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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
THE BILLINGS CASE AGAIN,
How the jury Arrived at q Verdict In the
Billings Murder Trial.

y eho ouiy fAElAPCu Ut u t0rulCt In tho
Billings Murder Trial.
Says q recent special: One Of the Jurors
in the Billings case caused something of a
sensation tonight by publishing a state
msnt over his own signature of the way in
which a verdict Of guilty was rea, he'd. He
was one of the two who voted not guilty
until the fourteenth ballot. He o ' that
Then the clothing that Billings wore { at
night was put on one Of the jurors, when
It was found that the hole in the UNDER
shirt correspondent exactly with the posi-.
ton Of the wound on Billings back, but
the hole in the white shirt was three or
four inches to one side Of the position Of
the hole in the nnlershirt. When this was
shown it decided the jury that Billings had
inflicted the wound on himself. lie ad-
mits, however, that the question of the
holes in the clothing not being in range
was not brought out in open court, and the
introduction of this matter in the iurv
room and its effect upon the jury NAV aid
Billings in securing a new tlial.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
The All ancc VS.. the Beef Combine,

A Journals Lawrence, KIN, srecial
says: TIE Farmers alliance of this county
to-day adopted resolutions boy cotting nll
dressed beef men. Each member pledges
himself to buy nothing f'om butchers or
any meat market that handles the product
of the establishments of any packer who
is believed to be a member Of what the res.
olutioDs designate rs the beef combiue."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03

Word comes from ludian territory that
two notorious Indian desperadoes, Red
Lendall and Choctaw Pete, took posses.
sion Of the town of Jiscbwawa, and car
RED things with n high hand. In the midst
OF the excitement a quiet stranger ap-
peared and when bounced on by the des-
peradoes, shot and Killed both of them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
A Dynamite Plot,

AJaclson, Mich message: Another dy,
Mantle bomb was found yesterday after.
noon inside the prison yard. where it prob.
ably had been secreled to be used at the
first fay rable opportunity in wreckinR the
walls n perhaps releasing a numb : Of
dangerous %convicts. Whether Latimer.
the jackson matricide, who has been i'm.
pllcated in the two previous dynamite
? ots' Is az the bottom Of this, is not
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03

10--Ffre at Lu Chow. China, burned for twenty
three hours, destroyed $1,000 dwellings,,
and caused the loss of 1900 lives. no ss
than 1000 persons having burned in the
flames.
22-The Yellow River overlowed It's banks In
the provinces OF shantung, China, causing
widespread destruction, the number OF
persons drowned boing too groat to be
counted.
4-Business portion OF tho city Of Spokane
Falls, ": T., destroyed by fire; twenty.
6ye 81. blocks reduced to ashes; loss, s14.-
2o-Great floods IN Japan, which destroyed the
cilyo OF Wakayamo 10. 900 persons drowned.
NJ damage dono by gales on this En- 1ish
coast; severe halls forms passed ovt
tria many persons killed heavy storms
in France ca1sed much damage.
ea-Famine prevailed at Khartoum, Kassola. To-
Ing many deaths from starvati II. and
forcing the survivors to bccome cannibals.
2e-In nm earthquake Of Khenzo TX, on III r 49,
sian frontier, 100 persons were buried
alive.
6-Explosion in collicry near Edinburgh, Scot
land; sixiy-two miners eniombei.
,6-Explosion OF dynamite in O cartridge factory
a.Antwerp, Belgium's commercial city;
1Go persons killed, $50 seriously hurt, aid
800 Slightly wounded.
9-Dnmage to property aggregating millions of
dolla $ WIS caused yn stolm thnt swelt
the All Unit const for two days ;Coney ISL
and, will nlI It's pretty summer resorts.
was one magnificent wreck tho hurricane
in New York City was phe, ointnal in its
severity; eight feet OF wafer on the race
track aG Brighton Beach.
10-Landslide OF Quebec thirty persons killed.
,CTOBER.
1G-Explosion in Bent loe colliery ut Longtou,
England; sixty un:oriunates buried.
Fifty women and girls crushed to death by
falling wells of G carpet fac,ory at Glas-
gov, scotland.
2G-Firo in the Bay State shoe town of Lynn
utterly destroyed all tho factories, stores,
and dwellings, In Ward -Four; loss, Sl0,-
0OJ.0J0; a.0W operatives thrown out OF cnl-
ploymsnt.
2s-Boston, Mass, visited bya great FIRE; loss,
,SI,00l,0)0.
DFCEMDER.
3-Collapse of a platform OF a thentcr at Wien
hen, province of shantung, China, during
q performance; 200 persons killed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
DAMAGES FOR HANGING,
Margaret and Alonzo Edwards Sue TiLei
Prosecutors.

Margaret and AlOnzo Edwards Sue Their
Prosecutors.
Margaret Edwards and her husband,
Eldor do. Knn., who wcr. mnltrrated by II
moh last summer, on suspicion Of havin"
nrnr'ered and concealed the remaius #
little Sadie Boomer, who was afterwards
found %nrinj"rea, has brought suit ngs inst
D. Z. Ii ton, the leader of the mob and
f. rty-tlve Of bis followers for $25,tO0 for
~injnries received 1T their hands. The E l.
wardses were hung by the neck several
timer, until life was nearl extinct, in the
fort 10 make them reve al the ploce uher,.
taey had hidden the remains of the child,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
Hanlon VIII Row Caudnur.

Edward Hanlon is out in reply to the
challenge of Jake Gaudaur, saying lie will
row him o single scull she'll lace for from
$4,000 to $500, the race to come off be.
fore next July. Hanlon leaves the choice
of water with the referee.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
Thirty Sc Haye Died.

A special to Aberdeen from Leola, Mo.
Pherson county, says: DR.. Gamble re.
turned late last night from a trip to the
Heyd settlement, the scene IF the dlphthe-
l1a elidemi , AID says he has the MINES of
thirty-sev"n Russian children who have
die OF the dis ase. Only two have re.
covered. A humber are still sick. but no
The district is isolated, fears Of contacion
are not entertained.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
French MISSIONARIES Murdera,.

Intelligence received h. re from CLOCK, a
French srttl+msnt IN Tajuiah bay, on the
east coast of africa, is that Two French
missiona is, who were travelling from
Feilah to Hayrar, undi'r the escort Of eight
Greeks, wets attacked by natives and all
murdered,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
LAID TO REST.
The New south's Orator Eloquent Covered

h New south's Orator Eloquent Covered
from Sight
The funeral Of Henry W. Grady took
place at the First M. E. church at Atlrnta.
The body was taken from the house at 10
o'clock and placed in the church, where
Tor three hours a constant stream Of peo-
pie passed by it. The ceremonies were
performed by five ministers and were Of
the simplest character possible. The
lnterrnent was ut Oakland, and the fns
neral procession vast the largest eyer known
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
"A LO sing Contract.

1t Ia that the contractor who
erected the east aud west wings of the in
sane asylum ill Yankton last year contract.
ed debts amounting to $25,0 ON more than
he received for the work. This amount Is
for building material and labor, aud the
legislature will be asked to pay these bills.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
EEen Affects the Police

According to the official records, nearly
3oo nolicemen are laid up with grippe, in
Guiding Inspector Sterrs. A number of
sergeants and detectives are also sick with
fba 6icn,ca
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
Changing Canaries' Color.

The following is from the proceedings
Of the Berlin Physiological SOCIETY,":
Starting with the observed fact that cana
rles, fed with cayenne pepper, acquire a
rudy plunage, DR.. Suue ma n has based
upon IT a scientific investigation Of cana
rles fowls, pigeons, and other birds
From these he obtained the following re-
suits: Feeding with pepper only produces
an effect when given to young birds Ee-
of older birds cannot be affected. Moist
ure ~facilita' es the change of color to rud-
dy hue. which is again discharged under
The influence of sunlight and cold.
A portion OF the co .stiluents of cay
enne pepper Is quite inactive, as, Tor
instance, piperin and several extrnctive.:
similarly The red cololing nut or alone Of
the POI per has 10 effect on the color of
the fe ltlers. 1t is rather the tr olein,
which occurs in the pepper IN large q.au-
titles, together with the characteristic
pigment, whicn brings about the change
of color, by holding the red pigment Of
the pepper in solution. GlyceriIie NAV
be used luste d of triolein to bring about
the same result.
The same statement holds good with
regard TO the feeding OF BIRDS with aniline
colors. The red pigment Of the pepper
10 = S'oi0u u u CSE yum US Will HS
in the feathers. the first ]peara of
the pigment in the yelk may be observed
as a colored ring fonr d,ys after the COM
mencement Of feeding with the pigment
dissolved in fnt. After q further two
days feeding the whole yelk is colored.
GrNERAL BRINE, R. L. with the sane.
tion of the English war oface), and two
members of the Balloon Society have
left for Gibraltar. They took with them
two balloons of q capacity Of 40, 400 aHpl
10000 cubic feet. Their expedition is a
scientific one to determine the currents
at a high altitude across the Straits of
Gibraltar, The preva ling wind It q low
alt tude has always been from the Alta l.
Ito to the Mediterranean. Aeronauts,
meteorologi.t s and scientists take con.id-
cradle interest in this attempt to solve
the problem Of the currents at a high al
titude between Gibraltar apd Africa
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
How She hid n

He-Tclleme, confden,ialiy, how much
did that bonnet c~ostlyou?
She-Gecrge,-there is but one way in
which you can obtain the right TO inspect
ny millinery bilsI
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03
AS to the State Printing,

A number Of the members Of The legis-
latnre have BEEN investigating the amounts
paid for territorial printing III the terri, DRY
in the past. n, d the results ore said to be
CT n most sta,tling character. More than
Sl'0, 0nO we're paid for legislative and sac
printing for the biennial period preceding
statehood, which competent pri. .ters assert
con d have been done for $5U,UDO or less.
CLEARLY here is al opportunity to econo.
-na.za-w-An%~Prirt-r-in the state would be
glad to do this work at regular commercial
rates. and the Legislature may easily effect
q ia'ge saving. The state will require as
much if not m re printing than did the
territory. 1t is n t necessary that but a
very small portion Of the state work DO
done at the capt. i. as this state has a
number OF well-eqnipped printing estab-
lishments that could do this work.
A Bad Ca hser.
No new white. er has been learned Of
the Where .bouls Of Cooley, tie abscond.
i!g cashier of tho Omaha road, who left
Sioux Falls betw Ell two days. A letter
Was re el.ed tr IN G, o,e,'s parents re-
questlng Information ar to the amount of
the defa'catlon. The detective place up
on Coo!eys case made a call upon the par
ents and eudenvored to get q settlement.
In case be Succeeded he was to drop the
pursuit of the fugitive, but no settlement
WIS re chel and every effort is being male
TO lind tle missing cashier.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03

2s-Joseph Il. Lenhart, Supreme Receiver Of the
Ancient Order of Unitsd Workmen.
27-Ex-u. S. Sonator John w. Johnston, Of Wiz.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-01-03

12-Governor Lowry. of Mississippi, expressed
the opinion that the New Orleans and
Northwestern Railway laid itself lia5lo to
forfeiture OF It's charter by its action III
conveying Sullivan and KtlrGin, with
other participants, to a prize-fight.
2G-The ocean s,enlner ColImiin ma 10 the run
from The Needles to Sandy Hook e, lNo
miles in g days q hours 81 minutes, the
best time OH record over that course.
27-Chicaso oXperlerc i q remarkable rain
storm; In four hours moro than four
inches OF rain fell.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-16
NYE ON WICHITA.
THE PROFOUND PHILOSOPHERS
'PRESSI0NS OF THE PEER
LESS PRINCESS.
Advantages and Attractions of the
Business and Beauty of the
Chief City of the State and
Southwest.
Prehistoric and Reniniscical Resume
Points from the Present--Fore-
casts for the Future--By the
Sad Souled Sorceror.
copyright, 1899, by Edgar W. MEL

copyright, 1890, by Edgar ". Nye.1
!. About three hundred and fifty years
ago Coronado pitched his tent in Kansas.
Prior to that it is believed that the foot
of white man had not been the author
of any footprints to speak of within her
borders. The early reddish Indian had,
up to that date. been the sole proprietor
Of that country.
Coronado found fat and friendly set
Of Indians, quite number Of whom he
married, in a cursory manner, after
which he went away from the place.
He formed the acquaintance at that time
of old Wideout, chief of the Cowbiters,
very warlike and reve2geful race.
Wideout weighed, it is estimated. 400
pounds. though not very tall. say five
feet four inches in height. So we may
classify him as the widest red American,
aside from Noah Webster, of whom his
tory informs us.
Coronado, however, was not in search
of Indians or homestead, or even rest
and change Of scene, but he was looking
for gold at the time, being cold, grasp
ing native such as foUrished during the
luxurious Castilian days or under the
New Orleans DYNASTY
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-16

CHIEF AND COkONADO.
Not finding any gold in the region OF
Wichita, and town lots being far beyond
his reach, he retraced his steps. He
lived, however, to regret that he did not
secure property there and hold it for a
rise.
For some years the Wichita Indians
and the Osagcs occupied the most desir-
able portions of Sedgwick county. and
the buffalo with the foreshortened mar
rative walked the main streets of Wi
chita unscared.
The first white man to settle in the
county was John Ross. He was followed
by his hired man, both being buried in
the same grave at the earnest solicita-
tons of the Indians.
In 1868 Hon. James r. Mead estab-
ished a trading post on the site of Wich-
tia and began killing the buffalo in order
to clear off sufficient ground to start the
new board of trade building. In three
weeks Mr.. Mead killed $50 buffalo, and
saved 500 pelts in addition to his own.
He also saved $500 pounds of tallow,
which served to lubricate his boots all
that winter.
William Mathewson, who, it is claimed,
is the original Buffalo Bill Of the from
tier, then settled here. His wife was the
first white woman to come to Wichita.
The first official act Of the county com
missioners was to issue a license for a
new saloon.
In 1870 D. S. Munger kept hotel. was
postmaster, carried the mail in his hat,
and had time to do a general real estate
business, watch repairing, lunch at all
hours, saws set and filed, and also to fur
nish insurance and bulk oysters to one
and all. Now it requires thirteen letter
carriers to spread the mail.
In 1872 The Wichita Eagle broke its
shell, and with q shril scream bought
new hand press and began the opinion
molding business. The editor now &C
cupies luxuriant Office. with rich tapes
tries torn from the treasures Of European
princes. He lois back on Turkish
divan in a beautiful suit Of pajamas,
while silent eunuchs from the east do
his bidding. On the walls are seen
costly paintings of Socrates. Plumb and
other prominent Kansas men. 4 group
picture consisting of Messrs. ingalls, and
Demosthenes hangs above the etruscan
fireplace. Costly works are seen on
every hand. and in rich bindings, side
by side, are the poems OF Homer and
Thomas Brewer Peacock. There also
may be found the published speeches Of
4 Cicero, the Thomas Ochntree Of his time.
Large etruscau tear jugs containing
Wichita chartTeuse ornament the SIDE
board and natural punches Of seed corn
decorate the bust Of . man whose name
I did not learn.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-16
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HlOg,lsC2
ndSfDg F5;s5 {: Ta.A

Most all the windows of the town were
also shot out as = mark of diSreSpect,
Finally a cowboy was secured red hand
ed, who had been in the proofreading
and puuctuating business, and the peo-
pie made cold and disagreeahle exam
pie of him.
Wichita is the largest city in Kansas,
but does not care to have anything said
about it. Electric street cars run clear
away out to the slaughter house and on
into the forest primeval, s0>that sports
men frequently 20 by street car into the
haunts of the pheasant and the bear. Il
is not uncommon to see an eastern capt.
taIst returning at night. after good
days sport, with a dozen grouse and two
good sized building lots.
Kansas is said to be the most remark
able grain growing state. Her soil is
rich and black, her people full of hope
and good victuals. Corn is low at the
present time, but there is enough fer
food and fuel for the winter, the crop
being unusually large. The man who
said that by the light Of his burning corn
the Kansas farmer was enabled to read
the mortgage on his farm was a pessi-
mist with a tendency toward uxoricide.
Out of the labor and anguish of war,
drouth and pestilence in Kansas was
born a beautiful state. and within her
borders dwell q proud, prosperous and
prohibition people.
Corn grows to great height, and so
do the pleasing anecdotes regarding the
productive soil Of Kansas. saw an ear
of corn two feet long the other day, and
stalks of corn twenty feet high. Also
the unruiied remains Of a grasshopper
four feet long. l do not know how they
were constructed, but they looked first
rate.
Kansas. is one Of the most healthful
states in the union. People live so long
here that they get tired of life. The
death rate is only to every GOO peo-
pie. the mortality being almost IS low
as it is among French duelists.
The Arkansas Valley is now called
"the American Nile" All the rich allu-
vial and such things as that have been
borne down from the eastern slopes of
the Rocky mountains and spread over
this fertile plain. For six thousand
years it was q pasture for the buffalo,
the deer and the antelope, and while
awaiting its destiny as a great agricul-
tural hotbed, it has been watered by the
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-16
D. 4. MITCHELL. - ., :

The funeral services of the late William
Spencer. father OF Mrs Joseph MAddy,
and Mrs. Elmer Maddy. viii be held a. the
residence Of Joseph Msddy, a, -)i@ North
Lawrence avenue. a o'clock this after
noon. The fricuds Of the family are
invited 70 attend these services
The funeral OF Mrs. CARA Melvin. nee
Davidson. WHO died OF consumption o.
Friday evening, IN tie 9jth year Ct her
axe. viii take plscs this afternoon az z
O'Clock from the residences, No. 80 SaGth
Main street Friends Of the family are
invited 70 be pressat.
Mr. } T. Nayi0E died yester1sy ::
o'elock p. m. a. Furisy. Kan. Of pact
moni,,, superiasiGced d gTlpPc- Ia-
fueersl VIII take place On Monday, tas
Iste, from his residence
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-16

dews of heaven and enriched BY the de-
! caYing aristocracy Of the Usage and
/ Wichita Indians. Tho dust of preada-
mite man, watered by the tears Of the
/ more modern and renaissance GrassnOp-
| per sufferer, has laid the foundation for
! the granaries Of the world and stimu-
/ lated the bright eyed prevaricator 70 do
/ honor TO his state.
Emporia is a more quiet city, with
fewer reading notices than Wichita, but
a thriving business and good prospects.
Prohibition may still be found in Kan
! sas. leading its victims on down TO the
prohibitionist's grave. ] saw quite a
number Of people who were just begin
ming to fool with It, little thinking what
q hold it would one day have on them =
At Lawrence l visited the university.
and wish especially to return thanks 20
Professor Snow. Of Snow hall, for de
Iightful hour among his fossil batrachians
and giant straddle bugs. lie has q good
collection Of Kansas people who -four
ished at ~ early date and who made
footprints IN the sands Of time which
have been handed down 70 posterlty n
the limestone Of our day. He has the
lower Jaw Of a mammoth, With blue
porcelain teeth. which for many years
stood in the middle Of a small stream, 50
that when the water was lo~ the boTs
used to stand on this monsters chin and
fish, little knowing what treasure il
would be TO the savau; and the scholar
in future years. One DAY q sPortErnan
stopDed 70 sr.t on his bait. and Glzncing
down at the huge stone decided that i
was bone. he got help 20 roll II over,
and 10. It was the u-sxlllz-v works q
great. coarse best that could esl hard
ware store Ike d.sA q cat E1cal ard
use the raging main for finger Dosei.
Pzris reminded re very -nucn q To-
peka. Paris has the same wide. gmoosh
streets, and l. also q railroad center.
though lii. Peacock does nc. ATe theFoN
Mr. Peacock. TIE r,oes. I mean. lie Il TIE
author o. this staazz:
sElECy. sorrc-fu.y. t5ez E-4zsas
FeZ = or TsSe-rvd solls 20 lxsA
TEat etz.2azs z q znto zsatzea
Led 49, Ess.zscsoT b4zz1
Eftsoous ~ one - our bs9t words.
think; bat Gr. PescOck wo1l6 Do bcsJsr
with i ia the east, whore s.tAoOns AID
Ezdzook poets get zuch better prizes
than n the west
Mr.. Peacock gets solss TerT Catering
Inducements from os1sr poets and tie
pres.
biztthew Arnold, 10 reply % letter
and volume sent ~ 3ir. Fe2cock, aid.
viii graf be4rzlHess
Yes. Ne have had an Uzrszl@Ily hes
summer "a EnElaaa El-as yszE. slEi,
crops are boxing ws8l a-d fail Plo7slag
wIlI al be done ~ issss = wsek earlier
than usual .~snccrssT ToaEE.
AGTTEIEw AExoLD7
Lord TeazyBo1 VTIssz ~ fasigEss II
would lie CAD - acoept rczr kia1 iavl-
tzi81l t3coue aaa sF@nd a fsx rsse4s a.
Tozr hgcsc- tzt have sErsed b jzk {
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-16

few stanzas for the Guelph outfit -
have already put il OF too long. Con-
linuing his letter. and IN reference to the
volume Of poems sent him for criticism,
he said, Il like the clean cut and rather
earnest and honest work in your book.
especially the JOB work and cover.
would ike to figure with your publisher
a little on n new book for this winter.
Our folks are all well here, though prices
are low and live stock is looking tough
and rocky, especially where ttr holler
horn has went over the country like q
large wet Bosom of wrath. Yours fra
ternally, A TENNYsoN."
Oscar Wide SAYS: "AIr. Peacock GER
tainly writes with great vigor and spells
with considerable accuracy. He writes
with wonderful force and bears down so
hard on his subject that he wears out his
theme and gives beautiful polish to the
under side of his sleeve"
Seriously, however, Mr. Peacock writes
with much feeling, and some of his by
perbole and siuliles are as juicy as any
thing | ever sat down 70.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1890-03-16
GUTHRIE SOCIETY.

\ Lively Week in an Oklahoma City-Enter'
tainments Where Youth and Beauty, Genius
and Talent vie with Each Other for the
Supremacy in the Dominion OF Affa-
billy and Hospitality-Ihe State OF
Society at Guthrie and It's Prog
ress OF DeveIOuuent.