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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05

Bros, at 1917 Market street, and before
the flames were got under control prop
erty amounting in value to $22,5OO,OOO
OF more had been destroyed.
1t was about 6 O'Clock when the FIRE de-
partment was fighting a 100000 blaze
ut John and James Dobson's big carpet
house In Chestnut street that an alarm
was sounded from 18th and Chestnut
streets. 1t is here that Wanamaker's
great store is located, covering the ell
tire block bounded by Chestnut, Market,
18th and Juniper streets, and us the
building was constructed years ago, many
OF the freprOof features of modern struc-
lures are lacking. The firemen soon
found, however, that the fumes had at
tackled the block opposite Waan,naker's
on the north, separated from the big store
by Market streets width of 12O feet.
Wanamaker's Clock Tower Burns.
When it was apparent that the FLOCK
originally attacked was doomed, squads of
fremen, with long lines of hose, were de-
tailed to try to save Wanamaker's. This
structure, with the goods piled up within
its four walls, represented a money value
of over $1O,OOO,OOO. Despite the efforts
of the city firemen, REINFORCED by Wana-
makers fire brigade, the high wind pre-
vailing forced the flames across Market
street after they had been fought off for
an hour and a half. Within a short time
the handsome clock tower was in ruins,
but the flames were under coaurol.
The mornings c%onflagratton cost one
life and several persons were injured.
The first fire of the morning, that ut 5l::;;3
Chestnut street, was in the fifth story of
the building occupied by O. S. Bunn.l:,
wholesale stationer. The fire was estin-
guished with a loss of about $1,000.
While the fire was Mt its height fumes
were discovered on the window saslles Gil
the side of the big city hall which was ex-
posed to the terrible heat. The lity hall
fire department. ran n line of hose to the
roof and in a few minutes had the mas
sive structure free from ali danger.
The burned district is in the very heart
of the business nter of the city, across
the way.from the mammoth city hall and
around the corner from the Pennsylvania
station.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05
T~etesraphic Brevities.

+ Three different sections of Texas en-.
perienced their first snowstorm for three
years.
Secretary and Mrs Carlisle gave q din.
ner in Washington to President and Mira.
Cleveland.
The New York Board OF Health has
placed pulmonary tuberculosis ON the list
Of infectious diseases.
The mother, brother and sister Of Ar.
thur Palmer of New York, all of whom
he shot,. are dead. Palmer a n b
found. :.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05
Monday.
Monday.
The result of the ballot in the legislature
for Snnafnr M tho O5th ,uns.


The result of the ballot in the legislature
for senator on the 25th was:
bowman
Souu! hooAtA. .
Scattering 5
Six members were absent.
Speaker Colvin has been i'll since Friday
and thec chair has been filed by Represent
ative DAILY. Routine business was being
Brown County introduced the following
resolution:
Whereas, Certain statutes of the United
States known as the civil service law, pro-
hibit federal officials from interfering or
participating in elections. and
Whereas, A United States senator, rep
resentatives, registers and receivers of land
Offices of the United States, attorneys and
other federal officials and employees of the
government are co%nspiciously seeking to
influence the members of this legislature,
therefore be it
Resolved, that it is the sense of the house
that these officials be directed to return to
their several posts of duty and leave the
election of the United States senator to the
members of the legislature, whom the peo-
pie elected for this purpose.
4 Representative Kidd stated that his reso-
luton was copied from the senate journal
of 1891, introduced by NJ. w. Sheafe, and
supported by Senator Kyle, who was then
a member of the legislature. Representa-
tive Swartz moved that this resolution be
made a special order for March z, the last
day of the session, but was defeated. Rep
resentative Hair moved to include circuit
judges, of whom there are four
at the capital, and Mr.. Swartz offered fur
ther amendments to include a senator now
in Washington. He wanted also to include
in the resolution the wives of members who
are seeking to influence the members. An
attempt to table the resolution was lost
and Mr.. Holmes of Pennington, offered an
amendment to include everybody but mem-
hers, but this was voted down unani-
:nously. A war of words followed and "
;swartz protested against rulings of The
speaker. Finally the resolution of censure
was defeated by a vote of AZ to %.
Bills were introduced in the senate
excepting narrow guage railroads from the
S-cent passenger rate; prohibiting the ac-
ceptance of railroad passes by members Of
the legislature and judges of the supreme
court; to abolish capital punishment;
creating the office of commissioners of
conciliation, a county office, to be filled at
general elections; three commissioners to
act as arbitrator in justice courts.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05

Chief of Police Crowley Of San Fran.
cisco is determined that If the Chinese
residents in that city will not regard the
laws Of the State they shall forfeit all
the privileges heretofore granted to them
because of their native customs.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05

Miss Lillian Temyleton, of Brooklyn. is
dead as the result of taking q prescrip-
ton of a friend who meant to cure her.
Miss Templeton had been suffering from
q cold. A friend gave her a prescription
which called for equal parts of spirits Of
camphor, peppermint, laudanum and bal
Gam of fir.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05
1.-THE FIRST sATTLE."
Bryan's Book Ready - Dedicated tc
Bland, Weaver and Teller.

Bryan's Book Ready - Dedicated to
Bland, Weaver and Teller.
The last pages Of "The First Battle
the Hon. w. j. Bryan's book, have. gone
to press, and the publishers expsct to
have the first copy bound in about O. week.
The book embodies q summary of the cam
paign of 1896, its important events and is
sues, and includes the most noteworthy
incidents of Mr.. Bryan's famous tour.
1t also contains the principal addresses,
and documents relating to the silver move
ment and some of Mr.. Bryan,s speeches.
Considerable space is given to his connec-
ton with the silver agitation while In
Congress and prior ia the Chicago con-
vention and to a discussion of the cleo
ton returns and analysis of tho present
situation. One of the interesting fea-
lures of the book is the biographical
sketch written by Mrs. Bryan. 'sThe
First Battle" is dedicated to the Hon.
Richard p. Bland of Missouri, Gen. James
B. Weaver of Iowa and the Hon. Henry
NJ. Teller of Colorado, whom the author
considers !"the foremost champions, of BIZ
metallism in their respective parties"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05
PH1LADELPHIA's BAPTISM.
Record for One Day.

Two Million Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars Go Up in Smoke.
The most disastrous cpnf1agration that
has visited P%hiladelphia in recent years
broke out shortly before . o'clocx Tues
day morning in the rear of the basement
of the big grocery. store Of. Hanscom
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05

The wheat fields of south Australia
yield 7.6 bushels per acre.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05
SATURDAY..

Saturday.
In the senate on the Esd the principal
business was the final passage of the
Palmer railroad bill. Senator KEEL
lars resolution declaring against
the single gold standard and
against the retirement of Grecnbacks
caused considerable debate. Senator Gum
derson, Republican, offered a substitute
that the present standard be maintained
until such time as the coinage of silver can
be brought about by international agree
ment. The resolution was lost by a vote
of q to 16. Senator Prather, Republican,
moved as a further substitute, that ire
deemable paper currency be made the sole
standard. Lost by all almost unani-
vote. The original resolution
then carried by a strict party
vote. The house passed the swine
quarantine bill and the bill by which the
state board of equalization can only change
the equalization of county boards as far as
it relates to state taxes. Representative
Holmes introduced a bill providing that
railroads shall erect strong fences along
their tracks and shall not be liable for
damages in case of loss of property
through trespass.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05

Felix De Fontaihe, one of the civil war
correspondents. has died at his home in
Columbia, 8. O., being about Ga years
old.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05
THE STATE CAPITAL
WHAT THE LEGISLATURE is 90.
ING AT PIERRE.
An Impartial, Record of the Work
Accomplished by Those Who Make
Our Laws Daily Report Of the
Proceedings.
Friday.


The sensation Of the day, the ped, was the
appearance of a company Of militia. which
boarded the train at Huron as escort for
the state cash in transit from Chicago.
Under this guard and with the attendance
OF six armed messengers, who had accom-.
panied the money from Chicago, a process
sion formed at the express office and
marched to the capitol building, where the
funds were counted by the legislative com.
mittee appointed for this purpose. The
militia escort was requested by the state
treasurer as a precaution against robbery.
When the cash is shipped out Company X
will escort the funds to the state line.
The funds OH deposit in the three Pierre
banks, amounting to 1900, were also
taken to the state house under militia es-
cort. The count was completed and the
committee reported they found in the
treasurer's Office the full amount of the
state funds and the governor will approve
Treasurer Phillips bond.
The Palmer railroad bill finally worked
through its second reading in the senate.
1t has had many amendments made to it.
The senate caught up one day on its work
by the reading of several bills at one time
and up to the 22nd l24 bills had been INTRO
duced. The following were introduced:
To regulate the license and manufacture
and sale of spirituous, malt and vinuous
liquors; to provide for the appointment of
a board of regents of education; making a
deficiency appropriation; legalizing the
incorporation of the town of Clear Lake;
providing for sale of dead timber ON state
public lands; providing that possession of
a tax receipt is no evidence of payment of
prior years; authorizing surveyors to en-.
ter upon premises to survey lands, high.
ways, boundaries, etc; relating to thei ncor-
poration ofreligious and charitable associa-
,tions; providing for the establishment of
sub-eXperimental stations for thepurposeof
experimenting with forage plants suitable
to the semi-arid sections; amending the
mil itary law; to provide for uniformity
in school text books; providing for the or
ganization of mutual insurance companies;
to provide for safe keeping Of public funds
in the hands of county treasurers, banks to
give bonds and pay interest at not less
than 9 per cent. per annum; allowing
foreign executors and administrators TO
bring suits within the state; compelling
railroad companies to put in track scales at
all stations from which, during the previous
year, 200 cars of any commodity were
shipped; prescribing a fee of 50 per day for
any sheriff while attending a justice court;
providing for the amendment of the con-
stitution, granting suffrage to women.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05

Tuesday.
At the fusion caucus on the 18th five bal
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05
Wednesday.

The ballot for senator in the legislature
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05
Thursday.

In the fusion senatorial caucus Thursday
night nine ballots were taken with little
change. An attempt to spring a compro-
mise candidate in the person Of H. II. Pot
ter failed. On the last ballot Kyle received
30 votes and the others about the same as
before, Potter only received l. The final
hal1Ot stood.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-02-05
lots were taken. with this result on the last
ballot:

ballot:
2
Goodykoontz. 9.
The Democrats held a separate caucus,
attended by all but Weeks, who refused to
abide by the majority's action.
The fifth joint ballot in the legislature
for senator was taken, with this result:
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-02
THE CAPE OF STORMS.

We may steer our boats by the compass.
Or may follow the northern star;
We may carry chart on shipboard
AS We sail Ger the seas afar
But. whether by star or by compass
We may guide our boats on our way,
The grim Cape OF Storms is before US.
And we'll see il ahead some day.
How the Prov may point is no matter,
Nor OF what the cargo may be.
If We sail on the northern ocean
Or away on the southern sea;
1t matters not what is the pilot,
To what guidance our course conforms;
No vessel sails Ger the sea OF life
But must pass the Cape OF Storms.
Sometimes We can first sight the head
land
On the distant horizons brim;
We enter the dangerous waters
With our vessels all taut and trim;
But often the cape in its grimnesS
VIII before us suddenly rise.
Because OF the clouds that have hid IL
Or the binding sun in our eyes.
Our souls will be caught in the waters
That are hurled 'gainst the Storm Cspe's
Our pleasures and joys, our hopes and
fears.
VIII join In the maddening race,
Our prayers, desires, our penitent griefs.
Our longinSs and passionate pain,
BE dashed to spray on the stormy cape
And fly back in our face like rain.
But there's always hope for the sailor,
There is ever a passage through;
no soul goes down at the Cape OF Storms
II the life and the heart be true,
II in purpose the soul should be stead
fast.
II faithful in mind and in will.
The boat Will glide to the other side,
"here the ocean of life is still
-PhiladelphiS Ledger
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-02
EFFECT OF MUSIC.
The Nervous system Influenced by Diff
ferent kinds of sounds

ferent Kinds OF sounds
The old story that Saul when out of
temper used to summon David to play
the harp, and found the music To be L,
sedative, may prove to be more than a
simple historic incident, for both Char
cot and Tarchanow have declared that
musical sounds are - remedial agency
in disease which no physician can af-
ford to ignore, says the New York
Herald.
Mr.. Warthin, of Michigan, who has
given a great deal of thought to this sub
ject, asserts that different kinds of
sounds are more effective than drugs in
the cure of disease. For instance, he
boldly assures us that the music of
Nalkyrie will increase perspiration.
and, therefore, cure certain forms of
ailment caused by checking its flow.
The operative energy is not the music
as such, but the peculiar vibrations
made by il. Tannhauser. on the other
hand, is a vibratory suporific and in
duces a serene state of mind and body.
NJ. Coriveaud, of Paris, asserts that
violin playing is at least a temporary
remedy for sciatica. He adduces the in
stance of a patient who found almost
instant i'iiei III 'ii"' way anu vi" SUE
cessfully resorted to it whenever threat
encd with an attack.
Perhaps this is an appeal 10 the ina
agination, but what matters il if the
patient is cured? Perhaps, again, there
is a law hidden somewhere in the pile
of apparent impossibilities-nne which
will some time be discovered for our
benefit. We never smile with increduli-
ty at anything in these woodworking
1ays
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-02
STATE RAILWAYS IN AUSTRALIA.
Problem Successfully Solved There With
Ad,antare 10 All Enncerneh.

Problem Successfully Solved There With
Advantage TO All Concerned.
The problem of state railways seems
TO have be>come successfully solved in
New South Males, where the annual rs-
port OF the railway commissioners
shows that the total traffic earnings
from the colonial railways and tram
WAYS amounted to 4 z. log 5gS, and the
expenditures to El.7Ss.l7l. leaving a
balance after paving working expenses
Of l.32l.427- This. the commissioners
state makes an accumulated increase
II s., .,:.s2 Alb paid into the treasury
during the past eight years TO meet
the interest on capital From that sum.
however. there had 10 be deducted
4 575. .OoO. inStallments in repayment of
the vote Of 1000. 600 made TO the de-
partment for the reconstruction and
improvement OF the permanent way,
the balance. E2.s51.4l3, being the in
creased net earnings since the commits
sioners took office. The wear has been
enc Of considerable difficulty, the CON
rinuance OF the commercial depression.
the drought (Which has caused the loss
Of l3.OOo.noO Sheep and the Newcastle
coal strike having seriously affected
for the railways alone during the past
wear was e2.S2u.4l7. and the working
expenses 4 cI-55l. .Sss. OF $500 per cent
cf the gross revenue. and return Of
E3 shillingS. 10 pence per cent
upon the total capital cost. Estima1-
ing the amount Upon which the railway
department has - pay interest at 3.7Ss
per cent the department would have
: To provide 4 .2s5. $50 10 meet its obliga-
tionS. and after paving the working eN-
penSes II had provided the whole of that
sum except c2TO6l. which had TO h,.
made mp out Of the general revenue Il.
however. To the cost OF e34, .gsg
were added ea.7o2. .2ll. provided out OF
fhe consolidated revenue and the de-
bentures repaid. an which there was
10 interest charge. the deficiency in
interest wonld be I elO9.G06. The rev
enue for the year decreased c5T.7s-.
while the working expenses were re
duced El5--Ol- The actual decrease
WAS El2l-o69, in the carriage Of wool.
grain and flour. hides. skins and tsllovv.
but the increase n other branches. ariS-
ing out of the improved condiI ION of the
colony. losSened II TO the amount stated
Vt the same time the work of improv-
ing the various lines. modifying gradi-
ents and curves. etc. has been system
atic0lly carried on. the railways now
being equal TO any in the world. show
ing what skillful management can
achieve under adverse circumstances.
There are. however. numerous indica-
tlons of Improvement, and the commits
sionerS look forward 10 largely in
creased revenue during the present
vear--John Plummer's Australian Let
farS
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-02
AN EXPENSIVE EEL POT.
The Queer once of a Great Govern
menT tsunboar.


One of the most startling possibili-
ties of the new ships OF the United
States navy was shown by the recent
accident TO the battleship Texas at the
navy yard IN New York, when the con-
n"ctons Of a SEA cock gave way. and
the engine rooms and some other com
partments OF the ship were flooded with
water from the East river.
When the water came pouring
through the hole in the ships bottom
the engineer in charge OF the starboard
'nglne-room, which felt the first force
81 the rush, closed The doors leading To
the port engine--nom and then made a
hurried exit To- the deck. The wafer
coming in through an aperture more
than lS inches in diameter. spouted uD
Ike small gey~rr until the ship had
gone down as far as the mud under her
Keel would Permit, and then the flow
was only sufficient Ia make UP for the
leakage from the engine room to the
other compartments
he discipline on the shin WAS r.ar-
feet, and. although al the electric lights
were put out. owing TO the flooding of
the Lighting apparatus. there was no
Lights had been restored through con-
neetions with the system on board tbs.
hattleship Indiana. which Was living
near the Texas and the pumps had be
gun railing The ship, that the fact was
made clear that Uncle Sans cruisers
could L. put II other uses beside. the
killing Of people and the destruction of
property
l he engine room was fun Of vyriFgling.
squirminC, twisting eels. to say moth
ing Of large numbers Of small fish.
which had been sucked in by the rush
ing water As an eel trap. in short, the
Texas was complete success.
W hlle the pumps were at work the
surface Of the water was continually
stirred by the strangers who had in
vaded the precincts devoted TO the ma
ehlnery. and the Tapping and jumping
OF the fish, with the smooth, sinuous,
gliding motion of the eels. made pic
ture under the glare Of the lectric
lamps which those who saw 1t will not
soon forget.
After the wafer had been lowered in
the enGine-room SO that the crank-shaft
and crank-pits were visible. the disturb
ance became greater, as. although the
pump cNhauSting the water had a sue
uOn aperture almost a. large as the hole
through which the eels had made their
way into the ship. large number OF
them escaped the drought. and were
left stranded in the mud which had set
tied in the pits
These were counted on as a basis for
fish dinner for 'Jacky," and although
there were not enough left TO make a
meal for the 800 and odd men on board.
II was evident that as one Of the men
put n: There l. no need for us TO
starve, for all We have TO do Is TO open
the seaeock. take the bonnet of the
tlange, and the engine room viii catch
all the fish ed-'-YOuth's Compan-
ion
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-02

During the past year a committee
of the British Association for the Adj
vancement of Science has been en-
gagged in measuring the height of clouds
with the aid of photography. Stimuli
taneous pictures of cloud are made
by two cameras placed 600 feet apart
and connected by telegraph wires.
From the amount of displacement Of
the cloud caused by viewing it alter
nately from each end of the 6O0-foot
base line, its height can be calculated.
Some of the "mackerel-sky" clouds pho
tographed were IA miles high. The
loftiest clouds whose elevation was thus
measured belonged to the type known
as cirrus or "curl-cioud," the height be-
ing little more than II 7miles.-Youth's
Companion.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-02

n good way To make apricot toast is
TO slice down a milk roll about one
half inch thick, and fry these slices in
butter till of golden brown: mean
while turn the liquor from a tin of
canned apricots into a delicately clean
pan, add one ounce of powdered sugar
and n wineglassful of sherry or liquor.
as you please Place IA half apricot on
each slice of fried toast. cup side upper
most, place a kernel in each cup. pour
the sirup, etc, which should have boiled
up, over the apricots and toast. place a
tea~ioOnful of thick cream into each
apricot and serve hot.-St. Louis Re
public
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-02
The Soda Water nu.,ne.

Fifty millions of dollars are annual
y invested in this country in soda
making apparatus, and the soda water
trust is capitalized at Sl3.OOO, GOO The
late John Manners, of New York,
originated IN 1892 the idea of manu-
featuring gas with which TO charge
water The names of those two bene-
factors of mankind-the man who first
stirred together a little common bak-
ing soda and tartaric acid in water,
and the other, probably a woman, who
was struck with the idea of dropping
some ice cream into her glass of soda
water-have not been preserved.-Chi-
cago Record.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-02
Homemade niInce-Neat.

Six pounds of beef boiled. then
chopped fine with two pounds of suet.
quarter peck of apples cut fine. three
pounds OF raisins, two of currants.
three-quarters of a pound of citron. one
pint of brandy. one of wine Swe.-t-n
and spice to taste, as some like more
spice than others. l use cloves, CHINA
mon and nutmeg. Add cider as YOU
use the mince-meat- - Philadelphia
Press
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-04-02

She-There is one thing about poll
ties L could never understand.
He-What il that?
She-Why is it that in making up
tickets they always use a sIate9
wouldn't a sheet Of paper. and a pen or
pencil be more convenient? ?-Brooklyn
Life.