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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-07-28

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listed in Company NJ which left this
city in May, 1898. He was q vigor-
Gus and nervy young man of true
blue makeup. He writes as fol-
lows:
Dear Father:-I will write you a
few lines in our sick book. as l am
excused from duty today. Ninety
out every hundred men in the First
South Dakota are unfit for duty.
Gen. Hale has been trying to send
us to Manila for rest, but Gen. Nc
Arthur will not relieve US from the
firing line. He says that if the
South Dakota and Nebraska regi-
ments are sent he has no firing line
left in his brigade. The doctor tells
me that the brass bullet poisoned
mo. Ihave been in one battle since |
was shot. South Dakota has been
on the firing line ever since Febru-
airy 4th and has not missed . battle.
Out OF ! $50 men we have but two
battalions lett at for duty. We av-
ersge 225 men before the doctors
every morning. / have q consump-
tive cough and the other boys say |
am drying up day by day. No one
can get . discharge here. ! have
had dysentery, humps and malarial
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
Eleven Cardinals Created by til. r.,c.

Rome. June 19.-The Pope at the
conslstory held this morning created
eleven cardinals and n number OF
bishops.
The bishops prcconsized include Mgr
Blenk Of Porto Rico and Mgr. Barnabg
Agrilar of Santiago de Cuba. Th,
Pope, who was in good health. dc
livcred an address dealing with til,
union of churches.
The cardinals are: Mgr. Joseph
Francisco Ncvn di Bontifc. papnl nun
clio ut Madrid: the Archbishop of
Goeritz. Austria-Hungary: the Arch.
bishop of Toulouse. France: the Latiu
Patriarch of Antioch: the Archbishopo OF
Patriarch of Antioch the Archbishop of
Turin: the Archbishop of Farrar: the
Archbishop of Regio. Mgr. Ciascn
secretary of the propaganda. Mgr.
Trombaggata: secretary Of the concrc.
CATION of bishops and friars, Mgr.
l.ienavcrns.
The Pope created two cardinals in
petto secretly. whose names will be
published hereafter.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
SANTA FEE TO CRIPPLE CREEK.
Contract Reported SIsncd-This Move
Given as Reason for Florence a. Cripple
Creek Road Starting for Canon City.

Florence. Colo. June 2O.-A new in
tercst Was added to-day to the local
railroad situation by report. said tc
come from the most authoritative
sources, that the Santa Fc railroad Is
on the eve of building II branch line
from Canon City to the Cripple Creek
district.
The report runs that \. Il. Gumauer
who is now in New York city. repre-.
senting certain large interests in this
section. to-day closed n deal which as.
sures the construction of the Santa Fe
branch.
The Significance of this report, taken
in connection with the great activity
on the part of the management Of the
Florence n Cripple Creek railway In
extending It's line from Florence to
Canon, has caused all sorts of spccula
tion as TO the rapid building of new
and rival lines of road.
\ party Of surveyors left here this
morning to run II permanent survey
for the Florence X Cripple Creek road,
commencing at Russell. Il point sever
miles north of here. and from there tc
Canon by the most convenient route.
Syl Il. Smith. rs president of the
Florence II Cripple Creek railway. has
representing the citizens of Canon iC
extend the road from Florence tC
Canon. The people Of Canon agree to
contribute right-of-wny, terminal fa.
cilitics. etc, and the railroad company
further agrees to maintain shops.
round-hO,tses. etc. in Canon. also Ia
erect n cyanide plant to have II daily
capacity of 800 tons. Citizens and
railroad company are to jointly build
Il union station In the center of Il park
site to be furnished by Canon.
Tie extension of the Florence 4 Grip.
pie Greek road to Canon has been more
or less talked about for several years.
Its construction within the next ninety
1ays now seems to he assured. Busi-
ness men here profess to have no fears
that the shops of the road ana the cy'
anIdc plant will be removed from here
to Canon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
American Athlete win, in Paris,

Paris. June 1S.-Thc athletic cham.
plonships of France were contested ut
Bnis de Boulognc today. Out OF elrv, II
events four We're won by l.. T.. Sheldon
OF "Ynle '96."
The first was throwing the weight
Il distance of eleven metres and sew
cnty-iive centimetres ('S feet q inches,
making Il new record for France.
High Jumping-A tie with q. Wild
mer. one metre and scvcnty-iivc cent?
metres q feet s inchcs). the record for
France.
Long Jump-Six metres and thirty.
four ccntimetres (2O feet inches), the
record for France.
Pole Iumping-Two metres and nine
ty-tvc centimetrcs @ feet . inchcs).
Thus Mr.. Sheldon Is the champion of
France In these four events. He was
nlso third in throwing the discus. Mr..
sheldon IL also n member of the racing
club of France.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-06-22
ELK's REUNION AT ST. LOUIS.
Mayor Zcigcnhcin and Hon. John Calvin
Among Those Making Speeches.


Among Those Making Speeches.
st. Louis. Mo-. June 2O.-Thousands
of members of the Benevolent AMI
Protective Order of Elks are here iran
every prominent city In the country To
attend the thir,y-iirst meeting OF the
Grand Lodge and reunion of that or
der. which began here to-day and Will
continue throughout the week.
Various kinds OF entertainment AMI
excursions have been provided for tie
visitors by the local lodge. To-mor-
row there Will be grand parade. III
which II Is expected 5000 Elks will
participntc. There will also he prize
drills and band contests. For the lat
ter event. at least. twenty ban:ls have
assembled. Twelve thousand dollars
In prizes will be distributed amon.
these contestants. and TO participants
In the parade.
The opening exercises of the Grand
Lodge and reunion OF the order wls
held to-day Mt the Olympic thcaIrr.
which was crowded with badge he
dcckcd Elks and their ladies' when
Rev. Il. q. 1toscamp. grand chaplain
OF Kokomo. Indiana. arose and offered
prayer.
Louis r. Aloe. chairman OF the local
executive committee, made the Opening.
address of welcome. He was followed
by Mayor Henry Zeigcnhcn In one Of
his characteristic. speeches. In whici,
he welcomed the Elks To st. Louis,
turning over to them the keys OF the
city and the brcwerics. Burt W. Lyor
of st. Louis welcomed the visitors on
behalf OF the st. Louis lodge.
Hon. John Calvin of Cincinnati. the
grand exalted ruler. responded. He
thanked the mayor and local Elks for
their hearty welcome.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
GENERAL MILES HAS
j. PLENTY oF.PR0oF'
Declares He Has Afidayits from Eve
Witnesses Of the Beef" Em-
baIming" Process.
He MAKES ANOTHER STATEMENT
Reports From Thirty kegimental
Commanders. Other Oficers,
Soldiers and Civilians
Tell the Same Story.

New York; Feb. General Nelson
A. Miles gave out the following state
inent last night after having denied
several published interviews attrib-
uted to him:
"On the Goth of last September is
sued ain order to reginiental command
ers to report to me concerning the
beef which had been issued to their
men. At the time that went before
the war board investigating commit
tee had only received reports from
fourteen IF the commanders" Now
have thirty reports: They all tell the
same story. The evidence proves the
truth of the statement which made.
In addition to the reports of the regi-
mental commanders, have great
mass of evidence consisting of COM
munications, affidavits, etc, from Off
GERS, soldiers and civilians. Every part
of the country has contributed to the
mass of correspondence which have
received in reference to the beef
served to our soldiers, and the evi-
dence is all corroboratiNe of what i
have said. The great publicity which
the press has given the matter has
brought all the correspondence of
which | speak upon me.
81 have Overwhelming evidence that
the emballned beef was treated with
chemicals in order to preserve it. l
have affidavits from men who saw
the beef undergoing the treatment
or embalming process.
snow, as to the canned roast beef,
that was different from embalmcd
beef. The canned roast beef was the
beef after the extract had been boiled
out of it. You have seen the adver-
tisements, Beef extract; one pound
contains the substance of from four to
five pounds of prime beef Well, this
is the beef after the extract has been
taken from it. they put this beef pulp
up in cans and label it Canned Roast
Beef The. soldiers report that the
canned beef was nadseatihg. If swal-
lowed it could not be kept oh the
stomach"
1t was pointed out to General Miles
that he had been quoted as having said
that if the men who supplied the beef
would deposit thousand dollars in
such way that it could be made to
pay the cost of the proceedings he
would furnish absolute proof of his as
sertiohs. He was asked what tribunal
he had in mind, or to whom he would
furnish this proof. and in reply said:
II made that statement i'll response
10 the offer of the beef meh to pay
100000 for evidence of the truth of my
allegations against their product. I
looked OH their offer as bluff, and
took that way of answering it. / have
no tribunal in mind. have the great
est abundance of evidence to support
the charges I made and do not think
that any part of the $1,000 need be
spent in more investigation
General Miles received telegram
from Colonel A. A. Pope, of Boston, re-
questing General Miles to draw on him
for 81 900 to prove that chemicals were
lsed to embalm beef furnished to SOL
diers. but his offer will not be accept
ed, for the reason already given.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
Defense of Mrs. HUGHES.

Mason City, Feb. 2.-The defense IN
the Hughes murder trial has put in
two days in Offering testimony estab
fishing the good character and the af
fectionate and pleasant manner of Lot
tie NJ. Hughes toward her husband
Two witnesses testified that the dcaG
man frequently complained of being
dizzy and having the headache. On.
testified that he frequently had TIL,
blues and would sit at his desk for /;
long time figuring on accounts. Ill.
was said to have been in a nervous con
dition. caused by work and worry over
financial troubles.
Another witness said thnt he met
Hughes two days before his death ant
that he was very pale and had darL
spots under his eyes. The defense is.
trying to lay grounds to establish tn,
symptoms of tetany or tetanus.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
SAILS FOR SAMOA.
Tho Cruiser Philadelphia Started
Yesterday Afternoon.

SiuSSCA hhSsASAPAAAsA oUtsA W.
Yesterday Afternoon.
Washington, Feb. ,2.-The c!tina
Philadelphia sailed yesterday from
San Diego bound for Samoa, touching
en- route at Honolulu. She should ar
rive at Apia about the LIST of March.
The Philadelphia+is NElla equipped in
offensive power to coasbat the com.
bined force of the.two Warships now in
the harbor of Apia.
The German government has not yet
received the full statement of the case
regarding the uprising at Apia, but
probably has had an outline of the ar,
gument by means Of the cable. The
American presentation is based upol
much broader knowledge of what tool
place at Apia than is generally sup
posed, and the array of facts is 50
strong, that when confirmed, as thu
state department is confident they ar.
sure to be, by the advices which are ex
pected to reach this country and Ger.
many perhaps by the end of the pres
ent week, there will be no question M
to the obligation put upon Germany K
rectify the wrong committed by hei
officials.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.
Closing Debate OH Army Bill in House
..Senator Berry on Expansion.

CLOSING DEBATE OIL ARMY Bill IN HOUSE
..Senator Berry on Expansion.
Washington, Feb. 2.--The house met
at II o'clock for the closing days de-
bate on the army reorganization bill.
The opposition, before the opening Of
the session, practically abandoned
hope of being able to secure either its
defeat or recommittal.
When the house resumed work, the
number of paymaster generals with
the rank of colonel was reduced from
4 to 3; with the rank of lieutenant
colonel, from to S; with the rank of
major, from Al to IS. The limit for APP
pointment to this department was re-
duced from SO to 40.
In the corps of engineers the num-
Der of colonies was reduced from 10 to
8; lieutenant colonies, 20 to 16; majors,
SO to 80; captains, Al to 35; first lieu
tenants, so to 40, and second lieuten-
ants, so to 40.
Work of the Senate.
In the senate bill was passed
granting extra pay to men in the tenn
porary navy--two months pay to
those who served outside the United
States, one months pay to those who
served within the United States,
whether discharged or not.
AT the conclusion of the morning
business Senator Berry, of Arkansas,
rose to address the senate on the Vest
anti-expahsion resolution.
eff in November, 1885, he began,
cit had been known that the president
at this time. SO soon after his inaugu-
ration, would he asking congress for
an army of 100000 men to subjugatc
and reduce people 5000 miles from
our shores, who were endeavoring to
establish government for them
selves, he would not have received a
single electoral vote in any state. IL
the senator's on the other side who are
now advocating this policy of expan-
sion had told them that they would
thus depart from the principles of the
Declaration of Independence they
would have .repudiated the idea as UNI
worthy of ffiem.'
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
IOWA RETAIL DEALERS
TO FORM ASSOCIATION
Will Organize to Keep Out the Com.
petition Of PeddIers and Mail
Order Houses.
HARDWARE MEN In THE LEAD
Have Issued the Gail for the DcA
NIoincs Meeting and Ask Other
Retail Merchants to Join
In the Movement.

Des Moines, Feb. 1.-The retail
dealers of Iowa will meet in Des
MONIES February s and 9 to consider
the organization of h state associa-
ton. The retailers want to find means
to keep out the competition of ped
oilers anti mail order concerns from
Chicago and other cities which have
been securing too large d proportion
of the cash business of the state.
''rhe country merchant may be IL
philanthropist, and all that" said Il
travelling salesman who was in SYM
pathy with the movement, "but he
does get tired OF carrying his custom
ers in hard times, and when CROPS fail
or prices go down TO the last notch,
outside the state when times get bet
ter and they have a little cash. That's
the way too many of them do. Its
beyond explanation how people like 10
be hnmbuggcd. Give them an illus
trated catalogue, with pictures ana
things, and they will buy from Chi
tngo II range that would cost $40 ;it q
home dealers, on long time, pay $50
cash; then ii few dollars more in
freight. and finally get d range not
nearly so good as the one offered by
the home DEALER"
II is to overcome in some measure
this disposition of people that the
Iowa retail dealers propose to orglm-
izc. The movement originates With
the Iowa Retail Hardware Dealers as
socintion, which has issued the invita-
tons for the gathering in this city on
February and 9. While no definite
action has been taken toward making
the organization more general than
the hardware business, it is given out
that III other lines of trade manifest Il
desire to promote the same objects.
an organization may be effected that
will take them all in. The hardware
dealers have an association of $50
MEMBERS and expect at this meeting
to greatly increase il.
Minnesota has Il strong association
of local hardware dealers. and its Sec
rotary has been secured to read pa
per on its work. 1t has been most sue
cessful in assisting retail dealers in
their fight against the outside con-
Germs and pcddlers, and the secretary
will tell how it was accomplished SO
much, giving advice which it is De-
lieved will be of use to the organiza-
ton.
II. A. Cole. of Council Bluffs, is sec
Rotary of the Iowa association, and
has Just issued circulars to the trade
in Iowa, inviting all TO attend this
meeting
Every dealer in the following cities
is member with possibly one or two
exceptions: Council Bluffs, Keoluk,
Burlington, Fort Madison, Davenport,
Muscatine, Clinton, Cedar Rapids,
Fairfield, Mt. Pleasant, Washington,
Iowa City, Wapello.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
10 BRING HOME SOLDIER DEAD
Funeral Ship Will Leave for West
Indies Thursday.

Washington, Feb. 2.-Coloncl James
NJ. Moore, assistant quartermas
ter general, has completed ar
rangements for bringing home the re-
mains of the soldiers who lost their
lives either from wounds or disease
in Puerto Rico and the province of
Santiago, Cuba, in the recent war.
A funeral party consisting of TWEEN
ty undertalers and assistants will
leave New York next Thursday on the
transport Roumania for the purpose
OF executing this sad mission.
The party will be in charge of 7. II.
Rodes, formerly superintendent of the
Arlington cemetery, who was selected
because of his pre-eminent fitness for
the service.
The Roumania has been fitted out
for this purpose and is provided with
every appliance for the safe transport
tation of the remains. The vessel will
proceed direct to Ponce. where TIN"
remains of 24O soldiers await trans
portation to the United States.
When the duty at that point is com
pleted The Roumania will proceed to
Santiago and take on board the re-
mains of about 500 soldiers now bur
led there.
All the remains will be brought to
New York or Jersey City, and the de-
partment quartermaster there will
ship the remains of those who have
been claimed by relatives or friends
to places selected for their reinter-
ment. All the remains not claimed
will be brought to Washington and
given honorable burial i'm the national
cemetery at Arlington.
The Ronmania is expecting to re-
turn to New York i'm about thirty
days. Every effort has been made to
remove all possible danger of infec-
ton i'm the removal of these bodies.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
IOWA ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Claims the 1901 Convention.

Des Moines, Feb. 2.-Des Moines will
get the National Buttermakers' con-
.ention in 1901. Her delegation to the
national convention. which was held
at Sioux Falls last week worked hard
for the prize. but deal was made be.
tween Waterloo and Lincoln, Ncb., and
the prize carried off 10 the latter
named place for next year.
\ deal Was made by the Des Moines
delegation whereby w. X. Boardman,
of Nevada, Ia. was elected president
and Lincoln chosen as the next place
of meeting. provided Des Mclnes got
the convention In 1901. Iowa by nights
should have had the convention this
year, but Nebraska put MP The gamest
finht.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
A NEW LINE 20 THE COAST.
The vanderbilts Said to Be Figuring
on an Extension to California.

The Vanderbilts Said to Be Figuring
on an Extension to California.
San Francisco, Feb. 2.-The Chron.
icle says:
The evidence showing that the Van
lerbilts are about to take steps to eX-
tend their railroad system to Califor-
MIA from the present terminus of the
Union Pacific railway at Ogden has
awakened keen interest in business
circles. The recent investments of
the Santa Fe company in this state.
amounting already to over $3,ooo,o 900.
and involving expenditures of prob.
ably half as much more within the
present year, have opened sleepy eyes
TO the fact that eastern capital has Sc.
lected California as field for railroad
investment. The first competing line
will be open to tide water at Point
Richmond before the summer is over
If third line should decide to enter
the state it is not easy to predict the
increase of prosperity and of popula-
ton that would follow.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
HURT IN A WRECK.
Smash Up on the Illinois Contra

Smash Up on the Illinois Central
Injuries Several.
Dubuque. Feb. Pin a railroad col
lision on the Illinois Central road at
Dyersville, thirty miles west of Du-
buque. early Tuesday morning. the
following passengers were injured:
Mrs. Frank Grapes, Sheldon, leg
broken; Josephine Bornhart, LeMars,
leg broken; John Frawtz, Granville;
Nathaniel Macarthur, Seney; James
Lcven, Alvord; Mrs Edward Stevens,
LeMars; Mrs. John fetcfs, teNiars;
Matthias Evans. Alton, slightly in
jured.
The passenger train was running
west from Chicago to Sioux City and
stopped at Dyersville TO take on sc*-
cral eNcursionists. While waiting
there il was struck from the rear by
a freight.
The wreck caused a seven-hours' de-
Low
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
juNkET TO WEST INDIES.
Alger and Members of the Military
Committees to Visit the Islands.

AIger and Members of the Military
Committees to Visit the Islands.
Washington, Feb. 2.-Secretary Al
ger and the members of the senate and
house military committees and their
wives will go OH a junketing tour
through the West Indies. They will
sail from New York on March 6, which
is Immediately after the adjournment
of congress, on the steamship Berlin,
and will be gone until April /. The
party will live on the steamer during
the entire trip and make short trips in.
to the interior of the islands of Cuba
and Puerto Rico. They go to study til
military requirements of the island
so as TO enable the two committees to
see exactly what is needed i'll the way
of increasing the army.
1T is generally believed now that the
army bill will not become law at this
session and the administration desires
the members of these two committees
to look into the needs of the islands.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
SELECTS A NEW EMPEROR.
Chinese Dowager Empress Said to
Have Chosen New Ruler.

Chinese Dowager Empress Said to
Have Chosen New Ruler.
Picking, Feb. 1.-The Chinese here
say the dowager empress has decided
upon policy regarding the successor
to the throne. 1t is detailed that at IA
meeting of her relatives recently held
she selected the successor of the pres
ent emperor, but the identity of the
person SO selected is not divulged. All
reports, however, agree that change
at the palace is impending.
The emperor is still strictly guarded
in the southwest corner of the island
palace. The drawbridge connecting
the island with the shore is drawn up
at night and every morning the ice
around the lake is broken in order to
prevent unauthorized persons from APP
preaching it.
1t is asserted that the dowager en-
press now practically ignores the
grand council of state and the tsung
Ii yamen, or Chinese foreign office.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-02-02
Handwritten Bible.

Chicago Inter-Ocean: Some men have
queer hobbies, and a remarkable one ia
that of a Glasgow man, who has spent
the leisure of four years in rewriting the
scriptures. He Is a compositor with a
wonderful gift of turning out. beautiful
riting. and in the time mentioned he has
mayed to reach the middle of tho
aims. In two years he anticipates thai:
e concluding verse will have been writ
will be Its illustrations. Each chapter ha.
its artistically designed initial letter. and
each book pictorial heading illustrative
Dumfries, and in his sboyhood days rar
brands for Carlyle. to whom he regularly
carried the local morning paper.