Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-01-05
IN THE WEST.

TOPEKA special: Reports of depre-
dations committed by tramps come
from all parts of the state. Along the
eastern and southern borders of tho
state they are thick. generally travel
ing in gang of half q dozen. The
railroad officials state that their freight
crews have great deal of trouble with
them, and in many instances are
threatened with assault if they insist
on their leaving the trains. They are
crowding in the larger towns. where
they say they will have the protection
of the police under the Governors or
ders. Every day number of tramps
call at Gov. dwellings office and beg
for money with which to buy something
to eat. The Governor has found this
such u burden that he is compelled to
refuse further aid to them. Several
tramps broke into the Methodist
Church and took q big supply of eata-
bles and candies which the ladies had
prepared for the children.
SAN FRANCISCO special: A large
portion of the block bounded by Clay.
Commercial, Sansoms and Leidesdortf
Streets was totally destroyed by fire.
The block was composed of some of the
Oldest brick buildings in the city and
was occupied by the Call and Bulletin,
newspapers: Francis Valentine s. Co.,
printers: the Bosqui Printing and En-
craving Company; Blake, Motfitt s.
'rownes Paper Warehouses: Il. j. Shat
tuck L. Co., ink manufacturers: Com
mercial Steam Power Company and
numerous smaller concerns. Fire
Marshal Towe estimates the total loss
at $5O0.O00; insurance. half that
amount. but the proprietors of the con-
Germs burned out say the loss is only
100000. The Bulletins editorial and
composing rooms are a complete wreck
and the Calls presses were injured by
water, but this will not interfere with
the publication of the papers.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, special: Investi-
CATION into the failure of the Western
Trust and Savings Association showed
that the debit slip containing the only
evidence of the Indebtedness of John
Reed to the bank, of 10000, was de-
stroyed the day after the suspension.
Reed testified that he had taken out of
the bank bunk papers representing
real estate, which, when the bank was
organized, had been turned in as
$27 900 of the capital stock of $5O.O0O.
and substituted property in Kassas
brance. The deeds to the property
were rerorded after tho banks doors
closed.
DENVER, special: AS Gov. Waite's
call for the extra session of the Legt.
lature is dated December 25, legal
holiday. its validity is questioned, and
the courts wilf probably be asked to
pass upon it. The Republican calls
Gov. Waite Il fool for calling the legis-
lature together and asks tnat body to
adjourn Immediately after assembling.
Denver newspapers unite in demand
that the Legislature shall:immediately
adjourn when it meets in special ses-
call on January 10.
CHICAGO special: In a bill filed by
John G. Huissell in q suit against the
National Building, Loan and Invest
lnent Society of Chicago. John Het-
trick, o. C. Kncale, William Smith
and others. Huissell charges that
these officers have fixed up scheme
by which they hope to get about $751;
coo Of the funds of the society. He
charges thas they have succeeded in
getting about $47, 900 on worthless se-
.urities.
MILWAUKEE special: The dry
goods firm of Rich, Silber & Co. and
A. w. Rich Shoe Company have as
signed. The nominal assets of the dry
goods company are $225.000 and the
shoe company $lO6, 600; liabilities un-
known. They were crippled by the
failure of the Commercial Bank last
summer. Tho assignee will continue
the business.