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CANTON, S. D.
FARMERS' PUBLISHING CO.. PUBLISHERS
MONEY MARKET EASY]
THE EXPORTS OF GOLD CAUSES
NO APPREHENSION.
The Bank Surplus Increase* In Spite of
the Outgo—1'lie National Treasury Can
Release 820,000,000 If Necessary When
Crop Moving Time Comes.
Although exports of gold during last week
ran up to $4,600,000, the money market in
New York remained very easy, and the sur
plus reserve of the city banks increased
$2,311,525. The increase of surplus is due
In part to the fact that the amount of re
quired reserve was lessened by $1,024,525,
owing to a heavy decrease in the deposit®
liability. In addition to this the banks ap
pear to have increased their holding of
actual cash by $1,367,000, that sum repre
senting the excess of currency received over
gold exported. Judged by the smaller
volume of bank clearings trade
has slacked off at interior points,
and the decreased speculation in town sites
and mining developments releases very
larfee sums which will find their way to the
great financial centers. Of the 860,000,000
of government 4%s which fall due Sept. 1
nearly one-half are held by national banks,
and therefore will doubtless be continued at
the lower rate proposed by Secretary Fos
ter. Accepting his statement that he would
be able' to pay the entire amount in cash if
necessary, it would appear that the treas
ury will have a surplus of twenty odd mil
lions to release if necessary to relieve the
money market when the demand for money
to move the
crops becomes acute. The com
parative ease with which long-time loans
are being made indicates that no serious
monetary stringency is expected.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
May Statement of Secretary Foster—In
crease of 9622,015 for tbe Month.
The following is a summary of the public
debt statement for May:
Aggregate interest bearing
debt, exclusive of United
States bonds issued to the
Pacific railroads $ 010,529,120
Debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity 1,647,505
Aggregate of the debt bearing
no interest, including the
national bank fund deposited
in the treasury under the act
Of July 14, 1890 395,848,001
Aggregate of certificates and
notes offset by cash in the
treasury 538,190,649
Aggregate of debt, including
certificates and notes, May
31, 1891 1,546,215,855
Decrease of the bonded debt
during the month 2,209,148
Total cash in the treasury 697,077,366
Debt less cash in the treasury
May 31, 1801 849,138,508
Debt less cash in the treasury
April 30, 1891 848,515,593
Net increase of the debt during
the month 622,915
KILLED TWO WIVES.
A
Former Ncbraskau Confesses to Wife
Murder In Two Instances.
On the morning of the 25th of September,
1884, the citizens of Wayne, Neb., became
wild with excitement over the suicide of
Mrs. Matilda Szwald, who had lived with
her husband there. The evening before
they had quarrelled, and the wife had
driven her husband out of the house and he
elept in a barn across the way When he re
turned in the morning bo found the door
locked and he cooked his breakfast in the
shed. When the door was opened the body
of the wife was found hanging by a rope
within a foot or two of the door, with the
feet firmly planted on the floor, the rope
having cut into her neck until it was out of
sight. The coroner's jury rendered a ver
dict that the deceased came to her death by
her own hand while under a fit of tempo
rary insanity. John Szwald, her husband,
now living in California, now confesses to
having committed the crime of killing his
wife, and also to having murdered a first
wife by poisoning in Minnesota.
Spanish Reciprocity.
At a meeting of the Spanish cabinet in
Madrid, the queen regent presiding,
Premier Canovas Del Castillo announced
thct the commercial convention with tho
United States had been concluded.
Grew a Long Beard in the Grave.
The body of E. M. Haskell, who has been
dead for over twenty years, was removed
from his grave at Northfield, Minn., it being
purposed to put the body in another lot.
When his body was exposed it was found
that he had a beard twenty-three inches
long. His wife said that before he died he
had been shaven and all his hair must have
grown after his burial.
The FaclHc Mall Prosperous.
The annual meeting of the Pacific Mail
company at New York resulted in the re
election of the old board of directors with
out opposition. The annual report showed
surplus earnings of 8802,019 after paying all
charges, but no dividend will be declared,
as the company has decided to use the
money in improvements for the purpose of
taking advantage of the subsidy law.
Rhode Island Legislature Meets.
The members of the Rhode Island legisla
ture have been duly sworn in. The repub
licans, who have a large majority, will elect
their state candidates as follows: Governor*
Herbert W. Ladd lieutenant-governor,
Henry A. Stearns secretary of state,
George H. titter: attorney-general, Robert'
W. Burbank general treasurer, Samuel
Clark.
Held Two Hundred at Bay.
Near Sutton, W. Va., Alex Dunlap, &
negro railroad laborer, had a fight with
Italians, and with a rifle kept fully 200
Italians at bay from early morning until
the afternoon, when he was arrested. In
the fray he shot two of the Italians, inflict
ing fatal wounds.
Against Sam Small.
A public meeting of the citizens of Ogden,
Utah, has passed resolutions denouncing as'
false Sam Small's charges against the man
agement of the Ogden University, and
recommended that the Methodist confer
ence to be held there June investigate the
charges.
Need Not Submit.
The United States supreme court has de
cided that persons injured on railroads and
bringing suit for damages, are not required
to submit to an examination by company
Burgeons.
Stock of Wheat In the Northwest.
Figures compiled by the Northwestern
MiUer show the stock of wheat in private
elevators in Minneapolis to be 3,956,000,
bushels, against 4,017,000 bushels last Mon
day. This makes the total stock at Mlnne-'
apolis and Duluth, 11,474,455 bushels, a de
crctiso of 494,650 bushels for the week. The
Market Record places the stock in country
elevators of Minnesota and the two Dakotas
at 8,307,000 bushels, a loss of 2S,000 bushels.
The aggregate northwestern stock thus
figures 13,811,455 bushels, agaihst 15,304,100
a year ago.
A NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.
Protestants to Unite and Ask for an En
dowment of S6,OOO,OOO.
The organization of the American univer
sity has been effected. Among the incor
porators are Gov. Pattlson, of Pennsylvania
Senator McMillan, of Michigan Mark Hoyt,
of New York Col. Wright, of Pennsylvania
Representative Springer, of Illinois Mrs.
John A. Logan, of Washington. Among the
trustees elected were the following: Bishops
Bowman, Newman, Vincent and Wilson
Secretary Proctor, Hon. Amos Shinkle, of
Kentucky, and J. B. Hobbs, of Illinois.
The president and vice-president of
the United States, the chief justice
of the supreme court and the speaker of the
house oI representatives were elected ex
officio members. A meeting at Washington
ef the leading educators of the county was
arranged for to consult about the plans for
building and the courses of study. The
board of trustees is broadly catholic in
character, being composed of representa
tives of the Presbyterian, Protestant Epis
copal, Baptist and Methodist Episcopal
churches of both branches. An appeal will
shortly be made to the American people for
$5,000,000 for the early commencement of
the work of the institution.
MORE MONEY NEEDED.
The Officials of Chicago Dccide That
82,500,000 Must Be liaised by I'rivate
Subscription.
An additional 52,500,000 must be raised by
the Columbian Exposition company at Chi
cago. So confident of the success ot the en
terprise have the authorities become
that they feel it will be necessary to raise
this additional amount in order to carry out
continually growing plans. The matter has
been under advisement for some months,
but through fear that any effort to raise
additional funds should be misconstrued by
enemies of the fair no specific action was
taken until now. The ways and means
committee took the first step in this direc
tion, it Is understood, by agreeing to recom
mend that a bureau of subscription be
organized. The movement in New York
city to provide a fund to insure proper rep
resentation from the state at the world's
fair has led to a general discussion of the
subject. Quite a number of prominent
citizens agree that for its own credit the
state cannot afford to do otherwise than
make a good showing. Many public spirited
men favor providing a fund by voluntary
subscription, but they think this should not
be confined to the city.
AGAINST PROF. BRIGGS.
The Presbyterian General Assembly Veto
His Appointment by a Large Vote.
By an overwhelinihg vote the Presby
terian general assembly decided to veto the
appointment of Dr. liriggs in the Union
theological seminary. His friends tried to
obtain all sorts of compromises but they
were voted down one by one and the final
vote was 440 against the appointment to 59
for. Many fear that the result of this vote
will cause a huge split in the Presbyterian
church. There is a question whether the
directors of Union seminary will accept this
veto or defy it and withdraw from the
immediate control of the Presbyterian
church. Prof. Briggs' resignation is said to
be in the hands of the directors of the
seminary.
Concentration of the Troops.
Another step in furtherance of the policy
Inaugurated several years ago of concen
trating troops of the regular army in large
garrisons near railroad centers has been
taken, an. order having gone fprth from the
war department directing the abandonment
of Forts Lincoln, N. D., Lewis, Col., and
Shaw, Mont. The troops stationed at these
posts will be assigned to the larger posts
within their respective departments in the
discretion of the several commanders. The
settlers in the vicinity of these posts have
been fighting hard to prevent their chief
source of revenue being taken away from
them, but the secretary has stood firmly by
the policy of concentration inaugurated by
Gen. Sheridan, and it is his intention to go
still further just as rapidly as the now posts
are put in readiness to accommodate the
troops taken from the smaller isolated
posts.
Burned While Drunk.
One of the most terrible accidents oc
curred at Tylerstown, Pa., that has hap
pened in this county for years. The house
of Henry Phillips caught lire and before the
inmates could be gotten out they were all
burned to death. The victims are: George
T. Turner, Henry Phillips, Mrs. Henry Phil
lips, Clinton Clyde. The family and those
boarding in the house had been drinking
until a late hour and retired to their beds.
The supposition in regard to the fire is that
Turner had left a basket on the stove and
the sparks from it set the carpet on fire.
The coroner's verdict was that "the victims
came to their death by the burning of Henry
Phillips' house, caused by the excessive use
of intoxicating liquors."
Indians Agree to Sell Their Lands.
The commissioners appointed by an act of
congress to negotiate with the various tribes
of Indians now occupying the Great Colville
reservation, in Washington state, have re
turned to Spokane Falls after a month of
negotiations.1 Their efforts have resulted
in an agreement with the Indians whereby
1,500,000 acres of the reservation, or a little
more than one-half, are to be sold to the
government for SI an acre and thrown open
to settlement.
Illinois Miners Indignant.
The miners of Spring Valley, 111., are in
dignant because the operators after signing
a scale for the year took out the flat bar
sieves and substituted diamond screens,
making a difference of 200 to 300 pounds per
ton in favor of the company. At a mass
meeting the men resolved to take out their
tools and quit work until the company put
back the old screens or adopt the gross
weight system now pending before the leg
islature.
One More Against Brooks.
Rev. Dr. Philip Brooks will not be in
dorsed for the Massachusetts Episcopal
bishopric by the Chicago diocese. The com
mittee is divided three to three for and
against Dr. Brooks. To indorse requires a
majority vote of the committee.
Common Wins the Derby.
The victor In the great annual event of
the English turf, the Derby, was won this
year by Sir John Stone's colt, Common.
There were eleven starters. The race was
run in a drenching rain. Time, 2:56 4-5.
Polygamists Debarred.
Secretary Foster has enunciated a new
line of policy, holding that polygamists are
under the debarred class of immigrants and
hereafter should not be allowed to enter the
United States.
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DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
Drain of Gold In April and May Causes
Less Apprehension Than Expected.
R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Rexiew of
Trade says: If the prevalent feeling Is a
shade too hopeful, if it gives not enough
weight to the possibilities "of disturbance,
yet it is most encouraging and most signifi
cant of commercial strength and soundness
that the drain of gold in April and May has
caused so little apprehension. The most
powerful sustaining influence is the contin
uance of exceedingly favorable crop pros
pects. In general the prices of commodi
ties have declined not far from 1 per cent
for the week, and will further decline as
new crops draw near if no disaster comes.
At Chicago receipts of flour and grain and
lard and butter fall below last year's and of
cured meats over 00 per cent, but wool re
ceipts more than double, gains appear in
dressed beef and cheese and in sales of dry
goods, clothing and shoes.
The only interior market at which strin
gency is reported are Savannah and Mem
phis, though money is fair at New Orleans,
in strong demand at Minneapolis and at lit
tle close at Cleveland and Detroit. But in
general the supply at nearly all points is
adequate for all legitimate business. The
clearing house exchanges show a smaller
volume of payments for May than a year
ago, but their traffic returns are more favor
able and the earnings show gains. The
treasury has put out during the week 31,
500,000 more than it has tul en in, but as ex
ports of gold have much exceeded that, the
circulation of all kinds have been a little
reduced. The business failures occurring
ins throughout the country during the last
seven days were 247, as compared witli 254
last week. For the corresponding week of
last year the figures were 21S.
PLENTY HORSES FREE.
Tho Theory Prevailed That War Existed
When Lieut. Casey Was Killed,
Plenty Horses is again a free man from
the charge of murdering Lieut. Casey. The
theory prevailed that Lieut. Casey was
killed by a hostile while a state of war ex
isted. After the testimony was all in and
the arguments made Judge Shiras produced
a sensation by taking the case out of the
hands of the jury and deciding the defend
ant not guilty of murder. The judge said
in substance that tho guilt or innocence of
the accused turned upon the question as to
whether or not a state of actual war existed
at the time of Casey's death. In the opinion
of the coutt, it had been shown beyond a
doubt that such a state of war did exist.
The most important witness to prove this
theory was Frank D. Baldwin, a member of
General Miles' staff. He declared that
Casey was a scout, whose sole duty was to
report the movements of the enemy, and
that when he proposed to hold a council
with Red Cloud and other chiefs he exceeded
his authority. The impression left by
Baldwin's testimony was that a fierce war
of magnificent proportions raged at Pine
Ridge, and had it not been for the military
display made by General Miles tho trouble
would be still raging with all its fierceness.
The object to be gained was that if war
raged and Casey was a spy, then Plenty
Horses was justified in the killing of the
lieutenant.
MEXICO NOT NEUTRAL.
Facts Discovered That Indicate a Lean
ing Toward the Chilian Insurgents.
A private letter received from the City of
Mexico from a business man who has ample
facilities for getting correct information,
says that there is much reason to believe
the Mexican authorities are quietly giving
aid to the Chilian insurgents. The Esmer
alda has been able to get all the coal it
wanted, and private advices from Mazat
land reported that war materials brought
from San Francisco had been transferred to
ships belonging to the Chilian insurgents.
The same letter mentions rumors of a secret
treaty between Mexico and San Salvador
against Guatemala.
Uncle Sam's Debts.
The May debt statement just issued shows
an apparent increase of $250,000 In the debt
since the 1st inst. This is due to the fact
that the disbursements during the month
were unusually large, leaving less money in
the treasury May 29 by about tho amount
stated available for the payment of the
debt. The pension payments were 88,500,
000, leaving SI7,500,000 of such payments for
the present quarter to be met during the
month of June.
The Victors Eat the Bodies.
A steamer which has arrived from the
New Hebrides islands in the south Pacific
brings advices to the effect that a state of
anarchy exists there. Numerous conflicts
have occurred in which 600 natives were
killed. In each case the bodies of the dead
were eaten by the victors.
Beating the World's Record.
Two world's records were broken at the
field meeting of the Inte-Collegiate associa
tion at Bcrkely. L. H. Cary, of Princeton,
ran 220 yards in 21% seconds. The world's
record has been 22 seconds. H. L. Williams,
of Yale, ran 120 yards in 15 4-5 seconds.
The world's was 16 seconds.
Philadelphia Treasury Muddle.
The Philadelphia city council accepted
the resignation of City Treasurer Bardsley,
who is under bond to answer the charge of
embezzlement. His successor will be elected,
the members disputing the right of the gov
ernor to appoint him.
Call Reelected From Florida.
After a prolonged and bitter contest Sena
tor Call has been reelected from Florida.
His opponents as a last resort tried to break
the quorum of the joint assembly but were
unsuccessful. This will be his third term
in the senate.
Plenty of Funds.
Secretary Foster says he anticipates no
difficulty in meeting the quarterly pension
payments falling due June 1.
The Switchmen Withdraw.
The switchmen's union has withdrawn
from the superior council of the Federated
Railway employes.
THE MARKETS.
CHICAGO
CATTLE—common to prime $ 4.80
HOGS—Shipping grades 4.40
SHEEP 3.00
WHEAT—Cash 1.0
CORN—Cash
OATS
RYE
BARIHY
FLAX
BUTTER—Western dairy 10
EGGS—Wesiern. 15
6.10
4.65
5.15
1.04J4
.66*
.48K
.84
.68
1.12
.15
.15V4
SIOUX CITY.
CATTLE—Fat steers $ 5.00
CATTLE—Feeders 3.00
HOGS 4.10
SHEEP 4.10 &
WHEAT
OATS 38
COHN
FLAX.
6.00
3.75
4.115
6.03
.90
.40
.60
1.04
OMAHA LIVE STOCK.
CATTLE—Common to prime 3.50
HOGS—Shippers 4.15
NEW YORK PRODUCE.
WHEAT $ L.IJ
CORN EG
OATS—Western .47
5.10
4.40
112
.67
.58
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NEWFOUNDLANDERS.
BENEATH THE IRON HEEL OF
OPPRESSION
From the Imperial Government—They Op
pose Star-chamber Sessions or the Colo
nial Legislature The Action of the
The ru'es of the Assembly having
been suspended, the bill was rushed
througli its first and second readings
and afterward passed the committee
stage, Morine styling himself the leader
of the opposition. He was unable to get
a single member of his own party to fol
low him. The Government party, which
a few days ago passed resolutions de
nouncing local coercion and repudiating
delegates' unauthorized proposals, under
Whiteway's threat of dissolution voted
to give naval officers the'right to remove
persons and property of every descrip
tion on the so-called French shore,
where the lobster arbitration is accepted.
Great indignation prevails at the re
versal of policy of the delegates. Most
of the members stayed away. Only four
teen voted for and five against coercion
in the Assembly of thirty-six members.
The position of the people generally is
that if coerceive measures are adopted,
the imperial authorities should bear the
expenses and assume the responsibility
and odium of cutting down the halyards
from the flagstaffs of the colonial build
ing.
Tho Government created a sensation
by discharging seven of the Fortune Bay
prisoners. One of the ringleaders,
Hynes, is to be tried for carrying bait to
St. Pierre. Stewart, the other'ringlead
er, is still at large.
Since the agitation commenced public
indignation has never been so intense as
at present. The Daily Colonist, voicing
public sentiment, says that the back
down is cowardly and contemptible,
Newfoundland being scourged with scor
pions and by masked executioners for
the purpose of making her accept con
federation.
At the request of the English Liberal
leaders the Assembly recommitted the
local coercion bill for the purpose of en
acting that it be enforced till the end of
1893, instead of one year. On division
the Assembly met again with closed
doors. Three Government members—
Studdy, Finance Minister, Dowe and
Duffy—voted with the anti-coercionists.
Strong indignation and disgust are ex
pressed at the star-chamber proceedings
of the Legislature.
The action of the Newfoundlanders on
the Queen's birthday caused quite a
shock in the lobbies of the British Par
liament. It is taken as a proof that the
colony is desperate and will not submit
quietly to coercion. This is regarded as
astonishing by the Tories and with pain
by the Liberals. It is no part of Salis
bury's programme to drive the New
foundlanders into revolt, while he is de
sirous of both humiliating them and of
removing all cause for complaint on the
part of the French. The Tories feel
that the coercion of Newfoundland
might be the entering wedge to sever
Canada from the Crown.
OFF FOR BEHRINC SEA.
Sealed Orders Sent to the Revenue Cutter
Rush to Sail to the North.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
telegraphed to the revenue cutter Rush
to sail for Behring Sea. The nature of
the instructions which have been given
to the commander are not known. The
Rush will probably endeavor to prevent
illicit sealing, and the result will prob
ably be the same that it has been in
former years. The Canadian vessels
will catch as many skins as they can,
and will avoid capture. The sealing
vessels are understood to have already
left, and the Canadian poaching vessels
have several days' start. The time from
San Francisco to the seal islands
is probably eighteen days. There
is no other means of communication
with them. Should a decision be
reached the revenue cuttcrs now at San
Francisco cannot possibly arrive at
Behring Sea in time to prevent seal
poaching If a vigorous policy should be
determined upon. Reports from Ottawa
indicate that fifty Canadian poachers
have already fitted out for a big sealing
season and have set sail for passes in the
Aleutian chain to await the annual mi
gration of the seals. In any event the
poachers will have at least two weeks'
unrestricted seal fishing before the
authorities of the United States can in
terfere with them It does not seem pos
sible at this late date for an arrangement
to be effected between Great Britain and
theUnited States providing for a close sea
son in Behring Sea. Diplomatic red tape
and the dilatory 'tactics adopted by Lord
Salisbury have left the matter in such
shape that it appears to be impossible to
adjust matters on any satisfactory basis
The representatives of the North Ameri
can Commercial Company are entirely
satisfied with the prospect, because it
does not appear possible to cancel their
contract with the Treasury Department
for the coming season. They had an
ticipated a heavy loss in the event of a
closed season, of which they could only
be relieved by a special act of Congress
reimbursing them on tbe basis of their
contract with the Government.
Liquor Men llarred.
The hottest fight the Grand Lodge of
Knights of Pythias has known for years
occurred at Cincinnati over a resolution
to admit wholesale liquor dealers and
brewers and their traveling salesmen to
membership in the order. The debate
was heated and sharp and many amend
ments were introduced to confuse and
mislead, but a vote was reached after
many delays and resulted in a very posi
tive majority, something like 125 in a
vote of 500 against the proposition. A
year ago it carried by. but four majority.
Winners tod Losers on Epsom Downs.
Mrs. Langtry plunged heavily, says a
cable dispatch, and is reported to have
won an enormous sum on Common, whom
she backed at the advice of Sportsman
Baird. Some rumors place the amount
of her winnings as high as £50,000. Lord
v'"*"
Rosslyn is known to have won £5,000 on
Common, and tlie Prince of Wales a large
sum. Col. North, the nitrate magnate,
was on the wrons sidu, and lost an un
comfortably large sum on Old Hoots.
One good result of the victory for
Common will be the relief it will bring,
1
Newfoundlanders Causes a Sensation in
Parliament.
The Newfoundland House of Assem
bly met at St. Johns for the purpose of
passing a local coercion act identical
with the imperial act, with the excep
tion of a provision that it shall be en
forced one year only. This provision is
considered a blind, because it would be
renewable unless a similar permanent
act was passed.
Morine,. one of the delegates, sent a
protest against passing the imperial act.
He arrived on the Allan steamer from
England and made a long statement be
fore both houses of the Legislature.
The anti-coercion members protested
against keeping the public out but, were
outvoted. At the close of his speech
Morine gave notice that he would intro
duce a coercion bill.
in a purely monetary way. to the Prince
of Wales. The question of Wales' debts
has been recently a matter of deep con
cern to the London public. It has been
said that his royal highness has b'en
pushed for money and that his debts are
overwhelming. Not the least of
obligations were those that would be
brought home to him were he to lose his
bets on the great race at Epsom. Wales
bet on Common freely. He had great
confidence in the winner of the Iwc
Thousand stake, and many of his wageri
were at rather long odds, The result 01
the Derby of '91 should be certainly
grateful news to the people who hold
bills against the heir to the throne.
HE CONQUERED GOULD.
JAMES M'HENRY, THE DEAD
FINANCIER.
Ousted the Wizard from Erie's Control
—Was a Secon.l Warwick—-Put Alfonso
on the Throne
«r
Spain—Princely Meue-
lactions to His Friends.
The death of .Tames McHenry from
bronchitis, which was announced by
cable from London, created profound
interest in Wall street. Mr. McHenry
had lived so long abroad and had pro
moted and financed so many foreign en
terprises that most people supposed him
to be an Englishman. He was, however,
essentially an American: for, although
born in Ireland, he was, while an infant,
brought to this country by his father, a
well-known physician, who settled in
Philadelphia and practiced there for
many years. It was in the Quaker City
that young McHenry was educated and
it was there that he began his business
career.
At the head of the English investors in
the Erie property, who owned what was
satirically called a "controlling" amount
of the bonds and shares, McHenry un
dertook to turn the plunderers out of
power. The amazing conditiou of the
judiciary of this city, as well as of the
municipal and State governments, at
that time is matter of history. General
Daniel E. Sickles, on behalf of the own
ers of the Erie property, sought to re
gain control of it through the Legis
lature, and the judiciary was worked by
means of suits brought by the Attorney
General, the late Francis C. Barlow.
It was in vain. Backed by the treas
ury of the Erie Company and the power
of the ring in the city and State, Gould
and his associate, Fisk, seemed to be in?
vincible. At this juncture Mr. George
Crouch went to London and laid before
Mr. McHenry and Mr. Bischoffsheim a
plan for deposing the precious pair
through a revolt of their own directors.
The scheme was adopted, and after a
series of exciting and nearly incredible
incidents, which assumed almost the
aspect of a civil war, the struggle ter
minated in the ejectment of the plun
derers and in Mr. Gould ultimately giv
ing back some $9,000,000 nominal value
of securities, which are credited to-day
on the books of tho Erie Company as his
"restitution fund."
In his way McHenry was a Warwick,
a king-maker, for he was instrumental
in putting Alfonso on the throne of
Spain, and was prominent in a project
for placing the hapless Prince Imperial
on the throne of France. Mr. Mc
Henry's splendid mansion, Oak Lodge,
Kensington, just back of Holland Park,
is well known to thousands of Ameri
cans who were entertained there with
almost regal splendor.
Notwithstanding occasional reverses
of fortune, he appeared to always have
had injreserve the means to keep up this
establishment The house was filled
with the richest furniture and the
choicest works of art. It was in this
mansion, with Mr. McHenry and his
wife, that Isabella, the ex-Queen of
Spain, with her son Alfonso, sojourned
after she was deposed. It was there
that tho young Prince made his home
while prosecuting his studies as a cadet
at the Woolwich Military Academy, and
it was there that McHenry and his asso
ciates perfected their plans for raising
the furids which were, successfully used
in placing the young man on the throne
of his mother.
When Napoleon and Eugenie sought
refuge in England they, with their §on,
were the guests of Mr. McHenry, and it
was at Oak Lodge that the Prince Im
perial lived for years while attending
Woolwich Academy, just as Alfonso had
done years before, occupying the sama
suite of rooms. History came very near
repeating itself in a singular manner, for
in the same house financial arrange
ments were made and plans perfected
for placing the Prince Imperial on the
throne formerly occupied by his father,
just as Alfonso had succeeded to Isa.
belia's. These, however, were doomed
to failure.
The princely style in which he used
the great fortunes he accumulated fur
nishes many interesting anecdotes. The
late S. L. M. Barlow, of New York, was
Mr. McHenry's counsel in connection
with Erie. On one of his visits here Mr.
McHenry happened to visit with Mrs".
Barlow and others an estate at Glen
Cove, L. I., which was 011 the market.
The day before he sailed for England
Mr. McHenry presented Mrs. Barlow
with the title deeds of the property,
which was valued at several hundred
thousand dollars. After the Erie vic
tory Mr. Crouch, who had been liberally
compensated for his services in that
campaign, dined one evening at Oak
Lodge. As he was leaving Mr." McHenry
handed him an envelope with the re
quest that he would peruse its contents
at his leisure. It contained the host's
personal check for £10,000.
Cheers in a Court-room.
The jury in the case of Pasqnelena
Robertello, tho Italian girl who shot her
lover to death in Slew York City be
cause he assaulted her antt^ refusctl *tb
keep his promise of marriage, brought
in a verdict of not guilty. One of the
most affecting and exciting scenes ever
witnessed in a New York court-room oc
curred on the announcement of the ver
dict. When the clerk asked the usual
question of the foreman he almost shout
ed "not guilty," and, without waiting
for a poll of their names, the jury shout
ed "Not guilty, not guilty!" The scene
which followed was exciting. Men
jumped up on the seats waving hats and
handkerchiefs, and yelled and cheered,
nor was there much effort made to re^
strain them.
THE cap and gown are paraphernalia
usually foreign to a Yaie student but
this year the graduating class will don
this garb.
SOUTH DAKOTA MINERAL
The Product of tho Precious Metals
Promises a Largo increase.
The product of the precious metals in
South Dakota for the year 1890, accord
ing to the lately published report of the
director of the mint, Edward O. Leech,
vas, approximately, $3,078,000—gold,
£3,112,000 silver, §156,000. The pres
ent year promises a large increase in the
production of gold and silver. This' is
due to the development of the railway
system of the Hills country. The larg
est output is from the Homestake,
which produced last year $1,048,88?,.53
in gold and $12,835.53 in silver. The
Highland ranks next, and the Dead
wood Terra third. Tho Homestake last
year decUred dividends to the amount
of 8162,060, and altogether it has paid
out in dividends $4,643,250.
A Deadwood Landlady's 8oVeme.
A Deadwood woman who runs a hotel
1 3 a he to a
recalcitrant boarders settle their boarwl
bills. She had one guest, a gentleman
who was in arrears for one month, and
every time she asked for a settlement
got an evasive reply. The man had
plenty of money, but he wouldn't pay.
Finally she thought of a scheme that
was both practical and original. After
tho guest had retired and was sound
asleep she entered the room, carefully
removed the window sash, and gather
ing the slumbering man's clothing in
one hand, she clutched the bed clothing
with the other and sped madly away.
Awakened by the chilly night air blow
ing through his toe nails, the boarder
found himself cold and uncomfortable,
with not even so much -as a pocket
handkerchief to wrap around him. All
his cries and entreaties were in vain.
The only answer he received was to pay
up or freeze. Then the young man dug
up' his carefully hidden roll, and upon
paying his bill in full received his rai
ment again.
ATTORNEY-GENERAL DOLLARD give:
it as his official opinion that women
possess the qualifications of age afll_
citizenship required for male voters are
entitled to vote at school elections and
to hold school offices by virtue of the
constitution, and that no legislative en
actment can deprive them of these rights.
THE voters of the various counties of
South Dakota will be called upon to vote
at the June election on the proposition
to adopt the uniformity of school text
books, as provided by an act of the last
legislature, entitled "An act to establish
county uniformity of the school text
books and supply the same at cost."
SYLVESTER GRAVES, of Fulton, is sick
from glanders. Graves had a horse
which it seems was suffering from the
disease, a fact of which he was unaware.
The horse was giving forth peculiar
matter from his nose, and Graves would
clean the nostrils out. By doing this he
inoculated himself with the disease by
scratching, the virus having lodged
under his finger nails. A rash first
broke out, which led finally to abnormal
swelling of the limbs. His eyelids_
came terribly swollen and he is rep
as gradually dying.
GEORGE PALMER, a pioneer of
Hills country, has discovered a rich
placer mine near Harney City. It is
located a short distance from the creek,
where the dirt is hauled by wagon for
sluicing, and it yields about $40 to the
load. The gold is said to be very coarse,
among which nuggets are found, one of
which weighed over $15.
INDIAN FARMER CATON at the Rose
bud agency says the Indians are work
ing hard plowing and seeding. All
seem to be quiet and orderly, though
many are surly and suspicious.
THE land office officials at Pierre have
received a telegram from Washington
announcing that the southern boundry.
line of Pierre district has been moved
seven miles south. The change was
made owing to the fact that the land
districts west of the river were laid out
on lines extending from the same survey
as eastern South Dakota. The lands
west of the river had been surveyed
from the Black Hills meridian. This
left the lines running without regard to
section lines. The change puts con
siderable more land in tho Pierre dis
trict, and at the same time is a great
convenience to settlers living west.
A. P. HARLING, of Madison, was badly
injured by the bursting of a circular
saw while in operation. The saw was
running at a too high rate of spej'JjJand
burst into many pieccs, which-v"
all directions.
THE Central Dakota camp meeting
will be held near Frankfort July 9 to 19.
TIIE body of A. J. Leatherman, the
Fort Pierre attorney who was drowned
in the Missouri by the capsizing of a
sailboat, was found floating on the
water about two miles south of Fort
Pierre.
"LET us celebrate!" seems to be the
universal shout from nearly all South
Dakota towns. The outlook for a
bountiful crop is responsible for this
good feeling. Everybody will be able to
give thanks about turkey time in the
good old-fashioned way.
HENRY LUST, of Deadwood, was pull
ing a carpet tack when it flew up, the
point of the tack striking his eyeball
and penetrating it. At the time he ex
perienced no inconvenience, but a few
days later inflammation set in and he
has gone to Chicago to put himself
under the care of an experienced oculist.
SOUTH DAKOTA is to receive from the
general government $3,685 for the state
militia.
THOUSANDS of Germans are arranging
to come to South Dakota this season. A,
number of colonies will locate in thel
vicinity of Huron.
FOR some time ranchers in the
vicinity
of Rochford have been troubledijfl^the,
loss of young calves and other sHK^,
finally settled upon the cause by^SSscov*
ering indications of a bear in the neigh
borhood. A war of extermination
against old bruin was declared by six of
the ranchers and the bear after a long
•'1 *jufet, was finally ran down and killed.
The bear was of a large size, tipping the
beams at 1,100 pounds. Another bear
was also seen, but escaped.
THE second annual meeting of the
South Dakota Sheep Breeders' and
Wool Growers' association will be held
at Huron June 24. An interesting pro
gram has been prepared.
THE premium lists for the state fair,
which will be held in Sioux Falls Sept.
21 to 25, are being distributed.
FOREST fires in the vicinity of Dead
wood drive deer and other large game
out into the settlements.
AGENT ELROD has enrolled about
1,063 Indians of the Sisseton reservation.
As now constituted the pay roll shows
that the sum of S22G.40 will be paid each
Indian.