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MILITARY RESERVATIONS.

Real Estate Transferred by the War Ue-
rartncnt to the Interior Department
Washington. April 23.-Inspector Gem
sral Breckenridge has just prepared
some valuable data on the various mill
tary reservations which have been
abandoned and turned over to the in
terror department for disposal. Ac-
cording to the statement, under the act
Of July 5. 1894, providing for the dis
posal of abandoned military reserva-
tons or portions thereof, ninety-six mil
ltary reservations or parts of that num-
Der have been transferred by the war
department to the interior department
comprising 1856. 1856. 40 acres, or an aver.
age of 16.522.7S acres for each reserva.
ton. The heaviest transfers We're mads
Immediately after the passage of tn,
act of 1884, when thirty-seven reserva-
lions, with 610,012.G9 acres, or nearly
one-half, were r~elinquished.
The largest parcel of land transferred
was a portion of Fort Assinniboine, es-
timated at $50, 900 acres, which were
relinquished on Globe 9, 1891. On ac-
count of this large tract, the year 1891
nearly equals that of 1884 in the number
of acres transferred, amounting to 5lo,-
74o.47, though there We're actually only
seven transfers in which the number
of acres relin9uished exceeded loo, 900.
namely 1889, when eight reservations,
comprising Jos, 200.73 acres, We're trans
ferred by the military. All other years
witnessed a transfer of less than 100, DOC
acres, ranging from $40 acres in 1888,
all contained in n reservation, to &c.
512.34 acres in 1890, contained in ten DIFF.
ferent reservations In addition to the
year 1888. there were two other years
1888 and 1S94-in which only a single
transfer took place. The smallest tracts
transferred comprised lis and 1.35 acres
and occurred in 1886 and 1891 respec-
lively.
Thirty-four reservations are reported
as having had some improvements, and
hfty-one had none, though the value of
the improvements could not in many in
stances be aScertained. In fourteen
cases 1t has been given, amounting to
1922 129. The greatest value was attach
ed to those at Little Rock barracks, with
s6O,0S1, and the least at Camp Crltten.
den, Arizona, with $3.50, and the value
of one building unknown. AT the other
twelve reservations the value OF the
improvements is reported as ranging
from $500 at Fort T~ho,nburg, Utah. to
$46,4S at Fort Lyon, Colorado. The
money value of the lam has not been
ascertained, though it doubtless
amounts to many millions Of dollars,
n some of 1t is very valuable, being
located in the midst of thick settle
ments.
In addition to the above transfers,
four were made previous to the act OF
July ., 1884, under the act of August IS,
1856. and II was made subsequently
under the act Of January 81, 1885. These
five transfers comprised $685. 60 acres
and swell the total %relinqulshed by the
military to !, 595, 575. 90 acres.
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eLooD1ElRsTY Won koTzE
The Angry Count VIII Challenge rw,
Princes.

Berlin, April 23.-Count Won Kotze.
the court chamberlain who on Satur-
day last fought a duel with Baron Won
ftelschach. another court chamberlain.
and was wounded by a pistol shot in the
nip. as a result Of his determination ia
punish those whom he considers tn
nave been instrumental in casting upon
hin the suspicion of writing the series
Oh anonymous communications last
year, which caused so much trouble in
high circles, is rapidly recovering from
MS wound. He is receiving numerous
marks of sympathy from the empero.
and from the court, as well as from all
the from the diplomatic CORPS.
emperor William sent him a handsome
11oral present in the shape of an Easter
egg, which was placed by his bedside.
The bullet has not yet been extracted
Immediately on his Count
Won kotze declares he will send chaI.
lenges to two other d]etractors. Baron
Won Schroeder, his direct successor i'm
ONCE, he disdains to fight, but Prince
Won fursrenberg and Prince Henry of
Heuss are mentioned as likely to be
challenged If the court of honor which
will be formed to consider the matter
Will permit 1t, though the opinion pre-.
walls thai the court will decide that,
as blood has been shed, the matter must
be considered settled. Prince Hohen-
lobe, the chancellor, has been appealed
to to stop any further dueling. but he
has declined to interfere, declaring IT
to be a matter for military %thori
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RATIONAL SOLDIERS REUNION
It's Object the Solicitation of the
Veteran Vote.
An Avalanche Of Letters Pouring in Oh
the Promoters, u Few Protesting,
but Majority Commenting
tile Course Advertised.

Caldwell. o., April 23.-The publica-
ton of the call for the National SOL
dicrs' reunion, to be held here on June
IA and 10 next, n the political tone
injected into the document by the ma
uonal committee to the effct that the
men who saved the government should
be a factor In its administration and
that the time has arrived when they
should get together, formulate their
principles and make their demands, has
already resulted in an avalanche of let
tiers pouring down upon the promoters
OF the reunion from veterans all over
the country. Many of these deprecate
any effort In the direction of mixing
sentiment with politics or of mixing up
the eX-soldiers of the war. as such, in
a political movement. but the majority
commend the call and re-echo its SEN
tlments. One veteran writing from
Washington county in Oregon declares
that he knows from personal observa-
ton that in many localities the G.. A.
X. is but a sem.-political organization
to foist unworthy politicians into posi-
tons of trust and enlolument. A MEM
Der OF General Ben Butler post of Chi
cago says that the old soldiers in Him
DIS have been thinking, and are still
thinking. in the strain of the sentiment
enunciated In THE call, that they are at
fever heat on his subject, and that
after the next state encampment they
will organize In self defense. He con-
cludes as follows:
III the old veterans Of the state Of
Illinois stand together (and they wild
we can name our e governor and his
running nantes. They are tired of being
made tools of, and this expresses the
feeling of 9S per cent of the veterans of
Illinois,"
The national committee gives out the
following: In response to letters from
every quarter asking for the basis of
plan of representation, the following,
instructions are given;
Every state is expected and request.
ed to hold a state convention for itself
on May 30, and there and Their choose
its own delegates to the national re-
union. Each state may send as many
as 1t deems proper but no state shall
have more or less than two votes in the
convention, though all shall nave a
voice and be present at the proceedings,
to the end that every state may have
equal power to decide how the soldier
vote of the union shall be cast in 1896.
This is the great and only object of the
gathering-the disqualification and SOL
Utilization of the soldier vote"
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Cattle Thieves at Rapid City

Sioux Falls, S. D., April 23.-The
apprehension of three cattle thieves
who have committed some very recent
d~epredations near Rapid City is the
matter at present taking the attention
Of the authorities. Almost by accident
A. Sigman of Hermosa discovered the
scheme of the rustlers just in time to
secure the cattle. He was driving
around the county looking for cattle
which he wished to purchase. He saw
4 drove of twenty-five head being taken
toward a car placed out of the city a
considerable distance. MI. Sigman rode
over thinking he could buy the cattle,
inasmuch as they were about to be
shipped. Three men were driving the
cattle n as soon as they saw Mr.. Sig
man they spurred their horses and took
Hight. An examination of the cattle
showed hat twenty of them carried the
brand of Charley Loveland. while the
other five We're of mixed brands. Mr..
Loveland was notified and he is now
n of the foremost in the pursuing
party after the three thieves. There is
4 suspicion here that a regular organ
fzed gang of cattle rustlers have their
rendezvous ear Rapid City.
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A Dangerous Druggist.

Sioux Falls, April 2O.-J. r. Smith,
proprietor of the Cataract drug store,
was arrested yesterday on complaint of
G.. L.. Aver of Howard, president of the
South Dakota Pharmaceutical associa-
ton, on the charge of dispensing drugs
without having qualified as a regis
tered pharmacist. Smith is proprietor
of the store inc is the same man who
three weeks & sold corrosive subli-
mate instead of calomel to G. S. Bower
of Duluth, Mimi, a mistake which
nearly cost Mr.. Bower his life. The
matter was reported to Mr.. Aver, who
came to Sioux Falls, went to the store
and bought some carbolic acid. On
this sale Smith was arrested. He was
convicted and given the maximum fine
of $50, which, under the law, goes to the
association. Smiths attorney sued out
a writ of habeas corpus on the ground
that the justice who sentenced smith
did not have Jurisdiction in the case.
Hearing OF the case took place today.
Sioux Falls, S. D., April 2O.-Judge
Jones released Smith on a habeas cor
pus, deciding that a justice has no jur-
isdiation in cases brought under the
pharmaceutical law of 1893.
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Guilty of Perjury.

SioLx Falls, S. D., April 20.-In the
United States court, the jury in the
case against George Landon for per-
jury, retired at 10 a. M, and at 2 o'clock
brought in a verdict of guilty. Lam
don's attorneys asked for an arrest of
Judgment pending an argument on the
demurrer to the indictment. Landon
lives al Kimball. In a land contest
case he swore that the improvements
on a certain claim were not worth over
$40, while many other witnesses swore
that they were worth several hundred
dollars. He swore also that there were
cracks in the house big enough to throw
a nan through, while the rest of the
evidence pointed to the fact that the
house was in good condition and was
covered on the outside with tar paper.
Landon swore also that no crops We're
raised on the place in 1892 and 1893,
which did not tally with other testi-
mony. The maximum penalty is five
years in prison. The jury recommend
ed Landon to clemency.
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SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
sale of city w%aterworks by Huron ccun-
ell DECLARED Void.

Pierre, 8. D., April 3.-The. supreme
court has anded down three opinions. all
OF general importance to the state, and In
aAi OF which dt reversed the decisions of
lower courts.
The one which will attract the most at
tentdon is the Huron Waterworks case.
The city of Huron had issued bonds and
put In a system of waterworks. In the
capital campaign OF 1890 the city council OF
IT'S own accord. without action OF the
people OF dhe city, sold the waterworks to
a private company for the purpose of Sc
curing funds to carry on the campaign.
The court holds that the council acted
without authority In the sale. making 1T
void. Also that the action of the treasurer
In receiving the money and paying 1T out
without legal authority releases the city
from any obligation to refund the money
SO Illegally secured and employed.
Another decision Is In the case of the
Western Town Lot company yes the treas
urer of Beadle county. The agent of the
company rendered a city general warrant
for 500 In aymen of Huron city taxes.
but 1T was refused on the ground that the
warrant was for 1891. while the tax desired
to be paid was 1892 tax. TIL court holds
THAT a general warrant Is good for taxes
81 n year until presented and taken up.
The third case is IN Il contest for treas
nrership of Brown county, entitled john A.
Fylpoa VS. Brown county. Fylpoa was
elected treasurer over Raymond, the in
cuInbent. Raymond refused to give up
the office and on a contest Fylpoa was de-
clared elec'td, but Raymond appealed ana
the decision of the supreme court was not
given for several months, during which
time Raymond drew the salary of the Of
flee. The court decided In favor of Fylpoa,
who sued for the salary during the time
Raymond was acting. The circuit court
decided against him. but the supreme
court reverses the lower court. holding
that while THE acts of Raymond were &
SO far as innocent third parties are con-
cerned, he is not entitled to pay for his
services after the circuit court had de-
cided against him and during the pehdency
of the annaal
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Pensions Gr.ntcd.
Washing tol, April Extensions we,
granted as follows:

Washington, April 2s.-pensions wer.
granted as follows:
Iowa: Original-Charles S. Neallev
Davenport; John Marshman, Wanslers'
AddNgonal-Daniel H. Myers, Marshall.
town: William Mayo. Mason CITY. Re.
n~ewal-Thomas Welch. Larimer. increase
James Hunter Scott. Oakland; Milton ".
e;parmur. Nilltsca; Walter Wilcox. De:
Moines. Re.ssue-Alon:o NJ. jerks, Leon;
Henry c. Peters. Manning; A1nold Paul
Myermore; Edward 4 Gostings. Kings.
d. breckenridge. East Des Moines; Absa-
tom NJ. Aylor. P%Dttsburg: James A. Fowler,
keosauiaa: Luther NJ. Fast, Knoxville.
Original Wtdows-Sa1ah L. Mccoy. Grun-
1y Center; minors of William p. Jewell,
Delmar.
South Dakota: Decentralization ]. Way,
HIM CQty; Isaac Coles, iona. Restoration
and 1nprease-Geogge Mills, Woonsocket.
Increase-Horace j.. Wood, West Law
renee.
Nebraska: Orqgdral-Edward Hoffman,
Lincoln; Samuel Davidson, Plainview. Re
newalJcseph Y. H1l, Seward. Reissue
IephalrSa A Weldin, Kaarney: James Win.
ne. Ha stings; Mason Tingiey. Elm Greek:
Reese Larktn, Bennett; George Loueomer,
Farnam; Ruben Armes. Holstein; Alvin P.
Bodwell, Lebanon; andrew Slbert, Valley.
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DESIGNS FOR NEW auNeoATs
Will he Less Than One Thousand Tons
DisDlacemen

Will BE Less Than One Thousand Tons
Displacement
Washington. April 23.-The, board of
naval bureau chiefs has been for the
past week considering the designs of
the six composite gunboats authorized
to be constructed by the last congress.
IT was the Intention to make these new
vessels midway in size between the
Petrol type and the Machias class, so
they were fixed as of 973.6 tons displace-
nent. one purpose in keeping them just
below 1000 tons being to permit of the
assignment to their command of ener-
setic junior officers who might develop
their executive faculties years before
they could aspire to command large.
sunboats and cruisers.
Since this size has been agreed upon,
however, there nave been shown evi.
licences of a disposition to reopen the
subject and build two large and two
small boats. the latter especially de-
signed for use in the upper Chinese
rivers. but 1t is improbable that this
scheme will prevail. as the necessity
!of American gunboats in such waters
s not apparent in times of peace, and
they could not pass forts in times Of
war.
But the feature of the plans which
aas developed the widest difference OF
opinion is thai of sail power. for the de-
signs prepared by the construction bu-
eau pass as q basis for the boards
action include a full outfit of sails. The
GOATS AVE been given a spread of car.
vas OF 1l,000 u a feet. 1t would be-
desirable to give them more, but thix
could not be lone without infringing
lpon the space otherwise now needed
his mount of canvas practically
makes the gunboats full powered sail
ng crafts. and in this they will be much
Inherent from any other of the vessels
2f the new navy.
1t Is thought hat since the general
adoption of the twin screws the proba-
bilities of accident have been so re-
auced as to justify sails being ignored
altogether. Therefore, in the cast of
these new boats. Chief Constructor
Hchborne has taken the ground that a
sail is useless, and that the boats
should either abandon sail altogether
or be supplied with full sail power
enough to enable them to make long
cruises n without using coal until an
emergency arose that required them
to make good speed. The construction
bureau has adopted the later views, in
consideration of the peculiar service
for which these vessels are destined on
foreign stations, where they may be
safely placed instead of larger ships in
the interest of economy. and will thus
often be in places where coal is diff
cult to obtain. For service in Samoa,
in the Gulf of Mexico and the Carrib-
bean sea and on the expensive Boring
sea patrol. where speed is not an OBJ
iect at all times, the chief constructor
holds tina sail power will make the
'essels OF great value and that they will
De the most economical cruisers of the
navy,
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DoWD HAS A BIG CLAIM.
A Black Hills Man Who Will Claim a
So,diers Paw From the COS.

Sioux Falls, April 23.-Thomas j.
Dowd, living at Deadwood, has never
beer discharged from the regular army,
having enlisted in 1862, and he expects
to have his claim for pay during the
intervening time allowed by the pen
sion department. He was for eighteen
months a volunteer in Virginia, but
when the war department issued an
order allowing all volunteers to enlist
in the regular army, he got a substitute
to do duty for him one day n went TO
Berlin. Md, and enlisted in the Third
Wisconsin infantry. He went back to
the volunteer company and reported
what he had done, but he was persuad-
ed by his commanding officer to remain
in the volunteers on account of his
knowledge of the country. He was con-
sequently never discharged from the
company with which he enlisted. A
similar case is on record where the vet
Gran got his pay,
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INTERNATIONAL ART.


Exhibition Opens at Venice Today-No
Americans Represented.
Rome, April 2O.-The first Of a series
of international exhibitions of art
opened at Venice today, under the pat
ronage of a committee OF leading art.
lists representing Great Britain. France;
Belgium, Russia, Spain, Germany and
Holland. The artists of the United
States had been invited to participate
but so far none of them have responded
Space, however. has been reserved in
the hope that they may yet be heard
from. The exhibition remains open un
til October. The opening exercises
were attended by a large number OF
representatives Of artistic and aristo-
cratic circles. Commencing on Monday
the general public will be admitted.
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American Federation of Labor

indianapolis. April 23.-The executive
council of the American Federation of
Labor resumed its sessions this morn
ing. a request vas received from the
Actors union of New York for a special
d%ispensation to constitute Itself Il ma
tional union. with headquarters in thai
city. This is the first application of the
Kind on record, and it is doubtful
whether 1t will he granted. The Col
umbia Typographical union of Wash
7ngton, d. c., also asks for a refund OF
the monies it expended in entertaining
John Burns when he visited the capital,
on the ground that he was the guest of
the national body and that consequent.
ly 1t should foot the bills. Tine investi.
CATION into he chism in the ranks OF
the Painters International union bids
talr to occupy several DAYS.
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SIBERIA OF THE PRESENT
Very Different From the Country
Kennan Found.
Ten Years Have Wrought Wonderful
Changes in tho Russian Prison
Land-TheE Exile system to
he Abolished.

New York. April 22.-Harny De Windti
who is at the Waldorf hotel. is a we'll
known traveller and correspondent of
the Pail Mall Gazette of London. Mr..
De Windt writes of Russia and the pris-
oners of Siberia: "Of course you know
1 am Numerically opposed to George
KEENAN,, the Russian writer. Mr.. KEN
nan has written on the horrors of ST.
berian prisons and his writings have
been widely commented upon, Mr..
KEENAN, is writing and talking OF the
siberia of ten years ago. What Mr..
KEENAN, says of Siberia is today all
wrong. i wish to pay the tribute to Mr..
Kennan of saying that his lectures and
writings have done more to secure good
treatment for Russian %convicts in ST.
IBERIA than the combined efforts OF all
the political societies in Russia.
Il have been everywhere in Russia
and Siberia added Mr.. De Windt.
that Mr.. KEENAN, was. l visited all
the spots where he wrote hat there
We're fragrant outrages. In several
places / found the very people who had
given him his information. l found
that in many instances he was deceived
by clever criminals. who borrowed
money from him and then told him
pathetic stories Of unfortunate politi-
cal entanglements that led to their i'm
prisonment. I believe Mr.. Kenna is
honest n sincere, but times are differ
ent now"
Mr.. De Windt had a personal CONVEX
sation with the new ear recently. ct
found him n clever a IN, he said. II
found that he has broad and liberal
views-almost too broad for Russia.
The rumor has been current in Russia
for some time ihat the system OF BAN
ishment to Siberia was to be done, away
with. Fro what / learned while there.
l think / can safely say that at the end
of three years this punishment by exile
will be obsolete. Steps are being taken
now to do away with the system, and
laws are being formulated to replace 1t.
is no capital punishment in Rus
STA. Exile to Siberia is the severest
penalty. The new cZar is in favor Of
giving freedom to the press and to pub
lie speakers. Indeed. he is too demo-
cratic to suit his ministry
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ROBBED BY ANOTHER CLERK
The Shoe and Leather Bank vlctimized
by s%eelcy's Brother In Law.

by s~eelcy's Brother In Law.
New York, April 22.-S. E. Aymar,
one Of the confidential clerks in the
Shoe and Leather bank. where Samuel
c. Seeley embezzled 1854. 900, was ar
rested, charged with stealing
$4,000 from that institution. He
worked next to Seeley and was e1nbez-
zling in one way while Seeley was work
ing the bank In another ann
Aymar is a brotherinlaw of Seeley
and expressed much pious horror when
Seeley's thefts were discovered. His
methods We're practically identical with
Seeley's except for the fact that as far
as could be learned he had no confed-
crate on the outside. Seeley worked in
conjunction with Lawyer Fred X.
Baker, who reaped the lions share Of
the plnuder and drowned himself near
Long Island when the defalcation was
made public.
"Aymar's method" said Vice Presi-
dent John A. Dillon, was 20 take the
money from customers Who were wait
Ing In line to make deposits and after
wards to make false entries in the books
to up his transactions"
Aymar was bonded for 5000 by the
Guaranty company Of North America.
SO that the loss will amount only to
SIS, 900.
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cHlcAeo's DEMOCRATIC DAILY
1t will BE Called the Enquirer-Pr omin-
cnt Men Backing II.

1t Will he Called the Enquirer-pr omin-
cnt Men Backing II.
Springfield, Ill, April 2~3.-PaDers of
incorporation have been filed with the
secretary OF state for a new daily and
weekly democratic newspaper in the
city of Chicago, to be known as the
Enquirer. the capital stock being $1,000
900, divided into 10000 shares Of 500
each. Among the incorporators who's
names are given are tEese: Judge
Samuel P. Mcconnell, president OF the
Iroquois club; Frank Wenter, late DEM
ocratic candidate for mayor; ex-Mayor
John T. Hopkins; Delos P. Phelps, for
merly chairman of the democratic CEN
trail committee, and Edward T. Noonan.
The policy of the new paper on the
financial question has not yet been
fully determined.