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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
the leadership if it were proffered with
the united aud unanimous support Of
the Marty
Deadly Fumes From snelter,

$1,000
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

streets, and crowded street cars coming
aud going. Suddenly came an awful
crash. The men below had scarcely
time to flee 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 ouJ of the factory windows
and carried q 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 A.
year-sis;e r Catherine were seated t the
front window on the second floor Of
No. 1876 avenu A. Before they could
turf to flee the water struck them both,
smashing them through the door and
carrying them halt a block distant.
Both were terribly injured, the little
IL perhaps fatally.
Henry kundler was taken up bodily
and carried almost to Twenty-tirst
street. His sou was also carried out Of
his office by the water, but was caught
in the debris and but for the Timely ar.
rival of some workmen with axes he
would have been drowned.
Andrew Wendt, Il of the killed,
was near the base OF the tank when it
collapsed. He vas caught by the rush
ing waters and borne almost an incred.
lille distance. His mangled and almost
naked body was found against an Gle.
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 IL site, The
GIANT uprlghts were bent as if made of
paper, the whole making great
mass Of scrap iron. The loss of the
tank rs saiu to be compete, $500, 900.
The collapse Of the tank caused the
rupture VI some OF the great water
n1a,ns which were constructed tn feed
it, aud Tor some time these poured their
torrents into the streets. The down.
town district suffered greatly on 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.
me morning newspapers suffered more
tnau anyone else. Those using limo.
type machines had q vast amount of
trouble as q result.
W. j. Logan, the contractor who wa
budding the tank. and w. II. Bragley
engineer OF the Consolidated Gas com
pany, sad to be joinry responsible to-
tne catastrophe, were placed unuer ar
rest. They were charged With houli
cue IL taelr bail was pl ICED at $1U,
900 each.
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 ~ on
which he was tried was acceptance of q
Tribe Of $50 from a 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
GAS TANK C0LLA?SES.
Whirl Of Water In New York
Streets.
THREE KILLED, SEVERAL MISSING.

Eight Million Gallons Of Water P"nr
Forth Ina Ten-FnOt Tidal Wnve-M-n,
Women and Children Carried Away.
Death and ID structiom Wrought by the
Deluge-L,st of Victims. .
NEW YORK, Dec. l4.-The great steel
c"s tank Of the Consolidated Gas COM
pany at Avenue A and Twentieth street,
II largest of it's kind in the world, col
larsed at 500 o'clock Yesterday after.
o 1t went down with a crash and II
roar like a great exp OSion. Masonry OF
granite blocks aud bricks to the height of
20 tect fell like a child's toy house Of
lilo ks and loosed from bondage 5000, Oo0
gallons OF water, deluging the streets.
and in a 10.fGot tidal wave carried death
and destruction through the surround
ing ne%ighborhood. 1t is n o. known how
many were killed aud injured. Dead go
far reported:
ANDREW WENDT, workman.
Plus BAUM, engineer.
JOHN GRAY, watchman.
! Injured:
Catherine O'Connell, aged 4, leg frac-
tured, Commissions.
+ Mary O'Connell, 10, badly lacerated.
Timothy Dunn, s., general c%ontusions
and submersion by water.
John Wagner, 80, general Commissions.
Charles Iuigg, 80, severely injured
about body and face.
About Is others have been injured
more or less severely cr almost drowned.
James O'Conner, George Wrinkle and
Bremen are missing.
GO lap,ed With nm Awful Crash.
The steel tank was l78 feet in diam.
eter and $50 feet nigl. Rising out OF
the ground 10 II hels hit of so feet vas a
er at circular wall of granite and brick
many ieet in thickness. This was filled
Nnh $4,000, 0G0 gallons of water. A
ing OF n.en were at work filling the
.nL with water TO make the first "wa:er
est" The great tank seemed to test
Vel. The labOrers We're even begin
ng to gather up their tools to knock
II. There wee many people on the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
Rapid City Black Hls] South Dakota, Friday, Dec. Is, 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
business Block Wiped Out.

WAvERLy, Ia. Dec. l4.-Flre yester-
day wAped out the principal business
block of GAINESVILLE. The buildings
burned included the p%ostotfice, the Ban
ner office, Shanley's general store, John
sons furniture, Lefring Bros drug
store and Coles meat market, besides a
boarding house and barber shop. Part
OF the stocks were saved. Loss, $4,000;
insurance, about halt.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16

HAVANA, Dec. 1.-The United States
TRANSPORT Panama, one OF the first prlZes
captured III the late war, arrived ilse
evening with General FL zhugh Lee aud
staff. The United STATES transp ,rt
Michigan, which Left Savannah on SAT-
urday las, d day before the Panama,
Second Illinois regiment. The United
States transport 'araGoya, which lat
Charleston at neon OF Sunday last, with
the FIRST battalion OF the Tenth inf .u-
try, has also arrived, after a safe pL+
sage. Sac brouync l6 sick men sout.L
but they are no worse tor the voyage.
day.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
Salvation Army Rally.

NEw YORK, Dec. 1.-The 18th an.
nual rally OF the Salvation army was
held last II ght at Carnegie hall, and
drew out a 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
More R,otinc In Havana.

HAVANA, Dec. 14.-About 8 q. m,
when a funeral procession, which was
%escorting tho iiearse containing the re-
mains of Jesus So,olonRo, who was killed
in Sunday nights riot, reached the cor
ner Of Infanta and San Jose streets, 3
violent affray took place between the
members of the funeral party and some
employees of the military hospital. The
following were wounded:
DR.. Betancouit; Cuban deputy for Sah-
tiago.
Rafael Portuondo, Cuban deputy.
General Vidal, Cuban.
Colonel Rivas, Cuban.
francisco Lucas Blanco, S%paniard.
Ramon Garcia, Sraniard.
Three women and two children.
Garcia, who was stabbed, may die, and
Portuondo was badly hurt.
One version Of the atfray is that the
military hospital employees and a num-
Der OF Spanish lrivates who were stand
ing on the hospital poroico refused to
remove their hats when requested to do
SO. Thereupon the Cupans, it is ;LL
legged, tried to knock of the hats and D.
fight ensued. The priv ties fired Oh the
procession, the windows of the hearse
being bloktn aud bullets striking the
coffin. Knives and pistols We're freely
used.
The procession, which consisted Of
$50 carriages, c0ltil4ucd TO the Crtah
camp near Mari, mo. where military
honors were rendered, There were
more thai 80 wreaths Of flowers frou
the friends o. the dead man and the
procession and ceremonial was virtually
a demonstration against the HOt4
lnglaterra outrage.
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
Gllillan at this place in December, 1896
vas begun in tho district court yester-
t.y. The request for u change of venue
nd a continuance of the trial Was re-
/ .sed by the Judge.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16
Demand Protection of German.

IJGNlHHV 4 rUICCCIOU III O0rT ISS&Hs
BERLIN. Dec. 14.-During the discus
sion Of the estimates in the reichstag
H rr Bassermann, National Liberal, de.
clared hat his party desired the gov
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

Mrs. A. E. Wallace wishes to a,-
nounce to her former patrons a"d
the public generally, not having
been successful in disposiny of her
stock Of millinery, that she wig
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
Number 50
WARSH|PsG0 ToHAvANA
-Four Sent to Keep Order In
Cuban Capital.
ANOTHER RIOT BREAKS OUT.

Sunday Nights Demonstration Followed
the vicrm. Knives and Gums Freely
Used by Cunans and Spaniards-Drs
Betnncourt Among the Wounded.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE Brook
Ign, Texas, Castine and Resolute have
been ordered to Havana. While there
is not the faintest desire to convey y
threat in the dispatch of these warships
to Havana, it may DO noted that When
they lie within the harbor they wiG
hold the town in perfect subsection. It
is surmised that the suggestion came
from Admiral Sampson, who is nov in
one of tho suburbs of Havana, as re-
suit of the unfortunate eruption at the
Hotel Inglaterra. At any rate the
event brought the authorities to q sud
den realization of the exact state of at
fairs in Havana and he imminestH
danger of another such outbreak, which
perhaps might run into the proportions
of a riot aud cost many innocent lives
With only q small force of Americas
soldiers in Havana province and those
removed at such q distance from tns
city as to make it difficult Of access LEI
time to be of service to the America
element in the city, now swollen TO
large proportions by the advent u many
hundred commercial mon and others
seeking opportunities for employment.
the necessity for some protection was
apparent. To increase the number or
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 a formidable bulwark against any
anarchistic outbreaks that night 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

Iowa Farmer Frozen to Death.
SHELL ROCK, Ia, Dec. 14.-Pat Nc
Cormi,k, a we'll TODD farmer, was found
in his barn frozen to death.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-12-16

Cites Reasons In an Interview Why He IL
Opposed to ExpansiOn Policy -Suggests
. Plan For Government Of Philippines
Similar to That Proposed For Cuba.
N-braskan Starts For Washington.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
CHAPTER VI.
The Sheriff.

SECTION l. The Sheriff shall be elected by the people, and he shall hold office for two years. He shall receive an annual salary of eight thousand dol lars, which shall be in full compensa- tion for all official services required of him by law; but said salary shall be exclusive of the compensation received by him from the State for the delivery of prisoners to the State prisons, and insane persons to the State aSylums for the insane. He shall have all the pow CTS conferred, and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon, the Sheriffs of counties by the general laws of this State.
 Sec. 2. He may appoint the follow ing deputies and employees, who shall each respectively receive the following annual salaries:
 One Under Sheriff, twenty-four hun dred dollars; one Attorney, eighteen hundred dollars; one Chief Bookkeeper, eighteen hundred dollars; two Assistant Bookkeepers, fifteen hundred dollars; ten Office Deputies, fifteen hundred dol lars; fourteen Bailiffs, twelve hundred dollars; one Chief Jailer at Branch Jail Number One, eighteen hundred dollars; ten Jailers at Branch Jail Number One, twelve hundred dollars; one Superin- tendent of Branch Jails Numbers Two and Three, eighteen hundred dollars; sixteen Guards at Branch Jail Number Two, six hundred dollars; one Matron at Branch Jail Number Three, nine hundred dollars; six Guards at Branch Jail Number Three, six hundred dol lars; one CommiSsary to act for all jails, fifteen hundred dollars: one Driver of Van, nine hundred dollars; and one Bookkeeper, for all said Branch Jails, fifteen hundred dollars.
 Sec 8. The Sheriff may designate the services to be performed by h.s depu- ties
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
CHAPTER Tx.
The San Francisco Law Library.

SECTION l. The Supervisors must provide, fit up and furnish, with fuel, lights, stationery, and all necessary conveniences, attendants and care. rooms convenient and accessible to the judges and officers of the courts and of the municipal government sufficient for the use and accommodation of the San Francisco Law Library, established under an Act of the Legislature of this State entitled: An Act to provide for increasing the Law Library of the cor poration known as the San Francisco Law Library, and to secure the use of the same to the Courts held at San Francisco, the Bar, the City and Coun- ty Government and the People of the City and County of San Francisco" ap- proved March 9th. 1870. The Supervis- ors must appropriate, allow, and order paid out of the proper fund such sums as may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid and all sums lawfully ap
 propriated and expended pursuant hereto shall be paid out of the proper fund on demands duly audited, in the mode prescribed by this Charter for auditing other demands upon the treas
 ury. The County Clerk must. pay monthly to the Treasurer of the San Francisco Law Library such moneys as he shall collect under the Act referred to for the benefit of said Law Library.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15

specifications and drawings shall be delivered to the contractor.
 At the same time with the execution of the contract the contractor shall ex- ecute to the City and County and de- liver to the Secretary Of the Board a bond in the sum named in the notice for proposals, with two or more sufn- cient Sureties to be approved py the Board, or shall deposit with the Secre- tary a certified check upon some sol- vent bank for said amount TOT tne faithful performance of the contract. No surety on any bond, other than law fully authorized surety companies, shall be taken unless he snail pc payer of taxes on real property, the assessed value of which, over ana amount to his liabilities on all ponds on which he may be security 10 the City and County; and each surety shall justify and make an afndaVlt (Ior which, a form shall be printed upon said bonO, signed by him. that ne IS Book of the City and County in his own name for real property Tn an amount greater than his liability on all bonds on which he is surety to the Clty and County, and that the taxes on such property so assessed are not oe- linquent. -
 The contract shall specify the time within which the work shall be com menced, and when to be completed, as was specified in the notice inviting pro- posals therefor. Upon the recommer- dation of the Board, the Supervisors may extend said time; but in no event shall the time for the performance oE said contract be extended by the Su- pervisors more than ninety days pe- yond the time originally fixed for us completion; but, on the unanimous recommendation of the Board of Public Nn1-lrC l~tn granted by vote of fourteen members of the Board of Supervisors. In case ot failure on the part of the contractor to complete his contract within the time fixed in the contract, or within such extension of said time as Is herein provided, his contract shall be void, and the Supervisors shall not pay or allow to him any compensation TOT any work done by him under said contract; and, in the case of the improvement or streets, no assessment shall be made for the work done under said contract.
 Sec. p. The work in this Article pro- vided for must be done under the dt- rection and to the satisfaction of the Board of Public Works; and the mater ials used must be in accordance with the specifications and be to the satis- faction of said Board, and all contracts provided for in this Article must con- tain a provision to that effect, and also, that in no case, except where ie is otherwise provided in this Charter, will the City and County, or any de- partment or officer thereof, be liable for any portion of the expense, or in the case of improvement of streets. for any delinquency of persons or property assessed.
 When said work shall have been completed to the satisfaction and ac- ceptance of the Board, 1t shall so de- clare by resolution, and thereupon the Board shall deliver to the contractor a certificate to that effect.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
CHAPTER III.
The District Attorney.

SECTION 1. The District Attorney shall be elected by the people and shall hold office for two years. He shall be an elector of the City and County and must at the time of his election be qualified to practice in all the courts of this State. and must have been so qualified for tt least five years next preceding his election. He shall re- ceive an annual salary of five thou sand dollars.
 Sec. 2. The District Attorney shall have all the powers conferred. and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon, the District Attorneys of coun- ties by the general laws of this State. and in addition thereto shall attend. in- stitute and conduct on behalf of the people, all prosecutions cognizable in the Police Court of the City and County. He sNall draw all complaints and warrants in said Police Court. prosecute all forfeited recognizances therein, and all actions for the recovery or ines, penalties, and forfeitures ac- cruing to the City and County; deliver receipts for money or property received In his official capacity, and file dlnr- cates therefor with the County Treas urer; file with tEe Auditor on the first Mondays of January. April, July and october Tn each year, an itemized statement under oath showing all moneys received by him in his official capacity durir~ the preceding three months: keep register of his official business in which must be entered a note of every action, whether criminal or civil, prosecuted officially by him. and of the proceedings therein: and give, when required. without fee. ad- vice to the Board of Police Commits sioners. the Chief of Police, the Board of Health and the Coroner. upon mat ters relating to the duties of their re- spective offices.
 Sec. B. He may appoint seven Assist ant District Attorneys to aid him in the discharge of his official duties. three of whom shall act as prosecutors in the Superior Court, and shall each receive an annual salary of thirty-six hundred dollars and four of whom shall act as the prosecuting attorneys of the Police Court, and shall each receive an annual salary of twenty-four hundred dollars. When any of the assistants of the Dis trict Attorney acting as such prosecut- ing attorneys in the Police Court are not actually engaged in work connected with prosecutions therein. they shall he at the call of the District Attorney for any service connected with his depart ment. The assistants must each. at the time of his appointment be qualified to practice in all the courts of this State. and must have been so qualified for at least two years next preceding his ap- pointment. The District Attorney may also appoint one chief clerk, who shall
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-15
CHAPTER VIII.
The Police Court.

SECTION 1. There is hereby created and established in and for the City and County of San Francisco a Court to be known as the Police Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Said Court shall consist of four Judges, who shall be elected by the people and hold office for four years. They sl all each receive an annual salary of thirty-siX hundred dollars. They shall be electors of the City and County at the time of their election, and must have been such for at least five years next preceding such time No person shall be eligible to the office of Judge of the Police Court who is not at the time of his elec- tiGn qualified to practice in all the Courts of this State, and who has not been so qualified for at least five years next preceding his election. The Court shall be divided into departments known as Department Number One, Department Number Two, Depart ment Number Three and Department Number Four. The Judges of such Court may hold as many sessions of the Court at the same time as there are Judges thereof. The Judges who shall be elected at the first election under this Charter shall so classify them selves by lot that two of them shall go out of office in two years and two of them in four years.
 llVy olldli tiiCOSt HUH mum Der Presiding Judge who shall serve for one year The Presiding Judge shall as- sign the Judges to their respective de- partments; but any of the Judges may preside in any of the departments in the absence or inability of the Judge regularly assigned thereto.
 The judgments, orders and proceed ings of any session of the Court held by any one or more of the Judges shall be equally effectual as if all the Judges had presided at such session.
 Sec. ?. The Police Court of the City and County of San Francisco shall have:
 First-Exclusive jurisdiction of all prosecutions for the violation of or dinances of the Board of Supervisors
 Second-Concurrent Jurisdiction with the Superior Court of all other misde- meanors and of the examination of all felonies committed in the City and ColEty.
 Tnlrd-Said Court. or any Judge thereof, shall have the same powers in. all criminal actions, cases, examina- tions and proceedings as are now or