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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
A HORRIBLE BUTCHERY
SUCH WAS THE cAusEr.Ess MASSACRE
OF slBERlAN ExILEs.

The story ~ Told by Mr.. KEENAN, and Sub
stantiatsd by Evidsncs-Other News Of
Good aud M From All Countries.
George KEENAN,, now lecturirg in Chi.
cage on Siberia, has given to the Asso-
ciated Press o resume Of voluminous cor.
fespondencs lately received by him relating
TO the massacre Of Russian administrative
exiles at Yskutsk April 3 last, the occur
renee Of which has hitherto been siren.
uouslv denied by the Russian government.
One Of these letters, written by . sur
vivor Of the affair, Is sixty.one pages in
length and sets forth with great exactness
Of detail every particular Of the massacre
aud the events leading upto and immedi-
ately preceding aud succeeding it.
KEENAN, declared tbs communications to
be Of the most impartial character and
even unimpassioned in tone, and said toey
were to be thoroughly relied on, but he
withheld the names Of his correspondents,
rs publication of their names would in
volve them in trouble with the Russian
administration
u SsOAv VI O0nuo0 OgScoRO0u0uS
agrees With the account published in the
London Times, but gives in addition many
details hitherto unknown, and the language
Of the writer is at times most graphic.
II consider this information received
from Russia" said KEENAN, in conclusion,
80 minute and circumstantial in every
detail, and knowing the reliability Of its
source, to be Q complete and conclusive
answer to the recent strenuous denials Of
the Russian government, which we're pub
lished in the New York Tribune about two
weeks ago. Mr.. William Tsllert, presi.
dent of the great Howard association of
England, says that every effort will be made
to bring this matter before the Interns-
tional Prison congress, which will meet in
st. Petersburg. If the Russian govern
ment will permit, and is ready to meet the
issue, I will undertake to prove before
this session Of congress every charged
have arrayed against it in my articles pub
lished in the Century or which have other
wiso been brought forward by me. In
standardization Of these charges l am pre-.
pared to bring my witnesses from Siberia
and to defray the whole expense Of such
proceedings. But I must fear that my
challenge will be ignored"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
CHANCE.

Tho Imprisoned Chicago Anarchists WAL
BE Given . Another Hearing.
The famous case which eliminated in the
hanging Of the anarchists is to be taken
before the United States supreme court
for review. Lawyer Solomon, Of Chicago,
who has been identified with the case from
the beginning has been working for . long
time to get Neebe, Fielding and Schwab
out Of the ~penitentiary. When he returned
to Chicago from Springfield he carried.
with him an order from the chief Justice Of
the supreme court granting q writ Of error
from United States supreme court to the
supreme court Of Illinois for the purpose
Of allowing the case to again go
before the court for review. The lawyers
contention is that the prisoners we're de.
prived Of q constitutional right by not be-
ing permitted to be present when the
court passed sentence upon them. The
case will come up for hearing at Washing.
ton during the October term Of court.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
THE NEW CODE.
Tho Reports "n Rules for the ssoyernmen,
of the lIOsne.

Tho Reports On Rules for the Government
of the House.
Though not presented In the house the
majority aud minority reports upon the
new code of rules proposed have been fled
with the journal clerk and ordered printed.
In regard to thu rule authorizing the
speaker to count a quorum, tue majority
report Gays;
"Clause Q Of rule XIV directs the method
of asceitaining a quorum when members
present refuse to vote on roll call. The
process Of ascertaining the pres
ence of a quorum to do
business under the constitution would or.
diaarily be under the control of the
speaker, Who would derive his information
from his " senses, or by aid of a clerls,
or in my other way that would satisfy his
mind of the accuracy OF tho count.
Under our system Of roll calls
it has heen deemed more convenient to
ascertain and announce the votes Of menu
bers and the presence of those who refuse
to vote at the same time and by the same
MEANS"
Discussing the new clause OF rule 26 that
"Dilatory motions shall be entertained by
tho speaker, the report says:
This clause is merely declaratory of
parliamentary law. 1.-THE suggestion should
be male that great power is being confer
red. the answer is that the approval of the
house is the very breath in the nostriis of
the speaker and as no body on earth
is so jealous OF its libertics
and so impatient Of control, we may be
quite sure that no arbitrary interruption
will take place. So that in the end it is a
power exercised by the house through its
properly constituted officer"
Consideringth he question of providing that
100 members shall constitute a quorum in
committee of the whole, the report states
TINT this change is made necessary by mom-
beers refusing TO vote when the roll is called,
and points out the fact that everything
done i'll committee has to be reported to
the house aud that nothing done is any
way final.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
Tlla ..Soov Cnnal.

Congressman Snider. of Minnesota. has
recently made a pretty thorough canvass Of
the members of the house committee on
rivers and harbors, and has arrived at the
conclusion that it will be an impossibility
to get the committees to report favorably
for a $4,000, 900 appropriation for the im-
provements on the 500 canal and Hay
Lake channel. Capt. snider said: II am
Of the opinion that the committee will re-
port favorably q big appropriation for the
500 canal, but they will insist that it be
included in the regular river and harbor
bill. We may not get all that is needed
this session. but I know q round sum will
he set aside for 500 improvements. There
are too many other members of the com.
mite who want appropriations. They will
only vote to aid us if we give them our
support for their measures"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
A Woman In the Case.

Out Of the New York bank trouble has
come another sensation. There is a woman
In the case, too, none other than Loie Full
Ter, the ACTRESS, now in London. For her
1t is said q man high in business circles, a
bank president, has thrown away money
by the thousands pledged to pay for sha1es
OF stock of o bank !of which he was an in
corporator. The victim, as alleged, is no
OIL erthan the late president of the la.e
Kuickerbocker bank. Col. William d.
Hays. It was last spring that the Knick-
erbocher bank was organized. Col. VIII
liam B. Hays, q supposed wealthy man,
was elected president, md subscribed his
name on the books for $50, 900 worth of
stock. Months dragged on, but the bank
was not incorporated, aud subscribers be.
gan to get uneasy and demanded hack
money that had been paid in on stock.
Finally the bank was incorporated and it
was discovered that Hays had not paid in
the mOney.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
THE RAGING ELEMENTS.
THE BllxzARD-ArrrlcrED EAST sur.
FERs WORST.

a Furious Storm Sweeps q Wide Section
Of Country-SnOw. Hail, Rain and Win
Play faavOc-1Ite Floods ON the West.
orn C0ast Sulsidtng,
A heavy snow and slect storm RACES at
Pittsburg. Pa. This is the first snowfall
OF the winter. The worst storm in wears
has been raging throughout western Penn
s%ylvania. Snow, hail, rain and wind have
been playing havoc. In Pittsburg the
n and slush blockaled many of the
streets and stopped street car traffic. while
telegraph and telephone iines arc breaking
down under the heavy weight of ice with
which they are loaded. In the mountains
thes storm is raging with terrific fury, aud
reports ale coming Of serious damage to
property.
(. Al Blairsville, Pa, a large glass factory
was demolished by the wind. The roof was
blown of and the two side walls fell in.
Charles f. Barr, general manager, and Mr..
Burney, one of the firm, we're instantly
killed and some Of the workmcn badly in.
jured.
At Uniontown the roof was blown off
the Methodist Episcopal church, pant of it
alighting on tho house Of John Brown,
crushing it like an egg she'll. The tower
Of the church, it is feared. is so badly shat
tered that it will have to be torn down.
The reof of a large new building lately
erected by the Pennsylvania Construction
company, below town, WAS also blown off.
Postmaster Bakers now house was nearly
demolished, as was also James Franken-
berry's house, and John Wringer's house
was leveled to tho ground. Telephone and.
electric light wires are all down. None of
the coke works are running south of
Uniontown.
Tue Red Stone coke Offices at Brownfield
were blown down and demolished. At
Leith the Warren glass works we're wrecked.
The roof of the Lutheran church was also
blown of. At Dunbar the Knights Of
Labor hall wa entirely blown away.
A report from Leisenring says all the
large shafts of the II. C. l'rick Coke COM
pany are down. No fatalities so far re.
ported In this region.
Dispatches from Jo%hnstown, Tyrone,
Greensburg and other points report q
severe wind and snowstorm, but no serious
damage. The snowfall is from six to ten
inches.
The old National locomotive works, at
Connellsville, were blown down and a
number Of smaller buildings demolished,
but no one was injured.
In the Northwest.
The worst snow storm i'll Manitoba for
many years is raging. The main streets of
Winnipeg are piled with drifts three feet
high. The schools are closed and busi-
ness practically suspended. Trains from
the east. west and south are all late. The
wind is blowing a fearful gale. No fatali-
ties are feared, as the thermometer is nigh.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
A New Law of Libel.

~ NUW Inv Oh 1.tD0y.
Representative Belden has introduced q
bill in the North Dakota honse to
protect newspaper publishers and
publishers generally against malicious par
ties who send false new to the press for
publication. A person who willfully
states, delivers or transmits by any means
whatever to the manager. editor, pub.
fisher or reporter Of any paper, maga-
zine, publication. periodical or serial for
publication therein, any false, libelous
statements concerning another person or
corporation is guilty Of o misdemeanor.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
TOLD IN A MINUTE.

The strikers at Marquette, Mich, arc
leaving and no further trouble is antici-
psted.
chill has sent an envoy to the vatican
to conclude . concordat and arrange diplo.
matte relations.
Two Of four msn who raidsd the Indisn
camp at Alike Point and murdered Alasks
Chief Klocko, were captured.
REPRESENTATIVE KERR has introduced
: blu establishine IN annual tsem Is IL
United Htesss distssst eoast = OsAJESSSSs$s
~.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
Against Mormon. in Canada.

Senator Mcdonald, of British Columbia.
has given notice in the Canadian parlia-
ment of his intention to introduce a bill
to amend the act respecting offenses ,elat-
ing to the laws of marriage. 1t is designed
more particularly to prevent the practice
of polygamy by the Mormons of Cardstone
and other places in the territory. The
punishment provided for polyeamy or as
sisting in n polygamous marriage is i'm.
%prisonmcnt for a term not exceeding two
years or u fine not exceeding $500, or both.
The bill also proposes to d~isqualify any
person guilty Of an otfense under the act
from voting at any election in the north
west territories or being a candi late for
any public position.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
A chm Csunib.l.

The following instance Of unique cannt-
balism Is given BY . correspondent Of
ga sans' ago., ch haG Poo Perez, accompanied
old, left valparaiso to travel On foot e
Santiago. Upon arrival at ths entrance oe
the railroad tunnel near San Pedros4 9ses
seized the boy and undsstook 70 sat Aim.
alive. He ate tho fingers Oh ot one hand.
and ate part Of . foot and BIZ pisces5oat;
Of the cheek. He theu commencea Suek..
Ing the blood. Infthe meanttlnes IL 6o1.
.fstntel. The guard ee H. ta1aGfilIosu
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. A,dskeeAt966SfGe
ssssss4sssted y
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
TOLD IN A

By the explosion Of an oil still in the
Standard works at Lima. Ohio, Patrick
Ryan was killed and 1--WE others injured,
mono Of them fatally.
The extent Of the damage by the late
rains to the Oregon & California railroad
between here and Rosebure, $50 miles
north Of here. cannot be estimated even
approximately, but is very heavy. The
railroad from Grants pass to Roseburg ID
reported to DO one continuation OF slides.
Streams all over southern Oregon are n.
ported very high.
w. E. CROWLEY, cashier Of the Farm.
ers' State bank. Of Sullivan, Ind, stabbed
himself and then fred his barn. His n.
mains were found In the ruins. Nrs.
Crosby = . saving mamie oven hss Eps.
baa6ss ct.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
1856 Bodies Recovered.

The work Of removing the bodies Of the
miners who lost their lives by the explos.
ion in the collleries at Abersghan 10 carried
on as rapidly as possible. Already 155
bodies have been taken from the pit, and
1t is believed about thirty remain there.
The list Of those who lost their lives BY
the colliery explosion is constantly in.
creasing. One hundred and seventy bodies
have thus far been taken from the pit, and
it is believed that the total numter Of per.
sons killed will reach 100.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
Bomb In tho Capitol.

The rumor current that o dynamite bomb
had BEEN found in the national capitol
proves to have . slight foundation. A
small, oval-shsped tin box was found in q
spittoon in the rotunds. The chief of tho
capitol police examined il and found sew.
eral grains Of . substance resembling salt.
pstrs and small quantity Of somstbiug
that looked like punk. he found the latter
vould burn. BE oonsaudsd ths bog was .
railroad tospedoxyA lie doug :
lhas tent 4 tqSxAeSlyl
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
A O IN OREGON.

0urOuImB % ElOON f>rOVOrttOuSs
For several days past the city Of Port
land and other points In Oregon have been
practically cut of from telsgraphic COM
munication. From q telegram received at
Montreal by c. p. Hosmer, Of tie Cana
dian Pacific. and forwarded BY him to the
Associated Press, It would seem that Port.
land 10 In danger from . food. The mes
sage which came from Portland is as fol.
lows: Water il now flooding First street
and is ankle deep. All traffic in the streets
10 suspended and the only means Of COM
muricstion is by small boats. In the Pa
ciac Postal telegraph Office the floor is COW
cred with water and the river is still
rising. There 10 no news from the south. 7"
The situation at Portland is undoubl-
eddy due to the rapid rise in the William.
cite river. For nearly q month past the
hills and mountains through which the
river flows have been piled with coLtin-
uously falling snow, the drifts in some
places being fifteen and twenty feet high.
During the past few days, however, the
warm winds have melted the snow and the
Willamette has become a torrent. On the
Northern Pacific, between Ncxen and
Trout Creek, there have been several av-
aianches since Saturday and the telegraph
lines there are also interrupted.
A dispatch from Jacksonville, Ore, says:
A phenomenal rainstorm has prevailed in
Southern Oregon, which, in connection
with the melting shows in the mountains,
has caused the greatest food known since
the country wa settled. The damage to
southern Oregon cannot be estimated as
as yet, for postal communication is so I'M
certain that only surmises can be made of
the ravages OF the water on the line Of the
numerous tributaries of the Rogue river.
Many small ranches are badly damaged it
not ruined, and miles Of fencing swept
away. Much Of the finest soil in the
lower valley has been washed down to
gravel and bedrock, and the spectacle
OF fields flooded, roads washed out and
bridges and culverts demolished is COM.
mon.
The fertile Bear creek region has not es-
capped the visitation. Tho heart Of the val.
ley has presented the appearance of a
turtil sea for days, and communication
bstween its many towns has been almost
suspended by swollen foot.hill streams.
Bear creek itself has borne along a great
deal Of wrecksge, besides fences, out
buildings and even barns and houses, and
has wrought much destruction in UNDER
mining and sluiclng off the deep alluvium
that composes its banks. Manypeople were
obliged to leave their homes for safety.
Great damage has been done to the mining
interests of the section by the bursting Of
dams and reservoirs, breaking and filing
of bitches and the loss Of nume boxes and
machinery.
The Oregon & California railroad track
in southern Oregon has been washed away
for miles and the roadbed is seriously dam.
aged along the whole line. There has not
been mail for either north or south for
several weeks. No estimate can be made
of the loss to the country in bridges and
private property. Hundreds of thousands
of dollars will not cover it.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14

Jack McAui,fe, of New York, champion
lightweight of the world, aud Jimmy Car
roll. of Boston, have signed articles for q
fight ut the California Athletic club March
90 for the championship, a purse of $4,000
aud a side bet OF 8 ,WO.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
Want to 10 tn Africa.


A mass meeting of colored men was held
Mt Ressemer. Ala, and a memorial to con.
!grcss asking for the passage of Senator
Buffers negro emigration bill was passed.
The memorial says:
We. the colored citizens of Eessmer.
Ala, favor Il complete separation of the
races, the emigration Of the colored race to
the Congo free state. and We hope Senator
Buffers bill will be passed. We believe it
will he better in every way for our race to
go back to our own country. where We be.
long. We arc in great political trouble
here, but We cannot help it. Time has
brought it on lis. Let knowledge havc her
way. knowledge says go. and we will go
if the government will pass the bill"
Carnegie Presents Allegheny IL Library.
Andrew Carnegie, who is i'll Pittsburg
arranging for the opening of the
$3.50. ono free library presented by him to
Allegheny, is holding daily consultations
| with II committee of councils looking to the
erection of II similar institution ut Pitts.
burg. II is understood that there will lie a
magnificent central structure with library.
music hall and academy of sciences. and
three smaller circulating libraries in the
east end. I~.awrenceville, nnl south side
sections of the city. The gift will approx
innate between $4,000 and $1,000, 900.
President Harrison will participate in the
opening exercises in AlleghenNnext Thurs
day and there are applications for 4O,OvO
tickets thus far.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
The Stove

The National Stove Manufacturers asso.
citation commenced it's annual session in
Chicago. The report Of Secretary Thomas
was read and discussed and resolutions of
respect of the late John s. Perry. the old.
est member Of the association, we're
adonted.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
Murd.rous Burelar..'

Ransom Floyd and wife were shot By
burglars At westpcst, N. =. Mrs. Floydis
dead and her husband cannot rseovs The
burglars obtained 5000. proessds q the
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
THE National Guard.

The National Guard association has
adopted a memorial, which will be pre-.
sented to congress, favoring the Cutcheon
sea coast defense bill, the Hawley bill pro.
viding for appointments in the army from
the national guard, and the Henderson
mobilization bill, with some amendments.
Congress is asked for q national guard ap-
preparation Of 81, 600, 600.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
The Coroner's Verdict.

The c%oroner's inquest in the Tracy fire
is closed and the jury's verdict is that so
sephine Moerel came to her death by the
burning Of the Tracy residence and that
the cause Of the fire is unknown and loss
Of life at the fire is largely due to its ex-
ceptionally rapid spread"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
THE TRACY FIRE.
Caused bv a Lnnn EXPLOSION,

Caused by a Lamp Explosion.
The Washington fire marshal submitted
TO Chief Parish his report on the fire at
Secretary Tracy's house. 1t is his opinion
that the fire originated from the explosion
of a coal oil lamp in one of the bow win.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
aoT SPRINGS. s. D.
A REsuNEor SOUTH DAKrADo1yGs.
Don't Desire Publicity.

ASWA = usSAbNhtys
A sensation was caused OF Pierre when
Il was learned that W. II. Kephart, q re-
porter on the Pierre Free Press, had gone
across the river to Fort Pierre with Fred
Pettigrew, a resident there and brother OF
United States Senator P%ettigrew, and had
been arrested by o,ders from the colonel
commanding the troops there and escorted
back by a detachment Of troops. The
army officer commanding, Col. Tassin, hus
also issued q public warning against any
newspaper reporter or representative what
soever crossing the river into the reserva-
ton, with orders that ii they dlsobey they
will he put in the guard-house. Recently
Col. Tassin published Il communication in
the daily papers i'll Pierre stating that all
public Improvements of every nature had
been prohibited from going forward
on the mile square, and no new settlers
would be allowed to 60 on, but those al
ready there would not be molested. 1t was
discovered, however, that certain Fort
Pierre men who seemed TO stand in with
the soldiers, We're going ahead with inn
provements, building houses on lots in the
o site for the purpose Of holding them
contrary TO the orders understood. 1t is
now found to a reasonable certainty that
certain military officers have received q
bonus Of valuable property there TO allow
this break Of their orders. and the papers
in Pierre, discovering the situation. ex-
posed it, which has brought about the
matter of keeping away every reporter that
further operations on Mile Square" snail
not be exposed.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14
A Gambling Kings Loss.

Milan, ex.king of servia, recently lost
800, 900 francs while gambling at Monaco.
It was the the loss Of this money that
caused his depression and led him to
threaten to commit suicide.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-02-14

Clevsland'. Former Law Partner Marrtcs.
The marriage of Miss Louise Sturgis to
Wilson S. Bissell, of Buffalo, occurred OF
Rochester. The wedding was not an
elaborate one, only relatives of the bride
and groom being present. besides the out
of-town guests, the most prominent of
whom were ex- president and Mrs. Cleve.
land. Mr.. and Mrs. Bissell ana Mr.. and
Mrs. Cleveland left for New York on q
special train on the Lehigh Valley road.