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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

xU6 g1tYa . 800 49, A0WI
snd lumber mills were savei.
SPOKANE was one OF the most prominent
Of the many new cities In the infant State
the Northern Pacific railroad Close to the
Caur d'Alsne mining region, the city has
teen the site for many large industrial o..
Establishments, such as shelters and kindred
enterprises. Expensive public sdi6ces
had also been recently erected, and the
population was easily supporting two
prosperous daily papers.
The business district Of Spokane va In
Q strip between the Northern Pacific rail-
road tracks and the Spokane river. This
strip was 1--WE quares across, and extended
about seven squares in length. It was
solidly built up with brick aud stone
structures. the cost OF which varied
from $25, 600 to $125, 700. Ten
banking houses, five hotels. the opera
house, and many wholesale establishments
doing business estimated at half q million
dollars each, were situated within the dis.
600, OOD loss 10 believed to be exagger-
ated. Half that amount Is thought to 10
nearer the actual figure, assuming that the
reported complete destruction Of the city
is correct.
The population Of Spokane Is about
go, 400. The city possessed an excellent
water works, modelled after the Holly
system. with q capacity of 1900, 900
gallons. There were no fire engines, but
by the system in use five or six good
sized streams of water coull be concern
trated upon any block in case of fire.
The fire department was a volunteer one.
AS to insurance the best Information here
is that no large amounts were carried.
Buildings that cost $40, coo to $40, 900 are
known to have had but ~, 1000 to $4,000
inaafrannn
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

track. David g. weems, the inventor,
conducted the experiments. accompany
will bull ut once a five mile circular track
on Long Island to demonstrate the practi-
cability of their electric passenger-system
and also the automatic system which was
tried the other day, and is intended only
for light express packages, such as mail
and newspapers. Edison hos pronounced
it the greatest conception since the tee
graph. The road will DE fenced in with
barb wire to keep off cattle. The wires
will be used for telephoning and signaling
along the lines.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16
A LA JESSE JAMES.
TWO MEN 40 THE RoBnEl, ACT ON
SOUTHERN TRAIN.
a r,ucky Conductor Stops THOR Career
Johns own ratagraphs-Mrs. Mnybrlck
I" litns-O,hcr News.
Two Men Rob a Trn,n.

A dispatch from Kansas City dated ON
Sunday says: Hold up your hands," was
the command that astonished tho passen-
gers on the st. Paul sleeper, attached to
the rear of the Wabash western express as
1t pulled out of Harlem at $50 last EVEN
ing. The command was spoken by one of
tw' armed mon whose faces were conceal
ed lehin handkerchief, and who had en-
tered at the rear of the coach.
The hands went up. There were seven
people in the coach, md one was a lady.
She tainted. Ohe maj went through"
the passengers, one 10y one. while the
other. with his revolver in his extended
hand, kept watchful outlook for signs of
opposition. When it was all over and the
robbers had es, aped the passengers found
they had been relieved of SIG in cash and
two gold watches.
1t was evidently tie intention OF the
men to rob the passengers in all the
coaches, working" the train from the rear,
for as they left the st. Paul sleeper they
cautioned the passengers to not give the
alarm under penalty of being shot by the
"man on the PLATFORM"
Leaving the st. Paul coach they Started
for the next ono ahead. On the platform
they met the conductor of tho train, John
Roach. Ono OF the robbers pushed his
revolver under the conductors nose md.
ordered him to hold up his hands. Just
then a gust of wind swept the masks of
the robbers aside and he understood the
affair. He had nc weapon. but he carried,
his lantern i'll his hand, and with sthat he
dealt one of the men n vicious blow on the
head. simultaneously with his assault
the other robber fired a shot ut him. The
ailn was bad and the bullet missed the
mark. The first robhcr had by this time
recovered himself. and he, too, took a shot
ut the conductor. His aim was no more pre-
else than his partners. The robbers then.
with one more parting shot, swung of,
from the steps of the car. AS they did so
the conductor hurled his lantern after
them. determined to nave the last tag"
ON them. The train was running at the
rate OF twenty-five miles an hour, Con-
orct y Roach swung out beyond the side
make with all haste for the road that eads
tn Kansas City. That was the last seen of
them.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

MIR. j. IL. WERNER. who used to he
an officer of the Congo Free State.
says that when he visited lliploe lib.
that African magnnte WAS always Very
very polite. "Iut.' says Mr.. Werner.
from the tilst moment of seeing him L
felt certain distrust in him. wlicl, L
have never goi over. One thing L no.
ticca in Notwithstanding escaped
his quick restless evcs-anl was very
much AMUSED when. IL few days later
at iambuya camp, he sent an %interprc-
ter To me with II request that | would
come and see him. l found all he
wanted tn know WAS the meaning OF The
numbers and designs on the brass but
tons OF the two belgian officers who
We're in uniform"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

In the superior court at San Francisco,
the SUIT Of n. S. Z hapman has been decil-
G in favor of the Bank OF California.
The suit arose out of the great wheat deal
of Isaac Friedlander ten years ago and the
action was commenced for the purpose of
redeeming certain lands which Chapman
and F%iiedlander conveyed to the bank as
security for indebtedness on notes,
amounting to over 500, 900, with interest
at 10 per cent. About 81, 10000 is in
volved in the suit.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16
SPOKANE F%ALLSBHRNED
rliE wAsHrNaroN rERKrroRY CITY
DEVASTATED BIZ FIRE.

Twenty-Five Rlocks, Including the Entire
Business Portion of the City, in Ruins
The Loss Estimated at $4,000. 1000
story Of the Swift sp leading Flames.
A Spokane Falls Nv. ~ dispatch
business portion Of the city, with the
exception Of one mill. was destroyed
by Ore Sunday night The loss will reach
81 I, O0O. 600 The blaze started in a lodg-
ng house on Railway avenue at 8 o'clock
in the evening aud burned until Monday
morning. A large number Of frame
buildings and several grain elevators were
near the lodging house and soon after the
fire broke out they were ablaxe.
A strong wind was blowing toward tho
city at the time, and the blaze was soon
beyond the control Of the firemen. The fire
leaped from street to street and nothing
could DO done but let the flames have their
own way until they reached the river and
then endeavor to prevent the fire from
reaching the buildings on the opposite
side.
The flames swept through the city and
Gle business block after another was con-
sumed, everything being burned to the
waters edge. The fire department was
stationed on the other side Of the stream
Muu Prosenteu nyinH eMOeIs from settlhs
fire to the buildings there. Only a few
dwellings were destroyed, Is the residence
portion Of the city was not visited by the
fire.
The water supply proved totally made
qIate, and firemen as we'll as citizens be.
came panic stricken. Several people are
known to have persisted in the flames and
several more were injured by leaping
from windows.
Charles Davis of Chicago, a guest at the
Arlington house, was awakened by flames
bursting through the doors Of his room in
the third story. He JUMPED from the
window, was shockingly mangled, and died
in q few minutes.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

AMONG the Hindoos there are some
castles mean Alimedabad. in which.
widow marriages are allowed, and a
girl can he given in second marriage
without the %r,inous expense considered
necessary on the occasion of IL first alli-
ance. The parents. therefore. IN
times marry IL girl 10 bunch of flowers,
which is afterward thrown down a we'll.
The husband is then said To be dead.
and the girl, as II widow. can he mar
ried Mt moderate cost.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

AN illustration of how much on i
country is enriched by European inmi-
grafton is seen from the fact that ore
steamer recently took twcntv-eiehi
Italians back To Italy, each carr,i .g
from $4,000 to sl5.oen earned in thi =.
country, hut taken back to he enjoyed
in the old couatr.T. Probably each
one of the twentv-cialt had voted. or
been voted. Il dozen times in this coun-
try. and so helped to decide our great
questions of political economy. On the
whole. the Chinese are no worse on the
point of carrying off their earnings
than are Europeans.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16
is to have the right to manufacture for
its own use. flee of royalty, any of tho
meters to which, plizc; ave awarded.

A YOUNG llollanler, who has been
working Gin disguise" as an o. inarv
lahorer in several of the large far i
ture factories of the Wet turns cat %
be the sono f Il wealthy cotton goods
manufacturer nj Ncnejtofi. He came
tothis country 10 learn the wood man
ufacturing lmsii.ess, and will resnrn TO
his native country. Mh"se lie will es-
tablisll Il sash door aud blind factory.
equipped with the latest American ina
chinery. This is an improvement OH
the general run of foreigners who come
to this country lin disguise" as fortune
hunters aud 'listurbers OF peace-loving
minds
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

ITuEEE is in the civilized world an
average OF one deaf mute toevery l.5no
of the population: in other words. iher..
are nj least l.ooo.onn of this afflicted
class. In the United States there are
$4,000: in Great Britain. 100000: in
Germany. 25.ooo: in France. ao.0oo:
in Sweden. 1000: in Norway, l.loo: in
Denmark, 1000: in Holland. 2.3oO: and
in Switzerland tl'e country above all
others where deafness is prcvalcnt).
10000.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16
Oppoxed to Annexatior.

OTTAWA, Can, Aug. 4.-sir J. R. Som.
ers Vine OF London. England, one Of the
secretaries Of the imperial institute, 10 here
on business for the government. He rs-
Gently arrived at Vancouver from Aus
tralia. Speaking Of the question Of an.
nexation Of Canada to the United Sfafes
he said he found that the eoyernmsrt a.
British Columbia was 70 bitterly onnos.d
to any such Idea that tho province would
secede from the dominion and maintefn
herself q Q separate cosony. before heer.
Ing Of any Guch movement
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16
Al Jnlrnstnwn. Penn

A meeting of business men has been held
to take steps towards determining the iia-
bility of the South Fork Fishing cub for
the great disaster. Committees were APP
pointed and funds will lie raised to help
make the suit john Tliomas& Son against
the club IL test one.
The body of a l5-ycar-old girl was
found near the business part of Main
street the other day. 1T was covered with
ground and remarkably We'll preserved.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

Algeria is suffering from u plague of
locusts. and the soldiers are employed
to destroy them. At lctif nearly 500
soldiers were lately engaged in this
work. At Scdrata Il long line of fires
was kept up to prevent an invasion.
but the fuel was exhausted before the
mass of invaders. which had an un-
broken front of s,ix miles.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

A ScorcHMAN. who evidently does
not despisc small things, claims That
he has detected 100000 dust notes in
the thousandth part of a cubic inch of
the air of a room.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

JERUSALEM is growing fast in popula-
ton, owing to the large number OF Jews
fiocking thithcr. They now number
3o, 900 more than the combined Moslem
and Christian population.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

A rRIzE of $1,000 is offered by the
Municipal Council of Paris to the in
ventor of an electric meter giving al
tire satisfaction, and five prizes of
$500 each to the five inventors whose
meters have given the most satisfac-
ton. Should a meter only be suitable
for measuring ole kind of current only
half the prize will be given. The city
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

MISS OLIVE RIsLEY SEWARD. the
adopted daughter of Lincoln's Sccrc-
tary of State. lives ON Pennsylvania
avenue. Washington. i'll Il house pur-
chased for her from the proceeds of
the sale of Stewards "Travcls Around
the World" which she edited. MIR.
Seward presented her with the copy
right of The book. besides leaving her IL
share of his property. Miss Seward is
Il writer of cllildrcn's stories, which re-
late chiefly TO her travels.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

SOME papers do not like the En-
glish habit of emitting the article the"
before the na'nes of yachts. especially
i'll the case of yachts named after wom-
en-: The omission does seem %nnlortnn-
ate when it makes such statements Us,
these possible: Cora proved slow in
her STAYS" "Gracir ram her nose i'm
the mud" and alice carec.nd and
staggered under her heavy load"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16
THE WORLDS FAIR:

Chicago Decides To Organize a Stock Conn
panv With u Capital of 49, O0. 900.
CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-The committee on q
Worlds exposition here In 1892 met Fri
day and it wps determined to Immediately
open q general headquarters near the hotel
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

A WELL of so-called electrical water
has been tapped at Fort Scott, Kan.
To place both hands i'm the water at the
same time is utterly impossible. The
shock is so forciblc that it throws one
aside with vigor.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

WHEN the Seminole Indians of Flori-
da elect IL chief they choose the higgcs,
fighter and most successful hunter of
the tribe. Ii there happens TO he 81 tie
between two candidates. their method
of deciding it is to have each candidate
place n live coal on his wrist. The one
who finclles first loses the office.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16
Tho Veterun Gets II.

In response to a letter of tho chief clerk
of the postoflice department Mt Washing
ton. the assistant attorney general for tue
postotice department wrote that when the
civil service commission certified three
names for appointment, and one was a
ischargcd sailor or soldier he must be Sc
lectei for the place. This opinion was
confirmed by the attorney general, who,
however, brought out more strongly the
point that the appointing power still had
IL right of Judging as to the cx-soldier's
capability aud personal fitness before put
ting him i'll tho place, although all things
being equal, the soldier aust be appointed.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

The Eastern Press is continually To-
ferring to the newspapers ont this way
as provincial. Yet n New York paper
printed Il rcd, white and blue issue ON
the Fourth. So did an Oshkosh
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

PETER Lame. 1"4 wear; OF age. has
just been admitted To church membcr4
ship in Elgin. Scotland. Apropos to
this incident the Hartford Courant
says: "Gishop Asbnry. in his Jour
nails. speaks of exllorting II man over IL
hundred years old to give his heart to
God ON the ground that lie had very
little time left. The man answered.
but my father lived To br lo9.'"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

A RECENT investigation proved that
in the course of twcnty-four hours one
hundred and eleven thousand eight
hundred and sevcnty-threc foot pas
sengers crossed London Bridge. and in
addition forty-tive thousand vehicles,
containing an average of three persons
each.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

Notwithstanding the favorable reports
that are still sent out flom the board of
health ut ohistown, Penn, there is n
great deal of SICKNESS there. The doctors
Are so busy t. NJ they cannot attend to the
calls masle upon them. Typhoid fever,
malariat fever. s%iysentery and Il case of
scursy nave been reported to tho the Red
Cross hospital DURING the past two weeks.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

APPLICATION has been made for IL
patent for IN electric light method of
instant photography. The application
is designed for the detection of hnrg-
lars especially. The apparatus can he
so arranged that Il burglar in entering
n bank. office, or dwelling, will, i'll his
operations. touch something wllich-will
canse II flash, and the result will be
his photograph left indelihly on the
plate. \ number of cameras may he
placed in the room and n variety of
views taken simultaneously. The tell
tale wire can he fastened to the knob
OF the safe or door SO that he cannot
avoid touching it, thus disclosing his
identity.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16
WHEAT %"CORNERS."

Their Effect on Our Foreign Grain Trade.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 4.--The State De-
partment is in receipt of an exhaustive re.
port upon Russian agriculture and cereal
trade from Charlton H. Way, United States
consul-general to st. Petersburg. He says
the export of cereals from Russia in the
last two years show all abnormal increase,
due to three causes-tlie enormo crops
gathered from both the. black lands and
the arabic prairtes, the depreciation of the
paper ruble, aud the foolish practice OF
Corners in the United States.
1.-The arabic lands of Russia in Europe"
Mr.. Way says, Excluding Poland, cover
an area Of 450, 600 square miles. The
wheat grower OF Kansas and Dakota will
see at q glance the area Of that fertile ter.
ritory. which, with the cheap labor Of
Russia, will always prove to lie q formid-.
able rival; and the merchants of Chicago
and New York who imagine that by cor.
nering wheat they will control the markets
Of the world can always take into their
calculations the product of this country az
an effectual check to their operations.
Every corner engineered in the UAited
States makes an opportunity for Russia.
Not one dollar is added to the import OF
wealth in America. but exports from our
country being stopped, Russia steps in
6Sso ~ ~ ~ EcAuUl0I0e
tive prices, but still far below the prohib.'
tive values established in Chicago and
New York. AS long as Russian wheat
exists any attempt to force the western
nations of Europe to pay artificial prices
for American wheat can but RESI- in
absolute failure"
bold Diamond Robbery at Kansas CITY.
KANSAS CRY, No., Aug. fat g.
O'Clock Friday afternoon a ~au.d.as.o.
man riding q sorrel horse rode up to Att
mans jswelry store. at. 7ls Main street.
He dis'nounted, letting the horse stand
without hitching, and went into the store.
He asked to look ut some diamonds which
had been shown him the previous day.
The tray was handed to him, when 10
grabbed q handful and made a dash for the
door. He sprung for his horse, but the
animal became frightened and dashed OF
down the street. The robber ran to the
corner. where he jumped into a hack and
drove rapidly away, pursued by the police.
He has not been captured. The diamonds.
are estimated, at $4,000.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16
That Elixir Do,x II. work.

brs. Wilson, Yoo and Dung IN, of the
hospitol college at Louisville, KY, have
been experimenting with the Brown-Se-
guard elixir with a rheumatic patient 20
years old. He has obtained almost COM
plete relief. He fees young and
Refrigerated. In the case of an asthmetic
paralytir, who was not informed of the
nature of the treatment, the patient has
partially recovered from paralysis and has
new energy and strength.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

THE Princess Imperial OF Brazil has
organized a corps of negro troops
whose Office it is to act as an imperial
guard.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16

Mini>ter-"Well, my on. I suppose
when you become Il man you will he IL
minister or lawycr?"
Young America Mot muchee l
won't: who ever heard of IL minister or
lawyer gct,in' three column notices in
the newspapers when they WIS goin' t.
preach r. make IL speech? You bet yer
life I'm goin' T. he Il prize fighter an
get lots of fame!"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16
CHICAGO.

~Cattlc-The quotations show Q little
better market. Cows and bulls. 4l.759S.OO:
steers. S8.50Ga.G0.
Hogs-Prtces arc unchanged. Quotations:
Light. SL90a4.G0; heavy. S4.901l.l0.
Sheep Westerns. 4S.8tal.e0.
Produce-Wheat cash. 70 1916; September,
76stc. Corn. cash. IS ll-l6c; September, $3.50.
Oats. cash. 2os9c; September. 9O4c. Rye,
seed, sl.soal.sl. Prime Timothy, sI.42.
Provisions-Pork. cash. elO.A7ia September.
s10.52,e. Lard. cash. q. Is; September, sG.9lH.
Sutter.Cresmery. 1o9l6tsc; dairy. 9sl9c.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-08-16
Guarding the Reservation.

Secretary Noble has requested the war
apartment to take all necessary steps to
keep intruders from the Sioux reservation
This action was taken in anticipation of n
rush of settlers, now that the opening of
the ioux reservation is assured.