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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
A LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

Senator Frye's Scheme for the Formation
of Defensive Alliance of All the Gov
ernmcnts of the American Continent.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator Frye will
introduce in the Senate tomorrow a bill
directing the President to invite the Amer
lean nations to send delegates to a peace
congress to be held in Washington October
l, 1856. Each country is to send as many
delegates as it chooses, but is to have but
one vote. One hundred thousand dollars
is appropriated to entertain the delegates.
The objects OF the convention aret to form
q defensive alliance against European
monarchies and other aggressors, to
establish a customs union, steamship
communication between American ports.
Il uniform system of customs regula-
tons, classification and valuation and
invoices, 81 &C silver coin
to be legal tender in commercial
transactions between citizens of all the
contracting nations, and to devise a plan
Tor the arbitration of disputes arising be-
tween the nations. Tile President is
authorized to appoint twenty-iour dele
gates, equally divided as to politics, three
OF whom shall be learned in International
law, and the remainder men who
are actively engaged in agricult-
ure. manufacturing, and the expor-
tation and importation of merchandise.
These delegates are to serve without COM
pensation other than the payment of their
actual expenses.
MIR. Frye said that he should press this
Dill upon the attention of the Senate, and
believed it OF greater Importance to the
agricultural, industrial and mercantile in
,erests OF this country than any that had
been proposed for years.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
LATER NEWS.

SENATOR VEST, of Missouri, Senator Cam
cron, of Pennsylvania, Senator Mitchell, of
Pennsylvania, and Senator Miller, of Cali
%fornia, were all seriously i'll at Washington
on the 21st.
NINE buildings were burned on tie Goth
at st. Helensburg, Pa, by the explosion of
natural gas, and a young man named
Groves persisted in the flames.
FARMERS near Pierre, D.. T., were seeding
on the goth, and if vhe warm weather con-
tinued expected to nave their small
grain in by Tia, end of the month.
A FIRE on the 21st which originated on a
cotton steamer at Wilmington, N. c.,
swept along Water street for three blocks,
causing losses estimated at 81, 900, 900.
WHILE preaching on the goth at Gum
vile, Tenn, two Mormon elders were taken
from the church by Il masked crowd of
men, tied to trees, stripped to the waist
and almost beaten to death.
TIE post-office st Floresville, Tex, was
robbed of $500 in stamps and 81 1000 in cash
on the Goth.
Four young meE were drowned at Har-
rlsburg, Pa, on the Goth, while attempting
to cross the Susquehanna river in q row.
BOAT.
"A JOINT special committee of the Iowa
Legislature on the Goth agreed upon a bill
to appropriate 100000 for a State soldiers
home.
NORTHERN MICHIGAN was visited bv a
blizzard on the Goth, the thermometer fall
ing to fifteen degrees below zero at East
Tawas.
AT twenty-six leading clearinghouse in
the jJnifa1 Statas tho nvr1n r -, ,,:,
the week ended on the goth aggregated
1857, 1871 1872, against S9S7, 223o,7 4 the pre-
vlous week. AS compared with the CORE
spending week of 1885, the increase amounts
to 40.3 per cent.
UNUSUAL high tides on the goth in the
Bay of Fundy flooded a large portion Of
Digby, Annapolis and Kings counties. car
rying away the bikes and causing much
damage.
DAvID WILSON killed himself and wife on
the 2lst III Pittsburgh, Pa, because of pow
erty, leaving six children.
FUNDS were being raised in Montreal on
the goth for the starving fishermen of the
lower st. Lawrence.
A CALL for s10,0O0.0 900 in three per cent.
bonds was issued by Secretary Manning
on the Goth, to be paid April L. SO far dur
ing February the treasury has disbursed
nearly $4,000, 600 or pension account,
IT was announced on the 2lst that the
Chinese Government had issued an impe-
rlaA proclamation requesting the eighty
thousand Chinese in America to return
home before May 18th next, because of the
prosecutions they were subjected to. 1t
was also reported that the nine thousand
Americans residing in China would be- no.
titled to leava.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30

4 BAD Gang Broken In.

CHICAGO, Feb. 22.-Five men and three
women, comprising one OF the worst gangs
OF burglars and safc-blowers that ever
worked IN this city, were arrested Saturday
night by city detectives. Their names are
James John Donovan, Charles
Proctor, Thomas Murray and "Rig Jim.
lne SCOUT the women are Flora Tarrett
Murlay's alleged wife, Annie Taggett, her
SISTER and Della Coogan. The first OF the
gang and leader, John Elliott, alias Ed
wards was arrested over Il month ago.
lie pleaded guilty in the Marks burglary
case and was sentenced to two years in the
penitcntiary..
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
CALLED HOME.

Humor That the chinese Governments
Has Issued II Proclamation Requesting
the Return to the Flowcry Kingdom OF
All tho Chinese i'll America-A lsciiei
That Americans in China Will he Asked
to Leave Country.
ST. Lotus, Feb. 22-The Chinese COM
mumty here is excited over the arrival
from Hong Kong, via San Francisco, OF q
copy OF an imperial proclamation stating
that on md before the fifteenth day OF the
fifth moon of the present year (May lo) all
| the subjects ofthc Tai Tsz1ng Empire(China)
who ara now residing in the United States
of America are requested to return; ana
| that upon application to the consuls Tree
transportation will be provided IRON any
part OF the United States to amy part OF
the Chinese Empire, except the citizens
who, bn account of their superior
numbers, are required to pay hali-iare.
BY sle somewhat disguised lam
guagcI OF this proclamation it is strong
~ %inimatcd that an early retaliation is
contemplated by the Chinese Government
upon the American export trade and
American residents in China for the
continued outrages inflicted upon
her citizens here. This, il sue
,cssiully carried out, will shut off an
annual expectation OF some $4,000, 900
from the American shores. There are in
China at least 5000 Americans who would
be exposed to Imperial persecution. The
Chinese in this country aggregate $4,000.
Tho impression prevails here that the
major number OF them willtake advantage
OF the proclamation.
CnIcAGo, Feb. 22.-The Chinese residents
OF Chicago claimed last night that no in
formation concerning the proclamation
had been received, and the truth OF the re-
port was doubted. They could offer no
explanation of the matter and treated it
with Indifference. But few OF the China
mon, they say, would return to China, az
they claim to enjoy greater liberty in this
country, and can make more money from
their earnings than in their native coun-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
DRIVING OUT DRESSED BEEF.
Gotham Dealers Discuss the New Rates
and the Purpose of Them.

Gotham Dealers Discuss the New Rates
and the Purpose of Them.
New York, Feb. 21.-The Postpublishes
the result OF a series Of interviews as to the
results OF Fridays action OF the trunk
line executive meeting advancing the
rates on live stock and dressed
meats from the West to the sea-
board in a ratio which discriminates
against the handlers and shippers OF
dressed meats. 1t finds that the result to
the customerin the city will be an advance
in the price of beef OF ron 2 to 6 cents per
pound; on mutton, 3 to s cents, and on
pork, 2 to 3 cents. One OF the largest live
stock dealers i'll this city said:
We hope in this way to starve out the west
ern dreSSed-n:ent companies. The cattle trade
and slaughterers have been almost driven out
OF the business. To-day there are fully five
hundred men who We're formerly employed in
cattle.yards or slaughterhouses in this city
who have no work to do. The western pco-
pie bring their own clerks and handlers from
Chicago. and give no show whatever to New
should they get a monopoly Of the business,
as they hope to do, it would not be long before
they would advance their prices. the new
rates will force them to quit the business.
Many Of the wholesale dealers in West
Washington market are now purchasing
their supplies from the dresscd-mcat com
panies. One OF these dealers said:
! have been in the meat business for forty.
three years. get all my supply from these
companies, Cattle brought here to be killed
are huddled into cars, are poorly fed and wa
tered, and when they reach here arc often
bruised Or in u feverish condition OF
account of the journey. The trade in dressed
or later all the cattle will be slaughtered in
the West and brought to this city in refrigera.
tor ears. This is only a bold stroke on the
out of the market, but it will not succeed.
The railroad men arc aiding the movement
because their profits from the trunsportat on
OF live cattle are much larger than from
dressed meat.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
The woman.s Suffrage platforr

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2O.-At ycsted
session OF the Woman's Suffrage cog
ton resolutions were adopted rcall'1
confidence in the national method oil
ing the ballotto women throughaE an
ment to the Federal constitution; ca
on Congress to submit to the Statesa'I
the question of the right OF WOMB
vote; protesting against the admlss']
the Union OF any Territory where the
i've franchise is denied to women; Geci
the National Woman's Suffrage As|
ton to be non-partisan in politics
protesting against the passageiA !hI
ent shape OF the bill now pending M]
gress to suppress polygalny as o'1
mating unjustly against gentle ana
pol.ygamous women for crimes never
mitted by them.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30

"A MiSer'S Missing Hoard.

BosToN, Feb. 2O.-James Henry f~
grandson OF Robert Treat Paine, one
slgners Of the Declaration OF lndep''uI
died i'll New York recently in a sta'sS
lect misery. lie was Il miscr anu "
one time believed to be worth 81 ,o''E
Ills history has not been remarR"n.
the strictest integrity in tinancla1 l'+ u.
Though he was begging on the -
at the time of his death, $500 Masa
ward found sccreted in his rags. A"s
OF the dead miser believes he WH'.
from $1,000, 900 to 100000, ION
talnly known that he owned a.,
amount OF property, but beyond INV '%S
mentioned above as having been i'J i
his body, there is no knowledge "
whereabouts OF his wealth.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
FITZ JOHN PORTER.
The Bill for His Restoration to the Army
Passes the House by a GOOD Majority
The Negative Vote.

The Bill for His Restoration to the Army
Passes the House by "a Good Majority
Tho Negative Vote.
WASHINGTON, Fcb. Ea.-The Fitz John Por.
ter bill was passed by the House yesterday,
the vote being: Yeas, III: nays, lib. Prior
to the voting Messrs. Phelps IN. j., Curtis
(Pa) and Warner 90 spoke in favor OF the
bill. Mr.. Bragg (Wis.) moved the previous
question and closed the debate. MIR.
Everhart Pa.) moved to recommit the bill
with Instructions to strike out the words
prior to his appointment under this act" So
|. as to make the p~roviso read: Said Fitz John
Porter shall receive no pay, compensation or
allowance whatsoever" M'r. Reed, suggest t.
ing that this gave an opportunity for vindi-
cttinS Porter from any question of money.
aemandc" the yeas and nays. The motion to
l73. LIS nays
The negative vote is as follows:
Messrs. Adams lli.), Allen Massl Andcr.
sen fe,Ic KAN n9s A'chison; Bingham, Bound, Bou-
Gillian ei'1e; a'ri nuck ,r' Bun mr9wn co.: nrumm; Blu.
worth. Campbell PaJ, Cannon, CuswelI,
longer Cooper, Cutcheon. Davenport,
iEsver7; p'nsl fSron nhnrses' rn2unham, Evans.
Funston, G%allingcr, GiltiIlap. G Giro
HSe ertn Grout Gucnther; Hanback,, Hen.
NAH, H:esti ID ae Pjers' Hi all;c; Hepburn H. Her
Hopkins. Houk. jackson, Johnson ~ w
Johnston ohnt nndl Kelley, ketcham. La Toilette.
nhcni'luch' Inhus!cy, Little, Loutitt, LYMAN.
Mnrkham; McComas, Nehemiah. Mckjnlev
MMlilard, Millikcn, Moflitt. Morrill,, Morrow.
hoyn w Nelson, oDonell o'Neil pa, Os,,
Ems, Peters, Pierce. Price, Reed tMeell
hice. Howell; Ryan, Sawyer, Scranton. ScS.
SONS smalls, ,Spooner, Steele, stephen.
son, Stewart (Et.). Stone Mass. Strait
Strublc. Svmes. E. u. Taylor, Ike TAYLOR q y
L IW Taylor tycnn.l. Thomas lll.J. Thomas
vWva1SS;n,,c Ii9.nps0n, Van Schaick. wakeieJd,
lMihnJ, Whiting and WOODBURY.. '
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
Brides of il Million,

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-When the Scno+o
committee selected to inquire into the
broadway railroad frauds resumed worl,
saturday their room was d~enscly crowded,
The report circulated that two Of l,.t
S1ars aldermen had confessed the plot by
"nieh 'lle fond franchise was obtained had
npte''o rapidly, and further developments
were eagerly awaited. 1t is now hclipvoJ
that no confession has been obtoinod 1,,4
that nine aldermen were p,1,ch saI OF
right by Sharp, the price paid raurinm
rom $4,000 to $4,000 per alderman
Lobbyists and mel OF minor influence ara
reported to have received nearly S5OO,oOO
Tor aiding in the aldermanic purchase.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
DASHED TO Dr.,

Tho Insane Wife of Iror. w.,
College. Escapes from u'ao, Of
After Long searc, She Is Fo hee
ing at the Top of a High .o,nd
cned at Pursuit, She Leans aA~h
and Is Dashed to Pieces n'h th
Below. y" The
New HAVEN, Conn, Feb %
OF Prof. Leonard Waldo, Of tp o
servatory, while laborinr nd 4al
temporary insanity yesterday 'sf a
capped from her nurse and LETT h m =
Prospect street. For "N' LQI
time Mrs. Waldo had :a
t%ensely from various tro ,"lyrea
Thursday night she pass" aI'es,
sleep until fouro'clock in the ma. N1
was first missed about seven tn!hd
hasty search revealed the fact VIC, 10
lady had scantily attired bon, 'aa
wrapper and with nothing but sGs
her feet had left the house. p,p
was informed, and with his
searched the observatory rrouM ss'
three O'Clock in the aiternonn
eight hundred students and
two hundred citizens were searrhin".'
directions for the lady. About fnns
n OF the searching parties rot
Mrs. Waldo's whereabouts WA y
found her at Pine Rock, a few ma.
the Waldo residence. AS the naa
preached Mrs. Waldo was IRVINE t r."
the face OF the rock, which is neo,
pcndicular, and they called !!
to hold until they could cos
her assistance. AT that moment ~
seen to slip on the rock AND
hcadlong down the precipice s.
among the rocksnt the feet of her ~
She lived but a few minutes Alta.
picked up. Mrs. Waldo was thin,
years OF age, and leaves two rorn,
drcn. She was II native OF lNSaH,
and Il niece OF Judge Fullerton, Of;
York.
Mrs. Waldo's sister died last summI
der circumstances nearly as d~istrcss;l
the tragedy OF yesterday. Mrs. WaIl
her sister drove to Double Beach = !
Brantford shore for a days ou,jml|
sooner had they reached Lila
Hotel, situated near a hirb
when Mrs. Waldo's sister iuuna
OF the carriage, rushed up to tie ton
bluff, hurled her parasol and hat 4
grass, and then threw herself over n
into the water, striking her head /
rocksin her descent. A boatman spc1
in rescuinghe and she was brought !
city, but died from the effects of the |
1t is believed that this led to Mrs, WI
nervous troubles.
Prof. Waldo is hcart-broken ovg|
great sorrow. He is n man OF tended
sibilities, and it is feared that the hlOI
PROSTATE him. The deceased ladv|
about thirty-tive years of age and a
tiful woman. She vas very highin sd
She leaves two children to whom sid
tenderly devoted.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
Killed Her Husband,

DETROIT, Mich, Feb. 2O.-An '"4U,,
the case OF Peter Higgins, found "s', !,
manure heap on his farm i'll ht"o :,
ship, near Central Lake, was cur ~,
Thursday by the confession OF Nr',i
that she and George Higgins u.
bands nephew, had murdered ~,
band. On being informed !;
confession the nephew also con''s ,loi
ing that they at first tried 10. toni vi
uncle, but finally crushed his S1 n,,ji
hammer and that on Sunday ne ' W..
body in the compost heap. while mt
gins kept watch to prevent 'n's ,rial
Both prisoners have been held io'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30

solved to offer in open aession resolutions
denouncing as reprehensible the conduct
of the Acknowledgement in refusing to fur
nish information demanded, and declaring
that the Senate would not confirm appoint
ees in whose cases there has been u refusal
to give reasons for the vacancy
JOIN B. GoUGn, for the past forty years
the leading orator in the cause of temper
ance. died at 4 40 O'Clock on the afternoon
of the 18th at Frankfort, near Philadelphia,
of paralysis. He was born in England Au-
gust %, 1922.
TIE Supreme Court of New Jersey on the
18th decided the State Railroads.&c. law
unconstitutional on the ground that it was
special legislation. About one million dol
lars in taxes had already been collected
under it.
AT the woman's-suffrage convention in
Washington on the 18th resolutions were
adopted calling on Congress to submit TO
the States at once the question of the right
of women to vote, and protesting against
the admission to the Union of any Terri
tory where the elective franchise is denied
to women.
A JURY at Los Angeles, Cal, en- the 10Th
awarded Louise Z. Perkins $4,000 damages
III neI Suiu Iof DfeuCu VI PROMISE aSalnSU
Lucky Baldwin.
The Legislature of Ohio on the 10Th
passed a bill to create non-partisan boards
of election for Cincinnati, Cleveland, To-
ledo and Columbus.
ORDERS We're issued IN the 10Th closing
all the executive departments at Washing
ton on the 22d-Washington's birthday.
THE Grant monument fund in New York
had on the 10Th reached the sum of S1l5,-
600.
THE National House Committee on Post
offices on tho 10Th unanimously agreed to
report adversely all bills for the purchase
or construction of telegraph lines by the
Government.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-30
a GREAT STRIKE.
Magnitude of the Trouble in the
Regions of Pennsylvania-What
Capital and Labor Are Losing la

Capital and Labor Are Losing Dali
PITTSBURGH, Pa, Feb. 2O.-Thc aci
the c~okc-workers at their convent
Scottdale Thursday, in r~esolyi.
accept no compromise, has had IL teu1
to increase the bitterness of the
gle, and IL settlement seems furthe.
than ever. More men are idle
than at any time since the begI
OF the strike. Only two small WORKS
i'll operation yesterday, and these weI
running full. Notices will be posted
many operators on their tenement l
in Il few days making a final demand
their tenants to vacate their prope1
March J., and after that time ~evictioI
likely become general.
The magnitude OF the strike isl
than many people imagine. The d,
OF capital invested in the coke Id
from Pleasant Unity to Fairvhai
about SIS, 900, 900. This great sud
not include speculative investments !
land, but is the aggregate OF the cos|
OF the different plants OF the \
Not only is no interest being
on this great total, but on the Other
more capital is being expended in k1
the property intact from external d
from strikers and internal danset|
flooding. The monthly interest is a
100000, while it is impossible to|
pute the expense account without !
to the books. The railroads are d
freightage to the extent of 300 carl
daily, while2 900 cars on the side.trael
bringing in no revenue whatever. q
other side about six thousand five hu1
l%aborers, engaged in operating the VI
are losing $4,000 daily in unearned VI
making for the thirty-three working
they have been idle a gross EI
1927 900. The consequential damad
outside employment affected by the
will be very heavy. 1t will take yeah
both capital and labor to recove1
ground lost during this unfortunate
greelnent.
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
Election Notice
STATE OF MISSISSIPPI,
COUNTY OF WARES

TINE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF WARREN
Il county, Mississippi, will take notice, that
at a regular meeting Of Board of Supervisors
of said county. he d June oh, 1886, the following
order for an election was adopted:
On this day came NJ BasZtnSky and others
and filed a petition herein praying an e ectiO
as provided for in an act of the Legislature of The
State OF Mississippi approved March 18th, 1856,
entitled an act for preventing the evils Of intern
perance, by local option in any county in the
State, by submitting the question of prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating liquors to the qualified
voters OF each county, provide penalties for its
violation and for other purposes. to determine
whether or not such spirituOus liquors as are
mentioned in the 81 til sect on OF said act hall
be sold within the limits of Warren county.
And it appearing to the satisfaction of the
Board that One-tenth of the qualified voters of
warren county, who are qualified 10 vote for
members of the legislature in This county had
signed said petition and p%etitiOned The Board
asking said election.
1t is therefore ordered that an election as
prayed for by said petitioners do take place and
be had under said provisions of said act to de-
termine the question whether or not such spir-
ituous liquors as are mentioned in tue sixth sec.
ton Of said act shall be sold in this county; said
election to take place upon the 18th day OF July,
1886.
1t is thereupon further ordered, that g, G.
Pegram, John w. Kline and Glen Davis be and
the same are hereby appointed commissioners
to hold said election, who shall take the oath of
OnC pICoCIlDSu ~ uUlu odIu 6ISCllOu dS pre-
scribed in said act, and to return the result of
the same to this Board according to law,
Ordered this 9th day of Juue, 1886.
Therefore by virtue of the order of the Board
OF supervisors Aforesaid, an election WI be
held, in the county of Warren, on the
18th OF JULY, 1886,
between the hours of 2 am. and 6 pm of said
day, at the various voting precincts Of Warren
county, to-wit:
FIRST OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
First Ward, Second Ward, Third Ward,
Fourth Ward.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Brunswick, Haszinger's Store.
THIRD RESTRICT.
Red Bone, Yokena, Davis Bend.
FoUBTH DISTRICT.
Newman's Grove, BoYina.
FIFTH DISTRICT.
Mildale Box, Oak Ridge.
The purpose of said election being to deter
mine whether any alcoholic, spurious, vinous,
malt or intoxicating liquors, or intoxicating Bit
or other drinks, which if drank to an exce.s
will produce int0Xicati0n, shall be sold in War
rem county, according to the provisions of the
act Of the Legislature Of Mississippi, mentioned
the above order OF the Board OF Supervisors.
e. q. PEGRAM,
j. w. KLINE,
CLEM DAMS,
Commissioners.
~VIgBsBuRG, Mss June Il, 1886, je15
Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1886-06-18
LEMON ELIXER.
0 North Georgia.

Mrs. NJ. A. McFntire, writing from Spring
Place: For many years l have been a great
sufferer from indigest on, sick headaches and
nervous prOstration caused from billiOusness
got no permanent relief until l used Or. MOI
ley's Lemon EliXer. am now in better health
than for many years. My daughter has been
subject to chillS and fever from her infancy. l
could get nothing to relieve her; the Lemon
W.. A. James, Bell Station. Ala, writes; l
have suffered greatly from indigestion or dys-
pepsla. One bottle of Lemon EliXer done me
more good than all the medicine / overlook.
80 cents and 81. 90 per bottle.
Soldby druggists. Hardaway &Cassell, Vicks-
burg. Prepared by II. Motley, NJ. d Atlanta,