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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24
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Colonel Cailander had not looked so we'll
since he returned from India as the morn
ing he started for London. He UNDER
took various commissions for his sister,
in-law. but his wife said she wanted moth.
ing.
Il have everything l want and more
than 1 Deserve" she added. as she kissed
her husband tanderly Mt parting.
Staldish had gone to dine and sleep at
n country house at some distance. So the
sisters had a very tranquil day, its only
disturbance being n visit from the Dow
aSer. who came in unwontcd good humor.
In the evening. a little to Dorothy's dis
may, Miss Oakelcy walked in, just before
dinner, to have a little talk, she said. ac.
c%ompanied by Egert0n and Major st.
John, who was, Miss Oakeley thought. i'm.
m%cnsely struck with her, whereas St
John was equally sure he had made n
profound impression IN Miss Oakeley. and
was, in consideration Of her endowments.
disposed to encourage her attentions.
The sisters were sitting together in SYM
pathetic silence ut that most witching
hour. 'thc gioaming."
Dorothy had OF course told Mabel of
the declaration with which Egerton had
startled her, and was somewhat surprised
at the manner in which Mabel had receiv-
cd her confidence. She was not amazed.
she murlnlrcd something about his being
nice and interesting, and a good match,
then she added. Are you quite sure that
you could not like him. dear"
"Yes, quite sure," was Dorothy's prompt
reply. II used to like him ever so much
better before. l cannot think what nut
it into his head to imagine he wants to
marry me-"
Il don't think it is so extraordinary"
said Mabel. and dropped the subject.
While Miss Oakeley held forth with an
;mation about a concert she was getting
up and Major st. John put in a word Mt
intervals. ligerton moved across the room
to where Dorothy was sitting, and said
in a low tone: II ought not perhaps to
tresspass upon you. but I want to ask
pardon for my precipitancy. Will you for
get my ill-judged haste and let me come
and go ON the old terms? I will not Of
fend again: not. ut least. till I fancy l may
do SO with less chance of rebuke. may
never reach that happy conviction, but
let me try"
II have no right to interfere with your
coming or going" said Dorothy softly.
"but I do not like to give you any annoy
ance, and I do not think I shall change"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24

An action against a hospital for an
autopsy performed upon the dead body
of a child. without the consent Of the
father, who was the natural guardian
and intrusted the child to the hospital
for treatment, is held, in Burney vs..
Children's Hospital lMass.),. 3s L. Il.
n. Ala. to be sustainable. notwithstand-
ing the contention that there was no
right Of property in a dead body.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24

rally followed the decline on the an.
nounceMent TINT n assignment would
take place and TINT the cash wheat would
not he slaughtered.
Letters great grain deal, beginning
April ., 1897, has totally collapsed. IIie
has surrendered to his creditors 16,O0O,-
OUO bushels of wheat. His estimated loss
is ~$b,OOO,OOO. On wheat owned May
81 MIR. Letter might have realized a profit
OF $4,00O,OOO. Since then the market has
declined. and, financial support which he
had hitherto received being withdrawn,
he retired on the best terms possible. His
creditors are financial institutions in Chi
cago, st. Paul, Minneapolis, Duluth and
New York City. These concerns lent
money OH his wheat Mt 80 cel:ts or less q
bushH. They are amply protected. Ac-
curate figures us to Mr.. Letters holdings
when he decided to %liquidate are difficult
to secure. The best estimates indicate
that he has 12,O0O.OOO bushels of wheat
In Duluth and Minneapolis, 100000
bushels en- route to Europe, 2,OOO,OOO
bushels in or en- route to New York. Mr..
Letter will not make an assignment, and
court proceedings for the settlement of his
grain account will not be necessary.
Deal IN History.
In the history Of grain speculation from
the days of the Romans to the %plungine
Of Keene in New York no speculative
handling Of a cereal has attracted so
much attention from press and public as
the transactions of Joseph Letter. In the
market for nearly four months before the
public was aware that he was n trader.
MIR. Letter finally avowed his connection
with the enormous cash grain purchases
Of certain commission houses.
April 2, 1897, Broker French entered
the arena with instructions from Col. Lei
ter TO buy 100000 bushels of May wheat
Mt TON cents. The representative of the
great operator filled the order. Just "a
fast MS the market declined the Letter or
ders made their appearance. The cheap
est batch of wheat that Letter bought
was II lot Mt G4N cents-5OO, 600 bushels
June IS, 1897. This was for September
delivery. Some saw in these transac-
tions the beginning Of an err in the his
tory of the local Board Of Trade. They
were right. The deal Carried the price
Of wheat from 64A cents in June. 1897.
to $1.S5 in May of this year. At one time
an interest of $35, 100000 was involved.
Over Sl.OOO,ONO bushels of cash wheat
is said to have been m~erchandised. Lei.
ter's grasp of affairs and his hand on the
wheel of progress, the brokers executed
these immense orders. running as high as
100000 bushels. They bought for cash.
sold for cash and accepted the consequent
profit or loss stoically.
In sharp contrast to all previous great,
deals OF the Chicago market Mr.. Letter
met the varying emergencies Of a year
with cash until Monday morning. His
failure to do so then is attributed to a
number Of causes, most prominent Of
which is the statement that after a careful
review of the situation L. z. Letter deem
ed 1t advisable that his son should lioui-
date, so advised, and the advice was ac-
cepted.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24
Tonight a Duel i'm Fronce.

Count Boniface de Castellane, who mar.
ried Miss Anna Gould, OF New York, en-.
gagged in a duel in Paris with NJ. Henri
Turot, of the Petite Republique Fran.
caise. Three rounds we're fought with
swords and NJ. Turot was wounded in
each round, twice slightly and the third
time severely. in the right forearm, thu,
ending the duel.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24

Should it happen the international band
w4gon plays Yankee Doodle" and God
Save the Queen" in unison the rest Of the
world-may II well face the music.-Phila-
delphia Times.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24

Also. at the same time and place, will
he sold the cargoes Of said vessels, con-
sist9lg of $500 sacks of rice, LAG sacks
of flour. 1913 sacks of beans, 100 cases of
Goldfish, 1913 sacks Of sugar, $50 cases of
snrdines. 1.150 boxes of vermicelli and
macaroni. AZ cases of cigars, 81 bundles
of steel, 81 cases Of mineral water, 10
cases and barrels of beer. 1850 cases of
cameo goods, AIS bales Of paper, Z cases
of paper bags, 10 hogsheads of wine, 30
barrels of wine, 80 cases of wine and 262
cases of chocolate.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24

We will have to stop the war long
enough to permit the usual announce
ments concerning the Jersey and Dela-
ware peach crops.-Washington Post
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24
LIST OF PRIZES TO Be SOLD.

Will BE offered at Key West to the
Highest Bidder.
The following is a lis. Of the prize yes.
sells and their cargoes which are to be sold
at public auction in the city of Key West
to the highest bidder for cash:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24
Money for a Paris Exhibit.

OuS - GANAOAts
Assistant Secretary of State .Cridler.
who has recently returned from a visit to
Paris to study the ad~visability~ of an
American exhibit at the exposition Of
1900, will soon hand his report to the
President and will recommend u liberal
appropriation.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24
LETTER DEAL FAILS
END OF THE GREAT WHEAT
CAMPAIGN.
Daring Spectator stayedin Too Long
and L. Forced to Liquidate-Big De.
mand for Margins swamp Him-His.
tory of the Famou. Deal.
Panic In The Pit.

Panic In the Pit.
Chicago special:
Joseph Letter, whose gigantic opera.
tons in wheat have made his name fa-
throughout the commercial world,
and whose winnings in the pit have been
estimated ut s 100000 in assured profits,
has in all probability met with reverscs
which will fall little short of a Waterloo.
Letters famous wheat deal ended Mon
day most Unexpectedly in n complete coli
lapse. His futures were sold out in Chi.
cago and Minneapolis ata loss.and his cash
wheat turned Y to the banks as trus-
tees. It was rumored that he was embar.
raised, aud he did not deny 1t, but said
it was only temporary, he hoped.
Prices In the Northwest were panicky,
dropping % to % cents. In Chicago there
was great excitement, with declines of IL
cents on June and July and 4M cents on
September. In about a month declines
have been as striking us were the nd
vances early in May. The top prices in
the leading markets, compared with the
low point Monday, made an important
showing, as follows:
Chicago .:.................$l.s5 IS
Mannsapos's .St&
,uIutn ................. $50 30
81. LOUIS. 1.40 III
A1tNetpOOI ................. 1.04 LIZ
The effect on the market when the news
OF the collapse came was that June wheat,
fell off 10 cents, July II cents, Septem-
Der Us cents md December 3H cents. A
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24
GREAT WHEAT CROP PROMISED.
Larger Acreage and Finer Condition
than for Many Years.

Preliminary returns Of the spring wheat
acreage, with the two Dakotas in particu-
lar subject to revision. indicate a total
area seeded Of 16.S0O,OOO acres, which,,
added to the area in winter wheat, 2 $780,
600 acres, makes a total of wheat acreage
of 43,00O.OOO, or rather more than $780,
600 acres greater than last year. There
is an increase of 8 per cent in Minnesota,
% in Iowa, 10 in Nebraska, IL in North
Dakota, 8 in South Dakota, 5 in Oregon
and 20 in Washington.
The average condition of winter wheat
is 00.S. as compared with 7S.5 at the cor
responding date last year, and S1.6. the
average for the last ten years. The prin-
cinnl Averages nre os follows.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24

The average condition Of spring wheat
is the almost, il not entirely, unprecedent-
ed one of 1000, as compared with 500
on June 1, 1897, and 92.5, the average for
the last ten years. Nearly all the States
of principal production report II condition
exceeding that Indicative Of a full normal
crop, North Dakota reporting 1O4, South
Dakota 1O3, Nebraska 1O5, Iowa 1O2,
Minnesota 100, Oregon 1O1 and Wishing
ton az
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24

81 SUMMARY OF THE WAR TAXES.
E9 Classified List Of Licenses, Excise and Special Stamp
ia Taxes Of the New Law.
,rn1so, rnrrI
sE 4KEaH sBsa8E H 3Es3 sssE a3E alE 3IE3EE a8 Es3EN3E E3 B3 EMM

d) Chewing gum, 4 cents on each pack.
age Of u retail value Of 81; (e) mixed iiour,
I cents on each barrel and an annual license
tag Of $l2.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24

N~OTE.-Dealers In above enumerated mr..
ticles mist stamp goods in stock at these
rates when sold at retail.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-06-24

rally followed the decline on the an.
nouncement TINT no assignment would
take place and TINT the cash wheat would
not he slnMChfrrnd
Evening star., 1898-02-08

Senator McMilidn's proposed amendment
to the District appropriation bill i'll refer
ence to the filtration of the Potomac water
supply should by all means be incorporated
in that measure on its final passage The
House cannot logically object to il, and
the Senate is likely. in view of its record
on this water question, to adopt it forth
with. The plan is for the engineer officer
In charge OF the Washington aqJeduct to
investigate as to the propriety and feasi-
b.lity of filtering the water supplied TO the
residents of the District, and to report his
ccEciusions and recommendations to Con-
gress. through the chi:f of engineers of
the army at the opening of Congress next
December. This Is in effect exactly in line
with The Stars suggestions last week,
when. after the defeat of the water-meter
proposition, il urged that steps be taken
at once 10 secure more and purer water for
the people OF the capital.
The amendment. ii is to be observed. di-
reefs the submission of report both as
to the feasibility and the propriety of fill
tration. Thus thu engineer authorities
will determine as TO the need of filter
ing the water. and will also give estimates
as 10 the cost. There is no material doubt
as to the feasibility of the project as an
engineering proposition. The main ques-
ticn that IS befors Congress and the COM
munity is whether tie river water is at
present bad. SO unwholesome or so
threatened with future pollution to rem
der filtration desirable or Imperative. Thus
the inquiry authorized Is wide, and in view
OF the amount OF Information to be Sc
cured and the Importance OF the matter
the provision for the inquiry, if adopted.
ought to b. so written 10 enable the OFF,
Ger in charge to proceed at once upon the
Passage of the appropriation bill without
waiting for the first OF the coming fiscal
year.
When the water-meter question was be-
fore the House it was repeatedly stated by
friends OF that plan that the metering of
the city Was but a preliminary step toward
Evening star., 1898-02-08

filtration. They sought to explain this par
adox by asserting that metering would re-
duce the demand upon the supply to such
point that filtration could be accomplish I'd
with economy, whereas it would be ex-
travagant to attempt to provide filtration
processes for the gallons wasted by the DO
nestle users. The force of this argument
was wholly lost in the fact that the domes-
tic waste is the least of all the local water
fact that if filtration must be preceded by
economy In the use Of the water the first
logical step would be the metering or re-
stricticn of the water use in the depart
ments and the further restriction of the
rotoriously large users. A further step in
this line that should likewise precede the
Introduction of domestic meters would be
ths general repair of the mains. which are
krown in many cases to be In bad condition
and to contribute heavily to tine waste.
Filtration sanitary measure must
stand Independent Of all questions of waste.
Indeed, filtration is a factor in the preser-
walton of the public health, just as the free
and unlimited use of the water tends un-
nistakably in the same direction. If there
be any relationship between the two pro-
jects filtration and metering. 1t is that of
divergence rather than of convergence.
Tunnel completion and filtration are the
two vital features of the Districts water
supply program: and no other project per-
tanning to this subject should be permitted
to Cbstruct or delay them.
Evening star., 1898-02-08
Washington Might Copy.

FROM the ONO Stare JCufEai.
The efficiency of what is known as tn.
fire drilf' in the public schools of Colum-
bus to readily and quickly empty the build
ing of scholars in case of fire or other
threatened danger was well demonstrated
at the burning of the Main Street school
building Thursday afternoon. The fire was
a dangerous one from the beginning, and a
panic that would have resulted in injuries
to number of the children, if not abso-
lutte loss of life, seriously threatened. But
with the fire drill the large building was
cmptied of scholars in about three min
utes from the time it was known that the
structure fire. Everything was
done in good order and not child of the
hundreds in the building was injured
The destruction of the Main Street house
was the first time a school building has
Leen burned down in Columbus. and 1t was
the first actual test of the drill. Its sue
cess shows how valuable 1t is. and justifies
the wisdom of the school authorities in es
tablisaing it.
The fire drill' is practiced in every
school in Columbus with a single excep-
tion-the High Scnool building at the cor
ner of 9Th and Broad streets 1t should
be feature there. also. 1t is not too mucn
to say that IL the fire of Thursday had oc-
CURED in this structure there would have
been pupils injured, If not killed. The
building is three stories high and it is
full of narrow halls and short turns. IA
cry of rre there will mean serious trouble
Half grown scholars are. If anything har-
der to handle than younger ones in times
of panic.
1t would be an excellent thing for the
school authorities to inaugurate the fire
Grill'' in that building as soon possible
Evening star., 1898-02-08
Neither Delay Nor Undue Haste

Why should Congress hurry through with
its work? There is good deal of work to
he done. and some of il is very important
Why throw measures together loosely and
put them through under whip and spur? ?
The country does not demand it. The coun-
try expects we'll matured legislation, and
can only benefit by such. Why this cry
therefore about clearing up the tables by
the first or the middle of May?
For time the charge was made, and was;
widely accepted, that Congress was a
menace TO business. 1t was asserted thai
business interests felt uneasy while Con-
gress was in session; that there was never
any telling what Congress might do: that it
would be good thing if the long session
could be reduced to three months making
both sessions of the same length. Mr.
Cleveland did what he could while Presi-
Gent to encourage this view. He took his
filings at Congress, and made il as difficult
for that body to get along with the execu-
tive as possible.
But why should the country fear Con-
eress? As Mr.. Mckinley in his inaugural
address so pleasantly said, Congress repre-
sents the country; is a body chosen to at
tend to the countrys business Why. when
in session. therefore should it alarm the
Ntiy ptOpie "HoSt agent II IS AS d matter
Of fact it does not alarm the people any
longer.
The demand for shortening the long ses-
sion comes. as rule, from those members
of the House who are more concerned about
their own fortunes than the country's
They are anxious to get home and take
formal charge of the primaries. They are
candidates for denomination, and fear that
detention in Washington may injure their
chances of success. They grow nervous
thinking of the possible headway hated
rivals may be making in their absence
Hence, every other year, there arises about
this time hue and cry about the great
amount of time which 1t is alleged Congress
wastes in useless debate and idle confer
ences.
There need be no great hurry even to ac-
commodate those impatient gentlemen
Very few of the nominating conventions
are held before midsummer, and many are
held even later than that Besides, the best
recommendation for another term is the
thorou gh discharge of the duties already
assumed.
Evening star., 1898-02-08

Captain Mahan has written a letter on the
subject of Hawaiian annexation from de-
cidedly favorable point of view that de-
serves immediate and close attention. This
letter. written to Senator Kyle, also an ar
dent friend of annexation. was produced in
the course of yesterdays debate on the
treaty and caused profound sensation,
largely because of Captain Mahan's world
| wide reputation as an authority on naval
| warfare. He declared that in the event of
war it would be absolutely necessary for
the United States to capture Hawaii, in
order to defend the Pacific coast success
fully. Annexation in time of peace would,
of course, obviate the necessity of the capt
ture of this vastly important strategic
point. Captain Mahans works on the sea-
power and on kindred subjects relating to
naval warfare and administration have
stamped him as genius in this direction.
His celebrated book, The Influence of Sea-
power on History" has been translated into
| many different languages, and it is said to
be responsible for much of the present ac-
tivity in Germany. Russia and Japan in the
creation of naval forces. Few books have
ever been written with the convincing force
of this one. 1t should prove a stimulus to
the dormant energies of any nation inclin-
ed to rest secure in a sense of latent power
and an ability to respond in season to a
cry of danger.
The suggestion of the strategic value of
Hawaii in time of war. or even in time of
threatened trouble between this nation and
any other, has been made before. 1t has
been shown that Hawaii literally commands
the situation in the Pacific; that the power
strongly entrenched there can defy all the
other nations of the earth as far as the ad-
vantages of position are concerned. The
maps of the Pacific ocean bear out this
proposition beyond all question. Captain
Mahan has given the argument the force
of the verification of man acquainted
with the technical details of maritime war
fare. This view of the case shows how pre-
posterous it is to claim that Hawaiian an
nexation necessarily means material aug
mentation of cur naval force. Hawaii un-
annexed, either subject to the dominating
influence or directly under the control of
another and possibly unfriendly power
would be such menace as to demand the
maintenance of a much larger naval force
than with Hawaii part Of the American
Union, with this nation in possession and
not subject to any sudden demand for an
onslaught upon an established force in Or
der to protect the cities of the Pacific coast
Instead of being threat of increased naval
armament, Hawaiian annexation is rather
guarantee that this country need not
maintain other than moderately large
naval force, large enough to uphold Amer
ican prestige and protect American interests
III the various parts of the world. Hawaii
unannexed is a danger point requiring un-
usual counter precautions; Hawaii annexed
reduces danger from that quarter to a
minimum and with ii the need of large
naval increases.
Evening star., 1898-02-08
Americnnized Hawaii.

'hamehameha" writes to The Star from
Honolulu in his latest letter, printed today,
many Interesting facts concerning the
character OF the natives OF Hawaii that are
to be borne in mind in the course of the
present debate on the annexation treaty.
He shows that the present tendency in the
Islands is toward the Americanization of
Hawaii. and that the natives have under
gone material changes during the past few
decades The checking of superstitious
worship IS doing much to bring the Ha-
waiians out of their degradation. The
American immigrant to the Islands. says
TIE Stars correspondent, will find himself
perfectly at home there. The strength OF
the sentimental ties that bind Hawaii 10
the United States Is clearly shown in this
letter.