Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-05-18
THE HERALD.
BY BLANK & BLANK,
WASHINGTON SPRINGS. DAKOTA.
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FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC.
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Will Shaffer, son of the secretary OF the
State Agricultural society at Des Moines.
comm tied suicide by shooting himself in
the head. He was young man OF dissi-
pated habits and has been very wild for
the past few months. Last week he was
left in charge of the office while his father
was out Of town. and he neglected his du-
ties and left town. Being unwilling to face
his father en- his return and overcome
with remor> SO he killed himself at the fam
lily residence.
United States District Attorney Muir
ply has received instructions from Attor-
ney-Gcneral Garland to bring suit against
the state of Iowa for 81 600 acres of land in
O'Brien county. There is "a dispute be-
tween the settlers and the Sioux City and
St. Paul Railroad company Us to the title OF
these lands.
The senate committee on inter- state
commerce has ordered a favorable report
upon the amendment to the sixteenth Sec
ton of tho in: err state commerce law, which
section now provides for summary pro-
ceedings by mandatory or other process
by Unite States circu t courts sitting in
equity to enforce any lawful order or re-
quirement OF the commission. The amend
ment continues the provisions of the Sec
ton as they now stand as to any order or
requirement Of the commission not found
ed upon controversy requiring trial by
jury; but as to matters which. under the
constitution. require trial by jury. it is pro-
posed the COMMISSION or any person inter
ested may apply il a summary way to cir
cult courts sitting as courts Of law. The
amendment makes provision for a speedy
trial of such cases. and provides that on
hearing. findings of fact by the commission
shall be prima facie evidence. 1t also pro-
vides that the court shall by its order fix
time for trial not less than twenty nor more
than forty days from the date of the order.
The Illinois Central railroad company
have flied an answer in the federal court to
the suit of Moses X. Jessup and George J.
Forrest. Tho answer denies all charges
made that the Illinois Central wrecked the
Cedar Falls Minnesota railroad company
and the Dubuque and Sioux City.
The banquet given to Mr.. Parnell at the
Eighty club. London was in every respect
successful. and altogether a most signfl-
cant affair. Upward of fifty English and
Scotch members were included in the list
OF those prcsent-the greatest number of
liberal commoners that ever met in homer
OF the Irish leader. and there was also in
attendanc" remarkably large representa-
ton OF the wealth. culture and influence of
Great Britain not imme diately ass ociated
with politics. The chair was occupied by
r. F. Haldane. member for Hadding ton
shire. and the vote of thanks to Mr. Parnell
was proposed by Commoner Ackland. Sec
onced by E. f. Knox. Fellow of All Souls,
Oxford. q Protestant and an Ulster man.
though an ardent home-ruler. Mr.. Par
nels remarks were pregnant with the
spirit of Irish autonomy. yet his address
was raised to a scholarly plane which en-
tirely removed it from the class of political
speeches. He was warmly congratulated
at the conclusion of his speech and over
whelmed with praise by the speakers who
preceded and followed him.
The house of commons of Ottawa. Ont.
recently discussed the governments pro-
posal to secure II further loan of S25, OOO, 900.
Topper. the minister of finance. explained
that s5.03O.00O Of the proposed loan was to
meet the floating liabilities in London. and
10000 was to meet obligations in con-
nectiOn with railroad cnhciIiac