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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

SLEEPING CAR with bath rooms are
the latest improvements. Now tired
and dusty travellers who cross the CONT
-nent will be able for fifty cents to take q
sahorough wash at any time during the
journey. These cars also have bullets,
ssasoking rooms and all other latest
sleeping car improvements which tend
to make long distance journeys COM
Portable and ENJOYABLE.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

The bill in the Massachusetts, Legis-
lature providing that minors and women
shall not work in mercantile establish
ments more that ten hours a day has
been killed by IN amendment providing
Chat a woman over twenty-one years of
age can contract out of it.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

SPONGE growing is beginning to loom
up Us an industry on points of the Con-
necticut coast. 1t has been found that
young sponges tr%ansplanted from Flori-
da waters flourish rapidly in Long Island
Sound.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

The general election, which will soon
occur throughout the United Kingdom,
is likely to afford a very thorough test
sof one of Mr.. Gladstone's cherished
opinions. The Liberal chieftain has re-
peatedly proclaimed his conviction that
the masses are invariably right as
against what have hitherto been called
1.-the governing classesl' and he has
pointed, in confirmation of his view, to
the history of the great reforms which
have steadily widened the boundaries
of British freedom.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

KITE flying has beconte such a mania
at Raritan, ILL.,, that prominent citizens
engage in it. One kite is seven feet
long and has been sent over 1000 feet
into the air. Three men and a wind
lass are required to draw it back to
earth.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

SUICIDES by monarchs have been rare
in modern times. The most recent case
was that of Abdul Aziz, Sultan of Tur-
key, who opened a vein in his arm in
1876. In 1868, Theodore, Emperor of
Abyssinia, is said to have shot himself.
In 1920 the King of Hayti escaped cap
lure by suicide. Charles VII. of France,
starved himself to death.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

New YORK has secured a %rhinoceros
for Central Park. He is called Bomby,
and stands five and one-half feet high
and is eleven and one-halffeet long and
weighs over two tons. He is believed to
be between ten and twelve years old, and
was captured while young near the
mouth of the Gauges. Bomby is tho
largest rhinoceros ever in America, and
cost the city S., 900.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
p OF THE DAY.

SAN Francisco people are asking for
a subsidy for a steamship line from that
port to Australia for the reason that our
exports to that country have increased
from 6 $500, 900 to Sill, 500, 900 in two
wears.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

The Boston Record gives us the fol-
lowing: ga Woodruff Qll.) barber
shop was changed to a saloon. An
absent-minded preacher who had been
ono of the barber's regular customers
dropped in, and seeing a crowd ahead
'of him, sat down to wait his turn. The
men at the bar, thinking the preacher
had come to learn their names, fled in
dismay. Then the good man discov-
cred his error and quickly left"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

LIE. Court of Chanccry of New Jcr-
sey has just rendered an opinion hold
ing chat a witness in that State who
swears by the Bible is not bound t. kiss
'the book. A woman when sworn had
laid her hand on the Bible, but refused
to kiss it. The only reason she gave
for the refusal was that she had v
kissed the book. She was allowed by
tho Master to testify, but a motion was
subsequently made to strike out her
testimony. Hence this decision.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09
LAWS.

Any person who takes the. paper regularly from the
postOnaca, whether directed TO his name or whether hi
1s a subscriber or not, is responsible for the pay.
The courts have decided that refusing to take news
papers and periodicals from the postothcc, or remoy
Ing and leaving them uncalled for, is p7in1l J1cie evI.
deuce Of INTENTIONAL FRAUD.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

- boy IN Hancock County, Tenn.
shot n killed himself to save a thresi'
ened whipping. snues''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

Another Batch OF Private Pension Bills
Returned Without the Presidents Ap.
proval-Probable Action of the Senate
and House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01

and Vienna viii be raised to the rank of cardi-
nal. These are. respectively: Monsignor De
Rende, Monsignor Rampalla del Tindars. Mon
sgnor v Vanutelli and Monsignor Vannutelli
It is doubtful that nuncio will be appointed to
fill the long-existing vacancy at Berlin. The
rapprochement between Germany and the Vat
lean, noticeable as it is becoming. has perhaps
not yet developed sufficient cordiality to warrant
such complete abandonment of the attitude
forced upon the Vatican by the Kulturkampf.
There are reasons for believing however, that
Prince Bismarck will continue his policy of con-
cesson by raising Baron Won Schlezer, former
~ minister to Washington, and more recently,
it is understood. representing Germany unof
fcially at the Vatican, to the rank of German
ambassador to the Vatican, giving him prece-
dence of rank over Herr Won Keydeil, embassa-
dor to Italy. This will, of course, if carried out
according to programme, cause great sensation.
and have anything but soothing effect upon
the troubled relations between the Pope and the
Quirinal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
COLONEL BRACKENRIDGES DISCOVERY
An Error in Map Making Which May Largely
Increase the Area of the State of Texas.

AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. 30-Col. T. }. Bracken-
ridge, pne of the Texas members of the joint
boundsSy commission to fix the disputed
boundary line between Texas and the Indian
Territory, embracing the tract of land known as
Greer county. has made singular discovery
in his researches among old maps and docu-
ments. The original treaty fixing the boundary
line adopted Mish's map as their boundary.
Colonel Breckenridge discovered that Milsh out
lines what is now known as the ''Washita river
to be the north fork of Red river, instead of the
stream now bearing that name, which bounds
Greer county on the north and east. The only
question for the present commission to determine
is which of the various streams is North Red
river. If Colonel Brackenridge's discovery can
be authenticated, Texas may not only claim
Greer county. but about one-ffth of the entire
Indian Territory, embracing the richest grazing
lands in the Territory.
Washita river empties into the Red river few
miles from Denison. Colonel Breckenridge
thinks that the general government will quickly
concede Greer county, if by so doing it can
secure a quitclaim to seven times as much
territory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
Two Women Brutally Murdered.

CLEVELAND. O.. Jan. 31.--Afred Smith. a
sailor on the lakes. murdered his wife and her
companion, Louisa Jane Wilson, some time last
throat. The razor failed in its work. however,
and he will recover. Mrs. Smith is clarivoyant,
and for two years occupied room in the Crocker
Block. She and her husband came from Oswe
go. N. Y. where they. were born and reared.
looking. She had two children, girl twelve
years old, and boy ten years old. Smith had
been a worthless fellow, and has compelled his
wife to support him. Lately he has been very
brutal, and his wife on Friday applied for di-
vorce. Last night, or early this morning, he en-
tered the room by means of window and killed
the women by beating them over the head with
a carpenters hammer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
THE RUSSIAN NIHILIsrs.
Frustraticn Of Plot to Cause a Rising
Among the Peasantry.

Illustration Of Plot to Cause Rising
Among the Peasantry.
LONDON, Jar. 30-The Nihilists are at their
cid games. S. Petersburg has been excited
more than once this month by reports-strenu-
ously denied by the official press-of fresh con-
spiracies on a larger and more audaeious scale
than anxnlanned since the late Cars assassina-
ton, but the details have hitherto been kept
secret by the police. Little is known except
that number of persons have been arrested
The execution of Nihilists at Warsaw on Thurs
day has intensified the excitement in ST. Peters
burg. From the Russian frontier / now receive
full particulars of conspiracy which is only in
directly connected with the Warsaw
affair. Three months ago the ST. Peters
burg police received information from
one Of its secret agents that a band
of Nihilsts had started a printing office in a
house at the corner of Moschaiskaja strasse and
Klinski Pereulok, near the church of the Jaeger
regiment. BY order of their superiors, the po-
lice gave the Nihilists plenty of rope, refrained
from interfering, and contented themselves
with keeping strict watch over all that went
on in the house. For some time the conspira-
tors merely distributed pamphlets OF the usual
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
Mayor Smiths Revival of the Law of 1894
Fails to Put Stop to Business.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. >31.-Mayor Smiths
proclamation, issued at the request of the Sab
bath Association, calling attention to the law
Of 179A, forbidding anyworldly employment or bu-
siness on Sunday. was generally ignored to-day
by shop keepers and others. Propretors of cigar
stores. barbershops and confectoners' stores
continued to do business in the usual way.
Mikmen and newspaper carriers went about
their usual vocations without the fear of the
vengeance of the Sabbath Association. The
published penalty of fine of 81 or a six days
imprisonment in the House of Correction for
any violation of the obsolete and almost forgot
ten law, did not seem to have any terrors for the
class of people whom the Sabbath Association
desires to reach. 1t is generally believed that
the law cannot be enforced unless strenuous
measures are resorted to by Sabbatariaus
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
CONFEDERATE BONDS REoE1vED HERE.


no one knew anything about the advertisement
A certain banker and financial promoter. how
ever said:
This old committee was appointed two or
three years ago, including Lord Penzance, Mr.
Gorst (now Sir John Eldon Gorst, Solicitor gen
eral). Mr.. Stewart and others 1t still exists
but is only 3 committee of trustees and has not
done anthing since 1883. The committee of
bondhoders, consisting of Messrs. Van Raalte,
of the firm of Mocatta & Coburt, of Cornhill
Meredith Brown and Mr.. Chinnery stock
broker are still working away in the wild hope
of educating or stultifying the American people
into granting them what they call their just
demands. An ex-Attorney-general, who held
Office some few years after the close of the
war of the secession, has given an opinion favor
able te the bondhoders' claims, which is printed
and distributed here. but his name is withheld
This opinion omits to mention the constitutional
amendment about the $100,000000 worth of
bonds now collected in London. Fully seven
eighths of these are held by foreigners and points
have lately been given out here to boom confed-
crate bonds. As understand it, sums of money
have been raised by assessment on the holders
for spurt the leaders understanding that no
good can come as a final result; but plan is on
foot to sell out upon the action OF paid con-
gresham, who is to introduce bill, and this is
to be referred to a committee, unless the Speaker
rules the inquiry out of order. If not, he would
then press for a hearing, and the fact of the
measure providing payment would be made the
basis of scheme by the large holders to sell to
the small ones"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
to them. seven of whom still live. Up to sever
| or eight years ago Mrs. Bayard was o leader ir
society at the national capital
Allegation that He Has Changed His Views
the Tariff Question.

Allegation that He Has Changed His Views
the Tariff Question.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 1T is said on good au-
thority that there has already begun fight
against Mr.. Randall to prevent his return to Con.
gress next session, and that those who are en-
cineering the campaign against the old Pennsyl
vania member have enlisted the services of
Senator Cameron. by whose sufferance it is claim.
ed Mr. Randall holds his seat from. the shoe
string district outside Philadelphia The trouble
arises from an alleged startling declaration made
by Mr.. Randall to delegation of steel men FROM
pennsylvania, that he has changed his mind on
the tariff. They came to have a conference with
Mr. Randall in regard TO protection for the steel
interests, and were greatly surprised when he
told them that he had talked with the President,
and after listening to his views on tariff had con.
cluded to change his ideas on high tariff hitherts
held by him. He said that the President, after
full and free discussion tariff, had concluded
that the present law could be very materially re
duced without interfering with the wages now
received by the workingmen of this country
The adjustment thought of by the President
should be based on the wages received by the
workingmen here and wages obtained by work
ingmen abroad. competing in the same industry.
Mr.. Randall thinks that such a reduction could
be made without harm.
Great efforts are being made by railroad COM
panles of the West to secure the admission of
steel rails at greatly reduced duty, and hence
the Eastern steel men came on to see Mr. Ran
dali to get his aid, knowing his reputation as a
protectionist, and were terribly surprised at his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
BISMARCK'S SPEECH.
His Recent Remarkable Effort in Denuncia-
tiOn of the Poles.

His Recent Remarkable Effort in Denuncia-
tion of the Poles.
BERLIN, Jan. 30.-The event of the week has
been Prince Bismarcks temperance in the
Prussian Diet. The Chancellor has made many
remarkable speeches, but never has he made one
more Enthusiastically brutal than that with
which on Thursday he once more crushed the
hopes of Prussian Poland When it became
known that the man Of "blood and ironn was to
speak there was regular fight for seats in the
chamber. The Prussian princesses mustered
thick in the royall box. The galleries were
crowded. and thousands of baffie6 applicants
gathered IL tho street to curse or cheer the
Chancellor according to their feeling on the
Polish question. Not that there was any doubt
as to the result Of the debate Prince Bismarck 8
triumph. despite the growth of socialism, was
regarded as certain, and his attitude toward the
Reichstag had prepared the people for some
thing sensational, and when he rose, the three
hairs on his head bristling with fury, they saw
they would not be disappointed. The Chancel-
lor was In rare form-strong, savage and satiric
He had taken pains, too, to get 10 his subject,
and whatever might be thought Of its morality
the historic interest of the speech was undenia-
BILE. Herr Windhorst with all his talent was
simply snuffed out, and that evening blood and
iron conquered sentiment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
NOVEL CIYIL-RIGHTS CASE.
A White Boy Excluded from Schoo! on Ac-
count of the Color of His Step-Father.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Jan. 30-An interesting
ease, which will come into the courts under the
provisions of the civil-rghts law has been devel-
Oped in Greenville county. The Western Gault
High-school, few miles outside the city of
areenville, is a fourishing one for white schol-
ars, and is taught by E. A Ewart. 1t is sup
ported partly by individual subscriptions of white
citizens and partly from the public funds. In
the neighborhood there is q white woman mar
ried to q well-to-do renter named Smith. who
says ne is Spaniard. but is regarded as a full
hooded negro, having every appearance of being
one Before her marriage to Smith the woman
was widow, and had number of children. who
are pure white These children however ra
gard smith as their father, and are called by his
name - A''
Last week one of them boy of fourteen We
sent 70 Mr. Ewarts school. Mr.. Ewart prornnt-
~ objected TO the attendance Of the boy. and ra
ported the case to the trustees. number of
patrons OF the school Gavo notice that if the
smith boy attended it they would withdraw
tnelr children. On Tuesday the trustees met
and unanimously decided to dismiss the bov
ne Community sustains Mr.. Ewart and the
trustees, but the Smiths are indignant, and de-
saaEe tneir purpose TO prosecute the teacher and
sne trustees in the United States Court under the
M s1yn Mn'riehts law. But it is difficult to see how
ss susn prosecution coui be had, as the boy was
ny ,suscrlmiuated against because OF his race.
49, hps nr previous condition, he being n full
~s"suso Whlie and was objected to only because
sno socsas position of his parents The case is
NtsAous precedent 30 far as is known
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
CONFEDERATE BONDS.

The Scheme by Which English Spectators
Hope to Make Few Dollars
LONDON. Jan. 30.-Much amusement was
caused to-day on Change when the brokers read
an advertisement in the latest American papers
about confederate bonds. which reads as follows:
"A committee, cotsisting of the Rt. Hon. Lord
Penzance, the Hon. Thomas G. Bruce, NJ p, John
Eldon Gorst Esq, @. c., M. P. John b. Martin
and Robert Stewart, has been appointed in Lon
don to act as trustees for the confederate bond
holders
I'm view of solicited action by the Congress of
the United States, persons holding such bonds
wherever situated, are requested to send to
William F. Moore care of Hon. William Fuller
ton, of counsel. Is Exchange place, New York
city, their names and the number of bonds held
by them, respectively, giving amounts. dates of
issue, and number of coupons attached to each
bond.n
At the Safe Deposit building, on the side of
which is brass plate reading:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
CoNGREssMEN,s WORK.
How 1t Night Be Lcssened If People Would
Send Their Letters to the Proper Persons.

How 1t Might Be Lessened If People Would
Send Their Letters to the Proper Persons.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31-If the ordinary Ameri-
can citizen had any idea of the work which de-
wolves upon member of Congress, he would,
possibly, be a little more careful! in correspond
ing with his representative in the lower horse.
The average congressman receives daily from
fifty to one hundred letters, which require an
answer of some kind or another, and many of
the epistles make it necessary for the member to
trot all over the city, and spend hours of time, in
looking up private matters for the inquirer.
People generally seem to have an idea that
member of Congress is the proper person 70 whom
to address applications for pensions, complaints
against the rulings of the customs officials, ap-
peals for better postal facilities demands for
government publications of twenty years ago,
and, in fact all business connected with the gov
ernment in any manner. The hours which are
available to members for the transaction of busi-
ness in the departments are those between 10
o'clock in the forenoon and 2 in the afternoon,
and these are the very hours which
should be devoted to work in committees
and on the floor of the House One new mem
cct' "uo "as piacou on Two very lnpOrtanJ CON-
mittees. has been unable to give the subjects be-
fore his committees any attention whatever,
owing to the fact that his whole time is de-
voted to securing information for his constitu-
ents which might just as easily. and much more
readily, be obtained from the departments them
selves; and yet, if the member should tell his
correspondents to apply for their information to
the various executive departments of the gov
ernment, he would be regarded as unfriendly
and above his business. The consequence is
that he is compelled to spend many hours every
day looking after private matters when he
should be devoting himself to the public service.
This accounts for the failure of many of the
members of Congress to post themselves thor
oughy upon the questions on which they are ex-
pected to vote intelligently, and frequently
proves enough to set them ON the wrong side of
the question when they are called upon to vote.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-02-01
Mrs. Bayard Dies of Congestion of the Brain
The Secretary Crushed by His lisfoftunes
and Ready to Retire from Politics.
An Allegation that Mr.. Randall Has
Changed His Views on the Tariff.
How the Constituents of Congressman Could
Tighten the Labors of their Representa-
tiyes-0ther Washington News.
DEATH OF MRS. BAYARD.
The Wife of the Secretary of State Dies of
Congestion of the Brain.

The Wife of the Secretary of State Dies of
Congestion of the Brain.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 31--Tonight it is believed
Mr.. Bayard, Secretary of State will very soon
retire to private life. The death of his wife. to-
day, has completely crushed him. When his
daughter died, few days ago. he was almost
Frustrated, and would then have insisted upon
resigning from his official position had not
friends persuaded him to reconsider. Mr.. Bay
ard is of a very affectionate disposition, and
thoroughly in love with domestic life He loved
his own freside more dearly than all else. This,
he now feels, is dissolved, and he wants to pass
the remainder of his days in quietude and
out OF the hurly burly of public Office, where
there is nothing but the iostling of selfshness
and the coldness of formality. While Mr.. Bay
ard was in the Senate he received nothing but
praise and kind words. From the very moment
he entered the Department Of State he was
overwhelmed with unknd criticisms. This
gnawed painfully at his constituencies and, it is
said, he has within his inner consciousness been
wishing for an opportunity to retire 1t is now
afforded, and there is little doubt that it will be
embraced, and at once. His Office is one that
carried with it many social duties, and none of
these can he now fill. 1t is believed by few of
his friends that he may take one of the first
class missions, but that is not at all likely. He
wants to travel and to be clear of respon sbility.
He has private fortune large enough to meet
all Of his desires