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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
CRISP AND SMITH DEBATE
First of Their Silver Talking Matches
at Augusta.

AUGUSTA, Ga, April mo political
event has so stirred the city Of Au-
gusta and the surrounding territory
as did the financial debate between
Secretary Hoke Smith, for ''sound
money" and eX-Speaker Charles F.
Crisp, representing free coinage, which
occurred here last night. The day
was a gala one, Smith and Crisp hold.
ing informal receptions at the Airing.
ton hotel all the forenoon. Excur
sions were run into the city on ali
roads from points within a radius Of
seventy-ive miles. The debate took
place in the Grand opera house, which
seats 2,2uO. AS early as $3.50 o'clock
people began to gather, waiting to gel
in, and hundreds had to turn away.
unable TO gain entrance. Both de,
baters were vigorously a%pp]auded
throughout. The next debate in the
series will take place at Atlanta to
morrow night.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
KERENS SURE OF M'kINLE1
The Missouri National mmitteema1
declares the PeOn1o Want thu nbioo- T.

Inc Missouri National Committeeman
Declares the People Want the Ohioan.
ST. Louis, April c.-National Com
mitteeman r. C. Kerens said TODAY.
81 do not think the postponement of
the state convention in Missouri is to
the interest Of Governor Mckinley. I
don't care to criticise the state com
mittee, but | was extremely sorry to
see the convention put off to such
a late date, because 1 believe
the Republicans Of Missouri are
practically unanimous in favor of
nominating Governor Mckinley for the
Presidency. This being the case, it
would have been to his interest to
have the state speak out as soon as
possible for the effect it would have
as a Mckinley state. This was done
in Kansas, Wisconsin,, Nebraska and
other solid Mckinley states. The
sarA would apply to the three con-
gressional districts, comprising the
city Of st. Louis and the Kansas City
district. The people want Mckinley
and nothing can stop his nomination.
consider him as good as nominated
alreadv.o
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
Dygert Alive, But in Prison.

WASHINGTON, April 2.-Oficial ad-
vices received by the State department
from the representatives of the United
States in Cuba, show that Walter
Grant Dygert, the citizen of Illinois
arrested by the Spanish authorities, is
alive, but in Jail.
The report of the torturing Of five
Cubans in Havana yesterday has
aroused intense Indignation among
the Cuban leaders here. All declare
that such performances are only too
common in Cuba under Spanish rule,
but that such news is usually sup
pressed. Minister De LONE declares
that the victims were negro brutes,
and that the torturing was not inten-
tional.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10

Truant Wife and Her Paramour
Stranded on a Missouri River Bar.

LEAvENwoRTH, Kan, April 2.-B.
/ Smith of Doniphan county eloped
18th the wife of f. D. Smith, the wo.
an taking her youngest child and
Iaving four others behind. B. L..
NTH and e. d. Smith are not related.
When the fugitives reached Belmont.
errv, on the Missouri river opposite
tchison, they constructed a rude
1T out of cottonwood trees, built a
lde cabin OF it and started down the
yer. They are believed to be
randed now on a bar two miles above
lavenworth.
D. d. Smith, accompanied by three
her Doniphan county farmers, one
whom is a deputy sheriff, arrived
Leavenworth yesterday in pursuit
the clippers and hearing that the
kter were stranded on a bar, started
, the river bank in a wagon. The
ygrieved husband threatens to shoot
lie other Smith at sight
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.

King Menelik has ordered that the
prisoners held by him be killed.
Osman T'asha, with a large force, is
threatening Sinkat in the Soudan.
The Duke and Duchess of MARI.
borough were welcomed to their castle
at Blenheim.
The Prince of Wales declined to be-
come a member of the New York
Thirteen Club.
The revenue officer of Charleston.
S. c., has recommended the seizure OF
the steamer Commodore for violating
the neutrality laws
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
FRENCH WAR SHIPS.
THREE MEN-OF-WAR UN-
DER ORDERS.
is Critical-Trouble with England
Over Egypt Seems to be Inevitable-One
of the Driebund Powers Said to be Be-
hind France in Her Hostile Attitude.

PARIS, April According to a re-
port from Toulon to-day, three French
warships have been made ready to sail
at moments notice. This is held
here to mean trouble with England
over Egypt.
The Conservative and Moderate
newspapers regard the statement
made by the premier and minister of
foreign affairs, M. Bourgeois, in the
Senate, as inadequate and declare that
1T is nothing than a deliberate
deception. The Matin classes it as a
remarkable statement and adds that
M. Bourgeois hopes to be more explic-
it in the Chamber of Deputies
tomorrow, adding: Gin fact, it is
stated in ministerial circles that
one of the powers of the drei-
bund has modified it's original
attitude, thus putting a different COM
plexion on the Egyptian question. In
the recent pour parlers, this power
explained that, although out Of friend
ship for Italy it deemed itself COM
PEELED to authorize the use of the
Egyptian reserve fund for the Don
COLA expedition, this does not imply
an intention on its part to assist in
making Great Britain's domination in
Egypt more complete. On the con-
trary, it would join France and Rus
STA in reminding Great Britain of it's
repeated promises. Up to the present,
the exchange of views had been YER
bal, but a dispatch from the power in
question, detailing it's intentions, is
expected and it is hoped it will arrive
in time to be used by M. Bourgeois in
the Chamber of Deputies tomorrow.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
BELMONT's DEFRAub
Plausible spaniard Neatly Sc,
$4,000 on q Forged Draft.

VII GU III
New YORK, April Emanuel i.
zales Mendoza, who claimed to a
tourist from Havana, recently E.
sented q sight draft for $s5,O 600, VIII
ostensibly bore the signature of I'll.
go d Co., of Havana at the ofoi
the Belmonts. and through an ii.
prefer explained that, anticipao
difficulty, Hidalgo & Co. had wrh
a letter i~nclosing his (Mendoza'st.
nature and asking that the mattel
personal Identification be waived.
II am surprised" Mendoza 1,
shat the letter is not already b.
1t should have arrived by the stear
on which l came"
AS it in vlndication of his truth.
ness, while this conversation was 4
in progress, the talked-of letter
peared. 1t was precisely as rel
sented by Mendoza, and bore !
seemingly genuine signature
Hidalgo & Co.
Mendoza traced his name on a sir
paper and handed it to the Belmi
clerk. Observe" he remarked, ST
this writing is an exact reproducti
OF my signature inclosed to YOU
Hidalgo & Co."
Additional Identification was
CURED, however, and this was quic1
furnished by Mendoza, who secu,
the cash.
Mendoza went to Washington, q
since then ne has not been seen. L
low claimed that the signature to
letter and draft we're not genuine.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
OPPOSED TO FREE SILVER,
%Philadelphla Manufacturers Put Them.
selves ON Record.

PHILADELPHIA, April 1.-The Man
ufacturers' Club of this city, held a
special meeting last night, at which
strong resolutions were adopted OPP
posing the free and unlimited coinage
of silver. The meeting was, perhaps,
the largest in point of attendance the
club has ever held. No sooner had the
presidents gavel raped than Mr..
John Converse offered a resolution to
limit speeches to five minutes. This
caused considerable excitement. and,
after some discussion, an amendment
to increase it to ten minutes was
adopted. Rudolph Blankenburg, in a
most impassioned address, presented
these resolutions, which were the
ones subsequently adopted:
Resolved, That the Manufacturers
Club, speaking for it's members, m
phatlcally dcnounces as false the
statement made by the friends of free
silver and echoed by those of free
trade that on, Philadelphia manufac-
turers are willing to barter with the
silver Senators for the free coinage of
silver in exchange for additional pro-
lection.
Resolved, That the question of BIZ
metailism can be permanently settled
only through an international agree
ment, and the Manufacturers Club
declares its unalterable opposition to
the free coinage of silver by the
United States alone, firmly believing
that such a policy would result in dis
aster at home and dishonor abroad,
and would only operate to place this
country upon the basis of silver mono.
metallism."
He had no sooner finished when a
dozen men were on their feet clamor-
ing to be heard. OF these, Wharton
Barker was recognized. He presented
an amendment to the resolutions. 1t
favored the free and unlimited coin
age of silver at the ratio of IL to / by
the independent action of the United
States"
This precipitated intense excite
ment, and cries of mo, no." came
from all parts of the hall. The chair
man had difficulty in maintaining
order. Once restored, however, James
Dobson obtained the floor and said;
while | was in Washington I dared
to express my convictions. II we can
not have international bimetallism.l let
us go it alone" He then offered a
substitute TO the effect that the club
accept the declaration Of the Mime
apolis platform of 1892 and reafirm it.,
at the same time expressing an opinion
that international cooperation is nee
essary. A further substitute was
offered that the club wait until the
ST. Louis convention it's
platform before any stand be taken.
Both substitutes aud amendments
were overwhelmingly defeated and
the Blankenburg resolutions were
adopted.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
WEYLER FOR YOUNG MEN
Old Generals Being Retired From Active
Work in Cuba.

Old Generals Being Retired From Active
Work in Cuba.
HAVANA, April 2.-When General
Weyler arrived in Cuba there were
something like forty generals, rank
ing from brigadier up to lieutenant
generals. Weyler believes in young
men. He says that when he was
lieutenant colonel he did more work
than he ever did afterward. He be-
lleves young officers with their spurs
TO win are more useful than older
ones in rank. He says this war is not
suited to regular military operations
by brigades and divisions; that COM
mands of 1000 men or less are more
use1ul against an enemy that
pursues a purely guerrilla war
rare. Major General Suarez
Valdez will return 10 Spain, and
also Lieutenant General Pando. com
handing Santa Clara province. Lieu
tenant General La Chambre. com
mander of Santiago is now in Havana,
and it is uncertain whether he will
return to his department. Other GEN
erals are slated for retirement from
command. There have been differ
ences between Weyler and Valdez over
the treatment of a prisoner. Valdez
wanted to execute him, but Wevler
interposed and would not permit it.
The new military line established
across the island through the province
OF Pinar del Rio from Madrid on the
north coast to MaJano on the south
west coast, is complete. This line in
cludes the towns of Guahajay, Arte-
mlsa and Mangas. There is a double
line OF works, with small forts at reg
ular intervals, and about %, ZOO troops
are now guarding the line. to prevent
a sudden dash by Maceo. The remain
der of the Spanish army, at least
$4,000 strong, is instructed to keep
closely in touch with the insurgent
army and follow all it's movements.
Maceo, according to the accounts, is
IN a billy country southwest of Bahia
hondo. near San Diego de los Banos.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
GUARDED BY THE MILITIA.

Troops Needed to Prevent the Lynching
OF the Talmadge. Ohio, Butcher.
Akron, Ohio, April 2.-One thousand
people surrounded the city prison last
night and nany threats were made
against A. B. Strong, the suspected
murderer of the Stones at Talmadpe.
The militia is still under arms at the
armory and a force of police is ready
for action. 1t is not believed, how
ever. that an outbreak will occur.
Strong continues to deny all knowl-
edge of the CRIME, but the police claim
the chain of circumstantial evidence
is Tightening around him.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
The Senate 1nsulted in Spain.

MADRID, April "A violent attack
on Senator Sherman's character
printed in the impartial has been
quoted in all the papers, which still
TEEN with big cartoons. La Corre-
spondencia prints a picture with this
caption: First Victory for Maceo."
1t shows a negro riding a pig labeled
Senate" and waving a declaration of
belligerency.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10

A Serions Outlook NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Against Eng land Believed to be Meditat
ed-shore Leaves for Naval Officers
Rcvokcd-Stormy Times Expected.

PARIS, April THAT the feeling
of the government against Great Bri-
tain and her Egyptian campaign has
grown more threatening is not to be
doubted and serious trouble is being
Rdicted in the near future. At the
d6ckyards and arsenals, at Toulon,
orders have been received to prepare
q number of warships for active SER
vice, stores and ammunition are being
o%verhauled and sent on board the YES
sells to be prepared for commission,
and all naval officers on furlough have
been t~elegraphed to reioin their ships
Immediately. The French Mediter-
ranean squadron is to be strength
ened and the second class cruiser, Ce-
ellie, 300 tons, eight 5-ton guns and
ten 3-ton guns, having a speed OF 10
knots, has sailed on a special mission
to the African coast.
The Matin says that the resignation
of Baron DeCourcel, the French am
bassador at London, is merely post
poned until the approaching debate
IN the chamber of deputies.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10

Runaway Team Demolishes II saloon.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, April The
front OF Frank Haffen brandt's saloon
was demolished yesterday afternoon
by 9 runaway team. Frank Riding.
the driver, was perhaps fatally in.
jured, and one of the horses was mn
tilated SO badly that It had TO be-
killed. AS q result of the demolition
Of the saloon front, whisky. beer and
other ardent spirits flowed in ~rivulets
along the sidewalks
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
a school Hlstory,s Remoyal A.r.a

CHELSEA, Mass, April i. The
board OF aldermen, by a vote of ii to
4, has requested the school commission
to remove from the public schools
Montgomery's history Of the United
States. This is the result Of agitation
started two months ago by members
Of the g. A.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
THE BIG STRIKE BEGUN.
Chicago Carpenters Quit Work
Hasten the Eight Hour Day.

CHICAGO, April What may de-
velop into a strike that will paralyze
the building industry in Chicago for a
long period was begun yesterday. So
far, about 300 carpenters are out, but
the trouble is expected to spread until
every one Of the $4,000 carpenters in
this city will have ceased work. The
trouble is about an eight hour day
agreement between bosses and the
carpenters.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
iUNNING FOR A
ST. Louis Father Reads His Daughterh
Diary and Learns of Her Love Affair.

st. Louis Father Reads His Daushtert
Diary and Learns of Her Love Affair.
ST. Louis, April 2.-Willlam Harris,
bushy-haired, Methodist preacher,
.rmerly Of Greenville, this State, came
ere recently and, not being able to
nd anything to do in a clerical line,
'ot work in a machine shop. He was
.nable to support his wife and child
nd they are being taken care of by
ler father.
Meanwhile, Harris made love to
ella Fox, a pupil in a Sunday school
lass taught by him. Ella kept a diary
q which she recorded all her hopes
nd fears. Her father got possession
# the volume and started for the
preacher with a gun. He did not find
Harris, but says he will shoot him on
light. Ella has left her fathers house
md gone to that of an acquaintance.
The Money Was Good.
SEDAL1A, Mo-, April 6. - David
Thomas, a short time before his death,
few weeks ago, gave his children
thousand dollars of the Bank
II Tennessee money to play with, be-
ieving it to be worthless. They de-
;troyed all but about $3.50 of the. bills,
which were sent by John r. Clopton,
he administrator of the estate, TO
Nashville to ascertain their value.
lie was notified that the money was
Worth 100 cents on the dollar in pay
nent of taxes, or gold would be given
i exchange at S5 cents on the dollar.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-04-10
FOUR OPINIONS.
Carter Blooms Cameron, Clarkso, Allison,
Hahn Mckinley and Manley Reed.

Carter Booms Cameron, Clarkso7 Allison,
Hahn Mckinley and Manley Reed.
ST. Louis, Mo-, April LIMITED
States Senator Thomas Carter, chair
man of the Republican National COM
mittee, asked last night: els it true
that you have dlscerned the Fremont
tory rumbling of a boom for Don
Cameron, in the Northwest?' replied:
1T is more than a premonitory rum
bic. 1t is roaring. 1 believe we will
get the votes not only of Montana,
and other Northwestern States, bnt
that the votes of the West generally
will come to him naturally"
"Then you apprehend some trouble
over the silver question in the con-
vention?'
Now that is an entirely different
matter, and one about which [ will
say nothing"
Colonel William Hahn OF Ohio, the
Mckinley leader, professed to be una
BILE to see how the opposition could
head off Mckinley.
Secretary Joseph II. Manlev was
more retlcent. When his attention
was called to the latest estimate of
McKinley's strength made at Wash
ington by General G~rosvenor IN which
the Ohioan was given $50 votes on the
first ballot, out of the total of 572 del
egates elected up to Saturday night,
he studied the figures closely for a
long while, and then said: ''This
only shows that they are still claim
ing. They can claim all they want.
What we want, and what we are going
to have, are votes"
aa"The situation in a nutshell is this:
Nobody will enter the convention
with votes enough by about 100 or $50
to nominate him on the first, second,
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh,
eighth, ninth or tenth ballot. The
nominee, therefore, will be a second
choice man. Mckinley leads to-day in
the matter of instructions, and will
hold the lead. Allison is the strongest
second choice, and will gain in
strength right along. Therefore pre-
dict Allison's nomination, I" said James
s. Clarkson of Iowa.
A Republican Straw From California.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-As the
result of a canvass made by the Exam
liner to ascertain the presidential pref
erences of the leading Republicans of
California, it is announced that Nc
Kinley heads the list with 15l votes.
Flfty-two men expressed themselves
as in favor of Allison and 2S in favor
of Reed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-13
A Big Shipment,

Passing the store at Paul Wag-
ner this morning, a LIGHT repor-
ter noticed car load Of wall paper
being unloaded. Upon going in
Mr.. Wagner stated to the scribe
that it was the last of four car
loads Of paper, that has just been
received. by him for the spring
trade. Here is an opportunity for
our readers to have their homes
re-papered or papered new this
spring, at very low price as Mr..
Wagner says he can sell cheaper
than his competitors forsthe reason
that he buys only in car load lots,
and thereby obtains best prices
and discounts. 1t will be to your
interest to see him before buying.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-13
Minnie Madden Fiske,

Formerly popular as Minnie Mad
dern, after a retirement of five
years, has returned to the stage
this season with her art developed
to a degree that has astonished
even the friends who called her a
genius years ago. In her new play,
"The Queen of LIARS" written by
that great French novelist, Daudet
in collaboration with Leon Hen
nique, and adapted to English by
Harrison Gray Flske, who has
shown emotional powers of the
very highest order, and leading
critics have declared her to be one
of the greatest actresses Of her
school, in which she is still original
and individual, ever seen in this
country. At the Grand opera
house Thursday, Friday and Sat-
urday, and Saturday matinee.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-13
Welded on Wheels.

NEVADA, Mo-, Jan. 13.-Missouri
Pacific Engineer T. T. McGannon,
who has a passenger run on the
Nevada and Minden from Coffey-
vile to Conway Springs, was mar
ried yesterday in a rather roman
tic way. By previous arrangement
his bride and a minister boarded
Mr.. McGannon's train at Caney,
Kan, as 1t was on its return trip
from Conway Springs. A brother
engineer also stepped aboard the
engine xnd relieved Mr.. McGannon
OF the throttle at Caney, and that
gentleman went into the baggage
car, performed his additions, dress
ed himself in the regulation black,
and in short order presented him
self to his bride in one of the pas
senger coaches, where they were
duly made one By the clergyman
provided for the occasion. AS the
run from Caney to Coffeyville is
only nineteen miles, the dressing
and marrying were done in a
hurry,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-13
He Was On Of the Old 'Uns.

MARsvILLE, La, Jan. 13.--Gil-
bert Hebert, an old colored man,
was buried here today. 1t may
safely be said he was, at the time
of his death, the oldest person in
the parish, and probably in the
state. At his funeral were gath
cred children and grandchildren
from the first down to the fifth de-
gree. He was old and gray when
men who are now gray-headed
were children. He is said to have
been about l07 years old when he
died, which would have put him
in the land of the living the year
before our first president was elect
ed, and at an age to have been
able, if free, to have voted for James
Madison in 1909.
Before he was stricken down
with the malady which sent him
to the grave, he was perfectly
sound. He possessed all his senses,
he could see, his sight being only
partially impaired, and, mounted
on his horse, often rode into town
from his home, about two miles in
the country.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-01-13
WEATHER BULLETIN.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex. Ian. Il

IAN <ANiONiOt LcA., Jdus III.
Synopsis of weather conditions
at 8 o'clock a. m, 18th meridian
time:
Barometer--The crest of the
high barometer area is in the vi
cinity Of North Platte and its
southern extremity is over the west
ern portion of the gulf.
Observation-Disclosures are
some higher over the section of
country contiguous to the gulf
coast; elsewhere decided falls are
shown by the twenty-four hour
change.
Weather--Cloudy over the south
ern portion of Texas and along the
Mississippi from New Orleans to
Little Rock; elsewhere clear
weather predominates except at
Omaha, where it is cloudy.
LOCAL FORECAST
For Monday-Cloudy and cooler
during night.
For Tuesday-Clear, cold.
JAMES A. BARRY, Observer.