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The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-11
MANUFACTURE or MATCHES.
Phosphorus seems to Bc the Only Material
Available to the Trade.

Phosphorus seems tn Bc the Only Material
Available to the Trade.
a commission appointed by the
French Government has been inyesti-
eating the manufacture OF matches,
with the object OF ascertaining IL there
was not some substance whose srbsti-
tuition for phosphorus would render that
Industry n in which men and women
could engage without becoming the vic
tins Of horrible and fatal forms OF
poisoning. The commission has Just
made it's report, and the conclusions
reached by It are Of great interest.
There Is, the commission says. nothing
that can replace phosphorus as q quick
and convenient means to start COM
bustion. Other chemicals would, In
deed, be safer for the employees, but
none of them Is even approximately
safe or useful from the standpoint Of
the public. II is evident, therefore.
that the use Of phosphorus must con-
tinue: but. though that Is the case, Y by
no means follows that the manufacture
Of matches must be at the cost OF hun
dreds OF lives every year. By using
proper precautions, the commissioners
declare. in the ventilation Of factories,
In the structure of machines and In the
personal habits OF the w~orkpeopie, prac-
tically all the danger can be removed.
In the best regulated establishments
measures have already been taken that
put an end to the diseases that a care
less and unscientifc use OF phosphorus
produces In those that handle IL. Ade-
quate safeguards against necrosis n
blood poisoning are known n In use--
by some manufacturers. Others persist
in the old ways. and their employees con-
tinue to die. also In the old way. A
startling feature OF the report IL Its as
sertiOn that the match factories owned
and conducted by the French Govern
ment itself are precisely those In which
the conditions are the worst, while
many private companies have already
made their premises models OF arrange
ment and method, as healthful to work
In as could be desired. II has long been
known that the "allumettes de In reggie"
were the worst In the world. but per-
haps the labors OF this bold and out
spoken commission will result In I'm
proving the official matches an we'll ms
the places where they are made.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-11

Small boys often ask their parents,
"How deep il the sea?" The answer de-
ponds entirely upon the sea. The fol-
lowing table. compiled by n who has
investigated, may help n to the solu-
ton Of one OF the small boys problems:
Average depth In yards: Pacific. 4.252;
Atlantic, 1925; Indian, 3.65s; Antarctic.
5000; Arctic. 1880; Mediterranean.
1,476; Irish, 2+0; English channel, ITO;
Adriatic. Is; Baltic, %.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-11

when ! was in India" said the ma
who had Travelled, " the native thieves
stole the sheets from under me while
! slept, and I never knew IT.
Eyes, and when l was Ia the North
west during the BOOM" said the man
who will never admit that America can
be outdone. II had to sleep in a room
where there were four real estate agents
and one Of them stole a porous plaster
from my back without awakening me-"
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-11

dead Mt the expense of the state. Collins
and all other necessary articles are FUR
nished on application to certain under
takers designated by the government
Everything connected with the inter-
ment is absolutely gratultous inciuu-
ing the grave and the service. Ken
aud poor are alike entitled TO the ben
fit of this law, and AL classes aVall
themselves of 1t freely. OF the l,o2l
burials which took place in the year
1893. 1,19i were at the expense OF the
canton. The execution OF he law Is.
entrusted to an official of the sanitary
department. The accounts OF this de-
partment for the year 1898 show that
the cost to the canton arising from the
gratuitous burial of the dead was as
follows: Collins. S2.3SS; burial ex-
penses. $5,52S; salaries, $685.; care OF
cemeteries. ETC., 81. 300. Total, $l3,S4l.
The law has been In operation only
n few years, but has from the first been
regarded with great favor. even by
those, who. as tax payers, are most
burdened by It.
In the other cantons OF the country
great diversity exists. some OF the can
tons having not yet adopted the new
method. All seem likely TO do SO.
Irving Il. Richman. consul general,
says:
Graves, generally. are only to receive
n body, and are not to be opened for
the reception Of new bodies until AFTER
the lapse Of such number OF years as
Ia assumed to be required for the COM
plete decay of the body, which varies
In the different cantons from three to
twelve years for children and from
twelve TO twenty years in the case OF
adults.
Wherever free burial has been intro
duced, It was done on the principle that,
death making all men equal, there
ought to be no distinction In the burial
of the departed. 1t Is assumed that all
the citizens and residents. high or low,
rich or poor, will avail themselves OF
the provisions Of the enactment. and
that all the funerals and interments
will be equally plain and unostenta-
tious.
The course pursued by the authori-
ties of the city of st. Gall In each case
of free burial is given in the following
extracts from the municipal police reg
ulations: An attendant calls at the
house of mourning, after verbal notice
Of death has beer given at the police
Office, and receives a further notice In
writing. He attends to dressing the
body, gives notice to the coroner, to the
officer Of vital statistics, to the clergy
man, the bell-ringer, the undertaken
and the grave-digger. The attendant
must also issue the invitations to the
funeral, and must be present half an
hour before the time of burial. The
undertaken and grave-digger must, az
ter receiving notice, go mt once to the
house of mourning, measure he corpse,
provide the coffin, and place the corpse
therein. On the day OF burial. they
must see that the body Is taken from
the house of mourning and placed in
the funeral car. They must escort the
car to the grave, take from 1t the cof-
fin, inter It, and cover the grave. The
coffin must be black, and capable of be-
Ing Theoretically sealed. The sexton
must SOW the grave with rye grass.
In front of the house OF mourning an
urn must be put, on the day Of the
burial. for the reception Of cards of
coincidence.
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Have You got anything that's good
for a man with a darn had case of
chronic rheumatism" inquired the
sour-looking customer at the country
drug store.
eyes. sir" replied the conscientious
druggist, handing him a tract entitled:
20 Sin Sick Soul, Repent and Be
Healed"
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Proof OF Genius.

First Poet-I think Thomson's Sea
sons Is the most remarkable book ever
written. Second Poet-Why? First
Poet-lt contains over 1000 lines on
spring, and he managed to get 1t pub
lished.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-11
She Just Eats Him I'm.

|. The. female spider Is always larger
' than the male. and. II accounts be true,
is OF a rather peppery disposition.
When the husband becomes obstinate
and will not obey orders, the loving
wife eats him up to get rid of him and
seeks q more obedient spouse. ~.
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WE ARE FAR BEHIND.
SWITZERLAND BURiEs HER OWN
DEAD.
Rich and Poor Await Themselves ~ "
Law of Advanced Civilization Death
Makes An Eauai-Iaw Worth Adopt
Ing.

N1TED States con-
suls In Switzerland
have been investi-
eating the laws
relative to the bur
ial OF the dead.
Mr.. clifford. the
consul at Basic, re-
ports: In the can
ton of Basic City,
the law provides for
the burial of the
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-11
DON'T LIKE WOMEN.
FEMALE MISSIONARIES OFFEND
SOCIAL IDEAS.
~s;ongoIians Consider Women Inferior
aud quickly Take Umbrage when They
Attack Their Religion - Conversion VI
chinese Women A trocious.

HE dis tressing
massacre Of women
missionar | G In
China has called
forth many express
sions of opinion
that women should
not be encouraged
by the societies that
organize mission
any effort TO 30 to
posts, and happily
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-11

Arkansas is shipping cypress shingles
10 Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-11

So many people are not at home
when a golden opportunity knocks.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-11

Rev. J. Murray has been sentenced to
the chain gang In Murray county. Ca.
for violation Of the state liquor law.
The preacher eloped with q widow mol
long since.
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Bicycles have seriously affected the
piano trade. When a gifi is asked
which she prefers for { present. q
piano or a bicycle. In most casss she
chooses the bicyele.
The Red Cloud chief., 1895-10-11
STILL GOING WEST.
TWO PER CENT OF POPULATION
CONSTANTLY MOVING.
the Process Sometimes Looks Natural
But rs q General Rule One Can Sec
the Finger Marks OF an Unexpiored
Force.
~ enioratjon

HEN emigration to
thu west began, as
early as 1888, the
leaders of the east
ern states were
frightened. There
still exist old
pamphlets, not to
say old caricatures,
which ridicule the
desire to go west.
In n dozpu fornlsthe
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-19
BOND DEAL DEFENDED.
Brayton Ives Declares That the syndt
cate Did Not Profit Greatly.

Brayton Ives Declares That the Synds.
cate Did Not Profit Greatly.
SARATOGA, N. Y, July 12.-The New
York State Bankers association began
its second annual convention here yes
terday afternoon with $50 delegates
present. After the annual address
had been delivered by William c. Cor
nell of Buffalo, an address was made
by Brayton Ives, president of the West
ern National bank of New York city,
on ''The Bond Contract" during which,
referring to the profits of the syndicate,
he said: sit is not likely that under
the most favorable conditions the ex-
penses will be less than ~ per cent, so
that the cost of the bonds will be 1O6,
and the measure of profits will be the
difference between this price and 1121
the. figure at which the bonds were
sold. Inasmuch as five per cent is q
customary bankers commission for the
placing of large loan, it cannot be
considered that 81 per cent is an ex-
cessive profit in this case, especially in
view of possible additional expenses.
It is true that a considerable portion
Of the syndicate subscribed for the
bonds when they wore issued at pub
lie sale and bought such amounts as
were allotted to them. But they were
simply exercising the same privileges
as were given to all.
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BUSINESS AND SILVER.
Senator Vest Pleased With Tariff Re
form, but Against Gold Alone.

Senator Vest Pleased with Tariff Re.
form, but Against Gold Alone.
New YORK, July 12.-Before he
sailed for Europe to remain abroad
until September, Senator Vest of Mis-.
souri, said: II have never seen the
crops generally in such good condition,
and everything seems favorable to q
harvest far above the average IN
quantity and quality. OF course the
low price of agricultural products de-
tracts some from the prospect, but we
cannot tell what prices will be. When
wheat was up to eighty-three cents
it looked as though the farmer was
going to be rewarded this fall;
but prices are now in the sixties and
the prospect not so good. The i'm
provement in the iron. steel and
woolen trades has been rapid. Wages
have been advanced and orders have
come in large numbers. All this
means that the calamity cries of our
Republican friends have been wasted.
The Wilson bill has proved to be q
practical business measure. When Il
is fully tried it will yield a much
larger revenue; but whether sufficient
to meet all the expenses of the govern
ment remains to be seen. would not
say that it might be necessary to in
crease the revenue by an additional
tax on beer, spirits or sugar; but that
is contingency of the FUTURE
OF silver, Vest said: eff any at
tempt to commit the Democratic
national convention to single gold
standard succeeds, it will split the
party and cause the nomination of a
free silver ticket. The people of the
East have no idea of the strength of
this sentiment in the Western and
Southern states. It will be the main
issue in 1896. The question must be
settled and it will not down until it
is settled. The silver men do not
demand an immediate approval
OF free coinage law, and would Re
contented with a frank, honest express
sion committing the party to bimetal-
lism and free use of silver as soon as
some practical measure could be form
ulated and enacted into law. The Re-
publicans will probably straddle, IS
they usually do. Missouri is strongly
free silver. The Democrats will hold
z convention in August, and I believe
it will declare unanimously for free
coinage. The presidential sentiment
does not point to anyone in particular
in the Democratic party. Mr.. Cleve-
land will leave Office with renown to
himself and the country. do not be-
lieve he would accept a third term even
Though it should be offered him, which
is unlikely
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-19
THE EDUCATORS.
New Officers of the National Association
Elected-Papers on Patriotism.

New OMcers of the National Association
Elected-Papers on Patriotism.
DENVER, Col, July 12.-This morn
ing the nominating committee of the
National Educational association re-
ported and the following officers were
unanimously elected: President, New
ton G. Dougherty of Peoria, Ill; vice
presidents, Nicholas Murray Butler Of
New York city, Mrs. A. J. Peavy Of
Denver, w. 81. Bartholomew of Louis
vile. L. G. Schaeffer of Harrisburg.
Pa, w. N. Sheats of Tallahassee, Fla,
Henry Sabin of Des Moines, Ia, E. E.
McElroy of Portland, Ore, G. c. Pearce
of Beatrice, Neb., Henry r. Pattingill
of Lansing, Mich, d. III. Halsey of
Oshkosh, Wis, T. B. Lewis of Ogden.
Utah, Estelle Reel of Cheyenne, Wyo.
secretary, Irwin Sheppard of Winona,
Mimi; treasurer, /. c. McNeill of Kan
sas City, Mo. Among the directors
chosen are John Macdonald of Topeka
and John R. Kirk of Missouri.
The general subject of the papers for
the morning session was 'sThe Duty
and Opportunity of the Schools in
Promoting Patriotism and Good Citi-
zenship.''
Joseph Baldwin of Austin, Texas.
treated the subject of Patriotism Of
the Southland" He said the people Of
the South rejoiced to-day that the
slost cause was a lost cause. The
great question in the South was the
lifting up of the colored race to citizen
ship and it was being DONE. He spoke
in defense of the whites in restricting
the political rights of the blacks.
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1t so calmly. Yea wouldn't believe it,
but these fellows are great politicians.
They still continue to vote the old
party tickets. In year or two such
individuals will be a great curiosity.
Just at present they are called 'sound
money farmers And they look it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-19
DisbeHeyed at Washington.

WASHINGTON, July -. Officials at
the state department and about the
treasury department, who should be in
position to know, have no knowl-
edge of any tender by the Russian
government to the United States of
gold to make good the gold reserve, as
is reported to have been made about
two years ago. They say that if any
such offer was made it must have been
in an informal manner, but from the
fact that the Russian government has
itself been obliged to negotiate gold
loan since that time, they are inclined
to believe that no such proposition
was made.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-19
MARTl's DEATH AVENGED,
A Spanish Colonel Tried and Shot by the
Insurgents.

A Spanish Colonel Tried and Shot by the
Insurgents.
HAVANA, July Pit is said in In
surgent circles that Colonel Sandoval,
who commanded the Spanish troops
which surprised and killed Jose Marti
while the latter was making his way
to the coast, was captured by flying
column of mounted guerrillas COM
manded by Jose Maceo, tried by court
marshal, speedily found guilty Of trea-
son agains the Cuban republic and Of
the murder of its chief, and sentenced
to be shot. The sentence was carried
out and the body buried, a mark being
placed on the grave.
kilograms from Spain make it evil
dent that General Campos wishes to be
relieved of the command in Cuba.
Spain's famous soldier sees small pros.
poets of leaving the island in triumph,
and does not wish to lose the laurals
he won on previous occasions, so he de-
sires to be recalled in time to go with
honor 8
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. .s. IN. RAPID CITY, S D., FRIDAY, JULY 10. 1896
A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT
THoUSANDPEoPLEBURIED
I'm "A. BUILDING
At . Reception Given to the Visiting Ellks
at Atlantic City BY the Local Lodge the
Floors Give Away and Bury the Guests
in Ruins-One Death.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July 12.-Tho
social session rendered by Atlantic
City lodge to the visiting Elks at the
Baltic avenue casino last evening ended
in a terrible disaster, in which fully
loo persons were more or less seriously
injured. IS
The session had just opened and
only one of the speakers had been
heard when without the slightest
warning the building, which has not
been used for several years, collapsed
and fully 1000 persons were thrown to
the floor beneath. Many women, the
wives of the visiting Elks, went down
in the ruins. i. Fully 200 persons who
were on the first floor of the building,
and Immediately beneath the banquet
hall, were crushed beneath the timbers
and lay helpless.
The fact that all the electric lights
in the building went out at the time
the building gave way added to the
confusion. An alarm was Immediately
turned in and the city's force Of 200
fremen, and every police officer in the
city were called to the scene as hos
pital corps. The police ambulance and
carriages of every description were
utilized to convey the injured to the
hospital, and to their hotels.
The first victim to succumb to his in
juries was Frederick Claproth of s46
Kimer street, Camden. He died shortly
after midnight at a hotel to which he
had been conveyed. Claproth had
been in the crowd on the lower floor
of the building when the crash came.
He was caught and pinioned down
under a mass of timbers, and when,
after great difficulty, the police sue
ceeded in extracting his body, it was
found that both his legs and arms had
been broken. He never regained con-
sciousness: 1t is now feared other
deaths will result, and it is matter
Of wonder that more persons who
were on the under floor were not
killed outright.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-19
NEWS NOTES.

John Fritz Of Bosworth, Mo-, was
killed by train at CORN, Mo.
Nicholas Pierola, leader of the revo-
lutionary party, was elected president
Of Peru.
Mrs. J. Coleman Draytod has gone
to Europe to become reconciled to her
husband
Colonel w. D. Freeman was shot and
fatally wounded on a train near Bart
lett, Texas
General Ezeta has sent proclama-
aon to Salvador asking the people to
sid him when he arrives.
Chauncey M. Depew has gone to
Europe to interview Emperor William,
Gladstone and Pope Leo.
Seventh Day Adventists are not ex-
day closing law in Illinois.
The Chinese foreign Office announces
that half of it's second loan will be
given to Great Britain.
Henry Smy the, alias Abe Rothschild,
who is wanted in the United States for
long list of crimes, will be fetched
from Toronto, Canada, to Moberly,
Mo-, to stand trial.
Advices from Corea state that the
Corean minister of the Interior, Prince
PAX, has fled the country, charged with
treason.
It is stated that the sound money
men are making a hot campaign
against all free silver senators who are
up for reelection.
A plot to release Cherokee Bill from
prison at Fort Smith, Ark, has given
United States marshals some uneasi-
ess.
Thomas Palma is leading in the cleo
tion for the presidency Of the Cuban
republic, made vacant by the death of
jose Marti.
Foster Pollard and Frank Harris
were sentenced to hang at Kansas
City, Mo-, on August 81, for the muir
der Of Isaac Kahn.
Senator Vest sailed for Europe after
saying that an attempt to make the
Democracy indorse the gold standard
would split the party.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-19
CROP CONDITIONS.
Average Condition of Winter Wheat 65.8
Against I'LL in June.

Average Condition of Winter Wheat 65.8
Against I'LL in June.
WASHINGTON, July 12.-The July
partment of agriculture by the cor
respondents make the following aver
age condition:
Corn. 99.3; winter wheat, 65.S; spring
wheat, 1922; oats, s3.2; winter rye,
822; spring rye. II; all rye, so.7; bar
ley, 91.9; rice, 84.4; potatoes, 81. 50; to-.
bacco, s5.9.
Acreage of potatoes compared with
1894. 1879, and to tobacco, 84.5 per
cent. The report On acreage of corn,
which is preliminary, shows 1O7.8, as
compared with the area planted in
1894. which was little over 76, ZOO, 900
acres, being an increase of 100000
acres, and aggregating in. round num-
bers s2,OOO,OO0 acres. The average for
the principal corn states are: Ohio,
104; Michigan, lO4; Indiana, 1O4; Ill
inois, 1O5: Wisconsin, 1O5; Minnesota.
112; Iowa, LOG; Missouri, 10Y; Kansas,
LII; Nebraska, 1O7; Texas, i12; Ten
.aessee, 1O7; kentucky, 1O2. The aver
tege. condition of corn is 1913, against
ina,, in july last year and 93.2
1898, The averages of condition
3uf dinter wheat is 65.s, against
lrf.Rs4 June and 1872 last July. The
percentages Of principal states are:
New York, 70; Pennsylvania, Ss; Ken
tucky, IS, Ohio, 60; Michigan, 50; In
diana, So; Illinois, SO; Missouri, 6s;
Kansas, AZ; California, 80; Oregon, 9a;
Washington, SO. The condition of the
spring wheat is 1922, against 97.8 in
June and 68.4 in July, 1894 State av-
erages are: Minnesota, liz; Wiscon-
sin, SO; Iowa, log; Kansas, 46; Ne
braska, so; South Dakota, 1l2; North
Dakota, l02; Washington, 81; Ore
gon, 80. a51
The average condition of all wheat
for the country is 1862. The condition
of oats is 1872, against s4.3 June 1, and
77.7 July 1, 1894.
The condition of winter rye is 80. 2;
. OF spring rye, no, and all rye, sO.7.
The average condition of barley is 91.9,
against 9o3 in June, an increase of
l.6 points.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-19
MINISTER'S PROTEST.

Governor Culberson Appealed To to Pre-.
vent the Corbett- -Fitzsimmons Fight.
AUSTIN, Texas, July PA delega-
tion of the ministers of Austin have
called on Governor Culberson and earn
estly appealed to him to prevent the
Corbett-F Fitzsimmons fight at Dallas,
saying that it was a burning shame.
The governor gave them respectful
hearing and assured them that if the
provisions of the law were adequate
officers would see to it that the fight
did not come off.
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Bolln win Not be Prosecuted.

OMAHA, Neb., Jnly IL. the close
of business yesterday City Treasurer
Bolln became private citizen and
j. H. Dumont assumed the duties Of
the treasurer's office. The $25, 900 de-
falcation of Bolln has been made up
and no prose cution will follow.
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An old Pioneer KILLED.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July IL. The Vii.
lisca branch passenger, north bound,
ran over and killed John Owens two
miles north of Skidmore Owens was
one Of the pioneer residents Of Noda-
way county, having come to that see.
tion in the '4Os.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-19
A Merchant as a Horse,tlhief,

PERRY, Ok, July l2.George w.
Stone, once proprietor Of one Of the
largest hardware stores in Perry, was
brought here this morning from Forf
Worth, Texas, on the. charge of theft
Of horse and buggy.
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Gent to Reform school.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, July 1a.-Gov.
ernor Stone commuted the sentences
of nine youthful convicts and had
them transferred to the reformatory
for boys at Boonville.