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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-30

quarantine At the ports III which the
travel-staiued and dirty Mussulmans
will arrive.
That single instance Is Algeria, on
the boundaries Of which all precautions
are being taken for stamping out the
disease and for preventing its coming.
The French colonial government in
Algeria has been diligently examining
pilgrims. and has allowed only those
to embark who have been given GER
tificates, and each pilgrim who started
was obliged to deposit with the author
tiles 1000 francs as a guarantee fund to
be used for the support Of his family
in case anything should happen to him.
The effect of the measure is shown in
the fact that only 209 Algerian Mussul-
mans have started on the present pill
grimage, as against fully five times
that number in 1898.
But French Algeria, unfortunately,
Is only an infinitesimai link in the
great pilgrimage. Among the hordes
of adorers of the shrine of Mahomet
there is no law of quarantine prevail
ing, no sanitary measures have been
thought of. That the menace is not
exaggerated a De seen from the
spread OF cholera in Mecca in 1893.
Cholera did not exist there that year
before the pilgrims arrived. This
summer, however, before even a single
pilgrim appeared cholera ragged to a
frlghtful extent. But, nevertheless. in
1893, the estimated mortality was 40
900, out Of a total Of 100, 900, this num-
Der not including those who died
aboard the transport ships or in the
on the march. The total NOR
tality will never be told.
To the Mahoraetan all this danger is
as nothing. II he succeeds in arriving
at Mecca and kissing the stone that to
hifn Is the center Of the world, he he
comes a Hadgi, and is hailed by those
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-30
City OWNERSHIP.

A writer in The Century 1for June
says that 'the average Enalisba! 81.
spends about half as much q
eminent as an American city
same size, ard gets about twice Is. mucH
for it." 4I
But then it must be explained that
England has boldly undertaken the.
multiplication of monopolies," as the
writer continues by way of explanation.
In many towns the gas works, street
railways, and electric plants are pub
lie property. Even baths, laundries.
lodging houses and tenement ouses
sometimes belong to the city, over in
England.
From these sources large revenues
are derived, which tighten the burdens
OF the city taxpayers by just that
much. OF course we can't have such a
system in America; it would be pa
ternalism." So we turn all the monopo-
lies OF light, railways, etc., over to the
control of corporations which charge
such ~exorbitant prices as they think the
people will stand.
And We think we Aks it that way
Director.
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ca, is the fountain-head of cholera.
From this vile, polluted we'll come the
germs which the pilgrims and relig-
ious fanatics carry away with them and
spread over the earth. The powers of
Europe have demanded that the bar
barian monarch of Turkey put an end
to these religious pilgrimages, and
cleanse the aged we'll of Zem-Zem. But
the mere suggestion Of this very rea-
sonable sanitary measure has raised
such a howl from the holy men and
prophets Of Mahomet, who conduct the
pilgrimages and preserve all the tradi-
tons and filth of the holy we'll, that
the Sultan dares not interfere with
them. 1t was here at Mecca thai the
holy men wrought up the pilgrims to
such a pitch of religious frenzy that
they attacked and killed the foreign
consuls. And the first move towards
purifying the ancient well is expected to
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-30
BEATING ANTI-cAMBLiNG LAW.
the Indians BarReepers Utllizs
Flies and C~ockroaches.

How the Indians Barneepers Utilize
Flies and COckroaches.
For months a thousand fertile minds
have been busy at work attempting to
devise ways and lean to get around
the Nicholson law, says an Indianapolis
paper. Many saloon-keepers and pa
irons of saloons have lain awake nights
figuring on how to dodge this law. A
saioon-keeper in Delphi claims to have
discovered a way of getting around one
OF the rough corners. 1t will be re-
called that the law provides, among
other things, that no games Of chance
shall be permitted in a saloon, which
means that dice boxes and other similar
devices have to go. The dice box was
a great feature Of the trade, and how
to supply the deficiency and not violate
the law was me of the questions that
vexed the saloon-keeper. Flies and
loaf sugar are all that is necessary to
carry out the scheme of the Delphi man,
and the dispensers of liquor in this
city have provided themselves accord
ingly. The plan of operating is as fol-
lows: Say two men enter a saloon for
the purpose of RECALLING themselves and
desire to decide with the "house"
which Of the three shall "set EN-
up" Three Jumps OF sugar are
produced from behind the bar
and a lump placed in front of the
saloon-keeper and each of the others.
The fellows lump upon which a fly
lights first decides that he is to pay for
the drinks. The saloon men claim that
this is not a game of chance in the
strict sense of the word, and that the
fly is the guilty party. They allege that
they simply put the the sugar and the
thy does the rest. Heretofore all saloons
have kept up screen doors and windows
for the purpose of keeping out flies.
They will be taken down now, and the
festive fly will be made welcome. The
more flies the more rapidly will bust
ness go.
One sal~oon-keeper in town has been
detected in attempting to "cold deck"
his customers. He has one loaf of sugar
that he sets for himself touched with
turpentine, the. others being pure. The
fly will lever light on %turpentined
sugar, and he had a sure thing. In the
winter time, when the flies have dis
appeared, the cockroach will take his
place. Heretofore the cockroach has
e the bane OF the average saloon
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who nave not had his good.fortune as
a most upright, a most holy, a most
distinguished man. II he dies, it mat
ters not. He has done his duty to Ma
homet, and his future is secured. De-
spite the rapid Outstanding of the
Ottoman Empire and the spread of Eu-
ropean civilization from the East, quite
as many PROSTATE themselves before
Eahomet's grave as did half a century
ago.
A clever French statistician has es-
.imated that the average mortality in
a pilgrimage is 20 per cent, even when
there is no plague. When cholera
strikes, the death average rises to fully
so per cent. Little news of these hor-
rors leaks out to the civilized world,
for the reason that few Europeans pen
citrate into Mecca at these times. Only
three Frenchmen, five Englishmen and
one Italian have made the trip. The
Frenchmen were Charles Hubert, Leon.
Roche and Coutellemone. Hubert was
a~ssassinated within the gates Of Mecca.
The Englishmen were Joseph Pitts, of
Exeter, who saw the ceremony in 1878;
Burckhardt, the Oriental. traveller, who
witnessed it in 1914; Richard Burton,
Of the Bombay army, in 1858; Dr.. Bick-
nell, in 1852, and Keane, a steamship of
fcer,. in 1885,. The Italian made his
trip iin9I155933. "a ~ Ea7s a. ~ Y s57ss S@
The reason so few have seen these
ceremonies is that it is necessary to
visit them in the most absolute dis
guise, no unbelieyer being permitted
within the sacred boundaries, and the
man who goes within at these times
takes his life in his hands, for the in
idel discovered at Mecca during the
sacred days is killed without hesita-
ton.
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result in the massacre of every foreign

result in the massacre Of every foreign
resident.
In view of these things, the posi-
bility Of another outbreak of cholera,
whether it comes this summer or next,
threatens the entire civilized world.
Mecca il a busy city near the Red
Sea, and a not inconsiderable percent
age Of the traffic of the world brushes
past 1t. Fleets from all nations pass
through the Suez canal. Hardly q
more terrible place could have been
found for the seeds of disease to ripen.
The danger is particularly great be-
on June 4 the pilgrims who wor-
ship Mahomet began to pour in. Mad
Aened byreligious enthusiasm, by fanat-
zeal hopes, they sought, regardless Of
fawsand regulation, to kiss the sacred
black stone that lies in the kaaba. For
eleven days they remained in the city.
Cholera has spread from Mecca before,
but not seriously. and not sufficiently to
occasion any alarm. This has been be-
cause, when the pilgrims have arrived
at Mecca hitherto, the city has been
quite Tree from disease. But Mecca is
now In the throes of cholera. AS the
number OF pilgrims this year will not be
far from 100000, the possibilities of it's
spread are terrifying.
On June Is the pilgrims began to
scatter to India, to Africa, to Persia
and to every province Of Turkey. Many
OF them will return home in transports,
herded together like swine. These
transports, owned in the main by kings
OF commerce who expect a fat interest
rate, will, Al soo as they have de-
livered their human freight, slip away
to other ports In search Of fresh car
goes. In this the great danger lies.
There is no reason to believe that the
transports will be properly fumigated.
Nor, save in q single instance, have
preparations been made for 9 proper
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-08-30
HOLY WELL.
THE HORRIBLE PLAGUE sPoT
AT MECCA. b
4 Spreads Contagion All Over the civil
ixed World and IL Now the Sent OF
Fresh Outbreak-Fanatical Cere-
monies.

F CHOLERA ap-
pears in this u
try within the pres
ent year, or, in
fact, in any portion
of Europe, the civ
ilized world will
have the Sultan of
Turkey to t h a n k
fol- the scourge.
The Holy Well Of
Fem : Fem. in Nee
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With embezzling bank officials II il
hy-time at any a of the year.
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keepers life. Henceforth every en-,
couragement will be given them to pro-
3duce and multiply. The saloon-keep-
ers are now figuring on educating flies
and c~ockroaches.
The National tribune., 1895-08-15
THE UNION OVERTHROW.
How Some Johnnies Celebrated on Receipt
OF Foolish News.

How Some Johnnfes Celebrated on Receipt
OF Foolish News.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / have
not seen any communication from the 1st
Cal. Cav. Having read about the prisoners
IN Andersonyille getting reports that the
Union army had been repulsed, reminded
me of an incident that happened to US in
Texas.
While we were on the way down from
California TO New Mexico, Gen. Candy, in
command, at Fort Craig had given battle TO
the rebels near the fort and beaten them
back
Col Lockridge led the rebels, and fell in a
charge on some guns and the guns were
captured. Lieut. Wingaie, standing on his
gun, with saber in one hand and pistol in
other defied them to touch his gun. They
had 10 shoot him down.
There were about 40 rebels, wounded. left at
Fort Craig to be cared for. Onr General
Carlton took command of this Department,
Gen. Canby having been called East, where
he did good service He was aiterward
killed by the Modoc Indians 10 Oregon.
AS soon as the rebel prisoners were well
enough they were sent back to Texas. /
was one of The escort that went with them,
under command Of Lieut.. Albert French, of
Co. d, LIST Cal Cav. French was afterward
promoted Captain, Co. A, and was killed.
We expected to End some of the Regulars
at Fort Clark, so We could exchange our
prisoners. But they had been turned over,
with great quantity of supplies, 10 the
rebels by that old traitor, Gen. Twiggs, then
stationed at Fort Tillman
When we were within about 90 miles OF
Fort Clark we found where there had been
a guard stationed. We supposed we had
surprised them, but they were all gone to
the fort to celebrate the taking of Washing
ton, Baltimore and Cincinnati.
We marched up to the fort before any one
sew ms. We carried a white flag. They
thought the who e Northern army was COM
ing, and there was some lively hustling.
But they were at once told why we were
there.
We went into camp, and they kept us
there month, as they were trying TO raise
men enough to 20 to New Mexico again.
We were shown newspaper, printed on
coarse wrapping paper at Austin, Tex, and
/ can assure you things looked very blue to
read with large head lines Washington taken:
that eight Of the survivors of the New Or
leans Battery had The honor of putting the
rebel flag on the White House If they had
pOSH " h1iHutes SDodei lbey snOulo nave
captured the whole Cabinet. Last heard of
Lincoln be was in Albany.
No wonder we thought the rebs were cele-
braiing alter such victory. The next day
the news was confirmed, bat the third day all
their cream was sour milk i brought some
OF those papers back 10 our General. Hewas
greatly amused, and wished they had come
back with an army. for they would have had
warm reception.-C. ii. ADAMS, Co. ID, LIST
Cal. Cav, Marbleton, Quebec, Canada.
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Col. Roberts hesiiated about giving the
order TO fire, fearing that the left wing of
the Dist Ind might be in front of the right
wing OF the eth. Just then Gen. Williams
in person rode up TO Col. Roberts and or
| dered him TO open fire, which he reluctant
ly obeyed.
fred two rounds and was just ready to
fire the third when a mounted officer
emerged from the smoke, crying: Cease
firing; you are killing my men!" We re-
served our fire on the right before Col. Rob-
erts gave the order, which was his last, as
he fell MORALLY wounded.
Now. if the right OF the 9TH Vi. did fire
into he left OF the 21st Ind. was Col. Rob-
eits or any officers or men Of the 9TH Vt.
to blame? If there was any blame attached
to anyone, was it not Gen. Williams, who
gave the order in person
just here would give vou the testimony
of Col V. A. Nj. Dudley, 30th Mass, as given
at the court of inquiry which convened at
New Orleans for the purpose of reiuting the
charges Of Gen. Butler in order dated Aug.
%. 1s62.
When the 9TH Vt-certainly rs large n
regiment and rs well equipped and disci-
plined as he had in his whole command
landed on Ship Island, he WAS heard 20 say
by one Of the tield-officers of the 9TH that he
had rather see so many pounds of beef
than those - Eermonters." So his Cen
eral Order No. 81 made us believe that he
was ready enough to injure the Vermonters.
But Maj. Holbrook succeeded in getting
this conrt Of inquiry.
Col. Dudley said the 9TH VT. was under
his command during the latter part of the
action; that he saw nothing on the part OF
the 7ih vi. 10 censure; that Gen Williams
sent him an order to take hack his command
to the neighborhood OF Boulevard street, and
that he found the 14tb Me. in rear OF the
9TH VI. The only troops In front of them
were the 9Th Mich. and Nims's battery. He
gave the 9TH VT. two orders both of which
they obeyed, and he doubted very much of
the DIST Ill. being fired into from the rear
at all.
Capt Manning 4th Mass battery. testi-
fed III the same court that John Donoghue,
Of his company, brought off from the camp
Of The 7ih VI. at the time Col. Dudley ordered
them to fall back four small camp flags
marked 9TH VT, and a small American
flag. They were camp colors
] will take my oath that the regimental
eolors of the 7ih VT. never left the custody
Of the regiment one hour during their serv-
ice, from February, 1862, TO March, 1866
REUBEN /. CHASE, Co. A, 9TH Vt.
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HIS MEMORY FAILE
Royal Had the Password Sure, But They
stopped Him.

stopped Him.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: In your
issue of May 9, | see an article entitled,
Pats Password" ] had an experience so
similar that / must give it. / hope if the
private who WAS on duty, and the Corporal,
are living they will sustain nae in what |
say.
Our regiment, the 14th Pa. Cav, was in
camp on Bolivar Nights, Harper's Ferry,
w. Va. 1t was the Winter and Spring of
1862 and 1853. We were doing scout and
picket duty. ] was one of detail of pickets
on the Charlestown Road, and among our
number was a man named William Young.
Daring the night, about IL p. m, his horse
got very sick, and we thought he was going
10 die. We asked Young what he would do
in case we were attacked by Mosby's bush
whackers which was a very common thing.
He got very uneasy, and after each had
his say we decided that someone would have
TO 90 TO camp for horse for him. This was
not a very nice job at that time of night, and
we drew lots. | was always unlucky, and,
of course, drew the short straw, and,
mounted on good mare, set out for camp,
about four miles inland.
The 9Th Y. Y. II. A. was stationed in the
front, on top of Bolivar Nights, and, ofcourse,
had pickets on the pike. / had no counter
sign or password, so when L came up they
halted me.
! told them my situation, and after calling
the Corporal he believed my story, and
passed me through. But" he says, e this
guard may not be on when you come back,
so had better give you the countersign-
Banks" Gen. says he
/ did not want to forget that, so began
to wonder how / would remember The
fort was built principally of large SACKS
filled with sand, so ] thought of them as the
nearest to banks.
went to camp, which was close by, got
the horse, stopped at the suffers and laid in
supply of cakes etc, and started out
Now, my father WAS not a miller, but when
came up to that picket had to go through
the same tactics, and, of course, / had the
password this time but like Pat, gave him
Bags"
1t was no 90. He called the Corporal,
and after explaining to him how came to
have "bags," instead of banks" be had his
laugh and passed me through.
rode out 10 the post without any trouble,
and found the boys all right, but little un-
easy about me. They bad just about decided
TO draw cuts again and send someone to look
after me.-RoYAL JACOBS, Co. ID, 18th Pa.
Cav, Suffolk, Va.
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NOT MUCH FIGHTING.
But the forth Ill. Did Lot of Running Aftel
the Enemy

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: / saw an
inquiry sometime ago as TO what fighting
was done 10y the 10Th III. prior TO the siege
OF Knoxville.
j was member of Co. F, and must say
that the 10Th III. did but little fighting
prior TO that siege. The action Of HufT's
Ferry, Tenn, Nov. IL, 1868; lie Noir's Station.
Nov. ID, and Campbell Station, Nov. is. of
the same year, was all the fighting that regi-
ment did.
From September, 1862, TO the time men,
toned above, the 10th Ill. did great
deal Of waiting and some marching.
such as chasing John Morgan through
Kentucky, Indiana, and Ohio. The march
across the Cumberland Mountains into East
Tennessee with the Army Of the Ohio was
a matter Of no little importance But when
we got over into the land where il required
nerve 10 be and remain loyal TO the Union,
the enemy had flown and we were lett in
peaceable possession oil that most important
section.
Thus with one mastery stroke the Confed-
crates received blow that set them to
thinking that their cause was beginning to
wRne. During and after the siege Of KNOX,
vile until the close Of the war the 10Th Ill.
did it's share Of marching, fighting, and
suffering.
The regiment remained in East Tennessee
after the siege until the Spring OF 1864.
when, with the Army of the Ohio, we Joined
our fortunes with that Of Gen. Sherman and
his noble army.-M. X. STANsBuRY.
The National tribune., 1895-08-15
BATON ROUGE.
A vermonter's Story of the Difficulties that
There Arose.

There Arose.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I was n
member of the 5ih VT, and have something
70 say about the battle of Baton Rouge Ia.
On dress-parade Aug. a, 1862, there was
an order read that every man have one DAVIS
ratioDs in his haversack, the artillery keen
their horses hamessed and the whole COM
mand be ready for instant service Early
on the morning of Aug. there was firing
on picket and the long roll beat. The firing
increased,
Oar camp was just in the edge of the
town, aud every man of the 9Th VT. able to
carry musket promptly fell into line on
the regmental parade ground and soon
moved to the left near the cemetery. Our
brave commander, Col. Roberts had no def
mite orders, but was left rather 10 his own
judgment. When the enemy's attacl, was
most furious in the center, near he site OF onr
own camp, Col. Roberts marched the 9TH VI
by the nght-fiank, double-Quick, back TO
our own campground, which proved 10 be
the thickest of the Sight.
The order was given, Halt; front; lie
down" There was perfect shower Of bull
lets in our front was on the extreme
right OF Co. A, which was the extreme night
OF the regiment. The fog and smoke was
90 dense that regir Ient of men standing 20
PAGES distant could not be seen.
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THINK BEFORE YOU WRITE
Facts and Figures Should Not BE Lightly
Treated.

Facts and Figures Should Not BE Lightly
Treated.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: That there
is strong tendency to exaggerate on the
part of some ex-soldiers cannot fail of OBJ
servaiion.
To cite two instances among many, Bre-
vet Maj.-Gen. Minty no doubt most gal
liant officer, in your April 4 issue says
apparently quoting authority that is good /:
" Here IL is proper to state that the records
Of the Adjutant-General's Office, Michigan
credit this regiment referring to the 4th
Mich. Cav. with 81 battles and skirmishes
in which life was lost"
Now, according to "Fox's Repimental
Losses" The casualty list of said regiment
killed and died of wounds was three
officers and as men; total, 81. OF the IL
regiments of cavalry furnished by Michigan.
five suffered greater loss by battle and
skirmish than the particular regiment un-
der consideration.
Had the loss been, as quoted by Gen. Arinty,
one TO each battle or skrmish, it is easy to
See that the total loss from the service stated
must aggregate 81.
The other instance is an article signed by
zone of the Quartet" Minneapolis. Mimi.
in which he credits Comrade G. II. Taylor
with service in the 25th Mich. 80 months.
and met the enemy in ne less than 70
engagements
Fox gives the total loss Of this regiment
during its whole period of service by battle
as one officer and "a enlisted men; total, So.
The regiment serving in Hascall's Division,
Twenty-third Corps. lie credits its main
loss occurring on Morgans Raid KY,
July 4, 1863 in which the casualties were
six killed and % wounded; the latter, ac-
cording to the classification OF this author.
including he MORALLY wounded.-R. S.
LITTLEFIELD, LIST Mass. II. A.