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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23

oany, which are worth three times that
sum when based OH the offers that have
been made the steel company by pros
.pective purchasers. According to Tricks
story a London syndicate wanted to pur-
chase the plant for $250,0O0,OOO in May,
1899, and paid Carnegie 81, 10000, which
amount is still in the iron kings possess
do as a bonus for a ninety days option
on Carnegie's 5SA per cent interest in
the concern. This interest Carnegie VAL
ued at $157, 600. On this basis the
plaintiff figures that his 6 per cent inter-
Sst Is worth the sum he has prayed for,
Carnegie, it is alleged, forced Erick
cut of the management OF the steel COM
.pany for personal rcasons. According to
the latter's story the immense profits Of
the company are largely the result of his
-s6icient inanciering. He asks that the
court appoint a receiver for the steel
works, that the debts be paid and the
surplus distributed among the partners,
large. and small.
Frick says that if Carnegie is permitted
= manage the business n loss will result.
The business from 1898 to 1900 was re-
Variable. In 1890 over $21,OoO 600 was
netted. Frick charges that he is the vic
tim Of q scheme and that he is unwilling
p part with his holdings for one-third Of
Aeir value.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23
ANTITRUST PROPOSALS.
Government Ownership and Free Trade
the Leading Features,

government Ownership and Free Trade
the Leading Features.
The National Antitrust Conference at
Chicago adopted IL long address to the
public, in which the people are urged to
organize to deprive trusts of their power.
1t declares that the conference is not
making war on business combinations to
reduce. cost and augment productive EN-
cheney. 1t charges that oppressive trusts
hamper the production Of wealth. The
Standard Oil, the Meat, the Anthracite
Coal, the Sugar, the Paper and the Steel
trusts are denounced by name. 1t charges
that a Banking trust is threa. ued, which
would dictate the volume of paper money
and reduce all bankers to servants of
itself. 1t declares that the tendency is
toward a few great trusts which would
become absolute masters Of the American
people. 1t declares that the only remedy
is the abolition of legalizcd privileges Of
every kind, and especially those created
by tariffs. by the granting Of the money
issuing function to private corporations
and by private ownership of railroad and
telegraph lines.
The address holds that no one can OBJ
ject to the abolition of tariffs which fos-
ter trusts. 1t declares that the trust mag
ualeS Coutfol tue DaIlkS, ana. WIN con-
troll Of the volume of the circulating me-
dunn, they would absolutely dominate the
commercial life of the milton. 1t holds
that the telegraph is a natural adjunct
of the postofice, but in private hands it
has worked vast evil. 1t declares that
private ownership Of railroads has fur
nished the basis of nearly every great
commercial trust with which the people
to-day are cursed. The coal trust ia VI
talized by railway privileges; the oil trust
could not have acquired its power with
out them; the beef trusts and the grain
elevator trust depend upon them; they
make the steel trust flourish, and from
express combinations down to newspaper
agencies, from hack rights at depots to
freight determinations a host Of minor
trusts suck in all the vitality they have
as monopolies from railway privileges.
The conference adopted the following
resolution introduced by Congressman
Sulzer:
Resolved, That the members of the
Antitrust League shall give practical
effect to their a%ntagonism to trusts by res
fusing to purchase, so far as practicable,
any goods made and controlled by a trust,
and shall employ the weapon Of ostracism
against those who support with coercion
and violence the m%onopolies which CD.
press the people,"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23
News of Minor Note,

Admiral Schley reports from Porto
Enscnada that bubonic plague is cpl
demic at Rosario.
Mrs. Lawton was overwhelmed when
she learned of the fund which the Amer
lean people had raised for her.
Three hundred lapidaries in New York
alone are out of work because of the
failure of the supply of diamonds from
South Africa.
Twelve pounds only is the weight Of
the new automatic machine gun under
experiment in the United States army. 1t
fires $50 shots a minute, and can he car
ried by n a
Charles Maltby, who for thee years
was in business with Abraham Lincoln
in Waynesville, Ill.,, is dead in San Fran
cisco, aged SO years. He was born in
Vermont and occupied many positions Of
public trust.
Except for a few local showers, there
list of August to the close of December
in British Guiana, and the ground under
cultivation has been baked 10 brick-like
hardness.
Rabbits have become u plague Ut Stuff
CART, where they have multiplied so fast
that they threaten to rum the gardens
and the famous surrounding vineyards.
A bounty of l2c is now paid for each
dead rabbit.
According to the report of the Massa-
chusetts Cattle Commissioners, in IS per
cent Of 7S5 cattle which were killed last
year were found cases of tuberculosis.
The total number Of cattle examined was
234,54O.
In 1886 astrologcrs said the world
would be destroyed by the conjunction of
the planets. A few years later another
alarm was raised, and in 1882 Simon
Goulart claimed a mountain had opened
in Assyria and q scroll had been shown
him on which was written the prcdic.
ton that the world was coming to an
: end. He frightened everybody.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23

Formidable opposition to tn. Nicars-
guam agreement and the terms upon
which the abrogation OF part of the Clay
ton-Bulwcr treaty were negotiated be-
tween Secretary Hay and Ambassador
Pauncefote, have developed in the Sen
ate, to which President Mckinley trans
United 1t for ratification. The objection
is based on the neutrality clause of the
agreement, which permits the warships Of
all nations to pass through the canal in
time Of peace or war. Other criticisms
by Senators are directed against ~plcdging
this Government to refrain from fOrtify-
ing the approaches and entrances of the
canal, and the proviso that no nation
shall take advantage of the canal by seiz-
ing or controlling its gateway. The as
sertion is made that this Government
pays the expenses for the construction OF
the canal and the benefits will be shared
in equally with the United States by 9th
cr Governments observing the covenant
both in times Of peace and war. No OBJ
lection is expressed to allowing, all treaty
nations to make use of the canal in u
commercial way, but the strongest fight,
both in committee and when the treaty is
submitted to the House, will be concen-
trated in favor of the amendment of the
agreement so as to permit the United
States to reserve the exclusive strategic
advantages of the canal in the event of
hostilities between this Government and
other powers.
Demands for pensions, correction o..
military records" and new legislation to
admit more pension seekers are cclipsing
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23
NO FEDERAL I-NouNorioNs.
Judge Taft Refuses to Interfere In 10.
halR ne Rannhlaca..

Judge Taft Refuses to Interfere In Be-
half Of Kentucky Republicans.
Judge Taft Of the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals at Cincinnati refused
the temporary injunction asked for In be-
half Of the Republican minor State on
GERS Of Kentucky, fled by ex-Gov. Brad
ley and others. Judge Taft held that the
Federal Court had no jurisdiction. He
did not go into the merits Of the case out.
side OF the strictest Interpretation Of the
Federal laws and constitution. After re-
viewing the case further, he denied the
Injunction on the ground that a court Of
equity has no jurisdiction to entertain q
bill for the removal Of q public officer
from his office.
When informed that Judge Taft ut Gin
cinnati had refused jurisdiction, Gov.
Taylor gave out the following signed
statement:
"The decision of Judge Taft to-day,
holding that his court has no jurisdiction
in the case of the minor State officers,
does not affect the merits of the case. He
does rot determine that the petitioners
had no merits in their cases, but only
that his court could not take jurisdiction
and right the wrong. If he had held
that he had jurisdiction it would have all
been over, for the outrages were SO glar-
ing that the Republicans would have
won, hands down. The decision in said
cases does not in the least affect my
case"
Gov. Taylor issued an address to the
people of Kentucky, rcciting his position
on the present conflict. He reviews Mt
length the obstacles t1e Republican can
didates met with in the election on Nov.
Z, and charges that nearly $4,000 votes
were stolen from him by the partisan,
unfair, brutal actions and rulings of the
election officers md the contest board.
He says sufficient of the militia will be
retained to preserve the peace. Gov. Tay-
lor concludes with n detailed recital Of
his course in connection with the peace
conference proceedings. In short, he says
that though he would have been reluctant
to sign away the rights of the people, he
would have done so had he been given as
surance that a fair election law would be
substituted for the one which has brought
so much distress to the people of Ken
lucky.
Gov. w. S. Taylor, in an attempt to
anticipate similar action by the Demo-
Gratis, filed a suit in the Circuit Court at
Louisville, seeking an injunction to re-
strain j. @. w. Beckham from attempt
ing to perform the duties Of the office Of
Governor and Gen. John B. Castleman
from attempting to discharge the duties
Of adjutant. general, p
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23
Odds and Ends.

Denmark is said not to be anxious t..
sell the Danish West Indies.
Dawson banks say the Klondilie output
the ensuing spring will be not less than
sd, 900, ZOO.
A bullet landed in Gen. Botha's pocket
while British were Smelling Beers before
Ladysmith.
~Forty-three per cent of the fruit trees
in Southern California are orange and
Ia per cent lemon.
Cuba. Hawaii and Porto Rico will have
American exhibits under Old Glory at
the Paris exposition.
Stage scenery of the late Salvini was
sold at Columbus. Ohio, for 81, Ty5. 1t
originally cost 100000.
Count Won Buclow's speech in tho
Reichstas has aroused n fresh anti-Brit-
ish sentiment in Germany.
1t was reported that the Admiralty
Island natives killed and ate the crew of
the trading schooner Nipamarra.
Medical inspectors excluded 45o pupils
from the public schools of Chicago ON ac.
count of more or less contagious diseases.
In anticipation of the passage of the
shipping bill, many orders for merchant
vessels have been placed with American
ship builders.
A volunteer in a Colorado regiment at
Manila has been cured of suffering by
being shot through the throat by 81 Mau.
| ser bullet.
y man in Philadelphia makes ~ living
by selling foreign hotel, express and rnli-
road labels to people that paste them ON
their baggage to create the impression
that they have been abroad.
President Mckinley has been invited
by the executive committee of the Ecu
menical Conference on Foreign Missions
to attend one of the sessions of that con
ference. to be held in New York in April.
Each battalion chief of the New Yorl,
fire department is shortly to he s,lpnlicd
with II pocket telephone. which may be
affixed to any fire box, and will then en-
able the operator to talk directly with
headquarters. The attachment is simnlc
and the device may be carried in an in.
side pocket.
Centralia, Mo-, has Il liourisiliny or.,,n.
ization known as the Backbone CY,,b lev.
cry member must sign II pledge thar bc
will not use tobacco during 1900. Tbc
rules provide that il any member shall
break his pledge he must wear ON thc
lapel of his coat n badge bearing in large
letters the words. II Have No Back.
bone"
Plans are under way for the construc.
tion Of 300 miles OF trolley lines in Tia.
waii.
The wages of Pullman car conductors
are to be cut, some to the extent of u
per cent.
Capt. John X. Warning, Second infap.
try, physically inexperienced. has been re.
tired from active service as u major o,
infantry.
Half q million dollars is the estimated
cost Of repairing the Olympia, according
to the reports to the board Of naval con
struction. The work will occupy about
rear.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23
SHOT ooEsEL AND Ram.
Story Of a Woman Who Witnessed the
Kentucky Tragedy.

Story Of a Woman Who witnessed the
Kentucky Tragedy.
Mrs. Amelia B. Saffel, widow Of the
late William s. Saffel, Jr., who keeps q
boarding house on Broadway, west Of the
capital square, in Frankfort, Ky, states
that she saw Senator William Goebel
shot in the state house yard on Jan. 80
last. Mrs. Saffcl says she was going
toward the adjutant generals Office; that
Goebel had just passed her, and had
spoken to her, when she saw a man, who
was slightly behind him and only a few
steps from him, draw Il pistol and with
his left hand fire Mt the Senator. She
says he then a into the state house, and
shortly aftcrward ran out and to the
wounded mans side.
Mrs. Saffcl says she is positive this
man. whom she did not know, fired the
fatal shot. She saw the thin, white
smoke come from his revolver as he fred.
She is equally as positive that no shot OF
shots were fred from the executive build
ing. She says there were two other wit
nesses, a man and a woman. and that the
statements of all three, which corrobo-
rate each other. have been for several
days in the hands of Gov. Taylor.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23
FOR AN ACCURATE CENSUS.
Plans for Enumeration of Absentces
from Large Cities.

from Large Cities.
Gov. Merriam, director of the census.
is preparing special plans for the enumcr
alton of large cities and expects to be
able to secur returns not only of the
people in the city, but those who are ah.
sent for their summer vacations in the
months when the enumeration is made.
He will appoint special agents to have
charge of districts in such cities as New
York, Chicago, Boston and Philadelphia.
elaborate maps have been prepared
showing every house in every street in
these cities and the enumcrators by fol-
lowing these maps can ASCERTAIN the num-
Der of occupants of each house and re-
port to the special agent the houses which
nrc vacant and those whose occupants are
out of the city. After these reports have
been turned i'll the special agents are in
structcd to conduct u personal iavestiga-
ton with regard to vacant houses so as
TO ascertain whether they are permanent
~ vacant or whether the people who oc-
cup them are absent for a time. In this
way Director Merriam hopes to secure a
correct enumeration of these cities and
escape the criticism of the last census.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23

DIR. SHELDON. ity and directness
in his methods OF conducting the Central
Congregational Church of Topeka, of
which he is pastor. A radical departure
of DIR. Sheldon from accepted form is his
method of conducting Sunday evening
service. Instead of the conventional SER
mon he has for a long time given readings
from original religious novels, bringing
home to the congregation the truths and,
beauties of the better life in this way.
These novels are published after the con-
grcgation has heard them, and some Of
them have had a phenomenal sale.
For some time after DIR. Sheldon intro
duced his innovation of pulpit readings
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23

nA6 OCCukkC0 I'M
che sinking of the battlcship Maine has
% stirred political and diplomatic circles
b Washington. His assertion that Off
1al mail and cable dispatches passing be-
tween him and his Government were held
up and opened by the British censors has
aroused intense Indignation. Mr.. Macrum
strongly hints at the existence of a secret
alliance between the United States and
Great Britain, and practically accuses
Secretary Hay Of the State Department
Of c~onniving at the suppression of the
facts and keeping the American public
f the dark as to the causes which forced
Aacrum to throw up his mission. In his
statement Mr.. Macrum said:
'aThe situation in Pretoria was such
that, FIRST, as m official, I could not re-
main there while my Government at
home was apparently in the dark as to
the exact conditions in South Africa.
Secondly, as a man and u citizen of the
United States, 1 could not remain in Pre-
'toria, sacrificing my own self-respect and
that Of the people Of Pretoria while the
Government at home continued to leave
ne in the position of a British consul and
not an American consul.
ut was over four weeks from the time
the war opened before 1 received u single
mail dispatch from my Government or a
personal letter. The mail for the Trans
taal had all been stopped Mt Cape Town
~ order Of the high commissioner.
when this mail was finally forwarded
- me after Col. Stowe, the consul gen.
tral at Cape Town, had secured its re-
sase, 1 had the humiliation, as repre-
sentative Of the American Government,
p?f sitting in my Office in Pretoria and
hooking upon envelopes bearing the off,
edal seal Of the American Government
opened and officially sealed with a stick
fF, notifying me that the contents had
been read by the censor at Durham. 1
booked up the international law, but fail
I'd to find anywhere that one military
power can use its own discretion as to
forwarding the official dispatches of q
tpeutral Government to it's representative
Ia q besieged country.
"Ihe mail service from Delagoa bay to
Europe was continually interrupted by
the action of British mcn-of-war at that
port. The service was ovcr two weeks
longer b by the west coast and there
were continual rumors that that port
would be closed and communication with
the outside world entirely cut off.
The cable service for the Transvaal
was absolutely cut off. l filed one cable
IN the interest of an American in Pre-
-toria, which was refused absolutely by
the censor in Durham.
When l accepted my post as consul /
knew nothing of any secret alliance be-
tween America aud Great Britain and
have seen nothing in the regulations
which make the consul of the american
republic subject to the wlims and ca
price of an English military censor"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23
REMARKABLE TARGET WORK.
Showing of the Gunboat Nashville Dur
.. R.a.A 1>:. n.a.4

Showing of tho Gunboat Nashville Dur
ing Recent Firing Practice.
That the men behind the guns are keep
ing up the reputation they established for
the American navy in the war with Spain
is shown by a report received ut the
Navy Department in regard to some re-
markablc target practice of the gunboat
Nashville. the warship which fired the
first hostile shot against Spain. The
practice took place in the Indian ocean,
while the Nashville was on her way to
Manila. The report says that the Nash
willie, at distances of not less than 1900
yards, made GG per cent of hits off the
regulation target, a triangular affair, five
feet high and five feet on the water. A
chart accompanying the report shows
that so per cent of the shots struck with
in It space around the target represent
ing the length and hull height of the YES
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23
TO EXTEND GREAT STRIKE.
All Men Working for Chicago Contract
ors to Be Called Out.

All Men Working for ChicagoC Contract.
ors to Be Called Out.
At a meeting Of the business agents Of
the Chicago Building Trades Council a
committee was appointed TO make ar
rangements to declare strikes on all build
ings in the United States and Canada
where Chicago contractors taking part in
the lockout arc interested. The union
officials claim that contractors have failed
to get competent n%on-union workmen. The
contractors have advertised for men
throughout the United States.
Present indications are that the strug-
gle will not open up in earnest for some
time to come. Both sides are strengthen
ing their forces in preparation for a long
struggle. Both, the Building Trades Coun-
Gil and the Building Contractors Coun-
ell have established pickcts at all build
ings in the process Of construction. It
is not probable that the trouble will end
until either the contractors organization
or the union is disrupted.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23
MoL.lNEUx IS FOUND GUILTY.
Verdict OF Murder in the First Degree
Is Returned.

n nNI
..olanu n"r,nlani sAoiineuA' smasseu
~i.n poisohins MIS- ..Lanis, IS suiily. ny
Il N..u'ee VI e"ei.e :, ms pee's' euu eieu
M MS presence IN ene court Oh se.era,
sessions ~. NV aolh; NJ vas con'.tteo
oi hluruer III .ne mrs. oesrec. iAacn juror
answered W MS nun ~ d n.nr voice. ut,
luiesc,hs IN .he Nefuic., MonheuA sun
s.oou iacihS III .nrh e",. ol lne we've
ms llps ishl pfessea' nus eyes Diazihs,
Us "i.iuuoe one VI oehahec' MOI untii
.iae poii was ehueu' ahu 'o .ne specta-
,ors \. seenieo lhlcrniiii"o,s, alo lhe con
Nlc'ea murderer feiaA. "hen we last
nnd .nr,ad to HE ,a,rvor Win - sm;,s ~
%nGden and Mite. ;rnnr i
AT liz son,s side tbo snhl;msst ,,,r. 30
,,tl,orlv dovotinn ,hat could ha n;et,,roJ
eat CON Nolineux When tho cr,,sh;nS
yardict came that dostroynd a+ onco h;s
nrido and hone tho withorod tord 80 H.
old so,d;or r,iscd 10 mo dim anas .s 70 ~
Nd frn,m 4bom tha h;,lon,s sah+ 30 - ~
twelve men sit,inm in i,,d.,nent bafsr,.
Nv 49, NeA ' '"'sae"l oei'fe
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23

ali previous Z
water marks. III.
Clay Evans, COM
missioner of pen
sions. is making IL
strong resistance to
the food, and, &C.
cording to Grand
Army c a mon
ster petition signed
by veterans of the
civil war is to be
presented to the
President shortly
asking the removal
of the pension COM
missioner. Mr.. Ev.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23

Andrew Carnegie,
Henry Phipps, Jr.,
y. G. Phipps, Geo.
Lauder, G. w.
6chwab and others
70 recover $16,23S,-
600. which he rep
fesents to be his in
,terest in the big
corporation.
Carnegie is said
% have offered
.rrick $G,OO0,OOu
for the lattcr's
A~Il,..- - Al
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23
FRlcK BEGINS HIS SUIT.
Sensational churses Arc Made Against
Agninst Carnc.ric.

Henry G. Prick and Andrew Carnegie.
Tor years business associates and partners
In the gigantic iron and steel concern at
PittsbWg, are now opposed 70 Gael. ether
tn d III of law. Mr.. l'ricl: has begun
suit against the Carnegie Steel Company.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23

day. he nrSt at
tracted attention by
his novel. "In His
Steps" When peo-
pie began to study
him they found him
remarkably inter-
esting. Hc is q man
of marvellous re-
sources and is sim
pie and direct in his
II Of doing
things. He has ap-
piled these eharac-
tcristics Of simple
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23

the daily papers that lie might see the
various phases of life from that view
point. He mixed with lawyers, doctors,
business men, street car men and the
laboring classes.
His latest move is to obtain absolute
control for one week of a Topeka daily
paper, which he will conduct as a model
Christian newspaper. He will have full
charge of the business and editorial
branches.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23

COLuiuS UuS4u6 eNS
war at his own re-
quest has been sur
rounded by SO much
mystery, has given
out a long state
ment, in which he
tells why he left
Pretoria. Macrum's
statement has caus-
cd a genuine sensa-
ton. Nothing that
L. ---
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1900-02-23
THIS and That.

Jas. Slaughter. 80. Danyille, Va, goes
to the pen seven ears for forgery.
Man named Giles was killed by the ex-
plosion Of nitro-glycerin near Lima, Ohio.
The ports Of Rio Janeiro and Santos
were omcially declared free Of the plague
A large number Of Britons residing in
Berlin. under the age Of 80. have receiv-
Cd orders calling them home for military
service.
A decree has been issued announcing
that the bubonic plague has disappeared
from Oporto end that the quarantine Of
lthat port has been raised.