Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-01-13
THE HERALD.
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FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
An Interesting Summary Of the
Important Occurrences OF
the Week.
A Budget of News Cleaned From the
Latest Dispatches From Far
and Near.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
ADv1cEs BY TELEGRAM.
CONGRESS.

&NA>>AAsAI'9''s
upon. the assembling of the house the 5th
Speaker Carlisle announced the committees md
the house then adjourned until Monday. In the
senate the presidents message concerning the
right -of-wny for railroad purposes through va
rious Indian reservations, also relating to tres
pnssers on Ind an land and to limb trespnss-
ers WAS present ed and referred to the commit
tee on Indian affairs lilnongthe petitions pre-
scented was one by Mrs. Platt. in favor of the
prohibition of the liquor traffic i'll the District
of Columbia; one by Mr.. Blair i'll favor of ma
tionnl prohibit DRY constitutional amendment,
one by Mr. Honr against the omission OF Utah
rs state so long its local power is in
the hands of the Mormon priesthood; also
several in favor of the Blair educational
bill. The committee on Indian affairs re-
ported bills to provide TO- the compnl-
sorry education of Indian children and in
relation to marriage between white men and
Indian wo1n' n. Among the bills introduced
the following To provide for world g
exposition at the national capital in 1892. and
thereafter permanent exposition OF the
three Americas, i'll honor of the anniversary
Of the discovery of Americn Referred to the
select committee on centennial celebrn
tions. To establish Il postal telegraph system
For the formation and admission into the Union
Of the state of nth Dakota. The senate. at
2:35 o'clock took up the Blair educnt onal bill
in full. Mr.. Cameron moved that when the SEN
ate adjourned it be to, meet Monday. Motion
agreed to.
The United States Law and Order
League has issueda call for its sixth an
nual meeting to be held in Philadelphia on
the Dist and 22d Of February next.
st. Louis and Chicago people have
bought the famous Santa Ana silver mine in
Sonora. The property, being flooded was
abandoned in 1872. Since that time efforts
have been made to'pun,p out the water. but
nl1 nh M, inf
of hostile Indians. The new owners have
sunk a shaft and expect soon to reach
point directly underneath where the richest
ore was taken out in ancient times. If a
rich deposit is struck the mine will be
thoroughly pumped out.
-Ammi Baldwin. late cashier OF the FL
deity National bank Of Cincinnati, o.,
died suddenly the other morning al his
residence. Baldwin was indicted with the
other officers of the Fidelity bank. but for
some reason his bond WAS placed at S1O,-
COO, and he was able to secure bondsmen
and he has not been in jail. He died from
paralysis Baldwin was So years old
Rev. II. Dewitt Talma6lge has been
chosen chaplain of the Thirteeath rcgi-
ment. new YORK, to succeed lKcr. Henry
Ward Beecher deceased.
-Kcv. A. C. Zenos. of Lake Forest uni
vcrsity- near Chicago, has been chosen to
MI tho profcssorship of New Testament
Excgcsis by the trustees of the Hartford
Theological Seminary. 1T is said Mr.. Zenos
has accepted the appointment.
Representative Scney. Of Ohio. is.go-
ing to introduce his bankruptcy bill in the
house. 1t is the simplest plan ever pro-
pressed, and is thought by many interested
in the question that it will pass this session.
1t VIII propose merely that with. a man
makes an assignment in trust in favor OF
his creditors. turning all his property over
without reserve. he can apply to a United
States court for release. which Shall be
granted after it is shown that he has actu-
ally turned over all of his property. The set
tlemcnt is then To be mad" through the
state courts.
Dan Crowley brakeman on the Mil
waukce and Northern railroad, was RIM
over by a freight train at the West Mil
Waukce stock yards and badly manrlod
He can not survive
E. Stcppy. Of st. Joe. Mo-. who has
been master mechanic of the ST. Josonh
and Grand Island for long tern of wears
has resigned. the resignation to take eir.c,
Enh