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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Total ..................70,o 900 900

On the supposition that half only OF
the healthy adults linen and women)
are willing to engage in agriculture. it
is seen that it is necessary to divide
100000 days work among 100000
individuals, which gives per annum
fifty-eight days work of five hours for
each one of these workers.
If Paris is too far off, it may help
you to see what this means if you sub
stitute Greater New York for Paris,
and for the land area of Paris and the
two departments of the Seine and
Seine-et-Oise. the following New Jer-
sey counties: Somerset, Hunterdon,
Middlesex. Warren, Morris and Sus-
sex.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

II farmers are any better off this
year than last, those figures show that
1T must be because nature has given
them larger yield, and not because
Mckinley has given them more of the
things they need in exchange per
bushcl for their wheat. The Democrat,
in the course Of comment, pointedly
puts it in this way:
III you are farmer you will find
that on Oct. 10. 1898, you could buy
100 pounds Of nails with 2 2-3 bushels
of wheat. Today, or just one year
later, 10 requires 81 bushels of wheat.
Last year you could buy 100 pounds OF
wire fencing for bushels of wheat
Today you must bring 6 bushels to
get your 100 pounds of wire fencing"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

Bring all the people in Greater New
York out here into these counties, and
the figures given above remain true.
In fact, they understate the case.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

Or to take the census OF 1890, put
into those same counties the popula-
ton Of old New York (before the con-
solidation). Philadelphia. St. Louis
and the whole state Of New Jersey,
and the same figures remain true.
R. r. LA MONTE.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

What the conversation wanted in wit
was made up in laughter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
SUES FOR $35O,OOO,
Mrs. Onkes Who Says She Was Forcibly
 Taken to Il NIadhouse.

New York, April 10-For being thrice incarcerated in insane asylums in this state and finally taken forcibly to a madhouse in Connecticut, although she was, as she alleges, all the time per- fectly sane, Mrs. Lewella C. Oakes has
 sued her former husband, Francis J.
 Oakes Chemical company, for $350,000. Dr. Neil c. Fitch and Dr. William L.
 Burnett also are made defendants to the action. Mrs. Oakes also has sued Mrs. Adelaide Sullivan Oakes, present wife of Francis J. Oakes, for $100,0 900 for alternating her husbands affections The first case was put on the calendar in the supreme court in this city yester- day.
 Mrs. Lewella c. Oakes lays all her troubles at the door of Adelaide Sulli- van, her cousin, and at one time milliner in Boston, whom Oakes mar ried eight days after his divorce from the plaintiff. MT. Oakes married his first wife in Trinity church with much display in 1882. In November, 1891, he first had her placed in an asylum in Flushing, l.. I. She was taken there on a certificate of insanity signed by Drs. Neil c. Fitch and William J. Bur- nett, who it is alleged in the complaint had joined a conspiracy with Oakes and Adelaide Sullivan to get Mrs Oakes out of the way She afterwards was pla ced in an asylum. While in this place ha- beas corpus proceedings were institut- ed to get her out, but before the pa- pers could be served, the complaint all leges, she was kidnapped from this asy- lum and taken to the asylum of Dr. Kindred in Darien, Conn. She says she was perfectly sane all this time. Mrs. Lewella Oakes says the divorce of her husband was obtained on perjured evil dence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
SUICIDE IN DREYFUS CASE
PRIT4TE SECRETARY OF LATE COL.
 HENRY KILLS HIMSELF,

Colonel Henry Committed Suicide at
 Mt. valarien Fortress Last August
 After Confessing to Having Forged n
 Letter Presented as Evidence Against
 Dreyfun Ugly Rumors at the Time.
 Paris, April 11.-M. Lorillier, who was private secretary to Lieutenant Colonel Henry, who committed suicide at Mt Valarien Fortress last August after confessing to having forged a letter largely instrumental in delaying a re- vision of the Dreyfus case, killed him self last evening. Colonel Henrys con- fession to forgery created great com- motion in Paris at the time. It was about conclusively shown that the for gery was committed to save members of the general staff, and charges were made that Colonel Henry was murdered or goaded into killing himself. Colonel Henry's testimony at the trial of Drey- fus was unfavorable to the accused.
 The Figaro, continuing it's publication of the evidence before the court of cas- sation in the Dreyfus revision inquiry, M. Casimir-Per former president of France; General Marquis de Galliffet and Professor Painlove of the Ecole polytechnique, all of which are under stood to be highly important.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
BANQUET TO sEN.lYOR FRYE.
In an Address He Opposes the Surrender
 of the Philippines.

Lewiston, Me, April 10.-A banquet and reception were given by the Lewis ton board of trade to Senator William P. Frye tonight in recognition of the honors conferred upon him by his ap- pointment as one of the Paris commis- sioners. The senator made an address He referred to the discovery by us that our home market could no longer be our entire dependence and said that our ne- cessity for a foreign market would in- crease year by year. He insisted that we must carry our own imports and ex- ports on American ships and pay to our own people the $500,OOO a day we are now paying foreigners. He advocated subsidizing our ships and claimed that it would reduce our freight rates to the extent of $50000000 annually. Referring to the Philippine islands, he said that their domestic trade was insignificant compared with their importance as bringing us in touch with the seven or eight hundred millions of the people of the Orient whose trade last year amounted to S1,500 0O0, 900. He opposed surrendering the islands, but intimated that in the distant future, the natives might form stable republican govern ment He advocated the construction of canal across the isthmus neutral to all nations except to one which might eb at war with us.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11

ward the mountains. General Lawton established headquarters at the elegant palace of the governor, guard was im- mediately placed in the church. as the sacred edifices are always the first ob- jective of looters. Within an hour the town was patrolled and all footing rigid ly prevented. Almost all the inhabit- ants had fled during the two preceding nights, and only a few Chinese shop keepers have emerged from hiding and resumed business
 On the marshes north of the town were found forty dead Filipinos, some terribly torn by shells, and many others wounded, to whom the Americans of fered their canteens, as though they were comrades. A surgeon who tra- versed the field counted eighty killed and General Lawton will report at least six ty-eight. One Filipino, attempting to make his escape, slashed viciously at Major Weisenberger, who shot and kill ed him. Yesterday the insurgents cap tured two men of the Fourteenth infan- try while unarmed, but the Americans stole the guns of their captors, clubbed them, hid in the trees over night and returned this morning. The gunboats this afternoon have been searching the Santa Cruz river for shipping. To-mor- row the expedition will push forward the Americans having destroyed miles of telegraph lines, cutting off insurgent communication east and west.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
AN UNKNOWN WRECK.
Reported to Have Occurred Along East
 ern Shore of Nova Scotia

Halifax, N. S., April 10.-An unknown wreck is reported late tonight io have occurred somewhere along the eastern coast of Nova Scotia, probably not far from the lodges surrounding Cape Can so and Whitehead. A quantity of wreckage cast ashore near Whitehead this afternoon and evening indicated that the lost ship was probably a steamer. The wreckage includes a num- Der of wooden buckets, pieces of heavy deck furniture and a cabin door. When the news of the disaster reached Hail. fax it was too late to obtain further information from Whitehead, the tele- graph office being closed. There is lit- tie doubt that the wreck happened in a furious southeast gale. which ragged on the coast from Saturday evening until Sunday morning. No passenger steamer is reported overdue at Halifax, but the disabled steamer Kairos and the Exeter City, which was reported week ago to have the Karos in tow less than 800 miles to the southeast of this port. have been an extremely long time in reaching harbor. It is consid- cred hardly likely, however, that eith- CT of these vessels has met with disas- ter. Little hope can be entertained for those who were on board the wrecked vessel
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
CUBAN ARMY MUSTER ROLLS.
American Military Authorities Win Re
 ccive Them To-t.ny.

Havana April 10.--The military au- thorities have been informed that they will receive tomorrow the Cuban army muster rolls now held by the executive committee appointed by the late mili- tary assembly before it's dissolution With General Gomez, as the armys rep resentative, to be dealt with in the mat ter of payment and disbanding, and with the rolls in their possession, the Americans will be in position to push forward energetically the payment of the Cuban army, which they are fully prepared to do. Clerks employed sev- eral weeks ago are waiting at head quarters at Elvedado to copy and com pare the rolls. Doubtless there will be considerable criticism among the Cu- bans when it is announced that the United States is fully resolved not to make any payments to former soldiers now in civil employment and to elimi- nate also all who enlisted after July IF last. The widows of Cuban officers have presented an address to the mil itary authorities asking what they must do to obtain their share of the disburse- ment.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
NEW FORK EAST CONFERENCE. Annual Report of IF residing Elder Ben ch
 ofNew YOcly District.

New York, April 10.-At to-days ses- sion of the New York East conference Presiding Elder Beach of the New York district made his report He said that six churches had been practically re- built two new churches had been com pleted and three others were in the course of construction, while several parsonages had been erected. Dr. T. B. Medley of Philadelphia endeavored to have the conference reopen the case of Rev. Henry V. Aston of Brooklyn, who was deposed last year on charges There was some discussion, after which a vote was taken. It resulted in the confer ence upholding it's decision of last year. Bishop Vincent, who has been presiding here, will leave after the close of the conference tomorrow for New Hamp- shire, and will preside at conference in that state on Wednesday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11

it seems impossible to secure the names of the five dead negroes. The military upon arrival immediately arrested every deputy sheriff, including Chief Deputy Cheney, all of whom were disarmed and then released. Chief of Police Will liam Wieley was also arrested by the soldiers and taken before Colonel Gull yer, who disarmed him.
 Late tonight Adjutant General Reese ordered Captain Miller of Company B, Bloomington to report at Pana imme- diately to Colonel Culver with his entire command. The saloons were all closed in Pana immediately after the fighting this morning and remained closed throughout the night. Coroner Bradley said at midnight that he had been told that the bodies of six more negro min CTS had been found in the Flatham dis trict. The coroner was unable to verify the rumor and decided to wat until day light to investigate
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
CASE OF YOUNG MOIINEUx.
Disappearance of Raymond, an I'm portamt Witness Against Accused.

Disappearance of Raymond, an I1m-
 portant Witness Against Accused.
 New York, April 1O.-District Attor- ney Gardiner was asked to-day regard ing Nicholas A. Hecknan, the import ant witness in the prosecution of Ro- land B. Molineaux. and who is said to be wanted by the Tennessee authorities on the charge of escaping from a peni- tentiary in 1893 while serving two years for larceny Governor Roosevelt issued a requtsition for Heckman, whose real name is said to be Percy B. Raymond, but the requistion was revoked Friday. The district attorney said information had reached him that an attempt was being made to get Heckman tout of the way" Colonel Gardiner said he at once communicated with Governor Roosevelt. Upon that information,'' said Colonel Gardiner, Governor Roosevelt acted. and he gave instruc- tions which I communicated to the de- tective bureau. I think Hickman will be had whenever we want him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
One Ofth Best Known Attorneys i'm tn
 State.

Stamford, Conn, April 10.--James H. Olmstead, who was stricken with paraT- ysis nearly year ago, died at his home tonight. The deceased was one ofI the best known attorneys in the state He was born in Ridgefield about sev-i enty years ago. and started his career as a school teacher. Subsequently, he studied law in the office of Charles Hawley, who was afterwards lieutenant governor and was admitted to the Fair- field county bar in 1854. In 1855 he was appointed judge of probate and held the office until 1860 In 1870 he was a. member of the general assembly, and took a leading part in the debate as to whether New Haven or Hartford would be the state capital. In 1874 he was appointed state attorney for Fairfield, and held the office until succeeded by Hon. Samuel Fessenden, the present of- f1cial. Of late years he has been con- nected with many of the larger law suits before the superior courts of Fair field county. He was one of the most familiar figures in the town and city meetings of Stamford, and he has been honored by many local offices In poll itics he was a democrat and has been eagerly sought for to stump in both state and national campaigns. He is survived by widow, one son and three
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
TRIAL OF SENATOR QUAY.
Now Fairly Begun First Witness Heard
 A Determined Legal Fight.


 Philadelphia, April 1O Ex-United States Senator Matthew S. Quay and his son, Richard R. Quay, were called to the bar of the court of quarter ses- sions to-day, and after many months of vexatious delay the trial of the two de- fendants was begun. There was an entire absence of any crowd in the court room. Special cards of admis- sion permitting only those directly in- terested in the case, witnesses, jurors and newspapermen had been issued by the district attorney and counsel for the defense. Even members of the bar not in the case were denied admission. AS a result of these arrangements, the half filed, and the greater portion of those present were witnesses. Judge Craig Riddle, one of the oldest and most respected members of the bench, was the trial judge.
 District Attorney Rothermel, after over two hours had haen spent in se- lecting a jury, elected to try Senator Quay first on that one of the indict- ments Gin which he and his son are va riously named), which charges Senator Quay and the late ex-State Treasurer Benjamin J. Haywood with conspiracy in using the state funds for their per- sonal benefit and profit, and in a man. ner unauthorized by law. This action practically leaves the Senator alone on trial. Beyond the selection of a jury the examination of one witness, Thom- as w. Barlow. receiver of the Peoples bank, nothing was done to-day.
 Mr. Barlow led to the first clash be- tween counsel, and apparently indicat- ed that a determined legal battle, re- plete with knotty points of law, will be fought in the trial of the case. The district attorney called Mr. Barlow to identify books and papers found by him when he assumed the receivership MT. Shapeley, counsel for the defense to cross examine the witness with respect to his knowledge of wheth- CT certain books, which the defense, it is understood, claims are missing, are included in those testified to by the This was objected to, and af- ter repeated consultations among the counsel for the defense and several other efforts to obtain an answer to the question in another form, it. was abandoned, and MT. Shapeley said he would begin his cross examination in the morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
4 BLUE BOOK ON BIIETALLISM
Published i'm London-America De-
 clfnes to Open the Question.

London April 10.-A blue book giving the evidence obtained by the Indian cur rency inquiry committee was published to-day. It includes a letter from the United States secretary of state, Colonel John Hay, to Lord Aldenham, director of the Bank of England. dated Novem- cabinet does not consider it expedient for the United States to reopen the bi- metallic question at present, in view of the character of the British mnistry's reply to the bimetallic commission in 1S97
 Colonel Hay added that the cabinet was open to consider the question of the ratio. Lord Aldenham suggested before the committee that negotiations be entered into upon the part of Great Britain with the United States, with the view to coming to an arrangement for the reopening of the Indian hints at the ratio of 22 to l. because he thought there was a possibility in the future ''of the American government taking the bit in it's teeth and re-enacting the old ratio"
 He quoted Colonel Hays letter in sup port of his view that the American gov ernment was disposed to adopt the ratio of P to 1. He added: 'I talked with Colonel Hay when he was here as ann bassador and he seemed favorably dis posed to this ratio, but said: I am an outgoing ambassador and of course have no power
 T pointed out that he would have considerable influence when he got back to America and assumed the secretary ship of state and I asked him to com- municate with me. He waited for some time after he returned, I think inten- tionally, until after the congressional and then wrote the letter.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
COLLECTION OF COUNTRY CHECKS. The New Plan in Boston-Sub- Clearing
 House to be Established.

Boston, April 10.-At the annual meet ing of the Boston Clearing House asso- citation, held to-day, the constitution was amended to provide for the organi- zation of sub-cearing house for the collection of country checks. and gave the clearing house committee full power to proceed with the organization. A committee was appointed to select a suitable site for a new clearing house to be owned by the association. Under the new plan New England checks not available to the Boston clearing house may be deposited with the managers of the new clearing house for collection and the proceeds of such items shall be discharged through the regular morning settlement. Each bank is to pay $125 annually, and the expenses beyond this amount will be assessed pro rata.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
SPYING UPON THE SHAMROCK.
Attempts of English Newspapermen-
 Sir Thomas LiptOn Gives a Warming,

Sir Thomas Lipton Gives Warning,
 London, April 1O.--Sir Thomas Lip ton, owner of the America's Cup chal- lenger Shamrock, has written a letter to the Associated Press, on the subject of the men arrested for spying upon that vessel. He says they are English newspaper men, and that he has de- cided not to prosecute them, in view or the circumstances He added: q wish it to be known that the men are in no wise connected with America This is the third time attempts have been made by journalists, and I hope it will be the last, as I shall be sorry if I am compelled to take measures which may jeopardize the good feeling at present existing between myself and the press"
 The Star says the Shamrock spyers are two dancers belonging to the AL hambra theater, and that their motive is obscure. In any case, nearly every one is aware that the Thornycrofts yard is well guarded by detectives, and that it will be next to impossible to kodak" the Shamrock
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
THE TREATY RATIFICATlONS.
FINAL CEREMONY IN THE RE,
 SUPPLEMENTARY OF PEACE,
Will Take Place at the White House nt o'clock This Afternoon-At This Hour the President and Ambnssador oambon' the Latter Acting for Spain, Wiu Exchange Rntifica tfous

Washington, April 10.-The final cer- emony in the establishment of peace
 ful relations between the United States
 and Spain will take place at the White house at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 when the president and Ambassador | Cambon, the latter acting for Spain.
 will exchange notifications of the treaty of peace. The Spanish copy of tho
 treaty, signed by the queen regent and
 Premier Silvela, arrived at the French
 embassy to-day. The officials of the embassy later called on Secretary Hay and the necessary arrangements for to- morrows ceremony were made. The treaty forwarded by Spain is hand- somely engrossed on parchment, in old English script, with wide double col- umns, one in Spanish and the other in English. It's binding is of red morocco, heavily embossed in gold, which gives the effect of the yellow and red colors of Spain.
 The United States copy of the peace treaty was finished to-day and placed in the possession of the president at the White house. Like other treaties to z which the United States is party, this document is a model of simplicity and neatness. The text is reproduced in parallel columns, the left in English and the right in Spanish, surrounded with narrow border of the national colors. The document is enclosed in a cover of dark blue morocco with the great seal of the United States upon the face and decorative design in gilt When the exchange of notifications oc- CUTS the Spanish copy of the treaty will be handed to President Mckinley to be- come the permanent property of the United States and preserved in the state department along with other treaties. At the same time the president will hand to Ambassador Cambon, for Spain, the American copy of the treaty, which will become the property of Spain.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
B1SEB-4 IL.
Columbia Defeated by the New Yorks-- The Score s to q.

New York, April 10.-The New Yorks met the Columbia university team at the Polo grounds today, the collegians using four pitchers in their endeavor to win out. Garoni was tried by the locals but made a poor showing and Doheny was sent in to stave off a possible de- feat. The collegians outbatted the New Works, the latter batting like a team of amateurs. Score by innings:
 New York .......4 0 i o ] o 2 0 x-S Columbia ... ....0 0 o 0 o o O--O
 Hits-New York 6. Columbia B. Errors New York 6, Columbia 3. Batteries-Gur- oni, Doheny and Wi'soni Vessel Marcus, Messels, Jackson and Kobler
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-04-11
CARLIS7 UPRISING NOT FEARED.
Statement of Premier SiIveIa-M Military
 PrecnutsOns Taken. Howeyer

Madrid, April 10.-Senor Silvela, the premier, to-day repeated his assertion that the government does not fear Carlist movement and that any attempt of that character will be severely chas- tised. The Madrid papers, however, as- sert that fresh instructions have been sent to increase the military forces in the affected districts and they comment apprehensively upon the suspicious movements of che Carlist leaders abroad