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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS.
TENS FROM ALL PARTS OF
THE STATE.
lore ~rraudulsne a,ond. 1,.ued bv Pierce
Have Reached Ynnkton-Measurcs OUT
lined by tho Irrigation Conference ut
Huron.
Moro at r,erc.,'s Work.

Moro fraudulent bonds issued bv ].
I. NJ. Pierce have reached Yankton
IL the hands of John T.. Pagan Of
5rooklyn, N. Y, who has boon look.
ny up the quality OI these bonds sold
II English parties who werec customers
If tho New York house Mr.. Pagan
c%presents. The securities are some
more Of MIR. Picrce's fayorite school
ponds, and u tax certificate, amount-
ng i'll all toY14,UUO. Yankton County
school Districts No. s, III and 30 are
quoted us issuing pnrt of the bonds.
These bonds have drawn interest ut Z
Der cent. two of them since 1882. and
,ne since lsI3. The interest has been
paid promptly ut tho London house of
Pierce, Wright.& Co., aud they have
oeen regarded as gilt edge SECURITIES.
Every variety OF hand writing is ex-
libitcd In these dOcume nts, ana only
:hat Of Pierce looks at an natural.
ole olson and "a. M. Gill" arc pur-
ported to be the school district of
!icers, and ''Hcnry S. Leo" aud wv.
IL. Brown the n%otaries.
A tax certificate of Yunkton County
for ST.. 500, which had been declared
to be in the possession of the Ameri-
can State Bank of Yankton, was ono
Of the securities. Mr.. tagan had the
:ertificate,' which al signed by M.
T. Gilman, president OF the. bank.
MIR. Ohlman's signature was forged.
Mr.. Pagan said in discussing the
matter tkat Picrce's English creditors
would probably form u syndicate to
bring PIERCE to Justice. q
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04

gagged IA irrigation, aud all entered
lnto the discussion of the proposed
measures looking to legislative action
to advance and encourage irrigation.
The chief points considered were Ger.
tain proposed changes in existing laws
relative to artesian wells and irriga.
tton; q law to enable counties to util-
lie their credit for irrigation pur.
poses; dividing into irrigation districts
mat past OF the state lying between
the James and Missouri Rivers; con.
st%itutional amendments providing for
the improvement and salo of school
lands, n the sinking Of artcsiau
wells on such lands for irrig cation.
All OF these propositions were dis
cussed ut length and were referred 10
special committees, empowered to
draft bills covering the points indi-
Gated md report at another meeting
to be held on january > At that
meeting the bills will be put into
proper form for presentation to the
Legislature for enactment. There up.
pears TO be u feeling of concurrence
In whatever the committees nav deem
advisable, and that any action along
the line of scouting state aid for the
counties directly interested will be
fostered by those not asking such re.
lief, especially when the counties sc
interested a,e willing to assume the
greater part of the burden and all the
responsibility. The most that will be
asked for il pcrmissit to use the
means Mt hard for their own support
and prote:tion ami enable them to de-
velOp the resources 50 beautifully sup.
piled by nature.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
An Improvement N ipri es was record

An Improvement tn.iri es was record.
ed la only Q few Ut the leading lines
wheat. copper AM. the lower grades
Of shoes. Wool wa dull and will I've.
main 50 until. after January 1, when
the trce tariff provisions go into eject.
Bessemer iron breaks ull records by
dropping to 50. SO, per ton, $40 having
previously been the lowest. Jobbels
and other wholesalers report but little
doing. The outlook for trade after
the holidays is fair, although the
larger Chicago dealers report that
stocks on hand are larger than ex-
psected, except among the jewelers..
Exports of wheat amount to 5. $50, 600
bushels. against 2.8o5, 900 bushels last
year. The value of our foreign trade
IN October was nearly 2 per cent. more
this year than last, owing to the largo
ly increased impOrtations-l5 .2 per
cent, exports having fallen off 40 per
cent. For ten months imports fell of
les per cent. and exports "A per cent.
PlrTsBuRG special: The new scale
OF wages for the great Homestead
ent departments of the mill. Common
laborers will receive the same wages
as they are 10 getting. In the con-
vserting mill there is a reduction of
from 10 to 20 per cent. among skilled
laborers. In the 10, %, 81, 33, 35 and
iO-inch mills there are reductions
ranging from 90 to b per cent. among
the rollers. The latter class of work.
men get tho heaviest cut. Tho men
consulted Hugh O'Donnell, who was
their leader in the big strike of 1852.
He advised them to accept the terms,
as they could do no better, and they
will follow his advice.
WASHINGTON special: 1t has been
determined by the general officers of
the Worlds w. c. 4. U. to present a
polyglot petition to representatives of
the United States Government in
Washington, ID. c.. February III. Tho
petition is to be signed in fifty Lam
guages and by rs many n%ationalities,
and will ask that the protection Of the
Government may no longer be social
evil. The petition is also to be pre-
sented to representatives of the Britt
ish Government at the Worlds w. q.
L. U. convention in London, June IA
to 81, 1895. 1t is expected that IL large
delegation of American ladies will be
present on both occasions.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
wHoPPER OF A SKELETON.
Remains of a Gigantic Mastodon roun.
Near Sioux Fails.

Remains of q Gigantic MastodOn Found
Near Sioux Fails.
Tho fact has just became known
that what will probably prove to be
the largest mastodon ever discovered
had been found within three miles
east Of Sioux Falls. Tho discovery
was made we O month ago by O farm.
err, and A. II. Sites, druggist of that
city, owns a half interest in it. The
work OF unearthing it has been going
on ever since, but only q part of the
mammoth had been discovered. Mr..
Sites took ono of the teeth to the
city and put it on exhibition at his
store, where it attracted q great deal
of attention. The tooth is III inches
long, 5 inches across and IL inches
deep. but the roots are broken off and
not full length. The skeleton of the
mammoth is YER 40 feet long and 10
feed wide and has two tusks which,
Sites says, will weigh about 600
pounds. They are q inches through
and over III feet long and are curved
In q semi-circle. MIR. Sites will take
out men and derricks and raise the
spine and tusks, and the remainder
will be taken out as rapidly as possi-
BILE. He thinks it will take a least an
other month to get it all out. Tho
owners of the mammoth will place no
value on their find, but say it is worth
several Thousand dollars. This is the
second one which has been found
there. The other was discovered with
in three blocks of the business part of
the city in 1891, but it was not o quar-.
ter as large Us this one.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Sue. for ss. o namagc..

Coates s. Sells who esale oil deal
ers of Sioux Falls, will ut once COM
hence suit at Akron, Iowa, against
w. G. Arthur. u deputy oil inspector
City. for 5000 = for s:ai fraaaule IN y'D re-.
jecting their oil. Some time ago they
shipped forty barrels of oil to Akron
and notified Arthur to C ONE and in
spect it. Coates g. Sells claim that he
came there with u man named Greene.
who is employed by tho Standard Oil
Company ut Sioux City; that they ln-
spected only three barrels and marked
all of them rejected: that they then
visited the Office of the Akron Regis
ter and tried to have the fact that tn o
oil was rejected published. The
Standard Company has been fighting
Coates g. Sells for three wears.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
4 foae,en Jorr,Moa

OAxAcA, Mex, special: A courier
from the Guatemala border reports
that there is such a disturbed condi-
ton of affairs on the frontier that
farms and ranches ara being abandon
ed and people are seeking places OF
safety from the deprcdations and
crimes that are being constantly com.
mitted by bandits and outlaws who
follow in the wake of the soldiers.
Tho Guatemalan forces are being
stronghold all along tho line. The
volunteer troops of this state as we'll
Us. Of the state of Chiapas are equipped
and ready to march to the frontier as
soon us war is declared.
MADRID special: A hill was intro
duced in tho deputies to suppress the
export and Industrial taxes ull uya
and molasses in Cuba. Senior Ablr-
zuza, minister OF the colonies, declared
the government was prepared to agree
to RENTING the fines inn oscd IN Cuba
on American shipping.
YOKOHAMA special: Gen. Hasura,
on December I'D. attacked Con. Lungs
position, seven miles west of hait.
Cheng The position was defended ly
10000 Chinese. who we're routed ait. T.
four assaults. The losses are ros
stated.
LISBON special: Tho Portugu S =.
Government has decided tn proyice
$4,000 annually for twenty years for.
the construction of IL navy. Tenders
will be invited from ship builders Of
the United States and other countries.
LIMA, Peru. specinl: Over 40 Ohun-
CRY women and children called on.
President Cacercs, who ordered them
to disporse. liotii,g followed, lasting
over three hours. Many were killed
and wounded.
LONDON special: Lord Randolph.
Churchill has arrived in London. lie
had 10 tie carried to his carriage from
the train. lie was cmacialt.l and pale
aud seemed to he in u semi-comatose
condition.
BUDAPEST special. Tho Emperor
has accepted the resignation of the
Hungarian Cabinet Ministers. The
latter, however, will remain in Office
until their successors arc appointed.
SHANGHAI special: A third Japan
ESQ army is reported Us having landed
west of Che Foo and captured Lai
Chow, ON the south shore of Pcchili.
MONTREAL special: Tho new Do
minion Cabinet WAS sworn in at the
residence OF tov Gen. Hon. McKen.
zie Bowel, as Premier.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
South Dakota Rriefs,

The residents Of Byron Township,
eight miles northeast of Pierre, are
making arrangements for sinking I'M
~artesian we'll.
A CAR LOAD of Dorset horned sheep
passed through Huron u day or two
since, to be put upon the ranches along
the Miss ouri River.
MILITARY authorities at Fort Meade
have been compelled to place q patrol
of troops around the military reserva-
ton to prevent depradations Of timber
thieves.
HURLEY improvements, of which
she is very proud, are two new flour
mills, one q steam roller process of the
latest improved machinery, the other
an old fashioned Holland windmill
process.
THE Northwestern Packing Com
pany has fled deeds at Sioux Falls for
$500 lots in the vicinity Of the half
completed packing houses which this
company purposes to complete and OPP
crate. The plant, when completed.
will represent an expenditure Of over
$500, 0Ol !.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Coxcy.s Financial scheme.

CHICAGO special: j. S. Coxey, the
"commonwcal" leader, enthusiastic us
when caught trespassing on the grass
at Washington, has arrived here. lie
will leave for ST. Louis to urge his
financial scheme before the conference
of Populist leaders. Carl Browne has
gone ahead to do missionary work in
advance. He will cndeavor to secure
tho adoption of the following rcsolu-
ton: "That We are in favor of free
and unlimited coinage at tho ratio of
is to l, and the CoXey non-intcrcst-
bearing bond plan"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04

SAN FRANCISCO special: A coal
laden burk, Germania, one of the eight
sailing vessels which IRE overdue be.
tween San Francisco and northern
ports has come Into port. Capt. Pear.
son has seen nothing of the missing
colliers M%ontserrat and Kewenaw. nor
had he sighted any of the seven sail.
ing vessels which arc considerably
overdue between San Francisco and
Oregon, Washington and British Co.
lumbia ports. December 9 the bark
was swept by a terrible wind and .
terrible sea, but she sustained nc
more serious damage than the loss
of several sails.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Probable Yankton vurdcr.

An assault which will probably re-
suit in a murder occurred ut Yankton.
John Collins was shot in the leg and
struck OH the head with q club and
has been unconscious since. Tho
trouble occurred on Third Street, but
the particulars of the atfray arc UNI
known. Goston Forester, u Yankton
man. who lived there oil his life, is
under arrest. John Walloch, ~ SD.
loonkeeper. who is believed to have
pounded Collins, has lied.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Double Murder.

The wife and 6-year-old son of yell
low Bull, c sub-chief of the Sioux, we're
found in an isolated spot, terribly mu.
tilated. When last seen they were
being followed by John Lance, u grad
uate of the Carlisle School, and Thun-
der Hawk. alieutenant of police. Lance
vas arrested, but Thunder Hawk lied.
Lance tells u story duplicating him.
self and Thunder Hawk.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Fire mt Aberdeen.

The store of Luke s. Merten, in tho
Benson Block at Aberdeen, was Quilted
by fire, the origin of which is ull-
known. The stock was valued at from
Hi2,OyO to $l5. 600 and is nearly u total
loss. The insurance is $4,000. Tho
fixtures belonging to the firm were
greatly damaged and are uninsured.
The block is owned by Mrs. Benson of
Erie, Pa, whose loss is covered by in-
SuranCn.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
IN II EAST

MoRRIsTowN, N. D., special: The
Babitt Block, containing the First Ma
tional Bank and Kalse's clothing
store, burned. The loss is $lOO, 900.
WASHINGTON special: President
and Mrs. Cleveland have abandoned
their country homo at Woodley for
tho season and moved into the White
House.
NEW YORK special: Samuel C.
Seelcy, who pleaded guilty To embcz-
Zling The funds and altering the books
OF the National Shoe and Leather
Bank, was sentenced to eight years
imprisonment by tho federal court.
His total dcfalcation was 1884, 0O.
CINCINNATI special: The Enquirer's
Selma correspondent says: The riot
ut the negro fair at Pineapple Satur-
day night was worse than at first sup
posed. In q drunken atfray the three
Van Mettcn brothers and Alex and
Ed Kyer, five in all, were stabbed to
death and thirteen others were NOR
tally wounded.
WASHINGTON special: Senator
Quay introduced a bill authorizing tho
Secretary of the Treasury to purchase
the land contained in block ~, of Co.
lumbia Heights, asuburbof Washing
ton, as q site for the residence for the
President Of the United States. The
bill limits the price to So per square
foot and the total appropriation to
$1,000, 900. Representative Richard
son introduced u similar bill in the
House.
WASHINGTON special: President
Cleveland and his party of duck hunt
ers returned to the city on the Atalan-
tic coast express. The President is
looking we'll, being q little Drowned by
exposure to the sun and wind. The
party was met at the station by Secre-
tary Thurber and driven to the White
House, where breakfast was served.
The President spent the day quietly
Mt home, and in the afternoon went
driving with Mrs. Cleveland. He is
feeling better than when he left, his
rheumatism having been much les.
sened by the trip. Altogether the
party killed about 200 ducks, the Pres.
ident being responsible forratherm more
than half of them.
NEW YORK special: Bradstreet's
will say: The volume of general trade
is small. Unreasonable weather con.
tinues to check the distribution, al.
though at the larger cities there are
favorable reports US to holiday goods.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Wants t,l.velanu's Life.

NEW ORLEANS special: A. W. Al
ton of New Jerusalem, Tex, was ar
rested upon the charge of insanity.
He arrived over the Southern Pacific
from Huston, Tex., and claims that he
is rot satisfied with the way Grover
Cleveland is running affairs and was
ON his way to Washington to kill him
when Intercepted by the officers. He
demolished during the night. Judge
Cain remanded Alton to the workhouse
to he examined by the city physician.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04

The South Dakota Irrigation Asso.
ciation's legislative committee was in
session ut Huron, with representa-
tives from all parts of the artesian
basin present. Plans were developed
for a practical system of irrigation
with state md national assistance for
urtesian wells.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Coal Ter tho Needy,

Thomas Fullerton of the Fullerton
Lumber Company at Mitchell, has do
mated 100 tons of coal to be distributed
by the Commercial Club among those
who may not have the means 10 get
fuel otherwise. Not more than thirty
families in Division County will he in
need of such help.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Decided Against the Regents.

In the case of Whitlock VS.. the Re.
gents of the Agricultural College the
decision Of Judge Haney is that there
has been u breach of contract with
plaintiff ahd that he is entitled to re.
cover damages.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04

Geo. Landen of Brule County, has
been hold to appear before the United
States Grand Jury for perjury com
mitted while o witness in q recent con-
test case before the local land Office.
UnitediStates Attorney Miller prose.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Wholr>nie Countcrfcitiny.

CITY OF MEMO special: Tho au-
thorities looking after countcrfeiters
in this city have made startling discov-
cries. 1t is evident there is an organ
lied colony of several hundred scat
tered about the city, making and cir
c~ulating spurious coin. Thousands of
dollars have been showed within the
past few weeks. Arrests of the menu
bers of the band have been made all
most daily, and there are now $50 of
them i'll prison awaiting trial. The
notorious work continues, however,
Just the same us before.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
A SCHOOL N
biennial Report of the Commissioner a,
School and Public Lands.

lcnnial Report of the Commissioners of
School and Public I.ands.
The biennial report of the Commits
sioner of School and Public Lands is
of probably greater Importance to the
residents OF The state than the reports
Of other officials, for tho reason that
it deals in facts which will in tho neal
future largely control the expense of
educational institutions OF The state,
the largest expense Of which is ut
present attached to the public schools.
While the state school fund is yet
far below the point of alone supporting
the schools, considering the short time
which has elapsed since any move
could be made toward securing tho
benefits from the public lands, q re-
markable showing has been made.
The total urea of public school lands
of the state consists of 1921, 34S acres.
OF this immense acreage none may be
disposed of for less than $40 per acre.
While this is the minimum the state
has already disposed of l4l, 900 ut an
average price of Sli per acre, and the
same average for the lands yet to he
sold will give the state u permanent
not be invested at less than : per cent.
While the office has been in exist
ence but u few years, the amount of
permanent school fund is now, in
round numbers, $2,0ll, 900. and us the
school population is lO5, l75. the inter-
est or the sum Oh hand is about 81. :3355
per capita u year. The receipts of
the office from January l, 1894, to Jam
uary l, 1895, will be:
Leases OF school lands. 81, 1898
Interest on deferred payments........ l53,sN5
interest on loans OF permanent funds. 43,7l2
Principal payments OH school lands
Lease on endowment lands. ........ go
1Otal.. (. T4IS, u.
Besides the school lands the Gov
eminent granted the state ut the time
OF admission 653, OUO acres of endow-
ment lands for the various educational
and charitable institutions of the state,
all of which has been selected but
abOnt 40, 600 acres, and part of which
has been patented. Tho amount of
school and endowment lands already
patented to the state is ia, O9S acres.
This is a greater amount than has
been patented to the five other states
admitted at the same time with South
Dakota, and greater than has been
patented to Arkansas.
In connection with this the manner
OF d%lsbursing the permanent school
fund will be OF interest. The fund is
apportioned among the various coun-
ties upon a basis of the voting popula-
tion, and the county commissioners are
made loaning agents, the county be-
Ing held responsible for losses. Tho
interest Is returned 10 the commits
sioner's Office and apportioned among
the different counties OH a basis of tho
school population Of the county.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04

d. NJ. d. Barr, formerly with the Edison
Electric Light Company. testified beforc
the Grand Jury at Toronto, Ont, that e
cost him $1,000 to obtain Aid. Halls in,,
fuence when there wa a franchise pends
ing.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Ohio Miners Idle.

Massillon, Ohio, special: The miners
employed ut the Anderson mines have
declined to accept the rutc of GO cents
1. ton fixed by the arbitration commit
tho aud are. idle. 1t is Thought that
all the miners in tho Mussillon district
will soon amt
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04

There is a whale in the Hudson River
and the man who saw 1t was sober. win.
lam Williams and other residents Of Yon.
kers. N. Y, saw the big fish and say that
1t squirted streams Of water thirty feef
into the air.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
To 1sill "a Defaulter's Omcs

The county commissioners haye APP
pointed Henry Lueth county treasurer,
to fill the vacancy caused by the sus-
pension OF S. Welbes, the defaulting
treasurer.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04

YOKOHAMA special: Corea has de-
cidcd to borrow 5000, 900 yen from
Japan and issue notes in addition to
the amount for $4,000, 600 yen.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Killed Forty Giandered Horses.

A Government agent inspecting
horses Of Indians on Cheyenne River
Reservation has killed about forty
horses afflicted with glanders.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
THE MEETING.

Measures Outlined by the Irrigation Con-
ference at Huron.
The irrigation meeting ut Huron
was attended by representative men
from all parts of that portion Of the
state known as tho "artesian busin."
Among them were somoS directly en-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
Killed Three aud su,c,ded.

BURLINGTON, VT, special: VIM. S.
Whitman of Winooski, u manufacture
Ing suburb of this city, shot and killed
his wife and two boys, and then going
upstairs shot himself, dying instantly.
Whitman is said to / ave been OF in
temperate habits, on account of which
his wife separated from him and re-
Gently obtained u divorce. When he
called at the house he expressed u dee
sire to say goodby to the children, of
whom there were six. On being adj
united for that purpose, lie had some
words with Mrs. Whitman and sudden
aficrward shot the only two children
present, boys aged Ii and Is years
respectively. He then proceeded up
stairs and committed suicide.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04
sLEEPLEss FARMER.
HAS NOW BEEN NiNETY.THREE
DAYS AWAKE.
A crmon Man Murders Ills wife, Two
Sons and Then Himself-Coxey VIII $50
to- ST. Louis to Urge Popullst Leaders to
Adopt HIS Financial Scheme.
lnd,ana's slceplcss Farmer.

ELWooD, Ind, special: David Jones,
She wealthy farmer who is unable to
sleep, has passed his nincty-third
day and night without sleep and still.
there is no relief in sight. He con-
:lnues sound i'll other respects and has
only lost five pounds of flesh since his
sleepless period set in. Medical men
claim his case is without parallel. He
him good. but he only rests for an
hour ut IL time. Jones says he feels :.s
though he never would sleep again.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-01-04

Customs officers are breaking up opiuu
smuggling traffic at Tacoma, Wash.