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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
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DoINGs in THE EAST.

Monday forenoon Il terrible explosion
was heard at South Windham. Nc. 1t was
soon learned that the powder mills NJ Gam
DO. about two miles distant. belonging 10
the Oriental Powder company. had been
blown to atoms. There were four build
ings. ne kernel mill and three wheel mills
The explosion originated in the kernel
MILL but how it is not known. There was
only fraction of IL second between the en-
plosion OF the kernel mill and those of the
other three. There were only two mon in
the mills u. the time and both are fatally
hurt. Walter Childs. aged 40. was mangled
about the head and had his legs and arms
terrib' Y torn. He is still alive. hut can not
recover. Edward Williams. -, had Just
gone out Of the kernel mill. and was be-
tween two of the buildings. He was struck
on all sides and can not live. The four
buildings We're wooden. and each WAS
about twenty eight feet sqnare. The prop
erty was not valuable. Everything is 1; to-
tai loss. These mills have been blown up
several times before. but this explosion
was the most disastrous.
Herbert l.. Critchctt. of Boston. aged
35. of the firm of Daniels 4 Critchett. real
estate auctioneers. has Disappeared. leav-
ing large deficit in his accounts with the
firm. amounting. it is said, to S25.CO0.
Critchett had full charge Of the books of
the firm and supervised it's financial affairs.
Daniels. the senior member of the firm. is
unable to tell the condition of affairs at pres
ent. but thinks that his personal loss will
be $4,000 Experts are at work on the
books.
"A terrible accident took place on De
farm Of Jonas Spayd. in Berne township
near Rcading. Pa. which resulted in the
death of five persons and serious injury 10
many Others. TIL. men were working
around steam ,hreshing machine. the
boiler of which blew up. After the cxplo-
sion the bodies of all five We're lying some
distance away terribly mutila;ed. Che Of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
Figures from the Annual Report Of Gov.
Eugene Sempie.

n 3 20 AAVAAA GAAC &1HuVhl AbCVOIL " WV
Eugene Sempie.
Eugene Semple, Governor of Washington
Territory. in his annual report estimates
the population of the Territory at 1877 9s2, an
increase of about $4,000 during the year.
The taxable property is given at SS4,6 49,
Il gain of over $65 .OOO.OOO in the last ien|
wears. and u large increase over last year
Public lands have been entered during the
year as follows: Original homestead en-
tries. 312,740 acres; timber culture entries
S9.264 acres; cash entries. 133.SO3 acres
presumption filings. 359.G43 acres; coal land
1920 acres: desert land. 24.00O acres
and timber land. $4,000 acres. During the
year the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
sold 268. 100 acres. Coal mining. the report
says. is in prosperous condition. the mines
having produced LBS, sol tons. as against
sos during 1887. Gold and silver mining IN,
Is also in prosperous condition. INC
salmon pack for the year was 36O. so cases
but neither the canneries nor the fishermen
have made anything on the years wc la.,
The Governor urges the admission Of .he
Territory into the Union: recommends 'le
allotment of lands in seyeralty to all lhui-
ans; liberal appropriation for the enforce
ment of the Chinese exclusion act; the ess
Enlistment Of port OF entry on Gray
harbor. and liberal appropriations Tor SUI
yeys OF the public lands
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
arrangements to take charge Of the-Rargo

arrangements to take charge of the-Fafgo
l opera house.
II The police at Deadwood did not mako
an arrest for fourteen days. Morals ~
above par and the city free from slfendess.
The Aberdeen postofice disposed Of
81, $50 worth Of stamps eo1 stampede en-
velepes during the month Of October.
The city council ct Rapid City is con-
| sidering the advisability of erecting q
tower for the purpose of drying hose.
-Sandham is the name Of new post
Office established short distance west Of
Parker on the Northwestern road.
The lakes and sloughs of Brown
county furnish unusually good induce
ments to the sportsman this fall.
The blacksmith and paint shop Of IA.
J. Owen, at Aberdeen, was destroyed by
IRE. Loss, $500; no insurance.
-Deadwood kids have lately taken to
smoking cigarettes, and the fire department
is patiently waiting for bhze.
w. H. Levy, of Huron, has been ad-
mitted to the bar to practice in all the
courts of the territory.
Nine violators of the local option law
ut Aberdeen were placed under arrest in
one night recently.
The jamestown CAPITAL calls light
snowfall they had there IAN advert semen
for fuel dealers"
Thinking it was whisky, Thomas Nc
Clure, of Wentworth, swallowed an ounce
of carbolic acid
The Union Banking companys build
ing at Aberdeen will be finished in oak at
cost of $4,000.
Over $4,000 bushels of wheat have
been marketed in Bismarck during the
past two weeks.
Some of the citizens of Harrison pre-
dict that railroad will be built to that
town next year.
John Mundy, the well-known base
ball player of Mansfield is very sick with
typhoid fever.
"A Potter county farmer has received
$4l4 for the flax raised on eighteen acres of
ground.
The contract for an artesian we'll at
Scotland has been let. 1t will cost 81 per
foot.
A farmer near Memo recently struck
fine ariesian we'll at a depth of 1856 feet.
A large force of men are now at work
on the Deadwood Central railroad grade.
-Deadwood has expressed desire for
a building and loan association.
The hen party" has become fixture
of society circles Mt Aberdeen.
"A movement is on foot to organize
Christian church at Aberdeen.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
NOTED DAKOTA FE,MA1,
SHE LIVES THE LIFE OF
AND FEARED MIsER. 1Al

Mary Ann Irvlae, An Ecc.,..,
Character, Dies IN Filthy or... "esterI
Ing Thousaads--The Patato r.e'lee
News Netes. op-othe
isiou1 Fa,is Oak special,
Mary Ann !rvtpe. one OF the most
cnaracoers q Dskota. is dead. Duritnaao s
re- s;e en- 3. .nirseen yesrs in the vcn ne
yenomous Amazon; had lived ana s' ~ = NOS
the utmost nth and sQuslor. iesvis.o ied il
sands OF dollars Of accumulated waaft, !noa
woman In Dakota. nor probably MN M
more dreaded by ell who came in o oa, wa
with her than Mrs. Irvine. yic;o oontac@
vengeiul and mean. she would hes;ttss. re
40 notning against the person or prons..
OF one who had incurred her hatrade opefty|
For years she figured promin.,.,
nearly every term of court as defend I,y ~
various charges. such as applying ths . INV 81
to the property Of neighbors who sD re
aroused her passions. threateninr ~ naa
lives. etc. A loaded revolver was ha, 'helfl
slant companion, and many a man hos h hol>
made its target. '''' osenI
1t has always been believed that Mrs :,
Mrs. Egan in 1882 than Mr.. Egun wh Snc ~ q
hanged for the crime. She and Erano VIVA mas
intimate. and many circumstances im,u
Gated her in the murder: but no ono day. ~, ,
to testify against her. and Egan himself , TT
fused to "squeal." For the last two W. ss.
she had been living In Sioux Falls, and Ie has
reign had been one OF terror to the no aef
borhood. for. no matter how much She E ~
posed upon her neighbors. they au;a .1.
submitted rather than make themselves t ~
objects Of her vengeance. In hun n ins
through her hovel Immediately after hass
death several chickens which she had s, h1e
en- from q neighbor were found in the ce lis,'
No one ever darkened her doors, and ,1ai !.
was only a very short time before she di. y
that even her own children dared to en ,es
her house. When it was discovered that sha
was dying. and she was asked II a phrs; 0
clan should not be sent for. she objected t.
mourning so great an expense. and not unt II
she had struck a bargain with the doctor .or
for his fee would she allow any medcinss
to be administered. Her sleeping. room
was found so full of all manner of fllthy ruh'
bish that much of it had to be dumped ont
of doors before the attendants could find
room to get in or endure the stencil. Alter
her death a search among her effects re.
vealed deeds. mortgages. notes. bonds and
cash to the amount. in the aggregate, Of
$4,000. The woman was 63 years old, and
had three children. to whom her property
will rayart E'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
AT THE SOUTH.

Capt J. NJ. Sutterwait is In Topeka,
Kan. in the interest OF the big colony
which is forming to enter the Oklahoma
section. which will be done as soon after
election as possible. A company with
strong financial backing is in formation
which will insure the protection OF the
colony before the courts. So far the matter
has been aRitated in secret manner. but
from now on it will become more public in
its nature. Already GOO men have pledged
themselves to enter the territory and en-
deavor to make settlement. 1t is intended
to increase this force to 1900 men and TO
make a stand until force is brought against
them by the government Attorneys will
be retained and if necessary fight will be
made in the highest courts Of the country.
AT Kirkwood. a small suburban town OF
st. Louis an attempt was made Sunday
night by three negroes named Grant Boyd.
Will Stringer and Coon" Rhodes to Grim
inally assault: Alice and Emma Baker. The
girls were on their way home from visit
to friends. Assistance arrived in time and
the arrest of the three flcnds was consum-
mated. Next morning at the preliminary
hearing before Justice Greenville. Barker,
the father of the girls. drew a revolver and
fired pointblank at Rhodes. the bullet
grazing his head. Baker was dsarmed,
before which time the prisoners had fallen
on their knees and begged for mercy. They
were then bound over. Emma Baker is in
u dangerous condition.
News has just been received at Mont
gomery of a cold-b looded murder commit
ted near Mount Pleasant. Monroe county.
John Williams, returning home. found his
house locked and his wife absent. His
suspicious were at once aroused. and
looking around he saw evidence of a body
having been dragged across the yard. and
discovered blood also on tho premises.
Following the trail to spring IT'S yards
distant. he found fresh dirt thrown up and
leaves piled over the place, to conceal q
newly made grave, which he found on OPEN
ing to contain the body of his wife, which
presented IL CHASTITY sight. In the back OF
her head was a CHASTITY wound from which
her brains were oozing. Tho house was
also found to have been entered and robbed.
A negro by the name of Robert Horton was
arrested on suspicion, and to save him from
being mobbcd by an outraged community
the officers hurried him to Monroeville. the
county seat under u heavy guard. where
he was placed in jail.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
His First Night Ont.

Bride (of a month)--My husband seems
to be out late Tonight.
Maid-Yes'm; ii s after II o'clock.
Mercy on me! Do you suppose he
could have met some former sweetheart
and"
NO, indeed. mum; the butler tells me
your husband is ut the club having good
time with his bachelor friends. and think
maam, you ought to do something about
it,"
am! Get me that box of phosphorus from
the cabinet
"Dearie me! You amt going to COM
NIT suicide?"
Suicide? You must be crazy. Tn GO
ing down to the front door to rub phos-
phorus on the key hole"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
Purifiers for Rosa Ronheur.

Herr Hagenbeck, Of Hamburg. is the
Jamrach Of Germany, and he lately re-
ceived letter from Rosa Bonheur inquir-
ing if she could come to his menagerie
and select couple of panthers which she
was anxious to paint from life. In reply
the wild beast dealer was gallant enough
to say that there was no need of madame
exposing herself to fatiguing journey,
but that he would instead send her, in
charge of II keeper, we'll packed and Sc
cured, three fine panthers which she could
keep as long as She pleased and return by
the keeper when she had quite done with
them. Rosa Bonheur, l understand, is
painting those panthers now.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
The Oldest Soldier.

Larious Smith. who recently died in YER.
mont at the age of 80, is thought to nan IN
been the oldest soldier i'll the civil Ma'. Var.
1868 he enlisted in Company /. Twelfth ,. ,er
mont Volunteers. being at that time u Ea XIV
strong and vigorous. and Ut the time Of his
death did not appearto cover 80 years !.' cid LID
The Iowa Graybeards had some pretiafS a NV;
men in their ranks. but it is doubtful Il any
We're as old us Larious.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
ILL-FATED PROSECUTORS.
The Bones Of Two White Men Fo"h"
Bleaching on the Blackfoot Hills.

Bleaching on the Blackfoot Hills.
A party of prospectors. headed by NC,
Donald. the half breed. who had lnoueeu
the Flathead Indians to divulge their long
kept secret es to the location OF some ie-
try. in Montana. while clambering over tis
steep mountain sides We're Mortified to ll lla
the skeletons Of two white men. One h lad
a bullct-hole through his forehead a ,iIa
both had evidently been killed by ho o.,al1.
Indians. Beside the skeletons lay sl1 tns
pile Of quartz. Evidently the men were a Wv.
foot His. and for a' years. had lain on the
bare. bleak mountain side.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
SUNK In A COLLISION.
A EzRRTBoAT SUNK AND s13rY PER
SONS CARRIED down.,

Many People Killed BY zsrrss,e Aeesden,
On Russian Ratisray-A Detrot Aanion.
stre Obtains a Divorce on Very Psp..lsar
Grounds-After the Sugar Trust Breaches
Of Promise Stories, Etc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16

OXALATE OF cER1UM, recoenlH1e" ,
palliative for nausea, is said to be hei r,
full in cases of sea-sickness when ta"e"
in doses of ten to twenty grains every
two or three hours.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
THE TERRITORY.
PRAIRIE FIRES AGAIN VISIT THE
VICINITY OF LA GRACE.

Serious Consequences or an Old Black
Hills Feud-Judge Tripp Renders IN Inn
portant Observation-Disclosures Wanted
for Contempt of Court-News in General
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16

PLArrEv1LLE (Wis.) horse,thles,ts
distigure their stolen animals by c"s
ting off their tails and notchlng 'nV''
ears.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
MATTERS IN THE WEST.

Sixteen sailors Of the ship Hecla. which
arried at Tacoma. W. T.. loaded with wheat
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16

MICHAEL DIVER, the celebrated 1uf. q
man, is 10 years old and as modest % =
woman.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16

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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16

1--we SToCK--Hogs.
Cattle i.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-11-16
NEW YORK.
MILWAUKEE.

MINNEAPOLIS.
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May.
No. northern, cash.
May ......
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
SHERIDAN IMPROVING.

The country at large will heartily re-
jOice with the family of Gen. SHERIDAN
over the excellent prospect now exist
ing of the gallant veterans speedy re-
cOvery. Having recovered sufficiently
to send telegram to personal friend,
expressing his belief that he would soon
be able to sit up, it is fair presump-
tion that his recovery is now assured.
But though the country has sympa-
thized deeply with the apparent plucky
struggle of the general with the grim
monster, there now arises all ugly story
that the feelings of the country have
been ruthlessly trifled with. 1t is said
that at no time has Gen. SHERIDAN
been in immediate danger of death, Or
so i'll as the bulletins have indicated.
1t is even asserted that certain among
the doctors, for the purpose of en-
hancing their own reputation, have al
lowed the impression to go forth that
the general was as near death as he
could be and live, in order that the adj
vertisement of professional skill might
be the greater through his recovery.
For the credit of the physicians who
have been attending Gen. SHERIDAN,
and for the credit of their profession, it
is to be hoped that this story will be re-
futed.
But he has evidently been sick
enough man to warrant the greatest
possible satisfaction over his returning
health, and to cause heedlessnesS of the
fact that thereby certain doctors have
been benefited in reputation and in
DurSp
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
TWO FINANCIAL METHODS.

Some years ago the town of Elizabeth,
n. j., carried Oh an extensive system of
improvements. At the end of them it
found itself in debt to the extent of &c.
000,000. The city found itself unable to
pay this sum, and with an utter harden
ing of the municipal conscience
promptly defaulted.
Last week the city agreed to propo-
sition from its creditors to rearrange its
debt on the basis of so cents on the dol
lar. This, notwithstanding the fact that
Elizabeth claims to be a prosperous city,
and is populated by people who presum-
ably are anxious to maintain their in
dividual credit. We do these things
differently in the West.
There is not Western town Of the
size of Elizabeth whose bonds do not
sell at par or premium. or whose
municipal officers would undertake eX-
tensive improvements for which they
did not see their way clear to pay. The
difference lies in the fact that the East
has pretty nearly reached the climax of
its development, and its people have
lost energy. In measure dry rot has
attacked them. The business-like ways
and the resistless energy of the West,
and especially of the Northwest, they
read about doubtfully, but hesitate to
initiate. They have no promise for the
future, and very little performance for
the present.
Therefore, unless their financial cloth
is cut in accordance with their sheer
necessities. they are likely to lind them
selves very much out at the elbows.
And that is something which never hap
pens to the thriving cities of the West,
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
A TARIFF REFORMER
Needed for the Democratic Nomi-
Qnation in the Fifth District.

Nccucu lOf the DenOCTdClC NOInl.
Qnation in the Fifth District.
st. Cloud Times.
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR.
There is more or less discussion just
now as to who shall be the Democratic
candidate for congress in this district.
Duluth was anxious that Judge Stearns
should be the Republican candidate,
and falling, there is strong feeling
over there that the Democratic nominee
should come from that place, and that
as a Duluth man he would get large
Republican vote. This is probably true,
but the bulk of the population of the
Fifth district lies far west of Duluth. If
we are to stand a ''fghting chance" for
Democratic success it would be the part
or wisdom to select candidate nearer
the center of the voting population.
In our Judgment. the Democrats
would score great point by selecting
as their nominee some able Scandi ma
Wan Democrat, who is sound on tariff
reduction, and who would make can
vass on that issue. There is an immense
Scandinavian population in the district.
They would be greatly impressed and
influenced by national pride in electing
as the successor of their countryman,
Knute Nelson, one of their own race.
Of course, we will not insist that this
is consideration which should at all
times govern party action, but, when
the organization is confronted by 10000
or 12,G00 majority such plans as the one
we propose should not be sneered at.
The Fifth district should elect tariff
refOrmer.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
1T LEFT THE TRACK.
A Passenger Train on the Erie
Derailed---The Engineer Killed
and Two Others Seriously In
iurp6

N dSSCAiScf lfdIn OH Tic 1Fkc
Derailed---The Engineer Killed
and Two Others Seriously In
Jured.
HoRNELLsyILLE, n. Y, June 23.-
Erie Train No. 5, the st. Louis and Chi
cago limited express, due here at 9:57
a. m., was wrecked at White House. a
small station fifty-four miles west of
here, at 6:15 this morning. The train
left the track and the engine lies bot
tom side up in the ditch. The first re-
ports received from the disaster were
that the engineer, fireman and one pas
Senger were killed, and from six to
eight others injured. The wrecking
train was sent from this city, and Supt.
Knibloe, of the Western division, with
physicians from here, left for the scene
of the wreck. Engineer Henry TraSk,
of this city, was killed; the fireman,
named Sweet, also of this place, was
seriously, if not fatally injured, and a
lady passenger, Mrs. Hale, of Buffalo,
was seriously injured.
Tine cause OF the accident on the Erie
at WhItehOuse to-day was a misplaced
switch. The engine and four cars left
the track. The train was one hour and
forty minutes late and running fast
to make up time. Engineer Trask
and Fireman Sweet were pin
ioned under the tender. Trask
talked to the men while being dug
out, but died before he was recovered.
Sweet was seriously injured internally,
and his recovery is doubtful. With the
exception of Mrs. Hale. of Buffalo, all
the passengers escaped serious injury.
The smoker contained fifteen people.
1t is completely demolished, and it is a
miracle that none of the passengers
were killed.
St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-24
THE FISHERIES CLAUSE

Strange are the inconsistencies of
politics, especially of Republican poll
tics.
1t was but recently that the entire
Canadian press was berating the Cana
dian fisheries commissioners for allow
ing this cOuntry's representatives to get
the better of them in the compilation of
the famous fisheries treaty. Indeed, it
was even asserted. and on the floor of
the Canadian parliament, too, that the
Dominion commissioners had made a
complete surrender of their case.
But 1t seems that the Republican plat
form committee, in the plenitude of its
wisdom, does not look at it in that light
1t takes quite contrary view of the
ma tier and denounces the Democratic
administration "for having surrendered
to the Dominion government" This is
very funny, of course, but it brings with
it the serious reflection that either our
Republican friends are singularly igno-
rant of contemporaneous history or they
are.willfully disregardful of the elements
of veracity in their compilation of cam
paign literature.
Precedent and acquaintance with ordi-
nary Republican methods would war
rant the adoption, without question, of
the latter view.