Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1884-06-20
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.,

The case of Neil McKeague, OH trial in
Chicago for the murder of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wilson, at Winnetka, was given to the
jury at $500 O'Clock on the afternoon
of the 9th. At ten O'Clock, no verdict
having been agreed upon the court was
adjourned to ten O'Clock a. m. on the 2Sth,
when the jury came into court, and the
clerk read the verdict, as follows: eve,
the jury, find the defendant, Neil Nc
Keague, not guilty, as charged in the in
dictlment."
THE Kansas Democratic State Conven-
ton was held at Topeka on the 2Sth. Del
egates-at-large we're elected to the Nation
al Convention with preferences for Tilaen
for President, but they were uninstructed.
Resolutions were adopted favering q
tariff for revenue only, and indorsing the
tariff-reform views of Hon. John g. Car
Isle and tho administration Of Governor.
Click.
j. B. G1LF1LLAN, of Minneapolis, has
been nominated for Congress by the Re
publicans of the Fourth Minnesota Dis
trict.
The Greenback National Convention met
at Indianapolis on the 2sth and organized
by electing James B. Weaver, of Iowa,
permanent Chairman. A telegram was
sent to General Butler, asking him if be
would accept the Presidential nomination,
and Butler replied by asking why such a
question was put to a Greenbacker Of
twenty years. standing. Tho convention
then adjourned until the 29th.
THE international Lodge Of Good Tenn
plars, in session at Washington on the
2Sth, elected Hon. James B. Finch, of
Nebraska, Right Worthy Grand Chief
Templar.
The Wisconsin Democrats met in State
Convention at Madison on the 2Sth and
elected w. T. Villas, J. G. Jenkins, z. S.
Bragg and j. NJ. Morrow as delegates-at-
large to the National Convention. Reso-
buttons were adopted ~denouncing the pres
ent tariff as a masterpiece of injustice and
false p~retense, and demanding that all
custom-house taxation shall be only for
revenue.
The Comptroller of the Currency at
Washington stated on the 2Sth that he
thought the financial situation had de-
cidealy improved. If Congress would pass
the Mcpherson bill, which had already
! gene through the Senate and been favor
ably reported by the House Committee on
D~AAAAS oAo nv o0Ao "0uio
increase the circulation Of the country
more than $50, 900 900 and afford immedi-
ate and permanent relief.
The Minnesota Democratic Convention
met at st. Paul on the Goth and elected
delegates-at-large to the National Conven-
ten. Resolutions were adopted denounc.
ing extravaganza, demanding economy in
the management of National affairs, and
vigorously condemning the protective
tariff system as the source of many evils
and as fostering corruption, jobbery and
dishonesty, while degrading American
commerce.
THE G%reenback National Convention, in
session at indianapolis on the Goth, nom
mated General B. T. Butler for President,
and General A. NJ. West, of Mississippi, for
Vice-President. A platform was adopted
demanding the substitution Of greenbacks
for national bank notes; c%ondeming the
withdrawal of fractional currency, and in
sisting that the money in the treasury
should be applied to tile payment of the
National debt; ~denouncing he two great
parties for creating monopolies, and ia
vering the submission to the people of III
amendment to the Constitution providing
for universal suffrage.
A BILL to abolish the prisonlabor con-
tract i'll Massachusetts, has been defeated
in the Legislature of that State.
COLONEL j. O. P. BURNSIDE, disbursing
officer Of the Post-ofice Department. at
Washington, was arrested on the 295h on
the charge of embezzlement. The amount,
as stated by himself, would exceed $780,
600.
IT was discovered on the 29th that John
c. Emo, President of the MetropolitanBan
of New York, had fled to-Europe ,notwith-t
standing a guard ofssix officers had been.
watching his r~esidence:for six days.