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The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
PLAYERS.
An Alliance Sued.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Aug. 9. "A
Farmers Alliance store in spartsnburg
county failed some time ago, and al
though it was run under the auspices
of the county Alliance, when the fail
ure came the Alliance dlsclaimed all
responsibility, holding that it lay with
the managers personally. The creditors.
finding they could not collect
the debts, have entered suit in the
United States court TOR $2,9a5. The
complaint alleges that p!aiutiffs sold
merchandise to the amount Of $4,195
but only 81, 600 had been paid. The
plaintiffs ask for judgment of Sc, 925.
1t is expected that the case will come
up soon. 1t is one of the first of ita
kind ever had in the country and the
decision will probably define the liabili-
ties Of Alliance organizations.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
POLITICAL SURPRISES.

Appraiser Cooper Says wilbnr's Appoint.
msnt Would he . Personal MehS6e.
New YORK, Aug. 2.-The resignation
of Collector Erhardt seems likely to be
followed by q series of political sur.
prises. Close upon the heels of Er.
hardt's resignation comes the report
that Special Treasury Agent Wilbur is
likely to be appointed assistant appraiser
for the port Of New York. Appraiser
Cooper said: 81 have not been officially
notified of the appointment of Mr.. VIII.
bur, and have certainly not been con-
sulted on the matter. While I was In
Washington, however, heard the mat
ter seriously talked Of; and would not
be surprised il the appointment Eas
made. If such step should be taken l.
should regard it as q personal menace to
myself. To appoint man for my as
sistant who has had personal fight
with me for the past eighteen months,
could be regarded in no other light and
would, if the threat was carried out. bp
equivalent to demanding my resigna:
tion, which I have failed thus far to
place in the hands Of the president As
the motive which would lead to Mr..
Wilbur's appointment. I can .sAlSly
bdl Ludt lt 10 uOU dt tu0 104ue8t VI 01b180E
business men or politicians. but rather;
emanates from body of gentlemen who
are now filing positions aud deciding
upon questions Of which they have. t5l
say the least, no practical knowledge.
AS to the motive which would impel the
president to consider the recommends
tion Of the board of general appraisers,
who would like, doubtless to have one
Of their friends in my department., can
say that it is not unusual foe person
with aspiration for the position Of chief
magistrate of this country, in the effort
to strengthen his cause. to commit the
very act which will be fatal
to his hopes: John Sherman once
interfered IN politics in the
state of New York by removing the COL
lector and surveyor. By SO doing he
lost the presidency. History has a
habit of repeating itself. At the pres
ent time, just before an important state
election is to take place, it seems to me
that it is matter fraught with much
danger to attempt to make radical
changes. Mr.. Harrison has made q
good president and his denomination is
considered possibility, but thsre his
never been any real enthusiasm for hisn.
To engender hostility at this tiine
would not, in my estimation, bes1 Vie
thing to do. 5.s.: + i. =
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07

Com missioner Morson is authority
for the following news concerning
school matters among the Sioux in
South Dakota: School matters are
progressing in a very satisfactory
manner. He has recommended new
boarding school at the Cheyenne
agency opposite Forest City. also to
enlarge the school at Pine Ridge. Es-
Inmates have been submitted for a
large school at Rosebud. The build
ings are being erected on part of the
Sioux country for day schools. The
school at Pierre is being enlarged
The architect has submitted plans for
the school at Flandreau. ADVERTISE
ments are out for constructing the
school building at Pipestone quarry.
Improvements are being made IN the
buildings for the Santee and Ponca
day schools. These are schools under
the government direct and the COM
mlssioners say that all the contracts
there will he about them will he the
contracts the erection of the building.
Rapid City journal.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
Tho President.

CAPE MAY. N. j., Aug. al. sloat
Fassett visited the president. He has
accepted the collectorship of the New
York custom house.
The following is the presidents itin-
erary: Leave Cape May Tuesday, Aug.
ts, at = q. m.; reach Jersey City at 1870
or 9 p. M; Jersey City via West Shore
to Bennington. via Albany at 9 or p.
M; Bennington Wednesday, 10th; leave
Bennington Thursday morning for
Mount McGregor; !. Mount McGregor
Thursday and Friday. 90 and 81; reach
Saratoga Friday evening for dinner
about p. m. Remain at Saratoga un-
til Tuesday, Aug. 25; leave Saratoga for
Vermont on Tuesday, via Burlington to
st: Albans, Wednesday. 26th; leave st:
Albans via Montpelier to st. Johnsbury
Thursday; leave st. Johnsbury 9th, via
White River and Bellows Falls, to
Proctor, where he will visit the secre-
tary of war; leave Saturday, Goth, for
home via the Hudson River road, reach
ing Cape May in the evening. =.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07

The reports at Victoria show that
the Canadian seal poachers took over
10000 seals before Lord Salisbury
agreed to order seal catching stonpsd,
except the $500 which this govern
ment insisted on allowing the North
American Commercial Company to
catch for food for the natives of the
Alcutian Islands, and to cover the
heavy expense of their outfitting for
the season. The Canadians were ev-
identity posted to get IN early and take
the all thescals they could find before
the order was Issued. Ii was England's s
little bunco game.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
Base Bali Tournament.

The first game Of series Of base
ball for the championship Of the Black
Hills, was played hero Saturday after
noon between the Hot Springs Browns
and Deadwood Nets. The
attendance was fair, and though the
game was decidedly one sided, yet it
was nevertheless interesting and
closely watched. Hot Springs now
has a strong team, as was Indicated by
their fine fielding and batting. The
Nets had a good battery, but were
unable with the poor support to make
much progress against our team.
SYNOPSIS OF THE GAME.
In the first inning, neither side saw
the home plate, the only feature being
hit by Green.
A "goose-egg' was credited to the
Browns in the second, while The
visitors scored their only run. Klein
reached first OH an error, was advanced
by hit and scored on fly hit. The
Nets weren't in it after this inning
sharp playing preventing any playe,
reaching farther than third.
MCSdlty oI'CHeu lIIC NuiIu Wl1u " ui'.
Camp following with another, allow
ing McCarty 10 score. One. two, three,
out! were the fates of the next three
batters. Score i.
In the 4tll, Stoney hit safe, Moore,
reached first on tumble. Stoney
then crossed the plate on passed ball.
Camp hit again, Moore scoring. The
side was then retired. Runs 2.
5th inning-Pcnder reached third
on selies If wild throws and scored
on wild pitch. Patterson was then
given first ION four balls, Fitzgerald
farlng likewise. Patterson then scored
on wild throw to second. Stoney
again found the ball for hit, t,allowing
two more runs, making four in all.
9th lnning-Camp opened with a
three-bagger, scoring on wild throw.
9TH lnning-Netted no runs.
Sth inning-Camp was given his
base, Black reached first on wild
throw. Camp scored on wild pitch
Black also crossed plate on ball thrown
from catcher past pitcher. Runs
g. Both sides were retired in the 9th
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
a sIurderes. in s,alo Attire.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug Am un.
known woman attired in mems cloth
ing entered the room Of VOLTA Glow at
Minnie Dixon's notorious house by
means Of ladder at ( O'Clock and cut
the girls throat, besides otherwise IN
juring her. The girl was rendered un-
conscious, and was not found until
noon. She is not yet dead but cannot
live. He hands vera frightiully cut,
caused by attempting to stay the
weapon with which her assailant hacked
her. In one clinchcd hand was lot of
long hair pulled from the head of the
tnarau der, which is the only clew the
poll ice have.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07

Santiago advices state that Claudio
Vicuna has been elected president of
Chill, for the term commen-
cling the 18th Of September. The
dispatche adds: The election is
regarded as pledge of honor; en-
ergy and patriotism will mark the
future conduct of the government.
The government has $4,000 troops be-
tween here and Valparaiso and Con-
cepcion. 1t can effect junction be.
tween the troops in single day and
give battle to the rebbels. Numbers
of dessrters are arriving hero. They
say the rebels are enlisting men by
force.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07

department, and forward them accom-
panied by the treasarer's duplicate re-
ceipts representing the bonds. to the Of
fee of the secretary Of the treasury.
Banks desiring to substitute other bonds
or retire their circulating notes should
apply to the comptroller Of the currency
for the necessary BLANKS.
Your attention is also called to: the.
fact that under the act of July l4. tS70.'
the last bond issued Hereunder must be
frst called and that there is. therefore.
an advantage to be obtained by early
application for the continuance Of these
in the order on receipts of perfected pa
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07


The Buffalo Gap Republican gives
the following account Of the crops in
that section which is very gratifying:
The farmers are quite busy now en-
gagged in harvesting their small grain.
Wheat and oats look fine and have at
tained a good height. The berries are
we'll filled and the yield is very promls-
ing indeed, better than it has been for
a number of years. Corn looks verygood
yet. The hay crop will not be heavy
but will be good. The lightness of the
crop is owing mostly to the drouth last
year, and its being fed down too close.
Cattle are looking fine. and many a
carload will be shipped from here this
fall that will bring the rauchers rich
returns.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
The Names llachlnery.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-M. F. Palmer
& Co., of the Quintard iron works Of
New York. have made q proposition to
the navy department to erect in their
shops the machinery of the United
States steamer Maine, which they have
completed. and to put it in running
order at once, SO that naval officers and
other government officials and members
OF the press can see it before it is put in
the vessel. The exhibition will be made
at the conpany's expense. The depart:
tnent has not yet taken action on the
proposition. 7:
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
HOT SPRINGS STAR.
BENEDICT & HANFORD,
pRopRIEToRs.
pRopRIEToRs.

Secretary Foster has appointed John
II. King, of Chamberlain, S. d., to be
chief clerk to the register of the
treasury, to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of ex-Gov. Walden, of Iowa.
Two weeks ago the secretary promised
Senator Pettigrew that MIR. King
should have the first vacancy. Mr..
King is a leading republican of South
Dakota, and formerly state senator IN
Iowa. He published the Chamberlain
Register and Buffalo Gap Pioneer. He
still owns an interest in tho Register.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
The Pierre Capital saws that State

The Pierre Capital says that State
Auditor Taylor speaking of the dona-
ton of the military postal TT. Sisseton
to the state for military purposes is
more of gift than is real y apprecl-
ated and adds:-"There are few
people who know the value Of this
donation to the state. The buildings
alone cost the United States over $780,
600. They are all built of stone and
put up in the most substantial manner.
The barracks are all built out of stone
and are sufficient To accommodate / 600
men. Besides the many fine buildings
the grounds are beautified, and adjoin-
ing the grounds are pretty lakes and
abundance of timber. 1t will make a
grand place for holding state encamp-
ments. No state in the Union can
boast of such headquarters for their
state militia and I am proud to think
that we. can boast Of such head
quarters"
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
Pusilistic Events.

New ORLEANS, Ang. 2.-The directors
of the Olympic club announce that a
match has been made for feather.
weight fight between Johnny Griffin of
Boston and Van Heest. The men will
fight at 122 pounds for purse of Ss.5oO,
and match to be fought in September.
Jimmy Carroll and Billy Myer have also
been matched for fight, to take place
in the middle of November, for purss
Of $4,000, the men agreeing not to weigh
over 140 pounds. Myer has already
signed the articles and Carroll has writ
ten the club that he will be in the CITY
in a few days and will then sign.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07

The prince of Wales has an income
thirteen times as large as that of the
president of the United States; his
wife and oldest son also have large
incomes. His great town house with
all ITS belongings is furnished him at
the public expense. He gets a good
rent from his country estate of San
dringham, aud has other sources of
revenue. Still all this does not pre-
vent his being hcad-over- in debt.
His creditors have become so clamor-
ous that his thrifty mamma has got
to help him to the estent of some
hundred thousand pounds out of her
cherished savings.-.Miu,eupoHs Til
LuUp.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
Porter WIN Not lse.lsa.

Z: AsBURY PARK, N. J., Aug. 2.-United
States Census Commissioner Robert p.
Porter joined his family here. When
interviewed by United Press CORE
spondent he emphatically denied that he
was about to resign his position. as re;
ported in the afternoon papers. He said
he would resign when he completed his
last report of the census. and that he
would not resign before. He also said
that the officials in Washington did not
believe that Secretary Noble has offered
his resignation to the president. He
sent copy of his latest report to Secre.
tary Noble on Thursday.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
A Noted Chinese Purily.t.

BALTIMORE, Aug. 2.-Lce Pin Mum, a
noted Chinese pugilist, reached this city
on his way from New York to San
Francisco and will remain there few
days as the guest Of ropng Hoar, the
Herald says Lee Pin Nam will probably
challenge Sullivan to fight. He is S
feet 8 inches in height and weighs abo ut
200 pounds.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
Another sullivan.

LAWRENCE, Mass, Aug. .. John
Sullivan. California heavyweight. and
Frank Gallagher of this place fought a
prize fight at S o'clock a. m. at Messer's
Crossing, N. H., just tlr enough across
the state line to evade the Massachusetts
law. They fought with four onnce
gloves and Gallagher was knocked out
In the eighth round.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
Cleveland, rhr,f&

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-John E. Ball,
. real estate expert. testified before the
Rock creek park commissioners, that
ex-President Cleveland bought his Red
Top property for geo. 900 and sold it for
Sl40, 900. realizing S1l4. .000 profit. Mr..
Cleveland he said, had not started tho
boom in that section of Suburban prop:
erty. it having begun some time pre-:
vious when the site Of the naval OBJ:
servatory was selected there.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07

AS bearing upon the question Of
pauper and criminal immigration to
United States, we note news
paper statement to the effect that a
law i'll Sweden provides that no per-
son can emf migra:e from that country
without first procuring certificate of
good character from the pastor of the
parish. Perhaps it is to this fact that
we owe the uniformly good character
of that portion of our population hail
ing from Sweden. The law referred
TO is named in harmony with the golden
rule. ''Do unto others as ye would
that men should do unto you, and we
would all! be glad il some other Euro
pcan nations were toenact and enforce
a similar one.--Dealwood Pioneer.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
A Fire Chief Killed.

PUEBLO. Colo. Aug. 2.-Chief Robert
j. Krague, of the FIRE department, was
killed. How it happened will never be
known. but be was out driving and was
found by the side of his wrecked buggy
in an unconscious condition, his skull
being crushed in. He was taken to .
hospital and died at 6:l5 y. m.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
Grange Day.

CHAurAreuA. N. Y. Aug. s.-Grange
day was celebrated. The morning
exercises began ct II o'clock, when Hon.
J. Brigham Of Delta. O., master OF the:
National Grange, delivered an address.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
s.y,.It F.ke.

CAPE MAY, N. j.. Aug. s.-Private
Secretary Halford says that Secretary
Noble has not resigned and that the
president has no knowledge that he
contemplates such step.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07
Ticonderogs Paper sIil, Burns.

LAKE GEORGE. N. Y. Aug. 2.-Th.
three-story pulp mill of the Glenn's
Falls company at Ticonderoga waa
burned. Loss, e50, 900; insured.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1891-08-07

THE REV. GEO. II. THAYER, of
Bourbon, Ind, Says. "Both myself and
wife owe our lives to Shiloh's con-
sumption cure" Sold by Root.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-06-12
TIL Working Farmer Again

The working farmer has only to AuoK
about him to realize the advantage of
the single tax. Near by his farm of
eighty or one-hundred and sixty acres
he finds tracts of five hundred or a thou
sand, pr in some places, tens of thou
sands of acres, of equally valuabl land,
on viii ch the improvements, stock, tools
and household effects are much less in
proportion than on his own small farm,
or VIII ich may be totally unimproved
and unused. In the villages he will find
acre, half-acre and quarter-acre lots,
unimproved. or slightly improved, which
are more valuable than his whole farm.
If he looks further, he will see tracts of
mineral land, or land with other supe-
rior natural advantages, having inn
mense value, yet on which the taxable
Improvements amount to little or moth
ing; while, when he looks to the great
cities, he will find vacant lots, twenty
five by one hundred feet, worth more
than a whole section of agricultural
land such as his; and as he goes toward
their enters he will find most magnifi-
cent buildings less valuable than the
ground on which they stand, and block
after block where the land would sell
for more per front foot than his whole
farm. Manifestly to put all taxes on
the val ne of land would be TO lessen
relatively and absolutely the taxes the
working farmer has to pay.-Socia
Problems.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-06-12
a Detroit Paper Sees the Light.

A local assembly of the Knights of
Labor in Boston has passed a set of res
olutio ms which demand:
That bill be drafted by the state
Legislature providing that the state gov
eminent seize, under the rights of emf
nent domain, all vacant lands held for
specul ative purposes, adjacent to all
steam or electric surface and elevated
railroads, at present erected or to be
erected; that such lands be cut up into
houselots and decided to. at sum not to
exceeh 5000 per lot, workingmen, under
a mortgage by the state; that pa per
cent be charged as interest; that the
land be appraised by a state appraiser;
that each holder of deed be advanced
enough money to build house of rea-
sonatle Dimensions thereon; that when
the sum advanced by the state be re-
funded a clear conveyance of the title
should be made to the holder of the
title.
The Detroit Evening Journal thinks
that people will laugh at this
proposition, and that perhaps that is
the best way to treat it. Nevertheless
it goes on to say:
TO the thoughtful mind there is some,
thing suggestive in this resolution by
the b pston Knights. Why is it that in
this y Dung country, with its natural re
sources hardly touched, wages are so
low that men find it hard to get homes
of their own? Is it because our land is
taken up in advance of actual need?
The speculator always goes ahead of
enterprise, and the land takes on not
only fair rental value, but it takes on
prospective value, and every increase
in productive power simply gives the
lando wner a chance to shove up the
price of his land. Wages, therefore, do
not r Sc materially; for the value of
the la nd tends to increase faster than
the production of wealth, and the land
owner gets what ought to go to labor
as wages. Horace Greeley saw all this
more or less clearly forty or fifty years
ago, and he advocated a law limiting
the area of land which one man might
own. 1t would have been well had his
warming been needed; for even now
workingmen are looking greedily at
the land which belongs to those who
don't work. The Astors. drawing S23,
600 daily as ground rents, brush by the
man who works for 81 per day and who
can't save enough to buy a foot of
ground The few owners of the land
of New York city receive 500, 900, 0OC
annually for its use, or, at least that is
about the rental value, while only A
per cent. of the inhabitants live in
houses of their own. Such state oi
affairs can not but lead to PROPOSE
tions Of confiscation.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-06-12
New York Times on the Land Tax.

The great advantage of tax upon
land is that it can be equitably adjusted
and economically collected, that there
can be no escape or evasion, and that it
will bear upon value that is absolute
ly proportional to the profitableness of
its occupation and use. In other words,
it will be proportioned to the wealth
that is employed in the use of the land,
which, dire 'ily and indirectly consid-
cred, IL the entire wealth of the COM
munity The tax will necessarily be
paid out of the surplus of production.
When the tax is levied anywhere be-
tween the land and the wealth accumu-
lated from its use, it falls upon the ac-
tive agencies of production, and inter
feres with their activity and fruitful
ness. This induces inequality of bur-
dens and efforts to escape, and when
ever the pressure is greater in one place
than another, there will be shifting of
ground as inevitably as air or water
moves in the direction of the least re-
sistance. In our efforts at tax reform
we are driven more and more back to
the land, or to what is called real prop
erty, as the true basis of public reve-
enueS.