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UCAitO V ih pO' 'cs
 There are sixty railroaoS, large and small. in the republic.
 A street railway is [" be built at Patzcuaro, Michoacan.
 Mexico has coined over three billion and half silver dollars.
 An electric light system at Celaya eill be inaugurated September l6.
 The national library in tue city "f Mexico contains over l60,OOO volumes.
 Nearly 5000 ships Of various kinds enter and leave Mexican ports in year.
 In Is per cent of the marriages in Mexico, the female is betweeu the ages of F and l4 years
 An American company has con tracted to establish an electric light tng system at La Paz, B. c.
 Delus $ Co of Topic, have built telephone line from the city to their Cora rauch and thence tp the Mira mar factory
 Modern Mexicn Mexico is now fur- uishing the United States more maho- gany than all the South American countries combined.
 The state government ot Guaualus- to has decreed that pupils in the in dustrial schools shall receive instruc- tion in silk culture.
 The manufacture of linen will ~hnrt- ly be undertaken at Tajimaroa Mi- choacan, Italian linen spinner> being imported to do the work.
 Arteslan wells are to be sunk at La Paz, Baja California. sufficient funds to pay for the work having heen raised by public subscription
 The manufacture of condensed milk is the latest industry about to be in- troduced in the republic. The com pany will have capital of Sl5O,0OO.
 Two Republics: A large body of water falling few days ago over the northern portion of Tacambarp, Mi choacan, caused costly damages to several factories and residences of that locality.
 The Mexican government has made contract with Louis Rossi and Ed ward Chesio, to exploit the deposits of gaano on the desert islands in the Gulf of Mexico near the coast of Yu catan and Campeche.
 Two Republics: Lie Manuel c. Leal, formerly mayor 0. PatzcuarC, Michoacan, has been transferred to the capital of that state to fill the position of chief clerk in the general office. Ex- Alderman Agustin SoIur- zano is acting as mayor of Patzcuaro.
 Two Republics: Don Juan Preto has for some years been endeavoriOg to establish an electric light plant to light the city of Oaxaca, utilizing the waterfalls of Vista Hermosa, San Juan and Molino Lazo as motive power. An aqueduct was built from Cerezo, Etla, sixteen kilometres from Oaxaca aud 1t is expected that electric lights
 soon be placed all over the city.
 Modern Mexico: During the last nine months reported upon, Mexico took nearly 50 per cent of all irou and steel manufactures, carriages and cars, furniture, unmanufactured wool and cotton garments that were sent from the United States to all the countries south oft American man. ufacturers should consider well the advantages offered by Mexico's con T .t...
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
TELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS.

johnson Chair company's warehouse
at Chicago was damaged 100000 by
fire.
Colonel Moulton of the Second Illi-
no;s regiment will command the Ha-
vana police.
The joint high commission of the
United States aud Canada will adjourn
before the holidays. Concessions can
not be agreed upon.
Arguments ON the constitutionality of
the stamp act III grain transactions in
Chicago board of trade was begun in the
supreme court.
The Mexican government offers in
ducements to coIonize Spaniards from
Cuba in Mexico.
Raymond Sellinger, despondent
German out OF WORK, shot and killed his
wife at San Francisco and then turned
the weapon upon himself. He will die.
In accordance with the demands of
Superintendent Hayes of the Grand
Trunk railway, thetelegraph operators
commit. ee has agreed to show that it
represents the operators employed by
the company by the bringing in Of a
petition embodying thelr grievances,
s,gneu by half the operators on the
line.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
TEXT OF PEACE TREATY.
Paris Correspondent of the London Times
Outlines the Document.

Paris Correspondent of the London Times
Outlines the Document.
LONDON Dec. 14.-The Paris corre-
spondent of the Times gives the follow
ing as the text of the Hlspano American
treaty: "Spain relinqushes all claims
Of sovereignty over and title to Cuba,
and as the island is, upon its evacuat. on
by Spain, to be occuptel by the United
States, the latter will, so long as such
occupation shall last, assume. and dis
charge the obligations in resp ct to pro.
lection of life and pso oerty which may,
under international law, result from its
occupation. Spain cedes TO the United
States the island of P )rto Ri o and the
other islands now under Spanish sover-
eighty in the West Iudies, with Guam
in the Ladrone islandes. Spain cedes to
the United States the archiDelagO
known as the Philippi 9 islands for $50.
States will for term of 10 years from
the date aud exchange of ratiiications of
the present treaty admit Spanish ships
and merchandise to the p',r of the
Philippines on the same terms as the
ships and merchandise of the Unite
States. The United States will, OH the
signature of the present treaty, send
back to Spain at its own cost the Span.
ish soldiers taken as prisoners of war on
the capture of Mani.a by the American
forces. The arms Of the soI,liers in
question shall be restored to them.
Spain will release all prisoners OF war
and persons detained or imprisoned for
political offences IL connection with the
insurrection in Cuba and the Philip
pines and the war with the United
States. On their part, the United
States will release all persons made
prisoners of war by the American forces
and will undertake to obtain the release
of ali Spanish prisoners in the hands OF
the insurgents in Cu.,;s and the Philip
pineS.''
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
Harcourt's RrsignatiOn,

LONDON, Dec l4.-The suddenness of
the crisis brought on by Sir William
Vernon Harcourt's announcement yes
terday to retire from the L. berai leader
ship has nonplussed the patty. The
Liberal organs this morning have moth
ing to say except to advise the party
to carefully weigh all matters before
coming to decision. His letter to Mr..
Morley has produce;l a sensation. The
discussion concerning it turns upon the
exact purpose Of Harcourt. as to whether
the latter means an absolute reslgna-
ton or is an ultimatum to the Liberal
party to decide finally upon the rival
claims. The letter is very carefully
worded and contains nothing that
would prevent Harcourt's acceptance of
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16

PoTEAU, l. T., Dec. 14.-An explosion
iu the Hlawatha mines, three miles
from here, caused the death Of at least
five men, twenty-five others are i'm
prisoned in the nine, which is on fire,
and it is feared few of them can be res
cued. Tne disaster was caused by an
Explosion of dust, following a blast
Une hundred men were at work in the
time at the time. The greatest excite.
ment prevails in the vicinity Of the
mine and the names Of the dead and
imprisoned miners cannot be obtained.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
Riot III St. Lou;, Po,!c. Court.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. IA "A riot occurred
in the Fllst dlstr,ct police court yeSr' t.
dav, during which Judge Thomas H.
Peabody. on the bench, sat with his re-
vov Yer in his hand, while Attorney j..
D. Storts, with drawn weapon, de-
nounced the judge i'll unme"$ared terms
because of u decision he declared unfair
TO his clients. The ju lge caliel ior
officers to throw the attorney out and
after bat5le, during VIII cl furniture
was demolished, the lawyer was placed
behind the bars. Last night, while
Judge Peabody was about to enter his
home, two III n, suppos ID to be friends
OF Attorney S1orts, sprang upol hlm
and began assaulting him with their
fists. The judge attempted to defend
himself, but was overp 'wered. He was
be ng worsred, when his cries attracted
q private watchman, who ran to his
rescue and the ass;lilants disapoearei.
The judge was bruised, but not seri
ously injured.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
Nine workm.n Ground to Pieces.

BUFFALO, Dec. 14.-Nlne men were
killed and three injured at Wnspere
bridge, near Corfu, on the New York
Central railroad yesterday. 1h,y were
loles, with the exception Of Joun War
ner. their foreman, who is among the
killed. The men We're engaged i'll shov-
euug snow. All were frignltully mutt
laled. The men stepped from one track
10 avoid an approaching tram, right IN
front OF fast express tram running in
the same direction as the first and We're
literally grOuna 70 pieces.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16

streets, and crowded street cars coming
snd going. suddenly came an awful
crash. The men below had scarcely
time to fee from the falling walls ere
they were picked up by the mass of
rolling water and hurled hundreds OF
feet away. Into the Easements, the
first and second floors of factories and
tenements rushed the floods. Workmen
were shot out of the factory windows
and carried block or more as if mere
straws.
Women were washed out Of the fats
from the first floors and almost drowned.
Mary Ann O'Connell and her little f.
year sister Catherine were seated the
front window on the second floor of
No. 335 avenue A. Before they could
turn to flee the water struck them both,
smashing them through the door and
carrying them halt block distant.
Both were terribly injured, the little
one perhaps fatally.
Henry Fundler was taken up bodily
and carried almost to Twenty. first
street. His sou was also carried out Of
his office by the water, but was caught
in the debris and but for the time.y ar
rival Of some workmen with axes he
would have been drowned.
Andrew Wendt, one of the killed,
was near the base of the tank when it
collapsed. He was caught by the rush.
ing waters and borne almost an incred.
ible distance. His mangled and almost
naked body was found against an ele-
waited railroad pillar at Twenty first
street and First avenue, more than Q
block away.
Caught by the Rush Of Water.
After the masonry of the tank col
lapsed the tank proper careened and
fell III a battered heap to one site, The
GIANT uprlghts were bent as if made OF
paper, the whole making one great
mass Of scrap iron. The loss of the
tank IS saiu to be compete, $500, 900.
The collapse of the tank caused the
rupture VI some OF the great water
MAINS which were constructed to feed
il, aud Tor some time these poured their
torrents into the streets. The down.
town district suffered greatly Oh ac.
count OF the accluent, for I'LL the gas
supplied by the Consolidated company
III tnat part OF the city was shut of.
This affected the downtown restau.
rants. the hotels, the elevated stations
and whatever business houses are in
the habit OF dong business ut night
Inc morning newspapers suffered more
than anyone else. Those using limo
type machines had vast amount OF
trouble as result.
W. j. Logan, the contractor who wal
budding the tank. and w. H. Bragley
engineer OF the Consolidated Gas com
pany, said to Ue joinu4y responsible to-
the catastrophe, were placed unuer ar
rest They were charged wlJn homi
cue and t1elr bail was pl ICED at $40,
900 each.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
the leadership if it were profered with
the united aud unanimous support Of
the party.
Deadly Fumes From smeltsr.

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. l4.-Five deaths
occurred in Butte, which are asserted to
have been caused by the dreadful sui.
phur and arsenic fumes from the
smelters. Many people who can do SO
are leaving the city. to get out of the
smoke. A mass meeting of citizens was
called for last night to take steps
against the deadly nuisance. The five
persons whose deaths it is asserted are
directly due to the deadly fumes are:
Edwin Irvine. Mrs. Henrietta Levy,
Frank Rochester, Catherine Sullivan.
John Goodnow. Last night the smoke
was more dense and suffocating than
ever. Threats are made aud it is feared
that some violence may result from the
public meeting.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
More Iio,ins IL Havana.

HAVANA, Dec 14.-About 8 q. m.
when funeral procession, which was
escorting tho hearse containing the re-
mains Of Jesus Sotolongo, who was killed
in Sunday nights riot, reached the cor
ner Of Infanta and San Jose streets, =
violent affray took place between the
members Of the funeral party AID some
employees of the military hospital. The
following were wounded:
DR.. Betancourr, Cuban deputy for San-
tiago.
Rafael Portuondo, Cuban deputy.
General Vidal, Cuban.
Colonel Rivas, Cuban.
francisco Lucas Bllnco, Spaniard.
Ramon Garcia, Sraniard.
Three women and two children.
Garcia, who was stabbed, may die, and
Portuondo was badly hurt.
One version Of the aifray is that the
military hospital employees and q num-
ber OF Spanish lrivates who were stand
ing Oh the hospital poraico refused to
remove their hats when requested to do
SO. Thereupon the Cuoans, it is ak
legged, tried to knock Off the hats and
fight ensued. The priv ties fired on the
procession, the windows Of the hearse
being broken aud bullets striking the
coffin. Knives and pistols We're freely
used.
The procession, which consisted Of
$50 carriages, continued to the Cuiah
camp near Mariano. where military
honors were rendered. There were
more than 80 wreaIhs Of flowers fron
the friends OF the dead man and the
procession and ceremonial was virtually
demonstration against the Hotel
InRlaterra outrage.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
Mayor Graham Acquitted.

LINCOLN, Dec. l4.-Mayor Frank A.
Graham of Lincoln was acquitted in
the district court of the charge of
bribery, following an Indictment by the
grand jury. The specific count on
which he was tried was acceptance of q
Tribe of $50 from city employe who
desired to retain his place. There are
two more counts in the indictment
which are not likely to be pressed. Al
attempt of the city council some time
since to impeach the mayor was also un-
successful,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
Rapid City Black Elsb South Dakota Friday, Dec l6 1898

ton, but the Philippine islands are too
far away and their people too different
from ours to be annexed to the United
States, even if they desire it,
Colonel Bryan left Savannah last
night for Washington and will arrive
there this afternoon. He intends to en-.
ter actively into the fight against the
colonial policy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
r.u,iness Block win.d Ont.

WAvERLy, La, Dec. l4.-Flre yester
day w4ped out the principal BUSINESS
block of GAINESVILLE. The buildings
burned included the postoffice, the Ban
ner Office, Shanley's general store, John
sons furniture, Lefring Bros. drug
store and Coles meat market, besides u
boarding house and barber shop Part
OF the stocks were saved. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, about half.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
GAS TANK COLLAPSE
Whirl Of Water In New York
Streets.
THREE KILLED, SEVERAL MISSING.

Eight Million Gallons Of Water P"nr
Forth In Ten-FnOt Tidal Wnve-M-n,
W"men and Children Carried Away.
Death and ID structton Wrought by the
Deluge-L,st of Victims.
New YORK, Dec. l4.-The great steel
g"s tank Of the Consolidated Gas com.
pany at Avenue A and Twentieth street,
the largest OF it's kind in the world, col
lased at $3.50 O'clock Yesterday after
noon. 1t went down with a crash and Il
roar like q great exp oSion. Masonry OF
granite blocks and bricks to the height Of
20 ieet fell like child's toy house of
llo Ks and loosed from bondage 5000, 900
gallons OF water, deluging the streets.
and in a 10.fGot tidal wave carried death
ami destruction through the surround
ing neighborhood. 1t is not known how
many were killed and injured. Dead 60
far reported:
ANDREW WENT, workman.
Plus BAUM, engineer.
JOHN GRAY, watchman.
In!urel:
Catherine OConnell, aged 4, leg frac-
tured contusions.
Mary O'Connell, 10, badly lacerated.
Timothy Dunn, 55, general contusions
and submersion by water.
John Wagner, 5S, general contusions.
Charles tuigg, 80, severely injured
about body and face.
About Is others have been injured
more OF less severely cr almost drowned.
James O'Conner, George Wrinkle and
Bremen are missing.
so lap.ed With an Awful Crash.
The steel tank was l78 feet in diam.
eter and l5o feet nign. Rising out OF
he ground 10 hcl4 of so feet was a
gr, at circular wall of granite and brick
many teet in thickness. This was filled
Wlih 100000 gallons of water. A
ng OF nen were at work filling the
:,.G with water to make the first eva; er
est" The great tank seemed to test
Vel. The lborers We're even begin
lg to gather up their tools to knock
Il. Inere wee many people on the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
Wolverton Murder Trial On.

OscEoLA, Ia, Dec. l4.-The trial of
Joe Wolverton for the murder of Mary
Glltillan at this place III December, 1896
vas begun in the district court yester-
t'y. The request for a change Of venue
s1d continuance of the trial was re-
I .sed by the judge.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
Salvation Army Rally.

NV YORK, Dec. 1.-The 18th an
nual rally OF the Salvation army was
held last n ght at Carnegie hall, and
drew out very large audience. Com.
mander Booth Tucker and Mrs. Tucker
were present and took an active part in
the exercises. Comm ,nder Booth
Tucker made his annual report There
was a liberal response to the appeal tor
funds.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
wARsHlPs GO ToHAvANA
Four Sent to Keep Order In
Cuban Capital.
AN0THHR RIOT BREAKS OUT.

Sunday Nights Demonstration Followed
by Attack IN Funeral Cortage of One az
the vict.n,. 1xnlves and Gums Freely
Used by Cuhans and SpAniards-Dro
Betnncourt Among the Wounded.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-The Brook
lyn, Texas, Castine and Resolute have
been ordered to Havana. While there
is not the faintest desire to convey u
threat in the dispatch Of these warships
to Havana. it may DO noted that whes
they lie within the harbor they will
hold the town in perfect subsection. As
is surmised that the suggestion came
from Admiral Sampson, who is now in
one of the suburbs of Havana, as re-
suit of the unfortunate eruption at the
Hotel Inglaterra. At any rate the
event brought the authorities to a sud
den realization Of the exact state of at
fairs in Havana aud the imminent
danger of another such outbreak, which
perhaps might run into the proportions
of riot and cost many innocent lives
With only small force of American
soldiers in Havana province and those.
removed at such distance from tbs
city as to make it difficult Of access In
time to be of service to the American
element in the city, now swollen to
large proportions by the advent u many
hundred commercial men and others
seeking opportunities for employment,
the necessity for some protection was
apparent. TO increase the number at
soldiers materially is not easy, in view
Of the difficulty of transporting them
as we'll as providing for them when they
reach Cuba, but the navy's motto now
is always ready, and it was decided ITO
hasten the ships named to Havana to
form formidable bulwark against any
anarchistic outbreaks that might occur
before the completion OF the American
occupation OF the city.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
De,nand Proteotion of Garman..

Demand Protection of Germaos.
BERLIN. Dec. 14.-During the discus
sion of the estimates in the reichstag
H rr Bassermann, National Liberal, de-
clared that his party desired the gov
ernment to give vigorous protection to
German citizens in its dealings with
America
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
Genera, Lee I..4ch.. H,vana. !.

HAVANA, Dec. 1.-The United States
transport Panama, one OF the first prizes
capourel III Une late war, arrived lLss
evening with General Fl zhugh Lee an4
staff. The United Sta.es transp ,rs
Michigan, which Left Savannah on Sat-
urday lasr, a day before the Panama,
has arrived with two battalions of t.,r
Second Illinois regiment. the United
States transport 'ara5oya, which lat
Charleston at neon on Sunday last, with
the FIRST battalion OF the Tenth inf .ll-
try, has also arrived, after u safe p.+
sage. Sac brougnC l6 sick men sont4l,
buJ they are no worse tor the voyage
The troops will march TO Marianao to-
day.
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Mrs. A. T.. Wallace wishes to AN
nounce to her former patrons and
the public generally, not having
been successful in disposing Of h.r
stock of millinery, that she wis
this season add an entire new stock
of staple millinery and novelties and
that goods and prices will be right.
See her goods before buving.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16

Iowa Farmer Frozen to Death.
SHELL Rock, Ia, Dec. 14.-Pat Nc
Cormi, k, we'll to.do farmer, was found
in his barn frozen to death.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-10-14
Burglars Cause a Railway Wreck.

Scranton, Pa, Oct. 14.-Burglars who
looted the saloon of Isaac Melvin, at
Barbertown, after chloroforming the
inmates of the building, were carrying
their plunder on handcar to hiding
place early yesterday morning when
they caused a wreck on the Austin
Heights branch Of the Lehgh Valley
railroad. John Howell, of Pittston. was
killed, and John Carroll. Of the same
place, injured. The handcar. contain
ing six barrels of whisky and other
goods. was being propelled along the
branch road when 1t collided with
number of cars that were being pushed
by an engine. Several cars were thrown
from the track, with the result above
noted. While the other trainmen were
endeavoring to get the injured men
from under the cars they were fired on
a number of times by the burglars. The
latter then fed.