Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-12-01
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Capt. Blanco's resignation has been
accepted.
On the Goth OF December Rear Adj
mira, Dewey will be ranking admiral
of the navy.
The New York court of appeals says
the state anti-scalping law is uncon-
stitutional.
Surgeon Gen. Sternberg has made
public his report on the work of the
medical corps during the war.
Railroad Commissioner Longstreet,
IN his annual report. recommends a
government double-track railway from
Kansas City to the Pacific Coast.
The joint committee Of the senate
and house which is looking into postal
affairs will in Chicago Mon
day and discuss the cost of transport
ing mail, the rental Of postal cars, etc.
The second days session of the Phi
Delta Theta fraternity at Columbus,
Ohio, was devoted TO constitutional
amendments and committee reports.
The sessions are secret and nothing is
given out.
The joint committee of the senate
and house which is looking into postal
affairs will convene In Chicago to take
up that branch of the inquiry relating
to the cost OF transporting mail yer
the railroads, rental Of postal cars, etc.
Attorney General Grove of Missouri
has petitioned the supreme court OF
the state for a writ of mandamus COM
polling the various express companies
TO pay for the war revenue stamps
and their receipts to shippers.
The International Grand Opera COM
pany, composed of seventy people, In
Guiding some Of the best known singers
European fame, is stranded at Kan
sas City.
A movement is on foot among The
river coal operators to form a combina-
ton Of all the river mines and floating
property, and if the deal Is consum-
mated 1t will make one of the most
powerful business organizations In the
country.
Representative Hit of Illinois, chair
man of the house committee on foreign
affairs aud a member of the Hawaiian
commission, has reached Washington
to attend the initial meeting of the
commission and mature plans for fer
eign legislation.
Attorney General Mouett filed suits
in the Ohio supreme court against the
Solar. Refining company and the Ohio
Oil company TO Dust them from doing
business in Ohio. Suit is brought I'M
der the antitrust order made by the
court in 1892.
At the recent session of the national
grange resolutions were introduced and
referred. prohibiting the utteranca of
political opinions by state and national
grange officers, when mentioned for
| public offices, shall resign their grange
positions.
An order has been issued BY the
United States circuit court in Pitts
burg allowing the receiver of the Pitts
burg and Western Railroad company
TO borrow 100000 from the Pittsburg.
Cleveland & Toledo Railway company,
TO improve the road and pay ex-
penses.
Adjt. Gen. Cofbin has received a
cable message from Gen. Otis at Mani
Ia, announcing the arrival of the trans
port yigllancia with all well on board.
This steamship sailed from San Fran
sico Oct. 10.
Once more open gambling in Denver
has been stopped. The district court
dissolved the injunction obtained by
the Iroquols club forbidding the police
10 Interfere with the games conducted
in its rooms tnd all gambling houses
were immediately closed In order q
avoid being raided.