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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
Griffith Swaps Horses.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 5.-The political
future of Senator Hanna is certainly in
closely poised balance While there
are now reported to be only nine dis"
senters among the 50 Republican mem
bers, one in the senate and eight in the
house, yet the really doubtful list is
limited to two or three. Some of the
dissenting Republicans are not likely
ever to be reconciled to Senator Hanna
They have burned the bridges behind
them and openly admit it.
Late last night the Hanna managers
lost the two doubtful members that
they had gained yesterday, SO that
there is now no material change from
that of Monday when the house stood
56 to % against Hanna This wcnld
give the senator only 70 votes on 20 a.
ballot Or three less than enough votes to
elect. In connection with the change
of Representative Griffith back to the
anti Hanna camp, there are most scan
dalously sensational reports in circula-
ton.
Letters and kilograms have poured in
OF Governor Bushnell, the dissenting
Republican members and others pro-
testing against the action Of the Re
publicans who were cooperating with
the Democrats In reply, those about
the headquarters in the Great Southern
hotel revived the talk Of the American
Protective association, the worizingmen
and others being opposed to Senator
Hanna. It was charged that the SEN
ator had Mrs Griffith annoyed by his
emissaries and that the senator was
with her two hours before her husband
announced himself for Hanna. The
announcement by the Republicans that
they would have no joint senatorial
caucus tonight Or at any time previous
to the balloting for senator, will compel
all to continue in this guerilla warfare
for another week, but with the result
depending on the action Of two or three
doubtful members, neither side could
show its hand without exposing the re-
cruits or the deserters to terrific fire for
at least week, 1t was expected by
the public that there would be decisive
results at the caucus tonight, but there
will be no caucusses and the steering
committees will try to have all mem
bers located before balloting begins.
The senate and the house will ballot
separately next Tuesday for senator.
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yyeyler's Organ Attao,.s mckinley,

BIARRITz, Jan 4.-Accoruing to mail
advices sent here from Madrid, in order
to escape the censorship, The Nacional
General Weyler's organ, has published
q defiant article, pointing out that 81
though the government has seized the
generals protest, it could not prevent
its being read in every barrack room.
The Nacional, it further appears, at
t.acks President Mckinley and Minister
Woodford in unmeasured terms. The
Nacional has twice been .confscated,
but the manager of that paper is dep
uty and, therefore, cannot be prose
cnta6
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So nth Omaha Live stock

SOUTH OMAHA, Jan. 4. - Cattle Receipts,
1.400; steady; native beef steers, $3SO@4sO
western steers, $3.6)G4.3O; Texas steers, $3.OO@
S.65; cows and heifers. $3,O0g3.s0; Gamers
$20O92.8O; stoclrers and feeders. $35O@4.4O;
calves, $4.00@6o0 bulls, stays, ETC., $2.25t9S So
Hogs-Receipts, $500; shade lower; heavy IS. A
@3.5O; mixed, s. 45@35o; light, $35O@3.55; bulk
of sales, $3.4O@3.45. Sheep-Receipts, 300
steady; fair to choice natives, $37OG4.4 40; fail
stock sheep, $3.OO(95 80; lambs, $4.OO0550
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been caused by a rumor from Plymouth
that the English admiral has fired on q
Russian man-of-war in Chinese waters.
Nothing is known as to the rumor at
the foreign Office or the admiralty.
The morning papers publish also the
statement that England is pressing
China to declare Port Arthur a free
port. 1t is supposed that the presence
of British war ships there is intended
to insure freedom Of access for trading
vessels,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
Shot by an Unknown Assassin.

JACKSON Miss, Jan. News has
just been received from the Algorn
agricultural and medical college for col
ored people, near Rodney, Miss, that
the president Of the college, E. G. Trip.
lett, was shot and fatally wounded last
evening while on his way to prayer
meeting by an unknown assassin. State
superintendent Of Education Kincan-
non was notified of the shooting and
requested to send bloodhounds There
is no clue to the assassin. Mr.. Triplett
at $ O'Clock this morning was sinking
rapidly
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Another Effort to Save Durrar..

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-In the
United States circuit court before Cir
cult Judge w. w. Morrow and District
Judge DeHaven sitting en- banc, yester.
day Attorney Eugene Duprey succeeded
in obtaining leave to present and to
file a,,petition for a writ of habeas corpus
on behalf Of W. H. r. Durrant, con.
fined at San Quentin When the petit.
ton had been heard and Attorney Du.
prey had concluded his argument Judge
Morrow in a low voice announced
that the matter would be taken under
advisement by the court and that de.
cision would be rendered today.
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LOSE THE ORGANIZATION OF THE
OHIO HOUSE.
Mamma Managers Deny That They Will
Form a Coalition With Brice for Gold
Democrat for Senator Rather Than Be
I Beaten by q FREQ Silver Republican.

COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 4.-The senatorial
contest in the Ohio legislature has be.
come desperate. The combine of 10
anti Hanna Republicans with the Demo
cratic members won at the caucusses
last Saturday night and again yester-
day in organizing both branches of the
legislature in the combine opposition to
the reelection of Senator Marcus A.
Hanna
The Hanna men deny that they will
form q coalition with Brice for gold
Democrat for senator rather than be
beaten by free silver Republican, or
that they will do anything else but
fight it out if it takes all winter. While
they are not able to give list long
enough to elect they claim that Hanna
is stronger than Boxwell and the other
regular Republican candidates in the
organization of the legislature and that
the opposition has not enough votes to
elect senator. The Hanna men con-
cede that they have lost the power Of
the organization of both branches, can
name no chairman. place no member on
desirable positions on any of the COM
mittees, or dispose of any other state
patronage, but they have carried the
war into the home counties of the bolt
ing Republican members and expect the
necessary changes before next Wednes-
day night.
The developments Of last Saturday
night and yesterday have caused the
Hanna men to admit they were out.
done in the preliminary organization
for this contest and that they underes-
timated the opposition and especially
the extent of it since the November
election. While ex-Chairman Kurtz
was thought to have been organizing
against Senator Hanna ever since the
Republican state convention at Toledo
in June, yet the participation of Gov
ernor Bushnell and others had not been
fully anticipated. The Democratic
state headquarters have been kept in
operation by John R. Mclean and
others ever since the November cleo
tim, ostensibly to prepare for grand
free silver carnival here Oh jackson
day, January s.
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Kan.as CITY Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 4.-Cattle-Receiptsc7 i,
600; strong; Texas steers, $2.75t@4.35; Texas
cows, s2.25@s8u: native steers, s3.so(95.OO ma
tive cows and heifers, $2.OO04OO; stockers
and feeders, $275D4.25; bulls, 81. 5O(@4OO. Hog.
Receipts, 23,0uJ; market 5,g1Oc lower; bulk
of sales, $S.45(@3.50; heavy, $335g3,80; pack.
ers, 50. 40>@3.5715; Mixed 49, 5935715; light,
50. 20G@3.461a; workers., $9.45@3.471a. Sheep-Re
ceipts 5000; strong; lambs, $3.65@55O; NUT
tons, $20O9455.
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MUST Be OPEN TO ALL NATIONS.
England VIII Recognize No Specia
Grants at Chinese Ports.

England VIII Recognize No Special
Grants at Chinese Ports.
MANCHESTER, Eng, Jan. 4.-The
Manchester Guardian today says: The
government has categorically stated
that Great Britain will refuse to recog-
nl1e ANY special rights granted at any
Chinese por5 to any particular power
Any port opened to one power must be
opened to all Or open to none. If Rus
STA has been granted the right to win
ter ships at Port Arthur Great Britain
will enforce her rights to the same
privileges, and her ships will winter
there whether China comedies OF does
no. cOncft,e the I. ght.
Continuing, the Guardian Saws: II
Germany obtains Il naval station at
kiao Chou Great Britain insists on hav-
ing I; lease of ground FOR a naval s.a-
ton at the same port. and she will sup
port every other power making the
same claim
The Goa alton Of the government is
that the most favored nation clause il,
the British and all other treaties with
CHINA fOrUi,S any special concessions
of the naW9re contemplated by Ger
many at A-tN0 f-..J,. and prevents ma
tons FROM sIririny special benefits in
which tie oktcGs hare not Il share
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
China Cousent to Russia.

LONDON, Jan. 3.-The St. Petersburg
correspondent of the Times says: 1t is
reported that China has given consent
to Russian surveys for railway to
Port Arthur as branch Of the Russian
Trans Manchuria railway, and not a
mere extension of the Chinese Tien
Tsin railway. 1t is also stipulated that
the route is to avoid Mukden, the cap
ital city Of the Tartar dynasty" Muk-
den is the capital of the province Of
Leao-Tong, Manchuria, and is about
$50 miles northeast of Pekin. 1t was
the last residence of the Manchu sover-
eigns before the conquest of China, and
is the place where the early emperors
of the reigning dynasty are buried.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
REVIVAL IN THE FOREIGN DEMAND
Causes the Wheat Nj ,rket to Close Steady
at Only q Stlght Decline.

Causes the Wheat Mv,rket to Close Steady
at Only a Slight Decline.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-R&vival in the foreign de
mand for American N heat today caused the
wheat market to clos steady at only nc de
cline At one time it yhowed 1I1c break from
yesterdays figures. Markets for corn auo
oats were very simla3 to that Of wheat and
showed very little chaA7ges at the close Pro
visions were weak and lost 71a9l214c. Closing
prices:
WHEAT-Jan., 9Oassc; lday, 9l14Q19ls6c.
CoRN--Jan., ?91ac; May, 2911sc.
OATs-Jan., Glc: May BIC
PoRK-Jan., 500; May, 1920.
LARD-Jan., ,4.721s; May, "a. s215
Russian, $4471a; May, 1922.
Cash quotations: No. 2 red wheat, 9O15c; No
8 red, s5@sSc; No 2 spring, s6c; No. spring
79@80c; No. hard winter, SEC; No. hard
winter, SIC; No. l new spring, 9O15c; No. :
corn, 26@261sc; No. 2 oats, 2lAc.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
Chicago Live Stock.

CHICAGO. Jan, 4.-Hogs-Receipts. $4,000
fairly active, generally &c lower; light, 49, 45 g
@3621a; mixed, $35U9S.76A; heavy. .S34U@
867E; rough, $34U03.45. Cattle-Receipts
45OO; steady; beeves, $3. 5.4o cows and heif
ers, $2.UO<g4 so; Texas steers, $325G4.25; stock
ers and feeders, $3.20,g4.25. Sheep-Receipts
1900; good sheep strong, others slow natives
t3.0J047O; westerns, $3.6Jg4.45; lambs, $4.UJ
lnS
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
Hoke Has q Job,

Hoke Smith has been chosen president
OF the Atlanta school board He is the
only member Of the Cleveland cabinet
who has been elected to any office since
the close Of the administration. Ohio
State Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
Butterworth at Point of Death.

TOWNSVILLE, Ga, Jan. 5---The con.
dition of Patent Commissioner Butter.
worth has grown steadily worse since
his attack Monday and he is lying in
his room at the Piney Woods hotel al
the point of death. Physicians of this
place and from New York are attending
him and agree that he cannot live more
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
CHINESE INVITE NOR TROUBLE.
Official Uses GAreateni-s Laugnage To.
MarI Conn. n l,ahs.l dor

PEIuN. Jan. The German mission
aries at ESQ Chow. province ct Shan.
Tung, having reported to Baron Hey
king, the German ambassador at Pekin
that the comm tndant at the Chinese
garrison OF he town had used threaten
ing language to Or Of the baron
Heyhing, at once demanded that the
commandment be dismissed and that d
copy of the Tsung Lii Yaman's telegram
OF dismissal be presented to him by G
o'clock Thursday evening. The Tsung
Ii Yamen requested the ambassador to
grant them until O'Clock. Baron
Heykin. thereupon threatened to leave
Pekin, but is still here. The govern
ment is alarmed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
OFFERS THEM A MATCH.
Corbett and Mccoy Must First Whip
Maher and Choynski.

Maher and Choynski.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3l.-Tom O'Rourke
has wired to the Associated Press from
Fort Wayne, Ind, as follows: "Julian
and Fitzsimmons have named ice Cho-
ynski at the middleweight limit to meet
Mccoy, and Peter Maher to meet Cor
bett. If Mccoy and Corbett win from
Choynski and Maher Fitzsimmons will
meet both of them afterwards. These
are the only conditions Fitzsimmons
will make with Mccoy and Corbett"
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' sss: x1i'f his death is mo
Carter Sued seds Baker.

CHICAGO, Jan. The annual cleo.
ton of the Chicagd board eff trade was
held today. The RI Regular ticket, headed
by Zina X. CarterE for president, was
elected. Il. +. Bro4Aseau was the Other
candidate for pres ldent. He received
considerable supporf from the elevator
interests.
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St. Louis Grain.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 4.-WHEAr-Lower; No. {
led, cash, elevator $780, track 92120D93c
JAM 93; May, 9414c; July, sc; No. 2 hare
cash. S6a851ac.
ColtN-Lower; No 2cash, 2511ac; Jan, 25114c;
May, -71sc; July, 1S14c
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
ROBBERS LOOT AN EXPRESS CAR.
Pittsburg and Gulf Held Up Within the
Limits Of Kansas City.

KANsAs 4 -. 81 - jan. ga fter
aDOTt tn &c -..o-.,--, ~ mac, witty, 4.dn-
sas City ), train robbers scored auJUher
brilliant achievement last night. This
time lie. Kansas City, Pittsburg and
Gulf road is the sufferer The com
pany's Port Arthur express, which left
here at 6 40 last night, was robbed be-
fore it had passed beyond the city limits.
Two men, whom no one but the ex-
press messenger seems to nave seen,
climbed INFO the express car as the
train left the depot. They overpow-
cred the messenger and bound and
gagged him and rihed the car before
the train ca1.le to a stop.
When the train slowed up at rail
road crossing known as the Air Line
junction, near the southeastern limits
Of the city they climbed ont of the car
and disappeared. Nothing was known
OF the robbery until a negro train porter
entered the car and found the helpless
express messenger.
The express company officials say not
much of value was taken. In police
circles, however, the impression pre-
walls that the robbers secured several
thousand dollars in money and jewelry.
-
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injured in the collapse of floor in the
city hall. Last night closed the mu-
nicipal campaign and the hall was
crowded to hear the addresses of the
successful candidates. The dead:
BEN J. NASH. JOHN TURNER.
JOHN B. BURRIDGE. FRANK ROBINSON.
G. BECKETT. EDWARD LUXTON.
w. II. DELL. +. ID. LEIGH.
r. S. LEIGH. ABRAHAM PHILLIPS.
BEN JACQUES. STEPHEN WILLIAMS.
G. w. SMITH. l.. w. BURKE.
JOHN FELLOWS. JAMES HARRIS.
w. CARRUTHERs. w. j. BOsLAND.
N. CARRUTHERS. FRED HEAMAN.
w E. TALBOT. OSWALD BRUCE.
ALLEN TOWE. JOHN BURGESS.
HERMAN HILBERT. JAMES MCLEAN.
The dead were taken to the commit.
tee rooms of Alderman Parnell, the de-
feated candidate for mayor, directly
across the street. How many were in
jured will never be known, as those
who suffered but slightly at once made
for their homes and were cared for by
friends.
At the close of the polls crowd
gathered in the city hall, where it has
been the custom for years past for the
successful candidate to address the
electors. The building was crowded to
the very doors, probably 2,Q0O people
being jammed in a narrow space. There
was lull in the proceedings, when the
audience called for several newly
elected aldermen &C once and there was
some delay in securing speaker to adj
dress them. Alderman Carrothers
joined the mayor in an effort to secure
quiet. In response to numerous calls
r. M. Toothe was pushed forward to
the platform on which the speakers
stood. AS he reached it there was an
ominous cracking and the raised plat
form on which the mayor and newly
elected aldermen were seated seemed to
pitch forward to the floor.
There was sagging of timbers and
the next moment $50 people were hurled
20 feet to the floor below. A beam run
ming 20 feet along the center Of the hall
had given away, and the crowded mass
standing above that section of the floor
was thrown in a heap to the bottom. A
large safe stood in one corner of the
hall and with !. huge steam coil weigh
ing half a ton came crashing down OF
the victims. Then followed wild rush
for the doors. At the south door,
where the majority of the crowd had
entered, there was a terrible panic.
Those in front were thrown down by
the oncoming rush, shrieking and tight
ing for the door and safety. Only one
half Of the rear door, a space OF prob
ably three feet, was open and i'll the
mad rush no one thought to open the
door in its entirety and 800 people strug-
gled through the narrow space, the
strong bearing down the weaker.
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Event --....i.,.Iy S.1,.7,rated.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-The citizens of
of New York, which today became the
second city Of the world, entered upon
what is believed to be the greatest
problem Of municipal government ever
presented. With the last stroke of the
;lock at midnight, announcing the adj
gent of the new year, there was Do4 a q
city such as the emperors and kings OF
history would have deemed great for an
empire.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
ENGLISH ADMIRAL USES GUNS.

Said to Have Fired on Russian
Mau-Of-War.
LONDON, Jan. "a sensation has
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-01-07
Ar,a .;sing 10. !, Great Cycling Even

Atia isinG ,.1' i ireat Cycling Event.
NEW YORIl, Jan. 4.-According to J. ne
Herald race for one hour on an outdoor
IT.. elk, acicn1ii cally carved, Letween the
four fas est middle distance bicycliSssssiin
world. with unlimited pacenaking, aud
for a purse of $4,000, is what the New
Workers Will be treated to early next
summer, if negotiations now pending
10 not miscarry. James Michael, nee
sssarily, will be one of the quartet Of
competitors and the other three will be
evolved from two series Of trial heats,
which will be npen to the world, and
or which SPECIAL prizes will be offered.
~7ToCul1ougn Succeeds Burt.
CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-H. r. McCullOch,
formerly traffic manager of the North
western road, has been appointed third
vice president of the system, to succeed
H. G. Burt, who has accepted the presi-
dency Of the Union Pacific There will
be no successor to Mr. Mccullough as
traffic manager and he will continue to
manage the affairs Of that department
as he has done heretofore. Mr. McCul-
Tough has been with the northwestern
road for g years, his first position with
the company being freight agent Of the
Winona and St. Peter road. branch of
the Northwestern road. He was APP
pointed general traffic manager IA
months ago.
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TWENTY SIX KILLED,
COLLAPSE OF A CROWDED BUILDING
At LONDON, ONT.
Heavy Safe and Steam Coil Fall With
Timbers and brushes tho Life Out Of
victims-Frightful Calamity Attending
Political Meeting.

LONDON, Ont, Jan. 5.-Twenty six
persons were killed and many seriously
injured in the collapse of floor in the
city hall. Last night closed the mu-
nicipal campaign and the hall was
crowded to hear the addresses of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-25
GENERAL WHEELER COMING TO TOWN.
FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOLDIERS
FAMILIES NEXT FRIDAY

About six weeks ago Mr.. William Bailey, OF No.
"a West Thrty-second-st who has been active in
the work Of relieving the wants 81 the soldiers.
conceived the idea Of entertainment for the
benefit Of the New York Soldiers and Sailors Fam
flies Protective Asso cation. About the first Thing
she did was 70 write letter 10 General Joseph
Wheeler inviting him TO preside. He accepted in
q letter written from Camp Wikon on August %.
in which he said: Although every moment Of my
time is occupied With the important duties in con-
nection with this command and the caring for the
large number Of sick to whom am devoting all
nv energies. and although 1t is exceedingly diff
cult for me to absent myself from camp even for "A
few hours. yet / am 50 thoroughly In accord with
the purpose Of yoIr association and so DESTROYS OF
doing all I'm my power 10 aid IT. II VIII anord
me great pleasure accept your most kind invita-
ton and bc present on the date mentioned. trust
that your association Will oe increasingly prosper
GUS
The Casino theatre has been obtained for next
Friday afternoon. \ large number Of invitations
10 prominent military officers have been sent out,
and II is thought that many will accept seats on
the stage. The list. 9th and 9Th regiments have
received urgent requests to he represented. Cen
eral Stewart l.. Woodford has promised to make
a speech: Commodore Philip. formerly OF the bat
t.e-ship Texas and Colonel Roosevelt have been in
in the prosramme. General Shafter mas written
h in atendance If possible Many professional
artists have a.so volunteered their services for
In connection with the associations work Major
Holm Bvrnc its president, said yesterday that 1908
applications for help had been received since the
beginniug OF the war. and that glJ cases had been
relieved seventy-hyc being investigated and not
relieved for good The association had dis
bursed 81 go raised In various ways. Major
I<vrn, suggests consolidation OF the various relief
dissertations saying that better results could thus
be obtained Major Byrne some time ago opened
correspondence with President Mckinley the War
DEPARTMENT and Governor Black with n view to
ha wing the soldiers pay given 10 their fafliIies
Win The mems consent Under this plan more
,han S5fO n0 was paid out to families during the
civil War President Mckinley favors the pan,
hut the War Department. upon Investigation. found
that the law authorizing such payment had long
gone out OF effect.