Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-06-24
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FoND NJ LAC, Wis. special: Burg
.ars did Il scientific job on the Postoilice
In this City. They opened boil, doors
OF the massive vault with drill and
punch, but the old and apparently
nearly worthless safe inside the vault
proved too much for th III and held the
%postofiicc and money order funds UNI
touched. The lock of the safe WAS
blown off with dynamite, but the old
style bolts refused to move and saved
the contents. amounting to several
Thousand dollars. The booty obtained
consisted of the funds of the stamp
CLERK and stamps in the box used by
the clerk to the amount of $50 and
private money to the amount of about
500: besides four registered letters,
value unknown. Fortunately all other
m pney and valulblcs were i'm the here
,ofore dcspiscd old safe. Gas was
burning in the Office as usual. The
vault door tools We're taken away and
there is no clue whatever to the rob
bcrs.
SAN FRANCISCO special: There is
trouble among the professors at Lick
Observatory. on Mount Hamilton. 1t
has been known that Director Holden's
method of conducting affairs. social and
%sublunary, at Lick Observatory was
extremely distasteful to some of the
men associated with him. but none of
them has said anything for publica-
trouble at the observatory, however,
has brought one result. Professor
Burnham, who has been at Lick OH
scrvatory since it was decided to the
State University in lsS>, has resigned
his position and in IL few days will
leave for Chicago. where he has secured
Il position in the United States courts.
In connection with his resignation,
Professor lsurnham says: "IeS. /
have resigned. but ! do not wish amy
notOricty in regard to the affair. The
opportunity offered itself a short time
ago and so ] resigned
CHEYENNE, Wyo.. special: Two
tribes of Indians numbering a thous-
and each, occupy the Wind River rcser-
walton in this State. They have never
affiliated and the Arapahocs have lived
thirty miles from the agency rather
than be forced to come in contact with
the S%hoshones. "A subagcncy is to be
built to ave the Arapahoes trips to the
home of the Shoshones. Mother Cath
crime. the Philadelphia Miss DreNel.
who entered the CatholicIChurch, takes
Il deep interest in the Arapahoes. She
has provided a convent for the cduca-
tion of girls and will this summer build
a school for the boys, investing Sl5. o
i'm addition to the SO, 900 she has AL.
ready expended. The Shoshones are
,Episcopalians and Mormons in religion
u,,t lnrn lA.,, ,rntl 1,,j.ol -. H..
these churches.
SAN JOSE, Cal. special: The Ercninq
'NcrS to-day says that Mrs. Deacon, the
cause of the tragedy at Cannes. France.
in which NJ. Abeille. her paramour
was shot and killed in her apartments
in the hotel by her husband. has re-
Gently arrived in the city and is living
at the home of her brother, Charles
Baldwin. near Blackberry Farm. ~
distance from san Jose. MIR.
baldwin has u magnificent establish
mcnt. one of the most valuable country
homes in the valley. Mrs. Deacon is
,desirous of avoiding notoricty and is
living in retirement, and the few who
have Glanced to see her say that she is
an exceptionally handsome woman.
MlNSEArolls special: The Citizens
Executive Committee of the Republican
NATIONAL Convention sent the following
telegram TO the Citizens Committee of
Democratic National Convention at
Chicago: 1--WE heard with regret of
the great disaster that has befallen
your Convention hall. Fully sympa-
thizing with the public spirited citi-
Zens OF Chicago we tender you. free of
charge. our great Convention hall and
accommodations for 100. 0 people," A
telegram similar in importance was
sent to Hon. Calvin :. Br!ce, Chairman
of the Democratic National Committee
in New York.
MlssouLA. Mont. special: Tho Mis-.
soula River is higher than it has been
for five years. The town is in dark
ness, as The electric light plant is sur
rounded Ivy water. Tho lower part of
town is flooded and people have left
their houses. The treStles ut the ends
of the bridges is washed away and
communication between the north and
south sides of the town is cut off. The
railroads are washed Out and the wires
are down east of here. No mails from
the east has been received for two DAYS.
CARSON, New, special: a pair Of in
fants has been presented to Harrison
B%recdlovc, who is 20 years old. by his
wife who is 81. They arc believed to
be the Oldest coupe on record who
have been favored in this way. 1t is
prod0scd to send the father, mother
and children to the Worlds Fair as
samples of what is possible to do in the
far west.