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Pw if & 'ill fc A V"1 38- *rv •$? JtT W. W. Tavlor and J. T. M. Pierce are alike in one respect—each robbed his own friends. C. H- Vinton seems to bo exonerated from any connection with Taylor's de falcation. __________ Dr. McLouth has resigned the presi dency of the state Agricultural Uol ege. to take effect next .lune. E* There is no defense to make of the liberties State Treasurer Taylor and Commissioner Ruth have taken with the people's funds. Senator Teller's recent speech in the i* 8 :nate was strong anil earnest. Ho is 1 with the West. The wise men do not all come from the East. The unwisdom of silver advocates in Colorado and similar stales is shown in their constantly reminding the rest of the country that they live by iirodic v! log silver. The Phreno-Cosmian, the college pa per of the Dakota University, is a credit to those concerned in producing it. Tt3 January issue which will soon appear, is full of bright, spicy paragraphs and personal and local cullings. J* .The opinion vouchsafed from Pierre, to the effect that the breweries and distilleries have sent a lobby there to work for the retention of prohibition, is simply iicanard thrown in discon cert those who lire on the fence. & •John W- who succeeded Blaine as secretary of stale, will re ceive $100,000 from the Chinese govern ment for lr.s services as negotiator of peace with .lanan. As a fee for emi nent services, there is nothing small about this uii!. but as t.he priej of peace it is not steep at a'l. .Mil Public Examiner Myers lived several months on the threshold of an oppor tunity to do the slate some good: but he failed at a point where the spec ial value of a public examiner shou-d come in. He was an i.ininer who didn't examine, except at the conveni ence of the men to be examined. The Farm and Home, published at Springfield. M»s.. comes out in em phatic tones Hgi.inst the Carlisle cur rency bill and t-.gainsi any phae of the Baltimore bank note plan. Instead it is a conservative advocate of a bi-me tallic, national currency, which is what the psopla want. It looks as though Gov. Sheldon should have haJ some personal knowl edge of the real condition of the treas ury before embodying in his message the words of unqualified commendation of Taylor. If the governor knows no mora about tho other slate offices than he did about the treasury, his message will be adjudged decidedly perfunctory. The South Dakota Educator for .Jan uary contains 34 pa^es of educational literary ard advertising' matter. The editorial and special articles on didac tics are well written and very practica1 and must be of special value to the teacher. Mr. Bras is a hard worker and the patrorage of his journal shows his efloits are appreciated. News f"om Pierre a few days ago showed there w:is some annoyance on account of the fact that the members of the W. O. T. U. had invaded the floors of tho two houses as lobbyist.-, and a resolution was talked of to keep them out. We don't think people will complain of such a resolution if it aleo shall apply .'o those who represent the brewing cc rations. Those all-wise newspapers wlveh have diagnosed the last e'ecl'on as a verdict agaiust silver legislation, will soon discern a silver sheen rising in the political horizon, which will leach the zenith before the close of this century. As the people ^rad.^i'lv tind out what they want they will go on record as not •wanting tho bank note scheme, nor the gold bond scheinj, no.1 the sub treasury schemnor the green-back scheme: IJUL a bi-metallio money which is national anJ which can be made internationa'. All can see thai Taylor's defalcation began with his helping out a bank and a friend here and there with state funds, without perhaps the original in tent to rob the state. Nevertheless, we think any private use of public funds is unqualifiedly wrong and a breach of trust and if it were more generally re garded so thero would be less inclina tion to ask favors of this sort. Our notions of these things may hi- very crude, but we can't help thinking the state treasury should he a financial in stitution ivith safety vaults. uhi re the money-belonging to tho state should be kept, 3ubjcSfcs i-juunination at any time. Terrible Disaster in an English Col liery by WiUer Fron an Old Working. OYER A HUNDRED RESCUED, lint From Sixty to a Hundred More Are Supposed to Have Perished. LONDON, Jan. 10.—Throughout the night relays of men have worked at the Diglake colliery, Audley, North Staf fordshire, where a large number of miners were entombed about noon by a sudden rush of waters from the old workings. One hundred and fifty men and boys employed below wore res cued. Of the remainder it is thought 60 were in the lower workings and are thought to be drowned. From the time the disaster occurred, the rescuers have been doing their utmost to save those who remain alive and to recover the bodies of the drowned. The work of resoue, however, has not made much progress, and it is now believed there are between 00 and 120 men and boys in the mine. The water so constantly fluctuates that the rescurers are well nigh discouraged. Tliey found the bottom of the shaft choked with piles of timber swept there by the torrents of water which poured into the mine. All this timber must be removed before th.' entombed men can be reached. But the ceaseless pumping does not seem to materially affect the stage of water. The greatest fear is expressed that the waters will so undermine the gal leries that there will be a cavoiu. The rescuers work with difficulty, standing in tour feet of water, and only fifteen yards progress was made during the night. Hundreds of miners have ar r.ved at the Diglake colliery from other collieries, ami all volunteer to go down and assist in the work of rescue. Fresh gangs of men go down every hour. CIIAKirV It ALL TOSTPONED By l!laz« in the Startt Tlicntre at Mil •waukee. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 1(5.—Fire broke out in the interior of the stage of the Stadt theatre at 11 a, m., while prepa rations were being made for the an nual charity ball, and spread so rap idly that all the decorations were destroyed and the theatre gutted. The Duest club rooms in tho same building were destroyed. The total loss is esti mated at $rr,000, partly insured. There are several offices and stores in the building and tliey will also be consider ably damaged by water and smoke. The charity ball will necessarily be postponed. It was to be the swell society event of tho season. Fears For Nimsen. LONDON, Jan. 10.—The Pall Mall Gazette says that grave fears for the safety of the Nansen Actic expedition are general among Arctic voyagers of Great Britain and Scandinavia. Lieu tenant I-Iovgaard of the Dimphna expe dition, which was wrecked in the Kara sea, has expressed the opinion to the Danish Geographical society that there is no question but the Frame has been crushed in the ice, and that Dr.Nansen and his party are retreating. Cattle and Horses Burned. WOODSTOCK, Minn*., Jan. 16.—During the storm which prevailed on the night of Jan. 11 a barn belonging to Henry Schneidlerman, six miles north of here, was burned with contents, including 18 head of cattle and 3 horses. The origin of the fire is unknown. No insurance. I»y a Premature Explosion. FOND DU LAC, Wis., Jan. 10.—Johu Searles and an Italian, name unknown, were instantly killed by the premature explosion of a blast of dynamite in A. K. Hamilton's quarry. Their remains were blown into fragments. Skated Into ati Air Hole. VERMILLION, S. D., Jan. 10.—Miss Laura Dutcher of Newcastle, Neb., and Clyde Eves of Vermillion, skated into an air hole and were drowned. The bodies were recovered. Georgia's Special Train. ATLANTA, Gra., Jan. 16.—Georgia's response to Nebraska's appeal for help was made when promptly at 8 p. m. a special train of 12 cars loaded with food and clothing left the union depot for Linooln, Neb. The train will be run through on a special schedule, and is expected to break the record for freight transportation from this point westward. After Lena Olson's Murderer. MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 10. Detective Benson of Duluth has left Minneapolis in company with Miss Olson, the sister of murdered Lena Olsen, to make another effort to capture Austin, the murderer. Information has lately been received at Duluth that Austin is living in Chicago, and Detective Benson thinks he cau find him. Miss Olsen, who has been indefatigable in her efforts to bring Austin to justice, knew the man well and went with the detec tive in ordgr to identify him. VOLUME XVI. MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY JANUARY 18, 1895.-TWELYE PAGES. IlENNEK'S I'ROrHECT. lie Doesn't Sc« Much to Kncourage th« People Thin Year. NEW YORK, Jan. 16.—For a number of years past Samuel Benner has issued annually a prophecy in regard to vari ous markets during the ensuing year. His prophecies have been right a suffi cient number of cases to create curios ity as to what he would say. His fore cast for 1894 declared that there would be "continued embarassed business, bankrupted manufacturers, unem ployed labor and ruined farmers." For 1S95 he says: '•There is no promise or sign of bet ter times for the coming year. We may look in vain for any permanent improvement in general business. Wheat at 54 cents a bushel at Chicago, cotton cents per pound at Cincin nati and pig iron at $10 a ton at Pitts burg denote impoverishment for farm ers, cotton planters and furnacemen. An average crop of grain in this country this year, with fair crops abroad, will send the price of wheat at Chicago after the next harvest down to 40 cents per bushel. Prices for corn next fall will drop to 25 oents a bushel. Fat hogs will be $3 per 100 pounds gross for next winter's packing season. Prices for wool, cotton, iron, cattle and horses will bo on the down grade during the present year. Common sheep, after the wool is taken off, next year will sell ior what the pelt will then bring, 25 cents. 1IK LOOKED RIDICULOUS. A Kansas Farmer Gets In Trouble For Do ing What lie Was l*aid For. KANSAS CITY, Jan. ie.—John Korum, a Kansas farmer, who came here to find employment, is in trouble. He answered the advertisement of a local firm. He was informed that he would have a snap, simply walking up and down the streets and looking ridiculous. A bargain was made and the farmer was turned adrift on the streets. He wore a long white night gown em broidered in red braid, a night cap and a pair of white trousers with heavy flounces about the bottom. On the back of the gown was a black sign ad vertising his employers. As the day was cold, Korum rushed along at a rapid gait. Pedestrians gave him the right of way, thinking he was an es caped insane patient. At the corner of Ninth and Main streets, a policeman gathered Korum to his bosom, and he was taken to the police station. A writ was issued for his employer and both will be tried. VIOLATED HIS PAROLE. Robert Wilson the First Minnesota Pris oner Who Ever Did It. ST. PAUL, Jan. 10.—Warden Wolfer, of the state prison, was at the capitol for the purpose of obtaining a requisi tiou oil the governor of South Dakota for Robert Wilson, who enjoys the dis tinction of being the first Minnesota state convict who has ever broken his parole. The parole system has been in operation at the Stillwater prison for about three years, and 08 prisoners have been permitted to enjoy its priv ileges. Wilson is now in custody at Mitchell, S. D., and an officer was sent out with the requisition papers for his return. His parole began Oct. 12. lKUC AND MARRIED. Diabolical Outrage Perpetrated in the Vicinity of La Crosse. LA CROSSE, Wis., Jan. 10.—Miss H. A. Oakes, a young lady living a few miles from this city, appeared before a justice of the peace here and made aflv davit to the effect that she had been druggod and married to a man by the name of Drugan, whom she had never seen before on the 23d of last month. Drugan kept her prisoner for four days but she finally escaped and returned home. Efforts have been made by offi cers to arrest Drugan, but he cannot be found. Minnesota Charities and Corrections. ST. PAUL, Jan. 10.—Representatives of nearly all the different lines of char itable work in the state met at Unity church. It was the opening session of the third state conference of charities and correction. President R. A. Mott presided over the meeting and made the opening address. President Mott was followed by Samuel R. Thayer of Minneapolis, who read a paper on "The Charities of the Netherlands." Tlieir Report Printed. ST. PAUL, Jan 16.—The roport of the committee to investigate the al leged frauds upon the state, growing out of the sale and cutting of pine tim ber has been printed, and it is expeoted will be submitted to the legislature soon. The committee has had 5,000 copies of the report printed in pamph let form. Punipiaff Up Coal. OELWEIN, la., Jan. 10.—A company is being organized hero for the purpose of prospecting for coal about Oelwein, both in and outside the city limits. For some time a number of wells located in town have been pumping up good sized specimens ol! coal of fine quality indi cating a bed of mineral may be under lying the city. Terrible Destitution. ST. JOHNS, N. F., Jan. 10.—The destitution among the people is dread ful. The relief offices and soup kitchens are surrounded by hundreds of persons. The officials are not giving relief to ablebodied men, although they need it as much as others. ^Mitchell QTapital. A Correspondent Details the Misery of the J!eds on the Sisseton Reservation. No Words to Describe the condition of the Indiaus, as they have no meaus to buy either clothing to keep them from freezing or provi sions to keep them from starving. They have not had a payment since last July and their crops like those of their white brother, were a total fail ure, and the lakes that once were full of water have been dry for the last three years. There is nothing for the Indians to trap, as he used to do, and obtain money to purchase the necessa ries of life. The government was to have made them a payment in October, but it has not yet been made. The county commissioners of Roberts county have sent a memorial to the Indian commissioner at Washington, and Petition After Petition has gone in, but still no payment is in sight. On Jan. a, Two Stars, the chief of the trlb?, with Joe Brown as inter preter, accompanied by Mayor A. M. Keller, the United States Indian agent at the Sissefou agency, to Washington to explain to the department and ask for money enough to carry them through the winter, but no word has been received from them. Rev. John B. Renville, Indian minister at Big Coulie, has telegraphed to Washington for help, and unless the government orders a pavment at once the death list will be great. The Indians are not begging for money, but are Askiug For What IK Due Them for interest on the principal for the sale of their lauds to the government. They received each HiO acres of land, and $1,699,000 has been deposited to their credit for 25 years from date of treaty. They are allowed 5 per cent interest, to be paid them annually. They are now asking for the interest past due and $199,000 of the principal, because of the total failure of crops. The older Indians say that they do not hope to live many years more and ought to re ceive some benefit of the principal now, and that the younger generation will be better fitted to provide for them selves 20 years hence, therefore the whole amount of $1,690,000 should not be left to the coming generation. The interest money is not paid with any regularity, but it has been done in a hap-hazard way under the Cleveland administration, and has been very un satisfactory to the Indians. Open Up Chickasaw T-andt*. WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.—Tho long pending question of opening up the Wichita Indian reservation in Okla homa to settlement, has been settled by the house committee on Indian affairs, whioh voted to report the bill intro duced by Delegate Flinn. There are nearly 1,000,000 acres of these lands owned by 1,000 Indians. The Wichitas will he allowed 160 acres each, and the remainder of the land will be opened to settlement under the homestead laws at $1.25 an acre. North Dakota Timber Depredations. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—Timber dep redations on the government lands in Cavalier county, N. D., are reported in a communication forwarded by Assist ant Secretary Hamlin to Acting Secre tary Sims of the interior department. The interior department l?as no special agent there and tho attorney general has been requested to have the United States marshal take action to secure the arrest of the trespassers and the seizure of the timber. Young Ladles Drowned. HAHDIX, Ills., Jan. 10.—While cross ing the Mississippi river at Calhoun club house, Miss Ida Trembling and Miss Mollie Rodgers broke through the ice and were drowned. Frank Phillips of Hamburg narrowly escaped drown ing In his efforts to save, the unfortu nate women. The bodies were recov ered. High Grade Kaolin In Iowa. ELDORA, la., Jan. 15.—Largo depos its of clay suitable for pottery and fine table ware have been discovered in this vicinity. Expert judges pronounce the clay equal to that found in North Car olina, and which has a national repu tation. Tho ll'U-:e Judiciary Committee Ke ports a lirsoluli'in l'W That Purpose. APPEAL TO WASHINGTON RICKS HAS NO STATEMENT. For I'ait of the Money Due Them, The Vote on the Resolution Stood Interest Not Even Paid With Regularity. WILMOT, S. D., Jan. 16.—Anthony Hemminger brings in news of untold Buffering among the Indians on the Sis seton and Wahpeton reservation dur ing the last storm. He says that Two Son had to kill a pony to keep himself and family from starving. Before the storm came they would pick the red berries that grow on bushes and eat them. That is all the food they have had for over two weeks. Whito Dog also has had nothing to eat except a dead horse he fouud and took home the other day. At Hoop Hollow a child became sick and died from tho lack of food. There are to C---A Few New Senators Kleeted. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1G.— The house judiciary committee decided to report a resolution for the impeachment of Judge Ricks of Cleveland. The vote was 7 for to 0 against. Kicks Has No Statement. CLEVELAND, Jan. 10.—Judge Ricks was telephoned the result of the vote of the judiciary committee as an nounced by the Associated Press. He said he had no statement to make at present. A FKIV NEW SENATORS. Cm'trr, MantTo, Wolcott and Thiirston Kleeted. HELKNA, Mont., Jan. 10.—Both houses of tho legislature ballotted sep arately for United States seuator. The Republican caucus nominees, Lee Mantle for the short term and Thomas H. Carter for the long term received the solid Republican vote in both houses and their election will be ratified in joint seasion. Thurston Fleeted Seuator. LINCOLN, Nob., Jan. 10.—The two houses of legislature voted separately at noon for United States senator. In the senate, John M. Thurston, Repub lican, received 25 votes, William J. Bryan, Democrat, 4 votes, and William A. Jono3, Populist, 3 votes. In the house the vote stood: Thurston, 52 Bryan, 13 Jones, 15. Two From Michigan. LANSING, Mich., Jan. 16.—Senator McMillan was re-elected by the legisla ture in joint session by a unanimous vote. Julius C. Burrows received all the votes for short term senator, except that of Donovan of Bay City, Democrat. Wolcott Got a Majority. DENVER, Jan. 16.—A vote for United States senator to succeed United States Senator Wolcott was taken in the leg islature. Mr. Wolcott received a ma jority of the votes cast. CONGRESSIONAL. House. WASHINGTON, Jan. 16.—Chairman Sayres of the appropriation committee, reported the sundry civil bill to the house. Mr. G-rosvenor (Rep., O.) presented a reply to the recent memorial sent to the judiciary committee by Mr. Ritchie of Akron, O., making supplemental charges against Judge Ricks of the United States court of the Northern district of Ohio. Mr. Grosvenor stated that Mr. Ritchie's charges incidentally involved ex-Seuator H. R. Payne and Judge Stevenson Burke, and the reply presented through him gave a full state ment of the pertinent facts in connec tion with recent charges. On be half of those gentlemen, Mr. Grosvenor asked for a full investigation and com plete report, censuring and prosecuting or exonerating them. On motion of Mr. Whiting (Dem., Mich.) a bill was passed for the relief of Dennis Mcln tyre. Mr. MeCrearv (Dem.. Ky.) called up a bill authorizing Lieutenant Colonel Forwooil and Surgeon orge H. Pen rose to accept certain testimonials from the Argentine Republic, and it was passed. Also authorizing Commander Dennis W. Mulled to accept a medal from the Chilian government. HEVOVK THE DIFFERENTIAL. House Ways anil Means Committee De cides on Favorable Report. WASHINGTON, Jau. Hi.—The house ways and means committee has decided to report to tho house Mr. Wilson's bill to remove the one-tenth of one cent differential duty on sugar. No action was taken on th bill to increase the tax on beer, as the sub committee having it in charge had not met, Tl« Sundry Civil ism. WASHINGTON, ,lan. 10.—The sundry civil appropriation bill for the vear 1896 was completed by the house" ap propriations eombiittee. It carries $38,040,201, being $7,843,793 less than tho estimates, and $4,^80,2-15 more than the appropriation for the current year. Approved Laud Grants. WASHINGTON, Jail. 16.—The secretary of the interior has approved clear lists of lands aggregating 54,!)(i7 acres, on acoount of grants made to the State of Washington in the Seattle and Clear water land districts, for purposes of public buildings. Found Dead In His Yard. STEWARTVILLE, Minn., Jau. i6.~J. C. Whitney, one of the pioneers of Olmsted county, was found dead iu his yard. He was 80 years old. His death Was caused by heart failui'y. SSSFWs '&:•••<?••. fp"'^.. NUMBKH MINNESOTA RKPI'ltl.lCAN CAUCUS. Candidates For tho Senator-diip Agree to Hold One Friday. ST. PAITL, Jan. 10.—The senatorial caucus has been called for Friday even ing at S o'clock, in the hall of tho house of representatives. The decision was arrived at speedily and without diffi culty by the caucus committee. IOWA STATE RULING. Tho Commission Hoars Down Harder Than I'siial on (h«* lailway»* DKS MOINES, la., Jau. 10.—The rail road rate, decision liled by the state commissioner Saturday night is a sig nal victory for the jobbers of Iowa, who made the light against the in crease asked for by six of the leading lines of the stato. It is also a reflec tion on the railroad attorneys who ap peared before the board to argue the case. Tho decision says to the railroads: 'Not proven." And then it is added that when the railroads get ready to submit figures to show that their local freight rates have not been remunera tive or that such freight has been bearing its due proportion of tho oper ating expense of these railroads, the commissioners will be glad to consider it. Even Commissioner Day, who filed a dissenting opinion in which he favors advanced rates, says that he bases this not on anything proven by the railroads in this hearing, nor on any information ever submitted by thorn, but by his own observation, and then he justifies himself for going out ide of the submitted testimony. NORTHWESTERN llOXSHEL. Weniher at Milwaukee Was Ideal For tho Sport. MILWAUKEE, Jan. 10.—This was an ideal deay fur a curling tournament. The weather was brilliant and the ice hard and smooth. The contestants were reinforced by rinks from Poy nette and B.uaboo. The contest for the Pflstcr trophy had narrowed down from the third round anil the rest of the curlers were eager for it, but the committe changed the programme uud bulletined the games for the St. Paul Jobbers union trophy?5" This was done to hasten the contest for tli3 consola tion prize of red hone curling stones, donated by the Milwaukee curlers. Forty rinks entered for tho match. The scores of the preliminary round were as follows: Cambria 17 Milwaukee 9 Poynette 17 Milwaukee 12 Poynette 16 Chi oago 13. In the lirst round the score at noon was as follows: Chicago 20, Arlington 10 St.Paul 13 Chicago 12 St. Paul 21, Portage 17 St. Paul 15, Wabpaca 13. 1IOTI1 SIDES AICE I'lICM. Situation in the Hrooklyn Strike Is Outlined. BROOKLYN, Jan. 10.—Both sides of the electric street railway strike show a determined front. On the Court street line, s0 cars are being run at ir regular intervals, each guarded by from two to eight policemen. The strikers or their iri-inils have obstruct ed the tracks by npsetting barrels of ashes on tiie tracks, 'lhe rubbish was cleared away by laborers from the power house on the Flatbush avenue line and a mail car was sent out at 7:24 o'clock. It was preceded by six mount ed policemen, while eight unmounted police rode in the car. It passed through a district, where the strikers are reported to be in a more reokless mood than anywhere else, but the man ner in which it was guarded evidently overawed any who might have been in clined to lawlessness, for no attempt was made to stop it. S A1 T.ED FOR EUROPE. Missing Treasurer of South Dakota on the Steamer Persia. PiEBKE, S. D., Jan. 17.—The house and senate met in joint executive ses sion and Attorney General Crawford asked for authority and means to pro ceed agaiust the boudsmen of W. W. Taylor resident in other states. He notified the session of the receipt of a telegram stating that the name W. W. Taylor appeared on the passenger list of the steamer Persia which left New York several days ago. Soo Tonnage For the Year. SAULT STK. MAKIE, jNlicli., Jan. 10.— The total net. tons of freight sent through the St. Marys Falls canal for the year beginning April 17 and ending Dec.'6, 1S!)4, amounted to 13,195,800. The estimated value of this freight amounted to $140,114,502, The number of passengers that passed- through the canal (luring the season of '()4 was 27,231). Restrained a School Hoard. liKi.uiT, Wis., Jan. IT.—The .school board of this city was served with a writ from Judge Bennett, reseraining them from excluding children of W. E. Stevens from the public schools be cause they doclined to be vacciunated. Mr. Stevens is a Christian scientist. Similar orders were issued by Judge Bennet k.st year, Approve Spain's Attitude. MADRID, Jan. 14.—The minister of foreign affairs, Senor Uroiseard, de clared iu the senate that the commer cial convention between Spain and the United States relating to the agricult ural products of Cuba would probably be concluded at once. Sixty senators and deputies, representing the inter ested districts, approve of the govern ment's attitude.