Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-05
Over two hundred delegate. were in ct.

Over two hundred delegates wore in at-
AMosuMENr to commemorate the revo-
lutionary battles of 177s vas unveiled or
the 18th in the presence of 5000 persons at
Monmouth, Nj.
A railroad accident occurred
early on the morning of the 18th at Hemp
stead, Tex, onthe Houston & Texas Central
Railway. The north bound express crashed
through a bridge and into Clear Creek,
drowning twelve of the passengers and
%wounding twenty others. Many of the
lead ware mangled beyond recognition.
DURING the month of October sc, AL immi-
grants arrived in this country, and 1899
citizens of the United States returned from
abroad. For the ten months ended October
81 the total number of immigrants coming
to this country was 414 1924, against sol, 037
during the same period of last year.
Four persons were probably fatally in
jured by the bursting of a cannon at Little
Falls, n. V, a few evenings ago.
A NUMBER of wealthy gentlemen of Gle
veland, O., have incorporated the Cleve-
land Farming Company, and purchased
$4,000 acres of land in Richland County, d.
T., which will be put under cultivation next
year. The capital stock of the company is
fixed at $30O,00
KING & UpToN's glue-worlls at Peabody,
Mass, were burned n few mornings ago,
causing a loss of 100,0OO.
DURING the ten months last past this
country exported S37 1896, TAG of gold. Great
Britain took $26,474,S $40, france 81 $50 ,s24,
the West Indies $3,ss9,O14, Germany ST.
ego, 42o, South America $7S2,oS9, and other
places $795,419. Our imports of gold aggre-
gated $13,55S,o4s. Difference between ex-
ports and imports, $24, 1881, 69s in favor Of
the former.
Four men were drowned near Cape Vim
cent, N. Y, a few evenings ago by the up
setting Of a row-boat.
The safe in the dry-goods store Of David
Beigle, at Touchdown, o., was blown open
recently with dynamite and robbed of
50, 1000 in money and notes.
COUNTERFEIT $40 bills on a Cincinnati
bank are plentiful at Camden, N. j., and
William L. Thompson, an engraver, was
arrested on the 14th at Philadelphia as be-
ing one of the coiners.
DoxEY's Opera House (Which cost $780,
000), a number of business structures, and
a livery stable, containing horses, vehicles,
ETC., at Anderson, Ind, We're destroyed by
fire early the other morning.
DURING n political celebration Mt We'll
lington, Kan, a few evenings ago Mrs.
John Schnarr and a hotel clerk were struck
by q sky-rocket and killed, and w. H.
Hood was seriously injured.
THE National Board of Health on the
14th addressed a circular to the Governors
of the various States advising them that
the presence of Asiatic cholera in epidemic
form in Europe is a constant menace to the
people of this country, and urging them in
view of the imminent danger which threat
ems the people of the United States to adj
wise their respective Legislatures to pro-
vide thorough sanitary measures.
A FIJI recently in the lumber yard of
Kramer, Mann G. Co near Lock Haven,
Pa, destroyed lumber valued at 5000, 900.
ONE hundred and ninety-one new Ma
tional banks We're chartered in the United
States during the past year, adding a net
aggregate of about $4,000, 900 to the Ma
tional banking capital of the country. Dur
ing the period named eleven National
banks have failed.
DRY-GooDs imports at New York for the
seven days ended on the 18th reached an
aggregate value of 81 ,Os7 1000. The amount
marketed was 81 ,112,000.
S.. c. BAKER, one of the wealthiest land
owners and coal and iron producers in Al
toona, Pa, made an assignment q few
days ago. -Four hundred men were thrown
out of work.
ADv1cEs of the 18th from Portland, Ore,
state thai the smuggling of Chinese from
British Columbia into Washington Territory
still continues. Recently a small schooner
landed forty at one Of the lower wharves
in Seattle. 1t required the greatest Wig
ilance to prevent the country from being
overrun with them. Opium was brought
over the same way.
In the United States and Canada there
We're 209 business failures during the seven
days ended on the 14th, against 1913 the
previous seven days. The distribution
was as follows: Middle States, 81; New
England States, 90: Western, G1; Southern,
43; Pacific States and Territories, 1G; Can
ada, %,