Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-10-31
RESUME OF THE WEEK.
A BRIEF RECORD OF IMPORTANT
HAPPENINGS.

trimmings.
The population of Texas is 2,2S2 200,
an increase of c5o,471.
The French statesman and writer,
M. Marc Antoine. is dead.
William T.. Scott, the Erie, Pa, con-
gresham. is reported to be dying at his
home.
Dom Pedro, eS-enperor of Brazil, has
taken up his residence at Versailles, in
the villa Brechisnac.
Berlin drank in 1889 269, 247, 100 quarts
OF beer. That is about 1850 quarts to
every man, woman and child.
The tug James A. Garfield was sunk
BY the Amos Barstow, in New York
harbor, and two Of the crew drowned.
| At Napa, Cal, Corbett's yearling colt
Freedom, trotted mile Saturday in
2:299. beating the yearling stallion
record Of 2:35.
James Maxwell was hung at Morris,
Ills, for the murder of Charles Decker,
whose house he entered June 4, last, for
the purpose Of robbery.
The schooner Lizzie c. Troop, Phila-
delphla to Nagaski, Japan, was wrecked
W.
al the crew Of twenty-five men lost.
| A United States judge in Kansas has
decided that the Wilson bill does not
restore the power of the prohibitory law
Is against original package saloons.
The assistant secretary of the interior
has decided that the fact that soldier
enlisted in the rebel army to escape
from southern prison is no bar to Q
pension.
1t IS announced that the sultan of
Turkey will visit Berlin next summer,
to repay the visit which Emperor Will
lam paid him at Constantinople come
months ago.
The Pennsylvania ship canal commits
SIGN estimate that the cost of water
way between Pittsburg and Lake Erie
at $25, 0OU, COO, and will ask the state to
construct it.
A negro with q razor drove all the
passengers but one out of . Chicago
street car Tom Donovan, the one who
resisted, was probably fatally cut. The
negro escaped.
Russia will begin immediately the
construction of new railway between
Bialystock, Poland, and the Austrian
frontier, to be available for the mobilix-
alton of troops in case of war.
Mr.. Stanley has returned to London.
ne says he is rapidly recovering his
health and strength. He visits Cam
bridge university On the 18th inst. and
| will there receive the degree of Ii. %.
The proposition Of the Argentine ma
tlOnal government to assume all provin-
cial Indebtedness is very favorahly re-
celved IN London, where the creditors
holding Argentine obligations are much
disturbed as to their investments.
The British admiral at Zanzibar ha.
been ordered to destroy Vitu, and make
unspsring war on the inhabitants. un-
less all the murderers of the German
traders are surrendered, to be turned
over to the Germans for punishment.
The Italian committee appointed to ar
range tor proper celebration Of Italian
| art and industry ut the Chicago Worlds
falr has dissolved, as few Italians are
| willing to send exhibits to Chicago ow-
lug to the new tariff law.
| Antonio ScafRda, identified as one Of
| the assassins of Chief Hennessy. of New
| Orleans, was shot and mortally wounded
IN the parish prison by Thomas 81.
| Duffy, who said he called at the iail for
the purpose of identifying the prisoner.
The Italian government has notified
Don Carlos, in view of his recent note
claiming to be the legitimate king Of
Spain, that he must abstain from all
open assertion of his alleged title or
leave Italy. Don Carlos is now at Ven
ice.
The iquidator of the Cape of Good
| Hope bank, which recently suspended
has made his report 1t shows the NET
minimum deficit to be 49,, 900 pounds.
The report says that an assessment unon
the shareholders Of 80 pounds per share
will be necessary
a Winnipeg paper says That the at
tempt Of st. Paul and Winnipeg nart;es
to put an electric street railway fran
chise through the city council was one
OF the deepest laid schemes and one of
the boldest attempts to corrupt the CITY
council ever unearthed in Winnipeg.
A tornado passed through the north
ern section Of Robson county. North
Carolina. Great damage was done to
| property in its path and several 1,ersons
We're killed near Maxton. At Hasty
several houses were blown down and
one person killed and several injured.
Advices from Holland state that II !,
health Of Queen Emma is seriously af-
fected by her continual attendance on
her husband, the king, and that it il
owing to her reluctance to admit the
hopeless condition Of the king that the
appointment Of regent has been de-
MED.
The secretary of state has received q
cablegram from the United States min
lister to Paraguay, announcing trat John
Stewart, consul general of that .epublic
to the United States, has been appointed
to represent Paraguay or the board of
commissioners of the INTERIOR tiuental
railway.
A special to The New York Herald
from Galveston, Tex, says the Beaumont
car works, owned by syndicate Of
Boston capitalists will be located at
Beaumont, Tex. The citizens of that
town have subscribed 100000 to the
enterprise. The company has cash
capital 100000.
The Scotch home-rulers are much dis
satisfied because of the indifference of
the Liberal leaders to their pet scheme.
They have addressed protests on the
subject to Mr.. Gladstone and others.
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