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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
BUTLER TO WATSON
LETTER WRITTEN BEFORE ELECTION
JUST MADE PUBLIC.
The Chairman of the Popuifst M
tIounl mmft wrote Asking
Mr.. watson to strike From His
Letter of Acceptance n Request
That P~opuIists Refrain From So-
ting for sewall Electors.

Washington. Nov. lin view or
the fact that the letter of Tom watson.
accepting the vice-presidential nomiha-
ton of the Populist party has been
published. Senator Marion Butter TO-
day made public his reply. written
when Mr.. Watson's Letter was re-
ceived. in which he took exception 10
its tone. The reply is as follows:
washington, Oct. 26.-HCn. homa
+. Watson. Thomson, Ga. Dear Sir:
Your letter Of acceptance was re-
ceived Saturday night. Ii mao been
delayed in the postoffice for want or
sufficient postage. You In erect. au-
wise Populists not TO support the JOINT
electoral tickets that have been ar
ranged in n large number OF states is
II possible that you fully appreciate
the effect of such advice At least,
upcn reflection YOU must know that IL
enough Populists should follow Such
advice IL would mean the defeat or
BRYAN and the election of Mckinney.
Resides. il your advice should be fol-
lowed by enough Populists the Peo-
ple's marty would not have a single
elector in the electoral college. In the
states where we have joined elacroral
tickets. we will get every elector that
we do get: and. besides. 1t Is IN those
states where we will get m" hulk "
not all the Peoples party congress
men. In your state. aud other states
which have followed your advice
against electoral tickets, we viii not
get a single elector. and | rear NOT
many congressman. il any. o GER
tainly cannot mean, however much
you may have favored a m~iddie-of-the-
road policy in the beginning. To advise
our friends TO do that which NJ this
time would be the most eHectlve
agency in placing in power Mckinney
and his backers-the trusts II mo-
nopolies. Can any personal or party
injustice. however great. JUSTIFY us
being responsible. either directly or in
directly. for placing in power the
stockholders, m~onopolies, trusts, the
British gold ring. and all of the COM
bined robbers of the people and enc
mics Of good government
SIN the name of outraged and sur
fering humanity. whose prayers to-day
go up from millions of homes for VIII
lam j. Bryan in his heroic and marvel
Gus struggle against the minions or
corporate greed and the heliish gold
conspiracy, let MS sink every other con
SlucratloH anu hoiu up his h'hu' "hu
do the full duty of Americans and
patriots. Let us remember that 1t is
a suffering people and a betrayed re-
public. and no Democratic politicians
that to-day call for our help and de-
mand our services. Bryan will be
elected and the government redeemed
il every patriot does his duty. Let us
do ours. Therefore. / beseech you TO
change at least that part of our letter
which gives advice which, if followed,
would surely help the common enemy.
If you do not. then you. yourself. u
assume the responsibility of giving
such a document to the public ut this
time. Yours truly,
Marion Butler"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19

- viii Show Tint Agricultural In
terests Are Not DECLINING

Washington, Nov. Il. - Secretary
Morton, in his annual report. which
will shortly be made public. will re-
view the economical features OF his
administration and cite figures TO
show that he has covered back into the
treasury S2,OO0,O00 of the approprla-
ton for the agricultural department
during the four years. or $4,000 each
year. This is in the neighborhood Of
20 per cent OF the appropriations for
the year. One of the principal features
will be a lengthy refutation of the
claims of what he calls calamity
howlers." He will contend that agri-
cultural interests are not declining;
that ~ per cent of the farms in the
country are without any ~incumbranee,
while the incumbrance on the remain
ing % per cent vas incurred in the
purchase and improvement OF the land.
The report will state that the greatest
ratio of mortgages is found in the
North Atlantic states. and that New
Jersey shows especially heavy incum-
brances. The secretary will decry the
lavish publications OF the government
and show a pruning down of the lit
erary output OF the department.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
HAD a BAD MEMORY.
A Case I'm san Similar to
the Manknto Affair.

San Francisco. Nov. 11.--Rey. w. q.
Shaw. of St. I.uke's Episcopal church.
called o. the chief of police to-day
with Il man whom he introduced as
Henry I. Clarke of New Haven. Conn.
Mr.. Clarke had u queer story 10 tell.
He said that for two months his mind
had been n blank and he wanted the
police 10 trace his movements during
that time. The last he remembered
was leaving his wife To go 10 work in
New Haven last September. This
morning he awoke in a lodging house
in San Francisco and found he had
registered rs A. Walker. He had no
idea how he GOT there and was seeking
for Information. This the police read
lily furnished by placing Mr.. Clarke in
jail charged with embezzlement. Ac-
cordlng to the police Henry Clarke.
who was employed by Peck * Bishop
of New Haven. left town suddenly on
Sept. 26 last. taking with him $3.50 in
cash and $50 in checks. Circular let
ters describing Clarke We're sent our
by the New Haven police and one of
the letters reached this city. Clarke
says he has no knowledge of taking
any money that did not belong TO him
and expresses his willingness TO go
back to New Haven.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
ENGINE
~ ifsenfor Said to Have Hecr m,
Tered 81, 600. 900 for tha pn..-


SLEEPY Eye. MINI. Nov. 17-gra,t
ot this place has RECENTLY 60.
ceived letters patent on n rotarv an
CINE for which the has leon otya,ad
9l'ovo,ooV within the past week. The
ensihe uoes away entirely with the
crahh motion of the steam engine. q
desirable but to all intents and
purposes AN impossible thing 70 do
IN the ordinary type OF cylinder on.
gihes tle steam enters at the end Of
the cylinder. is cut off and used as
expansion from the cutoff 10 the end
OF the stroke. The BrambeI rotary
engine docs away with the crank mo-
ton. n uses it's own plungor for \
cut-off. The engine is steam tight ana
requires no ring packing. II can be
made marlne-type and, Of cource. can
DE either simple or compound. IL il
not a cheap machine, although II cost,
very much less to build than the ordi-
nary engine. 1t weighs less ana oc-
cupies only a fraction of the space OF
the 0ld-style engine. 1t is a wonderful
machine, and the working model
weighed but twelve pounds and seyen
ounces. yet was Of twenty-three actu-
al horsepower. Within the past few
DAYS Mr.. Brambel has been offered ST.
100000 for his patent. The offer
comes from ii. Il. Allen OF London.
Eng, the president of a British engi-
neering syndicate. and it may not be
many days before the inventor and
patentee closes with this offer and
haryests Il reward for his twelve years
study on his application of steam.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
pInnainx to open Up China.

Chicago. Nov. 11.-Nearly S1.OW.O00
capital has already been subscribed
and plans are being matured for the
formation in Chicago within two weeks
of a gigantic commercial company
which is TO enter the field of Chinese
trade before the end of the month as
the rival of the American Trading
company. and eventually to obtain con-
troll OF American trade in China. Great
err than the plans of the trading com
pany, however. is II stupendous scheme
for developing miles of steam and
street railways in China. lighting its
chief cities with electricity. dredging
its harbors. ard engaging in public
improvements that mean profits 20 the
syndicate of millions OF dollars.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19

They Cannot He Sold without the
Governments Consent.

government
Chamberlain. :. d., Nov. 1I.-Com-
missioner Lamorelx, of the general
land Office. has made a decision in a
local ease that an Indian can relin-
Quish an allotment only by consent
ander the direction of the Indian de-
partment. Until a REIMBURSEMENT is
delivered TO the land office IL is subject
{ o withdrawal by the Indian or by the
secretary Of the Interior; like a deed.
it takes effect only upon delivery, and.
like other ACCOMPLISHMENTS. must be
filed with the local land office or with
the general land. office to constitute a
delivery toaf4I6e r{1kper officers. In the
case mt i5&fle 1t WI filed with neither,
and the neral land office had no Of
fetal knowledge of the existence Of the
REIMBURSEMENT until over four months
after it had been acted upon by the
acting secretary of the interior. The
commissioner contends that In consent
ing To the REIMBURSEMENT the secretary
acted only as n trustee for the Indian,
and that the commissioned Of Indian
affairs could only act in a like capac-
ity: such acts in no way restored said
lands to the public domain.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
EsGLisH SPIES HERE.
b oriresses Of the United states BE-
ing sErtched


Aex NsrE. NOV. 1.-THE credibil.ty
oi somIa Mcrrick Jones. who APP
reared as = witness against Edward y.
iF1ry in endoE. is attacked by irish
men IN tbs country. Those of the
physical force brotherhood declare
that be Is Il liar. and hat he prcsumes
OH ID absence OF men i'm London 70
prove that lie is Il periurer i'm his testi-
nony before the English courts. Start
ling assertions were made to-day by
President Lyman. OF the Irish Nation
al alliance. in regard 70 Jones. He
said. first. that Jones was not only not
a delegate to the convention held in
Chicago in 1915. but that IL was never
suggested that he should be one.
Anything this man has said" Mr..
Lyman declared. 'he merely ~concocted
out OF his own imagination, seeking
for notoriety IN order 10 show his de
votion TO the cause and men OF this
Kind Ireland has little use for. His
anti-English speeches were of such a
character that he was finally rebuked
for having uttered them"
Mr.. Lyman made this remarkable
statement:
u have positive information that
England has within the last three
months sent spies TO this country who
have sketched every fertilization in the
II She has also laid short cables
along the lakes. connecting her various
frontier stations there and in this
country with Canada. | am not only
certain of this. but | have q may which
shows just where these cables are laid.
This | will produce ut any time when
called upon by the proper authorities.
There is nothing 70 conceal about the
intentions of the alliance, and if Jones
sold this information To the English
government lie sold il n gold brick"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
midas FAMINE.
The shipment of American Maize II
Urged by a M~issiOnnry


London, Nov. II. - A correspondent
t%elegraphs to the Times from Alfalfa
bad. India. as follows: Distress is
beginning 70 he felt in the coded dis
tricts Of Madras. Rev. Mr.. Campbell.
a British missionary. writes from Cud-
dapen urging the importation of Amer
lean maize which. he says. is half the
price Of wheat and would find a ready
sale in our up-country villages 1t $
grown In many parts of the ceded d.
tricts and from its resemblance to
cholam would be preferred TO either
rice or ragi. while it could be sold
much cheaper than n Of the Indian
grains. If the government will 10
undertake such n WORK surely there are
merchants in Madras prepared to ben
eft the public with a prospect Of n
fair profit. Maize would also find a
ready sale in upper India"
This correspondent also quotes an
article from the Pioneer dealing with
the droutll. 1t expects a good rainfall
from the latter half of December on
ward, but one before that.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
MARKET
Latest Quotations From Grain and
Live stock C%enters


Chicago. Nov. 1T.-Wheat - Novem-
ber. IS l-4c: December, 70c; May. SIC.
Corn - November, DC; December,
% lie; May, % 3-Sc. Oats-November,
Is 5-Sc; December. 10 Lie; May,
% LIE. Pork-November. S6.ST; Jan
uary. 1885,. Lard-November, 81; Jan
uary, Si.22 Ribs - November. $3.50;
January. $3.50. Rye - Cash and De-
cember. 3Sc: May. 43c. Barley-Cash.
No. 3. 25a3Sc. Flax - Cash. 7S lie;
December. a. LIE. Timothy Cash,
500: November. $50; December,
$500.
Chicago. Nov. 1I-Hogs-Market ac-
tive. weak 10 &c lower; light. $3.2Ja
BID; mixed. S~3.25a3.t0; rough. $3.05a
3.15. Cattle - Market dull and I'M
changed. Sheep - Market slow and
weak.
Minneapolis. Nov, 17.--yyheat - No
vember closed ut IS BIC; December
opened at soc and closed at rs SAC:
May opened ut 50 3-4c and closed at
81 34c. On track-No. l hard. so 3-4c;
No. ] Northern, 10 lie; No. 2 North
err. 771-2c.
Milwaukee. Nov. 1T.-Flour less firm.
Wheat steady; No. = spring, y l-Sc;
No. / Northern. 50 1-2c. December,
1S 1-2c. Corn scarce and firm; No. 3.
25a25 1-2c. Oats steady; No. 2 white,
21a21 LIE; No. 3 white. 19a2f 34c.
Barley weaker: No. ,. 30 lie: sample,
26a36 lie. Rye lower; No. /, 3s 3-4c.
Provisions lower.
South st. Paul, Nov. 17.-Hogs are
about steady; market slow; sales at
$2.90a3. Is. Cattle firm and active;
enough fat cattle. good stockers
and feeders to supply the demand;
sales at $2a2.S0.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
NIAGARA IN
Electricity Generated by the Falls
Turns Wheels in Buffalo.

Turns Wheels in Buffalo.
Buffalo, y. V. Nov. 17.-At midnight
the tlrning of n switch in the big pow
er house at Niagara Falls completed n
circuit which caused Niagara river TO
flow UP hill. so to speak. by returning
a fraction of the energy which had al
ready swept past the gates Of Buffalo.
back into that city, twenty-seven
miles distant. The harness was
buckled that bitches the factory wheels
OF Buffalo TO the greatest cataract on
earth. This morning the street cars
of the city moved by falls power.
Hereafter the falls must work enough
to earn their living. The distance COW
cred by the line between Buffalo and
the falls is tw~enty-scven miles. and
the expert electricians who have the
work in Charge estimate that the loss
OF energy will be less than 10 per
cent. and may not much exceed 3.
Careful tests are to be made i'm this
connection. the tests covering both
night and day and clear as well as
rainy weather. The electricians are
paying particular attention to this test,
as on the perfect Insulation Of the car
rying line depends much Of the future
success of the undertaking.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
NuBBINs OF NEWS.
Items Of General Interest Places I'm
N Epvv Isn~a


Few Lines.
McKiniry's majority in Minnesota is
shown to be about $1,000.
Mayor Doran Of st. Paul has eradi-
Gated the fake auction store evil.
Gen. Thomas NJ. Vincent has retired
from active service in the army.
Senator Lloyd reports that the story
OF the discovery of coal at Ottawa,
Mimi. is true.
Gen. Weyler has offered indignities
to a Catholic bishop and serious trouble
in Spain may result.
The wire nail trust will greatly re-
duce he price in order TO drive COM
p~etitors out of business.
Peace is said TO have been concluded
between Italy and Abyssinla. the lat
ter getting the advantage.
The pope, 1t is stated, has advised
Archbishop Ireland to moderate his
attitude in certain particulars.
The interstate commerce commission,
IL is rumored. will examine the rela-
tions of railroads TO the beef trust.
Raymond G. Pierce, fourteen-year-
old nephew of Charles Christian OF
st. Paul was drowned yesterday in
Lake Owasso.
An interesting programme has been
prepared for the annual Minnesota
conference OF charities and correc-
tions ut Red Wing Nov. IT.
Attorney General Childs OF Mime
sofa approved a writ quo warranto
against the Duluth Gas and Water
company. returnable Dec. IT.
Consul General Lee reports actions
in the part of the Spaniards in Cuba
which may Indicate an intention to 90
to war with the United States.
The commissioner of immigration in
his annual report say a better class of
immigrants are coming Il the United
States and the number has decreased.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
OF 1900.
Mr.. Bryan Makes Two Speeches at
His Home in Nebraska

Ills home th Nebrlskh
Lincoln. Neb.. Nov. William Jen-
nings Bryan delivered two speeches in
Lincoln. which had previously been
announced as the opening guns of the
political campaign of 1900. Mr.. Bryan
talked to an audience nj the Funk
theater composed of 1850 members of
the Mary Bryan club Qadies.l Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan reached the theater short
ly before . o'clock i'm the carriage of a
friend and were escorted to the place
OF honor upon the stage. The Dresi.
dent. Mrs. William Morning. OF the
Bryan club, introduced the defeated
candidate. The pronunciation of the
ex-candidate'S name was the signal
for continued applause from a forest
of gloved hands. Mr.. Bryan smilingly
acknowledged the ovation. The clos
inr sentences of Mr.. Bryan's speech
were well night inaudible. his voice
falling him utterly az times. In this
connection he said l; ughingly, that he
was glad il had not given ont during
the campaign. Mr.. Bryan LATER deliv-
cred n brief address to the travelling
mems Bryan club. the veterans ana
Bryan Home guards at the Funk opera
house. and late spoke 10 an overflow
meeting Ut Rohannan's hail. He had
not sufficiently regained the use OF his
vocal chords TO speak long. He re-
oeiyed n warm welcome n SPOKE
very briefly, and in general terms o
the necessity OF carrying on the worh
Of free silver education and OF ma1n-
tanning their various organizations.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
Claims Hinship to Washington,

New York. Nov. II. Among the
CHESTS NJ the Hotel Gerlach is George
washington from Belgium.
Yes. | am related TO your ,'eorge
Washington" he said. 1T Is ohiy
since | made application for citizenship
papers a few days ago that have
realized there was anything of note in
that. My great grandfather vas Will
lam Washington. Il brother OF your
first president. My grandfather. Geo,
William Washington. was born III
America. but my father, John william
Washington, was born in Belg'uin'
There is a portrait OF George "ash,hsI
ton at my home IN belgium, NJ
think records showing the relation
shin Int | have no documents here IN
relation to t."
Genealogical authorities fail TO men
ton that George Washington hau d
brother William.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19

Nov. II. - Col. Fred
iS member of Gov. uphah
EeL aood II is not known whether
y esroke of apoplexy or suicide.
as y who came from kenosha,
En- = resident of this city snort
mi was employed as bookKeeper
au' Schlitz Brewing company
lhr crosse Yesterday morning he
EN- y of being i'll. He went to
s'a,h room and. after q bath, sank
ahair and was immediately
4 WITH ccnvulsions. lie died pc
|ea .adiral aid could reach him. lie
!, me hest of health up to two
y. before his death. DR.. NJ. II;
,rbo was summoned, refused
iAe NJ . death certificate. and the
PSsue rnnorted TO the health au-
EI,ios They t:irned i over TO the
nor In the meantime, H.: l..
.nas nm undertaken, was called TO
I barge of the body. He had IL re,
~ and when the coroner arrived
cone II was claimed that the
lining fluid had already been in
~ into the body. Last night Mrs.
mos the wife of the undertaken,
,'ad that her husband had EN-
~,ed the body. but would not call
husband from the post-mortem
m vas ordered by the coroner. and
IN Was being conducted by Doctors
'sAburn and Seifert.
Z reported that Col Engel was
IN his accounts at the brewery.
,his cannot be verified. Manager
,esthoff. of the brewing company,
IN asked about the matter, said
/ Col Eugel was discharged from
\ pmploy on Thursday. In regard
me- rumors Of a shortage he would
q nothing to say. He admitted that
examination of the dead mans
ks was now in progress, but did
think this would indicate there was
truth I'm the rumors about a short
Health Commissioners kempSter
issued orders that any undertaken
1 ephalms n body before Il death
ilacate is issued by his department
be prevented from doing business
the city. The undue haste with
ich the body was taken 10 the I'M
taking establishment and EN-
med. and the statement of Mrs.
Dnas that the body was not EN-
ned. are regarded rs suspicious cir
astances. The sudden death caused
little surprise in Kencsha. where he
! held In high esteem. both in bush
s and social circles. Prior to his
ling 10 Milwaukee ne was assistant
bier Of the Dan Head Company
K at kenosha.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
DOohMEN swINDLED.
Agents Give Hooks to C~onfede-ateS.
Who Yhcn DisDOse of Them

W. -.
Who Thcn Dispose of Them.
New York, New. Il. Joseph Simp-
son, aged thirty, who has been resil-
ING az the New England hotel in this
city. was arraigned before Magistrate
Mott In jefferson Market court to-day.
charged with larceny. He was arrested
at the request of the chief of police Of
Boston. 1t Is said that Simpson is one
Of a gang that has been operating ex-
tensively in Boston and Philadelphia.
and who Is believed To be one of the
many gangs Of Swludlers headed by
Peters and Thomas. who are already
under arrest. Book dealers were their
victims, according e the story. One
Of the gang would secure a position as
book agent to sell publications on in
stallments. one of the ConfederateS
would buy n set of books through the
bogus agent, who would thereuuon
have the commission for the sale. The
confederate would then disappear with
the books and dispose of them 10 deal
ers in books or 10 junk shops. The
dealers in Boston and PHILADELPHIA
have sustained heavy losses by their
operations. Simpson admitted that he
knew Of the people who are said TO be
implicated with him. but he denied MI
knowledge OF the crime he Is charged
with. He was held in $1,000 bail To
await eXtradition papers from Boston.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
....mnt.l ID

Owatonna. MINI, Nov. Ian at
tempt at a general jailbreak was
made last night. A half-dozen prison,
ers took bars from an iron bedstead
ana having found a defective r'vet II,
The cage surrounding the cells: PRED
and broke a hole through into the !
rIdor. They then attacked the brick
wall Of the Jail building end had near
IL succeeded in making their escape
u,bcn sheriff Barnard, having heard
tbe noise. appeared on the scene D
STAYED will, them the remainder or ne
nIght and the prisoners still remain
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
por,... promises yaIueIess.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE
committee OF the Armenian Patrioiio
Union of the United States to-day Is
sued the following statement: IN
view of the apparent satisfaction Win
which the latest promises of reforms
made by the sultan of Turkey have
heen received in certain circles OF Eu-
ropp the Armenian Protective Unioh'
through the executive committee. de-
si,es 10 make the statement that there
has been no change In the poiiticai si.-
nation in the Fast and that inns unlou
intends TO prosecute its work witnou.
ony reference TO any promises uiat
NAV from time to time be made Dy
the porte"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1896-11-19
R%ApACIOUs EAGLES.
They Annoy R~nnchers by killing on
Young stock.

Sioux Falls, :. d.. Nov. 17.-E. w.
Dakota farmers complain that gray
eagles are making havoc with poultry
and young stock. G.. w. Lumley, a
rancher on the river near Pierre. re-
Gently killed one which measured sew
ell feet three inches from tip to tip.
The bird was attempting 10 carry off
n young calf at the time and seemed
to have a fair show of success VIXEN
Lumley arrived upon the scene. Even
after the rancher got in a shot the
eagle attacked him, and it was only
after a fierce battle with the gun that
he succeeded in killing it.