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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
REFS IN BRAZIL.

Hotels are few and ill-conducted in
Brazilian coast towns, but there are
excellent French and German restaur-
ants in Bahia and Pernambuco. When
one has the bill to settle he finds that
the score runs into the thousands. The
basis of currency is an imaginary unit.
the refs, 1000 of which make a milreis,
worth apart from exchange, about SO
cents. The lowest nickel coin is 100
refs, worth 5 cents. Below these are
copper coins, 20 reis, being equivalent
to 1 cent. If one dimes with a friend
at a restaurant the score will amount
to $500 reis-a result startling to the
uninitiated. When r~eal-estate trans
actions are conducted the figures rise
into the millions, and when trade
statistics r computed billions and
trillions are brought in. Reversing
the process, n pays 1000 reis to a
boatman to 60 ashore from a steamer,
1000 refs or a milreis for a bottle of
beer and some cheese. 500 reis to a
guide for pilotage through a public
building, 200 refs for a ride on a street.
car, 100 refs for u turn on the lift from
the upper to the lower turn, and an
other 100 refs for having his boots
hlacknd.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
CHURCH. SERVICES.
PRESBYTERIAN.


Morning services at 1920 a. m. Sab
bath school at ~ m. Young peoples
meeting at ZOO p. m. Evening services
at 500 p. m. Prayer meeting every
Thursday evening at 500 p. m. Rev.
H. w. Wilbur, pastor.
BAPTIST.
Services held at the Free Reading
rooms every Sabbath, Rev. G. S. eleven
ger, pastor. Morning services at 1890
q. m. Evening services at 500 p. M.
Sabbath school at ~ m. Prayer meet
ing every Thursday evening at 500 p.
NJ.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Preaching by the pastor at 1890
a. M, Sunday school at ~ m. Class
meetings at 700 p. m. Strangers are
cordially invited to all services. Rev.
j. 0. Dobson, pastor.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Services will be held on Sabbath as
follows Morning services at 1890 a.
IN. Sunday school at ~ m. Young
Peoples Society OF Christian Endeayor
at 700 p. M. Evening services at 500
D. m. A cordial invitation is extended
to all. r. w. Farquhar, pastor.
EMMANUEL (PRoTEsrANT-EPIscoPAL.)
Morning service at 1920 p. m. Sun
day school at12 o'clock. Evening SER
vice at 1880 p. M. Rev. q. G. Ware,
rector.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
HURON FOR CAPITAL.
ANOTHER LIE NAILED.

Fierre's Northern Pacific (?) Collapse
Honest Words From Honest Men.
Editor Faulkton Record-My atten-
ton has been called to the following ar
ticle which appeared in the columns OF
Pierre Free Press of August 25th, under
the head Becoming Convint ed"
"At the Faulkton railroad meeting the
Pierre representatives invited oil who
wished to examine the bonds. given by
the great railway magnates which they
had with them. Several OF the proml-
nentcitizens came forward and inspected
the papers. One OF them, Mr.. Charles
Seeley, a gentleman who believes that
Huron should be the capital, and whose
sympathies are for Huron, addressed
the meeting. He said he had all along
entertained great doubts concerning this
railroad project. He was afraid it was
only Il Pierre capital campaign dodge
and that it was a paper railroad only.
However, he was glad to say all doubt
about the enterprise becoming a reality
had vanished from his mind. While he
OF course did not presume the Pierre
gentlemen would undertake the folly OF
presenting spurious paper for their in
spection, in this instance he could not
but believe the truth-because he was
perfectly familiar with the signatures OF
President Cakes and OF the other gentle
men who had signed, either one of whom
made the bond perfectly good" "
l desire to say through the columns OF
your paper that every word OF said ar
ticle so far as it relates to remarks made
by myself at said meeting is unqualified
ly false-the same is q pure fabrication
and I must decline to stand sponsor be-
fore the public for the integrity OF the
intentions of the projectors OF the Duluth,
Pierre and Black Hills railroad, or to be
represented as having passed upon the
sutficiency or value Of the bond they
have upon exhibition. If the gentlemen
who have this matter in hand are honest
in their representations, the people will
soon find it out, and it does not seem
necessary for them to publish false state
ments in order to inspire public conf
dence in an honest enterprise.
I am not acquainted with the sigma
ture of President Cakes or OF any of the
other gentlemen on the bond, and I do
not know whether the bond is good. bad
or Indifferent. c. II. SEELEY.
The undersigned were present at the
recent railroad meeting at Faulkton and
heard the. remarks made by Mr.. Secley
at said meeting, and hereby state that
the above article from the Pierre Free
Press so far as it purports to give the
remarks made by C. H. Seeley at said
meeting is wholly false.
ROSWELL BorrUM, CHARLES WHITE,
NJ. ]. JARVIS, F. A. SEAMAN,
BENZ, CARYL.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
TAXES.
TAXES.
The state board of equalization {

The state board Of equalization con-
sists OF the governor, secretary OF state
and auditor. Their duties arc supposed
to be the equalization of the taxes of
the different counties OF the state. They
have not the power to lower an assess
ment, but can raise any county to make
it correspond with other counties.
. The auditors OF Pennington and Gus
ter counties have received notice from
the state board OF the following raise on
the assessment Of these counties: Horses
are raised six per cent; swine fifteen;
wagons, carriages and machinery twenty
five; goods on commission twenty-five;
capital in trade fifty; money and
credits 100; stocks and shares seventy
five; all other property, as homestea
improvements, etc, twenty-five.
Surely here is Il chance iorstudy. The
first question that naturally arises is:
Were these counties SO much below other
counties III the state that so great a
raise was necessary? II not, were all
counties raised in like proportion?
~ Id JUL 9ttSSCSC Clt OuttU Liz lluIl
assessed property OF the state, with the
extreme levy allowed, would not meet
current expenses and that Mellette.
Ringsrud and Taylor raised the assess
mcnt to cover the deficiency. If this
were true, our state board is but follow.
ing the example OF county and city
boards, viz: assessing instead of equaliz.
ing.
Did the state board hear OF the action
Of Rapid City's board (the establishing
OF a fifty cent basis) which caused them
to advance stocks OF goods fifty percent?
Did they hope to reach money and cred.
SCISSOR, when they adv anced the same
100 per cent? If they could it would be
all right. but for an honest man who
gives in his only thousand to have it in
creased to two for the purpose Of assess
ment and returned to him us one thous-
and only, when the state is done with it,
it is rough. And to have improvements
on government land increased o%ne-fourth
when such improvements should never
have been assessed one cent in the first
place is rougller yet. In conclusion let
us ask why railroads which are assessed
at only $1,000 per mile are not ad
vanced, nor telegraph or telephone
lines? The telegraph lines Of this
county, it appears, were not assessed at
all. More anon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
Pierre's Railroad Prospects.

Reader, get out your map and look Mt
the peculiar position of Pierre from a
railroad standpoint. Do you see any,
thing that is worthy OF inquiry? Yes.
Well, what is it? 1t is observed that the
one single track that reaches her now,
commences at u point in Hand county
called Slick, and uns without a crook
or curve to a point near Blunt, q dis
lance OF nearly sixty miles, said to be
with one exception lin South America)
the longest straight piece OF railroad in
the world. But near Blunt an almost
right angle is turned toward the south
west and Tor a distance OF nearly fifteen
miles the line runs in that direction and
then turns almost due west, finally
reaching Pierre after q circuitous zigzag,
meandering done the Medicine creek and
up the MISSOURI bottom. losing and
wasting from q direct line from Blunt,
q distance not less than fifteen miles.
But the same map will show you that
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

independent party and nominate farm
ers. 1t hardly dare call MIR: Clark q
farmer, but brings him before the voters
of eastern Dakota as a "well known
stock raiser" Mr.. Clark may have a
few mavericks around somewhere. but
it is not well known. The Hon. Francis
H. Clark, OF this city, is a good lawyer
and highly respected, but neither a
farmer or stockman. Your committee
lost one lawyer to catch another. You
know they are always handy at this
time OF the year.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
OUGHT TO BE ABATED.


The following language was used by Mr..
Sheldon, of Day county, the permanent
chairman of the republican party conven-
ton at Mitchell:
So this independent party IS iearfully and
wonderfully made. And l want to say to You,
gentlemen. that 1T is Il matter of humiliation
and regret by the intelligent farmers of the sec
ton OF the state from which l have come, that
a recent Importation from Canada, whose ignor-
ance Of the character of American institutions
is only equaled by his impudence and insincer-
ity, should aspire to the highest position with
in the gift of the people. The man who comes
among our people and endeavors to teach them
to break away from their allegiance and under
takes to teach them that all the measures for
which they labored and all the burdens they
have borne have been in vain, is q public nui-
sance and ought to be abated.
The words of Sheldon, of Day county,
printed elsewhere, as the utterance of the
chairman, and US words deliberately spoken
and v~ociferously cheered will stamp that
republican convention with eternal in
fanny. 1t is the confession of the fear, the
terror, the malice, the hatred, the bitter
ness, the disappointment of the collected
scum and dregs of vileness of South Da-
kota putresence. It is the attempt to
hoist the black flag. 1t is the despairing
act of stranded pirates. 1t is the last hiss
ing shrek of Williams going down into the
DOttOIuleSS PIT. "A convention OF CnlV0lOr
GUS men would never have tolerated such
an expression, No knight of the golden
age ever spoke meanly of the man with
whom he was about to cross swords. 4
convention of brave men would not have
spoken such words. 1t is the craven
coward that pours forth volumes of dis
graceful billingsgate. A convention of
truthful men would not have gone before
the world with such mendacious language.
Not one of them but knows that it is a
villianous compound of opprobrium and
falsehood. A convention of wise men
would not have gone out before the people
of South Dakota with a slap at the face of
every man of foreign birth. Is an "impor-
tation from Canada any different in re-
la:ion to political privileges and aspira-
tons from an importation from Norway or
Germany Or Russia or Ireland? Can the
republicans with impunity today and not
be encouraged to speak their contempt of
other nationalities tomorrow, if 1t suits
their purpose?
II like wild things-earthquakes and boiling
seas,
And raving women!
1 like the rolling roar of thunder,
And lightning's vivid flash!
And if tits easily had,
A herd of politicians very mad!"
Brayo, bearded chief! The animals are
stirred up.-Dakota Ruralist.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
IN III HILLS.

The Independent Cause rs Viewed by Dem
ocratic and Republican Journals.
If the superstition is true, which are
the fools? The following from the Butte
County Star was published in alatenum-
Der OF the Republican Of this city:
One thing is reasonably certain, and
that is that the independent movement
cannot be as controlling a factor in deter
mining the results of the canvass Us will be
true in the eastern counties. This for the
very reason that there are fewer farmers,
they are more scattered and not as thor
oughly organized. One thing is likely to
prove true aud that is that the foreign
American citizens are more stable in their
ideas and opinions and will be less swayed
by harangue, claptrap and bass drum en-.
thusiasm than our native born voters.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

IN FAVOR OF LIMITED OWNERSHIP.
The o n system of railway fares, having
a central ticket Office at which tickets to
all distances within q certain radius are
sold at the same price has been so success
full in Hungary, where it was first adopted.
that it has been taken up throughout Aus
tria. Germany will shortly introduce it,
SO will Sweden. 1t is said to nave increased
railway travel to such an extent that the
roads pay better than before. But to
make it a success in America either the
roads must be owned by government o,
there must be cooperation among the vari
Gus roads centering at a given point
Rapid City Republican.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
Legal blanks at The UNION office.

THE NICKEL IN THE SLOT BEATEN.
Gimme a nickel's worth of buck
shot," said a St. Paul gamin wearing
somewhat disordered raiment. His
head, says the Pioneer Press, just top
ped the counter in a bazar devoted to
sporting goods.
Il suppose he will load them into a
rusty pistol and accidentally shoot
some n of his intimate friends" sug-
gested a b~ystander.
"Oh, no." replied the proprietor of
the gun store, che has no firearms. He
is going in to beat the nickel-in-the-
slot scheme, andI suppose I am parti-
ceps criminis."
''Howp"
why, he will put them on the
%street-car track; the a will convert
them into the exact size of nickels and
pennies; and, of course, you can antic-
ipate the financial panic liable to ensue
in St. Paul shortly, with a gum-ma-
chine at almost every corner"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

The Dakota Ruralist is rather inquisi-
tive. 1t wants to know if there is any
truth in the rumor that zone OF the edi-
tors took Conk-ubine with him on the
excursion to the Black Hills" THE
UNION is unable to state positively, but
from the color of the moon, it should
Judge that there is.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
OUR BATTLE SONG.

OUR BATTLE SONG.
TUNE, "HoM the Fort"
Hark! the bugle note is sounding
Over all the land;
See! the people forth are rushing,
oh! the charge is grand.
CHORUS:
Storm the fort, We knights of Labor;
lis a glorious fight;
Drawn and brain against injustice
God defend the right!
How the mighty host advances,
Alliance leads the van; .
The knights do rally by the thousands,
On the labor plan.
Strong e%ntrenched behind their millions,
Sit the money kings;
Slavery grabbers, thieves and traitors
Join them in their rings.
Vile injustice flls their Golfers
With their blood bought gold;
And the might OF their oppression
Ruins young and old.
Who dare to shun the conflict?
Who would be a slave?
Better die within the trenches,
Forward, then, We brave!
Selected.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

The Denver restaurant located in the
rear of the Harvey on Seventh street
has been running but a short time and
yet has already, built up a paying bust
were given. Their list OF permanent
boarders is increasing daily.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

The Republican speaks in fattering
terms OF the democratic nominee for
Not because he is a democrat,
but as Il resident OF Rapid City. Why
did the Republican fail to O the
candidacy OF Il Schrader or a Fowler,
also honored residents OF Rapid City and
leading members OF the party whose
Il the Republican processes to cham
piOn? Consistency, etc,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
RATHER MIXED.

The state democratic executive COM
imittee at their meeting in Scotland Tues
day placed in nomination for congress
Mr.. Franz H. Clark, OF Rapid City, IN
place OF Judge Thomas who Withdrew
some time ago. Mr.. Clark is q well
knownstock raiser and is highly respected
BY those who know him. He will easily
carry the Hills.
The above is from the Alexandria
journal, a good democratic paper which
no doubt like to see the demo
cratic party follow the example OF the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

%" NO PROXIES HIIOWtU.
Primaries for election of delegates are to be
held at the usual voting piac. in the respective
precincts on Thursday, September Is, 1890,
polls to remain open from 5 to s p. M. except
In the case Of Hill City precinct where the polls
will remain open from 4 to 8 p. H.. The Rapid
City primary will be held at the court house,
E. b. REED, GEORGE W. BARRows,
Secretary. Chairman.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

Bailey, OF Sioux Falls, has been con-
soled for his loss of the nomination for
state treasurer by receiving the nomina-
ton for the legislature from Minnehaha
county on the republican ticket.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
rNDsplNDEN9 COUNTY CONVENTION.

The independents of Pennington county will
meet in delegate convention at the court house
In Rapid City on Thursday, September 25th, at
10 a. m, for the purpose OF placing i'll nomina-
ton a full legislative and county ticket and for
the transaction of such other business as may
properly come before the convention. Said con-
vention will be composed OF seventy-one dele
na fa: :. G fnll0WS
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

A subscriber OF The UNION. has six
mares with five spring colts which she is
anxious to dispose OF at once. Two Of
the number are broken and one is a
gentle single horse. For further particu-
lars>call at this office.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
DRS. STARKEY & PALEN'S

1920 Arch Street, Philad'a. Pa.
70, Consumption, Asthma, Bronchitis, Dyspepsia, catarrh
Hay Fever, Headache, Debility, Rheumatism
Neuralgia and all Chronic and Nervous Dis
orders.
"The original and only Compound Oxygen
Treatment Drs. Starkey & Palen have been
using for the last twenty years.
compound Oxygen-its Mode OF Action nd
Results will be mailed free to any address on
application. Mention THEUNloN.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

Maine goes republican. Speaker Reed
is reelected by increased majorities.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

UNOR SALE-A level, valley farm, ON Spring
IL creek. three and one-half miles west Of Fol
som. Custer county, S: D.. This land is nearly
There is considerable fencing. some breaking, a
small house with spring near by. There is good
range both north and south. Inquire of VIM.
MelIelland.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

TNOR SALE-A splendid Clyde-Morgan mare,
u we'll trained and gentle, when in good con-
dition weighs 1900 pounds. Other horses for
sale. Inquire OF VIM. McClelland, Folsom, s. D
ENoR sALE-A high grade Hereford bull,
II three-years.old. C. h. Mattoon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12
WANT

INOR SALE.-A team of bay geldings, five and
y six years old. Will weigh about ten and
eleven hundred. NJ, Dunckel.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

7aiccs.5EUne uHyH1Hst7week fifty dinner
s,o,e a wen h 1ist.nf noSnaanea
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

INOR SALE. Several hundred pitch pine posts
u at the residence Of the subscriber, near the
Victoria school house. CHAs. GRIMES.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-09-12

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-11
TILE TpAnE N CHIC AGn-

Chicago Feb. 10 CSpecian.-Thcrc was bigger
decrease in The visible supply OF wheat TIM was
expected the cables were decidedly bulliSh Liver
pool being Id up at the opening, aud IL up &C
the close, and there was good business doe hero
in cash grain. All these influences, howevr wero
Outweighed by favorable reports concerrmg the
weather from the Wet Seaboard exporters we're not
able 10 report any new business. good dcai) wheau
here j. going into vessels 10000 bushels )cinS m
p,ctcd ont of store to day, and room being hartered
Tor $1,000 bu>hcl, more. This. however. l. no moro
than II done here each year at TIN, season. The PIT
transactions Wcrr not in any way signlhtat. Jonn
Dupcc, who Is down In Kentucky, telegmlhed tlae
wheat WA - far along n IL ought To be- III prl To.
days range within - cent. May Started az
- =. sold between - 59 and = II, nd closed
- 3o. The concession of a reduction in corn
rates 10 the Kansas farmers by the Chlcao and -.
Louis road, was not known here SATURDAY. There
was selling It at the very opening. ant the price
Yielded IS cent. MAY started al 81. Sodto 30 oS
and closed at 30 5So 30 81. Kansas an' Nebraska
farmers now get their grain here about cents
bushcl cheaper than before. II was expected tnt
whatever the railroad conceded IN the way frcghtS
would at once off the price here, that the
farmers would gain nothing. In fact. howeer, since
the reduction made for the Nebraska fanerS me
price here has Welded only - cents. Ma wheat
on tho curb - IS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-11
COTTON MApKETs-By TELEGRAPH.

Liverpool Fob TO- .. Co,ton-1hc sales)f the day
included u 200 bales American. ~ -
tutur. - closed ir.a. American mddng. iof mddng
clause February delivery. 6l-Gid sellers Fcruuy ana
March delivery. 81 at seller, March and Apl delivery
G3Gid sci,ls: Amin and Ma delivery. Lid buyers'
NAV and June delivery. SOld buyer, June ud July u',
livery j6Id sellers, July and August dcliVcy, bOOu
sellers: August delivery G-Gid sellers; Augut aud sep
tcmbor delivery d sold value. -
Galveston, Feb 10 -Cgiton quiet niddline loa 10.
receipts 1902 bales exports coaNtwise, e 49, STOCK
~ 300 80 ~.
receipts, l,5i2 bales; ross lSGo; eNpors 10 Hr-ss
Britain, 500: cOdStwiSr. 31S; sales 1877 sock, t1oo'
savannah Fob l0-,ottor hlm; mddlie 10 s.lbc
low mddin' lOi-c cool ordinary 9Ac. .et and gross
receipts 1876 bales; expects To Great BItan, 1olOi
Goa wise 3 l1j, sales. coo: stock. G0.s13 80 .
New Orleans. Feb. 1O.-COtou firm; mi.ding lOec :
low mddng 10 5l6c; good ordinary. Il ll6c. Net r.
ccips 1924 bales gross 1925 exports 20 Great Brtaln
stock. 209.2ls.