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Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-11
Russell Sage,s Mnnifleence.

The citizens OF Calais were presented
with the rare sight last week Of New
York millionaire in the person OF Rus.
sell Sage. gentleman reputed to be
worth between $40, 900. 900 and $50. :
0O0 600 He came to attend tho sale Of
the Grand Southern Railway, which
was advertised to take place on
Wednesday last He bid ii of for the
bondholders at SlOl. 900. MIR Sage
stopped at the Border City Hotel dur
his sojourn here. During the time,
Stephen Gardiner. one OF tue landlord
sons. put span Of nice horses in a
handsome two-seated carriage and took
the old gentleman out for drive over
the city, so that he might sec what n
nice, coy little corner Of Uncle Sam s
dominion we occupied He seemed
highly pleased with the appearance OF
of things generally and the attention
paid him in particular. When thoy had
returned and he was safely landed on
the piazza of the hotel, to show thu
high appreciation of the courtesy lte
drew forth his purse aud handed tha
young man the muniticent sum Of--IO
cents. which he took and put in his
pocket, not that he expected or de-
sired any recompense for what lie had
done. He is going to have hole
punched in it and wear il on his watch
chain as memento CdiaiI (He.1
Advertiser.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-11
Lived a Better Life.

This strange story comes from Law
rem cevile:
A few days ago Georgian died in
Hot Springs, Ark. died and was
buried there. He had been for some
years a trusted and honored citizen of
that place. He had married there. had
become rich, holding various positions
of honor aud trust, and enjoyed the
confidence and esteem OF all who knew
him. Yet that man was living in the
shadow OF a crime-was an outlaw
from the state of his birth. Ii was
Charles Clinton Ambrose.
The mention of his name will recall
to the older citizens of Georgia. and
especially Gwinnett county. the par
ticulars of a sensational tragedy.
II was in the winter of 64-'65 that
Bill Orr. prosperous farmer near
Lawrenceyille. was shot and killed by
Charles Ambrose. Both stood high in
the community and the killing aroused
a strong feeling. The cause of the
killing was understood to be an insult
offered BY Orr to Ambrose's sister. and
this. of course, tended to counter bal
ance the fact that the shooting was in
cold blood. Orr had been shot down
in the streets of Lawrenceville in
broad daylight Tho weapon was u
gun heavily loaded with buckshot
found subsequently, just where it had
been fired. and leaning against tree.
Ambrose, then Young man of Is or
20, Immediately fed the state. The
story goes that the Young man went,
Immediately after the shooting. to a
friend. and hurriedly explained to
him what had been done.
II need money" ''and have not
time to go home after it. VIII you
let me have money now and risk the
chances?"
A minute later the Young man. al
ready mounted on fleet horse. was
handed cloth bag containing $1,000
in gold. With a last backward glance
toward the old homestead the young
man dashed of. and from that day to
this he never saw Lawrenceville again.
At least everybody thought
A reward was offered by the gov
ernor and this supplemented by re-
wards from other sources. Search
was made far and near. but no trace
was ever found. The story of the
shooting become wartime tradition
and descended as such to new gener-
alton.
Eighteen or twenty months after the
killing the father of the boy left for
Louisville. KY, carrying his wife with
him, on business trip. Six months
later another trip was made. and four
months later another. Upon these
visits the father and mother saw their
son. And the son returned the visits;
at least the story goes that he had
made frequent visits 20 his own home
visits OF which none but his immedi-
ate family were aware.
But the visits have ended A few
days ago Charles Clinton, a wealthy
and highly respected citizen of Hot
Springs. breathed his last. He died
surrounded by loving family. This
was Charles Clinton Ambrose.
The Arkansas side of the story is
briefly told. A man of excellent adj
dress, young and energetic, came to
Hot Springs at the close of the war.
He developed into highly successful
life, died at the age of forty-two, leav-
ing his wife and children a snug for
tune.
And this is the story which comes
from LawrenceyilIe. CoBstt-
tuition.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-11
Parnell and the London rimes

None, indeed, save those whose interests
and prejudices lead them to seek everT
means to injure Mr.. Parnell and the cause he
represents, would resort to such methods as
those employed by his traducers. II shows
at what low ebb is the morality of politics
in England, when great paper, the most
influential in Great Britain, If not in the
world, lends itself to scheme such as this.
IL also shows to what sorry strait, indeed,
the government is reduced, when it Is forced
to lend itself to character defamation in
wild but Intellectual attempt to stem the tide
that is surely Fastening it to destruction.
1t is an insult as much to the intelligence
Of the English masses as 1t is to the eminent
gentleman at whom the shaft is directed, to
suppose that man so distinguished, so high
minded and so intelligent as he could be
guilty Of such stupidity as the writing of
these letters would imply The forgery is too
evident and altogether too bungling an at
tempt to serve the purpose. Mr.. Parnell's
cord him the credit of gentleman, aud of
all who listened to his Reputation of these
letters in the House Of Commons, 1t is doubt
full il a single member believed he had aught
to do with them
The lax morality OF politics, however,
which prevails In England, as well as this
country, saving In effect that any means
however reprehensible, are iustlfiable when
used for the discontinue of a political oppo-
nent, has inspired this attack on the Home
Rule leader as kind of campaign thunder
The shot, however, fell wide Of its mark, and
Mr.. ParneIl and his cause will gain rather
than lose by this assault ON his character.
as it shows to what extremities the enemies
OF Home Rule are driven -.fnserican CtAti-
vdtoT.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-11
Gladstone and Iugersoll.

The spectacle of so reyerent- minded
a man as Mr.. Gladstone
standing helpless in the pelting rain OF
Mr.. lngersolPs blasphemous epithets
was not pleasant But it was not un.
dignified. Any small and malicious
boy can disfigure beautiful statue
with mud II the police are not looking.
Mr.. Ingersoll flung his mud and shot
off his rockets at the serene and mn
jestic argument OF Mr.. Gladstone. An
lrreverent public might laugh with Mr..
Ingersoll, but not at Mr.. Gladstone.
Mr.. IngersolI can not be argued " liz.
Ii he must be met at all he must he met
in fight. He presents the powers of
darkness and anarchy. To start out
by saying amiable things to him Is 10
lie. And he knows that very well. He
does not attack with kid gloves what
in his ignorant and superficial mind
stands for Christianity. He takes n
bludgeon and goes for it, shrieking
with Joy whenever he fancies he makes
a good stroke. OF all the takers
against MIR. Ingersoll commend us To
Father Lambert. He has his bludpeon
and is not ashamed to answer fool
according to his folly or not, as oceas-
ion demands IL. freeman journal
(CdLhOBic.)
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-11

New Workers are more than liberal In
allowing pocket money for their daugh-
ters," said the principal OF very iasl-
ionable uptown school. my Pnplis
are most of them daughters OF million
aires, and vet they have seldom enough
for their many little wants. IL Is WIS
dom, not meanness. on the part OF tue
parents, think. "-Rel0 forh Journal.
Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1888-08-11
In a Bad Way.

Little Chicago boy: Kin ye help poor
harmless, helpless boyP'
Kind citizen; II reckon so. Are you an
0rihau Sonnyiu
Boy: I'm wuss nor an orphan. Me ladder
an mudder Is both divorced an married
agln', an | don't know whose boy am, an
am slowly fergIltin' me own name. '--ED0eh
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-07
Mrs. W. r. Sherman.

New York, Nov. 28.-Mrs General
Sherman died at 10 o'clock this MORN
ing at her residence in this city. Mrs
Sherman slept quietly during short pc
riods Of last night, but at 8 o'clock this
morning it became apparent she could
live but a few hours. General Sher-
man was notified, and he and the chill
dren who lived at home Rachel. Lizzie
aud Tecumseh) were at the bedside
when Mrs. Sherman breathed her last
Mrs. Sherman's remains will be taken
to st. Louis for interment, A specia
car has been placed at the disposal Of
Gen. Sherman to convey the remains
west.
There has been, since election, down
in Indiana, an attempt to disrupt the
organization Of the G. A. R.. by fcw
Of the disappointed democratic Office.
seekers and sore heads. The idea Of
. few cranks undertaking todraw par.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-07
The stewart Fortupe.

According to tho testimony Of his
head hookkeepcr, tho value Of tho late
A. T. Stewards interest in the business
Of which he was the chief partner was
set down in the ledger at about $l2, ,0OO,-
600 at the time of his death; but when
Judge Hilton formed new firm to con-
tinue the business, he put it at about
ST, ITO, 600, or at q reduction of 20 per
cent.
It would appear, therefore, that the
estate of Mr.. Stewart was much exag-
gerated during his life, for, putting the
actual cash value of his business at $1O,-
OOO, 600 even, it is not probable TINT his
other property exceeded as much more,
making the whole something like $780,
O0O, 600. Common repute gave him at
least twice that sum, and Mr.. Varignv,
who wrote recently of great American
fortunes in the Reuue des Dear Mo,bies,
accepted the popular estimate. and
fixed his estate at $40, ,000,O II Mr..
Stewart had lived to manage his own
affairs it might long before this have
reached or even exceeded that value
for, according to the bookkeeper, the
profits Of the business alone, including
interest on capital, seem to have been
about a million o year; but, dying as he
did, the half of il more nearly repre-
sents what he had left.
OF Mr.. Stewards property outside of
his business great part was of very un-
certain value, as, for instance, his resi-
dence, his Saratoga property, aud his
vast Garden City estate. His Women's
hotel, if it had been kept to it's original
purpose, would have been more likely
to involve steady expenditure than to
yield income enough for maintenance.
As the event proved, too, his many and
various mill properties We're of compara-
lively small salable value, he having
taken them very generally for debt and
and not having run them at any con-
siderable profit, even if they paid their
way. Judge Hilton seems to have had
o poor opinion of them, for he was in o
hurry to get them off his hands at al
most any price.
If, then, We compute the value of Mr..
Stewards estate at the time of his death
at $40, 600, 600, We probably give the
full cash valuation. His fortune, there.
fore, held only secondary, even Q
third place among the great fortunes o'
his day. OF course, it was vastly ex
ceeded by the Astor and Vanderbilt es
tates and by that of jay Gould, but il
was also far behind Moses Taylor's. Be
sides those, thcre are now several es
tates and fortunes in New York, and
more in tho Union as whole, which
are greater in magnitude than his, 81
that $40, 600, 600 as private possession
no longer bcwilders the Imagination.
But $40, 100000 is nice fortune Il
have, though it did not save Mr.. Ste>,
arts grave from desecratinn, and it hal
stirred up contest over its disposition
of almost unparalleled bitterness
NeU York iSuM.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-07

The Fargo Argus of recent issue
suggests the prcpriety of presenting a
bill for passage in the forthcomming
legislature, calling a representative
convention for the whole territory. The
convention having settled upon a line
of division and the name for each state,
should then divide and hold separate
conventions, the work to continue un-
til completed. The South half to
adopt their present constitution. if sat-
isfactory, and the north half could
prepare constitution in short time and
take vote on it and at the same time
elect state officer. In this method will,
harmony, both Dakotas would be ready
to receive the holy bonds Of statehood
side by side, at an extra cession in the
spring. We see no flies on that prop
osition.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-07
THE ONE HUNDRED MILlIOS RATS
OF GOTHAM.
rho Home Lie, the Trials and pastimes Of
This lmportant Colony

Tho Home Lie, the Trials and pastimes Of
This Important Colony.
Manhattan Island," said. O native
who is on infallible authority on all
things in New (and old) York, is inhab-
tied by 100,000,O00 creatures, mostly
rats. Rat batting contests are of fre-
4uent occurrence in all Eastern cities.
Harry Jennings, the celebrated rat
catcher and dog fancier of New York,
told q Mail and cypress reporter that
the New York rat is the largest and
strongest of the species and the best
fighter. He says that lie could select
fifty rats out of the cellar which he viz
its daily that would give the lest dog in
the world hard fight. He thinks that
the Scotch terrier is the best rat dog.
The black and tan is fully Us quick but
not so strong. The Dachshund, q
sllort-legged, ungainlv creature, is
stronger than either and slower. Their
strong jaws end the life of the rat so
easily that it robs the sport of its inter.
est. The genuine Gotham rodent has
still few retiring habits, and prefers se-
crct haunts, like a hermit, but he GER
tailly believes in fearless publicity. You
meet more rats in the open streets in
New York than you will in London, or
even Paris, or Amsterdam, the paradise
o. the race.
The miles of riverside accommodation
in and around New York afford luxtlri-
Gus board and lodging for these nimble
fellow-citizens. Between the rock and
soil and the pier piles the rat colony
aourishes and keeps up the population.
They intermarry just like other natives,
and the infusion of foreign blood haf
helped to develop the rare intellectua.
qualities of the Empire City rat. Each
river and canal boat that goes up the
country in spring carries o few adven-
tnrcrs from New York to brighten up
the rustic in Wayback County.
Each foreign ship that anchors in the
North River debarks band Of sturdy
immigrants from European ports, which,
in turn, are supplied from the interior.
The Hanoverian rat is of noble, some
say OF royal lineage, and has had a lions
share in populating our free and open
country. The rat is by choice vege-
tartan. He is not tetotaler, or ut least
he insists on experiments before he de-
cides. Watch near one of the bonded
stores where wines are landed. Scar
around the mailing houses and brewries
and you will see sleek-coated, bright
eyed tippler sally forth, reckless of
danger, as full as q keg and as happy as
President. He shoots ahead for a
few PAGES, stops dead, and lifts mp his
nose to sniff the breeze. Then you will
see his sides swell ont rOnnd. na ;f lo
were bursting with jollity. All Of .
sudden he careers over to the left, and
only after o severe mental effort does he
square himself up for another trot home
ward.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-07
A New Insurance Method /.

We are in receipt of peculiar circular
which is excentric and novel: and we
publish few Of the rules that govern
the association. It was organized Oct.
LIST, 1888, and is a branch of the insu-
rance business that is certainly unique,
and enterprising. For instance: You
get blank application from their
agent, sign and fill the blanks, send it
to the association, whose Office is in Min
neapolis, enclosing the entrance fee of
$500. Tine object Of the association
is to help its members in the support
of their children the first ten years of
their lives. The further object is to
furnish these children with an endow.
nent at the age Of twenty-one years.
The holder of certificate as bene-
ficiary is entitled to sum not to ex-
coed $1,000. to be paid in the following
manner: One half this sum to DO paid
in ten equal annual payments, begin
ming when his or her first legitimate
child is born, the first installment be-
ing due when the child is one year and
three months old, and the balance
yearly until the child is ten years old
when new certificate is issued, and the
remainder paid when the child is 81
years old.
Death before the age Of 81 stop the
payment and there is where the profit
comes in to the living, and The death
rates are high. The endowments are
paid by assessments on members, It is
just the same as q life insurance, only,
life insurance pays at death, and this
pays at birth. Here is q chance for
speculation for the rising generation.
Max Freschl was damaged by fire on
the 9Th, TO the amount Of upwards Of
$1,000, occasioned by the burning Of
l,s store building in Rapid City.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-07
Railroad Matters.

The Omaha Herald has an article on
railroad building in the west, which, if
true, will be received by Black Hills citi-
zeus with delight. So many railroad
rumors are afloat that most of us are
a little incredulous about placing 700
much reliance up their merits. We
presume that eventually we will have
all the railroads we want when rail-
road companies sees any money in
their construction. No doubt that the
game Of "hide and seek is being played
by the B. &. NJ. and the F. E. & NV.
There seems to be a desire on the part
of the two roads to occupy a certain
section and control its commerce, hence
the reluctance upon the part of the
two companies to disclose any Of their
movements in this direction, and then
again what is everybody's business, is
nobody's business, and it is presumed
that the railroad companies work upon
that principle. However, here is what
the Herald says;
An army of graders have been put
to work on the Black Hills extension
northwest from Alliance, with orle.s $
to prosecute the work through the win
ter if possible. Another significant
fact is revealed by the paper filled with
the secretary If state increasing the
capital stock of the Grand Island and
Wyoming Central. This means that
the Wyoming branch will he pushed
west from Alliance into the heart of
the country to be traverscd by the Cen
trail Pacific extention. The Burling-
ton is q railroad rusher from way back.
Its precipitate action at this season
indicates that an energetic interloper
threatens its territory--an imperti-
nence to be promptly and vigorously
resented.
| The Northern Pacific contemplates
the construction of q line from Mandan
southwest to the Black Hills. The com.
pany is known as the st. Paul. Black
Hills and Pacific. Surveyors have been
in the field since August and have map
ed the line to Rapid City. Active work
on the line is expected to begin nex1
spring.
The Elkhorn Valley road is building
a branch from Buffalo Gap to Hot
Springs, Dakota. The springs are sale
to equal in curative properties the fa
mons waters of Arkansas, Hotels
baths and other convcnienccs for til,
comfort of guests have ieen built. The
The completion of the branch road viii
enable the convulsive, the rheuma,;,
and dispeptic to reach the fountain o.
youth and boil devilmcnt and ,liscas,
out of their bones. The railroad com
| pany will flood the east with the heaiil
ieviving qua.i les of natures reiuvina
ting founi. and cxllo,, suffering: mo-.
tails To take the highway of health an,
happiness to Dakota Hot Sp.inss.
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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-07

A petition is on file at the Minnekah-
ia bank, calling for signers to send
delegates to Washington for the pur-
pose of petitioning an extra session Of
congress to admit Dakota as two states,
the coming spring. Everyone both
democrats and republicans should sign
the petition, it is of personalinteres to
all regardless Of politics, that we should
become astate without unnecessary de-
lay. 1t is not only the satisfaction of
being member Of the union, but it
magnifes the value of every foot of
land and every dollars worth of prop
erty. 1t will give confidence to capi-
tai and increase the desire Of home
hunters to seek our borders. Let us
then do all we can as harmonious
whole to bring about this grand result
by everyone lending a hand.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-07

ty lines at the alter of this noble organ
ization, shows to what extremes some
scoundrels will go. But we feel assured
that the bonds which holds the G. A. r.
together, are too firmly knit In BROTH
hood to be easily broken.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-07

A pioneer organization is being
formed in the Hills. The old moss
backs wants to unearth their pioneer
records in these parts.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-12-07

Congress convened its second session
of the tiftieth on the Sd Of December,
and listened to president Cleveland's
final message. The message, is too
volumnous for our dimlnutive abilities
and consequently cannot take but a
cursory view of it. It has evidently
taken time to departmentize the thing,
which has, no doubt, deprived the presi.
dent from several social chats with Mrs.
Cleveland, and perhaps fishing excur-
son or two. However, so far as we
Gun see from our rather isolated point
of view, the message is regulation form
and appropriately wordcd. He spanks
Lord sackville vigorously which was,
we think, no more that right, you know.
He condone; the vast frauds and
tcusts that have sprung up like musl.-
rooms. as it were, since the formation of
the government down to the present
day, not excepting his own administra-
ton that as sapped the llfe-blood Of
TIE nation. We looked carefully for
a territorial Clause in the message but
found none, either the stationery gave
out or he skipped a sheet when the ex-
press hauled it to the capital. 1t
makes no material difference anyway,
as his administration shows, that Da-
kota was too far away to be benefited
by his executive ability. He talks in
his message as though lie had not en-
tirely revolutlonized the fraudulent
system Of the reform policy and is will
ling to give the present congress the
be, benefit Of his knowledge and experience;
The message seems as long as 1t should
be, and as long as any message in our
remembrance, and will take well--that
is, take about all the space in ten-col-
umn quarto newspaper. ls