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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-07-11

eyes, and from THAT you have heard with
your own ears, is there power IN this Gospel
to give calmness and triumph in the last
cxigency: The response comes from all
81 les, from young aud Old and middle aged:
w are WitneSSeS!"
You see, my friends, I haye not put before
YOU to-day an abstraction, or chimera. or
anything like guesswork. l present you
%affidavitS Of the best men and women, living
and dead. Two witnesses in court Will
establish u fact. Here are. not two wit
nesses. but thousands of witnesses-on
earth millions of witnesses. and in heaven
a great multitude of witnesses that no man
can number, tcstifying that there is power
in this religion to convert the SOU. TO give
comfort in trouble and to afford composure
in the last hour. If ten men should come to
you when you are sick with appalling sick
ness and say they had the same sickness,
and took a certain medicine and it cured
them. you would probably take it.
up and say, I'VE don't believe there is any
thing in that medicine. Well" l say,
hive YOU ever tried it?" No. 1 never tried
it, but ! don't believe there is anything IN
it," OF course you discredit their tcstl-
mony. The skeptic may come ana say,
YOU ever triedit?" mo. no" Then, avaunt!.
Let me take the testimony ofthe millions OF
souls that have been convertedto Goa, ana
comforted in trial. and solaced IN the last
hour. We will take their testimony as tney
cry, we are Witnesses!
Some time ago Prof. Henry OF Washing
ton, discovered a new star, and the tldIngs
spread by submarine telegraph, and all me
observatories of Europe were watching loI
that new star. Oh. hearer, looking out
through the darkness Of thy soul today.
canst thou see a bright light beamlnG on
thee? "Where?" you say; where? HOW
can l find it?" Look along by the llne OF
the cross OF the Son Of God. Do you not see
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-05-01

~He was the quickest man at seeins
. point / ever knew" said detective.
Il remember one day / had an assault
aud battery case In his court ona
polack had struck another with ham
anar. / made out q very strong ease,
and didEst see how the prisoner could
get out Of IL. just as the witnesses for
the defense were about 10 be examined
the man who had been assaulted showed
me machinist's hammer he had
brought along, informing nae that that
was the hammer be had been struck
with. To make conviction doubly sure,
sent the man up 10 the stand again 10
show the Misunderstanding weapon 10
the Judge.
And yoa say the prisoner struek
yon Ia the forehead with that hammer
ssked the Judge
Yes. sir.
That win Dc; the prisoner is dis
charged
AS you may suppose, was thunder
struck. 4 didnt know what 10 make Of
Ii. but a. thought IL over Il came 70
nee. The man had been lying. for II he
had ever been sssRck ON the forehead
with such haInEor - he exhibited
his sknll wound bxve been er1lahed iu.
I learned sabseq uently that he had nut
been struck in he bead with hammer
at all !.
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NEW Yosx, Apu co.
The McOann testimony 10 stlli the cur.
rent topic Of conversation. MAJOR tsrant,
In an interview, said that two weeks ago q
well known lawyer came 10 his once and
began talking about McCann aud his
Mount 81. Vincent lease, suggesting that
II might be well to satisfy Mccann and
have no frouble with him.
This lawyer said 10 me, Mayor Grant
continued, -that McCanp would be willing
70 settle for $iS,00o, provided ths Mount
St. Vincent lease should BE- continued to
him for SIX months longer, or six weeks per-
hAps IL was. / ann nod sure which. He
gave me 10 understand that he vas Me-
Cams friend. and said that McCann
talked good deal of stuff abont Mr.. Cro-
ker and myself which il would be as we'll
not 10 have made public. Itold my visitor
that IA was immaferial 20 me what McCann
had 10 say, and that would not give him
&15 nor 10 cents. said that Ind never
had any relations with McCann and would
havs nothing 10 do with him under any
circumstances.
The prominent lawyer 10 whom the
mayor referred 10 Richard 3. Newcomb.
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THE LABOR SITUATION.
Early Reports Say the Status
OF the Carpenters Strike
Is Uncertain.
President Goldie and Master Carpen-
ters Ask for Protection 70 Nom
Union Employees.
Arrangements for Concerted Action
To-Morrow---The News from
All Quarters.
cHIoAao. April %.

CHICAGO. April %.
The settlement Of thu esrpentera' strike
is still somewhat uncsrtain. Lats yester-
day afternoon strong feeling developed
among the men against q settlement u the
strike with the new association. They
think that the new organization cannot
employ more than 2,0uo or 5000 hands
and ars opposed to coming 10 terms unless
permanent work can bs guaranteed to al
the members Of the union. They ssy that
work has accumulated during the strike,
aud that the new organization could fur.
nish work for all hands for week or two,
but after that nnost OF them would have 10
discharge half their employees.
President GoldIe and o eommistee Of the
old Master Carpenters association met the
mayor yesterday afternoon and formally
presented o document demanding police
protection for their nom anion employees.
"The strikers, says this document, @have
behaved outragsously toward our work
men. who are willing 10 work for us. Thsir
lives have been threatened; they have been
intimidated, beaten with ciubs and brick
been wayiaid when going and coming from
their work; their homes have been invM6ed
and threats mads 20 burn them down II fhey
continued to work for us or n they did mot
join the union. Al least three OF our
workmen are lying al deaths door from
being clnbbed numerically by the strikers.
The Carpenters and Builders association
h composed Of law abiding citizens. Thsy
have hundreds of thousands Of capital in-
vested In this city, and all we ask for o.
protection in our rights and privileges 10
carry on Our lawful avocafion, as every Cit
izen and taxpayer expects In we'll l-gos-
erned city. We estimate that there are
enough carpenters willing and anxious ia
this city 10 do all the work that IL new
30 be done IL they are only protected.
The building interests Of the city have
been paralyxed by ths action og the strik-
ers, but By granting MS the protection ue
ask Chicago win soon again be In It's
usual prosperous condition.
Chief Marsh aud MS avs police inspec.
tors held long consultation and made
row. The present carpenters stride. the ]
/ threatened strike OF the packers and the
big labor parade have made necessary extra
TO meet any emergencies that
may arise.
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DRAws 4 sALARY .
Gsns Rosecrsns Continues TO he Registc,
az the United States Treasury.
"a anxxxnrsxweesxa

Gepr Roserrans Continues 10 be Register
az fie United States Treasury.
wksmSoroS. April 90.
The approaching marriage Of the
daughter Of Gen. Rosecrans TO Gov. Toole,
OF Montana, recalls attention TO the fact
that "old Rosy" is still q member
of the Harrison administration. AL
though be ie q brigadisr general
of Che United States army On tho
retired list, Gen. Rosecrnns is register of
the United States treasury and is likely TO
hold that place until his fonr.ysar term
he's sxpned. II Is very easy berth with
q selery ct $G, 600, and there are conss-
qnerIkIy y host OF applicants for IL. Prssi-
s1enl 1e<<ison does not consider that u
would NJ wise thing 10 nv In the face Of
The soldier intinence BY rsmoving the old
here. and 50 he continues 90 act ~ regis
tor and draws the salary. lie has made q
yery good offend, mslch bette- ...sA
a. ~~x- sez&z44@A a @~--efd mas
when appointed. and nobody seems.
anxious TO get rid OF him, except the men
who want his place. There is soma sort OF
q lae on the statute books preventing q
man from drawing two salaries. and the
court Of claims has recently decided chat
Gen. Adam Badean. who 10 q retired
officer, forfeited bis right 10 such . rating
when he accepted the consuiship from
President Grant: but Gen. Rosecrans es-
capes on some technicality. II IN under
stood that when his term as government
official ceases he will make bis home with
HIS daughter nj Helena. Mont.
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SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

JOSEPH CARDILLo, who died NJ Bolton,
Mass-, Oct. 3, 1889. IL Is now thought was
murdered.
JoHx CLRsDsEIx killed ID. Massey at
Peerless, w. Va. The men had quaFreled.
EEaTEERH WARD was killed by an en-
plosion OF gas in the Union Pacific coal
mine, near Cheyenne, Wy. +.
AuaUsr KoESTa shot and killed II.
Berger ON ranch at Fresno. Cal. Koenig
was pursued by officers and fatally shot.
john SELLS, convicts' guard at the
Dale coal mine, near Trenton, Ga, was
shot and killed by A. L. Jordon, fellow
guard.
H. j. BosHAyo, young Pittsburg rail-
road man, vas arrested charged with en-
bexxling 600 belonging TO his mother.
IEvEsTIaA IRON at the Leavenworth
soldiers home In regard 20 the alleged un-
Just and cruel treatment Of the soldiers
disoIosss that there Is little OF the color OF
TRUTH 10 the charge.
LEoPoLp LINDEN, Of BellaiE, o., sec
retary Of tho moldmaksrs branch Of the
Gisssworkexs' union, has left town, and IN
charged with being short In his accounts
with the nnion TO the amount of 5000.
THE remains Of young man. mangled
and strewn along the track Of the Chesa-
peake A Ohio railroad, were picked mn by
the crew Of .. passenger train opposite Gin
cinnati. The identify Of the victim h mot
knnwn
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A CALIFORNIA; Inspector Tslls How the
Hsashsn Evads tise Law.
WASHINGTON. April 30.
The secretary Of the treasury has re-
ceived long report from DIR. ID. II. Coon.
Chinese inspector al San Diego. Gal. In
regard TO the smuggling of Chinese into
the United States from Mexico. He says
that careful inspection of the country
aud roads crossing the state ifne from
Tiajuanna to the monument at the sea
shows that the opportunities for crossing
over into this country are many and that
II 10 impossible with the present force to
prevent all the Chinese from entering the
country. He says that the smuggling of
Cinnamon into the United States is q
profitable traffic Of no small Dimensions
and that II Is backed by very heavy capt.
tai with the principal headquarters OF San
Francisco and China.
The evidence seems TO be that contracts
are made In China 10 deliver safely each
0hinaman on American soil and gnaran-
tee given. IL the delivery 10 made iu
safety the money tsl40) rs paid. The
ohinamen sre provided in China with
tickets TO various parts Of Mexico. and ON
arrival In the harbor of San Francisco are
transferred to coaster, by which they are
taksn TO Enssnada or other points. "But
the real destination of the ohinaman.
says Mr.. Coon, ssis the United States, and
no matter where be lands, be II In Mexico
or Canada, he viii nj the earliest possible
moment work bis way TO his original des-
tination.
The action Of the secretary of the
treasury prohibiting further transfers In
the harbor Of San Francisco was most
fortunate order and win serve 10 check the
traffic for time at least, but apprshend
that In tbs nsar future steamship lines
viii bring them direct IRON China and land
them on Mexican soil a. near the United
States ~ possible, 90 they may finally
reach the country they are looking for.
Legislation on this subject by congress,
II well considered. viii afford temporary
relief and In my opinion II will be found
necessary for our government to negotiate
treaty stipulations with Mexico and the
British government whereby those nations
wall exclude ChinAmen from their territory
on this continent.
The surest and the most speedy and
economical punishment the Chinaman car
have aud the one 10 be moot dreaded b.
him 10 TO send hkm ct once to hia native
country"
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during whole night an almost con.
tinuous series Of earthquakes. At the
close submarine eruption took place
between two of the islands. A short
tine aftcrward the British ship Falcon
took soundings at this spot end found
that there had been raised on the bed
OF the ocean o mound $50 feet high, the
summit OF which was 30 below the sur
face.
In October, 1886, the Rev. Mr.. Baker.
the Prime Minister Of the King Of ths
Tonga Islands, chanced 10 be cruising
near this place when he Witnessed one
OF the most stupendous of natural phs-
nomena, the formation of an island.
According to his account sent 60 the
Royal Geographical Society, vast
masses Of pulverixed volcanic matter
were thrown with terrific force 10
height of several thousand feet. Min
gled with this were clouds OF carbonie
and sulphurons gases, which expanded
above into clouds Of dazzling whiteness
and fantastic shapes. The heavier mat-
ter quickly fell. but the lighter du9k
drifted away at q great elevation.
There were three large and ssvsrai
small Jets. The column from the l4xw-
est rushed upwards from time 10 time
like solid wall Of dark msttsr. often
branching like pine-tree. The next
day there was an island forty feet high
and at least mile In circuit. IL con-
tinued 10 grow with the successive
eruptions which continued for q long
time, until ID became about Eve miles
long by three miles broad.
Very recently the British ship Egsria
touched mt Falcon Island, for 60 ID was
known, aud discovered that IL was fast
disappearing beneath the surface OF the
ocean. Al very great risk an expior-
ing party lsnded and climbed 10 the
highest point OF the island, whore they
planted Q flagstaff about sixty feet from
the edge Of cliff and $50 above the sea.
level.
The island was composed of volcanic
cinders which had all the appearances
Of coke. but became liquid when put Ia
the fire. In places they were 10 hot ~
30 make walking over them painful and
even dangerous. Among them were 30
be found here and there salphurous
springs. Scarcely had this adventurous
exploring party regained their ship.
when large part Of the cliff fell into
the sea. making . huge column OF white
yapor. In three days the flagstaff also,
had disappeared.
The London Graphic gave Q few
months ago, picture Of the islxnd ~ ID
appeared when last seen.
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some Funny Mistakes.

Every one knows the story of the
Frenchman who, while sitting with his
face close TO the open window OF m En-
Klish railway car, heard q shout Of
Look out r and, popping out his head
accordingly, received tremendous
bump ON the forehead from the pro-
trHan was Juss -p@ss.ug !, was.se.e esS.f ..sss.
sieur exclaimed Indignantly: @Inglis-
man big fool He say Look outP when
be mean Look inr
A similar nisconception occurred dur
ing the siege Of Sebastopcl, says =
writer in Hasper's Magazine. when an
English gnardsman was brought up"
for having given severe thrashing %
q French grenadisr, the Englishman's
only explanation being that @he would
faye 1t, and 30 just 'ad TO give ID him
IL appeared on inquiry that the guards
man had accosted the other in what he
supposed 10 DO French, and that the
puzzled Frenchman he'd exclaimed In
bewilderment: Comment Howl
which John Bull mistook for @Come
on" aCome on yourself, them" he
roared, If Won viii ave itl" and forth
with the fisticuff began in earnest.
But more startling than all was the
mistake made by Queen OF Denmark
during her visit 10 the Danish colony OF
Iceland. where the good old bishop ex-
lerted himself TO the utmost to show her
Everything that was worth seeing. The
Queen paid many compliments 10 her
host, and. having learned that he was
family man, graciously inquired how
many children he had
Now, il happened that the Danish
word for @ahiidren" was almost indenti-
cal In sound with the Iceland word for
'Asheep;" 20 the worthy bishop whose
knowledge Of Danish was not 30 COM
plete - II might have been-undsr-
stood her majesty 10 ask how many
sheep be owned, and promptly answered
@Two hundred"
"Two hundred childreni" cried the
Queen, astounded. How can You pos.
sibly maintain such numberf"
Easily enough, please your majesty.
replied the hyperborean prelste, with .
cheerful smile. @In the summer turn
them out upon the hills 10 graze. aud
when winter comes kill and eat
them
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Rsch strike ln . mensAna Mine Owned ~
st. Paul Mem.

Rsrh strike ln monsAna Nine Owned ~
sc. Paul Mem.
HRxAT KALIA. Mo~&.. April 10.
A dispatch from Barker says that one OF
the richest strikes ever known In this camp
has been made In the May 4 Edna naine.
The night workmen broke into lead OF
solid carbonates and galena. They have
gone In twenty feet and ARE still 10 ore.
This silver mine was sold about two wears
ago 10 Armington & seinas, Of rt. Paul,
Who have done considerable work
on it. Kid Merrett has returned
to Barker from the carbonate
dmtrict and reports that II 10 one OF the
greatest unprospected districts in the
hslt mountain. He brought with him
some fne hard carbonate ore TO verify the
statement. Two locations have been mads
90 vein which Ii six foot wide. Many
rsiiroad workmen and others are rushing
ID. The camp In ave miles from the rail-
road nov building. Montana Central rail-
road surveyors have arrived at Barker.
Everyone was eiated and excitement ran
high. The advance Of 10 cents 10 silver rs
ewing strong impulse to mining. The
Great Falis silver smeiter here will soon
b worked to Its full capacity.
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Nkw fohk. April %.
Mrs. James u. Blalne, jr., who has been
lying Ill At tho Psrcivai Apartment house
~ West Forty-second street since last
september. has improved in her general
health OF late. but the Improvement has
NOT been so great as her scofes cf friends
had hoped for. she 10 much brighter aud
more cheerful. and Il has been possible to
move her occasionally from the bed to 9
neighboring couch. She has gained in
strength aud also ia flesh.
With II ell, however, there remains the
same discouraeing condition of things so
far ~ the rheumatic limb In concerned. A
great deal of Inflammation is still there and
the power Of movement has only been re-
covered to limited extent. AT . consul
tation Of ten leading physicians the other
day, including Drs. Loomis, Allan, Me-
Lane, Hamilton. Sayre and Wynkoep. two
A least believed that Mrs. Blaine would
never be any better than she is nov.
Others thought, however, that she would
hi time get back thirty or forty degrees OF
movement. while an equal number bad
faith that she would again he perfectly
sound and we'll woman.
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THEPLCKERS WILL STRIKE
But They Are Divided On the
Question. and Some
Will Stick.
Some Accounts Say that Not to Ex-
csed 500 Men viii
Go Out
---~----~~~~-~-~~~~~~~
An Easier Feeling In Chicago--Strike
News from Points ct Homs
and Abroad


GnTnAuo. April 10
Ths Chicago ErsnSag .Joasxal has made
scsrsfuI investigation into the situation
anong the employees In tie great packing
h0nsss a ths stock yxris. n finds there
ars tvo parties, one led by Frank o'Neil.
president Of thsir union, and tbs other BY
tssores schillins. the veil known labor
leader. The forner fHsors the strike
and the latter opposes a.. The result
% fsr has bssn TO put on decided action
iE slthss direction. Careful inquiry leads
70 the oonciusion thst ii ths outside 90
win striks, and Il II not believed the num-
her will excssd go. There are from | 800
10 s.o0o msn employed II the stock yards.
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HOUSE AND SENATE.
brief Account ef Proceedings an ssse United
states Congress,

Brief Account u Prooesasngs an the United
States Congress-
wAsaIxoros. April 70.
After The reading OF the Journal ths
house proceeded 10 vote upon the passage
OF the bill for the classification Of worsted
clothes and woclsn clothes.
In the senate the committee on foreign
relations reported concurrent resolution
requesting the president TO negotiate with
the governments OF Great Britain and
Mssioo with view of securing treaty dep
utstions for the prevention OF the entry
into the United States of Chinese from
Canada and Mexico. and immediate con-
sldsration OF II asked. The resolution
was laid over till to morrow aud consider
alton OF the custom administration re-
sumed.
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aIaASrrc ELKrrIox FRAUDS.

Eirtltsous Nmnlss Dtscever~d on the Regis
fry Sasts in Chteaxo---A Number OF Ar
rests
CHaAco. April ~.
The ssusafioE Of She hour In political
circles l. tbs discovery by the ststs's attor-
ney Of gigantic election frauds In the
Txsnty fourth ward, the same ward in
which the frAuds were committed In 1884,
and ID connsction with which Msckin Was
ssnt 10 the penitentiary. In ths registry
the states sttorney has discovered over
ATTY fictitious names. Five men of those
who voted under them illegally are under
arrest and warrants for thirty ave more are
ont
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Thss Are Afr~sa a the steel CosspAny's
OMsr to Share Profsts
JoIIET. M. April %.
The proposition Of ths Illinois Steel
company 20 inaugurats syutem of what
Il terms profit sharing or paying
premiums Cor faithful. jealous, efhcisnt
and continuous service, Is regarded
by tne employees sith some
suspicion. The proposition ID 20 pay
par cant. on the wages earned quarterly, 10
advance the premium ! per cent. every SAX
months for Eve years, when the premium
reaches per cant, where Il 10 60 remain.
II looks very plausible, but the men ask:
sswhy cannot they add. this TO our wages
and let us be sponsors for oar OWE social
wslfarsY~ They think II In something nm
usual for corporation % do any
thing for the men that they are
not compelled to. and they also wonder
wky, IL the company win do this.
for ths Joliet plant tnsy cannot
or do not do u for thsir employees In Chi
eaRo and Michigan. The employees rsmem-
Der the chicsgo, Burlington A Quincy
strike. in which they alisgs that there wss'
scala OF wages for ssnew," ~infsrmsdiate"
and veteran engineers and that tbs pro-
motion az brAksmen and aremen kept the
lower class full, while the ssvetessn' sIass
wAs let 20 as FAST - they became veterans.
They think there u asnigRcr la tho fence
thai the company want 20 destroy he sol
id1tg III the n5Sxfz~1~M&sa ~nea@s~st@-@ --3
slly the men 10 The company BY psausibie
propositions. Another thing they ailsae
Il thss the company wants 10 put the COM
nunity under obligations 10 u. The
plant il onfside Of the city limits, and BY
keeping Il tnsre the company saves mnnic-
ipaI taxes, go, 90 per annum. IL IL
thought By keeping the community on the
eompsny's aide BY expending s5o,oo0 or
slO0, coo, ostsnsibly for the elevation Of
she social and educational welfare OF the
men, the community represented IN its
city council will literally leave them
out Of the limits and spare them the
expenditure Of $4,000 q year In city
taxss. leaving II 70 be spread upon the
propsrsy Of the employees and small prop
erty owners. But the management lay Z
10 the hensilts Of protection. The plant II
ssid to be clearing profit Of $1,000 dsy
or &l, 500, 900 year, and the men shake
their heads Ia doubt over q proposition
that protects them per cant. ON xi.5o, to
save nearly Slo0,00o year TO protected
industry that clears ", ,boo. 900 annually.
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lake the ordinary man-~add 10 his
faish. virtue. aud 10 his virtue, knowl-
edge. and 10 his knowledge. temper
snce. and TO bis temperance; patience.
snd 10 his patience. godliuesss and 70
his rodliness, brotherly kindness and
ohsrity. Their 10 these fundamental
Virtues a1d certain more modern and
suparnciel ones---a well-uressea and
wsll-mannered personality deter
mined but tactful presence = shrewd
insixht into human nature and the
ability 10 tell capital story All
these before you can have the success
ful commercial traveller--that chnrac-
tsriafic exponenta and product Of Ameri-
osn businsxs methods and business
lifs. says the New York Sans Woman
AAout Town.