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Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
TEXAS LAND PROBLEM.

The Land Board Takes measures to Bring
yagrant Grazers to the Mark.
AUSTIN, Tex. February 29.-The Texas
Land Board yesterday withdrew from
sale all watered sections OF free.school,
asylum, and public lands, and fixed the
maximum taxable land that can be pur-
chased by any individual at one section
and of pasture land at two sections, Ill
conformity with the public land policy
of selling to actual settlers only, and
OF preserving water facilities for the
bene fit OF the community. This
action will reduce stock, raisers own
ing cattle in excess Of their grazing
capacity to the alternative of selling
their surplus stock or leasing land from
the state at increased rentals. 1t will
probably incite the stock-raisers who
heretofore enjoyed free.pass privilege to
attempt ali evasion of the laws; but the
government, supported by the great
body of the public, is determined that
the law shall be rigidly enforced, and
the possibility of its being set aside by
the supreme court loses Importance from
the certainty that the next Legislature
would pass fawless acts of the same i'm
port. 1t is no longer to be doubted that
free grass, with the unequal advantages
secured by the capitalist in the quarrel
over it, has been the cause of agrarian-
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
New York Clubs.

Joe Howard makes the following OBJ.
servations on the fashionable clubs of
Gotham:
When lock at the semi monkeys who
fit in and about our club rooms and
club houses, wonder that SO many
decent fellows are willing to be members
of any of our fashionable clubs.
The University Club admits none but
graduates of established institutions OF
learning.
The Union Club is devoted to the
comfort and social qualification of a set
of noodles, among whom man of brains
shows like a diamond in handful OF
glass.
The Lotus Club receptions are worthy
OF its past reputation, although nine
tenths of its time is occupied by game
sters, by drinkers and by smokers.
Nearly every member of the Union
League Club is man OF means, and.
while there are but few office-holders at
present, cannot, at the moment, think
of any member that would not be an
office-holder if he had chance.
The Manhattan Club while its cuisine
is better than that of The Union League.
its membership somewhat more exclu.
siye and an entree to it more difficult to
obtain, has largely degenerated in in
huence and in social stotus.
The Press Club is composed entirely
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
RUSSIA AVID ENGLAND.

The conquest of Tekke Turkestan,
now completed by the acquisition of
Mery, is likely to lead to complications
between Russia and England. The
British government has just instructed
its minister at st. Petersburg to ask for
an explanation of the annexations of the
Merv oasis, and to protest against the
act as breach of faith between the two
governments. The conquest of Turkestan
is only an advanced step toward India
and England views the march of Russia
toward her Indian possessions with
mingled feelings of dread and alarm.
The possession of the Merv oasis gives
Russia irmer foothold in the borders
of Afghanistan. In view of Kussia's
action it has been determined on the
part of the British government to estab-
lish q protectora.e over Beloochistan,
and to send q commission to Herat to
ascertain the exact boundaries of Afghan
istan and the condition of the border
line defenses. England we'll under
stands that Russia has an ulterior OBJ
iect in the annexation of Turkestan.
Russia also knows the unproftableness
of the conquest, but hopes at some
future time to recoup herself for the
cost of absorbing the Kahnae by the
despoilment of Delhi and Lahore. En-.
gland does not mistake the designs OF her
great antagonist, and therefore proposes
to Immediately occupy Kandahar and
Herat, and to reinforce her garrison
upon the northwestern frontier of India.
Russia has been pushing her designs
against India for the past ten years.
Step by step she has advanced, until
now she is almost at the goal of her am.
bition. The time when the two Great
riyale will meet upon the ields.of India
may NJ. he :s.l- s.;.., sa.;:S.:c. and then will
come struggle such as the Eastern
world has never witnessed.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
A DOUBLE EXECUTION.
Hanging of Two Murdorcrs at Jack

Hanging of Two Murdcrcrs Mt Jackson
Ohio.
JACKSON, Ohio, February 29.-Lule
and VIM. Jones, who, with Lubau
Stephens, had been found guilty of the
murder Of Anderson Lackey, were
hanged to-day. They retired at 10
o'clock last night. After long season
of prayer with Reverend Hallingshead,
Methodist minister, who remained all
night with the men, they slept sound
ly and had to be awakened at
6 o'clock this morning. They
ate hearty breakfast, singing hymps
meanwhile. They kept on singing and
with the guard. When a reporter eu.
tered the cell they greeted him cheer.
fully, saying they were doing their best
to die braveiy. The procession formed
in the Jail, the prisoners being amply
guarded for fear of violence. 1t
passed out of the front door oil
the sheriff's Office in full view
of the crowd in the street, and went
into the door of the enclosure where the
execution took place. The prisoners in
the jail looked through the grated win
dows upon the scene. The doomed
men stepped firmly up to sheir places
and the ropes were adjusted to their
necks. After their arms and legs were
tied. Then the minister, using notes,
made prayer lasting full half an hour,
The drop fell at 1:12. William
Jones struggled but Luke was still.
His neck was undoubtedly broken. The
body OF William swung around with
the legs drawn up till they touched his
brothers body, causing feeling of hor-
ror among the spectators. The bodies
were cut down after the usual medical
examination, and placed in the hands OF
friends.
There was some talk in the crowd OF
lynching johnson, in jail for a recent
murder,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
GOES OUT OF EXISTENCE.
The Western Transportation Company
Ceases to BE,

The Western Transportation Company
Ceases to Be.
CHICAGO, February 29.-With the
close of to day the Western Transports
tion Company goes out of existence. 1t
is one of the Oldest and wealthiest steam
boat lines engaged in lake navigation,
and it numbers among its boats some Of
the best on he entire chain of lakes. 1t
has run in connection with the New York
Central Railroad for a long series of
years, transporting grain and mer-
chandise between Chicago and Buffalo.
Last summer it was currently rumored
Vanderbilt was cndeavoring to obtain
possession of the line, but the great
railroad magnate positively denied the
report, and said that he never wanted
to own dollars worth of stock in any
lake property. He evidently altered his
mind, as controlling interest in the
Western Line has been bought up
by the New York Central. Com
mencing March the boats will run
under the name of the Western
Transit Company, of which j. II.
Rutter, president of the New York
Central, will be president, and George
Allen vice-president. Mr.. Allen has
been the manager of the Western Trans
portation Company for many years, but
retires from that position, which will be
filled by S. d. Caldwell, the present
general manager of the Red Line Trans
it Company. The new company will
build two large iron steamers, which
will be added to its already extensive
fleet. The aggregate valuation of its
floating property is estimated at
about 81, 100000. The aggregate
tonnage of the fleet is 16,702,
or about J., 100000 bushels grain. carry
ing capacity, as follows: Arabia, 1896
tons; Boston, 1929 tons; Buffalo, 1903
tons; Chicago, 1,S46 tons; Commodore,
2,0S2 tons; Empire State, 7,116 tons;
Fountain City, $50 tons; Idaho, lilo
tons; Milwaukee, 1,770 tons; Montana,
l.539 tons; Vanderbilt, 1903 tons. The
Fountain City and the Idaho are the
only passenger boats on the line.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
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ARIZONA CAMELS.

The following, from the Portland
Oregonian, will be interesting to writers
for the eastern press" "That story
about the sale to an Australian party of
400camels, formerly used by the South
ern Pacific in carrying goods and
freight across the dry waste of Arizona, ;
and now running at large ill that terri
tory, is still going the rounds of the
Eastern press. 1t is a pleasing little
fiction, but as wielder of the tomahawk
and scalping knife of truth, we are COM
PEELED to anpihilate it. The Southern
Pcitic never used camels to carry freight
II Atizora or anywhere else; there are
nol 400 camels now in the territory, and
probably not dozen; and, finally, they
have not been sold, because, as they are
running stlarge and belong to whoever
catches them, cobody has any ownership
in them to dispose of by sale. There
may be few other inaccuracies in the
story which we have not noticed.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
What Christine Nilsson Eats.
From A Chicago Paper,

'My breakfast" said the Swedish
prima donna, Consists of cup of cof-
fee and single roll, and for dinner I
take soup, meat, vegetables, cheese.
bread and wine. If 1 sing I have moth.
ing more to eat until the next morning.
Otherwise, have cup of bouillon be.
fore retiring, and always hot bath. I
own pair of Norfolk ponies, which /
drive when I am home, but am afraid
of strange horses and strange drivers.
so take my constitutional by walking
wo hours every morning. I 90 alone.
or | do not want to talk, because the
cold air gets to my lungs and is apt to
injure the voice ultimately. Yes, I am
rigorous with myself, but owe that
care not to my own health, but to the
company am hired by end the public
that pays to hear me. I am always
ready, in consequence, and have never
asked for the indulgence Of the audience
or an excuse from the manager. I new
er failed to keep an engagement but
once and that was unavoidable. I live
in England great deal the guest of the
duke OF Albany's family. I am intimate
y acquainted with the princess of
Wales, with whom J. play little duets;
the du ke of Edinburg, who is violin.
ist, often accompanies us.n
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
PianOforte Music.
From the London Time

The clavictherium was introduced
about 1910 by the Italians, it was a kind
of oblong Tyre, with catgut strings ar.
ranged in the form OF an lprighttriangle.
Keye were used to raise the hard leather
plectra which twauged the strings. This
was the only keyed instrumentin in which
catgut or violin strings were employed.
All the latter ones beginning with the
clayichord, had wire strings. The
clavichord, whose wires were setin mo.
tion by pressure on the keyboard, had
but feeble tone; still under an.artistic
hand it yielded excellent music, being
favorable to staccato passages, and Civ
ing great prominence to the melody.
1t was the favorite instrument of Sc.
bastian- Bach. The virginia. had brass
wires, and the sound was produced by a
piece Of ravens or crows quill. The
virginia. had compass of only four oc.
taves, but its touch was extremely SEN
sltive. This instrument was Queen
Ehzabeth's favcrite, but it was not
named, as was thought by some, in
honor of the Virgin Queen, for it was in
use under her royal father and sister,
It was most likely styled the virginal
..oeAA 80 SSaAiLASh uoo W 1Ao uuuS LII
their hymns to the Virgin, The.spinet,
or instruments di penna resembled in
shape harp laid horizontally. Clavecin
and clayier were the respective French
and German names OF harpsichord.
The Italians used the clavictherium
and spinet, the English the virginia. and
harpsichord, the French the spinet, and
the Germans the clavichord and harp
sichord. The great characteristic of the
pianoforte was that by introducing the
hammer to strike the wire heavier
touch produces louder, gentler
touch, softer tone, thereby giving the
performer, as implied in the Instruments
name, the power of playing at will piano
or forte. The character Of the music of
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries
was especially religious. With hardly
an exception oil composers were trgan-
lists, the organ having already reached
|'a high degree of mechanical perfection.
But the want of musical instruments
for the chamber, especially for the fair
sex, was more and more felt, and the
demand created the supply. There was,
however, great lack of variety and
pleasant expression in the earliest clay
ecin music.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
Should the Great Capitol Catch Fire,

Washington Letter in the Cleveland Leaoer,1
Mr.. Smithmyer, perhaps the leading
architect of the United States, tells me
there is hardly a public building at
Washington that is fire proof. Said he:
"The main part of the capitol, contain
ing the senate library and many papers
which are invaluable, has wooden roof.
Ii a fire should make way in it the dome
would come down with crash and mill
ions of dollars worth of property would
be destroyed. The heat from such a
fire fear would communicate with the
congressional library and it with all its
valuable contents might go the same
way. The main part of the treasury is
non fire proof aud the papers contained
IN it in case OF ire would make such a
confagration that nothing could save
M,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
The FLOODS.

P. = & ! 4 =
The hurried estimates of the pecuni-
ary losses incurred through the flood.
tide of the Ohio River, vary from $50.
GOO, ,00oto $40, 100000. These figures
are doubtless below the truth. An in
yentory Of private losses is unattainable
but the aggregate ssong the littoraI, a
thousand miles each side Of the riTer
must be enormous. Hour after hour
observers have counted fleets of dwell.
ing houses, barns, merchandise, float
9'pg down the yellow tide. Hundreds Of
q mlies OF fencing have been swept away,
i've stock has been destroyed, and gar.
nered farm products have been scat
tered over the waste Of waters. while,
doubtless the loss Of human life has
been large. The money loss in the
cessation Of steamboat business, in the
necessarily large decrease Of business in
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
THE LASKER RESOLUTIONS.
Secretary Froliugi,uyssn Officially Notified
of Bismarck's Action.

Secretary Froliughuyssn Officially Notified
of Bismarck's Action.
WASHINGTON. February 2S.-The
state department, at late hour yester.
day afternoon, received the Herr Lasker
resolutions returned by Bismarck. The
resolutions will be delivered to the
house, and will be referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs, which will con-
slider what course shall be taken. The
opinion among members as to what
should be done is very much divided.
There will be strong movement to
place Bismarck g etnrn OF the resolution
in the light of an atfront, and an effort
will be made to secure congressional ex-
preston in that direction. On the other
hand, some congressman are inclined to
look on Bismarck's objection as well
taken, and cannot see that the house is
in position to do anything. The gen
eral feeling, however, is one of indigna-
ton, and the house will be apt to pass
resolution expressing its poor opinion
of Prince Bismarck.
Speaker Carlisle has received the fol-
lowing:
BERLIN, January 27, 1SSi,-To The House of
Representatives.: The undersigned executive
SoiiiiiiiltSS VI tLC UNION las tDe lOnOr
to EXPRESS at the request of all its members
who are to-day present from the various parts
OF the German empire, to the house of repre-
sentatlyes at Washington, its warmest thanks
Tor the resolutions which they have passed in
honor of Edouard Lasker, its late leader ard
friend. The Liberal Union combines with this
acknowledgement of its thanks the most heart
felt wishes for the welfare and prosperity Of
tue powerful and rising United States of Amer
lea, and for the Strengthening and further de-
velopment of the mutual friendship between
both nations.
The Executive Committee of the Liberal
Union: L. BANBERdER RuECKEnT,
Il. FoRCKENBECK,
X. SCHRAEDER,
G. r. BuSsEN,
FRIEDRICH KAPP,
Representative Deuster (Wisconsin)
has the communication in his possession.
He will translate it, and at the first op
portunity lay it before the house. Rep.
resentative Deuster will be followed by
Representative Guenther (Wisconsinj.
who will move to spread the communi.
cation on the journal. He will show
that it bears the signatures of number
of the most prominent citizens of Ger
many, and will maintain that it is there
fore worthy of this consideration.
German members of the house OF rep.
resentatives say the very best of feeling
always existed between Prince Bismarck
and Lasker, that the latter always sup
ported the former, and in conversation
was Invariably enthusiastic in his praises
OF Bismarck. These points will be
brought out, in brief speeches on the
subject by Representatives Deuster
(democraD and Guenther (republican),
to whose care the communication has
been intrusted by Speaker Carlisle.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
w. g. BROWN. Publisher
NIMILIsTs VINO IrANT MONEY.

q .
The Nihilists are reported to be ham,
pered in their war against the Russian
government'by the lack OF money, and
the numerous recent raids upon the
cash boxes OF the mail coaches are as
cribed to them. There have been five
attempts to rob the mails within peri
cd of seyen weeks. At one that os.
cured on the road to Mini Novgorod,
two of the assailants were captured bya
company of soldiers who were dis
patched after them and surrounded
them in patch of forest land, They
refused to disclose their identity, but
srom their clothes, appearance and Ian
guage they are supposed to be students.
Papers that were. foundi in their possess
sion are said to show clearly that they be-
long to the revolutionary party, and that
they made their attack as part of an or
ganized plan to replenish the nihilistic
treasury. El{i4
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
PHILADELPHIA scouReEp.
The Powers & weightman Chemical
Works Totally Consumed,

The Powers & weightman Chemical
works Totally Consumed,
PH1IApEnpH1A, February 29.-Fiye
fires occurred during last night. and
owing to the violence of the wind and
the great distance between the vsrlous
alarms, the firemen found much trouble
in keeping the flames under control.
The most disastrous fire was at the
chemical works of Powers g. Weightman,
largest of the kind in the country, which
were totally destroyed. The loss at this
place will be over 81, l,0O0, GOO. The hre
was first discovered about o'clock, but
the alarm was not responded to because
the only engines in that fire district
were already engaged in combat
ing fire in the wool mills
at Second and Lehigh Avenues.
One of the two engines which answered
the first call came distance of nearly
two miles.
At t2:15 A. NJ. general alarm was
sounded. The fremen responded as
promptly as possible, but were weary
after working at one fire after another,
and the fires burning in various sections
of the city made their work appear end
less. They were benumbed with cold,
but succeeded in keeping the neighbor.
ing buildings soaked with water, as the
wind enveloped them in perfect storm
of sparks and cinders. By 8 o'clock the
chemicals seemed to burn with such ex-
traordinary 6erceness and the fire was
evidently spreading SO rapidly that
residents in the neighborhood left their
houses under the impression thata terri
BILE explosion was liable to occur at any
moment. It was difficult to cain them
and induce them not to risk the lives of
their children by exposing them to such
u night, AT this time the entire square
seemed to be vast sheet of flame and
soon after three explosions Of fusil oil
occurred. The burning fluid ran through
the streets and the firemen called upon
the citizens to help rescue the engines
and hose carriages from the river OF
blazing oil. The oil soon burned itself
out, but the flames had spread across
the alleyway to ive-story brick build
ing stored with a large quantity OF
combustible materials.
About the same time the Echo Car
pet Mill, at Lehigh Avenue and Pale
thorpe Street, and three or four dwell
ings adjoining were destroyed, involv-
ing loss of $25, ,000
The store of Coon Bros. & Co., prod
uce and commission merchants, No.
20 South Water Street, was damaged to
the extent of $40, 900.
The other fires were not go serious,
but frequent alarms served to distract
the firemen, and tax the department. to
its fullest capacity. Every fire COM
pany in the city was in service at one
time with one exception, viz: the engine
at Frankford, which was left as precau-
tionary measure to protect the great
number of mills in that section.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
A French Tragedy.

A gardener named Chave, employed at the
convent at Servaine, near Marseilles France.
was recently dismissed for laziness. On the
18th while the sisters were walking in the con-
in a secluded spot, Chave suddenly appeared
before them. The lady, superior asked him
kindly if he had found work. Chave, without
replying. drew revolver and discharged Ill
barrels, killing the lady superior and mortally
woundipg one Of her companionf. BE. was
captured BY the police, but made desperate
be TAKEN " "
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
The Rome.

Luke and William Jones, who, with Luban
stephens, had bee found guilty of the mur-
son, Ohio, on the 29th. William Moore. col
ored, was hanged at Franklin, La, on the
29th, for the murder of Lee Arman, a China
man, last spring. After Moore had been hang.
ing about half minute, it was discovered that
the rope Was too long, and the feet Of the cul-
pr't rested on the floor. Ho was raised to the
platform, the rope shortened, and the tran
again sprung. He died OF strangulation.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
Egypt

The situation in Egypt seems to be growing
more serious every day. 1t was reported on
the 25th that the powerful Beshareen tribe OF
Arabs had reyoltedi which, IL true, places Gen.
Gordon, with Khartoum and other garrisons il,
q serious predicament. Ell Mahdi's. emissaries
are all busily engaged in arousing the fanatics
throughout the country and the disaifection ia
render Of Tokar.was followed by a massacre.
as refugee reports that such was the inten
tion OF the rebels, Notwithstanding the prom
ises made to the garrison. q -, J, -
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06

mont County, in which Point Pleasant
is situated, is almost surrounded by the
Ohio and the Little Miami Rivers, and
when the overflow occurred acres OF land
were submerged. The waters rose to
within short distance OF Gen. Grants
old home, and for time threatened to
carry it away, but, fortunately, subsidized
before any damage was done.
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
A Strong Mans Weakness
tFrom the pittsburg Teleeraph. .cbron,o,s ,

tFrom the Pittsburg Telegraph chronicle.I
The world is chock full of inconpru-
tiles. There is, for instance, the big
bearded man with voice like the Bull
OF Bashan. He comes before the audi
ence and sings II Fear No Foe," IN
brayura style. and in way that drops
bits OF plaster from the ceiling. And
In two hours thereafter that man will be
going upstairs in his stocking feet
lest be wake a 11O-pound wife. And
next morning he gets up meekly and
Endles three fires,
Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1884-03-06
Disastrous FIres at Ph,,,,.,,,

Philadelphia's fire department wss taxed to
its utmost on the night Of the 2sth in com
batting five distinct fires, themost disastrous Of
which was st the Powers d Weightman tcherni-
volylng loss OF $1,000, 900. An EXPLOSION
deluged the streets in the vicinity OF the works
with blazing oil, and tho escape from the
sweeping conflagration Was almost miraculous.