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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
THE NEWS OF THE DAY
SOUTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS IN.
CONDENSED FORM.
Mysterious Death or w. f. Adams
of Hot Springs on u Railroad
Train It's acknowledgements Jury
Declares the Man Was Murdered

DIR. Adams Murdered i'm Kentucky
The mysterious murder Of DIR. w. E.
Adams Of Hot Springs in u Louisville,
Henderson and st. Louis railway coach
near Henderson, n.y., continues to puzzle
tile police ut tile latter city. a post
Mortem examination was made by physi-
clans at the instance of the %c0roner's jury.
ADMINISTRATION proved beyond d0ubtthat
Dr. Adams was murdered. At the base of
his brain, directly under a depression in
his skull. was found a dark mas of clOtted
blood. The surgeons gave it as their Opin.
lon that the clOt was caused by q blow ON
the back of DR.. Adams head from some
heavy, blunt instrument, such as O sand.
bag o. slung shot.
The c%oroner's jury returned a verdict as
follows:
I'VE Of the jury find the dead body now
before US to be that. of DIR. w. f.. Adams of
Hot Springs, S. d., and that he came to his
death az the result of a blow from a heavy,
blunt instrument in the hands of some per-
son or persons unknown to this jury
The police are working on the theory
that DIR. Adams was knocked senseless and
robbed while the coach was in Evansville
ON tile side track, OF while walking about
the depot. He was a man of distinguished
bearing and bore every indication of wealth
and refinement. 1t is known that he had
considerable money, besides "a watch and
other jewclry. Nothing of this character
was found OF his body.
II remains were taken to Bonneville.
Ind, i'm charge of the dead mans uncle,
DIR. ID. A. DeEorest of that CITY.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24

Novel Exhibit for Omaha Exposition
One of the attractions at the Trans Mis-
sissippi Exposition will be a miniature re-.
production of a gold mine. The origina-
tor of the scheme is Col. Richard Lee Of
Rapid City, who has made a fortune at
mining. He is an old soldier and plans to
give a certain per cent. Of the proceeds de-
rived from the entrance fees to the mine to
the establishment Of q soldiers home.
The mine is to I've in the shape of a noun
tain covered with stones and rocks from,
the Black Hills, and will cover nearly an
acre of ground. A drift will extend into
the mountain side lO feet, at the end Of
which there will he a shaft down into the
ground with drifts extending in different
directions at the bottom. T:,e plan, ic
carried out, will he expensive, but profit
able in the end, amt will he an attractive
feature at the fair.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24
RgoFlELo HAS A eAp FIRs.
One Life Lost aud Over $25 600
Worth of Damage Done.

Probably the worst fire that has visited
Redfield during its existence started from.
a gasoline stove ON Wednesday morning
in the lodgers' rooms of the Anderson.
brick block. So quickly did the flames
spread that in two hours the entire block
was consumed. I.odgers up stairs escaped
from the building with portions of their
goods. The fire started in Il room occupied
by Howard Williams and wife. Mr.. Will
Jams was terribly burned and died during
the afternoon. His wife was seriously but
not fatally injured.
The loss of the block and contents is
estimated at $4,000. The opera house and
contents are a complete loss. DR.. Board-
man, dentist, lost all his office effects. A.
w. BRENNAN, dry goods and groceries.
lost almost his entire stock.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24

q Famine at White Lakc.
There is an ice famine at White Lake
and all the supply needed has to IN.
shipped from Cham berlain,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-24

Take $SO.OoO.0OO Chinese Bonds
The Tooley-Jameson syndicate has con-
cluded negotiations by which it will take
up $8o,00O,09 of the 5 per cent. bonds
which the Chinese government will issue.
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mains mentioned above he examined por-
tions of another body that had been taken
TO Whitsett's morgue There was absolute
Portions of the body were missing.
CONFUSION AS TO THE BODIES.
There seems to be some doubt about the
Identification of Charles Yountzs body. and
it is possible that it is his body which is at
Whitsett's morgue. The remains that were
identified as his were identified by a pair
of wire sleeve holders. Richard Cruise,
lad sixteen years old, son of Jacob Cruise,
says that he was with John Porter. eigh-
teen years old, just a moment or two be-
fore the explosion in the grocery store.
Young Cruise saw Porter enter the store.
He was assisting the others in carrying out
the groceries. The Cruise lad says that
Porter wore a pair of wire holders on MS
shirt sleeves This is corroborated by Rich
ard Porter, father of John. He says that
his son drove to Broad Ripple in cart a
short time before the fire. After the SIX
bodies were taken out young Porter was
still missing, and his father belleved that
the body that had the. sleeve holders on
its arms was that of his son. If this is
true the information given the coroner was
incorrect, and it may be that the Dody at
Whitsetts is that of Yountz. Jonn Porter
horse and cart were still standing where
he had left them when his father TAXED
to a Journal reporter. The elder Porter
was compelled to believe that ms son Was
of the dead and that the body that mad
sleeve holders on the arms was that OF MS
boy. - 9
the first explosion and subsequent flre. He
was seen by Drs McShane and Brayton.
He was in the care of Drs. Light and Croft,
of Broad Ripple, badly burned about the
face and hands, but will recover. Mr..
Watts did not know whether the second ex-
plosion was due to gunpowder or to gas
The side walls of the grocery were blown
across the street, and the upper story, with
the Odd Fellows Hall and the roof, fell to
the basement, pinioning to the floor those
who were examining the goods.
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could not be responsible for the expense.
He was given to understand that he could
not have the use CT railroad rolling stock,
no matter how urgent the necessity. I'M
less some one guaranteed the expenses.
Chief Barrett, considerably disguised at
such sordidness at such a time. started for
a long distance telephone. keeping his men
with the apparatus at the depot. He called
up Broad Ripple and after some delay To-
Gated Captain Quigley, TO whom he ex-
planned that some one would have to guar
antee the railroad company against any
financial expense before special would be
sent to the suburb less than ten miles
away. Captain Quigley told the chief that
re would have the town officials telegraph
the railroad that 1t would lose nothing.
The chief returned to the depot. 1t was
about 1:15 or 1920 o'clock before the cars
were got in place, the railroad officials ex-
When Broad Ripple was reached there were
no facilities for unloading the department
horses from the box car and the engine
and hose wagon had TO be handled by hand.
The six bodies, burned and charred beyond
recognition had already been taken from
the cauldrcn-like ruins. but it was believed
that others were still in the debris and
over the canal two blocks away, two
streams of water were thrown into the
ruins. 1t was en- hour before the cinderS
had cooled off enough for men with Shovels
TO venture between the foundation walls.
But for the daley in getting the apparatus
to Broad Ripple the bodies could have been
taken out before they were so nearly con-
sumed. and friends and relatives would
have been able to identify their dead with
p-essions about the cupidity of the railroad
were bitter,
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Elsewhere.

CHICAGO. Sept. 4--There was the usual Sat.
IL ea ian eS Of the
day prices prevailing in the majority of cases.
and the proportion OF choice natured beeves has
decreased. there being great many thin stockerss
on the market BY drought in different sections.
terday top prices could not be obtained and light
weights We're decidedly lower. Sales were at S. so
butchers and mixed ot With Choice SH io assorted
Light at $4S5Q4.45 The bulk of the hogs sold for
The market for sheep and lambs was steady,
city slaushterers. Sheep sold at an extreme range
of $2d425 for culls to prime natives, Western
selling at ss.s5@S S. Lambs sold at s4.5oa515 for
Westerns and at 80 2Og5 90 for good to extra ma
sheep and lambs are expected next week ooo
ST. LOUIS, Sept 4.-Cattle-Receipts 1000;
shipments, LOCO market steady. but at lower
rance E fair 7 e fancy g Shipping steers 2@5d b
top grade would sell at 1913; dressed beef and
UNDER looS pounds Si1 g. BULK ss sS;
eo%s and 1 hefr 6a o. e1k at
Gadnns LOWS G g 8 bulls s2as al Texas and
and 1'1 heifeTs, g. o@$25 OOiN at S''O@ cows
Hogsm logs 5000; shipments, 1000 g. Market
s q lG%sr light 'z'a4s'' mixed s4q4'o heavy
dull but steady native sH mutons stoeS
ers, s2.5o@s; lambs, S35OQ5.25.
I FAST sal LI 81 Sept .o9 G R steady
and cows, s2@S.75; veal calves, ,$650Q7.
HOGS SLOW ana lower; prime light workers. ana
pigs A.c0Q465 best medium, s455Q4.60 60; grassers
and stY H91oI $4.4O@44o heavy $44OQ4.45;
Sheep steady: choice. a. 10@415 common, So 80
q340 choice lambs, So 10d5.35; common to good
lambs S4Gi5.
NEW YORK, Sept. -Beeves-Receipts 4O2.
European cables quote American steers at 1094aD
NE; refrigerator beef, S12@Sc. Exports, 1881
beeves 20 sheep and $3.50 quarters of beef. Calves
.Fssefeptss l. 20; yeals $5@725 grassers and but
Hogs@Receipts, s,O87. Market lower at $4,000
AIS.
Sheep and I.ambs-Recepts, 2,175. Sheep, 1926
G425 lambs, S5.50Q6.75.
EAST BUFFALO, Sept 4.-Cattle steady.
Hogs-Yorkers, good to choice, S4.5Od4.55;
roughs common to good IS. 65@SSO pigs, good to
choice, $4.50G4.55
Sheep and Lambs-Lambs, good TO extra choice,
S. 7506; culls to fair S4.75d5 sheep, choice to
selected wethers A406D4.5O; culls and common.
S2.50Gt3.75
KANSAS CITY. Sent. Cattle--Receipts, 1900.
Market steady, with only retail trade.
PACKERS. s494.15; mixed, S410d4.2O: lights, S414.2O;
Workers S4.15d420; pigs. $3.5094.15.
Sheep-Receipts, 500. Market firm; lambs, $27
as; muttons, So 25@3.65.
LOUISVILLE, Sept. 3.-Cattle-Receipts, so.
Market slow and unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts, H. Market steady and
changed.
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts none. Market slow.
with no change.
CINCINNATI Sept. 4.-Cattle steady at $3.50
5.25.
Hogs steady at 49, 6Oa45O
Sheep stronger at $2Q375: lambs strong at 1915
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LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
A Week of satisfactory Trade, with
strong Prices Prevailing.

The week closing with Sept. gave evidence
that the merchants of this country are to have a
very satisfactory autumn trade Travelling sales
men who came in Friday and Saturday report
everything favorable for good business the next
few months. Stocks low money more plenti-
full than for years and more crops to sell.
Everything the farmer handles brings money
than it did last year and as a result they have
paid their bills and the retail merchants are ex-
perencng much easier times. Prices in all lines
are hardening with each week, although not many
sharp advances have been made. During the
week there were advances in dry goods drugs
groceries and eggs. Poultry declined &c The
provision market is in stronger position and hay
AID -four markets unsettled. On Commission row
business Friday and Saturday showed some
improvement. but in the vegetable line the market
is now largely supplied by home producers Seed
Merchants report some improvement with firm
The week in the local grain market was not as
active as the preceding Receipts of wheat in
We're rot as heavy Local dealers are liberal buy
erS Of eereels on track ia at Che following bids
TENDER. s5c; wagon wheat 93c.
White Sic " Mo- wSte go e wniiS No. SAe wb Mo
mixed. sei4c; No. 3 white mixed, sOl4c: No
low. Sole No Yellow. 2ii4c; No mixed Sole ies:
No. mixed. SOlc No mixed. exc; ear corn,
6 OATS 9s. white nc No. white. 2lc; No.
lnspections-Whea No, red. ] car; unmer-
cars. Corn: No. , vhite, I6 cars; No. 3 yellow
NG g mined 10 ro esaaPlishsd grade total
Poultry and other Produce.
prices paid by snlppers)
poultry-Hens. 6lzc, springs. elsQ7c: cocks. Sc;
ben turkeys, &c, toms, &C. ducks &C. geese
40e for fun feathered; Coo for plucked.
Butter-CountTy. choice &C. mixed, &c.
Eggs-Strictiy fresh IiQ12e.
Eeathers-Prime geese. soc per ID prime duck
10fIllc Per h.
Deeswax-3oc for yellow. 25c for dark
Honey I26t &c per H.
WOOi-Medtum, unWashed, l5c: fine merino. nm
washed: lemllc; tuh-washed. 2o925c bury and
unmerchantab bic. &c less.
HIDES. TALI.oW. ETC
Green-falted Hides--No. l. sac. No q 7&c. No
calf. l0c No. calf, Size.
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his experience: II went over to Gresh's
grocery as soon as / heard the first explo-
sion, and began to help remove the stock.
| had taken hold of a barrel partly tlled
with sugar and had rolled II out of the
door and was just about to step off the
porch with it when the second explosion
occurred. l was hurled to the ground and
before / could arise the front wall had fail-
en- upon me. 1 tried to extricate myself
from the ruins but something seemed 10
hold me under. The barrel of sugar which
| had been rolling was the only thing that
saved my life, for it kept the weight OF
the walls from falling squarely upon me.
Mr.. Mayer, the father of the two young
swimmers who are at the park, saw me be-
meath the walls and came to my assistance.
He first caught hold of my leg and tried
to pull me out, but was obliged to take
the weight off of the timbers before
he could accomplish it. The shock came so
sudden that | could not tell anyone how
it happened. Mr. Mayer brought me home
and DR.. Light dressed my injuries, and
here | have been ever since. / am very
thankful that l am alive and know that
that barrel of sugar was the only thing
that saved me from being crushed to
DEATH"
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DELAY OF FIRE DEPARTMENT.
MonOn OmciaI Wanted Pay for the
Train Guaranteed.


AS soon as it was found that the ap-
paratus of the volunteer fire department
was practically useless on account of the
impossibility to get water someone tele-
phoned to the Indianapolis fire depart
ment. Ex-Chief Webster talked to the man.
directing him to have the Broad Ripple
town authorities telegraph the Monon Com
pany to get a fiat and box car in the
South New Jersey-street yards The man
talking to Chief Barrett seemed to be so
excited that he could not get the instruc-
lions in his mind clearly. The chief or
dered No. As engine and No. lis hose
wagon to the freight depot There was
some delay in getting the cars placed and
before the apparatus was loaded an agent
of the company informed the chief that a
telegram had just been received from the
the fire department need rot send appar-
atus, as the fire was under control and its
presence was not needed. Chief Barrett
then returned his men to their houses.
After reaching headquarters he was called
up from Broad Ripple by Police Captain
Cuigley who asked why the apparatus was
not sent Chief Barrett explained about
the telegram that had been received from
the station agent.
Captain Quigley then told the chief that
81 number of bodies were in the ruins and
that 1t was necessary to have the apparatus
in order to throw water to get the ruins
cooled down so that men could work get
tirg out the bodies. Chief Barrett again
ordered the apparatus to the depot. 1t
reached the depot the second time at 1905
O'Clock. Chief Barrett explained the situa-
ton 10 one of the agents The man said
he would see about It," Going to the tele-
phone he called up one OF the officials of
the road. In moment or two he turned
around to the CHIEF and said:
gay for IT.?
Chief Barrett replied that he did not
know. He said. however that the city
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They are telling a good story on my
friend, the grocer. next door, The other
day a woman came in and said: Il want
two dozen hens eggs They must all be
egges laid by black hens
The grocer said: Madam, i am willing
to accommodate you, but you have got the
best of me this time. | don't know how to
tell the eggs of a black hen from those of
speckled or white one
Said she: Il can tell the difference
mighty quick"
IF that is So madam, will you kindly
pick out the eggs for yourself?"
She did So and when the two dozen were
counted into her basket the grocer looked
at them and said suggestively: We'll
madam, 1t seems as though the black hens
laid all the big eggs"
them"
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CAUSE OF FIRST EXPLOSION.
Story of Emsley Johnson. Man Who
Furnished the Match.


Emsley Johnson who lives near Old Au-
gusta, and who was working with Edgar
Watts in the drug store at the time of the
first explosion. was badly burned about the
face and hands He gave the following ac-
count of the first explosion. which wrecked
the drug store and set fire to Gresh's store
next door:
81 was with Edgar Watts in dark room
in the drug store at the time of the first
explosion, and / suppose we were unwit-
tingly the cause of it. had just bought me
a kodak and had taken several pictures
with the apparatus. which was new to me.
had never done anything with photo
graphs before and Mr.. Watts was giving
me- instructions in developing films. We
were in little dark room under the stair
way in the drug store. We had cut off two
films and these we were about to develop.
The little lamp we were using went out
from some cause or other, and Watts asked
me If | had match. / told him that l
had, and he told me to relight the lamp.
While fumbling in my. pocket to find q
match, the atmosphere in the room seemed
to grow very heavy and | found it diff
cult to get good breath. / struck tho
match and in an instant we were enveioped
in bluish flame. there was deafening
roar in my ears and / was hurled violently
to the floor. AS soon as / regained the
use of my senses. l began looking for
way to escape. The stairway had fallen
down, but under portion of it / saw light
and Immediately crawfed under the stair
way and made my way out of the window
through which the light came. Fortunately
for me the window opened upon the street.
l had seen nothing of Mr.. Watts after the
explosion, but when l stepped into the
street / saw him walking about in dazed
sort of manner. / assisted him home,
where DR.. Grof dressed our wounds. No,
we were not using explosive chemicals
when the accident occurred. We were us
ing phosphate of soda and Eastman's de-
veloping powder, and these were In a vat
of water which we used for a bath for the
films Neither of the ingredients are ex-
nlOsiVe"
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After the drug store explosion. calls be-
gan coming to the city for help from the
police, fire and Dispensary forces. Among
the first to arrive were superintendent
Bell and Drs. Marker, Trenary and Nc
Chesney, of the City Dispensary, VINO
came on the scene at 1915 on their wheels.
Drs Eardman, eager and Thomas. of the
Dispensary force, went out in a hack. DR..
Ferguson, superintendent of the City Hos
pital with Drs. Ritter and Wheeler came
out in the city ambulance. DR.. Ferguson
took general charge of the work of recov-
ering the bodies. Among the Broad Rip
pie physicians who assisted were Drs. Ball,
Light and Croft.
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SAVED BY A BARREL OF SUGAR.
1t Was All that Remained between
samuel KeIsO and Death.

Samuel Kelso, aged about fifty-five years
lives about two blocks east of where the
disaster occurred and was injured bv the
second explosion. He was cut about the
head. his right hip was bruised and his
back was lacerated, being literally covered
with small cuts and appeared as if it had
been shot full of fine glass Lying on a
lounge at his home he told this story OF
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ovnersbip OF the BuiIdinu..

The Odd Fellows building was owned
jointly by NJ. O'Connor 81 Co. of this city.
and the suburban lodge. There was 1880
insurance on the building, and $700 on the
lodge furniture and fixtures, most of which
were destroyed Coe & Roach had 500 in
surance placed on the drug store building
and $1OG0 on the stock.
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NEW YORK, Sept. 4-The World prints
a dispatch from Northeast Harbor. Me-,
saying that Seth Low, who has accepted
the Citizens Union nomination for mayor
for Greater New York has announced that
he will resign the presidency of Columbia
University at the first meeting Of the board
oktrustees of that institution.
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LIVE STOCK.

Grease White zNc: yellow. 2Nc: brown. PIC.
Tallow-No /, &c. No. q 2ikc.
Bones-Dry s124lS per ton.
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Cattle Neutrality-suspicious. Active at
Previous Prices-Sheep Strong.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 4.-Cattle- Receipts
light: shipments none. The supply was light and
the market UNCHANGED from Yesterday
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SIX CHARRED BODIES.


brothers, Emsley Johnson and Edgar f:
Watts's little boy to escape the crowd
turned its attention to surrounding build
trcrc
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-19
NOTES ENCOURAGING FEATURES.

Bradstreet's Says Tint Things Mercantile
Are Decidedly Looking Up.
New York. June 19.-Bradstreet'ssay
There are encouraging features In the
general trade situation this week, the
most conspicuous Of which is increasing
orders for staple goods for fall delivery
In a few lines. notably clothing, which
at Chicago. Baltimore and few other
centers promise to exceed the movement
OF q year ago. The most cheerful feel
fngeemong manufacturers of iron and
steel is based In part upon expectations
Of a revival in demand.
Vhe repeatedly announced improve
ment in iron ard steel this week rests. in
addition to this, upon large transactions
IN southern forge at Birmingham and
increased strength in the iron ore mar
ket- encouragement Is also. derived
from the advance in raw cotton and of
1-16 on print cloths, which marks a re.
action from the lowest price everreached.
Prices :his week did not carry out last
weeks promise Of general advance.
There are lower quotations for tea and
coffee, flour. wheat and oats, Bessemer
pig and for steel biilets.
There are 226 business failures report
ed throughout the United States this
week, 30 less than last week, 80 fewer
than in the week one year ago, less
than In the like week Of 1895, 81 more
than tn the corresponding week of 1894
and 134 less than in the like week of
1893. There are "a business failures re-
ported from the Dominion of Canada
this week, against 3S last week. 35 in the
week year ago and 80 two years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-19
Fixing Up Flax.

Washington, June 19.-In the SEN
ate today the FAX schedule Of the
tarid bill was taken up with little
delay. the pending question being on
Allison's melton to amend the para
graph relating to thread, twine, etc.,
made OF flax, hemp or rsmie BY sub
stituting the senate rate Of Ii cents
per pound and / cent additional for
each lea in excess Of Eve.
BY another vote Of rs to % it was
agreed to strike out the paragraph
in regard to floor mating. The
effect is to put such mating on the
free list. This is the first important
victory Of the opposition to the tariff
bill.
Allison's amendment was agreed
to. 26 to 10. Allison moved to In
crease the rates in the paragraph re-
lating to yarns. The amendments was
agreed to without division, rs were
the committee amendments to max
gill-netting. Vest objected to the
increase on floor mating and moved
to strike cut the entire section.
After argument the motion pre-
vailed.