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Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-02
Guarding Against Torpedo Attacks.

Army and Navy Gazette.
u appears that one of the officers of her
ma ia,ty's ship Garnet i t. lie court mar
tiaiel fer allowin, Paul Boynson to surprise
them with 81 am torpedo attack in New
York hart0r. He may, perhaps, Justify
himself by the eyi .ence afforded by recent
experiments with the French Mediterranean
squadron, that more than ordinary vigilance
is required TO guarl AGAINST surprise by 4
torpedo attack
Admiral Duperrs's feet consisted Of four
ironclsds steam.Hg Ia Toulon Signal was
made to prepare to rcce We an attack Of tor
peio boats. and three rpedo boats left the
fleet 10 return and effect an attack under
cover of the night. Warning was given
that the attack was 10 lie expected after
midnight and before ; o'clock in the morn
Ing Any ironclad which allowed a torJeio
toat to approach within fifty meters With
cut being recognized and exposed to the fire
OF the Hotclkiss guns and Propatchek maya
zine rifles was Il lie considered destroyed.
From midnight the most vigilant watch
was knat Ky all the ships Tie night was
dark bu. the beams of the electric light
kept searchiH, the surface 81 tbs sea in
all direction. The rif,emeu and can
noneers were on the alert. SpyglaSses
swept every inch Of the sea lit by the cleo
Uric light: OF sudden three little red
lanterns were hoisted simultaneously within
forty meters of the squadron. II was the
signal # the tares torTeio boats which had
successfully passed the zone Of observation
without discovery. AMI had penetrated 70
a point which insured the destruction Of
every vessel of 4 imiral Duperre feet On
a previous occasion at cherbourg a similar
experiment resulted in the torpedo boat
running alongside its supposed victim and
the officer in charge springiny on the deck
Of the latter before even its proximity bad
been SUSPECTED
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09

NEW YORK, July S.--Flour-Com.
mon. grades scarce and firm, others
barely steady.
Wheat-Firm and higher; No. . red
nominal; No. red July 9Sl990Jc,
closing AZ 999c; August 0gac9Si 90
closing 81 003; September 81 OF al OPS,
closing at 81 Oh
Corn-Spot tirm; options opened
lower, reacted and closed steady; No.
> 81 @53lc elevator: 54@54lc ailoat;
No. July 53@53lc, closed 53ic; Au.
gust 53tC5is,, closed sale; September
"a @55c, closed 65c.
PROVISIONS, ETC.
C0nee-Spot fair; Rio quiet at 81;
options dull and weak; sales 1000 bage;
July So S5@6 80; August 50 96; Septem-
Der S. 10; October 81 10.
Sugar-Steady; demand moderate;
refined quiet; A &c; granulated 6lc.
Molasses- Quiet.
Rice Firm; demand moderate.
Tallow-Steady.
RosinQuiet.
Wool--Quiet; domestic fleece 27@
soc; pulled li@32c; Texas l9@2lc. vEaal
Pork Steady; spot $40 S5Gll -
Lard-Steady; spot 81 72l @6 30; July
~ 6O@6 6Si August So 1906 so,
LIVE STOCK.
Beeves Receipts 147 carloads
better feeling and sll sold I'm.
rior to prime native steers 81 sc
G6 so, including thirty, carload.
OF fair to good to exporters mainly al
IS 0l@6 80. A bunch of Texas steers
sold AT 81 80 and fat bulls at So BOA
4 20.
sheep and lambs-Receipts 1850
little improvement In sheep, bu,
dull for lambs; common TO good sheer
sold AZ 81 50@4 70 and poor to good
lambs at "a 00@7 90; dressed mutton
slow vt 50 00@S 90.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09

Wheat-tluiet; cssh 7S3c; August
'o@tci September 7Slc biu.
Corn--Steady; cash 37lc bid; Au-
gust 3olc; September $50 bid.
Oats-- Nomlnally higher; Sic bid.
LIVE STOCK.
Live stock Indicator reports.
Receipts 1897 steady but
slow for best grades; common weak
and Zoe lower; exporters' steers S. S5@
. BOZ good to choice shipping So 100
. 80; common 20 medium 4 6OCn5 90.
feeders 81 25@i IS; cows So zoos 75.
Hogs Receipts 600; weak and .
to loo lower; mixed 81 70(D4 90.
sheep Receipts 900; quiet; fair TO
good muttons 81 60@3 10; common TO
medium 81 75@2 so.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
W col ana aidss

Twelve monlns clip, ngnt, nns Anu mec 4
um 10; enc heavy 10 Light, u@lS ii
mt n .hs l Gle fall, nne heavy. l06i3 fall
light rhs and medium, l24lt coarse
HTpKs-No. heavy nint. dry y n iao; NO
heavy mint, dry, v n lie; No, / light mint
l2c; No. z, light nint. y n &c. bulls ans
heavy. damaged, v y 4: calf akins and badIs
damaged. y . tGe6c; green, salted. sound, p \
7Ao butchers, green, y n 40.
Hides from fallen cattle generally bought
nat" bringing about l2ho. when weighing
over 10 pounds each when sold on Relec
ton they bring from l0lS 10 Hc. according 10
grade, but generally grade No. 2. IL will
therefore be 10 the interest OF the stockmeD
10 sell them "fiat.h
PKLrRIEs-D Deer skins, y n 2 Ali: ante .op,
skins, n ige; goat skins. each, lOaD2e
sheep pelts, aeoording 70 amount OF Wool
wool. bfpl9 Mexican sheep palt, 6eAiOe
Mexican sheep peliS, Improved. nel7c. hsH
lean sheep HheAInnga. Sc.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
n4O.i iOD cans, ~; sD cans, s,lo .

DC.
TxA-ImperisI. t1asO; gunpowdsr. $3.50
SuGAR-Rine powdered, bbls., S1o.; do,
half'bols., s<c.; cut loaf i-2S.; gra nul sted
standard A, i.2o,: choice white, ~ = yellow
clarified, 7Ac.
RIUE-LouiHihna. s1sSbTc,
6ALr-Uoarse, In bags. N.250l.tQ me ir
bags, -; lake In rat hoop bbls.. t2.l0
pockets. ske7kc.
apples, standard, yl6S Peachs1, standard,
lbs, n.G6; 3 lbs, s., 25eS2.bO; seconds. ms.
$50: . ma, "a 10; Tomatoes, standard, q ms.
el.0G seconds. ms. -; ns,, tl,S0p Green
corn, N.l09l.e6; Green peas, SIS; Goose
berries, sl,26olt0; Rnspberrios, ll.nel.e6i
oysters, fnli weight: n, hls 2 10, t2.l0; lighi
si.SSol.TO; 10. +: Maokarsl. ! n,
sg00l.OO; Sardines American, 800 case,
imported, elS,00ColA.O0 case: Strawberries q n #,
l.t0Ep~~~; BlaokberriSs, ti,SO; Green cages
q, 40: Eagle Condensed milk, $3.50;
BAKING PowDER,-Silvor IIoaI, sAb cans
80, do, o.; on. do, gl2.
suRDRIns-Stsrch, go. Soap, common
40; German olive, $40. Candles, full boxes
lb1Sc; halves. G; quarters, Q, Indigo $50 NJ
Blueing, B0tol.0O doHen. Colcmhua mustard,
u.t0DS6 50 dozen. Mnocaroni. imported. l5cts
American, c. box. Buoksts. two hoops
sl.76sns. 20 doHen. Brilliant oil, bbln.. No.; I'm
pion, do, nc; do, 20 cases. 81 10; Brilliant,
26 cases. 60 %: do, l-l2 cases, So 81.
FbouR - Stanard's Royal Patent, 81 rs
Dbl; sacks,SS 50 v 100 ps.; No. ] Texas
per 100 lbs. 81 10, No 2 " 65, Nod ~ 10 Corn
bhl a 20. Oatmeal. y half Dbl, o. Z; Cracksd
wheat, Y N, oce Crackers Il soda, &c.,
XXX soda. exc. cres'p $40; ginger snaps
ia. lemon creams, 40
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
FINANCIAL.


81 Monk, July S.-Government
saniet, firm, unchanged. There
decided increase In the activity
road bonds, especially for some
4 Missouri, Kansas d Texas Ia.
Prices were generally higher.
IRE Mas been some improvement
,atock market, A very decided
IA movement In prices lo.day.
>zotA sales were la 400 shares,
crease over yesterday of nearly
mares. The market closed
al per cent. OF the highest
Z az the day, and from to per
hieher than final prices last
ng
MONEY.
M NoRK, July S.-Money on
Ny at + er cent, prime mercau.
,aper 4 to per cent, Foreign
Ipge dull at 81 Sil for 60 days
ass for demand.
STOCKS.
w YORK, July S.-The follow
fere the official closing quota
at the New York Stock exchange
lfternOOn
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
Country produce.

Potatoes - ir1sn. per busnel, 81; new 10
o0c; Onions, per bill Red e. 80; Yellow, -;
Iurnlps white, per bbl. --. Rutarbega, -;
BsS-'I n. med, DDls.. SAn,; lArgs
lima 8Ao,; small butter. Pickles,
half bb-. med, ~ rs; half bbl., small, IS 90
gheess, hall cream. -: full orsaur 10
Peanuts, Til@sn C'ds., hAiI.bbl., "a rs Cab
age, per crate, &c per N.
PoULrKY--hsns. 400 e2 Is per dossl
young chickens, o. 1901 IS Tnrksys 90 10 90
each Geese, 80: backs, " 601s o..
E0Ga-Psr dozen, s9l0l
Fresh country buttsG choice, l2xNl5c
Creamery v5t3S7btc.; old huttsT. BDlOo.i olso.
margarine, lb5
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
Wards Seminary for Young Ladies.
lASMNIIII. TENN.

a famous Institution. The aiumna mum.
Der l9h Attendance 1870. $780, FRO N sixteen
stnltst The forty-hrst session begins Sept
!, lseb, PetroniHe this college For cata
logues, special arrangements aud convey.
ance TO Nashyille. address j, &. PATrON,
PROFESSOR OF Mathematics and General
Agent, Dallas. Texas. Prof. Patton IL also
connected with the SourHKRN RcHooI
AGENCY, and VIII supply SCHOOLS ana uoi..
LHGFs with TEACHERS aud rEACfERs with
POSITIONS, Institutions IN 10 states have
been supplied.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09

NEW ORLEANS, LA, July S-Spot
closed steady.
Low ordinary 70 l6c; ordinary
s l6c; good ordinary 8 9l6; low md
ding 9 10 10; middling TO-; good mid
ding l0lc; middling fair l0!c; fair
10 Is lGc.
Sales $50 bales.
Futures closed barely steady; to
point higher. Sales 5000.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
ID. @. BENNE
DRY GOODS, BOOTS and SHOES
No 3o5 Houston St, Fort Worth

per heRd, SIS OOal6 co; two.year-olds, slg 600
~ %: cows and calves, $50.
Western Texas -,Yeirings. sll O0d12 no,
two year'olds, Sl5 OODl8 %; cowB and calves,
S2i UO6D2B0'.
Central Texas Yearlings, so OO0lO %: two.
year olds, sl3 OO0I 0G COWS and caves,
s23 O0et9i %.
Southern Texas -YeaT,lgs, ~ O0n9 %
two-yearolds, sl2 O0@ % 20; COWS and calves,
$40 IOdD21 90
Eastern Texas Yearlings 81 Oo67 or two.
year.oldH, $40 0OC1l2 90; cows ana calves, Sis 10
CG20 90
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09

Galveston.
GALVESTON, July S.--Spot closed
steady.
Ordinary Ssc; good ordinary low;
middling 9lc; middling lOlc; good
none; shipments coastwise 1861; stock
1879 bales.
Futures opened and ruled dull, clos.
ing dull but steady, to points
higher, August Is points higher.
Sales 500 bales.l
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09

Beeyes-oorn fed, range nom SsGsie per
GraAe fed 2E6bS,zc.
Mutton--l 'hoice, SEINE.
Stock Catile-The prices IN stock cattle
vary according 70 locality where raised. We
quote different localities ia follows
Panhandle pntelaa yeaTlipgs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
LOCAL MARKETS.


hnArp-susAr cured nAms. iU51~ 4. o.;
:. bacon, l0'4G g. Q, bacon, ING; b. q
drv salt 10.
FIsn-AHoEsrsl. ioe kits. No. l. u 10; No.
u GO half bbls,, No. !, % So No. 3 $50
waite avg nsni NO !. hi. bels;, ssso No; = 49,
LARp-risrcss, 7SSci Nn cans, SCI sn cans,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
Liverpool.

LIVERPOOL, July S.--Spot closed
dull; holders make no concessions.
Ordinary 3 l6d; good ordinary
5 7-l6d; low middling 5 9.l6d; mid.
ding uplands ll-l6d; middling
Orleans SID.
Total sales 1000 bales; American
$500 bales.
Imports 5000.
American imports 200.
Futures closed steady, and generally
1 hln.har
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
New York.

NEW YORK, July Spot closed
firm.
Ordinary SIC; good ordinary 9sc; low
middling 10 5-l6c; middling l0tc:
good middling 10 IS l6,; middling fair
llsc.
Sales 1867 bales.
Futures closed quiet but steady and
to points higher.
Sales. u 700 bales,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09

whsAt, 1noi,., IS 10 sSr '-~iium, 6Sa7s
oatn, 500 81 10 barley. S5!i'c rye, -
corn, 500 CSC; hay, looss rom the wagon,
70 Oo&s ~ per ton bale nay, $40 0paol1 20
bran, sOc' per 100; chopH, 81 ooSl 70 per
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
uopucr, PROVISIONS, LIVE srooK,
Chicago.
pRnINIfNE-

PRODUCE,
JHIcAao, ILL, July S.--Flour-
IN and unchanged.
Wheat aud str1ng, opened
/, iak and declined to a point e under
> Mterday, but became strong and adj
llnced llc, receded &C., and closed
nut the same rs yesterday; July SCI
SIC, closed sole; August 81 @S9c,
,sed SIS st9SS3c; September S9btG sole,
ssed 9Osc,
|tCorn-A ctive and stronger; cash
gc; July 47s@4Sc, closed 47ic; An.
Isl 48l@i7lc, closed Ale; September
A0D47lc, closed l7sc.
PROVISIONS.
Pork Moderately active; - to be
!. ,wer; early rallied again and closed
lady; cash 81 s0@9 IS; August 81 80
Ae Oh; September 80 Ol@l0 05
HLard- Steady; cash 80 45@6 III;
ny $50 l7l; August So 52l@6 55; Sep.
nber So 62l@6 IS.
Boxed Enthusiastically !; dry sailed
oulders SS 70@3 80; short rib S. l7l
$50; short clear S. 55@5 80.
AFTERNOON BOARD.
linWheat- Stronger 10 higher; corn
Vlhchal ged pork higher; lard un-
'Vanged.
80 LIVE STOCK,
Drovers' Journal reports:
Cattle Receipts 620O trading slow,
ices 8 to ljc lower; shipping steers
5000 -; stockers aud feeders So O0@
'e50; COWS, bulls and mixsd$2 l5@l go;
rough Texas cattle firm, s. 1904 Is
=. Hogs II Receipts 1900 tirmer SO 50
Ma so
sheep Receipts 500; trading slow;
y festern s. 5O@S SO; Texans 81 Esq
st. louis.
~ PRODUCE.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. July S.-Flour--.
l iirner butnot quntably higher,
u Higher aud active; declined
= early, then under an urgent de-
land advanced . to 2Sc, later fell OIL
ic Q and closed to lc above yesterday;
10. 2 red cash 96l@964c; regular old
sold at 97lc; July 96c; August 953@
yne3 closing a6ic; September 97s@90f,
losing 9S3
Corn-Firm and higher but slow;
No. 2mixed cash 45c; July 44S@45c,
losing 45ci Sci tsmber 45Sc; year $40
l7ac
Oats Higher but inactive; No. .
MiAeo cash S-4WSSc; July Go3ci Au-
gust - c; September 2lic.
Corn Meal-Higher; ~ 50@2 SO.
Wool-Steady and unchanged.
Whisky-Stesdy at 81 10.
PROVISIONS
steady, with good Job demand for
meat, but pork and lard slow.
Pork-Sl0 25
Lard-Smsl lots SO 80.
hulk Meats-Long clear S. 20; short
lFlhs ~ 80; short clear S. 80.
bacon-Long clear s. 6095 IS;
lPhort ribs s. $500 30; short clear 81 90.
AFTERNOON BOARD.
Wheat-Strong and higher: July
a6ac; August 97!; September 99lc.
Corn-Firm; August Ace; Sep
TENDER l5lc.
LIVE STOCK.
Caitle-Receipus 1850; active and
strong, and the bulk OF the supply is Of
grass Texans; shipping steers 81 S0G
. 90; good butcher steers 81 50(15 90:
mixed butchering stock 50 25Gl4 25:
Erase Texas steers S. 25@4 90; Texas
opws s. S5(93 40; native stockers and
seeitrs 81 50(94 IS.
/ hpgs- Receipts 400; easier and in.
ncfife at SO 1904 30.
Hhetp-Receipt $780, shipments
none supply large and market dull;
common natives, OF which the supply
largely consists, 81 25GD2 rs; good 10
chcice 81 50@2 Is; Texans 81 1908 %.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
ON CHANGE.
was a Decided Improvement
tbe stock Market Yesterday
cotton Was Steady.

araln Markets Were More Ac.
n q and a Better Glass of Prices
4 Prevailed The Quotations.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09

Do. This This This Last
ro"''' day. week. season season.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09
COTTON MARKETS.

Receipts at All United states Ports.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-09

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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-02

" 1900 1870 80
be the rule and not the Inception, and
the amount of praise gwen to smart
rascals, and the knowledge that She
worlds sirst question is ;ot hoW@ man
got his money, hut has h. got it, would
seem to eadnIs, this confusion. But
in spite Of this. men havs proved that
it pays to combat all these Obstacles
which are principally eff'rts for short
ROAD to wealth, and stic1 &c sterling
sturdy. old-fashionei hotesty in trade.
which tells in the long cln, notWith-
standing it may sake o long ruin to
make it tell. But there is a large class
that will pay for i5 and pay handsome
ly: hence. though confidence may he Ct
slow growth, the Labor Q rightly &C
quiring i proves It's value, so that, be-
sides the colscienti ous satisfaction en-.
jnyed in The possession it wiil be ac~
knowledged. even as a business move,
that honesty is the best pHilcy. Boss
toa Commercial Bulletip.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-02
paAota's cl|s;ns

The yhicae3 lnter-0ceaE discusses
The division and admission " Dakota
in the following strain:
ST. IS 10 the general Aeleat q the
country that productive, fertile and sa-
1uhrYc,Is sections should be Mgadestates
as speedily IS possible. Tier higher
development does not begin until they
are SC dig4raed and gwen pAitiye char
acler of citizenship. fhis I2ct lN's been
aiu,undantly illustrated in The Vperi-
c of most OF our western anoA 2rth-
western states. However rapl~ the
growth of territorial interests, trey
have Leen given a new and vital impe-
tus upon the admission of such teTrito-
ries TO the union Of states. There is Il
guaranty to capital. tc industry, to en-
terprise in a state government that can
not obtain under territorial! jurisdiction
however great the confidence: and it is
but an impotent basis for antagonism
that the area CT Il proposed state Is
much in excess Of it's present occupa-
ton if the occupation is equal to the
provision of representation. II is to
encourage growth chat territories be.
come states, and if the theory Of Sena.
tor Vest were d criterion of procedure
many Of our now thriving states would
perhaps vet have the territorial limita.
tions upon them.
Nothing can lie more absurd than the
sort Of opposition the wish Of the PEG.
pie of southern DakGtahaS encountered
1t is ridiculous for q mar of Senator
Vests pr~eteItions to discourse Jwaddl'
about the sparse population Of a terri
tory that is filing up with such rapid
ty that il promises very soon to leave
far behind many Of The older and YET
thrifty states. TIC deny such & com
monwealth the right to self govern
ment and active representation woult
be a partisan action so bigoted tina
even democrats should be very eau
tious about attempting it. 1t would III
an arbitrary step that might prov
dangerous to the party, for no equit,
or sound reason can Dakota be debarre'
from admission among states, and til
mere exercise of partisan power to tina
end would be an infamous rather tina
an unjust discrimination. Ad!nitte
as "A state, Dakota would probal,l
double her population in the next hal
dozen years, ii anything ilkethe presen
rate of increase is maintained. Her IT
SOURCES Will be more thoroughly devel
oped, her industries viii be promoted
her character in every way magnifieC
Are Senator Vest and his conferree
prepared forthe consequences Of pre-
venting the early accomplishment o
such results?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-02
Honesty Pays.

1t must he confessed that the Difficult.
ties of doing d gooo square business IL.
a gooi thorough. square style are be
coming greater and harder TO combat
Honest and honorable competition ha
given way largely so q series Of petty
shifts to cain a NEAR advantage. anG
the business mar has Frequently to en-
counter bold and INSCRIPTIONS lyin,
among his rivals. If .5oung in bushes
and needy, ne may solicit favors from
men he despises, and have transactions
with others whom otherwise he would
>corn to associate with; he will fin,
that it is the rule for men tc do mucE
for policy and very little for principle:
chat it is Il matter OF difficulty to behis
plain, honest self, but it seems as if n,
must go on the exchange or into tn.
business world with a set of actions
pretenses and even expressions that d,
not belong to him, but are assumed fo1
that particular purpose. and ali too often
the assumption gradually absorbs Other
and better qualities of mind and heart
md becomes his real character. Is hi
disposed to sell pure and unadnlterateo
goods, he finds his rival taking ava,
ais trade by an inferior article, ,%oifere,
ut a lower price, but affirmed to be it,
equal in every particular; does he dc
MS work faithfully and use the best
material, he finds himself undersold bN
i skillful competitor, who cunningl>
works in inferior material, with care.
less n cheap LABOR, and, worst of all
the buyers will give the cheap biddel
even when the quality of his goods ano
workmanship are suspected, q readie,
hearing.
Then what an immense advantag,
the sQuarely dishonest man Of TO-DAY
possesses; he does not mean to pav. II,
Days on credit without capital. and con.
tents himself with a mere ~t'ractiona
profit OF no prof, at al, making & fail
IRE, and being considered rather hon
orable because he pays fifty cents on tn,
dollar to his creditCrs-creditcrs VIII,
allow him to go on with his siocf ..
goods IN direct competition WIN Tx
honorable men on the other side ~ tI,t
street, selling The Self same good.
bought OF them AZ the self am price
which they expect The solvent party K
pay in full Tor. Does he originate ;
popular article. q method in business
or any invention that promises & profit
let him be prepared for iD!tators, VIII
boldly claim his ideas as theirown. an,
others vino will dub a worthless a.ticl,
with the title he has originated. anr
thereby bring the name into disrpputp
We know that in THIS keen race to b,
rlch, in the fierce struggle for the adj
vance in the fight for success. ii will b,
5;tiN thaC every nlHn who enters til,
business field must expect the above t.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-01-02

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Dakota's bonded Indebtedness
amounts to $4,000 incurred in the
construction Of che Following public
buildings: Insane asylum at Yankton.
Gl17:5oo, deaf mute school at Sioux
Fails, $4,000; university at Grand
Forks. $4,000: %penitentiary at Sioux
Falls. SSl, 900; penitentiary at Bismarck.
$4,000; agricultural college at Brook
ing, S22,5OO; insane asylum at James
town. $4,000. Of this Indebtedness.
S99,5OO bears five per cent. Interest and
the balance six per cent.
The following is the vote III the Uni
ted States senate on the Dakota admis-
sion bill. Those voting yea are repub-
licans excepting hiddleberger, an indie
pendent, and those voting nay are dem
ocrats:
Yeas-G1- Aldrich, Allison, Blair,
Bowen, Cameron (Wis.l Conger, Gull
tom, Dawes. Dolph. Frye, hale, Harri-
son. Hawley, Hill, Ingalls,, Lapham,
Logan, Mcmillan. Henderson, Miller
tCal..) Mitchell. Merrill, Palmer, Pike,
Platt. Plumb. RiddIeberger, Sabin, Saw
yer. Sewell, Sheffield, Sherman, Van
Wick, Wilson.
Nays-2S- Bayard, Beck, Brown,
Call, Camden, Cookrell, Coke, Co]qnitt,
Gibson, German, Hampton, jackson,
Jonas, Jones (Fla,( Kenna, Mcpherson.
<Maxey, Morgan, pendlelon, Pugh, Ran
som, salisbury. Slater, Vance, Vest,
VOORHEES,, Walker, Williams.
1t is mere child's play to demonstrate
ahe utter inconsistency and injustice Of
5hc democratic opposition to the adj
mission of Dakota. and nearly every
oody in the territory Is taking a hand
at it. An interesting comparison Of
bank statistics in another column de-
yelops the following facts: TIE report
Of Comptroller Cannon shows that the
5otal amount of capital stock of the
banks of the three old states of Arkan-
sas. Alabama and Mississippi is S22.4i5.-
900. while in Dakota alone the amount
S $&2,23O.OoO. IN the three states the
aggregate Of loans and discounts is
Sd, 5O6.51l, and OF individual deposits
;.3,OSi.6T2. In Dakota the figures stand
-S:2',53b.26l and $S53.O27 SIS, respectively
surplus, dividends and earnings are
represented in the states by $405,524.
s775,T3C ana S143.42S. The Dakota fig
urps are s431.5 24, s9s,o0N and 1881 ,S97.--
Pioneer Press.
The county seat uprising in Sphinx