Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-12-14
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1t was an unusually full senate that re-
sponded to President Pro Tenn. Ingalls, call
to order at IL o'clock Monday. At that
time the public galleries xere crowded
The desk Of the presiding officer wah dec
GRATED with a very handsome pyramid bou-
quet. Exactly ut II o'clock Senator In
galls called the senate to order and Chap
lain Butler opened the proceedings with
prayer. He returned thanks for the boun-
tifu! blessings vouchsafed and remembered
President-Elect Harrison in his petition.
A few minutes were spent in greeting the
senators and then Senator Sherman offered
the usual resolution that the secretary
notify the house that the senate was ready
to proceed to business. Tho resolution
was adopted. as was also one bv Senator
Morrill, for tho appointment of a committee
to notify the president that tho senate was
ready to receive any communication he
might have to make. Mes srs. Morrill, and
Salisbury composed this committee.
After a recess. the usual message from the
house announcing the fact Of its being In
session and Of its having appointed COM
mittee to wait upon the president was de-
livered. That was followed by report
from the committee to wait ON the presi-
dent to tho effect that it had performed
that duty and that tho president would
communicate Immediately. The presi-
den 8 message was then received. and Mr..
to read it. The reading of the message oe-
cupiod an hour and twenty minutes. The
portions Of it which discussed hequestion
of tariff revision. reasury surplus. fishery
troubles and the West incident wore lis.
tened to with very close attention and ap-
parent interest by fourteen republican sem
ators and about an equal number of demo-
Gratis. The O. her portions of the message
seemed to have but few il any listeners.
and the reading had the effect of gradually
clearing the galleries Of numerous specta-
tors. When the read ng was finished the
message was laid on the table and ordered
to be printed.
"A desperate and cold blooded attempt
to commit murder occurred early Monday
morning in the bakery of james P. Bruce,
at Indianapolis. About three years ago
Bruce took a poor. homeless German
named George Hacker into his employ and
taught him the trade. Hacker gradually
developed into u ull-blown anarchist. and
when convcrsing on the subject Of anarchy
would grow excited and abusive. Monday
morning when Bruce entered the bakery to
mix the flour for his bread Hacker sprang
upon him armed with Ratchet and long
knife. He struck Bruces on the head with
the Ratchet and then crowded his dazed
victim against the wall and deliberately
plunged the dagger nine times into Bruce's
neck and face. The victim cried out for his
wife. and the brave woman rushed into the
room and clutched the blood despatched
anarchist around the neck. and dragging
him awaysfrom her husband just as he was
lifting the Ratchet to brain the helpless
man. terrible struggle between the
frantic wife and tho anarchist then took
place. He was wild with murderous hate.
and holding his bloody knife in hand he
rushed about tho room endeavoring to
again get at the dying Bruce. He finally
did get by the wife and reached Bruce,
when the latter. who is of giant frame,
struggled to his feet in a dying effort. and.
grabbing a shovel. struck Hacker a blow
on the head and he fled and is still atlarge
Bruce was taken 10 the hospital with
slim hopes Of living through the night.
Mrs. Langtry has been snubbed by
Lady Stanley. of Pres on. the wife of the
goverhor-general of Canada and this is
how it came about: st. Andrews night the
st. Andrews society gave ball. to which
the gubernatorial party and Toronto aris-
tocracy We're invited. When it was learned
that the Jers y Lily would be in Toronto at
the time of the event some OF her friends
suggested thatit would be a graceful thing
to send her u card OF invitation. This was
done and it was announced publicly that
the actress would be present. An effort
was made to secure Lady stanleys consent
to have Mrs. Langtry presented. but the
governor-genera s wife declined to meet
the actress. This being the case Mrs.
Langtry did not attend the ball. but went
to her private car at the union depot in no
pleasant franc of mind. The affair has
created much gossip among society people
there.
The public debt statement for the month
of November is us follows:
Interest bearing debt
frinclpal... 347.06S.9 02
Interest. ..:.... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9,e96,258
since maturity. principal and in
terest. .....,....:. >. ............. o,sls.osl
Debt bearing no interest. ........ 73l, 697,750
Total debt principal. 1885, 17, 7O6
Interest,". OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10,057,744
Total; 81. 900, s75, ESQ
Total debt, less available cash
items; zoe. 724, 1853
Net cash in treasury. ............... 1929, 610
Debt, less cash in treasury De- I
cember L.. :..;........::...... LAS, 4s9, s5s
Debt, less cash in easury Novem-
Der l....................... 1,137, so,os6
Increase of debt during the month 11,199,s17
Decrease since June 30, 1883. 500. 17,O94.Sc9
Total cash in treasury shown by
treasurer's general account. ..... Glo,7 62l
--Advices from Peru. received by "a Pam
ANA steamer. report terrible atrocities
committed in the interior country by In
dians. The curne of Mayaro was shot and
beaten to death with sticks and stones, and
when his old mothe' interfered she was
shot and her head cut Off Another woman
who tried to save her was also killed.
The bodies Of all three were wrapped IN
hides and thrown into the river. At Le-
Para street riot occurred owing to an at