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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
Enr1h. Worlds Fnir.

IF a story that is being whispered in GER
tain circles be true. then would there be
wailipp among certain parties who have
invested in real estate in the absolute con
fdence that the worlds fair would go to
Jackson park. This story is to the effect
that George NJ. Pullman stands ready
with an offer to take $4,000, 600 worth of
bonds if the directors will locate the
worlds exposition upon his ground, lying
between Nipety-hfth and One Hundred
and Fifteenth streets and Michigan avenue
and the Illinois Central railroad. 1t has
been talked around pretty openly for some
time that Mr.. Pullman would be very will
ing to have the great fair placed near the
little city of his founding, but men have
pooh-poohed the idea. But in the little
circle where the whispering is heard, it is
said that Mr.. Yerkes hay already
engaged Attorney w. c.. Cloudy
to lay an injunction against the
location of the fair at Jackson park,
while another interested individual is
ready to do something If Garfield park is
selected. The claim is set forth that,
while the legislature would doubtless vote
permission for the fair to be held 10 any of
these parks, its act would be unconstitu-
tional, for the reason that it cannot divert
property from the purpose for which it was
set apart. In my event, they say, in
functions would follow, and the managers
of the fair could not aud would not abide
the slow action of the courts. An injunc-
tion would mean such retardation as would
prevent the preparation of the monster
buildings in time. knowing these things,
as the story goes, Mr.. Pullman steps in
with his offer Of a site and Of relief from
any financial bother by himself taking for
his company So, 600, 600 of bonds.
There may be nothing in the above, yet
it is told by men lin the swim" when they
think theycan talk contidentially to each
other, and it is . fact that more than one
Spectator Is already acting on the good
faith of tie whole matter by buying in the
neighborhood Of the Pullman tract. The
Pullman partisens claim that he has plenty
of land for all possible purposes of the
fair, and that he can show transportation
facilities that are unauestioned. One
hears much of late of the impossibllity OF
securing either of the great parks. showing
that some spirit is at work endeavoring to
create prejudice against them, and
it is noticeable that many of
those who thus talk are decidedly
r%etlcent when asked just where the fair
ought to 60. 1t was no part Of the pur-
pose that the offer of the land and the
taking of the bonds should be thus made
public, but rather held back until the time
was ripe and then present itGin the most
alluring form. The Fullmani's snthusi-
asts insist that the S. 00, oO0 off: must
settle the matter beyond any peradventure;
that from the east and the west. the north
and the south, and from all Sparts of this
broad country will come thesdemand that
he who is wiling to do such noble things
ought above all men to have the right to
declare where the fair shall 60.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
A FAMOUS INTRIGUE.
NEW PHASE OF THE CALIFORNIA
TILIEUSTERING SCHEME.

Designed to Colombo Lower California. Sc
cure Concessions From tho Mexican
Government and Then Fonlent Discus
s~1ons-Ncws i'll General From All Quar-
tiers.
A San Francisco Chronicle special from
San Diago says that the investigation OF
the proposed flibustering expedition
against Lower California continues to de
velop startling facts. A new phase
is now put upon the affairs. From
evidence furnished by agents OF the Mexi-
can Land and Colonization Co. it appears
that the president of the company had IN
view the plan to annex the peninsula to
the British empire. 1t was designed to
c%olcnize Lower California, secure conccs-
sions from the Mexican government, and
then foment discussions. English capital
and interests would then be ieopardized
and the intervention of the mother coun-
try was to be invoked. Proof OF this
statement was substantiated by letters
written by Maj. Scott, manager OF the
COMPANY.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
On the Recovery of Arid Lands.

The secretary of the interior has trans
mitted to the senate an opinion by the at
torney general constituting the act Of Octo-
Der 2, 1888, which appropriated the sun
of S1u0,o00 for investigating the extent to
which arid ground may be recovered by
irrigation. Thu opinion is transmitted in
response to a resolution by the senate in
curing particularly as to the views of the
interior department concerning the scope
and effect of the following section of the
act of October 2:
and all lands which may hereafter be
designated or selected by such United
States surveys for sites for reservoirs,
bitches or canals for irrigation purposes
and all lands susceptible of irrigation by
such reservoirs, bitches or canals, are from
this time heuceforth reserved from sale
as property of the United States, and
should O be, subsequent to the passage
of this act, open Ito entry. settlement or
occupation until further provided by
law" The attorney general states in
conclusion as follows: The object of
the act is manifest. 1t was to prevent
entry upon and settlement and sale of
that part of the arid region of the public
l AhAuo VI luC Cu1Icu STATES WulCu
could be improved by a general system of
irrigation, and all lands which might here.
after be designated or selected BY the
United States surveys as sites for rescr-
voirs, bitches or canals in such systems.
1t was the purpose Of congress, by this
act, to suspend all rights of entry upon
any lands which would come within the
operation of the plans of irrigation to be
rejected by the director Of geographical
survey and of this act. No language
COULD hardly be stronger than are the
words of the act expressing this intention.
Entries should not be permitted, therefore,
upon any part of the arid regions which
might possibly come. within the operation
of this act"
The general effect of this opinion, if the
law is not satisfied, will be to reserve from
settlement and entry practically the whole
Of the great land regions of the west. The
secretary in his letter Of transmittal sue-
gests if congress does not fully concur in the
purpose of the law it should take the bust
ness in hand ut once to SO modify it as it
may deem the public interests require.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
INDIAN MEASURES.
Report on the Measure To Ratify a
Auroou,ont-

Report on the Measure to- Ratify an
Agreement.
Representative Clifford, from the COM
mittee on Indian affairs, has made a re-
port recommending the passage, as re-
ported to the senate by Senator Petit
grew, of the bill to ratify and confirm an
agreement with the Sisseton and Wahpe-
ton bands of Sioux. with two amendments,
one making the rate Of interest on money
placed in the treasury of the United States
to the credit of the Indians 3 instead of 5
per cent, and the other striking out all of
section 5 and inserting in lieu thereof
section D OF the house bill. This last amend
ment makes the land ceded, sold, relin-
qulshed and conveyed to the government.
Inc agreement Immediately becomes
available on the completion of the allot-
ments, MS provided for in said agreement,
shall be subject only to entry and settle
ment under the homestead laws OF the
United States at the rate of $3.50 per acre,
excepting the tenth and thirty-siXth sec
tons Of said lands, which the states of
North and South Dakota shall be p +
mittted to purchase at $3.50 per acre for
common school purposes; provided that
settlers on said lands shall be permittedto
purchase the same at $3.50 per acre, one
fourth to be paid in cash and the balance
In equal annual installments until paid,
and patents shall not issue until settlers
or entrymen she'll have paid to the United
States the sum of $3.50 per acre. The
senate bill allowed patents to issue when
the settler or %entryman had paid $1.25.
Nocossifv fur tho Onmediat Passage OF o
Bill to Purchase Supplies.
In a letter to Secretary Noble, Acting
COMMISSIONS Bell, of the Indian office,
transmitted to the house, that officer asks
that a clause be inserted in the pending
Indian appropriation bill authorizing the
| purchase in open market of not to exceed
$40, 900 worth Of beef and other supplies
for the Indians at the different agencies
until contracts for the fiscal year are exc
cuted and approved and the contractors
have had time to bring supplies to the
agencies. Unless the bill passes and be-
comes a law within ten days it will become
difficult to supply these agencies, as the
law only allows purchases in open market
at any one time to the amount of not ex-
ceeding $4,000. The Pine Ridge agency
consumes about $4,000 pounds of beef a
week, costing some 81, 500, and the Rose
bud agency about 1,50o pounds, costing
some $3.50.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
SHORT BITS OF NEWS.

1T is SAID that the Louisiana lottery
people are gaining ground. The oppo-
nents OF tins lottery attribute this result to
me lavish use Of money. which has been
going on.
Il convention Of the Grand Lodge of
mai Birth adopted a resolution favoring
Ge admission OF women, Reelected the
O. d officers and decided to meet in Cincin.
ma, ijn 1895.
il. Y TURNER and Ed Pace were killed
and l. >ob Stapleton wounded in Lee county,
Va, in fight between the shtrif's posse
and a Gre we'd of the Turner's from Harlem,
Ky. The trouble was caused by the shoot
ing of a dol-
KAISER, a vested on n charge of placing
tho alleged dynamite bomb under the
Hayma!ket II, 'nument at Chicago. has
sued the superin. tendent and c;ter officials
Of the police depa. 'ament for daacges for
false arrest.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
MEN.
A Secret Meeting of Triangle Adherent
He'd in New York,

A Secret Meeting of Triangle Adherepts
He'd in New York.
The Emerald club, better known as tie
triangle faction of the Clau-na.G Gael,
which supported Alexander Sullivan in the
Cronin case, met for business at the club
headquarters. Thu meeting was held with
closed doors. as the members thought, and
one of them said their business was no.
body else's business" The CLUB room ia
on the top floor aud is fitted up in the
usual style of lodge roolns, with the ex.
ceptlon Of the decorations on the waips-
cotlng around the skylight. This has
painted, one on each of its four sides. n
skull aud crossbones, crossed swords.
crossed bludg-ons aud an hour glass. Tn.
members OF the society declined to saw
aysthlng about the proceed ngs of the
meeting, and asserted that there was abso.
Intely nothing that the cub wished 10 have
published. The officers declined to saw
anything about the election Of n d.leco,e
to represent the society at a coming com.
HcUtiOu.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
III WILD PARISHES
A Canadian Family roi.on.,

A Canadian Family Poison.,
Ignorance of wha. They We're r. aroash
Food. "s as
Dead in bed with a dying sjste, WA
side of him, lay little Archie Camna e''nss
Lake Greorge, when a neighbor Of
came in, attracted by feeble cr soaaa
help, help Another Child N.ss Of
in death agony upon the floor; nso o.'as
gasping, helpless, lay the mother an e's '!,
grandfather, the latter ~relapsipp ;n.. aged
sensibilit.y. Mrs. Campeau said tbss IL.
been poisoned. The village phys,c,sss mad
called. When he arrived one little baa Wa
dead, the other evidently beyond bc 'ss
recovery, while the mother, prar dSps Of
and two little girls and an ~.
but 8 months old, were in a des aulaa',
condition. Emetics were adm,n;ssaaNs
and the physician has been SUGGEST,
saving the lives of three of the no;sa.
patients; the others are too far oNsa
rally. The old man Campeau Went ny4s %
the woods to dig roots to make mod. a''
for a sick horse. He gathered a IL, '. y.
various kinds, including some which t n u
sweet and Of which all tie membsss
the family partook. In a few minnie " y
were taken with fearful pains. /, OIL .4
in this condition the neighbor won va
found them. The eldest bow. ahon.
years Of age was, dead. The second \.
has since died, and the doctor saws thu \,
man and the infant will likely follow, " !,
will be a close call with the otbar a..
The root which the old man had p;vs,
them is known as wild parsnip, A ds,iis
nniSAn. 9!
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13

at the poor farm at Indianapois' ana
thounh exoner ting the authorities IL MS
case. was very severe on the management
for the treatment OF the insane. IL spe"A-
ing of this he said: The insane aep'it-
ment o. the poor farm is in a horrible on
di,ion. ana the odors emanatlng from 1t
ore fearful and epidemic breeding. Inc
inmates of that department cannot but be
sick. They are crowded and packed IN
bevond all reason, and a fire would result
in the death of every insane inmate. mere
is no reason for keepingthese un%forsunates
at the top of this finder pile. There is
plenty of space about the poor house thai
can be utilized for wards for the insane.
1t is only a question of time till We have a
horror out there.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
THE SPRING PALACE.
4 Fircproof Structure to Be Erec,o,
1891.

1891.
The work of searching the ruins ~ a
spring palace has been completed. and H.
now positively known that no One w.
burned to death. There was q great ,s,
when a number of skulls were found in II,
ruins, but when Professor Shu}tjce a.,
peared aud showed the skulls to have h.,
part of his museum, the sensation was 9,
ploded. There has been one death. IN.
OF All. Hayne, who died of burns recsivs,
while saving others. The directors f.r:
resolved to erect a freproof palace for III
season of 1891. kilograms from all 81,
tons of the country have been receiv,
asking about the fire. The f~ollogss
comes from Chicago:
B. B. Paddock, Fort Worth: The ne,r,a a.,
Chicago c their sympathy and cond Ian.
IN the loss of your beautiful palace md in.
that the reported loss OF life is exssceratsi :
DEWIrT c. CEEo1E., Aayor
a movement is on foot to erect a ,uo,-.
ment to Al Hayne, the hero who lost 4.
life. E. II. Fudge. OF Chicago, who Inn
both ankles, represented a strong tinauaI
concern and was here to buy Sl95. Umt
Fort Worth bonds. His physicia.s sayy
can return home in three or four il,.
The loss is now fixed at 1926, ooO, vt
$4,000 insurance. Some h storical rss:
were lost. the value Of which cannot !:
estimated in dollars and cents.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
Banked Her Money il, III. C,,,..

rive thousand dollars in gold was found
buried IN an Aurora callar. 1t had been
the property Of Ms. May A. Baldwin, who
dlea FRIDAY, at the age of &c. She had
oeen misery in her habits and was thought
10 De almost without means. Guided by a
swedish girl who had lived with the old
lany' relatives Of the deceased dug in the
cellar and found the god in a tin can. A
eo,VVo government bond was also discoy-
cred on a pantry shelf,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
A Brooklyn Medium Exuo,ea.

Before the wondering eyes of tEsr;
five witnesses and aided by the glare
two powerful electric lights, an sl.4s
spiritualistic medium was expos ed ii
and completely the other as
noon in the city of Brooklyn. The p
tended spirit of a dead woman u
seized, held and exhibited
the dupes who up to that moment bad h
lieved firmly and sincerely that til
were face to face with the mate,ializs
form of one returned from the sres! b
yond. So overwhelming was the evidssA
OF fraud that the assemblage was not oil
thoroughly convinced. but half a i1
of the frmest believers were rsi
TO invoke the aid Of the Law
punish the wretched creature. Two ~
age batteries carried in the hip pockEH1
two reporters and connected with iHlI
descent lamps of ten candle powe. ~
concealed in inner vest pockets, furnish
the light that was flashed in The 8
Of the bogus ghost, and ss1s4
the covering medium as the II
senator. Her shame and mort!ftis
were SO complete that for pure pityss
she was permitted to return to the ea'n
where, in anguish of spirit, she threTas
her spiritual" toggery, dressed heIsti
everyday attire, and sobbed and cried
raven because she had been detected
name of this so-called medium Is
Co6Uoj1
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
WON the Derby

The great race for the Derby stakes tool
place at the Epson summer meeting on
the 4th. Derby stakes of 5000 sovereignsto
60 to the winner; 500 sovereiens to the
NOMINATION of the winner, 500 sovereiens to
the owner of second, and 200 soyereipns
to owner of third. There were e,oht
starters. The race was won by Sainfo,n
Leonard second and Orwell third. Orwell
led to the distance post Here Saiufoin
drew to The front and Won by three-ouar.
tiers of q length. There was a neck be.
tween Leonard and Orwell. Suretoot. the
fayorite, came in fourth.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
Reaching for tue Hath.las

). w. Napier of Pike county, kentucky,
has created a sensation by swearing out
warrants Tor Anse, Cap, Johsc. and Elliott
Hatfield, Thomas Mitchell, Frank Ellis
ana Clayton Bishop, charging them with
having murdered Dave Stratton at Browns
town Oh the night of May II last. STRAIT
ton was one OF the Mccoy leaders. The
object of the warrants is to s.cnre state
ave IN the arrest of the Hatfelds, after
winch It would be easy to turn them over
to the Kentucky authorities.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
THE
Slnux CIV Live. Stuck.

lou City Liv. st 'ck. -,
HoGs-Estimated receipts, 2.sGO; o@'''s y
:erday, 1851. Shipments, 3 cars. i
active snd2 4.a5c high'r. Quotalios
S5.45"3.6O; heavy and mixed, S3.53A5.M; .i,
Cettle-Estimated receipts, sou; U!.s'
terday, 60. Shipments, 704. Ma'Ae'c
, niothing doing to speak pr;me. o. :s2a !,
medium to good. ss.c5a3.s5; feeders iiHs; !.
geo to l.o0u pounds. s3.iu ~ ii
dium t % good, s3.l5 $3.50; stocser:, ;S NJ
S3.25d3. so medium to good, coS''- s$Ig;
S2.s5A2.G5; COWS, extra choice .or,
fan to good, S2.75u3.0OG; inferior };rs:5
s1.75 2.25 Gamers. 75c q $3.50; yea.tSNJ;
choice. So O093.25 common, :S.SSGSi;;
ings. $500 2.75; bulls, choice, s2.o.e n ID
mon, S2.00I2.25 veal calves. pour
s 2.OO94.0O.
South Omaha Live stocn' Z;
Hogs-Estimated receipts, 3'oW por.
yesterday, 1870. Market opened ~. hi
higher; selling freely at Sa.ooe''"'
S'.55G3. &C. o4c,t
Cattle-Estimated receipts, 100; 0I" a
rday 81. shipments, s cars. ""A
quality fair. -
Hogs-Receipts, 10000. Malkes
weak. Mixed and light, ss,5's'"'
packing and shipping, S3.5o9';MvG arks. II
Cattle = Receipts, $500. locke;
Beeves and steers, $'.St@o.su, W.
feeders, s'.5Oa3.s IS Toxas steers. If vi
Sheep-Receipts, AGO. Mar 81 II
tives, $3.s0. 500 ives tern, 81"
S3.25U4.SO.
Chicago Produce o,,.,?G
wheat-steady cash, Ole Ju;y' Si i:c
C~orn-Steady cash, o41sciym,' !i;t
Oats--Steauy; cash, CSC; ou'''
Rye-Easy, 5l1s 5li.c.
Barley~-Easv.
Prime NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Flax seed-$1.4O.
Whisky-S1.Oa. sl.aSi
Provisions-pork, dull cas- ,luly, >
sl2.7a. Lard dull cash, S""'
September, $500.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
NEWS MUTATIONS IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Deadwood's saloons.

DeduWOoo , SNlooASs
There was a meeting held in the circuit
court room at Deadwood Sunday afternoon
for the purpose of taking preliminary steps
toward organizing what is known as an
enforcement league. The principal OBJ
ject of the league is to enforce prohibition.
There is a state organization known as the
South Dakota enforcement league, and the
meeting held Sunday was for the purpose
of establishing an auxiliary to the state
society. Attorney E. w. Martin, being a
member of the state central committee OF
the league, presided. The room was packed
with citizens of every turn of mind, ana
there were saloon keepers, ministers, pro-
hibitionists, capitalists, ladies, Cinnamon
and negroes in the throng. The majority
of those present were liberal on the whisky
question and they had dropped in to listen.
In fact it had been whispered that the anti
prohibitionists would pack the convention
and that some lively debates would take
place. But as to this proposition every one
was fooled. 1t was purely o one-man show.
Mr.. Martin did all of the talking. and
after explaining what the league was for he
invited any one present who desired to
speak. There being no response, he hur-
riedly adjourned the meeting to q church
around the corner and proceeded to elect
officers. Twenty six names were enrolled,
anumber of them being women. None OF
the saloonkeepers vent into the church.
One saloon man said: What we ought
to have done was to have signed the con-
stitution and Joined the league. We
would then have had three votes to the
prohibitionists one, and could have elected
our kind of people to Office and run the
league to suit ourselves" The league pro-
poses to raise funds at once and begin a
vigorous war against the sale of liquor in
Deadwood and Lawrence county. The
saloons here are run wide open and pay no
license whatever. One ortwo places make
q bluff at dealing out drinks in original
packages, while Others sell it the same as
when they were licensed. The original
packages" are filled by the saloon men
here. The bottles are of different sizes,
holding from one to a dozen drinks. The
bottle is opened by the customer. who is
furnished with the customary soda drink.
The bottles are left and relied at the
leisure of tbs bartender.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
Anti-Jewi,h Policy WithdraH

The cZar has issued an ukase oEas
the abandonment of the Russian altl-i
ish policy for n year. This measa'
understood to have been taken in re!s'.
to numerous protests against the X !.
wholesale expulsion of Hebrews .
different parts Of the empire, and is w.
tentative.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
Western Hog Packing.

The Cincinnati Price Curren. says: The
western marketing of hogs continues
liberal, but is not now enlarging. Packing
returns show 305, 900 for the week, or 49,
600 less than for the preceding week and
against $4,000 last year. From March l
the total is 3,245,ooo, against 1850 900 a
year ago, an increase of 400, 00o.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1890-06-13
APPOINTMENT

President Miller Names A. j.. Earlin.
General Manager of tho milwaukee,.
President Miller, of the Chicago, y
waukeee & St. Paul Railroad compu
has announced the appointment of 4.
Earring as general manager of the road.
w. G. Collins as general superintends
The appointment takes effect July /. Ba
appointees are old employees of the road