Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-11-11
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PEORIA, Ill.,, special There has been
almost unprecedented activity recently
among the distiliere>. which form the
principal business interests of Peoria.
The large receipts of corn have g!adu
ally depressed the price of corn unit it
is now selling at about 40 cents u bashe.,
fully one-third less than last spring.
The distilier> are taking advantage of
the low price of grain 10 increase the
output of their plants To u very large
capacity. The officers OF the WHISKY
trust report tilat they have not only in-
creased their outpu, here largiy. but
have also started up some oi the mel
nati distilleries. which have been short
for some time past, and the Calumet
distillerlcs at New South Chicago. The
output of the ShufeId, lDistillcry at Chi
caso has been largely increased, and
the officers of the trust contemplate re-
suming operations in the other idle
plants at Chicago. They believe that
the market will absorb all OF tho in
crease readily. as the demand on which
whisky has been active TO: some time
past. The increased production has cu-
cattle this fall as against 10000.
EolEs. Idaho, special: -Four hundred
NeZ Pcrccs braves. accompanied by
their Squaws and paruosc> TO the NUM-
bcr of 500. are in the midst %: their am
nual hunt or slaughter i'll the moui,-
la!nS of their reservation. Thy are
having great luck and have already
kitlicd j., big bears. 4oeik. lo' deer ami
scores of mountain sheep. Nearly all
the bears haN. been caught in traps
made of heavy logs. and the savage an
imals have caused the redskins no end
of trouble. n lalt-breei named lc.c
crawled into Il trap To see ii the bail
had been disturbed and he ran right
into II wounded bear that had cruwlru
into the trap to s.eep The animal had
not touched ile bait, consequently the
trap had not been sprung. The bear
at ouce attacked ! etc. .;evcring his
neck with his powerful jaws and nearly
biting the REDSKINS head oil. I'ctc's
the heavy logs fell and crushed both
Indian and bear to death. The ln,ians
had ~ high old time a, l'e,e's funeral
and in n spirit of revenge have inauyu-
rated relcntlcsS war against bears.
SAN FRA NtlSCu special Poverty and
the descrtion of her husband drove Mrs
j. johnson to kill her iif,ccn.year- Old
son. GIstavc and then commit suicide.
The deed was done Monday. but the
bodies were not found for several days,
when nciyhbors were Mortified to dis.
cover their decompoSing remains. 1t
seems Johnson. who was ~ carpenter.
went to New York last winter. The
boy was not bright and could not help
lis mother. She sold or pa wner every
thing She had. and then decided ON
death. She allowed her hoy To 20 To
sleep and then shot him as l.c lay ia
bed. Then she went to her own room,
and put two bullets i'll her head. She
left several letters in swedish. one adj
dressed to her husband, NJ. johnson,
1873 last Ihirtv-iirst Street. New Nork.
DuLrrll special sheriff Sh.rvy
seized u passenger train on the Eastern
Minnesota Railroad to satisfy IL iudg-
mcnt of Sl..OOo in favor of John j.
Moran. Engine N.. lo5. six coaches,
& buffet ear and baggage cars were
captured. The company borrowed
coaches of the Northern Pacific. Sc
cured an engine of the Terminal Com-
pany and got the train started To ST
Paul two hours later. Moran secured
Judgment for $4,000 for personal in-
inries received while in the employ
mcnt of the company. The railroad
appealed and Morgan got Judgment for
Sl; 00o at the second trial. The inter
est brings the amount to $4,000.
CnIcAGo special: At the b-mon,hly
meeting of the Western Passenger AS.
sociation, an agreement to put into eff
feet on this date advanced rates be-
tween Chicago and southwestern Mis-
souri, kiver points. and To insist upon
the application of the rates on business
from outside territory, WAS rcatlirmc.l.
The advance in rates is from $40 TO
$3.50. Chicago To the Missouri River.
and from ST TO $50, Chicago to 81.
Louis.
SEATTLE. Wash. special: The saloon
of w. 5. Eberhart. at Allyn, was partly
wrecked by dynamite. The side OF the
building was blown out, but the pro-
prietor of the establishment. who sept
above the store. was not hurt. lrohi-
bitionists. who have been waging Bit
ter fight here against the liquor men,
are suspected of having caused the ex-
plosion. An investigation will be held.
CiIcAGo special: For the first time
in the United States poniilicial high
mass was celebrated by Papal dele
gate. 1t was ut the All Saints day
services of the Italian Church OF Our
Lady of Sorrows in this city, at tho
home of the Servite Order of Priests.
The celebrant was Archbishop satolli