Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-04-14

Trying the sssp.it" act in ssThe
Black Crook" at McVicker's theater.
La Sirene, the noted French ballet
dancer, twisted her leg severely. She
is supposed to spring from the third
step Of grand staircase, but this
time she jumped from the fourth
step and the shock of the fall caused
her to faint on the stage and she had
to be carried OF.
F. X. Hooper Of Baltimore has in
vented a rotary printing press which
prints two colors at once from Prince
ton curved stereotyped plates. The
press is the first in which this double
color printing has been accomplished
by the rotary principle, and it can
make a speed, as shown at trial, of
7,OO0 impressions, or $500 sheets an
hour. 1t is stated that the machine
can print anything from the small
label to a -four bag.
A. A. Mcleod, president of the
Philadelphia and Reading railroad
and Coal and Iron company, has
rendered his resignation to take
effect May, 1. He will also resign
the receivershlp. In a letter to the
board of managers he says: "My
reason for resigning is my belief
that the needed financial assistance
will not be accorded to the company
so long as shall continue to occupy
the positions of president and re-
ceiver."
Carter H. Harrison sswas elect. 4
mayor of Chicago by 10000 plurality
over Samuel w. Allerton, candidate
of the allied republican and citizens
ticket. The entire democratic city
ticket was also elected by about the
same plurality. Cregier, on the
labor ticket did not receive 5000
votes. The democrats carried the
west and south town tickets, but the
republicans saved north town. The
board of aldermen is about evenly
divided between the two leading
parties.
A sensational scene took place in
the Belden Avenue Presbyterian
church, Chicago, where nearly two
hundred ministers were present, Two
laymen, II. b. Freeman and James
Inglis, quarreled over charges impli-
eating Rev. DR.. Totheroh and lady
member of his congregation. The
two men came to blows and Freeman
made a motion to draw revolver.
Ministers quickly interposed and the
combatants were separated. During
the fight several blows were struck
and more or less blood shed.
About a week ago Policeman
Chandler of Bluefleld, Mercer county,
w. Va, was killed in notorious dis
orderly house of ''Kiz" Redd, known
as the wickedest woman in West
Virginia." who is believed to have
had band in several murders, and
who has defled the authorities
relative to illicit distilling. Monday
night row was started in her place
by a crowd of black and white toughs
in which Charles Morgan, colored,
shot and killed John Lees, colored
boy. Morgan was caught and lynched
by mob of citizens. Kiz Redd fled,
but was pursued by the mob and is
reported to have been caught and
lynched.
Geo. E. Richardson, who dramatic
ally tagged the Southern Pacific
passenger train, near Portland, Ore,
and informed the conductor that the
track had been torn up, has been ar
rested and placed in the county Jail
on warrant charging him with hav-
ing attempted to wreck tile train.
Richardson was cut in the breast and
face and vas badly bruised when
picked up by the train. He told a
thrilling story of an encounter wi tn
train robbers who, he said, nearly
killed him. The supposition is he in
flicted the injuries himself. Last
October he tagged a Union Pacific
train, in the same manner, between
Baker City and Pendleton.
James Lennon, the Lake Shore en-
gineer who was found guilty o. con-
tempt Of court according to Judge
Kicks decision, has, in obedience to
the instructions of his attorneys, re-
fused to pay his fine, and has been
formally arrested and is in the custody
of the court. His attorneys will ap-
peal the case to the supreme court OF
the United States for a writ OF habeas
corpus and it will come up at WASH
ington as soon as possible. The Broth
erhood of Locomotive Engineers will
fight the matter to the bitter end and
will not spare any expense. They
realize that the final decision is Of
vital importance to their organiza-
tion.
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
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