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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24
GENERAL DOMESTIC NEWS

DR.. Norvin Green, president of the
Western Union Telegraph company is
dead.
Lieut. Peary, U. S. N, is preparing
to make two years. polar trip, to
cost $25, 900, to be betrayed by lectures.
A runaway electric car i'm Portland,
Ore, left the track and three persons
were instantly killed and Il dozen SER
iously injured.
Mrs. Whitney, late wife of the ex-
secretary, left her entire fortune csti-
mated at s3,OOO,00O to her husband,
who is made sole executor.
The populists of the lower house OF
the Kansas legislature have passed a
bill empowering the governor to
remove sheriff from office.
The people of Norwich are
thoroughly frightened over a case OF
leprosy. The victim of the disease is
a Russian Pole, Joseph Ojespie.
1t is said that Gen. Brinkerhoof, of
Mansfield, Ohio; will succeed the late
r. b. Hayes as president of the
National Prisoners Aid society.
The remains of DIR. Norvin Green,
late president of the Western Union
Telegraph company, were inferred in
Cave Hill cemetery, near Louisville,
Ky.
The sudden thaw and the rapid of.
flowing of water and ice have deluged
the lowlands of central Illinois and
put all the streams, great and small,
on the rampage.
The Mississippi supreme court has
amrmed the death sentence Of Ben
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24
WASHINGTON MENTION.

The president has approved the
quarantine bill.
The new cruiser Minneapolis. will
probably be launched in April.
Maj. Picker claims to be sure of a
$4,000 appropriation for continuance
of the irrigation investigation.
Mrs. Cleveland will have a private
secretary-Mrs. Tourney of New York,
who was recommended for the work
by Mrs. Whitney.
1t is now believed President Harri-
son will accept chair in the Leland
Stanford university of California
soon after heleaves the White House.
The house committee voted favor
ably to repeal that section OF the
Mckinley bill which raises the duty
on flax manufactures from thirty-tlye
to fifty per cent.
The senate finance committee has
decided to report favorably Sher-
mans proposition for the issue of
fivc-year three per cent. bonds to
maintain the gold reserve.
Congressman Jolley has been
assured by the adjutant general of
the army that an officer will be
detailed as military instructor for
the Vermillion university before
March 4.
The president has accepted the
resignation of Gen. T. j. Morgan,
commissioner of Indian affairs, to
take effect March 4, and has granted
him leave of absence until the end
OF the term.
A careful canvass Of the senate
appears to indicate that the Hawa-
iian treaty will be ratified with
several votes more than the necessary
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24
Railroads of North Dakota.

The third annual report of North
Dakota's railroad commissioners, to-
gether with new map of the state,
is being distributed by M. j. Edgerly,
the secretary of the commission. The
report shows the total number of
miles operated within the state to be
:, 2,223.02, a gain during the year end
ing June 80, 1892, of 99.97 miles. The
number of passengers carried over
these lines of railroad were 92l, ,926,
the Great Northern carrying the
largest portion of this number, 42O,-
1856. More than 100000 tons Of
freight were carried over these lines,
of which the Great Northern rail-
road is credited with 1,4l9,354 tons.
The passenger earnings are placed at
81, $50, ,0Sl, the Northern Pacific being
credited with the largest portion of
this amount, sl,03s, ,743.27. The
amount of freight earnings in the
state are placed at s6,2Ol, 1856. 80, of
which the Northern Pacific earned
SO, lO7 ,8lS.45. The number OF rail-
road hands employed is given at g.
$50, the Northern Pacific company
employing 1881. The salary of all
railroad employees in the state is
placed at 81. .l99, ,863.57.
The statementof elevator and ware
house capacity and loading platforms,
within the state, gives the capacity
of the various lines of railroad as
follows: On the Northern Pacific
and branches, total capacity of 5,94s,-
600 bushels; on lines of the Great
Northern, total capacity of 1908, ZOO
bushels; on lines of the Minneapolis,
st. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie, total ca
pacity Of 377 900 bushels; on the line
of the Chicago, Minneapolis s. st.
Paul, total capacity $4,000 bushels;
and on the line of the Chicago &
Northw estern, total capacity OF no.
600 bushels, making a total elevator
and warehouse capacity within the
state Of 10, 095. 600 bushels, an increase
OF 87e, 900 bushels in 1893.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

If you are an able-bodied young
man and want to get a free trip to
Europe to study art or see the coun.
try, you can get it almost any day by
shipping on board of one of the cat
tie steamers at any of the Atlantic
ports and working your passage over
by helping to feed and take care of
the animals. 1t will probably be
pleasanter to wait till summer before
making the trip. however.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24
HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH FEBRUARY "a 1893
Mccoy, one of the Copiah county
gang Of negro robbers and murderers.
The day of execution was set for
March q.

gang OF negro robbers and murderers.
The day Of execution was set for
March %.
There is q sensation because Dem
yer medical students have pclted
passersby with parts Of human re-
mains. A woman was hit by foot
and took it home.
A terrific explosion occurred at the
Cedar mines, at Abba, near Des
Moines, Iowa, tearing numbers Of
miners into fragments and injuring
many others. Eighteen men were
taken out unconscious.
Charles w. Gardner. the chief
detective of DIR. Parkhurst's society,
who was convicted of attempting to
extort money from Lille Clifton,
keeper Of a disorderly house, was
sentenced to two years at hard labor
in state prison by Recorder Smythe
in general sessions.
Representative Seventh DAY Ad-
ventists from the four quarters of the
globe have arrived at Battle Greek,
Mich, to attend the thirtieth inter-
national conference of the denomina-
tion. About 400 elders and delegates,
representing $4,000 communicants,
will participate in the proceedings.
Frank Cronin of West Chester, Pa,
has brought novel suit for 5000
damages against the Seventh Avenue
hotel in Pittsburg. He was a con-
ductor in the Pullman service and
lost his position because the hotel
clerk failed to call him in time to
take his car. 1t is the first suit of
the kind on record.
The new law building of Cornell
University has been dedicated. 1t is
christened Boardman Hall and is
memorial of Judge Douglas Board
man, the first dean of the Jaw depart
ment of the university. The law
school was presented with about
10000 volumes, the collection of the
late Nathaniel C. Moak.
A reporter has discovered
so-called medical college in New
York which confers the title of con-
ductor of medicine upon applicants
in less than one week from the time
of entering the college The
institution goes under the high
sounding title of s'the Excelsior
Medical college. and is located in
cheap hotel on East Tenth street.
Boston's swell club, the Algonquin,
is minus its secretary, w. w. Gooch,
who has run away. Miss Carrie Her
rick, the pretty daughter .of Mr..
Frederick w. Herrick. the million
aire wine merchant, is also missing,
and those who know some of the his
tory of each have no hesitancy in as
serting that they have eloped. Mrs.
Gooch is Frustrated at her home at
RoXbury Highlands. Mr.. Gooch is
the son of the late Daniel Gooch, who
was formerly in congress. He owns
considerable real estate in Georgia,
and it is thought that he has gone to
that state.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

Liverpool has borrowed the Amcri.
can idea of an elevated railroad and
now has her first iron tracks upon
stills, passing along the whole line OF
her docks and shipping. The inter
esting point about Liverpoor's Gle.
waited road is that the motive power
is electricity taken from steel con-
ductor along the rails.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24
two-thirds to spare. The limit OF
opposition is put at twenty votes.

The president has sent to the SEN
ate the treaty agreed upon between
the secretary of state and the COM
missioners Of the provisional govern
ment Of Hawaii, together with all
correspondence, etc.
Mr.. Cleveland has received letter
from President Harrison couched in
the most friendly terms, profierring
the hospitalities of the White House
before the Inauguration. Mr.. Harri-
son also offered to assist Mr.. Cleve-
land in every way in his power in re-
gard to public business and matters
of state.
Messrs. Pickler, of South Dakota,
and johnson, of North Dakota,
fought hard in the house to increase
difficulties in the way of obtaining
liquor licenses in Washington. To-
gether they succeeded in amending
the license bill SO as to increase the
cost Of license here from 500 to $4OO
per annum..
1t is said that the annexation of
Hawaii has been decided on. Presi-
dent Harrison has fully made up his
mind as to the proper course for him
to pursue. He has already given the
annexation commissioners assurances,
entirely satisfactory to them, of the
course to he adopted by the present
administration.
Reports TO the postotfice depart
ment indicate that St. Valentines
day was apparently observed on the
large scale. beginning as early as
Thursday last there was an immense
increase in the volume of matter re-
ceived at all the large postotfices
throughout the country, and at many
of the smaller ones.
The house commerce committee
has ordered a favorable report to be
made on the house bill for the con-
struction of bridges across the st.
Louis river between West Duluth.
Mimi. and Superior. Mis-. also the
construction of bridge over the
Mississippi adjoining and south of
he merchants bridge at st. Louis.
The senate has passed a bill to pro-
hibit the transportation of merchan-
disc from one American port to an
other American port through a for
eign port. 1t is aimed at the foreign
tramp steamers, which evade the
coast-wisc laws by taking merchan-
disc from New York to Bremen or
Antwerp and thence to San Fran
cisco.
Western democrats are disgusted
with Clevcland's announcement that
lie has appointed Hoke Smith
secretary of the interior. Western
democrats as well as republicans hold
to the opinion that some western
man should have been placed in this
position, because the interests of the
great west are almost entirely in the
interior department.
Secretary Foster telegraphed to
Minister Stevens. Honolulu, approval
of his action in afffrmatively respond
ing to the request of the provisional
government of Hawaii for the
establishment of protectorate over
the islands pending negotiations for
the annexation of the islands to the
United States. Instructions for
guidance of his future actions were
also included in the telegram.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

One of the most rapidly increasing
Industries in this country is that of
sheep raising. The agricultural de-
partment at Washington has issued
one of its most valuable publications
on this industry, dealing with both
mutton and wool production. The
report can he had free by farmers and
breeders.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

The brilliant idea of one rapid
transit flend is for the elevated roads
in New York city to add second
story to their roads and run one set of
trains above another.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

An art critic in Harper's Magazine
praises without stint the archi-
tectnral effect of the Worlds Fair
buildings at Chicago He says >there
is only one ''discordant architectural
note,n and that is the United States
government building in Jackson park.
He does wish, as it were, that it
might be possible for our govern
ment authorities to employ archi-
tects to plan the public buildings.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

Dur exports fell Off s3ss, ,ooo,o 600 last
year as compared with 1891. The
cholera scare in tie fall months is
probably the explanation of it. hut
it will not be surprising if our food
exports continue to diminish from
this on. This year they will certain
ly be smaller on account of the
Worlds Fair, and after tliatour popu-
lation will steadily increase toward
the point where we use up our own
food products at home.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

Hon. Charles Foster, secretary o
the treasury, was asked the other
day about his plan for the future.
He said: II don't know that 1 will
do anything when Ileave thee abinet.
] think I have earned the right to
rest. have never taken vacation
in my life.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

British editors are of opinion that
the well declared policy of the
Monroe doctrine would keep the
United States from annexing outlying
colonies and islands. But the British
editor takes hold of the Monroe
doctrine wrong end foremost. Boiled
down, the Monroe doctrine is mot to
interfere in the internal concerns OF
any of the powers of Europe, and "to
regard any attempt ON their part to
extend their system to any portion of
this hemisphere as dangerous to our
peace and safety" But III the United
States, for the protection of her COM
mercial and naval interests, sees fit
to annex peaceably a set of islands
that desire to be annexed, or other
wise peaceably extend her power in
places where the pre-existing rights
OF other nations are not interfered
with, it is her own business and that
OF no country in Europe. This is the
Monroe doctrine that is good enough
Tor us just now.
American lard collie at <sunn<v f'vo
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24
THE WAR IN KANSAS.
Republican and Populist Legts-
lators at Topeka Arrayed
Against Each Other.

The Entire State Militia Force
Called Out to Stop The Dis.
graceful Affair.
A dispatch from Topeka says:
Bleeding Kansas nearly bled again
today. Nothing but the wisest
counsel Of the calmer leaders of the
opposing parties to the struggle for
control Of the lower house of the
legislature prevented a serious con-
fiict and the shedding Of blood. Not
since the anti-slavery and pro-slavery
forces were arrayed in a hostile atti-
tude against one another has
political excitement run so high as
today, and not since those perilous
times has the political situation
come SO near developing into battle
with arms.
The members Of the republican
house, each carrying a revolver in a
convenient pocket, forced their way
through the populist guard stationed
IN the corridor and stairway leading
to representative hall and fought
their way inch by inch up the stairs
in hand to hand conflict with the
populists and battered down the
doors of the hall with sledge
hammer. They then took possession
of the hall and barricaded themselves
within, and are now withstanding a
siege by the populist government
supported by the entire military
force of the state, who hope to starye
them into an unconditional
surrender.
Right here arises the probability of
an armed conflict between the
republicans, the guards and the
state militia. The republican men,
bers kept the wires hot all day send
ing messages to their constituents
informing them of the desperate
situation of affairs and calling for
republican volunteers to- come to
Topeka at once and lend their aid to
the republican house. Responses
have been received from all over the
state stating volunteers offered their
services by hundreds and will arrive
in Topeka by the first train.
AS samples of the responses two
are given: ID. NJ. Scott, republican
member who happened to be at home
in Ottawa, telegraphed he would be
there in the morning with 300 armed
men.
"Fighting Dan. Anthony, editor of
the Leavenworth Times, wired 1000
armed men would come from Leayen-
worth.
The republicans predict the
militia, being composed mostly of
republicans, will not resist an attack
by the volunteers. should the latter
proceed to such extreme measures.
AT ten o'clock tonight 500 armed
troops were on guard around the
building, while 500 more are on
their way from different parts of
the state. Hundreds of republican
volunteers, armed for battle, are
gathering from all parts of the state.
The populists are organized into
provisional troops. The militia.
being republican in its sympathies,
will probably not obey an order to
shoot down their political brethren.
while the provisional companies,
composed of populists, are prepared
to go to almost any extreme to defeat
the republican plans and maintain
the populist position. Noone dares
predict what the morrow will bring
forth. Few hope for peaceable
solution of the difficulty and many
expect bloodshed, and all are holding
their breath in anticipation.
The little child which is creating
SO much aYcitomont ornr.r oo.&.s.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24
! There are people who love harmony
SO well that they are ready to fight
for il any day.

During 1892 this country gained
more than $ll ,OOO, 600 over 1891 in the
amount of its exports to the Spanish
American republics.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

The little child which is creating
SO much excitement among certain
classes in the south just now from
his wonderful knowledge, reading
fiuently all the dead languages and
being perfect in his knowledge of
the Bible from Genesis to Revela-
tions, has gone to California. He is
five years old and his name is Ben
Franklin Coleman, his father being a
Louisiana farmer. He was. never
taught anything. The child told the
reporter that God had intended that
he should explain a revelation to the
people in Hebrew in two years, and
he would not let him read that now.
He is as black as ink.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

While San Franciso has q popu-'
llation of 100000, its churches VIII
sest only 55, 600 people. X
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

Nearly 300 years age Guy Fawkes
tried to blow up the British house of
parliament. Parliament has been
blown a good many times since then,
though not in the same way. But
every time that august body assemblies
anew, ever since the day of Guy
Fawkes, a stated ceremonial search
is made among the vaults, cellars and
crannies of the old building to see if
some more Guy Fawkeses have not
been putting some more barrels of
gunpowder under the seats of the
British conscript fathers.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

An albino deer, It is claimed, was
recently killed near Weldon, n. @.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

Magnesium powder blown through
a bellows upon IL benzine lamp makes
a flash of light that can he seen more
than mile in broad daylight and
for distance of eight miles ona clear
night. The flashes are made to ap-
pear and re-appear by clockworll, and
the invention is considered an inn
provement over anything yet devised
in the way of light to penetrate a
fog. 1t comes from a German. The
The magnesium powder makes a red
light, which can penetrate farther
than white light. In one of tile
lighthouses on Staten Island this in
ventiOn is in use.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-02-24

American lard sells at twenty-five
cents per pound in Mexico.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-11-17

ABOUT the meanest thing we have
noticed as result of Tuesdays cleo
tion is the manner in which the Dem
ocratic press is deserving Maynard
since his overwhelming defeat. Up
to election day the papers of that
party defended his steal, but now
that the people have turned him
down, and he is of no further use to
that party, the papers which have
heretofore applauded his act. and al
luded to him as a man who had the
courage to head off Republican trick
cry, now turn u2on him and pronounce
him corrupt man and his nominal
tion mistake, and that he deserved
the defeat he met. 1t is easy to kick
man when he is down. Had he been
elected, he would have been the hero
of these same papers, tainted with
corruption as he is.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-11-17

THE LeSueur Sentinel says that the
vast mass Of the American people,
regardless of party endorse the adj
ministration of president Cleveland. -
Well, hardly. The result of Tuesday
shows that the people do not endorse
it to any great extent. While they
admire the firm stand he took on the
question of repeal of the silver puT-
chase clause, that admiration does
not extend to an endorsement of his
free trade views and sale of Office to
heavy campaign contributors.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-11-17

The St. Paul anti-combine coal as
ISOLATION states that it will buy no
coal this season. The Pioneer, Press
says it is because Of lack Of funds,
while the association claims it is be-
cause the season is so far advanced it
cannot buy to an advantage. What
ever the cause may be, the combine
will no doubt wear broad smile over
the failure. The mass of people will
much regret, however, that the at
Tempt to secure cheaper coal failed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1893-11-17
THE CAUSE OF BIMETALLISM.

In spite Of the assertions of the free
silverltes that the passage of the re-
peal bill would destroy half the vol
ume of our circulation, silver still con-
tinues to circulate as before. and the
notes which are out representing the
bullion and silver dollars in the treas
ury vaults, are as good as they were
the day they were issued. The fact of
the matter is the best friends of BIZ
metallism are those who voted to sus-
pend the purchase of silver bullion,
and because of their stra ight-for-
ward action an early and satisfactory
settlement of the matter is likely to
be arrived at. This will not be done
by means of free coinage legislation
at Washington as is proposed by some
of the free silverites as soon as con-
gress meets again, but by an interna-
tional agreement, which will give to
the leading nations, if not to the
world, universal silver coinage.
Mr.. Morton Frewen, a prominent
English bimetallist, is reported as
saying that public sentiment in favor
of blmetallism is rapidly growing in
Great Britain. He says that one
cause for this growth is that British
trade with India, China and others of
the silver using countries is almost
paralyzed by the fall in silver ex-
change. When the trouble COM
mences to touch the British pocket
book in a noticable manner. then that
country will undoubtedly be willing
to take some action in the matter, but
not before.
Congressman McCreary, of Ken
lucky, who was one of the delegates
to the Brussels conference, believes
that there will soon be requests from
Europe for another conference, and
that then something will be accom-
plished. He says inquiries are already
being made by Europeans as to
whether the Brussels conference will
reassemble again, and if so when. He
is of the opinion that the next confer
ence will meet at the solicitation of
the nations of Europe, as he believes
the United States has already dis
charged every obligation of interna-
tional courtesy in that respect.
1t IssShe general belief among those
who are interested in the matter that
the position which the United States
has now assumed in the matter of
silver will compel the nations of
Europe to seek another conference.
Heretofore it has been the United
states which has been the anxious
party to secure an international
agreement. But it has always been
hSmpered by the fact that it was TAX
ing care Of large portion of the sur
plus silver of the world, and the rest
of the globe felt in no partic-
ular rush to relieve it. But
now matters will assume far diff
ferent appearance.