Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-07-05
WOULD RATHER HANG.
n1,,,,,, :,g, IN NGw YORK. DON'T
WANT 70 DYE TT ELECTRICITY.

n,z-,,,yr: FIR, IN NEW FORK, DOS'T
WANT 20 DYE TT ELECTRICITY.
G.uhcn,, Il, N;s Rarrcl, Ps'oroscs to Go
Uug. N;ognra-S Compromise With Indiana
E.,,..rs Probable Gther Nctrs.
| The case of Kammler. the Euffaio, N.
Y, murderer who was condemned to suffer
.ea,h By electricity. is in the supreme court
ON an appeal Tho appeal was taken on
the ground that the state constitution pro-
hibits cruel and unusual punishment. and
The counsel for the murderer contends that
execution by electricity is both cruel and
unusual. The case was argued at cosnid-
cradle length before the COURT. which
finally decided that testimony would have
Ito be taken as to the effect OF the electric
current on the human body, and appointed
LAWYER Becker. OF Buffalo, 10 take testi-
muny and rcpor. TO the court July 30:h
next.
About the last of this month Carlisle D.
Graham, the hero of several strips through
the whirlpool rapids ut Niagara. will go over
the horse shoe lis, which rush over 600
foot prccipice, with what little protection
his new barrel boat cau afford. The boat
is designed for IL life boa. and is entirely
different from the craft in which he went
through the whirlpool and DEVILS rapids.
1t is IL feet long. ~ raches ip'dismeter.
looks u little like torpedo With break
nmidship. and has side Wheels. steering
apparatus ard other applnncef OF d small
flying machine for aquatic use The boat
is sufficiently strong to Withstand the
ordinary shocks of rough pyaRe. but it
is extremely doubtful if it cane scape being
dashed to pieces either on TIL rocks at the
foot Of the falls or elsewhere n the gorge.
The striking block coil miners at
Brazil, Ind. have held thei semi weekly
meeting. Through their rtlicf Committee
the sum OF s7s7,74 OF relief vas reported to
have been divided among 5325 dependents.
The strikers will appoint committee to
confer with the state board # charities
and the operators. A strong effort will be
made 10 adjust the differences The oper-
ators guarantee every striker work at once
sufficient to support himself adj family at
the reduction proposed. Wort was sus-
pended May LIST. While there l. evidently
mo!e or lees want among the miners. the
situation has been badly overe,timated by
sensational newspapers.
%. B. Beckham, OF Sterling Kan. re-
turned home to find that bis wife had
murdered their little daughter. Bessie. and
committed suicide by SHOOTING.
Dispatches from the minink district of
kladno. Austria. report rio:iI, going on.
mob wrecked the municipal buildings
and law courts and liberated a comrade
who had been arrested. The toters then
invaded the residence of the director Of the
mines. Some of the occupants were driven
from the house while others barricaded
themselves in bed room. The rioters,
finding it impossible to break down the
barricades. set fire to the house and de-
parted. The occupants narrowly escaped
From the directors residence the mob
proceeded to the house OF tho mayor.
which they treated in similar manner
Every shop in town is closed and the In
habitants are panic stricken.
"A disastrous IRE, accompanied by q.
r:ous loss Of life. has inst occurred in the
fireworks establishment Of Hever Bros.
Boston. Three dead bodies have been
taken from the ruins and three others re-
ceived injuries which will probably result
fatally. The fire started on the second
floor among some fireworks. The flames
spread with almost incredible rapiditv,
cutting OF the escape Of several men in the
upper stories, and in five minutes the
dense smoke and almost incessant dis
charge OF fireworks of different kinds
made the building a perfect pandemonium
for those confined within it's walls. A
large proportion of the 100000 stock is
ruined, but is well insured.
Gen. Cameron died at his home in Lam
caster. Penn, on the evening of June Goth.
The generals condition during the day
was rather encouraging. and death came
suddenly during weak SPELL Up to the
last attack he was conscious and had no
trouble to swallow the food given him, and
which he appeared to assimilate. Around
the deathbed were ex-Attorney- General
MacVeagh and wife. Mrs. Haldeman, James
Camerson, Simon B. Cameron and wife.
and Mrs. David Watts. a granddaughter.
III 10 1epoTleO IQaC IN single twenty.
four hours forty-nine laborers were taken
down with symptoms Of typhoid fever, at
Johnstown. The river channel above the
railroad bridge has for the first time been
opened after five heavy blasts had been
discharged. The coroner's jury is prose-
cutting an inquiry into the blame for the
disaster.
A triple collision OF freight trains &C.
Cured near Latrobe. Pa, on the Pennsy,-
vania road. Thirty cars were wrecked and
twelve persons killed. Four unknown
tramps Engineer Caldwell and his fireman
are supposed to have been killed instantly.
Brakeman Miller was fatally crushed. Tho
loss to the railroad company will be heavy
"A terrible accident occurred tho other
day at Bledsoc. Texas. on the Chesapeake
and Nashville road. A passenger train
jumped the truck, and the passenger and
baggage coaches went down an embank-
mont abou. sixty feet AT least eight per-
sons were seriously injured ana several
children more or less hurt. 1t is probable
some OF the injured will die