Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-05-01
NEWS IN THE WEST.


IT is expected that in a few days the
secretary of the interior will render a
decision in which the rights of settlers
on indemnity lands of the Northern Pa
cific will be determined. Several years
ago large number OF settlers went upon
the lands claimed by both the Northern
Pacific and Manitoba, believing that
when the rights of the company were de-
termined the settlers would be found to
have valid possession. The supreme court
holds that the Northern Pacific has valid
claim to the title. A large number of
cases is pending which will be affected
by this decision, and after it is promul-
gated the settlers on Northern Pacific
lands would better accept the inevitable
and move off. Another feature Of the
case is that there is not any apparent in
demnity for the settlers who have gone
upon the lands, and they will lose all
they have put on the lands in the way
of improvements, and will be out their
time as we'll The railroad company is
not to blame, as it has always claimed
title to the lands.
LEVI DuMBAULD, chairman of the
Farmers alliance state central commit
tee of Kansas, in an address to the peo-
pie denies the assertion of President Nc
Grath that unless the farmers of the
south deserted the democratic party the
farmers of the north would return to the
republican party. He says that the peo-
pies party in Kansas is in the field to
stay and has no intention under any cir
cumstances of abandoning the third
o,<ry mt ~pt, %o 1,o
old party lines. Its delegates will go to
pose of assisting to organize third
party national campaign for 1892.
That party of fifty men who went
from Arkansas City to the reputed gold
fields in the Cherokee strip has returned
to that city. They were tired and
drowned out. Rain fell all day, and the
party was completely soaked. The gulch
where the gold is said to exist was filled
with muddy water. Although the find
is but about thirty miles from Arkansas
City, the party was sixteen hours get
ting home. At one place in the strip
they had to drive for mile through
water. Some places the water was deep
enough to run into the beds of the bug
gies. 1t is supposed that there was a
cloudburst. thus creating Il small flood.
The English government is evncing
the greatest interest in the Chicago
worlds fair and has decided to make
handsome appropriation. This is an
unusual sign of friendliness. as no APP
preparation was made for Paris. While
everything is favorable as far as the
government and influential persons are
concerned, it must be admitted that the
probable exhibitors show Indifference,
entirely owing to the lack of informa-
ton and absence of anyonessto supply it,
Chicago must bestir itself if it wishes
England freely represented.
SECRETARY of the Treasury Foster
has received from National Commits
sioner Jones, of Missouri, chairman of
the worlds fair commission finance COM
mittee, letter regarding the quarrel in
the board OF lady managers, in which he
espouses the cause of Miss Phoebe
CouZens, holding that she can be only
removed from the secretaryship by the
commission itself. Miss Couzens was at
the treasury department and had an
interview with Assistant Secretary Net
tleton regarding her case.
DIR. J. R. ETTER of Charlottesville,
Ind. has completed the invention of an
electric typewriter, by means of which
the operator can have his typewriter
manuscript transmitted hundreds of
miles, All the characters and signs of
the ordinary typewriter are transmitted
over one wire by the pressing of the
several buttons. The principle is differ
ent from that employed by the writing
telegraph.
OFFICER McG1NN1s. in Chicago, was
surrounded and severely beaten by a
crowd of about twenty Italians at 8
o'clock in the night. One of them struck
him a blow i'll the back while others
grabbed his club. The mob then
knocked him down, and after beating
him severely ran away. The police are
unable to assign any cause for the as
sault. and believe the Italians are MEM
bers of Malta society.
The question of Indians enlsting in
the cavalry service of the United States
has been determined by telegram to
Gen. Brooke, of the department of the
Platte, that Troop l., Sixth cavalry, had
Brule-Sioux. In army circles this prac-
tically settles an apprehension RS to a
spring uprising, as the most warike
warriors have enlisted in the service.
PARTIES just returned from the South
Dakota bad lands in Zeiback county
bring news of the discovering of gold in
paying quantities along Sage creek. Out
of two pans of earth washed out in a
common pan soc was taken. The news
has caused big excitement at Pierre, and
outfits are being got up to leave for the
gold field at once.
SOMEBODY removed the fish plates and
caused the rails to spread, wrecking
passenger train on the Alabama & Great
Southern railroad, near the city of
Springyille, Ala. The engineer and fire.
man were scalded to death, but none of
the passengers were injured. 1t is not
II tlo,