davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
w. G. BROWN. Publisher
MExIcAN CUSTOMS LAWS.

Itarpears probable that the Mexican
conference over the constitutional
amendment abolishing interstate Gus.
toms, which began its sessions October
LIST, will recommend the modification of
the vexatious regulations which have
handicapped internal commerce and
continually embarrassed resident Ameri-
cans. How annoying this system has
been can be imagined by an application
to our own country. If::a custom house
were located on the boundary-lin of
every state in the Union, if duties were
exacted for the movement of goods from
one state into another, and if merchan-
disc could be moved only under sys-
tenn of official passes authorizing trans.
portation from one point through to an
other without any intervening stops,
then we should be in position in which
the internal commerce of Mexico il to-
day. 1t is not likely that complete
change will be at once effected. But
such changes are likely to be made as
will secure much freer movement of
internal commerce and non-interference
with the traffic OF the railways. In these
changes the e1asperatipg municipal du-
ties will be included. According to the
Mexican Finapcier "an unoppressive
system OF excise duties will be recon-
mended," and the recommendation of
thlrty-si1 leading representatives of the
various states can hardly fail of adop-
ton.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
WAGES IN GERMANY.

A discussion concerning the rates of
wages ia the chief towns of north and
south Germany has brought out some
interesting particulars. The average
weekly wages, the working day being
twelve hours all through the week, paid
in Berlin to stonemasons vary from Is
to % marks (the mark, being equal to
about % cents); to turner's, about 20
marks; gold and silver artifcers, ac-
cording to the class of work upon which
they are employed, from 12 to 80 marks;
beltmakers, workmen in foundries, 10 to
18 marks; locksmiths, Is marks; smiths,
15 to "a marks; workmen in machine
factories, from II to 81 marks, watch
makers and soap-makers, 1Smarks, tan
ners Is to Is marks, linen and calico
weavers, from to Is marks; cloth
weavers from 10 to 90 marks; carpet
makers, Is marks; ioiners and kindred
trades, 15 marks: butchers II to 20
marks; brewers, 81 to 81 marke; tailors,
6 to Is marks; female dressmakers, 7 to
IL marks; shoemakers, 10 marks. A
Munich industrial journal, commenting
on these rates, observes that wages in
south Germany are about equal to the
Berlin rates, but the cost of living and
lodging is much less.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
TOO MUCH SPECULATION,

The completion OF the Northern Pa
cific Railroad has infused a wild SPIT
of speculation into the northwestern
corner Of the United States. Desirable
real estate in Portland, Oregon, is held
at fabulous figures. The owner of cor
ner' lot 80 feet by 100 recently refused
$4,000 for the property, and the lot is
away from the present line of business
improvement, and is occupied by cheap
two-story wooden structure. The owner
Of another corner lot, so feet by 150,
not on one OF the busy streets, ask $780,
600 for the land. Near the Chinese
quarter of the city, the ruling prices for
real estate are said to be those of upper
Fifth Avenue in New York. Seattle,
farther north, on Puget Sound, has also
got a tremendous pressure of steam on
the speculative boiler and still shovels
in fuel. The town Of 5000 is in a per-
feet roar of excitement. On the busi-
ness streets lots are held at 81 1000 front
foot. Rents soar, small cottages com.
manding $40 or s45 a month. This boom
on the coast is magnificent for the lucky
possessors of real estate in the principal
towns. But as surely as they pile up
fortunes, others will have occasion to
mourn in the near future. A repetition
OF the old story of speculation overdone
is inevitable. For the poor man and the
man OF moderate means who may con-
template going to the FAR northwest at
this time the best aG1ice is-don't 90.
Wait till the speculative fever abates
and values come down to solid basis.
Then think it all over again and you will
stay where you are.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
SECESSION.
The People in Manitoba Organizing
for the Purpose Of Seeding from
the Dominion Government.

W1NN1pEd, November 12. Within
the last few days an agitation has been
inaugurated in favor of secession from
the Dominion Confederation. 1t is the
association of Manitoba and the North
west that is being advocated, and the
movement will be properly organized
next week, when meetings will be held
and officers appointed. A prominent
lawyer who is interested in the move
ment says: "tThere is no use to tell you
about the grievances in this country.
Everyone knows and feels them
strongly enough, goodness knows.
There has been strong sentiment
to robel against the dominion govern
ment in consequence of Its treatment OF
the northwest, but the people were too
timid to make movement in the dlrec.
ton of rebellion. It came to be
known that large majority of the peo.
pie are strongly dissatisfied, so the
young members of the legal profession
have taken it up and we are bound to
see what can be done. There is gen
eral feeling of disgust at the way things
are run in this country. There are
scores of abuses in the country. In the
first place we are looked on and treated
as sort of otfshoot from the Dominion.
This tariff is terrible thing. 1t is
crushing the settlers. Then there is the
opening of the Hudson Bay route, which
every far-seeing man must know will be
the salvation of the country. The fu-
ture OF the country must depend on that
line. Now, it does not require more
than half an eye to see that the domin
ion government is opposed to the open
ing of the route. They will not helpuE,
ard we must help ourselves. Thenag
il is pretty clear that the Dominion gov
ernment is subservient to the Canadian
own land like Ontario has, and then we
could build all the railroads we wanted
without any monopoly. By this means
settlement would be encouraged and set
tiers would otsuffer as they donow from
high rates and high tariff. AS it is, no
competing lines will be allowed. Be-
sides, this country is made the plunder
ground for the wornout political hacks
of the Dominion government. Our
lands are given to colonization compa-
MES, our mines are given to people who
do not belong to the country, and our
timber limits are leased to enrich men
who at some time have done service to
the Dominion government. Then there
is the outspoken and avowed enmity of
the eastern papers that we must combat.
1 wodld wish you to know that the
movement is strictly non-politicnl. We
would be willing that the Canadian
Pacific Railroad contract should be fore.
gone and the portion of the line around
the north shore of Lake Superior and
across the Rocky range abandoned.
Millions of dollars have been sunk III
constructing these portions of the road,
and the country will be saddled with the
greatest debt. We propose to get up a
manifesto of all grievances and present
it to the Dominion government, and if we
don't get satisfaction, why then there
will be row." Tits said that many of
the agitators are strongly iu favor of an
nexation.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
aKinder EIustrated .

(From the Wall Street News.]
The train was within twenty miles
from Albany when the man turned
around in his seat and queried:
"Spose the governor will be in AL
bany ?"
"I guess So"
"Spose kin git to see him?"
II presume you can"
We'll, want to see him powerful
bad"
"Anything wrong ?'
I" Well, calkerlate there is. My son
Bill is in JAIL"
"That's bad. What for?'
Fur shootin' at skule-teacher who's
bin and got corner on all the cider in
our county, and is loldin' on fur rise. I"
"And what do You want of the gov
ernor2"
81 want Bill pardoued out, in course,
but I'm kinder Illustrated about how to
approach the old man. If he's down on
corners and likes cider, and carries re.
volver strapped to him, I'm all right;
but if he's sweet on eddecashun, down on
pistols, and don't keer cent for apple
juice when he kin git lager, then Bill
kin prepare to roost behind the bars fur
the next five years.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
Cerebral GIuttony.


Lord Strathnairn once said that he
could tell by young mans manner OF
ordering his breakfast in coffee room
whether he was likely to make good
officer; and Lord Palmerston declared
that the best way of getting supply of
efficient attaches for the foreign office
would be to leave the selection to ladies.
Without indulging such fancies one may
ask that competitive examinations should
be directed to ascertaining whether
candidate has general fitness for the
position which he seeks, and not to the
finding out how much ill-digested
knowledge he can cram into his head.
The brain is an organ more delicate
than the stomach, and yet the same
men who preach temperance, and alb.
stemiousness to boys for their healths'
sake will unhesitatingly urge them to
tho widest course of cerebral gluttony.
Cases have been cited in which pupil
teachers, after working all day al
schools, have had to pass their evenings
in reading for examinations, and many
of them doubtless take no Sunday rest
These unnatural calls upon the brain
lead to exam. fever-that is, form of
brain fever with complication of neur-
osis-a most difficult complaint to treat,
and one which may become chronic if
the patient can not get perfect rest.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
WHAT HEWITT SAYS.
He Does Not Want the PresidenoY---lt
Should Go to Man Who Should
Look Beyond Spoils.

NEW YoRK, November l4.-1t having
been suggested to Abram S Hewitt, in
the course of an interview that his name
had been mentiond in connection with
the presidency, Mr.. Hewitt replied:
my cooperation would Iaccept the nom.
I don't want to strive or seem to strive
for post that should be filled by g man
who can look over and beyond the mere
distribution of spoils, and who can
grasp the fact taat our form OF
government is the prototype for the
worlds future governments Still, as
it is said, it is the duty of every citizen
of a country like ours to do ,whatshe can
to perpetuate its institutions, and
though have been subjected to mis-
representation and ingratitude and went
on this voyage with a firm determine
ton to abandon public life, come back
so deeply impressed with the duty / owe
my country that am prepared to do the
duty that citizen should be expected
to do" nes
"You say that you have been sub
jected to misrepresentation and ingrati-
tude?"
"Yes. When Mr.. Tilden had no
one to defend him / did, and was COM
PEELED to do it or have it LETT undone,
and every one knows how well did it.
Yet since my return I have been in
formed that on an occasion when great
deal was at stake to the democracy OF
this state, and consequently to the
country, to harmonize matters my name
was mentioned, and Mr.. Tilden was ss-
sured that could carry New York. He
replied, We don't want Hewitt Where
the candidate for President comes from
1 care not, so that he be man
such as I have described. Now
what ridiculous and childish thing it
is to mention such cheeseparer as
Holman, man whose sole aim is money
in connection with the high office Of
President. The Sun appears to have
the boom all to Itself, and it keeps it up.
I we'll understand the reason of it. The
Sun is holding up Holman's name be-
cause the Sun is afraid of Mcdonald,
| and he is man the Sun doesn't want.
There are other reasons, too, that will
be apparent before the nomination is
made" "s
Mr.. Hewitt was asked: "Are you
willing to make known your preference
for speaker of the house of representa-
tives?"
"Yes; have no objection to saying
| that favor Mr.. Cox and shall vote for
him. If it becomes apparent that Mr..
Cox can not be elected shall then ad.
wise Mr.. Cox aud his friends to vote for
Mr.. Carli lie. shall do this not be-
cause I am personally opposed to Mr.,
Randall. On the C ntrary, entertain
a sincere admiration for M Randall. I,
like an6 respect him. But l do not
favor his course on the tar IF. He
was opposed 10 revenue reform
to sweeping away the iniquities and in
equalities of the present tariff. There.
fore cannot support him. / am some-
times called free-trader. That is not
true. am in favor of revision of the
tariff, such as will take away the in
equalities that are now so prominent in
it. I am not in favor of sweeping
changes. am business man, sent to
congress by businessmen, among 9TH
ers, and certainly am not in favor of
measure that will cripple the business
interests of the country"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
Saved BY a Sneeze,

From the Chicago Inter -Ocean.l
The sneeze was one of the old fash.
icned whoop-ee 90 whoop, three
tines-three order. 1 was surprised to
see my friend, the captain, step forward
with eager spryness, and hear him
shout, with the ioyfuluess of a man who
has made discovery: "Why, how do
you do, major!'
The two men clutched each other and
shock each other by tho hands and
shoulders, and finally made me unde--
stand that they hadn't seen one another,
for nineteen years. The mfjor had
changed greatly, and lie asked, in be-
wilderment, how the captain knew him.
"By your sneeze," was the answer.
There is no other sneeze like that in
this country, you know. And when I
heard it ring out 1 remembered that
time at Guyandotte, you know, and /.
knew Major Mitchell was bsfole me-"
Then turning to me the captain said:
"That was our first scouting expedition
early in the war. we landed in the
evening to look up some guerrillas who
had made a dash that day to the steam
boat landing. The regiment di7ided,
and the men went scampering over the
country in gleeful recklessness. Soon
it became very dark, and both battalions
lost their way. Moving forward in line
one battalion came suddenly cn body
OF troops formed to receive them, with
skimishers out. Neither officers or
men were clear as to what the regula.
tions called for in such case, and there
was hurried and excited conference.
The troops might be onr own men, but
they ignored every challenge, and we
knew that they, like ourselves, wele
ready to fire. There was minute of
terrible suspense, everybody in doubt.
Then suddenly there rang out from the
ghostly line In the distance the MAJORS
double-shotted sneeze. It was like the
ringing of joyful knell, and in our re-
lief both battslions fairly danced as the
roar after roar of laughter succeeded
the sneeze. 1t was narrow escape
from mistake too common then, of ono
Union regiment pouring murderous
fire into another. The majors sneeze
ooyo5 -
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
The Expcrts Renort.

The commission of perts who examined
the ruins of the capitol building at Madison
sent their report to Governor Rusk on the 18th.
The experts came TO the conclusion, from all
the evidence forthcoming, that the disaster oc-
Cured rs the result of the weakness of the col
umns supporting the second story, or of the
masonry supports beneath them, or both com
bined. The blame for the tumble is laid pri-
marily at the door Of the state officials, as the
building could not have been erected in more
substantial manner for the sum appropriated
for the purpose. They also assert that even if
ing to plans and pecifcations-which they ap-
pear to doubt-would not carry the load ia-
tended for them by at least fifteen tons. The
execution of the castings is pronounced faulty,
being uneven and filled with sand-holes and
flaws. The masonry is considered good aver
age age, work. The report is signed by James r..
Willettt, A. @. Nash G. S. Struck and Godfrey
Ludwig,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
A Fearful Operation.

DR.. Henry B. Sands, visiting surgeon
of the Roosevelt Hospital, New York
City, recently at that institution per-
formed the rare and generally fatal
operation of amputating the hip joint.
The patient was woman, 45 years of
age, and was suffering from periosteal
sarcoma or tumor growing around the
bone. The tumor was OF two years.
growth, and the limb at tie. greatest
circun ference measured twenty.six
inches. The operation was IN unusual
~ dltficultone, even for this class of am
putatiop, owing to tbeupward growth of
the tumor. After the patient had been
put under the influence of ether. and
all tho preliminaries arranged, it re-
quired DR.. Sands two micutes to dis
articulate the head Of the femur. or
thigh bone, from it's socket. Ten min
utes more were consumed in tying up
the blood vessels. Though the patient
suffered greatly from shock, hopes are
entertained for her recovery.
Ninety physicians Witnessed the
operation, among them Sir William
MacC Cormack, an emincn English sur.
Reon, now on visit To this country:
Drs. Weir, Malkoe, Little, Bull, Nc.
Burney, Stimsor, Dennis, Halstead,
Post and Sayre, and many Of the res
ident physicians of the several hospitals.
The amputation of the hip joint is
seldom attempted. But three other
operations of this character have taken
place IN Roosevelt Hospital in thirteen
years. OF these two were successful.
About year ago DR.. Weir operated
successfully on boy years old, at
the New York Hospital. II is estimated
that only about 10 per cent of the pa
tlents operated upon recover, but when
the anlputetlon is necessitated by dis.
ease the chances of recovery are said to
be better than when it is necessitated by
accident.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
Tar and Feathers.

About ten years ago the treasurer of
New jersey church was west.sider,"
that is, he was in favor of building the
new church on the west side of the river;
and Us the decision depended upon which
side furnished the greater amount of
money, he kept the west.siders posted
at each stage of the game, SO that they
we're enabled to raise the greater amount
and secure the church. This naturally
created some dissatisfaction, but things
went along for two or three years, when
the trouble with the organist began.
She was an east-sider, and the west
siders objected to her on that score. In
spite of this fatal defect in her organ
ization, she kept on playing the organ,
even when anonymous letters outrage
ousiy assaulting her character and that
of other members of the congregation
were sent around to the church people.
The scandal died out until about seven
months ago, when it began again, and i'll
the words of the report "greatly an
noyed her." That is the way such
things affect young women sometimes.
A short time since, a new organist was
engaged and the young woman toli THAI
ANS~ 49, 'AS'-S WIZ AAo AoAif,SA hCSNSSAs &AO
the first service which the new organist
attempted to play she was surprised at
the decorations of the new organ. She
never seemed to remember seeing any
thing exactly like it before. It had
been smeared with a coat of tar and
sprlnkled with feathers so that it looked
more like songster than an organ.
The pastor and congregation were very
much excited about it. 1t was charged
that the dismissed organist's friends had
hand in it, but no marks of any such
hand were found on the organ, and then
her friends said it was done by her
enemies to injure her reputation. As
compared with the previous methods of
injuring her reputation, however, the
tar was as white as the feathers and the
feathers angelic pinions. The con-
gregation will probably divide and there
will be church on both sides of the
river, SO that for the east-siders at least
there will not be even "one more river
to cross !" on the way to the promised
land
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
Candidates for He,n,.

train on the Mexican National Railroad
was thrown from the track by displaced rail
near La Jarita, Tex, on the night of the 18th
inst, wrecking the engine and one car and
killing the fireman and seriously injuring the
engineer. Immediately after the train was
stopped about forty masked men attacked the
tram for the purpose OF robbery. They COM
PEELED the conductor to give up the express
safe, from which they got So, 900 in specie, aud
we're proceeding to rob the passengers, when
they were frightened away by the news that
one of the train hands had started for the
nearest station after assistance. They then
mounted their horses aud took to the woods.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
SPAIN AS A GREAT POWER.

In times past Spain was the most
powerful nation in Europe. Charles v.
when he reigned had no peer among the
rulers of his time, but for the last hun
dred years the Castillian monarchy has
fallen from its former high estate and
hes not been admitted into the councils
Of the great powers of Europe. This
has been CALLING to the pride OF the
Spaniards. who are intensely interested
in many Of the questions which come up
.or settlement. A matter vitality affect.
ing Spain is the proposed division of
northern Africa. France has absorbed
Algeria and Tunis, England Is dominant
N the Nile country, while Italy has run
up claim fol the reversion of Tr1poli.
u ttis absorption Of north Africa is to
Continue. Spain proposes to annex Nor
occo. which was more than once SUBJ
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1883-11-22
Smoke.


Seven tenements were destroyed by fire at
South Chicago on the 18th, and one of the oc-
cupants suffocated and burned to crisp.
King d Masser's flour mill at Madison, Ind,
was damaged to the extent of $4,000 by fire
on the 18th.
A freight depot and twenty-five loaded cars
were burned at Communipaw, N. j., on the
morning of the 17th.
EsOyer dozen business houses at Laclede,
Mo-, burned on the 18th, involving a loss Of
$4,000.
The fire record of the 18th embraces the
railway repair shops of the Boston and Proyi-
dence Raj road at Boston, throwing 400 men
out OF employment, causing loss OF $40, 600; q
number of stores in Sumter, S. c., loss $4,000;
tho Phoenix Block, Mount Vernon, ILL.,, entail
ing loss Of $50, GOO: flour and saw-mil at
Orleans, Ind, SIT 600; several stores at Carroll
ton, Mo-; number of business houses in Loo
gootee, Ind, several mills and factories at
lumbus, o., $4,000; Heath's cabinet store and
traits machinery depot at Boston, and gro
Gerry store and millinery establishment at Car
rollton, Mo, $50
Fire broke out in the hardware and carriage
warehouse of S. d. Kimbark L. Co., Michigan
Avenue. Chicago, on the 18th, and caused
loss of 1926, 600. Another fire occurred atmid-
night of the same dav in the upper floor of the
dry goods house of Wandel Brcs, involving
loss of S25, 900. principally by water.
Fire on the 18th inst, destroyed the entire
business portion of the town OF Rusk, Texas.
Loss 100000.
The burning of an old paper stock ware
house at the corner of Ann Street and Thea
ter Alley, New York, on the morning of the
18th inst, made a close call for the printing
offices in Newspaper Row. At 4 A. NJ. the loss
was estimated at 5150.0O0.
A stave factory at Kilkenny, AIinn, was de-
stroyed on the 18th inst, together with several
other buildings: The losses aggregate $4,000.
A fire at Norfolk, Va, on the 14th inst, de-
stroyed the freight house Of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad, together with another
freight house, 1000 bales Of cotton, SO car
loads of lumber and a lot of miscellaneous
freight. The losses will aggregate $1,000
Shelbyville, Ind, had o S15,O00 fire on the
14th.
Eight buildings at Duluth. Mimi, we're de-
stroyed by fire on the 14th inst, involving
loss of $4,000.
The Newton Iron Works at Ashland, KY,
burned on the 14th. Loss 100000.
Toronto, Canada, suffered to the extent of
$40, 900 by fire on the 18th.
semner Brothers oil works at Norristown,
Pa, burned on the 18th. LOSS $4,000.
A fire at Tama City, Mich, on the 18th, de-
Fire at Shenandoah, Pa, ON the 18th inst,
destroyed the United States Hotel, Odd Fell
lows hall, the Academy of Music, the Herald
Office, and some ten other buildings. The losses
aggregate nearly 81 1000, 900.
Three large buildings at Charleston. s. c.,
burned on the 12:h inst. Loss $4,000. A
woman named Ellen Heron was killed by Jump
ing from window.
The private residence of Charles Fl. House.
man at YaIatie, N. j., burned on the 18th inst.
Loss 100000.