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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06
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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-01-06

UNION TOWNSHIP GATHERINGS.
Suwano P~ettegrew is reported as be-
ing on the sick list this week.
Still hauling wood; they seem to
think that We will have some winter
yet.
Charles Brooke and Horace Fowler
still hunt for their horses, but with no
success.
An entertainment was given at the
"Prairie Flower school house, on the
Both, by Miss Wright's pupils.
MIR. Sam Anderson visited friends
here for a few days, and then journeyed
on to visit his relatives in Hot Springs.
Miss Rose Fowler is expected home
from town, where she has been for
some time, to spend q short time with
her parents.
The Xmas dinner at Mrs. Meissers
was enjoyed by all who were there and
we understand that about twenty or
more persons were present.
Anyone wishing crayon portraying
done, call on Mrs. James Smith, and
others wishing hair watch-chains made
call on Miss Brooke. All work done
promptly and correctly.
Part of the committee has requested
that everyone be notified that an exhi-
bition will be given at Mr.. Barnes
dwelling house, otherwise known as
"Selbyville," on the evening of the 18th
of January, to which all are invited to
come and listen to the "Master's of Ell
ocution."
We regret to say that Miss Hutch
ings school closes next Friday and in a
few days she will return home. Miss
Lena has won the friendship Of every
one who has had the honor of meeting
her and will be welcomed back by q
host OF friends whenever she wishes to
return to US.
"YouKNow AND KNOW"
The times., 1899-03-10
A NEW CHAIR FOR PRINCETON
The Rev. Henry Van Dyke to BE Its
First Encumbcnt.

Princeton. y. J.. March 9.-The trustees
of Princeton University held their semi
annual meeting today at Princeton. 1t was
announced that subscription of 100000
had been made to the university for the en-
dowment of a chair in English literature
on condition that the Rev. Henry Van
Dyke. pastor of the Brick Presbyterian
Church. in New York, be the first encum-
bant of it. Fifty thousand dollars OF this
sum will be given by ID. H. McAlpin. of New
York. and the remainder of the endowment
was secured through the efforts of C. C.
Cuyler. VI. Taylor Pyne, and other promi
nent New York alumni. DR.. Van Dyke was
unanimously elected TO the chair. and it is
the general impression that he will accept
the position. He was graduated from the
university with the class of '73, and is also
an alumnus of the Princeton Theological
Seminary. In token of the boards appre-
citation CT the eminent service OF the Rev
DR.. James o. Murray in that department.
the trustees decided that the chair be called
the James o. Murray chair in English
The resignation of DR.. Murray as dean Of
the university. he having been i'll since
January. was presented. but the board de-
clined 10 accept IL, and the duties OF his Of
flee will fall upon President Patton until
the next meeting of the board. President
Patton reported gifts to the university ag-
gregating S65 600, the income of which will
be used in the general expenses OF the
academic departments.
The times., 1899-03-10
HEIRS TO A BIG FORTUNE.
Tom johnson Finally Runs Down
the Missing Ncliahous.

Louisville. KY, March 9.-Mrs. Ellen
Johnson and her fifteen year-old son. the
sister-in-law and nephew OF Millionaire
Tom Johnson. the single tax champion,
were found by the detectives employed by
Mr.. Johnson today. 1t is said that the
mother and son are heirs to an estate
worth nearly $1,000, 600. Investigation by
detectives shows that the late Col. Charles
F. johnson, the brother of Tom johnson,
secretly married an Irish maid. Ellen Nc
MahOn. She and her sister. Margaret Nc
MahOn, had lived in County Tipperary, as
nearly as can be learned. Their grand
father. James O'Rourke. was a wealthy
East Indian trader. with residence in
Bombay. When in their twenties the two
girls left their home in ireland and came to
meet friends in the New World. The Two
landed in New York and finally took up
their home in Louisville. Ellen Mcmahon
secured employment in the family of Colo
mel Johnson. where she worked as a seam
stress and governess. He married her Sc
cretly. the ceremony being performed by
the Rev Father Kelly, of the Trinity
Catholic Church in New Albany. on OctO-
ber 81. lSS2. The heirs will send lawyers
TO ireland TO ssttle the estate which was
left b. the grandfather, James O'ROurke.
The times., 1899-03-10

have been men and women of frail ply
sique: some of the most eminent philoso-
pliers, scientists. inventors. have in
herited weak constitutions. or course
the world might have had all that these
men have given it if the system of de-
stroying the sickly children had b'en
sternly carried out all through the history
of the human race: but that is unlikely
in the first place, there are certain eN-
tremely sensitive natures upon whom the
discords of human life make so deep an
impression that they are always more or
less in state of suffering. An Ameri-
can poet once said that he sometimes
doubted whether Il really sensitive per on
could be perfectly well. Again, if tn
thought of mankind had been directed
solely toward producing a race Of healthy
hrutes we should have had animals and
nothing else. All desire for anything
above mere material existence would grad
ually have been lost and instead there
would have been produced a general in
sensitiycuCss md indifference to suffering
which would have made us a race ato-t
on the level OF the Iroqcos Indian.
The real solution Of This problem is 70
along the lines Of les!slation-at least no-
that sort OF lawmaking. Let foul teae-
inents and one-room cabins b. abolished:
let every man be free to work at that for
which he is fitted. and let him be paid
living wages for his y ork. and there WIZ
not be so much vice in the world. Let
the public schools b. as well IN snazei
and well furnished as possible. and W.
shall have an intelligent TOpl pliaton. with
ideals Of its own. Let there be stri=t
supervision of the food supply. and the
people viii not be slowly poisoned with
adulteiated -four and spoiled meal When
children are born in healthy Dwellings. Cf
mothers who have rot been under the
double strain of bringing up children and
supporting 4 husband who is out OF work
and when the mothers are given a chance
/ to learn something about the Laws OF
| health We shall have race IS hardy s
auy in the world. 1t is precisely because
these conditions have obta ned during the
making of our country that the American
/ people stand where they do today. The
German or English peasant cones from
TIE crowded districts OF MS EatlNe lanu
takes up land in our great West, thinks
and reads for himself, sends his children
to school, and gives them enough TO eat.
and the second generation Of that fl:li :
| is f2r superior to the original immigrant.
{ But il this same peasant. through royerty
or ignorance, settles down in a city ten
ment and starves at sweatshop wo k, ne
{ becomes not only q wretched beiag. but
a dangerous factor in the community.
1t was cncc said that to make man
what he shoald he. one must have begun
with his grandfather. This country is in
the making We have it in our power 10
! begin with the grandfathers. Give human
nature fair chance and it will tlke care
of itself; but it does not have a fai:
I chance in a tenement or oae-Io-In cabia.
The times., 1899-03-10
rhc American Rnc..

The Senate of North Dakota has lately
passed a bill compelling every citizen 20
take a medical examination as to heath
and sanity before he can obtain mar
riage license. Considering the interna-
tionaI reputation which the State as
well as its sister Commonwealth OF
South Dakota, has achieved on account Of
its divorce laws, this regulation will str.ke
the average person as remarkable.
But such a method Of improving the
human race is not new. II has bezn al
vanced by various social reformers. from
the time OF Plato down. But natures
ways are older still, and she has so much
the advantage OF the social reiormers tha.
Il is unlikely that they viii ever supersede
her So long as the race endures. the law
of the attraction of opposites will ho.d,
and a big. strong man Will fall in love
with a frail, delicate little woman, and
conversely. a strong, motherly. tender
woman viii frequently be attracted toward
the type Of man whom she must care
for as If he were one OF her own children.
People of weak constitutions now and then
are bound to drift into matrimony, and the
thing cannot be stopped by any statute
that Dakota Legislature may pass. II
is all very well to say that nobsdy
but the strong and healthy should be al
lowed TO perpetuate the race, bu. as 4
matter of fact, where is the line to be
drawn? Many people whose physical Or
ganism is out OF order are of the greatest
use TO the world through mental and
spiritual gifts. Some writer's OF genius
The times., 1899-03-10
The CbjII,, Xocabuyury.
tFrom the New orleans Timos-nemocrat


81 have engaged rather novel experiment
lately" remarked bright lady teacher OF this
city, who Is particularly Interested in kinder
gartcn work My purpose is to obtain some
definite idea OF the vocabulary OF small children
ideas Strange to ny there Is no data on the
subject. although it wauld b. Of great scientific
value in in.ii, aiing the Development Of the mind
tool! tire" "f my pupils. little boy and two
girls, all about >tN years old, aud told them to
look carefully at certain house across the way.
Then | had them 60 dr-,Iibc ii to me and took
down what they said IN shorthand. | aitcrward
repeated the experiment with children between
the ages Of eight and nine years. carefully count
ing the words employed in each instance. | found
that none 81 the smaller children used over
siNty different words. while the others ran up
IN the neighborhOod ct 21. OF course. one trial
was valurle,s. because Of individual variations in
temperament, and the only way TO obtain results
OF any scientific value Is to calculate averages
from an immense number OF experiments This
propose to do. hut it will take two three
wears at least | have been il iyr only
few months. and the thing that has impressed
me most is the very dcXterOus use to which
Young children put their limited stock ot words.
As Il rule, Intelligent child OF. say, six viii
give a better and more vivid description Of pco'
pie and things than one Oi eight The additional
words which the older younSstcr employs usually
tends to obscure the point. Some very interesting
the same line with adults, and | am persuaded
they would demonstrate that the average person
Of the middle class has a much smaller vocabu-
larry than is generally supposed. 1t is surprising
how few words folks manage to tumble
through life with"
The times., 1899-03-10
HARD TIMES IN KLoNDIKE.
Great Distress Among the Jn~cecess-
-u- Miners.

Great Distress ADGnG the a>cecess-
-u- Miners.
A letter sent by General McC5ok at Daw-
son City, on the Yukon River. in Alaska.
was yesterday given to the press by the
State Department, with the idea that the
public ought to know something of the
state Of affairs to which 1T relates. Follow
ing is the letter in full:
The situation as to persons who viii be out
Of food in couple Of months is becoming very
serious: many hundreds will be - sitIatcd, and
will have TO be helped oui when navigation
opens
Many have gone out over the ice and are GO
ing out daily. while more remaining, in the
hopes that they will be able to strike some pay
ON claims they either cy.n themselves or
working on claims leased nom others Appli-
cants daily al this Office foT relief
The INDECENT sick 20 far have been taken c1re
OF by the relief committee ard by the local
th0gites- tine latter seeing the necessity OF tax
ing a hand in relieving the destitute sick, while
many Of them not pdupe=s in the st7i.t I
sensc OF the word, hat being temporarily with
out funds compelled 10 cIil the reiief
committee ard viii finally pay when they hear
from the outside with rcrnittlnces.
The relief Committee at this date are unable
to extend any more aid, all funds collected
have been exhausted, and they some two
thousand CS-.OJ0J dollars in debt.
The greatest evil however. Will be the large
number Of people ,yiao will have exhausted their
suppIiss. ard who VIII tail to succeed in get
ting paying claims.
l know it i rot customary for any nation TO
provide for destitute citizens out OF their own
country. still. / feel It Is my duty 70 pat this
matter before you, TO take whatever action you
| may deem bet.
1t seems from clippings from Dawson pa
pers that accompany the letter that there
are many unsuccessful miners who are
sick cut of money and provisions, and can
not secure work. The Canadian govern
ment seems 10 have no scheme Of relief
for the poor and sick in its Alaskan bOr-
ders. and reliance must be had solely on
private charity. The papers complain bit
terly because s2,5e000O of taxes have been
collected and sent TO Ottawa and the pso-
pie up there have been left TO suffer
There will be no necessity for 4 general
relief expedition such as was projected
some two years ago. as the summer season
is nov about TO open instead of the winter
as was then the case. but there seems 10 be
urgent need of some relief that will en-
able these sick miners to return to the
United States.
The times., 1899-03-10
FRIDAY. MARCH 10, 1909.
The PhiIinnine ontlcol..

On the strength Of the reports from Ma
Mia. il : reasonably safe to predict that
there will be war news Of importance be-
fore another tw war;y-four hours fave
elapsed. Otis. it seems. has determined 10
abandon defensive tactics and take the
Gela against the rebels. It We under
stood yesterday that he might dr so with
out waiting for Lawton and the re-en-
forcsments with him in the transports
Grant. Sherman. and Sheridan. bat this
may lave been a mistake. The first Of
the three transports, with Lawton and
part Of the force On beard, was due TO az
rive a Manila early on the morning Of
March zenith which .time would be Syn
chrorous with last night here 1t is likely
that Is Lawton is expected to command
The field operations. Otis might wait for
MS personal presence. and that probably
is what has happened. We take it for
granted that no delay viii ensue after the
arrival q the field commander.
All the information at hand justiaes the
o1inion that Cts has been active in pre-
pairing a campaign that ought to end
speedily in the capture OF Aguinaldo. and
the suppression of the TagaI rebellion
against the United States. With Agui-
naldo safely under lock and key. the an
noying Filipino Junta at Hongkong would
prohably find itself wiped out, and the
!nsurgent movement on the Island OF
Iuzon be ended.
The American public should distinctly
understand that Luzon is only one of hun
dreds among our Philippine Islands, and
that the rebellion there. Aguinaido and
everything else included. is confined to that
one territory Panay. Negros, and other
islands have submitted. The Mindanao
natives are not in sympathy with the Tagai
insurrecJion. and viii all the more accept
American government with satisfaction
when they realize that the Aguiuaido Ia
GALS have been thoroughly whipped.
From present appearances the task 10
hand is to completely crush the rebellion
in Luzon, and we think it safe to say that
OTIS has prepared for this with every pros
pect Of success. The military movements
Of the past few days evidently have been
for the purpose OF developing the enemy S
position. It is safe 10 say that they have
been successful in that, when the general
advance is made, there VIII be no sur
rrfses in store for our forces. as far as the
disposition. earthworks. and jungle am
bushes provided by the enemy are con-
cerned.
1t is an easy piece Of work that Lawton
viii have to enter upon in advancing the
American lines q considerable distance into
the interior from Manila. II he should be
lucky enough to capture Aguinaldo and to
turn the flank Of the rebel forces so as to
pen them between Malo!os and the coast
then the end viii be very near On the
other hand. if the Tagals should refuse
battle and make a precipitate retreat to
the hills. long and rough campaign may
become necessary. IN the latter case il
seems reasonable that the President should
at once send the greatest Of American
rough country fighters TO the front. TO take
charge Of the operations, and, Of course
that man is General Wheeler.
The times., 1899-03-10
Ains,,arth,r prnn,ntinn.
(F'rom the Chicago Record.)


The only officer who is advanced by the sr11v
hill i Colonel AinsNpfth Chief oi the Record ard
Pension division of the War Department. ci-
william who some ycIrs ago succeeded in persIld-
ing Congress Ia add an amendment 10 an appro-
pria,ion bill making linn L full colonel Of the
regular army BY the same influence in the rec--
ganzati0n Ct the Amy, with which he has moth
ing 10 do. hc J. promoted to brigadicr general.
AinSvorth Is not only good lobbvist. but
very useful official. When he took charge Of his
pFe-ent division the records were in 4 terrible
state Of conf,izion and the correspondence was
months behind Hr reo-gIuized things. Straight
ened out and repaired all the old muster rolls
4 few months, and IN a iew years copied them
and made complete let OF the millions Of men
who have carried arms in support OF the Govern
ment Of the United States since the battle OF
Concord. Now, when 4 member Of Congress
wants To know the military record OF one Of his
constituents who is seeking i pension, AinSworth
will send 1t 10 him hy return mail. F0r that hr
Is to b. made brigadier general. His genias
Ter organization and efficiency has mlde hi4
office model. and the records under his clsrg-
are priceless. Son:e years ago he was indicted
FOR criminal neglect when the floor Of the old
Fori Theatre, where Lincoln was l>sas.nlicd.
iell in and - lot OF his CLERKS were killed and
injured hut it turned out that Congress pas
Just A. much In blame a. he foE negIe,tina 10
provide money for repairs
The times., 1899-03-10
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
WiIIScsbarrc Postmaster Arrested On
. Grnyc Charge.


Scranton. Pa. March Edward F.
Bogart. postmaster OF Wilkesbarre. was
arrested just before midnight last night,
charged with tampering With the mails.
Hugh German and two assistant Secret
Service men from Washington, made the
capture. Several months ago several Gem
plants We're lodged with the Pos;ofice De-
partment at Washington that letters re-
ceived In tn Wilkesbzrre postofiice bad
been opened apparently by steamiug
process. The complaints were so numer
Gus that the authorities at Washington
detailed three Secret Service men upon
the case. \ few weeks ago Bogart re-
quested that he be given an extra man.
This was the opportunity for the detectives
and the department quickly informed Mr.
Bogart that mis- request would be granted.
Mr.. German. of the Secret Service. was
detailed ostensbly as an assistant. He
began work a few weeks ago. Last even
ing. after the Washington and Baltimore
mail had arrived and been sorted, Bognrt
was seen to enter the office. take several
letters from the boxes, proceed into his
private Office. and then. carefully draw
curtain. in a few moments German turned
cut an electric light which was the signal
TO The assistants on the outside, who ad-
vanced to the door, were admitted by
German and then the three proceeded TO
the office Of the postmaster. Without
ceremony they entered and found Bogart
seated at his desk, upon which were three
letters addressed TO prominent busi-
ness men OF this city. all of which were
opened ROgart nearly collapsed when
placed under arrest. He was released On
furnishing Si.OC0 bail.
Mr. Bogart was also the proprietor of
the Leader" of Wilkesbarre, an after
noon paper. and was member Of reveral
prominent clubs. One year ago he was
married to Miss Sarah Bates. who formerly
resided in Washington. and who was we'll
known there
The times., 1899-03-10
OUTLAWS WARMLY WELCOMED.
The Reception Missouri Vigiiauts
Prepared for Them.

Necsho. Mo. March 9.-Word was re-
CeiyCd this morning of despe. ate attempt
by outlaws to loot the little town of Noel,
Mcdonald county. last night. After dez-
peTate battle with citizens the bandits
were put to flight, their leader being ki l.
ed, and one of their number captured.
Some days ago a stranger made his ap-
pcarance at Noel whose actions were sus-
piciCUs. BY some means the authoTitie;
got an inkliug OF plot to loot and burn
the town by Indian Territory out AVS, un-
der the leadership of the suspected
stranger. Aiming themselves. some thirty
men kept watch and last night the'r vigil
was rewarded About 10 O'Clock u band
OF masked men marched up the ma Il
street. Upon reaching Louis Smiths sa-
loCn they entered the place and ordered
the proprietor to throw up his hands. He
did So but with a revolver in each hand
and ct once opened fire At the first sho-
the leader OF the desperadoes fell TO the
floor with bullet through his heart. Cit
liens present also drew guns and opened
fire on the robbers, who turned and ran
from tire saloon and toward the hills.
Whistling bullets from the pistos and
rifles of the citizens stimulated their move
ments. One OF the bandits was captured
with a bullet wound in his side and an
other in his right arm He refused TO
give his name or tell anything about his
Ials All day the hill, have been arch
ed by armed men. but no further trace OF
the bandits has been found
1t is thought they have fed to the Ter
ritory. Blood stains on the floor Of the
saloon indicate that ether membe.s of the
gang were wounded. The dead bandit has
ret been identified. a pocket knife with
initials It. r" on the handle is the OILY
possible clew to his identity. He wore d
mask and was armed with double-ac-
ticn revolver of 4i-calibre. Fortunately
Smiths bullet caught him before he cou I'd
press the trigger. This is the second I'M
successful attempt to raid Noel.
The times., 1899-03-10
succrssfuI Diplomacy.
tFrom the Detroit Free Pressl

One OF Dgtruit's politicians OF former wars.
who had the good sense 10 quit the gam, h.
fore it got the better OF him, tells OF an inter
view he had with President Cicyel1ud,
Il after a lucrative Fttesal position aut
went on To Washington with the hope Of prouiat-
ing nv Interests Atter the Senators ard Repre-
sentatiy,s hai promised thcir ASSISTANCE and
had waited until convinced that they were not
raising heaven and earth in my behalf l made 4
personal call upon tue President | had To wait
my turn and, while doing - gained a pretty
good idea of the aunOyauCcs to which lie wls
being subjected by the hungry horde in which
was i unit. and which swoopS dawn upon every
President during his tenn u office. When IL
cam" my turn expressed my sympathy and told
him had decided not to press the little personal
matter which had brought me To the Capital AMI
moved to call upon him
- do YOU know that YOU have given mJ IN
entirely urw cxperienee.' he laughed.
- presume so, but | am sincere
''IIe took a good ook at with those penc-
trltinS ewes of his and then said: 4 would
hurry home, Young mIn This noble resolution
OF yJaIss - too coed 10 last Try TO get out Of
the city before yog experience change q; heart
This is rot what hId expected as the result
IT my diplomatic move. hut | entered no protest
and hurried back to Detroit II Is only fair to
add that received tire appointment within thirty
days, aud two three more likely candidates
never ccased 10 wonder how I got next