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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-08-21
The COLDBUCS' RALLY.
Silverites Fill the House to the
Doors.
THEY TALK THE GOLD STANDARD
But When the Name of Vim. j
Bryan Was Mentioned the
House Goes Wild.


Library hall was crowded to the
doors last night to listen to the at
tempts of Frank p. Williams and
Coe |. Crawford to bolster up the
waning cause of republicanism and
prove that these gold standard
times are the best thing for the
people of this country. Unlike the
Mckinley adherents, the free coin
age men turned out and made up a
liberal half of the audience.
The meeting was called to order
by John R, Brennan and as soon as
quiet was restored the Graves band
favored the audience with selec-
tion which was heartily received.
FRANK P. WILLIAMS SPEAKS.
Col. Frank P Williams was then
introduced as one Of the speakers of
the evening and he spent little time
in preliminaries, coming at once to
business. He eulogized the intelli-
gence and fairness of the people of
Rapid City and pictured a brilliant
future for the "beautiful gateway to
the Hills. The speaker dwe]t upon
the idea that this is not a campaign
OF single issue and charged the
populists and democrats as attempt
ing to make the fight along one line.
He pictured the beauties of the
Mckinley protection and of course
pointed with pride to the past
history of the grand old par-tee.
He passed back to the days Of 1860,
gave the bloody shirt few vigorous
waves and blamed the civil war onto
the democratic party, further de-
claring that in the hands of this
party the nation could never be safe,
that it could only be trusted to the
g. Q. p. Mr.. Williams attributed
the success of Bryan to his brilliant
oratory, but claimed that this did
not qualify him for the presidency.
He dwelt at length on the reci-
procity problem and charged the
democrats with it's obstruction. The
speaker stated that he would not
discuss the financial question, but
asked why the people of the Black
Hills should seek to put premium
ON silver mining, stating that it was
a problem he could not understand
He stated that a law providing for
the free coinage of silver would be
1.-The most monstrous piece of class
legislation ever enacted. He failed
to explain why an equal treatment
of two metals by the government,
with no discrimination, would be
class legislation He hal.ped on the
fifty-cent dollar chestnut. and then
contradicted his argument by refer
ring to the great benefits which the
silver barons would derive from free
coinage: If his tifty-cent dollar
theory is good, where would the
benefit to the silver harons come in
when the bullion value is already
fifty three cents? He forgot to ex-
plain this and totally ignored the
appreciation of gold until it had be-
come a 200 cent dollar. Mr..
Williams even went so far as to
state that the silver men were dis
loyal to the Hills. In the course of
his remarks he referred to w. J.
Bryan.
BRYANs NAME cHEERED.
| Upon the mention Of the name of
the great silver leader burst of ap-
plause followed, utterly drowning
the voice of the speaker and upset
ting him for the time being. 1t
came so unexpectedly that the
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been conspicuous, and they were of the
opinion that his name on the ticket
would not call out the enthusiasm that
would attend the nomination of Le-
No less a man than Mr.. Mark Hanna
is struck with the idea Of nominating
q man west aRd with the idea Of plac-
ing Leland on the ticket Leland is
the sort Of man that Hanna believes
in. He has an idea that an OfncehOlder
should first be a business man. 1t has
been his history OF 20 years IN politics
to put faith in men who were plain
business men, and who could apply
business principles to public matters.
The obstinate and militant attitude
of Mr. Platt tonight lends an excuse
for going west with the nomination for
vice president. Mr.. Platt was con
fronted. very soon after he came in
with the idea that he might cause the
nomination to go west, and his reply
indicated that the plan might please
him better than to have either Morton
or Hobart nominated All this is along
the idea of admitting the change in the
political map. throwing Ohio east and
giving second place on the ticket to the
west in the region Of the campaign
centre.
Mr. Leland was apprised of the new
line of investigation inaugurated this
morning, but has nOthlr g to say about
the plan of placing his name on the
ticket He simply repeats what he has
always safd-that he wants nothing
not even after Mckinley becomes pres
ident.
It must be observed on reflection that
the position of vice president may not
be more tempting than Mr.. Le-
lands chances to land in the
cabinet, and in view of this
fact it may not be such desirable
solution of the Kansas situation in
politics after all to land Leland on the
ticket.
1t is Wen known that secretary of the
interior or any other cabinet position
is preferable to vice president but yet
if the Mckinley managers conclude
that it is well to nominate a man for
vice president who viii add to the
strength of the ticket in the west
where votes will be needed and they
should draft Leland he could not well
get out of it, despite his favorable
showing for the cabinet. All the states
around Kansas have been represented
in the cabinet and it is as certain as
anything Of a political character can
be that Kansas win break into the cab
met if Mckinley is elected unless a
Kansas man is made vice president
In the event it is concluded to take
up Leland, Professor c. A. SWensson.
delegate at large, viii place him III
nomination. He is able to do it, and
one of the reasons for placing him on
the delegation was that he could make
a speech if a speech should be demand
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aG'KINLEY AND LELAND"
Why Not Make Tt LELAND and Nc
KinIey" Leland is Swellhead ed
Enough.

The Kansas City Journal publishes
the following special from St Louis,
which is probably written by a former
Wichita falSir now with the Kansas
City Journal. or is intended for pure
unadulterated mOlasses for Leland, for
some uudivulged reasons.
St. Louis, June 12--The name Of
Cyrus Leland, Jr., is being considered
in connection with the place of vice
president on the Republican ticket The
reason is plain. The Mckinley leaders
admitted yesterday that the fight in
the campaign would be along the Mis-
sissippi, and particularly west of the
Missouri and east of the Rockies. This
being the case, why so to the far east
for a candidate for vice president. when
it viii not add to the vote getting
strength Of the ticket2 This is the
proposition put in strong terms to the
Mckinley managers today. They at
first replied that Ohio was west but
they in due time were forced to the
conclusion that Ohio is no longer west.
but in this contest Will be regarded as
east and it has been SO regarded for
some time. Upon reelection, and after
taking up the matter at length, the
Mckinley managers conceded without
reservation and that it would be wise
politics to 90 west for the candidate
1t now being apparent that the east
viii be compelled to support the ticket
as against the ticket put out by the
Chicago convention, the old proposition
to go east for second place is shattered
and the plan of finding a man for sec
ond place VINO IS located IN the pOIti-
cal storm center is gaining ground
with marvellous rapidity
After the matter had been thorough-
1y discussed and considered TO-DAY. the
Mckinley managers commenced to talk
about available timber west Mr.
ThurstOn was unfriendly to the recog-
milton of ex-senator Manderson. The
Mckinley managers concluded that it
would not be wise or polite to take ex-
Senator ingalls, He has many enc
mics in political life. as was shown at
the convention of 1888. and while he
had come out for Mckinley some time
ago. he had not done so. as estimated
by reason of a love for Mckinley 07.
the principles he represents. but be-
cause it was plain at that time that tf7a
people of Kansas were for Mckinley
Then this is q year of newre men than
the school in which Mr.. ingalls, has
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IT is RISKY.
A Leader of the Free Silver
Forces,
Says Eastern and Southern Del
egates Are Bent
ON CRAMMING DOWN
The Throats Of the Western
Delegates
A Gold Plank, and Thus InTit-
ing Defeat.
rom our Special Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent
St. Louis June 12-"The Republican
party. seems determined to force a con
dition that viii bring about certain de-
feat as they did in 1892 when by means
of the votes from the south they com
PEELED US to nominate Harrison at Min
neapolis''
This is the way Col Isaac TrumbO,
delegate from Utah, sized up the sit
uatiOn to the State Journal reporter.
For some ineXplicable reason, he
added, the delegates from the south
are insisting upon combining with the
east to cram gold plank down our
throats.
IF they succeed in doing this or even
in bringing about a straddle, there can
be but one result. We will lose every
state west of Ohio. I have carefully can
VaSSed the situation since 1 have been
east, and I find that the silver senti-
ment is just as strong IN the great
states Of the Missouri Valley as it is
on the Pacific coast.
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri.
Kansas and Nebraska are fully as radi-
cal on the question as are Utah and
California. Iowa and Illinois are on fire
for Is to L. This sentiment is not only
universal among the farmers, but has
taken hold upon the masses until every
toiler in a city is an advocate of free
coinage
Friends who are conservative and
have studied the situation closely. as
sure me that the central states Will de-
clare so emphatically for silver, that
the Republicans will be lost to sight if
they adopt a gold standard or a strad-
die as their plank.
Missouri. which was carried by the
Republicans two years ago, would be
carried for free silver by $4,000, while
Iowa Illinois and Kansas would go at
least 10, 600 each in the same direction.
My belief is that the party is not on
ly going TO declare for a gold standard,
but that if they do that they viii meet
with the most crushing defeat ever
sustained by q party nationally"
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KANsANs ARE FOR HOBART.
The Kansas Delegation VIII Be For
Him for Vice President.

From Our Special Correspondent.
St Louis, June 12.-The Kansas dele
cation to the St Louis convention will
support almost sOlidly Garret H. Ho-
bart of New Jersey for vice president.
This seems from the best obtainable
information to be the probable action
of Kansas. Cy Leland is for Hobart and
as Cy goes, so goes the Kansas deleea-
ton This is the way those who are
speculating on the vice presidential
situation reason.
Besides. it appears to be a part Of the
Mckinley programme to put Hobart on
the tail of the ticket. and as Kansas
has been one of the most steadfast sup
porters of Mckinley from the outset it
is expected that her delegation viii do
all that is necessary to forward the
plans of the Mckinley managers.
Some of the Kansas delegates have
been for Reed for vice president, but
as Mr. Reed from all indications viii
positively decline to so on the ticket
as second to Mckinley they viii give
their support to Hobart
DeIegate Nat Barnes of Kansas City.
who is here, is one of these He said
to the Journal correspondent that mis-
first choice was for Reed, but if not
Reed, he was for Hobart.
Another Kansas politician who knows
all that is going on gave it as his posi-
tive opinion that the Kansas delegation
would be for Hobart.
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LooKINe ZOE KANsAs.
Kansas Clubs Expected to Take Part
in the Big Parade Wednesday.

From Our Special Correspondent
St Louis, June 12.-General J. M.
Howe. ex-adjutant general of Ohio,
who has charge of the Arrangements
for the big Mckinley parade to be
had here on Wednesday Of next week
if Mckinley is nominated on Tuesday,
says he is expecting a big showing to
be made by Kansas organizations
You may say" said he to the Jour
nal correspondent, that we are expect
ing big things from the Topeka FIam-
beau club, MarshalIs band and the
other Kansas organizations which have
signi6ed their intention Of being here.
The Kansas City club will go in with
Kansas City No, but there viii be
plenty of others from your state, from
AtchisOn LeaVenWOrth and several
other towns the names Of which I can t
recall off hand.
I'VE are expecting to have 1900 or
Is. 600 people in line on Wednesday and
we are looking for Kansas to make a
great showing We shall probably
ask every one to fall in line who Will
uniformed or not,and so the large num-
bers of citizens who will come from
Kansas can fall in behind your uni
formed organizations"
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BoNIFAcE HURST WAS MAD.
The Lincoln Club Of Kansas City
Throws Up Its Rooms.

The Lincoln Club of Kansas City
Throws Up Its Rooms.
St. Louis, June 12--About the mad
dest man in the city last evening was
Mr.. J. NJ. Hurst, proprietor of Hurst's
hotel He had just received this tele-
gram:
kansas City. June H.
]. NJ Hurst: Club decided not to use
your rooms
MARCUS E. GETCHELL"
Mr. Getcheu is president of the Lin
coin club of Kansas City. About a
month ago he came to St Louis to Sc
cure hotel accommodations for 200 mem
bers of his club. Mr.. Hurst offered him
the top floor of the hotel, on Broadway
and Chestnut street containing fifty
rooms, for $500 a day, the contract to
take effect Monday, June is, and termi-
nate at the close of the convention.
Upon returning home the secretary of
the Lincoln club wrote Mr. Hurst that
the offer was accepted and that the
club would count on getting the rooms
The following dispatcn was received
by the Globe-DemOcrat last night.
kansas City. June IL.
Lincoln club has joined with McKin-
ley club special train, and viii live in
cars"
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Kansas headquarters at Hurst's hotel.
Flags and bunting have been secured
and yesterday the Journal correspond
ent overlook Mr.. Crum carrying a huge
bundle of McKinley's pictures over to
the hotel
Are those all Mckinley" asked the
Journal man, noticing the bundle.
Yes" said Mr.. Crum, I'VE don't want
any other kind
The Kansas headquarters viii be on
the second floor in the corner rooms
The Indian Territory headquarters are
in the next room and Tennessee viii be
on the floor above.
The decorations viii not be put up
until Saturday or Sunday as the rooms
are not contracted for until Monday
noon.
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His Death Announced By Wire From
Illinois, I. z.

Illinois, I. 2.
a telegram was received by United
States Marshal Neely today from I'LL
nois station, IT, r., signed by deputy
marshal saying that Bill West. the
noted desperado. who escaped from the
county Jail, had been killed there this
morning
The news was hailed at the county
jail with the following bulletin.
"Biu West shot and killed at Illinois
Station, l. T.
1t was on the night Of April 27 that
Bill West sawed out of the Shawnee
county Jail. He was being held for
trial at Fort Scott for the murder Of
Deputy United States Marshal Ken
ney in the Indian territory. His home
was at Vinita, J. r.
Advices received by Marshall Neely
state that the body of Bill West is at
illinois Station in charge of Deputy
Marshal Brown. Inquiry has been
made of the marshal if he desires the
body, is the reward offered by the gov
ernment is for the arrest and delivery
of the murderer. The marshal says he
does mot care for the corpse.
Al message has been received from
Fort Scott saying that West was killed
at Illinois Station while resisting ar
rest. Marshal Neely yesterday receiv-
ed a letter from a. man named Carlisle
inquiring about the reward for West.
and this he answered this morning.
Now word comes from Fort Scott that a
wire was received there yesterday from
Carlisle asking about the reward,
which was answered by telegram, and
then came news Of tile killing Of the
desperate. III seems that Carlisle, who
is not a deputy marshal. had West To-
Gated. and killed him while trying to
arrest him
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DELEGATES Coming Through.

Al special sleeper will pass through
Topeka Sunday morning attached to
Mexico delegation to the national Re
publican convention at St. Louis The
delegation numbers about thirty-five
Sunday afternoon a special sleeper Will
pass through this city attached to
Santa Fe train No. with delegates
en- route to the national convention
from Arkansas City, Winfield and
Wichita. This delegation viii also
number about thirty-fve
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GOOD FOR 10000 MORE.
Lit Crum Says Kansas Win Give More
Votes to Mckinley Than to any
0fba,- Non, i,7ea

From our Special Correspondent
St. Louis, June 12.-Lit Crum. in
speaking of Mckinley as the ReDublf-
can candidate. said: 1T is my opinion
that Mckinley Will be 10000 votes
stronger in Kansas than any other can
didate the Republicans could name
The people have been for him from
the start, and if he is nominated they
will feel that it is their own victory.
Having beaten the bosses, they will
rally to his support with an enthusiasm
that would not attach to their support
of any other candidate They will be
eager to cinch their preliminary victory
over the bosses in the convention at
the polls"
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TO cHANeE TEE BAsIs.
Convention Will Be Asked to Make a
New Basis of Apportionment

St Louis. June 12.-NationaI Commit
teeman Payne viii press his resolution
for different representa- ton in the ma
llOnaI convention He wants the ma
tiOnal Republican committee to rec
ommend to the convention the follow
ing;
Resolved, That the national commit
tee recommend to thRAeonvention that
hereafter the basis OF representation
from the several states shall be fixed at
four delegates at large and one addi-
tional delegate for each 1000 votes or
majority fraction thereof east in each
state for the Republican electoral ticket
at the last preceding election. and that
each territory and the District of Co
lumbia be entitled to six delegates.
On the basis of the votes cast al the
election of 1894 the representation
would be as follows, as compared with
the representation in the present con
vantiOn.
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Ladies of Topeka Asked to Meet
Committee
To Discuss This Beautiful Fea-
ture of the Week.

The Tonal,a Climb is to be formally in
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t--7~ % -s--4- ~ 80
NaA ln Whatever way SuA-s i-s A1tl1-s
At a meeting If fine committee OF ff-
+7 - ..,7--.-,,, III
teEA lst7- llAs1lL A-sA5- II 9-
trOduced the following resolution winch
Resolved, That Mayor ello"s'
Chairman IT. F. Doran and Postmaster
-7 D., .--.,4-.+.7 .--,..5s7
IN a. ,7t--5-+.~-
toLl-tl1tttee 20 can upon l-le ei- 9~-'-7
of the Topeka club on saturday even
ing, June 13, and invite them to par
tfciDate fn the Fan Reunion. and take
s.,,.f, s-tf~,, III t..s4- -7aar,, rast and COM
-s7 ts ~ - III +l, -,r
-e III. a--s-.- +,
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Thg Nutnee 1Tan 50.

Hartford. Conn, June 12.-The Con
necticut delegation to the Republican
national convention at st. Louis leaves
at o'clock this evening on a special
train which viii go via Springfield. The
twelve delegates VIII be accompanied
by we'll known men from all parts of
the state to the number of thirty. The
headquarters Of the CONNECTICUT dele
cation viii be at the Laclede hotel.
Millinery at cost. Must be sold at
once. Bazaar, sos Kansas avenue.
Palaee vs.. Oakland. Ban park sat.
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FAIR AND WARMER
Weather Iay be Expected Tom orrow
j. the Weather Men are Right

Another high barometer hoated into
this section of Kansas last night, but
happily made its escape early this
morning. Last night was a typical Oc-
tober night. the temperature dropping
as low as As degrees. At 6 o'clock this
morning the thermometer registered 50
and since that time the mercury has
been mbing upwards. reaching y de-
grees at . o'clock this afternoon. The
predicted showers failed to fall in the
eastern portion Of Kansas.
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Eddie Dryer, the 15-year-old son of
Charles Dryer Of 134 Harrison street
has had his right leg amputated just
below the hip. The young man met
with am accident last winter in which
his leg was badly bruised 1T did not
heal entirely, and recently became
worse and inflammation began that ne
eessitated the amputatIon.
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ingalls, Arrives.

ST. Louis. June 12.-John J. Ingalls,
arrived this morning and went to the
Planters. He at once began work for
the New York newspaper which he is
to represent durin gthe convention He
would say little definitely about the
platform but thought it would be con
ciliatOry
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Mrs. Frost Loses Her Suit.

Judgment for the city was given in
Mrs Mary Frost's $4,000 suit against
Topeka in the district court. The trial
has consumed several days, and the
jury was out today up to . o'clock. Mrs.
Frost is an old lady who was hurt by
falling at the corner of Lawrence and
Sixth streets, and she claimed her in
lurIes were due to q misplaced CulVert
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SHAKING OUT GOLD.
Foreigners Take Heaps Out Of the
Treasury Today.

New York. June 12-L Won Hoffman
& Co. will ship 100000 OF gold by to-
mOrrOW's steamer.
Ilazard E7reres viii ship SlOO0.oO0 ard
Ladenburg. Thalmann q Co., an addL-
tfonal $3.50 000 Of gold tomorrow.
Iater-Lazard Freres have increased
their cold shipment to Sl.250.09o
Washington, June 12--Ioday's state
ment OF The condition of the treasury
shows. Available cash balance, $685.
143.l14; gold reserve, SI06.4ll,i20-
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DEooRATINe AZ HURgT.s.
Kansas Headquarters Being Adorned
with Pictures and Bunting.

From Our Special Correspondent
St Louis, June 12--Preparations are
being made by Cy Leland and Lit
Crunn for the proper decoration Of the
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100000 Too Much.

A Typographical error i'm last even
fng's Journal made the figures for the
cftv railway assessment for last year
s44g 600 when it should have been s49.-
coo.
millinery at cost. Must be sold at
once. Bazaar, sos Kansas avenue.
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Albuquerque, N. NJ, June 12.-Judge
Collier OF the United States court has
issued an order to the receiver Of the
Atlantic e Pacific railroad forbfdding
the blacklisting of A. r. q members
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|G0ES FORWARD
GRANDLY.
General Niles Americas Great
est General to Be Here
To Attend the Reunion and Fall
Festival.
Interest Tn Our Proposed Jubi-
lee Aroused in
MANY OTHER PLACES.
Topeka Club asked to Take
Part iii the Festival.

Eugene Hagan the Topeka Club
Man Interested.
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The scenes through which the ma
tiOnal committee has passed during the
last few days considering the contests
viii probably influence them to favor
ably consider Mr.. Payne's resolution.
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FLOWER PARADE Also.