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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
A CRISIS IN HAWAII.
The Natives Show Their Strength and til
Outlook Is Gloomy for the Ministry.

The Natives Show Their Strength and the
Outlook Is Gloomy for the Ministry.
The outlook is gloomy for the Hawaiian
ministry and for oil foreigners, as the
native party under the leadership of Robert
E. Wilcox, who figured as leader of tie
recent instruction, scored a sweeping
victory at the election on Feb. 5, electing
nine-tenths of the representatives in
both houses. This victory was secured
by stirring up the strong feeling of native
Hawaiians against foreigners. When the
natives vote solid, as they did this time,
there is no chance for foreigners. The
meeting of the legislature will probably be
the signal for an attack on the ministry.
Wilcox was tried last October for
high treason, but was acquitted,
the government being afraid to
punish him. He is the idol of the
natives, and swears he will have the scalps
of all those now in power. kalakaua is
suspected of being in sympathy with Will
cox, as the natives are all loyal to the king,
and he would probably get greater powe,
were the present cabinet ousted. The ina
tives are SO bitter against foreign DONNA
ton, which is supported by force of arms,
that if they fail in the legislature they are
expected to try another instruction.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28

Grant county; authorizing the filing Of trans
script judgments from other courts in this
state enptin certain persons, Mennonites
and other, from military duty defining the
boundary limo of Mafnhnll county. The follow
ing house bills were passed: Providing for tho
deduction from assessments of lands OF private
parties embraced in the risht-of-way at rail-
ronds ;memoralizing congress- fer the opening
to settlement of the Crow Creek reservation.
Adjourned.
In the house the following bills were intro
duced A bill giving this state printing and
prescribing compensation therefor d%esignat-
ing the placeof depo it of abstracts and con-,
v!eyances of properly belonging to the state; a.
joint resolution providing cor submitting an
amendment to the constitution O jointresolu-
ton authorizing an agent to- persecuts claims
o. the state against the United States
B1lla passed: Making taxes g. lien.
on personal property; to encourage
timber culture: providing penalties for the UNI.
lawf7ll transportation of Intoxicating liquors in.
the state; est establishing the rate OF exemptions ).
providing for the collection Of taxes; relating
to the place of the sale of chattel mortgages i
requiring engineers operating threshing ma
chime engines to procure licenses; the Sc cate
bill prescribing the care of county funds; tho
house immigration bill, and the. house bill
hanging the time of assessing from April tof
May. The house bill relating to civ:a township.
government. Adjourned.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
WANTS A DIVORCE
a frotese of Ex-I'resident C,ov.,.,
Chicago Court.

"A 1r"'ese OF Ex-Iresident Cleva,,,d T.,
Chicago Court.
Ida May Ordway, the pretty b,ou
ngursd In Judge Iuley's court as n - rotooo
Oh ex-Pfesident Cleveland, makes hor -
oho appearance IN the chancery corrts Of
,hlcago In a bill filed in the superior co,r,
seeking a decree of divorce from Harry W.
ordway on the ground of desertion. The
Dill is brief and merely ~recites that sbo
married Harry at Schenectady. N.
y, Dec. Is, and came to CHICAGO
to live. May IA. 1887, she says, Harry
deserted her and left her without any means
OF support. About two years ago Mrs.
ordway appeared as plaintiff in a suit for
separate maintenance against Harry. The
defendant was the 17.year-old son of a
south Water street commission merchant,
and made a general denial of all his wife's
charges. His friends endeavored to make
1t appear that the youth was the victim of q
woman much his senior and educated in the
worlds ways in the school Of Washington
department service. Harry was represeted
as young and unsophisticated, but his own
testimony disabused the court of any such
idea, and Mrs. Ordway succeeded in thor
oughly winning the sympathies of the
court by producing an autograph letter
from President Cleveland to the head of a
department, in which the writer recon-
mended the bearer as a young lady
worthy in every way to be given
a position. Mrs. Ordway and the
presidential letter was successful and
she was given o place in the government
service, which she kept for two years.
Then she met Harry and against the advice
of her friends married him. She was given
a decree for separate maintenance and went
to Omaha and the west. 1t is said that she
has never been paid the allowance decreed
by the court, and now seeks to get rid of the
husband, who, she says, is of no further use
to her.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.
Work on the Nicaragua Canal Reported to
BE Making Satisfactory Progress.

Work ON the Nicaragua Canal Reported to
BE Making Satisfactory Progress.
Chief Engineer Menocal, of the Mica
augua Canal company, who has arrived in
New York, says that work is progressing
Systematically and satisfactorily and as
as rapidly as the nature of the
task and the engineering plans will
permit. The telephone line is
finished to Castillo yiejo, where it is to
connect with the Nicarauguan govern
ment's wires, which, when completed, will
establish telegraphic communication be-
pipe for supplying the line of the works
with pure water, clearing the route of the
canal for ten miles, up to the first lock,
and the construction of the breakwater
at Greytown, including the quarry
ing and transportation of the rock
and the gathering Of the other material for
it, furnishes employment to about 1000
men. The breakwater is to be 1,700 feet
long and about $50 feet of it is now COM
pleted ard progress is being made at the
rate of eight feet per day, with large guam
titles of piling and material on hand, SO
that dredging the channel will COM
mence as soon us the dredges, already or
dered, arrive at Greytown, and vessels
with heavy material for the canal work will
soon after be able to enter the harbor.
Mr.. Menocal says that the effects of the
breakwater so far as constructed
are precisely what he anticipated and
predicted they would be, in arresting
and drifting of the sand and consequent
filling up of the harbor's mouth. The
health of all the men is good.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
HAS NO JURISDICTION.
A British Columbia Decision on the Boring
Sea Matter.

Justice Drake, of the British Columbia
supreme court, has rendered q decision
which declares that the government of the
United States has no jurisdiction over
Bering sea outside of the marine league
limit. The question came before the court
in a civil suit brought by Henry Baxter, of
Seattle, WASH, against Solomon Jacobs,
of Victoria, for violation OF u sealing con-
tract. Jacobs is the owner of the schoon-
ers Mollie Adams and Webster. In Janu-
Baxter, in Seattle. at a stipulated price,
all the sealskins taken by his two vessels
during that year. The schooner Webster
was lost in a storm, but in April, 1889, the
Mollie Adams delivered her seasons catch
to Baxter. A verbal agreement was then
entered into by Jacobs and Baxter to
the effect that the Mollie Adams was
to return and take seals in Boring
sea and deliver the skins to Baxter at the
price stipulated in the contract. The
Adams went to Boring sea and returned
last November, but instead of delivering
the skins to Baxter Jacobs sold them in
Victoria. Baxter then brought suit against
Jacobs for damages by breach Of contract.
The defense held that the contract was
not valid, as sealing in Boring sea. was in
violation of the United States statutes,
and called Mr.. johnson, of Port Town
send, as a legal expert to establish in court
the American law relating thereto. He
read sections of the statutes governing
such cases, the amendments enacted by
congress in 1889 andth presidents procla-
nation. The court, however, decided that
the contract was valid and refused to
recognize the jurisdiction of the United
States in Boring sea outside of one marine
league from shore of American territory.
1t was held that the law existing where the
contract was made had no bearing in court
Baxter was awarded S4.19l damages. Both
defendant and plaintiff are American citi-
zens and the schooner is an American yes
sci.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
Ri. Railway Project.

While in Chicago A. NJ. Bannister,r, the
civil engineer who constructed the line of
railway in Guatemala from San Jose to
Guatemala City, said he had just received
advices from there to the effect that the
line is soon to be completed to Port Bar
ries, near the mouth of the Mataquia
river. This means that Guatemala is
to have a line of railroad from ocean to
ocean, which may seriously oomplicate the
Nicaragua and Panama canal projects.
Trans-shipment of freight across. country
will save many days. and many miles en-
route from New York to the western part
of South America. A steamship line from
Tampa, Fla, to Port Barries- would
shorten the distance still more. Accord
ing to Bannister, the eighty miles already
built is the most difficult part Of the road
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
HORRIBLE HUMAN SACRIFICES.
The Butchery Often Practiced by. the Saw
asroS Of Africa

The Butcbery Often Practiced by. the Saw.
ages of Africa.
The victim is placed on a block OF wood,
with his legs stretched out stiff in front Of
him. Beside each ankle q small stake is
driven firmly into the ground, the same at
the knees and at the sides, running up I'M
der the arm-pits. These are then firmly
bound together by cords, securing tho body
rigidly in its position. His head is-then
placed in a kind of cage formed by \ ring
of cane fastened roundt the neck, with ru-
merous strings attached to it, which are
drawn up over the head and tied together
in a loop. plant young sapling is.now
stuck in the ground about twelve feet from
the extreme end is caught in the loop, and
all the strings round the ring are drawn
taut and the neck stretched stiff by the
strain
The executioner then makes, his appear
ance, escorted by the young men and wo-'
men of the village, each holding. over. him,
q palm-leaf, forming a kind OF canopy. On
reaching the victim they fall back and leave
him there alone. He wears a cap formed
of large black cocks tails; his face is black
ened with charcoal down to the neck; his
hands and arms are also blackened up to
the elbows, and the same with his legs down
= ~ ca1OuAo AlS lOluD' NC WcdE6
several wildcat. skins. Standing in front
of his victim, he makes at first two or three
feints with his knife, to get a proper swing.
Then, deliberately bending down and TAX
ing a piece of chalk, put there for the pur-
pose, he draws a thin line around the neck,
and putting a little fine sand on his hand
so as to get a good grip, with one
quick blow with his knife, sewers theehead,
from the trunk. Until just before the ex-.
e%cution the whole village is wild in expec-
tation of the event. Groups of dancers
are to be seen, drummers are at work, and
every kind of musical instrument adds to.
the tumult. The head, after being severed,
is jerked up in the air by the released ten
sion of the pole.
Then, upon the sight of the blood their
vllest and most inhuman passions are
aroused. They act like wild beasts, clutch
at the head, smear each other in the face
with the blood, and a general s%crimmags
always ensues, resulting, more often than
not. fatally.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
To Kidnap Ex-senator TABOR.

The police have arrested Oscar Roberts
and Arthur Butcher at Denver on q charge
Of conspiracy to kidnap ex-senator Tabor
and hold him for $4,000 ransom. Rob-
erts wrote a letter from Rincon, N. NJ, to
Butcher i'll Omaha, disclosing the plans
and asking Butcher to meet him III Den
yer. They met there and the police acct
dentally got hold of the letter and the ar
rest followed. Both denied that they had
any intention of carrying out the scheme.
They are aged % and 81, and in con-
1aaSed-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
TOO FRESH WITH WOMEN.
The Charges Against Bishop Dubs, on Tria
at Cleveland.

Tho Charges Against Bishop Dubs, on Trial
at Cleveland.
Bishop Randolph Dubs,, of the Evangel-
ical association, was placed on trial at
Salem church, Cleveland, O., for ''con-
duct unbecoming q Christian" Fifteen
~clergymen constitute the trial committee,
and Bishops Esher and Bowman, of Chi
cago, are present. The charges against
Bishop Dubs are that he accused Rev.
P%itzinger, of Buffalo, and E. B. Esher, a
son of the bishop, with having falsitied a
telegram which he sent several years ago
referring to church matters, and that on
two occasions he was familiar in his con-
duct toward two women-nothing criminal
being charged, however.
The Evangelical association has many
churches in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and
Pennsylvania and the northwest. Dubs
has always been popular and friends de-
clare envy to be back of the present trial.
The investigation is being made behind
locked doors, and Dubs' request for q GER
titled copy o.. the record of each session
was refused. His son was denied a
seat. He entered a protest against
the admission of written testimony unless
he was given the privilege of the cross
examination of witnesses. That vas i'm
possible. as the witness are not here.
Bishop Dubs then withdrew, declaring the
Investigation should proceed without his
presence, inasmuch rs he had been de-
prived Of all rights. His friends say the
cht.ges are false aud have no foundation
whatever.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
A Social Sensspao ON.

A social volcanic eruption occurred at
Providence, R. l., when it became known
that the housekeeper Of the late Amos E..
Beckwith, president Of the D7erville'
manufacturing company, claimed to- be-.
the widow Of the dead man. Ibeclaim-,
ant is Mrs. Maria Sherman, IS years
old, who had been in the servicc.of Mr..
Beckwith for some years. Three hours,
after he died the ~housekeeper showed a.
marriage. certificate to her friends and said
she had been the dead mans wifs. When,
called upon by reporters, Mrs. Sherman
said she was indeed he wife of Beckwith,
and that she intended to assert her rights
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
TOLD IN A MINUTE.

ELLISON MOUNTS was hanged at Pike
Vile. KY, for participating in inc
murder of Miss Alafair Mccoy anu nei
brother.
women and three men lnipl-
cotad in the saloon wrecking at Spickafos'
Vile. Mo-, were arrested. All gave oono''
Rev. J. F. STRE1cHFus, pastor OF o''
pater's Lutheran church, OF Chicago ""'
o,rested. charged with insulting ladies' Oh
the street
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
What the Cigar Makers Want.

The national cigar manufacturers con-
vention has declared for a bankruptcy law,
fxed trade discounts and credit at four
months, 4 per cent off. They demand the
impost stamp on foreign cigars abolished
and a uniform tariff of 35 cents per pound
on all imported tobacco.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
pEDRo's
Authorities Disposing of 1
brazilian Affairs.

Republican Authorities Disposing of 1t
brazilian Affairs.
ne following is the latest news from
Janlero: Lieut.. Col. Lassance, q for
fMenber of the imperial staff, who was
ea by the provisional government TO as
pc charge of Dom Pedro's property,
ing declined to act, the minister of JUS
appointed an administrator to do so.
elFy and other valuables were listed by
Chief of police as follows: Household
f. 100000; jewels Of the empress,
PV''V0V; jewels of the emperor, 5000.
crown, $500, 900; total, 50, SOC, 900.
We're deposited in the nam
fearo de Secantara with the
sofeF of the republic. The
'aSe and horses are valued at $50, coo;
f'ture, sl5,ooo; museum and library,
V'VVo. Piyis notes edltorially that a
''ca'e has been formed with the pur-
u buying up Petropolis, the real es-
Velonslng to Dom Pedro, at low fig
~ turn it into a casino. Mr.. Ionin,
sun minister to Brazil, who fled to
uuflns the revolution, has returned
No'anlero. He will make no effort to
ne relations with the Brazilian author.
"t Tue present, but expresses the
vn mat as soon as a legal" govern
's placed in power through a popular
''u and a constitution adopted by the
-spuollc he will receive instructions
"e state department at St. Peters
to Do so.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
A Long Voyage.

Mrs. Ida Walker, wife of the we'll known
English bicyclist and a passenger on the
steamship British Princess, which has ar
rived at Philadelphia from Liverpool, COM
mitted suicide on the 18th with laudanum.
She had suffered much from seasickness,
and domestic troubles are also hiuted at.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
A Schooner oundere,a.

The British schooner George, Noble, at.
Sydney, N. S. W., from the G:;abert group
Of islands, reports thai the American
schooner Thurdon, capsised, Daring q gala
and %foundered. Her orsw ago on Buta3i-
tart island.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
cAIFIELD's BODY.
REMARKABLE STATE
u" ,rSrs ABOUT 1T.

l., DESPERATION 1t Is Said to Have
vars in Obscurtiy-Soon to be
10 ,,,.d-Ot.cr News.
c.raela monument at Cleveland,
mn1ated and preparations are now
dedication, which is to take
~, m the spring. AT that time the
'' President Garfield will be
h permanent sepulchre beneath
bpument. ~
If the approaching transfer of
.,.;ns from Lake View cemetery it
.a.sib,e to relate an astounding
,1,octipe the disposition which has
:. of the late presidents body for
.. four years. When Garield's
were deposited in an elab-
.,,,t in Lake View cemetery
,n.o,uced that they would be kept
,,,l the time came to make a
,.nt disposition of them. After the
| the heavy casket was placed IL the
ms within the vault, which could
Irsd from the path outside through a
ron grating. The suspicion which
n|erv of the grave Of MI. Stewart
stoned respecting the existence
or,sp.zsd band of grave robbers in
No aovernment to take special meas
1 r-svent any such violation of this
pv direction of secretary Lincoln
~ auard of United States troops
E.,,oned at the tomb with instruc-
|, aver to leave it unprotected. For
[,rs this tomb was constantly under
H. Of soldiers, night and day.
D-t q year after Secretary Endicott
1dst Lincoln as secretary of war, he
a that it was unnecessary longer to
ain the guard there. He therefore
|. oraars to be issued returning the
H., to their regimental head
|.s This caused the personal
l. of the Garfield family in
serious apprehension, for
animation had been received from
five, that the possibility Of despoil-
lstemporary vault had been suggested
tain Chicago ghouls. The revelation
attempt to steal the body Of Abraham
Mn in Springfield added to the anxiety
hasa friends, and after considerable
rl;ation they decided they would
themselves what the govern
Ind declined longer to under
Four prominent citizens selected
yscu.e vault in a remote.portion of the
grounds and one night proceeded
and themselves removed the casket
hiding place. The task was a severe
md one of Observation-Disclosures him
30 badly that he has never since fully
Eered The work of removal and
Grating all traces of what they
done. both at the old and new
Is, occupied the whole night,
b that time until this the remains
lam in this remote nook of the
terr, q tomb utterly neglected and
\ glanced at bythecasnal observer who
ens 10 pass by. On the other hand.
sands Of persons in the past four years
visited the temporary resting place OF
field, and, as they supposed, paid silent
age TO the memory of the president
Sc remains they believed to be reposine
IL the sarcophagus.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
Stole Revenue Stamps.

Michael Clauss was arrested ct st.
Joseph, Mo-, on a warrant sworn cut by
Deputy Collector Gelchsll, charged with
having stolen $4,000 worth of 1evenue
stamps from the Office of:the deputy col
lector in March, 1889, and using them on
beer Struggled out of the bremery where he
was then employed.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
1ANkED HENCE.

' OF Two Hangings With Their Victims
- 'eely Hopkins was hanged at
-0n'e' "a, for the murder of his wife
1l'sner-ln-law last September. The
IKE the first time the drop fell and
. IN n man had to be again fast
VI" lhe second time it was success :
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
An Elastic. Trust.

A cablegram received at Trenton, NJ. j.,
that an English syndicate has:
purchased the mills Of the central rubber
trust. There are seven Trenton. COM
oaries in the trust. The amount involved,
is over 49, 900, 900. The conditionsnasaed,
were accepted by wire on tho part. Of the
fr11nf
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28

THEY attach the prefix "Caurch Of
England" to all sorts Of Societies in Great
Britaia. and the latest is a "Church Of
England Society" for the purchase Of
pianos aud American organs by paynents
Of A shilling 0 week.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
Where RESIGNATION is an Oftense.

Where Resignation is an Oftense.
Three members Of the Cretean council
have been sentenced to seven years i'm
@prisonment each for %resigning their posts
under threats made by the Cretean com.
mittee Mt Athens.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28

LETTERS published in, the Peruvian pa-
pers declare that the juice. of the "maaney"
plant is a certain cuse for ~hydrophobia and
that it has always been used in the Depart
ment of Anachs to cure, all sufferirss from,
hitas.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
me Eastern Team WON.

4 '1dsttIl Team WON.
stern md western teams of worlds
i. D4 rap shooters, captained respec-
:, y H. McMurchy. of Syracuse, n.
~, W. budd, of Des Moines, Ia,
,el. 'ui'hg the country, shot off their
match for the worlds champion
H. '1a L Francisco. The eastern team
d score Of III to 1877.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
look a Drop Together.

- ochoop and Thomas Cole were
! '0sether in Moyamensing prison,
schoop was hung for the
: WI VI anton Schilling and Coles exc
a. vas LOT the murder of Walter Nc
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28

PRESIDENT .p A5MhGnhn' or Michigan 0a uni 1h.
literary center Of the United States,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
Eastern Wind.

A strong gust Of wind blew a Connectl-
cut man off q load of hay into the river,
and he barely escaped being drowned.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28

a Fatal Thunderbolt.
EEL wife OF Milt Ezell, a we'll
''iHocratlc politician, was killed at
''s'' H., by a stroke of lightning.