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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-11
CUBA IN THE SENATE.
THREE RESOLUTIONS CALLING FOR
CESSATION OF POSSIBILITIES.
Allen Would Recognize Bellfgereney.
Cannon Wants March AS the Day For
Cuban Observation-Disclosures Requests
President to Notify Spain.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-Three propo-
sitions differing materially as to meth
DDS were presented to the senate Tues
day for the relief of the Cuban insur-
gents. Allen (Neb) offered as an
amendment to diplomatic and consul
lar appropriation bill a resolution reco&,-
nizing the belligerency Of the insurgents
and said he hoped thus to afford the
senate an opportunity to vote on the
proposition. Cannon (Utah) offered u
resolution urging the president to notl-
flying the kingdom OF Spain that If it
did not recognize the Independence OF
the Cuban republic before March 4,
1898, the United States would recognizes
the beliigerency of the Cubans and
within 80 days thereafter assert the iU-
dependence of the Cuban republic.
Mason Rep., Ills.) followed with
resolution requesting the president TO
notify Spain that the Cuban war must
cease at once and declare the intention
Of the United States to restore tpd
maintain peace of the island OF Cuba
Both Cannon and Mason gave notice OF
their intention to speak on their resolu-
tons today.
The right of Hon. Henry w. Colbett
/ to seat in the senate from Oregon &C
cupie6 the senate's attention for two
, hours, Senator Chandler speaking IN
favor of seating the claimant. The re-
nainder of the afternoon was spent i'll
executive session
Pettigrew Opposes Annexation.
Senator Pettigrew IS. d. was the
only speaker on the Hawaiian anneKs-
ton treaty in the executive session. He
opposed the treaty, resuming his speech
where he had left off a week ago, tax
ing up the line Of his argument in con-
nection with his assertions concerning
the area and population Of the island
He asserted that the area capable OF
sugar cultivation amounted to fully
5OU, 900 acres and said that as the land
was very productive there was no douhS
that all the sugar necessary to supply
the demands of the United States could
be produced in Hawaii He quoted
official statistics to the effect that Al
months of last year there had been 496,
OUO,OOO pounds of Hawaiian sugar i'm
ported into the United States.
The senator then undertook to show
, that all the sugar grown on the islands
, must be produced by Asiatic labor, re,
!, peating and celebrating on the argu'
ment that no colonies of the Anglo
:, Saxon race had ever been successful
q within the tropics. He replied to Sen
:, ator Teller on this point, saying THAI
:, the facts were against the Colorado sen
nd 1,at "a "a
+ islands would prove no exception to- the
j. rule that the white man could not ant
would not labor in a tropical climate
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-11
TWO MEN SHOT DOWN.
MISSOURI FARMER USES A REVOLVER.
WITH DEADLY EFFECT.

Man Who Did tho Shooting Taken to An
ether Locality For Safety From MOD
ViolcDce-One of the Victims Dies ln-
stantly--Other fingers For a. Few Hours.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-02-11
clare that the lawlessness of the last
three months must be stopped.
lola TRIAL UNDER WAY.

Inquiry Confined to Defendants Comment
on Esterhazy Trial.
PARIS, Feb. S.-The trial of M. Emile
lola, who is being prosecuted by the
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
Mr.. darlington booth III.

New York. Dec. 23-Mrs. Ballington
Booth. wife OF the commander OF the
American Volunteers, Is now lying at
the Presbyterian hospital in very
serious condition. To-day Ballington
Booth received telegram from the
physicians in charge. stating that Mrs.
BOOTHS condition was alarming. Her
condition has been diagnosed rs one of
aneurism in one OF the important ar
teries. n condition which will require
the most careful attention and one
which may at any moment end the life
of the sufferer. AT all events, 1t Is
said. Mrs Booth will be confined to
the hospital for a long time to come.
For the last year Mrs. Booth has
sun cred from this disease. which. to
some extent. has been aggravated by
the numerous controversies arising out
OF the so-called rivalry between the
officers OF the American Volunteers
and those of the salvation Army.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
ENGLAND NOT DEAD.
is AFTER coHeA NOW.
a Fleet of Seventeen ships Backing up
Demand That KassIa Shalt Not Be
Allowed to Hun That Country.

London, Dec. 2s-A special dispatch
from Shanghai says:
ut Is reported that seventeen Brit
ish warshipa are Off Chemulpo, Corea,
southwest OF Seoul. supporting the
British consuls protest, really amount
Ing TO an ultimatuin, against the king s
practically yielding the government Of
Corea into the hands Of the Russian
minister.
The protest il specially directed
against the dismissal OF McLev.'
Brown; British adviser. TO the Corean
customs. in favor OF the Russian nom
inec. The news has produced conster-
nation nj Seoul, which Is heightened by
the knowledge that Japan has "A fleet
Of thirty warships awaiting the result
OF the British representation that Ja-
pan fully supports. Japan is irrItat"d
by the arrival of Russian troops j. in
corea. and 1t II believed she VIII op-
pose them.
According TO adyiccs from Toxic,
Japan has offered to assist the officers
at Pckin In drilling the Chinese army
and to consent to postpoDeinent or
the war indemnity. Many OF the OH
GERS and Pekin officials favor the pro-
posal."
According TO dispatch to The Daily
Mail from Shanghai IT Is reported there
from reliable sources that British
force landed nj Chcmulpo on Saturday
and caused The reinstatement of Nc
Levy Brown. The same dispatch re-
fcrs to - native Tumor that rli" union
Jack has been hoisted on an island in
the mouth of the River Yang Tsine.
The Pekin correspondent Of the
Times says:
"Tilc government refuses 10 place the
I.eklu under foreign control as sccur-
iiy for the loan proposed 10y the Hong
Kong aud shanghai bank, and asserts
that unless the loan IL procurablc with
out this condition arrangements VIII
lee made for a Russian guaranteed /
pcr cent loan of lDn.p1D.UpD tacls. to
be issued at g3 net
THE security will be the land tax,
which would remain under Chinese
administration. China, Ia return. would
give Russia ~ monopoly of the rail-
roads and mines north OF The great
wall. open q port 10 the railway and
succeed Sir Robert Hart rs director OF
the Chinese Imperial maritime Gus.
toms. II these conditions should be-
permitted British trndc interests would
suffer severely"
The Shanghai correspondent OF the
Times says:
"-rhe Sioop Phoenix sailed to-day
Sunday under orders To join the Brit
ISll squadron. The utmost secrecy Is
preserved with regard to the lntter's
movements. hut gossip here suggests
that Its destination Is Tae-Lien-Wnn.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
REPORTS FROM DAWSON.
More Alarm Out-id- Over Starvation Than
There L. In the Town.


Seattle, Wash, Dec. 2s.-Amonc the
passengers OF the steamer Rosalic.
which arrived hero from Skaguay and
Dyca, Alaska, were SIX men who re
Gently left Dawson City. bringing ad-
vices up to November I'd. The men
were Frank Ballainc, John Lindsay.
Tom Storyc. II. Gwynn, W. II. King
and T.. ]. Holland.
Conflicting statements Ms 10 the food
situation in Dawson are made 10y these
men. Lindsay asserts with great posi-
,ivencss that want already exists at
Dawson. and that unless food is taken
into the camp from the coast men will
suffer from hunger.
Ballaine, Gwynn and Holland say
that there il more alarm outside CON
cerning the Dawson people than is felt
by the residents of that place, They
agree that there Is no food TO b. bought
In Dawson. except where n man Is
found who Is coming out OF the conn
try and with more grub thnn ne could
use on the way up the river They
say however. that but for the fact that
some OF the men will he put on short
rations, thereby diminishing the output
VI the mines this winter. the shortage
OF food will not he felt. The exodus Of
men from Dawson to Fort Yukon and
to points on the coast materially re-
llcvcs the situation a; Dawson.
Between rclly river and Dyea the
party passed hundreds of camps where
snow and ice-bound Nlondikcrs have
camped for the winter. Many of them
were well cqulppcd with provisions.
and by paying So per pound 1t was
possible for them 10 procure -four and
other nccessnries.
From Five Fingers. the Yukon is
frozen mass of ice bowlders. running
as high as twelve feet. blocking the
canon from wall to wall, and making
travel difficult. This. II Is asserted. viii
have TO he cut through by any govern
ment or other relief expedition that
expects To reach Dawson from the
coast. and the belief expressed by Bal
iaine was that this task would prac-
ticaliy make futile almost any effort
put forth by the government of Wash
ington to relieve the American miners
in the Klnndike.
Reports from Skaguay and Dyea
brought down by the Rosalic are to
the effect that swindlers operating un-
der the guiSc of Canadian customs Of
ficinls are neccing the newcomers ut
Lake Lindcrman. demanding payment
for duty and giving printed receipt
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
A soUEFz@ IN OATS.
Young Letter OF Chicago Believed to Have
Houyht Heavily.

Chicago. Dee. 2I.-Friday, which
viii witness the close Of the great Lei
ter deal In wheat on the Board or
Trade, bids fair 10 prove memorable
day In the trade.
No great excitement Is expected In
the wheat pit. but In oats a squeeze of
shorts may occur
1t is believed that Mr.. Letter has
been turning n trick on trade In oats
while everybody was watching wheat.
For weeks the oats pit has been prac-
.icaily deserted.
Last week there was disagreeaDle
surprise TO the men who had sold g.
900 coo bushels OF oats for December
delivery when they learned no oats
were being delivered. Then they
awokc TO the fact that in all the Chi
cnro elevators oats measured but
$50 600 bushels OF the contract grade.
1t was Wednesday when the discov-
cry was made. The price of Decem-
Der oats was then 2pSc. on Friday
the market closed at 2223Sc. \ cent ad-
vance in oats is as good as or 3
cents in wheat. 1t Is too late TO rush
In a supply to meet the call which VIII
be made for the grain at the close Of
business on Friday. Those who have
not delivered the grain according to
contract will be called upon to settle
at the closing prices. The situation
has all the elements OF squeeze.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
Chicago Coliseum nurn-d.

Chicago. Dec o7.-The fire which last
evening destroyed the Coliseum mt
Six,y-,hird aud Stony Island avenue
claimed only one victim. He was y.
II. Johnson. whose charrcd remains
We're recovered from the ruins to-day.
Johnson was fireman employed about
the building. He had evidently re-
mained Mt his post until the last mo-
ment. Then he rushed towards an
exit Within few feet OF the door
an immense piece Of glass fell from
the roof. pinioning him to the earth.
while the flames slowly smothercd
him.
Shortly after the fire Colonel John T.
Dickinson. president OF the Coliseum
company, was seen. He said:
''The building Is total loss and
there In little prospect of any attempt
at rebuilding will be mndc. There was
$4,000 Insurance ON the building.
which is Just sufficient to cover the
bonds. The Coliseum company wns
stocked for S300.O0O paid mp and bond
ed for 100000. The building had
proved success In every way. The
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
om,h. c,mb,,r. u.ppv.

Omaha. Neb., Dee GA furry has
been caused In the circles of those who
favor open gambling in the state by
the District Court decision declaring
the law making gambling Il felony,
passed by the Legislature OF 1887, un-
constitutional. The case came up In n
test case from Lancaster county. 1t
WAS The felony feature that stopped
gambling In Omaha practically. and
now the gamblers propose to start in
on magnificent scale again, as they
think they can run at least during the
Transmississippi exposition. as no leg
islative enactment can prevent that.
The county attorney ut Omaha asserts
that he can find plenty Of good law to
stop Il. however, md Will.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
I expectations OF the promoters had been
fully realized. even surpassed.
BOOTHS MAY BE REcohclLsp.
Object Of thr Salvation Generals Coming
Visit To This Country.

New York. Dec. 2s--A special to the
World from London says:
Genera! William Booth Is profoundly
distressed by the news OF The grave III
ness OF Mrs. Ballington Booth. The
World correspondent journeyed to Bar
| ne,, where the general IL staying NJ the
house of his son. Brnmwell Booth. but
! The venerable leader OF the Saliva ON
| Army was unable 10 see anyone.
The special cable dispatch recei'
pointing ont that the nssociatc1 p.
Mrs. Bailington Booth nscribed he
| dangerous Illness TO ;he harsh treat
men, she received nt the hands OF me
Salvation Army leader. which oroae
her spirit and destroyed her heai'n,' ann;
was shown TO the general by Brain"eh
| Booth.
The general replied:
FINDER these sad circumstances II Is
| impossible for mc TO make any conro-
yersiaI statement. l can only express
my deep sympathy with my son In his
troubl.. and my hopes for Mrs. Booths
speedy recovery.
General Booth declined to say any
thing further on this subject. He WAS
busily engaged preparing for his de-
parture for the tinted States, which IL
se: for January Sth, when the news OF
Mrs. BOOTHS Illness reached him. This
greatly depressed him and he iinine-
dlateIy cablci message OF fatheriy
sympathy with his son in his trouble.
Commissioner Nieol. the first plenipo-
tcnfinry sen. 20 the United States at the
time of the secession from the Saliva
ti0n Army OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ballington
Booth. said TO the World correspondent
at Salvation Army headquarters to-
day:
General Booth Is suffering The most
Intense agony over Mrs. Booths Illness
and his only hope now IL that he may
reach New York in time To see her and
his son"
Il presume a reconciliation Is the OBJ
Ject of his mission TO New York; lh-
quired the correspondent.
We'll. |. am not AZ liberty" replied
Commissioner Nicol. TO speak ON that
subject. but the general VIII explain
his object NJ great farewell meeting
TO be held at Albert Hall. London. on
The 9th OF January. II Will be one OF
the biggest and most important nssein-
biages ever arranged by the Salvation
Army
..Is General Booths recent cablegraIn
OF sympathy the frs. communication
made hy him TO Baiiington Booth since
tn. la'tcrs secession from the army
ut Is, excepting the comrDunica don
relating to the controversy. all OF
which have NOT been published"
Although the leaders OF the salvation
Army are TOO diplomatic 20 make any
premature admission. The correspondent
gathered sufficient Information to show
that ,hey fully expect ihe dissenstons
which have existed in the army for The
past ;wo years win be healed as a re
suit.
New York. Dec. 2s.-Therc is a
s:eudy Improvement in Mis-. Maud
Baillngton Booths condition. The pa
ticnt passed quiet night ana Is faIpr-
ably responding to treatment.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
I,ouor in k.n.a. club Rooms.

Topeka. Kas., Dec. 25.-The enforce
mcnt of the prohibitory law is made
much more difficult by decision rem
dered by the Kansas Court of Appeals
yesterday in the case OF the state
against Edward Timon.
Timon was convicted In the lower
court on four counts, charging him with
violation OF the law In selling liquor
without a permit. Timon operated n
drinking club. and contended TINT the
prosecution should have been on the
section relating to the maintenance OF
club rooms. This contention was sus-
tained by the Court OF Appeals, which
Is practically a decision that person
who is running club cannot be con-
victed for the sale OF liquor.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
CITY wl,hou, Light or Water

Chicago, Dec. ga special to the
Times Herald from Hot Springs, Ar
kansas, says.
The controversy heiwccen the city
and water AM electric llgh, companies
reached an unexpected crisis yester-
day. when The companies notified the
mayor that tli- city lights and It's wat
err would be Immediately cut OF. which
has now been done. The matter has
been consid rsd in the CITY Council sew
eral times recently. the city acknowl-
edging Its Indebtedness to the COM
panIes, but making no satisfactory pro-
vision for its payment. The city Is
busily engaged in an effort to utilize
the water in Ho, Springs creek 10 meet
emergencies.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
TWENTY PERSONS INJURED.
Struck by . Passenger Train on = Grsd
Crossing In New Jersey.

Struck by . Passenger Train on Grsd
Crossing In New Jerssy.
New York, Dee. 23.-Twenty persons
We're injured. three perhaps fatally, at
n grade crossing on the Delaware.
I.ackawanna a. Western railroad be-
tween Passaic and Delaware, N j., to-
night. They were In a stnge which was
struck by a train. That any Of them
escaped is regarded as marvellous.
Those most seriously hurt are:
William Crane, driver.
Armand Snyder, injured internally
probably fatally.
William Moran. head and body bad-
ly cut: skull believed to he fractured.
Charles SwenSle. skull fractured.
face cut. and injured internally.
Nellie Washdykc, arm broken, head
cut.
All the victims are employed in Wo-
thern Aldrich's min ut Delaware. about
two miles from PassaIc. They ride to
and from their work in n big covered
stage. There were thirty-siN persons
crowded into the stage tonight. The
party relieved the monotopy of the trip
by singing, and II was not until the
horses were on the track that the en-
gine WAS seen by the driver. The
driver struck his horses sharply with
the whip and they leaped forward.
then stopped abruptly as the gate
closed ON the other side of the track.
Thc locomotive struck the stage almost
In the middle. hurling 1t several feet
ahead. then struck it again. throwing
II from the track. With the second
blow OF the locomotive the occupants
Of the sta.,e were scattered In all direc-
tions
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
a crc,, MIX rru., In Kew YORK.

Chicago. Dee. ga special to the
Tribune from New York says: A milk
trust has been Incorporated with n cap
ital stock of S15,O00,O00. Three hun
dred crenrneries and 200 retail COM
panies and dealers who deliver milk to
consumers are 10 be consolidated in
one great company. The company is
also authorized to deal In poultry,
eggs. butter and vegetables. The
present price of milk is 6 cents, and
Gilmor says the trust could do busi-
ness at profit by selling at cents
4 quart.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01

No sensible woman expects man to
take on his hat and keep 1t OF be-
cause she happens TO enter an elevator.
1t is 4 foolish thing to do. 1t means
nothing in the way Of Difference. and
II is extremely dangerous to health.
There are more draughts In one ele-
ya.or than In twenty streets cars
more grip. more bronchitis. more pneu-
monia. An elevator Is not a drawing
room. I, Is vehicle. and We know
OF none in which 1t more behooyes one
to be careful
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
Boston Elect. a Democrat.

Boston. Dec. 23-Mayor Josiah NJ.
Quincy, Democrat, was reelected yes
;ertiay by decreased plurality over
ex-AIayor Curtis. his opponent Of two
years ago, although the city went Re
publican at The state election last
month. The attempt TO split the Demo
cratic vote in the city by vigorous work
on the part OF Thomas Riley, running
as a Silver Democrat, proved futile.
His rallies were crowded and his audi.
ences apparently intensely loyal, but
less than 5000 voters supported him nj
the polls. the Democrats rs a rule re-
manning loyal TO Quincy.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01

Secretary COburn. OF the Kansas
State Board OF Agriculture. In his an
nuai report says: OF butter made in
families and factories. the aggregate
reported is 57.2ll .97i pounds. being an
Increase of 2,20iGi0 pounds over the
previous years product. The output of
cheese. however. is $4,000 pounds less
than one year ago, or 1.0i3. 500 pounds
In all, the milk. doubtless. having been
diverted 10 butter making. MIX sold
for other purposes than cheese and
butter making amounts to s5GO,i5 At
the valuation OF the preceding year.
the total amount to be credited to the
years butter cheese and milk accoun.
is s5.i09 ,3si, an Increase of sl36.935.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01

The United States Board on Geo
graphic Names, which meets at stated
Intervals. has Just rendered decisions
determining the spelling OF li9 geo.
graphic names. These include num-
Der In Alaska. significant at this time
In view OF the Klondike excitement.
Many variations OF nomenclature for
the same place are encountered. and
the boards action settles the Uniform
usage. Following is summary OF ac-
tion taken relating to places conspic-
uously mentioned in the gold stories:
As to Kloudike. the decision is to spell
II as here given. and not Clondyke,
Klondyke, Chandike, Chandlls or Deer.
Reindeer, Trondike nor Thronduck.
Ono of the lakes OF the upper Yukon
was named Lebarge by the Western
Telegraph Expedition in 1868 after
Mike Lebarge. a member of the explor-
ing party. who is now living some
where near Ottawa. Canada. Late pub
licatlons have fallen into the error Of
spelling this Labarge. but the board
adheres to the original form, Lebarge.
There Is Lebarge river In Alaska.
when Schwatka descended the Yukon
in 1888 he named one OF the lakes on
Its headwaters Lindeman after DR..
Moritz Lindeman, now vice-president
Of the Bremen Geographical Society.
This sometimes appears enormously
as Lindemann and Linderman. The
board adopts Lindeman. One OF the
principal tributaries OF the upper fu-
kon Is the I.ewes river. named by Mr..
Robert Campbell. of the Hudson Bay
Company. about 1s4S.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01

Some persons lind difficulty in under
standing how. since the Images OF OBJ
jects looked at are Inverted in the eyes,
we nevertheless see the objects right
side up. Recent experiments by Doc
tor Stra,ton Indicate that We possess an
interesting power OF adjustment In this
regard. He wore inyerting glasses
which reversed every thing within reach
of his eyes, SO that for him, the ground
was above and the sky below. while
things on the right side were seen on
the left, and things on the left appeared
on the right. Continuously for eight
days he wore the glasses. and within
that time all his bodily movements be-
came adjusted to the new order, so
that he could walk the streets without
much difficulty.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01
n..th a. xa,.or ;, 4. cn.sey.

Lupton, Colo. Dec. 23-J. A. Cheely
died ut his home here at O'Clock p.
m. yesterday. denth being due to a
cancer Of the stomach. Tho deceased
was well-knOwn newspaper man,
having conducted newspapers At DEN
yer. Greeley. Evans. Castle Rock, Ster-
ling. PJatteviIlc, Coal Greek and other
places In this state. and recently pub
iished the Platte Valley Post In this
town. He leaves q wife and three chill.
dlren, 0enevieve. Otis and Leah, and :
number Of other elatives ~ this statA
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01

n there Is one thing in which
churches, as rule, need TO be more
careful 1t is in this matter of preach-
er's salaries With an indifference
and an insensibi;ity which we cannot
understand many churches seem to
think that contract between them
selyes and their minister is no con-
tract At all. They promise him def
mite salary and then pay him whatever
4 convenient. The gas man. the coal
nan. ana even the sexton must be
rid but the debt owing to the minister
q looked upon a. altogether righteous
and proper.
La Junta tribune., 1898-01-01

them have seen the people emerge tn
umpiinn,. a nation Of freedom. all free.
A continents width may wide us. but
the same flag gree;s us at the dawn,
the forty-nve stars all blazoned alike
on lis azure field. all yours and all ours.
In days OF pence. as Ia time of war.
the altar of patriotism is an altar Of
sacrifice, and, please God. we will stnrt
the new century on its journey TO the
stars laden with the hopes and aspira-
tons OF happy and united people"