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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Rust,ers Doing Thriving Trade.

THE present hard times do not seem
to deter the cattle thieves along the
Missouri River from pursuing their
thieving calling. A cattleman who
was ut Mitchell q day or two ago states
that the ''rustlers' and thieves along
the Missouri have been more active
this fall than ever before, and the
range men, as we'll as the farmers,
along the east bank of the river have
suffered some heavy depletions of
stock. There are numerous pla. .es on
the Missouri where crossings are easily
made, and the cattle thieves can in a
single night get together q large herd
of cattle, drive them across the river
and then on to the reservation and be-
fore the owners know where to look for
the stock it has all been branded and
is rin the herds of some dishonest
ranger. The owner may be satisfied in
his own mind that o certain COW is his,
but has no redress, as the brand of q
different owner is on the ''critter" and
the farmer leaves with the idea firmly
impressed in his mind that an organ-
izasion of farmers and honest range
men is necessary to e2terminate tho
thieves.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Railroad to the Mines.

Pueblo special: Contracts have been
let for the building of the Florence
Cripple Creek Railroad, connecting the
gold camps at the base of Pixies Peak
with the smelters at Pueblo. Grading,
it is said, will begin on December Is,
and track laying will follow as soon as
the rails can be furnished. The OUT
put of the camp heretofore has aver.
aged about 500, 600 per month, but this
will be greatly increased when proper
shipping facilities are obtainable. The
new road will connect with the Santa
Fe and Rio Grande systems at Flor
ence, some thirty miles west of Pueblo.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
A CLOSE CALL FOR 200 I'LL.
NOlS MINERS.
Escape by the Main SHAFT Cut on
Quickly, and 1t Seemed For q
While as II the Inmates Must
Perish.
A Close. Call.

Minonk, ILL.,, special: A fire broke
out in the mine operated by the Chi
cago and Minonk Coal Mining Com
pany, situated mile from this city.
The flames held two hundred miners
in peril of their lives. All escaped,
however, and hut few were injured.
The man most seriously hurt was Geo.
Erband, who caused the disaster by
attempting To light a torch while stand-
ing near ii can of kerosene. The oil
famed up. and in his effort to extin-
guish the fire Erhland NJ set the can of
Kerosene, which at once gave the
flames great impetus. The dry timber
lining of the walls of the main shaft
was ablaZe in an instant. and the fire
spread with such alarming rapidity
that it seemed as il the men in the
shaft must perish. About one hundred
of them escaped through the main
shaft before the fire rendered it im-
passable. Two hundred men were still
at the bottom of the shaft and the fire
was spreading furiously.
The widest kind of panic prevailed
around the mouth of the shaft. wher.
the families of the imprisoned miners
and others We're gathered. 1t was
found that there was not sufficient hose
to reach far enough down the shaft tn
he of use in eXtinguishing the flames,
and the Illinois Cantsal ut once dis.
patched an engine to Eureka for more
hose. 1t came in u remarkably short
time, and two gallant fellows made al
attempt to descend the shaft. The
smoke, however. was pouring out i'll
such clouds that the men were dragged
back half suffocated. and two others
seized the hose and started down.
They were also drawn back nearly
and u third equally unsuccessful at
tempt was made.
1t then seemed that unless the men
succeeded in escaping through the ven-
tilating shafts their last hope was
gone. There We're three ventilating
shafts and to these the men in the
mine rushed, craZed with fear. burned
with falling tilnbers, and choked and
blinded by smoke, which was rapidly
filling the mine. Fortunately every
man reached the foot of one of these
ventilating shafts and was quickly
drawn to the surface. Inside an hour
after Erbland had started the fire all
the men were safe above ground.
Many of them reached the upper air in
u desperate condition, but medical aid
and fresh air soon brought them
around. and all will recover with the
exception of Erbland, whose injuries
were received from the explosion of
the can of Oil.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Tin Mines Nav Resume Som.

The Harney Peak Tin Mining Com
pany has recently begun work on a
large number of their tin claims. AS
yet no work has been commenced or
been contracted for except the assess.
ment work for 1894. but it is rumored
that work will be resumed on all the
best mines at an early day, and that
the Eta and Hill City Miaes will start
crushing soon after Jan. l. So far about
two hundred men have been put to
work. Superintendent McFadden is
hiring all the men he can get.
The owners of the Tin Bar have re-
Gently struck one of the richest depos-
its of tin ever found in the Hills. They
have found about four feet of ore which
will average fully 30 per cent. cassit-
critic.
There is now considerable activity
in the mica mines of this vicinity. Re-
Gently Minneapolis and Denver parties
have secured several of the best mines.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
How tho World Wars,

ARCHBISHOP KAHN, of st. Louis, is;
critically Ill at Wheeling, w. Va,
ABOUT 100000 Scotch coal miners
are now on q strike, and 1900 others
may be called out.
THREE Emen were killed by the explo-
sion Of q Texas Pacific locomotive
boiler near Eastland, Texas.
THE schooner Jefferson has, been
wrecked on Bakers Island, off tho
Massachusetts coast. ~,
FIRE destroyed six dwellings, In
Langdon, Pa, and Jacob Grunley's G.,
year-old child was cremated.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Paying for the Fun.

New Orleans special: The verdict in
the second Of the suits brought against
the City of New Orleans, on account of
the lynching of the Italians at the
parish prison of March IA, 1891,
has been rendered. It awards $4,000
damages to young Marchaz, alias
Grimaldi, whose father was murdered
on that day.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
TOWNSHIP OWNERSHIP.
suit Over Valuable Land ON the Coded
ReAerYation.

Suit Over Valuable Land on the Coded
Reservation.
THERE is at present an interesting
fight in progress for possession of the
land embraced in the old Sherman City
townsite in tho ceded Sioux lands on
the west bank of the Missouri River.
South of Chamberlain. Sherman was
the first town located on the ceded
lands after the reservation was opened
for settlement. The townsite origin-
ally contained about 200 acres, all Of it
being finely situated and very valuable.
Subsequently the townsiters withdrew
their application and put in another
application for 800 acres of the same
land. This amount was finally reduced
to about fifty-five acres and merged
into the townsite of Gladstone. This
was on or about the 18th of August.
1891.
The application for the town site and
other land adjoining, amounting in all
to about 160 acres. was filed in the
local land Office and made of record
pending on appeal of james B. McIn-
turf. who had made actual settlement
on the land under the homestead laws
FEBRUARY IL. 1S90-the second day after
the land was opened for settlement.
He filed his application to make home
stead entry April is. 1880, which was
rejected by the land officers as being
in conflict with the application of the
Sherman Townsite Company.
From this rejection McInturf ap-
pealed to the Commissioner of the gen.
eral landuoff1ce. It appears that the
land officers ignored the application
and appeal of McInturf and allowed
three different persons to- take about
forty acres each of the land claimed by
McInturf. and the townsite of Glad
stone (now Oacoma) took the re-
mainder. The Commissioner of the
general land Office decided against Nc
1nturf, and calls attention to the fact
that patents have already been issued
for three Of the 40-acre tracts of the
contested quarter section, the remain
ing forty acres being the town site
land. The Town Site Company had
advertised to make final proof on the
townsite July IA, 1893, but the proof is
still held up pending McInturf's appeal
to the Secretary of the Interior.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
. Point for the Coal Combine.

ST. Paul, Minn., special: John j.
Rhodes Won bout in his suit against
the Legislative Anti-Coal Combine
Committee which seized the books in
the Office of the St. Paul combine last
winter. The Supreme Court reversed
the order of the lower court and de.
cided that summons in civil actions
could be served on members OF tho
Legislature while that body was in
session
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Decided an Interesting Land Case.

"A VERY interesting law case was de-
cided at Sioux Falls by Judge Garland
as referee. In 1891 Mrs. Lydia E.
jackson, .of Union City, Ind, sold a
quarter section of land, receiving a
mortgage and notes for $4,000 in par
tial payment. Her husband owned the
Commercial Bank of Union City, and
she put up the notes as security for his
debt. The bank commenced fore
closure and male her a party to the
suit. She resisted and claimed the
Sheriff's deed should run to her, as the
law of Indiana prevented a woman from
transferring any of her separate prop
erty to pay the debts of her husband.
The whole question hinged on whether
the Indiana OF South Dakota law
should prevail. Judge Garland held
that. inasmuch as the land SUBJ
ject to foreclosure was in this State,
the local law should prevail. The case
will be appealed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Opposed to the brewery.

BEFORE the brewery at Yankton lie
reopened and operations begun there
promises to be skirmish between the
operators of the brewery and the TEN.
perance people of the town. Already
the Congregational Church Monthly
has sent up war cry, asking the peo-
pie to see to it that the brewery shall
not be opened.
1t must be borne in mind that Yank-
ton possesses college which promises
we'll and already has membership of
about 250, and it is probable that the
friends of the college will vigorously
oppose the opening Of the brewery on
the ground that It will keep students
away from the college. On the other
hand the projectors of the brewery en-
terprise have considerable support in
the business community.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Powder Mill ExpIodes.

Wilmington, DEL, special: One u
the powSsr mills of the Dupont Powder
Works exploded. Edward Gallagher
was killed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Lost $4,000 in Gold.

indianapolis special: Ten thousand
dollars in gold was mysterio,sly stolen
from the cellar of Mr.. Stout's house
near Haughville. There is no clue to
the robbers.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Bie I1ondion Fire.
session.

London special: Fire started in
Hovey & Sons drapery establishment,
spread to five other Establishments.
The loss already amounts to $1,000. 900.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Black Hills Stock 0rowsrs.

TIE Western South Dakota Stock
Growers Association has held its an
nual meeting, and the members are
much gratified with the results accom-
plished by organizing. It is composed
OF the leading stockmen of the Hills, as
we'll as many smaller ones. Il started
with but eleven members and now has
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
south Dakota Briefs.

ACCORDING to the report of the State
Irrigation Commissioners twenty-three
artesian wells have been sunk in South
Dakota since last March.
BLACK HILLS streams have Just re-
ceived an acquisition in the shape of
10000 mountain trout, distributed by
the United States Fish Commission.
1T is rumored that new townsite
company has been formed to create q
new town ut the junction of the Great
Northern and Northwestern Railroads.
Is has been said by cattlemen from
the Bad River range on the ceded
reservation that there are at least
1000 head of cattle missing since the
fall shipments began.
SOME very good looking ore was
struck near Lead recently in doing
assessment work. It has the appear
ance of the Bald Mountain silicious
ores, but is found in vertical forma-
tion.
WHILE doing this years assessment
work on the White Spar mica lode,
located short distance west Of Custer
City, . fine body Of mica has been un-
covered. The mica bearing ledge is
said to- be an immense one. that for
size and quality is unexcelled BY tho
product Of any Custer County mine.
The Brown County winged calf has
been shorn Of its angelic credentials
by Q number of real bad boys, who
bored q hole through the partition and
watched the owners o. they adjusted
the ewing" ON the calf early one morn.
ing before exhibition time at Hurley.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29

PERSONS having bills against the
State for services rendered or articles
furnished for the years 1891 and 1892
will have to present their claims to the
State Auditor at once, as accounts will
be closed on January 1, 1894, after
which no claims viii be paid from the
appropriation for those years.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Van Aliens Substitute.

Washington special: The President
eas nominated Wayne Macveagh Am
bassador to Italy.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Narrow Escape from Gray Wolves.

Brule, Wis, special: The big gray
timber wolves, the most ferocious and
dangerous Of their species, are getting
plentiful and bold in the woods here
abouts. "Shorty" Easland had q mar
row escape from pack of them night
or two since. He was coming down
the river from Cedar Island Clubhouse
after dark, when, hearing noise be-
hind him, he looked back and, after
one glance. distinctly felt his hair
raise. for he was pursued by at least
twenty gray wolves. Luckily for him
he carried bull's-eye lantern. BY
flashing it in their faces, he kept them
off until he reached an old boat and
got into It. Then he shot a couple of
them and the rest seeing him floating
out of reach took to the woods.
''Shorty" has two fine wolf skins and
the remembrance of an uncomfortable
quarter-hour as tokens of his adven-
lures.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
Badly Scared students.

Exeter, N. H., special: Exeter Acad.
emy is believed to be on the eve of one
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
sHR1NKAGE OF FORTUNES.
Rich Men of the Country Find that
They Have Been Losing Wealth.

New York special: It is, of course.
impossible to estimate the shrinkage
in private fortunes which has taken
place since that day of panic just one
year ago. 1t is common report that
one of the city's ablest bankers has suf-
fered depreciation in single indus
trial security of more than S2.OOO,O 900.
and his house may, through the in
ability of customers to meet their
margins, be compelled to mark off u
loss quite as great.
President Cleveland is reported to be
worth $500. 900 less to-day than he was
upon the day of his esteemed friends
election to the presidency, this loss
representing the shrinkage in his prop
critics.
chauncey Nj. Depew said, just before
he went to Europe, that he presumed
the greater number of the wealthy
men of this country would find on
figuring up their possessions on
January that they were from 25 to 40
per cent. less than they were a year
ago, and in some cases very much
more. And he spoke of the extraor-
dinary object lesson furnished by the
experience of the railways in this
country, believing that from Is to 20
per cent. of the capital invested in
them now represented bankrupt
properties, and at q rough estimate
placing the depreciation of these
properties at not fur from 81 ZOO. 600, 600.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-29
UTAH is CLAMORING.'
WANTS TO JOIN THE SISTER.
HOOD OF STATES.
Delegate Rawl,ns st,rs Up the House-Re-
sents Criticism from New-Englanders-
ME-. Harter Objected tS Any More Small
stateA
Ctah ne tl,e Door.
Warrington correspondence:

HE House has 30n-
sidered and granted
Utah's petition for
State hood. The
members had con-
siderable sport in
discussing the mat
ter when. it was
Fl r st introduced.
The discussion be-
gan slowly and quiz
|; city with specifics
Sfrom Messrs. Kill
> gore, of Texas. and
Morse, of Massa-
. .chusetts. Spice was
!: added by Mr.. Raw
(lins, the delegate
from Utah, who in
his maiden speech
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-13

An extensive area Of high pressure.
With rs creat over the Missouri ana Up
per siisaisnippl valleys. dominates weathes
over the ciltire country east 81 the Rocky
mountains tonight The lowest barometer
on the map II 1910 inchnu at ~ I'aao. and
the highest Is s9H nj 81 Vincent There
has been decided fallf N temperature
during the past twenty-four hours over
the Ccnlrn valleys and westward 20 the
foot OF the Rocky mountain plateau. ex-
ccpf oTtr southern TexaD and I.osiislaua
Nhils eyer his Central and South Atlantic
States there has been a slight risa. The
weather Is cloudy, With heavy rein oyer
The Lower AiisnlrslpEi valley, and II "
purity cloudy over the southeastern Rocky
mountain slope, while Il ~ generally clear
cieewhere.
Local forecast FOR Texas fof twenty
four hours, ending al u midnight, Decem-
Der ~.
North Texas and Central Fair.
continued cold. followed by slowly rising
temperature ia the vest portion
East Texas Fair and much colder
Aouthwest Texaa and the Coast Dis
trict-Cenerally fair and much colder
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-13

after the arrival OF Biounts report was
20 remove Fred wundeuburg from the
cicrkship he held In the supreme court
It was learned upon the beat authority,
coming dlrcc tfrom rcyailat sources, that
British Minister Resident Woduhouse had
lately stated to different persons In Homo
lulu that there was an Understanding be-
tween AIR Cleveland and the English gove
eminent that monarchy should he restored.
IN privntc political circles here an annexal
Zionist opinion has been freely expressed
that the presence OF the British cruiser
Champion here at the present time was
owing to the fear or the English foreign
office that Cleveland would not be able to
carry out his policy, This theory reached
tho executive anu advisory council and =
special session was held In which brown
introduced tho following resolution. which
was unanimously recommended by the
council to the executlvc;
Resolved, That the exccutlve council
Inquire Of the American minister whether
his instructions were covered by and are
In harmony with tho letter Of MIR. Ores
ham to President cicveiand Ii 70, wheth-
or hr was lne,ructea 20 usn force.
Resolved. That should the answer ba In
the affirmative the council recommend
that Aflniater Villa be Immediately given
passports and the ex-uucen be made o
prisoner OF sintc,
Ihc rear OF inc council seems TO DC
that the British Will offer protection 20
the ex-auccn Ia case President Cleveland
fails 20 restore her. This In the chlei
reason that tho notice stated had been
given foreign officials not 10 land troop,
without permission or tho provisional gov.
ernment The provisional government viii
send important dispatches TO MIR. Thurs
ton either by the steamer Arawai today OF
by the Oceanic. which sails Decgmbcr s,
These dispatches contain.
First, the present status OF the Hawaiian
Rffhitst Including tho determined policy
of the provisional goyernment-aa stated.
Second, tho determination OF tho Cow
eminent TO hold tho situation against any
attempt TO overthrow it either by revolt
or foreign Interference.
Third-'rhai the only proposition sub
mitscd by the proyinionni government 70
the United States WIS The proposition for
annexation.
Fourth-Thet throughout President Dole
has refused in diplomatic matters to COM
nit the provisional government TO a pols
Icy binding upon Hawaii IN CASE Of adj
Continued on second pngeJ
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-13

whom the request was presented imide.
diately held conference with Chairman
Wilson OF the ways and means committees,
but nothing defnite was agreed upon. Mr..
Holman was talSen stick before the con-
ference ended and went home. II Mr.,
Holman should not recover before the bill
is reported II is not likely that he VIII
issue call for q caucus. Some democrats
who are most anxious TO have changes
made In the schedules are opposed to a
caucus. They believe that forty or ntty
democratic can be found who viii vote with
the republicans and thereby the bill win
he amended IN the house.
When the committee took recess NJ
lc o'alo X today, the spirits schedule OF
the tstln blu asd been reached, The sugar
schedule was undisturbcd. The republican
memhars did not make any effort to secure
any change IN this schedule. Some talk
was indulEed in by republicans over rice
and peanuts which Stlll remain ON the
dutlnhle list but no amendments were
offered
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1893-12-13

Washington, December Ia.--The president
today sent In live OF the Texas postmas-
ters due this month. This leaves seven 70
come. The appointment OF zimplenau az
Austin and Hogg at Decatur has been as
sunied for some dime, as there was no OPP
position to eithpr Himpieman is every
where well known aud liked, and was
supported by Savers,
nogg ~ brother OF the governor and
II more Of an author than a politician.
and Is even larger than his distinguished
brother.
pheian at San Angelo. Robbins at Min
cola and Lipscomb at lsulins, were MI
without material opposition ana were sup
ported by phschal, ISlRore and Savers.
The other seven othcos Win go 10 fol-
lows.
For clarksviiie- cuibefson has recon-
mended william II. Dickson. who seems
sufe.
AZ corsicana there 10 no doubt that Dr.
N, . Mills. brother OF the senator. will
be appointed
Dallas is stili hors Of big contention.
with w NJ O. aii and l.. " Titshugh
in the lead Hili ~ Endorsed by Abbott
st penlsnn Bailey has Endorsed Hannn
and IS fairly confident Of his success, nj
though fight is being made on the
position,
The San Antonio office Is nercely fought
for. The leading candidates arc Joe
George, H. G. King. Mrs Annie ] Neill
Henry and Y ], Cunningham. Pasohal
hns not vet indorsed anyone, but Will do
50 IN few days IN order 10 lavc the APP
pointment made before the holidRys.
At Rrownwood, fell has vet 10 pick out
a fnvorlte from many applicants, but in-
tends TO do so soon,
Grain niHo expects 10 have the F'latonla
postmaster appointed nest week,