Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-02

to he withdrawn from Homestead. That
will o occur until, IN Gen. Wiley's
judgement. it is entirely safe to do so.
in THE w=s..
KANSAS CITY special: The severn
teenth biennial meeting of the Supreme
Lodge, knights of Pythias OF the world
is in session and will continue for ten
days. \ public reception was rendered
the members of the Supreme Lodge in
the Grand Opera House. Gov. Francis
welcomed the visiting knights on be-
half of the State of Missouri, and Mayor
Cowhcrd extended TO them the freedom
of the city. supreme Chancellor Shaw,
responded on behalf of the knights.
The Supreme Lodge then adjourned To
the Masonic Hall and Went into cXccu-
tlve session. Various reports of officers
OF the supreme Lodge were received
aud read. Minneapolis and Louisville
are at opposite ends OF the rope in tho
great tug of war for the ext encainp-
mcnt. The Supreme Temple of l'yth-
iaS sisters of the World held the first
session of its regular biennial meeting.
A general reception preceded the
meeting. The time was taken up with
auditing reports and receiving the re-
ports OF the various officers. The grand
parade of the 10000 knights III attend
ahce upon the cpcampmcnt was the
great feature of the days festivities.
The parade started at 4 o'clock in the
afternoon. The line of march was ovcr
the business portion of the city, along
the principal downtown streets. The
weather was delightful during the pa
rade, and the bright uniforms, glcam-
ing helmets. flashing swords and battle
axes. dancing feathers and plumcs and
lying flag presented an imposing and.
at the same time Il Brilliant spectacle.
The parade was witnessed by spcciu-
tors numbering. it is estimated, nearly
a quarter of n million.
GRAND Folk> special: Secretary u.
II. Mctiinnis of the Chamber OF Com
mercc returned from Winnipeg. Port
age la Prairie. and Brandon. Manitoba.
where he conferred with the | cards of
Trade OF those cities on their delcga-
ions TO the International Reciprocity
Convention TO be held here Sept. l and
. over six hundred delegates have
been appointed from the various coin-
mercial bodies of the Northwestern
cities. The subjects to be considered
Mt the convention will be :he urging of
JOINT action by the Two countries in the
interest of reciprocal trade relations.
navigation on the great lakes. and a
s.-foot channel from the great lakes to
the seaboard by the way of the ST.
convention will discuss details of n
reciprocity plan, but IL joint resolution
will probably be passed demanding rec
iprocity and freedom OF navigation on
the great lakes. their canals, and the
st. Lawrence. for both Canada and the
United States. The following delegates
have been requested to address the con-
vention: Joseph N!mmo, ir.. of WASH
ington. ErastuS Wiman of New York,
Premier Thomas Grecnway of Mani
toba, S. A. Thompson of Duluth, VIM.
II. Merriam. Governor of Minnesota,
a. w. Burke. Governor of North Da-
Hota. and Senator VIM. ~. W~ashburn
Of Minnesota.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., special: a decision
handed down by the State Supreme
Court here has somewhat OF a bearing
upon the law of universal! suffrage in
Wyoming. The appellant, a convicted
felon. set out that women had not been
impaneled to sit upon the jury by
which he was tried. The court replies
thai the women and not the plaintiff
have the grievance. Further. the
judges say that they do no care at this
time to enter into u discussion of tho
rights of women under the constitu.
tion. The latter say Thai they shall
be forever guaranteed all the political
rights of men, but the clause has never
been tested. Women served as Jurors
several times during the territorial
days. One was q justice OF the peace
twenty wears ago. Last spring SIX
ptc ,.,o ~ r,,~ ;,Jro,~. " -..:n
rcss who had sued her mistress fol
wages ut the town of Douglas.
DENVER special: A murder and sui.
eide was committed on JohnSon's ranct
at Wheatrldge, Jefferson County. Mar.
ion Smith. 4 stOncmas0n, shot his wife,
t;ertie Smith, in the back and put Il
bullet through his own head. His death
was instantaneous. His wife is IL,
the point of death. Mrs. Smith is !.
young woma of nineteen years and
has been a victim of much cruel beat
ing by her drunken husbands so much Sc
that the flesh and blood could no longer
stand it. and she lied for safety TO the
herself and child. Smith loved his
wife to the verge of madness and was
wild with Jealousy if she %convcrscd
with any other man, Mrs. Smith will
die.
TORONTO, Ont, special: 1t is asserted
that rags brought to the city crema
tory to be destroyed and coverings Of
mattresses from beds OF diptheria, scar
let and typhoid fever patients, arc moi
destroyed, but collected by the EN-,
ploycs at the crematory and sold 4,
junk stores for about :, per load ana
the money divided among the workmen.
1t is even alleged that the money thus
secured is allowed tn be retained u.
payment for overtime of the men.
TALEQuAR, i. T.. special: Thomas
Bearpaw. a desperate character
furnished violin music for a dance.
After the dance was over lscarpaw
drew . pistol. and pointing it 1T ltasp'
berry Manus. a well-known citizen,
said: This is tho way NV brother used
to do in his life time" Three shots fol.
lowed and Manus fell dead. A posse I,
after BarpaM.