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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10

small brown boy. with curly
hair and glossy skin The Gus
toms officer of the sleepy little
town OF Orange. the old Dutch port Of
Saint Eustatius, took me down the
shore in his boat, while Alexander ran
along the beach. preferring the run 10
a ride
AS great cliffs thrust themselves
across the sands into the sea at inter-
walls, the boy frequently had to swim
and wade, but he took off his clothes
they We're not very troublesome, con-
s'sting only OF ragged shirt and trou-
sers-tied them in bundle on his
head, and then ''sprnted' along the
beach, over the great rocks and under
the lodges, beating the rowers out of
time. When we reached the headland
known as Tumbledown-Dick." how
ever, Alexander was glad enough to
swim out to the boat and be taken in;
for the cliffs here were perpendicular,
even followed out into immense caves,
and the sea ragged at their feet like a
thousand demons. In the bay beyond
we were landed, after much difficulty
all Of US getting wet feet and being
roughly handled by the waves. The
boat was sent out into smooth water.
beyond the breakers, and We hid our
selves and waited the coming Of the
tropic birds.
These birds, the custom official tot!
me, prognosticate the coming Of the
hurricanes, always leaving the island
Immediately before the arrival OF these
terrible storms and staying away un-
til they are over. Where they go no
one knows; and when they return the
people breathe freely again, knowing
that there will be no more hurricanes
that season. Sometimes they do not
all return, and then the islanders be-
lieve that they have been lost at sea
They make their rude nests in holes
and on shelves Of the cliffs, we'll out oil
reach of ordinary observers; and here
each pair rears single young one
laying but one egg in nest. The
male and female birds take turns in
brooding over this solitary egg, anG
one is always found within the hole
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10
In Klontiike. :

First Miner-Hold, Bill! Would you
commit suicide? Bill (momentarily
checkeD-Why not? I've only mined
out $4,000 this week, and I owe the
landdady $4,000 for last weeks board
First Miner turning his head)-Par-
don me, Bill: ! didn't knew. Pull the
trigger. -Judge
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10
DANGEROUS FEAT.
GOV SCALED PERlLOUS CLIFFS
TO CATCH BIRD.
Got the Egg and Its Owncr-B Brought
Both Of Them Down in Safety birds
Are Said to Foretell the Coming OF
""~ f3t1rsisa uas.

FOUND my first
tropic birds nest
in the island OF
S a in t Eustatius.
one Of the volcanic
Antilles, in the
Caribbean sea. Ny
assistant, without
VIII Q NJ | S Ii o u | d
have been unable
to locate the nest,
was Alexander. a
10Y. with curly
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10
ABOUT MONEY STONES.
FOSSIL ORGANISM FOUND IN
MANY PARTS.
4 Low order Of Animal Llfe-Littls
Creatures at the Very Bottom OF tho
Scale Merely Bits OF Living Jelly
1t Is Easy to Test.

HE Sussex coast,
near Selsea Bill. is
u n / n terestins to
the ordinary tour
ist. 1T is fiat and
sometimes almost
marsily, rising at
most ont a few feet
over sea level, and
terminating above
the shore in a lit
tie step, which can
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

Until human judgment shall be infallible
there will be business failures. No pros
perity will ever be SO general that the evil
dence of human miscalculation or reckless
ness will not be found i'm a long list of busi-
ness mishaps. There are periods. however,
when unforeseen disasters, incident very
largely to legislation. engulf the most pru-
dent and the most sagacious. One of these
periods set in July. 1898. but the full harvest
OF disaster was not apparent until the close
of the following October, when the COM
mercial failures i'm this country reached the
unprecedented figure of SIS. 167. S14, nearly
equally divided between manufacturing and
trading disasters. During the three years
which nave followed the list of commercial
disasters has been long and the losses
large. During 1894 the aggregate was STA
992. 400; during 1895. sl73. 2l0. 500; during 1896,
1924. 1O0, 1000. The aggregate of the three
years and three months was $685., 500. 900. In
no three months during the whole period of
disaster did the failures involve so large an
amount as the three months of August.
September and October preceding the late
election, the aggregate being $72. SOC. 900.
During the months of August and Septem-
Der, when the result of the election was
most in doubt. the failures involved So, 7O0,-
900. These figures do not include the losses
of capital represented by railroad prop
critics which have gone into the hands of
receivers.
The causes which have led to these fail
ures in business are many, but the two
leading causes are the change of the tariff
policy and the fears incident to the agita-
ton of the money question. The first lost
the country the markets afforded by the
full employment of labor and their partial
loss to foreign competition. The loss in the
department of trading has been due largely
to a gradual shrinkage of values i'm stocks
OF merchandise, not because of the appre-
citation of money, but to the accumulation
of stocks and the inability of the masses to
purchase because of the reduction of wages.
In this connection it is interesting to note
that the aggregate losses of the country by
fire last year were considerably more than
half the amount involved by the business
failures. In 1894 the losses by fire amounted
to $l29. $50. 900 and by failures to SI74. 992. 400.
Thus IL appears that in one of the years of
largest business disaster the losses were
only So0,OW.W0 in excess of those incident to
fires. In seasons of fair prosperity the
losses by fires exceed those incident to dis
asters i'm business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

asserted that these men in Congress who
would have the government run the rail
roads would like to have the experiment
begun with these Pacific roads. They seem
to ignore the fact that a large amount of
money will be required TO get control of
the first mortgages upon the railroads. that
the government has no control over the
branch roads and that the railway people
claim that the mortgage does not cover
the terminals and rolling stock. In the
case of foreclosure. then. all that would be
obtained might be the tracks of the lines.
which the managers Of the Pacific COM
panies could better afford to parallel than
TO purchase.
In California. and, perhaps. in other
States along the Pacific lines, there is a
determined hostility to the management of
the roads. In California it has been made
an issue by political parties. For this rea-
son some of the representatives from the
Pacific States oppose the funding scheme.
So long as they can embarrass the man
ayers they seem not to take any note of
whatever evils may come. Ostensibly the
Pacific managers are supporting the fund
ing bill, but in so half-hearted a manner
as to arouse a suspicion in Washington
that they prefer it's defeat. because If the
government should foreclose. as it must if
the funding bill should not be passed and
the right of the government to take up the
first mortgage sold to the highest bidder.
they would bid in the property for a small
part of the amount which the government
has already paid out. 1t would not sur
prise those who have watched these mat
ters if some of those who are opposing the
funding bill and denouncing the Pacific
managers are secretly promoting the inter-
ests of the men who own and control the
roads. Stranger things have happened.
The recent performances of some of those
who are making themselves conspicuous i'm
their opposition. like Senator Pettigrew,
have been such as to afford ground to sus-
pect their motives. Excepting Mr.. PETER,
Il is not probable that there is a Senator
who would openly champion the policy of
government control and management of
the roads.
The pending funding bill is vastly more
important TO the people of the United
States than resolutions acknowledging the
independence of Cuba.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
EMBALMED In WHISKY.
Body of "a Kentucky Planter Buried in
a Tank of

CYNTHIANA. KY, Jan.
Bramlett, aged eighty years. died Jan. :.
He owned several plantations in Harrison
county and had been a very prosperous
man all his life. At a low stimate he was
worth SlOO. GOO. He was peculiar in nothing
but his ideas of his own burial. He was
a great reader and perhaps drew his no
tons of his own interment from the his
tories of ancient Egypt. About fifteen
years ago he hired a skillful stonemason to
make him a s~arcophagus of kentucky blue
limestone. which is much more durable
than the hardest marble. At the same time
the bought a barrel of the best old bourbon
the State could produce and ordered that
at his death the whisky should be poured
upon his body after il was placed in the
stone coffin. The sarcophagus was then to
be Theoretically sealed and placed i'm a
grave near his residence. All his directions
were followed 20 the letter and he was
buried to-day. IL took a number of strong
horses to carry his body i'm its heavy re-
ceptacle to the grave already awaiting for
il. Bramlett was Il constant imbiber of
apple brandy and never left his house
without a flask full i'm his pocket. His body
was almost ready for Spontaneous combus-
ton before his death. and yet none ever
saw him too much intoxicated to attend
10 business and TO talk sensibly on any and
all subjects.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
MORE IMPORTANT THAN CUBAN
RESOLUTIONS.

The most important subject which will
come before the present Congress Is the
Pacific Railroad funding bill. which is as
signed for Thursday and Friday of this
week I'm the House. 1t is most important
because it cannot be delayed without rum
ming the risk of losing the entire amount
which the government has paid out for
these roads-Sl35. 0Oo. coo. The funding bill
has been explained. 1t is "A measure which
will relieve the government of response
bility for the indebtedness which IL has as
sumed for these corporations. or at least
the larger part OF 1t. The funding bill pro-
vides for the issue of a two-per-cent. bond
TO take up the bonds for which the United
States is responsible, running fifty years.
IL is not so favorable terms as might have
been secured years ago. but IL Is the best
possible now. II the opposition has any
plan TO present except that of letting the
government foreclose Its second mortgage
upon the roads and furnish the money To
assume their maturing obligations. II has
not been given to the public. II has been
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
IDLE TALK ABOUT WAR.

An exchange, after considering the rea-
sons why Europe should not desire 10 con-
tinue to make war upon the United States.
comes TO the conclusion that 1T is all in
the air" but adds that should it material
ize-all America against all Europe except
Russia lit would make "A very pretty
fight No war can be a pretty fight" and
that sort of talk is senseIess. The United
States has no cause to pursue "A policy that
would. in any event, unite Europe in war
against US. 1t would not only be the height
of folly, but an unreasonable crime against
the people of this country to pursue such
a policy in regard to Cuba as would array
any part of Europe against us. The loss
of property i'm a single year incident to such
a war, to say nothing of the loss of life
and the interruption of the industries of
the country, would be sufficient to purchase
the island of Cuba from Spain three times
over.
The greatest and most successful soldier
in modern times. General Grant. was the
most insistent advocate of peace who has
been President. If Charles Sumner could
have had his way in 1870 and 1871 we might
have had a war with Great Britain. The
terms upon which he insisted that our war
claims against the British government
should be settled would. i'm all probability.
have resulted i'm war. Fortunately, General
Grant was President. He was not for war,
because he had seen its horrors. IL he had
not been the military man that he was at
that time the hot heads would have de-
nounced his spirit of concession as evidence
of cowardice. General Grants policy of
concession was carried out, Great Britain
apoIogized and agreed to pay the damages
inflicted by the Anglo-Confederate cruiser
Alabama-the terms quietly insisted upon
by General Grant. The adjustment fur
nished a precedent for the future. namely,
that governments are responsible 10 those
i'm which there are Instructions for the in
juries sustained by the escape of war ships
from their ports TO assist the rebels
There is not near SO much cause for i'm
terfering in the Cuban affair as there was
in 1870 and IN 1871 to feel like fighting Great
Britain. If General Grant were President
he would have the Chambers. the Gamer
ons. the Morgans against him. because he
would insist that we have no right as a
government to interfere i'm the Cuban
trouble until it has been demonstrated that
Spain cannot suppress the Instruction.
There is abroad i'm the country a great deal
of that warlike spirit which has been de-
scribed as invincible in peace and invisible
i'm war. The sober sense of the country is
against war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
NOT A VICTIM OF POISON.



Los ANGELES. Cal, jan. "A sensa-
ticnal story from New Orleans reporting
the death of Sir William Anderson. an al
legged English nobleman, by poisoning. IN
Nicaragua. was a good deal of a surprise
TO the friends of Major Horace Bell. 4
well-known attorney of this city. to whose
daughter Anderson was married. Contrary
to the Geographic report. the dead mans
name was Captain A. b. Anderson. While
quite weli-to-do at one time. he had lost,
IL is reported. large sums in foreign securi-
ties. He was given no title OF nco1llty
while residing in this part OF the coun-
try. nor did he lay claim TO any. His wife.
Major Bells daughter, left here about
three months ago to rejoin her husband
in Central America, and the news OF his
death has since been received. though no
intima ton was had that ii was of such
tragic character as stated in the New Or
leans dispatch. Major Bell says. concern
ing the reported poisoning: There is abSo-
lutely no truth in such a story. Captain
Anderson died on his plantation surrounded
by his friends and faithful servants. who
nursed him day and night through an ILL
ness lasting several weeks. His death was
due to malarial fever. l have a copy of
the doctors certificate to that effect, sent
me by the consul. Mr.. O'Hara."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

attention. Such bills are sure to be printed
and referred to committees. They are re-
ported back and put upon the calendar.
Thus they often come up first. TO the ex-
clusion of more important matters, and are
read and passed Will the constitutional
roll calls. At best such comparatively un-
important matters take up a great deal
OF time and push the important topics
To the last days of the session. 1t may
not be possible TO do so. bat it seems. when
the sessions are so short. that there might
be "A rule adopted by which such bills as
those apportioning the Legislature and the
revision of the laws relative to building
and loan associations should have the right
of way. Is the matter not worth consid-
eriug?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
Corbett Is Pleased.

DETROIT. Mich, Jan. flames j. Cor
bett. when shown the dispatch announcing
the signing of articles for the big fight by
Fitzsimmons tonight. said: That's the
best news I've had in a long time. | only
hone Stuart will not be troubled in locating
the hattie ground. / will be on hand and
ready to fight"
Regardiag the complaint made py. Fftz-
simmons in relation to outside privileges.
such as photographing the "mill.~ Corbett
said he did not blame FitZsimmons, as ne
himself had made similar objections.
Stuart's statement that he would 90 the
ripht thing i'm case he let any privileges of
the sort seemed satisfactory TO Corbett. As
to the amount OF the stake. Corbett said:
Il put up $1,000 for my share of the stake
when I signed the articles. and also $500 TO
guarantee my appearance. ~f1tZsimmons
now says he is willing TO make IL slo.eO a
side There is no question with me about
the stake. but / want to see their 5000 up
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
Hearings Before Committees.
Washington Special.

NdSIlflStoH Special
The publicswill probably never get over
the idea that they snouid have a hearing
before anything I'm which they are inter-
ested is decided. 1T gives them a feeling
that they are taking some part in the mat
ter, and that their case may stand better.
If all those who appear before congress
sional committees really knew how little
they influence legislation they would save
their transportation and their time. The
hearings before the ways and means COM
mittee have been i'm progress now for sew
eral days. and great crowds have been in
attendance with very earnest in
favor of what they want. Members OF the
sit there aud listen TO them very
much as justices of the Supreme Court
listen TO pleaders expound the law-vith
an idea that il would be much better to
produce a few facts. The majority of the
mi who are going to frame the
tariff bill are already convinced that Iro-
lection is a good thing. and are going TO
proceed on that assumption. LII Is therefore
amusing to them. though at times some
what tiresome TO have delegation after del
egation appear TO argue the point. One Of
the leading members of the m said
Yesterday that thus far a very large ma
jority of the speakers had neglected TO
furnish the committee the sort of Informal
ton they wanted. and that when the hear
ings were all over the committee would
have To 20 TO the government reports for
their facts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

One OF the obstacles in the way of legis-
lafion by Indiana. and. in fact. by all leg
islative bodies. is the large amount of To-
cal matters and special statute-tinkering
which is presented aud pushed to the front.
Many Of these matters OF local interest
and many OF the bills presented ere propo-
sitions to amend existing statutes IN some
manner. often TO subserye personal inter
cats. IL such measures could be given po-
sitioa relative TO their importance. there
b nrst 10 be presented, and often those
- which members devote their personal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

Experience has demonstrated that the adj
vantage which was claimed for the manu-
facture OF cotton in the South over New
England is not real. The white and colored
people in the cotton mills of the South
are OF an ~easy-soing disposition. They will
work more hours than the Northern work
ers IN their shorter days. and the machin-
cry has 10 be run at a tower rate of speed.
The difference i'm wages is offset by the
necessity OF hiring more help. So that the
/ cost per loom Is practically about the
@Rame.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

In a speech to the travelling men of Lin
coin. Neb.. last week. Mr.. Bryan sneered
at the Republican predictions made before
the election and talked in a manner which
Indicated that he will be delighted IL there
should be a series of panics. The situation
has improved since the election. and it will
improve generally as the winter passes. Mr..
Bryan reminds one of the Copperheads.
who. until the surrender at Appomattox.
declared with slee that Lincoln could not
put down the rebellion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

Boston Transcript.

BUSlUH IIdNStIIpts
Perhaps the newspaper man making the
largest individual reputation I'm the recent
Campaign was William Allen White. editor
of the Emporia Gazette, Kansas. who will
be one of the ATTRACTIONS at the Ohio he
publican League dinner Feb. L. His latest
is the following: Every county in Kansas
where the cattle business p~redominates
goes Pom. Thar means that the people
aren't doing well. Every county inAkansas
where the ereamery business is we'll estab-
lished is safely Republican These are
strange facts. but they indicate that the
cow Is worth a LOT more 10 the farmer than
tha steer"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
Canadians May Retaliatc.

OTTAWA, Ont. JAM 4. At the tariff
commission here to-day Robert fted1ord. OF
Montreal, wanted a duty placed on logs ex-
ported to the United States to meet the
nroposed duty on sawed lumber by the
Irnited States. Mr.. Fielding. the hnance
minister. thought this was a matter which
should be left over until the United States
had dealt with il. Canada should proceed
ON the assumption that the United States
was to treat her favorably until such a time
as she acted otherwise. The ottawa lum-
hermen agreed to leave the matter over.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

III there are millions in the sugar produc-
ton il seems that they might be got out
of 1t without asking anything more than
the high duty imposed for the purposes of
revenue. The sugar bounty was one of
the features of the Mckinley tariff which
caused the most hostility to that measure.
The t'n-plate industry has made wonder
full strides with only a moderate protective
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

The Atlanta Constitution. the leading
free-silver organ of that region, has a wall
of Voc and an array of reasons for gloomy
apprehensions on it's editorial page, while
on another page it has a regular boom ar
ticle with a string OF exultant headlines.
AS the latter gives facts and figures It'll
fair To assume that the editorial was de-
signed for political effect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

1t is time that persons who are not in
yited to Canton should nave the good sense
to stay away. The President-elect needs
the time to prepare for his arGuous task,
the least important part of which is Sc
tecting minor officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05
Fought 10 "a Draw.

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Jack Ever
hardt, of New Orleans. and owen Zeigler.
of this city. fought six rounds at the Qua
ker City Athletic Club tonight. Everhe- y
had the hest of the fight from start To FRI
ish. and i'm the fourth round nearly hnisb~~>
ZeigIer. The referee announced a drs~.
hrt the audience made loud calls for Ever
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

With reference to the recent epidemic OF
bank failures and the present strained
state OF affairs financially. THE Finan-
cier" can state positively that the con-
troller of the currency has been writing
TO a number of banks within his jurisdic-
ton. urging them to reduce certain loans
now outstanding. in order TO put their
business In cleaner condition.. In common
with all who have the best interests of the
banks at heart, we trust that the requests
will be met by prompt compliance. We
want no more bank failures
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

The bank troubles in st. Paul appear TO
be due To a local panic on the part of de-
positors. The banks paid out as much
money before closing their doors as sucn
institutions usually carry. IL may further
be observed that the suspending banks are
local organizations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-05

There are gold miners who insist that
"gold grows" This seems scarcely possible,
but there can be no doubt that the output
of the yellow metal is growing from year
TO year. as the increase of ~ per cent. in
the United States since 1892 proves.