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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
BRITAIN GETS HOLE OF 1T.
Announced that the Panama Canal
Is Now In Enrland's Hands.

Announced that the Panama Canal
Is Now In England's Hands.
A New York Worlds Washington
special says: Special cable advices from
Colon to the effect that the franchise here.
.tofore held by a French company for the
construction of a ship canal across the
lsthinus of Panama has been transferred
TO the government of Great Britain have
created a sensation here. Officials and
those closely interested in the Nicaraguam
canal project frankly admit that if this
transferrencc has really been made it will
effectually prevent the United States from
controlling the proposed great inter-
oceanic waterway and render the bidding
of the N~icaraguan canal useless.
AT the same time it is not generally be-
lieved in Washington that the concession
held by the French company has been
transferred to the government of Great
Britain. 1t is considered possible that an
English company has purchased the rights
of the French company and may continue
the work now in progress, but that the
British government has assumed control
of the project is not credited.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Corn Nearly sarc.

The following bulletin from the goyerna
ment bureau at Huron Sept. q, gives crop
conditions throughout the state:
The temperature during the week
averaged much above the normal, with
some exceedingly warm days, warm nights
and two days of hot winds. The rains
that occurred were showers, light and
scattered. There was more than the nor,
NAL amount of sunshine. The warur
weather and sunshine were favorable for
maturing earlier corn, but the hot winds
adversely affected some of the late corn IL
localities, in drying the foliage and shrink.
ing the kernel. Considerable of the early
corn is now out of danger from frost anS
the later is maturing rapidly. The maturee
corn is a fine crop and we'll cured. From
a week to ten days more of immunity from
heavy frost will probably see the bulk OF
the corn crop safe.
The hot winds were unfavOrable to up
land grass and except on the low and bot
tom lands haying, except probably in the
northern counties, is about over, although
a large crop of very good quality has been
secured. The wind during the week also
interfered with stacking and thrashing.
Harvesting of wheat and oats is about
completed in the northern counties, with
yields below expectations, but quality
good.
The soil is getting dry over much of the
state and rain is needed for fall blowing.
Millet is nearly all harvested and is q
heavy crop.
Potatoes are mostly maturcd and are Q
good crop of good quality.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
SHOT AT HIS DOOR.
fiomcstalsc Employe Kills Anothe,
After Borrowing n Wcapon,

AT Englewood, William Moore, colorcd,
shot and instantly killed John Stalcy. The
killing was a cowardly one and had been
premeditated. Moore and Stalcy quarreled
the night before in Stalcy's cabin over a
dog. Moore left the cabin, and. borrowing
u Winchester rifle, waited until morning,
when he wentto Stalcy's, called him to the
door, and asst was opened shot him through
the neck. Death was instantaneous.
Moore was followed to the outskirts of
Leaf by a number of Stalcy's friends, bent
upon lynching him. lie escaped, how
ever. Both men were wood choppers j II
the employ of the IIomestake Mining
Company.
Coroner William Whitehead held an in
quest over the body of Frank Staley at
Lead and the verdict of the jury was that
Staley had come to his death from a gun
shot wound at the hands of William
Moore. The body of the murdered man
was shipped to Plainview. Neb., upon the
advice of his brother, G. E. Stalcy. Moore.
Sheriffs Plunkett and Ingersoll captured
Moore at Brennan, a small town seven
miles south of Rapid City on Friday.
The man talked of his crime freely and
said he wanted to go back and meet his
judge. He thinks hanging is too good
for him. He was taken to DeadwoOd.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
cAnN,vAL."
One Faro on All Rail Roads to
Sioux City.

bOtl ShNye
Sioux City is about to give Il grand free
carnival to her natural tributary territory
and the railroads have granted a o%ne-fare
rate for the round trip during the carnival
week, October 4 to o.
Tie program has been arranged rs fol-
lows: Monday, October 4, will see a grand
reception of Mudje-Kee-W Wis, the merry
monarch Of MOndamin and 800 mounted
braves, by the mayor, city council. etc.,
ard u day of great hilarity is promised.
Tuesday will witness the grand Industrial
parades. with plenty of bands and
fun. Wednesday is set apart as
bicycle day, when 1900 cyclists are
expected 10 he in line, pa
rades, races, etc. Thursday will be ladies'
day-with the great floral parade, a day of
flowers, and when bciuty will reign
supreme. Friday, grand band tournaments
and an evening of fireworks. On Saturday
this gala week will lie concluded with
military, civic and commercial paradcs,
and the evening will he known as "All
Fools Night,' with merriment, fun and
high jinks unrestrained.
Tie city will, w understand, he bril-
liantly illuminated each evening, and
every visitor is given the freedom of the
town. Decorations, arches and bunting
will literally turn the town into a palace.
A very special feature will be the dane
ing OH the asphalt by electric light.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
THE WEEK In TRADE
BUSINESS WORLD AS SEEN az
eRADSTREET'S.
Passenger and a Freight Train
Crash Together Near New Castle,
Colo.-Thirty Lives Reported Lost
Many Victims Cremated.
Bradstreet's Weekly Review.


Bradstrect's Weekly Review of Trade
says: The business week has been
marked by a continuation OF colnpara-
lively free buying from jobbers and COM
mission merchants in anticipation of wants
at almost all important distributing points.
AT central western points, notably Chi
cago and st. Louis, business has been
quite active. Western iron and steel mills
are practically independent of buyers for
the remainder Of the calendar year.
Exports of wheat flour included as
wleat) from both coasts of the United
States and Montreal show a falling off
from last week, but are still very large,
aggregating 5,46l, 5N6 bushels. With the
exception Of last week, when the total ex-
ports aggregated 6,25S.247 bushels, they are
the largest for any week this year and
compare with exports in the like week a
year ago of 3,7ag, 14l.
Corn exports are the largest for any
week since last spring, aggrcgating 4 1884,
24S bushels, against 2,656, 900 bushels last
wear.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
THE NEWS OF THE DAY
SOUTH DAKOTA HAPPENINGS IN
CONDENSED FORM.
Hearing in the Injunction Case of
the Railroads Against the Com.
Observation-Disclosures Claim to BE
Losing Money-Other Items.
Railroad Commission Trouble.

Railroad Commission Trouble.
The application for an injunction to re-
strain the South Dakota railroad commits
sion from putting into effect the rates re-
eently adopted, came ON for hearing in the
federal court at Sioux Falls September 4.
In their bill of complaint the companies
:0ntended that they were losing money in
the state, and that any reduction in rates
would be c0ntiscatory. The commission
claims that the roads are operating at a
profit in South Dokota. The discrepancy
arises over a disagreement between the
commission and the companies on the
division of profits. The commission claims
that not enough credit is given to South
Dakota for the through business originat-
ing i'll this state.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul
claims 20 have lost $4,044,5O8:4O on South
Dakota lines in the five years. The Chi
cago aud Northwestern and Omaha claims
to have lost $685., 550.16 during the same
period. The commission says that this loss
is not real, but the result of artistic book
keeping. No decision has as yet been
rendered.
Judge Garland OF Wednesday afternoon
granted a temporary injunction restraint
ing the railroad commissioners from print
ing the schedule of passenger and freight
rates and from putting the same into effect.
Even should the final decision be against
the railroads they will take an appeal and
stay proceedings for two years Or there
abouts.
In rendering the decision the court said
that IN case the rates were now put into
effect the companies would have no re-
course, and he held that the companies
were entitled to u chance to show that the
rates were unreasonable before they went
into effect. The hearing OH the merits will
take place within twenty DAYS.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
nIAKKEr QUOTATIONS

Chicago-Cattlc, common to prime,
$500 TO $5.75: hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to $4.I0: sheep. fair to choice, 500
to $3.50: wheat, No. = red, 96c to 37c:
corn, No. =, D to 32c; oats, No. ., lie
to 2oc; rye, No. =, sic to 52c; butter,
choice creamery, 16c to 1Sc; eggs, fresh,
lie to l3c; new potatoes, 5Uc to tic per
busllcl.
lndianapolis-Cattle, shipping. $500 to
5000: hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.50:
sheep, common to choice. $500 to $500,
wheat. No. .. 95c to 97c; corn. No. =
white. Bic to 32c; oats, No. = white, Die
to DE.
st. Louis-Cattle. $500 to $3.50; hogs.
$500 TO $4.5O: sheep, $500 to $500;
wheat. No. ., 99c to $1.O1; corn, No. =
yellow, TO 30c; oats. No. = white, lyc
to zoe rye, No. .. I3c to ole.
Cincinnati-Cattle. $3.50 to $3.50: hogs,
$500 to $3.50: sheep, $3.50 to $4.OO;
wheat. No. =, Doc to 9Gc; corn, No. {.
mixed, Bic to 33c; oats, No. 9 mixed, 19c
to 21c: rye. No. 9, 49c to 51c.
Dctroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $3.50; hogs.
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $500;
wheat. No. 2, 97c to Csc; corn. No. :.
yellow. Bic to 33c; oats, No. 2 white. 2oc
to 24c: rye, Soc to Sic.
Ioledo-Wheat, No. 2 red, CSC 10 gDc:
corn, No. 2 mixed, Gle to 33c: oats. No.
2 white, 19c to 2Oc: rye, No. ., 4Oc to sic:
clover seed, $500 to $4.O5.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 spring. v5c
to 96c: corn, No. 8. 3Oc to Bic; oats. No:
2 white. 21c to 23c; rye, No. 1, Ole to SIC;
barley, No. 2, 4Oc to 47c; pork, mess
$3.50 to $500.
Buffalo-Cattle, $500 to $3.50; hogs
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $500 to $4.55;
wheat. No. 2 red, 99c to $1.OO; corn. No
= yellow, 36c to 37c; oats, No. 2 white
24c to PC.
New York-Cattle. $500 to $3.50; hogs
$3.50 to $4.75: sheep, $500 to $3.50,
wheat, No. 2 red, $1.Ol to $1.OG; corn
No. 2, 36c to Csc; oats, No. 2 white. 24e
25c; butter. creamery, lie to 19c; eggs,
Western, 15c to 17c.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Fanaticis,m of the Indians.

Major Nordstrom of Santa Fc, Unitca
States agent in charge of the Pueblo In
dians, has been investigating the maltreat-
mcnt of an aged squaw by Indians at the
instigation of the religious order known as
"Priests of the Bow" The old woman
was suspended by the priests until she
confessed that she had bewitched the
nOstrums of the medicine men and pre-
vented them from etfecting cures. -Four
troops of United States infantry will be
concentrated at Zuni OF the 18th inst. to
arrest the ringleaders in the assault and it
is possible the Indians will fight.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
FOR 4 FiFTY-MiLE RELAY RACE


Denver Wheclmcn Issue II Chal.
lenge Open to the World.
The directors of the festival of Mountain
and Plain have signed Il contract will, the
Denver Wheel Club for "a tifty-milc relay
race to he run between ten members of the
club and ten amateur riders outside the
clubs membership, the challenge being
open to the world. The race will occur on
the night of Monday, October 4, at the
Denver Wheel Clubs track, which will be
illuminated by arc lights for the occasion.
The festival directors will give Il gold
medal to the winning team and several
prizes to individual riders.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
OVER THIRTY DEAD.
The Most Disastrous Wreck in Col,
OradO's History.


The most disastrous railway wreck that
ever happened i'll Colorado occurred at
1915 Saturday morning near New Castle,
Colo. a Denver and Rio Grande passer-
ger train, westbound, collided with Il Col
oradO Midland stock train going east,
wrecking both engines and several coaches
OF both trains. Fire broke Out in the
ruins. The mail, baggage and express
cars, smoker, day coach and tourist sleeper
were burned. y number of passengers
not killed outright, but pinioned in the
wreciiagc, persisted i'll the flames. OF the
200 passengers it is estimated that thirty
were killed and as many more bruised,
are likely TO die.
The trains collidcl on a curve round a
mountain. There was no opportunity to
even slacken speed. The passenger train
was going at the rate of twenty miles an
hour, and the freight ten or twelve. The
Rio Grande junction road on which the
wreck occurred, is a joint. single track
operated by the Denver and Rio Grande
and the Colorado Midland. The Rio
Grande passenger train was an hour late.
One report as to the cause of the acci-
dent is that Conductor Burbank of the
Colorado Midland stock train, made a mis-
take of ten minutes in figuring on the time
when the Rio Grande passenger train
passed New Castle. Engineer Ostrander
of the stock train is believed to he under
the debris.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17

Attorney General Grigsby has rendered.
a decision in which he holds that a half
breed, born of a white a and an Indian
woman, is not an Indian in the sense of
the law; that he is not a ward of the gov;
eminent. The decision arose over the
question of jurisdiction in the case of a.
half breed held at Pine Ridge Agency for
murder. The government refused to pros.
ecute, holding that it was not within thei
Jurisdiction of the United States COURT
The states attorney of Fall River County
will now prosecute the case.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
INDIAN TERRITORY WRECK.
Seven Men Killed and Six Isadl,
Nur; Near Hanson.

Nur; Near Hanson.
A llost disastrous freight wreck occurred
on the Iron Mountain road at Hanson, L.
IT,. Il small station twenty miles west of
Van Buren,, at . O'Clock Sunday, resulting
in the death of seven men and the serious
injury of six Others.two of whom will die.
The wrecked train was a local freight from
Cotteyville, Kan. To Van Buren,. While
the tram was summing at twenty miles an
hour the forward truck of one of the cars
near the engine broke. With the excep-
ton of two cars i'll front and three in the
rear every car of the twenty composing
the train was ditched. In the middle of
the train was a car loaded with heavy
machinery, and it was from This car that
the seven dead and six seriously injured
were taken by the trainmen.
The occupants of the wrecked car were
a party of men and boys living in Wan,
who were going to Van Buren, to find em-
plOyment in tile cotton fields.
When tile machinery car left the rails it
fell OH its side, nearly all of the men being
caught by the heavy beams. A car of
logs was piled OF top of it, and that any
escaped instant death is hut little short OF
Il miracle.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Elopcmcnt and Tragedy.

Joe Kinncman undertook to abduct q
daughter of II. c. Cole from her home, six
miles west of Madison, one evening last
week. Her father returned from the city
as kinneman took the girl in his buggy.
MIR. Cole chased the couple two miles with
a team. when shots were exchanged at
close range, Cole having revolver and
zimmerman a shot gun. Cole was shot in
the face and may lose both eyes. Kinne-
man and the girl escaped, with the evident
intention of getting married. They have
not yet been apprehcndcd by the sheriff.
There is much excitement over the shootI
inp
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
A Travelling Man Ktued.

j.. b. Thielgaard, a travelling representa-
tive for the Carpenter Lumber Company
of Minneapolis. was instantly killed Sep
TENDER 8 by falling off a Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul accommodation train ten,
miles west of Mitchell. He was sitting on
the steps between tho mail and baggage.
cars when the train left Mt. Vernon and
he eemcd to be sick. as he was holding,
his head between his hands. That was.
the last seen of him until section mem
found lin II and a half hours later lying
across the track dead.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
STRIKE is SETTLED
CONFERENCE ACCEPTS e5.cENT
PROPOSITION.
Illinois Miners Denouncc the Action
of the Conference and will Hold q
State Conference September 10 to
Decide What to Do.
Miners Strike Settled.

The great miners strike which was de-
clared on July 4, was brought to an end
Saturday evening, so far at least as vest
ern Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and West
Virginia are concerned, by the action of
the interstate convention of miners held ut
Columbus. After a day of voting and
wrangling, the convention adopted a res
olution accepting the proposition of the
Pittsburg operators. The vote was 4a5 for
and 3I7 against accepting the terms of set
Element Tho delegates from Illinois who
had 25o votes, were unanimously against a
settlement. Indiana and West Virginia
voted solidly to accept the operators prop
osition. but there were scattering votes
among the Ohio and Plttsburg delegates
against it.
While ten days is provided for the miners
to resume work. it is probable many of the
Ohio and Pittsburg mines will he reOpened
atonce. The Illinois miners will he called
ill convention at Springfield September 1g
to determine wSat shall he lone in that
state. Sumo of the Illinois delegates are
very bitter in their ~denunciation of the
action of the convention, since they claim
their interests have not been given due
consideration
A resolution was adopted %denouncing
the action of the deputies in firing into the
crowd of striking miners at IlaZleton, Pa.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Examiner Is in Error.

c. III. Anderson, tile clerk in charge of
the books of the state insurance depart
ment, makes a statement to the effect that
all shortages alleged to have been discov-
cred in the matter of insurance fees under
both j. +. Nipple and II. E. Mayhem, are
only questions of error somewhere on the
part of the public examiner, and that it
can easily be shown that every cent re-
ceivcd from insuslnce companies, except
that for examinations, has been turned
into the state treasury, and is all accounted
for in the books and records.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Currency Rate Withdrawn.

The treasury officials in New York have
been served with notice announcing that
the special government rate on currency
shipments has been withdrawn and that
banks and all currency shippers will in
future have to pay regular express or mail
rates. 1t had been the custom of the treas
ury department to make special carrying
rates when gold was rendered. The
special rate was in many eases 100 per
cent. less than tina charged by express
companies.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
C!eyeland's Tax Value.

When the county board of assessors met
in Trenton, n. j., Saturday to adjust the
assessments of the townships and munic-
qualities of Mercer County and to fix the
tax rate it was greatly pleased by the
statement presented by the assessors
from Princeton borough, who exhibited
the return blank made by Grover Cleve-
land. who gives the borough q little lift by
frankly acknowledging the value of his
personal estate. 1t fixed the value of his
new home at 10000 and his personal prop
erly at $l3O,GO0.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
No Wriucn Alliancc,

1t is alleged on the authority of reliable
sources at ST. Petersburg that no written
alliance between France and Russia exists,
and that not even a verbal treaty was
reached, for the military convention was
of an earlier date. The ear used the
phrase ''allicd nations in response To the
urgings of NJ. IlanotauX that unless sume-
thing of the kind was said the French min
islry would be overthrown on President
Faure's return to Paris.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Must Wait for Their Money,

AT the close of a meeting of the county
commissioners of Hughes County at Pierre
Auditor Wheelan sprung a surprise on the
board by notifying it that its legal allow
ance for per diem of $l25 per year had
been either drawn in full or Overdrawn,
and that OH the advice of the states at
torney he could sign no more per diem
warrants for the members this year. Most
of the members accepted the situation, but
the chairman refused to sign any of the
warrants allowed for any other purpose so
long as the auditor refused to sign the
warrants for the board, which leaves a
number of deserving claimants to wait
indefinitely for their cash due them from
the county.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Farmer Gertson.s Suicide.

Coroner Tams conducted the inquest ON
the body of j. NJ. Gcrtson, a prominent
farmer who committed suicide near CHAINS
berlain last week. Gertson arose at sun
rise, and went into a hay field for his coat
and jug containing water. Upon return.
ing to tine house lie dropped a pinch Of
strychnine in the jug, took a drink and
laid down on the lounge. His wife was
preparing breakfast. When his son sum-
moned him to breakfast he told him of TAX
ing poison. AT first he refused to take an
antidotc of any kind, but finally drank a
glass OF milk. 1t wa too late, however.
Deceased was of an excitable disposition,
brooded over domestic troubles and had
repeatedly threatened suicide. lie was 50
wears Old.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Fircbugs Cause Terror.

Fircbugs have created a reign of
terror i'll Big Lick Township and
the neighboring village of Van Luc, in
Hancock County, Ohio. The barns of Mrs.
George Brake and Levi Bright, with large
quantities of wheat were set on fire re-
Gently and burned down, and Mr.. Bright's
house in Van l.ue and the wagon factory
of VIM. Gembcrling were also destroyed.
There is no clue TO the inccndiaries.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
FouNoEREo IN A 1YPAooN.
British Steamer and FL of the Crew
Lost-Captain Suicides.

Private adviccs have been received in
San Francisco that the British steamer
Cheang IIye Teng, in the S%lianghai-Pe-
nang trade, %foundered during a typlioon
while OH the voyage from Penang to
Shanghai, via Yokohama, on or about
August IS. The news of the wreck was
brought to Shanghai by Mate Crossman
and part of the crew who reached there in
one of the ships boats, after having
suffered untold horrors for five and One-
half days, during which time they had
neither food nor water. Twcnty-one of
the crew., nine of whom were white, are
missing. Capt. Scott stood on the bridge
when the steamer %foundercd and Just as
the last boat pulled away committed sui
eide by shooting himself in the head with
n revolver.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
G. x. DARLING COMMANDER.
Boston Man Chosen Chief by the $.
of v. at Indianapoiis.


The n~ationa! encampmcnt of the Sons
of Veterans and Ladies' Aid Society held
their concluding sessions at indianapolis
Saturday afternoon. The Sons of Veterans
elected by acclamation Chas. Il. Darling
of Boston colnmandcr-in-chief and selected
Omaha as the place for the next ncamp-
ment. The other officers elected were:
Senior Vice Communicated. Cogshall,
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Junior Vice Commander-.tames w.
Noel. Indiana.
The new comimander-in-chief appointed
Fred Balton of Boston. adjutant general.
Arthur sphinx continues AS inspector
general.
The cncampment adopted the COM
mittec's report that Ii" changes he made in
the ritual. but decided that IL committee
should be appointed To revise ii.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-09-17
Ncaress to Practice I,aw.

Lutte A. Lytie. "a 2S-year-old negress
with a bright round face and an intelligent
eye, has been admitted to the bar without
IL question at Memphis, Tenn. She is the
first representative of her sex of any color
to he admitted to the bar of Tennessee.
She is the only colorcd woman in the south
licensed To practice law, and is the only
colored woman in the United States that
is Il member of the lar.