Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1882-08-30
The Illinois Wheat Crop
Surpasses the Best
Ever Known.
Immense Destruction Of Live Stool
by Texas Freshets.
Important Intelligence From the
Theatre of War in the
East.


Magdalena special says that A. @. Hes.
sing was killed on the road from Her
.mosllle to Elploms, in Sonora, by his
boy servant. HessinR had gone to Her
mosille to draw $4,000 to pay the hands
in his mines on the ranch in Gabielan
and was proceeding without an escort.
The servant probably shot him from be-
hind as one bullet was found in his body
and his head was terribly maugled as if
beaten with club. A reporter Of the
Star was dispatched from Hermosille,
yesterday to the scene of the tragedy
and definite news will be received
from HIM within the next twenty hours.
The place where Hessing was killed is q
long distance from the nearest telegraph
and particulars are difficult to obtain, as
they can only be brought by messen-
ger. The news of the homicide first
found its way to the public through Gov.
Ortege, of Sonora, who considers his in.
formation reliable. The friends OF Hess.
ing here, however, dlstrust the intelli.
eence aud hope that it may prove un.
founded. Nevertheless there ls little
ground for such hope.
Chicago, August 30-Nothing later has
been received by A. G. Hessing's family
regarding his death. The Stats Zeitung
this morning accepts as conclusive the
statements of Vice Consul Barting that
the story Is canard and Mr.. Washing
ton Hessing concurs in the statement.
Chicago, August SO-At an early hour
this morning Washington Hessing re-
ceived the following telegram from the
vice consul in Gauquamos, in response
to his inquiries concerning the reported
murder of A. q. Hessing:
Los Angeles, Col. Aug. 29-The Tue
son Stars news that your father wa
murdered is untrue. Letters from Son
ora are en- route.
(Slgned) d. T. BART1Na.
The opinion is had that the consu
would not telegraph contradiction ex
cept on positive information. Mrs. A. @
Hessing, whose life would be endangered
by the sudden shock, was kept in ignor
ance of the report, as she has not beer
aware of the danger to which Mr.. Hes
sing has constantly been exposed sine
his sojourn inthst section. He himsel
has in one letter foreshadowed tragi
endof his strangely adventurous career
At 1870 this morning no later news wa
received.
FROM NEW MEXICO.
Los Vegas, New Mexico, August 30
Reports say that in q melee at So
Jeronimo, in the mountains, Jack PER-
and NJ. Gonseales we're fatally shot an
three other natives badly wounded
Perry's suit for the hand of senorit,
aroused Mexican vengeance. Perry
parents reside in Baton Rouge, La. OF
ficers are after the guilty parties.
! LEFT FOR PARTS UNKNOWN.
Bloomington, ILL.,, August 30-The cit
zens are excited over the sudden disal
pearance of Francis johnson, q busine,
man. whose integrity has heretofore bee
: unauestioned. BE had sold all his prol
erty, taken the proceeds, and left del
of about 5000. His friends claim b
will return.
ARRESTED,
Chicago. August 30-Dr. Scott, arres
ed for completely in bank robbery,
Kewanee, WAS known there chiefly as
: fine poker player and rubicaud face
high-liver. He was intimate With Pra
! and Welch. The intimacy is believed
have caused Pratt's downfall.