Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-18
IN THE WEST.

TOPEKA special: In spite of the fail
arc of wheat in Western Kansas this
gear, the farmers are preparing to put
III u larger crop than ever this fall.
More ground is being plowcd for this
purpose than Kansas has evcr known,
and If the conditions are favorable this
winter the next crop will surpass all
former harvests. Tho State Board of
Agriculture is advised that the scarcity
OF seed wheat is not general: that many
OF II farmers have reserved enough
for seeding, and that the destitute ones
will be supplied by the mortgage COM
panies and through the cxertions of
the State Executive Council. Some of
the farmers who lost on wheat are now
making money with cattle, which they
get from New Mexico at $12 q head and
sell for $25 after a few weeks grazing
and feeding. The general situation
will also be helped by an average corn
crop. There + nearly 5000. 600 ares
in corn, the average condition ranging
from 5S per cent. in the western to %
in the eastern section of the state. The
estimate of the total wheat product
this year has been reduced by the state
board p, 100000 bushels.
LEADv1LLE, Colo, special: "Kid"
Mccoy, with u dozen different aliases,
one of the most noted jewclry thieves
in the country, is now behind the bars
here. On the night of November 4.
1892. KID Mccoy slugged and robbed
Pollock on u train between Omaha and
Sioux City. Mccoy secured $4,000
worth of diamonds aid jumped
from the train. making his
escape. The Pinkertons took hold
of the case and located their man
ut Leadvillc. Suddenly. however. the
kid" disap vcarcd. and not until last
week was he again located. He was
caught prowling around Il bank in Red
clitfe. and was brought hero for safe
keeping. The Pinkcrtons We're noti-
fled at once. and Mi. Frazier. Assist
ant Superintendent of the Western
Agency, and MIR. Pollock. the man
robbed on the train. We're at once noti-
fled. and several other parties we're
also sent for and the kid identified.
ENtiadition papers were issued and the
party left for the East with their pris-
Oncr
SAN FRANCISCO special: Further
particulars OF the burning of the
StSutiiGt 'oull olulI vi tHc CIilLcSc
Coast has been received. The steamer
had 2S3 people on board. including the
Thirty miles off Darigaycs
Point a fire was discovered between
the decks. The fire spread so rapidly
that two life boats were destroyed and
the Chinese IN board ran up the rig
ging, and other high places to escape
the flames. Some managed to lower
hpnfs Inf flnSn Nt.n,.n s.nr,.ivol 1N, %11
Chinese, and the sharks made short
work of the victims. AS the fire in
creased i'll intensity the poor wretcles
in the rigging dropped into the fire
and others jumped into the water.
only to be dcvourcd by sharks. Finally
three boats We're righted and 100 per-
sons reached shore in safety. AS
sistance was %telcgrapled for. and the
steamer San Antonio towcd the San
Juan into Manila, still OH fire. Those
lost number 1S2.
DENVER special: The Utes have
western and northwestern part Of the
state. Bands have crossed over from
Utah OH their annual hunt and aid has
been asked by the settlers, who are
alarmed at the situation. Gov. Waite
has received alarming messages from
Western Colorado and other places.
and considered the matter serious
enough to call upon Gen. McCook,
which he did, and laid before him the
situation. Gen. McCook said he would
refer the matter to the authorities ut
Washington. 1t is we'll known how
brutal the Utes are on these hunts.
They visit the homes of the ranchmen
and make the women cook their meals,
and terrify them when they find the
men are away.
Topeka, Kan, special: Several
Topoloampo ~colonists who have desert
ed the colony are now in the city and
have sent a petition to Congressman
Broderick, asking that he request
Congress to order an investigation into
the colony and the methods used to
persuade ~colonists to join the move
ment. The petition alleges that the
scheme is a high swindle and that the
colony obtains money under false pre-
lenses when it induces people to join
it.
GRANTsBURG, Wis, special: 1t has
just been discovered that Saturday
nights frost froze over so per cent. of
the cranberry crop of Burnett County.
1t is safe to say 10000 bushels were
frozen. and these mixed in with the
sound berries will make picking and
cleaning hard. If no rain falls here
within u few days the entire potato
crop, estimated at 100000 bushels, will
be a nero nothing.
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Mimi. special:
It is reported that Thorpe, q village of
1850 inhabitants on the Wisconsin
Central road, is burning up. A large
saw mill and much lumber and build
ings have been destroyed.
SANTA Rosa, Cal, special: The Sc
verest earthquake since 1883 has just
occurred. Considerable damage in the
way of cracked walls, chimneys, and
broken windows was done.