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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

and means committee went off by them
selves and made up a bill of the most
rigid partisan character, ~embodying
features in the highest degree obnoX-
ious to democrats, populists and silver
republicans. The latter were then
told that this was the bill agreed upon.
If you don't swallow it, bonds and all,
Q are unpatriotic men, because this
is a war measure. This was q narrow,
selfish and even contemplate policy.
After their magnificent action in voting
$50, 900, 600 into the presidents hands to
use as he pleased for war purposes, a
thing unprecedented in our history,
they were entitled to better treatment.
| am ashamed of the whole business"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15
Will She be ID.

I came upon an attache of the Chi
nese legation the other day, in a pho
tographer's shop. says the Washington
Post. He was buying all the photo
graphs Of pretty girls that the proprie.
tor was at liberty to sell, and he be-
trayed an especial fondness for young
women in evening dress. The more gen
erous the display Of polished shoulders
the better he was pleased. I asked him
what he intended doing with the pho
tographs.
st shall send them to my wife in
China" he said. She has never been
in America. She will be happy to see
how the Washington young ladies
look"
And, perhaps, she will be, but 1 have
my doubts.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15
sieradz in Russian Poland has been

Sieradz in Russian Poland has been
the scene of a strange and successful
strike. The professional beggars of the
town have been in the habit of calling
at every door on Fridays and receive
ing the customary aims of a Polish
groschen, worth about half a cent. On
a recent Friday they omitted their Wis
it, n later sent around a delegate
with the notice that, unless they re-
ceived two groschen from each house
they would emigrate in a body to
Czenstochau, where a miraculous i'm
age of the Holy Virgin attracts pill
grims and where beggars reap a rich
harvest. AS in return for the aims the
beggars pray for the souls Of the CIV
ers at morning mass, the good people
of Sieradz yielded at once to the de-
mand, and kept their beggars.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

The little daughter Of a Buffalo
policeman not long ago sent to Captain
Robley D. Evans a pennant for the Iowa
and received this letter in reply: my
Dead Friend Alberta: The pennant has
arrived and I can only say 1t is a
beauty. We will hoist it when we meet
the Spanish ships. Thanking you for
your trouble, I am yours, very sin
cerely, r. D. Evans"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

An aeronaut says that there is he
same difference in the air at the earth's
surface and at an altitude OF half a
mile that there is between water in
a muddy puddle and the purest spring
water. He states that for a tim n
feels, after coming down from an as
cent, as il one were breathing solid
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

James Barton a just unearthed
on his farm a turtle which, in its way,
is a family heirloom. Mr.. Barton was
blowing last week when the turtle was
brought to light. On it's shell was in
scribed 'Ashabel Hastings, July "a,
1924. Joel Barton, June 16, 1863" Ash
abel Hastings was James Barton's
grandfather, and Joel Barton his faith
er. A short distance from the field
is a road where, while Ashabel Hast
ings was yet living, the turtle was
found and marked by Joel Barton. Ash
abel said at the time Of its first cap
ture it was apparently old. 1t is thought
the turtle Is more than a hundred.
James Barton inscribed his name on
the shell and set it free, to bear the
record to futre generations.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

Forty survivors of the crew of the
famous United States ship Kearsarge
are to have a reunion in Portsmouth,
N. H.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

Hats that turn abruptly off the face
are just now among the very fashion,
able styles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

Deeds, Reckless, Criminal o r Ludicrous Committed by Them During
the Rebelnon--Origin of "Bummer"
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02

advisable for all hands to quilt for dInncr.
Two hours iatcr the engine was wheeled.
Th's was the quickest work Of all, for
the wheels we're taken Just as they left
the wheel factory and supplied with axle
boxes. connecting rod and eccentric
sbeaycs.
Painting was now commenced, and in
i've hours the engine was proudly taken
out to be photographed--com II was
Immediately, on the same day, put into
regular work. and has since drawn coal
trains OF heavy weight into London, thus
show It's substantiability.
The advantages Of being able TO butld
quickly are great In time OF war and cx-
ccllent In time OF peace. The business
interests Of any country are further,d IN
cstimably II Its machinery can be quickly
operated.
1t rs not at nll improbable that AmcrI-
can car works will Jump at the chance
TO compete with the English builders. aud
not Improbable. either. that certain Duild-
ing car performances ut other American
II. r. Cow1ss.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02
The Cotton situation.

New Orleans Item.
The estimate of the cotton crop for 1897
SO stIll hangs around II 100000 bales, the
largest by million or moro ever grown In
this country. And yet, according to Sec
rotary Hester, the able statisticiau of the
New Orleans Cotton exchange, the worlds
visible supply of the staple indicates no
such crop return
The total visible is I,ii6,I55 bales.
agansa i0T2, 0G2 last week. and i,17S,915
last year. OF this the total American cot
ton is S.927 1875 bales, against 3Sii O62 last
week, ard 3.SG2, 40 last year and of all
other kinds, Including Egypt, India etc.,
$4,000, against 32t, 600 last keek, and 3I6-
200 last year, The total worlds visible
supply or cotton shows aI Increase COM
pared with last week OF 1898 bales, aud a
decrease compared with last year OF a.
$50
II is nm established fact that behind this
visible supply Nh estimates of its further
augmentation must be recast. Beyond the
cotton already picked all estimates looking
70 further supply must be discounted, and
discounted largely II Is beyond dispute
that the picking OF what Is left in the
fields in heavy supply sections has been
virtually suspended, 1t has been suspend
ed because II can not be picked at present
prices, except at loss.
The Item has information from wide
area OF eaton production, and Information
from commercial travellers whose obser-
vatlon was direct md Interested, aud
which Is entirely reliable. that the cotton
NOW In the fields and II would be OF large
quantity If there is an eleven million bale
crop, VIII not be gathered.
A statement of the cost OF production
10 this time viii confirm this. The Item
has already shown, from widely separated
returns of the cost OF producing 500 pounds
of cotlon, that II appproximates $50 De-
duet form this the cost IL picking, ;he gin
ring and the hagging, which aggregates
Slo.25 ms an average, would leave Sl975 us
TITO remaining cost. Wig should the grow
er lose any more? If he expended this $40
he could only expect return OF something
hRe S2l,25 for the COOP -und bae which
had cost him $50 to produce. Ire laborer
ITodrclag the crop has goS all gu, OF 1t |
that can come to him. II NJ picks what
Is left he must do SO nc his own exp nse. |
and with 10 hope of return. The farmer |
can no. borrow money 10 pick IL. for the |
loss to the lender is certain. The crop |
has already been pledged for more than il |
VIII sea- for end those who advanced the |
means, be they farmers, merchants or |
han'sers, viii not throw away more money |
witccpt The slightest hope OF return.
Unless there is d rise In the price OF cot. |
ton, which must approximate net price |
10 the farmer OF $50 per bale. what cotton
Is now In the ttiis win remain there. and
THIS viii nscessitats n recasting OF al |
such eAtravagant calculations as a crop az
eleven aud hn.f million bales.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02

nan square on tho head In stating that one
OF the causes for tho present low prlue az
| cotton lies IN the fact that there are two
many irresponsible pretended splnnrr hoy,
| e's scattered throughout the country towns
whose prime object is the crying down IL
| eotten IN order 70 force sales from Tie
producer ut their own figures wheu IN reul
ny tue cotton market does not warrant such
low prices These small buyers are ia n
great extent utterly unable financially 10
sustain Ihelr bids should the market TAI
y suu"eh dfwnward tendency au1 couse-
gaenlly they would lose nothing, while the
farmer must necessarily drop HIS ali. These
men iake chances on Il rise on m Btili iur-
,her crying down the price OF the staple,
IN either case they are the gamers.
wei remember, and that 100 not Very
lar pacA, when planters had their regular
iae'ors and commission merchants to whom
my CONSUMED all Gotten ana othcy pro-
uuse, dnd In return were furnishel sun
pics NJ cash prices, IN those times there
was a reciprocal feeling between the COM
mission merchant and the planter and The
Iattcr invariably received the ton plioe far
ms produces. Now all this Is changed, ana
me be small buyer and o.her ageu-
c,eh Iolee the farmer TO thclr own terms.
Vlso n5tl the cotton back home. All theae
things are well calculated H. ,itscoplppe 10
farmef---and God knows his receipts FOR this
years crop, especially cotton, hay, fallen
Tar short Of the cost of production: and
matters have simply narrowed themselves
Gown TO the fact that there must be n
mutual understanding between the conn
Try merchant and the planter. ,,se the
latter VIII be forced TO quit cotton elto.
gether ! write this with 10 unk,nl feel
ing 70 the country meranlnt, hut simply
az tact that 1 have gathered from tilk
WIN many farmers with whom have met
up with during recent trip In rhe SOUTH
ern portion OF Angelina county The eaun-
!Ty merchant Ia lust as necessary 10 lie
farmer az the latter is 10 tho country mer.
chnnt, ana have suggested, through tha
Two ifeal papers published at Lutkin.
mass meeting OF ell the farmers OF tho
county at the county seat on Saturday,
january J. 1898, to talk the matter oyer
ana IN connection With the Interior ,ner.
cnanf try TO arrive at some riuuual s,i;s. |
factory arrangements for the coming ,aar |
OF lSss. The merchants OF Luflsin. knpw
% DO men Of enterprise, as well " gentle.
men who VIII. an convinced, 10 an \,
tnelr power 70 help the farmer through
Trey are w3rm- hearted gentlemen ana
sympathise with the farmer In the present
depression OF almost everything Tho latter
rAsses, and feel assured Viii cordially
meet him hall Way In any measure for
their mutual relief L. L. T,usse,l
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02
EVENTS OF THE NEW YEAR.
Expositions, Congresses and Re-
forms Are on the Proarsmme.
ILoRIDA's BIG FISHERY CONGRESS.
national Association Of Manufacture
crs 10 Meet in New York--some
Reforms 20 he Undertaken.

The year 1898 Will DO ,nc OF cxpoaItlons.
congresses and reforms.
Already. before the blush Ia off the brow
Of tho now year dawn, there lie ions shad-
ows ahead Of Important events in the expo
sition and reform line.
The first one scheduled for The year Is
a big fishery congress. which sits at Tampa.
Fla, for one week, beginning Wednesday
January 10. This congress is international
IN It's scope and Is intended to reach both
the statesmen Interested in the fisheriee
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02
question and the sportsman Interested IN
Have ! got bite"
ipGnf,pv S,n.,,,,.

| question aud the sportsman interestoa IN
Have got bite"
FISHERY CONGRESS.
This fishery congress Is 10 no held under
the auspices of the governor OF Florida and
me United States fish commission. and
from the old countries delegates have tcen
invited 70 attend and have eabled their ,lc-
ceptauoc.
Iwo large buildings have been erected
upon the exposition grounds in Tampa for
thc CONGRESSMAN audltoi iilm and an EXPO
siticn building. After The congress mas
concluded Its week Of sitting the exposition
VIII remain oQsn until March.
The call issued by Governor BIoxham a
year ago announced n congress- 10 consider
the Importance OF pioaa,mting and prc-
tecting the fish In the waters OF the
United States, and tho necessity Of levislng
ileans aud formulating methods to save
irem total extinction many varieties of
valuable fish food
a fly casting tournament for the benefit
OF sloflsman viii take n,ace. machines for
drying fish viii be exhibited and frog cul-
ture from a food standpoint, will be disc
tussed.
MANUFACTURERS CONGRESS-.
Tho National Association of Manufac-
,urers OF tho United States meets In New
TWIN JnHuaIN -. IRIS bSsOuidtiuO, while
formed In 1895, has planned nothing OF
great Importance until this year, but at
this meeting an important adjustment OF
tnrim duties Will come IN,
Tho n-ia viewed by the association
as business problem, aud the ADJUST
ment OF the rates OF duty In such man
ner as to equalize the cost OF imported
articles and goods made IN the United
States represents the view OF the tauff
problem as held by the majority, OF the
members Of the association New markets
Will also he diieussed for American
products, A glance NJ the names of The
financial committee shows the importanoa
or the association The committee in.
Guides these International names: Charles
v, Bigclow Sigourney w. Icay, Jordan l..
Mott, Charles Il. Hauselt, Franz, r.. Bah.
hott, Joyttlh c. lloagland, j Walter Spald-
ing. William G. Beer, George r perkins
John lianan. Richard Young. Charles NJ
Webb. Robert Hoe, Timothy l.. Woodruff
~, D. Church. William A Nash. Alfred
Dodge. Robert II, Swayxe. n. @. Dunsconh
ieorEe Frelinghuysen. Augustus q. Palma
,pairman, Albert A, Pope. Stewart Harris |
'orn, Charles Stelnway Ebcrhard l.,hs.
Milan MacNaughton aud Lowell M. pnlmar
UNITED STATES COLLEGE,
very Important event Of the year win
e no establishment OF tho George Wash.
nston Memorial building. This win be !
reM free educational institution located
rohahly In Washington
when George washipston died 10 left
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02
: NglNE BUILT IN A DAY.
4o1llsh Firm Atost to Beat the
Worlds Record.
the GREAT ALTOONA. Pa, RACE.
g Nastly wrested tine Laureis from
4 tAe London and Northwestern.
Swift Mechanical Contest.

Stratford, England. December 15.--An
Enslish car building works. the name Of
which must be kept secret for a few days,
- about to engage in an engine building
race.
Tho worlds record Is now held by the
Great Eastern Railway Works of STRAIT
ford. England. This company wrested
the ianrels from tho brow OF tho Altoona
Works Of Pennsylvania. U. 8. A.. and
has for seven years had a standing offer
open to the world to beat It's record. I his
Great Eastern built an engine complete
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02

Ensilsh record was beaten by nolrly ten
hours.
The Altoona engine was begun Mt : on
Monday morning and by noon. after Ave
honrs' work, the boiler was IN position
After ten hours work the wheels were IN
DER aud the cab In position: and In sixteen
hotrs and fifty minutes the work was
zone and the engine ready for tho trial
trip.
Il Is gonenally understood by thu lay
man that the work was done from ,hc
mctal IN the raw state. but this Is not
ana never eau be accomplished. The work
OF getting crude iron aud untrlod steel
INTO proper state for casting and mnpld-
lng Is tedious one that requires DAYS OF
Work In heat and cold The metal "a east
into certain moulds and worked into We, :
fect shape and smoothness. These pnrts
are then ready 10 be made into an ongInc.
THE WORKING PARTS.
This can perhaps DO best illustrated 10
che technical reader by an example. IL
Sou were going 10 construct a chair. y,
Sonid purchase the rungs and seat, zoe
nAils and hammer, and perhaps other nor.
tons, such as glue and covering. or IL
you are making garment you buy thread.
cloth and fastenings.
80 with an engine Certain parts are
nude by machinery and these are menu,
narturcd or purchased By ,he ,nru,a
building works ready for the massag az d
steam engine II Is as far from heing tuilt
~ bicycle would be II separated no
IL IVY parts balls, spokcs and others u;a,
eOnhcctesl sfp sl
The Altoona engine that was built In
sixteen hours had the frame finished ana
ne cylinders and gusdes lined up. The
rlxteen hours practically represented tile
time taken 70 put the parts together and
- erect tho locomotive and make the nee
e9nAfy attachments. Il was, and san il
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02
Bouschold Cons.

The ancient Greeks believed that the
penates were the gods who attend d To tbe
welfare and prosperity of the family. They
We're worshippsd as household gods In
every home. The household god 0. today
is DR.. Kings New Discovery. For con.
sumption, coughs, colds. and for all affsn-
tons OF Throat Chest and Lungs ii IL
Invaluable; II has begn tried TO-, a quar-.
Ter OF u ceniury and is guaranteed ia eurc
or monsy refunded. No hnusehcld sla''ii
be Without this good ANGEL, II is pleasant
TO take and safe and sure remedy for old
Hsysrs drus store. Regular sixe SOC ana
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-02

In ten hours, and dares any other chr
works to equal It's achievement
AN ENGINE RACE.
The first performance OF this kind ever
attempted was by the London and North
Western Works OF crewc.
In February. 1888. nearly ten years ago.
tho Crewe company. in an emergency, built
nm engine in twenty-five aud u half hours.
At tho end OF that time Il was run out
on its trial trip and was pronounced sat
isfactory.
The vast advantages OF being able to
build an engine In u day were 80 apparent
to the engineering world that building
contests began on all Sides
Six months later, In the year 1883 the
oar works Of Altoona. Pa, set about do
ang the Same Job. with the result lh the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-07-14

battleship Maine was destroyed has not
been forgotten by our people. That is
what caused the war. There would
have been no war if the Maine had not
been blown up and her sailors coward
ly murdered. Spain has made herself
absolutely responsible for that deed.
She endeavored to fix the responsibility
upon Capt. Sigsbee. She has insisted
upon that course even since it has been
demonstrated that the Maine was blown
up from the outside. For this, 1 say,
the brand of Cain is upon the brow OF
Spain.
I'm my judgment the proper conduct
of the war would have been the organi-
cation of an army of 100000 men OF
more for the purpose Of taking posses
sion of Cuba and of driving the Span
iards from that island. This should
have been followed by the feeding OF
the starving reconcentrados. Then we
should have aided the Cubans in the es-
tablishment of a government of their
own. That is all the war we should
have had"
"Are you opposing the administra-
ton in this war;"
} ION the contrary, have not made a
single speech in the senate against the
conduct of the war. have voted for
every war appropriation. stood by
the president during our civil war, al
though saw many mistakes made by
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-07-14

army is disbanded. Those who have
brothers, sons and husbands in our vol
unteer army will wait long time be-
fore they sing that old war song,
"When Johnny comes marching home
again." There is whole lot of work for
the soldier boys to do before the coun-
try will again be at peace with the
whole world. l think that President
Mckinley realizes that fact, too; and
hence he has issued second and third
call for volunteers. People generally
overlooked that fact.
Moreover, am anticipating foreign
interference" continued the venerable
statesman THE nations of Europe are
gazing aghast at the new departures
which are being taken. 1t seems to me
that our vaunted Monroe doctrine has
been relegated TO the past. We have
told the civilized world that we should
confne ourselves to this continent; and
they expected us to do so. Now we are
taking islands in the Pacific ocean and
in the West Indies. with the further
purpose of going across to take the
Canaries. I am exceedingly apprehen-
sive that European nations will de-
mand that we stay the hand of con-
quest"
What is your idea of the proper con-
duct of the warp
1.-THE war was inevitable. The brand
of Cain is on the brow of Spain, because
our sailors were assassinated in Ha-
vana harbor by the hand of Spanish
official. The terrific roar which re-
verberated in that harbor when the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1898-07-14

President Lincoln and his advisers. !
freely criticised then, in private, but
sustained the administration during
the war. That is the only patriotic
thing to do, now and under all circum-
stances. We must all follow the COM
mander-in-chief in time of war, even if
we do not approve Of all the orders
which are issued
what will we dc with the Philippine
islands?"
THAT is question which even the
president could not answer at this
time. We have them on our hands, and
we must keep them, or automatically
dispose of them. In my opinion we
ought not to have those islands on our
hands. Admiral Dewey's great victory
will live In history as wonderful naval
achievement. But in my judgment
that victory ought not to have been
won. If had been president should
have ordered Dewey and his fleet across
the Pacific for the purpose of protect
ing our California coast. I would not
have sent him to Manila. Thus we should
have confined our warfare to the At
lantic, and we should not have been &C.
cused of waging war of conquest
against Spain. But that war was neces-
sary 1 have never doubted. This ma
ton could not have maintained it's self
respect without going to war after the
Maine was destroyed. was one of the
most determined men in congress on
that point.
"You must understand that when a
man reaches my age he looks at things
from a different standpoint, vastly
Observation-Disclosures, from that of youth.
We old fellows know that we cannot
live many years longer. We love our
country, and we look upon the condi-
tions confronting the coming genera
tions just as father looks upon the
future of his children. It is because
of this disposition of um unitarian phil
anthropy that I entertain my doubts
concerning the wisdom of the policy
which is being pursued. do not ques-
ton the integrity of the president any
more than I questioned Mr.. Lincoln's
integrity. 1t is matter of judgment
alone; and my judgment would lead me
to different conclusions than those
which have been actuating the presi-
dent in these grave matters"
Senator Stewart is II years old, and