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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-01

@It's very strange we can't catch tina
mouse" said mamma.
Try some poison" said Aunt Har
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-01

riosity; but now,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

That John L. Sullivan has been ar
rested again gives gratifying assurance
that Governor Lowry is really in earnest
in his declared intention OF bringing the
pugilists and their abettors to Justice. 1t
is not likely that any New York jadge
will be found to discharge the champion
on the misdemesnor dodge. Sullivan's
reported behavior and language when
taken into custody indicate that he
re ognizes this and has made up his
mind to submit as gracefully as be can to
the inevitable. Aud il that inevitable
turns out to be years imprisou-
ment for each or the activs par.
ticipants in the f2ht, who may
be caught, shorter terms for few
dozen of the more conspicuous OF the
passive participants AMI the revocation
OF the charter OF the railroad company
which ran tho excursion train to the field
OF battle, Mississippi's outraged law will
be rehAbilitated in better shape than ever.
The pliable sheriff who permitted the
fight to proceed, without any real at
tempt to enforce his authority, may also
find himself In an unpleasant predica.
ment before the curtain has been rung
down on the afterpisce, Had ex-Shera
Herbert benin his place there would have
been something done, or he would have
known the reason why.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

The letter to the Jamestown Tribune,
which we reprint to-day, shows, as the
GAZETTE ssid at the time would be the
case, that the Philadelphia TINES dis
patch regarding the relief fund has been
alisconstrued and that the writePa OF this
letter gathered from it the impression
that ut stated that all states OF the Union
had come to the relief OF Johnstown ex.
cepting Delaware. What the Times
Erticle meant to say, though expressing
the same in language liable to Just this
misapprehensi3n was that all the states
except Delaware had contributed 20 the
Pennsylvania fund for the relief OF the
Johustown sufferers, Delaware, or at
least the people OF Wilmington, took the
wiser course Of forwarding contributions
direct, and our people have the satisiac-
ton of knowing that they went straight
to the SPOT, at the right tins, and were
iudiciously distributed SO 81 to do the
most good. AS the writer's of this letter
say "Delaware's representatives visited
Johnstown three different times and paid
their own expenses, contributed some
Sl4 o0O in money and II carloads Of pro
Visions, furniture and clothing
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

The New York Roening Post, after q
full review Of congressional and depart
mental action and utteranoes on the
status of American claims in Behring
Sea, Gums up the situation ct the close OF
the Cleveland administration as follows
The points now made clear may be sue
cinctly stated thus:
~ That the United States Government
In 1868 prohibited the killing OF the fur
seal "within the limit OF Alaska Territory
or IN the waters thereof"
(3.) That In 1889 one branch OF Congress
soGgnt to define the waters of Alaska Ter
ritory as embracing the whole of Behrtng
Sea eastward OF a line drawn midway be-
tween Alton and Copper islands 10 Behr-
ing strait.
80 That Congress struck out said def
milton, aad left the act OF 1868 in force,
adding thereto the words, dominion OF
the United States In the waters OF Behrlng
Sea-
Even In the absence OF any contemporary
evidence of the intention OF Congress-, the
striking out of words which extended our
exclusive jurisdiction bayond the three.
mile limit proves all that the EUening Post
has said, 1t shows that Congress was not
satisfied that we had rightfnl claim to
such Jurisdiction. 1t leaves the question
open, and 1t leaves with the executive de-
partment of tho government, as heretofore,
the responsibility OF deciding what the do
minion of the United States IN Behring sea
is. It is known that President Cleveland's
administration assumed rather hastily that
| this dominion inclnded the waters de-
| scribed In the rejected paragraph above
mentioned, but re1eded from that position
| when 1t becsme toleraoly. clear that we
| could not afford to adopt ruling that
| would exclude us from waters IN various
| parts OF the world similarly land.loekei,
such as the Gulf Of st. Lawrence and the
Caribbean sea.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
HARRIsoN,s xsw Slate.


Noble 90 re supreme Court Judge
and Tanner 10 Set Marching
Orders.
New York World Special.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.--The question Of
filling the vacancy in the Supreme Court,
created by the death OF the late Justice
Matthews, has been settled. Secretary
Noble is the successful man.
President Harrison wanted to nominate
his friend aud OLD law partner, Attorney
general Miller, but he has learned that that
nomination would result AZ did the nomi-
nation Of Murst Halstead to be Minister
10 Germany. seversl senators have
communicated with the President on the
subject and informed him that Mr.. Miller
could not he confirmed by the Senate.
Although the counsel Is unpleasant,
the President has had experience
enough already to know that 1t
is the part of wisdom to heed it
and Mr.. Miller will not BIS nominated for
the existing vacancy. As soon as Com
greas meets Mr.. Noble, Secretary OF the
Interior, will be nominated as associate
justice of tine supreme Court, and al
though many Republicans have already
expressed the opinion that he should
never have been 10 the cabinet, the
President is pretty we'll assured that the
Senate will confirm his nomination to the
Supreme Court.
Before that time, however. Tanner will
be unloaded from the pension office just
az Land Commissioner Sparks was dis
pensed with before Secretary Lamar was
transferred from the interior department
to the Supreme Bench. Noble, as Score
tary Of the Interior, will be succeeded by
Gen Clar kson, the present first assistant
postmaster general. The World corre-
spondent has the very best authority fol
these statements.
President Harrison hopes to install his
friend Attorney general Miller on the Su
preme Bench later. He hopes that during
his Presidential term Justices Miller
Bradley and Field will retire, as they are
qualified to dc 80, and that he may ther
have things fixed so as to put MIR. Miller
! into one OF these holes.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

of revenue. Heretofore, when teams have
been hitched promiscuously in the woods
paths to the pumps have been blookaded
and tents and stables crowded. The new
rule will prevent such unpleasantness in
the future. The price asked for bringing
q team inside of the fence Is small, only
as cents. Those who pay the fee Will
have their horses fed and otherwise cared
for while here and will have the animals
harnessed by hostlers when the owners OF
teams wish to leave camp. Deducting
the cost of service and feed the margin
for the association is slight. The associa-
ton is several hundred dollats In debt.
Last years receipts were $500 less than
the amount OF expenses. Consequently
the trustees think those who come to
camp should be willing to pay % cents
for bringing teams inside the CITES Those
who do not desire that privilege will find
space shady and ample in that part OF the
grove Immediately outside of the fences.
Persons entitled TO bring teams IN free
received passes yesterday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
A sUIT AGAINST RUSSELL b.
The Son OF President Harrison Seed
For sIOJ.a0O For Label.


For s1OJ,000 For Libel.
NEW YORK., Aug. & The suit OF
Colonel j. Schuyler Crosby against Rus.
sell B. Harrison for 300 900 damages
for alleged malicious libel, came before
Judge Ingraham, in supreme court
chambers, yesterday, in the shape of
motion BY Colonel Crosby's counsel,
Delaney Nicoll that the defendant be
compelled to file his answer to the com.
plant.
Counsellor Sweetser, for Mr.. Harrison,
opposed the motion, claiming that his
client was in Europe on business, and
would not return before the last of this
month. Mr.. Sweetser said that he had
not had an opportunity to consult his
client, but that he would be prepared to
serve on answer by September LIST.
MIR. Niooll, in reply, said that Mr.. Har-
rison had had abundant time to answer,
but had gone to Europe instead ostensi-
bly, on business, but in reality on a
pleasure trip. He declared that MIR. Har-
rison was using his position, rs son OF
the President, to gain admission to the
crowned heads of Europe, including the
Queen Of England, with whom he dined
and wined few days ago. Mr.. Niooll
added that the defendant had threatened
70 make it warm" for Colonel Crosby il
he did not discontinue the suit. Mr..
Sweetser replied and then the court tool
the papers aud reserved its decision.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
ayanamakrr's
PHILADELPHIA, Monday, August S. 1889.
Closed Saturdays at P. M.

If your buying thought Is
Dress Goods, write to US
stating the kind Of fabric you
have In mind, or the purpose
for which you desire to use II,
with the price you wish 10
pay, and we will promptly
place in your hands samples
Of the best we can supply at
the price. That should mean
the best anywhere, for the
Wanamaker stock of Dress
Goods is the largest and best
selected we know Of In the
world If you do not know
the technical name Of the
goods, no matter; tell us how
they look to your eyes, or
how you suppose they look,
and we will find them.
Just so Of anything else;
settle on what you want, as
near as may e,and write for It
Sporting things,
Fishing tackle,
Furnishing goods,
Toilet articles,
Millinery fxings,
Books of every sort,
and the thousand other things
tor home use or wear or
house decorating that we have
a store full of. M
john WANAMAKRR.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
That DishonOrcd Check.

On general principles the GAZETTE
has some curiosity to learn by what
authority the Union Bank refused to
honor check properly drawn and prop
erly endorsed, although presented by a
third party. The check for $780, 600,
being the annual appropriation for the
expenditures of the Street and Sewer De-
partment was drawn in the regular way
by order of City Council, countersigned
by the proper officials, endorsed by the
three members Of the Street and Sewer
Department, deposited with the Security
Trust and Safe Deposit Company and pro-
scented by the duly accredited agent of that
corporation. Had Msssrs. Carpenter,
Gswthrop and Murray appeared person
At the counter Of the Union bank, handed
IN the check and demanded cash for it,
would the demand have been refused?
Suppose the three commissioners named
shall withdraw the check from deposit
and present it in person, what will the
bank dot In other words, what business
has the bank to take cognizance of the
disposition it has reason to believe will
be made Of the fund which the check
represents II does not look as If there
were much leeway for argument here, but
without doubt lawyers will find enough
to say on both sides Of the question.
But it does not look honorable in the
Street and Sewer Department to make
the proposed use of this fund, under such
Himsy and debatable legislative authority.
Enough has been brought out regarding
that G street rider--which is depended
on by the department as its warrant-to
show that it is, in the first place very
doubtful whether that rider legally
passed the Legislature at all, and,
In the second place very certain
that il 1t did, its passage was 50
cured by trickery and double dealing.
the GAZETTE has said all along that il
may be perfectly proper and just that the
Street and Sewer Department should
have full control of its own funds
but that is not the question here. The
question Isl Can tbs department afford
to take control with such cloud upor
its title? Is it honorable, or even de
fensible, to share the reward Of iniquity
The means and methods by which
that q street rider was pm
through-if it ever did resll!
60 through the Legislature in the sens
of legally enacted act of assembly
have been abundantly demonstrated t,
be tainted by unfairness, sharp practio
and suppression of the truth; and tn
conscious beneficiary of such practic
cannot well avoid share Of the stigm
attaching thereto.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

1t is nad that sleighter, the Dover
representative of the nPeople's Ex.
change" should have been driven by ex-
posure to suicide; but j. Is only another
illustration of the truth Of the proverb
that the way Of the transgressor is hard,
and il seems hardly credible that, with
all his very evident weakness, the self
murderer should not have known that
the concern he represented could not
transact legi.imately any such remark
able business as it held out promise Of to
it's patrons. That Sleighter was chiefly
tool and very gullible one, is PROBABLE;
that his life had been one of discourage
ment and disappointment his letter
shows, as also that he had brooded over
his troubles until he became too morbid
to live. His fate is another reminder that
honesty is the best policy and that the
man who schemes to get something for
nothing is either dishonest himself or the
very weak victim OF dishonesty in others
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
Tho .rest al experiment.

Let those, If any such there na, who ques-
tlou the efficacy Of "Gienn's sulphur SOAP"
as "A means of preventing and Obliterattng
complexional blemishes, give this harmless
cosmetic fair and honest trial. There Is
no test like experiment to convince the
Judgment, and TO that test Glenn fearlessly
appeals. Remember that "Gtenn's sulphur
Soap differs entirely from the dangerous
cosmetics, and contains no deleterious sub
stance Beware OF counterfeits. Sold by
druggists. Coupled with this appointment
Of the toilet, 'Hill's instantaneous Hair
Dye" findg Its place In the crossing rooms
OF Fashion. Time Ia memorable, and dam
ages must be repaired; but with these two
articles be may long be held ut bay.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

A letter from Postmaster General Wan.
amaker to President Green OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company, is made
public to-day, in which, while Mr.. Wana.
maker intimates thAt he will not insist on
the new rate Of one mill per word for
government business, il the company eau
show that such rate would be losing
one, he at the game time reminds the
Western Union that the privileges and
benefits for which it is indebted to the
government are by no means purely i'm
aginary.n On the contrary they
are specific, actual and very sub
stantial. One of these substantial ben
efts, which has been sustained by the
supreme court, is the right to use
without compensation Of any kind
as to right Of way, ell the
highways OF the country, on the
ground Of their being post roads. It has
broadened this claim to the extent that
the streets Of cities and towns are also
post roads and "eyen the elevated rail
roads in New York city have been
claimed as post roads, and the claim sus-
tainedn Mr.. Wanamaker does not say
in SO many words what he thinks Of the
preposterous etfrontery which wouli
style such a privilege as this "pusely i'm
sginaryn; but one can readily under
stand that, should Congress withdraw the
grant the Western Union would by no
means regard that act as purely i'm
aginaryn grievance. It could hardly
have been deemed possible that any
man or SCI Of men could have
been found who, after securing frpna the
government franchises Of so great i'm.
portance-a right Of way winch ever
state legisIaturep, though they may ragu
late cannot annul-would have tie al
most incredible effrontery to turn roup5
and say This is purely imaginary
benefit. Mr.. Wauauaker also remind
the Western Union COMPANY that il Aai
been, 81 he said before, serving o.ha
customers at lower rates than the govern
Uent TO which 1t il SO greatly indebted
shat it has increased its expenses by buy
ing up rival lines, "sone OF which az
not now in use, but only valuable TO yo
in removing competitions that It's ow
testimony 'has been steadily to the eHel
that every time your company has Il
duced prices il has gained increased j,
come;" and, altogether, he has given Il
Western Union would-bs monopoly
pretty hard nut to crack.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

Secretary Whitney has shown, as did
George W. Childs, that when man
really has no intention or desire TO be.
come candidate for the presidency the
English language is perfectly adequate
to his saying 20 10 terms that cannot pos
sibIy be misoonstrued. Mr.. Whitney3
dectinati,n may pa recommen led TO the
attention of the Hon. James G. Blaine
the next time the latter gentleman wishes
TO say that he is not in the race.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

The New York Stars Washington cor.
respondent sums up the Tanner business
by promising, as has generally been an
ticipated, that Tanner will stick. can
efforts made for his removal have failed.
The President has turned down both
Window and Noble, and sustainH Tanner,
with mild reprimani for permitting his
official subordinates to run away with
him. The Teratings and back pay
which Tanners subordinates gave them.
selves will nave to be refunded The
amount is understood to be in the neigh
borhood OF $40 coo. Corporal Tanner will
gotothe Grand Army encampment Of Nil.
wausee flying tie administration oolor7
at his peak. Mr.. Harrison has pract..
cally decided that when Congress appro.
pirates $4,000 600 for the years pension
list the commissioner Of pensions las the
right TO increase the Disbursements by
his rulings aud rera,ngs to $4,000 O0t
and Congress mnst uiaae up the differ
ence by deficiency appropriation Or the
Republican party will loss Ohio"
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
Manhattan island so,a for 81.

London Letter.
Two weeks ago, while engaged in ex-
amining the public archives At the Hague,
General James Grant Wilson met with a
letter addressed to the States general of
the United Netherlands by P Schag.n,
dated Amsterdam, November 7,h, 1926,
announcing the purchase of the Island of
Manhattan by the Datnh West India
Company for the sum OF 1924, Two days
later he found the original deed, which
had lain unknown for 1853 years among
the papers of an ancient Dutch family.
General Wilson hopes to be able to pur-
chase the deed. The discovery was made
in the course of researches concerning
Mira. Wilson's Bayard ancestors, who
came to America in 1917 with the last Of
the Dutch governors, Peter Stuyyosant.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
AmURDER AVENGED.

RIoOd-spiiliHg at II Harbers' Picnic
"A Murderer Sent 10 Join His
VictinR.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.--The colored barber's
picnic at Island Park, yesterday, wound
mp with fatal atfray, Colonel Duncan i'm
agined that Ed Bennett had insulted his
wife and shot Bennett through the head,
killing him. He then walked down to
the depot, where crowd Of Benefits
friends found him in the visiting room.
They fired four bullets into his body. As
Duncan lay bleeiing from his wounds a
big negro jumped on him and with big
knife slashed his back until the flesh lay
in strips. Some OF the crowd kicked the
PROSTATE man about the head and one
hammered him with brick. Dunoan's
assaiIants were driven of and he was
taken to the city, where he died during
the night.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

"wansmakeredn is word suggested
by BsJords Magazine TO supply a long
felt wsnt--a concise and exact term for
the practice Of turning men out Of Office
for partisan reasons, without Judge or
jury, and with no adequate oauga.n Like
"hoyoott" aud tRerrymaudeth it would
precisely fill the bill, while perpatuatiug
the memory If the otiaiai who 'in three
months time--exc'uiing Sundays, when
the good man did no work-sent over
II coo Democratic postmastera to the
political hades
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

READING, Pa, aug. at Bechtells-
vile, this comfy, in the works where
Thomas A. Edison's new invention, an
iron ore separator, is being tested,
Phillip Dougherty, the engineer, met a
horrible depth this morning. His cloth,
Jog caught on one OF the big belts and
his body wes drawn between two rollers
through space half an inch wide. The
entire machinery, weighing many tons,
Inust be removed, the body being still
fast bet Reen tie rollers.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
ISin.a by railing IRON, a BrIdge.

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. G.-John l,.eele
and George Ksmley, both of Consho-
hocken, Pa, fell from the Pennsylvania
railroad bridge ut StIiekler's at 8 O'clock
this morning and sustained fatal in.
juries. They were standing on the bridge
and trainnen who we're shifting cars
called to them 10 get of the track. They
missed their footing in the darkness and
fell to the ground below, distance OF 40
feet. steele has wife and four children.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

La PORE, IND, aug. 6 -Henry Shoe
maker, William Van Adken, Hubley
Volheim and John Dos made daring es-
cape from the county Jail yesterday by
tunneling through the rear wall. The
two first named were recspsured in a
piece OF woods few miles from the city.
The others are still a. large but posse
of men have surrounded the stable where
they are supposed to be and their capture
is only question of time.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

Wharton Baykst'sunimnaachahls 'pro,
tectioun organ the Americra, ia one o.
the mos. recent 10 jim the New YORK
TFf5,He, the st. Loula Go5s Democrat
the Philadelphia Euanin9 Ba}attn, hud
other conspicuous Repnblican journals,
in gong on reeosd against what Mr..
Blaine has termed largely private
affairs, with which neither O9ngreqs nor
the president has any particular right to
Interfere Says The American
ANY industry which resolves TRAIT into a
trust iorteits tts rlatm 70 protection. II amy
Industry wants the Htveutageni controlling
the market and making tho community ia
Have, Il Yields, when 1t attempts such nm
| end nil claim IL the fostering influence 81
| the system which the community has or
| daineh for fair dealers Probation will "a
1 puiiata II. No plaza IS oman On the sahed
ulas ot the tariff to an Industry organ,zsC
| as a trust,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08

II really looks as though each of the
booming young wooden cities of Wash.
ingtou must take its turn in being swept
by FIRE. First came Seattle in the west,
then Ellanburg in the interior, and now
Spokane City in the eastern portion o.
the new state, Spokane has grown mp
in the past five years to q place of impor-
lance, with an estimated population Of
10000. The frst e3travsgant figures o:
the loss, as in the Case Of Seattle, are
being toned down by later dispatches
the morning estimate being $l4, 200, 900,
! which il still plainly to high.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-08
Two Legal Appointments.

WASHINGTON, Aug. Attorney general
Miller to-day appointed Harry r.
Probasco to be assistant United States
attorney for the Southern distriot Of
Ohio, and James Atkins to be special
attorney in the Southern district Of
Georgia, to assist in the prosecution of
the case of the United States against ex-
Marshal Wade.