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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-17

Opening OF the Harlem Shin Canal
New YORK, June 17.-Amid the
booming of cannon from two q. s. war
ships, the screecbing of whistles from
river craft and the cheers of thousands
OF spectators, fiotilla of 200 vessels en-
tered the Harlem ship canal and a new
waterway was thrown open to com
merce at noon to-day by Joining the
waters of the Hudson and East rivers.
Inc day was municipal holiday and
there were crowds of people on the
bridges that cross the canal and at all
points commanding view of the
unique marine display. In addition
there was a land parade, which had
many interesting features. This even
IN SIC, 600 worth of fire works will be-
set off along the canal. The total
length of the canal is six miles The
depth is nine feet and the width two
hundred and fifty feet. The cost ofthe
canal is 50. 100000 and it is proposed
eventually to widen it to three hun
dred and fifty feet and deepen it eieh-
teen feet. The canal shortens the dis
lance from the Hudson river to Long
Island sound by about twelve miles
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-06-17
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Foreign News.

VIENNA, June 1.-THE Austrian
cabinet has decided to resign in conse
quence of their internal dissentions.
LONDON, June 1.-THE attorney
general has refused to grant the appli-
cation for the release of Oscar Wilde on
the ground that the Indictment under
which he was tried and convicted was
detective.
MADRID, June 1.-THE funeral of
the noted republican agitator Manuel
Ruiz Jorrilla took place at Burgos yes.
terday with imposing ceremonies.
The houses were draped in mourning
and the streets were lined with people
bearing mourning emblems.
ZANZIBAR, June 17.-Six shocks of
earthquake were felt at Mombasa Oh
Saturday, doing considerable damage
to buildings. There were no fatalities.
LONDON, June 1.-THE board of
trade court has pronounced judgment
against mate Craig of the British
steamer Crathie, whose neglect to keep
q lookout, the court says, led to the
collision of the Crathie with the North
German Lloyd steamer Elbe and the
sinking of the latter. Craig's commits
sion is thereby cancelled.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
Goes Free, Practically.

I. S. Chick appeared before Judge
Abbey Monday afternoon at o'clock to
have his hearing on the charge OF
having obtained seed wheat under false
petenses, Mr.. Chick being represented
in court by Judge Crow. States At,
torney Mohr called John Woerner, Ed.
Refer, Angulus Gerkin and Henry
Heidinger as witnesses to prove by them
that Chick wasn't much of farmer,
and that the grain was thin. Judge
Grow did not cross examine the wit
nesses, believing it unnecessary. Judge
Abbey summed up the case, consider
ing the testimony very slim, and while
he held Chick technically guilty in
in swearing in his seed grain applica-
ton that he was the owner of the land,
when Attorney Mohr proved that he
wasn't, the Judge permitted him to &c
on bond Of 5000 signed by Chick,
which in all probability will be the
last seen Of the gentleman. The at.
tachment on Chicks personal property
was dissolved.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
The Governors Friends Talk.

Aberdeen News: Regents of Educa-
tion Adams of Groton, Smedley of Mil
bank, and Boucher of Eureka, three of
the four who stood for the governor in
the contest between that official and
Mr.. Shannon, were here last night on
their return home from meeting OF
the board. Mr.. Adams was seen for a
moment and affirmed that to his mind
President McLouth, of the Agricultural
College, had never seriously contem-
plated resigning and that all talk and
steps to that end were largely in the
nature of a bluff and q blind. He de-
clared that the governor had simply
taken hand in college matters to save
the institution from what he deemed its
impending wreck. He thought the
future OF the college was a matter for
grave consideration and predicted that
it would speedily go from bad to worse.
"We were but four out of nine" said
MIR. Adams: "a very respectable minor
ity, as you will concede. We presented
large number of resolutions, largely
to have fun with our opponents and put
them on record, and we succeeded in an
eminent degree. I challenged any one
of the five to produce scintilla of evi.
dence that Gov. Sheldon had sought tc
use his official position in any way to
influence them to his manner OF think.
ing, either Immediately before or after
their appointment and all of them
lodged the issue except Ed. Jordan
who admitted that nothing like pres
sure or duress had ever to his knowl-
ed ore hrcn brOupht to baarn
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
Says Irrigation Pays Him.

L. S. Everitt living near Hitchcock,
was in the city today and THE RE-
PUBLICAN representative had talk
with him in reference to the irrigation
he has done on his farm this year. He
has irrigated this season fifteen acres of
early sown grain and a large tract CT
late sown wheat, oats and barley, forty
five acres OF corn, twenty-five acres OF
millet, six acres Of flax, and large
amount of garden stuff, such as cab
bage, tomatoes, onions, etc. The water
is obtained from a four and one-half
inch artesian we'll, 900 feet deep and
flows 1000 gallons per minute: the
pressure is about $50 pounds per square
inch. The water is distributed over
the land by about three miles of bitches.
built by Mr.. Everitt himself: in fact he
has done nearly all the work on the
place alone, and says as he becomes
familiar with it, the better he likes it:
in fact he says he really enjoys the
work, and thinks his labors will be re.
warded with large returns from all
crops irrigated this season. And what
is more, his experience he regards as
worth considerable. All crops will
yield well-tlax especially So His only
reret is that more farmers do not take
hold OF irrigation, 1t is no longer an
experiment; results are ample evidence
OF the practicability of artesian irriga
tion, an the earlier farmers in this part
OF South Dakota cease to depend upor
natural rainfall for maturing crops the
earlier they will become prosperous
Mr.. Everitt will build twenty-acre
reservoir this fall and next season he
expects to double the irrigated acreage
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
A SUNDAY DEATH
Mrs. Bridget Foley Died Sunday Of Old
Age and the Remains Taken to
Wisconsin for Burial.
Some Irrigation Reports From Hitch
cock that Should Offer Lots Of
Encouragement to Farmers.
HAS A NEW TIME CARD
The Milwaukee Road Extends Passenger
to Chamberlain and LddS Two
New Freight Trains
DEATH OF MRS. FOLEY.
Mrs. Bridget Foley Dies Sunday Morning
of Old Age.

Death came to the Foley family early
Sunday morning and removed there
from the aged mother, Mrs. Bridget
Foley, who has guided the footsteps
of her four children through youthful
years until they reached the develop
ment of manhood and womanhood.
The deceased has always enjoyed good
health until six months ago when she
commenced to fail. but there was moth
ing alarming in her condition until
two weeks ago. From that time up to
the present she continually grew weak
er, her old age rendering it impossible
to longer keep up the struggle when
death snapped the slender thread
which bound her to earthly ties and
transported her spirit to the portals of
heaven.
The deceased was born in Waterford
Iowa, in 1910, and moved TO Mitchell in
1881, making her home with her
daughters, Misses Hannah and Ella.
The deceased's husband died II years
ago, and she leaves five children to
mourn her loss-Eugene, Hannah and
Ella Foley, and Mrs. D. w. Collins of
this city and James Foley of Luding-
ton, Mich, who was present when
the mother passed away
Services we're held at the Catholic
church Monday, High Mass and a
touching sermon being given by Father
Maher. The remains were taken east
on the 1885 train to Clyman, Wis, for
interment and were accompanied by
Eugene and James Foley.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
MY, What a WhopDer.

Sioux City Journal John Lessenich,
Frank Hagan, Louie Lambert, Charley
Seller, Will Mcnamara and John
Manderschied, returned last evening
from Plankinton, S. D., near where
they have been prairie chicken hunt
ing. They killed about 300 chickens
and large number Of jackrabbits
The parity would have remained lon
ger if all Of the dogs had not been al
most killed by Russian thistles. The
legs of the animals were bleeding and
their paws worn raw when the hunters
started home. The men say the chick
ems are plentiful.
The gentlemen passed through here
Wednesday morning but there was not
not chicken in sight and they did not
have the jolly air of a crowd OF hunters
which had killed 300 chickens And
besides chickens are not SO plentiful
as all that this year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
The Telephone Company Quits.

Mitchell's chances for a telephone
exchange have gone glimmering. 1t
will not be put in. The gentlemen
comprising the company made an earn
est effort to secure sufficient subscribers
to warrrnt them in going ahead with
the enterprise but they failed in their
object 1t was not difficult matter to
secure about every business man in
town on the list, but when they ap-
preached the resident people it was a
different matter and without the phones
being placed in great many residences
they would be of little use to the bust
ness men. Under these circumstances
the company considered it best to drop
the matter during times of depression
like the present.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
May Be Handicapped.

With three days coursing meet and
a three days of trotting races in their
own town and state fair in operation
at Sioux Falls on the same dates il
would seem that the Aberdeen grain
palace is handicapping itself by per-
hitting too many outside attractions tc
draw from the grain palace. The lat
ter institution needs every dollar il
can get, but to have acoursing and trot
ting meet at the same time will not be
very profitable for the grain palace.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL.
Bessie Moore aud Garfield Are Captured
at Winnepeg, Manitoba.

at Winnepeg, Manitoba.
A special from Winnipeg, Manitoba,
under date OF the 23d, to the Minneapo-
lis Journal, says: A. Fl. Garfield and
his wife No. ,, who eloped from Aber-
deem, S. D., were located in suburban
hotel last evening. Garfield was lodg-
ed in Jail. The girl was taken to
quarters in an uptown hotel. She was
very much unneryed by the arrest Of
Garfield as the couple had been elud-
ing the police for q week or more, NOV
ing from place to place, and snent
Tuesday night in bluff about five
miles out of the city. Garfield was
arrested on warrant charging him
with abduction of girl under age.
For several days they had been close
ly shadowed, and Tuesday the special
constable on their track caught them,
but he had no papers under which to
arrest them. They became most at
tentive to their guardian, and invited
him to join them at lunch introducing
liquor. The latter was effective, re-
laXing the constables watchfulness,
and at the opportune time the elopers
got into their buggy and drove away,
keeping out of sight till yesterday.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30

irving at the river town at 1905. The
freight train now runs Sto make con-
nections with east and south freights.
The train leaves Chamberlain at 5 a.
M, arriving at 9:l5, asd returning
leaves Mitchell at 1l:45 a. M, thus
making connections with the Chicago
through freight. An additional freight
has been added which leaves going
east at 10 a. m. and arrives at 1885 a.
m. This train makes the run between
Mitchell and Chicago in 36 hours and
will be quite convenience to business
men in getting their freight through
in much shorter time than heretofore.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
A GREAT CONFEDERATION.
Lemcn Brothers Big 3-Ring Circus! 30
Cage Menagerie! Hippodrome.

Lemen Brothers Big 3-Iiing Circus! 30
Cage Menagerie! Hippodrome!
The great show is booked for Thurs
day, Sept. 5, and, regarded as a whole
it is doubtless without parallel.
Wherein it differs from others is this:
in its rare variety, its endless interest,
Its boundless capacity to please every
taste. Good things with it are not
doled out with grudging hand: they
are poured forth in a Niagara-like pro-
fusion, typical of the great country
OF greatest enterprises. Here we have
regal Roman Hippodrome, a Five
Continent Menagerie, Three Big Cir
cuses, Wild Moorish Caravan, per-
forming droves of Wild and Domestic
Beasts, huge Tropical Aquarium,
Aviary, Royal japanese Troups. Arab
ian Nights Entertainment, Spectacular
Splendid Free Street Parade, and
Rajah, the Largest Elephant on earth,
rolled into one tremendous alliance.
for but one price of admission: or more
properly speaking, roaring, rushing,
racing, marching, dancing, gliding,
tumbling, soaring, diving and disport-
ing under some ten acres OF tents.
Whew the very thought of it fairly
makes one catch his breath And not
only is it all very great, but it is a
very good, clean, admirably managed
show, under the immediate eye of its
proprietors, and free from any and all
annoyances or Objectionable association
Had Artemus Ward lived tc see such
an exhibition he would not have wond-
cred why it always took three grown-up
persons to take one child to circus,
but would have increased the number
of adults to at least a score.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
Will Take His Medicine.

In reference to the arrest of Garfield
which was made under the charge ol
abducting girl under age, the Aber.
deem News has this to say: 1t was
learned today that Garfield has waived
extradition and is ready to return with
an officer whenever one is sent for him
Sheriff Haze is personally in readiness
to start at any time, but will have tc
wait for the return to the city OF States
Attorney Jenkins which will propably
be tomorrow morning. Garield's
chances for term in the penitentiary
are regarded as exceedingly good.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
Railroad People Making INQUIRIES

Register Boynton said he was daily
receiving great many inquiries from
people who are interested in railroad
building as to the number of filings that
have been made on the Yankton reser-
vation. Up to date there have been
3o3 homesteads made and 172 soldiers
deciaratory filings. which covers about
one-half OF the land on the reservation.
Exclusive OF the above filings 2S home
steads have been filed over soldiers de-
claratories as the law permits a home
stead to be filed over soldiers declar-
atory although the latter cannot gle
over the homesteader. Nearly 20 let
ters and atfidavits have been received
from squatters but who have not filed as
yet. There is some probability that
the inquiries made have some reference
to railroad building down in Charles
Mix county.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
STRICTLY HONEST
|, 5. Chick States That He Made No At
tempt to Defraud DAWSON County
Out Of Money
The Telephone Company Has Decided Not
to Put in the Exchange in This
City at Present.
ARE UNDER ARREST
Garfield and Bessie Moore We're Arrested
at Winnipeg and Held Awaiting
Further Orders From Aberdeen.
GIVES THE OTHER SIDE.
Mr.. Chick Claims He Acted Fair With the
County for Seed Wheat.

County for Seed Wheat.
A REPUBLICAN representative called
on S. Chick in the county Jail Satur-
day afternoon to secure his version OF
that seed wheat affair. Mr.. Chick
bought 100 bushels of county seed wheat
last spring, amounting to SOL, the coun-
ty taking chattel mortgage on the
crop at per cent interest. He sowed
so acres of the cereal and about two
weeks ago hired it cut, not having a
machine of his own. Out of the 50
acres only "a were fit to be harvested,
yielding when threshed, 14l bushels.
This he sold to the Mt. Vernon mill
| for $49.60 which he turned over to
the Dawson County bank to be paid
over to the county, but it lacked Sl2 OF
paying his seed wheat bill. This, he
claimed, was every dollar he had in the
world and with hardly, if any, food in
the house. He concluded to move
away and he says he mentioned it to
| several in the neighborhood, but had
no intentions of defrauding the county.
He had no money and could not pay
his idebtedness. Sheriff Cook followed
and arrested him down near Rockport
but found no seed wheat in his wagons
He was brought back to Mitchell Fri,
day and placed in Jail. Chicks family,
a wife and five children, also followed
later the same day but no one seemed
to pay any particular attention to them
and they were left to their own misery
to remain on the prairie all night with
no shelter other than that afforded by
the wagon. Sheriff Cook moved the fam.
lily to near his residence, north of the
Omaha track Saturday, procured q
tent and gave them place Of shelter
Several kindly disposed ladies called
there and furnished provisions. The
county had Chick arrested on the
ground of obtaining seed wheat unde,
false pretenses and also attached three
horses and two COWS, although they are
thoroughly protected by a chatte
mortgage. A labor lien has also beer
filed On the money Chick deposited il
the Mt. Vernon bank payable to the
county, and there seems to be a ques
tion whether the lien will hold good
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
Advertised Letters.

The following is a list of the letters
remaining uncalled for in the Mitchell
postof1ice at the close of the weel, end
ing Aug. 81, 1895.
Crawford, H H Clark. Mis-
Eastman. Oliver Larson. 3 G
Smith, John Saville, Carrie
White, G
When calling for the above please say
"advertised." If not called for in two
weeks they will be forwarded to the
dead letter office.
SAML. T. GREEN, p. M.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
Protects Her Business House,

The city council of Sioux Falls las
passed an ordinance requiring license
OF $40 day from all peddlers and
hawkers who sell or take orders from
house to house or on the street GOO ds
and wares not manufactured or pro-
duced in the state
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
Card of Thanks.

To Col. Adams, Judge Grow, Ralph
kershaw and family, Deputy Sheriff
Brooks and family, N. J. Nielsen,
Clarence Halphide and others are due
the most sincere and heartfelt thanks
OF myself and family for the great
kindness shown us during the farce
recently enacted in which [ was the
chief mourner. 7. S. CHICK
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
Milwaukee Has New Time Card

Several important changes occurred on
the [. and D. division Sunday, a new
time card going into effect. First of
all was the extension of passenger
service through to Chamberlain, the
train leaving here at 1885 D. m. and ar.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1895-08-30
Died From His Wounds.

John Wheeler, who was accidentally
shot in the side week ago, died Mon
day morning from the result of his in
juries.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-08-29
MORE TROUBLE.
IT rs HARD TO PLEASE EVER Y
BODY AT ONCE.
The Lumbernen and Steamboat Men
Object 70 Governor lfpham's
Flea to Washington.

Oshkosh. Wis, Aug. ~. Local
lumbermcn and steamboat men are
not pleased with Coy. Upham's action
In pleading with Washington officials
to allow the lower river mill men to
use water for thirty days as an ex-
pertinent. They claim this same ex-
pertinent was tried once before with
disastrous results The water level is
still too low TO help the log men, al
though the river has risen about two
inches since the last shut down was
ordered. II Is further claimed that TO
draw or the water now viii leave the
mills without head of water during
the winter months 40 that nothing
would be gained. A strong protest
Will DO forwarded to Washington
against any change In the present
program, which II In accordance with
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-08-29
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

Z. Fulong. a Medina farmer, lost
500 bushels Of grain by fire.
August Starr has been appointed
postmaster at Knowles, Dodge county,
vice w. II. Happier, resigned.
While haying near Palmyra Albert
Burnham found a pair Of elk horns
The elk has long been extinct in that
section.
About 500 excursionists for Sturgeon
Bay were disappointed by the non-ar-
rival Of the Fannie Hart at Green
Bay, the boat having got on a rock
near Eplriam and had To stay over.
The fish patrol Cora brought Id fif-
ty-two Illegal fish nets captured Ia
Lake Winncbago during one nights
cruise. Later the nets were saturat-
ed with kerosene and burned They
were valued at about 1900.
John B0dine was arrested at Apple
ton, where he had been working as a
telephone lineman, on a requisition
from Illinois. He II charged with
stealing $400 from the home for the
aged at Quincy.
Saturday night at Victory the mate
of the steamer Menominee, which
plies the Mississippi, was fatally
stabbed in quarrel while the steam
er was landed for wood. Walter
Roberts and William Quinn we're ar
rested
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-08-29
QUOTATIONS..
Latea Prices of Cattle and Bread
stnffs

Chicago. Aug. -. Wheat. Aug, 60.
5-S. Sept 81 Is Corn: Aug. 36 l-2c;
Sept, 36c. Oats: August 10 3-Sc;
September, 10 3-Sc. Rye, 41c. Barley,
4Sc. Flax, 101. Timothy. 4.10
Clover, 1000.
Pork: September 9.32 II; January.
9.32 IL: Lard, September, 500; Janu-
airy, 5.97 IL. Ribs, September. 5.67-
IL; January, 5.l2 IL
Steers. 3.50M595; stockers and
feeders, . 256i4 co. cows, 25l4. %;
calves, g. SOFAS 90; Texans, 2.25M3 80;
rangers, ? 4064 so.
Hogs: Receipts, $1,000; market,
good stronger; others, sc lower; light,
4 45d4 95; mixed, 1 25M4 So; heavy,
/ 05d4 Is. Cattle: Receipts, 1900;
market, desirable grades fully steady,
others weak.
Sheep: Receipts, 1900; market
steady.
Milwaukee. Aug n Wheat lower,
No. spring. Gle; Sept. 1Sc. Corn
dropping; No. g. 37c Oats lower; No.
. white, - lie. Barley, 44c. Rye,
A lie.