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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
OUR RAlLW AVS
Annual Report of Com,nissi.,
ways Taylor,

Annual Report of Commissions,
ways Taylor.
Secretary Noble has received 81
report of Commissioner of Rai,ra
Tor for the fiscal year ending ,I"ss
AS Taylor was not appointed IN
sition until July 1.-THE work of II.
does not come under him, and ba
himself to recommendations
Several railroads which raco;,
grants from the State refused to =
the railroad commissioner WIN
from them and claims that rs ,S,
received land from the United StsI
then gave grants to the RAILROADS
same as if they were granted drse
has, therefore, reported these rail-
tine Secretary Of the Interior for
action.
The commissioner next devo,ps
to the subject of the rate war,
railroads. He says that in most .,
are devoid of palliation or exon
that they destroy or imperil the :,
railroad securities and impose uDir
dens upon the commerce of the =
The commissioner dlsa grees with d
of the railroad managers that tts
losses sustained wers due to restrict
enacted by Congress and various
He believes that in many sections
West, notably in Iowa and Eausa,
have more mileage than necessr
therefore, run at a loss.
The commissioner also expressp;
lief that the railroad managers ID
III fighting to secure trade from con
points in a State for developin
traffic.
The commissioner Endorses The
mendations of his predecessor in ID
enacuing a law providing for tie 4
of debts of the bonded roads. Hi
also in extending the time amir
the rate of interest. He oppoa
regular fixed payments and think !
the law must not DO too s,ri,s
that event he sees that the roads
not be able to meet them and the 4
ment might be compelled to pay d
liens and take possession of the
Besides the extension of time al
reduction of interest the commissi1d
cides that the roads be required TO
certain per cent of their gross eaEnl
the liquidation of their indebtelnesi
government. Thus in the years ID
sion roads could not pay much
indebtedness, while i'll prosperor1
they could do better.
In conclusion he gives comples
ment of the indebtedness of The
railroad, etc, and shows that it
impossible to nav all off at matlr!.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
Bicycle Races.

There were only six entries to the bicycle
races i'll the afternoon. The entries in
the novice race We're: G. B. Graves, of
Yankton; George Parks, of Missouri VAL
ley; C. Gordon, of LIE Mars; ii. A. Case,
of Lincoln. Ncb.. and Burt Cummings
and j. d. Forbes, of Sioux City. The
wheelmen made fair start from the saddle.
At the end Of the stretch Graves was nearly
twenty yards in the lead, with Parks sec
ond, Cummings third, Case fourth. Forbes
fifth and Gordon sixth. The second heat
resulted the same way. One trial was all
there was of the slow race. The starters
were Carton, Graves, Forbes, Parks and
case. The rules of the race were that the
last man at the finish should be winner;
that in case of fall the wheelmen should
start from the lead of the contestants, and
that no wheelman could re-enter from a
fall within fifty feet of the finish. Graves,
of Yankton, made the prettiest ride of all,
Keeping his machine in almost straight
line and finishing good distance behind
the balance. Parks was second and Case
third.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
The Whcelmen's Parade.

The first parade of this years Carnival
occurred Tuesday forenoon. 1t was the
wheelmens parade, and was a novel and
attractive sight. The boys looked gor-
geous in their close fitting uniforms.
Many of the cicyeles were nicely decorated.
A novel feature OF the parade, and one not
down on the bills was about twenty wag-
ous loaded with Indians, who fell in be-
hind the wheelmen when they left Water
street, and kept along with them until
they turned at the Gordon. The wagons
containing the Indians were we'll loaded
with aborigines of all ages. There were
many quite young redskins who seemed TO
enjoy the novel exhibition rs much as the
the older members of the tribe. The
thousands of spectators on sidewalks
did not fail to applaud the Indians and en-
Joy their peculiar antics and their queer
conyeyances.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
Collected for t,u;cis Digestion.

Gov. GORDON, of Georgia, has granted
the requisition OF the governor of Alabama
for Pat Calhoun and j. D. Williamson,
principals, and Henry Jack and Jack King,
seconds, in the recent duel Ill Cherokee
county, Ala.
AN attempt was made to rescue Edward
Dayton, one Of the Rio Grande Western
train robbers, now confined in Jail at Og-
den, Utah. One of the would-be Jail
deliserers was wounded, but all escaped.
The white people all along the line OF
the Illinois Central railroad in Mississippi
and in every county in the delta are active
ly engaged in preparing themselves for an
anticipated general attack to be made by
the blacks.
H. G. PACKARD e. Co.'s bank of Reed
City, Mich, has closed its doors. The
deposits are estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The Bulgarian loan contract with an
American syndicate has been Cancelled, the
parties having disagreed on the details.
FIVE fires were started at once by incen-
diaries at Charlestown, w. Va. Property
valued at over $50, 200 was destroyed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
Investigating Sorghum Sugar
The Rush Let Them Go.

Three sealing schooners have arrived at
Victoria, q. c., from Behring sea, which
were not molested by the Rush. They
are the British schooners Favorite and
Theresa, AMI the American schooner
Bessie Reuter-, belonging in Astoria. The
Fayorite brought Loo seals. The Rush
was sighte by hunters while out i'll
canoes. but the vessel was not interfered
with. The Theresa was boarded, but as
no green skins were found, she was merely
ordered out of Behring sea. She brought
S2j skins.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
RAW AGED BY r1l
MICH, nEs4Ro,,,,SSn' 1

Flames Break Out Dur,,.
an" Soon Get Beyond tn. a Bril-
rare Department = Fort .n ,"'''1
h"r"eaa at a Loss of ss5oo,o ,oa' ~
Fire started in the cep,or VOW
portion o. Of Grand Haven. y M' The
fore it could be extingnisIsaMl' ca n
through half the city. 'sNea lad
A fierce wind was b,o,u.
and the flames got beyond ing :, from
the firemen shortly after tb e"e con
Among the buildings bu uI.a ,ls
lowing: The Cutler house s'" sai are
dence of Dwight Cutler md and
of Mrs. Slayton, I. A. PAW Paw. 'ne re
f ford, Capt; Mccul!om and ''. ! 6 9
The The First Reformed, Unitarian y, y
dist churches were burned 't IMAM and
about thirty residences 'osett
lost. The sweep of tile fire l'% ;rn nv
sides OF Main street from S ;,ca'
Gerry, where the fire orirjna.a%al avt'
icy institute. Everything in 10, ,g'
the flames was wiped out =, w. 'l'
is about 100000, Al buil.ii0 NE !.
ing destroyed. ss u
Grand Haven is the cou,+u
tawa county and is situatol ~ Sc
igan, at the mouth of Crawl M Ia
has a population of some T = "or !
Two railroads enter the placeN 'vp9
Grand Haven II Milwaukea me
caeo & West Michigan-occna,''s,ai .
ate depots. The Goodrich Hna vi "
also touch there. AT one tino " ".
ven had large lumber Interests ~ ~
years this trade has heen roa,' "
principal business now is tbo ma
of agricultural implements a ,aai
1yoro "'.u
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
CHARGES AGAINST A Con
The Representative of This Cour
Morocco in Trouble.

ne representative oil inlS Noul
Morocco in Trouble.
Charges of a serious character
been made to the State
ment, during the last year, q
ing the official and personal COM
Reed Lewis, of Pennsylvania,
States Consul-General in Morocco
charges affect the manner in which
conducted the accounts of the Oh
also his bearing as Representative
United States in outside dealings
most recent allegation against Cons1
eral Lewis is made by a newspap|
lished at Tangier, which goes 50
to make direct charge of an ate]
extortion of money from another reg
tative of the United States, VICE
Cohen, who is stationed at Mazasa1|
rocco. According to the newspaper
called on Cohen, who is wealthy !
,nanded 10000 francs as the pll,s.I
retention in Office. Cohen refused \
ply with this demand, and Lewis y
the consular agency had brougu.
large profits, and he could AFFORD Y
20, 600 francs. Cohen, again relusl]
deprived of his office by Lewis. wlu
it, without success, to several peril
was finally accepted by Danle ~
The paper also charges that Con1
placed under arrest, his papers ss, ~
the American flag over the VI
hauled down. State Departmens., I
say that the case is in Assistant os
Wharton's hands, and they rei !a !.
cuss it until be returns. Lewis i
of a wealthy Philadelphia.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
Redar,,,nu that Masonic Controversy


The supreme council of the Cerneau
Scottish Rite Masons, at New York. issued
proclamation in regard to its trouble
with the order, in which it says that merely
with a desire to enter into friendly rela-
lions, such proposition was made in April.
1883, to the grand college Of rites, which,
the council then and now understands to-
be purely Scottish rite body attached to
the Grand Orient of Franco. These reia-
tions have never been consummated, state
ments of enemies to the contrary notwlth-
standing. The council announces its 10y
atty to all Masonic bodies, and IN proof
thereof announces that the proposal IN
question is withdrawn, and everything set
aside whereby it NAV be claimed that fra
ternal relations have been effected between
the Grand Orient Of France, or any OF Its
bodies, and the Cerneau organization.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
Tho Commercial Mems par.d..

On Saturday occurred the commercial
mems parade, led by members of Sioux
City's Hawkeye club. These were dressed
in white with green, trimmings, and pre-
sented an attractive appearance on nc.
count of the uniformity of their dress and
the correctness of their drill. They vera
followed by the travelling representatives
of nearly all the wholesale business renre-
sented in the northwest. Tie crowds Who
witnessed this parade exceeded those of
any OF the previous days, the excursion
IT.; ;, arriving during the day having been
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
Clearing Weather.

The wet and gloomy days of the corn
palaces opening were followed during the
carried las, edo compensation with it, and nature
seemed 10 smile most benignly upon the
festival. Day by day since tuesday the
crowds have been increasing, and at the
opening of the second week the probability
is that the festival will prove splen i'd
financial success in addition to being all
ready an assured triumph in its general
features
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
New Tascott Fakes.

Three brand new Tascott stories made
their appearance i'll one day recently. They
all purport to solve the mystery of Million
aire SHELLS murder. but agree only IN con-
veying the impression that Tascott was
not the real criminal. They were all
promptly denied, and iii one instance the
man who was said TO have confessed to the
killing of Smell was shown by the police
records to have been under lock and key
in cell many blocks away at the time OF
the murder. They are all such rank fakes
that it is not worth while to repeat them.
Invcstigatin. Sorghum Sugar.
Secretary OF Agriculture Rusk has re-
turned to Washington after an inspection
of the mills for the manufacture of sugar
from sorghum cane by the new diffusion
process. When asked if the new process
had proved u success, Secretary Rusk
said: 81 cannot say that it has as yet
The government chemists stationed at the
mills are at work to find ways of lmprov-
ing on the results which we now get; but
unless that can be done am very doubt
full about the profit of making sugar from
sorghum cane. Trree or four of the
chemists, however, are still hopeful of
favorable results"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
A Fatal Accident mt the Fair.

There was an accident at the state fair
grounds ut Aberdeen on the last day. I'm
mcdiatcy after dinner. tho premium stock
was led out for parade when Oscar Lun-
strum was kicked over the heart by tho
stallion Pompey He sunk to the ground
raised up once and fell back dead without
uttering a word. He was leaking the stall
lion too close behind Pompey. Tho de-
ceased was 16 years old. and in the employ
of William Warden, OF Frankfort He leaves
two brothers and one sister Lying near
Frankfort
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
The Societies. Parade.

The parade by the societies on thurs
day, although it was but small was one of
the most attractive Of the series. The X.
z. band preceded the mounted division
Knights of Pythias. The Uniformed Rank
X. p. followed. The Stock Exchange,
mounted, marched before the tallors'
union. A lodge of Odd Fellows preceded
the Ancient Order of Hibernians lodge. A
concluded the pageant.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11

impossible to extract it at o profit. The
total output from our MINES last season
was 81 1888, a3333 This did not pay the cost
of actual mining operations. DR.. Pierce
SAYS the statement that the company has
COLLAPSED is misleading and uncallel for.
The company can pay all its debts II 1t has
any. 1t is perfectly solvent.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
Snarks from tIle Wlrc'

MINERS in Northern Alaska g" se,J
be in starving condition
prevailing among them. =, arrest
TWENTY men have Dee ,,i.,~ end
Guthrie, Oklahoma, for selling 80
whisky to Indians. :. ,,th a
AFTER slashing himsell thrd
Joseph Willis jumped from IL u Scott Scot
window and was killed, at Fort os wv
The eighteenth annual yseeSS ;1utiia
National Board of Steam NJ .ar iour
held at Pittsburgh, with :, s'H Warts o
gates present, from al r
country.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
The Troubles of an Editor.

James j. West and Charles +. Graham.
ex-editor aud secretary of the Chicago
Times, have been held to the criminal
court i'll bonds of S.. 600 each. The bonds
were fixed at lower sum than heret ofore,
Henry Hartt being tn surety, The charge
is that of having fraudulently overissued
stock of the Chicago Times Company.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
Respects of the Blue cr,s.

me arrival Of large party bv snecia,
tram from the Blue Grass regions Of love-
was notable feature of the week Tha
tram was neatly and appropriately decorae 40
ted and the party put in most Of two . daas
STUDYING the beauties of the corn na1aca,y 60
parent of the palace idea SO har gtauoL
illustrated in blue gruss at Creston s0"eis
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
State Work men Mt Johnstow"

At Johnstown, Pa, the wi
for the State were discharge ~
day night, but the work OF cle sa
town has not yet been comple,e u.;th
dreds of cellars are still hlieu "" ara
wreck, and number of bodies ,,n ri
posed to be buried under the ae '.a.,|
corpse of child was found =,
The citizens committee has gone ~ h
burg to confer with Gov. bea,s
of arranging for a contlnuaa ,hish /
work of clearing away the ruoO'''
State authorities.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
THE Daily Concarts

The feature of the festival has been the
afternoon and evening concerts BIZ the list
regiment Band. Each program has won
generous applause on the merits of it's So :
l ,enai ana NTH the superior execution of the
music music. Many visitors have declared the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
CHICAGO CnUlIIp cry.
rr1.,, Jvr,I TOR cisoS.S; o-sL1 Taxes
FOR TAsCSTT.

The Queen City Appears La.ne in Dealing
Ou1 .yust,ce--The Seal Industry Still
Prof.. sln if Legally Pursued-uncie Jer-
Nv on sorghum Sugar--Otllcr Late News.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
The Daily Report.

Judge MeConnell's court in Chicago is
still struggling with the jury question in
the Cronln case. The daily headlines are
becoming very familiar-''no further jurors
chosen
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
burned hv Molten Steel,

At Carnegie's Edgar Thomson steel
works at Braddock, Penn, furnace &C. !"
one of the largest of the blast furnaces,
gave way at the bottom and tons of molten
cal ran out. The furnace had not been
working properly during the day, and
Capt. Jones, general manager Of tie
works, called to see if he could ascertain
the cause. He was working with num-
Der of men near the base of the furnace
when the break occurred. In an instant
exploded and fell like sheets of water.
That any one about escaped instant death
is marvellous. Capt. Jones was horribly
burned and his physicians are unable to
state whether he will live or not. Michel
Quinn was fatally burned. John Mokake
was badly burned about the body. Ned
Quinn was badly burned about the chest.
i wo or three other workmel were serious
y injured and may not recover. Capt.
Jones is we'll known throughout the Unit
ed States and Europe, wherever iron and
steel is manufa' tured. About six carloads
of molten metal poured out of the break.
The terrible rush of liquid steel knocked
Jones down in pit Fortunately he fell
between two trucks or he would have been
burned instantly. When removed from
the pit his othing hal been entirely
burned from his body. The loss to the
company will be quite eavv.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
T0E PALACE FESTIVAL.
uru or r1.MASURaELE SIGHT
SEEING Al s1oUX CITY.

Fair weather, Increasing crowds an" hine
paradcs Sketches In ami Around THO
Corn Palace.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
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Latest Market Report.
SIOUX CII,Y

Cattle-Market 10@l5c lower on receipts which
have boon quite uniform for the past two or
three weeks; poor stock finds poor sales ut low
prices only good grndes in demand. Quotations
Irass-fed COWS. $100" Las F; corn-fcd COWS, 81 65
@2.oO; stockers S1.35 2.10 feeders, s230a2.7o
veal calves S2.009315; dry-fed cattle, *3.15@
$40.
Hogs-10@15c higher than last reports. Quo
tations: Light ana mixed. S3.75@3.s7A heavy,
$3.S2kA3.95.
Butter - Prices steady, Creamery kc :
dairy. 9@11c; fresh roll. 5a7c.
Eggs-Fresh candled 16@nl7c.
Poultry-Spring chickens. live. $200@275
per doz. live per pound, SC.
Hides-Green, 4c; cured 44@5c: flint, 1850 F;
dry sailed, 4@bc; green pelts. shearling. each
l5G2Oc'; dry pelts, per h., 1O@14c.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11

Cattle-Market quiet. Quotations: Choice to
extra beeves, S44O@4.75; steers S.. COCA 10;
cows, bulls aud mixed 81 loop 90; stockers ana
feeders, S175@3.C0: Texas cattle, S1.5Oal310;
western rangers, S2.00936O.
Hogs-Market strong. Quotations: Mixed,
s4:ooa4:55 heavy, $3.9o@4.35; light. s4.1o94.s0
skips. S3.50a475
1915 $50; Westerns. $3.60,a41O; Texans $3.50
@4l0 lambs, 81 00W5.SO.
,Produce-Wheat October, 60alc; December,
e2ssc; May, s47sc. Corn. October, 3lAc; May
99aAc. Oats. firm; October, 1899 May, 22sac
kye, unchanged Barley, October, Csc. Tim
otny. prime, $12l. Flax seed, cash, 81 % May,
Sl.37
Provisions-Pork. steady; October. s1125; ;
January, S9.2712. Lard stcndy October $685. !;
ribs, $500. Butter. fairly active; creamery.
l6's@25c dairy. lsd2ur. Cheese, steady; fun
cream cheddars, 9lla92lc; flats, G3.GlOc ;
Young Americas, 109lOAc. Eggs steady fresh,
lGhM17c.
Hdies-Light and green heavy sailed, sc
sailed bull, 4l1c; green snlted calf, 5l.c dry
flint, 6a7c; dry sailed, &c d.y calf, sd &C dea-
cons. each, zoe.
Tallow-Quiet and trihc weaker No l. solid
packed. &c /; No. 2, 31ac; cake, 4Ac.
NEW YORK
Produce-wheat,. No. q red, s5'aGae6c; No.
NO. 2: 4Gc; No. white, 4Osf Ale; ungraded
mixed, asla@41c. Oats, October, &c mixed
western, 24g2sc.
Provisions-Eggs firm; western, 2,.a23c
Pork, inspected mess. S12.25W12.75. Lard quiet
and eaHier western steam, $3.50; October So so
Blu tier firm western, 942512c. Cheese firm and
quiet; western 49sIc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11

contracted lie disease, while no a.temp.
was made in Chicago to isolate it for two
days, and in the meantime the boy Travelled
the streets and came in contact with many
persons. DR.. Wickersham, the healtl oil
Ger. thinks the quarantine others i'll Ne"
York were very careless to ALLOW the case
to escape notice.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11
Natural Gas in Illinois.

John Mayer, young farmer near Cir
ard. IN, has been sinking a we'll on his
fathers place. After going down to the
depth of As feet he was aston
ished to ascertain that he had struck u
vein of natural gas. The jet was lighted
and give bright light, the blaze extend
ing about two feet above the pipe, which
has been fitted into the oritice.
The Vote for Boulanger in France Thrown
Ou:.
The municipal commission at Paris,
France, has decided that the votes cast for
Gen. Boulanger in Montmartre, in the
recent election, are null and void, and has
declared tie labor candidate, who re-
ceiyed the next highest number of votes,
elected. The commission has also NULL
fed the vote cast for Henri Rochefort in
Belleville. The commission has confirmed
the election of Count Dillon Poulangist)
for the department of the Morbihan.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-10-11

stoek-cattls, sA4oass5; hogs. $3.50 1850