Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22
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satisfy themselves as to the best means OF
executing condemned criminals by electri-
city seem to promise well. Several dogs
were killed with an alternating current at
500 and 700 volts for ten seconds. -Four
calves. of approximately the weight OF
man, were killed at 500 volts pressure for
contacts of from Is to 20 seconds. A
horse took an alternating current the same
way at 1000 volts pressure and died. In
every case death was instantaneous and
without sound or struggle. Criminals con-
demned to death in New York are to be ex-
ecuted by electricity instead OF hanging,
hereafter. according to a recently enacted
law.
Both houses OF the Indiana Legislature
adjourned sine die on the 11th. After adj
journment the astonishing Information
leaked out that all bills vetoed by the gov
ernor and. repassed by the mocrasic ma
iority were in such shape that they are
bound to fail The constitution requires that
all bi Is and joint resolutions passed by the
legislature shall bear the signature Of the
speaker OF the house and president OF the
senate. These bills. when presented to the
governor, were duly authenticated as pre-
sc:ibed by the constitution. but after being
vetoed and repassed they were simply
signed by the clerk OF the house and secre-
tary Of the senate. instead OF going through
the hands OF the governor. as the statutes
require. 1t is maintained that these are
fatal defects. and that all these measures.
among which is the law depriving the gov
ernor of all his appointing power, ETC., are
null and void.
Capt. T. w. Dawson. editor Of the Ne,cs
and Courier, and agent Of the Associated
Press in Charleston. s. c., was murdered
on the 18th by I. B. Mellow. physician of
that city. Capt. Dawson visited Mellow at
his offise to demonstrate with him upon
conduct unbecoming a man of family.
Words and blows followed and an encoun-
ter ending in McDow's shooting Capt. Daw-
son through the head. The muir .erer. who
is married man with several children, has
the reputation of being rake. He sur
rendered himself and was hurried to Jail to
avoid lynching.
"A meeting Of the citizens Of Philadel-
phia to express confidence in the integrity
and patriotism of Charles Stewart Parnell
was held on the evening of the 18th. Mrs.
Della S. Parnell. mother OF tho Irish pa
triot. was present. Gov. Beaver presided
over the meeting. which was addressed by
Senator Spooner, of Wisconsin; ex-Gov.
Curtain. of Pennsylvania. and many others.
At the conclusion Of the speaking sub
scription Of $1,000 was realized for the Par
nell fund.
Only two designations have thus far
been called for by the new administration.
One was that of United States district at
torney for West Virginia. who was display
ing good deal of offensive partsanship
in the gnber Material contest in the state.
The other was that of Charles Morton. Of
Augusta. Me-. commissioner of navigation.
who was the originator of the Blaine tomb
stone scandal during the campaign Of 1884
Private letters received at Berlin from
Zanzibar say that Stanley. according to
native reports. is marching rapidly toward
the east coast Of Africa.
Gov. Larrubee. of Iowa, has appointed
Judge Josiah Given. of the Polk county
district. to be chief justice of the supreme
court in place Of Judge Reed. resigned.
"A prominent Office door in New York city
bears the names Of W. C. Whitney. o. H.
Payne and Daniel S. Lamont. The names
have become very familiar to the public
during the four years last passed. The
sign means that Dan. Lannon'S brain will
assist the abilities and capital Of the other
two men in coming shekels from vast rail-
road enterprises. The syndicate repre-
s"nted by the firm employs Cleveland.
Bangs. Stetson. Tracy &, McVeagh for its
legal work.
The Granite hotel at Wellsburg. W. Va !,
burned on the morning of the 18th. When
the alarm was sounded there was panic
among the guests and there were many
narrow escapes. Anumber OF guests in the
third story, from which all escape was cut
off were rescued by means of ladders, only
few moments before the walls fell. Sew
eral panic-stricken men jumped from the
third story windows to the pavement below
and were badly injured. Six or seven la
dies who were in the upper stories of the
building were badly scorched. There were
no lives lost.
The King block. at Denver Col, burned
on the 18th. The loss is estimated at 5000.
COO; partly covered by insurance.
The business managers of the various
state farmers alliances had a session for
two DAYS at the Slavery house. Des Moines,
Oh the 12.h and l3eh The object of the
meeting was 10 + rm a central business or
ganization in the interest of all the alliance
people. Delegates were present from
South Dokota. Nebraska Wisconsin KIM.
sas and Iowa. The meeting was to perfec,
the organic alton of combination of al !
these different state alliances, to make a
cen raj business head. 1t is expec: ed thew
will form Il Very strong business company.
that will give 10 the alliance stability and
confidence. 1t is understood that af,,..
considerable debate upon the binder twn.o
question the meeting agreed to recomm .ni
to the farmers of the northwest thre,
things. VIZ: ~ to change their binders IN.
to harvesters. with platforms for hand.
binding; 2) to change self binders into
headers; 3) to curtail the output of eaa,l
grain whenever experience shows that
there is doubtful profit.