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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
THE MORMON QUESTION.

Recort of the House Committee on the
Elmrnds Anti Polygamy Bill -Revoca-
finn of the Church Charter lsccoh'-
mended a. a Means for Uprootins tho
Evil.
WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE report OF
the House judiciary Committee on '"e
Edmunds Anti.Poiygamy bill, which was
presented to the House yesterday, is u
very long document. After a deSalled
statement of the charges made by 'he
committee (already publishcd) ana the
reasons therefor the committee says
it has no disposition to recommend
any measure to tive House which
will involve the ~sanctity OF any religious
faith, however wrong in it's opinion 1T may
be. TIE committee expresses It's dissenS
from The twelfth section Of the Senate bill,
the effect of which would be that the con-
duct of the corporate Church OF Jesus
Christ OF Latter.Day Saints would be con-
trolled by trustees of the church in con-
junction with trustees appointed by
the President. This union OF trus.
tees OF the church and those OF
the Government could notbc distinguished
from n union of the church and state and
q law respecting the establishment OF re-
IlO 4 lie ColIluliplCS AAiN s'S
can be taken away without any strained
construction of authorities, and says:
Both the charter Of the church and Of
the Emigration Fund Company are null for
lack of power. Tine acts confirming those
charters are void for the same reason. 1T
| is u matter of grave doubt wheuner -
ganic act authorized the original TN gran
ton Fund Company act trenches
upon the power of Congress as to
foreign emigration, and assumes to
regulate a matter neither delegated
to nor within its authority. But 10Th
these laws are unconstitutional, for it is
obvious they give q preference to this
form Of religion over every other. A law
which thus discriminates in favor of one
form of religion over another is i'll u prop
| er sense "a law respecting the establish
ment of religion Congress, which pos
sesses all original power over the Terri
tories, has the right to avoid the acts of its
subordinate agency and assert its w pol
icy"
With this view OF the power OF Congress
the committee recommends to cut out by
the roots this church establishment and
the Emigration Fund Company and its at
tachments, and to authorized judicial pro-
ceeding through the Attorney-General for
tUlaw and equity.
OF the section of the bill requiring voters
to take an oath to support the laws the
report says: Nom OF those who will do
the things prescribed in the oath should
vote-for they are not good citizens" In
conclusion the report says:
"While the bill as amended deals with
the public questions with irmness and
with a real purpose of curing existing
evils, it does so in entire consistency witt
the constitutional liberties of the people
and with their free right to exercise their
religious beliefs according to their con,
sciences and only under the responsibility
Of each man to the Supreme Being.o
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
LATER NEWS.

BY the upsetting of a sail-bonton the 18th
in the river at West Bergen, N. j., the wife
of Andrew Doran, aged twenty-five,
George, her child, aged seven, and Laura
keefer, aged twenty-five, Mrs. Doran's sis
ter, were drowned.
OVER one hundred natives and ten En-
glish persons lost their ives through the
recent eruption of the volcano of Tara
waera, in New Zealand.
AT the closing session Of the Information
al Typographical Union at Pittsburgh on
the 18th the report of the special commit
tee on the use of plate matter was adopted,
and it was voted to hold the next meeting
at Buffalo, N. Y.
OVER two hundred American wholesale
grocers sailed from New York on the 18th
for a years tour in Europe.
A TERRIFIC wind-storm passed over
Crookston, Mimi, on the 18th, %wrecking
three hotels, a church and several other
buildings. Eight persons were injured.
IT was definitely decided on the 18th that
the dissolution of tho British Parliament
should take place on the 9th inst.
L. L. HENDRIckEN, Catholic Bishop Of
Rhode Island, died in his armchair at
Providence on the 18th, from paralysis of
the lungs.
AT t~wenty-six leading clearinghouse in
the United States the exchanges during
the week ended on the 10Th aggregated
sS73,429,5a2, against sS6S, 4lS, 7S3 the previous
week. As compared with the correspond
ing week of 1854 the increase amounts, To
1856 per cent.
Mr. GLADSTONE, in a manifesto on the
18th to the electors of Midlothian, states
the issue to be whether Ireland shall be
governed by coercion or allowed to man
age her own affairs.
The standing of the National League
baseball clubs at the close of the week
ended on the 18th was as follows: Detroit
(ga1nes won), 2G; Chicago, "a; New Yors,
21; Philadelphia, II; Boston, IL; 81. Louis,
IL; Kansas City, S; Washington, 6.
WILLIAM ~SoMERKALn, aged eighty-fve.
and his wife Mary, aged seventy-eight,
were burned to death on the 18th in New
York by the upsetting of a lamp.
The Chhian bark Pondicherry went
ashore at Valparaiso a few days ago and
became a total wreck. This'teen of her
crew persisted.
A HEAVY wind on the 18th at Hunter, D..
T., blew a farmhouse to pieces. One man
wa killed outright and several others were
seriously injured.
In the United States Senate on the 18th
the Army Appropriation bill was passed,
as was also the bill authorizing the re-
moval of the Southern Ute Indians in Col
orado to the Territory of Utah. In the
House the Legislative Appropriation bill
was further considered, and at the evening
session thirty-five pension bills were
passed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
Improvement in the Labor sl'u'


New YoRK, Lune 12.-BradsSFs',,
that the general Industrial s''u"'
improved, though there are s'l'',s
able numbers OF employees on Sum- NJ,
rious manufacturing ccntefs. o :,
900 who received concessions Is"
hours with full pay one month 's W.,
streets reports show that less '''r H.
900 retain these advantages IN
whom are at Chicago, and one Tr,
at Cincinnati and New YORK; na
sure OF competition from ten'ho" Il
is breaking down most OF WIZ
Ne movement.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
-"Sketching by telegraph is IL

latest novelty. An ingenious system
OF adapting the alphabetical messages
OF the electric telegraph, or any other
signaling apparatus, to the reproduce
ton at distant points of some kinds OF
drawings has been contrived by Alex
ander Glen, of England. 1t seems
likely to be of much utility in military
operations. as it is especially suita-
bic for the transmission of small
maps or plans of locality, and for in
dicating the position of troops, batter
les and points of attack. BY it, it is
claimed, portraits and sketches can be
reproduced with a fair degree of fidel-
ity.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25
Lucky Mrs, yininr.

ST.. LOUIS, June l4.-Mrs. Samuel T..
Vinlng OF this city has received from Secre-
tary Bayard information that she is about
to receive from the United States Treasure
er sl, Q 600, awarded by the Court Of
Claims under the terms OF the French
Spoliation bill.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

noa, on the 18th by the Alabama Democrats
OH the thirty-first ballot. rhe resolutions
indorse the Administration of President
Cleveland.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

Further Riots Between Orangemen and
Catholics in Belfast-Six Persons Known
to Have Been Killed, and a Number
Fatally Observation-Disclosures Times
in Other Irish Towns.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-06-25

FURTHER rioting occurred IN the 18th at
Belfast, Ireland, between Protestant and
Catholic mobs, and many web injured on
both sides and several h|uses we're
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
oooD-sYE.

Set the door open wide into the night,
Where the stars burn, sharp points of frosty
light.
One that we know is bound af.ir alone,
Into a distant land beyond our sight
He came to Is child Of gladstone spring,
\ lusty youth in summers garlanding,
And, with the ripening corn TO manhood
grown,
He toiled with US through autumn's harvest
ing.
Now all the golden fields lie pluclsed aud bare,
The thin woods SILVER in the winter air:
lis not night to quit warm fire and
friend
Vet ne mlsU go ard leave an empty chair!
Our caik runs high, with many a Jest and
song,
But still an undertone does laughter wrong.
Those laugh the bes. whose laugh is for the
end
And well we know that tears must come ere
long
Into distant land beyond our ken,
Whittier have passed the hopes of many men,
Fresh springs, full summers; autumn's gar
nered store;
Whence come no signs Of life or love again;
He, too, must go. 1T vain we close him round,
Nor yet may follow whittier he is bound;
We stand alone beside the open door
And the TOLD church bell gives no further
sound. &C. B. Stuart in Argosy.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
Tights For Stage and Ring.

"Ode of the principal articles we SELL" said
stage costumer to reporter, sis tights.
They are not only used on the stage, but in
almost every show in the country. The de-
mand for them now is large"
"Do they wear out casily!"
"That depends entirely on the kind of show
the wearer is acting in Circus riders wear
the most. Its the rosin on the horses back
that does that. Then the wearer perspires,
making it necessary to have them washed
every time they are used. A bareback circus
rider will wear out one or two pair week.
They cost all the way from 81 pair up TO al
most any price The average pair for circus
people costs ST. They are plain, woven tights,
but very strong. There are innunerable
varieties in material, in styles, in colors and
still more in fits. The cheapest tights are
made of cotton. These are made in all colors,
flesh white, black. unbleached, chocolate and
brown. Then there are fine cotton tights,
Lisle thread tights, French cot on tights and
silk tights Y. Mail and Express.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
No More Trouble from the Cowboys.

AT some Of the stations gangs of these cow
boys board our train They are good-natured
fellows, easily influenced, but quick TO resent
threat. At one place they annoyed coach
full of passengers by passing through the
coach continually. IL was one of the through
cars, and there was sickness in one OF the
families aboard of it. An effort was made to
stop the nuisance. The conductor and train
men seemed powerless. Finally bellicose
passenger attempted to settle the matter then
and there. you can't come through here, "
he yelled, as n group of sonbreros appeared
at the car door. nWho says we cant!' fol-
lowed by volley of cowboy profanity, I'M
equaled in this world, it is said, for fuency
and copiousness of expression, and an oIlinouS
clicking sound.
"Fellers," interposed an old ranchnan who
happened to be one of the passengers. there's
child sick in this car, an 'twouid be very
acconmodatin' Of ye eff ye'd keep the door
shut SOS not to make it any colder in here. )"
That's enough" said the ringleader, drop
ping his fighting attitude instantly why
did ye say so beforea l ask the pardon of
OF the crowd We didn't know we were
maxim such bad break as that" There was
no more trouble from COWBOYS in that coach.
Cor. Chicago Times
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
Electoral PIacards on Paris Walls

The number of electoral placards which or
namented the walls of Paris during the three
DAYS preceding the reelection of NJ Greyy
must have been enormous, for it tool, no less
than =, 200 men TO put them up against the
walls. In the Rue de Ri-oli alone fifty-two
workInen were counted, busy with adjoining
the arcades. Curiously enough, the destruc-
ton of the grand electoral toilet costs the
French government almost as much as the
making and putting on; the sum of %, 900
francs for taking down the placards day
after the election by means of washing the
walls was paid The anti-Grevyists look at
the expense-after the election-with no little
favor-Chicago Tribune
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
ON THE iSTHMUS OF PANAMA.

The 8fost Unhealthy Place On the Face OF
the GIobe-A Grave.
The isthnus has the reputation of being ons
Of the most unhealthy places upon the face of
the globe. In fact, / do not believe that a
locality can be found where the mortality Is
as great for the same number of inhabitants
When the Panama railroad was being con-
structed it is stated that it cost life for every
tie. The tias are of ebony, and holes must be
driven in them with augurs before the spikes
can be driven There are four spikes to each
Tia, and the records show that the life of one
man was sacrificed for every hole in the ties.
Ono can gaze on this stretch of railroad only
with the reflection that it is a living record of
blood and death
The town itself is a city of the dead and
dying. There is never a day but what you
can see some one in coffin with two negroes
sta geering under the load. The dead are
buried in large cemetery known as Monkey
Hill The remark of the street peddler
Here to-day and somewhere else tomorrow"
has been changed in Panama to Here to-day
and Monkey Hill tomorrow"
People here die unknown, and it viii not be
until after the burial that friends learn of the
demise. The death rate averages from four
TO twenty-five per day. Perhaps two of these
each day are placed in rude, cheap collins
and given n Christian burials The Others are
called by the natives dumps" When l say
dumps" I allude to those bodies picked up in
the streets. saw one Of such corpses lifted
from gutter few days ago and thrown
into a rough box Placing this upon
wagon the driver was ordered to proceed to
Monkey Hill cemetery-the New Mount Hope
cemetery, but always called by the former
name. followed the simple funeral cortege
to the grave. The box was placed at the
edge of the cavity dug in the cemetery The
grave Is a monstrous affair, capable of hold
ing eight or ten bodies. The man who APP
peared to superintend the work said "let CO."
and the two negroes let the coffin or box slide
into the opening. They continue this opera
ton until six or eight bodies are placed in the
grave, when the top is covered with earth"
key West Cor. Detroit Free Press.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
Tho Pages of the Lower House.

The pages of the house are queer little
fellows, OF about 10 years, and it is curious
TO watch them as they race around doing the
errands of members. Each of them has q
little round nickel badge on the lapel of his
coat giving his number, and it is this which
permits him to go into the house past the
doorkeeper. Congressman call pages by
clapping their hands, and they run under the
speakers noses III doing their work. When
idle they stand about the speakers desk; or
sit on the steps leading up to it, and in
qIfiet time you may see dozen sitting there
whispering to each other. The position OF
page is not good place for boy. He learns
too much evil from his surroundings, and in
many cases leaves Washington a much worse
boy than he came here. The pay of page
is e.. 80 day, and this is in some cases the
sole support of family, as some pages are
the only sons of widowed mothers.
a number of the pages, however, form ac-
quaintances in congress which help them in
after life. Dick Townshend one of the Ilii-
nois congressman, formed friendship with
AN Illinois congressman here with whom he
afterward studied law. The millionaire Mr.
Scott, who is In congress from Pennsylvania,
founded his fortune on his associations with a
congressman who took him from Washington
to Erie and there started him in life, and Sen
ator German, of Maryland, rose through the
friendships he made as a page to better po-
sitions about Washington, and finally went to
Maryland and came hack a senator. Rob
son, the comedian, was a page in congress,
and there are scattered over the United
States a number OF men who began life as er-
rand boys III the house. Carp in Cleveland
Leader
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
Where Have the Necklaces Gone?

Ii you have ever walked through some of
the great picture galleries of Florence you Will
notice that all the women are painted with
most magnificent necklaces of pearl. What
has become of thems Where have they gone
toi People do not wantonly destroy such
things. Ii you gave me an order to-day fOr a
pearl necklace to cost ei0, 600 it would take a
years careful inquiries to fulfill your demand.
II might take even longer, for l do not know
where such one exists. OF course should
have to collect the pearls singly from all
quarters Foreign Letter
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
CONNECTIONS


At Palatka with Jacksonville, Tampa Key
West Ry, fast river steamers for st. Au-
gustine, Green Cove Springs, Jacksonville
and all points North, East and West, and with
up river steamers for South Florida. Also
with the Twin Screw Iron Steamer CITY OF
Palatka," and Steamship City of Monticello,
for Charleston, New York Boston, Philadel-
1hia. etc.
Mail trains make close connection both ways
wa ]. Il. Il h. w. R'y-, at Jacksonville with At
lant.c Coast Line, Fast Mail,
At Gainesville with through Pullmansleep-
ers over Savannah, Florida X Western R'y for
New Orleans, Cedar Keys, Pensacola, Savan-
nah. Albany, Montgomery, Louisville, st.
Louis and all points West.
At Ocala with Florida Railway and Naviga
ton Co.. and Hacks for Silver Springs.
At Leesburg with the st. Johns and Lake
Eustis division of the Florida Southern Rail-
way, and boats on Lakes Harris and Griffin
for points on Lakes.
At Pemberton's Ferry with South Florida
R'y for Lakeland Tampa, KiSsimme, Barlow,
Orlando, Sanford, Tuckertown and Fort Dade,
8. CONANT, o. W. CROMWELL,
General Manager. Gen'l Pass. Agent
a. e. CowAN, Gen'l Trav- Agt.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
yaselins a rat-proauc,nv Food.

Between the dog killers and vivisectionists
mans canine friend has rather hard time OF
it. 1t is pleasant TO record, therefore. that
II. Dubois in his experiments as to the health
frlness OF vaseline as substitute Tor lard in
pestry found that dogs grow fat on il. and
eaily enjoyed the article. In the reports to
Sooicse de Riologie the experirnenter con-
ded that dogs Of medium weight could
sorb an oucss and men four ounces Of
saline daily without injury.-csscsss
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
China.s Peculiar ..Patrimon.a, Fiela.-

One institution peculiar to China is the
matrimonial field" A portion OF the land
belonging to each family cannot be given
away or sold 1t belongs not only TO the hv-
ing, but 20 the dead, who are buried there
There are the family archives, registers Of
births, marriages and deaths, -c..ocls and
TEMPLES
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
One Days Telegrnrns in London.

kilograms 10 the number of Is, 936 we're
were sent from one part of London to an
other on recent day, and the central Office in
that city handled an aggregate OF Ga. 30 tele-
grams or The same DAY.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
Progress in the ".,ka,i pe,.r,s,

North Dakota, ten years ago described in
the government reports as ''the uninhabitable
alkah deserts Of the northwest supports 100
newspapers, the daily sdition 20. being Q
arity.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
De BhRY-6kYA
Merchants Line
ST. JOHNS RIVER TEAMERo-SIDE
WHEEL LOW PRESSURE PALACE
STEAMERS BUILT OF IRON.
CARRYING THEu. S. MAIL

l. . y Il Il 1. I y. -. III a l I
IHECUGH FasT Mall
The elegant I4ur COMPS rfruznt Palace Steam
erS CITY JF JACKSONVILLE, OF the DeBary
Blya Merchants Line. flt.d II r. PLANT. of
The Peoples Line Will perform the Fast Mail
sery Zee. leaving :, Z and V. halfway Com
pguy' ; wharf at l. m. and De Harry Raya Mer-
CHANTS Line wharf, foot OF Laura street. daily
Blue Springs, Sanford and Enterprise: ar
rive at sanford Railroad wharf IT rs a. n 10
turning leaves SANFORD Al i-l5Il N, arF1ylnz st
Jacksonville at 7:i5l m-the following morning
making close connections With trains Tor all
points North. East and West.
Passengers leaving Sanford at s.i5 p. -. arrive
ia New \ ork IT 10 p m second ddy-onIy 81
hours through. Uus night on steamer ga
u5zist on cars
TuRoUGH FAST FEEIoHr.
Leaves Jacksonville s!aiiy. Saturday cxcep pied
a. p m for SANFORD Enterprise, and all in
JCrgneCiate landings Returning. leaves san
for! at a ID. arriving at Jacksonville s=riy
following morning.
Steamer We!aka leaves wednesday anl
Sunday and makes Highland Park Steamer
Rosa leaves Monday and I thursday and goes
through 10 Lake Jessup-
JACKSONVILLE PALATKA s CRESCENT CITY
DIVISION.
Leaves Jacksonville GEd falatla Fast Mail
daily except SUNDAY .ats:l3 a infer Palai IA,
Crescent City and intermediate land nes Re
turning, leaves Crescent City osiiy sxoeps
meets a. locoI with afternoon train fer St
Augustine
New AID popular steamers tKEDh- De
barry and ANITA leave Palaaka
Cst1i. sunday excepted ~ lU-l= g. H. aErI-
val of =, r ana h " Halfway Fast Express
Train with PiE4or Cars attached. leaving Jack
sonvilfe - e:lS . M, for sanford and Enter
prise ana intermediate landings kef8r1isls
lea YES Sanford at TIC a. n, arriving NJ Pelzs-
ka n 80 p H.. connecting with Fast Express.
arriving At Jacksonville At 6zs5 p In-
Elegant Waiting Rooms with al moderx
Improvements, VIII be found at Passenger
wharf.
Close connection made 81 PEiatka with the
FI0risfa Southern EE tl-ossi; At Astor With s.
Johns and Lake Elssls kaIirozu: a. sanford
with South Flcr.sla Railroad. for Oriara3c-
EiSsfEHEuec- Tampa. Key West sEldEn-erneeG5-
points, ana TE4Tt steamers 1rcfz1 River
Yer further information Epfsy u Ticizst
Once. eOuthesst corner Bay and Laura. at
the cornpaTy's Offices, foot of Laura street
Freight wharvcs foot OF Pine street. pessengsr
-Eves foot OF Laura street
CHS s. EESssfCE.
Gen. Freight ao5 Pass Agent
=. 7. BAYA, g 10 CECIL, JR-,
General Manager. Assistant kazEs>e
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17

Two hundred patents have i.s.e-. issi.sa -
Washington for machines opoliah low-grade
soffee that it may be palmed OF a -, nco-
-ent az 6rSt quality.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
TRAINS ARRIVE AT GAINESVILLE
Steamer 4 J LAM

Steamer y J LANE.
Leaves Yalaha, 30 m; bloomfield, GO N.
Returning. leaves Leeshurg. q m; Bloom
field, 10 % N: Yal0ha, 10 80 a IN; Lane Park,
II 60 noon: Astatula, % y m; Yalaha, 50 y
n; BI Omfield. II y Arrives at LeeshUrg
8 co y N. Returning, leaves IceSburg, G,J l.
m: Yalaha, 60 pm.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
Administrators Notice.

The undersigned having been appointed
and qualified as administrator of the estate
of Albert Dodge. late OF Putnam county de-
ceased. all persons in debt TO said estate arc
notified TO make payment to the undersigned
and all pers, rs having claims against said es-
tate are required to present the same for pay
ment within the time prescribed by law
Palatka, Fla. Dec -. 1885,
A. p. CANOyA.
Administrator of estate of Albert Dodge.
deceased.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
Savannah. Florida y Western Il.
waycross short Line.

All trains OF this road are run by Central
ty0thl Meridian time. which Is = minutes
slower than Jacksonville time.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17
Ew ORLEANS EXPRESS.

an and after Sunday, Nov is. 1855. Pas
~ senSer Trains viii leave aud arrive
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-17

Through tickets sold TO ali points ~ Hal
anu steamship connections. and BaggsE
-hcckcd through Also Sleeping Car bcrIhs
and sections secured 1t Company's Office in
AstCr's Building. - bay street, and al Depot
Ticket Office, and on board Peoples Line
Steamers H. B. Plant. ChattahoOchee ard
Jennie Lane
JAS. L TAYLOR,
General Passenger Agen.
AZ IVES, AGENT