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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Posse After the Rustlers.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Aug. 3.-A force
started from Casper yesterday to
work the roundup in the Hole-in-
the Wall region and reinforced today
by Sheriff Butts and six deputies
from Bcllefourche with warrants for
four of the rustlers supposed to be
in the region. The roundup force
will be joined by forty armed men
from other sections, and when it
reaches the Hole-in-the-W Wall region
will be about 100 strong.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
PROTECTORATE PROPOSED

An Hawaiian Correspondent Sends a Re-
port OF Great Import, If True
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4.-The CORES
pondent Of the Associated Press at
Honolulu declares in a letter received
by steamer Belgic to-day that in official
circles of Hawaii it was generally un-
derstood that the United States minis
ter Sewa]l, would, if the Monowai.
due there July y, should report that
congress had failed to adopt the an
nexation treaty, declare protector
ate and raise the Amer can flag. The
correspondent said further that it was
expected that everything would be in
readiness to declare a protectorate
Monday, August 2.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
July Disbursements HEAVY,

WASHINGTON, Aug: 4.-The monthly
comparative statement Of the govern
ment receipts and expenditures for the
month of July shows the total receipts
to have been $3s, OF, 1854, and the dis
bursements $50, 1Oo,9os, leaving the
excess of expenditures over receipts
VII, ,o7a,544. The monthly statement
of the public de bt shows that the debt,
less cash in the treasury at the close
OF business on July 81, was $993, 446,- :
GAG, an increase during the month of
Sc, 700, $50.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Coalheaver Comes Into a Fortune

BOSTON, Aug. 4.-Carl Cronheiln,
who has been employed in heaving
coal and washing dishes in this coun-
try. has been notified of the death of
his older brother, Count Henriq Julius
Cronheiln, without issue, with the re-
quest that he return and take possess
sion OF the estates, as the only living
representative of his family, the Cron-
helm OF Flosta~ He thus comes into a
title, four large properties and an IT,
come of $50. 900 a wear.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Brown Faculty Protests.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Aug. "A remon-
STRANGE has been issued by the profess
sors at Brown university and sent to
the members of the corporation. 1t
protests against the action of the lat
ter body with reference to President
Andrews, and asks for reconsdera-
tion of the whole matter The docu-
ment lays stress upon the Importance
OF freedom of thought and speech,
especially in university, where there
should be no such thing as political
pre- iu dice.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
petty judge should deprive HIM of the
liberty purchased for him by the blood
IF his fathers.
Leo Meriwether Badly Hurt.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 4.--Lee Meri-
weather, ex-labor commissioner and
Democratic candidate for mayor of St.
Louis at the last election, had a head
end collision with scorcher while
'iding "a bicycle last night and his left
ankle was broken and the bones pro-
'ruded. The surgeon advised ampu-
alton, but he refused, and owing to
'he intense heat, blood poisoning is
'eared with fatal results. If he re-
covers it will be months before he can
cave his bed
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
CHINESE PIRATES.
A British Steamer Looted and Two of
Missions Houses Burnad

eO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 4.-Accord-
ing to Chinese advices received bv
the steamship Belgic, which ar
clved to-day from Hong Kono
and Yokohama, the British steamer
Pegue was captured July Ia by band
ot Acheenese pirates. who took pas
sage, and while at sea murdered Can.
tain Ross and seven of his crew and
wounded sixteen others, looted the
ship and then fed to the Acheen coast.
June a Chinese mob at Vucben at
tackled the Ladies' Home Boarding
school OF the Plymouth brethren,
where five white women were living.
Just as the mob broke in the door the
women escaped through back gate to
the house of Mr.. Blanford. The mob
demolished the house and then pro-
;eeded to the Blanford place and at
lacked 1t. The people there escaped
INTO the hills, where they hid all
aight. The Blanford place was also
looted and burned. The mob then
proceeded to the Catholic mission, but
by this time fhe soldiers had been
summoned and dispersed the rioters.
Ihe next day the five women and Mr..
Blanford We're taken away on a boat
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
TranlpS Galore.

Rapid City has been over run with
tramps this week and they seem to
getting thicker as these piping days
CT ''prosperity'' go hurrying by.
About seven o'clock Tuesday even
ing one of the nerviest of these
knights of the road went to the
home of Frank Lockhart on cas- t
Main street, deliberately opened the
door, walked in and demanded his
supper. The hour for that meal
having passed, Mrs. Lockhart in
formed the intruder that she could
not comply with his request, where
upon he began cursing and threat
ening dire vengence. Mrs. Howitt
who lives with the Lockhart family,
came to the rescue and promptly or
dered Dusty to leave the house
Instead Of complying, the tramp
centered his abuse upon her, Mrs.
Lockhart calling her husband from
the barn. AS everybody knows,
Frank Lockhart is red-headed and
when his graceful form appeared on
the scene the tableau came to an
abrupt ending without any further
ceremonies. Ed Smith was called
IN from the next door and took Dusty
in tow until an officer could be sum
moned from up town, when the
nerVV kniUht of tho road was i,1Upe6
Six more men of the same stripe
were also run in and on Wednesday
morning were given hearing and
put to work on the streets. The
authorities have given it out that
these heroes of the Coxey campaign
must either ''move on or take the
consequences in case they visit
Rapid Guy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Rapid City BLACK Hlsb South Dakota Friday August g. 1897

cate the property Immediately. Ex-
element runs high among the miners,
as the notice says their goods will be
thrown into the street if they are not
out within a specified time. An at
tempt will be made to operate the
mines with non-union men.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Topeka Girl Elopes

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 4.-Harry
E. Purcell, connected with press as
sociation at Chicago, and Miss Day N.
Hewitt, daughter of Daniel H. Hewitt,
postmaster at North Topeka, Kan.
eloped from Chicago and were married
here Yesterday.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

American Marksmen Win Everythlng
New York, Aug. "A cable dis
patch to this city from Bingen-on-the-
Rhine says that "Gus" Zimmerman,
the American champion sharpshooter,
won the first, and Ignatz Martin of
New York Schutzen corps captured
the second prize The American
sharpshooters won every prize in eight,
defeating the foreigners in all of the
contests.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Met Them With Cold Lead

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Aug. IA band
IT moonshiners attempted to enter the
house of Frank Simmons, at Conrad,
twenty miles north of this city, early
Sunday morning, and the leader, Dud-
icy Johnson, was killed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Ouanah Parker Killed.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Aug. 4.-Quanah
Parker, the noted chief of the Com
manches, is reported to have been
killed by an outlaw in Greer county,
Saturday, as he was en- route to the
cowbow reunion at Seymour, Tex, ac-
companied BY his favorite wife and a
party of sub-chiefS
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
FATHER AND SON SHOT.
Dan McTaggart Wounded in the Body
and His Boy in the Arm.

INDEPENDENCE, Kan, Aug. 4.-Dan
McTaggart, we'll known in Kansas
politics, and his 14year-old son were
shot by Henry Sheesley this forenoon,
the former through the body and the
boy the arm. The shooting occurred
at McTaggart's mill, near Liberty
which was being run by Sheesley, and
was due to some business quarrel and
a lawsuit. Sheesley is in Jail here.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

.itle Usage Delaware "Smoke" Ended.
CANEY, Kan, Aug. 4-The annual
moke between the Usage and Della
ware Indians, which has been in ses-
ion seven miles south of here the past
week, ended to-day. The attendance
vas larger than it ever has been be-
:Ore
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

TO Honor Schuyler Colfax's Memory.
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Aug. 4.-rhe
Commercial club has decided to erect
statue of the late Vice President
Schuyler Colfax here and committees
we're appointed to solicit funds.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Place for q Cleveland Negro.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Acting Post
master General Merritt to-day ap-
pointed j. 2. Green, colored poll
tician of Cleveland, Ohio, as the
United States postage stamp agent.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Strikers Must Vacate

GRAFTON, W. Va, Aug. 4.-Notlce
has been served by Superintendent A..
2. g edecke of the Flemington mines
to every striking miner in the region
occupying the company's houses to va
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Work for Two Thousand Men.

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. ALL de-
partments of the Cleveland rolling
mills opened yesterday. About 1000
men were given work Several of the
departments shut down at the time
jhe coal strike began
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
A. Good Chance.

-Four thousand yealing ewes, of a
good grade of sheep to be let on
shares to parties having some hay,
good shedding and range. Address
John F. Murphy, Rapid City, South
Dakota.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
sedalians Off for the Klondvke.

SEDAL1A, Mo-, Aug. Ar R. Rams
dell, a Sedalia teacher, and Major
Kidd departed this morning for the
klondyke gold region in the interest
# a Sedalia syndicate, and will be alb
ent for at least two years.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

.esop aueo euO .eQoepeeH doas o. s111d
N1vd seIIW '1G ee9ueIDn5 s9sI5SnIp NV
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
THE DENVER FLYER WRECKED
THE ENGINEER AND BAG
GAGEMAN KILLED.
FIVE PASSENGERS MAY DIE

Many Others BADLY Hurt-The Accident
occurred on the Kansas Pacific
Forty Miles East of Denver at
About Daylight, and Was
Caused by Washout
from Heavy Rains
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06

1t is believed by stockmen here
that this show of force will scare
the rustlers into the remote parts of
the Big Horn mountains and that
the roundup will proceed without
molestation. 1t will require fifteen
cattle owners who have light and
medium weight cattle to keep pref
ty we'll out of the way Of the rang
ers when they do begin to move free
ly. Just now the light weight ma
tive cattle have the best of it, and
are outselling the prime heavy
beeves, but if the markets were full
of good grass rangers at lower fig
ures it would make quite difference
with these native cattle that now
have the best of it.
Bob Smith, formerly Of this county
but for the past four years associated
with the Johnson county rustlers
was shot to death on Thursday of
last week in a conflict between a
round up party and the rus tiers, says
theCrook County (Wyo.) Monitor.
Conflicting reports are current as to
which side fired first. Two members
the round up party are reported
slightly wounded, and Bob TAYLOR,
one of the rustlers, captured and
lodged in jail on the charge of at
tempted murder. The Buffalo Voice
states that there is considerable
sympathy for the young widow of
Bob Smith, in that community.
The flockmasters of Natrona cOun-
ty, Wyo., propose to make a test
case under the new state law which
requires a sheep owner moving his
flocks from one county to another to
file in the county into which he
moves certificate of his assessment
in the county in which he is leaving
Several sheepmen who have moved
their tiocks into the Big Horn coun-
try and have not complied with the
law have been notified by the John
son county authorities that the law
must be complied with or the offend
ing parties will be arres ted.
Post tmaster Ballou OF Buffalo
Gap reports an attempt at robbery
which occurred on Tuesday night.
On going to his work Wednesday
morning he found the money drawer
pried open and the door blown off
the safe which usually contains the
postotfice funds. Not a cent was
lost, however, as Mr.. Ballou took
some 5000 in funds home with him
for safe keeping the night before,
leaving nothing in the office. Uncle
Sam is just that sum ahead.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-08-06
Spinal eaMKness Ds Mies Nervys SNas,y fqasa Plasfepy py

All druggists sell DR.. Miles Pain Pills.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15
White Deer Killed.

Alpine has the sensation of a life.
time. 1t is the recent killing of a
white deer, curiosity that many peo-
pie in this section wait whole life
time to see. The deer was sighted
some weeks ago and reported at AL
pine. An ex-ranger whose name could
not be ascertained determined to cap
ture the critter. and camped out in the
country until the other day when he
was able to draw bead on the deer and
killed it. The capture, fine large
buck, was brought into town, and in It's
stomach was found mad stone At iuch-
es square and II inches thick. The
hide is being stuffed, and correspond
ence is on with the Smithsonian insti-
tute at Washington with a view to
shipping it there for exhibition. 1t is
believed that if the animal could have
been captured alive, the Smithsonian
people would have paid a very large
price for it,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15
How to Prevent Pneumonia.

At this time of the year cold is
very easily contracted, and if let to run
its course without the aid OF some
relia bic cough medicine is liable to re-
suit in that dread disease, pneumonia.
We know of no better remedy. to cure
q cough or cold than Chamberlain 9
Cough Remedy. We have used it quite
extensively and it has always given en-
tire satisfaction.-Oolaga Ind. Ter.
Chief.
This is the only remedy that is
known to be q certain preventive Of
pneumonia. Among the many thou
sands who have used it for colds and la
grippe we have nsver yet learned OF
MIA Perso s who have weak lungs or
have reason to fear an attack of pneu-
monia, should keep the remedy at
hand. The 25 and SO cents size for sale
by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15
the ever favorite Caba,ine bv Rafr. and

the ever favorite Cabatina by Raft. and
lie. The performer was very we'll re-
ceived. He is evidently thorough
mucisisn, and the favorable impression
he made last night is calculated to
make bin q local favorite. Mr.. Beach
appeared N better voice than usual,
and his solo was given with dramatic
fervor that savOred of Grand Opera.
Mr.. Beach knows how to use his fine
voice to excellent advantage. Mr.. Nc
Clintock of the McGinty band with bis
flute, and Mr.. Mold, the baritone of the
First church, also added to the enjoy
ment of the occasion, and were well
received. Miss Moore played most OF
the accompaniment at the piano with
her usual faultless style, other accom-
panists being Prof. Smith and Miss
Raggart.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15
A Clever Trick.

It Certainly looks like il, but there
is really no trick about it. Anybody
ca Try it who has lame back and weak
k dneys, malaria or nervous troubles.
We mean he can cure himself right
away by taking Electric Bit ers. This
medicine tones up the whole system,
acts as stimulant to the liver and
kidneys, is blood purifier and nerve
tonic. It cures constipation, headache,
fainting spells, sleepiessness and me-
lancholy. 1t is purely vegetable, a
mild laxative, and restores the system
to its natural vigor. Try Electric Bit
tiers and be convinced that they are a
miracle worker. Every bottle guaran.
teed. Only SO cents bottle at w. A
Irwin & Co, drug store.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15

established in Mexico City a Bureau
of Information which is prepared tn
furnish reliable data as to lands, their
prices, titles and resources, whether
grazing, mineral or sgricultursl; about
the mining industry: about the desir-
able locations for manufacturing en-
terprises. or any general information
relative to the resources of Mexico,
latent or developed. Address either:
A. V. TEMPLE,
Mgr. Bureau of Information,
Mexico City.
G. A. MULLER,
COml Agent, Ell Paso.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15

JUDGE Il. M. MERRIMAN, of Little
Hock, Ark, who was formerly attor-
ney for j. E. Blanther, alias Forbes.
who, just before his suicide in a Texas
Jall wrote out confession that he
l6ianther) murdered the two San
francisco girls for killing whom
theodore Durrant has been condemned
70 death, publishes seven reasons wty
ne believes that the exc cution of Dur
rant VIII be judicial murder. Jud, q
Merrlman says, very truly, that the
trial OF Durrant see ms to have been
forced one, by some power behind the
scenes" This was evident sfrom the
day OF the arrest of Durrant, and those
who are acquainted with the detective
history and methods of Chief of Police
Lees, of San Francisco, have not been
At asoss as to what that power was,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15
The Evolutionary Entertainment.

The First Methodist church was
packed solid last night on the occasion
of Miss Harrison 's1elocutiOnary enter
tainment, and the receipts ought t.
foot up a neat sum for the benefit OF
the musical service of the church.
The program was too long, but ii
was so good that the entire audi. nee
was pleased to wait until the finish OF
the last number ere leaving the. Sc ate
The only thing to mar the evening was
the horribly big hats affected by gu tie
number of the ladies. Six of these
vast hats set down in front where they
shot out the gentlemen behind them
completely from view of the stage, and
the latter in deep disgust were forced to
take chairs in the rear of the middle
aisle in order to see anything at all
home read the entire book Eccleias.
tes, and fervent]y wished King Solo
mon had been at the entertainment to
make the owners of those enormous
hats feel ashamed of themselves.
Miss Harrison was the figure of the
evening with her recitations and read
ings, and that she made q most favor
able impression was evident long be-
fore the evening was over. Miss Har-
rison is very charming woman on
the stage as we'll as of, and has that
command over her facial expression 90
much desired by elocutionists and
rhetoricians. She is lively and viva.
cious, a master of the art of declama-
earnestness and zeal that carry her
hearers right along with her. Then
she knows how to portray character
and depict situations true to nature,
and her presentation of the Ben Hur
chariot race was admirable, and
won prolonged applause. In
fact Miss Harrison was applauded all
through, and has every reason to feel
gratified at the heartlness Of her re-
ceptiop. She was handsomely dressed
cream colOred MORE att que silk
with point lace over dress. Mrs. Good
mans appearance at the piano was a
positive treat. She is one of the finest
artists in the United States and when
she sits down to the piano in public, no
one 10 her audiences thinks of aught
hut the artist at the instrument and
wonderful performance. Miss Harr.-
son was fortunate in securing Mrs.
Goodman for the piano number. She
played first q fantasie on Strauss
waltz, evidently by List, and the en-
core mum Der was what might be called
beautiful musical etching, bright
airy ske tch Of the highes artistic per-
Torrance.
Miss Phelps voice was as melodious
and pleasing as ever. While she has
aot a strong voice,i is unusually sweet,
noticea bly, the rich notes in her lower
register. The trio by Mrs. Howe, Miss
DOaue and Mrs. Fink was an epjoyab BILE
number. These ladies always sing we'll
together, their voices blend, and they
give pleasure whenever they appear in
public. The Ell Paso Ladies Quartet
,v,s< 81 81 ~
grace of finish, the second number be-
ing especially praiseworthy, while the.
number with the whistle oh igato was,
very good.
lDe duo between Miss Trumbull and
Mr.. Weston was omitted to make way
for Prof. Brannan, the violinist who
has removed from Trinidad. He play
ed Russian National dances by Wieni-
awski lpronounced Wiueandwhiskyl,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15

Ine Associated Press agent a. La-e-
oo' q little town several hundred miles
uown the Rio GranGe, from which a
little railroad with a big name runs
out into Mexico, ought to take a f.v
lessons on geography before TEACHING
IL 20 the reading public. He spe AXIS
OF that quiet little narrow gauge vii.
isge as the gateway to Mexico. ,,
whereas Ell Paso has enjoyed that dis
tinction for many years.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15

Don't be persuaded into buying lini-
ments without reputation or merit
Chamberlain's Pain Balm costs no more
and it's merits have been proved by a
test of many years. Such letters as the
following from L. G. Bagler, Heuneme,
Cal, are constantly being received:
'The best remedy for pain I have ever
used is chamberlain s Pain Balm, and
say so after having used it in my ia
mily for several years." 1t cures rheu-
matism, lame back, sprains and SWELL
ings. For sale by all druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15

"A ST. LOUIS workingman has sug-
ses'eo that the working people OF the
country petition congress to refund The
NATIONAL debt in bonds of the denom;.
nation OF SO and upwards at two ner
ceot' interest per annum, payable in
twenty-five years, so that our own neo.
PIE may carry the national debt ar
derive all the benefit of accruiug inter.
est instead of annual shipping vast
sums OF gold to Europe for that Dur.
pose.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15
Knights of Honor Election.

The local lodge of the Knights OF
Honor elected the following officers the
other night:
A. Hille, dictator; Morris Simon, vice
dictator; A. G. Foster, assista Mt dicta.
tor; E. A. Shelton, reporter and acting
financial reporter; W. II. Shelton,
treasurer; F. P. Dickinson, chaplain:
r. E. Cross, guide; r. J. Baker, guar
dian; John So~enson, seutinel: P. M
Millspaugb, past dictator; T. Clardy
P. M. Millspaaeh and John Julian
trustees; Dr.. M. o. Wright, medical
examiner; E A. Shelton. lod ge deputy,
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-12-15

The retail coal dealers of San Fr.n
CISCO having formed a compact to keep
up the price of coal, bscked by the coal
producers OF Oregon, Washington an d
orieisn oolum bia, the attorney general
OF the Uo1ted States has instructed
United States Attorney Foote of San
Francisco to proceed against the com.
pine for violation of the ANTITRUST law
OF July 2, 1890.