Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-09-15
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Los LUNAS, N. NJ. special: Central
New'McXic6 has been subject almost
daily for over three months to violent
shakes from earthquakes. Yesterday
five connections. have thrown down
scores of old adobe buildings. which
Were already shaky from previous
but IL queer feature is the numerous
cases of nervous sickness. and even
commissions. to he seen among the
women and children as soon as the
rumbling of the ground commences.
The center of the disturbance seems to
be ut Sabinal. where IL spring has APP
peared mt Il place which has always
been dry and barren. The theory of
the natives concerning the shakes is
that a large body of hot water lie, I'M
foreground. and as the vapor acculnu
latcs and wants expansion the earth
crust is raised. and 1t may keep OH un-
til an outlet is found allowing the
water and steam to flow freely. An
extinct volcano situated within twenty
miles south of Sabinal may have ON
thing to do with the disturbance.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Customs
officers had Il lively battle with opium
smugglers. One smuggler was cap.
tured. another probably lost his life
and $1,000 worth of opium sliced. The
opium was being lowered into u small
boat from the steamer Romulus when
Inspectors Casey and Sprague. who
had been hiding on the pier near by.
demanded the surrender of the men in
the boat. There was no reply. and
the inspectors fired two shots ut the
men. Henry Hendricken, the boat
man. surrendered. but the other man.
a member of the Romulus crew.
jumped overheard. AS nothing was
seen of him afterwards it is thought he
was drowned.
SAN FRANCISCO special: The
burned steamer San Juan. Oh her last
trip from Hong Kong to Manila. had
on board 200. 900 ounces of silver. worth
about $3.50. 600. all of which has disap-
peared. No signs of it could be found
by divers working on the wreck.
Chief Engineer Webb and IL number
of the steamers officers have been az
rested. Great excitement prevails in
Mexico. the Philippines. and Hong
Kong. owe the discovery of the coin.
which was found hidden in the engine
room of the San Antonio. and in the
chief engineers cabin. Chief Engi-
neer Webb was detected in the act of
smuggling the fortune into Manila. =
SAN FRANCISCO special: Henry a.
Bell, Il citizen of Albert Island, is here
enroute to Nottingham. Eng. whence
he departed to share the exile of Mr..
Wright twenty years ago. Wright
was convicted of taking el.O00 from the
vault of the Nottingham Lace Com
pany. His mother died broken-hearted
from the shock, and his wife deserted
him. After eighteen months the money
was found. Wright went to Albert
Island. together with about one hun
IF the island. and all are doing we'll.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., special: The re-
mains of Il Young man by the name of
Simonson. who persisted in u snow
storm near Sundance in March. 1892.
were discovered last week in Cold
| Spring Canon. The skull was found
about six feet from the body. and one
foot. still in the boot. about u rod fur
Their away. There is no doubt he had
been misplaced by wild animals. The
dead man was about 20 years old.
PORTLAND. Ore. special AT
Butteville. thirty miles south. 100
whites herded tifty-six Chinese hop
pickers and drove them to u dock and
forced the captain of steamer to bring
thelh here. There are about 500 more
Chinese there and trouble is
feared.
MusKoGE, 1. T., special: 1t has
been decided that only two of the nine
Choctaws will be shot at Wilburton.
The balance will plead guilty of man
slaughter and receive. 100 lashes on the
bare back.
CHICAGO special; The body of Il mai
supposed to be H. b. Stout of Lincoln,
Neb.. was found floating in the lake.
1t had been in the water several days,
and it is thought he fell from a steamer.
CANDY, Mimi, special: A block and
a half of the business portion of the
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