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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
SENDS HIM FLOWERS.
An Unknown Young Lady Greatly
Interested in Durrant. ,

~"
San Francisco, Sept. 15.-The prose
cution In the trial of Theodore Dur
ram has thus far examined twenty
three witnesses and has occupied two
weeks in its work. These are less
than half the number to be examined
in its direct case and the most Inn
portant are yet to be placed on the
stand. 1t is said that the next four
witnesses will take Durrant and his
alleged victim up to and into the
church where the girl met her death.
The examination will probably take
all of next week.
Ever since the case in the superior
court began a girl Gf prepossessipg 2p-
pearance has haunted the court room.
For a time she brought every morning
a bunch of flowers which she sent to
the prisoner by a deputy sheriff. This
action attracted so much attention,
however, that she discontinued II.
During the proceedings she sits with
her eyes riveted on Durrant's face. The
prisoner never gives her any attention,
but the police believe that they are
at least acquainted. DCrrant Is said
to have written q long note In court,
the missive being delivered to the I'M
known by the prisoners father after
the court adjourned. The young wo-
mar lives in Oakland. but although de-
tectives have been detailed to locate
her. she has always managed to elude
them. She is perfectly aware that
she Is being watched. and seems de-
termined to avoid Identification.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19

The Audnnity Of For Horns ii sea
Some time ago a description was
given Of certain experiments in thfR
country which. went to prove that
around each siren there Is a zone,
about one and one-half nautical miles
broad, within which fog signals can
not be beard, although they are dis
tinctly heard outside that zone. These
observations were In many quarters
treated with incredulity, but recent
experiments have confirmed their ac-
curacy, and the subject Is now occu-
plying a great deal of attention In ma
val circles. In one Of the late tests a
a vessel steamed with the wind
straight toward the lightship from q
distance of four and one-half nautical
miles. The sound, which became faint
ly audible at a distance of two and
three-fourth miles, suddenly increased
in ioudness at two and one-half miles,
retaining the same intensity up to two
miles distance. From one and three
fourth miles to one and one-half miles
the note was scarcely audible, but
then Ii all ut once increased TO such an
extent that Ii appeared to originate in
the immediate neighborhood of the
vessel. The steamer at this point re-
versed it's course, and the fluctuations
over the return part of the course were
found to be the same, except that 1t
was even o strongly marked. Re-
versing again, the vessel steamed oven
the course a third time, and again tho
sound disappeared at one and one-half
miles, and r%eappeared again, so loud
that the fog horn seemed to be only
two cables length of. At one-half
mile the sound died out entirely, to
come back at a quarter Of a mile from
the lightship, after which 1t gradually
and steadily increased IN volume, I'M
Ill the ship was reached. This ques-
ton, which is of great practical i'm
portance, deserves systematic ~investi-
cation.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
SUNK IN A STORM.
DETAILS OF THE WRECK Of THE
STEAMER CHATTERTHUN.
The Vessel Was Carried by Strange
Current Onto n Rock In Australian
Waters and Soon Went to the Bot
tom.

Vancouver, B. c., Sept. IL. - The
2.ooO-ton China steamer Catterthum,
Gaund from Sydney to China, with
e~ighty-One human beings on board, is
lying many fathoms deep, off Seal
Rock, near Port Stevens lighthouse.
Only tw~enty-six were saved. The ter
rible details OF the catastrophe I'LL
many pages of Australian papers. The
following are the names Of the drown
ed: II. Frazer, II. Smith, Mrs.
Matthias, Mrs. Loring, Miss Loring,
Neil Shannon Liverpool, master; w.
y. Pinney. chief officer; Harold LET
fer, third officer; r. Fl. Anderson,
surgeon; j. III. Harper, Scotland, chief
engineer; +. Wilson, second engineer;
j. w. Adams, third engineer; A. VOL
stendholm, fourth engineer; r. Man
ming, chief steward and forty-one
Chinese.
The accident was due to currents
drifting the steamer on the rocks in
the fury and darkness of the storm.
Mrs. and Miss Loring were the wife
and daughter Of the secretary of the
Imperial Federation League OF Aus
tralia and were well known in San
Francisco, having been on their way
there via China.
AT the coroneT's inquest 1t was en-
phatically proved that the steamer
was being steered all right and that
the only way to account for the yes
sells sinking was that some mysterious
current carried her on the rocks. Fol-
lowing is an account Of the disaster,
by a survivor, DR.. Copeman, which
most accurately and briefly detailed
the circumstances Of the disaster:
Il was returning to England by way
OF China via Vancouver. At 2 o'clock
In the morning, / was shot out of the
hunks by a terrible shock which was
followed by another Ii l rushed on
deck and found the steamer listed
and rapidly settling. An officer told
me we had struck a rock. There was
no screaming. The skipper was as
cool as possible, and told the passen-
gers not to get excited. In the mean
time the steamer was being washed
TO pieces. Capt. Shannon gave orders
to lower the boats, and Immediately
afterward he was washed overheard
and drowned. AS the boats were low
cred they We're dashed to pieces and
swept away. At last only the star
board boat was left. There were thir-
teen people in it. 1t was torn from
the daVits and washed away. !
sprang into the sea and was picked
up by a Chinaman. He rescued twelve
more, the Chinaman working heroical-
ly.
The last one was pulled in by a
European. He dropped limp in the
stern. l asked: Who are your lie
said: 'Fawkes, old chap, thank God
We tossed about standing all night
with seas washing up over us, and
were picked up by a fishing boat in
the morning. The cargo of the Cat
terthun was very valuable. Among
the cargo were 10000 sovereigns.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
CAUGHT AT LAST.
Detectives Are Rewarded After a
Long Search.

Long search.
Brooklyn, Sept. 17.-Detectives, af-
ter a long watch oyer the house OF
William G. Wheeler, on South Second
street, succeeded on Saturday night In
arresting Wheeler, the last member of
a notorious gang Of mail robbers and
forgers which has operated for more
than two years in this city and in
other places. Wheeler is locked UP.
He Is forty-five years old and claims
to be a hotel clerk. He has confessed
his part In the transaction of the gang
10 Acting Capt. O'Brien.
The combination formed by these
crooks about two years ago vas made
up OF Charles Fisher, Robert Wallace.
Barney Kelly, alias John A.. Gray;
William Morgan, alias Billy Hamilton,
and Frank Griffin, alias Denny Cairns.
They all met in prison and were dis
charged about the same time in 1893.
From November, 1893, to April. 1896,
the gang operated in st. Louis, where
they realized $4,000; in New Orleans.
where they realized $1,000; in Cincin-
natl, where they got $1,000: in Pitts
burg, where they realized $500; in
Philadelphia, where they realized Si00,
and in New York and Brooklyn, wheIe
they passed checks forged for an ag-
gregate sum of 5000. Their plan
was to do the mail boxes and use the
checks they might find in the letters
thus secured, in every instance, when
necessary, unless the check was made
payable to bearer, forging the endorse
mest thereon. Wheeler's duty was to
dispose Of the forged checks, as his
appearance was highly respectable.
Their first operation was to pass =
check for $50 on a Wall street trust
company. Fisher and Wallace were
the first Of the gang to be arrested.
They were apprehended in Baltimore
in June, but the rest Of them kept
steadily at work in this city, despite
the misfortune which had come to
their companions In Baltimore, and
succeeded in operating with several
checks. On Sept. 5 Kelly, Morgan and
Griffin were arrested and identified by
their victims. Kelly was held In JET
ferson Market in $1,000. Morgan was
turned oyer to the government au-
thorities and held in $1,000, while Grit
fin. against whom there vas no tangi-
BILE evidence of guilt, was discharged.
1T was a long time before the detect
ives got track of Wheeler, but they
finally located him in a house ia this
city. Yesterday he confessed his part
In the scheme.
Wallace, now in prison In Baltimore,
came into notoriety in 1890 by steal
ing bonds and cash to the extent OF
$4,000 from the safety deposit vault
box of his uncle, the proprietor OF
Wallace Monthly. At that time he
had a confederate. Iglatz Lowitz, a
bOOkmaker. Both fed to Cuba, where
they were caught and brought back
to this city. They were sentenced to
long terms of Imprisonment but sub
%sequently released.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
Gns rs Enel,

The substitution OF gas as fuel, i'm
place OF coal. liz now claimed to be
successfully achieved by she applica-
ton to the general mechanism of GER
tain improvements by means of which
the apparatus lis for the most part
operated automatically; that is. a uni
form temperature is not secured by
regulating the distribution of heat ar
Ter IL is made, or by the manipulation
{ hampers. but by direct instantan-
GUS, automatic requisition from tho
place where the temperature is to be
maintained, the flow Of gas Is so regu-
Iated as to do the exact work requir-
ed and consume only tie amount OF
fuel necessary to do ii. The generator
designed to secur the complete COM
bustion OF the gas is In a sealed metal
casing with outlet pipes To the, air,
and the fuel controller consists of an
armature piyoted between electro
magnets, the swinging end of which
engages with the lever OF a valve In
the gas supply pipe. The controller is
located near the generator, and is IN
electrical connection with double Their
mostats In the rooms above and. as the
temperature In the hitter falls or rises
above any predetermined degree, a.
indicated by the thermostats,. the fuel
controller alternately turns on or or
the supply Of fuel.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
To Preserve Trerw From moth..

A tree planting expert says that 10
will be entirely the fault Of the people
Of any community If their trees are
devastated by caterpillars as badly
next year as they have been In many
places within the last few months.
The tussock moth has done most OF
the mischief in Eastern states. In tho
North 1t has been single. blooded this
year; In the South 1T was double blood
ed. If any more caterpiilars sppear
In any district this season they should
be promptly destroyed. If they should
show up in great numbers The trees
should be sprayed with London pur-
pie, not stronger than oneAfourtih of
pound to fifty gallons OF water, or the
leaves may suffer. During. the fall
and winter all the masses OF eggs
from trees. fences, houses, etc. should
be gathered and destroyed. and all de-
caying and unnecessary trees should
be removed particularly where many
eggs are found. The trees that have
TOO thick a growth should be prunad
and their dead branches cleared out.
1articularly In the case Of naples.
Many of their branches lave been
&ilIed by the maple scale of several
years ago, and by the borings of the
leopard moth of this year. The tus-
sock moth has utilized these sheltered
places by spinning in them the cocoon
which contains It's eggs. In the mean
time, make preparations for next
spring, and If the moth appears In any
place spray the trees with London pur-
pie. Remove all cotton bands. They
are u~nsightly, and in many places oop-
ceal the eggs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
DR.. WAKEFIELD DEAD.
An Eminent Minister and One Of the
Oldest Members of the Masons


Pittsburg, Sept. 15.-Rev. DIR. Sam
uel Wakefield, the veteran Methodist
minister, died to day at West Newton.
DIR. Wakefield was said to be the old
est Mason and the oldest preacher of
the NJ. r. church, and likely the old
est Of any denomination in the world.
He had been a member of the Masons
for almost seventy-hye years. His
children are all living. DR.. Wake
fields career as a Methodist minister
is part of the history of Western
Pennsylvania. He preached occasion
ally in later years and has enjoyed
fairly good health until recently,
though he has broken down somewhat
since the death of his wife some
months ago.. His grandmother, Mary
Wade. was a preacher, having been or
dained In the ministry by John Cal
vert. He vas ordained in 1917. He
published several books on theology
and music when he was comparative
ly young, which made him widely
known. His principal theological work
-"Wakefield's Theology"-has become
a classic In the lifetime of the NJ. Il.
church.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19

vanced to the position of grand master
almost as a matter of course. He was
born in Elizabethtown, KY, June Is,
1S45, and received his education at
Center college. His early years Of
manhood were passed in mercantile
pursuits, but later he engaged in the
life insurance business. which he has
followed for twenty years pest. In
1872 he became a Knight Templar,
and is regarded as n CT the best
Masonic jurists In the order, and his
influence is great. He will Low I'LL the
highest Office In the grand body.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
RiYalA Fight.

Birmingham. Ala, Sept. "a Near
Green Pond, twenty-five miles from
here, ]. ID. Catchings and Sidney
Blackburn were paying attention to the
same young woman Last night they
met at her house and a desperate hand
TO hand struggle followed. Blackburn
got his pistol and fired three shots In
rapid succession, the firing taking ef-
feet in Catching's forehead, temple
and heart, producing instant death.
Blackburn fed. but has sent word to
the sheriff OF the county that he will
surrender. claiming that he acted In
self-defense. The young woman was
an unwilling witness to the tragedy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
Arrested for shop Lifting.

st. Paul, Sept. 17.-Mrs. Rosie Char
bonneau, aged thirty-seven. was ar
rested by Officer Murnane last night
on a charge of shop-lifting. The COM
plant was made by p. ]. Lockwood,
of Schunemann & Evans store. The
woman was taken to the central po-
lice station, where she was searched.
In a leather bag which she carried
were a package of tea, a lace handker-
chief and a cloth toque. Schuneman
& Evans put in n claim for the hand
kerchief, the Golden Rule for the
toque and Michaud Bros. for the tea.
1t appears that the woman had been
under suspicion and was followed
from store to store.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
Goverum~nt In.-...,c.

st. Paul, Sept. 17.-South st. Paul is
to be In line with other principal pork
packing centers, and will have govern
ment inspection OF live stock. The
Minnesota Packing and Provision com
pany, which has an extensive English
trade in pork products, made applica-
ton some time ago for government
inspection at the yards, and DIR. d. b.
Hess has been appointed from Wash
ington as chief inspector at South st.
Paul. He expects to appoint two or
three assistants and be ready for bust
ness this week.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
Afraid of Cholera,

San Francisco, Sept. 1.-THE local
health officers are seriously consider
ing the establishment of quarantine
stations at the north and south lines
Of the state, along the lines Of the rail
roads, aud the plan will be earnestly
considered at the joint meeting of the
Local board of health, the surgeons of
the United States marine service and
the state board Of health, to be held
here this week. The health authori-
ties are thoroughly aroused to the
threatened danger by the close prox-
unity Of Asiatic cholera.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
PAYING THE MORA CLAIM.
Draft VIII he Made on spain's FL
%nanciaI Agent In London,

Washington, Sept. 15.-The methods
Of the payment of the Mora claim
have been definitely arranged, and
the draft prepared for transfer to-
morrow. 1t will call for the equiva-
lent in English pounds sterling OF ST.
10000, will be signed by Mr.. Dupuy
de LONE, as Spanish minister, made
payable to Mr. Olney, ne secretary of
state, and will be drawn upon SPANS
financial agent In London. Mr.. De
LONE, In person, will hand the note
to Acting Secretary Adee, who, as
such, will have authority to endorse
the draft in the absence Of Mr.. Olney.
The loss OF S5f.o10 from the amount
of S1,500,0O0 originally agreed upon
Is due to the difference between the
yalne Of the Spanish peso and tine
American gold dollar.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
che,e-. ana yellow Fever

Washington, Sept. i5.-The follow
ing reports have been received at the
surgeon generals Office of the marine
hospital service: At Osaka-Hiz,o,
Japan. for the two weeks ending Aug.
I there wc-c Lore cases of cholera ana
lit deaths. At Kobe-H iogo for the
week ending Aug. IL there were 24O
rases and 1913 deaths. At Rio dc ia
metro for the week ending Aug. II
there were 8 deaths from yellow fever.
At Vera Cruz for the week ending
Aug. % there were Z deaths from yell
low fever.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
Wa-s.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 15.-The Min
nesota Iron company has decided to
advance the wages Of all employees In
its mines on the Mesaba range from
20 to 25 per cent. Contract miners
will hereafter receive s2.25 a day.
The section hands on the Duluth K
Iron Range road have been granted ar
advance from S1.15 to $50 q day.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19

As a matter Of useful information 1t
may be stated that whenever a cook
Ing receipt calls for a baking powder
the Royal should be used. The re-
ceipt will be found to work better and
surer, and the bread, biscuit, rolls,
cakes. dumplings, crusts, buildings,
crullers or whatever made, will be
sweeter, lighter, f~iner-fiavore6 more
dainty, palatable and wholesome.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
National Rank. No. liable.

Jefferson. Iowa, Sept 17.-Ex-Judge
George Paine raised a unique point
of law, sustained by Judge Elwood.
The question In controversy was that
OF usury. Mr.. Paine advocated the
plea that a national bank Is not liable
FOR penalties prescribed by the state,
and therefore the district court Of
Iowa had no 'sdiction. Judge FL
wood sustained he objection.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19

81. Cloud, Mimi, Sept. 13.-Not since
the terrible Nelson collision three
years ago has the Great Northern ex-
perienced so dreadful a wreck as that
near Melby, a small flag station about
midway between Ashton and Evans
vile. Somebody blundered and five
are dead and others injured as the re-
suit.
The traing usually meet at Ashby,
but orders We're received TO meet at
Melby. These were either misunder-
stood or forgotten by Engineer
Haynes, who rushed by Melby with
the terrible result.
No. 2. east-bound passenger train,
while running at a comparatively high
rate of speed, met No. 3, the coast
bound train, and the following were
killed and wounded:
Killed.. X. Emerson, engineer No.
2; James s. Thiebodo, fireman No. 2;
w. H.. Kershaw, express messenger,
No. 2; e. L. Johnson, mail clerk, No. 2;
Ira 8. Haynes, engineer, No. 3.
Trainmen Injured-Wesley C. Ro-
teri, brakeman, left hand hurt; Fred
Burgoyne, brakeman, arm broken and
leg scalded; s. ID. Betzner, express
messenger, leg broken and eye In
jured; George Williams. mail clerk,
seriously injured internally; j. o. Roz-
enquist, mail clerk, injured In back.
Passengers Injured-Frank NJ. Cur
tbs. Mason, Wis, arm, leg and face
injured, not seriously; Miss Margaret
Allison, Mason, Wis, badly cut and
bruised over the entire body. and her
back injured Maurice O'Connor, st.
Paul, mail clerk, head and limbs in
Jured; Chris Baglow. Fergus Falls, In
ternally injured; Il. I'll. Mohr, San
Francisco, head and hands injured;
Steve Martin. Streator, ILL.,, head and
limb cut; Mrs. John Russell, Duluth,
badly Jared and shocked.
AS soon as the news reached here n
wrecking crew, having on board Supt.
j. b. Rice and Assistant Superlntend-
ent PonsOnby, left for the scene OF
the accident. Doctors w. l.. Beebee
and j. @. Bohen were also taken on
board from here TO assist in taking
care of the injured. A wrecker from
Barnesville reached the scene Just be.
fore the st. Cloud party,
The point where the accident oc-
CURED is at the top of what Is known
as Pelican hill. Originally the siding
here was put in that trains could be
taken over the hill in sections, but of
late years the grade has been so re-
duced that the practice has ceased.
1t was on this heavy grade that the
two fast flyers met, and how the death
list is so small is miraculous. as both
engines and the mail and baggage
cars which followed are complete
wrecks.
Chief Dispatcher Buskirk stated the
wreck was the worst In the history OF
the system, and five of the best men
have been suddenly killed. He also
said that the blame Of the accident
does not attach to this office, but at
the present prefers not to say Just
where ii lies.
All the killed were residents of ST.
Paul. Mail Agent Flack. Of the VIII
mar line, said this morning he did not
see how the mail agents escaped
death, as at the point where the acct
dem took place 1t was always custo-
mary for n agent OF each train to
be sleeping.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19
Money for Mora.

Washington, Sept. II. Senior de
LONE, the Spanish minister. today de-
livered to Mr.. Adee, acting secretary
OF state, a draft for the equivalent Of
81, 900, drawn on the Spanish
financial agent In London in settle
ment of the Mora claim.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19

st. Paul, Sept. l3.--At Great North
ern headquarters, in st. Paul, ii was
learned that at 1:35 trains 2 and 3 col
lded n and one-half miles west Of
Melby. Both engines and the baggage
and mail cars are more or less dam
aged-The balance Of the train re-
NAMED on the track and are not in
Jured. = The cause of the accident is
supposed to be the result of Train No.
3 passing its meeting place, which was
fixed at Melby by special train order.
The injured are at Evansville and at
farm houses near the wreck, cared for
by physicians.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19

Newport, r. l., Sept. 17.-Lord Dun
raven, accompanied by his daughter
and NJ. Maitland Kersey. arrived here
to-day on II. w. Vanderbilt's steam
yacht Conqueror, which met the party
at New London. Lord Dunraven was
approached by an Associated Press
reporter. who inquired as to the con-
tents of his letter to the cup commit
tee, but the Englishman refused to
furnish any information.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19

The authorities of Canada have been
making an elaborate study of the
baking powders sold there. The official
analyst Of Ontario says as the result
of his investigation that he finds the
Royal Baking Powder far superior to
the Others" and goes so far rs to rec
ommend its use in preference to any
other.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19

Their Origin.

Bobby-Pop. what did \ great MAJ
neon when he said a public office was
a public trust?
Fond Parent-He meant, Bobby.
that most of the trnsts casae out of the
public Offices.