The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-10-04
Tho Census Bureau Ready for WOE,

WoMbi and his fireman jumped and es.
capped. The engineer has disappeared.
The Census Bureau Ready for Work.
The work of the census bureau is now
about organized, although the actual euu-
meration of the people does not begin un-
til next June. but that has become the
smallest part of the work performed at the
decennial census of the United States.
The statistics of manufacture, commerce,
etc., covering n period of ten wears, re-
quires the labor of u large number of
special agents and an organization of the
work that must be complete and exact in
order to produce the best results. Ia or.
der that the system of carrying on the
business of the Office may be as perfect US
possible, Superintendent Porter has APP
portioned the entire work among eighteen
chiefs of as many divisions and their sub
orainates. The organization of the Office
is far i'll advance of what it was on the
ODD of September ten years ago. AS is
we'll known, it ls MIR. Porter's purpose to
complete tho work us soon us possible
after the enumeration of the population
has been completed. lie has for this reason
finished the preliminary work, completed
the organization of the Office, and is now
! prepared for the collection and compilation
of statistics. In fact, the collection of
statistics has already been begun.
Tho Sugar Trust Getting Slaky.
1t is reported from New York that
rulmors recently prevailing about the
issues of new securities by the g
trust and the continued decline in tho
price of raw sugar in the London market
appear to have struck terror into the.
hearts of small holders, and as a result
the price of certificates dropped rapidly
from 1929. at which they closed the night,
before 10 81. About 1000 shares we're
sold. On reaching 9Taa there was moro
support extended and a recovery TO 30
cents took place. During the decline the
crowd OF brokers dealing in c%ertitica' es
WAS the largest since they were put on the
market. Much anxiety was apparently
felt with regard to the future of the market
AANoO "a AhS itA oCCuIltlcos AADIeS
from London report the market for raw
sugar there as weak and declining. Beet
sugar, which n short time ago was quoted
mt 81 shillings 6 pence, is down to 10
shillings. In the same period the price of
sugar certificates has declined from $l.2S,
to-day's figures, to 97aa cents.
A Rich Silver Mine Located in California.
Intelligence has been received at Mont.
Grey, CAL, through one of the Foreman
boys, who lives near the head of tho Car
mel river. that the long-lost mine known
as the Maria Roman mine," has been
found. He had often been told how the
Indian woman, after whom the mine was
named, used to go away and i'll the course
of u few days return with large mounts of
silver ore which she would assay herself at
the nine. Where the mine was located
has always been Il mystery, and even lately
some old Indians around Monterey told
about the mine which old Maria Roman
had. The mine, if accounts are correct, is
located near the head of the Carmel river.
about fifteen miles from Monterey. and
was found by Mr.. Foreman while deer
hunting, and he also found the old furnace
and instruments which Maria used to crush
ore with. The news has created excite
ment and parties are preparing to so to
the nine.
Late Points on the Quebec Disaster.
The evidence given ut tho Quebec in
quest tends to show clearly that the recent
landsli e should have been guarded against
by properly requiring the cracks i'll the
cliffs some years ago. Laborers took from
the mass of debris q man named Joseph
Kemp, aged u years. He had been buried
los hours, but hopes are entertaided for
his recovery. Shortly after the mutilated
corpse of Mrs. Odwood, aged 70. was re-
covered. 1t is expected more bodies will
yet DO found.
One Fool Venture Prevented.
Wilfred Overgaard, a stalwart young
Norwegian, was to attempt to swim the
rapids at Chippewa Falls, Wis, which is
regarded as ~ very difficult feat. A num-
Der of his interested friends swore out a
warrant, however, and he was arrested.
A cold, drizzling rain was falling, but over
five hundred men and women were assem-.
bled OF the banks to witness the feat. The
attempt, it is claimed, would end in GER
tain death, as the river is filled with Jagged
rocks at that point and the water is only
breast high in the deepest places. Over