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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Condition of the Crops.

The following summary of crop con-
ditions for the week just closed is from
reports sent from thirty-six counties
to the United States Weather Bureau
at Huron:
Local showers, light in some local
tiles, but fairly heavy to copious in
most. with ample sunshine and above
average temperature, have been very
beneficial to all vegetation, but es-
pecially to corn. potatoes,' grass and
late sOwn grain.
Late sown wheat and wheat or corn
stalk ground shows decided improve
ment generally. but there is consider
able wheat. oats and barley in most
localities east of the Missouri River.
that it appears cannot be sufficiently
resuscitated to be of much value. Corn
and potatoes show marked improve
ment and bid fair to he good crops,
with favorable weather from now on.
The drouth left the grass thin and
short, and reports indicate that this
crop must necessarily be deficient, en-
cept in the Black Hills region. In
most localities wheat and oats are
heading GU very short, mostly the
main stem. the 'stool" having been
permanently injured by the drouth.
Reports indicate that in the valleys
and on the plateaus of Butte, Law
renee, Meade and Pennington Coun-
ties, where the rainfall has been am
pie most of the season, the prospects
are very bright, especially for grass.
The rains have been very beneficial in
terminating corn, millet and haxseed,
sown at the beginning of the drOuth.
Crops have been damaged by hail in
localities in Beadle, Custer, Edmunds,
kingsbury, Pennington aud Sphinx
wheat, oats, barley and hay prospect
appears to be unfavorable, While corn,
potatoes, late flax and millet promise
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Has Lowest Per Capita Tax.

For the purpose of comparison in
state expenditures, and in order tofind
out how the appropriations by the Leg
islature of South Dakota compare with
other northwestern states, Deputy
State Auditor Swartz has compiled an
exhaustive statement showing the
amounts appropriated in the two Da-
kotas. Montana, Idaho, Washington
and Wyoming to run the several
states for two years. AS a result the
figures show that the cost for two
years in that state amounts to $2.4l
per capita for that time: North Da-
kota. s55.22: Montana, So. IL; Washing
ton, S.. ~: Wyoming, s4.Os: Idaho,
So. s.. This is q good showing for
South Dakota. The forthcoming re-
port of the auditor will be a valuable
document for the reason that it will
treat extensively of several subjects
which the people are not generally
conversantw with.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
STRIKERS RUNNING THINGS IN
CHICAGO.
Regulars JostIed and Jeered. hut
Their Bayoncts Respected Gov.
Altgeld Demands Of the President
that He Withdraw the Federal
Troops-An Quiet at Sioux City.o
The Most Turbulcnt Dnv Vet.

The Most Turbulent Day Yet.
Chicago, July S: The sun went down
this evening on by far the most turbu-
lent and critical day in the unparal-
leled railroad strike. Instead of flee
Ing in fear before the United States
regulars. turbulent thousands surged
around the soldiers, jeered and hooted
them, called them vile names and lit
orally played hide aud seek. stopping
trains ut will and generally rendering
the embargo in the military district
more effective. if possible, than be-
fore. But they did not resist Uncle
Sans men. Again and again they
gave way before the levellcd bayonets,
OF a single company of infantry or
squad of cavalry. Like water too.
they closed in again and turned
switches, derailed freight cars and
played all sorts of railroad tricks with
which the soldiers we're nacquaintcd.
Aside from the immediate neighbour
hood where the troops were operating
there was plenty of excitement and
disorder. In two instances there was
bloodshed. On the Western Indiana
track a hard pressed special police
man fired at the strikers. wounding
n in the leg. On the Lake Shore
road an official Of that company fired
point blank into the strikers, who
were preventing him from boarding q
train. Two or three We're wounded, it
is believed.
Shortly after 0 0 q mob of at least
1000 started north on the Lake Shore
tracks at Thirty-seventh Street. over
turning q and obstruct:ng the line
in every possible way. They were not
checked until they encountered a
strong force of police at Twenty-second
Street, where they turned back.
OF the strikc.in general it may be
said that it broadened during the day.
The Big Four is practically tied up.
Kansas City is again tied up. Federal
troops quickly put an end to the
trouble at Ration, N. NJ, arresting a
number of strikers. Paralysis con.
tinues on the Pacific coast.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Ate Their Dead Comrades.

Port Townsend, WASH, special: The
steamship Queen arrived from Sitka
and reports that Captain Huntley, the
third mate and fifteen survivors of the
whaling bark James Allen, wrecked in
western Alaska, had arrived at Sitka
and taken passage for San Francisco.
The survivors report that they endured
great hardships and were reduced to
such circumstances as to be compelled
to eat the flesh of their dead comrades.
Four men were drowned by q boat cap.
sizing and two died of starvation.
Fifteen more are missing.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Tough On the Landlady.

New Haven special: The Supreme
Court of Errors of Connecticut has de-
clded that students under 81 years of
age cannot be held responsible for
bills contracted during their minor
ity. Mary f. Gregory sued Frank L.
Lee, a Yale sophomore from Trinidad
Island, for a large board bill. Justice
Woolf held that Lee was responsible.
but Judge Studley of the Court OF
Common Pleas reversed the decision,
and nov Judge Torrance of the SUI
preme Court of Errors upholds the
latter decision.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
a DEFICIT OF 500, os;., o2..
How Uncle SANS Finances stand
at the End of the Fiscal Year.

Washington special: A comparative
statement of the receipts and eXpend-
itures of the government for the fiscal
year ended June 30, 1894 issued. shows
the receipts We're $296. $50. :336 and the
expenditures $366. 593, 359, which leaves
q deficit of $69. 6;33. OBJ. Custom re-
ceipts show u falling off of about $751;
00O,O 600 and internal revenue about $l4.-
600. 600. There was an increase of
about 81. 100000 in expenditures on
account of the war department and
about 81, SOC, 200 on account of the navy.
There was a decrease of over 81, 300. 600
on account of the Indian service and a
decrease of over SIS, OOO, 900 on account
of pensions.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Shot by Whttecaps.

Little Rock. Ark. special: A band
of whitecaps attempted to whip q num-
Der of whites near Evening Shade.
Ark. During the melee that ensued
John Cathey was shot through the
back. Dave Cathey vas shot in the
back of the head, and Dave Berry was
knocked on the head with a club.
John Cathey will die, but the other
two will recover. Excitement is high.
Three negroes are under arrest.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Saved by a NORTHUMBERLAND.

Madrid special: The Marquis de
Cuba. II of the leaders of the recent
Spanish pilgrimage to Rome, had q
narrow escape from assassination. The
marquis was visiting the new cathe-
drial which is now in course of con-
struction, when he was attacked by q
workman with a dagger. Another
workman i%nterposed to protect the
marquis and received dangerous
wounds. The marquis escaped unhurt.
The would.be assassin was arrested.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
To Secure Water for Crops.

A call has been issued by prominent
citizens of Sphinx County for u meeting
tc be held at Redtield of all Interested
in devising plans whereby that county
may be better supplied with water for
crop growing purposes. From the list
of names appended to the call it would
seem that irrigation is the plan in con-
temptation, among the number being
r. b. Hassell, w. ID. Myers, S. H.
Riggs, +. w. Fish, A. w. Greenmav,
Allen Peden, +. E. Goodall, o. s..
Basford and N. p. Bromley, all of
whom are in artesian wells and irriga-
ton. Other counties will no doubt
soon follow the example Of Sphinx
County.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Telegraphcrs liable to Go Out.

Emporia. Kan. July S: Grand Chief
Powell and Assistant Dolphin of the
Order OF Railway Telegraphers. have
been holding conferences with the
strikers here. The strikers claim tel
egraphers of all roads will be ordered
out Dolphin says the action will be
taken as soon as the feelings of the
men of the various systems can be as
certained. kilograms thus far ne.
ceived by grand officers indicate that
the telegraphers are becoming rest
less and want to 60 out q q body q
t~slegraphers instead Of A. r. U. men.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Japan Running HeadIong Into War

London special: A dispatch to the
Times from Shanghai says: Evidently
bent upon gaining supremacy in Korea,
japan continues her warlike prepara-
tions on a large scale. She has sum-
moned the King of Korea to relinquish
Chinese %suzerainty, to declare his in
dependence. to accept japanese pro-
lection and to dismiss the Chinese resi-
dent. Japan has answered the pacific
overtures of England and Russia by
sending 1900 troops to FOUL.
The japanese troops now number 5000.
China has SEM a special envoy to FOUL
to confer with the japanese minister.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
able damage to window glass and

0uAo uduaaSo W W4uuOW glass anu
shade trees.
A terrific storm of wind and rain
struck Mellette from the west. Sew.
eral store fronts were blown in and
houses unroofcd. Two cyclones formed
about two miles east of town. one go-
ing northeast and the other southeast.
1t is not known how much damage
they have done. About two and three-
fourths inches of rain fell.
A evere storm, accompanied by
rain, struck Alpena and demolished
barns. windmills and other property.
Railway passengers and Alpena mer-
chants fled to caves. The tempera-
ture fell 35 degrees in five minutes.
There was q terrific wind and dirt
storm at Woonsocket. with q heavy
rain. The depot platform was blown
away, telegraph poles blown downand
other damage done. No n was in.
jured.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Makes 10000 Idle,

Pittsburg special: All the window
glass houses in Pittsburg. all the flint
houses of the United States Glass Com
pany. the sheet mills and most of the
iron mills have shut down. AS a re.
suit nearly 10000 workmen are idle.
This is largely because of the usual
summer shutdown to take stock in
some of the factories and mills and to
limit production in others.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Convicts 1fakine ,Ctean.

Joliet special: The cigar factory in
the northern Illinois State Peniten.
tisry here has again started. Fifteen
convicts are employed at present, but
within q month at least fifty will be
working.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
The state Takes Up Land.

State Land Commissioner Ruth was
at Chamberlain a few days ago and
filed on 10000 acres of land in Nc.
Pherson County, near the North Da-
kota line, 1854 acres of which are
for general educational and charitable
purposes and the remainder for the
State Agricultural College at Brook
ings. The tract is particularly we'll
adapted for stock raising as it abounds
in living springs and hay and pasture
age bottoms. 1t is the largest contig.
uous tract taken by the state for many
years.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
South K Briefs.

FULLY 5000 visitors joined in cele-
brating'O Old. Settlers Day at Canton.
The State Grand Lodge. knights of
Pythias, convened at Aberdeen with
an attendance of 100.
THERE were ninety entries at the
Chamberlain land Office last month,
and at the present rate of filing there
will likely be as many this month.
ABOUT seventy-five teams have COM
menced grading the streets of Edge
mont preparatory to matchmaking.
A sixteen.foot sidewalk is being built
the full length Of two main streets,
giving. them q very metropolitan look.
The practice of allowing the Grow
Creek Indians to butcher their cattle
on ration days is soon to be done away
with. A large slaughter house Is now
being erected ct Fort Thompson, and
the beeves will be Gu; up on the block
and divided. This is another step to
hasten the civilization Of tia red man.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Was Not q Etench Duel.

Knoxville special: Farmers Joe
Shadrick and Dan Borshears, Of Camp
bell county, settled an old fued by
fighting until the former was stabbed
to death and the latter fatally shot.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
Getting Mail by steamer.

San Francisco. July5: Coastwise and
even eastern mail is o coming into
and going out of San Francisco ON
ocean steamers. The postal authors
ties no longer hope for resumption of
railroad traffic.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
MULTUM IN PARvo

In lie there are mestings which.
seem like Q tate.-Owen Meredith.
VARIETY alone gives joy; the sweet
est meats the soonest cloY.-Pri0c.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13
AT sioux CITY.

Sioux City, July Is: All is quiet on
the Mi: o ri. a mass meeting of the
A. X. L. ind members of different la
Dor organizations were held yesterday
afternoon at Wales Hall and speeches
were INDUCED in by the various repre-
sentatives.
The arrival of the militia Wednes-
day night seemed to have avery quiet
ing effect on the mObs that have infest-
ed the railroad yards for the past five
days and h%lockaded railroad traffic of
all kinds. and as d result there was no
disturbance of any kind yesterday and
no interference with the running of
trains.
The arrest of some of the alleged
r~ingleaders of the mob has probably
had as much to do with quoting mat
ters as anything.
The railroad companies commenced
running passenger trains again yester-
day and all roads but the Chicago,
Milwaukee and ST. Paul are getting
out trains on schedule time. The
Illinois Central was the first company
to start u train, having gone right to
work to repair the burned bridge after
the fire was extinguished.
The Chicago express with a Pullman
attached which was held by the mob
Monday evening at Court Street. start
ed out yesterday ut 5 o'clock a. m. and
got through without the slightest in
reference. Its train from Chicago,
due ut 4 o'clock, came in about an hour
late. 1t also had u Pullman attached
and was ~unlnolested.
Wants Federal Troops Withdrawn.
Washington, July 5: Gov. Altgeld of
Illinois called upon the President to
remove the federal troops from Hi.
nois.
President Cleveland sent the follow
ing reply to Gov. Altgeld's demands
for the removal of federal troops from
Illinois:
1s9l-Hon. John 4. Altgeld. Governor Of Iii
nois, Springfield. ILL.,: Federal troops were
sent 70 Chicago. in strict accordance With the
constitution and avs OF the United States. IN.
on the demand OF the postofice department
that obstruction to the mails should be re-
moved; and upon the representations OF Judi
cal oficers OF the United States that the pro
Cesses OF Federal Courts could not be executed
through the ordinary means and on abundant
proof that conspiracies existed against com.
merce between the states.
TO meet these conditions. which was clearly
within the province of federal authority. the
presence OF federal troops in the city of Chlca.
20 was deemed not only proper but necessary,
and there has been no Intention thereby Of in
terfering with the plain duty OF local authori.
GROVER CLEvEL4Sp.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1894-07-13

One of the worst sandstorms that has
ever been seen at Parkston struck that
town q day or two ago. The air was
so full of sand for nearly an hour that
one could scarcely see across the street,
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-02-15
MINING SCHOOL REPORT.
Many Advantages and Benefits Accrulng
to the State.

MANY Advantages and benefits Accrulng
to the State.
The State Board of Regents of Edu-
cation at its session at Huron gave
careful consideration to the report of
the School Of Mines at Rapid City.
Hon. w. j. Thornby Of Custer City
addressed the board at length on the
advisability of maintaining the insti-
tuition and pointed out many advan-
tages and benefits accrulng to the state
by encouraging and fostering just such
a school as the one referred to. "The
School of Mines" he said, ''is an inde-
spensible necessity not only to the
Back Hills region but to the entire
state. Its influences are not local, al
though much of it's work is. accom-
plished in the mining districts Of the
Black Hills. The wealth and resour-
ces OF that section can better be pre-
sensed through the School OF Mines
than through any other channel" Mr..
Thornby was assured that the board
would give the institution every en-
couragement possible and would ex-
pect the work in which the school is
engaged to be carried on as efficiently
and economically as the conditions de-
u0Hu. AcTc WcIc coiIlt CuHukeS
made, the faculty now being V. r. Nc
Gillicuddy, president and dean; A. j.
Morse, professor of chemistry: w. G.
Bower, professor of mathematics: w.
f. Tyndall, assayist. The president
was given full power to manage the
current affairs of the school. Refer
ring to the Institution Dr. McGilli.
cuddy said:
"Much misapprehension has existed
in the minds OF the public as to the
true status of the School of Mines, and
it has been thought that its usefulness
should be measured only by the num-
ber of students in attendance. The
fact is, however, that the school occu-
pies dual position, its aim being first,
u school pure and simple to educate
and instruct its students in special
technical work, such as chemistry.
geology. metallurgy, mining, engineer
ing and the allied studies; and second
ly, as an experimental station to assist
in developing the vast mineral resour-
ces OF the state. 1t has in the past
added millions to the taxable invest
ments of the Black Hills by aiding the
discovery and development of new pro-
cesses for treating refractory gold ores,
and by bringing to the notice of the
public and investors valuable deposits
OF fire clays, cement and building ma
terials. 1t is equipped with very
valuable and complete working labra-
tory, and by its aid We confidently ex-
pect to greatly extend our usefulness
alike in the line of experiment and re-
search and that OF education"
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-02-15

e"i 'he ESh Eyot we'll on his place,
but after digging to what he consid-
cred sufficient depth failed to strike
water. He wa, nonplused for the mo-
ment. but, having q half belief in
witches, came TO the conclusion that
his we'll was bewitched. He went to
Alliance to consult with Doctor Hoff,
septuagenarian, who claims to be
witch doctor. HofY went back with
Hughes, and descending into the well
built fire, and throwing several pow
ders into the blaze went through
powwow performance.
On coming to tho surface DIR. Hoh
told Hughes that William Culp, o
trustee of their church and the wealth.
lest farmer in the neighborhoOd, was
causing all the trouble with bis evil
eve and that the we'll would remain
dry until after Culp's death. Hughes
told the Breen and Loop families, who
also had weakness for witchei. that
Culp was the wizard who was bringing
all the al luck on them. From time
to time the deluded people kept clear
Of Culp, bat denounced him rs an evil
man to all who would listen to them.
A month ago some cattle belonging to
Norman Breen took sick and died and
then q relative Of Hughes fell and broke
his leg. Culp was b amed for all this
and the families have been very active
in denouncing him as a wizard and
dangerous person and advised their
friends to keep away from him.
Their belief became SO annoying to
the pastor of TIE little church that he
concluded to have the superstitious
ones expelled and, preferring charges
OF witchcraft and defamation against
them, he organized church trial.
which took place, the presiding elder
Of the district acting as Judge. The
trial occupied the whole day and, as
result, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Breen
and Howard Hughes were expelled
from the fold.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-02-15
Irrigation Convention Called.

A CALL has been issued by Capt. c.
S. Fassett, state engineer of irriga-
tion, for a convention to be held at
Huron on March and 5 for the con,
sideration of the following subjects:
Artesian Nells-Boring and construction
Artesian water supply for town and city pur-
poses. For general farm use. Artesian well
power. The geology OF the Dakota artesian
basin. The limitations OF the artesian basin
Irrigation Applied to agriculture and hortl
culture. Its economic and social possibilities
and effects. Methods OF irrigation, Storage
reservoirs. Irrigation and artesian well leg
fslatto1, state and national.
Capt. Fassett is making special ef-
forts to secure the attendance of a
number OF practical irrigationists from
otAer 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.