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The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-29

Ar Shelbyville, Ind, recently by mistake the natural gas was given high pressure in the low-prcssure mains and at midnight it was discovered that over 800 stoves and heaters, in all parts of the city, were melting under the intense heat and buildings were being ignited. The fire alarm was turned in, bells were rung, whistles sounded and the citizens were aroused. The flow of'gas was arrested and only three houses burned. This discovery of the flames was timely and fortunate, for if the alarm had been twenty minutes later no power on earth could have saved tho city from total annihilation.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-29

PETER HESS, aged so, living 9 miles east of Goshen, Ind, died of rabies re-
 gently, resulting from the bite of
 mad dog, inflicted eighteen years ago.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-29
A Little Danpernns.

He (designingly)-What a terrible thing it would be if some rascal should marry you for your money
 She (discouragingly)-It would be for him-if found it out.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-29
CURRENT COMMENT.

MR. AND MRS, IRA WARD, of New Haven, Vt., recently celebrated the seventy-seventh anniversary of their marriage.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-29
ANDREW CARNEGIE visited his mills at

ANDREW CARNEGIE visited his mills at Homestead and Braddock, Pa, recent ly for the first time in two years. He saw a 24-inch beam, weighing 100 pounds to the foot, cut in two in twelve seconds. The saw had no teeth and travelled at the rate of six miles min ute. In the press shop he saw an Eng fish walnut cracked under a press, whose delicate touch did not break the kernel. A piece of steel, 10 inches in diameter and foot high, was after wards placed under the press and flat tened almost to the thinness of paper.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-29

TIE state department has called upon United States consuls in Africa for in- formation respecting the Kola nut which, by its peculiar action upon the muscular system, enables the African negroes to make long journeys, bear ing enormous loads, under tropical suns and across difficult country with out food. The United States consul at Sierra Leone, has sent in report, treating of the means of growing and preparing the nuts. He says that the natives eat the nuts in the early morn- ing as a stay against the want of ordinary food while travelling, and in the evening to induce sleep.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-11-29

ARRANGEMENTS were being made for beginning the construction of the great American university to be erect ed under the supervision of the Methodist church in the suburbs of Washington. The plan of the uni versity provides for three buildings They will probably be connected. The structure will be of blue stone or granite. At some future time there will be established in connection with the university school of theology for the higher education of Methodists. It is intended that the whole project shall involve $5,0OO,OO0. The university will have ninety acres of ground.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17

the position Of trainmaster with juris-
diction I've all train, station and yard
men on the line between Edgemont
and Deadwood, and the Hot Springs
and Spearfish lines, also the mar
row guage systems in the Black Hills
with headquarters in this city. The
position was made vacant by the trans
fer Of H. G. Mutt, Jr., to the Sheridan
line, and as Mr.. Marvin was held high
in the esteem Of the company, he was
given the very desirable position. An
operator will be sent here ina few days
to look after this work, and Mr.. Marvin
will enter upon his duties as train
master. He is certainly deserving of
the promotion as he is a good railroad
man, a hard worker and has the best
interests Of the company at heart
Deadwood Independent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
Freaks Of the Lightning.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
The little electric storm of yesterday
seemed to toy playfully with the good
people of Cold Brook without doing
much serious damage. Lightning
struck Geo. CLOVIS residence and while
all the members were slightly shocked,
lone were rendered unconscious. The
bolt did not injure the house scarcely
only except a little hole in the ceiling
near the partition. It set fire to some
old quilts in the cellar andimmediately
the floor and joists were onfire. Luck
lily they had plenty of water handy and
Mr.. Glow succeeded in dashing a few
pals on the fire at once and put it out.
Had he not been at home, the house
would have certainly burned.
The sheet iron chimney on the house
of Engineer Sarver was knocked off,
but no damage was done to the resi-
dence.
The court house also received the
effects of the bolt but no damage was
done.
The telephone wire to the B. g. M
freight depot received a charge of fluid
too heavy for it to stand and injured
the instrument.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
cheyenne Canyon Coal.

ossyOs SO0ks
A. d. Clark came in from his Chey-
enne canyon coal mine Saturday, where
he has been for the pastseveral months
experimenting the development of the
mine. He is very enthusiastic over
the mine and from tests of the coal
that he has had made is satisfied that
there is no better quality anywhere.
There are three veins of coal, and on
each they have tunneled about 900
feet, opening up an immense face of
coal, SO that they have everything in
readiness to take out ~thousandsof tons
on short order. The lower vein is four
feet thick. Mr.. Clark proposes to get
out and ship quite al amount of coal
to different points this fall to show
people what they have. 1t is probable
that so extensive a coal mine. with
such an excellent quality, will not be
long without railroad connections.
Fall River county may we'll boast of
it's coal mine.
MI. Clark looks brown and hearty
from his outdoor exposure about the
mine. and seems to enjoy the work.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
Bands Consolidate.

The STAR is glad to announce that
there is a movement on foot to consoli-
date the two bands and make one first
class musical aggregation. It isamove
in the right direction and should be
heartily encouraged by our citizens, es-
pecially the hotel men. The boys meet
together for the first time this evening,
and if matters can be agreeablyarrang-
ed, they will go to work to practice for
next year. If Hot Springs needs any.
thing. it needs a first class band and
orchestra, and Prof. Gamer or some
other competent man should be EN-
ployed to instruct them through the
winter 81 as to prepare them for next
summers season.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
Custer County Delegates.

The republicans of Custer county
held their convention on Saturday
afternoon at Hermosa, where the fol
lowing delegates were chosen:
w. j. Thornby. j. Z. Pitcher, ID. w.
McFadden, H. ID. Reynolds, w. Z. Bene.
dict, W. G. Porter, j. NJ. Daniels, j. w
Fuson, b. P. Darby and Israel Bower
Alternates: Jno. Wolf. w. G. Cub.
berly, A. j. Cheeseman, j. +. Foster
A. X. Hart, A. j. Barber, G. j. Patton
j. ID. Fuson, Geo. Nichols and j. G
Bower.
The delegates were instructedto sup.
port d. w. McFadden for railroad
commissioner. and Capt. Lucas was
endorsed for congress.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
Democratic County Convention.

From Saturdays Daily.
The convention was called to order
by Grant Eastin of Oelrichs, secretary
of the county central committee. r. +
Conner was elected chairman and GA.
Eastin secretary of the convention. A
committee of five was on motion ap-
pointed by the chair to the names
of eleven delegates to be submitted to
the convention Us delegates tothe dem
ocratic state convention to be held at
Sioux Falls. Wednesday, Sept. 5. 1894.
The following names were presented.
and the report of the committee was
adopted by the convention:
II. c. Elver, Oelrichs; Ed. w. Blakey.
G. w. Hargens, r. r. Conner and n.
Atcheson. Hot Springs; Geo. Miller
Edgemont: j. ID. Quigg. Cascade; A. w
Odell. Odell; w. G. Thompson, Shops
flats; Perry Seckles. Smithwick; Arthur
Colgan, Oelrichs.
j. W. Apologize was elected chairman
and w. A. Wheeler secretary of the
county central committee and the,
were empowered to fill vacancies in ali
precincts.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
Favored Spot of E.art,,.

Mrs. Josephine Scroggs, wife of the
Presbyterian minister at Whitewood.
who was secretary of the parliament of
religion during the Chautauqua, wrote
a very fine letter to the Union Signal.
Chicago, from which we make the fol-
lowing excerpt regarding Hot Springs:
Hot Springs is one of the favored
spots of earth. 1t is an ideal place for
the assembly. People gather there for
both pleasure and health. The beauties
of nature adorn her approaches. The
handwriting of God speaks from the
everlasting hills and the rocks that
surround become familiar friends. The
waters of her brooks do not fail and
the sweet harmony of nature sings in
her groves and caves and temples.
Here in this place, under the wide
spread branches of brotherly love,
grow together the G. L. s. G. assembly
and the w. G. T. U. parliament"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
A Marked Degree of Prosperity


Notwithstanding the dull times
everywhere existing, Hot Springs seems
to be enjoying u marked degree OF pros-
perity, Judging from the reports in the
papers of that city. The wonderful
properties of the waters of the springs
has attracted the attention of the out
side world to quite an extent. and up
wards of 1900 baths are given daily at
the prominent bath houses. Each
Saturday the roads bring in from 100
to 300 excursionests from points
east of the Missouri river, and the no.
tells are constantly filled to overlooking
with guests from all over the country.
Not less than 1000 gathered in front
of the Evans a few days ago to witness
the contest of the young ladies for
prizes offered by the hotel to the one
who displayed the best horsemanship,
riding astride with boomers. Hun
dreds of guests take daily rides on
horseback enjoying the mountain
s~cenery.-Watertown Public Opinion.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17

dam being not over 30 feet long and 25
feet high, leaving the water over q hum
dred feet deep at its deepest point.
Our trip back to the Evans house was
every moment fully enjoyed, and just
as interesting as we came a different
route. We arrived safely at $3.50 p. m.
Friday, and without an accident that
Inconvenience any one an hour. Feel
ing we have accomplished the event of
our lives, vi recommend others to have
the pluck to go and do likewise. The
time will come when it will be a daily
occurrence for parties to start for Har-
ney's peak on horseback from Hot
Springs. No more enjoyable trip can
be conceived, and no more beautiful
scenery exists on earth.
H. w. CALDWELL.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
A ACCIDENT.
Little George web...r. kirl.a BY /. Run.

1lhGt1O UGUIK0 W0OBV6E1 Alk10U Oy - NUus
away Horse.
From Saturdays Daily.
George, the 13-year-old son of O. w,
Webster. of College Hill, was killed
in a shocking manner this morning.
The little fellow has been herding
cattle about the city, and yesterday
borrowed Harry Sparks gray horse to
ride. The horse threw him off and ran
away. The next day he borrowed a
saddle somewhere and rugged up some
rope stirrups, which made an outfit
worse than none. The horse got the
start of him while rounding up his
cattle near the Hot Springs house, the
saddle turned under the horse and the
boy was dragged about 200 yards with
his foot in the stirrup, the horse kick.
ing and tramping him all the distance
until he was freed. He was carried to
the house of Mrs. Barbara Bumps and
several of the physicians of the city
were called and pronounced his injuries
fatal, as his skullwas crushed, his chest
broken in, both arms broken near the
shoulder and his face badly bruised.
Chloroform was administered, the
skull sprung back into place, the frac-
tured armes reduced and the other
wounds dressed. He was taken to the
soldiers home where he died at 1880
He will be buried in the soldiers home
grounds this evening.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
H. w. CALDWELL
Soldiers Home investigation.

Ever since the charges we're made
against the management of the soldiers
home by DR.. Nesmith, and the subse-
quent investigation, those who took
any interest in the matter whatever
have been anxious to ascertain what
the exact findings of the committee
were. We get the report from the
Sioux Falls Press. The committee
finds:
l. That the home buildings and
grounds are well kept.
2. That the business of the home is
honestly and economically transacted.
3. That the members of the home
are generally contented and happy,
there being no more dissatisfaction
than could be expected among a popu-
lation of that number.
4. That the commandant was some
times petulant when he ought ALWAYS
to be patient.
5. That the rules governing dishon.
orable discharges were not ALWAYS
lived up to, and that in one case a man
claimed that he had been discharged
when absent from the home without
knowing why. They commended the
rules governing discharges and recon.
mended that they be lived up to, which
requires concurrent action of com
mandant and resident commissioner.
6. They recommend that u guard
house be provided for the incarcera.
tion of incorrigible drunkards.
Z. They found that according to the
records drunkenness was on the in.
crease, but IS the records of misde
meanors has never been kept complete
until November, 1899, the data is i'm.
perfect.
8. They recommend that in the flu
tlre any man elected to be command
ant should be a total abstainer from
all intoXicants.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
Irrigation.


The irrigation craze has struck the
farmers along the Cheyenne river and
a number of farmers have cOncludedto
put in wheels and bitches. Carl Herr
berg called on the STAR today and in
formed us that he with d. X. Mills will
shortly put in a 40 foot wheel on their
ranches about five miles below the
mouth of Fall river, and will put in
some % or 3 miles of ditch, SO that
they will be able to water 500 or GOO
acres, and secure 1900 miners inches
of water. They were up to see the
wheel at the Springer ranch and were
so we'll pleased they concluded to put
in the irrigation scheme. Walter
Scott will go down next week to make
a survey for Marvin Parsons who will
also put in a wheel and bitches to irri-
gate his land.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
Strayed.

About June 1, 1894, one brown and
one bay mule; latter blind in right eye,
has a bunch on hind leg resembling a
SPAWN; weight about 800 each. Will
pay 80 for information that will lead
to their recovery. Notify w. j. Ma
gowan, Hot Springs, s. Oak. 16.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
Observation-Disclosures

From Tueaday's Daily.
This morning Judge Gull tied the
knot that unites the lives of j. d. Nc
Donald and Marguerite Drinkahahn,
recently of Omaha. Mr.. Mcdonald is
the we'll known Wind Cave man, and
will receive the hearty congratulations
of all who know him.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
a D. & M. Promotion.

B. s. Marvin, who has held the po-
sition of local train dispatcher for the
B. &. M. ever since the road was con-
structed into this city, was today off,
cially notified by General Superin-
tendent Calvert of his promotion to
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
EXCURSIONS to Hot Springs.

Commencing Friday July Ii, contin-
uing until August3lst the Elkhorn will
sell from all points on their line, sspec-
ial excursion tickets to Hot Springs
at one fare for the round trip, good Is
days. A. D. WOOD.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
New Building and Loan Association.

New Building and Loan Association.
From Fridays Daily.
The Union Building and Savings as
ISOLATION of Des Moines, To-, organized
a local board at this place last evening
in the Office of HI. ID. Clark & Co. This
company has complied with the pro-
visions of the laws of the state in re-
gard to doing business and has sold
125 shares of stock in the city at 300 a
share. 1t differs from other associa.
tions in that can withdraw from il
at any time and take out the money in.
vested with the dividends it has earned
The assessments are 50 cents a share
per month, and it is not absolutely
necessary that payments be made every
months if notice is given the treasurer
The officers of the local board are H
d. Clark, president; Jos. Vincent. vice
president; j. F. Parks, secretary; w. A
Wheeler, treasurer. The executive
committee consists of H. D. Clark, L
X. Moore, Andrew Traut. They start
out with every prospect Of success.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
Black Hills stock.


That the Black Hills is UNSURPASSED
as a stock country we have always con-
tended. Nowhere else in the United
States can better stock be raised with
so little expense. 1t has mostly thus
far been Il producerofbutl little bloodcd
stock, but is rapidly growing into that
industry. Our climate, the grass and
everything seems to be adapted to sue
cessfully growing the very best quality
and the best breeds of all kinds of
stock. Regarding the Black Hills
horses the Sturgis Advertiser contains
the following important recommends
ton:
Omitted States Veterinary Surgeon
NJ. j. Tracey. of the Sth cavalery,
stationed at TT. Mead for the past
twelve years, informs the Advertiser
that out of SO head of cavalry horses,
raised upon the Black Hills ranges, ex-
amined by himself and accepted blythe
board of inspection at that post in 1891,
at S11O per head, 80 are now still in ac-
tive service, having been assigned to L
troop Qndians). Since that date and
up to the present month. over 100 head
of Montana horses have been examined
and accepted and assigned for service
at TT. Meade, 80 per cent. ofwhich have
been condemned as unfit fo~rservice, on
account of development of unsound
limbs and feet and ugly dispositions,
some five to seven men having been in
jured permanently and placed upon
the pension list at from s12 to $40 per
month, a the result oftheir untamable
disposition. The price paid for the
Montana horses was the same as for
the South Dakota horses-S11O per
head. This is a very gratifying piece
of information, coming as it does from
one whose ability to judge cannot be
questioned. Black Hills horsemen are
breeding their horses in better strains
of blood every year, striving if possible
to ultimately produce the ideal cavalry
horse i'll size, shape, soundness, dura-
bility, disposition and color"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17
The Corn Belt of America,
For rates, time tables or other information call

f.. G. HnLa, W. y. Member,
Receiver. Gen. Pass. Agt.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-08-17

HOMESEEKERs will find golden opportuni-
ties along this line. Investigate before puschas-
ing elsewhere.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-11-22

Professor Felix Adler, the founder of
the Ethical Culture society, is most
pleasant gentleman to interview. He
says that he has found the newspaper
man to be honorable in the highest de-
gree, and that he has never found it nee
essary to indicate what part of his con-
versation is intended for publication and
what part is to be considered as purely
personal. This of course means that
Professor Adler does not limit himself
in an interview to the matter directly in
hand. He is not unwilling to speak of
things that are entirely too personal for
publicat n and will give an elaborate
discourse on metaphysics to his inter-
viewer and not express the least shade
of doubt as to it's being correctly put
down. Post.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-11-22
Voiapuk Up to Date.

Volapuk, the new tongue which was
to bind all articulate creation together
in the bond of common language, has
been but little heard Of for some time
past. In Belgium, however, the VIOLA
pukists are showing signs of life. A
conference of Volapuliists, as they are
called, is being held at Brussels, and ac-
cording to all accounts much enthusiasm
is being displayed for Pastor Schleyer
and his system.
The Volapukists profess to be indiffer-
ent to the ridicule with which they have
been assailed. Their pet notion is des-
tined to triumph and they can afford to
wait. If the present general .on does not
/ reap the full benefit of their labors, sue
ceeding generations will do SO. Such
has been the tenor of their discourses.
But in the meantime, if their figures are
/ to be trusted, they have made solid prog
ress. 1t is only twelve years since VIOLA
puk was first promulgated to world
which is slow to adopt new ideas, and
already by its means 100000 of people
English, French, German, Russian
Italian and Belgian-are able to con
verse with each other on that common
ground.
Not only is this so, but we are tolG
that thirty newspapers altogether are
published in Volapuk in different parts
of the world; that courses of lectures OF
the new language are held at the uni
versities of Munich and Turin, and tina
the Russian press censors are bound t.
be acquainted with it to qualify them
selves for their pcsts.-London News.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-11-22

81 had been fishing for trout one day
in a North Carolina mountain stream"
said sportsman, land was entirely I'M
successful. Upon trying to reach camp
| became lost and took refuge for the
night in small cave near Grandfather
mountain. The cave was dry and COM
Portable, and making pillow of my
coat soon fell asleep. The next morn
ing | was awakened by something pull
ing at the coat, and opening my eyes saw
that it was cub bear.
"a few feet distant was large bear
sitting ON its launches and another cub
playing around her. had no weapon
of any kind and was completely at the
mercy of the animal, but she was not in
the humor to dispose of me just then.
She sat watching the cub as it pulled at
my coat, and was careful to make no
motions that might be considered as hos
tile. For two or three hours we looked
at each other, and then the mother bear
ambled off with her two cubs, and beat
hasty retreat st. Louis Globe-Dem-
ocrat.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1894-11-22

Russian affairs look in a very bad
way just now, for not only has the
cholera followed the famine, while of
course nihilism still is rampant, but,
moreover, the czar, the czarina, the
czarowitz and the prime minister, NJ,
de Giers, are all very unwell-the en-
peror and the statesman being really
very seriously indisposed.
AS matter of fact the strength of
Alexander III has always been greatly
exaggerated; because he is big and mus
cular he is supposed to have a robust
constitution.
He has plenty of muscle, and st. Peters
burg is always ringing with stories
more or less true of extraordinary dis
plays of the imperial strength-hfting
heavy weights, crushing with his hand
all kinds of metal things, ETC., but
what one does not hear SO much about
is that his majesty has completely lost
his appetite during the past eighteen
months, and, moreover, that he has
nervous symptoms which would indi-
cate that he is going the way, so far as
his health is concerned, of his ancestor,
Paul
To make matters still worse, his most
trusted physician, Professor Obermuller
is just dead of cholera, and the car is
rightly or wrongly, said to be the most
difficult" patient to manage in all
Europe. Private information received
here in Berlin from most authentic
and high source intimates that series
of events of terrible Importance is likely
to take place in Russia. Perhaps before
Christmas the vast Russian empire may
have experienced changes which will at
feet it in all its length and BREADTH
Berlin Letter.