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The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-08
HOW TO KILL cRoooD!LEs.
Shoot Them or Catch Them on a Line and
 Take an AX.

Take an AK,
 There are two ways of killing crCco- diles, writes an ex-rcsident of India. One is by shooting with a rifle, but the most satisfactory way of dealing with them, besides being far the most sport ing, is to bait Q good large hook with a bird or small animal and fasten 1t by q chain to good long rope, the end of which is firmly plcl1eted, the rope be- ing coiled and the bait lain in shallow water. There must be lots of slack line, as the crocodile does not swallow anything at once, but sSlzes it and takes it into deep water to gorge. A number of lines may be laid and looked up in the morning or cool Of the even ing.
 When hooked 1t will take Q good many men to haul crocodile oIt, and as he resents the operation and can use his tail as well cs his jaws. one or two sportsmen win lind considerable enter tainment in dispatching him with spears.
 Some crocodilcs grow to enormous size. and their maws always contain round white stones and often trinkets, the relics of inside passengers. The writer assisted ct the death of not extraordinarily large 'snubnose" which had six women's rings in her.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-08
COST OF CUP RACES.
Lcrd Dunravcn lIas So mt a Fortune Try.
 ing to Beat tao NiG.:ant.

LcrU DunraVcn 41SS E.) 7EC q ! CctuAe Try
 ing to Beat tac Fig!:ant.
 Yachting costs great Ge2] of money, especially such yachting as is indulged in to capture and defend the Alnerica's cup, remarks the New York Tribune. 4 friend Of Lord DuEraven said recently that the earl told him that the total cost to him to build. equip and run the Vall:yric, together with his traveling expenses to win the Americas cup, would be fully one hun dred and fifty thousand dollars. The syndicate which bailt the Nigilant subscribed one hundred thousand dol lars originally, and has been called upon for an asse5sment besides, so that the total outlay upon the cup de- fender is not far from the amount cx- pended on the Val5yrie. Add to these sums the money which the Jubilee, Colonia and Pilgrim cost their owners, and the total cost Of the latest strug- gle for the Americas cup amounts to almost five hundred ta0usa2G dollars
 The honor of holding the America s cup, however, cannot be reclsoned by dollars and cents, and American yacht men would not nave been willing to part with the trophy al any cost. The practical benefit to boat building and the pleasure and profit to be derived from a pure and manly sport must be added to the credit account.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-08
4 DECEPTIVE TAReET.
It Costs Something to Learn to Hit ths
 Dangling Ball

Dangling Ball
 4 shooting gallery pcculiarity that has recently came into popularity con sists in a very light and fragile ball of blown glass, or in some eases q hollow egg shell suspended from a string.
 This always attracts the inezPeri- enced marlzsmen, because the natural destructivcness inherent in human na- ture causes him to prefer to shoot at something which he can smash rather than at target that gets no harm from his accuracy.
 Therefore, says the New York Sun, he wastes his three shots, at orc and two-thirds cents shot, not on targets, but on the suspended mark. And he never hits it.
 The experienced man in rifle range gunnery wastes no time on the de- ccitful ball. He knows that it can't be hit. Probably he knows it from eX- pericnce, for it is one of those facts that no man will believe until he has tried it for himself.
 The reason for 1t is that very light hollow glass ball, or a blown egg if properly hung on a slender f%rcad, will dodge any bullet that ever came from gun barrel The air that the bullet piles up in front of 1t blows the light mark out of the projectile's path until it has passed, after which the target swings back to its original po- sition.
 This is very provoking for the marks man, who, if he be good shot, has the doubtful satisfaction of seeing his target execute three quick dodges at the aforementioned price of one and two-thirds cents per dodge
 There is nothing. however, So re- numerative to the proprietor as these pendent marks, for the gunners, pro volzed at their lack of success, will keep on and on and on trying to hit mark compared to which pin head would be barn door shot, and they only give it up in disgust when the cost be- gins to tell upon them or when some wiser frlend explains their lack of sue cess.
 Two dollars is a cheap price to pay for the knowledge that one of these hanging targets is agbettcr mark for a baseball than fer bullet
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-08
On fI,e Snfe Siao.

A well-known lawyer on circuit in the north of England, curious to know how a certain juryman arrived at his verdict, meeting him one day, ventured to ask. Well" replied he, I'm a plain man, and I like to be fair to everyone. don't go by what the wit nesses say, and I don't 60 by what the lawyers say, and l don't go by what the judge says: but looks ct the man in the dock, and I says: He mus5 have done something or he wouldn't be there. So l brings acnl all in guilty"
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-08
NcM I-sc for EnhnCr.

Good results are obtained by using rubber in connection with an anchor rope in equalizing and relieving strain in dredging, and in measuring the depth and swiftness of currents. For merly q severe strain was caused by a sudden jerking in Q pitching vessel. This is now overcome by what is called Q rubber accumulator. which consists of seventy rubber discs or buffers on a middle rcd, so arranged that by com pression they act as a spring. The buyers are cylindrical in shape, two and cne-quarter inches in thickness, and separated from one another by metal discs one-eighth of an inch thick, and two inches larger in diameter than the rubbers, which on expansion do not overlap the metal surfaces. In this device it is found that q compres- sion can be had of five feet, which is sufficient to distribute the strain along the entire length of the ship. The ap- plicaticn is made by running the rope from reel located aft to the middle of the foremast, and then passing 1t through the rubber accumulation to the end of the anchOring boom, which is a spar thirty feet long. From this the rope with a two hundred-pound weight attached is dropped vertically into the Sa0
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-08
Ind:nn c-l:e.s ;a Delaware.

Interesting relies of dead and gone Indian tribes are tlc Creat mounds of oyster shcila fol-aedalong the seasaore in southern Ee,aw:,re. According to local tradition, the Napucolzes of Pennsylvania wore ia the ha..;t Of win tering along tse aoa ere in lower Delaware and 0 .t ECInerous auautite5 c- ileils tes- tify aat;eo,,es, anu lnuI ie@ .a- .}t-l4o-.ts are 1oune n the mounus.
The St. Johns herald., 1895-08-08

TIC secretary of rIe Eihnart Carriage and Harness MfS. ., Ci Elkhart, lnd.. iaforr's us that thc'r prices will he lower for ISj4 than Cvcr ;ia wishes us to ask our readers EG5 to purchase anything in the line Of carriages. wagons. bicycles or harness until they nave sent cents in stamps to pay poSta go on their 112 page catalogue. {Fe adVISe the readers Of this 2aper 70 remember is suggestion.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11
GIANT POWDER EXPLOSION.
several Arizona Miners Killed Near


Prescott, Arizona, special; One hundred
pounds of giant powder exploded in the
Ohio mines of the MeScal Mining and
Milling Company. The mine is located
nine miles from here and the details are
very meager, as the courier left immedi-
atcly after the explosion to secure medical
aid for the five men who were working in
the drift where the powder was stored.
Three men had beecn rescued badly in
jurcd. James NeWlin, foreman of the
mine, was the most seriously hurt. The
EXPLOSION caused a cave of 100 or more tons
Of rock, and whether the other two men
were killed and buried beneath the debris
or in the drift behind the cave-in of rock
could not be determined when the mess
enger left. The miners set to work I'M
mcdiately TO remoye the rock from the
lrift to reach the imprisoned or buried
men. Particulars will MOI be obtained be-
to,e morning.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11
TAYLOR IS IN CHILL
STATE OFFICIALS ON The tO-
GITIVE'S TRAIL.
raunuel Auerton's Suit to Recover
600 Of Uomcstake Mining Company
Comes to u Sudden End -fr"'. "'
HAYNES Becomes Insane South DAKOTA
Briefs,


The information first sent out as 10 'l!e
of W. w. Taylor in Chill seems 10
be verified 10y parties who are in a poSi'loh
fo know. w. c. Kiser. of Redtield. one OF
Taylor's bondsmen, has Just returned rom
Chicago, where he met I'll. lil'oii' d
cousin of Taylor who told him that ray
lor is now in Chill. Nlnton gave TINS IN
formation on the belief that Taylor Is safe
from e~xtradition. Attorney General 'raW-
ford. when approached in regard to the
matter. would neither admit nor deny that
TAYLOR is in Chill, but admitted that he is
in South America. but that he does moi en-
pect any definite developments for about
thirty days. as the detectives are aoou'
that far behind TAYLOR.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11
HE USED BRITISH GOLD.
How Red MeDermott Subsidized
the Move to Free Ireland.

London special: Labouchere's charge
that O'Donovan Rosa received money
from the Bri ish Government while his
now famous subscription list for dynamite
and other %incendiary purposes was raking
In the dimes and dollars of the Irish
race all over the United States, is
corroborated by cX-Detective Patrick
Mcintyre, who knows all the Sc
crets of the Government and of the
Irish prosecutions or prosecutions. Nc
lntyre writes: Il cannot say that | be-
.ieve that Rosa knowingly touched a
penny that came from a source so detcSt-
able to him. But / do know that the move
ment in which he had a hand in New
Yok was subsidized to no small extent by
cash thai came through Red Jim McDer-
mott and others who were in the employ
Of the British Government McDermOtt
is now living in the south of France, and
apparently enjoy ing all the luXuries that
money will purchase.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11

The Fall River Stockgrowers Assoc;..
ton, which was recently organized, met AZ
Hot Springs a day or two ago for the mr.
pose of perfecting its organization, Tho
object of the association is to advance tbo
interests of the stock growers in that mart
of South Dakota and Wyoming and to bro.
tect its members against cattle %rustlers
frauds and swindlers. Only stock growers
are eligible to membership, and members
are subject to an assessment by the action
of the Executive Committee of 4 cents nm
cattle and . cents on all mules and asses
owned, in addition to the initiation fec
The association will issue a brand book in
conjunction with the Western South Da.
kota Stockmen's Association, which will
contain the brand of all the cattle of all
members of both organizations which are
on the Wyoming, Montana and South
Dakota ranges. A standing reward of
$500 was offered for the detection and con-
viction of cattle rustlers, and C.. c rtis, of
Hot Springs, was appointed inspector of
brands.
The following officers were elected:
President. +. 5. Cox: Vice President. NJ.
y. Parsons: Secretary and Treasurer, W.
F. Wyatt. The Executive Committee con-
Sists of ID. J.. Hayden, +. l.. Pierce, Paul
Miller, }. NJ. MeServe, A. X. Mills, G.. B,
Green, III. l.. Pierce.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11

TRADE STILL IMPROVES.
Evidence of Better Business in All
Lines and Sections.

New York special: Il. e. Dun's Weekly
Review of Trade will say:
Returns throughout the country on the
distribution OF goods, compared. with the
same month of 1891 and 1898, give crafty
ing evidence that IN most lines and dis
trictS a marked improvement over 1894 is
realized, although ON the whole the trade
smaller than in 1893. Everywhere, also,
the occurrence of Easter in March last
but in April tins year. is found to account
for much difference in the volume OF the
retail trade in the quantities of goods sold.
Accounts from the chief centers OF
wholesale trade are also encouraging.
There is not only a hopeful spirit, but q
real gain in business, though not equally
distributed geographically or as to
branches of trade. The best news from
the industries is that labor troubles have
settled or avoided, the Mahoning iron anG
eastern WOODEN mills being again active
Next in Importance is the better
demand for manufactured articles. which
gives greater reason to hope that recent
advances from the bottom may prove sue
cessful. Following The rise in coke there
have been this week sales of 10000 0 tons
OF lake ore at about a l5-ccnt advance.
and finished products are higher and nc
longer inactive.
The cotton manufacture, once stimulated
by the rise IN raw cotton, goes on gaining
though cotton has halted. 4 better de.
mand appears for many qualities and in
some slight advances in price. Sales OF
wool reflect the renewed confidence OF
manufacturers, as strikes are out f:he
way for the present. Over 6,6io,vvt
pounds were sold, against 4,6iS,200 last
year. No rise in prices was seen or ex-
pected in view of heavy sales and receipts
of foreign wool.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11
AN EXTRA SESSION.
PROSPECTS ARE GOOD FOR THE
PRESIDENT CALLING ONE.
Consultation on the Prospective In
come Tax NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of Better Business in All Lines
and Sections.
Figuring on the Finance


Washington special: Postmaster Gen
eral Wilson has stretched his neither limbs
under the Cabinet table for the first time.
The President seemed to be anxious to get
rid of his advisers, and the session was a
short one. But afterwards Mr.. Carlisle
came back by special invitation. The
President denied himself TO every other
caller in order that he might have an I'M
interrupted session with his financial
chief. Mr.. Carlisle has just returned from
his trip to Kentucky, and consequently
had no Official information as 10 the stand
ing of the supreme court in the income tax
cases. He had heard rumors, but had no
authentic information. The President told
MIR. Carlisle that unless there is an I'M
looked for change in the court that body
will declare the income tax unconstitu-
tional. He asked Mr.. Carlisle for a re-
vised estimate of the probable receipts for
the next fiscal year. The Secretary re-
turned to the Treasury Department and
started his experts at work upon the fig
ureS. 1t is understood that the question
whether or not an extraordinary session OF
Congress shall be called depends upon the
result of the figuring.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11
WARSHIP SENT TO NICARAGUA
Britain Has sent Il Man-of. Wan tC
Enforce Her Demands,

Washington special: Reports that the
British warship Royal Arthur has touched
at Panama on her way to Nicaragua
to enforce British demands causes some
apprehension among officials and diplo-
mats here. The Royal Arthur is the flag
ship of the Pacific squadron and carries
Rear Admiral Stephenson X. Keck. com.
mander of the feet. She is II of the new
monsters Of the British navy. having o
mage OF l2,O0), which is greater than the
tonnage Of the new American battlcSaili
now building, There is no official contir-
nation here Of the Royal Arthur's move
ments, as reports Of naval changes do not
come here.
The opinion is expressed by those ia
miliar with the..situation that if Great Brit
ain resorts to force all of the Central Anl-
erican Republics VIII tender their service,
to Nicaragua. This was done a year 100.
when the Brit,l ship Cleopatra landed
marines IN the Mosquito terri
tory. 1t was also done IN
1874, when the Walker filibustcring eXpc-
diiion entered thai country. The five
Central American republics Joined hands
in the conflict, which lasted two years. At
the present time, however, there is nc
navy in Central America, so that a de-
fensive union could not bat be feeble
against such ships as the Royal Arthur.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11

Notorious Southern Gang Given
Away by a Companion.

Birmingham, Ala, special: Half dozen
members of the worst gang of murderers
and robbers ever known in Alabama are
in Jail as the result of the confession of
Lee Harris, who is charged with murder
ingsPleasant Merriwether, a grocer, with
a Ratchet and robbing his store a few
nights ago. Jim Webb, one of the gang,
was fatally shot While resisting arrest.
According to Harris confession he and
his pals are responsible for the murder
and robbery of James F. Thornton, a
Birmingham grocer, in December; the
murder of Z. Y. Daniels, all East Lake
farmer, and the attempted murder of his
wife and daughter last December: the
murder of VIM. Barnes, North Birming-
ham distiller, because he refused them
whisky; the holdup and robbery of two
white women at Thomas and numerous
minor crimes. A quantity of stolen goods
was located by Harris and recovered.
Henry Kimberly is now in the peniten-
tiary for some of the crimes confessed by
Harris.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11
Indians

Al DeadWood Judge Dundy sentenced
Straight Head, Chief of Police of the
Cheyenne River Agency, and Scarcs-the-
Hawk, FIRST Lieutenant. TO one year and
one day Imprisonment at the Sioux Falls
~Ienltentlary for the killing of Fielder. the
Interpreter, two years ago. Recommend
alons Tor pardon will be sent to President
Cleveland IN their behalf, the Judge ey-
pressing himself in favor of that conrsn
The Jury brought in IA verdict of puilty
an attempt TO do great bodily injury.
winch was supposed to be a n]on-punish-
aplc oiienSe in the United States statutes
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11
FIVE JUSTICES AGAINST IT.
Attitude of Supreme Court ON
the Income Tax Confirmed.

Washington special: One of the best
proofs of the accuracy of the report that
the supreme court is hopelessly divided On
the question of the constitutlonality of the
income tax law was furnished by the state
ment of Treasury Department officials
that they would be able to get along with
out the revenue to be derived from this
tax. But there is still better proof that
this situation exists. 1t is learned from re-
liable sources that one of the justices Of
the supreme court informed President
Cleveland that the court stood five against
the tax and three for it. 1t Is also
said that this justice explained to
the President that the reason why
the decision had been postponed so long
was that the Court wished to discover
whether it would be possible for the
Treasury Department to get along without
the revenue to be derived from income tax
alton. Several Justices, it is alleged,
would be willing to support the constitu-
tionallty Of certain features of the law,
among them that of a direct tax ON in
comes, rather than embarraSs the Govern
Treasury could manage without this
source of revenue they would never con-
sent to support its constitutiOnality. This
is the reason why the Justices were will
ing to postpone the decision till May.
Should they decide the case earlier it will
be entirely due to intimations from the
Treasury Department through the Presi-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11

Charles Min County will be among the
first to take advantage of the new law on
a~rtcsian wells for irrigating purposes. Pc
titions are out for the organization of Cas-
Italia Township, after which it is intended
to proceed with the sinking of wells under
the new law. OnesSime Turgeon has COM
plcted his well, which will be used alto
gether for irrigating his farm. 1t is six
inches in size and the water rises some
twenty-five inches above the top of the
pipe. The operators are now at work at
the farm of Watson Ham ON a private
we'll, c. I. Oldham is also at work sink.
ING an a~rtesian well on his farm.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11
To Emigratc to Mississippi,

Between sixty and eighty families at
Sioux Falls are preparing to remove to
MISSISSIPPI. some time ago a Mai. La
Fountalne. representing the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad. called a meeting and deliver
ed a lecture upon the lazoo Valley. He
secured e.. {. Peterson, q. w. Adkins and
Capt. Dixon 10 accompany him there and
inspect the lands. They have returned and
reported favorably. The people who are
going will be furnished transportation and
necessary implements TO work lands there.
Maj. La Fountainc, in a few days will 90
to the borders of the Iankton Reservation
to try to induce the people who are now
waiting Tor The opening of that land. to 90
south with him.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11

MILLIONS OF BAD PAPER.
New York Crooks Forge Thousands
of Checks for Pensions.

of Checks for Pensions.
New York special: A demurrer will be
argued before Judge Benedict in the
United States Curcuit Court in the case Of
the United States against James l.. Hand,
Jack st. LeOnard(alias Charles Wellman,)
Charles f. Taylor and George w. Tenny,
indicted for forging Endorsements on PEN
sion checks. The decision of the demurrer
involves possibly the invalidation OF many
million dollars of checks for pensions
drawn upon the United States Treasury.
The defense will make the novel conten-
ton that even though the name of the
payee was forged upon the checks it is no
o!iense against the Government, as under
the United States revised statute every
check signed in the name of a United
States Pension Agent must be signed by
the authority of the Secretary of the IN
terror, and that the Secretary of the IN
terror has never authorized any such sign
atures. The defense maintains that if the
demurrer is sustained it means the invalid
alton of all pension checks drawn by
clerks for pension agents in the south dis
trict of New York.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11
ZIG CUBAN MASS MEETING.
Az Enthusiastic DEMONSTRATION at
.InCk en.tEilIc. Fla.

datE .@@tt.tiF. Ett.
Jacksonville. Fla. special: The apirii Of
war rose high mere at The CUBAN mass
meeting ia behalf OF the Cuban cause held
i'll the Metropolitan Light Infantry Ar
mory, Cubans from far and wide, includ-
ing many wei. knoWn reI~olutioniStS. We're
there. and on the stage were a nulabpr Of
the prominent citizens of Jacksonville.
while in the body of the audience were
many ladies',
GonzAlo de Quesado, secretary of the
Cuban Revolutionary Society, of New
York. the principal speaker. lifted his
audience in a state of enthusiasm.
A committee of five, appointed by the
chairman, and composed of Americans
prominent III Florida, presented a series of
resolutions which were adopted with great
enthusiasm setting forth that il is the
sense OF the American citizens here as
senibled thai they most heartily sympa-
;hize with the Cuban patriots in their
efforts to free Cuba from foreign con-
troll and obtain from the people of that is
land the right of self government, urging
upon the Legislature of the state of Florida
% formally, by resolution, express the
sympathy of the whole people of Florida
with the movement to free Cuba and upon
the Federal Government the duty of
promptly recognizing as beliggerents the
Cuban patriots and of doing all in its
power to procure the recognition by the
Spanish Government of the freedom of the
Island of Cuba.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-04-11

there IS every probability that the state
ill!Itla will have TO diSband.
There are siNty-two eases of measles in
Toronto, deuel. County. The schools have
heeii closed for two weeks.
Vhe farmer IN Jerauld County offers to
sen seed corn to his n%eighborS in distress
ior - per bushel. He bought it in Iowa
some months AGO at 80 cents.
Articles OF Incorporation have been filed
DIT ileIre Tor the MeXican-American Min
!tlG ompany, with headquarters at Sioux
ralis and Jucrro, Mexico. Capital stock,
$3,oJ0.00 .
Inc Ice in the Missouri River broke at
i'uhilih. Water and in dong so sunk the
lclrE boat. Captain Leach will raise her
at once ana be ready for transfers as soon
as the ice is out.