Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-23
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The story in circulation about Miss
Sackville Vests snubbing Mrs. Cleveland
is authoritatively denied at the legation
The episode is said to have occurred the
day after election. Miss Sackville West
accompanied by member of the legation.
was in jewelers. shop on Pennsylvania
avenue. While she examined some arti-
cles put upon the counter for her inspec-
ton lady entered the door to whom the
gentleman made a low bow. ITO whom do
You speak," said Miss Sackvillc- West 1T
is Mrs. Cleveland" whispered the diplo-
mat. Miss Sackville- West turned around
and saw the lady standing at the opposite
counter with her back towards her. II am
SO sorry" said Miss Sackville- West that
l did not see her face to face. us
should like to have spoken to her very
kindly because her husband has been de-
feated."
An explosion of fire. damp occurred in
the Frederick pit, at Dour. in the province
of Hainaut. Thirty miners were killed.
Later dispatches state that thirty-two per-
sons were killed. At the time of the ex-
plosion there were thirty-five men in the
pit. and out OF this number only three es-
capped alive. The three survivors were
more or less injured.
Messengers who have arrived at Wadv
Halfa report that the mysterious white
pasta in the Baher- Ell Guzel district has
fought great battle and killed MANY der
wishes.
Some irregularty has been discovered
in connection with the transfer of silver
dollars from the mint at New Orleans to
Washington for storage in the Urge new
vault in the court yard of ths treasury
building. which has resulted in the loss of
Sl'5oO The treasury officials refuse to
speak of tho matter and very little is known
beyond the facts already stated. The sill
Nerls shipped by the Adams Express COM
pany. and the loss will probably fall upon
it unless it can be proved that the pack
ages containing the money were tempered
with before they came into it's possession.
DR. A. d. Warkley. postmaster of Hat
borough. Montgomery county. Pa, has
gone to Washington with his resignation in
his pocket. He is an old-time democrat
and thinks it time for him 10 go when the
republicans are vested with the powers.
In conversation with a reporter he said he
wanted TO go out at the head of his party
and he believed his was the first democrat
&c resignation to follow the defeat. He
took his resignation to the postoffice de-
partment and then called at the white
house.
One OF the strongest democratic towns
in Georgia is Elberton, in Eberton county
Although Elberton is a large voting pro-
cinct. only one vote was cast for Harrison.
ana mat was cast by young man named
Patrick Henry. who has always been con-
sldered a staunch democrat. but who diff
fered from President Cleveland on the
tariff question. His townsmen were SO in
censed at his action that they publicly cow
hided him for having disgraced the town
by breaking its record as a solid demo-
cratic one.
Lord Sackville and the Misses Sack
ville-West will be. unable TO accept Lord
SANKEY'S invitation to visit him at the gov
eminent house in Ottawa They will sail
direct fer Paris when they reach New York
from Washington. They will visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Gabriel Salonsol for a few DAYS. Then
they will go to London to be the guests OF
Lady Derby, and Lord Sackville will COM
plete some arrangements about the possess
sion of Knole. 1t has not been decided
whether they will spend the winter at Cam
mes. in the south Of France. or accept an
invitation from Lord and Lady Lansdowne
to visit them in India.
Cincinnati Price Current IS: The sun
ply of hogs coming to western packing
points has continued small during the
week. The packing at nine leading cities
was $4,000 hogs, which compares will,
172.OOO hogs last week and 27G,OUO hogs for
the corresponding week last year, making
the total at these points for the season to
date 87 900. against $4,000 last year. There
has b EN- a moderate number packed at
other points. the weather for the most part
being nnfavorable. One packing house in
Louisville and one in Cincinnati opened to-
day. The following table shows the pack
ing done ut the points named:
Packing. Nov..1 to date: 1888. 1887.
Chcago .............. 135OOO 225. OOG
Kansas City. SOMN 95OlN
Omaha ................ 10000 ,S OCpl
st. LOUIS. ............. 2G.0OO 42.UtG
indianapolis. 10000 Is lO'
incinnati. ...... S3WO 45(NG]
milwaukee,. ........... II 900 36.OM
Cedar Rapids ......... 800 1887
cleveland. $3.50 1895