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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
|WSEK'S HAPPENINGS
SyWss OF THE WEEK IN A CON-
pENsED FORM.
kavenous Wolves Bother stockmen
West of the Missouri River-Ex-
perienced Hunters Being Employed
to Rid the Country of the Pests.

Stockmcn west of the Missouri River
complain that there is unusual trouble
with wolves on the stock ranges this will
ter and the losses have caused stockmen
to take extreme measures to protect their
stock from the ravages of the pest. a
number of men, among them being
Budd and Bryan Dalrymple, two expert
enced wolf hunters, have been engaged
by the stockmcn to wage Il systematic
war against the wolves. In several cases
the stocklncn are boarding the wolf hnnt-
ers, and in addition pay them 81 for
every wolf they kill, which, with the
bounty of SD paid by the state. offers
pretty good inducemcnt for activity i'll
the DISCRIMINATING line. Ranchmen along
the Bad River in particular complain of
the pest and for gray DIV are pay
ing as high as $40 per head. These gray
wolves are the greatest source OF trOt-
BILE, being large and vicious. and are ca
pablc of doing Il wonderful amount OF
harm in IL flock of sheep in a very short
period of time. There appears TO be
many of this species on the ranges at
present. The hunters employ traps. guns
and poison i'll the warfare that is being
wagcd, and MS the various stock associa-
lions, as well as individual stockmen,
have embarked i'll the crusade against
the wolves it is likely that the pest will
soon be greatly ahatcd, il not practically
cNtcrminated.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
STATE SEEKING POSSESSION
South Dakota Wants Title to valuatta
Lands Ouieted in 1t.

BY direction of the state commissioner
of school and public lands, States Attor-
ney Scott of Minnehaha County, has filed
in the circuit court ut Sioux Fails an I'M
portant suit by which the state of South
Dakota seeks to regain possession of a
64O-acre tract of land now included i'll
that of the A. Lester Heyer Packing
Company near Sioux Falls. The tract
is worth many thousands of dollars. 1t
was originally school land and in 1901
was sold to George Brace and Pettigrew
n Tate by the commissioner of school
and public lands.
There We're defaults in payments and
the tract has changed hands n number
of times. 1t has been sold for taxes
o times. This year it was bid in by
Minnehaha County. Judgments obtained
against the packing company are also
pending against it. The defendants i'll
the action commenced are more than a
dozen in number. and include some of tho
most prominent Sioux Falls citizens. The
state asks that the original contracts
with Brace and Pettigrew & Tate he set
aside; that all of the defendants be de-
creed to have no right. title or interest ia
the tract, and that the state be given i'm.
mediate possession.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
TRouBLE OVER A FENCE.
Prediction that Ranchmcn in Range
Country Will Get in a Fix.

Some day there will be a shaking up on
the range country on account of fences.
n number of %ranchers have fenced their
ranges without being at all particular as
10 where tho lines of the land they own
may run, and a great deal of government
land is said to have been enclosed. AS
there is vet plenty of room between
Pierre and the Black Hills for all who
are in that section, nothing is being said
about it, and all are protiting alike from
this plan. But some day some other man
will come along and want Il part of that
land or some one will allow IL personal
grudge to be carried out by starting a
row, and when that time comes there
will be an investigation and IL lot of
fences to come down. The expected i'm.
migration into the state mex year, if it
develops even in IL small degree of ex-
pectation. is likely to bring about the
crash.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
AHnirs in WASHINGTON.

!. Nomination of John c. Ames for Unit
ed States marshal for the northern dis
trict of Illinois has been sent to the Sem
ate.
Representative C%rumpackcr of Indiana
introduced Il hill providing for an amend
ment to the constitution. permitting Con-
gress to tax the capital stock and earn
ing of corporations.
1t developed at Il recent cabinet meet
ing that the government is convinced that
the decisions of the Supreme Court in the.
insular cases do not in any way disturb
the Philippine tariff and that the gov
eminent will continue to collect customs
duties as heretofore. !.
Treasury Comptroller Tracewell holdsI
that the balance of the $5O,O00.OOO ma
tional defense fund cannot be used for,
any purpose. There now remains about;
100000 of this fund. The Comptroller
holds that no payments can be made exc,
cept under a new appropriation by CONF
eress. a
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
A LESSON TO CHINESE.
State Funeral to s~i:;ssacraG Native
Christians.

State Funeral to M:;ssacrcG Native
Christians.
The officials of Tung Chow have given
a number of native Christians who were
massacrcd last year II remarkable fnacr-
al. Ihi action was takea in accordance
With all agreement between the mission
aries and the officials By which the mis-
slonaries were to refrain from demands
ing the punishment of those guilty of
numbering the Christians if the officials
would make public atoncmcnt for the
crimes and impress the people with re-
spect for missionaries and converts.
The funeral procession travevsed the
principal streets of the walled city of
Iung Chow. There were seventy collins
to be buried, and these were followed by
hundreds of relatives of the victims. The
procession was composed of IL ompany
oil Chinese cavalry, a company of in
fantry. several bands and hundreds of
men carrying gaudy funeral emblcms.
me procession took two hours TO pass
the reviewing stand, where were gath
cred the city official. Gen. Ma. COM
mander of the Chinese troops who he
sicscd Ticn Tsin. Mr.. Congcr, American
minister to China, and many American
ana English missionaries. An immense
crowd witnessed the funeral services ut
the cemetery.
The Chinese troops. the police and tho
funeral attendants formed i'm IL square.
With the officials, the missionaries and
the white clad mo,lrncrs i'm the center,
near The graves. Chinese officials from
fifty villages where the Christian con-
verts had been massacrcd. attended the
funeral and bowed before banners rs
they eulogizcd the Christians for hay
ing died in defense of their faith. These
officials subsequently, signed documcnt.,
guaranteeing protection To the Chinese
Christians ii they would return to thci.
holacs.
The missionaries and The Chinese
Christians Travelled in :: special train
from Pckin to lung Chow. Aftcr the
funeral services in the temple the Chi
ncse officials cndcrcd 81 banquet to the
missionaries and the converts
Similar funerals will be held in othc.
towns,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27

DENMARK MAY NOT SELL.
Still Doubt of Our Getting Danisl,
West Indies.

The Copenhagen correspondent of the
london Daily News says that he is
most certain that the second chamber
will ratify the sale of the Danish West
Indies by a large majority, but that
many of the first chamber are opposed
to this cession. Influential people here
believe. the correspondent says. that the
present moment is inopportune for the
sale. as the cutting of the Nicaragua
canal will considerable increase the conf
mercial and political value of the is
lands.
81 am Informed that Herr BALM. head
of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. line, is inter-
cstcd in Il powerful syndicate, approved
by Emperor William and the govern
ment, which is watching the development
Of these negotiations" concludes the COR
respondent, with the object of taking
advantage of the situation If the United
States and Denmark Disagree"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
sCA14DED BY STEAM
COAL PAssERs AT Lup,NeroM
MICE, BADLY INJURED.
One Man Already Has succumbed
and Two Others Probably Will Die
Many Others Badly Burncd-Ac.
cidcnt Cnnscd by Pipe BURSTING.

While entering Ludiligton harbor Sun.
say night during II heavy s%outhcrlv gal.
thc l'crc Marquette car ferry No. III
struck II bur, disabling her machinery
and breaking the main feed steam pipe.
Great volumes of steam instantly cs-
capped. Mike Taft, IL coal passcr.. whose
home is in Chicago. WAS Scal,lrl In death
and two other coal passcrs whose nnmcs
;tle unknown were terribly s%raldlc.l. They
now lie III the marine hospital ut l.uding-
ton lowering between life and death.
Many others who were in The hold of tbc
car ferry received had burns from the
steam and suffered great ialrlships ,lrr-
ing the night hours which followed be-
fore they were rescued. The accident
happened al midnight. and during the
remainder OF the night there WAS Meth
"r light nor heat on the boat. The wind
WAS bitterly cold. Great seas rolled
:lcross the deck and ice formed wherever
the water fell.
No. 1G arrived off the liarhor from Mil
waukce after II compositions voyage. In
spite of the heavy seas and strong wind
from an umfavorablc quarter. Capt.
Charles Thompson decided to hazard an
entrance To the harhor. lie would have
succeeded had not his boat at an nm.
fortunate moment sunk low i'm the hollow
of Il big wave and struck the bar with
terrific force. The shock completely dis.
ordered the machinery of the boat. Left
without power, h car ferry driftcd
against the north pier, where she
pounded heavily, slowing several huge
holes i'll her forward quarter. Thcrcupon
Capt. Thompson ordered the sea cock
opened, and the boat was scuttlcd i'm six.
teen feet of water.
When day broke the life saving crew.
by means of their cannon threw IL line
to the wrecked craft and began lcscu.
ing the crew with their brooches buoy
apparatus. Tho entire crew of thirty
three men and the body of Taft were
taken off the wreck i'm this manne One
10y one tho men were hauled over the
rhurning ice on the suspended cable. The
operation occupied foul. hours and was
witnessed with breathlcss interest by nj,
immense crowd of people.
1T is believed that the No. 1G will prove
a total loss. An attempt will he made ia
pump her out, hut unless the wcatl,e,
conditions are perfect it will be almost
impossible. Great banks of ice surround
the boat on all sides. Boat and cargo
are valued at 5000 coo. and are fully i'm
slred.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
DEATH IN TERRIBLE eu,sE.
Ten N!en R.urnca at . f.;t,sbu-s E.,:,

c S!en E.urnra at q r;ttsburg E'.,..
mace ars0 -Four Others injured.
Ten men We're burned todenth and four
injured by an explosion of gas at the
Soho furnace of Jones IL Mclaughlin,
limited, in Tittsburg Thursday. The en-
ricslon was caused by n slip III the fur
mace, the gaseous flames belching up
ward through the bell. The men were
on the furnace platform, cighty-five feet
above the ground.
lhere We're nietccn men on the fur
mace when the explosion occurred. Eff.
teen of them We're caught in the flames
Two of them escaped with slight imiur
les. The other four We're the lcgula,
men employed as top filters, and escaped
without injury.
The explosion was caused by the gas
becoming cncascd in n crust of cindcrs
forming at the bottom of the furnace.
n wheelbarrOw containing orc had beer;
sent up to the mon, and when they went
to dump it into the bell OF the furnace
'iie! pushed it over too far and it rolled
INTO the hopper. Tho barrow weighed
u pounds and was too heavy for ill.,.
-four men tn raise. The fifteen laborers.
all l!nngarians. We're then sent I'm to as.
slst them. Had it not been for the bar
row accident 10 IL would have been
hurt. The regular men know how tn
protect themselves at sucl, times. as SIM
mar explosions are of frequent occur.
renee.
ihc most distressing feature OF the
disaster WAS the burnin. of Fraukowic3.
lie was seen by thousands of people WHO
were ON their way to worl, 10 run To tl..
platform railing and leap into The air.
lie WAS II mass of flames as he wlir,cl
through the air. He fell on the STOCK.
yard shed and literally burned TO death
before the eyes of the crowd. fifty feet,
below. who had no way to rracl, him.
The residents of Second Avenue who
saw the accident say il WAS loo horrii,!,
TO describe.
When tho explosion occurred burning
hcaps of cindcrs settled around the uc,.
almost knee deep. Their shriclSs wc,.
terrible and their frantic efforts to saw.
themselves We're pitiful in the extreme.
General Manager j. Il. Yaughlin said
thar the accident was one of the NEST
disastrous that had cvcr occurred in
the history of the company.
1.-The men seemed doomed to that ANY,.
full end he said. ''rlfcy had just start.
cd to get the barrow II when the cN
plosion took place. Another minute and
they would have been away from tho
place. The nature of the explosion is
easily explained. Among furnace men
it is known as Il slip by this we mean
that the gas becomes cncascl by The Gin.
dcrs and coke becoming gummcd. fore
ing a crust in the furnace. The gas ;c-
cumulates, and then the pressure he
comes so great that it forces itsclf
through the crust.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
IN LINE OF DUTY.
Indian Policeman Gets Light Sen

lnutan IOi1ceInan Gets Light Sell
tence for Killing an offender.
For the first time i'll the history of the
state of South Dakota Indian agencies
am Indian policeman has been sent to the
pcniten1iary for killing IN Indian who
was resisting arrest. The policcman's
name is Antoine LadieuN( first lieutcn-
ant of the Indian police force at Rose
bud agency. He has for years been OH
sidcrcd one of the most trustworthy po-
liccmcn on the reservation. The crime
was committed while the officer was
striving to arrest some drunken Indians
under his charge. who were engaged in
hauling freight from Valentine, Neb.. to
the agency. The Indians resisted. and
during the fight which ensucd John Bull
Walks Behind was killed. The case was
tried at Valentine. The testimony was
all taken through Interpreters, and inli-
Gated that John Bull Walks Behind was
IL drunken character, who had caused the
agency authorities considerable annoy
ancc. But the evidence of the defense
We're not convincing, and the jury was
out but a short time when it returned a:
verdict of ma%nslaughter, with a strong
recommendation for mercy. In view ~
this the defendant was sentenced to one
year in the n%enitcntiury.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
MARRiES A N
Miss Hazel Singer. of Chicago, is
Welded i'm Paris.

There was n large gathering of pco>
pie. including the Turkish and Austrian
ambassadors, mt the R%oumaniar church
in Paris Thursday afternoon to witness
the marriage of Miss Hazel Singer,
daughter of Charles Singer of Chicago,
to Prince John Ghika, son OF the Rou-
manian minister to France. Grcgoirc j.
Ghika.
Gen. Horace Porter. the United States
ambassador. and Gen. Winslow were
the witnesses for the bride. Miss Leish.
man, daughter of John q. \. Lcishman,
United States minister to Turkey, and
Miss Edith Clarke. of New York. were
the bridesmaids. The Sultan of Turkey
has bestowed a decoration on the bride
in hon of the occasion. Prince and
Princess Glika. after Christmas, will
&c to Roumania. where the prince is an
officer in Il crack luss:.r regiment,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
CHARGES vENALITY.
William Lloyd Garrison Thinks Few,
Chinese Arc Hon. ONT


Chinese Arc kcp. Out.
William Lloyd Garrison presided over
a meeting in the l'romticld NJ. u. church
in Boston Friday ut which resolutions
were adopted against the rcnactment of
the Chinese exclusion act.
Besides Mr.. Garrison the speakers
We're Rev. j. NJ. Fostee of Boston: Rev.
M. II. johnson of San Francisco; Yong
Hay, a Chinese clergyman of Boston,:
Rev. n. S. Earle and Col. Stephen w.
Nickerson.
MIR. Garrison made Il vigorous speech
i'll opposition to the re-cnactment of the
law. He concluded as follows: sit is no.
torions that United States officials find
heavy revenues in their connivance mt
smuggling Chinese immigrants across
the borders. The higher the bars are
put up the greater the price of assist
ancc. My OWL conviction is that few
Cinnamon are really kept out buy our
stringent laws"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
LOOKING AFTER STATE LANDS
Department for South Dakota Is In.
yestiSatins Abuses,

Until last fall the state land depart
ment had done but little in the way of
securing plats of tracts or looking up
trespassers on state lands in the Black
Hills section of the state. III Septem-
Der two men from the Office were sent
to that section of the state and stayed
out until November. In that time they
secured Typographical plats Of a large
amount of state lands, and in looking up
trespassers they secured considerable
revenue for the state which would never
have been paid without such IN investi-
CATION. The returns to the department
from this source from one county alone
amounted to $500, and other counties
turned III smaller amounts. A field depu.
ty putting in all his time i'll looking after
trespassers Oh state lands could bring tc
the satte every year several times over
his salary and expenses.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
To Build skyscrappcr Hotel.

The Broadway Tabernacle churcl,
property. Sixth Avenue and Thirty.
fourth Street, New York. has been sold
for S1,3o0.o00 lay Trustees Cornelius y.
Bliss and William LEES Washburn. .Ad-
joining property was sold for 100000.
Absolute secrecy was maintained as to
The names Of the purchasers. 1t MAS an
bounced. however. that Il t%wenty-story
hotel building would he erected Oh the
site 10 cost $4,000. 900.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
Big Fire in West Viroinio.

Fire threatened to destroy the entire
Town of Cairo, w. VA. Sunday, and
would have done so but for the volunteer
work of citizens and the fortunate direc.
non of the wind. 1t destroyed the Dun.
zap Hotel, the opera house and several
other buildings. y freight train ran over
Che hose and then the water supply gave
out, but water WAS finally pumped direct
from the pumping station and the town
was saved. I'lIe loss is about S.5o.0 coo.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
OPERATIONS NEAR HILL CITY
Mining Men Are Very Busy in That
Vicinity.

The shaft on the Lulu property, loca-
ted east of Hill City, is down nearly 100
feet following a very rich streak of free
milling ore. Near this property is the
Golden Slipper mine, which is being
worked by the Empire State Mining
Company, j. b. Stafford, general mana
ger. The company is installing a new
steam hoist. md the old hoist is to be
taken to the Old Bill mine, five miles
north of Custer, which is bonded to the
same parties that have secured the Gold.
EN- Slipper. The Old Bill mine has u wide
vein of free milling ore. which has had
several satisfactory mill runs. 1t is
owned by II. N. Ross of Custer, the man
who made the first discovery of gold III
the Black Hills of which there is any au-
thentic %ccount. The mine is to be thor
Oughly ODeued.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
Coe 1. Crawford w;thdraws.

The Huron Hsronite contains a card
signed by Coe L. Crawford announcing
his withdrawal from the canvass fol
United States senator. The reasons as.
signed are the marked change in the sit.
uation since the death of Sentaor Kyle
and the appointment of MI. Kittredge.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
INSURANCE MEN MISSING.
Officials of IL Sioux Falls Company
Cannot Re Found.


The officers of the Gcrmania Live
Stock Insurance Company of Sioux
Fails. whose charter the state commits
sioner of insurance recently revoked be-
cause of alleged illegal practices, have
disappeared. II. w. Parliman. attorney
for some of the victims of the company,
states that lie has hcen searching for the
officers for the past ten days for tl.n
purpose of serving notice of suit Oh them,
but has been unable to find them. 1t is
said a local capitalist purchased notes to
the value of $1,000 from the officers Of
the dcfunct company, paying therefor
the sum of $4,000. They were given to
the insurance company by farmers in
different parts of the state. An attempt
on the part of the present owner of the
notes to enforce collection will be re-
sisted in the courts.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
Good Order ant Fort Meade,

calls attention to the fact that there has
never been Il murder committed there by
a soldier, nor Il highway robbery. This
is brought out by Il recent interview pub
lished i'll Il Washington newspaper per-
tanning to the army canteen, in which
the. person quoted tells of eighteen muir
ders and forty-iivc highway robbcries
the year before the canteen was estab-
lished there. The interview has created
considerable amusement among those fa-
miliar with the situation.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
The Mcclellan Arrivcs.

The United states military transport
Mcclellan from Manila arrived in quar-
antine at New York Mt l O'Clock Sunday
morning. The Mcclellan had on board
several companies of the engineering
corps. besides several hundred discharged
soldiers and others.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
Found in Nick of Time,

John Monroe, a school teacher Mt Col
ton. while driving ont from Dell Rapids
one evening last week, found an intoxi-
Gated man laid ont in the bottom of his
wagon and the team standing. The night
WAS bitter cold, and had not MI. Mon
roe found him when he did he would GER
tainly have frozen to death.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
Witi,,;r.ws It's Ch.rga

y dispatch to the Standard from Rome
says that the Italian foreign Office has
been Informed that the coHsnl general of
the United States to Cairo. Egypt. John
Ct. Long. had withdrawn his charge that
the Italians have encouraged slave trad.
ing III the Italian colony of Elitrea.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
TO MAKE THEM EXEMPT.
shrcwd Scheme of Chinese Wishin.
to Como to Amcricn.

shrewd Scheme OF Chinese Wishing
to Come tn American.
Information has bccn received by
Members of the local Chinese colony to
The effect that Il large number of stock
companies are being organized i'm the
southern provinces OF China with n cap
hal of $%1.O00,o0O and upwards. and
stock to the amount of 100000 will be
issued to Chinese coming to America
so that they tam show upon being exam
ned by the customs officials mt the port
Of entry that they belong to the exempt
class of merchants. This action is said
to be the result of the agitation for n
more stringent exclusion law ut the cx-
p~iration of the present law next Nav.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
Held to- Grand Jury.

Fred Covert, charged with completely
i'll the robbery OF s. L. Voorhees, store
at Galena 81 week ago Sunday night, has
been bound over to the grand jury at
Deadwood under $4,000 bonds. Covert
was driving the rig i'll which the two
men We're riding who resisted arrest at
the hands of Deputy Sheriff Patterson,
during which one of the men, an UNI
known, was killed.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
Big oraerfor locomotives.

The Baldwin Locomotive Works at
Philadelphia has just received orders for
115 locomotives from several railroad
companies for delivery next year. Thus
far the Baldwin company has contracted
to deliver approximately 200 locomotives
unyt vaar
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-12-27
Huron to Have a Gymnasium.

Huron will soon have n gymnasium
and a free public library. Plans for both
OF these enterprises are geing matured,
and sufficient money has bcen pledged
to wrrant those i'll charge of the gymna-
sum project in proceeding with the
work. Those interested i'll the library
are receiving splendid encouragement
and the enterprise is an assured fact.
1t will be ready for use in a short time.