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The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08
American Lepton of Honor.

Pioneer Council of Sacramento was visited by
Grand Secretary Burton last Thursday, and in the
presence OF a large membership he explained the
recent changes that have been made in the order
The grand secretary installed the officers OF
Golden Shore Circle on Saturday and then told
the mem bers about the changes that the order Is
now working under He will visit the councils at
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08

THE two best Medicines for consumption is DR..
Jayne's Expectorant and Alternative. They abb
sorb the granules OF disease and heal the lungs.
They cure fatulence-Jayne's Sanative Pills
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08

In France 100000 tons OF potatoes are
annually used in the manufacture OF
starch and alcohol.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08
knights and Ladies of Hon

stockton tomorrow. the one at Gilroy on the Gath
and probably other councils in the meantime.
The San Francisco call., 1897-02-08
TO CURE A COLD IN oNE.DAy

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All drug
gistS refund the money If it fails to cure 25c
Daily camera., 1897-01-28

FASTENED back from Quitman, came out
to camp to see and thank the p1 ostrate
soldier, Potts being ceremonious in his
expression of gratitude and admiration
and most earnest in his apology for
what he had said and thought of Close
in the past. The doctor stayed longer
by the silent sufferers cot, carefully
studying his face as far as it could be
seen. Professional etiquette prevented
his saying anything that might be
reflection on the treatment and practice
of the contract surgeon" yet it was
plain to Lambert, and to Potts, too,
that he was disturbed. Close, however,
seemed to think less of his own plight
than of that of the Waltons, who, ex-
cept the little patch of fields about the
ruined homestead, had lost everything
they owned in the world, and who were
now in sore anxiety and distress. The
terrible shock and exposure had been
too much for one so fragile as the lady
mother. and Mrs. Walton was sinking
fast. Walton Scroggs, too, was in des-
perate case, though soothed by the
Daily camera., 1897-01-28

knowledge that all the row at Vernon
that IS. the human cause of it all
was already out Of danger. Close begged
the doctor for full particulars not only
as to how they were but how they ex-
pected "to git along through the win
ter and at last said he wished to speak
to him alone, whereat Potts and Lam
bert, wondering, left the tent.
1t was LONG before the doctor came
forth, and when he did he called the
young officer asic.e. ii culver in his voice
and a queer moisture about his spec
tacles. "Have you no expert on the
eye and the ear in the army?" he asked.
"The captain should have the benefit
of the best advice without delay
Lambert said he would report the
matter at once to department head
quarters, and, while they were still talk
ing, two men came riding out from
town-"old man Potts." beyond all
doubt, and with him Lambert's rail
way friend, the conductor, and these
gentlemen, too, had come to ''surren-
utI. SIUSt COulu nave udI LIS LII Vi
triumph and adulation that dull De-
cember evening, had he been so minded
and the doctor more complaisant; but
that practitioner said that, while he
was not in charge OF the case, he would
strenuously advise against further dis
turbance of the patient. When at last
they were all gone and Lambert could
address himself to the little packet of
mail stacked up on the office desk, hewas
rejoicing to think how the good in his
queer comrade was winning due recog-
milton at last. Hes rough diamond"
he said to himself. "but brave as lion
and true as steel!"
And then as he opened the first letter
from department headquarters, ad-
dressed to Brevet Capt. j. P. Close,
First Lieutenant, -teenth infantry,
Lambert's face paled and his eyes di-
lated. 1t was brief curt official note,
directing Capt. Close to turn over the
command of his company and post and
report in arrest to the colonel of his regi-
ment at New Orleans, for trial. "Ac-
knowledge receipt by telegraph"
What Christmas Qreeting
Daily camera., 1897-01-28
x V

Those we're the days which but fore
shadowed the lettre de cachet episodes
of the winter of 1901. Never an Or
namental, never social, and often an
embarrassing feature of garrison life,
the first lieutenant of Company G had
been laboring under the furt ler disad-
vantage of six months absence from
the post of the regimental colors. There
were many to speak against and none
to speak for him. His singular habits
and characteristics. the rumors in cir
culation with regard to his Saving"
propensities when on bureau duty, and
the queer yarns" in circulation as to
his disposition of the property OF the
officers who had died on his hands dur
ing the fever epidemic, had all received
additional impetus from the publica-
tion in northern papers of the Parmelee
side of the Tugaloo stories, and Closes
name. was on the regimental market
at low quotation, even before the an
nouncement of his arrest. But this
was not all. For months the regiment
al commander had been the recipient of
frequent letters from two despairing
widows, relicts of the late Capt. Stone
and Lieut.. Tighe, which letters claimed
that their husbands had died possessed
of certain items of personal property
watches, jewelry, money, martial
equipments, etc.-of which Capt. Close
had assumed charge and for only very
small portion of which had he ever rem
dered account. They, with other la
dies of the regiment, had been sent
north when it became apparent that an
epidemic was probable; they had never
met Capt. Close, but were confident,
from the unsatisfactory nature of his
replies, and from all they could learn
about him from the letters they re-
eeived from the regiment, that he was
robbing the widow and the orphan,
and they appealed to the colonel for re-
dress.
Daily camera., 1897-01-28
NV.

AlN.
The first Christmas young fellow
spends in the army is one he is apt TO
remember. What he did in years be-
fore, or of what nature were the festivi-
ties in those that followed, may. il
course of time, become but vague and
shadowy pictures before the minds
eye. After something like 20 years of
service as a commissioned officer Mr.
Lambert was heard to say that never,
even when a homesick plebe at West
Point, had he passed so forlorn a
Christmastide as that which immedi-
stely succeeded his graduation.
The rain was beat down in sullen
shower upon the bare and dripping
woods and sodden fields; the roads
were deep in mud; camp, of which he
was once more commander, was wet
and cold and cheerless; in the adjoining
tent lay his senior officer groaning or
8 bed of pain, hands and face blistered
and bandaged, hair and eyebrows gone,
while over across the way pile of
scorched and blackened timbers, a
COuDlC VI DIlCh anu ellC stohS
foundations, were all that were left of
Walton Hall.
The story brought in Of the big row
at Vernon, though exaggerated, had
been sufficiently confirmed in the
course of an hour or so that wintry
evening of Lambert's last visit to the
homestead, to warrant his being or
dered thither with half the company
to Support the civil authorities in re-
storing peace" Close reported the
situation by telegraph to department
headquarters, and the action taken by
him, his dispatch reaching the general
commanding the next day an hour or
so after that official had been ordered
from Washington to send full particu-
lars of the disturbance in his bailiwick,
for the federal officials in the south and
the partisans of both sides of the pc
the night wires for all they were worth,
and the early morning papers were
lurid with details of the tragic out
break
1t was midnight when Lambert
started on his march with two excited
deputy marshals for guides. Five miles
out they met some horsemen conveying
an old carriage containing Walton
Scroggs, seriously wounded, and doc
tor. With the escort Lambert held
brief parley. also with the wounded
man, who, though weak, was full of
pluck and spirits; his sole anxiety
seemed to be on the score of his wife
and the shock the news would cause
her. The account given the young Off
Ger of the circumstances leading up tt
the facts differed radically from thai
with which he and his commander hao
thus far been favored. This was to be
expected as up to this point their sole
informants were either negroes or q
couple of whites of the Parmelee stamp
In the north, as rule, the affair ap
peared to have been wanton and un'
provoked attack by Walton Scroggs ano
his friends upon some negroes who hac
been instrumental in securing his ar
rest-nothing short, in fact, of red
handed act of vengeance, as was evi
dent from the fact that Immediately or
his release he and his party, armed te
the teeth, had ridden over to Vernon
instead of going home, and withou
Daily camera., 1897-01-28
Pleasant for Mamma.

Little Johnnie Cooking curiously at
the visitor)-Where did the chicken
bite you, Mr.. Billus? l don't see any OF
the marks.
Visitor-Why, Johnny, haven't been
bitten by any chicken.
Jonnny-Mamma, didn't you tell
papa Mr.. Billus was dreadfully hen
pecked? Why, mamma, bow funny you
look! Your face is red Texas Sitter.
Daily camera., 1897-01-28
Measurements.

'I've seen the machine workers" said
Senator Sorghum's emissary.
"How do they feel?"
"Their enthusiasm is beyond meas
ure.'
mo it isn't. There is always one
way of measuring their enthusiasm"
"How?"
s'By the barrel" ."-Washington Star.
Daily camera., 1897-01-28
Ito be Continued.)
Ruined by His ElOquence.

Ruined by His Eloquence.
"How's your son, the barrister, get
ting on?''
"Badly, poor fellow. He's in prison" ;"
Indeed"
"Yes; he was retained by burglar
to defend him, and he made so good
plea in the burglars behalf that the
judge held him as an accessory."-Tit-
Bits.
Daily camera., 1897-01-28
An Unlucky Star.

They look upon the gems of night,
So clear, so bright SO far,
'My love" said he, will constant be
AS yonder steady star"
But even as he spoke there came
To both sudden jar
That speck of light has dropped from
sight
It was a shooting star!
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Daily camera., 1897-01-28
Neat way Of Putting 1t.

Two friends met recently after many
years absence. The one said to the
other: ''Well, old chap, and how have
you been getting on in the world?'
"Well,' was the reply, "as failure 1
have been distinct success. But as a
success have been a complete failure" J"
-TitBits.
Daily camera., 1897-01-28

But now she seized candle and went
bounding down the steps. A moments
search among the bushes. and she found
it-also him, for he calmly followed.
"Theres your cap" she said, land
yawnduh's the gate!"
He looked up in affected pain and
astonishment.
"Why, Miss Katesie!-I supposed you
were simply acting on my suggestion,
and we were going to have such lovely
time at the bower. That's why | fol
lowed"
"Oh, All should like to tay-uh your
tongue out You know All hate the
very ground you stand on"
The gloom in his face gave way in
stantly to radiant joy. "You do?--
really?" he cried. "Oh, l never hoped
for that! l thought you loved every
inch of this ugly old state and that
never could coax you to leave it. Do
you really hate it so?"
But now, faii,s,,,y heside herself with
vexation, the girl had turned and fed,
her little feet seeming to fly up the
worn old steps that groaned and creaked
under ipy other touch. He stood gaz-
ing after her a moment, the teasing.
merry smile still lowering about his
lips, then picked up the cap she had
hurled to earth. and walked blithely
away.
Not ten yards from the gate canre
Corp Cunningham on the run. Capt.
Close desired to see the lieutenant at
once. A negro stood by the campfire
in front of Closes tent, trembling from
either fear or excitement or both, his
protruding eyes fixed on the form of
old Rasmus, who was eagerly jabbering
to the company commander.
"Do you know anything bout this,
lieutenant?" asked Close. "These
darkfes say there's been big row over
towards Vernon, and that Walton
Scroggs is among the killed"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-29
Montana Cattle.

A report from Missoula, Mont,
says: Not in ten years have the
cattle on the range been in such
good condition as they are this win
ter. The open weather, following
the heavy snow of the early part of
the season, has made the feed as if
it we're spring, and there is green
grass all owe the range. 1t would
be possible now to Fl nd good beef
cattle for shipment and the season
is now so far along that it will not
be necessary to do much feeding
it the snow comes on the ranges
deep in the next six weeks. The
cattle are SO fat that they are in
shape to stand a good hard storm
without suffering and the ranchers
will be able to save most of their
hay. There are cows on the range
that have raised calves this year
and they are now so fat that they
would do for beef shipment. The
sitr alton is better row than I have
ever known it to be.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-29

A new book, Knitting and Gro
ing, Of 81 pages, over 50 or
designs illustrated, beautiful.
patterns, shawls hoods, jacket
has been published by the Ham
Milk ST., Boston, Mass, an1 "
sent with a subscription 10
paper. The Home is IL 70
monthly filled with origina 5,
literary and domestic TOPS
fashions. It's departments .,
work is a special feature. -
original designs each issu.
price of subscription is 81 G..
year and will include one
books, AS a special indu:, j,
trial subscribers, a copy OF -,
will be given with a 8 ma
scription. The price OF
cents, but a 6 months SUI
and the book combined will l.
for. only Is cents: Their y.
premium list for 1897 vii
free on application,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-29
The Gas Plant Blown Up.

Inc Gas PlanC BLOWN Up.
A terrific explosion, one man near
ly killed, another injured and a
wrecked and blackened engine build
ing briefly tells the story of what
occurred at the Rapid City Gas Cos.
plant below the railroad yards at |
o'clock last Saturday morning. AS
usual at night the plant was in
charge of Frank Handley, engineer
and John Parry, fireman. Every
thing ran smoothly until about |
O'Clock Saturday morning. At
this time Handley was in the act Of
%shoveling coal into the furnaces
under the boilers, when a terrific
explosion took place, blowing the
roof and side of the building out and
producing a report which was
heard distinctly all over the city.
Handley, blown SYLVIA I'd, fell
among the ruins, which in an in
slant burst into flames. Parry was
blown out with the side Of the build
ing and was badly cut on the head
and otherwise bruised by falling
brick and timbers. Regaining him
self as quickly as possible Parry
looked for Handley, only to find
him in the wrecked building badly
burned and with one les broken.
Herescued Handley, however, carry
ing him several hundred yards, and
then with a five inch cash in his
head Parry started for town, a full
three-quarters of a mile, to give the
alarm. The fire alarm brought out
scores of citizens and with a line Of
hose laid from the state school of
mines, the flames were confined to
the wrecked engine room and soon
subdued. Aside from this the plant
remained injured.
Handley's injuries were at first
thought to be fatal, but he has since
been patched up and is now on the
broad road to recovery. Parry's
head was stitched up and he is get
ting along all right,
The gas company, through it's
manager, Mr.. Kennedy, states that
the plant will be put in order and be
in operation again inside Of 40 days.
What caused the explosion will re-
main a mystery, as no cause can be
found for it. The gas company car
ried no insurance.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-29
Prices for Western Cattle,

In summing up the 1896 trade the
Salt Lake City Tribune says:
At this, the opening of the new
year, it is safe to aay that a marjori-
ty Of Utah's producers Of live stock
will not be able to point back with
pride to the judgment they display
ed in 1896 when disposing Of their
product. Reviewing the business
of the state in this line at this time
as a whole. the showing disclosed by
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-29

comparisons is. not esnecially credit
able to the foresight exhibited by
stockmen of any sort during the
time in Utah. Not that the figures
show bad sales SO much, Or prices
lower than sellers had previously
accepted for a similar output, for
the contrary is true in so far as cat
tie are concerned, But the showing
is not what it should be because our
selling was not at the right time.
while the highest prices Of the year
ruled. Fully Is per cent of the
home cattle and sheep had been
turned off before the years best
figures were reached, and in this
premature, as it turned out, market
ing, our home breeders parted with
profits which would undoubtedly
have aggregated many thousands
of dollars. In explanation Of the
haste which has marked selling
within the state during the year,
a number and variety Of reasons
which seemed a good at its COM
mencement can be urged. The year
itself was a perpleXing one to figure
out in advance, owing tothe condition
Of trade which the general election
and it's attendent uncertainties
affected pr%ospectively; and no great
things were expected Of the year,
either here or elsewhere, by stock
men which would be helpful to the
industry. And then the drought
in the southern part Of the state
complicated the situation Still far
ther for local cowmen and made the
future of their business more diff
cult to size up than people in the
same line of business founu it else
where. Again, in a cattle way, 1896
was the exact opposite of lis pre-
decessor in the matter of prices.
The fall and winter tendency Of
values in the latter year were down
when a movement in the other direc-
ton had been confidently looked FOR
and in December of '95 prices or the
best grades of cattle ruling on
Easterd markets at figures lower
than they had previously touched in.
Is years. In the spring months Of
the same year the situation WIS re-
versed precisely, as both beef cattle
and feeders were doing better than
they had done for several seasons,
and on an advancing markev mop.
for the future built up anaz.ny,y
When prices subsequently declined.
much of the old despondency return-
ed and it was with this depressing
feeling weighing upon them that
cowmen began the year, up)n II,
record of which this review is i'll
tended to throw a small gimme OF
light.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-29
SUPPOSE.

That you needed something in Dry Goods, Boots, Shoes
or Clothing and had your choice of buying either at a re-
tail or wholesale store, but could save Is to IS per Cent
at the latter ,-Wouldn't you go to the wholesale store?
Of course you would. We are going to retail Dry
Goods, Clothing, Boots and Shoes for the next ten days
AT WHOLESALE PRICES; therefore we shall expect you
to come here just as quickly as you would go to any
wholesale instead of retail store if you had your choice.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-29
THIS OCCASION IS OUR @ O
O O FEBRUARY CLEARING SALE.

Although our long and reliable record of Merchandise
here probably has gained us your confidence, we ask
YOU to take nothing but the evidence of your own eyes
to convince you that we are really retailing at WHOLE
SALE PRICES during this sale. Here are a few of the
prices. Please compare them with what you have been
paying:
Ten Quarter Blankets only so cents per pair.
Good Dress Ginghams at 4 cents per yard.
Good Apron Ginghams at 4 cents per yard.
Heavy Twiled Toweling at 5 cents per yard.
All Wool Dress F1annels, one yard wide, worth IS to SOC,
now going at only 20 cents per yard.
All Wool Novelty Dress Goods, worth SOC, now only 29c.
Heavy Unb1eached Muslin, yard wide, only Sc.
First Class Overalls Criveted), only 45c a pair.
Extra Heavy Overalls-best in the world-only SOC.
All Wool Suit of Clothes only $3.50
Mems Arctics, 90c and upwards.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-01-29

"People want bargains and that's
what we'll give them. john y.
Haines. Read his new ad anG see.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-05
pINGLEy nmn "BEAUTIEs."

The operation Of the Dingley bin so
far constitutes "a striking commentary
upon the claims for it as "A revenue pro-
ducing measure made by its author. In
hi. speech in Congress March 22d Mr..
Dmeley declared that the deficiency in
revenue under the Wilson bin had 'nedr-
~ all arisen from the falling off Of reye-
nue. from duties on imports" and that
"our Uhe Republican, problem was to
provide adequate revenue from that
source 10 carry on the government. Two
days aftorward he stated that the pend
ing bin (his bilD would yield an increase
IN revenue of Sl1S,OO0.00O. which figures.
however. DO subsequently modified TO
soOO0,OOO or coo when he found
that ne could not rush" the measure
through Congress. From this latter es-
innate he never thereafter varied.
But how do the figures actually stand
at this date? The deficit, since the be-
ginning Of the fiscal year, has been some
100000 or 100000 larger than in the
corresponding period a year ago. and,
therefore. as the New York Evening
Post suggests. in order 20 fulfil Mr..
Dingley's prediction, the revenue must
increase S6O.O0OOO0 to SO0OO,CO0 during
the next nine months. That there win
be such an increase, continues our New
York contemporary, no one seriously ex-
poets. Indeed, the Post is satisfied from
all the signs Of the import movement
that there will this year be no increase
whatsoever over 1896. AS illustrating
the weakness OF the present import
movement, II may be said that last
months customs revenue fell N.650o0
below the corresponding month OF 1896,
when trade was completely paralyzed,
and 10000 under 1896. and that It's
total yield is less than that OF any
month IN tho present generation. eN-
cept August OF 1897
But this IS not the only beauty of
the operation OF the Dingley bill upon
our foreign trade. The measure IA. also,
as Il was predicted II would working
against an export interest. The retailp-
tion movement Is Increasing in strength,
and taking practical shape IA Germany.
Under the auspices Of the government,
the ''asrarians." who have always looked
upon American competition with great
disgust, and the manufacturers. who
have largely taken the opposite view,