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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06
SETTLE WITH THE SWORD.
Students at Heidelberg Cling to the
Duello to vindicate Their Honor.

Students at Heid elberg Cling to the
Duello to vindlcate Their Honor.
The duels at Heidelberg are very ia
nous, says the Philadelphia Telegraph.
There is, perhaps, 10 university in Ger
many at which dueling is not practiced,
but here it is regarded almost as a re-
ligious duty. The sons of the rich con
gregate at Heidelberg and they are the
people who are especially addicted to
this form of student pastime in Ger
many. 1t is not an exaggeration to say
that between twenty and thirty duels
take place here every week during the
semester, and these nearly all at the
Hirschgasse, a little tavern across the
river from Heidelberg which is known
and advertised everywhere as the place
of resort for such encounters. 1t has
served in this capacity for a great many
years. The signboards point to it.
1t is mentioned in the guide-books
and every one knows of it except the
university officials and the police. 1t is
not a ten-minute walk from the center
of the town, though it is outside the
lily Jul lSO1CI1Ou. ILLS, uOWCfCl 0CSl1lS
to be a matter of no moment, for some
of the clubs for a period last year
fought in the town itself, at a tavern
directly in the shadow of the old castle.
There are duels here some three or four
mornings every week by the members
of the various fighting clubs, of which
Heidelberg has an enormous number.
The most aristocratic of them all is the
Saxe-Borussia. This club bears cartel
relations with the Borussia of Bonn, to
which the HohenZollerns belong. Five
or six duels between various combatants
are usually fought on the same morn
ing.
This is all a curious commentary of
law and order as they are supposed to
exist in Germany. Such machinery
for the enforcement of law as is to be
found here fourishes in no other land
or another, the duel goes on unhindered.
By the laws of the empire, without TAX
ing into account the penalties pre-
scribed by the lower jurisdictions, there
is the most severe punishment for duel
ing and the challenging to duel. In
spite of various attempts to make other
interpretations, the student duels have,
by the supreme court of the empire,
been decided to be duels in the sense Of
the law. Yet, publicly in the reich
stag, no longer ago than last winter,
an esteemed member Of the kaiser's
ministry declared himself and his gov
eminent at issues not only with the
laws and the supreme court, but with
whatever moral feeling there may be
in the land against this malevolent
form of evil.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06

OF a Although the property
covers about a third of the block
bounded by Connecticut avenue, N and
Nineteenth streets, the ground is SO
covered by the buildings that there is
not enough oom for further additions
within the iron fence. The present
building was erected in 1876, at the
suggestion of Sir Edward Thornton,
who was then British minister to this
country, from plans and specifications
prepared according to his own ideas;
the sum allotted for this purpose by
the British government was ESQ, 900.
ing of red brick, with stone trimmings,
much after the fashion of architecture
prevailing about that time.
The government of Corea also owns
it's legation here. The property was at
one time a portion of the estate of Cap
tain Seth Ledyard Phelps, and the sale
was negotiated by Sevellon A. Brown,
for along period chief clerk of the
state department. The building is in
Thirteenth street, at it's northern juno
ture with Iowa circle; it is a modest gray
building with a port cochere. 1t is large
enough for the unpretentious enter
tainments of the Corean officials. At
the time of the purchase of the prop
erty there was a question raised at the
District Of Columbia tax office in regard
to exemption from taxation. Some cor
r~espondence ensued between the state
department and the tax Office, which
resulted in the exemption of the Co
rear property. There are no laws In
the District of Columbia bearing upon
the subject and the exemption from
taxation of the Corean building as we'll
as of other foreign legations is simply
an act of comfy on the part of this
government.
The legation of the Mexican govern
ment in | street was built from designs
OF Mr.. Romero, the minister, in 1887.
AS early as 1882 Senior Romero had
conceived the plan of building a lega-
ton for the government, but not until
1886 did he succeed in getting the
money for the purpose. The amount
appropriated was $500, 900, but since
that time improvements have been
made and elaborate furnishings bought
which have increased the original price
S25,0O0 or $1,000. The legation is a
large, square building of pressed brick,
with brown stone trimmings.
The government of the United States
leases or rents property for all of its
representatives within the territory Of
foreign governments, except in Corea
and in Siam, where the property is
owned, acquired in Corea by purchase
and in Siam by gift. Time and again
has the Importance of the ownership OF
legations and embassies in foreign
countries been urged upon congress by
successive presidents.
1t is presumed that the diplomatic
and consular appropriation bill of the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06
FLASHED BY WIRE.
H EDELANY METHOD OF SEND
INC TELEGRAMs.
Remarkable Speed In Tests-n Adopted
It Would Make Typewriters Unneces-
sary-Descriptien How the Device Is
Worked.

ATRICK B. DE-
lany, in his lee
ture before the
New York Electri-
cal Society at Co
lumbia College a
few days ago, sue
cessfully demon
strated that his
new telegraph in
strument could de-
1ivnr a oro ~
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06

fifty-fourth congress may differ in this
respect from those of it's predecessors.
The French government has made
several attempts to purchase property,
at first for use as a Legation, and now
for use as an embassy. The first at
tempt was made to purchase the prop
erty owned and occupied by Anthony
Pollok at Seventeenth and l streets
Failing in this, the ambassador leased
the property occupied during his life
by Admiral David d. Porter in H street
adjoining the Metropolitan club. Here
the embassy was established year be-
fore last. The property would have
been purchased by the French govern.
ment il an agreement with the Porter
heirs could have been reached. But
there was a dispute as to the value Of
the property among the heirs them
selves, so that at the present time a
sale is not possible. A compact has
been entered into, however, by which
the repairs are kept up by both sides,
looking to an adjustment and sale al
some future time.
International law has invented a fic.
ton known as extra-territoriality, by
which the minister, though actually in
a foreign country, is still considered Ia
remain within the territory of his own
! state. He continues to be subject to
the laws of his own country as if he
lived there, both with respect to his
personal status and his rights of prop.
erty. His children, too, though born
in a foreign country. are considered ma
tives of their own. The result of in
volatility IS an entire exemption from
local jurisdiction both in civil and Grim
inal cases, and this independence ex-
tends to a minister's house, papers
effects and carriages.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06

GREAT BRITAIN'S OFFICIAL HOME.
good deal of Ignorance as to the time
and circumstances of the purchase OF
in washington by foreign governments.
The general impression is that the
government Of Great Britain took the
%initiatory step, but the fact is that the
government of Prussia, whose prop
erty was subsequently transferred to
eign power to own property in the city
of Washington for the use of it's repre-
sentatives. AS early as 1864 Baron Ger
old, for the kingdom of Prussia, pur-
chased the property in Fifteenth street
adjoining the bank of Corcoran &
Riggs, between Pennsylvania avenue
and HI street. The house was a large,
double square building, built much
after the pattern Of the fashionable
houses of that time, and was then
considered to be in the heart of the
portion of the city most desirable for
such a purpose. 1t was at this house
that the successive representatives Of
the kingdom and the empire dispensed
the hospitality for which they have
earned SO liberal a name, and, as time
went on and the scale of diplomatic
entertainments became larger and
more elaborate, there was never a ques-
ton as to the success of the dinners
and dances of the German legation.
The policy of the government Of
Great Britain is lev to purchase land
except in what are known as the first
rate powers of the congress of Vienna.
This policy, it appears, was departed
from in the case Of the United States;
for the property now owned by the
British embassy was built by Sir Ed
ward Thornton nineteen years ago.
1t is said that Sir Edward Thornton
could have bought all of the land III
thu block, from one corner of N street
and Connecticut avenue, where the en-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06
Dolls ".For a snnn.n

a few days ago Mr.. Weddle, a Koko-
mo merchant, advertised dolls ''for a
song Two little girls, children of AL
fred Miller, went into the store and
%clambering up on the counter, eaca
sang a pretty little song and claimed
the dolls. They got them. Mr.. Weddle
has since changed the form of his adj
vertisement.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06
Don't Let Strangers kiss the Baby.

@ ~ Mo lAo tD @
"Your baby is the most lovely that
was ever born" writes Isabel A. NAL
Ion in Ladies' Home Journal, "but do
not let strangers, in their desire to ex-
press their admiration of it, kiss the
little lips that cannot object, or clasp
tightly in their arms the little body
that is, as yet, so tender. So many little
mes are injured by promiscuous kissing
that the wise mother tells the nurse
that once she knows outsiders are per-
mitted to kiss the baby her discharge
without a reference will promptly fol-
low. Hardhearted? No, indeed. Nurse
must consider, first of all, her charge,
even if, to the rest Of the world, she
is unwilling to display the baby enefust-
ed to her care"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06
NoTscHoLARs BUTGENTLEMEN
u Recherche Afair between Deadwood
Jack and Montana Jim.

49, N@MS$HrE NNNSM
u Recherche Affair Deadwood
Jack and Montana Jim.s
Deadwood Jack was no scholar U
he insisted that he was a gentleman,
says the Detroit Free Press. The same
was the case with Montana Jim.
Therefore when we had learned tnat
Jack had come over to Custer City 10
sshave it OUT with Jim we felt as
sured that it would be a genteel affair
from start to finish. Jack had put
up at the Last Chance saloon, Written
his name on the ace Of spadessap a sent
a messenger to the Bald EagleSXkoost
to say to jim: -
compliments of Deadwood Jack
he hopes you have no engagemep =
prevent your meeting him on theo s =
lie square this evening to sett' 4
little misunderstanding THAI hf Il
ed for several months" \
And Jim wrote his name OF ce
of clubs and instructed the me X
to say: -
Compliments of Montana Jim and
he assures D. J.. that it will afford him
the utmost pleasure to shoot at him
exactly at z o'clock this evening at
the place mentioned"
Each man was about town during the
afternoon, and they encountered each
other a dozen times. On every occasion
each raised his hat and bowed and ex-
pressed the hope that the other was
well and happy. At 6 o'clock each re-
tired to his headquarters and care
fully cleaned and loaded his two guns.
There was no Dragging or boasting-
no posing for effect. Both were game
ment and both dead shots, and the
chances were even up between them.
No one knew the cause of the trouble
and neither mar entered into any ex-
plantations.
At exactly Z o'clock they appeared
on opposite sides of the square, each.
with his arms folded. They approached
within thirty feet of each other and
bowed and then Rocky Mountain Joe
gave the word. Four hands dropped
down, four revolvers were jerked from
their holsters and the first two shots
made but one report. Then there was
a pop! pop! pop! faster than one could
count and of a sudden both men went
down. 1t was Deadwood Jack who
slowly reached his feet a moment later.
He had pulled down his gun to fire
when the referee held up his hand and
said:
'Thatll do, Jack-he's passed in!'
Montana Jim had four bullets in him
-Deadwood Jack two. The latter stood
there with the blood dripping from
his hip and shoulder as the crowd closed
in and then observed:
Gentlemen, let the funeral be con-
Quoted in a dignifed, genteel fashion
and then send in the bill by a gentle
man."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06
THE CoREAN LEGATION.

bassy now is, for what It has cost IN
comparatively recent years to build the
addition which is used as a ballroom.
The embassy building is now consider
ed too small formany purposes. The
representatives of the British govern
ment here, at least the younger Of the
secretaries and attaches, would much.
prefer an entire block Of ground, such
- ID possessed by England in other
countries, where they could have their
Tennis courts and give garden parties
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06
1,EGATI0NSE|.
EOFFiClAE RESIDENCES OF THE
GREAT POWERS.
Uncls Sam Is Gradually Being Made
he Equal Of the Monarchies-Just
Think OF It--Prussia Made tile First
Step.
Washington Letter.

HE TacL LnaL tue
Austrian minister
has recently bought
for his government.
a legation building
in this city--to
serve perhaps in
the near future for
purposes Of an en-
bassyA suggests the
possibility before
MANY months OF
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06
Lumber for Australia.

AS wood is largely wanting in the
Australian gold fields, several steam
ships are now engaged in carrying tim
Der from the Pacific coast for use in
the Australian mines. The steamships
carry from 1000, 900 to $500, 900 feet
each. The wood is California pine and
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-03-06
The New

Goettingen has thirty-one women
students this winter semester. They
study history, mathematics, modern
languages and natural history, and for
the first time at this university a WON
an Is studying melicipe.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-19

A stirring appeal was issued by tho No.
GENTLY organized Union Veteran Patriotic
League, asking the survivors Of the War
Of the Rebelll to rally to the support Of
Mckinley and save the nation from dis
honor and financial ruin. The appeal says
in,Part; L..
u. In the present Presidential campaign.
dangerous combinations again threaten
the integrity Of the government. Mis-
guided and unscrupul0us men conspire to
bring reputation, dishonor, and financial
ruin upon the nation once, saved by your
valor.
1.-The men who once answered the call
to put down rebellion and save the Union
have lost none of their love for the coun-
try and their devotion to the flag they
fought to uphold, and they see In the
present situation an attempt to tarnish
the good name of the Republic and
break down its most cherished institu-
tions.
Comrades you believe in liberty under
law; in public order; in the maintenance
OF our courts Of Justice, and in national
honor and good faith You are unutterably
opposed to the red flag Of anarchy and
mob rule.
Eve believe that you resent with earnest
ness all attacks upon the Executive and
Judlcial departments of our government
and commend all measures which vindi-
cate the supremacy OF the law and restore
public order whenever endangered.
should this dangerous and revolution
airy political conspiracy against tho tinan.
cial honor and integrity Of the government
succeed every .pensioner, every
depositor In savings bank, every
policy holder in an insurance company,
cooperative bank and building and loan
association and assessment insurance So
ciety would lose one-half of what is due
him by being paid in 50-eent silver dollars.
"The price Of everything the working
man buys would be doubled, but he
would have to struggle and wait long be-
fore he secured any substantial increase of
wages"
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-19

The nomination of Mr.. Ebe Tunnel If
Sussex county by the Democratic conyen-
tion, over Peter }. Ford, is a gross piece
Of injustice. According to usage New
Castle county was entitled to the nomina-
Gon, and Mr.. Ford was defeated merely
because of his nationality or religion. Had
General Theodore f. Armstrong Of Now
ark, gone to Dover with such backing as
Mr.. Ford had Kent and Sussex would not
have dared to treat him in this cavalier
manner. This nomination is 4 notice to
the Irishthat they need not apply for An
office above City Council, Chief of polica
or Election Commissioner Anything
above these positions must be reserved for
the higher class The Irish may do the
voting but they need not aspire to be Gov.
ernor and Congressman, OF U. s Senn
tor. They may take warning aud no,
place their hopes 50 high, if they do not
wish to be treated with insult and CON
tumely. The la keys may do the voting
but the quality will fill the high otlres
We suppose Mr.. Ford and his followers
will turn in and give their earnest sup
port to Tunnel, and on his election they
may BIO made lourkUcpur a constable vt
amagistrate. Turn in Mr. Ford. with
your solid delegation and assist to elect
che candidate Of your opponents When
'smitten on one check you must Chris.
tian.like, turn the other also" you
must love YOUR enemies and FORGIVE those
who despitefully use you" and great may
be your reward If not IN this world in that
which is to come The curtain has been
Rung down, you are off the stage, the Re.
publican party is hopclessy divided Tun.
nell can be elected without your aid, aud
small thanks to you and your kith and
kn
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-19

THE deliberations Of the unterrlfled
Democratic convention that met at Dover
on Tuesday beggared description 1t was
one of the old timers. Kent and Sussex
counties ran tho convention in the good
old Democratic way of years gone by.
Peter ]. Ford was knitted by treachery of
his friends in Kent county, What can he
think of the pull Of his friends, ex. Cover.
nor Robert j. Reynolds and ex- Chancellor
Wolcott, now, who could have voted the
Kent county delegates almost solid for
himp The deliberations of the conyen.
tion are almost beyond words to express,
Talk about the disgraceful doings eff the
Addicks convention, it was not circum-
stance to the Democratic convention. The
cry went up from the rooters give us
Ford or nobody" The Kent and Sussex
delegates only laughed at their futile Of
fort and proceeded 10 lay Peter j. Ford
out in royal style. The Honorable E. l..
Martin Of Sussex county led the battle
against the Ford forces, and right well
was he seconded by Edward r. Cochran,
VIZ dVIlch 4Nchry uuu ouihoo u. iolhtiii
the Democratic candidate for sheriff 1t
10 said Ford never forgets friend nor for
gets an enemy. He has the chance of his
life now to pay back some Of his o.called
friends In their own coin.
Ebe Tunnel, the Democratic nominee
was defeated two years ago by the late
Josiah Marvil, who died less than three
months after taking the oath of the chief
executive Of the State. The Republican
leaders Of the State of Delaware will COM
NIT crime if they do not at once pro-
coed to adjust their political differences
and come together and elect Republican
Governor. There has never been better
opportunity to elect Republican Cover
nor than at present. Everything points
to the sure election of Il Republican if
the factions would only settle their ami.
mosties There should not be any Hig.
gins or Addicks Republicans, but Rapub-
noans who have the good Of the party at
heart. The REPUBLICAN does not ropru.
sent any ring or faction of would.bc Office
holders, and we would hereby warn all
would-be leaders of the Republican party
shat If the ticket is not successful in No.
yember they will be held strictly account
able for the crime. They need never ex.
pect to hold Office of trust in the Stntc as
Republicans.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-19

Tho Wilmington and Chester Bicycle
Clubs will run to FELTON, on Sunday. The
meet the Chester riders at Claymont.
Both clubs will then go to FELTON, where
they will be the guests Of John johnson
the popular rider. Dinner will be par.
taken OF under the shade trees Of Mr..
Johnson's place and after spending the
afternoon looking at the beautiful scenery
which abounds In that section of tho
country, the wheelmen will leave early in
the evening for homo. A pleasant time
Is anticipated by all who 20.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-08-19

The women wheel riders of the east have
affected pretty combination for the
warm weather. The hot and cumbersome
leather and canvas legeins are not worn
so generally as they were earlier In the
year. The skirts have been heightened
slightly, and ordinary stockings are worI.
These look neat and comfortable. They
are also wearing fetching shirt waist IA
pleasant colors with very wide sleeves.
Tho effect is pretty. As they skim by with
these X rays sleeves 1uttcrlng in the vii d
they look not unlike gigantic butterflies