The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-10
NEWS IN BRIEF.


Friday night in the Office of N. Il.
Doylc's large store. and by o'clock
every business house in Thomasville,
Ala. except Morningstar Il Co. and j.
p Turner & Sons was burned, Very
few goods were saved from any of the
buildings as the fire under the impetus
of Il high northwest wind spread with
fearful rapidly. Six hundred bales of
cotton in the public warehouse were
burned with little insurance.
The postmaster general has issued
an order forbidding postmasters in the
United States to collect postage due in
excess of the domestic rate on any let
tcrs sent to soldiers, sailors or marines,
or other persons in the United States
service in Guam and the Philippines.
The order is given immediate effect,
and postmasters are directed to disrc-
gard all ratings of postage due in eN-
cess of the domestic rate, made prior
to this date.
Secretary Hay, Saturday, acco1npa-
MED the German minister, Mr.. Won
Mumm. to the White House. where tho
minister exchanged farewell greetings
with the president. He is leaving for
his new post at LuXcmborough in add
vance of the arrival of the German am
bass:ldor. Mr.. Won of lIollebcn.
A Springfield, H., November 3 dis
patch says: The drivers at the Con-
solidatcd Coal company's mines at Mt.
Olive, who struck for S. per day, went
to work again today at $l.75, the price
they were receiving, and the mines arc
again in operation.
The London war Office replying to
inquiries. said no information had been
received of the Bocr movement at
Colcnso or elsewhere and it was added
that the officials were not aware
whether the railroad to Ladysnith was
intact or not.
Rear Admiral Lord Charles Beres-
ford has accepted the post of second in
command of the British Mediterranean
squadron in succession to Rear Admit
raj Sir Gerard Henry Noel whose time
expires in January next. Lord Bcrcs-
ford has already selected his staff.
The Lolsai Anzeiger states the federal
| council has received communication
| from Vice Admiral Tripitz, minister of
the navy, to the effect that a new naval
bill was in course of preparation and
would be submitted shortly.
Admiral Schley, accompanied by Mrs.
Schlcy. Miss Lcttcrman and Gen. Felix
Agnus, of Baltimore, left Washington
Friday morning, over the Southern
railway for the south. The party oc.
cupicd Il private car.
General Ignacio Andrade the recent
ly deposcd president of Venezuela who
made his escape from Caracas October
20. arrived at st. Thomas. d. w. l.,
Friday night. He will proceed to San
Juan. Porto Rico.
Mrs. II. G.. Beatty, of Clinton, ILL.,.
was burned to death to her own home.
She was alone, and has for several
years had spells of melancholia. and it
is supposed she set fire to her clothing
while sitting in chair.
AS result of ferry-boat colliding
with landing pier at Antwerp, many
persons fell into the water. Fifteen to
twenty were drowned. Ten of the
bodies have been recovered.
George Birchett, colored, a porter
employed by the Adams Express Com
pany. N. Y, was arrested for and con-
| feSSed to HAVING stolen a BAG of GOLD
containing SC. 900.
Five hundred pounds of dynamite
exploded in the milling house of the
Aetna, Ind, powder works. Two men
were killed, and the shock was felt by
surrounding towns.
A Chicago special says the corner in
broom corn. which has recently more
than doubled the price of that com.
modify. was. it is learned, engineered
by w. l.. Rosenboom and A. j. Klein,
dealers in Chicago. They control
1000 out of Il possible $4,000 tons
worth about 81 ,2ooo, 900 and expect to
realize 81, 200, 900 profit on the coup.
Edward D. Shuts. New York the.
atrical man suicided in his room at the
Hotel Victoria, Pittsburg, Pa. Domes.
tic and financial trouble was what
prompted the deed.