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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19
Conspiracy Against the Northwest i.

Conspiracy Against the Northwest.
The democratic party is at its old
game Of doing injustice to the north
west. 1t always opposes anything that
is for the interests Of the west. It de-
prived us Of statehood as long as it
was able to do so. Now it wants to
deprive US Of our representation in
congress and in the electoral college
for the next four years, to which we
are entitled BY the increase Of popula-
tion s,Mce 1880.
The plan is to claim that the census
is inaccurate. That plot was enter
ed into to enumerate republican states
larger than they actually were and TO
make the democratic states smaller
than they actually are. The only
state that claims 70 be wronged in the
census is Oregon republican state.
The plot originated in New York
city with Tammsny and Hill. The
census Of New York was praised by
the newspapers as the most accurate
ever taken, until October when Hill
and Tammany considered it . defec-
tive one. Tho Tammany census shows
more people than the U. s. census in
June, and hence the democracy ie de.
sirous Of keeping out the representa-
tives of the west until after the presi.
dental election Of 1892. A re.appor-
tionmeut on the population at present
makes the west more powerful politi.
cally and Tammsny less Of political
factor in national affairs. and hence
the plot. It remains to be seen
whether the national democracy is to
be drawn into the plot by the Hill
Tammany combination. Watertox,,
Courier Ne,cs.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19
INDIAN SITUATION.

William F. Steel, of this city, head
farmer at Pine Ridge agency came in
this morning to see his family and at.
tend to some important business mat
ters.
Mr.. Steele who left the agency yes.
terday afternoon states that every.
thing is stall hu,et there. The hearts
Of 5000 peaceable Indians in camp
there are good" aud those Of the
Brules in the Bad Lands are not 60
bad" as they were. Scouts arrive
daily from the latter camp. and yester.
day reported the Brules moving slow.
ly toward the agency. Their line Of
march is through the border Of the Bad
Lands, which started the report
that they were moving hack into th.,t
weird region with hostile intent.Mr
Steel says that they are expected in
! camp BY Friday or Saturday. They
have surrendered the ponies taken
from the quiet Indians and. through
the influence of father julie, have
agrec,i to come in. General Miles is
expected at the agency today or to.
morrow, and then grand council will
probably he held at which the whole
trouble will be settled.
The Indians which have at no time
had possession of thu government herd.
Their first camp was near the govern.
ment range and the Indians killed what
beef they wanted. They used the
government corral for fuel, but did
not wantonly burn the buildings as
stated. Special Agen: Cooper will go
out with Farmer Steele and bis
assistan the first of the week to in-
spcct the damage to the property Of
peacaL!e Indians andgovernment prop.
erty preparatory to reporting upon
the same.
Mr.. Steele says that Agent Roger
has procured special allowance Of
100000 If pounds of beef issue, and
that eighty-six head will be issued
today. The Indians at the agency are
now we'll fed, and of course happy. On
&onday they gave friendly dance,
and had regular carnival.
While referring to the sufficiency Of
raticns, he said that the allowance i.
far from sufficient and that the In.
dians have suffered from want of food.
Agent Royer now has more provis.
ions, and is dispensing them more
literally. MIR. Steele states that the
criticism of DR.. Roger is entirely un-
called for. lie has shown tact, firm.
ness, good Judgment and executive
ability during the entire tronble, and
will prove himself master Of the sit.
uatio,i.-- Rapid city Republican.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19

HunoS, Dec. 1l.-Special: Tho
first lot OF feed and coal under the 70.
duced tariff rates arrived here today
over the Chicago and Northwestern,
and was destined for points north. By
an arrangement which went into ef.
feet December 10, grain aud feed from
stations on the line Of the Chicago and
Northwestern in Iowa and Minnesota,
to any point on the same road in South
Dakota, will be carried at one-half 70.
gular tariff rates. From stations in
Iowa, Wisconsin, and Illinois coal will
be shipped in for q per cent. less than
regular tariff rates. when such coal Is
distributed free by county or state
officials, or BY relief organizations "a
destitute individuals or families. The
feed and grain rate applies to every.
body. Both rates will contiuus IN
forcs until Fsbrasry l0.-S,pxT Cay
Journal.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19
Communicated.

PINE P1DcE. S. d., Dec. 6, 1890.
To the Man that Prints the Hot
Springs STAR:
| want to write you letter and I
want you to print it. but don't think
you will do it. went to school and
learned to write. and knew the man
that made the STAR then. It was DIR.
Stewart, but | don't think he makes it
nov, for it don't read like he made it.
want to write about Burns that
came here to write war news for the
Deadwood Pioneer. I have read the
Pioneer every day since the Brules got
mad, and | liked to read it till l come
to Burns letter, and then it got to be
no good.
He said he loved the Indian and
wanted to make peace, but what was
the use, for we had no trouble with
Burns or the Pioneer. We were only
mad at the government, and all hla
foolish talk was no good, for the Pion-
eev had nothing to do With us and
Burns didn't know anything. He said
he went to the hostile camp and an
Indian drove for him, and they both
went to sleep on the prairie. II the
Indian went to sleep he was a curious
Indian, and if Burns went to sleep I,
don't think he would do much good
among the Indians.
Burns said that he brought in three
of the Brule chiefs, but Burns came in
on the road and the chiefs came in on
the trail. across the bad lands. I,
seems strange, if he brought them ir
that they didn't come with him.
Then Burns SAID that a young Indi
an slipped up behind him, in reach
with his war club raised, but the cbiel
stopped him hy turning the palm o.
bis hand out. That seems strange, be
cause we always strike when we get il
reach, and when chief wants to stol
anybody I never saw him do it tha
way.
Now II you print this and Burns .ee
1t, 1 think lie will say, u know tha
young fool Indian" and the Piossee,
will say that "Burns is q great man.
FIsnlxc SKusk.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19
ARebICULOus FARCE.

For the past month or six weeks The
whole country has been in the throes
Of agony over ono Of the most gigantic
newspaper fakes ever perpetratsd upon
the citizens Of tho United statee.
Since the election, the columns Of the
eastern papers have been filled With
sanguine hued reports Of excited and
irresponsible correspondents, describ.
ing an imaginary Indian outbresk in
South Dakota. Troops have been
b astled around from one post to an
other, and one could almost believe
that he was in the midst Of an inter.
cine war. The reports Is euergetically
circulated by such papers Is the Omaha
Bee, and its ilk, have been read
throughout the country, and as . re-
suit South Dakota and the Black Hills
especially, have suffered untold dam
age. Hot Springs and its sister cities
all tell the same tale Of injury. Our
hotels are depopulated, business ven
lures are abandoned. or neldin abey-
ance, travel en- the railroad has been
almost entirely suspended, Investment
companies have become ditsident about
loaning money. settlers have abandon
ed their claims and thousands who had
made every preparation to emigrate
to this state in the spring have aban.
dened the idea. All this and much
more damage Of Is serious nature has
bsfallen US, all on account Of the in-
tentional Misrepresentation published
in the Bee and similar daily papers.
While there has been ghost dances
aud some local disturbances about the
agencies and in the reservation, there
never has been any cause FOR serious
alarm. There have been no cattle
stolen BY the Indians, they were hum
cry and killed what they wanted to
eat out Of the government herd; they
did not wantonly destroy any build
inas or property, and the wild rumors
printed day after day by the eastern
papers, for the sake Of a few nickels To
be gained by selling ext,as, hive
proved disastrous to our country.
The people OF South Dakota should
unite in one emphatic protest against
this journalistic attempt 10 sacrifice
our interests to the miserly greed Of
quasi enterprising eastern papers.
Even the more truthful dispatches are
so garbled in the central Offices that
the senders hardly recognize them in
them orning papers. As newspaper
fake The Indian seare has been q decid-
ed success.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19
NEBRAsEA,a GOVERNOR

Ltxcotx, Nst., Dee. ts-Stee.
ial: Much interest has been created
in this city and in the state in fact,
by the announcement that Jams E.
Boyd, the democratic governor elct,
was ineligible to the Office because
he was not q citizen Of the United
States. Boyd was born in Ireland,
he came to America with his father
while yet q minor. The story is
that his father took cnt his first
naturalization papers not until the
late election, and that young Boyd
has never him self been naturalized.
The constitution of this state re-
quires that 4 man to be eligible to
the Office of governor must be 90
years old and for two years preced-
ing, a citizen Of the United States
and the state. The statute further
provides that the minor sons Of a
naturalized foreigner are them
selves natufalized. The supreme
court Of this state has decided that
a man must be eligible on the day
of the election, or else he cannot
take the Office. In the case de-
cided, Richards applied to the SUI
preme court for a writ of quo
warranto to oust one Mcmillan from
the Office of county treasurer of
Dawes county, alleging that at the
late election he had received ma
jority Of the votes cast. Mcmillan;
the incumbent, responded admit
ting his petition, bnt asserting that
Richards was not a citizen Of the
state on election day. The courts
sustained the response, denied the
writ and allowed Mcmillan to hold
over. If similar ruling should
be made in this case it might be
that Gov. Thayer would hold over.
S. c. Journal.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19
$780, 90 REWARD.

We will pay $4,000 reward for the
arrest aud conviction Of any person or
persons found guilty Of altering or de.
facing brands, and for stealing or un-
lawfully killing any cattle or horses
belonging to us, sufficient to constitute
grand larceny; and $1,000 reward for
tho arrest and conviction Of any person
or persons found guilty Of stealing or
unlawfully killing any Of our cattle
not sufRcient TO constitute grand lar.
ceny. Anelo-AMra1cAx CAfr1x Co.,
BY J.J. Cairnes, Mgr.
XEysrorE Garlic Co,
b q. 4. GODDARD. Nsr.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19
THE BADLANDs.

A war correspondent Of the Inter-
Ocean thus describes the country
where the hostiles have taken up
their abode and expect to do their
fighting:
The Bad Lands, so called, are
an oval area located between the
White river and the Black Hills,
and extend from opposite Oelrichs
northeast to the head of Bad river,
about no miles and are from IS to
so miles in width. To fight there
would be to repeat the difficulties
and horrors Of the Modoc war
among the lava beds. The bad
lands arc wonderland hard to de-
scribe. Once the bottom of an
inland sea, the whole region has
been undermined by the burning
of the coal beds, and then eroded
until it looks like the acme Of des-
olation. Riding over the plains
one con es suddenly to the edge Of
a precipice from 400 to 900 feet. in
height, the whole region beyond is
sunken below the surrounding
country. One may ride all day
along the edge of the precipice
without finding trail that a horse
can descend. The view beyond is
like nightmare, a dream Of Hag-
CARDS. The whole land is eroded
into limitations Of ruined cities Of
mammoth proportions. deserted
castles, huge dismantled fortifca-
tions, scattered hills, buttes and
mountains, the whole landscape is
cut by morrow canyons and ravines
cutting off progress in every direc.
tion. Here and there the soil is
Redeemed by the fires where the
beds of coal have burned out, un-
til it looks, as one man expressed
| it, "Like hades with the fires put
out. ". The Indians know every
foot of the ground, and can take
their ponies along hidden trails
through the labyrinth which the
heavily ladencd cavalry horse could
not follow. The troops could find
no feed for their horses, while the
indian would be fed in oases known
only to him. Springs are scarce
and hard to find, the water in the
canyons and ravines being alkai
Of the meanest description. ."-Buf.
falo Gap News.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19

The question has been asked. I'm
what respect are st. Patrick's pills bet
ter than any other?" Try them. You
will find that they produce pleasant
cathartic effect ARE more certain in
their action, and that they not only
physic but cleanse the whole system and
regulate the liver. md bowels. For
sale at 25 cents per box by all drug.
Qists.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19

The committee on public lands have
had day given them in the house,
and the bill FOR indemnity school lands
giving the state lands in lieu Of those
taken in sections 16 and S6 before sur.
veys were made, will come mp aud
possibly pass. It vi. give about 10,
600 acres to South ),ltota.-Pioaee.
Press.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19

The Art Amateur for December
1880, ia at once the beginning of a new
volume and a Christmas number, In.
creased in size both in the paper itself
and its supplement without extra
charge. The colored plates are excep.
tionally fine. A very important pa
per on Puvis de Chavamies, copiously
illustrated, BY Roger Radon, COM
mences this month. The series Of Our
American Art Schools is begun with .
notice Of the Academy Of the fine Arts,
Philadelphia, by Ernst Knauft, who
also contributes chapter (xix) Of his
"Pen Drawing" for illustrators. The
number is so strong in every depart
ment that it is impossible to note half
it's contents. China Painting. with
designs by Patty Thum and M. L. Ma
combsr; Embroidery, with reproduce
tions of beautiful Chinese border and
other designs; Woodcarving, with a
chain back in na,uralistic style. by G.
NJ. Jenckes; Brass repousse work, with
a two.page design for paper and en-
velope box, BY VIC. j. Gawthorp;
Monogram and Name Devices, may be
named as some Of tho attractions in
what may be fairly claimed to be the
strongest number yet issued Of this
magazine. price, IS cents) Monta-
que Marks, Publisher, % Union
Square, New York City.
sHILOH's CURE will Immediately
relieve Group, Whooping Cough, and
Bronchitis. Sold by Root.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19

CHAMBERLAIN, Dec. l0.-special:
Gen Pease, appointed by the president
unt'er the provisions Of the Sionx bill
to adjust and appraise the losses in
Cured by those settlers on the Grow
Creek reservation, who suffered loss by
reason Of President Cleveland's order
withdrawing the same from market in
1885 is onthe ground aud has established
his headquarters at the United States
land Office building in this city, where
all claims for damages should be made.
Extended notice Of this fact is desired
as manv Of those entitled to damage,
have since removed to remote localities.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19
our SCHOOL FACILlTlHA

One Of The most important things "a
b considered in the upbuildiag Of q
city. is the accommodation and conven.
ience o. tho school children. Appar-
entity tie schools and their proper carr
has escapsd ths serious attention they
demand at the hands Of our citissns il
general. While deeply intereeted in
the many and diversified Improvement
that have, and now do. occupy the 1t.
tention Of our sntsrprisins people. that
OF the public schools seems to have
been overlooked. The subject now de.
mands your attention. That our pres.
ent school facilities are altogether in.
adequate and altogether inconvsnient
cannot be gainssid.
Four teachers are employed that are
attentive, assiduous and thoroughly
competent to fulfill the duties Of their
separate positions, the scholars ara, for
the most part, punctual, studious and
ambitious 70 learn, but the public
school rooms and facilities are any.
thing but what they should be in a
city like Hot Springs. We have school
teachers and . goodly number Il school
children With no suitable place to pm,
hem. We are compelled to rentany
room, or building. that T. y happen "a
b vacant At tho time, and pay any
rent that may he demanded or go with.
ont schools. What Hot Springs needs,
both Tor uscfu ness aud ornament, il
commodious school building or build.
ings. At present it might not be de.
sirable, or the best policy, to erect an
expensive building, yet room should
be provided that will accommodate
all, and save the money now paid FOR
rent. The SrAs merely desires to call
the attention Of our. citizens 20 this
great requirement to our substantial
success, feeling assured that they will
take the matter under serious consld.
Grafton, and at once take action look.
ing toward the providing Of suitable
buildings and the necessary convent.
ences for giving our young scholars q
first.class common school education
No, city in the country, that holds a
IN advanced position as Hot Springs
is so destitute Of ample, convenient
and we'll appointed school houses
Most cities take great pride in the,,
public school buildings aud the hand
some edi6ces are always pointed ou'
to visitors as evidences Of the enter
prise and prosperity Of their city. Hot
Springs caunot, longer. afford to DRAG
along in the rear cf the procession, and
now as the STAR has brought the mat
ter before the people, 1t looks fol
speedy and effective .ction.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19
SHILOH'S CURE will Immediately
relieve Group, Whooping Cough, and
Bronchitis. Sold by Root.

Strayed
One large white horse eleven years
old. When last seen had three shoes
on. Five dollars reward will be paid
for the return Of the horse or infor
nation leading to his recovery.
A. II. SHEEKs, Cheyenne River.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-12-19
Relief l,os.ps Neetisx.

Tho regular meeting Of Relief Corps
will be held on Saturday, Dec. "a,
l690,at 2 o'clock p. M. This is the time
for the election Of officers. and other
important business needs attention
and . full attendance y earnestly 70.
qusstsd.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-10-09
How rhey kiss the bible.

There are enough Bibles in the
Kings County Court House to fill a
small bookcase. Each court is sup
piled with a number of them, although
the lawyer Of average intelligence has
always been puzzled to know why
there should be any occasion for so
many of the sacred books. It is a fact
well known around the building that
Bibles disappear the same as hats,
umbrellas. and other portable articles.
The Court House is freely patronized
by young men who take pattern after
the methods of the Artfu1 Dodger in
"Oliver Twist" These young fellows
do not scruple to steal book even of
such holy character as the Bible, es-
pecially if it be new, with nice covers
and gilt edges. The Bible which did
such excellent service in the Beecher
trial disappeared, and the gossipy
tongues Of the court bailiffs have it
that it was stolen. However, it may
safely be laid down as an incontrovert-
ible fact that the Bibles used in the
temples of justice do not walk away,
but somebody walks away with them.
To guard against not having any
Bible at ell. the judges consider it
policy to order a quantity at time.
4nub IaOIE 6uD0InU humber 10 SdI-
isfactorily accounted for.
No two persons kiss the book alike.
The youth of frivolous ways, light,
gay, and happy, gives the volume a
short, quick kiss; whereas. sober
minded, slow-going man of business
gives the book a deliberate, audible
smack and fesls easier in his mind and
conscience afterward. The fastidious
swell of swelldom, member Of the
400, don't cher know, kisses the sacred
book in the most delicate manner pos
sible and usually between the covers,
for the line must be drawn somewhere
and he cannot afford to take chances
of contracting sore lips. An Irish
woman always presses her lips reVer-
emily to the Bible and grabs it with
both hands, as though by that extra
exertion she would make the oath more
binding. The bailiffs say they have
discovered that pretty girls are more
impulsive in kissing the Bible than
any other class of witnesses. They
invariably try to kiss the book before
the solemn-visaged clerk has had time
to roll off his legal formula. OF course
the court officer, to prevent any in
fraction of the regular procedure, lays
his hand gently upon that of the fair
witness, and the result is talismanic.
The officers who help to hold the book
are no mean critics of female beauty,
and they may often be observed cast
ing sly chances at the face of the pros
pectiYe witness.-BTOoEllj7l EGgLe.