Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-12-27

Johnstown company. This is the second
body identified US that of Hoopet. The
first one was forwarded to Baltimoa, where
Hooper formerly lived, November Is. The
one found yesterday is positively iden-
titled. 1t will remain at the imorgue
until friends in Baltimore are heard
from. The washing away of three bridges
by the high water caused by the recent
rains, leaves the town in very bad con-
clifton, traffic by wagon being almost
wholly suspended. The Pennsylvania
railway station cannot be reached by peo-
pie on the south side Of the Conemaugh,
except on foot across the Cambria railroad
bridge. A large force of men are engaged
in putting up temporary bridge across
the Conemaugh to the Pennsylvania rail-
road station. The water is still high and
impeding work.
| AWestern Way Of Thieving.
The grand jury at Salt Lake, Utah, has
just made report which shows that it has
been the practice of the United States
marshal to charge the penitentiary 25 to 40
cents per gallon for milk from cSws kept
and cared for by prison labor and fed
principally from food raised upon the res
ervation or paid for by the govlrnment.
The marshal has also been selling to the
penitentiary potatoes raised on thh reser-
walton by convict labor. Othe1fruitful
sources of revenue for him were the team
hire for deputies, hauling prisoner Is b and
from the penitentiary, etc. The aarshal
also supports, partly from the public sup
plies and table leavings, twelve mich
cows, 100 hogs and two extra horses. In
one year one team, for which the
government provided lriver, earned
the marshal the sum Of $4,000.
The supplies now furnished the peniten-
tiary are Is per cent. in excess Of its needs
and at price 25 per cent. inexcess Of the
market price. The Jury also investigated
the administration of county affairs and
made sensational report threon. Road
work has received in five yers STA, 900,
and there are no bios on the york and no
proper vouchers. The COUNTY has sunk in
canals 1922, 900, and has no anals, save
waste ditch, and nothing to now for the
money. The collectors dehlcations are
severely commented upon. The county
has lost 100000 by two ELECTORS and
$1,000 through clerk. Tb report says
the county officials deal with themselves
as business firm for supplies. The city
has also paid to bogus hydraulic canal
company $9,697 for an interest in the
Jordan river and dam whbh the COM
pany never owned.
Tho Cherokee Mission Failsiu Its Work.
A Tahlequah, I. l.. specid says: The
| United States commission has failed in it's
negotiations with the Cheokees for the
sale of the Cherokee outlet, md will leave
for Washington. The commission will
prepare its report during the holidays aud
submit it to congress upon the reas-
sembling Of that body. The committee ap-
pointed by the Cherokees met with the
commission. Several trivial questions were
asked. When the report was TRANSCRIBED
the commission replied that the questions
we're trivial and did not deserve answer.
The Indians replied that the stenbg.aphic
report of the interview was incorrect and
had been falsifed by the stenogr.pher.
The commission made answer that that
charge was deliberate falsehood and mott
fed the Indians that ell negotiations were
at an end SO far as the present commission
is concerned.
Increased Western Pork Packing.
The last Cincinnati Price Current saws
Hogs have been marketed in enlarged
numbers the past week, returns from
thirty places indicating total of 4Gs, 1000,
against 4o5,0o0 the preceding week and
100000 last year. Total from November
l at these places, $4,000 against 1885,
QUO year ago. Compared with two years
ago there is moderate decrease. Com.
parsons for the season of the undemen-
toned places:
| Place. 1890 1899
CnlcaRo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $4,000 52O.OO(
KANSAS Guy. 235OO $4,000
C,nclnnatl. ................... 1870 1873. COX
o1oux ClCy....... $4,000 81 OO(
Omana ..................... $4,000 -O5OO(
| %. LOUIS. ,................... 10000 95,OO(
nd1anepolis...... cocoon. $4,000 $4,000
milwaukee,. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 100000 95ON
Cedar Rapids. Observation-Disclosures. 10000 IS, OO(
cleveland. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2SO;N 29.OO(
Louisville Observation-Disclosures. 10000 77OO(
Ottumwa ..i............. 10000 44OO(
Noohuhe Observation-Disclosures. $1,000 Is, OO(
Nebraska City. ............... 1900 $500