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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
MAKE FEW CHANGES.
TARIFF SUBCOMMITTEE MAKE
FEW ALTERATIONS.
Tho Hawaiian President Wrote {.
Very Long Letter to the United
States NIinister-A Justice i'm Con.
tempt.
VIII Make Few Change,

Will Make Few Changes.
\. Washington special: The Tari6
Subcommittee OF the Senate Com mittee
OF Finance was in conference in the
room Of the Finance Committee with
the other Democratic members, Sem
ator Vance being the only absentee.
The conference was devoted to a re-
port upon the progress made by the
subcommittee on the tariff bill and to
general discussion of the disputed
points, such as sugar, coal, iron ore,
lead ore, income tax and the whisky
tax. The developments of the past
day or two have gone far toward in-
dicating that the House bill will be
disturbed in as few particulars as pos
sible. The members of the Ways and
Means Committee are urging this
course, and in supportso of their argu-
ment assert that if the bill should be
radically changed it would be imper~
lied IN the House.
The conference continued for several
hours, While none of the important
questions in dispute was decided be-
yond irrevocable change some of them
were passed upon tentativly. The
decision is to extend the bonded
period on whisky and to increase the
tax to sl.2O per gallon: to put q duty
on coal and to leave the iron schedule
as it is in the house bill. The question
Of sugar duty is still unsettled.
Senator Voorhees, authorizes the
statement that the bill will be ready
to be reported the first of the week.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
NEITHER SIDE Is SATISFIED.
Serious DEFECTS Disclosed in the
Behring Sea Agreement.

1SOAAEA oC9 1A&SCcC1ulCuVs
Washington special: The second
Judgment Of both parties to the Behr-
Ing Sea arbitration discloses the fact
that the agreement reached by the
arbitrators is not entirely satisfactory
to either the United States or Great
Britain. 1t is upon matters of detail
rather than upon the broad principles
of arbitration that the dissatisfaction
is based, and for months past there has
been much correspondence and many
personal interviews between Secretary
Gresham and Sir Julian Pauncefote,
and Minister Bayard and the British
foreign Office. Secretary Gresham is
said to have found that the agreement
fails to provide penalties for the in
fraction of its provisions. The United
States is able to punish sealers brought
before its courts, but the Canadian law
10 defective, and thus an international
agreement is desirable. -
The Canadians appear to have dis
covered that a rigid enforcement of
the article of agreement would destroy
their seal fishing industry. Sir Ju-
lian Pauncefote is now laboring to
mitigate the misfortune of the Cana
dians by securing considerable re-
striction of the limits of the closed
zone around the Seal Islands, within
which seals may not be taken by ves-
sells, and a shortening of the closed
season. Necessarily some time will be
required to complete the negotiations,
and pending their conclusion the Brit
ish Government is making efforts to
secure renewal of the nodus vi
vendi under which operations in the
sealing waters were governed last year.
The fact that number of sealing ves-
sells are already cleared makes a
speedy agreement between the two
Governments essential.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
Irrigation Convention Called.

A CALL has been issued by Capt. c.
S. Fassett, state engineer of irriga-
tion, for convention to be held at
Huron on March and 8 for the con-
sideration of the following subjects:
Artesian Wells-Boring and construction.
poses. For general farm m use. % Artesan Art @ Veil We'll
Power pos;s, nth The geology Of the Dakota artesan
lrrigation-Applied to agriculture and hort,-
culture. Its economic and social possibilities
and effects. Methods Of Irrigation. Storage
reservoirs. Irrigation and artesian well leg
tslat.0n, state and national.
Capt. Fassett is making special eff
forts to secure the attendance of a
numoer of practical irrigationists from
other states. The convention is in
tended for all who are interested either
practically or theoretically in the sub
ject of artesian wells and Irrigation as
means of personal profit or of develop
ing the state of South Dakota.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
The Company May Resume.

IT is now few days over year
since the Harney Peak Tin Mining,
Milling and Manufacturing Company
suspended agRsn e operations At Hill City, II the
action was q surprise, coming as it did
upon the heels of the successsul test
run at the new tin mill, which resulted
in the production of nearly 100 tons of
cassiterites or black oxide of tin.
While it was known that the mines
were hardly developed to point to
make the constant operation of 2O0ton
plant practicable, there was no APP
parent reason for the shut down. 1t is
said that the cause of the suspension
OF work was q difficulty between the
English and American stockholders of
the company. Rumors have been
afioat at various times during the past
year that work is to be resumed and it
is now stated that the company has
just ordered carload of candles,
which is thought to indicate that work
is to be resumed at an early date.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
Ex-secrctary Fosters Affairs.

Fostoria, Ohio, special: While the
report of the experts is still kept Sc
cret by the committee of ex-Secretarv
Fosters creditors, Receiver Gromley
urges that the creditors settle. The
bank of Foster s. Co. has s293, 7O2 lia-
\ bilities, besides endorsers for s496. 500.
q total of $709,2Ol. Their appraised
assets are sss. 1893. and the real s43, 1911.
Charles Fosters individual liabilities
arg $s0s, ,256, including s17l, $50 statu-
tory liability of stocks: appraised as
Aets, e3l4. PSI, including sls9,37s held
as collateral; net assets, sl9s, s,773, in-
Guiding the following: Real estate,
Ss2, ,l26; bills receivable, sl8, $50: stocks,
e9,6eO; life insurance, 1900; personal
property, s2,95O.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
A JUSTICE IN CONTEMPT.
Predicament of a Man Who Sat ON
the Kansas Supreme Bench.

Topeka special: d. NJ. Valentine,
late Justice of the Kansas Supreme
Court, will probably be brought before
Judge Riner of the United States Cir
cult Court in day or two to answer to
charge of contempt. Several weeks
ago an attachment was issued by Judge
Riner on stock of dry goods at Clay
Center and the goods placed in Gus
tody of United States Marshal. Last
week the firm of which Judge Valen-
tine is member began replevin pro-
ceedings in the district of Clay County
to recover the goods. The sheriff
broke into the store where the United
States Marshal had the goods stored
>end took possession. In so doing he
violated an order of the Federal Court
and made not only himself, but the law
firm that instigated his action liable
for contempt of court.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
HAWAIIAN GROWN JEWELS.
Diamonds stolen in Honolulu Arr
Found in Fort Smith, Ark.

Diamonds Stolen in Honolulu Are
Found in Fort Smith, Ark.
Fort Smith, Ark, special: Six of
the 361 diamonds stolen from the
Queens Palace at Honolulu some time
ago have been recovered in this city
by Chief of Police Surratt, who got
them from Mrs. Hattie McGinnis, q
sister of Preston Horner, alias George
Rayn, the man convicted of stealing
them. The jewels were sent here by
him and during his trial last Septem-
ber he admitted that he had sent some
of the jewels to this place, but would not
give the name of his sister. She cor
responded with him, but always signed
her name ''Hattie g." Surratt was
notified. but could not find who Hattie
g." was until she spoke of her brother
Tom in one of her letters and having
some fine chickens. This clew was
given to Surratt by the authorities in
Hawaii, and he found Mrs. McGinnis.
She acknowledged she had the dia-
monds and turned them over to the
officer, who has sent them to Honolulu
and gets 800 reward. Mrs. McGinnis
is respectable woman.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
THE CoLoNNADE BURNS.
Another Incendiary Fire Destroys
Part of the Worlds Fair.

Chicago special: Another fire has oc-
CURED ut the Worlds Fair. When
first discovered the flames were at
work on the columns of the Colonnade,
which connects the Machinery Hall
and the Agricultural Building, and
very near the point in the Agricul-
tural Building where the last fire oc-
CURED. 1t had made considerable
headway before the first engine ar.
rived and was threatening the build
ings ut either end which connect it
with the larger structures. A second
alarm, calling more engines, was sent
out, but the snow drifts on the route to
the spot prevented the fire department
from making speed, and the flames in
the meantime were making headway
against the inadequate force at work.
The Colonnade is practically in ruins,
the columns destroyed and the orna-
mental work of the columns and stat
uary above have tumbled down. The
fire, as others, was incendiary.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
SEVENTEEN MINERS BURIED.
workmen Entomed Alive By . Cave.
in Near Wilkesbarre. Pa.

Workmen Entomed Alive BY . Cave.
in Near Wilkesbarre, Pa. ],
Wilkesbarre, Pa, special: An ex-
tensive cave-in occurred at the Gaylord
Slope of the Kingston Coal Company
at Plymouth. Seventeen men we're
entombed.
All the men entOmbed except two
have large families and these congre.
gated around the pits mouth uttering
most distressing: cries. One man who
escaped by hairs breath reports that
after the fall of the roof he heard the
men groaning, then all was still. 1t is
believed all caught in the fall arc
dead. .g
The Gaylord Mine is operated by
the Kingston Coal Company. Years
ago the mine was abandoned, but re-
Gently the company decided to resume
operations. A force of men has been
putting the mine in order for begin
ming work. They had not been at
work long before u squeeze" came
and the workers were compelled to
withdraw. 1t was then that the men
who lost their lives volunteered to en-
ter the mine to see what could be done.
The supposition is that the men were
busily ut work timbering when the
rocky roof came tumbling down upon
their heads, crushing them and put
ting wall of debris between them and
the mouth of the shaft.
A rescuing party went to their re.
lief at once. but had been in the mine
only q short time when they were
obliged to retreat on account OF a fur
ther cave in. A second rescuing party
went down, but soon came back thor
oughly disheartened and at o'clock
all hope of rescuing the n.sn alive was
given up.
occurred in the anthracite region
since 1885, when twenty-five men per-
ished by a cave-in in mine No. of the
Susquehanna Coal Company at Nanti-
coke.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
VIII Protect the Reptiles.

San Francisco special: Officers of
the Society for the Prevention of CRU
city to Animals have begun crusade
against the local followers of the east
ern fad of wearing live chameleons,
which are really little lizards. brought
,here from Florida, chained to watch
guards and scarf pins. Many women
have adopted the fad. Secretary Hol-
brook of the society caused the arrest
of three dealers in the harmless little
reptiles, and threatens to arrest every
man and woman he sees wearing them.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
For a Lake Navy.

West Superior, Wis. special: The
idea of using the whaleback form of
vessel for war purposes is not new. 1t
has been one of Mr.. McDougal's hob
bies since the first whaleback freightel'
was placed in successful operation,
though the plan has never been form
ally laid before the Washington Off
cials before now. The plan is to con-
struct one or more merchant vessels of
the whaleback design and equip them
with warship armor, guns, etc.; these
vessels to ply on the lake as common
freighters, under subsidy of the Gov
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
Abuse of Insane.

Indianapolis special: The State
Board of Charities, in its forthcoming
annual report, denounces the abuse Of
insane patients and the robbery prac-
ticcd by court and other officers. On
this point it says: "Serious apd scan
dalous abuses have arisen in the COM
mitment of the insane. One defect is
found in the heavy expense which in
quests of insanity put upon the state.
This expense is usually greater than
it need be and often through careless
ness or mercenary motives partakes of
the nature of speculation"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
silver in Texas.

San Antonio, Tex, special: There is
much excitement in west Texas over
the exceedingly rich strike of silver
that was made few days ago in the
Carmen Mine, situated about 100 miles
south of Marathon, on the Southern
Pacific Railroad. Hundreds have
left for the new district. The ore in
one mountain is said to be iuexhausti.
BILE. The owners of the Carmen Mine
are erecting large smelter. The
nearest point in Mexico for the ship
ment of the bullion is 25O miles.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
Activity at Great Falls.

Great Falls, Mont, special: The
opening of the new coal mines at Belt
will give employment to q large force
Of men, with an output of 100 cars
day, in addition to the 200 cars mined
daily 1t Sand Coulee. The copper
Smaller has increased its force, and By
. now electrical process is able to ex.
tract 100000 ounces Of silver monthly
for tt copper output. Indications aro
strons thst work viii begin soon on.
4he wise anAl sheet eoppsrj jmilla
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
Paid the Premium.

Two MONTHS ago the city council at
Sioux Falls decided to insure the deaf
mute school buildings for $4,000 at q
cost of $3.50. Two insurance firms were
left out in the cold, and they procured
an injunction restraining the city Off
cials from issuing the warrants. Mayor
Peck paid the premium on the insur-
ance to w. H. Holt, president of the
local board of underwriters. The
money was taken out of the saloon
fines, which the mayor handles.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
A RELIGIOUS WAVE.
Almost Unparalleled In Its Extent, Sweep
ing the Southwest.

Almost Unparalleled In It's Extent. Swee,.
ing the southwest. ~
The fact.has often hean no+;oad .,a
commant,d mon tho+ :, ,,al;r;o,.a .,a.1a anu
os arsater ~, M 1ass .1sC Ia~a.o s ~ iuus wave
wavs follows n rar;ad ~ sn.pp;as T., psm1r a., a..
nrsss;on Th;s vinta,. - frn;ssaa mo.a. -. oss oe-
aantion to the r,'la Tha snss ranasss NJ ;,sas OK
the Close ~ su,nma. al4s f.s s.a;Se sance
from widelv sanarot.d dsUn ,,o;nts asI og.,ng aaa
tered over seperal mnmths ,ns afu a. t;sas sras-
have ave nevertbeIess @ sbnwn .ne 4hat ~ .aIe .s,ie'
;ons e ravva ivIuss e1mes+ snown yhst ieig
eStent % and forca b.s hean anS - ~ aa.s a.s
swaan;n% @ ove, tSa @ c"nnt,,, 1m t'"I ~ 70 mIw
to ascertain init the I effect of this ~ ren;re1 U.u1l
in what is llsmally considered ST. Tnm;a
tarritorv m - a % laad;n1 eu newsnenan S' - oS.s St
To,,;s, rsrentlv d;rscta5 % p,,nhv VI e.. q.
corresnondenis ] in u tho statas = % ef " Nt;ss iss
souri,. Illinois. Kansas AL, Arkansas a 1ars, anS
Texas to renort ] the nmmbar M ,s and r.ss,,its ,ia
of religions re- ray;vais in % the evanraI;csI @ I
churches Of their g resnectiye ~ e = @ connt;ss tis.
since ] the the f;rst nf last ..yI sentambor 1oul'les
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
To Amend the Homestead Law.

Washington special: In the Senate,
Manderson of Nebraska introduced a.
bill waving the requirements of the
law compelling soldiers having the
right to enter 100 acres of land under
the homestead law to appear in person
at local land offices, and permitting
them to make entry by proxy or power
of attorney.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
Lowest Point Ever Reacbed.

New York special: There was a
good deal Of excitement in the wheat
pit rs prices went lower and lower and
traders climbed over each other and
shouted themselves hoarse in en-
deavors to get rid of their long wheat.
May options finally got down to 83i,
the lowest price it ever reached in New
York.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
The Crew Taken on.

scituate, Mass, special: After many
unsuccessful attempts the crew of the
wrecked schooner Minnie Rowan was
taken of. The men were exhausted
and the captain SO seriously injured he
had to be carried from the boat to q
house near by.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
Sold Liquor to Indians.

d. MCCLELLAN was taken to Hot
Springs from Rosebud Indian Agency
by Deputy United States Marshal
Bray, charged of disposing of liquor to
the Indians. He had hearing before
United States Commissioner Anderson,
who bound Mcclellan over to the
Pierre term of the United States
Court, placing him under $500 bonds
for his appearance.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
Would KIN Carnot.

Paris specfal: A dispatch from AL
giers says anarchist manifesto,
dated LondoS, has been found there,
containing threats to sssassinate Pres.
ident Csrnot
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
Levied on the Cattle.

The immense herd Of cattle branded
s'JBs. /" ranging in Lyman County, has
been levied on by the treasurer Of that
county for taxes. The owner Of the
herd was John B. Smith, who IL re-
ported TO have suddenly died IN Mime.
opoiis while on . business ttip 70 that
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
THE SAME OLD STORY
OF Rich Gold Discoveries In the Rad
Lands.


Lands.
THE report has again gained circu-
lation of rich gold discoveries in the
Bad Lands along White River in this
state. These reports are discredited
by those familiar with the matter.
For the past ten OF twelve years this
story has been revived annually, but
never before at this season of the year.
A rush to the new ''diggings' can
hardly be expected in the dead of win
ter when the ground is heavily covered
with snow.
The finding of gold in the Bad Lands
was reported at the time the Chicago,
Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Com
parry made its first survey across the
Sioux Reservation from Chamberlain
to Rapid City, ten years or more ago.
field it met many Indians. One of
these one day became very commune
cative and told one of the party that
there was a place in the Bad Lands
where gold could be picked up from
the bedrock. The Indian had with
him what looked like gold nugget,
and this he showed to the surveyors,
but he refused positively to divulge
the exact location of the alleged gold
deposit. He told fairy tale about his
people carefully guarding the gold
told tho whites of its exact location
would be promptly killed by their
brethren.
Members of the survey party be-
lieve to this day that the Indian was
telling the truth, and that it was real
~ gold which he showed to them, but
this is doubtful. Previous to the OPEN
ing to settlement of the Sioux Reser-
walton it was common thing for In
diaus to come to town, look mysterious
and with urging exhibit what to an
nnpracticcd eye looked lide gold mug
gen. But it was always discovered
That their gold nuggets were nothing
mora nor less than fair samples of py-
rites of iron. 1t is likely that the
same kind of gold nuggets were shown
to the surveyors and that they could
not distinguish the difference. Old
prospcctors are of the opinion that
some gold might possibly be found in
the Bad Lands, but not in sufficient
quantities to pay for mining.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
Meeting Of Dairymen Called.

PRESIDENT A. II. WHEATON has is
sued call for the annual meeting of
the South Dakota Dairy Association to
be held at Brookings Tuesday and
Wednesday, March and 8.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
Hand County Bank Investigations.

A. P. sw1NEFoRD. representing the
Department Of the Interior, is at Miller
to investigate the affairs Of A. d. Hill.
late cashier of the defunct Hand
County Bank, whose commission as re-
cciver of the United States Land Office
at Huron is withheld, pending an ex-
animation into; his connection with
that institutions failure.
0Referring to the robbery of the
Watertown Land Office, Nj. Swine.
ford said no new features have been
discovered, but it is likely detective
from the department will make some
discoveries before many days. The
bondsmen of Mr.. Carpenter are respon.
sible men, and will be called upon to
make good the loss. The mystery sur
rounding the matter is yet the subject
of much comment.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23
ilAver'ge
Acres s%Gsas sols ses! pss Rr'ss sss.
County.
Totals. -, IN. .so|s 474,47a.4oIs M.77

Unsold school land in Bon Homme,
Clay, Hanson, Hutchinson, Lake, Lin
coin, McCook, Minnehaha. Moody,
Union, Douglas and Charles Mix
Counties will be disposed of during the
coming wear.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23

,r',, .sales Of school Lands.
The State Land Commissioner re-
ports. the following sales of school
lands for the year 1893:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-02-23

Mint Superintendent.
Washington special: The President
nominated Eugene Townsend superin-
tendent Of the Philadelphia mint,
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-30

they have been unmerciful!y criticised by the American people regardless of party. ....
 The democracy has paid an eXtor- tionate price for its tariff bill; has paid the penalty of accepting half million dollars from the sugar trust in 1892 nndspromising favors in return. It is "a question who occupy the more cred table position-the Germans and the Brices, who have from the beginning of the tariff controversy recognized the democracy's obligations to the sugar trust and sought to satisfy them, or the Wilson's and Clevelands, who have hypocritically sought to gain popular applause by repudiating the obligations and eventually been com pelled to meet them.
 Be that as it may, the national de- mocracy is in disgrace. The sugar trusts mortgage made in 1892 has been foreclosed; and the party has been de- prived both of its character and it's po- litical capital.-Albany Journal.
The Coconino weekly sun., 1894-08-30
NATIONAL LABOR DAY.
Congress Has Officially Recog- nized the Right of Our Toilers.
A Day Set Apart for Rest and Recreation h the Interest of the LaborinG Man Some States Already Provld-
 cd For by Statute.
LSneclcl Lnftcr-l

The cause of labor received an i'm portant recognition in one of the few bills just passed by the present con gress-that making the first Monday in September henceforth national holiday devoted to the cause of the toiler and set apart for a rest-day in the worlSingman's interest. Other sentiments end classes are already well remembered in the years calen- dar. There is patriotism in Fourth of July celebrations, remembrance of veE erans at Decoration day, acknowled5- mCHt of fayors of Providence at Thanks giving, gifts at Christmas, social duties on New Years and religious ceremo- nials at Easter. But there has never been in American customs any recog- milton of the laboring classes in gen orally observed holidays.
 The origin of Labor day dates back to 1880, when following the labor diff