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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

A BROKEN pipe has interrupted the
British Royal Societys boring in the
Nile delta. At a depth of 1924 feet
or 220 feet below sea level-the solid
rock is still untouched,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

You see me now q wreck"
thin, pale man did mutter:
"But yet one month ago
was as fat as butter.
MY trouble! Well you know.
Invent to Saratoga,
And for day or 80
ate just like an ogre.
But soon my meals were served
Lukewarm. and then so frigif
My brain became benumbed,
My muscles all were rigid.
"To pig1ny's size shrank,
Though once gladiator;
The cause Of it? you ask
didn't fec the waiter!'
Hotel Mail.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-17

sat under the Rev. Arthur's
ministrations while the latter was dis
pensing the Gospel, and had ministered
unto him many times thereafter, when
the services of a publican were required
at the mansion, so if any one should
know the ex-reverend gentleman, he
should. But when addressed by name,
the wicked parson stared at the inn
keeper in establishment, and replied that
his name was not Dana, but Tredennis;
that he was not minister but the son
of the late John Tredennis, and that
he had just arrived in the village for
the purpose OF taking possession of his
property. The inn-keeper and others,
still doubling, he drew forth and
showed them divers papers, to identify
himself, among them being q certificate
of his fathers marriage to a creole girl
in New Orleans, and another of his own
birth. AS for Arthur Dana, he declared
that he never knew him. This was
looked upon as the latest of the wicked
parsons mad freaks, and the sturdy
villagers were about to become
abusive, when farmer ap-
preached and excitedly stated that
the Rev. Arthur Dana had been found
lying dead in the woods about mile
up the turnpike, and that the body was
then on its way to the village. A farm
ers wagon arrived soon after, and sure
enough, the body of the ex-minister
was within it. On examination it was
found that he came to his death by a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10

the soldiers by scouts would be duly
notified of their approach. He feared
some disturbance, but believed that
with the force at his command he could
make successful resistance. He criti-
cised the conduct OF leading citizens
and civil authorities in not coming act
ually to his support. The soldiers are
conducting themselves well, though
several times to-day. they were hooted
while marching in small bodies to their
hotels. The only thing that, in the
opinion of your correspondent, will
keep off riot tonight is the presence
of two terrible gatling guns.
AT MIDNIGHT
the situation is better than at any time
for the past forty-eight hours. Steady
rain has been falling all day,
and continues tonight and throws
depression over everything,
The scenes about the military head
quarters are very unusual. Pickets are
kept posted and none can pass through
their lines without peremptory halt and
display of pass to the captain of the
guard
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
SHERIFF SMITH TALKS.
He Says the Mob Was the First tC
Fire.


BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Dec. 9.-As to
the occurrence of last night
Sheriff Smith said to-day: 1--WE
begged and pleaded with
the crowd to keep back, and then they
fired the first shot. Several shots were
fired by the crowd before I gave
the order to fire. We begged them
to halt at the mouth the alley,
and still they kept coming On. We
begged them to go back, and time and
again warned them that we would
shoot, but they would not listen to us.
They came half way up the alley. close
to the Jail door, and shouted, Blow
up the jail with dynamite After
all this and after they opened fire, I
gave the order to fire. They continued
firing after we ceased. 1 feel that we
could have not done anything else under
the circumstances, and I deeply regret
the necessity"
CHIEF OF POLICE RICHARD SAID:
II don't see how we could have done
but l never regretted anything in my
life so much as l did the unfortunate
necessity. We repeatedly warned
them to keep back, and told
them we would shoot if they
continued to advance. was inside the
Jail and heard shot fired on the out
side before Sheriff Smith gave
the order to fire. l do not know who
fired this shot, whether some one
in the crowd or one of the officers
as l was in position where could not
see the flash. am not used to crying,
but when the terrible affair was over I
cried like baby-I could not help it."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
SOUGHT TO CREMATE HER.
A Jersey Mailman Tries to Burn
His Wife Up.


Special to the Globe.
GLEN GARDNER. N. j., Dec. 9.-This
morning the residence of Jesse Castner
was discovered to be On fire and cries
were heard. Jacob Frome and another
neighbor burst into the place, and while
trying to extinguish the fire Mr.. Cast
ner became violent, and it became
necessary to tie bin. The aged wife of
MIR. Castner says: 81 was awakened
about 6 80 o'clock. 1 found the clothes
closet on fire. l tried to give an alarm,
but Jesse caught me and pushed me
towards the closet. He had set the
lamp in among the clothes and they
were all on fire. He caught up bed
clothes and threw them on the fire, and
he also set fire to my dress. just
before Mr.. Frome got in [ got away
and started for the stairs, and
he pushed me and l fell to
the bottom" Mrs. Castner was terribly
burned. and her hand plainly showed
the marks of her husbands teeth, where
he had bitten her IN his desperate at
tempt to cremate her. After the fire
Mr.. Castper was united. Suddenly he
seized an axe and, turning quickly,
aimed a savage blow at Lommason,
which luckily missed him. Castner
then set about demolishing the house,
hacking the furniture to pieces. Fully
half the villagers gathered about the
house, but kept at safe distance.
Finally the old man threw the axe at
Lommason. missing him, and before he
could recover the weapon he was over
powered. AS soon as possible he will
be transferred to Morris Plain asylum.
This is the third fire at the Castner resi-
dence. Castner is an elder of the Pres
byterian church and much respected.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
HALVES INTERVIEWED.
He Was Sure His Time Had Come,
and Got Ready.


BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 9.-Hawes
was interviewed to-day by an Atlanta
friend. In response to the first ques-
ton, as to his guilt, he replied:
"Oh, Godl This is terriblel Here I'm
confined in this cell, charged with murder
ing my wife and daughters. Why should I
kill them? loved those two children, and
once l loved their mother The children
could not have killed because my heart was
too full of love for them. The mother
would not have killed, because we were
apart
''You heard the shots last night?'
"Oh, yes 1 heard them"
"What were you doing?''
II was lying down upon this bunk. The
shooting soon became general. I realized
that the city patrol had Gomez
"And what did you DOR
81 got up and put on my shoes. Then put
on my coat and overcoat and made myself
ready"
'sFor what?''
ITO go with the crowd to the most igno-
minous death any man ever endured
''Did you think they would get your
Eyes, felt sure they would"
There have been no new develop
ments in his case to-day, but every
body considers him guilty and will hear
nothing else. A few years ago he
caught his wife in fragrant de-
lictu with man named Mike
Cain, in Atlanta. He assaulted
and latter and almost killed him. When
asked to-day about the affair he said
that if his pistol had not failed to go off
he would have killed Mike. 81 wish l
had killed him." he added; IL would
not now be here in jail charged with
these murders"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
SELL THROUGH SCALPERS.
How the Railways Evade the Fourth
Section of the Law.
VERY LOW THROUGH RATES
Made by Furnishing Scalpers Blocks Of
Tickets and Paying Them
Commissions.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-The principal OBJ
ject for which Chairman Cooley and
Mr.. Morrison, of the interstate COM
merce commission, came to this city is
to unearth the illegitimate practice said
to have been resorted to by the railroads
to evade the provisions of the interstate
commerce law in regard to passenger
traffic. "The methods pursued in this
matter are fully as ingenious" says the
Tribune, ''aS those resorted to on freight
traffic, about which so much is said at
present. The commission system af-
forded the railroads the desired oppOr-
tunity to violate the fourth section of
the law, and this is the reason why
perpetuatiOn of this system is so strong
ly advocated by many of the roads. In
order not to affect their business be-
tween intermediate points most Of the
railroads now transact all their through
business through brokers' or scalpers'
offices. The scalperS are furnished with
large blocks of tickets, on which they
are paid commissions amounting to
nearly one-half their value, which the
scalpers sell at greatly reduced rates.
Thus the through rates in most in
stances are lower than the rates to in
termediate points. In order to evade
the long and short haul clause, the
through rates at the regular railroad
offices are maintained at tariff, but trav-
elers are given to understand that they
can get
CHEAPER RATES
by going to scalpers' Offices" A state
ment lately furnished Abbott, of the
Western States Passenger association,
revealed the fact that there were tickets
to st. Louis, Missouri river points and
st. Paul and Minneapolis in the hands
of scalpers. the tariff value of which
was about 100000, which were sold to
them at about One-half their regular
rate. This does not include the large
blocks of tickets placed in scalpers'
hands, from day to day, on which they
receive a large commission. For the
last two days number of managers
and many of the local ticket agents of
the various Western roads have~been
examined by the commission re-
galding these practices, but just
what evidence they gave could not be
learned, as the Interstate commission
ers conducting the examination are un-
communicative. E. A. Mulford, one of
the leading scalpers in the city, who
has branch offices in nearly every prom
inent city in the country. was before
the commission yesterday afternoon,
and it is learned from good authority
that neither entreaties nor threats
could induce him to answer the ques-
tions of the commission as to the roads
that furnished him with tickets, and at
what prices or upon what conditions he
obtained them. Mr.. MulfOrd was, it is
said. given until Monday to answer the
questions of the committee or be COM
mitted for contempt.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
HEARTRENDING SCENES
At Hospitals, Physicians Offices
and Undertaking Rooms.


BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 9. Captain
Clark, of the Jefferson volun-
teers, was in command of the
military, and one of his first
orders was to place strong guard a
every gun store in the city. A squad
of troops was placed at each point, and
they remained on duty there all night.
For a time it was thought an attack
would be made on the Jail be-
fore morning. but all fear of this was
soon dispelled. A number of hot
headed men suggested that the Jail be
blown up with dynamite, but if any
one even thought of anything so des-
perate it would have been impossible
because no one had any of the deadly
stuff and none could be obtained at
that time. At the drug stores, physi-
clans offices, at the hospital and
undertaking rooms, heartrcnding
scenes were witnessed. Strong men
in the agonies of death, groaned aloud
while skillful physicians did all that
could be done to relieve their suffer-
ings. Men who had just been reused
from sleep by the noise of the terrible
affair crowded around operating
chairs searching for friends and arel-
tives. At Lockwood & Miller's, three
bodies lay side by side and thousands
of people came to look at them. Nearly
all the physicians in the city were sum-
moned to attend the wounded, amount
ting to probably fifty in all. The sad
dest death was that of Postmaster
Throckmorton, young, talented and
popular. He has been married two
years and leaves wife and child
A. D. Bryant, who fell at the first fire,
shot through the heart, is Tennesean,
his home being not far from Columbia,
at Bryant's station, on the narrow
gauge, He was thirty yaars of age, and
had been living here only about six
weeks
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10

Iible murder Of Mrs. Hawes and her chill
dren, one of the most atrocious crimes ever
known, and the subsequent loss OF life OF
some of ouI best citizens, has deeply stirred
the public mind and enlisted the tenderest
sympathy of every right-minded per-
son. There are some things as sacred
as life Itself, and one of them is the
maintenance of the laws made TO
protect life and honor and virtue. Without
the orderly observance of the laws OF the
land no man, no woman, no child is safe.
Public Indignation at atrocious crime is nat
ural, but at the same time the law alone
should visit the righteous penalty. 1t must
not be said that in the great city Of B1rmlng-
ham a criminal cannot be arrested and hayea
fair trial Some good citizens think the prs
oner should have been removed to some
other county. With the great population OF
business men and worthy mechanics and
artisans and laborers here. the pride OF our
city, is it possible that we must call on Mont
gomery and Mobile to protect criminals
from the illegal assaults of our own people.
Are we not now strong enough to MAINTAIN
the law without calling on other
towns to do that for us? None
can deplore more than we the un-
fortunate killing last night. The victims
are our frlendS ana associates. we 10 HoI
propose to discuss now or here this question
as to whether the officers erred in the man
ner of the discharge of their duty. or as to
whether they were hasty in the discharge OF
it. We do know that they had no sympathy
for the men they were defending, but acted
as vindicators of the law. We address
ourselves to the future and not
to the past, and we appeal to
every good citizen to commend law,
order and peace; to repress all attempts to
excite popular indignation and to refrain
from assembling on the streets. The good
name of our city. your own security and that
of your wives and children, counsel most
strongly the strict observance OF law. The
governor of Alabama and military
staff of other cities, with field
rifles and Calling guns, are seen On
our streets to-day to enforce law and to
maintain it, Let us pledge ourselves SO to
act in this emergency and SO to speak that
from this time forth it may be known that
Birmingham stands for law and good gov
ernment and needs no help from others to
maintain them.
NJ. T. PORTER,
CHAs. WHEELoCK,
THOMAS CoBBs and others.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
THE SIOUX BILL.
Indians Not to Be Asked for Their
Consent This Time.

COnScnC i QlS lime.
Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.-HOn. John 81.
King, of Rapid City. arrived late last
night and commenced werk to-day in
the interest of the Sioux reservation
bill. He is busy interviewing members
of the Indian committees of both houses
of congress concerning the possibility
of getting the new bill considered and
passed during the present session.
Hon. N. G. Ordway has interested him
self in the case and has had several
conversations with Hon. John j. Kleiner
and others. He believes in the practi
cability of passing the bill at this ses-
sion. Senator Dawes will tomorrow
Introduce bill similar to the one intro
duced last week in the house. The sem
ator does not insist upon submitting the
question to the Indians. He regards
them as wards of the nation, and in
capable of making or carrying into
effect a treaty. His bill will contain
some important features omitted by the
Clifford bill, but it will meet with the
approval of the house committee. He
Will not only Introduce it tomorrow
but will endeavor to get it considered
and reported by his committee during
the week. 1t is safe to predict that tue
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
WHAT CAUSED THE RIOT.
The Brutal Deed of Engineer
HaWeS.
M. T. PORTER
CUAs- WHEEL

The Brutal Deed Of Engineer
Hawes.
BIRMINGHAM, Dec. 9.-LaSt Tuesday
the body of little girl was found in
East lake, near this city. The fact
was established that she had been mur-
dered, and Wednesday the body was
identified as that of May Hawes, the
daughter of R. R. Hawes, railroad en-
gineer. Circumstances pointed to the
girls father as her murderer. He was
married i'll Columbus, Miss, We'd
nesday evening, though supposed to
have wife here. On his arrival here
with his bride that night he was ar
rested, charged with murder. Then it
was learned that he had never been
divorced from his first wife and that
she had been missing since last Satur-
day as we'll as younger child.
Search for the woman's body COM
menced at once, and soon additional cir
cumstantial evidence against Hawes was
secured. Saturday evening the body OF
his wife was found at the bottom OF the
lake weighted down with iron. This
caused intense excitement throughout
the city, and that night fifty OF
more officers were placed around the
jall armed with Winchester rifles, an
ticipating possible attempt to lynch
Hawes. About II o'clock Saturday
night 1900 or 5000 men gathered
in the vicinity of the Jail
making threats. They were without
organization or leaders. and after much
parleying with the mayor and others
who tried to get them to go away the
crowds finally reached the end of a
narrow alleyway leading to the
Jail doors. Then the officers warned
them to stand back or they would be
fired on. After repeated warnings
they would not turn back, and Sheriff
Smith ordered the officers to fire. One
volley was fired and twenty
three men fell killed or wounded.
Three men were instantly killed,
seven have since died, and ten
others are badly wounded. The mob
then hurriedly dispersed, ,vowing venge-
ance. State troops were ordered here at
once and ten companies have already ar
rived. There has been intense feeling
all day, but no outbreak of any kind and
none is feared. The city at midnight is
very quiet.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
FOUGHT OVER JEALOUSY.
Two Gentlemen Engage in a Duef
in the South.

Special TO the GloDe.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 9.-Augusta is
stirred up to-day over a mysterious duel
fought at Sanbar Ferry at noon. One
of the principles, DR.. L. S. Dulin, of
Baltimore, is in Jail, held on charge Of
carrying concealed weapons. while
search is being made for the rest of the
party, who are in the swamps over in
South Carolina, eluding the officers.
The other principal was taken from the
field in carriage, having an ugly
wound In the shoulder. A gentleman
of this city was driving by, when he
heard four shots, but on reaching the
scene the party had scattered. The fer
ryman says one of them he understood
to be Philadelphia travelling man, who
fell at the second fire. DR.. Dulin had a
bullet hole through his hat when ar
rested. Thirty-eight calibre pistols were
used, and the distance was twenty,
PAGES. The cause of the duel is jeal.I
OuSy.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
HIS NAME rs HAssEL.
"BulOw" Turns Out a Well-KnOwn
Railway Man.

Special to the Globe.
BRAINERD, Minn., Dec. 9.-The mur.
derer known heretofore as Bulow was
to-day started on another trip, perhaps
return to Little Falls, though Sheriff
Rascott, of that place, who came for
him, was reticent as to his destination.
but he left with the prisoner heavily
irOned on the neon train. The past day
or two parties have been suspiciously
accommodating the Jail, one party from
Royalton and certain citizens here, who
were friends of the murdered man,
all of which gave rise to feeling Of
uneasiness, and Sheriff Spalding is glad
to be rid of the man. Bulow, since
coming here, has been identified as
Charles Hassel. a former railroad man,
employed on the Northern Pacific year
ago here as fireman running with
Engineers Greene, Jones and others.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10

Dawes bill will pass the senate before
the Christmas holidays. 1t is ascer-
tanned to-day that Messrs. Painter and
Welch, the president and resident
agent of the Indian Rights association,
have expressed willingness to have
the bill pass without the clause sub
mitting the matter to the Indians. This
is regarded as fact of great signi-
ficance IN the bill. Hitherto the Indian
Rights association has insisted upon
the submission clause.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
NORMAL SCHOOL BURNED.
Tall Hustlings by Pupils Of a
Boarding School.

LOCK HAVEN, Pa, The Central State
Normal school, this city, was totally
destroyed by fire this afternoon. One
hundred boarding students, most of
whom were in the building at the time,
were safely removed. The building was
of brick, four stories high, and cost $780,
600. The amount of the insurance cam
not be ascertained tonight, but is said
to be small. The total number of stu
dents was over 200. Many of them lost
their books, clotlle and other yaluables.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
The Manitoba Case.

Special to the Globe.
: WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The case Of
the Manitoba road, which was argued
short time since by S. U. PiIney, of
Madison, Wis.,, and Col. Clough, of st.
Paul, has been carefully considered by
Secretary Villas, and he will render
decision either tomorrow or Tuesday.
The briefs of the arguments have been
upon his desk for several days, and he
has thoroughly sifted the matter from
judicial standpoint. 1t is apprehended
that his decision will be favorable to
the road.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
1T WILL BE VETOED.
The Direct Tax Bill Mark for
the President.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The direct
tax bill, which comes up in the house
on Tuesday, will probably occupy that
day and Wednesday, and will finally
pass the house substantially as it came
from the committee. 1t appropriates
about s17.5OO,OOO. Mr.. Oates, of Ala
bama, will offer three amendments to
the bill, one refunding the cotton tax,
under the act of 1862. S5S,00O, 600; an
other refunding the abandoned prop
erty tax. s1O,OOO,OOO, and the third re-
funding the deposit tax under the act
of 1896, $2s,OOO.OOO. None of these
amendments are expected to pass. The
opponents of the measure confidently
predict that the president will veto it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
A Submerging Cruiser.
Special to the Globe.

SpcCluI t' IHt OIUUe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Representa-
tive Grain, of Texas. will introduce a
bill tomorrow providing for the con-
struction of one steel-armored submerg-
ing cruiser, with triple screws and
armed with heavy rifled high pressure
guns and pneumatic torpedo throwers.
The cost of this improved ship Of war is
fixed at 81, 100000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
Langtry offered $4,000.

SpeclaI 70 the CI0be.
BosToN, Dec. 9.-In letter to friend
here Mrs. Langtry says: 81 have been
offered $4,000 by publisher for book
of my memoirs whenever like to write
it, on condition that do not authorize
any other version of my life and remin-
iscences to appear in such volume by
me. So am compelled to decline all
offers Of literary work."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10

A. c. Penn ock. Cleveland, O.. has sold to
George Newton and josiah Allen. of Vicks-
burg, Mich, the promising colt Youne Pilot,
9475, py q son of Pilot, Jr.. dam Lady
Cuylcr. by Cuyler; second dam by ffignoli,
tal.d dam by Mambriuo Chief l..
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-10
Pound on the Ground.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Thad G
Pound, of Chippewa Falls, is registered
at the Abbott He is here in the inter
est of the lndiands on the Court
d'Oreille reservation.