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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
BIG FLOOD At N q

Two Spans of the Maine Central
Railroad Bridge Destroyed.
The flood disaster which has long hcen
feared i'll the Pcnobscot came at Bangor,
Me-, late Thursday night. when a great
mass of ice and logs swept down against
the Maine Central Railroad bridge, car
rying out its middle pier and letting two
spans into the river. The mass swept
oil against the wooden toll bridge, carry
ing away the middle span. Easements
of stores i'll the business section were
flooded and goods worth thousands of dol
lars were ruined. There is IL stretch of
solid and broken ice below the city ex-
tending six miles to .:ampden. Should
it hold where it is and the upper jam
come down upon it. fully half of Fan
sors business area would he under
water.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
-- Official indications Of
Chicago. farm reserves On March j

lM were iOl SURPRISING US u
the corn. dealers anticipating that sup.
plies would he only about one-half last
years, but the statement that % pei
cent of the enormous wheat yield remain
ed in farmers hands was not calculated
to sustain values. Needed rains in the
Southwest made the market look more
favorable for the next crop. A sustain.
ing feature Was the interior movement
of only 2,G1S.S19 bushels. against 3,90o,.
$50 last year, while on the other hand
total exports from the United States
We're but 2.59S.4T2 bushels, compared
with 4,9G2,GI4 a year ago. AS to corn
both comparisons We're striking, receipts
aggregating only 1,S93.950 bushels,
against 4,131,S37 a year ago, while At.
lantic exports fell to the lowest record
for many years. 9G, 100 bushels. against
S,33339,902 in 1901.
There seems a stronger cash situation.
In Minneapolis No. 1 Northern, which
was lie under May, has advanced to 1c
premium. In Duluth cash has advanced
from 1Eac to lie under May. Manitoba
wheat is bringing Il smaller discount I'm.
der the May. and hard winter is active
Mt within IL fraction of May price. A
weak feature is the Manitoba wheat, for
which there is but n limited market. II
is used rs a club by the bears both here
and in England, as English markets are
the only ones available for it. Germany
is taking the hard winter more readily,
and export business of late has been com.
posed largely of Manitoba spring and
American hard winter. The spring wheat
can he bought cheaply and is undersell.
ing fhn A mnrioor in +1,n TV,,r1;SI, NJ, ~ Il. of.
to such an extent that buyers there say
it is useless to offer No. / Northern.
The corn traders had the government
report on farm reserves last week show.
ing % per cent, or 3S4, 100000 bushels,
held March ]. This is the smallest on
record. 1t was expected to stimulate new
buying by outsiders, but the close Sat.
urday found prices only ssc higher than
the previous week. No surplus producing
State has over 80 per cent, and Kansas
only IA per cent Of its crop left. With
an ordinary consumption there is not 9
surplus bushcl. and the high prices will
necessitate continued outstanding of sup.
plies to get through to the next crop. The
small farm stocks mean the same thing
as last year; we will go into the new CROP
in the fall with no stock. 1t is also
taken as indicating good prices for sew.
eral years to come. The country move
ment is light. receipts last week being
only $4,000 bushels, and shipments S14..
600 bushels. The movement both wayl
is about so per cent of last years. Farm
reserves are as estimated n week ago. &c
per cent, or 19s.0Oo,O0O bushels, til,
smallest ever reported. Prices for May
are within 19sc of the top price, which
makes shorts uneasy.
From a speculative point the provision
situation presents nothing attractive
Hog supplies are liberal. Western points
received $4,000 for the week, or 10000
more than the previous week, Compared
with 100000 last year.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
WHY A SLAVES.
Custom Must Date from Earliest Of
Historic Times.

Custom Must Date from Earliest Of
Historic Times.
An English ethnologist has published
an article in which he touches on the
origin Of the custom of shaving. His
theory is that the origin of shaving is
to be found in the very primitive Gus
tom Of painting the body. Ii more bar
barous times this odd vanity was ev-
erywhere marked, and it may be sup
posed that no painted tribes liked their
skin decorations to be hidden from
view by a veil Of hair. Again, all p-imi-
tive shaving tools, like razors Of OBJ
sidian, preceded any instrument which
could trim the hair neatly. and thus
the prehistoric hu%nter-artist whose
beard came to q point and whose sport
ing tactics are SO well shown in his
drawings knew not the beginning Of
the BARRIERS craft. The present En-
glish writer thinks it may have been
those tactics that made 1t necessary
for his ancestors to shave both their
faces and their heads, considering how
flowing boards and long hair must have
caught In every bush and bramble as
the unshaven hunter crawled along the
ground.
This theory is quite in lien with the
historic fact that Alexander the Great
put an end to boards in the Macedonian
army because they were pulled in bat
tie. The first prehis.c .ic man who
Joined two metal razors together in
troduced the art of clipping the beard
to a point. Many bronze razors have
been exhumed in France and are at
least al old as those Sicilian ones with
which scipio Africanus set the fashion
Of shaving in Rome. but they were
modelled, probably, on other such I'M
struments used in times much more
primitive. :
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
GOV. HeRRElo RerAL,ArEs.
Refuses a Requtsition by the Gov.
ernOr OF Illinois.

teeiuscs a hequtstttOn W the Gov.
ernOr of Illinois.
Some time ago Gov. Herreid issued a
rcquisitiOn on the governor of Illinois for
j. H. Slower aud John Howard Jones,
wanted in Codington County ON a charge
of obtaining money ttnder false pretense
OH the school chart cases, Which attract.
Ell so much attention early III the winter.
The first papers were returned on n tech.
nicality tn regard to their certiication,
and when that was, corrected. the teQui-
sitiOn was refused without reason.
\ few days & a rcluisition by Gov.
Yates Of Illinois. was received here for
Il. Bailey of Watc,town. charged in Cook
County. ILL.,. with perjury in these came
eases in which Jones aud Slower were
wanted in South Dakota. This received
the same courtesy which had been grant
cd by the Illinois governor in regard to
the residents of this state. and tho inter-
rstcd persons will probably keep within
the boundaries Of their w states for q
Tins
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
UNCLE SANS MAILS.
Used to Further a Scheme to NE.
fraud,

Used to Further q Scheme to De.
fraud.
Charles L. Graham, president of the
Peoples Publishing Company, philadel.
phia, William L. Holloway, former man.
ager of the company, and George Y.
Clement. former assistant manager, were
Friday held in 1000 bail each for trial
on the charge of using the mails to cheat
and defraud. The charge was preferred
by Postoffce Inspector Holden, who tes.
tilted mt the hearing that the Peoples
Publishing Company had for a long time
past been making IL practice OF securing
agents for the sale of alleged worthless
books. He said they employed canvass
ers and general agents to dispose of thei1
publications.
1t is alleged that the sum of 5000 is
asked for from the agents, with the ull-
ucfStahdinS that it is to be used as Il
deposlt as an expression OF good faith
for one years time. At the expiration of
the year, if the agreement is found to be
unsatisfactory, the deposit money is to
be returned.
Accordingto letters received by the
%postotlice authorities from alleged vic
tins. the books they receive are va,uclcss
for canvassing.
Lewis II. Holloway was arrested at
Cincinnati by the United States marshal,
charged with using the mails to dcfraud.
The complaint was made by j. w. Full
ton of Columbus, o.. who says Holloway
obtained from him $500 in payment for
an outfit as salesman for the Peoples
Publishing Company. Fulton alleges that
he has been dcfrauded by representations
sent him through the mail by Holloway.
The postoflicc inspectors have Il number
of complaints from other persons of OK.
pCrienccS Similnr tn that of Eultnn-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
SPENT MONEY GAMBLING.
A Foreman of Titanic Mining Cons
pany Arrested for Forgery.

foreman for the Titanic Mining Company
at Lead. is under arrest for forgery. He
was given checks aggregating $1,000 to
pay off the men Mt the mine. He cashed
four of the checks, amounting to $2265.225,
by forging the names of the men to whom
they were payable. and spent the money
gambling. The rest of the checks have
been recovered. The hanks had refused
to accept them from Mclaughlin. His
father, William Mclaughlin, was allied
by a train at Gayvillc two weeks ago.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28

MRS. FRENCH KILLED.
Aged and Eccentric Boston Woman
Falls Down Elevator Shaft.

!AScu anu Boston Woman
Falls Down Elevator Shaft.
Mrs. Julia II. French o. Boston,
wealthy, eccentric and famous through
out the country because of her many and
varied lawsuits. was found III her Back
Bay residence Thursday afternoon. Her
body. badly d%isfigurcd. lay on top of the
elevator, which was on tn, basement
floor, and had evidently bcen there three
or -four days. Medical Examiner Draper
reported the death as due to an accident.
Mrs. French. who was 40 years of age
IL lived alone, apparently fell from
the third floor i'll the well of the eleva-
tor canopy. Mrs. French is said to have
had more lawsuits brought against her
and had appeared as plaintiff more times
than amy other person appearing in pub.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
LEAVES HER Sc, 100000.

New York Mans Estate Goes to Girl
He Took from Wreck.
Frank Conger of Brooklyn, who died
suddenly n few days ago in IL Detroit
hotel. beQueathed to his adopted daugl-
ter, Oressa Stewart Conger, whom he
took from the arms of her dead mother
a dozen years ago in a Lake Shore Rail-
road wreck at Hamburg. n. V, an estate
of S6.OO0,OO0. The girl is now II years
old.
Conger left no natural heirs The will
states the girl, whose income will he
S35O.OOO II year, was the daughter of
Rev. IL. Il. Stewart and wife of ltoches-
ter, n. ", both of whom We're killed %,
March s, 1890, in Il wreck.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
PART OF lei
Big Gorge Above Chamberlain seems
to BE Still Unbroken.

During Thursday night the water in
the Missouri River at Chamberlain he
gan rising rapidly. until about 5 o'clock
Friday morning, the increase being about
feet. Since then the water has fall
en- about one foot. River authorities con-
tend that this indicates that there was
more than one gorge, and only part of the
Hood has been turned loose, as the total
depth of the river is vet three feet lower
than it has been right along Mt Pierre.
The river is running very heavy with
ice, and more water will be NECESSARY
to carry it out without danger OF formin.
further Instructions.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Congressman Hull at Work,

Chairman Hull, OF the committee on
military affairs, having returned after an
absence of some weeks mt home. the mil.
itary appropriation bill OH Friday was
ordered reported by the committee. 1t
carries 1905 $40. as against estimates
of SOL ,905, $40. and appropriations last
year of $115. 734, O49.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Bound too Keen Farm.

1t cost Ferdinand Doublestein, a Brulc
farmer. an even $1,000 to find
out that he did not want to sell his farm
after all. He had arranged to dispose
Of the land for Il good price. hut upon
thought decided he wanted to
keep the farm. He rendered the intend
ing puichaNcr the sum of $1,000 to with
draw ron the sale, which was accepted.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28

MANY ELKs WILL BE THERE.
Sioux Falls Lodge Preparing to Dc.l.
icate New Club House.

Sioux Falls Lodge Preparing to- bed.
icatc New Club House.
The officials of the Sioux Falls Elk
lodge are sending ont invitations to menu
bcrs of this and other Elk lodges to at
tend the dedication exercises in conmec-
ton with the hadsome new lodge and
club rooms which will take place April 8
and 10. Excursion rates have been Sc
cured on all railroads running into Sioux
Falls. and it is expected that from 1,2OO
to 1900 Elks will be present to particle
pate i'll the exercises.
The initiation and dedication exercises
will take place at the auditorium. the
city officials having granted permission to
use the mamoth building for these pul-
poses. The two days exercises will con-
clude with Il theatcr party on Thursday
evening. April 10, followed by a grand
ball and reception.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
MILES MUST 60.
The Head Of the Army Is Likely to
BE Forced to Retire.

The Head of the Army Is likely tC
BE Forced to Retire.
The statements made Friday by Gen.
Miles before the senate committee OH
military affairs We're discussed by the
president Saturay with Il number of his
callers. There is little doubt these state
ments will ultimately lead to Miles re-
tirement by the president. In discussing
The matter with callers, among whom
were senators and representatives. the
president took the position that the lieu.
tenant general of the army should enter
rain towards his superiors the same re-
spect that he would expect and demand
from his %subordinntcs.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
STEALS A FORTUNE.
Bookkccper for indianapolis Live
Stock Firm Is Short.

1~1ooNACcEcF IUr HNI0nITOIIS Illvc
Stock Firm Is Short.
Arthur j. Simpson. IL b%ookkecper for
the Warman-Black Chamberlain Com
pany. live stock commission brokers, was
arrested at indianapolis Friday charged
with forgery. The amount alleged i'll the
affidavit as frmudulcntly obtained by
Simpson is S4.6SS. Detectives who have
been working on the case said they I'M
dcrstood from members of the firm that
Simpsons shortage is anywhere from
100000 to 100000. Simpson is highly
connected and has n wife and several
childrcn.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
SAW a COLOR RUSH.
Board of Regents See Tough Side of
College Life ut vcrmiiiion.

~
College Liic at vcrmiiiion.
Immediately after chapel the other
morning the board of regents, in session
Mt Veimillion. were treated to Witness
ing II genuine "%colot' rush. The previous
night the freshmen entertained the jun
iors. While the ~clnsscs were in the din
ing room seniors entered the parlors and
pulled down the freshmen colors. purple
and gold. Shortly after the guests re-
paired to the patlor the junior colors of
white and pale blue We're taken from the
dining hall. Next morning at chapel
nearly every senior wore the saudy col
orS of the freshmen and juniors. No move
was made until chapel adjourned. but
shortly afterwards pandemoium reigned
in the halls of the university. The SELL
iors finally hnd to yield, and lost the col
urs. The regents seemed to enjoy the
miXup immensely.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
BaIIpIayer Sent to Jail.

Michael Donlin, Il former member of
the Baltimore baseball club. pleaded
guilty to two indictments charging him
with a~ssaulting and striking Miss Min
ME Fields. an actress. and Ernest NJ.
Slaytont in front of Il local theatcr on
the night of March II. He WAS scn-
fenced to serve six months i'll Jail and to
pay Il fine of $3.50.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Times Grows Impatient.

The London Times. i'll an editorial Sat-
urday morning. assumes that mt the cab
met meeting of Friday the question of
enforcing the crimes act was again dis
cusscd. and expresses impaticnce with
the governments t~imorousness il dealing
with the growing power of the United
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Grew Likely I,erished.

An unknown barge stranded near
Bridgchampton. on the south shore of
Long Island Thursday night, and went
to pieces. The MccoN station life saving
crew went to the wrecked vessel Friday
morning. but could find no signs of life
there. 1t is believed all on board were
lost
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Henry Back in Command.

Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia
hoistcd his pennant ut Berlin at noon
Friday on the battleship Kaiser Fried
rich III. as commander of the squadron
in kiel waters.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
mo Need al Sioux EalIs.

At it's meeting the Republican state
committee. as previously predicted. Sc
lected Sioux Falls as the place and June
4 as the date for holding n convention for
the nomination of a congressional aud
state ticket.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
McGovern to Meet Yangcr.

Sam Harris of Cincinnati. manager for
Terry McGovern. announced that he has
agreed to match McGovcrn against Ben
NY Yangcr of Chicago. the fight to take
place some time i'll May. 1t is expected
that it will take place in Louisville.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
To Have a Lodge of Eagles.

An Eagles lodge is about to be institu-
ted at Sturgis. A paper has been circu-
lated for membership signatures. and Mt
last accounts about sevcnty-ive had
signed it. The lodge will be instituted
just as quick as dispensation is received
from Headquarters.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Head Was Blown or:

A premature blast killed George w.
Holvey on the 2OO-foot level of the
Homcstake mine at Lead. lilo was firing
block holes and IL of the charges went
off while he was almost directly over it,
blowing his head entirely off.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Dresslnakers Organize,

Two hundred dressmakers from Chica-
go and the surrounding states met in
Chicago Saturday and organized the Ma
tional Dressmakers' Association for mu-
tual protection and trade advancement.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Erne to Fight NicFadden.

Frank Erne of Buffalo and George Me-
Fadden Of Now York have signed arti-
cles to fight before the Southern Athletic
Club Of Louisville on April IA. for the
lightweight championship of the world.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Scotto Is Convicted,

The trial of the three officials of the
vatican who were charged with thefts
from the vatican treasury a%ggregating
$4,000 was concluded at Rome Satur-
day. The official named Scotto was con-
tricted and sentenced to eight years. im-.
pitsonmcnt.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Crowninshield Confirmed.

Washington: The senate in executive
session Thursday confirmed the nomina-
tion of Capt. A. S. Crowninshicld to be a
rear admiral. There was no comment
upon the nomination.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
To Censor Am MESSAGES.

The Western Union Company is in re.
ceipt of the following adyices, dated Pan
ANA, March 20: 1.-The Colombian gov.
eminent notifies us consular and diplo.
matte masseges must be subjected to cen
sorship."
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
100000 New YORK Fire.

Hartman, Peck & Co., piano manufac.
turers of New York, suffered a loss of
100000 by the destruction by fire OF
their plant located ut West Forty.
eighth Street and the North River.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
A Popular Appointments.

The appointment OF III. j. Rice as re-
ceiver of public moneys Mt the United
States land Office in Huron is highly graf
flying to his friends therctlnd throughout
the state.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Gilbert WAS Hieh Cum

Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake, Ia.. was
high gun with 141 out of a possible $50
in ten fifteen target events Mt the Linn
tied Gun Club indianapolis tournament.
Ed Hike of Dayton, o.. was second with
11O
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
KIumpp Is Released,

William Klumpp, arrested and held in
custody on suspicion of completely in the
murder Of his wife, who died from poi.
son taken in a headache powder ut Low.
ell. Mich, two weeks ago, has been re.
leased no case, having been found against
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Old Settlers Meeting.

The annual meeting of the old settlers
was held at Dell Rapids recently and
was largely attended. About $50 people
were present. 1t was one of the most sue
ccssful meetings the pioneers have ever
held.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Nav Provo a Murder.

Name Hill shot Kitty King twice at
Strugis the other night. The latter prob
baly will die. She was n hard case, and
had been run out Of half a dozen towns.
Both are colored prostitutes. No ar
rests.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
DE. Collier Recoyertne.

DIR. G. j. Collier. chief surgeon in the
Brookings hospital, who has been seri-
ously i'll with IN, abscess in his ear, is
slowly recovering since an operation was
performed. He is believed to be out Of
danger.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
WIN Build.

The Catholic families Mt Delmont have
begun arrangements to build a fine
church as soon n weather permits. A
large sum of money is already subscribed
for the purpose.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28

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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
Alexandria Herald win BE Sold.

The county court has appointed r.. II.
Wagner of Alexandria as special admins
~istrator of the estate of the late L.. C..
Taylor, to take charge temporarily and
continue publication of the Alexandria
Herald until the same can be sold. 1t is
likely, however, that it will be disposed
of before long.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-03-28
TO UNITE TRAVELLING MEN.
knights of Grip o Four States
to Meet i'm Sioux Falls.

AsASHss VI ttic SHFtp from FOur SNitcS
to Meet in Sioux Falls.
April 4 and 5 have been selected as the
dates for the big convention to he held
in Sioux Fails hy the travelling statesmen
of South Dakota. Minnesota. Iowa, Ne
braskg and other states for the purpose
of organizing a consolidated association,
to he composed of all commercial travel
ers' associations in the various northwest
ern states, for business purposes only.
The principal objects to he attained by
the new organization are the following:
/. n more satisfactory transportation
system. such as an interchangeable 5000.
or 1000 mile book at . cents per mile
flat.
2. Where needed, better railway SER
vice.
:. The adjustment of the present sys-
TEN which renders it necessary for tray-
cling men to secure Il permit before they
are permitted to ride on freight trains.
4. Better hotel service. and the APP
pointment of II hotel inspector in each
STATE.