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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
FENCED THE NEGROES IN.
Surprising State of Affairs in the
Chickasuw Nation.


Paris. Tex, special: An alarming
STATE of affairs is reported from along
the Canadian River in the Chickasaw
nation. a man who figures as an inn
portant witness here in good many
cases, and who resides in that section
of the country, has fenced up a large
area OF country, some six or seven
miles, inclos;ng number of negro
homes. without leave or license. He
has no right of citizenship nor right to
fence land at all. The people con-
cerned are poor and ignorant and did
not know how to protect themselves at
law, but they have protested against
the fencing and have gone to him re-
peatedly and requested him not to
fence them up. but all to 10 purpose.
He has kept his hands armed with
Winchesters and siN-shoOtels and gone
armed himself. n few days ago two
two colored men We're riding along the
road and were fired into from the brush
and both their horses killed. Then Il
regular pitched battle cnsued. some
twenty-five or thirty shots in all being
fired. The negroes are all under arms
and great excitement prevails.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
whose skeleton Is rh,.9

CONSIDERABLE excitement has been
occasioned at Hot Springs by the find
ing of the remains of what seems to be
q white man on the place of Ferdinand
Kurth, on Ash Creek. The skeleton
was not intact, and from its condition
1t is thought its owner must have died
about three or four years since. There
is nothing to indicate who the man may
have been, but the sudden disappear
ance of one Zimmerman, a German,
about that time and the fact that he
was known to have several thousand
dollars in his possession gives color to
the suspicion that it might have been
he. He had been in partnership with
one Henry Schlaupkal in the stock and
ranch business, and shortly after their
dissolution and Schlaupkal's removal to
Montana Zimmerman was missing. It
was then thought that he had been
foully dealt with, but how he came to
his death or who the murderer was
probably will never be known. There is
positively no evidence on which to base
an investigation.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22

Congressman William NJ. Springer.
Secretary of the Interior Hoke Smith,
and Secretary of the Navy Herbert.
The Vice President had to show him
self ON the car platform at every station
en- route and acknowledge the calls and
cheering. In Augusta the party was
given spontaneous ovation by the
citizens. The party was escorted by
the Richmond Hussars to their hotel.
There will be formal cerelponics in
their honor at the Exposition.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
PHELPS. NEleAsoRs REJOICE AT
HIS SENTENCE.
For Years ne and His Band Tcrrorizcd
Lyman and Brule Counties-south Da-
kota Farmers becoming Interested In
the Sugar Beet Industry.
Phelps Found Guilty.


THE jury in the Phelps murder case
at Alexandria after being out about
three hours. and half, returned
u verdict of guilty and fixed q life
sentence. With hardly an excep-
tion the citizens of Brule and Ly-
man Counties were pleased with
the result of the trial. The i'm
prisonment of Phelps for life removes
from this section one of the most des-
perate and cold blooded scoundrels
that ever inflicted his presence upon a
frontier community. Since early days
it has been common talk, that the
Phelps gang was engaged in, stealing
ponies and cattle from the Indians
West Of the Missouri River, and the
gang apparently made no attempt to
conceal the nature of its operations.
Members of the band, although cer-
tainly aware that everyone knew the
nature OF their occupation, were very
tender on having anyone criticize their
actions, and by threats and bluff have
for years inundated many of the per-
sons who were aware of their unlaw-
full practices. No one feared personal
violence from any of the gang, but
there We're good grounds for believing
that some night the property of the
threatened party or parties would be
burned to the ground or other injuries
inflicted in some cowa.dly manner.
But the Imprisonment of Phelps effect
ually breaks up the gang, and those
persons who. by their PLAIN language
in denouncing the desporadoes, have
incurred the enmity of Phelps and his
tools deed no. longer fear them. Law
abiding citizens who live near the
scene of operations of the band can
now feel secure in their own homes.
Heretofore they lived in constant fear
assassination,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
SUGAR. BEET RAISING.
Farmers Becoming Interested in the Sugar
beet Industry.


Beet Industry.
MUCH satisfaction is being expressed
throughout the state over the prospect
Of two or more meetings being held for
the discussion of the sugar beet ques-
tion. Correspondence indicates that
great interest is being taken in the
cultivation of sugar beets by South Da-
kota farmers, and experiments have
proved so successful and satisfactory
that those engaged in it are anxious to
obtain all the knowledge possible upon
the subject. President Shannon of the
State Board OF Irrigation is in daily
receipt of letters from all parts of the
state inquiring about the proposed
meetings and indicating desire to be
ings is to bring together men expert
enced in the cultivation of sugar beets
and the manufacture of beet sugar,
and by an exchange ofviews give those
interest ted in the subject the benefit of
their experience. Among the letters
received one from q gentleman of fifty
years experience in sugar industries,
referring to South Dakota, says:
''There is no question about the soil
and climate of South Dakota for the
successful cultivation of sugar beets-
the soil, climate, and moisture are all
that could be desired. The question
Is. will your farmers grow the beets?
''4A lazy man has no business to culti-
vate beets. Men who can ride a seeder
or a harvester may not have energy
and tenacity and perseverance enough
to see beet crop through. Men who
cultivate wheat successfully may not
have intelligence sufficient to cultivate
beets successfully" Another writer,
u capitalist, says: "Your farmers are
great promisers. They will agree to
anything. but if the labor is severe, or
the care eNacting, no matter what the
profit may be. they pinch out, and pre-
fer to grow wheat or corn at loss
rather than give especial industry and
care to a batter paying CROP"
Another says he is not in favor of
investing in any moro factories until
he is sure the farmers will steadfastly
keep their engagements and grow the
beets. 1t will not do to provide for
using the product of 5000 acres of
beets one year unless an equally large
product can be assured for series of
years. The question of soil and eli
mate has been disposed of; all that is
now involved is the steadfasiness of
the farmers in growing the beets-
upon them depends the success or fail
ure of this enterprise. No beets, no
factories: an ample supply of beets,
one or more factories in successful op-
Grafton. The enterprise will no doubt
be of vast benefit to the farmers of the
state,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Isl. Cut i'm Wages.

Pittsburg special: Superintendent
Joseph Wrigely, of the Carnegie mills
ut Beaver Falls. is engaged in adjust
ing new scale of wages to take effect
January /. He admits that the cut
will not be less than 40 per cent. on
the total. Although wages will be re-
duced the men are promised the mill
will run more regular. 1t is
said similar reductions will he made at
the Carnegie plants at Braddock.
Homestead and in this city.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
AFTER BOND COMPANIES.
Postoalce Authorities Determine to Sop.
Lottery Games.

k,OStOulCe AUlnOrkEle6 determine TO Sod,
Lottery Games.
Uncle Sam has issued orders against
batch of fifty bond and invest cent
concerns by which they may be flcel
out OF existence. They are to be pro-
cecded against for violating the anti
lottery law. Postoffice Inspector Stu
art, of Chicago, has received orders
not to allow the delivery of registered
Office in his district to the following
concerus:
Equitable Investment Company and Perpet-
nal Maturity Bond Company, Council Bluffs,
Iowa; Iowa Guarantee Investment Company,
Creston, Iowa: United States Investment Conf.
pany. Bankers Investment Company, Capital
snt and Bond
raa STATE o
ana Sc@psn
Guarantee and Loan Company, Guarantee ln-
vestment Company, Investment Bond COM
Company. Denver; Wadem Investment COM, Com.
pany, Pueblo Col; Pacific Coast Bond and
saynSa Company Oregon Utah; Utah
ant; Utah Guarantee Investment Company,
Seattle; Guarantee Bond and Investment CONF
paaayk pan ykoCS GSSyGInstSn Ky colu%bis yestmsnt
Guarantee Savings and Investment Company
Fort Valley, Ga; National Confederatlon
Guarantee Company Nashville, Tenn; Phe-
nix Savings and Investment Company, Waco.
Tex; American Bond Investment Company
Equitable Investment Company. Missouri
Loan and Inyestment Company, and NebraskG
Neb.; National Guarantee Investment Conn.
pany. Lincoln: Neb;; National Saw.
ings and Investment Company, Tekonsha, /
Saginaw, Mich; St. Louis Mutual BaddAIIs. BOND IL.
yestment Company and Guarantee Investment
Company, st. Louis. No.: Pettis County InL
State Loan and fnvestment Company. Fayette,
NO.; Provident Bond and Investment Com.
Pany and Franco. German Electric Company;
Cincinnati, Ohio; California Land and Water
Company. Dayton, Ohio; Union Investment
Company and Louisiana Lottery Company,
Kansas City, NO.: Guarantee Investment COM,
pany, Hull, I'LL; American Certificate Com
pany. New York City and Utica, N. Y; Provi-
dent Bond and Investment Company, Phila-
'delphia and Washir gton, D. G.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
NORTH DAKoTA Is BANKRUPT.
Auditor Porter Asks for Advice to
Save the states Credit.

Save the States Credit.
Fargo, N. d.. special: Some time
ago Judge Mcconnell granted an alter
native writ of mandamus directed to
Arthur w. Porter, State Auditor. re-
quiring him to show cause why he had
not issued warrants in payment of cer-
tain claims of the Agricultural College.
The answer of the State Auditor was
made, and is a complete resume of the
serious financial condition North Da-
kota finds herself in. There is no
money in the general fund of the state
and more money has been appropriated
than will be received for two years.
The constitutional debt limit is also
overrun. There are no funds in
the treasury to meet the expenses
of convening the Legislature to mod
ify or repeal any appropriations made.
and when the first day of July next is
reached, if the debt of the State is not
reduced below the fixed limit of $780,
600 additional since statehood. then all
claims outstanding that have accured
under the annual appropriation laws
will full as nullities. The Auditor asks
the Court for advice as to what he can
do to uphold the credit of the State.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
HANGED FOR MURDER.

Harvey Pate and Frank stiers DIE on the
Gallows at Danville.
Harvey Pate and Frank Stiers were
executed at Danville, ILL.,, for the MUIR
der of Henry Helmick. The drop fell
without incident. The case was rem
dered interesting by the decision Of
the Governor upon the application for
q reprieve. In denying the applica-
sidered hanging an unnecessary cruelty,
not deter others from committing
murder. Inasmuch, however, as cap
ital punishment was a part of the laws
of tho State he did net think it would
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Money Tirhtness.

Canton. Ohio, special: C. Aultman
& Co., manufacturers of thrashers and
other farming implements. have gone
into the hands of q receiver. 1t is un-
derstood that the company is entirely
solvent, having assets of S2,7OO.OOO,
with liabilities about s1,OOO,OOO. The
tightness of money is supposed to be
tho callSe
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Will start Up March1. !

ONE hundred thousand dollars has
been subscribed by one Yankton man
and four New Workers for the purpose
of manufacturing beer at Yankton. B.
b. Moss of Yankton who has had this
scheme in mind for some time, has
succeeded in purchasing the old Ross
tescher Brewery, which is the largest
plant in the State, and which has been
closed since the Prohibitory liquor law
was enacted. Mr.. Moss has associated
with him J. A. Moss and Henry Album,
wholesale grocers: Conrad Flaunn, q
wealthy fresco painter, and Henry
Schuetky, wholesale furniture
dealer, of New York. The firm will
be known as the Yankton Brewers
Association, and will start business
March l with paid up capital of
100000.
There are agencies in Yankton for
five foreign breweries, and large sums
of money are sent away from town each
week to the manufacturers, and with
the hope of retaining a great portion
of this money the new Association has
been assured the moral support of the
business men of this community,
A wholesale liquor house has also
been established during the past
month, and it is quite evident that
those who were once strongly opposed
to the sale of liquor there have
reversed their opinions and are now
willing and anxious to resume the old
order of things.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Ncwsy Parsgraphs.
CHEYENNE INDIANS in Indian Terri
tOrv ara in want.

CHEYENNE INDIANS in Indian Terri.
tory are in want.
DELEGATES attended the Topeka.
Kan, convention in the interest of q.
great north and south line.
freight rates to the East has been am
nounced by the Erie Railway.
B. F. CoLBuRN, 7O-year-old trap
per, was found dead at Columbia, S.
D., with an iron rod run through his
head.
@OLD MOTHER HUBBARD a no.
torious thief, has gone insane in Tole-,
dos Jail, and will be taken to mad
house.
AT Portland, Ore, Mrs. George 81.
Williams, religious enthusiast, has fin:
ished a forty-da fast and resumed eat.
ing.
A MEETING was held at Washing.
ton to plan for the military encamD-
ment of the knights of Fythias in
August, 1894.
In Mexico, Juan Guadalupe was shot
By law for beating to death his 3-year.
old boy who refused to drink a cup of
coffee.
GEORGE w. GRANpEY, an authority
on English literature, died at Yer.
gennes, VT, Of general debility. He
was born in 1872.
GERMAN agitation against the Rus
sian and other commercial treaties ia.
increasing, and also against Caprivi
personally.
AUSTRIAN Socialists have decided TO-
inaugurate a universal strike as pros
test against the army bill now before
the Reichsrath.
The annual statement of the Atchi.
son, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
hows net earnings for the year were
SIS O65, ,53s, an increase of $9ls, 1852. E.
Mrs. DUPONT, divorced wife of Will-
lam Dupont, the powder manufacturer.
was married to Willard SALISBURY. SON
Of Senator Salisbury, of Delaware. at
Wilmington. Mrs. Dupont secured
divorce in North Dakota two years ago
and was awarded u 900, 600 alimony.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Beef for Guiana.

Galveston. Tex, special: In con-
sequence of injuries received from
Demerara. British Guiana, the expor-
tation of cattle will be commenced
from Galveston to that port. The
steamship Gyller will put in the trade,
loaded with flour and beeves. and on
her return trip will bring raw sugar
for the refinery at Sugarland.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Met Death Violently,

San Diego, CAL. special: A Mexi-
can named Paicha, lib years old, and
totally blind, was burned to death near
here. He was left alone in tho house
with some cigarettes and matches, and
it is supposed he set the place on fire.
The charred remains of the old man
were found in the house
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
With a Load of Insane,

San Francisco special: Tho steamer
Leander, with sixty patients from
Stockton Insane Asylum on board, col
lided in San joaquin River, near Pitts
burg, with the steamer j. ID. Peters.
The Leander sank, but all on board
saved themselves by climbing on board
the Peters.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Blames the RepeaA.

Topeka special: H. c. Root, the
Popullst eN-candidate for County
Attorney. has filed an answer to the
suit on note that the repeal of the
Sherman act is responsible for his in
ability to pay. He asks that President
Cleveland and other public men be
made parties to the suit.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
G. A. II. Encampmcnt.

Pittsburg special: The executive
committee of the national council of
administration of the G. A. r. and the
executive council of the citizens COM
mittee held a conference and decided to
hold the G. A. r. National Encamp-
ment during the week beginning
September 10, 1894, in this city.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
worsted the burglars.

Chicago special: Three burglars
entered the store of S. N. Clifford and
attacked him. He defended himself
and killed one of them named King, a
notorious though, and, it is believed,
wounded another.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
$4,000 Fire at PARKER.

FIRE broke out in the Harris livery
stable and destroyed the entire block,
consisting of two livery stables, the
city hall, the Odd Fellows hall =
millinery store and some small build.
ings. Loss, about $4,000; partially
Insured. Z.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Victim of Cirarettes..

Bowling Green, Mo-, special: Cigar
cites added another victim to the long
list. William Frier, jr., died from
heart failure superinduced by their
excessive use.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
To Insure the state Buildlnrs. ].

10 Insure the State BuildIngs.
The city council at Sioux Falls has
decided to insure the buildings of the
South Dakota Deaf School, located
there, the policies to be placed aggre-
eating $4,000. It is explained That
the Governor will in his next message
advise the insurance of all state buiidl
ings, and it will be good investment
for the city to protect itself in this
school for year and not be caught In
the predicament of Vermillion,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Four Blackbirtis on a Limb.

Selma, Ala, special: Four negro
tramps who tried to rob widow were
caught by mob short distance from
here and strung UP to the same limb
and their bodies riddled with bullets.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Wisconsin Farmers Find.

Madison, Wis, special: A genuine
diamond as large as a pea was found by
farmer near Oregon. It's genuine
ness was verified by geologists at the
State University.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Adlai I'm Georgia.

Augusta, Ca, special: Augusta's
people are aglow with enthusiasm
awakened by the visit of Vice President
-Aalai f. Stevenson. With him came
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Evans Sentenced.

Fresno. CAL, special: ChIis Evans,
the murderer and train robber, was
sentenced to imprisonment for life.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
For the State Univers,tv.

PRESIDENT MAucK has received, in
reply to a letter he wrote month ago,
a communication from the secretary
of the Smithsonian Institution at
Washington, advising him of the ship
ment for the university of large num-
Der of publications of that institution,
reports of the National Museum, and a
collection of 125 fishes. During their
visit in Chicago the president and
Prot. Todd found the officials of the
Smithsonian particularly sympathetic
and disposed to assist the university as
fur as lay in their power Fortunately
Prof. Todd was personally acquainted
with some of those officials, having
been associated with them in scientific
Investigations. The institution for
merly made valuable contribution to
the university, and its assistance at
the present time is of especial value.
When drawing up the bill which be-
came an act of the Legislature last
winter, providing for survey of the
geology, natural history, and physical
features of South Dakota (under which
act Prof. Todd was subsequently ap-
pointed state geologist.) President
Mauck was careful to mention the
Smithsonian Institution, the only one
particularly SO mentioned, as the re-
cipient of collections to be made in ac-
cOrdance with the act.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22

ARREST before trial was not Gus
tomary In Athens, and citizen would
generally escape trial by going into
voluntary exile.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Six VIII Die.

Bellaire, Ohio, special: A gang of
laborers was tearing down an ice house
when it collapsed, fatally wounding
six,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
Support of the Insane.

A NUMBER of counties in the state
have failed to remit to the State Treas
urer their tax for the maintenance of
insane at the state asylum. Brookings
and Sanborn Counties ara owing the
state $1,000 each and a number eff other
counties nearly as much. Some, of
these counties even failed to levy q
tax, but in most cases it is due to the
neglect of the County Treasurers to
remit. According to the state law,
"upon the failure of any county to levy
such tax as aforesaid to an amount
sufficient to pay the sum then due the
state, it shall be the duty of the State
Auditor to charge such delinquent
counties with penalty of 3 per cent.
per month upon the amount of indebt-
edness, then six months due, for each
month until payment thereof and pen
atty thereon be paid" This law has
not heretofore been enforced. but
Auditor Ripple has given notice that
he now proposes to see that it Is en-
forced. This heavy penalty will un-
doubtedly soon bring the counties to q
settlement
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-12-22
To Stop Cattle Stealing.

THE Pierre Board of Trade at re-
cent meeting passed the following res
olutions in regard to the cattle steal
ing west of the Missouri River in this
state:
notoriety and concern that system Of depre-
dations upon the cattle interests west Of the
Missouri River. in this state, have been car
owners of live stock In those localities have sui.
fered large losses. and
Whereas. Said interests are largely centered
~ and receive material financial aid from bus
iness associations In the city OF Pierre, and
Whereas. These interests have k1e0 toe Yeaxs
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1893-04-19

cases, to the insufficiency OF water or machin.
cry and to fIosts or other local causes 1t must
be rene mbered that the problem of irrigation
lions which may in future be avoided, as for
instance. the wider planting of orchard trees
Your commit ee hesitates to advise the
growers in Florida what should be done re.
garding this question Of irrigation in any in.
dividual case. He must first of all think for
himself befOl e he takes the fist step. An EN-.
inent writer in California says that this ques.
ton must be answered by due regard for sew
eral conditions. First, the average local
rain fall; second, the character of the soil and
snDsOil; third, the situation and environment
of the ground on which the product is to be
grown fourth the kind of product which it is
desired TO plodnce."
As to the ct mmittee as individuals, no one
OF Is would hesitate for q moment, after what
we know, and have seen and read, to invest
in water plant if we had the means at our
disposal.
An ideal home in South FlOliGa for a man
of moderate means lisa comfortable house and
BAN, with water in every room. A vegetable
and flower garden that &laddens our heart and
palate evNy day in the year. A well kept
lawn. An orchard, with accompanying patch
Of small tuits. which never fail to produce
abundant c1ops. A pasture for the horse and
COW which is ever green. How can these
things best be bl ought about on soil like ours?
This every man must largely answer for him
self, but sooner Or later it will be seen that in
tensive farming is the only farming thai will
pay. ARTHUR G.. IIAMLIN,