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

THIS IS RAPID TRANSIT.


The New Electric Railway to Go Five
Mics Il Minute.
David G., Weems, the inventor of the
new electric railway, which has recently
startled the people of Baltimore, was in
new York the other day perfecting az
engagements for the experiment station.
which is to be built near Garden City,
j.. +. At the station near baltimore it
is said that a speed OF three miles a minute
has been developed, bat it Is asserted that
at Garden City five miles Il minute will be
reached. Two eccentric circular tracks are
to be built. the outer one five miles long
and both passenger and freight trains are
TO be run. The latter, which is especially
for mil and express purposes, will. run
automatically. entirely saving the expense
of train crews. AS soon as Legislative
difficulties can be surmouuted 4 line will
be built between New York and Philadel-
phia, it is said.
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BLUE BILLY SMITH.

a Georgia Man Who is Neither Black Nor
White, But is Genuinely Blue.
Iii Dublin, a small town IN Laurens
county, Ga, there lives a blue man. He
is Caucasian, but instead of being white
he is a greenish blue and is known as
blue Billy" His whole skin is blue,
the tongue and the roof of his mouth are
blue, and where his eyes should be white
is seen the same CHASTITY greenlsh blue
color.
When G. child Bi ly Smith was afflicted
with epilepsy. He tried many remedies in
vain, and finally his physician put him
under a treatment in which large doses of
nitrate of silver were given him. This
medicine cured him Of epilepsy, but turned
him blue all over. He has two brothers
who are we'll known Baptist ministers in
his section, and he is a we'll to do farmer.
He has q pretty wife and a number Of in
teresting children, who love their father
devotealy in spit" of his blue color.
Blue Billy Smith" is the name by which
he is known in this country. His affection
is known among medical men as argyrea,
and consists of a discoloration of the inner
cells of the skin from the excessive use OF
! nitrate of silver.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06

JOHN wANAMAEER. are piercing, COM
pleXion llealthful and appetite good,
though his tastes are simple. He is
for temperance in theory and practice.
He is a small man, like Sam Cox, with
no adipose but u good deal of phos-
phorus. He would be taken anywhere
for an honest man, too proud to do
anything mean. His talks were not
especially intended for publication, but
still, in all his conversations he never
says a VOID which could not go to the
public.
My whole aim is to give the coun-
try an'et1icient POSTAL service. l have
already shortened the time between
New York and San Francisco nineteen
hours. This I have done not by new
trains at extra expense, but by max
ing closer connections"
What other changes are You going
to Make"
1T is my desire to have mail boxes
on the outgoing steamers, where mail
can be put in until the gang plank is
removed. Then we are to have a new
postal card. much larger than the pres
ent one. This will soon be out. Ny
desire again is to have finally a 1-cent
rate for half-ounce letters, keeping
ounce letters at the present rate, ,
cents. If the rich want to use heavy.
cream-laid paper and heavy seals let
them do il and pay for the unnecessary
weight, but l would have it arranged
SO that the poor MAJ can send q letter
for ! cent"
They say you turn out a good many
DemOcratS:"
Yes: bat we can't turn out more
otiicehcldcrs than the Democrats did.
When we turn out as many Democrats
rs Cleveland did Republicans we will
have to stop. But up to this time we
are Il little behind the Democrats, and
we can never tErn out more than they
did. The Democrats should make no
complaint until We cut off one more
head than they did, which cannot oc
cur. Still, our aim is to make nc
changes without cause"
Speaking OF money used in the cam
paign, Mr.. Wanamaker said:
Our party believed that fair protec
ton was best for the republic, and tina
a low tariff would hurt orr prosperity
/ We did not want the republic harmed
We Ntlt litllfFrJ III III ptiiti. IL PIE
vent this harm of low tariff some mad,
speeches, some wrote editorials, and
some gave money. to carry on a cam
/ paign against q foe of our country.
gave what L had. Vanderbilt gave {
ship to save the republic in the late
war. History commcnds him for it,"
"Ihey say you bought garments
made i'll London by foreign labor and
advocated protection at home?"
Eyes; our tariff laws made me do it.
1 had to do it or cease doing bust,
ness. But l contributed thousands OF
dollars to fix the tariff 50 / would no
; have to do it. l would have q tariff Sc
: high that all garments would hav,
| to be made at home. 1t pains me t.
have Il tariff 50 low that articles mad
;. by cheap labor in Europe can come il
and lower our price of labor in Ameri
t ca. Is it wrong to contribute speeches
g editorials, and money to protect on
I labor? l believe a man or Il part,
. should back up his OF its honest con
yictiOnS."
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and state prohibition OF such traffic, and the
adoption of the article of our constitution re-
lating thereto and the enforcement of such laws
as will make tho same effective.
The great agricultural interests OF Dakota de-
mhnd that they should be protected. fostered
and guarded with Jealous care. aud such lnws
onncted as will insure equitable rates of trans
pottntion, allowing no unjust discrimination
against sections or individrYlls. but we favor
the Improvement Of the great waterways of tho
northwest so ms to bring close competition in
tbs. cnrrving trade. We favor a warehouse low
his produce and which will not leave him Mt
the mercy OF any elevator md railroad com
bine.
We advise and urge prompt and liberal action
on the part of the state und milton toward the
establishment of n competent system of irriga-
tion of such portions of our state us would be
benefited thereby.
We favor the establishment of q bureau of
labor aud statistics, TINT We may have nccu-
rate Information in regard to the educational.
moral and financial condition and needs Of tho
lnb6ringl masses. We also favor the prohibition
by law OF the employment of children undor l6
years of age in mines, shops and factories.
- We favor the election of railroad commits
stoners and girirg them ample authority by
statute for the protection Of the people against
exorbitant rates and unjust discrimination
and We favor such q system of railroad inspec-
ton and supervision MS will promote the CON
venlcnce and safety Of the people.
We view with alarm the dangerous encroach-
ment of the numerous trusts forming nlI over
our land, aud demand the enactment Of strin-
gent lnws, state and national, declaring the
formation of all trusts and combinations for he
of any OF the neccs sGries of life unlawful and
contrary to public policy, and providing for
their suppression and tho punishment OF all
parties implicated therein.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06
The Grand Prerequisite of Vigor.

The dual operation of digestion and assilnila-
ton is the grand prerequisite of vigor. To in
sure the conversion of food into rich nutritious
blood, 1: is only necessary to use with persist
ence and Systematically Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. The fountain head of supply in the
ai1nnl economy is the stomach. To regulate,
to inyi.o.ei e that organ. and thus facilitate its
digestive aud nssiInilative processes, should be
the chief aim Of those troubled with a deficit of
stamina. Nervousness, Insomnia, feeble appe-
tite these are usI ally traceable 10 impaired
digestion. Ovcrcoma this and you of neces sitv
dismiss its multifariors, p?rpioXing and harass-
ing symptoms. The eTa late | can never hope
to gain flesh so long a. aasiuIi a. ion is imperfect.
The Bitters surmouuts the only obstacle to an
increase not only Of vigor but of bodily sub
stance. Conquer also V itl the Bitters malaria.
kidney and liver complaint, constipation and
rheuma 10 trouble. Thnroughness characterizes
it's effrcts
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06
The Central Committee.

At the evening session two resolutions
were adopted, one expressing good wishes
to the new states now forming, and the
other indorsing Chicago as the place for
holding the worlds exposition.
The central committee. formed of one
member from each senatorial district, is
as follows:
H. H. Blair, Elk Point; A. A. Barnestaok
Vermillion; r.. j. Gamble. Yankton j. l..
Turncr, Springfield VIM. NJ. Cuppitt, Canton;
V. +. Tkoilnan, Pnrksr: j. f.. Hipplc. Perks
ton L. l.. Mccoy, Hnrrison n. L. Phillips and
NJ. II. kenefock, Minrehahn; i. D.. Dudley,
Cnnistotn; George E. Foster, A%lexnndrin; 4.
\. $. SouthGntc, kimDall; G. Hice, Flan1rau ;
c. j. Kennedy, Mndisu II ID. D. Holdrcdgc, How
ard J. Il. Whiting, Art2sian; O. I. Dye. Rich.
ards j. T.. Diamond BrookinSs j. Il. GIBSON,
DaSlnet;W W. i. terling. Huron; b.. y. MILAN,
Miller; i. o. Parker, Highinoro; A. J. Eruett,
GettysburE; L. c: Petcrson, Gmry;J.I II. Smith,
C~Astlewood; j. IL. Phelps, Wntcrtown; Z. +.
C~oniiin, Clark; c. L. Howard. Z. W.. Foster,
sphinx ID. Eustmuu, Wiimot; L. Huntington,
Webster Fl. l.. Scssiun. w. C.. Allen, Brown :;
T.. A: Cooper. Britton; II. i. Chamberlain,
Eaulkton; Corwin Johnson, Tcoln; L. Alexan-
der. Mound City; Il. j.. Grimsllaw, w. s.
Mend, I.awr nee ID. II. Clark, Rapid City; /.
City.
Charles Z. Mccoy, of Aber cen, was
chosen chairman of the central committee
by the nominees fer governor. lieutenant
governor. congressman and chairman of
the convention, as empowered by the con-
ventiOn.
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.Msmma,s Gittin Retter.,

There is gladness In the household;
The shadow fades away
That darkened all the sunshine
OF many IL summer day.
70, mammals getting better"
The,happy children cry,
And the light OF hope shines bright again
IN the loving husbands eye.
In thousands of homes women are sick
unto death" with the terrible diseases 80
common to their sex. and it would seem as
II all the happiness mad gono out of lite and
the household in consequence. For when
the wife and mother suffers all the family
suffers with her. This ought not to be. and
1t need not be. for Il never-failing remedy
Tor woman's ailments is Mt hand. Many a
home has been made happy because the
shadow OF disease has been banished from
it by the potent power of DR.. Tierce's
favorite Prescription-thc unfailing remedy
tor all weaknesses and diseases peculiar tc
women.
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TI,c Platform.

RESOLVED. That as republicans OF the sta Q OF
South Dakota, il our first convention assem-
bled, we reatiirm the principles ennncluted IN
the platform by the national convention assem-
bled in Chicago In June, 1883, aud we most
heartily indorse tho administrations OF Presi-
dent Harrison and Gov. Mellettc. We hail with
unfcignod pleasure the privileges OF statehood
soon to be ours, md We congratulate the re-
publican party in thnt they hold to those prin-
ciples in which all industries can find true pro
lection and in which all citizens, without re-
gard to nationality, can narmoniZe, ma we
congratulate our people That through the power
OF these principles they now have thelr rights
of homestead, presumption and timber claim IN
our public lands restored to them. We favor
those laws which giva full remuneration to
labor and secures to capital its rights.
We recognize agriculture, mining ana manu-
featuring as the paramount material interests
of our state, and we deprecate any laws which
separate these from the commercial ana IN
dustrial interests of our people, as Wo AFRO de-
pendent upon the harmony OF all these great
interests for our success. We therefore declare
it to be the duty, as it should be the pleasure
pose any unjust encroachment OF corporations
or trusts upon tho rights of any of our citizens,
and to so administer the government in all its
branches ns.will conduce to the welfare and i'd
vantage of all our people.
We Wow with pride our educational facilities,
tho fourishing condition of our public schools,
colleges and universities. and we demand that
our school lands sual! be jealousy. guarded.
We honor our old soldiers and favor liberal
pensions to all those who hold an honorable
discharge. We also favor wise and liberal pro-
visions for the care and maintenance Of all who
are needy and disabled
We most heartily sympathize with the Irish
people in their desire for home rule.
We heartily favor the American syetem OF
protection by such properly regulated import
duties upon foreign products as will stimulate
every industry and fully protect our. vest army
of workmen against the unfair competition OF
tine criminal and pauper laborers of the old
world.
We most heartily welcome to our fellowship
the people who have come to us from foreign
lands to find u home in this, the country OF
their adoption, intending to render due respect
TO its laws we favor the enactment OF such
laws as will protect the citizen in the free eI-
I. ercise Of his right of outrage. and will insure
fair and homes II elections, eagal and Just taxa
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06
X the Ticket.

Following the adoption of the platform,
tie chairman announced that nominations
for Office were IN order. Hon. O. S. Gif-
ford, of Lincoln, was nominated for con-
grcss by acclamation,
Maj. j. A. Pickler was also nominated
for congress by reclamation.
A.. c. Mellette, of Codington, was nomi-
mated for governor by reclamation.
For Acknowledgements, Patten: of
Miner, and Fletcher, of Brown, were
placed in nomination.. The ballot resulted
in the nomination of Fletcher by Il vote of
261 to 1877 for Patten.
A. O. Ringsrud, of Union, was nomi-
mated for secretary of state by acclama-
ton.
Frank Alexander, of Campbell, and l..
G. Taylor, Of Hanson, were the contest
outs for state auditor. TAYLOR won by a
vote of PIT to 121 for Alexaude.
Three candidates were placed IN nomi-
nation for treasurer. They were Beebe, of
Edmunds; Deggs, of Grant, and Smith of
Lake. w. L. Smith won on the sixth bal
lot by a vote of PAT to POI for Deggs.
Rob. Dollard, of Bon Homme, was
nominated for encouragement by ac-
clamation.
l.. Piukham, of Hand, H. E. Kratz, of
Clay. and Cortez Salmon, of Turner, were
voted upon for superintendent Of public
instruction. Mr.. Pinkham won on the
first ballot.
o. H. Parker, of Brookings; Abe Van
Osdel, of Yankton; w. Abel, of McCook
j. M. Paul, of Edmunds, and Amos E
Barker, of Day, we're presented to the COLI
vention for commissions of schoo s ans
public lands.
Mi. Parker was nominated on the thirty.
second ballot by a vote Of 259 to l3l fo1
Van Osdel and 4S for Abel.
Hon. ID. Corson, of Lawrence; Maj. A
J. Kellam, of Brule, and Hon. j. E.. Ben
nett, of Clark, we're nominatedforsuprem
judges. In Benefits district he had as
competitors Poindexter,. OF Sphinx. ant
Melville, of Beadle, but was nominated
over both. Messrs. Corson and Kellam
were nominated by reclamation.
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ton to vote, his murderer, E. B:
Whaelar uas salnched hy LOT to kill

ton to vote, his murderer, E. B.
Wheeler, was selected by lot to kill
him if he attempted to do SO, and
an official warning was sent to him.
Election day came and Matthews, true
to his word, presented himself at the
polls. voted hi, ticket, and as he turned
away was sho; dead by Wheeler. A
public meeting of Democrats was held
al which J. l.. Meade, WHO had been
conspicuous in the ea.lier meetings.
presided. Resolutions were passed
justif,iDg the brutal deed OF Wheeler
and def ing the law. The courts were
given to understa .:d.they must take no
cognizance of the affair. The Coroner
of the county, evidently wanting his
fee, presumed to hold an inquest, but
was deferred by Wheeler himself, who
sent him word: There is no need Of
IN inquest on Matthews. [ shot him"
No inquest was held. No arrest was
made. Wheeler went UNPUBLISHED and
became the hero of Hazlehur,t. Meade,
who had been particep< c7iminis, re-
ceived his reward a the hands of Pres
ident Cleveland, who appointed him
Postmaster. The wave of Indignation
which swept oyer the country. how
ever, caused a revocation of the APP
continent, and a less Objectionable
man was given the place.
Six years have elapsed, and mean
while the family Of Matthews has suf-
fered, but now Miss Clara C. Matthews,
the daughter of the murdered man, has
been appointed postmistress at Hazel
hurst, and to that extent the memory
of her father has been vindicated by q
Republican administration, and the
right Of every man under the Constitu-
ton and the laws to exercise the right
Of suffrage has been affirmed. If exact
justice weredone Miss Matthews would
never be disturbed in her position and
always remain there as a living protest
against Mississippi injustice and the
cruel, brutal Methods of Mississippi
Democratic politicians.-Erchange.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06
GeOrgia Civilization.

It is not charged that the negro APP
pointed to a place in the p~ostotiice was
not Of as good character as his white
female fellow-clerk.
Atlanta boasts that it is the most
progressive city in the South. And ii
probably is. But how the South loves
the negro!
We cannot, however, understand the
Indignation which Atlanta affects just
now. It must know that this country
is governed at present by q party
which recognizes the black mans so
cial and political rights. -Butalo Er
press.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06
The Second a

The convention was called to order by
Chairman Smcdley at $3.50 on Thursday.
Secretary Bowdlc. Of the committee on ere
uentia s, rea~ the report of the committee.
In Deuel. county there was ncontest, and the
L.oucks delegates were admitted. In
Douglas county there was also Il contest,
which was decided in favor of Lecocq and
Foster delegates.
This committee on permanent orSaniza-
lion reported as follows: Chairman, Sol
Starr, Of Lawrence county; +. w. Cald-
and j. Suther,a m of Campbell, assistant
secretaries.
Chairman Starr made a short speech,
thanking the convention for the honor
conferred on him.
Judge Moody presented the convention
with a tin gavel, presented by The Harvey
Peak Tin Mining company. of Pennington
county: The gavel is a beautiful piece
of workmanship and is to be the property
of future republican conventions.
The committee on rules and or3er Of
business reported. The report recon-
mended that the order of nomiration follow
the call
The chairman announced that the COM
mittee on platform would not be ready to
1eport until 2 o'clock, so adjournment was
taken to tia hour. Before proceeding to
business at the afternoon session Chaplain
McCabe was invited to sing the battle
hymn of ~the-Iepublic, which he did, being
Joined Ill tie chorus by the audience.
The committee on platform then made a
report. James Carney, of Lawrence coun-
ty, presented a minority report, touching
the prohlbitory plank. A vote on til" mi
nority report resulted against its adoption
Bib to 81, showing overwhelming prohi-
bition majority in the convention.
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North Dakota Democrats,

The first democratic convention of
North Dakota met a Fargo. Congressman
Springer, Ct Illinois. addressed the con-
v~ertion at some length. In the course Of
his remarks he spoke against prohibition.
A permanent organization was effected,
with James O'Brlen as chairman.
The evening session lasted until nearly
II O'Clock. The following nominations
were made: For member. of congress,
Capt. D. W. Marattn. present United
States marshal; governor. ". n. Roache;
lieutennnt-goyernor, S. X. McGiunis; Sec
retaly of state, \. S. Forstid: treasurer,
c.. r. Lord; auditor, p. O. Dcgard; attor-
ney-general, I. Il. angs; superintendent
of public instruction, G.. 4. Kent; supreme
court judges. w. p. Miller and Mr.. Gam
mon; commissioner of agriculture, j. r.
Iingbert; commissioner of insurance. w.
A. Eriedley; railroad commissioners, +. p
Wright, j. a. Ealev and Peter Cameron.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06

Over 80 crates of nice watermelons,
each crate containing from eighteen &c
twenty melons. We're dumped into the
bay ut San Francisco the other dav.
Melons We're a drug in the market, SO
many had arrived, and the consignces
threw them away to strengthen the
price, in which they We're successful.
To give them away would have pro-
l,prn1 tba r1ut
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"7Zw it nas the Smitt,s Specific
Brought into the v0rM its blessing;
Oroy land and orer uater
Went the priest and Uanita,
Bringing to the people tilings
Of relief from blood co%ntaJion-
Of a salutary agent
That r0uld purge them Of all poison"
-ExrHAcT FROM POEM OF -UASITA
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News in Short Paragraphs.

A millionaire named Fernbach, of Vien-
ma, the other day killed his wife and then
attempted suicide.
Walker d Dana's match factory at Port
land, Or, was burned with its contents.
Loss, $1S, 900; uninsured.
Michael. Possey, treasurer of Shelby
county, Ind, has confessed that he was
$780, 900 short in his accounts.
The Spring Valley (Ill.l Coal company
has discharged their general Office force
for an indefinite neriod. lie town is fast
becoming deserted.
II. 81. Warner, the heado # the large pro-
prietary aud medical establishment ia
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IT is claimed that the aggregate
value of the farm products Of Missouri
this year is more than enough to pay
Oft all the mortgages on farm properly
and the same is true of almost all the
other western states.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06

DAvY CROCHET is to have a monu
ment down in Tennessee. The Ten,
nesseeans have waited long enough be-
fore deciding to build it to be sure
they are right, and in the words Of the
frontier statesman himself, their duty
is to go ahead
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-09-06

MANY industries having been established
in tho South. particularly at the rapidly
growing city Of Florence. .Alt., the Chicago
and Eastern Illinois Evansville ronte) has
decided to run five personally conducted
excursion trains as fellows: August 8 and
90. Sep. 10 ana n. and Oct $. All tho rail-
roads in the Northwest have. agre.d to sell
for those dates excursion tickets TO points
in Tennessee. Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana at one lowest f}r-t-class fare for
the round trip. Tickets viii be good re-
turning thirty days. Persons desiring to
JOIN these excursions al obtain full par
1icul RS by writing to j. B. Morrell. Travel
ing agent. L. I. T. H.. 5Jl First Me-
tiona Bank ia liing. Chicago, or 10 Will
liam Hin. General Passenger Agent
Chicago.
The disappearance from the tax rol
of 10, l6S acres of land in Woodbur,
county and 7,230 acres III Polk count
during the past two year says Il loca
journal would seem TO challengt
Grover Cleveland's famous agricultur
al statement that the land remains il
its place"
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A True Prophecy

A country>nan had consulted a for
tune teller as to his fortune.
You'll be poor, kind sir, until you're
3d." was the prediction of the Python
ess.
"And them"
oh? after that you'll get used tc