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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-01
Revival of Business,

When the bustle's in the factory and the
smoke is in the stack,
And the workman's at his bench again
and has his old job back;
His voice is pitched i'll harmony with the
workshops pleasing din
And he laughs to hear the engine Sc and
sec the fly wheel spin
Oh, items the time the workingman is as
happy as a lord.
For there's sunshine in his home again
and plenty for his board,
And his NEST egg" in the savings bank
will shortly be put back,
For there's hustle in the factory and the
smoke is in the stack.
Mid The rattle of the ~spindlcs and the
whirring of the wheels;
The laughter of the factory girls rings
out in merry peals;
The hurry in the shipping room, where
they've so long been still,
Till prosperity came back again with or
dcrs they could fill;
The footing of the whistle when the quit
ting hour draws near,
And the happy workers leave their tasks
for their homes now full of cheer
But ia ii Democratic tariff they'll ne'er
again so back,
For there's hustle in the factory and the
smoke is in the stack.
American Economist.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-01
Political Pnrnrrnhs.

Wool has made as big IN advance as
wheat in the past year. $ that the re-
suit of scarcity" too?
The free-tradcrs are lot shouting
about that recent sale ofAmerican tin
in foreign markets.
Altgcld (o McLean-.Why didn't
You take warning by my ate and keep
that gold bond III of sigll!"
Was it the gold powe's'' Of Great,
Britain that G IL statistcian Mulhalll
over here to show that tbs is the most
prosperous country in t4eworld?
The more the coal strife is studied
II more apparent it becomes that the
reduction in coal tariff b, the Wilson
law is responsible for the low wages
which caused it.
The advance in the price IF wool and
sheep will soon bring ba.k to the
farmers the $75,OOO,OOO HISS in the
value of sheep which befel. them un-
der the Wilson law.
Did Mr.. Bryan demand that $500
he is to get for his Ohio speech in gold
coin of present standard weight and
t~incness:' That is the habit of his
masters; why not Bryan, too?
Professor Wilson does not seen to.
be much in demand as q campaign
orator among the Democrats this yea
His name is Il little too suggestive Of
the recent bitter experiences of the
WOrkinTmen and faI.merS of thir corn.
try.
One remarkable development of the
opening months of the new tariff law
is the general qualification with which
it is accepted irrespective of party.
Even the Democrats are emitting the
usual talk about increase in prices I'M
der the new law.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-01
Elephants as a Lien on an Estate.

SpNcntN-SlN Dig ulftN elephants are
eating UP what is left of ii once val,l-
able estate Of an American in Siam.
The herd can't be sold, leased or
pawncd. Nothing can be done with
them but let them eat. And while they
eat the State Department at Washing
ton is trying to see what it can do to
the Siamese Government.
DR.. Marion y. Cheek, "tlc teak king"
defaulted in the interest on the loan he
had obtained from Siam. The govern
ment seized his property and at nee
set to work to make it valueless. Five
hundred thousand dollars worth Of
logs were left to rot in the streams and
when it came to n settlement the pro-
cceds from the sale were not enough
to meet the Claims of the government.
Then Siam seized the herd of elephants
which We're used in getting the logs to
the water ways. In the meantime DR..
Cheek died in Siam and his widow re-
turned to California.
The Siam Government will not al
low the herd to be sold, rented, mort
gagged or any use made of them. Their
feed and care + charged up against
the estate. So successful has been the
course of the King Of Siam that there
is not enough money in the estate to
pay for counsel when the case is SUBJ
mitted to the arbitrator, Sir Richard
]. Hammer, chief justice and consul
general of England at Hong Kong.
IL t. a~o~N.1I ,11rv 10 ~ok xH,1 T.,lkna
States to hire expert counsel and take
a lien on any judgment to cover the
expense.-New York Press.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-01
An ,..noramous.

Not one American in IL thousand is in
favor of the abOminable tariff which
is % on the v OF becoming law
New York correspondent of the Morn
ing Posi-, London.
Where toes this correspondent hibcr-
nate ding these. ba!my days of good
business. when all classes of people
are feeling the good effects of the Ding
ley protective tariff! The odds are an
elephant to an apple that he is ii mem-
her OF the Tariff Reform club or on
t':r staff CT pie of .ur free.trade daiies.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-01
Tho End of IL.

1t seems only to be n question of time
when Great Britain must cease to ex-
port n tin plates to the United States,
and that time may probably be here
very soon.-lron and Coal Traders Re-
view, England.
We hope so. This was the intent and
purpose of the Mckinley tariff Of 1890,
and it is gratifying to learn, from an
authoritative foreign source, that such
a favorable result is being so quickly
achieved.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-01

Under both Il protective and Il free
trade tariff VIC have been able to Sc
cure practically the same share of trade
in the markets of the world, our ex-
ports to foreign countries being $1,O3O.-
27S,14S in 1892 and $1,O51,9S7 ,O91 in the
1897 fiscal year. The total imports of
all foreign countries reached only
$77,5G9,OOO,OOO in 1883, the latest date
for which Mulhall has compiled such
statistics. If we allow an increase of
one-third in the value of the goods i'm
ported by all foreign countries since
1888, it will give a total of ten billions
of dollars as their entire value, to be
competed for by all exporting nations.
1t is clear then that, in 1892 and in
1896, we secured each year one-tenth
part of the possible import trade of
all countries in competition with the
cheaper labor of all European and
Asiatic manufacturing and exporting
nations. We regard this as being a
very favorable showing considering
the fact that we arc dependent upon
England for our shipping facilities.
that we pay higher wages than any
other country in the world, and that
the value of our home market is worth
to us-when We are prosperous under
protection-nearly eight times as much
as we could possibly secure if we sup
piled all foreign countries with their
entire import trade.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-01

the value of the annual silver product:
Of the country. What folly is it tnen
for cotton-growers to think that their
prosperity depends upon doing some
thing for silver" when all the silver
produced in the country would not buy
one in five of their cotton bales!-New
York World (DemD.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-01
Hard for silvcrites.

The wheat question is a hard one for
the silver patriots to explain. They
are now saying the advance in wheat
in the face OF the fall in silver is due
to scarcity of wheat. But this very
statement merely strengthens the as
sertion of their opponents who insist
that the low price of what was the
result of righteousness COUPLED with
cheap production and transportation.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-01
Benefits the Labrer.

"The benefit of protection goes first
and last to the men wlo earn their
bread in the sweat of thei faces. The
suspicious and momentols result is
that nevcr before in the history Of the
world has comfort been enjoyed, edu-
cation acquired, and independence Sc
cured by So large Il majority of the
total population as the United States
of -Amer;ca."-James G. Blaine.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-10-01
The EolrY of 1t.

The statistics of the cotton crop for
last year show it to have been $751;
964 bales. 1t has been sold for about
S~35O,OO0,0O0. or somewhere more than
the total volume of the greenback cur
rency. This is more than five times
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-27
BLACKSBURG BUDGET.

Idle Boys Rock Train-Notes About Peo-
ple-Sermon by Mr.. Cauthen.
Correspondence Of the Yorkville Enquirer.
BLAcKsBURG, November 22.-Yes-
terday afternoon, ss the eastbound To-
cal passenger train on the Southern
road, with Conductor Jason Cannon in
charge, due here at 4.49, was passing
crossing just below Mr.. Walker
Moss's, rock was thrown into one OF
the windows, the glass broken in
pieces, and lady sitting near was
very badly frightened, though not hurt
in the least. The affair was reported
here in a few minutes, and Chief of
Police Duncan and Road Supervisor
Sumner went Immediately to the place
where the rock was thrown. They
found pieces of glass, but the perpe-
traitors of the deed had fed. The Of
ficers. however, discovered that they
were some idle boys, who were seen
on the railroad bank, just before the
train passed, and who committed the
dangerous and cowardly act from no
other motive than that of destroying
property and probably taking a life
They have not been arrested yet.
Mr.. T. D. Moore has moved into
town and is occupying ]. L. Hartwell's
residence opposite Cherokee Inn.
Mr.. Hartwell expects to leave very
soon for New York city, where he
will spend the winter, and, perhaps,
make his permanent home with his
daughter, Mrs. Sayre.
A small lot of fine, fat Tennessee
hogs were brought into town a few
DAYS ago in charge of Mr.. D. Cline.
They were all bought by Messrs. Blan-
ton & Dempsey at 44 cents a pound.
Mr.. S. w. McDufie, of Reidsville,
N. c., agent for w. A. Porterfeld q
Co., brokers, of Richmond, Va, has
opened a cotton and stock exchange
Office here in the Iron City hotel,
which will be quite benefit and con-
venience to our business men and
merchants.
The Rev. Mr.. Cauthen preached an
excellent sermon last night at the
Methodist church to the Junior Order
of United American Mechanics from
Acts, 10th chapter, 2lst to 34th verses.
About 80 of our young men belong to
the order. 1t was organized in June
last. W. A.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-27
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1T is your duty to tell everything
that may lead to the discovery OF the
criminal
"It is your business, not mine, to
trace the crime to its perpetrator.
Mr.. Barnes could not but admire the
mans cool logic under the trying cir
cumstances of his position. and it fash
ed across his mind that Marvel and Vir-
ginia were a we'll matched pair. 1t
piqued him somewhat to notice the quiet
smile of satisfaction on Virginia's face
as she sat in her seat, never once raising
her eyes from the floor throughout the
examination of her lover. She seemed
to have completely recovered her self
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-27
A CONFLICT OF EVIDENCE.
BY RODRIGUES OTTOLENGUI.
Copyright, 1897, by G. P. Putnams Sons
Author of IAN Artist In Crime.

~~-
SYNOPSIS OF PREVIOUS INsTALLMENTs.
In order that new readers Of The EN-
oUIRER may begin with the following in
stallment of this story, and understand It
Just the same as though they had read 1t
all from the beginning, we here give
synopsis of that portion OF it which mas
already been published:
CHAPTER I.-Fifteen years before the
opening of the story John Lewis went 10
live in place called Lee, in New lamp
shire, with little girl 6 years old, vlr-
ginia, the daughter Of his deceased sister.
He had a son who had been left at school,
but ran away and shipped for China.
Five years after Lewis went to Lee
family named Marvel also settled there.
Young Walter Marvel met and loved Vir-
ginia Lewis. Alice Marvel, Walters SIS
ter, and Harry Lucas also met and were
reported to be in love with each other.
At the opening Of the story person pur-
porting to be the missing son OF Jooh
Lewis arrives at Lee. walter MarTel
nronoses for Virpinia's hand to her uncle,
who refuses, telling him that his uncle,
whose name he bears, was villain and
convict Young Marvel draws pistol
and shoots at Lewis, but his aim is divert
ed by Virginia. Soon after Lewis is
found dead in his room with two bullet
holes in his body. His death occurs SIM
ultaneously with the arrival Of the man
who claims to be his son. Il.-Mr.
Barnes, the celebrated detective, and Tom
Burrows, another detective. take up the
case, strongly suspecting Virginia as the
criminal. III.-They examine the
grounds about the house where the MUIR
der is committed and find footprints OF q
man and q woman, the woman's foot.
prints strengthening their suspicious Of
Virginia. They also find two pistols, one
marked "Virginia Lewis" the other
marked "Alice Marvel" Virginia writes
a letter and goes away with it. Barnes,
disguised, follows her. !v.-Virginia
gives her letter to one Will EVERY y, who
posts it. Barnes keeps his eye on it,, gets
possession of it and thus learns the where
abouts Of Walter Marvel. V.-Virginia
visits Alice Marvel, who betrays knowl-
edge of the murderer. VI.-John Lewis,
the supposed son of the murdered man,
produces envelopes addressed to him to
prove his identity. He excites suspicion
BY leaving his room at midnight. VII.
An autopsy is made of the dead man, and
Barnes arrives at Lee with young Marvel,
and an inquest is held, at which Alice
Marvel testifies that she fired one Of the
shots that killed Lewis, and Virginia con-
fesses that she murdered her uncle, pre-
sumably to shield the real murderer.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-27
81. do. "

"Then show me the piece Of paper on
which your uncle wrote the name Of
his murderer and which am sure you
have about you"
If Mr.. Tupper expected her to refuse,
be was doomed to disappointment.
Without a moments hesitation she
drew it out and handed it to him. He
read it and seemed puzzled. Then, turn
ing to Virginia, he said:
"This paper reads, IF I am dead in
the morning, my murderer Is Walter
MarvelP How does that agree with
your confession?''
"You forget that there are two
wounds. My uncle wrote that after re-
ceiving the firstr'
Mr.. Tupper had not expected this re-
ply, and the possibility Of its being
true disconnected him.
"How do you know this?" he asked.
During the quarrel which I had
with my uncle be told me Of the wound
he had received from the lawn and
charged my lover with the crime. It
was at this moment that, overcome
with anger, shot him."
"When did you find the paper?"
"In the morning. I think have
said enough and will retirel" She step
ped from the stand and resumed her
seat ON one of the benches.
"There Ia no more evidence to be
brought before you, gentlemen" said
the district attorney, addressing the
Jury, land no more witnessed There
fore the next step is for you to consider
what your verdict shall be. However, ]
should like to detain you moment
that may point out one or two things
which I think should not be overlooked
in rendering your decision. First, there
is the matter Of the locket. II Miss
Lewis tells the truth, how did that
trinket come to be in the hand Of the
dead man, when Mr.. Marvel admits
that it was in his possession on that
night 1t Is plain that Miss Lewis was
ignorant Of this latter fact, for other
wise she would have suppressed that, as
she evidently at fret meant to do with
the paper. This brings out another
point. It must be remembered that her
first and her second stories are widely
different and that the second was not
offered until she saw how compromising
the medallion had proved to her lover,
Mr.. Marvel One more point-her pis.
tol has but one empty chamber in 1t.
She claims that it was on the mantel.
Mr. Lewis was seen to fire some weapon
from the window. II il was not thit
one, what has become Of the one which
he did use?''
The squire addressed the jury in g
few well chosen words, especially warn.
ing them to think well over their yer.
dict and bidding them to be most care
full in charging the commission Of &C
foul q deed to any one without thor
oughly weighing all the evidence that
had been brought before them, much Of
which, indeed, he declared. was Of
most conflicting nature. Finally be sent
them into an adjoining apartment fol
deliberation. In about an hours time
word was brought in that conclusion
had been reached, and, the jury having
returned, the foreman announced the
following verdict:
1--WE find that the deceased, John
Lewis, came to his death from gun
shot wound at the hands Of his niece,
Virginia Lewis, the latter having open
ly confessed the commission of the
crime"
TO BE CONTINUED.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1897-11-27
CHAPTER XI.
THE VERDICT.

Th6r6 are some lQQlV1Qudlb WuUSe
nerves are so we'll trained that they can
be made to sustain almost any strain
without giving evidence Of the tension
to which they have been exposed. Vir-
Rinia Lewis was of this kind. There is,
however, in all probability, no force in
nature that has not breaking point,
beyond which it is impossible for integ-
rity to endure, and so it was in the case
of this most remarkably strong willed
girl She had passed through fiery or.
deal bravely, and might say success
fully, until at last the unexpected had
come to destroy all her powers of con-
troll
Nevertheless she was not one to give
way, like her friend Alice Marvel, and
though she certainly started very per-
ceptibly when her lovers name was
called she looked like frightened ami
NAL who, though awaiting death
blow, was yet prepared to die hard. As
she stood expectant and defiant she
won the admiration of all the men in
the room, q thing Of no small conse-
quence when it is remembered that ID
of these composed the jury. There was
u painful silence until the entrance o.
the next witness. At last he came, and
when Virginia saw him and knew that
this was no trick that was being played
to frighten her into revealing that
which she had determined to conceal
she could not repress slight cry as she
stepped from the stand and dropped into
the nearest seat. Then she assumed a
stolid expression, which deied the scru-
tiny of Mr. Barnes or any of the others.
Marvel cast one hasty glance in her
Airection, and with his lips a little
firmly compressed he took his place on
the witness stand. Mr.. Tupper at once
began:
''Mr. Marvel, dc you remember the
day of the fete given by Miss Lewis at
Riverside?'
"Most distinctly"
81 believeeYou attempted to kill Mr..
Lewis on thatooccasion?'
"I drew out my pistol under great
pro ocation and in anger. Miss Lewis
struck my arm, and my weapon was dis
charged"
"Do you mean that when you took
out your pistol it was not your intention
to fire it?''
81 cannot tell what my intention
was. As I said, I acted under excite
ment. 1t is impossible to say what may
or what may not have happened"
"But did you not threaten Mr.. Lewis
as you left the lawn?''
perhaps. 1t would have been but
NATURAL
"Where did you 60 when you left the
farm that night?"
Home, of course"
"But why is it, then, that you were
not there when search was made for
you the next day."
"I was disheartened and disgusted at
the turn of events, and in sheer des-
peration arose early and went off gun
ming"
"Did you return?'
"After days shooting went on to
Epping, where I have house."
"That place was searched few days
later, and no trace of you was to be
found"
81 only staid there one day and then
went to Worcester.
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AND SATURDAY
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TO BE CONTINUED.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-10

"Pu haze you laid by the heels"
prit, that he'd thrust the rusty contents
of an old arms chest among his shirts
and waistcoats?''
"You don't touch it, )" snarled Mr..
Caldwell, keeping his seat and looking
dangerously at the mate. "Not that
your rotten stuff is here" he added,
shifting the leather, ''but they've
thrown my toothbrush away, and I'll
be hanged if these gentlemen shall
make fool Of me by public exhibit
ton of my private effects"
at was understood that the port
manteaus were not to be touched, - said
Mr.. Davenire.
Its a measly business, so far as
am concerned, gentlemen" said the
mate, something new to me in this
line Of life. I don't fancy" he added
dryly, "that we shall find the weapons
we want in these cabins.
"Obey orders, if you break owners, Z"
said Mr.. Weston. Next cabin, and
shove ahead. /"
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-01-10
CHAPTER VIII.
THE SEARCH.

The mates left the poop together. The
passengers who were then on deck fol-
lowed them, and old Benson stumped
his three fathoms of white plank alone.
The seamen grouped near the galley
were now talking with some excite
ment. Old Benson looked nervous and
disopdered in spirits as he glanced at
the open skylights. That he was within
his rights in searching the passengers
berths he hoped rather than knew.
There were not many marine acts of
parliament in those days. Benson fear
ed trouble ON his arrival in England
detain6As lawsuits, which might imperil
his command. Was he wise, moreover
he wondered, in rendering his suspicious
peculiarly significant by ordering the
cuddy to be attacked before the fore
castle?
He stepped uneasily along on his
short, arched legs, red and troubled, a
singular little figure of a seaman, al
most shapeless, with his hat down to
his ears and his broad beam Of coat
There were commanders at sea that
morning in cheerfuller spirits than Cap
tain Benson.
Meanwhile they had begun to search
the cuddy. Mr.. Matthews did not like
the Job; neither did Mr.. Poole. Both
men had frankly looked their apologies
.n a sailorly way, and most of the COM
pany understood their feelings.
''Is it not reasonable, exclaimed
Captain Trollope, advancing from the
companion stairs to the cuddy front as
the two mates entered and thus arrest
ing them, so to speak, ON the very
threshold Of their business, that we
shonld be satisfied first of all that there
a a chest of weapons broken openP
rBnt even then, " said Mr.. CALDWELL
are we to believe that there were arms
The times., 1897-07-18
Diamond Cut Diamond

II have failed TO discover any young man
who got his start toward fortune as did,
said the old gentleman who was slipping
beer just because the paStine was one tnat
brought them together
II came OF good old New Engla nj stock.
This does not make it surprising that / re-
bened against strict parental authority, and
concluded to run away on finding that my
VIII was not allowed TO regulate my own
conduct 1t would have Heen surprising
had 1 voluntarily become a criminal or
Gas. aside that sense OF individual reSpOn-
Sibility that is born with every genuine
New England baby.
when things were booming in Kansas
City 1 reached there with no assets ex-
cept shaky suit of clothes and what ma
ture, aided by few short years at school.
had given me Because / was not pert and
talked more Ike little old man than a
raw country youngster, I was given place
as general roustabout in fIourisbing
bank From The first the cashier showed
great friendship for me. and 1 came to
think that he was going to ma ke my way
the easiest possible.
''After re had Won my confidence he sys-
tematicallv instructed me in the advan-
tages of being rich, and atlength told me
lie had plan which would put me further
along than ten years hard work would
do. lie was going to rob the bank, and
was to be his pal. While he worked there
late at night was TO come in on him,
we were to throw the furniture about to
indicate a struggle and then was TO bind
him, leave few marks on him and carry
away the money, 10 be hidden in my room,
anh divided when the excitement had died
away. Some boys would have raised hue
and cry. only TO be denounced and ridiculed
by the cashier, who enjoyed all confidence
on the part the bank. 1 simply promised
tc be with him. I was there tied him
as tight as any ssi1or could have done,
I blackened his eyes, scratched bis face. and