The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-10-16
GENERAL NOTES.

GENERAL NOTES.,
Mrs. Gsn sral Terrence of Chicago was
shrown a buggy and sustained injuries
which have proved fatal.
The railway mail service is contemplate
ing giving the towns and cities near Chi
cago better and improved mail facilities,
The gentlemen appointed to negotiate
for the purchase of the Cherokee Indian
lands will commence their labors in few
days.
Andrew Wicklund was shot and killed
and Ed Jonson wounded by Chippewa
Indian at Shell Lake, Wis. The Indian es-
capped.
An incendiary fire at Washington, Ind,
destroyed the court house together with
all the records. Total loss on buildings
s35, 900.
Choctaw council at Caddo, I. T., elected
w. N. Hampton speaker of the lower
house, and j. H. Bryant president of the
senate.
The liabilities of the Philipsburg, Pa,
bank which has closed it's doors, are
placed at S6SO,O00 and the assets at
S6OO,0OO
Halifax, N. S., is enjoying strike, al
most every trade is represented in it, and
at present there seems to be no chance for
settlement.
Julian Flares and Felipe Selma, two
Mexican revofu utionists, have been 6ung
and their bodies riddled with bullets by
Mexican soldiers
The Democrats of Grand Rapids, Mich,
congressional district have nominated
John S. Lawrence for congress to succeed
the late Fl. NJ. Ford.
| The First National bank of Chicago has
begun suit to recover s300,0GO from S. R.
Howell, a lumber merchant Of that city,
who recently failed.
| 1t is reported that Secretary Blaine will
make three speeches in the present cam
paign in Massachusetts, in Boston, Wor-
cester and Springfield
| Arrangements are under way for hold
ing the meetings of the Pan-American
congress and Humane Freedom league in
the city of Philadelphia
In the shorthand contest at Portland,
Ore, McGuerin wrote 3l1 words in fifty
nine seconds from dictation on a tyye-
writer. He wrote 104 words per minute
blindfolded.
The office of The Times and the ware
! iOuSc VI Il" IJillElCHS iG Lilli. ".
has been destroyed by fire and the adjoin-
ing buildings badly damaged Loss, $780,
600; insurance, $4,000.
The Alamo Electric company of San
Antonio, Tex, of which j. B. Sheppard OF
Denver is the president, has been placed
in the hands of a receiver. The liabilities
and assets are not given.
The president has granted pardon, tc
take effect Oct. Is, in the case of George
| w. Andrews, convicted in Colorado OF
misusing the mails and sentenced July
2, 1891, to six months imprisonment.
James McCann, a bartender at Furber's
saloon between Seventh and Eighth
streets, on Olive, ST. Louis, shot five bull
lets into Hugh Gorhman at 1917 Market
street. Gorhman's wounds are fatal.
The national executive board of the
United Mine Workers have concluded
their session at Columbus, O., and ad
journed after making many valuable
suggestions for the benefit of the min,
workers.
The supreme court of California ha
taken the case of Edgar Raymond, sen
tenced to fine and imprisonment for refus
ing to answer a summons Of the grant
jury Of Sau Francisco county, under ad
visement.
The German Evangelical conference q
indianapolis established q ceu1t of up
peals The salaries Of the bishops wer
reduced from $500 to 81 500, and the sal
aries Of the other general offices CORES
pondingly.
The British steamer Norwegian. whicl
arrived at Glasgow from Montreal, had OF
board the crow Of the British steamc
Dcvonshire from Barrow, Sept 30, 70
New York, which was abandoned 50
miles west Of Troy island.
The confederated Irish societies OF Chi
cago at IL meeting adopted Il resolution t.
the effect that in choosing leader for tho
Irish party no person prominent in TIL
persecution of Mr.. Parnell should be il
any way recognized
Three men robbed the bank OF Enter
prise, Ore, of So, $50 in daylight. One hel,
the cashier and clerk up with a six-shoote
while the others took everything in sight
The robbers escaped, but are being pur
sued by posse.
Maurice R Strellinger, or Curtis, th
actor charged with the murder of Polio
Officer Alex. Grant, at San Francisco
was held to answer before the superio
court by Police Judge Rex. Only thre
witnesses We're eNam1n etl.
Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania ad
visse. in proclamation the senate, whic
will convene in extra session, to investi
: gate the magistrates and constable o
Philadelphia and see if cause does not eS
ist for their removal from office.
At Cascade Canon, Colo, while E. F
Doane and fis son were out hunting th
latter accidentally shot his father, tn
| L kl. I. l. !.
him instantly. The deceased was supel
intendent for the Cascade Town company
The jury in the case of Breedlove, charge
with the murder of Brown, the sailor bt
longing to the United States steamshi
, Charleston, last July at San Diego Cal
has returned a verdict of manslaughte,
Sentence was deferred, as q motion wi
be IN ade for a new trial.
Minnesota farmers are complaining
the continued wet weather. They say tha
great damage has been done wheat i
, shocks, and that some farmers will lose a
wet weather prevail much longer at leas
, one-half the crop viii be a total loss.
!, Another 10 OOO- barrel oil we'll has bee
, struck in the McLeonard field, Pennsylvi
: MIA. The now well is on the Miller far1
|
, CIR eenlee g. Forest we'll, which is now d,
ing close on 14,000 barrels day.
After being speechless for nearly sever
teen years, Otto Wirthner, well know
l German of Youngstown, o., surprise
, himself and his friends by conversing
t both English and German. When is yeal
f. old he was stricken with illness and upo
recovering was Mortified to find that
was a mute.
1t is estimated that 200 Cinnamon ha,
been smuggled into the United States
: violation of the law from Kingston, Ont
! during the past week. President Harr
: son has requested that the Canadian go
;. ernuent officials cooperate with IL
United States officials in an attempt [
suppress the smuggling, but so far no a
tention has been paid to the request.
steady increase in the number of Chin
men landing in Canada has been notict
: of late, and it is known that the maiorit
of them intend coming to the Unite
States if they are able to eyade the Gu