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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
INDIANS AS CITIZENS.
Shsy Nay buy Liquor Like Other People
Unless Under Agents.

Ehsy Nay Buy Liquor Like Other People
Unless Under Agents.
Within q few days a very important
matter will be settled in the United
States Court at Sioux Falls. Judge
Edgerton instructed the grand jury
moi to return any more Indictments
against persons accused of selling
liquors to Indians residing in Sisscton
Reservation. as he was in doubt
whether such indictments would hold
The matter will come before the court
on a demurrer to an indictmen aguinst
Tom Kind ed, who was arrested here
q few days ago while in the act of SELL
ing liquor to Sisseton Indians.
Judge Edgerton said it appeared to
him ut first glance that where Indian
lands BIC divided in severality, US is
the case with the Sisseton Reserva-
ton, and where the Indians have the
right to vote, the latter are cit
liens of the United States, and the act
of selling liquor to them is no more. of
q violation Of the United States laws
than is the act of selling liquor to a
white man. He says that u person
selling liquor to an Indian is only
amenable to the United States laws,
regulating that matter when the In.
dian is under an agent or superintend-
ent.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16

market for the cheaper grades OF
shoes, for drugs at leading centers,
for hogs at western markets and for
fruits on the arrival of colder weather.
Another. favorable report is the
October bank clearings, which reflect
enlarged fall trade in a total larger
than for any month since June, 1893.
The aggregate reported for October,
this year, is 81, DOS, 22S7, $50, an increase
over September, 1894, of u per cent,
and over October, last year, of more
than 6.3 per cent. At Chicago excess
sive competition has resulted in fur
ther cuts in lumber prices. Sugar is
Z cent lower and Bessemer pig iron
and steel billets are Is to 81 cents low
er respectively. Cotton has gone Off
another l-lG cent. This results in the
restriction in the volume of trade
there. Exports of wheat and flour,
both coasts. amount to 1914, 600 bush
els, compared with 2,S6O,000 bushels u
year ago. The total stocks of wheat,
all sources, on Nov: l is the largest on
record, los, 6S2, 900 bushels, or 5s,OOO,-
The rapidity of the shipments of do
nestle wheat to market is Indicated
by q net gain of "A, 379. 900 bushels
within four months, tho heaviest like
increase except in 1892, it being three
times larger than from July l to
October 81, 1893.
AKRON. Ohio. special: The survey
OF the Ohio Canal to ascertain its
practicability us u ship canal has be-
gun in this city by the corps of Gov
eminent engineers appointed for the
purpose. This will be the first of the
routes to be surveyed, the other being
the Erie Canal. Il route from Erie,
Pa. to Pittsburg. The engineers will
work north from here to Cleveland.
The canal is to be 40 feet wide and :
feet deep.
CHlLL1coTnE, Ohio. special: A SELL
sation has been created here by the
announcement that moonshine whisky
is being made in this locality. Special
Agent S. y. Wangler is here invests
eating and says an Illicit still is being
conducted in tho hills of Huntington
Township, but the locality has not yet
been discovered.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16

which personal inclination as we'll az
common prudence imperatively urged
him to shake off, and he richly de.
serves all The credit att ching to the
mistaken sense of religious dut5 with
which he struggled against tho former
and the manly coil age with which he
success fully opposed tae latter. He
married in 1866 Mary Feodoroyna
formerly Mary Sophia Frederica Dag.
mar, daughter of Christian. the ninth
King of Denmark aLd sister of The
Princess of Wales and the King of
Greece.
The principal concern of the car
has besn to put down nihilism, to de-
velop the military power of Russia, to
organize her Asiatic and Caucasian
provinces, and to keep q steady eye
upon Gonstantinople. His reign has
Everything ,s on the cop ny amy h re.G been
maintained in Russia as it was at the
time OF his fathers assassination in
March. 1881. As regards foreign af-
fairs, the reign of Alexander III. has
hitherto been remarkable for the
progress made by tho Russian armies
in Central Asia. Soon after the ac-
cession OF the new sovereign it was
rashly stated in the British Parliament
that the young emperor had abandoned
his Central Asia policy, when all he
had done had been to recall the troops
which had just taken Geok-Tepe, q
strong post en- the road to Merry.
The Cars daily habits of life we're
those OF a pope rather than OF a secu-
lar monarch; his lelaxations those Of
g prisoner rather than of a potentate.
When residing at CATCHING he gener-
ally arose at 1 a. M, whereas few no.
blemen in the capital leave their beds
much before midday. He usually took
a quiet walk in the uninteresting, wcll-
watched palace park, returned toearly
breakfast and engaged in severe man
ual labor as q preparation for the Off
cial work of the day. The latter con-
sisted mainly in the reading and sign
ing o fenormous piles OF edicts, uka.es,
bans and reports, all of which he con-
scientiously endeavored to understand.
Lunch was always served at 1 o'clock,
and consisted of three courses. includ.
ing soup, in the preparation of which
Russian cookery is far ahead of that
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16

function. They are wandering with
the rest of the world what the effect
OF the Cars teath will be in Europe.
Possibly the Czarowitz won t succeed
his father: more likely he will.
The Czarowitz and Princess Alix.
who is tho granddaughter of Queen
Victoria through me of the petty
German princes. were to have been
welded this week. The marriage was
desired by the Car. and had he lived
a few days longer it would have taken
place. The Czarowitz is under Ger
man influence and his accession to the
throne is assumed to forbode i'll to
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
DEATH OF THE GAR.
RULER OF ALL THE RusslAs
HAS PASSED AWAY.
Crowned Heads Gather Abou. tn. n,.r
OF the Dead Emperor-End OF Weeks Of
Notwithstanding About the Career
Of the Great Ruler.
Russ.. Mourn, Hsr I.o,..

Death has claimed Alexander III.
Car of Russia The erd came peace.
fully at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon,
For weeks it has b,en known that his
illness could have OILY a fatal ending,
and the world is not unprepared to
hear that the house of Romanoff has
suffered bereavement. The ncws OF
the Cars death, although expected
every moment for the last two weeks.
has caused confusion approaching con.
%sternation throughout Europe. No.
body believed that he could recover,
but everybody thought he would be.
fore his death settle finally the cues
ton of the succession.
Russia lnourns fer the monarch that
Is no more, for he seems to have had
the good will of his people. As to the
mourning of the other sov~ereigns-
we'll, that is a function like my ether
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
FOREIGN JoTTiNoa:

GUADALAJARA, Mex, special: Juan
Maria Sojores, n celebrated weather
and earthquake prophet OF the town
OF Colima, made public the prediction
five years ago that the Colimu volcano
would enter into an active state about
the midule of November of the year
1894, and that this renewal of her
eruptions would be preceded by the
severest earthquake shocks ever
known on the Pacific Coast of Mexico,
resulting in great loss of life and prop.
erty. AS the time approaches for the
fuliillment of this prophecy, the en-
citement among tho poorer classes of
people living in the vicinity of the
volcano is growing very intense, and
many people are leaving their homes
Sojores claims that his prophecy is
based ON scientific principles, and that
1T will be carried out to tho letter. He
has removed to this city from Colima.
BERLIN special: The Aquarium
League has presented u memorial Ia
Chancellor von Hohenlone requesting
shipped TO. Germany October %. The
memorial demands that tho cattle be
returned to the United States, and
that after unloading the ships that
brought them to Germany be quarah-
tined. The object of the memorial is
to brand cN-Chanccllor Won Caprivi's
decree as defective and SO avoid being
compelled to acknowledge that Won
Caprivi had the welfare of Agrarians
at heart. Though the efforts of The
odore Runyon. the American Ambas.
sador. to obtain Il repeal of the meas.
ure forbidding the importation of
American cattle have failed, further
attempts will he made to arrive at an
understanding with the Government
on the matter.
LONDON special: According to re.
ports published the affairs of the Irish
parties are growing worse and the
prospects of the passage of any home
rule measures are very slim, indeed.
Timothy Hcnly is said to have def.
nitely cut loose from Mccarthy and
Dillon, and, it is added, he will carry
with him about as many men as the
parnellites reckon in their ranks.
eral election. The Scotland Yard
authorities claim they have evidence
that the physical force party is plan.
ming an immediate campaign. The
officials of the physical force party are
in active communication with sympu.
thizers in the United States.
MENlco CITY. Men. special: The
recent earthquake which visited this
section of the republic was the most
severe which has been felt since 1858,
Reports of damage to life and proper
ty arc slow in being collected, but it
is known that thirteen persons were
killed i'll this city. and at least ut out.
side points. Many roofs of old build
ings fell, and i'm some instances
crushed to instant death the occu-
pants of the houses. All the killed
arc among the lower classes. Cruz
Silva, q poor woman, was killed by a
falling wall. She held in her arms an
infant which she had sheltered 50
we'll that it escaped alive. Many
brave acts are recorded.
MONTREAL special: Mayor villen.
cuve has received IL letter from Buff
falo announcing that there is IL plan OH
foot TO steal the late Premier Mer-
cier's body. 1t is stated the conspira-
tors are members of the y. T.. A. !
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
Packing House to lie oreued.

The deeds conveying the Sioux
Falls Packing House and 1000 acres
of land to the Northwestern Packing
Company Of Boston, we're placed ON
record ut Sioux Falls, and this great.
plant, which has been something of .
detriment to that city, will soon I've
one of its greatest benefits. This, in
a great measure, is owing to the
course pursued by Senator Pettigrcw,
who decided, without any considcra-
tion, all the interest he had in the
property. The Northwestern Puck
ing. Company was organized last.
spring at Boston through the efforts
of Capt. A. j. Pettengill, and is cap
italized ut 81. 600, O0O. There were a,
number of liens against the property
in large sums, but these have heen.
paid up. The transfer of the prop
erty involves about $3.50, 600 and work
will commence on it as early in the
spring IS possible.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16

ligsnt Judgment can b formed, and,
there will Go little disposition to With.
hold praise. He has unquestionably
saved the peace Of Europe whom it was
threatened. HE friendship for Franco
has been firm, yet discreet, and has
operated q q check on that volatile
nation. His attitude toward the triple
alliance of Germany, Austria and Italy,
while not pointedly antagonistic, has
b:en clear and has shown that no com.
b1natton OF powers would be permitted
70 domineer continental Europe.
Alexander's death may hasten COM
pllcations that have been arising. It
may strengthen the German influence
In Russia and hclp to isolate france.
effect will be. Germany and Russia
are not natural allies and France
knows IL.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
France, which has had an enlightened
friend in Alexander III.

France, which has had an enlightened
friend In Alexander III.
Yet France will probably be calm,
secure in the belief that there can be
no lasting alliance between Russia on
the one hand and Germany and En-
gland on the other. Whoever 9
ceeds to the throne will be bound
to follow out Car Alexander
Ills policy OF completing the
trans-Siberian road to Vladivos-
tok on the Pacific; of extending
Russia's boundaries along the Chinese
frontier, ana Of combating English adj
more probability of a collision in the
future than of q close alliance between
Russia and England. : AS to Germany,
a friendly commercial treaty has al
ready been entered into, bat Russian
Craftsmanship would never permit q
permanent alliance which would cast
Russia in the shade, as Austria and
Italy are cast In the shadow by the
triple alliance.
Reigned 1hirteen Year,.
1t is thirteen years since Alexander
Il. was assassinated in the streets of
st. Petersburg. His son and successor
has lived q life Of seclusion, surround
ed by plotters and conspirators, per-
haps wondering whether the bitter
jest of the nihilists that he would be
permitted" to die in his bed would
come true. Rumors of poison have
marked his last illness, but whether
that be true or not the shadows
which have hung over him could not
have been darker if open attempts had
been made or his life. OF the late EN-.
peror's policy at home the outside world
g not competent to Judge impartially.
Yet the jews have been rersecuted
with all the ardor of a conscientious
sovereign, other sects have been driven
out or silenced and religious persecu-
ton has fourished as it only can flour.
ish under q bigoted autocrat. AS to
domestic policy. the Russian people
alone are fitted to say whether the
Cars reign has boon q good one.
= OF Alexander's foreign policy intel
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
|nc,icve lie Was murdered.

BUFFALO special: After a weeks
Investigation of the mysterious disap-
pearance OF Fred Rev of this city q
Cornell %collegian from Ithaca, on
October ., clew has been found
which leads TO the startling belief
that he was murdered. The informa-
ition was obtained from IIbon B. Rev,
father of tho missing young man.
More is known, but the father is I'M
willing to reveal it. lest publicity
should destroy the work of the dctec-
tlves. AS to the motive for the mur-
der, the indications are that it was
robbery.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
Two stlck. sIust U,n,

United States Court at Deadwood.
has adjourded. Judge Dundy of
Omaha, who has been presiding on ace
count OF the illness OF Judge Edger-
ton, will go to Hot Springs for two
weeks.
A batch of important cases were
disposed. the following Indian crim-
inals being sentenced: Kills Two
pleaded guilty to manslaughtcr of
cowboys at Humphreys camp, five
years in the penitentiary at Sioux
Falls: White Face Horse. same churge
md plea, five years: Two Sticks, for
murder of two cowboys, was sells
fenced to death and his execution
was set for December 2S. 1894.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
IN II EAST.

BUFFALO special: a terrible
storm is raging OF Lake Erie. n num-
her of vessels in this vicinity suffered
more o II less. There are fears of dis.
listers.
NEW YORK special: Hon. Edward
Douglas White, Associate Justice of
the United States Supreme Court, was
married to Mrs. Virginia Montgomery
Kent at the Jesuit Church of ST. Flau-
els Xavier of this city.
GAI.LIPoLIs, Ohio, special: Mrs.
james Donneliy of Evergreen is dead,
and her three sisters ana father.
Joseph DE Little, are not expected to
live, from the effects of drinking
poisoned water. The roof had been
painted with white lead.
WASHINGTON special: There was
another smallpox scare ut the Interior
Department when it was announced
that Ballard Morris. principal Exam
liner in the Patent Office, had the dis
ease. He had been v%accinated and
the vaccination had taken effect. The
division in which he worked was
closed.
WASHINGTON special: Neither the
Postmaster General or any of his as.
SsS IA AatUy AU UlG OSUOIllcC
Department. Gen. Bisscl and Sec
0nd Assistant Nelson ;tre confined to
their homes by illness, and the other
three have gone home to vote. Gen.
Bissell is we'll enough, however, to
sign all mail necessary and to give
general directions from his house.
NEW YORK special: VIM. III. Willis
has asked Supreme Court Justice Bar
rett to relieve him from his duties as
receiver of the Commercial Alliance
Life Insurance Company on his allie.
CATION that the affairs of tho corpora
tion are in such IL shape that it will
take years of work to straighten them
out for the benefit of the creditors or
stockholders. The application was
granted. He says that instead of
there being several hundred Thousand
dollars of available assets. as the
officers of the company claimed. there
is not enough to pay the cost of the
trust.
NEW YORK special: Bradstreets'
will say: General trade conditions
IRE on conservative lines. there being
little far reaching improvements
compared with u week ago. Some ell
cnnragement is drawn from the iirme,.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
BURNED TO DEATH.
TWO CHILDREN IN MICHIGAN
CREMATED.
The Little Ones We're Left Alone i'm the
House While the Mother MIXED the
Cow-Disappearancc of Cornell Cnlligan
Partially Explained.
Burned to Death.

CHAssELL, Mich, special: Two
children of Alfred Hindstrom we're
burned to death. The mother was
milking a cow and left the little ones
in the house. The elder was u boy 3
years old and the younger Il girl Is
months. 1t is supposed the fire vas
caused by tho explosion of u lamp.
iIhe frantic mother had to be forcibly
restrained from rushing to her own
death in Il vain attempt to save her
children.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
Can Wight 1t Out.

LONDON special: The Standard saws
there is little hope of united action by
the powers in response to China's app
peal to them to intervene to bring
about peace between her and Japan.
liussla and France are willing, but
a;ermany's reluctance will prevent
action.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
Ea,ml Nunrrcl Over Land.

l-lTCHFlELD. ILL.,, special: -Four
miles south of here Il farmer named
n. Hottenrot shot and killed Mrs.
Chas. Neimycr and then fatally
wounded himself. The tragedy was
the result of IL quarrel over the owner
ership of Il piece OF land.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
California Bank susprnds.

SAN BERNARp1No, Cal, special:
The San Bcrnardino First National
Bank has closed its doors and posted IL
notice of suspension due to lack of
funds. The directors assert that the
banks depositors will not lose IL dollar.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16

LEXINGTON, Ky. special: John
Traynor. marshal of Athens. Ky,
shot and killed Isaac Davidson here.
He also seriously IL Lew Sharp.
They fell ont over the election. and
while Sharp and Traynor we're fight
lng Davidson tried to separate them,
when Traynor shot him. Traynor
gave himself up.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
Negro I.ynchcd in Gcorrin.

MACON, Ca, special: Leu Lawrence.
"a negro who assaulted Mrs. Polk in
Jasper County, was taken from the
officers, Carried to the outskirts of the
town and hanged, and his body rid
died with bullets.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16

ALlENA experienced a sand storm
with IL iifty-mile gale.
CHARLES Mix COUNTY to
sink eleven artesian wells.
LYMAN COUNTY expects to have
some artesian wells sunk on the Sioux
Reservation for irrigation purposes.
THE South Dakota Mining Company
in the Black Hills district, is making
experiments with an electrOlytic pro-
cess for working its refractory gold
traS.
y NUMBER of farmers living in the
Cheyenne Valley in Fall River Coun-
ty have decided to put in an irrigat-
ing wheel to take water from the
Cheyenne River.
y. MEETING of the South Dakota Ir-
rigation Association was held at,
Huron recently, at which the proposal
TO borrow the school fund Of the state
tor mitigating purposes was consid-
cred. )
MAJOR CLEMENTS of the Santee
Agency, who was recently suspended
us the result of charges made against
him, is again i'll charge of the gency
the investigation fully cxonerating
him.
ABOUT fifty Indians attending Unit
ed States Court ut Sioux Falls secured
tirewater enough to make them feel
like having u ghost dance. Twice:
during the night the police had to bs
called into the boarding house where
the reds were staying to quell their.
boisterousness. The second time it
was necessary to knock down q big
buck and take him to the cooler.
Ii the Honlestake Mining Company
of the Black Hills loses all of the low
suits now pending against it, it is for
tunate in being the richest gold min
ing company in the world. The two
most important suits are the ones in
which Samuel w. Allerton of Chicago
and the United States are plaintiffs.
The former asks for q portion of q
mine and 81, 393, $50, and the latter in
wolves 500, O0D worth Of timber land.
DIR. ]. H. SMITH, county superin-.
tcndent Of the board of health, has
discovered advanced stages of tuber-
culhsis in a herd of shortlorn DutN
ham cattle, belonging to Messrs. DAILY
and Beahan, ranchmen, near COlum-
bia. Under orders from State Veter.
marian Pylmer OF Lennox the animals
have been quarantined, and it is hoped
the infection will not extend. Exam.
ination of the lungs of animals
slaughtered for beef shows them to-
be thoroughly intiltrated with bacilli.
tubercle. The herd was bought in
Iowa some years ago.
HENRY W1LLRoDT, one of our pros.
porous farmers. living near Pukwana.i
has purchased an artesian we'll .ontft
and is putting down a six-inch we'll for
irrigation purposes. He will surelv
never regret it, as irrigation is q good
thing. He is gong to irrigate 800,
acres next year.
The richest discovery of gold in the,
Hills was. made a few DAYS ago. Two
penniless and unknown young men be-.
gan prospecting near the Bald Moun,.
tain property, and after digging three
feet they al into quartz CARRYING
rich gold. The rock averages s260pef
ton, 1t is claimed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16

WASHINGTON special: Weckher.
lin, the Minister from the Neither.
lands, will be invited to become the
third member of the Venezuelan
Claims Commission. N. L. Jeffries
and Venezuelan Minister Andarde are
the two members. Minister Week.
berlin IS now absent in Europe. but
will be communicated with by cable.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16

A FREIGHT and G instruction train
collided on the Pennsylvania Road at
Croydon. Pa, and S. Loway. ]. Nc
Nelly and Frank Stone were KILLED and
nine men injured.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
LIFE OF H A
Always Regarded His Kinely ONCE ~ q
Heavy burden.

Heavy Burden.
Alexander III, Emyercr of all the
Russlas, who succeeded to the throne
on tie murder of his father by nihilist
consplrators on March Ii IN. s., 1881.
was born March 10, lS45. For some
time after his elevation to the throne
he seldom appeared in pubic, but lived
in the closest re ilement at CATCHING,
BEING in con tant dread of the mach
nations Of the secret societies of
socialists. His coronation took place
e. Moscow, May %, 18. Alexander
lll. has never regarded his kingly
Office anything but O heavy burden,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
x1u.onn Kelly nr.a-

Boston special: Michael Kelly.
known the country over ais "king''
among base ball players. died ut the
Emergency Hospital here from acute
pneumonia.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
TnE PRrNoEss AL1x

Of tho rest of Europe. The Car, in
spite of all his occupations, was lonely
and sighed for the quiet pleasures of q
private life. He has Often said: II
long to bury myself in the country and
live on n estlte; put I am called to q
throne and must remain at the post Of
duty"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
Killed by Chic,-o rhuys.

CHICAGO special: n. Nj. Dickson.
Republican challenger, who was
assaulted by II crowd of thugs at the
polls election day. has since died.