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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-02-03
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'slLNAN . Earior htateh."
last night at the Opera House Anson
Ponds play, "Her Atonement," was pre-
sented. This drama, while prominently
a spectacular production, differs from most
others OF this class in having a strong ole
ment Of the emotional, and in being well
acted. Only one or two spectacular
dramas are as well put on in all respects,
and few have as many different elements
Of merit. The Barnum's museum build
ing, the Cortland street ferry, tho court
and the police station scenery forms an
attractive entertainment in itself, but II
these were not shown, tho acting would
make the play a success, TO say nothing OF
the really first class band. The play will
be repeated this evening.
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ARREST
SENSATION ~ oRArroN.
Two pOys Arrested for Completely in tho Re.
cent Wreck of Train Thoro-A sad
Skating Aeeident-Two Boys Drown.
ed--Narrow Escape OF Reseusr.

Special Dspaieh 10 Lhc Itttiiigelter.
GRAFTON, Feb. 2.-ConsideEable excite
ment was created this afternoon by the
arrest OF Charles Rowan and William Bar
ker, boys aged about IS, charged with
completely in the wreck OF the St. Louis
express here December 3ist, when the ell
sineer and fireman were killed. The evil
dence points to the fact that these boys
did the wrecking. Tie third, ;,tSteve"
Burke, boy oflG, isalready under arrest
on another charge, and is in the Fairmont
Jail. Itis said the latter informed against
the other two; and implicated himself.
Barker and Rowan were jailed, their ex-
animation being postponed until next
Monday.
ut is impossible TO state at present
whether the evidence is sufficient to hold
the prisoners for trial, as the county ofll-
Gals are very reticent in regard to the
matter. The boy Rowan is OF excellent
family and the community are 10th to be-
lieye him guilty. The others are hard
cases.
FL AsAD ACCIDENT.
Two boys about sixteen years OF age
named viii Roberts and Robert spriggs,
both colored, were drowned here this
evening. They were skating on the river,
and Roberts venturing too near the edge
Of the ice fell in the water. spriggs brave
" jumped in after him, but could not sue
seed in pulling him to shore. Both were
,orrfnd Nnflnr Nty tLa curronE or1 1no,ro
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MAJ. JACKSON nEARD'rRoM.


He Wants to Deny Something, hut Does Not
Seem to Know What.
To ne Editor OF he IRtegliqaIeef.
SR;-Your paper OF to-day contains an
editorial personal to myself. desire to
say positively and finally that the iniorma.
ton you have received Ia largely erroneous
and that part which reflects on myself and
two prominent citizens Of Wheeling Is un,
true. w. w. JACKSON.
Wheeling, February 9, 1885.
Mr.. jackson omitS to indicate what II
Is that he denies. The paragraph printed
in Yesterdays IxTRLIIdRScER was repro.
duced from Wheeling letter in the
Parkersburg Sentinel, OF which paper Mr..
jackson 10 understood to be a part pro-
prIetor and the Wheeling correspondent.
II this supposition Is correct, tits not easy
to see what Is "erroneous" or "untrue,h
except, OF course, the original SANDER Of
the people Of Wheeling in tho matter Of
the proposed appropriation Tor the repair
OF the Capitol.
WHAT Nh. JACKSON sAYs.
a reporter met Maj. Jackson yesterday,
anu the HuDlect !QI the state House repairs
coming up, the MsjSr admitted MS re-
sponsibility for the item reprinted yester.
day from the Parkersburg Se,liinel. he
still declared s, 600 10 be an ample appro.
priation, and sgid many members OF The
Pegislature thought $1,000 would be
enough. He asserted that tho whole
scheme was in the interest OF certain con
tractors who want TO get a job out Of the
city yat the States expense,
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rnR WOMAN ARpEsrEp.

Meanwhile the woman had been taken
to the station house with another crowd
following her. She was placed before
Sergeant Kass' deck. She was n good
looking woman, dressed neatly in plain
dark clothing, aud wore eyeglasses. She
appeared like school teacher, and
had an intellectual face. Her man
ner was entirely composed, and she
answered some Of the questions put her
promptly and without embarrassment.
To others she simply shook her head and
smiled with a look which said, 81 shall
only answer questions / know you have a
right to ask."
McAuIey handed the pistol, small
calibre, to the Sergeant and said he had
seen the prisoner shoot the man on Cham
bers street. Volunteer witnesses assented
to the stated fact OF the shooting.
A citizen here asked, "Do. you know
the man you shotf"
"Yes,nreplied the prisoner, coolly,
with an English accent, ~ shot o'Dono-
van Rossa."
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LONDON EXPLOSIONS.
rnr rn1AI or cgNN1NenAM
For Alleged Completely in The Recent pyna.
mite outrnges-Tbe Prosecution Pre-
sents Pretty Clear clrcumstanial
caso-An Account of the Prisoner.

LONDON, Feb. 2.-Jaines Gilbert Cum
ningham, alias Dalton, alias Gilbert, the
dynamite suspect, was rearranged in the
Bow Street Police Court this morning.
The court room vas thronged with specta-
tory, but none were admitted without q
pass issued by the police. Among those
present were many of the nobility and
members OF the House Of Commons. The
prisoner looked o triae pale, and seemed
nervous and apprehensive. lie was ac-
companied on either side by q stalwart
constable, and there was q strong guard OF
police present.
The building was surrounded by an ex-
cited crowd, whose yells and menancing
attitude left but little doubt Of the feel.
ings still entertained concerning the
prisoner. They were only kept back by
the presence OF large force OF policemen
who closely guarded all approaches to the
court room.
Cunningham's counsel, Mr.. Quilliam,
came into couit early and sat near the
prisoner. The Government was repre-
sented by Mr.. Poland, Solicitor OF the
Treasury, who opened the proceedings by
briefly outlining the history Of the case.
He stated that the Government proposed
to show that Cunningham was one OF the
principals in the recent dynamite outra-
gesir london Tower, or at least that he
knew. of the conspiracy to wreck it and
other public buildings 10 London. He
traced the prisoners movements both in
Liverpool and London with great exact
ness, ninutoly detailing his movements
and naming the places at which he lodged.
The mysterious box which Cunningham
was known to have possessed could not
be found, which was inconsistent with
the prisoners claim Of entire innocence.
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THE PUBLIC DEBT,

Tho sta,cmcnt OF the Nations Obligations
for the Last Mouth,
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TIE PAiR PRISONER.


Further questioning by the sergent elici.
ted the statement that the prisoners name
was Yseult Dudley, age %; that she
was nurse and married, and that she
lived at No. 90, Clinton Place. She was
asked why she shot 0'Donovan and how
long she had been in America and other
questions, to which she made no answer.
After her pedigree had been taken she
was escourted to the rear room and the
crowd slowly dispersed.
As there are no accommodations for
prisoners in the City Hall station, Mrs,
Dudley was removed to the Oak Street
station and there placed in a cell. Her en-.
tiredemeanorw that ola rational person,
and cool headed one ut that.
Rosa had been placed on cot In the
same ward with Captain Phelan, who was
stabbed by Richard Short, over three
weeks ago. 0'Donovan was within eight
beds OF Phelan.
RossA's WOUND.
The examination OF the wound by Dr.
Kirby showed the bullet had penetrated
the back about half an inch above thelefl
shoulder blade. The ball ranged upward
aud inward toward the spinal column, hui
did not touch the vertebnc. The bullet
is evidently lodged in tho muscles Of the
back, and beyondR slight shock Rosa has
suffered little.
II was at one time feared the bullet had
penetrated tho lung, but as the wounded
man has e3peetorated no blood this wa
afterwards pronounced impossible. HaG
the spinal column been injured there
would have been signs Of paralysis, but
none appeared. The doctors probed un
successfully for the bullet. They con
cluded no large blood vessel was injured
and as 0'Donovan Is q ileshy, muscular
man, OF robust constitution there was nc
danger to be apprehended. The Doctor
will probe again for the bullet tomorrow
morning.
Some time after his admission to thu
hospital Rossa was removed to another
ward. Here he said he thought his con
dition Wasserious enough to warrant hin
in making an ante.mortem statement anl
the coroner was sent for. When that OH
cial arrived o. 0'Donovan made the follow
ing statement:
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tVFthH kAltst 4VHtHt
WAsurSaroS, Feb. 9.-Following is the
public debt statement for the month at
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"As / said before. she came
here one week ago Tuesday last.
Tuesday she came u me aud said she had
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31
Caught at Last.

Five sheritfs and four deputy sheritfs
surrounded two COW boy lambs for
whom the officers had been searching
for a number of days, on Tuesday
morning at Sta1ford's farm house, II
miles northeast from Mitchell, and
gathered them into the folds of the
law, with three ponies which they had
in their possession. The boys had been
tracked from Pierre where they were
wanted on a charge of horse stealing,
the hunt ending IN their capture, some
fine work being got in by the officers
before they were found and secured.
a reward OF $500 was offered for them
by a man in the vicinity Of Pierre, who
was the loser of some fine horses which
they are charged with stealing. They
had said they would resist to the last
extremity, were well armed and when
the posse arrived at the house the man
Stafford asked leave to withdraw from
the house with his wife, as she was
nervous and Gid not like shooting,
but the boys on seeing the army of Of
ficers that surrounded the house sur
rendered at discretion. Had they been
approached by a small posse there
would undoubtedly have been blood
shed. Sheriff Geo. Harris. of Pierre, at
once recognized and identified tbs men
as being the ones the officers were in
pursuit of. The prisoners are now in
the custody of Sheriff Harris and are
confined in the Dawson county Jail.
They will leave for Pierre to-day where
they will have their examination. The
following officers assisted in the cap
tuae: r. F. Alterton, of Dawson coun.
ty; George w. Harris, Of Hughes; 10
seph Dickson, Of Minnehaha; John r
Petrie, Of Bon Homme, and F.S. Puddy
Of Hanson, Deputy Wilson, Frank
Walker, Dan Ward, James Dewey. II
is perhaps now evident that this por
ton of South Dakota is not a healthy
spot for desperadoes or horse thieve.
to take sanctuary.-Mitchell Republi
can,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31
A Dakota Liar in Chicago.

Chicago Herald: ooh, yes" remarked
a sharpfaced, prosperous looking pas
senger; Dakota is a great country.
I've just come from there. It's going
Ito be a great farming region, and there
will be good towns up there by the
hundreds. That's my business-start-
ing new towns: During the last two
years I've laid out, named, and started
up three new towns. Money in it? I
should say SC. What do lots bring? L
don't sell. No; sir; haven't sold alot for
fifteen months. Give 'em away-every
last one of 'em. You can have the title
deeds Of a dozen right now if you want
'em. No, Stree, the man that tries to
sell town lots in Dakota gets left"
"How in the world can you make any
money giving away town lotsY
"Just as easy as rolling off a log.
There's ter million people in this coun-
try hungry to get Fold of anything they
can for nothing. They swallow town
lots as if they were oysters. Isend out
a peck of deeds every week by mail to
eastern parties who have replied to my
immigration circulars. The lots don't
cost 'em a cent, but they must pay the
recording fees. My son-in-law is the
recorder. The surveyors charges must
be paid. My youngest son is a survey
or. That's just a starter. you know, to
interest the lot-owners in their proper
ty, as it were. That's what we call the
preparatory state. Then comes the
business part of the transaction. Local
improvements must be made, and the
City Council Chats me, my, sons, son.
in-law and two hired mem levies a spe-
cial assessment. The first thing is
grading streets. Then comes sidewalk.
Then sever. And it they stand it we
clap on a fence. But the most OF 'em
won't stand it. After paying out a few
hundr ed dollars for grading and side
walks the most of 'em fails to whack
up. Of course the City Treasurer
CHATS me) takes possession under the
law. Why, with land at $3.50 an acre
the Recorders fees alone makeus even,
and the special assessments are a .regu-
lar bonanza. Can I give you a dozen
lots to-day?
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31
Journal: The subcommittee on In.

Journal: The subcommittee on In
dian affairs, consisting Of Senators Har-.
rison, ingalls, and Jones of Arkansas,
arrived in Pierre the evening of the 10Th
instant. The followingd day dispositions
OF the settlers was taken, and the 18th
they started on the return trip east.
This committee must have very thor
oughly and infinitely reviewed the facts
in the case to have spent a whole day
in looking over SO large a tract of land
as these reservations and taking depo-
sitions of the settlers on their route.
OF c nrse if they decide in favor of the
settlers, they are not required to know
much of the actual state of affairs; but
if, on the contrary, they decide against
them, they might just as well never
have come west, for the time taken in
looking the matter up anddelving deep
into the hidden intricacies ofthis affair
was not sufficient to thoroughly inves-
tigate one-fourth Of SO large an area
and so great a number Of settlers. Peo-
pie in these parts have all alongthought
that justice would be dealt to the much
wronged settlers if only a thorough IN
vestigation of the facts in the case was
made by eastern ignorant officials, but
this spending Of only n day on the
reservation looks as if they cared even
less about this important matter than
even the average Dakotan, who is
somewhat accustomed to such negli-
gence had supposed; and this was not
much. Doubtless President Cleveland
will take the version of this committee
in toto and will treat the matter as
though these senators had been brought
up from their earliest infancy on these
lands and knew all about it. Perhaps
1T will all turn out as it ought but this
one act surely looks anything but like
IL.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31

soon began to use alcohol for some sup
posed debility. and both drank to excess,
generally together. Another more
striking-Two railway officials, tenn
perate men, one loses heavily In mining
stocks and drinks; the other sharing
his loss i'll sympathy, drinks with him
whenever they meet, subsequently be-
come intoxicated; when apart are tenn
perate men. The inebriateis adiseased
man, and can communicate his malady
through these mental contagious sas
certainly as typhoid is communicated.
Inebriety is a disease which should
come under control Of health boards
and its victims quarantined and treat
ed as positively as cholera or insanity.
Then the evils OF the malady may be
reached, cured and prevented.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31
Low Prices Again.

The business world is viewing with
dismay the steady shrinkage in values
in all the markets of the world. When
there was the prospect of a var be-
tween Russia and Great Britain, cere-
ais, provisions and many articles of
Merchandise advanced, to the great de-
Fight Of the producing classes, but since
the peace Of the world has been assured
there has been another panic in prices,
and wheat, corn, oats, provisions, meats
Of all kinds, and butter and cheese have
shrunk in value, andin some cases have
reached lower figures than were ever
known to consumers Of this generation.
Every article CT merchandise sympa-
thizes with depression, and the result
is a feelingof despair; for manufactur-
ers do not wish to produce on a falling
market. In the meantime the unused
money of the community is being
piled. Up in the banks. for its owners
Gaze not use it productivity while this
steady lowering Of values continues.
The cause of the world. wide phenome-
non is clear enough. While modern
invention and industry has immensely
Increased the production Of all articles
ST hgir1an use, the yardstick by which
values were measured is being steadily
shortened. Formerly gold, silver and
credit were the three factors in prices.
The credit was represented by the bank
bills: but for some years past the gold
Unit alone has been the metallic basis
Of the currency, silver being discarded
by the commercial nations. Now it
happens unfortunately that the gold
product from our mines is steadily di-
minishing. The arts use up far more
than is produced yearly; hence gold is
steadily a%ugmenting in value; in ether
words, 1t will buy more as years roll
by,-a fact that is shown by the steadi-
ly diminishing price Of everything it
measures. While this goes on, all debts
are becoming heavier, profits in bust
ness are changed to losses, and no one
is benefited but the very small class
always a slight percentage in every ma
tion-who are the owners Of capital.
Their money steadily Increasing in
value, and without any effort Of theirs,
is becoming more precious daily. Moth
ing will save the modern world from
crushing misery unless silver is reha-
bilitated or immense quantities of gold
are found such as reviyified the business
Of the world when California and Aus
tralia poured their golden streams
through all the channels of trade. IF
silver is not restored to its old place in
measuring values. then we may expect
to see a revival Of the greenback here
sy,-for ore extreme begets the other.
Paper money irredeemable in the pre-
cious metals will be the only relief
from the horrors of a t%rade-kllling,
misery-producing, gold monometallism.
The way is open. for our Supreme
Court has; decided that Congress has
power tofissue fiat paper money.-Dem-
orest's Monthly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31
Comets Due this Year,

What are known as the periodical
comets are those which revisit our
skies at stated intervals. Eneke's.eom-
ct, which was first seen in 1856, passed
its perihelion on the 9TH of March last.
1t returns, regularly every three and
one-thlrd years. Ulber's comet, which
was first seen in 1915, ought to put in
an appearance shortly, as itsperiodicity
is about, seventy~tive years. Halley's
comet, whose period is also se%yenty-fiye
years, has been traced back as far as
1856, since which it has, made five re-
corded returns. 1T is not due till 1911.
Swift's comet, which has a. period of
five and a half years. ought to show up
toward the end of.this year, Tuttle's
comet, which has a period OF thirteen
and a half year, is due in July of the
present year. Then the unexpected
may happen III the way Of COMETS
Demorest's Monthly. 5T0
AIi\olA> CouAloy, Nd, Ids d
named Talking Rock" The origin of
the name is thus stated: Some one dis
covered in the vicinity a large stone,
upon which had been painted the
words: "Turn me over.' 1t required
considerable strength to accomplish
this, and when it was done, the COM
mand: "NoW turn mesback and let the
fool somebody else,2 v1a.s found painted
on the under side of tie stone.-Ex.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31
Who Can 1t Be?

Free Press: The meanest and stingl-
est man in Dakota Lives in Jerauld
county, He has placed a barbed wire
fence around a. small lake bed on his
farm and refuses to allow travellers to
water their horses, without pay. If this
greedy old fellow. owned the whole
world enclosed in q single field, he
would not be content without a patch
Of ground outside for potatoes. # we
mistake not we have heard OF this old
curmudgeon before. When he. livedi in
Iowa during war times wheat was very
high, but he held on to his crop expect
ing it to &c higher. Finally the war
ended, and wheat took a tumble. This
40 worked on his ayaricious. nature
that he became melancholy, and one
day he went to his barn, took a halter
from n CT his horses and proceeded
TO hang himself. His hired man hap
pened to come into the barn and cut
the rope just in time to save the life of
the intended suicide. !: When they set
tied, g few months thereafter, he had
the hired man charged with the price
Of the halter. ..
ND IT, -.
] Free Press: a western man who has
lived among tornadoes all his life, who
was raised among them; as it were,
cells the editor Of the Storm Lake Trl,
bune that it IS easy to distinguish g.
tornado from any ordinary blow. A
cyclone OF tornado north Of the equator
always comes from the northwest. Its
first appearance is that Of a local cloud.
1t always comes when the temperature
is low. 1T is nothing more than an
electric storm. The earth refuses to
ueceiYe the electricity that is constant
y being generated, and it aeeumulates
IN a mass. When the Clouds extend
from one end ofths hoTizen.to the 9TH
- there IS no Danger of q cyclone,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31

SWIM more money than at anything else
w Ian by taking an agency for the best
selling book out. Beginners succeed grandly.
None fail. Terms free. HALLETT Book Co /,
Portland, Maine,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31
NOTICE OF FINAL ROO

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATIoN-Land ONCE
~ at Mitchell. ID. T.: July 81. 1885
Notice is hereby given that the Following
named settler has filed notice of his intention
to make final proof in support Of his claim, and
that said proof VIII be made before. Judge of
Probate Court, Jeranld CountE, at washington
Springs, ID. II. on August %, 10A NJ. 1885, viz:
MATTHEW SHEPPARD,
d. S. entry No. 2oS17 for the SC "a secA town 1O7
range range g. st. c ne mamss r rns di elsn ,nsn wit ana s';Itf,
Walton of said land. viz: Peter J. Wieland, G.
Hall, f.: Totilemire. Phillip Phillips, OF Wes-
singtOn Springs. Jeraald county, D.. Z.
j24a2S GEO. B. EvERTIT, Reg.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31

~ at Mitchell. d. T.. June 9th, 1855.
Notice is hereby given that the following-nam-
ed settler has filed notice of his intention to
make final proof in support ofhis claim and that
said proof will be made before Judge Probate
Court Jerauld county at washington Springs, ID.
T., OF August Sth, 10 a. M. 1885,. viz:
MARY f.. BERGER.
underllerdscnt No. 22i24 for the swh sec 1
town 1903 range &C. He names the following wit
nesses TO prove his continuous residence upon,
and cultivation of, said land, viz: George Han
son, Elvina Hanson. john Shannon. Mary Col
licr, of Earlville, Beadle co. !. T..
j3a7 GEO. b, tvERIrT, Register.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-07-31

NOTICE FOR PURLICATION.--l.and Qllce
~ at Mitchell, d. l., June %, 1885.
Notice is i hereby given that tie G~oliowingnam-
ed settler has fiiednoticep Of his intentiontGmakn
proof viii be made before J,dge Probat .9'S Conrt'
Jerauld Co, at washington Springs, D. T., on
August Sth. 10 q. IN, 1855, viz:
RICHARD MCCORMICK.
nd. entry No. 2sG0G, for the swld sec. y. town io7
range 81. He names the following WitsesSes
to prove his continuous residence upon. ana
cultivation Of, said land, VIZ: Samuel EfcI0on-
aid, George Chapman. James Mcdonald. John
Chapman, OF Washington Springs. Jeraula Co.,
D.I. E b. EvERITT, :
l2tl3l Register.