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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
Conditional Pardons in Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kan. Jan. attorney
General Dawes yesterday gave an
opinion that the governor has right
to grant pardons upon conditions.
The question came up over the Gus
tom established of the governor par
doning JOINT keepers upon condition
that they leave the state. The Pro
hibitionists protest upon sthe ground
that such action is Illegal y The gov
ernor& referred Sthe matter a@to the
attorney general with the result as
stated
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
COPPlNGER'S PROMOTION.
His Nomination to Be a Brigadier Still
Held Up.

q
WASHINGTON, Jan 1.-The nomina-
ton of Colonel Coppinger to be briga-
dier general of the army is still held
up in the Senate. There is a hard
fight being made against his nomina-
tion. This fight is being conducted by
the A. F. A. The most serious OBJ
lection to the distinguished soldier is
that he is a Catholic in religion and
when young man served in the Popes
zouaves.
Coppinger came to this country in
1860, entered the Union army, served
with distinction throughout the civil
war, has been wounded several times,
and received a commission in the reg
ular service and in the natural order
of things reached the command Of his
regiment and was nominated by the
President to the grade of brigadier
general. Colonel sCopplnger's wife was
the eldest daughter of the late James
G. Blaine, and it is said that one of the
reasons for the serious break between
the Blaine and Harrison families was
the refusal of President Harrison to
promote Coppinger to brigadier gen
eralship when requested to do so by
Mrs. Blaine. Last summer, when "a
vacancy occurred in the grade of
brigadier general, President Cleveland
promoted Coppinger.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.

Thomas Perkins fell off of bridge
at New London, Mo-, and was
drowned.
Webster Burr, an old soldier in
the Quincy, Ill, home committed sui
eide.
Charles Thompson, the St Louisan
mortany wounded near St. Paul,
Mimi, was a victim of a footpad.
Thomas Levy, of KankaLee, ILL.,,
has sued Lawrence Lague for $40, o90
for alternating his wife's affections.
Incendiaries burned T. S.. Stacey's
barn at Callao, Mo-, destroying 1000
bushels of corn and two fine horses
A. A. Nellis, New York real estate
man, was arrested charged with the
murder of Mrs. Jane Runnett of that
city.
Minister Terrell's request for regu-
lar Turkish troops for the protection
of American missionaries in Asia Minor
has been granted.
The peace meeting Of the American
Society in London has been abandoned
on account of the better feeling be-
tween England and America.
j. S. Mckinley, nephew Of the
Governor, is making a ''still hunt" for
his uncle in Texas, securing support
ers for the presidential asplrant
Cincinnati is making big effort to
secure the National Democratic con-
vention.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
MORGAN GETS THE BONDS
Has Received Applications for 81 4 so ,O0o, ,OCO
The Syndicate Details.

Has Received Applications for s. sc 0.OOo, ,OCO
The Syndicate Details.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-Bankers in this
city who are in close touch with the
administration express their opinion
that the announcement regarding the
government bond issue will be made
not later than Thursday. The details
of the contract with the syndicate
will closely conform to those of the
previous issue. The loan is expected
to be for SlcO, 1000. with an option
on an additional $10o, ooo The
arrangements in the present instance
do not provide for any guarantee by
the syndicate as in the last issue.
Formal applications for allotments
of the loan were received to-day
by j. P. Morgan & Co.
Gossip from Berlin is that part Of the
loan will be placed in Germany.
Domestic applications alone in this
city will aggregate 15G,oO0.0o0.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE Evening
Post says: "a contract was signed
this afternoon by all the members of
the new bond syndicate, subject to the
formal acceptance Of the government.
The syndicate agrees to furnish H.
OOO,OO onnces of gold, amounting to
about $500, 900, 900 in gold, the govern
ment to take one-half of this sum first
and to have the option of taking the
other half and to deliver four per cent
thirty year coin bonds at about the
same price as paid for the last issue of
bonds: the managers of the syndicate
to receive a commission of one per
cent. The price at which the last
BONDS were taken was 104.49. at which
they yielded 3S per cent interest
LONDON, Jan. 1.-Mr. Burns Of
Thomas Morgan & Co., said: ''None
of the new issue of bonds will be
foated in London, owing to the
strained relations between the United
States and Great Britain The situa-
tion looks graver than ever this morn
| ing from commercial point Of view.
This IS partly on account of Senator
Sherman's position The affair has
made wonderful difference in the
business between London and New
York and will result in the with
drawal of most Of the American secur-
| tiles from England. We are sending
home daily large quantities Of these
securities which were thrust upon the
market. Some OF the new bonds will
! probably be placed in Germany but this
| has not yet been decided. In nv
opinion our American copatriots have
gone mad. .
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
Denied From Washington.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The report
that Iowa Indians have leased $4,000
acres Of land from the Kaw tribe, in
tending to live off the rental of their
allotted lands to whites, is disputed
by Indian officials. All leases made
by or with Indians require the ap-
proval of the Indian bureau, and In
dians cannot abandon their allotments
and move onto reservation lands only
by authority Of an act of Congress-
This action has never been allowed
and the Indian bureau will not author
ize it now.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
THE HORsELEss VEHICLE.

NS--O>SS- A'AAASSt
Army Use--Would Be a Great Saving.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-Gen. Miles is
now making a study Of the horseless
vehicle, with q view to determining it's
utility in army use The idea is to
use it for the army trains. At each
OF its forty-one military posts our
army employs two or more wag-
ons, prescribed by the Quartermaster.
General. The larger, the six-mule
wagon, is for transporting army sup
plies to and from railroad stations on.
the frontier posts. The other, known
as the escort wagon, is pulled by two
or four mules It is used in the more
thickly settled regions, for the same
purpose, as well as for official errands
Those wagons have been used in the
army since the war, with but little
alteration. The horseless vehicle, if
feasible, would be a big Improvement
over them. Besides, it would be a
great saving.
Our small army of $4,000 men en-
ploys $500 horses and mules for uses
OF the cavalry and artillery and for
general drafting purposes. The aver
age cost Of these for the last fiscal
year, for instance, ranged from $95 to
$16S each, the cavalry horses costing
the least, even less than the Govern
ment mules, and draft horses the most
Thus the army makes a great outlay
each year, not only for purchasing
horses, but for keeping them we'll fed
and groomed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10

by Hon. L. G. McElroy, Colonel j. B.
Carter, Judge H. w. Reeves, Mayor
Iced Ray, Captain A. Offut, Sheriff r.
p. Young and Circuit Court Clerk d.
j. Lancaster. These resolutions con-
'demn the outrages and the violence of
the mob in the strongest possible ex-
pressions and they were adopted unan-
imously by the large Indignation meet
ing. A fund was raised by prompt and
liberal subscription to employ detec-
tives to aid in ferreting out the perpe-
traitors of the crime
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
Venezuelan Commission Suits.

LONDON, Jan. 1.-The newspapers
are largely occupied with reviews of
the years events, but Justice Brewers
appoln tment to the Venezuelan COM
mission is approved by the press. The
comments upon Venezuela follow
much the same lines as for several
-daVS paSt
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
MASS MEETING HELD.
Citizens of Lebanon Denounce the Burn
ing by Mob of MRS. West.

LEBANON, KY, Jan. l. l.-Fully 1000
people assembled at the court house in
this village yesterday to take action
on the burning to death of Mrs, T. j..
West and the killing of w. A. Devers
by five men near thissplace Saturday
night. The speeches were all vigorous
in deuunciation of the disgrace on Mar
ion county and the state. Very strong
resolutions weys drawn up and signed
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
ENGLAND SCORED.

French Statesman Accuses Her of
Bad Faith and Bullying
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The Pail Mall Ga
zette publishes an article from the pen
of M. Flourens, formerly French min
lister of foreign affairs, upon the Ven
ezuela controversy. Commenting upon
it, the Pail Mall Gazette says: eve
wanted to hear what Frenchmen
thought of Secretary Olney's exten-
sion of the Monroe doctrine, but he
scarcely touches upon that and i'm
proves the occasion by giving us some
home truths. He accuses us of bully
ing and breaking faith.
M. Flourens says: 1.-The French do
not believe in the probability of war,
as both Great Britain and the United
States are prone to weigh profit and
andloss. France is far more disposed
to accept the Monroe doctrine than
you in England; but we reserve an
terror rights, and do not agree with
President Cleveland's S conception of
arbitration.
British Diplomacy still retains a
violent procedure which is out of
place in our epoch. Unless she be-
lieves she is face to face with strong
er power than herself, her weapons Of
discussion are ultimatums. This un-
bridled manner does enormous harm
to her reputation, whether it imposes
ness obiiges them to su bmit in humii-
alton, or whether she gives way, as
she will have to do in the quarrel with
Venezuela, before unseen resistance.
Her moral authority was seriously i'm
paired. for instance, by Lord Sails
bury's mcnancing language to the sui
tan. European concert in regard to
the East, far East Or America, does
not exit, because no one wishes to be
associated with England's diplomatic
arrogance or exposed to the dangers
Of her breeches of faith
HoT SPRINGS, Ark, Jan. l.-"Ari-
zona Charley" whoenjoys the distinc-
tion Of having conducted a week of
bull fighting at Cripple Creek, Col, in
spite Of the opposition of the local
authorities and the governor, was acci-
dentally shot and painfully wounded
last evening. He had too much con-
fdence in the Workmanship of
friend, whom he requested to shoot
snow ball from the top of his head.
The friends nerve was bad and
Charley received a painful wound in
the forehead.
1 SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. Through
the treachery of an officer in the GUS
tom house two carloads of Chinese
1 from the Atlanta exposition have
slipped through the fingers of score
Of United 'nates inspectors and are
now somewhere in Chinatown safe
/ from the reach of federal control or
i interference. The Chinese were
| landed in this city before daylight and
were hurried in carriages into the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
tary Foster had redeemed greenbacks

tary Foster had redeemed reenbacks
in gold.
ssYou said 1T had not been done''
''Not on demand" said Mr.. Cockrell.
II repeat that no Secretary of the
Treasury until October, 1891, ever
yielded the option to the holders of
United States notes."
''But United States notes were re-
deemed in gold.',
"Not at the option OF the holder.
The option was never given the holder
until 189l''
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10

SidneyC. Clay and Miss Mary stoner,
members of prominent Kentucky fam
lilies, eloped and were married in Des
MONIES, Iowa.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1896-01-10
DEADLY EXPLOSION.
Fifty Prussian-silesia Miners Killed or
Pa Injured and Seventeen n1issinc

Injured and Seventeen Missing.
q, BREsLAU, Jan. Am explosion Of
fire damp occurred in colliery at
Waldenburg, Pruss1an Silesia, forty
three miles Southwest of this city, to-
day. Fifty miners are known to have
been killed or injured and seventeen
others are missing.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25

Tho city Of Seattle bolts ont a hearty
welcome 70 Mayor Pratt. ~ Mlna,apolls
AMI the distinguished parry Of otsis,'als VIII,
aNcompans him. w ranrot show Them ou
this visi, a city us large as Mlnnospols
hot @ aay Zee gratifying 90 ,hem 10 know
thai in very many r.. spects ,se have follow
- tho example SET hy one of the two ohlcf
cities Of Minnesota.
pug ottNa's will 10 douhf remind ihe v.s-
i,ers that seattle Ia city ~ phenomenal
srowfh. having Increased iss population
from iiI in 1870 90 over - nn tn l,.1. and
,ha' We have a greater mileage ~ cable
ana el@'tric ear Hines than any city ~ l's
population ln fhe CutcI ststes. They Will
Re told of COURSE, az .,tr entire v.constr. ia-
zion % otihuns- since che rrrat arr st A
cost ~ nsArly seven maroa lc}'srs OBJ. the
ho'ains os foriy-;hrr ctprta,s Sc
s0hooIs O. acronroilic twelve tra- s.l
papae ~ . system ~ water saiu.N NJ
c'octei- tzh.v Az over trc ritv. srl 1f .n-
present sSteat ant utprc pessih- .tl.s ~
Satti, ss "a earr,. r-isi eeuior
Hut the VISITORS from Minneapolis nsa
De- aa'e 20 speak win voy, mnrs ~ 30 90
the sroNtf Aa8 drvcionrucrt 81 tac-- ~
civ tn f>sa Minneapolis was "a Gown 90
>H aeHa'e. era lr .s Nt-r g. rs3 .aa-1 .
f>'9 >y $3.50 q, ea3 fur-pea ,o e. >Sc. Ast
ty fee e hs3 s-ovn to tar .ncT.f,s pro-
porrc ~ ift..t>. AN ta,r.ssr ir Ten wears
81 VS. ~ at ~r Per eeut.. whsh Is g.. a.r,.
80 p" la~ser pcreenis.o thar taa. ssr
GHw otsef tafs,. t.frN Lea st-. ftnff..f ~.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25

The condition Of affairs in the board Of
Tuhlic works viii probably serve as a
warning to the mayor TO he slow in max
Ing removals or appointments until things
get settled down a little. Although City
Engineer Thomson and Water Superin-
.endeat Youngs have been confirmed. Cor
poration Counsel Brown has concluded
that II viii be safer for them not to qualify
for few days Until the superintendent
OF streets is appointed and confirmed the
board cannot organize. BY the delay in
qualifying they continue to hold under
their original appointment. and Goungs.
together with Superintendent of Buildings
Van Rrockiin and Street Superintendent
Alexander, can act as the board and at
tend to current business. II Thomson and
Youngs should qualify under the new
charter there would be an awkward con-
ditioa of affairs. because Thomson il not
a member of the board under the old char
ter and the superintendent of buildings
Is. AS the charter requires sppointees to
quality within a certain time. Thomson
and YounEs cannot hold out much longer
1t Is hoped that by next Monday night the
council will confirm the superintendent Of
streets, otherwise there will be a dead
lock.
one deadlock Is az much rs the city's in
tercsts VIII justify at one time. and there
is no need 20 have every department In a
turmoil. The mayor has In hand now all
the Offices To which he can appoint. all the
others coming within the civil service
rules. The commission is getting it's rules
ready, and when the changes are made Ia
other offices they should bc decisive and
prompt There IS no department Of the
city government but Is IN good shape TO
run as It is until the reorganization can be
perfected. This way Of unse,ti!ng depart
ments and keeping employees in fever Of
expectation plays havoc with tho public
service. and costs the taxpayers money.
1t Is The councils prerogative &c reject
or confirm the mayors nominations. hut
the less disturbance there is at one time
the better.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25

SEATTLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 90
ARMS FOR THE MILITIA.

Senator HawIey proposes TO arm the mill
fla Of the different states with the Spring
field rifles which are being t1graed IN by
the regular army IN exchange for the new
Krag -Jorgensen rife. This Is step in
advance The National Guard In most
states IL armed with weapon from TWEEN
ty TO twenty-five years behind the day.
The national arms Of defense-arrry. navy
and National Guard-now have seventeen
calibers IN usc--one In the army. one In the
navy and fifteen IN the National Guard
The proposed change VIII leave only
three. This 10 two too many. and It IS 10
be hoped that In the course Of time anoih-
er advance can be- made. so that eventually
one CALDER will be- required for albany.
navy and National Guard. One cartridge
ought to fl; every rife watch may be called
into service.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25
NOTABLE PEOPLE.

The gold table service of the sultan of
Turkey is valued at 100000.
Gov. Budd. of California. is fond of me-
chanics. and for some years has spent a
portion of his ieiSI time in a workshop
he has had fitted up on his place.
Ii is reported that the British ambassa-
dor at Washington City. Sir Julian Paunce-
fote, will shortly go TO London to discuss
with the government certain features Of
the Venezuelan question.
Mrs. J. Stanley Brown CMollie Garfield
is one Of the most popular young matrons
in Washington City. She is a brunette.
with warm, golden-brown hair. large dark
eyes and an exquisite complexion. She has
three children.
The current belief in Massachusetts that
attendance at social functions FASTENED the
death of Gov. Greenhalge makes interest
ing the official announcement that Acting
Gov. Wolcott has cancelled all of the en-
gagements made by him to be present at
various dinners. meetings. assemblies, etc.
Charlotte Corday's skull is believed IS
be in the possession of Prince Roland Bon
aparte. who obtained It from NJ. Duruy.
the person who established the authenticity
of Richelieus skull. which some time ago
was replaced IN the tomb in the Sorbonne.
from which 1t was stolen during the revo-
luton.
Nine Dieulafoy. a French lady. is the
most confirmed of male women. She has
worn mems clothes since she was a hr
in 1870. She elected to go with her hus-
banda volunteer under Chanzy-through
the war To avoid attention she dressed as
a lad of rs. and has never since worn
woman's dress. Nine. Dieulafoy is to be
met at Eiysee balls in a swallow-tailed
evening coat. with her hair clipped to the
skull.
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff. now En-
glish minister at Madrid. when accredited
to Teheran. once consulted Persian sor-
cerer as to the future of himself and sew
eral friends. When asked in regard 10 AL
fred Baifour the sorcerer said he would
become a grand vizier." Lord Randolph
Churchill he declared. was suffering from
a disease which would soon carry him off.
You added the sorcerer. will be am
bassador at Constantinop'e- Sir Henry Is
now mentioned for that post.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25

oocrpy beautiful campus within mile
OF the center OF Minneapolis. although we
cannot rival them yet in finished sur
roHndings.
One feature OF Minneapolis local gov
eminent which We have adopted is the idea
Of confingng the saloons within definite fm-
its in the business part Of the city, and
prohibiting them in the residence disrricss-
There are few cities which offer better
opportunities for Seattle to take pointers
from than Minneapolis. ard We hope that
when We bid our visitors reluctant gooc-
bye, they viii have left us a. least az
many good suggestions as they may take
away with them
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25

President Harris. OF the Reading rail-
road, estimates the original contents OF
the anthracite coal fields at l<1z billion
tons. of which about IS per cent. has been
taken out This would leave nearly Il
billion tons, which. at an annual rate IF
production of 45.0o1.0D TONS would hast
80 years, but probably only about one
half of the amount unmined would be act
uslly available. Long before the supply
is exhausted ii Ia probable that our Roent-
gems. Edisons and Teslas will have discoy-
cred something by reason of which the
people 2s5 years hence can laugh at coal
famines
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25
PERSON AL.

H. l.. Strobridge, a lawyer of Everett
Is at the Stevens.
Chief Justice John +. Hoyt, of Olympia
is stopping at the Butler.
w. l.. Church. a merchant of Dun
geness. Is at the Northern.
Philo Rutherlo ord. a rancher of SnoQual-
mic is staying at the Dilier.
A. E. Richardson. county clerk of Clal-
lam county. Is at the Northern.
Judge John c. Denney and Samuel
Jones, of Spohomsh. are at the Butler.
w. P. Bird, travelling auditor of the
Northern Pacific, is at the Northern from
Tacoma.
Sheriff J. j. Bell, of Whatcom. is stop
ping at the Diller on his return from
Steilacoom.
Thomas Maloney. chairman Of the state
Democratic central committee. is regis
tered at the Northern.
James Morris. OF Tacoma, and james
Mccoy, of Wickersham. well-known lum
her men. are al the Diller.
a II. Macguire ex-proprietor of the
Yakima hotel at North Yakima, IS regis
tered at the Northern from Spokane
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25

Instances of the detrimental effects OF
the repeal of the reciprocity clause OF the
Mckinley bill are continually multiplying.
A business firm in New York city recent
ly made the statement that before the
reciprocity treaty with Brazil was abro-
gated 1t exported $2oo.oco worth of cotton
goods to that country. The firm had every
reason to believe that the exports for the
following year would be doubled, but the
reciprocity act was annulled, and the ex-
ports sank to $4,000 at time when the
American goods were gaining in favor
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25

A recent writer gives figures to show
that 1t costs more TO send goods between
London and the west of Ireland than be-
tween London and Japan. The figures he
gives are: A ton of wooden goods can be
forwarded from London to New York for
81: 10 Chicago 1000 miles inland for 81.
and to Japan for SO. The same goods
sent from Derry 10 London cost sl4, and
from Gweedore, seventy miles inland. ST.
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inent that Montana does not want more
wage earners. for the supply is already too
great. but that which is needed in Mon
tana, as in other Western states, is men
with capital to invest In enterprises that
await development 1t was also pointed out
that mere SPECTATORS are not wanted. for
men who are willing to be land poor for
a term of years are Of little value to a
growing state
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25

With the Cuban sugar crop cut off, and
the sugar trust negotiating for 100000 tons
of beet sugar in Europe. this ought TO be
good time for American farmers to turn
their attention to the sugar-beet Industry
and American capitalists TO the manufact-
ure of beet sugar
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-25

There has been more war talk in the past
year than there was for the ten years pre-
vious. Within the last six months Great
Britain has had war scares with the
United States, Venezuela, Germany. Tur-
key and the Soadanese. The United
States has had the same exciting expert
ence with England and Spain. Italy has
declared scare with Abyssinia. Brazil
with Great Britain. Bolivia with Peru. and
1t might be added. Corbett with Fitzsim-
mons