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

THE UNION six months ago
heard the remark made to the ef-
feet that the present generation OF
Americans lacked the *strue hero
ism of the old times We grave
ly doubted the assertion when it
was made, but today we KNOW its
utter falsity. That has been dem
onstrated.
Without d%etracting in the least
from the bravery exhibited along
in 1872, during the conflict with
Mexico, or during the dark days oil
civil strife, we point to the achieve
ment Of Dewey as an example OF
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

the heroism, the cool judgment
and the effective work of the pres
ent generation of Americans; look
at the case of Ensign Bagley on
the Winslow-there was GOODNESS
and heroism ia it's truest sense,
displayed u n d e r circumstances
most trying; review for a moment
the perilous mission of Hobson
and his comrades on the Merrimac
at Santiago-it cannot be over
shadowed by the boosted heroism
of "the old times;" look at the
campaign of Shafter and his troops
before Santiago-they knew naught
but advancement and final victory;
recall the recent achievement Of
Schley in the destruction of the
last hope of Spanish naval suprem-
acy-there is scarcely its equal in
all the annals of naval history; and
now we turn to Watson, in COM
mand of the first American fleet to
be sent against continental Eu-
rope; that he will add more gems
of victory to the crown OF Ameri-
can heroism we confidently be-
lieve.
There was heroism in "the old
times" there is equal heroism to-
day, and there will be this same
type of heroism as long as the
American people exist. 1t is a
part of their being and the evolu-
ton of years will never Danish this
trait from the American character.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

Some of the very sensitive re-
publican editors over the state
claim that Gov. Lee stated at one
time that Grigsby'a cowboy regi-
ment was a disgrace to the state
and they make considerable noise
about the matter. These repub-
llcan editors often get more perso-
nal than the governor is alleged
to have been. They have remark
ed time and again that the governor
was a disgrace to the state, and
spelled his name Lee. He was
a disgrace to the state Simply be-
cause he is a populist. However,
being cornered on the other kick.
regarding the governors military
action it is entirely in line with
the past record of these sensitive
editors to trot out this story.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

In conversation with The UNION
the other day a veteran attorney
who draws a salary from a railway
corporation stated that the rate
case as handled by the South Da-
kota railroad commission was the
most ably conducted contest Of
the kind yet made in any state.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15
THE SILVER REPUBLICANS.

The UNION agrees with the
Sioux Falls Press when that paper
remarks that the cheap postmaster
editors who are laying up in their
breasts the pleasing JUNCTION that
the silver republicans in this state
will not put up as vigorous a cam
paign as they did in 1896 will have
their minds disabused Of that delu-
sion before the campaign is over.
The truth is, the silver republicans
are better organized now than at
the close of the campaign of 1896.
One of the most surprising fea-
tnres of the Aberdeen conventions
was the number and enthusiasm of
the delegates to the silver republic
can convention. There were 664
votes represented in the conven-
ton, and only n county, Meade,
in the Black Hills, was voted by
proxy, the votes of all the other
counties being cast by delegates
present at the convention. If the
enemy can get any comfort from
these facts it is welcome to it.
Every we'll posted mar in the state
knows that there are hundreds of
republicans who voted with their
party in 1896 believing that the
party's pledge to "promote inter-
national bi-metalism' was honestly
made, who now see that it was a
trick and a deliberately planned
deception, and who promptly re-
nounced their party when they saw
that its manipulators were deter
mined to dominate it in the inter-
ests of the single gold standard
trust.
There we're delegates to the Alb
erdeen silver republican conven-
ton who voted the republican tick
ct in 1896, but who are now strong
in their denunciation of the duplic-
ity and treachery of that party's
present leaders. The machine re-
publicans, the big bosses and the
cheap postmaster editors fear that
a large element of the republican
party in this state will swing in
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

South Dakota's state motto is:
""Under God, the people rule"
The railways seem to think that it
reads: "The railways rule" and in
this they have always had the sup
port and encouragement of the re-
publican party.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

with the silver republicans in the
coming campaign. 1t begins to
look like their fears are pretty well
grounded so far as South Dakota
is concerned.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

Senator Pett1grew then took the floor
and proceeded to show that Mr.. Kyle
was elected to the senate by the Repub-
licans under a bargain by which, they
secured his vote and that his vote gave
the Republicans a majority in the SEN
ate-that he was, in fact, a Republican.
Caucasian.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15
Everybody Says So.

Cascarets Candy Ca,lmrtic. the most won
oer1ul medical disro.ery OF the age, pleas
am and refreshing 10 the TASTE. act gently
ana positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
oieahslnS the entire system. dispel colds,
ana bilionsness. Please hny and try a box
olC }. e. to-day 10, 25. fNrerts. Sold and
guaranteed to cue u; al. avuggistc
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

Uncle Sam exchanged IA Span
iards for hero Hobson and his six
comrades. Thus the humblest
American is worth any two of the
best Spaniards that ever breathed
the breath Of life.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

And now an exchange cruelty
remarks that the Spanish Admiral
Camara is only a kodak, and that
of the smallest variety, hardly ca
pable Of taking a snap shot.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15

Judge Carland's decision on the
rate case will add another thous-
and to the majority of Chairman
Tompkins Of the state railway
commission.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-15
VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE.

VICTORY FOR THE PEOPLE.
Elsewhere in this issue of The
UNION will be found a report of
the decision rendered in the rail-
way cases by Judge Garland at
Sioux Falls last week. The decis-
ion is a victory for the people of
South Dakota, and a knockout
blow to railway extortion and rob-
berry in this state. 1t is more. 1t
is a credit to the first live railroad
commission the state ever had, and
an honor to the loyal silvermen
who in 1896 buried their partisan
differences, united in support of
these friends of the people and tri-
umphantly elected and seated that
body in spite of republican at
tempts to count them out.
South Dakota has had a railroad
commission for years, but not un-
til two years ago did the people of
the state rally to the support of
men who would carry out the sa-
cred pledges of their party and
usher in the dawn of relief from
extortionate freight charges and
ruinous passenger fares. Under
the republican regime the railway
commission was a purely ornamen-
tai body. 1t was dined and wined
and given excursions in a special
Car all over the state at the ex-
pense of these great moneyed cor
p%orations. 1t drew its salary,
while the hardy pioneers of this
new commonwealth toiled on and
and paid the bills. Republican
platforms and republican stump
orators yer loud in their promises
of relief legislation. That was be-
fore election. The promised legis-
latlon came not. Once or twice a
bill was introduced in the legisla-
ture, but it was promptly buried
by an overwhelming majority.
In 1896 the silver forces of this
state united on a ticket pledged to
the enactment OF a railroad law of
sufficient s%tringency to meet the
requirements of the situation, and
for the most part that ticket was
elected. The silver legislature
kept the party's pledge, enacted
the railroad rate law and the meas
ure was promptly signed by the
populist governor. The railroad
commission took it's duties up and
the legal struggle with the railways
1t has resulted in first
blood for the people and with our
present railroad commission at the
helm the people are bound to win
in the final hearing. Of course,
the railroads will carry the case up
and fight the law to the last ex-
tremity, No one expects anything
else. But they will find the COM
mission equal to the situation and
the rate law will finally win and be
enforced. There is no other way
out of the matter.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

Yesterday we did not expect mete-
ors to drop from the sky but did ex-
pect a verdict for the dependent in
the great Copper Queen case, and it
came in due time. The government
claimed slS3,OO0 against the Copper
Queen Company for cutting timber on
non-mineral land and has spent about
half more in trying to collect it. Dur
ing the last three national administra.
tions each one has taken a 'whack at
the case and failure by one ap-
pareantly spurred the other to attempt
it, but the handmaiden of defeat wait
ed on all. The cases have each and
every one been well fought and Stub
bornly contested, and when sent TO
the juries under instructions from
Federal Judges no outsider could pos
itiyely be assured Of the result, but
you can always rest assured that
American juries will pretty nearly do
the right thing and in each Of the
three trials they did it up to the ham
die, 1t is now to be hoped that the
county has heard the last Of it.-Tuc-
son Citizen.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

Bishop Lofgreen says there are
thirty flowing artesian wellc in the
San Pedro settlement, none OF them
large, but sufficient to give an abun-
dance OF water for one and half or
two acres. Thus far the holes sunk
are small but here is probability Of
sinking larger wells and prehaps sew
eral and Carrying the water iuto res
ervoir sufficiently high to serve as a
water power as well as for irrigation.
The testing Of the flow Of the wells
demonstrates that the water can be
carried forty feet higher than the sur
face as the water will flow over that
height from pipe, The scheme pro-
posed is practical one.-Prospector.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17
.ORDSBURG, NEW MEXICO. JUNE II, 1898

even wnen 1t Is empty the 20 acres of
gardens and buildings are worth 1900,
900.
"The hotels and public houses of
London could not be bought up for $780,
600, 600, to say nothing of the land ON
which they stand. Two Of them pay
$3.50 week between them in ground
rent. Buckingham palace is not verv
gorgeous, but it is worth 81, 600, 600 as
it stands, and if you wanted to rent It
privately you would have to pay GA, 900
a week for it. Devonshire House and
Lansdowne House, in Piccadilly, would
cost you 81, 900, coo, but you would not
expect the picture galleries thrown in
at this price They are worth hundreds
of thousands. London Tit-Bits.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17
IODINE ON FINGERS.
Treatment OF the Hands OF E4anoforte
pupils Who Practice.

A noGefs appearing young woman
entered drug storo on Madison avenue
one morning recently. and, walking to
the end of the counter nearest the pre-.
scriptiOn department, mutely held out
both hands toward clerk who CHANGED
to Lo standing i'll that particular place.
Tho clerk, equally mute, reached be-
hind a screen and brought out blue
glass bottle, from which q brush han
Gle protruded. After stirring the con-
tents Of the bottle with tho brush for u
few seconds tho clerk daintily brushed
the tips of the young woman's fingers
with the mixture, leaving q dark stain
around the top Of each finger nail. With
pleasant ned OF her head and low
nurnuriug thanks tho younc woman
quickly withdrew from the store and
the blue glass bottle was put back in its
hiding place.
Observing puzzled expression on the
face Of an old patron Of the store who
had come in TO get cigar, the clerk
eaid, Iodine.
"WEat fc-!" asked tho smol;er.
rCNenIS tna LNStrS 1rOnl getting
sore, )" replied the clerk. "She is from
tho ilusical conservatory, where she
practices on the piano three or four
hours dag. In order 20 prevent the
finger nails from coming in contact with
tho livery keys she has them cut very
short, and we apply iodine to take the
soreness out Of the ends of the fingers
after they have been subjected to three
or four hours Of pounding. Most piano
players, you will observe, have theil
finger nails cut to the quick, so that nc
clicking sound is emitted when they
strike the keys. We keep Il bottle of TO-
dine and n brush for the special uso OF
the pianoforte pupils of the conserva-
tory. They come in here for treatment
two or three times week and pay by
the month. New York Times.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

Considerable has been SAID by stock
men OF various sections as to the num-
Der Of cattle or other stock an acre Of
good alfalfa would support. The re-
suits have varied with the amount of
rainfall, the soils, locality, etc. Up to
this year practical test has never
been made in Chaves county, as far as
known, but sometime this spring, G.
Il. Willngham rented some alfalfa
land on the Pecos Valley Stock Farm,
and accidently, very practical test is
being made. The alfalfa is in two
fields and the cattle are alternated
from one pasture to the other, On
some OF the land the alfalfa was sown
on heavy salt grass sod without
breaking, and is not good stand, but
Col. Elliott, manager OF the farm, es-
Inmates that the pasture would be
equivalent to 200 acres OF such alfalafa
as grows on other parts Cf the farm.
About live weeks ago Mr.. Willinghani
put ,450 steers, mostly yearlings and
two-year-Olds and about 30 saddle
horses into the pasture. The land
now contains just about the same
amount Of feed that it did when the
the cattle were placed there, or the
growth of the grass is keeping pace
with the feeding cattle. This test
shows that one acre OF alfalfa in the
Pecos Valley, or at least in Chaves
county will pasture head OF cat
tie; seven head might be counted
good average. Roswell Register.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

The New Mexican says that the new
flag wi ich is TO he sent to the boys at
Tampa is 6x6i feet in dimension and
is manufactured from the finest silk
obtainable. ThestaIs are embroidcr d
with white silk on a background OF
blue and the inscription, New MeXI-
co Squadron, First United States Vol
unteer Cavalry: War With Spain" is
embroidered in the red stripes. Sur
rounding the flag proper is a gold
fringe two inches long. The pole is
seven and one.half feet long and is
surmounted by bronze eagle. A red
silk streamer bears the letters in gold;
presented by the Citizens Of New
Mexico" Woven gold cords with tas-
sells fall from the summit of the pole.
The New Mexican flag fund still con-
tains sufficient for a similar flag,
which will be made and presented the
second quota Of volunteers from the
territory 10 case a secoud call is is
sued in New Mexico.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

Cascarets Candy Cathortic, the most won
derful medical discovery oI the age, pleas
ant and refreshing 10 the taste, net gently
and positively on Kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
curh headache, fever, labitual constipation
ana biliousness. Please buy and try box
Of e. g. g. to-day; 10, ~, 10 cents. Sold and
uaranteed to cure by all druggists.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

Miss Pruyn-Oh, dsarl So you were
on the City of Picking when she went
down? How many souls were lost?
Captain Silt-All of 'om that was
drownded, ilum. She went down so
blamed suddent they want no time for
deathbed repentances Brooklyn Life.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17
IfYou WAN bal De XYell

You must fortify your system against
the attacks of disease. Your blood
must be kept pure, your stomach and
digestive organs in order, your appe-
tite good. Hoods Sarsaparllla is the
medicine to build YOU up, purify and
enrich your blood and give you
strength. 1t creates an appetite and
gives digestive power.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

A car load of the furniture and
equipment Of the living department
of the New Mexico Military Institute
came in Tuesday. The remainder is
expected in few days. None OF the
seats, desks, blackboards and material
OF that sort have arrlved.-Roswell
Register.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weak
men strong, blood pure bOc, 81. All druggists.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

Arizona has representative in the
Atlantic squadron. Russell White,
sou OF DR.. White, formerly a Tucson
hotel man, is an ensign on the Oregon.
He is graduate of the Tempe Normal
school
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17
Don't Tobacco spit and smoke Your LIio Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netlc. fuU OF life, nerve and vigor. take No-ro-
Bae, the Wonder-worker. that makes weak man
strong. All druggists, Soc or 81. Cure guarsn'
teed Booklet and sample free. Address
Sterling Remedy Co, Chieago or New York
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

The several boards OF county COM
mssioners, under the law, are now
acting as boards OF assessments and
equalization OF taxes. 1t is a we'll
known fact that in many counties
OF the territory, party through the
ignorance Of assessors and partly
through the connivance OF persons
owning much property, much that
should be taxed, escapes. The boards
OF assessment eau remedy this bad
state Of affairs a great deal by care
fully scanning and examining all tax
returns and by adding property that is
not returned by owners, to returns for
taxable purposes. Schools cannot be
maintained and the city, county aud
territorial governments cannot be
administered without money. The
funds necessary for these purposes are
raised by assessment of property and
by collecting taxes thereon. The
Stricter the several boards OF county
commissioners in the territory are per-
forming their duties, having due re-
CARDS TO justice and equity in the mat
ter, the better for the public good
and for the honest taxpayer. New
Mexican.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

HOODS Pills are the favorite famil!
cathartic, easy 70 take, easy to oper
ate.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17
TERRITORIAL.
OOURT OF PRIVATE LAND CLAIMS.

Jos..oh Il. Reed OF Iowa. Chief Justice.
AssoctATH JusTICES-Wibur +. stone, of
ColorAdo; Thomas G.. Fuller. OF North Carroll
ne William N. Murray, Of Tennessee; Henry
q iuEA, oil Kansas.
Matthew G. Reynolds, of Missouri, U. S.
ATTORNEY.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1898-06-17

To Cure Constipation Forever.
Take Cascarets Candy CatharLic l0c or 25c.
II c. @. c. fail 70 cure. druggists refund money.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-03-18
A KIa.Rnl.lnr E.nerimsnt.

An interesting stock raising expert
ment was inaigurated Tuesday when
c. S. Onderdonk of Philadelphia took
lease on the Canada de Los Aiamos
New Mexico) grant of 15, 900 acres,
near Lamy junction, which he will at
once stock with goats. Five thou
sand goats viii be placed on the land
at onceand as many more in the spring,
and if the experiment proves sue
cess other grants are to be leased and
stocked. The object is to produce
pelts to supply d-glove manufac-
turers. French experts say that north
eln New Mexico aud southern Col
orado, owing to the dryness of the
atmosphere and the constants sunshine
produce tiuer-grained and tougher
pelts than any other part of the world,
and for this reason goatskins from this
section command a high premium in
the Eastern and foreign markets. st.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-03-18
Only na,l Player. on sonrd.

During the night of the terrible hur-
ricance in the harbor of Apia, Samoa,
Lieutenant Carlin was the executive
officer OF the Vandalia. In shipping
the crew at Mare island he had given
preference in the selection of sailors
to those who were baseball players, as
he was all enthusiast in the game.
While in this port on a previous voy-
age his baseball team of the ships men
had been badly beaten by the Homo
lulu team, and he determined to meet
it again with better set of men. The
Vandaiia, however, left this port for
Samoa. After the vessel struck the
reef and the men were clinging to the
ligging, and the surf was making a
clean sweep over the deck, and many of
the men had been washed overheard,
Lieutenant Carlin determined to make
a desperate attempt to carry line
from one part of the vessel to the main
yard. He shouted out in the bowling
wind:
81 want some volunteers; good
sailors.
A voice out of the dark tempest re-
piled: Lieutenant. there amt no
sailors here, but plenty of baseball
players. Pacific Commercial Adver-
tiser.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-03-18
QUAINT AND CURIOUS.

Marriages in India during the year
ended June 80 last numbered %, 900
and the divorces 3080.
The great astronomical clock at
Strasburg is the most intricate piece
OF elockwork in the world.
Over 1000, 900 frozen rabbits are
annually exported to the London mar
ket from Victoria, Australia.
A consignment of sixty-five tierces
cf corned horse meat has been sent
from Linton, Ore, to Rotterdam.
Queen Victoria rules more people
than ever before acknowledged the
sJvefeignty of king, queen or empress.
in the Franco German war every
third German soldier had map of the
country through which he was travel
ing.
The atmosphere is so clear in Zulu
land that, it is said, objects can be
rsesp by STARLIGHT at distance Of seven
miles. n1A- =
A Kansas City hardware firm re-
for \ cass of IRON .ou;n r. was
turned over to a drug house.
Figures have been collected in
suburb of Berlin showing that "A per
cent. of all the children work two to
three hours at home before school
hours.
The oldest city in the world is
Nippur, the colder Bell of Babylon.
The foundations were laid 1000 years
b. G. The ruins have lately been uu-
earthed.
The British Institute of Public
Health will be styled in future the
Royal Institute OF Public Health, and
Queen Victoria has accepted the Office
OF patron.
Chicago, iu the past eight wears,
has spent the huge sum Of S32, ,225,
73O. S3 for street paving and is still
one Of the worst paved of the large
cities Of the world.
Bonararte's house at Longgood. st.
Helena, is now barn ; the room he
died in is a stable. and where the i'm
pelial body lay in state NAV he found
a machine for grinding corn.
At Munich there is . bo.n;toI which
10 ant;relv snpported hv ~ saIa of old
steel nen nihs collected o from, n'ai all ~ ,arts I
of Germany Thay 90 ~ 81 "ia 49,
watch snr;nss kn;yes amd raaors
"i' "O
In 1877 FALCON Island, in the
sbooI. fen years later II Voc ynlconie
;siand obont three bnndrod soat h;a,,
and ovar one and ons.balf n;ias ,ang
Now II is disappearinc
o..a.1au,ora -. .Is.,
uieen'anoi ,. .neir grown wneh
apou' .' 'Men'' In.e e''s oiu. Inc oiu-
es. Peiso o - A"ITn ~ are ABOUT S'N'y
SeaIs VI NJ, 'eiy person mas