The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-13

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Jockey Danny Maher has been sus
pended by the New York Jockey clul
stewards. Mahcr's ride on Peep o Da!
on Friday last was the cause Of sus
pension.
William Fife, jr., designer Of thu
Shamrock, is confined to his bed il
the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York, by
an attack Of infammatory rheumatism
in the right foot.
Colonel Charles Page Bryan, United
States minister to Brazil, was a pas
senger by the German steamer Lii
verno, from Rio JaneirO and Pernam'
buco, which has arrived at New York
Frederick Charsley, a member Of the
Royal Buckhounds, has died at St
Pages as the result Of being thrown
from a horse while showing some OF
his friends how Tod Sloan, the Ameri.
a jockey, rides.
The Elvaston castle plate run at the
Nottingham meeting was won by the
Variety gelding. H. C. Whites Form,
ridden by l.. Reiff, won the Welback
stakes; Tarolinta with Sloan in the
saddle was second.
The yellow fever report for Scptem-
Der in Cuba shows there were eighteen
deaths, eight of the victims being
Americans, eight s%pahiards, one
Frenchman and ono German. Cases
during the Month, ffty-four.
! It has bSeen discovered tat tho Rt.
Rev. george F. Seymour, bishop OF
Springfield, Ill.,, Of the Episcopal
church. has in his possession the orig
inal painting by Carl Gutherz Of the
"Ecce Homo" valued at 500 900.
Through Attorney Charles w. Baker,
the minority stockholders Of the Gin
cinnati Southern railway hove fled
objections to raising the ~receivershIp.
Judge Taft ordered that all proceed
ings against the receiver continue till
April l,
Thermometers at Plainield, Wis.
on the 30th registered but 20 degrees
above zero, which breaks all previous
records for September weather. The
ground was frozen one inch deep. Po-
tatoes are badly frozen and the loss
will be extensive.
The board of charities, with the
sanction Of General Davis, has sub
mitted a proposition to the Porto
Rican planters to provide food for the
laborers, provided the planters donate
to the laborers plots of ground on
which to build houses.
Francis Stoker, a veteran Of the
Mexican and civil wars, dropped dead
at Muncie, Ind. His son, Everett, now
coming home from the Philippines,
will learn Of his fathers death and
that of his betrothed, Miss Edna Fogel,
at Chicago, simultaneously.
The president has appointed Job
Barnard of the District of Columbia
to be associate justice of the supreme
court Of the District Of Columbia, and
Thomas H. Anderson of the District
Of Columbia to be United States at
torney for the District of Columbia.
Two new cases OF yellow fever were
announced In Jackson on the LIST, and
no deaths. It is probable that owing
to the number Of exposures and rapid
development Of cases that the town
will be declared In quarantine against
the rest Of the state during the week
and placed In charge Of q state health
officer.
The Monongahela River Coal and
Coke company Is a fact, and the many
coal concerns which have done bust
uess In the Pittsburg district for years
have ceased to exist. Beginning on
the LIST, the firms will be merged into
one great combine and all business
will be transacted with the Mononga-
hela Coal and Coke company. The
capital stock is $40, 900 1000.
A letter has been received in Chey-
enne from DR.. Fulton Of Fremont,
Neb., owner of a pack of bloodhounds,
which were used in the hunt for the
Union Pacific train robbers last spring.
DR.. Fulton states that two Of his
hounds got away during the chase
and are now held by persons living in
the interior of the state. TIE doctor
is anxious to recover the animals. ana
will pay q reward for the return Of
the hounds to Fremont.
The following pensions have been
granted: Nebraska-Henry Schwet-
ger, Hickman; Bradford B. Austin,
York; William c. Emery, Garrison.
Observation-Disclosures, Spencer; Hubert
Knott, st. Joseph; Robert Brisbin,
jamestown; Henry G. Shell, Monte
yuma; jefferson F. Jones, Winterset;
Robert A. Patterson, Winterset; Dan
lei s. Bell, Milton; Joseph P. Poole,
Primrose; Peter Gettert, Sweetland;
Mary Ann Shelley, Troy.
The western passenger rate wal has
been extended to Sioux City. An
nouncement was made by the Illinois
Central on the LIST that 1t would reduce
the rate from Chicago to Sioux City
to $1,000. The fares from Chicago and
st. Louis to all Missouri river points,
Kansas City to Sioux City, inclusive.
and from Chicago to st. Paul and
Minneapolis, have gone down until
they are a little more than half the
regular tariff rates and the prospects
are that further cuts will be made.
Fears are expressed by the railroad
officials that trans-Missouri rates also
will go to pieces.
At Irondale. O., fire which broke out
In Novinsky's clothing store early in
the day was not brought under control
until half of the business portion ii
the town was wiped out. Nine build
ings, occupied by ten stores, the post.
office and several Offices were con-
sumed. LOSS not yet known.
The Scow Creek Tram company's
saw mill at Call, Tex, was burned
The cause has not been ascertained
It is estimated that the India gov.
eminent must spend 100000 rupees
to relieve famine in the central prov.
tnces and that the local chiefs mus
ezFend at least one-third of thii
amount in ADDITION.
John Dillon, nationalist member Of
parliament for East Mayo, has de.
clined to speak at the laying of the