The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1891-09-18
GENERAL NOTES.

a'noi Leaf Sorunna, opa1,, and is q Total
loss.
Trains are now running regularly over
the Lake Erie and Western system. The
strikers have been defe tied.
Bob Winslow. coloIed, was hanged at
Newport, Ark, for the murder of a negro
preacher. The crime was instigated by a
woman, -,
Official orders have not yet been re-
ceived for the release Of the Itata, now in
charge of United States officials at San
Diego, Cal.
The worlds fair commissioners have re.
Iceived u lengthy petition from Texas, pro.
lltesting against closing the exhibition on
Sundays.
In tile Haines murder trial at Fortress
Monroe, Frank Evans, son of Commander
Evans, testified he saw Haines fire two shots
at flanagan.
z. w. Dittlinger of Chicago was arrest
ed in Boston charged with embezzling
$4,000 from the Chicago Building and
Loan association.
Complaints come from various Russian
provinces that wheat reserves which would
have ayerted distress, have been boughb
up by specializing dealers.
The Michigan Methodist Episcopal con-
ference at Grand Rapids Mich, voted l46
to "a, in favor of admitting women as dele
gates to general conferences.
The German government has abandoned
the idea of a 3 per cent loan, money being
too valuable there for the bonds to find a
ready sale, even at much below par.
Experts examining into the affairs of
the Keystone National bank have ceased
their labors, the money appropriated by
congress for the work having run out.
Captain Frederick Dodge, q retired
army officer who has been deranged for
some years past, committed suicide at his
residence in Detroit, Mich, by shooting.
Suit has been commenced against Will
IAN c. Seipp, ex. county treasurer of Cook
county, Ills, for $1,000 100, interest on coun-
" money which had been loaned by him.
The Catholic congress has adopted an
address to the people wE&IeA& eulogizes the
labor encyclical and dtclares strongly for
the restoration of the temporal power Of
the pope.
Tom Britain, while at work in a saw
mill at Paris, Tex, fell upon the %carrier
in front of the saw, and before assistance
could reach him had been sawed in two
longitudinally.
Secretary Blaine's residence is being put
in order for his return to Washington,
and orders have been received to have it
ready for the reception of the family not
later than Oct. 1.
The Standard Sugar refinery and the
Bay State Sugar Refinery company OF
Massachusetts, by order of the supreme
court of that state, nave been dissolved
rs corporations.
In a letter to governor Page, Hon. Red
field Proctor has accepted the appointment
Of United States senator of Vermont, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation
Of Senator Edmunds.
Mrs. j.. Stewart of Denver, Col, at
tempted to start n fire with kerosene. An
explosion followed, and she and her 2-year-
old baby were SO badly burned that they
died within an hour.
Secretary Noble has denied the applica-
ton of the kickapoo tribe of Indians in
the Indian territory to be allowed to take
their diminished reservation lands in COM
mon instead of severalty.
A daring bank rnisherg occurred Mt JEFF
ingham, Ills. The robbers succeeded in
getting q few hundred dollars. They were
captured, however, before going far and
narrowly escaped lynching.
Treasurer Coleman, of the Catholic
knights OF America, is short $4,000 in his
accounts up to date. How much more
cannot be determined until the investiga-
ton of his books is finished.
Thomas Montgomery, a well-to-do
farmer living near Benton, Ills, was at
tackled by a higlwayman who attempted
to rob him. The farmer beat the high
wayman's brains out with a club.
The ltalo-American committee on pro-
motion of the worlds fair exposition has
adopted resolutions asking the ItaIo-
Americans to take all interest in the fair
and urging Italy to participate in the ex-
position.
1t is announced that the provisional
government of Chilli has temporarily APP
pointed Senator August Ross to be Gillian
envoy to England. Senator Mattee has
been temporarily appointed CHILEAN envoy
to Paris.
Tatton and Hunter, two of the mercan-
camille appraisers of Philadelphia, against
whom warrants were issued for falsifiying
their books, have surrendered themselves
to the authorities and have been released
on bail. The other three cannot BE- found
Jacob H. Shaffer and his two daughters,
Ella and Ida, attempted to cross a rail
road track in a buggy ahead of a passen-
ger train at Warren, o. The buggy was
struck, Mr.. Shaffer and Ida being instant
ly killed Il the other daughter seriously
hurt.
The storyof ahorrible t%hreshing machine
accident comes from Lima, o. In a quar-
rel John johnson knocked Bates Lewis
into the cylinder of the machine where he
was ground to pieces. Lewis brother
who was present d~iselnboweled Johnston
with a pitchfork.
The funeral Of the widely known Pres
byterian divine, DR.. Henry D. GAM, took
place at the Church of the Covenant, Chi
cago. 1t was attended by a c%oncourse in
GLIDING almost all the Presbyterian min
isters in the city and a large body from
McCormic seminary.
The Norwegian Dark Star of India,
which sailed from Dundee on June IS
for Quebsck, has been builetined as miss
ing at the New York Maritime exchange.
The vessel sailed under command of Cap
tain g. B. Nielsen and carried a crew Of
about twenty men.
There is a case of smallpox in the Polish
quarter, Detroit, a laborer's child. The
father threatens a riot if the child is re-
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health is after him. If the disease spreads
in the Polish quarters there is no telling
how great it's ravages would be.
A conference of prominent Maryland
Republicans resulted in Colonel c.
w. J. Vannort remaining on the tick
ct for governor, the withdrawal of Charles
Wescott from the Craftsmanship of the
state central committee and the selection
of Harry Claudaugh to take that position.
Suit was entered by United States Dis
trict Attorney Lyons in the circuit court
at Pittsburg., Pa, against the Pittsburg
Terra Gotta Lumber company for viola
ton OF the contract labor law. 1t is al
legged that the defendants contracted with
Robert Brooks of Toronto. Can, to come
to this city and engage in their employ as
bricklayer.
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