Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1902-04-11

The bill recently introduced in the Sen.
nte by Mr.. Mcmillan of Michigan to pre-
vent robbing the mails, provide safer
and easier method of sending money by
mail and to increase the postal revenues,
has been introduced in the House by Mr..
Gardner of Michigan. The bill is indoors.
ed by the American Newspaper Publish
ers' Association. 1t provides that all pa
per money hereafter issued by the United
States of the denominations of 81, So
and So, except national bank notes, shall
be of the form known us the post check
md shall be convertible by the holder
thereof into check to named payee.
These post checks will be exchangeable
ut any United States money order post
office for current funds, after which the
postmaster will cancel them and forward
them to repository designated by the
Postmaster General tand shall receive
credit therefor.
Congress boasts this session two broth.
ers, representing the same State, as like
as the two Dromios and as confusing
William Kitchin, the member of the fifth
district of North Carolina, and Claude
Kitchin, who was elected to this Congress
from the second district. They are not
twins, despite their strong resemblance,
but were born three years apart. Will.
lam in 1866, Claude in 1868. Besides
the facial likeness the Kitchin brothers
have many other points in common. They
are alumni of the same college, success.
full in the same profession-the law-they
are both eloquent public speakers and
much in demand by their party as calM-
paign orators, they affect the same style
in dress, live in the same house and are
more devoted to each other than were
the Siamese twins.
President Roosevelt has denied through
his secretary that Prof. O'Brien, the
teacher Of athletics, has been coaching
him in the Japanese art of ''jujutsi," but
the story has brought into prominence
not only Prof. O'Bricn, but mysterious
form of defensive athletics that the pro-
fessor brought from Japan some years
ago, after he had served as chief of po-
lice of Nagasaki for ten yeats, and
which he was taught as great favor
"Jujutsi" is n defensive art, without
weapons, whereby a series of lightning
QUICK movements are made upon an ad-
versary, breaking a bone or spine, dislo-
eating joint or even brcaking neck
killing or crippling instantly at the will
Of the artist without leaving a mark to
show the cause of death.
The dome of the capitol building at
Washington has been struck by light
ning on five different occasions. When
the dome is struck it is attended by
phenomena of very interesting char
acter. The report made by the explo-
sion begins with crashing noise, then a
continuation Of the report, which sounds
at times very much like a shower upon
roof, and again as a fusillade Of bricks,
accompanied by great volume OF flying
echoes. This is caused by the conduc-
tivity of the metallic roofing material
scattering the discharge. Following the
report, if at night, the interior of the
dome is weirdly illuminated for a Sec
ond or two by blush flame, csten ac-
companied by n strong odor Of BRINE
stone.
Chief Clerk Browning of the House
has finally closed up the old House desks
deal, depositing something like Sf,1OO in
the treasury to the credit of furniture
and repairs account. Mr.. Browning says
this task of disposing of the old desks
and chairs was the biggest undertaking
that he has handled during the past five
years. A large portion of his time since
early In December has been spent in re.
serving desks, shipping them to homes
Of members, ascertaining what desks
members desired to reserve or not re.
serve, and undertaking to secure desks
for members who neglected to reserve un-
I'll too late and whose desks were sold at
auction.
One Of the most pathetic sights in
Washington is that of the old women
who are struggling to keep their posi-.
tions In the government departments
Some of them are feeble through age
many are semi-invalids and almost all Of
them have persons dependent upnn them
They have obtained their places through
the influence of relatives, and their ten.
ure Of Office frequently depends upon the
continuance in power or authority Of
these relatives. Not few of them are
wofully inefficient, but they struggle with
whatever that may be.
A renovated butter bill was Introduced
In the House by Representative Graf Of
Illinois, who is member Of the agricul
tural committee. 1t proposes tax of 1G
cents pound upon renovated or process
butter, license of 5000 for manafactur
ers and $4S for dealers, and a fine Of from
$1,000 to 5000 upon those who conduc,
business without license. The package,
of process or renovated butter are to bs
marked with label to show contents, and
failure to affix label is to be punished