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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24
Very Old Bank Notes.

The Oldest bank notes are the flying
money" or convenient money" first Is
sued in China, 269I B. c. Originally
these notes were issued by the treas-
ury, but experience dictated a change
to the system of banks under govern
ment inspection and control. The early
Chinese "greenbacks" were in all es-
sentials similar to the modern bank
notes. bearing the name OF the bank.
the date of the issue, the number of
the note. the signature of the Official
Issuing it, indications of its value in
figures, in words, and in pictorial rep
reservations of coins or heaps OF coin
equal in amount to its full ware. and a
notice of the pains and penalties for
counterfeiting. Over and above all was
a l~aconic eX%hOrtatiOn to industry and
thrift: produce all you can: spend
with economy" The notes we're print
ed in blue ink on paper made from the
fiber of the mulberry tree. a Chinese
bank note issued in 1899 B. {. is said
to be preserved in the Asiatic Museum
at St. Petersburg.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24
NEW TORPEDO BOAT.
ERICSSON is LAUNCHED AT d.
BUQUE, lOWA.
First War Vessel Ever Constructed on In
land Waters-The Ceremony Witnessed
by an Immense crowd of People- Shaped
Like a Cigar.
Glides OF the Ways.

The greatest crowd ever seer at Du.
buque, Iowa. assembled Saturday after
noon along the sloping embanknents
OF the ice harbor to witness the launch
ing of the first regular torpedo boat
ever built by the United States Gov
ernment. 1t is de ,ignated tcrfcdo
boat No. >. but is really No. /. as the
Cushing is simply a yacht altered over
and fitted with a torpedo tube.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon a parade
formed in front of the government
building. in which the employees of the
works. the men who built the beautiful
craft, took a leading part. Capt. Usher.
who will command the vessel, and Mrs.
Usher. with leading citizens, including
the venerable ex-senator George w.
Jones, rode in carriages. The exer-
cises began with a speech by NJ. Nj.
Walker OF the Beard of Trade. The
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24

One of the most interesting incidents
that marked the ceremonies hat at
tended upon the funeral of Senator
Vance in the Senate Chamber at
Washington was CccasiOned by the ar
rival of Sir Julian Pauncefote. The
President, members of the Supreme
Court, and all other visitors entitled
TO the floor had taken their seats. and
the short wait preceding the opening
of the services had begun to grow irk'
some when the main door opened and
Sir Julian, dressed in a close-ftting
Prince Albert, entered. He tool a few
steps forward and then paused while
the master OF ceremonies announced
in a distinct voice: The Ambassador
of England to the United States" The
pause wa momentary. The President
and every n present arose instanta-
neOusly in their seats. The English
diplomat bowed with the easy grace OF
a man who is not embarrassed by the
honors shown him. and with a firm
step and erect though respectful bear
ing passed down the center aisle, past
the President and Cabinet, to the seat
assigned him in the front line OF
chairs.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24
Overflow o. News.

The shaft erected at Cambridge.
Mas, in memory OF the late Edwin
Booth, the actor, was dedicated.
HENDERSON FORT, % years old, COM
mitted suicide at Beatrice. Neb., by
hanging. A quarrel with his intended
wife is supposed to have caused the
deed.
Mrs. MINNIE SELIGMAN CUTTING,
the actress, has begun suit at New
York against Harry Miner for $10,t 60
for breach Of contract. The proceed
ing is the result of the trouble Owe.
the production of Lady Gladys
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24

understanding of the matter. They
reported that every facility for build
ing vessels of this description existed
in dubuque and the cl ntractors we're
authorized to proceed with the work.
Shaped Like "a Cigar.
The Ericsson is built of steel plates
three-sixteenths of an inch in thick
ness. It's length is $50 feet: beam, 15t
feet: depth. 10 feet Is inche !: and Il dis
placement of 120 0 In shape it is
like a cigar. Its engines are of enor-
nous power, limited at 2.0U0 horse
power. The boilers are constructed to
give the greatest possible amount CT
heating surface. There are two sets
of four-cylinder quadruplc-eXpansion
engines OF the vertical inverted direct
acting type, operating twin screws with
a capacity of 420 revolutions a minute.
The cylinder diameters are III, rs,
2la and % inches. The stroke OF all
pistons is 16 inches. These engines
make 400 revolutions a minute. while
those of an ordinary raft-boat make
only 2e. The equipment will be Of
the latest and most effective fashion.
1t will be provided with a dynamo of
power sufficient to burn twenty-eight
j~ncandescent lights, including a search
light. signals, etc. The pilOt-house is
a small cOne-shaped affair, a short dis
lance from the stern. 1t will be ar
m0red, and is arranged to defect any
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24

children. but even his star has been
dimmed since his neighbors Oh all sides
acquired pairs.
1t tegan with Mrs. Charles Johnston.
the widow Of the towns leading butch
er, and with her relative, Mrs. Edward
Johnston. The wives of Constable
Lewis Bennett and Mrs. lIzara Ha |
fell into line a few DAYS later, with a
pair each. all girls. When Landlord
A.. j. Solomon. of the Farmers Hotel.
returned home the other evening he
heard the crying of twins, while trip
letssung a welc me to his friend around
corner. Jonathan Bartlett. the livery
stable keeper. Mrs. John Mcdonald,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24
FARMERS CONGRESS PLANS.
'srcnti,e Committee Names Speakers fol
the Convention.

Executive Committee Names Speakers for
the Convention.
The executive committee of the
farmers national congress, met at the
t'alm y House in Chicago Tuesday to
arrange the program 10. the annual
convention of the congress, which will
DC hold al Parkersburg, w. Va, in
November. The meeting was presided
yer by tha president of the congress.
- +, Clayton, of Indianola, Iowa. The
others present were Mai. w. G. Whit
~, Atlanta, Ga: John NJ. Stahl. Quincy,
~; Dennis Kenyon, Mclean, H.: ID.
WaggOner, Chicago, and Henry
Hayden, savannah. The congress IS
Il delegated body composed of one
member from each Congressional dis
.'lct II the country. appointed by the
'@rlous Governors of the States, and
The presidents of the Safe agricul-
t'ra. societies and agricultural col
'1-cr. The congress was organized
ti!I held It's first meeting in Chicago
ju ISL.
lho committee selected the following
fefS"ns 10 read papers and deliver ad-
Htes'cs iefOre the next congress: Will
Howeil. of the Shadeland Farm,
pennsylvania: Col. John S. Cunning
nam. North Carolina: William Law
,g,nce Ohio: Harry c. Brown, Georgia;
YRS r. Z, Thompson, Michigan: the
Ton; Z }. Appleyard, Florida: Mrs.
~: NJ. Colt, Nebraska: Col. NJ. d.
wayne, Secretary Of Agriculture, Ala,
anna; Mrs. J. B. Foley, Illinois: Prof.
T"orgo a. Stockwell, Rhode Island;
r1hator J. M. Slaughter. Tennessee;
Iirs, NJ. q. Rockhill, California; j. T.
Nellburr, Texas.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24

The following circumstance occurred
at the Cape OF Good Hops: In II of
the violent storms that often occur
there IL vessel was forced on the rCcks
and beaten to pieces. The greater
part of the crew perished miserably,
a. no boat could venture to their as
sistance. Meanwhile a planter came
from his farm to see the wreck. and
knowing the 5 irit of his horse and his
excellence as a swimmer, he de-
termined TO make a desperate effort for
their ~deliverance. and pushed into the
laundering breakers. At first both
disappeared, but were soon seen on the
surface. Nearing the wreck, he caused
two of the poor Gamer to cling to his
boots, and so brought them safe to the
shore. Seven times did he repeat this
perilous feat and saved fourteen lives,
but, alas. the eighth time, the horse
being much fatigued and meeting with
a formidable wave, she gallant planter
lost his balance and was overwhelmed
in a moment. He was seen no more,
but the noble horse reached the land
IL safety.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24
. FOR A BRIBER
SENATE HEARS A RESOLUTION
CALLING FOR INVESTIGATION.
senator Lodge Asks the appointment OF
"a to Look Into the Tariff
Scandai-SensatiOnal Stories OF Rotten
ness Are AfiOat In Washington.


The alleged attempt to bribe Soma
tor Hunton. of Virginia. and Senator
Kyle. OF South Dakota, to tote against
the tariff bill has aroused great OK
cltement in Washington. The matter
was taken up in the Senate Wcdnes-
day morning when Senator Lodge in
troduoed a resolution authorizing the
appointment of five Senators to in
vestigate charges of attempted bribery
OF Senators in connection with the
ponding tariff bill. and also the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24
A Strange Phenomenon

The most singular aerial phenome-
non in the world i, the tata MOrgana,
a sea mirage seen of the coast or "a
Iabria and between Italy and sicily.
1t presents the phantoms OF cities
houses, temples. palac- S, ana SHIPS
sometimes inverted, &C asionally at an
angle. The phenomenon has been
known for many ages, ana formerly
occasioned great and widespread alarm.
being regarded as an evil omen that
betokened some general and severe ca
lamitY
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24

Nat LODGE Grafton OF the res
olution but Senator Cockrell of Mis-
souri, asked that it lie upon the table
until the following day.
RumOrs of the use of money to in
fluence action way or the other on
the tariff bill have been in circulation
in Washington at various times during
the last few months, but heretofore
have received little attention.
1t is learned definitely, however.
that certain Senators have received in
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24

South Dakota. and HuntOn. of Nir-
ginia. These intimatiOns came from "a
North Dakota man who is known as Il
lobbyist on several schemes. He was
for merly a member OF Congress from
the southern States and was identified
with the so-called carpet-bag govern
ment.
The amount which it vas intimatel
Senator Kyle could receive was Sl+,-
600, and 81. 900 was to be retained by
the man making the negotiation as a
commission. Mr.. McFarlane, clerk to
Senator Kyle. says the matter
went any further than an intimation.
He promptly informed Senator Kyle.
The character of the man who is said
to have made the limitations stamps
the whole affair with the seal of con-
demnation. 1t is scarcely possible that
any syndicate of persons who could
control the amount Of money neces-
sary in order to make an attempt to
purchase votes would intrust it to the
man who made the intimatiOn to the
clerks of senators Kyle and Hunton.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24

timatiOns that a mon
ey consideration could
be secured for their
votes against the tar
if, though whether
the alleged briber
had any authority for
the promise is a mat
ter of some doubt.
The negotiations ap-
parently have gone no
further than intima-
ii rs to the clerks of
SopotOrS Kyla Of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24
OF TWINS.
\ Pennsylvania Town that Should BE
Guaranteed.

New Hope. Pa. wa; formerly an
casy-going. quiet place. content with
TIE conventionalities of existence.
Now it is racked with mingled anxiety
and pride and all by an outbreak Of
twins. The family which has them
not, though it may possess compcnsat-
ing advantages, certainly lacks the ele-
ment essential to its elevation from the
ranks of the cd fogy and m
place. Joshua Whitley, New Hopes
oldest citizen. is the father of eighteen
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24

charges in a long
article published
in the Philadel-
phia Press Mon
day morning con-
tanning ale gations
relating to the in
fluence Of t h e
sugar trust upon
tariff legislation.
He asked for the
immediate cOnsid-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24
Big BLAZE In BOSTON.
TWO -UNDREO DWELLINGS ARE
BURNED.

The Huh Visited by "A Destructive Fire
TIA, Leaves 1000 Persons Homeless
The Blaze Starts in the Base Ban
Grounds Farmers Congress Plans.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-05-24
wi IN PARvO.

ADVERSELY is the first path to truth.
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-26
Victims at Apia.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 12.-There
is a movement on foot at Vallejo
to raise by subscription a fund suf.
ficient to erect a splendid monu.
ment over the graves of the sailors
of the wrecked United States war
vessels Vandalia and Nipsic, who
lost their lives in the terrible hur-
ricane which swept the bay of Apia
IN 1899. 1t will be remembered
that shortly after that awful disas-
ter in Samoa which resulted in the
loss of so many brave sailors, 10 of
the Vandalia and Nipsic dead were
brought to this port and inferred
In the cemetery at Vallejo. Until
recently, however, only a plain
board has marked the location of
their graves, although it has been
hoped that some steps would be
taken by the government to place
monument over the spot. Friends
OF the dead sailors, however, have
hoped IN vain. Unfortunately
there were no funds at Mare Island
which could be used for such pur-
pose. Those who have the plan in
charge propose to solicit subscrip-
tons from residents at Vallejo and
the navy yard, and also from the
men aboard the different warships,
who will no doubt gladly contrib,
ute their mite toward such a fitting
tribute.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-26
The Awful SCOurge Of the Black
Plague in China.
THE SULTAN OF MOROCCO MURDERED.
4 Yale Team TO Go to England and
Compete la Athletics with Oxford
Big Fire in Chirago-The United
states Revenue Cutter Bear Is Safe.

VANCOUVER. June 12-Lateet advices
by the steamer Empress OF Japan
brings news of a terrible epidemic
that is raging in Canton and Hongkong,
a disease said to be similar to or identical
with that which under the name of the
great plague OF London" proved so
fatal to the inhabitants of that city in
1865.
The present outbreak OF what is now
called the "black death" occurred first
in Canton in the last week OF March. and
was confined to a poor quarter of the
city, near the South gate.
The symptoms are as follows: Without
premonitory warming in the shape of ma
laise or chill there is a sudden onset of
fever, raising to 1862, or over. There is
much headache and cerebral disturbance,
accompanied by stupor In from twelve
t. twenty-four hours glandular swelling
occurs in the neck, armpit or groin, rap
idly en- arging to the size of a fowls egg;
AZ 10 hoiu anu tASc6GlliSN leIutI w ttH
or without decline Of the fever, the
patient sinks deeper into a condition of
coma and dies usually at the end of
forty-eight hours or sooner. If six days
are reached recovery is hopeful.
SAN Francisco, June 13.- While con.
ditions III San Fran, isco are not favorable
to any pest OF the kind bscom ny cpl
demic, the fact that steamers running
between these ports and this city bring
hundreds OF Chinese each trip is suffi
Gent to STIR up the Board OF Health to
take extra pre- autions to prevent the
entry OF suspicious Cases. The steamer
b lgic is the next vessel to arrive from
Hongkong on the 18th. She left Hong
kong when the plague was begi ming
there, but the trip to Yokohama is eight
days, and as that is also the period #
incubation given by medical scientists for
the "black DEATH" it is very possible
that any case Of pestilence would have
been discovered dur ng that period.
However, in view of the dangerous ma
ture of the disease, the strictest watch
will he kept on all steamers coming to
this port from China A conference Of |
members Of the toard of Health is also |
to be held to consider whether some |
special precautions should be taken in |
view of The preva ence of the black |
plague in the Chinese seaport towns.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-26

Gated by the conflict of interests
and of races-an ideal body of law,
is to expect an impossibility. 1t is
a marvel, when we reflect upon
these conditions as they really ex-
list, that it has been within the
power of any body Of men to de-
wise a Constitution so just to the
interests of the many aud the re-
quirements of the State, while
granting so large a measure of per-
sonal and political liberty to the
individual.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-26

ROBERT WILCOX is still as much
of a fre-eater as in the old days
when the fish market resounded
with his eloquence. Pistol himself
never rolled large phrases under
his tongue with a heartier relish.
In a letter to his patron and friend
of other days, Cesar Celso Moreno,
he sets forth his views on the Ha-
waiian situation, and reiterates his
readiness to die for his country.
No one, however, demands this
sacrifice, and we believe that in
the light of Roberts part, he will
continue to be found reader TO live
on his country than to die for her.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-26
ANTIQUATED MACHINERY.

The strong hold which the jury
system still has upon the popular
heart is one Of the most interesting
illustrations of the force of in
grained habit and tradition. The
jury system dates from a time
when the English Government
and what is of at least equal i'm
archaeological society was any
thing but democratic. In those
conditions the right to be tried by
a jury of ones peers was Ole of
the strongest guarantees of justice
and personal right. In these modern
days, when every man is as good
as his neighbor, when judges spring
from the people, are elevated by
the people, and are responsible to
the people; when all the methods
and conventions of government and
administration are democratic :;
when universal suffrage rules the
world-to talk of the jury system
as a sacred guarantee of liberty is
to be very medieval indeed.
The simple truth is that, nova
days trial by jury is nothing but a
piece of machinery like any other
to be judged ike any other. 1t may
be well enough elsewhere-though
we hear nothing but abuse of it
but it has proved dreary failure
in these islands. 1t does not re-
quire any great diseernment to
discover that the application of
such a system must present great
difficulties in a population of many
races. The mixed jury system is
an almost unmixed evil, yet few
persons would be willing to enter
tain proposition for its abolition.
1t is pity that the Government
has not had the courage to take
the bull by the horns, and abolish
trial by jury altogether. Probably
it was unwilling to encounter the
odium and abuse which such
course would have involved. Yet
a court of judges, specially estab-
lished to make findings of fact
properly responsible and of defined
powers, would secure more equity
and more intelligence in the ad-
ministration of justice, than can
ever be hoped for from the work
ings of the modern jury system.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-26

1 have two little grand children
who are teething this hot summer
weather and are troubled with bowel
complaint. l give them Chamber
lain Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy and it acts like charm. I
earnestly recommend it for children
with bowel troubles. 1 was myself
taken with severe attack of bloody
fux, with cramps and pains in my
stomach, one third of bottle of this
remedy cured me. Within twenty
four hours 1 was out of bed and do
ing my house work. MRs. w. l.
DUNAGAN. Bon aqua. Hickman Co.
Tenn. For sale by all Dealers
Benson, SMITH & Co, Agents for H. 1
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-26
Tars SmusSle Curios.

New YORK, June 10.-The customs
officials at tue Barge office were no flied
that the men ON the United States
frisate Lancaster, lying off Staten ISL
and, had been caught smuggling duti-
able gods. The ship has Just returned
from China, and the sailors brought
home many cnrios for their swe athearts
and wives. Some of these articles are
liable for duty, and the Richmond
county customs officers seized them. A
few dozen cigars were also seized, but
they are such that no one but sailor
can smoke. The bluejackets will not be
allowed to take away the curios without
the payment of duty. the cigars will be
confscated,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-26
Gonzales Is ExiIed.

NEW YoRK, June 22.-The Herald,s
Buenos ayes dispa'ch says: The coup
d'etat in Paraguay on Saturday. Not a
sh was fired.
When the President. accompanied by
the Minister Of the Interior and the
= hief OF Police, was entering the Con-
gress In assumption, be was suddenly
surrounded and arrested by armed men.
who compelled him to resign his Office
The Eice-President, who is a nephew
OF General Cabellero, at once assumed
the powers of President.
Inc object OF the coup d'etat was to
Destroy the OH .ial csnd dacy Of DIR. de
OVho faiagnAy's Minist to Uruguay.
Latest afvices say the deposed PEST
dent has been put IN board a steamer
for this city. Hi Ministers Of Jnstica
ana Foreign affairs and the Chief Of
Police have been imprisoned
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-26
(FrOm a Photography

san was So years old. His demeanor
was grave and majestic. as becomes a
man knowing the importance of his
double character of emperor and pontiff
and a successor of the Prophet, of which
he was a descendant. He was endowed
with an extraordinary degree of frmness,
On account Of the intolerance prevailing
in the Moorish empire, the function of a
r lieions chief is the most important of
those WHICH belong to the Su tan. Mu-
ley Hassan observed religiously all relig-
lous practices OF the Moslem liturgy.
Like all the members Of his court. be
arose at 3 a. m. TO make the first PRAYERS.
Most OF his subjects considered him more
OF q god than a sovereign,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-26
His Name is Dropped.

CHICAGO, June 11.-Today the month
expired which had been given w. c. p.
Breckenridge to reply to The charges
made by the Union LEAGUE Club OF this
city, and no word having been received
from him his name was dropped from
the honorary membership roll Of the
cub.
MADRID, June IL. An earthquake
shook several districts of Andalusia to-
day. In the towns of Granada and Al
mora many houses were destroyed and
several persons were killed.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1894-06-26

ACCORDING to late advices from
the Orient a pestilence known as
the Black Death is raging in Can
ton and at some of the Chinese
seaports. It appears 10 be Of q
very virulent nature, and gener-
ally kills its victims within about
forty-eight hours. The health auth
critics at Vancouver and San Fran
cisco have begun to take strict pre-
cautions regarding every vessel
coming from China, and it might
be well for our own Board of
Health to do the same thing. The
steamer Rio Janeiro is due here
from Hongkong and Yokohama on
the 10th of July. 1t is not likely
that she will have the Black Death
aboard, but the same reasons
which lead to care on the part of
the authorities on the Pacific
Coast, apply with still greater
force in the case of Honolulu.