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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
Events of More Than Usual Interest All
Around the state.

A Minnesota paper has specials covering
South and North Dakota. In the districts
particularly covered in the wheat fields tho
reports are most encouraging. Generally
speaking very light damage has been done
to wheat. Where there has been any it was
scattered and only to late sown wheat, the
carly sown being out OF the way. Taken
altogether the damage is not enough to
make any difference in the size of the crop
or grade OF the grain. What damage was
done was mainly to corn and garden truck
and this damage is confined to scattered
sections. The points in North Dakota re-
ported damaged are Cakes where the late
wheat was seriously injured and corn almost
destroyed; Ddgerwood, wheat and oats
were injured per cent; Grandin, one-third
OF the wheat injured, and Mandan, corn
slightly injured. In South Dakota serious
damage to corn and late wheat and flax was
done at Aberdeen, Chamberlain and And
over; at WATERFOWL corn suffered. Grand
Forks, Miner, Devils Lake, Jamestown,
Hillsboro, and host Of other North Dakota
points. report no damage to wheat or other
grain. Huron, S. d., dispatch says no
damage was done in the Jim river valley.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Talk About tho Fair.

, The lady managers of the Worlds
Fair have asked the women Of the conn
ny to send in sketches for an Official
Seal. This opportunity will doubtless
30 taken advantage OF by designing
females. -C1lalta Horld-HeraId.
CHICAGO Is going to have railroad On
skates during the Worlds Fair rush.
There Is something APP ropr ate in the
dea great many railroad companies
tho West have been ION skatess for
Fcars.-hd7.sas CITY Journal.
ONE OF the soul. stirring schemes for
Inc Worlds Fair is mammoth pvramid
u pianos OF all makes. to be RIM hv
slcctrlrlty from one key board. 1T should
% SET out whore 1t can be used for nm
artiIleiy target -Ginghamton RcIa.5lic.
, lie Egyptian exhibit at the Worlds
EAR VIII be a reproduction of street in
cairo. INC attendants in the booths and
shops VIII be dark-skinned beauties of
the Orient, sent by approval of the Kbe.
ave; VIII it do to say that they cannot
DC Iewhk to Please the Chica.oanspN
Detroit Free Press. '""''-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
cIoupnuRsr IN NEW YORK.
Houses Washed Away, Dams Go ON an
tho Railroads Disabled.

Houses Washed Away, Dams Go ON and
tho Railroads Disabled.
The whole eastern part Of Rensselaer,
county, New York. was deluged by u cloud
Durst. Three dams were washed out at
Sand Lake. One hundred thousand dollars
damage was done to mills and several
houses were washed away. At stuart's
paper mill in Troy. one end of the mill was
torn out, bridge carried away and about
$4,000 damage done. The bridges all along
the stream were torn from their fastenings
and it is believed the damage will reach
100000 The Hudson and Hoosicl rivers
are very high, and in the vicinity Of Hoo
sick Falls many bridges were swept away
nnd the roads ruined by Overlooking noun
tain streams. A man named McChes-
1ey was drowned at Pestenkill.
Near Berlin the damage was very great.
Had the cloud burst after the people had
gone to bed the loss would have been awful
AS 1T was one woman was drowned and
James Smith was found dead, standing in
mud up to his neck and horribly mangled.
The Lebanon Springs railroad bet vccn Ber-
lin and Petersburg was washed out in half
adozen places. The large railrord bridge
nas also gone. A number of houses were
wrecked and the crops destroyed. Part Of
the village OF Petersburg, lying near the
Little Hoosick river, was completely
wrecked,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
DOwNs1xrY-FIvE FEET.
Fatal Plunge of Passenger Train in
North Carolina.

Fatal Plunge of Passenger Train in
North Carolina.
One of the most disastrous railway wrecks
ever known in North Carolina occurred at
Boston bridge, near Statesville, on the
Western North Carolina road. The west
bound passenger, known as the fast mail,
composed OF baggage, mail, first and sec
ond class coaches. Pullman sleeper, and
Superintendent Bridges private car, was
loaded with passengers. The sleeper usu-
ally contains u good number of passengers
from northern points, and that, night was
no exception. Just after leaving Statcsville
there is a high stone bridge spanning Third
creek, and down into the creek plunged the
entire train, distance Of at least sixty
five feet, wrecking the whole truin and
carrying death and destruction with it..
Twenty passengers were killed outright,
nine were seriously injured, and twenty
badly bruised. The night was dismal, and
to add to the horror Of the situation the
water in the creek was up. 1t was only
through the most heroic efforts of those who
had hurried to the scene of the wreck that
the injured were not drowned. The acct
dent occurred by the spreading Of the rails
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
The Mtlwaukeo's Annual.

The annual report OF the St. Paul road
for the fiscal year ending June 80 has been
issued. 1t shows gross earnings of SGT $685.
224. an increase Of 81 ,O9S, $40. Operating
expenses, s1s,336,5O0 increase, 81, 100, 4O2;
net earnings, 50, 137,T24; decrease, S94, $50;
income from other sources, So. 234.37O, MAX
ing a total income of s0,471, 031. The fixed
charges are s7.237.2 51, leaving balance of
81 34,6S0. After paying a z per cent. divi-
dend on preferred stock, there is surplus
of 5000, 1853. President Miller takes a pcssi-
mistic view of the situation and says rates
are too low. The maintenance of rates will
not relieve American railways from the
competition OF foreign roads, and it is idle
to talk OF maintenance when pooling is pro-
hibted by legislation tits impossible that
n liberal standard OF wages can be main
tanned unless the capital employed is per-
mitted to receive compensation for its use.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
THE TYRANT ROUTED.
GILLIAN INSURGENTS WIN AIDE.
ClSIVE VICTORY,

I3almaceda's Forces Werc Routed After
Desperate Battle, in Which Five
Thousand Soldiers Were Killed and
Wounded-Troops Desert to the In
surgents.
The forces OF Balmaceda in Chill were de-
feated in the last decisive battle with the
insurgents. The fighting lasted less than
five hours and its desperate character may
be judged by the fact that fully 5000 men
were killed and wounded. Canto, the in
surgent chief, had his position on the hills
above the race track ut VIVA dol Mar. He
had absolute control of the railroad to
Santiago and commanded the ordinary
roads. Affairs had come to such pass
that lit was necessary for Balmaceda to
make some move. Accordingly word was
given to attack the position held by the
revolutionists, and the government troops
advanced under cover OF a heavy fire from
their batteries. AS soon as the approach
ing column got within range, fire was opened
by the intrenched revolutionists. The gov
eminent troops, however, advanced stcadi-
ly. They were soon near enough to return
the fire, but shot, shell, grape and canister
tore through their ranks until despite the
efforts OF their officers they broke and re-
tired almost in IL panic. AS soon rs they
got out OF range OF the deadly fire the
officers worked like beavers to reform their
columns, and at last succeeded. Then came
another attack. In steady ranks the gov
eminent troops started on double quick up
into the torrent OF fire and lead,
which blazed from the insurgcnt ranks.
Again the line wave,od, and then Gen.
Canto gave the order to charge With q
wild yell the congressional army left their
dcfenscs and charged on the now rctrcating
enemy. The artillery poured deadly fire
into the ranks Of Balmaccda's troops. The
loss OF their general officers had left the lat
ter without Il head, and all the efforts OF
subordinate officers to rally them were of no
avail. Retreat became rout, rout Il panic,
and then utter Generalization. The gov
eminent cavalry made a stand, but it was
short They were literally cut to pieces.
Volley after volley was poured into the de-
moralized mob. Whole regiments which
had not lost their regimcntal formation
went over to the victorious troops of Canto
and Joined in the attack on their late COM
rades. These deserters were generally
''volunteers'' who had been impressed by
Balmaceda since the beginning OF hostil-
tiles. Their sympathics all along had been
with the insurgents, and they grasped this,
their first opportunity to join them. The
defeat of the government is absolute.
There is no possibility of reorganization,
and il Balmaceda does not succeed in maxi
ing his escape through the mountain passes
the chances are that he will be captured
and shot.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
TWO MEN OF SAME NAME DIE,
Singular Coincidence at q Detroit Hotel
Neither Man Known to tho Other.

Singular Coincidence at q Detroit Hotel
. Neither Man Known to tho Other.
most extraordinary coincidence han
pened at the Russell House, Detroit,
Mich, within twenty-four hours. A.
IL. Whitney, Of Toronto, consumptiye.
arrived in the city by way Of the Cans.
dian Pacific Railway at 9:45 o'clock. &C.
conpanied by his wife and C. X. Thomas.
a relative. They at once proceeded to
the Russell House and Mr.. Whitney was
taken to room. where he died in the act
Of lying down. He had been an invalid for
about three years. The next morning
IT 1890 o'clock another Mr. and Mrs, A.
Il, Whitney arrived at the Russell
House. They were from Quincy.
III. After registering they went
TO their room. lere inside of
Zen minutes after entering Mr. Whitney
was seized with heart disease and was
soon dead. c. X. Thomas, the gentle
man who accompanied the Toronto
party, was appalled, by the strange coin
ciden e. These brothers In death were
neither relatives nor known to each
other A. H. Whitney of Toronto had
been one Of the bestknown accountants
IN that city. The gentleman from
Quincy, ILL.,, was the manager and prin-
sipal stockholder of the A. IL Whitney
organ Company. He was in Detroit on
business and partly on visit He had
been subject to heart disease, so the doc
tors were informed by Mrs. Whitney.
tie was SO years old.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Two steamers Collide.

A dispatch from Melbourne, Australia,
states that a collision occurred between the
teamers Gambler and Easily. The Easily
struck the Gambler amidships, crushing in
aer side and sinking her in seven minutes.
scene OF terrible confusion and excite
.nent followed. Most Of the passengers,
who were in their berths asleep when the
accident occurred, rushed for the boats
without waiting to dress. There was no
time to cast the boats loose, and when the
steamer sank she carried with her five sa-
.oon and fifteen steerage passengers and
six OF the crew. The Easily remained
alongside the Gambler and rescued many
If the latters passengers and crew. 1t is
:lairned by many persons that proper look
outs We're not kept on either steamer.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

initiate Jupiter Pluvius at Midland. Tex
Prof. Dyrenforth writes that the expert
mcnts have been attended with the utmost
success. The conclusion of the gunpowder
and dynamite bombs in the lower strata
caused q heavy precipitation of rain in the
country where the experiments are being
conducted. Secretary Willitts says that
these heavy rainfalls may be mere coinci-
dences and not the direct results of the
dynamite explosions. but the rains which
have almost invariably followed the explos-
ions seem to prove the practicability of the
scheme. Rains fell Notwithstanding the
fact that the signal service reports no rains
within 100 miles Of Midland.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Percentape. of (;ain.

The following are the percentages of gain
in population between 1880 and 1890: Ari-
IONA, 47.43; Arkansas, 40.5S: California,
30.72; Connecticut, 1884: Delaware, 1493;
District Of Columbia, 29.71: Illinois, 24,32;
Iowa, 17.GS: Louisiana, 1901: Maine, 1S7;
Maryland, 1l49; Massachusetts, 1857:
Michigan, 2792. Minnesota, 66.74; Missis-
sppi. 1896; Montana, 237.49 New Hamp-
shire, s,5l; New Mexico, 2s.46; New York,
1900; North Carolina, 1850; North Dakota,
1906; Ohio, 14.s3: Oregon, 1858; Penn
sylvania, .2.77; Rhode Island, 24.94; South
Carolina. 1868; South Dakota, 234. 60;
Texas 1914; Utah, 44.42; Vermont, O.04;
Virginia, 9.4s; Washington, 365.13; West
Virginia, 1884; Wisconsin, 1928; Wyom-
ing, 102. 03.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Wise and Othorwiso.

NEVER look Q gift horse-pistol III
muzzle.
He who is always complalnlhs
serves to have good cause to lame"N :,
ONE is q setter of type and tle W. ~,
IS q type of setter--the conuhui w.
obvious
II is not lack OF stone that 5 pI Ia
ing the Grant monument IL Is -
Of rocks. ,
EDWARD ]. SANDERL1S, nesfo ,,e
Der of Denver, has acquired 1of'"'S
5000, 200. -,
WHEN it comes to discharglnsn a. M -,
every employer likes 10 become '''-
shipping clerk. ,,
IT is said that the tomb OF onta
Sand and her son offer q SAD Sp'eS
of forgetfulness.
If you don't tell what GOD 's ~ h,
1t won't be long until yor WON
my thing to tell.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
WONDERFUL RUN OF MINNIE
OILS MILLS.
The Output of q Week Aggregated
$50 Barrels Of ElOur.


Considering that over 1900 bari
daily capacity was idle, the Mirneap
mills made a remarkable run for va
The output has probably not been equ'
more than half q dozen times The
yiegate production was 1853 bar
averaging 80, 1877 barrels daily, aga1
1908 barrels the week before, l6LI
barrels for the corresponding tlme|
1890, and $4,000 barrels in 1889. Al
teen mills were in op ration, and !
were grinding at the rate OF
900 barrels per twenty-four hoq
The. millers are gradually
creasing the quantity Of steam
use to make up for the deficiency
water power. Two or three mills SnI
have no steam are being restrlc1e1
the use Of water. and matters will y
worse with them as the river gets 'os
The mills, as a rule, are being opeIs''
as strong as possible, and were II NV
Improvements in progress two m'
would be in tho operative list j..
The PROSPECTS OF higher freight 70 y
is still o stimulus for heavy work
advance OF 10 cents per barre ~
seaboard which WAS announce
August IS has only partly been eh'o' >.
some OF the lines making q rat. u -, . .
cents per 100 pounds 10 New lofA
32L to Boston.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Farm Life too Slow for The m.

About week ago Frank Vesey, young
and prosperous farmer living near Fuller
ton. Neb, died very suddenly. Suspicion
was aroused that his death was not from
natural causes. and coroner's jury In
vestisated the case. Arsenic was found in
the stomach OF the dead man and his wife
ana lady cousin have been arrested for
the crime. Farm life was to low for them
and 1t Is thought they poisoned vesey to
get possession OF his property, He was an
exemplary young man and had only been
married six months.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

A dispatch from Rome brings the official
Intelligence that the provincial debts Of
Italy amounted to S., $50, SOC, 900, or SOB for
each inhabitant, while the national debt is
nearly ,000,O00,000. In all, therefore, the
obligations Of Italy foot up about 81 ,0O0,-
100000. In the meantime emigration of
those who want to escape the burdensome
levies continues and largely increases. This
vast debt has been incurred by bankrupt
Italy in part by the large sums paid to Off
cial sinecures, but mostly by the enormous
amount OF money wasted in keeping up an
army and navy.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
LATE NEBRASKA NEWS.
Happenings OF General Interest In tt
Prosperous Commonwealth

Happenings OF General Interest In the
Prosperous Commonwealth.
The report regarding the condition of
corn in Nebraska, as made to the agricul-
tural department at Washington, is not SO
encouraging as could be desired, but it does
not warrant any apprehension that the
yield in this state will not be greater than
in any preceding year and entirely satisfac-
tory. The most conservative estimates
place Nebraska's corn crop for 1891 at not
less than 100000 GEO bushels, which II real
lied will be nearly twenty million bushels
greater than the yield of the most bountlful
preceding year. AS there is excellent rea-
son to believe that every bushel will be
sold at profit to the grower. the farmers
of Nebraska have little reason to complain
OF the condition OF corn, and it is not un-
derstood that generally they are complain.
ing. At the worst this years crop will put
$40, 900, 900 into the pockets Of our producers,
and it Is likely to be much better than this.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04

In an interview Grand Master Workman
Powderly accepts the nomination of dele
gate to the constitutional convention ten
1ercd him by the Pennsylvania republican
state convention. The master Workman
acceptance of the place has created much
criticism. Some go SO far as to say that the
labor leader has tioated into an alliance
with Quay, and that he intends to use all
his influence in the future in favor of the
republicans. Powdcrly himself says that
ne is going to get into the convention and
loes not care which party sends him.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
A Polliwog in Her stomach.

For the last three years Miss Eta Wiltse,
OF Norfolk, has been a suffering invalid with
violent stomach trouble. Physicians have
been called on TO prescribe, but to no avail.
Gradually She became worse, and at times
her death has been expected. The other
evening, during violent coughing spell, a
substance resembling q good-sized polliwog
was thrown Off and seemed to give Miss
Wiltse instant relief. The polliwog, il such
1t Is, Is now on exhibition at Owen Carrl-
blne's place, preserved In alcohol. 1t has a
plump, round body and tapering tail, while
in place OF eyes there are two small light
cOlored Spots
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
The Huron Weather Bureau.

The order issued by the chief OF the
weather bureau, whereby the forecast
official at St. Paul was authorized to make
frost forecasts for South Dakota, has been
revoked and that authority transferred to
S. w. Glenn, OF Huron, director Of the
South Dakota state weather bureau, who
is authorized to send forecasts to selected
points and to boards OF trade and similar
organizations, applications for which have
been approved by the chief of the weather
1,,,ra
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Good Reports,

Reports from fifty eight points in the Da-
kotas and Minnesota indicate that in some
places no damage resulted to the wheat,
while in others the damage does not ru,
over 10 per cent. from the recent frosts. All
reports speak most enthusiastically about
the yieed, no estimate being below is, and
some run as high as IS bushes to ii e acre;
average about 25 bushels.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Germany to suspend Grain Duties.

Orders have been issued by the German
government calling upon the agricultural
district officials to report as to the condi-
ton and probable yield OF wheat and rye.
Judging from the altered tone OF the men,
bers OF the official circle a Suppression OF
the import duties on grain is becoming a
recognized necessity, The ministers will
not wait until November to submit the
question in the reichstag, but Immediately
upon the conclusion of the gathering and
digesting OF certificates will declare the
duties suspended.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Starving in Russia.

clergyman residing in the province of
kazan, Russia, has written letter to the
Pal Mall Gazette in which he states that the
peasants there are suffering and many are
absolutely starving because OF the failure
of crops. In their efforts to sustain life
some are compelled to eat grass and leaves
and many are dying slowly. There is much
excitement throughout the province among
the poor classes and an outbreak may occur
at any time
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Live Stock Premiums.

Chief Buchanan has announced his sched-
ule Of premiums in the live stock depart
ment Of the worlds fair. practically as fol-
lows: Horses, about $4,000; cattle, about
$50, 900; swine, about $50, o.: sheep. about
SIS, 900: poultry and fat stock, about sIO,-
300; dogs, $4,000. This leaves Il contingent
fund of $4,000 which has been reserved for
use as premiums in case it is desired to ad-
init classes OF animals not included in the
present scheme.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Russian Rye Riots.

There have been serious riots among the
people in Russia to prevent the eXportation
IT rye reported at Vitcbsls, Dun:.berl and
other places. AT the first named place the
peasants attacked the railroad officials and
the Jewish grain buyers. They wrecked
and pillaged the houses of the latter and
the authorities were finally compelled to
call on the military for help to suppress the
rioters. The soldiers fired volley upon
the peasants. killing two and wounding a
number of the others.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Alaska's Population.

The following figures closely represent
the population in Alaska in 1890. Aleuts,
900; Indians, 5000: Esquimaux, $4,000;
Chinese, 1900; whites, 4,s00 total, 81. COO.
This is q decrease OF 1000 in ten years, but
as during that time the white and Chinese
people have increased largely, this really
represents n decrease OF S. 900 in the native
The census officer says the natives have
learned the use OF liquor from The whalers
and it is killing them Off rapidly.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Svarmin" With SETTLERS.

Maj. Weigel. government inspector, who
returned from an extended trip to the diff
ferent Indian reservations in the territory
reports them to be literally swarming with
Settlers many Of whom have already
plated towns and established "a local gov
eminent. He recommends that cavalry
troops be sent to drive out the intruders.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
Did Not Reduce Assessments.

The representatives OF the South Dak-
ota railroads made hard fight for q re-
duction in their state assessment before the
board of equalization, but without avail.
The board refused to lower the assessment
from the amount fixed at the previouS
meeting. They claim that the assessment
made only averaged about $4,000 per milo
and the property is not worth anything IT
not worth that. The assessment on the ex-
press and telegraph companies was also not
changed
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-09-04
miraculous Escapo.

A coal train on the New York, Lake Erie
& Western road collided with through ex
cursion train on the Baltimore & Ohio at
Lodia. The rear car of the excursion train
containing twenty eight passengers. was
thrown from the track, being totally de-
molished. There were no fatalities. but
the escape OF the passengers from death
was almost miraculous.