Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-01-28
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New York is now the cheapest money
center in the world.
France is now talking about an arbi
tratioL treaty with the United States.
There are still claims that much
large game is being shot illegally aLl
sold openly in Wisconsin
The Western Association of Paper
Box Manufacturers adjourned to their
annual meeting in Chicago next Juna,
The Western Ear Iron association
held a secret meeting. The members
declare That no change in prices was
determined upon.
The Daily News Rome corresponds
ent reports that he hears that the Gao
met council hns finally decided 10 dis
solve the chamber.
Ludwig. Meyer & Thompson OF VIII
ton. Wis. have made an assignment
TO J. III. HeferTnan OF Reedsburg. AS
sets and liabilities about $4,000.
The firm of Abraham Wild & Co,
the oldest and best known lumber firm
Of Cedar Falls. Iowa, has dissolved
partnership and will wind up.
AT a special meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the United States Leather COM
pany James Horton was elected preSi-
dent to succeed the late Mark Hoyt.
The steamer Shawmut. having in
tow the barge Atlas arrived at Boston
from Galveston with $3.50 bales of
cotton, the largest consignment ever
brought TO that port.
Alaska and Puget sound merchants
and the steamship companies + pre-
pairing for an influx of 10000 10 $4,000
miners into Alaska this spring. Last
year about LOO men went north in
search OF wealth.
Tho controller of the currency has
given authority for the organization of
the First National Bank OF Summit.
N. T.. capital 100000, and the Simpson
National Bank Of Eagle Pass, Tex.
capital, $4,000.
The New York court OF appeals has
decided In the Fayerweather ease that
twenty colleges c~ontesting the ruling
of the executors 10 debar them. VIII
share in the $3,000.O00 left 10 educa-
tional institutions.
Employees OF the Wheeling iron AMI
Steel company at Benwool, w. Va.
have decided not to accept the Tesiuc-
ton of from ) to 10 per cent in wages.
Over 600 men VIII be affected. The
mill may close down.
The Atlas line steamer Allegheny.
which sailed from New York Jan. IG.
has arrived at Kingston, Jamaica, and
claims that she lowered the record
from New York to Kingston by about
five hours.
An interesting item On the manifest
OF the steamship Australia, Just ar
rived at San Francisco from Honolulu.
ia 204 bags OF taro flour, the principal
ingredient in the famous Hawaiian
dish known as poi
The forty-fourth annual business
meeting OF the American Society OF
Civil Engineers, which was in
for two days at New York. wound up
with a reception at the waldorf TO
Benjamin M. Harrod OF New Orleans.
the newly elected president.
The absorbing mystery which has sur
rounded the incognito who arrived In
New York city recently has been clear
ed up. but in such a way that the in
terest rhat surrounds her Ia Just as alb
sorbing as ever. She is the daughter
OF the late Dom Pedro, ex-emperor of
Brazil.
Dwight l. Moody. the evangelist, has
sngaged Rev. b. Myer. pastor Of Christ
church. London, 10 visit this n
for the purpose Of conducting a series
OF revival meetings In New York and
Boston. MI. Myer in a lannon's revival
list who began HIS missionary work In
the Liverpool slums.
The III members o. the Pottawato-
mite tribe ofs Indians In Southwestern
Michigan, VINO recently received SJIa-
GOO from the government In payment
OF their CHIN tn have saCe owncd the
territory about tina head or Lake Mich.
iGnrs including Chicago, IRE sauidIv
squandcrfng their newly acquired