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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1897-07-10

Tige is only a dog, and "yaller
dog" at that, but his mixed breed has
given him shaggy coat and bushy
tail, and nature has given him deal
more senTe than the man who owns
him stands possessed of, says the Tenn
pie (Texas) correspondent of the
Philadelphia Times.
Tige's master is rancher, so-called,
who lives on rocky little place south
Of here, and who yesterday came to
town bringing bale of cotton on his
ricketty wagon. After disposing Of
the cotton the good-fornothing fellow
straightway proceeded to drink up
the proceeds, and before the day was
far spent he and his money were pretty
far gone.
Toward evening he climbed into the
wagon, perhaps with an idea of going
home, rs he unhitched his shaggy
ponies from the post in front of the
grocery where they had been standing
all day without bite of food or a
drink of water, and only Tige curled
up under the wagon to keep them
company. But, having gotten into
the wagon the man was overcome by
'jag," and fell down on the floor
and went to sleep.
Meantime the poor, starved ponies
began grazing about, picking wisp
of green here and there, till present
ly they got out on the edge of the
town and had climbed up the three
foot of railroad embankment, dragging
the wagon after them and nipping the
grass between the cross-ties. In the
midst of this state of things the north
bound train came around the curve,
bearing straight down upon the wagon,
the engineer blew his whistle, but the
man in the wagon was too far gone to
hear. A Mexican tamale vendor some
distance off saw the danger and ran
down the embankment whistling to
the horses, but they were to hungry
to heed so slight warming.
But there was Tige, the dog, the
ponies faithful friend. Realizing the
danger on the instant, Tige bounded
up the embankment and began bark
ing and biting ut the horses heels
with such persistence that they in
turn set to kicking aud backing down
upon him, all the time getting further
and further out of harms way, till, ;,
just as the train sped by, they had
gotten themselves and their sleeping
master out of the path of it's destruc-
tion.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
SENIOR PlERA.s PREDICTION.
Says the Rebels Will Soon Establish
Their Capital in Cuba.

Says the Rebels Will Soon Establish
Their Capital in Cuba.
Senior Fidcl Piera, secretary of the Cuban
junta, arrived in Cleveland Friday after
noon, enroutc TO Columbus, where he adj
dressed a big mass meeting Saturday even
ing. In conversation with a reporter Mr..
Piera said:
81 have juat received letters from Presi-
dent Cisneros. of the Cuban republic, and
Gen. Gomez.
president Cisneros says that the reports
of his i'll health are all fabrications and
adds: Never while 1 am alive will l con-
sent to cease fighting with only Spuin's
promises as an inducements
"The letter from Gomez read, in part, as
follows:
"'All the stories in which it was stated
that l had proposed TO compromise are lies
of Spanish invention. have not written
Spain or anybody else in regard to the
matter and | never made any such state
ments to anyone
81 can tell you as a sort of state secret
said Senior Piera, 'that it will be only a
few weeks until the insurgents will be in
possession of II of the large and import
ant cities, at which our capital will be es-
tablished.r
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
New York Not i'm Danger.

According to Health Officer Doty there
IS little cause to fear that the bubonic
plague may reach New York. The doctor,
who has just returned from a visit to Egypt,
says that he is satisfied fromthe quarantine
supervision maintained by English officials
at Suez that there is little danger of the
disease passing that point.
"Some surprise IL expressed because
a New Jersey court began and finished
a murder trial in six hours: but why
should it take longer?" asks the Phila-
delphia Ledger. "a murder is commit
ted in a single moment. Surely, enough
witnesses to establish all the factS in
the ease can be examined in a few
hours. and 1t need not take long for a
wise Judge and an intelligent jury to
apply the law to them. There is quite
Is little doubt that substantial Justice
was done when the defendant in this
case was convicted sud sentenced as
there would have been u the New York
practice had been followed. and two or
three weeks consumed ina legal bat
tle,s
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
.IEENLWSO OF THE DAY
SOUTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS IN
CONDENSED FORM.
1t is Probable that the State Treas
urcr will Have a Militia Escort
while Conveying the state Funds
to Pierre.
Militia Escort For Cash.

1t is probable that the state funds, which
the legislature has called for, will be
brought to Pierre under a militia escort.
y large art of the journey will be through
a lonely country, where robbery would be
easy. Within easy reach are many men
vino are to liintents and purposes outlaws.
and who would not hesitate To hold up Il
train which carried so rich Il booty. More
over the passage Of the resolution by the
senate has so extensively advertised the
scheme and the time given MI. Phillips
III which 10 produce the money is so short
that Tie risl: al losing the money is very
great. S,ioull tic train he held mp and
the money lost. The loss would not he on
Mir. Phillips. Judge Moody OF The
abiest lawyers IN the state recently looked
up the ease Thoroughly and advised The
treasurer that provided he used due dill
gcnrc and care lie and his bondsmcn
would be alisoIyei from responsibility in
case Of acrident or loss. The responsible
lily would rest Oh the governor and !e!:is-
lat,ile.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
BLOW AT THE CANAL
GREATER REPUBLIC OF GEN.
TRAt AMERICA PROTESTS.
Senator Morgan Declares the Letter
Presented in the Senate as the Bill
Was Abont TO 8c Voted On Was
Inspired by Great Britain.
\ BLOW a. the Cannl.

Tho national senate session Friday de-
veloped three distinct sensations. The
most important of these was the pvesenta-
ton by senator Sherman of II letter from
Minister l'olorigucz, the representative of
the Greater Republic of Central America
(incluJing Nicaraeua), in effect protesting
against the execution of the Nicaraguan
canal projcct1,ry the United States, under
the concession granted In 1855 TO the
Nicaragnan Canal Company. AS the bill
for this purpose was about TO he voted
on by the senate the appearance
of the letter created CONSERVATION
among lis friends. Senator Morgan, its
chief supporter, at once declared that the
letter was inspired by Great Britain, who
sought TO drive the United States from the
istlllnus by using the Central Americans as
aca,spaw. lie asserted that Minister Rod
eriguez had come here to execute such Il
plan and that it was an open threat against
American central Of the canal. The de
bate was very earnest and The letter made
q profound impression on the senators.
Senator Villas declared that it struck Il
death blow to the canal project proposed
by the pending bill.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29

Bill Aims at the TRUSTS

The most important bill introduced in
the Minnesota legislature so far, is tho enc
introduced by Senator Sllcehan, aimed at
the trusts. The measure declares every
form of agreement. combine, trust. cen
tract or arrangement calculated to lessen
competition in mercantile tradcor manu-
featuring, shall be declared unlawful! and
:oid. Managers of trusts are subject TO
fines of not less than 500 nor more than
$4,000, or Imprisonment in the state prison
from one 10 five years, In the discretion of
fhn court
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
~3RADSTREET'S REVIEW.
Increased Demand for Wool an Yin.
couraging Feature.

increased Demand for Wool an En-.
c~ouraging Feature.
Bradstreet's says: The most encour-
aging feature Of the trade situation this
week is the increased demand from manu-
facturers for wool. The decision of print
cloth manufacturer to curtail the output
will emphasize recent sales of the heavy
surplus stock and promises y better market.
To these may be added the increase in the
volume Of domestic bank clcarings, Il gen.
eral stcadiness of the prices and the health
fulness of genera! trade in almost all de-
%partlncnts. Demand is Increasing in al
most all lines with few exceptions, although
very slowly.
Prices appear to include few, if any, that
are higher than a week ago, while flour,
wheat. corn, lard, crude petroleum, tin,
Bessemcr pig iron and steel bil!cts are
lower. Wool remains firm at practically
unchanged prices. Leather is also firm
and unchanged, as are lumber. cotton, print
cloths, pork. coffee and sugar.
Exports of wheat flour included as
wlleat) from both coasts of the United
States this week tSt. John, n. b.. ~includcdl
amount TO 1916. 7O6 bushels, as compared
with 2,94S,00O bushels last week. Exports
Of Indian corn this week amount to $500
322 bushels, compared with 3,157 600 bush.
els last week.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
POOL 10000 ACRES.
Monster Colonization Scheme |!
Projected in California.

Projected in California.
Some fifteen large land owners in the up
per Sacramento Valley, are pressing TO
completion IL big colonization scheme they
have been considering the past seven OF
eight months. 1t is their intention 10 pat
200,000 acres of land into Il pool. 50 To
speak. by organiainsa joint stock company
ami issuing shares in proportion to the APP
praised value of The land pooled. pgac-
tically all the land involved has been ap-
praised.
Tho next step is to agree upon the in
corporation of il company and the number
OF shares that shall be issued. Ten thou
sand acres are to be divided into 40. 20 and
100 acres for farms. On fifty or sixty of
these farms frame dwellings and barns
will be erected and agents will he sent east
to induce farmers in the Mississippi and
Ohio valleys, and through Kansas, Ne
braska IL the Dakotas to co1ne out and
settle % these small homes.
When the people from the cast take up
the farms az legitimate settlers they will
be given the land at very low prices on a
long time contract, at a reasonable rate of
interest.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
COULDN'TS
DEs MONIES BANK FORCED TO
CLOSE ITS DOORS.
Over Half Million Dollars on Dc
posi,-Less Tllnn II Thousand in
the Vaults When the Assignment
Was Nade-O,hc.. items.
Couldn't Stand a Hun.

At 1880 Thursday the German Savings
Bank al iDcs Moincs closed AM! assigned
10 Henry L. Blackburn, cashier. The
Clearing House Association made an OK
animation Wednesday night and con-
clu,scl that ii was not in shape to warrant
an extension of assistance. The bank had
been involved III several recen, failurcsan and
had loaned too close.
The statement given out shows S5o.0al
capital, $5io,n30 ~ie,osits ana &,5l 900 assets,
and il is stated t.ic bank will pay in full.
but the capita. sinrk will Ia, vince! ont and
assessments VIII Lave 10 be made. The
hans opened Thursday morning with only
$5,D9o cash. n ran began at once, and
when William Masson presented a%cleci
for $1,000 ii.crc WAS not cnough money 10
ray il. so The doors were closed.
The Clearing House Association has
plenty of money om hand. aud all the other
banks will be taken care vi. There have
been considerable Withdrawals from some
of the other Institutions, bat ihe situation
il NOT serious.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
ALABAMA TRAIN ROBBERY.
Southern Express Field Up Near
HS.IN s;tut:on.

s;cIitllcsn Express fic.d Up Near
Berry Station.
For the second time within a month three
unknown masked men held up train No.
81 OF the Southern Railway near Berry
STATION. seventy miles west of Biriling-
ham, and robbed the Southern Express
%Conlpany's ear. Train No. 80 left Dir
miMgiiam at 4 O'Clock Thursday afternoon
for G%reenville, Miss. Asst pulled out from
berry, which is Il small place III the widest
section of Alabama, IL masked man heavily
armed climbed into the engine cab and
presenting his receivers al The engineer
and fireman ordered them to obey his COM
,nan,tsa al The peril ofileirlivrs. Nttlicsame
time w ether masked robbers boarded the
forward platform oftlie eNprcsscar When
the train reached Il secluded spot near
North River. three miles from Berry. it was
halted. The engineer and fireman were
ordered back to the express car. where the
two other robbers We're in waiting. Under
the direction of the outlaws Tie express
doors were broken open by the engineer
and fireman and pistols thrust into Mcssen-
ger Wards face. His safe keys were Sc
cured and the local safe was robbed of its
contents, which the express officials say
amounted to $50.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
A New Creamery.

The .raamery project has been agitating
The minds of the farmers about Alexandria
for the past mon.hand has finally material
lied. Il meeting of the subscribers IVES
held and the following list of officers
elected: President, II. w. Goodrich: see
rotary, n. Armed; treasurer, +. b. Lloyd;
directors, w. Slade, Il. Kenepper, II. Gin
giles, A. Neuppcrt, p. Densyeau. The
plant complete will be furnished by the
Fargo Company of Lake Mills, Wis, and
will cost $1,000. Ii is thought with the
establishing of three or four stations, the
patronage of 1900 cows can he secured
from the start.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
OFFER FOR UNION PACIFIC.
New York Syndicate willing to Give
S45,OOO,Ooo for the Road.

Si5,OOO,OOO FOL the Road.
The most detinate information yet
made public concerning the pos
sihle fate of the Union Pacific sys-
tom since the failure of the funding
bill is being discussed in Omaha railroad
circles. II grows out of the departure of
j. n. III. Patiick of Omaha, and other gov
crnmc!it directors and officials of the Cn-
ion Pacific for New York, where a special
session of the Union Pacific government
directors will be held to consider an offer
made by the New York syndicate which is
behind the reorganization committee for
the purchase of tile Union Pacific lines on
which the government mortgage rests.
That syndicate has madcan offer of 81. DGG-
oo0 cash for this part of the great system.
This includes the line from Omaha to Og-
den and the linefrom Kansas City TO Denver
and the terminals Of those two interests.
of this amount comes ,le mortgage,
which will leave the government something
like $ii 01G.OG0 as its share.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
M'RUe;H OPPOSED.
Thurs.on and Alien Fighting His
Confirmation.

T!,Mrs.on and Alien Fighting His
Confirmation.
Senator Thurston of Nebraska is very
much incelscd o,cr tie action of j. NJ.
Woolworih, president of the American Bar
Association, in lobbying in the interest of
Judge Mcilugli. recently nominated! 10 size
ceed Judge DuNiy on the district court
ocncl, for The district of Nebraska. Mr.
Tlnlrston is opposing Mcl!ugh with
all his power. He declares that Me-
Hugh is a representative OF the
Burlington and Missouri Railway interests,
and THAI the people of Nebraska are de-
tcrmincsl that there shall be some one on
The bench in Judge Dnndy's place who
will have more interest in the peoples
;llairs than those of the railroad. Inas-
Mucii is senator Allen is rs vigorous in his
opposition To The confirmation of Mc!!i.h
as is senator Tiiurston. it is highly prob
able that there will lie no confirmation
during the present session.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
SOLD ATTACK or cusaMs.
Railroad Train Held Up ana Span
isl, ONlcia,s Captured.

Railroad Train Held Up and Span
isl. OMlcia,s Captured.
There WAS great CONSERVATION in Havana
az the 2lst when the report gained cur
rency that tine insurgents had hanged
Scnor Serrano, Il lieutenant colonel on the
staff OF Gen. Wcyler, thirteen officers and
many Passengers. al Guanabacoa. \. train
WAS d~erailcs near the switch at Cambutc.
II seems that ti!e ins,Tgentcoionrl. .Aaran-
"ucron, with 1870 cavalry, had laid obstruc-
tons on the rails, which threw the train off
the track. The Insurgents captured two
captains and eleven other officers, all un-
armed, four soldiers, the second chief of
the municipal police of Havana, who was
returning home, the engineer and fireman
AND three employees OF the road. The rebels
Immediately SET about plundering and de-
spelling the passengers of their money and
icwclry. They set at liberty all excepting
TIE officers and railroad employees.
The insurgents then carried their prs
oners by a forced march To Il farm near
.%laruco, where they hanged Lieut.. Ber-
nardo Banos, Il native Cuban, for serving
Spain. Lieut.. Ricardo B|ctancourt, also q
Cuban, was saved on account of The fact
that lie was a FREUD of Aranguercn before
tie war. All of the rest were liberated
and returned to Havana.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
STUCK HIS FOOT INTO 1T.
County Treasurer Did Not Coilcc

County Treasurer Did Not Collect
Observation-Disclosures Are Ainenah,e.
There is Il dcci,icd controversy mon
the county commissioners at Yaniton in
regard 10 the WAY ID. T.. Lloyd. the retiring
equity treasurer, lett the finances. III APP
pears that Mr.. Lloyd made no attempt To
collect personal property taxes. and those
recorded as paid were Voluntarily offered.
AS a result of this neglect To collect, there
is now upon the books of the treasurer
something like Sl1. 000 against taxpayers of
IaGkton County. III is il we'll known fact
that Il Law was passed in 1891. and now
stands n record upon Il statute books
requiring county treasurers to collect.
by distress if necessary. all per-
sonal taxes. When asked by the
board as 10 why lie had done so.
Mr.. Lloyd replied that to make these col
%lections it would necessarily entail Il good
deal of expense, and as the law made 10
provision for recompcnsing him for this
extra expense. he had allowed it to 60 by
default. The county attorney advised the
board thai the t%reasurer's bondsmen can
be held responsible for his performance of
this duty and they have not accepted his
final report, released him or his bondsmen,
and will not until some satisfactory add
justment of the matter is made. IL is
probable the case will be taken into the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
Clicked H., a Bean.

A little girl belonging 20 Even johnson,
who lives near Wcsiervillc. Clay County,.
was clloEed TO death by Il bean which be-
come lodged in her throat. The child had
started Ia so up into the sccontl story of.
the house contrary 10 the wish % 1T. father.
Mr. johnson seized the little girl and i'm
the struggle that resulted the little child
WAS choked 10 death. The grief of the
parents is very deem.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
81" ROAD REcE!vERsH.P.
Metropolitan Elevated of Chicago
Defaults on Interest.

Defaults on Interest.
The Metropolitan West Side Elevated
Railroad of Chicago is in the hands of Il re-
celVer. The bill 10 forcclOse the MORTGAGE
protecting the issue of Sl5, OoO,0o0 of bonds
was filed in the federal court and Judge
Showaltcr appointed Dickson Mc4Alcs,er,
the chief engineer of the road, as the re-
celver. The bill was brought by Adrian
lse!in, Jr., and Geo. G.. Haven. of New
York, 10 whom Tie bond mortgage, as
trustees, was made by the company
ON August 1, 1892. The bill was
a simple statement of a default in
payment of q portion of last Auwust's in
tcrest account and the charge that the road
would be unable TO meet The February in
tcrest. The answer Of TIN road admitted
the charge of being So, 900 in default ON
the August interest aud unable to pay the
February interest due in Il few days.
Tho failure of the road 10 meet lis bonded
interests had been known TO the financial
public for some time and the proceedings.
while unexpected, created no surprise. An
effort has been on foo. for some time looH-
ing TO the extension OF the bone! Issue IN
order 10 tide over the affairs of The com
pany, but ii has been unsuccessful.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
Yank:on to Have Hccr.

The Val Blatz Brewing company of Mil
waukee have submitted plans and speciii-
cations to the architects al Yankton for
the construction OF IL large building To be
used It's a distributing station with bottling
works Ill connection, to be located there.
VI is quite probable that work upon The
building will he commenced at once in or
der to be ready for business the coming
season. and that the company will put in IL
iarSc amount OF ice for use in its business.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
The Coffee War.

The legal battle over the Woolson Spice
Company began in the common pleas court
at Toledo Friday, Judge Morris presiding.
The morning session was consumed in read
ing the original petition of the .Arbuckles
asking for a receiver for the Woo!son Com
pany, the answer of the latter. and their
demurrer. The afternoon session was de-
voted to arguments on the general de-
murrer. Over sixty witnesses will be
called.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
New Scheme OF Huntinr,on.s.

ii is stated that Coils p. Huntington has
a corps of engineers in the field makingu
preliminary survey for Il railway from the
port of Alvarado, south of Vera Cruz.
Mexico. to the port of Salina Cruz. OH the
Pacific coast. and that if he can secure an
advantageous route he will ask the gov
ernment for a concession for operating Tie
line in connection With the Pacific Mail
steamers, thus doing away with the rana-
ma route.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29

Yunkton TO ne Yen,ti,,c..

AT Il meeting AT Yanston q committee
which had been appointed previously,
ana which was styled IL Legislative COM
Mittee, !" reported in favor of drafting ~ bill
to he presented to the Legislature, providing
for the construction of IL sewer from the
insane hospital through the north part of
the city to the Missouri River. The sewer
which it will ask the state TO construct
would be $4,000 feet. OF about four miles in
length. ard would cost in the neighbor.
hood of $50. 900.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
Lost Roth His Hands.

The Sioux Falls hospital was, on Thurs
day, the scene of perhaps the most import
ant operation since its institution three
years ago. The surgical operation OF re-
moving both hands and portions of the
feet of the poor fellow, Tom Pomeroy, who
was found north of that town completely
disabled after the recent storm, of which
mention has been made, was successfully
performed and hopes are entertained of the
eventual restoration OF this unfortunate
person to normal health.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
Weylcr's Progress.

Capt. Gen. Wcylcr arrived at San Jose
de Lajas in Havana province Thursday.
To celebrate the kings saint day, which
occurs January %, those who have been
arrested for rebellion and who are not
charged with other serious crimes. will he
set Mt liberty. This indulgence, however,
is to be limited in its application to the
province of Pinar del Rio.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-29
FRISCO APPEALS TO CONGRESS
Urges the Passage of the Nicaragua
Cana: Bill.

SkItiSs keIlls
AT Nicaraguan meeting called by the
chamber of commerce of San Francisco Il
memorial was adopted by which congress
is asked to pass the present Nicaraguan
canal hill, 'thus providing our country and
commercial world Il waterway between the
two great oceans for the benefit of all, with
low tolls and without discrimination"
The memorial continues: s'We also ell
treat that this bcneticent work shall re-
main under the control of the government
of the United Statcs-an American canal
under American control. For many years
our government has promised us this leg
i~slation. and meanwhile our Pacific coast
has suffered arrested development from
the want of cheap transportation for the
products of our soil and industry"