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LET FIFTEEN OF THEM GO.

Board Of Charities and Corrections Re-
leased 15 Boys From the School.
The state board of Charities and
Corrections held session at Plankin-
ton last week and on the recommen-
dation of Supt. Tompkins Is boys were
released from the institution % having
served their time. These were part
of the boys who attempted to get away
from the institution when the change
in the superintendent occurred, and by
this action the new superintendent
evidently admits that he cannot control
the leaders of that crowd. This fully
substantiates the statement in THE
REPUBLICAN Monday that the super
intendent intended to release some of
the boys. The board passed through
here for Yankton and we ascertained
that it was practically settled that the
change in the state insane asylum
would OCCUR at this time. It WAS un-
derstood that DR.. 9. Ross would sup
plant DIR. Mead as superintendent OF
! the asylum.
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Presiding Elder Eager and DR.. Gra-
ham of Dakota University expect to be
present during the session.
HAVE RETURNED OTHER DUTY.

Pulpits of the Various City Churches Wore
Occupied by Their Pastors Sunday.
Pastors Stevens and Tomlin, who
have been away on vacations, returned
to their pulpits in the Methodist and
Congregational, churches, respectively
Sunday, and gave their audiences in
spring sermons. Pastor Fraser spoke
in the Presby terian church In the
evening giving splendid sermon on
"The Mistakes of Noses" Pastor
Gunderson had good audience at the
communion services in the morning
and made his sermon approprite to the
occasion. Rector Babcock has been
away from the Episcopal church for
some time taking mis- summer vacation
and resumed services there Sunday
morning. He feels much benefited by
the change and rest. Rev. W. W.
Havens occupied the pulpits in the
Presbyterian church in the morning
and the Congregational church in the
evening in the interests of the Anti
Saloon league. Pastor Austin was at
his post of duty in the FREQ Methodist
church morning and evening and
Father Shea discoursed to two large
audiences at the Catholic church dur
ing the day.
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OFF TO HURON ASSEMBLY.
Mitchell Sends = Good Delegation to the
Epworth League Gathering.

Mitchell Sends \ Good Delegation to the
Epworth League Gathering.
Mitchell will be we'll represented at
the state Epworth League Assembly
which commenced ten day session at
Huron Tuesday, the exercises being
held in q grove adjoining the city,
which affords q pleasant place for
camping out, of which some of the local
delegates will take advantage. Mitch
ell people boarded the Omaha train at
noon today and was composed of
the following: Frank and Miss Carlota
Meyer, Miss Ida Chaplin, Misses June
and Grace Connor, Miss Dora Bobb,
Miss Lydia Farrell, Misses Margaret
and Lottie Duncan, Miss Marie Quig.
ley, Miss Eta Richards, Rev. Harry
Gunderson, and Ray and Walter Car.
hart. This number will be increased
by the arrival there of the Misses Noble
and Misses Corwin and Ed. S. Whit
taker, who comprise the University
quartet, and Prof. E. T. Cotton, wht
will assist on the program during the
session. Rev. Mr.. Stevens is also or
the program and will go over mex
week to participate in the exercises
which close Wednesday. BY thi
number of people and the accompany
ing talent Mitchell will be something
of factor in the assembly meeting
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THE PUBLIC LANDS
There is But Very Little Left in Mitchell
District Except Out on the Inaian
Reservation.
Mitchell Sent q Good Delegation Of
Young People Over to the Huron
Assembly Tuesday.
Pastors are Through With Their Summer
Vacation and Resumed Their Reg
alar Work Sunday.
Pastors are Through With Their Summer
ular Work Sunday.
PUBLIC LANDS GROWING SCARCE
Not Much Left In Mitchell District Excep
the Reservation Lands.


the Reservation Lands.
There are seven United States land
Offices in South Dakota and recently
the registers of each made report to
the commissioner of the general Office
showing the amount of vacant land in
each district, the aggregate of the
whole amounting to 100000 acres
which is subject to entry. From Reg
lister Fosters report we ascertain that
the Mitchell district contains a total of
20,941 acres of vacent land which is
now subject to entry by qualified appli-
oants. This land district embraces the
older portion of the state and the re-
port shows that government land is be-
coming decidedly scarce in many Of
the old settled counties. For instance,
Aurora county contains only 100 acres
of vacant government land which is yet
subject to entry; Bon Homme county,
40 acres of grazing land; Clay county,
Sc acres of grazing land; Douglas
county, 6S acres of grazing land;
Hutchinson, 49 acres of broken land;
Jerauld, 1000 acres of grazing land;
McCook, 2 acres swampy land; Moody,
40 acres swampy land; Sanborn, "a
acres swampy land; Union, II acres
swampy land, and Yankton. 81 acres
swampy land. OF the 20,94l acres
subject to entry in the Mitchell dis
triot 19, 200 acres are embraced in the
land oeded by the Yankton Indians in
1895 and is situated in Charles Mix
county. The total acreage of lands en-
tered in the Mitchell district during
the last year WAS about 10000 acres.
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time until the next meeting WAS grant
ed. This agitation will undoubtedly
be the means of giving light to the
residence portion Of the city, either by
arcs or inoandesoents.
The following names were drawn by
the council as the city's apportionment
to the county for the purpose OF supply.
ing the jury list: G. n. Kibbee, ]. E.
McCaslin, Frank Shepherd, b. W,
Kress, Frank Weller, s. T. Greene,
A. A. Boynton, S. T. Whyte, j. A.
Brown, D. N. Potter, A. J. Parshall,
V. II. Sphinx, o. T. Litchfeld, G. G.
Dean, John jackson.
Alderman Wells reported that the
fire alarm system was in disordered
condition and that it had not been in
working order for q year. The coun.
Gil ordered the same repaired st q cost
not to exceed S15.
Alderman Stout brought in request
from his south side constituents re-
questing the council to remove the
watering trough near Murphy & Wade'l
grocery to some less conspicuous place
and the matter was taken under sd
visement.
One thing OF Importance performed
by the council was further reduction
OF the city's indebtedness, and thil
action is certainly to be higly com
mended. The statement of the city
treasurer that there was 81 900 in the
treasury suggested to the mayor thai
half OF this amount might be utilized
toward reducing the:city indebtedness
consequently $4,000 was transferred Il
the sinking fund and the treasurer Wal
authorized to call in four bonds OF $500
each. AS these bonds draw per CEN
interest it will be noticed that year,
interest is we'll worth saving. Will
the payment of this $1,000 the bonded
bebt, outside of the school, amounts t
S62, zoo, l9,500 being refunded ati4t pei
cent. and the balance, which draws
per cent, will undoubtedly be refunded
this fall at an equally low rate.
The council adjourned to the mex
regular meeting in September.
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The Yankton Insane Asylum the Last to
Pass Into the Hands of the Fusionists.
AT last have the obligations been set
tied which were the price of the cleo
tion Of the governor last year by means
of fusion. The governor was able to
appoint board of charities and correc-
tions which would do the bidding of the
state administration, regardless wheth-
or q competent official would be sup
planted by another of inexperience.
The state penitsntiary and the re-
form schools have both been supplied
with new head officers and there wasn't
so much trouble in distributing this
patronage, but the superintendency of
the Yankton insane asylum was not so
easy Of adjudication. 1t was under
stood that the place was to be reserved
for DR.. Wsrne, of this city when he
should return from the Philippines
with the South Dakota regiment, but
evidently something has happened to
disarrange the plan, although DR..
Warne had started plan 10 leave his
regiment, when his services were most
needed, before 1t was mustered out.
The board OF charities and corrections
met at Ysnkton last week to carry out
the injunctions OF their chief. DR..
Mead WAS removed and Or. S. Ross was
appointed in his place, the change to
occur Aug. 20. No charges of any kind
were preferred against DR.. Mead, and
it is understood that Kingsbury was
not in favor of change in the asylum
and his righteous indignation got the
better of his populism. Other changes
were the removal Of the two assistant
physicians, who 60 Sept. l. G.. L.
Parks, who was established % foreman
of the new buildings by Mr.. Kingsbury
with the understanding that he was te
remain there, WAS removed. For sew
eral months the populist members O.
the board have endeavored to put F
L. Ward, Black Hills man, to worl
as superintendent OF construction, ever
sitter the buildings were nearly com
pleted, and he was finally given tn
plaoe OF Parks. Jake Nissen was ap
pointed as steward, in place OF Franl
Wyman removed, who has filled tina
position with great satisfaction for
number of years.
F. M. Steere, one Of the republican
members of the board was in the oit
Saturday On his way home to Messing
ton Springs from his attendance O
the stormy session and gave US some c
the inside history Of the transactions
After it was all over and the board ha,
adjourned. .Klngsbury and Steere Wake
out of the room together and it ws
; evident that the former WAS prett
indignant over the action of th
board. Mr.. Steere said that King
|. bury turned to him and said, "Well
am glad the dirty business is throug
: with" And these are the words of th
| man who helped the other two popl
, list to accomplish the "dirtv buiiness
} 1t must be great satisfaction to th
, populist administration OF the stat
that one Of its strongest supporter
r must apologize for the action taken.
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WILL FINISH THEIR DUTY.
Lieutenant Bates Thinks tho Fireside Pa
triots Talked too Much.

Lieutenant Bates Thinks tho Firesido Pa
triots Talked too Much.
j. D. Kress received an interesting
letter from his nephew. Horace G.
Bates, written from Manila under date
of June 26. Young Bates lives at Elan
dreau and was assigned to Co. I. when
he enlisted. he was commissioned
sergeant and on arriving in Manila
was promoted to lieutenancy, as first,
we believe. Mr.. Kress has permitted
US to make q few extracts from the
letter as follows:
"About three weeks ago we were
relieved from the firing line and came
in from Fernando and was establish
ed in camp at Sante Mesa. My company
is quartered in An old Spanish church.
We are about mile from any other
troops but the church is like some
ancient castle and it would take good
many natives to drive US out, even if
we haye only thirty men left in the
company.
ga large dumber of So Oak. sick and
wounded went home in the "Morgan
City" and U. S. hospital ship "Relief."
Company I sent fifteen home in q
bunch.
'1f the government wants volunteers
from here it should give the men .
chance to enlist and not conscript
them. You don't need to lose any
sleep over the flag being taken down
from any place it is put. You people
in the state do lot Of talking about
things you know nothing about. If the
fireside patriots in the state had kept
their mouths shut we would meyer have
had An insurrection here or il we had
been sent ahead when the thing first
started we would have wound it up be.
fore now. We have always done onr
duty and will probably continue to do
so."
"There is not much fighting going
on just now. The rainy season has set
in and the country and all movements
will have to be stopped for several
months. Pennsylvania starts to load
their ship tomorrow and will soon
sail for Frisco."
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Business of Mitchell Land Office.


In his quarterly report TO the COM
mission of the general land office, Reg
lister Foster outlined the business trans
acted during that period. There were
So homestead entries embracing 6,267
acres Of land; there were IS home
stead proofs made covering $500 acres;
there were 81 timber culture proofs
made covering 5,4S1 acres; there were
Is cash entries made covering $50
acres; there were three military bounty
and three soldier deolaratory entries
made. The total entries of all classes
amount to 176. The cash receipts for
the Office during the quarter was $11,'
3l7.22
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CUTTING DOWN DEBT
The City Council Made Another ReduCt-
ion in the City Bonded Indebted.
ness Monday Night.
Question Of Further Lighting the Resi-
denCe Part Of Town Was Again
Postponed For a Month.
Change Occurs in Insane Asylum Man.
agement--K --KingSbury "WaS Tired Of
the Dirty Business"
IN THEIR MONTHLY SESSION.
The City Council Transacted Some Busi-
ness of Importance Monday Might.

The City Council Transacted Some Busi-
ness of Importance Monday Night.
Every member of the city council
was present at the regular session
Monday evening and Mayor Fullerton
was there to preside over the deliber-
ations of that body. Auditor Smith
read the minutes Of the previous meet
ing which were approved. The first
business taken up was the letting of
the bids for the construction of con-
demned sidewalks, which were con-
demned las. fall and although bids
were asked for at that time no contract
was let as it was then too late in the
year to do much in that line of i'm
provement. There was some disposit-
ion to postpone letting the contract at
this meeting until the September ses-
sion, but inasmuch as the same difficult
ty would be encountered in the lateress
Of the season il was decided to open the
bids. The contract was awarded to
Chas. Havlatko at 32a cents per lineal
foot and furnish the material. The
resolution awarding the contract con-
tained provision deferring work on
the contract beginning until ten days
had elapsed, which would permit parties
to build their own sidewalk. At the
end of that time all walks not con.
structed under the condemnation notice
| will be laid under the contract.
| The report of the city officers was
listened to next and Weigher Nielsen
reported that the receipts of his Office
for July amounted to- S16.60. Judge
Abbey had three cases before him,
which were of disorderly nature.
City Treasurer Kibbee's report showed
that there was 81 ,OOO.93 in the various
funds on Aug, l. His report for July
and June were accepted.
The following bills against the city,
which were audited by the committee
were allowed and warrants ordered
drawn for tha amonnta.
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Alderman Bracy made . report OF
the committee on lights which had
been instructed at the last meeting to
investigate the light question with ref
erence to re-establishing the seven arc
lights. He stated that the committee
had reached no definite conclusion as
to lighting the residence portion of the
city and asked for further time in
which to pursue the Investigation.
The committee wanted to look into
the matter of incandescent lights for
the residence portion with the posi-
bility of equipping the water works
station with dynamo and furnishing
the light by the city's own power.
A AldermAn Wells, made minority re-
port on the light question and urged
that the all the arcs be restored to use
by the first OF September, but his
amendment could not be acted upon in
conjunction with the committees re-
port, which was adopted and further
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THE WHOLE DEAL FINISHED

The Yankton Insane Asylum the Last to
Pass Into the Hands of the Fusionists.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
Htiserllansous &eadiirg.
THE FINAL SMASH UP
MANY PREDICTIONS CONCERNING
TO BE CONTINUED.

These Prophecies Have Startled the
Inhabitants of This Old Earth From
ma Far Back as the Year 1OOO-The
Fear Of Comets.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22

"As result of these restrictions,
and of what may be termed the moral
discussion exercised by the dominant
white race TO prevent the Negroes
from taking an active part iu elections,
some rather startling contrasts appear
in votes for congressman. For exam
pie.
"1n Mississippi, according to the
census ef 1890, there were 271 ,OS0 yot-
ers. The number OF votes cast in that
state for president in 1896 was 70 $3.50,
and for seven congressman in 1898
only 10000.
"In Louisiana the number of voters
in 1890 was 25O,563; votes cast in
1895, 10l, ,046; in 1898, in the six con-
gressional districts, only 33,125.
"The present basis of representation
in congress is in round numbers 174,-
600. In New York the average vote
for representatives is $4,000, iu Iowa
$4,000, in Minnesota $4,000, in Califor-
mia 10000, in Massachusetts 10000, in
Ohio $4,000.
"But Louisiana elects six and Missis.
sippi seven representatives with total
vote less than these and other states
cast for one! The average total vote
cast for representatives in 1898 was
4 200 in Mississippi, $500 in Louisiana,
10000 in Georgia, 10000 in Florida,
0,0O0 in South Carolina, and II, 900 in
Alabama.
"Upou its surface this disproportion
involves great inequality in political
power, and ina republic inequality is
injustice.
"The former slave states have now
1926 representatives in congress. From
80 to "a of these, it is estimated, are
due to colored inhabitants. What pro.
portion of the number would be lost
under the proposed legislation it is
difficult 10 say, but it would probably
be at least one-half
"Candid Republicans have for some
time admitted that 1t was a political
crime 10 enfrauchise the whole mass of
black ignorance at the south without
any preparation for the suffrage. For
this crime that party was punished by
a great increase in the politial power
of the south, which, when the bayonets
were removed, became solidly arrayed
against it. In 1867 the southern states,
if given their choice, would gladly
have accepted reduced representa-
tion in congress and in the electoral
college in preference to the immediate
enfranchisement of their former slaves.
"Whether, having endured this for
80 years, they should now be punished
for attempting to protect themselves
by getting around the constitution
raises new question in equity and in
politics."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
He knew he had been asIeeD. and he

lie knew he had been asleep, and he
saw at once that his slumber must
have lasted some time. for the fire
had died down. and he was cold. A
great draft Of chilly air was blow
ing In from somewhere, and he per-
ceived that the door In the side wall
by which the lad Tom had gone out
had been left ajar. On the clean floor
in direct line to and from this door
were footprints. still quite wet
The candles on the mantelplece had
been blown out before they had burn
ed down appreciably lower than they
had been at supper time.
But the most uncanny discovery Of
all was that on the floor beside the
chair In which he had been sitting
there were some biscuit crumbs and a
tiny fragment Of torn envelope.
With quick suspicion Mason thrust
his hand into that one Of his coat pock-
cts which had been the most easily ac-
cessible and. pulling out the contents.
found that the scrap Of paper exactly
corresponded with the missing cor
ner Of g tern envelope he carried there
and the crumbs with a broken biscuit
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-11-22
The STORY Of JUDAS.

One of the sights of the great cattle
yards of Chicago is an old white OK,
named Judas. An OK may rise to en-
inence by his cunning and wisdom as
well rs a man, and Judas has risen.
He came to the yards good many
years ago, while he was yet frlsky
steer, aud he was Immediately pur.
chased by one of the great packing
houses and driven from the train
which brought him from his Iowa home
TO distant yard.
The life of most animals at the cat
tie yards is very Short-a week at the
very most. A few days after the ar
rival of Judas the herd of cattle which
occupied the pen with him was select
ed for killing. The alleyway 10 the
packing house led down long alley
way with high fences on each side,
then up narrow chute and into the
building. For some reason the cattle
seem to know what is coming, for they
always object to being driven up the
chute. Judas was no exception. He
plunged madly about among the herd
and the cattlemen had more trouble
with him than with any other animal.
At last, however, he seemed to realize
that sooner or later he must 60 and he
made virtue of a necessity, trotted
quietly up the chute and the other cat
tie followed rapidly after him. Thus
he ran until he had just reached the
door of the packing house. Then,
quick as wink, he turned and gallop-
ed down a side passage and escaped,
while the other cattle went onward
into the building.
Judas had been so very clever that
the good natured cattlemen let him 60
for that day, for genius is to be appre-
ciated in a steer as well as in man.
The next day, however, they drove
him up again with another herd. This
time he made not the slightest objec-
ton, but trotted forward quietly, and
the other steers, having u confident
leader, behaved admirably. But just
as Judas reached the door of the build
ing he lodged again so suddenly that
the men couldn't turn him, and escap.
ed as he had done before, while the
herd behind him went careering into
the killing room.
Since then Judas has been regular
employe of the cattle yards. Every
day he leads up herd of cattle and
every day he lodges just at the door
of the building. He has saved the
ca,tlemen no end of trouble and delay
with riotous herds since he began his
service. He has grown fat and sleek
on the good living of the yards, aud so
highly are his services regarded that
the cattlemen provide him with
white blanket on cold days to keep
him comfortable.
And thus he is living to green old
: age, but he bears the disrespectable
name of Judas-the betrayer.
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on these portents. Nine. de Levigne,
writing Mt the same time, said:
I'VE have comet Of enormous size.
Its tail Is the most beautiful object
conceivable. Every person Of note is
alarmed and believes that heaven, in
terested in their fate, sends them a
warning in this comet. They say that
the courtiers Of Cardinal Mazarin, who
Is despaired Of by his physicians, be-
lieve this prodigy Is In honor Of his
passing away and tell him of the ter
ror with which it has inspired them.
He had the sense to laugh at them and
to reply facetiously that the comet did
him too much honor"
NJ. Camille Flammarion, the distin-
guished French astronomer, says on the
same subject: "ln this century predic-
tions concerning the end Of the world
have several times been associated
with comets. 1t was announced that
the comet Of Biela. for example, would
intersect the worlds orbit on Oct. 20,
1882. which did as predicted. There
was great excitement. Once more the
end Of things was declared at hand.
Humanity was threatened. What was
going to happen? The orbit-that is to
say, the path Of the earth-had been
confounded with the earth itself. The
latter was not to reach that point of
its orbit traversed by the comet until
Nov. 80. more than q month after the
comets passage, and the latter was at
no time to be within 20,OOO,OOO leagues
Of us. Once more we got off with q
good fright"
In his entertaining book, LA Fin du
Monde" NJ. Flammarion gives graph
ic description Of a collision between
the earth and q comet which is to take
place some time in the twenty-ffth
century. "These two heavenly bodies,
the earth and the comet" he writes,
twill meet like two trains rushing
headlong upon. each other with resist
less momentum. as If impelled to mu-
tual destruction by an Unsuitable rage.
But In the present instance the veloci-
ty of shock will be S65 times greater
than that Of two express trains having
each a speed Of 100 kilometers per
hour."-New York Herald.