The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-25

DO smallpox. Before the nature Of the
disease became known over 200 persons,
including about sixty school children, were
exposed to it. Now word comes from Pc
lee that there are nearly 100 cases Of the
disease on tie island. The inhabitants of
the place who have not yet contracted the
disease are panicstricken. The Canadian
government has established a quarantine
against the island, and all %neighboring
American ports not now quarantined will
be closed against it, thus shutting the
stricken people out from all communica-
tion with the outer world.
Some Probable Recommendation by the
Postmastor-G General.
Postnaster-G General Wanamaker's forth
coming report is anticipated with much
concern in postal circles. It is expectedto
make some original recommendations, es-
pecially in reference to the connection of
the postal system with the telegraph, an
extension of the free delivery service to
cities having $4,000 postal incomes annu-
ally, and the construction Of buildings at
the expense of the government for post
offices of the second class. 1t will be re-
membered that Senator Paddock, in the
early part of the last congress, introduced a
bill providing buildings for second class
postofices, and that it went through the
senate with a whirl, but the economical
house cut the allowances for these build
ings down to about two-thirds the amount
provided in the Paddock bill, and the
measure finally failed to secure compile
ton. The democrats wanted to give about
sixteen or eighteen thousand dollars fo1
ground and buildings in cities where sec
ond-class postofices are located, antici-
pating charity on the part of citizens fol
the building.
The republicans IN the senate wanted to
make this amount nearer 1926, 600 or $780,
600, and held that if the people in any OF
the cities wanted to give the ground they
could simply get a better building as the
full amount of the appropriation would be
expended. There is very little doubt now
that the Paddock bill will go through both
branches of congress at the approaching
session, as it IS one of the most popular
measures ever proposed. It is not proba-
BILE that Postmaster General Wanamake,
will propose u parcel post-a limited ex-
press system in connection with the postal
service-but the subject will undoubtedly
be agitated by its friends.
An Amicable Settlement Of tho Montana
Case.
It has been learned at Helena, Mont.
that a combination of remarkable char
acter had been formed looking to the cleo
ton of Martin McGinnis and Wilbur F.
Sanders, one a democrat and the other q
republican, as United States senators.
These two men are the leading candidates
of their respective parties and their friends
have put their heads together to make
their election certain and at the same time
end the quarrel over members of the legis-
lature. 1t is already conceded that Judge
De Wolf will render q decision in the
famous Homestake tunnel case, requiring
the Silver Bow canvassing board to re-
turn the vote of the county as originally
counted in the precincts, and it is part OF
the programme for the republicans to
make no serious effort to have the vote
otherwise counted. This will give the
democrats seven of the Silver Bow dele
CATION and a majority Of three on joint
ballot. There is a tie IN B~eaverhcad
county on the member of the house, and
the republicans will be allowed this men,
Der. This will make the vote on Joint
ballot: Democrats, 81; republicans, IS.
Three democrats ave been found who
will vote for Sanders for senator and thus
end the long and bitter warfare to the
satisfaction of the leaders of both parties
Southern Settlement of a Trouble-Twe
Dead.
The case against Dr.. Tett, charged with
completely in the Osyka tragedy of last
year, in which Druggist Vamodo was as.
sa%ssinated, was dismissed at Nicholson,
Miss. the other day for lack of evidence.
L. G.. Collins, one of the witnesses against
Tett, was heard talking about the matte,
outside. Tett gota shotgun, and finding
Collins still talking, fired two loads OF
buckshot into his face, killing him in
stantly. Collins brother-in- law, J. w.
Turner, then opened fire on Tett with
a pistol and the doctor war fatally
wounded, dying in a short time.
A State Ticket Withdrawn.
The republican state executive commit.
tee of Mississippi met at Jackson a few
days since, to consider tho withdrawal Of
Gen. Chalmers from the head of the state
ticket. The committee decided to with.