The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-06-21
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II. A. Stocks!ager. formerly Of Indiana.
nut now OF Guthrie. Oklahoma. is in Wash
ineton to consult with the secretary OF tho
Interior relative to Oklahoma matters. Mr..
Stockslager speaks in glowing terms OF
the energy and enterprise of Guthrie. He
says that there are already several brick
yards and forty-two lumber yards in town
that an electric light plant has been cstab-
lished and ls now in working order: that
arrangements IRE being effected for the
building Of q line Of street railway. and that
everything points to a prosperous future.
Lots which on the 22d of April were ono
vast u~ninhabsted territory. have been sold
as high as $500 each. Mr.. Stockslager
says he thinks the values are fictitious to
some extent. but he has no doubt that tho
future Of this wonderful now town is as
sured. and tina within a very short time It.
will compare favorably with many of the
larger cities of the east and west. Guthrie
hopes for the territorial capital.
"A disastrous cave-in has taken place ut
Wilkesbarre. Penn. The Hollenteck &,
Holman vein OF mines are situated under
tho thickly settled portions Of tho city.
They are LOO feet deep. and for years past
no coal has been supposed to DO mined
In that portion Of it underlying tho city for
fear the earth would sink. A crash came.
and one of the principal thorou.hfares OF
the city was filled with crevices. from which
gas escapes in huge volumes. Tho owners
OF houses are greatly alarmed. The mon in
tho minos had all they could do TO escape
With their lives. Some of tho mules wcre
caught In the workings and killed. Eight
hundred men and boys arc thrown out OF
work. Tho mine owners loss viii. be over
100000 and the loss to property owners on
the surface will be double this amount.
The citizens of Olean. N. V. backed by
the whole Gcnessee valley. IRE protesting
against the maintenance Of the Gcncssee
valley reservoir. Like tho Conemaugh
valley reservoir. it was formerly the feeder
OF a canal. but is now merely n sportsmen' 8
resort. 1t is even larger than the Cone
maugh death pond, and its dam is said to
be weak.
"A letter has been received at Zanzibar
from Ururi. on the southeastern shore OF
Victoria Nyanzla. dated December I'd.
which reports the arrival there of Stanley
with II number of invalid members of his
force. h letter snys Stanley has sus-
tanned heavy losses. n large number OF
men having died from disease and famine.
The explorer had rcjoined and left Emin
Pasha at INJURY. on the northwestern
shore OF tho lake.
"A lively wind and thunder storm visited
Now York and Brooklyn the other evening.
lightning struck in several places. a
building in course of erection in BROOKLYN
was blown down and six workmen were
buried in the ruins, two OF whom were
killed. The 81. James Catholic church in
Brooklyn was struck by lightning and was
burned. causing damage of about $4,000
The Calender insulated wire works nj
East Newark were struck by lightning and
set on fire. The loss Is estimated at from
So. 0OO to 100000.
Three canals supply water for the mills
Mt Holyoke. Mass. A few days since water
broke through the race-way at tho Cabot
street mill. dcmolishing the southern part
OF the building and carrying away the rail-
road bridge. Only for the lower canal for
the water to enter it would have submerged
the entire lower part of the city. The dam
age will mount to 100000. and will neces-
state closing all the mills until repaired.
AT a meeting Of the stockholders of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal company.
resolutions were passed authorizing the
use of all available resources for putting
the canal in repair for tho resumption OF
navigation at the earliest practical mo-
mcnt. The report of the president states
that it will take $500. 600 to repair tho canal.
-Thirty-three Cinnamon in New York
gave S29G to the relief of the Johnstown
sufferers. There is something of n Chris
tian oven in II pagan. OF 1924 houses ut
Johnstown 295 were completely wrecked by
the flood. These figures illustrate the
thoroughness fits devastation.
Tho will of the late Allen Thornlike
Rice has been flied with tho probate clerk
mt New York. The will was executed in
Liverpool September 18th. 1881. 1t makes
requests as follows: To each of two cous-
ms. 100000: to his stepfather. $50. 100. and
i W SOt. 1Llotu y. DEucc. Oh NOW 1Otk, ulty.
IL one hundrcdths ofthe testator's interest
in the NorM american Reris,c. being a con
trolling interest. The balance of 1.-THE estate
is divided into thrce equal parts. TO go to
three aunts or their children.
The American delegates to the samoan
conference arc much complimen,ed OH the
result Of their labors. The oflcial press OF
Germany is disinclined to dwell upon tho
matter OF the Samoan settlement. all tho
glory of which is lost to Germany. and a
brief paragraph in III Norte German Ga
zette ut the conclusion of tho conference
states that an agreement was arrivcd ut
with perfect unanimtty by tho powers rep
resented and to the satisfaction Of all par-
ties concerned. Several provisions Of the
Samoan treaty will be enforced before the
treaty is formally ratified. Tho consul at
Apia will forthwith invite Samoan adher-
sion to the treaty.
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WESTERN PARAGRAPHS.
Reports of serious damage by rain and
wind arc received from all parts OF Illinois
and Indiana. At Brazil the city water
works reservoir. covering ten acres. burst.
and cut off the supply. 1t is thought that
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