Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-03-01
FOREIGN.

LONDON special; Sir Thomas Edmunds,
antf-Parnellite, questioned The Govern.
ment IN the House of Commons on Samoan
affairs. Sir Edward Gray said that the
United States claimed the exclusive right
to occupy PagO PagO as a naval coaling
station, under the provisions of q treaty
with Samoa. There has been no intilna.
tiOn of the United States of an intensiOn to
surrender this claim. Therefore no ar.
rangement had been effected for the re-
versal of the interests of the United States.
Neither was there any truth in the report
that Germany was about to n Samoa.
The Government could not give any pledge
that it would insist upon the maintenance
of the independence of Samoa. The coun-
try was in an unsettled state, but the last
reports from there did not make any men,
ton of any hostilitics being in progress.
PrOpOsalssfOr the more effective prevention
of the importation of arms into Samoa were
under the consideration of England, the
United States and Germany.
TANG1ER, Morocco, special: The re-
port that the heads of a number of rebels
have been sent to the Sultan as trophies
proves to be true. Confirmation has lust
been received from Morocco City, the
scene of the fierce and prolonged struggle.
between the Tribes supporting the Sui
l;in's brother in his claim to the throne and
the Government troops. The heads of
thirty-scven of the leading rebels, accord
ing to the advices now at hand. were sent
to the Sultan Abdul A.ziz at Fee. These
heads were transported upon the backs of
four mulcs and IL donkey. After being
exhibited to the Sultan, it is said that the
heads will be placed upon the city walls
\ as nrnOfS inf frIIINynh aud ,yu vn M 10 ;,,,,,r
gents. The rebel tribes in the south,
though powerful and brave. are being rap
idly brought under subsection.
MANCHESTER special: Last week s bus
mess was very dull and unsatisfactory.
There were very few orders, and tile linn
its were always ruinouS. The quantity of
idle machinery and that running ON half
time is increasing. The question of a gem
cral reduction of wages after Faster is be-
ing discussed. Such action would mean a
general lockout. There is no change in
the nominal quotations of linens and
cloths, and the distress sales made very ir-
regular prices. The continental industry
is doing relatively much better than the
British.
LONDON special: One hundred %coroner's
inquests have been held in London in the
past four days and in eighty of the eases
The intense cold was directly or indirectly
the cause of death. Adviccs from the con-
tinent show that the cold weather prevails
in the whole of central Europe. The snow
fall has hcen phenomenal. The Hungarian
state Railroad is entirely snow bound.
railroad communication between Baden
and Wurtcmburg is Interrupted. A ter
rlble storm is raging in the Adriatics.
COLUMBIA, b. c., special: DIR. v. p.
Clayton of Columbia is experimenting
with cotton seed meal as food for human
beings. Mixed with corn meal it makes a
most palatable bread. Cotton seed meal
sells at about l cent per pound. 1t is un-
usually rich in carbohydrates, which
make bone and muscle aud animal heat.
The matter will be referred to the State
Agricultural Colleges to experiment and
report upon.
LONDON special: The steamer Gauges,
from New Orleans, disabled, being towed
toward llavre, broke adrift off Brest and
las not been seen since. Her cargo was
valued at 100000 and she carried u crew
of thirty