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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
CONGER HEARD FROM
sELATED MESSAGE RECEIVED.
THROUGH GooDNow.
Ministers Are to Be Given Safe Con.
duct to Ticn Tsin - Appears that
Only Cipher Dispatches Are For
hidden by Chinese Authorities.

Washington: "A belatcd message from
Minister Conger was received Sunday at
the state department.. 1t came through
Consul General Goodnow at Shanghai,
who transmitted messages received by Mr..
Ragsdalc, United States consul at Tien
Tsin. from MIR. Conger and MIR. Squircs,
secretary of the United States legation at
Pckin. Mr.. Goodnow's message was
transmitted to President Mckinley at Cam
ton, Ohio, and Mr.. Adcc. acting secretary
of state, later in the day. issued the follow
ing statement concerning it:
Consul General Goodnow. in Il cable
gram, dated Shanghai, Aug. 5, reports the
receipt by Consul ltagsdalc at Tien Tsin
oil messages direct from Minister Conger
and Secretary Squires, dated July u, to
the following effect: All we'll, no fighting
aince the 10th, by agreement. Enough
provisions. Hope for speedy relief.
"Mr. Goodnow adds that the director of
posts, Shcng, had N the 9th communicated
to him an imperial edict, dated July 30,
ordering Jung Lu to provide an escort for
the ministers TO Tien Tsin, when the min
listers fin the date. The edict says the
ministers can receive messages not in
cipher, but notwithstanding this plain
messages were returned to some consuls
on Aug. A."
While the messages from Minister Con
ger and Secretary Squires bear date of July
u the belief, founded not only upon them,
lut also upon collateral and later informa-
on, is that the le%gationers are yet safe
from at least immediate harm.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
John Bad Elk Is pead

John Bad Elk. the Sioux Indian muir.
dcrcr. who has been in Jail at Sioux Falls
since April of last year, died Aug. 2 of
consumption. In March, 1899, ON the Pine
Ridge reservation, Bad Elk shot and killed
John Kills Back, one of Il party of three
Indian policemen who were striving to eff
feet his arrest. He wa tried a month later
in The United States court and convicted of
murder, and was sentenced to be hanged
June is of last year. Before the date set
for the execution the case was appealed to
the United States supreme court, which i'll
May last handed down a decision granting
Bad Elk a new trial, which would have
been held next month at Deadwood. Since
being imprisoned Bad Elk's health has
steadily failed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
ATTACK ON THE SHAH
LIFE OF pERslA's RULER At
TEMPTED iNtPARls.
Assassin Uses Cane, Knife and Re-
volver In Effort to Kill-Evidence OF
a Plot to Murder Another of the
Old-World Monarchs.

An attempt on the life of the Shah OF
Persia, Muzaffer-ed-Din was made in
Paris Thursday morning, but luckily it
resulted in ne harm to his majesty. AS
the Shah, accompanied by his grand vi
zier, was driving i'll a landau, a young
man jumped from out Of a crowd of by
flanders and before any one knew what
he was about, he raised a cane and aimed
Il blow at the head of the Shah. His
majesty showed wonderful presence of
mind, jumped to his feet and at the same
lime stretching out his right arm, broke
The force of the blow. The would-hc MUIR
tlerer instantly coolly thrust his other
hand under his coat nd from the folds
Of his shirt he pulled out Il long. glcain-
ing knife and quickly made a thrust ut
the Shah with this weapon
The grand vizier, the detectives and po-
lice. by this time getting over the SUR
prise of the suddenncss of this dastardly
act, pounced on the assassin, ovcrpower-
I'd and disarmed him.. In the scutilc that
followed a revolver fell to the floor of the
carriage. According to one policeman,
who arrested the assassin, the revolver
belonged to the murderer. According to
others it belonged to the grand %vizicr,
who. i'll drawing it from his pocket. had
it knocked out of his hand during the
.;cnttie. Ihc whole thing took less than
n minute and bore all the evidence Of
being we'll planned beforehand.
n crowd of $40 people, who witnessed
the attempted assassination. made Il rush
toward the would-bc murderer and tried
to attack him. but there We're many po-
lice in the ncighborllood acting as guards
of the Shah. and these prevented the mob
from doing violence to the miscrcant. The
prisoner was taken to the police station.
He declined to give his name or nation-
Ality.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
swAzEy's SHORTAGE SMALLER
Believed Missing Man Is Only Re.
annnsble for Ahonf xz0 OO0

Believed Missing Mar Is Only Re.
sponsble for About $4,000.
Kansas City, Mo-: 1t now looks as
though the losses resulting from the sup
posed crooked transactions of Edward A.
Swazey, the missing member of the live
stock commission firm of Ladd, Penny &
Swazey. will not aggregate over $4,000,
although there is moro than 81, 900 of
the firms paper in circulation.
Banks and cattlemen all say the coun-
try will lose $4,000 in duplicate mortgages
and trust money on account of the business
transactions of Swazey," said 4. E. Ladd,
partner in the defunct firm of Ladd, Penny
& Swazey. "There is $1,000, 900 worth of
IL firms paper in circulation, and while
there will be some loss on it, due to cred
itors hastily pressing their claims, there is
no single bank holding enough of our pa
per to be crippled by our failure. Every
thing i made during the years l have been
in business has been swept away" said
MIR. Ladd. II did not know that anything
Was wrong until Mr.. Swazey left"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
VICTIM OF THE STOCK WAR.

Rivalry Between Cowboy and shcp.
herd Takes on Deadly Form.
liawllns, Wyo.: 1t is currently reported
here hat one lyncliine has occurred as IL
result OF the war in Routt County. Col
orado, between the sheep and catilemen.
The report is that the body of Bert Char
lers was found hanging to a tree near
Slater, Colo. in an advanced state of pi-
,tretaction. Pinned to the coat was IL card
WIN the words: "You may look all you
want TO, but don't make any inquiries"
Great excitement was caused here by the
report, as Charters is Il we'll known stock
man. Many ranchmen refused TO believe
,tle report and a body of men will be sent
TO investigate the truth.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
MARKET QUOTATIONS..

Sioux City-Cattle, common to prime.
s3.o0a6.50; hogs, S. .12i%a5.l7l5: sheep
S2.231 80; wheat, Ole; corn, 33n35e; oats.
2212Sc; butter, dairy l5a1S, creamery,
1902.
Chicago-Cattle. common to prime.
$500 to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades,
$500 to S5.4O; sheep. fair to clSoice, $500
to S4.G5; wheat, No. = red. tic to 7Sc;
corn, No. =, 37c to 3Sc; oats. No. =. 2Oc
to Pie: rye, No. j, 49c to soc; butter,
choice creamery. lie to 13c; eggs. fresh,
&c to lie: potatoes, Doc to Doc per bushcl.
lndianapolis-Cattlc. shipping. $500 to
500; hogs. choice light, $500 to SOB;
sheep. common to prime, $500 to $500;
wheat. No. :. 74c TO 75c; corn. No. 2
bic to PC.
st. Louis-Cattle, $33.225 to $3.50: hogs.
$500 to S5.40: sheep. $500 to $3.50;
wheat, No. =. 772c to 73c: corn, No. .
yellow. Bic to 3Sc; oats. No. ., PIC to
pc: rye, No. =. Sic to sc.
Cincinnati-Cattlc. $500 to $40; hogs,
$500 to $5.45; sheep, $500 to $3.50;
wheat. No. 2, 75c to &c; corn. No. 2
mixed. 4Oc to Ale: oats. No. 2 mixed, 2Gc
to 21c; rye, No. =, 59c to Coo.
Detroit-Cattlc, $3.50 to 1913; hogs.
$500 to $5.45; sheep, $500 to $4.4O;
wheat, No. .. tic to 7sc; corn, No. 9
yellow. Ale to 42c; oats, No. 2 white. &c
to 2Sc: rye. Ole to 55c.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed. TIC to
7Sc; corn. No. 2 mixed, 39c to 4Oc; oats.
No. 2 mixed, 22c to 23c: rye, No. 2, :,3c
to 54c; clover seed, prime, $5.O5 to $3.50.
Milwaukee-Whcat, No. 2 northern,
7ic to 75c; corn, No. 8, 4oc to Ale; oats,
No. 2 white, 26c to &c; rye, No. /, SAC
to 55c: barley, No. 2. Acc to 47c; pork,
mess, $11.OO to $11.7O.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers.
$500 to 1925; hogs, fair to prime. $500
to $3.50; sheep. fair to choice, So. % to
$4.G5; lambs, common to extra, $500 tc
$G.225.
New York-Cattle, 1926 to $3.50; hogs,
$500 to $685.; sheep. $500 to $4.75;
wheat. Ne. 2 red. Zoe to Soc; corn, No. 2,
44c to A5c; oats, No. 2 white, &c to CSC;
butter. creamery, 17c to zoe; eggs, west.
ern, 15c to lie.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
FOOT BALL
City officials Kick Package Which
Proves to Re Dynamite

Paterson, n. d.: A bomb was accident.
ally exploded in a vault of the old city
hall, used as a recorders court. The loud
report caused a sensation and a report that
anarchists had attempted to wreck the
city hall became current. City Counsel
Michael Dunn and John Raincy, clerk of
the street department, who were in the
vault in search of old documents, had a
narrow escape. Rainey's foot was injured.
A small dynamite bomb, which was seized
by the police from an Italian bomb maker
a month ago and placed in the vault by
them for safekeeping, was accidentally
kicked by one of the officials and the en-
plosion followed,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
BOLD CHICAGO ANARCHISTS.
Police Break Up Jubilee Over AS.
: sassination of ltaly's Hing.

Police Break Up Jubilee Over AS.
sassination of Italy's King.
Chicago: An anarchist riot occurred
Sunday afternoon at the corner of Twelfth
and IIalstead Streets, in which twenty
five people were bruised in a struggle with
forty-five police summoned to quell the
disturbance. Five persons Mere arrested,
among them being Mrs. Lucy Parsons,
widow Of Albert ], Parsons, WIG was
excited Nov. IL, 1887, in Chicago for aid
ing and abeting the bomb throwing in the
Haymarket riot. She was charged with
disorderly conduct, obstructing the street
and resisting an officer. Her bail was
fixed at 81, 100.
A mass meeting had been called at West
Side Turner Hall. at which speeches were
ID be made by Mrs. Parsons and others on
the topic, sThe Execution of the King of
Italy,"
The call concluded: "Workmen, come
in crowds and show that the feeling Of
brotherhood is strong among YOU"
Mrs. Parsons was on her way to the hall
when, feeling i'll from the intense heat,
she stepped into a shaded doorway to rest.
Soon a crowd formed, and a police officer,
pushing through the throng caught a
glimpse of Mrs. Parsons. Thinking she
was making an anarchist speech. he cn-
deavorcd to disperse the crowd. His eff
forts were in vain, and the officer sent in a
call for achievements. Additional officers
arrived, and Immediately Il general fight
was precipitated. Fists and clubs were
nsed, and the officers, finding themselves
being worsted, sent in Il riot call. The
number of police was increased to forty
1--WE, and they rushed into the throng. Mrs.
Parsons was seized. 1t is claimed she re-
sisted arrest and her associates fought for
her. Bricks were thrown. clubs were
welded and a fierce struggle ensued be-
fore the crowd was finally dispersed.
A large quantity of literature advocating
anarchy and Il book containing the names
and addresses of several hundred anarch-
list sympathizcrs were secured by the
pOlice,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10

GILBERT GATES. consider the evil
Rence. Their deliberations ended at $50
,. M. i'll the formally expressed opinion
shat Jester is innocent.
This famous trial, which has now been
Drought to IL close. is perhaps without a
parallel. Alexander Jester was charged
with the murder of a boy companion. Gil
bert Gates. near Paris, Mo-, in 1871.
In the testimony given by .Azel A.
Gates. father of the murdered boy, were
the allegations upon which the State de-
pended for conviction. Briefly. they were
these: Early IN the fall of 1870 Gilbert
Gates left his home in West Chicago up-
on Il hunting trip through Missouri.
While travelling he was met by Jester.
The pair We're seen together, and then
Jester appeared alone with two cams
one of them his own and the other that
belonging to the missing boy.
Mr.. Gates traced Jester and his son
through Missouri until all track of the
boy vanished. Then lie followed Jester
into Illinois, and satisfied himself that
young Gates had been foully dealt with.
\ few weeks later Jester was arrested
i'll Kansas, and young Gates property
was found pom him. He was taken to.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
THIEVES.
u. y. Train Held Up in Colorado
and One Passenger Killed.

Salina, Kan: The Union Pacific east
bound passenger train No. 4, which left
Denver Saturday night. was held up by
two men several miles westof Hugo, Colo,
ninety miles this side of Denver. The
passengers in the Pullman slcepers were
robbed of their money and valuables. An
old man named Fay, a resident of Cali
fornia, who had been visiting in Denver,
and was on his way to st. Louis. refused
to surrender his valuablcs and fired a shot
at n of the robbers. but missed. There
upon the robbers fired. one shot entering
Fay's mouth and coming out at the back
of his head, killing him almost instantly.
The robbers stopped the train, jumped off
and escaped.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
SUCCEEDS eRuEscEwELLER.
Prot. Gabriel to- BE Musical Director
of South Dakota University.

The resignation of Prof. +. Bruesch-
weller from the department of music of
the State University has been accepted,
and a new instructor for this department
has been chosen by the board of regents,
who were in session in Vermillion last
week. Prof. Ethelbert w. Gabriel, late
director of the conservatory of music of
Texas College, has been called to oficiate,
and will no doubt prove a fit director. His
reputation as a teacher and performer of
music is of the highest, and his recon-
mendatiOns are of the best. He has studied
under many celebrated musicians, both in
Europe and America, and there is very
little question that the high standard of
the past will be maintained.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
South Dokota Ficld Trinl.

Judge johnson of Winncpeg has con-
sented to act as judge of the field trials to
be held at Sioux Falls, commencing the
2Sth inst. under the auspices of the South
Dakota Field Trial Association. Every
thing indicates that the meeting will be
IL of the most enjoyable and successful
affairs of the kind ever held in the north
west. Although it is nearly a month until
the meeting. dogs have been entered from
nearly every state in the union. The trial
grounds where the competition will take
place are situated near Sioux Falls. They
are six or seven miles long and from five
to seven miles in width.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
Royalty to BE Abolished.

Victoria, ID. c.: L. G. Senkler, gold
commissioner of the Yukon territory, has
received unofficial information that the
Canadian government is about to intro
duce radical reforms in the kl0ndike. The
royalty system is to be done away with al
together, and IA government assay Office is
to be established at Dawson and a compul-
sorry fee of 3 per cent. charged for assaying
gold and exchanging drafts. The 3 per
cent. must be paid on all gold leaving the
country, whether the government assay
Office be patroniZed or not.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
ONLY TOOK HIS OWN MAIL.
Will Cost a Citizen of Monroe Three
Hundred Dollars.

A peculiar case to he tried before the
next term of the United States court in this
state is that of G. w. Blenkkink of Mon
roe, who has been bound over in the sum
OF $500 on the charge of breaking into a
postoffice TO get his own mail. On the day
i'll question, together with MIR. Leiffring,
he went to the office to get his mail, and
found the postmaster gone home to dinner.
He especially wanted the mail, and trying
his keys found one that fitted the lock. and
they entered. Mr.. Blenkiink took his
own mail and that of Il friend and locking
the door again they went away. A few
days afterward Mr.. Blenllkink was ar
rested. He will pay his fine and he glad
TO get out of the affair SO cheaply.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
Howard Cots M Paw.

The S. NJ. Howard states attorney case
is again before the courts. The board of
county commissioners of Potter County
declared the Office of states attorney to be
vacant after the supreme court had de-
clined TO admit Howard to practice and
appointed r. b. Fisk as states attorney.
Howard, who had been elected to the office,
made a demand for his pay after he had
been removed. Judge Gaffy at Pierre has
refused to grant IL mandamus order COM
pelling the board to pay Howard. The
case now goes to the supreme court again
after having been through that tribunal Il
number of times on different phases.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
MRS. SMILEY STILL LIVES.
Story that She Was Murdered Has
Proven Untrue.

st. Charles, Mo-: The alleged murder
of Mrs. Arthur Smiley by her husband on
Mullanplly Island, in Missouri River. just
above the liellcfontaine bridge, some three
weeks ago, about which so much has been
SAID IN the newspapers proves to be a
fake, as Il letter has heen received here
from Justice w. III. Parkinson of West
Alton, in which he says that Simon Hardy,
Il near ncighbor of the Smileys, was in
West Alton last week and stated that there
was no truth whatever in the reported
murder of Mrs. Smiley. lie stated further
that he has seen both Smiley and his wife
almost every day for some time, and that
they are we'll and work together frequently
in their onion field.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10

Mexico, No., where he escaped from Jail
while awaiting his trial. That was carly
in 1871.
Nothing more was heard of him until he
was arrested in Oklahoma last summer
on the complaint of his sister, Mrs. Cor.
nelia Street. A total of 2OG witnesses.
appeared for the prosecution. Most Of
chem were quite old, a fact not to be won.
dered at when it is remembered that the
crime for which Jester has been tried
was committed thirty years ago.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
College Sells Diplomas.

Columbus, o.: Robert ii. Day, appoint.
cd master commissioner to take testimony
in the case of the state against the Mount
Hope College company. charged With SELL
ing diplomas, has flied his report with the
supreme court. He finds that all of the
allegations made in the states return
against the institution. whose headquarters
is in Rogers, Columbia County. are true
and that the college, so-called, should be
ousted from its charter rights and pro-
llibited from comforting degrees.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
Brief New. Ite,r.

Mary Yardley, 1O5, Chicago, is dead
Hundreds Of Chinese in Mexico are.
said to be going home to fight.
South African mine owners fear thew
will be taxed to help pay the expenses
of war.
Fail maneuvers of Russia's army have.
been abandoned on account of the Chin.
ese trouble.
Chicago has a project on foot to build.
an exposition building to cost $2,OOO.OOO
1t will scat 10000 persons.
Jacob Yonpolski, wife aud five children.
Chicago, We're saved from suffocating in.
their home. Firemen. rescued them.
Engagement of Miss Bessie MacDon-
aid, Chicago, to Baron Rudolph de
Hirsch, Munich, Bavaria, is announced.
Mrs. Bryan will accompany her hus.
band on some Of his campaign tours. He.
will speak in Cincinnati and Clayeland.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
no Raise Reyenuc.

Stanley County officials are attempting
to solve the question of revenue this year
by going after personal property with
heavy raises. That county contains but a
small amount of taxable real estate. and
from personality. Some of the owners of
large herds of cattle have been raised OH
their assessments from 100 to 200 per cent.
and a few even more than that. If the
county board of equalization can make it's
work stick, the county revenues will soon
be in better shape.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
DRouTH IN
Green Moss in Missouri River
Thousands of Fish Dying.

Green Moss in MISSOURI River
Thousands of Fish Dying.
Helena, Mont: The oldest residents on
the upper Missouri say that the river was
never so low in their recollection as now.
A green moss is forming on the bottom of
the river, and the white fish are dying by
the thousands, presumably from the low
stage of the water, which deprives them
OF their usual feeding grounds. All
streams of the main range are much lower
than usual at this time of the year. The
PLACER season i q month shorter than ordi-
narily, and the ranges i'll eastern and
northern Montana are burning up, although
as yet live stock has not suffered greatly
from lack of feed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
BOY browns ut Sioux Fails.

Guy Jensen, about ~ years old. was
drowned in Covell's lake, near Sioux Falls.
He, with a number of other boys, went in
swimming, when he was taken with
cramps and went under, never to come up
alive. His companions were so frightened
they could offer no assistance to the drown
ing boy. Instead they went to a residence
in the vicinity and summoned assistance,
but too late to save Jensen's life.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
State Trcasurcr.s Reccin,s.

The total receipts of the state treasurer's
Office for the year ending June 80 from all
sources reached the sum of 81, l62, 559.tS.
The total disbursements of all funds for
the same time amounted to 81, 143, 96S. 775.
This includes general and special funds
handled by the treasury. The state treas
ury has within the past few days received
81 ,425 liquor license money. Clay County
sends in 50. 100, K%ingsbury 5000, Edmunds
S512.5o, Charles Mix s462.50, Buffalo $50,
and ElaN SlhQ
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
May Get Beet Sugar Factory.

I. II. c. Crowell, representing eastern
capital, was in Aberdeen last week to con-
fer with citizens of the town relative to
establishing a beet sugar factory. The
plant, if established would require q cap
ital of 100000 and would consume the
product of 5000 acres. The building, if
erected, will be 175 by 400 feet, six stories
in height, OF brick and stone.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
Foree,. Taken In.

The police of Minneapolis nave arrested
a man named Louis w. Stablain. who is
thought to be Il notorious forger, whose
operations, it is claimed, have extended
into South Dakota. The man has given
the officials of that city more trouble dur
ing the past two years thar any other
criminal and his final capture has been
hailed with delight by the entire detective
force.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
Big Cattle Man Arrested.

Meyer Winter. Il prominent stock man.
who conducts a large ranch and mercantile
business at Westover, eighty miles west of
Chamberlain, was brought before United
States Commissioner Tidrick, in the latter
city recently. upon the information of
Brand Inspector Jack Foster, charged with
driving away issue cattle from the Rose
bud Indian reservation. lie was held to
answer to the next United States grand
jury at Deadwood, in September, and was
released upon giving $500 bail.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-08-10
.HENNEssY's WILL PRoBArED
Whole Estate Amounts to Nearly IA
Million and Il: Half.

st. Paul: The will of he@late Arch
bishop John %Iennessy of Dubuque, Iowa,
has been filed for probate here by his
executors. Mgr. Ryan and Clement Jo-
hannes of Dubuque. The whole estate
amounts to about $l.400, 0Oo, the bulk of
Which is in Minnesota real estate. The re-
mainder is real and personal property in
Iowa and Minnesota. ::The Minnesota
property is divided among nine relatives.
The Iowa property is divided between rel
atives and sisterhoods of the church.