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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
The Dwight Insurance.

FROM the BiDghamton hepuDncan.J
OF the claims of the executors of the
Col. Dwight estate against the various
insurance companies the following
have been satisfied: The Equitable
Life Assurance Society, $4,000; the
Home Life Association, of New York,
$4,000; tho National United States of
America, $4,000; the New England
Mutual, OF Boston, $4,000; the Htna,
$4,000. The two companies last
named have iquidated within few
weeks, while the others paid at differ
ent times since 1879.
The case which was to have been ar
gued at Norwich on Monday last was
that against the Washington Life As
surance Company, and it was put over
through the efforts of the company's
counsel to the next term of the cir
cult court, to be held in Chenango
County, by Judge Smith, next Sep
tember. The case of the Germania
Company, which was tried at Norwich
last fall, and which now comes up as
soon as ready on an appeal by the
company to the general term, involves
the same issue as that of the Washing
ton Company, and the latter case was
no doubt put over until after the ar
gument before the general term for
this reason alone. The executors will,
if decided against by the general term,
carry it up to the court of Appeals of
the state of New York. Whether or
not the Germania will do this remains
to be seen, but it is probable they will.
Claims against several companies are
pending in United States courts, and
the suits altogether when in progress
will form one of the most remarkable
insurance itigations ever known. The
counsel actively engaged in the trial
of these suits on both sides and their
associates are the best that money and
influence can procure, and the fight
will be one of great vigor and power,
but where such vast powers are in mo-
ton they move slowly, and it will
probably be many years before the last
claim is settled,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
An Act of Heroism.
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From the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette,l
Nora Oberly, a 5 year-old daughter
of Edmund Oberly, had an experience
yesterday which far surpasses any lear
for Life and liberty performed by cir.
cus.jumpers. She was locked in q
third-story room at the residence OF
her aunt, at the corner of Liberty and
Pleasant streets, while her aunt went
out shopping. Being an unwilling
prisoner, the little one soon cast about
for means of egress, and the only exit
she saw was through an open window
looking outupon Pleasant street. Ont
of this window the child clambered,
and was observed hanging by her tiny
arms from the window-sill, fully thirty
five feet from the Sidewalk. Passers.
by were horror stricken at the sight.
but while others were waiting for the
elimination of a fatal shot, Louis Kunz-
man took in the situation at a glance,
and was quick to act. He was on the
opposite side of Pleasant Street when
he caught sight of the child's peril, and
with all speed he placed himself below
and waited.
It was but few moments. The
child's fingers slipped, and down
through the air it fell to what would
have been certain death but that Mr..
kunzman's arms were sure and strong.
The girl landed safely in his embrace.
1t was dangerous catch for him, for
had the falling child struck him on the
head it would probably haze disabled
HIM. AS it was it strained his arms,
but he was still able to run at lively
rate as soon as he saw the child was
safe and the crowd of people which
had Immediately gathered began to
sound his praise.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
SIBERIAN TREASURE.

Much has been said of the undevel-
oped mineral riches of Siberia, but It
now appears that Russia possesses
similar treasures even more completely
unknown in another part of her Asiatic
possessions. The two successive sur
veys made in the Tien- Shan Mountains.
which divide Russian Turkestan from
China, have discovered very promis-
ing yield Of petroleum at spot which
by certain indications would seem to
have been tlike Baku on the Caspian
Seal an ancient center of fire worship.
Iron and copper were found in great
quantities, and coal likewise, although
the latter was Of inferior qnality, very
much like that Of the Caucasus. Silver
was also found, but in small quantities
and mixed with q good deal of lead.
Traces of gold were abundant, though
its presence was rendered practically
useless by the want of fuel and Of
quartz-crushing machinery. Finally,
the tract lying toward the head-waters
of the Oxus, on the extreme southern
limit OF Russia's territory, contains
mines of rubies and lapis lazui which
are pronounced by Russian experts to
be among the richest in the world,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
The Hawaiian Lady.

The Hawaiian in her loose, long
gown, (hotaku,) is voluptuous. good
humored, merry-making creature, of
fas cinating figure and longing, Ian
gushing misunderstanding yet demure
cast of face, with enviable advantages
in the line of lips, teeth, eyes, hair, form
and color; for the chestnut skin, with
crimson luster of cheek is by no means
unbecoming or unattractive. She has
the ability end inclination, as well as
her ruder companion, of deserving the
laughable, ludicrous side of subject,
cracking sly joke thereat, at the cost
of creating an enemy of her own sex
and a different racs thereby. With
Monogolian arrows she will hit the
Caucasian. She must let fly that little
pheasant feathered shaft, not lacking
in keen satire and mischievious point,
to the concsious chagrin and furious
indignation of her inviting vulnerable
foreign sister, (haole,) who shrewdly sus-
poets that another is entirely too agree
able in the sight of the staring
gentleman who accompanies her on her
curious or charitable tour OF island
inspection. European education has
greatly improved and instructed the
gentler sex of Hawaii, no doubt, but it
must be admitted that it has signally
failed to curb the exuberance of their
spirits, to tame the impetuosity of their
sentiment, or to convert them into
strait-laced models of prosperity, they
whose natures are as boisterous as the
bounding billows of their sea-swept
reefs. The enjoyment Of fun and
froic is essential to their happiness,
for they have q genuine love of the
bright side of ife.-7he United Ser
yice
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
Hanging a Seven.Ton Picture.
tFrom the Chicago Tribune. !,

Within an amphitheatre of iron and
brick, 400 feet in circumference, a "tray.
eler' fifty feet high was yesterday after.
noon slowly moving over an iron tram.
WY, unreeling, or rather unrolling 49,.
600 square feet of canvas which was be.
ing attached to projecting circular
support as fast as it was disclosed. This
immense canvas, when it shall have
been retouched, and the realistic acces-
sories added, will constitute the pan
Drama known :s the Siege of Paris.
The canvas is AZ feet high, 378 feet
long, and weighs over seven tons. The
main building of the amphitheatre.
which is 400.feet in circumference and 95
feet in height, consists of an iron frame
weighing 130 tons, filled with. q brick wall
two feet thick. Light at night will be
supplied by twenty-five electric lights
within and five on the out
side fed by forty.fye horsepower
engine. Between the observatory in the
center and the bottom OF the canvas
everything is to be real and SO CON
structed as to blend with and seeming
" to be continued into the canvas. To-
day one sees simply great expanse Of
canvas hanging idly against the wall.
Yesterday few members of the press
were admitted simply that they might
witness the mechanical process OF hang
ing the picture. The merits Of the work
cannot be passed upon until the details
shall have been completed,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05

eigners alike. were expected to groyel
on the earth when entering the pres
ence of "the Lord of the White Ele-
phant.' But there are many not very
old men in London who can remember
the astoniahment of the English Court
circle on seeing the newly arrived Si-
amese ambassadors crawling on all
fours into the presence Of Queen Vic
toria. In the royal palace at Bankok
one may see at any time half dozen
maids of honor on their hands and
knees outside the Queens apartments,
as if engaged in scrubbing the floor.
1t is even more grotesque to notice,
while you are conversing with any
member of the royal family, how every
native that passes at once drops down
on all fours, crawls along turtle fashion
till fairly past the sacred person Of your
companion, and then jumps up and
goes forward again, as if performing
some feat of gymnastics.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
TELEGRAPHY.

The London Telegraphist mentions a
triumph of telegraphic communication
accomplished in London of which its
editor was witness. The editor, who
is practical operator at the Office of the
Indian Telegraph Company, signalized
Emden and chatted with the operator
there, was switched off to Odessa, then
to Teheran, the capital Of Persia. from
there connection was made with Kur-
rached in India, thence with Agara and
finally with Calcutta. The signals were
very distinct, and conversation at the
rate of from twelve to fifteen words was
easily carried on, although the message
had to travel over 1000 miles of wire.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
JEFF Davis Plantation.

Washington Letter to the Augusta (Ga) Chronicle,
Some curiosity has been revived re.
Gently concerning the reported purchase
of Jefferson Davis plantation by a
negro. I briefly corrected it week
ago, and am now able to give some par
ticulars of the whole affair. My inform
ant is near relation of the ex. Presi.
dent. 1t seems that Gen. Joe Davis
had slave named Ben Montgomery.
He was SO very sprightly in childhood
AMI esrly boyhood that the General
made him special pet. Ben was pure
blooded negro, but mapifestly of high
type. BE had woolly hair, but his feat
ures were as classical rs those of an
ancient Roman. His master not only
humored him in all things, but had him
taught in the best manner. He was
sent to France and instructed most ex.
pensively. His Chief accomplishments
were those of language and mathematics.
he spoke several foreign tongues with
elegance, and wrote them accurately.
he understood integral calculus, and
was something OF an astronomer, but
possessed not one spark OF the inventive
or creative faculty, which seems to be
the dividing gulf between the typical
negro and the white and yellow races,
After the war, Ben, who had the money!
making gift, offered To buy the Davis
plantations for 100000. Payment
was to be made on the easiest possible
terms, but failure was the result from
the very start, and Gen. Davis released
Ben from his bargain. He is now in
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Senate.


MONDAY, May 46.-The House bill extending
the sittirgs of the court of Alabama claims to
December 81, 1885, was agreed to. A constitu-
tional amendment was introduced extending
the presidential term to six years, and limitiag
each incumbent to one term. The bill to for
felt the land grant of the Atlantic d Pacific
Railroad was favorably reported. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 27.-several petitions were re-
celved demonstrating against government con
troll of the telegraph. The bill to forfeit the
upesrned land grant Of the Northern Pacific
Railroad WAS fayorably reported. A bill was
introduced providing for the sale of lands of
the Pottawattomie Indians. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 2s-A bill was reported
favorably to reimburse certain states for inter-
pension bill. After long debate on the Mexican
pension bill tho Senate adjourned.
THURSDAY, May 2s.-The bill to appropriate
100000 for the Mississippi flood sufferers was
voted down and substitute passed appropriat-
ing the unexpended balance of 900 of the
Ohio flood fund for the purpose. The conference
report on the agricultural appropriation was was
agreed to and the District of Columbia bill
passed. The Utah bill was talked up, but
pending action the Senate went into executive
session, and adjourned till Monday.
House.
MONDAY, May 26.-The Senate amendments
to the agricultural bill were pon-curred In.
| Bills introduced: Abolshing the license tax on
| dealers in tobacco; Furnishing by fine and inn
prisonment any officer of national bank who
| shall obtain from the bank any loan for his
own benefit, by which loss shall occur to the
bank; granting pensions to all honoraby dis
charged soldiers when they reach the age of
As. The Senate amendment was concurred in
| TO the bill providing for the muster of certain
officers and men for the volunteer service. A
bill was introduced to appropriate 100000 for
| tho erection of home for disabled soldiers of
the Confederate army. Adjourned.
TUESDAY, May 27.-The speaker appointed
Dibrell, Williams aud White conferees on the
agricultural bill. The joint resolution appro-
priating further sum of 100000 for the re-
lief of Mississippi flood sufferers was taken up
and passed. Adjourned.
WEDNESDAY, May 2s.-The conference re-
port on the agricultural appropriation bill was
adopted. A bill was reported from the com.
mittee on public lands tor the forfeit of un-
earned land granted to the Atlantic & Pacific
Railroad. At the evening session the legisla.
| tive bill was considered in committee Of the
| whole.
THURSDAY, May ga bill was favorably
reported regulating the exportahon of imlta.
tion butter and cheese, A joint resolution was
introduced proposing article 16 of the constitu
ton, providing that no state nor the United
States shall abridge the right of a citizen tc
vote on account of his nativity. Adjourned.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
swlNDLERs FRUSTRATED.

CHICAGO, May GA huge swindle,
known as "the grand pool for 500, 900
on the American Derby, to be run in
this city at the Washington Park Club
meeting, June % next, was broken up
by the police to-day. The scheme was
designated principally TO catch the un-
wary living out of town, and for weeks
past the country in every direction has
been flooded with circulars and hand
bills announcing the fabulous sums to
won. For the first horse $50, 900 was to
be paid, $25, 1000 for the second, $4,000
for the third and 1880 each divided
among the horses that ran unplaced,
and the other flyers declared and not
started. Tickets were sold at SIS each.
All communications were directed to be
sent to Nj. L. Martin, treasurer of the
Chicago Turf Club. His use of the name
of the Washington Park Club was un-
authorized and the directors of the club
know nothing whatever of HIS scheme.
Last week Martin sent the last batch of
his circulars to the country. He was
engaged this afternoon packing up the
pool tickets preparatory to sending
them to his agents when arrested The
officers found 100000 tickets, all that
had been printed, and. as no sales had
been made, the police we're satisfied tc
cart off the lot and put a stop to the
schema
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
STAGE ROBBERY.


Masked Men Overhaul a Coach Near Hell
ena, M..T-The Passengers Robbed.
HELENA, M. T., May 2S.-Iwo
masked men, mounted and armed with
coach @miryes yesterday , twenty i've miles from
Helene. They riaed the mail bags and
robbed the passengers. The treasure
box was also sacked but it contained
nothing of value. The spot where the
robbery took place was in a canyon at
the gate of the mountains. The rob.
bers rode suddenly out of the timber at
the side OF the road and with leveled
guns compelled the driver to stop. The
passengers-C. W. Cooper, @. r. Dud,
out Of the coach and placed in line.
Cooper lost s75 and silver watch, Dud.
ley $l4O and Bradley small amount of
money and Jewelry. It is not known
what valuables were in the mail. Tue
sheriff and two others are now in pur'
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
GENTILEs IN UTAH.

The Gentiles in Salt Lake, in mass
meeting assembled, have sent out to the
country at large protest against the
priestly domination they are under.
They allege that they are taxed with
out representation, and practically de-
MED q arepublcan form of government;
and they ask the attention of the peo-
pie at large to their condition. They
call upon Congress for government Of
Utah by Legislative commission, and as.
sert that the admission of the terrific
ry as state. with the power of the
priesthood .snbroken, would render
lives and property unsafe. The reso-
lutions adopted are strong and carry the
conviction of earnestness. The only
serious drawback to the impression the
proceedings of the meeting ought to
make is the fact that the Rev. Joserh
Cook was one of the chief speakers.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
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ENGLISH JUSTICE.

The prompt conviction of Lord St.
Leonards, the titled English ibertine,
is another illustration of the prompt
way in which the British courts dispense
justice. The arrest was made on the
sth of this month, and just fif
teen days later, the scoundrel was
convinced. He had yank and unlimited
wealth on his side, while the complain
antwas serving maid. But neither rank,
wealth, nor the low station of the girl
saved him from prompt conviction. If
one of Americas young moneyed
nabobs had been guilty Or such an act
and been brought before courts, it
would have taken months and possibly
years before the case was finally dis
posed of.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
Spurious Black-and-Tans.
lFrom the New York SUM-


Since the New York Cab Company
started its low-priced yellow-and-b black
cabs the number Of tawdry limitations
and bad caricatures of these vehicles
have multiplied rapidly about town, to
the confusion of inexperienced or un.
wary patrons. Sunday morning after
the walking match at Madison Square
Garden was over. no less than three
distinct varieties of these counterfeits
stood at one time drawn up in line in
front of disreputablc block of houses
in Thirty-frst Street.
One seemed to be rigged for night
work only and for the deception OF
recklessly intoxicated victims, being in
nocent of any rail for baggage or other
disguise than that of strips OF yellow.
painted cloth or canvas stretched around
it's back and sides like exaggerated d
porous plasters. Two of the rival Jehus
began to ridicule the driver of the last
described cab.
,,,"sh "say; y Patsey, did yer rig cost yez
"sivinty cints," Patrick answered
proudly.
"Shure, tits disgrace ter the bust.
ness! Fwhat for d'yez bandage up yer
old ratthlethrap, stead o ginin' it a
dacint coat O good honest paint?"
whist now, an I'm tellin' yez, ay
yell never give it away. I ketches a
boozy fare, shleepy dhrunk, an I shuts
him inter my yeller cab. 1 drive him
aroun' the block an sthrip off all me
orange trlmmins--an' when he wal,au
up an l let him out, faith 'tis a black
cab he gifts out av, an a black cab he
has to pay for, dunnol"
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
cHAs. o,coNoR,s WILL.

NANTUCKET. Mass, May 2s.-Charles
O'Conor's will bequeaths to ths New
York Law Institute all the bound vol
umes in his library marked "My Opln-
ions" land all those marked "My Own
Gases" 500, 900 in money and two silver
Testimonials; to Mrs. Elizabeth w.
johnson, Miss Folger, Rose Breyton
and Miss Isabella Chafin 10000 each,
and the last named his house and lot in
Nantucket; to Anna Ross, S5, COO. Al
ter few minor bequests he bequeathes
the residue estate as follows: Two
thirds to his sister, Eliza Margaret
Sloane, and the remaining third to Miss
Julia Pardon Mullany. Charles w.
Sloane and Thomas O'Conor Sloane
were appointed executors. Ina codicii,
his nephew, Thomas Sloane, Jr., is be.
queathed all his historical, political and
religious works, and Millie r. Gambler.
ton is given all law books in charge o.
Whitehead, of New York. All papers
having relation to Tennessee bond
holders claims are given to G. AmorJ
Stevens. The papers concerning his do
| ings in the matter of Jefferson Davis
and those concerning his intercourst
with Mrs. Forests affairs he provides
shall be carefully preserved.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05

The baggage-man hastened to turn
the box over, and was awarded by a
grunt of satisfaction from the voice.
Then turning to the owner-a quiet
looking little man standing by-he ex-
claimed, wiping the sweat from his fore
head
"Look here You must pay fare for
this boy in the box" /"
"Oh no." said the owner. "l have
carried him thousands of miles on rail-
roads, and have never paid his fare
yet"
"No matter" said the baggage-man
"You can't smuggle nobody over this
line; and if you don't fork over, I'll set
him out on the platform, and leave him
standing on his head, till you dol"
"Why, sir, he's dead-head!; he con.
ductor has passed him many time,
demonstrated the traveller.
eve don't dead-head no live folks in
boxes!" said the smasher; and he was
about to tumble the box out, when the
conductor himself came along, and rec
ognizing the traveller, inquired
What's the trouble, Signor Bitz?'
1t was, in fact, Blitz, the ventrilo
quist; and the occupant of the box wa.
no other than his automaton "boy,
Bobby, that figured in his performances
and always travelled as "dead-head
in fhis way
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
A Heroine Of the Windlass.
from the Fife Lake Comet. ,

ltrom the Fife Lake Cometl
About five miles from this village. on
the 24th ultimo, the little five-year- old
boy of A. Lederson, was at t3lay tnrn.
ing the windlass at the we'll, while Cor.
rie, girl of Ia, was preparing the even.
ing meal, her mother being away. Like
dntiful girl she kept an eve on he,
little brother, who was left in he,
charge. Happily she looked lust in
time to see the heels of the little fellow
go, over the well curb into the we'll
Quick as thought she flew to the we'll
and, seizing the well-rope, which was
fortunately unwound from the windlass
she threw herself into the we'll and
down she went like electric fluid con.
Quoted by a ightning-rod. The child
was still immersed head first in the woa
ter. The brave girl caught him bv tba
collar and drew him above the wota, ~
and, as soon as the rescued child
could get his breath, he looked nm
without much excitement, and said p' ,
Carrie, did you fallinto the well. foo ~
just then. at the right time. M Al.
exander and Mr.. Weaver came alona
anu, by the use of rope and ladder e, IT,
two were rescued from their per;lons
position in safety. The child,s heaa
was somewhat cut by the fall br. au az
was not seriously injured. Blythe firm M
q Ellp 70 the rope in sliding down into
!ne weh the girl sustained severe inv nv
Jury IN the right hand, and is d;sab1ad I
o. the use Of it at present, bnt = :.
hoped she will recover. ~ 10
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-06-05
Turner County Herald.
HURLEY. .. !.
". @. BROWN. Publisher,
A HEROINE.

Becky Jones, a family servant in
New York, aged 60, is immortalizing
herself. Being called into court as a
witness in a contested-win case, and
being known to possess some very inn
portant family secrets, she stubbornly
refuses to disclose what she knows.
The judge has sent her to jail for con-
tempt of court because of her obsti-
macy on the witness stand, and from her
quarters in the jailshe sends forth word
that she will die first rather than reveal
secrets that she holds sacred. Let no
man again say that no woman can keep
secret. Becky Jones is martyr to
the cause of female reticence,