Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-03-02
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.
ADv1cEs BY TELEGRAM.
CONGRESS.

laws of the United States to the public land
strip; to amend the alien land act so rs to per-
NIT foreign governments to acquire property in
the District of Columbia, and to provide for the
protection of submarine cables Among the
bills introduced and referred was one to pro
and snilors. bill to provide for compulsory
education of Indian children mot including the
five civilized tribes nor the Osnges) WAS
debated. but Went over without action. The
bill wns report ed favorably to extend the south
ern and western boundaries Of Kansas to in
clude what is known as the public land strip i'll
favorably to authorize the president to appoint
Gen. Alfred P1casanton major of cavalry. and
General William Wuverill us colonel on the re-
tired list Senator Spooner reported fnvorably
bill for the erection Of public building at
Sioux City to cost S25OOO0. A bill was passed
ineorporatins the Washington cable electric
In the house, S. S. Cox was elected speaker pro
tennpore. A resolution was referred to the COM
mittee on foreign affairs requesting the presi-
de to send to the house. if no. incompatible
with public interest, I'LL correspondence between
this government and the governments of Great
Britain and Venezuela relntingto the question
colonies and Venezuela. The floor was then nc
corded to the committee on public buildings
and grounds. Among the bills reported and
placed on the calendar one for
the erection of public building at Sioux City
The house then went into committee of whole
and bin for the erection OF public bic d building
agreed ;nlso bill for the purchase of addi-
tional land ut CouncG Bluffs ut cost not to
exceed $4,000. The committee having risen
the house passed the bills agreed to and then
adjourned.
"A choice incident has been enlivening
political circles in London-no' less than n
passage at arms between Bradlaugh and
the premier, in which his lordship does not
S,,l;,,
has secretary answering to the call Of
Gunton, who wrote a letter in his masters
name expressing his belief that Bradlaugh
was periurer. The famous free-thinker
asked Lord Salisbury if he admitted his
legal responsibility for this letter. and the
premiers solicitor in reply stated that his
lordship did not admit his legal RESPONSE
bility. The letter was not published by
Lord Salisbury or with his authority. Thus
the champion cocrcionist gets out of seri-
Gus difficulty by simply shirkingit.
The action of Wilfrid Blunt against Po-
lice Magistrate Byrne. Of Loughrea, for
false imprisonment. in which the jury dis
agreed lately. will be retired in March.
A call has been issued converting the
executive committee of the Texas Live
Stock association in Austin. on the first of
next month. to consider propositions from
Fort Worth and Galveston to establish a
refrigera, or packcry. to fix a time for the
regular meeting Of the association and ar
range crcdent.als of stockmen who wish to
attend the meeting of the International
Range association at Denver, Col, March
o.
"A mining company has been formed at
Topeka, Kan, embracing in its member
ship men who are prominent in national
affairs. The charter was filed lately. The
style of the corporation is the american
Coal and Mining company" The purpose
is to purcase lands and carry on mining in
Kansas, Arkansas, Missouri and the Indian
territory. The principal office is to be To-
Gated at Kansas City. Mo-, with branch
offices in other towns and cities of the
United States.
John McCclvy was shot and killed at
Corrgan. Texas. the other night by IL posse
OF men under Sheriff Holcomly, of Houston
county. McCelvy WIS in Jail at Crockett.
but escaped after killing a man and
woman. Later on he killed another man,
and announced that he wanted to kill u few
more before he died