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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
KoMsTAD PosToFFIcE CASE.
Two Men Arrested Near Parker
Suspected of the Robbery.


Suspected of the Robbery.
deputy United States Marshal Garlic
ton returned to Sioux Falls from Parker.
having in custody w. w. Williams and
james Ross. the men who were arrested
near Parker, a day or two'ag" by James
II. Donahuc. chief of police of that place.
on suspicion of having been concerned III
the robbery of the postoiiice III Nomstad,
Clay County.
They were Immediately taken before
United States Commissioner ID. j. Con-
way, and as the result of their prcliml-
nary examination We're held in bonds of
$1,000 each for appearance before the
next federal grand jury. In default of
bonds they were turned over To Sheriff
Huston. and will he inmates of the coun-
ty Jail until the next federal grand Jury
convcnes. The case against the two men
nppcars to be very strong. On them
were found two loaded revolvcrs. The
cartridges with which the weapons were
loadcd were of three different makes. In
the pockets Of the prisoners were found
six cartridges. These were also of differ
emt makes. corresponding to those with
which the rcvolvcrs were loaded.
Just inside the window of the Komstad
postotfice, through which the robbers ell
tered, where they had evidently been
droppcd. were found three cartridges
which correspond in sizes and makes to
those found i'll the weapons ana on the
persons of Williams and Ross.
lit is also said that Il sum of money and
II quantity of stamps We're found III pos
session of the two men.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22

VICTIMS OF A %STRAMGLER.
Mystery Surrounds Murder of Two
Indiana Women.

Mystery Surrounds Murder of Two
Indiana Women.
The police now have some hope OF be-
ing able 10 locate the man who stranglcd
Mrs. Georgia Railcy. They have made
good progress. Little or nothing has
been found TO throw light upon the MUIR
der of Lena Rcnncr, who came to her
death on the same night and in the same
mannc asthe other woman in Evans.
Vile. Ind.
The police have found that on.the night
of the murders. the house of Mrs. Railcy
was entered and all her letters taken.
Nothing else was touched. The robbery
was accomplished despite the fact that
the woman's son was in the house at the
time.
The police have discovered that Mrs.
ltailey and a st. Louis travelling man
We're well acquainted. \ detective has
bcen sent to the Missouri metropolis to
investigate as to the whereabouts of this
man last Monday night. The name of
the salesman is withheld. but the infor-
nation is given that he has Il wife and
two children.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
NEARLY 200

Latest Estimate of Victims of Storm
on English Coast.
The gale in England has hccn succSrd-
cd by frost and SNOW of unprecedented
severity, seriously impeding railroad
traffic and causing rivers to overflow.
1T is still impossible to estimate with
amy cNactiutde the total loss of life and
property resulting from the protlactcd
gale, and probably the full extent of the
damage will never he known.
Much wreckagc of unidentified vessels
is still being thrown up. Altogether it
is known that some fifty vessels have
been wrecked along the British COASTS,
thirty-fonr of these nave become absolute
wrecks, involving, it is believed, IL loss
of more than $50 drowned. The VAR
mouth lifcboat disaster alone, leaves for
ty-four fatherless children.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
ARE ERECTING BLOCK HOUSES
Present Tactics orthc British in South,
African War.

n IhCNkIl ware
Two of Lord K~itchencr's monthly re-
views. dated Aug. 3 and Sept. 8. We're
published III the London Gazette ssatu!-
day evening. They are chiefly su,nma-
ries of wide, sweeping moveme
through all parts of the disputed terri
tories. with the results, casualties and
prisoners captured. as previously report
ed. An astonishing number of horses
were captured, those in August alone
numbering 1880. About 20 per cent. of
these We're fit for lrmounts and the 9TH
ers are brood mares and foals.
Though admitting the disappointing re-
suits of some Of the operations, Lord
Kitchener comments on them as follows:
long as this rate of progress can
he maintained there can be little doubt
of its ultimate effect. even OH an enemy
to whom no other form of argument
seems to appeal"
Tho report further says that the sys-
ten of chains of block houses ut inter-
walls of Il mile and sometimes less, along
the railroad. was being extended. Be
sides extending the lines. these block
houses hamper communication bctwecn
different portions of the Bocr forces and
act as barriers against which To drive
the enemy.
Lord Kitchener says:
"The influence of the l;ocr lenders and
their organized system of intimidation
still keep in the field Il large number of
b%urghels who. if left to themselves,
would be ready To surrender"
The writer favornbly mentions several
hundred officers, non-commissioncd Off
GERS and men.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
CAR FAMINE STILL sE.-ss.
Steel Furnace. Closed OWN. to In
ability to Secure lSuel.

According to r. G. Dun & Co.'s Week
y Review of Trade, little relief has been
afforded the leading manufacturing in
iustry in the matter of transporting ia
~,ilities. In fact, the situation on the
whole is less satisfactory since inability
20 secure coke has brought about the
banking of twenty furnaces. This in turn
tends to burden the market for pig iron,
though no actual alteration in prices has
occurred. except at Philadelphia, where
20 cents more a ton is readily paid. As
this industry is considered the best busi-
ness barometer, present conditions and
future prospects are certainly most en-
ro%uraging, for orders are abundant and
plants enlarging capacity in order to IAN
die the growing business. Material is
purchased now for much structural work
in the spring. and additional contracts
are seeking acceptance.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
r lslnE IN NINE.
Explosion ii. Vo.iieries Costs Sew.
crni Lives.

l-SpioSlOn Iii SOIitesieS costs Seve
clai Lives.
Five dead bodies have bcen taken from
the Baby mines at ~P0cahontas, Va. sew
cral other persons are iinaccolntcd for,
II twenty-five persons have heca more
or less severely burned.
At ) o'clock Friday morning it was dis
covered that the Baby mine of the PO-
cahntas Collicry Company. ut Pocahon-
tns, Va. was on fire. An alarm was sent
i'll and the fire company responded
promptly. In 81 very short time after the
fircmen had reached the mouth of the
mines and were attempting to eNtinguish
the flames, some of the tircmen and 9TH
crs having rushed inside of the mines to
ascertain the extent of the trouble and
to assist miners entombed therein. II ter
rifle explosion occurred. and many min
rrs and their friends were more or less
injured. 1t is supposed that the mines
caught fire from Il defective electric light
wire.
Five bodies have been recovered and it
is UNCERTAIN how man. more are dead.
thought it is now known that there are
several. perhaps eight or ten. still in the
mines unless they succeeded i'm making
their escape through the Tug river ell
trance.
Twenty-Five persons have been rescued,
all more or less burned. some seriously
and perhaps fatally. One or two other
explosions have followed that of the ear
~ morning. and others arc hourly cN-
pccted. The mine is still burning. and
clouds of smoke are constantly issuing
from its mouth. The fan has now stop
ped. and as soon as it is possible to do
so the mine will he rc-cntcrcd with the
hope of cNtinguishing the fire.
In 1881 Pocahontas experienced Il like
occurrence. i'll which ovcr 100 lives were
lost.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Rathbun En.joind Not to Talk.

1t is probable that the public will hear
aothing more soon directly from Newell
Z. Rathbun. \ lawyer whose services
DC has secured since his ~arraignmcnt has
anjoined him not to talk, and Judge
Marsh. of the Clark County circuit court.
has directed that 10 II shall see the
prisoner except upon an order of the
sourt. Newspaper men are barred.
Sheriff Rave says Rathbun was ques-
Toned by his lawyer and held to his last
story. admitting everything except that
he gave poison to Goodman.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Touched bs Generosity.

Mrs. Daisy Mack, who secured a d.
vorce from her husband. John Il. Mack.
mt DelNalb, ILL.,. last week. was given Il
surprise Monday. when she received
back $685. 10000 which she had given him
as Il wedding gift. The couple separated
on good terms, and now it is affirmed
Mrs. Mack is SO attracted by this gener-
'osity on the part of her former husband
that the differences between them may
be patched UP.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
is A MYSTERY.

Mrs. Otterson of Summit Shot by
Unknown Person.
a mysterious shooting occurred in the
rooms occupied by Henry Otterson, his
wife and child, at Summit. A shot was
heard. and soon after MIR. Otterson went
to IL of the neighbors and said his wife
had shot herself. The woman was found
lying on the bed in her night clothes
with a bullet wound Mt the base of her
brain. back of the left eur. After the
wound was dressed she became conscious
and said she did not know who did the
shooting. The ball was extracted and
was found to he flattened, having frac.
tured the skull and glanced off. No pow.
der marks were found. The chances are
fair for the woman's recovery.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
FATAL AFFRAy.
Man Named Kingsbury Is MORTAL,
Wounded at Letci,er.

\ shooting aifr;,y took place at I.etclicl
Il few days ago in which one man was
shot three times with IL shotgun and ia
tally wounded. The trouble occurred be.
tween a. ID. Kingsbnry and Philip Baer
and WAS over the division of IL sha,c OF
wheat. Baer claiming IL third and The
other wanting to give only a fourth.
Kingsbury struck Bacr with IL board.
whereupon Baer picked up a shotgun
and shot Kingsbury three times. The
first shot brought him down and Baer
then shot him twice more. Baer is under
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
~~~~~

Chicago-Cattle, common to prime.
$500 to $3.50; hogs, shipping grades,
S4.25 to $5.S2; sheep, fair to choice, $500
to $3.50; wheat, No. 2 red, Tic to re;
rorn, No. 2, SOC to Coo; oats, No. 2, $50
to 4Oc; rye, No. 9, SIC to SOC; hay, tim
othy, 5000 to $13.50; prairie, $3.50 to
$3.50; butter, choice creamery, 21c to.
223c; g fresh, 22c to 24c; potatoes,
re to tic per bushel.
lndianapolis-Cattle, shipping, $500 to
1918; hogs, choice light, $500 to $3.50;
sheep, common to prime, $500 to 1928;
wheat. No. 2, Tic to re; corn, No. 2
white, &c to 63c; oats, Nc. 2 white,
Ale to 42c.
St. Louis-Cattle, 1926 to $G.75; hogs,
$500 to 1913; sheep, $500 to $33.35v
wheat, No. 2, Tic to 72c; corn, No. 2
Gle to &c; oats, No. 2, 4Oc to Ale: rye.
No. 2, SOC to Coo.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to $40; hogs.
$500 to $5.75; sheep. 1925 to $500;
wheat, No. 9, Toe to Tee; corn, No. 2
mixed. 64c to Csc; oats, No. 2 mixed.
41c to 42c; rye, No. 2, Soc to Goo.
Detroit-Cattle, $3.50 to $500; hogs,
$500 to $3.50; sheep, $3.50 to $3.50:
wheat, No. 2, 76c to TIC; corn, No. 2
SSAONS W " OASS SAIcS w. - WulCe,
44c to 45c; rye, SEC to SIC.
Toledo-Wheat, No. 2 mixed. TIC to
75c; corn, No. 2 mixed, SOC to Zoe; oats,
No. 2 mixed, SOC to 40c; rye. No. 2, SEC
to 5Sc; clover seed, prime, S5.62.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. 2 northern.
69c to Toe; corn, No. 3, 5sc to Soc; oats,
No. 2 white, 42c to 43c; rye, No. /, SIC
to Soc; barley, No. ., 5Sc to 59c; pork,
mess, $14.S7.
Buffalo-Cattle, choice shipping steers,
$500 to $3.50; hogs, fair to prime, $500
to $5.75; sheep, fair to choice, $3.50 to
$3.50; lambs, common to choice, 1915 to
S4.85.
New York-Cattle, 1915 to $40; hogs,
$500 to $500; sheep, $3.50 to $780,.
wheat, No. 2 red, 7Sc to Zoe; corn, No. 2,
68c to &c; oats, No. 2 white, Ate to 4Sc;
butter. creamery, 21c to 24c; eggs, west
ern, 25c to &c.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Killed While Hunting.

J. Il. Mclean of Minneapolis was acct
dcntally killed while hunting near Kosos
Landing, i'll Lake County. Mimi, on
Thursday, and the same shot narrowly
missed Attorney General Douglass of
Minnesota, who was present. George
Jcrtsch. Il settler. installing McLean's
fu: cap for n deer, shot and killed him.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Leave Devastation in Wake.

The Chinese court has arrived Mt Kai
Fong Flu. capital of IIo Nan, having left
the people along its route of march half
ruined by the contributions levied for
entertainment. repairing of roads and
decorations. The ministers of the for
aign powers are considering q sugges-
ton from the Chinese officials to the ef-
.ect that the ministers meet and formally
welcome the emperor when he arrives at
paEin
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Invasion of Europe.

The European edition of the New York
Herald asserted Saturday that a group
of American capitalists, headed by John
ID. Rockefeller and others interested in
traction companies. has practically Sc
cured control of the Paris Compagnie
Generate de Traction. which owns q
number If lines entering Paris.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
TO INVESTIGATE PLAGUE.
Surgeon John f.. Anderson, U. $. ,

Surgeon John Il. Anderson, U. =. NJ.
C., to Go to Liverpool.
Among the passengers sailing from
New York on the steamship Lucania for
Liverpool Saturday WAS Assistant Sur
geon John Il. Anderson. of the United
States marine hospital service. DIR. An
derson has been detailed by President
Roosevelt to go to Liverpool and to i'll
vestigate the recent outbreak there of
the bubonic plague. He will report to
Washington of the prevalence of the
plague and the possibility of its contin-
nance and spread and the danger of its
Transmission to this country.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Rio D;,mond IL Cominu.

The report that the famous Hope Blue
diamond is returning to.New York is cor
rect. lit is i'll the pocket of Il member
of IL New York firm now on his way
there from London. The heirloom was
sold by order of the master in chancery.
Ii is said that the price paid for the dia-
mond was $250,0O0.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Einc Bunch of Wcthers.

Several heavy sheep shipments We're
made from Pierre last week. One train
out took 1000 head. which averaged over
100 pounds apiece throughout the bunch.
This shipment went to Sioux City. where
they were dipped in the yards there and
then sent back to LeMars. where they
go into the feed lots for sixty days before
being sent to the Chicago market. Sheep
men pronounce this shipment tn lie the
best bunch of wethcrs which has ever
gone out of Pierre.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
To Rcopen Gas Wen.

The contractor who will undertake to
open up the gas well at Peirre, which has
become stopped with sand, which has
filled the inside of the old pipe, now
has his machinery on the ground, and
will i'll IL few days hcgin removing the
old pipe. The city has been hampcred
i'll 81 lack OF gas ever since the film.
up of the main we'll. and the trouble will
continue until the we'll is reonened.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
WILCOX wlLL STANDS.
Brief Review of IL Somewhat Celc-
brated Case.

brated Case
The celebrated contest Owe the will of
s.. L.. Wilcox, which WAS tried ut Elan
dreau, was decided i'll favor of the exc
cutors OF the state. The property in
volved is estimated by the plaintiff. Alice
NJ. Wilcox. To be worth :n aggregate of
100000. and consists largely of rcal es-
tate situated i'll South Dakota, Illinois
and other states. Mrs. Wilcox. who is
the widow of $. L.. Wilcox, alleged that
she and her minor children We're unjustly
dealt with by deceased, who she declared
was nnduly influenced by the older and
opposing heirs. by the terms of the will
she and the children received between
$4,000 and S13,000. The executors.
who were the defendants in the suit. at
tempted to show that the plaintiff had
never been legally divorced from her hus-
band. and that the marriage to Wilcox
was therefore Illegal. but failed to sus-
tain this contention. The question of the
legality of her marriage had no bearing
whatever OH the outcome of the suit. it
being simply decided that deceased at
the time he executed the will was of
sound mind. thus d%isproving the conten-
ton of the plaintiff that he had been
unduly influenced and permitting the will
to stand. Whether or not the case Will
be appealed is not known.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Competition i'm Crcn,n.

Sioux City men are gathering and ship
ing cream from around Mitchell. They
will continue to ship during the next
summer by Pastcurzing the cream. Min
neapolis men have also commenced to
gather and ship cream to that city, max
ing competition lively in this line.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Great Gale ON the lakes.

A. large vessel. either Il two-mastcd
steamer or Il thrcc-mastaed schooner. is
ashore mt Rock River Point, Mich, fly
ing signals of distress. She ven OIL the
rocks during a binding blizzard Friday
night and is in a very dangerous position.
The waves are very high and are wash
ing completely over the stranded craft.
y life saving crew from An Train left
for Rock River Point OH a special train.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
A Complete Stamp Mill.

The Elizabeth Mining Company of
Milwaukee has about completed it's forty
stamp mill near keystone. and ten
stamps are now in operation. 1t is en-
pccted that the entire number of stamps
will be dropping on ore in II few DAYS.
The plant is n of the most complete in
the Black Hills.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
NEW o TEMPLE.
Site for One at Sioux Falls Is Deter
mined UDOn,

At a meeting of the Sioux Falls Ma
sonic lodge action was taken on the
question of Il site for the new Masonic
temple which is to be erected in that city
The new temple will be two stories ant
Il basement. and will he confined exclu
sively to Masonic uses. No Offices OF
store rooms will be provided for. \. great
many of the Masons of the city who have
been for years strong supporters of the
plan to erect 81 temple think that witt
the erection of the temple it will be pos,
sible for them to start the nucleus of u
Masonic library for the state.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
HANGED FOR MURDER.
Joseph u. Keith Meets Death PEN
atty at Michigan City.

atty at Michigan City.
Joseph ID. Keith was hanged at Michi-
gan City, Ind, Friday. Keith was 81
farmer in Warrack County. On April
3 Keith sent to one Miss Kcifcr asking
her to be ut an old bridge that night. This
is the last time she was seen alive. Her
dead body WAS found some time after
wards in a creek ncar Evansville, Ind.
Later evidence was discovered that she
VAS murdered near Keith's home and
that the body was placed in Il we'll, from
which it was taken by Keith when
he became alarmed at threats of Il
search. and thrown into Il creek many
miles from the we'll. The case went to
the supreme court, which on Nov. l af-
iirmed Il death sentence.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Picking Plant at Laramie.

Swift Il CO., the packing house owners.
are preparing to build a large packing
plant at Laramie, Wyo. The object is to
save car haul on their live stock to Mis-.
souri, River points and Chicago. The
company has vast live stock interests in
North Park. Colo.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Permanent School Fund.

The state land department. is sending
out estimates of the amount due to each
county i'll the state as it's proportion of
the permanent school loan OH behalf of
the state. The amount is :$2235 .OS5,
which is 81 cents per capita on the total
population of the state.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
States Attorney Is III.

The fall term OF the circuit court con.
vened in Salem the fore part of the week.
with Joseph w. Jones presiding judge.
Immediately after opening court Judge
Jones adjourned the session to Nov. ~.
1901, because of the illness of States
Attorney Nj. \. Butteriield. whose pres
cnce is necessary for the prosecution of
the criminal cases.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
@AAAeMERClN
4ENKNCIN
i That gold shipm e t ..
should be made at this sea-
son is somewhat surprising,
| New York. i

80. son is somewhat surprising,
but without bearing on the financial sit
uation except as it tends to draw down.
the surplus reserves of the New Tor
banks. AS gold goes out at New York it
comes in from the Klondike and Austria
liza, and besides those w sources there
is a steady and large supply from the
mines in this country. About $l2.OOO.-
100 has been received from the Klondlke.
and nearly as much from Australia, SO
far this year. The mere sending OF TINS
metal that comes in at the back door OUT
Of the front door is ineffective so Tar as
it concerns the gold store of this country,
now at its highest point. England IS
still cut off from it's base of supplies IN
South Africa. The war completely stop
ped the output. and latterly troubles
with Kailir labor. resulting from the de-
moralizing effects of the contest Win inc
Beers. have presented new obstacles.
Under the circumstances, with me
money markets relatively easy here ana
more or less demoralized thronghout
Europe, America can spare considerable
gold. 1t owes some for loans contracted
in Europe this spring to raise Tor
bridging over purchases in connectlon
with the Northern Pacific difficulties.
These loans are maturing. and Paris ana
England are unwilling, perhaps unable, to
renew them.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Noted Divine Dead.

Rev. Henry Bowman, perhaps the old
est Methodist preacher who was active
in the pulpit NJ to the time of his death,
died at Bloomington, ILL.,, Friday, aged
% years. He preached for seventy-seven
years. He became famous throughout
the south for his abolition u%tterances
during the war.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Admitted to Practice.

The supreme court has admitted to
practice in this state Alfred l.. Tiffany
of Mitchell on certificate from the SUI
premc court of Minnesota: Sheldon i.
Lewis of Vermillion. on certificate from
the territorial district court and BUR-
dette c. Tiayer of Pierre, on examine.
tion
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Fourth Line of Gables.

The cable steamer Faraday sailed from
Waterville. Ireland. laying a cable to
Fayal, Azores, for the Commercial Gable
Company. This will complete the fourth
line OF this company between the United
States and England.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Double Kansas Tragedy.

At the Central City mining amp, three
miles east of Galena, Kan. Mrs. S. C.
Kramer, wife of a merchant. was shot
dead i'll her bed by Ed Watkins, n town
tough, who had entered the house for
the purpose of robbery. Kramer then
shot and killed Watkins.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Murdclous Assault.

Dan Hudler. IL saloonkeeper, was as
saulted ut Aberdeen by Ed Shelby. who
inflicted severe wounds on Hudler with
n large knife. Shelby was promptly ar
rested and lodged i'll Jail TO await the re-
suit of Hudler's injuries.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-22
Former Queen Comes A.,;u.

Among the passengers ON the steamer
China. which ~arrivc-. from the Orient at
San Francisco Sunday, was the former
queen. Liliuokalani. of Hawaii, who is on
her way cas-: for a protracted visit.