davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
JOKE ON THE BANDITS.
Two Dollars Given Back rs Charity to
Wealthy but Seedy Passenger.

Wealthy but Seedy Passenger.
PORTLAND, Ore, July 4.-Nelson
Bennett, proprietor of the Tacoma
Ledger and one of the wealthiest men
in the Northwest, was one of the pas
sengers on the Southern Pacific over
land express which was robbed. The
robbers suffered him to pass with the
loss of $3.50. II got off rather lucky"
said he. ssThey came through our car
and the man who was carrying the sack
approached me and sized me up pretty.
thoroughly. l saw would have to
begin to hunt up my spare change. I
felt in my pockets for silver and pulled
out few dollars. The robber was in
hurry and he seemed to think would
have hard time to satisfy him, be-
cause he said: well, you're poor
devil. Here's So for you to eat on
awhile; I'll keep the rest. Then he
passed on, and despite the excitement
some of the passengers had the laugh
on me-"
detailed statement Of the losses
Of the passengers shows that
the personal losses aggregated $500.
The list includes two gold watches and
revolver. The mail losses aggregat
81, 900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
An Atheist to the Last.

RUsK, Texas, July 4. 4.-Ex-Convict g.
G. King was hanged here in tie pres
ence Of 5000 people for the murder of
Dentist brewery for the sole purpose
of robbery. Nearly all of the Baptist
ministers in convention here visited
him, but to all he declared that he be-
ieved neither in God nor hereafter.
It is generally believed that he muir
dered his father, mother, four brothers
and two sisters in Titus county in 1888,
when he was only 16 years old. just
before he died he declined to see any
ministers and to the last avoweN him
self an atheist.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
RAPID CITY, S. D, FRIDAY JULY l2 1896
INDIANA SALOON LAW.
Many Places Closed in Various Parts Of
the State.

+ IA l.. +
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 4.-Dis.
patches from all parts of Indiana show
that the Nicholson temperance law is
absorbing general interest.
A dispatch from Frankfort reports
that every pool room and billiard hall
is closed and not game Of any k.nd.is
running.
Four of the fifty saloons at Madison
closed because OF the new law, while
the others prepared to obey it.
Eorty saloons at Anderson paid no
attention to the new law, and it is un-
derstood that each saloon man paid $40
into a fund to fight the measure.
Special advices from Valparaiso say
that so far none of the seventeen sa-
loon keepers of that city have paid any
attention to the new law and that the
city authorities will let the matter rest
few days. The saloon keepers have
engaged counsel to fight any attempt
looking to the removal of pool and bill
lard tables
No action has been taken at Hartford
City looking to enforcing the new law,
but one saloon has voluntarily retired
from business. Already one large
pool and billiard room, 's.Temperance
hall" has been started.
Several saloons at Shelbyville refused
to take out license in anticipation of
the new law, the authorities giving
it out that it would be enforced.
The mayor of Decatur ordered the
law enforced!
At Crown Point the Civic federation
has taken the matter in hand and fully
fifty saloons in Lake county, depend
ing almost entirely on Sunday trade,
will be forced out of business The
Rev. j. A. Cole, pastor of the Presby-
terian church at Crown Point, has un-
dertaken the publication of paper as
the organ of the federation.
The only saloon at Morristown re-
moved its screen, slot machines and
other prohibited articles, but the Drug
gists of that place have done nothing.
The advices from every quarter as
rule indic2 te that the law will be OBJ
served, aid that the saloon keepers
will look to the supreme court to over
throw the law, until which time they
will be comparatively quiet.
The law places all saloons on the
ground floor, eliminates all musical
features, separates saloons from every
other business, including pool and bill
liards, and compels the removal Of
screens, grants only one license to one
applicant, and allows remonstrance
signed by the majority of the residents
OF a ward to defeat license applica-
ton
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12

Indiana Silver Democrats to Organize.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, July 4. - The
committee appointed at conference
of free silver men to wait on Senator
Turpie and inform him that the advo.
Gates Of independent coinage were
ready to organize Democratic Inde-
pendent Coinage league in this state,
sent representative here to see the
senator. The senator gave encourage
ment to the scheme and the committee
will in a few days issue call for =
meeting to perfect the organization.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
POLITICAL SENSATION
OMAHA MUNICIPAL REFORM.
AND A. p. A.
The A. p. A. After the Mayor, Chief of
Police and Board of Police Commission
ers-Police Chief to be Arrested on the
Charge Of Impersonating an Officer1

OMAHA, Neb., July 4-The difficulty
between the A. p. AS and the munich
pal reform element reached sensational
proportions yesterday when the de-
tails of plot were made public by
which Martin j. White, the new chief
of police, who was employed in Chi
cago last week to reorganize Omaha's
police force, was to be arrested for inn
personating an officer, and Mayor
Bemis and Police Commissioners
Brown and Deaver for violating the
anti-Pinkerton ordinance in employing
White.
The developments have created quite
political sensation in the city, and
Intensified the feeling between the A.
2. A. faction and the municipal reform
element, the latter representing the
business class of Omaha. The first
intimation that an attempt was to be
made to prevent White from acting
as chief was in the shape of rumor
that the plotters had arranged with
District Judge Scott, who is 3reputed
TO be one of the leading spirits of the
A. P. A., to release the first persons
arrested under order of White on a
writ of habeas corpus on the alleged
ground that he had no authority to
make arrests.
1t was discovered that the plan
would be ineffective. Even if Judge
Scott should grant the writs, the chief
would still file complaints, as this was
the privilege of every citizen. The
A. P. A. leaders finally conceived the
idea of issuing warrant for the ar
rest of the chief of police for imperson-
ating an officer.
If the chief could be disposed of thus
for thirty days they expected that
through the operation Of the new law,
which on August 1 reorganizes the
Board of Fire and Police Commission
ers, in favor of the A. p. A., they
would be able to get chief of police
in sympathy with their purposes, who
would assist in making the police de-
partment sectarian organization in
which the A. P. A. would swing on the
inner circle. The plot included tho
proposed arrest of Mayor Bemis and
Police Commissioners Brown and
Deaver on the charge of violating the
anti-Pinkerton law. The papers fol
the proposed fight it is understood, are
ready and liable to be filed at any mo-
ment.
An immense meeting of all citizens
in favor of municipal reform was held
at the chamber of commerce last
night. They are confident the new
scheme of the radical A. P. AS. can
only result in the further defeat of
the element who depend for political
success on sectarian agitation. The
Municipal league ridicules the idea
that the anti-Pinkerton law has been
violated in the employment of Mr..
White. White is an old Chicago police
officer and was chief detective for the
entire Milwaukee system when EN-.
plOyed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
L LEGISLATIVE BOODLERs.
Illinois Law Makers Accuseed of Ooe.
ruption and Othor Things.

CHICAGO, July A. Early in the regu-
lar session of the legislature, rigid
bill was introduced for the preserva-
ton Of game. It is charged that
member of the house obtained $500
from the Illinois Sportsmen's associa-
tion for substituting a section remov-
ing the penalty from sportsmen, but
placing it on the dealer in game. sN
Then, it is charged, q Chicago sem
ator and other members approached
the game dealers and demanded from
$500 to ST., 900 each to work for change
in the law in favor of the dealers,
while one Chicago senator offered for
So, 500, to see that the whole bill was
killed. This exposure will, it is said,
be followed by others.
Evidence has been obtained estab-
fishing charges of bribery in the pas
sage of the Miller and Lowenthal bills,
the Crawford railroad bill, the bill
providing for consolidation of certain
corporations, and it is asserted that
evidence can be had that money was
used to defeat the arbitration bill, that
some of the money was paid to mem
bers in Chicago, but the larger amount
was distributed in Springfield.
1t is probable that the board of
trade may aid materially in furnish
ing evidence against one or two mem
bers of the house in connection with
certain bill in which the board Of
trade was interested. It is said that
sufficient evidence is in hand to indict
at least fifteen members of the legisla.
ture.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
New Southern Industries.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, July 2-The
Tradesman has issued it's quarterly re-
port of new industries established or
incorporated in the Southern states
for the quarter ending June 80.
The total number reported is 664, as
against 63s for the second quarter of
1894, 654 for the same period in 1898
and 779 for 1892, showing that the in
dustrial development of the South is
being well maintained.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Her Married Life wretched.

london, July 4.-The suit for di.
vorce instituted by Mrs. Pearl Craigie,
the authoress, best known by her
pen name of John Oliver Hobbies, was
heard to-day. Licentiousness and
cruelty on the part OF the husband, a
clerk in the Bank of England, are the
charges. Craigie pleads condonation
and connivance of his wife in his mis-
deeds Mrs. Craigie, sobbing hard,
related a terrible story of her married
life ever since the honeymoon in 1887
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Peru Apologies Co Eneland.

Colon, July According to advices
received here, Peru has made ample
apology for insulting the British vice
consul: William Fry, in September,
when Fry was arrested and compelled
to subscribe to forced loan. The Pc
ruvian press confirms report of
French capitalists offering Peru loan
on condition entirely beneficial to
the Peruvian corporation.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Russia's iron output was about
1900, 600 tons last year.
The southern half Of Arkansas has
had too much rain for crops.
It is said that the proposed Pacific
cable will belaid by British capitalists.
Glenn Sherman, negro preacher,
murdered his wife in Lee county, Ala
bama.
The Ecuadoran forces under Bishop
Schumacher at Calcota were defeated bY
rebels.
The Brazilian congress has ordered
that public services be held for Peixoto
and Da Cana.
Governor Hughes of Arizona has
filed long answer to the charges pre-
Ierred against him.
Joseph p. Skelly, a well-known song
writer, died in the charity ward of
New York City hospital.
Commander Ide has arrived in Wash
ington to answer charges made against
him by Admiral Meade.
The Rev. j. A. Forest has been Of
fcially appointed Roman Catholic
bishop of San Antonio, Texas
Mrs. Jefferson Davis has been elected
an honorary member Of the Confeder.
ate Veterans association of Savannah
The agricultural department did not
spend all it's appropriation last year
and returned over $500, 900 to the treas
ury. II
3. 9. Beardsley, mining engineer
q Charleston, w. Va, killed himself
70 the presence Of his wife and chill.
aren.
President E. 3. Harper Of the Mu-
tual Reserve Fund Life Association
died suddenly Of pneumonia in New
York
At Scranton, Pa, the Boies Steel Car
works, employing 900 men, advanced
wages 10 per cant, to go into effect
from July !. The works are crowded
with orders.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Father o,Grady at Deaths Door.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 4.-Dominick
O'Grady, the unfrocked priest from
Ireland, who followed his sweetheart,
Miss Mary Gilmartin, to this city less
than two years ago, and shot her to
death on the street on Wednesday
morning, April 25, 1894, is now dying
from complication of troubles at the
city hospital. His case is hopeless.
and his attending physicians are look
ing for the end at almost any time.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Man and Two Girls Drowned.

JAMESTOWN, N. Y, July 4.-By the
upsetting of a boat on Lake Chautau..
qua, last evening, John Swanstrom
and two girls, Hedwick Lawson and
Christine Hegelwin, were drowned.
There were five people in the boat. A
man and boy swan ashore, but the
two girls clung to Swanstrom and
pulled him down with them. The
bodies were recnvered
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Bank Closed at Sturgeon, Mo.

STURGEON, Mo-, July 4.-The Elk.
change bank of this city has tempora-
rily closed its doors on account of a
shortage of $3,5co of its cashier, w. II.
Wlnscott. State Bank Examiner Aus
tin is in charge. Mr.. Winscott's
friends will probably make good the
shortage and depositors will lose moth
ing
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Must Notify Mafntt,

ST. Louis, Mo-, July Chairman
Maffitt of the Democratic state COM
mittee makes this official statement:
eff a majority of the Democratic
county chairmen want the state com
mittee reconvened and will inform the
state chairman in the regular way it
will be called, but no outside agents
will be taken into consideration
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Lover and Cousin Shot Dead.

GUTHRIE, Ok, July 4.-Noel Gardner
was to have betn married at Garvin
Monday to Miss Durant, but her
brother Randolph objected, and when
Gardner and Cephas Garvin, a cousin
of the woman, called Sunday, the
brother met them at the door and shot
and killed both
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
City Council Retaliates.

OscEoLA, Mo-, July 4.-Because the
business men protested against the
levying of an occupation tax, the city
council this morning discharged the
police force, turned out the street
lamps and stopped the sprinkling of
the streets. They claim that all this
and mhre was necessary to save the
creds the city without issuing
hendA MA
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
An Oklahoma Tragedy.

GUTHRIE, Ok, July 4.-Yesterday
evening about z o'clock Professor
Ellis shot and killed w. 81. Kelley at
Burnett, Ok, small town in Lincoln
county. The trouble came up over
charge made against Kelley for horse
stealing by Ellis. Kelley had just re-
turned from Oklahoma City, where he
had been in Jail.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
WITH DYNAMITE.

a Rejected Lover Blows Up House aud
Fatally Injuries Three Women.
.LEMoNT, Ill, July An the village
of Romeo a nut containing five women
was blown to atoms by dynamite
placed blneath it by the rejected lover
of one of the women. All the inmates
we're dye and three @ pfEhaps @aaa baS fata
pired to the hand of Mollie Diers, and
when Hoise was chosen Hoyle stole
enough dynamite from the drainage
sanal works tc revenge himself in this
manner. He was caught.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Train Robbers Shot to Death.

NoGALEs, Ariz., July 4.-Four of the
five men who held up the paymaster of
the Nacasari copper company June 1s
were captured by the authorities Of
Sonora, Mexico, and Sunday they were
taken to the scene of their crime and
shot to death, under the new law pro-
viding for the punishment of train and
stage robbers in Mexico
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
An Aged Woman Killed.

PARKv1LI.E, Mo-, July 3.-Mrs. Sa.
vannah George, aged. 80 years, was
struck and killed by the Leavenworth
plug train near her home here. In
view that she had been repeatedly
warned about walking on the track
many persons believe she committed
suicide.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12

spiritualist Walser's Wife Divorced.
NEVADA, Mo-, July Mrs. Han.
nah Walser, wife Of George 81. Walser,
founder OF Liberal, Mo-, the Spiritual
INT town, has been divorced from him
pA the ground of abandonment. All
#bnX to the amount Of $4,000 was al,
yn-aH
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Mrs. Stanford to s.u Her .Jewe,.

rs' S1dHIofd TO SSH Her Jewels.
5AS FRANCISCO, July At is said
upon the highest authority that Mrs.
Leland Stanford will soon go to Europe
to sell her jewels, so that she NAV
apply the proceeds to carrying on the
Leland Stanford, Jr, university at
Pa.o Alto. The need of ready money
is given as the reason. The Jewels are
valued at 81, ZOO, ,OOe.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Npster Home From China.

I N-4oRIA, B. c., July 4.-Among the
passengers on the steamer Empress of
China, which arrived from Hong Kong
and Yokohama, was ex-Secretary of
State Foster, who acted as China's
agent in the peace negotiations with
Japan. He left at once for Wash
ington.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
The Government win Appeal.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, July 2.-Spe-
cial Government Attorney L. d. Nc
Kissick says that Judge Ross decision
in the Stanford case will be appealed
to the United States circuit court of
appeals and if there affirmed will be
appealed to the United States su.
preme court.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
A Millionaire's Daughter Elopea,

New YORK, July Without any of
her family about her, Miss Cornelia
Rupert, eldest daughter of Jacob.
Rupert, the millionaire brewer, was
married last evening in Patterson, N.
j., by Mayor Braun Of that CITY. to
Nathan Frank, the well known violin
virtuOso.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Major Blaine's Daughter Married.

HELENA, Mont, July miss Fran.
ces Eleanor Blaine, niece of the late
James G. Blaine, was married here to-
day to Randolph Thompson, cousin Of
Judge Buck. Miss Blaine is the dauqh-
ter of the late Major John E. Blaine,
United States Army.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Gets HIS Deserts in 3 Hurry.

MILAN, Mo-, July 4.-John Hart of
Browning stole a horse last night and
was arrested here this morning, plead
guilty and was sentenced an hour later
and will be taken to the penitentiary
tomorrow.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Honors for a Pugilist.

VICTORIA, British Columbia, July 4.
The steamer Empress of China brings
the news that Billy Waters of Vic.
eoria and San Francisco, pugilist and
barroom bouncer, is now minister of
war and vice president Of the republic
of FOrmOsa.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Five Thousand Bicyclists Parade.

I1v0 IHUuBHnU oIcycIKBCs Z drHUe'
CHICAGO, July Chicago beheld it's
first bicycle parade last night, and the
sight was beautiful one, fully 5000
wheelmeD being in line.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
sodalia Raises Her Thousand.

sEDAL1A, Mo-, July AT a public
meeting the people of Sedalia raised
$1,000 as their part of the amount
needed to defray the expenses Of
Missouri on wheels Sedalia now
awaits similar action on the part Of
her sister cities,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-07-12
Speaker Meyer Of ulinois Dea,

Speaker Meyer of Illinois Dead.
CHICAGO, July A. Speaker John
Meyer OF the Illinois house of repre-
sentatives died at Freeport this morn
Wg of nervous prostration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-06
WHAT A LIBRARIAN SHOULD BE.
The Head of Public Library Must BE
Much More than Al Mere Custodian.


Philadelphia Press.
The usefulness of apublic library to
building, but by the ability of its librarian
and the number of its readers. Put good
sand books and he will do more for a city
and its real education than man who is
not both an able and a trained librarian
with half million books and a building
which cost $l,0C0O00 Or in Boston, four
times the value of the books it houses
A great public library to-day is simply
ton for literature The business of being
librarian has to be learned just as much
to people in libraries the best librarians
are just as well known the best railroad
men are to people about railroad offices.
A good librarian of the first rank can get
$1,000 year without asking for it, and he
is cheap at the price, good deal cheaper
than a poor man at $1,000 No man really
equal to managing library with an income
less than 5000 or 5000 though 'f men en- can aH
always the dearest, will be the result
librarian to-day is not a man who can
talk about various kinds of books in an
interesting way. or who can catalogue
books, or who for years has always been
at odd library jobs or even is interested in
literature" and thinks that his general
knowledge of books fits him for the work
OF librarian. The new librarian is as active
s ana pushi nifv as any business man he
ne sees what people are going to read and
he uses the knowledge to turn them to
"Hdl tHey ought 10 READ. he CLASHES,
and catalogues, and arranges and distrb-
utes his store OF 100000 or 100000 books SO
that the rare book which some specialist
wants to see once in ten years can be got
Just as easily and quickly as the novel
which every one wants and of which the
library has to have fifty copies. Such a
librarian knows what schools are studying,
and he puts books in the way of the pupils.
He knows what is going on, and the deliv-
cry desk is always ready with answer
to any question about the books on any
subject up for talk He is live to the
finger tips and he makes all his books live
No big auction of book rarities worth their
weight in bank notes which takes place
from Berlin to San Francisco passes with
out his getting what the library needs
and no ragged boy strays into the public
library wondering what it is like but finds
himself, he does not quite know how
seated and reading an Interesting book