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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
AN EARTHQUAKE.

h ! fleets OF Which Mere Distinctly
Heard ut Hot springs.
AT Hot Springs the citizens were
startled with AN unusual noise, a roar
ing, rumbling sound. which after the
nature of y wagon passing close to
ones house, but before the nature Of
sound cou.d be realized it had passed
away, Us it lasted not to exceed u Sec
onl. That it was an earthquake dis
turbance is very certain. Houses in ail
parts CT the town shook like leaves in
u storm, window curtains vibrated back
and forth, dishes aud kitchen furniture
ratified. In fact everything for the time
icing wa very much 0istul bed. The
shock came from the northwest and
passed to the southeast. and 10 the
OF tue Soldiers home was
evidently greater than ut most any
other part other point in town. The
great building quivered. and everything
in hat neighborhoud was given u thor
ough shaking up In the business por-
ton OF the upper town the shock was
felt so plainly, but in the lower
the shock vas about the same us
that experienced in the vicinity of the
Soldiers home. Within the history OF
tn $ country. as far as the white mans
memory uns. tli. is the first disturb
ance of the kind known to have visited
the Black Hills country. This disturb.
seems to have been of o local ma.
as at no point in thu Hills north
OF iiG, Springs was the shock felt.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
INDIANS ON A. RAMPAGE
MANY pEPREDArloNs COM
MlTTED BY THE UTEs.
The Redsk,ns Have Left Their R.serv..
tion end Are SlsuEhtering Gam and
Raiding Ranches In Colorado Collsion.
with Probable.
Lo Getting troublesome.

ND sss
Gov. Routt, Of Colorado, has received
intelligence from the Yampah River
country that the Utes had crossed the
Colorado State line and we're commit
ting depredations. The telegram which
conveyed this intelligence also stated
that the settlers had become impatient
and bloodshed might be expected ut any
time, tnasmuch as great damage was
being done and much game was being
destroyed. Gov. Routt at once wired
the agency at Uintah and also the de.
partment at Washington that unless the
Indians were returned to their reserva.
tion he would not be responsible for
their safety.
These Indians are from the Uintah
Reservation in Utah, and they have
been on q marauding tour through the
northern portion of Routt County for
several days. A short time since they
were taken back to their reservation by
the aid Of couriers. but two weeks ago
they returned and have been slaughter
ing and destroying game, leaving the
%carcasses Of deer and elks where they
dropped, taking the hides only.
For the past Two years the stockmen
in Routt County have ben organized in
anticipation of a raid, and their ability
to cope with the %regenades has just been
proved. The Indians are in lunches Of
forty and fifty, and, as was their custom
of old, tear down fences and turn their
stock upon the fields of the ranchmen.
Word OF their coming was passed on up
the Yampah and Snake Rivers, and as q
result an armed force is opposing their
advance. Lilly Park, Willow Greek,
and the Maybell and 10y countries are
we'll represented. No collision has yet
ooonrrnd
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
The WORLD A STAGE
VARIOUS ROLES OF mAMv.
PEOPLE.
SHARON O CASE.
THE OLD CASE Is FINALLY
DECIDED
After lragg ng Through the Courts for
Aftcr nragg ng Through the Courts for
Thirteen Iear.-sruexoMo discovery
OF . ang at l.aborers In london-
Other Items af Interest.
The sharon ,,.xoree Case.

San Francisco special: After dragging
through the courts Il, 2 over thirteen years.
during which time the defendant has died
and the husband of the plaintiff has been
killed by II Deputy United States Marshal.
and the plaintiff has become SO hopelessly
insane that it WAS found necessary to- con-
hne her in AN asylum, the notorious Sharon
case is finally settled. When the Supreme
Court OF the state was sitting. Judge
Bank handed down "a decision dismissing
the appeal that had been taken from the
judgment rendered by the late Judge
NcShafter, Aug. 4, 1891. The decision
which had been appealed from the grant
ing Of the prayer OF the executor of the
Sharon estate that the so-called certific ate
of marriage between William Sharon and
Sarah Althea Hill To declared IA forgery.
and that the representative of the dcfend-
ant be authorized to collect costs from the
plaintiff. The action was based ulon q
decision that h I'd previously been rendered
by Judge Field. OF the United states
Supreme Court. reversing the opinion of
Superior judge sullivan. virtually rccog-
nizing Sarah Aitlca as Sharon's wife.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
D%iptherin Among The indians.

Cheyenne. Wyo.. special: The past week
has been one of interest. anxiety and en-
itcmcn ut the Wind River Indian reser-
walton i'll this state. a violent epidemic
OF diptheria broke out among the reds sew
crnl days ago. Schools were closed, agency
business suspended and every available
man put on the staff of tho chief surgeon.
Only Il few deaths nave occurred. but the
whites are hulnpered in treatment of pa
ticnts by the Interference of the medicine
men. who are fearful of losing caste. and
who WELD great influence in the tribe. In
tense feeling was en.cndercd when Il new
method of issuing beef was adopted. Num-
bees were employed. Butchers were en-
gagged to npportion the fresh meat instead
of giving out beef on the hoof and letting
the reds run down and slaughter the steers
in the open. The old way VAS best liked
by the Indians and for several hours they
ilatly refused to take the dressed beef.
Wa>iiuke. the venerable chief of the Shos-
homes. finally made Il speech and induced
the men to accept the ratioas as given.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
Memt til. t.;pun,x.

TIE national banks of Aberdeen have
Won their suits against the county,
which were bought in Circuit. 4 ourt.
In the caSe OF the Aberdeen National,
1T was shown that the assessor for the
year ls9l, assessed the SHARES OF stock
OF the bank at sal, l,5. and tIat the
County I.oard of Equalization re.
assessed the said shares in the sum of
S5fi,53O. The court holds that the
board exceeded its covers and author
ity in re-asscSsing the stock. and that
It's acts aid d"inss in the premises are
void. and the same are set aside and
held for naught. that the tax ON the
shares Ut stock Of said plaintiff shall
not have been extended on u valuation
greater than the sum Of So, 533, max
ing u tax of Sl,Ol9.47. and that all in
excess thereof is illegal and void.
The case of the First National Bank
was identical in character with The oue
above Outiiu. u.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
Are Not legally Murrtc,,.

Philadelphia special: Harry j. long
sttcth. Il wealthy West Philadclphian. who
was married last April to Lizzie Florence
Rivaldson. Il social favoritc. is suing for
divorce in order to reinlrry his wife legal
ly. The couple were very happy and lived
bl!ssfully for two months after thcwed-
ding. One evening they were seated ON
the porch of their pretty home on West
Minister Street. when i; shadow loomed M
in the moonlight. and the next instant u
figure lcapcd upon the porch. .'Oh Harry
cried the %a-tonished bride. this is my hus-
land. but l thought him dead" and She
81 ,rted to faint. Long>treth demanded am
explanation. and the stranger said lie was
d.. II. {. Mcdonald of London. England.
that he had married the young woman
three years ago and deserted her. He was
very anxious to marry another now. and IL
Longstreth would only secure u divorce
happiness would he secured for all. Long
sireth agreed to the proposition.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
SKELETONS %uNEAKrnEp.


London special: A startling discovery
was made in IL section OF this city noted for
the many heimous crimes which nave been,
committed within its precincts. The scene,
of the affair is on Deal Street, in the White
chapel District, where Il number OF men
have been employed in the work of exca-
waiting for q: new building which is to bel
erected ON 81 long unused site. This place
was we'll known TO the police Ivy reason
OF the many otfcnscS against the law which
had been brought to their notice. Thu re-
sort gained greater prominence by being
the scene of the horrible butcheries OF
fallen women attributed To the diabolical
and mysterious parsonage known as Jack
the Ripper 1t was in this place that ono
OF his poor victims was found with her body
mutilatcd in the usual sickcnins manner
which marked the work of the assassin.
The workers were bu,ily engaged at their
labors, when. in turning ovcr a quantity OF
debris. ii rough box was revealed which at
once excited curiosity as to what its con-
tents might he. 1t was quickly opened,
and. to the as:onish,lent of all. it was
found to contain the dry bones Of three
adults, and everything pointed to a terri
,eie crime committed at n remote period.
The discovery created II great deal of cx-
.citcmcnt and many persons visited the
place to view the skeletons.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
Dun y Co... Weekly Report.

New York special: Il. q. Dun IS Co.,
in their Wteh'n Rcricc Of Trade, say: Tho
first week of October shows more activity
on the near approach of the presidential
election. Business is distinctly better at
the South ON account of the Improvement
in the price of cotton, more active at tho
West, with improved crop prospects,. and
only slightly retarded at the East. AS ex-
pected. the reaction from the extreme low
price of cotton helps business in the South.
In general. speculation has disturbed legit-'
innate trade much less during the past
quarter than is usual at this season., al
though the transactions i'll cotton have
been exceedingly heavy.
The business failures occurring through
out the country durin. the past seven days
number 30. rs compared with the totals of
:0s last week. For the corresponding week
OF last year the figures were go.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
JUST LOOK THIS OVER.
IT Is OF INTEREST TO ALL
READERS.
OF Every nay Occurrence. IN the cre.,
state Ut south Dakota for the l'axt
Week "A List Ut All Events oe lmpor-
tanCO.
, oney for tho schools.


THE State Commissioned OF School
and Public Lands has made his appor.
tiOnmcnt among the various counties
OF the state of the school income money
received from the lease of school LANDS
and interest on the money for which
lands we've sold. The total income ap.
portioncd among the various counties
this year is SIS, lOs.6L Last year tho
amount of like Income apportioned was
Si5.ts:.,G This year the total number
Of school children reported from the
various counties was 40, S94. Last year
the total was ST, GO. VI tho SIS, los. "a
income money this year about sci. 200
was received from the lease of school
lands aud the balance was from the in.
terest OH money for which the school
lands were sold. The amount received
from leasing lands this year was II little
less than last year. but only about half
the number of acres were leased.
The total amount of money now in
the permanent school fund is S3.T.G7G.
This represents one.fourth of the total
amount that has been realized from the
sale of school lands. The other three
four,hs run on long time and draws
incrcSt at q per cent. Out of the p.r-
manent school fund there yet remains
about 500. 900 to be loaned on farm
lands and school bonds. Less than
ome-thirtieth of the school lands have
been sold, and the amount realized is
$1,000, COO. AT this rate the permanent
school fund will reach $50. OOu. 900. and
the interest on this amount will fully
support the public schools in the state
in The time to conc.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14

Fire in the town Of Howard destroyed
sixteen houses and caused the loss Of
two lives.
Two clippers from Oakes, n. D.. were
corralled ut Aberdeen. The would-he
bride is o farmers wife who skipped
with the hired man.
The political output is of far greater
interest in the Hills than the mineral
cleanup, measured by the newspaper
space devoted to each.
The lIomestake Mining Company has
declared its regular monthly dividend
of 10 cents a share, a%ggregating Sla,-
5oo. making s1la. 500 paid this year and
$4,000, $50 paid to date.
Rapid City bachelors are chipping in
for an e%mblcmatic window in the state
Worlds Fair building The suggested
design is a heroic figure inserting u
nail where q gallus button ought to be.
Railroad building is active In the
southwestern portion of the state. The
Sioux Falls Western Company has de.
cided to make y survey from that
CITY to Yankton, with . view to imme.
dtate work ON the line.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
Made IA big Ituul,

Ottawa. Ont. special: The secretary of
the Sca!crs' Association of British Colum-
hia has wired from Victoria that the e>ti-
mated value of the ten Canadian vesscl1
seized By Russian cruisers Off Cooper Is
land was i'll the vicinity Of 10000 in ada
dition to which the Russians conti>-
Gated 1.90o seal skins ON board
the seized vessels. With regard tu
the ownership of the scalcr Rose Olsen,
seized by the Russians. but subsc-
g%ucntly. after being given 81 Russian regis
ter, given to Capt. Cepp for carrying back
the crews of the seized scalers by the Rus
sian authorities. the Minister of Marine
states that i'll ordering the restitution of
the vessel to the original owners he init
mated that Capt. Copp would have an OPP
portunity Of seeking his remedy in the
Admiralty Court il he has any claim. 1t
Is an interesting question. as the govern
ment entirely repudiates the right of Rus
sian to confi>cntc the vessel.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
OUT OF LiFE's MISERY.
Poor Health ! rlves a. ". .yohn.,on "a
Iicrre to Commit suicide.

Poor Health ] rtves \. w. JOhnstOn Gf
Iicrre to Commit suicide.
a MOST sad case of suicide came to
light at Pierre. A. w, Johnston, can
didate on the Republican county ticket
for Register OF Deeds. cx-Mayor of
Pierre, member of Pierre's famous Cap
itol Committee, and one of her most
honored and respected citizens. was
found in 81 gulch about two miles from
tho city, with Il bullet through his
brain. A note was found beside him
which stated that he had been feeling
unwell for several weeks and that q
pain had become so bad in his head
that tie could stand it no longer. The
last seen of him vas Monday morning,
but no alarm vas felt for him for sew
eral days, when a searching party was
formed to look for him with the above
result. Tho body when found was in
. bad state Of decomposition.
Johnston had been acting strangely
for several DAYS before he left. but no
one took much notice. rs he was natur-
ally of a very quiet dis positton. lie was
nominated by reclamation for County
Register and was sure of election, as he
was very popular. Insanity runs in the
family, it is said, n the excitement
Of o political campaign must have tenn
porarily unbalanced his mind. He
owned . large amount of property,
which was encountered some. but not
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
On rns. WAY To TH1AL.
United States Officers Take Twenty-scvcn
CONSUMERS to Louisville.

Ashland. Ky.. special: Deputy United
state, Marshal Lafayette Luvcioy. with
several assistants. pissed through this city
In charge of II gang II twcnty-sevcn heavily
mah;clcd moon>liners whom they were
taking TO Louisville to appear before the
United States Court. They were from the
big Sandy River counties of Pike. Floyd.
Martin and Buchanan, and have been en-
gagged in illicit distillins among the noun
t;.'ns of tl;.t section for years. The mcm-
TIERS of the gangs TO which the prisoners
liz .onscd have nearly all escaped and are
yet in hiding. though closely pursued by
accommodates. Eight large and active
stills have been found and destroyed by
the revenue men. while many hundreds Of
gallons of liquor have been turned out ON
the ground and the buildings burned.
Many of the arrests were made only after
severe conflicts. in which both officers and
outlaws were seriously wounded. and q;
number of the latter are yet held at tho
county ,iail- only awaiting recovery to be
removed also. Several attempts to break
up the parties in that section during re-
cent vars HIS proved futile, but inthis in
stance the important captures nave greatly
encouraged the officer, and they will nut
abandon the effort until either the gangs
are all behind the Lars or thorou .lly dis
banded
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
REJOICING AT FORT PIERRE.
a Grand Celebration to commemorate
the b ccctIt Uf it's Patent.

- Nsl:snu 0e3e ni';ltinl tn lsbllltlC Insbr:ltp
the ! ccciI't "f it's Patent.
FoEr PIERRE held a grand celebra-
ton to commemorate the receipt of its
patent to their TOWNSHIP. During the
afternoon Il procession of trades took
place. after which IL vast crowd of
visitors aud home people partook of a
free banquet on the barbecue plan.
which had been prepared by the city.
During the evening speeches were
made by prominent citizens and
visitors. followed by u grand ball.
The square which comprises the
townsitc of Fort Pierre has quite u
history. Formerly 1t was u tract of
land set aside by the government for
the terminus of q highway to the Black
Hills. Congress then donated 1T to the
Northwestern Railroad for railroad
purposes, provided they would build q
lino to the Black Hills, but many
sYuatters OH the land, who had resided
there for fifteen years. rose in arms to
contest the rights OF the railroad COM
pany to the land. Tho railroad COM
pany rather than make q tight gave up
the land and Congress set aside the
land for townsitc purposes. Since then
u number of townsite companies have
contested the original TOWNSHIP COM
pany's title. 1t is o all settled. how
ever. Tho patent has arrived and
many people who have been squatting
on land for fifteen wears can now read
their title clear.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
READY FOR BUSINESS.
charlcs Mix l'c"rle Viii Keep tn. New
BOATS BUSY,

Ws' s.u1uo WIN bNeeD tnp New
l:Umts Busy.
IN~Tfrt.!GENCE by wire at the Office of
-ihe Cherries Mix County Warehouse AMI
Transportation Company at Castalia
thai the new Missouri River stea,n boat.
the IaStaia. has left on her first an trip
caused the greatest OF gnud feeling and
great re. oicing. Already there is sacked
aud waiting at The landing uver 5000
bushels ot wheat to be- shipped TO the
SiOuN City market. Iiesides this there
are Suo head of fat hogs under CON-
tract To go by boat tn Sioux City from
the pens of tho largest stock raisers in
the county. such a Watson Ham,
Nncsinm Turgdun. Edwin Tucker,
Reeves n Co.. Rapcr Ellsworth. Il. A.
Lucas and others. The success of the
scheme of marketing Charles NliN stock
and products by boat is assured during
the Scas"n of NAVIGATION and instead of
one il is nkciy another season will see
AT least four boats i'm tho trade. When
it is known that there are thousands of
heads of cattle. hogs aud sheep TO be
sent to market this fall aud next spring
and summer, besides the 200, Ouo
bushels OF surplus grain and the i'm
mcnse quantity of produce, eggs and
butter, it is doubtful ii four boats of
the carry capacity of the Castalia and
the Capitola l;nite can do the work.
The feeling is universal throughout the
county that every citizen should per-
sonaiiy interest himself to make the
transportation by river u success and
there is hardly Il man but will sacrifice
something in price On what he has to
sell to do so. The sacrifice of only a
few cents in price is IL saving after all.
as 1T obvia,es the payin. Ui a night $
lodging for man and Team. besides q
hard days drive TO the railroad. 1t is
a settled thing ,lll: the railroad COM
pany that wants Charles Mix traffic
must build into the county tn secure it
or they will lose the hulk of IT, and
Sioux City and the Missouri River
steamboats, will get it.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
WAS a nEsi EEATE CHARACTER.
How an Escaped Convict for Years luded
Arraht.

HETebt.
Memphis. Tenn, special: Since Mart
Mitchell. the original .Swump Angel" Of
the Arkansas swamps. bit the dust, Jack
Ihorne. alias Jack Smith, has bcen wear
ing his mantle. lie made his habitution in
the river bottoms, knowing every path
through the underbrush, and could point
out the best resorts ut game OF all kinds.
Crittenden County. Arkansas, opposite
Memphis. was the scene OF his wandcrinss.
where he WAS known as Jack Smith. a
couple OF yeats ago, he was employed by
lhe Ragsie Fishing and Hunting Club, IL
Memphis organization. that owns lakes and
game reserves in Arkansas. They put him
IN charge Of their cub house at Raggie
Lake. where he soon made himself valua-
Die. Smith at first seemed 4; quiet. unos-
tehtatiouS. Industrious man. when he te-
came more familiar he grow very offensive.
He got overwhelming. and about Sin weeks
ago lie was discharged from his position as
club house keeper. Then he became bad.
Armed with rcvolvcrs. shot guns, aud
knives in his boot. he fortified himself in
the club house and dciicd THE whole mcm-
hcrship of the Ra.sic Gu to- dispn>scss
him. Some Of the members of tile club
had learned that he WAS an escaped con-
Wet from the Arkansas State rcnitentiary
NJ Little Rock. The state authorities were
Notified. Two officers in the guise of
sloitsmen went to the club house and
spent several days with Smith. alias
Thorne. They induced him to accompany
them to Earle. where they were met by
Deputy Sheriff Frank Williams, who undcr-
took To arrest the cN-convict. The angel
resisted and made IL show of fight. He fell
while in the act o. drawing "a pistol. Thorne
I,lS had III nlnna nrn ....aA, III. fp,,.,
ESCAPES were miraculous. and once in the
cane brakes he deiicd arrest. and was more
dangerous than the bears that made their
home with him.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-10-14
FOUGHT ! pcEL on a scArtuLn.
Desperate Enc ,un,er on u slender Pat.
form :OO tect Above Niagara ltiver.

Desperate En- ,unter 0n u Slender Plat.
form :OO tect Above Niagara River.
Buffalo special: Two painters engaged
In repaintins the cables aud guy ropes Of
the cantalcvcr bridge across the Niagara
River. hid swung Il slender sCaAold .G0 feet
above the seething stream on which 10 do
their work. They were both Canadians,
named JOSEPH, Greaves and William Camel.
AT dusk they engaged In Il terrible hand
to-hund struggle. In which Greaves nearly
lost his life. WHAT started the quarrel nc
one knows. but Camel lost his temper,
sraspcd IL hatchet, and threatened to brain
his companion. Then ensued "a duel. the
like of which is rarely described except In
fiction. Grcaves grasped the would-be as
s;,ssin's wrist. but Camel was the stronger
and pressed the weaker painter to the edge
III the scatfold. threatening. to hurl him into
the river. To save himself from falling
Greaves loo>ed his hold on Cancels wrist
and gra>pcd ut u rope. Three quick, sharp
blows were iained on his defenselcss head
by the enragcd assailant. Two fell on
Grcaves' back. and one split open his skull
back OF the left ear. He staggered, los; his
hold aud fell. but was caught between two
guy ropes as II by IL miracle, where lie lay
out OF lrarl, of the other. With the blood
out of his cuts, Greaves climbed
hand over hand up the cables to the bridge
iioor. Camel followed, Ratchet in hand.
Here another workman interfered and pre-
vented actual murder. The wounded man
was carried to the Canadian shore. Sur
crons were summoned and dressed his
wounds. 1t was then discovered that an
artery was cut. and for IL long time it was
feared that the patient would bleed to
death. In ic Ia,,It f,I q L.. ,.;.
Camel escaped while Grcaves Was being at
tended.