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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-08-02
A Theory as to the Cause of Failure IN
Wheat Crops,

NHcAt crops,
Writing from Vandervoort on the con-
dltion of Dakota wheat Freeman Talbot
advances and argues n theory that gophers
are worse than drought. This is what lie
says: The countless thousands of
gophers that range over the fertile land
have done more than all other causes
combined to destroy the wheat crop of this
season. I'm we'll aware that I'm treading
on ground that will be dispute as fnr as
l know my theory is not a month old, and
while [ was upwards OF two months in
Brown county, the reputod banner ,ounty
Tor wheat i'll Dakota, an while all We're
complaining of the growing destruction of
their crops they were too tender hearted to
blame the poor little gopher. Late in
June l came to this county and examined
many fields having the same appearance of
the bllghted tie DIS in brown county. Iiero
l found men of experience, intelligent
farmers, courageous enough to denounce
the little 'varnints.' In every field,
whether all or partially destroyed. the work
OF the gophers was plainly seen, the stool
or tutt of wheat grown from one see !.
having from one to six stalks. had in every
instance from three to five of the principal
stalks eaten off i'll different stages OF its
growth from ono to three inches above the
ground, and to-day you can find the
straw. some eaten off q month since and
some but Yesterday, lying side by side,
and am satisfied the stalks thus eaten
have destroyed the whole plant. IN many
fields to-day [ find patches of rank green.
rich, tall wheat, with heads four inches in
length, growing i'll the highest, dryest
soil, good enough to yield from twenty
five to thirty bushels per acre. while all
around is blight and destruction. Ny
object in writing this letter is to excite
curiosity and cause investigation, and I
am confident the day is not far distant
when the intelligence of Dakota will de-
of tie Legislature n sufficient bounty,
c, induce every man and boy in the
ollnty to wage a war OF determination
Salnst the worst enemy of the country's
prosperity. AS far as / have seen the
orn and potatoes promise an abundant J
ield, but they are not planted as oxpen- ;
'ively as they should have been. While
AN satisfied many WIN smile at this new
theory I would say to them that AS boy
and nan \ have with the sickle. the crnalc, \
the reaper and the binder assisted in cut
ting seventy laryeStS in Amerjra
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-08-02
The President Will Visit Indirunuolis

President Harrison is going 10 make his
first visit to Indianapolis since he left it to
assume the duties of the presidential Office.
The corner stone of Il soldiers monument
is 10 be laid there August 22nd, and it is
Gen. Harrison's intention to mingle with
his old comrades on that occasion. iJe
was invited to deliver the address. but pre-
ierrcd to be present merely as one of the
old soldiers,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-08-02
MINNEAPOLIS.
pMAEA.
49, -

Produce-Wheat No. /, hard, Sl.01; No. l.
northern, 96c; No. 9, northern, slc.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-08-02
a Serious Storm in New .ycr.cy.

49, ''' u StOlll tull mas
visited the vicinity of Newark, \. J.. oc-
CURED a few days since. In tho CITY
cellars were flooded and sewerapes burstod.
Work had to be suspended in the factories
lhtMe tower section. ia South Orange
several buildings, including the postotlicc:
were carried away and $50 barrels of flour
were washed out of one s]torehousc. In
Orange Valley the water was up to the
second story windows, and great damage,
was do<s to stocks in numerous hat fac
| tories there. No lives are known to have
been lost. Nearly every road in the
country was" rendered impossible, as all
the bridges were washed away
AtPlainiield here was the greatest flood
ever known. At 4.o'elock the dam at
Stoney brook, above the Green Valley
mills. gave way, carrying with it Coddinp-
tons ice houses and many barns. and seri-
ously undermining the mills. At $40 the
lam Oh Green brook, in the heart of town.
also gave way and caused much damage.
Shortly after o'clock the immense dam
at Westfield, back of Scotch Plains, col
lapsed and an additional body Of water
was thrown into the valley. below. Green
brook could not contain it and the water
rushed across to Cedar brook and thence
through the finest residence portion OF
Plainfleld. The Carnage was very great.
two or three miles of thickly- Settled terri
tory being submerged.
An Anarchist Celebration at Chicago.
The Tooth anniversary of the sterming Of
the Bastile was celebrated by the Socialist
ic and anarchistic societies in Chicago.
Mrs. Lucy E. Parsons, the widow of the
noted anarchist, made an incendiary speech
that was lou Ily applauded. In concluding
she said: II say there will be revolution.
say, yea, men are brave enough 10 arise and
put down the tyrants. The revolution
comes, the red flag waves, the "bastile"
falls, the common people are Triumphant,
history repeats itself" The crowd
cheered itself hoarse. Paul Grottkau, the
we'll known anarchist, echoed the senti-
ments vehemently expressed by Mrs. Par
sons.
lsoulanger, of France, in Hard Lines.
The time granted to Boulanger, Dillon
and Rochefort to answer the of
the senate court having expired an oiiicial
has publicly read before their residences
the decree giving the accused ten days in
which to appear before the court. Failing
in this their property will be sequesterc
and they wi l be deprived of all civil rights.
Dispatches of equal date also announce
that returns from 1900 cantons show that
General Boulanger has been successful in
only twelve. The hopes of the Boulang-
lists have fallen to zero. -.
Kalakaua Will Again Visit America.
King Kalakaua, of the Sanwich Islands,
will be in the United States within a few
weeks. He is now flying about the sugar
islands rounding up all the money lie can
borrow and gathering in all debts. J. r.
| Warehouse, jr., one of the weakly mer-
| chants of Honolulu and a member of the
priyy council. is now in ChicagS He
80 . aAL. 100 an -
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-08-02
the kings finances are extremely exagoer-

the kings finances are extremely exagger-
ated. king Kalakaua intends to start
for the Paris exposition in a few weeks"
said he. "He possessed money enough to
sail some weeks ago. but he decided to
wait a few months and take q larger
amour with him. His income is about
$3 ,O0b Il year, best ;es the crown lands.
OF the large debt contracted at the time of
the trouble he has paid over 40 per cent.
Now he does not owe over 1920, 900. T, e
islands were. never in better shape than
today. The l~lanters. expected to receive
five 'ents Il pound for sugar this year and
they are getting seven now. You see tho
king squandered a gold mine during his
last trip to the United States. He won't
be so extravagant this time, yet he will
have enough to back q strong hand ii
the, come his way" F..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-08-02
THE ONE DAKOTA.
EVENTS WHICH JUST PROCEED T
FINAL DIVISION.
Something About tho Wheat Crop -A
Theory Concerning the Samc-Drowning
Mt Huron-The President Interested
Many Other Paragraphs.
Dakota's Wheat Crop.

Quite a sensation has been created in
North Dakota by the publication in the
Chicago Inter Ocean of q dispatch from
Grafton to the effect that the wheat yield
of Dakota would be 80, 900, 600 bushels
short. The dispatch goes on to explain
that outside of two or three counties in
the Red River valley, there would be little
wheat for export. The st. Paul papers, on
hearing of the report, secured interviews
from the rail Dads and elevator companies
which operate in Dakota, and without ex-
ception the report is pronounced Il gross
exaggeration. Except in a few localities
the yie.d of wheat will be less thar that of
1887, but the belief is almost universal
that, Notwithstanding the lack of moisture
early III the season, the total yield will ex-
coed that Of last year. OF course, if the
intention is to boom the price of wheat,
the Dakota farmer can stand it. But the
truth is always best. Dakota will slow
upsin, pretty fair shape after all the fears
tp tha .npf 70 u
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

respects. He is one of the most fire.
quent visitors at the library. He al
ways carries a voluminous note book,
and uses it, too. He is member of the
Society for Research Regarding the
Condition of the PaleOzoic Age" of the
delivers Into the Secrets of Chem
istry." of the "Searchers After the
Truth About the Mastodon," of the
Mound Builders Investigation AssO-
ciation." and about dozen other fossil
lied organizations. He is always pre-
pairing paper to be read before one of
these, and, from the way he works
while in the library, these noted So
cieties are receiving vast amount OF
valuable information from his three-ply
note book.
There are many others, these being
but few of the peculiar and striking
personages to be seen at any time in the
reading halls of the new public library.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

as possible in the shortest time pos
sible. Although still a young enter
prise, the public library is being we'll
neutrality-suspicious. in a way that
leaves no room for doubt that it will be
appreciated. Some few miSuHderStand-
ings of the rules have occurred. but not
many. The first requisite for the secur-
ing of card emitting the applicant to
the use of the circulating library is 20
have the application countersigned by
some reputable citizen of Minneapolis,
who thus stands sponsor to the apph-
cant's promise to return all books will =
out damage. Rules regarding the length
of time that books may be kept ale
printed on the membership cards.
The first perplexing question which
has cropped out regarding the library
is that relative to keeping it open on
Sunday. At one of the summer meet
ings of the library board it was decided
to open the reading rooms and reference
library on Sundays from 2 to 10 p. NJ.
Of course at that time the art
gallery, the museum and the
other departments of the library
were not under the jurisdiction
of the board, and nothing was done
concerning them. At recent meeting
of the board, however. it was decided to
throw open these departments on Sun
day also. until further notice." By
this action it seems that the board
would like to feel the public pulse be-
fore settling the question for good and
ell. But this same public pulse is
ministers are already letting loose on
the subject. OF course, DR.. Burrell and
some of his hidebound confreres are up
in arms against any such "deSecratiou
of the Sabbath" Most of the ministers,
however, are willing to let the library
remain open on the Sabbath, provided
the hours of opening are so fixed as to
not conflict with church services. The
hours as arranged at present would.
perhaps, interfere somewhat with the
evening services. Hence the kick. 1t is
safe to say that the library will remain
open on Sunday as the public, without
a doubt, wish it to be, despite DR.. Bur-
relIS belief to the contrary. 1t will be
an attractive place for those who have
no other place to go. and who would
probably not go to church anyhow, to
spend profitable hour on Sunday
when they would very likely go to other
and worse places were the library her.
meticalIy sealed on the day of rest.
This Is DR.. Tiffany's view of the case.
The liberal ministers are, of course,
unanimously in favor of leaving the
building and every department of it
open on the Sabbath. Their views on
the question are too we'll known to need
repetition. That the matter will be
soon settled, and in a manner wholly
satisfactory to the public, there is not
the least doubt.
QUEER CHARACTERS.
a stroll through the reading rooms of
the library Oh almost any afternoon or
evening is highly instructive from the
types Of character there displayed.
Probably there is no other place in Min
neapOlis where such a thoroughly COS
mOpOlitan gathering can always be
found. There men with character, Pc
culiar character sticking out all over
them are so plentiful as fishes in the
sea. Perhaps the must common Of all
there is the man who reads for fun, but
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
A NEW IDEA.
A Plan by Which Female Inmates
May Be Reformed.

N L letn W w htOh
May Be Reformed.
Aid. Sterling, chairman of the com
mlttee of the council on workhouse. has
under consideration a plan which, If
found feasible, will turn portion Of
that institution into reformatory for
girls. Mrs. Paine, the police matron,
has repeatedly declared that the work
house was not fit place to send young
girls vino had just started on the down
ward path. In this she only re-echoed
the belief of Matron Taylor. of
the wOrkhOuse, whose experience
with the class of women who
are committed to that institution has
shown here that a girl will not reform
when placed side by side with the haF-
dened wretches who are continually
sent to her for safekeeping. The work
house has lived, during the year 1899.
inside the amount appropriated for run
ming expenses, and the 1st of January
will find good balance in the treasury.
The committee having charge of the
matter is now considering plan by
which this money may be used in
erecting frame wing in which iustruc-
tiOn in sewing, cooking, etc., besides
lectures may be given the female in
mates. The object being to make the
workhouse reformatOry for women.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

ing Detective Hoy noticed "Limpy"
Fairbanks. who. it is said by the police,
Ia be well-known thief going along
Second street north, with bundle
under his arm. An examination showed
thatitwas boltof expensive cloth, from
which the tag had not yet been removed.
Fairbanks was placed under arrest and
started with the officer for the station
house. Suddenly he turned and ran up
Second street. He was too fleet of
foot for the detective, and easily
outran him. The officer drew
his revolver and sent five shots after
the fugitive. none of which took effect.
PatrOlman John Calvin was attracted
by the shooting. and succeeded in run
ming the man down on First avenue
north. He was locked up in the central
station. and the cloth found in his pos
session awaits an owner at police head
quarters,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
FIRE RELIEF FUNDS.
What Will Be Done With Them
and How 1t Will Be Done.

The committee having in charge the
distribution of the moneys collected for
the relief of all who suffered by the late
Tribune fire met yesterday forenoon at
q. A. Brackets office. All the contri-
buttons were reported and arrangements
made for their distribution. A list of
the injured was given to J. T. Wyman
and j. FL. Hays, president of the Typo
graphical union, and they were re-
QueSted to secure information re-
garding the sufferers. The exact
loss sustained by each in clothing,
time, and doctors bills, and to report on
the same at the neXtmeeting. The opin-
ion of all present was that the doctors
should be requested to reduce their bills
on this occasion. Many of the ply
slcians have already voluntarily done
so. 1t was decided to pay the funeral
expenses of Elmer E. Jenkinson and to
reimburse the typographical union for
all the expenses to which it has been
put because of the disaster. 1t is
thought that $1,000 will he sufficient
to cover all their obligations, and
such sum will be placed in
the hands of A. j. Blethen and j. IL.
Hayes for the purpose.
The total amount of receipts from all
sources was SJ,lU0. SOl. JOHN i. WeSC
reported $500 as the proceeds from the
promenade concert, with $500 still out
standing. Secretary c. G. Sturtevant.
of the chamber of commerce, announced
that 81 ,005 had been invested at per
cent by the chamber for Mrs. Igoe and
family. A. j. Blethen announced the
receipt from William Henry Smith, OF
the Associated Press, of $1,000 for the
benefit of the widows and families
of Igoe and Miles, to be
invested by himself and F. Driseoll Sr.
The Times fund amounted to 81, 100.
The committee will first relieve the
necessities of the families left by Nc
Cutcheon, Igoe and Miles and the bal
ance will be invested for them. suita-
BILE part being set aside for the educa-
ton of the children. Bishop McGOl-
rick and Col. John Z. West were added
IN tho onmniftaQ
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

bled hair and generally eai nest appear
ance, is looking for hard facts. Let US
take peep at what is inside those pom
derous tones which lie all around him.
They are all dry and dusty. They do
not appear TO have been handled much.
and no wonder. They do not tell of a
subject which makes particularly pop
ular reading. Dissertations on political
economy, arguments for a protective
nations should be unrestricted, are all
found between their pages. This man
is getting ready for another political
campaign, and he is posting up.
But this man in the reference corner
rather lays over all the others III several
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
Bishop Graves conservation.

The coming conservation of Bishop
elect Arson P. Graves will take place
at Gethsemane church Jan. l, at 8
o'clock. The programme is most GER
emonious one. and will probably attract
large attendance. The ceremony will ne
cessitate the presence of six bishops and
100 priests are expected to officiate. All
the ceremonies will be most impressive,
and an elaborate musical programme
has been arranged. Bishop futile, OF
Missouri. being the senior bishop, will
preside. This is the first event of this
kind which has taken place in this state,
and it has attracted great deal of at
tentiOn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
For OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.

Next Wednesday evening, Christmas,
an informal reception and supper will
be given to members at the home of the
Chrysanthemum club, $40 Hennepin
avenue. Articles will be filed This
week incorporating the club under the
state laws.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

ly attachments. He READING FOR FUN.
is possessed of a fair share of this
worlds goods, and enjoys them. His
chief delight is TO come down to the
library of fine afternoon, sit in the
large bay window and commune with
Cnleridge, Wadsworth, Charles Lamb,
Montaigne, or perhaps Dickens, Thack-
cray or the fiction writers. lie enjoys
it. and it furnishes him his greatest
earthly happiness.
Then there is the lOng-whiskered IN
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
HE SHOT FIVE TIMES,
An Officer Empties His Revolver
After an Escaping Prisoner.

Inspector Hoy had an exciting chase
after a supposed thief last night.
Lately number of complaints have
been lodged at police headquarters
about the depredations of sneak thieves
and all the detectives have been on the
lockout for them. Early last even
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
The w. c. II. q. and Y. w.C.T.U.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union and the Y. w. G. T. U. will cele-
crate the seventeenth anniversary o;
the Woman's crusade by an all-day
meeting at the First Free Baptist
church, corner OF First avenue south
and Seventh street, Monday, Dec. %,
commencing at 10 o'clock. All minis.
tiers and friends interested in the tenn.
perance cause are invited to attend.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

who makes a bust
ness of it and who
is thoroughly diff
ferent from the
casual reader who
drops in OCCASION
ally to glance over
the newspapers.
This gentleman is
usually of studious
habits and scholar
a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

be single tax man, confident that the
solution of the troubles of the world lies
in tax upon land values. Perhaps he
has been captured by Edward Bellamy's
exposition of the harmonious workings
of the human family, or he may be
a gaZer at the stars, man who believes
that all human actions are Influenced
by planetary conditions. One or all of
these may be found at the library on
any day.
OFF in one corner by himself is man
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

dividual who sits
off in one corner
porting over dry
volumes of science,
natural, social, his
torical, political. it
matters not so long
as it is science.
Perchance he is an
inventor, and is
puzzling his brain
over the possible
ties Of perpetual
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

well advanced in J
shining pate and a
bullying forehead.
His black. old-fash-
Toned COATS shiny,
and he presents an
alto gether neg.
lected appearance.
He is deeply en-
crossed in h | S
W ork. Approach
and look over his
shoulder. and it Is
ten to one that he
is reading Kant,
Sehlegel, Sir Will
lam Hamilton or
John Stuart Mills,
or the writings Of
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

some other renowned Spectator on the
"WhyforenesS of the Whereas"
Here is a man at this central table
who, from his deeply attentive air, tum.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
4 WORLD Of BARGAINS!
YOU CAN BUY THEM AT THE
BIG BIRCH ;! |!

Cheaper than any store in the
city owns goods Of like quality
for.
Gents Travelling Cases,
Beautiful Silk Braces, one pair
in a box, Silk Handkerchief
and Muffier, and Gents Shaw
ing Sets. Ladies' Dressing
Cases in all styles. The Fin
est Goods made for Half-Price.
Manicure Sets, Jewel Cases,
Work Boxes, Glove and Collar
Boxes, OdOr Sets in all designs,
OdOr Stands, Smokers Sets,
Match Holders, Photograph
Albums and Scrap Books, La
dies Writing Desks.
Ladies' Silk Handkerchief
and MuffierS. Gloves and Mit-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22
AT THE new LIBRARY.
Agitation About Keeping the
New Building Open on
Sundays.
It Will Be Opened at Least for
the Present, Although Min
listers Kick.
Queer Characters Who Can Be
Seen in a Stroll Through
the Rooms.
Zen Who Go There to Read
With a Definite Object
II, Vioxu

FADING maketh a
full man." SO said
Francis Bacon a good
many years ago, and
no one has since been
found with the temer-
lty to contradict him.
MinneapOlitans ap-
preciate the full sig
nificance of this aph-
Orism. and the way
they have taken adj
vantage of the oppor-
tunities offered by the
public library shows
that they are deter
mined tn Oet as full
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

The stonecutters' union will have g social
and ball Rt Lnhnr Temnla on Jan. 8.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

tens Also the Princess Dress Pattern beautiful combina-
tion for only $419 "The Superb" for only Sab The
Duchess" only $40 The Kent !" this Dandy Dress
Pattern for $f2 Also the Best Black Henriettas the Dress
Pattern, $685.
Every Gentleman buy his lady friends Beautiful
Stylish Dress Pattern of the Latest Novelties at
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

Handsome Minneapolis Build
ing Speaks Louder Than
Empty PrOteStatiOns
of Loyalty.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-12-22

To accommodate our many patrons, our store
will be open Monday and Tuesday evenings OF this
week.