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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
CROP PROSPECTS ARE GOOD,
Corn Planting l. Progressing Rapidly
in Illinois and Iowa.

Throughout the lower Ohio and central
Mississippi valleys the week has been
cooler IMAM usual. over the northern dis
tfirtS' from the upper Missouri valley
eastward 10 New England, the week aver
aged warmer than usual. being decidedly
warm in the Dakotas. Minnesota and ,llr
upper lake region. where the daily aycror.
temperature excess generally ranged from
- d"Gr"eN 10 IL degrees above normal.
over northeastern Missouri and central
LIMOS the precipitation for the week has
exceeded the average. There was a
SllEht excess over the extreme uurtbor,
portions Of Minnesota and NORTH paEo,.
but over much the greater par, Of III,
country The rainfall during The week mas
p'eh less than usual. There Was also
pla'icaIly no rain over Il considrrahl.
area IN tn" upper Missouri valley and
portions OF the southern Ohio valley. and
ON! ilght showers fell in the lower lake
region ana upper Ohio valley. Warm
rams are much needed in the central
N'Ii'Ss' '"rn planting has progressed
i"i'u!H III tht more northerly States and
l''il'ihs mas begun III Illinois and Iowa
rlrlis wheat seeding is about coml1ct.d.
MONTANA North Dakota and Iowa re,o,t
curly soWh mp and looking well. Wir,.r
"h'a' Is generally reported As H. oooJ
condition, except in Wisconsin ana uLl.
hoiha. where il has been badly w;,t.r
killed. ~ winner
n,t"1ls ! lac wrek was favorable for firm,
" "a , Dut 700 cool and dry for Il good ernwth
- - ,uEVt"tl"ll In the southern S,cti,n ,n,a
!iperal rains have fallen. Plowiny t ~ nl"I'
- general: ana some planting in SON t t.rm
~ ,,n"d small gram and grass are maxim"
low and "nnG, p4t need rain. Streams .r.
neon IN the southern and central .a - t"'l
inuiuha Old weather and deficient r"i,,
WHY nor beneficial To the croDs ont 49,
. .oru up slowly but well. The pIowiuc for
pru progresses, ana some has h.,,, ,, 80
fruits are in bloom. ~ fHtht'u.
lNr"lSin The week was fine for v..,t,.
Ja.s nAa barley being ,own for the m ms
paft ana coming W wei. Pnfotnas ~ -, mpAl
planted ana corI land nrri,rnI "a' ''lHf
ny lller" is littlc improvements In rt"n'
Wnr"l 'ht crop generally Il complete fniInr,'
nam Is greatly needed. '"'"i'
Minnesota With or,nSiorol nh.
III li' northern half and no rIjn ~
NrSr.'tloH mas his week made cf.i,.i for,It''
ht"SitSS. -" Seeding OF small grniu .io.,,
nI " " . nTrH"It! nHlNhtd: potato planting LnS
n'EEli me sod is being turned N,,'r "">
would hc beneficial. 'i"i' ram
,aiI" aN"rahIe Weather .o:iitiG,s Ira.
'"ai, arm work is pru-r,,>iu" r,i,t'ii, ~
UlH IlaAilh& is hcguu in >u,.n Ji,' az
me early sown cereal, arc w,il srrn piS,f'ri>;
me- = ni "rttLlrIL .i'l. Pastures are a for
N"rlh l'ahoia f4r drough. is broken,
tne !"lhe 81 li' PAST week. ANA s,,%Gi, =
p 'elieFr (ll,1 i&r."!E Win the ground IN ca,
and l[aoSi1.. Nh lFtrly sow grain is NJ
are Very good. "0P''N S'i"ia'l!
Hr'li' I'ahuia The rainfall !4 h.l.,, -.
ss,trt' ''l 'he temperature above ay.r,rt
"i"''i' ana an alnp,t Inuist soil Lnr.
u"'u see gtriuiLat!ol ana III, r.auH ~
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
AWFUL PANIC IN A FACTORY
Many Work women Injured in q Big
Fire at Montreal.

Montreal special: VI. c. McDonald's ey-
tensive tobacco factory was partially de-
stroycd by fire. The loss will reach $500
900 on which there is no insurance.
There was not Il fire escape on the out-
side nor any appliance on the inside OF the
building for the fighting of the fire. Even
the windows were guarded by heavy non
screens. The fire started in the drying
room and an awful panic ensued. There
were 900 employees in the building n
more than half of this number were women
and girls. The shrieks of the women as
icy beat against the iron screens praying
the crowd to do something to say. them,
were most heartrending. As the lanes
burst out, three firemen were on the root
and for fully twenty minutes their lives
were despaired of, till finally ladders were
found TO bring them down. A number
were badly burned.
The girls were nearly ali on the fouIth
floor. With much trouble. one of the iron
~lattices was broken Oft, when one OF the
fatally injured on the ROOT of an adjoining
warehouse. In a similar manner others
followed to the number Of thirty.
The ambulances We're kept busy carry
ing the women and girls to the hospitals
and some were driven in cabs 10 their
homes. so far one is known to be dead
and several others are known 20 be iii the
ruins. Several inquiries at the hospitals
concerning the condition of the girls iniur-
ed by jumping from the windows of the
burning building revealed the fact that
but little hope is entertained for the re-
covery of at least five.
So far as the tiremen have beer able tc
prosecute the search in the ruins nU bodice
have yet been found.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
WISCONSIN FOREST FIRES
Break Out Afresh i'm the Recently
Devastated Region.

Marinet, Wis. special: Reports have
been received. that forest fires are raging
in the woods between Amburg and Iron
Mountain on the ST. Pau road. Marinet
lumber companies. which are interested i'll
that region III pine timber, are anXiously
awaiting details of the fire.
Chippewa Falls, Wis, special: Word
was received here thai forest fires are
again raging in the vicinity of Phillips
and ii now looks as if that devastated re-
giOn will suffer a second catastrophe. The
woods near Prentice are ahlaze and the
homesteaders and farmers alc lUsAing in
to the city for safety. The weather is hot
and the woods and trees are as dry as TIM
der, making them fit subjects for the fire
to prey upon. Unless rain comes the fire
will certainly create wild desolation. The
people of Prentice, warned by the disaster
to Phillips last summer, will make heroic
efforts to keep the city from burning up.
The nearest approach ii has made is about
d quarter of a mile distant. and is burning
slowly toward the city. If a wind springs
up the flames may bc carried into the
town.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

present and speak. DR.. Slriti is la
write n special hymn for the convention.
The singing will he by a choir of 1000
voices. assisted by an immense orchestra.
Fully 10000 Christian Endeavorcrs viii
take part in the meeting. III addition to
the outsiders. who will he attracted l.!
the novelty of the occasion. The En-
dcavorcrs will march in procession from
their meeting place to the mmo The
meeting on the common will be held in the
afternoon. and the morning sessions will
hc devoted To the general theme. Our
Country" In two big tents, each of
which seats 10000 people. services of Il
Of prominent men representing all sec
lions Of this country and Canada. hav"
been secured TO address these meets. 4
feature Of the day will be the presentation
to each delegate of Il copy o. a handsom"
Illuminated card containing the HYMN.
"America.'
During the last year the increase in the
membership Of the Christian Eudcavur
societies OF the world has been over 800
o00. The officers Of the united societies
ar" already assured of Il greater attend
:ncc at Boston than there WAS at New
York three years ago.
The program will include the names If
The leading pulpit orators Of the United
States. among Them being T. Dewitt Tai
mage. John q. Wooley and c. II. Park
hurst.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

vegetation. Wheat and oats ,-o
the nioat part. ana other %sprlin,,' sow 70,
rapidly "afdeh and potato piarnt'ss''''Sss
general. ''''ltf : ~.
KANSAS showers and light cro,,s
the hr>' 81 me week. but it turn 81
~att"rward, The fruit trees are " avn
hiooin and grass is growing rntidii,to r.
ID" crops are growing we'll in Tiki nN Al
wheat i backward in the west rs tat
rr!tiyating corn in the south. '"F tie
Michigan a dry week. with rnn.
>unslia" has been favorable for tpn ~ '"i'c
Of farm work. Flowing is gcper, l'''s''ss
spring wheat and some potatoes wnr, vas,
ed III the southern part of the S,ote I'"li-
rains are much needed. "&:m
ohio Fair, cold. frosty weather
tardcd the growth of cereals. hut - 70
able for %plowing for corn ana planti,, 80
toes. Oats and clover are coming M ',d-
ing well. Some corn is planted A., 60
peaches. plums and strawberries "'i e.,
dInE. 'N-
Missouri The weather was avorr
farm work. but the low Temperature, h., h. .or
iardcd grass and gardens. The rainr'' ~
been unevenly distributed. The ,Iroug, ,HS
tinnes in some counties. Corn plar,i, ."h'
progressing well, and cotton planting ~, 49, ~
Wheat and oats look well. The m, " F,
for fruit continue excellent. f"S
Ncbraska-All vegetation has grow ,.u
Suall grain Is generally in exceilel- ,,fi'
lion. but some fields are beginning e ~
the need OF rain somewhat. Corn u.rt,n
j. general IN the southeastern c%ountie. ~
cral frosts. but no damage has been relo,,,,f
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
WORLDS SUPPLY OF WHEAT.
Changes Made in the Available Stock
in One Week.

Special cable and telegraphic dispatches
to Bradstreet's covering principal pojn.s
of accumulation in the United States.
Canada and Europe, together with sup
plies atloat for Europe from all sou,,s,
indicate the following changes IN ava.a-
bic stocks last Saturday as COMPARED
with the preceding Saturday: Ava..ai.c
sophisticated States and CaDaG: cas-:
of Rocky Mountains. wheat, decrease
2.l1l.oOO: United States. Pacif. cost,
wheat. decrease 10000; total decrease,
wheat. both coasts. 2,JSO.OO0; atiua: for
and i'll Europe. wheat, increase 141 'dt;
total decrease worlds available wheat,
o"3NS.o00. United States and Canaca
east Of Rocky Mountains, corn. decrease
100000; United States and Canada east
Of ltochy Mountains, pats. increas. 80
"W. Leading decreases of wheat ias.
Week not reported by the Official visible
supply statement include 31O.OON hmsc,is
III northwestern interior elevators, i'rf.tsN
at Louisville. $4,000 at Newpor, News
ANA $1,000 at Ieavenworth. The oriy
corresponding increase was 1O2. 600 t.:sh'
els IN Minnesota private elevators.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
THE CORDAGE TRUST.
Trying ia Draw Western Manufac-
turers Into the Combine.

Chicago special: An effort is being made
to draw into the cOrdage pool half "A dozen
or more of the western manufacturers who
have been fighting the trust for the past
two years. Three months ago a confer
ence of the western men was held in Chi
cago. but nothing was done. Since Mon
day. Charles II. Pearson of Boston has
been here in conference with the western
men, though not willing to admit his con-
nection with the OLD cordage trust, Mr..
Pearson does not hesitate to say that the
object of his visit is to bring the western
men into harmony with the trade and get
them to adhere to the scale of profit bear
ing prices during the coming season.
Business in cordagc and Irvine, said he,
has been subjected to sharp competition.
There has been no money made during the
past two seasons. If things continue in
the present unsatisfactory manner it will
work the rulnation Of some of the manu-
facturers. There is not a trust in the
business at present. 1t has been an open
fight. There will probably be an agree
ment of the manufacturers on "a fair
basis;
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
TO KILL CHINCH EUGS =.
minnesota Professor VIII Attempt
to Eradicate the Pest.

"a Washington special: Prof. Otto Lugger.
of the Minnesota state University at Min
n%eapoliS, has been here consulting with
the officers of the Agricultural Depart
ment about the eXtirmination of chinch
bugs. Prof. Lugger has employed
an expert entomologist from Cornell Uni
ve1sity and has purchased a lot of expert
mental apparatus for Matching chmch bugs
this summer Oh a large scale. The Min
nesota Legislature, he says, set aside IS 1000
for use tins summer and 5000 for use next
summer III experimenting with the chinch
bug evil. He proposes to breed contagiOn
among bugs and then sen diseased bugs
to farmers to be turned loose with the
native bugs with the purpose of spreading
the cOntagiOn among them. and thus de-
strOying them. In order to get accurate
reports Of the results he will have a stu
dent of the Minnesota University in every
county in the state to watch the expert
ments and report results. This method of
eXterminating the bugs was started by
Chancellor Snow of the Kansas Universe
ty, at Lawrence, Kan. and was carried on
in Illinois by Prof. Forbes of the Illinois
University, at Champaign. Chancellor
Snow ana Prof. Forbes, however. have
never had the facilities for carrying 81 the
experiments that Prof. Lugger 10 has.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
FERTILITY OF THE SOIL.
Experiments Being Made by the
Agricultural Department.

Washington special: Prof. II. W. Wiley,
chemist of the Agricultural Department.
is conducting a series of experiments &c
determine the fertility of the typical soils
of the United States. which gives promise
of the most far reaching economic results
to the farmers OF the country. The methOG
pursued is entirely new. The ultimate
object is to determine the fertilizer neceS-
sary to restore fertility to the soil and ave
farmers thousands annual spent for
fertilizers which do not meet the
necessity of the soil to which they are
applied. The work was especially author
lied by the last session of Congress. BY
the help of the agricultural stations in
various parts of the country the tlpical
soils of NeriouS sections are being collected
by persons competent TO judge Of
them. The experiments VIII last
several wears. and might be rX-
tended TO an indefinite extent. but practi-
cal results Will be obtained at once and
viii, II is thought. prove Of immense
benefit to the farmers throughout ia,
cOuntrN-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
~ 4 CO.'S REVIEW.
EACH WEEK SHOWS CONFi.
DENCE INCREASING.
Manufacturers Getting More Or
ders at Advanced Prices-Russia,
France and Germany Tender Ad-
vice to Japan.


New York special: r. g.. Dun's Weekly
Review of Trade will say:
Neither the rising speculative market
nor the steady gain in industries has
ceased. and it is a wholesome symptom
that there are a fewer signs of hesitation
in the productive industries than iii specu-
lative prices. Wage strikes grow more
numerous and cause some trouble and the
retail trade lags behind the wholesale and
and jobbing purchases in some branches.
but through many conflicting reports The
fact shines out that the industries are gam
ing. not with a rush ana Whil:, but more
safely.
Cotton mills are getting more money Tor
goods and have quite generally advanced
wages.
The advances seemed 10 he warranted IL
iron products, because ore, coke ana OIL
products were to be dearer, is retarded 10y
u shrinking demand for products, for or
the whole new business is said to be small
cr than in February or March. Wire
for fencing. nails and wire rods
are SO dull as TO be scarcely quoted,
and bar, though lifted a shade,
meets no increased demand. Bessemer
pig is lower and sales OF southern pig IN
northern markets have been large at a %
cent advance. Finished products are
nearly all at their lowest price. Wool was
old at the lowest price on record this
week. IL cents for OHIO and 9 cents for
Texas and offers to clear off stocks before
new supplies come forward impel manu-
fac,urers ~ purchase beyond present
needs.
Higher prices for wheat, nearly 3 cents
above last weeks tend to check Atlantic
exports. which. flour included. were only
l,StS, s73 bushels for the week against
I,620.445 last year, though for the previous
two weeks they were about equal to last
years. Cotton touched I cents, recedine to
6.43: 1872. 3g6 bales had come into sight
last week and British exports of goods
were 1900 No. 600 yards less in the first
quarter of this year than last. With such
facts the rise does not help to lessen the
southern acreage.
The failures for the week have been 230
IL the United States against ll9 last year
and g. II Canada against 70 last year.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
Ordered Out Of Kansas.

Eureka, Kan, special: The Live Stock
Sanitary Commission has issued an order
be Immediately removed from the state.
and that the Santa Fe yards, in which
they were Quartered, be placed in quaran-
tine. The decision of the board was an
nounced at a mass meeting of cattlemen
held in the Court House and was received
has thronged the streets and public places
since Sunday is now dispensing and dan
ger of violence i, considered to have
passed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
INTERNAL REVENUE RECEIPTS
Decrease of &3,OOO,OOO from rb..,
of March, 1894.

F'tcCO'oOO TON lhtSC
of March, 1894.
The monthly statement of col.c,t.,y
ot internal revenue issued Wedn.,Ev
shows the total receipts from all >oa,...
for the nine months of the present fiscal
year ended March 81, 1895. TO have been
SlO9.995Oli. of which S19,SO2 was from
income tax from persons and $3.50. ,r,u
corporations. companies anu associaf.u.
The remaining items Of receipts wee.
Spirits. SOB .902. SGD, increase for III, li,c
months. l.lS0. 1:3J; tobacco, SD. luG..gc
increase. S9I1 $50; fcrmrnted lios,r
S22.301 500. decrease S309,2l5: oiconac-
garinc. S1.1Sl.222, decrease. $oG2 ~.
miscellaneous. S47O,273, increase. S:uu.
80.
The net increase for the nine m.,.iu
was 81 $40, 1G}. The principal singl, item
of increase was $3.50, G2S from wh:sh,.
The increases and decreases for the uor,h
of March, 1895. compared with March.
1Sa4. are shown as follows: Spirits. &C.
crease. $500. O24; tobacco, decrease.
Sli5.3G4: fermented liquors, decrease.
SlSt,113: oleomargarine, decrease. So.
Wu: miscellaneous, increase, $17.317. IN
come tax. increase, S1G,S39: aggregate &C.
crease for the month, 1920 55.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02


The Walton election law of Virginia
was declared unconstitutional ty re
Court Of Appeals.
Bills fsr the election of State Rli,road
commissioners and to repeal the ant
Scaipers law were killed by the Minnes';a
Senate.
The Oregon Democratic Contra Gem
Inittee has sent a protest to ProsiD'Lt
cleveland against the retention IL ott"e
Of Republicans.
The Tennessee House adopted t., u
vote of i3 to 80 the Senate resolution oe-
rlaring in favor of the free coinage Of
silver at a ratio of Is To l..
The Michigan Attorney Genera las
decided Il village council under the Lew
law has the authority 10 prohibit the sa!o
Of liquor within the village limits.
Chairman Adams, OF the Alabama Pop
ulist State Executive Committee, pub-
fishes a manifesto warning Popuis's
AGAINST the new silver party in Alabama.
State Treasurer Henry NJ. Phillips, Of
Massachusetts, sent in his resignation 10
lht Governor to take effect on the tte-
tl'n OF his successor by he Legislature.
GOV. Morton of New York has submit
l"d TO the Legislature n message request
nag II to provide a prop". exhibit for ne
coming Cotton States Exhibition IN
Georgia.
The Michigan House passed a stringent
hquor law providing for a Uniform license
OF 5000. The Senate passed Il bill pro'id-
iig for a general charter for the lily
thrce cities in the State of the fourj
class.
COL. j. w. f. Hughes, the colonel
ne militia who was removed ~ Cd
l"wtlling Of Kansas and court martiaIdE
Tor not driving the Republican Ious%
from the Legislative halls two years agOH
mas been appointed maior general q. 'hs'
Kansas militia.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
WANT THE TREATY MODIFIED
Russia, France and Germany Ten
der Advice to Japan.


London special: Direct and positive IN
formation from official sources is at hand
concerning the exact negotiations between
Russia, France and Germany on the one
hand and Japan IN the Othcr. The Rus
sian. French and German Ministers sepa-
rately interviewed the japanese Vice Min
lister for Foreign Affairs under instructions
from their respective governments and
presented memoranda in which il was
stated that the Governments Of Russia.
France and Germany, upon examining the
terms of peace imposed by Japan upon
China, have found that the possession of
the Peninsula of Lin Tong claimed by
Japan would be a constant menace TO the
capital of China and at the same time
would threaten the independence of Corea
and render it non effective in fact. On
this account and for other reasons il would
be, ii was stated, a constant menace to the
permanent peace of the far east, conSe-
quently the Governments of France, Rus
STA and Germany, desiring to show their
Japan, advise it to renounce the absolute
and final possession of the Peninsula of
Llu Tong. The memoranda of the three
governments make it plain that they were
the japanese Government, and are not in
tended in any way to convey an open or
covert menace
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
Turn Tables on Carl browne.

MasSillon. Ohio, special: Carl Browne
was caught by his own game. Recently
he began a series of suits against promi-
nent citizens for participating in the egg
riot. Desiring TO 90 east Browne with
drew his charges and paid the costs. Now
the defendants have raised the point that
he cannot dismiss The eases and if he
leaves he will be in contempt OF court.
Hence he is compelled to remain ana face
the music.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
4 PROTEST. FROM CHICAGO.
Live stock Exchange DcnounUcs
the Oh OF Il Reef Combine.

Chicago special: In connection with the
recent advance III the prices of dressed
beef, the Chicago Stock EXCHANGE adopted
requesting the public to withhold tlci!
Judgment until the Department of Agri-
culture shall have thoroughly investigated
the matter: that the Chicago Live Stock
Exchange, having intimate knowledge of
the live stock and dressed beef markets.
prOnOunces the recent agitation through
the press. based upon claims Of u;
conspiracy among the large deal
ers, as unjust ana injurious: that
the statements sci forth are substantially
untrue; that the Whole industry is de-
pressed thereby and that the interests Of
feeders and shippers Of the whole country
are placed jeopardy. The resolutions con-
clude with an invitation to the press to in
veStigate the merits Of the controversy and
give their conclusion the same publicity
Tat has been given to the reckless reports
that have been so largely circulated.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

san Francisco special: y. +. G,llrn.
Consul for Ecuador al lilis poli. las IT,
ceiNcd Il cablegra.n anupnmriugthat upt-
o!nlion' conducted 10y Hcu Ebay Aii3ro, is
III progress III Ec,ador. He is Instructed
to see mat arms and ammunition au. no.
shipped 10 tine reYomtIonisls ,ro!a ,l!>
port, and las caI!ct Oh The collector al ii,
port TO assist him.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02

London special: A dispatch to the Times
from Berlin says tia, the Nossisclc lei
tung blames the Government for Joining
France and Russia against japan. The
paper says: suppose tirett Britain and
the United States seaport Japan in rcius-
inc TO submit TO the Russian ,rmau,S
Germany would become involved in need
less complications and would lose hoI oNn
trade without earning China'S gratitude.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-05-02
WILL MEET IN BOSTON
PLANS FOR THE CHRISTIAN I'm
CEnVCR CONVENTION.
Fully Fifty Thousand Members OF '"'
Society VIII Take Part in the Meet-
iro-Great Increase in Membership
DUyiru The Past Year.


The Christian Endeavor Co"'onlioi
which meets in Boston july 10 to IL Is
already a""using a great dead OF interest
The committe" of arrangements has be"i
granted The use Of the Boston common
for a lie opcn-air meeting OF a patrl"'l'
nature On July H.. Governor Gre"rllaiGt.
Or. Donald NcIHurcn of Detroit, Dr. ;.
i. Smith. the author of 'Amcrica, ana
several othul promincn; persons VIII ho