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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
EX-SENATOR FERRY DEAD
Wa Prominent in the Hayes-Tildcn Case
Presided Over Senate.

WI #E&Et 8L& EHEWNa#sAH
GRAND HAVEN, Mich, Oct. l5.--Ex-
United States Senator Thomas w.
Ferry died here suddenly this morning.
He was q son of William Montague
Ferry, a clergyman of some distinction,
who became interested in the lumber
trade toward the end of his life and
left his family a considerable fortune.
The younger Ferry was born in Mack.
ina June i. 1927, and received a com.
mon school education.
Ferry entered politics at ar early
age and held in quick succession nearly
every office within the gift of the peo-
pie Of his state. He was four times
elected to Congress and twice chosen
United States Senator. He was presid-
ing officer of the Senate during the
Hayes-Tilden contest, and he had often
said that he thought that he then saved
his country from another civil war. He
preserved the pen with which he signed
the document giving the Presidency to
Hayes. Ferry's downfall caine in 1883.
He was defeated for reelection to the
Senate, after a long and bitter contest.
and the failure, soon after, of the iron
firm OF which he was a partner, swept
away his fortune and his political in
fucnce at the same time. He went to
Europe, a broken and disappointed
man. and since his return had lived in
retirement in this village.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
WERE BROTHERS,
Captured s1in.esota bicycle Bank Robbie,

-
LAKE MILLS. Iowa. Oct. 18th.
young man under arrest here an !,
charge OF having been Implicated i
the double murder and bank robber,
at sherburne, Mimi, has made a con
1esslon. He says that the man killed
"hlle resisting arrest near Elmore
was his brother. He will not reveal
ms true name or the location of his
home. He declares that his brother
planned the robbery and killed the
two men in the bank.
After detailing the killing of the
two mon, the prisoner said that he
n his brother were greatly alarmed
lest they be penned up in the bank.
and both agreed that they must work
rapidly. He continued: II went tn
the money drawer and took out tho
money. l thought there was about
$500 IN the bunch that l had. I put
1T IN a sack that we had for that pur-
pose. Then we cut the screen to the
back window and left town on our
BICYCLES. just as we got on the BIZ.
cycles handed my brother the money
n he put it in his bicycle bag. We
separated about two and one.half or
three miles out of Sherburne. NV
brother, being the best rider. made
south for the state line and l took a
southwesterly direction until | got
south of jackson, and then I struck
out south along the Des Moines river
to Algoona. Then l crossed the coun.
try around by Britt and Forest Citv
Lake Mills. l had a pretty hard
getting through"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
INDIAN JUSTICE.
Two Choctaws Legally Shot to Death for
the Murder Of a Suuaw.

the Murder of a squaw.
GUTHRIE, Okla, Oct IA double
execution took place yesterday morn.
ing at Wewoka, capitol of the Semi
mole nation. Charles Hadworth and
Henry Welsh, half breed Indians. be.
ing shot to death by Indian legal ex-
ecutioners.
The two men were convicted bv the
Seminole court Of numbering a suuaw
on June 10, 1875. After the death
sentence was passed they were al
lowed liberty.
tits a Seminole custom to allow
murderers freedom, and it has sell
dom been abused by the prisoners
running away.
HadworEh and Welch we're stationed
IN the capital court, and paper squares
were placed yer their hearts as tar
gets. Four Indian police. standing
twenty feet distant, fred simulta-
neously, and both m]urderers fell back
into their own collins, dead. On Fri
day a full-blood Indian was legally
shot for a murder committed six
months ago. Eight men have been
executed in the Seminole nation so
far this year,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
Sensation in Lynching Case,

MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 15.-Sam P. VIII.
Jams and William Woods was put in
Jail here to-day, having been sentenced
for life at st. Stephens, Washington
county, for lynching CHRISTOPHER
Chamblis in 1892. This makes i rec
who have been given life sentences in
this case. and there are five others
awaiting trial. A sensation in the case
is a confession made by John Hollings-
head. which says hat the first man
convicted, Samuel Wilkins, had moth
ing to do with the crime. Hollings-
head turned States evidence. Cham
bliss was lynched because he charged
Woods with burning his (Chamblis)
hOnSa
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
st. Andrews Brotherhood Meets.

~PITTsBURG, Pa, Oct. IS. 49, The
eleventh annual convention of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew of the
United States opened here this after
doom at the Trinity Episcopal
church. with a service led by the
Rev. j. G.. Rosser of Toronto, Can
ada. About 300 delegates were
present, but by tomorrow, when the
business sessions begin, at least 500
o are expected. The most import
ant matter to be considered is the re-
port of the committee on arrangements
for the international convention next
year. The brotherhood of st. Andrew
embraces 300 chapters, with a Total
membership of IS, 900 in America.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
ROBBERS IN NAIL CAR
UNION PACIFIC HELD UP
IN UTAH.
Train Men Surprised-Two Men Alone Con-
cerned in the Robbery-The Express Safe
Not Opened. but Registered Letters of
Great Value Carried On.1

OGDEN, Utah, Oct. 15.--Just rs the
Union Pacific fast mail train from San
francisco stopped at the water tank at
Patterson. a small station in tho heart
OF Weber canyon. west Of here. two
men surprised the engineer by appear
ing from behind the water tank and
covering him with a revolver. They
then ordered the fireman to cover his
head with a cotton sack, which they
anded him. The engineer was or
dered to indicate the express car,
which he did.
While the attention Of the robbers
was distracted, the engineer started
his locomotive and escaped to Uintah.
where superintendent O'Ncill was no.
tilted.
Meanwhile the baggage and express
cars were uncoupled by the robbers
and run ahead of tho train !; few hun
dred yards and both were broken oDen.
The robbers failed to open the safe
in the express car. The railway Of
ticials say that the booty secured was
the registered mail, the value of it's
contents being unknown.
A special train in charge of Superin-
tendent ONeill may catch the robbers,
as the latter cannot get out of the can
yon except by the eastern route and all
station agents have been notified and
are awaiting the appearance of the
bandits.
No attempt was made by the men to
modest any OF the passengers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
ABUSE OF A YOUNG GIRL,
Minnie Couture of Mill Precinct Found
Covered with Bruises.

Covered with Bruises.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 15.-A complaint
signed by Sheriff Trompen was filed in
county court yesterday against Peter
Couture and his wife of Mill precinct,
charging assault and battery. The
u of the trouble is a little seven
year-old girl, who is a mass of bruises
from head to foot.
For some time the neighbors of the
Couture's have noticed that one Of
the six children seemed to receive
beatings from the whole family 1t mad
boen rumored for some time that the
cruelties practiced on the child were
shocking and Sheriff Trompen went
.out to investigate. He found the peo-
pie at then home on one of the Welton
farms seven miles northeast of Wayer-
~. The mother, when asked to show
the child that was wanted, tried to
palm off an older child as the one
wanted. Only five children out of the
SIX were uin the room and the sheriff
asked to see the other as he did not be-
lleve the one he had examined was the
one wanted. The father and mother
eyed each other somewhat guilty.,
but made no move, then the sheriff be-
gan to search the house. In an adioin-
ing room, sitting on the floor barefooted
and with but a slip of clothing on, the
child was found. An examination re-
vealed stains of blood on the clothing.
The child's feet were covered with scabs
from hurts as were it's hands. Its back
and shoulders were one mass of bruised
flesh as were other parts of it's body.
The mother was asked how the child
came to be in such a condition and she
expressed surprise and ignorance of the
facts. The sheriff took the child and
brought it into Lincoln with him when
he at once caused a complaint to be
issued charging assault and battery.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
Du Maurler's Ashes Buried.

LONDON, Oct. 15.-Hempstead church
was crowded yesterday with friends
and relatives of the late George Du
Maurier, the artist-author, who died
last Thursday and whose body was
cremated at Woking Saturday, for the
funeral services. The entire staff Of
Punch, Burnand, Lucy, Furness, Sir
Walter Besant, Bancroft, POINTER, AL
fred Gilbert, Henry James and Prof.
Lancaster, were among those in at
tendance. The mourners were headed
by the widow, sons and daughters of
the deceased.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
Tammany and Altee1d.

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-"We know moth
ing about the report that Governor
Altgcld will speak in this city," said
John B. McGoldrick, secretary of Tam
many hall, this morning. 'Tammany
has not invited him to come here and
will not take part in any meeting at
which he is to speak" All of the Tam
many leaders are positive in their
statements that they had nothing to do
with bringing Altgeld here, and that
they will have nothing to do with him
after he gets here.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
CANNOT REMOVE REMAINS
Committee Fails to Secure Permission ia
Transfer MIR. Hotchkiss' Body.

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 15.-The COM
mittee having the removal of the re-
mains of H. S. Hotchkiss from Carta-
gena, South America, to his native
state has been trying for some time to
get a special permit to make the trans
fer. Their hopes were finally ended by.
the receipt of the following letter:
Consulate of the United States. Car
tagena, Sept. Is, 1S95.-Hon. Ed r..
Sizer, Lincoln, Neb. Sir: Acting un-
der instructions from the Hon. Luther
F. Mckinney, United States minister
at Bogota, l have made inquiries of
the authorities here regarding the re-
moval of the remains of II. S. Hotch-
kiss, who died in this city June IS OF
this year. From these inquiries I learn
that according to strict police regula-
tions it will not he possible to remove
the body until the expiration of two
years o the date of it's interment.
[ am sir, your obedient servant,
CLIFFORD SMYTH,
United States Consul
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
Fraudulent Naturalization.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo, Oct. 5-The officials
of the circuit and criminal courts,
who have had charge of the extraordi-
nary naturalization incident to the
approaching election, have discovered
that there has been wholesale frudu-
lent registration. Yesterday eight
forged applications were discovered in
one bunch. 1t is believed that there
are large numbers of other forgeries
that have not yet been discovered. A
vigorous investigation is under way
and 1t is said numerous arrests will
follow.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
"A Busy Day Closes With a Peaceful Eiec-
ton of Officers.

"A Busy Day Closes With n Peaceful Elec-
ton of Officers.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 15.-The grand
lodge, Knights of Pyhthias, dominion
OF Nebraska, convened day before yes
terday in representative hall at the
state capitol and remained in session
up to a late hour. Representatives
from ITO lodges were present. There
was a desire on the part of everyone
to complete the session as soon as pos
sible, therefore business was disposed
OF rapidly.
In order to finish the session yester-
day the election of officers was held
Tuesday evening. VIII H. Love was
reelected keeper of records and seals,
and John Il. Wright was reelected
chancellor of the exchequer. The us
ual promotions were made without
contest.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
AGAINST GOLD MEN.
"A New York Judge Decides Against the
Name National Democrat

A New York Judge Decides Against the
Name National Democrat
NEW YORK, Oct. l3.-In the supreme
court OF Kings county, to-day, Judge
Clement decided in favor of the Demo-
cratic county committees protest
against the use upon the official ballot
OF the designation, National Demo.
cretic" by the gold standard
Democrats and Shepard faction of the
party. In his decision the judge said:
The political party name of the
National Democratic party is sub
s~tantially the same as the name Of
the Democratic party and infringes
on the right of the use thereof by the
political party known as the regular
Democratic party"
The matter will at once be taken
before the appellate division for fur.
Their argument.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
WRONG MEN PUNISHED,
"A Murderer Who Sent Two Other Men to
Prison Confcsses Before Death.

CANTON, ILL.,, Oct. 15.-Jol,n r. WYATT.
VINO hanged himself in the county jail
last Saturday, confessed that he killed
d. L. Gillia at Alton six years ago. The
nan was all eX-State Senator
and a member of the State board of
agriculture. He was killed by burglars
whom he found in his house.
Ion Brown and George Sterchey
We're found guilty Of the killing and
sentenced to the p~enitentiary for
thirty years on the testimony of Wyatt
who said he. held their team outside.
S%terchey has since died and Brown is
now confined at Chester.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
Cases Against Newkirk Continued.

SEDAL1A, Mo, Oct. l5.-In the
criminal court, at the request of Judge
W. w. Wood of Warrens burg, the four
cases against Cyrus Newkirk, presi.
dent OF the defunct First National
bank, who is under indictment for re-
celving deposits when he knew the
bank was in a failing condition, were
continued to December IA. judge
Wood also Informed Prosecuting At
torney Hoffman that he would decline
to quash the indictments and the cases
would have to be tried on their mer-
tia
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
WERE
The Bicycle Outlaws Were Sons of Rep.
utable People of Rock Rapids, Ia.

usanle PEOPLE of Rock Rapids, Ia.
Rock RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. Is. : The
news that the Sherburne bank robbers
were Louis and Hans Kelihan of this
own surprised every one, and their
parents, who are reputable people, are
Frustrated.
Hans, the dead one, had been away
from home four years and was supposed
to be travelling with a theatrical troupe.
lie came home two months ago and
persuaded Lou to go with him, saving
he had a position for him.
Lou had been considered a trust
worthy lad. The father, John Kelihan,
and j. d. Wilson. his brother-in-law'
him.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
POWERS BEHIND TURKEY.
Russia, Germany and Austria Deter
mined to Prevent Any Changes.

LONDON, Oct. 15..-Sir Michael Hicks
Beach, chancellor of the exchequer,
speaking at Darlington last night, de-
clared that the actual position of the
powers with regard to the Eastern
question was that Russia, Austria and
Germany were determined, with a view
to preserving European peace, to main
tain the status quo in Turkey. That
had been England's traditional policy,
any departure from which would meet
active resistance by the powers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
A Priest May Be Rector.

New YORK, Oct. 15.-Bishop Farley,
who was at the residence of Archbishop
Corrigan to-day, declared positively
that the successor to Bishop Keane as
rector of the Catholic university at
Washington would be a priest and not
a bishop. Additional weight is given
to this by the fact hat he is one of the
directors of the university. az
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
Legate Martinellrs First Reception,

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-The first re-
ception to Mgr. Martinelli, the new
papal ablegate, since his arrival in this
country, was rendered to him last
night by Vice Rector G~arrigan and the
professors of Caldwell hall at the
Catholic university. It was purely an
anniversary affair.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
THREATENS TORTURE
INDIANA CRANK WRITES
GOVERNOR HOLCOLMB
And Threatens Him with the Torture Of
Seventy Devils Had Been Refused q
Certificate to Practice Medicine-Othcr
Nebraska News.

LINCOLN, Oct. Is. Professor J. H..
Pageler, who was recently refused a
certificate to practice medicine, has
developed a new issue in this cam
paign. He writes to Governor Hol-
comb from Muncie, Ind, as follows:
MUNCIE, Ind, Oct. 12.-Governor-
Sir: l see that you folks cam
decide on my certificate affairs. NV
father told me if you do not under
stand me what your suffering meant.
My father says that you had better
pay attention to what he has me-
write. And if not he says he will send
seventy devils out of the lowest nit Of
hell.
If they don't go to work and grant
me my certificate which he desires
just three days from the minute Won
receive this letter, there wont be any
grace given them, the torture Of sew
enty devils will take place on TOP Of
the other torture.
PROF. j. II. PAGELEn.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
A GALE ON THE COAST.
Two Vessels Wrecked and Three Lives
Lost-No Movement of Ships,

Two ScSseI" "TtVKtU anu INTce LIV0N
Lost-No Movement of Ships.
NEW YORK, Oct. ia severe
northeasterly gale ragged all along the
Atlantic coast last night and to-day,
accompanied by rain. So far few
wrecks have been reported. though
many vessels r in great danger. At
daybreak yesterday morning the
American schooner Luther A. Roby,
of Shiverie, Nova Scotia, struck near
the point of Cape Henlopen, and was
pounded to pieces. Three of the crew
lost their lives, but five were rescued.
Near Gloucester, Mass, the schooner
Alsatian, with a cargo of lumber, was
wrecked but the crew was rescued.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
Rewards for Clark,s Murderer.

LIBERTY, Mo-, Oct. 15.-The heirs Of
Matthew Clark, who was found muir
dered at his home near Excelsior
Springs September S, have offered a re-
ward of $500 for the murderers. in adj
dition to the $500 offered by the gov
n and $500 by the Clay coantv
court. No clue has yet been obtained.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
Sweetheart and Self Shot.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Oct. l3.-Philin z,m.
mer, q blacksmith, aged "a, attempted
to kill his sister, shot his sweetheart.
Cecilia Vietz, in the abdomen and
then put a bullet through his own
heart at the Vietz girls home this
morning. Miss Vietz will die. Zim-
mer was undoubtedly crazed bv love
and jealousy. wv
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
Harry St. John Dead

GUTHRIE. 9. T.. Oct 13.-Harry ST.
John, son Of Ex-Governor st. John q
Kansas, died at his home in Ok,ahom.
City Saturday of la grippe, at the aoe
of -. He was under indictments for
the murder of his wife several months
age, and was to have been tried ha.
fore Judge Keaton this term Of court.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
GOLD MEN RECOGNIZED,
Missourfs Secretary Of State Receives the
National Democratic Petitions

National Democratic Petitions.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Oct. :3.-This
morning John +. Lee of st Louis
arrived with petitions Containing 1000
names, asking that the secretary of
State allow the Palmer Buckner Ma.
tional Democratic ticket to be placed
on the official ballot. The ticket in.
cluded the names Of the presidential
electors and the nominees for Stat.
officers.
Mr.. Lesueur took the matter under
advisement, and shortly before noon
accepted the petition, and the ticket
will go on the official ballot.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
ARBITRATION
The British Government Favors the Gem
eral Peace PrinciD!e'

eral Peace Principle.
LONDON, Oct. i3.-lt is learned that
the conference held Saturday between
the Marquis of Salisbury, Secretary Of
State or the Colonies Joseph Cham
berlain and the British ambassador at
Washington, Sir Julian P~auncefote,
was most satisfactory and it is be-
lleved in the highest quarters that at
a the general principle of arbitra-
tion and the settlement of the Venez-
nelan question Will be decided upon
with the United States before the end
OF this month. Sir Julian P~auncefote
will sail for New York on Wednesday
with final instructions on the subject.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
Illinois "Straightouts' In a Ouandary

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Oct. 1.-THE state
board of review spent five hours yester-
day hearing objections to the placing
Of the middle-of-the-road Populist
ticket on the official ballot, and decided
not to do so unless petitioned, and then
only by some other name than "Peo-
pies Party" Of "Populist"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
lyman TO BE RELEASED,
British Efforts to Secure mo. Is, Ex-
tradition From France Ea;,

t1auICIUH FrOm tranCe Fail,
WASHINGTON, Oct l3.-Ambassador
Eustis, at Paris, has cabled Secretary
OF State Olney that lyman will be re-
leased. He was charged with being
h notorious mo. 1" of the Phoenix
park murderers, and was arrested bv
the French authorities at B%oulogne
at the request of the Scotland Yard
detectives, who had been following
MIN through Europe. The ATTEMPT
10 secure his extradition, however.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
RUMoRs OF A DISASTER
The British Cruiser Talbot Reported
Lost at Sea.

DovERPoRT, Eng, Oct. ia umo
is in circulation here that the British
cruiser. Talbot, bound for the North
American station, foundered at sea
during the recent gale. The Talbot is
q cruiser Of 5000 tons displacement
n carries a crew of 433 officers and
men.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-10-23
PYTHIAN GRAND LODGE.

United States Consul.