Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-03-01
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NASHVILLE. Tenn, special: The leg
lslative committee appointed to investi-
gate charges of fraud in the Governors
election mel and examined the pleadings
III the contest case by counties for the pur-
pose of seeing il the charges of fraud in
each county were specific enough for the
investigation. The committee has decided
that the charges i'll Anderson. Bedford.
Blomt and Campbell Counties are suni-
GENTLY specific to warrant investigation.
Tho committee will leave the city a few
days to begin tlle forty days investigation.
HI1.LsBoRo. Texas, special: at Hermit
age, Texas, OH the Missouri, Kansas and
Texas Railroad, three convlcts. working
on the track. made a break for liberty, M
coupling the engine from the work train,
throwing the conductor off and starting
away. The guards fired, killing one and
wounding another. The fireman filled the
boiler with cold water, killing the engine.
When IL stopped the remaining convict
made his escape.
Fort WORTH. Texas, special: \ carload
of Cinnamon. i'll bond. ell routh from Hong
Kong to Havana, passed through this city.
About 100 have contracted for work in cOf-
fee II tobacco plantations in Cuba. T CIV
came from San Francisco via Denver 10
Fort Worth, and from New Orleans will
go to their destination by water. Since
January l last year twelve similar ship
ments havc been made from Hong Kongto
Havana.
JEFFERSON CITY, No., special: The
Lower House of the Legislature by a vote
of 81 to 40, passed a joint resolution ac-
cepting a proposition from the city of Sc
dalia for the removal of the State Capitol
to that city, upon the condition that Sc
dalia erect state buildings to exceed in
quality and beauty those now owned by
the state at Jefferson City. The resolution
was also passed by III, Senate.
WEST PLANES, Mo-, special: Samuel
Cowles, aged "a, was found dead near his
home in Marion County, Ark. 1t is al
legged that his wife, aged Is, had chased
him from the house with IL harrow tooth.
with which it is claimed she inflicted
wounds causing his death. She was ar
rested and lodged in Jail.
ST. Louis special: A dispatch to the
Republic from Galveston Texas. saws: In
coming fishermen and oystermen report
immense quantity of dead fish on the reefs
and shores of West Bay killed. by the recent
cold. They were washed ashore by the
tide, where they still lie. The snow has
now about disappeared.
LOUISVILLE, n.y., special: A dispatch
to the COurier-Journa! from New Castle.
KY, states: The house of Frank Jones,
near Drennonsprlngs, caught fire while
the family were sleeping, and jones' wife
and two children were burned to death.
Jones was so badly burned that he will
not recover.
HUNTINGTON, w. Va, special: 4. pas
senger train Oh the Norfolk and Western
road jumped the track west of this CITY.
John Adkin of Wayne County wa killed,
and an unknown woman from Petosky.
Mich, fatally injured. Engineer Jackson
and Fireman Came were seriously in
jured.
DALLAS, Texas, special: At midnight a
fire destroyed the large warehouse Of the
Waters-Pierce Oil Company, situated in
East Dallas, containing about 100000 gal.
Ions of oil. The loss is unknown: no IN.
Surance
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, special: The
ground is covered with snow from four 10
six inches deep. Many sheep are dying.