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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04

by which they were actuated, have
been, aud still are, a public source OF
political discussion. The varying effects
OF the movement on the old parties, in
different states and localities, has
caused it to be an object Of solicitude in
one place by one party, and OF recrir1i-
nation in another, by the same party.
Probably no organization in all his
tni,y has been so peculiarly open to ad
yerelty OF Judgment on the part OF those
standing on the outside, as has the
Farmers alliance. All these things are
nov fairly well understood by the peo-
pie and the verdict, in the light Of &C
complished facts must be that some
thing more than ths mere ambition OF
political aspirants. o r the designing
schemes OF demagogues, forms the main
spring OF the movement. The all ance
movement from it's incipiency, is worthy
OF the careful study OF all classes, in
Guiding politicians. certain 1T is that
no other movements OF moder times has
been more significant in it's purposes or
more comprehensive in its plans.
True mistakes and failures as well as
correct reasoning and successes, have
characterized It's course so far, but hon
esty OF purpose evidently underlies
the motives, There can be no questions
about the sincerity OF the rank and file,
and consequently the movement is
bound to stand in spite OF ambitious
leaders who may, for the time being, re.
tard it's growth or iniure it's POSSIBLE.
ties for MISUNDERSTANDING Weekly
Republican,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04
REUNITED AFTER MANY YEARS.
-Four Sisters, Separated by Shipwrook,
Are at Last Brought Together.

-Four Sisters, Separated by Shipwrook,
Are at Last Brought Together.
A remarkable reunion occurred in
Mankato, Mimi, at the opening of the
Week of Retreat for the Sisters OF
Notre Dame. which was attended by
about fifty of the ladies from different
parts of the state. Twenty-three
years ago a ship left the shores Of
Europe laden with German immigrants
to come to America. During the voy-
age an explosion occurred, which
wrecked the ship and killed a great
many of it's passengers. Among the
immigrants was a family consisting OF
. man: his wife and four little girls.
The man was killed, his wife's head
was blown of, and ever since two Of
the girls supposed the other two
drowned.
A rescuing vessel found a lady float
ing by the aid of a life preserver and
supporting above water the heads of
two of the little girls. She did not
know them, but took a motherly inter-
est in the orphans and cared for them.
They were afterward placed in a SON.
vent and became widely separated.
One is now the mother superior of the
convent at Mankato, and the other be-
longs to the same order of Notre Dame
at New Orleans. By chance they re-
Gently asoertained that their two long
lost sisters were also in the order in
the northwest, after having necessarily
made inquiries concerning them for
years. Sunday the four met for the
first time since the fatal shipwreck.
and, as may be imagined :he reunion
was a most joyous one. The four are
now mature women, and all are en-.
gagged in the work of their order.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04
methods Indicated above.

AEsNG. Ellr.AEM ErHEarS
methods Indicated above.
Noticeable among the many lying
statements of recent dates are some sent
out from Topeka, Kan.
These statements are to the effect that
the Kansas Alliance men are going over
the country as calamity howlers,"
misrepresenting the state, damaging its
credit, preventing al influx of capt.
tai, etc. All such reports as these are
grossly false and malicious. No people
love their state more than the Kansas
Alliance men love Kansas, and none are
quicker to resent and correct any mis-
statement made about that common
wealth than they. Their devotion to
their state is causing them to tell their
people the truth-to arouse them to
their danger and to beg them to save
their state from financial ruin. And be-
cause they are doing this they must be
accused of t%raducing the good name and
credit of grand old Kansas, and be de-
nounced by partisan plutocratic papers
and politicians as''calamity howlers, 'etc.
Now the facts as to the industrial and
financial condition of Kansas are becom-
ing known. Within q few days the Off
cial ensus bulletin concerning Kansas
will be issued and will show q much
more deplorable and desperate situation
of the people than the Kansas Alliance
men and speakers have dreamed of.
Right here some figures will be interest
ing.
The census bulletin to be issued in a
few days will show the following facts
about this state:
The recorded mortgage Indebtedness
on real estate in Kansas for the ten
Notwithstanding to 1882, 900, 900.
The recorded mortgage Indebtedness now
in force and unpaid is $685., 600, Q00-equal
to an indebtedness of $165 for each man,
woman and child, white and colored, in
the state. Now, be it remembered that
this only includes the mortgage indebted
ness on real estate. It has nothing to do
with chattel mortgages, county bonded
Indebtedness, railroad and corporation
debts, notes, etc., o does it include the
debt in state and railroad lands. It
simply includes the land occupied and
held rs farms and homes. Nearly three
fourths of this debt is on farm lands
about II per cent?. About 20 per cent,
or more than one-fourth Of this tremen-
dous debt, draws interest at the rate of
10 per cent. per year. About 7 per cent,
or about one-fourteenth of the debt,
draws interest at the rate of more than
10 per cent, and Hon. Jerry Simpson
says that in some cases the interest
amounts to 40 per cent.
The total number of mortgages record
ed in ten years was $4,000, and this i'm
mense number does not include "inter-
est" mortgages.
It is a little interesting to know now
just what the old partisans and pluto.
Gratis will do, or what name they will
substitute for calamity howlers when
these facts shall become known.
II. w. AVER.
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THE CONFLICT IN KANSAS.
It'll Not Against Border HUMANS, but
Against Bankruptcy.

It's Not Against Border HUMANS, but
Against Bankruptcy.
The warfare on the Farmers Alliance
and Alliance speakers and officials by
the partisan press still consists Of vitu-
peration, wild statements, ETC., none Of
which are backed up by reason or arSu-
ment. The New York Times and some
other large papers of the country are
now acknowledging that the warfare is
not one of reason and legitimate discus
sion. Heretofore all attacks on ALI
ance principles and speakers have con-
sisted of attempts to misrepresent, SLAM
der and ridicule them. But a knowl-
edge Of this fact will probably not
change the methods OF such papers
against the Alliance. The truth is they
fear to enter the lists on a basis of argu-
ment and reason. For some %unaccount-
able, reason, however, they hope the
Alliance will go to smash, and they are
trying to effect the .ssmash" by the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04
EHs is a .Ivnereas.,,

An expressive phrase has been coined
to meet the Kansas City situation. 1t
is "a whereas. Somebody inquiries
after the financial standing of John
Smith. John Smithp" somebody else
replies. '.Oh, he is a whereas -
Iae phrase is in common use. A
stranger is net long in learning the
meaning. "a whereas is a man who
las had a piece of property sold out by
tlle sheriff to satisfy a mortgage. One
can readily trace the derivation by
thinking for a moment of the form in
which sheriff's sales are advertised.
Whereas, John Smith, by his certain
decd of trust. and SO on and so on.
Thatis the way the official informa-
ton starts OF, and that is why John
Smith is called 20 whereas
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II TRAINED EAR.
II Is Invaluable to those Who Opera t.
Machinery.

~ Is Invaluable to those Who Operate
Machinery.
At a meeting of the 10 cal engineers
an interesting paper was read by H.
H. Dantzer, formerly an engineer on
the Reading railroad, but now a con-
tractor in West Philadelphia. says the
Record of that city. The paper dealt
entirely with the wonderful name In
which engineers on railroads, steam
boats, and the masters of mammoth
machinery ascertain accurately and
instantly when anything goes wrong
with the machinery under their CON
troll.
Strange Is it may seem, the only re-
liable friend of the engineer is a we'll
trained cal. The greater part of MI.
Dantzer's paper was filled with Incl
dents relating to railroad work, but
the really wonderful incidents of which
he treated are taken from the NAM
moth pressrooms in which Philadelphia
abounds. The thunderous rumble and
clash of the modern presses, which
are considered the most intricate ma
chimes in the world, is a pleasant tune
to the pressmen, but let a bolt become
loose, let a band slip or a piston or
bar get out of place. and there is a
discord in the pleasant tune. Instantly
every man in the pressroom, no matter
what he may be doing, raises his head
and turns his eye in the direction OF
the discordant noise. The particular
press is located in an instant, and the
particular part of the ponderous ma
chine where the discord is being mado
is traced by the ear at once. Tho
same rule holds good in the engine
room of an ocean steamer. Thein in
slant any part of theJHebfe engine
becomes out of ordef it calls in un-
mistakable TOPICS to the quiet-looking
engtneer;r who hasiens to prescribe q
q remedy.
Mr.. Dantzer's paper told Of many
queer incidents OF lis experience as q
railroad engineer. The master of a
Locomotive gets 10 know his engine as
. Mothe" does he" child. In the dark
cSt night, with the Train dashing along
IL he %atc Of f0rty-five miles an hour,
the trained engineer hears a slight
'|-NLi H-4N+i 10 ~ u e1C OiuAutEys
lie MT only becomes aware of it by
reason Of hearing it, but if he were
deaf as a post the disorder would
be communicated TO him through the
medium Of the throttle. He would
feel a slight jar which would indicate
as clearly us the sound that something
was ont OF order. and if the occasion
warranted, Il stop would be onoe at
once or the matter would be attended
70 at the next station.
Telegraphers work entirely by sound,
but, strange as it may seem, many OF
them are wholly deaf to sounds other
than those Of their Instruments. Any
of the chief operators in the main Of
fee of the Western Union Telegraph
Company, from one end of their great
long room, distinguished with never
failing accuracy which Of the several
hundred instruments are calling Phila-
delphia, Notwithstanding the constant
din of the other instruments. More
than this, many of them can determine
instantly which operator is sending ON
certain circuits with which they have
become familiar by long service.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04
AyARIETy OFoPINIONs.

The farmers alliance movement has
been treated by public speakers and
writer's, from every conceivable stand
point. It has been lautea and rldiculedj
praised and blamed. commanded an
denounced, characterized as a sehem
OF demagognes, and represented as q
popular uprising OF the m~asses@0pin
01s regarding it's present signiicanc
and future;eiiects have been equaifYN as
varied. The personael Of it's origsnators,
psoIaotte rs and leaders,sand the motives
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04

5. ID.
PENNINGTON COUNTY ALLIANCE
meets at THE UNION office on the first
Saturday OF each month at two p. N.
U. S. ALLISON, President,
Crcston, S. d.
OTTo ANDERSON, Secretary,
Rockerville, S. y.
GLEN ALLIANCE.
The Wednesday on or before a full
moon at the Fansllawe place.
OTTo ANDERSON, A.. D. RICHARDSON,
Secretary, President.
Rapid City: S. d. Hermosa, S. D.
WHITE EAGLE
At the Murphy school house the second
and fourth Saturday evenings of each
month. j. M. BARNES, President,
Mrs. ZELLA HUNT, Secretary,
Rapid City.
SPRING CREEK
At the D~aughenbaugh school house on
the last Saturday Of each month.
CHAs. GEIGER, President,
G. PERUVIAN, Secretary.
Rapid City, S. D.
SUMMIT
At the Pike school house on the third
Saturday Of each month.
WV. LARGENT. President,
w. H. FoUsE, Secretary.
HerInosa, S. D.
CREsToN.
At the school house on the LIST. Thurs
day after the first Saturday OF each
month. U. S. ALLISON, President,
G. w. FAUs, Secretary.
Creston, S. D.
BOX ELDER.
Met at the Slick school house Friday
evening June 26. They meet every two
weeks alternating between the Ensor and
Slick school house.
JOEL THACKER, President,
A. A. ROGERS, Secretary,
RAPID City, s. D.
LAME JOHNNY.
At the Dean school house on Tie Sec
ond and fourth Saturday evening ofeach
month. E. E. DEAN, president,
Mrs. MINNIE Dow, secretary,
PENNINGTON CENTER
At the house OF j. John on the second
and last Saturday OF each month.
A. A. NEwKIRK, President,
F. L. SMITH, Secretary,
Creston, S. D.
ALLISON
Regular meeting first Friday evening
in each month at Ryan school house.
j. E. HADLEY, J. f. GRosHoNG,
Secretary. President.
Rapid City, s. D.
NOTICE.
Will all alliances 10 the Black Hills
send in their place and time OF meeting
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04

Montgomery Ward q Co., advertise DR..
Warmers Coraline corset at S1.25. Our
price ever since we came here has been
IS cents for the same thing.
LEEDS & Co.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04
ALLIANCE


BATTLE RIVER.
Battle River Farmers Alliance meets
IN Hermosa on the first and third Sat
urdny of each month. :
JOSEPH BENNETT, ELMER LEWIS, =
President. Secretary.
Harnoso g n
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04
Notice to Homesteaders.

Go to Trowbridge's iewelry store for
watches, jewelry, clocks, etc. Eastern
prices. Repairing OF watches, clocks and
jewelry promptly done.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04

We have moved our stock Of Boots and Shoes from Main street to
Florman block. St. Joe street, where we can show you the largest and
best stock Of Boots and Shoes in the Block Hills and we will guarantee
you the best prices in Rapid .iy as we wish to close down our stock
to make room for more goods Mr.. Lockwood will stay with us and
he will be glad to meet all Of his old customers as we'll as new ones in
our room on St. Joe street. all and see how cheap we will sell you
goods. Sign of Big Red Boot.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04
NOTICE

Will all alliances 10 the. Black Hills
send in their place and time OF meeting
also names OF president and secretary
and their addresses.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04

See our Bright Dongola Kid Oxford. pat
ent leather tipped for $1.4O-Montgom-
cry Ward &Co. sellthis atthe same price
80 it must be cheap. The FAIR.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04

Regular meeting first Friday evening
in each month at Ryan school house.
j. E. HADLEY, J. f. GRosHoNG,
Secretary. President.
Rapid City, s. D.
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". G. n. U. COLUMN.

"A subtle RECOGNITION Of the fact that
woman is what man might be If spiritu-
ally refined, has doubtless been the inspir-
ation OF the noble praise OF her which he
has sung throughout the ages known as
literature. But despite these pretty gen
eralities, the rasping specialties Of herlife
have wrought in the woman OF this coun-
try a great discomfort, which has sought
expression in many wild schemes for her
b~etterment. Conservative men stand ag-
hast at some Of the plans proposed, and
Chrlstendom trembles at the bold pro-
mitigation Of the thought that marriage
may not be in harmony with advanced
and advancing civilization. l believe in
the Bible as a book OF devine revelation;
believe in marriage; 1 believe in woman's
everlasting desire tocleye to one man."
but I do not consider these orthodox
beliefs out Of harmony with an
intense longing for the evolution
of a new and better woman When
women shall have become earnest
and intelligent, then will the mil
lenium be here. Likewise, when men are
earnest and intelligent; but that men
will ever become so until they are born
Of earnest and intelligent mothers. there
Is no reason to expect.
Let us have women fit to be mothers;
then we shall have noble men and women;
by this means, and by no other, will
humanity grow nobler. That dignity OF
womanhood has been in all ages misun.
derstood. While men have been lavish in
the bestowal Of praise, criticism and fat.
terry and have constantly exalted the
function OF motherhood, they have there
by done but littla to make the women
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-04

For Bakers wire and hardware, call
on w. w. Cliff.
A. Marble, Of Hermosa, can clear your
farm OF prairie dogs. Try him.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-27

GAINESVILLE and Montgomery coun-
ty are noted alike for their pretty
girls, Every type of beauty imagi-
nable can be found here, and it is
that beauty that lasts. The type that
is perhaps universally admired is the
brunette. That luxuriant, waving
hair as black as night, and those
glowing dark eyes, supplemented by
a complexion wonderfully fair, and
relieved by the pure canine of her
lips, and the rich scarlet flush upon
her cheeks, will forever and eternally
haunt man in his dreams. AT least
the boys who have brunette girls talk
that way. Dullness becomes impos-
sible in this kind of girls presence,
for her flow of spirits is infectious and
her sparkling vivacily is not less at
tractive than her beauty. Her face
looks like it was formed for smiles,
and her laughter makes revelations OF
bewitching dimples and pretty white
teeth.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-27

Saturday evening team of mules,
the property OF r. Y. Johnson, be-
came frightened at freight train at
st. Bethlehem and ran with the
wagon, hanging it around a tele.
graph pole and breaking out the
tongue and bruising up the negro
driver. Those who witnessed the
accident say that the negro hsd just
driven the wagon across the road
when a freight train approached.
The mules began trying to run and
The engineer sounded his whistle
several times in rapid succession,
which scared negro and mules both
and as result the wagon was de
mOlished.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-27
A New Kind of Bug.

John *. Smith brought in spcci.
men of the new kind of bug raised
on his place, which is an improve
ment on anything of the bug kind
that we have seen. 1t is about two
inches long, large in proportion and
has "A double bill crooked like an
eagles claws, is rullya quarter OF an
inch long and sharp as needle. 1t
also has great sharp claws on its feet.
The monster Is new. one in this
country.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-27
CITY COURT CULL1NGs.
Squire Caldwell Presiding at the Time Of
Going to Press.

Saturday night Was a field night,
as it were, for the police, and as a
consequence the city hall was crowd
ed this morning when Squire Cald-
well, in the absence of Re-
corder Bailey, called the court
to order. There was a house
full of spectators and they
represented nearly every class.
Saturday night j. b. Stone was
clothed with the power of police and
was sent to "Skuf7' TO keep down
disturbances out there. He soon had
Lee Rose, a six.foot negro, harnes5ed
for kicking woman off the street.
Squire Caldwell fined him four dol
lars and costs.
Sunday evening Officer Robinson
ran in Anderson Watkins, Bette
Bryant and Sam Bryant for in
dulging in a rock battle on the streets.
They were all fined $4 90 and costs.
Fannie Fort, a cross.eyed damsel,
was arrested for disturbing the peace
and was fined SO aud costs
Reuben Perry and Della Moore
were run in for fighting. Reuben
was charged SO and costs and Della
was released, the evidence being that
she was at her home and was fight
ing for principle.
Green Ramey, Mari Davis and
Mart Jones were up for fighting
Ramey was fined $40 and costs
Davis SO and costs and James $40 and
costs.
Rebecca Wilson disturbed the peace
and was taxed so and costs for it.
Officer RollCw arrested Lev. Stack
er for selling whisky on Sunday
The proof was conclusive and the
offender was fined $50. This is the
second case against Stacker, and
when he gets through with the State
he will undoubtedly have beer
taught lesson.
The fines up to the last report ag
gregated SEA- pretty good haul.
There were about fifteen additional
cases tried and the court had not ad
journed at the time of going to press
Squire Caldwell thinks Recorder
Bailey knew what was com
ing this morning and departed
for Louisville solely to escape it. The
Squire is loaded for the Recorder
and will tackle him Just as soon as he
returns. 1t would be a good idea for
Charlie Railey's friends to telegraph
him the particulars, SO he will be pre-.
pared for the worst. Gore is certain
to be spilled.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-27
Strawberries and Cream.

The ladies of the Organ Fund so,
ciety of the Methodist church propose
to make their word good by offering
the public the first strawberry festi-
val of the season, and have perfected
arrangements to give this entertain
ment ON Wednesday, May 5, from 5
TO II y. m. They have already en-
gagged their berries direct from the
growers in West Tennessee, and are
promised an extra fine lot. An
nouncement of the place at which the
festival will be given Will be made
later on.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-27
Honor to Whom Honor is Due.

II. Ledbctter, since he vas appoint
ed road commissioner, has greatly
improved Greenwood avenue. The
mud-hoes south of the residence of
w, j. Lyncs have been filed and the
street is now being metalcd. This
work was suggested few days ago
10y the LEAF-CHRoNICLE, and MIR.
Ledbcttcr has been prompt in having
it done. Let the good work contin.
ne,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-27
ARRESTED AT ERIN.
He Was Trying to Rob the Postoffioe
Saturday Night.

Chief Stafford has received a letter
from V. II. Harris, at Erin, giving
the details of what he supposes to be
a good catch J. M. Stone, night
Waterman for Harris q Buquo's lime
works. detected negro Saturday
night attempting to forCean entrance
to the postot1ice. He arrested him
and when he was searched two pistols,
a watch, 81 90 in silver coin, 800 cop,
per cent pieces, and a lot of postage
stamps were found on his person
He also had a complete set OF burglar
tools, consisting Of a pocket monkey
wrench, skeleton key, lot Of files
and other instruments used by Uro-
fCssiOnal hOusebreakCrs.
He gave his name as Chas. White,
but Mr.. Harris seems to doubt this
being his real name. A letter was
found in his pocket addressed to
Fred Wilson, Guthrie, Ky, and
post-marked Paris, Tenn. Sheriff
Bhkemore, of Paris, has also been
notified of the arrest, and an effort is
being made to find out where he got
the vaIuables found on his person.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-04-27
Laid to Rest.

The funeral services and burial of
Mrs. Matte Scott were largely attend.
ed yesterday. The funeral services
were conducted ut the residence OF
w. IL. Wright by Rev. a, NJ. Grow
den. The intcrment in Greenwood
was attended by many people who
did not attend the funeral services at
the house, and the grave was covered
with floral offerings from friends of
the deceased.