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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
COllided at Full SDeed.
Shall We Buy Lower California?

The purchase from Mexico of the PENN
sula OF lower California, says a Washing
ton special, it is more thar likely, will
come before congress again for considera-
ton, and in all probability under more
favorable circumstances than ever before.
The senate committees on irrigation re-
Gently investigating the subject in CALI
fornia found at the extreme south end of
the state a tract of bottom land the extent
of which is several millions of acres. the
soil being fertile but practically worthless
unless irrigated. The land could be
watered at little expense, plenty of water
being available near by, and all that is
necessary being to cut a canal to the Col
orado river. However, the only practic Il
point at which this can be done is across
the Mexican border. The only satisfactory
way to accomplish this work would be the
purchase Of Lower California, and it is
thought that Mexico might be induced to
sell, as the land is of but little value to
her. There are many reasons urged why
the purchase should be made, one being
that it would have the effect of giving the
Pacific coast line a natural termination,
just as the purchase of Florida completed
the Atlantic. The problem of irrigation
is rapidly coming to the front and there
seems to be but little doubt that the re-
port of the senate committee will show
the complete feasibility of irrigation and
favor the acquisition of the peninsula of
Lower California.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
A Narrow Escape,

When enc of Yesterdays outgoing North
western coaches had reached he top OF
the big hill beyond Mobiles toll gate, says
a recent Deadwood paper, a runaway team
hitched to an overturned farm wagon was
met. At the point spoken OF the road is
extremely narrow. The runaway team
could not be checked, and in their mad
career crowded one of the coach leaders
over the bank. The other horse at once
braced himself and by SO doing kept his
fallen companion from pulling the other
five horses, coach and passengers over the
precipice and to certain death hundreds of
feet below. The fallen horse was lifted
back to the road, and after ten minutes
delay the coach resume its way to White
uon6
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
The North Dako1a Vote.

Full official returns of the recent cleo
ton in North Dakota show a total vote of
39,500. Hansbrough, republican candi-
date for congress, received a majority of
Is, 600, while Miller, republican candidate
for governor, had $4,000. The majority in
favor OF prohibition is 100. Eighty per
cent. of the total vote was in favor Of con-
stituti0n-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
Back Pay for West Point Cadet is.

The question arises as to how
many men are entitled to COM
pensation under the decision of the
courts that cadets at West Point are mem
bers of the regular army. and are entitled
to back pay for their services during their
term of study. The period embraced and
applies not Gully to-@caicers still living
but to the heirs of officers. About one
thousand and two hundred applications
have been filed. It is estimated that ST.
800, 900 will pay all claims.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
That Brown County Case.

The motion for appeal in the famous
Brown county seat case has been denied by
the supreme court. Prominent attorneys at
Aberdeen now admit that the county rec
ords will now go back to Columbia. This
effactually settles the matter until u vote
can be taken, which cannot be LONE until
the next regular election.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
Comes in with Two coneressmcn.

South Dakota will be the only territory
admitted into the union with a representa-
ton in the national house of representa-
tiyes at the time of her admission of two
members. This representation is due to
the fact that South Dakota has a pc. ula.
ton that entities her to it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
THE COUNTRIES CROPS.
MONTHLY REPORT OF THE GOVERN.
MENT AGRICULTURAL BUREAU.

The Condition OF Corn Much Better than =
of Wheat Per Acre Increased-Winter
Wheat Injured by Rains.
The department Of agriculture re-
ports the general percentage Of the
condition Of corn at OFT, against
against sos last October; buckwheat, 90,
against 92.1 last year; tobacco. 80. Z,
against 85.7 in 1888. The preliminary
estimate of yield an acre is 12.S for wheat,
1l.9 for rye, and &c. for barley.
The last month has been favorable for
corn. Slight frost north Of 40 degrees
injured late corn, but the percentage Of
damage was generally very small, as the
crop was we'll matured in the third week
of September. Potatoes were injured east
of the Alreghenies by excess of moisture,
causing rot. In West Verginta and Ohio
similar reports are received. Drought
reduced the yield in Michigan, though
the quality is generally good. In the
Mississippi valley the crop is more promis-
ing. In the Rocky Mountain region,
where the area is largely increased. the
season has been unfavorable.
The returns of yield an acre of wheat
are in thrasher measurement. This report
is preliminary, as the local estimates will
be tested by the record books of the
thrashers now coming in. The present
average for principal States are 10 8
bushels in New York; in Pennsylvania
1873, Ohio 1916, Michigan AZ, Indiana
IA, Illinois 10, Wisconsin 14.2, Minnesota
1916, Iowa 1871. Missouri !a, Kansas 1874,
Nebraska 10, Dakota S.3, California Is.
Winter wheat wa injured in many dis
tricts during harvest and in the stack by
heavy rains and is comparatively light,
grading badly, thus reducing its weight
and value.
Commissioner of immigration F. H..
Hagerty, in the last report Of the Dakota
bureau of immigration. says:
''The total acreage of wheat in Dakota
for 1889 was 4, 1858, III acres, the yield
was a., 009, 09s bushels; the total acreage
of oats were 1, 1873, 500 acres, and the yield
81, 1863, 70S bushels. the total acreage of
corn, 814, SIT, and tho yield %, s32, 073
bushels: the total acreage of barley, $685.
500, and the total yield q, 455, TT bushels;
the 5otal acreage of rye, IL, 77554, and the
total yield 301, 1O7 bushels; 1893 acres Of
buckwheat yielded 30, 5f4 bushels; As, 656
acres of potatoes yielded 4.03S, 262 BUSH
els; while 4U3, 314 acres of flax produced
3,2Se, 115 bushels of flax Seed"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
Lightning Prosperity.

At the late annual meeting of the
Western Union Telegraph company in
New York city The old board of dirac-
tors was reelected. The statement
for the fiscal year, ending June 30,
show the gross earnings to be 500, 1888,
1874, operating expenses, $l4,565,l 1852,
and net earnings, $6,218,04l, nj IN
crease of $I,147, 40 over the net eai =
ings OF the previous year Ate. RS
payment of dividends and all clsS Is
there was Q surplus from tbs Yealss
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
Epidemic Of Typhoid Fever.

An alarming epidemic Of typhoid fever
prevails at Aurora, w. Va. It is said the
entire neighborhood for miles around is
infected. There is scarcely a family with
out n or more Of its members Frustrated
with the disease. and in some localities
there are scarcely enough we'll persons to
nnrea tho cink
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
Latest Market Report.
SIOUX CITY,

Cattle-Market somewhat weaker, the re-
ceipts the past week having been the heaviest
ever experienced. Quotations: Gamers, G5o
9S1.0O; common cows, 81. O0G1. 95 stockers,
81. .O5.
Hogs-Market about steady with last report.
Qnotations: Light ana mixed, $3.75@3. 500 !;
heavy, SO. 771a = 3.85.
Butter Prices steady. Creamery, 15o;
dairy, 9a11c :. fresh roll. 507c.
Eggs-Frcsh. caudlsd, 1G@I7c.
Po~ultry-Spring chickens, live, 80. OO12,7 rs
per doz. live per pound, Sc.
~Hides-Green, 4c; cured, 5000 flint, 1880:
dry sailed, 4G5c; green pelts, shearling, each
15g2Oc; dry pelts, per lb., 1O@14c.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
A Crazy Jump.

Mrs. Louisa Ernest, of st. Louis, who
has been suffering from dementia, eluded
her attendants the other morning, went
out on the bridge and leaped into the river
loo feet below. A fisherman saw her and
rescued her with a skif. Strange to say
she was injured very slightly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
North Dakota ,Iudeas.

In North Dakota these Judicial candi-
dates were, successful: First district, G..
F. Templeton (dem.), Grand Forks; sec
ond district, D. E. Morgan (rep.), Ram
sey: third district, W.. B. Mcdonnell
(aem. } .Gass; fourth district. W. S. Lau-
der (Iep.). Richland; fifth district, Roder.
ick Rose (dem.), Stutsman; sixth district,
w. II. Winchester (rep.), Burleigh.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
The Territory's Last Session Of Supreme
COurt.

The last session Of the supreme court OF
wood with Judges Trip, Aiken. Spencer,
Templeton, Rose, Thomas, Croft and No
Council present. This is the last session
that will ever be held under the territorial
government. and was not a long one. No
eases of Importance were heard during the
farm,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
WHEAT GROWERS TO CONVENE
Fla rmers of the Mississippi Valley to
Meet in st. Louis,

NEetE III ST. IOIIS.
A st. Louis dispatch y Arrange
ments for the convention of the wheat
growers of the Mississ ippi valley, to tie
held here Oct. %, are progressing favor
ably. The principal objects are the form
alton of a wheat growers association and
action to insure to farmers a better con.
troll of prices and commercial systems now
in force. Walter N. Allen, president of
the Farmers Federation of the Mississippi
Valley, has assurance that there will be a
large attendance at the convention.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
NEW YORK.

Produoe-Wheat, No. 2. s5c; ungrsded red,
799s2o. Corn, No. Q, 500 November, 400. Oats,
No. 2 white. 2-Bc; mixed western, 24@274c;
white western. 27s1 Csc. 80
Provisions Eggs steady: western, zoe. Pork
steady. Lard STEADY and firm; closed steady;
sales OF western steam, Sc TO-. Butter weak;
Elgin, 25g25hc western dairy, 9a15c; cream
CRY, l2@14ho. Cheese quiet western, s910an.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

FAVOR OF snOttlnR On electf1c illumination
by overhead wires altogether unless he
mortality ceased. The mayor was firm in
insisting that the wires must 20 into sub
ways, and that where subways did not ex-
ist perfect insulation must be maintained.
A resolution f%orbidding the use of over
head wires not certified by the boards ex-
perts as in proper condition was adopted
When the New States win Be Proclaimed.
A Washington dispatch says: The ques-
ton has been raised by politicians here to-
day, when will the president issue his
proclamation declaring the Dakotas, Mon
tana and Washington states of the %union?"
Just as soon as the president receives the
official returns from those territories, which
he has not yet done, and probably will not
much before the last of this month, he
will issue such a proclamation, say about
Nov. 1. The governors of these states
will then send the several senators and
representatives ELECT certificates Of their
election, which, when congress convenes,
will be presented to the respective bodies
to which they have been elected, the same
as from any other state, and they will take
their seats. Then the now representatives
can vote for the election of house officers.
Not Room on the Ocean to Pass In.
The State Line ste mel State of Ne
braska, bound for New York, collided with
the Allan Line steamer Norwegian, from
Montreal off the Scotland shore. The
State of Nebraska was struck on the port
bow and several plates smashed. She
was filled with passengers. Agents of
the State line have received cable adj
vices that the ship was not seriously
damaged, and the passengers are all we'll
Chicago for the Worlds Fair.
The finance committee of the worlds
fair of Chicago that So, OOO, 900
has been actually subscribed and S 3 ,OOO,-
900 more in sight up to date. The wage
workers of the city celebrated the ami
versary of the big Chicago fire by con-
tributing to the fund an aggregate of
$3.50, 900.
Help Bleeding Kansas.
The governor of Kansas has Endorsed
the appeal from the people of Stevens
county for aid, and urges that q hearty
response be given to the call for food, fuel
and clothing. The farmers of that county
have suffered four successive failures of
crops, and they are without means of sup
port for the approaching winter.
Axteli, tho Record Breaker.
In a trot against time at Terre Haute,
Ind, a few days since. Iowa's remarkable
thiee-year-old, AxtelI, made the mile in a
clean, perfect trot, in 2:12, thus breaking
the record by Il seconds. For this feat
he brought his owner $1O5, 900 at the sale
which folio wed.
Tho Women's Congress Elects Officers.
The women's congress elected Julia
Ward Howe, of Rhode Island, president;
Isabel Rowland, of New York, secretary,
and Henrietta Wolcott, of Massachusetts, |
Nce-presidents from every
state in the union were elected.
An Item from Oklahoma Land.
w. Canterbury was shot and killed the
other day i'll the Chickasaw nation by Col.
.. c.. Sugg, a wealthy ranch owner. Col.
ougg and Canterbury met on the highway.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
State Forces Withdrawn.

The state forces have closed up their
work at Johnstown, Penn, and quit for
good. Three bodies were found the last
morning of the work, by the workmen
while making an opening in the sewer out
let. 1t seems hard to stop the work at
this stage with the stream full of dead
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
OTHER DAKOTA NEWS;
A Killed

John Herman, one of the oldest and best
known conductors on the Dakota Central
division Of the Chicago and Northwestern
railway, fell from the top of a car at Cakes
while switching and was SO severely in
jured that he died n few hours later. He
resided at Huron and leaves a wife and two
children
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

Grand Forks county, "a. B. Haugsn, .ole
Satire, u. F. seiby, IN. h. strom. 0snn' =
8. Gass county, FL. S. Tyler, IF. 8. Thomp-
10: Cass county, +Eli W. Mcintyre, N. B.
ger, Wv u. Beard o0u'e' En'AnA Lam
n Z =. J il ishlsna county, +R. h. Hantinson, tR.
10; sargent county. W. Bowen, wv. s.
Buchanan.
Green.
IS; Barnes county, duncan Mcdonald
as. Steele and driggs counties, w. :. H.
Z. Nelson county, 4ole E. olsgaard.
IL: Cavalier county, tW. H. Murphy, IF. 3.
10. .rowner and Rollette counties. *James
Bretten, Towner.
20. Benson and other counties, *Geo. E.
Ingebceston, d p. Thomas.
u; ramsey county, *JsmesM Mccormack, &c.
A. Currier.
%: Eddy, Foster and Wells counties, #David
B. Wellman, Eddy; *Luther L. Walton, Wells.
Milstad.
q. La Moure county, T. A. Neland.
y. Dlckey county, *W. B. Allen, "A. 4.
96. Emmons and other counties, *G. w.
Lilly, Mcintosh; *W. L. Beldon, Logan.
~: .Burleigh county, *E. A. Williams, *G. w.
%. Nottineau and McHenry counties, 4Jas.
Reed, N Henry.
Satterlund.
30: Morton and Oliver counties IA. W Hoyt,
up. 3. Wickham.
81. Stark and other counties. &c. G. Moon,
Mercer.
COMMISSIONS Hagerty's Crop Report.
r. II. Hagerty, commissioner of immigra-
ton for Dakota, has made the following
Oh win of tho =. ro =, r,ioIl C.-k1~a. -. 1 con,
Ii the superiority of Dakota as an agri-
cultural region needed further demonstra-
ton it is to be found in the
results of this years crops.
Reports were sent broadcast over the
country that the crops in Dakota were an
almost total failure. Indeed, within the
territory he gravest app%rehensions were
entertained, for never was the producing
capacity OF a region more severely tried by
adverse circumstances. There was an un-
usual lack Of rainfall, and in some regions
the grain was beset while yet in the milk
by hot winds; yet out of what seemed dis
aster, out OF what veritably might have
proved ashes, Dakota again rises, Phoenix
like, and surprises the world with
a succession OF splendid crop to-
tails. Again the empire territory
distances every state and TERRITORY
in the production of wheat, and rolls up
the grand total of A, 0O9, 1872 bushels, a to-
tai based upon o careful estimate, and best
of all, nearly every bushel of this great
amount is of the very highest grade, large
ly of the No. l hard variety-richer in the
albuminoids than the wheat of any region
in the world.
AS will be seen from the ~accompanvinp
tables the total acreage of wheat in Da-
kota for 1889 was a, 1863, III acres; the yield
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
Can Only Elect Senators.

Nothing can be done at the first session
of the South Dakota legislature except to
organize and elect two United States sen :
ators in the mode and manner provided
by the laws of congress for'the election of
United States senator's" Then the body
must adjourn until the regular time of
meeting in January. 1t will be seen by
section 16 of said law that the legislature
cannot begin to vote for senator until two
weeks after they organize.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
In North Dakota,
The South Dakota Le,tsI.tur,

Returns show the following persons
elected as members Of North Dakota's
first legislature. Those marked with the
asterisk (*) are republicans, with. the dag
ger Cd Independent republicans, AMI with
the double dagger (t) democrats:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
More wires to Go Underground.

In view of the wholesale loss of life by
electricity a late meeting of the New York
board Of electrical control was devoted to
the reception Of representatives Of the
various companies. Mayor Grant scored
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

That the Dakotas are able to present
such a summary in a year exceptionally
bad is due to peculiarities Of soil and eli
mate which seemingly exist nowhere else.
The marked climatic changes, especially the
increase of moisture which In accordance
with a beneicent law of nature follows
settlement, will remedy most Of the disad-
vantages under which the Dakota farmer
labors. while the establishment of cheap
aud effective systems of irrigation from
artesian wells will largely reduce the haz-
ards of agriculture and make the Dakotas
q region of certain crops. When such
wonders are accomplished under such con-
ditions speculation opens a wide field as to
the future.
The present is the last crop report to be
issued by the commissioner of immigra-
ton of Dakota territory. In his labors to
put forth fvll and ccurate reports he has
been greatly aided by the corporation of
a large corps Of correspon ents and the
press of the territory, to whom he embraces
this opportunity to return thanks for their
valuable assistance and to express q hope,
in which they will d5ubtlessly heartily
concur that the future chr, niclers of the
crop histories of North Oak TIA and South
Dakota may find an ever more favorable
account to give of their respective regions.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

1t will at once be apparent that while the
average yield for tie present year is less
than that for 1883, yet considering the ud-
verse conditions mentioned, the showing
is a most creditable one.
As the territory is upon the eve of divi-
sion INTO the states of North and South
Dakota, the accompanying tables lave
been arranged accordingly. In the conn
ties comprising the new state of North
Dakota the total acreage and yield of the
various crops was as follows.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
A VIGOROUS DOCUMENT.

Civil-Service commissioners Asking for
More Money to Carry on the Work.
The annual report of the civil
service commission for the fiscal year,
which closed June 30 last is likely to
be a vigorous document 1t will make
a strong argument for a COMPETE
tive system, and will present the issue
squarely whether the law shall be upheld
and sustained, or whether it shall be re-
pealed.
The commissioners intend to request of
Congress an appropriation adequate to do
the work required of them by law and by
rules. The appropriation authorized for
tho present year is only $50, coo, but the
commissioners will ask that the amount be
more than doubled. The clerical work is
cons family running behind, and the COM
missioners are doing the work that ought
to re done by subordinates, and more
money is imperatively required if the
board is not to die of starvation. Addi-
tional money is needed, not only to carry
on the work of the commission here in
Washington, but to give some compensa-
ton to the secretaries of local boards who
are kept constantly busy re- clustering appli-
cations for places and giving information
about taking examinations.
Neither Gov. Thomson nor Mr.. Roose-
welt is satisfied with the rule permitting
transfers from the ranks of laborers to
classified service. They share President
Cleveland's apprehension that the rule may
be abused for the purpose of promoting
political friends who can not stand out Of
examination. The rule is a dan gerous one
and early next year it will probably be
dropped. This matter, however, will not
call for treatment in the report, but will
merely require the action of the COM
mission and the approval of the President.
AFTER THE MILWAUKEE ROAD.
Indicted for Violating the Interstate
Commerce Law.
At st. Paul, Mimi, the Milwaukee
road has been indicted by the United
States grand jury for violation of
the interstate law and the trial
of the cause will be of the greatest i'm
portance, testing, rs it will, the right of
railroads to charge higher rates to interior
towns than to st. Paul and Minnea polls.
There is also involved in the issue the
question of hundreds of thousands of dol
lars revenue to the railroads.. 1t is said
that Fairbault, at the instance of which
town this indictment was secured, pays to
the railroads tho sum Of 500, 900 a year
freight rates.
there was no case against it. 1t had only
shipped one consignment of alcohol at q
low rate and it did rot appear that it was
ready to ship all the a'cohol it could
get at the same rate. The trial of the
Milwaukee case will demonstrate the right
of railroad companies t.. ignore the long
and short haul clause of the inter State
law in instances where it affects the roads
rnvonuo n.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
Nav BE So. MAY re NOT.

Tie Universal (n%ewspaper) of the city of
Mexico, says trichin@ has been discovered
in hogs imported from the United States
in San Louis Potosi.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18
An Item from Oklahoma Land

w. Canterbury was shot and killed the
other day i'll the Chickasaw nation by Col.
e.. c. Sugg, a wealthy ranch owner. Col.
Sugg and Canterbury met on the highway,
and 1t was during a dispute that the crime
was cOmmittad-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1889-10-18

Mrs. kendall, the English actress
who has just sailed for America, has
brought with her oyer --draaaaa-s