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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24

Until Mile. Alice Grevy married.
says . writer in Truth (London) the
Elysee under her father was pleasant
house. There were. and not seldom.
brilliant ~soirees. The President was a
most gracious host. Gen. Pittie, after
the son-in-law came in. tried to react
against his p%rosaic influence; but grad
ually he became tired, and when he
died parsimony and prudence carried
all before them. The lights were mt
out before 10 Mt night; pleasure was
banished for business. The Peruvian.
Mme. Dreyfus. stuck to Alice like her
shadow. She gave her q diamond
necklace worth $4,000. OF course
''donnant Dormant" was implied In ths
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
Worth lite Weight In Gold.

The Provincctown, Mass, whalemcn
have been unusually successful in their
voyages within the last Is or 20 years.
not only in the amount of oil obtained
but in that Of ambergris. Ambcrgris
is u peculiar secretion found in a dis.
cased whale. and is worth its weight
in gold. 1t is not a buoyant article,
and is only obtained by killing the
whale. or tho whales dying and drift
ing ashore, when the lump of amber.
girls washes upon the beach after the
carcass is decomposed. The amber.
girls Tor sick) whales are usually found
near the land, and when the stuff is
picked up on shore the carcass Of o
dead whale is usually somewhere in
the vicinity. When an apparently
healthy whale is killed, and on exam.
nation appears to have very little oil,
q search for ambergris is made. In
appearance it is q dark gray, sticky
substance. and very vile smelling. Il
is principally used in making per.
fumes. to ''set" the odor, aud as q re.
finer.
1t is related that one afternoon,
years ago. the schooner Gage Phillips,
OF Provincetown, was drifting on the
whaling grounds, when tho man on
lookout reporter that a small, pecul.
iar-lOoking substance was floating of
the port quarter. 1t was taken on
deck and pronounced to be some DC.
culiar kind Of West Indian gum.
After being kicked around the deck
for some days, it was thrown careless
~ into the stern-boat. Tho Phillips
fell in with another whnler. and the
crews exchanged visits. The visiting
captain noticed the '.gum," declared
its was ambcrgris, aud revealed its
value. 1t was taken care of, and.
when the vessel arrived home the sale
of that lump OF .'gum" added Is, 600 to
the general stock of the voyage.
Another captain of q merchant YES.
sol, lying at anchor of one of the isl.
ands in the West Indies. discovered q
lump as large as his two fists in tho
possession Of q negro. who sold it to
tile captain for ono flannel shirt and
an old pnir Of p%antaloons. It was sold
in the States for $500. A whaling
crew having secured and killed a
whale, cut it in two and found q dark
gray mass about the size of a half.
barrel. In the effort to get it on deck
the lead-like mass shot downward into
the fathomless sea, and at least $780,
600 slipped neatly away, leaving a mad
captain and q mad crew. There are
living in Pr0vincetown many retired
whalers who have made fortunes in
the find OF ambergris, and seldom q
season passes without some Of her cap.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
sheridsn's birthplace.

M1LwAuKEE, Feb. 15.-Mr. L. NcCabe
Of this city is o cousin Of Gen. Phil. Sher.
idan. He said to . Journal reporter in
reply to the question: would you like
to see him (Sheridan) elected PRESIDENT"
''Why not If it could be-" In explana.
ton Of this remark he stated: The house
in which Phil. Sheridan wa bern is not
a stones throw from my early home and
I was born in Ireland" Mr.. McCabe
was unwilling To give further details but
said the locality Of Gen. Sheridan's home
was in the county Cowan in the north of
Ireland. He added that the statement
that Sheridan was born in Ohio was not
true. that his mother is still living and
could testify ohis (McCabe'sl statements
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
Shot Dead in a Saloon,

OMAHA, Feb. 16.-William Ferguson,
a colorcd boy less than eighteen years Of
age, attempted last night to take part in
a game of fifteen ball pool in Mont
gomery + Adams saloon. The pro
p%rictors having established the rule that
no colored man should be allowed to play
pool there, an attache of the place. a col
ored boy named Joe Holmes. took from
FERGUSON the cue he had intended to use.
Ferguson was drunk and ugly. He called
Homes u villainous name and struck at
him with his fist. Holmes knocked him
down with a blow of his fist and when
he attempted to rise knocked him down
again. Before the fight could go any
further b%ystanders had interfercd and
stopped the row, and Montgomery, one
the proprictors, took Ferguson by the
shoulder and quietly walked him to q
side door.
Ferguson repeated to Holmes the cpl.
tibet he had applied to him and said, "l'll
kill you" No notice was taken Of the
threat, and the drinking and pool play
ing went on as if nothing had happened.
Fifteen minutes later Ferguson returned,
carrying by his side q carbinc. He
stood not far from the rear
door by which he had entered and almost
unnoticed aimed the WEAPON at Holmes
and fired. Holmes was standing in the
middle of the floor of the south half of
the saloon. BY his side stood Ole Olson
who had been in only q few moments.
Fcrguson's aim was poor. His bullet
missed Holmes. struck ClsOnin the center
of the breast only u few inches below the
throat, and passing through his body
saloon into the California chop house
next door. 1t struck the wall, reboundcd
and was picked up by one Of the waters.
Olson died, and Fcrgu son is in Jail.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
NO q
But Dakota VIII Be Admitted AZ
One Grand State.

One Grand State.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10. - Chairman
Springer, house committee ON territories
reported the bill authorizing Dakota.
Montana, New Mexico and Washington
territories to hold constitutional conven-
tons and make due preparations for adj
mission as states. Since the announce
ment of this matter last Sunday evening,
nothing new has t%ranspired other than the
emphatic approval of the plan by all who
have knowledge of and interest in the
matter. Each territory brings her friends
to the support of the measure, and there
is now absolutely no doubt that Dakota
will come into the Union as one state, by
authority Of congress. and the revolution
lists, with their enforced south state, will
pass into history as monumental failures.
Seven Republican senators are now
known who will vote for admission 40 a
whole. Davis, Spooncr and Farwell are
opposed to the Blair bill.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24

Adjutant 7. w. Sullivan, formerly
Of the Fourth Cavalry. regular army,
died some years since. leaving valid
claims against the Government for
$4,000. The money is in tho Treas.
aury. and an heir for it has Just. been
tonnd In the person of Sullivan's old
widowed mother, who for several years
nas been living at Washington. b. O.,
IN abject poverty.
al saw you driving on the road yes.
terday and yon werc In gay company,
muit soy. What would your wife
dol = 4hok knew itl'' s.Shs'd be delighted.
aud sNe q once for . divoroe.n~b-
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
Arrested.

LONDON, Feb. 11.-Patrick O'Bricn,
member of parliament (NationalisD was
arrested today in the vicinity of the par
lament buildings and was taken to the
Scotland Yards. Detectives were under
the impression that they had Mr.. James
Gilhooly for whose arrest warrants had
been issued. Although MI. O'Brien re-
pcatedly protested that the officers were
mistaken, but they hustled him Off to
Scotland Yards where the mistake was
discovered. and Mr.. O'I3ricn was imme-
diatcly discharged. Mr.. Payne was also
taken into custody by detectives ON
alighting from q cab near the house of
commons.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
Movement on Foot to Divide the
Great Sioux Reservation.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 1G.-It was decided
today by the house committee on Indian
affairs to report a bill in place Of others
on the subject, providing for the division
of the great Sioux reservation Of Dakota
into separate reservations, and the relin-
punishment of the Indian title to the re-
mainder. The practical effect of the
measure, if it becomes a law, will be to
open to settlement 1000, 900 of the g.
600, 600 acres comprising the great Sioux
reservation in Dakota. There are two
general reservations created by the bill,
one in the north and the other in the
south of the present reservation. The
Crow Creek and Winnebago reservation
remains as it is, with the exception of a
few townships which are excluded.
There is also Il small reservation created
opposite Fort Thompson, on the lower
Missouri river which is set apart for the
occupancy of the lower Brulc Indians if
they care to take it. The principal por-
ton of the present reservation which is
thrown open to. settlement lies between
the White and Cheyenne rivers.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
Report Of the Arbitration Commis.
sioners Printed.

LONDON, Feb. 16.-The report of the
dcputation of members of parliament
that recently visited this country in the
interest of international peace has been
printed and distributed among the men,
bers of the Workmen's Peace association
and Arbitration league. 1t speaks in
high terms of the hospitable receptions
accorded the dcputation in New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, Richmond, Wash
ington, Pittsburg and othe cities and says
that the feeling in the United States
seemed practically unanimous in favor of
international arbitration. Reference is
made to the cordial reception of the Wis
itors by President Cleveland and the
statement is made that if the president
did not take the initiative in proposing
an Anglo-Amcrican treaty of arbitration.
Several members of congress had prom
Used to do SO. The council of the organi-
cation has adopted resolutions thanking
Mr.. Andrew Carnegie and the hosts Of
friends in the United States that received
the dcputation with such "splendidhospi-
tnlity."
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
Town Destroyed by Fire.

DELL RAPIDS, Oak, Feb. 15.-A fire
here last night destroyed seven business
buildings, aud only by hard fighting was
the town saved. The Merchants Hotel
and q boarding house were burned. The
.oss is about 5000. insured for SIS, 600.
The fire started in the rear of a china
store, and was caused by a kerosene lamp
exploding.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
Lord Collin Campbell civilly Dis
ahlAd.

LONDON, Feb. 18.-The court Of bank
ruptcy has refused to grant q certificate
of discharge to Lord Collin Campbell, son
Of the Duke of Angyle, and brother Of
the Marquis of Lorne, who figured In .
notorious divorce suit against his wife
some time ago. The debts are esq., 600
and there are no assets. "All he now has
to live upon and support his title 10 al al
lowancc Of . 1900 yearly made to him
by his father. Under the law the result
Of the refusal to grant . certificate is that
Lord Campbell can neither cit in the
house Of lords or commons, or be q
justice Of the peace, mayor, alderman OF
councillor.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
The FISHERIES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-Thc latest in
formation concerning the fisheries com
mission which has u scmblancc Of author.
ity is that Sir Charles Topper, driven to
an extremity, has been inclined to yield
part of the United States that American
fishermen should have the right TO touch
and trade in Canadian ports. This con.
cession, Of course, would seem to carry
all the disputed points with it.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
LEAGUE
The Green Mountain Protectionists
Form . Club.

MONTPELIER, W.. Feb. 14.-A largely
attended convention for the purpose of
forming . state league Of Republican
club opened here this morning. 1t its
call for the gathering the executive COM
mittee said among other things. Among
the living issues are reform, education
and protection to American industries.
President Cleveland's recent message has
made the last tissue plain and simple.
Tho record Of the assaults made by the
Democratic party on the two first named
is irrcvcrsible. Shall the grand old party
that saved the union, made the slave q
free man, educated the people, protected
their industries, redeemed and established
the national credit and acknowledges the
debt that the nation owes It's defenders
take in hand the government Of the re-
public. The verdict Vermont renders
next September may forecast the final
result.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
Refused a New Trial.

CHICAGO. Feb. 14.-Thea appellate court
today in an elaborate opinion refused to
grant q new trial to the .'boodlers' con.
victed under the Omnibus indictment,
Ochs, Wren. Van Pelt, Lcydcn, Wasser-
man, and Varnell will be removed to Jol-
let at once. In Ed McDonald's case the
court refused to grant q new trial and the
ex-engineer took one step nearer the
pcnitentiary.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24

Statistics Of tho various colleges for
women in the united states show that
more graduates Of Oberlin and SYRIA
cusc have married than Of any others.
Wellesley and Smith havo the SMALL
ct per cent Of married women among
tIeir sluMna.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
More Fire.

PARIS, Feb. 15.-Firc is raging in
Hallcs Centrales, famous market building
back Of the Lancrc. The flames were
discovered in the poultry market at /
o'clock this afternoon and spread rapidly.
In spite Of every effort to control it, the
fire is still in progress.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
o. H. Scott, Hebron; Bertha Klevcn, Culbert.
son; II. F. Wiley, Kearney.
WtScoustn-M. E. Lennon. Hurley.
EDUCATIONAL ~CoNvENrIoN,

The department of superintendent Of the
National Educational association met In con-
adopted providing for . Committee OF seven to
report next year the outline Of . practical
course Of Instruction IN manual training. A
paper was read by Jesse b. Thayer, of Madi-
son, Wisconsin, state superintendent Of pub
lie instruction, upon 1.-THE Purpose Of County
Ipstitutes,n
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
Holly.Hawked.

ST. LoCis, Feb. 14.-At o o'clock this morn.
ing a mob Of sixty men marched from st.
Johns to the P~inckneyville, Ill, Jail aud there
demanded Sheriff IIowarlen to deliver Alonzc
Holly, the negro who ravished q white woman
at st. Johns two months ago. The sheriff re.
fused and they threatened to batter the door
down, and proceeded to get in readiness to dc
SO, when the sheriff admitted them and they
seized the negro, dragged him fifty yards from
the jail and hanged him to q tree.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
Was II FairY

OMAHA, Ncb., Feb. ia local sporting
man, named Charles Bibbins, offered to bet
$1,000 against sa,5O0 that James Albert did
not Walk 62l miles In the recent race in Mad.
icon square, and that he cannot walk $50
miles in six days. 1t is understood that II the
bet is accepted, Bibbins will undertake to
prove that the 621 miles was accomplished by
Albert and his twin brother, who looks pre-
cisely like him, walking alternately.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
Flames.

NORTH WILBnAmAM, Mass, Feb. 49,
The extensive paper manufacturing works
of the Collins Paper company burned at
an carly hour this morning. The loss will
be a quarter of u milliondollars anlthrew
three hundred hands out of work.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
loUsB.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-Under the call Of
states the following bills and resolutions we're
introduced and referred:
Authorizing the election Of . delegate from
indian territory TO the Fifty-arst congress,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24
FIFTIETH CONGRESS
FIRST SESSION
SENATE.

wAsu,sorox, Feb. ls.-Thc following bills
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24

OoS O1 He0
and fisheries.
Postmasters; Iowa.. I. Alexander,
Monticello; R. Burke, What Cheer; e. Gidley,
Malvern; H. Hoagland, Emmettsburg; A. H.
Kisner, Mason Bity; 7. c. Medsry, Waukon;
N. s. Noble, Ansmoss; ". c. exigart, Ma
quoketa; H. slikkerveer, Orange City;J. B.
stutsman, Harlan; j. 8. Lake, 1%larion.
Ncbraeka-C. B. Durland, Norfolk; c.. C.
Ellis, Sterling; Co.. Harriaon wahoo; W.
j.. Keller, sutton Island;
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24

cockrcll ard Eanunds; German and
Sherman.
Senator Berry, by way of personal explana-
tion, said that but for the instructions of the
legislature he would have voted against the
bill.
The house bill for the appointment of
elvcvcn division superintendent of the rail-
way mail service was taken froro the calen-
dar, amended by making the number 1.-TWO
In addition to those before authorized" and
passed.
Adjourned.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-02-24

The carpenters Of saltwater have formed a
union.
N. NJ. Ninney, an oil dealer of Tower, ha.
failed.
John B. sutph,n YVES reelected mayor OF
Duluth.
Henry Ludington was arrested at Fort
Smelling Friday on q charge Of grand larceny.
Ludington was accused Of stealing 800 from
man named O'Neil at Duluth a week ago.
He was traced to st. Paul, where he enlisted
In the army for i've years Thursday, and was
to leave for Fort L%eavenworth last night. He
was obliged'to alter his plans, and after
spending the night 10 q cell was turned over
to Detective Benson, Of Duluth, who took
bin back to the Zenith City.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-07
NO. iO8

the double-baek action twist pitcher, has re- fused to sign with the Bighed base ball club this year.-Norristown Herald.
 A remarkable case of longevity has been discovered at Grafton, Pa., in the person ot John Fosdick, aged 102 years. Remarkable, because John can't read fine print without spectacles. Indeed, his eyesight is so poor tn that he can't read any kind of print. He is the hrst centenarian discovered who could not Tread fine print without glasses. ."-Nor- ristown Herald.
 Joe, the colored waiting man, came in ear- ly one morning to make fire for Elisha Carr, sort of evangelist, who was stopping with Jee's master. It was cold and the ground was covered with snow. 'Have you got religion yet, Joel" asked MT. Carr. 'fNo, sir" "Well, don't you want to get itF' ''No, sir; don't know as I does" "WelI, you'd better want to get it. You'd better want to get to heaven, where it will be warm and you won't have to make fires on cold mornings" The idea struck Joe with force and he "studied" over it for while; then looking up with g puzzled expression white folks up dar?" "Yes." "WelI, sigh ed Joe, "you nee'n't ter tell me eff dey's any white folks up dar dat niggers won't have ter make fires fer 'em"-Editor's Drawer in Har- per's Magazine for May.
 The late sultan of Zanzibar was the father or SoS cnnoren. lie saved about two thou sand dollars a year by making them tfrun barefooted, D but we don't suppose there was 8 night in the year that his slumbers were not wrecked by one of his offspring bowling with pain from stone bruise. Just before the 25th of December the Sultan would buy out three or four toy stores and go out in b grove and trim dozen ot the biggest pines on the ground for Christmas trees for his children. This is reliable, if true.-Norris- town Herald.
 Out of the tombs of men long dead
 Out of oblivions night
 The cry comes. "Heen's hair was red.
 The wooden horse white!''
 Puck
Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-07
THE DUTY ON POTATOES.

The Mills bill admits tsan edible roots'' free of duty. Potatoes are now subject to specific duty of fifteen cents per bushel. During recent years foreign dealers have found it profitable to send potatoes here despite the tariff of fifteen cents. Naturally under these circumstances potato growers in this country don't want the duty taken off of their product. They ask, instead, that it be increased to twenty-five cents buehel.
 The argument made in favor of this in- crease is a forcible one. It is asserted that the duty on potatoes, which at times can be brought hither in ballast in almost unlimited quantities. should be large enough to in- sure fair defense to farmers near the sea- board and border. The farmer has to pay American, not foreign workers, to employ capable and independent workers and not mere slaves of the soil Whenever there is 8 surplus in any other land fronting on the Atlantic, or when vessels coming to our ports find no paying cargoes, the farmer is likely to find his only markets gorged with for- eign supplies, thrust upon buyers at less than the bare cost of production here. Even when he loads his products for market, he cannot know that ship may not arrive the same day with such quantities as to glut the market for a week. In one month last November there were imported 773,0 ,000 bushels of potatoes, averaging less than 31 cents per bushel. In four days of January the imports at New York alone were 149,- 900 bushels, from Scotland 68,0OO, from Holland, Denmark and Germany 13, GOO, and from other distant countries Among such killing competition it is no wonder that American market gardeners do not thrive, and supplies for eastern cities and manufae- turing centers are always liable to be scarce and dear, while agriculture is citing starved out of seaboard States. It is no wonder that the four States of New York, Connecticut, New Jersey and Pennsylvania each raised fewer potatoes than they did twenty-eight years ago; in 1859 their product was A. 13o, TOO bushels, in 1885 only 39, ,576, 900, and in 1887 about the same. If potatoes are put on the free list then 25 to 30 cents is the best price our farmers can expect to realize under the most favorable circumstances.
 As the farmers of this country cannot afford to raise potatoes for less than fifty cents 8 bushel, the prospect of having the duty taken off is not very cheering one.
Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-07
N., MONDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1888.

Denis, France. Within it's walls human skeletons are 'smade'' in the following man. ner: The largest room of the building is filled with enormous kettles in which the bones of the corpses are boiled till all the flesh is sep arated from them. The skulls are prepared separately and in the most careful manner. One way of preparing the skulls of children and young people is to fill the hollow where the brains were situated with peas and then let the latter swell in water, which causes even the most delicately joined bones to sep. arate without being injured. After all the bones have been carefully washed they are bleached either by chloral or by exposure to the sun, and are then joined in another de- partment of the factory and made flexible by means of brass wires. Most of the corpses whose bones are utilized are said to be brought from hospitals, prisons and dissect- ing rooms, and the latest Russo-Turkish war is said to have brought much "material" to the factory