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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08
TELEGRAPH RATES,
TIE New Schedule nut in Force b,
POSImaSter General.

TIE New Schedule tut in Force by the
Postmaster General.
Postmaster General Wanamaker has
made public an order fixing the rates for
tele2rnphic service for the government for
the present year.
Tie order provides that for day mes
sages not exceeding ten body words to be
sent a distance not exceeding 400 miles the
rate shall be ten cents, ami cent extra
for each word in excess of ten.
For distance over 400 miles and less
chan LOCO miles the rate shall be Is cents
for the first ten words and Z for zach
wor in excess after.
For distances over 1000 miles 1 cent
per word shall be added to the 1000 mile
rate.
Fer night messages not exceeding twenty
words the rate shall be Is cents for all
distances and ! cent extra for each word
in excess of twenty.
With reference to the new schedule
of rotes for government Geographic
service promulgated by Postmaster
General Wanamakcr. DIR. Norvin Green,
president of the Western Union Tele-
graph company, said: 1.-THE rates fixed
by the Postinaster-General are undoubtedly
below cost, but I um not prepared to say
what the attitude of the company will be
until after the matter has had the consid.
Grafton of the executive committee next
Wednesday. Tn reduction averages
about 33 per cent from the old rate, which
was not a remuneratiye cne.H
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08

them in there. He was not there when we
got there Il we had to wait about ten
minutes. 1t was between 5 and G o'clock
in the evening, some day in last February.
When the man came in he excused himself
for keeping us waiting, and then went out
again"
The blood-stained trunk was again
brought into the courtroom, and Mr.. Ing.
ham asked the witness how it compared
with the trunk he hauled from the store to
the Clark street place.
ut compares very favorably with it: it
looks like the anne trunk
Mr.. Hatfield was recalled and identified
the carpet as identical with that purchased
by ''Simonds." He also identified the
shipping ticket as that sent with the goods
bought ly t'simonds." Mr.. Ingham Of
fered in evidence the shipping receipt
signed with ''Simonds'' initials. Mr..
Wing objected, and Judge Mcconnell sus-
tainea the objection and excluded the re-
ceipt.
Then the history o. the Carlson cottage
was begun, when Mrs. Annie Carlson was
called to the stand.
Mrs. Carlson was very nervous and ex-
cited. She testified that in. the mouth of
March last she was living as a domestic in
the house Of Addison Ballard on Michigan
avenue. On March 20 she visited her
people .in-law, MI. and Mrs. Carlson, at
their esdence, 1872 North Ashland ave-
nue.. She described the situation OF the
two houses on the lot. She called at the
Carlson cottage at 10 o'clock in the morn
ing and remained there till 4 in the after
noon. Her husband Charles was there.
The front house on the lot was not occu-
pied. "That day q man came to the
house and spoke to Mr.. Carlson about
renting the cottage. He said he intended
to keep house with his sister, and remained
only a few minutes. He said his sister
! would not be here for a week, but he had
some furniture which he would send to tn,
cottage.
What else Did he sayssn
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08
Both Sides Claim Ohio,

Chairman Neal, of the democratic state
executive committee, claims Campbell's
election by from 5000 to 1870 0 plurality.
AS to the legislature he is in doubt. He
thinks, however, that it may be democratic
IN joint ballot. Ex- Chairman Cappeller,
Of the republican committee, feels conf
dent that Foraker Is elected. He is sure
the republicans will gain in the country
districts. The republicans claim they
have the legislature surely.
The later returns seem to assure the re-
publlcans a majority of the legislature on
joint ballot. The republican state com.
mittee has closed the figures and issued
the following: 1.-The republican state ex-
ecutive committee claim the election Of
the legislature and the state ticket except.
Gov. Foraker, b is in doubt. If the re-
publican counties on the Western Reserve
AMI other parts of the state have held up
to expectations, Foraker will pull through
by a small majority" The latest returns
are such that the republicans are positive
of having tie legislature, which, if true,
means a republican United States senator
instead Of Henry Br Payne. In the West
ern Reserve the republicans have gained
almost in every county, and if Foraker ls
defeated the southern end o. the state did
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08

.sYou see the man, do you, who called
himself Frank Williams whom he rented
the premises"
.Yes, sir. y
"Where is he sitting?"
That's him sitting there" pointing al
Burke.
After a crosse xamination lasting ovcl
half an hour MI. Forrest gave it up as q
bad lob. He did not shake the dlrer1
testimony Of the witness in any particu.
lar, and only brought out the fact that
/ witness vas G8 years old; that he consid-
cred his eyesight good and that the cottage
is now used as a museum.
Charles Carlson's testimony in the first
part was Hearty corr Oborative of the mar.
rative of his wife and father as far as the
hiring of the cottage was concerned.
~ Jaw Frank Williams again when the
furniture was moved in.'' he said. 81
saw Martinson, the expressman, then.
There was another mar with Frank Viii.
liams. He was a shorter man, slender in
build and dark"
Young Carlson said that April 20 there
was a carpet down in the front room. II
was tackled down.. He. saw a rocking
There was no stove in the kitchen. The
bed had no sheets or pillow cases. On
that occasion Williams helped Carlson
carry cut the goods Of q former tenant.
"When did you see Frank Williams
again?"
Sin the Jail at Winnipeg"
D you see Frank Williams now in the
court room:'
Carlson's glance wandered toward. where
Burke sat. The prisoner, who had kept
his eyes cast down from the time Carlson
had token the stand, now raised his head
and looked squarely at his aocuser. Then
came the next words:
Point him out"
Carlson hall rose from his chair, and,
leaning forward, pointed his finger at
Burke and said:
"That is he, sitting there"
(Which one?"
1.-THE second man from the end"
us it agreed that he pointed to Martin
Burke"' asked Mr.. Hynes, who was ex-
aiming.
eyes, it is" said Forrest, nodding his
head.
Eyes"
''Ses if it refreshes your recollection as
to the time you went to the cottage?"
Carlson thought it did.
"By what means did you ~enter?,
we couldn't find any key to the door
and I went round to the front window.
found that the shutter was open. The
catch wasn't on the window next the
stair, and we got in. The carpet was
gone and they had poured paint on the
floor. 1t hadn't been brushed except in
certain places. There were also bloody
stains on the base boards. There was a
big bloodSta1u near the north side and ono
in the middle of the floor. The rocking
chairs arm was off, and the furniture was
moved into the middle Of the room.
wasn't ill there again until the next day
after the body was found. The officers
went i'll with me again. Torch was one of
them"
What was the condition of the room
at that time.n
ut was just the same"
Carlson went OH to tell how the paint
had been marked with FOOTPRINTS.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08
The Engineers Adjourn.

The engineers have adjourned theil an
nual convent:cn, held at Denver, after
adopting M amendment to the constitu-
ton. Heretofore when a fireman was pro-
NOTED to be an engineer he could not join
the la ter's brotherhood without first re-
signing from the iremep's Brotherhood.
The amendment adopted abrogates tbs
and allows fireman joining tho engineers
to retain his membership in the fremen's
brotherhood. Other amendments of a
minor character We're adopte | and the con-
vention Adjourned to meet i'll Pittsburg
next year.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08
Collected for ouick D;oos,,,,

The jury ip the case of S. L. Sweeny
and Miss Fanny Sheedy, of Northampton,
Mass, who brought suit against the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company for $50, 600 and $25, 900 respect
lively. for injuries received in an accident,
has awarded Sweeny $4,000 and Miss
Sheedy $13, 500.
DECISION has been reached by the
officials at the state department in the case
of the charges against w. r. Lewis,
United States consul at Trugier. He will
be allowed to return to his post of duty.
but will probably not be allowed to remain
long.
SUIT for $780, 00 has been begun against
the bondsmen of Thomas Axworthy. CITY
treasurer Of Cleveland, who. a wear ago,
absconded with about a million of the
city's money, They refused to make good
the amount sued for.
The supposed Tascott, under arrest ut
Philadelphia, proves to be Samuel Bow
man. recently released from the O..io renl-
Tertiary. Chicago police say his picture
i'll no wise resembles Smells murderer.
CHARLES THoELEN, fireman in CAL
denberg & Co.'S meerschaum pipe factory
in New York, was arrested for the lar
ceny of $4,000 worth of goods. Ho con-
fessed and gave up 925 stolen pipes.
The jury in the case on the death of
Lineman Fecks, in New York, returned n
verdict in which they censure companies
for imperfect insulation and condemn the
system Of overhead wires.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN has written
Gov. Ames, of Massachusetts, stating that
he will hold the state responsible for
500, 600 damages for false arrest and i'm
priscnment.
MANY families at Terrence Ibay, N. S.,
are bordering on starvation. Only four
families have any provisions on hand, and
as all have to be provided for. this store
will not last long.
The man Smith, who killed City Mar
shall Williams ut Trenton, KY, a few days
ago, has been captured at Dover. Tenn,
The feeling at Trenton against Smith is
very bitter.
FIVE thousand miners employed in the
collieries at Borinage. Belgium, have gone
out on a strike. The strike has caused
much excitement in the district.
BELL g. Co., extensive barrel and kee
manufacturers Of Youngstown, Ohio, have
assigned. Assets, $4,000; liabilities,
S94, 600.
A P1TTsBURG lawyer is said to be nego.
tiating for a site on the Monongahela rive,
for the location of Krupp's gun works.
OVER seven inches of snow has alread,
fallen in Denver this year.
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The Southwest Gets Il.

One of the %severest snow and wind
storms i'll the history of New Mexico pre-
vailed there for three days early this
month, and reports are coming in of great
damage to live stock on tho northern
ranges. A number of cowboys aud sheep
herders have been lost, and it is feared
have persisted. All trains were from five
to twelve hours late, and snow plows were
kept IN constant operation on the Ration
and Glorietta mountains. At Las Vepas
eighteen inches of snow covered the
ground, and at Sccoroso and Albuquerque
eight inches, which is a most unusual oc-
curreuce,
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Thanksgiving Proclamation.


The folio wing thanksgiving proclamation
has been issued by the president:
A highly favored people, mindful of their de-
p%endenco on tho bounty Of divine providence
should seek n fitting occasion to testify their
gratitude and nscribe praise to Him who is the
author of their many blessings. 1t behooves
them to look backward with thankful hearts
over the past year: bless God for his infinite
mercy in vouchsafiDg to our land enduring
peace, our people freedom from pestilence and
famine, our husbandmen abundant harvests,
aud to their labor reconlpense of their toll.
Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison. president
Of the United States, do earnestly recommend
that Thursday, the twonty-eighth day OF
this present month, November, be
set apart as e dag Of national Thanksgiving end
prayer, and the people of our country, ceasing
from the cares and lnbors of their working duys,
shal1 assemble in their respective places of
worship and give their thanks to God, who has
prospered us on our way and made our paths
the paths of peace, beseeching him to bless the
day to our present and future good, making it
truly one Thanksgiving for each reunited home
circle rs for the nation at large.
In witness whereof, 1 hnyo bereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States
to be affixed. Done ct the city of Washington,
the LIST day of November, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty.
nine, and the independence Of the United States
tho ono hundred and fourteenth.
BENJAMIN HARRISON.
By the president.
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Foreign Notes,

MRS. BOOTH, wife of the Salvation
Army commander, is dying of cancer.
The shell grotto ut Potsdam has been
almost ruined by unknown miscreants.
THE Prince Of Wales was received by
the Khedive of Egypt as a crowned king.
TIE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in England
and Wac lshow a Liberal gain of thirty
votes.
The Norwegian lumber dealer, Brodin,
b S failed, with liabilities of !, 500, 600
crowns.
%sARAsTI, the violinist, has sailed for
America. He is sanguine of SUCCESS in
this country.
EMPEgoR WILLIAM of Germany and
wife are visiting at Constantinople, the
guests Of the Sultan.
The Swiss Government has prohibited
the holding of meetings by the Salvation
Army in that country.
TIE large steamship companies of
Hamburg are about to combine in one
immense corporation.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08
THE CARLSON COTTAGE,
MARTIN BURKE THE MAN WHO
RENTED IN.
He Told the Catlsons His Name was
Frank Williatiis-The Purchase Of the
: Furniture for The House OF Death-fer-
fible Testimony.

ne told the CGflsOns His Name Wa
Frank Williatits-The Purchase Of the
: Furniture for the House or D~eati,-Ter-
fible Testimony.
GChicngo telcgrGm.]
IN the Cronin murder cas-, the State
called several members Of tho Clan-1ia:
Gaal Camp 20, in an eiideavot to prove the
existence Of d conspiracy, and that a
secret committee had been appointed by
Beggs to take steps in regard TO the re.
moval Of DR.. Cronin. Most of these wit
ness,s were guarded in their statements,
alleging that they ''couldn't remember"
what had been done IN Camp 90 OF the 9Th
OF february, the time of the meeting at
which the secret committee was said to
have been appointed.
Witnesses were introduced testifying
that in a saloon in April, while discussing
politics, Dan Coughlin said: ga promi-
nent North Side Catholic is talking too
much, and he will get done up if he doesn't
keep his mouth shut"
Edward G.: Tfrockmorton was the next
witness. He is cashier and book.keeper for
knight & Marshall. This firm has charge
of the premises at No. III South Clark
street On Feb. IS mar came to the
Office of Knight g. Marshall to inquire
about renting Some rooms. He said that
10 "oii'cu wv VI tuEoo OIL Uu6 1rOnG rooms
on the top floor at No. III South Clark
street. Mr.. Throckmorton told him that
they only rented in flats and for him to
come in the next day. When the man
called the next day Mr.. Marshall, one of
the firm, was present. He objected to
letting u part of the fiat. aud then the
man said that he would take the whole of
it, although he only needed the front
rooms. He said that his brother was
coming OH here from the East to nave his
eyes treated and that he would only need
the apartment six or eight weeks. Mr..
T~hrockmorton asked him for references
and the man said that he was a stranger In
the city md could not furnish any.
what name did that man give?"
81. B. Simonds."
"Describe that man,
81 should think he was about 35,years
of age; ) feet 7 inches tall, dark mus
tache and, think, dark eyes. He was
apparently IN o0ice man.
These rooms at No. III South Clark
street arc directly opposite the Chicago
opera house block, where DR.. Cronin had
his downtown Office.
Rapnriinp tho p,roI,o.o &c &bo Co..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08

W. +. HATFIELD. tage. Mr.. Forrest
objected, but the testimony went in.
ION Feb. ~ a gentleman came into the
store and said he wanted to buy a bill of
goods. 1 was called to wait on him. We
talked near the vestibule, and he said he
wanted to rig up a room very cheap and
wanted the lowest PR ed goods we had.
He selected a SD. 80 chamber suit. | put
a ticket on the suit, indicating that it was
sold, and then and there made a minute
OF the numher of it in my book. We then
went to the chair department., where he
selected n chair AMI a rocking chair.
Then we went to the carpet room. l took
down the cheapest carpet we had in the
house and he said that would do.'
"Did he take the first carpet you showed
him." asked Mr.. Ingham.
YES. Then he said he wanted a cheap
trunk. l showed him several, and he
picked out the largest trunk in the stock.
had showed him a zinc-lined trunk, but
he did not want that. He asked for a
strap to tie the trunk and plckeu out one.
He wanted q cheap v~alise, but we had
none largo enough for him. and l prom
ised to get him a twenty-inch valise.
Then he bought a cheap cocoa door mat.
He also selected n mattress. crockery, q
comforter, and n pair Of pillows, all of the
cheapest kind.
describe the man,"
"He was about ) feet 6 inches high, full
face, with a Roman nose, or inclined to
be Roman, dark com2lexioIed, M with a
dark mustache. He was about 81 years
of age, full of busine $, and was right
with me- all the time. l didn't have to
look for my customer.
"The next day he came in and asked
for me, and when l came down stairs he
said he would take the goods. He had
forgotten, lie said, to order a small hand
lamp, which he then selected and ordered.
The bill came to $3.50 and hs paid it.
His money was in hills of large denomi-
nations, tens and five's I think. He had a
good sized roll of money. He gave his
name as J B. Simonds and his address at
III Clark street, rooms IA and Is, where
he ordered the goods sent.
The day after the goods were delivered
he brought back the trunk strap and said it
was too small, being very light near the
buckle. He asked me to get him another
strap. I got him a larger strap. 1t wa
about % inches wide."
"What did he say about tie use, of the
furniture"
ale said that be wanted it for TOM
porary use."
did you ever see that furniture
again?"
81 saw fac SMILES of the furniture ]
sold Mr.. Simonds at 1872 North Ashland
avenue, at what is known as the Carlson
cottage, in the latter part of May"
Mr.. Hatfield repeated the list of furni.
ture which be found at the Carlson cot.
tage, being precisely the same as the list
of goods bought by "Simonds,'' except
the valise, trunk and carp~t.
How did these articles correspond with
those you sold SilnondsT'
''They were identical fac SMILES of the
articles l sold 'Simonls.'n
Fred M. Allen, Revell's teamster, told
the story of how he hauled the furniture
from the store to the Clark street place,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08
the. profession in which no

the. profession in which he had spent
years attaining proficiency. w believe"
says the statement, that it is possible 20
conduct our national game upon lines
which will not infringe upon individual
and national rights. We ask to b. judged
solely BY our work, believing the game
can be played fairly, aud the business
conducted more intelligently under our
plan, which excludes everything arbitrary
and III Ameriran." Brooklyn and Buffalo
will take the place Of Indianapolis and
Washington aid The players of the clubs
will be distributed between Brooklyn,
Buffalo and Pittsburg.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,
Gen. Crooks Recommendations Concer
inr AprnN Darn

o'' Siooh concern
ing Army Descrtions.
In his annual report to the Sec
rotary of War, just submitted, Mai.
Gen. Crook, commanding the division
of the Missouri. deals at con-
siderable length with the subject of
assertions, which, he says, are now the
greatest evil III connection with the army.
Re attaches no Importance to the allie
cations of ill-treatment of the men by
their officers or to the complaint
that they are compelled to do too much
manual labor, but suggests that a remedy
for the evil may lie found in a change of
the method of recruiting the army. He
thinks the recruits should be drawn from
a class of men whose family connections
and local associations are known; that the
term of enlistment should be shortened and
that q soldier should, after a reasonable
time, be allowed to sever his connection
with the military service by a payment Of
the amount which his enlistment and SER
vice had cost the government,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08
The Rock Island Warned.

The grand jury at Chicago has returned
seventeen indictments. Seven of them
had reference to the Rock Island raiiroa |
accident which occurred some time ago.
These are all against Seth Twombly, the
engineer of the freight train which
crashed into the passenger car, and Charles
Buford, the conductor. La Cloche, the
fireman, escaped indictment. The COM
pany was warned to be more careful about
leaving passenger cars on the track ut the
point where the accident occurred.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08
Tie Inclined Plane Accident.

The c%orcner's verdict upon the Mt. Au-
burn inclined plane accident at Cincinnati
finds that Pilot Gable could have prevent
ed the accident by the proper use of the
brake and reverse lever. in spite of the
obstruction in the machinery. The en-
ployes in charge of the machinery are
guilty of criminal carelessness in not stop
ping the train and examining the ma
chinery when it first refused to work
properly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-08
WHO GOT THERE
SEVERAL sURPRlsEs FRtlM, THE HE;
CENT GENERAL ELECT1ONs,
New York Democrats wln-yirgfnts Buried
Mal,onc-Ohio, Pennsylvania Massashu-
sctts and Nebraska Repnblican-lOws Re
manded to the Doubtful Column.
Democratic sucoe.. in New York.

Democratic Success In New York.
No election in New York for dozen
years excited less public excitement than
that held on the 5th. State issues awoke
slight interest except in 80 far as Wemple,
the democratic candidate for controller,
might fall behind his ticket, which proved
to be nearly 4, 00U. In a registration SO
large for an off year as it was, and with SO
good d proportion Of the registered vote
cast the majority for the democratic candi-
date for secretary of state of over 10000,
indicates that the democrats polled q good
solid party vote, and the rebuke to Wem-
pie cannot be considered very pronounced.
The contest for the state senate was inter-
esting. In New York city Col. Brown,
the Tammany nominee, defeated Col.
Murphy, county democrat, who on several
previous occasions lowered the Tammany
colors. In the sixth district Tammany
suffered defeat in the senate, Thomas
Grady being beaten by. the fusionist can
didate, John 7. Ahearn. For the assem-
bly, the democrats elected twenty aud the
republicans four. The new board of al
dermen will show about the same relative
Tammany strength as the legislature.
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RYHkR a Eacn Bank

The other night an organized gang of
burglars made a raid on the leading faro
bank at Pierre. and along toward morning
succeeded iTr breaking it. Charges OF foul
play were AT once made by the dealers and
soon a free-for-all fight resulted, in which
several gamblers came out badly bruised
and battered, one notorious tough named
Jake Thompson receiving serious injuries
from being hit with the butt OF Il revolver.
They cleaned up several thousand dollars in
money, which they got away with.