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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1894-12-06

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Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
"A DEATH TRAP.
Sixteen Persons Burned to Cxisp At
Seattle, Wash.

St,AA'e'cA s'AA'SocA PERSONS burned to Crisp at
Seattle, Wash.
SEATTLE, Wash. Oct. a fire.
which resulted in the death Of at least
sixteen persons and the injury Of three
Others, broke out in the West street
hotel, at Columbia and West streets
about o'clock Saturday morning. AT
5 o'clock the fire was under control
and an investigation of the ruins
was made. Thirteen bodies have been
identified. They are as follows:
John Z. Anderson, aged 20; f. Ballmam, q,
Grahm, laborer; Mrs. ]. ii. Hancock, OF Rolfe,
Ia, and her three children, two girls, aged
ana 2years. and boy aged 4: Mrs. ]. w. Hutf
man. wife OF well-known farmer Of Fall Citv.
Wash; Angus Mcdonald, M. McSorley,
Andrew Otterman. aged lS; Mrs. Otterman, ol
California, his mother: G. Wilson
A. G. Butler, brother of the proprie,
tor. is missing. Richard Havin waa
badly injured about the head and
back by jumping; D. B. Glass had a
leg broken and his back injured. and
G. B. Anderson was burned and badly
bruised.
The lire was undoubtedly caused by
the explosion of a lamp in the kitchen.
The proprietor's son was aroused by
the noise of the explosion about /
o'clock, but before he conld investi-
gate the flames had spread all through
the house. The corrugated iron sheet,
ing kept the flames hid until nearly
the whole interior was furnace. The
thin partitions were of resinous pina
covered with cheesecloth and burned
furiously. The sixty guests were
aroused and the rush for life followed.
The arrangement of the halls of the
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
OUT OF A JOB.
United States Marshal Bede's Resignation
Is Accepted.


WASHINGTON, Oct. 26. The publica-
ton in st. Paul of J. Adam Bedes
letter of resignation as United States
marshal is regarded at the department
of justice as sufficient reason for the
publication of the attorney generals IS
letter of acceptance. In the course of
his letter Marshal Bede, after uncon-
ditionally rendering his resignation
because he cannot conscientiously
obey the presidents order forb;dding
federal appointees doing campaign
work, says:
II do this because the party to which have
ever given my allegiance and in the principles
of which have an abiding faith is this year
being maligned by know-nothings and mounte-
banks and charged with OWLS that come from
others crimes
when must choose between public office
and my friends shall take my friends. and
nothing shall stand between my best efforts
and their interests"
The attorney generals letter accept
ing Marshal Bede's resignation is as
follows:
ST have yours OF the 10Th inst, in which you
tender your resignation Of the Office OF
United States marshal on the ground that you
canHOt consistently OF cOnSclentlOuSly govern
yourself by an order Of President Cleveland OF
1885, which forbids federal office -hol0c.s from
engaging in political campaign work.
Il have just been obliged to call for the
resignation OF United States marshal, who,
beginning a political campaign with speech
making, ended by shooting, and is now under
Indictment for murder. From the tone and
temper OF your letter, 1t would not be surpris-
ing to find you in the like predicament
should you undertake to be political
worker and United States marshal
at the same time Undue excitement and
recklessness are always most inevitable when
the ordinary political partisanship is added
to the personal interest inseparable from Of
fceholding. Your resignation as marshal is
accepted, to take effect upon the appointment
and qualification OF your successor
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
ROUTED THE CHINESE.
Details of the Japanese Victory at the
Yaln River.

Details of the Japanese Victory at the
Yaln River.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 29.-Later dis
patches from the Yalu river show that
in the battle fought Thursday betweei
the Chinese and japanese $500 Chi
nese troops of all arms were utterly
routed.
CHEMUPLo, Oct. 29.-Dispatches from
Wi-Ju give additional details of the
battle fought between the Chinese and
Japanese across the Yalu river. Gen.
Nodzu, the japanese chief of staff, it
appears, succeeded in getting the main
body of the Japanese army across the
Yalu river without mishap before
daylight on Thursday. Then Col Sato
was sent forward at the head of a
flying column on reconnoitering ex-
pediJion. He discovered the enemy
occupying fortified position near
the village Fushang on the right bank
of the Yaln. In spite of the fact that
he had no artillery at his disposal, Col.
Sato Immediately commenced an at
tack upon the Chinese and fierce fight
followed. The Chinese fought des-
perately and stubbornly. The attack
began at 10 o'clock in the morning and
lasted until noon, when the Chinese
began wavering, broke, and eventual
ly retired in great disorder. falling
back upon Kulienchas.
The troops commanded by Col. Sato,
after the Chinese had retired, set to
work upon the demolishment Of the
Notifications of Fushang. Inside the
fortifca tions they found 200 Chinese
dead. The Japanese also captured
a number of prisoners, among
whom was Chinese officer who
stated that the position was
held by eighteen battalions of
Chinese troops. The japanese, es-
corting their prisoners, then marched
in the direction of Gen. Nodzu's main
body with the intention of rejoining
it. The number of Chinese wounded
is not known. The japanese lost five
officers and ninety men killed and
wounded.
Later dispatches said that the
Chinese outposts were falling back
upon Kulienchas, where it is expected
that the only really determined stand
of the Chinese in Manchuria will be
made
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
NEW MEXICO.

Gov. Thornton Presents His Report on
the Territory.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-The annual
report of Gov. Thornton, of New Mex
ich, has been submitted to the secre.
tary of the interior. The governor
says there has been no material change
in population, but healthy growth
has set in of a desirable class
of immigration in almost every county
of the territory, especially in the
agricultural portion. At the end of
the last fiscal year there was cash
balauce of $780, .s99 in the treasury OF
the territory. 1.-THE traffic in ,whis-
KY" the governor says, (which has
been the cause of so much poverty
among the Navajos and has led to SO
much crime in the past, has, during
the past year, largely decreased" The
total school enrolment was As, ,3s9. The
governor says that the process of rails.
ing crops by the aid of irrigation
bitches has been very beneficial in
New Mexico, as without bitches or
wells agriculture would be q failure in
the territory.
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
KNOW LEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in tho
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties Of perfect lax
gtive; efectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and feyers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in Soc and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrupof Figs,
and being we'll informed, you will not
accept any substitute il offered.
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
CAPRIVI'S FALL.
Resignation Of the German Chan.
cellor Accepted
Prince Hohenlohe Is Chosen to Succeed
Him and Is Also Selected as Pre-
mier of ia-Explanation
of the Situation.

BERLIN, Oct. 90. The report that
Chancellor Won Caprivi has handed his
resignation to the emperor is con-
frmed. Count Zu Eulenbnrg, president
of the ministerial council, has also re-
signed. DR.. MIGUEL, Prussian finance
minister, has been appointed president
of the council 2 81
BERLIN, Oct. So.-Prince Hohenlohe
Won Schillingfuers who was called by
Emperor William to succeed Caprivi as
chancellor. at first declined, but at 9
o'clock Saturday evening it was an
nounced that he had accepted the po-
sition. He will fill also the Office of
Prnssian premier, made vacant by Eu-
lepberg's Setirement
The emPeror's choice of Hohenlohe
for chancellor is taken as evidence
that his majesty does not intend to
adopt the extreme view Of the meas
ures required to arrest the spread of
socialism. Hohenlohe. although 70
years old. is very active physically and
mentally.
Divided on Socialist Repression.
Ex-Chancellor Capriyi in an inter
view says the leading question upon
which he found it impossible to.recon-
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
WHITE CAPS AND BLUEBILLs.
They Fight Pitched Battle, In Tennes-
see-Three Are Killed.

Z !. s.E4 = =
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 90. or two
years there has existed in Sewer coun-
ty a large organize ton of white caps.
They have committed outrages on de-
fenaeless citizens especially women;
Some weeks ago another gang was or
gained in oppose which is known
as blnebills. It is said to be composed
Of q better elements Of citizens and was
organized for the purpose Of wiping
out white caps.
Thursday night body Of white
caps numbering twenty five or thirty
started out to whip a man who lives
miles from Sevierville. It happened
that this man was asbluebill and he
hastily summoned his gang together.
About twenty Of them wentssto q bluff
on Pigeon river and secreted them
selves in dense thicketa OF laurel.
Shortly before. midnight they heard
the approach of white caps who
we're passing up the road in
the iolliest humor discussing plans
for their midnight work. sAs they APP
preached the thicket bluebills opened
fire witt! Winchesters and pitched
battle ragged for several minutes
Two white caps, Laban Latham and
John Kibble, were killed and several
Others wounded. The bluebills lost
one man. EIithnan Allen, a promine Mt
farmer. Two or three Others Of their
clique were badly wounded.
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
KILLED THE MAYOR.

supposed Robbers shoot Down the Ex-
I ecutiye of q Kansas Town.
WICHITA. Kan, Oct 25.J. F. Marsh,
mayor Of Kinsley, who was shot there
Monday nightswhen starting from his
office for home, died Tuesday after
noon. The authorities have good
description Of the murderers, the two
having been recognized as a couple OF
men who registered at the hotel as Will
liam Decatur and Carl Slater, both
from King Fisher, Q. T. After the
shooting the men rode of southwark,
so they are evidently making for the
Indian country. A strong posse is in
pursuit. The general belief is that the
murderers are territory outlaws who
proposed AFRAID On the Kingsley bank
during the night, and that while
investigating the surroundings they
were Interrupted by Mayor Marsh.
Large rewards have been offered by
the state and county for the capture
Of the fhgitives.
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01

THE daughter of Squire Hause, OF
Jeffersonville, Ind, who has married
8, 900 eloping couples, eloped with Roy
Howard and was married.
In Hardin county, Ia, a ten-acre
tract OF hone stone, a valuable min
eral, was discovered.
In Nebraska an unknown man start
ed prairie fires which destroyed sew
eral lives and vast amount of prop
erty.
BECAUSE of q recent murder people
of Milwaukee will close the saloons in
the vicinity Of the soldiers home.
AS HIS share of an estate James J..
Wood, poor carpenter of Springfield,
O.. returned from Ireland with 5000, O0O
ONE Of the south's most eminent ;u-
rists, Judge William Brooks, 80 years
old, dropped dead at his home in Bir-
mingham, Ala.
The officers of the Omaha (Neb) ma
tional bank were endeavoring to fer
ret out thief who had stolen large
amounts from its safety vaults.
FLAMES destroyed warehouse of
the Deering companys harvesting ma
chine plant in Chicago, entailing loss
of $1,000
AT Columbia, s. c., Young Ham
NETT, IA years of age, committed sui.
eide because his father punished him
for excessive cigarette smoking.
ISAAC KEEBLER and Labe Latham,
white caps, and Elijah Helton, their
| intended victim, were killed in fight
in Sewer county, Tenn.
In train at Grand Rapids, Mich,
Capt. j. A. Manning, inspector of life
saving stations, dropped dead.
BURGLARS at Malvern, Ia, wrecked
the Farmers national bank with dyna
mite and stole about $4,000 in cash.
AT Lewiston, H., Mrs. Christian
Border celebrated her 1O5th birthday.
She was 10 years old when Washington
died. She is in fair health
The lower house Of the Georgia as
sembly by vote of 81 to SO refused to
consider resolution declaring for free
silver.
In portions of Tennessee and Mis-
sissippi forest fires did great damage.
FLAMES at Asheville, N. c., destroyed
VIZ oouOuClA 1dllWdf mousse,
the loss being 100000.
AN engine on the Big Four struck a
wagon containing a party returning
from a dance near Lebanon, Ind, and
five Of the merry-makers were killed.
The death of Rev. Dr. Andrew P.
Happier, who spent forty-four years as
missionary In Canton, China, occurred
at Wooster. o.
The Bridge and Terminal company
warehouse and 300 cars were burned
at East st. Louis, Ill, at loss of $780,.
900.
In the vicinity of Tonkawa, o. T.,
cyclone did great damage. Twenty
houses were wrecked and their con
tents scattered.
By the destruction by fire of the
West Street hotel at Seattle, Wash,
sixteen persons lost their lives.
MARGARET E. EASTER, author OF
many popular poems, died at her home
in Baltimore, aged 55 years.
DURING a fire on the docks at Pensa.
cola, Fla, sailor was killed and three
others were hurt. The loss was put at
U,OUO.
j. S. CoxEY, of commonweal fame,
lost his home near Massillon, O., by
fire, the loss being $4,000.
JOHN ADAM Koch, a retired capitalist
and veteran of the Mexican war, died
at his home in Dubuque, Ia.
In New Orleans negro vesselmen
who had taken the places of whites
were attacked and beaten by an armed
mob.
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
FuLL AS A GOAT.
a Bnly Of That lersuasion Give. Sad E1-

A Billy OF That 1ersuasion Gives Sad Exc
ample ofThat Condition.
Look out dee, fellers!' shrieked
touzzle-headed yungster, whose flying
bare feet were carrying him toward
the foot of Wet Fifty first street.;
Look out dere, Blly's on tear
There wasn't yer. much doubt about
it. Billy's tear was extensive. It led
him from the sidewalk to the middle OF
the street, and fromthe middle Of the
street back to the curb, along which he
tried to walk with asmuch comic digs
nifty as complete failure. 1t led him to
leap into the air with lis feet together,
and to come to earth again with his
feet helplessly limp andlwide aparte II
led him to rush across the sidewalk
with his head dead set for fruit
stand, and then, before he got half
way across, plunge suddenly backward
down into a German coDbler's shop in
the basement. The cobbler gave the
intruder jab with his awl and Billy
flew out of the areaway like a compact
rocket. scattering the crowd OF yell-
ing youngsters that had gathered at
the top of the stairs and cork-screwing
down the street like the propeller Of
an Atlantic liner at full speed. There
was policeman at the corner, but he
made no effort to arrest the inebriate
or to check the procession. In fact, he
rather seemed to enjoy it and held on
to the railing that he might not double
up with laughter. For Billy was a goat
fallen into evil ways.
SIT do bate the divil," said the po-
liceman with fine department accent,
ito see that goat when he's full. He
was the daycintist goat on the block
till thin Flaherty byes give him a
dipper av lager last ST. Pahtrick's day
and iver since he's bin a dishgrace."
'sBut how does he get the beer?"
"Ah! it's regular can-canner that
he is now. He waits outsoide the sa-
loon, and whin they roul out the kigs
and shtands m up at the kirrub, Billy
just butts them over and licks up the
hale-taps. And whin he gifts full he's
the killingist thing outsoide av cock
foight There he goes now acrass to
the Fefty-secind and weth the whole
divil's gang after m. Gobs, but pll
have to rim him in yet, mebbe, I
Dunno
Meanwhile Billy had charged his
pursuers twice, had overturned baby
carriage with twins in it, and tried to
get behind a board fence by going
through it. But his legs were getting
shal1y, and when he reached the empty
lot by the riverside he made a last at
tempt to gather his beard into his
mouth with his tongue, tied his front
feet together, threw one bleary, beery
wink at the cliffs of Weehawken and
gave faint bleat that ran into hic-
cough and fell over. Billy was dead
drunk.-N. Y. Sun.
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01

EMPEROR WILLIAM, of Germany, is
credited with the design Of erecting
Alsace and Lorraine into an independ-
ent monarchy and placing his eldest
son on the throne; then of creating a
new Polish kingdom and placing his
second son on the throne of that. Viii.
liam has numerous progeny of sons,
and it is possible that he will be look
ing around after awhile for thrones
for some more of them. He might join
the japanese and cut up China. 1t
would make quite number of respect
able sized monarchies.
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01

cile his own views with those of the
emperor and Count Botho Zu Eulen-
burg was the anti-revolutionary meas
ure. The second bone: of contention
between the same parties, he added,
was the proposed treatment Of the
Polish question.
The Fatal Newspaper Article.
BERLIN, Oct. S0.-The article which
annoyed the emperor more than all
others in the Caprivi- i-Eulenburg press
feud was published by the Koelniscne
Zeitung to remove the impression pro-
duced by the emperor's recep-
tion of the East Prussian agra
rians. This article said: "Chancellor
Won Caprivi won complete victory
over Count Botho Zu Eulenburg, and
as the emperor stood behind Caprivi
nothing is left for Eulenburg but
soumet1re ou dcmettre." Eulenburg.
who had already decided to resign, re-
garded this as an offensive notice to
quit, and showed it the emperor.
Disavowal Demanded and Refused.
The emperor sent Herr Won Lucanus,
chief of the civil cabinet, to ask Count
Won Caprivi whether he had inspired
the article in the Gazette. Count Won
Caprivi replied in the negative, but
expressed his sympathy with that
papers views. The emperor then
summoned Count Won Caprivi and
demanded public disavowa1 of
the article. Count Won Caprivi re-
peated that he had not inspired the
article and would not publish dis
claimer because he agreed with its
views He now had no alternative but
to resign, which She$ did It is now
known as fact that the emperor tried
to reconcile the personal differences
between the two men, but failed.
Says Caprivis Policy Will Continue.
In snmmoning the federal ENJOYS to
another conference the emperor said
that Caprivi's policy would be contin-
ued. This statement is taken with a
grain of salt, as the emperor imade a
similar statement immediately after
Bismarck's fall
The ENJOYS expressed their atisfac-
tion with the choice of Prince Hohen-
lohe. The South Germans were es,
peciaHy compli "a ntary sto the new
chancellor who, they said, enjoyed the
full confidence Of their governments
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
WEST AND SOUTH.

AMONG Arizona miners in the Cnur
d'Alene district a mysterious disease
has broken out. Several hundred per-
sons have been stricken.
On a street car in Detroit Capt.
paper writer Of state reputation, fell
dead
A MYSTERIOUS explosion wrecked a
st. Louis grocery store and injured five
persons, one fatally.
TRAINS on the Southern Pacific col
lided near Walker Station, Tex, caus-
ing the death of two persons and the
injury of four others.
FIRE destroyed the Big -Four railway
shops at Wabash, Ind, causing a loss
of over 100000.
The firm of s. P. Teades & Sons,
merchants at Salt Lake City, failed for
over $500, 900.
JUDGE FIELD, of Louisville, KY, In
an action for damages decided the
Pullman company was not common
carrier.
AN explosion wrecked a Marion
Ind.) photograph gallery and three
persons were seriously injured.
Ina prairie fire which swept through
portions of Cherry and Grant counties,
Neb., two men perished. The fire
burned over a strip Of country SO miles
in width and destroyed hay stacks,
homes and in some instances stock.
On bicycle at ST Louis Albert q.
Harding rode 100 miles in 4:S7 4-5, q
cut in the record of twenty-three min
utes.
For nearly week Thomas Purdy, Of
Dayton, o., had been in a cataleptic
trance, his body being as stiff as a
poker.
FIRE destroyed the Central hotel at
Ration, N. NJ, and James La Point,
James McCool and AL Kennedy, rail
road men, perished in the flames.
EDWARD WARDNEEsE and Eli Krouse,
mill-owners, were run over and killed
by train at Reelsville, Ind.
BY cave-in in the Pewabio mine at
Iron Mountain, Mich, one man was
illed and eleven others entombed.
AT Denver seven officials Of Justices
courts were indicted for forging names
on witness certificates and defraud-
ing the county out of thousands OF
dollars.
J. j. REITHMAN s. Co., wholesale
druggists in Denver, failed for $780,
OOO
MARY A. WOODBRIDGE, general cor
responding secretary of the Inter
national w. G. T. u, died at her home
in Chicago
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
A Loss OF $500, 600.
Transfer Sheds of the st. Louis Tarnit.
Railway lRnrned.

Transfer Sheds of the st. Louis Tarmi,.
Railway Burned.
EAST ST. Louis, Ill, Oct. 29.-Fire
Sunday night destroyed 200 freight
cars and the large transfer sheds in
the bridge yards of the st. Louis
Terminal Railway association. The
total loss is placed at $500, ,o0o
The building was one of the
largest transfer sheds in the country
and was worth $50, 900. The con-
tents hay, cotton and merchandise
amounted to probably 800, 600. About
$25, 900 worth of merchandise was con-
sumed in the cars. The cars were SO
situated that the city engines could
not play upon the flames. The fire
was started in the shed by spark
from one of the engines at work in the
wards
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
NO PENALTY FOR REPEATING.

Discovery That All Laws for Furnishing
Repeaters Have Been Repealed.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Oct. 27.-Accord-
ing to a decision by Assistant United
States District Attorney Draffen, rem
dered Thursday afternoon, vote repeat
ing at the November election can go
on uninterrupted ad infinitum without
the slightest danger of prosecution Of
offenders by the United States author
tiles. Mr.. Draffen says that after care
full investigation and research bearing
on the elections he is unable to find
anything in the statutes, authorizing
the United States to punish persons for
fraudulent registrat ton, except section
5,513 of the revised statutes, known as
the crimes act. and he finds that this
section has been repealed.
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01

IN quarrel following game of
cards in Chicago, one'citizen deprived
the other of his good right ear. The
punishment for misdeed of this kind
should be severe, says the Tribune. A
man who cuts off the ear Of a fellow
being spoils his looks, su ubjects him to
pain and lifelong modification, and
causes the remaining ear to seem OBJ
trusive and unduly conspicuous.
Moreover, he can make no use what.
ever of the CAPTURED ear
Warren sheaf., 1894-11-01
NOT RETALIATION.
Germany Disclaims Intentions OF Gett
Even with Uncle Sam.

BERLIN, Oct. 90. On receipt of the
news of the prohibition by the Ham
burg and LuDeck senates Of the entry
OF American cattle and fresh beef at
these ports inquiries we're made at
the American embassy and the Ger
man foreign Office respecting the
political aspect of the prohibition,
and it was said, both at the latter
bureau and by Ambassador Runyon
himself, that the measure was in mo-
wise intended to be retaliatory one
and was adopted only as q sanitary
precaution. At the foreign Office the
correspondent was told retaliation
against the American sugar tariff
would be resorted to only as q lastsex-
pedient s.