Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-06-10
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Otherwise.
A Ward Line steamer is reported To
have been fired upon by a Spanish
cruiser.
The Merchants Bank of Lincoln has
closed it's doors. No statement is yet
given out The bank had a capital of
$4,000
Griswold & Gillett. bankers and
brokers, New York, have made an as
signinent for the benefit of their cred
itors to William L. Tufts.
A dividend of 2 per cent has been de-
clared on the preferred stock of the
United States Rubber company, pay
able July -. 1897,
On a foreclosure bill filed at Chi
cago by Charles +, Gunther, Stewart
Spalding was appointed receiver Of the
Libby Prison War Museum ~associa-
ton.
The Ohio supreme court has de
clared the law unconstitutional which
was passed last winter adopting the
Torrens system of recording land
titles.
Gov. Ellerbee of South Carolina an
nounced positively last night that
there would be no extra session of the
legislature. He has not yet decided
whether TO disband the state constab-
ulary.
The Curry mine, at Norway, Mich.
a closed down with small prospect
of resuming this season. This leaves
but n active iron mine in the town,
which has already suffered severely by
dull times.
The judicial council Of the American
Medical association, ut q meeting
called at Philadelphia for that purpose,
dismissed the charges which have
been pending for three years against
the Cleveland Medical society.
Suit has been begun at Houghton,
Mich, by the widow of Peter Malm-
strom, a miner who was suffocated by
the great fire in the Osceola mine in
1895, for $4,000 damages. 1t is the
first of a series of thirty, all for the
same sum.
The Kentucky silver Democratic
platform reaffirms faith in the princi-
pies set forth in the Chicago platform
and indorses the canvass made by Mr..
tyuh hCi was Oiit uISStutluS NOtt
out of 1000 to the adoption of the re-
port.
State Treasurer Collins of Florida
has resigned and J.. Il. Whitfield, ex-
clerk OF the supreme court, has been
appointed. His resignation saves the
state $4,000 expenses Of trial, while
the shortage will probably be made
good by his bondsmen.
The Kentucky Democratic state con-
vention this year had only one nomina-
ton to make. After the contest be-
tween several aspirants was waged for
two days Samuel j. Shackelord was
nominated on the tenth ballot for clerk
Of the appellate court.
1t has been discovered that pieces
have been clipped off several ancient
grayestones in the old Granary bury
Ing ground at Boston. The stones over
the graves of Paul Revere, John Han
cock and Gov. Increase Sumner all
show marks of yandalism
TIE American plate glass werks, the
largest outside Of the trust. has re-
sumed operations at Alexandria, Ind
In ali 500 skilled men are being put 10
work. The starting of this factory
will cause a fiuctuation of plate glass
prices, which the trust increased when
the fire occurred.
About fifty employees of Sutherland
Jcnes' hardwood saw mill at Munising,
Mich, are out or a strike. The men
were getting SIPS a day and up. They
ask for S1.40 and up. The managers
replied that hereafter they would pay
but $1.10 and up, and the strike was
the result.
The new armored cruiser Brooklyn
has sailed for England to participate
in the queens jubilee celebration tc
take place this month. The Brooklyn
sails under command of Rear Admiral
j. n. Miller. She was chosen to rep
resent the United States as being one
of the finest ships in the navy
Brig. Gen. John X. Miner recently
promoted from colonel Of the Tenth
cavalry, has filed his application for
retirement on account of service, The
application will be granted and the
nomination Of his successor as briga-
der general who will be Col Henry
G. Merriam, Of the Seventh infantry.
Nine German Catholic pastors OF
Cincinnati nnoun that hereafter ser
mons in English as well as in German
will be preached in their churches.
This is done In furtherance of the
spirit Of the recent papal DEGREES look
ing to the conduct of Catholic worship
in the established language of the
country.
The Northern Christian Advocate
proposes that a chapel be erected on
the campus OF the University OF SYRIA
use as a memorial of Chancellor Win
ehell. Chancellor Haven. Dean Vernon
and Dem French. 1t is suggested that
the gift be made by the alumni. and
that 1.-THE erection Of such a memorial
could be promoted by making its win
dows individual memorials to deceased
patrons. professors or graduates Of the