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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-07
Michael Dayitt's journal.

LONDON, July Mr.. Michael Da-
Wits new paper, the Weekly Labor
World, will shortly make its appear
apce. 1t is announced that the first
number will contain extracts from
the diary Of the forger and perjurer,
Piggott, which were suppressed dur
ing the trial before the Parnell COM
mission, and fresh and startling rev.
Citations touching the methods of che
Timesin it's pursuit ofevidence against
the Irish party.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-07
Foreign Briefs.

LONDON, July THE Chamber of
deputies has passed credit for the
construction of cable to the Azores.
July, July An internal chess
congress will meet at manchester on
Aug. %.
VIENNA July THE Tagblatt says
that Bulgaria is not satisfied with
the Porte's reply, and declined to pay
tribute.
ROME, July 1T is officially de-
MED that the italian government
asked for the cession of Saukim to
Italy.
CAIRO July THE Egyptian gov
eminent has paid to Capt. Cazati
10000 in settlement of his claims.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-07
XXX--PEARL BEER --XAX
Death of a Old Citizen.

Yesterday morning message was
received here announcing the death
Of Mr.. August Heiligmann, at Com
fort, on Saturday night. Mr.. Heilig-
mann was an old German citizen well
known to great many Inhabitants
here, He was IS years OF age and
leaves a number of relatives in this
city. His remains arrived here this
morning at q. m. and will be inter-
ed from No. 447 Water street at 5p. m
today.
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Central American Trouble.

CHICAGO, July Thomas A. Sar-
afield, until recently a resident of
San Salvador and a large property
owner in Guatemala, stopped short
time here yesterday. Trouble is brew
ing in the Central American republics,
said he, and should not be surprised
to hear of general uprising at any
time. 1t all arises over the proposed
union of states between the govern
ments of Costa RIGA, Honduras, MIC
aragua, San Salvador and Guatemala"
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NihiliStS Sentenced.

PARIS, July THE trial of the
Nihilists resulted in the conviction of
Reinstein, Mshachidze, Katchintzeff,
Lavrineu, Levoff and Orlowski, each
of whom was sentenced to three
months imprisonment and to pay a
fine of 200 francs. Anna, the wife of
Reipstein, and a female physician
named Fromberg were acquitted.
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Only a Wreck of Himself.

PARIS, July 7.-Eyraud, the MUIR
derer of Gouffe, is in a pltiable condi-
ton. He suffers intense pain from
the internal disease with which he
was attacked while in Jail at Havana,
and which was aggravated by his
voyage and close confinement on the
steamer. Pain has completely broken
down his spirits.
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A Sealing Concession.

sSAN FRANCISCO, July The
Chronicle states that the Alaska
Commercial company, which until re-
Gently had the exclusive right to cap
ture seals in the American waters of
Behring sea, has now secured con-
tract with the Russian government,
granting the exclusive right to cap
ture seals on the Siberian coast.
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SCOOP 'em all in.

WACO, Tex, July THE executive
committee Saturday evening voted to
permit any one, without reference to
past party affiliations, to vote in the
so-called democratic primaries, the
only test being will you support the
democratic ticket. 1t is a Hogg
move and will probably insure him
McLennan county.
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Remains of the Admiral.

JoUIQUE, July The Peruvian
man-of-war Lima, escorted by the
Gillian man-of-war Esmeralda, ar
rived at this port yesterday at 1890 p.
m. The Lima brings the remains of
Admiral Grau and others, who fell in
the battle of Angamos.
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Mexican Settlement.

CITY OF MEXICO, July THE Mex
lean Railroad has arranged it's claims
against the government on the same
basis as the Central and will receive
nearly So, 5000, 900 in cash. The Nat
ional Railroad has not yet made an
arrangement, but is is willing to do
so on the same basis.
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Navigating the BraZOs.

WACO, Tex, July 7.-Another
steamboa captain says he can make
a trig down the Brazos in its present
stage of water, and q two-ton steam
barpe has been ordered to practically
test the matter.
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Grand Onera House.

Tomorrow night the Jennie Calef
Company will present their great
comedy drama entitled IAN Ameri-
can Princess" This comedy was pre-
scented here to a large audience last
season by this company.
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OF for Milwaukee.

DALLAS, Tex, July "A special
Texas and Pacific train of three Pull
man coaches left here Saturday even
ing with a party of excursionists con
sisting of local Knights of Pythias
and their wives, bourd for Milwau-
kee to the grand encampment.
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The New Cabinet.

MADRID, July 7.-Of the new cabi-
net Admiral Berenger is a democrat,
and Senior Fabre and the Duke of Te-
tuan hold liberal views. All three
are nominees Of the General Campos.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1890-07-07

Vice President Thompson, of the Bay
Nor University, Waco. is taking in the en-
campment Prof. Thompson, who also
has the chairs of the Latin, Logic aud
Political eC OnOmy in the university, paid
the LIGHT pleasant call, in recognition
of its educational standing.
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The cholera seems to have taken a
new hold at Valencia.
Telegraph operators in England are
dissatisfied with their wages and
trouble is feared. There is talk Of
h plying to America for operators.
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LATEST TELEGRAPHIC.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCHES
AND STATE SPECIALS.
uPToT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS
Miners Wages Raised.

LONDON, July The wages of the
Northumberland miners have been
increased IL per cent. This makes
an advance of 80 per cent in the wages
of the men within a few mouths.
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The Cholera Condition.

MADRID, July Returns from Va
lencia show a total of 80 new cases
and 10 deaths; total PSI cases and 10
deaths up to Sunday.
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A SURE THING.

Money can be made if you will call on
or write TO Jno. T. HambletOn & Co. u
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12
FIRST NATIONAL BANK.

etables reach enormous size and can be
equalled by no other land under the sun.
All farm produce reaches a growth and
quality rarely seen or known in older
and more populous localities. Stock
men are loud in their praises of South
Dakota as stock-growing country. No
portion of the union can equal it. At
least 100000 head of horses, cattle,
sheep and mules roam it's prairies.
In the southwestern portion of the
state are the world-renowned Black Hills,
noted for their wonderfully rich and ex-
haustless mines of gold, silver and tin.
These mountains contain the largest
gold mines and mills in the world. Mill
ions of dollars worth of pure bullion
have been shipped from them to the
mints of the country, and the amount is
increasing with every year. From a
meteorological point of view the prosper
ity of the Black Hills is just in its
infancy.
South Dakota, at the present time, has
population of about 100000 people, and
it is constantly and rapidly increasing
There is room for millions more in this
state. The choicest farming lands car
be had for the asking, and no better car
be found anywhere. We would advise
all homeseekers to turn their attention
towards South Dakota and investigate
the true condition of affairs in the Blacl
Hills before locating elsewhere. W.
would urge them to come and settle will
us and assist in the up-building of tn
state, and the making of this new com
monwealth one of the richest, most pop
ulous and noble states in the American
union
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12

multitudes who bYGttle effort can make
this vast section fructify and blossom as
the rose. Water is in abundance
throughout the entire county. Running
streams, traversing every valley, makes
irrigation unnecessary. The products of
the county are limited only by the time,
skill and patience of the husbandman.
Grains of all kinds are grown as only
Dakota can grow them. The rich, deep
soil is easily broken and turned up
toward the sun. Farmers can plant
their seed with the greatest ease, letting
nature take it's course, assured that
when the harvest time comes his in
crease will be twenty, fifty or hundred
fold. Wheat can be relied on to go from
twenty to forty bushels to the acre; oats,
from thirty to seventy five; corn, from
thirty to fifty. Barley and other cereals
do as we'll in proportion. The finest
quality of hay-wild, at that-covers
prairie and mountainside alike. All
stockmen throughout.this portion of the
West unanimouslE l&gee that no hay,
not even the long timothy and clover
from cultivated lands, can equal in nu-
triton the wild hay of the Black Hills.
Hay from other states cannot be sold
here when native is on the market.
Stockmen, of all kinds, never feed grain
to stock unless engaged in heavy work.
This may seem like fairy tale, but no
truer words were ever written. Horses
and the like are fed on native hay alone,
during the winter, and the spring finds
them hardy and sleek, ready for their
summers work. The prairies and noun
tain parks are open to the settler to GO
upon, start his mower and gather crop
of hay as heavy as he desires.
The rainfall is increasing with every
season. AS the sod Of the prairie is
turned over, exposing the rich soil be-
meath, the rainfall increases accordingly
The farming sections of Meade county
have never been troubled by insufficient
rain, but on the contrary have always
been especially blessed with an ample
fall. This season has begun as usual
heavy SHOWS, slowly melting, have we
the ground to a great depth, thus re
moving a great chance of drouth during
the coming summer, Undoubtedly thu
peculiar formation of the country is tn
direct cause of the plentious precipita
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12

states. The population is composed OF
all the best 'nationalities of the northern
latiudes. The best class of English,
Scotch, Irish, Germans and Scandinav-
ians are found here. All are live, wide
awake, rustling, active set of Americans
and are of the most intelligent order.
They are here to stay and are building
for themselves and their posterity homes
and local government the equal of any
on this continent. They invite all home
seekers to come and become part of
their society. They will greet cheerily
and heartily-as all true westerners and
Americans do-those who may come
amongst them for the purpose of taking
up home. No stranger will be more
heartily welcomed nor sooner made tC
feel at home by any one than by the cit,
liens of Meade county. LET whosoevel
heareth come"
Numerous towns and villages are stu
ated at various points in the county
The Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri
Valley railroad passes through the south
western portion of the county, and alone
it's lines are the towns of Blackhawk
Piedmont, Tilford and Sturgis.
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12

but an old, reliable and wellestablished
business. Men of small capital enjoy
the same privileges as those who can
sign their check for cool million, and
their profits are the same proportion
ately. Meade county boasts some of the
finest live stock to be found in the coun-
try OF it's record as live stock pro-
ducing country it can we'll be proud.
Another point in favor of this portion
of the country as stock range is that it
rarely has one of those terrible blizzards
that Minnesota and North Dakota have
the name of producing. The Black Hills
have not had a blizzard for ten years.
While the eastern and northern portions
of the old territory have frequently been
buried beneath huge snowdrifts, and the
winds across the dead-level prairies were
screaming and bowling, the Black Hills
have enjoyed the best of weather, with
hardly enough wind to sail prairie
schooner down hill.
LUMBER INTERESTS.
This county, like the northern portion
of Michigan, has extensive lumber inter
ests, with this fact in it's favor: i. g., the
timber land is not owned by wealthy
operators to the extinction of the smaller
proprietors. Timber of the finest quail
ity covers the Hills from one end to the
other, the major portion of it being pine.
Mills are situated throughout the county
on the various water courses and in the
clearings and parks. AS consequence
lumber is cheap, and, owing to this, the
construction of buildings cost less than
in some other portions of the West
claiming an older settlement and more
available resources.
This county is extremely fortunate in
having liberal yet cautious managers at
the head of it's affairs, and, as a conse-
quence, no county has better roads and
bridges than has Meade.
The government of Meade county is
in the hands of the following officers, al
present: Commissioners Samuel Ell
Martin, chairman; Bland Herring, Elliott
Nichols; sheriff, w. F. L. Souter; treas
urer, E. T. Huffman; register of deeds
Fred S. Durham; auditor, E. G. Lane
states attorney, Thomas E. Harvey; sup
erintendent of schools, Miss Lulu Schell
surveyor, Olaf Helwig; coroner, DR.. J. B
Cheney; physician, DR.. w. G. Smith
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12
MEADE COUNTY.
Its Fertile Prairies and Rich Timber
Lands.
OF INTEREST TO HOMEsEEKERs.
Abundant Rainfall and Mountain Streams
Traversing Every valley---Gov-
ernment Lands.

This county is the youngest in the
state of South Dakota although one of
the oldest settled localities in the Black
Hills. It was formerly part of Law
renee, the best known county in the en-
tire territory, but by act of the legisla-
ture of 1889 it was set off by itself
A small portion of the county-the
western ends hilly and mountainous
and is covered with magnificent growth
of pine timber. The balance of the
county, from the foothills to the Chey-
enne river, is composed entirely of the
broad-spreading plains for which the
eastern slopes of the Hills are so famous.
The western portion of the county is
about $500 feet above tide-water, while
the eastern portion will average about
1900 feet above. Bare Butte, Spring
Alkali, Elk and Box Elder creeks drain
the principal basins, while Beaver and
Rapid creeks drain small areas in the
southern portion. The finest agricul
tural lands in the West are found ir
Meade county. Thousands Of acres have
been taken up by settlers, but Thousands
more of the most arabic lands await the
coming of those desiring to make fol
themselves homes in a healthy, fertile
country. The records of the land de
partment in Washington show that il
Meade county alone there lies 238,23
acres of surveyed land still vacant, an,
in addition to this immense tract owe
10000 acres not yet surveyed. Jus
think of the grand total of Ala, ,233 acre
of land owned by no one, titled by none
Lying idle awaiting the coming of tn
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12
AND SURROUNDINGS
A Magnificent Site In the Banner County
of South Dakota---The Key City
of the Hills.

The city of Sturgis occupies peculiar
position, lying between the Black Hills
proper and the foothills 1t is situated
on Bare Butte creek, twelve miles east
by north from Deadwood, thirty-tive
miles north of Rapid City and one and
one-half miles from Fort Meade, one of
the largest military posts in the United
States. The site is most magnificent
one, lying on dry, almost level ground,
with a slight declination toward the
creek, giving the best of facilities for
drainage. There is plenty of room for
growth as the valley in which the town
is situated is wide and peculiarly
adapted for the site of large city.
The town lies at the point of converg
ence of all the important roads travers-
ing the county, and, as consequence, is
the headquarters of all settlers in the
surrounding country when they desire
to transact business of any nature what
soever. It is said the first settlers
located on the present site in June, 1876.
A company was formed and the townsite
laid out. Eighty acres were originally
plated, but since then, to keep up with
the increased demand for residence prop
erty, several additions have been made
The town was incorporated under the
general law of the old territory of Da.
kota as city, in June, 1888, and elected
full quota of officers. John T. Porter
prominent merchant of the city, was
elected the first mayor.
The town was christened "Sturgis" il
honor of the late General Samuel D
Sturgis of the regular army who at thu
time was in command of the troops the1
in camp where Fort Meade now is. Th
first postoffice was opened in the winte
Q of 1S7S-79.
a Since then the town has exceeded tn
y expectations of it's most ardent friend
= and supporters. 1t has increased in poI
= ulation, wealth, intelligence and moral
n ity. At present it boasts of three churc
Q societies, Catholic, Methodist and Pres
Q byterian, each one owning neat and com
Q modious ediices; fine graded schoo
# occupying $4,000 brick structure; s.
9 Martins academy, the parochial schoe
IS of the Catholics, an elegant white sane
8 stone building, to cost when complete
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12
STURGIS PUBLIC SCHOOL.

tion during the year. The strange con-
tour of the Hills, their altitude, the ra=
dating streams of water from them
flowing through their deep courses, in
conjunction with the two forks of the
Cheyenne undoubtedly, as a whole, are
the causes of the little showers of the
spring and summer.
Aside from the almost unlimited re-
sources of Meade county agriculturally,
there is another branch of industry ex-
tremely popular and profitable, and
that is
STOCK RAISING.
With almost an unlimited range COW
cred thickly with the richest and most
nutritious of grasses, the stock-raiser has
comparatively little expense attached to
the raising of hiscatSteand horses The
winter on the ranges of Meade county
are not of great length and are extremely
mild. The numberless parks in the
Hills in the western end of the county,
and the draws and gulches Immediately
east of them, offer excellent feed and
sure protection to all stock turned loose
upon the range to winter. The heavy
growth of grass during the summer
months retain it's best qualities during
the colder season and stock fourishes or
it, on the Meade county ranges, al
though fed by the owner in warm an6
cosy stable.
It is not to the large cattle-raiser thai
these opportunities alone are given, bu
also to the smaller farmer who desires il
connection with his regular farming
duties, to raise either for himself or
home market, few head of cattle, sheel
or horses There are several reason
D why stock raising is SO profitable in thi
> portion of South Dakota. The cost Q
r starting in this business is very little
> the increase accumulates rapidly; tn
: care of and attention to stock is moth
4 ing; the feed costs nothing except, pei
3 haps, little labor in laying in crop {
4 hay for emergency; the percentage {
+ loss is extremely light and the profit
t accruing are of the most substantii
s character.
), The raising of stock Of all kinds on th
Q ranges of this county is no experimen
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12

porations owning the tin properties be-
ing engaged in the prosecution of their
development work alone. These tin de-
posits are found in two localities, viz:
In the vicinity of Harney's Peak in Pen
nington and Custer counties in the
Southern Hills, and at Niger Hill, near
the city of Spearfish, in the Northern
Hills. Plans are under way at the pres
ent time which, if successful, will soon
fill these new mining districts with
population of tens of thousands engaged
in the preparing of the tin for market.
The entire area of the Hills is heavily
wooded, the heavy pine being the most
abundant and valuable tree. Consider
able spruce-black and white-is found
in certain localities. Although these
Hills have furnished nearly all the lum
Der and fuel used in this section for
years past there still remains, according
to the best authority, at least 1000
square miles of primeval forest available
for lumber and mining purposes With
the settling up of the reservation these
vast forests will become immensely val
liable. These lands covered by this tim
Der are open to settlement by any who
desire to own 100 acres of timber rather
than the same amount of tillable soil.
It must not be imagined for a moment
that the Black Hills is country entirely
devoid of agricultural lands. Such is a
most erroneous idea. Some of the best
farming lands in the United States are
found upon the eastern slopes OF the
Hills and outside the foothills. Wheat,
superior to any grown in North Dakota,
Nebraska, Minnesota and Iowa, is grown
prolifcally in the Hills country. All the
cereals flourish finely. Corn, at one
time supposed to. be entirely unprofita-
BILE to cultivate, has proven itself one OF
our surest crops.
The land department of the general
government reports that on October l
1889, there we're 5,517 ,189 acres of vacant
land in the Rapid City land district-the
district in which the Hills are situated
4,417, ,1S9 acres of which are agricultural
lands. The finest farming lands, as W.
stated are found upon the eastern slopes
of the Hills and outside the foothills, al
elaborate and accurate description o
which can be found in the following
article:
Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-06-12
THE BLACK HILLS.
The Glory of Dakota-The Richest
Spot on Earth.
wH1TEWooD MINING DISTRICT.
Short Sketch of It's Mining Camps and
Output of Noted Mines---Agricul-
tura1 Sections.

This region has become one OF the
any in the whole country, if not in the
world. The Hills, proper, contain about
$500 square miles and have population
of nearly $4,000 souls. The elevation of
this section above sea-level varies from
1000 feet on the eastern slope, to $500,
the altitude of Harney's Peak, the high
est point in all the Dakotas.
The ore deposits of the Hills have no
equal anywhere on earth. The first min
ing of which we have any record was
done in this section in 1874-5, and since
that time mining has been continuously
carried on with an enormous annual in
crease Some of the richest gold and tin
mines in the world are here. The most
important mining section is the White
wood mining district, of which Dead
wood and Lead City are the centers.
The amount of work done in that dis
trict alone cannot be fully appreciated
by those never having had the opportu-
nifty of witnessing it. One company
alone-the Homestake-has over 600
stamps at work continuously, crushing
at the rate of 10000 cubic feet of rock
every day in the year. Last year this
one company took out over $2,225,OOO in
gold from it's properties. This company
has been at work for the past eleven
years and expects to continue for many
years more, having at the present time
} ore enough in sight to last them for nine
| years. Any number of smaller corpora
{ tions are at work in the Hills on theil
l mining properties and are netting them
: selves snug sums annually from thei
labors. Carbonate and Galena-tw'
: mining camps-have extensive bodies o
!, the silver ores from which they, respect
= lively, take their names. The tin minin
: industry is still in it's infancy, the Col