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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-12
SHIP SENT TO BOTTOM.


GEy OF venice struck by Seguin and
Three OF Crew Drowned.
The steamer City of Venice was struck
and sent to the bottom of Lake Erie in
fifteen minutes by the Canadian steamer
Seguin OFF Point Rondeau at o'clock
Tuesday morning. Three Of the Fenice's
crew went down with their ship. The
lost steamer was bound down Lake Erie
from Lake Superior with a cargo of. 2. 500
tons of iron ore -nd was on the Buffalo
course when she met the Canadian boat
Many Of the passengers Of the Inflated
ship jumped overheard in the panic fol-
lowing the collision. but were saved The
loss will be one Of the most serious OF
the year to the marine insurance compa-
uaies. as the Venice was valued at $780,
COO, and insured for nearly that amount
The Wilson. lost OF Duluth. was OF high
sr value. but was not insured. The Ven
Ice was owned by the McGraw Transpor-
tation Company Of Bay City, of which
Thomas Cranage is the head. She came
out in 1892 and measured =, 107 tons. Her
dimensions We're: Length. 30l feet; keel
and beam, AZ feet. The Sequin is small
steel steamer Of S2S tons. The City Of
Venice went clown in very deep water
less than fifteen minutes after the COL
lision. After standing by for an hour
the Seguin headed for Cleveland with the
survivors. The cause of the collision is
not known. There was no fog and the
night was fairly clear The lights OF
the City Of Venice were burning brightly.
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CLAIM HEART OF BIG CITY.
Heirs of Daniel Pegg Will Sue for Phil
adelphia Land Worth Millions.

Heirs of Daniel Pegg Will Sue for Phil
adeIphia Land Worth Millions.
Daniel Pegs heirs claim that a tract
Of thirty-fve acres in the heart OF Phila-
delphia belongs to them. Several claim
ants live in Indianapolis. and also in Le-
banon. Winchester, Noblesville, Needham
and other IndiaEa towns. Others live in
Michigan. Colorado and Ohio. Millions
Of dollars are involved. One hundred OF
the heirs have been called to meet in In
dianapolis the last OF the month 10
raise n fund to send legal repre-
sentatiycs TO Philadelphia to estab-
fish thir claim TO the property. Daniel
Pegg leased the lands to the city of Phil
adelphla for ninety years. This lease
expired FIVE years ago and the claimants
contend that they are entitled 10 posses
sion of the land rental for the term OF
the lease with interest thereon for the
period The lease on record in Philadel
phia provided for the holding in trust OF
thefEnds by the municipality OF Philadel
phia and the reversion TO the heirs at the
expiration Of the time
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Il am still in the governments service"
he said, land not at liberty to discuss
recent personal occurrences
OF his forced retirement from the army
General Smith said;
1T was an unwelcome surprise to me.
/ naturally supposed that | would re-
ceive a reprimand as result of the YER
dict of the court martial, but nothing
more. always have tried to do my duty
in a conscientious manner and conduct
myself as a soldier
II spent most of the time [ was in the
islands in and around Samar. l always
tried to do what seemed best for the ser
vice in both districts. The natives of Lu-
Eon seem considerably more civilized than
those of the islands. Some Of those il
Samar are nothing but savages and of
course cannot be treated like civilized
people. Theey all would resort to most
barbarous methods Of warfare lat times.
Instances of the torture and slaughter
OF American soldiers are very; numerous.
All of my commands know thai they were
not unduly severe with the natives.
always have tried to conduct my cam
paigns according to military regulations.
1t is not for me TO say whetheS deserve
it or not. ! have done what! / thought
was right and am ready to settle down in
uuiat
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-12
DEFERS DASH TO POLE
BALDWIN EXPEDITION EsTAR-
LiSHES PERMANENT BASE.
Food Supplies and Packs of Dogs
Ready for Arctic Night : Elaborate
Equipment Handy for Next Years.
wcrk-season Bad for Progress.

The Baldwin-Ziegler Arctic expedition
is back al Honningsvaag, Norway. nav
ing made no attempt at the northward
dash TO the pole. Advanced stations have
been made with stores of food supplies,
packs of dogs and several Siberian ponies
are stabbed in the Ear north, permanent
camps save been erected where a full
equipment may be found. and all the
preparations are made for a vigorous
dash north in 1908. Evelyn S. Baldwin,
the mead OF tine expedition. summed up
the result Of the years trip in one SEN
tencc
I'VE have been baffied," he said, "but
not beaten"
1r. Baldwin pointed out that the trip
was expected to last five years and that
but one year aad passed. He stated that
the ice formed so early last fall that the
steamer was unable TO advance far
enough to establish the supply stations
AMI that il was necessary to wait for the
spring for this work. So much of the
spring was taken up that in june Il was
found necessary to 20 back upon the re-
serve supplies. and i, order nor TO Grip
pie itself in this manner the expedition
returned home
Explorer Baldwin continued: Il dis
patched fifteen balloons with 800 mes
sages aud in June | obtained the first
moving picture of Arctic life. | also dis
covered Nansen's hut. recovering original
documents and securing paintings of the
hut. | shall remain at Tromsoe week
for repairs to the ship, which was dam
aged by the ice o. the return voyage.
Return Rendered Imperative.
In the field work thirty men. thirteen
ponies. sixty sledges and 10 dogs were
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this his last battle. The members Of
Sheriff Gardner's posse also escaped with
out injury.
Reports received at Creston, Wash,
Tuesday night stated that Tracy was
surrounded in a swamp near the Eddy
farm, eleven miles southeast Of the town.
Jack McGinnis brought the news and
sought re-enforcements. Shortly before
midnight McGinnis left Davenport,
Wash, with twenty-five heavily armed
men in a wagon. Before they arrived
Tracy had left the shelter of the swamp
and taken to the open country. 1t is
thought he expected to oyerawe his enc
mics and repeat the remarkable successes
that marked his career.
He had been hard pressed for many
hours and the theory is that he found his
strength leaving him. Disdaining to fall
by any but his own hand, the worst bad
man" that ever killed his man in the
wild West shot himself and prevented
the distinction Of being Tracy's slayer
from falling to one Of his pursuers.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-12
AGRICULTURAL NEWS.


About 100000 of gold and currency
was shipped from New York to Chicago
Thursday, to be used in paying harvest
expenses in the West.
A recent census bulletin shows that
the gross income OF farms in Kentucky
for 1899 was over 81 per cent, this repre-
senting the profit on the total invest
ment.
Great numbers Of caterpillar maze
been devastating tree foliage in Colo
RADIO. and became so thick near Victor
that trains were stalled owing 10 slip
perry tracks.
The loss TO rice growers. shrimp fishers
and others in Louisiana from the inya-
sion OF salt water into the ordinarily
fresh water streams already amounts TO
millions. Compensations are that fishing
is better and that the troublesome water
hyacinths are being rapidly killed out by
the salt water when all human efforts to
destroy them have failed. The salt water
visitation is attributed by some to the
long droush followed BY southern winds.
Others connect It with eruption Of Mount
TscIee and recent earthquake
As a result Of the scarcity Of laborinc
hands in the wheat belt Of the West and
the growing necessity OF importing help
frora other States for the harvest season,
free employment bureaus have been es-
tablished at Kansas City and Topeka.
Is simplify the problem Of proper distri-
button 81 help.
w. H Stout. a Pennsylvania farmer. is
achieving remarkable success with fruit
trees by using fertilizer. he believes
that fruit should BE- treated Ike any 9TH
er crop. Iii his peach orchard b. ases
commercial fertilizer containing ITO am
nonia and keeps the srouna free from
weeds By narrowing. Ninety trees aver
aged over ten baskets q peaches each.
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them. He would have State legislation
requiring corporations to submit TO srbi-
tration all industrial disputes with their
employees, where the employees wish it,
under penalty of forfeiture of their char
tiers in case of refusal He regards cor
porations as creatures of the State, which
should be required to go at least half
way in arbitration for the benefit % he
community. As for the laboring men and
the unions. the judge believes that they
will always be ready to do their share in
arbitration, but in case they do not he
suggests that they be compelled TO incor-
porate and so become themselves amena-
BILE to the law. If the corporations are
required 10 arbitrate Judge Tuley be-
lieves that the social problems Of strikes
and lockouts will be solved.
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Brief News Items.

Secretary of War Root has started on
a several weeks European tour.
John W. Mackay left deeds dividing
his real estate between his wife and son.
King George of Saxony. who succeeded
10 the throne June 10 on the death Of his
brother Albert. is suffering from pneG-
monia.
Prof. Aloee Fortier, professor Of Ro-
nance languages at Tulane University,
New Orleans, La, since 1880, has been
decorated with the cross of the Legion
Of Honor Of France.
Nora E. Simmons OF Kansas City, Mo-.
fled suit in the federal court at Topeka,
Kan. against Ernest Broquet. a wealthy
cattleman Of Norton, Kan, for $4,000
damages for breach OF promise.
Mrs. Jennie Edwards was Sauud over
to appear at the September term OF Dis
trict Court in Burlington. Kan. 70 an
swer to the charge Of brntally numbering
her 4-year-cId foster daughter by kicking
and trampliEg on her.
Some 300 American Mormons. includ-
ing former United States Senator Frank
]. Cannon and his brother. and many
American missionaries IN Europe. attend
ed the dedication Of the Mormon temple
IN Copenhagen. Denmark
Representatives OF the cotton oil mills
Of the country met in Memphis. Tenn.
and selected twenty directors 10 perfect
plans for a cooperative Insurance organ
ization 10 carry their Own Insurance risks.
The Bank OF England IS offeriuE a re-
ward Of $4,000 for the discoFsry and
conviction Of the persons WIS recently
forged notes Of the bank Il IS forty
years since such reward was previously
offered By the bank
A. E. Shaw shot and killed G. E.
Barnes in a field twelve miles EAST Of
Mountain View. O. T. TIE men quar-
reled over 4 contested claim. There is q
neighborhood feud and All parties are
prominent citizens
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-12

OF the planning and work of preparation
was done in Chicago. The funds were
furnished by William Ziegler, wealthy
citizen of Brooklyn. The staff of the
America. the flagship. consisted of forty
men, half OF them Americans, and all
mar of education. The crew consis TO
chiefly of Scandinavians.
Provisions were taken for three years.
The food consisted chiefly of concentrate
ed foods. valued at $4,000. Four hun
dred picked dogs were taken along and
100000 pounds OF food for the dogs.
Forty balloons, made in Quincy. ILL.,. were
part of the equipment. Before sailing
Evelyn B. Baldwin. the chief Of the ex-
petition, refused 10 announce what his
plans contemplated after reaching Franz
Josef Land.
Commodore Baldwin was born in
Springfield. Mo-. thirty-6ve years ago.
and received his education in Illinois.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-12
SENATOR QUAY FACES PERIL.
Caught in Squall in Fishing Boa
Off Atlantic City.

Caught in SquaIl in Fisaing Boat
Off Atlantic City.
United States Senator NJ. S. Quay had
an exciting experience at Atlantic City,
n. ]. He was out on a little fishing
smack enjoying a days deep-sea sport
when he was caught in the fierce storm
and swept TO sea- The Senator was fish
ing with his old friend, Captain Ben Sooy.
They were about ten miles out when the
storm came. The sky suddenly became
so dark that it was impossible to see
boats length ahead. The seas rose TO
dangerous height. Sails were close reefed
and the party prepared TO ride the storm.
The tide carried them out to sea and the
rain poured in torrents for over three
hours. At one time it looked at il the
boat would be swamped. but it rode the
storm out in safety. The fishermen were
many miles from Atlantic City when the
storm passed over and were Obliged to
spend the night at Brigantine. Senator
Quay was nearly Frustrated by his ex-
nerience.
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ovERHEARs A kIDNAP PLOT.
Man Who Feigned Sleep Robbed by
Two Ruffians in Denver.


Two RufHans in Denver
Because they were caught while dis
cussing a plan of kidnapping the youngest
daughter Of james A. McCIurg. grand
daughter Of David H. Moffatt, president
Of the First National Bank. two highway
men assaulted and then robbed NJ. j.
Reilly, a stationary engineer and black
smith, in City Park. Denver. relieving
him Of 500 in cash. a gold watch and
chain and a liamond stickpin. While
Reilly was lying behind bench he heard
two men, roughly dressed. in CONVERSE
ton. Its clnch," said the tall man. as
the two sat down. I'VE can kidnap the
child and no one will suspect. Our for
tune is made il we succeed in getting the
girl, as McClurg is a son-in-law of Mof-
fatt. and the cid man thinks so much of
his little grandchild that he will pay any
sum to get her back again safe and sound.
Reilly says that, fearing for his life, he
feigned sleep and listened to hear the de-
tails Of the plot When the men found
him awake they assaulted him. he claims
they intended to take the child to No. 800
Of a street the name of which he could not
catch. The Police believe the story and
special guards re watching the child.
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CROPS BADLY cur UP BY HAIL.
Lisbon, N. d., the Center of Furious
and Destructive Storm.


Lisbon. n. d., was the center of fear
full hurricane and destructive hailstorm.
Crops within an area extending ten or
more miles northwest to many miles
south and five miles wide were totally de-
stroyed. In places even the prairie grass
was swept off. Barns and outhouses in
ali directions were wrecked and dwelling
houses damaged Ali windows ON the
north side of buildings were shattered by
hail and the houses flooded by the torrent
of rain which fell. In Lisbon hardly a
building escaped some damage. The big
new schoelhouse, Horizons Hotel, Chi
cago store and other buildings were I'M
rooted. the tin rolled up and carried far
away. Stock is scattered and thousands
of chickens and birds were killed. No
person was kiiIed, but a few were in
jured by being cut by flying glass. The
neighboring towns of Buttsville, Engle-
vale and Sheldon were also affected.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-08-12
REVENUE RECEIPTS SMALLER.
Repeal of War Taxes Causes Decrease
of S35, COS, 679.


The commissioner of Internal revenue
has prepared the annual preliminary re-
port of the operations of his bureau for
the fiscal year ended June 30, 1902.
The report shows that the receipts from
all sources of internal revenre for the
year aggregated 1,S67 800 waich in
cludes $373,379 tax on money orders
turned over by the Postmaster General
to the collector for the district OF Mary
land, and for which no expense for col
lection was incurred, making q decrease
Of 49,, 003,679 from the receipts for the
fiscal year which ended June 30, 1901,
and which decrease resulted from the pro-
visions of the act of Congress Of date
March 2, 1901. resembling mi part and
repeating in part the war revenue taxes
imposed under the act Of Congress OF
June 13, 1898
The expenses of the bureau 2or the his
cal year ended June 30, 1902, will approx
innate $4,712,S94.
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Big Nile Dam FINISHED.

Announcement Is made that the last
coping stone Of the Nile dam at Assouan
was laid Wednesday. The Nile reSer-
voir. for which the Ereat dams ~ As
souan and Assoiut have been constructed.
viii enable wide tracts % land to bear
two crops year Instead Of one, viii
bring waste districts into tillage. and
viii greatly increase the area OF sugar
-,sfssxaf1f,r
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sixteen schools, attended by 5000 pu-
pills. demanding the attention of 400
teachers, who give instructions in ele-
mentary and advanced knowledge. There
are gymnasiums and other training es-
Establishments for the social and physical
Improvement of the children attending
these schools. Mr. Meyer has assisted
1000 prisoners to reform and obtain
honorable employment in England, Amer
lea and the colonies.
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NOTED PREACHER HERE.

The Kew. Meyer of London Speaks in
Moody's American Pulpit.
Rev. +. B. Meyer, pastor OF Christ's
Church. London, whose writings on re-
ligious subjects are well known and pop-
tiar IN America. is making a long-prom-
Used visit to the United States. Mr.. Mey-
er went from New York direct to North
held, Mass, where he has been p.,each-
Ing a course of sermons at Moody's Judi
forum.
On completing his work in Am ERICA
Mr.. Meyer will 90 to Norway. SWEDEN,
Finland and the West Indies on devo-
tional mission. The invitation TO visit
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rlLIEg767S

Chicago Cattle. common to prime,
s4O0 to S79e hogs, shipping grades,
81 - 70 $7.sj; sheep, fair to choice. $500
to "a 40: wheat, No. red, zoe to Tic:
corn, No. 2, Dec to 60c; oats, No. 2, zoe
TO 52e: rye, No. 2, 52c 70 53c; hay, tim
othy. S11.O0 10 y1G.c0; prairie. $500 to
81 30: butter. choice creamery, lie 20
1910; eggs. fresh. 15c 10 16c; potatoes,
new. A0c TO co. per bushel
indianapolis Cattle, shipping, $500 TO
IS. %; hogs. choice light, $500 to $40,
sheep. common to prime. $3.50 to 800;
wheat, No. 2. 6Jc to &C; corn, No. 2
white. 62c to 63c. oats, No. white, new,
30c to Bic.
81. I.ouis-Cattle. $50 to $50; hogs,
$500 to S7.SG; sheep $3.50 to S4.25.
wheat, No. 2, 6.Ic 70 G4c: corn. No. 2,
5se 20 59c; OATS No. 2, 2Tc to 2sc; rye,
No. 2. 49c to Toe
CINCINNATI Cattle. $40 to s7.25; hogs,
800 to S7.H sheep, 1926 to 800;
wheat, No. 2, G.)c to zoe; corn, No z
mixed. G3c TO Gic; oats. No. 2 mixed,
31c to 32c; rye. No. 2. &c 70 5sc.
Detroit Cattle, 500 to $3.50: hogs,
500 to S7.G0: sheep $50 70 $50.
wheat. No. 2. zoe to lie; corn. No. 3
yellow GGc to &c; oa-s, No. white,
5sc to zoe; rye. &c to li5c.
Njlwaukee- Wheat, No. northern.
77e 10 7sc: corr. No. g. Coo TO Gle: oats.
No. ? white. Sic TO Jcc: rye, No. ], use
TO zoe. barley, No. z. &c to 06c: pork,
me4s s16G5.
TSledo-W hest. No. mixed. zoe %
Tic: corn. No. Z mixed. o2c to &c. oats.
No. ? mixed. BIC 70 &c; clover seed,
prize. sJ17.
Nsw York-caftle. 800 to Ss2 hogs.
$500 10 1896: sheep. 800 70 $aJ0
.whs al. No. 2 red, 76c 70 re. corn, No. 2.
G4c 70 b3c. oats No. white, &c 70 69c:
butter. creamers 1sc 10 20c; eggs, west
ern, lie 10 19c.
B1nnlo--Cattla. ch0ice shipping steers.
$500 ;p ss.25; hogs. fair ia prime 500
10 sTsa5; sheep, fair 70 choice. Sd "a
So lambs. common 10 choice, $40 ts
$500.
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SLEEPS OVER THREE MONTHS.
Kansas City Man Is Cured of a Mys-
tcrious Somnolency.

case of continuous sleep. one of the
most mysterious and battling of diseases,
has been COPIED with successfully in Kan
sas City. The patient. d. G. Leavitt,
is now up and about after sleeping since
April %. Mr.. Leavitt went to sleep at
Parsons Kan. and after ten days was
taken home. where he has been since.
His physicians theory was that by sleep
ing on car seats, which he frequently did,
Leavitt had dsIocated the end of YER
zebra. producing a stagnant condition OF
the blood in the brain and causing sleep,
BY kneading the place so as to give the
vein room to pass the blood the patients
sleep was made less and less like stupor
and finally he woke up altogether.
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DROUGHT IN MISSISSIPPI.
Corn Crop Ruined and Cotton Dam
aged in Many Counties.

Twenty counties in Mississippi are suf-
fering from the effects of a disastrous
drought. and in over one-half OF this
number the corn crop has been utterly
ruined. while Gotten has been damaged
from GO to 10 per cent. In Tallahatchee
County the destruction Of crops IS rrac-
tically complets and forest fires are rag
ing. The d-cAght area in the delta is
spreading. ard the latest reports state
thar in counties where the prospects were
excellent two weeks ago there kAs besn
great destruction
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those countries has been of long stand
ing. but he means to make up for lost
time. He hopes TO get back to London
by next April.
Mr.. Meyer is noted as 2 hard worker
During the ten years he has been at
Christ's Church the congregation has al
most doubled. and it is now 2.4O0. In
connection with this church there are
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seeks to Abolish Armies.

The object of the visit OF the King of
Italy to the German Emperor at the end
of this month is to propose a reduction
in continental ornaments. This was the
purpose OF his visit to the Gar, from
whom he received every encouragement.
He will 60 to the Emperor with Russia
full support.
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judge in Cook
County. He is not
ed for his liberal
interpretations Of
the law and for the
full enunciation of
advanced opinions
ON political and so
cial questions. Re
Gently Judge Tuley
discussed the rela-
tions of labor and
capital and advanc-
ed a plan for the
settlement of dis
49,. - - n. =,
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r,.nin Ham - in Iiiinnis

Chicago. Burlington and Quincy limited
train en- route from Chicago 10 Mime
apolis was held up near Savanna. III. BY
two masked men and the express car was
looted OF bccty valued at 10000.
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Notes wnrth So5.OOo Lost.

A letter containing $25,000 worth of
notes was lost on Wednesday last some
where between Boston and Lowell, in the
mails. The package was sent by Blake
Brothers. bankers, to correspondent in
Lowell, the actual mailing being done by
a trusted employee who put a special deiiv-
cry stamp on the package before mailing
IT He did not register il,
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KILLED IN TRAIN COLLISION.
Misunderstanding Results in Fatal
Wreck Near Collins, Iowa.

Wreck Near Collins, Iowa.
In a collision between a freight train
and a work train on the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and st. Paul Railway, four miles east
Of Collins, Iowa, eleven men were killed
outright. two have since died and about
thirty were injured seriously. The trains
came together in a deep cut and Oh a
sharp curve, when it was impossible for
fither engineer to see the other train more
than three or four car lengths away.
Each train was making good speed. the
freight to make up lost time out and the
work train TO reach point TO meet the
freight The fiat cars on which the la
borers rode were telescoped and the men
thrown in all directions and buried under
the debris. 1t is said the wreck was due
to misunderstanding of orders on the
part of the conductor of the work train.
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CanitoI Ia Now sIO.OOO, 600.

The Southwestern Slate Manufacturing
Company OF Slatington, Ark, has just
filed articles of incorporation increasing
its capital stock to $10,000,OO0. The
stockholders are principally Eastern cap
italists The company has slate quarries
ut Slatington, and railroad is to be built
at once from there to Hot Springs.