Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1883-10-20

ting out the flames two firemen fell from
ladders, both being mortally wounded.
JOHN SrAND1Fow, of Tombstone, A. T.,
killed a Mexican m on the 18th with a
razor, through jealousy, and then cut his
own throat.
Two SHAREHOLDERS in Arizona, who re-
sisted arrest, were shot dead on the 4th by
Sheriff Paul, of Tucson.
A train on the Lake Erie &
Western Road was wrecked on the 4th
near Bradford, Pa. Several people were
injured, but none killed.
AT Webb City, Mo.,Val Hatton, a miner.
was killed on the 4th by a premature ex-
plosion of vulcan powder, and Tom Martin
and Mr.. Amos were fatally injured.
THERE were twenty-five deaths from
diphtheria at Far Rockaway, l.. L., during
the four days ended on the 4th, and much
alarm prevailed.
ROBERT Bishops cotton-waste factoryin
South Boston, Mass, was partly destroyed
by fire on the 4th. Loss, $4,000.
BY the fall of q roof a few days ago
at White Oak mines, near Scranton, Pa,
Richard CATER, a miner, and Anthony
Curley, a driver, were instantly killed.
REPORTS on the 4th from the Memphis
cotton district showed that the yield would
be about thirty per cent. less than last
year.
ADvIcEs of the 4th state that but one
rain had fallen in Yazoo County, Miss,
since last spring. There was no water in
the cisterns, and but for the river there
would be much suffering.
DURING the last five years 1914, 1000, 900
ounces of silver lave been coined into
standard silver dollars. The profits to the
Government arising therefrom were ST.
100000.
THE Director of the Mint at Washington
on the 4th authorized the purchase of 410,-
600 ounces of silver for use at the Philadel-
phia, New Orleans and San Francisco
MINIS.
DURING the seven days ended on the 9th
the business failures throughout the Unit
ed States and Canada numbered 2O2,
against 1893 the previous seven days. The
distribution was as follows; New En-
gland States, SO; Middle, 43; Western, So;
Southern, Is; Pacific States and Terrific
ries, "a; Canada and the Provinces, 81.
The Exchange Bank of Tupelo, Miss,
incorporated in 1915, with a capital of
500, 900, closed it's doors on the 5th.
MARCUS KuNTz, Henry Welcher and J.
Griffin were killed at Cleveland, O., on
the 9th, the former by a revolving shaft
and the latter two by the cars.
DUN's COMMERCIAL AGENCY reports that
during the seven days ended on the 9th
business as unusually quiet in New York,
but in Western centers q little more activi-
ty had been shown.
A SLIGHT shock of earthquake was felt on
the 9th at Salt Lake City.
AT Philadelphia early ON the morning of
the 9th a Reading train struck a Union
Line street-car at a crossing, demolishing
the vehicle, causing the death of four per-
sons, and wounding, more or less serious
ly, ten others.
WILLIAM MULKRowsKI, of Chicago,
while fooling with a revolver on the 9th,
accidentally discharged it, the ball going
through his knee and then killing Paulina
Glisman, a ten-year-old girl.
A DUEL with knives, on horseback, was
fought recently by Frank Meyers inc Aus
tin Guthrie, two young cousins, in the
Choctaw Nation, lasting half anhour, each
receiving fatal wounds. The quarrel was
over a girl to whom both had been paying
attentions.
MAX WALLsTEIN, proprietor of the
Phoenix Knitting Works at New York,
failed on the 9TH for $1,000
The ffty-third annual conference Of the
Mormon Church met at Salt Lake, Utah,
on the 5th. 1t was announced that two
hundred elders would be appointed to mis-
sions in the United States and Europe, as
the success of the missionaries the past
year had greatly encouraged the church
leaders.
AT Gardner, D. T., a recent fire de
stroyed seventy thousand bushels of oats
and burned five horses to death.