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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
CRIME IN \ PENITENTIARY.
Kentucky Prisoners Turn Out Spur
ions Money.


Lexington, KY, special: Warden
George of the Kentucky penitentiary dis
covered that his great reformatory has
been turned into a den for counterfeiters
While making the usual weekly inspection
of everything in the cells John Martin,
one of the guards, found in the cell oc-
cupied by Henry Richards, who was sent
up from Perry County for murder, three
moldS for making counterfeit0 money.
Further investigation showed that
the molds turned out quarters and
nickelS and Decent pieces. In the
cell OF Harvey Johnson, a desperate from
Lee County, was found a quantity of the
spurious money, and several bars of Bah
bit metal, from which it was made. john
son and Richards were hung up by the
thumbs to make them tell about their
counterfciting exploits. After Furnishing
them in this way for some time and failing
to eXtOrt a confession, they were sent to
their cells for the night, supperless. For
more than a month counterfeit money has
been in circulation IN and around the pen
itentiary, and although the spurious CONS
were easily detected, a great deal of it has
been passed on careless persons. The
molds in which il was cast were made of
plaster paris lining, the outside being
wood
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
A $500 900 Smoke.

Cincinnati special: The storage house
of the Cincinnati Leaf Tobacco Company,
between Race and Vine streets, together
with its contents of 2,775 hogsheads of to-
bacco, was totally destroyed by fire, en-
failing Il loss of not less than $500, 900. The
fire department put up a stubborn fight,
but was unable to stop the Roadway Of
the flames. The insurance is no known.
The habit of the company is to insure as
fully a. possible, otherwise nothing is OBJ
ttinable at present of the insurance on the
tobacco.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

Total Yield will Come Up to the
Usual Average for Ten Years.

CcuUs WI SoAo
Washington special: Consul General
Max Judd, at Vienna, has forwarded to the
department OF State a report on the grain
crop of the world for 1895, compiled from
the report of the annua International
grain fair, which Mr.. Judd commends as
trustworthy. The abstract furnished by
Mr.. Judd shows that the wheat, rye, bar
ley and oat crops of Europe are somewhat
below the average, while corn is exceed
ingly promising, and it is expected that
the yield will be onc-half again as large
this year as it has been OF the average for
ten years. Canada shows an increase of
about 5000, 600 meters ccntncrea in wheat.
while India shows a loss of about
double that quantity, both as COM
pared with 1891. Most of the Rus
sian provinces indicate an increase in
wheat and rye. The Austria-IIungary
wheat crop is poor in quality and less in
quantity than usual. \ lighter wheat
crop is indicated in the United States also.
The French crop is estimated at 9S per
Gems, rye lC5 and oats al % per cent. of
the average. The wheat crop of Great
Britain and Ireland is put down as poor
and is estimated at from 70 to 80 per cent.
Of the average. The English barley crop
will be better than the wheat crop, but the
quality will be poor. Egypt will export
considerable wheat.
1t is anticipated that the loss on wheat
in India and the United States will be
compensated for by the grain in Canada
and Russia, and that taking this crop
throghtout the world the result for the
year will be about equal to the average
season.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
DUEL TO THE DEATH
TERRIFIC FIGHT BETWEEN TWO
FARMERS.
Dne Is Dead and 1t IL Said tho Otier
Cannot Live-The Immediate Quarrel
Was Over the Building of u Fence
Across a Section Line.


A dispatch from Sioux City says: Tim
Carrabine arrived in town from Howard.
S. d., and brought with him the news Of a
duel to the death between two old bach.
elors who have lived for many years on
adj Looming farms -four miles southwest OF
that town. 1t was a desperate fight, the
result of a fued Of long standing. The
battle was fought on the open prairie,
where there was no chance Tor lnterfer-
ence by friends. One of the men is dead
and the other dying.
The name of the dead|man was John
O'Brien. Dennis Sullivan is the nam. Of
the murderer. Both had fine farms and
were well-to-dO. Sullivan is the road
supervisor of the district in which he lives.
Sullivan observed his Old enemy build
ing a fence across the section line. He re-
turned TO the house and put a revolver III
his pocket. He then walked over to the
place where O'Brien was at work. He
laid aside all dignity and addressed the
object of his hatred, asking him what he
meant by building a fence across the line.
O'Brien told Sullivan it was none of his
business. Then the fight commenced. For
several minutes they fought like bull dogs.
They became smeared with blood and all
the pent up malevolence and rancor of
years burst forth in a storm of impreca-
ton. They called down on each other the
wrath of God. Sullivan drew his revolver
and O'Brien grabbed the spade which he
had been using. Sullivan fired and the
ball struck O'Brien sQuarely in the
breast. The injured man brought the
spade down on Sullivan's head with
vicious enmity. His terrible strength was
not unlike that of a beast at bay. Again
he struck with the spade and frightful
cuts on Sullivan's body show how well
the blows were directed. sullivan shot
again and this ball entered his antagon-
lists abdomen. The fight went on, but
both men became so weak from the loss of
blood that all they could do was to glare
at each other.
1t was some little time before they were
discovered. O'Brien was carried home
and he sent for . lawyer. He made a will
and signed it. Then he dictated a state
ment giving his side of the story of the
tight. He said that it was impossible for
him to state which had struck the first
blow. He fingered through the afternoon
in great agony. 1t seemed every minute
that he would die the next. AT II p. IN. he
expired. Sullivan was taken to Howard
and put in Jail. His injuries are consid-
cred serious.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

The long continued drouth which has
prevailed in eastern South Dakota for the
past six weeks has been broken in earnest.
The warm weather and the terrific hot
winds have made fall blowing practi-
cally impossible and have dried the pas
lures up until feed had become scarce. The
other evening early a light rain began
falling, and at 9 o'clock d heavy rain
started lasting all night. The total
precipitation was probably about
three inches, the largest Of u one
time this season. While the crop is not as
large as at first thou .lt, what there is.
and there is a fairly good crop, is out of
the way of the frost.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
TO REVIVE FENIAN METHODS.
Meeting Of the National Convention
of Irish.Americans.

Chicago special: The new movement
Irish convention assembled in the Y. NJ.
c. A. building here. 1t is the first assem-
blage of the kind ever held in America in
twenty years not linked with the idea of
main reliance on parliamentary agitation.
A return to what they term first princi-
pies seemed to be the idea of the dele
gates. The 'cOmpactS'' and "treatieS'
with British statesmen through which the
forces of he Irish revolution have been
held in check, it was the talk among those
in attendance, were at last at an end with
nothing for Ireland to show in return.
Drawing on this a considerable portion Of
the delegates are inclined TO discuss anew
the possibilities of the Fenian maXium,
"England's peril, Ireland's opportunity
After Secretary Sutton had read the
call for the convention and the original
circular, an Ohio delegate tried unsucccss-
fully to have a stenOgrapher engaged tC
report the meeting, but there were no
funds for such a purpose. The secretary
read the various kilograms, each one
bringing forth great applause.
The convention was called to order by
John ]. O'Connell of Chicago, chairman
of the committee of arrangements. Rap
ping for order Mr.. O'Conncll explained
the causes leading mp to the calling of
this conycntiOn-that the people of this
country had lost faith in the Irish Parlia-
mentary Party. Requests came from all
over the country urging that such a con-
ventiOn should be held so the new move
ment should get down to business. In re-
Spouse to these requests local committees
had been formed which had made arrange
mcntS to facilitate the work of the conycn-
ton. In the wishes of the speaker the
time would not be far distant when an
Irish republic based on the lines Of the
greatest republic on earth would be cs-
t%ablished, to which end this convention
would lend invaluable aid if its wOrI
were ft,lngly and seriously done.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
stock Raising PAYS,

Alpena is getting to be quite a local
tlOck market As the following statement
will show: There have been seventy car
loads Of cattle shipped from Alpena slhc'
January last, to Sioux City and Chicago
markets. Mr.. Milliken, who has shipped
most of the cattle, estimates twenty-five
head to the car or $50 head, and at a laIf
estimate, say, $50 per head, would make III
round numbers. something like $53,""
discussed among the farmers of JerauId,
Beadle. Buffalo and Hand Counties. ana
the above statement only represents apoa'
one-half of the stock shipping business
which Mr.. Milliken has done at dlnerchl
stations along the c. NJ. & St. p. Railroad
running from aberdeen to Sioux CH}'
The above shows plainly that stock ra>-
ing in that part of South Dakota pays.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

81. Petersburg special: The Movie Nre-
mya states that the japanese captured
Chang liua and Val Wan Flu from the
Formosan rebels after severe fighting in
the latter part of August. The japanese,
at last accounts, We're marching on Anpig,
where the rebels are concentrated. The
japanese army in Formosa, which mum
berS 10000, Will have to be reinforced, as
the troops are worn out with the hardships
of the campaign. 1t is stated that 5000
japanese soldiers are in the hospitals in
FOrmOSa.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

AS shown by the railroad books, dufln'
the months of August and September Wv
shipment of cattle from Highmore Ia
been an average of over a carload a d"!
for every week day. The past "ec,'
twenty-three carloads have been shippe""
AS the shipping season has but just nice
opened, the indications are that al ic"'
$3.50, 900 worth of cattle will be shipl''
from that point this fall. The shipmeh' =
butter from that point, commencing WIZ
the month of March for the current !F"'
has been 81. 600 hounds.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

Il. X. kimball. president and cashier o.
the Lawrence County Trust and Savils'
Bank at Deadwood, has my%steriOusly as
appeared. He has not been heard ron
since Saturday. September 7, when nc iri'
in the morning TO attend the A. o. {. W
picnic at Sturgis. He told his wife It,
might be absent several days as ne '''
some collecting to do down in the valley,
She expected him back every day and >"''
nothing of his disappearance until J"
Gently. His attorneys and the sherin h%'e
been busy trying to find some clue 10 W. W
whereabouts. 1t is believed by his ir'eht'
and his attorneys that he is Temporal,
d~eranged mentally. No other reason cav
be given.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Pasteur in Feeble Health.

Paris special: The report cabled from
this city TO the United States that Prof.
Pasteur, the discovercr of inOcculation as
IA cure for rabies, is dying, is untrue.
Prof. Pasteur, however, is in very feeble
health, and the paralysis of his legs, from
which he has suffered for some time, is
steadily increasing.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

James ). Lyttlc of M,nn apo'is, repre-
Sehtlng himself as manager Of the Water
100 Gasoline Engine Company. has bean
arrested at Aberdeen al TIE instance of X.
.. Lee, a local machin'ry dealer, who
claims that Lyttle induces him to indorse
a $40 draft, which the Aberdeen National
Bank cashed and which proved TO be
worthless. Lyitle is in Minneapolis. but
VIII be brought back for trial unless the
matter is settled
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Pittsburg Bribery Inquiry,

Pittsburg special: The investigation of
the charges of bribery and blackmail
against the police department has COM
mcnced. A Mr.. Clark testified that he
had been arrested by Detective Robinson,
whom he gave a check for 500 on the
Second National Bank. The cancelled
check was placed in evidence.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Eyened Up an Old Grudge.

Louisville special: 4. dispatch to the
Evening Post from Hickman, KY, says:
Clay Connolly shot and instantly killed
Riley Patterson at Connclly's landing,
fifteen miles below this place. 1t was the
result of an old fcud between the Con-
nelly brothers and the Patterson brothers.
The COnncllys escaped in a skiif immedi-
a posse are in pursuit of the mIrderers.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Hounds Gatherin ing at Huron.

Many parties are already at Huron with
their dogs and trainers to compete for the
Waterloo coursing cup and the Derby cup,
valued at 81 900. Illinois sends 3 parties:
Wisconsin. /: New York, 4: Kansas, 2:
Indiana. /; Missouri, =; Minnesota, /;
California, 2: Iowa. ). Several South Da-
kOta towns will be represented.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

Rev. Gamble. an evangelist singer II"
Illinois. and Rev. Mr.. Thompson d
evangelist preacher from ONO. are W
Quoting Il series of revival meetings a. -.
Point. Al OF the business houses cio'' y
s O'Clock each night and one ia! 4
closed durin. day services, observing ~"
week Sabbath.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

London special: The Chronicle, the
organ Of the liberals. says the conserya-
lords an elective body, and give the peers
the right to enter the house of
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
England Means Business.

Shanghai special: Appearances midi
cate tina England is finally in earnest in
regard to the maSSacreS in China. Five
warships are now on the River Yang Use
Kiang proceeding toward the scenes of
the disturbances, ami four more are eX-
pectcd 10 start.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Doctors Ii anqueted.

The Missouri Valley Medical Socl1,',,
now holding its annual session a. nG II,
Springs, was banqueted at the Ca.noI
Insane Sanitarium. The address Oh
come was delivered by DR.. Thomas w"
felt and DR., Mares of Council BUNS a''j
as toa,'naster. The banquet was W.
unanimously the most successful So"
event ui the season.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
A Summers Work Gone.

James Barthelow who lives four miles
north OF Spencer lost his summers work
by fire. The fire caught in his barn and
grainary from sparks from the house and
the wind made short work of it.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
france Will Rcleasc Them.

Rio JaneriO special: 1t Is stated that
France will release the Braziiians captur-
ed in the recent fights in -imaiia Territory
and now imprisoned in Cayenne, French
Guiana.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Safe Blown to Pieces.

The p~ostofice at Alexandria was robbed
The exact amount of cash taken cannot be
learned, but it is supposed to be about
$500. No stamps seem to have been taken.
The safe was blown to pieces. The work
seems to have been done by amateurs.
There is no clue.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

Burglars broke into the postohico "
Alexandra. drilled the safe and secui.'
$500. One registered package was lei. - /,
stamps were slrewn. 1t is thouSht
the work Of local talent.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Peculiar Land Case.

Anybody who is at all acquainted with
peculiar course and workings Of the Mis-
souri, River knows that it has taken away
many acres from one mans farm and
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Steamer Sinks "a RowbOat.

London special: \ dispatch received
from Geneva, Switzerland, reports that a
steamer ran unto and sunk a rOwbOat,
drowning seven persons.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Troops Return to Their Homes.

lshpeming, Mich, special: All five COM
panies of the Michigan troops stationed
here to prevent lawlessness during the
miners strike have left for home.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03
Yankton ana Norfolk.

The books and effects of the Yankton
and Norfolk road have been turned over
to the London Development Company, anG
ii is authoritlvely announced that work
will be resumed Oh the road within thirty
days.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

London special: One of the men who
stole o5 OO) ounces of silver from q wagon
in transit from Swansea 10 London mas
been captured and part of The treasure re
covered.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

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The record-union., 1895-08-31
ECLIPSE OF THE MOON.
Fair Luna's Great Attraction for Next
Tuesday Night.

Fair Luna'S Great Attraction fOr Next
Tuesday Night.
A total eclipse of the moon will occur
on the night of September Sd, next Tues
day.
The time card" for the interesting
astronomical event is as follows: Moon
enters penum bra Tuesday at GAS p NJ;
moon enters shadow at s: total eclipse
begins at 9:06; middle of eclipse. 9:57; to-
tai eclipse ends, 10:4S: moon leaves Pc
mum bra at Loo a. NJ. Wednesday.
The times are reck in Pacific stand
ard time, and they hold good wherever the
eclipse is visible. That is to say. the diff
ferent phases of the eclipse occur at the
same physical instant throughout the
world. No matter where it may be seen,
the total eclipse" will commence at l7h
6m of Greenwich time, or 9h 06m Pacific
standard time, or 12h 06rn Eastern time;
in other words, at the same absolute
time.
1t is not so with solar eclipse. Here
the eclipse phenomena are caused by the
sun and moon being viewed in the same
right line, and whom the moon may be
seem TO be overlapping the SUMS disc in
| San Francisco it will be entirely free
! from contact as seen from New York,
and SO on. But the lunar eclipse il re-
suit of the absolute darkening of the
moons rays, caused by her entry into
the earth's shadow, and this is not affected
| by the locality on the earth from which
| the moon may be visible at the time
During the coming eclipse the moon
will be in the constellation of Aquarius,
surrounded by many small telescope
stars, and the interesting incident will
afford an excellent opportunity for anna
teur astronomers to view the numerous
occultations which occur when a total
lunar eclipse happens with such environ
| nent.
This phenomenon furnishes the astron-
omer with the best of data for determin-
/ ing dimensions and it's parallox. and for
computing the exact position in its orbit
at the time OF observation. To the casual
observer, however, it is usoful only as an
| Illustration of the grand laws OF the
universe or highly Interesting novelty
of nature.
The record-union., 1895-08-31
SEVERAL COUNTIES ARE REDUCED.
The State EquaIizers Lop Off Ten Per
Cent. Chunks.
Now There VIII Be Squealing Over
the Necessarily High Rate
of Taxation.

The State Board of Equalization yester-
day, by vote of to 2, refused to raise
the assessment of San Francisco. After
that was disposed of the assessments OF
number of the counties of the State were
| reduced 10 per cent.
Equalizer Cheeseborough moved to let
San Francisco's assessment stand. The
total assessment of 1895. according to the
Auditors report. is S327, 500, l47. against
S325, los. S9S for 1894.
Mr.. Beamer offered as an amendment
10 per cent.
Messrs. Beamsr and Morehouse voted
IN favor of the amendment. but it was lost
by the votes of Colgan, Cheeseborough
and Arnold.
Mr.. Cheeseborough;s motion to let the
assessment stand was then put to vote
and carried, Beamer and Morehouse vos-
ing no.
The assessments of the following agri-
cultural counties were then reduced 10
per cent, Morehouse. Beamer and Ar
mold voting for all the reductions, and
Colgan and CheesebOrough in some cases
voting for and In others against reduc-
ton: Butte. Colusa, Contra Costa, fres-
no, Glenn. Kings, MADEIRA Marin, Mari
posa, Merced. Napa. Orange. Riverside,
San Diego, San Joaquin, San Luis Obispo,
Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus. Sutter, Te-
hama. Tulare. Ventura, Yolo and Yuba.
The board on next Monday will fix the
tax levy.
If Beamer's amendment to increase
San franciscOs assessment 10 per cent.
had been adopted it would have reduced
the tax levy rate less than l per cent.
The reduction of the assessment of the
counties named will make a difference OF
two cents on each 500. increase.
The record-union., 1895-08-31
ADJUSTMENTS.

At the Metropolitan Theater this even
ing William Gillette's own company will
appear in his rattling comedy TOO Much
Johnson" q study in laughter. Mr.. Gill
lette will himself assume the leading role.
The piece will be mounted entirely with
new scenery, carried by the company.
While the troupe leaves for the north to-
night, it will not result in any abridge
ment of the play whatever. The curtain
will rise as usual, at about $40 or S:l5
o clock, and the piece is finished always
at 1898 o'clock, so that, as the Oregon
train is held half-hour tor the company,
1t has ample time in which to present the
piece. OF this the management gives
every assurance. This comedy, TOO
Much Johnson" scored a great success
in New York, and in the face OF all kinds
OF competition by counter attractions its
run was not particle disturbed, and
continued for no less than ten months.
Both as actor and author Mr.. Gillette is
we'll known throughout this country.
He began his acting aud writing career
in THE Professor" Then he made his
adaptation OF The Private Secretary"
After that he wrote Held By the En-
emy," "Wilkinson's Widows" aud other
works, all Of which were more than or
dinarily successful. The company sup
porting Mr.. Gillette is the original New
York company, and of the best order of
comedy talent. 1t recently played very
successful engagement in San Francisco
and received the very warm Endorsement
OF the San Francisco press.