Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-04-06

immense damage was done in Texas
by the freeze of last week.
Wages or the New England railroads
are materially advanced.
The interstate commerce commission
has rendered a decision on export
rates.
The Sealers Leopard. Vanguard and
Neptune have arrived al St Johns,
y. f.. with 69.600 seals.
Isaac Sheppard 4 Co, iron founders.
Philadelphia. have granted their en-
ployes an increase OF II per ent in
wages.
The restoration or the wages OF LOO
employees in the York cotton mills. at
Saco, Ne, is announced 10 begin April
LIST.
Tie Alabama Democratic state cen
venfion was held at Montgomery, and
elected delegates To the constitutional
convention. 10 be held next August
The Indiana supreme court has de-
cided that if a man marries a woman
who is indebted TO him, the marriage
discharges the debt.
Reports from many sections of the
Joaquin valley, in California. show that
the floods caused by the late heavy
rains is increasing. Water Is sill pour
Ing in On the low lands, aboul 3o,ts0
acres being covered.
Notice has been sem out at New
York by the American Hard Rubber
company. that an advance of Z per cent
has been ordered In the price of all
hard rubber goods.
The neutrality-suspicious. line steam
er Pretoria. arrived from HAMBURG.
brough 1,2o4 steerage passengers. the
largest number of passengers brought
by any one steamer this season.
The strike of the 800 miners of the
Mclean County Coal company. at Biz
miGgliam, Ala. has been settled. the
operators agreeing to advance the rate
for mining > cents per ton.
The strike Of the velvet weayers OF
Crefeld. Germany. which commenced
in January. has been adjusted by a
slight increase in the wages OF the en-
ployes.
Articles OF Incorporation were filed
80 ~. Louis by the Three Friends Zine
Mining company. 1t has has $4,000
shares at 500 per share. The capital
stock is said to be fully paid up. The
shareholders are mostly prominent 81.
Louisans
&. w. Jefferson. one of the largest
retail grocers in the South, filed a peti-
ton IN bankruptcy at Louisville, Nv.
His liabilities are about 100000: as.
sets. unknown. The largest creditors
are in New York, Chicago and Battle
Greek. Mich.
The will Of Mrs. Melissa f.. Terry Of
Penton Harbor. Mich. has been filed
for probate, liz which she gives be-
tween $4,000 and $ 5000 10 the public
library of that city. Mrs Terry was
the widow of DIR. +. j.. Terry. who
died in Chicago several years ago.
AT a Socialist meeting. held at Jena.
Germany, Herr Bebel. the Socialist
leader. said the Socialists would gladly
renounce the idea Of a general revoiu-
(! ton. Ii the wealthy classes would treat
the proletariat justly. He admitted
there was a rift in the party, and aues-
toned how il would terminate. adding
that If a splir occurred now in the par
~ much ridicule would result.
Fifteen hundred employees of Norton
Bros tin can factory ar Maywood. Ill.
have struck A year ago the cumnany
reduced the a scale Ia per cent.
and the strike Is for a return 10 toe old
scale. A majority Of the strikers are
women and girls employed In the jan.
aiming and stamping department.
ON accoun OF quarantine being en-
forced on April /. instead NJ May i.
the lye-dayt a-week steamship service
from Tampa 10 Havana win he diSron
tinued and a trs-weekly service inas
gLrated for the SUMMER season. rhs
Plant uiivette and Whitnes
Win be placed oI this run.