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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
3 o NEEDS WHEAT.
Agent Atwell Sends a Report to tn,
State Department,

Agent Atwell Sends a Report to the
State Department.
W. P. Atwell, commercial agent of the
United States at Robaix, France, sends
to the State Department a report on the
short wheat crop in France. He says the
crop in France and in fact in all Europe
has fallen much below the average, and
that it is estimated that the United States
and Canada will be called upon to export
from 2O,OO0.OOO to 13O.OOO,OOO bushels
more than they exported to Europe last
year. France will require about GO,OOO,-
600 bushels to meet the deficiency in that
country.
Consul Hcenan at Odessa has made an
extensive report to the State Department
concerning the failure Of the crops in Rus
sia. In many districts it has been the
wettcst season ever known, and grain has
been destroyed by both rain and hail.
Much Of the grain was not worth the ex-
pense Of binding. The wheat received ut
Odessa is of a very inferior quality. The
report predicts that little wheat will be
exported from Russia during the season
of 1S97-S, as there is little available for
that purpose, the old stocks being ~prac-
tically exhausted and the new crop little
more than srdicient for the home de-
mand.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17

@'G0E1E7ENps

Would that cotton had the cinch that
wheat now has!-Atlanta Constitution,
Every time n ''scorcher'' is arrested and
fined a good deed is done for cycling
New York Tribune.
The best time for a public official to
deny an interview is before he submits
to it.-Chicago Times-Herald.
II wheat keeps climbing, the Western
farmers will have sixteen dollars this year
where they had one last.-Atlanta Jour.
nal.
: The c%nginecrs' strike in England is
spreading, but no judge has yet yentured
to enjoin it or any part Of it. How unpro-
gressive they are over there!-Springfield
Republican.
A West Virginia lawyer says Judge
Jackson's injunction against the striking
miners is merely u scarecrow. Viewed
even in this light, it is not a striking sue
cess.-Boston Transcript.
The adventures who, ut Juneau have
decided to turn back and wait for spring
may have weaker hearts than their COM
panions who go on, but 1t looks as if they
had stronger brains.-San Francisco Call
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
SIX PERSONS ARE KILLED.
Terrible Explosion of Nitroslycerin
at CYYnef. Ohio.

A terrible explosion of nitroglycerin oc.
currel at Cygnet, Ohio, which resulted
in the death of at least six persons. The
explosion occurred at Grant well, located
at the rear of the National Supply Com.
pany's office building, in the village limits.
This we'll had just been shot by Samuel
Barber, the shooter for the Ohio and In.
diana Torpedo Company. The we'll was
a gasser. and when the 100 quarts of
glycerin let down into the well exploded
the gas ignitcd. and with Il terrific roar
the flames shot high above the derrick.
AS soon as the drillcrs SAW the flames
several climbed into the derrick to cut
off the gas, but they had hardly gotten
there when there was a terrific explosion.
The burning gas had started the remain.
ing glyccrin in the empty cans standing
in a wagon near the derrick. In another
wagon near by were some cans containing
another 40 quarts of the stuff, and this
was started by the force of the first explo.
sion. The second was blended with the
first in n mighty roar and the town and
surrounding country for many miles trem.
blcd from the shock. Eight buildings are
a total wreck and many others damaged.
The town has n population of about 100.
Many bystanders were wounded.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17

reading of Transitions of letters written
by the defendant to Mrs. Christine Fcldt.
The reading of the fond missives sent by
Luetgcrt to the widow occupied much
time. several being very lengthy.
While Assistant States Attorney Nc
Even read the epistles the jury listened
carefully. The reader was careful to
place due emphasis ON each endcaring
word or phrase and to fully emphasize
all reference to the fact that the big saul
sage manufacturer was anxious for the
time to come when he would be free to
wed the object of his affections. When
those portions of the letters containing
reference to Luetgert's trouble in engage
ing an attorney were read aloud it evil
IDENTIFY embarrassed the prisoner.
Luetger.'s leading attorney, ex-Judge
Vincent, smiled and the prisoner visibly
WINGED when the sentence was heard in
which Attorney Vincent was termed
greedy" The letter went on to state
that L.uetgert intended to release Attor-
ney Vincent, as he did not consider him
able to handle so important a case. In
another letter Luetgert wrote to the eff
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17

cipient, Mrs. Christine Feldt, a middle.
aged widow, was called to the witness
chair for the purpose of finishing her tes-
timony for the State.
When Mrs. Feldt was called to the
stand her former lover, to whose case
she had done so much damage, rcfused
to glance in her direction. He twisted
uneasily i'll his chair. md then leaned
over to Attorney Vincent and a c%onsulta-
ton was held. Meanwhile Assistant
State's Attorney McEwen proceeded
with the direct examination, which dealt
largely with the financial relations be-
tween Luetgert and Mrs. Eeldt. The
latter admitted having received funds
from Luetgert prior to his arrest, and
said that she had withdrawn the money
Mt his demand from Il safety deposit vault
for his use. The sums she had with
drawn ut different times footed up 81, 900,
the entire amount which she had received.
She asserted her Ignorance of how this
money was used by the prisoner, but adj
mitted that portions of it had been re-
tanned by her on his order for the care of
his children. She also testified as to the
substance of the letters and asserted that
she had refused to lend Luetgert her own
money upon the requests which she had
received from him in the letters. She
testified to having received in all eight let
ters from the big sausage manufacturer.
The prosecution regards Mrs. Fellt as
one of the most important witnesses, as
through her testimony they expect to es-
tablish the fact Of Luetgert's motive in
the alleged murder of his wife.
The last witness called by the State on
Tuesday was Nicholas Faber. Faber was
employed as a fireman in the sausage fac
tory and said that he had seen Mrs.
%I4,letgert enter the factory about IL
o'clock ON the night of the murder.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
ARM TO FIGHT FEVER.
RIGID QUARANTINE IN SOUTH.
ERIN TOWNS.
Law Will BE Enforced with Guns If
Necessary-Guards Watch All Pass.
Ing Trains-Dangcr that the Pesti.
lcnce May Spread.
Peril in the Plague,


The breaking out of yellow fever at
Ocean Springs, Miss, New Orleans and
other places has caused a very widespread
alarm in the South. Practically every
city and town in Alabama has estab-
lislcd the most rigid quarantine against
Ocean Springs, New Orleans and other
yellow fever infected points, and most
places a shotgun quarantine is the order
of the day.
This is virtually true of Mobile. where
the officials publicly proclaimed that the
regulations would be enforced at the point
Of guns. Trains from the South and
Southwest on all railroads passing
through any part of the State are boarded
by determined officers heavily armed, and
no IL from anywhere near the infected
districts is permitted to leave the cars.
AT a number of small towns guards line
the depot platforms as we'll us the trains.
Many Alnbamians summering at Gulf
coast resorts are shut out entirely from
the rest Of the world, as trains between
Mobile and New Orleans now run past all
stations without stopping. 1t is feared
that the delay of the health authorities in
proclaiming the disease yellow fever will
result disastrously, and it would he no
surprise should it break out ut various
Southern points ut any moment.
May Spread the Plague.
For three weeks past people from all
over this and neighboring States have
been leaving Ocean Springs in fright be-
cause, us they said, u peculiar epidemic
was prevailing at that place. Those who
thus got AWAY before the yellow fever
commenced are now scattered far and
wide, and herein lies the greatest danger.
The Florida State Board of Health has
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
THE WHEAT STATES.
Great Northwest wealth thai
Produce an Enormous Yield.

Nl
The wEeat States are those of the
Northwest, and first among them, in an
ordinary year. with an average product
of 65.OOO.OO bushels. is Minnesota. Then
comes North Dakota. adjacent, with an
average product of GO.OOO,OOO, and South
Dakota with 3O,0OO,OOO. The average Of
Kansas is about 100000 and of Ne
braska, 1%G,OOO.0OO. These are the group
of wheat States. but they are not the
only ones, California producing in ordi.
nary years wheat TO the amount of 49,
UOO.O0O bushels, and Ohio having an nv
erage crop of $4,000. 900. Wisconsin.
which adjoins Minnesota. produces, rela-
lively. very little wheat, but Michigan
has. when the farming conditions are
good, a large yield. Oregon has been i'm
creasing its wheat average considerably,
Among the wheat States of the East
Pennsylvania stands first, with an aver.
age crop of 10000. 900 bushels, Maryland
following with S,OOO.OOO. and New York
with 7.OOO,OO0. There is comparatively
little wheat raised in New England, and
scarcely amy in theG Gulf States. Missouri
is a large wheat-growing State, exceeding
either Indiana or Illinois, but Arkansas,
south Of it, yields very little wheat.-E1s
change.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17

issued n proclamation excluding from the
State all persons and baggage from the
yellow fever infected points in Louisiana
and Mississippi, unless accompanied by u
certificate that the person has not been
exposed to the disease within fifteen days
from the time of departure.
The salt water resorts between Mobile
and New Orleans-Pascagoula, Scranton,
Biloxi, Ocean Springs, Bay st. Louis,
Pass Christian, Waveland, the Southern
Methodist Association camp grounds and
all way stations on the Mississippi sound
coast-cOntain Mt this season ten of thou
sands of visitors from all sections of the
South. Mobile now has representatives
by hundreds ut Scranton, Biloxi, Ocean
Springs and the camp grounds. These
people, since the fever panic began, have
been wildly anxious to get to their homes.
Federal Authorities Act.
The general Government will render all
assistance in its power to check the spread
of yellow fever. This will be done mainly
through the agency of the Marine Hos
pital Service. DIR. Walter Wyman, the
head of the bureau, has returned to Wash
ington and assumed active charge in d.
recting the work in assisting the State
officials of Mississippi in their efforts to
continc the disease to the locality where
it appears to have started. DIR. Wyman
says that as yet he has no opinion to ex-
press whether the disease is really yellow
fever, although he admits it looks very
suspicious. The precautionary measures
he has taken are based entirely OH the
declaration Of the State Board of Health
Of Louisiana in the Gelpi case, which
was that the disease from which the oer-
son had died was yellow fever. DIR. Wy
man says the situation at Ocean Springs
is entirely in the hands of the State Board
Of Health, while the Marine Hospital Blu
reau is doing everything possible to assist.
DIR. Wyman has wired the physician in
charge ut Ocean Springs u copy of the
treasury regulations relating to the pre-
vention of the spread of epidemic diseases
from one State to another. These rcgula-
lions prescribe the manner Of surveil-
lance to be established over railroad trains
coming from the infected district and give
rules for the isolation of infected passen-
gers and the disinfection of their baggage.
The Marine Hospital Service has ample
camp material on hand. The splendid out
fit which has been at Gainesville, Ca,
has been sent to the vicinity of Ocean
Springs, and if a camp Of detention is
found necessary the outfit will be used as
occasion may require. The bureau also
keeps portable apparatus Mt Savannah,
Ga, intended for use in epidemics. 1t
consists of machines for disinfecting and
fumigating purposes. They have also
heen sent to the vicinity of Ocean Springs.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
FAIL FoR A MILLION.
firm of j. II. Willard & Co. 1s Forced
Into BnukruntcY.

James r. Willard Il Co., of ;5, $50 and
1927 Broadway, New York, Il firm adver-
tised as bankers, brokers and commission
merchants of Philadelphia, Buffalo, Chi
cago. Washington, Toronto, Montreal and
New York, assigned to it's chief boOkkeep-
er, james l.. Starbuck, with preferences
for 100000 to William III. Osterhout of
Ridgeway. Pa. Liabilities were guessed
Mt from 100000 to $1.O0O,OO0.
The firm was organized two years ago.
1t had no rating at Bradstrcet's. The
partners were James II. Willard, various
" recorded as AGA Lake avenu Chicago.
and of kennett, Hopkins & Co., % Broad
way, New York. and A Broadway, New
York, and the brothers Elmer and Jay
Dwiggins, nephews of Zimri Dwiggins,
who founded country banks in Illinois,
Michigan and other States, which nearly
all Went to the wall several years ago.
Willnrd's home is in Chicago. He
was there identified with the firm of John
Dickinson T. Co., who absorbed the Chi.
cagO business of Willard Il Co. He was IL
member of the Chicago Board Of Trade
and the Produce and Consolidated Stock.
and Petroleum Exchanges of New York;
City. The failure of Willard s. Co. was
similar to that of Z. B. Cuthbelt u Co.
A bull market did not suit it's speculative
business. 1t was all one way-the way of
the customer.
The failure of the Dwiggins' interest in,
the firm of ]. P. Willard u Co. recalls
the collapse Of the Columbia National
Bank of Chicago, in 1888, of which Eimri
Dwiggins, uncle of the Eastern operators,
was president. This was the first of the
big banking institutions of the West that
collapsed and the failure of Il number
of smaller institutions in the vicinity of
Illinois vas directly attributed to it. The
Columbia National was capitalized for
$1,OOO,O0O and was nearly that amount
in arrears when its doors closed. Exam
nation of the books showed that only
$4,000 was on hand. The Columbia Ma
tional did an immense correspondence
business with country banks. that were
seriously affected by the failure. Zimri
Dwiggins is now living at Storm Lake,
1NS.o
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Hit BY The HEAT.
Intense Suffering Caused by Torr:dity
of nm Autumnal Month.

1t lacked only ono degree Thursday on
the official thermometer OF the weather
bureau to give Chicago the hottest day
for September i'll twenty-siN years. Cn-
der the deadly rays of the sun the mer-
curry climbed to 81 degrees, and would
have gone farther UP the scale to set II
new mark for the month had it not been
for the kindly Intervention of IL lake
breeze. One death and four prostrations
bear witness to the torridity. Worlimen
were stricken in the midst of their toll
and had to he carried away for succor. .
In the early days of the weather Office
heat in September like that Of Thursday
was unknown. In 1881, with the quar-
ters of the department much nearer the
sidewalk. IL mark of 81 was reached. For
twelve years this was the maximum until
the mercury rose to 90 in 1893. This high
mark was reached in the middle of the day
and with no southeast breeze engaged in
an attempt to discourage the tendency of
the thermometer. Considering the condi-
lions, Thursday might be called the hot
test day of the year in Chicago. Their
mometers nearer the sidewalk than the
top of the Auditorium tower showed 81
and this was the temperature in which
ChicagOans sweltered.
AT Milwaukee there was one case of
heat prostration reported. Miss Annie
S%Ohlncrs. employed i'll the inspecting room
of the Layton Packing Company, way
overcome about noon and was taken to
her home. She may not recover.
The week has been the hottest Scptcm,
Der week Oshkosh (Wis.) has amy record
of. Thermometers Thursday registered
36.
AT Pana, ILL.,, the Government thcrmom
cter registered 1O4 in the shade. Rain i:
needed. Corn in many places is scorcfl
ing.
La Sale. ILL.,. reports the week to have
been the hottest of the season., the .her
moinctcr registering 100 in the shade
Corn is drying n.y. in the fields.
The heat was SO intense in Champaign
H.. that the schools had to be closed
Thursday afternoon. Corn is drying uI
OH the stalks and farmers say much U,
it can never fill out.
AT Valparaiso, Ind. the thermomete.
registered 1O2. Several prostra,ions are
reported. hut none fatal. Throughout the
county the corn is drying up for want OF
rain.
The Government thermometer mt FL.
dora. Iowa, the last ten days has avels
aged 90.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
STRIKERS CAMP NEAR DE ARMIT's NINE.

feet that on the first day Of the trial
there was to be a 9reat surprise for the
police and the State. An attorney of
worldwide fame was to be engaged, and
when "the dogs of police" saw who it
was they would quail with fear. This
as yet unknown lawyer, Luetgert con-
tinued, al to supersede Attorney Vim
cent and then the cast would be properly
conducted.
Attorney Vincent shook with silent
laughter several times during the above
and similar references. He seemed to re-
gard the matter us a huge joke.
Luetgert, whose chances for life were
SO considerably reduced by the introduce
ton Of the letters us evidence, rocked to
and fro in his chair, and occasionally
forced a sickly smile, during the endearing
passages In the letters. He evidently did
not enjoy the public exposition of his
amatory correspondence.
After the letters were all read the re.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
COSTS e MILLIONS.
Coal Strike Proves Expeu.
sive for the Miners,

1t is thought that the miners strike will
soon end. 1t is understood that the na.
tional officials of the miners union are
willing to accept the operators offer of o
compromise at GA cents, an advance OF II
cents, although the strikers wanted GO
cents. The battle has been a costly one
for the strikers, according to estimates
made by their own officials. The strikers
have lost in wages $40, 800, 600. 1t is es.
timated that in the bituminous conl dis
tricts of the country, including Pcnnsyl.
vania, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana, lii.
nois. Iowa and other States, 1000 MIN
We're idle. The average earnings Of the
men is put at $1.4O u day. 1t will take
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
News of Minor Note.

William Moore. n deputy sheriff, killed
seymour Spencer, II miner ut Bear Greek
mines. Kentucky.
In Needles, Ariz.. IA cloudburst did mucb
damage. The water was three foot dcen
in the business streets.
Fircbngs have created a reign of terror
IN big Lick Township and the ncighbor.
ing village of Van Lue. in Hancock Coun.
~, Ohio. Barns. with large quantities
OF wheat, were set on fire and burned
down, and Il house and the wagon factory
were also destroyed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
two years of steady work for the strikers
to recover What they have lost.

two years of steady work for the strikers
to recover What they have lost.
AlthouSh che strikers are by far the
heaviest losers. the operators claim that
they. too. have lost, or rather will lose,
$1,OOO,OOO. The operators say that up to
date they have lost no money, because
they have been able to sell ut fancy prices
immense piles of slack and mine refuse
that is ordinarily wof~A nothing. But
the advance of II cents proposed will re.
suit in their filling a number of large
contracts at a loss, and for this there is
no remedy until new contracts are made.
The operators say there is but 100000
tons yet to be shipped to the lakes under
contract, but they are afraid they will not
be able to get 1t out in time, because there
will be n shortage Of cars juHt as soon m
the miners resume work.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
SIX FIND wAreRy GRAVES.
DISASTROUS Ending of a Detroit Fish.
ing Party,s Trip.

Six men were drowned in Lake st.
Clair Wednesday. The victims Of the
disaster were all from Detroit. A party
of ten young men started for n fishing
trip. When off Wind Mill point they be-
came hilarious. and two who had climb.
ed to the masthead of the cat-rigged yacht
began swaying her to and fro. They
finally rocked her over, and, bcing heays
lily ballasted, she sank like a shot. Tho
two on the masthead and two who werd
sitting forward cast themselves loose. bui
the six who were sitting in the companion
way near the helmsmen went down with
her and were seen no more.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Nebra.ka Lose. Much Corn.

No rain has fallen in Ncbrnsku for u
month. Reports received by the State
Board Of Agriculture from each county
in the State and carefully tnbulated show
that the drought has cost Nebraska very
acarly the whole of its late corn crop,
estimated by the board to be between 49,
50D.OOO and 1OO.OOO, 600 bushels. At
least half of this quantity is conceded to
be beyond relief. However, the hot wealth.
sr mnturcd the early corn crop and 3OO,-
OOO.OO0 bushels of it is beyond danger
from heat or frost.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Told In q Few Linea

Prince Bismarck is suffering from men.
ralgia of the face.
Robert A. Magec, a bachelor farmer
who lives near st. Matthias, Mimi, was
robbed Of $500.
AT the meeting Of the Board Of Direc-
tors of the Oregon Railway and Naviga.
ton Company AL. Mohler was elected
president.
Three tramps who were stealing a ride
were fatally injured in the wreck Of a
St. Louis and San Francisco passenger
train near st. Louis.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
.%LuEToERr's LETTERS.

Missives Which Tend to Establish a
Murder Motive.
When Luctgert, the alleged Chicago
wife murderer, entered Judge Tuthill's
courtroom Tuesday he smiled and nodded
ut the jury, but he failed to extend the
sweep of his ~salutation to the crowd.
The first business taken up was the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17

We <fe inclined to regard the mad AtuL
lah Of Huddah - a holy terror.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1897-11-04

Da Die Wrbsiter IN Der Boumpu1: Su'
cufi.is i'm r6rblihen @uslano bersiis
srildrt babsn. iih elmer iolhsn 2Obnbsr.
abiesuna nidt fiiaen 81 uolen, 1T IS
mubrihsinllh, bob elm Streit ousbres
den ruire. Der 100000 Rsni1sn in
Witleicenidoft Sisbsn mirbe.
Suei @~utsbtfser flrben in Der N1hs
pom &%ittergute auf Der Strase nod
Betlsborf 3bir,useu. oi. srdBlid
p%erniimmel!e 2slhe zines uubefanntsn.
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itelt. mar idtsdlId 5userihtst, Die rcd.
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8isier, Naie uuo Sllru Sstidme,tert;
i'm S'nterfopi 1T Tin sroBss. tieiss Sod
uno On Der rshien Sauo e,ne ilsie 8un.
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n @rt,s beltaftiaier W,bslter uas Tau'
10, ber iid auf benz 6eimpsae bsiano
uno Dem Norber sum Dpisr rel.
Gin irdterlides St,Nsuus
s'iid bat iib in cubauiiten @swGHsrn
suSetragea. Der DGmpfsr Triton slns
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oen Be0en ibren COB.
Dem oericrbeH.n Blu'rn'01is StOr.
lemersNlii fed in y urafteiuiur ri.
Brouiua Beffaler, Al esfcn &rs,ie oas
@ut Nlit geb0tt, Elm E5nfmal erfsbsn.
fur o!eien SUtd iiao bsrsits 1000 Wt.
seicmm'lt. Bel o,eier 4slessnbeit mag
coran er,nnert vereen, eaB Der BeliIds
l.ite B%auernoersin g.. beitlU'isn Bat
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mano BON %. ZOO W. Elm Monument in
Wlnhen 81 erridier. bob nter be
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plos onflr b rSus,b'n.