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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
SHORT BITS OF NEWS.

CHINAMEN use the skin taken from the
belly of the sturgeon by tanning it into
leather for shoes.
WILLIAM NIEMER was killed in Cincin.
natl by Joseph Smith, a laundryman, by a
blow of the %latter's fist.
EMIN PASTA has started into the inte-
rior with five German officers, a large BODY
OF Nubian soldiers and 600 porters.
FIFTY acres of sugar cane have been
planted at Whittier, Los Angeles county
CAL. and a small plant has been ordered
to experiment in starting the new industry.
ICELAND fishermen now carry oil regu-
larry as a means of smoothing the waves
and enabling them to continue at work in
weather in which heretofore their boats
could not have lived.
The large nail mills and iron factories
the Waugh Nail company, of Belleville, ILL.,,
the Valley Steel works of the same place.
and the Tudor Iron works, Of East St.
Louis have been consolidated.
ACCORDING to the British National Sea.
Fisheries Protection association sea fisher
les oil over the world are suffering from
the reckless destruction of immature fish.
Communications have been sent to all the
European maritime states, and to the
United States of America, suggesting q
friendly conference on the question, under
the auspices Of the society, with a view n
united action.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
A Rich Montana Find.

A dispatch from Barker says 'n ~
the richest strikes ever known III u
has been made in the May y luS
The night workmen broke ln'0 ~ :
solid carbonates aud galena' II. !.
gone in twenty feet and are s'.. =.
This silver mine was sold abou. y
ago to Arlington & Seims, OF :
who have done consldera''
on it. Kid Merrett has :, !
to Barker from the
district and reports that 1t Is Wv
greatest unprospected distress 4
Ielt mountain. He brought ". "
some fine hard carbonate ore 70 W. W.
statement. Two locations haSs ~
on a vein which is six foot S
railroad workren and others nv /.
in. The camp is i've miles lfo r.,t,
road now building. Montana 's e.,
road surveyors have arrlSe .,;t,a,
Everyone was elated and eA'N !.
high. The advance of 10 CEN .;ni,s
giving a strong impulse to m,'r j
Great Falls silver smelter ns'e
be worked to its full capac''s-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
An Indian Messiah.

A letter has been received by Gen.
Ruger, of the department of Dakota, in
St. Paul, from Maj. Carroll, of Fort Gus
ter. Mont, giving the details of q peculiar
excitement among the Indians of the
Tongue river agency in Montana. The
Indians have been led to believe that q
messiah is soon to appear to them. The
Cheyeunes and Arapuhoes, of the Indian
territory, are greatly excited over the same
matter. 1t appears that though these In
dian tribes are fully q thousand miles apart
they both have the same belief that a
savior is soon coming to them and that he
will destroy the white people of America.
The Shoshone Indians claim to have seen
Christ and that he has promised to roll the
world over on the whites. 1t is believed
the Indians have mixed up the religion of
the missionaries with the mythology of the
aborigines. Maj. Carroll has been ordered
to the scene of the excitement.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Mysterious disease in Indiana.

A special from Muncie, Ind, says:
Yesterday e half hundred people in this
city were suddenly seized with pains and
severe sickness of the stomach, attacks
continuing several hours. A number are
still quite sick, with new cases developing
to-day. Much excitement al first pre-
vailed, as physicians were foiled in deter
mining the cause, some thinking that the
rouble arose from diseased meat while
others pronounced it la mona, the prevail
ing epidemic in Germany and Italy. AT
the Abbott house twenty-five boarders,
with the proprietor and wife, are victims,
all being attacked at the same time. James
Burgess was walking along the road where
he fell, and laid unattended for an hour.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
JOHN CIIINAMAN
A California Inspector Tells
Heather Evatle the Law.

"A California Inspector Tells
Heather Evade the Law.
The secretary Of the treasury
ceived a long report from Mr.. b, d
Chinese inspector at San Diegs
regard to the smuggling of CHM
the United States from Mexico.
that q careful inspection of the
aud roads crossing the state
Tiajuanna to the monument all
shows that the opportunities 10,
over into this country are many !
it is impossible with the present
prevent all the Chinese from ENID
country. He says that the smu]
Cinnamon into the United Std
profitable traffic of nc small did
and that it is backed by very hes|
tai with the principal headquartey]
Francisco and China.
The evidence seems to be that 4
are made in China to deliver SAID
Chinaman on American soil and
tee given. II the delivery is
safety the money ($14O) is pal
Cinnamon Are provided in Chi
tickets to various parts of Mexico.
arrival in the harbor of San Frall
transferred to Il coaster, by which
taken to Ensenada OF other points,
the real destination of the Chi
says Mr.. Coon, sis the United Sta1
no matter where he lands, be it in
or Canada, he will at the earliest |
moment work his way to bis origi1
tination.
THE action of the secretary
treasury prohibiting further tran
the harbor of San Francisco vaI
fortunate order and will serve to !
traffic for q time at least, but ap1
that in the near future steamshl
will bring them direct from China
them on mexican sol as neaf tl'|
States as possible, SO they ma!
reach the country they, are looE1
Legislation on this subject by q
if we'll considered, will afford te1
relief and in my opinion it will u
necessary for our government to y
treaty stipulations with Mexico
British government whereby thoss|
will exclude Cinnamon from then
on this continent.
"The surest and the most sN1
economical punishment the Chlns1
have and the one to be most as1
him is to send him at once to ~
cOuntry,"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

lungs, after a few days illness. In his
will he named Three Bulls as bis sue
cessor. Crowfoot, or Sapomaxiho, was
one of the leading characters in tire Can
adian Northwest. The history of this
region for the past half century has been
Largely determined by him. His in
t1uencs over the Indians was supreme.
He was the closest embodiment pos
sible of the mythical noble red
man. Dauntless in battle, imbued with
all the instincts of the Indian, he ut the
same time possessed many traits of char
acter which commanded the admiration OF
all whom he was brought in contact. In
early pioneer days he was the arbitrator
between the Indian and the white man.
His diplomacy extracted the Canadian
Pacific Railroad company from a serious
difficulty with the Blackfeet. He was
ever the friend of the missionary. HIS re-
fusal to join the rebels in the last north
west rebellion prevented what would 9TH
erwise nave been a long and bloody con-
Q;of
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

Many Complaints of the Lax Enforcement
of tho Immigration Laws.

~ SVlIlltAAlA1S - La ALhA
of tho immigration Laws.
Word has been received that Secretary
Window, if not exactly alarmed, is GER
tainly agitated over the importation OF
contract labor immigrants. There is
scarcely a labor orgsnizationi in the country
which has not complained that the admin
istration is altogether too loose in the
methods by which the importation of for
eign contract labor has been controlled a
New York city. In the complaints which
the secretary has received there is
nothing particular said of the board
of state immigration, neither are
there any comments rejecting on Collector
Erhart or Colonel Weber, the present boss
of the business. The complaints are based
chiefly on the statement that there are not
enough representatives. of the federal ad-
ministration to prevent the influx of con-
tract laborers. Thus it comes about that
there ls a desk full of complaints from
plasterers, stonemasons, musicians, and,
in fact, all the principal labor unions in the
country, that shiploads of foreign COMPETE
tors are turned loose upon the country
every month. These labor unions have
made 1t a question of politics with the ad-
ministration. They protest that there
must be enough men appointed to protect
their interests, or they will make it warm
for the administration. Secretary Win
dom has issued orders that the utmost
vigilance must be exercised in scanning
the cargoes of steerage passen-
gers who arrive at the port of New York
every day in the week. From this source
the federal official who does not attend to
this matter strictly will have a hot time
with the secretary. Mr.. Window himself
is expected almost any day to give his
personal supervision to carrying out these
instructions. From all that can be
learned President Harrison is alarmed at
the free importation of contract iabor.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Escaped Justice for Many Years.

Seven years ago Omri Thompson and Ovid
White followed Jacob johnson home from
the Salem, Ind, fair, killed and robbed
him. Both fled to Mexico, but later re-
turnedto Kansas. Thompson was arrested
at Wyandotte, returned to Salem, tried and
sentenced to the penitentiary for life.
White, who was apprehended in Doniphau
county and escaped by killing the sheriff,
has been believed dead since. His arrest
at Mineola is now announced. Omri
Thompson attempted to escape recently.
Tools and money were smuegIed to him in
hollow apples, and saving through two
floors he escaped, but MISSED his friends,
who had a change Of clothing for him.
Hiding under q barn, q dog betrayed him.
A most exciting chase over precipitous
knobs followed. Volleys were fired after
him, but he was unhurt and only captured
when falling, after q six hours run, nearly
lifeless from exhaustion. Thompson
claims to be innocent and says that
White compelled him to accompan yhim.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Says a Chicago dispatch of the LIST:

In view of the fact that the working peo-
pie of the city are turning out very gener-
ally to-day, either to take part or witness
the eight-hour work day parade, it is I'M
possible to accurately measure the extent
of the promised strikes. As, however, the
carpenters have arranged to arbitrate their
differences with the masters; as the stock
yard men last night decided not to make
any united demand. and as
representatives of the federation of
labor have been at work for
the past week, among all classes. endeav-
oring to allay the strike fever, with a view
of concentrating all their influence in favor
of the carpenters, it is probable that the
number involved will be very much smaller
than was anticipated a week ago. From
the best information %obtainable at this
hour it seems probable that there will be
spasmodic strikes here and there among
small bodies of disconnected workmen, but
that non of the great industries of the
city will be brought to a standstlll,
such as had been the case with building
operations, consequent upon the carpen-
tiers strike. Up to moor the talked-of
strike at the stock yards was a failure.
There was no concerted action toward
stopping work,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Has Reached "a pipe Old Ago,

Mrs. Hannah Sullivan, of Newcastle, in
the Black Hills, has reached an age Of lilo
years. She is a native of Ireland and
came to America in 1852. She has been
twice married and is the mother of ten
children, three boys aud seven girls, most
of whom are living. She is grandmother
of forty people, great grandmother of
twenty-five, and has been q great grand
mother for twenty-five years. She has
enjoyed good health most of her life and
has been able to walk up to three weeks
ago. She could thread a needle with
ease at the age of 100, and her eyeslght is
still good and health fair, with the prospect
Of reaching the age of 1875 or 1870.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Another Report.
lrns from thirty-seyen cou
and South Dakota sent
! States signal Office iudit
nperature and sunshine CO
st week have been favorable
liable farm work. Rain has
To Investigate Irrlc alton.

Robert Hay and J. B. Greenwood, men,
bers of the United States irrigation survey,
have arrived at Huron and viii be Joined
by Col. Nettleton, supervising engineer. at
once. They come direct from Washing
ton, and are sent to investigate irrigation
by ~artesian wells, there being two farms
near Huron upon which the experiment is
to be thoroughly tested. Prof. Updyke,
of the agricultural college at Brook1ngs, is
also present. He has been appointed by
the government to take charge of the work
in South Dakota, east of the Missouri
river. The commission will begin its Ia
bors as soc as Col. Nettleton arrives.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Twelve Were Drowned.

The steam gin and saw mill of Charles
Lawrence, situated in Sparkey county,
three miles from Rolling Fork, Miss, was
burned Saturday night. The loss is
small. Fifty or sixty of Mr.. Law.
rence's tenants were quartered in the mill,
and in their efforts to escape from the
fiomes seven were drowned. They had
taken refuge there from the overflow, and
it is stated that their carelessness caused
the fire. The report that several lives
had heen lost in the Lobdell disaster has
been confirmed. A family named Watson,
numbering five persons, was drowned.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Fatal Fire,

Fire was discovered in the small frame
house, corner of Fifth and State streets,
Milwaukee, occupied by Robert Rirtell as
a grocery and residence. An alarm was
given. Mrs. R;rtell jumped from the sec
ond story window with a child in her arms.
Two other children were in the build,no
but the fremen succeeded in saving them
at great risk. Mrs. Rirtell, who is in a
delicate condition, was badly injured by
the fall and all ere shocSi.glv burned.
The youngest child, aged 8, will probably
die. The victims are in the Emerpenc,
hospital. Mr.. Vlrtell is absent in ST.
Louis. The loss to the property is smou
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Afraid of the Cheyennes,

Troops A and B, under command of
Capt. Wells, have arrived at Oelrichs from
Fort Meade, and gone into camp, having
been sent there for the purpose of inter-
cepting the Pine Ridge Cheyenne Indians
who, it is claimed, are becoming uneasy
and threaten to leave the reserva-
ton without leave and strike out for
Montana on a visit to the nortern Chey-
ennes. 1t is the intention of the govern
ment to prevent this, and with such an idea
in view troops are being sent to different
points around and adjacent to the reser-
walton. Settlers have no fears Of any hos
tile demonstration on the part of the ma
tion's wards, and look upon the presence
Of troops here with not q little me1riment.
1t is quite likely the soldiers will remain
during Nav and June.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09

President Gompcrs and the Wo%rkingmen
May l, was aproud day, not unmi1ed with
anxiety, for Samuel j. Gompers, president
of the American Federation Of Labor. 1t
was the day forthe great May day parade, q
demonstration agreed upon long ago, and
in the preparations for which months have
been spent, with the purpose of empha-
sizing the strength of the labor organiza-
tions Of America, and of illustrating
their demand for an eight-hour day. Mr.
Gompers is a cigarmaker by trade, and has
been shown by his rapid rise in position
and influence, a man of great executive
ability. As president Of the federated or
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Satisfied in Milwaukee.

In Milwaukee the demand of the unior
carpenters for the adoption Of an eight
hour day was not coupled with a demand
for increased wages, and as the men are
willing to accept eight hours pay for eight
hours work, the movement has met with
no strong Opposition on the part of thei,
employers, although the Contracting Car.
penters' association declined as a body to
formally declare In favor of eight hours,
many individual members Of the a~ssocia.
ton have announced that they will con.
form to the wishes of the men. The indi.
cations are that if any striking is done il
it will be in cases where individual con.
tractors insist on retaining the ten houl
system.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
IA Southern Smash.

The brake of an express train on the
Chesapeake & Ohio railroad became I'M
manageable and the train ran through the
town of Staunton, Va, at the rate of eighty
miles per hour, tearing away the depot
roof. A Pullman sleeper in which were
fifteen members of the "Peasl of Pekin'
troupe enroute to Baltimore was derailed
and turned over. OF the company,
Miss MYRTLE KNOX
died while being taken from the car.
Miss EDITH MILLER
had q leg crushed, and a number of others sus-
tanned more or less serious iniu les.
Miss Knox. the young lady who was
killed was formerly q telegraph operator at
Kansas City and joined the company not
very long ago contrary to the wishes of her
father.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
JOLIET EMPLOYEES
they Are Afraid of the CT.
Offart IN Sb,r I

of'erto Share Prof.. N's
The deposition of the m.
company to inaugurate a svs,s a'lsI
it terms profit shasip,
premiums for faithful, zea,oa.
and continuous SERVICE ,s
by the employees u;u
suspicion. The proposition 'H !.
per cent. on the wages earned
advance the premium J per cs 4s's
months for five years, when tn
reaches s per cent, where it ia :,
1t looks very plausible, but The
"Why cannot they add this to ~
and let us be sponsors for Our y. W
welfare?:" They think it is sor. wy
usual for q corporation ~
thing for the men that N
not compelled to, and they al, !
why, if the company will !, |
for the Joliet plant tns, \
or do not do it for their emplor.,
cago and Michigan. The employs
Der the Chicago, Burlington :.
strike, in which they allege that 4
a scale of wages for "new, "ir,.
and veteran" engineers, and ,hs. !
motion of brakemen and 6rensr !
lower class full, while the "ye,s,.1
was let go as fast as they became j
They think there is a"nigyeri in N,
that the company want TO destr0,
idlty of the amalgamated assos;,l
ally the men to the COMPANY By h
propositions. Another thing MI
is that the company wants to pnt !;
munity under obligations to \
plant is outside of the city ljmi,,'
keeping it there the company Saw,
ipal taxes, 100000 per annun
thought by keeping the commupjt,
company's side by expendius 81
800, 900, ostensibly for the e,sr,
the social and educational we)fs,,
men, the community representa-
city council will literally leas.
out of the limits and spare II
expenditure of $50, 900 a wear
taxes, leaving it to be spread D
property of the employees and sni
erty owners. But the managemep
to the benefits of protection. The
said to be clearing a profit Of $50
or 81, $780, 600 q year, and the me,
their heads in doubt over a no
that protects them ! per cent. on
save nearly 500, 900 year to j
industry that clears l ,5O0, UOu an;
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Sarah Altllea on the Warnatn

Sarah Althea Terry made her appearance
in the Office of U. G.. Sayle, administrato,
of the estate Of David S. Terry. and de.
manded some money. Sayle said he had
none on hand belonging to the estate, but
there were law books that might be sold.
She then went into.the adjoining Office Of
Caldwell, who is the attorney for the ad.
ministrator, and after wrangling with him
she was elected from the office. She re.
turned and smashed the windows and
made a scene. Sayle left his Office and
she followed, threatening to shoot him,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
THE MARKETS..
Sioux CITY IiTs Stack.

Hogs-Estimated receipts, 1900; of,ciu,
yesterday, l,5l2. Market opened steady to
strong. onotatiops: Light. sa:s73: a4.o5;
ttle-Esttmate receipts, 500; official yes.
terday. 1871. shipm nts, 1874. Market SLOW
ana ana dull, With v :. prices rgsing about loc lover on
Is q compared With prices of a week aso.
Az; medium T. good; ss;estR sia5;' 1s ssiesg
eaoice 900 to LOO pounds, $2.9 : 3.25; medimm
$f2.75 8. 90 medium to good, So 5oa2.7o ;inferior
msd;S@ ~ = ,e COWS 4, e extra : choice, s:,75s3a;
lor, slso g:5 SS; ,canners. 75c sl.75; yearlinss,
choice. $s.65g2.s so; common, 50. a $50: hnIis
choice. $2.35@s.50 common Sl.G5M2. 25: coiuas
$!.50 q $50. S"A'ee'
South Omaha Live Stock.
Hogs-Estimated receipts, $500: oftici,, VOC.
terday, 3.!75; shipments, s cars. Markat so
lower, selling at 81 .9.lA@4.OU "
attle-Estimated receipts, 1900: osc;o,
Yesterday, 40 $; shipments, 80 cars. Marhat
oelOc lower; quality good. ~
Chicago Live Stock.
Hogs-Receipts 1000. Market wcok mud
lower. Mixed and light >A.lOd4. 30. h "w
and shipping, $4.lJ94.35 skips, 50. i0a' 90 Ivy
Cattle Receipts, 5000. MARKET ariat and
easi-r. Beeves and steers, 50. suy. "a: stoctars
3.k5. eA S2.oo4
sheep-Receipts, 5000. Market stsudv M.
lives, ! @G.25 western coru fed. 81 jy)a6 m
Aexans' S4.0o@ so lamb, Sj.2uW7. 90,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
stowawaxs sunocated.

A steamship just arrived at San Fran.
cisco from Hong Kong and Yokoham ma
brings the news that on the arrival of a
Japanese steamer in Hong Kong, March
26, from Nagasaki, the bodies of eight dead
Japanese women were discovered in the
hold, having been sufocated during the
passage. They had slowed themselves
away in the endeavor to leave the country.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Attempted Murder and Suicide.

The little town of DeVoe is excited over
an attempted murder and suicide at that
place last Thursday. Some time ago j.
d. Oliver and his wife quarreled and the
latter left her home and took up her resi-
dence with a neighbor. Thursday night
while she was alone in the house her hus-
band called and tried to induce her to re-
turn home with him. She refused, when
he drew a revolver and shot her, the bullet
taking effect in her leg. He then fred a
bullet into his own breast, but missed a
vital spot. Oliver is now under arrest.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Many Wounded In Pesth.

The Pesth dispatch is less specific. It
Says:
The labor demonstration here was
marred by a scene of bloodshed. Early
this morning a large number Of workmen
gathered in front of the rolling mill. I'm.
der the excitement Of the agitators they
engaged IN a riotous demonstration which
the police were powerless to quell. The
mob was ordered to disperse and upon the
refusal to obey the troops charged with
fixed bayonets, wounding many o. the
men.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-05-09
Up n Tree.

A party Of hunters from White Right, in
g:rayson county, and Savot, Tex, while in
lndian Territory were cut of by rising
water and compelled to take TO the trees,
where they have been for two DAYS. A
relief party has left Bingham with ropes
n boats, but as the Red river is full of
drift and the current very rapid it is doubt
1nl It they can help the huaters. The
chances are that the party will perish.