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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

very little insurance. The Are Vas caused
BY . prairie fire. Miss Annie Sweeney,
aged about IS years, vas driven from her
fathers farm house near Highmore, ON
April end, into the burning prairie, where
she wa suifocated BY smoke and burned to
q crisp. She had been left alone that day
by her father a widower, for whom she
was h~ousekeeper, and the fire came in his
absence. Mrs. Thomas w. Tibbs, a
neighbor, was seriously burned, her little
son being burned to acinder. The eastern
portion Of Mcpherson county was swept
by q prairie fire Of the End. Leola, the
county seat, was literally wiped out and
scarcely o vestige OF the once prominent
town remains. Out Of thirty places
of business but four are left stand
ing. Leola was a fine little town Of 200
inhabitants and the country for miles
around we'll settled with industrious and
thrifty people. The extremely dry condi.
ton which March left things in made dan
ger from fire specially imminent, while the
long continued aud ferocious wind drove
the flames with irresistible force. II will
be weeks yet before the full summary Of
all the damage wrought can be fairly esti-
mated.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
Thc Height Of Adam and Eye.

A French scientist has recently com
puted the height of Adam as l23 feet
and that of Eve as 11S. No wonder.
they fell and the consequences were a
shattered constitution for all their de-
scendants down to the present dav.
Five feet ten would have been a safer.
model and saved a deal of theology
and bad blood over the salvation of
those who fell in Adam. Such people.
with their heads in the tops of the
trees, could not be expected TO LET the
apples alone. There was q lig blum
der somewhere. and it may turn out
after all that Adam WAS no: so much
to blame. 1t is possible, however. that
the Eiffel Tower has turned tn,
Trenchman's head and that Adam was
not more than five feet six.--Si. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
Harrison. dr., sued for Libel

Russell b. Harrison, the son of the
president, was in New York n few days
since, on account of n suit for an article
published by the Montana Lire Stock
journal company during April, 1887, al
legged to have reflected upon the character
of ex-Gov. Schuyler Crosby. of that terri
tory. At the time Of the publication
Russell Harrison was president of the
Montana Lie Stock journal company.
The same article first appeared in the
Buffalo Commercial, which has since pub
lishcd a retraction. The Montana Journal
copied the article from the Buffalo Com
mercidl, and, therefore, did not originate
the story. Mr.. Crosby seeks a personal
retraction from Mr.. Harrison, as we'll as
publication of q retraction in the Lire
Stock Journal. MIR. Harrison has placed
the whole matter in the hands of his at
torney, William A. Sweetser, of New York,
who states that the Montana Lire Stock
journal will publish a proper retraction.
as the Buffalo paper has already done.
Mr.. Sweetser says that he is of the opinion
that such q retraction by the Montana
journal will be perfectly satisfactory to
ex-Gov. Crosby.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
The Denver Isobber sun uncnug,,t,

Tic Denver Robber still Uncnught.
Ex- United States Marshal Wilcox re-
Gently called upon Mr.. Moffat, the Denver
bank president who was 80 coolly robbed
some days since, and showed him tho
photograph of the boldest criminal of the
age and asked him if he thought it bore
any resemblance to the robber. The bank
president was quite startled ut the picture
md said Mt once that it did. lie was then
informed that the photograph was a cor
rect likeness of II. w. Burton, the man
who single handed and absolutely alone
held up a stage coach early III the summer
of 1850 and robbed the men of all their
valuables. From the driver he took the
express packages and the United States
mail. Two months later he was captured
after n desperate fight in Pueblo and finally
or trial in the United States court sem
fenced to the p%enitentiary for life. Dur-
ing the time of his Imprisonment he made
numerous desperate attempts to escape
and severely injured several guards. He
was released from the penitentiary about
two years ago owing 10 the fact that he
had been tried on an information rather
than an indictment. Pinkcrton, and, in
fact. all of the agencies, have the matter
i'll hand nov and are on the lookout for a
man that answer to the description of
Burton.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
Germany Seems Anxious.

A Washington special says: The Ger
MAJ minister has received a telegram in
cipher from Prince Bismarck, instructing
him to cable at the earliest moment the
names of the vessels ordered by the secre-
tary of the navy to proceed to Samoa to
take the place Of those that were wrecked
there March 10th; also the number of men
~ officers carried by each ship, its ton
mage and horse power; the number, size
and kind of guns; whether the vessels are
equipped with torpedoes, md whether the
sending reinforcements to Samoa will
weaken the American navy in any other
part of the world to . considerable extent.
The minister was also instructed to find
and report to the German foreign
Office without loss of time the condition Of
the new vessels in process of construction.
The World correspondent is able to vouch
for the absolute accuracy of the dispach.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
Another Yecht Race Psndfpg.

Gen. Paine, the we'll known yachtsman.
when shown the cable interview with Lord
Dunhaven, in which he ~announcedt that the
new Scotch yacht yalkyrie will compete
for the American cno this year. said he
would not race the Volunteer even il the
committee SO decided. He will not put the
Volunteer in commission, and will not
build a 7O-footer to compete with tho
valkyrie. At present the only yachts ca
pable Of defending the cup are the Titania,
Shamrock, Catrina and Bedouin, and the
sloops Puritan and Mayfiower. Capt. Bur-
CESS, designer aud builder, was also seen.
He says: @We should put our fastest
bost against the valkyris, and that 1t
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
The Ator. Booth. Very IN.

While Booth and Barrett we're playing to
a crowded house ut Rochester, N. Y, on
the evening of the Both. Mr.. Booth gave
signs Of illness and would have fallen to
the floor but for tho assistance of his at.
tendants, who remained near him. The
curtain was rung down and o physician
summoned. Mr.. Barrett said that he
feared the worst. He thought that Mr..
Booth had had an attack Of paralysis, and
would never again be able to act. Booths
condition was so far improved on the 9th
thut he left for New York accompanied by
his valet. The physician who visited him
reports that Mr.. Booth had recovered his
voice to q great extent and was able to
speak quite plainly and that with q rest of
two weeks he will probably be able to re-
sune his profession. The paralysis affect
ed the entire left side, but passed away
after a few moments. The attack is re-
garded as premonitory, and Mr. Booth Is
likely eventually to suffer another which
will prove fatal. It is believed that the
immediate cause of the attack was exces.
sive smoking, as Mr.. Booth is in the habit
Of smoking at least 20 strong cigars a day
besides frequently using a pipe.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
Wants tho Vork Rrourht I'm

The postmaster-genera on the 2lst is-
sued an order directing all clerks IN the
Office Of the first assistant postmaster-
general, and such as may be required from
the other bureaus Of the department, until
otherwise directed, to begin work at $50
o'clock q. m. instead Of 9o'clock as here
tofore, and remain ut their desks until 6
O'Clock p. IN. instead Of 4o'clock. This
increase Of hours is made for the purpose
of facilitating the dispatch of applications
and the preparation Of papers for action
in the Office Of the first assistant postmas-
~ter-general. The clerks in the dead letter
Office are also required to work from $40
a. m. to 6 p. M, until the work now in
arrears IN that division is brought up.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
As TO Postomccs.

First Assistant Postmaster General
Clarkson is quoted rs saying in the Tribune
that he did not believe there would be a
great many moro changes made in fourth
class postmasters in either Minnesota,
Iowa or Dakota for some time yet. The
recent order issued by Postmaster General
Wanamaker that removals would not be
made until the present terms expire, ex-
cept for cause, will have much to do with
matters in those three states, as there arc
very few whose terms expire for some
months to come, and they will continue in
this way through the entire year, many Of
them running as much as two years and
some longer.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

A COURT train worn recently by the
young German Empress was six yards
long, and of the finest white Lyons
silk, magniticently embroidered in
gold and silver. The price of the ma
terial was about $1,000, and the en-
broidery was done by twelve young
girls who were working at it for two
months.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

THE newest use to be which the At
lantic cables have been put was illus
trated in the New York Herald. which
printed q description of the baseball
games played at Naples on the day be.
fore, with full score. How the italian
and, for that matter, all the other
te~legraphers' eyes must have bulgcd
as they received the copy.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
washing,on's inaugural

The following proclamation was issued
OH the 9Th:
BY tho President of tho United States of
America: A hundred years have passed since
tho government which our f0rcfathers founded
was forlia' ly organized. At noon on tho 80 Ii
day of April, 1851. i tlio city of New York, and
in the presence of an nssemblage of men whose
patriotic devotion had led the colonies to VIC
tory and Independence, George Washington
took tho oath of office us chief magistrate OF the
ncw-born republic. This impressive act was
preceded at . O'Clock in tao morning i'll all the
churches of the city by prayer for Gods bless
ing OIL the government and its first prestIent.
The centennial of this illustrious event in our
history has been declared u general holiday by
an act of congress- to the end that the people Of
exercises appropriate to the day. In order that
tho Joy OF tho occasion may be associntcd with
tlankfulncss III the minds of the people for all
our blessings in the past, and devOut supplicu-
ton to God for their gracious continuance In
the future. the representatives Of religious
creeds. both Christian and Hebrew. have me-
mofialiIed tho government to designate nn hour
for prayer mud thanksgiving on that day.
don't of the United States OF America, III re-
spOlse to this piOus and reasonable request do
recommend that on Tuesday, April ~, at the
hour of 9 O'Clock in the morning. tho people Of
the entire country repair to their respective
places of divine Worship to implorc tho favor of
God that the blessings of liberty, prosperity
md peace may abide with us us q people. and
that his hand may lend us in tho path OF right
In witness whereof l hive lereuito set my
na,nc and caused the seal of the United States
of America to be affixed. Done in tho city Of
Washington this 18th day Of April, in the year Of
eighty-nine. and the Independence of the
United States tho one hundred and thirteenth.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
BY the president: JAMES G. BLAINE, Secretary
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
I'etria.I Hands and Legs.

Guy Jones, colored, works with IA
Clegg, of Lee county, Ga. and is unlike
any other man only in that his legs and
Lands Gro petrified. These members are
as hard as ordinary wood. and the pressure
which n could impose with the finger
nail fails to make any indentation in the
flesh. The negro has 10 feeling in them
whatever, but if they are cut the blood
will flow as from the person of an ordin-
airy man. Guy is free to talk about his
oddly and says that it commenced on him
nine years ago. ssThe doctor told me that
it would kill me in four years" said the
man, with a grin, "but l am here YET"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
Tho South Pacific Storm.

An Auckland dispatch of April End says:
The recent hurricane in the South Pacific
ocean swept over 1900 geographical miles,
embracing in its trace the Hervey and So
ciety groups Of islands. The American
ship Red Cross, from New South WaI.a
for San Francisco, was driven ashore at
Rarantongo and wrecked. The crew was
saved. The American ship Ala Owen was
wrecked at Quara. The crew wa saved.
Wreckage from the British ship Suakim.
was seen ut Aituatuaki. II is supposed
the crew perished.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

A Pacific coast paper reports that
the blowing up of u rock in the harbor
of Nanaimo was attended by a remark
able sight. At the moment the explo-
sion occurred an immense shoal of her
ring was passing over the place, and
thousands of them we're thrown high
in the Dir. For several minutes after
ward the water was of a silver color
from the immense number of fish
which ioated on the water to the
depth of a foot or more, stunned OF
killed by the shock.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
WHATEVER may he the truth co,

WHATEVER may lie the truth con-
corning the present condition of the
health of the Empress of Russia there
can be no doubt about the narrowness
of her escape from death in the recent
collision at Bork. The jacket which
she wore ut that time was sent to Paris
recently in order that it might he
duplicated. The correspondent of the
London Times writes: II have been
shown this garment, the buttons of
which are crushed by the collision,
while on the left side there is a hole as
large as the hand. This shows the vio-
lence of the shock. and it is difficult to
conceive how the Empress escaped"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

The decline in land values still con-
tinues in England. A farm of $40 acres
at Sheppey, which was bought for
G16,O 600, is now offered for ca, 400, and
q farm of 26O acres near Chelmsford
can be purchased for 91,82O.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
DUrUn LUIIAnr.

$50 ST.. -L- r. r Il
wxnten. Blynken and Nod one niyts
Sailed on r. . wooden shoe
eailed on . rives Of misty light
Into . sea Of dew
The old moon asked Of the three.
W. have come % nah for the herring nS
That live n this beautiful sea;
eaid 'Wynksn.
And Nod.
The old moon laughed and sung Q song,
As they rocked In the wooden shoe,
And the wind hat sped them all night long
The little '. stars we're the herring fsh
NOV cast your nets wherever You wish,
But mover afeared are we!
So cried the stars to the fshermen three.
a ALA Noa.
All might long their Eets they threw
For the deh IN the twinkling foam
Then down from the sky came the wooden sho,
Bringing the fishermen home;
Twas all 60 pretty a sail, IL seemed
Az II 1t could not be;
OF sailing that beautiful sea-
But snail name youthe fishermen thres,
Wynken,
Blynken,
And Nod.
Wynken and Blynken are two little eyes,
And Nod is Q little heal,
And the wooden shoe that sailed the skiee
Is wec ones trundle bed;
60 shut your eyes while mother eings
OF the wonderful sights that be,
And you shall see the wonderful things
AZ you rock on the misty sea
Where the old shoe rocked the bshermen three
Wynken,
Blynken.
And Nod. Eugene Field.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
The Haytion Republic.

The closing episode in the record Of the
steamer Haytien Republic as a trader be-
tween Boston aud Hayti occurred on the
End when the craft that has been the OBJ
ject of SO much disagreement was sold at
auction for $41,00 The purchaser,
William Lewis. of New Bedford, will ft
the Republic out for Behring sea and the
When built she cost SIP, OOO.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
Cost OF LIanor.

The drink bill of India is about goo
600, 900 for a population of BOO, 900, 0Oo,
that of Great Britain is nea ly el23,-
600, 600 for a population Of 81. 000. OK,
and that of the United States i; CLIO
OOO,O0O for o population of $1,000. O00.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

SuNFLowEns are used in Wyoming
Territory for fuel. The stalks, when
dry, are as hard as maple wood, and
make a hot fire, and the seed heads
with the seeds in are said to burn bet
ter than the best hard coal. An acre
of sunfiowers will furnish fuel for one
stove for q wear.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
hood have been seriously curtailed by
the fashion suggested by actresses, of
ladies wearing silk undergarments.

The horses on some of the stage
routes in Nevada are trained to wear
snow-shoes. After an animal becomes.
used to them he can travel four OF five
miles an hour where it would be i'm
possible to go that distance in a week
without them. The shoes are made of
thin steel plate. and measure about
nine by eleven inches. The horses are
shod with long heel calks, which go
through the snow-shoes aud prevent
their slipping going up and down hill.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
THEY DEFY AUTHORITY
SETTLERS RESIST EvlcrIoNs FROM
DISPUTED IOWA LANDS.
Tho Denver Hank l.ohbcr sti,l uncausht-
A Proclamation by tho l'resiaent-Othcr
News from All Parts of ths World.
River Land sr.,,.r. VIII, Fight.

sss v 30
United States marshals, who attempted
to make evictions from tho Des Moines
river lands in Webster county, Iowa, on
the 4th, were met with armed resistance
and were driven from the field. A mob of
settlers fully equipped with Winchester
rifles assembled at the homes Of the set
tiers to lie eyictcd and detied the officials.
The mob greatly outnumbered the officials
and the latter discreetly retired without at
tempting to force them from the lands.
United States Marshal Desmond, of Du-
buquc. will be called on for more assist
anco before any further cvictions will be
attempted. Sheriff Adams, of Webster
county, has a posse ready to make arrests
for conspiracy, but will postpone action
until the present outbreak has been sub
Quad
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
Molland's King IL Crazy.

The truth about the king Of the Neither
lands has come out. Why such a mystery
has been made of it is inconceivable. He
has been quite out of his mind for months
with occasional glimpses Of sanity. The
doctors informedlthe government long ago
that there was no chance Of his ra!lying
and ultimately he would become quite
mad, under which circumstances his health
might improve and his life be prolonged,
which now is said to be now unlikely.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
A Long MINDED locomotive.

A locomotive Of American manufacture
hauled the Buffalo day express, on April
End. the entire distance from Jersey City
to Buffalo, 423 miles. This IS tho greatest
run ever made by one engine. The train
left Jersey City at 9:35 a. m. and arrived
at Buffalo exactly or time Mt 1903 p. m.
A speed Of over q mile a minute was at
tanned on several occasions. The sans
engine drew the train back on its return
trim.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

The New Haven Nesos says that
only n out of every four of the
weather indications at that point has
been verified for q year past. The
same complaints are made at all other
points, and it is evident that the
weather has got away from the signal
hureau.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

a BExaAIEE student was asked to
answer this proposition at an examina-
ton: "Put down in your own words
what You think of the character of
Lady Macbeth" To this the Baboo
gave-the frank reply: ooh, indeed,
she vas a brazen-faced female"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

LITTLE PH1I" SHERIDAN, just turn
ing 8, is the perfect physical counter
part Of his father. He also shows his
fathers courage aud equanimity.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

The Florida woods are full of bird
plume hunters, and if the cruel
slaughter is kept up that plume birds
of that State will soon become extinct.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

y The native Bombay press is not
very high-toned. Out of sixty-three
newspapers established between 1884
and 1857 twenty-four were edited by
men dismissed from the Government
service or convicted Of theft, breach of
trust and similar offenses, or notorious
for a loose character, or Of unknown
social status and limited education, or
by schoolboys. religious mendicants
and the like.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

The finest single sapphire in this
country is owned by Mrs. William
Astor, and her necklace of emeralds
and diamonds is among the costliest
Jewels in America.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

TIE postofice at Mineral Point, Col,
1900 feet above the sea level, is the
highest p~ostoffice in the country. But
the postmaster says his salary is about
the lowest.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

ThE strawberry crop in Georgia is
expected to be a month earlier than
usual this year.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12

"TEN years hence" said q member of
the New York Assembly, "the fact of
an adult sending a valentine will be
taken as evidence that he is not a
proper person to act as a guardian or
trnataen
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
Lincoln Has Accspted:;

Robert 7. Lincoln called upon the pres.
ident and Secretary Blaine on the lth, and
formally accepted the English mission.
He will sail Tor England about the 18th of
NAV.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
Pension Ofsce Appolntmont..

1o1s1uH Om1c6 APPRENTICESHIP.
c. R. Faulkner, Of Indiana, chief of the
record division in the pension Office, has
resigned by request. L. @. G. Lamar, IT,,
chief Of the stationary division Of the in
terror department, has resigned to engage
In private business. Lamar's resignation
was unsolicited.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-04-12
Yacatlon Apno.ntments.

The president on the 9Th appointed
Cornelius Van Colt, of New York, post
master at New York. He also appointed
Joel B. Erhardt to be collector Of customs
at New York.