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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
NEW REMEDY FOR APoPLExY.

Hole Cut In the Head to Allow Blood to
Escape.
NEW York, Dec. 28.-One of the
most notable operations performed re-
Gently, and one which may furnish y
precedent for the treatment of apoplec-
tic cases, in which the pressure of a clot
of blood formed on the brain can be To-
Called, took place at the New York
postgraduate hospital. When the pa
tient was seized, his physician discov-
cred that he was dying. 1t was de-
cided to perform an operation as quickly
as possible. The skull was trephined,
and the clot of blood, caused by the
bursting of some of the smaller arteries
on the right side of the head, was al
lowed to escape. Some 80 seconds after
the brain pressure, which was kill
ing the patient, had been removed, his
pulse and respiration, which had al
most stopped, began to approach their
normal actions. From that time he has
steadily improved.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
SOCIETY YOUNG LADY SUICIDES.
Shock of Tragic Death of Miss Herbert
Leads to 1 ..s. Deed.

SHock OF tragic De"f1 ut Miss Herbert
Leads to t.Ae Deed.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The recent
tragic death Of Miss Leila Herbert, the
daughter of the ex.secretary of the
navy is given as the reason for the
suicide which occurred today of Miss
Annie Virginia Wells, an accomplished
young society woman and daughter of
Mr.. Lewis S. Wells, a well known at
torney. The young woman shot her
self through the heart with her
broth er's revolver at the residence of
her father, 1911 n. street, northwest.
Miss Wells had met Miss Herbert
number of times and was very much
attached to her, She herself had been
confined to the house for months by
illness, and this combined with the
shock caused by the death Of her friend
brought on melancholia which resulted
IN suicide. The deed was apparently
entirely. unprecedented, and coming
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
FIRE ADDS ToGENERAL DESTRUCTION
Terrible Natural Gas Explosion at Chicago
Fire and One Seriously Hurt

Terrible Natural Gas Explosion at Chicag go
Fire and One Seriously Hurt.
CHICAGO, Dec. 2;'.-Fire broke out
shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon in the basement of the 5-story
building at l04 Madison street, the first
floor aud basement of which were &C.
cupied by the Tosetti Cafe and Restau-
rant company, and the second floor by
the billiard parlors of Frank Mussey.
The blaze was insignificant at first
and crowd of people gathered on the
sidewalk in front of the building to
watch the work Of the firemen.
About dozen policemen were busily
engaged in pushing back the throng
when terrific explosion of natural gas
took place.
The building was badly wrecked, the
windows, window gratings, sidewalk
lights and nanhole covers were hurled
into the air and fell among the crowd.
Dozens Of people were thrown from
their feet and % were injured. only one
OF them being seri ~ sly hurt.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
- =
\ SLr ,rsps

DO You knew what | have disccva
ered!'' asked the one who was late at
the last meeting of the Needlework
guild II don't believe any of you have,
SO much as thought of it, It is the re-
suit OF Summing, = she added impress,
lively, and for some reason a little laugh
went round the room. 'sSlummine', for
charitable organizations and economic
clubs and woman 8 clubs IN general has
become such a common thing in Mil
waukee lately that it is half a fad aud
one, unlike the run of fads, to which it's
followers would a little rather not own.
Still they questioned this particular
member, since they had learned in adj
vance that her discoveries were usually
worth recording, and when she had
drawn on their native sympathy to some
length while she told about some de-
tails she announced her discovery. It
was this:
am ashamed of myself and of all
OF us, /" she declared. ''We meet here
week after week and think we are do
Ing our share-as if anybody ever had
any particular share-in, helping poor
people here in milwaukee, Well, do
you know that at this minute more
Kind and charitable things are being
done by poor people in this town for
one another than all that the associated
charities and guilds and clubs of the
city together are doing or even finding
to do?''
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
Siren gthening New Wire Trust.


CLEVELAND, Dec. 27.-There is talk
among steel men of further extension
OF the scope of the new wire trust. It
is now said that efforts will be made to
induce all the steel billet mills in the
country to ally themselves with the
trust, not as members, but as contribu-
tors. The trust will seek to induce the
manufacturers of billets to promise not
to sell to wire manufacturers that may
possibly start outside of the trust, and
in return the trust will promise to take
billets from all these manufacturers as
it may need them. The object of this
is to keep the billet makers in good
humor to prevent them going into the
wire business themselves. Those who
are closest to the sources of information
express the greatest faith in the carry
ing through Of the plans of the trust,
and it may be said the plans are pro-
crossing favorably.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
WHEAT CLOSES At AN ADVANCE.

Statistics We're Bearish But Letter Influ-
once C"nnterbalanced 1t.
CHICAGO, Dec 28.-Wheat opened firm to-
day and closed at No advance for May, and lc
higher for December, but it had several radi-
cal changes of feeling during the session. Sta
tistics were bearish. but the influence Of
strong coarse grain markets and support from
the Letter party oounterbalanced this in the
end. Corn closed without change. Oats
gainedAc to sAc. Provisions were firm until
near the end, when they became heavy and
closed 21ac to SC lower. losing price:
WHEAT-Dec., 991ac; May, 94Ac.
CoRN-Dec., 27sssc: May, 3o11sc.
OATs-Dec., 22z9c; May, 24c.
PoRK-Jan.. 1870; May, IS tn.
LARD-Jan.. $4.521a@4.55; May, $4.6715G@470.
RIBs-Jan., $4.35@4.371a; May, $4.5O(@4.52M
Cash quotations: No. red wheat, CSC; No.
red, 90994c; No. spring, s8@S9c; No.
spring, so@s6c; No hard winter, s9c; No. 8
No. corn, 271zc; No 2 oats, 2311(9251Sc
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
South Omaha Live Stock.

SOUTH OMAHA, Dec. 2s.-Cattle-Receipts,
1870; active, steady; native beef steers, $s75
@4.80; western steers, $3.6O@4.2O; Texas steers,
$3.OO(@3.6o; COWS and heifers, $3.OOlD3 30; can
ners, $2OOg2.9O; stockers and feeders, $a5o@
40; calves, $4.oo@6.0O; bull, etc., $2.OO(93 80.
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shade higher; heavy,
s3.25(93.35; Mixed $3 25,93.5J; light $3.85@3.45;
bulk OF sales, $3.30t03.35. Sheep-Receipts,
2loO; stronger; fair to choice natives $3.75D
44O; fair to choice westerns, $3.6OlD42J; com
mon and stock sheep, $500 @s.90; lambs, $4.OO(9
$50.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
Rapid City Black Hnls South Dakota Friday Dec 81 1897

was taken ill and has not since been
able to leave the car. Mr.. Clark has
been in poor health for some time aud
had come here in the hopes of spending
a few days and going to ranch south
of here, where he was to spend the
winter. If his condition does not i'm
prove within the next few days he will
be taken to his home in Omaha.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
MAY FACE CHARGE OF MURDER.


of Zanolfs Fourth Wife.
NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Three distinct
poisons have been discovered as re-
suit OF chemical analysis in the body Of
the fourth wife of Charles Zanoli, who
collected insurance money on the lives
OF at least seven persons. Zanoli will
be brought into court again this morn
ing, but owing to tine absence of def
mite report from the chemical expert,
the district attorney in all probability
will ask that the prisoner be again re-
manded. Assistant District Attorney
Van Wyck, who has the Zanoi case in
charge, had long interview with the
professor in the laboratory last night.
he called there by appointment to learn
It possible if enough progress had been
made in the analysis to furnish infor-
nation on which to base more serious
charge against Zanoli. He did learn
that the three poisons, arsenic, mercury
and zinc, had been discovered, but un-
til he had information to dispel the
doubt as to whether or not the poisons
may have been part of the embalming
fluid used, he would not change the
charge standing against the barber, who
had collected so many life insurance
policies.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
Stricken While In His Private Car.

SAN ANTONIO, Dec, 25.-S. Fl. H.
Clarke, one of the receivers of the
Union Pacific and one of the directors
of the International and Great North
ern and Texas Pacific road, arrived here
this morning. Before he could leave
his private car and go to his hotel,
where apartments were engaged, he
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO. Dec. 23-Hogs-Receipts 10 900;
fairly active,s 21a@5c higher light, $685.
@3.55 mixed, So. 4o(@a.571&; heavy, S33b@3.57la
rough, $33J03.35. Cattle-Receipts, 5000:
steady; beeves, $370@5.;30: cows and heifers
ll.Sotg4 SO; Texas steers, $3.2Jta425; stockers
Ind feeders, s3.2N94.25. Sheep-Receipts, r.
)OJ; steady natives, $22.91g4.75; westerns, $500
g4.5U; lambs, 81 2505, IS.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31

Immediately after Christmas festivities
in the house, ompletely FRUSTRATED her
aged mother
: Mrs. Wells was 81 years of age and
very beautiful
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
BURT rs THE MAN.
SUCCEEDS CLARK AS PRESIDENT OF
THE UNION PACIFIC.
HuEhitt of Northwestern and Miller OF
Milwaukee Arc Members of BOARD Of
Directors-No Change In Policy of Com
pany ADMINISTRATIONS for Mink.


announced that Horace G. Burt, third
vice president Of the Chicago and
Northwestern railway, has been Sc
lected for the presidency of the Union
Pacific Railway company. Mr.. Burt's
election as president is expected to car
ry into effect the policy determined
upon by the reorganization committee,
when it was supposed that Mr.. Clark
would be able to continue in the man
agement of the property, but which is
impossible owing to Mr.. Clark's i'll
health. The board is to include Wins
low S. Pierce, chairman, James Still
man, Marvin Hughitt, Roswell Miller,
E. M. Hartman, Louis Fitzgerald,
Henry B. Hyde, John w. Doane, Otto
II. Kahn, T. Jefferson Coolidge, Jr.,
George J. Gould, Oliver Ames, George
G. Cannon and Jacob III. Schiff. Oliver
w. Mink is to be vice president, in
charge of the New York office.
More than fortnight ago, when it
was announced that Mr.. Burt would be
chosen to the presidency of the Union
Pacific as reorganized, strenuous de-
mails came from many quarters. It was
alleged that Mr.. Burt was so closely al
lied with what are called "the Wander
bilt interests that to make him presi--
dent of the Union Pacific would be to
place that line practically under the
same management as the New York
Central, the Lake Shore and the Chi
cago and Northwestern. It was further
asserted that this would be mistaken
policy, as it would tend to take from
the Union Pacific support which it has
hitherto received from the Rock Island
the Burlington, the St. Paul and other
great roads that center in Council
Bluffs as their principal Mis-
souri, river point. 1t was
pointed out that all these
roads had terminals at Kansas City and
could throw a large volume of Pacific
coast bound business that way. The
opinion in New York is that the new
directory has been carefully made up
so as to discount any of the above al
legged objections to Mr.. Burt as presj-
dent. All the great roads seem to be
represented directly or Indirectly in the
new directory. It will be seen that the
new board embraces so many whose in
terests are opposed to any single or
dominant control Of the Union Pacific
that to call the road part of the Van
derbilt system would not be true in fact
or theory.
Mr.. Burt has been with the North
western road for many years. Pre-
vious to 1883 he was chief engineer of
the road. In that year he was APP
pointed general manager of the Ere
mont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley rail
road, part of the Northwestern system,
and served in that capacity until a year
ago, when he was elected third vice
president of the Chicago and North
western
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
Don't Tobacco Spit and Smoke Your Life Auay.

To quit tobacco easily and forever. be map
netic full of life, nerve and vigor, take No-To-
Bac. the wonder"w orlser that makes weak men
Strong. All druggists, SOC o.. 81. Cure guaral,-
teed Booklet aud s;lnple free Address
sterling Remedy Co. Chicago or New York
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
Meat For Russian Soldiers,

MELBOURNE, Dec. 27.-The govern
ment of New South Wales is arranging
to supply frozen meat to the Russian
authorities at Vladivostock.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
Ratcliffe Given Sir Month..

NEW YORK, Dec. 29.-Edward j.
Radcliffe, the actor, who was found
guilty of assault in the third defree for
striking his wife, was today sentenced
to six months in the penitentiary.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
St. Louis Grain,

ST. LOUIS Dec. 2S.-WHEAT-Unsettle No
red, cash. elevator, 9754 99Sc; track, csc;
Dec, CSC; Jan, Csc; May, 971sc; July, Size;
No. hard cash, CSC.
CORN Better NO. 2 cash. 26c; Dec. ,25Lc Jan,
:rsc; May, 2alsc; July, %S}4c
UArs-Bej5sr; No. cash, 22lac.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31

World Senator Morgan OF Alabama, of
the committee on foreign relations, said
last night that it would be impossible
for the United States to remain COM
placent should the European nations
undertake the dismemberment of China.
Senator Morgan said: eff partition in
wolves the abrogation of treaties this
country would be left to make terms
again with each European nation separ-
ately in the territory to which it's SOW
ereignty extended. Therefore, unless
the powers now ambitious for territor-
ial extension take into account the i'm.
portan ce of American commercial rela.
tions with China it will be necessary
for the government to intervene in self
defense"
Japan Will Prosecute Epps' Murderer.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Japan has ia.
ken measures to comply with the de.
mand of the United States that the
murderer of Frank Epps, an apprentice
attached to the cruiser Olympia, be
punished for his crime. A cablegram
received at the navy department. from
Rear Admiral McNair states that the
murderer of Epps has been lodged in
Jail in Nagasaki, and will be prosecuted
in accordance with Japanese criminal
procedure. The action of the Japanese
in prosecuting the murderer will end
the incident unless Epps' mother should
submit claim for indemnity.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
SPAIN is UNDuLY EXCITED.
No Cause For Resentment In Woodford's
Latest Note.

No Cause For Resentment In Woodford's
Latest Note.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 28.-The officials
here are somewhat surprised at the ex-
hibition of feeling at Madrid over the
latest note of Minister Woolford, de-
ivered to the Spanish foreign office the
day before Christmas. The most forci-
bic statement in the note is based upon
the facts collected and published re-
Gently by the United States treasury de-
partment, exhibiting the great expense
to which the United States had been
put by reason of its efforts to patrol an
enormous coast line in the pursuit of
few flibusters, and the remarkable sue
cess Of the governments officials in stop
ping these expeditions, as contrasted
with the feeble efforts Of the Spanish
authorities to maintain a patrol around
the island of Cuba.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
Baltic and Black Sea Canal.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-The Russian
government will begin next spring
stupendous piece of work, which, like
the Trans Siberian railroad, will be Of
great strategic and commercial value to
her when completed. The project con-
templates the construction of canal
connecting the Baltic and the Black
seas, which can be traversed by battle.
ships of the heaviest tonnage at six
knots per hour. By means of this
canal Russia will be able to mobilize a
huge fleet in the Baltic in one night.
In case OF a general European war over
the division of China at the time Of
the completion of the canal, it would
not be a difficult matter f)r Russia to
send her feet there. Il is officially
stated there that the canal when COM
pleted will connect the cities of Riga, on
the Baltic, and Cherson, on Black sea.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31
ON THE BRINK OFWAR
JAPANESE FLEET OF WAR SHIPS
READY FOR ACTION.
Two of the Finest Ships In the Navy In.
cluded In the Group of Japanese ves-
sels-DissoluUion of the Diet Due to tho
Rise of tho War Spirit.

LONDON, Dec. "a special dispatch
from Shanghai dated Tuesday says: 1t
is reported that japanese feet of war
ships is waiting near Goto island, out
side Nagasaki, fully equipped for war
and only awaiting instructions. This
includes the Yashima and the Full, two
of the finest vessels in the Japanese
navy, and the Chen Yuen, that was
captured from China. The Japanese
feet, it is understood, is acting in close
touch with the British squadron, under
Vice Admiral Sir Alexander Butler,
commander-in-chief of the China sta.
ton. Japan will certainly oppose q
permanent Russian occupation of Port
Arthur.
The sudden dissolution Of the Japan
csc diet was due to the war spirit. It
is expected that the japanese fleet will
attempt to prevent the landing of rein
forcements from Odessa for the protec-
ton of the Russian Transasiatic railway
in Manchuria.
A dispatch to The Times from Kobe.
Japan, says the dissolution of the diet
has angered the political parties It is
probable that the Marquis Ito, former
premier and Count Okuma, q former
foreign minister, will form ministry
with vigorous foreign policy. The
military party is eager for action. ex-
traordinary activity prevails at the
military and naval depots and warships
are assembling at Nagasaki.
British Force Landed.
LONDON, Dec. 27.-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says: ut is reported
that II British warships are off Che
mulpo, Corea, southwest of Seoul, sup
porting the British consul's protest,
really amounting to an ultimatum,
against the kings practically yielding
tn government Of Corea into the hands
of the Russian minister. The protest
is specially directed against the dismis-
sal OF McLeavy Brown, British adviser
to the Corean customs, in favor of the
Russian nominee. The news has pro-
duced CONSERVATION at Seoul, which is
heightened by the knowledge that
Japan has feet of 30 warships await
ing the result of the British representa-
ton that Japan fully supports. Japan
is irritated by the arrival of Russian
troops in Corea and it is believed that
she will oppose them
According to dispatch to the Daily
Mail from Shanghai, it is reported there
from reliable sources that a British
force landed at Chemulpo on Saturday
and caused the reinstatement of Nc
Leavy Brown. The same dispatch re-
ferS to fsa native rumOr that tho ,,n;o,, /
jack has been hoisted on an island in i
the mouth of the Yang -tse- Kiang.
Baltic and Black Sea Canal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2b.-The Russian
government will begin next spring
stupendous piece of work, which, like
the Trans Siberian railroad, will be of |
great strategic and commercial value to
loa. lt7a L.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-31

Uncle Sam and China.
New YORK, Dec. 2S.-According to
Washington correspondent of The
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-03
HE Is SICK OF NEGROES
PRESIDENT WILL NOT GIVE NEGRO HAIR
GETT THE KlNST0N P0STOFFlCE.
Skinner Pushing for the District Attorneyship
Bernard, Who Seems TO Stand
Good Chance.

Washington, Dec. 2.-(SpeciaD-Con.
gresham Harry Skinner and A. NJ.
Moore, of Granville, called at the White
House this afternoon, and saw Presi-
dent Mckinley in behalf of Hon. Claude
Bernard. SINNERS candidate for Dis.
trict Attorney of the Eastern district.
While the President did not commit him.
self, he spoke in high terms of Bernard,
who is strongly endorsed for the posi-.
ton. Mr.. Skinner feels quite confident
that Bernard will be appointed. He says
the appointment would give general sat.
isfaction to the people Of North Carolina
Bernard is first class lawyer, and is in
every way qualified to fill the bill, and
if there is such thing as political graf
itude, Bernard will be appointed.
Surely Pritchard ought ITO join Skin
ner in this NATTER" said prominent
Tar-Heel Republican tonight. 1t would
be but the evening of political debts.
Bernard is here, and will probably re-
main until the fgh tbs over. An appoint-
ment may be made within the next two
weeks.
1t was stated by an official of the
Postoffice Department to-day that Har-
gett, (coloreD will never be appoint
ed postmaster at Kinston, notwithstand-
ing Congressman Whites endorsement.
The President is sick Of appointing ne
groes to prominent postoffices in the
South.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-03
FIGHTING FOOTBALL.
The Virginia Legislature Takes Whack
at the Game.

The Virginia Legislature Takes Whack
at the Game.
Richmond, Va, Dec. 2.-In the State
Senate to-day a bin was introduced to
abolish football and games of like char
acter where an admission fee is charged.
Resolutions were introduced looking
to reducing the number of elections and
charging the penitentiary.
In the House a joint resolution was
introduced and passed by that body re-
commencing that corporations, banks,
merchants and others give the prefer
ence to ex-Confederate soldiers and
sailors in bestowing appointments to re-
munerative situations in their gift.
The two bodies in joint session cam
vassed the vote for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor, the result being as fol-
lows:
For Governor, erttro vote. 170,1S4; ].
Hoge Tyler 4enoc ali. l09,655; Patrick
II. McCaul titepublican). $3.50; L. A.
Cutler (Prohibition). 2,T43; James Sell
don Cowden Independent. Al; John J
Quantz Socialist Labor, SOS; scatter
ing. 4.
For Lieutenant Governor, whole vote,
I62,770: Edward Echols, Democrat
10000; o. B. Roller (Republcanl 49,.
l62: g. VI. Smithdeal. CProhihitionG
2,124; r. /. Maycumber Socialist Labor
2,124; Edmund Il. Coke, (PopulisO, u
249; scattering, /.