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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27

first he seemed oAI.GAANDGI: JESTER.
care little for what the witness was say
ing, but the trial is telling on him now.
He looks haggard and Worn and appears
nervous and excited 4 am all alone in
the world" he said. Everybody has for
saken me No one is interested in my
behalf; it all looks very gloomy and dark
now. Everything seems to be against
me, but as sure as God lives and rules
l am an innocent man."
Monday Mrs. Irene Delaney, aged 5S.
testified that she was living two and one
half miles west of Middle Grove. on the
Paris and Bonneville road, in 1871. She
said Jester and Gates camped about 100
yards from her home the night of Jan.
"a Of that year. About midnight she
heard three loud screams come from the
camp, like those of a human being in dis
tress.
Her husband. j. B. Delaney, was then
put on the stand. He corroborated his
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
CALL THE WAR a CRIME.
Anti-In,perialis,s Meet and Denouncc
the Philippine Campaign.

tic fllll1pDtne Tam patXus
Anti-ilnperialists from thirty States
were congrcgated in Apollo Hall at Chi
cago Tuesday morning. when the confer
cnce against expansion was opened. Pub
lie meetings were held Tuesday evening,
Wednesday afternoon and evening. Ed
ward Burri:t Smith called the meeting
to order. Prof. a. ii. Tolman of III"
University of Chicago delivered the on
ing address and WAS followed by IL III.
her of other speakers. The speakers aa-
nounced themselves. some in violent and
some in quiet words. as the bearers OF
tlie true spirit of independence and free
government. Following are some of the
sentiments expressed:
The American people should stamp the
administrations proceedings with Il YER
diet of di:approvai so clear and SO en-
phatic that this will Ike a solemn warm
ing to future Presidents instead of a ST.
ductive preccdent.-Carl Schurz.
The people begin to comprehend that
homicide is homicide, that bloolshcd is
bloodshed; that it serves nothing to call
oneself Caesar or Napoleon, and that i'll
the eyes of the eternal God the figure of
IL murderer is not changed because i'll
stead of Il gallows cap there is placed up
OH his head an emperor's crOwn.-J.
Sterling Morton.
In nearly all the vents of history the
dominant minority fought out the prin'
ciple of liberty. History will repeat it
self.-EdwaId Atkinson.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
MOE pow,,;
Violent Scenes the Result of Inviting
Medics to His Nesting.

VASOtC6 I'D Ills MeSVtnXs
John Alexander Dowic, the evangelist,
who claims to be able to effect miracu-
lous cures 10y divine dispensation, was
routed at his West Side Zion tabernacle
N Chicago Wednesday night by more
than 1.50O angry medical students armed
with offensive chemicals. and had tn he
escorted TO his carriage by the police.
The young men who attacked the faith
apostle while he was on his way to his
tabernacle To deliver Il lecture on Doc
tors, Drugs and Deviis,' care out of the
encounter only pnrtiai.e victorious. Twice
the police beat Il tattoo on their heads
with stout clubs before they We're content
to remain outside of the heSicgcd audi
forum, and II dozen were arrested and
sent to the police station TO think over
their tcnierity.
Throughout the lecture the hoWls of
the cnragcd students of the several med
ical schools in the vicinity could be heard
and unpleasant reminders that they We're
still on hand came through the windows
from time to time in the shape of bottles
of nitrate of ammonia, which. as they
broke, eNhaled IL smell. compared To
which the odor OF Yorick's skull might
be considered Il p%crfuincd breeze from
.Araby the hlcst.
Hardly Il pane of glass was left i'll tho
Dowir sanctuary and wien the exponent
of a new gospel WAS finally led forth by
Il back doorway 10 his costly carriage and
helped in by two 4uaking fnotmcn whose
once ricl, attire rccl;rd of the laboratory
he was in Il state of perturbation that be-
lied his confident assertions inside the
brick walls which no longer protected
him.
Twelve students. more demonstrative
than others. were placed under arrest,
but upon recommendation of the city
prosecutor they were discharged upon
| raylucut of costs.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27

The recent tight money market with Its
high rates has led to several suggestions
for relief by the Government. The prop
osition is being discussed in Washington
that there should be some provision for
keeping the money of the country in cir
c~ulation instead of having large sums
locked up in the vaults of the treasury
and the subtreasuries. The Government
has Il cash balance of $2SS,0OO 5000, of
which nearly SS3,00O.0O0 is on deposit in
banks. The other $2O5, 100000 is stored
in Government vaults. 1t is earning
nothing for Uncle Sam and is perform
ing no function as Il medium of exchange
in business transactions. The sugges-
tion is made that the Secretary of the
Treasury should deposit IL larger proper
ton of this enormous fund i'll banks,
whence it would find its way into circu-
lation in times of tightncss, but this sug-
ecstion is coupled with the proposition
that the Secretary should charge the
banks interest at the rate of = per cent
per mum.
Internal Revenue Commissioner Wilson,
will recommend to Congress that IL re-
fund be made of the taxes paid by cigar.
dealers on the cigars manufactured and
sold by Countcrfciter Jacobs Mt Lancas-
ter, PA. The Government knew for a
long time that these bogus stamps We're
being used. but did not interfere with
the unlawful business for fear of permit
ting the escape of those who We're en-
gagged in circulating the famous 500
counterfeit Monroe note. For months CT
gars with forged stamps were being sold,
and when the counterfeiters We're arrest
ed all the cigars bearing these stamps
were seized by the internal revenue Off
Gals. 1t was decided, however, that the
purchasers We're innocent of any fraud,
and they were permitted to nave possess
sion of the cigars by the payment of the
lawful tax.
The State Department has no records
showing the number of Americans in the
Transvaal. There is Il directory giving
the names and addresses of the more
prominent business men in the republic,
but this does not Indicate their nation
atty. The population, according to the
census of 1896, was 245,00O whites and
mn estimated population of 100000
biacks. The State Department makes an
effort to keep track of the Americans in
barbarous countries. There are lists fur
nished annually by the American consuls.
III SIilut anu NlOFDccO. Inc lTauSNGtlk
has never been regarded as an uncivil-
lied country, and no effort has been
made To keep track of our citizens who go
there. 80
Admiral Dewey is expected to connect
himself with St. Johns Episcopal Church
in this city. lie has never been conspicu-
Gus as a religious man. In fact, he has
been known to utter obust and resound-
ing cusswords, in moments of stress and
excitement. yet so far as he is anything
he is supposed to be an Episcopalian. His
relatives belong to that church and his
lcanings are that way. \ Congregational
church up in Vermont claims him as a
member, but that was in the long distant
past when the admiral was Il boy. st.
Johns is the fashionable Episcopal con-
%gregation of Washington. and it natural-
ly wants to include Admiral Dewey in
its fellowship.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27

when all the troops and ships now under
orders reach their destination, will aggre-
gate more than 10000 men and forty-fve
war vessels. The last Of these forces will
arrive in Manila early in December. This
statement shows the strength in detail
of the military and naval forces assigned
to duty in the Philippines:
Army
Combatants $40
Non-combatants 1,5O0
Navy
Blue jackets. 1897
Marines 1854
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27

State. has struck into Natal, where it
will be in a position to cooperate with
the Transvaal force in front of Lady
smith against Gen. Sir George Stewart
White and his formidable army Of 49,
900 men.
The opening of the campaign thus finds
the Beers making simultaneous attacks
upon three of the most important British
strongholds-the points which naturally
wonld be the bases Of supply and COM
smunication for the invading army. That
the defense of these strongholds will be
stubborn and very likely effective need
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
400
.e7D. @tLEaEs

Smith College has 400 freshmen this
year.
Brown has II smaller freshman class
than last year.
University of Illinois professors have
organized Il golf club.
Williams began its 1U6th year with a
freshman class of ITO.
Residence in college halls is now requir-
cd at Rryn Mawr.
-Four new dormitorics are to be erected
for the University of Pennsylvania.
There are 240 women at the University
of Illinois this year, more than ever be-
fore.
Two Cornell students have been given
appointments in the Chinese customs scr-
vice.
Nassar has 23D new students. and the
number who dropped out is smaller than
usual.
Twenty changes have been made liz the
faculty of the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology.
Prof. Rush Pieces of Newton has ac-
ccpted the presidency of the University
of Rochester.
The growth in recorded use of the
books in the Cornell library during seven
years is 2332 per cent.
Nature study at the geological gardens
is to be n part of the course of instruc-
ton in Philadelphia public schools.
Reports from the University of 1Iinnc-
sofa Indicate that its total number of
students will this year reach, or even
pass, 1900.
The alumni of Tufts College have OBJ
tanned u voice in the government OF the
college in the form of a board of over
seers.
Two hundred and fifty-nine University
of Michigan men were in service, either
ut the front or in camp, during the recent
Spanish war.
The Presbytcrians of Tennessee are
striving to establish a college at Memphis
to he known as the Cumberland Presby-
terrain University.
Franklin Remington, 81, of Chicago is
one of the new members Of the execu-
tive committee of the Athletic associa-
ton of Harvard graduates.
There are 426 colleges in America. with
property estimated AT T.dV,ooo'oOo. o!-
rard, with $15. 600. and Leland STAN
ford, Jr., with s13,5O0, 600, are the rich
est.
The Princeton flag was at the mast
head of the Pcary relief ship, along with
the Stars and Stripes, md was carried
farther north than amy American flag
since 1871.
Athletes on tho University of Michigan
football team will likely be taken to. the
Paris exposition. Trainer Fitzpatrick has
broached the idea. and it is popular
among the students.
The opening of the school year has been
attended by few reports of hazing. the
barbarous method of welcoming freshmen
that long prevailed in many leading col.
lcges and universities.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27

Opium eating is increasing in England.
Rome may have a worlds fair in 1919.
China's first sawmill has just been
built.
Melodramas are returning to fashion in
London.
Chrysanthemum salad is a popular del
icacy in Japan.
Melbourne, Australia, has just had its
first fall of
Great Britain may have a permanent
census department.
Congo natives are making seat covers
of the skins Of Belgians.
German authorities are trying to check
an epidemic of typhus at Metz.
Revolutionary organizations for almost
every object now exist in Paris.
The maintenance of the siege of Fort
Chambrol cost Paris $4,000 francs.
Uganda is to be made n base of sup
plies for the British in central Africa.
What was once the palace of Queen
Iiortense in Paris is being demolished.
Germany expects to have a share in
Delagoa Bay if England obtains control.
Delagoa Bay officials, being undergrad,
resort to bribery IN every possible occa-
sion.
Near Hastings, England, lives an &C
centric old man who daily prays to the
SUN Mt noon.
A writer in nm English magazine de-
clares that the real average Englishman
is a workingman earning Sc a week.
Irish newspapers are criticising the
English press for their attacks on French
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27

hardly be said. But it is evident that
the policy of the Boer leaders thus far
promises to give them advantages which
will obstruct the British advance mate
rally and greatly prolong the war. The
Boer forces are mounted. They are OPP
Grating on interior lines and are able to
maneuver over long distances on ground
with which they are familiar. They al-
ready control all the passes into the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
LOSS UNDER $4,000
Express officials say Robbery. Pro.
ceeds We're Exaggerated.

CGeuS Verc T.XdNyefdVc1s
The statements printed in the various
Chicago newspapers regarding the
mount of money secured by the robbers
who held up the Northwestern train at
Tower w Friday night are absolutely de-
MED by the officials Of the American EX-
press Company. Robert +. n. Cowie,
confidential secretary to President An
tisdel, said: ut Gun be stated as official
that the amount of money lost by the ex
press company will fall considerably short
of $4,000. The amount of the reward
has nothing to do with the loss. We
offer the reward in order to secure the
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
FOR a CORNER.
Beef Trust Buying Chickens to Bo,.
ster Meat pricea.

8GSE uVSuC VTJC69s
Telegraphic advices received in Chicago
from Kansas City, Omaha and st. Louis
are to the effect that Armour s Co,
Swift & Co. and the other big packers
are buying poultry upon a scale they new.
er attempted before. The motive is that
the members of the so-called "beef ring
are DESTROYS Of avoiding the effect upon
the beef market usual at this time OF
year, owing to the low prices OF poultry,
By ~cornering the chicken marke. it is re.
ported the beef interests intend to bol-
ster the present high price Of their prin.
cipal product.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27

wiie's statements. and further said that
he went down to the wagon in the morn.
ing and asked what that noise was the
night before. Jester replied that he was
dreaming, and when he awoke he was
choking young Gates. Gates did not hear
this conversation, because he had gone
to the pend for o bucket Of water.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27

tAaC nu0 Deen watt.
ed to moth chests
by the IL
winds OF some days
before. which
threatened to cut
short the annual
visit Of Indian sum-
mcr. mopped it's
brow, and betook
itself to summer
gardens, the cool
drinks Of the soda
fountain, and the
relief afforded by
the ice a In;
the weather bureau
the mercury went
up the tube to the
"a degree mark,
coming within four.
degrees of the high
est temperature
ever recorded in.
the month of Octo-
Der. The upward
flight of the mer-
curry covered Il rise
of % degrees he.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27

0ner Sis ike Il
stone, apparently
r%nnlovcd, in the
court room from
day to day, witt,
his eyes i~ntently
fixed on the wit.
ncsscs. Net n rela
tive, a friend or an
acquaintance is b.
his side to comfort
and console him or
to whom he can so
for sympathy. At
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
ESTIMATE OF YEARS WHEAT.
Reduction of se7, 1000, oooEusael. from
Inst Ycnr,a World,a Cron.

Last xCHF'o NOrlu'9 NEOOs
In a bulletin issued by the Agricultural
Department n careful analysis is given of
the wheat crop of the world for 1889
based Upon the estimates of recognized
conservative authorities. The production
was estimated by the Department Of .Ag-
riculturc in 1893 at 1901. 100000 bushels.
Beerbohm estimates the production the
last season at 2,445, 100000 bushels, the
Bulletin des Halles Mt 2,516,O00!6o0 and
the Hungarian minister of agriculture at
from 2,453 100000 to 2,47777 100000 bush
els.
In a carefully tabulated statement it is
shown that these estimates do not cover
the same field; that some of them include
countries omitted by others. Setting
aside minor differences and taking the
countries which are included in all four
of the estimates the following result is
obtained: Estimate of Department of Ag-
riculture, 1898. 2.79S,O0O,OOO bushels; cs-
innate Beerbohm's Corn-Trade List,
1853, 2,393, 100000 bushels; estimate Bull
lctin des Hallcs. 1899, 2.4S9,OO0,O0O BUSH
els; estimate Hungarian ministry, 1889,
2,453 100000 to 2,477,O00,OOO.
1t has already been seen by the report
of the Agricultural Department that sup
plcmenting the estimates for 1890 by the
additions for omitted countries which are
included in the estimate of the Depart
ment of Agriculture for 1898 and then
comparing the latter with the mean Of
the three estimates as so modified, we
get 327,000,OO0 bushels as the quantity
by which this years wheat crop falls he
low that of last year. On the whole a
reduction of more than 30O,OO0,000 bush
els is pretty safely inferred, and it would
seem that during the current crop year
the farmer should obtain satisfactory
prices for his wheat.
FORCES IN The PHILIPPINES.
More than 10000 Men Will Be There
in December.
The combined military and naval forces
| of the United States in the Philinninns.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27

According to the latest bulletin issued
by the bureau of labor there are 40
cities i'll the United States having a pop
ulat;on of 10000 or over. The bureau has
been collecting and compiling Il mass of
municipal statistics, and for purposes Of
correct comparison has broken away
from the last census population figures,
now nine years old. and made estimates
of it's own. Massachusetts leads off with
IL cities of 10000 and over, Pennsylva-
MIA with IL. and then comes New York
with IL, Ohio with .. Illinois with 6 and
Indiana and Texas with i each.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27

tween q o'clock in the morning and s in
the afternoon. Pavement thermometers
took issue with the figures recorded i'm
the weather sanctum and registered 81
degrees at 3 o'clock. The October heat
record was established in 1897, when 81
degrees was booked. The other extreme
occurred in 1887, when the mercury drop
Ued TO IA degrees above zero.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
HOT OCTOBER WEATHER.

Chicago paid homage to the palm LEAF
fan Sunday, donned summon garments
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
TRIAL OF JESTER.
Prisoner CHARGED with Murder Com.
mitted in 1871.

Alexander Jester is on trial at Paris,
No., charged with the murder of Gilbert
Gates many years ago. The aged pris.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-10-27
FORCES IN The PHILIPPINES.

More than 10000 Men viii Be There
in December.
The combined military and naval forces
of the United States in the Philippines.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-27

Locals. cents per line for each insertion.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-27
The County Board.

The county board of supervi-
sors finished their labors on the
22nd inst, which, aside from the
general use of the "ax," welded
without distinction or favor, and
the appropriation were unevent-
full. John Barnes and A. " Shell
ton, Attorneys of Rhinelander,
appeared fo1 the towns Of Eagle
River and Minocqua, respective
lv, while D. E. Riordan looked
after the interests of Arbor Viate
in making the apportionment
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-27

-Notice-Life insurance comp
anies will reduce the rate So per
cent. to all who agree to use
Rocky Mountain Tea. A wise
measure. 35 cents. For sale at
drug store.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-27
State of Wis,
}ss.
W.

The undersigned w. IL. B1Ssell,
chairman of the county board OF
of Villas County, aid John Rad
cliffe, county clerk, of Villas coun-
ty, respectively, do hereby certify
that the above is the assessment
made by the county board OF
of Villas county,
Wisconsin, for the year 1899,
made and adopted at the annual
meeting of said board, on the %
dav of November, A. D. 1899.
w. H. Bissell, Chairman.
John Radcliffe, Co. Clerk.
Being on a basis of 431s per
cent. for Eagle River; 231s per
cent. for Minocqua and 1878 per
cent. for Arbor Viate. AS COM
pared with the valuation last
year, the apportionment of Eagle
River has been reduced / 1-6 per
cent, Arbor Viate 10 per cent.
and Minocqua raised 1 l-3 per
cent.
We have not had time to ex-
anime the bills presented to the
board for audit on the action Of
the board thereon but, we under
stand that nearly every bill pre-
sented was disallowed in part.
We do know that our bill for
stationery and tax abstract pa
per furnished county officers in a
few cases when the county board
failed to furnish such material,
as they have been doing for the
past wear, of an inferior quality,
from printing esta blishments
outside of the county, has been
cut, how much. wedo not know,
as we were given no opportunity
to appear before the board in be-
half of the bill. The price charg-
ed the county was the same as
we charged individuals who pay
cash.
The board are entitled To much
credit for the business like man
ner in which they dispose of the
business affairs of the county
and for reducing the expenses to
less than one-half of what they
have been in previous years.
We give below the amount OF
all bills allowed by the board,
not including salaries, the amount
of levies, and the value of the
property in the several towns, as
fixed by the board, for the pur-
pose of apportioning thetax bur
den and also the apportionment
in 1898. 1t will be observed
that chairman Mckenzie sue
ceeded in reducing the value OF
the property of Eagle River, /
/ 1-6 per cent.
Total amount of bills allowed,
$3,9O8.75.
General levy:
General Co. Tax, ............S16, 900
Judgments, bonds, inte'st $4,000
Total,...... $4,000
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-27
1vATnOLIC. CHURCH, sr. PE1 ERs

CATHOLIC, CHURCH, ST. PETER
~ Services every Sunday Except on the
End Sunday of each m nth:}-High
Mass and Sermon at 10 a. m.-Catechism a
D. m.-VeSpers, Sermon and BenedlctlOn at
7-3O b. m A first Mass is said at 800 d. m.
ON the first Sunday OF each month. On Holy
days: High Mass, Sermon and benediction
at 7:45 ~ m.-Mass on weekdays att O'Clock
in sUmmer, at 8 in winter, Stations of the
ross every Friday evening duriug Lent at
;30,-atechism every Saturday after Mass
REV. PROSPER GOEPFERT.
PaSrOr,