Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-08-05
IN THE wssS.

IN THE WESS.
BCFFAT.o, Wyo.. special: A soldier
named keiser, who some time ago was
In trouble for shooting several stock
horses In Clear Creek Canon, but salts.
lied the authorities that the shooting
was done by mistake, was arrested On
suspicion Ut being concerned in stealing
arms from Fort Mckinney. keiser,
apparently m%istaking the cause of his
arrest Is said to have confessed that he
was concerned In setting fire to the
cavalry quarters. which were lately
burned. AT the same time he made
revelations which led to the making of
several arrests al the post. Several
citizens of Buffalo are also said to be
implicated by his confession, but no ar
rests have yet been made in conse-
Quence. Shortly after this arrest
United States Deputy Marshals Hale
and Tom Smith. accompanied by Frank
Grouard. the scout, brought in another
soldier, for whose arrest q reward of
$50 had been offered. The man whose
the post, charged with death and do
sertion. He c0ntrived to escape from
the guardhouse, and having supplied
him a suit OF citizens clothes had got AS
far as Hills Ranch on Rock Creek. Ii
is reported that he also has made some
important disclosures with regard to
the burning of the cavalry quarters as
Well as the subsequent attempt to start
lire 4 few DAYS later, and also with re-
gard to the theft of arms which so
greatly distt. rpcd the military author
tiles.
SAN F~RAScIsC" special: Special cor.
r%espondence from l;chring Sea says
that the patrol squadron of United
States revenue cutters and cruisers,
besides chasing seal pouchers. is brcak-
ing up the lucrative industry of hunt
ing sea offers. Ihc steam schooner
Jennie and the schooncrs Kodiak aud
I.ettlc, owned by the Alaska CONNER
cial Company of San Francisco, have
been seized by the Mohican and Sent
with their crews to Sitke. The native
hunters were allowed to go home. This
course surprises the whites and alarms
the natives. The industry now prohib-
tied furnished the whole support of the
Aleutian Indians: without it they must
have government aid or Starvc. Ru-
0 from the West reach Sitka of eA-
citing events in the chase OF seal poach-
ers. The schooner Willard Ainsworth
was searched by the Mohican and AL
lowed to proceed. The Mohican lost
fifty feet OF its keel by striking a hidden
rock. 1t is now at Fort Etchcs, in
Prince William Sound, watching the
movements of the poacherS which had
rendezvoused there. Fighting Bob
Evans discovered the plan and check
mated 1t by Selling the %Coquitiam. The
seaier> are in a bad plight-thcy have
hin .sn al .1.;,.. .,,J H.. ..za 49,. ~
ship them. To take them back into
both vessels ana skins, SO there is moth
ing left but to 90 to Victoria and miss
the rest of the season.
A FRANCISCO special: Private let
tcrs from Honolulu say there is great
excitement among the natives over the
proposed cession of lfearl Harbor TO the
United state. for q naval station.
Those who are opposed to the anneXa-
ton of the islands have spread reports
among the natives that this ccssion of
Pearl Harbor is the first step on the
part of the United States to gobble up
the islands. Robert Wilcox, who led
the recent attempt at revolution, is
trying to remove the impression, as he
desires to see the United States secure
VIZ A0 Abt v ASANlC lIluSS IIcclIIIS
he declared this ceSSion was the first
thing toward Hawaiian Independence.
Resolutions expressing want of conf
dence in the Queens ministry and Csc
pcciallv in Marshal Wilcox. the Queen
%favorite, were introduced in the ASSEM-
bly, by Wilcox. On July 20. when the
steamer left, 1t was rumored that the
cabinet would resign. The salaries of
all government officials are being re.
duccd and the Worlds Fair %appropria.
tion will be heavily cut. Portuguese La
borerS have petitionei the Legislature
for aid to leave the islands. The dis
tress among these people is great. as
their places on the sugar plantations
have beer taken by Japanese, who
work for lower wages.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, special: Seven
hundred and fifty thousand acres in
San Benito and Monterey Counties.
which. according to the act of Congress
of Sept. ~, 1850, revert to the govern
ment by reason of the failure of the
Southern Pacific Rraiiroad to complete
u certain portion of its line within the
specified time, was thrown open TO set
Element under the homestead act, and
large numbers OF filings were made at
the land Office in this city. Some ex.
element attended the opening of the
land. Settlers in farm wagons have
been night and day going to and coming
from the County Clerks office at Hoi.
lister. These were generally old set
tiers who have no doubt of being able
to prove their residence ON land and
cultivation Of 1t.
GuNNIsoS, Colo. special: The min
ing excitement of Colorado seems to have.
been transferred from Creole to Pitkin.
For some time wonderful rich strikes
have been made in this camp, and es.
pecially in the liindoo and Tycoon
mines and properties adjoining. The
influx of miners and prospectors is
wonderful, and 1t is estimated that at
least 500 new men have gone in during
the past month. Among the numerous
companies located upon claims are
those from Boston and Halifax. Some
bf the assays made from minerals run
As high as 81. 500 per ton.
GREAT FALLS, Mont. special: Cree.
. squaw belonging to q band of Indians
camped across the river, committed
suicide by throwing herself in front of
a passing engine, Death was instan.
taneous, her body being mangled be.