Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-25
souTHERN.

ATLANTA, Ga. special: The success vi
the Nebraska relief movement in Georgia,
headed by eN-t;ov. Nor!licn. was demon
strated when tile train was made III en-
ceeding all expectations. Ii was expected
that fifteen carloads OF supplies would be
shipped. but when Gov. Nortllen began to
make up the train he found he had twenty
ears. including w cars Of rice sent by cit
Teens of Washington. \. e. Heaps of corn,
barrels OF flour, molasscs. boxes of meat
and of canned goods were rapidly truckcd
out on the platform and into the waiting
cars. Ono of the first cars to arrive was
from Savannah, laden with $500 worth of
provisions. Then rolled in other car; from
Augusta, Macon and other cities, while
various small shipments reached the depot
III good time. IL looks now as ii another
train will shortly be made up as the result
of The impetus given TO the first attempt.
D-ArI.ANTA special: Atlanta has begun
the municipal investigation. When City
Clerk Woodward appointed Capt. Amos
Baker. commander of the Atlanta Zor-
aves, to be clerk to the city recorder tl..
officials of the police department raised Il
row. Capt. Wright, head of the dctecti.e
force, preferred charges before the council
against Baker. charging that while en-
ployed as bartender at the National Hote,
he was really Il member of a notorious
gang, and was guilty of every crime in the
d%ecalogue. These charges form the basis
of the investigation, but wholesale charges
against the detective force will be siftcd to
the bottom.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, special: General
interest still centcrs in the debate upon the
construction of the clause in the states
constitution concerning the opening and
canvassing for Governor now in progress
in the House. Speech making consumed
the day. 1t is generally believed that the
resolution before the House providing for
the postpOncment of the inauguration Of
Governor until an investigation of alleged
frauds is made will be adopted without fill
clustering or dilatory tactics being resort
ed to.
ATLANTA, Ga, special: The Georgia
relief train loaded with provisions and sup
plies for the starving farmers of Nebraska
is about made up. EN-Gov. Northen, who
has had charge of collecting the donations,
announccs that ten car loads of food and
clothing have been contributed and that
the train will leave for Lincoln, its destina-
ton, Monday.
PARKEHsbuHG. w. Va, special: Tho
situation here is alarming. The river is
thirty-sevcn feet high and raising rapidly.
All mills and factories on the south side arc
submerged. The suburbs of Lockport,
Newport and Riverside are flooded. Lum-
bermen have already lost ss59,0oo.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, special: Hayward Gra-
ham chopped his wife to bits with an ak at
his home near Lucy, q small town in this
county. The murderer fled. but was cap.
frYrnfV gffnr INni,, ~ 11,- J:.a F. ~ "a
and lodged in jail.
HoUsToN, Texas, special: News was re-
ceived in this city of destructive prairie
fires north and east of Houston, extending
into Fort Bend. Thousands Of acres Of
grass and tons of hay have been destroyed.
AsHvILLE, N. c., special: The indica-
tions are that Miss Stevenson cannot long
survive. Her condition is extremely criti.
cal and physician is constantly at her
bedside.
SAN ANToN1A, Texas, special: 1t is re-
ported that a schooner for Valasco. Texas.
has foundered. Six were drowned,