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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
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National League.
Fire In ST. LOniS-

st. Louis, May 12.-Fire was discov-
cred in the rear of the Metropolitan
restaurant. which occupies a three
story building at 324 Olive street at 1
o'clock this morning. Before the fire.
men could get to work the flames
spread throughout the building and
soon destroyed it. jefferson Gardner.
q cook rooming on the third floor, had
a narrow escape from death. He was
badly burned about the face. Dan
Steele, Mike Tehoe, John Cronin, Har-
ry Briggs and two other firemen
whose names are unknown, were in
jured by the falling of the front wall.
They were all taken to the city hos
pital. How badly they were injured
cannot be learned. 1t was reported
that Tom Dunton, a cock roominS
with Gardner, was missing, but this
could not be substantiated. For a
time the Rialto, n ten-story office
building adjoining, was threatened,
but hard work by the firemen saved it.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
ASHES AT ASHLAND
MOST DESTRUCTIVE FIRE In THE
CITY'S HISTORY.
Four Hundred Thousand Dollars
Worth of Property and Three
Lives Ae Lost-The business FOR
ton of L'Anse. Mich, Is Wiped
Out of Existence.

Ashland, Wis, May 11-Ashland has
been visited by the most disastrous
fire in its history, and 1t was accom-
panied by loss of life. Four hundred
thousand dollars worth of property
was destroyed, consisting of lumber,
valuable docks and lumber plants.
Shores mill plant. about the finest on
the bay. is a mass of ruins. The entire
system of docks is being slowly burned
to the waters edge. Twelve million
feet of lumber piled thereon has been
consumed by the resistless flames.
Shores loss amounts to $4,000.
Durfee's loss on dock is about $4,000
and the lumber on his dock burned
was worth $4,000. Shores mill was
worth $4,000. the dock system $780,
900 and his lumber destroyed $4,000.
The lumber on Durfee's dock was
owned mostly by outside parties. The
North Wisconsin Lumber Company OF
Hayward, Wis. owned 100000 feet
worth $4,000 that was destroyed, and
the Haynes Lumber Company of ORR
enta, Wis, one million. The other
losers were the Ketcham Lumber
Company of Chicago. Barnett Record
Of Superior, Sawyer & Tuxbury of
Tonawanda, Silverthorne of Buffalo
and Charles Crogster. J. f. Van Docs
er and n. Boutin Of this city. Most of
these were well covered by insurance.
Shores insurance on lumber and mill
was about so per cent of the loss.
Durfee's mill and immense keystone
lumber plant caught fire several times
but were saved.
About 400 men are thrown out of
employment by the fire. The body of
Peter EnGeman was taken from the
bay. His clothes took fire and n thou
sand people saw him plunge into the
water to escape from the flames sur
rounding and enveloping him. But two
other men are known to have lost
their lives. two of those reported miss
ing being found later.
L'Anse Wiped Out.
Houghton, Mich, May II. Fire
broke out in Smiths saw mill NJ
L'Anse. The fire speedily grew beyond
the control of the primitive machinery
for fighting flames, and attacked the
business district on the bay front.
Practically all the business houses in
the place have been wiped out. WO-
men and children were sent by rail,
team and boat to Barago, across the
bay, for shelter. The loss will reach
several hundred thousand dollars,
with about Is per cent insurance.
There were many narrow escapes, but
no fatalities,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Cleveland and Free silver

Cincinnati, May ia special to the
Commercial Gazette from Springfield,
Ohio, gives an interview with John
w. Bookwalter, the Democratic can
didate for governor of Ohio in 1887.
He predicts that Grover Cleveland
will be nominated for the fourth time
at the Chicago convention In July.
He eulogiZes the president as the
leader of tariff reform, and says he
is now wanted as the leader Of the
war party in this country. Mr.. Book
walter believes that the conditions In
foreign affairs, especially with Great
Britain and Spain, will be such two
months hence as to compel the De-
mocracy to take up President Cleve-
land and that the war sentiment will
be In his favor in November. Mr..
Bookwalter also predicts a free silver
platform and that the party will thus
be kept together for a great struggle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Forest and swamp Fires.

Marquette, Mich, May PA num-
Der of logging camps have been de-
stroyed and several hundred thousand
feet of standing pine have went in
flames in Alger county by the forest
fires that haze ragged since Thursday.
The village of Munising was saved
with the greatest difficulty. The fires
are still burning.
Marinette, Wis, May 12.-The entire
fire department and a large number of
citizens have been fighting a swamp
fire in the southern limits of the city
to-day that threatened to destroy the
town. II was extinguished, but the
danger is not over, as everything is
so dry that a spark may cause a con-
6%agration.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
MARKET
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock CcnIers.

"Nt StOsA NshteEs
Chicago, May -. Wheat May,
GO 7-Sc; July, 63 7-Sc; September,
GA 5-Sc. Corn-May, 2S 5-Sc; July,
so lac; September, 81 $50. Oats-May,
is 5-Sc; July, 10 3-4c: September,
20 1-Sc. Pork-May, S7.57; July, SI.67;
September, $3.50. Lard-May, S4.55;
July, $4.62; September, S4.75. Ribs
May, 1897; July, S4.07; September,
S4.20. ~Rye-Cash, SO 1-2c. Barley
No. 5, 29a36c. FlaX-Cash, n. w, S5a
SIC. Timothy-Cash, $3.50.
Chicago, May l2.-IIogs-Market ac-
tive, light about steady, others shade
lower: light, ~S3.35a3.60; mixed, S3.25a
$50; heavy, S310a3.40; rough, $3.10a
80. Cattle-Market quiet and NOM
inally unchanged.
Minneapolis, May 12.-Wheat-May
closed at go Ice; July opened at Gle
and closed at 81 3-Sc; September
opened at Gle and closed at 81 3-Sc.
On track-No. l hard, 62 1-Sc; No. 1
Northern, 81 1-Sc; No. 2 Northern,
60 3-Sc.
Milwaukee, May 12.-Flour dull but
steady. Wheat opened stronger; No.
2 spring, 65c; No. / Northern, 81 lie;
July, 63 5-Sc. Corn firm; No. 3, 29c.
Oats firm; No. . white, 20 5-Sc; No. )
white, 2Oa20 lac. Barley steady; No.
3, 32c; sample, 30a33 3-4c. Rye fairly
active; No. 2, 3Sc. Provisions droop-
ing.
South st. Paul. May 12.-Hogs sc
lower; heavy hogs, $2.95a3.1O; butch
ers, $3.10a3.2 20; light. S3.25a3.50. Cat
tie steady; beef quiet: not much Of
fered; sales at S1.65a2.T5.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
N. P's Red Lake Excursion

81. Paul, May 12.-Charles s. Fee.
general manager and ticket agent Of
the Northern Pacific. issued a circular
yesterday announcing excursion rates
on May Is to Red Lake reservation
points. These rates are made for the
benefit of the reservation land hunters
and are as follows: From st. Paul,
Minneapolis, Duluth and West SUI
perior to CrookstOn, the United States
land office and Red Lake Falls, S1l.75;
from Ashland. Wis. $14.40. These
tickets will be sold on May IL and IL.
The Crookston tickets will be good for
continuous passage each way to May
30, and the Red Lake Falls ticket for
two days in each direction, and stop
over of n day at Crookston will be
allowed in each direction, with final
limit May 80.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14

Items Of General Interest Placed I'm
n Few Lines.

TENS OI 1enetAt lnttstSt IIuCto III
n Few Lines.
Jose BariaS, q noted scientist Of
Chile. is coming to this country.
Destructive forest Tres are raging
In several portions of the upper Pc
ninsula.
Crop reports from the entire North
west show conditions favorable for an
abundant harvest.
Reports received to-day from Central
and Western Kansas state that heavy
rains fell last night.
Charles HI. Hackley of Muskegon,
Mich, has added 5000 to his orig
inal gift for a manual training school
In that town, making his total gift
S155, 600.
Sir Hercules Robinson, governor of
Cape Colony, will sail for England
May 20 for the purpose of discussing
the South African situation with Mr..
Chamberlain.
Stories of cbinch bug ravages come
from Oklahoma, Western and South
ern Kansas, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Southern Indiana and Central and
Western Illinois.
For the past t~wenty-four hours a
HCNStC SbOlih hdo btVh lhSihS SNiNlhl
ly throughout Nebraska. In some sec
tons it assumed cyclonic proportions
and did considerable damage.
Ferdinand Schumacher, the well
known oat meal manufacturer at Ak
ron, Ohio, has filed a deed Of personal
assignment to Hugo Schumacher, his
son, and Attorney j. A. Arbogast.
The Italian chamber of deputies to-
day, by a vote of 27S to 1873, passed a
vote of confidence in the government.
The chamber afterward voted favora-
bly, upon the matter of supplementary
credits for Africa.
The Marseilles Land and Water
Power company and the Illinois River
Paper company. owning property at
Marseilles, ILL.,, valued at S750,000, as
signed to Hugo Schumacher and j. X.
Begast of Akron. Ohio.
Count G. w. II. Solinsky, who re,
Gently died at Stockton, Cal, was a
veteran of the Mexican war. He was
a Pole by birth. but after he came to
this country he became a thorough
American in feeling. He was a por.
trait painter of some note.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
CUnAss II RIGi
They send Another Cargo or.
to the Island.

New York, May ia great deal
mystery surrounds the movements
the American steamship Laurada,'
which came into port Saturday and
anchored off Liberty island. 1t was
generally believed that the Laurada
had been chartered by the Cuban
junta for the purpose of conveying an
other. fi~libustering expedition to Cuba.
When the Laurada came into port it
was observed that she was drawing
very little water. the news of her
arrival was soon made known to the
Spanish consul general who hurried
TO have n conference with Marshal
Mccarthy at the barge office.
Meanwhile it appears that the con
sui general had communicated with
his s~ubordinates to keep a close watch
on the leaders of the Laurada. They
learned that n lighter. the name of
which could not be ascertained, had
made fast at Pier IL, East river. The
detectives watched the delivery OF
many boxes and cases on board the
lighter. All this time a tug was in
| waiting for the detectives at Pier 3,
East river. At the barge office the
venue cutters Hudson and Chandler
were also under steam. After the
lighter had relieved her cargo she
steamed up the river and took a new
position and anchored. The tug con-
tanning the detectives followed in her
wake and lay in the middle of the
river until the lighter, hugging the
Brooklyn shore, went down the river.
passing through Buttermilk channel.
As the lighter was going to Governors
island the tug put back for Pier 6.
Then the tug steamed across the river
through Buttermilk channel to Allan
tic basin. where the lighter was found
warped to a dock. Her cargo had been
removed. The tug then proceeded
over to where the Laurada laid and
dropped anchor to the south of Bed
loe's island. Smoke was pouring from
the tunnels of the steamer and there
was much hustle and activity on
deck. Half an hour later the Laurada
steamed down the bay and passed at
Quarantine.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Agent jenkins Dead.

J. ID. Jenkins of Wilmot, aged II
years, is dead. He was once a promi-
nent figure in Western life. He served
in the Black Hawk wal in 1882. In
1887 he was appointed United States
marshal for the territory of Wiscon-
sin. During 1878 he was a member
Of the legislature OF Wisconsin from
Iowa county. In 1852 he crossed the
plains to California, where he vas ap-
pointed surveyor by the government.
In the spring of 1854 he was appointed
United States register Of the Turkey
river land office, at DEBORAH, Iowa. In
1855 he came to Dakota and in 1886
was appointed Indian agent, in charge
IF the Sisseton agency, which position
he held for three years.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
CHECK THAT NEVER CAME.
Irving's Donation for the Hinckiey
Monument

Minneapolis, May 12.--An interesting
complication has arisen over the
Hinckley forest fire. Immediately
after the fire Henry Irving. the Eng
fish actor. offered a contribution of
$500 TO the relief fund. The offer
came TO Gov. Peck of Wisconsin. who
replied that no relief was needed, and
the money was returned to Mr.. Irving.
Recently Secretary Hart and Tams
BiXby concluded that Mr.. Irving might
be willing to contribute the money for
a monument TO those who lost their
lives in the fire. The request was made
to Mr.. Bran Stoker, lrving's secre-
tary, who replied that Mr.. Irving was
willing to contribute. Nothing more
was heard of the matter until an in
qulry came from Mr.. Stoker asking
why the receipt of $500 was not ac-
k~nowledged. Nothing further has de-
veloped in regard to the matter. 1t is
believed Mr.. Irving sent the money,
but that it miscarried in some way.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Ugly mt Dnhuuue-

Dubuque. Iowa, May II. - Mayor
Duffy's charge that ex-Mayor Olinger
sold permits to peddlers and kept the
fees has been supplemented before
the councils committee Of investiga-
ton by the testimony Of butchers,
teamsters and expressmen doing bust
ness without license. that Olinger sold
them permits at half the cost OF IL
censes. 1t was disclosed that Olinger
last March received $S5 for lamp posts
sold to a neighboring town. and fol-
lowing this disclosure Olinger's friends
paid the $50 into the city treasury.
The grand jury has summoned Mayor
Duffy and others TO appear.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14

Columbus, Ohio. May 12.-The dis
trict grand lodge of the Independent
Order of B'Nai BIRTH, composing
Ohio, Indiana, Missouri, Colorado and
New Mexico, convened here to-day
with about seventy delegates in at
tendance. President Leo Wise Of Gin
cinnati. in his annual address, criti-
cised the new ritual because, In his
Judgment, it attached too much i'm
portance to racial Judaism, and recon-
mended that it be revised. Personally
ne is an American and refused to be-
lieve that his religious faith had any.
thing to do with his nationality.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
CongresationnIIsts ut Pierre.

The t~wenty-siXth annual meeting or
the General Association of Congrega-
tional Churches in South Dakota Will
be held i'm Pierre, beginning May y
and continuing three days. Mrs. A.
III. Robbins, president of the Woman's
Home Missionary UnioL. announces
that the annual meeting Of this organ
izatiou will be held on the morning or
Nav ~. from 8 until IL o'clock, TO
hear reports, elect officers, etc. In the
afternoon of the same day--Friday,
Nav 22-the South Dakota Branch or
the Woman's Board of Missions OF the
Interior will hold its annual meeting.
beginning at . o'clock. Mrs. f.. Nj.
Williams of Yankton is president or
the organization.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
ORDER OF THE PALLIUM.
Ii Is Conferred Upon Right Rev.
John j. Kahn.

st. Louis, May II. Amid the most
solemn, impressive and respondent
ceremonies ever celebrated within the
walls of the old cathedral, Rt. Rev.
John j. Kahn, archbishop of the dio-
cese of st. Louis, was to-day invested
with the Order of the Pallium. the
sacred insignia of his archiepiscopal
office. This is the first time in the
history of the archdiocese of ST. Louis
that the investure of the pallium upon
the archbishop has been solemnized.
A large number of the most dis
tinguished prelates and church dig
nitaries from all over the country
graced the occasion by their presence
and assisted in the ceremonies. The
comforting of the pallium was per-
formed by Cardinal Gibbons of BaltI-
more, who was assisted by twenty
five archbishops and bishops and u
hundred or more priests, -
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
AXE INTO Cusrony
handsome Elk Gives Hira.eIs IT..
Deputy MnrShays

H"hosome Elk Gives HirnseIf Tn ..
Deputy Mnrshals
Deputy Marshals Tshetler and 7 owls
n ex-Sheriff James Morgan. now an
employe at Lower Brule Agency ar.
wed at Chamberlain, having in ems
tody Handsome Elk the Sioux, who
three weeks ago, shot two Indian no.
llcemen and has since been at LARGE
he had been closely pressed by the
deputy marshals and Indian policemen
since last Saturday.
Handsome Elk surrendered m ex.
oherl1 Morgan. His action was n sur.
PRISE, as 1t was believed he would new.
err surrender.
The systematic manner in which tbo
deputy marshals and Indian police M.
trolled the reservation had much to do
with compelling the surrender of tho
fugitive. He will be taken before
United States Commissioner Stuart m
once. IT
"A severe rain storm, almost m
preaching a cloud burst, was eyper
enced throughout this region or tho
afternoon and night of the 9TH.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Montana Republicans.

Butte, Mont, May 12.-The Repub-
lican state convention meets here to-
morrow morning. All the delegates
have arrived. Some of them threaten
the Introduction of a resolution in
structing the presidential delegates to
vote for other than the presidential
nominee If silver is not recognized in
the st. Louis platform. The conven-
ton will declare for free coinage of
silver. independent of the action of
other countries.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Sbupuiup n Bad Precedent.

Case & SanbOrn OF SIOUX CITY Ns'
The Fargo Mercantile Company, was
the caption of a case before the CIR
emit mi at Hot Springs. The plain
t,ffs sund for the payment Of two 500
promissory notes. The Fargo compa-
nv filed n counter claim of 5000 1or
damages resulting from the agency OF
Chase e. Sanborn's teas and coffees be-
inc taken away from them. The jury
returned a verdict favorable 10 the
plaintiffs. allowing the Fargo colhpa.
nv $40 damages. 1t was Thought py
the Jury that the company was trylns
to eyade the payment of legitimate
debts. and a verdict in Its favor wouiu
hoye established a bad precedent.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
.P NJ. Tries to shoot.

". G.. Gordon. postmaster n stoIe
keeper at Buckley, a station nted
miles west of Gettysburg ,attemp.et
80 sboot John Michael, a farmer, Win
: reneatInr shotgun. and Is under ar.
rost Gordon Is n drinking man. anu
Michael has been playing the role OF
nnmnatbizer with Mrs. Gordon so teh-
sy.n 90 70 arouse much talk Lately
the woman left her huspanu II 60
70 work in a hotel in Gettyspers. ror'
said that Michael first threateneu "o
don with a revolver.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Gradually sinIrinm

New York, May 12.-Ex-Senator w.
l.. Wallace of Pennsylvania passed a
bad Right. showing signs of weakness
this morning and continuing Ina an un-
conscious state. His phvslcians re-
ported that they believed he would
finger for several days, although he
Is gradually sinking.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Japan and Russia 4. Corea.

Yokohama, May II. - Negotiations
are in progress between Japan and
Russia, looking to joint action in
Corea. The chief points under discus
sion are the return OF the king 10 the
palace from the Russian embassy,
Japan to have the disposal of the
troops about the palace, and the plac-
Ing of the COrean telegraph system
In the hands Of the Japanese.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
TreniN of Erankforf

Frankfort-on-the-Main, May 12-Thc
twenty-fifth anniversary of the sign
Ing of the treaty Of Frankfort, which
concluded the Franco-Russian war,
was celebrated here to-day in continu-
alton OF the fetes and celebrations
which have been held throughout Ger
many IN commemoration of the twen-
.y-tifth anniversary of the war.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Iron Work. De.,r~v.s

San Francisco. May 1.-THE Vulcan
iron works We're destroyed by fire this
morning. Loss estimated at 500, 900.
with S31 900 insurance. The flames
spread TO the third floor of the Reli-
ance machine works. destroying CON
siderable stock. The loss to the Re-
lance company Is more than covered
by the $4,000 insurance on the plant
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Pr0f Eerree nead

New Paynesville, Mimi, May H.
Prof. J. w. Ferree, aged eighty-two,
lied very suddenly of apoplcxy yester-
lay. He was a very robust old man.
having sawed wood the evening be-
'ore with his o on n wager. He had
aeid chairs in several Eastern col
EGGS ard had also written text books
IN mathematics.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
entity on All Caunt.

Omaha, May II. - Shortly before
noon the jury i'm the case Of Henry
Bollin. the defaulting city treasurer,
returned a verdict of guilty on every
count. Sentence is not yet pronounced.
The penalty prescribed is from twelve
10 twenty-one years and a fine to
double amount stolen. The amoun OF
the ~defalcation in the finding ggre-
gates sos, 500.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Hot Wnve I'm the East

New York, May 12.-The hot wave
which prevailed throughout the East.
ern states to-day struck this city this
morning. At 8 o'clock the tbermome-
ter registered II and it went UP rap
idly reaching 81 in the shade. Very
few cases Of prostration by the zeal
were noted.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14
Ordered to sunktm

London, May PA dispatch to the
Times from Simla, India. says that
native troops are being ordered TO
Suakin for garrison duty and that
swo Infantry regiments will start
from there for Suakin as soon as pos
;ible.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-05-14

Henderson, Mimi, May Thames
w. Lee. who was being held here on n
charge of burglary in the second de-
gree, made his escape from the jail
last night by saving off one of the iron
bars of the door. No clue as to his
whereabouts.