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|)\it ItcvitUX^ DGWNIE & NE1LL, Publisher!, 3TG STONE CITY, DAKOTA According to the latest reports re ceived at the agricultural department at Washington, it would seem that the injury to the corn crop throughout the north and west would be less than first reports would indicate. The crop is ex pected to be l,fti0,000,t0() bushels, or within 25,000,000 bushels of last year'n yield. A bill has been introduced in the Italian parliament to secure to women the right of suffrage. Under its provisions a woman voter must be 21 years of age, pay an assessed tax, never less than five francs, and must be able to read and write. She can vote either in per son, or send her vote, duly certified, in a sealed envelope, by a third person. This bill, which gives Italian women the right to vote, also makes them eligi ble to hold oflice. It was introduced by M. Deprctis. The question has been asked what the military establishment of China consists of. It consists of the imperial guard, 18,000 strong the infantry guard, 5,200 strong 1,7.50 artillerymen the Chihli armory, officered by Englishmen, 80,000 strong and armed with breech-loading rifles. Altogether China can put into the field at a moment's notice about one hundred and twenty thousand men. Be hind this her reserve in case of conscrip tion is almost incalculable. She has three fleets, the Canton, the Fu Kiang and Shanghai, numbering twenty-nine men-of-war of modern pattern. Thir teen of these vessels are built of steel ancare said to be superior in armanent am. defensive equipment to any boat ef its size afloat. Considerable amusement has been oc casioned by the statement that Mr. Henry Irving, the distinguished English actor, intended to bring his own critic with him to this country and have the opinions his acting made to order in just and proper conservative English style. Absurd as this idea is, it is never theless quite characteristic of the Briton, and if it should turn out to be true we may be assured that the otlicial opinions of Mr. Irving's acting will follow in the English wake that is to say, that they will be ponderous, exact and non-com mittal—full of wise laws and learned precedents, but wholly devoid of any in terest to American readers, who above all else, like to discover positiveness of conviction and bravery of utterance in their dramatic criticisms. The experiments with Ericsson's nov el torpedo boat, "The Destroyer," in New York harbor, seems to be going far toward providing an effective coast de fense. The plan of attack for this engine of destruction is to run her within 300 feet of a hostile vessel, which is to be shattered below the water line by a shot from a submarine gun. The recent ex periments have proved that the pitching The New York chamber of commerce has had under consideration a communi cation from Secretary Frelinghuvsen re ferring to the hostile measures adopted by several countries restricting or pro hibiting the importation of American hog products, which shows the prejudiced ann unfounded nature of the charges upon which the exclusion is based. A commission of experts will be named who will make a searching examination of the conditions of the hog raising and packing industries of the United States. The results of the investigations will be laid before congress at its next St Fsion. The commissioners will embrace one representative of the board of trade of Chicago, two experts selected by the ag ricultural department and one gentle man to be chosen by the President, It was decided to recommend Prof. C. Chandler, ex-president of the New York board of health, as a suitable person to formone of the proposed commissioners. The discovery of two or three letters written to the chief of the Philadelphia police by the abductors of Charley Ross has revived again for the moment the Interest in that celebrated piece of vil lainy. It is now known that the hired agents of society knew with certainty five or six weeks after the abduction Who had Charley Ross,but police red tape, jealousy and greed were uflicient to prevent the speedy and certain pun ishment of the rascals. All this is inter. ®Bting at this time when the whole country is puzzling its brains over the mystery of Rose Ambler's murder for it i rings up the old question, is it pos sible for crime to conceal the traces of its Work in any case if society will employ the best means to discover them? This is the ultimate inquiry in all mysterious murder cases, aud it is always answered by men of intelligence in the same way. Society does not employ its best talent detecting crime. of the vessel in rough water does not running from Des Moines to Boone. affect the course of the projectile that J. Ernest, general passenger agent of the concussion does not damage the the Pan Handle route, announces until fur steam connections when the boat is under full boiler pressure, and that there is no danger of a premature explosion of the torpedo when, on being fired, it displaces the valve at the mouth of the gun. PITH OF THE NEWS, EVENTS IN WASHINGTON. A letter written by Inspector Flower of 8t. Paul Minn., to Supervising Inspector Gen1 ral Funiont, concerning the overload ing of an excursion boat, has resulted in an order to sue the offender. Architect Hill writes a lengthy letter to Secretary Folger and says that he will open an office of his own as soon as his resigna tion is accepted. NEWS OF THE RAILROADS. Work upo*4 the St. Paul it Northern Pa cific between St. Paul and Sauk Rapids, Minn., is being carried along as rapidly as circumstances will permit. The track is now completed from the junction with the Manitoba road to the site for the bridge over the Mississippi in Minneapolis, aud the work of grading is being carried on all along ti.e line between Minneapolis and Sauk ltapids. The contract for the culvert over Basset's creek in Minneapolis has oeen closed and work thereon will be com menced soon. The culvert and accompany ing construction at tMs point will prob ably cost in the neighborhood of $40,000, and the work will occupy two or three months. Work has been begun upon the roundations for the bridge over the river, and it is expected that in a few days the erection of the peers and aoiu iuents will be commenced. If no wnforseen accident occurs the iron work -f the struc ture will be in place by February, and the bridge will be ready for opening" some time next spring. A force of workmen has been engaged for the past two weeks in noviug the fenee along the line of the old Manitoba ad. On the whole, matters are proceeding very satisfactorily, and if the weather holds open late, great progress will be made this fall. The length of track fully completed in Minneapolis—from the junc tion with the Manitoba road to the bridge site—is two miles. A party of drunken tracklayers on the Illinois Eastern railroad raided the store o Frank A. Miller, at Smithsboro, recently do ing about $600 worth of damage to the stock and building. Th« sheriff, with a strong posse lroni Greenville, repaired to the scene and arrested a dozen of the rioters and restored order. A Larimore paper says that it looks now as though Larimore would be the winter terminus of the St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba road, the same as last year. Travel to Pevfl's lake is not liable to be very heavy t.is winter, and it would not be surprising if a mixed train once or twice a week, for the accommodation of local traffic merely, would be all the company would attempt to run. A special from Brownsville, Tex., states that the progress of a train on the Merirta railroad Yucaton, was delayed many hours by immense swarm locusts, which cov ered the rack, and w en the wheels crushed them made such a lubricant that the fric tion between the wheels ari'-l rail was de stroyed, and progress was impossible. It is estimated that during the season of 1883, 946 miles of road will be constructed by tke Canadian Pacific. This, it i3 said, will make a record without parallel in the history of railroad building. The total number of miles now completed is 1,902, and the number of miles under construc tion 984. The railroads are bea-inning to make heavy shipments of coal for the winter supply. The Duluth read takes on an average about 100 car loads per day out of Duluth, all being intended lor domestic purposes. It is rumored at Des Moines, on good au thority, jat the new Canadian, La Crosse it Southwestern road is negotiating for the St. Louis. I)es Moines A Northern road, now ther notice his line will make the rate $1 from Chicago to Lv&isville. The Canadian Pacific has definitely abandoned Kicking Horse pass through the cks in favor of a route eight miles to the north of it. GENERJT. NK ITS NOT vs. Some time ago a memorial was aa essed to Lord Granville, secretary of state for for eign affairs, Great Britain, requesting him to appoint a British vice consul in St. Paul, Minn., the necessity of one being patent to everyone On the 20th inst., the official announcement was received of compliance with the quest, official notifications being also sent to the British consul at Philadel phia. Articles of association have been filed with the secretary of state of Wiscor.sin of the Spring Dell Summer Resort company, whose object is the establishment and main tenance of a summer resort at Janesville, and of the original Schwafen Verein of Mil-' waukee, a mutual benefit organization. The capital of the first company is $5,000, while the latter is organized without atiy. An assignment for the benefit of creditors has been filed in the county clerk's office, at New York by the firm of Ziderbach, Schwab Co., clothiers, to William Sulz bach. Tha firm give preferences amounting to $1 IS,722. The liabilities are between $350,000 and $400,000. Capt. John V. Hamilton, fourth class, military academy, has been dismissed the service for conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. Cadet Thomas L. Kerin, same class, has been suspended, with loss of pay, until Jan. 1, 1844 fer violating the rules of the military academy. The total wheat crop of the United States is estimated by the Kansas agricultural de partment at but 400,000,000 bushels, a shortage of 104,000.000 compared with that of 1882, and of 50,000,000 compared with ihe average for the past five years. It is said that a pool U take 100,000 shares of Oregon Transportation h3s been formed. The present unsettled and weak condition of the market is attributed to the syndicate, who wish to secure the stock at lower figures. Men about the falls at Minneapolis,Minn., are beginning to look anxiously for rain be fore a severe freeze-up comes, lest there should be a dearth of water for winter use in runninc the mills. Dunnington &JJWarner recently sold 800 acres of land in Sheridan township to a couple of Iowa men. The parties purchas ing will form a German colony on the land. Bradford Lewis fc Son of Walpole, Masa., cotton waste and cardboard manufacturers couon $50,000 assets have failed. Liabilities, nominally the same. CRIMES AND CRIMINALS. A Newman special to the Constitution gives an interview with the boy, White, who was stolen by lOgle'ree. now so noto rious for stealing boys. The Constitution previously gave the de-ails of Ogletree's ab duction of Charles Tildon from Atlanta, and of three other boys in Haralson county all or whom he subjected to beastly treat ment beiore they escaped. Tne abduction of Joe Allen White aroused the country and numerous parties were in pursuit ot tne rascal. A few days since he was so closely pursued that he tied the boy a fence cor ner and moved out himself. W hen found the boy was nearly dead from fight ana want of food. He sf»id the man ap proached him August 28. telling him he owned a saw mill Tennessee and wanted him to work. His story of rambling through swamps, repeated chastisements and personal abuse battled description. The county will still be scoured for gle tree who manages to keep ahead. On the 19th inst., as Mr. Lattin, the jail er at Mankato, Minn.,went into the county jail to lock the prisoners in their cells, he was seized by four stalwart prisoners, one being the negro who was recently arrested at St. James, Minn., for|stealing a watch and money. He grappled with the negro and threw him on the floor when the other prisoners came to the negro's assistance, and pulling Lattin off they all made their escape. Mrs. Marks the Sheriff s wife, hap lened to be outside the corridor, and at tempted to close the door, but failed. The four were pursued by the jailer, who over took and captured one man, the other three making their escape. The three at large are the negro and two fellows who of weeks ago for disturbing the pt-ace and resisting an officer. A tragic shooting affair occurred al Glyn don, Minn., on the 20th inst. Frank M. Chase was shot by He ry Renis, as the re sult of a quairel about matters in the form er neighborhood, where they both lived prior to the shooting. Rems and George Chase, the victim's brother, had a hostile meeting, in which the latter was stabbed slightly by Rents. Rems went to a hard ware store and borrowed a losded revolver, then renewing the quarrel and involving Frank in it, was led to the deadly act by the mingled passion of revenue and drink. Three bullets penetrated lase's vitals, and death was almost instant. The tmn'erer gave himself up, and has been sent to Moor head, Minn. Both men have families. A W. Fieldburg, a printer of Milwaukee. Wis., arrested recently, charged with at tempting to outrage a five-year-old girl on the South side. FieMburgis a Scandinavian, and ia thirty years old. He was arrested in Bay View a tew hours after committing the crime. It is believed he was under the in fluence of liquor when he made the at tempt, as he bears tbp reputation of being a peaceable, respectable citizen. The vic tim of his attempt is iw a very precarious condition. Robert Brace, a hostler, attacked James Ryan, a sailor, in the street at Elyrio, Ohio, a few nights age, presumably to rob him of $90 drawn during the day. Ryan's dead body was found early next morning, with an ugly gash in the neck and no money on his person. Bruce waa arrested, and ad mits the murder, but pleads self-defense. No money was found on his person. The Lake Bin ton News is authority for the statement that the man Lovelace, for overcharging whora on a pension claim M. P]. Mathers and C. W. Andrews were arrest ed by United States Marshal Dennv. is not at all an injured individual, but e wt o has been guilty of fraud and breach of von ti act. The trial will doubtless elicit ah the facta. The grocery stores of J. F. Bruce Bro., and George W. Huntly at Madison, Wis., were entered recently by burglars, who broke out rear windows. From the former about $50 were taken and from the latter a nominal sum, together with a lot of cigars gloves, a revolver, etc. No clue to those committing the crimes. Crabb Foag, a farmer living in Canaan, N. Y.. was recently waylaid and nearly murdered. A. J, Walker, an adjoining farmer, with whom Foyg bad numerous disputes, was arrested and charged with the deed and held to await the result of Fogg's injuries, Achild eleven months old, daughterof Theron Goodwin of Castleton, Vt. was shot dead in bed with its mother. The mother claims that an hour before a shot was tired at her through the window, aad later some one entered the door and killed the baby. Mrs. Kate Scheller, complained to the humane officials recently that her husband, John Scheller, had upon several occasions attempted to indecently assault their six teen-year-old daughter. The pareats live in Wauwatosa, Wis. Mrs. Sharon Goodwin of Casselton, Vt. mother of the child mysteriously shot dead a few days ago has been arrested on suspic ion of tiring the fatal shot. She claimed that an unknown man did the shooting. Schnider, the boy murderer of Van Wye, was sentenced at Mount Vernon, Ind., to be lunged, Anderson, his accomplice, then pload guilty and was sentenced to be harnred Both will be executed Jan. 5, 1884. Thomas Gallagher,the murderer of Walter Hanlan, gave himself up recently. Great excitement prevails at Sandy HiJl, y near where tiie murder was committed and thece is stroug talk of iyucliing. we?e arrested aTMapleton. Mina.','a couple arm were broken. He started home from A desperate affray, well nigh fatal in re sults, occurred at Tracv, inn., on the 23d inst. John an4 Will Harrigan, under the influence of liquor, went to Luther's board ing'house and kicked upa general row,being joined by Joe Ritchie during the'melee. The assault turKed up-n a Swede, whose name ployes had a narrow escape Irom cannoi be learned, and tke poor ftllow was struck by the ponderous projectile, fearfully maltreated, tlie trio knocking his lace into jelly and seriously wounding him incinnati, Ohio, on the lWh inst. in various places. The Swede may die, but the works of the Enterprise Carriage com it is believed he will recover. The brutal trio were arrested. David E. Aikin. inspector of water meters New York, has been arrested for complicity in fraud in the water register bureau, and I indicted for forgery in having altered the I books of records. He was arrested on the i 22nd inst. The commissioner of public works officially states that $2.8(J0 of the water rent has apparently been collected and diverted from the city revenue. The annual revenue from the water service is now over $1,600,000. There are 7,910 water miters in use. a Burlington & Missouri road Kovce. station agent at Aurora, Nebr., was struck on the head recntly by ,n ant fracturing hissnull. His assailant got $4cl). a gold watch and revolver. Tax Collector T. J. Britton, of Hall coun ty, Ala., is reported a defaulter for $17,000. His friends claim there was no intentional wrong. The defalcation ia said to have ex isted for several years. A yottng man named Palmer, aged nina teen '-as been arrested at Rock Island for stealing $800 worth of goods from his em ployers. Perkins & Gray, crockery dealers of Des Moines. Richard Whallen, a St. Louis youth, turned a variety theater performance into a tragedy by killing himself alter an ineffec tual attempt to shoot one of the actresses. RECORD OF CASUALTIES. i A locomotive on the Troy & Boston rail road, sent out to flag a passenger train, re turned on the down grade at a rapid rate, and met a freight train. The engineer re versed his engine and jumped to avoid a collision. The locjuioiive ran into the freight train, and then ran back to Melrose into the passenger on the track. One lady was seriously injured and four cars derailed. Oscar Yankister, the treasurer of Troy, and son had a very close call recently at the Buckeye street crossing, Hudson. While attempting to pass over with a team, they were struck by a switch train «»nd both more or less bruised, though the boy was the most seriously hurt. One horse was in stantly killed and, the vehicle hopelessly ruined. Joseph Baker, a leading jeweler, was found dead recently, a mile above Moiine, 111. His wagon was upon him, and his struggling horse still attached. His leg and .. i 1 i fi.t li i I I.wla In tum In thn 1 «a I- tKn the Hillsdale fair. In the darkness the horse and driver were pitched headlong over a washout made by the river's encroach ment on the highway. The new dwelling house of Adolph Leon ard, in Sheridan, was entirely destroyed by fire while ttie older members of the family were in the harvest field. Everything in ihe house vas also burned, including the town treasurer's books and about $14d in cash belonging to Sheridan township, of which Mr. Leonard was treasurer. At Shreveport, La., on the 22d inst., the boiler of an engine running saw at a bridge bting constructed over the Red River for the Vieksburg, Shreyeport A Pa ific railroad, extdoded with terrible force, kill ing five and wounding five men at work. A boy named Willie Watson escaped unhurt. A cylinder head OR one of the engines in the Laird Norton company saw mill, at Winona, Minn., blew out a few days ago. The accident will cause a Moppage of the mill for about a week. One of the cm baing pany were burned. The company makes cheap carries and employed i'.'xi men. Loss, $.'50,000. The building was partially insured. Ihe carriage company was fully insured, A short time a.'o George Miller, living near Tower City, Dak., !ot his house, barn, farm machinery and gr.iin to ttie amount of $2,000, by a prairie fire. FORE1 fix XKirs iOSS deSm- No °Pen t,as has requested the Chin*, written reply to water is to It is stated that O'Doanell has expressed his disgust at the fact that there have been no steps taken in Ireland to procure funds bitierlV ir'T'i, e isreported as saving mtrerly Its like them Dublin Irishmen." He said also that if necessary j£°o'ooo could be collected withm a week to fa"« man who committed the most nom.la? murder B,„ce the .hooting ofCoinuBT," The Paris corre»pon.lent of ttie Time? in summing up the situation of affairs be «e„ Kr^ee »,,,, o bina sa fcnrl*" i, rquin lel0°s 10 a,hl» the |C for an amicable settW or seau.5 1,„. !?." quralion is sol ml all j, «i i ''""r will admit t),»t states that in i •San,P ^respondent to the ChiM^l memorandum submrted V.t. ,hbinesemgovernmentnFrancBp e s a i s n e oorr^ .o'K a purely German fe-tival. dant nffow, i n e i o o A Hamburg correspondent savs the ab- ri,?: f7imthe rnonrs attending unveiling of the stat- Im The authorities at Constantinople are again ag tated by the recurrence of a peri odical alarm to which suddenly and with secrecy sent into exile in the interior bJii?tfV 3f nhriSl,°f,her Ml they finally Tie £Tff-gTas/nrn ,1 .^ urn- plainly visible. at Plym'oith Thi"*? The rebellious chiefs, Mapocb, »ho.eredefea',ed bTZ Boer 55: halfi"! 1ri',i?,! !"£j 5 Chinese trouble. 1115! Tenants on u. Point, County Mayo v gentlemen from and seized their guns,1'* The estimated Wpe.r army for 1*84 ia 7 OQOf.V*' of 1883. PERSOsii^ Ex- CongressmenF.i Eaton of Osage. U, O. Standing, 0 Chrnito 4 a syndicate of Iowa (•»,, pleted the purchase of valuable coal lands Agent Wej niiss of tb v The lands are located o: Missouri river, sixty Bismarck, and eanta outcropping rtn the i',r- feet below the surface. V developement east of coal is in quality ni.'V"1 lignite found west •. field seems to be quiw"' understood that the s.v i ly increase their purcC* composing the party large means and of wid- sv and it ia their intent! plant ami commence v the near tnre, tiai for the uriKHe of dem and not for speculation Ho«« ells, who settb: i residence at once on rope, has beuuri anoth the authorship of Tt' generously remarked: ten it." Operation* ot thu The Chicago, St, Paul Railway c-'injijuiy litt report for th« jvar end the rail rial eommi that the company has in of track, in Wisconsin braeka, 10i muri in I uoMota 418 miles, and making a total of 1,21 uumber of pa--t'!,gers bno wan and: parried one niiif, 2SIL iri:iug* from tn" u Wi-r-Hi-ju, ^TTl.U' hue, !f*l,o 11, uL Crun t.ii* fi i^..t ijrpsr! am, tfilI. aiiJ "j-*: t, I 1 !, 111 \k ti Ul'lM I 1! i 1!!_' -4 1 on the wh from ad other mro mg the tutal iiif us' hoi USO in V\ iseoiiftio .m tho whole li e tugs per iuil" in W.: iiul on the whtile Lie operating exp' in".-* aal 7SO, leaving the net l'h.' amount of rcnitlr the iiiuuiii.t of interest witH #!, 1-.71H, le*v.n .. i he total ihvi IfL leaving a surpluso'" ago Op'M Kti.iK v. Ui^S J'he total amount p. luring the v ar was f-quipui'Mt i^ljOU'J.tiii'i. pf'uOiturt•* idiiiri-v' t. 11,1'teti: d.iniij.,' tIn yt ar whole line P. A Hong Kong correspondent bays the French are in difficulties through want of troojw. Many Chinese are deserting to the black flags. Lari, their chief, is very pow erful. trance may have negotiated wii him. reigners have been seen fightiiur on the sale of the black flags Ge"» Bouet admits he was unable to hold his poaiii'ou after the last fight. The French are still suying steamers and horses. Advices from Prof. Nordensjoid's expedi tion to Greenland have been received via Thurso, Scotlapd. They «tate t'-,at the ex pedition started for AutleiksivicK Seot 4 mu,rf.av b.e,J® di»ta»ce Keen, HU ICC v the iMiupa.v *-'1, :tf HttK'k and debt i:1 $4 total lIIlnle«llB^• l:a! i it!" tho total as-t t« .? 1.U1-. live pa«.-eiji tr- aiui killed, besides 1—7 Lt-le'• of kilometres inland, height, oo tvt above the sea. Tl is is the first tune a human being ever pene trated so far in Greenland. The whole re- 1'aral iMaawter at 1' Another disaster list of accidents that b. spread consternation iron and fteel workei and tlu-ir fatu:iie\ test.' death of thre men an: ably fatal injury of t*-u afternoon ot Kept. 20:b throughout the city building! to ther 0 windows and terribly dents o! the south side their hoiu.es into tlie S! mediately after thesac^ struck, and upon ound that the flanging departm* works had exploded scattering fl\nig tion, setting tire to ID" shops and a number o cinity. The news o rapidly, and soon U' were on the scene"'1 arrival there a fearful The boiler departnieD^ was a compile number of Pas3e cars, and the master r^ the Lake Erie railroad, lint^s on the opi',)MlW in flames. Men, wo« running ebout wrm* calling for friends wuo either killed or woum' •. the Hanging uepartntcn were dead and legs off Sonie(b»hgu1^' and others suffering scalds. It was fouu explosion twenty .. these nine are repojftei' .- 3 killed and eight baaiy ^,. while four chiblre" who lived across toe w Lurt. iijic The following his chief confi- jUJohn (,°''unbu8, W. Alien, wf. Charlfs Douglass. Jessie Douglass, H|l'e Louis House, leg .",ld erwis# fatally uijuf j, scalded and sides cr arb: William injuries fatal. ,'ri,ri,'lS pound fracture uf juries probably first be enc The remains will h. The steamer Garth Castle, from Cape ro*„, with Mrs. Carey and other wilnesses tr. tiiiiid blown oil Hi'ii hm ftrriwl &ryinchar^cra^bl:?i ,rlV" The Tempa says Prime Minister Perry lt ,: fatal. Christ A»a?lc, !f wur.i dley, Patrick Leek, leg a,14 jr Patrick Welch, sii John Douglass, bo). lie Douglass, "IJl w i i Douglass, scalded ious. -H-I,, The works w'tre ?!. rick & Co. Their 1)00 The loss to 1 j, company aad