Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-05-03


forms the state department that from and
after May duty Of GU cents per hundred
pounds net will be levied on all importa-
tons into France of lard mixed with cotton
seed oil. irrespective Of the percentage OF
such mixture. and that all lard imported
from the United States will be subject to
governmental examination.
MIR. Whitelaw Reid. having taken office
abroad under the government retires from
the editorship OF the New York Tribune. 1t
is understood that the management Of the
paper will be left for the present in the
hands of Mr.. Donald Nicholson and staff.
who have been long connected with it.
Steamship Missouri with 375 people
from wrecked steamer Danmark arrived at
the American Line company's dock at
Philadelphia on the evening Of April 22nd.
All of the Danmark's passengers looked
hearty and bright and showed no no signs
of the hardships which they must have nee
essarily endured. The balance OF the
steamers people. 340in number. were land
ed at st. Michaels on April 10th. No one
was lost. Briefly told the story of the
missing Danmark is this: April 5th the
Missouri sighted the vessel in disabled
condition. the shaft being broken. An
effort to tow the Danmark to land failed.
and as the Danmark was leaking badly it
was found necessary to transfer passen-
gers and crew to the Missouri. This was
accomplished without accident in spite of a
heavy swell. Lack of provisions necessi-
tated an early landing. st. Michaels being
the nearest port. the Missouri made to that
point.
Forty-two sailors and all Of the passen-
gers left at the Azores BY Missouri reached
Lisbon on the steamship Acor. Mr.. Raben.
the first officer. who is among them. re-
ports that April 4th the Danmarks shaft
was broken. The Danmark WAS about 800
miles from Newfoundland when the acct
dent happened. Some say that the engines
broke down. Engineer Haas was found
dead in the engine room after the accident.
The death OF the Danmark's engineer was
due to the bursting of an engine pipe. The
engineer was killed on the spot and the
ship was badly damaged. In consequence
Of this damage, together with the breaking
OF the shaft the vessel was helpless in the
heavy sea that prevailed.
-EX-Postmaster Henry G. Pearson. Of
New York city. died at 4:20 on the morning
ofApril Goth. Ex- Postmaster General James
brought the news Of Pearson's death to the
postoffice early that morning, and then en-
tered upon the duties of his son-in- law in
accordance with the action recently taken
by Pearson's bondsmen delegating the
powers Of the Office to him. His first &C
was to send telegram to Postmaster Gen.
eral Wanamaker apprising him of the
death. Pearson's death was from hemorrh-
He was As years old. His death occurred
on the thirteenth anniversary of his we'd
ding. He leaves widow. hut no children.
Mayor Grant. of New York. has sent u
letter to Mr.. Smith. commissioner of pub
lie works. conveying additional orders
with respect to overhead electric wires.
He says: You are hereby directed to re-
move forthwith from Broadway. beginning
at Park Place. oil poles and wires OF the
telegraph and telephone companies to
Fourteenth street and from Fourteenth
street to Fifteenth street. all poles and
| wires. except the poles and wires of the
fire department" This settles the question
as to whether the wires will 60 under
ground or not, for it is plain to be seen
| that Mayor Grant means business
AT Buffalo. N. Y. on the 23d. Mrs.
Scroggs. relicc of the lato Gen. Scroggs.
was married to George Albert Stitt. The
bride is IS years of age and is the posses
| sor of a large fortune, and doesn't look to
ho M
looking young fellow. Mrs. Scroggs first
met him at that store, and both say it was
| q case of love at first sight.
There has been a weli-deflncd report in
New York within the past dry or two that
| Maggie Mitchell and her former husband.
Hank Paddock. are to join hands again
Doubtless the children set in motion the
idea of a reconciliation. 1t is probable
that Il motion will shortly be made to va
cate the decree of divorce recently granted
in New Jersey and that the mot on will be
unopposed.
William Rogers. whom Gov. Luce has
just pardoned from the penitentiury at
lonia. Mich. after spending eight years on
the charge Of murder. has been found to
be innocent. When convicted re had a
wife and a boy year Id. For time his
wife remained true. aud an occasional
word came from the little boy Finally She
changed. u divorce was asked and secured
A pair of shoes convicted him Of crime of
which he was perfectly innocent and igno-
rant.
| The Washington centennial committee
ut New York is not finding its path all 1low-
er strewn. Among the anoyanccs is This
peculiar one: Gen. Washingtons relatives
are turning up thick and fast all over the
country and claiming that they have been
left out Of the committees official list of
| kin. The committees mail almo,t daily
contains letters from score or more.
| The New Jersey court OF pardons has
just granted a pardon to Joseph C. Steward,
| colored. who has been in state prison for
twenty-nine years. having. when lad,
murdered playmate in Gloucester county.
--One Of the largo iron tanks Ut the Stan
dard refinery. at Lima. Ohio. exploded on
the goth. and scattered oil in every direc.