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The record-union., 1891-01-18
ADJUSTMENTS.

Eunice Goodrich and her well-known
company opens the Clunie Opera House
this evening for weeks season. Miss
Goodrich has the support of Mr.. Mccain;
an accomplished and painstaking actor,
equally good in melodrana or comedy
society drama or all around work The
play for this evening Will be the interest
ing drama "The Actors Daughter In
ii Miss Goodrich has q part exactly suited
to her versatile abilities, and that presents
the company at its best. The prices, else
where announced, are extremely low.
Tomorrow evening the Alcazar Theater
Company begin an engagement at the
Metropolitan Theater, opening with ''Thc
Magistrate." Seats are ON sale without
extra charge for reserving.
''The Private Secretary" Company is to
appear here in few days. 1t is one of
strength. The play is one of the brightest
and wittiest of the day. 1t is by Gillette
who has genius for sparkling comedy.
The play has had phenomenal life of
sustained interest.
The Fete of Nations concluded with a
matinee yesterday afternoon and fancy
dress party last night at the opera house.
It was the best ,amateur effort that has
been made here, The ladies managing
were especially successful in their
handling of so large company and in
staging the entertainment so admirably.
The business managers especially showed
aptitude for the work, and an especial
capacity.
Russelps Comedians, with Charley
Reed, Fay Templeton and Dan DAILY in
the lead, closed their engagement last
night at the Metropolitan to good house,
and leave to-day for San Francisco.
Much interest is manifest in the coming
of the Swedish Ladies Octet Concert
Troupe, which appears here Tuesday
evening, en- route from the East for the
Baldwin Theater, San Francisco.
The record-union., 1891-01-18
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SUPERIOR COURT.

Department Two-Van Fleet, Judge.
SATURDAY, January II, 1891.
People VS.. Dell Murphy and j. J. Hurley.
charged with Observation-Disclosures arrligned
and pleaded not guilty.
People VS.. Wright, Quinlan and Sullivan,
charged with robbery--Defendants arraigned
and pleaded not guilty.
The record-union., 1891-01-18

TN THE NATTER OF THE ESTATE OF
L Thomas Harrigan, deceased, now pending
in the Probate Court, no final account has ever
been made nor no final settlement rs yet.
MARGRET HARRIGAN, executrix and ad-
ministratrix iaS-.m
The record-union., 1891-01-18

To pa paSted-

The paster for the eight-page form on
our new press is not yet in place, and
consequently the inserted pages are not
pasted to-day. We expect to have the
paster on within a week or two, after
which the eight and twelve-page editions
VIII be fully pasted.
The record-union., 1891-01-18
Schedule ChnnCed.

There will be a slight change in the
railroad timetable commencing next
Monday. The morning local train from
Ls,throp, which connects with the South
ern Express, will arrive in this city at
9:35 A. N. instead OF $50 A. NJ.
The record-union., 1891-01-18

Princess Beatrice is indefatigable in
literary work. Not content with the
treatise on lace that she is soon to publish,
she has just broughtiout clever transla-
ton of a book entitled, "The Adventures
of Count George Albert of Erbach."
The record-union., 1891-01-18
A. LoTHHAMMER, 1921 NINTH ST.

TUNING AND REPAIRING IN ALL ITS
branches. Pianos and Organs a speciality
but like attention given to all musical instru-
ments.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
A SPLIT In THE ALLIANCE.
The Sub-Treasury the Rock on Which 1t
Is Ito BE Wrecked.

The principal feature of the Texas state
alliance convention held at Fort Worth was
a speech by U. s. Hail. president of the Mis-
souri, alliance. He charges that DR.. Macune
has sold out for q; money consideration to
the prohibitionists, Iand in furtherance of
that bargain the third party movement was
inauguratcd in the south to divert the dem
ocratic vote. President Hall demanded
that Macune be expelled from the order
and the demand was loudly applauded.
Resolutions were adopted denouncing the
sub-treasury and land loan schemes and
the government ownership of railroads as a
violation of the first principles of good gov
eminent, as paternal in their character, as
centralizing in their,tendencies, and if en-
acted into law would create such a horde of
office holders as would fasten the clutches
of the party in power upon the Threats of
the people. The resolutions demand that
those men who arc not farmers be removed
from the national and state offices of the
Order 1t is believed the outcome of the
convention will be Il split in the alliance.
one faction representing the third party and
the other the democratic wing
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
COOPERATIVE STORES.
THE GEORGIA ALLIANCE ELAB-
CRATES A BIG SCHEME.

With IL Central Exchange at Atlanta
in Every County in the State. All Sup
Piled by II New York Syndicate.
Great transformations are to be made in
the management of the Georgia alliance en-
change. The scope of the central exchange
at Atlanta is to be greatly enlarged. CO.
lished in every county in the state. The
whole machinery is to be supplied by a New
York syndicate. This New York syndicate
is said to be backed by S100,O00,000. Its
charter is not yet perfected nor it's name
given to the public. IL is to supply all the
alliance stores and exchanges. unless some
big concern starts up that can undersell 1t.
1t claims to be able to secure superior rates
of transportation. 1t is to have
a sort of branch house in Chicago,
which is to ship bacon. corn and the like to
the farmers in the south. ]. H. Wardall q
leading alliance man of South Dakota and
Il farmer candidate for the senate, is one of
the leaders in originating the enterprise.
Oswald Wilson. who is partially manipulate
ing the Florida alliance exchange from
Williams street, New York, is prominent in
its organization. President L. F. Living
ston, of the Georgia alliance, has proved a
valuable accessory in shaping its course.
Col w. L. Peek. president OF the Georgia
state exchange. has been to New York to
look into the plan. The district lecturers of
OF the alliance held a meeting a day or two
ago and consulted about the best manner
of presenting the matter to the people.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
Events of More Than Usual Interest All
Around the State.

There is continued encouragement in the
rron reports sent in from all parts of South
Dakota TO the United States signal office, at
Huron. The temperature during the past
week was below the average. while the
amount of sunshine was about the average.
The rainfall was deficient in some localities,
but on the whole was above the average.
Where there was sufficient moisture the
growth of wheat, oats, barley, rye, flax,
nillet and potatoes was highly satisfactory.
Corn has done we'll. Some correspondents
report the growth too slow. while others say
it was marked all agree that this crop is in
excellent condition and promises we'll eX-
cept in the dry localities. Considerable rye
is nearly ready to harvest. Much Of the
wheat is in the ''milk," and many corre-
spondents express the opinion that one
more week of favorable weather will put
this beyond danger from weather condi
tions. The week was especially favorable
to late sown wheat, producing rapid growth
and placing it nearer the stage of the early
sown. The excellent prospects, generally
considered reported last week continue.
Some damage was done by hail during the
week in western Beadle and portions of
Bookings Grant and Hamlin counties in
South Dakota.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
HOSTS OF YOUNG CHRISTIANS.
The Annua! Meeting of the Endeavor
Society Held at NIinncanolis


Society Held at Minneapolis.
The great convention of Young Peoples
Society of Christian Endeavor met at Min
neapolis this year. The convention was
the largest ever held by the Christian En-
deavor society and one of the largest relg-
ious conventions ever held. Secretary
Baer's annual report showed that one wear
ago the membership showed II, O13 societies.
an increase over the previous year of 1871
There are now 1G.a74 societies regularly re-
ported From across the water 3O7 are re-
ported. There are others not yet heard
from. England has 10 societies, Australia
So India 80. Turkey ~ and China z. In
Canada there are $40 The banner for the
state, territory or province showing the
largest percentage of gain is awarded to the
territory of Oklahoma, and British Column
bia is second. The banner for the greatest
aggregate gain goes to Pennsylvania hav-
ing gained Gas local societies during the
year. Great growth is reported in the
Junior organization. of which S55 societies
are reported Illinois leading with 1872.
There are four floating societies on United
States men-of-war. Among the denomina-
lions the Presbyterians have 4,010 societies,
the Congregationalists 3.545, the Baptists
2.3S1. the Methodists 2.0GS and Christians
Disciples) sol. AS to the individual mem
bcrs the growth is marvellous. At the con-
vention of 1883 the report showed 100000
members; in 1889 there were 4S5, 900; in 1890
there were GO. 600. and now the societies
have membership of ZOOS. $50 members 1t
is known that $4,000 members of societies
have become church members within the
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
PETERS PENCE SCANDAL.
The Inside Facts Concerning the
moval of Mgr. Folchic.


moval of Mgr. Folchic.
Light las been thrown upon the recent
removal of Mgr. Folchie. manager of Peters
Pence at Rome, and the substitution of a
commission in his place. 1t is now known
that Folchie last winter, supported by Prince
Buoncompagn and Baron Lazzaroni, re-
solved, in order to save the Banco di Roma.
in which the vatican held 10000 out of 49,
600 shares, to establish first in Paris and
London and afterwards in Rome. Berlin and
New York City a syndicate of Catholic
banks with the object of aiding the tinan-
cial societies OF Rome, which were known
to be in disastrous condition. and re-
store them to vitality, while at
the same time raising the value
Of the deprecated securities.
Cardinal Di Rugiere opposed the project
and the commission of cardinals finally sup
ported him. but as the commission was
merely consultative Folchie ignored them
and, in conjunction with LaZzaroni and
Baron Buoncamagni, carried out his pro-
iect. The first attempt to found Catholic
bank was made in Paris. and afterward in
New York. Neither was successful at first
and before the experiment could be fully
tested Folchie was called to order and after
wards dismissed by the pope. The pope
does not sanction such Il phln of Catholic
banks and will never permit a combination
of that sort.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
CAN'T DOWN THE ALTON.
Western Roads Importuned to Make
Peace With 1t.

Peace With 1t.
There is a probability that the trouble
between Chairman Finley Of the Western
Passenger association and the Chicago &
Alton will be adjusted soon. The position
taken by the Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
and the Chicago. st. Paul & Kansas City in
refusing to vote upon any subject in which
the Alton is interested and also protesting
against the redivision of percentage for ex-
pcnses Of the association, has brought most
OF the routes to the conclusion that the
association will go to pieces unless peaceful
relations are re-established with the Alton.
The refusal of these roads to submit to a
redivison of percentages for expenses was
virtually an announcement that they will
not remain in the association unless the
Alton is recognized as a member Alarm
has been caused among the stockholders
and directors of the western roads on ac-
count Of the danger of {; dissolution of the
association, which would bring about "a
serious war in western passenger rates and
cause great loss of revenue. Under such
pressure it is thought peace will be made
with the Alton and Chairman Finley will be
called down.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
SUDDEN RISE OF ruLARE LAKE.
Many Settlers Driven from tho Ranches
by Floods.

The wonderful phenomenon now Wit
messed on the Colorado Desert, at Saton,
is being repeated at Tulare, CAL, where
the practically dricd-up Tulare Lake,
the largest body of fresh water in the
State is beginning to fill up, driving
out many settlers who have located
ranches on the rich alluval bed
Of the old lake. There is legend
among the Indians of Tule River
that the lake once covered many
times it's present area, that it reccdcd
year by year till it had shrunk to small
pond, around which were gathered fish
ish villages of their grandfathers, but
suddenly the waters from the snow
capped Sierras rolled down into the great
Tu are Valley, which is a hundred miles
wide at this point, the lake began to
spread, Indian villages were swept away
before the occupants could remove their
effects, and many Indians were drowned.
Those who escaped fled to the
foothills, and they and their de-
scendants refused to dwell near the
shore of the lake. The heavy snowfall
last winter in the mountains brought
down an enormous quantity of water
when the spring thaws set in. The soil
was also heavily soaked and couldn't abb
sorb the usual amount of moisture, hence
all the streams have carried water to the
lake, but principally the Kern and TUE
Rivers. II. II. Fuman, setter who
has ranch at the mouth of Tule River,
says the stream is sixty feet wide and
fifteen feet deep, and has swept away
several ranch houses. Fuman says
the lake has spread out nearly ten
miles in a few days and the
waters have risen ten feet
new road made round the lake is under
water, and several men who tried to
follow it had narrow escapes from drown.
ing. This sudden rise of the waters and
spread of the lake is remarkable, as TOR
ten years the lake has been gradually
receding, and scientists who have exam
ined it predicted it would entirely dry
up soon. The loss to settlers around the
lake is heavy. The land is extremely
fertile, and there is project of building
3 levee to confine the waters OF Tulare
Lake. which is noted for its large sup
ply OF fish and mussels. Before the
present rise it was about twenty-tour by
twenty miles in area, but ten years ago
1t was fully double this area.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
Lands opon to settlement.

The register and receiver of the United
States land Office at Mitchell. S. d., has
made report showing approximately the
number of acres in the different counties of
that land district which are subject to
homestead entry. The total number of
acres subject to entry is 1920 and is divided
among seven counties, as follows, three OF
the counties having no land open to entry
viz: Dawson, Minnehaha and Lake; Han
son county. 40 acres: Moody, $40: Aurora,
900; Jerauld. 1G0 Sanborn. 100; McCook, 800:
Miner, 200. The most of this land is vulu-
able agricultural land and will probably be
taken up at an early date by intending
settlers.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
The Electr;c Chatr.

Many States Will follow New York s
example within the next few years.
Minneapolis Tribune.
So far as preventing publicity in the
press is concerned, the law seems to be
a failure Perhaps it would be more
exact to say that those who are charged
with the execution OF the law talk too
muc h.-Z1,dinatapolis Journal.
Those electrocutions in New York APP
pear to have been entirely successful in
removing from this life the four con-
probably more merciful than hanging.
Dayton Times.
If we must have capital punishment
it is possible the new method is prefera-
bic to the old, but the people are en-
titled to know whether that is so or not,
and they never could know if the press
gag clause of the law were respected and
observed. Rochester Herald
1t will undoubtedly be many years be-
fore the electric death is adopted in the
other capital punishment States of the
Union, and perhaps before it is gem
orally adopted there may be simpler,
although probably no less painful. meth
obs OF eXecution.-DctrOitF Free Press
On the whole. there is every reason for
the opinion that electrical execution of
crlmlna S is a distinct advance of civli-
Zation. The only respect in which the
new law is failure is in its attempt
to prevent the press of the United
States from giving the news with regard
to that important change. -Pittsburo
Dispatch.
Evidently the electrical process of
killing is more humane than hanging.
although it is barbaious enough. heaven
knows. Capital punishment is a hideous
and an awful thing, and it seems a safe
prediction that twenty-five years hence
1T will not be practiced in any form bv
any people pretending to civilization.
indianapolis Sentinel
1t does not need a careful reading of
the official story to convince any one
that the attempt to regulate by law the
sensationalism in reports of executions
is farce, and that the regulation can
not be repealed too soon. Apparently
executions by electricity comply with
all the requirements of humane law
but the official report must be filed
away with other Unsuccessful experi-
ments.-Iroy Times.
The execution of the four murderers.
slocum, smiler, Wood and Jugiro, which
occurred in Sing Sing Prison, seemed to
demonstrate the fact that electricity
furnishes the most humane method OF
taking life. The mechanical imperfer-
lions which made the taking off Of
kemmler horror were avoided, and all
witnesses testify that the four men died
quickly and painlessly. Grand Rapids
Democrat e''
1t is safe to say that in New York at
least the rope and scaffod will never
more be the method of legally putting
condemned murderers to death TIC
adoption OF electrical execution by otho,
states Will not long be deferred. -Cierc.
land Plain Dealer. o''
There are differences of opinion 40 >,
the deterrent influences of the death
penalty on evil-doers. but there is no
room at all for donbt that while this
penalty remains in vogue the electrical
system OF lnflcting it has many and con.
spicuous advantages over all other meth.
ods yet devised.-St. Lm.iS Globe D,1n1.
cTdt ~ "'s-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17

that in the main it was, Both doctors
thought the system a success in every way.
Continuing. DIR. Southwict said these exc
cutions demonstrated that the system is
humane. When the current was turned on
there were no sounds from the condemned,
no burning no odor of burning flesh, moth
ing whatever that would be revolving to the
SPECTATOR
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
SWEPT EVERYTHING ALONG.
"A Landslide in British Columbia Rcck-
,ons Over Forty Victims.


landslide occurred on the banks of the
Skeena river in British Columbia at the
North Pacific cannery. resulting in the
death ofonc white woman and forty Indi-
ans Early in the morning great rushing
noise was heard in the direction of IL high,
steep mountain at the back of 1hc cannery
In moment an avalanche of rocks and
earth and trees was upon the doomed set
Element. carrying everything before it into
the slough close to the cannery. The occu-
pants of the houses had time to get outside
the buildings, but before they could escape
from the advancing torrent of debris they
were caught and carried along at fearful
velocity. There is not the Slightest hope for
any living thing within range of the terrible
slide of boulders, trees and earth. The slide
just missed the cannery building about two
feet Had it struck the cannery the death
roll would have reached into hundreds
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
Chinese Can Come Via Mexico.

During the last congress Il resolution was
passed instructing the president to nego-
tiate with Mexico and Great Britain to pre-
vent the entry OF Chinese laborers from
Canada and Mexico into the United States.
From the diplomatic correspondence just
published it appears that while Great Brit
ain received the proposition favorably and
referred it to the Canadian government the
Mexican government was unable TO CO.
operate for the reason that an article in
the Mexican constitution guarantees every
man Il right to enter and go out of the re-
public without OaSSDOrt.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
SUCCESSFULLY ELEcrRocuTED.
Tie Second Attempt with Electricity Sue
ccssful in New York.

Tie Second Attempt with Electricity Sue
ccssful in New York.
The electrocution of four murderers. Slo-
cum. Simlcr. Wood and Jugiro. occurred at
the Sing Sing prison. The mistakes OF the
electrical experts which made the execution
of Kemmler in part a failure were carefully
avoided. The tested voltage Of the dynamos
had been brought up to 1900, while the esti-
mated voltage which was turned into
Kemmler's body was only $50. The weak
ness of the current at Kemmler's execution
was chargeable in part to the slipping Of
belt on the dynamo, and especial precau-
tions had been taken to avoid this The
dynamo used was Westinghouse, a coun-
terpart Of the style used at Auburn, but it
was supplemented by smaller dynamo, in
tended to augment the current. The execu-
TONER was in a small closet with an open
top, and he could hear anything said. The
electricians were in the execution chamber
itself; besides, by an arrangement of
switches, it was made possible for an cleo
trician to turn the current into the
execution chair or turn it Off in case
he should become confused or fail to
respond to the warden's signal.
The prisoners went to the execution
chamber bravely and met their fate without
struggle. The electrodes were not ap-
piled as in the Kcmmler case, to the top of
the skull and to the base OF the spine, but
bound to the foreheads of the condemned
men and the calves of their legs. The cur
rent was turned on in each case for twenty
seconds. The voltage was 1900 to 1000 in
each case. There was an apparent evidence
of {, revival as in the kemmler case and the
current was turned on a second time for
each The medical men present agree that
death came at the first contact and the
seeming revival was merely the reflex mus
cles' action.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
Missouri Storm sufferers.

Dispatches received at Kansas Clty
from Blairstown state heavy rain anu
wind storm swept over that town anu
did serious damage. Several houses
were blown down and several persons
were injured, though not badly. i I
depot, large. substantial frame bullu,
Ing at Lands Station, on the Kansas
City, Osceola and Southern RAILWAY
was blown Of its foundation and SER
ously damaged. The rain storm was .
terrific one, and the low lands are COW
cred with water.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
Soldiers Homes Too Small.

Gov. Steele. speaking for the board of in
spection of the National Soldiers homes.
says that the great problem now is where to
put all the old soldiers who apply for quar-
tiers. There are many hundreds of them in
the poor houses throughout the country and
the board cannot give quarters to half of
these unfortunates who seek admis-
sion to homes. The appropriations by con-
gress are altogether too small to allow of
amy adequate extension of the quarters at
any of the homes.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-07-17
Coal in Paving Quantities.

The citizens OF Tecumseh are jubilant
over what they think is a discovery of coal
IN paying quantities. While sinking an
aftcslan well one mile south of Tecunseh.
>. d. Russell struck a vein of soft coal an
parently five or six feet in thickness. 1t is
Thought that coal mine in Nebraska has
at last been found in paving Quantities.