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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19
have the courage Of their convic-
tons.

WI PUBLISHED an editorial from
the Rocky Mountain News in last
weeks UNION on the subject of tho
populist party and the democratic
party in case the democrats should
decla1r for free silver this year.
We most heartily endorse the
view taken by this great paper, SO
far as 1t relates to the continuance
OF the party. That part Of the ar
ticle which mentions what popu-
lists should do in democratic
states does not concern us in the
state Of South Dakota, as the de.
mocrats are not in it. It plainly
points out the Importance Of the
continuance of the only party
that has made a speciality Of the
finance question and the danger to
that one cause, if no other to now
quit it and trust the same to the
democratic organization which has
a checkered record on this subject
and at this time is either forced
through fear or is assisted by the
gold standard men to take the
course it has on silver. This is an
unfortunate thing to have this
party dsclair for silver with a
third party in the field advocating
the same thing, rs this divides the
silver vote and will elect the gold
standard man and party. But
there IS no escape from the situa-
ton and we will have to make the
best Of it. No matter whether
there was a third party in the field
or not the people would not elect
the democratic party on any plat
form at this election, as they have
no confidence in it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19

CONGRESS adjourned on last
Friday and when we look over the
record Of the work done by it, we
/ surprised at the blank leaves
we are confronted with. What
law did this congress place upon
our statute books among the many
needed reforms demanded by the
people? Not a single one. Sim
ply the routine business was trans
acted, but no relief was granted to
the people. The whole session
was spent IN trying to prevent
legislation rather than secure it.
The reason being the fear Of the
effect Of any new law that might be
passed upon the campaign coming
on by the great political parties
and the greater number of the bills
which were up and discussed were
simply 30 much campaign thun-
der. This sort of thing is growing
in this country and is a disgrace
to the independent spirit of the
American people, who ought to
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19
GARDENERS INCONSISTENCIES.

The republicans of Fall River
county last Saturday had quite a
scrap In their convention. The
fight in that county was between
S. b. Wilson, candidate for attor-
ney general and Judge Gardner,
candidate for congress. The re-
ports went out that Mr.. Wilson
had the best of it, but when the
convention assembled they split
and there we're two conventions
and two sets of delegates chosen to
the convention at Aberdeen. lie
Judge Gardeners strength all over
the state consists Of such indorse-
ments as those of his own county
and Fall River it seems to us as il
he is not ia it to any great extent.
Ills homs county passed a resolu-
ton endorsing him and then
passed another resolution requir-
ing the delegates to support NO
person for this office who is not
J for Tree silver, which they knew
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19
Would mule Is impossible fo s.
Gardner 10 IS nominated. Then
this endorsement and q contesting
delegation from Fall River seems
to constitute his present strength.
ELEVATE THE MASSES.

World-Herald Our gold-bug
friends are greatly alarmed over
the people. In his veto Of the
river and harbor bill, Mr.. Cleve-
land said:
[ believe that no greater danger
%confronts us as q nation, than the
unhappy decadence among our
people Of genuine and trustworthy
love and ELECTION for our govern
ment as the embodiment Of the
highest and best ASPIRATIONS Of
humanity and not as the giver Of
gifts, and because its mission is
the enforcement Of exact justice
and equality and not the allowance
Of unfair favcritism,
The New York World has an
editorial on the "better element in
politics." and the World teaches
the conclusion that ""there is a way
a III way, the only way to i'm
prove politics. It is to improve
and elevate the masses OF the peo-
pie"
OF course, il there has been ode
cadence among our people Of
genuine and trustworthy love and
affection for our government" it
must be unhappy decadence."
But Mr.. Cleyeland makes the mis-
take of confounding his noble self
with the government. It is true
that the people do not have a
genuine and trustworthy love for
Mr.. Cleveland, because they have
lost most Of their regard for Mr..
Cleveland, for the reason that their
love and affection and anxiety for
their country have increased rather
than decreased.
Mr.. Cleveland never loses an op-
portunity to sheer at "our people,"
But the temptation was too great
to be resisted. When the New
York World completes It's task of
improving and elevating the
masses of the people," Mr.. Cleve-
land will be happy, for Mr. Cleve-
land imagines hat those who dis
agree with him have lost their love
for the government and the New
York World and Mr.. Cleveland
are working out the salvation Of
the British money kings on the
same line.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19
ABOUT A

Times: The republican plural
ity over populist was 1888. So
there you are Mr.. Populist, with a
majority Of over $4,000 staring
you in the face and nothing to
draw to.
Independent: At the last cleo
ton the people of South Dakota
thought they had q majority in the
treasury of $275,000 in the treas
ury. They now find they haven 7
got q d cent. There you are
Mr.. Republican, with a d~efalcation
of $375,O0O staring you in the face
and nothing to draw to-"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19
PEOPLES PARTY COUNTY CON.
VENTION.

The peoples party Of Pennirg-
ton county will meet in delesate
convention at the court house in
Rapid City Saturday, June ~, at
200 O'Clock pm. for the purpose
of electing thirteen delegates to
attend the state convention at
Huron on the IA, for the purpose
Of placing IN nomination two con-
gressmen, governor and other state
officers. It IS recommended that
alternate delegates be chosen at
the snms time to serve in the place
OF any Of the regular delegates
who are unable to attend-dele-
gates presect at the convention
~
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19
THE IOWA IRRIGATION DITCH
COMPANY.

.. EH SoIIA AN n #
For a number Of years a high
line irrigation ditch has been
talked Of, running down the di-
vide between Rapid and Box
Elder creeks, with large storage
reservoirs at regular distances in
which to store and reserve the
surplus water that annually es-
capes from the country. Up to
recently it was all talk but last fall
the farmers down the valley or
gained what is known as the
Iowa Irrigation Ditch Company
and set quietly to work, getting
things IN shape, securing rights of
way through the city and other
property, and for the past three
weeks have been hard at work on
the excavation through the city.
Notwithstanding they encountered
a great deal of difficulty in ac-
complishing what they have the
work thus far done gives assurance
Of the completion of one Of the
most benefcial enterprises yet ua-
dertahen in this vicinity and the
men who have had charge of itfrom
the beginning are to be congratu-
lated upon their success as what
they have now done is the hardest
portlon-that Of getting it under
way. They have about 1000 feet
OF the heaviest work completed;
this will represent about three
miles of ordinary ditch work. At
this rate there is no reason why
ten miles should be built this sea-
son, and the remainde. next year.
It must be bourne in mind
that this has been accomplished
With practically no cash at all;
men simply subscribed to the
stock and worked out the amount.
This is another illustration Of the
clark and the farmer" For years
the people waited for eastern capt.
tai to come IN and build such a
ditch. but it never came SO they
are going to build it themselves.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19
PoPULIsT STATE CONVENTION.

The Populists Of South Dakota
will meet in delugate convention,
in the city Of Huron, Tuesday.
July Ia. 1896, at Il a. m: for the
purpose of electing seventeen dele
gates to represent the Populist
party Of South Dakota, in the Pop
ulist National Convention to be
held in the city Of st. Louis, July
22nd 1896, and for the purpose of
placing in nomination. candidates
for the following named Offices:
-Four presidential electors.
Two representatives in congress.
Governor.
Lieutenant Governor.
Secretary Of State.
State Auditor.
State Treasurer.
Attorney General.
Superintendent of Public In
struction.
Commissioners School and Public
Lands.
Commissioner Labor and Stats
tics.
One Railroad Commissioner for
all of South Dakota lying west of
the Missouri river.
One Railroad Commissioner for
all of South Dakota lying east Of
the Missouri river and south of the
second standard parallel.
One Railroad Commissioner for
all of South Dakota lying east of
the Missouri River and north Of
the second standard parallel.
And the transaction of such
other business as may legally come
before such convention.
1t is recommended that an alter
mate TO each delegate be elected
and that no proxies be allowed and
that the delegates or their alter
Mates present al the convention be
empowered to cast the full vote Of
Their county.
The basis Of representation Tor
each Of The organized counties will
he ans delegate at large aud one
additional delegate for each fifty
TaHes. Or major fraction thereof.
east Tor Hon. Isaac Howe, for
Tor Governor in 1894. The coun-
ties will be entitled to delegates as
follows.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19

$4,000 Indemnity Bond Filed and
Approved.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19

The JOURNAL is still booming
Judge Gardner for congress, and
frequently finds another paper that
mentions the fact that he would
like to be nominated, and it imme-
diately publishes the squib as an
endorsement. The Journal never
goes back on q friend.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19

sos
In addition to the above number
Of delegates each unorganized
county will be entitled to one dele
gate in said convention.
I, I'll. NULL, Chairman.
r. b. DowDELL, Sec. State Cen
trail Committee.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19

RAPID CRY is represented at St.
Louis durieg the national republi-
can convention by a number Of
citizens.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19

SCOTT JACKSON, the murderer O;
Pearl Bryan Will hang on June
Both, 1896.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19

Committeeman in the various
presincts will pleose see to hold
ing primaries in their respective
presincts On Tuesday evening,
june %, 1896.
By order Of committee,
ALBERT CARR,
Chairman.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19
wilI - Showed ocast the iulI
vote oftheir ressyecttiive presintcts.
No proxies will BE allowed.

The basis Of representation for
each precinct in the county will be
one delegate for every ten votes or
the major fractiyn thereof cast tor
Gov. Howe at the election of 1894.
This gives the presinct delegates
as follows:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19

Only compete set of Abstract books in Pen
nigtOn County
The sun., 1896-09-14
WATSON WAS EXCITED.
NE Yves Led Away Artsr an Angry Debate
In . Hotel once.

ABILENE, Kan, Sept 13.-AlthouEh Thomas
Z. Watson did not arrive hero until l2:45
O'Clock on Saturday morning, twenty-five men,
uers Of the Bryan Club and some Of the Popu-
list County Committee met him at the depot. ].
F. Willis accompanied him, and the Leedy
party was at tho hotel when the visitors ar
rived. w. L. Brown Of KinRman, Leedy's lieu
tenant and Abe Steinberger, who came with
Watson, at once claahed. and for two hours
there was an acrimonious discussion, in which
local Populists aided with Brown, who said:
"If Watson has come here to put up sepa-
rate ticket hell is not hot enough for him."
Yesterday morning when Watson met Brown
In the hotel lobby the former said: IL ask that
Kansas put up q separate ticket. II you vote
for Sewall you vote against me- l opposed
fusion in tho South and oppose It here"
Brown tried to explain the fusion arrange
ment in this State. but Watson replied: Tho
resolution of your Convention 10 not worth
the paper IL IL written on. Kansas wants to
eliminate itself from tho national fight and alt
can't raise the price of corn aud wheat by trad.
ing OF your national ticket for little local pie"
Watson became very much excited during
tho controversy. and crowd gathered Both
men were plainly angry. when Reed took Wat
sons arm and asked him to go up 70 hts room
berger of Glrard. who Is Watson's Kansas
spokesman. that there wi be no State Conven:
tion. But there will be n Watson electoral
ticket" he said. "and we will elect 1t. We
have been spat upon and we will not stand IL
any longer. The ticket will be named by nomi-
At least sixty per cent. OF the Popullst party IL
with Watson"
The sun., 1896-09-14
SCHOOL cH1LDREx MUsT BE CLEAN.
Judge sehatz or Mount Vernon Beneves
He Can Brlng About n Reform.

,JudGe tsehatz or Mount Vernon Believes
He Can BrinE About Reform.
City Judge Schatz OF Mount Vernon has de-
termined that the school children OF his town
shall be kept in o clean and bealthful condition
by their parents. The section OF the Penal Code
which he iuvokes for this purpose IL the same
one by which he put y stop to the dangerous
practice of carrying babies in racks attached to
the handle bars OF bicycles. 1t makes II n mis-
demeAnor TO p~rmit the life or limb Of child TO
be endangered or Its health TO be i'm paired.
Dirt" argues the Judge, us n menace to
health It is a means of positive announcement
TO disease. A porson who permits a child to re-
main dirty permits its health to be injured.
This statute on which stand says that 1t is a
misdemeanor to permit q child's health to DO
injured. There we have them"
In Mount Vernon. as in the city. the schools
open this morning. In pursuance of the agree
ment between the Judge and the teachers the
schoolmistresses will make lists of the names of
all pupils who are apparently not clean. These
lists will be given to the truaht oficer, who will
look up the parents or guardians OF the children
guardian whose child is entered for a SECOND
time upon the lists Furnished to the truant
before Judge Schatz and punished. The law
provides that he may impose llne Of $500 or
commit the guilty person 10 Jail for not more
Just how dirty must a child be- Judge
schatz was asked yesterday, before 1t is
F" In general" he replied. the face and hands s
ought to he washed at least once in twenty
four hours. 4 very superficial examination
will show whether any effort has been made to
lee u II in n hea.lhful condition. The scope OF
my court" he added. is very broad. Prac-
tical!y speaking the Judge OF the City Court
can control the entire city Government II he is
inclined TO- II is 4 fairly conservative Applica-
tion of this power. think. 10 use IL to increase
the cleanliness Of school children. The school
trustees back of me. 40 are the teachers.
The parents who keep their children clean arc
very much pleased. II means great deal to
them. ought to know. | have two children
in school myself. or course some will want to
fight. suppose they will try hard u make a
mu-s. | have tho law and believe that | am
right. They've got to wash up. that's ALL"
The sun., 1896-09-14
THE BRrANIzED CHICAGO 4. p.
Its Bryan Reporter Was aud Is the Cam
dIdnte'n Own Man.


didnte's Own Man.
Tho announcement by the Louisville Courier
Journal few days ago that the Chicago Asso-
ciated Press had absurdly exaggerated the size
of the crowds that have attended Bryan's meet
ings and the enthusiasm evinced recalls the
story told by John w. Outright Mr.. Bryan's
private secretary. about how he came TO get his
appointment The Comtcr-Journdl says that
Mr.. Outright has furnished the report. Of Mr..
Bryan's meetings on his tour through the coun-
try TO the Chicago Associated Press.
When Mr.. Bryan was the guest of John Bris-
ben Walker at 1rvinEton Mr.. Outright told the
following story to a Sun reporter:
You see was reporter for the Associated
Press and was stationed at Lincoln after Bryan
was nominated. Mr.. Melville 4; Stone. the
general manager OF the Associated Prcss. ask ed
Mr. Bryan whom he wanted to represent the
Associated Press in Lincoln: had been Bry-
ans private secretary in Washington. and.
naturally. Bryan told MIR Stone that no would
rather have me than any one else. That Is why
l was stationed In Lincoln. When Bryan came
East was told to 20 with him. and now am
his private secretary again. Bryan Is pleased
and Mr.. stone 10 pleased and III be pleased II
it's profitable enough"
The sun., 1896-09-14
NO FOOD FOR TWO DAYS.
A Young Laundr-ss Sicepa In the Parks
Tor Four Nights.

young woman. dressed In black calico who
looked as though she had strain OF Indian
blood in her veins. wandered about tho River
side Drive near Ninety-eiGhth street, last night.
and her actions were SO peculiar that Park Po-
llcenAn O'Rourke took her to the sub-statlon
at Eighty-second street and the drive.
The x RI was so weak that she could scarcely
walk. 10 Roundsman Hall she said she had
had Lothing to eat for nearly two days. She
sad She was Jennie Drorenche. 90 years old
the daughter OF French CanAcian parents and
u native rut Biddeford, Me.
Roundsman Hall mmediately took hor to n
neshuDr.mg restaurant and bought her n
square meal. After eating heartily, the girl re-
viNri somewhat and told the koundsman that
she had heen sleeping In tho parks for the past
four nights. She said she came to this city
three months ago from Lowell. Mass. where
she had worked as q laundreSs. She got work
here, but she lost her JOB last Tuesday. Tho
next day she started out to look for another one.
The small sum OF money that she had was
sufficieut 10 buy her food until Saturday morn
ing when she became penniless. She was taken
to the West l2bth street station. where there 10
q matron. and she will bo arraigped In tho
Harlem Police Court this morning. The girl
WAS unable to give the address OF the boarding
house In which she had lived. and where. she
said. her trunk was still. Capt. Deyery of the
West l25th street station said she was evil
IDENTIFY respectable woman whose mind was
slightly affected.
The sun., 1896-09-14
oIRL KILLED NJ a TROLLEY CAR.
Four-year-oid Ida Mcknight Run Down nj
ThIrd Avenue sud Iicd street.

Four-year-oid Ida MeKniEht Run Down Mt
ThIrd Avenue sud Iicd street.
Ida Mcknight. 4 years old, who lived with
her parents ut $50 East 14lst street. was killed
yesterday afternoon by trolley car 40 OF the
Union Railway at Third avenue and 14od
street. Accompanied by Katie Brown, a play
mate the little girl left her home at $500 O'Clock
TO buy q loaf of bread In Third avenue. At 14od
street Ida started to cross the roadway. She
passed behind norLhbound car and ran di-
rectly in front o. car 40, which was proceeding
up town at ordinary speed.
Before Motorman James Smith could release
the current, and apply the brake. tho forward
end OF tho car struck the little girl. knocking
her down. Only the machinery underneath pre-
vented the wheels from passing over her body.
When they dragged the child out from under
the car she was senseloss and covered with blood.
She was carried to her home when IL was found
that her skull was fractured. and that she was
injured internally. She died one hour later.
Motorman Smith. who lives Mt Ease Second
avenue, was arrested AZ the end of tho route.
and locked M in the Morrisania station on .
charge Of homicide.
The sun., 1896-09-14
DECIDED 1T WAsN'rHER BRo1HrR.
Mrs. L-isncr stopped the Funeral She Had
Prepared for Grorge Mergner.

The body OF George Bergner OF 747 Newark
avenue. Jersey City. who was drowned in tho
Hackensack River on Labor Day and who is
believed To have committed suicide was buried
IN Pot'er's Field at Snake Hill on Saturday.
After the body had been identified by John An
derson, his employer, and also by the woman
with whom no had boarded for five years. word
was sent to his sister, Mrs. Lena LeIsnor of 772
North Twenty fifth street. Philadelphia. Mrs
Leisncr came on and identified the body in the
mOrgue as that of her brother.
Sho bought a grave in the New York Bay
Cemetery. and made arrangements with an
undertaken for tho burial. When she went
back to tho morRuo and looked at the body
again she became convinced that IL WAS not her
brothers. and she cancelled the arrangements
for the funeral and went home
Mr.. Anderson went to Speer's morgue on Sat
urday afternoon 10 attend the funcra. for which
Mrs. Lelsner had made arrangements. and was
surprised when he learned what had occurred.
He will have the body disintrrred and buried
In the New York Bay Cemetery.
The sun., 1896-09-14
DROWNED OFF PREMIUM POINT.
-Four Strangers Go FishInet Ono Is Deads
One Uneou seiousI Two safe.

-Four Strangers Go PlshinGt One I0 Deads
Oae UncouseiousI Two SAFE.
NEW ROCHELLE Sept. l4.--Four men, stran-
gers to each other. struck mp an acquaintance to-
day won't fishing In the Sound. enc of them
being the skipper OF q small catboat. On the re-
turn trip the boat capslzed; ono man. whose
identity Is unknown, was drowned; another.
said to be q war veteran named Hustled from
New York city. was knocked unconscious. and
the two others. residents OF this place. escaped
even wettng.
Hustled. who is apparently GO years OLD. was
taken to the hospital. where he regained con-
scIousness long enough to say that he met tho
man who Is drowned on the train from New
York this morning. They had never met before.
When Hustled and his chance acquain tance o
got of the train they agreed TO go out hail!ng:
They talked with Martin Jennings. hotel
keeper who said he would Join the party.
William Turner. stranger TO the others, Of
fered 10 take them out In his catboRt.
The four men sailed over 10 Hen and Chick
ems Reef, opposite MamarOneck. caught n mess
OF fsh and sailed for Premium Point. The
Premium Point road crosses small bridge over
A sluiceway Or reaching tho bridge Jennings
took q rope and jumped for the bridge. intend
ing TO make fast He lost his hold on the rope.
but scrambled on the bridge in safety. Tur-
ner jumped. and just In time.
The boat was swept under by the swi1t cur
rent the mast WAS snapped of ,hort. and tho
little craft upset The stranger. who could not
swlm, wns drowned. His body has not been
found. Hustled was brought ashore unconscious,
by coachman and groom employed on Premium
Point