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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
THE GRAVES.

by this day can be discerned by all.
Amid chaos the country struggled into
more permanent being. Disasters en-
rlched her. In strife more than in
lassitude she developed her latent
forces, and the red rain of blood brought
forth a harvest of devotion immortal
in our annals.
The spirit Of those days was rude,
but she evoked great men to control
them, and as one surveys the list Of
heroes, the question forces itself: when
shall we look upon their like AGAIN."
Peace has dangers no less great than
those of strife, and sometimes the more
to be dreaded because the less to be
d~iscerned. The rights and privileges
purchased for us during the past cen
fury and a half are ours to keep, in
crease and bequeath to those who come
after us. Now, shall we not act so as
to earn, If not the soldiers glorious
wreath, at least q modest flower of re-
~membrance for the maintenance of
right?
For if Washington and Lincoln could
ride at the head of every festal pro-
cession in this nation on May 80, they
would cry aloud: Maintain! Main
tain! Let your birthright, purchased in
blood, be kept in undefled secNrity!!'
Decoration Day bears one last word
of testimony to peaceful unity and
solidarity as a nation. "Irrepressible"
conflicts are repressed, schisms are
healed, localities and s%ectionalism lost
sight of in tho lruer, saner view this
day affords. East and West, North and
South are as indivisible in that com
mon sentiment of American patriotism
which nj party discussions can d.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
No Political Differences Can Ever Enace
from tho American the Love of
Country All Worship at Altar Of
Patriotism.
HE RETURN OF
this national ami
versary has a tes-
timony to offer
you. Every Deco
ration Day wit
nesses a smaller
number of northern
and southern vet
Grams. The maxi
mum is passed; the
minimum increases

uVly and annually. The flowers upon
graves and chaplets woven around fad
ed banners bear testimony that the Re-
public cannot forget her old soldiers,
can never allow them to be visited with
social contempt. Mr.. Lincoln, the great
est figure of the past tempest, declared
that the world "can never forget what
they did" Decoration and Deed go to-
gether. Some things may cause contro-
Versy, but when men have fought and
Dled and suffered, no wordy war can
supplant their claims on our respect.
Let two veterans meet who fought
on opposite sides, and their stories are
mingled with their tears. No warmer
~comradeship, no more fraternal inter-
course could be desired. There is no
more honorable feeling than that of one
brave man for another equally brave.
Today the feeling will predominant,
and among the "reminiscences of strife
will be the actual over-brooding pres
ence OF peace, good will and loving
unity.
Decoration Day is the gift of the
Womanhood of our land thirty or less
years ago. They gave it not with tri-
umphant paeans of victorious rejoicing,
but amid heartache and grief and tears
were those first graves decorated, the
name bestowed and the date perpetual
ed. Ii there is a more sacred gift than
that born Of a suffering woman's holy
love, n does not know it. And we
are convinced that the soldiers mother
who prayed for him in the closed room
OF lntercession, and his sweetheart and
his wife who loved him as none other
did or could, will demand that Decora-
ton Day shall ever represent their
hearts, and it's flowers their hopes be-
yond the veil, and it's tears and 10Y,
like rain and sunshine in springs ming
ling of both, be indicative of the
mingled feelings with which they re-
consecrated the places where lay the
dead of blue and OF gray.
The senates and legislatures of fed
eral and state governments have de-
creed many public occasions. Here is
one ordained by those whose common
suffering and charity and patience have
ever redeemed the credit of a people,
whose silence enhances their glory
the women of the war, who gave us
Decoration Day.
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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
THE BANK SYSTEM.
1T NEEDS A GREAT DEAL OF
RECONSTRUCTION.
The Integrity Of the Banker May
BE Good But When 1t Don't Pay
Debts The Public Has No Use for
1T.

The Sentinel: In the hurrah and ex-
element of properly making the
money question" an issue in the
present campaign, Performers" are apt
to overlook some features of the ques-
ton which are, to say the least, quite
as important as the free coinage of sill
yer.
Our banking system, for instance, is
rotten to the core; is a series OF privi-
teges accorded banking corporations in
return for which the great majority of
the people derive not one whit of bene-
fit.
Last Saturday the Supreme court Of
the State of Illinois handed down a de-
cision in the celebrated Meadowcroft
case, which, while dealing justly to a
certain degree, makes admissions and
Acknowledgements relative to the bank
ing system showing it's entire lack of
safeguards and protection TO creditors
afforded by law in other lines OF bust
ness, and fully justifying all the hard
things this and a few other reform
papers have said against the banking
business in general as at present con-
Quoted.
1t will be remembered that the
M~eadowcroft brothers ran a bank in
Chicago two years ago and received
deposits up to the hour of failure,
knowing their business to be insolv-
ent.
For this they were prosecuted and got
off with a light sentence-one year in
the penitentiary.
Being ex-bankers they had funds and
friends enough to keep the matter in
the courts for nearly two years, and
will probably now appeal their case to
the Supreme Court of the United States
with a chance of getting clear alto
gether, as the banker combine that
runs the government will hardly per-
nit so dangerous a precedent to be
established as that a banker must not
take all the money offered him, no mat
ter what the circumstances.
The Illinois Supreme court in render
ing this decision, declare that:
"The banking business is OF a semi
puUl1C IdCu1C, I1dC liz DCt4AASA SSNpAS
the position of trustee for the people;
the depositing of money possesses no
element of a trade; the transaction is
made purely on the integrity of the
banker"
Reader, do you know of any other
business in which a man planks over
money by the hundred thousand dol
lars, sometimes, with no security ex-
cept that which rests purely on the
integrity of the banker?"
If anybody else but a banker receives
the money Of the public he is made to
give bonds in three times the amount
be is likely to receive.
Who would consent to putting a
county treasurer into Office without re-
1uiring him to give bonds?
Or what banker would take his own
medicine and make loans without So
much as taking the borrowers note,
depending solely ION the integrity Of
the i~ndividual?"
If you want to unite all the reform
forces on the money question" chuck in
a plank requiring the bankers to give
bonds sufficient to cover all deposits
they are likely to receive. The party
that does that can 'sweep tne country"
sure enough.
The decision of the court in the
Meadowcroft case further states:
when Receiver Crandall investi-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12

Above the tide that seeks the sea,
Through groves of song and haunts OF
bee,
A mighty camp in silence lies
At even meath the starlit skies;
No sentries guard with stately tramp
At dawn or dusk that sacred camp,
Where peacefully, meath shade and sun,
Repose the brave of Arlington.
Beneath the pines uplifted crest
Sweet blossoms fall on many a breast;
No roll Of drum or fife so shrill
Can wake the sleepers on the hill;
Above the carpet Nature spreads,
Ger all the violets lift their heads,
And once a day the sunset gun
The soft leaves stir at Arlington.
No thrilling dreams of war invade
The camp deep in the cedar's shade
No charge across the crimson plain
Could rouse the dead to life again.
Beyond the river, flowing down
Fase ruined fort and ancient town,
The Nations dome shines in the sun
Which lights, at MONDAY, Arlington,
0 sacred bivouac meath the rose!
Thy tenants rest secure from foes;
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
SEE THE GRAY OLD GUARD ADJ
VANCING.

One by one the heads of gray
Bow before the last command
To pitch their tents across the a
To go and join the silent forces
Bivnuacked on the plains of peace,
To meet again the long lost comrades
Death has granted full release.
All! that roll Of names resplendent-
Cheatham, Jackson, Forrest, Lee,
Loved commanders gone before
To join the great majority,
Unforgotten voices call
And unseen hands across the way
Beckon, and the old guard follows
Down through death, to victory.
Adele E.. Shaw.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
M MEMORIAL DAY.

Slowly beats the drum, and softly
Sounds the bugle DER the way;
Old "unreconstructed rebels
March in martial line today,
But in peace, and not for battle
Meet again the "boys in gray"
Now the strains of dear old Dixie"
Through the distance proudly break.
But the hearts beneath our garlands
Cannot at it's call awake;
Once it cheered their dropping spirits,
Raised their banners trailing low.
Urged them on to fight, and win
Our own fair Southland from the foe.
Drawer hearts ne'er beat than these
That meath Mount Olivet's shadows
lie,
Nobler men ne'er fought-God bless
them!
Deeds like theirs can never die,
And we proudly do them honor,
And our wreaths Of laurel lay
Ger the sacred dust of heroes
Martyred hosts who wore the gray.
See the gray "old guard advancing
With their measured, stately tread,
Toward the grass-grown graves Of COM
rades,
Round the bivouac of the dead.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
NOTES AND
What the People Are Saying Thinking
and Doing. |

ana DO1nS.
Silver Dick Bland seems to have put
down a stake at the parting of the
ways" and hung out the red lantern of
danger. In other words Missouri has
gone free silverwards by a ratio of
about 100 to 1. The delegation may
possibly allow Ex-Governor Dave Fran
els and Riley Hall to sit in the delega-
ton at Chicago for two reasons. First,
it would tend to keep them out of mis-
chief, and second, they could be ex-
hibited as relics of the expiring gold
standard element in that State.
Arkansas will also send a solid free
silver delegation to Chicago. The
Governor in that State is developing
the sentiment there to be almost
unanimous for free silver. In one
county (YelD, in the Democratic prim-
aries, 2,208 votes were cast, and 2,2O1
were cast for free silver; only seven be-
ing cast against it. Not only is Arkan-
sas Democracy espousing the cause Of
free silver, but it's representatives OPP
pose banks of issue, favor govern
ment issue of money, and strict rail-
road control; the candidates for Gov
ernor taking this open stand.
This being the case, and the trend of
many leading Populists being in the
direction of adopting substantially the
same kind Of a platform, the Arkansas
Democrats don't understand why the
Populists can't join the Democratic
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-12
0 sacred bivouac meath the rose!
Thy tenants rest secure from foes:

ARLINGTON,
The fight that stirr'd their blood OF
yore
Is a vision past forevermore:
And once a year the fragrant bloom
OF May falls softly on each tomb.
The land rs peace, the victory won,
0 love-invested Arlington!
II. G. Harbaugh..
The morning times., 1896-12-30
NEW JERSEY TEACHERS.
DIR. Brumbaugh Thinks English the
Most Important Language.

Trenton, n. J., Dec. 29--The second
day'ssession of the New jersey State Teach
ers' Association was opened with an at
tendance OF $50 members.
The first address Of the day was BY
Charles J. Baxter, State school sup -rin-
tendent, whose topic was The Social
Status of the Teacher" Prof. James NJ
Green, principal of the New Jersey State
normal school, explained the system Cf
licensing teachers in the State.
change in tie system was advocated by
him so far as first grade certificates grant
ed by the State board OF education are
concerned These certificates, ne De
lieved, should be final, qualifying teach
ers to instruct i'll any part Of the common
wealth.
Dr. Levi Sealey, OF the normal school.
discussed "Herbart." the German peda-
gogue, and his methods, and fndorSrd
many of them.
Dr Martin G Brumbaugh, OF the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, delivered an essay
on the language problem. He considered a
thorough knowledge OF the English the
most important thing, aud if necessary it
should be taught IL the exclusion II all
other Iangua ges, living or dead.
Afternoon and evening sessions win be
held by the association, and adjournment
occurs tomorrow.
The morning times., 1896-12-30
QUEBEC BISHOPS MANDATE
Faithful Catholics Forbidden TO
Read rElecteur.
Newspaper Denied Right of Church
10 Interfere with State-Pub-
Usher Pacaud Has Sued.

Montreal, Dec. o9.-The mandament
issued by the Roman Catholic bishops OF
Quebec forbiddinGS faithful Catholics to
subscribe for, read, circulate, or other
wise encourage the newspaper I'EIecteur,
published in Quebec City, under pain OF
being deprived OF the benefits OF the
Church." has created intense excitement
throughout the province and is denounced
in strong terms By the Liberal. French and
English papers.
MIR. pacaud, publisher of the condemned
paper, will, it is understood. ia ke an action
for $1,000 damages against each of the
bishops who signed the mandament, and
a number OF prominent nen here have
expressed their willingness To subscribe
toward carrying the case to the privy
council if necessary.
La Patrie, liberal French paper, pub
liShed in this city, says:
1T is Mr.. Pacaud who was struck, but
Mr.. Lauricr, who was aimed at. 1t is
lElcCtcur which is aSSaSsinated, but i'll
the hope that the point Of the dagger,
after having killed Pacaud, will strike
the first minister of Canada in vital
spot. Tie execution OF l'Electeur at
Quebec is and can be only the beginning
of a struggle to the death with the govern
ment at Ottawa
Mr.. Pacaud sayshe will the publica-
tion Of his paper and appeal from the con-
demnaton of the bishops to the Roman
court
The Toronto Globe in leading editorial
today says:
1.-The matter is not one which concerns
French Canadians and Catholics alone; the
maintenance of the rights and liberties is a
matter which interests us all and which de-
mands the graveSt consideration of every
citizen of Canada
The offense Of L'Electeur consisted in
publishing pamphlet written by Mr.. d "a
vid Upholding thedoctrine ofthe supremacy
Of the state in state affairs and denying
the right of the church to dictate to
electors how they shall vote upon such Il
question as that of the restoration Of sep
arate schools in Manitoba.
The morning times., 1896-12-30
REPUBLICANS MADE MERRY.
Friends of the Mckinley and Hobart
Club Entertained.

Club Entertained.
The Republican hosts gathered at Masonic
Temple last night at the invitation of
the Mckinley and Hobart Uniformed Club
and enjoyed a rousing post-election func-
ton. The members or the club brought
their friends. their wives, their sweet
hearts and their children until the ag-
grcgate assembly numbered in the hun
dreds.
A talented company of entertainers had
been summoned, and not thing was lack
ing in music, song and G. o. 2. enthus-
iasm.
The object OF the meeting was to assist
in the purchase OF uniforms for the mem
bers of the club when they appear in
the inaugural parade OF March 4.
A handsome silk flag hung above the
center of the platform. Beneath its folds
and in "A semi-crcle about the platform
sat Col. John Bowles, president; Hon John
w. Douglass, eX District Commissioner; Col
l.. s. Emery, vice president; s. R. STRAIT
tan, sevond vice president; S. C. Roth,
chairman of the executive committee;
Prof. Millican. Gen. E. a. Whitaker, anu
Prof. Ciittering.
In the baIconyat the other end Of the hall
was stationed the Henderson Drum Corps
When some OF the talent was not perform
ing or when some OF the gentlemen ON the
stage were not speaking the corps was
discoursing patriotic and popular tunes.
Col. Bowles made a brief speech in calling
the meeting to order and introduced eX-
Commissioner Douglass He, too, made a
short address and brought forth hearty ap-
plause.
An interesting program of music and reci-
tation closed the evenings entertainments
The morning times., 1896-12-30
SIR ADMIRAL MILNE DEAD
One of England's Noblemen Passes
Away.
Only Naval Officer to Officially Visit
United states Ports Since
War of 1872.

London. Dec. 29.-The death is announced
today of Admiral of the Fleet Sir Alexander
Milne, bart, q. c. B. and X. c. B., (CiviIl
F. r S. E. He was born in 1906, and
first entered the naval service in 1917;
was actively employed as lieutenant, Conn
mander and captain on the Brazil, Home
and North American and West Indian STA
tons. In lS4T he was appointed a junior
lord OF the admiralty, and served with
successive governments until 1858, during
which period he was experimenting lord
OF the great store victually and trans
porting departments, and, 1855, after the
CriInedn war, was created X. c. B. tcivilj,
and was instrumental in introducing many
important measures for the benefit OF the
service.
Sir Alexander was again appointed to
the admiralty as the senior naval lord in
1S66-6S, and at a subsequent period in
1S72-76, when he retired, having served
with nine first lords of the admiralty
and was then created baronet.
In 1863 he was appointed to the North
American and West Indian command. with
the temporary rank OF vice admiral. Be-
fore the termination of his command he
received the approval OF the lord COM
missioners of the admiralty and his COM
mand was extended for period of one
year.
Sir Alexander was the only admiral on
the station who had ever officially visited
any ports of the United States since the
war OF 1912. He arrived at New York
in October, 1868, at the time of the civil
war. In 800 Sir Alexander was appointed
comn1aDdpr-in-chipf op thp Mrfiit itprraDeaD
station, with his flag in the Lord War
den.
He was present at the opening of the
Suez Canal by the Empress Eugene in
November. He visited various ports of the
station, and in August, 1870, assumed
the command OF the combined Mediterranean
and channel squadrUns at sGibralter, for
exercise on the coast of Potugal.
The morning times., 1896-12-30
HECHT & COMPANY,
5l5 Seventh Street.
CRITICISED THEIR EDITOR
Federation of Labor Members Dis
satisfied With the Advocate"
NIa iority of Them, However, Voted
to stand by the Paper The
Rea Monument.

A lively discussion took place at the
Meeting Of The local Federation of Labor
last evening between several prominent
members Of the organization and the
editor Of the Labor Advocate, the official
organ Of tie Federation.
1t was lnsiHuated that the Advocate las
not OF late been as aggressive as in days
past and was not making tie fight Tor
tie principles Of organized labor that ii
should. In defense, the editor stated that
If liis paper did not please the members OF
organized labor he was indeed very sorry,
and if there were any shortcomings the
blame rested a. heavily on their sh ,ul Iers
AS on his.
He claimed that they Old not support ihe
paper.
SO far as the policy Of the Advocate was
concerned. it was conservative, and, CON
sidernc the agitated condition of affairs
in labor circles al present, this he thought
was the best course TO pursue.
The position taken by the editor If the
Labor Advocate was indorsed 10y a larg,
ana jouty of those present, and ;t was
further determined to give il tie financial
and moral support it merited.
Tie meeting was largely attended, uCre
being present delegates representing TWEEN
ty-eight affiliated bodies.
The grievance committee reported on the
troubles bet ween the firm which held The
contract for the horscshoCing Of the Parcel
Delivery Company and the Horsesb0ers'
Union and recommended thai If the firm
referred to did not comply with the terms
submitted it should be placed on the unfair
list
The committee on the Rea monument
stated thai a practically coIaplctc report
had been made by the Labor Day excursion
Committee, ana it was found that there
would be little over $500 available FOR
thc purpose of erecting a suitable Inonu-
Inent TO the memory Of the late member,
L. J. Rez, and MS wife, who died last
spring.
Funds were appropriated 10 dcfray the
current expenses ofthe current quarter 5nd
also to payrhe salariesof the president and
other officers.
The tailors reported that at their meet
ing on Saturday evening al CoStellos Hall
the semi, lection Of officers would be held.
The morning times., 1896-12-30

spent In social intercourse and iu inspect
Ing the curious features of the chemical
and physical laboratories, where among
other interesting things was displayed. N
operation, the famous X-ray apparatus.
1t was the center of group of curious
spectators during the entire evening.
The Rig ggs Librar y and the Coleman Scien-
tific Museum were opened during the en-
tertainment. After refreshments had been
served the guests were show n through the
class nd other rooms by the professors Gf
the various departments.
Among those present were: Justice Brown
OF the Supreme Court, who is a member
OF the faculty OF the law school; Justice
Shepard and Justice Morris or the court Of
appeals, Judge McComas, George E. Ham
ilton, T. A. Lambert, r. r oss Perry, n, J.
Colbert, c. A. Douglass, Henry W. Sohon,
Commissioner John w. Ross, Admir- al
Weaver, Gen. Cults, DR.. G. Lloyd Magru-
der, DR.. Kleinschmidt, DR.. Vincent, DR.
Devereaux, Father D. j. Stafford s. M
Yeatman, T. b. Huyck, J. j. Dolan, Jules
Boeufye, DR.. Byrn. Thomas z. Waggaman,
Louis p. Shoemaker, E. p. Harrington
Frank Reynolds, James F. Scaggs, DR..
Taber Johston, DR. 8. S. Adams, j. A Don
nelly and Raymond Heiskell.
The morning times., 1896-12-30
RECEPTION GIVEN HISTORIANS
President Warfie1d OF Lafayette
SpOke-SeCond DAYS Session.

New York, Dec. 29.-The American His
torical Association held its twelfth annual
meeting today at Columbia University,
this city.
The Rev. Dr.. Richard 8. Storrs, LII. D.,
the president of the association, presided
this morning. He introduced President War
field, of Lafayette College, who read the
first paper, entitled: Phillip Melancthou
as humaaist and reformer." A lengthy dis
cussion of the paper followed.
The next paper was read by DR.. David
Murray, New Bruins wick, N ]. Its object
was The Anti-Rent Episode in the State
of New York, 1S45-46." "a Know-Noth-
ing legislature was the title of paper
read by Prof. G. III. Haines, Worcester
Polytechnic Institute. 1t dealt mainly with
the election in Massachusetts, in 1864, in
which the American party, dubbed the
"Know-Nothings," swept the State with
their candidates for State offices and the
legislature and the enactments of that legis-
lature.
The concluding paper was on ''Peale's
Portrait of Washington by Charles Henry
Hart of hiladeIphia.
This afternoon the members attended
reception given by President and Mrs Low
at their residence.
, Among the many historic ms present at
the morning session were: Prof George Il.
Adams, president of Yale University; Prof
Simon E. Baldwin, president New Haven
Colony Historical Society: Clarence w.
Bowen, Judge Charles p. Daily, Prof E. r.
Merton, Harvard University; President
Merrill f. Gates, Amherst College; Hon.
George F. Hear, Worcester Mass: Prof
Moses c. Tyler, Prof. John Burgess, Co.
lumbia University; Prof. William A. Dun
ming, Columbia University; Miss Salmon,
professor of history, Vassar College; Dr.
E. l. Stevenson, Rutgers College, and
Edward Eggleston.
| AT the evening session Richard $. StorrS
d. D., LII. D.. delivered his inaugural td-
| dress. Dr.. Storrs said he desired to cail
more close attention to the work of men
| who had laid this nation under vast OBJ
/ IiEaAion to them by their works.