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The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

presented it with liS.00O acres of pub
lie lands. the proceeds from the sale of
which We're to be used in building a
capitol. TWO years ago the State be
gan issuing warrants" for the land, a
warrant" being equivalent To II deed.
and asked architects to present plans
for lie new capitol. There were ISIS
plans presented. and those sent by En-
nest Flagg. of New York. were accept
ed. 1t WAS found that Ia raise money
by warrants issued from time 10 time
was slow work. bun there WAS IL doubt
of the legality Of dispoSing Of the land
10 the amount of 81 .uO0.OO0, the amount
proposed to spend on The building. at
one fell swoop." The other day the
Supreme Court decided that such Il
proceeding would be legal. and forth
with the warrants were issued and
have sold readily.
The new building will be in renais-
Sance style Of architecture. and will be
300 feet long and 100 Get deep. The
stone dome will be 81 feet in diameter.
Around it will be l. sitting statues.
over the main entrance will be three
historic bronze groups. The center OF
the building will be occupied by the
great rotunda under the stone dome.
and by the Senate Chamber and House
IF Representatives.
The Senate aud the House will be III
the interior of the building. lighted
from above and surrounded by the 9TH
crs of the State officials. The quarrie>
from which the stone for the building
site of the capitol. When il is finished
the building will be !; worthy gift from
The United States 10 the State Of Wash
irgton.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
Rapid Growing Fun1uS.

In "RccollcrtionS of Il Happy Life,
Miss North Describes many Of ii"r young
cnthusiaSnS. and among others that OF
collecting and painting English fungi.
ON one outing. she says, | came upon
n fungus about the size of Il large tur-
egg. Eager To see II develop. !
took it up carefully ana carried it home
| mi il under tumbler on the window
sill of my bedroom. AT night.
At daylight | was awakened by II
horrible crash of splintering glass. Be
hold thp tumbler had fallen To the ioor
and broken 20 bits. The fungus was
standing five inches tall. having hatch
cd itself free from its restraining egg
like shell. and in growing mad raised
the tumbler and tilted it sidewise until
/, fell over and to the floor.
The fungus had a horrible slnel ana
soon a swarm of flies were lowering
over il.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
GIFT OF A STATE HOUSE.
Ia National Government Is Gener-
Gus to Washington State.

Pcrchcd on a bluff 100 feet high, I'VE
looking the city Of Olympia and the
waters Of Puget Sound. the new state
OF Washington is building II new capi-
tol. The foundations are already COM
plcte. 1t Will be all built of native
stone. and will be SurmounIcd by n
dome which will be the only one of
stone in the United States. For thirty
miles as the Traveller sails up the waters,
of Puget Sound. the towering dome will
be visible. The winged victory perchrd
IN top of the dome will he 200 feet
above the foundations of the building
or 220 feet above The city of olympia.
When Washington was admitted as a
State the Tinted States Government
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
MEN WITH TAILS LIKE MONKEYS.
4 Tribe that Seems to Sustain the
Darwinian Theory.

There has been considerable discus
sion concerning the authenticity Of the
story regarding the Moi having tails.
Here is Il literal translation of that
portion of Paul d'Enjoy'> article which
bears upon the matter. The article i'll
question is entitled tine lncurSion
chez les Moi" and appears in the num-
her of Revue Scientitique dated Dec. &,
1895. This is N of the mos reliable
scientific publications in the world.
having been founded in 1853. and hay
ing enjoyed over since that time a high
reputation for its standing and h care
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

exercised in the selection of its contri-
buttons. VI. d'Enioy had captured Il
male Moi and describes him rs follows:
Tall. with a fine figure. HE limbs
strongly developed and the head held
high. he rpSemblcd Il bronze statue.
But he had Il tail like Il monkey, This
discovery stupeiied mo: | approached
him. and To be certain that | was not
the Toy Of an illusion ! touched The
caudal ap~ppndage of the savage. dis
covered for Il fact that the vertebral
column Of the Moi prolonged itself eN-
terror to the body some three or four
vertebrate. like the little tail of Il faun.
Surprised at my examination. tn" priS-
oncr turned and said bruSqucly 10 me
drawing Il long sigh, that formerly all
the Moi possessed this ~appcndage,
1T is the proof of the purity of race
he said To me. The Moi who are born
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
WAR FEET.
They Are Essential to Hcaith-PrOper
Covering for the feet.

Covering for the Fcct.
You will never be in good health ana
never do your best work if your feet
are constantly cold. Grave diseases of
the throat and lungs are caused by
cold fect alone. and these troubles are
always aggravated 10y Il friGil condi-
ton of the lower eXtIcmitics. II prop
or footwear does not give relief. consult
Il physician. for the chances are the
system is rum down" and sddical
measures are necessary. In nine cases
out of ten. however. the foot covering
is 10 blame. either because OF lis shape
or its material. Save IN warm weather,
ana for loW-cut shoes. leather. as or
dinarily prepared. has SeriUn8 objcc-'
lions. II lacks TIVE prime uuaiilieS-t
poroSity and capacity for absorption-i
being i'll this respect too much likel
Rubber. No foOt can remain either
comfortable or healthy if kept IN n per-
petual bath of its w ~emanationS and
eXcretions. Leather. especially that Of
the more porous varieties. may be toll
Grated for the outside, but for cold
weather it should always be lined with,
WOODEN cloth. or, better, with wool felt.
In fact, for Ill cold climates, and fOri
winter wear in all climates wherel
there is any winter. Il footgcar madei
from all-Wo0l felt approaches the IDEAL.
According to modern notions. any i'll!
ness in II part of the body may be
occaSiOned by some irritating cause far
removed from the seal of the trouble
Just how this is cannot always be clear
~ explained, but that such connection
does sometimes exist is beyond dis
pute. IN the matter under discussion,
if the nerves of the whole body are irri-
tated by Il tight shoe. or the extreme
cOldneSS of the pXIremiticS makes extra
demand upon the blood supply. there is
neither nerve force nor blood enough
left for other functions. Vocalist.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

to the Turkish system of letting every
lining 20 to ruin. they are almost chok-
cd M with sand. The towns of Crete.
like other Ottoman towns. are not bal
looking from Il distance. for. from ON"
strange freak Of human nature. tin"
TURKS reli@iouSly WhiteWaSh every
house and wall oncc or twice II year.
80 tlat Il Turkish town looks as though
built of marble. But that is as far as
the MuSicmS ever 80 in the direction OF
public cleanliness. and on entrance into
the narrow. dirty streets, filled with
all manner uf otfaI and refuse from the
houses. with homeless and 0WncrlcSS
dogs sleeping everywhere in the street
all impressions Of fairyland are instant
" disSipatcd.
The M0Sl"mS ana foreigners generally
live in the cities and towns: the Greek
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

man is needed, too, in order IN orsr
awe the native population of o5o ooo
rs sooh as slgnso OF rebellion appear in
an! quarter. an oyerWhp)ninr fo,ca
.i'n, inc nearest garrison is marched
W NV scene, the insurroctiouisrs. if
''"Sh are put to death. and the dis
'rlct assessed II heavy fine. which
means IN" c~ontiscation of al
pel"h%ing 10 the Christian p~oullotiou
but the chefs are not alWavs c,,,rh,4
,p IN II" mountains of the island there
Is Il hardy tribe of hills men known as
I'D" SphakiotcS. who are to the resi- Of
trete what the Rcrbors are to Morocco
or lhe mountaineerS of Afgha nistan arc
10 the dWellcrS in indian plains. Thay
HdNo never been Suhdupd by the Turks.
ana AFTER Wagin" Il war with them that
lasted the greater part of two ccntI-
RES. the MoSlcmS finally coutcnted
themselves with building forts and
loc houses here and there ut we'll
known roads from the mountains ia
'H' pains OF Crete. in order meaSurably
10 f"pr"SS the Warlike descontS of tn,
>piakloies from their almost i~naccessi-
ne NILS. Centuries of warfare have
developed an undying hatred bet weer
the SIllakioteS and the Turks. and any
enemy OF the oppreSSorS is always wei
com" IN the Sphakiote Mountains. The
'retan who. from any cause is obliged
To nee f.om the Turks is certain to find
security in the mountain villages. He
VIII not be given up. No matter what
threats are denounced against those
Who harbor him. no matter whar prom
lseS or rewards are held out TO those
VIII" hetray him. in the S~pllakiote Noun.
lains he is safe.
The CrctanS have had a stormy his
rory since the conquest of the island by
III" Turks. AS already intimatcd. in.
Surrections hay" been very numerous.
hul III" last serious one. involving The
population Of the whole island. broke
out in 1866. Like every other move.
mcnt Of the Kind. il began in Il protest
against excessive taxation. and in n
few days from its first appearance The
whole island was in arms. Women
ana children We're hurried off into the
mountain caves. while the men organ
iIcd themselves into bands and began ::
relentless warfare against the Turks,
Large bodies Of Turkish troops were
dlSpatcllcd to the island under the
command of he less a leader than the
celebrated OSmar paslla. and from
APRIL 10 September n number of doSpcr-
ate battles were fought between the in.
Sur@ents aud the Turkish regulars
Sometimes the advantage remained
with one. sometimes with the othc,
side. but the TURKS were Si9nally bratel
at every attempt To penetrate the
mountains. ana an armistice was dc
clarcd pending the arrival of of the
Grand Nizier. Ali I'aSha. who proclaim
ed II general amnesty. But the insur
gents ana not want amnesty, they want
ed independence. or. at the least. tn,
right of elf-goyernmeut. and the wal
began again and ragged until lSGo. whcI
il was closed by the Intervention Of III,
powers. the unfortunate CretanS gain
ing little bat reputation of being dies
pcrIte fighters.
In the seventeenth century anotller
desperate struggle was Wa@ed and dur
ing The siege of the city of Gambia 80.
600 Christians and 10000 Turks wer,
killed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
killed.

1t is gratifying to know that If w.
had declared war With Great Britain
WE might have counted upon the ALI
ancr of at least one kickapoo brave
and II hero of the lrihr of Sacs aud
Foxes, for they have written to the
President asking for a Subvrniion Of
blankets. and expressing their readi-
ness to take the WHrpaiil Immediately.
such Il reinforcement would not
amount to much in point Of numbers.
to be sure. but its moral significance
would rount for something. The
isolated condition of England has
of late COMPELLED attentions: she
has no friends among the Euro
pcan nationalities. and it now
seems apparent that she has none
among The American wigwamS. wher"
is was formerly supposed that she pre-
served Il good deal of influence. \
candid survey of the situation and its
causes will no doubt asSur her that
she deserves her u~npopularity. She
must correct her O~verreaching ways
DeIofp she can tNItCi " nave Iu'
friends. either among her sister nation
alities or the alien and sporadic abor
igine. not taxed. The country will have
10 decline the services Of the W vol
u~nteering braves for the present. but
Great Britain may see in Their Offer
what is in store for her if she should
ever show II disposition 10 break The
UrHce.-\eW York Tribune.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

bet wccn the Crct3nS and their brutal
masters, and hardly a twelvemOnth
passes without instructions breaking
out in II or another part of the island.
GENERALLY they are easily and quickly
Subdued. for the Porte keeps nearly
10000 troops on the island, and every
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

of unions contracted with strangers
have no tails. Alas. with each genera
ton the tails are more rare, u pride
less stable. The dccadcnce of our race
dates from the day when our king.
whose tail was three elboW-leugthS
long, was driven out of the rich plains
bathed with golden floods which our
ancestors cuIiiyatcd.' The forests are
now untitled. but they are still indie
pendcnt.-BOSton Traveller.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
CatcrDillarS in Winter.

In early autumn. the tent caterpillar
moth LAYS Il cluster of 200 or 800 eggs
in Il circle around the tWigs of apple
and other trees. and covers them with
Il glue-like secretion that protects them
until they hatch in the following spring.
In the bright days of winter. while the
branches are bare, these clusters can
be easily seen. and should be removed
and destroyed.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27

n,o Of the interesting islands of the
..ji * the Island of Crete or Gambia.
navy in instruction against Turkish
n * situated at the mouth Of
tho Aegean sea and embraces an area
81 33G0 square miles. 1t has several
,oollcut natural harbors, but owing
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
IT'S A WARLIKE LAND
Al OF CRETE AGAIN FIGHT.
ING THE TURK.

Territory Has Had n Stormy
,,:storv since 1t Passed Undo the
Ton, lokc-IiaS Il Rebellion AL
,ro.t Every Year.
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
"NGLAND'S flying squadron

" NGLAND'S flying squadron is
r. probably the m3st dangerous COM
~ pany of fighting boats atloat. 1t is
readily admitted by authorities on naval
matters in this country that our North
Atlantic squadron could not stand mp IN
1; fight with the ships of this squadron.
The Revenge. flag ship of the squadron. is
Il mighty boat of 14.lJ0 ions. This ton
mage is greater than any Of the huge liners
that traverse the Atlantic carrying pas
sengers from New York to Europe, with
only two exceptions. These are the
The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1896-02-27
One Of the od-for-Nothings.

An exchange reports a c0llouuy be-
tween the father and mother of Il lazy
SON, who had given up one position
after another. and seemed to believe
that working between meals was in-
furious to his health.
so George is going TO give mp his
place again, is heE What is the trouble
this time:' asked the father.
He complains that the hours are too
long the mother answered.
"H'h! | guess George would like to
work from II to /, with IN hour for
luncheon"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-12
THE TEXAS A FINE SHIP.
ADMIRAL GEORGE BROWN SiiS
SUE Is the FINEST FIGHTER,
She IL Not Faulty But simply Has Ha
Bad Luck and Her Mishaps Have
Been Mngnited.

NORFOLK, VA. Nov. 11.-Special-Ad-
niral George Brown. commandant OF tho
Norfolk navy-yard. under whose super
vision the lattleship Texas was construct
ed. was interviewed to-day on the sub
jcct of the latest accident to the big
fighter at the Brooklyn nayy-yard. Said
the Admiral
THE vessel certainly has been unlucky,
but this latest disaster quite passes my
comprehension. / cannot conceive that so
simple an accident should have caused so
serious "a disaster. but, Of course, the un-
expected and incXplicable frequently nap
pens where accidents are concerned.
FINEST IN THE NAVY.
"I will simply say. in reply to all the
criticisms of the ship, that the Texas Is
the finest fighter in the navy to-day.
Everybody outside this yard seems TO be
jealous because they didnt build her.
In every test the ship has ever had she
has proved what she Is. When the squad
ron put to sea with the tail-end OF "a hur-
ricanc. q few weeks since. while the In
diana was having her trouble. the Texas
was ploughing ahead with al ease.
UNSURPASSED GUN PLATFORMS.
Captain Glass reports that her gun
platforms were the steadiest in the fleet
and that's what we want so her battery
can be fired. even while she Is in the
trough of the sea. She only rolled six de-
erecs, while the Indiana rolled sixteen.
She is not faulty and not unseaworthy,
but has simply had bad luck. and every
one Of her mishaps have been magnihed
and circulated. The same forces at work
against the TcNas are being used TO pre-
vent the cCrstrcction OF any more ships
at naVy-yards.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-12

Mckinley aO-O and Bryan go votes
United States District Attorney Simonton
has announced that he would prosecute
all election officers guilty of fraud. This
being "A Congress election. he could inter-
fere. He was appointed by President
Cleveland. AT the instance OF Mr. Patter-
son. after a bitter fight against him
by Senator Harris. Naturally he Is a
friend of Patterson In tne contest. The
election OF Mckinley being certain. and
conviction being practically certain. as
there is an abundance Of testimony
those convicted could have no hope Of
Executive clemency. and the peniten-
tiary thus starcs in the face all those
concerned In the affair. As carmack X
now only 2S5 ahead on the face OF the
returns. the change would elect Patter-
son by about 500 plurality.
on the face OF the returns. Taylor IS
now psi ahead Of Tillman for Governor
Corrected returns rom Fayette county
would reduce Taylor's plurality To l6l
In the Upton county returns I'm the
Tabernacle box. the sheriff has amended
his report upon argument. ana Increases
the Republican vote 2Ns. In addition to
these. there are 60 votes. and ia the
hands Of the sheriff of Shelby county.
that were wrongfully thrown out by cleo
ton judges. and contest would bring
them out for judicial adjudication
The changes in Fayette and Upton
were made only In Patterson's and Car
mack's vote. but Patterson. Mckinley.
and Tillman ran close together in all the
precincts in question and the difference
ls not enough TO change any result. With
out Shelby countys six hundred. the
changes In Fayette and i'm Mason precinct
IN Upton county would put Tfllman
ahead one hundred and twenty-six. rot
considering four other counties where
fraud was open and notorious.
Bryans lead in the State before these
changes was about twelve thousand
There is no possible doubt that had there
heen fair election in Lauderdale. Fay
cite Shelby. Madison. Upton. and Hav-
wood counties. he would not have car
iicd the state. The sun correspondent's g
information as to the conditions i'm Fav-
cite 'oes not desire to have his name
used publicly. but anirms that there is
no doubt IS 10 the Sheriff intention. and
several signs indicate that ne is right
PattersOn's managers will not confirm
the report but IL is noticed that the pro-
cecdinss in mandamus ease arising out
oi the Fayette frauds have stood still
Today. and the Memphis papers. which
nave been hammering away on Pattor-
son site of the controversy. are ouiot
IN ul places whore pattersOn's partisans
salh,f there are signs OF good nature
an dserene conddence.--New York sun
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-12

CIapp 4 Co., Dealers IN stocks and Grain.
As-icn-other Failures

NEW YORK. Nov 1i.-clapp & Co.
dealers in stocks and grain, have failed
Last night the firm made an assign
ment to William 4. Davis. Jr. The
taliute occa-lOnvd some surprise. as the
iirfn has been credited with iOins "A very
large business during the last nye years
Of iis existence IN TINS cltE. inc nrm
ar. members Of the New York Produce
and Cotton Exchanges and OF the chi
cago Board OF Trade. They We're form
crly members Of the 'onschdateu FIX
change. but resigned. with tne id"A u
becoming members OF me New hoin
oct favorablv ON The hrms Application
Gor membership The hril had eNtens.Ve
offices i'm TIE Mills builling and a small
army OF clerks. No par.lcnlnS Soh IN IN
ing the failure were NoucHA'ir" ~ NV
'AITESNGsHA. WIS. Nov. 1.-THE 81.
PM Paper Company made an I'sl. ,ili'l.l' nv,
yesterday for the ben,h. or ISo' W a.
The assets are Si00~p ana ha'i'''''' ''''
',rT .rh. 'iT' irm was widely known throughout
,he country. especially in the No',n
and Fast This was brought anou, oy
tboir methods of 9dVertsink oy ~
iottcrs aud I'm the neWspapets. ~o,,
,rbo,r de.l heavily in stock, cotton brai"
,,,d rrovieions. The failure caused Sreat
S''~ ,,,r,rise i'm the street and none OF the
f9cts became public during TIE mor,liIS'
I'm 10 the present time ~" hrh IL" '"-
ioved a fairly good standing
rho elder member OF he firm was one
of The oldest members OF the boafd oi
~ ~ Chicago. tie failed there S|me
. ,s,o with liabilities that we're IN
Sbe neighborhood Of si.ooo,o9 II was was
one az the heaviest tailures Chicago hau
had. - -, an
tinned business in Chicago bu' al.1a
u,ards removed 10 this city and organ
- ,he business that collapsed to-day.
II was rumored on the street that the
ern had bcen short on stocks and had
been operating on the bear side oi the
market
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-12

ATLANTA. GA. NOV. 1.-THE General
Assembly took another dummy ballot for
United Ststea senator today. each D-mJ-
cratic delegation voting Tor different
name. Tonight Hal Lewis Withdrew
from the race. which now practically nar-
rows down 10 Governor Atkinson. CGp-
tain Howell. and a. ;. Clay. The latter
was in. the lead on the last ballot in eau
Gus. / evils had twenty votes on the first
ballot and fourteen on the last. Ills sup
port viii be divided between the three
WI, remain. Cny will make a. supreme
effort 10 win I'm tomorrow : caucus, but
il is improbable that any nomination will
bc made then
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-11-12
BtsE-RIIL NiGNiTES.
Games VIII BE Played In the Future 'n''
October 18th.

CHICAGO Nov ll.-Base-ball was tne
them. OF the crowd OF men IN the Nuii-
toritm HCte. rotunda to-day. lhey "eie
interested In the annual meeting or me
National League and American b''se'n"i'
Clubs. which began this AFTERNOON.
was preceded in the morning py heo'-
ing OF the board of directors
The directors audited the accounts ol
th. league and awarded the cham llonShip
remnant 10 Baltimore. The annual busi-
ness TO be pres ented 10 the LEAGUE LOT ITO
consideration was arranged. Ihe 'incih-
natl club asked the board 10 straishten
out the old baseball park trouble In that
CITY Won der Abe OF st. Louis, claims
an sS 90 interest in the field. and has at
tached the gate receipts from time 10
,ine The board decided that II did not
are 10 reoT en- the case and as the dispute
,s in court. the Cincinnati club was ad-
vised 10 fight out it's battles there the
meeting was brief one. The league
annual meeting beean at Z. NJ.
N was decided 10 change the opening
and closing time of the season, so that
ali games will commence April 10th and
snd October 18th. Formerly the season
Closed about October LIST. The president
of the league and the acting chairman
we're authorized 10 appoint a committee
on playing rules. not 10 exceed three Ia
number. a..
section. in order that any chang.s deem'
ed advisable b. members might De cHer-
Ell. No changes OF any importance were
Sp22AAtsas