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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
BLOODY FIGHT IN HONDURAS
Seven Thousand Caribs md 1000
Negroes Have a Battle.

New York special: One of the bloodiest
battles that has been fought in British
Honduras in many Il day, says a letter
from Belize Just received in Trenton, y.
j.. occurred August 3 at Straun Creek and
Mallin's River, thirty miles south of Be-
lie. The district there is settled by up
wards of 30, 600 Caribs, whose plantations
embrace most of the ground under culti-
walton. The remainder is occupied prin-
cipally by English planters, n have in
their service 1000 Jamaica negroes.
\ few months ago a number of English
planters applied TO the Colonial Legisla-
ture at Belize for permission to construct
railroads from their plantations through
the Carib reservations to the coast. The
rails for the roads arrived some weeks
ago. AS soon as the CaribS found it Out
they warned the English planters not to
put them dOwn upon their reservations.
The Englishmen laughed and the work
was continued.
August 3 the Caribs in large numbers,
armed with machetes, advanced upon the
railroad and ordered them to take up the
,ails. The negroes refused and threatened
70 attack the Caribs unless they cleared
put. The Caribs went away. but returned
in an hOur to the number of close upon
1000 and began to tear up the rails. The
Infatuated Englishmen ordered the negroes
TO try a little fighting. The moment the
negroes raised their weapons the Caribs
rushed upon them, and with their mach
etes hacked the negroes to pieces.
Small ,as their numbers were, the ne
groes fought brayely and killed many of
the CARDS, hut they could only stand
against the latter two hours, between 500
and 800 negroes were killed and almost as
many injured, while the Caribs had close
upon 300 killed and twice as many
wounded, some mOrtally. AS soon as the
negroes were forced to retreat the Caribs
tore up every foot of rail, damaged many
of the English plantations and destroyed
fruit and rubber to the valve of many
thousands of dollars.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
FUTURE IS BRIGHT.
THE OUTLOOK FOR CROPS WAS
NEVER BETTER.
Most satisfactory Reports from the
Great Grain Producing Oats
Rye and Fruit Flourishing Corn
Yield the Greatest Ever Known.
BOuntifu1 Harvcsts.

This is likely to be Il phenomenal year
for agriculturists rs the indications Tor
good crops throughout the farming dis
tricts of the whole West have never been
surpassed. Grain of every sort ana All
variety of fruits will be most abundant,
and as the farmer looks over his fields OF
rich crops and his trees laden and weigh
cd down with fruit his heart laughs aloud
with joy.
Kansas has this year raised nearly
100000 bushels Of Irish potatoes. the
largest crop in the history of the State.
In many instances 200 bushels have been
raised on Il single acre, which were sold
on board the cars at 80 cents per bushcl.
Taking the State as Il whole. the yields OF
fruit and garden products We're never SO
bountiful, and the trees and vines were
never before so laden. Conditions aver
age IS per cent. for apples. peaches,
grapes and cherries, and in onc-half OF the
State apples and peaches rate at 100 and
above.
The stories of drought and distress
which went forth from Nebraska last fall
and winter will hardly he repeated this
year. for, while farmers in many sections
are on the anxious seat as to their corn
crops. they are just completing what is
probably the most satisfactory harvest of
small grain in the history of the State.
Indeed. the yield of wheat and oats may
be said TO be a record breaker. The acre
age of both these cereals this year. along
with rye and barley. was less than that
of last. but the production of all. accord
ing to estimates made. will be far above
the average. This is all the more graft
flying from the fact that the early drought
was the cause of gloomy forcbodings.
In the Dakotas. the great wheat-grow-
ing States. the crop is placed at 100000
aNres and the yield at about twelve bush
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
WON'T PAY INTEREST,
Spain to Pay the Mora Claim With
out the Trimmings,

Madrid special: The cabinet decided to
pay the Mora claim in September without
interest.
Washington special: The Mora claim
was for $ l,500,00 0 and the interest
amounted to $500, 900. 1t has been a sub
ject of dispute between the United States
and Spain for many years. 1t grew out of
the conliscation of Morals Cuban estates
during the last instruction. Mora was a
naturalized citizen of the United States.
Nathaniel Page, who is Mr.. Morals at
torney here, when shown the Madrid dis
patch expressed qualification, but said he
did not believe the United States Govern
ment would agree to the settlement of the
claim without interest. "To dc that
would" he said, "'f1atly ignore the in
structions of Congress. which were to col
lect both principal and interest"
Mr.. Page added that he, as Mr.. Mora's
lawyer, would be willing to accept the ST.
100000 representing the principal on ac-
count, but not as a final settlement. The
Spanish government, he said, had agreed
when the basis Of settlement was arranged
in 1887, that interest should be charged.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
CAUSE OF IT'S COLLAPSE.
An Old Well Under the Ce ntraI
Pillar of the ireland Building.

New York special: The cause of the
collapse of the Ireland Building, in which
fifteen lives were lost, came to light when
the workmen engaged in clearing away
the debris in the cellar uncovered an old
fashioned well under the foundation. 1t
was situated directly under the central
pillar of the structure, the undermining OF
which precipitated the disaster. The welt
was only eighteen inches below the con-
crete base on which the pillar rested. Ii
was of the old fashioned sort, TO feet deep
by s feet in diameter, lined with rough
stone, and there was no water in it.. The
coroner and several building experts eX-
amined the well, but would give no opln-
ions on the matter. One building expert
said, however, that neither the contractors
nor The officials of the building company
could have been aware the we'll was there,
nor of the fact that its filling was too soft.
The district attorneys will attend the in
quest on the bodies, and if any evidences
of criminality is found prosecution will
follow. Another badly mutilated and de-
composed body was taken from the ruins
and was identified as Peter Mareno, an
Italian laborer. This makes fifteen
deaths as a result of the collapse. But
one more man known to have been in the
building is missing, and it is expected that
his body will be found there.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
600 TO $500 900, 900 bushels.

900 to $500. OOO, 200 bushels. At tbon
ent price. which is 30 cents for Decor',
or May delivery, the crop will be vn.,,
$500, 100000. "'n
To emphasize the immensity If o.;
product ii may be said that the STAT" az
Iowa alone will raise enough corn tlt'
year 20 supply more than five bushnr,
every man. woman and child in III. ~
ted States. Illinois. Iowa. Njnnea"
Missouri. Nebraska and Kansas com,r'
what has been termed the corn bclt rl;.
section furnishes nearly. if not quit, ,n..
thirds of the entire corn product.
The prospect for Il phenomenal cron 80
corn is not only excellent throughout II.
corn belt. but from the extreme east onl
west. from he southern coast and fr.n,
the Gulf States comes the cheering now,
that the corn crop was never in hot,.r
condition. Throughout the country ,b.r,
are but a few isolated spots where il
said to be slightly backward or affcc,nJ
by drought.
The greatest yield of any year previous
to this was in 1889, when the acreage WA.
7S.319.G51 and the yield 2.112.S9omm
bushels. The following year brough, =
practical failure. which was again mad
up in 1891, when the yield amounted Ia
2.O6O. 1j4. 900 bushels from an acreage of
7G.2O4.J15. For the past three years tho
yield has been 1.G2S, AGA 900 bushels for
1892. 1.619.496. 431 bushels for 1893 and
LIP. 110.0J2 bushels for 1894. The indi.
cations AT present. therefore, are that the
1890 crop will be nearly double that of
last wear. II will NOT all he turn,d ;u,.
cash. but considered from the standpoin,
of value ii will represent S%40O,0OU,0mo
more than the crop of last year.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
SYNDICATE TO THE RESCUE.
Gold Reserve Prevented from Co
ing Below the Legal Limit.

lnS IcloN tHc lIeSul ILlI1It.
Washington special: The bond syndi-
cate has again demonstrated its ability to
maintain the gold reserve in the .reasu Y
at $10O, DOC, 900. But for the prompt action
of the bankers the reserve would have
fallen below the figures considered the
limit of safety. The syndicate is reported
to have assured Assistant Secretary
Curtis that it will do everything
in its power to maintain the re-
serve, and the treasury officials
while reticent on the subject, exhibit
greater confidence in the stability of the
federal finances. Still there are some high
in authority who do not hesitate to de-
clare that the gold Withdrawals and the
prompt transfer of gold back again are
moves in a game of finance which the syn
aicate is playing. The consolidated bank
ITS still hold, it is said, some ST., 900, 900 in
gold paid in or pledged by the original
subscribers to the fund. This sum might
BE used to supply the demand of these
who must ship gold to Europe. No one
knows better than the BelmoHs|sO rgan-
Rothschllds crowd who those ship
!cIS are, anu, ucdllHS ulrccly WIN
chem. the syndicate could prevent much
Of the uneasiness which naturally results
every time the 800, 900, 900 mark is APP
preached. Still no one in the treasury
will venture to express an opinion as to
the reasons which actuate the syndicate.
No one seems to be able to "get onto the
game" unless it is the preliminary move
in a plan to force another issue of bonds
and a consequent big profit for the brok-
PTS. Tho next six weeks will tell the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
THREE THOUSAND DROWN.
Great Loss of Life by FIOOds in
Japan.

Japan.
Victoria, B. c., special: The steamer
Empress of Japan brings Yokohama adj
vices to August 2:
The number of deaths reported in the
railway accident July %, in which a train
was thrown into an arm of the sea, was
greatly exaggerated. Only sixteen SOL
diers were killed. The effects of the storm
were disastrous in all Of the southwestern
provinces. Thousands of houses were de-
stroyed, and hundreds of fishing boats and
other small craft sunk. A thousand fish
ermen in the province of Satsuma are
known to have been drowned. Three
steamships were driven ashore and nearly
all the crews and passengers drowned.
Railway accidents were numerous in con-
sequence of the heavy floods, and several
villages on the sea coast were destroyed.
The authorities say the deaths exceed
5000.
Hong Kong newspapers assert that a
plot for the overthrow of the Hawaiian
Government has been detected there.
Twenty Americans are implicated, some
of whom are charged with secretely manu-
featuring dynamite bombs IN a village
near Canton, to be used to blow up the
government offices at Honolulu. The
Hong Kong police are inquiring into the
affair, but have made no arrests.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22

Anderson, Ind, special: \ supplement
tary meeting Of the glass trust manufac-
Iurers held in indianapolis was held here.
Only twelve leading companies were in
ihe glass trust before, but thirty-one were
aiken in, which practically includes all
west of Pittsburg. This makes the COM
bination solid and and able to control the
!narket in the future. A similar move
ment is working east of PittSburg and the
two districts are working in connection.
All plants will probably be closed until
the supply is worked off clean. The new
combination controls 500 pots, more than
half of those that are alive. The volume of
business they will do is about s., 600, 900 adj
nually. The headquarters will be located
in Muncle and another meeting will be
held here to select officers. Mr.. Nande-
%venter, after the conference, said that the
demand was better in July and thus far in
August han ever before in the history Of
window glass and that the price was stead
lily advancing. There is no doubt now
about the result upon the window glass in
dustry, which has had the bottom Knocked
out Of ii Tor the past two wears.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
MARKET

Sioux City-Cattle, $2.75 to s4.65; hogs.
$f.35 to $40; sheep, $500 TO $3.50; wheat.
new, SOC to 52c: old, SIC to Sic; corn, 35c tc
44c; oats, l5c; rye, SOC to Soc; flax, 95c; hay,
$500 to $3.50; butter, lie to l3c; eggs, &c to
&c.
Chicago-Cattle, common to prime, 1915
to $3.50; hogs. shipping grades, $40 to
$40; sheep, fair TO choice, $3.50 to $40;
wheat, No. = red, 65c to G6c; corn, No. 2.
SSc to BIC; oats, No. ., l9c to zoe; rye, No.
2, i3e.
Kansas City-Cattle, $500 to s4.15; hogs.
$I.4G to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $40.
south Omaha-Cattle, $3.25 to $40: hogs,
$40 10 $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to 50 90.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
DUN 4 CO.'S REVIEW.
REPORT A SHRINKAGE IN Gus.
MESS.
Trade Conditions Due i'm July Ar.
rive in Augusta Determined Mot
After IA Negro Ravishcr in Jail at
Lexington, Ky.
Manufactures Doing Well.

New York special: X. &. Dun s. Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade will say:
1t is a belated season. A frozen May
set everything back. The heavy business
which ought to have been done in May
and June was pushed into July so that the
midsummer decline due IN July comes in
August. With this in mind one is not
surprised to find the shrinkage from July
to August rather more conspicuous than
usual.
The disappointing crop reports OF last
Saturday, though evidently ~distrusted,
lessen confidence in the future of trade,
even while some spectators gain by them.
Back of all doubts is the fact that the in
dustries are doing better than anybody
could lave expected.
The sales of steel rails in 1895 to August
l were S02, 900 tons, and the deliveries
5S2, 900. Wages in this industry have been
generally advanced and strikes are few.
Textile imports have been* very heavy,
and advances in cotton goods to some ex-
tent check buying, while Fall River spin
ners are organizing for restoration OF
wages paid before the panic. Wooden
manufacturers find in their way large
sales of foreign goods at prices which
cause official Investigation.
Crop reports modified expectations as to
cotton and wheat, and cotton spectators
have bought, lifting the price 5-l6 cent,
while wheat, with more evidence of loss in
yield, has declined ~ cents.
A third of the years consumption OF
American cotton is yet on hand, but not a
third of the years consumption of wheat.
Receipts for the past week were better,
but not half last years, and in three weeks
6,35S,53l bushels, against 7,2ll ,6S2 bushels
last year. Atlantic exports for the week
have been 6G9, 30l bushels, against 2 ,749, 535
last year, flour included, and for three
weeks ., 552, $50 bushels, against S,242,6 $50
last year.
Corn declined Is cent with favorable
news, and pork fell % cents per barrel and
lard Is cents per 100 pounds.
Failures for the week have been 1876 in
the United States against 229 last year,
and 3S in Canada against As last year.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
This. however, is not the

Chattanooga. This, however, is not the
case.
AS Congress made no appropriation ir
free quarters. a plan was devised ny
which barracks accommodations could be
provided by the citizens committee OF
Chattanooga at a very low rate for al
who might order such a sufficient time IN
advance. 1t is the intention to extend
barracks as orders for accommodations
are received. Such accommodations can
not be provided under applications re-
ceived after Aug. 30. 1898.
Those who send 50 to Capt. Charles +.
Muller. Chattanooga, Tenn. will recel''
in return a ticket which will entitle the
holder to a comfortable barrack bunk ir
the entire time Of his stay at Chattanooga
including safe storage for HAND bagghs'
and toilet accommodations. 1t VIII Hp'
be possible to furnish ladies with quar-
tiers in these barracks, or to supply me",1
or lunches in connection with thchi' u
will be necessary for each person 10 orl'-
his own blanket and towels. Inc p"i
racks will be constructed upon the Pa"
adopted at the last Grand Army e%nciiip.
ment At Washington city, where a very
large number of veterans were 'n",
housed. Such structures will be erec''"
i'll Chattanooga, where, within conVenlen'
distances, meals and lunches may pe -
tanned ut reasonable prices.
communications in regard TO pa
racks addressed to Capt. Muller, VINO We
selected by the citizens committee 10 TAM.
charge of this work, will receive pronf'
and reliable attention.
u. s. FULLERTON',
"Chairman of Commission
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
FOR THE Benefit OF VETERANS,
Accommodations Provided Those At.
tending Chattanooga Reunion,

The Chattanooga national military park
commission has issued the following an
nouncemcnt on behalf of the veteran sol
diers who wish to go to the encampment
at Chattanooga:
1T appears from numerous letters re-
ceived 10y this commission that its Previous
circular in regard to furnishing quarters
in camp barracks has been construed to
mean that such barracks will be erected
without regard to the orders received.
and that those desiring these quarters
can obtain them upon their arrival at
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
acquainted.

els per acre. or II total of from y. 100000
to 30,00O.0O q This estimate was made
before thrashcrs got 10 work and on Il
basis of fifteen to eighteen bushels per
acre i'll hes southern and eastern counties.
But since the actual test is being made.
the yield in that section is going beyond
the average, some fields thrashing out as
high as ~thirty-ive bushels per acre. while
from twenty TO twenty-five bushels is
common This may bring the total up to
3I,uUO,OOO bushels. while there was not
over 100000 or S.U00.0 q bushels raised
last year. The yield will be cut in the
northeastern part of the State. where the
prospects were good, by a heavy hail
storm. which destroyed 10000 acres.
Some Smut is reported in the eastern part
of the State, but not enough to do any
great damage.
The acreage devoted to the oat crop is
probably about the salne as in former
years, or 100000 acres, and the Weld is re-
ported far above the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
bushels per acre. Wherever the crop has
been thraShcd some fields 20 as high as
eighty bushels per acre. In the south
eastern part of the State. where all crops
are the heaviest. the average this wear
may ne Salely put ut thirty bushels per
acre, or a total yield for the State of p
100000 TO 30,OOo,O 900 bushels.
The Corn Crop.
The crop of corn of the country This
year will be the largest that has ever been
known. IL is estimated at the present
time that the weld will exceed by 200
100000 bushels the record of any previous
year. This condition did not exist a
month ago. At that time continued
drouth in nearly al the corn States
made the outlook dubious for an average
yield. But the rains came. couious
heavy. continued showers. lust at the timr
most needed, and to-day prosperity hoyers
closer over millions Of homes than for
many Il year.
How much depends upon the corn crop
Is realized by few. The corn crop will
bring more money. if marketed. than all
other grain products combined. and notn-
Toes may he counted with the grain to
make good measure. The estimated Weld
OF corn for this year is from 2..J0.oOo.-
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
Negroes Dying OF SMALLPOX.

San Antonio, Tex, special: OF the $40
negroes confined i'll the government quar-
antine camp at Eagle Pass, l20 are afllict-
ed with smallpox. The deaths average
about four daily. The balance o. the !, 800
ratiOns furnished by the United States
government to Consul Sparks for the use
of the refugees has been turned over to
DR.. Evans, state quarantine camp, for use
there, II being found impracticable to for
ward them to the starving negroes in Mex
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
Killed His Father.

North Yakima, Wis, special: Charles
McGonigle shot and killed his father, a
rancher near here, and fatally wounded a
blacksmith Eaves. The trouble arose over
the Islander OF Eaves' daughter by young
McGonigle. Eaves, wife and daughter
drove to McGonigle's house to make
Charles %rctract, when the shooting occur
red. Young McGonigle shot at Eayes,
missed him and killed his own father. He
then fired at EaveS' daughter, missed her.
but fatally wounded her father.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
Danger of Il Revolt.

Salvador special: \ strong party has
been organized against the proposed feder-
alton. A riot is threatened at La Libertad
against the new governor, Gen. Ensalon,
who replaced Gen. Rivas, who is very
popular there. The annual August feasts
have been suspended this year for fear OF
giving an opportunity through the mass
ing OF people for al attempt at revolution.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
Started a New Party in Kansas.

Parsons, Kan, special: The %lndcpend-
ent American party, the latest political or
ganization in Kansas, met in this city and
nominated a county ticket. The new
party believes i'll the free and unlimited
. oinage of American silver and America
Americans.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22

The mine Of the Mezquital Mining con-,
pany. south of Topic, Mex. is a ponai~a
and there is much excitement IN hiih'iss
circles of that district. The VEN OF ~
in this mine has been producing ore 10 :.
value of $4,000 per day for the P''
three weeks.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22

The teller of the Merchants Nationa,
Bank Of MasSillon. Ohio, PAID ou' -
gold pieces instead of silver dollars Io
check for S24O, and will. therefore ""'
~ vacation this year.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-08-22
ARE L HIM.
Mob Wants a Negro Ravisher I'm
Jail at Lexington, Ky.

Lexington, Ky, special: Never were
there such scenes in this pace as are be-
ing witnessed. Wednesday Mrs. Mary
Hudson, white, wife of a farmer, was out
ragged three miles from this city by a
negro. The woman screams attracted
the men from the fields. They found Mrs.
Hudson unconscious and the negro had
fled. The country was secured by hun
dredS of armed men and bloodhoundS and
that night Henry Mitchell Smith was
caught. He has been held in jail ever
since. Mrs. Hudson was brought to this
city, and positively identified Smith at the
jail as her assailant.
This caused great excitement, and Judge
f. a. Bullock at once ordered that fifteen
men be summoned to act as a guard over
Smith to protect him from the vengeance
OF the excited populace. Jailer Wilker-
son Immediately summoned fifteen good
citizens, armed them with guns and re-
v0lyers and placed them around the Jail.
The chief of police swore in a lot OF special
policemen and placed them along the
streets leading to the Jail. This did not
prevent a large crowd from assembling at
the jail, and they remained there all night.
The crowd is disordcrly, but determined.
1t is well understood that nothing will be
done till the crowd comes in from Paine
Station, where Mrs. Hudson lives. Word
from Payne Station is that from 100 to $50
armed men are gathering at that place
getting ready for the march on the Jail in
this city. There are many armed men
here determined to prevent a lynching if
possible, but the visitors will find help
here as we'll as resistance. After midnight
the crowds still remains near the Jail. and
the DeighbOrs are known to be coming.