Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-12-12
OF THE WEEK.
Interesting News Compilation.
DOMESTIC.


r THE Indiana State Statistician reports
4 1920 manufacturing institutions in the
State, with a total invested capital of $685.
OH $40. The value of the goods manufact-
ured per annum is S152,3:51 ,S72, and the total
wages paid is S31, 81, 140.
AT twenty-six leading clearinghouse
in the United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the ODD aggregated
$500, 776s, 800, against $757, S62 1904 the pre-
vious week. AS compared with the corre-
spending period of 1888, the clearings indi-
Gated a decrease of 1915 per cent.
ADAM FoREPAuGH's white elephant, the
slight of ASIA: died Mt the headquarters
of the great Snowman in Richmond, Va, a
few days ago.
CHARLES NEVILLE was placed on trial
,at Toledo, o., on the 25th for marrying ten
women without obtaining a divorce from
any of them.
ABOUT twenty families living in the Bow
.ery, New York, were driven to the roofs Of
their houses by fire the other morning, but
were all rescued in safety by the firemen.
Most of them were in their night-clothes
and suffered much, as the weather was very
cold.
THE Mormons were reported on the 9th
TO be once more at work in the Piedmont
section of North Carolina. They were said
to be inducing many women to leave.
AT Lewes, Del, a sliff from the pilot
boat Turley, containing the pilot, Marshall
Bertrand and two sailors, was wrecked a
few days ago, and all were lost.
THE issue of silver dollars for the week
ended November % was 4Sl ,497; for the
corresponding period of last year, 30l 1905.
AT Huntington, Ore, on the afternoon of
the 25th connection was made between the
Oregon Railway and Navigation system
and the Oregon Short Line, thus complete
ing the fourth line Of railroad across the
continent.
THE National Cattle Growers Associa-
Etion of America was Incorporated recently
by the Illinois Secretary of State. The
principal office will be at Chicago.
THE Lancaster (Pa.) crematorium was
dedicated on the 25th, and the body of a
woman was reduced to ashes.
The 101st anniversary of the evacuation
of New York by the British was celebrated
on the 25th by hosting the flag on the old
fort in Central Park, and the dining to-
gether Of a number of veterans of the war
of 1872.
AT Philadelphia a few days ago Solo
mon K. Grimly, who pleaded guilty to
receiving greater compensation than al
lowed by law in procuring a pension, was
sentenced to pay a fine of $3.50 and costs.
DURING a quarrel at the Canonea copper
camp recently, near Sonora, A. T., six men
were killed and several others were in
jurcd.
THREE mills at Woonsocket, r. l., gave
notice on the 25th of a reduction in wages,
and three other mills would work on three
quarter time, beginning December /.
Mrs. JOHN M~ULLIKEN, a wealthy resi-
lent Of Boston, sold peanuts on the 25th at
a booth on the common for twelve hours
on an election bet, and realized 500 for
charity.
} DURING a severe storm the other night
lightning struck the house Of Joseph Shire
ley at Point Pleasant, w. Va, and Instant
ly killed Mrs. Shirley and adaughter thir-
teen years old.
In Troy, N. Y, Mrs. Harriet De Freest
committed suicide a few days ago by sat-
urating her garments with kerosene and
then setting fire to them.
THE Chief of the Bureau of Statistics in
his annual report on the Goth stated that
during the first four months of the present
fiscal year the EXPORTS of merchandise were
1924 us, 249; imports, sos, sl3 $3.50; excess of
exports, $50. s99, 619. For the year the ex-
cess Of exports was Ss1 ,5s3,GsS. The excess
of imports of gold and silver for the four
months was $ 1886, $40.
A o fourteen years of age was placed
in Jail on the 9th at st. Adams, w. Va,
for robbing the mails. He confessed his
guilt.
SECRETARY TELLER, of the Department
of the Interior, submitted his annual report
to the President on the Goth. He urges the
education and protection Of Indians, in
order to prevent the recurrence of hostil-
lilies between the red and the white men.
He deplores the waste of the public do
main, urges q change in the laws for rail.
road taxation, favors pensions for soldiers.
n expresses confidence in the Civil-ser-
vice act.
ANOTHER band was gathering on the 9th
at Hunnewell, Kan, for an invasion OF
Oklahoma, and they expected to start on
the expedition about December 1.
THE number of idle workmen in Pitts
'oAA 81 was vi uLlC AIuu CoUlllISlUCu tU ", OUU.
The annual report of the Comptroller OF
the Currency, issued on the 2Gth, shows
that during the fiscal year ended Novem-
Der !, 10l National banks were organized
with a capital of $1G,042,2 200; circulating
notes issued, 1886, 230. Since the estab-
lishment Of the system on February %,
1865. there have been organized 3,2G1 Ma
tional banks, of which 2,G7l are now in ex-
istence.
The General Superintendent of the Life
Saving Service, in his annua report, saws
the total number of disasters during the
past year was 439; total value OF property
saved, S9,lGl SOD; total value of property
lost, 81 ,%A46,5S6; total number of persons
saved, 1912; total .number Of persons lost,
70; total number Of persons glceored at
stations, 5i2: number of vessels totally
lost, Ga.
A TRAINING school for Christian workers,
An which prominent mlen are int rested,
will be opened January 1 at Sprir gfield,
Mass. The course of study will occupy
two years, and the expense to students
will be but the cost of board, books, eac.
THREE brothers named Mccarthy, prerli-
Ncnt %Satt1arS of Union CEu,t,, nra -.