Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-10-27
NOTES N CLIPPINGS.
NOW rHEy NAY coMpRoMlse.

NOTES AND CLIPPINGS.
NOW THEY NAY COMPROMISES.
Reports now indicate that the senate
will agree upon a compromise silver re-
peal bill. BY it the provisions of the
present silver law are extended till Oct.
I. 1894. and tile new bill provides for the
coinage Of silver now in the treasury
aud the retirer ent Of all paper currpn-
cy except silver certificates below $40.
The bill also provides for the coiuage of
the silver to be purchased In the future.
Upon this measure the senate is hope.
full OF settling the financial question for
the present At least. I
4 HORRIBLE !CATAsTROPHE.
The year 1888 has thus far recorded
some shocking railroad disasters. and
Of late they have been chronicled dis
tressingly frequent. The latest and
most leart-rending wreck occurred at
Battle Greek. Mich, last Friday night
on the Grand Trunk railroad, when two
passenger trains cnllided on a sharp
curve, completely wrecking the light
passenger coaches of one train, setting
fire to the shattered coaches and burn
ing to 4 crisp tweutv-six human beings
and many Others frightfully mangled.
lhe other train was composed of sleep
ing ears and no u in them was in.
jured. The cause of the accident was
by the engineer of the east bound train
dis"brying his orders to side track and
wait for the west bound train. The
particulars of tie awful holocaust are
most H. a%r,-rending and %sickening. The
manner in which poor unfortunate
lady net her death from tie flames
which gradually encirclel her, was one
of the most pathetic occurrences of the
disaster.
THE NATIONAL SANITAIIUM,
Congressman Lucas las introduced
his bill for the establishment of a
national sanitarium at tits place for
disabled volunteer soldiers IS. The bill
apprupriates Slm,OOO for the erection
of the sanitarium. and places the money
in the hands of the board of managers
of the national homes. 1t provides that
the site is to he donated by llot Springs
and also to give the perpetual Use ut
n of the springs which is t., be se-
lected by the board Of managers. The
bill also provides for the expenditure of
$$25.N0D for carrying the old solhieas to
and from Hot Springs and other ex.
penses.
Why should the people of the state
BIZ taxed to support 8 ate educational
institutions when the patrons of these
institutions are confined so largely to
the counties in which the state schm,ls
are located? 1t may be urged that stu.
dents FROM all over the stale can attend
these schooIs if they choose to do so
which is true. But since there il NJ
advantage in tile way of expense OF
superior instruction to students, in the
state institutions. may taxpayers
choose to send their children to Other
colleges and If they so choose, is there
any good reason for their being taxed
to pay high priced presidents and pro
fessors in the stale colleges. II there
were no institutions of higher learning
in our state, then it would be the dut,
of the Legislature to provide them. but
with a c"nstantl, increasing deficit, ane
in the face of the statement of the stat,
auditor that the levy was insufficient t.
meet the e%xtravagant expenditures o.
these state colleges, tn. board of f.
gents deliberately raise the salaries o.
teachers in the state schOols!-Siou,
Valley News.