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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

l.. +. Baker, postmaster at Arlington,
was before Commissioner Grant. charged
with cutting a mail pouch at Arlington
and taking a registered package contain
ing $3.50. Suspicion rested on Baker, who
was TO be succeeded July | by new
officer. He confessed to the shortage Of
the amount named and said he cut the
pouch to make it appear that the package
addressed TO the postmaster AT Huron had
been stolen. The shortage was made good
and Baker gave bonds for 81 900 for his ep-
pearance at the next term of the UnnGi
United States court.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
FOR REBELS TO CAPTURE.
Expedition Carrying Poisoned Food
and Bad Cartridges to Go Out.

jacksonville, Fla, special: The follow
ing private advices have been received
here. Campos is said to be preparing al
expedition, or convoy, which will be sup
piled with large quantities OF poisoned
food and defective cartridges loaded with
bullets but no powder. 1t having been the
custom of the insurgents to capture a
number of conveys, il is hoped that these
will also be captured, and the food taken
by the Cubans.
CRegia, across the bay from Havana, has
been declared under martial law. No
crowds are allowed to c~ongregate. The
milkmen bringing milk are compelled to
leave their horses and wagons outside the
city limits and bring their cans in on their
backs. This is considered important news
here, owing to the nearness of Regia to
Havana.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS
HAPPENINGS FROM ALL PAR'S
OF THE STATE.
Boy Run over by the Cars 'r
million and Nechling iah 'ouh'S
trops-To Complete the Plant-hapiu
CITY Sensation.


Passengers on the Milwaukee tram from
Aberdeen, report that IA young DO! was
run over and one arm cut on, about nan
way between Mechllns and NermliIloh'
The boys name is frankie Gray ana ms
parents live about two miles from Mech
ling. He was lying beside the track III
the weeds asleep, with one arm thrown
across the rail. The arm was cut OF ana
the other arm broken. The engine men
did not see the boy until after the engine
had struck him. Their attention was at
tracted by IA dog which appeared to nave
been lying by the boy and jumped up as
the engine passed. The men locke TO see
if the dog had been struck and discovered
the boy. He was taken 10 Nermilllon ana
put under medical attendance.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
DIR. DEAD.
The New York Wife Murderer
E~lectroCutcd at Sing SinR.

Sing Sing, n. Y, special: DR.. Robert
Buchanan was electrocuted Monday for
poisoning his wife. When everything was
IN readiness in the execution chamber
Buchanan was brought in and strapped to
the chair and an electric current with a
voltage OF lao turned on. In forty
seconds he was pronounced dead. The
full current was kept on four seconds
more and then reduced to forty volts for
thirty seconds more. 1t was the quickest
and most successful execution at the
prison.
The case of DR.. Buchanan was one of the
most sensational in the history of criminal
Jurisprudence IN this country. Every
legal artifce was resorted to to save him
from death. Appeals were made to the
United States supreme court, and to the
British ambassador, as he was a British
subject, but without avail.
The crime for which he paid the penalty
was the poisoning of his wife, a wealthy
woman who had kept a house Of III repute
in Newark named Annie Sutherland, who
bad willed her property to him. and whom
he married after securing a divorce from
his first wife, whom he subsequently Sc
cretly remarked. The murder occurred
in 1890. and he was not suspected until the
remsrriage became known in 1892. he
He was found guilty in April, 1893, and
the execution of the sentence has been
fought off ever since.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
DUN 4 CO.'S REVIEW.
THE BUSINESS MEN ANTICIPATE
GOOD TIMES.
Militia Ordered Out TO QueiI Dis.
turbanccs in the PoCahOntas Coal
Fields, West Northumberland OF
nCOm Tax.
ODun's Weekly Review.

New York special: X. q. Dun IL Co.'S
weekly review Of trade will say:
The midsummer reports from all com-
Uercial enters are Of special interest.
covering the questions on which the future
Ct business depends. They indicate dis
tinctly better crop prospects, a marked IN
crease in the retail distribution of products.
Ind active demand for good and a general
enlargement of the working force, with
Some advance in the wages of more than
half a million hands. In some parts of the
country the outlook for fall trade is con-
sidered bright.
Wool is stronger both here and abroad.
Sales have been enormous. though largely
speculative, but exceeding those of May
and June in any previous year. There is
Z growing recorder demand for heavy
weight woolens. Prices OF cotton goods
also continue to advance and the mills are
generally well employed.
Speculation has depressed wheat 2 cents
IN spite OF estimates that the yield has
been materially reduced since June l..
Every year the crop reports are having
1903 llllltcuCc anu GiC llIuC 10 liBS " NiN
radical change in government estimates
which the department proposes. The
crop of oats is certain to be large and the
prospects for corn has greatly improved
within the last few weeks.
There were 6,o57 commercial failures III
the first half of 1895, against 7,039 in the
FIRST half of 1894. These commercial fail
ares involved liabilities of $8S,S 39, 944 this
year, against $l01, 49, 1906 last year.
Manufacturing failures for the half year
were 1884, against sol last year, and the
liabilities s40,3 01, $40, against Sal, S76 ,102
last year. Trading failures for the half
year were 5,335, against 5,402 last year,
and the liabilities $5, 6G9, $50, against S52,-
84t, 97S last year. Banking failures, not
Included in the above statements, were 63,
with liabilities of SIC, 65S, 276, against 81
last year, with liabilities of SlS, 1S4, S61.
The details show a decrease in every class
of failures in the second compared with
the first quarter of 1895, both in number
and magnitude.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Rapid CITY Sensation.

j.. p. Black, city auditor of Rapid City,
was arrested Wednesday, charged with
raising city warrants. \ partial eXamln-
alton of ms books has SO far disclosed
startling Irregularities. The crooked
work on the part Of Auditor Black has
been going on Tor a long time and II is be-
lieved thar a close inspection Of the books
Will run his stcallngS up 10 a very large
amount. Black Is a man who for years
has been looked upon as above reproach.
The news OF his dishonesty comes as IA Sc
we're blow to his friends. who have always
believed him TO not only be honest
but SO fixed financially as to be above the
suspicion OF stealing.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
NEGRO SCHEME A FAILURE.
AfrO-American Steamship Company
Goes Into Liquidation.

Denver special: The Rev. d. f. john
son, pastor of the Church of the Redeemer,
announced to his congregation that the
Afro-American Steamship Company had
gone into liquidation and that subscribers
to the fund for a steamship line to Liberia
could have their money refunded on appli-
cation. THE same course" he said,
"wouid be adopted wherever there were
subscribers"
The scheme was sprung over two years
ago and caught the fancy of the colored
race, who were assured they could COM
mand the respect of the world if they once
obtained a footing on the seas. Mr.. John
son now says that the trade has been mo-
nopolized by the white men. There is no
way Of estimating the amount deposited by
the ambitious AfrO-Americans, and it is
said there is little hope of the fund being
restored to the subscribers in. out of the
way places.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Disastrous Boiler EXPLOSION

An explosion of the boiler totally
wrecked the Howard Roller Mills and
killed Engineer o. =. Walker and probablv
fatally injured the proprietors, T. c. Gould
OF LeMars, Iowa, and j. p. Laurson.
Robert Debold, an employe, was badly
mangled and burned and his survival Is
doubtful. w. A. Clark, a druggist, who
happened to be in the mill at the time Of
The explosion, was badly injured in both
legs: n arm was broken and a bad
wound was received in the head. c. A.
l.aurson, the son of the proprietor. was
badly burned, but will survive. The loss
is close to SIS 5000. The mill was a four.
story building recently fitted with new
machinery throughout.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
BLOOD FLOWS IN BOSTON.
Two Fatalities as the Result of II
Fourth of July Riot.

Boston special: The Fourth Of Jul!
parade of the patriotic societies of Boston
and vicinity at East Boston ended in a
pitched battle between some of tho
paraders and the spectators, in which
suck stones and revolvers were used
wI,h fatal effect. John W. Wills of East
Boston, one Of the spectators, WIS shot
and instantly Killed: Michael Boy lc OF
East Boston had his hcad split open by IA
club and now lies dying; a young man
named Stewart had his nose cut off: Pat
rick Kelley sustained a severe scalp wound
and Officer A. S. Bates was hit in the face
by a brick.
1t is claimed that the trouble resulted
from the persistence of those who man
aged the parade in introducing a float rep
resenting the Little Red School House."
which from its association as an emblem
of the A. p. A., has become obnoxious to
many people, especially those who do not
sympathize with the A. p. A. movement.
The Fourth Of July committee refused to
permit this feature TO appear in the parade,
and those desiring to prevent il tried to
have an order passed by the board of al
dermen, but failed. At several points the
feeling of the crowd was given vent in
Kisses al the 1,500 paraders and the
school hcnse, but no further dem
onstration was made until the
rear of the parade reached Putnam Street,
whom the crowd tried to overturn the last
carriage. When the parade broke up, and
those who had participated were proceed
ing in companies to the ferry, a group Of
about sixty or seventy was surrounded on
Boarder Street by a crowd who CON-
menced hoOting and throwing stones. A
dozen revolvers were drawn and in re-
spouse to O shower OF stones were fired.
The firing of the revolvers brought a large
body of police to the spot and the mob was
dispersed. As the scene was cleared the
officers found John Wills dead In the
street with a hole in his right side, and
Patrick A. Kelley lying seriously wound
ed about the head. 1t was learned later
that several other persons had been slight
ly injured, all of whom were taken away
by friends.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Farmers Begin to Kick.

Farmers in the vicinity Of Vermillion
are complaining OF too much moisture.
UCrops of all kinds in Charles Mix County
look fine, and small grain displays the
best prospects for a big crop ever seen in
that county.
The crop outlook never was better
around Freeman. Wheat, oats and barley
are good at present. Corn will be ligh'
unless July is more favorable. 1t needs
warm weather and for the last week the
nights have been quite cool. Barley will
he out next weak
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Team of Horses Drowned.

A disastrous runaway occurred at Dell
Rapids. A team of horses belonging to j.
q. Medium, attached to a wagon, while
standing near the ball park, became
frightened and ran away. They ran down
to the river and plunged into the water
The water is quite deep where they went
in, and, becoming %entangled in a wire
fence in the river, the horses were drowned
before they could he eXtricated. They
were big, heavy farm horses. weighing
about 300 pounds each.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Cable Across the Pacific.

San Francisco special: Hugh Craig,
vice president Of the Chamber Of Com
merce, has information that British capt.
~taliSts, with Australians and Canadians.
have arranged to lay a Pacific cable. The
main cable will stretch from Auckland,
New Zealand, 10 Vancouver. b. c., a dis
lance Of about $500 miles, with connecting
cables to various points in the southern
hemisphere. The cost will be over 81
nm ono
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Example of Indian Training.

The ~Flandreau Indian industrial schools
held their closing exercises a day or two
ago. The public was very largely repre-
sented in the audience, there being several
undred people present. Superintendent
Davis and assistant, Prof. Jester, demon.
strated what could be accomplished by
proper training of the Indian in the
exercises rendered on this occasion.
Certain Of the literary parts were well
executed. The institution has made
rapid progress during the last year. The
attendance is now l60, but it is the inten-
ton Of the institution to bring this up to
900 before the fall term begins.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

ant McGrew. A large number Of -
guests were present. Judge Cui I,'!ed
master cf ceremonies, and in a few was
and eloquent remarks spoke the fuellhg
WORDS TO commandment McGrew IN behalf
OF the comrades OF the home and the ci,i
zen'. Capt. Mc'irew responded in br r;.s
expressive remarks. expressing his ann.a'
citation OF the warm friends that ne faI, e.
had in the place, and of the sadness ,,n ue
he experienced in parting with ,bam'
Capt. McGrew turned over the bomo ~
Capt. Lucas july !, and the mcmherS "
contemplating giving a reception Of vai
come to the new cOmmandant and wife
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Land Office Business.

The business of the United States land
office at Aberdeen fer the quarter ending
June 30, was as follows: Homestead en-
tries, "a, embracing S,l96 acres; homestead
anal proofs, so, embracing 1925 acres;
hnal timber culture proofs, 81, embracing
4,357 acres. The total number of entries,
original and final, was 1855, embracing 30
419 acres. The gross receipts were ST.
5ll.I4. The government land in this dis
trict subject to homestead entry only has
been reduced to 2G0, ABS acres.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Must BE Against Britain.

cas-, Venezuela, says: BY general con
sent all political parties are maintaining a
strict Truce. In the meantime the country
is united 10 a man against English aggres-
sion. No mar can be elected president
who Is weak on this question. BlancO's
friends. who constitute a small group,
intend running him again for president,
but popular sentiment is against him.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
TaylOr's Bond Filed.

The $4,000 bond of w. W. TAYLOR for
appearance in court August Is was 6lsd
Monday. The bond bears Justification fr
$94 900 and is certainly a good enough ,no
N%uretles were secured at Pierre to more
tha meet all the requirements Of the law,
but as friends in other parts of the state
had without solicitation expressed "a will.
lngnesS to go on the bond was sent to them
and the approval thus delayed several
days. The names on the bond are L. p
Albright, X. n. Locke, b. A. Cumming
ID. W. Robinson, c. II. Burke, c. c. Ben,
nett, Gudmund Skartvedt, j. F. Ferguson
Oscar F. Johnson, Hartwell Cady and R,
W. Cole. Taylor will 60 to Redfeld to -
main until the time of his trial.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Aberdeen's Next Grain Palace.

AT a meeting of the directors OF the
Aberdeen grain palace it was determined
to hold an exposition of the products OF
that portion of the state, commencing Oct.
/. The Aberdeen COursing Club will hold
a meeting during the two weeks tie palace
Is open. A live stock show viii also DC
held in conjunction with the exposition
The grain palace of 1895 will be the truest
exhibition ever held of South DakotaS
natural resources,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
j. ID. Lawson Dies of His Injuries.

j. d.. Lawson, senior member of the
firm OF }. ID. Lawson ~ Co., proprietors of
the mill wrecked by the explosion at
Howard, died from the effects Of his in
%juries. The list of dead is now three. The
remaining three injured are improving
and are expected to recover.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Surveyors at Work.

Two parties OF government SuINe!o'
are at work across the river from Whee!ei
one is engaged in subdividing the goVG!n
ment land in Gregory County and the ros
Randall military reservation. Inc oiHv'
party are at work on the Rosebud lhuI''
Reservation
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

Golden City, Mo-, special; A heavy
rain puts a serious phase on the harvest
question in this vicinity. 1t has rained
every day for a week and wheat and oats
in shock are moulding and Splouting bad
~. Uncut oats cannot be reached with a
machine owing TO the softness of the
earth.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Freeman Youths in Trouble.

A ripple of excitement was caused d,
Freeman by the arrest of the son OF fauI
Hofer, with two Changer boys, TOT tho
rape of the l4-year-old daughter OF Jonh
). Hofer, a second cousin of young HoleI'
They were bound over to appear in Oclo.
Der for trial, and have not succeeded IL
getting bonds as yet.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Pensions Issued

Washington special: South Dakota
pensions: Increase, John Hazlett. Sioux
Falls. Reissue, Henry Churchill, Mel.
lette; AlphonsuS II. Harvey, Mellet,e:
oscar Howe, Mt. Vernon; Martin Falvey
Sioux Falls. ''
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
The Nicaraeuan Commission.

Colon special: The United States
steamer Montgomery, having on board the
commission appointed to pass upon the
route of the Nicaragu.nC anal and the
possibility of digging te proposed water
way, has arrived here fpm San Juan del
Sur, (Geytown.) he commissioners
have visited San jose Costa Rioa, and
VIII inspect the route OF the Panama
Canal.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Judge Dundy Hurt.

\ dispatch from Hot Springs says 'n .%e
Judge Dundy of the federal court 81 ro
district court of Nebraska. suffered plY
ken leg and other injuries there Huio%!,
lie vas in the bath and made use Oh ~
toboggan slide, and in somc way ran ~"
an obstruction and fell over.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Part of the CITY Under Water.

Fort Scott, Kan, special: There was a
very heavy rain in this section. The pre-
cipitation was 4.2 inches. Rivers and
creeks rose rapidly. The north side of
town was inundated. families were driven
from home and much damage resulted.
The Missouri Pacific shops are under
Ma1er nnd the Ma1rr is Still riSinn-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Farmers' Alliance at Sioux Fall.

The annual meeting of the State Farm
sfs Alliance convened in Sioux Falls. A
good attendance was present from the sur
rounding country. A great crowd Allied
Germania Hall TO listen to a speech by
Jerry Simpson of Kansas.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

Berlin special: An internal machine,
addressed 10 Chief Of Police Krause, was
discovered in the p~ostotfice here. An ex-
plosion was prevented by the vigilance Of
the officials,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
a Coursing Meet.

The Aberdeen Coursing Club has for
mally decided to hold a coursing meet
during the first week in October in con-
junction with he grain palace. The
events will be a thirty-two dog all age
stake and a sixteen dog puppy stake, both
confined to g~reyhOunds.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
MasOns.

Yankton is the first city in the state TO
possess two Masonic lodges. Yankton
Lodge No. 122 elected the following Of
icers: J. Ii. Matthews, w. NJ; +. j.
Evans, s. W.; d. McCully, }. W.: Moses
Young, treasurer; j. NJ. Duues, secretary
n. f. Goodrich, S. d.; w. II. Culton'
Tyler. The first Masonic lodge in DaKo@
territory was instituted in Yankton thlrt!
two wears Ago.,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Speaker Meyer Dead.

Freeport, H., special: Speaker Meyer
of the Illinois house of representatives
died here. His death was unexpected,
though he had been III for some time.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Farmers to Run Elevators

ne farmers around Alpena decided bv
d large majority TO run elevators them
selves William Hatch, who tried to get a
controlling interest, gave up the scheme
and sold his shares to the farmers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

Aaron Non Bccuren, aged s. years. hung
himself at his home near Canton. lie MAS
SICK and badly in debt. lie leave, a wife
and HYe children.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
4 Mail Pouch Found opeued.

Mail Agent Williams found the mail
ouch taken on at Arlington SATURDAY
iad peen SIN open and Il registered pack
lor the Huron office extracted.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Under Secretary %War Named.

London special: Th, Times says that
Hon. William st. John Freemantle
Broderick has been APPOINTED under Sec
tary vi war,
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Warehouse DESTROYED by Fire.

Fire at Huron destroyed a warehouse
Tiled with agricultural implements be-
longing to W. ID. Demares.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
farewell to McGrrv.

The members of the soldiers nom.
a farewell surprise fer Conaialn-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11
Signed the I;ussian Loan

Picking special: The Russian loan has
been signed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-07-11

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Berlin
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-29

Arthur Miller, negro without a particle of pity, was arrested by 8 policeman Saturday on the charge of cruelty to animals, and he is now in iail in default of a $10O bond. He will be given trial before Maais- trate Alexander on Monday. The officer who made the arrest should he commended and urged tocontinue the good work in this line.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-29

Messrs. IT. A. Mccoy and N. B. TruIock have supplied Rice, the old ex-Confederate soldier who was sick and in destitute circumstances in this city, with provisions that will last hiln for .. week CT more. Gel, R. NJ. Knox also furnished the poor man with some much-needed wear ing anparrel.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-29

Mir. Archibald Niven has resigned his commission as Justice of the Peace of Niven Township and has moved to Pine Bluff with his family and will make this his home in future. The GRAPHIC heartily welcomes MT. Niven and his estlmable family back to onr city.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-29

The services at the Main Street Methodist Church today will be un- usually interesting for there is a glow of enthusiasm worked up by the protracted sevices. Three sermons will be preached at that place of worship today, viz: morn ing, afternoon and evening.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-29

The lecture on Confessions" by Father John NJ. Lucy at St. Joshep's Chatholic Church tonight, will be well worth hearing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-29

Several holiday 'iags" made their appearance last night. They were 8 little early. but they wanted a good start before swearing of tine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1895-11-29

Contractor John Gossett has com pIeted a handsome residence in Mechanicsyille for MT. Daraux, an emplyoe of the Cotton Belt Shops.