The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-05-23
Fresh Land formations Forced Up from


Fresh Land formations Forced Up from
the Depths Near the Volcano BogoSlov.
Areport received at San Francisco by a
private letter from Oonalaska says that the
Bogoslov volcano, that rose from the ocean
seven years ago, but after a blief activity
became extinct, has broken out again and
formed four new islands. This latest
eruption began Feb. 10 and has continued
at intervals. Feb. II and 90 there were
signs of great activity, smoke and flame
pouring fourth from the lofty crater and
rising to u great height. The sky for
weeks was clouded with ashes, and
these fell in showers in the town OF
Iliuliuk, forty-four miles to the east
ward. Just twelve miles back of the
settlement, and between it and Bogoslov,
rises tie volcano of Makushin, 5,G9l feet
high. That the eruption Of Bogoslov
could have been seen over this lofty OBJ
struction gives an idea of the height to
which the smoke and ashes rose. Prof.
Davidson, OF the coast survey. estimates
that the volcanic pillar must have been
four miles above the sea, in order to be
seen at Ilinliuk, over the summit of Ma.
kushin. The captain of the whaler Orea
passed near the scene soon after the first
eruption. He noted that four new is,ets,
each detached but near the volcano island,
had risen from the depths. AS the ocean
bottom here sounded over five thousand
feet, the force required to raise the islands
must have been enormous.
The Pontiff's Power.
The Threatened PRONUNCIATION of the
dogma that the temporal power of the
Pontiff, of which the church was deprived
by the advent Of Victor Emmanuel into
Rome in 1875, Is essential to the complete
majesty of the vice regent of Christ on
earth is the theme of general discussion in
Catholic circles on the continent. The de-
cision of sixty six of the hundred bishops,
whose views of the matter were solicited
by the pope, that the present time is OPP
perfume for the declaration of this principle
evinces a position swerving of popular
opinion. The fact that the Italian bishops
opposed the proclamation is not to be
taken as evidence of their belief that
the occupant of the chair of St. Peter
should not be, a temporal ~as
we'll as q spiritual sovereign. The clergy Of
Italy are placed in a position Of such Pc
culiar d~elicacy in regard to expressions of
opinion on matters touching the relations
of the church and the state that no posi-
tive declaration OF approval could he ex-
pected from them, while the laity have
long since fallen into q state of apathy, as
regards both pope and King, owing to the
unchanging condition of the a%rtagonism
between the vatican and the quirinal,
which the lapse of twenty years has not
sufficed to mollify or even change in char
acter. The greatest number of favorable
replies to the pore'H circular, from any one
country, came from Austria, where the
sentiment in favor of the temporal SOW
ereignity of the church is strong and un-
disguised among the people, and Portugal
furnished the rext highest, the rest being
divided about equally among Germany,
France aud Spain.
MorInOns from Europe.
The advance guard Of a little army of
1900 converts to Mormon, due here this
year on steamships of the Gnion line, have
arrived at New York on the Wyoming. It
consisted OF about 40 Swedes and Danes,
about half of whom are women. They
were in the charge of Missionary Adolph
Anderson and four Mormon elders. Labor
Inspector Mi HOLLAND questioned the mis-
sionary to find out whether or not his con-
verts might not be prevented from landing
under the contract labor lay. The mis-
siona,y answered warily. He admitted
that the party had been assured
that they would find employment. but that
this employment was not actually waiting
than. Their relatives and friends, the
missionary said, had guaranteed to give
Them work. They we're permitted to land
and to3k D steamer to Norfolk, whence
they will g., west. Inspector Miliholland,
who was in Utah last fall looking into the
sabject Of Mormon immigration, thinks
that there is little doubt that nearly all Of
tile Mormon immigrants enter into o yer.
bal contract with The missionary, who
promises them employment in the new
word. The recent decision of Judge La
comba, Mr.. Milholland thinks. gives the
collector power t. bar immigrants who
come here even under an implied contract.
Indications of an Organized and Extensive
Scheme of Development.
There have been fled in the Office of the
seer. tary of state of NV York. q number
of incorporation certificates which indicate