inter
Ocean, with the idea Of ascertaining
the views Of members Of Congress
throughout the country en- the ques-
tion OF the tariff, sent the following In
quiries to its correspondents with the
request that they interview their Con-
gre.smen:
what Congress- shall do to settle the tariff
regarded rs . new instruction from the peo-
Pile. or whether It shall be settled as suggested
IN the the ID DemcGratio no @ platform. m.
n his State or district can be put on the free
list Or have Its tartff reduced to . purely rev.
enue bases; also whether he favors an income
whisky and beer.
The replies cover nearly three pages
OF the Inter Ocean. On hundred DEM
ocratic replies are classified as follows:
Unawed by recent election n.............,, 81
Have learned moderation. y
FSinH FTSSinsna silser ss ssS sSe Observation-Disclosures: Il
Want to know about the Wilson biii. 1890. 10
Opposed to radical measures. .................2 2
TOO vague for classification. tion.................. s
Total. ..........................l 100
These figures, as we'll as the letters
published, indicate preponderating
sentiment in favor of carrying out the
tariff pledge of the Chicago platform.
Fifty answers from Republican men,
bers show firm adherence to the pro-
tective policy, and are almost unani-
nous in attributing the hard times to
fear of Democratic tariff legislation.
The results that have already followed
the Wilson bill fnlly coincide with the
views expressed by the Republican
memEers of Congress-.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-05
The Faith OF Islam.

The faith of Islam is based, primarily.
upon the Koran, which is believed to to
have been delivered to the Prophet at
sundry times by the angel Gabriel, and
upon the traditions reporting the life
and works of the Prophet, and, second
arily, upon the opinions of certain dis
tinguished theologians of the second
century OF the Hegira, especially, for
the Sunnis, of the four Imams. Hanife.
Shaft, Malik, and Hannbel. The Shiites,
or followers of Aali, reject these last,
with maxy of the received traditio M
and hold opinions which the great body
of Moslems regard as heretical. In adj
dition to the twofold division of Snnnis
and Shiites, and Of the sects of the four
1mams, there are said to be several hun.
dred minor sccts. :.
1t is, in fact, very difficult for an
honest inquirer to determine what is
really essential to the faith. A distin.
guished Noslem statesman and scholar
once assured me that nothing was essen.
tial beyond q belief in the existence and
unity of God. And several years ago
the Sheik-ul-Islam, the highest authority
in Constantinoplc, in letter to Ger
man inquirer, stated that whoever con-
fesses that there is but one God, and that
Mahommed is His Prophet, is true
Moslem, although to be good one it is
necessary to observe the five points of
confession, prayer, fasting, almsgiving.
and pilgrimage. But the difficulty about
this apparently simple definition is that
belief in Mahommed as the Prophet of
God involves belief in all his teaching.
and we come back at once to the ques.
tion what that teaching was.-[Contem-
porary Review.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-05
scHscxuo'sa aNoMEN!.' .'s
rhsir s.t,ta.ion !. :. s sissH. NJ! . Z. Th.. Of

Iheie nestitution II % Great ~ That: Of.
~ < tho Men. S''' ~.
Though much has been written about
the destitution of Chicago workmen,
comparatively little has besn said about
the condition of the women of that city,
ind yet their suffering and desire TO
get work are quite rs CREST. Hundreds
besiege every shop looking for posi-
tiOns as clerks; as many more answer
the few advertisements which appear
for domestic help. All Of them, when
questioned, have most pitiful sto-
ries to tell. One woman spoke.
to reporter as follows: my hus-
band is q laboring man, and we have
five small children. We have lived
for some time in the basement at No.
323 West Chicago avenue, where we
raid 81 q month for very poor quar-
ters. When my husband got out of
work the landlord bscame afraid we
could not pay the rent, but we have
done SO for four months. Now my
husband goes out every day looking
for work. He don't find any and the
landlord asked US to move out, fearing
we could not pay him. But we raised
stead OF taking 1t the landlord sent
.ssssAA ~ .sa0 AOusO, WIZ pue AAAo stuu VAc
five children out OF the house, and
then threw our furniture uron the.
sidewalk while my husband was away.
Speaking of tho situation leading
Chicago merchant said the other day:
"There Is no question about 1t, tEe
women breadwinners of Chicago ara
infinitely WORSE off than the men. In
spite OF the largo sign have posted on
my Office saying that nohelp is wanted,
I have every day ut least zoo women
who beg for something to do. They
are for the most part inexperienced in
any line of business, but they come to
the retail stores in hope of finding po-
sitions. Not day pass ses that do not
assist some of these ap, .licants to tide
over some of their necess ties of the
moment, for many of them confess to
me that they are responsible for the
Hvelih cd of their families, and some
of them Q in extreme dcstitution.
On beAalf of the many unemployed
men. women and boys in the city the
Protective Agency, S2S Opera House
Building, has issued an urgent appeal
to farmers and others who may need
help about their premises to give en-
ployment to the worthy ones among
these people. Many of them will gladly
work for their board, as hundreds of
them are now sweeping Chicago's
stleets in return for solp-house tick
ct. Inquiries made to the agency at
address given will be promptly an-
sWered