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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09
CUT RATES IN FLOUR.
Millers Fall Out and the Retailer Rea,
q Profit.

q Profit.
Flour has taken the place of sugar
as the bone of contention among the
wholesale grocers of Chicago and the
Northwest. A combine, con listing of
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. company, the
Washburn-C eros by company, and North
western Consolidated Milling company
has gone to pieces. One result Of
the war is that grocers and dealers for
several hundred miles around are flock
ing to Chicago and taking advantage
of the free ana open market. Forsome
time the three concerns named have
had q community of interests. Their
plan of business was to send products
to local jobhers on CONSIGNMENT,
the latter agreeing to abide by
and sell at the prices established
by the big Three" Their profit
came in as q commission of 70 cents
q barrel. Competition was keen and
prices we're frequently shaded when it
was necessary to do so to secure an or
der. When the knife was put into the
sugar price-list tho flour schedule be-
gan to suffer-sympathetically. job
bers who found their sales dropping off
complained to the @Three" and asked
them to enforce the maintenance of
rates. The Pillsbury and Northwest
ern people wer perfectly willing to
grant the request and notified jobbers
to live up to their agreement. The
Washburn-C Crosby representatives took
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09
o OF ITS TERROR.
French Claim that Diphtheria 4. t. n
Cured hy incubation Hereafter.

French Claim that Diphtheria Is t. Bs
Cured hy incubation Hereafter.
The new treatment by incubation
for diphtheria and Group, as practiced
in France, is the sub. ect of a special
report to the State Department by
United States Consul G. w. Chancellor.
at Havre. The Consul gives in detail
q history of the development of the
treatment by DR.. Pasteur and his as,
s~istant, DR.. Roux, who have been ex.
perimenting with it for five years, keep,
ing it secret until they had satisfied.
themselves of its efficiency and
had subjected the animal tthe horsei
best adapted to transform diphtheritio
poison into an anti-toxine. A trial Of
the new treatment at one of the largest
.c%hildren's hospitals Of Paris resulted
In reducing the death rate from diph,
liberia from 81. 10 per cent. to u. 81! per
cent. In addition it is stated that chill.
.dren vaccinated with the serum were
protected from the disease even while
living In close contact with diphtheritio
patients. As the Pasteur Institute
cannot meet the great demand for the
serum movements are on foot in differ,
ent localities to establish auxiliary
stations. In slight cases one in. ection
OF the serum ia sufficient. :
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

cessively a draper's apprentice, timer.
ant exhorter, gold miner and Saliva,
zionist. The idea of the army was sug.
gested to him by a dream.
The new national headquarters of
the army on Fourteenth street, Now
York City, the cornerstone of which
has recently been laid by the million
aire iron manufacturer, J. NJ. Cornell,
of New York, will be eight stories
high, and the material will be Indiana
limestone for the two lower stories,
and colored brick for the upper por-
ton. The cost of the edifice Wilt be
x125, 600, while the site is valued at
5200.C00. Appropriate exercises will
be held upon the Generals arrival, to
celebrate the progress of the work on
the structure, which will be finished
by the end of the year. An auditori.
UNI, seating 5000 persons, will furnish
a meeting place for army gatherings
of Importance.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09
BURNED.IN A HOTEL.
SIXTEEN PERSONS PERISH BY;
FIRE At SEATTLE.
shut Up In . Fire Trap. They Are suno.,
Gated and Cremaeed without Hope Of.
Escaps-women and Children Among
the vlotlms-List of the Dead
Caused BY a Lamp Explosion.

Caused by . Lamp Explosion.
Sixteen persons-ten men, three
women, and three child en-were
burned to death in the West Street
Hotel at Seattle, Wash, early Satur-
day morning. The killed, with names
so far as known, are: +. Boil man, NJ.
McZooley, Agnes Nixon. G. Wilson,
- Anderson, Andrew Otterson, Mrs.
Otterson and her mother, Mrs. Fluff
man and little son and daughter, four
men, one woman, and n child, un-
identified; recognition impossible.
The West sire ct Hotel occupied the
upper floor of a two-story corrugated
iron building that covered a quarterof
Q block of ground ct Columbia and
West streets, one block from the
Northern Pacific Depot, and near the
business center of tho city. The build.
ing was Q mer shell of wood, covered
with iron. There were several exits
to the street, but they wer. narrow.
The halls were narrow and the o M
small. Wholesale business houses &C.
cupied the ground floor. The hotel,
being near the railroad depot and q
cheap but reputable house, was much
.%patronized by country people.
The fire was undoubtedly caused by
the explosion of q lamp in the kitchen
III oA0 A0ul VI UL0 uOuS0. luz pCOpC1>
etor's sonw was aroused by the noise of
the explosion about i O'Clock. but be.
fore he could investigate the flames
spread all through the house. The
corrugated iron sheeting kept the
flames hidden until nearly the whole
interior was a furnace. The thin par.
titions were of r%esinous pine, covered
with cheese cloth, and burned furi.
ously. 1t was not untiltho flames were
seen burning in the windows by people
In the streets that an alarm was turned
in. When tho fireman ar. lived the
fire did not present an. alarming as
pect. The people at the windows were
rescued with ladders and boards, some
escaping with hardly any clothing.
shocking Discoveries by the Firemen.
The firemen discovered corpse after
corpse, until, at I o'clock, they had
counted fifteen. Subsc ;uently another
was discovered. Most of the bodies
were left where they lay until daylight
in the hope the prop .ietor might iden.
tlfy. them by locating the rooms on the
register. for all except two were
charred beyond. possibility OF recogni-
tticn. The bodies were taken to the
morgue In boxes or anvas sacks. The
arrangem ents of the halls OF the hotel
made such a laf vrinth that in the day
time oae unfamiliar with the place
would have had difficulty in finding his
way about without several attempts,
and as the halls were filed with smoke
there Was little chance for any of them
to make their way out before suffo.
eating. S me of the dodgers were
asleep and We're overtaken in bed.
while others rushed into the halls and
were sutfocated and burned.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

country and Canada, between now and
the middle Of next March. So we'll
has the campaign been arrpnged that
the general knows how he will spend!
every minute of his time until he re.
turns to England. He will hold in all
$40 meetings. Time has not dealt too
unkindly with the General during the
eight years since he was last in the
United States. Though he looks every
minute O. his sixty-nine years. and his
hair and beard are gray, there is still
plenty OF fire in his voice and energy
in his action when he gets RI used while
Booth e now q, n Hs y ,a,es o %0r snd he Genera haan
engaged in the Salvation Army move
ment for 81 years. He was the son OF
Q Methodist preacher anil wa, sue.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

passed between the Japanese ard Chi
nese governments before diplomatic
negotiations we're suspended and war
was declared. Tho speech maae adeel,
impression upon the House. Tho feel.
ing of the Diet appears to be unani-
nous in favor of the course pursued by
the government. The universal eX.
preston is that the war must be vigor.
ously pursued until it is brought to a
triumphant conclusion. The Diet has
manifested the greatest willingness to
grant everything asked by the govern
ment. The two houses passed by q
unanimous vote the bills introduced
by the government relating to war ex.
penditures, which involved q total sum
of sl50, OU1.OO0.
Adyi -es from Chemulro. G req, state
that the T%acification of the c untry is
who, although unArmed, are q stand
ing menace to the Japarese interests
on account of the spreading of their
propaganda of mistrust of the Japan.
Q @. The latter are scattering silver
about the country with tie OBJ 'ect OF
purchasing the favor of the people. aud
it is stated that 0 1850 yen have been
distributed about Seoul alone. The
Japanese arrangements are very de.
f%ective, and a number of dead horses
and cattle are found along the roads
between Seoul and Ping \ ang.
On the battlefield of Ping Yang are
many dead Chinese partially buried.
and the stencil from their bodies is
terrible. It il now reported that the
Chinese infantry cut through the Jap
anese at Ping Yang, but it is said that
the Chinese cavalry was easily de.
ard their riders were shot before they
could eXtricate the. iselvcs. Chinese
officials report that q battle occurred
near vi Chow and that the Japanese
repulsed southwark, with q loss
of 5000 mon on each side.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09
Our Population.

OF the emigration movement OF the
whole world. two thirds were diverted
to the United States, the remainder to
South America and Australia.
For the United States as a whole
there were in 1850 leo, OOO males to as
20 females, SO that ssme of the males
will be unable to get wives II they
The persons OF African descent IRA
classified 9 cording to the degrees Of
colored blood into 1887, $50 blacks.
958: 9 mulattoes, los, 1876 q~uadroons.
and 6o,o38 oct ,roous. !.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

another view Of the matter. Tnev
said IL people to whom thcy sod -four
wished to soil either at q loss or profit
It made no difference to them, and
moreover they would furnish them
with all the stock they needed. And
30 the wal is on. with two big cor.
Germs pitted against one: and the little
fellows, who were never in the com.
b1ne, will also suffer.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

HARRIS OLNEY and Charles Dalton
were found dead in q room ut the Met
tropolitan Hotel, in Brooklyn. They
had retired, leaving the gas turned on
full head. Olney, who was IS years of
age, and resided in Brooklyn, was at
n time a jockey. ard Dalton was y.
nccted with race tracks.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

founder and
Com m d Q ri n
chief Of the Sal
walton Army, Gen.
William Booth, IL
now in New York
City, and to inquir.
ing newspaper men
he Outlined the
plans for q cam.
paign which he
will wage against
the devil in seventy
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

NEARLY $4,000 Democrats were
placed in charge of postofices during
the first year Of the present admins
tratt0n, exceeding the record made
under President Harrison.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09
outside of Poesy.

In poetry violets are always "blue..
But as q matter of fact only half Of the
States are blue. The rest are are puruie.
yellow, white, lilac and one green.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

MIS- VIHcINIA FAIR. como OF S.,5UU per
month. Her fortune, which she is not
to receive for six Years, amounts to
about $l5, 100000. This was left her
by her mother. who died two years
ago. Miss Fairs father. ex-senator
james G. Far, of Nevada. is one of
Ca%lifornia.s multi-millionaires. She
will probably inherit a large share of
quired in the Convent of the Sacred
Heart in San Francisco. She is q good
musician, and speaks trench aud Ger
mar. she is a devoted Roman Cath
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

we're 6lSO Ouru0Q, anu Uu0 C8CUl0 ranges
are ruined. The list of known victims
at present is:
BLISS. -, ranchman.
LA,HER. E L. ranchman.
TWO FARMERA. names unknown.
RANCHMAN. at Mullen.
The two first-named wore attempt
Ing to ave their property by back
burning, but the high wind drove the
flames on them and cut off all escape
before they were aware of their dam
ger. L.acher lived long enough to tell
his story to ranchmen who came to his
rescue after the flames had passed.
Thousands of Cattle Perish.
Hundreds of thousands of head Of
cattle are grazing in Cherry, Thomas.
Grant and the other counties where
the fires are raging. Thee cattle
were sent the efrom the southern part
OF the State. where the drought has
boon felt SO heavily, to Craze for the
winter. 1t is feared q large proFo.-
tion of these cattle have persisted.
have been destroyed, and there is
probability of Il large loss OF human
life.
The fires began :everal days ago and
the line of the railroad for several
counties is obscured by the dense
smoke. Formers and stock growers
from Custer and parts of neighboring
counties, whore crop failure was com.
.plete of both grain and hay. moved
into Cherry, Thomas, Grant and Hook
err Counties this fall and took hay
lands. mcstly on lease. They cut hay
enough to carry their stock through
tho part of the winter when it could
not range, and moved their cattle and
horses up to Cherry and the ether
sand hill" counties, whore the fires
a:e now raging.
Nothing like the present disaster
has hapI ened for years. AS there are
numerous streams in the aff icted sec
ton it is presumed many of the ranch
men have succeeded in taking their
families to these water courses and
thus avoided danger. The flames are
not driven high, since the grass is not
tall, consequently anyone reaching o
come by the dense smoke.
Thursday night was u direful one in
a large portion of the sand hills. De-
vastating fires swept through the
western part of Cherry and Grant
Counties all dav, burning on the north
Bido of the Burlington Railroad track
to within about four miles of Hyannis.
Lashed on by a furious wind, tho fires
travelled at a pace that carried con-
sternation and destruction. The fire
on the railroad was started the fir t OF
the week by a man and his pipe about
ten miles northwest of Alliance. The
man was drunk, and in filling and
lighting his pipe threw the burning
match to tho ground, where it
tgnlted the grass. In an instant a fire
started. which. famed by the north
west wind, at once set out on its mis-
sion of destruction.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09
COUNT ITO SPEAKS.
An Elaborate Address BEFORE the Japan.
csc D.ct-Japs Whipped Mt vi Chow.

IO inc Prlme Min.
lister of Japan,
made an elab rate
speech in the House
of Lords upon the
as embling of the
Diet at Hiroshima.
He explain ed at
length tho causes
of the war between
Japan and China.
During the course
of his speech he
read the %correspon.
1ance which had
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09
o WILL FIGHT VICE.

salvation Army Founder Comes to Amer,c.
to Conduct . Vigorous Campnirn.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

year.old, unaffected,
healthy girl of quiet
tastes and mo est
den eanor. she pos
SO SOS exceptional
vivacity, and in APP
pearan.e is short and
plum, has da k,
wavy hair. bright
black eyes, q good
skin, u nose OF tho
r%etrousse pa t ern.
NJ IS Fair is at r
ont ~eN:Ovinu mn in.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09
TORNADO OF FLAME.
WHOLE COUNTIES IN NEBRASKA
SWEPT BY FIRE.
aomes. stock and Crop. Of a.aehm.n
Ruined-Burning In Many Directions
Homeless Persons Seek Safety Alons
Water Courses.
May Be Many peath..

The prairie fires which have pre-.
vailed in Grant. Cherry. Sheridan and
Thomas Counties, Nebraska, since
Tuesday have assumed vast proper
tions. They started in Sheridan Coun-
ty and have thus far burned over q
section Of country forty miles in width.
The damage to hay, ranch property
and cattle is enormous, but nothing
like an accurate estimate is yet posi-
BILE. Many lives a.e supposed to have
been lost, and thousands of tons OF
hay have been burned, leaving the
cattlemen destitute. Homes and stock
were also burned, and the cattle ranges
are ruined. The list of known victims
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09

Young California Millionaire He,rc.s,
Rumor Save. Is Soon to be Married.
Mss Virginia Fair, the young Cali
fornia millionaire heiress, who, rumor
says, is to be married soon, is q 49,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09
CHAPTER III.

4AIe
That one hour of passionate pacing
up and down under the stars seemed to
have made a man of him: like the SOL
itary vigil which the young esquires OF
old were lett to pend, previous to be-
ing dubbed knights. Whenhe awoke.
quite early, long before day-break, he
was no l. niger q dreamy boy, but u
belted knight ready to go out and
fight. with his lady's token on his helm
and his laay's love in his heart.
sThc stars shall fall and the saints be
weeping
Ere 1 cease to love hcr-my queen. my
%quecn!"
He kept humlming the song to him.
self in q passionate undertone all the
way to NJ. Reynier's, whittier he had
determined to go and explain what
MIR. Black, in the feeble French OF his
letter of introduction, had left wholly
unexplained, the why and wherefore
of young Mr.. Jardine's visit to Switzer.
land.
How he got through that explana-
tion, as he sat face to face with the
kind old professor. in dressing,gown
and slippers, Roderick never could
tell. Nor what NJ. Reynier thought of
1t, though he yelled his opinion in
most sympathatic p~oliteness, and gave
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-09
MISS FAIR AND HER FORTUNE.

WeSU WITH, dI UlIVC SeG UuI Oh
sion of destruction.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-26
THE NATURAL-BRIDCE PARTY.
The Richmond Excursionists Having
Delightful Time.

The Richmond excursionists are having
a delightful time at Natural Bridge. as
shown by the following special received
from that place last night by the Dis
patch:
1.-THE excursion party which arrived here
Saturday evening from Richmond are en-
thusiastic over the wonders and beauties
of this place.
1.-THE Day Nursery and Free Kindergar-
ten FOR whose benefit the excursion Is
given. owe thanks to Mrs. ii. c. Parsons
here for generously donating TO the party
the unlimited privileges OF the bridge ana
grounds. and the young ladies, led on by
MIR r. b. Green, of our city, wander az
will through the beautiful raVlnes ana
exquisite walks all about. These indefat-
gable walkers are going from morn to
owe only coming 10 the cool and airy
.Pavilion' at meal times TO do ample JUS
tJce 10 the admirably and we'll
prepared tables awaiting them.
1.-The managers are indebted 10 MI. -
p. Nair for giving to the Richmond Day
Nursery excursionists an aNose,nei
charming time while here, while TO Mr..
Potts. OF the Chesapeake ana ONO 'heS
owe the suggestion to come 10 this at
tractiye point. More than haif or the
party will be here week, others leaVihs
to-day. ,..,o.
.sThe Young Mems Christian Association
hoys. camping near here with Mr. lid
bits gave delightful concert In the
hotel parlor TO the Richmond ladies on
Saturday night
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-26
PROPOSED SCHOOL OF OFFICERS.
Ten Days of Practice at Fort Monroe
In August.


Adjutant-General Charles j. Anderson
has sent TO all Of the field officers and
captains Of the State militia the following
circular:
I'm conversation with several officers.
and also with the commanding officer at
Fort Monroe. ] believe it Is feasible to
attempt the organization of n school Of
officers OF Virginia volunteers at Fort
Monroe during the last two weeks Of
August or the LIST Of September. 1t Is
the intention TO request Colonel Frank,
commanding. TO detail such officers as he
may think proper to command and con-
duct this school. 1t naturally would be
impossible to take a body of officers
through any regular, or even ordinary
course Of instruction, and the general
plan. the details OF which could be ar
ranged and worked out by the officer
whom Colonel Frank might detail for
such a purpose. would be 10 lecture these
officers, 10 show them the working of
the large gun or guns, the breech-loading,
the machine, field, or great guns, as may
be in the posse ssiOn of the fort; the gene
raj customs Of the service In all branches.
and particularly the most urgent needs
or requirements OF the infantry branch
as applied to volunteers. and by observa-
customs which govern the army course
as models for militia or volunteers of all
arms. The scheme involves not only some
thought and study In an interesting and
special field, but gives all officers an OPP
portunity for short stay at most
interesting watering-place and at small
cost"
General Anderson says that special rail-
road and hotel rates will be secured, and
adds:
The time for stay will be ten days or
two weeks, as may be determined upon.
Each officer must report on the day set,
and obllgate himself to stay the entire
time unless some unforeseen accident
should prevent. Service uniform must be
worn at all times on duty. The scheme
should commend itself TO officers of all
ranks and every branch of the service,
and | will consider 1t a great favor If
you will give me an immediate answer
from yourself and junior officers If !
do not hear at once from the majority
of the officers, the idea Of the proposed
school will be abandoned, and you will
so consider it unless you hear from me
again on the subject by about the 10th
OF July
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-26
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and permanently curing constipation
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
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every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
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