Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-04-27
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FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
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Senator Beck was very much enraged
over the action of the house in passing the
surplus resolution without his silver
amendment. which was attached to it in
the senate. He says that it was a trick of
the sharks Wall street. who have been
running the administration through the
treasury department. and are now control
ling congress-. He says that he will secure
the passage of his amendment in anoi her
form through the senate and send it over'to
the house. where they can pigeonhole 1t
again if they dare, but he does not think
the democratic party will care to go before
the country at the next election as having
ignored u silver proposition like that. Mr..
Beck is particularly incensed against the
president and the secretary Of the treasury.
whom he charges with being at the bottom
of what he calls a conspiracy. 1t is true
that the resolution which passed the house
was inspired at the white house. and the
president is known to have informed Mr..
Hatch. OF Missouri Mr.. Townsend. of H.
linois. and other gentlemen that Secretary
Fairchild would commence to buy bonds
without further legislation II the house
would pass such declaratory resolution.
The action was the result Of a consultation
between the president. Secretary Fairchile,
Speaker Carlisle, William L, Scott and
others.
The annual conference OF he Upper
Iowa district German Methodist church
closed its session a, Dcs Moines recently.
The conference was one of the best attend
ed and most successful ones ever held in
the district. Business of considerable inl-
portance relative to building churches aud
organizing new societies was transacted
The churches throughout the district are
reported in a nourishing and prosperous
condition. The following is a full list Of
ministers in attendance: Rev. C. Schulz,
Fort Dodge; Rev. II. Kaste. Flood Greek;
Rev, VIM. Koerncr, LeMars: Rev. II. j.
Schmidt, Algona: Rev. John Lemke. Spen-
Ger: Rev. F, Moll Sioux City: Rev. C. A.
Schuldt, Sioux City; Rev. T. H. Schmidt.
Ida Grove: Rev. F. Rochrich. Rossbach
Rev. Z. Wacker. Gladbrook: Rev. E. E.
Schuette. Charles City; Rev. F. H. Hlmer,
Mason City: Rev. J. ]. spieker. Garner;
Rev. A. Nienerhuth. Eldora Rev. H. A.
Westphal, Alden; Rev. H. L. Hilmer Fort
Dodge.
The secretary of the New York Master
Brewers association said that all the
breweries were working as usual with
about two thirds of their usual complement
OF men.
The winter wheat crop report in the
NorttDestern Miller says that the develop
ments of the hast fourteen days. and par
ticulary the last seven. have put large
percentage Of the winter wheat in condi-
ton whore there is no longer any doubt
April has been favorable. with sunshine
and plenty Of moisture. but both have fail
ed 10 give the favorable change hoped for.
Information Of reliable character a: this
stage of the month puts The shortage in the
winter wheat belt at from $4,000. 600 to &c.
100000 bushels as compared with the pre-
ceding crop The outlook in The Missouri
river valley was never better. In her
parts he outlook is the reverse. Illinois
now promises to give he poorest WELD per
acre OF any state in the winter wheat belt,
and while other states have held their own
there has been continued depreciation in
April.
The funera, Of Matthew Arnold took
place at London. The dean of Westmin-
ster and Cannon Farrar officated.