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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
State Oratorieal Contest.

The state oratorical contest between
representatives from the different col
leges OF South Dakota, to be held at
VermiIliop May Il, is arousing great
enthusiasm among the rival schools.
This years contest will be a peculisr-
ly exciting one, because it will in all
probability decide who shall retain
the famous c~alcedony slab. The slab,
which was given with the understand
ing that the college winning it three
times should keep it, has heen con-
tested for six times. Yankton has
had it twice, Redfeld once, Mitchell
twice and Sioux Falls once. THUS it
will seem that if either Mitchell or
iankton wins this year the end is
reached in the struggle. Mitchell is to
be represented by Ethan Cotton.
Eankton's nan is A. b. Rowell.
Sioux Falls has selected a clergyman
OF mature years as her representative.
His Grafton is on Oliver Cromwell.
The Sioux Falls man carried of the
honors last year, but it was atterward
charged that he was guilty of plagiar-
ism, which charge has never been sat
isfactorily disproved. r. B. Hall will
speak for Redfield college. The Brook
ings agricultural college will hang it's
hopes upon the success Of a young
lady whose name has not vet been
made public, while the state Universi-
ty at Vermillion will be represented
by c. w. Faucet. In connection
with the oritorical contest, the an
nual athletic meet VIII occur on May
IL and Is.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Arcon is understood tc be Z Of
fhe most inert forms Of matter, but a
loaf OF bread can beat IL In under
going no change In size when flour
drops one-half. On Tic ether hand,
the price OF meat is livlier than
hydrogen, for IL the wholesale figure
advances 2 cents. the retail price
scars away instantly to the extent of
5 cents.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Max o'Rell In reply TO Mark Twain
asserted that only about Z per cent
of the births In Paris were illegiti-
mate: but the Able Lemire, in a re-
eent statement, asserts that the pro-
portion is more than 80 per cent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
..ord ON HI. Muscle.

bakersfield. Gala. April 27.-Lord
StoIto Douglass attempted to whip
George +. Weeks, editor of the Cali
fornian. to-day. and was thrown out
of the Office. He threatens to return
with a crowd of English friends, and
Weeks says he will shoot him TX he
does.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Last year the outflow OF steerape
passengers from the United States
exceeded the arrivals, but now the
tide has turned and an migration
agent estimates that the net gain from
foreign immigration this year win be
half q million of people. This is an
other indication that business in this
country lis reviying.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

A German engineer reports that he
has discovered a short and compare
lively cheap route for a canal across
the Isthmus OF Darien. His plan con-
templates a ship tunnel under the
mountains-11.sso feet long, 112 feet
high. and IS feetwide. This feature
Of the scheme Is seemingly inconsis.
tent with the idea of small cost.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

Russell Sage is doing much 10 prove
himself the meanes man In New
York. He made $4,000 on 5000 bar
reis CT OIL and kicked because he did
not hold IL and make $1,000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
WILL NOT INTERFERE
UNCLE SAM TAKES NO HAxn ~
NICARAGUA's AFFAIRS.
No interference VIII BE offered IA
Plans Unless America.
Interests Are Affected or EnsI.n.
Tries to Grab Land.

Washington, April 2T.-Nicaagus.s
iast nope OF assistance from tile Unit.
ed States In her controversy ui,h
Great Britain TO prevent the seizure
OF Corinto vanished this afternoon
Dr. Guzman, b Nlcaraguan minister
who had been waiting with intense
anxiety 10 see Secretary Gresham
was finally successful about 3 O'Clock
when the secretary came into the de.
partment from the White House
where he had been in consultatIon
with President Cleveland, presumably
on the same subject.
The Interview was very short. Ia
five minutes the minister emerged
from the s~ecretary's Office. lookin,
very depressed. He refused to saw a
word as TO what had taken place. hut
IL can be stated that the secretary
gave him to understand very clearly
that the United States would not IN.
terfere in the case as IL stands. &,
there are now three courses open 70
Nicaragua. namely, to pay the indem-
nifty; TO permit the occupation az
Corinto. or 10 fight. and the next
twelve hours aus find the choice de.
clared. for the British troops are 70
land at daybreak tomorrow at Cor.
into.
As already stated in the Associated
IreSS dispatches. the position taken
10y the president in this matter is that
the dispute is one entirely between
Great Britain and Nicaragua. in which
the United States has no cali 20 ill.,
teFfere unless there should be COM
mitted some acts injurious TO Amer
lean interests in Nicaragua, or there
7hOuld be shown a disposition by
Great Britain to acquire Nicaraguan
territory. On each OF these points
4 favorable assurance has been had
from Great Britain. and II is said all
that car TOY be done is to watch the
Course OF events.
&d5ices received here to-day say
tiGat Vice Admiral Stevenson. in CON-
Hsand of the British fleet at Corinto.
las given Nicaragua detailed infnrma-
ton as 10 the time and circumstances
If tbe proposed landing Of British
tro0.'s. The admiral will consider the
tine OF grace to run until u O'Clock
midnight tonight. He VIII not begin
lauding troops during the night. He
fycs g o'clock tomorrow morning rs
the precise time when the British
forces will move.
London, April 27.-Inquiries made
Today at tie United States embassy
here confirm the statement made that
Great Britain and the United States
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

The average weight NJ the & OF
the ostrich Is three pounds. It's cUn
tents equal those Of about twenty four
ben eggs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
Unfortunate Events.

James Miller's fiye-year-old son was
killed by a trolley a at Peoria, Ill
An Alabama cyclone killed three
people.
Fire at Chester, Neb., destroyed the
entire business portion Of the town.
Forest fires are causing great dam
age in New Jersey.
Hail storms In Texas caused dam
age amounting to hundreds Of thou
sands Of dollars.
The villa on Prospect Hill, larry
town, n. Y, occupied by Josefy, the
pianist, was destroyed by FIRE.
The two-year-old son of Thomas
knight was killed by a train at
Adrian, Mich.
l.. III. Key, aged sixty years. a prom.
inent railroad official, was instantly
killed by being run over by an engine
at Elkhart, Ind.
While playing with a gun Ernest
Cooper. aged nine years, shot and
killed his five year-old brother Reny
In Wabash township, III
Fred Fenicle, four years of age, fell
into a stream of water at the rear OF
his home In Canton, o., and was
drowned.
Louis III. Ley. a prominent Lake
Shore & Michigan Central official,
was killed In the roundhouse at Elk
hart, Ind, by the accidental starting
Of an engine.
Irving little. aged 10 years, and
Miss Kate Canter, aged Is. quarreled
while out boating near Washington
u. c. They stood up in the boat. the
craft capsized and both were
drowned.
While narrowing a field at Ander
son Ind, Tom Talmage's team ran
away. He ran after them. when the
harrow tilted, striking him In the
back. IL buried itself three inches
and cut a frightful cash. His injuries
are fatal.
Almost the entire business portion
of Duquesneborough, opposite Nc
Keesport, on the Monongahela river
was destroyed by fire OF supposed In.
cendiary origin, which broke out at
in the morning. The loss Is ~variously
estimated at from $4,000 To $4,000
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

1t is suggested that the machine
gun, II certain economical considera-
lions could be adjusted, would find a
valuable place among the useful arts
OF peace. As q Teller of trees there is
no agency In the world like II. Ad-
miral Sir Edmund Commereli, in al
luding recently to the superiority In
workmanship and effectiveness Of the
Maxim gun, said that a 1903 Maxim
was capable Of cutting down a tree
seventeen inches In diameter In a
quarter of a minute. HE would not
only defy any other gun to do this,
but he would give any battalion In
her majesty's service five hours firing
as much as they liked, at whatever
range they pleased, and they would
not do tie same thing.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

In showing how one Is sharp
ened 70 supply the loss of another.
DR.. 8. Millington Miller writes that
Alexander Hunter, Of the land office
at washington, though entirely deaf,
spelled without mistake $50 words
read to him from the dictionary. He
has become able 10 read the motion Of
the lips Of those addressing him.
This faculty is not rare among the
deaf, and by means OF IL some of
them, like Mitchell, the chemist of the
United States patent Office, have been
able to understand the lectures neces-
sary for their graduation at college.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
6I0scd The Port.

Colon, Arfil .T.--It is reported here
that the British squadron at Corinto,
Nicaragua, has closed that port.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

The three o common anne in
England Scotland and Ireland re-
spectiyely are Smith. Macdonald and
Murphy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
WEBSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA

Over s50.oo0.0oo are spent In main
tanning tie churches of the United
States. and s400.00o.O00 in running the
JaiIs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.


That Old Capital OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
on Its Base ON Fish--Hit the Wrong Man
State Orsforieal C~ont.st-south Dakota
Agricultural College.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02
Criminal

North Carolina negroes terrorize a
town and come to grief.
A New York woman Is murdered
after the manner Of Jack the Ripper.
A Salvation Army leader has been
arrested ut Butte. Mont. for counter
feiting.
A Chicago young man has been ar
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-05-02

London, April 2T.-InQuiries mads
Today at tie United States embassy
here confirm the statement made that
Great Britain and the United States
arc fully agreed as To the formers
curse of action In enforcing her de
mands upon Nicaragua.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26

Il shall think that matter over"
These words OF the governor show q
decided change Of opinion on his part.
II mas not yet leaked out that up 10 the
last minute he was very unwilling /,
take part in the balloting. He thought
he had no right TO do so. on Thursday
May 3. last, the day the legislature ad-
journed. he was called upon in the audi
ence room of the state house az Dover
by Chancellor Wolcott and numerous dis
tnguished Democrats. They found Gov,
Watson at ID o'clock in the morning.
the balioting was to begin at noon and
the Republicans had fifteen votes con-
centTated on Dupont-and assured him
that as he was only acting governor not
the real governor. his functions as speak
er of the senate had not ended. There
fore. he was bound 10 preside In tbs
joint session and vote. making the num-
her OF votes cast thirty and the contest
A tie. 1t took four men more than an
hour to talk the governor into taking ths
step.
The government Of the state of Della
ware resembles nothing so much as the
mechanism OF an old Dutch clock The
man who is looked up 10 as competent
10 make the complications OF the pres
ent situation clear is Chancellor Wolco,t.
The people are sure he knows all about
Delaware laws and he says there was 70
senator elected. Chancellor Wolcott IA
the highest judicial authority in the state
There Is no election" said he, when
| asked him about H. 'Afr Watson. un-
der our constitution. is not governor Of
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and gather at the elbow the full-puffed
chiffon sleeves.
An odd dress. and one that one should
be quite sure Of oneself before copying. Is
of white satin. with a deep Spanish lace
fiounce at the bottom. reaching almost 10
the knees. Heading this flounce is an odd
border of blue green jet. making the queer
est and most successful of color combina-
tons The pointed bodice OF white satin
is cut short on the hips and finished with
sleeve puffs of the lace. and with deep
band of the blue-green galloon across the
bust against the fair skin.
acquiring a pretty tea gown. 4 li5tle
woman who wanted a negligee for use on
strictly informal occasions. undertook 70
buy one IN blue silk. II cost 50. The
little woman hesitated, but was not lost.
She did not have the $50. 50 she could
not lose herself, or. az least. IT. As she
looked at Il regretfully she asked in a
hesitating voice: Where are the silk
nightgowns?"
The saleswoman directed her. but re-
marked warningly: You know they're
nothing but nightSowns: YOU can't wear
one of them outside your bedroom
The little woman wasn't at all sure
she could but still she went to investi-
gate The result of her cogitaltions was
the purchase for so of the prettiest tea
gown she had ever owned. 1t Is pale blue
silk, to begin with, and 1t has a lace
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26

OF heavy satin. ivy-colored. trimmed with
point lace thirteen inches wide. Bretonne
pattern. The train Is round and eleven
feet long. The gown is lined throughout
with heavy satin, fashioned at the bot
tom with lace rufiies, trimmed with bows
OF satin ribbon. \ large drapery flows
over the bodice. The sleeves are excep-
tionally wide very full at the top and
taken in at the undcrpart. buttoning
closely over the waist. The bodice Of the
gown fastens at the back. under a roll Of
satin and two bows of lace. The bridal
veil is Of very rare old lace, fastened at
the crown OF the head with a bunch OF
orange blossoms
Turning 70 less important things. 1t
may be mentioned that this young woman
and this young man are very much I'm
love. The match was first suggested
over a year ago. but the fond pair have
been compelled 10 wait until time could
prove the strength and fidelity of an eter-
nal attacheme1t, as they say In old
fashioned story books. Time having
proved the same. all is well. The bride
dowry viii he "A 4ooi milion-why is
million always cool--and the bride
groom inherits another cool million from
hts grandmother. besides which are nu-
merouS Millionaire uncles and aunts, and
e Vcr{tahle frlgid expanse Of cool mill
lions In all directions
II is TO be regretted that at This writ
iug all the letails still remain Uuan-
nouncc3 Frederic Bayard Winthrop has
been named RS best man and Miss Anne
Cameron. Miss Amy Bena Miss Ger
trufe Vanderbilt and Miss Edith Ger
tru1e Ninturn. but thai arrengc1i mt
was upset az the last moment. Miss
Orme Wilson IS said 20 he an availa-
hni,y. hut for that matter no ore really
knows who Will Do the bridesmaids. As
poor. dear ola Socrates used 20 say. the
things $40 wish 20 know no fellow can
hn1 one. or words - that effect The
ushers are Moses Taylor and Columbus
e. BALDWIN.
AT tn AZ 81 VII no Tho wedding of tho
year w AIMEE teams may feel proud Of
the fac' that tire wedding - the wear IS 20
he So strictly an American AFFAIR. To
thei~ credit. ho it satd. the weddings OF
the Nan1erhlts ALWAYS are ". ~. Van
darhilrs children welded Americans His
rra0irhlirsn 81 Pr have done 'he same.
TIE mi'ilouaire dynasty is q strictly ma
tivt one anl thr family policy O. sails 20
hp char &C. evrr sN7U Ntv the legislature
~ Illinois remember this circumstance
ana o. roufrrtfi
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
GOV. WATSON. or DELAWARE.

GOV. WATSON, OF DELAWARE.
Delaware. lie is only acting governor
a different thing entirely. lie is stl
speaker OF the senate. and I'm that ca
pacity bound 10 preside over IL and take
part in all OF its proceedings as a mem
Der or the legislature. Delaware is in
reality governed according to constitu-
ton framed In 17M. It's date is 1882. bas
the instrument adopted that year was
really the one OF 1921. with a few impof-
living under that constitution now. That
state government"
HAS Mr.. Watson a right to appoint
senator 10 succeed Mr.. Higgins"
II think not" said the chancellor. thus
putting himself in opposition 10 the gov
ernor. II should say that the state has
now but one senator. and must run along
until the Legislature convenes two years
hence with Only half its representation
in the senate"
There is one thing brought out IN this
senatorial contest and the death Of the
state executive which has deeply wound
ed the pride OF Delewareaus This was
the statement widely disseminated that
the late governor OF the commonwealth
could neither read nor write. The story
went far and wide. and even In England
aroused comment that In any country
man could be made governor OF COM
mouwealth without being able 70 read or
write.
1T is ridiculousi" exclaimed Secretary
Of State Smithers, when | asked him
about 1t. Here is his signature for you.
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riunEinE over the furrows % the ocean-
The LATIN name Tor corafower - ge-
uesta. and thar was the name - one 90
The yachts sent cut BY John Rull 20 test
conclusion with Yankee keels. she VAS
beaten. bat the cornfiower remains VIC
tor. one sees Il .n more button holes
his season than ever. one sees q. too.
now and then IN a hat. Ike that black
trimmed and yellow crowned picture hat
/ saw yesterday with is spray Of corn
fiowsr blossoms driven fore and AFT ard
is two great plumes no9d!ng high on
either side.
This combination Of yellow crown and
black brirn figured. toe. in pert little
SHAPES. turned smartly up before and
behind. which bob ABOUT on saucy prattle
pateS Of girls who Ike things feminine.
And the ri0tinE plumes DO not always
sway in a duet one curliiocks called 20
me today 20 OBSERVE that there were six
teen black plumes playing hide and seek
ali over the top OF her black Gainshor-
ouch. some big and some little. and all
nodding and cranlng as If 10 get peep
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interesting pIutoc-zts- The main thing
r. the bride. dress. Then comes the
bride. After that the minister - inherent
ing. Then comes the wedding breakfast
and the Bridegroom.
Miss Sioznsss trousssau II simply rev
elAtiol. There 81 everything u ~ that
ever vas thought % 81 connection With
,rDusse4a- IL costs. iBclut4ng ne pearl
trfrrrinzs about 500 The evening
dress IS % straw-soigrsd satin. trimmed
a. the bottom 81 tie skirt Eith fulie bar
Gsre1 wifh satin forming small pltsrrns
bows very close together The BODY -
covered Wffh tuIie edged wiin saiin ana
trimmed before au1 behind Sifh TNo tulle
braces euhrolferef win black spa nsiss
and crystal paris. on tire riEhf sn11i-
ss~ Il = htfrrh 2 r0ses ~ various shades
TIE back part - tss skirt y covered VITA
uffh straw -coloras falla. eat a. intervals
wlfh sfraR-colgre1 satin On tne cross
Then there g. q dress for q garden par
~ This dress Is ~ white pi1ae. VIII
hrocaaed psstrrn - green an pleck.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-26
TIED Up BIZ ADDICKS
How a Millionaire Deprive
Delaware of a Senator.
He is GOING TO TRY AGAR
Ills Five Voters Lived in Luxr
Dover-The Gas Man oppo-es
TO Popular Election.

New York. May N-Special Corras,.,
ence.-The most extraoriInary sen.ss-sa.
election in the history OF tha T-rs.-s.
States and one which exceeded i ~
matte interest and the atte.tsc-
slowed upon il any struggle 81 ira -
Yet recorded has entered uDon -
stage. and from an absorbing 80
battle has become an important na,fssss
one.
The case Of Delaware IS unnreesaa,s>.
Thirty men halloted four months ana -.
journed without knowing whether ~.
had elected a senator or not. All nar.s.'
TO the struggle are by this tine /.
bitterly determined mood. and Doves =
the scene OF active preparation 10 rs.s.
out a good case in Washington CITY.
Every man concerned. from the soS
ernor OF the state 70 the left" Aaffss~
was interviewed for the purposes az "a.
narrative II appears from What ths-
say that the breakdown Of our sena.a-s..
election could not he more complies. ~.
very comments Of Bryce in his "Amsrsrss
Commonwealth" received new contlrm..
ton.
There has been no election" said Car
Watson 20 me. when I saw him al x.
state house. Delaware has one sa,.
tor. AIR Dupont was NOT elected
Then who will he senator?"
The man | appoint"
Whom viii YOU apnoint9''
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season "out." She has been the center
OF a whlIl OF gayetles for weeks az the
Court. the superb Sloane country seat at
Lenox Then she "a entertained. TOO. az
Nyndhurst. the house OF Mr.. John
Sloane. her multi-millionairc uncle In
addition 10 that. another uncle OF Miss
Sloane's. Cornelius Vanderbilt. has leased
the Bacon cottage a. LenoX. Then Mr..
AMI Airs. James Abcrcrombie Burden,
parents % the groom and milllonalres
both. have taAen tho fne Eddy cottage
Tor the season. and their affairs IN hon
or Of the approaching event are beyond
description Miss Sloane herself drives
out daily in her famous four-in-haud
drag. The fair girl is an expert with the
whip, In addition 10 being an expert In
archery and a ievotee OF all outdoor
sports. Miss sloane much resembles her
mother. who f. a member OF ;he famed
Morris family OF Baltimore. One OF the
married sisters OF this lady Is Mrs Rich
ard Irwin. who resides here. and an
other. who lives In Paris. is Mrs Girls
void Gray VINO made her nome IN New
York prior 10 her wi1owhood Mrs Rur-
den is an aunt OF Mrs Frederick Geb-
hard. Her SON, the groom is stu stu
dent.
The wedding. taking into account The
presents and the dresses of the functions
will represent an outlay Of over Leo p0
De Castellane AFFAIR but the Vanderhilts
viii certainly send II 10 the almShouse
\ mere list Of tl1e people who will at
tend-and there VIII be guests by the
train loa3-would read like the cream OF
the income tax lists Mr. William pou-
glas Sloane has already made arrange
ments to have 10 wedding guests ac-
commoda;ea a. curtis hotel alone. \
vestlbuled train VIII bring ny the Nv
York guests the Ray before the wedding
Cornelius Vanderbilt and his entire FAM
iiN George Vanderbilt. the brides bach
elor uncle. Mr. and Mrs r. W Wander
htt. who also nave no children. pr
Seward Webb the whole Shepard ccntln-
gent. and the n. Mex. Twombleys Will
complete the Vanderbilt delegation That
is, OF course. excepting tAe While h
NaHderbiits Nobody knows exactly
how the While ks Viii he disposed 81
They have certainly asked him. and he