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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
Danced Himself to Death.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, April e.-Sunday
night e~x-Sergeant Henry Holden, for
merly of Troop D, Third cavalry, who
had just been discharged after twenty
years Of faithful service, while dane
ing fell to the floor and soon expired.
Heart disease, brought to a climax by
the violent exercise, was the use Of
his deaf
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
Spanish Securities Fall.

LONDON, April Spanish securities
fell on the stock exchange to-day in
consequence of the action Of the
United States House Of Representa-
tives yesterday in regard to the ones.
ton of Cuban ~belligerency. .
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
Insurgents Plying the Torcb..

HAVANA. April s.-The insurgents
have burned the village of Pijirigua,
in Pinar del Rio, to the number Of
sixty houses. They also burned 3. 100
tons of sugar cane at the central plan
tation of Riforma in the Remedies dis
trict and 1000 cords of wood. Thew
were repulsed by the forts before they
were able to burn the machinery Of
the plantation.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
Republicans Carried Atch,son.

ATcHIsoN, Kan, April s.-Repub-
licans carried the city with the excep-
ton of the Second and Third wards.
In the Second ward George Zoll,
Democrat. defeated M. M. Marcus. and
in the Third ward August Mangels-
dorf defeated Tom Beattie. Marcus
and Beattie were A. P. A. candidates.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
Fusion Wins at Ottawa,

OTTAWA, Kan, April 9.-Adam
Dobson, fusion candidate, was elected
mayor. The fusion party also elected
councilmen in the First and Fourth
wards. The Republicans elected five
members of school board and three
members of city council.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
The House May Act for Mrs. Maybricl

WASHINGTON, April "a resolution
was introduced in the House yester.
day by Representative Underwood of
Alabama, calling upon the Secretary
of State for all of the departments
information in regard to Mrs. May
brick, who is imprisoned in England
upon a charge of poisoning. Mrs.
Maybrick was formerly a resident of
Mobile Ala.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
Twelve workmen Buried.

ST. JOSEPH, No, April 5.-While q
large force of men were excavating a
reservoir for the. waterworks company
at Tarkio. Mo-, one bank caved in on
the workmen. One man was fatally
injured and another seriously hurt.
Some of the buried workmen were en-
tombed fer three-quarters of an hour.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
rho Colored Man Not Seated.

W~AsHINeToN, April SELECTIONS
committee No. decided, by q unani-
mousv vote, the contested election case
Of II. p. Cheatham vs. Fred A. Wood.
ard, from the Second North Carolina
district, in favor of Mr.. Woodland, the
sitting member. Cheatham is a col
pred Republican and has repre- sentcd
Ills district in the House. i@I5
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
The Metric system for America.

WASHINGTON, April By a vote of
!i9 to III the House to-day passed the
bill to adopt the metric system of
weights and measures in all depart
ments of the government after July
:, 1896, and to make it the only legal
system after January L, 1901,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
Tillman to Speak in Missouri.

WARRENsBURG, Mo-, April 9.-In re-
Spouse to an invitation, Senator Ben
jamin R. Tillman of South Carolina
will address the people of Missouri on
free silver at Pertle Springs Saturday,
April Is. Reduced rates will be Of
fered by all railroads.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17

Before the days Of lucifer matches
and railroads it would have gone hard
with Prof. Roentgen II he had discov-
cred his cathode rays. He would have
been branded and hanged as q witch
in short order.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17

Big Moonshine DistIlcries Destroyed.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, April deputy
Revenue Collector Flave Carpenter re-
turned yesterday from a raid on the
moonshine distilleries of Searcy
county. His posse captured two of
the largest wildcat concerns ever
found in this state. Both were in full
running order, one of them having 600
gallons Of liquor, with ample material
for several hundred gallons more.
The operators Of both escaped. one,
Of the stills was four miles from any
habitation and SO situated that one
man could have defended it against
TWENTY-FIVE men. 4
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-17
SOLID FOR FREE SILVER.
Every Missouri Convention Held So Far
Has Declared for Free co;no.a

F7eIu SO FAT
Has Declared for Free Coinage.
LEBANON, Mo-, April 9.-Forty-six
counties have elected delegates to the
Democratic State convention to be
neld at Sedalia April IS, for the cleo
ton Of delegates to the national con-
vention. Every county, so far, has
elected solid silver delegations and
declared in positive terms for the free
coinage of silver at the ratio of l6 to
!. More than two-thirds of the coun-
ties mentioned have instructed their
delegates for a solid delegation of
Incorporating silver men to the
chicago convention. and instructed
Tor Bland, Stone, Vest and Cockrell
for delegates at large.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
Prirste ENGLISH Ghosts.

The ghost of Knaresdale Hall, near
Haltwhistle, in Northumberland, was q
steady belief not very, very long ago. In
this case brother murdered an inconven-
lent sister by drowning her in a pond,
and the lady revenged herself by walk.
ing from the ho1se to the pond upon cv-
cry occasion that member Of the fam.
lily happened to be about after dark.
But if one were to enumerate what may
be termed the private ghosts of Eng
land and Wales, tho walking ladies and
gentlemen who, having been Eobod;es
during their lives, are determined that
something more than the mere epitaphs
over their graves shall keep their mem
cries green, the limits Of this paper
would be very far exceeded. The very
house in which the author CT the paper
is writing is we'll known by the villa
gers to have a white lady ON its upper
most stair landing, discovery which
very much unhinged some American
visitors, who declared that If they had
known it nothing would have induced
| them to sleep so sourdly III rooms abut-
ting On the said landing during three
| months. But who she was history say
eth not.-Charlbers' Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
The Suffrage Question.

Miss Molly Elliot Seawell, in letter
against woman Suffrage written to tho
Boston Transcript, says: eff may be
pardoned for personal allusion, I
would say that after an experience OF
some years in q literary life where enc
is brought not only into contact with
men, but into competition with them,
it is my belief that vote would have
been very serious hindrance to me at
any time
Yet George Eliot, Miss Mulock and
other English women have managed to
do some not wholly discreditable work
in spite of the very serious hindrance"
of a vote. Among the American women
who are not afraid that the right of suf-
frage would hinder their Literary success
are Mrs. Frances Hodsson Barnett,
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Stuart Phelps Ward, Mrs. Harriet
Prescott SpofTord and Mrs. Abby Morton
Diaz.
Moreover. the possession Of a vote did
not hinder men from winning several
important prizes in a literary competi-
ton III which Miss Seawell recently
took part. Nothing shows more clearly
the lack OF solid reasons against woman
suffrage than the idiotic objections &c
which really bright men and women are
driven wien they try to oppose it
Woman's journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

WATCH dog and big red fox
played tag in n barnyard at Whit
ing's Hill, Me-. last Sunday, for over
an hour. and apparently in the
friendliest spirit. The owner of the
dog and his family watched the
strange frolic from n window Of the
house, and forebore to interfere from
curiosity to see the incident through.
After playing with the dog for more
than an hour the fox trotted back
into the nearby woods from whence
il came.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

Tho muller, though it has its uses, is
more remarkable for its abuses. Women
swathe their threats at the beginning of
September and keep them swathed I'M
til May in various sorts of silken things
and wonder why they are "predisposed'
to cold. The truth is that the constant
use Of the muller makes the throat
tender.
The muffler is intended not for Or
dinarily cold days, but for occasions
when extra protection for the throat and
chest is absolutely necessary. When one
has substituted lightweight or low
necked evening bodice for a heavy wool
en- one, the muller becomes a necessity.
Pale colored liberty scarfs are favorites
for evening wear. Warmer hues and
heavier material are preferable for Or
binary street wear.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
a Pleasant Surprise.

Even Saxon courtesy and readiness to
oblige may be carried little too far.
When about TO return from Bohemian
village to Il frontier town in Saxony, the
occupants of sledSe had their foot
warmers carefully rinsed ont and re-
plenished with full bodied Hungarian
wine. Thus they passed the guardpost
without let o. hindrance, to the merry
jinghng of the sleighbel!s. Laughing
and joking at the success of their little
dodge, they called at waysice inn fer
refreshments. On resuming their seats
one Of the party exclaimed:
why, the foot warmers are quite
hot!''
Then the boots of the inn stepped for
ward, and said, with friendly grin,
''The foot warmers We're quitecold, so,
just to oblige you. emptied them and
filled them again with hot water. -
Observation-Disclosures.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
Women end Cornell.

In tho annual report of the president
of Cornell university, recently issued,
the following kindly reference is made
to the election by the alumni last June
Of Martha Carey Thomas, president Of
Bryn Mawr. to the Cornell board CT
trustees:
1.-The selection Of Miss Thomas for
trustee-and the chivalry of the alumni
affected the lots which yielded her a
four year term-is . new departure, but
it is courteous recognition of woman s
right TO govern as we'll IS to study at
Cornell. and if it shall have the effect
of leading women to interest themselves
in n practical way in promoting the de-
velopment Of the university the prece-
dent is pretty sure to be followed in fu-
ture years.
Farther on he states that tho number
of women registered in tho regular
courses in the university is 242, an in
crease Of II, and about IA per cent Of
the entire student body.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

ONE Of the many natural wonders
OF Arizona scenery just made accessi-
BILE by the opening up of new rail and
stage roads is n remarkable natural
bridge. in the Tonic basin, not far
from Flagstaff. The bridge is $50
fee. long and spans canon some 200
feet deep. at the bottom Of which
flows a river. The bridge is Of rock,
and is perfectly proportioned. The
under side is gracefully arched and
the upper perfectly level. The walls
Of the canon are honeycombed with
caves. in which are great profusion
Of stalacities and stalagmites.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

TREASURE seekers are digging in
Elysian Park. Los Angeles. for $780,
900 in coin and jewels said to have
been buried by a wealthy Spaniard
in the days when the country be-
longed to Spain. An Indian peon
helped the don to bury the treasure,
and the story was handed down, in
the manner such legends run in the
southwest. until it came to the
knowledge Of the Arizona miner who
has now obtained permission to try
and find the alleged treasure.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
Emprcss Dactaa-.

The Empress Dagmar is at last losing
that stricken look she has worn since
the czar's death. An eyewitness tells me
she never saw anything SO pathetic as
that death scene. In the last 24 hours
the empress never left her husband
side except cnce, when she was persuade
ed to change her gown. The car, WHO
had seemed unconscious for hours, i'm
mediately missed her. Turning to one
of the doctors, 10 niurmurod, where is
she?' On teing told, he muttered, COZ
course, Of course" yet kept his eyes
gazing piteousiy at the door until she
returned, when look of relief and
peace came into his face. Soon tho end
came. With his head on her breast, and
her arms clgsped round his recll. he
breathed his last. For three-quar,ers Of
al horr after his death they remained
in the same position. her ashen white
face looking rs dead a. his own. It was
only when the Countess K-Ak, to whom
she is tenderly attached, Managed TO
convince her that she could do nothing
more that sin, was persuaded to leave
the room.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
Marvellous Results.

From letter written by Rev. j.
Gunderman, of Dimondale, Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract:
Il have no hesitation in recommend.
ing DR.. Kings New Discovery, as the
results are almost marvellous in the
case of my wife. While / was pastor
of the Baptist church at Rives juno
ton she was brought down with
pneumonia succeeding la grippe.
Terrible paroxysms of coughing
would last hours with little Interrupt.
ton, and it seemed as if she could
not survive them. A friend recon.
mended DR.. Kings New Discovery
it was quick in it's work and highly
satisfactory in results" Trial bot.
ties free at Hartz & Ullcmeyer's drug
store. Regular size soc and 81.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
THE MERCHANTS DAUGHTER.
Fer father was a merchant bold

Fer father was a merchant bold
Who DER the wild Biscaya1 water
Still brought back the Sood red gold
To richly dover his only daughter.
Radiant sine as rose on tree;
But, though full many o gallant sought
her.
No, no, no! on all their woe
Frowned back the merchants daug liter.
Until, effulgent from the fight
That shook the shores from France to
Flanders,
Shone upon her patriot sight
The kinSliest OF car sea commanders,
Looked her through. and from her view
Vanished smiling, On the morrow.
ALL but she her laughing glce
Forsook for sishing sorrow.
"Fcir blows the wind; the skies are blue
Wilt sail with me, my winsome daugh
ter:"
''Thct will I! Dear friends, adicu!"
And DER the wave her sire has caught
her.
Southward far, by sun and star,
His good ship fleets the ocean over,
When, alack! across her track
There strikes S2lee rover.
But as the pirate pressed, them sore,
And deck and hold ram red with slarSh
ter,
Sudden round the headland boar
A Ccble Warship Sweeps the water.
Heavens abovei tits her true love
That hath this great deliv rance wrought
her.
Grief. farewell. wake, marriage bell,
For our best merchant daughter!
Alfred PerceyGl Graves in Athenirum
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
Mr.. Dietrick's Influence.

Mrs. Ellen Battelle Dietrich was be-
loved by a wide circle, not only for her
mental ability, but for her sweetness,
geniality and genuine kindness of heart.
One Of the representatives Of Cambridge
in the Massachusetts legislature, who in
the last Legislative debate was especially
sweeping in his denunciations Of the
character and motives Of the women
who wished to vote, has sent Mrs. Diet
rick's youngest daughter a letter ex-
pressing his esteem for her mother, his
regret for her death and his sense of the
good her influence had done to Cam
bridge during her residence there.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
s. F. Fritz, of 677 Sedpwick ST

S. F. Fritz. OF 677 Sedgwick street.
Chicago. says: Il had a severe cough
which settled on my lungs. 1 tried
a number of advertised remedies and
also placed myself under treatment
of several ply sicians, with no bene-
fit. Twas recommended to try Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar. With little
expectation of getting relief, pur-
chased bottle. had taken but few
doses when felt greatly improved.
| was enabled to sleep. splitting OF
blood ceased. and by the time l had
taken the second bottle 1 was entire
ly well. 1t saved my life" For
sale by NJ. +. Bahnsen's drug store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

party's support composed somewhat
after this fashion:
Governor-Jobn r. Tanner, OF Chi
cago and Clay county.
Lieutenant Governor-David Ross,
of La Sale.
Secretary of State-John A. Reeve,
OF Decatur.
Attorney General-Daniel S. Pad
dock, of Kankakee, or j. NJ. Truitt.
OF Hillsboro.
Treasurer - Henry L. Hertz. OF
Cook county.
Auditor Charles j. Kinnie, OF
Rockford, or Thomas B. Needles, of
Washington, or H. Kohler, of Rock
Island. perchance.
And despite all protest the state
convention when it shall meet will
swallow it in a chunk.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
THE Atlanta Constitution tells

THE Atlanta Constitution tells a
pretty tall story to the effect that
Thomas Allen (colored) Of Fleming
ton. W. Va. celebrated his 150th
birthday last week. OF course, he
was Washlngton's body servant, and
is today as spry as kitten. He also
fought under the first Napoleon. and
afterward served in the British army
rs messenger to the Duke of yelling
ton. lie had previously fought the
British as soldier in the American
continental army. before he became
Washington's body servant. Then
he fought in the Mexican War, and
last OF all in the confederate army.
He is not yet married. but has no
settled repugnance to the matrimo.
NAL state.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
An Old Colonial BlocI,house.

Among the attractions Of the town of
Bourne, Mass, are two historic cellars.
One was dug by the Plymouth colony
and the other by the Dutch traders.
These cellars lie side by side. and the
structures built over then, were filed
with goods so necessary for the comfort
Of the early pilgrims as well as the
Dutch. The pilgrims needed manufac-
tured goods such as the Hollander had
for sale and the Dutch required prod
nets such as the colony could supply.
Governor Bradford, in his diary, states
that this block house was built as early
as 1927, only seven years after the land
ing of the Mayfiower. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28
The Plea Might Do For the Lawyer.

The attorney fer the defense became
impressive.
''Do you ask proof that my client is
insane:" he asked. 'Wcll, there is
plenty Of it. When he came to engage
my services, he promised me @1O,O00 if
l would take the case, and yet he hasn't
cent. Is that the act Of Il sane MANI"
Ibid you know that when you took
the case:' asked the attorney for the
prosecution.
Certainly"
"Well, I can't see that that helps
him in any way, but it would make a
splendid plea for you if you were on
trial"
And the court SO ruled. CHICAGO Post,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

In Ishpeming (Mich.) paper says
that In case the miners at the Win
throp get out $4,000 tons of ore this
month they will be paid So per day,
and other labor accordingly. This
will be a return to the high WAGES of
four years ago. The miners wages
ut the Ishpeming mines are steadily
being raised. The best miners at
the Lake Angelina property are earn
ing S75 month and even higher.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

UNCLE HIRAM LESTER, of Henry
county, Ca, is said to he now in his
120th year. He was in good health
until within the past week. when he
became very i'll. and had to be re-
moved to the hospital. His record is
trifle hazy. but his neighbors will
ingly concede that he long ago passed
the century mark.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

The market is full of cough mix
lures, but one trouble with most of
them is that when they do a little
good the patient has to take SO much
that he gets to loath the taste. The
Pineola Balsam is superior to other
cough remedies because it is agree
able to the palate and its good effects
are immediate. In a few DAYS an
ordinary cough is gone altogether.
Bronchitis and asthma are more
stubborn. but they. too, are cured
by Ely's PineoIa Balsam. A remedy
worth trying. Twenty-Five cents is
all it costs.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

There are some people who are
never positive in anything. 1t is
always, u don't know" or Il guess
So" There is world OF such peo-
pie. and it is refreshing sometimes
to hear person speak as one having
convictions, like Charles F. Sny-
Ger. of Bangor, Pa. who wrote: II
can heartily recommend Simmons
Liver Regulator to all who are
troubled with dyspepsia or liver
complaint"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

~ .E2oNSN SdnuS Oh JUST SuCu
proud and loving mothers Kill their
children every year.
Not Intentionally, you understand,
but none the less certainly.
Through carelessness?. Possibly.
Through ignorance? Certainly.
Calling spade spade is some
times the only way to convey an
idea intellisibly.
Let us do little plain talking.
From the moment of conception,
the little vital spark is dependent on
the blood and tissues Of the mother
for nourishment and growth.
From the time it is born until it is
weaned the baby depends upon the
mothers milk for nourishment and
growth.
There can be no question as to
these facts. Can there?
If the mothers blood and tissues
are clean. pure. and free from poi
sions the child before birth and after
birth will be strong and healthy.
Pure blood and rich blood are syn
onymous.
No persons blood can be pure un-
less the kidneys are working natur-
ally and healthfully.
The sole duty Of the kidneys is to
purify the blood.
Healthy Kidneys-Pure blood.
Pure Blood-Rich, Pure Milk.
! Rich. Pure Milk-Strong, Healthy
Baby.
This is not a hard argument to fol-
low.
| Because it is the truth.
Do you see its apple alton? You
mothers with poor, frail. puny. half
nourished. and more than half-poi-
soned babies?
Do you wonder that their tender
brain and blood cannot resist
poisons and impurities that make
even you sick. dizzy, torpid, and
weak?
You owe it to your child, your
Maker and yourself to keep your
kidneys active and your blood pure.
Asparagus is the natural medicine
for the kidneys.
All its virtues to heal, to soothe,
to strengthen. to purify will be
found in DR.. Hobbs Asparagus Kid
ney Pills.
And the poorest mother can afford
them. They are only so cents box,
although worth 10 times that to
you.
| "Sweet ard low, swee. and low,
| Wind of the western sea,
| low. low. breathe AID blow,
Wind Of the western sea.
Over the rolling waters go.
| Come from the dying moon and blow,
Blow him again 10 me;
While my little one, while my pretty one sleeps
Fifty cents per box from all drug
gists. or inclose so cents in stamps
or silver direct to the Hobbs Medi.
cine company. Chicago or San Fran.
IRHohIn;c cisco.
Interesting and
U0I0SuS instructive book or
oa Kidney, Health and
MdneyPiIIs Free. '''S'' {
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

SUSAN b. ANTHONY says the women
suffragists are going to concentrate
their guns on Pennsylvania this
year. Unless they keep the guns
chained down Mr.. Wanamaker may
take advantage of the war scare to
place them upon his bargain counter.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-01-28

ONE OF the public schools in Mar
mourtb. Me-. has IS pupils. the
Oldest being Is years old, and this is
the teachers 18th term in the school.
All the pupils of the school are
well, and are doing well, and the
school is making more than usually
good record, Notwithstanding super
stitions about IS.