The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-11-08
IN The WE I.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, special: \
large delegation of citizens of Man
itoha ana the Canadian northwest
were in the city returning from Il Sc
cret railroad mission TO Ottawa. The
object wa to secure the approval and
aid of the Dominion Government for
the Hudson Bay Railroad project. 1t
was admitted that the mission was Sue
c~essful. sufficient English and Cam
adian capital having been interested
to insure an early completion of the
line. The route will III from Winni-
pee through the fertile daphin
try TO the saskatchewan. Il distance of
30D miles, thence To- the mouth OF the
Churchill River on Hudson's Bay. 400
miles through a fine timber region
and one rich IN minerals.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Advices
from Honolulu say the orchards ana
fields of Hawaii are being devastated
by an insect about the size Of Il lady
hug. The natives believe it to be an
involuntary importation from japan
and : O call it the Japanese bug. The
insect attacks the leaves. eating all
the soft parts and leaving the fiber
untouched. Shrubs and trees quickly
die under the wage from myriais Of
the destructive insects. The hug
mysteriou,ly disappears during the
day, working only At night. The Hal
waiians have So far been unable to
procure an antidote for the pest.
WINFIELD, Kan. special: The
farmers of CoWley County are having
10 pasture their wheat in order to
keep 1t from CROWN" too rank and
jointing. The wheat was never in Il
more advanced growth in the history
of the county, and unless it is pas
tured heavily or cold weather sets in
il will joint and the crop be ruined.
II is free from lily on bug, ana the
warm weather has made it grow very
rank. The acreage is the largest
sOWn in many years, Notwithstanding
the low price. and there has been ten
bushels fed to stock this year where
one was fed last year.
NAQCINA, ore, special: The steam
er Homer IN, arrived from San Fran
cisco. Among her Passengers we're
the crew of the American brig L. w.
Lucas, from lIocgsport, paget Sound.
10 san Francisco, with Il load Of piles.
The captains log shows Il succession
of heavy winds and tremendous sea-
from the 18th to the nth. causing the
Vessel 10 leak badly. The crew was
unable TO keep the pumps going and
the snip was abandoned in Il water
logged condition. the crew having
only time 10 save Il portion o. their
clothing when picked up by the
Homer.
ASTORIA. Ore, special: The United
States event cutter. Corwin, ha,
arrived. She brings no tidingS Of the
missing ship l%yanhOe, for which she
went in search. Since leaving San
Francisco the CorWin made Il zig Zag
course to the Columbia River, running
out to a distance Of 200 miles. Ont
side of san Francisco several coasting
vessels were boarded. bat nothing was
learned. None of them had sighted
any wreckagc. The captain OF the
Corwin states that he encountered
none of the piles of the biz raft thai
went 10 pieces OF Naquina.
THE DAI.IL.S. Ore, special: After
two weeks OF careful work, the men
who robbed the Pacific Express Com
pany OF 3l1.OJ 0 have been apprehend-
ed. and al except 500 OF the stolen
money has been recovered. Frank
Klein and OILS SAVAGE, Young mel OF
respectable ~parcntage. but who have
been known to belong to what is
known locally a. the Hawthorne gang
of ~desperadOes. are the robbers. Clues
followed ont led 10 them. and when
they were finally arrested Klein .cOn-
fessed ana showed where the money
was hidden.
DECATUR, H., special: l.. ID. Ca
baude Of St. Louis covered a quarter
%unpaced, dying start. in - Sec
onds fiat, lowering Ziegler's worlds
record.