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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
1T is TELLING ON DREYFus.
rhe Renne. Prisoner. Sign. of Nervous.

rhe Tsennes Prisoners Signs Of Nervous.
moss Arc Growing.
RENNEs, France, Aug. II. = The
members OF the Dreyfus court-martial
to-day took the testimony of NJ. Chan
oine and NJ. Faleologue. Chauoino
was examined from half past 8 o'clock
till hast past 9 o'clock, and the latter
was upon the stand from half past 0
till q quarter of 12 o'clock, when tho
court adjourned un til tomorrow,
when it will conclude the examination
Of the secret dossler.
The trial is telling severely on
Dreyfus' health, and he shows con-
siderable nervousness, tho result of
physical weakness. which is displayed
at times as a form of stage fright
But this is not surprising, inasmuch
as he is sick; sick enough to %=ase
muc anxiety OF the part o. his
friends and the repeated attendance
of a physician to bolster him up. He
is disappointed in hat his wife de-
cided to remain away from the trial,
as he depends on her for courage to
face his accuscrs and their accusa-
tions.
Damange, Drcyfus' lawyer, is said
to have full knowledge of the contents
Of the dossier now under cxami-
nation by the court. Tho reason for
secrecy does not arise from anything
the dossier contains regarding ORGY
fus. 1t is because certain documents
or letters mention n scandal in which
Schwartzkoppcn, the Germany mill
tary attache, and Panizzardi, tho
Italian military attache, are alleged
to be concerned. The name Of the
Countess de Munster, wife of the Ger
man ambassador, is also connected
with that Of another wcll-known wo.
nan of Paris.
In the United States such evidence
as is furnished by the dossier would
not be strong enough to bring a man
- - o0,.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
WIFE PLANNED THE MURDER.
A Confession of osorgs Ray at wsbl
City Involves the Widow.

A Confession OF George Ray at Webb
City Involves the Wldow
WEBB CITY. Mo-, Aug. 1.-THE pre-
fiminary examination Of Ida Thornton
for the murder Of her husband, John
Thornton, July 80, was begun yester-
day in the opera house, 400 women be-
ing present in the great crowd
Only three witnesses were examined.
George Ray testified that Mrs.
Thornton coaxed him to murder her
husband; that he rode Thornton's
horse to the mine; that he shot Thorn
ton and then cut his throat with .
razor, after which he took 500 In
cash, two certificates OF deposit, and
the now famous ring from the body.
Ray is Mrs. Thornton's cousin, and
an invalid and cannot live long. Tho
concens,s of opinion here is that Ray
is innocent, but that Mrs. Thornton
has him ~hypnotized and is using him
to save herself.
In his confession to the officers Ray
said that when he visited Mrs. Thorn
ton in jail she slipped him q note
which read:
George: Give yourself up. Take
everything or you-don't have me in
it at all and l will see you out Of It.
My lawyers say you can get clear
without any trouble"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Pain Conquered; Health Re.
stored by Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound.
rIErrEn TO ms. r1rkHAx no. oa,64oll

LETTER TO MRS. PINkHAM NO. oz,64oJ
ST feelit my duty to write and thank
you for what your Vegetable Com
pound has done for me. It is the only
medicine I have found that has done
me any good. Before taking your medic
cine, I was all run down, tired all the
time, no appetite, pains in my back and
bearing down pains and . great suf-
ferer during m~enstruation. After tax.
ing two bottles of Lydia E. Pinkhams
Vegetable Compound felt like . new
woman. I am now on my fourth bottle
and all my pains have left me. I feel
better than 1 have felt for three years
and would recommend your Compound
to every suffering woman. Ihope this
letter will help others to find a cure
for their troubles" - Mrs. DELLA
REMlcKER, RENSSELAER,, IND.
The serious ills of women develop
from neglect of early symptoms. Every
pain and ache has a cause, and the
warning they give should not be disre-
garded.
Mrs. Pinkham understands these
troubles better than any local ply
stefan and will give every woman free
advice who is puzzled about her
health. Mrs. Pinkham's address is
Lynn, Mass. Don'tput off writing until
health is completely broken down.
Write at 1.-The first indication of trouble.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Rice Throwing Dangerous.

An example of the dangerous nature
OF the practice of throwing rice at
weddings occurred at Charing, near
Ashford, in Kent, Immediately after the
marriage of Canon Carter of Canter-
bury Cathedral, and Miss Sayer of
Prett Place. Just as the couple were
leaving the BRIDES house for their
honeymoon a shower of rice struck
the horses, some of it entering the
ears. This caused them to bolt, with
the result that the carriage was over
turned. Both of its occupants were
severely shaken and bruised, and the
shock sustained by the lady was such
that the honeymoon trip had to be tem-
pOrarily abandoned.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
DESPERATE WlFE'S CRIME.
Kills Her Dranken Husband ana H.,
Daughter a HsrsslG

Kills Her Dranken Husbasd and He,
Daughter sad HsrsslG
CANTON, Ohio, Aug. ia terrible
cripple tragedy occurred three miles
east of this city last night, resulting
in the death Of Edward EckinRer, his
wife and their 3-year-old daughter.
Mrs, Eckinger evidently first shot her
husband and daughter with a shotgun
and tried to commit suicide by cash,
ing the veins in her wrist with q
knife. The latter apparently proved
too slow or else too painful, for tho
woman put q third charge in the u
and sent it through her heart. Eek.
niger was IS years of age and a farm
Iaborer. Lately he has been drinking
quite freely and frequent quarrels
took place between him and his wife.
The couple had agreed to separate
Mrs. Eckinger was 90 years old.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Flow Bears Arc Taught to Dance.

"Ao AouShI " I'll
Any one who has observed a dancing
bear has noticed that he makes only
backward steps. The trainer raises
the cord attached to the nose ring so
nigh that the bear is forced to stand
on his hind feet. Tten the trainer
steps heavily on one Of these hind
feet, which the bear at once lifts up
and draws back. The process is re-
peated with the other foot, then again
with the first, and SO on throughout
TIE lesson. After several lessons the
bear begins to appreciate the advan-
tage Of raising his feet before they are
stepped on, and so he begin his dance
as soon as the cord is raised. With
young bears some training and prac-
tlce aren eed before they can even
stand steadily on their hind legs
New York Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
WHEAT DESTROYED BY HAIL
Two Million Bu,hels Estimated to Have
Been Lost.

Two Million Bushels Estimated to Have
Been Lost.
FARGO, N. D., Aug. 1.-Two million
bushels of wheat are estimated to
have been lost in yesterdays hail
storm. which partially destroyed the
crop on nearly $50, 600 acres of land in
the state.
just before II o'clock the storm
struck the northern part of Cass and
southern part of Trail counties. In
addition to a big area over which hail
fell thickly, heavy wind and rain
storms completed the destruction OF
thousands of acres of grain on either
side of the center of the path of the
hail. Losses are estimated all
the way from e5 to 100 per
cent of the crop. The acreage
lost in Cass and Trail is placed
at from 100, 900 to 200, 600 acres. Many
conservative estimates say that 50 per
cent OF The crop on $4,000 acres are
not too largo figures for the destruc-
ton in Cass and Trail. In the north
ern part of the county the storm
seems to AVE begun as far west as
Erie and Galesburg and gone directly
east on the county line between Cass
and Trail to Red river and then over
into Minnesota. The hail was appar-
emily heaviest along this line and
crops on big farms like the Grandin's
and Stanford's near Kclso were COM
pletely wiped out.
The destruction is SO complete in
many parts of the devastated terri
tory that no effort will be made to
harvest what is left. The storm swept
cast from North Dakota into Min
n~esota, and kilograms from Halstead
and llendru.n report terrible dcstruc-
tion. The lowest estimate of the loss
in that vicinity has been placed at
So 900 acres.
In all the storm stricken section in
urance men assert that less than five
per cent of the acreage was covered
by hail insurance. The large strips
OF country on either side of the hail
suffered just as severely, as the wind
and hail t1attened the grain and beat
i: into the ground so badly that it
cannot s%traighten up on account of
the ripened condition.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Kansans as Troopers.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-General Otis
has made the following nominations
for officers of the volunteer cavalry
regiment, known as the Eleventh
cavalry, and organized in the Philip
pines: Captains--Edward L. Glasgow,
captain Twentieth Kansas; Ernest Fl.
Agnew, lieutenant Twentieth Kansas;
William A. Green, lieutenant Twen-
tieth Kansas.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
It Ja,l for VIII. murd...

WINFIELD, Kan, Aug. IL - MIRA
Charles Fisher, wife Of a farmer living
near Atlanta, in the north part Of this
county, was shot and killed early ye.-
terday morning. md circumstances
indicate that the deed was done bv
her husband. The coroner's Jury
found Fisher guilty and he was ar
rested and brought to Jail. She was
shot in the forehead with q revolver.
the flesh being powder burned. Fish.
cr's story was that the shot was fred
BY q strange man, thirty feet away,
Fisher is comparatively a stranger in
the community and but little Is known
about him.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Shot for Crying "scAb."

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Aug. Twill
lam 7. Caple, a non-union motormau
on the Central avenue line Of the Big
Consolidated company, to-day fred
two shots at William Little, a team
ster, both shots taking effect. In re-
turn, Little picked up a Ratchet lying
in his wagon and hurled it at Caple,
striking the motorman in the head
The latter claims that Little called
him a ''scab' as his a was passing
the wagon. This the teamster denies.
The motorman is in Jail. Little was
removed to a hospital Neither mar
is fatally injured.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
New BABY

What the French call a "c%ouveuse,s'
or baby hatcher" Of a new kind, has
been invented by DR.. Diffre, and recon-
mended by DR.. Budin Of the Academic
de Medicine. Paris. 1t is designed to
foster, newborn infants, especially
those who are at all weakly, and Is vir-
tually a copper cradle closed by a NOV
able plate Of glass, warmed by q boiler
heated by an oil lamp underneath, and
ventilated by narrow air holes. A
moist sponge inside keeps the air
humid. and a thermometer shows the
temperature.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

OZARK, Mo-, Aug. l2.-The trial of
Hosea Bilyeu was interrupted by the
illness of the court stenographer,
Allen. One of the Meadows boys died
at Bull Creek last night. Almost
every person in that settlement is a
witness in the trial hero and Sheriff
Walker doubted whether the boy
could be buried soon on that accoun t,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Pension Roll Decreaslnr.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-The report
of Commissioner of Pensions Evans
for the fiscal year ended June 80 last,
shows total disbursements of $685.
ESQ, 923, leaving a balance in the treas
ury OF 81, 1857, 1873 out of the $140. 600, 900
appropriated. The total number of
pensioners on the roll June 80 was
991,519, a decrease of 2,195. There
were 40, SOL names added to the rolls
and 43, 1856 dropped. The war with
Spain brought a total of l6, 1856 claims,
of which number but 295 have been
allowed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Small BOY Shoots His Sister.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, Aug. l3.-Charles
Thompson, an s.year-old boy, shot
and fatally wounded his little 5.year
old sister, Clara yesterday. Mr..
Thompson, the boys father, recently
purchased what is known as a safety
revolver" of 80 caliber. He said he
wanted n of that make so there
would be no chance for his little boy
to get hurt with it in case he should
get hold of it. The revolver was kept
in a bureau drawer, but the boy found
it and while playing with it the gun
was accidentally discharged.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
AInsked Robbers Secure $500.

GUTHRIE, Okla, Aug. ~ - Two
masked robbers entered the home OF
John I. Hill at Ponca yesterday and,
placing q revolver at Hills head, they
forced Mrs. Hill to confess they had
money in the house. The sum Of $500
was taken.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

The power of living seed over the in
ert weight of tons of rock is very forci-
bly, illustrated by a little sapling which
Is growing in Erstberg, Germany. The
tree is slight enough to De bent with
the hands, but is raising in it's irresistt-
IDLE growth a mass of rock weighing
four tons.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Costume Music.les.

Costume MuSicales.
Costume musicales are the social tad
Of the moment. II the evening 10 to DO
devoted to Russian music, for instance,
all the guests are invited to come In
Russian costumes.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

WATERLOO, Iowa, Aug. 12.-Reuben
Follett. the i~0-year-o!d son of w. Fol.
lett, postmaster at Dewar, this u
ty, was smothered to death in q bin
of shelled corn. The boy was play
ing in an elevator, when the chute
was opened to fill a car. He was
drawn down and buried under tho
corn.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Strikers Will Boy co.s Than,

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Aug. l2.-The
street car strikers and their sympa-
thizers propose to boycott every man
who attended the business mems
meeting held at the Chamber Of Com
merce for the purpose Of adopting
measures to stamp out the boycott.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
A Teacher shot In Color.d.

ELIZABETH, Col, Aug. 1L-George
w. Blazer, superintendent of the
Elizabeth public schools, was shot
and killed on tho street last night.
The murderer escaped. It is supposed
that Blazer was shot by ~. L. Hol-
land, editor OF the Elizabeth Eye.
who has Disappeared.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
T,uCAS COUNTY

"A OF OH1O, CITY OF IOLEUO, (cc
LUCAS COUNTY,
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he Is ths
senior partner Of the firm Of F.. j. Cheney &C.,,
doing business In the City Of Toledo, County
and State aforesaid, and that said firm viii! pay
the sum OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case Of Catarrh that cannot DO
cured by the use Of Halls Catarrh Cure:
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed In my
presence, this 9Th day Of December, A.. 7. 1885
(SEALj A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure IS taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces
Of the system. Send for testimonials. free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. q
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Read tho Advarti..m.rt.

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get in the habit Of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study and
will put you in the way of getting
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
tisers are reliable; they send what
thew advertise.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Stove Combine Concluded.

~P1TTsBuRG, Pa, Aug. IA stove
combine, which has been hanging fire
for some months, was finally consum-
mated here yesterday, when nine of
the principal stove companies of Pitts
burg and Allegheny united to form
the Pittsburg Stove and Range com
pany, with a capital of So, 900, 0Oo.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Big Fund for California.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. l2.-At the
Orpheum theater yesterday an auction
sale a a and boxes took place for
the benefit of the fund to be used in
tho entertainment aud reception of
the returning California regim emit.
Five boxes sold fer So, 900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
1T MAY BE ROCKEFELLER.

Genera Otis Says an American Ofaoer Ii
Held Prisoner In Southern Luaon.
WASHINGTON, Aug. IL. "A cable
gram from General Otis says it is
learned that an American officer is
held prisoner in Southern Luzon.
From the description of the officer it
is believed that he is Captain c. M.
Rockefeller, who has been missing
since April
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
WILL NOT BE SUPERSEDED.
OTIS to Stay In Command Until He
Himself Asks for Relief.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.-Major Gen
eral Otis will remain in supreme com.
mand Of the Philippine islands.
Should he request to be relieved, Ma.
jor General Lawton will be assigned
to duty as his successor. This is the
decision reached by the President and
Secretary Root during their confer
ence at Lake %Champlain. 1t is learned
that ex-Secretary Alger, just before
his retirement, recommended that
General Otis be relieved on the ground
that he had not proved himself equal
to the emergency.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Vanderbilt, to BE a Catholic.

New YORK. Aug. l2.-It is rumored
that William K. Vanderbilt, jr., will
shortly be received into the Roman
Catholic church. Young Vanderbilt
married a daughter OF the church,
Miss Virginia Fair.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Iadiea Can Wear shoes

Ladies' Can Wear shoes
Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes
len, hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrow-
inr nails. corns and bnnions. AZ all
druggists and shoe stores, rs cts. Trial
package FREE by mail. Address Allen
8. Olmsted, LIE Roy, N. Y.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Eel, rom HI. Wagon and k,,,.d

OscEoLA, Mo-, Aug. Thames Eli
stt, while alighting from his wagon
near his home last night fell and
broke his neck, dying at once. He
was an influential farmer and stock
raiser.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
HEADED FOR OUR COAST.

The Weather Bureau Announces the
Approach Of the Hurricane.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l2.-The weather
bureau has issued the following hurri-
cane bulletin:
"ll:40 a. m.- Hurricane center ap.
parently approaching Nassau, Bahia
ma Storm will Increase in intensity
upon reaching the Gulf stream and
will probably reach the South Allan
tic coast towns of the United States
Observation-Disclosures, Acting Chief.
Weather Bureau"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
"Human Frog" Kidnapsd.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 12.-Georgia
Warren, the human frog" was kid
naped from her home in Topeka by
four showmen yesterday. The woman
is 46 years old. She borders closely
on idiocy and hops around like a frog.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

Rain Dlspells Famine Fears In India!
LONDON, Aug. "a Specials from
Bombay report rain in Allahabad,
Madras, the Deccan and Bengal and
showers in Bombay, and the govern
ment's anxiety in regard to the posi-
bility of a famine is relieved.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Mining Operator Fatally uu-.

WEBB CITY, Mo-, Aug. 12.-Joseph
Broadus, a we'll known mining oper
ator of this city, was fatally injured
at the Silver Dick mine, in the Oro-
nogo belt, by an unexpected shot that
hung fire.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

RICE LAKE, Wis. Aug. 1.-Two
hundred employees Of the Rice Lake
Lumber company struck to-day for q
ten hour day instead of eleven. The
company refused the demand and the
men quit work..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Aug. IL. The cit,
council has started an investigation
of the city engineers Office, where it
is said padded payrolls have been dis
covered. Foreman Daniel Sullivan Of
the street department was discharged.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
Now Antl.Tru.t smaltar,

DENVER, COL. Ang. 1.-THE Denver
Smelling and Mining company was
incorporated yesterday. 1t is said the
company will build a smelter in Dem
yer to compete with the trust. The
capital stock is 81, 0ao, ool
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

For Nervous Disorders.
For nervous disorders It Is: now
found that the finest cure ii the simple
n Of lying in bed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

Piso's Cure for Consumption II tho bot
Of all cough cures.-0eorge W.aLots,
Fabucher, La, August rs, 1875.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18
More Kansas Promotion.

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 12.-Governor
Stanley has received a cablegram from
Colonel Metcalf of the Twentieth
Kansas, at Manila, recommending the
promotion of Albert H Krause to be
captain. Samuel G. Hopkins to be
first lieutenant and Chauncey s. Pratt
to be second lieutenant.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup.
~ children teething, softens the gums, reduces in.
SAnMation, allays pain. cures wind collie. Csc . bottle.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-18

HIuC 10 b0K0OP0 5fs4N5
Skirts and dresses should always b
starched in hot starch. "FAultless Starch's
gives the best results a. It does NOT tnjuro
tho fabrics. All grocers sellit, 100 . package