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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19
Instructed for Lon stephens.

PLATTE CITY, Mo-, June ,o.-The
Democrats of Platte county selected
congressional, judicial and state dele
gates yesterday. Delegates were in
structed for Lon Stephens for Gov
ernor.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-06-19
WORK ON THE CONTESTS.
rho National COMMITTEES begin. tho Hear

TI,e National COMMITTEE begins tho Hear
ing-Carsful Work Planned.
ST. LOUIS, June II. The national
Republican committee met at noon to-
day with the national chairman, TIL.
Carter Of Montana, in the chair.
General Clarkson, the member from
Iowa, is sick at Philadelphia and cam
not be at the meeting. Senator Gear
has his proxy. E. Cleveland has the
proxy of Enoch Strother Of Nevada,
and Oscar Meyer OF New York the
proxy of Joseph H. Simon of Oregon.
The business before the committee,
the consideration of 16o contests, was
promptly taken up. The initial meet.
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"iatt Leaves for 8. Louis

NEW YORK. June 11.-Ex.Senator
Thomas G Platt left for St Louis to-
day. he was accompanied by Chair
man Hackett OF the Republican State
committee, b Il Odell and Louis r.
Ryan
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s~AENGERFEsT OPENED.


FTesiuont CIovstand fresses tho Hutton
and the Great Festival Begins.
P~ITTsBURG, Pa, June ~. - The
twenty-elghth national Saengerfest
was formally opened last night at
Music hall, Exposition building, when.
President Cleveland, at Washington,
pressed the button which Illuminated
the electrical Tyre. The Tyre is placed
Just back of the singers gallery, and
in plain view of the audience.
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Ogden Goelet, W K. Vanderbilt. Harry

Ogden Goelot, ". K Vanderbilt, Harry
McCalmoIlt and Others
Tho club also is gallant enough to ad-
NIT ladies, among whom are the Princess
of Braucovan, Princess Mary Gortschakoff,
Countess d'Audlau, Countess de Ganay,
Viscountess de Savigny de Monoorps,
Baroness Adolphe de RothschiId the Hon.
Mrs. e. G. Yorke and Mime. J. Lebaudy.
Between the bridge of the InvaIides and
the bridge of Alma, at Paris, on the right
bank of the Seine, the q. Y F. have es-
tablished a station for yachts which fly the
flag, and the moorings are put at the dis
position of owners of foreign yachts who
mount the Seine.
Each year an annual assemblage of
yachts is held. The squadron is passed in
review by the admiral president On this
occasion government vessel is placed at
his disposal. upon which he is authorized
by the minister of marine to hoist his
burgee. Last year the review took place
at Cannes. More than 60 yachts took part
in this parade, among them being Britain
MIA, Roxana, Eros. Namouna, Fauvette,
Foros, White Lodge, Oranella, St. Martial,
Ste. Audree, La Perle, Jeanne Blanche,
ChaZalie, Lena and Opal. These interna-
tiona1 reunions exert favorable influence
on the development of yachting in France
and on yacht building.
These reviews were suggested by Presi-
dent Lage and have been mainly under
his diraction. He is also the director of
the council of Nautical Clubs of France,
which establishes the sailing rules, regu-
lates the ratings and gives careful consid-
Grafton to all the questions which concern
the yachting world.
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confidently asserted by the members of the
kennel club. The prince likes to exhibit
his dogs quietly; hence the fact that they
are not more generally heralded.
Another foreign exhibitor is Thomas B.
Gregg of Ireland, who brings over the
genuine Irish ''terrier," and Francis
Craven, whose English coIlies are famous
in dogland.
One of the largest exhibitors this year
will be J. Pierpont Morgan, whose love
for dogs is carried to the extent of placing
q kings ransom in his kennels annually.
Two of Mr.. Morgan's dogs-Sefton Hero
and Rufford OrmonG-cost SIS, 600. They
are collies and are particularly Intelligent
as we'll as high bred.
Richard Croker owns a very clever little
fox terrier of considerable merit, which no
enters annually. The dog has never taken
a prize, but is much admired by visitors
There are great many lady exhibitors
this year. The largest one is Mrs. Sem
of New York, who is the greatest lady
breeder of America and second in tho
world only to the Princess of Wales who
has larger kennels, but does not personally
superintend the dogs all the year around
as Mrs. Sem does.
Two of the most valuable Sem dogs are
King Charles and Blenheim, dogs of for
eign birth. Blenheim was born at Blen-
helm castle and was bred by the late Duke
of Marlborough.
Among the prominent New York society
women whose dogs will be on exhibition
will be Mrs. James Kernochan, Mrs.
George Gould, Mrs. Charles R. Hone and
Mrs. Frederick Gebhard, each of whom
possesses kennels of high bred specimens
of the canine.
The entries indicate that there will be q
large exhibit of field dogs-English and
Irish settlers and pointers, foxhounds and
beagles. Among those likely to attract
the especial attention of sportsmen are the
Llewellen settlers, a representative type of
which is seen in Count Featherstone,
owned by Mr.. Charles F. Tretbar of New
York. Count Featherstone is descend
ant of the famous Llewellen Dan, and, in
turn, of the not less famous Gladstone,
who is regarded as one of the best field
dogs that ever ran in America.
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BATTLE OF RAT AND SNAKE.
In Which the Rat Comes Out Second
Best.


Best.
A unique rat-killing match occurred
during the voyage of the steamer Ala
media, which arrived from Australia
yesterday, says the San Francisco Elk
aminer. The battle was between rat
and a snake, and the snake won the
fight through superior science and good
generalship.
The reptile is the property of B. Rey,
one OF the passengers, who has been
touring the colonies for some time. 1t
is about five feet in length and the body
is perhaps an inch and half in diane
ter in the middle.
About two weeks ago the owner OF
the pet decided that it was time for
him to eat. A rat was caught in trap
and then word was sent over the ship
that there was to be fun. The rat-trap
was taken into the smoking-room and
string tied to the leg of the rat, while
Mr.. Bey had his pet brought out.
The rat and the reptile surveyed each
other calmly for a few moments, the
string ON the leg of the former being
give full play and the snake lying on
the floor at full length, with his head
elevated just the least bit.
The rat made sudden nip at his en-
emy's head and, missing it, jumped
back. The snake lodged and waited
for another feint. 1t came very quick
ly, Mr.. Rat missing again and getting
back to his corner with alacrity, where
he squatted and wondered what he
ought to do next. The head of the snake
began moving slowly to and fro. Then,
like a fash of lightning, it shot out,
and the reptiles fangs were fastened in
the neck of the rodent. Round and
round through the air whirled the sup
pie body, and In less time than it takes
to tell it the snake was coiled about the
rat.
The reptile did not relinQuish his
grasp on his victim for five or six min
utes, by which time the rat was dead.
The snake then slowly uncoiled and
proceeded to devour its quarry. He
stretched out at full length on the floor
and swallowed the rodent head first.
The snake is at the Palace Hotel with
Mr. Rey.
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improbability of another race with our
English cousins in the near future, it is
gratifying to know that there are other
yacht builders and yacht sailors across the
water who may compete with US for SUI
premacy in yachting. 1t is not unlikely
that in our Gallo friends we may find
''foemen worthy of our steel,'' and that
there may come from the Seine a craft fit
to meet the best product of the Herreshoffs
or any other shipb=ilders in this coun-
try. A meeting of French and American
yachtsmen in our waters would be a pleas
ing event, and there would doubtless be
an absence of the bitterness and recrimi-
nation which characterized the last inter
national race.
For q decade or more English and
American yachtsmen have fattered them
selves that they were the only people in
the world who really knew anything about
the building and sailing of pleasure craft.
The recent Mediterranean and Kiel regat-
tas and the occasional victory of some
French, Austrian or German boat over
their English or American built rivals,
however, seem to have opened our eyes to
the fact that there are other countries
which, with little practice and training,
will soon be able to give US a good fight
for the Americas cup or any other inter
national trophies which may be open to
challenge Of all the foreign clubs mono
has done more for the sport than the I'm
ion des Yachts Francois, which is to
France what the New York Yacht club is
to the United States the Royal Yach5
squadron to England.
The Union des Yachts Francois is in the
field for a contest with the yachtsmen of
this country and presents as trophy the
beautiful and artistic French Americas
cup.
Admiral Baron Lage (Jean Theobald),
president of the Union des Yachts Fran
Gals, is the grand old sea salt of the French
navy. Born in 1916, he entered the serv-
ice when boy, and the greater part of his
active career was spent in the days of sail
ing ships. The story of his life is a his
tory of the naval battles of France in the
course of which he was continually adding
to his reputation as a tactician and sea-
man. The Crimean campaign was a sps-
cial field for the exercise of his talents and
contributed considerably to the luster of
his fame. In 1874 he received the stars of
admiral and retired in 1880 full of homer
and dignity. Admiral Lage is a com
mander of the Legion of Honor.
Baron Lage was one of the original
members of the Yacht Club of France and
was, in 1885, elected by the suffrages of
his colleagues to the important position of
president of the Conseil Maritime. In
this office he, by his tact and geniality, SO
conciliated the friendship of all that in
1888 he was unanimously selected to fill
the post of president of the club. This
position he occupied until the period when
he and all the rest of the yachtsmen left
to found a now association which was
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HORSES AND HORSEMEN.

Vrowsky, 2:19s1, by Red Wilkes, will
soon be shipped to England.
Logan ran mile in 1:45H over heavy
going at San Francisco recently.
The five stakes to be run at Little Rock
this spring closed with ia nominations.
1t is more than probable that Ed Geers
will have BRrondale, 2:11A, this season.
Bither & Conley have II trotting and
pacing horses in their stable at Readville,
Mass.
Ben Fly has succeeded Tom Morton as
patrol judge at the Ingleside track, San
Francisco.
Trainer Bob Beever will have some ex-
ceptionally good horses out this year that
he is now training at the Jewettville COW
cred track, near Buffalo.
Several eastern stables have been after
the services of Chorn, the crack western
Jockey, who is now riding at San Fran
eiso for Barney Schrieber.
Richard Croker, during his recent visit
to Kentucky, purchased a full sister to
The Commoner. She will be shipped to
England to join the rest of the Tammany
kings horses.
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LOIE FULLER ON GLASS.
Tho Young Chicago Dancer Appears
i'm n Wonderful Fiery Dance.

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The young
Chicago girl who went away from
America as plain Loie Fuller came back
to the land of her nativity as LA Loie,"
bringing with her proud reputation as
dancer made in the music halls of Lon
don and Paris, and an ability TO COM
mand more generous salary than any
other American dancer, perhaps, now on
the boards.
Miss Fuller arrived on the American
line steamship City of Paris and went
direct to the Fifth Avenue hotel She
will open her American season at Roster
Balls next Monday night and will re-
main month. During the week begin
ming March % Miss Fuller will 90 to
Chicago for one appearance, probably at
the Auditorium. 1t is understood she
insisted upon this arrangement, as she
has not forgotten her home nor the DAYS
when she was an obscure, ill-paid per
former in Chicago's West Side theaters.
Her principal dance is from "Salome"
The stage floor below her is made of
glass, and by the aid of powerful cal
ciums it gives her the appearance of
dancing on flames of fire.
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RELIGION OF THE ARMENrANs.

They Say Their Ancestors Were Chris
tians 1900 Years Ago.
Armenians claim that their ancestors
were Christians before the end of the
first century of our era, says the Con-
gregationalist. But their history points
back to Gregory the Inuminator,
prince of the royal line of Armenian
kings, as the founder of their national
church. He was born A. D. 257, and
after many prosecutions was consecrat-
ed in 302 as the head of the Armenian
church. His successors took the title OF
patriarch, later of catholics and are
elected by the bishops. The bible was
translated into Armenian about 4S1
A. D. The Armenian church was part
of the Greek church till the year 491,
when its catholics solemnly annulled in
full synod the DEGREES of the council
of Chelcedon. Since that time 1T mas
been church by itself, which fact mas
done much to perpetuate the nationality
in spite of its people having been az
sorbed into other nations.
In doctrine it differs but little from
the Greek and Roman churches. 1t has
liturgy of its own, which includes
the Nicene creed and prayers OF the
fathers used in the Roman catholic and
episcopal churches. 1t offers prayers for
the dead, but does not believe in purga-
tory nor allow indulgences. It has sew
eral orders of clergy, bishops, priests
and deacons, besides minor officers.
Priests must marry before they can be
ordained, but not after. The priesthood
is hereditary, the son assuming it on
the death of his father. Baptism, Whlcn
Is by trine immersion, is administered
to infants as well as adults, and the
Lords supper is administered to ali
baptized persons.
In the sixteenth century the Jesults
succeeded in creating schism In the
church and a new organization caIleo
catholic Armenians. This movement re-
suited in severe prosecutions by the
Turkish government, till the middle
of the eighteenth century, on petition
of the catholics, Peter the Great of Rus
STA, took the Armenian church under
his care. and since that time it's OFF,
cial head has had his residence in the
dominion of the car. There are two
other officials bearing the title of cathol-
icos, also patriarchs at Constantinople
and Jerusalem.
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DOGS OF HIGH DEGREE.
Twentieth Annual Exhibition Under Aus
piees of the Westminster Kennel Club.

Twentieth Annual Exhibition Under Aus
pieces of the Westminster Kennel Club.
The Westminster Kennel clubs TWEEN
tieth annual exhibition, which will take
place on Feb. 10, 20, 81 and % at Madison
Square Garden, in New York, bids fair to
outdo.all previous bench shows in num-
Der, variety and quality. There are 246
classes as against 238 last year, and nearly
every known breed of dogs is provided for.
The premiums in the regular classes foot
up sum of over So, 600, which, with tho
special prizes offered by the Mastiff club,
the St. Bernard club, the Bloodhound
club, the Great Dane club, the Pointer
club, Irish Setter, Gordon Setter and
American Spaniel clubs, the Collie club,
tho Bulldog club, the Bull Terrier club,
Boston Terrier club, Beagle club, Fox Ter
rier club, Bedlington Terrier club and
Scottish Terrier club, is increased to over
$12, 600
The Westminster Kennel club stands at
the head of all organizations of its kind in
this country, and its exhibitions are ma
tional in scope and character. This year
it is to be, in fact, an international bench
show. One of the chief exhibitors will be
William Price of England, who comes here
with many dogs, belonging to private per-
sons in London and other parts of Eng
land. 1t is whispered that Mr.. Price will
be the transporter of several dogs from the
kennels of the Prince of Wales. This iG
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-26
IN MRS. MATsON'S HOUSE.
Ex-PoIiceman Lyle, Colored, Is Law.

Ex-POIiceman LytIc, COROred, Is Liv-
ing There and Isn't q Bis Afr aid.
The square stone house at the corner
of Fifteenth and Monroe streets, now has
its first occupants since the CHASTITY muir
der of Mrs NJ atson. that its walls encOm-
passed in December, 1894.
Last December John Lyle, the col
ored Populist eX-policeman and his fam
lily, consisting of his wife, four young
children and his mother-in-law, Mrs.
Lucy Cheeseborough, moved into the
house and made it their home.
There are white curtains and potted
plants at the windows, and smoke comes
from the chimney.
The entire house is used and fur
nished. Down stairs the northeast room
is still sitting and sewing room; the
southe asst room, which was bare at the
time of the murder. is a parlor; the old
kitche n in which the struggle and muir
der commenced is still kitchen, and the
little southwest stOreroom in which the
reporter last stood beside the bloody, al
most headiess corpse that was covered
with rags and sacks of potatoes moro
than a year ago is now a dining room,
and white clothed dining table stands
almost directly over the place in which
the body lay. The floor is carpeted
Colored people are so often said to be
superstitious bout houses where muir
porter asked Mrs. Cheese borough if any
of the family ever heard strange
noises or if they had not been afraid TO
move into the house where SO terrible
murder had been done.
mo sir; - said Mrs Cheesborough,
"Never heard no noises / know of. l
never did take much stock in ghosts and
spooks. The children felt little scared
at first but they got over it,"
Lytle's youngest child is a ak year old
girl
AREN'T you afraid here?" the reporter
asked her and the child said promptly,
"No, sir.'' She was stan ding directly on
the spot where the body was found.
The room upstairs that Mrs. Matson
occupied as a bedroom is now used by
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyle All of the Matson
furniture was moved out of the house
and shipped by the dead woman's hus-
band soon after the murder.
I'VE had to have a large house, having
such a large family" explained Mrs.
Cheeseborough, land we got this cheap,
so many people wouldn't live in it now
for nothing"
1t is very evident that Mrs. Matson's
soul is resting easily.
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SETTLED THE DIFFICULTY.
After CussInE Each Other the Two Mis-
aonrians Raeama Good ErIenda.

After CussIns Each Other the Two Mis-
sourIAns Became Good Friends.
''Cussin' out" used to be one of the
ways of settling controversies in the
Ozark country, says the St. Louis Globe
Democrat. 1t originated with old Uz
Findley and John Carter. The Find
leys came from Georgia. Old w took
a great interest in politics and wher-
ever he went he was followed by a ven
cradle negro named Bosen, whose duty
it was to steer his master home when
he needed help. At one of the early
elections old w and John Carter be-
came very angry at each other. 1t
looked as if nothing but a fight could
settle the issue between them, when
suddenly old Uz shouted: Mr.. Car
ter, stand and be cussed.'
Carter removed his hat, walked out
about ten PAGES from the crowd and
told old Uz to go ahead. Findley re-
moved his hat and walking out in front
of Carter said, with elaboration and
emphasis: Mr. Carter, if this earth
was one piece of parchment and the sea
one basin of ink and every quill upon
earth was one quill and had the power
to use that quill, that parchment and
tudl ill., L WOQlO 1dll VI OCAAS
able to describe the corruption of your
old heart, SIR
Carter never said a word, but stood
with uncovered head until w was
through. Then he said: Mr.. Findley,
stand, sir, until 1 cuss YOU Old w
bowed his head and Carter said: "Mr.
Findley, had I all of the talents ever
produced in Europe and America COM
bined in solid phalanx and was to I'M
dertake to speak of you I would then
fall short of describing the corruption
of your old heart, sir
This settled the difficulty. The two
men resumed friendly relations The
custom of that "cussin' OUT was thus
introduced in the Ozark country.
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To Make Calls LIVER En- C,vst.

Among meat courses calf's liver en-
civet makes a nice change. Eight
ounces of liver sliced half an inch thick
and four of very thinly sliced bacon.
one Spanish onion, and pinch of dried
herbs will be required. Flour the slices
of liver and fry lightly on both sides;
transfer to stew pan, with the bacon,
previously fried. on top; slice the onion
and fry in the bacon fat; sprinkle these
over the liver and bacon; add the sea-
soning and herbs; pour the fat from the
frying pan, rinse it out with a half pint
of stock, and pour this over all Cover
with a close lid and simmer slowly for
three-quarters of an hour.
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called the Union des Yachts Francois.
With the inauguration of this club yacht
ing in France may be said to have COM
menced.
1t has membership of over 700, includ-
ing many of the most distinguished men
of France.
Among the foreign members are II. R.
81. the Prince of Wales, H. S. H. the
Grand Duke of .Meckienburg, H. I. H. the
Grand Duke Nicolavitch of Russia, H.
r. and l. Fl. the Archduke Charles of
Austria, II. I. ii. Prince George Roman
ovsky, the Duke of Leuchtenberg, H. s.
H. the Prince of Monaco, H. S. Fl. Prince
Barrhyany Strattlnan, Baron Nathaniel
de- Rothschild, james Gordon Bennett.
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Harper'S Magazine
IN1eee

BriseiS, a new novel by WTLLIAH
BLACK, written with all the authors we'll
known charm of manner, will begin In
the December Number, 1895, and con-
tinue until May. A new novel by
GEORGE DU MAURIER, entitled The
Marian, will also begin during the
year. It is not too much to say that no
novel has ever been awaited with such
great expectation as the successor to
TriIby. The Personal Recollections
of Joan of Arc will continue and will
relate the story of the failure and mar
tyrdom of the Maid of Orleans. Other
important fiction of the year will be
novelette, by MARK TWAIN. under the
title, Tom Sawyer, Detective; hum
orous three-part tale called Two Nor.
mons from MuddIety, by LANeDoN Ell
wYN MITCHELL; and short stories by
Octave THANET, RICHARD HARDING
DAVIS. MARY E. WILKINS. JULIAN RALPH,
BRANDER MATTHEWS. OWEN WIsTERS
and other we'll known writers.
Pref WOODROW WILSON will contri-
butte six papers on George Washington
and his time, with illustrations bT Ho-
WARD PYsLE. PoULTNEY BIGELow's
history of The German Struggle for
Liberty, illustrated by r. CATION WOOD
WILLIE. will be continued through the
winter. Two papers on St. Glars de-
feat and Mad Anthony Wayne's victory,
by THEODORE ROOSEVELT. with graphic
illustrations will be printed during the
year.
A note worthy feature OF the EAGA-
ZINE during 1895 will be series of ar
ticles by CAsPAR w. WHITNEY. describ-
ing his trip of $500 miles on snow-shoes
and with dog-sledgs trains into the un-
explored Barren Grounds of British
North Amerioa in pursuit of wood bison
and musk-oxen. Mr. WHITNEYss series
will have the added interest of being
illustrated from photographs taken by
himself
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December of each year. When no time
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