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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
FIRE LOSS is s75o,oOo.
HAMMOND IND, PACKING PLANT
PARTIALLY DESTROYED.
Departments, Unable to Cope with the
Flames, Calls Upon Chicago for Help
-Four Buildings Burn Down Before
Blaze Is Under Control.

~Three-quartcrs of a million dollars
worth of buildings and slaughtered cat
tie were destroyed Wednesday night by Il
fire which broke out in the extensive
plant of the q. III. Hammond Packing
Company Mt Hammond, Ind, just across
the State line from Illinois. The flames
were discovered Il few minutes before q
o'clock, almost Immediately after the big
gates of the slaughter houses had swung
back to let the flood of employees sweep
out toward their homes, and at midnight
four great buildings had toppled over in
ruins and the flames We're roaring high
above the dismantlcd walls and threat-
ening to destroy the ten structures that
remained standing.
Hammond's fire department found it
self utterly helpless to contend against
the advance of the flames. and a message
was sent to Chicago shortly before Z
o'clock imploring that assistance be sent
Immediately.
Chicago Sends Help.
Chief Musham at once ordered four
engine companies to proceed to the as
sistance of Hammond and before 10
o'clock Chief Campion was on the ground
ready to give battle to the contlagration.
AT midnight the following buildings had
been RACED by the flames: Export beef
cooler, four-story brick and frame, $50 by
100 feet, containing thousands of head Of
slaughtered cattle; cold storage Ware
house for cattle, considerably smaller
than first building; beef slaughter house,
sheep slaughter house. Several persons
were injured by falling walls and u stam-
pede of cattle.
The Hammond c%ompany's various
buildings are grouped close together not
far from the Calumet river. Beside tke
slaughter houses and warehouses, there
are half a dozen frame buildings occu-
pied as residences by officials of the COM
pany, a brick structure for the general
Offices. There was also a shed used for
housing the private fire department con-
nected with the establishment, but this
was destroyed 10y the fire before the APP
paratus had fairly cleared the place.
Thirteen hundred men or boys We're en-
ployed about the plants.
Loss Over Half n Million.
The G. III. Hammond Company is one
of the pioneer packing houses. 1t was
established in 1860, and grow from small
proportions gradually and steadily until
it has come to occupy many acres of
ground.
General Manager Bell and Philip
Mesney, insurance agent for the firm,
agreed ut midnight the loss would not
exceed S!50,000, and that this sum was
fully protected by insurance.
General Manager Bell announced that
while the work of rebuilding would wait
only on the task of insurance adjustment
the company would at once put on Il
double force in its plants at South Omaha
in an effort TO fill the orders assigned to
the destroyed buildings. MIR. Bell cx-
planned that all employees of the Ham
mond plant will be given work at the
South Omaha establishment.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
Told in a Few Lines.

Rev. w. ID. Sharp, Methodist minis
ter of Charleston. w. Va, has confessed
to forgery of checks.
Traces of arsenic were found in the Or
CANS of Mrs. Pugh, alleged victim of Mrs.
Witwer, Dayton, Ohio.
Rev. l.. a. Hazlett. San Francisco. will
go to the Philippines to Investigate
charges of immortality in the army there.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. liner Graf Walder-
see picked up two fishermen who had
been lost in a fog on the coast of France
for five days. They had had neither food
nor drink.
A head-end collision between a north
bound passenger train and a freight
train on the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad, near Hubbards Springs, Va,
resulted in the death of Engineer Nick
Seitz OF the passenger train.
Matthew Wilson, white, Rutherford,
Tenn, was taken from Jail by a mob
and his body riddled with bullets. He
had tried to assault his 1G-year-old SON
inlaw.
vii of Jos. Benoist, eccentric French
man, independence, Mo-. was upset by
the court. He had given 100000 to char;
table institutions and only a few dollars
to relatives.
The Chicago council committee on local
transportation has recommended the pas.
sage Of the ordinance allowing Accent
fares to all who are compelled to stand
IN In street cars.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
NEW MAIL ROUTE.


Great Run Made from Australia to
London Via the United States.
Formerly the only mail route between
Australia and London was via the Suez
canal, and mail in transit required thir-
ty-ive days. Recently by the new route
via San Francisco and across the United
States to New York, thence to London,
667 bags Of important Australian mail
were carried to their destination in less
thar thirty days. This mail travelled
a distance of 10,S9S miles under the
American flag, and the journey is corsid-
cred one of the most remarkable feats in
the history of rapid transportation.
The American steamship Ventura left
Sidney with the mail Aug. u and ar1iv-
ed in San Francisco Sept. .. Here the
mail, after being subjected to quarantine
delay, was transferred to a Southern Pa-
ciic train and arrived at Ogden Sept. 4,
from whence it went to Omaha over the
Union Pacific, reaching there Sept. 8. a
C., i. e Q. special carried it into Chi
cago on Sept. G, a Lake Shore and Michi-
gan Southern special hurried it on to To-
ledo, where the car was attached to the
regular Lake Shore-New York Central
fast mail. From Buffalo the New York
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
MAP OF THE NEW NAIL ROUTE.

Central rushed it into New York City at
q speed of nearly a mile Il minute, and the
train bearing Australian as well as Unit
ed States mails arrived at the Grand
Central station at 9:57. Sept. Z, three
minutes ahead of time. The mail was
promptly transferred to the steamer Cam
pania, which sailed for Liverpool at noon
the same day, arriving at Queenstown
Sept. Ii. The Australian mail, which
left Sydney on the morning of Aug. ID at
10 o'clock, was delivered at the postof1ice
in London, sorted and ready for the car
riers at Z o'clock Saturday morning, Sept.
Il. The great run with the Australian
mail has probably settled the question OF
the best route between the new COMMON
wealth Of Australia and Europe.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
FROM
OUR COLONIES.
ocOcsocoNoosocsoo

Gen. Leonard Wood, military governor
of Cuba, said in discussing Cuban af-
fairs: Cuba is a totally undeveloped
island. and has a great future. Yellow
fever in another year will cease to be
epidemic. We have not had a single case
Of yellow fever ut Havana this summer,
and none in eastern Cube for two years
past. Cuba's resources require capital
for development. The last enormous SUE
gar crop was raised on S per cent of the
entire sugar producing lands. We have
$l,o00,OO0 in our reserve fund and can
pay all our debts and get out OF Cuba
within the next eight months. We have
established 5000 ilourishing schools.
Two years ago we were obliged to pro-
vide over 100 orphan asylums to protect
the destitute children. Since then we
have abolished sixty, and expect to be
able to close more before we retire from
the management of the Cuban affairs.
Our troops have been well cared for, and
their health compares favorably with that
Of the troops in this country, showing the
island is healthful."
-:-:-
The school teachers colony have won
their fight against the excessive charges
for provisions in the Philippines and in
the future they will be allowed to pur-
chase supplies at about the same rate as
charged the military officials. The Sec
rotary of War, through the bureau of in
sular affairs, has notified the Taft COM
mission to organize a series of depots
where the surplus supplies of the com
missary generals department can be
sold in bulk to the families Of the teach
ers. This arrangement will place the
teachers on the same basis as officers of
the military establishment in the cost of
maintenance.
There are now 900 lepers and 1874 clean
persons at the Molokai leper settlements
in Hawaii, according to a report receive
ed from Chief Quarantine Officer Cofer,
in charge of the marine hospital work in
Hawaii. All these are housed, fed, cloth
ed and governed for $4,000 a year. The
number of commitment to the settle
ments each year during the last decade,
ranging from 1872 in 1891 to So in 1900,
show a gradual decrease despite the fac.
that the hunt for lepers throughout the
islands never before has been so vigoroua
.:-:-
1t is reported in Washington that a
cable will be laid and in operation be-
tween San Francisco and Honolulu with
in ten months, no matter what action
President Roosevelt takes upon the Mac
kay petition for landing rights. Attorney
General Knox has reported that Mackay
and his associates have perfect legal right
to make landings in California and Ha-
wall without permission from the govern
ment, and upon that decision orders have
already been placed in Glasgow for CO.
bic.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

ANS ~ w hAatNO
IN action, or, in order to prevent being
driven into the sea, they must surrender.
Comparatively hmeager is the informa-
lion in the possession Of the authorities
at Washington regarding the purposes Of
Major General Chaffee. 1t is known,
however, that Rear Admiral Rodgers and
Gen. Chatfee have held a conference at
which they have determined upon a vig-
orous campaign.
The direction of military operations has
been entrusted to Brig. Gen. Hughes.
The force under this officer approximates
$500, aud With the marines will number
$500 men. Tho War Department is
hopeful that with the force now at Gen.
Hughes disposal he will be able to sup
press the Instruction; if not. Gen. Chat
fee will provide him with additional
1'OoDS
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
@AAMERClAL.
T. ::daaE=::E :fslM
L: ss..;ssalsgSHiAND lssESsaA@.
S7
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-..0 Business is active anu
NRW YnIk without unusual incident.
1.-The volume of trade is largo

=, 80. Business is active INT
NRW YfTk. without unusual incident.
N--lThe volume of trade is large
and generally profitable. More activity
was displayed in the stock market and
renewed interest in Northern Pacific,
which, however. was attributed mostly
to insiders, as the public has not recov-
cred from its recent experiences and
shows little disposition as yet to engage
in speculation. Amalgamated Copper
moved up on extensive trading. the trans
actions in that one issue amounting on
Saturday to about onc-half of the total
business on the New York Exchange.
The selling price of copper has not been
changed and .Amalgamated interests reit-
crate their intention to maintain it at the
present level. Milder weather has made
some difference in distribution of goods,
but the early cold spell fastened the
movement1 so that it WAS we'll advanced
before the change came. Elections are
to be held this fall in some Of the
States, but they have no hearing on the
business situation. Iron and steel mills
are busy filling orders which will occupy
them for several months. Railroads are
ordering steel rails and new cars for de-
livery next year. Prices of steel pro-
ducts undergo little change.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
scHLEY ON THE STAND.
Com mandcr at the Battle of SANTIAGO
Tells of the Fight.

ION nlandcr at the Battle of Santiago
Tells of the Fight.
Rear Admiral Schley took the stand on
the thirtieth day of the inquiry and told
the story of the beginning of the Santiago
campaign in Il plain, simple, s%traightfor.
ward manner. He refrained from at
tempting to question the v~eracity of any
officer who has testified against him.
-crediting their misstatements to a failure
of recollection.
Before fatty contradicting Captain
Sigsbee regarding the information CON
corning the presence of the Spaniards in
Santiago Admiral Schley said that Can
tain Sigsbee was not capable of utterine
q f%alsehood, but that his recollection was
ct fault and not his veracity. Captain
Sigsbee," said the rear admiral. "wonld
not make a misstatement for his commits
sion.''
Rear Admiral Schley took up the speci-
6cations Of the precept one by one, told
of the formation of the flying squadron,
and continued down to the beginning of
the retrosrade movement, when the cour
adjourned.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

i've when Gen. French's services are no
longer required in South Africa. Pend
ing his return Gen. Hilyard will assume
the command.
The King has taken great interest in
the controversy about the Ladysmith he.
liograms, which has been carried on with
out intermission since Gen. Butler made
his speech a fortnight ago. Secretary
Broderick was summoned to, Balmoral ia
give his majesty the war Office view Of
the affair. and the return of the court ia
London is marked by the official an.
nouncement that Butler has been relieved
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
Arouses Union Labor,

A Chicago judges order restraining the
picketing Of machinery plants by strik-
ers, characterizing such action as trea-
son., civil war and tyranny of the most
despotic character, has aroused the union.
labor circles Of the city as they have new
er been aroused before. The strikers de-
clare they will ignore the order and
picket the plants as usual, ever IL every
one Of the 1900 men affected are placed
In iail.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
The market in wheat and
corn was dull, wheat being q
littln on a,onorf. an
Chicago.

UIILuIu. ISolu WIS ulli, WHEAT Dells u
@1little stronger on reports on
damage to the Argentine crop. Enor-
10 exports of that cereal continue. The
movement of currency to the country to
aid in the crop-movins process is about
over, except as to the South, where the
cotton crop is slow. Some money also
will be required in the Northwest for
wheat. The great success of wheat grow
ers in the last few years has caused
farmers in Kansas to devote more land
to that product, and they are raising less
corn than in former years. Money rates
are the same, with the tendency towards
ea,e.
The foreign situation is the poorest fea-
ture in the outlook. Disputes with Eu-
ropean countries on tariff questions have
not been settled. English laborers par
~ticipated in riots on account of their de-
privations as a result of American compe-
tition. Germany has not improved it's in
dustrial position, and the prospect in that
country is not any more favorable thar it
has been for some time.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
Poor Year for Britain. Farmers.

This will rank as a bad year for the
farmers throughout Great Britain. Alike
In England and in Scotland, the acreage
sown in wheat and barley are smaller
than they We're last year. and there is q
decline in the number of cattle, sheep
and pigs kept in England. Nor is the de-
cline an unimportant one. In many re-
spects it leaves British agriculture in a
more restricted plight thar for years. In
Scotland the position is not so bad as in
England.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

of the command of the First Army Corps.
to which he was so recently appointed.
The decision, although not entirely un-
expected, has created a great sensation.
and though there is some sympathy with
Butler, the feeling is general that he
ought to have anticipated his dismissal nv
~resigning. The appointment of French to
succeed Butler meets with Unanimous an
proval, and. pending his return from
South Africa, Hillyard will make a capa-
BILE commander at Aldershot.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

A DANGEROUS BRIDAL TRIP.

Before he set sail to circumnavigate the
globe, Captain William Andrews married
Miss A. NJ. Sotlran of Atlantic City, y.
j. She is first mate and crew OF the
storm-proof Jersey lifeboat, less than
fourteen feet long, in which they are to
pass their honeymoon and make their dar-
Ing voyage. In a double sense, Captain
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

pated in by tbs
army and. navy,
has been inaugu-
rated against the
rebels in Samar.
That island is to
be swept clean of
Filipinos hostile to
American sovcr-
eighty. They are
to be given no sp-
%portunityt to escape
to another island.
NM an
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
GEN. BUTLER oUsTED.

Relieved of Command as Result of
Recent Speech.
The British war Office announces that
after consideration Of all the circum-
stances of Gen. Buffers speech on Oct.
10 and the explanations thereof furnish
ed by Gen. Butler he has been relieved Of
his command and placed on half pay.
The King has approved the appoint
ment Of Gen. French to succeed Gen.
Butler as commander Of the First Army
Corps. the appointment to become effect
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

md Mrs. Andrews together embarked on
the troublous sea of matrimony.
This is Captain Andrews seventh voy-
age in his n~on-sinkable craft. He had
the choice of several romantic girls, each
of whom was willing. even anxious, to
accompany him as wife, bosun and crew.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01
TO U eoLoMEN.
Gen. chaffee Decides. to Clear Sauna,
Of uauruAufa

of Insurgents.
In order to deal a deathblow to the in
surrection throughout the Philippine
archipelago. an active campaign. nartici.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

George Millsap was convicted Of horse
stealing at Marysville, Kan.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

Old papers for sale at this once.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1901-11-01

Patroui.e those Who advertise.
Evening star., 1901-02-05

her to Jail. The crowd followed her. and
the restaurant was left unharmed. Mrs.
Nation was not injured.
curing all the fierce struggle that went
on in the street, while women and boys
We're knocked down and trampled on and
the crowd was shouting and yelling. Mrs.
Nation never lost her presence of mind.
The hatchet was jerked from her hands,
but that did not disturb her She appeared
surprised, but smiled and called to the wo-
men:
Ladies. you are armed. If you can't get
to the place, throw your hatchets through
the windows"
But the women were too demoralized to
obey her. They had not her presence of
mind. Mrs. Nation was led away between
two big police officers She was not down.
cast at her lack of success, and laughed
when people spoke jestingly to her Her
brown veil and gray shawl f1uttered in the
wind and she made queer figure as she
walked down the street.
At the police station Mrs Nation was
formally charged with disturbing the peace
anu her name was entered on the docket
Mrs. Nation was informed that she would
have to report for trial at the police court
in the morning, and was then released ON
her own recogniZance
Evening star., 1901-02-05

trude Filler, Miss Hattie Stewart; Mr..
Howard Stewart, Mr.. Harry Gladman.
Judge James NJ. Brooks, Mr.. II: Bur
lingame. Mr.. Howard Fisk, Mr.. Stephen
F1ehartys Mr. Jessie C. Fleharty, Mr.. J.
Herbert Hunter, Mr.. Joseph H. Hunter. Mr..
H. w. Quaintance and Mr.. w. Ellis.
Mrs and Miss -Regan, wife and daughter
of Major James Regan. 9th United States
Infantry, are the guests OF Colonel and
Mrs. Rutherford Of No. 1911 10th street.
A handsome luncheon was given by Mrs.
Talmagel yesterday, the guests being seated
about a large round table elaborately deco
rated in pink Mrs. Talmage's guests were
Mrs. Dalzell, Mrs. Burrows. Mrs. WHITE
more of New York, Mrs. II. Clay Evans,
wilkins, Mrs. Stewart. Mrs. Edison, Mrs.
John w. Thompson. Mrs. Walcott, Mrs.
Kauke Mrs. Atkins, Mrs. Wright, Miss
Wanham and Mrs. Quaiffer.
Mrs H. J. Lauck will be at home We'd
nesdays during February at 1915 10th street.
Mrs. Courtland Clements will be at home
Wednesdays, February and Ii, after A
o'clock.
Mrs Worthington Dorsey and the Misses
Dorsey will be at home the remaining
Thursdays Of the season.
Mrs. Chas. S. Faulkner Of sos NJ street
northwest has Miss Hettie Johnson OF
Wellsville, Ohio, as her guest. At home
Wednesdays in February.
Mrs r. G. Rutherford, No. 1911 18th
street northwest, will receive tomorrow.
Mrs Andrew B. Graham will be at home
for the first time this season tomorrow
afternoon, and will also receive the fol-
lowing Wednesday at her residence, 14O7
10th street.
A pleasant evening was spent on Friday
last at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. K
Berberich, the occasion being a birthday
celebration in honor of their daughter May.
Music, games and dancing were enjoyed
until late hour, after which bount1ful
collation. was served. Among those pres
ent were the Misses M. Beckley, NJ Ost-
mann, X. Miller, N. Glessner, K. Specht,
N Moriarty, NJ Ripper. c. Leob. NJ. Ber-
berich, L. Rupert, A. Berberich. A. A.
Hebsacker, and Messrs. F. Beckley, E. May
H. Glessner, T. Eckstein, J. Hanley, A.
Harvey, d. Dunlgan, B. Akers, j. McCar-
thy, Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert, Mr.. and Mrs.
Berberich.
The Misses Martins of 1850 Wyoming
avenue Will receive Saturdays, February 8
and IL.
Mrs J. G. Bell will be at home today
from 3 to q.
The Japanese minister and Madame Taxa
hira went to Baltimore this morning to visit
friends.
Evening star., 1901-02-05

Snapshot of the Kansas Crusader at Work.
had gathered in the United Presbyterian
Church to plan for raid tomorrow morn
ing, when Mrs. Nation deciued to go out
smash a joint AT meeting of the
''hatchet brigade in the United Presby-
terian Church this afternoon she announced
that raid would be made on drug store
and joint at { o'clock tomorrow morning.
"All those women who will promise me to
come with their hatchets tomorrow at I
o clock to do some work stand up, said
Mrs. Nation. Nine women stood up.
That's good" exclaimed Mrs. Nation.
1.-TWO are enough to smash joint, and
three women are host. | broke up joint
myself all alone in twenty minutes. Now,
| want to give YOU a little advice. We are
not fooing about this thing. We are in
hoy warfare Don't be scared If you are
afraid to start the work, | will start for
you. Above all, be quick about II. Smash
just are hard as You can. These saloon men
won't hurt you. You will them shake
as if they had the ague when you come
near them. They are afraid of the arm of
God. You men need not come with hatch
cts; don't come armed, for there is to be
no blood shed. But if saloon man tries
to stop us women, you may have the priv
ilege of rolling him in the snow. That
won't hurt him. Now, everybody take cour-
age and come around bright and early to-
morrow morning"
Then came the conference and the deter
mination to wreck joint Immediately.
SnfOunueu Dy ndl1 uOZen women, dll
armed with hatchets Mrs. Nation led the
way down Kansas avenue She was fol-
lowed by thousands of people, who tramped
behind and before her in the deep snow,
shouting like a mob. Mrs. Nation had no
hatchet She stopped at a store and bought
one The procession went on until the
Unique restaurant 116 East 9th street, was
reached, a few minutes before o'clock
Then the women, headed by Mrs. Nation
made rush for the door. She had warned
the proprietors she would raid the place If
they did not stop selling liquors and they
We're prepared for her attack. The hatchet
and the women were forced back.
fierce fight followed between the res
taurant men and Mrs. Nations defenders.
For quarter of an hour they struggled in
the street, while the mob yelled encourag-
ingly TO Mrs. Nation. Many personal en-
counters took place, but the police seemed
without power to stop it, Finally in de-
spair they arrested Mrs. Nation and took
Evening star., 1901-02-05

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo-Q Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money Il It falls to cure. e. ".
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