Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1895-02-22
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CnIcAGo special: Charges of improper
conduct in connection with the Swan Nell
son murder trial will he preferred before
the police commission against Lieut.. John
Enright and several officers of the Deering
Street Police Station, if the present plans
of the prosecution in that case are carried
out. II is probable that the police coln-
missioners will be called on to take action
in the matter. 1t is proposed also to pre-
sent the evidence in the premises to the
February grand jury. In every way pos.
sible the people who have been active in
the prosecution of eX-POlicemcn Moran
and lIealy, charged with the killing of
Nelson, propose to ferret out the facts with
regard to the unfortunate power and influ-
encc of certain members of the police force
to shield Moran and Healy.
OTTAWA, Kan, special: Fifteen firms
were burned out. The loss is 10000, with
with insurance of about one-half. The
fire started in the Ilamblin Block, COM
pletcly destroying it, and, spreading to the
%ltorcbaugh Building adjoining. consumed
it. The Hamblin Block, the largest in the
city, contained a hotel conducted by Mrs.
Silas Piersal. She loses $4,000. The
block was owned by the Peoples National
Bank and David Miller, who share a loss
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ancc. The R%orebaugh building was valued
ali $1,000; $4,000 insurance. The other
losses are distributed among small firms,
MADISON, Wis, special: The farmers of
the state are beginning to think that the
various good road measures which ema-
mated from the cyclists are coming in too
great Il quantity. They are looking for a
chance to get even, and to this end have
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pearance before business is shut off, pro-
viding for a license tax on bicycle owners.
Assemblyman Thomas will introduce a
insurance company. Another woman's
suffrage measure has been prepared and
will be introduced.
CHICAGO special: II. a. Foster of Wi
nona, Mimi, was the happiest man in Chi
cago. He had Just 'cornercd'' the egg
market of the United States and the colder
it grows and the longer the cold lasts the
greater thep profit he will realize from this
speculation. Eggs are 35 cents a dozen
in New York." he said. Before another
SUI goes down l may make them 40
cents, or l may stop their supply altogether
and compel them to eat Canadian lined
eggs that were laid before the Mckinley
bill became a law"
GUTHRIE, Oklahoma, special: In j. w.
Stringhom, confined in the United States
Jail here, the Government has Il prisoner
with whom il does not know what to do.
He is charged With counterfeiting and
| when arrested near Newkirk had in his
possession Il complete set of counterfeiter's
tools and molds. but upon examination the
molds have all been found to he for Mexi-
can coins and it is very questionable
whether Il man be punished for cOnnter-
letting foreign coins i'll this country.
BISMARCK, n. d., special: by a vote of
30 to II, after a long parliamentary strug-
gle, the question Of the resubmission of
the prohibitOry amendment was defeated
in the House Mr.. Cooper charged that
the resubmissionists had sent to st. Paul
and Minneapolis to secure money from the
liquor dealers and railroads. Mr.. Simpson
denied the story, claiming that no money
was offered and that one was avallaole.
BISMARCK, n. d., special: To the great
surprise and Indignation of the advocates
of resubmissiOn the opponents of the bill
for that purpose. when the senate resub-
mission bill reached the House, moved for
its indefinite %pOstponement and succeeded
in carrying the motion. The friends of
prohibition are rejoicing.
SAN FRANCISCO special: Chief Arthur
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
gincers sad that all chance of any difficult
ty between the Southern Pacific and the
engineers is TO- at an end. lie said thai
mutual concessions had been made and
only the details required to be arranged.
SAN DIAGo, Cal, special: The schooner
II. c. Holberg, Capt. Martin, on arrival at
this port was seized by Collector Fisher on
the charge Of having delivered arms to the
revolptionisfs at he Hawaiian Islands.