Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1888-09-07
AT THE SOUTH.

Great excitement prevails at Florence,
S. c., and fears are entertained OF gen.
eral conflict between the white and the
black people because OF q shooting ARRAY.
which resulted in the death of a negro des-
perado and a respectable and innocent
white man. w. c. Blount. q constable. ar
rested Jim Muldrow. colored. for stealing
Three negro women. armed with hoes. res
cued the prisoner, for which they were ar
rested and fined $40 each. These women
were relatives of Walter Howe, Il negro
desperado. who swore vengeance against
the constable. Edward Blount. the con-
stables brother. was walking along the
street. when Howe. who mistook him for
the constable, suddenly ran out of q store
and shot him through the grain. Blount.
though desperately wounded. pulled out
his pistol and fired three shots at his as
sailant. killing him instantly. Blounts
wounds have since proved fatal.
There is great excitement ut Russell
Springs. Logan county. Kansas, over the
discovery of very rich deposit of nickel
number OF claims have been staked out
and there is general rush for that point.
The discovery was made by two prospect
ors. Jerome Eldron and Clinton Phelps.
It is in what is termed a blanket ledge,
cropping out all along the gulch. and is SO
situated that it can be mined with a pick
and shovel and wheelbarrow. No shafts
will be sunk and no tunnels rum and the
cost of mining will be merely nominal AS
soon as they made the discovery they sent
specimens to the assaying Offices in Den
yer, Kansas City and Topeka. to the United
States mint at Philadelphia. and to assay
ers in other cities. These assays ran from
to rs per cent. pure nickel. Nickle is
worth SIG per ounce. Thus it will be seen
that at the lowest estimate this deposit is
worth $4,000 per ton. 1t is reported that
the two prospectors have been offered $780,
600 for their bonanza.
What may prove q long and bloody
| struggle opened recently on the Maxwell
grant at Stonewal. forty miles west Of
Trinidad. The sheritf's posse sent to keep
peace was met by armed settlers in num-
bers estimated at from 200 to 500 men. The
| settlers demanded the arms of the posse
which was refused. The posse took up
quarters in the Pooler hotel. u large frame
building. The settlers endeavored to force
an entrance when the posse opened fire.
r. d. Russell one of the Oldest settlers.
fell dead and two or three others were
wounded. The building was soon riddled
by bullets. The eye witness who gave this
| information left while this conflict was still
going on. The citizens are greatly excited.
The sheriff is gathering men in numbers to
go to the relief OF the besieged posse. The
| settlers come from the tributaries Of Purga-
toire river. from vermejo. N. NJ. and also
| from the Costilla grant. In those noun
tain Businesses it seems useless to oppose
| them with either militia or regular troops.
Public sentiment in Trinidad is entirely
| with the settlers. The settler cavalry is
composed Of both Americans and Next
cans. The Mexicans are painted as if for
war.
A negro boy. 16 years old. named
Graves. outraged 5-year-old daughter of
Joseph A. Tally. a white farmer living near
Brounston, Sewer county. Arkansas.
Shortly after learning Of the deed a mob
forcibly took Graves from the officers and
hanged him to the limb Of neighboring