The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06

third night $4,000 in cash was won by Mr..
Guion, together with a like amount in
promissory notes, his watch, cham, two
diamond studs and n ring. The Kansas
City man became suspicious and the next
morning notified the clice that he had
been swindled, but NJ. Guion had fled.
II is now alleged that the inlaid table as
sisted him III a mar1e degree i'll winning
some twenty odd thousand dollars.
Public Debt Statement for August.
The following is the debt statement
issue | on the Ind:
Interest bearing debt
IFillClpnl.. SI3, 57S, aO2.OU
Interest,". S.U21, 7ji.l9
Debt on which interest las
ceased since maturity, prin-
clpAl and 2,O53,S 10.44
Debt bearing no ntorest....... zee, l72. 293. 81
Total debt, principal ........... 81 ,637, G51 1Ol. 23
interest. S,l75,OGl.37
.. Total. 81 ,Cij so, 1G2. 60
Total debt. less available cnsh
81 1877, go. 53l.s5
Net cash in treasury ............ l3, tSi,g Ul.Gi
Debt. less cnshiin treasury Sept
TENDER ................... ] ,0S3, I~lp,G23.2l
Debt. less cash i'll treasury
August 1917, GjS. o3o. 96
Increase OF dobt during the month COTS, ril.25
Increase o. debt since June 3d.. T.ug3,O 10
Total cash in treasury available
for reduction of debt. $50. lis. 59j. G27.7 10
Total cash in treasury as shown
by treaslrers general account C"3, 20, 2l5.SS
The statement issued by the treasury de-
p%artment. compiled from the latest returns
received from the several assistant treasur-
ers. mint and assay Offices Of the United
States and national bank repositories,
shows the total assets of the treasury to
be 1925, so. 07G.1 Is; total liabilities. $751;
800, 191. %; balance. SGS,32O 1913.
Win Go Over the Falls Again for Money.
Speaking of his recent trip over Niagara
Falls in his barrel boat. Graham says: Il
am willing to go over Niagara Falls again
any timeif anyone will make it Il financial
object to me. When J. vas recovering from
the effects Of the rip Thought it TOO terri
bic to repeat, but III risk my lie again fot
money. William Deyere is ready to her
Sl,010 Oh ne. and Constable Horn. who
locked me in the barrel for the late trip. is
Wiling to stake $500 more on a successful.
repetition of the trip. I feel better to-day,
but I thought my right side was paralyzed.
But how my wife did go for me for max
ing the trip without telling her. I don't
blame her, but l had to do it. 1t was the
ambition Of my life"
Graham looks used up, but is able to
limp around. AS TO tho story that the
whole thing was 4 fake. he said: u was
not going to have other folks benefit by
my acts and then give me the finger. Fully
100 people, including responsible citizens,
saw it, and if any one doubts ii, let them
put up the dust and I'll go over again so
| quick as to make THEN heads wim."
North Cardinals Eight Cio"dHnrs,s Since
May LIST.
Clouibursts in North Carolina this year
are proving more disastrous than ever
known before in the history of the state.
So far eight have been reported since
MAY 1st. The latest occurred in Rich
mond county the other night, and
the town of Rockingham sustained
The heaviest loss. The cloud
oursh about half a mile above
ohh, IlBDt ONtf l. tttt iINGI. ana III
fine stream was swollen ont OF its
and went daslling down upon Il e
own, carrying nearly cvely thing before ii. d,
several small cabins OF the lower bottoms !
were washed away. and the occupants were
compelled to Ace Tor their lives. One old
Negro was rowne IN places the water
spread out over an area two miles wide,
and 1n1DI ln-cor >rn,o r, .H.l
damage was lone to the Roberdcl
Great Falls. Pedce and Midway cotton
mills. Some cotton factories are said to
have been washed completely away, OF so
near 1t that they are totally ruined. II is
feared that many people wcro drowned.
HE fr"nin suspects to be Tried Together,
Judge AcConnell, at Chicago, has de-
clded that all the defendants in the Crouin
trial must be tried together. with the on
ception of Frank Woodruff. The Judge
said that in view Of Woodruff's confession
1t would be manifcstly unfair to let HIM 90
on trial with the others. All the defend
ants took exception to the ruling Of the
court IN refusing them separate. trials, and
the Judge granted them twenty days in
which to file bills of exceptions. The at
torneys for the various defendants then
expressed themselves as ready 10 procee
with the trial. The decision was n s,r-
PRISE and for Il few seconds after its de-
livery a pec"lla. quiet peryaded the court
room, which was eventually broken bv
Forest asking for an exception to the de-
clslon, which was promptly granted.
4 New Laws Chance to be Tested,
Ed. Heilie, of Mt. Pleasant. n. G.. loved
Matte kindley, Of the same place. but OBJ
Jectlons were intelposed by the Young
lady's parents, who dispatched their
daughter 10 the boarding school at Green
boro. Young Heilig went to Grccnboro,
\ procured a ladder, mounted to the girls
window, and in the darkness of night ar
RED her OF and tool her to Salisbury,
where they We're married. The last lecis
1atrre OF that state granted this institu-
ton special police power for the prevent
ing OF such disturbances and making if q
mlsdemeauor to enter the grounds for the
purpose of inducing any student to vio-
late the rules OF The institution. AS this
is the first violation since this enactment
it is thought that action will be instituted
against young Hcilig.
Nagie's Habuas Corpus Case.
The taking Of testimony in the habeas
corpus proceedings case of Deputy Mar
shall Mage, h shot nd killed Judge
Terry recently, has been commenced in the
United States circuit court at San Fran
cisco. Several witnesses were examined
as to the past conduct of Mr.. and Mrs.
Terry and the threats made by them. The
counsel for the defense said they expected