Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-11-16
IN THE WEST.

1 OOCtA OlSNOSSIGus
IN THE WEST.
TusCoLA. ILL.,, special: Joseph Happ,
u prominent farmer living near hero,
met with an accident that cost him
his life. While ascending the stair.
way from his cellar lie fell in such Il
manner that the large butcher knife
he was carrying in his hand entered
his left side. The sharp blade pene-
trated his heart, and, after pulling it
out, he died Il few moments later, be-
fore his w~ife'scycs. She was the only
one present, and this WAS her story.
Happ's father arrived o o after, and
seeing his dead son with an ugly
wound in his side at once became
frenzied and charged the woman with
murder. So desperate did he become
that he ran the oma into the fields
in his efforts 10 kill her. 1T is stated
became convinced that his sons death
occurred through accident and re-
grets his hasty action.
M1LwAUNEE special: The town of
ltnsk, in which the village of Bashaw.
Wis, is located. has made formal app
plication through the board of super
NlStIS w SroN. cCh IOt ECllcI lOI
twenty-five families who are destitute
on account of the forest fires, droutll
during The summer and serious sick
ness. This plea states that the town
has cared for these people ever since
the fires, but that the funds have
been exhausted and it is unable to do
sotlonger. y report comes from Phil
lips to the effect that the weather has
become cold and very d~isagreeable
and that typhoid fever is increasing
there. while there is still much suffers
ing among some of the citizens.
PORTLAND. Ore, special: The ship
Banny Dutard, has arrived at Port
Blallely, bringing news that the ship
lvanhoe, which has been overdue for
Il month, sunk September 20 with all
on board. This is the ship on which
ex-United States Minister to Bo-
livia Grant was a passenger. The
lvunhoe carried II crew of twenty, all
shipped from San Francisco. Il. ID.
Griffin was captain. The passengers
on board We're: Hon. Frederick j.
Grant, editor of the Seattle Post-Gn-
telligcncel: Allen Ii. E'olger, Mrs.
Matte l.. Bara. Mrs. lrence Mullen,
physician, and Edward .Allardyce.
stowaway.
WEST SUPERIOR. Wis. special: II.
a. Lingham, of Johannesburg. Africa,
is negotiating with Capt. McDougall.
of the American Steel Barge Com
pany, with reference TO c%hartering the
steamer City OF Everett for the lumber
trade between the African port and
Puget Sound. MIR. Lingham is also
negotiating with the barge company
for. the construction of new vessels for
this lumber trade, which he says is
becoming. very important. The COM
pany will build several vcsselsdesigncd
especially for the lumber trade if MIR.
I.ingham and his associates will make
II contract of IL satisfactory nature.
JOLIET, Ill.. special: For several
months this city has been free from
there would be no trouble with that
disease this winter, but Il day or two
ago Il case was located on the drainage
canal. William Henley, all emplove,
was found sick with smallpox and was
removed to the p%est-house south of
this city. He is very low and his re-
covery Is impossible. The greatest
precaution is being taken to prevent
the spreading OF the disease.
SAN FRANCISCO special: A. j.
author, who went into Africa with
Henry NJ. Stanley and found E.min
Pasha, will come to California to be
married. In u few weeks the we'd
ding of Mr.. .Tapson and Miss Anna
Head, daughter of A. Il. Head. the
well-known millionaire mining man of
this city, will be celebrated.
OMAHA special: Emery Coulson,
night Waterman mt Hammond's Pack
ing House, confessed to having start
ed the blaze in the plant, which mar
rowly escaped destroying the immense
property, valued ut 81. 900, O00. His
motive. he declared, was to secure
credit in pretending to discover the
flames and thus prevent q disastrous
fire.
OMAHA special: An attempt was
made by inccdiaries to fire the Ham
mond Packing House at South Omaha.
Gasoline was thrown into the box de.
partment and set on fire. 1t was dis
covered before gaining Roadway and
e%Ntinguished without difficulty.
There is no clue as to who did tho
work.
CHICAGO special: Fifty German So
%cieties, representing IL total member
ship of 5000. mot and took steps to
raise funds for tine relief OF the Ger.
mans in Minnesota who suffered by
the recent forest fires.