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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
TURBULENCE AT FULTON.
Attempt to Remove Woodmen Head.
quarters Causes a Riot.

quarters Causes u Riot.
Gov. Tanner, at Springfield, ILL.,, Thurs
day night, received the following telegram
from Lieut.. Gov. Northcott, head consul of
the Modern Woodmen, who was at Fulton
attempting to remov the headquarters of
the Modern Woodmen from Fulton to
Rock Island:
FULTON, ILL.,, Sept. 80, 1sg7.-Hon. John
r. Tanner, Springfield, ILL.,: There is "a
bowling moi and my life is in danger.
Reece has left town. Send troops at once.
HE sheriff and i are pcnncd in the depot.
w. A. N~ORTHCOTT.
Orders were issued to five militia COM
panies to report Immediately at Fulton by
the quickest route for the protection of
life and property and 10 enforce the order
OF the court.
Later the governor received n message
from Lieut.. Gov. w. \. Northcott and one
from Sheriff Fuller, stating the trouble
Was all over and troops were not needed.
The steamer llennepin reached Fulton
carly i'll the afternoon and the men carried
eighteen of the big books on board, when
the Fultonites rang the fire bell and
brought out tile entire population. Lieut..
Gov. Nnrtlicott, tile head of the council.
and Adjt. Gen. Rccce, one of the directors.
were stoned by u mob, as we'll as other
men. NOrtlc0tt ordered the boat to leave
shore to prevent a raid, and the vessel,
after lying i'm midstream awhile proceeded
TO Rock Island. n Burlington train
carried the remainder of the Office effects
the sheriff having pledged the maintcn-
ance of peace if the officers would use the
ears instead of a steamboat and not call
for the militia. The head Office of tho
Modern WOOdmen is now in Rock Island,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Old Counterreitcr CAUGHT.

Leopold lremir, who the police say was a
member OF the old Tony Happy band of
counterfei,ers has been arrested in Chi.
cago OH a charge of disposing of spurious,
coins. lremir was captured after a raid,
in which officials from the United States
secret service and the police surrounded
his home and compelled him to surrender.
'',"y then made il search of the house,
maaing a pot containing an alloy and some
plaster of Paris casts. lremir was only
recently released from the Michiga. pen-
i%tcntiary, where lie had been sent with
Tony Happy and Charles Brown on u
charge of counterfeiting.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Bullet Clear Through Body.

A remarkable case brought to the atten.
onof surgical science is that of Emili +.
Corel, IL years old, at San Francisco, Cal.
who was accidentally shot, the bullet from
a 3S-calibcr revolver going directly through,
the body with M more serious result than
if it had made only an ordinary flesh
wound. The ball entered two inches above
tile umbilical cord, passed between The
greater curvature of the stomach and the
transverse colon and came out one and
tliree-quartcrs incnes to the left of TIL
spinal column.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
OWES LlFE 70 HIS TEETH.
Stop a Bullet Fired at n St. Louis
Man from a A. Calibcr,

Norris Gohan. an employee of Kramer's
livery stable and undertaking establish
ment OF st. Louis, Mo-. owes his life to the
strong teeth with which nature has ell
bowed him. Golan quarrclcd with
Charles Noye. Il fellow cl,ploye, WHO from
from a distance of five feet fired at him
With Il i5-calibcr revolver. The bullet
struck Gohan fall in the mouth, causing
him TO fall. Then he got up and spat out
the bullet and with it came three front
teeth and a small quantity of blood. En-
cept for this loss of his teeth Gohan was
injured. and his escape from death is
considered marvellous.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Select knights of America.

The grand legion of the Select knights
of America, in annual convention at
Springfield, ILL.,, elected the following Of
ficers: Grand commander, j. j. Dieder-
ich. Chicago: grand vice commander, T..
a. Miller, Burlington, 10: grand recorder,
F. Thurman, Quincy; grand treasurer, +.
L. llavin. Chicago. Next wears meeting
will be held al Galesburg. Ill.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
crcedon and Mccoy Sign.

Anumber of sporting men, including W
A. Brady, Col. John Hopkins of Chicas
AL Smith, Kid Mccoy and Dan Creedol.
met in New York and arranged Il fight be-
Crcedon and Mccoy. Brady put in
his appearance and renewed his offer of IL
big purse, proposing to put up $500 for
felt money, and demanding that the men
do the same. The offer was taken into
consideration, and if no better is received
before October z il will be accepted.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
appeal TO POWERS.
Cretan Mussulmans Say Their Posi-.
ton Is Growing Unbearabie.

The Mussulman notebles have sent the
following telegram To the ambassadors of
the powers at Constant!nople and To the
sultan:
"Our position is becoming unbearable.
Winter is approaching. and we are with
out shelter, almost naked and living on a
liectogram of flour per day given us by
Mussulman charity. Our Christian COM
patriots have burned olives, and the island
will soon be denuded of timber. Public
charity has already expended 5,0OO.O 900
pastries. We, too. are Gods creatures. In
the name of humanity put an end to our
desperate position
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
2,'oc MILES IN A WAGON.
Two Soldiers Ride from Fort Mo

TWO soldiers Ride CrOm Fort Mo.
brara Ncb.. 10 New Jersey.
\ UEi.ea STATES army wagon hauled by
toui horses las arrived at Orange, y. D.,
all tho way from Fort Niobrara, Neb., a
distance of 2,IOo miles. The party i'll the
wagon consisted of Owen McTanncy. "a
former resident of Orange. and Ziphirion
Maurice, a Frenchman. Both are soldiers
in tic regular army. The trip was tile re-
suit of a wager. McTanncy said:
eve left June 80. We were nIncty-onc
days on the road, but as we were stalled
eighteen days in South Dakota we were
only one day behind schedule time. After
leaving Nebraska we struck into South
Dakota. got lost in the Indian reservation
and went 400 miles out of our way. From
Dakota VIC cam by way of Iowa. Illinois,
Indiana, OHIO. Pennsylvania and New
,tprSpvn
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
STORM CHECKS WAR
FLOODS CAUSE LOSS F LIFE
AND DAMAGE IN CUBA.
Twenty Persons Drowned in the
Suburbs of Havana.Many Lives
Lost and Much Property Dc.
stroyed in the Country Districts
storm a Check to War.

Operations in the iour western provinces
"t Cuba have been absolutely suspended
the last few days oil account OF IL severe
storm that swept u:er that end of the
island. In the suburbs 1T Havana nearly
twenty persons have been drowned by
Hoods. and IN the country districts many
litcs and much properly nave bccM lost.
Gen. Wey!er canno move :, column. In
to .hc misery caused by the foods
all but the wealthy class suffer from 81
scarcity Of food. Beef costs 81 a pound
and other meats N proportion. Vcgcta-
and good bread cal. We bouyh, i'm the
market once , week.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
KILLS THREE AND SUICIDES.
Quadruplc Tragedy in IL Hotel in
New York City.

n woman and three children were as
phyxia,cd in the West Shore Hotel. New
York, Friday night. The woman had evil
IDENTIFY killed the children and snirided.
They registered as Mrs. Caroline Rail-
Mus of West Point and three childrcn.'
The woman appeared TO he abou. 40; the
children about 10, Is and :.
The victims were the wife and children
of Robert Rizinius. all enlisted man i'm the
Jcguiar army at West Point, where lie was
employed as a printer. He had been in
the army thirty years. and was expected
to retire in a few months.
Tho neighbors scOnt the suicide theory.
She was merely in the city on a pleasure
excursion.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
GOV. P,NeREE is LOCATED.
Sailed from New York for venc-
zueln ScuteMber ~.

The question OF Gov. Pingrcc's where
when it was ascertained the chief cxccu-
tive of Michigan sailed from New York
for Venezuela September 10. The gov
ernor will leave on his return from La
Guyara October ., and is due in New York
October S. His purpose i'll visiting Nene-
zucla is supposed TO he in connection with a
certain railway concession in that country.
Pingree appeared on the passenger list of
the steamer as l.. NJ. Gayloarl.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
FIND A MANS eopY.
The Shores of Lake Poinsett Yield
Evidence of a Murder.

The body of a man in a dccomposed
condition was found hidden in some brusl,
at Lake Foinsctt. near Castlcwood. lie
had evidently been dead for three or four
days. There was u knife wound in the
back of his neck and the body was naked
with the exception of IL shirt and Il GOA,
thrown v e it. There is ITO clue to the
perpetrators.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08

Lincoln County Sunday Schools.
The Lincoln County Sunday school con-
vention held in Bethel was IL great success.
The officers elected are as follows: A. e..
Tuye, president; Miss Grace Polk, secrc-
tary; John Feldman, treasurer; Mrs l.. J..
Jones of Canton and Mrs. Robert Andcr-
son of Wortlling vice presidents. Worth.
ing secured the convention for 1888.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Approved by Municipal League.

The League of American Municipalities,
in session at Columbus, Ohiu, passed reso-
luton heartily approving of an investi-
CATION Of tile federal department of labor
into water, gas and electric lighting works.
with the view of determining whether it
would he advantageous for municipalities
to W them. and declaring the authorities
in all cities should cooperate with the de-
partmcnt i'll collecting the information
anuphf.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
BOSS M'KANE SEEKS FREEDOM
Friends of the Brooklyn Politician
Working for q, Pardon.

The New York Herald says: Friends
OF John Mckane, eX-political boss of
Brooklyn. are making IA very determined
effort to bring about; his release, and have
succeeded i'll obtaining promises of assist
ancc from Senator Plat and his associate
leaders III the Republican party. Speak.
ing of the matter Mr.. Plat said: THE
case of John McKanc has been brought to
my attention by several persons interested
in his pardon. | think he is more sinnca
against than SHINING. lie has been nun
islled s%utticientlv''.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
HARD TO PUNISH LyNcAEes.
Gov. Mount Has u DIFFICULT Task I'm
Ripley County. Indiana.

NTp1SC SOu1tNs FNINI10.
AN indianapolis dispatch says thar If ix
believed by many that the State. in nm
d%crtaking to secure the punishment uf tle.
men who participated in the Ripley Conn
ty lynching, has before it !, hopeless task.
Gov. Mount appreciates the ST, uation. Int
lie is unwilling to relax his efforts until
the Attorney General has demon.trate1
that it is impossible To secure u jury thai
will indict the lynchers. Judge New has
hcen asked by the -Attarncy, General to.
.rcconvene the grand jury. and local coun-
sci will be employed to assist in procuring
evidence. 1t is probable that State de-.
t%.ctivcs are already circulating among
the people of Osgood and til. surrounding
country.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Two New Atlantic Cables.

The Pail Mall Gazette gives prominence
to statement ''tie long threatened oppo.
sltion :" the cable pool is about TO take
some definite shape. Within II fortnight,
or IL month at most, two new cables from
France 4" Massachusetts will he In full
working order. There will he Il reduction
in rates substantial enough To place the
pool cable companies III an awkward pre-.
iicaMeut."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
100000 Ofrercd for Heads.

The latest news from Guatemala re-
ceivd in a Francisco states that u price
of $l0O,OOO has been placed on the heads IT
ProsperO Morales, the revolutionary leader
and his aid, Manuel Fuentes. 1t is also
stated that Al order TO this effect had been
promulgated by President Barrios.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
The Land Appointments.

The land commissioners Office has made
selections of 10, SOD acres of land in the
counties of Hyde, Faulk and Potter, and u
large portion of it will be appor.ioned To
the p.lblic building fund, and will ill the
apportionment for that purpose. The office
is getting the different apportion ments
pretty welltakcn up and by the end of this
year that part of the work Of the office will
lie about completed,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Left for Farts Unknown.

One of tho ex-county officials Of Hutch
insm County, Paul Decker, has left for
parts unknown. The sheriff was looking
for him and it il reported the trouble was
1; loan Of about $500 and a mortgage on his
father -iRsiaw''s farinsthst he did not know
was put there, and several parties arc
hustling to see who will get their claims
in first for whatever may be left Of his
property.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
GERMS MARC. NORTH.
Scare in Indiana over n Reported
yellow Jacket Invasion.

yellow Jacket Invasion.
There is a supposed casc OF yellow fever
reported at Miflin, seven miles southwest
of Crawford, Ind. The patient is Edward
Mckinney. lie returned from Jonesboro.
Ark. last Friday, and took sick Sunday
Numbers of people have recently died
within a mile of Jonesboro. Dr. Geo. X.
Hazelwood, secretary of tlle county health!
board, refuses to admit that it is yellow
fever. hut DIR. n. w. King does not hcsi-
tate to pronounce it a genuine case and re-
fuses to attend it.
DIR. Lakewood of indianapolis says:
"Tl:cre is considerable excitement at
Miff1in. but III my opinion the case ,s not
yellow fever"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08

Wheat Grade Rules Not Changed
The Chicago Board Of Trade OH Thurs
day. by a large majority, voted down a
proposition TO change the grade rules to
make No. 2 spring wheat deliverable on
contracts after January next.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
TO BRING THREE TONS OF GOLD

Estimated Value OF the Cargo of the
Steamer Portland.
The revenue cutter Grant has arrived at
Port Townsend, Wash. from Unalaska,
bringing the latest advices from st.
'rhael and the surrounding country
- steamer Bertha, which arrived at
tnalaska on September i2, reported two
inches of snow at st. Michael. There will
he a big crowd of returning miners on the
Portland. 1t is estimated she will bring
three tons of gold.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Veteran Actor Dead.

Joseph Proctor, the veteran actor, died
at his home in Boston Saturday after IL
long illness. Mr.. Proctor was born in
Marlboro, Mass, i'll 1916. and made his
debut on the stage in 1873 in Damon and
1,ythias
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Emd. Stills Abductiou Case.

The Stilsl abduction case at Linton. Mo-,
has ended in the discharge OF tile defend
ants, James Hull. Wesley Jackson and
James Mckeeham, fUr the reason that it
was shown that Mrs. Stills had not been of
good character.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Elk Point Woman Hurt.

Mrs. NJ. Hoffman and Mrs. T.. q. Ericsson
of Elk Point were out driving recently,
when u large horse which had broken off
the post TO which he had l,een tied, came
dashing down the street with the post at.
tached to the rope. Mrs. Hoffman, think
ing that a collision vas imminent, jumped
from her carriage md was severely in
iurpl,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
CHARGED With AssauIt,

In the preliminary examination at Elk
Point of Leonard Harding, charged with
assault with intent to kill A. T.. Jenkins.
Harding was discharged by Justice
Smythe. He was Immediately rearrested
on the charge Of assault on tile person uf
his wife. All :he parties are from AL
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
A New Cure for Cousumntion.

Prof. Landerer of Stuttgart. Germany.
who has been experimenting for years in
the treatment of tuberculosis, las treated
100 patients with a soluble salt of cinamic
acid. lie believes that almost all the
patients so treated have been permanently
~,nroI
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Cripp,es to Meet +, Convention

Cripples To Meet In Convention.
II is expected 1000 cripples from different
parts of the country will he present at ID"
ST. Louis meeting. The convention y
DE preliminary 10 the organization "
society called the American Brotherhood
of Crippies.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Pope. oft to McKtnIey.

The pope has sent to President McKin.
ley u copy Of Il fine illustrated work de.
scriptive Of the so-calied Appointment
BOrgia ut the Vatican, which were recently
restored.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08

Buck" Kilgore's SUCCESSOR.
President Mckinley has appointed Hosea
Townsend of Colorado. judge ofthe United
states southern district, Indian Territory.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
I'LL In Washington.

Ex-Queen Lilieukaiani of Hawaii has
returned to Washington from her visit to
San Francisco. Her stay in the city is in
definite.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Mines Closed Down Tight.

The striking coal miners succeeded in
stopping the men that have been working
at Spring Valley, ILL.,, and Thursday
morning the mines were closed down
tight.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
ENire Umdcrwrltcr,s Conxention.

FlFe lnucrWrbtc convention
The twenty-eighth annual convention of
fire underwriters of the northwest was
held in Chicago with "a large attendance.
showed the association to he in u prosper
condition.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
FLOODS IN
Rumors that Waters of the Gulf
Have Cut Through 10 the Basin.

Have Cut Through 10 the Basin.
Tits rumorcd that the waters of the Gulf
of California nave broken over the sand
bar which separates The gulf from the
basin. III this should prove true southern
California will have the largest inland sea
on the continent. In some places it is
more than 800 feet deep. The rise would
come up through the gulf To a point oppo-
site Yuma. Many miles of the Southern
Pacific track would lie submerged.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
BELLE FovRcHE ROBBERS.
Outlaws Held Mt Billings Identified
Ivy the Cashier.

Three men in Jail at Billings, Mont,
have been positively identified by the
cashier of the Butte County Bank of Belle
Fourche as members Of the gang which
robbed the bank Nh June rs, severely
wounding several people.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
Actor t,umord.s Final Ex,,.

Harry Clifford. once u favo;j,. actor,
died in Bellevue Hospital. New York,
Thursday, aged Is Yeas.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08

Four Hundred New Postmasters.
The president Thursday afternoon signed
the commissions Of over 400 postmasters.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08
smashes Many Bike Records.

SItlHs1GN Manly Bike RECORDS.
AT the Crystal Palace, London. Eng, A.
T.. Walters beat all bike records over dis.
tances from - to ~ miles. He covered the
~ mile course l:O5:l0 LIS, and the ~ mile
course I'm 2:N.:1 AS.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08

Notes Of Curreut Eye,s..
Five men met death from, "black damn,
in the Jermyn No. 1 mine, near Kend.
ham, Ia. ~
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-08

Cusick q Colonel.
Gov. Lee has selected James Cusick of
Lead City as q colonel ON his stat.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-07

When a certain Judge was over al tn
Springs last sun mor one % the lead
iug merchants there perslstently dwell
upon the number Of trout that mar
could catch IN a certain stream. at G
spot only known to him. Tie al last
sue aeded In inducing the Judge 10 nc
company him 10 this famous spot. arsi
negotiating with a small cllored DO,
TO catch lot Of grasshoppors. as there
were none 10 be procured near N,
stream, and Il VAS impossible TO catcl
the trout without hoppera
Get small 'hoppers." said the mer
chant 10 the little nego.
yes. sub" replied the boy onthusl
asilcally a. he fastened OF to carr
the two bits promised.
When the tin box contalnlus tn,
'hoppers was opened at the stream. onl,
three were. found. and they were al
most as big rs cuflew.
or course Il was impossible 10 Ash
and the sportsmen returned home dis
gusicd, the enthusiastic host OF IN,
occasion being particularly warm an
der the collar. The first thing he an,
was to hunt up the colored boy. OF
whom he began with.
Il thought told you to &c, small
'hoppersf'
so did sub; deed did"
Does that look like n. you youn,
rapscalllonG" replied the angry Usher
man, as he opened the box and exhibit
cd the giant 'hoppers.
The boy looked at the contents O
the box with well-felgned amaaement
Il done had lots Of little ones II
dar" he declared. deed dld spec
dem bis fellers must babe jest gone I,
wuk and eat an dem little ones up
Sporismcn's Magazine.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-07

bred upon the boardsr Vas. "He
looks as n he'd been cut out Of them.
Hts comment on the enthusiast about
Sleeps heads. who. after supper on
that homely dish. laid down his knife
and fork. oxclalmlng, We'll. Sleeps
head for ever. say H. ran. There's
egotisml' His eager Inquiry. when
scmo one rayinE about an air, declar.
cd. Whenever hear H. Il carries me
away" vas. "Can nobody whistle ~"
his answer 10 Mr. Planehe's inlcrro-
ga,ion. DO you remember my Baron
osa, In Ask Nc QuestlonsT Eyes.
indeed. I don't think ever saw q piece
OF yours without being struck with
your harreunefs"-his quiet put-down
Of one who maiosiically interposed
between two excited dlsputants and
who had begun by saying to them.
maicsiioslly. Gentlemen. an I want "a
cmmon-sense Exactly; that IA pre-
esely what you do want" His answer
10 a upsy gent" who staggered up
70 him In the street with hlccupped
enquiry as 10 which was the way 10
the Judge and Jury. straight on.
young gentleman; keep exactly In the
way you're going. and you're sure to
set thcrer
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-07

Douglas Jerrold's reputation for in
stantan,ous repartee. " Il has occas-
ionally been rivalled. has certainly
never been surpassed. No reader
colner OF mots-ringlng tremendously
as Of the purest gold. and bearing each
the true guinea siamp-ever scattered
more afnuontly largcsa OF his wit
amongst those by whom he ehanced at
any moment 10 be surrounded Even
the victims Of his sarcasm. II they
WINGED. were exhilaraied. Who could
resist, or seriously. for that matter,
who could resent. any gibe he ever ut
tered7 His reply 10 the managers
boast az TO one OF his company
There's Dash. now; why. he's beer