Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-08-21
Washington Heard From.

MIR. EDITOR:
The man most talked about now in
the world is the young Emperor of
Germany. He has accomplished more
in the way of travel and work in the
two years that he has been on the
throne-than any other man has ever
done since the days of Napoleon and
vet we are told at least once week
that he is suffering under a complica-
ton of diseases and is liable to die at
any moment The last statement is
that he is threatened with rheuma-
tlsm of the heart, Kaiser William so
far as health is concerned seems to be
i the Blaine of Europe.
| The United States ought, in the in
terest of humanity at least If for no
other reason, to take possession of
Hayti and San Domingo. 1t is time
that the bloody revolutions which
characterize that island should be
stopped. The president they call him,
Hippolite, is as cruel as any Of his
predecessors and numbers OF people
are almost daily shot by his orders.
MIR Fred Douglas, late minister to
Hayti, has resigned his position and
it would seem from the way that Mr..
Douglass talks that there was some
little pressure brought to bear to Sc
cure the resignation at least a hint
that it was desired. Douglas says that
the United States cannot obtain pos
session Of the Molo San Nico!is which
| it wants.
| There is a faint remembrance in
the public mind that sometime ago
there was what was called an Italian
incident. Some Italians murdered
the Chief of Police in New Orleans,
were taken up and tried after long
time and hung jury was the result
brought about by well known bribery
and some intimidation. The people
Of New Orleans, not u mob, went to
the Jail and executed summary justice
on the fellows VINO had committed the
murder. There were some Italians
notable the Minister Rudili and the
New Orleans Consul who raised Il
great row about the killing because
some of the men who We're executed
were italian citizens and Italy with
drew its Minister on account of it.
Secretary Blaine quietly crushed the
Whole business and it had died out
but now there is another Italian by
the name Of Salvatore Certesa who Is
talking about it. He says:
"That nothing more will be done
either here or in Italy until Congress
meets in December. My idea is that
President Harrison will reccomend a
compensation for the relatives of the
Italian subjects who We're assassinat-
ed and that Congress will make the
appropriation. That, believe, would
close the incident and Italy would
send another Minister to the United
States, If no compensation is allow
ed l do not know what Italy will do
The Signor is mistaken. There will
be no money appropriated to pay for
those people and the United States
dosn't care one particle what course
Italy will take upon the subject.
There were 16 straight Alliance men
/ elected as representative in the SIND.
Congress. Besides these there were
az classed as Democrats who were
elected by Alliance votes and would
not have been elected but for them
The l6 Alliance men have determined
to test the sincerity Of their az Demo
cratic brethren and propose to put ou,
a full ticket FOR officers OF the House
1t was first suggested that MIR. Liy.
ingston of Georgia would be the mar
for Speaker but the Southern Alliance
men said that the Speaker must come
from one of the Northern districts
Accordingly the ticket has boen ar
ranged and IS as follows: John G.
Otis Of the fourth Kansas district i;
to be the candidate for Speaker j. B
Weaver of Iowa OF greenback motor
iety for Clerk; e. w. McClamwy form
erly Representative from the thirt