The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-03-30

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1t is expected that tho Minnekallta
Hotel Mill open for business on Monday
the first prox. Then the influx of visit
ors will begin OH large scale, and as
General Passenger Agent Buchanan
has announced his intention of extern
sively advertising Hot Springs as a
health and pleasure resort, we may
confidently look for lively times during
the season just opening; and as work
on the college building Is about to be
commenced and a new bath house, adj
dition othe Minnekahta Hotel, and a
numtcr of cottages will in all proba-
bility be built during the summer,
giving employment to large number
of crrpcnters and masons at good wages
the outlook for Il busy season in all
branches of business is indeed tiattering.
Let 'cr go!
Fast Horse, a Sioux Indian has
written a letter to ex-Asent Mct;illi-
cuddy relative to the Peel bill, from
which the following is an extract as
indicative of the general sentiment of
the Indians: II have been busy talk
ing with our Indians about having the
reservation surveyed and the Indians
taking their land as white people.
Some have put down their names III
favor: others say they are waiting for
some one else to put down their names,
and then they will have theirs ON the
list. Then great many say that t!sey
won consent to it. You know how
they abused me about helping to make
up the Indian force. 'rl.eK are doing
The same now, but | pay M4Attcntion to
them and go on talking about this work.
| always try TO do well the work which
our agent gives us.
Chief Justice Waite of the United
States supreme court, died at his resi-
lence in Washington at. six o'clock
Friday morning. He was In his usual
health until Saturday night when he
was taken with a chill. On Tuesday
morning symptoms of acute bronchitis
appeared. accompanied by insomnia
and great rcStles>ne.s. His con-
dition was not alarming. hut on
Wednesday circunscribed pneumonia
showed itself. During Thursday night
he was comfortable, and no particular
alarm was felt, but at six O'Clock Fri
day morning failure of the hearts
action was observed, and at 6:lO he
passed away. The funeral services
were held in the hall OF the house of
representatives at IL o'clock Wednes-
day, the judges Of the supreme court
including cX-judgc strong acting as
pall-bcarers.
Judge Dudley recently addressed q
letter to Senator Manderson of Ne.
hrasl;a, requesting him to use his in.
ilueGcc to get the Peel bill for The
Opening of the Sioux reservation ST
amended rs to TO open that part of the
reservation directly cast of this count,
as far south as the north line of
Shannon county. In reply the
Judge received a letter from Senator
Manlerson on "Wednesday stating ii
substance that he feared it was too lat,
TO have the desired amendment mad,
but that he had referred the matter IL
Senatos Dawer who has charge of TIL,
bill in conference committe to whicl
the bill has been referred. Senator
Dawes promised to bring the matte
before the committee and it is not alto
gethcr improbable that the bill will b.
amended as requested. This woul,
materially improve our chances O
getting direct railroad communication
with the eastern part of the territory
There has bccna scarcity of butter il
the Hot Springs market during th
past week and as il consequence tina
commodity has been selling at blocl,
ade prices. The grangcrs of the Blac
Hills always get good prices for farr
products which is a strong arsnmen
in favor of this section as an agricu
! tural country. The inexhaustabl
, mines Of tin and coal lying to the mort
and west ofus, when properly develop
ed and worked as they will he in yer
short time. together with the large an
/. rapidly increasing local demand durin
the summer months viii always MAX
: the demand more than equal to I'll
l supply. thereby maintaining the pre-:
ent high prices for all kinds of farl
produce and making diversified farm
, ing most profitable employment
= For this reason and many others wlic
we have frequently enumerated. Fa
River county to-day offers more al,
u better Inducements tosettlers than an
y other portien of the rovernme1
!, domain now open to settlement.
The following from the Phone,
n Press regarding the marvellous clima
= = of Dakota is especially applicable ,
i this portion Of the Black Hills wheY
- the crisp mountain air and invigorati,
4 qualities of the waters byightens IL
- intellect and develops the artistic facu
Z ties to a wonderful degree: The fav
4 ! with which two young lady artis
n from Dakota-one Il singer and II
- other violinist-lave been receiv,
= in New York and Paris lately goes
II establish the claim which many ply
:" " icians have advanced for This climat
y y viz: that it qnickens and develops Il
!, y artistic faculties i'll the most marvelo
= =, manner. Persons who have lost til,
a voices or found them greatly impair
~, w in the East, come to Dakota and a
y y surprised to find themselves more TIL
restored. Others. who have fou
themselves disinclincd to pursue TIL,
rs studies. musically or otherwise are
Il vigorated and fairly made over by
m cxhilcrating ozone that pervades ii
g atmosphere. If the climate has Il
ne effect on those whose faculties have be
" impaired. building up the worn-o