Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-08-06
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REV. DR.. O'RE1LLY, Treasurer of the
National League, has cabled $1,000 addi-
tional to the trustees of the Parliamentary
fund in London. This makes coo, 1000, or
500, 900, RENTED by the League within
the last few days.
JAMES HEMpHILL, a sheep herder for
Brown & Richards, of Austin, Texas, for
the last thirty years, was found murdered
at the ranch, fifteen miles from Austin, on
Cedar creek. The murder was doubtless
TO, robbery, as he was known to have about
$50 in money when last seen alive. There
is no clue to the murderers.
A CONVENTION of miners employed by
the new coal mining syndicate, which OPP
crates a majority of the mines in Southern
Illinois, was held in East st. Louis, and
decided to demand that they be paid 2 cents
per bushel. top weight, without trust at
stores. The demand will be submitted to
| the directors, and if not granted q general
strike is threatened.
The large roller mill of Hauck & Bro,
list. Joseph, Mo-, caught fire in the roof,
near the purifiers, and burned like finder.
The Fire Department was unable to do any
thing until the building had been Quilted.
The loss will be nearly $50, 1000, with not a
cent of insurance. This mill was one of
the Oldest in the city and was built in 1865.
Five months ago q set Of rollers were put in
at a cost of SIS, 900. The origin of the fire
S unknown. .. .." .
ADv1cEs from Yaqui River, Mexico, re-
FORT a pitched battle between Mexican
toops and Yaquis. Col. Larenzo Terres,
With 500 men, while conveying a train Of
provisions from Medano to Terrin, met the
Indians, who numbered 1000, about one
AID a half leagues from Medano. In the
battle which ensued and lasted three hours
tae Indians were repulsed with a loss of
fifty killed and twenty prisoners, who We're
Immediately shot. The Mexican losses
were Capt. Arros and nine men killed and
twenty wounded.
j. w. MOORE, late of Nevada, shot
Joseph Henderson, a clothing merchant at
Butte, Montana, with a double barreled
shotgun, killing him instantly, then emp
tied the other barrel into himself with fatal
effect. Moore claimed Henderson owed
him $50, 900.
SAMUEL FULHAM's saw and shingle mill
at Gowen, Mich, together with Q 1000, 900
feet of lumber and 0 1000, 600 shingles,
burned. Loss, 5000, 600; insurance, $780,
COO.
SENIOR RAUMoNs, Chief Justice of Chi
huahua, with Senior Ricor, the Governors
private secretary, were in Ell Paso, Tex, a
few days ago. They stated that the ques-
ton as to the release of Editor Cutting was
now the subject of correspondence between
the two governments, and would be settled
in the ordinary course of diplomacy, but
that,the Government of Mexico could not
be scared into an unconditional surrender.
The Charles w. Allen Company, manu-
facturers of tobacco, with extensive works
at the corner of Canal and Monroe streets.
Chicago, has confessed judgment for $780,
600 in favor of E. J. Allen, and $7,1O in
favor of the Barker Tobacco Company.
Executions were taken out, and the Sheriff
levied on the works, machinery, stock. etc,
The liabilities are SIT, 500. The assets are
said to be worth $780, 600.
ANDREW GREEN (colored) was publicly
hanged at Denver, COL, in the presence OF
$4,000 people, for the murder of Joseph C,
Whitnash, a street car driver, May 10 last.
The murder was committed for the purpose
Of robbery. Kansas Withers, an accom-
plice, was sent to the Penitentiary for life,
Green was "a years old and confessed the
crime from the gallows. Owing to fault Of
the apparatus he died of strangulation.
TERRIBLE forest fires are raging along
the line of the Detroit, Mackina and Mar.
quette railroad between St. Ignace and
Marquette, Mich. At Newberry 80. o0(
cords of wood belonging TO the Vulcan
Furnace company were burned, and the
furnace will probably be shut down in con.
sequence. Everything is very dry and the
fire runs through the woods with fearfu,
rapidity. Trains are delayed and crops are
burning up for want of rain. All vegeta.