Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-06-22

THsss1RN s&sss
The Department of State has been az
vised of the penalties inflicted by the
Chinese Government upon the persons
alleged to he responsible for the recent
murder of MIR. Brooks. the English mis-.
slonary in the province of Chan-Tung.
One man has been beheaded, one stlan.
gled, n sentenced to imprisonment for
life and six for n term of ten years. The
people OF the village whose the murder
occurred are required to erect a monu-
inent on the spot with an Inscription of
warming against future attacks upon for,
eigners, and the Government las ron
tributed 1900 taels. taLoat' 10000 for a
chapel near by. 1t is claimed that the
persons executed for the murder OF Mis-
sionary Brooks were not actually guilty
of the crime. but We're substitutes hired
by the real assasslns to suffer the penal-.
ties of death. This is frequently done
in China, and as the leaders of the mob
that murdered Missionary BROOKS were
men of Importance in the community and
have the, sympathy of the officials. it is
highly probable that they would he able
to hire others to take their places.
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In six months it will be a whole half
century since Galusha a. Gr roy was
elected for his first time in Congress-.
AS Mr.. Grow sat in his scat listening to-
the debate on the Nicaraguan canal BILL
took an adjoining. seat. Sherman c.iteredl
and has been everything but President;
Than oyvncIratpfir IT,t% oF ft.,a:-
with continuous service in diplomatic and
Years. moved up and joined his elders!
former President Harrison calls .tile pos
sibilities of American citizenship
The last quarter of the fiscal year end
ing March 81, 1900, was a record-breaker
in the sale of postage stamps. The total
for the three months reaching 1,0sD. 151,-
515 stamps, valued at $50, 755.1l9. High
water mark up to this time WAS reached
in the corresponding quarter ending
March 81, 1898, when the total was $780,
S16,53S stamps, valued Mt $lS,G!l .G35;
but it will be seen tina the last quarter
exceeded that amount by 1ll.Nuo.OO 0
stamps and S2.144, 600. There, is evil
dence that the present quarter may so
ahead of the last.
For years the two beautiful doors at
the entrance OF the White House have
been grained in imitation of bla,,l wall
nut, hut in the sprin;. cleaning this year
Col. Bingham ordered the pain; scraped
off so as TO have them lone .,rer. 10
the astonishment Of everybody. it was
discovered that the doors were Of solid
mahogany and of beautiful grain. Col.
Bingham ordered them restored to their
original native condition. and is now try.
ing to lind out who had them painted.
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Secretary Gage will disburse about
S25,50O,0DN within the next three months
for payments on the 2 per cent bonds.
AS fast rs this money is paid out the
Secretary will call upon. the national
banks to replace the money. The . peg
cent bonds are mostly held by the banks,
which receive the money for them, and
the return of government deposits to the
treasury is designed to e~qualize the circu.
lation throughout the country.
Last year we sent furniture to eighty.
four different countries, the total valua-
ton being S3,571,375. The trade is grow.
ing rapidly, and American chairs and
beds n tables can be found not only in
every civilized country, but wherever the
inhabitants are not entirely savage.
The Oldest official of the Government
Of the United States is Roswell Boards.
ley OF North Lansing, Tompkins County,
New York, who has held a commission as
postmaster at that place since the 18th
of June, 1928, nearly seventy-two years,
An unusual spectacle was presented in
the United States Supreme Court the
other day when Congressman J. A. Barn
ham of Texas moved to admit his wife.
Luda v, and his son, Ed c., to practice.
They were admitted.
The Secretary of War has been official
ly Informed that Capt. Carter, recently
of the engineer corps, has been formally
received Mt the ~Leavcnworth prison and
detailed for duty as Il clerk at headouar-
tiers.
Speaker Henderson. who lost his left
leg Mt the battle of Corinth. has a new
artificial leg, with ankle and knee joints,
and hopes to be able hereafter to dispense
with his cane.
Motes of Current Events.
Kentucky district 4 unanimously re-
nominated Davis Snlitl.for Congress.
Chicago Board OF Trade will try tx
shut off quotations from bucket shops.
Canadians fear other attempts will be,
made to blow up the locks on the Well
land canal since three men have been
convicted.
Over 1000 banks have to be supplied,
with new currency plates, under the cur.