Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-12-21
IN THE WEST.

EAU CLAIRE, Wis, special: The
facts about the strange occurrences il
connection with the Briggs-I'ickin
case are just coming out. Mabel
Briggs relapsed into what would ordi-
Manly be called state of nerv.
Gus prOstration Saturday night and
declared she was under Dr. Pickin's
control again and that Alma Leonard
would be found in the same condition.
In his endeavors to arouse Mabel from
her lethargy her father fired two
shot; from IL revolver. a crowd gath.
cred around the Briggs house and two
doctors We're called. Mabel was finally
taken in u carriage to the Leonard
residence where Anna Leonard was
found to be i'll the same condition Us
Mabel. After Alma had been revived
to some extent she operated by mes.
meric process on Mabel, who was
brought to something like her normal
condition again. Both girls from time
to time suffered what seemed to be
complete nervous relapse, but which
they declared was the hypnotic con
troll of DIR. Pickin.
WICHITA, Kan. special: A north
bound Rock Island train was held M
IL mile south of the Red River bridge,
near the frontier of the Indian Terri.
tory. Two masked men stopped the
train and compelled the engineer and
fireman to assist them in breaking
open the express car, which they en-
tered and rilled. AS no money was
carried at night, nothing was secured.
The robbers then burned their atten.
ton to the passengers, going through
the cars and robbing them of money
and valuables. At present the report
is that about $3.50 was secured, to-
gcther with several watches. Sew
eral shots we're fired into the train.
Pullman Conductor Brown was struck
by u bullet which lodged in his coat.
MINNEAPOLIS special: The second
national conference for good city gov
eminent convened in this city with a
large attendance After addresses of
welcome and responses, speeches were
were made on the municipal conditions
in western cities. Minneapolis, st.
Paul. Milwaukee, Cleveland, New Or
leans and Kansas City we're represent
ed in the discussion. In the afternoon
Prof. jeremiah jerks of Cornell Uni
versity, made an address on the pro-
pal reform. Later the subject of
methods of worka and organization was
discussed in papers by William &.
Low of New York, Herbert Welsh of
Philadelphia, and other members of
the convention.
DENVER special: 1t is announced
that Eugene v. Debs. the A. II. J.
president, will attend the convention
of the American Federation of Labor
in Denver and will endeavOr to secure
an endorsement of his plan to ANAL
gamate labor organizations into one
vast federation to he known as the
limited Federation of Workmen,''
He will also ask the convention to ap-
prove last summers strike. This will
probably be strongly opposed by Sam
uel GOmpers, president of the FEEDER.
alton of Labor.
DENVER, Colo, special: Sixteen
Incl arg engaged in this city upon q
contest of endurance, q prize Of $500
being offered to the man who keeps
awake the whole week. The men are
in Il large o under the eye of
watchers. When Il contestant is seen
to dOze u bell is struck. III he fails to
wake up he is counted out.
SAN FRANCISCO special: j, II. Tur-
ner. Il real estate dealer, has been ar
rested on two. charges of Obtaining
money under false pretenscs, by mort
gaging property of which he was
not the owner and selling the land to
several different persons. 1t is said
his swindiing operations will aggre-
gate nearly $500. 900.
TACOMA special: Ledger's Victoria:
The steamer Wartime. which arrived
from Australia, brings word that the
Island of .Ambrym, New H%ebridies,
was destroyed by volcanic action No.
vember II. ~ native village with all
its inhabitants was swept into the sea.
The British warship Barth has gone
TO the scene.
Los ANGELES special: The boards
of supervisors in seven counties in
California are in session here
considering the proposition to ask for
u division of the state, forming a new
OF southern California, on ac.
count of the diversity of interests be.
tween the northern and southern ends
of the state.
SAN FRANCISCO special: The Re-.
publicans have decided to contest the
OF J.. II. Budd for Governor.