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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
BLAINE IT,
Saw the Great Folly of Taking Hides
on the Free List.

Saw the Great Folly of Taking Hides
or the Free List.
The following letter. from Secretary
Of State James G. Blaine in 1890, is sup
posed to have had great weight with the
ways and means committee:
Washington, April 10, 1890.
Dear Mr.. Mckinley: 1t Is a great mistake
to take hides from the free list. where they
have been for 80 many years. 1t Is a slap
In the face to the South Americans, with
whom we are trying to enlarge our trade.
1t will benefit the farmer BY adding 1--WE
to eight per cent. to the price of his chill
dren's shoes. 1t will yield a profit to the
butcher only, the last man that needs it.
The movement Is injudicious from begin
ming to end, in every form and phase.
Pray stop it before it sees light. Such
movements as this for protection will pro-
tect the republican party into a speedy re-
tirement. Yours hastily,
JAMES G.. BLAINE.
Hon. William Mckinley. Chairman Ways
and Means.
Where is the Blaine this year who
j head off the westerners who want
their share of protection and ~foolishly
imagine hat they can get it by a duty
On hides? 1t is perfectly consistent
with the protection system to tax hides,
especially as the bulk of the tax would
probably go to a few monopoly butchers
and ranchmen. But observe some of
the effects upon our industries:
The importations of untaxed hides
and skins last year were valued at $780,
216,25S. The goatskins were valued at
$1O,3O3,35o. The former were mostly
converted into sole leather, beltings
and such like heavy material, for which
our native hides are not thick enough.
The ~goatskins are not produced in this
country.
From this raw material we not only
manufacture boots, shoes and leather
goods for our w people cheaper and
better than are made elsewhere in the
world, but we exported finished prod.
ucts Of the value of $2O,242.756 With,
out free and cheap raw material thi.
export trade would have been impossi
BILE, and u own people, as Mr.. Blaine
pointed out, would be compelled to pay
more for their footwear. The wages
paid to u workers in leather last yea
amounted to $25 ,542. 1G6.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
THROWN INTO FITS!
People Being Thrown Into Fits
by the Pennington County
Mercantile Co..

No fatalities have occurred as
yet, but the Pennington County
Mercantile Co., is throwing more
people into fits for less money
these days than ever before. Re-
member, this is Rapid City's cold
reliable" clothing house and has
carries the biggest and best line Of
gents furnishings ever shown
here. 1t takes just two minutes
for them to throw you into a fit of
the smoothcst clothing you eve1
wore, and all for less money than
':the other fellows will do it.
The new year is going to be a
1ecord breaker for low prices,
More fits than ever!-Pennington
County Mercantile Co., Ed Woods
Manager.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

The tin plate makers wish to boom
thei, business by increasing the duty
on Imported tin plate, to the injury of
the canning industry and other in
lustries t!iat flourish by reason
CT cheap tn plate. Another blow
is struck at business. by abolishing
the rebate on exported tin cans. Now
canned goods exported in cans made Of
imported tin are allowed a drawback Of
the duty paid, and thus an export bust
ness has been built up in canned fruits,
oysters, vegetables, petroleum, etc.
Over 4,COO coo tin cans are sent abroad
annually, containing oil which com
retes with that Of Russia. When Rus
:ia can buy TN plate at 50, 7 n box.
while we have to pay $3.50 for it, it is
evident that II competition will be
rendered difficult. Mr.. D:ngley robs
Peter to pay Paul.-Baltimore Sun.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
Tho SnnGnnan Mnn;toc ;- oI,fhnn!

The Sundance Monitor is authority
for the statement that Kansas City
parties have purchased $1,000 acres
Of land on the Lower Horse creek As
miles from Cheyenne, and will begin
at once the work. Of co%lonizing the
tract. Large reservoirs will be con
%structed, the land placed under irri-
cation, divided into farms and sold
and rented to farmers. The land is
situat I'd near the Gordon and Camp
bell ranch and is very fine for farm
ing.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Evidently the Hot Springs Her
aid does not approve of the meth
DDS OF the present circuit Judge.
1t says: "For Judge Of this judicial
circuit the people demand a man
who will devote his time to his du-
ties. 4 judge is paid to hold
court and he should not 90 to Eu-
rope, California or any other place
as long as there are cases untr;ed
The practice Of holding referee
courts is expensive and prevails
entirely too much in the Black
Hills. Referees services come
high and 1t seems to the taxpav-
ers in this circuit that if u nudge
employed his time as he should. q
least a few of these special courts
would not be held. The campaign
TINS fall must be made along the
lines and in the interests Of e.
trenchment."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
popuist Judicial Convention.

me requests ol u oeNentn
judicial Circuit, composed Of the
counties Of Pennington, Custer and
Fall River, and the unorganizad
county OF Zeibach. will meet in dele
gate convention at the town OF Her
mosa IN Custer county, on Saturday,
the I7th day Of July, 1897, at II
O'Clock noon, of that day, for the
purpose Of placing in nomination a
candidate for the Office of circuit
Judge OF the said Seventh Judicial
Circuit, anu the transaction of such
other business as may legally come
before the convention.
All persons who supported the
W. J. Bryan electors at the Novem-
Der 1896 election and all who now
favor the free and unlimited coinage
of silver and gold by this govern
ment, at the ratio OF sixteen TO one,
without waiting for or asking the
cooperation or consent OF any other
nation on earth. are eligible to vote
au alI primaries anu DIS CduuludGeS
for the position Of delegates to the
conventions of the respective coun-
ties anG circuit, and are invited to
participate in such primaries and
conventions.
The basis of representation for
each of the counties is one delegate
for each fifty votes, or major frac-
ton thereof cast for Gov. A. E. Lee
in 1896 and one delegate from lei
bach county.
The counties of the circuit are en-
titled to delegates as follows:
Pennington 20
Custer 10
Fall River II
Zeibach |
Total AZ
BY order Of the Populist judicial
Committee Of the Seventh Judicial
Circuit. A. L. Sprague,
John McFadden. Chairman.
Secretary.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

The UNION would call the atten-
ton Of its readers to the two spe-
clal articles: "Towne on Money!
and The Rule of Monopoly,' 10
be found IN page five of this issue.
These two articles are timely and
worthy the careful perusal OF ev-
cry tar minded voter.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
Why We SILVER.

1t is true that wooden clothing, un-
derwear and blankets will be out of the
reach Of the people of moderate means
when Dingley has his way, but just
think how sweet it is to suffer for ones
country and to SILVER in order that the
robber barons may continue to wax fat
and contribute to the Legitimate" ex-
penses of the e. O. p!-Louisville Post.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

no trust or combination Of any
character whatever to control the
output of silver, its price or to
strangle competition. So much
for the "silver trust
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
A Snap For SOmOne.

In San Antonio, Texas, a town of
60, 900, fine climate. Will trade a
few lots there on street car line for
horses. Mention this paper and adj
dress J. r. Simmons, Mexia, Texas.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

Last week showed 242 business
failures in the United States, with
222 for the week before. Are you
keeping tab on the simprove-
ment?:'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21

ono improvement in general
trade conditions,' says Dun's
trade review of last Saturday.
How about "conhdence?:'
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-05-21
THE SILVER

tariff Congressman Grosvenor
was speaking in opposition to an
amendment to the proposed tariff
act which dealt a blow at the trusts
and provided for the punishment
of those who formed them. In
the course Of his remarks Mr..
Grosvenor was interrupted by Mr..
Terry Of Arkansas, who asked if
it was not a fact that every trust
in the United States supported
Mckinley in the last campaign.
Mr.. Grosvenor denied it, stating
that he could name many trusts
that did not support Mckinley,
and that he could name the lead
ers Of trusts who contributed to
the other side. Several members
demanded that he name them and
he answered:
II will FIRE at one of these trusts. DO not
imagine that | am afraid to speak in my
pl' &c here. | Will name the trust that holds
a monopoly OF something that God gave-the
trust that holds a monopoly Of one of the
greatest productions in value of any in this
countryside silver trust.' prolonged ap-
plause on republican side. See Congressional
Record, first session 55th congress, page 3o4.
This is equivalent to saying that
the great silver mining industry of
the United States is ontrolled by
a trust. Now, if Mr.. Grosvenor is
right the question naturally arises:
Why did the national republican
platform pledge the party to pro-
mote an international agreement
for free silver coinage? Would
not that benefit this horrid "~silver
trust?" And again, if the platform
declaration for International free
silver coinage was made in good
faith, why should the republican
side of the house indulge in "pro-
longed applause' when the silver
miners are thus denounced as a
trust and a monopoly?
There seems to be but one salts
factory ansWer-the declaration
was not made in good faith. 1t
may be that those who voted for
it intended to carry it out. That
is, they intended that some sort of
an effort should be made to pro-
mote such an agreement, but the
m st Of them knew that there was
not the slightest probability Of its
succeeding.
But is there really a silver trust?
Possibly there may be in New
York or London, a combination OF
mcn who buy and sell silver bullion
tn, same as they would iron or
coal. This, however, is not VIVA,
Mr.. g O ,venor meant. HIS ave.
lin was hurled at those hardy pio-
neers who dig tie silver from tn:
depths of the earth. As we under.
stand it, a trust IS 4 comb nation
Of men formed for the purpose O
shutting out competition, and thus
controlling the price of some com
modify. How does that definition
apply to the silver miners? VIVA
c )mbination has ever been formed
among them to shut out compel:
ton? Can Mr.. Grosvenor or an,
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26

were loading when the cave-in occurred.
The train was moving at the time, but
very slowly, and was soon brought to
STOP and from the nature of HAM
mer's injuries, 1T is not thought that
he was caught by the wheels, though
he was dragged short distance. The
laborers had been working in the pit
all day, and considered the embank-
nDent perfectly safe, but while Hammer
was Immediately beneath a large side
excavation, several tons of earth and
stone suddenly 1oosened, falling upon
him. The force Of the sliding mass
forced the man toward the tracks where
the train was pulling in to be loaded,
and, as he was carried beneath the body
Of car, his fellow workmen feared he
would be killed before their eyes. With
the stopping Of the train, however, the
loading crew, under the direction of
Foreman J. e. McGfnnis, went to the
rescue of the imprisoned man, though
he could not be seen, as both the fiat
buried beneath the landslide. The train
could not be moved for fear of running
over the entombed man, and for near
ly half an hour his companions dug
through the mass Of rocks and dirt.
When Hammer was finally reached, AL
most suffocated and bleeding from the
cuts about his body: his clothes torn
nearly off, 1T was found that the car
had probably saved his life, as it had
supported the main weight Of the cave
in from above though forming prison
in which he was securely pinioned.
Hammer is a Bohemian, f1fty-one
years old and has wife and large
family Of children.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
SUPREME COURT DECISION DOESN'T
INTERFERE WITH PATRICK
KELLY'S LIBERTY.
IS RESTORED TO CAPACITY
BY PROBATE JUDGE WILLRICH ON
THE PROCEEDINGS IN HIS
COURT.
HEARD PLENTY OF TESTIMONY
To Warrant RestOratiOn-Wiu Re-
main Free So Lang MS Decision
Stands Unreversed.

The ruling of the supreme court In
the case of Patrick Kelly, declaring
that he was legally committed to the
Rochester asylum in January, 1893,
does not In any way affect that gen
tleman's present status, as fixed by
the recent decision Of the probate
court, which restored Mr.. Kelly to his
capacity and released him from guar
dianship. Judge Willrich, who rem
dered the decision restoring Mr.. Kelly
to capacity, said yesterday:
"The ruling of the supreme court
reversing the order of the district court
of Olmsted county, which declared
Kelly's commitment illegal, goes only
to the question of the validity of the
act under which Kelly was committed
to the insane asylum. The supreme
court holds that the act is valid and
that the commitment was sufficiently
regular in form to comply with the
law. The fact that Mr.. Kelly has, since
his commitment over four years ago,
also made applications to the probate
court to be restored to capacity, and
that his final application has been.
granted bears no relation to the pro-
ceeding had to determine the legality
Of his original commitment.
Upon Mr. Kelly's final application
for restoration" continued Judge Will
rich, 1.-The court heard an abundance
Of testimony going to show that Mr..
Kelly is capable of taking care Of him
self and his property, and, therefore.
restored him to capacity and termi-
mated the guardianship over him and
his property. He is therefore, a free
man, as long as the decision of the
probate court stands unreversed.'
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
WAS OUT OFF ORDER.
Creditors Request for
the Removal of Auerbach.

tAC ANChAONaA Va <A0CA WsAOAAs
Judge Kelly announced from the
bench yesterday, his decision in the
matter Of the petition for the reorganiz-
alton of the Allemannia bank, heard
the day before as announced in yester-
days G o e. The petitioners did not
stick to the text of their petition and
submit their plan Of organization,
but instead, asked the court to remove
Receiver Auerbach from his trust and
appoint in his place William Hanm,
Bernard Kuhl and Edward Vanish, to
serve without compensation.
Judge Kelly denied the application,
but, without prejudice, which will
permit another application, if the petit
TONERS desire to make one. The appli-
cation is denied because the petitioners
submitted a proposition quite different
from the petition on file, and of which
the creditors had no notice. The memo
randum Of the court Is as follows:
'Coneeding, for the sake Of argument that
the court has power, summarily and without
notice, to remove receiver and appoint
others, yet it is manifestly unjust and unwise
to exercise such power In this case upon this
notice. There are, 1 am told, IN round NUM-
bers 1900 creditors and others interested
in this bank. Not one Of them could pos
sby spell out from this order to show cause,
. or from the petition upon which it is based,
that merely change in the receivers was
intended. Necessarily, the proposed reorgan1-
zation plan involved the winding up Of the
insolvency proceedings and the discharge of
the receiver; yet the plan being abandoned
or held in abeyance, does not make change
in receivers, even germane to the object stat
ed in the notice served on the creditors. If
l considered at this hearing this proposition
to change the receiver, 1t would be for all
practical purposes without notice to the
parties in interest.
.'It goes without saying that any plan
which will materially reduce the expense of
the receivership is commendable. And If in
addition, it result, as it Is claimed, in in
creasing the collections from the banks as
sets, 1t should be adopted. But possibly
these 1900 Interested persons, or any consid-
cradle number, may not approve this pro-
posed change. In any event they should have
an opportunity to be heard"
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
GATHERING AT THE CAMP.
Seventh Day Adventists Congrega
ing at Merriam Park.

seventh Day Advent1StS C0n&re&at-
ing at Merriam Park.
Large reinforcenents to the Seventh
day Adventist camp meeting came
upon the grounds Monday and yester-
day. Already a large number of tents
are up, and many Of them occupied at
this early date, giving evidence of a
large attendance. Workmen are busy.
and the music Of saw and hammer
is heard on every side. Plans are be-
ing laid for large meeting. The first
camp meeting ever held by Seventh
day Adventists was at Wright, Mich,
in 1868, which was so successful that
they continued to increase, SO that in
the year 1885 no less than fifty were
held in different parts of the United
States. But it is expected that this
year will see this number doubled at
least. The first camp meeting was as
an experiment, and undertaken with
hesitancy, for the reason that such
meetings were generally accompanied
with more or less rowdyism1 on the
one hand, and fanaticisms Of the other.
At that time, a. camp meeting was,
In some communities, the signal for
evening andSSunday gatherings OF. the
rougher element Of societytssfor the
sport they found in it.. But from, the
very first these meetings among this
people have been characterized by a
more orderly spirit.
- Quite a number of these meetings
have been held In the vicinity Of the
Twin Cities, and no one can point to
them with regrets that they were oc-
casions of disorder. The campers have
themselves been most orderly, and their
meetings void of excitement. Another
mark of success has been In the acces-
sion to their numbers at these meet
ings. This Is the result Of the practi-
cal presentation Of Biblical doctrines
by able and earnest ministers. In
many instances, the prejudices of per-
sons, who have only known this peo-
pie through their doctrinal enemies,
have been removed. It is claimed by
them that hundreds of Seventh-day Ad-
ventists can testify to having received
their first convictions as to real Chris
tian duty at some camp meeting of the
denomination.
Ample preparations are being made
for another successful meeting. No
pains will be spared to make visitors
feel at home and receive. the benefits
of the meetings to the fullest extent
possible. While it is quite natural that
plans should be made for those OF
mature years, 1t is understood that
there will be children's meetings under
the guidance Of experienced workers
in this branch of Christian work. There
will also be young peoples meetings.
AS the interest may require, and as
the opportunities will allow; also
parents meetings will be. held each
day, where parents and children at
tend together.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-05-26
STRONG BOX OF THE NORTH ST.
PAUL TREASURER BROKEN
OPEN.
-BLAcKsMITHs TOOLS USED
MOST of THE FUNDS TAKEN TO A
2 - BANK THE DAY BE.
FORE.
ONLY *15 WAS FOUND IN THE SAFE.
p. w. schnesswefs Opens His Store to
Find 1t Burglarixed and the
Safe Battered Open.

The suburban burglars transferred
their operations to North st. Paul dur
ing the early hours of yesterday morn
ing, when the safe of p. w. Schness-
-weis was battered open with a sledge
hammer and SIS in money stolen. Mr.
Schnessweis is the village treasurer, and
it Is though that the thieves expected
to make big haul, but a. considerable
sum Of the village money had been
taken from the safe to a bank Mon
day afternoon. Disappointed at find
ing but SIS, after their efforts to gain
an entrance to the safe, the burglars
went through the stock Of groceries in
the store and carried off $25 worth Of
in the safe were not stolen, but were
scattered promiscuously about the floor.
It is thought that the burglary took
place about 2 o'clock. The thieves
evidently knew their business and went
prepared for thorough job. A smooth
hole was cut in the side door Of the
store, near the lock, and the inside
catch easily sprung, giving the opera
tors expeditions and quiet access. Go
the store, the burglars Immediately be-
gan drilling holes about the combina-
tion lock with a brace and steel bit,
which, evidently in a hurried flight,
was Left behind. Becoming impatient
with the slow work of boring through
the safe door, the thieves visited the
blacksmith shop of r. G. Muller, near
the grocery store, and secured heavy
sledge hammer. With this implement
the lock was knocked from the safe and
the outer door hammered from it's hing
es. Several heavy blows reduced the
inner partitions Of the safe to pieces,
when the robbers thoroughly searched
each receptacle for the expected 'haul. I"
Valuable papers belonging to the viii
lage and to individuals, were examin-
ed, but discarded by the thieves as
possible clues to which the police could
work to their discovery, precaution.
which it is thought would not have
been observed by ordinary thieves.
After their work upon the safe the
burglars decided to augment their booty
by the most portable part of the stock,
and helped themselves to the contents
of the cigar counter. They evidently
desired only enough tobacco for their
personal use. as only half dozen
boxes Of the best cigars and about Sc
worth Of chewing tobacco were taken.
No sound of the robbers operations
were heard during the night, and the
burglary was not discovered until the
store was opened yesterday morning,
when the battered safe, scattered pa
pers and discarded tools, including a
brace and several steel drills, the sledge
hammer, several chisels and a burglar s
Jimmy" met the astonished gaze Of
the proprietor.