Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-04-19
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New York on the 10th in a battered condi-
ton. While off Boldly island Saturday. the
9Th, twenty -four hours after leaving Savan-
NAH the Chattahoochie encountered o
heavy gale. A hailstorm was met and the
deck was at one time covered with pieces
OF ice TO the depth OF two feet. Sunday
morning ut 1 80 o'clock. while the passen-
gers were rocking in their herths. giant
wave broke over the deck. carrying away n
section of the bulwarks aud smashing the
inside of the saloon. Another and another
wave followed. flooding the saloon and a
long tier Of sleeping berths. The passen-
gers awoke panic stricken TO find them
selves in several feet OF water and more
pourins in. Men and women rushed from
their state-rooms crying. Capt. Daggett
and officers tried to calm the passengers.
but with small success. Fer two days
many OF the passengers were on their
knees in prayer. The captain stopped the
engines and the steamer was Allowed to
drift for forty eight hours. The vessel has.
several holes in her bow and part Of the
bridge is carried away. The port side
from stem to stern is splintered and
smashed. Five Of the state rooms are
completely demolished and nearly all the
crockery and glass smashed. The wav(s
were SO high as to reach up to and break
the thick glass ventilators on the upper
deck and pour down the smokestacl.
Capt. Daggett says it was the worst gab
he ever experienced. and that during the
whole two davs his vessel was in the ut-
most peril. The man at the wheel was cut
by falin glass and several others are cut
and bruised. There were eighty-six cabin
and forty nine Storage passengers. thirty
of them women. They were in an exhaust
ed condition when landed. many unable to
walk. After the gale the Chattahoochie
passed dismantled brig and bark both In
distress. She also came across light
ship adrift. 4
In the joint assembly of the Rhode Is
land legislature on the 10th four ballots
were taken for United States senator to
succeed Chace. resigned. The fourth re.
suited in the choice of Nathan F. Dixon. of
Westerly, he receiving 81 out of SO votes
cast
Further information in the Allard
smuggling case are n;ained in New
York dispatch of the 10th, which says:
Treasury Agent Simmons and his assistant
spent several hours this morning in the art
rooms Of Allard g. Son. whose smuggling
operations have kept the custom house
officers busy of late. What the search re-
vealed Simmons refused to state. but that
there have been important developments
in the case of late is certain. He says the
cash book looks darker against Allard &
Son as the investigation proceeds, and he
deplores the fact that one of the firm is not
within reach of the United States law. It
will be weeks before the case is fully in
vestgated.
Mrs. Theodore Thomas, wife of the
musician. died in New York on tho 9Th after
ter a painful and lingering illness,
Secretary Rusk has issued pamphlet
giving the history of the agricultural ex-
pertinent stations which have been estab-
lished under recent law of congress. and
are now conducting scientific and practical
experiments in regard to soil. tillage. ma
nures. crops. stock feeding dairying and
horticulture in the various states. All the
states and one territory Dakota) now
have experiment g atoms. The total num-
Der OF stations now in operation is forty.
and including branch stations nearly sixty.
They employ more than three hundred and
seventy scientists and agriculturists. and
will this year receive s595.OOO from the ma
tional government and S125OOO from the
states and other sources. The most cor
dial feeling is said to exist between the
stations and department of agriculture.
which is charged by congress with the duty
of supervising and aiding the work of the
stations.
I'm the English house OF commons on
the 9Th the lord-advocate introduced bill
providing for local self-government for
Scotland. The bill creates county councils,
the members of which are to be elected by
the householders. All boroughs with
population OF less than 1000 will be merged
into counties; the others will be self gov
erned. The powers of the council extend
to private bill legislation. The right of
legislating on private bills has hitherto
been vested in parliament. The measure
is. therefore. step in the direction of home
rule. The house, however. on the 9th. BY a
vote OF 200 to 70. rejected the bill. Glad
SNSAAS NfPO9SN viz AAOeAOA III ilu ttQImHI0u
speech. in which he said the question was
not ripe and would obstruct moro pressing
measures. He did not doubt, however.
that when Scotland unanimously demanded
home rule parliament would accede to her
desire.
Mormon hope knows no faltering. Alta
Mormon conference in Salt Lake on the 7th
! George Q. Cannon made u lengthy address
eulogizing the Mormon religion and saving
| the day was near at hand when this work
would I'LL the whole earth. MILFORD Wood
ruff was elected president of the church.
George Q. Cannon and Joseph 7. Smith
counsellors and Arenzo Snow president OF
the Twelve Apostles.
Herbert G. Stout. railway mail clerk
on the route between st Paul and Council
Bluffs. was arrested at st. Paul on the 9th.
He is charged with robbing the mails, and
it, supposed that he has been very sue
c"ssfnl in his operations during the past
year. He was in the act of making off with
two packages Of decoy letters when taken.
A recent Washington special saws: II.
Z. Chcatham. of North Carolina, who is the