Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-10-15

CONDENsED DISPATCHER

AMONG the officials directly affected by
the Presidents conclusion that a candidate
for electoral Office should relnauish his
Federal Office, are A. n. Delany, United
States Attorney for the Eastern District of
Wisconsin, and p. H. Humber, United
States Attorney for the Southern District of
Ohio. Delany was appointed to his pres
ent Office by President Cleveland mainly
through the efforts of Gen. Bragg, and has
now been nominated 10 succeed that gen.
tlcman in Congress.
r. G. WARREN, Governor of Wyoming
Territory, has submitted to the Secretary of
the Interior his report of affairs, progress
and development Of the Territory during
the last year. 1t shows that aside from the
retarding influences Of business depression
and immigration the Territory is making
rapid progress.
COMMODORE CHANDLER, Commissioner
of the New York Navy Yard, and Admiral
Luce, commanding the North Atlantic
Squadron, have been instructed to consult
with Gen. Schofield with reference to the
part to be taken by the military and naval
forces in the Bnrtholdi Statue ceremonies.
A BOX of thirty pounds of giant powder
exploded i'll the 300-foot level Of the Gale
Gonia Mine, near Deadwood, Dakota, blow
ing four men to pieces and injuring five or
six others. spark from pipe caused
the explosion.
The steamship Arion, which plies be-
tween Sitka, Alaska, and Port Townsend,
Washington Territory, is now two weeks
overdue at the latter place. The steamer
Idaho has been sent out in search. The
United States Government has also been
requested to send ont searching steamer.
GEN. MILES was interviewed at Albuquer-
que a few days since in relation to the pub
lie statements concerning the capture of
Geronimo. He said those reports came
from inscriptions and envious persons,
whose object it was to ,listort the truth.
The general said ''thc pretense that the
surrender of Geronimo and other hostiles
was other than the result of gallant and
arduous operations OF troops in the field
"'o eiilPiy 1H'l'tlSu. Al irPly W II IueS-
ton as 10 i'll what respect his course had
differed from instructions, Miles said he
was given absolute discretionary authority
to conduct the campaign. The general
said he regarded the removal of the Indians
from their native country more effective
than if forty executions had been made.
BURGLARS entered the office of the Ash
land Building and Loan Association on
West Twelfth street, Chicago, and secured
$4,000 i'll money and $4,000 in govern
ment bonds, aud carried off bonds and
mortgages repre- sening $4,000. The
papers Of the association were after
wards found in an alley in the rear of the
building.
THE Colorado Democratic State Conven-
ton met in Denver and nominated Hon.
Alva Adams for Governor; H. B. Gillespie,
Lieutenant Governor; Jerry Malone, Sec
rotary of State; James F. Benedict, Treas
urer; CASHIERS Bareta. Auditor; Col. Stir
man, Attorney General, and Rev AIyron
Reed fors Congress. The platform favors
the free and unlimited coinage of silver on
the same terms as gold by the Government,
to be followed by active measures to bring
about its consideration as an international
subject. 1t approves reclaiming public
lands glantad railway corporations, re-
moval Of various tribes Of Indians from the
West and the beginning Of the reconstruc-
ton of the navy.