Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-02-24
THE HERALD.
by BLANV & BLANK.
WASHINGTON SPRINGS. DAKOTA
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FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
An interesting Summary Of the
Important Occurrences OF
the Week.
A Budget Of News Cleaned From the
Latest Dispatches From Far
and Near.
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
.ADvIcEs BY TELEGRAM.
CONGRESS.

THE following bills were reported the 18th
and placed on the calendar: For the relief OF
volunteers OF the Fourth Iowa infantry. Au.
tforizing the construction Of q high wagon
bridge across the Missouri river ut or near
Sioux City. Among the bills introduced and
president to confer the brevet rank on army
officials for brilliant services in Indian cam.
pnigns. To authorize the wearing Of badges Of
luton for the abolition Of the Office Of surveyor
general Of Iowa and Nebraska. resolution
directing inquiry into the causes of inefficient
hundred and eight private pension bills were
passed. In the house the following committee
reports were submitted: From the committee
on Judiciary tadyerselyl, designating the first
shall meet. Laid on the table. From the COM
mittee on Indian affairs, to divide the great
Sioux reservation into smaller reservations
House calendar. An amendment to the de- Dc.
for compensation to clerks in postotice,
n Bin Was adopted appropriating $4,000 for the
support of United States prisoners, and $1,000
for the SALARY Of an additional circuit Judge in
was adopted directing the public printer to en-
force rigidly the provisions OF the eighth hour
law. An evening session was had at which time
a1engthy debate was had upon the Pacific rail-
road telegraph bill.
A dispatch from San Reno says that
DR.. Mackenzie has protested against the
course Of treatment pursued by the Ger
man doctors in the case of the Crown
Prince, Fredefick William.
-Debrazza has reached Paris and 1t is
not likely that he will ever return to the
Congo in an official capacity. The colonial
department is very bitter against him. It
has received several complaints from
members of his mission charging him with
working less for France than with personal
and ambitious objects and accusing him
of having recklessly squandered the funds
entrusted to him. besides pledging the
state great expenditure, for which there
is little prospect of getting any in return.
Irene Parke. of Washington. fortyyears
old. colored. while insane, attempted to kill
her two daughters. aged respectively nine
but this was taken from her by her husband
Subsequently he fell asleep. and she then
procured a Ratchet and hacked the children
about the head. but before she inflicted Sc
rious injuries the cries Of the children
awakened her husband, who secured her.
She has been sent to the insane asylum.
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The senate has confirmed the following
presidential appointments: Marshal G.
Donald. commissioner of fish and fisheries.
Postmasters: Iowa.. T. Alexander. Mon
ticello; B. Burke. What Cheer; s. Gridley,
Malvern; n. Hoagland, Emmettsburg; b.
Kisner. Mason City; T. G. Medary, Waukon;
N. IS. Noble. Anamosa; W. G. Sigwart. Ma
quoketa: II. Slikkenveen. Orange City; j.
B. Stutsman. Harlan; j. s. Lake. Marion.
The life of Fred Brown the Logansport,
Ind. gambler. who committed suicide in
that city by taking morphine. is shrouded
in mystery. kilograms have been sent to
ascore or more points in the west. but SO
far no traces of friends or relatives can be
found. His body has been embalmed and
will be held until every possible effort of To-
eating his relatives has been exhausted.
He told a friend at Logansport that he had
brother at Big Bend. Kan, whose name
was Frank Kelsey. He also claimed to own
q cattle ranch near Walla Walla. W. T., but
that he did not dare to return.
Much excitement has existed at Steel
vile. Mo-. owing to a peculiar disease,
which has been raging on the northern line
of Schuyler county. A close examination
proyesSit to be mild type Of small pox.
with thirty cases reported and more town
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