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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Buying American Wheels.

Racing men from abroad that visit
this country seem to have the knacl1
of accumulating American gold with
comparative ease. Since Jean Gou-
goltz, the French crack, has been in
this country, which is only about two
months, he has won over $500, and is
we'll pleased with Americans and the
reception accorded him. TO further
show his appreciation and offset the
wild charges of Rivierre, who rode in
the six-days' grind, he has discarded
his French wheel for one of American
make. He and Lamberjack, his tan
dem mate, have secured an American
tandem, which they will ride hereaf-
ter in preference to the one brought
from their native land. Both are loud
in their praises Of built ma
chimes, and say that they are far su-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

workmen. But before the sun set on
the eleventh day every man, woman
and child of the 5000 residents knew
that oil had shown up in the pipe and
on the following day, when the black,
ill-smelling stuff began to flow over
the top of the casing the excitement
became wildly, uproariously intense.
Many small fortunes have already
been made and others will be realized
by persons who less than a year ago
were scarcely in comfortable circum-
stances. One of the most notable of
these is Charles Artis, an old eolored
man. He had grown old and become
infirm in the performance Of odd Jobs
of labor for his neighbours He owned
part Of a lot which was drilled and
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Bits of Racing News.

Indoor racing is dead off in St.
Petersburg, as last year $4,000 was
dropped by the promoters Of a winter
racing campaign there.
Fred Chinn, the Birmingham sprin-
ter, and Willie Michael, a cousin of
Jimmie, have been secured by the
Morgan race syndicate, so a cablegram
announced recently.
W. H. Fearing, the fast Columbia
college amateur has announced his
permanent retirement from the track.
He will be replaced on the Columbia
team by G. Swartz.
Arthur Gardiner has secured fifty
pacemakers from the Chicago district,
and his team will soon be placed in
training for the season. Gardiner is
to drop sprinting and become a mid
dle-distance man.
e. w. Miller of Chicago, winner of
the last six days contest in Madison
Square garden, is eager to race Cor
dang, the Dutchman," in a 24-hour
paced race. Cordang, it will be re-
membered, covered GIG miles in "a
hours on the Crystal Palace track.
London, England, last year, feat that
was without parallel.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

history Of astronomy during the nine
teenth century. 1t is known that in
1892 Professor Barnard, then at the
Lick Observatory, discovered a small
moon revolving with great speed
around the planet Jupiter, and much
nearer to that planet than it's four larg
er moons. This new moon of Jupiter
is only 100 miles in diameter, so that it
is considerably smaller than the new
moon which DR.. Waltemath has dis
covered revolving round the earth. The
famous moons of Mars, discovered by
Asaph Hall in 1877, are still smaller:
the largest of them probably not eX-
ceeding seven or eight miles in diane
ter. So that as far as size goes there ii
nothing az all improbable in the exist
ence Of the alleged new satellite of the
earth. 1t does not appear whether DR..
Waltemath has seen the new moon or
not. Reference is made in one report
to Its appearance with a telescope"
according to which it shows "a small
reddish disc with white streal1s." In
asmuch as oar moon is too small to re-
tain a sensible atmosphere upon it's sur
face, body so minute as the newly dis
covered moon can not be expected to
have any atmosphere at all or to have
been at any time an Inhabited body. 1t
should rather be compared with mete-
ORIG bodies which circulate around the
planets, and by the capture of which
it is perhaps possible for the larger
planets to furnish themselves with an
indefinite number of moons. 1t is in
tcresting to remember that not long
ago. during an eclipse of the moon,
preparations We're made at one of the
large observatories to photograph the
sky in the neighborhood of the moon
in order to discover whether any sat
elite OF the moon existed, the idea be-
ing that not only may the earth have
undiscovered satellites, but even the
moon may be the center of a similar
system.
The following data will accurately
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

When well was sunk it proved to be
the best one in the district For the
first few days it produced 600 barrels
day and soon settled down to 4so.
winch it has discharged every day for
month or more. The old man gets
one-slxth for his share and when he
was notified to go to the bank at the
eno OF the first week for his money
ne waited until near the closing hour
and walked all the way back to his
cabin with uncovered head.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
A notebook Of Mozart's h.

A notebook of Mozart's has lust
come to light in Berlin. The inscrin-
ton in it by the elder Mozart shows
that it was written at London in 1854
1t is a small volume, Svo, of forty-two
pages, filled with sketches of compo-
sitions by the young boy, who was
then s years old. The genuineness o,
these notes is incontestable; many OF
the sketches are charming pieces .,
music, and many of them will be nuh.
lished in fac-simile in the next MN
Der OF the journal Of the Berlin Mozart
Society.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

be body as bright as that, otherwise it
mers and would have been discovered
long ago. We must suppose, then, that
it's rejecting power is remarkably small
in order that it should have succeeded
so long in concealing itself from the
ken of astronomers. When this new
moon is actually added to the list of
known bodies belonging to the solar
system, it's discovery will be one of the
most remarkable achievements in the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

The news that DR.. George Waltemath
OF Hamburg, Germany, has discovered
the long-sought second satellite of the
earth will be received with great inter
est by all astronomers and by the peo-
pie generally. For centuries the idea
that there might be a second moon at
tending the earth has been entertained
by some astronomers. Various obser-
vations Of circular spots seen crossing
the surface Of the sun, and unknown
luminous planets in the sky, have been
thought to lend proba ability to the the
ory that there is such a second moon
attending our planet. Occasionally it
has been located by astronomers. Ac-
cording to one astronomer, the sec
ond moon of the earth is very close to
us, so near, in fact, that it goes around
IN about three hours and twenty min
utes. According to other theories, it
is at greater distance from the earth.
Some one suggested many years ago
that the reason the earth's second
moon was never seen was because it
travelled round the earth at such a dis
lance and with such speed that it kept
continually on the side away from the
sun, and consequently was always in
the earth's shadow. Being unillum-
ined by the sunlight and having no
light of it's own, it would not in such
situation be visible even as faint star.
But if DR.. Waltemath's discovery is
correctly reported, it would appear that
the earth's second moon is much more
distant than the moon we know. The
report says that the distance of the
newly discovered moon is ITO times
greater than that Of the old moon. That
would make it's distance 64S,OOO miles
from the earth. DR.. Waltemath says
its diameter is 700 kilometers, which
would be about 40 miles, In that re-
spect then it must very much resemble
some of the larger asteroids. such as
Ceres, Juno and Pallas. Compared with
the larger moon, it's volume according
to the discoverer, is as / to 1913. It's
mass, ordinarily called it's weight, is
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

as to so. Ii this is so, the relation
OF the masses of our two satellites is
very singular one, as it happens to be
almost precisely the same as the reia-
ton of the earth's mass to that of the
moon. That is to say, the earth weighs
about eighty times as much as the
moon, and according to DR.. Waltemath
the old moon weighs about 80 times
as much as the new moon, which he is
said to have discovered. But it diff
fers from the present moon in one very
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Appeals to Women,

The chainless is expected to find
ready sale with women buyers, It's
cleanliness, the absence of any need Of
a chain guard and the fact that there
is no danger of clothing catching in =.
machinery make it popular with
wheelwomen. It's manufacturers also
claim that it's easy movement at anv
motion of the pedals, no matter how
slight, makes it appeal particularly to
the gentler sex.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
OIL CRAZE IN INDIANA.

Pathetic Story of an Old Mans Craft
tude for Unexplored Riches.
Indiana now has the oil fever almost
as bad as Pennsylvania had it more
than a score of years ago. Near the
town of Peru two unsuccessful efforts
were made, but finally little syndi-
cate was formed to try again, says the
Philadelphia Press.
Up to the tenth day after the drill
was started no one paid any particular
attention to the work, unless it was an
employe in the railroad shops, who
would stop while passing to and from
his work to inquire how deep the hole
was or chat few minutes with the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

describe and locate the new moon to
all astronomers:
Average period, 177.00593 days; side
real period. 11e.227434 days; daily move
ment, 3.0194393o12 degrees; nearest the
earth, April s, at noon, Greenwich
time; farthest from the earth, Feb. 3,
at 6.72 hours; diameter, 700 kilometres
(94.4 miles,; volume, 1923 of the large
moon; mass tabouD, $50 of the large
moon
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Bicyclist's Pocket Filter.

A pocket filter designed for hunts
men, cross-country pedestrians, bicy-
clers and persons who follow travel
through the open country and who are
sometimes compelled to drink from
springs where no provision is made
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

for the thirsty, and from streama
whose purity is questionable is shown
here. The altering material is cor
tanned in fiat disl1-like float which
is placed on the surface of the water.
and by means of hose the thirsty
wayfarer is enabled to enjoy a drink
of clean water.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Big Saving of Power Claimed.

Among the more striking novelties
this year in the line of bicycle trap
pings is the swinging pedal. A great
many advantages are claimed for this
and it has been ascertained by accurate
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
Cancer from Eating Meat.

The officers of a leading London hos.
pitai believe that the general increase
OF cancer is due to excess in meat eat
ing
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25
NOTES OF THE WHEEL.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO Dew
OTEES OF TIE BICYCLE.
The Folding Bicycle Seems to Be in De-
mand-Bicyclists Pocket Filtcr-Big
Saving of Power Claimed for This
New Invention.
The Folding Cycle.

ECf ANIMAL Z \
perts abroad have
been working for
some time to con-
struct a good dur
able folding bicy-
Gle. 1t is felt
that the construc-
ton of such a ma
chine will enable
riders to carry
their wheels with
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-03-25

measurements that the power capable
of being exerted by the rider is great
ly increased over the old style of pedal.
This is done, too, with an inch and
three-quarters less lift of knee,
and renders possible higher develop
ment of foot than has heretofore been
obtained. The dead center is obviated
entirely, as we'll as the hammer blow
and back lash of chain, and, further
more, being all inch and three-quar-
tiers lower, permits the dropping of
the saddle the same distance. It is al
SO said to take up all jar and vibra-
ton, making the passage over rough
roads as comfortable as that of
smooth floor. It's use also cultivates
the ankle motion, which Is of great
value to riders. The power saved by
this device is said by the designer to
be 40 per cent
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-05-27
NOW 100000 STRONG.
Hoped t. Get the Full lab, 900 Volunteer
Mustered In Within Week.

Hoped e Get the Full la6, 600 volunsssrs
Aastered In Within Week.
WASHINGTON. May 24.-One hundred
and ten thousand volunteers have
been mustered into the service Of the
United States according to the reports
that have reached Adjutant General
Oorbin, aud by the end Of the week the
officers hope every man of the l25 900
called for will have taken the oath and
sworn allegiance to protect the United
States government in its war with
Spain. The mastering in Of the regular
army branch, with view Of increasing
It to co., 600. the war strength author.
lied by law. continues satisfactorily in
al directions. though reports Of the
officers engaged in the work are not
yet at hand I'd indicate the precise
number Of recruits which have been
secured. Arrangements are being made
Tor the recruiting OF the immune regi.
ments in the Gulf states. A circular
prescribing the mode Of recruiting and
qualifications requisite for enlistment
Hial be prepared and circulated freely
d tho South,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-05-27
At chau.auqua, June 80 to July 10.

! At Chautauqua, June 80 to July 10.
Secretary LaRue is in receipt Of an
interesting letter from Superintendent
Hindley, who announces that arrange.
ments are practically completed for
the assembly, and promises new
features and new faces for this years
program. Edmund Vance Cooke,
famous reader and impersonator, will
be present the 10th, 18th and 10Th, and
his work is simply immense. A great
deal is expected OF Mr.. Kline, who
pleased Chautsuqua patrons so we'll
last year, and he will do all and more
than will be anticipated by the public.
Special days, notably state day, July
2, conducted by prominent men OF the
State: Woman's day, July and 0, with
speakers OF national repute. Saturday,
July 16, the tents of the Maccabees
will be pitched In our camp and the
Chautauqua Notifications taken. This
day will be Indian day also, and i'm
mense crowds will be the result. The
indian school children will come over
In force, accompanied by the Indian
School band and popular and inter
esting entertainment will be given.
The usual series OF ball games will be
played on this and other days and the
team that expects to capture the
championship belt from the Indian
nine will have TO train down, as the
Indian School battery is in splendid
shape.
Orders for tenh and accommodations
are coming in fast, which will necessi-
tate the purchase by the association
of several family tents OF large SIZE and
all intending campers should not
delay final arrangements for tents and
locations.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-05-27
PHILIPPINE REVENUES.

United States Govsrnmapt Will Assume
Control at an Early Day.
WASHINGTON. May 24.-Not since
the war began has greater mystery sur.
rounded the movements Of the hostile
deeta. Practically nothing 10 known
as to the whereabouts Of Sampson,
schley and Cervera. Not q single
scrap Of news was made public during
the day. The department may know
the status in the West Indies in detail,
but probably does not. Its general
knowledge Is 90 carefully guarded that
not even the vaguest Of hints reach tho
public.
The general impression, in spite Of
this marked lack OF definite informa.
tion. is that Cervera is still in the
Caribbean sea and that his chances for
escape are not Of the best. The navy
department will not admit that it OK.
poets early news Of battle, but the
anxiety apparent is proof that tidings
Of importance are expected daily, IL not
hnnrlv
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-05-27
REVIEWED BY WILSON.

Erst Division Of tho First Army Corps In
I Line OF battle.
lCHlcKAhAuaA PARK. May 34.-The
lrst division Of the First army corps
as reviewed during the day by its
fmmander. Major General James H.
Hilson. Although no particular demon.
ration was made. yet it was a spec.
|cular scene. doubly interesting be.
huse it will 60 down in history as the
ret great formal movement by large
l,dy Of troops organized for the Amer
,an.Spanish war. It Is, moreover.
aid to be the first review Of tho kind
ad since the civil war. 1t began early,
I the cool Of the day, before 9 O'Clock.
ne three brigades Of tho First division,
10 regiments. practically 5000 men.
med line of battle, the right wing
til of the historic Kelly field. It
sa grand sight to witness and all
veterans in the camp enjoyed the
usual spectacle.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-05-27
MAY GET LANDS.

Bill to Give All Contested Northern "a.
oIdc Lands to HoInesteaders.
WASHINGTON. May 81. An amend.
ment to the sundry civil appropriation
bill now pending. if finally enacted into
law. will, it is said, prove boon to
all those settlers within the Northern
Pacific land grants and indemnity linn.
its who have contests with that rail.
road company over their claims. The
amendment in effect provides that
where contest exists between settler
and the railroad company the railroad
company shall relinquish its claim to
the land on which the settler is located
and at once take land elsewhere along
the line Of the road in lieu OF the land
relinquished.
1t is said that about 100 acres is the
average area in contest in each case,
and there are, it is said. about 5000
settlers who have contests with the
company. thus making about 500. 900
acres Of land which the company would
relinquish to the settlers.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-05-27
greatest loss of life was at tho point Of
,rigin, where four were killed. At

greatest loss of life was at tho point of
origin, where four were killed. At
IAnark the storm ended its career by
wrecking the county almshouse and
killing three inmates. Three others
were fatally injured. There were over
90 persons in the building when it went
down and all of them were moro or less
injured. In Wisconsin the storm was
more violent than anywhere else, but
fortunately it originated in the
Laundering Districts Of tho North,
rushing along the line Of the 500 road
and spent its fury in the pineries.
Nine people are known to have been
killed. Vague reports brought in by
train crews from tho scene of the storm
are to tho effect that l8 bodies of lum.
bermen from q camp near Heafford
junction are now lying in the railway
station at that place. 1t is said, too,
that 10 lumbermen were killed near
Elmhurst, but this report also lacks
confirmation.
The property damage in Wisconsin.
while quite heavy, will doubtless fall
much below that done in Iowa and
Illinois.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-05-27
FIRST MANILA EXPEDITION.
The Three Vessels Will Carry Nearly
Twenty-Five Hundred Nsn.

The Three Vessels Will Carry Nearly
Twenty-Five Hundred lIsn.
SAN FRANclsco, May 24.-The prep
srations for the first expedition to Ma.
nila are almost complete. 1t will be
divided as follows:
The City Of Peking-First California
volunteers, 40 officers and 058 enlisted
men; 10 officers and II sailors Of the navy.
The City Of Sydney-Thirtecn officers
and 318 enlisted men of tho Oregon volun-
tecrs; o officers and 800 men Of tho Four
teenth United States infantry; officer
and 80 men OF the California heavy AZ
tillery.
The Observation-Disclosures staff and
band and battalions OF tho Oregon vol.
untcers, comprising 81 officers and 90
men.
The organization Of tho second expe.
dition to the Philippines will not be
determined until the arrival OF Gensyal
Merritt, who 10 in command OF the
whole expedition and who will reach
the city at the end OF the week.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-05-27
JUST A FRIENDLY TIP.

ted States Advised to Station Fast
Cruiser or the Grand Banks.
II. JOHNS, N. f., May 24.-An Of
Er from one Of the British warships
the west coast of this island has ar.
ed here to consult with tho governor,
Herbert Murray, as to the contin.
Igenoy of the Spanish feet in these
Eters To obtain coal.
The officer urges Sir Herbert Murray
i.dvise the American government to
4 one Of its fastest cruisers to patrol
! Grand Banks for a week or
70. that the cruiser, on sighting
lSpaniards, might give the earliest
'ible notice Of the movement
le enemy by making Immediately
St. Johns or Cape Race and tel.
hing its information to the United
iaa
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-05-27
EDWARD eELLAMY is DEAD
The Noted Author and aulnan .tarlan I
Victim, Of Consumptioa

The Noted Author and Hulnan .tarian .
Victim OF Consumptioa.
SPRINGFIELD. Masa. May 2S,-Ed.
ward Bellamy. the author aud human.
itarian, died during the morning ut his
home in Chicopee Falls, in the 49th
year of his age. Mr.. Bellamy has been
in feeble health ever since he finished
his Equality" some eight months ago
Indeed, long before it was completed.
he had the most significant warnings
that his vital energies were being un.
dermined, although it was not till
August that his physicians told him
that one of his lungs was affected. At
the earnest solicitations Of his physi.
clans and family he resolved to try the
effect Of the Colorado climate and early
in September last removed with his
family to Denver where he was at.
tended by q host of friends. He re.
ceived, however, little or
No BENEFIT From the Change.
and since January hns been rapidly
failing. When he recognized that re-
eovery was impossible he became very
anxious to get back to his old family
homestead at Chicopee Falls, where ho
was born and where no had lived his
entire life. His brothers went to Den.
yer to help him realize this wish, aud
ON April 28. just month ago. brought
bim back very weak, but very peace
ful, to his old home.
While Mr.. Bellamy has published q
number OF books his famous "Lookinx
Backward" was the most successful.
Over 450. 900 copies were sold in Amer.
ioa and fully GOO. 200 in England and
other foreign countries It has been
translated into many languages, in.
oluding German, French. Russian,
Italian, Arabic and Bulgarian.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-05-27
Bucklcn,. Arnica salve.

The best salve in the world for cuts.
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever
sores, letter, chapped hands. chilblains,
corns, and all skin. eruptions, and
positively cures piles. or no pay re-
quired. 1t is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale BY
g. w. Greene.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1898-05-27
Had Blaze Mt Tower.

DULUTH, May 25.-A special from
Tower. MINI, says the store Of @. H.
Opel q Sons was burned about y D. m.
A large amount Of goods were saved
from the dry goods department, but
the building is completely gutted aud
much Of the stock destroyed. The
stock carried amounted to between
$28, 900 and esO, 900, fully insured.