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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
CONVICT LABOR IN ALABAMA.
Ncmen, Children the Aged and Infilm
Prisoners to DO Farm Work.

PRISONERS 10 10 Elfln NtOTE.
r. II. Dawson, president Of the state
board of convict inspectors, has sent to the
governor an interesting statement of the
condition of things in the penitentiary.
The law provides that women, boys under
10 and physically disabled men shall not
be hired to work in the coal mines. This
class of %convicts is sent to the penitentiary
and provided for at the states expense. Of
this class there are now inside the walls
254 convicts. Some of them are mere
children, and some Of them IRE over 81
years old. They are utilized as farm labor
ers. Col. Dawson has made a contract
with Thomas Williams by which the con-
victs will be worked this year, and they are
going to make the largest experiment with
commercial fertilizlng ever attempted i'll
the south. In his report Col. Dawson
says:
Il have made arrangements to cultivate
l.lG0 acres of land. OF these 900 acres
will be cotton and 300 in corn. The con-
tract with Colonel Williams is that l am
to cultivate and gather the crop and to
furnish labor to handle it in ginning and
packing. He furnishes the land. teams,
farming implements, wagons and gin
presses and runs the engine at the gin
house. In fact, he furnishes everything
except the labor. He will also furnish 200
pounds of cotton seed meal, 400 pounds of
high grade acid phosphate md 100 pounds
of German KANT and the cotton. These
LOO pounds of fertilizer has cost Mr..
Williams about IS per acre. 1t is now on
the ground ready to be applied. He is to
get one-half the crops and all the cotton
seed and the state gets one-half. Iexpect
to make 300 bales of cotton for the state
and 5000 bushels of corn"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
Siouxiciue.

Big Head, a leading Sioux Indian chief
tam, attempted suicide at Standing Rock,
N. D. He was found hanging from a tree
with a cracker box kicked from beneath
him. After rubbing and the application
OF restoratives he regained consciousness
lie said that the recent loss of his grand
children made him feel bad and be wanted
to join them in the happy hunting
grounds. He has been placed in CHARGE
OF officers until his troubles are forootton
ms is an unparalleled case. No Sion
indian was ever known to make an a :
tempt to take his own life. Big Head was
n OF the Indian delegation that v;sita1
Washington several weeks 100.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
ACCIDENT IN oauncE.
A Gallery Falls and Burics Twenty Per-

A Gallery Falls and Bu,ics Twenty Per
sons.
An accident of an alarming character, by
which several persons were seriously in
jured, occurred Sunday evening during
divine service at Bromley Independent
church, Paris. Across the end of the build
ing over the entrance was fixed a balcony
capable of holding sixty or seventy peo-
Pile. While the pastor was reading tht
lessons the gallery with scarcely any warn.
ing suddenly collapsed, precipitating its
occupants into the body of the church. A
| cloud of dust obscured the view of the re-
mainder of the congregation fora few min
utes, but when it cleared away it became OBJ
viousthat q number of persons were buried
beneath the ruins of the gallery. The fallen
debris caused IN obstruction at the en-
trance and prevented any assistance being
rendered from the outside, but willing
falling timbers and extricating the uafor-
tunate% occupants of the fallen gallery from
their perllous position. The gallery was
pretty we'll filled at the time and about
twenty persons were burned. The work of
removing the debris occupied some time, and
when accomplished it was found that while
most Of the victims of the accident were
severely bruised and cut, five had received
serious injuries, which in some instances
may prove fatal. One young lady was I'M
conscious when eXtricated. Two medical
gentlemen in the congregation attended to
the injured, of whom several had broken
legs and arms, while others has internal
injuries.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
A SOCIETY SENSATION.
a Late Providence Millionaire's House
keeper Proves to BE His Widow.

Il Late Providence M~illionaire's House.
keeper Proves to BE His Widow.
Providence, r. l., people are discussing
o sensation which overtops anything which
has come to the surface there in q long
time. 1t concerns the life of the late
Amos N. Beckwith, the wealthy cotton man
ufacturer, who is said to have contracted a
secret marriage with his housekeeper. The
death OF MIR. Beckwith was latelyean-
nounced. His first wife died several wears
ago. She was a sister of ex-Goy. Lippitt
of Rhode Island, and they were high up in
society. Soon after Mrs. Beckwith's death
a housekeeper named Sherman was en-
gagged. She was the divorced wife of Capt.
Edward Kay, but she used her maiden.
name. She managed the affairs of the
Beckwlth household in a judicious man.
n er, and was looked upon as a model in
her way, but she was never admitted to
Providence society. Twelve hours prior
to MIR. Beckwlth's demise he made a trust
deed conveying his stock to Henry G,
Cranston land another in trust. and his
cotton mill property in trust to the Rhode
Island Hospital Trust company. 1t was
thought when he died that there would be
nothing left but to settle the estate in con.
nectlon with the trust deed, and the first
steps were TAXED. Then the trustees ran
against a snag in the shape of a marriage
certificate which WAS produced by the
housekeeper and which named her as the
WIDOW OF the deceased millionaire.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
AFRAID OF THE RECORDS.
Mormon Attempts to Steal the Records of
the Utah Commission.

Mormon Attempts to Steal the Records of
the Utah Commission.
A few days before Christmas the Utah
commissioners office, at Salt Lake City,
was enteredby burglars and an unsuccessful
attempt made to steal the books and papers.
The Utah commission is the body of men
who have charge of all election matters in
this territory and keep all the records per-
tanning to elections. 1t was generally sup
posed that the Mormons were at the
bottom of this attempted burglary,
for they We're DESTROYS about that
time OF procuring the regis
tratlon books, if possible. Friday tho
Mormans began their contest in the Third
district court to compel the Utah
commission to issue to their candi-
dates for the city council from the
Third and Fourth precincts of this city
certificates of election. They have the
majority of votes in those precincts and
if the court decides that precinct votes
count for councilman instead of the gen
eral vote of the city the Mormons
will have six out of fifteen council
men. The case was set for Monday
for appearing, but the opinion, prevails
that the old law is still in force and the
precinct vote will not count. Lrst night
another attempt was made to steal tho
records of the Utah commission, but as
the important papers are all in the safe
deposit vault of the Union National banl,
nothing of consequence was obtained.
Inc burglars, however, stole the gold
watch of Gen. McClernand and Sl2O.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
ConspiratDrs Arrested.

United States deputy 1uars halls went to
Sharon, Ga, and arrested seventeen
prominent citizens charged with. conspir-
acy and intimidation against the newly an
pointed postmaster. D%uckworth. They
Ofo0Snt the prisoners to Augusta. The
o''cels Went to Sharon armed with rifles
and prepared for trouble. but met witt no
resistance and laid the weapons aside.
lhe warrants for the arrest are based on
testimony taken by TIE postofice insnec-
for
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
his. tt,.,ha

The Louisiana Lottery comnanv 6 mol
ing a desperate effort TO retain its corpo
rate HE. 1t has failed to secure a charter
rom North Dakota, and its'next move. il
S said, will be an enormous brlbe to tine
Louisiana Legislature for a renewal of it's
present charter. which will expire two
years hence. Its proposition will be to
10 pay the entire state debt. amounting to
I rom Slc,Oo0, oo0to S12, COZ. 600. The lot.
terry Is earning $3.50, 900 a Month or
90 .op'oOo per annuln, net. Many promi-
hent Louslanlans fear that the br.be NAV
be accepted. lay
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28

on u WOulan'S CharEe-Ihey Disregard an
Iniunction-Othe Matters East and West.
All the city officials. consisting of the
mayor. councilnen. city attorney and
street commissioner of Nincennes. Ind,
have been arrested at the instance of Mrs.
Clarissa j. Paulev. who had enjoined them
from grading a street next to her property.
The injunction was not observed and
therefore Mayor Murphy, City Attorney
Goodman and others were arrested for in
direct contempt Of court. The fight that
has led to this wholesale arrest has been a
spirited one. and has been going on for
two Years. The Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad company was perpetually re-
strained two years ago from raising the
track to correspond with the grade of the
street, and last December Mrs. Pauley re-
covered damages from the city in the
courts from injury to her property from
overflow of water in the cutters. The
fight in the courts will be a bitter one.
The city attorney will enter suit against
Mrs. Pauley for $50, 900 damages for false
imprisonment. The mayor will also ask
for S15, 900 damages for the same reason,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
AUSTRALASIA DISASTER.
Heavy Storms, Destructive Fires and Othc
Dire Happenings.

NSS SSoAAAASs obstructive Ilr0S and Other
Dire Happenings.
The steamer Zealandia brings advices
from Sydney to Jan. %, and Auckland to
Jan. 26. Queensland was visited by Sc
we're storms early III January, resulting in
serious floods, causing several deaths and
much loss of property. A fire in Sydney
Christmas day destroyed the sheds of the
Tasmanian Steamship company's wharf,
causing a loss Of $50, 900.
Ihe new year is remarkable in Australia
for its many fatal accidents, one of the
most prominent being the collapse of q
hotel IN Sydney, in which twenty people
were buried in the ruins and burned.
The condition of the UNEMPLOYED at
Sydney is becoming serious. On a recent
night 500 men II women We're counted
asleep in the parks Of the city, all BEING
without money or homes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
Must attend Pa.ochial sc,,o,,s

Manager Doane. who was lately given
the title of prothonotary apostolic by the
pope, has notified the parishioners of St.
Patrlck's cathedral, New ark. n. j.. that
they must take their children from the
public schools and send them to the poro-
ch'al schools on penalty Of mica
ton and denial Of absolution.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
Plunged Through a Hy;1..

The engine and baggage car of the Gal.
'estion express plunged through a bridge
SIX miles south of Wichita. Kan. Road
1naster Peters, of Newton. was killed.
The engineer and fireman each had q lao
broken and several passengers were in
iuIel ~
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
A SOUTH DAKOTA BUDGET.
The State at Washington.

The State at Washington.
Senator Moody has introduced three
joint memorials from the South DAKOTA
legislature. One asking relief of settlers
upon q part of the Grow Creek reservation.
Part of this reservation was opened by Or
der of President Arthur. President Cleve-
land revoked the order after the settlers
went upon the lands. These lands were
not in that part of the Sioux reserva-
ton recently ceded, and the memorial
asks that they be allowed the time spent
on these lands to apply upon residence
time upon other tracts. Senator
Moody will introduce a bill in accordance
with the memorial. Another memorial
asks that Big Stone Lake be surveyed and
improved SO as to make it one of the reser-
voirs for storing water to improve the navl-
CATION of the Mississippi river. Another
requesting pension legislation in accord
ance with the resolution of the national
Grand Army of the Republic.
granting the right-of- way to the Britton,
:Sisseton & Browns Valley Railway com
pany through the Sisseton and Wahpeton
reservations. Senator Pettigrew has intro
duced a bill in relation to q farm for the
Indian training school at Pierre.
COMMISSIONS Croft has issued instruc-
tions to the registers, and receivers of the
land offices at Pierre and Chamberlain, S.
D., and O'Neill, Neb.. to use every care
and precaution to prevent the entry or
filling for lands which are occupied by
Indians under the act of congress of May
2, 1887.
Mr.. Clifford has introduced a bill to es-
tabllsh an Indian school at Chamberlain,
S. d.. with an appropriation not to exceed
$75. 600.
The delegation from South Dakota has
agreed to recommend S. A. Williams to be
register of the land Office at Yankton in
place of F. NJ. Zeibach.
The house judiciary committee has re-
ported the bill establishing three terms Of
court in South Dakota-at Pierre, Sioux
Falls and Deadwood.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
A Blow at a Trust.

Judge Wallace, at San Francisco, APP
pointed a receiver for the American sugar
refinery, whose franchise was recently de-
clared forfeited on account OF the com
pany's connection with the sugar trust
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28

IHE st. Louis Republic makestls
ment that Capt. Jack Haynes, the sp
IN charge of the engine at the Fasar
ing, is lO2 years old. He is a TenaJ
ny birth and doesn't look to be ove'
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
TOLD IN A MISTTE

IHE Salem. Ill.,, National bank vas
robbed OF $4,000, besides some securities.
No clue.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
WOMAN WHO SUES.
NOT a SINGLE MAX But A CovEY o.
THEM.

An Indiana Towns Officers in the Courts
on IL Woman'S Charge-They Disregard AN
Injunction-Other Matters East ant; West.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-02-28
THE ACTS OF CONC
sUCCINCT SUMMARY On
LEGISLATIVE WOE

Bills and Resolutions ln.rod,,c.,
les Discussed by the Nation, aN
lew, oyrlSarS |
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26
A CHINESE FORGER.
He Puts tho Name Of . Well Known Firm
to q Note for $780,

He Puts tho Name Of . Well Known Firm
to q Note for $3.50.
Quong Hing & Co., the oldest Chinese
merchants in Helena, having been located
here since 1874, have been made the victims
of forgery to the amount of $151.65 by q
Chinese forger. About a month ago Chi
nese interpreter named Joe Bailey, and
whose correct name is Wong Chong Lung,
secured note from the Merchants Ma
tional bank and had it filled out for $15O
for thirty days. He took DR.. Brooke to the
bank with him to indorse him as being all
right. He had been employed by Dr..
Brooke on his ranch as interpreter, and the
doctor simply told the bank clerk, it il
said, that he knew Joe Bailey. The note
was made out in favor of Quong Hing q
amount. Qaong Hing & Co. say they knew
nothing of the transaction until yesterday,
when they received a notice from the bank
to liquidate the note. The original note
was inspected and Quong Hing pronounced
it forgery. Nothing has been seen of Joe
Bailey for several weeks and it is presum ed
when he secured the money he left town.
He is pronounced by his countrymen as a
sport and gambler and no good" It is
probable that the bank will be the lose. g.
The Chinese firm does all its money bust
ness through this bank and has for years.
QuonR Hing says he never needed the
that he had TO meet some
freight bills. Joe Bailey speaks
English rather fluently. He is tall and
about 40 years of age. Quong Hing is de-
sirous that his doings be published so that
people in other places shall not softer.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26
RESET HIS OWN GEMS.

Curious Story About Two Stolsn Ds..
moAd Earrings.
9. B. Jacquemin 4 Co., the jsvslssv. pre
out pair Of fne diamonds worth e6Oo.
They missed them ON Thursday night lat.
and on making an Investigation, came e
the disagreeabls conclusion that they had
been stolen early in the week, and thal
they had been reset into shirt studs in tl.ai,
own place, and handed over to the parties
who, they believe, surreptitiously took them
from the store.
Sometime early in the week two man
from Colorado went into the Jacauemiu
store and asked to be shown some aoods.
They examined miscellaneous aseort
ment Of wares, and one Of the mon boueh,
q small diamond ring, and another mr.
chased clock. They paid their bill and
left. Soon after this q man went to w. G.
Pardellisn. jeweler, and producing two
diamond ear drops, asked to have them re-
get as shirt studs. Pardellian, not having
the necessary tools, sent the work to the
Jacquemins to ba done. The studs
were made, returned to Pardeiliah,
and handed to tho man who had left the
job to be done. On Thursday night the
earrings were missed from the Jacquemins'
store, and an investigation started. Then
all the above facts came out.
Everybody connected with the transac-
tion remembered his part in it, and q de.
scription having been furnished, the two
men who had made the purchases Of the
Jacquemins were searched BY City
Marshal Cronin, but no diamonds were
found on them. The losers .of the gems
could not say positively when the earrings
were taken, and the accused men denied all
participation in the robbery. So they were
let 70.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26
PERSONAL.

Mrs. H. Brunnell and Mrs. C. w. Pitts
returned home from their eastern trip yes
terday.
H. Rosenszweig, of Missoula, paid his
many Helena friends a short visit yester-
day, and they were glad to see him.
Gov. Toole returned home yesterday from
the west side. Among the governors call
ers yesterday was Judge Milburn, Of Miles
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Brunnell and Mr..
and Mrs. q. w. Pitts have taken rooms at
the new Hewins building, corner Park and
Clark street.
Harry Woolrich headed delegation OF
''sports' that left for Butte yesterday to
see the 120-yard foot race to take place
there this afternoon.
A. j. Koldrup returned yesterday from
Salt Lake and reports that his stepdnugh-
ter, Mrs. Reckmeyer, is convalescent and
will recover from her illness.
Departures via Great Northern: M. Bar
rett, st. Louis; Albert Hamilton, Buffalo, N.
VI; j. Strong. Jackson, Mich; Edwin Scarf,
New York; b. Mann, Omaha.
Capt. j. H. Lyons, of Butte, the retired
politician by the grace of General Warren
ct al, dropped into Helena last evening on
business connected with the Eldorado bar
diamond fields. Fl. L. Haupt, of Butte, is
with him on the same mission.
Departures via Northern Prcifc: A. D.
Brown, Chicago; Daniel E. Wilson. New
York; A. p. Dorranoe, Norwich, Conn.,; w.
E. Perry, Chicago; II. w. Rosebud, New
York; Chas. Z. Weeks, Oskaloosa, Ia; E.
A. Warrensford, Boston; Fred. Swartz,
Bremen, Germany.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26
He TALKED RIGHT OUT.

Judge lGllburn Has Something to say
About the Interior Department.
Judge George r. Milburn, of Miles City,
who vas in Helena yesterday, related some
of his experiences in Washington before
the department Of the interior. They we're
told in Judge Ailbsrn'a OF hand style, and
there is no doubt that his honor made IN
impression on the secretary or some of MD
assistants. Judge Milburn was very much
interested in the removal Of the Northern
Cheyennes. He told the interior depart
mens that Montana vas NO longer bant-
ling. or words to that effect, and the people
were tired OF being turned over by the In
dians and second lieutenant. The Judge
said great deal more in thu same vigorous
styls. but came away evidently convinced
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-10-26
HELENA HOLDS THE MEDAL.
A. j. Fisk Carries or the HonoFs In HI
Contest with Frank Conley.


A. J. Fisk Carries or the Honors In His
Contest with Frank Conley.
Jack Fisk, the expert Ron-shot. 10 still
the champion wing shot of Montana and
will continue to wear the Hight and Fair.
field trophy until other contests shall taxi
it away from him. About 100 people went
to Athletic Park yesterday to witness the
contest. Both men were ready for the
slaughter of the fifty live birds to be sprung
out before their unerring aim. Fisk was
slightly the favorite. though Conley'a
friends were not wanting. Each man had
twenty-five birds to shoot at. Fisk wa
irst to "bat." Marshal r. ]. Cronin waa
referee and BILLY" Green kept the tab,
stepped up to the stand looking a little
nervous. Pull" he said, after getting his
shotgun in position. bird few to the
right quarter. Bang" but the bird was
still flying, but slowly dropped, and whom
the referee investigated he found that the
s ond hsd faen outside aide the limit
BILE money was lost on that shot, as Jacks
friends felt sure he would get the first one.
The next bird started out for the left quar-
ter. Bang! again, but the bird did not
drop and the second barrel was necessary.
The bird dropped safely inside. Fisk then
disappointed his admirers, and another
lost bird was credited to him. Two lost
out OF three was more than his
friends could stand, and Conley was
favorite in the betting, as he had already
scored three dead birds. His first was an
incomer and it required two shots to bring
it to grass. Conley nailed the second, 9
right-quarter. with one shot. He continued
his work until he downed eleven straight
birds, firing during that time fifteen shells.
After Flax missed his second bird he got
down to business and scored ten straight
birds. He missed the fourteenth, but that
was all. Conley missed the twelfth but got
the next three; On the sixteenth the trig
ger snapped without discharging the shell.
He caught the bird with his second shell.
but it fell outside the line and he lost his
second bird. This somewhat ratified the
Deer Lodge man, who was still ahead of
Fisk and another miss would make it tie.
Luck went against Frank and though he
killed the next two birds, both foil outside
the line. Fisk was STEADILY scoring dead
birds'' and never missed another after Con-
ley made his fourth miss. Conley did not
lose uny more either. Both men killed all
the birds they shot at but the lost ones on
each side fell outside the line. The score
at the close stood:
Flax. .010111111111101l111111111-22
Conley, 1l11111111lO11. III OOOl111111-2l
II: tails-Conley 5, fisk o.. Times used both
shells shell at Sne birdnconley Il; Fisk 10. Dead
Besides retaining the medal Mr.. Fisk won
$50. forfeit required to be put up every
time the medal is contested for. John F.
Cowan, of Butte. has challenged the winner,
the shoot to take place in thirty days. Yes
terday's contest was marked by some clever
work and was we'll worth seeing.