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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

different State weather services OF the
United States weather bureau, and re-
ported received by telegraph at Chi
cago ale as follows:
HIN DIS - Temperature and sunshine
about normal; rainfall generally below and
portion broken. Corn Improving. but re-
ports conflict as to extent Of damage
Tlrashing about completed. Fall pl0wtn9
progressing and some seeding done
Indians-Cool nights and rains were
beneficial to growing crops In many local.
tiles. Corn Is maturing slowly. but caring
better than was expected. Fall ploWine
progressing slowly.
Wisconsin-Practically nc rain has fallen
during the week. Temperature and SUM
north and east portions To- dry for plow-
Ing. Corn being cut aud crop light To-
bncco fair.
1owa-warm and dry. with cold nights
and heavy de~s Corn dom; as we'll 10
could be expected. and some fields are safe
from frost II none occurs WITHIN two weekA
Pastures improving and feeling stock
quito general
Minnesota Warmer than usual. with
deficient rainfall. Small grain yields con-.
fast. Few potatoes In hills. but quality
excellent. Much stock regularly fed
South Dakota-Temierature and sun.
shine considerably above normal and rain.
fall below; favorable for thrashing and
haying. Wheat. outs and potatoes in tho
Black Hills promise q very large yield.
Late millet. flax, potatoes and grass need
rain
North Dakota Harvesting completed
aud grain being thrashed. Showers dur
ing the week have improved corn. pota-
toes. pastures aud gardens. Corn will soon
be tut of danger from frosts.
Kansas-Warm and smoky. whit abun-
dant rains In the southwestern and south.
eastern countless: elsewhere dry. Past ures
and late Crops much improved in rain dis
tricts: elsewhere drying up and stock
water low. Haying finished crop light
Nebraska-Week very dry and with lite
tie change in crop conditions Pastures
short and much stock being fed. Ground
so dry that little progress has been made
in blowing.
Missouri-1mproved late corn and pas
lures In southern portion. caused by show
ers and cloudy weather. and blowing IA.
ctlltated. In northern sections drought
continues. and corn cutting Is in progress
badly.
Michigan Temperature and sunshine
normal, rainfall below; driest week OF the
season thus far; ground powdefy and at
fords no nourishment to growing crop4
Late corn and potatoes an entire failure
In many localities Forest fires are doing
much damage.
Ohio-Local showers have revived vege.
tation somewhat in the central and south-
ern portions; in tho northern counties
corn is beyond help and has been or Will
be cut for fodder. General frost did no
serious damage. Potatoes small and moi
over two-thirds crop On low lands corn
promises One.half to three. fOurths crop,
while hill corn Is a failure.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

THOMAS II. w1cxEs. policy. Tho Pullman
Company has AZ present 1900 cars. includ-
ing sleeping. dining n chair cars About
400 of these are lying idle. and are
side-tracked most of the time These
cars were carried on the books of the
company as IN item of the surplus of $685.
900. 600. For this reason hat surplus was
in part fictitious. Witness said the back
ront now owing the company ::amounted to
about 800. 900. Almost no effort has been
made to collect any Of this since the
strike. No eviction list has been prepared
and no evictions nave been ordered.
In Mr.. Wickes' opinion. the fact that
had dropped from 1. to is per cent was no
reason why the rents in Pullman should be
lowered.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
Explain. HI. po.,t,on.

George NJ. Pullman was called be-
fore the Labor Commission in Chicago,
and testified for three hours. He
spoke Of the motives which had
caused the company to build its plant
in the way it had done and to provide
homes for It's workmen. He said that
the OBJ .ect in building Pullman vas
the establishment of a great manu-
featuring business on the most sub
stantial basis possible. Because he
recognized that the working people
were the most important element
which enters into the successful opera
ton Of any enterprise he decided to
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
Escape of i. Convict.

William ". Lyon, a convict in the
Sioux Fall penitentiary, escaped and
no n appears to know which way he
went He vas sent up from Canton
less than Q year ago for ten years for
rape on a 6-year-old child and is u mar
about 80 years old. He was regarded
US q trusty and was blowing in the
field adjoining the penitentiary, with
three other convicts, when he took leg
bail. He was gone an hour before his
disappearance a discovered. The
country Is being hunted over for him
and he will have hard work to get
away.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
o LOOK BETTER.
summary Of the Reports from Forty.
Nine Counties.

summary Of the Reports from Forty.
Nine Counties.
Below is summary Of reports from
fo%rty.ntne counties In this state, sent
to the United States Weather Bureau
at Huron, giving crop conditions:
The weather generally was cooler
the last week and copious showers fell
over q large portion of the state, SOAK
Ing the ground In places to q depth Of
six and seven inches. In portions of
the Black Hills more than q sufficien.
cy Of rain has fallen.
Threshing is progressing slowly and
yields OF all crops are turning out much
lighter than expected. Millet, flax,
corn and oats are generally a failure
In the eastern section Of the state, ex.
cept in the millet and corn that was
planted late, which has revived Won
derfully from the influence of the plen.
tiful showers, and II frost does not oc-
cur too soon q partial crop may be OBJ
tanned.
Farmers have commenced haying
again in some localities. The grass
now standing has started forth SUR
prisingly, and a fall crop of hay may
yet be obtained. The hay on the
prairie is a total failure, being short
and dried up. Places that hay has not
been cut on for two years are being
cut. Large quantities are being put
up in expectation OF a high price on
the market the coming winter.
Corn and millet that had no hope of
recovery from the effects of drouth has
been cut for fodder. In scattered To-
calities garden stuff, late planted corn
and millet have received renewed.
vigor from the recent rains. Pastures
have also been greatly benefited and
the ground put in good condition for
fall blowing, but it is expected that
the number of acres that will be- pillow.
ed will be few.
On the 18th hail fell in large quan.
titles, and with a strong wind did dam
age to all crops whore it occurred. but
the area covered was comparatively
small.
Late potatoes have begun growing
again and may make a fair crop; al.
though small, they will be of good
Crops in the Black Hills are show.
ing up finely, except in the southern
portions, which are suffering from the
drouth, and in places will bring a larg.
sr yield than any year heretofore.
The kernel of the oats is we'll develop.
ed and is beginning to ripen.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
New Corporations.

Articles of incorporation were fileo
with Secretary of State Thorson by
the Marion Gold Mining, Milling and
Prospecting Company of Custer City,
incorporators, William f. Wells,
james Brownlee and Samuel Scott
capital stock 100000 Omaha Sand
Stone Company, Hot Springs: incor.
porators, Davis Bennison. John L
Burk and Loomis S. Gull; capita.
stock $50, 600. Britton Cooperative
Equitable Company, Britton; object
general merchandising: incorporators
7. A. Nepstead, w. W. Reed, James
Appelby. A. S. Woodward and James
Stalier; capital stock $40, 900.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
GRAINS OF GOLD.

PARDON others often, but thyself
seldom.
In bringing up a child, think of its
old age.
PREcEPrs may lead. but examples
will draw.
CARE, admitted as a guest, quickly
turns to be master.
CONFINEMENT will make a eettaee
look as fair as a palace.
NAN was given brains for q purpose;
but some never 9nd this out.
You can't stop a vile mans tongue,
but you can stop Jour own ears.
THE only way 20 keep from back.
sliding is to keep stepping forward.
IN love all men ire alike, Just q In
a dark room they are ali Of Q dark
color.
sword ps1 . sssasn1 /. = :o ntsA1 e su than tho b.
marks.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

votes allotted to it under the cali; that
no change OF votes be permitted till
the roll call should be completed and
that the nominations for railroad com.
missioners be made by the commission
or districts separately. The report OF
the committee regarding nominations
of railroad commissioners was as fol-
lows: uYour committee further recon.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

mends that each commissioner district
select its W candidate by majority
vote of the district and report the same
to the convention for ratification"
After a wrangle q substitute to NOM
mate railroad commissioners in full
convention carried on O roll call by o
vote of 42l to 26O.
Nomination of congressman.
A motion to limit nominating
speeches to five minutes each met
with universal approval, and then the
convention drew a long breath and
squared itself for the great battle of
the convention-the nomination of two
Congressman. John A. Picker was
placed in nomination by Turner of
Faulk County; William V. Lucas by
Wilson of Fall River, and Robert j.
Gamble by French OF Yankton. The
mention of the names of the candi-
dates was received with wild acclaim
by the friends Of each, who We'd with
each other in enthusiastic demOnstra-
tions. The ballot was taken amidst
the most intense excitement. Upon the
announcement of the ballot, the nomi-
nations of Gamble and Picker were
made unanimous.
The ballot is as follows:
Flckler........... ............... ...........48
...... .........405
0auolo.
Named by Acclamation.
After the nomination of Congress-
men an effort was made to adjourn,
but the convention would not have it
SO, although a half hour was wasted.
The convention proceeded with nomi-
nations. o. II. Sheldon was placed be-
fore the convention for Governor,
whereupon John H. King nominated
w. v. Lucas. A scene of confusion
ensued which was ended by the with
ing to let his name be used. Gov.
Sheldon was renomlnated by acclama-
ton, as were also G. N. Herried for
Lieutenant Governor, Thomas Thor
son for Secretary of State and John E.
Ripple for Auditor.
The contest for the treasurership
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

was recognized from the first as cover.
ing and involving some of the strategic
points of the convention. The candi.
dates were numerous and active.
The ballot on treasurer is as given
below:
Leppleman........ 1a
Maiiace II
fnllllpS. 40:
Moous -............l3
Col. !. Crawford of Pierre was re.
nominated for Attorney General by &C
clamation.
The candidates for Superintendent
ofPublic Instruction were Frank Crane
of Coddington, B. F. Hood of Beadle,
and r. s: Gleason of Kingsbury. Crane
was nominated on the second ballot.
the vote standing Crane, 1873: Gleason.
228; Hood, log.
j. l.. Lockhart of Grant was nomi.
mated on the first ballot for Commits.
sioner of SchoeA Ind Public Lands. re-.
ceiving 1855 votes to l78 votes for +. LIE.
Coco of Douglas, and lao votes for @.
I! j. Bach of Turner.
For Labor Commissioner Walter
Mckay of Lawrence. and S. A. Vince.
Ter OF Butte were nominated.
For Railroad Commissioner in the
Black Hills district John r. Brennan
was nominated on the first ballot, the
vote standing:
John R. Brennan of Pennington. 500
D. w. McEadden OF Custer. .200
Max Hoehen of Meade. -. 800. al
For Railroad Commissioner in the
south district Geo. A. Johnston was
nominated on the second ballot, the
vote standing:
Geo. Johnston OF Dawson. .43J
A. W. Tavonder of Ron uov,ro o11
H. G. Warner OF Sanborn .............. .... 81
For Railroad Commissioner in the
north district Frank r. Conklin of
Clark was nominated by acclamatiOn,
after his competitors had withdrawn.
The only remaining business was the
organization of the State Central Com.
mittee, and after the various counties
had announced their members the on.
vention adjourned.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
Driven Out Of Town.

AT Huron a gang of toughs were
hustled out of the city, with instruc.
tions not to return under penalty OF
being put to work on the streets.
Tramps and toughs have become very
numerous and troublesome the past
ten days, and many INDUCED in petty
thievery. Some one appropriated q
coat and gold watch belonging to r.
d. Wharton.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
The Platform,

Dakota, In convention declares
anew its allegiance to those great principles
for which Republicanlsm has stood ever since
Its formal organization, n which have been
from time to time declared in its platforms.
In the interest of the country at large, and
particularly in the interest of the people Of
this great agricultural northwest, 1t afirins its
conviction that this nation owes to its own
citizens and their industries all reasonable
protection against competition with foreign
labor; and IT. believes that this can be best and
most certainly afforded by the friends Of pro.
lection rather than BY. those who declare. as
did the last Democratic National Convention,
ulent, and which declaration has smitten this
whole country With 2 blight that has withered
its manufacturing industries, shriveled its
dnancees
The policy Of . Democratic Congress, which
levies upon this oountry the tribute Of millions
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
To Reorgnnize Yankton Guards,

Gov. Sheldon has given orders tc
Maj. John Coxhead Of Yankton, to dis.
band Company G, and reorganize it
under q new corps of officers. This
action is said to have resulted from a
lack of interest among the present
company and its officers. Harry Van
Tassel will probably take the place of
Capt. Adamson in the new organiza-
ton.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
To l,isbar a Law Firm.

The lawyers of Sioux Falls held q
meeting and appointed a committee to
bring disbarment proceedings against
Donovan & Glover, who it Is claimed
have been procuring divorces on three
months residence and who were dis
covered in the suit for divorce of Mrs.
Blench.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

at u loss to the COM
pany had aggregated
81, 400. 900. On these
contracts the company
lost $50. 900 The wages
paid to workmen had
decreased $50. 900 Mr..
Wickes admitted that
possibly it would have
been better for the
company to sustain
the loss of 100000 plus
the $4,000 than allow
the strike to occur, tut
he did not 1 it
would be q very good
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

all the State juri:-
dictions assembled
for the purpose of
%legislating for and
furthering the inter-
ests of the order, and
hundreds OF uniform
divisions from a | l
sections of the coun-
try competed for
prizes in drilling and
marching.
The selection of
Washington city as
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
WILL BE A FAIR CROP.

Condition Of Corn Has Improved-Fall
Flowing in Progress.
Reports for the week as to tho con-
dition of crops throughout the coun-
try and the gereral influence Of
weather on growth, cultivation and
harvest made by the directors Of tho
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

NEW wheat is being received at Du.
luth from the Red River valley. The
new crop grades higher than usual
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

THE whisky trust has advanced the
price Of whisky s cents . gallon.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
PULLMAN A WITNESS.
PALACE GAR MAeNA1E GIVES
HIS TESTIMONY.

He Gives the Strike comm,.s,oa 1nsorm..
tlon Concerning the Pullman works-
wickes Declares that the Company Lost
$4,000 Rather than Close the shops.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
THE PYTAlAN

Fifteen Thousand knights Reviewed by
the President in Washington.
The biennial encampment of the
knights of Pythias was held in WASH
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
RUSH AT THE cvsToM.AousEs.
Wild Clamor of Merchants to Get Thel,
Imports Out of Bond.

The customs receipts at Chicago on
the day preceding the going into eff.
feet of the new tariff law lar exceeded
any sum heretofore collected. The
cash received amounted to nearly
S.OO,OOo, while the largest receipts for
any other one day were $50, 900. In New
York, before the opening of the Gus
tom-house, o crowd of brokers nearly
broke down the doors, and after these
we're unlocked they mobbed the o
tunda and the third division. During
the exciting crush in the rotunda an
importer of dress goods was heard to
shout in iubilation that he had saved
$1,000 by keeping his goods in bond till
that day.
In Importance and receipts the four
great ports rank in this order: New
York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago.
Chicago exceeds in collections the
great seaboard cities of Baltimore,
San Francisco and New Orleans. The
following table shows tho receipts, ex-
penses, average number of employees
and the cost per dollar for collections:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
Second Days ProceedlnRs.

The con ,ntion convened at 9 o'clock
and Immediately proceeded to hear the
reports of the committees.
The Committee on Credentials re-
ported that every county was organic
Hd and that there were nc contests. It
recommended that Walworth County
be given four instead of three votes.
and that Gregory, one of the morgan
lied counties, be given two votes in the
convention. The report was unani.
mously adopted.
The recommendation of the Commit
tee on Permanent Organization that
Judge @. s.. Palmer of Sioux Falls be
permanent chairman, was also unani-
0ously adopted.
The Committee on Platform and
Resolutions then made its report. The
report of the committee was unani.
nous.
The reading of the platform was in.
terrupted by bursts of applause, which
was particularly emphatic when the
financial plank raj reached.
Mr.. Greeley of Deuel. County moved
10 amend the platform by inserting q
resolution indorsing woman suffrage,
but q motion to refer the resolution to
Che Platform Committee was instantly
made and carried. The platform re-
ported by the committee was then car
eied without debate and with whoop.
The Committee on Rules reported.a
recommendation that the nominations
be made In the order of the official call
Of the convention; that the balloting
Tor the nomination of two Congressman
b taken at the same time, and that to
Shls end each county delegation be al
lowed . double vote, no one candidate
n .reoeivs more than the number Of
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

To sell q pack Of playing cards now
without a 2-cent revenue stamp is an
otfense punishable by fine and impris-
onmcnt. A new system of gauging
also went into effect which, it is
thought, will materially increase the
income tax is not c~ollectible until the
first of the year. 1t Is estimated that
from this source the Government will
receive $40. OOO. 900 annually.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

Second Vice President Thomas II. wickes.
Of the Pullman Company. on being called
to the stand, said that the contracts taken
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07
GOV. c. H. SHELDON.

flowers over the front. Upon the plat
form there is Q p%rofusion OF potted
lplants, while the posts are adorned
with corn and grain. Directly in front
tof the platform is a fountain throwing
high o heavy column of water and
pleasantly cooling the breeze which
sweeps through the tent. The dele
gates were seated in the center of the
tent in a semi-circle around the plat
form, back of which were the specta-
TORS. Banners raised on high stats
showed the places of the various coun-
|ty delegations.
Chairman Greene of the State Cen.
trial Committee called the convention
ito order.
, The convention was opened by pray
ter by Rev. w. H. Wyatt Hannah, fol-
lowed by a song by the Yankton Scan
dinavian Glee Club. Mayor Wilcox
tof Yankton then delivered an eloquent
address of welcome which was enthus-
Hastically received. Chairman Greene
Tread u statement Of the progress of
fpolitfcs during the two years of his
Craftsmanship, in the course of which
he was frequently applauded.
Hon. w. B. Sterling of Huron was
unanimously elected for temporary
chairman and received a warm well
come as he appeared or the platform.
He is q forceful and ready orator and
WAS frequently interrupted by app
plause.
Upon the conclusion of the tempor-
Eery chairman's speech, MIR. Roberts of
douglas County, Mr.. Hopkins of Clark
and Mr.. Buchanan were selected as
secretaries.
The Committees Appointed.
The question of committees then
came up. Motions were SUCCESSFULLY
made and unanimously carried that
the temporary chairman appoint COM
Organization, on rules and order of
business and on platform, each COM
mittee to consist Of nine members. one
member from each Of the eight Judi.
cial districts and one member from the
state at large. AS it required time to
arrange the committees the convention
took a recess of half an hour, at the
end of which time the committees were
announced as follows:
,s psTm al ef S. 9I'rg g;1,ls Of Lincoln,
EocfhaSrst Of fsiu h.H shir au e FanlH z. s sanksSn;
Of Brown, Bennett OF Hughes, Mizener Of DaYi-
Don. Sheldon Of Codington.
Brown, Fowler of Pennington. Van Ciss of
lawrence. Clifford Of Llncoln. ,McMurphy. Of
Brooktngs, GoodykOontz of Dawson, Hopkins
u Hamlfn, Ringsrud of Union.
Rules and 0rder-Elliott of Bon Homme,
S3ossa8e Of Pennington, Pease of Roberts,
Babcook OF Sphinx, Sullivan OF Aurora, Smead
Pf Lawrence, Baldwin OF Hand, Emerson Of
Htnnehaha; Haywood of Clark.
observation-disclosures of Custer, Huffman of
ehall, Keller Of Faux, McLeodo Of Brown, Will
4lams OF Bon Homme, Reigel OF Beadle. Gun.
6erson OF Clay.
1t was ! o'clock when the commit.
fees were announced, and a motion to
hdjourn met with strong objection
Adjournment was finally carried to 3
o'clock the next morning.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-09-07

was recognized from the first as owe
ing and involving some of the strategic
points of the convention. The candi-
dates were numerous and active.
The ballot on treasurer is as given
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-02-10
BROWNS TRIAL SET TODAY.
THE SLAYER OF HARRIS WILL BE
TRIED WEDNESDAY.
Three Burglars Sentenced to Two
Years Each-A. Baumbach on
Trial, for Ravishing Little Girl.

Austin Brown, who Is indicted by the
grand jury, charged with the murder Of
Anderson Harris, was brought in the
Thirty seventh District court room this
morning TO have his trial set. The date
i February IA which will be next We'd
neSday. Brown was a1lIred this morning
in nit OF blue Ovpr-allS
julius Julliard, charged with burg ar
izing the store OF Burger Bros, on IL 9 4th
Inst was sentenced TO TWO years III the
pententiarv this morning.
Frank wilkins was given the same pen,
R'ty as an accomplish Of JulIiard
Antonio Rodriguez, charg d with Iur-
glarZing The house Of W. w. Som on ne
night of last January 18th. was so given
two years.
The case against Albert BaUmbach
charged with rape, is now on trial in the
Thirty seventh District cOurt, and t. Gre
ating considerable interest. Baumbach
is a German, about y years of age, and
seems to be very stupid and ignorant. On
Tia afternoon of December ). last. he as
saunPd and ravisbed the little ten year
Old Minnie Smith, who lived then with
her mother on Obraje street The mother
was the first witness placed on the stand
and her testimony shows that Baumbach
used the little girl most OutrageOuSly, and
accomplished his purpose.
FORTY-FIF DISTRICT COURT.
Judgment was rendered tor plaintiff
for 81. 15l.65 in a suit of G. +. Sigmund VS.
the City Of San Antonio on sworn ac-
count this morning.
EXDarte Patrick A. Dryer filed an APP
pIicaIon for the removal of diSa biIitie
of minority this morning. The applica-
tiOn was granted, and Hon. L. n. Wal
thai pI0iuted a special guardian and al