Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-01-20
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Alexander, which flies the Hawaiian
flag, is now fitting out here for IL sail
ing cruise which is said to include II
raid Oh the Russian seal rookcrics on
Copper Island. The Alexander was
formerly the Lewis, but she was caught
last year by Russian cruiser when
thirty miles away from the Siberian
Coast. She was taken to i'etropau-
lovski ahd rcchristened the .AleNnn-
der. Captain Mclean was finally Il 20
lowed to recover his vessel, but he was
forced TO keep aloft the Russian iag.
When he reached here lie set about q
scheme of revenge. He asccrtuined
that Copper Island is guarded by only
twenty men, most of whom are natives
and poor shots. SO he decided TO raid
the ruokeries with " strong force. llc
has engaged sixty men for the .tleNan-
der, and they are all armed with the
best Wincheslcrs. Tine Alexander can
use steam and sail and can make over
fourteen knots without canvas, so there
is no Russian cruiser Oh the Siberian
coast that can overhaul her. The
scheme is. III company with the
schooner Edward Il. Webster, to make
y descent on the Copper Island rook-
cries, clean out the garrison and then
Slaughter. the seals. There are many
| thousand seals on these islands, and
Der TO be killed each year. TEe Alex
andcr will fly the Hawaiian flag. as
| under Russian coiors the Captain and
officers could be executed for piracy if
captured. Mel can doesn't know what
| fear is, and as he il a siilIful navigator
| he had no trouble in getting u dare
/! devil c.ew that will run desperate risks
| for their share of loot.
| SALT LAKE special: Dan Mcguire,
| the antiquity man of the Utah Worlds
| Fair Commission, is on the trail OF some
/ genuine | tuh mimmie>. and if he sue
ceeds in surimounting the rugged bar
| riers that encompass their abode sOme-
| thing unusual in the line of preserved
| humanity will be produced. Ancient
| mummes are known TO exist in the
| rugged and almost npenctrable por-
| tion OF southern Utah that have never
been explored never even been visitnd!
except by an occasional hunter oae oI
these dried bodies was brou..xt, 04t
tton at Ogden. IT was purchased by
speculators and taken East. Other
| bodies have been seen by hunters in tho
caves of the clilf-dwellc.s There is
one place where it is necessary to tray
| erse for miles IL narrow trail thou
| sands of feet above the bottom OF IL
canyon. and where, by Il single mis-
step, the traveller would be dashed TO
| pieces. There is only one spot where
these Utah mummies are known to eX-
st. Mr.. Maguire will attempt to reach
the solitudcs where these mummies
dwell before he returns from the SOUTH
ern trip, and, as he is Il veteran cX-
plorcr, he is likely 10 meet with sue
cess. a short time ago Il Colorado man
found bar OF gold in ono of these cliif
guirc Will also make some excavations
in the prehistoric mounds ut Para.
govna in search of relies.
CHICAGO special MIR. Eurnham has
made another estimate OF the amount
OF money necessary TO finish the Worlds
Il air buildings and TO put jackson l'arli
in proper shape for opening the gates
of the exposition on May |. Much t.
the surprise of the l'oard of Directors
this estimate calls for 500, 700 more
than any previous budget prepared by
the director of works. Naturally the
directors who have heard of this esti
mate are very uneasy. When u com
M}lttE CON oscO vi sucil HuHuCieTS d.
fsrd w. l'sck, Eibridge g. Keith, Lv
man j. Gage. John j. T. O'Dcll, aud H.
n. liiginbotham finds eausa fer alarm
in the enormous expenditures mado a
jackson Park, the situation may bt
considered as embarrassing. Whel
Chicago was making q campaign before
Congress to get tho prize, 81, 900, coo wa.
considered a tempting bid. Later $40.
OOO, 600 was named as the figure. Aftc
the scheme OF the fair was prepared i
became plain that more than e16,Ooo,0 Oh
would be needed. Another budget wa
made up. This one called for Sl5, 900,
900. 1T lasted about six months Yh,
budgets that have since been prepare,
varied, ranging irem SIG. 600, 900 to S222, S222
0oO, 900, but compromise was reaehc,
on $40. 5OO.OO0 This was supposed t,
h,rrspugh to open the fair, but Burn
,,{ra1fs latest call shows that it will b,
4 saO, 900, O00
i BOISE, Idaho, special: A snowslid.
swept away tie sskine house at the
= e"ts = sss.s.. s.i at Deer Creek and