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BLACK HILLS. CAPITAL CORRKSPONDKNCK. Item* of IntercHt From a Star Ile|»reHeit tatlve on the Ground. PIERRE, Januury .'51.—Senator Scham- ber was very much disappointed today over the defeat of his bill to repeal the dog tax law. He declared that it was unconstitutional and unjust.—"a stain upon our statute books." Consider able sport was created over the bill, Senator Foote trying to help out Sena tor Shamber in his humorous way re marked, while arising vote was being taken upon the adoption of the com mittee report, "give us a show to raise dogs." But they will have to continue to be raised under a protective duty. Senator McGee has a bill that in creases the salary of the supreme court judges to 83,000, and circuit court to 82,500. Plaintiffs, before beginning suit in the supreme court, must pay $2.00, and in circuit court 81.00, which amounts go into the salary funds of the respective courts. The bill providing that the warden of the penitentiary should transport prisoners from their respective coun ties to the penitentiary, through his deputies, was killod in the senate today through the efforts of Senator Rice, who made a very effective speech against.the bill. In the house Mr. Reid of Campbell introduced a bill providing for the ex emption from taxation for five years all new lines of railroads. In the senate Mr. Wright introduced a bill raising the age of consent to 21 years. Bill No. 85, petitioning congress to permit settlers on the Sisseton and Mahpetou reservations to prove up under the homestead act, passed. Two measures of considerable impor tance to the people of the Black Hills, -came up. One was Mr. Haro's bill requiring stockmen to advertise the time aud place of the spring roundup for four weeks prior to the event. This passed without opposition after a' forcible pre sentation of the subject by the author. The bill introduced by Mr. Ammer man of Pennington county, reducing the per diem of the county commis sioners of Pennington and Custer from 85 to 83 was reported back favor ably by the committee, and will un questionably pass within a few days. KXtTKSION TO THK HILLS. One Alremly Planning of Much Magnitude For Toucher* anil Tlicir Friendn. Geo. Schlosser, who has charge of the proposed excursion of teachers to the Black Hills the coming summer, announces that the greatest interest is already being taken therein. Teachers and their friends will congregate in Sioux City, leaviug that point by special train which will land thom at Hot Springs. It is believed the ex cursion will be one of the most popular of the approaching season. A large party from Aberdeen will no doubt avail themselves of tho opportunity it will afford to study a section of the state so radically differing iu natural features and environments from tho esstern part of the state. The trip will not be for pleasure and recreation alone, but as well for tho new fund of practical information that cau easily be acquired. Great DIHIIHUT at Sen. The Nord-Deutcher-Lloyd passenger steamer Elbe was suuk in the North sea Thursday and about only 21 out of 350 persons on board are reported to have been saved. Among tho lost is the name of Mrs. Miltou C. Connors of Spoarfisli who spent a month or two in this city for her health two years ago. Her name nppcars on the passenger list, but it has beeu pointed out that she was traveling with hor husband who had made a journey to Europe for the benefit of his health, aud that his name does not appear among the pas sengers. From this tho inference is drawn that possibly there may be some mistake as to Mrs. Connors having tak en passage on the Elbe at all. l'ublitt School Itoport. For week ending February 1,1895. 8»ine i- ». 5" a tS E 2 2* Mian Allen Kins Lam pert. Mies Bergy.... 2 lnt r'tu ..i.. and ..42.. ..CI.. ..1.. »rd ..tw.. ..4.. 4tU ..40.. ..26.. ..I.. 5th ..ttJ.. jM ..1.. 6th ..40.. ..lfi.. 7.. 7th ..25.. ..15.. ..0.. ttth ..28.. ..2».. ..1.. 268 16 H. F. KMNO, Principal. Miaa BoyU Mln Dudgeon., IN. Walker... IIIHB Shumate. Mr. KUng •THE STRONG POINT about the cores by Hood's SarsapariUa is that they are permanent. They start from theaolidfoundation— Pure Blood. IntitreHtiiiif levelo|»tneiitH. The STAR is iu a position to prove just what it says aud does not back down an iuch from its assertions iu its last issue. We have had several other cases brought to our notice whore rep utable persons are ready to swear that the membor of that honored profession who came back at us yesterday has beeu guilty of work of tho same char actor. It is safe to say he will soon bo iu tho clutches of tho law and that ho may receive his just deserts not only in this case but others that havo re sulted more seriously. The doctors and the ladies of the W. C. T. U. are after the doctor and they will probably handle him without gloves. Mean while tho girl in question cannot be found, although diligent search has been made for her. The letter written by her to her sister is probably burned up by some of Cheney's frieuds but forunately its contents are known aud can bo sworn to and those who holped to destroy it may be brought into it too. Julia, sister of the girl, iu being exam ined before the district attorney this afternoon, said that tho letter stated that she was quite sick, had one opera tion performed by Dr. Chonoy and he expectod to perform another that night. Julia also stated that she met Dr. Che ney in front of his office aud he told hor Vic, her sister, had a tumor iu her and that he intended to perorm an op eration on her, but said "For Heaven's sake, don't tell any body about it or we'll all go to the pen. Be sure that you don't tell anybody aud I'll bring Vic. out all right." There were seven persons present who heard this aud other important evidence and it was corroborated by another important witness. TAYLOR IN SOUTH AMERICA. The Defaulting Treawurer HUH Made Good Hit* Escape. A Pierre telegram of the 31st inst. says: W. W. Taylor, tho defaulting state treasurer of South Dakota, is far away in South America. Just before the defalcation he was heard from at Chicago, where ho was in close con sultation with Lawyer Tenney. Then he disappeared and was seen by former South Dakotans at St. Louis and at Memphis, where he is believed to have been arrested January 10. A brother in-law is said to have been with him and in some way he induced the chief of police to release him. The next heard of Taylor was at Pensacola, Fia., whore he is believed to have taken passage on a steamer for South America. Before he left, however, a a letter, postmarked Pensacola, was received horo. It is thought that Taylor was headed for New Orleans, but the arrest at Memphis changed liis plans. The A. O. II. W. IlullH. The A. O. U. W. and tho degree of honor connected with the organization are making arrangements to give a grand ball aud supper in tho court house on tho night of tho 22nd of Feb ruary. They propose to make it oue of tho most elaborate affairs of the kind ever given in tho city. Mr. Neesen, who is a professional ilorist aud dec orator, aud who is one of tho charter members of Lodge No. 1 of Illinois, has been engaged to do the work and the court room will be most handsome ly decorated with evergreen designs and emblems of the order. Tho price for tickets to the ball proper will bo 81.00, aud the ladies of the Degreo of of Honor will serve supper iu the large hall down stairs at 25 cents per meal. Tho receipts for tho former will go into the A. O. U. W. fund and from the sup per to the Degree of Honor. The STAR hopes they may make it a big success. All Old Timer, Here. Jim Wheeler, salesman for the cele brated Glen rock coal, was iu the city Monday making arrangements for booming the sale of that excellent pro duct aud made us a pleasant call. He says he passed through this valley dur ing tho month of September 1877, while freighting from Sidney to Deadwood, when there was not a soul here. Ho with two companions, iustead of fol lowing the outfit through the old Red Canyon trail, made a detour through this valley on an elk hunt and killed three elk about where the plunge bath now stands. Mr. Wheelor is doing some efficient advertising for the com pany and we acknowledge the receipt of a box of lead pencils bearing the brand of the Glen Rock coal also note books and blotters, appropriately dec orated. Canl of Tlmnkw. We desire to extend our sincere thanks to neighbors and friends for thoir kindly ministrations and heart felt sympathy extended to us during the sickness and death of our darling baby. MB. AND MRS. W. R. CASTLE. Published at The Only Carlsbad of America. Representative Dickover has ad vanced quite au original plan for urg ing upon congress the demands of the west regarding financial legislation. He has accordingly introduced a joint resolution for the appointment of a joint committee of three from each branch of the legislature to draft a memorial to congress urging such financial legislation as is deemed neces sary to revive the paralyzed interests of tho country. The joint committee is also to memorialize the legislatures of other western states to unite with South Dakota in memorializing con gress for such financial legislation. Such action would at least show the unanimous sentiment of the west upon this very important subject. The joint resolution was introduced in the house Friday and under suspension of the rules was read the second and third times and passed sent to the senate where it passed through the same course and became a law. That's "rail roading" legislation in great shape, and Mr. Dickover will probably not bo out done during the session in rushing legislation through. It is hardly probable that any radical railroad legislation will bo enacted at this session. The sentiment among members of the legislature is quite general against it for the reason that the railroads have undoubtedly beeu operating at a loss, or nearly so, for the past two or more years in the eastern part of the state, and any re duction in rates at this time would very likely cause almost a suspension of traffic, or to such an extent as to be a great drawback to the state. Even now many roads in this part of the state are ruuning ''mixed" trains, and only one train a day at that—"up one day and back the next." Hence it is regarded that railroad legislation is out of the question, though it is prob able that the railroad commissioners will be given greater powers, which they should have in order to be of service to the people in the capacity of a board of arbitration, which they virtually are, between the people and railroads. Representative Hair, of Butte county, is the author of a bill fixing the rates for the rental of telephones and for charges for^messages. The same bill has been introduced in the senate by Senator Wilson. It provides that no company or corporation shall charge more than 81 per month for a tele phone instrument in a business place having privileges of the complete circuit, or 83 per month for residences with the same privileges. Single messages are to be not more than 25 cents each to any point upon the circuit. This bill will only affect the Black Hills telephone company, for telephone companies in tho eastern portion of the state charge only from 82 to 83 per month. It will very likely become a law, and will doubtless be appreciated by Black Hills people, and it is contended that a rate such as is con templated will increase the business of the telephone company to such an extent that it will prove financially beneficial to the company. To Gardener* and Farmer*. We will sell you seeds for less than catalogue prices,—saving you the freight and aper cent. All seeds fresh from the Nebraska Seed Co. 47 J. G. RICHER & Co. We "cinch" 'em. Pail Jelly 35 cents at the BEE HIVE. W HOT SPRINGS, SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1895. CAPITAL CLATTER. lilack IIIIIH StateMinen Among the Mottt Active LeginlatorH* PIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA, Feb. 2. There have been more ideas advanced I through bills introduced in the legis lature for bettor security to public funds, in state and county, than could bo crowded into several columns of the STAR. The latest is a bill in the senate by Senator Wilson, aud in the house by Representative Hair, requir ing the state treasurer to give a bond of 810,000 in some responsible guaranty company, besides the regular surety through bondsmen and requiring county treasurers to give 85,000 bonds through a responsible guaranty com pany, besides their regular sureties as otherwise provided by law. Tho state and county is to pay the premium for securing these additional guaranty bonds. It is argued that guaranty companies are so strict in their re quirements that no keeper of public funds, if by them guaranteed, could possibly become a defaulter through dishonesty or carelessness. Out of the many plans advanced it is alto gether likely that some legislation will be obtained compelling rigid care of public funds. In this respect Taylor's defalcation may have a salutary effect, though it was au expensive inducement for more protection. Hln Nobody. The Pringles opened their weeks' en gagement in the opera honse in this city Monday night with the serio-comedy Miss Nobody. We are sorry to say the audience was a very small one, but this did not have any effect on the playing, as the company throughout carried out their parts as well as though the house had been packed. We have never heard Mr. Pringle before, but he cer- 1 tainly is one of the most thorough comedians that ever struck the town. He took his parts of Joseph Jefferson Jinks, the detective, and K. G. Hopper, the lightning rod peddler, in a manner that brought down the house. Richard Cregan made a typical Irishman and a dignified judge. S. A. Mitchell, who took the part of Norman Granville, is the weakest man in the company, if they have any weak points, though he took ths part of a scheming, designing villain fairly well. Sadie Cregan, as Bess, although a light part was very nicely done. Lillian Dwyer took the part of Foxie admirably and could not 'have been excelled as a waif. She with Mr. Pringle are the strong mem bers ot the company. Miss Maude Roberts, the pianist, made excellent music, but was handicapped by having to play on an organ, as a piano could not be obtained. Taking the company altogether they make a first class show and deserve the liberal patronage of the theater going public. A DlHconsolate Bridegroom. Prom Tuesday'* Edition. Last week the STAR mentioned the fact that Merton Leacox, a young man of this city, had taken to himself a wife in the person of Nora Geneva Bailey of Custer. It was correct in the statement, but thereby hangs a tale. The sheriff of Custer county came down this morning and put Mr. Leacox under aiTest and will take him back to that cit^tomorrow to answer to a seri ous charge. The charge is in effect, statutary rape, and complaint was sworn out by the bride, who it is said is just a little past thirteen years of age. The warrant was sworn out several days ago'and the sheriff has been hunt ing Mr. Leacox, who successfully eluded him. Yesterday the bride and gioom''(i&vev'Vwn to this city and both were here at the home of the groom's mothe/.when Leacox was arrested. It seems that the mother of the bride, who was anxious for the match, went with the couple to obtain their license and gave her assent thereto, positively declaring that the girl was fifteen years of age. There seems to be quite a hen on iu the matter as both the mother and the bride declare that if this mat ter is pushed, it will be very interest ing for a number of other young men in that localty and some one facetious ly remarked that it may be the cause of the disbanding of the Custer guards. Found Good Home*. Mrs. Fred T. Evans received a letter from a gentlemen, the head of one of the prominent families of Minnesota, enclosing the picture of one of the little girls of the Ferguson family, which she lately took so much interest in sending to the Orphans' home at Fargo. The little girl was adopted by the gentleman and he is very much wrapped up in her and writes to know something of her parents. Those who knew the little girl here would not recognize her in the picture. She is dressed elegantly, looks plump and hearty and is the picture of health and beauty. The other children have good homes with a well-to-do farmer of North Dakota, and are happy and con tented. Mrs. Evans feels well repaid for the interest she took in the welfare of the little ones. Wonderful—Hut It'H Done Every Day, Leave Hot Springs at 5:45 this morn ing via the Burlington and you reach Lincoln at 10:20 this evening Omaha at 11:45 this evening St. Joe at 5:10 tomorrow morning Kansas City at 7:40 tomorrow morning Chicago at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon and St. Louis at 4:45 tomorrow afternoon. Hours— whole hours—quicker than any other line. And the service is,—well it's up to the Burlington's standard. You know what that it is. Tickets and in formation at the B. & M. depot. 326d42w H. T. CATLIN, Agent. Notice. Bids will be received at my office up to 12 m. Feb. 8,1895 for the furnishing and delivering on the high school grounds 100 cords of good green body wood, cut four feet long to be deliver ed on or before June 1895. All pay ments are to be Jmade in school war rants. The board of education re serves tho right to reject any and all bids. HOT SPBINQS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, By W. A. WHEELER, Clerk. The Cold Weather. Prom Thursday'® Edition. The oldest inhabitant in the country cannot remember weather as cold as it was last night and this morning. The thermometers stood all the way from 25 to 35 degrees below zero. On Tuesday night the weather was quite pleasant. During the night it turned cold and went to blowing and snowing and Wednesday it was diiagreeably cold all day. The Elkhorn east bound train was stuck in the snow at Merri man, and the train coming this way was tied up at Cody. The B. & M. went out at the regular time, 5:45 a. m. and laid at Edgemont all day waiting for the train on the main line. They ex pected to get in here by 4 o'clock but about that time the word came that it had been ditched about two miles this side of Edgemont, and the stub train came back with its passengers. The train was in the ditch all right, abut it was a most fortunate accident. Every wheel of the entire train, except the hind truck of the sleeper, left the track and when the train came to a stand still the engine was fully forty feet from the track. How the big heavy en gine could have gone bumping along over the ties and uneven ground with out tipping over or hurting anyone is a great mystery, but it did so. A special track was built out to the train this morning and it was run back on track with not a cent's worth of damage. It came in at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Rapid reported 27 to 30 below Lead, 26 Deadwood 22, and Sturgis 35 degrees below zero. The indications from the signal service are that it will be much warmer by tomorrow evening. Let it come. A Great Disappointment, W. B. Hayes, proprietor of the Smok ette news stand at the Evans, informs us that today his parents away back at Fairlee, Vermont, will celebrate their golden wedding. They have spent their entire married life of fifty years in the same house and have never been more than 125 miles from home during all that time. Mr. Hayes, senior, is 81 years of age and Mrs. Iiayps is 76. It is a bitter disappoint ment to Mr. Hayes that he cannot be present" on this memorable occasion. There are very few golden weddings celebrated and from what Mr. Hayes says, his parents are in good health and bid fair to spend a goodly number of years of married life together. Elkhorn'* New Train Is conceded to be by farthemost con venient for passengers both in and out of Hot Springs. Leaving for Deadwood and intermediate points at 6:10 and arriving at Deadwood at 11 a. leaves for eastern, western and southern points at 7:35 p. m. making close conections at junctions with other roads. At Miss ouri Valley with C. & N. W. No. 6 which carries a dining car in which meals are served on "a la carte" plan, paying for what you get. Passengers can get supper after leaving Missouri Valley and breakfast going into Chicago on this plan. Take the Elkhorn when going east and advise friends coming westto catch the Elkhorn flyer for quick time, best service and which arrives in Hot Springs at just the right hour, 8:05 a. m. A. D. WOOD, Local Agent. J. R. BUCHANAN, G. P. A., Omaha. Ten Acre* In Knough To the man that knows where to go for it and how to farm it. Let me know your name and I will let you know where it is and how to get it. CHARLES S. FEE, General Passenger Agent Northern Pacific Railroad, St. Paul, Minn. Get your coal from Hulst & Price. Rouse (Colorado) coal, 87.00 per ton Cheyenne Canyon coal, 86.00 per ton Glen Rock coal, 85.00 per ton. I VOL. 9. NO. 41. A Big Fill. It is stated that the B. & M. pany have let the contract to Mike Elmore to fill in Sheep canyon, near Edgemont, with earth sufficient for road bed. This is the place where the large bridge spans the gulch. As (soon as the work is completed, which will be perhaps six months, the track will be layed and the bridge abandoned. The bridge is about 400 feet in length and. about 128 feet high at the center point. It is estimated that the work will cost the company upwards of 840,000.— Deadwood Independent. From Thursday's Edition. Rev. Brown came in on the. delayed B. & M. train. Mrs. A. Traut gave a pleasant tea to the ladies of the Presbyterian church last evening. Yesterday's Elkhorn train came in this morning at 10:30 and t~ lay's train came in at 3 o'clock. Walter Anderson went to Deadwood this morning to attend the session of the United State's court. Clerk of the CourtsChesley returned' from Oelrichs this morning and said the weather was fully as cold down there as it was here. It is reported that the invalid and crippled soldier, S. H. Coats at the home was the victim of a malicious and" cowardly attack at the hands of the sergeant. Miss Cora Dix who has been stop ping at James Bradley's got word from her parents, living near Gordon, that her mother was very ill, and she left on Tuesday evening for that place. —The prices on those imported dried fruits at Fargo's attract as much at tention as the goods. Jim Ulton, who now resides six miles from Custer, has been stopping at the Ferguson since Monday. He was com pelled to remain in the city by the accident and blockade on the B. & M. A dance will be given by the firo department at the court house on Wednesday evening, Feb. 13. The', price of admission has been reduced to the small fee of 50 cents, and at least 92 worth of fun may be had. Col. Ohmer, of the Evans, started on Tuesday night on the Elkhorn for Omaha and got stuck with all theother passengers in a snow drift in the Sand hills. They must have bad a cold and lonely time of it for the last day or' two. William L. Dunn, one of our old N EVERY Re ceipt that calls for baking powder use the "Royal." It will make the food lighter, sweeter, of finer flavor, more digestible and wholesome. "We recommend the Royal Baking Powder as superior to all others."—United Cooks and Pastry Cooks' Associ ation of the United States. 1 time residents, will leave today for Hot Springs to secure relief from sciatio rheumatism, with which he has been' confined to his home for the past month and is now in almost a help less condition. Bill, as he is familiarly known to nearly every man, woman and child in the city, has been an efficient county and city official for many years and his numerous friends hope that he will soon recover and re turn here to assume his official duties. —Deadwood Times. David McVey, who just returned from Sheridan, says that times are ,1 brisk out in that neighborhood and the prospects for business next season are excellent. Several fine new buildings will be put up in that city the B. & M. will fix up thier roadbed all along the" line six hundred coal miners are at work near there and it is the general distributing point for ranchers, lum ber outfits and miners. He will proba bly go back when the weather opens up in the spring to point up and do the carving on the building they have just finished. He says they had two feet of snow on the level when they left there.