davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12

New York, Sept. 10-In the first race
for Americas cup Defender fairly beat
Valkyrie III. over a curse OF thirty
miles by 8 minutes and 40 seconds.
The wind varied from five to eight
miles an hour. The course was from
off Seabright, n. j., to windward east
by south fifteen miles aud return, the
starting gun being fired at 1920. Val
kyrie crossed the starting line four sec
onds ahead. bat Defender was to wind
ward. They carried club top sails.
Valkyrie had a baby jib top sail and
Defender a No. >. For a short time
ValKyrie o~ut-pointed and out-footed
Defender, and things looked blue for
10000 Americans on the largest fleet
of excursion boats and steam and sail
ing yachts ever seer at an ocean race,
and probably any other kind.
In the first three tracks Valkyrie
continued her good work. Defender
was then sailed with rap full and at
once out-footed yalkyrie, though ap-
parently going to leeward. About 3
p. m. the breeze ~freshened to it's great
est power Of the daylight miles
and Defender Immediately passed her
competitor and was never afterward
approached. Defender was 3 minutes
81 seconds ahead at the outer mark.
Thence home, the wind having shifted
to about southeast, it was a broad
reach. Both yachts set balloon jib top
sails. On the reach the wind dropped
TO five miles before the finish. De-
fender gained 4 minutes 43 seconds
coming home. The excursion boats
bothered both yachts somewhat.
1t is believed among yachtmen that
Defender can beat Valkyrie under any
conditions. The official time table is:
Name Start. Outer Finished. Elapsed Correct
Defender 2:2o:5o 1896: 90 5:21:14 500 "a 4:59:5s
| Valkyrie 12:20:46 3: 1882 5000 5;0S:4i 5:0S:4
Defender and Valkyrie were both
| measured at the Erie basin today.
They arrived at the basin about the
same time, the Valkyrie in tow of tug
Howard, and Defender having a line
from her tender, Hattie Palmer. John
Hyslop, the official measurer of the
New York Yacht club, was waiting for
them, and got to work with his steel
| tape on the water line measurement
as promptly as possible. 1t cannot be
learned why the yachts were re-
measured. All agree, however, that
whatever the aus Of Mr.. Hyslop's
| action to-day, there can scarcely be
discovered any mistake that may have
been made. enough of a difference be-
| tween the racers, assuming that the
error, if any, was in Valkyrie's favor,
!, to overcome the decisive eight minutes
and forty-nine seconds by which De-
| fender won.
/ The mystery was cleared away later
| when a notice was posted on the bulle-
tin board of the New York Yacht club
that at the request of the earl of Dun
raven, and with the acquiescence Of
Mr.. Iselin, the measurer marked the
yachts at each end of the load water
| line. When this was done the meas
urer, at the request of the Americas
| cup committee, verified the measure
ments taken on Friday, which were
confirmed by the measurements taken
to-day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12

fact that the British consul at Chung
King, who is to conduct the investiga-
ton on behalf of his government, and
to whom, with the concurrence OF
an American missionary member, IL
was at first proposed to intrust the
preliminary investigation of the facts.
has been detained at his post, and, Ii
Is said, will not be able to begin the in
quiry for a month or more
Col. Charles DENLY, United States
minister to China, was born In Nir-
ginia about siXty-nine years ago, aud
educated at Georgetown college and
the Virginia military institute. In
1853 he was admitted to the bar, and
I'm 1856 was SEN to the legislature.
Although a Virginian, he espoused tho
cause of the Union when the war
broke out and became colonel of the
Eighteenth Indiana regiment. In 1863
he resigned and for twenty-five years
devoted himself TO the practice OF
law. Since 1885 he has been minister
to China.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
BLOWN TO PIECES.
FrightfuI Dynamite Explosion Near
Dubuque, Iowa.

Dubuque. Iowa, Sept. 10. - Edward
Latshaw, a subcontractor on the gov
| eminent work on the Mississippi riv-
er, had 600 pounds of dynamite stored
away i'm the cellar of a house at
Specht's ferry, twelve miles north Of
here. To-day his son, while practicing
with a revolver, missed the target,
the bullet entered the cellar and ex-
ploded the dynamite. The house was
blown to splinters and the following
persons killed; Edward Latshaw and
his wife, Charity Latshaw: Ray Lat
shaw, aged II, all of Victory. Wis;
Hans BjorlStadt, La Crosse, Wis.
The wounded are Mat Faber, Wa
basha, may die: Ed Bench, Lansing,
eye knocked out and badly bruised;
Mabel Latshaw, skull fractured.
The dead are terribly mangled. A
four-year-old baby escaped unhurt.
Glass in buildings in the hamlet were
all broken and boats IN the opposite
side Of the river considerably dam
aged. A special train from Dubuque
took physicians to the scene and
brought the wounded to hospitals
here.
The scene of the explosion is a little
hamlet containing only a hotel, depot,
warehouse and a few shanties. The
force of the explosion tore a hole ff-
teen feet deep in the solid rock.
wrecked the building above it and
damaged nearly every other building.
The baby girl was lying across her
mothers dead and mutilateG body and
was crying piteously for her. Lat
shaw's body was found 200 yards
away, his head partly buried In the
earth. The boy who did tkA shooting
was thrown over the tops of high
trees, falling to the earth a shapeless
mass. Hans Rjornstadt's body was
found 200 feet from the building. ev-
cry bone broken and his body bruised
and ~blackened. The mothers head was
crushed TO a jelly, while the body bore
no marks of the explosion. In the
hotel every window was shattered and
the building otherwise damaged. The
| o. the warehouse caved in. and
a smaller building near ii was un-
rooted. Barges moored on the oppo
site side of the river were so much
damaged by the conclusion that 1t Is
feared they may sink. The hamlet
Ii every appearance of being swept
by a cyclone, there being scarcely a
sound building left. The noise of
the explosion vas heard at Platteville.
Wis. ten miles away, and parties six
miles up the river thought a steamboat
had burst her boilers. Every boat
Inc train that could be had was busy
carrying people to the scene during
the day and thousands were there.
h wounc'd at Dubuque are doing
well. Coroner Gregorie will hold an
inquest.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
TO BURN AGENCY BUILDINGS.
Dire Threat of sioux at the Rosebud
Agency.

Chamberlain, S. D., Sept. 10. - The
Sioux at Rosebud agency, under the
leadership of Hollow Horn Bear, a
powerful and influential chief, have
warned Indian Agent Weight and IN
ployes to vacate the agency within
twenty-one days, and threaten to burn
the agency buildings.
A determination on the part OF the
Indian agency to reduce the rates paid
Indians for hauling freight from Val
entine, Neb., to the agency is the cause
Of the trouble. 1t was proposed to re-
duce the price from so to % cents per
hundred. Although a trivial matter
In the eyes of white people, the In
dams took mortal offense. and unners
SEN to distant camps brought to the
agency about 5000 angry and excited
Indians. The Indian agent attempted
to appeaSe the Indians wrath and
finally consented to pay 80 cents per
hundred.
The Indians are not satisfied and
further trouble is apprehended. Crow
Dog, the slayer years ago Of Spotted
Tail, has been lodged in the agency
jail for the part he took in the present
difficulty. Fort Niobrara is the lear
est military post, but the troops are
absent on their regular summer field
exercises. Information from Valen-
tine states that settlers adjacent to the
reservation are becoming uneacy at
the attitude of the Indians.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
BUTTE'S
Assistant Clerk Miller Arrested-No
Trace of His Late Chief.

Butte, Mont, Sept. 10.-Ex-Mayor E.
o. Dugan. n Of the three ex-city Of
ficials for whom warrants are out on
the charge of forgery, is in the city
and has not yet been arrested, as the
officers say il would be useless to ar
rest him without eX-Clerk Irvine, of
whom no trace has yet been found.
p. l.. Miller, the assistant clerk, re-
turned last evening of his own accord
from the northern part of the state,
and was at once placed under arrest.
1t is expected he will make important
disclosures. The bondsmeI of the late
city treasurer, Simon Jacobs, started
the investigation which resulted in the
sensational charges against the old
administration, believing that Jacobs
was not responsible alone for the $780,
900 shortage in his accounts. Several
other men who are accused of being
connected with the alleged conspiracy
have left the city. Mr.. Dugan claims
to be innocent of wrong doing, and II
any crime was committed he was an
innocent party to it, as he had implicit
confidence in his s~ubordinates and
signed the warrants AS presented to
him. Irvine has been one of the most
prominent and respected young men
In this city, and is connected by blood
and marriage with a dozen of the
wealthiest and most prominent fami-
lies in the city, and his friends insist
that IL he committed a wrong he was
led into it by others.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
MARK
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live stock Centers.

'Ne Sso'@
Chicago, Sept. 1O.-Wheat - Septem-
SO 3-Sc. Corn - September, 81 T-Sc;
October, 81 1-Sc; May, % Use. Oats
September, 10 1-Sc; October, Is 1-4c;
December, 1S3-4c; May, p 1-Sc. Pork
September, $40; October, SS.45;
January, S9.G5. Lard September,
1892 1-2; October, $685.; January,
$5.S7 ID. Ribs-September, $3.50; Oc-
tober, $500 IL; January, So.
Chicago, Sept. 10.-Hogs - Market
fairly active ana generally &c higher.
Cattle duh and ~nominally unchanged;
steers, ~N3.50a5.95; cows and bulls, $3.50
a3.I0; Texans, S2a3.40; Westerns, S3a
4.25.
Minneapolis, Sept. 1O.-Wheat-Sep.
TENDER opened at "a Lee and closed at
81 3-Sc: December opened at 50 l-Sc
and closed at So 1-Sc; May opened at
80 lie and closed at 50 1-Sc. On track
No. l hard, 80 3-4c; No. / Northern,
SOC: No. 2 Northern, 80 1-2c.
Milwaukee, Sept. 10.-Flour Is very
dull. Wheat weak; No. . spring.
81 l-2c; No. l Northern. 80 lie; De
cember, 80 lac. Corn dull and NOM
inal; No. 3, 34c. Oats firm; No. 2
white, pc; No. 3 do. 21a21 lac. Bar
ley quiet but firm; No. 2, 43c; sample,
3la42 LIE. Rye lower and weak; No.
/, 40c. Provisions steady.
st. Paul, Sept. 1C.-Hogs - Market
steady; quality fair; sales % S4a4.O5.
Cattle steady but quiet; bLk OF re-
ceipts We're Westerns going East; ev-
erything offered sold early at $2.60a
3.2J.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
THROUGH A BRIDGE
Serious Accident to n Passenger
Train I'm Kansas

Fort Scott, Kan, Sept. 10-The Mem
phis passenger train on the Cherry
valley division was wrecked near
Monmouth, Kan. The accident was
caused by the breaking Of an excl on
the smoking car, which let the car
down. 1t struck the iron bridge span
ming Lightning creek. The bridge was
knocked from the bridge seat and the
entire train, with the exception Of the
engine, plunged to the bottom of the
river, twenty-five feet below. Among
those most seriously hurt are Mrs. e.
Stewart, McCune, arm lacerated: Mrs.
Moore, Webb City, No., head bruised;
Mrs. A. X. Harper, Monmouth. Shout
der and arm cut. John Gregg, McCune.
shoulder ~dislocated; Rev. l.. l.. Bran
hill, McCIne, badly bruised and near
iy drowned; Lizzie Bradley, Cherokee,
hip d~islocated; Henry b. Ford, Pitts
burg, Kan, arm broken; Mrs. Rey-
nolds, Cherokee. internal injuries:
Miss Eva Baird, Deland. Fla, internal
injuries: Jerry Botkin, Cherokee. Jaw
dislocated; W. III. Homer, Kansas
City, arm broken.
a dozen others were painfully
scratched and bruised. The cars and
bridge are completely wrecked.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
Cruelty to m hoy.

Fullerton. Neb., Sept. 1O.-This COM
munity is greatly excited over a case
Of revolving cruelty brought to light
by Sheriff Snyder. For several years
it has been known that a family
named Knapik, in the Polish colony.
had an idiotic boy, and lately reports
of their i'll treatment OF the unfortu.
nate have been circulated. ~Investiga-
ton by the sheriff developed that the
boy, who Is partially paralyZed, has
been kept picketed out like a domestic
animal in an out Of the way place
during the day and at night kept In a
stable with the calves and other live
stock. 1t was also ascertained that
he was unpreyided with clothing Of
any kind during the summe months,
but was allowed to go in a state OF
absolute nudity.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
CUP RACE.
Defender Given n Time hiIcwance
of Only - Seconds.

OF Only - Seconds.
New York, Sept. S.-The result of the
mea6arer's work OH the yachts was a
great surprise. No good judge thought
that the English yacht would give
over a minute and a half in a thirty
mile curse to the Defender, yet many
capable critics said that the challenger
would give a minute. but that she
should yield less than a half-minute
was astonishing to all the smart peo-
pie. When Mr.. Byslop brought the
measurements to the New York Yacht
club house he said that the vaikyrie
would have to all ow Defender 29.10
seconds. 1t was only his business, he
added, to turn the measurements to
the regatta committee and let that
committee decide what the time al
lowance would be. Nevertheless. he
felt that 29.10 seconds was the fair
thing. The committee considered the
question for . long time and finally
posted up a notice on the clubs bull
letin board 10 the effect that the al
lowance would be % seconds, leaving
off Mr.. Byslop's added one-tenth of a
second. The races will, perhaps, be
very close, but no tenths of seconds
viii separate the boats at the finish.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12

WESTMINSTER CHURCH.
The Beautiful sanctuary In Minne-
apoiis Ruined by Fire.


Minneapolis, Sept. S.-Westminster
church, corner Nicollet avenue and
Seventh street, was attacked by tho
fire fiend early this morning and, as q
result, one of the oldest church socie-
ties in the city finds itself without a
home. The origin of the fire is
shrouded In mystery. There was not
a light in the building, and upon In
v~estigation this morning 1t was dis
covered that wen the electric cur
rents were turned off. No explanation
can I've given but that tine editice had
been sen on fire by some Ia as yet
unknown. At first every m seemed
TO believe that Il was caused by the
crossing of electric light wires, but the
discovery this morning that the cur
rent was shut off and that not a fuse
was blown, shattered this theory.
The estimated loss, according to r.
u. Long, of Long & KEGS, who had un-
der his charge the construction OF the
church, will be in the neighborhood OF
$4,000. To cover this loss there is in
surance on the building amounting to
sos, on organ, $4,000; aud on the
furniture about $1,000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
shuts on His WIFE.

San Francisco, Sept. S.-The will OF
the late Joseph A. Ford. of the whole
sale dry goods frm Of Murphy, Grant
& Co., was filed to-day. The second
clause of the will is as follows. "As
my wife has In all cases acted entire.
ly of her W free will, and against
what she knew were my wishes. and
has asserted that the only reason that
she did not ask for a divorce was the
living she received from me. l ex-
pressly desire that she shall not re-
ceiye one dollar of my estate or what
will come TO me from the estate OF my
mother. The estate is valued at $780,
600.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12

Is a slight woman, very beautiful,
with earnest eyes and strong features.
AS a girl bride, Just after her husband.
John Wynford Phillips, had be IN elect
ed to the house Of commons, Mrs.
Phillips made her advent in politics,
and scarcely a week passes that she
does not address some society. She is
an ideal wife and mother. Her two
children are handsome, dark-eyed
boys. Her London home is very beau
tiful, but she prefers their wild, pic
turesque mountain chalet in Switzer-
land. where the family usually passes
the summer.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
Shortage I'm His Accounts.

Ironton. Ohio, Sept. 10.-A shortage
Of $4,000 has been discovered In the
accounts Of County Treasurer NJ. q.
Clay through the Investigations Of ex-
aminers appointed by Probate Judge
Russell in fulhliment Of the statutes.
The treasurer admits the shortage, but
claims $1,000 was lost by the failure
Of the Merchants bank several years
ago, and the balance was missing
when he assumed the office three
years ago. He has assigned all his
property for the benefit of his bonds
men, but the mount will not cover the
deficiency.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
MOVING Day FoR TRoops.
Changes fn North Observation-Disclosures
SOIiders Are Also Shifted Around.

Washington, Sept. s. - Extensive
transfers of troops in the West were
directed in an order issued to-day by
the secretary of war. The present gar
rison at Fort Buford, N. d., will 20 to
Fort Assiniboine, Mont, and OF the
troops at the latter station, two COM
panies of the Twenty-second infantry
viii go to Fort Harrison, Mont. and
one company to Fort Yates, N. d..
where 1t viii be Joined by another
company of the same regiment, now
at Fort keogh, Mont. The three CON-
panies of the Twelfth infantry, now
at Fort Yates, and their commanding
officer, Lieut.. Col. Combs, will go to
Fort N~iobrara, Neb., from which two
companies of the Eighth infantry will
depart for Fort ID. A. Russell, Wyo.,
the three companies of the Seventh in
fantry, now at Fort Russell, going to
Columbia barracks, Ohio. Many cav
airy transfers are also made in Texas.
Colorado and oklahoma. Fort Blu
ford, y. D., and Fort Hancock, Tex,
are discontinued as army posts, and
directions given to turn over the pub
lie lands to the interior department.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
Tornado I'm Kansas.

Emporia, Kan, Sept. 10. - Emporia
and vicinity was visited by a tornado
to-day which did $4,000 worth OF
damage at the state normal school.
Considerable other damage was done
down town. Clark's wholesale fur
niture store was unroofed and the
stock Of goods badly damaged. But
meager reports have been received
from the surrounding country, where
1t Is feared the damage has been
great. At Hartford, twelve miles
southeast Of here several houses are
reported blown down and one woman,
Miss Bessie Henry, is dangerously in-
jured. At Neosha Rapids a church,
several buildings and a livery stable
were destroyed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12

London, Sept. S.--A dispatch from
Madrid says that Muragua, the form
er Spanish minister at Washington,
who resigned, he's made a public state
ment that he handed In his resignation
because he had proof that the Condo
de VenaGito was justified when she
fired at the Alliance; that the Ameri-
can steamer carried contraband goods
and was but a mile and a half from
the Cuban coast. HI would not con-
SEN that Spain should be put In the
wrong.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
E-nrineers ConcInae.

st. Paul, Sept. S.-President, Charles
II. Garlick of Pittsburg; vice presi-
dent. John w. Lane. Jr., of Provi-
delce; secretary, James Il. Edwards OF
Chicago; treasurer, Daniel Delaney Of
Cincinnati; conductor, G. S. Dill OF
Goshen. Ind; d~oorkeeper, K. Pearson
Of Atchlson, Kan.
The above list gives the result OF the
annual election of officers of the Ma
tional Association of Stationary En-
gineers, which concluded its owen
ton to-day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
A Letter Ipterceptea

Indianapolis, Sept. 10.-An attempt
at Jail delivery was frustrated by Of
ficers Of the Marion county Jail last
night. A letter intercepted by the
sheriff announced that all was ready.
and a corps Of watchmen were placed
around the Jail. At 1870 a rope was
let down from one of the windows
In murderer's row and a man walked
quickly up from an alley with a bas-
ket OF tools which would have set the
prisoners at liberty In an hour. Every
prisoner in the jail was In the plot.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR.
Large Crowds Present mt the Omen.
Ing Dax

st. Paul, Sept. 10. - The Minnesota
State fair opened to-day and will con-
tinue during the week. Large crowds
were present to-day, and the man.
agement is confident that the fair will
be a success financially. There Is
no doubt that the attractions are
greater than ever before. The bust
ness men of st. Paul and Minneapolis
have Joined hands in working for the
fair, and special features will be given
during the week in both cities. The
event to-day was a monster bicycle
parade in st. Paul, headed by the
famous bicycle band of st. Cloud.
This was bicycle day at the fair and
a number Of exciting races occurred.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
DEPARTED FOR LOUISVILLE.
VIII bring the Next Encampment
Back with Them.


st. Paul, Sept. 10-The citizens CON-
mittee selected to conduct the cam
paign at the Louisville encampment
to secure the encampment of 1896 for
st. Paul left yesterday for the scene
of conflict. The committee will make
b Gait house in Louisville It's head
quarters. The members Of the delega-
ton 60 away so full of confidence In
themselves and their cause that they
are willing to promise that they will
not come back at all If they are not
successful. They possess all the argu-
ments necessary to victory. They are
backed enthusiastically by st. Paul,
and Minneapolis is willing to help
make the winning, which is a good
deal. And they have the strength of
a legislative endorsement, which puts
the whole state behind them in the
effort.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12

London, Sept. S.-Rt. Rev. james
Lowther, NJ. p. for the Isle Of Thanel.
division of Kent, presided at a meet
ing to-day, at which 1t WAS resolved to
address a manifesto to the English
people In favor of the adoption Of a
protective policy. with preferential
treatment of the British colonies.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
Teacher and Forrer

Los Angeles, Cal, Sept. 10-William
Enseth, a Minnesota school teacher,
was to-day sentenced to three years in
San Quentin prison for forgery. He
forged the name of l.. A. Redden. of
the Los Angeles Farming and Milling
company, to an order for $50.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12

To manufacturers like the Royal
Baking Powder Company, the public
is under a large debt of gratitude for
the increased purity of articles of
food sold al the present day. The re-
ports of the official Government inves-
legations of baking powders show the
Royal to be stronger and purer than
any other. 1t is quite evident that
neither ingenuity, science nor expense
can in any way improve upon the
Royal Baking Powder as now before
the public.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-12
Result of J~ealou.y.

Ottawa Beach today Jacob Van Ry.
er Three Sisters, that runs on Black
lake, shot his wife three times and
then turned the pistol upon himself.
sending a bullet iItc 81: brain The
man died instantly. but the woman
may Gov