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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-11-21

A BRIGHT OLD LADY.-Mrs. Nancy johnson,
whose home is with her son James 7. johnson,
near Chestnut HILL is in her 9lst year, but is al.
most as active as a woman of fifty. She is
bright and cheerful, her eyesight is good and
che spends her time in reading, knitting and at
tending to various little domestic duties. She
is daughter of the late William Michael
and is the last of her Immediate family. She
was the mother of twelve children, of whom
only four survive. These are ex-Sheriff Henry
G. johnson, John T. and Owen johnson, and
Mrs. Leonard NJ. Wheeler.
She has been member of Deer Creek Metho-
dist Protestant Church ever since its establish
ment and takes great interest in its affairs.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-11-21

ToRCHLIGHT PROCESSION IN DELTA.-The
Democrats of York and Hartford counties had a
grand rejoicing over the recent Democratic
victory, by torchlight procession in Delta, last
Saturday night The line, which was made up
of men in carriages, in wagons, on horseback
and afoot, was half a mile in length, and brass
bands from Delta, New Freedom and Fairfield,
Lancaster county, played patriotic and familiar
airs as they gaily marched from the vicinity
of Hinke's Hotel, through Delta to Cambria,
thence by way of West Bangor to Slate Hill.
Many transparenceies and torches were carried
in the procession. On one transparency was in
scribed : "We Want No Gar" Another in
formed the beholders that Mckinley had gone
to ioin McGinty, and others bore humorous and
suggestive notices. There was general glorl-
fication and rejoicing. Many of the houses in
Delta were beautifully Illuminated. Among
those which displayed the greatest taste and
care In arrangement were the residences OF
Messrs. George w. Weeks, Abe Troutner and
Asa Jones. The latter is good Republican
but Mrs. Jones is an ardent Democrat and her
husband was too kind to interpose any objec-
ton on an occasion of such rejoicing among his
neighbors and friends. The crowd is said to
have been the largest ever assembled in Delta.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-11-21

California, it appears, has also voted in
favor of lower tariff, by electing four Dem
ocratic congressman out of six. In the
present House she has four Republicans 10
two Democrats. The previous reports were
that the Democrats had only elected one
Congressman In that State.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1890-11-21
B Ell AIR, M d.

WIN. FL. PAUL, of Webster, is Authorized to re-
ceivC and collect subscriptions for The HQis.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
RECIPROCITY.
Acknowledgement Langley, OF Halifax
Gives Inside History.

GIVES Inside History.
HALIFAX, N. s., Sept. 11.-Attorney-Gen-
eral Langley has arrived at his home. He
describes his important trip to the United
States. In an interview he says:
Il had no more thought OF visiting Wash
lnston than of going to Australia, but while
l was in New York Mr.. Wiman suggested
the Importance of. making some special cf-
fort to induce the American congress to in
clude Canada in the scheme of reciprocity.
Mr.. Blaine has already declared in favor of
reciprocity with the states Of South
America, and his idea has been embodied
in proposed amendments to the Mckinley
Dill IN the senate.
"kecognizing the Importance of the mat
ter, consented to accompany Mr.. Wiman
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
DINED ON KINGsnEAD.
STORY OF A WEST AFRICAN
HOODOO MAHDI.


He Sits Down to Hts First Royal Dinner
With the Head of a Monarch Before Him
Pork Packing statistics Show u Falling
on Over the Preceding Week Crop Re-
ports, Etc.
LONDON, Sept. 11.-Much indignation is
expressed in France over the fact that
Samudoo, the so-called West African Mahdi,
who recently made a treaty of friendship
with the English, followed up the treaty by
purchasing from the British a large quantity
of guns and cartridges, and thereupon pro-
cecdcd to attack the French. Notwith-
standing his guns, he got the worst of tho
fight, his favorite commander, Savos Pasha.
being killed in a hand to hand encounter
with q French lieutenant of Senegales
troops. Samudqo is now ENGAGED in raising
the people Of western Soudan for attack OF
the French. He is said to be as peculiar
an individual as the original Mahdi who
caused SO much trouble to the Brit
ish in Egypt. Born in the king
dom of Bornu, his mother was the
Nubian slave of an Arab trader. His
father took good care of him, and as he
thai it was his mission to restore supremacy
of the prophet in Western Africa. Tho
King OF Bornu, noticing that the young
man was ambitious, ordered him to be de-
capitated, as a lesson to other ambitious
| youths. Samudoo was warned by a friend
| said to have been one of the sultanas, ant
fed to Senegal. There he curbed his fanat'
icism under Christian protection until dis
turbances in Bornu tempted him to return
The dissatisfied element accepted him a!
l a. ~.l>. ns1 H. -, l> 1I-,eo1 ,-.ef1~ of Il,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

In Havre the United stevedorcs sheds,
with freezing chambers, machinery and
6Q, 900 carcasses Of mutton, were destroyed
by fire.
THE Armenian patriarch has again re-
signed on the plea of i'll health, but
really as q protest againt the porte's negli-
gence in carrying out the proposed reforms.
SIGEoR SEIsMIT-DoDA has resigned the
Office of minister of finance OF Italy in con-
sequence of newspapers censuring him for
attending a banquet at which irridentist
toasts were drunk.
OWING to the heavy rains the Mohawk
valley flats are submerged. Muc damage
has been done to growing crops. Corn is
being gathered in boats-something un-
known before in twenty years.
Mr.. MCGRATH. a w%ell-to-do member OF
the National league, has been brutally MUIR
dered in Ballingary, Ireland, by miners,
who resented his sheltering IN evicted
farmer with whom they had Quarreled.
The Sydney, N. s. W., labor conference
has issued a manifesto in which it throws
the whole blame for the strike and its con-
tinuance upon the employers. who have
thus far declined to confer with the work
men.
The conservative government Of the can
ton Of Tychno, Switzerland, has been re-
stored, while an inquiry into the recent re-
volt is being conducted by Federal Judge
Schneider. The situation is orderly, bu,
the people are still uneasy.
The workingmen's suffrage congress has
opened in Brussels. There are 500 dele.
gates. 1t has been decided to hold a mons.
ter demonstration next Sunday with a view
to impressing upon the parliament, which /.
soon to assemble, the demand for universe.
suffrage.
NEAR Terre Haute, Ind.,' Thomas Buck
hart was killed in a fight with his step-son
Harvey Strobe. Buckhart had been to town
and was returning home, intoxicated. Wher
near his home he and Strobe met. Strobe
was! looking for the old m.n
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
CROP DITIO
Government Report for Scptember-Corn
and Wheat Both Show Less Favorable
SoSIlt

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-the national
crop report for September shows that the
injury to the corn crop reported last month
was intensified by the continuance of the
drouth in August until rains came to its re-
lief, but were too late for full recovery.
The average is 70.1, against 1873 last month.
1t is the lowcsta average since 1881. The de-
cline occurred in New York, Ohio and H.
linois and in the northwestern states, and in
some others Of less Importance. The crop is
late in the eastern states, requiring matur-
ing weather throughout September. The
Ohio valley and Missouri valley report
protractcd drOuth and poor condition.
While the rains Of the last two weeks of
August have been beneficial nearly
everywhere they have not always re-
stored the losses of the first half of the
month. Tho best condition is in Kansas,
though some of the western counties make
good returns. The Dakotas and Nebraska
are a little higher.
Returns of the condition of winter wheat
at the time of harvesting are less favorable
than those Of the 1st of July. So far as
thrashing has progressed results are gen.
orally disappointing. The July average
was 16.2. and the present average is 1875.
The general average Of spring wheat is also
reduced from S3.2 to T9.S. The average for
wheat OF both kinds is TS.5. In 1886 the
September average for wheat was r., and
was - in 1881. The yield Of spring wheat is
unusually variable in the Dakotas. ranging
from high yields to S bushels and less per
acre. The progress of thrashing will de-
vclop the extent of these differences.
Rye yields less than was expected. The
condition as reported is reduced to s5.4.
The September condition of oats is the
lowest ever reported, having fallen from
TO.l in August to GA. The rate of yielt
will be the smallest in twenty years.
The condition of barley is not very scri.
ously ~lower-from s2.S to TS.G.
Buckwhcat is fully maintained, it's Au.
gust condition average being 9O.5 agains
90.1.
Figures for potatoes nave fallen since
Aug. l from TIA to 65.7 the lowest avcragt
yield ever reported, that of 1887 being 67.3
The reported percentage for fattcnin,
swine is % per cent, and their condition
| on q
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
THE nRules will STAY THERE.
The Department Refuses Their Request to
Move South Of the White River--Brook-
ings schools Presented with . Flag.
Notes with Interest,"

The Department Refuses Their Request to
Move South Of tho White River--Brook.
ings Schools Presented with . Flag.
Notes with Interest
The Lower Brule Indians, after sevz
eral years of unsuccessful effort, have
at last been notified by the Indian bureau
through their agent, Maj. Dixon, that
they cannot move south of the White
river to the Rosebud reservation. The
reason for the desired removal is, as they
claim, that the land south Of the White
riveris much better than that embraced
In their own reservation. When the
Sioux commission was at the agency last
summer obtaining their assent TO the re-
linquishment of 1000, 900 acres of their
reservation to the government, these In
dams, at a council held with the COM
missioncrs, implored Gen. Crook to
promise that they might move, but the
general Informed them that he could
do nothing further than to request
the department to allow them to do
so, as his instructions from the s'grcat
father die not give him the power to
make promises other than were provided
by the Sioux bill. The generals prom
Use to interccde in their behalf was re-
ccivcd satisfactorily by the Indians, as
they had great faith in his Influence and
firmly believed that the matter would
eventually be settled in their favor. A
short time ago, however, the Rosebud
band of Sioux entered o vigorous protest
against the proposed removal, claiming
that they did not have any land to spare.
This apparently settled the matter, as
the Indian bureau has refused to grant
the request of the Lower Brules. OF
course the Indians were deeply disap-
pointed at the failure of their efforts, as
a great many had set their hearts upon
going below White river.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
OVERHEARD AND DROWNED.
Myron Macarthur, While Enjoying u Sum
day Excursion, Loses His Life In Lake
d Michigan.

CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-Just as the excursion
steamer Viola rounded the north end Of the
pier Sunday afternoon and headed for the
crib, passengers were startled by the cry
'Man overboard!" At the same instant u
woman rushed to the rail, screaming "Savc
him! save hint" and two small children,
clinging to her skirts, began crying pite-
ously. The Viola was crowded with passen-
gers out for an excursion to the crib, aud
those who had gathered at the boats stern
saw a man struggle desperately in the roll
ing wake for an Instant and then disappear
from view. That was the last seen OF
Myron Macarthur, of 132 Ohio street. a hat
floating on the waves marked his disappear
ance. The Viola patrollcd in the vicinity
for some time, and u crew from the life
saving station rowed all around the scene
for half an hour and then abandoned hope
OF recovering the lost passenger. Eycur-
sionists crowded around the woman and her
children, but, breaking way from them,
she tried to jump into the lake. Macarthur
and his family were on their way to tho
crib to visit some acquaintanccs During
the trip the father amused the children by
leaning over the rail and dipping his hand
kcrchicf in the water. Several times he
leaned so far over the rail that passengers
called attention to hisi recklcssncss. The
sea was lumpy, and while making an effor,
to touch the water with his handkerchief
the Viola suddenly rolled on her side and
Macarthur fell headlong into the lake. liz
was a laborer, and his family is left in dcs-
titute circumstances.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
TO RELIEVE
An Elevated Terminal System: Planned OF
a Gigantic Scale.

An Elevated Terminal System: Planned on
a Gigantic Scale.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-A plan of magnitude
for the relief OF Chicago by providing an
improved terminal system for the various
lines of railroads which run into this city
has been under consideration by a number
Of eastern and western capitalists for some
months. 1t has at last materialized and
will be put into operation at a time not far
distant by a corporation bearing the name
of the Chicago Elevated Terminal Railway
company. The results desired, as is indi-
Gated by the name Of he company, are to
be accomplished by an %elevated track sys-
TEN. All preliminary plans have been pre-
pared, so that the work can begin at an
early date; and as it is proposed to buy
every foot of land the company will occupy
and as the improvements will bring great
relief to street and railway traffic upon the
surface, and will not i'll any way hamper
ira ffic upon existing lines, it Is believed that
the elevated railway and terminals will be
very popular, not only Will the officials and
patrons OF the railroads, but with the
public.
1t is the purpose OF the ompany to begin
construction as soon as the proper city ordl-
nances are passed, so as to have the
elevated entrance and terminals ready fol
business before the opening of the worlds
fair.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
cOLORED STUDENTS BARRED
The Maryland Law School viii Admit No
More Colored% Students.


More Colored Students.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 16.-The Maryland law
school has d%etcrmined that it will admit no
more colored students. Last year two col
orcd students, Cummins and Johnson, the
first who ever attended the lectures there,
graduated with high honors. After their
graduation, two more colored students, W.
Ashbie Hawkins and John l.. Dozier, APP
piled for admission and were received.
They ave been at the university one year,
and have been notified by John p. Poe, or
the part of the regents, that they cannot
return. The white students Of the law
dental and medical departments of the uni
versity sent a petition to the faculty pro-
testing against the admission of any col
orcd students to the law school.
Mr.. Poe says that some time last winter :
petition against the admission or retention
of colored students was laid before the fac
! ulty, signed by nearly all of the ninety-nine
students.
The matter has been continuously agi-
tatcd since that time and this summer the
regents, into whose hands the question was
left for adjudication, had held several
meetings and considered it very carefully
on all bearings. They had finally resolved
that it would be unwise to %endanger the
school or jeopardize its interests in any way
or by any longer allowing colorcd students
to attend the school in the face of such
opposition. A number Of students
left the schools and others had refused to
enter because of the presence of the 1--we
colorcd men. and the school was c%ontinu-
ally liable to these losses, so long as thai
state of affairs lasted.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
REDUCTION POSTPONED
4ocT.i THE DATE FOR REDUc.
ING GRAIN RATES.

No Further Talk of Fighting tho Order
Since Its Acceptance by Several Roads
Freight and Passenger Traffic Both As
sumo Enormous Proportions General
News.
CHICAGO, Sept. 16.-The interstate COM
merce commission has notified western lines
that it would postpone until Oct. its order
reducing grain rates eastbound from the
Missouri river. 1t also sent an order that
the old scent differential should be MAIN
tanned as between St. Louis and Chicago.
1t will be remembered that the rates Or
dered by the commission were 20 cents on
wheat from the Missouri river to the Missis-
were II and 12 cents respectively. The
6-cent diffcrential on wheat raised
p storm OF protest, Chicago shippers claim
ing that it would divert all western wheat
to st. louis and hat the scent differential
was all Chicago could possibly stand. On
receipt Of the telegram from the commission,
the Rock Island and Alton gave notice that
they would delay their reductions until
Oct. 1, when they will reduce a cent below
the rate ordered, viz-19 and IA cents tC
Chicago and st. Louis respectively. There
is no further talk Of fighting the order since
the Rock Island and Alton has accepted it.
and all lines will adopt the rates on Oct. l.
Freight and passenger traffic, both cas-,
and west bound from Chicago, has assumed
enormous proportions during the last two
weeks. Nearly every line is short O.
cars, n day last week the Atchisor
being short over four thousand. Tht
Lake Shore was short to-day about IN
thousand cars, and other lines arc proper
tionately pressed. The total eastbound ship
ments last week amounted to 1880 ton
against II, 500 tons tho previous week an
O,539 tons the corresponding week Of 1890
Last week also the tonnage by lake was 66,
800 tons, beating the rail lines by SIS pc
cent. on wheat and 1926 per cent. on fla
seed. The lake lines are also crowding tn
rail lines on lard shipments, taking 1,7C
tons against 3,0TO tons by rail.
The flour, grain and provision statemcr
of the Central Traffic association shows
total of 34,357 tons, against 9,7G2 a yea
ago last week. OF the flour, grain and Pre-
visions for last week the Grand Trun
took &c per cent, Fort Wayne l.
Michigan Central Is, Lake Shore 1.
Nickel Plate 10, Baltimore & Oh
II and Pan Handle 5. The effect of the bi
of lading boycott is plainly seen in tn
above, but he Vandcrbuilt and Pcnnsyl
vania lines hope to cut down the Gran,
Trunk per centage for the next week, nov
that the boycott has been ended by abolish,
ing the new bill OF lading where it is
obnoxious.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
Presented With a Flag,

Tho B~rookings public schools opened
with a very full house. All the teachers
are new with the exception Of Superin-
tendent Robinson and Matte l.. barrow.
The principal feature of the occasion was
the presentation of a flag by the G. A.
r. post and it's reception. These scrv-
ices were held in the opera hall, which
was filled. Speeches were made by
Auditor Cornell, VIM. Anderson. Prof.
NJ. A. Robinson and DR.. McLoath, pres
ident of the agricultural college. After
the ceremony at the hall the procession
formed and marched to the school
grounds, where the flag was raised. The
exercises here were cnlivened by a speech
from Hon. G.. A. Mathews, fitting the
occasion. Music was furnished by the
B%rookings band and the college glee
club, which added materially to tho
pleasure of the occasion,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
TEA THE FUTURE DRINK.
The Coffee Plant Being Attacked by a
Parasite Which Is Gradually Killing 1t

The Coffee Plant Being Attacked by a
Parasite Which Is Gradually Killing 1t
Out.
BLooM1NGToN, ILL.,, Sept. t1.-'The time
Is not far Distant said j. J. G%rinlinton, of
Colombo, Ccylon, to a correspondent, ''when
coffee will have ceased to be the beverage
of the people, Mr.. Grinlinton, who has
resided for thirty years on the island of
Ceylon, is visiting in this city. Continuing
he said: 'Somef few years ago the annual
export of coffee from the island Of Ceylon
was one million hundred weight. Last year
1t was only one-tenth as much. Some few
years ago a fungus parasite attacked the
plant and it is gradually killing it out.
Not only is this true in Ceylon, but it is also
the case in Brazil and elsewhere. People
must learn to take tea instead. When many
of the planters in Ceylon saw the berries drop
Off and the plant die they cast about for
something else to take its place. This they
found in tea. Only a short time ago we
exported 5000 pounds of tea annually; this
year it reaches 60, 900, 900 pounds. I have
been sending the tea from my plantation to
Russia and Ireland, but Europe alone can
not consume all of ours, in addition to thai
raised by other countries, and so we had to
look to America and AVE just established
a house in New York"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
Raced for a Maiden's Hand.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 16.-A novel
foot race took place here Sunday for tho
hand of Polly Andrews, the belle Of Walden's
Ridge. Tom Mitchell and John Van Leet
sued for her favor, land she was unable to
decide between them. They proposed Il duel
but the girl demurred and decided upon a
foot race from the Tennessee river to Fair
mount. on The summit Of Walden's Ridge, a
matter of ten miles. The men started at 9
p. m. and at $40 Van Leet reached the
goal, The beaten man accepted the situa-
ton and Miss Polly accepted the winner.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
The sw,tcbnen,s Convention.

BUFFALO, Sept. 1G.-At the morning SEES
sion Of the switchmen's conventions, the
recommendations of Grand Master Sweeney's
annual report were referred to committees.
Vice Grand Master Downey and Grand Sec
rotary and Treasurer Simsrott. prcsented re-
ports. The latter showed the order in a
flourishing condition. Grand Organ
izer Hall detailed the result OF
his work for a year. The report showed the
order was rapidly increasing in numbers
and influence. Directors will present thei1
report this afternoon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19

tured in the United States, but 1t is especially
imp ,rtant to secure complete collections from
abroad in order that our people may study the
vogue at home. In no branch OF human in
dustry has greater progress been made than in
mining, and a national interest might be at
tracted by a display showing its development
from.the awkward methods of the ancients to
complete processes that modern genius has de
yised. (Signed)
MARK l.. MCDONALD,
r. E. GOODELL."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
The Senate Passes tn. Lotterv n,,,.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1G.-After disposing
OF Il number Of bills of minor Importance on
the calendar, the senate resumed consider.
alton of the conference report on the rail-
road land forfeiture bill, and after debate
the report was agreed to: Yeas, 80; nays,
10 The democrats voted in the negative,
the republicans in the affirmative. The
house anti-lottery bill was then taken up,
read and passed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-19
A Sensation and a divorce Suit.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 16.-A sensation has
been created by the fling Of a suit for a
divorce by Mrs. Simon Obermeyer. She al
leges that her husband, u wealthy manu-
factnrer, eloped to Chicago with Sister
Sophia OF the Red Cross society and married
her. This creates surprise because 1t was
not known that Mr.. obermeyer. was married
to his exhibition Of gratitude by