Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1898-03-24
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Otherwfse.
SpaniSh-American sailors are de-
sorting in order 10 avoid fighting
Spain.
The steamer Noyo has left Seattle
for Copper river. Alaska. with 200 pas
sengers and a large amount of freight
The cause OF the delay in issuing the
Chinese loan has been removed boy the
committee of the German boerse
granting il official quotation.
The Fourth National Bank of Phil
adelphia has 100000 in gold engaged
for import. This makes the total of
the present engagements by all Inn
rortsrs S21,S25.000.
Gov. Russell of North Carolina re-
ceived a message from President Nc
Kinley asking how many troops the
state could furnish in case of hostili-
ties. The reply of the governor gave
$4,000 rs the number.
The call for the Indiana State Pro
hibition convention. May 24-5, has the
apportionment of delegates based on
the combined vote in the last presiden-
rial election for lowering and for
Benily.
The Third National Bank of ST.
Louis has been approved as a reserve
agent Ger the Nation al Germ an-Ameri-
cal Bank Of ST. Paul; also the Flour
City National Bank of Minneapolis
for the First National Bank of Pierre.
s ID.
Everything is astir and hustle at the
navy yard at Vallejo. Cal. Hundreds
Of workmen are being added 10 the
usual force TO rush the work of pre-
pariLg the Charleston. Philadelphia.
Hartford, Pensacola and Adams for
service.
Articles OF Incorporation of the Amer
lean Thread company. with an author
lied stock capital Of s12.OOO.OO0, were
filed with the secretary OF state NJ
Trenton n. j. The incorporators are:
Peter Lowe, Charles n. King and En-
nest F. Charles, all of Jersey City.
Counsel for Edna Wallace Hopper
said that papers had been prepared 1t
New York in an action against De
Wolf Hopper for divorce. Counsel de-
clined 10 say on what grounds the act
ion would be based, but intimated
that Ii would not be the statutory
ground.
The resignation of eight trustees of
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church.
of which the Rev. DR.. John Hall is
pastor. were accepted by the church.
recently. The designations were from
John Sloane. j. j.. McCook, f. Francis
Hyde. James X. Jessup. Henry l..
Smith. Malcolm Graham, III. Il. Barnes
and Alexander Macon.
Dr. William III. Maxwell. borough
superintendent of schools in Brook
lyn, was elected superintendent of
schools Of New York by the board of
education. which received through its
sneeiai committee official ~Eoiincarion
OF tie refusal of President Andrew 8.
Draper of the University of Illinois, 10
accept the place.
The Bank of AbbeyviIle, Ga. has
assigned. President J.. J.. MehaEln
was absent N the time of the assign
ment. and the cashier. H +. Latham.
left on a train for Savannah immedi-
ately after the assignment. Max r.
Lund was appointed assignee. The
safe has not been opened. and il is
said the wrong combination has been
given.
The examination Of the business OF
Rapid City. s. D., land Office. with a
view 10 removing IL 10 'deadwood. will
not lie done for some time. Land
Commissioner Hermann has received
2 letter from Special Agent Green.
who was detailed to perform the work.
saying that he will not be able 10
reach Rapid City for at least three
weeks. Ii is probable, therefore, that
nothing will be done in the matter for
a month at the earliest.
Land Commissioner Hermann has
written a letter TO Superintendent OF
Logging Rosa, In charge of the cutting
OF dead and down timber on the In
dian reservations, %cautioning him
against allowing any laxity in the
prosecution of that work. Although
Hermann will not admit shat there
has been any falling OF in the amoun
OF work performed, II is estimated that
the late reports do o show up SO
well as those rendered for the first
month or two after operations were
begun.
The veterans OF tho civil war living
ia Oakland Cal. have decided tc OFFER
the services of q full company 10 the
government IL the event OF war with
SPAIN A company Of 100 has been or
ganized.
A Lost OpportunIty.