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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28

served during the war in Wisconsin regi-
ments. but after peace was established
moved to Kansas City, where he practiced
law. Here he held various offices. was
elected to the XLIXth and reelected to the
Lth Congress.
Col Moses Neil of Columbus. was chosen
Senior and Joseph Hatfield. of New York.
Junior Vice Commander. The Rev. 5. e..
Updyke, of Dakota, was chosen Chaplain-in-
Chief. and r. NJ. De Witt. of Iowa. was
elected Surgeon General. The Committee
on Resolutions submitted its report; the
part of which referring to pensions is as
follows:
Resolved, That it is the sense Of this encamp-
mont that the time as come when the soldiers
and sailors of the war for the preservation Of the
Union should receive the 81 bstantial and merited
recognition OF this government by granting them
service pensions and, further,
Resolved. That this enca1npment favors the
presentation to Congress OF a bill which shall
give to every soldier or sailor who served the
United States between April l, 1861, and July,
1865, for period Of sixty days or more, q service
pension of SO Il month, AND to those whose ser
vice exceeded eight hundred days. IN additional
pension of cent per day per month for the SER
vice in excess of that period.
Your committee also earnestly recommends
the preparation of bill placing the widows of
Union soldiers, sailors and marines on the PEN
sion list without regard to the time of service or
the cause of the soldiers death
Other resolutions recognize the Sons Of
Veterans as an organization. A special res
olution was offered and adopted unani-
mously, appropriating $500 for Immediate
use in relieving the necessities Of members
of the organization who are suffering from
the yellow fever epidemic in Florida.
The National Treasurer of the Woman's
Relief Corps, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Turner Of
Boston, reported over $4,000 in the treas
ury. They adopted a resolution asking the
sanction of the Grand Army to the plan
adopted by the Relief Corps to establish a
home for the shelter and support of SOL
diers' widows, mothers, and army nurses.
The Army of West Virginia elected Gen.
George Crook President.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
AT THE SOUTH.

John G. Carlisle. speaker of the house
OF representatives. was Tuesday renomi-
mated for congress by acclamation ut Cow
ington. kv., for the sixth time
In !: conf ct between two moonshiners
and two United States marshals in Clark
county. I'll rty miles from Hot Springs.
Ark. both moonshncrs were shot TO death.
Ted Bates and John GRESHAM were the
moonshincrs.
News Of a horrible catastrophe at
Devln Station. twenty-five mites south of
san Antonio, Tex. has reached t!i.t city,
Saturday afternoon Gallo. the l4-vcur-old
daughter OF Byrd Smith, WAS sent ly her
mother to start a fire in the cooking s:ove.
The girl poured oil over the Goals OF lire
and the Kerosene can exploded, scattering
the burning oil over the girl and her two
sisters, Della and Dosi, and her baby
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28

brother all OF whom we're standing around
the stove. watching her The mother hear
ing the screams of the children, ran into
the kitchen and found her four children in
flames. In her frantic efforts to save her
children she was terribly burned about her
arms, and the children all died of their in :
juries in a few hours. Their father was
away trombone at the time of the accident.
Sunday was celebrated at Paso del
Norte. the seventy-eighth anniversary OF
Mexican independence. Besides the ami
versary celebration the day was made
memorable by the unwilling Of a bust Of
the great patriot. Benito Juarez. who
moved the seat Of government to Paso del
Norte during Maximillians brief career as
emperor.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
MATTERS IN THE WEST.

Mrs. Smell, the widow of the Chicago
millionaire, who was murdered in his own
home by burglar doubtless by the young
scapegrace. Tascott, has doubled the
amount of the original reward, which was
900, for the capture of the fugitive. 1t
is not known that any definite clue to Tas-
colts whereabouts has caused this action,
Fire burned the Sowter block. Wayne,
Mich, causing losses of $4,000; partially
insured.
Reports have reached McCook Neb. of
a terrible conflagration at Oberlin, twenty
miles south OF that place, in which ten or
fifteen business houses were destroyed.
among which was the United States land
office. ...
Forest fires which have been raging at
various points along the bayshore north
and northwest of Bay City, Mich. have not
been subdued and it looks now as if great
damage would result before they are
checked. News from various points slow
that the fires are absolutely beyond con-
troll and the gravest results are to be
feared.
Snow fell at Marquette, Mich, on the
morning OF the 18th.
AS M. .. Easter a well-known farmer
of Algona township. Douglas county. ILL.,.
was returning home from Arcoln
with his wife Friday he became VIC
lently insane and hnckcd her horribly with
q sharp edged corn knife and left her for
dead. Easton was taken TO Arcola and
locked up. He will be sent to an asylum
The woman will probably die
John N. Wogan, aged 60. the most
notorious desperate in southern Illinois,
who for ten years figured in the criminal
courts of Wabash county. was shot and
killed Saturday n ght by Constable Hall. of
Belmont. Hall had arrested Wogan on a
charge of attempting to kill his own son
and daughter, and Wogan, making suspi-
cious move. which indicated violence to
Hall, the latter drew u revolver and shot
him through the head.
Friday was the darkest day yet in the
history of the yellow fever epidemic at
Jacksonville. twelve deaths and fort three
new eases being reported Among the
number who died that day were Hon.
Henry A. Lcngie. cashier of the bank State
OF Florida and ex-treasurcr of state, and
Louis l. Fleming, two Of the nobest of
F'lorida's native sons.
Dock Dargen, n negro boy 10 years old.
was hanged in the Jail at BennestsvilIe Fri
day for the murder, in April last OF Vim. Il.
Coke. Jr.. a white boy Of the same age He
met his death calmly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
FOREIGN EVENTS.

A riot occurred Tuesday among the in
mates OF an Irish immigrants house at
Glasgow. The rioters wrecked the house
and fought desperately with the police who
were ca led TO quiet the disturbance
SlXty-flvc arrests were made and t1fty-two
ofthe rioters were sentencedto one months
Imprisonment, and others were remanded
for further hearing.
-Advices from Paris state that fifty Ger
mans. suspected of being spies, have been
expelled from France.
The first annual triennial session of the
congress of American physicians and sur
geons is being held in the capitol city. Dis
tinguished attendants from Europe are
present.
The federal council OF Switzerland has
decided to eXpel the Swiss rioter and Ba-
varlan socialist. Tailor Hoffman, now in
prison in Zurich. who has been in active
correspondence with the Chicago anarch-
lists and their representatives in Switzer-
land.
The failure Of the banking house of
Samuel Won Frankfurter, Vienna caused a
small panic Friday in the hoersc. The
head of the firm committed suicide. There
are large creditors in Berlin.
The French government has ordered
that gunboats proceed to the west coast Of
Africa for the purpose of pursuing vessels
engaged in the slave trade. especially those
which fly the French flag.
--Eishty-o one passengers, mostly emil
grants. and six members of the crew of the
steamer Sud America, from Montevideo,
which was sunk Friday evening. are re-
ported lost The steamer which col ided
with her. the La France, was badly dam
aged.
A dispatch from Afghanstan SAYS:
The Ameer's troops will attack Ishnk Kh an
on three sides. Separate corps are ad-
vancing from Badakshan. Cabul, and West
crn Turkistan. There are continuous
skirmishes between the outrosts. Ishak
Khan is concentrating his forces near
Haipak. A decisive battle is imminent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
He Did Not Walk.

The heavy-hearted villain Of
Stranded Comedy Company walk
boldly into the Office of the railn
superintendent, and greeted that
sponsible dignitary with a familiar NJ
Unabashed by the astonished look
the eyes of the stiff-necked official.
introduced his business without wait.
to be prompted.
Say, I want you to give me a pass
Boston,"
"A pass?- TO Boston? What !
sir?"
Because I live down that way.
"That may be, sir; but what Ga
have you on this road? We can't Do
for YOU"
The villain hesitated, but was
lost.
''See here! Where are the Oversee
Of the poor i'll this town."
We'll, l happen to be one OF til
myself. Why?"
Then I want you to send me to !
poorhouse. I'm @ pauper, and m !.
going to put myself on this TOY
Shows busted; L haven't a cent al'
you can't give me pass I cant
away. Guess I'll 60 to the poorho
until the season opens and l can
another job. Look after me as soon
you can, please, because I want 10 VIZ
up and get something to eat. what
you say?"
"Mr. Penholder, give this nal
pass to Boston. Tile Ided.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
A Martial Cataclysll.

Presenting the greatest analogy WI
our earth Of any OF the planets, Mars
naturally an object of great interes a.,
the times of its nearest approach Wv
ing tie past few months its surface y,
been carefully studied by Perrotll,
Nice and others, and if their obssi' y,
tions are correct. it appears th@ y.
planetary neighbor has been the s' ';-
of changes since two years ago vi;
which foundations in China were q'l
insignificant. The equatorial I'LL ill.,
known as Sybia. covering an area IN !. !
than France, has been submerseo. - :,
entire district now presenting the !.
pearance of sea. A new canal llaS ~ =,
come visible north of this place, a'l. !, !,
other new canal traverses the WI, Az
snow-cap of the north pole. -AfNo"S"
IruCeley.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28

by several firms. whose loss will be total
The Myer building and the Kline block, o,
| the other side. were badly damaged. The
| losses foot up S30O,00O. 1t is now deflnitcl,
ascertained that the loss by the opera.
| house fire is Sa0S,O0O.
| The Baltimore and Ohio north-boun(
passenger train, due a Mansfield at So:
Friday morning, was derailed by a awitcl
ut Ankcnytown Siding. twenty five miles
south of Mansfield, and colided with a
freight train on the siding. The mail ear,
followed by the express car and two day
coaches. strucN the engine and rolled over
on their sides, badly wrecked. Almost i'm
mediately the freight engine boiler ex-
ploded. throwing debris in all directions
| The two coaches contained ITO passengers.
nearly all returning from the encanpment
| ut Columbus. Hot water and steam from
| the boiler poured into the coaches and the
passengers that had not been hurt by
broken timbcrs were scalded. The engine
of the passenger train, which with two en-
press ears had safely passed the switch.
was imme diately taken to Independence
and Bellcville and all the doctors in those
places were taken to the wreck. The pas
sengers who were not held down by tim
bers crawled out the windows. and by the
time the doctors reached the spot all but
four or five were out of the broken coaches.
Mrs. Edward Valentine, of Chicago. and
F. Luckens. express agent. were firmly
pinned under the wreckagc.
Harry Tomlinson, freight engineer, was
standing on the side track next to the pas
senger track and was found between the
tender and the boiler of his engine with the
front part OF his head blown off. He resided
at Newark. o.
David Wilson. baggagemaster, was found
doubled up alongside the freight train with
his neck broken and his skull crushed. He
has wife and two children living at San
dusky.
Mrs. Edward Valentine. Of 6S4 Madison
street. Chicago, and William Gransley. of
Shawnee, a brakeman OF the freight train.
cannot live. The dead men were laid on
cots alongside the track, and the wounded
were taken to the houses near by.
The wrecked train consisted of the en-
CINE. two express cars. mail car. baggage
CdIs TWO uuN cOicllcS ana Two STEPPING
cars. The only persons injured We're in the
day coaches The sleepers did not leave
the track. The injured number thirty-two,
hrce Of whom are likely to die.
Among the injured are:
j. B. Burnside. commander of Burnside
post. No. 81. Shenandoah. Ia. left clavicle
broken and breast injured.
j. II. Flanagan, Clinton. Ia, feet and
arm hurt.
A majority Of The injured men are men,
bers of The G. A. II. Some of them We're
put in the sleeping cars and taken to their
homes in the afternoon. Those who could
not be moved were taken care of at neigh
boring houses.
August T. Rocdcr. former Omaha
druggist. suicided in ST. Louis few days
ago.
The establishment of Sccomb, Kehol g.
Son, Boston. lubricating oils, was damaged
by fire to the extent of $65, 900 or $75,GOo. A
number of emp!OvaS are rGDOrteQ injured.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

1T has been decided by the postmaster
general that two new railway mail divisions
which are to be established under the Dock
cry bill, passed by the house in February
last. shallbe located in the West, the head
quarters OF the new superintendents to be
at Fort Worth. Tex, and st. Paul, Mimi.
The new superintendents are to have the
present salary of $4,000 year.
Sunset Cox. of New York. has been
elected speaker pro TEN. OF the house during
the absence Of Mr.. Carlisle.
"A violent wind storm Sunday afternoon.
accompanied by sheets of rain. caused by
considerable damage in the northwestern
section OF Washington. Several houses were
blown down and number of roofs lifted.
The cupola of the botanical garden was de-
stroyed. the green house badly shattered
and many valuable tropical plants were
seriously injured.
Secretary Viii they authorizes the state
ment that he has no intention OF resigning
from the cabinet.
Louis W. Crofoot, young lawyer OF
Huron. Dak.. has been nominated by the
president to be associate justice OF the SUI.
preme court of that territory.
The recent act Of congress providing
for an increase Of pension on account of
total or partial deafness having been ap-
proved br the president. the commissioner
OF pensions gives notice to all those now
pcnsioned for total or partial deafness that
no formal application will be required to
secure said increase. 1t will only be neces-
sary that such pensioners write letter to
the commissioner. giving name. certificate.
number and service, and such cases will
be settled at the earliest practicable mo-
ment.
The Henderson bill. increasing the de-
tail Of army officers to educational institu-
tons. as amended in the house, letting in
military institutions as we'll as Summaries.
colleges and universities. has been returned
to the senate for concurrence in the amend.
mentS
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
FAVORABLE TO THE KNIGHTS.
The Pope DEGREES that Catholics May Be-
long to the Order.
New York dispatch1

A special cable dispatch from Rome which
has Official sanction. has been received by
the Catholic Neus. announcing the decree
of the holy office on the Knights of Labor
question, favorable to that organization.
1t will be remembered that in April, 1887,
his Holiness, concurring in the ideas set
forth in the letter OF Cardinal Gibbons in
favor Of the Knights, decided that there was
no cause for action. The Pope also decided
that in Canada, where abandonment had
been issued against Knights, members of
the order could receive dissolution on
promise Of obedience to future decisions of
the Holy See. The matter having been
placed before the holy Office. this decree is
the result 1t settles for good the question.
course, the constitution and aims Of the or
der remain the same.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
MAI. WARNER THE MAN.
SELECTED TO COMMAND THE GRAND
ARMY OFTHE REPUBLIC.

Other Officers Choscn-A Resolution ior
Service Pensions Millions of Properly
Destroyed by the Hurricane In C"ba-iho
Pope's Decree.
columbus Ohio speciGl.l
Tho Grand Army of the Republic IN ma
,;ono, oncamnment in this city. elected
Major Wi liam Warner, OF Kansas Ivy NO
Commander Chief on the first ballot
though several other names were pre-
sented. ;
dent Of Kansas CITY, and represents the
Fifth Missouri District in Congress: He was
brought up in Wisconsin, getting his educ "a
ton at Lawrence University, Appleton no
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28

The Romans, prior to the r !ss
Servius Julius, used rude plee nee. fir:
copper for money, Copper mons' 1fO!
made its appearance in England u, ,1r &
In Ireland it was coined as eul'i /
1889; in Scotland in 14O6; d."
France in 1850.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
A lsoastful Desperate IIi1Io,

information from Cheyenne, Wyoming.
is TO the effect that Sam Brown, desperate
VINO boosted Of having killed four men. was
$40. ana ~ Killed at Hartvlle mining camp by
been brewing between the men fnr sa Maa
lays. They met in a saloon and at once
&c. commenced firing. Brown was hit twice in
the body, and died within half an honr
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
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They VIII Meet Biennially Hereafter
Election of Officers

The Select Knights Ancient Order OF
United Workmen, in annual conclave at
Madison, Wis, decided to meet biennially
hereafter and elected the following officers,
AZ Az OF 1 Chicago: President. George w. Linn;
=. 2. Haven; Secretary, u. Il. Lilard The
FIRST, second, third and fourth prizes in the
legion drill We're won by De Molay, Star of
the west, Anchor and Upchurch Legions,
al OF Chicago. respectively, and Union LIE.
gion' the aiming Chicago body present,
won gold badge for having the largest le-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
A GrOyeling Soul.

She-How UNNECESSARILY gram -, :.
ocean is! 1t always lifts me aDos a, "a,
self and makes our own little lives -
interests seem so petty and hollow ,. az
Gustavus (who is feeling queel ,n i,
has heard imperfectly)-l don. en- In !,
being hollow if I only dare i'N
again,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
Gone lin in S,,,oI

~. rire g, at satako. Ind, destroyed a large
part OF business block. occupied nv manv
n ,li1 at total loss of $4,000. The prine-
bu ui losses s,o We're a those OF Dan Daniel on
St ewartE sio,soo, insurance $500, and S. A.
81 900. S'''oo' INSURED lor
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-28
POLYGAMISTPUNlsHED.
GEORGE Q. CANNON SENTENCED 10
THE PE.NITENTI.4RY.

GmI0,9a Cohabitation---i United States
Marshal Short iM Has .4ccommts-Rains
Cause Considerable Damage in tie East
Ncrs from Ill CHARTERS Of the Globe.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-11

Tho l:lclograph and nelotrope are two
EttIc instruments invented by an in
gcnious carpenter named jules Cllarpen-
tier, which. it IS claimed, Will enable a
composer to record permanently by Cleo
triciIy music rs It Is played ON the piano
forte. This Is great boon for players
who compose with their fingers and viii
elalle them to deluge the public with
trashy improvisatiOns. However, it las
an art side as well, since it will enable
composers CT ability to escape the drudg-
cry Of writing. The melograph records
the music upon sheet of paper, and this
sheet passed through the meIotrcpe pro-
duces each note and expression. This
was demonstrated most successfully by
aint-Saens.-Boston Transcript.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-11
Rus.Ia IN central asI..

Russia not only intends to absorb al
the Central Asian states, but to make
them, il possible, profitable holdings. a
huge cotton plantation has been estab-
hshed near 1tcrv and Is said to give ex-
ceIlent promise. Mills are also to be
erected for turning the cotton into cloth
for the Persian market, where the Rus
Sans VIII have, by reason Of proximity
and ease of access, enormous advantage
over al competitors. a market has been
found n Persia for Russian petroleum.
and dozen caravans Of 600 camels each
nrc now constantly employed In trans
porting 1t tiiither from Baku. These and
other new fields of enterprise Russia has
a monopoly of and viii keep it. Per-
mission to start another cotton field near
Merv has Just been refused TO an Ameri-
can company, and foreigners of all ma
Tens are given to understand that there
is no opening for them IN that part Of the
world. II NAV be that the Tartar wastes
en- be rehabihtated IN the productiveness
s-lI wealth that werc once theirs. If so,
Elc RusSiaa conquerers and ciyilizers will
deserve another Firlusf and q new Shah
Nameh--New York Tribune
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-11
The verdict Unanimous.

W. D. Suit, Druggist, Bippus. Ind,
testifies: Il can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case.
One man took six bottles, and was cur
ed of Rheumatism 70 10 years standing. .
Abram Hare. Druggist, Bellville, Ohio,
affirns: 1.-The best selling medicine /
have ever handled in my 20 years, ex-
perience, is Electric Bitters.'' Thous-
ands Of others have added their testi-
mony, so that the verdict is unanimous
that Electric Bittersdo cure all disease Of
the Liver, Kidneys or blood. Only a
half dollar q bottle at yanGilder's Drug
Store.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-11
One Style of Manly beauty.

There is a peculiar classical style of
manly beauty which all persons who
know anything of the subject must asso-
Gate will enlinence in the law and in or
atOry. There have been plenty of able
lawyers and inspired orators who were
ANYTHING but handsome men. But that
type of strong and comedy physiogomy
which characterized Daniel Webster. and
which has given title TO 4 certain sort of
physical and facial impTessiveness. has be-
come 4 pretty certain index of the quail
ity of man it endOws. You say of it.
There is man who has brains to think
and the gift to express his ideas, and
you are rarely mistaken IN your judg-
mcnt. A few fools of fortune may wear
the masquerade. hut they are the acci-
dents. like white crows and two headed
calv,=.-Alfre1 Trumble In New York
News.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1888-01-11
The Fat.I FurrIer,. coI,c.

Furrier's colo is becoming a fatal dis
ease. if what a local furrier tells mo
amounts to anything. 1t IS eonaEaeted
BIZ working on fne furs and inhaIing the
small particles which rise from them.
These particles accumulate In the lungs
and stomach, and when once they are In
Ealed IT IS impossible to rid ones self of
them. They are liable to cause consunlp-
ton or cancer of the stomach. Said my
friend. the furrier: cit is impossible for
one to work on furs over six months at a
time and not become affected. II is very
lucky for furriers that their season is not
q long one. To be sure when they work
six months they receive but six months
pay, but they have chance to live
longer than they would were they obliged
to work all the year around. Brass buff
ing Is similar to working on f1rs Tho
ssuan particles of brass get into u mans
lungs and cause an incurabIe disease -
Rambler In Brooklyn Eagle.