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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Closing Up ECccivcrShip.

A dispatch from Minneapolis. Mimi,
says that Howard S. Abbott. special
master in the Union Pacific railroad
rcccivcrahip. has filed in the United
states court Il voluninous report on
the claims filed against the company.
This report, which is confirmed by
Judge S2nborE. is the last step in the
settlement Of the Union Pacific ~rcceiv-
crShip. The largest claims allowed are
those of the Union Pacific Railroad
company. the balance due the
being found to aggregate SAL. 800, 900.
The balance due the United States gov.
%crnLncnt. $780,. 3?9l. is allowed. The
total Of the claims allowed in addition
to the SaG.lls,12o already paid, is SjG,-
4l.99l.
1t is ordered that the claims allowed
be paid pro-rata out of the funds in tn"
hands of the receivers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
MOST IMPRESSIVE SERVICE
Military Funeral OF General Guy v.
Henry at New York.

The largest and mos: impressive mil
itary funeral parade since the death of
General William 7. Sherman took place
ut New York Sunday morning when
the body OF General Guy Y. Henry "a
removed from his residence to the
Pennsylvania train that conveyed it to
Washington. where intermcnt will be
made i'll Arlington cemetery.
The services at the re ,idcuce were
conducted by the Rev. Joan iussc. of
the st. Thomas Protestant Episcopal
church and consisted Of simple prayers.
lasting not more than ten minutes.
The colin was partially covered with
Il silk American flag. Numerous floral
pieces were in the mantclS and q few
On the foot OF the coffin.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
AgE CLOSING IN ON BRITISH
Beers Giving the Britons More
Trouble Than Anticipated.
PLANT GUNS NEAR BRITISH CAIN?
English Expect An Early Attack-Sonc
D:squicting Isumors Reach British
Lines From the U,nyoti Country.
L~adysmith Now Has Water.

A london dispatch of Monday morn
lug says that the position of Lady
smith is sufficiently dangerous to cy-
cite anxiety. Evidently the Hocrs are
trying to repeat their Dundre tactics.
Roughly estimated they have 1900
men as against 1000 British.
General Sir George Stewart White
has h better artillery, but his is OF
lesser range. The delay in the Eoer
attack is reported to be due to the nom
arrival of Commandment General .Jou-
bert's column. This has given the
British a much needed respite after
their recent eXcrtions.
Everything, it is now considered.
hinges upon General Whites resource
and Judgment. Nothing is known re-
garding the progress of defensive
works for the protection of L~advsnith,
The censorship is more active than
ever. According to the Daily Chroni-
clc's correspondent. 1.-The new rerula-
tons limit the number of words al
lowed for press messages to ~one-fuurth
the number allowed before"
Farmers in the n~cighhorhood of
l'adysmith have left their farms and
stock at the mercy of the Bocrs and
are congregated in the town. The
two guns the Beers have mounted are
powerful weapons. They are the ones
used in Smelling Dundee and it is IL
matter of considerable surprise how
they managed 10 transport such heavy
pieces.
Again it is reported that President
Kruger accompanied General Joubert
to the front in a splerdidly fitted tray
cling wagon.
The Standards correspondent at
l-adysmith, tclcgraphing Saturday.
sends a statement that the Beers have
captured 800 mules, a loss that must
seriously inconvenience British trans
port.
The attempt of the Beers to cut the
railroad at Pietcrs was frustrated by
British cavalry.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Swept by "ind and Flood.

a Santiago, Cuba dispatch of the Goth
says: After five days of continuous
rain storms a terrific hurricane swcp.
over Santiago today, causing much de
struction.
Twelve houses were wrecked and
others badly damaged. The unprcc>-
denied rainfall continues. Telegraph
wires are down and it is impossible for
vessels to enter or leave the harDor.
The United States transport Burn
sides has been kept cruising outside
the harbor. and fear, are entertained
for the safety OF the fleet OF schooncrs
from Hayti and Jamaica that usually
arrive on Monday morning.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
OPPOSITION TO GEN. OTIS
Military Men and Politicians Urge an
early Change.

Under date OF October % 4 WaShin~-
ton telegram says: Since he returned
from his western trip the president has
pecn urged by many men prominent in
military and political life to make Il
changc IN the general commanding the
American army in the PhilipD;ncs.
Those best informed believe that this
Will be done, Notwithstanding the as
surance given out some time AFRO bv
Secretary Root that General Otis was
TO be permitted to remain at his pres
ent post. Otis has had a long siege
and he can be relieved without degrad-
ing him by simply sending an officer of
hlghcr rank to Manila in order that he
may Jake the proverbial much needed
rest" In this connection an army Of
ticer. who is regarded as an expert au-
thorlty in military tactics, said today:
The only real military achievement
during the entire war with Spain was
that performed by General Miles. Miles
has always proved himself a soldier of
the first degree in every position which
he has been called upon to fill. and
when he laid out and carried into Ct
feet that campaign in Porto Rico he
not only aStonishcd the secretary of
war but every officer of the army. for
the movement was one which was en-.
tlrelS unexpected and Of which no one
in Washington had the slightest notice.
Miles sailed with his troops ostcrsibly
Tor some point on the northern coast
OF the island in the vicinity of Sal,
Juan. and when he was fairly well ont
to sea: away from telegraph lines and
possibilities of interference by the au-
thoritics of the department. he Shape,
his course for the south of the island.
landed his expedition. tianked the
enemy time after time. drove them in
to a pocket in San Juan and accom-
pllshed the object for which the OK
petition started with scarcely the loss
of a man. Miles car be depended upon
to repeat the tactics which were 50
successful in Porto Rico if he is placed
IN command in the Philippines.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Result OF an Old Feud,

An Anna, ILL.,, special of October 30
says: An old feud resulted yesterday in
the killing of J. Il. Cook. a saloon
keeper, at Pulaski, a small town TWEEN
ty miles south OF here, by Frank
Moore, a general merchant of that
place. 1t is claimed Cook called on
Moore's store at 3 o'clock and remarked
to Moore sit is about time to settle
our trouble, and it will be done today or
one OF us dies" A few words followed.
after which Moore drew a revolver and
shot Cook twice in the breast, killing
him instantly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Crcrlas,es In Eish's Stomach.

Senrle Hoppe, a weli-knoWh
Philadelphia lawyer and an eXpeft AM
clcr. recently lost his eyeglasses white
fishing in the Delaware. y day or 50
later he was fishing at the ra!lFoad
bridge and hooked a fine bass. keT
turning home, Mr.. Hopple gave the
fish to q son OF AdaN Transue, pre-
prietor OF his hotel, to clean. Presehe-
X the lawyer heard a shout. and the
hov came running to him, eScsaimlnG;
Il found your glasses in the bass you
caught.' On opening tho fish the
classes were found uninjured. Such a
thing is not altogether surprising TO
cxDert fishermen who know the nab
is OF Observation-Disclosures Times.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
BELIEVE HE SLEW CRAIG.
Table Rock Citizens Interested in Nc
Bride Confession.

There is much interest at Table ROCK
in the press dispatches frcm saltwater
Mirn.. over the confession of Mcbride,
a convict at the penitentiary in that
city, which indicates that he is the
man who shot Nicholas y. Craig. the
Table Rock city marshal. on the night
of September 20. 1896. from the effects
of which he died a few minutes later,
and it is thought the authorities Will
take hold of the matter at once. There
is quite Il reward offered for the cap
turr and conviction OF the murderer.
Mrs. Craig died about a year since. her
death being undoubtedly the result o.
the shock received at tho time Of his
death. Two witnesses Of the shooting,
Roy Patchin and Oscar Morgan, still!
live iu Table Rock.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
NEW TREATY WITH SPAIN
Former Understanding with that Nation
Swept Away by War.

Under date of October 30 Il WaShing-
ton telegram says: An understanding
has been reached by which il is eX-
pected THAI negotiations viii opened
sOon III Madrid for a ncw treaty be
tween the United States and Spain.
This will be the last step toward; com
p!etc!y restoring The friendly relations
between the two countries.
The war with Spain swept the Old
treaty ont OF existence ana the only
international agreement now in exist
cncc is the peace treaty which i, con
fined to III" events growing out Of the
war has no reference to commerce..
navigation. cytradit;on and othur
manifold relations between nations in
times of peace. The coming ncgoti;t-
tion> Will be for the purpose of form
ing such Il treaty Of commerce. aTnity
and friendship. The present condition
is quite anomalous. as there is no basis
on which persons could be c]Xtraditcd
from on" conntrv to another or for the
determination Of any Commercial diff
ference which might arise. Fortunate
~ there has been no case occasioninG
serious difference.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
A DOUBLE HEADED WRECK
Freight Train on the Santa Ec Leaves
the Track.

Freight train No. PA. Of the $o"th-
crn Pacific. one Of the Gouble-hcadcrS.
while running t~hirty-ivc miles an
hour. was wrecked early Monday norm
ing on the FL Paso division. Just east
Of Langtry. Texas. Both engines
jumped the track and were turned over
and almost completely wrecked. ia"
track was torn up considerably and
three men were injured. The injured
are: Il. l.. Glenn. fireman: Felix Dim
init. brakcman: A. Rczctti. tramp.
The first named is bruised in the back.
Dimmitt is severely bruised. and the
tramp is badly injured. All of the
injured men were taken to Sal Anto-
MO IN a special train and taken to the
Santa Rosa hospital. The California
train was caught behind the wreck and
had not arrived up to midnight. Ell
forts to learn the particulars of the
wreck both by the express and the rail
road otlic ais here has proved futile.
us the wires arc kept continually in
use by thc officials.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

Wireless telegraphy is likely to be
the subject of litigation. Professor
Amos q. Dolbear Of Tufts college de-
clares that he is the discoverer of wire
less telegraphy and he proposes TAX
Ing steps to prevent Marconi from in
fringing on his rights. Professor Dol
bear is prepared to show that he holds
and controls the United States patent
on the whole art of wireless telegraphy
and wireless telephony. His patent
was granted in 1886. According to
Professor Dolbear's statement he was
sending messages for a distance of a
mile and a half without the use of a
wire when Marconi was only 8 years
old.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

John Potter, recently discharged,
private of company d, Th;rtieth L. $.
volunteer infantry and native Of Oak
land. Cal. was shot and instantly
killed at Lincoln. H.. at two o'clock
Monday morning while with a gang Of
robbers attempting to rob Il general
store at Icl%on. AS Potter started to
enter the Waterman in the store shot
members of the gang fed and no trace
of them can be found. Potter enlisted
at Fort Crook. Nebraska. Ike was
twcnty-One wears old.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

In official and diplomatic quarters at
Washington attention is being directed
ing this country with the Philippines
and points beyond, and it is understood
this government and the foreign gov
ernmcnts which would be affected by
the cable are now actively considering
the subject.
The officials here ere assembling data
pcctation that the matter will be
brought to the early attention of CON
gress.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

The New England Educational
league is urging the electric railways
to follow the example Of Springfield
and Toronto by providing half-fares
for school pupils. 1t is claimed that
more children than adults ian be car.
ried in a car, tina: they would ride al
hours when other travel is light and
that the companies would find their
advantage in the numbers and regu-
larity Of this class of passengers.
President Eliot Of Harvard thinks the
location Of secondary schools should
be determined by accessibility rather
than by local boundaries; and he adds
that fifteen miles by rail is easier thar
two miles afoot on a country road.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
TRAIN STRIKES STREET CAR
Ono Man Killed Many Injured Near
Detroit.

Shortly before midni ght Thursday
.ar No. l5,of the MtClcmens rapid rail
way suburban electric line was struck
by u Michigan Central freight train at
the corner Of Gratiot and Bc!lvuc ave
nue., killing Bonductor Schneider and
two of them fatally. Tho Suburban
car was filled with the regular theatre
load bound for Mt. Clemens. Between
twenty-five and thirty passengers were
thrown violently from their seats as
the heavy train threw the car from the
track and crushed against an adjoining
building. Conducto" Schneider wa
instantly crushed to death between tEc
car and Il telephone pole.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

According to Il brussels dispatch, Dr..
Lcyds. the diplomatic agent of the
Transvaal in Europe, has issued a
statement that the Boc:s have nov
nearly 100000 men in the field. made
up us follows: Bocr regulars, $4,000,
Free State troops. $1,000; Natal Beers,
1900; liechuanalann and RhodcSiar
Bocrs, 5000; foreign legion. COO; Amer
leans. 1000; Germans. 5000: Dutch
Bclgians. 1000; Irish, ]. 900; Scandina,
vians, 600: French. Swiss and italians.
700. The Jews, it appears, are doing
police work.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

Sheriff Ogg of Geneva returned
Thomas Murphy Of Grafton and Al
Petit of Geneva to the hospital for the
insane at Lincoln. Both of these men
were adjudgcd insane last summer and
sent to the asylum. and had apparent
ly so far recovered that they no longer
required treatment and were sent
home. bat had only been home a short
time when it was found necessary to
place them in confinement again.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Grateful to His PreScrvcr.

A Cleveland telegram of Friday
morning says City Councilman j. Reilly
has fallen heir to $4,000. Four years
ago. while in San Antonio, Tex. Mr..
Reilly stopped Il runaway team, proba.
bly, saving the life of the driver, Il
wealthy fnrmcr of Palmer. Texas,
ramcd'John Wallace. His arm was SC
badly injured in the struggle that for
Il time amputation WAS thought to be
necessary, bat eventually it healed
To-day Mr.. Reilly received notice from
san Antonio that Mr.. Wallace had
died and left him a legacy Of SSO,00
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Police Following il Glow,

Tho police of Des Moines are search
ing for two young men suspected of
knowing a great deal about the death
of Mabel Schoticld. They arc the two
whom DR.. Clarity said were with her
the Saturday evening previous to the
Sunday Oh which her remains were dis
covered.
Until this information was discov-
cred the whereabouts of the girl from
7 II. III. Saturday until her body was
discovered was utterly un%cXplainc ed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

Later estimates of the Boer losses q,
Elandslaagtc give 300 killed. Thei,
c~colncss. bravery and good aim can be
judged from the fact that out of seven.
teen or eighteen officers with the hall
battalion of Gordon highlandcrs four
were killed and thirteen were wounded.
while the casualties among the British
rank and file were 81 per cen during
less than three hours fighting. Lieu.
tenant Campbell. of the Gordon high
landcrs, has since died from his
wounds.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
"A French savant has published a

"A French savant has published ar
interesting paper in which an expla.
nation is solicited of the formation oil
clouds, threads and crystals that are
produced in the so-called chemical OF
camphor barometer Which consists O
a solution in alcohol of equal parts
of three substances, nitrate Of potash
camphor and hydrochlorate Of am,
mohia, when the glass tube that con.
tains the solution is Theoretically seal.
ed and the variations Of temperature
to which 1t is subjected have no In
fuence on the phenomenon. In Eng,
disappearing countries this form OF
barometer, under the name of "tht
farmers weather glass;" "the domestic
barometer" or some other equally mis-.
leading title, is found everywhere. Ir
some forms there is but little apparent
change in the clearness Of the liquid
from the beginning to the end Of the
year.. In other instruments the crys.
tails Of camphor, from day to day, as.
sumo different forms, which, however
interesting they may be to observe
and study, have nothing to do with the
weather and storms, and but little with
the current temperature. Skilled me-
teorologists know that for their pur.
pose. as we'll us for that Of the farmer
these instruments are Of no value, but
to the student of molecular physici
they are we'll worth an investigation
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Saloon Men Take Action.

gram says: Soak City wa, Il dry town
yesterday, at least, SO far as saloons
were concerned, for the first time in
years. Saturday night al midnight the
doors closed and Il close waite, was
kept By the police on all places. The
closing movement is due to an action
OF the leading saloon men who have
pati;;oncd the mayor for Il dry Sunday
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

a Manila dispatch says: ~Detachments
Of the Sixth infantry have recently
bcen engaged in dispensing bands Of
bandits which have been operating in
the island Of Negros. Captain Simons
struck Il village of T~ulisancs. near Sau
Carlos, and Captain Evans defeated an
other band, killing ten. wounding
many and capturing twenty. There
were no American losses.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

Everything remained quiet at Lady
smith Sunday, and the water supply is
being renewed. A number OF resident
have been ordered to leave the
town under pcnaly of arrest. The
bocrs are gradually closing around
Ladysmith. They have mounted two
big guns on Tinta lngonia $500 yards
from the British camp. An attack l.;
expected.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Sad Death of Bessie Mahouey.

Juan Garcia, Il Cuban. and Bessie
Mahoncy. were found dead Wednesday
in the road near Peoria. Ill. Garcia
had shot the girl and then himself.
The tragedy resulted from parental
objection TO thcir marriage. Miss Ma
honey was the daughter of James Ma
honey, for many years manager Of the
operating department OF the State
journal at Lincoln. Nebraska. She
was well known in Lincoln.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
A New Revolution

A Carabas, Venezuela. dispatch OF
October 30 says: General Hernandez
has had Il rupture with the govern
ment and left Caracas early this morn
ing for Ocumare. to start u new rcyolu-
tion. He has 1000 men. All the lib
erals are supporting General Cipriano
Castro. The situation is extremely
critical.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03

III you open fire on the town l shall
proceed to shell your works." was the
short, sharp and emphatic message
sem by the American consul at Puerto
Cabella to the Venezuelan insurgents
who threatened to lombard that city.
The cruiser Detroit was in the harboI
ready to translate the words into ac-
ton. The natives, needless to say,
obeyed. 1t Is now known far and wide
that American guIners hit what they
aim at.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Ex-Governor Saunders Sinking.

Ex-Governor Alvin Saundere of Oma-
ha is at present very low and his at
tending physician expresses the opinion
that his death Of a matter of only q few
days at most. Mr.. Saunders is not
suffering from any.discasc, but his on
dition is only the result OF old q
His vital powers arc almost exhausted
and the spar,l is liable to go out at any
moment.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Eve is Injured.

w. d. Smith, an employee of the Bur-
lington at PlattSmouth. while cutting
a piece of tin in the tinshop. had the
misfortune to have a sharp piece fly up
into his eye. cutting Il piece entirely
out of the eyeball. 1t is a very dan
gerous and painful wound. but hopes
arc entertained of saving the sight.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
POLICY is DECIDED UPON
Decision of President mckinley and the
Peace Commission.

Decision of President Mckinley and the
Peace COI mission.
a New York Herald special frola
Washington says that Il prompt declar-
alton by congress in favor of asserting
and maintaining complete sovereignty
over the Philippines ut whatever cost
and in favor Of the most liberal kind
of self-governmcnt when the inSurrcc-
ton ends is what the president wants.
1t is also what the Philippine COM
missioncrs, in session at Washington,
want. There is n great deal yet for
president to do on his message and FOR
the peace commissioners to do on their
:lusion is certain.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Prairie Fire Burns Much Hay.

The prairie was set on fire by a Bur-
lington freight train about four miles
cast Of Ord. There was a strong wind
from the south and the fire spread rap
idly, rushing over the bottom land
next to the river and destroying Il
large quantity of hay. A large force
of men turned out promptly to fight
the fire, a number going out from Ord.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
General Symous Dead.

The death of General Sir William
Penn Synlons, the British commander
at Glencoe, who was shot in the stom-
ach in the battle with the Beers on
October 20, was officially announced in
house of III at London Thurs
day.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-03
Killed by q Moonshiner.

A Knoxville, Tenn, dispatch says:
w. H. Greer, United States revenue Of
ticer, was shot by Bill Hunnicutt, a
noted moonshiner, and died near Elk
park, N. G. Deputy Sheriff Phillips
was fatally shot by Hunnicutt when
an attempt at arrest wss made. Hun
nicut has killed five men. He has for
tilted himself in u rock bluff on Iron
mountain.