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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-28

One result of the prosperous year en-
joyed by Great Britain last year is the
greatly decreased immigration.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-28
Gen. Harrison Honored.

Ex-President Harrison has been
made an honorary member Of the Delta
Chi fraternity by the chapter at Anu
t"ho~ University.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-28

maker is all right, and has a better
place than she would have had under
the adjutant general.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
S0R0MA FRUIT PRICES.
Growers Fix Upon the Minimum
Figures at Which They @ay
Self Their Crops.

SANTA ROSA, CAL. July 31.-A largely
attended and enthusiastic meeting of
fruit-growers was held to-day under the
auspices of the Sonoma County Horticul-
tural Society to take combined action re-
garding prices fo- which green fruit was
to be sold, particularly with reference TO
prunes, pears and peaches. For picking
prunes minimum price of 81 30 a ton
was adopted. With reference to the prices
for which good quality green fruit is 10 be
sold, the following resolutions were unan-
imously adopted:
Resolved That 1t is the sense of this society
that the producers of prunes should not sell
their presenfcrop of green prunes for less than
$50 a ton.
ResoEved, That we further esta blish a mini
mum price of $l5 ton for canning pears;
$15 for freestOne peaches, and $25 for cling
stone peaches. These prices for good quality
of fruit.
1t was the sense of the society that the
producers better dry their fruit than ac-
cept prices lower than those named in the
resolutions.
The SoDoma County Hop-growers' AS
sociation met this afternoon. and after
much discussion fixed the price for pick
ing this years crop at rs cents per 100
pounds. This is an advance of 5 cents
over that paid last season. There was a
large attendance, nearly all the hop acre.
age of the county being represented.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
SELAH VALLEYS WILD NAN.
Officers Capture an asylum Escape
Who Had Terrorized Women
and Children.

NORTH YAKIMA, WASH, July 81
Word reached this city yesterday that a
crazy individual was worrying the farmers
in the upper Selah Valley. His name is
Rudolph Loehe. Five years ago he owned
a ranch in the Selah, but lost it through a
mortgage.
Shortly afterward lie went to Oregon,
became insane and was confined in an
Ore gon asylum. He is thought TO have
escaped only recently, as he still shows
insane characters tics. To-day he was
captured by officers after long chase and
struggle and brought to town. The court
pronounced him insane, and he will be
taken to the Medical Lake Asylum.
Loehe imagined that he was being at
tackled by a mad bull. Reports from Selah
Valley state that ne procured a gun and
went about shooting the farmers cattle.
When the farmers demonstrated, he
threatened to kill them. He is a crack
shot. He tried to shoot the officers, who
finally captured him in a barn where he
had taken refuge. For a week past he
had terrorized the women and children OF
SeIah Valley
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
SUES A B007BLAcK F0R DAMAGES.
Joseph Demartini Wants Pay for the
Alienation of His Kife's
Affections.

SAN JOSE, CAL. July 81 The family
troubles OF Joseph and Louise Dsmartini
have taken another phase, and to-day De-
martini began suit against Peter Picetti
for $4,000 damages for alternating his
wiFes effection. Picetti runs bootblack
stand on San Fernando street. near First,
and is hardly person against whom one
would expect 10 be able to collect a $10,-
900 judgment.
In the com plant Demartini alleges that
prior to Nav, 1897. he and his wife lived
happily together in their little home on
Beltz avenue, near Autumn street. bout
this time the boctbfack moved into the
neigh borhood and then DemartinPs do
mestic troubles began. Picetti often
called at the house and Mrs. Demartini
and he became enamored of each other.
The bootblack was kicked from the house
once, twice, three times, but still he re-
turned and showered his affections on his
trends wife.
Finally Mrs. Dem artini sued her hus-
band for divorce on statutory grounds.
The decree was denied for lack of proof,
and then Demartini had his turn in court.
A similar divorce suit was filed, in which
it was alleged the wife was unfaithful.
Picetti was mentioned as correspondent.
And now Demartini not only wants TO
free himself from his wife, but he wants
10 enrich himself with $4,000 of Plcetti' S
hard-earned money for the great distress
of mind and body he suffered by the
actions of the couple.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
Garret E. Anderson of
New York PeriSheS
Near Phoenix.
Starts With His Wife for His
Sons Camp and Loses
the Trail.
Water Which Would Have Saved
Him From Death Given to
His Horse.

. PHOENIX, ARIz, July 3L-Garret E..
Anderson, well-known Wall street
broker, who recently came to Ph@nix in
search of health died of thirst yesterday
on the Salt River desert, about twenty
miles from this city. He and his wife
we're driving in carriage to where their
son was camping at Cave Creek. When
within quarter OF a mile of their desti-
nation they feared they had lost the way,
and giving their horse the last drop of
water they had they started to retrace
their way to the Arizona canal.
Late in the afternoon freighter nam ed
Moore had his suspicious aroused by car
riage tracks thay crossed and recrosseG the
road He followed the aimless trail until
he reached the now delirious couple end
almost crazed horse. He gave Mrs. An
derson water, but Mr.. Anderson, who was
80 years of age, was too far gone to even
speak
Moore hitched the carriage behind his
vehicle and hurried to the canal, but Mr.
Anderson was dead before he arrived
there. The wife is now in Phoenix, where
three physicians are doing their utmost to
save her life. She will probably recover
Phoenix last winter for his health, and
obtained responsible position in the
Valley bank He could not stand the
indoor work and went to Cave Creek to
live in the open. He says his parents
were so near his camp when they turned
back that if they had called out he would
have heard them.
The elderly couple had been here since
February, and resided with q. D. Doris,
q merchant OF this city. They lett his
house early Friday morning and drove
ten miles 10 the Arizona canal. There
they had luncheon, and were then escorted
by Mr.. Taylor half OF the remaining dis
tance of fifteen miles to point where the
road ran straight into Cave Creek.
When Mr.. Taylor left the couple they
had a sufficient supply of water and were
apparently In good health. The day was
one of the warmest of the year, however,
and the sun shone fiercely.
On the desert sands skirting the road
clear TO Cave Creek is an old pipeline that
might have been tapped for water at any
polnt had the couple known of its exist
ence. The horse should have been able
to have gone without water the rest of the
day. but they gave it their last drop and
then started to ride back nearly fifteen
miles 10 the canal, evidently overestimat-
ing their own power TO Withstand burn
ing thirst
Mr.. Anderson's body will be embalmed
and sent to New York City for burial. He
was avery wealthy stock broker and had
recently transferred most of his business
from New York to Denver and San Fran
cisco,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
WASHINGTON APPoINTMENTs
Senator Witson Doti,sg Out Portions fn
the Northern Ntatas.

TACOMA, WASH, July 81. - United
States Senator John l.. Wilson occupies a
unique position in State politics. Being
the only Republican mem Der of tn Wash
ington delegation in Congress, he has the
nam ng OF all the Federal officers ap-
pointed for the State.
Colonel F. D. Huestis and Senator Ide,
his two chief supporters during his Sena-
torial ca nl paign two years ago, have been
appointed Collector Of Customs and Mar
shal. respectively. Senator Wilson is now
here assisting these and other appontees
In selecting their subordinates. Samuel
W. Perkins of this city, private secretary
TO Sc major Hanna of Ohio, arrived to-day
and will assist IN this work
1t was announced to-day that Henry
BIackwood of Tacoma would be the Spe-
cial Deputy Collector for the Puget Sound
district. Ex-Mayor Huson is to be Dep
uty Collector at Tacoma, succeeding ex-
Senator Henry Drum. Judge C. A.
Murray or Colonel G. E. Claypool. both OF
this city, will be named Assistant District
Attorney, while Attorney w. A. Gay OF
Seattle Is yet to be appointed District At
iorney by President Mckinley.
Every day this week Senator Wilson has
conferred with from thirty to sixty appli.
cants for office. All appointments an
nounced so far give satisfaction through
out the State. They are being made with
reference to Senator Wilson's candidacy
for reelection two years hence.
Tonight brilliant reception was given
Senator and Mrs. Wilson at the Tacoma
Hotel.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
TREIR Marriages ILLEGAL.
Error of Minister Causes a Young
Couple Innouancs.

SAN JOSE, CAL, july 31.-Unless an
other marriage is performed Chris Hansen
and Christina Hansen, who were welded
in San Francisco on July 10 last, will have
no legal claim on one another as husband
and wife under the laws of the State. The
young people came to this city a day or
two before and procured marriage
license from Clerk Pfister and then hurried
back TO San Francisco, where they were
married in Our Savior's Church, on How
ard street.
The ceremony vas performed by Rev.
u. M. Steusrude, aud 1t was through bis
ignorance of the law that the couple are
not properly bound together.
A marriage license is not good except in
the county where issued. and it was this
misund standing that caused the trou BILE.
A few DAYS ago County Recorder Owen
received the license with the certificate OF
marriage to be recorded from Rev. Mr..
S;eusrude, but the Recorder refused to
record the document.
The pastor was advised of the mistake
and to-day he wrote to Mr.. Owen, assur-
ing him that his error was only one OF the
mind as it was the first marriage of the
minister, who had just been grad uated
from his studies in theology and had not
yet acquainted himself with the law of the
State.
TIE Rev. Mr., Stensrude has promised
to hunt up the groom and his bride to in
form them of the illegality of their mar
riage and TO assist in explaining the ne
cessity of going through the ceremony as
prescribed by law.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
With A GUN HE
STOPS A BLAZE
ClOudman RanCher Com.
pelS a Train Crew to
Fight Fire.
Gives Them the AItern ative of
Aiding Him or Being
Perforated.
They Prefer to Lend Assistance in
Saving His Pastures From
the Flames.

STOCKTON. CAL, July 31.-News was
received here to-day from a resident OF
Cloudman of an interesting incident
which occurred near that place several
days ago. A sheep-owner whose field was
being swept by fire stopped q train, and
with trusty old shotgun enforced COM
mand TO the train hands to alight and
fight the fire.
The name of the sheep.owner is Smith.
The fire was started by sparks from a
locomotive of the Sierra Railroad. Smith,
while the flames were sweeping over his
pasture lands. placed an obstruction on
the track to stop the next train. When it
came along he stood guard with his shot
gun and invited the trainhands to turn
out and fight the flames. They turned
ont.
The same communication says that
nearly all the country in that region has
been swept by fires started from the
Sierra road. One of the latest victims
was M. Montgomery, an old pioneer OF
Dry Creek, who lost nearly everything.
Had it not been for the timely arrival OF
his son, Robert, his house and barn would
have been destroyed.
Yesterday a big field fire was raging
north of Cloudman, and on that side of
the Stanislaus River it is now sweeping
toward the Mccormick Brothers cattle
range. CIoudman is surrounded by
smoke.
The Mccormick Brothers, whose head
quarters arein Stockton, when intervie wed
to-day said that there were few cattle on
the range now, as they had been driven
up into the mountains 10 graze there.
The grass on the range was being saved
for winter feed.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
GOES ARMED TO
SLAY SCORCHERS
Tacoma Woman With a
Mania for Killing
Wheelmen.
Always Ready With a Pistol to
Shoot Them Down as
They Pass.
Five Bicyciists on Night Run Mar
rowly Escape Death at Her
Hands.

TACOMA, WASH. July 31.-Mrs. Jo-
hanna Prussic, an old German woman
who lives on side street at South
Tacoma, believes that wheelmen are rob-
bers and will not allow them to pass her
cottage She is supposed to partially in
sane and next week her sanity will be in
quired into.
Four wheelmen had occasion to pass her
dwelling on the way in from American
Lake last night. They were warned that
the old lady kept weapon with which to
shoot bicyclists, but they determined to
chance it rather than take the bicycle
path three blocks away.
They were just opposite Mrs. Prussic's
door when it opened suddenly and crack!
bang went her revolver, five time in sue
cession. Bullets whizzed over the wheel
mems heads and two of their wheels were
struck. They did not stop to demonstrate
or investigate, but dashed into the city at
a record breaking pace and made for po-
lice headquarters. The riders fired at
we're w. E. Elzaer, Charles Knzer, Frank
Kinzer and A. Meyer.
The police to-day sent an officer to in
vestigate, accom- panied by an interpreter,
as Mrs. Prussic does not speak English.
She was greatly excited, and told the
officer of an encounter with robbers who
rode wheels, which, she said, took place
last evening. Her statements indicated
that she WAS somewhat un balanced.
1t has bee n known at South Tacoma for
some time that Mrs Prussic kept re-
volver and put in much of her time
watching for an opportunity to shoot
passing wheelmen, but for some reason
the police were not notified until the oc-
currence of last night.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
FINIGAu' MINE
SOLD FOR $235
Wealth of the Reputed
Millionaire Was
Mythical.
Alameda RacetraCk Property
Disposed OF for $50 at
Auction.
Holdings of the Man Who Would
Not Pay Alimony Are Heavily
Mortgaged.

SAN RAFAEL, CAL. July 31-There
was Just taint of the Klondyke fever in
San Rafael to- day. 1t exhibited itself on
when NJ. F. Cochrane, the assignee of
Colonel Peter A. Finigan, the reputed
millionaire and owner of gold mines with
out nEmb ber, the possessor OF racetracks
and real estate without end, offered for
sale one of Colonel Finigan's mines in
Calaveras County. There was no such
rush to secure possession Of the gold as the
dispatches record in regard to the finds in
the northern territory; in fact, there were
only eight men congregated on the court
house steps to bid for the gold mine and
racetrack offered lor sale by the assignee
of the colonel, who, it will be remem Oered,
made the acquaintance of the Marin
County jail for refusing to pay alimony to
his wife, who is suing him for 8 divorce.
From the courthouse steps the gold
mine in Calaveras County, said to be
worth 500 900, was sold to the highest
bidder, man named Lang, for the in
significant sum of $235 There was
$4,000 mortgage that went with the mine.
Then the Alameda property was offered
to the highest bidder. Colonel Finigan
had au undivided interest in this race
course, but there was $4,000 mortgage at
ia ched to this also, and bidders were shy.
Finally it was knocked down to Lang
for $50
Thus the vast wealth of Colonel Finigan
is dwindling in an alarming manner.
When the gold mine was offered the
first bid was $l00. Then by fives the bids
went up. Only two young men were
striving TO gain possession of the yellow
metal producing concern, and the bidding
was dull and uninteresting. When the
$235 mark was reached the cryeT failed to
get another raise and the mine went to
Lang,
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
Startling Charges Made
Against the Wife of
the Veteran.
Accused in His Complaint of
HabituaI IntemperanCe
and Cruelty.
She Is Alleged to Have Frequently
Threatened to Put an End
to His Life.

SPOKANE. WASH, July 31.-Brigad
General William P. Carlin, U. S. A, re-
! tired, obtained decree of divorce in the
Superior Court yesterday. The defend
ant, Matilda J. Carlin, Is in Europe, and
was not represented at the trial.
General Carlin testified that he and his
wife were married in 1864 at Buffalo. N.
Y, and lived together until July Is, 1887
In her treatment of him, he said, she had
always been variable, occasion ally violent
and dangerous to their time OF their pa
ration.
She frequently threatened to kill him
and made dangerous demonstrations, once
with pistol and once with large pair OF
scissors. She threatened to shoot him
and to prefer char2es against him and
have him removed from the army. She
was under the influence of liquor or mar
cotics, he said. This continued, he stated :,
for fifteen years, she continually growing
worse.
He tried to induce her family to in
fuence her to go to an asylum for treat
ment for her habits. She went to an in
titution at Flushing, Long Isand.
He tried to prevail upon her to remain
until she was cured, but she signed a con-
tract to remain only ninety days. Then
she went to a hotel in New York and he
told her that he would a ban Ion her.
During all the time of their married
life, the general said, she remained away
from him from six to nine months in the
year living with her own family.
- General Carlin was a brigadier- general
in the volunteer army, and held the rank
of major in the regular army during the
war. He retired from the regular army in
1893 by law as a brigadier- general. The
general has property in different parts of
the United States. By the divorce decree,
he is allowed to make division OF his
property in Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
or INTEREST TO THE COAST.
Senator Morgan to Pay Visit to San
Francisco---Rew California Post
masters---Pensions.

WASHINGTON. d. c., July 31.-The
news that Senator Morgan OF Alabama
will visit San Francisco on his way to
Hawaii will doubtless be read with pleas
ure by California people. His opposition
to the Pacific Railroad schemes and his
persistent advocacy OF the Nicaraguan
Canal construction have made his name
well known on the Pacific Coast.
The following California Postmasters
were appointed to-day:
Francisco Moreno, at Pala, San Diego County,
vice Isabella Veal, resigned; Ida Anderson, at
Graneyile. Kings County, vice NJ: G. Alex
ander, removed; ]. S. Moulton at Ripon, San
joaquin County, vice Z, c. Dickinson. re-
signed; NJ. s. Guiford at Semi Tropic, Kern
County, vice n. w. Tausig, resigned; J. l..
Brown, at Turleck, Stanislaus County, vice S.
]. Allen, resigned.
Pacific Coast pensions have been granted
as follows:
California Original - Franklin shoup,
:Oiinda; Ephraim D. Gardiner, stockton; Mar
tin v. Waters, Soldiers Home, Los Angeles
James Flynn. Soldiers Home, Los Angeles
Timothy D. Hill. Santa Barbara. Increa Sc
Charles Manse, We terans' Home, Napa. Orig
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
oUTRAGES UPON RAKAJ0S.
arizona Sheriff focused of Wantony
Killing Sheep and Burning
~ Houses and Corrais.

| FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ, July 3l.-Joe =.
Upton. the United States Government
farmer at Tuba, has written long letter
of com plant to Major Constant Williams,
the Indian Agent at Fort Defiance. in re-
lation to the expulsion of the Navajos
from the public lands lying south of the
Little Colorado River and east OF the
Grand Canyon.
Upton charges that in this matter the
Indians suffered gross outrages at the
hands of the white invaders. He says the
posse which left Flagstaff to assess the In
dians who were ranging their fiocks of
the reservation on this side of the Little
Colorado. after demanding So taxes for
every 100 mead of sheep owned by the
Navaios, forced them to drive their herds
across the river. Many grown sheep were
drowned and many that came safely out
Of the icy ra pids afterward died from ex-
posure, thus impoverishing the Indians
by robbing them of their only means OF
support. lpRo. .,,to,. with this - write. NJ,
Upton, 1.-The outrage was aggravated by
firing many of their houses aud corrals
and urning them 10 the ground
The losses sustained by the Navajos ag-
gregate several thousand dollars, and Mr..
Tipton recommends that they he fully
REIN bursed by the Government. If Mr..
Tlptons recomme endatons are carried out
Coconino County will have 10 stand q suit
for damages.
''It is difficult to see on what grounds
the Sheriff can Justify his acts or defeat
claim for damages" says Mr.. Upton.
''and l trust the department will see fit
to institute such a suit against the Sheriff,
and to also give the Navajos permission
to repasture their focks where they have
been accustomed to for so many years"
Major Williams forwarded Mr.. Tipton's
letter to Secretary Bliss of the Interior
Department, and the matter was brought
to the attention of Attorney General Nc.
Kenna. The latter forwarded all tho cor
respondence to United States Attorney
Ellin wood, with instructions to make
thorough investigation and forward all
possible information to Washington as
speedily as possible. Mr.. Eilinwooo is
now az flagstaff collecting the data.
Sheriff Cameron and his men deny all
the main statements of Mr.. Upton and
declare that they acted only within the
law in assessing the Indian herds.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
FIRES NEAR S0EoMA.
Large Number of he,. Fighting Flames
ia the Brush.

Large Number of. Mem Fighting Flames
im the Brush.
SONOMA, CAL, July 31-For the third
time during the past month the mountains
surrounding Sonoma Valley have been
swept by grars and wood fires.
Early this afternoon lahorer EN- ployed
on tue .. w. Gericke ranch, about three
miles northeast of tt is place, dropped a
lighted cigarette in the grass and short
time afterward q large fire was being
tanned by heavy wind, at one time
threatening the family residence.
A large mum Der of men from this place
and he surrounding country are lighting
the flames, which are now burning toward
the Buena Vista ranch ar d the M ansion
of the late Mrs. Robert C.. Johnson. With
the reinforcement OF a number of men it
is expected the fire will be under contyol
Ly to. morrow night
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
Wanted for Forgery. +.

SAN JOSE, CAL. July 3l.-The police
want Pole with the npronounceable
name of L. Rypeegyuicki on charge of
forgery. About ten days ago the man
bought some furniture from ColIey & Post,
$66 25. His bill was $50, and he received
So 70 in exchange When presented at
the First National Bank the next day the
check was pronounced worthless. The
man is wanted for passing several worth
less checks last spring also. To facilitate
matters he uses the shorter names OF A.
Miller and John Floyd.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
Depart From Pacific Grove

PACIFIC GROVE. CAL. July 5L-The
ministers and laymen, who together with
their families omprised the personnel of
the summer encampment, held their clos
ing exercises last night. Rev. w. W..
Case, ID, of Sacramento lectured TO a
large audience upon Salvation
His discourse was most impressive. To-
day there was a general fitting of the
delegates, for while many remained to at
tend the public exercises which will be
held during the Women's Christian Tenn.
perance convention and to further en- Joy
the pleasant weather, by far the greater
number return TO their homes.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
Pncifc Grora Bfnze.

PACIFIC GROVE, CAL, July 31.-A
small fire which originated last night
from defective hue in the Woman's Ex-
change building. resulted in serious loss
TO The owners Of The adjoining build
ings. The exchange received no
damage from the flames, nor did
Towle 81 Holman's dry goods house, in
the same building, but the great quan titv
Of water which was thrown upon the
smoking roof from both above and below
by the Jealous Fire Department caused a
loss of $500 to the latter firm. The dam
age to the building is estimated at about
SQ00
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-01
Doraan Wtu Probably Die.

SAN JOSE. CAL, July 31.-James Dor.
gan. the saloon keeper who shot himself
yesterday, is still alive. He regained con-
sciousness this morning and was able to
converse with those about him. The bull
let penetrated the brain on the left side
and it is not thought he will recover.
spree promp pied him to attempt his life.