The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-07-11

pose of going to the bottom rather than.
surrender to American cruisers, and tbe
latter, while on their way to San Francisco
with prizes, are likely to be ~overhauled by
British men-of-war. In this connection an
eminent British military authority COM
ments upon the difficulties which he finds
in the way of an American invasion: of
Canada. 1t IL too early to assert that war
is imminent, butthe ~advisability o faspeedy
adjustment of the dispute is very urgently
suggested by the unpleasant situation.
Settlement had been postponed too long
even a year ago.-St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The evils of foreign landlordism are
after all to find a foothold on the American
continent. A firm of Texas real estate
brokers has just concluded sale of a tract
of Mexican land containing between five
and six million acres to a Dutch-E English
syndicate. The purpose is to COLOMBO it
at once and to that end agents of the syn
dictate are already Offering inducements to
the Immigrants. The land will be leased,
not sold. to them, the rents, of course,
finding their way across the big pond to
the pockets of members of the syndicate
and the settlement of the tract, therefore,
will prove of but little substantial benefit
to our sister republic.
The casual observer will notice that the only
papers in the Black Hills opposing the re-elec-
are those that are not in sympathy with any
movement by the republican party or any OF
the principles OF the party-unless Doodle is i'll
sight.-SturgisA Advertiser.
The casual observer if he just casually
observe will notice another thing and that
is that with few exceptions the papers in the
Rlnpk Hills fhnt aro Snnrortinr .Julro
Moody's reelection have been or are now
participating in the Doodle. 1t is not nee
essary to call namts Hot Springs Star.
A great many of those who rushed into
the Oklahoma country are in bad plight.
There has been severe drought in that sec
ton and the settlers are threatened with
total failure of crops. They were poor to
begin with. Most of them had very little
money to start with. This has all gone
now. A crop failure will cause serious dis
tress.-Sioux City Journal.
1t would seem that Deadwood is not
"struck" on the G. A. K. After urging the
location of the reunion for that place this
year, she evinces her lack of interest by an
entire neglect of the matter and at the last
minute the reunion is located elsewhere.
This is a disgrace to Deadwooa which can
not be excused or forgotten.-Tin Miner.
The United States is the only country
with a known birthday. All the rest began
they know not when, and grew into power
they Know not how. There is 10 ''republi-
can" and no democrat" on the Fourth OF
July-all are Americans; all feel that Their
country is greater than party.-J. G.B.
The lawyers, who are one-tenth of one
mn copf Gil ,,ipo +arfle &c 4bn lnr;.l,4;-n
three-fourths of the executive and all the
judicial positions i'll the states and nation.
These men denonnce class legislation
most u%nstintedly.
The farmers movement has crossed over
from South Carolina into North Carolina
and it is making rapid progress there
Sioux City Journal.
It's with very poor grace that the Moody
press refers to the opponents of Moody as
"boodlers."-Hot Springs Star.