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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

The Office of the United States
attorney for South Dakota has per.
fected an appeal in the cas- of the
United States VS.. The Homestake
Mining Company. The appeal has
been allowed and the hearing will
be held next May before tho federal
circuit court of appeals at st. Paul.
The appeal is the %outgrowth of a
suit instituted some months ago by
the government to recover the sum
of about $4,000 from the Homestake
company for timber alleged to have
been illegally cut in the Black Hills
forest reserve. The case was tried
at Deadwood last September and
resulted in a verdict being returned
awarding the government a judge
ment ror $1,575 against the mining
company. The government was not
satisfied with the amount awarded it,
hence the appeal was taken.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

Candles Land Bill.

Senator Gamble, of South Dakota, has
introduced a bill to regulare the settle
ment of accounts between the United
States and several public land states rel
alive to the disposition of public lands
The bill provides that after the close of
each year the COMMISSIONS of the gen
erai land office be directed to state an
account between the United States and
the public land states for five per cent of
the net proceeds of sales of public lands in
each state which have heretofore or may
hereafter be made by the United States
and not already paid By the United States
to the states, and apon statements of
accounts being made to the auditor for
the interior department he shall certify
the statements of accounts to the secre-
tary of lie treasury for payment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

A new immigration bill. which i.
the joint production Of Senator Pen.
rose and Commissioners Genera
Powderly, has been introduced in
the senate by Mr.. Frye. The bill
provides an educational test and il
addition to the present system o.
domestic inspection OF immigration,
authorizes disappointment of inspec-
tors at the principal foreign points
from which immigrants sail with
instructions to exercise an especia.
scrutiny Of the police records o.
immigrants with the purpose o.
excluding anarchists. The bill aise
provides for the deportation of alien.
who prove TO be anarchists.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
Comparisons Favorable.

The United States is not euch an intcn,
perate nation after all, according to stats
tics During the last yesr from which fig
urcs are obtainahie, Great Britain and Ire
land consumed a& gallons of wine, II.
gallons of beer aud LIZ gallons Of spirits
per head OF population, France consumed
.s,4 gallons OF wine, 6.2 gallons beer and
2G gallons of spirits, Germany con
suucd i.f5 gallons of wine. 27.5 gallons OF
beer and i.N gallons of spirits. The Uni
ted States consumed o33 gallons of wine
r.3 gallons of beer n LOG gallons of spir
its. The difference Is, however, that tho
American takes his booze ali an once.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

SenatorKittredge, ofSouth Dakota,
has been given places ON the follow
ing committees: International canals,
claims, establishment Of University
of United States, patents, FIVE civil
lied tribes of Indian territory, stand.
ards. weights and measures, (chair,
man) Senator Gamble, of South
Dakota, has been assigned to the
following committees: Indian dep.
relations (chairman), public lands,
census, private land claims, trans
portation routes to the seaboard.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
To Tax Chatte1 Mortgages.

Last year the Lawrence county board OF
equalization took the chattel mortgage
record of the county as a basis OF credits
held by residents of the county, and
returned a valuation far in advance OF
that from that county in years preceding
Other counties of the state are following
the same system his year, and while Ii
will bring forth q long wall from the hold,
ers of such securities as are shown by the
chattel mortgage record, it is putting a
large mount of property on the assess
ment roll, which Ia owners evidently
forgot about assessing of the time the
assessor made his rounds.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

Father j. +. Desmond, of Huron; one OF
the leaders of the Catholic clergy of this
state, %speakingo of the presidents message,
said 1T was the message of the strenuous
man who has, irrespective of self or 9th.
ers. the high interests of the country al
heart. Ii was the man in unmistakable
words and meaning; the man who, as we
say in ireland, calls a spade a spade.
R~ooseveltian in style, classic in diction,
mastery in argument, and American all
over. The references to anarchy. and
Monroe doctrine were worthy the gifted
and fearless patriot. Every schooiboy
and schoolgirl should have a copy of H.,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
Against Due11ing.

The emperor William of Germany. is,
according to recent dispatches from Der.
lin, setting his face sternly against duel.
ling in the army. 1t has been generally
supposed, heretofore, that the emperor
tacitly encouraged this relic Of a decayed
age of chivalry, but now it is reported that
he has given express instructions against
1T and has threatened to dismiss any off.
Ger who disobeys them, If the emperor Il
sincerely determined to put a stop to
duelling, he can do so.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

In view of the wide discussion
Incidental to the question of who
fhould pay the physicians who
attended President Mckinley, DR..
Mathew d. Mann consented to make
statement setting forth the
stitude of himself and his associates.
pr. Mann, in reply TO questions by
reporter said: "We feel that when
q operated IN the president of the
United States we operated for the
merican people with a view to saw
'ig their president for them; we
sere not called by the family OF
resident Mckinley, but by the
lthorities the cabinet and others, to
Ike charge of the president, and we
lei therefore that we have a right
look to congress and the nation
r our remuneration. We took a
emendous responsibility, because
i'e took in our hands the life OF the
ost prominent man in the world;
id we feel that in taking such a
sponsibility we ran an immense
H.sk. Had the autopsy showed that
made any serious mistake we
I .puld have received unlimited con-
mnation-we might even have
zen ruiued professionally. From
these facts we feel that We seould
4 be called upon to render bills to
Z family. Any bill which we
ght render to the late presidents
bate would be larger than Mrs.
rKinley ought to be called upon
y pay"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

The rapid spread of smallpox in
Webster has made it necessary to
close the school and all places of
gathering. This is all right as far
as il goes but it is only a halfway
p~recaution. Farmers and travelling
men are allowed to come and go at
viii, thus menacing the entire sur-
rounding country. With nine cases
In the city it would seem as though
the public welfare demanded more
stringent methods. These precau-
lions that do not protect may prove
a very expensive exhibition of official
Iaxness. Don't monkey with as seri-
u a thing az a visitation of small
pox.-B Bristol tribune.
The above is a gross injustice to
this city and evidently comes from
ignorance of the true condition.
Ignorance that could have easily
beed set right by a very little inves-
tigation, and ignorance that cannot
be excused on the part Of en- editor.
II is evidently based upon a hope
and desire to injure. The preya-
hence of smallpox did not make it
necessary to close the school and all
places OF public gathering The
schools and churches were closed az h
precautionary measure aud for that
reason only. There has at no time
been nine cases OF slnellpox ia thie
city. The state. county, ana CHS
| boards Of health have been very
active in this matter and deserve
unqualified praise for the Inner
in which they have handled the
disease which might have proved an
1 epidemic. There were but five
cases and these. all came from
exposure in the same original case
which was not diagnosed as
smallpox before the exposure and
mot SO reported to the boards oi
y health, and these other cases were
quarantined Immediately because o.
Rsuch exposure and broke out while
squarantined. There has been nc
Manager in this city at any time and
1.-THE item published in the Bristo.
lTribune is as uncalled for as it il
umtrue and shows clearly that the
editor of the Tribune wanted t.
ldiyert trade from this city rather
1than protect the health of the com.
munity. A man or a community
That tries to gain advantage by dts.
orting the misfortunes of others is
truly despicaDle.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

We are sorry We have some people
in Webster who will SANDER their
sister towns in the county by saying
that smallpox is prevalent therein.
Do not do this it only brings dis
credit upon you.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

The figures which the British war
office has made public regarding the
deaths in the South African concen-
tration camps will appall the world.
The official report shows hal during
October 1856 whites died in the
camps of which 2,635 were children,
and in November, 2,S07 died Of
whom 2,271 were children. Comment
is unnecessary.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

Senator Lodge has introduced a
bill authorizing the construction of a
building to be used by the president
and his co-workers and advisers, and
giving the president the White
House for a private residence. This
bill should pass. The president
should have a place in Washington
for his home where the sanctity
would preclude even hungry office
seekers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
A majority of the greatest nav

A majority of the greatest naval
board Of inquiry in this country ha-
handed in its report and it is favor
able to Schley and gives him full
credit of sinking the Spanish fleet at
Santiago. That is, this is Admiral
Dewey's opinion, which will be taken
as the majority report by the people.
The other two members of the board
brought in an adverse report. The
great trouble with Schley seems to
have been that he was not "next" tc
the navy department.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

New York dealers have found that
they can import potatoes from Bel
GUM cheaper than they can be pur.
chased and shipped from Chicago.
Importing potatoes into Americal
Who'd a thunk it?
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

Secretary of State John Hay has
been chosen to deliver the address
at the congressional memorial servi-
ces. The date has not yet been
decided upon.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
Rumor as to O,Gorman.

Ii is understood that Rt. Rev. Thomas
O'Gorman, Of Sioux Falls, will be made
archbishop of Manila, which will make
him u highest dignitaryo Il the Catholic
church i'm the Philippine islands.
The fact that Bishop o'Gorman is a
friend of President Roosevelt, a strone
republican and o most intimate friend OF
Archbishop Ireland, lends weight TO the
report, 1t l., however. denied by the
bishop.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
Quite a Present.

Mrs. Jane l.. Stanford has transferred TO
the Stanford university, property worth
approximately Sa0,Oco,OW. Eighteen mil.
IONS Is in stocks and bonds. all giit-edge
securities. bringing an enormous reye.
nue. and the remaining $i2.Oo0.oOo are in
real estate, comprising almost a million
acres.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
Our Rcpresentatives Placed.

Publication of the full list of house com
mittees shows that Representative Burke
received assignments on the committees
on mines and mining, Indian affairs and
the select committee on industrial arts
and expositions. Representative Martin
assigned to the committee on pubiic
buildings and grounds and IA committe
on public lands.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

The South Dakota Dairymen's
association at Huron December 3 and
., adopted resolutions endorsing the
Graout bill and urging our represen-
tatives in Washington to use every
honorable means to secure its pass
aoe
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

The Schley- Sampson controversy
now been brought before con-
ss. Several bills calling for inyes-
alton, resolutions Of thanks, etc,
be already been introduced. 4
lent, suffering people are tempted
the question How long, oh Lord,
Long,
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

The state land department Decem-
Der IL, apportioned $4,000 of
interest and income fund to the
schools of the state, This is 5 cents
per capita ON school population, and
a total of SOD for the year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
Chance ycrdicts Not Good.

AJnry at Asheville. n. C., last week in a
murder case stood to s. and could not
agree. They therefore decided by lot
what there verdict shor,ld be, and found
the man guilty. But the verdict was set
aside as illegal, and the penalty of death
was reduced 20 30 years imprisonment
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

In is now asserted that Thomas
b. Reed is one of the heirs to $4,000
600. That is better than being car
of the house of representatives.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
RooseveIt's. Secretary Married

The marriage of Miss Katharine w
Dorr, of Albany, N. ", and Mr.. William
Loeb, Jr., secretary TO President Roose.
welt, took place at the Emanuel Baptist
church in that city December 18th. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. ID. w.
Buttrick, and was attended only by the
members of the families of the bride and
bridegroom. Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt
presented the bride with a diamond
brnnrb
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
CURRENT EVENTS.
Got Gay With the President.

When X became evident that the presi-
dent had about made UP his mind not to
reappoint Geopge X. Bidwell collector of
the port of New York, various supporters
of that official besides Senatar Plat
rushed over from the metropolis to Wash
ington to plead for Mr.. Bidwell. says the
New York Tribune. Among them was
Lemuel Ely Quigg, the c~x-meinber of
congress, who is suppose to represent
Senator Plat in the politics of Greater
New York.
As the story goes, had Mr.. Quigg con
tented himself with putting in a plea with
the president for Mr., Bidwell, the ex-con-
g~ressnlan's exit from the White House
would not have been so precipitous. But
it appears that he forgot himself and
made bold to threaten the president with
the vengeance of the Political organiza-
ton with which Mr.. Quigg is avowedly
identified in an important capacity. This
part of Mir. Quigg's talk is said to have
aroused the Rooseveitian ire as that ire
had not before been aroused since it's
owner o possession of the White House.
With his teeth clenched and mis- eyes
blazing with indignation, the president
bounded from his chair toward Mr., Quigg
and declared in crisp, cracking sentences
that he had no fear of political cabals, and
that in the selection of officers for the
public service, he was guided only by the
fitness of applicants.
IF you came here TO threaten" the pres
ident is reported as saying, II will ask
you immediately TO withdraw and let me
go on with my work.
Mr.. Ouigg. according to the story told,
stammeringly attempted TO apologize. but
before he could frame words to express
his embarrassment, he found himself In
the hallway outside the presidents room.
Ochsenreitcr Vice President.
The final scs sion Of the Implement deal.
ers was held Thursday of last week in
sioux Falls. Sioux Falls was selected as
the place for holding the next meeting a
year hence.
h following officers were elected:
President, NJ. ID. Thompson. of yermiIiion ;
first vice president, l.. G.. Ochsenreiter, of
Webster; second vice-pvesident, v. a
Walden of Madison; third vice-~presidcnt,
W. Ii. Brown. Of Pipestone. Mimi; fourth
yice-president, Is. {. Lee, of Nolga; fifth
vice-president, Roy Williams, of sioux
Falls; secretary and treasurer, WIS. Hiii.
OF Alexandria; directors, T.. +. Graves.
Gettysburg; Harrison White, Luvernc.
Mum X. J. Conway, Orient; l.. ". Sciinel.
der, salem; ~. O Stadkc, woonsockct: w.
u, Lennox; X. ). Lockliart.
Clear Lake; finance committee. ~ +. MIS-
son. Aankton: Jonah Zones, Sioux Falls;
j u. Bnrso, Planaintou; grieynnce com
mittee, y. -. Van AlstSne, Mitchell; +.
sinclaife, Beresford; W. s. Hnl, Aicxan.
dria.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

Senator Kittredge has introduced
a bill in the United States senate pro-
viding for the payment Of six months
salary to the widowof John j. Healy,
of Ipswich, this state, who was form.
erly an employee of the senate.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

Tobias Castor, Bryan's strongest
and most influential opponent for
supremacy in the democratic barty
of Nebraska, died suddenly on a
train last week.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

Postmaster General Smith has
resigned his cabinet position and
President Roosevelt has rendered the
position to Henry G. Payne,
national republican committeeman
from Wisconsin, who has accepted.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

The Canton, Ohio, dispatches say
that Mrs. Mckinley, wife of the late
president, is gradually failing and
unless she rouses from her grief will
soon be laid beside her husband.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

just before adjournment Decem-
Der II, the United States senate
confirmed the nomination of Hon.
Philander Knox to be attorney gen.
eral of the United States.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

The Hay auncefote isthmian
canal treaty has been ratified by the
senate by a vote of ~ to 6. and the
dirt will probably fly next year.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

Senator Clapp, of Minnesota, vas
the first of the recently elected and
appointed United States senators to
show his ''newness' in that body.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

Adding insult to injury
Admiral Schley has received offers
to so on the stage.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

In our present state OF mind we
couldn't distinguish the handsomest
girl in Milbank from a wooden
Indian cigar sire sign.-M ilbank
Herald Advance.
Great scott! what must the women
in Milbank resemble.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
Rest Room in Courthouse.

A public rest. room will be a feature Of
Brown county's new courthouse. Alarge
room on the ground floor will be fitted up
for this purpose, on the plan of like rooms
in several of the larger cities. Here
farmers families may retire to await the
completion Of business on the part of one
or more of their members, eat their
lunches, lull their babies to sleep and
avoid the neat or cold of the outer world.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

Governor Gregory, of Rhode
Island, died December Is. The gov
ernor had been i'll for several months.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
South Dakota a Winner.

AT "A meeting of the South Dakota Retail
Merchants Association, it was decided TO
reorganize, and convention will be called
for Jan. q, in Sioux Falls. -kigures com,
piled by Doane Robinson show that, Tor
the fourth consecutive year, South
Dakota stands far ahead of any other state
in the union in the per capita production
of wealth. The summary places the pro
duction of new wealth for 1901 at Sli3652,7a.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

Next Wednesday is Christmas.
We hope it will be a merry one to
all.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19
The Handsomest Calendar

OF the season Tin ten colors) SIX beau-
tiful heads ton sheets, lOxl2 Inches
reproductions of paintings by Moran
issued by general passenger department.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way, will be sent on receipt OF twenty
five cents. Address L. A. Miller, sten-
eral Passenger Agent, Chicago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1901-12-19

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-01-05
The LAWS DELAYS.
GEN. MOLINEUX WANTS HIS SONS
CASE HURRIED UP.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4-The World to-
morrow will say: Gen. Edward Molineux
has decided to appeal TO the legislature
to ascertain the cause of the delay in
settling the case of his son, Roland, con-
victed of murder in the first degree. He
will ask if necessary that a committee
be appointed to conduct an investigation
and that a bill be enacted limiting the
time given to a trial Judge within which
he must pass on case where the con-
vlction was one of murder in the first
degree Molineux was convicted on Feb.
10, 1900. Counsel for MolineuX completed
serving their papers. on appeal to the
district attorney on May A, of last year.
On July %, the district attorney com
pleted his case. The following day the
papers were submitted to- Recorder Goff.
Shortly after that the recorder went on
a three months vacation. He returned
to bench on Nov. /, but it was not until
Dec. that he took up the Molineux
papers.
Gen. Molineux said:
every man who is accused of hav-
ing committed crime under our laws is
entitled to a trial. The trial of my son is
not completed until the court of appeals
has passed upon his case. There seems
a trial judge must settle a case. 1t nas
been suggested to be by professional
friends that there is no limitation by
law to the time trial judge can take
the case / will certainly appeal to the
legislature or to tie judges of the court
of appeals if there isslo time limit. Tie
spirit moves me, not only as a father
of the defendant, but as a citizen to
make public to the people of The state
Of New York, yes, to the whole werid,
III what position a criminal or alleged
criminal is placed to get his papers be-
fore the court of appeals.