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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01

HE National Carbon works in Cleve-
land were damaged by fire to the extent of
$40, 600; fully insured.
The molding factory of the Boynton
Furnace company in Jersey City, N. j.,
burned. Loss, $4,000.
MIR. AND Mrs. MILLER, an aged couple
living near Unadilla, Ga, were killed With
an AK by robbers, who then ransacked the
house.
BURGLARS forced open the safe of the
bsancA p~ostofice at Forty second and
Halstead streets, In Chicago. and secured
SdO0 in cash and two checks for small
amounts.
SECRETARY TRACY has awarded tho
contract for building two of the 1900 ton
cruisers of the Columbian iron works at
Baltimore for the sum of $1,225, 900. The
contract for the third one will be awarded
to either Harrison & Loring, of Boston.
or N. r. Palmer & Co., of New York.
Each firm bid $674,O OO.
On October Is, when off Cape Hatteras.
the American ship Landseer picked IN
Capt. Godfrey and crew Of eight mon. of
the schooner Jacob H. Hackett, bound
from Savannah for Boston, which vessel
was wrecked in a hurricane on October Is.
A EPoRT is current il st. Petersburg
that Prince Bismarck has inspired Count
Kalnoky to dissuade Prince ferdinand
from returning to Bulgaria.
AUGUST M.%HlRcH, n dry goods dealer
in Ramsay City, has assigned. His liabil-
tiles are $50, 900 and assets $40, 900. Chi.
cago and New York houses are the heaviest
losers.
] HE Russian press in commenting upon
the steady increase in tie efficiency of
Germany's army, urges the st. Petersburg
government TO at one add largely 10 the
strength of the Russian artillery stationed
along the German frontier.
TT is now explained that the extensive
MISUNDERSTANDING the opseof Germany
oil along the frontier of late were only pari
OF the necessary changes in the distriba.
ton of forces. made acaasarH-bytha-as A
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
The Civil Service Scandal.

The WASHINGTON Post hos hoo,, bor
inc n tilt With fhe Owl Serrioe Con,-
m~issioners fo, soma +;ma T. ha.
charged them with violot;on of ~, 1a. rs
in selection Of clerks and w;t i, o o d;s law
gard to that sn;,it Of refor ruA ";tLa,,t
Which the letter is worse than da ev1'on'
The latest choroe is too st,ona1u
,ooda ond +no so,;aoc oOionsiy
overlooked or disregarded. II was in
effect, that examination papers We're
being stolen and sold bv a. clerk of the
Commission, who had not oniv bepn
retained in office after his Guilt had
been discovered. but had even bean
promoted. The Post furnishes some
strong evidence to sustain it's charge.
Now let us hear what the Commission
ers have to say. There has been a GOOD
deal of red tape fummery about this
civil service business, and q great MANY
good people have become thoroughly
Disguised with the way the law has
worked. The idea of selecting men for
delicate and difficult executive work,
on the basis of their KNOWLEDGE of
higher algebra, or ancient history. is
in itself repugnant to men of rood
common sense. If, in addition the
Commissioners have themselves been
guilty of violations of law, permitting
and extenuating such practices as those
referred to, it is high time the facts
~, ,,~,,,~ e.. - 80.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
A TALK WITH MR.. SHERMAN.

Hcaffrms His Theory on Control of Fed
eral Elections, and Endorses WINDOWS
Fiscal Policy.
w. G. Mcbride, of the Cincinnati
Enquirer, had the following interview
with Senator Sherman at WASHINGTON:
do you know" said the Senator, al
luding to his European trip, "there is
a general good observance of Sunday
in Germany? Up to 2 o'clock there is
a reverence paid to the %sanctity of the
day. The churches are we'll attended.
After that all the stores are open. Not
only the beer gardens, but all stores of
merchandise" Then jumping to IN
other thought, he said: Gan eminent
physician in Germany said to me-:
The Germans are drinking too much
beer"
AS MI. Sherman made no special ex-
PLANTATION, 1 asked: "Did he think
they drank too much beer in point of
morals OF to the detriment Of health 2"
"Both," he replied, more especially
to the detriment of health. Taken
moderately, his opinion was that beer
was nourishing. Taken immoderately,
he thought, it shortened life"
| next asked Mr.. Sherman if he still
held to the theory that the National
Government should take charge of all
elections which involved Congressman
and members of the Electoral Col
Lego. ...
Undoubtedly" was the rejoinder.
81 advocate such a law for several rea-
sons. One is that it would be uni
form in all the States. Another that
it would save expense to the State.
There is no reason why a State should
be put to the expense Of supplying the
machinery to elect members of Con-
gross. They do not represent the
State, they represent districts. As
well appoint the Judiciary by the
States. If the Federal Government
should take charge of such elections
it would be.under a system applicable
to all the States in the Union, and it
would be uniform. The great trouble,
though, is to teach the Democratic
party. In the old days, when in
power, it insisted that the State, and
not the Federal power, should issue
circulating notes, and the result was
we had about the worst banking sys-
tenn in the world. The Federal Gov
eminent, with the war, took the power
and gave us the present national bank
ing. system"
Upon this subject I said to Mr..
Sherman that MI. John Jay Knox had
had said to me in New York that Sec
rotary Window could pay a higher
price for 4-per-cent. bonds than 100,
the maximum limit he fixed, rather
than buy 4t-per-cents. at the price he
was paying.
II indorse Mr.. Window he said.
SIN two and half years the A-per-
cent bonds will be due. There are
about sl00,0O0,000 outstanding. II is
good policy to redeem such Of this
| plaSR Ha ha can f1nw cnmnaaf,d FIR. rr,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
TaSCOtt In CTinolinc.

Quite q sensation has been created at
Berthound, q small village so miles north
Of Denyer. Three weeks ago a lady ar
rived at that place with all the appearance
of being highly educated and conducted
herself in such a modest and pleasing
manner that she soon won several amir
ers, and had it not been for the keen and
watchful eye of the city marshal, there
would have been q wedding il high life be-
fore the winter was over. But the marshal
played the detective, and as a consequence
the young lady was given q suit Of mems
cloths and told to wear them until she
could prove beyound a questionable doubt
that she was not q man. The strangest
part Of it is that the woman, or rather gem
tleman, greatly resembles Tascott, the
Chicago murderer an he will be held un-
til the chief of police of that city can be
consulte | with.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Put II OUT!

Again the farmers are urged TO burn fire
breaks around their stacks and buildings,
This is an opportune time for doing it be-
cause OF the absence of wind and the l,u-
Nudity Of the atmosphere. But do not allow
the fire to get away and go bounding in bill
lows over the prairics. Let the old grass
remain on the ground and it will hold the
snow OF winter to mOistcn the earth when
IT mclts in the spring. 1t is no longer
doubted the prairie fires are Il scourge TO
our soil, and whoever sets one in the
months OF September, October. November,
December. January, February. March. April.
May or june. is liable to Il fine Of 81, 900 and
SIX months in jail, according to section
1882 of the code.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
He Killed His Brother,

made himself notorious by his visits to
two women at the house of Samuel Car.
rington. Barclays father, two brothers
and a dozen neighbors, disguised as White
Caps, went to Carrington's house, took
Darlington out, tarred and fea,hered him
and rode him on a rail. Going back for
young Barclay he met them at the head of
the STAIRS with a gun. AS the party came
on he fired, killing his youngest brother,
Fred. Barclay made an effort to escape,
but was arrested. -Four of the White Caps
are under arrest,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
CHICAGO.

Cattlo-MurKot steady; choice to extra
DGeSes, "SI.5JIg4. 81, Steers. 40; stock
ers nnd feeders, II. $500. 80; COWS, bulls and
mixed, sl.@5a2.so Texas cattle, s1.5o0a.so;
western rangers, S2.0O@3.S s..
Hogs-Mnrket strong; mixed, SS.s5@4.15;
81. 0OG3.9l.
sheer-Mnrket unchanged; natives, s2.75G
500; western. S%5.5oG4.15; Texans, S3.0O94. 10;
lambs. Sl.:5a5.75.
Produce-Iiour quiet and steady; winter
wheat, q. 0 40; spring, $3.75 $500; rye, $40
@..75. Wheat, October, roc December, ss99c;
May, Sac. Corn. steady; October and Decem.
Der, 31Ac; May, 331ac. Oats, steady; Octo.
Dor, 1890 May, 2lalc. Rye, 41Slc. Barley,
57c. Timothy, $l.1s. Flax, cash, $l.2S1s May,
$1.37l2.
Provisions-Pork, stendy; October, s1o.75
January, $9.45. Lard, stondy October, $685.;
January, $3.50. Shoulders, $3.50 al. G24 short
clear, S5.50If i. G2i. short ribs, October, $500.
Butter n shade stronger; cEeamery 15g25c;
dairy, 70 20e. Cheese, dull full cream ched-
93aA loo CEggs, steady fresh, 17@1S]2c.
Hides-Steady. Light and green heavy salted.
Sc; salted bull, Acc ;igroen suited calf, 519c: dry
flint, Ga7c; dry sailed, &c dry calf, 5@Gc doa.
cons. each, 20c.
Enthusiastically. No. !, solid packed, dc; No.
9, 3lac cake, 4Ac.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01

Long on Star Routes.

There are few states that have as many
star routes as South Dakota. This was
brought out by the proposals recently ad-
rcrtiscd for. which contracts will be lot in
juno. 1890. The proposals will be received
unit! December Il. 1890. There are in South
Dakota 1913 routes now. and this number
VIII probably be increased upon the opening
oil the Sioux reservation. In North Dakota
there are 100 star routes. but the number is
not likely to be greatly increased. While
there may be a slight increase for Il year or
TWO in ali the new states, it is more than
probable. with rapid railroad building. that
the number will be diminished long before
the contracts made ley June expire. The
contracts will be made for three vrars.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
y Passenger Train Deraileu,

y passenger N the Wabash road was
partially derailed near kellars, Ind. The
express messenger. engineer, fireman and
bagggagemaster We're severely but not Ian
gerously injured. The passengers escaped
with a shaking up. There is a heavy grade
where the accident occurred and the train
was running forty miles an hour, when the
engineer saw the switch was partly
thrown. He Immediately applied The air
brakes, but there was no time to check the
train. After the accident an investigation
showed that the switch lock had been bro
ken by train wrcckers, the boulder with
WHICH the lock was pounded being found
near by.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Ono POStOftice Less

During the Cleveland administration a
postoflicc was established in Burleigh coun-
~ named Wales, and J. i. King appointed
postmaster. 1t was Il matter of only 81 or
50 a year to the postmaster. Soon after
President Harrison's advent Mr.. King
handed i'll his resignation and demanded
instant relief from his official duties. No
attention was paid to the resignation. and
MIR. King wrote the department four times
aftcrward but received no answer. At last
becoming utterly disguised. Mr.. King
packed up all the Wales p~ostoflce parapher-
MALTA and and lodged them in the Bismarck
poStofficc tor S%afckccpinm,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Five Men tO Iinui-

The state supreme court Of Tennessee
has affirmed the verdict Of the lower court
finding J. Anderson. ]. Barnard. II. Bar
nard and Clinton Barnard guilty of the
murder Of Henry Sutton last January.
They will be hanged December %. The
killing was the outcome of a feud in Ham
cock county, which has long been noted
for bloody ~atfrays. 1t is believed this de-
cision will have a reforming effect on the
! county,.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Bits Of News from EyeryWbe,.

JOHN BISHOP was invited by a stranger
INTO a Pierre saloon to irrigate.p Tin
stranger pulled out a $40 bill and asked
John to charge it. John fshed out 4 roll
containing $500. and the stranger hit John
a blow in the eye, grabbed the money and
melted into darkness. The authorities
are looking for the thief.
II special train carving Mrs. Kirnans
9 uakes 20 the side of her husband, the
northwestern conductor who was fatally.
31snfe there seee,tl made stths4fnn from,
columbia to Cakes. q distance OF fortys
sehe miles IN forty-fiye minutes. This il
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
The News Condensed.


MCPHERSON and Campbell counties are
being settled with Russians. Six passen-
ger coaches have arrived lately filled with
Cmigrants.
JOHN CHRIsTIANsoN, of Lctcher. owns an
artcsian we'll that gives up both hard and
soft water. The former was struck ut n
depth of G5S feet and the latter at a much
lesser depth, and comes up between the in
her and outer casing, having a separate dis
charge pipe, SO that either kind may be had
at pleasure.
H Salem gas we'll has a flow of 24O:OM
cubic feet every t~wenty-four hours.
PARTY OF Indian boys and girls from the
different agencies in the vicinity of Cham
bcrlain are en- route for Hampton, Va, to
enter the government school located there.
DAVE DuCHARME. the toughest boy in the
Hills has been transplHnted to the Sioux
Fails pcnitentiary. where he willlingerthrce
years for robbery. He is 90 years of age.
and his age tallies with the number of times
he has been i'll jail.
TIE South Dakota Publishing company
has been organized, with Headquarters at
Aberdeen.
A KNITTING works is soon to be started at
Huron.
ONE day last week a son of Daniel Mullov,
OF Canistota. ieil from Il load of flax to the
ground, striking on the back of l.s neck and
causing total paralysis Of his body. About
the same time another son fell from q stack
and ran the tine Of a pitchfork through the
calf Of his leg.
The 12-year-old daughter of A. H. Duryea.
OF Graccland. was driving q span of horses
to water and had the reins tied around he,
body. The horses ran away and dragged
the child a distance of forty rods, ~injurinn
her seriously and perhaps fatally.
SNowFALLs are reported from various
parts OF both sections Of the territory,
Two epicurean red men. passing through
Castalia the other day, were afforded the
requisite for a banquet by the town mar
shall. The marshal had just ended the
career of a superfiuous dog. which the
children of the prairie dressed. cooked anC
slowed away in their "innards" before an
admiring Castalian audience.
HENRY KERRIcK was killed in a coal mine
near Mandan by the caving in OF earth.
The winter meeting of the South Dakota
Horticultural society will be held. at Madi.
son December 18th and 10Th.
AN industrial school building will b,
erected ut the Yankton Indian agency.
PIERRE has a real estate man named
Glfss.
WALTER BURRILL, OF Sioux Falls, struck
one of his mules with . whip when a piece
ofthe cracker about half AL inch in length
few into his eye, cutting through the upper
lid and burying itself above the ball. The
doctor succeeded in extracting the leather
and Bnrrill will probably ave the eye.
IT is a singular fact that not eight feet
from the gas Welldiscovered at Salem
a well was sunk to the depth Of 2l5 feet
without striking a flow Of either water or
gas. The gas well is 1872 feet deep.
sEgAroH FGrIIsaEW Is opera
house at Sioux Falls
DEANsseAasggENTER Of lle Dakota schoolot
Mines has resigned
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Alarming Spread of Diseases.

The spread of diphtheria and scarlet
fever in Lawrence, Mass, has become SO
alarming that in all the Catholic churches
the priests have warned the people not to
visit from house to house any more than
necessary. Funerals of victims of these
diseases will not be allowed from the
churches.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Apparently Indifferena,

The official vote of North Dakota shows
that there were 5.169 less votes cast nj the
state election than there were at the election
for delegate in 1883. In contrast with this
South Dakota's vote increased nearly 1000
over the poll of 1885.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Latest Market Report.
SIOUX CITY.

Cattle-Market steady and ABOUT 1Oc higher
than lust week. Quotations: Gamers, 75cg
Sl.1o; cows, $l.G0a2.05; stockers, S1.50 2 o25
feeders, $2a512.S 50 veal calves, $2.O013.15.
Hogs-Mnrket steady ct prices o shade lower
than last week. Quotutions: Light nnd
mixed. S~3.5Il@@3.S0; heavy, 50. 75g3.s2l9.
Butter Prices steady. Creamery, 15c;
dairy, 90llc fresh roll. safe.
Esgs-Fresh, cnndled, 1Gl17c.
P~ouitry--Sprins chickens, live, S2.0o92.75
per doz. live per pound, DC.
H~ides-Grcon, 4c; cured, 41h@5c flint, 1860;
dry sailed, 4@Gc; green pelts. shearling, each
l5020c; dry pclts, per h., 109l4c.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Serious Shortage of Cattle Feed.

The Chicago Farmers Rericw says that
reports from its correspondents show Il
serious shortage Of fall pasturage for cat
tie except in Ohio. Missouri and Kentu. Ky.
The states suffering most are Illinois,
Wisconsin and Minnesota. The Reriew
adds hat the farmers have a serious ques-
ton to meet. Where cattle are fit for the
market they are being sold off as rapidly as
possible. 1t is stated as probable that
large numbers of animals not ready for the
block wi l have to be forced on an already
low market at a loss.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Railway Extension prosnects

Messrs. Whitman. H%allenbeck, McCul-
Tough, Burke, and other high officials Of the
northwestern road, have arrived in Pierre.
Iley are supposedto be abot to close up the
contract by which the Northwestern turns
over in fee simple their reserve situated ON
Capitol hill rs Il gift to the city for the cree
ton OF capitol buildings. There are twenty
acres, valued at $50, 900, in the heart of the
city, on the most convenient site. on (which
the city has never assessed taxes under an
agreement had for years with the company,
should the capital be located at Pierre. The
os'icers also inspected their other property.
and are said to have picked out locations for
Il new depot and grounds for division head
quarters near the boat landing and bridge
approach, upon which work will be COM
m"nced, preparatory to bridging and cXtcnd-
ing the road through to the Black Hills in
the spring. They seem to mean business
now,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Hippolyic Inausurated.

The steamer Prince William l.. which
arrived at New York from Port-au-Prince,
brings the news that Gen. Hyppolite was
inansurated president ON the 10th inst.
He reviewed the victorious army immedi-
ately after the ceremony. Great enthusi-
asm prevailed among the people.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Another Successful Commission,

The Chippewa commissioners have az
rived at Duluth from Grand Portage reser-
Walton where they secured every male
adult Indian signature to the agreement
for taking up lands in severalty and SELL
ing what relnainel.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
IyncherS Arrested,

About two weeks ago a man named Ber-
rics killed his mother-in-law at Lexington,
N. G., and on being captured was lynched.
Solicitor Long has made afida Wit before
Judge Phillip on which twenty of the
lynchers have been arrested. Some of the
rinGlcaderS have fled.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Glacll niIIs Nnio,1
RAPID CITY, DAKOTA
UNION PUBLISHING co. PUBS.
TO INTEREST DAKOTA READERS.
Dakota Railway Tax Cases.
PUBLISHING co.

A late Bismarck dispatch says: A com
piication OF considerable magnitude with
reference to what are known as the gross
earnings tax cases. is likely to arise out of
the transition from territorial existence to
statehood i'll North Dakota. The gross
'.altnings tax cases involve several hundred
thousand dollars Of taxes alleged to be due
from the Northern Pacific Railroad company
TO the counties along its line of road. At
the test case at jamestown last spring AL
1red Wailin, one OF the newly elected judges
OF the supreme court, appeared for the rail-
road, and j. NJ Bartholomew, also one of
the newly elected judges, appeared for the
counties. Judge Rose decided against the
railroad, and the cases were appealed to the
supreme court Of the territory. At the re-
ecnt session of the supreme court. held at
Deadwood. the judges concluded not to de-
eide the cases and TO allow them to stand
for adjudication by the incoming supreme
court OF North Dakota. AS Judges Barthol-
omcw and Wallin are both incapacitated
from deciding the cases. the only rcmaine
Judge who can sit is Judge Corliss, of Grand
Forks, and he alone is not a majority of the
supreme bench.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
Accidentally Killed.

LAWRENCE JACOBS, aged Z years. shot
and instantly killed his brother Elmer.
aged ~ years, ut L~idgerwood. The two
were playing with o rifle and the shot was
accidental.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
sPEAKERsHIP GUEssEs.
WASHINGTON ESTIMATE UPON
STRENGTH OF CANDIDATES.
Close Race between Reed and M'Kinley-
A Lively tro ssihg War in Minnesota
Western Tasaott In Cylnoline - Other
News of Othcr Sorts.

News of Othcr Sorts.
A Washington special says: From 6hs
canvass Of the house of representatives it
is reported that Mr.. Heed, Of Maine, leads
in the race for the speakership, with SO
votes, while Mckinley has 81 Votes. n
sight, Cannon, of Illinois, being third
with 80; Burrows fourth with 10, and Hen
dorson, Of Iowa, fifth with -. This can
vass is interesting as much for what it
promises In the way Of second choice as
for what it shows for first choice. It will
take e6 votes to name q speaker in the re-
publican CAUCUS. Mckinley is the second
choice Of 12G,lnembers, while Reed is sec
ond choice Of only. IS, including the %
who are for him as a iirst choice. But, if
it comes to a second choice: Cannon may
get 76 votes, taking some from both Reed
and McKinly. According to this canvass
New York is not to be solid, as was res
solved last spring, but will give II votes to
Iced, 2 to Mckinley, 2to Burrows and ]
to Cannon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-11-01
To placate the Suuaw Men.

The latest from the Chickasaw Indian
nation says the convention Of squaw men
called to memorabilia congress to allot the
Chickascw lands in severalty and give the
nation a territorial government has been
postponed at the request of Gov. Bird,
who promises to urge tie C~hickasaw legis-
laturc to repeal the DISTINGUISHING amend
ment of the constitution and restore to
the squaw men all their former rights if
they will cease their agitation of the ques-
ton Of allotment and territorial govern
ment.