The Madison daily leader. [volume], May 02, 1890, Image 1

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ESTABLISHED IMWOj
-DAY OF STRIKES.
Mm
D»y
Parades Cause Z"«*
"'II ix*l 4 'troWl
Little Anxiety in
America. H.
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,dr» Packing House Men Do N^C Go
in
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The Predicted Strikes Do Not
Dev&lup in Mau^ L&rga
Cities*
:A:
Ch ieago—lai-panter*
Settling OifTloultiat.
Airtidpated Trouble Fails to Show
D^t iu Europe—Principal
Jprigf in Pwih.
sAMt MVhJ
"This to a proud day, not nnaud with
t*Wt. for Hamael J. Qoinptn, pretidwt
tbe American Federation of Labor. ll
te I bo day for the great Via? day parade, a
demonstration agre«Hl upon long ago. and
hi tb- rwepa ration* for which month* bav^
been spent, with the purpose of empha-
Mbr tlM rtr»«*tb of tb« labor orguiu
tifrns of America, and of illustrating
lft*tr demand for an eight-hour day. Mr.
Gowpars ts a ctgaraiaker by trad*, and baa
keen shown by bis rapid rise position
aad influence. man of great executive
ahtlitv. Ac p«iiii«iit of Ike foderslHi or
psuMttoa* uf labor, be ia ow of tbe moot
pVDtniuent figures is th« American book of
earrent biography. Largely |rider bis
oantro) are ".OOO.gWt of workers.
Per tbe main part hii ut
terance* aod actioas in tbe great
atruggle now going a for shorter hoars,
k*f« beei temperate and pidicious. It baa
keen bin constant idvtee that othsr trades
do not engage in sympathetic strikes at
this tune, bat wait for tbe r**olt of tbe
fowi
Uf. Ctoaapare aow occupies the relative
pgniUou to public attention which wan held
by lerrenee V. 1'owderly a few year* ago.
Iff pnwderely still the grand maater
argrksnaii of tbe Knight* of Labor, a very
taiuential position, and be report* that bit
eafaoiaatkHi is to foil ayaipathy «itt the
eight hour movement.
i»TxorBi.K rw caifAAQt,
|tteipiiii HirliUM Remain la
T%* mtuailMi ta Vtriwi* Ctttoa.
OBi too. May i
Iu »t»* of tbe tmt that tbe working j*o
pfc of tbe city an turning oat very getter*
ally to-day, either tu take j»art or witness
ths eight hour work day parade, it is im
passible to iiceuruMv .measure the extent
ef the promised etriken. Aa, however, the
tarpon tern have arrangod to artutrat# tboir
ttSaranori* with the aa tbe «tpk
j«k! ui«i last night ddcid4 aot to stake
Miy umt« I deui^Htl, and a«
itativew of tba federation of
have been ai work for
,a«t wwk RJU»of ettdear
ORu« to «Ui»\ tb(* strike with a view
«f «n«#ntrattug »U thtir iuHnenee in favo*
ef the e*rpent«r«» i« i» iwotwible that tbe
Unbtr involved will le verv mn •naliar
HHait waa aijtk*jp«t«*i a *wk ago. i'roia
ibe best information obtainable at this
Jh0or it eeeuia probable that thera will be
iodir atrik«H» n*»tv and thore among
II bodiea of tiiaoontt*ntel workmen, bat
Vtilei ti-aii* of 'tho great inda»t fi»« ©f lb#
4My will be broogbt to a atan«i«tll,
Meh bad boon the ease wtth btuidiag
aparaitoM, eona«M)u«iit npon tbe earpaa
1^, «triie. to ae«a lh« tattead^of
«mwM
atrtke at tbe Mock yarda waa a failure.
Thwr- wm no oonoerted action townrd
ato|otng work and tbe only troobU now
t*&rmt that tb« pa^kerK may to
morrow Tafaaa to allow aoaM of tbe
who are absent and p*rtici
in the partde to.day to
go baek to work. HtjnadH of jwIim are ott
duty at the variotin larg«» packing bonaea,
bat their ha* been no ali for their aer
vtrea Home of the houaex have dosed to
allow then men to parttet|MO« u the par
ads. fa tboae in which work i« prooeed
tag tbe aatnber of men on daty is an large
aa uaual.
Th* b»Al of tb»» parade started at 12:.%
this afternoon and ii now itaaeing over tbe
liu» of inarch laid oat forit Orsat crowds
of feopl« t»r»' maaeeri oa eaHi tide of tbs
str«st »iot^g the entire rontiv Tbe nxnal
band* and banner* form features of the
i"oce*eiou, tog^her with tnottot** appro
priatf to tb** KM*aaion Au afternoon pai*er
^•timatee tb# uombar of tneu in I in** at
Um§.
Xht Hue u ftb"nt Um Mliia
Mr.CHi»liiTwtaj
I^r-IMWIS May 1
0aoiuel (iotn^ra, pr"»ident of the Amer
iomn Federation of llabor. armed in tbls
city early tbi« morn tog In an intorview
about the eight bonr inovsiMent, be aaid
want ^igbt honri. W,» BM»an to get
it. We have no oth*«r pturpose iu view.
We bave concentrate! on tbe eight hoar
movenent first. There H| a «odc»u
rated attempt of tbe To»era
that be to atitagoiiiae the BM»v»B9«nt. they
«*ooot atop it, tbey can only postpone
it. We center oz» oas tbtag at
a time, all other reforms we laid aside aa
til thia aeoeeaary one in obtained. We are
to win, if it take* a decade.
Umnrntmr PanS* la at. U«tk
•r. May
It la expoeted that fnlly
be in lior in the great labor dsmonKtratton
tuadsr the auaptce* of the American Feder
ation of Labor. The parade will be
»*eile.l by the preeonoe of the Knight* of
Labor, and will made nj of the book
biuiera. choelasters, harnessmaksra. eigar
makera, garment cotter*, plate prtntsrw.
collarmakera. oiachimtU. coopers and a
doften otfafr traleH. above all t^iag ten or
KauiKatiotis of carpent4T». It in )eli'«ed the
demoti«tration will be followed by a atrike
iu one or mora bntldiog traiiea. prscipita
te.l by rb# ©uiployea of tiw planing milN,
aa the carpenter* alrsady have an eight
honr day. After the parade thare wifl be
appropiiaU eieici*«« irt Schneider« gmr
d*-n«. and tbe variouit bailf throughout the
eit Tbouaandi* of badges ui the form of
a broooh. representing the fignre h( ^re
oonxpicQoBsiy worn to-dav. No extraordi
nary precautions hats been talma by the
authorities as ao
saltans trouble Is aatiei
pated
Mtuam in aeeiwawawa.
HH.WAI kxr Mar
In Milwanke ths demand of 11m «akm
i.ar]euter* for the adoption of an eight
hour day »a* not ooupled with a demand
fo| increased wage«, and an the man are
witling to acoept right boars" pay for fight
bonrw' work, the movement bax met with
no Htrong opp|Mttion on the part of their
eniployera, although the 'ontractu.g ar
lienterM aatociatiou dcctuied a» a bod) to
formally declare in favor of eight bottn,
many individual members of tbe asaocta
tion have aunouueed thai they will con
form to tbe wtMhna of tbe men. The tadi
tationw are that if »uy etriking ia done it
it will he in oases where individual con
tractora inaiat oa retaining tbs tsn boar
tyaleiu.
K*MlHlaOawka.
Omaha. May 1.
N'o utrTke has taken ptaar feerc, cffh«T
among carpentsrn or packing bouae mi
jiloyea, and none butt" leen conteuiplateu.
The car|ietii«rM have decided to await the
iaMun of tbe atrike in Chiesgo. If aocoesa
fal there, the local nniono will undonbte.tly
4entand eight hour« and increased wagea.
1fbei«' are three nnionw of rarpenterK in tb#
t«ty. comprtaiUK about men. The
Hien at the packing hon«ea art- not disponed
to strike, even ahouid Uu» men Ui
gate tbair end,
Wa PanMlata HtaaMap«dls»
IllNNI Vi M» I
There will be no parade to-day, bat an
open air meeting will be bold by tbe work
man to-night. Tbe mors important trades
have already secarad reduced honr*.
Abont tue only movement for reduction ta
by tbe plumber*, who take a holiday to
day, and will demand ei^ht bour» and an
fdvaaee is wagen for asoond elaaa aaeiu
A Mon nl«ui RtrwigtMti,
Kanna* Cm, M* k
Kansas City ta a non-union town. Con
sequently there has baan aliiMMt no agita
tion of the eight in»ar question, and pra^'
tically no pro*pe, of tbt* oci-urrence of
atrtkew. No May demon*trwti^i hip
been attempted. 1
Haw Tona. May I,
Vp to 12 o'clock tbis morning there were
few, if any, aigna of tbe inauguration of
(he eight hour movement in thia oity. At
the labor headquarters all was quiet aad at
th# down town building*, where the car
penters are employed, the men are work
ing. The protKieed inductions in wages all
over r»y ttw* I niUtl Htatex F.ipresa com
pany here ware enforced to-dav. Kvsry
ihing goes on usual and the iaeu sej
they look forward to aa saity retacB to the
old rate ot wages
atria* ta Weal.au.
Bostrow. May i.
A strltks of carpcntne ia thia flitf ftMr
eight hour day was inaugurated this morn
ing and about i.OW men are out. It is
eatimated there are about men in the
city who have been granted eight hour* by
about KK ftrma not members of tbs Master
3UuMerit »!•"«. A number €0 the
ti a,l«r* sait the atrike t* of much smaller
than the) evpeet^i
atrfti* foe Ktaae MsarS.
fiuawnau. May 1.
h00f
Joitmeymen earpentsw,
tnated at went on strike thi* inorn
ing for nine-hour day and I«s cents pe T™~"~
boara bars ia tbat of tbe iisrman
At JohiiMtown the carpenters and beflek
layerw s»ud stone maaenu oaaoe otit Ibi^
morning for nifis boor* aad«a matsssa of
Bnildlag oparatioaw have tjbsa
SBMpended.
Two
1
heutawi (^rpantort (tail ta »ali»ll.
Ill TfHHT, May
Fully 'J.iwNi oarpantsrs ace oat in tbisfttty
to-day. Tbe atrike ia expaeted to be short
lived, w tbe principal contractors are #a
oeding tbe met! demands and it ta thoq^t
work will lie pretty generally re«um«^l to
morroa. No other trade ei«ept th«» far
peatars have been affaceed by Nm
ment
UtUaTmaM*
In
CMaaaH.
('Wl lW\4!t, May I.
Thia city in ftrso from aaiy lab
of any eonsideraMe magnitude The
thing tbat can be called trouble for
is w demand for a 10 ei cent advaaoe in
wages by tbs »«uch aoldm, WkUk fill
affect aboat men-
KOHKH! V lXlWi.
'I
I bawaa Cilia* Me Parada* Orrat,
Other* the Meaahaee Ba Vat OasM
tnwotatlww —It ii aa
all ail at faeOi.
Ijivmoon Ma 1
Tb»» prooeaaton of working ui«u
wa- held iu thi» eity to day fall far
of the nuuitj«t it was expected would
part in the parade The line waa aa$*
poeed onlv of a faw hundred man
trouble wan experienced by the pohcr
Five hundred diaorderly men gatbeAd
at tbe Ti)iuji»'*t embankment this mom{ ig
bsot oa tusking aoats kind of daraooi
tioa. A force of 'i,6t»o potica wai
band, bowsvar, and tbs mob waa suae
tbsia (Mwssnoe.
Red Vlaf Main aa.
Bbkmm. I il ii
Nothing of an untoward charactar
yet occurred in couuaotion with the daaMh
stration by workingusn, ssrapt the arrest
of one man who wa« detected raising a red
flag. The work ik proceeding usee)
throughout the smptr*' with the etccptier:
of Lripau and Hailt- wbei* a few working
man went out on a strike. A majority ef
the workingmeu are not to favor of mak
aay demons*ratios and tbey went to
thin morning aa usual Over 20i propHe
lorn of the smaller faotoriea in the e#5
olosad their sstabliNbment* to
gsv« all their enployea a holiday.
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No Troulfte lu llertla.
H8BL.1N. May 1. Nmn.
Quiet prevails throughout the etttin
of Berlin and the atrseta i^ar their uoraiel
appearance, lu consequence either of the
notices la^ued by employer* threatening to
diaebarge employes who abaentecf tbem
selve* from work to take part in tbe tabor
demonstration, or the apath tbamaeUac
to tbe move, all the large tnanofacturiaf
e«talh»htnsnts ace ruuxung
full fawwi
Mas WatuaM 1M PasMk.
P»nii. May 1.
Tbe labor demonstration hese waa
marred by a sotae of bloodshsd. Early
Uuh uioriiiiig a lar^e number of workmsa
gathered in front of the rolling mill, a*
tier the ficitemcnt of tb» agitators tbey
sngagad in a tiotona demonstration which
the police were powerless to ijuetl. Ths
mob waa ordered to dtsperaf aod upon tbe
rcfnaal to oliev tbe troopw coaigod with
tivm bayonet*, wounding mau of the
vmwNA. May I, p. m.»
I leapt te the belief tbat ths labor demou
at ration in thia city would be attended by
grave diaorders, titers has haea ao disturb
ance whatever
Tbe atrike movement ia the provisoes v.
apreaiiug. It ia eatimated that through
out Auatna and tiuugary there are l,i**'.
(MH) man who bate already atyuA utb
ets who threaten to go out.
t|ulwt tai ft-aiialli
•BrisKTs i
Tbs workmgmsn of tbis city attended to
their vartoua occupations, paying ao heed
to the prevailing labor movement. An im
men*** meeting of vorkingaiaa was held at
Cbartorai. Ibirty thoaaaud men marched
to tbs meeting, ail singing the M&r«eiH<»».
They were orderly and thert- waa un troabiv.
A I'atiUon aa tkadkaaibar.
Pahs- Mar
A deputation of werkingmaa want in the
rnamber of l«poti«a this afternoon and
presented a petition aakiag that the oham
bsr make eigtit boon* a l^gal days work.
Tbe largscrowd011 the »treet*wers orderly.
U«Mt In l'»n«
pARIh. M»'. 1.
Kvsvythtaf wae qaiet ia Patte at aooe
Dispstcbew from Mareetlieh, Bordeaax,
Naency Koubaix and Lifka, say no dia
tnrbancae have occurred iu any of those
plaoes, and that tranquility pvevaUa*
1H AMiaal laina
Home, May I
There is no (tartknilar cessation of work
here, or is tbe prinet)»a cities and towns
of Italy to-day. iMspetcbee fraas all
parts of the country show that order hi hf
ing maintained.
Tranquil hi Ipala.
Mamux, May I
Reporia received here to-day eonlhratog
the dem»natration« show that tranquillt v
prevaii* throughout tbe proviiM'Sa
No TMatim.
Daaaia May I
Tbe aothorities here iaauad in eetlariet
biddi&g tbe holding of meeting* to-day.
and no aUeinpt wm wwht to violate it.
Arprtboulua.
Oaasoax May t.
Tbe oity ts quiet ta~dky and oe
eurrad to eaaae the a&tboritiaa ap|wahiB
sion.
ftitraaM «w«ai ta U«haa.
Lia bon. If ay I v
The day is being obeervsd with extreme
(Uiet by the working
men in tbia citf-
Os^su. May l.
N I Ura»i» n tailor, wait burned to
death in bis sbo)» whilr ttemptiog to pour
gaaohne into a lighted stove. The c%o r\
plodei, baraing tha shop aad the i««pris
tor.
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Mo Owaeval mm* PtlSsbsng. \t bona., at Mu-kU-rat in apit# of tbe
Prrraatrw. May 3, 3 ff®4*4*8 tor^ga mioere, »b«
k* «orta ol thing* if anybody
a ,M attempted i boist it A large numt^r of
the orkangiaea of I iftsbarg for ths en* t^r (rder of American Mrtcbaolcs mari bed
forcemeat of tha wgkt b*mr moveioem. totn mi rtfaed tte 9m aWhiiil
The oaly trade that hae -deauUMted sight opposition,
T»r Amsrfean.flag fltss over t!i* seboai
.h MADISON, 80UTH DAKOTA,FRIDAY, MAY 2, 18«0. price five cents.
SAD AND SENSATIONAL.
Trouble Makes a Minnesotan
Murder is Son and
ClBmrimit
Suioid«u
A Cute of Too Much Mother-in
Work of the Irrigation
Commission.
Report for the Fist Weak
New* of a Day from All
Quartern
MO"xx. Mlna Was I
I domestic and flnancial troub'es ware the
cauae of a aad and senaational tr.tgady fonr
milsa northweat of Hocheater. Minn. The
victima are Kichanl Hmitke, a (formau
farmei. and bi» 4 year-old boy. The
new* waa brought into the tv at Moclock
s uucht l) Huiitke s mrwl man, who tetla
the following story: That hmitke went,
after dinner, to tbe bouae of bis fstber-ia
faw, William Rsleng, whaPK hie wife was
Mtaving. and got hi* rear-old child and
returned ditriqg the afternoon, that hs re
turned from the field at 6 o'clock, and,
after putting out bis team and doing aome
other chores be went into the bonae for
"upper, and was horrified to see Smitks
aod hie little boy lying dead on the bed.
Me mad«- uo investigation and do#a aot
know whether their throat** were cut or by
what oa»i»e tbey camc to their death, but
instantly Sad from tbe boose, mounted a
horse, alarm ad tbe neighbor* and came
Into town to notify the coroner, who has
gone out to view the bodies, and an iu|iiest
will at ouce b*» held The dereaaed man
was 36 veara old, and was bornnssr Pom
I lueru, Pruaais, and oame to ihia country
iu 1882. In 1884 he married Mies Amelia
lialenff. Their marriage iife was very
unhappy, bis wife several tiuiea going
home for a time to live with bsr tolka.
Those who know tbsm aay their troubles
were owiug largely to the intermed
dling of tbs wife a mother. About a year
ago the wife became a confirmed invalid,
i Thia, together with th«- death of their old
eat boy and iiuancial trouble* and miafort
unex, mide the mother at ill worne, AIout
i a week sgo tbs wife waa taken to her par
sut* bome to die, taking tbs boy and only
remaining child with her, and ainee then
Kimtks and the hired matt have been keep
ing house alone. Whether the wifr j* dead
or what happened at the bouae of the par
entn that dlatraetei the poor unfortunate
faibsr a bran, and »ansed biai to commit
h» terrible deed cannot be learned yet.
Hmitke was a very iuduatrioua and intelli-
C,' BTJSSNSKf1 "StifMS "JS^SWf
sb »»ke.i
to Icaro of hi- terrible des*'
mtlGATIOK COMMfMMlOlf.
Will at (*&«• lwveeMaate the Arteataa
Walla Aronad Karen.
Bi'au.s, s 1. \ta
Col. Net tie too and bis irrigation oom
aussion have )egan their work at Hnroa
and will examine thirty artesiau walls at
onoe. lbs mveatigation will be confined
directly to the arteaiar water aupply, but
mformation will b«' obtained on othci huI»
terrau««an water aupply The atactics
wUl le collected in the field by agents ap
pointed for that purpose. It ia the pur
pose of Col. hinton, through tbe com
misaiou, to complete a condeitHed history
Of every arteeian well in tb«' pi am a region.
The iaquiriea call for information
as to depth of tbe wells, cost,
flow, geological formation and
other facta. Especially investigation
wUl be aiadw of results from wells uaed for
irrigatiu. To facilitate thi* work blanks
have been prepared for uae by field agents
aad others from whom data ts desired.
Pending tha work in tbe field a force will
be busy in Washington eompiling reports,
perfecting mapa, ete.. under the immedi
ate supervision of AaHiatMiit H*-cretary Wii
lets. It in t-xjiected that Secretary Husk
will |teraonally visit many oint« in tbe
arid region wnile tbe mveatigation pro
greesoa The action of cot.greaa, however,
will be baaed a
1 moat wholly upon the
recommendation*) of Col. Ncttleton and
Prof. Hay. Field agent* will )egin imme
diately, and are required to Nubniit their
seports to tbe department between the HHh
and 11th of June, and all geological re
port a must be eubmitted by the 25th of
Jons. Tb* full report of the
eomnua&iasion must be completed
tbe 1st of July. Ths work will be
jmsfeed with all haate poestble to insure
thoroughness aad accuracy. As soon as
the working force for South lakota it
organised and instructed, Col. Nettleton,
with I'rofeasorti Hay, I'pdyke. Culver aod
Bailey, and Mtatc Engineer Coffin and
Bteuograpber Green well, will go to North
Dakota, stopping at Jaiueetowu. Devile'
Lake and points on tbe Great Northern
road, examining baaine of tbe southward
Ott that tm»-. reaching Denver the middle
of May then gotuK to Houthweaurn Kan
sas and Northecatern Texaa, returning to
Washiugton the first week of Juae. Oo
their return tbe commhmion will viatt the
artesisn wells at Yanktou, Woonsocket,
Ab«'rd«en. Uitchcook. Miller aud other
piec.-* and, if posfibb, they will #|end
eaaae tiMM? in MinnsapoiiM and 8t, Faui.
Harrur la a EaaM'Hmia
la*vrswo*Tw, Kaa May i
A committee of three irand Anaj aaan
haa been appointed to investigate shaifes
against the management of
hease at Leavenworth. It is
old veteran" are compelled to work in a
private brick vaid «d)areut to the home for
cent* a day that tbe nweat boi and
"bucking and gagging" are need aa modes
of puntahmsnt that ths mail of inmatea is
«db|ect to rigid scrutiny, and tbat io
etane«« are on record where money mailed
.to artidiers haa faued to reach them.
TkxBk te a craxe ia London for quear
laather fckiise aboua are stocked with
fancy art.:c.le*) made frooj the akin* of all
sorte of b**-a»t- reptilei* and Aalu a. includ
ing (jehc»n akin*, lion a^d panther skins.
A HI I.I.NH HKl'OKT.
flNililioa af Crap* aa UalSaraO by
mwiiiJaata ef Mae Farmer*' Review.
CmcAuo, Mayi
Tbe Farmerm' Reviev, hi Ittf aest Imm,
will say Although fforrsstjondeoti hi »ome
aectipn ic|Hrt winter wheat improving lit
appearance, tbe genera! averawea o* condt
tion show a decline in all the stales
OO
voted
by our report nave Michigan
The aveiage of condition in Illinois i*
1 per emit, lower than tbe average of two
weeka ago, and :i£ j»er cent, tielow tbe
average at this aeaaon last year. In "i3
countiea an average of per csnt. of tbe
acreage in winter wheat will be ploughed
under,
In Indiana the average this week falls 7
per cent, below that of our last report and
32 per cent, below la*t sear average at
thia acason. In 4 counties au average of
per cent, will b* ploughed.
In Ohio the average ta 4 p*» cent, below
tbat of our last report and 1# peT cent*
below the average condition May 1, Ihhh.
In 10 count lea au average of 14 per cent,,
of the acregge will be ploughed.
The preeent onditiou of wheat in Mis
souri u 2 per cent lower than tbe average
shown by our last report, and lt per cent,
lower than tbe average one year ago.
Twelve -orreapondente report that an
sverage of IK per cent of tbe acreage will
be turned under
In Kentucky the present average of con
dition in 'J per ceui. below that of our last
re|»ort and l:i per cent, lower than tbe aver
age at this aeaaon last year. Iu four
counties an average of pet cent of the
acreage wtil be ploughed under.
Kansas reports indicate that ths prsssal
condition of wheat in that state ts 2 per
cent, lower than the average two week- ago
and 21 per cent, lower than the average
one year ago. la ten oountiee an average
of lu s ei cant, of the acreage wilt b*
ploughed.
In K'higan tbe coodition has improved,
the general average being 10 per cent.
higher than fhat quoted in our laat re
jKiit It ia low enough. however,
being 17 per cent below tbe aver
age at a correa ponding time laat
year. In tve eoantiea an average of 13
per cent, of the acreage will be ploughed
uuder. Tbe average condition in Wmcoa
sin ia 3 per cent lelw that of our laat r*
port and 1? per oent. tiolow that of la«t
year s average at this seaeoe. Nine cone
spondenta report that an average of 18 per
ceut of the entire acreage to winter wheat
in their counties will be ploughed.
We
8
ummarne the reports of the present
condition as follows Illinois, 74 per
cent Indiana, 66$, Ohio, io Kentucky, W»i
iliMsourt. *4 Kansae, 91 Michigan, 77
Wisconsin, 7f».
Goaditton of winter
iitiuu~ pei will.
'.•8',. KentU 'ky W Miaa«»uri, HU
lit). Michigan, W) Wiaoonsio, 93.
iCaattarti to teas Catatilaia^b
W**Hiworox, May i.
Datns £. Coon,
Ran Diego
1 lriKlf. of the trsaaurv dej»artm»»n!. tbat
hf ban now in jail twenty aix Chinameu,
oue i'ortugueae and tbe oaptain of tbe
aloop lienecia Boy for violations of tbe
Chineae excluttion act. The cap
tain of the lieuecia Boy contested that
be was employed by parties in Han
1'rtuM iHco and that regular contracts are
entermi into in China by whih
for the safe delivery ia the I nited
States tbe contracting parties receive flit)
Ier head for Chinameu. lnapector oon
«ay» be ha* now under arreat one of the
priuci(al partiew and n» on the track of
th«rH. Wh -ther Chinamen land in Mexico
or Bntiah Columbia, be says, their ulti
mate destination is tbs I nited States aad
it is almost impossible to prevent them
from coining over the border by night.
The only way, he nays, to prevent it ta by
treaty with Mexioo and Great Britain by
wbtch Chinamen will he preveutad from
landing in those coo&Uries aa fcbsf aa* *|n
the United Male*.
MPABKN PROM TlIK iVIRKU
Bav. T. A. LAJteR, belonging ta H*
Methodist mission of Canada, wan stabbed
to deatt^by two burglars at bis reiidance in
Tokio. China.
1 Hie atate of seige oo the island of Crate
haa been ral»e 1 and martial law has
abolished. The ChristhMM oa tti
are jubilant.
IT is reported from Rah Antonio, Tex
tbst a htoago «vndicate has purchaaed all
the street rallroadx in tnat citv. the pur
chases amounting to §l,5tK),0OM.
A at MAX head, supposed te he thai af
Hiram Sawtelle, for wbo*e munler bit
brother ia under a treat, ha« leeii found in
the vicinity of ths tragedy near Bid t-ford.
Me.
The HoaMateai bank ef Ha* Tack has
dosed its doors. Bad bnsfeeffs Is gakl to
be tbe cause. The bank ha* a capital of
KM'.tWS). It ia aaid the dc|*ositora will be
paid in full.
SrpF.KiKTKSDBvv Fihbo*, af tfea
Brush Electric I.fgW RomjHisT of Tfew
York, has been acquitted of ceuaiug tbe
death of Henry Harris, who was killed by
eoming in contact with a* electric light.
liHXIliiiAi', the notorious Hnmlaole
outlaw who Uah eluded a I efforts to arrest
liim for the paat eighteen years, ban been
Jailed at Fort Htuith. Ark. He haa three
eases of murder pending against gat
tax killed four of hie own tribe since,
Thf Michigan supreme court hat d»-
the soldiers ctded tb» Mi-higan liquor lnwm law un
allege*! that const it ntionai «n the grouuV that the bill
aa passed by tbe legislature was difnaol
in wordiand prw taious from tbe bill as
signed by the governor.
Bbtw ee* tbe I rai and the Okhotsk aeae
there im a spot bait as large aa the a tale of
Michigan, ^rhicb U froaen ground to tha
d«pth of musty-four feet. That ia, it has
ite-vc| thawed out since th« world was
created, and probably never will, and even
if it should nobody would bat# any e«e for
it.
A i'OtrRMt»OKAJ#\, which
looking into the matter, )q«ort«
4ailv pauars at
than in IW
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Kf4ll«A».
inspector ef
Cal., reportw to Chief Inspector
been
fewer
A v«ry strong flow of walar ha«
rtru^k at the artesian well oa the Da*.
Harrison farm mat southwest of Hanee.
The flow is equal to about 500 barrels aa
hour. Just before the vein was reached
tha drill suddenly dropped several toobei
•a«i was quickly followed by a roaring
Sound, what, the water shot through both
waste pi pea several feet ia tbe air. Thaee
pipe* are three aod four inchea ead the
pressure aulfictent to send ap a solid
column of water from eighteen t© twenty
feet. Workmen are engaged putting tha
farm iu shane for irrigation, it being the
intention of Messrs Lay A Harriaou ta
give irrigation thorough test by means ef
water from tbe arteeian well. Mttoh af
tbe ditobing is already done. The fans
aad well ia visited hourly by scorea of pea-
The well was bored by K Hobeae,
of Huron, and ta a perfect gusher betag
Artesian WeM Clew Wllnua.
tbs flow of arteaiau walls in tbs James
Blvar vaUsy dspends largely upon the
porosity of the water-bearing sand roek
which thev penetrate Thia ecleatlAo
faot haa recently found confirmtitioa in ei
perimeots made by W«. Teuuant, praM*
dant of the Aberdeen Boiler Mills ootft
pany aad a oloee student of artesian phfe
ics. During a reoent trip through the
southtrn |ortlon of the lamsa «y.
ley Tennant secured samples of the sa*4
thrown out from arteeian wells, aasasg
others tboae at Wooosookst aaul
at Mellette, ttpi&k county. Having
noticed that the amount of water die
charged from the weila located ia the
southern portion of tbs vallev waa greater
than that of tboae farther north, makl^
allowance for the greater preaaun- of aoaM
walla, due to their location, and the bead"
secured, Mr. Tenftaut begau hi. eiande*.
tioa of the sand, expecting that tha ioWae
well* would show rock of a coarser tfraiat,
aod the result fully verifies his cou}«N
tore Seat te red upon a polished steel si|f.
face and axpoa*-d to the bright «unligfct
Ihe grains of tbe Mellette artfaiao aad
ware found to be perceptibly largsr Lhaa
those from the Woon*ocket wall, ee*entT
mile* farther south A comparison
tween the Mellette aaud and epecimeag
from the Aberdeen wells, twenty elgM
miles farther north, revealed a slight littfsg
anos in size, perceptible to ths nakeu eja.
Bxamiued under an ordenary mi rosoogg
tbe difference in sue of the gratia,
especially between tho4e from Woousockat
ind Aberdeen, was quite marked. The
*isc of the rock c«J|a, however, seams to
base no great influence upon the preasun
af the walls, though Mr. Teuuant savsthal
fhe aaadrocJL
prssauie of the local wells Other «Xpert,
swot* looking to tha atiliaalian «i iga
•ubterranean water power of the Jamga
vallev are in progress
Oswllfylag ray l*rea»ee»a.
The aroji proepeota in Davieoa aa»d at
loiuing oountiea are tietter this aprtxig
thaa they have baan since 1463. Tbe soil
contains pisnty of moisture and is
prime condition for plbwing aud plantuij|.
Tbe small grain looks ot good color and
growing rapidi All the available gtouni
is being seeded Indication* ara that
large acreage of corn will be planted Tr«t
planting ia a part of the spring woife
that all am engaging in to a greatst
extent than usual, both ib towns en*
in country. A visit among tbe farmers rk»
veals the fact tbat they were never bustgf
and never so hopeful of a good crou 4p
tbey are at preeent. A year .ago they sowetft
their grain in the dry dust, but now the
ground i« as nearly right with reepect tig
moisture a* nature could make it. If alt
get the usual amount of rain in May an4
June, with the preeent favorable «tant
which grain has attained, the crop wt||
ie assured. With tbs exception of a feg
windy, dry days, tha weather has tbas ff
been oooi and favoraWib with a iathT
humid atmosphere.
I»t»*iatiaa*a Kadtklnt
Word bs« been receiveti from tbe troopa
leeeatly dispatched to the raaervatiea
Fort Meade to the effect tbat tbe ladiang
an the t. heyenue reservation in H«'ote} a&A
Sterling oountie» are dissatisfied and tb*£
trouble ts brewing He* Mr Kigg«,«up»!p
intendent of the missions at tb« ('heye&n^
agencv.has been sent for by tbs Indians
talk over matters, and word has also
•ent for the Indian age at to come to
front at once and ua* hi« influence It ig
said a iafge area of country on both
of tbe Cheyenne river haB hat
over by tbe hoetiles.
A mu.i typs of scarlet favw la iape«te
ia aad around Gettysburg.
A huaM'JB of the enf jrasmsat laagit hae
beea orgaaiaed at Wolsey.
THK MAHKRH,
hioujt DMr Uvs
atoux Crrr, May
Wwpi gaiima*e.t wntpg, i.l
yestertlay. iwa MwSct o|en» 5
aoori ad vai»ctiil "i (^notatiou# I.tgnt.
mixed as.8&yifci.tr aeavv, |s.w.
CatUe Kattmaterf reeelpta. official
terday. z•'»4 tihi|ini«nu 4. Marker u Uh
V slues aMMMtjr f! tin? v* IMMM an'l he i
(Kt«nii,ti, ii^st'-rial is air m, a-a»eu4
ynut At :i-u» ateere, prime Sf
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SOlTJi tiAKiflA SPftUiU XOUfiw
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vennp
'".t
Tela te grtat.
Tas flax mill plant to be puflt* at Marie*
win cost tas, ooo,
A tes of tan young featae am leWMl
aear Wolsey the other day.
1
I.U6, iu#'iittui to |{ooi, g-Vu, 'M*4e*«|
rhoi«4» VU til 1,100
So (ia'! e&?6 s^utcker*
tN ••."( u/ *.• Tr ,iiilert
w»i. eitrw obuiee. est.
medlani to Kood JW» 'r,7o c*muat*m l» tnfeil
mr. Si.'Ju 'L'Si, c*m,«rs 72m #4 y*
ho»e« eommoa.
i'bo« ai.v***.*), oommon. ef.S^^
m,&>»
M«uUt Osatalui Ltea Kasefc.
aotrni
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KsttmaiSfi reegplt, «{jae: s
». Marl"! ^»p«oed higl
•I (li'ivu •. '-o i
at lie K«iinaat~i 'KSpii iiW. th*
v#*t«rdaj "i": ni'«.«i»ta, ofrs, Uarfee|
aad fairly active.
tarda*.
ri-.
It hi said that tha
tbe nations of the woykl ai»
printed te New Y«