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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-05-25
SOLDIERS HOME NOTES.

Robert Love, of Deadwood, was ad-
mitted to the Home this week.
The patients in the hospital are do
ing nicely. Improvement is the order
of the age"
Garnett Hedge's solo "Just Before
the Battle Mother" pleased the listen
ers at the Sunday service.
Hospital Steward Ross Barnes has
been on the sick list this week. He
has been in bed with fever and cold.
The lawns and trees surrounding the
Home are being splendidly cared for
this year and the care shows in the fine
appearance.
Mr.. Grace was transferred from the
hospital to the Home this week. He
has been under Major Wade's care for
three or four weeks.
Chris REIN, bugler for the Home
received an imported BIB cornet this
week. 1t is triple plated silver cor
net, gold lined and came from Vienna.
Stephen Gascoigne. from Huron was
admitted to the hospital, Tuesday. He
was suffering with rheumatism and
eye trouble. His service was with the
lst Wis. Inf. Co. Il.
DIR. Collins, of Rapid, preached the
sermon Sunday. DIR. Collins is an old
soldier and knows what the veterans
passed thru, which knowledge made it
possible to address the comrades in a
way that aroused their enthusiasm.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-05-25
Important Change of Time ON Tie Nickel
Plate Road.

Important Change of Time ON The Nickel
Plate Road.
A daily 81 hour thru service has been
inaugurated between Chicago and New
York, leaving the Van Buren, st.
Passenger Station, Chicago, at $3.50 p.
m., arriving at New York 7:25 p. m.,
following day.
Standard New York and Boston EX-
press leaves Chicago at 1880 a. m.,
daisr, instead of 1920 a. m., as formerly
with thru cars to New York and Boston
arriving at either city early the follow
ing afternoon.
Night Express leaves Chicago daily
at 1890 p. M, for New York and
Boston, arriving at either city early
the second morning.
Courteous colored porters are in
charge of day coaches, to look after
the comfort of passengers, especially
ladies travelling alone. Dining car on
all day trains from Chicago on which
the service is unexcelled and at pop.
ular prices.
Mr.. j. Y. Callahan, General Agent
Ill Adams ST.. Chicago, will have
pleasure in giving all detailed inform
alton as to rates and trains.
Chicago Passenger station Var
Buren st. and Pacific Ave., on the
Elevated Loop. City Ticket Offices
Ill Adams ST., Telephone 2O57 Centra
and Union Ticket Office, Auditorium
Annex, Telephone 2OS Harri son.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-05-25
The Nickel Plate Railroad.

The Nickel Plate Railroad.
offers the travelling public the choice
of three daily express trains between
Chicago, New York and Boston. q
hour service between Chicago and New
York. All meals on day trains from
Chicago and are served in dining cars,
which service is unexcelled and at
popular prices. All information
cheerfully furnished by j. Y. Callahan,
General Agent, Ill Adams ST., Chicago.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-05-25

lake, and beautiful spots both above
and below the city, we feel more i'm:
pressed than ever with the oft express
ed opinion that one Of Hot Springs
greatest needs, and one that would
add boundless pleasure to its already
d elightful attractions, is q lake near by.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-05-25

Rev. H. w. L. Mahood will deliver
the Memorial address at the Soldiers
Home, Sunday May %, at 3 p. M.
Appropriate music for the occasion
will be rendered. The public is invit-
ed to join with the old veterans of tho
Home in paying tribute to the depart
ed heroes of the civil and Spanish.
American wars.
DECORATION DAY PROGRAM.
Exercises will begin at the Home
Chapel at 10, a. m. May 30.
Opening Anthem. Choir
Invocation. 90. Rev. +. NJ. Sturdevant
Solo. Mr.. John Tegarty
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. 800.
..................R Rev. A. A Brown
auUuetn. CnO1r
Solo,. Mr.. John Tegarty
Address s........M Major j. B. Fairbank
Music. .................Ch Choir
Benediction. .. Rev. II. w. l.. Mahood
Decoration of Graves in Home Gem
etery will follow exercises in the
Chapel.
The evening times., 1900-03-20
AT THE THEATRES.
Nationn,-"Barbara FrIetchie.v

A play based upon the characteristics OF
life in Maryland during the civil war, and
not intended as an historical series OF in
oidents Barbara Frietchie" opened to a
full house last evening. and was received
by the audience with feryor, and in many
instances. where the pathos moved them,
in deep silence. At the final fall Of the cur
tain, on the scene where Barbara IS SHOT
by her crazed lover, the audience remained
seated until the last, compliment 10 tie
author of the highest order.
There are incidents which might he
taken as bordering on the ranting of melo-
drama, but which are skilifully carried out
20 the avoidance of this misfortune. The
entire atmosphere of the play is pathetic,
and although it has a sad ending, there
was nothing else to do with the charac-
ters, and the realism was more effective
by this than any conventioHalism could
have made it. Miss Mar.owe has seldom,
if ever, been seen to greater advantage
than In the role of Barbara. 1t suits he T
to a nicely, and in one of the scenes there
was a remniscence of her Juliet. AS
the heroine she was winsome and tender
and held her audience under the power of
her reading of the part. The support was
very good, and the diversity OF character
parts gave opportunity for considerable
display of variety of talent. The setting
of tho play was skillfully done, and tie
scenery artistic to a high degree. nothing
finer having been seen here for d long
time
The evening times., 1900-03-20
bia-..AriH.o

Another play ending in a tragedy is the
adaptation of SchIler's "Kabale und
Liebe, by Theodore Kraemer for Mildred
Holland. and presented at the Columbia
last evening. Plots thick and fast are
laid and developed. The scene is laid in
Austria in the eighteenth century. Aria
a daughter OF poor musician, is loved
by the son OF the president of the mu-
nicipality; they plan TO marry. but are
confronted by an intriguing duchess, who
loves the son, the Baron Won Hohenlohe,
and who plots to disgrace Aria by COM
pelling her to write an discriminating let
ter in order 10 save the lives OF her
parents.
The Duchess is ably assisted in her PIens
against Aria by "onrtierS. Attempts are
made TO disgrace her at a ball AT the court.
and she is confronted by the Baron. who
believes her false. He follows her TO her
fathers cottage, secretly produces poi
son draught, drinks a portion and taunts
her with being a murdeTess. She drinks
the remainder of the poison reveals the
plot Of which they have been the victims.
alays his suspicious too hate and the play
ends with the deaths of both.
In the hrst act Miss Holland is not at
her best. but she fully atones in the re-
mainder Of the play by a really superb
performance, the denouement in the pal
ace of the duchess being the crowning
feature. Bertha Creighton, as the Duchess.
shares the honCrS with the star. and the
rest of the support is good, Mr.. Lipms n
Going particularly well as the Baron. OF
the thirty people in the company none are
out Of place.
The evening times., 1900-03-20

While the State and Navy Departments
still maintain strong reserve regarding
the despatch of war vessels to China. their
officials are no longer able to conceal the
fact that the movement has been caused
a good deal more by the political situation
at Pekin than by an apprehension that
the Chinese Boxers" intend any mischief
TO half a dozen American missionaries
scattered over the country.
Ii is the open door rather than the Sun
day school that is bothering our authori-
ties just row. The trouble seems to be-
gin with the splendid diplomacy Of Sec
retary Hay, which according TO previous
declarations, had secured written guaran-
tees from all the leading powers of Europe
that they would respect American COM
mercial rights existing under treaties
with China. in all their possessions. ports.
and spheres OF influence. which have been
Nr may hereafter be taken over from the
llowery Kingdom. But there is perhaps
ia und for a suspicion that this diplomacy
rs not in fact as splendid as it locked
when viewed only through the media OF
official bulletins and the congratulatOry
columns Of the Administration press. In
deed we are sorry to hear il insinuated
that the text OF replies 10 the American
notes demanding the open door in China,
which are but now coming in. is anything
bur satisfactory. Great Britain having in
spired the movement is of course acquies-
cent. The only other powers willing TO ac-
cept the principle fully are Italy and Jap
an and they are not inclined to bind their
action for any considerable term Of years
Russia. Germany. and France far from ac-
ceding to cur request as the American
public has been told they would are
reported as declining to offer any assur-
ance whatever unless all ether nations do
Il would be interesting to know just
what has led to the radical change in the
policy Of the European cabinets toward
this country. which would appear TO have
taken place during the past month or
TWO. Perhaps we should be not far wrong
in guessing that the trust Adminstra-
tions idea of an open door for America
in China. and a closed door for Europe in
the Philippines. may have something TO
do with it. In any event there is serious
trouble brewing in the Orient. The En-
press Dowager seems bent upon shutting
the portals of her possessions to Great
Britain and the United States and il is
apprehended that the treaty ports may be
closed by proclamation any day. Russia
already has the important entrepot of
Port Arthur shut tightly. and the more or
less universal impression is that Russia
also is behind the movement of the Dow
ager In these embarrassing circum-
stances it is not strange that President
Mckinley should think il necessary TO de-
spatch strong squadron TO Chinese wa
ters. Before another moon we may be
able to hear of a great Anglo American
naval demonstration, and perhaps the
bombardment OF two or three seaports
Still il would be highly offensive to the
Administration to insinuate that ioint ma
val or military movements could have the
slightest reference to any alliance or un-
derstanding entered into before the Hay
pauncefOte Treaty was cOnferted
The evening times., 1900-03-20
EARLY BALDNESS.
Indigestion said to Be "a Leading
Cause.

(From the British Medical JournalJ
The cause of badness is a question
which has a personal interest for many
people in these days. when the new man
finds it almost as difficult TO keep his hair
as the new woman does TO find nus
band The theory OF the baldheaded man
generally is that his exceptionally active
brain has used up the blood supply which
should have nourished his scalp; but those
whose crop of hair still stands untouched
by the scythe of time unkindly hint that
this explanation is of a piece with Fal-
STATS excuse that he lost his voice By
singing of anthems" Then there is the
theory Of the hat which We are told.
makes for sanitary unrighteOusness in two
ways-allowing no ventilation. and by its
hard rim cutting off part Of the blood sup
ply from the scalp. Again there is sabOr-
rhea which prepares the way for fungi
that blight the hair II would have been
wonderful il that pathological scapegoat.
indigestion had not had this particular
misdeed laid to its charge. We are not
surprised. therefore to read in an Ameri-
can contemporary that dyspepsia is the
great cause of badness.
This is how the business is done Ma
ture" we are assured. lis very careful 10
guard and protect and supply the vital or
gans with the proper amount of nutTi-
sufficient quantity of blood supply for all
the organs. naturally she cuts eff the sup
ply of parts the least vital, like the hair
and nails"-just as one of our splendid
paupers" discontinues his subscription to
a hospital. in view of the death duties.
The hair. in fact. dies that the nobleT
parts may live up to a proper standard Of
physiological efficiency.
The best way to escape badness is.
therefore, to be careful in our diet, and.
above all. to avoid regularity in meals
a counsel of perfection whi,h the busy
man too often finds it impo sble TO follow
We are not prepared to deny that indi-
gestion may have something to do with
badness. but the part it plays is prob
ably altogether secondary. We know Of
nc evidence that bald-headed men are
more dyspeptic than their neighb0rs. and
women who suffer much-chiefiy through
their own fault-from digestive troubles
are very seldom bald. The increasing
prevalence of badness might, with az
least as much plausibility be ascribed 20
the general betterment OF our social con-
ditions that is taking place. The late
Prince COnsort. who himself lost his hair
early, held that badness Is a sign If
breeding: heredity, therefore. rather thar
indigestion. would account for its fire.
queRcy in the upper ranks of society. CC
the other hand. hairiness and anarchisIp
often go together. as if the bomb-thrOwirs
brotherhood had determined TO throw on
even the mild tyranny Of the barber WITH
other forms of government.
The evening times., 1900-03-20

yiolable rights guaranteed to them by the
Constitution, and by the promises of this
Government in accordance with its clear
provisions. with the sordid and heartless
attitude Of the monopoly agents in Con-
gress. there can be no doubt in any honest
mind what the effect of the comparison
will be upon the people, and especially
upon the voters of this country. The mer-
chants. bankers, professional men, and
citizens generally Of Porto Rico, to the
number of ten thousand, present their bit
ter grievances to the Governor General.
without a sign of rebellious feeling and
with all the order and decorum BETTING a
solemn protest to the world against the ty-
ranny and bad faith of the monopoly rid
den Republican Administration and Con-
gress. They do not threaten insurrection-
They only ask for mercy where they might
justly demand their legal rights. They
recite the story of the wrong that has
been done them in first closing their old
markets and then refusing them access 10
any new ones. They show plainly that TO
restcrI their ancient prosperity. they must
have lie trade. Their plea will be heard
with sympathy by every decent citizen of
the Union. aad their oppressors will feel
the sting of public scorn coming from two
hemispheres. For producing much the
same conditions in Cuba, we went to war
with Spain, and wrested from her the last
remnants of her colonial empire The
reputation of the United States as a lib
erty loving nation will not be improved by
the Porto Rican spectacle as seen either
in the island or in Congress.
In one way or another it seems certain
that the Administration and its legisla-
tive allies will be quickly forced for very
shame and in terror of political cyclone
in November. to give free trade to Porto
Rico, OF course, this will be accompa-
MED, by a. bull against the comet" in the
shape of some declaration, such as the
one proposed by Senator Beveridge. that
the Constitution does not extend to the
territory; but in effect that will be mat
ter as negligible as il will appear ridicu-
lous. If the poor Porto Ricans can wiring
from this Administration recognition OF
their equitable right to free trade. it will
AOA bS itAlS DtlOAt N4lC AOuIl VIII
1eclare their right under the Con-
.titution to the same, and 20
svery other privilege and immu-
nifty pledged by ii alike to all citi-
zens of the United States, whether they
happen to be in Massachusetts, Okla
homa. Alaska, or Guam The latest os-
cillation of the worthy President should
bring the end CT the struggle, as to it's
practical side very near.
The evening times., 1900-03-20
MEAT AND / JLTRY EXPORTS.
An Enormous Trade Between Can
ada and This Country,

Felix s. s. Johnson, United States Com
mercial Agent at Stanbridge. has written
the Department of State respecting Canadi-
an meat and poultry exports as follows:
The magnitude of the business done
between the United States and Canada in
lambs and poultry is not realized by those
not Immediately connected with it. During
the months of September. October, and
November there were shipped from Cana
da 112000 lambs, making altogether $50
carloads. These lambs were worth on the
average $3.50 apiece, and the total yaluo
was therefore about $4,000. There was
paid in duties on these lambs to the
United States Government 500, 900. They
were handled by the New England Dressed
Meat and Wool Company. of SGmerviIle
Mass. The figures for the same period Of
1885, however, show that in the CORES
ponding months of that year there were
sent across the line 129, ,22S lambs. These
lambs come from all over Canada.
'As regards poultry there were 5000
to 10000 live geese shipped to the poultry
yards of Charles NJ Austin, of Mansfield.
Mass, for feeding purposes. There have
been seen at Sabrevois, in the Province of
Quebec. as many as II, 500 live geese and
5000 live ducks at one time and it takes
125 bushels of grain day to feed them.
The firm Of S. Ii. Jones, at Sabreveis. has
had at one time as many as $4,000 geese
and 15,o00 ducks.
''The American firms mentioned in this
report make most of their purchases in the
townships Of the Province of Quebec, New
Brunswick. and Prince Edward Island"
The evening times., 1900-03-20
COL. WICKHAMS CONDITION.
The Injured virgininn Likely to Re-
cover From His Wound

! RICHMOND Va, March 20.-The an
( nouncement here yesterday afternoon that
| Col. William F. Wickham, one Of the best
known Republicans in the State, had be n
shot at his hcme, in Powhatan county,
created no little surprise Colonel Wick
hams wound his physicians pronounce to
be serious though they say, one from
which he mayLreeover
Colonel Wickham left Richmond FriGay
afternoon to go to his home, in Powhatan
county. He took with him his private
secretary. George Talley On Saturday the
two were to go TO Powhatan Court House
to take dispositions in a case in whi n
Colonel Wickham was interested. Fer
some reason the depositiOns were Tot
taken. and Mr. Talley returned to Rich
mond on Saturday evening. He kCeG Hot1-
ing of the shooting until this no mag,
when he received a brief letter from Lee
Dance, trother-in-law of Colonel WICK
ham, stating that Colonel Wickham had
accidentally shot himself, but that DIT.
George Ben Johnston, who had been sum
moned, had attended him, and thought he
would recover soon.
prominent citizen of PoWhatal county
reached the city yesterday and gave
the following account OF the unfortunate
affair: He said that Colonel Wiekham has
been in iil-health for several months and
at times has been considered by his fan
lily and friends TO be tS' pendent. On
Sunday when the shooting occurred, about
1:30 o'clock, Colonel Wickham was in his
room with his wife. BianeT was an
Iouneed, and Mrs. Wickham preceded ner
husband. who remained in the room, she
evidently thinking he was following her.
She had gotten but few steps from ire
door when she heard a shot. and rushing
into the room found her husband mad
fallen. with a horrible wound inilicted
just below the temple and extending TO the
base of the brain. DR.. Bailey, their fam
lily physician, was summoned at once. and
upon reaching the unfortunate man. he
found the wound TO be- OF a most serious
nature. DR.. George Ben Johnston, OF
Richmond. was telegraphed for and reached
Colonel Wickham's Bedside that night.
Colonel Wickham is one of the most
prominent citizens of Powhatan. partieu-
larry in politics OF that county His wife
was a Miss Ould of POwhstan. Tne EeNs
OF Colonel Wickham's mishap was received
in Richmond with deep regret. He has
practioed law here for a number of years,
being partner of his cousin, Judge Ashby
Wickham of the Henrico County Court.
He was at one time prominent in military
circles. He holds at this time the position
of referee in bankruptcy for his section.
Colonel Wickham is one of the prominent
Republicans of the State, and has for
years figured a leader of his party ard
been mentioned in connection with the va
cancy now existing in the Fourth Congress
sicnal district. He controls an extensive
law practice He has three sma children.
"He was never in better spirits than On
Friday night" said his secretary. Mr..
Tel 5fh oh
two years old at that time and the bi. IT,
day was being appropriately celebrated.
We went hunting Friday evening and the
colonel was apparently very happy"
The evening times., 1900-03-20
Another Presidential somersnult.

Senator Beveridge visited the White
House early on yesterday. When he left
the presence he hurried to the Capitol
aad introduced an amendment to the
Payne Foraker Porto Rican Tariff bill, as
follows:
''Ar articles coming into the United States from
Porto Rico or going into Porto Rico from the
nited States shall be admitted free of duty
but tins shall not be construed ss extending the
Constitution OF the United States or auv part
thereof over Porto Rico, and ii is hereby declared
That the Constitution OF the United States /,
not extended over Porto Rico"
Ii is quite within the bounds Of reason
and prOpriety to accept this amendment as
an inspired notice that Mr. Mckinley has
again experienced a change Of mind and
once more occupies his original position
in regard to Porto Rico at least as far a.
free trade is concerned. In the matter of
the Constitution. it is easy TO understand
that his convictions would naturally have
TO give way before the necessities of his
friend and manager, Mr.. Hanna. who must
secure almost all the contributions for
this years Presidential canvass from cor
porations who would give nothing if the
Republican party were not pledged to keep
lut AbHolAlullDn bul Ol HtN american ter
ritory by fair means or foul.
While there is a deadlock in the Senate
and no apparent chance for immediate ac-
tion on the Payne Foraker bill, and while
the relief bill to devote the customs
duties stolen from individual Porto Ricans
to public Improvements in the island is
being hung up in conference, the merry
Republican game of misery and starvation
goes on with constantly increasing activi-
ty and terror. II is pleasant picture for
enemies Of humanity and the Constitution
to look upon. A despairing mob of nearly
naked and starving women tramp twenty
five miles into San Juan to beg food for
themselves and their dying children, and
Governor General Davis has no means TO
relieve their dstressi No wonder Presi-
dent Mckinley returns to his first idea
that "our plain duty is to abolish all Gus
toms tariffs between the United States and
Porto Rico, and give her products free ac-
cess to our markets."
1t is well that there is force of pubIic
sentiment in the United States. in times
of emergency, strong enough to even nulli-
fy the control and DEGREES OF the trusts
The same American people who compelled
the Mckinley Administration uuwiIlingly
to go to the relief of weyIer's reconcen-
trados will drive it into doing justice to
the no less wretched trust reconcentrados
of Porto Rico.
When we compare the dignified and loyal
attitude of these suffering Americans. who
know they are being deprived of the in