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HOT SPRINGS STAR. Hot Sprines, S. D. A. STANLEY, PinusiiER CRISIS IS IMMINENT REVOLUTION IN KANSU GROW ING WORSE. I'l'.'tr llcvolt Will He Bigger 'i'lii!ii Iii'ioi'r- -Outbreak a! Several Points isioii:trics Am 1,1-aviii}" Thi'cn• cued IOtiioers I'liwii'lt'ss, n-1 iii i. 1',. 'I'iic steamers Ailicii i'l" i' 111 1" iii 1111 arrived Sunday from 1111 "i iil. having Ixuli sailed from 111ni:i am! arrived within an liuiir n|' each ol her. Tin' r:i!iiii bring riinher news nl" 1111• e\" 1111 inn in Kah-ii. tine fori v.-. |M indent. Iclcgraplis in tin- Shanghai papers from l.asliflnu in ii 11- li'fi't lhal iinlfss Tung I 'llll Siallg Is Mlpprcsscd I lie powers will soon h1111 themselves faff In l«i i: 11 Ihan llial face willi a nl' two years npi. .Missionaries are already beginning in Iwiii' ilie Iii eat eiieil distrii'l. ,\ fin es|iniiiifnl nl' (lie Siianghai Mer cury in kansn wires: "A eri'is is imminent anil the ollioials aie pi 111 -ss. The Taolai is suppress ing neus. There is eaitse for grave ap pieiieiision unless Tung Full Sialic is .suppresseil." .... .Messis. K.'.obig anil Soderstray, mis sionaries \t hn ha\'e l'eaeheil Shanghai mm Sinan, in interviews given to a (icr nian ilail.v pa per of Shanghai reallinn the slaleinenls I hat Tung Kuh Siang will lead his army to Singaii, where he will en deavor In malic his eapilal and place I'll liiina. who has hecn proclaiined ciu pcrnr. on lie throne. Tlicy add thai everything points to the '•id llial Tung l''nh Sialic has govcru ineiil support. I'ekil! correspondents also tell of the thiealcn"d outbreak in the northwest, and eredii ,i «'ntr l.n. "ihe i-eal rider of In'.a. with being hcliind Ihe movement. I lie ichcls, lu.lK'lt to oil,(too in nunilier, h.i\e taken possession of many district* and towns. CANADA IS WORK I ED. I''e irsslie Will l,os» Dyrn a ml Skan i! a II aim*. Toronto, Out.: An Ottawa dispatch t: ill" Mail and Ihnpire says: "The news iroin Washington of tin signing of a treaty to refer Ihe Caiiailu Alasl a hoiindary dispute to arbitration us not ii iic\peel cd. If the entire hniiiidary dispute, with the I .vca and Skuguay rcservatinn matters, is to he re Ifti'fil In ihe arbitration commission, then Canada does not stand to he in any worse position than she is today. If. 1 ii we\ er, (lie t. worship of Ityea and Skagna.v has hecn conceded lo ihe i'liileil Slals, Canada is placed in a dangerous pnsiI i1111. Supposing the I'liiled Slates wins over I lie I'.ritish represent al ives, then goodhy In Canadian content inns." GETS TEN YEAR SENTENCE. Preacher W Seven Wives Makes a Speech in Court. l'nil itil.snn. Miss.: "Mason l.ane. alias Ke\. .lean Sk.\'les, stand np." This was ihe nrder proiuiiHiffd lo ihe emi vifted bigamist. by Judge Anderson. "Have oll anyl liing In say why the sen tence n| the cnnrl should not be pro nounced upon you?" The a willi seven wives said: "Only 'hut I wish to say a few words to square myself willi the community and cnnrl. I am insane. I admit that four of in.v wi\es are dimmed, and today I know of one of them that would, if she could. Lome lo in.v rescue and work in my he half. I have experienced twenty-two years ol married life. .7usi think of it! lie was given tell years, the extreme penally. A BABY IN CHAINS. Now York Couple Arrested fin Ki'ijjlMCiil Cruelty. I '»inirli:i mt m. Y.: Mr. aid Mrs. 1' rank ("ion!,, who came in Alexander Hill four years a mi from ••Henry. 111., are under arrest lor cruelty to their three children. The youngest cii,-d Thursday. An otlifei Io111111 one child, three years old, ihaiiifd in a fhrair and starved until it weighed only twenty pounds. It had been in Ihe eh.lit' all its life, and died shortly alter being released. The con dition ot the other I \vo children is pitia ble. A fourth child died several weeks •i co. Strike Hreaker.- Am Roaten. Auiesbury. Mass.: The strike situation in the carnage industry in this town, which has been in a quiescent state for nearly two weeks, suddenly became se rious Saturday night by a violent attack nil the non-union men by the strikers. The police were overpowered, strike breakers were chased, dragged from the places of refuge and assaulted. t-i Maniac I ICON in In lit Attire. thin shirt and lhcr .garments, the internes of arv early a ill] icd barefoot icy ground for Warsaw, Ind.: Clad in hat, with absolutely no l.onis N. Bosletter eluded lh Kosciusko County Saturday morning and Ii through snow and over nearly three hours befon He was nearly liw.cn to covered. Koslcltei had In sane. 1 lie was found, death when dis cn adjudged in- Hig llrick Combine. Pittsburg, I 'a.: A combine of all tlio manufacturers of refractory brick who are outside of the llarhison-Walker com bine has been arranged, with a capital of *15.000.000. Ci{ ar Trust IJeliufTcil. Havana: Four of the largest cigar fac torit's hero have inaugurated iln independ- ent niovciuent by the signing of agree ments to refrain for ten years from sell iug their brands or plants to the tobacco trust. Oilier factories are expected to ilo likewise. Murderer lliiii| ti Himself. Madison. Ind.: A man named Shaffer shot and lulled Richard Smith at Vevny Saturday night, and when lodged in jail Sunday cut his clothing into strings and hanged himself. PANIC IN BURNING FACTORY. ire Causes Mad Ilu-iJi in a New A ork CiKar Factory. New \nr!,: Three women were killed, live women and niie man severely injured and in,in.v -lightiy liur: in a panic in I.enpnld Miller A: Sons' cigar I'actnry Fri day. as Ihe result of a lire ill an adjoin ing building. I lie dames Irnni the burning building beat against the walls of the cigar fac tory. causing a panic among the "IOU men. Women ami boys at work. There was a wiid IM-!I lor lire escapes, in which the weaker were crushed and trampled bv the strong. Men did not hesitate to push women i.'h* lieu they reached the second story, and instead of waiting for ihe lad dots lo lie raised they pushed the women oil In the ground, about fifteen feet, and leaped, themselves. In tiiis way the Wo ltn'ii were nutrn or less injiuvtl. I !H- wnrsi scenes, however, were nil 1 he st:iirways hy which ihe crowds of IKillic stricken employes tried to esciipe trotn the huiMinjr. .Men shrieked as if mad, kiiockinir women ilnwu and tramp ling thfin under foot. I lad it not been for the timely arrival the police the death list would have been much longer. OHicers climbing over the heads of th'* crowd succeeded, by pushing men aside, in iu ikin.tr a pass ageway tor the women. Other policemen and the tire department soon arrived, and h(*n the building had been cleared the Indies of three dead were found. 7 STILL FIRE ON FORT. t'p tlie Ciermnn Warsliips Korp Honihanlmeni. Maracaibo At li o\.*lock l-'iiday after noon I-'ort San ('ai'los was in the posses sion of the tfovernnu'iit fnpers, and the bombardment by the Herman warships was stil! Minir mi. Then* has been no material change in the situation. he gunboat I*a'ither was the only \cs sol to come inside the har. ('ommunical ion with the fort is very, difficult. Jreat excitement jtrevails iu .Maracaibo. Maracaibo: President Aran.L'urer, of the state of Maracaibo, has by decree called to arms all citizens from HI to On years of a^e be|oiii:iiiu" to ihe militia, in order ti» resist the possible landing of German forces at Lake Maracaibo, About oHH nun immediately answered the call. DISASTER TO COASTING PARTY Four Tancliers and Two i'upils Seri ously Injured on Steep MSI!. Muskegon. .Mich.: Marie A. Major, principal nf the I'ilNbury school, was perhaps fatally injured, and three oilier 1 cacliers and twn of their boy pupils scri nusly hurl Thursday night while coast ing. Their sleigh struck an obstruction on a bridge aial slewed, blnrking the cihirsi*. Another lienviiy loaded sleigh, closely followiiiL'. crashed inio them. Miss Major's left arm was broken and she was internally injured. .Miss Sarah llokcnscii was throun into the creek and narrowly escaped drowning. The others were" not seriously hurl. HIBERNIANS ARE INDIGNANT. National President ("alls I'pon Them to Mold MeetinjjN. Syracuse. \. V.: .lames K. lMan. na tional president of the Ancient Order of 11 iheruians. wiil issue a circular letter to all of the Hibernians of the Vnitod Slates and Canada, calling upon them lo hold indignation meetings to protest against the condemnation of Col. Arthur Lynch, and asserting their undying al legiance io the principles of Irish nation ality. In an interview Friday night Mr. Do 1 a11 said: "We do not condone crime, but the charge of I reason has not been proven to the satisfaction of our people." PERISH OF HUNGER. Venezuelans Die as Result of Hlock ide of the Allies. Caracas: It developed Friday that the Dutch cruiser De IJiiytcr, which arrived at I.a Cuayra Wednesday from the isl and nf I .ns ltnques, which is mostly in habiied by charcoal burners, trading with I .a Cuayra. found that twelve men and live women had died of hunger and thirst there as the result of the block ade measures of the allied powers, which prohibiteil schooners from carrying pro visions and water to the island. EARTHQUAKE IN THE SOUTH. Shocks Felt, in South Carolina and (Jeorgia. Columbia. S. A decided earth quake shock was felt in this eitv and suburbs at S:lti o'clock Friday night. Savannah, (la.: Two distinct and al most immediately successive shocks of earthquake were felt here Friday night at S: 1 o'clock. Reports from T.vbee isl lann are that houses were very percepti bly shaken. Sees Murderers in Court Toledo, O.: A notorious murder mys tery of two years' standing was cleared Friday when Miss Johanna Sullivan in court positively identified Al and Hen Wade as the murderers of her sister, Miss Kate Sullivan. The Sullivan sis ters, both aged spinsters, lived just out side the city limits on a farm. Two years ago two men entered their house, robbed them of all their money, and beat them so badly that one died of her wounds. Woman Dies I'rom 111 Treatment. Jacksonville. 111.: The coroner's jury investigating the death of Mrs. Eflie iien liie rendered a verdict to tile effect that she came to her death l'roni foul means. It is alleged that her niece's husband caught her by the throat, choking her, and throwing her to the floor, and then jumped on her with his knees, severely injuring her in the abdomen, from which 'rcalnient she never recovered. Will Not Sell to Trust. Havana: Four of the largest cigar factories here Friday inaugurated an in dependent movement by the signing of agreements to refrain for ten years from selling their brands or plants to the to bacco trust. Other factories are expect ed to do likewise. Orange Crop Worth Millions. Los Angeles. Cal.: Railroad officials th it 22,000 carloads of oranges will be shipped from southern California this year. The value of the crop is estimated at $15,000,000. BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS FOUH Ijoconiotit Hurled Sixty Keet and TracI liadly Torn t'p. Oshoctc.n. ).: I-'.iur men were hilled l'.v the explosion of the Ineolilot ive of au east hound Pan Handle frcijiht train foul miles west of I lowers! own. Tuesday. The locomotive was hurled sixty feet in thi' air and erashed down upon a pass ing westbound freight train, smashing the second car behind the entitle. Twenty-six cars were hurled down an enibankuiciit. Fireman Mc( 'urdy and I»rakeman (^•iiiciis wl.o were on the en «'n :iuc that b|i«w up. were instantly killed as well as Kn^iucer -I. Ward and f'rakeinan I'etrie of th« passing frei^'nt train. Kuu'incer Mail (ri)tmnell was fa tally injureil. I»"th tracks wrc torn up for 'UlC yards. MANY MAY BE KILLED Bail Wreck of Illinois Contra! Koni»or Train Near Mom phi--. Term.: The Illinois Central last pasesnirer train whieh left Memphis al o'clock l-'riday morning for New Orleans, ran into an open switch at Hemp'-ter. four miles south of ihe city, telescoping and ditching cl--ven coachos. and bitryin.ir many pa-sen^crs iu the wreck. 1'Ji^ineer Norton ,,f this city is knowt: to have been killed. The ne^ro lireman is htiriod beneatli the enuine. A spj'cial train bearing a corps of phy sicians has been dispatrhed l» the scene of the Wreck. NARROW ESCAPE FOR SAILORS. Xavii! '{'lie Kuhh Ashore on lilock Island, K. I. I!loe] MIHHI. II. I.: The I'uited States lug l.eydeii. bound from San .luan. l'orto Jtico. for Newport, ran ashore on the so id ii is is an W a an is a wreck. Sic is fast going to pieces. Six of her crew left the wrecked tus in a small boat, which was dashed to pieces on the rocks a short distance from Ihe shore. They were rescued by the life saver.-. I The remaining I wenty-cight men. with W laliell off in ihe breeches buoy with great diliieiiliy by ihe new Shorehani life saving crew. PEOPLE DYING LIKE SHEEP, Utibonic Plague Mas I'irni Foothold in !evico. Kibee. Aiiz: I nforina I ion has reached here llial the dreaded bubonic plague lias made its appearance al Tcporico, Mexi co. si\iy-!ive miles from Miuas Preitu, stale of Sonnia. It is also reported that the plagiie has been disi nverod iii several interior towns in (i 11 j-:], i-'e.r' her reports received here are lo the effect thai here is no plaguu al 11 eri,in.-ii!o and (Jiiaymas. 'Ihe iitnymns qua rain no against ships ti'om i'njadoi ,'iinpo. Ma/.atlan and even San I'raii.-i.-ci. being uiaintained. Tlio people of Tnpninhampn are re]iort eii In lie dying like sheep. ELOPERS TAKEN FROM TRAIN. Michael (!emi and Belle ("hupnian. Arrested at Wterlinir, Ml. Sterling. 111..- A limited passenger train a slopped at this city Wednes day and a eloping couple from Nevada, la., was aiTesie'il. The young woman is Miss 1 telle Chapman, ihe daughter of a wealthy farmer, and the man, Michael (Ilenii, a steam dredge engineer. I!oth were taken to the city jail, awaiting the an ival of SheriM ltoyde of Nevada, la. Ihe girl is said to lie 111 years of age, while 11c11n is pat -In. When arrested llley were enroute lo Chicago. Olenn was put in a cage in the cell occupied hy the girl, (ileiiti will he charged with kid naping. VERDICT IN GONZALES' DEATH Coroner's Jury Simply Finds Tillman Killed Mini. Colombia. S. The inquest in the (Jon !Ics tragedy was conducted hy Coro ner Cii-ceii Thursday night, and the ver dict found in less than live minutes after the jury reiircd was a plain statement "thai the deceased. N. (J. Con/ales, came to his death from a gunshot wound indict ed by he hand of .lames If. Tillman on the 1."ith of January. l!M).'i.'' Tillman has nothing to say. FIRE IN PACKING HOUSE. The IMniimton Ptani Milwaukee Madly Damaged. Milwaukee: Fire broke out shortly af ter 1 OCIOCK Thursday in the big ware house of the Plankintoii I'acking Com pany. The lire started in the engine room of the building, which is .'lllii feet long hy 50 wide and three stories high. Seven hundred hogs slaughtered Thurs day morning added fuel to the tlames. The loss was SToJitlt'. covered by in surance. I Wireless Stations for Italy. Rome: The minister of posts and tele I graphs. Signor (lalimberti. has an nounced lhal at the reopening of the chamber of deputies he will ask for an appropriation of $ 1 ."u.iKhi erect wire less telegraph stations for a service be- Iween Iiaiy and Argentina. The work will be dirceicd by Marconi. linli Archbishop's liealdonce. Cincinnati: The residence of Archbish op F.lder was entered h,v burglars early Thursday and a quantity of clothing and $30(1 worth of silverware stolen. They failed to reach a safe containing cousid erable monev. Co stinj{ Accidi nt. Muskegon. Mich.: Marie A. Major, principal ot the IMIIsbury school, was per haps fatally and iliree oilier teachers and two of their boy pupils seriously injured Thursday while coasting down a hill. Death lor Love of Girl. I Indianapolis: William 10. Wren, whose parents live near I'dooinington. Ill killed himself Thursday b.v tiring a bullet through his heart, lie was formerly in the navy and served eighteen months io the Philippines. Love for a Kokomo, Ind.. girl causec the suicide. Miner anil Two Sons Killed. Natalie, I'a.: A en vein occurred in a mine breach Thursday night, killing Jo seph Petross and two sons, aged 11 and 9 years, and fatally nijuritiir a third son, aged 13. WEEK'S HAPPENINGS NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM. Range Cattle Are All Right—^Warm Weather Has Uncovered Ranges and Leaves I'lenty of Kccd—Oilier Interesting News. I I A Pierre special sn.vs: Riders from till portions of the riinire country hriug re ports which should indicate tlint with the heavy snowfall in ]eceinher the stock-j men were sonic of them yellinj before they were hurt:. The ehiuook wind of last week somewhat: materially reduced the nmount of suow, and this, followed by! Ihe thawing weather which has prevailed this week, has opened up a large part of Ihe ranne country which was covered, leavinjr only a small territory south of this city which is not now iu excellent shape, while in that section Ihe tops of the hills and hiirh places on the prairie are opened for irritzinjr. •No dead cattle are reported, and every thing will come through in good shape, and even with more snow and storm there will be no material loss until spring, ns February and March are the months whieh tell the tale of losses. WORKED HIMSELF TO DEATH. Finlander Near Roulniix Pied of Prosperity. A Deadwood special says: Peter Ilan lla, a Finlander, was the man who made Ihe rich discovery of free gold near liou baix anil died from excessive joy, instead Df David Thompson, as reported in dis paiches from Knuhaix. An investigation has been made owing to numerous injuiries received by va rious Deadwood men from persons in the Dast claiming relationship with the man at lirst claimed to have been the victim. The inquiries came from all parts of the fount ry. some of them preliminary to proposed procedure to establish the rela tionship and claim the eslate. 1 l.ieat. ("hosier WelN. ihe commander,! Ilanila was a wood shopper and pros pector. The ore he found was very rich in free gold, and lie became so excited over it that he worked himself to death, 3eelining to take his meals or sleep. As result of his overwrought: condition he ruptured a blood vessel and died a short time afterwards. Iiis partners are now in charge of the property. FOOK REVOLVER TO SCHOOL. I'hirteon-Vear-Old Hoy Threatens to Shoot His Teacher. A-Miller special says: Jay l'nssey. a I'!-ycar-old boy in the public school, was urresied Wednesday for carrying a re volver, willi the inlcnL of shooting the teacher. Mr. Sheldon. Sheldon is the principal of the Fast ivard school. He had to call down the little chap above referred to one day re cently for misconduct. Jay secured a re volver somewhere and told one of the 31 her boys that if Sheldon tackled him ligain he would snoot him. Furthermore, ihe boy said if he told on him he would iilso shoot him. The boy went home, told his unit her and the mother went at once and told the teacher. The teacher com pelled Jay to give up the gun. Later the boy- was put in the care of the sheriff. There is talk uf sending him to the re form school. SEVERE ON SHEEP. Snow Haw Been Deep in the Vicinity Jof Oelrichs. An Oelrichs special says: The winter !n this region has been unusually seven 1 particularly on sheep. Hugh Houghton, one of the heaviest sheep owners, says there has been six weeks of snow on his range, during whieh he has not moved Iiis flocks, the sheep browsing on wil lows and sage brush. They were reduced considerably in flesh, but only forty head were lost out of He has fed corn some of the time and the sheep are strong. If is believed that the worst of the winter is over. The snow is disap pearing and it: is possible to graze the herds over the hilltops. There has not been any perceptible loss In cattle so far. and they appear strong enough to weather any storm that may arise, unless of extraordinary duration. ASSAULT" WITH A KNIFE. William Zimmerman Held for Cut tins Tos ph Shoehan. A Salem special says: Last Thursday, as Joseph Sheehan, William Zimmer man and two others were returning from a trip to Hridgewater, heehan and Zim merman became cngagtv.1 in an alterca tion, when Zimmerman drew a knife and cut Sheehan on the left side, making a gash two inches long and one inch deep. Sheehan swore out a warrant against Zimmerman, charging assault with a dangerous weapon. The examination was had before Justice W. R. Holly, who bound Zimmerman over to the circuit court. Fire at llnron. A Huron special says: M. L. Tobin's tnrriage factory was entirely destroyed by lire last Tuesday night, together with tools, material and stock. The loss is $12,000: insurance. S2.400. The origin of the fire is not known, but there is a Strong suspicion of incendiarism. Mr. Tobin will arrange to rebuild. Grading Will Soon Begin. A Hot Springs special says that the deeds for the national sanitarium site have been turned over to the committee for the government, and grading will be commenced in a few weeks. Dismissed for Bootlegging. 881 A Hot Springs dispatch says: A A. Caldwell come came to the soldiers' home several mouths ago. was caught ''boot legging," and lias been summarily I missed from the home. Salem Faces Coal Famine. Having all winter been unusually for tunate in securing coal, both hard and soft, Salem now stands facing a coal famine. The mild weather of the past week has helped wonderfully in saving coal. The different coal companies are entirely out of hard coal and oulv a •mall amount of soft coal is on hand. l'oung Ranchman Shot. Arthur Rosenthal, a young ranchman living near Oacoma, was shot and in stantly killed. A coroner's jury has been Impaneled to investigate the matter. RUSTLER IS CONVICTED. Peter Hoy Sentenced lo Two Yean in the Penitentiary. A Highmore special says: The jury in the case of the state against Peter Hoy, Jr., charged with cattle rustling, brought in a verdict of guilty. Judge Gaff.v imposed a sentence of im prisonment in the penitentiary at Sioux Falls for a term of two years and six months. A ltlunt dispatch says: A large num ber of the prominent citizens of Blunt are at: Highmore in attendance at: a spe cial term of court being held by Judge O.ifl'y, for the trial of 1'eter Hoy, Jr., •lames F. Kiirke and others, indicted re cently on the charge of cattle rustling. J.ast spring the Mitchell Cattle Com pany shipped S( 10 head of cattle into Hyde County, where they have a large ranch, and before they could get: their cattle branded over thirty head had been stolen. Several of the stolen cattle were found in the possession of the defend ants and recovered. The trial is attract ing much attention, as there has been much trouble among'the stock men of this part of the state for some time. Si CITY TELEPHONE. Fian to Issue Bonds at Brookings for a Municipal Telephone. A Brookings special says Considera ble interest is being taken in the special election, to be held there at the same time as the regular spring election, for the purpose! of voting upon the question of isuing bonds in the sum of $1,0(10 l'oi the purchase or construction of a local telephone system. The intention is, if the bonds carry and the system now in operation here can be purchased at a sum considered reason able by the members of the city council, to purchase it. If the price fixed by the owners is regarded as too high, it is pro posed that, the city go ahead and con struct its own system. Over two hundred citizens petitioned the council to submit the question to the voters, and it is thought that the bonds will carry with out any doubt. POULTRY SHOW CLOSES tho Exhibits at Mitchell Were ol Highest. Class. A Mitchell special says: The Fourth annual exhibition of the South Dakota Poultry show came to a close Saturday afternoon, and by nightfall the greater share of the birds were removed. By reason of the cold weather before the show a great many birds were put out ol' condition and the number jjf en tries was limited, but the birds thai were shown were far ahead of anything at a similar show that has been held under the slate auspices. Judge Finery of Carthage, Mo., acted! as the judge of the birds. Mitchell was selected as the place for! the next annual meeting, this being the' fifth time the place was selected. FIRE BURNS FOR "S7XTY MILES FELL NINETY FEET. But William Officer Sustained Xr Broken Bones. An Fdgemont special says: While working on a ledge ninety feet above the bottom of an open cut William Ollicer, an employe of the Burlington at the Cliil son stone quarry, lost his footing and fell lie was brought to Kdgemont, suffering with internal injuries, but no bones wer« broken, and his prospects of recovery are good. It is supposed that his fall was broken by a projecting ledge part oj the way down. DROPPED DEAD IN HIS BARN. Sudden Demise of a Well Known South Dakota Pioneer. A Pierre special says: Word wat brought, to this city Tuesday of tin death of A. C. Van Met re at his ranch about fifty miles out, he having dropped dead while at work nt his barn. Mr. Van Metre was one of the first Dakota settlers in Clay County neai Vermillion, and over twenty years age located at Fort Pierre, living in this see tion ever since. CONDEMNED BOILER BURSTS A Fatal Accident on a Farm Xeat Clear Lake, S. D. A Clear Lake special says: Albert Klemm, aged '20 years, was instantlj killed by the explosion of a thrashing boiler used for grinding feed on the Fred Roecker farm. The engine was con demned four years ago, but Roecker fixed it up last week and had been grinding foi ten minutes when the boiler burst Kleinm. who was firing, was blowj through the side of the building. Dropped Dead Wh le at Dinner. Alcoholism is reported to have been the cause of the death of William Smith, a carpenter at Lead, who has been ii the employ of the Homestake and othei mining companies in the Black Hills foi fifteen years. He dropped dead while at a dining table in one of the restaurant* He was A native of Scotland, and about sixty years old. "M, 'V Death of a Pioneer. One of the pioneer settlers of the Blacb Ilills, Samuel Soyster, died in Spearfish, aged 78 years. He was a native'of Penn« Irauia and came to the Black Hills is 1876. Charged with Cattle Stealing. A Deadwood special states: Herman Nullow, of the valley precincts, is un it-r arrest, charged with cattle stealing, It is alleged that he stole cattle belonging to Joseph Hayes. His preliminary exam ination has been deferred. Cnt Off Disputant's Ear. Will Murphy, the man who attacked Chas. Pay at Edgemont recently while disputing oVer religion, cutting off th« latter's ear, was bound over to the cii* cuit court, and being unable to give bond* was placed in jail at Hot Spring*, Representative Hutchinson of Beadle: ^Alien 1 introduced tho bill appropriating-J *•'0.000 for an armory at Huron I did not know that petitions were being circulated among the members of the state gc-ard which would come before the committee 111 military affairs asking that Kani- 5 peska, near Waterlown, be made the per manent camping ground for the annual encampment: of the guard, but this would have made no dilVorenee with the process of my bill. The state has set aside a parcel of ground for the particular pur pose named above, and in case of ninth er period of military activity like the 5 Spanish-American war it would be avail able and was also designed as a place for the mobilization of the army. It is in every sense appropriate for the pur pose and conveniently near to the city, being on a prominence overlooking the river on one side and a little valley ou the oilier, and is easily accessible to the river, which the boys would appreciate for bathing purposes. There is an ideal drill ground, as well as a perfect location for an armory building. 1 do not under stand that the petition referred to is be ing faken seriously, and 1 believe it will not be favored by the various cities hav ing a company of the guard. It seems to lie practically settled that an attempt will he made to get a little revenue out of ihe corporations which some ID this state for a certificate of good character, which it lui'.st he admitted is not always based upon actual merit. We now have no authority to deny these cer tificates if the form of the application and the showing made prove satisfactory. W A plan lias been outlined by Secret arv o{ Stale Berg which will impose the follow ing conditions: The minimum fees for a ceriilicale will remain the same as nmv, and will apply to capitalization up to •-.f,0(M.t, Above lhat amount, an addition al fee will he ch:!".-ed coiial to twenty cents for each additional thousand dol lars of capitalization. This would not deter bona fide corporal ions from incur porating under our laws, but it is thought that it would have lie effect' of driving out the grafters, and at the same time it would undoubfeilly increase the veve line from this source by considerable amount. The accomplishment of the legislature U]i to the time of adjournment consists o£ the resubmission of ihe capital question, the ailopiion of ihe revised codes and the eleeiion of a 1'uit'd Slates senator. While these are all important mailers the two last named have been the merest formalities and thus devoid of any ex citing interest. A few special bills have found their way through tho devious paths of legislation and have reached the governor for his approval. It is the general impression lhal all of the excite ment of the session is past while the im portant work of the 1 wo bodies lies bo- I I'rairie Swept hy the Flames and Many Horses Suffer. A Sturgis special says: During the re cent heavy winds a big prairie tire start ed ou (!rand River near tli'e Ilaley ranch and swept the entire country almost to Seini. a distance of about sixty miles, From all accounts it was one of the most disastrous tires ever known ill that section. It is said that horses were were caught by the flames and burned tc death or liadly injured. The grass is said to have been very tall and a large scopc of range country was burned over, at (here was no snow on the ground. 1 fore. Fpon tiie reassembling Of the leg islature on the L'Tlli inst.. the revenue problem will be the subject of discussion.. The agnation remedial insurance legislation is at the present time more generally discussed than any other prop osition, but will be superseded ill a short time by the overshadowing one of ihe state's revenues, closely connected with which is the problem affecting the in vestment of the moneys of the school and public lands and the disposition which will be made of the unsold lands in the future. There is at the present time no outspoken champion of a continuation o( the practice of selling these lands, and \t is safe to predict thai it will be many years before more of these lauds are placed upon the market. There have been several bills intro duced in the legislature aiming to correct some of the abuses which have grown up around tin- plan of assessment hitherto pursued by the state and county authori ties. Many more will follow in rapid order, but some radical change will have to be made in the basis of assessment be fore the state can meet the demand for appropriations now laid at its door. The amount of all appropriation bills now in troduccd amounts to fully $700,000, and there are many more bills yet to make their appearance. 4 Public Printer Ilipple, who was repri manded for putting a personal note in the house journal, intimating that the errors therein were due to the incompetency of the legislative clerks, takes his medicine in good part, and hereafter proposes to justify himself by bringing the bad copy into court. The incident has been work ed for more than it is worth, but in a ses sion where even a senatorial election is perfunctory even a little sensation is hailed with some delight by the public.- .8 Drs. Palmer and McCartney, the fo^. mer from Madison and the latter fro© Mitchell, are at Pierre looking after the interests of the state dental board of which they are otiicers and also a part of the legislative coinniitee. It is under stood that they will ask for legislation which will facilitate the prosecution of Infractions of the present: law, and sim plifying it in such a w.i\ as to reduce the expense of prosecuf ion., tfr 4 There was disappointment manifest among the members of tho legislature when it was known that Senator Kit tredge was not to be (.resent at the sen atorial election. He would have been ac corded an ovation of a most hearty char acter and his enforced absence detracted from the interest whieh had surrounded the event and reduced the proceeding to the merest formality. State Oil Inspector Ernil Braunch ot Hurley arrived and will appear before the committees on public health and make suggestions pertaining to illuminat lug oils. Bills havo already been intro duced in the legislature, but his recom mendations may change them in some de gree before they are brought up for final consideration. $ The anti-foot ball bill which is in th* hands of Mrs. Pauline Johnson of thi state W C. T. U., has failed so fir to find a champion in either branch of th» legislature.