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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., July 16, 1897.
The senators and representa-
tlves who compose the majority
of the tariff conference committee
may not have been responsible
for the reports of an agreement
on the sugar schedule more favor
able to the trust than was
expected, which was taken ad-
vantage of to speculate in sugar
stock to a large extent by those
who had the information. The
whole thing may have been the
work of unscrupulous spectators.
But that isn't the way it is gen
|erally regared in Washington.
Speaker Reed would not have
been SO emphatic in declaring
against that compromise between
between the house and senate
sugar schedule, in favor of the
latter had he not known that it
had been agreed to, and specu-
lators would not SO boldly have
invested their money had they
not known of it. 1t is common
talk around the capitol that sem
ators and representatives were
among the spectators who
profited by advance knowledge Of
the jump i'll prices. If there has
been no wrong doing, the circum-
stances have certainly been suffi-
cient to place the innocent under
suspicion.
When the tariff bill will emerge
from the conference committee is.
still a conundrum. No man can
say to certaitny whether it Will
be today tomorrow, next week, OF
even later. It is said that she
senators are mad because Speaker
Reed has been couHsel1ng the
house conferees. II
After some very plain talk from
senators atout the attempt Of the
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22
Pretty Good symptoms

An old Dutcnman-says an exchange
had beautiful boy of whom he was
very proud and decided to find out the
trend of his mind. He adopted novel
method by which to test him. He
Slipped into the little fellows room one
morning and placed on his table u bot
tie of whiskey, bible and silver
dollar. "Now'' said he, ''ven dot boy
comes in, il he takes dot dollar, he's
going to be beeznis man: if he takes
dot whiskie, he's no goot, going to be
drunkart; If he takes dot bible Ee'll
be preacher" and hid behind the
door to see which his son would choose.
In came the boy, whistling. He ran
up to the table, picked up the dollar
and put it in his pocket. He picked
up the bible and put it under his arm;
then snatched up the bottle of whisky
and took two or three drinks and went
out smacking his lips. The old Dutch
man pol1ed his head out from bahind
the door and exclaimed Mine Got,
he vas goin' to be a bolitican!'
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

than she requires for her own
consumption. and little is counted
on from Australia and Argentine
Republic. This brings the United
States to the front as prominent
wheat exporter under somewhat
Slmll ar conditions to those which
existed in 1879, a period of revival
from the preceding great panic,
after five or six years Of retrench-
ment and economy. AT that time
European supplies of wheat were
very generally short and those OF
the United States unusually
bountiful. We had passed thro'
the period of recupera tion follow
ing that of overinflation and
speculation, even as we have
within the last four years. The
most encouraging feature OF the
situation today, tl1eu, is found in
the advancing price OF wheat
during the harvest season. 1t
will be difficult for newspapers
with axes to grind to make the
point this year that the advance
in the price of wheat is going to
the speculator and elevator owner
instead of to the producer. 1t is
the American farmer who is to
profit first by the statistical sltua-
tion of the cereal this time, and
with the Improvement in the ma
terial welfare of the American
agriculturist must and does begin
the improvement Of general trade
throughout the country. If the
result for an expected large har-
vest of and demand for Indian
corn proves SIMILAR to the condi-
tions affecting wheat, the pros
poets of the farmer and planter
will indeed be favorable; but the
Indian corn crop will be subject
to damage until the middle of
September. The present wheat
outlook is for the continuance Of
declining stocks throughout the
world during July, and with un-
favorable reports as to foreign
wheat crops, the prospect is
bright for holders of wheat. But
whatever the gains of the latter,
nothing should now prevent the
far sighted American wheat far
mer from participating in the
very beginnings of the coming
business prosperity.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22
THE FARMER LEADS.

Bradstreet's: Notwithstanding
domestic wheat crop reports
pointing to harvest of SIS, ,000,-
900 bushels, 100000, 900 bushels
more than last year, the price of
wheat gives signs of advancing
along the lines laid down for it
by some of the constitutional
bulls. The worlds stocks of
wheat amount, in round numbers,
to only 75,o0O,00 bushels, one of
the smallest totals at corre-
spending date for many years.
This is the more significant when
tits recalled that available stocks,
not only in the United States, but
in Europe, represent, today, a
much larger proportion Of total
supplies, visible and invisible,
than they did ten years ago, owing
to the increase in facilities for
public storage. Foreign buyers
have evidently been impressed by
recent reports from Russia, Ger
many, France and Hungary
pointing.to decreased wheat har-
vests this, year. India, it is
thought, will hardly supply ii1ore
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

Let me make short plea for person
al liberty. Give your neighbor the
liberty he is entitled to. Give him full
credit for all he is worthy of, regard
less OF the question whether he agrees
with you in politics or religion or any
thing else where men have the right
to differ. When you get SO you can
think as much of your neighbor who
differs with you as you do OF the
neighbor who agrees with you, you
have reached one of the supreme ideals
of American citizenship. Senator
Mason.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

Prospectors in Alaska at a point near
the sea discovered what senms to be a
lake of oil fed by innumerable springs
from the surrounding mountains which
are filled with coal. Tney brought
samples to Seattle and tests proved ii
as high grade as any from the Penn-
sylvania wells. Experts sent up hare
'fsturhed2report that there Is enough
oil and coal to supply the world.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22
The Crops and Business.

| ST. Louis Glope-Democrat The Lon
don "Statisn thinks the United States
is counting too much on the aid which
good crops this year will give to gen
eral business. While the prospects, as
that paper comedies, are that the crops
will be large in the United States, the
chances in the e,other important produc-
| ing countries are, it says, also favor
| able. This is hardly correct so far as
regards the other countries. The
latest intelligence gives no basis for
the assumption that the worlds wheat
product will be larger this year than
| in 1896. 1t will be larger in the United
States 10 the extent of 75,00Q,O00 or
100, 10000 bushels, but no important
gains are in sight in any other coun.
try, while in some localities a falling
off is probable.
| Another factor which is important
to bear in mind, bat which the English
| journalist seems 10 have left out of the
account, is that the visible supply OF
wheat, or the amount left over from
the crop Of 1896 and previous accumu-
lations, is smaller than it has been be-
fore since 1880. This includes all the
wheat now on hand on the American
continent, in Europe and in Australia.
AS the population Of the wheat-con-
suming nations of the world has, OF
course, grown since last year. the de-
mand must increase, and this means
that prices will not go below last years
level, but are likely to go above it. AS
the United States is the only important
producing country in the world which
has made any material gain in yield in
1897, this country cannot fail TO be
benefited by the increased demand.
1t is easy to show that the general
crop conditions throughout the world
are favorable to business prosperity in
the United States. The large crops
here and the small ones abroad for two
or three years in succession around the
time of the resumption of specie pay
ments in this county in 1879 contribu-
ted greatly toward making that policy
an immediate and pronounced success,
and in bringing, in 1879 and 1880, a
business activity such as was never eX-
ceeded in this country. With 1879 the
industrial stagnation caused by the
panic of 1873 ended. and long period
of Industrial prosperity then set in.
From present indications the effects of
the panic of 1893 will cease by the
close of 1897, and an era Of business ex-
pansion will begin. Good crops here
would be an excellent aid in bringing
the improvement to hand, and the
good crops are reasonably certain to
come. The wheat yield is already as
sured, most OF the other grain crops
are in promising condition. while the
outlook for corn is favorable. With
the larger demand for American food
products that is sure to come from Elu-
rope, it is reasonable to assume that
the American farmer and the Ameri-
crn worker in other fields will soon see
a business improvement which will re-
call the days Of trade activity and
prosperity which vanished at the end
of 1892.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

There was a democratic con-
vention in Louisville, KY, last
week which was attended by the
democratic leaders of the south,
and with one voice they repudi-
ated Bryanisn1.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

It is claimed that the sun never
sets on Uncle Sans domains.
When it is six o'clock p. m. on
Attoo's Island, Alaska, it is 9:35
a. M. of the day following at
Eastport, Maine.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

The National Republ ic n
league will meet in Omaha in
1898. Thedate has rot been fixed,
but it will probably be the second
week in June as President Nc
Kinley is expected to be there at
that time to attend the exposi-
ton.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

The indictments charging E.
P. Stone, Of the Sioux City
Savings bank, with forgery and
embezzlement have been dis
missed, he, with the aid of his
friends, having paid the creditors
sufficient amount to secure such
dismissal.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

The Alexandria Herald calls
Tom Bishop of the Volga Tri-
bune dry joker. Please report
as to the truth of that assertion
at Minneapolis next week, Bro.
Bishop.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

1t is rumored that Robert B.
Trip of Yankton will contest
for the judgeship in this judicial
circuit this fall.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

The conference report on the
tariff bill was adopted in the
house after a debate lasting
twelve hours, in which most of
the talking was done by the
democrats. The vote was 1S5 to
11S.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

Prof. Andre has started On his
balloon voyage to the north pole
---and beyond.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

Examinations by the civil ser
vice commission will be held in
this state as follows: Deadwood,
Sept. 22; Aberdeen, Oct. 1; Sioux
Falls, Oct. 4 and IS; Yankton,
Oct. 4.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

Tom Watson used five columns
of his paper in which to announce
that the populist was dead.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

The steamer Bent on was
wrecked at Sioux City Saturday
by coming in contact with a pier
of the railroad bridge.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

The 1897 fruit crop of Missouri
is valued at $50, 100000.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

The probabilities are that the
senate will vote on the tariff bill
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1897-07-22

Millions in gold is flowing from
the mines in Alaska.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13

BERLIN, May FIN the reichstag
today, before the discussion of the mo-
tion Of Herr Duerr,a Socialist, to repeal
with lese majeste, Herr Singer, So
cialist, said that a number of officers
of the criminal department were in the
galleries Of the house and he expressed
the hope that visitors would abstain
from making remarks which might
bring them into trouble. Baron Won
Buol Berenberg, president of the reich
stag, declared that he would deal Sc
verely with any disturbance.
Herr Bebel, the Socialist leader,
opened the discussion He declared
that the majority OF the prosecutions
on the charge of Lese Majeste were the
work of informers and Of persons seek
ing private vengeance He reminded
the house of the various expressions
used by Emperor William, notably his
references in his RGandenberg speech
of February last to .spack of fellows
and the words "meil. without patriot
ism" alleged to have been used by his
majesty in dispatch to his brother,
l.
ances, Herr Bebel asserted, were call
culated to undermine the good name
Of the German people.
The president of the reichstag at this
stage of the debate called upon Herr
Bebel not to draw the name of the
head of the state into the discussion
and under no circumstances to use Of
fensive language. In concluding his
speech Herr BebeI said that in cases of
lese majestic the person insulted
should prosecute. Herren Lieber and
Richter agreed that the reforms re-
quired that the permission of the per-
son insulted should be obtained before
the public prosecutor took action, and
both declared they would not vote for
the repeal of the clause.
Herr Liebknecht, Socialist, pointed
out how easily under the present con-
ditions a MAJ might fall under the
suspicion of les naajeste, If mon
arch, poet or pains
The president called Herr Llebknecht
to order, requesting him to respect the
decorum of the house. Continuing
Herr Liebknecht complained that, al
though a latent crists existed, the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13

was reported then. There are con-
flicting statements as to the strength
of the insurgents and the control which
Spain has over the island. 1t is right
and proper that the facts that have
since reached the state department
should be laid before the senate and
the committee so that intelligent action
can be had Mr.. Davis says that the
sympathy with struggling Cubans is
as great as ever.
Another member of the committee
said that the senate was practically
without official information for nearly
year. The senate would not be jus
titled in acting upon information a year
or even six months old What it
wanted was the facts as they had
been reported from time to time and up
to date. The Republicans of the com
mittee do not feel justified in pushing
the administration until it has had
time to act. 1t has been pointed out
that only two months have elapsed
since the administration came to power,
and it has scarcely had time ii take up
and consider so important matter
as that which has been presented. The
pending resolution, unlike joint reso
luton, will require the executive either
to- approve or disapprove of it. This
being the case, the Republican senators
feel that they should. act in concert
with the executive. 1t is not believed
that, in case the senate foreign rela-
tions committee find, upon thorough
examination Of the reports in the sta tie
department, that the resolution Is JUS
titled, that an effort will be made to
prevent its passage. Members of the
committee on foreign relations feel that
the question which confronts the SEN
ate is serious. and any action that is
taken by the senate will have great
weight with the administration In
case the resolution should pass both
senate and house, there is no reason
to believe that it would not be approved
and that the United States govern
ment would thereafter conduct itself
on the lines which it lays down.
Tonight the subcommittee met Sec
retary Sherman at the latter's house
and had long conference with him.
The suggestion is advanced that the
president will be inclined to wait for Il
report from Mr.. Calhoun, who left Sat-
urday for Havana before making
known definitely his views. Mr.. Cal
houn went to Cuba primarily to inves-
tigate the causes attending the death
of DIR. Ruiz. but, it is believed, the
president will expect him to report gen
orally as to affairs on the island, SO
far as his observation goes, and that
Mr. Calhoun's conclusions will have
some weight in determining the pres
ident's action.
Assistant Secretary Day, of the state
department. was at the White house
tonight and spent some time with the
president
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The ways
and means committee, of the Universal
Postal congress. today practically COM
pleted the preliminary consideration OF
the amendments that have been pro-
posed to the International treaty. In
doing this they have followed the prac-
tice common in many legislative bodies
Of passing over Informally the various
amendments, which it was known
would give rise to any extended dis
cussion, and have acted on, such as the
delegates were generally agreed on.
The amendments which have received
the assent of the committee were none
of them Of vital importance, but treat
ed mainly of details of an unimportant
character which it4Was apparent were
essential and proper, and which ex-
perience has demonstrated were a nee
essity in the transmission Of mail mat
ter The more important questions re-
naming undisposed of relate 10 the
universal postage, stamp. the proposed
establishment of the gold standard as
a settlement of all balances in postai
rates, and the proposition for the re-
duction in the pay of mails in transit.
These matters will begin to receive the
attention Of the committee tomorrow.
Something Of hitch in the prellmln-
airy proceedings of the congress mas
been encountered owing to d1scontent
with the organization OF the COM
mittees, and it is said today that the
majority reports of the committees
would be strongly opposed In the con-
gress. The opposition is based on the
contention that the organization OF the
committees and sub-committees does
not represent the general sentiment OF
the congress. The South American
delegates, it is said, feel that they are
not recognized and It was limited today
that the votes of the eighteen dele
gates from South and Central America
might be thrown solidly against the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13
sLUNP IN TRACTION STOCKS.
Sensation On the Chicago Exchange Over the De-
feat of the Humphrey Charter

CHICAGO, May 12-Great excitement
on the Chicago Stock exchange greeted
the announcement of the defeat of the
Humphrey bills. The initial quotation
for West Chicago today was 1O2 and it
sold as low as a. showing a decline Of
points from the opening to the lowest
quotation. The close was only one
half point above the lowest quotation of
road had a capital stock of $13, 189 600.
When the Humphrey bills passed the
senate the stock sold as hight as 107.
Today it sold 13 points under this quo
tation. The capital stock of the North
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13
ALLEGED BANK RoBBER.
DR.. Mitchell, of Spring Green, A,
rested at ChicapO.

DR.. Mitchell, of Spring Green, Ar
rested at Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 12.-Dr W. P. Mitch
ell, Of Spring Green, Wis, is locked up
at the Central police station on sus-
picion of having robbed a bank in that
city last September He was arrested
this afternoon as he was stepping
from a Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
train from Spring Green. When the
Detectives made their business known
to him DIR. s Mitchell began trembling
violently and complained Of being ILL.,
He begged the detectives to allow him
to fill prescription and take it, but
they hurried him to the police station.
Dr. Mitchell declared he knew nothing
whatever of the Spring Green bank rob-
berry and characterized his arrest as
an outrage. DR.. Mitchell occupied a
room directly over the Spring Green
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13

Chicago street railroad is sS,6oo,Ooo 1t
sold as high as 236 following the pas
sage of the Humphrey bills in the sem
ate, while today the only quotations
made on the stock were at 21O. The
Chicago City railway has a capital
stock of s12,00O,00O divided into 12O, 900
shares. From the last preceding quo
tations there was decline Of more
than ten points in the bid
prices today. Putting together only
the three principal companies gives the
following as the loss in values. North
Chicago, ST. 900; West Chicago, ST.
31S,90O; City railway, $1,200,O00. Total,
$3,S3S, 300.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13
SUGAR TRUST CASES.
Havemeyer and searles to Be
Tried This Month.


WASHINGTON, May 12.-The case Of
President Havemeyer and Secretary
Searles, oe the American Sugar Re
ining company, were selected today for
trial on the 18th of this month for re-
fusal to answer questions put by the
senate Sugar Trust Investigating COM
n1ittee. District Attorney Davis adj
vised the counsel for the various wit
ness. tonight that the next cases would
be called on that date and that Have
meyer and Searles woulG be the first
proceeded against. The attorneys are
instructed to produce their men in court
then. A rumor was circulated today
that Broker Elverton, a rich man of
New York, already convicted to serve
thirty days in Jail for refusing to
answer the questions of the Sugar Trust
investigating committees questions,
had been summoned to appear here
mediately to serve his sentence, but
is was denied at the district attorney s
Office that any further action in his
special case had been taken.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13

WASHINGToN,M May 12.-Albion W.Tourgee,
the new consul general at Bordeaux, France,
is one of the foremost literary men in Amer
ica. The titles of many of his books are as
household words He is lawyer too, and
has written much on political matters. But
his chief claim to fame is that of the novelist.
Mr.. Tourgee's most widely read and widely
commented upon books abe "a FOOLS Errand'
Gigs and Thistles,' Bricks Without Straw
and Hot Plowshares." His career has been
that of versatile man. A brave soldier who
fought for the Union he was severely wound
ed at Bull Run He was q member of the
constitutional convention of North Carolina
in 1867 and again in 1876. He has been a su-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13
Clawson Hanged.

SOMERVILLE. N. j.. May 12.-Elmer Claw
son was hanged here today in the Somerset
county jail. Clawson was nineteen years old
He shot former employer, Harry Hodgett, a
farmer on the morning of Aug 80 last. The
murderer. on the morning of the crime, asked
Hodgett to re-employ him, and, on the farm
ers refusal TO do so, quarrel began, during
which Clawson drew revolver and fired
Then mounting a wheel, the murderer rode
away. Clawson has, since his conviction,
professed contrition for his crime, and recent
ly at his request, was baptized into the
Methodist church.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-05-13
CoLoRED GIRLS LYNCHED.
Charged With Poisoning 81 Family
in Alabama.


in Alabama.
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. May IL At
daybreak today the bodies of Mollie
Smith and Mandy Franks, two ne
gro girls, were found swinging from
ropes from trees on the side of the
road leading from Jeff, Ala, to Hunts
vile. The lynching was done at an
early hour by a mob of about twenty
persons. The two girls were suspected
of poisoning the family of Joseph
O'Kelly at Jeff. MolHe Smith was ar
rested last night, while making her
way across the Tennessee line, and
Mandy Franks was captured at home.
The latter Is said to have made con-
fession. The first poisoning of the
O'Kelly family was about two months
ago, and Mr.. O'Kelly died. A few days
ago, several other members of the fam
lily were poisoned, but all are recover
ing.