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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
he Years Fire Rsoora,

New Yonx, Apefl 26.-The Are statistieA
annually compiled BY the EhroaScle e Ill
city are about to b published for IL cures
pear.
These records of fires and losses are thA
only elaborate Goes kept, and are prepared IN,
the interest Of the insurance companies. The.
Chroaicle reports 1854 noteworthy fres in .
the United States during 1887, an Increase Of
117s over 1855. The value Of the property
burned was tlle,9os,ssO. an increase Of ei4.-
2sl,6SO over 1888. The average loss by each
Ore was e7,Ssoo, against $500 In 1854 About
IS per cent Of the whole loss, 10 estimated to
have been returned to fire sufferers BY the In
surance companies. The remaining ~ per
cent wsa on anisssred property.
The fire loss Of the yexv WAS divided - fol-
lowst New England, 1915 millions; middle
states, Si.4 nsllions; southern states, NO;
western states, 1873: Pacific states and terri
tories, 1914 millions.
in the middle, southern, and western states
the fire loss wss considerably above the NOS
NAL ayersSe; in tue ether sections 1t was
about normal. The Chronicle concludes that
in the older sections of the United States, TAX
ing one year with another, there is no alarm
ing growth in the destruction oy fire, but Inv
the south and west 1t is growing up with tas'
country. The hrst quarter OF 1887 was less
disastrous as regards fires than the corre-
spending period of 1853. After that the losses
were much heavier, the Ere yecordin NUvem-
bsr being the largest Of the year.
I%nccndiarisu and defective fues arc repoEt-
! ed as the chief causes Of fires. ASout 81 per
cent, OF the fires Of known origin are said to
have been irccndiary. A brief examination
of the principal fire causes as distributed by
! states, shows that fires from incendiartsm
and defective Aues were most common IN
| Ohio and Indiana: from spontaneous COM
| bustion, most numerous in Illinois and New
| York from miscellaneous sparks, most IRE
ouent In illinois and Missouri; from friction
in machinery, most numerous in Illinois.
! Massachusetts,, and Pennsylvania, from sta
tionary Cuisines and boilers, most numerous
in New York aud Pennsylvania; from
matches, most frequent in Massachusetts.
Illinois ard Pennsylvania: from explosions OF
lamps a,.d lanterns, most frequent In New
York. Pennsylvan,a and California; forest
fire.. most numerous 10 Arkansas, California
md Illinois, and fires from locomotive sparkle.
most frequent IN Illinois and Missouri.
The year 1887 wxs not a disastrous one in
the agricultural districts, the list of distinct
..yely agricultural risks burned being shorter
than In 1850. The burning Of mercantile and
manufacturing property was largely in excess
of the record in 1886. The loss Of human
lives by fire was also much larger than during
any other year in which the record had been
kept.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
A Father Shoots His Son,

ADA, Mich, April 34.-Nicholas Benner, an
eyed man and farmer living in the town of
Winchester, this county, shot and killed his
son John, aged twenty-three, this morning.
The boy had been out In the fields seeding
and came to the house to get a drink of water.
As he came near the house the old man put
his head out Of the up stairs window and told
the boy not to come one step nearer the house
or he would kill him. The no. said he wanted
q drink Of water, and the old man allowcdhim
to come In. After getting into the house
he thought he would 80 up stairs and try and
quiet the old man. As he started up the
stairs the old man came to the head of the
stairs and pointing the gun at the hoy told
him not to ONE up or he would shoot him.
The boy thought the cid mar would not shoot
aud Kept going up step by step, at the same
time demonstrating with the old man, and
just a. he reached the top step the old man
shot OF the gun with the above result. Some
neighbors heard the report and came to the
house. John Roech, the first man who
reached the house, found the boy dead. The
only persons In the house at the time of the
shooting were Mrs. Benncr and her daughter.
They say that they had been having trouble
With the old man before the boy cauc in from
the field. The old man has acted very queer
for the last three or four years, and the poo
pie in his neighborhood and In this city have
thought for some time past that he was in
sane. Coroner F. T. koyl has just returned
from the scene Of the murder, and says that
the boy was shot with a charge of nine buck
shot, taking effectin the abdomen three inches
to the right and one inch below the naval.
Sheriff Lee arrested Bcnner and brought him
totown tonight. The old man talks Il great
deal and says that he sorry he is shot the boy,
but that he thinks he served him right.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
Chnrch.nay.

HURON, D. T., April 21-Thc County Dem
ocratlc convention spent five hours this at ter
noon selecting seven delegates to the Water
town convention. The antl-C Church faction
withdrew after a regular tumult and held
another convention, and a doublc-header will
90 from Beadle county. The delegates
chosen by the Church faction are F. F. Ran.
dolph, Gen. Taylor, DIR. O'Brien, NJ. j. Din.
cen, George Cooper, james Murtaugh and
Charles Brcen. The anti Church crowd with
drew when the vote ON Randolph and Taylor
had been taken. The antis chose A. j.
swcctzer, II. Newton, j. T. Ohlwine, Mccall
lum, Chas. Reed and Mccarthy. Both fac
tions passed resolutions favoring division and
the admission of two states.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
AsndCase.

DELANo, Mimi, April pa sad case Of
drowning occurred at s p. m. yesterday four
miles above town, at the south fork Of Grow
river. Mary Hem, her brother, sister and
lover, Andrew Rebel, of New Ulm, were
crossing the river In a boat and were indulg-
ing insport, when the boat upset. Andrew
Rebel and Mary Hem were drowned In the
swollen river and the others were saved by
clinging to the boat. A large number of peo-
pie went. to the scc,,c Of the disaster with
graphing hooks and spent the day dragging
the stream, but so far the bodies have not
been recovered.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
Geo. O. Min.

CHICAGO, April 23.-Latcr developments in
the divorce case of Mrs. George c. Min
against her husband show that the case is
one Of the most disgraceful ever heard in the
Chicago courts. Mrs. Min herself is in no
way responsible for the dark side Of the pro-
eedings. Deserted by her husband and left
utterly without means she has, ifappeayanccs
can be relied on, merely availed herself of the
only honest chance to secure a living for her
self and little ones, and at the same time
sever the martial tie that bound her. When
Mr.. Min began to attain a certain prominence
as . dramatic star, he was on terms with a
wealthy family Of this city, one of the mem
bers Of which was o young girl Of more than
average Intelligence and beauty. This girl,
unfortunately, was stage struck. Her parents
did their best to wean her from her hobby.
and failing, sought the counsc and advice of
Mr.. Min Is that Of person well fitted to
guide them in such q delicate matter. The
situation was discussed thoroughly, and.
GO It is alleged, on the suggestion
of Min the young girl was placed in his
care and became q member Of his companyin
order that she might not only have the brne-
at Of good dramatic instruction, but the over
sight Of one who would be a father and q pro-
lection to her. It was not long before an In
timacy grew up between the actor and his
ward that not only amazed but disgusted til.
respectable members of the company. Tine
went on, and finally the father Of the girl be.
came aware Of the manner in which his
daughter had been betrayed, and his first i'm
pulse was to use the horsewhtp on the man
who had outraged his confidence and hospi-
tality. Seeing that such q course would
brig disgrace to the girl, - we'll as the man
himself, the father, finding It impossible to
break OF the attachment, consented to be
governed by her advice. THIS, IL IL said, was
to pay Mrs. Min . good round sum Of money
q an inducement for her to apply for . d.
vorce, and also to become surety for the psy-
ment Of such alimony IS the court might
award. The divorce granted, Min and the
girl could be married and the Disgrace be In .
measure atolsd tor,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
Found Guilty.

suEnoYeAx, Wis, April 24-The case of
the State VS.. Henry Hoppert and eight others,
charged with riot in violently ciecting Rev.
j. j. Hoffman and wife from the parsonage of
st. Peter's Unity church last October, at
which time the goods and chattcls belonging
to the ex-rastor were also thrown out on the
street, was concluded this afternoon. The
jury found a verdict Of guilty against four
and acquitted the Others.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
Conservation.

BELLEvl1LE, ILL.,, April 25.-The con.
secration of Right Rev. Bishop Tansen
as bishop of the new diocese of Belle
vile. which was postponed last week in
consequence of the inability of several
of the officiating prelates to reach the
city: will take place today. Archbishop
Feehan will be the chief officiating pre-.
late. and Archbishop Riordan, of San
Francisco, who arrived in Chicago a few
days ago on a visit to his venerable
mother, will also participate.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
Must Certify.

Dies MONIES, April 24-Pursuant to
the governors order, Attorney-G General
Baker will tomorrow begin mandamus
proceedings in the district court to re.
quire County Clerk wilkinson to certify
transcripts Of liquor cases to the supreme
court. Fines in uncertiled cases amount
to Owe 1880.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
ABroken Leg.

LINCOLN, Neb., April ss.-About 1880 this
afternoon . plumber of children were hanging
on toan r street car going nome from school.
The driver put them of the rear end of tho
car, when they ran to the front end. Emma
Hewitt, II years old, fell under the wheels,
breaking her right leg and severely lacerating
her right hip.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
To Proceed.

New York, April 25.-Judge Pattcr-
son today denied a motion to quash the
indictment against ThomasA. Kerr or the
Broadway Surface railroad on the charge
of bribery in connection with the board
of aldermen of doodle fame and ordered
the trial to proceed at once.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
BAD Fire.

New YORK, April 25.-A fire in a
boarding house on West Twenty. eighth
street, shortly after B o'clock this morn.
ing. almost resulted in a holocaust. As
it was several persons were badly burned,
some 1t is feared fatally. The total loss
is placed at S., 900.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
KANSAS ClrY, Aprr rs
Grain Burned.

CHICAGO, April sa.-Fivc hay barns and
contents, with two corn cribs, burned today,
causing a loss TO the Union Stock Yards and
Transit company Of 100000, fully insured.
The Office and platform belonging to John
Brennock was damaged, to the extent of
5000.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
Damaees.

New York, April 2l.-Judge Barrett today
granted an order for the arrest Of John Stein
and Anthony Comstock in the suit brought
against them by John Hemmens and Charles
eherley for $4,000 damages for conspiracy.
BAH IL fixed at $1,000 ea.h. Comstock viii
not b. arTested until Monday.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
High school Fire.

CONCORD, N. H., April 25.-The high
school building is on fire and burningr rap
idly. All the children were got out in
safety. The entire fire department has
been called out.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
Her Majesty.

BERLIN, April e5.-Queen. Victoria
visited the emperor ssicks room this morn.
which Prince Bismsrck had m interview
with the emperor lasting en- hour.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
Beautiful woman from whence came thy

Thy beanllng eye, thy features fair,
What kindly hand m thee was laid.
Endowing thee with beauty rarei
"Twas not everthus," the,dame replied,
"Once pale this face. these features bold,
The 'Favorlte Prest ription' Of DR.. Pierce
Wrought the wondrous change which you
behold.'e
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
Crushed to death.

MASON CRY, April ss.-little Susie Clark,
while attempting to climb through the spokes
of u wagon wheel, was crushed to death by
the sudden starting Of the horses attached to
the vehicle.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04
Burned Out,

CmcmxArI April s1.-The Alexander
Mcdonald OIL works burned last night,
IoaRL e4o,o0o
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04

Either We must lay self .side,or Ged viii Ia,
u asids,
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-04

two men, brought to the outskirts of yern.
dale, robbed, beaten to insensibillty and loft
Tor dead. He recovered sufficiently At 3
o'clock In the morning to crawl to the neare ST
house. The owner, taking him for a burglar.
shot him near the heart
In speaking of the state encampmept Of
militia, the st. Paul Globe says: The prepa.
rations alresdy making for the encampment.
OF the Minnesota militia indicate that tn.
ous-of-door training which the troops will re
ceiye this year will be more thorough than
any they have yet received. 1t 10 to be re-
GREETED that the demands which their yariou,
occupations make upon the men are so great
that the time Of e~ncampments must neces.
sartly be extremely limited. Nevertheless,
much may be accomplished even in the brief
space Of . week or ten days II the encan,p-
ments arc regarded in the right spirit, as s..-
sons OF hard educational work instead of
periods OF merrymaking and holiday enjoy.
msnt. OF course It all depends upon the
commanding Officers whether they shall be
placed 10 the n class or the other. But the
high degree Of efficiency which the Minnesota
militia has already attained in all that per-
tslns to the duties Of the soldier, and its su-
periorfty over that Of %neighhsring states 1. .
cumclent demonstration OF the way 10 which
ms eucampments have been pro6ted by 10
inc past, aud promise enough OF the good re-
future.
, 1888-09-25
ARTIST BEARD AND CROWLEY.
Row the Anthropoid Ape Tried to Atone
for His Wicked Temper.

for His Wicked Temper.
The best known picture of Mr.. Crowley,
The late chimpanzee, represents him sitting
in an arm chair with skulls and books
about him as he debates within himself the
possibilities of the D~arwinian theory and of
mctempSychosis. 1t was painted in 1885 by
Mr. j. H. Beard, of the National academy.
My experience with Crowley" said Mr..
Beard to a reporter, the other day, "makes
ME believe that he had, n mental ability that
came very near to reason. | had made many
sketches and studies of him for several weeks.
and had thus formed quite a friendship for
him. He knew me well, and used to shout a
greeting whenever / entered his room. On
the day of Gen. Grant's funeral, there being
out few visitors in the park, Superintend
euJ Conklin had Crowley's room closed ut
10 o'clock in the morning, SO that | might
be undisturbed and make a portrait of the
chimpanzee. Crowley was much interested
amy work, and stretched out his hands now
and then in a vain effort to get at the easel.
| managed to catch him a few times in the
pose You see in the picture and got it on the
canvas.
81 finished the sketch at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon and stood it against the wall, face
outward, some eight feet from the bars OF
Crowley's cage. When my back was turned
as | was putting away the brushes he caught
sight of the picture, and, thinking it was an
other chimpanzee, flew into a rage and threw
. a great handful of wet sawdust so skillfully
that it smirched the work from top to bot
tom. | turned just in time to see the damage
done and too late to prevent it. | shook my
maulstick as if to beat him and spoke sharply
to him. Crowley grimaced and danced flu
riously and threw himself against the bars OF
his cage as if he wanted to kill me. II ever
n simian .swore he did. He ragged for fully
five minutes. When he at last stood still o
few seconds l walked over to the cage and
said: Crowley, don't you think you ought TO
be ashamed Of yourself for spoi.ing my days
work like thatF AS l spoke 1 pointed at the
picture and he broke out into his c~himpanzee
swearing again.
Then something in my voice held his at
tention, and he listened to me quietly while |
went on reproving him.. 1 talked to him
quietly but reproachfully, and he seemed al
most to understand. AS l went on he looked
at me, then at his portrait, and evidently re-
Elected that he had done something wicked.
He pondered for some minutes with his eye
brows drawn into a black knot. At last he
thrust out his great hairy arm through the
bars and looked up at me beseechingly, as if
TO ask me to shake hands. shook hands
with him, and he was SO pleased at this sign
of forgiveness that he danced a jig us an evil
dence that there remained within not the
slightest vestige of ill feeling. 1t was more
than sixteen months before | saw Crowley
again, but he recognized my face among a
throng of visitors, and, climbing up on his
cage bars, shouted and beckoned, and would
not stop until l came up and shook hands
with him.n-New YorkW World.
, 1888-09-25
Methods of an English Teacher.

In Passing on to speak Of other aspects of
Mr.. Thring's work at Uppingham, and of his
efforts to realize in actual working facts
sound theories in education, it would perhap,
he well to remind the American reader that
the accepted function of tho English public
school is as much to mold character as to
train intellect. Our ordinary day schools
cannot hope to do this in n Xix degree. In
the few hours during which the teacher has
charge of his pupils he strives to engage their
attention, train their faculties, md, if pos
sible, reach to some extent the heart as we'll
as the head Then they go back to an infin-
lite variety of homes to spend far the greater
part of their time. and the character of the
home ordinarily is the prime influence in
determining the character of the child.
Strong personality in a teacher, or excep-
tional circumstances, may indefinitely in
tensify the influence of the day school on
character, but as a rule it must be compare
lively superficial.
1t is otherwise with the English public
school. Here a boy has to pass much the
greater part of his time during the most i'm
questionable years of his life. His school
masters, schoolfellows and school surround
ings are the PRIME forces in molding his
character. He is a member of a small repub-
lie, with laws, customs, institutions, ambi-
tions of its own, and where the individual
life and the general life react upon each
other with singular intensity To the school
come boys from every kind of home; all are
to be trained, and the failures should be as
few as possible. The responsibility thrown
upon the master is enormous; but, on the
other hand, his work is infinitely digniied by
the opportunity which it furnishes for SUI
preme influence on character. The he'd
mastership of a school of this type, drawing
some hundreds of boys from the better classes
of society, furnishes a sufficient field for the
very highest ability, and may enable a man
to exercise, in the course Of a generation, a
perceptible influence on national character
George r. Parkin in The Century.
, 1888-09-25
Studying Their Own City.

The time has gone by when q Partisan
was ashamed to carry a "Baedeker" under
his arm, and to explore the wonders of
the Louvre, the Luxembourg. the Gobelins
or the Musee-~C arnavalet. NJ. Charles
GARNER n the society of Amis des Monu-
ments Parisiens, which he founded about
two years ago, have changed all that.
Before NJ. GARNER and the ladies and
gentlemen with him took to periodical
wandering all over medieval and artistic
parts of Paris there were thousands of
old inhabitants who had never seen the in
side of many of the metropolitan mouu-
ments and places of historic interest in
their lives. They have visited the En-.
gardine or the Tyrol for scenery. cursorily
inspected the f~rescoes and paintings of
h Pitt or the Vatican to improve their
taste, but they would not be seen for
worlds %lounging about the corridors of the
Louvre or penetrating the artistic or ar
cadian recesses of Versailles.
At the present time, owing to the
fashion that has been set by the "Amis
des Monuments" it is no
thing to see a genuine Partisan wrapped
in contemplation of La Belle Jardiniere"
ut the Louvre, or wandering enthusiasts.
tically, like n foreign dilettante. through
the hall.of mirrors at Versailles. AS to
the environs of PGris. such as Marty,
montmorency or st. German, they are
rendered more fashionable than ever by
tho patronage of the opulent people who
drive thitherward in mail coaches every
afternoon for dinner.-Paris Cor. London
Telegraph.
, 1888-09-25

The American business man has had his
wits so s~harpened with keen competition in
trade that he never loses the least opportu-
nifty to turn a dollar. This was forcibly il
lustrated by a second hand furniture dealer
the other day. A woman purchased some
very nice new furniture on the installment
plan and fitted up n boarding house on one
of the principal streets of the city. But
business not coming up to her expectations
she skipped and left the furniture in the
house. The second hand dealer was struck
with Il capital idea to turn a few dollars into
his pocket. He purchased the furniture and
extensively advertised it to be sold at auc-
ton in the house on a certain day. Before
the day of the sale he oiled and varuished a
large amount Of second hand furniture he
had in his own store, and, after giving it the
appearance Of new furniture, placed it in the
house.
On the day of the sale the usual large num-
Der of ladies who flock to an auction in search
Of bargains" filed the house to overlooking.
The Keen witted second hand dealer had made
ample arrangements to show his goods to the
best advantage by having the window blinds
pulled down and the rooms lighted by the
Gickering CLEANS of burning gas jets. The
auctioneer joined in the shrewd game, and
put the old and new furniture together, and
tie whole lot was passed of as new furniture
"cr!y used a few days by the lady" BY this
tri.t tee second hand man readily disposed
OF his old furniture, The au~ctioneer cried
the praises of an old piano that had long since
been pounded to death with all sorts of music,
from the thunder of Wagner down TO the
slow notes of "Show Pity, Lord" 1t was
Knocked down at q handsome price as a piano
that had been used for q few days only. And
60 on, the whole lot of furniture sold ike
hot cakes Globe emocrat