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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
Central American News.

New ORLEANS, May 2O.-The steam
Carroll, which arrived yesterday from PQ
Barrios, brought papers confirming and q
planning the resignation of President Zad
val, of Salvador. Zaldivar issued a procl
nation for a Congress to be held last Frid
for the purpose of forming a union Of 4
Central American States, a project viii
Barrios lost his life in trying to carry OIL
and which Zaldivar opposed with the s.
vadoran army. Each republic was
have five delegates in the Congress, and
was to be held in Santa Tecla, Salyadl
Zaldivar offered to refuse the Presidency
the United Republic, hoping by this to Q
tain the sanction of other States to t
scheme. Guatemala fatty refused to 10
Saldivar, basing its opposition on I
ground that the Congress should not be he
in Salvador, and on the treachery of Zal
var to Barrios, when he proposed precise
the same thing. The opposition of Il
largest State of the five killed the proia
and made it necessary for Zaldiyar to resi-:
and leave the country.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
Destruction by a Storm.

LAWRENCE, Kan, May 2O.-On Frda
of last week Southern Kansas, Montgomef
and C%hataqua counties in particular, w
visited by the severest rainstorm everkn
III the annals of the State. About 1OOm AE
OF track were washed out. Little stream
OF a few rods width rose during the a1t
moor to rivers three miles in width and "
ieet deep. The lower lands were overlloWe
destroying the growing crops and klill.
many head of cattle and horses. The fM a.,
cannot be obtained, but indications are ,i
a large number of persons also perisheu
the floods. 1t is certain that fifteen W.T.
drowned. The bodies of most of them lM a.
'ng beer found and buried. Owing 10 !"
swollen condition Of the streams no l I,a
could be obtained before. Parties have us =
sent out to relieve the sufferers as much .
possible.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
Pennsylvania Grand Lodge !. o. o.

HARRISBURG, Pa, May 2O.-Thc afte
moor session of the 1. O. O. F. Grand Lodd
was devoted almost entirely to routine Won
of a secret nature. A lively discussion aoI
over the report of the special committee 4
the conduct of the representatives to u
Sovereign Grand Lodge, but no final act!1
was taken. The Committee OH Electio1
then reported the election of the folowip
Grand Lodge Officers: r. w. Grand Mastu
3. +. Van Arsdalen; II. w. Deputy Gran
Master, Charles Ridgeway; r. W.
Warden, John w. Hany; r. w. Grand Sd
rotary, James B. Nicholson; r. W. Gran
Treasurer, NJ. r. Muckle; r. w. Gran
Representative to the Sovereign Gran
Lodge, Francis NJ. Rea. After the al
nouncement Of a long list of District DEFY
ties, appeal cases were taken up and ~
time was thus spent until the hour Of al
jOurnMent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
LATER NEWS.

GENERAL MIDDLETON left Prince Albert
on the 23d for Battieford with the Midland
battalion and Gatling gun. The Niietieth
rifles ollowed in other steamers, while
the g%renadiers won't by trail. Grid had
been placed in jail at Regina, and It was
thought his trial would take place there.
DISPATCHES of the 23d from Clifton, A.
L., state that the Indians were making
raids through New Mexico and Arizona,
killing settlers and destroying property.
The religious services on Boston Com
mon on the oath were closely watched by a
squad of police, who took the names of the
speakers, but made no attempt to interfere.
R DOUGLAS and Shrady examined
General Grants throat on the 24th. DR..
Shrady afterward said: 1.-THE pain in the
glands under the jaw is less than %forEthree
days past. The ulcers at the base of the
tongue and in the throat show no tendency
to Increase. The general condition is
favorable.n
LONDON advices of the oath state that the
obstacles to the progress of negotiations
between England and Russia were greater
than was generally believed, and the stu :
alton was at present undoubtedly serious.
REV. w. j. HAHN (colored) fell dead in
his pulpit at Des Moines, Ia, on the even
ing OF the oath, after growing very earnest
i'll a personal statement.
WHILE the Communists were holding q
demonstration in Paris on the 9th the po-
lice lnterfered and q riot ensued. Five
persons were reported killed and eighty
| wounded.
MICHAEL NJ. PHELAN, of Missouri, has
been appointed Consul General at Halifax,
Mr. Frye having resigned.
SENATOR LOGAN was rendered a public
reception at the Grand Pacific Hotel, Chi
cago, on the evesing of the 23d, and a
salute of 1o3 guns was fired.
HEAVY rains had on the oath raised the
water in oil the streams in Central Ohio.
causing serious damage to crops, and it
was feared would also cause a washout of
~trestles and land-slides
The funeral of ex-Secretary of State
Frelinghuysen took place at. Newark, N.
j., on the 23d, and was attended by x
President Arthur and many other proni-
nent citizens.
A CYCLONE struck Concord, O., at two
O'Clock on the afternoon Of the oath, doing
great damage. The wheat fields were
deluged with water, voutbaildings were
swept away, and Henry Atwater was
fatally hurt. The damage to growing
crops was very great.
THE exchanges at twenty-six loading
clearinghouse in the United States dur-
ing the week ended on the 23d aggregated
1864, ia, 573, against $751;, s19, s2e the provi-
Gus week. AS compared with the corre-
spending period of 1854, the falling of
amounts to 1874 per cent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
Terrible Fate of an Insane Woman.

LANCASTER, Pa, May 23.-The large
barn on the farm of Eli X. Mylin, in Pequa
Township, was destroyed by fire Thursday
night with its contents, consisting Of twelve
head of cattle and two colts. Shortly be-
fore the fire was discovered the absence
OF Mrs. Martin, wife of the tenant-farmer,
was noticed. The lady, being insane, is be-
lieved to have gone to the barn and set the
structure on fire, as her clarred remains
were found in the ruins yesterday morning.
The loss is heavy; partially insured.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
The StreIok to Leave for Russia

NEW YORK, May 20.-The Russian ~.
vette Strelok, at anchor in the Hudson v" ',
gay with bunting on Monday in honor o. =, !,
seventeenth birthday of the Grand n n's
Nicholas, heir to the Carbon. An OHM ai,s;
OF the Strelok said: 'We expect M T,,ar
a week, to return to Russia. i .%er
Will be no wal this year, but ' WI
will be next year. Russia is not ready r ~
Russia does not want India. we ns'
enough land now. Military men wa, u
w%ell-defined frontier. and England feala e
are after India. Neither nation is plepS W
to tight now. England is less so taali i'm
She will be the aggressor when the w.
comes. We r preparing for it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
Doubly Fatal Fight with Bure,.r.

CLEVELAND. O., May ga sneci,,
rom Burton City, Wayne County. p riv.s
aetalls OF a fatal fight with burglars at sn
early hour Yesterday morning. A cla s.
VINO slept in the store of James Connor u Wa
AWAKENED about one o'clock and saw s ""e
Ssl men working at the safe. He arorsed
es employer, who, with his s".
i miade to the store. An attempt was
a y 70 arrest the burglars, but tlney maSs
= assPefate hight Several pistol-shots were
ire oy cohnor and the thieves. Four of
v ~. n,en escaped but one was killed. Con.
mnn was was also fatally wounded. The lear
name ua of p4PerS on his person bearing the
cured about $4,000. "ie'es So
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12

In the United States and Canada there
were 210 business failures during the seven
days ended on the 22d, against 1s6 the pre-.
vious seven days. The distribution was as
follows: Middle States, 40; New England
States, "a; Western, 50; Southern, 80; Pa.
cific States and Territories. "A; Canada, 26
IT is announced that vessel interests on
the lakes were never in so depressed q
condition as at present.
JOSEPH RHODES (colored) wa hanged al
Galveston, Tex, on the 22d for wife.mur.
der, and Goodwin Jackson (colored) was
executed at Clarendon, Ark, for killing
one Of his race.
AT Agnew, Pa, the hillside for a quar-.
ter of a mile was sliding into the river on
the 22d, trees being moved bodily, roots
and all. Several bouses were in danger,
and the Fort Wayne track was imperiled.
Recent heavy rains caused the slide.
AT Stony Greek, N. c., on the 22d john
Pinnax killed his two children, a boy and
girl, with an axe, and then drowned him
self. He was insane.
VERDICT for $4S, $50 damages against
the Lake Shore Road was awarded a few
days ago to L. R~osenzweis, at Erie, Pa, for
UeluS eJ6CCeu 1IOL1 u 1lllI express UTdlu.
He fell on a pile of stone and became par.
alyzed.
REPORTS received by BradstTeet's on the
22d Indicated no general improvement in
trade throughout the country.
aTHE recent disastrous fire in Cincinnati
was caused by the explosion of a can OF
benzine. Another girl died on the 22d
making the total number of deaths six.
teen.
THE barn of Albert Martin, near Read.
ing, Pa, was burned.on the 22d, and his
wife, twelve head of cattle and two colts
persisted in the flames. The building was
set on fire by Mrs. Martin, who was in.
sane.
HOSTILE Apaches recently killed two
men at Eagle Creek, A. T., and four al
Alma, N. NJ.
MOUNTAIN and forest fires were on the
22d doing immense damage in different
sections of Pennsylvania.
JEFF ROGERS shot his brother at Skies.
ton, No., on the 23d, and while resisting
arrest was shot dead by a Sheriff.
A HANDSOME young lady, giving the
name of j.. Jones, took a room in the Grand
Union Hotel in New York, where she shot
herself through the heart on the 22d. She
was sane enough to cut the initials from
her handkerchief, and there was no clue te
her identify.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
FOREIGN.

MORE trouble was reported on the 10th
from Conception Bay, Newfoundland, be.
tween the Orangenen and Roman Cath.
olics. Several persons had been injured,
houses had been attacked and property
thrown into the sea.
Mr.. JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL on the
10Th introduced his successor, Mr.. Phelps,
to Queen Victoria, and presented his own
letters of recall.
DISPATCHES Of the 10th to the Hudson
Bay Company at Winnipeg announced
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12

"A citizen of Scriven County, Ga,
has a gosling which sports four legs.
1t walks on but two, the other pair
hanging just behind the ones used,
and being as fully developed and as
long as the front pair.-LouisviNe
COurHr-J0urnQk.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
Killed His Children with an Axe.

REEDsv1L1E, N. c., May 23.-At Stony
Creek, Caswell County, John Pinnax Thurs
day night knocked his two little children, a
boy and girl, on the head with an axe, and
then ran to the creek and drowned himself.
The boy is dead, and the girl is not ex-
pected to live. Pinnax showed no signs of
insanity While living here, but his health
had been giving way, and it is thought
financial embarrassment made him crazy.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
Postmasters to BE Prosecuted,

WASHINGTON, May ga circular has
been issued from the Postmaster-Genera to
inspectors directing that in all cases where
postmasters violate the postal laws the Dis
trict-Attorney be advised, SO that the Of
tenders can he promptly prosecuted. The
circular dwells with considerable emphasis
on the criminal otfense in the using of the
funds Of %post-ofices for personal purposes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
"A check was presented recently

A check was presented recently at
n of the banks in Hartford, Conn,
that was drawn in 1882. The holder
had laid it aside and in time forgotten
it until now it is tifty-three years old.
The check, of course, was of no good,
for the estate Of the person who drew it
was closed long ago.-Harttord co.,
rant.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-06-12
Cyclones and Waterspouts Near yv;n,,,o,

o'o'o'e WI" "aterspouts Near Winnipee,
WINNIPEG, Manitoba, May GA heavy
cyclone passed over the northwestern ont
skirts OF the city yesterday afternoon. tray-
cling eastward, and caused a gueat water
spout where it struck the river. The roofs
oI several houses were blown off and a few
people injured, but none killed So far as
neard trom. A similar storm was seen at
Sae same time passing southwest of the
Guy ana goins in the same direction, III ia
aor KNOWN what amount of damage was
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-29

WACO. ma oor ~,
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-05-14
Cut IN Railroad Rates.

NEW YORK. May Ga cut in certain
class of passenger rates from this city to
the Pacific coast is exciting considerable
attention in railroad circles. When en-
quiry on the subject was made to-day by a
reporter he was informed in the Office of a
well known ticket broker that the New
York. West Shore * Buffalo railroad was
responsible for this movement. At the
Erie office the general eastern passenger
agent said that while the old emigrant rate
from this city 10 San Francisco was S65,
tickets were sold in Europe, IN connection
with steamship tickets, for about SO. At
about the first OF the year this reduction
was based upon the reduction of fare be-
tween the Missouri river and San Francisco,
which was made in order TO compete with
a route by way of New Oorleans. The
recent cut originated with the Ontario *
Western road, which had placed on sale
in this city through broker tickets that
were designed to be sold only in Europe to
genuine emigrants. This practice, which
was begun some weeks ago, had compelled
other roads to sell their mixed tickets at
the now ruling rate of S45-these tickets
taking the place of the old emigrants, ex-
ception the Pennsylvania road alone
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-05-14
A Figuratiye Statement.

Astounding results are obtained in al
most every example of increase by geomet-
ricai progression, and the following prob
lem, worked by a prominent citizen of
Helena, almost surpasses eredibility by its
astonishing climax.
Taking a checker board, which contains
"a squares, and placing one kernel of wheat
upon the first square, two On the next, four
on the next, and so on, for each successive
square doubling the number on the preced-
ing one until all the squares are filled, the
number of grains of wheat for the whole
checker board, supposing il large enough
to contain the amount, will mount up TO
the astoundingly large number Of 46,14s,-
i32, ,,29, ,534. As, COS grains, mounting up
into the quintillions. Allowing 100000
grains to the bushel, this would make
46,1 us, ,432 ,329, ,534 bushels, and counting
600 bushels TO the ear load, the
wheat would fill 76,9l4,053, ,ss2 cars. Sup
posing these ears in train and counting
= cars to the mile the train carrying this
amount of wheat would be ssi,023.340
miles long. Accrediting to this train a
speed of % miles per hour, il woald con-
sumo in passing one point 81 .960 49, hours,
or ,456,105 days, equal TO 3.-s4 years. or
almost 80 centuries; all of which started
from commencing on the firs5 square of a
checker board with one kernel OF wheat.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-05-14
Illinois Senatorial Contest,

SPRINGFIELD, H., MAY THE Sena-
torial aspect has materially changed in the
past forty-eight hours and Logans chances
appear very much brighter, although it is
not positively known yet what Sittig will
do. That gentleman, as soon as il became
apparent that Weaver Republican had
been elected, left for his home. The gen
eral impression here is that he will fall in
to line when the proper time comes, al
though he feels sore over the abuse receiv-
ed when ne paired with Shaw.
Logan is now fully confident of his ulti-
mate success and correspondingly happy,
as in fact are all the Republicans.
The hotel lobbies present quite busy
scene tonight and many Republicans in.
cline to paint the town red" The Demo
Gratis are feeling very blue. They admit
that they were outgeneralled in this mat
ter and blame themselves for being so lax.
None of the Representatives from that
district even took the trouble TO visit it
during the election, so confident were they
that no opposition would be offered. They
now see their folly and repent of it too
late, as all doubts Of Weaver's election
have vanished. Ii is claimed that his ma
iority now is 360. The vote cast was not
one third of that east in November last.
1t is asserted by some Democrats that an
intimation of what was going to be sprung
on them was learned the night before the
election and the leaders in the district no
titled but they paid no attention to it,
Logan says that the reason by which
he accounts for the election of Weaver is
that the people of the State want him to
be the next Senator and the Democrats do
not wish to vote against him.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-05-14
A MurderOuS Affair.

DENVER, May "a special from Santa
Fe, y. NJ, TO the Tribune Republican says: /:
A special from Fort Stanton says: Yester-
day about 3 a. m, at Bonito, fifteen miles
from here, Martin Nelson arose from his
bed and while committing robbery shot
and killed DIR. VIM. II. Flynn, late of Bos-
ton, who was sleeping in the same room
with Nelson upstairs in the house OF NJ. =.
May bury. The firing aroused the family,
when Nelson shot and killed Maybury, his
wife and two sons, and wounded little
daughter fatally. 4 neighbor was alarmed
and came to the house, and he, too, was
shot dead. 1T was supposed that the muir
derer remained in the house, and ten citi-
zens watched it to prevent his escape, but
at a. IN. the guard was surprised to hear
a shot from the rear, and Herman Beck
fell dead. Nelson then came down the
street firing his Winchester until he was
shot dead. Nelson, when sane was good
citizen. lie came here four years ago
from Nebraska.
The scene at the house of Maybury beg
gars description. The greatest excitement
prevails. In every direction lay dead
bodies in night clothes The little girl
was not dead when found, but mortally
wounded. The people of the town were
all day yesterday engaged in making
cofiins. The funeral took place this after
noon, and people from the surrounding
country are ilocking into Bonito. Some
time past many robberies were reported
along the valley, including Maybury's
house, which are now charged to Nelson.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-05-14

The Troy New York. papers report the
trial of Albert Sage Ia brother of the New
York millionaire, Russell Sage, charged
with being a disorderly person in that he
failed to provide for his motherless chill
dren. A well-dressed, elderly man, with
white hair, brushed back over his forehead,
stepped 10 the witness chair and was sworn
Then the following occurred:
The Court-Is the defendant your son
Witness-So far as | know, he is but
don't know for certain.
The Court-Are you not able to swear
he is your son ?
Witness-I guess know about as well
as you do.
The Court-lt is a wise son that knows
his own father, and although there is moth
ing said about the father knowing his SOD,
/ think you can answer my question posi-
lively.
Witness-Well, one can't tell about these
things, you know.
The Court-Is your wife living
Witness-Yes, sir.
The Court-Is she here
Witness-No, sir
The Court-If she were she would feel
highly complimented by your equivocal
evidence.
Counselor Neary Ito witnessl-Are you
a brother of Russell Sage?
Witness (dryly)-No: Russell is broth
er OF mine Laughter.
The charge against Albert Sage was sus-
tanned, and he went to the penitentiary for
six months
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-05-14
\ LOST HOUR.

a golden hour pu "a summer morn.
When half the world was still.
The dr'E was fresh Ou the uuw-mOwu-hay,
And the bridal veil Of the fair young day
Hung DER thc purple hin.
The -hccp-hell- tukled across the slopes,
Sweet as an pliiu chime:
Butterflies fitted atb sart the town.
Fces went murmuriTg. busy and brown
over the fragrant thyme.
A lunguid calm and a duh content.
silence instead Of speech:
The wind sighed low, Gid the lark sang high
But the golden hour Of our lives went by,
And drifted out of reach.
We both went back TO an eager life
But la it, pause to-day
The dream ~ that golden hour returns
And my iadcd.spirit frcts and yearns
For one chance swept away.
The years creep ON. and the heart grows tired.
Even 81 hopes fulfilled.
And turns away from the worlds strong wine
With fevcrod lips, that must ever pine
For that pure draught we spilled.
And yct Perchance. when our long day wanes
Age hath H. JOYS late born.
We shall mcSt again on the green hillside.
And find in the solemn eventide
The hour xc lost az morn.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-05-14
Minister to Hayti.

WASHINGTON, May s.-The President
to-day appointed Geo. V. n. Lathrop, OF
Michigan, Envoy Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary to Russia; Boyd
Winchester, of Kentucky, Minister resi-
dent and Consul General tor oISwitzerland;
John f. w. Thompson, of New York,
Minister resident and Consul General to
Hayti.
WASHINGTON, May s.-Dr. John f. w.
Thompson was to-day appointed Minister
Resident and Consul-General to Hayti. He
was born in Brooklyn and is a graduate OF
the medical department of Yale college.
After leaving Yale he pursued his medical
studies in Paris, where he became prof.
cient in the French language, which knowl-
edge will serve him in his new sphere, as
the Haytiens are French speaking people.
DIR. Thompson is young colored man and
was highly recommended for the position
by the Faculty of Yale, as we'll as by many
leading citizens of his native State.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1885-05-14
Chicago tmastPIshIp.

WASHINGTON, May Geo. J. Vest, son
of Senator Vest, was detailed by Secretary
Bayard rs Consular Clerk at Liverpool.
1t is stated at the Postoffice Department
to-day that Postmaster Palmer. of Chicago,
was removed for offensive partisanship."
The Postmaster General said that Palmer
was an active worker in the recent cam
paign, and one of those Republicans whose
continuation in Office was not deemed adj
visable by the administration.
s. Corning Judd, who was to-day APP
pointed Postmaster at Chicago, is an old
citizen of Chicago, and a prominent MEM
Der of the Episcopal church. He is about
% years of age, a lawyer by profession, and
was an applicant for the Office OF Solicitor
General of the United States. He has
always been identified with the Demo-
cratic party and is at present a member of
the Democratic National Committee from
Illinois. He has been a member of the
Legislature of his State and was a MEM
ber OF the State Constitutional Convention.
1t is understood that James Blackburn,
OF Kentucky, was to-day appointed Col
leetor of Internal Revenue of the Ashland,
Kentucky, District. vice Mr.. Stoll. Mr..
Blackburns commission has not been
issued to him yet.