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, 1890-06-24

A Washington correspondent BY whom
the Sun seems to lay great store, sent that
paper q column and a half letter from
Washington which was printed last Sun
day. From this letter we extract the fol-
lowing paragraph:
The principal point raised by the oppo
nents of the oill-that the population Of
Wyoming is not sufficient to warrant the
request for admission TO statehood-is re-
futed by the statistics of the territory. which
show the number of residents to be not
less than 10000, whereas by the cousti-
tuition the figure at which statehood can
be acquired is $1,000. In the notable
cases of Ohio. Indiana, Mississippi. Iii
nois. Alabama, Missouri, Oregon. Kan
sas, Nebraska and Colorado ever this re-
QUESTION was not complied with.
1t is somewhat surprising that a cores
pondent who is alleged to be well informed
should have fallen into such a grevious
error as that the constitution has fixed
the figure at which statehood can be &C
CURED at &C, 900.
AS 3 matter of fact neither the consti-
tuition nor the articles of federation which
preceded it contained any reference to the
population required by q territory before
it can aspire to statehood. What is known
as the ordinance of 1857, which was passed
by the confederate congress before the
present constitution OF the United States
was adopted, provided for the government
OF the great stretch OF country northwest
Of the Ohio river. Among other things
this ordinance provided that whenever
n of the said states shall have GO, 900
free Inhabitants therein, such states shall
be admitted, by the delegates, into the
congress of the United States on an equal
footing with the original states in all re-
spects whatever; and shall be at liberty to
form q permanent constitution and state
government.
This ordinance was adopted by the con-
federate congress in 1889 and under its
provisions several new infucu tial states
were admitted to the union. As each
territory which is admitted is entitled to
one Congressman the basis of congress
ionsl representation. as fixed by the cen
sus every ten yeirs, began to be looked
upon as the true basis Of admission so tar
as population went, although even this
circumstance had even much less inhu-
ence than political considerations. The
censu of 1880 placed the ratio of repre-.
sentation at ISL, 1912
1t might be a good idea for the Sun
correspondent to read up a little before
going into such matters OF history.
, 1890-06-24

Speaking Of Zoo babies" said Mr..
Stephen, the superintendent of the gar.
den, do you know that newspaper re-
porters hoodos them? 1t is a fact.
As soon as any Of our young animals
get written up they die. Look at our
giraffe. And when the grizzly bears
were born we said not a word about them
n public. One we left with his mother
and the other l took and began to raise
IN a bottle.
One day ono Of the newspaper mon
came out and saw the grizzly baby g.t-
ting its bottle. He wrote it up at length
and the little thing couldn't stand it. 1t
died at once. And so when we have
o babies out'here we will keep them
under Owe until they get big enough TO
stand the hoodoo of newspaper publ
ity."-Cincinnati Times-Star.
, 1890-06-24
THE CHEYENNE LEADER thinks IN

The CHEYENNE LEADER thinks there
Is something amusing about the fact that
j. I. Norton sent his book to Ironton,
Ohio, TO have it printed. and asks.
Wouldn't it have been better to print 1t
in Lander and thus advertise that the
work could be done there?" We answer
by asking, Would it not be better to
have the plates TOR your boom edition
made in Cheyenne. and thus advertise the
fact that such work can be done there2"
Lander Clipper.
The cases are not parallel. Mr.. Nor.
tons book could have been printed 10
Wyoming, but the etchines which will &c
into our illustrated edition could not be
made at any point this side of Chicago.
The work could not be done either 10
Denver or Omaha. All the sketches
were, however. made here, and every bi,
Of the mechanical work will be done il
CHEYENNE.
, 1890-06-24

The Other day a woman rushed frantic
ally into a Burlington, VT. drug store
bearing in her arms an apparently life
less baby. The mother wept and moaned,
and carried on at a terrible rate while
chatting tLo little hands, and begged the
druggist 20 ave the little one. A by
stander took the child. when it was
found that the sole cause of the trouble
wa tho number of wrappings with
which TO fond mother had incased the
infant. literally choking him into insen-
sibility. In u few minutes the child re-
cover j and the mother went home hap
Ply New York Telegram
, 1890-06-24
LOCAL AUTHORS.


That Cheyenne is gradually taking its
place among the literary centers Of the
country is becoming more plainly evident
from the fact that local authorship Of
books is now getting to be quite an old
story. So far, all these offerings at the
shrine of literature have taken the char
acter of poetic effort. Several years ago
Will Visscher, that warrant genius, issued
Black Nanny and other POEMS" a
book which contained many fugitive
poems Of really high poetic and artistic
merit. Next came DR.. Geo. W. Corey
with his "St. Stephen l." an ambitious
one volume poem modelled after Hudi.
bras, loaded to the muzzle with invective,
gall and wormwood, feet with corns on
them and a style of versi6cation to which
the doctor might lay strong claims for
originality.
The latest candidate for public favor
and popular fame is Judge Wesley p. Car
roll who has gathered together in one neat
volume all OF his poems, many of them
old and familiar, some Of them new. The
collection is entitled Moss Agates, " indi-
eating nc doubt that they are indigenous
to the soil. Judge Carroll can lay just
claim to the distinction of being par excel
lence the local poet. There have been
few events of local importance occurring
during the past dozen years or more which
he has not embalmed in verse. In the
treatment Of some OF them he has not al
ways done himself justice, for they have
been written so hastily as to preclude the
possibility of finished versiication or un
questioned elegance of language. In some
of them. however, he strikes the true
poetic key and delivers himself with a
iervor that must be commended. The
book will possess considerable interest to
every old time citizen of Cheyenne.
, 1890-06-24

Some residents of North Saco got
into a discussion as to whether the old
fashioned hammock, made simply OF
Indian meal and hot water and baked
before an open fire, was any better
than the dishes of today. To settle
The question, delegates from several
families met at the parsonage, wit
messed the baking of a hammock and
tested the bread after it was done.
The verdict was that the hammock was
a success, but that there were other sue,
cesses in ife.-Lewiston Journal.
, 1890-06-24

Hiram Darnell, of Jasper. Ga, had
a bullet cut out of his back which had
been there twenty-six years. 1t first
went through his hand, then struck
him on the cheek, cutting the flesh
and coursing its way to the back of
the neck, then down the back bone to
a point nearly even with the lower
part of the shoulder blade, where it
LODGED.
, 1890-06-24

ALTHOUGH the general dispatches here
contained no references to the Wyoming
bill for the past few DAYS, 1t is still very
probable that the measure may receive
consideration during the present week.
The postofhce appropriation bill still re-
mains to be disposed Of, and the coast
seems clear for its consideration today.
Other important bills are beginning to
reach a legislative focus, 80 that the
wyoming bih must Don be saudwrched
I n or be lost sight If. We do not believe
this is q probable contingency.
, 1890-06-24

THERE is a great deal of complaint over
the quality Of water which is now flowing
through the water mains and the city au-
thorities W. it to the people to remedy
the evil which is steadily growing 1t is
not too much for the people to demand
pure water and they are certainly not now
reoaiving II
, 1890-06-24

M n ever saw n man and woman
am in arm in the streets of a Spanish
city without knowing they were foreign
ers. a Spanish husband. even,
takes his wifc's arm in public. Nor
would 4 Spanish woman receive a male
visitor alone. Such is the system OF pro
lection exercised over women by hidalgo
grGudee, tralesman and peasant in the
sunny land of
, 1890-06-24

At Fisk's restaurant in Middlotowu.
Conn. an old time bellies slipper is
shown TINT was made 100 years ago, and
had been shut up all hat time in u secret
o Of IN ancient Middletown man
sion The slipper is two fingers in
width, and is an evidence that our great
grandmothers were vain Of dainty Little
, 1890-06-24
STORAGE

For household goods or
merchandise of any de-
C1-fpffOn. Terms reason
able and insurance effected
tUhen desired. W arch0MSes
on Cheyenne 4 Northern
track. Call and get esti-
mates. Cheyenne CONNER
ctaf company.
, 1890-06-24

There are thirty-two compositions
on the market to prevent submarine
growths'on iron ships, and none OF
them do the work.
, 1890-06-24
A Free Pass
WOOD & BRo.

To the Worlds Fair for the one in
the city who buys the most groceries up
to that time from
A. UNDERWOOD & BRo.
, 1890-06-24

Grswold 4 Co. on Sixteenth street
have some special brands of teas. Try
them.
, 1890-06-24

Ladies' and Childreta's
bfOMses from dffy cents Mp.
~ rERS
, 1890-06-24

ChtIdreft's lUhite eaibr0id-
cred caps from ttUenty
CEN 8 up. III fERS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-28
Tho Result of Licensing Gambling.

~
Brothels. dives. criminal resorts. everv
grade of the criminal classes. are ali
aided, abetted, fostered, and promoted
by this adjunct-the LIQUOR traffic. It's
breath is fetid, its countenance hr;;taI
Its tenderest emotions heartless. it's tread
=. .Sealohy, It's stroke deadly, and the end
~ ~ many souls eternal damnation.
lne experience OF ages proves this and
more. And yet Christian men and women
Wink at TINS evil and patronize it at the
social board. Men standing high in So
clety advocate the states entering into
partnership with this nefarious business
1or the sake of few paltry dollars IL
cense Zee. Others advocate high Ii
cense, thus comforting upon the more
favored few greater monopoly for this
accursed trade, while they set before the
poorer traders a greater temptation to
fevade the law and sell without license.
1t is argued that those who pay a high
license will be interested to enforce the
law from personal motives, and thus it
Is vainly expected that the number of
places will be reduced and the law more
carefully enforced. Gammon! This is
all a delusion. The advocates of the
Ives pool bill used similar argument
when they were urging the Legislature
TO sell out the State of New York to the
gambling fraternity. What has been
the practical result? More city pool
rooms and more pool-gambling or book
making in the city than ever before.
License, high or low, is the DEVILS ex-
pediency. To sanction crime or license
crime-breeders does not lessen crime
anthony Comstock, In the Christian Ad.
1,Oc0fp
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-28
LAND JUMPERS WITH NERVE
Attempt to Fence In and Contest a Porto,
Of the City of Helena.


HELENA, Mont, Nov. 1s.--One of the
greatestland jumping cases in the history
of this region has just come to light. A
party o.men from Butte, among them A.
G. Campbell and John Honck, came here
last night and fenced in eighty acres OF
land on the west side of the city. which Us
known as the Cannon addition The land
is worth several hundred thousand dollars,
and much Of it has been built on. 1t was
acquired by G. w. Cannon, Samuel 7. Hauser
and c. A. Broadwater some ten years ago
from the original owner, who took it up
with what is known as the soldiers scrip. The
jumpers claim that the land was conveyed
by power of attorney, and that the pro-
ceedings were irregular, holding that the
conveyance should have been made in per-
son, under rulings of the courts. 1t is also
claimed that the scrip was irregular. AS
soon as it was learned that the property
was being fenced in, the owners engaged a
force OF men who followed up the jumpers.
AS soon as one party erected a section of
fence and moved on another came behind
and tore down the work OF the other gang.
Strange to say no personal conflict occurred.
The owners of the property are all mill
lionaircs and will give the jumpers lively
ROht
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-28
POISONED BY HER MOTHER.
6-Year-Old Topeka Girl Given . Fatal
Dose OF LRudanum.

TOPEKA, Kan. Nov. 1.-THE 6-year-old
daughter of John Swanson, of this city, is
dead from the effects of a dose OF laudanum
given it by its mother Saturday night. Mrs.
Swanson has been ill for long time, and
her body suffering has so preyed upon
her mind that she became demented.
She has given up all hope OF living,
although the doctor says she is in
no immediate danger of death. She was
constantly expressing regret that she would
be compelled to leave her daughter behind
when death claimed her, and she deter
mined to take her with her. Accordingly
Saturday afternoon she obtained some
laudanum and during the night, without
the knowledge of her husband, gave it to
tho child. Sunday morning when Mr.. Swan
son left home to so to work his wife told
him that the little one was asleep. To
neighbors who called she denied admit
lance to the room where the lifeless body Of
the little girl lay. About II o'clock she
sent for her husband, who at once called a
physician, but upon his arrival the child
had passed beyond all earthly assistance.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-28

and and victory hasten. This position of our
country would keep back a large '. c, Hss
now thraap ilquor immigration which
nnlift t +ha our ruin, and its example
this ', n .ae natlons. Public discussion of
court % dasly subject. followed by few
tho ;. ueslsions, would Noon settle forever
i;nnon ,, sancloie principles affirmed, the
ro aIo, uespotlsm fall, and our nation be
th;s e ! This condensed statement of
m n,s VAST subject is respectfully COM
tan,n TO the patriotic, religious and
s sIhnperahce press of the country. It
s Hoa.d come before Congress and every
neslslature. A. WILEY.
NORTBEIEIn MiuoS-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-28
SARAH ALrHEA.
The Widow of Judge Terry slap. Law
yer's Face and Cause, nj Scsna In Court.

The Widow of Judge Terry slaps Law
yer's Face, and CamSes a Sem. In Court.
FRESNO. Cal, Nov. 1S.-Sarah Althea
Terry. who has remained quiet for several
months. broke out again yesterday and saw
agely attacked Lawyer NJ. c. Caldwell, who
is attorney for the administrator of Judge
Terry's estate. She declared he had mis-
managed the estate, and several weeks ago
they had a collision which came near end
ing in blows. Yesterday Mr.. Caldwell app
peared to confirm certain sales of real
estate. The motion was opposed by Mrs.
Terry, who appeared in her own behalf.
In his argument Caldwell referred to Mrs.
Terry as chat woman and used other ex-
pressions to which she took umbrage. When
court adjourned Mrs. Terry stood In the
corridor talking to an attorney, and when
Caldwell passed within easy reach she
slapped him in the face and smashed
her parasol over his legal head. He reviled
her in coarse language and threat
ened to toss her over the balustrade to the
floor below. Afterward she had him ar
rested for disturbing the peace, Mrs. Terry
said in explanation: 1--WE had trouble last
October, since which time have not been
near his Office. He. would have every one
believe am smitten with him, but II he
doesn't look out will show up some of his
letters, and they will tell tale. My own
darling My own sweet one,' and in con-
clusion, from your ownest one, are some
of the expressions of endearment he used to
me. That was while was in San Francisco,
when got letter from him every day.
Mr.. Caldwell asserts that he is the victim Of
the persecution Of Sarah Althea, who has
fallen in love with him. He positively de-
mics writing any erotic letters to her. She
promises to read Caldwel's amor0us epistles
to- morrow in court and make scene. His
friends fear she will shoot him or do some-
thing equally desperate, as she is In the
worst passion she has been in since she in
suited Justice Field in court.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-28
CHANCE FOR YANKEES
Henry n. Stanley Says Fortunes Are to Bs
Made by Trade in Africa.

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 1s.-Henry NJ. Stan-
ley satin his parlor at the stratford yester-
Gay morning. $50 you want to know what
cnance there is for American enterprise in
A1rlcss'' Mr.. Stanley said. well, at Sres-
ent' trade could only be carried forward on
small scale by private enterprise OF
courss the Unreasonable possibilities for
the development of Africa need colossal
sumsof money, and yet great deal of
TRADE may be picked up by vessels bringing
20 tle5 coast cargoes of Yankee notions.
be1ors the war Yankee shippers used to
visit African shores in Yankee schooners.
and they made fortunes. They could do so
now letter than ever before, but for some
unacconntable reason they DON'T Suppose
Yankee schooner comes over there laden
with canned goods, lumber, chairs, tables,
American notions Of that kind, few hams,
pork, wheat, -four, cornmeal, and
30 1erth. Then the cargo must in
cluoe all kinds of fabrics, from
the most precious velvet or silk to the
connonest cotton. Well, you get cargo
OF those things to the Congo, and they will
sell Ike lightning for 100 per cent. profit.
In exchange you get either money or palm
OIL, and on bringing the latter back to civ
Allzea countries you can realize immense
profits. am convinced that fortunes can
be made. in this way to-day, just as we'll as
befors the wal, by American cargoes. No pri-
vate lrade can be carried on with the inter-
Tor Until the railway is finished. This is now
being built and will probably be completed
in A0e9 years. 1t will reach the pool, and
when y does you can go from the sea
to Stanley Falls, 1900 miles, within two
weeks They have begun the railway at a
canor and when they get out of 1t will be
able TO get along much faster. 1t is impos-
sible 70 ray anything at all about the future
of thu Congo Free State, inasmuch as the
Congo Free State without a railway is not
worth cents. The Europeans here ex-
pected 70 undergo all the perils and priva-
tions, a. though they were black men and
to the manner born, but they have found
this inuossible.''
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-28
Personals.

Ex-pREs1pENr CLEVELAND has prom
Used to attend another political banquet
at Springfield, Ohio, early in February.
WILLIE ScHAEFFER, a Cincinnati boy,
is : wears old and tips the beam at 1876
pounds. His brother Robert is IA and
weighs $40 pounds.
CAPT. J. NJ. HOLMES, of Mystic,
Conn, Captain and principal owner OF
the ship Charmer, has rounded Cape
Horn in his vessel siXty-one times and
has jus. started on his sixty-second voy'
age.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-11-28
THE CONSTITUTION AND RUM
An Old Anti-slavery Leader Indicates the
Vital Point In the Present Contest.

An Old ti-Slavery Leader Indicates tho
Vital Point In the Present Contest.
The trainers of our national Constitu-
ton carefully stated the objects for
which they did their solemn work, and
the people adopted it as their own. Hear
them: 1--WE, the people of the United
States, to form q more perfect union, to
establish justice, to insure domestic
tranquility, and to promote
the general welfare, and secure the bless
ings of liberty, do ordain and establish
this Constitution" Never had nation
besides such foundation. 1t is all that
Christianity commands of Government,
and was the outcome of it. 1t will be
the model of free constitutional govern
ment in all time, if protected. Read it
over. And our State Constitutions have
essentially the same objects-justice,
security, the public welfare.
Now arraign at this bar the horrible
liquor "crime of crimes" with all its do
nestle torments, its woes, its 81, 100, 600, :
600 of national destruction each year; Its
poverty, crimes, personal and public cor
ruption: it's savage war on the "gen-
eral welfSre," and disgrace to civiliza-
ton: then close the indictment by count
ing up the 10000 dead sent to perditlon
each year directly, and as many more
indirectly. Now, as sworn Juror give
the verdict: Are our constitutions re-
sponsible for this business? Has 1T any
shadow of constitutional rights? Not a
candid voice will say yes. 1t is directly
hostile to it. Every law in its favor,
when stripped of technical bubbles, Is
unconstitutional, null, and void, and
every official who supports such law
violates his oath, and every citizen 90
ing it betrays his trust. Crime CANNOT
be legal, and the Constitution arms the
government with the whole power OF
penal law. including sword, rifle ana
cannon, for its total suppression. :.
American citizens must open tnelr
eyes, cast off illusions, rescue our Con
situations and Government from abJect
prostitution to what it was made TO de
stroy, strip the awful liquor ruin OF
every shred of legal protection, and seal
It's doom. The Supreme Court OF the
United Statesshas justified this position
by declaring it nuisance. Can nul-
sances have legal rights? Several State
laws hold it q nuisance. But stronger
still-it is q fundamental principle OF
jurisprudence that nothing morahy
wrong can be constitutional or legal.
That settles the case. Let the people
rally upon tnis bedrock ana theIe asain
rescue our bleeding country from lmPs s y,
ing ruin to the glorious stanaaru ~, ~
the fathers, sweeping out forever I've
great woe and ruin, and new mo1n.ne
will have dawned. On this basis az con-
iroyersies, expediencies Will a'sapoo"'