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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-29
FREE SILVER FUSION.
POPULISTS FAVOR WHITE
METAL
If the Democrats at Chicago Nominate a
Free Coinage Man for President. They
Will Indorse Him-Populist Convention
Delayed Until After Chicago Convention.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May ol.-Popu-
list leaders of Indiana declare that
within the last ten days an under
standing has been reached whereby
the .Populists of every state in th.
Union are to accept the platform and
candidate at the Chicago convention.
in case both are for free silver. The
leading Democratic advocates OF free
silver throughout the country have
been quietly informed that if the
Chicago convention adopts a free
silver plank and dominates a candi-
date who will pledge himself to sign
a free coinage bill if one comes to
him from Congress, the action of the
convention will be endorsed BY the
Populist and free silver national con-
ventions at st. Louis, July e..
Representatives. Of the Populist
party have been travelling through the
West and South for six weeks sug-
costing that the State conventions be
until after the Democratic
National convention Shall have been
held, and asking, too, that the Popu-
lists stand for the free coinage of Sill
yer as the pre-eminent issue. It is
announced that in all directions the
plans suggested are being carried out.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-29
ARMOUR STRIKE ENDED.
Firemen Accept Twenty Cents an Hou,
and Go Back to Work.

Firemen Accept twenty Cents an Hou,
and Go Back to Work.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, May 21.-The
strike Of forty-four firemen of the Ar.
mour packing plant has been declared
off. The fremen will return to work
at twenty cents an hour for eight
hours, and all the union men die.
charged by the Armour company since
the strike began Will be re~lnstated
without prejudice.
j. %. Fitzgerald, chairman of the
grievance committee of the Industrial
council of this city, sent this telegram
at noon to-day to the Associated Press
to be wired everywhere:
"To organized labor everywhere.
The boycott placed on the products Of
the Armour Packing COMPANY b,s
been declared off. Existing diticul.
ties have been amicably adjusted.
j. 70. FITZGERALD, Chairman
The settlement of the strike was
brought about by Il promise made IN
the men by Kirk b.. Armour hat i
the tiremen returned to work at the
company's proposition Of twenty cents
an hour they would lose NOTHING in
the end. 1t is believed that at some
future time a raise in wages will be
effected.
superintendent Tourtellot said.
"Everything has been satisfactorily
adjusted, SO far as the Is
concerned, and there are no differ
ences between the Armour
and It's employees"
Mn. McCraith of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor was feeling very
happy over the result. He thourht
the elght-hour concession made bv
the Armours was d great concession,
Inc nremen went out on a strike
May 6. They had been working twelve
hours Tor S2.2o, without a BREATHING
Spell or luncheon hour. They asked
twenty-five cents an hour for EIGHT
hours, which would make three shifts.
eight hours each. The Armour com
pany offered twenty cents an hour for
eight hours or twelve hours, as the
men chose. The same demands. had
oeen made by the hremen at all the
packing houses. The Swift Packing
company and the Kansas City Ice and
oolo storage company granted the
request OF their me and gave them
Twenty-Five cents an hour. The fire.
1900 ~ ~ . vi OWlSf S ana Other
places agreed to await the out
come Of the Armour strike. After
conferences between labor and
the Armours, an international boyc1t1
was declared by the labor men Friday,
May 5. The Armour company got an
injunction in the United States courts
restraining the union men from bov.
cottlng, but it had already been de-
clared and was in force. The Armour
company retaliated by dischargine
more than 1000 union men. AS TINA
by and the strike remained un-
settled, business men grew uneasy and
committees were sent to urge Armours
to settle, If possible, with the men. 1t
was feared that a great sympathetic
strike would be called, which would
parallze business The Armour COM
pany sent to indianapolis for Secre.
McCraith, and he has worked
Sunday to settle tho Iificu}+v
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-29
TWENTY FIVE DEAD.
THE NORTHEAST KANSAS
TORNADO'S WORK,

Nemaha County, and Ten at the Reserv,
and It's Neighhorlfood-T,.- Propert,
Loss One Million Dollars
SENECA, Kan, May 2o.-Fifteen per
sons were killed and fully fifty in
Jured in this (Nemaha) county by the
Tornado of Sunday night, while six
persisted IN and about Reserve, in
Brown county, and four met death
across the State line in Nebraska.
This is the death list so far as known
definitely az present. Some portions
OF the route Of the tornado have not
been thoroughly gone over as yet and
n tota number of the dead NAV be
increased. OF the dead in this county
i've are here, six at Oneida and four
at or near Sabetha.
The losses from the tornado along
ITS deadly path are placed now at
fully $1,000, 600 and this may be in
creased. In this county conservative
estimates put the total loss at $780,
900, while at Frankfort it is $1,000
more and at Reserve S15O.U OO. At
other points a low estimate makes the
losses over $50. 0OO.
The injured are doing well as a rule
at all points, but it is, almost beyond
question that several OF them will sue
cumb in 4 few DAYS
Ihe tornado struck the fair grounds
here first and demolished every build
ing. Then it swept through the best
part OF the town, wrecking the hand
some u house and either DESTROY
ing or damaging greatly over 200
buildings, many of them the best in
this place. The citizens have ryan
lied and are doing all possible for the
homeless, whose losses are placed at
500. 600, while those who are aidinp
them have themselves lost $500. 900
more.
At Sabetha, Ellen Carey, the child
injured by the storm, died Yesterday.
About forty families are homeless and
destitute and about there twenty
more families in want. The mayor Of
that place has issued an appeal for
aid.
In az OF the COUNTY, clear across
the county the tornado left a Well.
DENIED path Of ruin. but <ortuaateiv
IN nearly every instance so far as i
now Known the occupants of farm
houses saw the approach Of the storm
In time to get into places Of safety,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-29
CONDENSED TELEGRAMs.

r.. I. Van Horn is a candidate for
congressman from the Fifth Missouri
district.
S%chiatter, the healer, is now oper-
ating in the western part Of China
hua, Mexico.
Edward w. Hoy, a Springfield drug
g1sS, IS charged with planning the
Dank robbery committed at Buffalo,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-29
Major Calvin Hood for Governor.

Topeka, Kan, May s1.-A new can
didate for Governor in the person of
Major Calvin Hood OF Emporia is an
nounced. Cyrus Leland, who made
the announcement three weeks
that he could not support Governor
Morrill, for denomination, is said to be
behind his candidacy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-29
Rain Damage in the TERRITORY.

SOUTH McALEsTER, Ind. Ter, Nav
11.-A cioudburst here last night
damaged crops and swelled small
streams past the danger point. A
livery team belonging to E. l.. Garner
was drowned, the conveyance ruined
and the three occupants rescued with
difficulty.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-29
Locust Greek Three Miles wide.

LINEUs, Mo-, May ai.-So much rain
has fallen in Linn county during the
past week that there will be no fear
of q drought if no more falls for three
months. Locust creek, just west of
Linneus, is three miles wide, Rail-
road tracks are covered north of here.
and trains + DELAYED in consequence.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-29
Harr;sonville Has a Storm.

hARE1soNvILLE, Mo-, May 81. =
Orchards were damaged and buildings
unroofed by the wind here yesterday.
Lightning struck Charles Eaton's
house northwest of here and the re-
sultant fire consumed the DWELLING
and a quantity of hay and grain. K
heavy rain fell, swelled the streams
and hurt corn
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-29
A knight Accused of ~ urder.

SAN Francisco, May an-Joseph|
Blanther. the suspected murderer Of
Mrs. Philopena Blanfeldt, was born in
1859 at Kankoiburg, Steirmarte. He
must have come Of a good family. for
he was a first lieutenant in the Aus
TRAN army when but 10 wears old. He
served with such distinction that he
received at least four crosses and dec
o%rations from the Emperor Franz
josef. Among Blanther's prope rty
was found an illuminated imperial
order under date of December Il. 127s
comforting knighthood
MI. H. J. Heinz Gave $4,000.
KANSAS CRY, No, May 20.-Atthe
Midland hotel last evening, Mr.. ri. J.
Heinz Of Pittsburg, Pa, president Of
the board of trustees Of the Kansas
City university, gave a reception and
banquet to the members of the pen
eral conference OF the Methodist
Protestant church. President Heinz.
announced an unconditional cash Gift
OF $4,000 to the university, and in ten
minutes more the amount had been
raised to $l7,O0
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-29

The Presidents saengerfest romise
~P1TTsBuRG, Pa, May 20. President
cleveland has written to the executive
committee of the twcnty-eighth ma
tlonal saengerfest, which begins in
Plttsburg, June 8, that he will be I'M
able to attend, but will open the
saengerfest by the touch of an cleo
trio button at the White house. A
nag OF red, white and blue glass, at a
gwen signal by the President, will be
illuminated.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-05-29

A Prnssian Financier at Rest.
BERLIN, May 20.-Herro OFT Camp
hansen, formerly Prussian minister Of
finance, is dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
FRIEND OF OLD SOLDIERS
J. d. Botkin, New Congressman-at-
Large, Says Good Words for Them

Congressman-elect J. d. Botkin has
written letter to his brother in which
he states his position in regard to old sol
diers. 1t is:
'tNeodesha, Kan. Nov. r. 1896
MY Dear Theos-Accept my thanks for
your earnest words of congratulate On-anl
repose IN me 1t Is my honest purpose to
measure up nearly as possible to the
expectations of my friends personal ana
In my work in congress hope to be
able 20 forget party lines and work for
ant am 7 believe in Kansas. her people
her institutions. her resources and her
Iulure 10 De justly entitled by eminent
services to the appreciation of such a
eommonwealth would be citing crown
Tor the kingliest Of men, To such an
honor I can not hope to attain but /
shall honestly discharge my duties up to
the measure Of my abilities
One of the first questions concerning
tude toward the Old soldier As Won are
one of en- you have doubtless thought OF
this I am not indispOsed to speak frank
ly on this point I made three determin-
ed efforts to enter the army myself but
was rejected for the reason that I was
born a little too late in the century AS
field, my sincere desire now is to help the
shattered remnant in the way of favor
able pension legislation While the inter
ests OF an the the people of Kansas must
be carefully guarded. special attention
must be given to these men who thirty
lives on the cOunrry's altar and fOrsak-
ms nome a9 3 l9Eed ones, Went out 70
the union. / confess to a special venera-
ton for the private soldier who stood in
the front line and received the heaviest
shock of the battle and for the widows
and orphans of deceased soldiers. The
ranks of these grizzled veterans are being
rapidly decimated- What the government
does for them must be quickly done. They
should be invited to take about what tlsey
want. But little proof should be required
beyond the fact of honorable discharge.
A service pension law should have been
enacted years ago. followed by ADEQUATE
provisions for disabilities etc
II trust i may be of service in congress
TO this most deserving class of our c1ti-
zens. Very truly,
ROTTyTN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20

amt and he was actually prevailed upon
TO lend one to the reporters. Then these
four energetic newspaper men sat down
and copied the menu and described the
card, the attendant meanwhile keeping
an eagle eye on the card, for fear it
might be stolen
Finally two of the prominent mem
bers Of the club came down stairs. They
saw the reporters and taking a kindly
interest in them asked how they were
getting along. Naturally the replies
were not cordial Finally another came
down and sought to make peace with
the offer of a few cigars. The boys
didn't smoke
Then, finally. in sheer desperation.
the reporters decided to make an at
tempt at securing entrance to the ban
quet hall They got in. Two sat on the
floor The others were lost sight Of
But the speeches were taken and the
banquet was covered. Hence it is that
the newspaper men Of the city are aug-
~ and hence it is that the Artemus
Ward club denounced the treatment of
its mem bers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
WILLIE H. HELPS HIM.
W. z. Vanderbilt has Been Looking
After Cornelius Vanderbilt's
Business

New York, Nov. 20-When Cornelius
Vanderbilt first fell i'll several months ago
his private and business affairs inelud-
ing the management of the New York
Central railway and all its associated
branches were taken care of by his broth
err William X Vanderbilt
No official or authoritative statement
of the fact was made, however, at the
Offices of the New York Central railway
until today, when H. c. Duval. President
DepeW's private secretary, gave out the
following for publication:
Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt is improving
every day in health. He is not attending
to the practical details of the vast bust
ness of the railroads with which he is
connected and will not until he has fully
recovered. He is in touch with the bust
ness. however. and has full knowledge Of
all the important matters connected with
il they arise There are the most cor
dial and confidential relations between
the brothers. Cornelius and VIM. K Van
derbit, as there always have been.
..Wm K Vanderbilt has done what
ment of the roads since his brothers i'll
ness and he Will continue to represent the
Vanderbilt interest until his brother has
fully recovered.
Cornelius Vanderbilt his family and
friends believe that with the rest and
freedom from care, he is now enjoying, he
viii in due time fully recover and resume
his former position not only in the bust
ness. but in the charitable and religious
work in which he has been so active and
Efficient
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
MORMON APOSTLE NO MORE.
Apostle Moses Thatcher IS Dropped
for Being Contumacious-

salt Lake Utah. Nov. 20.-ApOstle
Moses Thatcher has been declared con
tumacious." and dropped from the rolls
OF the Mormon church
Yesterday was the day fixed by the
Thatcher for his failure to take cOun-
ters a year ago, Fwhen ne was a candi-
date for United States senator.
A card appeared in the Deseret News
the - apostles TO the effect that a meet
ing of the apostles was held and that
it was unanimously decided that Moses
Thatcher be severed from the council
of the Il apostles and that he be de-
priVed Of his apostleship ana other Of
fees in the priesthood
Mr. Thatcher refused to appear, claim
ing that he had been publicly accused
before the people and that he was EMIT
led to a public trial In his absence he
was unanimously declared @contumac-
fous"
Mr., Thatcher is being pushed by some
of his friends for the United States SEN
ate The Deseret News the recognized
organ of the Mormon church opposes
his election and says his candidacy
rests solely upon his hostile attitude to
the church, to which it is thought a re-
buke would come from his success On
the other hand it is claimed that any
attempt by the church authorities to
follow him beyond the portals of the
church and into politics, would be
looked upon as q violation Of the agree
ment made by the first presidency,
when Utah was admitted as state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
A CORNER IN TOBACCO.
Wall Street Syndicate Trying to Con-
troll Havana Leaf

New York Nov. pa corner in Ha-
vana leaf tobacco is said to be a posi-
bility of the near future. 1t was said
down town today that a Wall street
syndicate had negotiated for the entire
Cuban crop prior to the death Of AdOlph
Landenburg. and that the drowning of
Mr. Landenburg while returning from
Nassau N. p. had interrupted the ne
gotfations Recently the syndicate
took a fresh start. it is said. and is now
in the market on large scale.
Thus far, however, no attempt has
been made to absorb the tobacco in the
local warehouses; which amounts to
about 10000 bales. Leading tobacco
importers report that the supply is re-
stricted. but that considerable tobacco
is coming in from San Domingo.
General Weyler's decree, command
ing the tobacco growers in Cuba to use
the entire crop for home consumption,
cut Off the source Of supply to some eN-
tent, but a great deal of Havana leaf
was shipped before this decree Went
into erect. and there has been no de-
cided advance in prices as yet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
A BOY CRUSHED 10 DEATH
Dan Hamilton, Colored, Aged IL,
Climbs on Moving Cars

Dan Hamilton. Ccolored) aged II
years. stole a. ride on a Union Pacific
freight train yesterday afternoon at
4-15 o'clock, as he was on his way from
Lane school to his home. east Of the
Santa F'e Junction.
His foot slipped and the car wheels
crushed his body so terribly that he
lived but three hours after the acct
dent.
The switch engine of the Union Pa
-cihc yards was pushing some freight
cars west of the depot. Dan Hamilton
and his little brother Elijah started
home from Lane school and while cross
ing the tracks saw the train going east.
They jumped on to it, but were made
to get off by the brakeman. Again Dan
jumped on from the other side. No one
seems to have seen the accident. The
boy fell under the wheels and one leg
was almost severed at the thigh and
The ether was cut off near the ankle. a
long cash in the abdomen was the fatal
injury
Drs. Ayres and Buckmaster arrived,
but were unable to do much for the boy.
The patrol wagon was called and the
injured boy taken to Christ hospital
where he died at 1880 o'clock
He was the son of Geo. Hamilton,
who drives for the Star grocery The
boys had often been warned not to
climb on moving trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
IN SUGARS
STOLE Her PURSE.
Unpleasant Experience of a Kansas
Girl From the Short Grass Country.


Girl From the Short Grass Country.
Kansas city, Nov. 2O.-NIiss Grace
Weatherly, whose father is a wealthy
sheep ranchman near Kendall kan,
was at the union depot yesterday with
no ticket. no money and no check for
the trunk which lies unidentified in the
baggage room. Miss Grace is only is yrs.
old and her experience with railroads
is limited to a trip to the SedgWick
county fair two years ago. She has
been teaching school in Hamilton coun-
ty.
Day before yesterday she started for
Chicag go. where she has relatives, and
Ographer for a law firm She left Ken
DAN with a trunk full of clothes, a pass
over the Santa F'e to Kansas City, some
money and some advice, Of which it
can be said that the advice was much
more bOuntifUl than the money
Between Cimarron and Dodge she
had occasion to leave her seat for
moment, and thOughtlessly left her
reticule. containing her purse, with
500 So the pass and a trunk checzin it,
lying in the hat rack
When she returned they We're gone.
The train had stopped in the mean
time at Dodge and crowd of half
drunken toughs had gotten OFF Tt is
supposed they took the purse, at least
that is the conductors theory.
When the train arrived in Kansas
City the conductor told the depot mat
ron about it and the latter conferred
with Ticket Agent Jones of the Rock
Island, over which line Miss Weatherly
had intended to purchase her transpor-
tation to Chicago. That gentleman
wired to the Chicago relatives. they de-
posted the price with the Rock Island
agent there, the ticket was issued to
Miss Weatherly, who took the 800 train
for the Windy city
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
VASE FOR MRS. M'KINLEY.
Handsome Gold Gift to the President
Elects Wife.

New York. Nov. 20.-Mrs. William
Mckinley, wife of the president-elect,
VIII soon be the recipient Of a mark of
affection from the women of Brooklyn
in the shape of a beautiful solid gold
vase. The presentation will be made
as soon as Mrs McKinley's physical
condition admits Of it,
The givers Of this handsome piece of
the goldsmith's art are the members
of the Brooklyn Woman's Republican
league. of which Mrs Virginia Chand-
Ter Titcomb is president The COM
mittee in whose hands the arrange
ments for the procuring of the vase
and its presentation to Mrs. Mckinley
PeltOn Abbey, chairman; Mrs. William
Berri, Mrs. Chas- H. Winslow, Mrs.
Timothy L. Woodruff, Mrs. Calvin E.
Hull. Miss Simis and Mrs. Titcomb, ex-
ofhcio.
The vase is of solid gold and stands
twelve inches high. The bowl is
heart-shaped, with crescent top and
with frosted finish. 1t rests on a pol
ished scroll base. and the ornamental
ton of the handle carries out the set
form of work that joins it to the bowl
On one side of the bowl is engraved.
The WOman's Republican League /.
of Brooklyn Presents This Token ::
of Esteem and Affection. !;
On the other side:
To Mrs. William Mckinley, Whose !:
Patience and Nobility of Character !:
lean Womanhood- 3, 1886. ::
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
TO FORTIFY BOSTON.
Eight Inch Guns to Command the Bay
From Point Constitution.

Boston, Mass, Nov. 20-The work of
preparing coast defenses for this har-
Dor and navy yard is to be commenced
at once. A battery, consisting of two
S-inch disappearing guns, viii be placed
at Point Constitution, on the site of the
old light house 1t is expected that
the Qualifications will be finished by
January l. 1897. Later, guns viii be
placed at Jerry's Point.
1t is learned from a reliable source
that the erection of a fortification on
one of the islands on the Isle Of Shoals
that would command the approach of
the entire New Hampshire coast is
contemplated This activity in naval
defense is supposed to have been en-
gendered by the Spanish war scare.
The navy yard at Kittery is to be reha-
biIitated and put in thorough working
order Senator Chandler has charge
of bill to make an appropriation for
a new dry dock that he expects to have
passed at the next session OF congress-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-11-20
STATUE OF MRS. STOWE.
A $4,000 Fund to Honor the Mem
ory of the Author of Uncle Toms
Cabin.

Washington. Nov. 2o.-Nrs Isabel
Beecher Hooker Of Hartford, Conn, sis
ter Of the late Henry Ward Beecher and
the late Harriet Beecher Stowe, is at
the Plaza hotel Mrs. Hooker will take
advantage of her visit here to look over
the plans and models prepared by
Sculptor W. Clarke Noble, of No. ia
West Eighteenth street. for a bronze
statue of the author of Uncle Tom S
Cabin
This statue is the outcome Of the
movement on the part of the women of
Hartford, who have already subscribed
$4,000 for the purpose. The statue, as
designed by Mrs. Noble, represents Mrs
Stowe as she was in 1852 when she
wrote her famous book She is seated
in an armchair, with her chin resting
upon one hand in deep meditation
Mrs. Hooker seemed pleased with the
sculptor's conception Speaking of the
fund. she said 1T would make my
heart glad if the school children of our
country could make themselves respon-
sible for the tribute to my sister You
know the children Of Great Britain. by
contributing few pence each. built the
great monument in memory of Daniel
Defoe, the author Of Robinson Crusoe. -