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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
HEAT The Fl|P|NOS' ALLY,
Yearly Half the American Force
Exhausted in a Fierce Fight
REBELS RESIST DESPERATELY,
Troops Under Iawton, Wheaton and
Ovenshine Cleared the Country South
OF Manila After some Desperate Con,
tests-Two Oficer. Killed..

MANILA, June le.-At ~daybreak a
iorce OF 4,5oo men, under General
Lawton and General Ovcnshine, ad-
vanced from San Pedro Macati, sweep
ing the country between the bay of
Manila and Bay Lake, south of Ma
Mia. By moor the country had been
cleared allnos: to Paranaque.
The Americans losttwo officers kill
cd and Fl soldiers wounded. The
rebels resisted desperately az the
stronger OF their positions, and left
80 dead in the trenches. Many more
wounded were left behind by the
rebels in their retreat. The heat dur
ing the day was ovcrpow.ring.
General Lawtoa's forces consisted of
Two battalions caca OF the Twenty
first and Ninth infantry, six COM
panics of the Colorado volunteers and
a detachment OF artillery The Neva-
da cavalry ~ under General Wheat
on and the Thirteenth and Fourteenth
infantry, the Fourth cavalry and a de-
tachment Of light artillery were un-
der General Ovcnshine.
1t was scarcely dawn when the
troops, in a long, silent, procession
yound up ths h:l!s;l. b,aill the
American trenches AL formed a Skin
mish line. Concealed in the jungle,
the advance reb,l outposts fred u few
shots before they were seen.
The opposing forces occupied two
ranges Of crescent shaped hills. The
artillery, the Colorado infantry and
the Nevada cavalry swung around the
hilltop on the left and opened the bat
tie at $3.50 o'clock. The rebels made
no response from the hills, and the
Colorado men cautiously advanced
through the thick grass until they
were confronted by a trench, from
which a few weak volleys were fred.
A spirited response followed and a
charge into the trench found it to be
deserted.
In the meantime a part Of the Thir-
tenth and Fourteenth regiments
formed in skirmish line, extending a
mile to the right and supported by
the rest Of the regiments, swept down
tho valley and up the hillside toward
another trench. The morass seriously
hampered the Fourteenth and the reb-
els taking advantage of this poured q
calling fire upon them for thirty min
utes. The Fourteenth was twice con-
PEELED to withdraw for the purpose of
finding u safe crossing in the swamp.
Finally the rebel trench was enfladed
on both tanks, The rebels fl ed to the
woods and sustained severe loss.
General Lawton then pushed his
entire command south through the
center of tho isth,nus until a few
miles south Of Paranaque, when he
swung around and halted on account
Of the heat. .
During The march Americans were
Frustrated on all sides owing to lack
Of water and exposure to the sun. 1t
is estimated that 40 per cent of the
troops were exhausted.
The double turreted monitor Monad.
mock and three other vessels shelled
Paranaque and the rebels promptly
evacuated the place.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
CHURCH AFTER THEM.
Kansas Onlclals After Unauthorized In.
surance ConcernI

kAAkoA "a
surance ConcernA
TOPEKA, Kan, June 10. - W.. v.
Church, state superintendent of insu.
rance, has made a demand upon
Thomas Page, a North Topeka miller.
for nm exhibition of all insurance pol.
icics other than life or accident, chr.
ried by him. This demand is unde,
the act taxing all policies in unautht
orized companies 10 per cent, and is
made for the purpose of ascertaining
how many underground" companies
are assuring mills in Kansas.
Attorney General GODDARD has been
informed OF the revival Of the Clark.
son rate bureau, an insurance trus.
which Webb McNall broke up when
he was state superintendent of insur-
ance. When Mr.. GODDARD can get the
proper hold on it he will proceed
against it. This time it appears UNI
der the guise of the Chicago Union,
m insurance trust which makes rates
for all the West. and its Kansas rates
IRE repubiished by G. E. E~ldridge, who
formerly was Ciarkson's clerk, While
Clarkson's name does not appear in
the new trust, he is the leading spirit
in Eldridge's Office and, it is claimed,
thrt really he is E%ldridge's employer,
as before,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Frog. vitality.

Kansas City Times: A grass snake
of about "a inches, kept IA captivity,
had not fed for three weeks. 1t was
then given a very large specimen of
the common frog. fully grown; this
was swallowed at once in the usual
way, by taking the hind legs first. In
about an hour and a half the frog
was about a third Of the way down
the snakes body. Then, on the snake
being played with and handled, after
some minutes the lump began to move
rapidly toward the head Of the snake,
the mouth opened and out slid the
frog, rather off color and not very hap
py looking, but quite able to hop about
in a shutting fashion, though decidedly
shaky on his legs.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
TWENTY-FIVE LIVES LOST.
Southern Texas Towns swept Away
by n Flood.

Two Southern Texas Towns swept Away
by n Flood.
AUSTIN, Texas, June 1O.-The cloud
burst of yesterday, which swelled the
rivers of this portion of the state out
OF their banks and caused q great loss
of property. was much worse than re-
ported. Many people are known to
have persisted, meager reports placing
the number at twenty-five.
The river at that point is one mile
wide and running like a miilrace. At
Manardville. thirteen houses were
swept away. San Saba is located in
a valley and vast tracts Of wheat fields
are under water. These crops will
prove a total loss. The situation at
Manardville is even moro serious. A
small town located to the right and
in the bend Of the river in the
valley, it proved an easy prey
to the raging torrents. Seven
teen people are known to have
been drowned there and may be
others. OF those drowned two were
young white girls, Lydia and Anna
Wells by name. The others were all
negroes, who were living in cabins
close to the river front and were
caught in the flood before they could
make their way to safety, owing to
the darkness of the night. The town
has been laid waste by the floods and
all the surrounding country is inun.
dated.
Reports from San Saba and Man
ard;ille, small towns ninety miles
north OF here, in the mountains, say
that both towns have been swept by
the raging floods and badly devas-
tated. In San Saba eight people
were drowned and the entire town is
reported under water.
The property damage will exceed
500, 600. The loss to farming lands
south of here will represent another
500, 600.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
ARMY CAN BE INCREASED,
A Decision That Permits the Enlistment
of 1900 More Men, m

A Decision That Permits the Enlistment
Of 1900 More Men, m
WASHINGTON, June 1O.-Instructions
have been sent to all recruiting off,
GERS in the United States to enlist as
many men as possible for service in
the Philippines until farther orders.
According to an Interpretation Of
the army reorganization law made
by the comptroller Of the treas
ury, the regular army has bcen I'M
expectcdly increased to 1900 men,
and the President is spared the
necessity Of calling for volunteers
or depicting the forces maintained in
Cuba and Porto Rico. Under the de-
c!sion rendered to the War depart
ment by the comptroller the hos.
pital corps, heretofore counted a part
OF the regular establishment, is not to
be SO considered, SO that it's q, 600 men,
while still retained in service, create
h a number of vacancies in the
lar army, which will be promptly
filled.
Orders have already been issued by
the department directing the 9, 500 re-
cruits now at the Preside, San Fran
cisco, to proceed within the next ten
days to Manila. Reinforced by the
additional 1900 men to be recruited,
General otis's regular force will con
sist Of 30, OGo.
1t is expected that orders will be
given in a few days directing the
Twenty-fourth infantry, now sta
toned in the West, to prepare for
service in the Philippines. With the
recruits and this regiment General
Otis will have moro than 80, 900 mem
under his command when the volun-
teers are gone. This is the number he
deems necessary to successfully con,
troll the situation in the islands.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
KAUTz TALKS IN HAWAII.
American Admiral Discusses samoan
Situation.

American Admiral Discusses samoan
Situation.
SAN FRANCISCO, June -. = The
steamer Doric, from the Orient, via
Honolulu brings the following ad'
vices:
Honolulu, June 2.-The United
States ship Philadelphia arrived from
Samoa yesterday on her way to Mare
island. 'All parties have agreed to
abide by what the commission de-
cides." said Rear Admiral Kautz,
speaking of the Samoan affairs.
Whether they will keep their agree
ment or not remains to be seen. l
think things will come out all right
my orders from the navy depart
mcnt We're to remain there as long as
l thought it necessary. The Phila-
delphia is very foul and has needed to
go into dry dock for u long time.
Then, we have a large number OF men
aboard whose term Of service has ex-
pred. Matters are quiet and order
prevails. The situation is in the
hands of the commissioners. Under
these circumstances 1 thought it best
to start for San Francisco.
1.-The reports about our ammunition
being defective are true, or, perhaps
it would be more accurate to say some
OF it was very old.
II know l have been roasted in the
states. Still l do not think l am I'M
duly sensitive, and when the circum-
stances are all understood it won't
matter a great deal"
The bodies of Lieutenant Lansdale
and Ensign John +. Monaghan rest on
the bridge of the Philadelphia.
The scamen from the Philadelphia
who lost their lives in Samoa are
buried in the cemetery at Milinuu. in
the plot of ground reserved for kings
and members Of the royal family.
His imperial Russian majesty's ship
Razboynik arrived in this port May 81,
f%orty-one days from Valparaiso. She
will be overhauled here and will sail
for the Asiatic station about June II
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
CLEVELAND CARS TIED UP.
Street Railway Employees HAve Struck In
the Ohio City.

Street Railway Employees Have Struck In
the Ohio City.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, June 12.-At 4
o'clock this morning the motormen
and conductors of the Cleveland Etec-
trical company, known locally as 'the
Big Consolidated" declared a strike,
tieing up the entire system, including
the Euclid, Wade Park, Cedar, Cen
trail, Scoville, Wilson, Broadway, Jen-
uings and Brooklyn lines.
The employees want. first, the recog-
milton by the company of their union,
which is a part of the Amalgamated
Association of Street Railway EN-
ployes of America Secondly. they
want a board of arbitration to pass
upon alleged violations of company
rules when a man is charged with
violating these rules and the
unions officers and the company's
management disagree upon the
disposition of his case, They want to
stop summary dismlssals for causes
not clearly apparent to them. The
real fight is over the recognition of
the union.
About 900 men are out now, but the
Iinemen are expected to follow the
conductors and motormen. Only two
cars made round trips.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
ENGLAND CANNOT IGNORE II.


Transvaal Situation Demands Action
From Britain.
LONDON, June ls.-It is probable
that the crisis in the Transvaal will
be FASTENED by some untoward Incl
dent at johannesburg. j.. B. Robin.
son, the South African millionaire
and mine owner, received a telegram
from his agent at johannesburg, say
ing the situation there is most seri-
Gus.
The agent added hat a mass meet.
ing OF Uitlanders will be held to-day,
in order to confirm and support the
proposals of the British high commits
%sioner, Sir Alfred Miner. As open air
meetings are not allowed without per-
mission, the police may endeavor to
stop the meeting.
prominent Uitlanders and South Afri-
can capitalists in London is that the
British government is in a tight fix,
that it cannot retreat from its posi-
ton and that if President Kruger
does not recede war is inevitable.
Regarding the suggestion that the
United States be asked to mediate be-
tween the T%ransvaal and Great Bril-
tain, Joseph II, Choate, the United
States ambassador, says:
while every good American would
welcome the possibility of helping a
solution of the present situation, we
have not been approached in the mat
ter, and l, personally. know nothing
Of this proposed mediation by Amer
lea"
An official of the foreign Office said:
w have not approached America,
nor has America approached us in this
matter, and it is very unlikely that
America will be asked to do anything
OF the kind, much rs we value the
good feeling existing between the
two countries"
A detachment of 200 royal engineers
sailed to-day for South Africa from
Southampton.
PRETORIA. Transvaal Republic, June
lo.-After elaboration in secret the
vo!ksraad approved President Krue-
gers franchise proposals, and in
structcd the government to draw them
up in the form of a law, which will be
submitted to the volksraad. The volks-
Rad also passed a resolution of re-
greet that the British high commits
sioner had net accepted President
krueger's proposals., which the volks.
raad considers reasonable in tho
highest degree"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
AFTER THE FIGHT.
E1tEsimmon' Wonders How He Came to
Fight Jeffrles-Dressing- Room Scenes.

E1tHsimmon' Wonders How He Came to
Fight Jenrios- Dressing Room Scenes.
New YORK, June 12.-The scenes
enacted in the dressing-room OF jeff
RES. which was only a few feet away
from that occupied by the defeated
pugilist. were of the most joyful char
ac,er. Crowds of persons hammered
at this door for admittance, all anx-
ious to congratulate the new cham
pion. William Brady was dancing
with delight from the moment the
decision was given that made him for
the second time a manager of a
worlds heavyweight champion.
Billy Delaney. Jctfries' chief trainer,
was beside himself with delight. He
said: II have again brought a cham.
pion bcatcr from California and am
naturally proud of it,"
Jetfries himself was surrounded bv
a host of friends. who congratulated
him upon his we'll won honor. In re-
Spouse TO several inquiries the new
champion said:
"Fitzsinmons fought a good and
game battle and hit me harder than
any man whom have been up against.
He can whip Sharkey in two rounds.
| would gain nothing by meeting
SharlScy again, but am willing to meet
any man in the world in whom the
public has confidence, and there need
be no fear of my quitting the ring for
the stage. I will defend my title as
champion at all time and against all
Corners. AT no time during to-night's
fight did l feel any misgivings as to
my ability to win. l am satisfied that
1have we'll earned the right to be
called champion by beating Fitzsim.
mons, who was undoubtedly the great
est fighter Of the age"
Jeffries and his party left for New
York at midnight and will make the
Vanderbilt hotel their headquarters.
Just as soon as Fitzsimmons
reached his dressing room his wife,
who was ~anxiously awaiting the out
come of the fight, greeted the fallen
chambion affectionately.
Keep up your spirits, Bob" she
said. ''You fought s%plendidly, and
although you were beaten, you are
SCiiA the prince OIL HQnterS.
Martin Julian, Fitzsimmons' man
ager. spoke encouragingly to the de-
fcatcd pugilist, but the latter seemed
not to realize what was being said to
him. His trainers and sparring part
ners laid the lanky pugilist on a cot
and whispered words of encourage
mcnt in his car. Fitzsi,n,nons had
only partially recovered from the
shock of defeat aad occasionally MUIR
INJURED: How did l come to fight
him?"
he Shot His Wife and Young Daughter.
ARMOUR, S. d., June 12.-S. c. Clark
shot and fatally wounded his wife
and ~15.year-old daughter near here
last night and then disappeared.
Clark and his wife had been divorced,
but We're remarked a year ago. They
again disagreed and separated, thu
wife suing him for divorce.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
To Abandon the Paris.

CovERACK, Cornwall, June 12.-The
American line steamer Paris, which
a upon the rocks off the Manacles,
May 81, is now known to be doomed.
A southeast wind is blowing, bringing
in heavy seas, which are driving the
steamer astern landward. Her boilers
have shifted, her false bottoms arc
gone and the divers are unable to
work. The officers of the steamer will
leave her to-day.
With the exception of about q dozen
men who remain with the captain and
three officers, all the crew of the Paris
have left her. On the arrival of the
last of the crew at Falmouth, to be
paid off, a disturbance occurred with
the agents and underwriters. The
agents refused to pay the mems fares
home, which the sailors strongly re-
sented, as they had stood by the ship
until nearly the end. There is nov
nearly thirty feet Of water in the
holds of the Paris.
WICHITA, Kan. June IL. = Ten
thousands or more acres OF land be-
tween Wichita and Valley Center is
covered with water three feet deep
as a result Of the flood. Hundreds
of head of hogs and cattle r
drowned. Harry Hill, near Goddard,
was drowned last night while at
tempting to cross a swollen stream.
No other loss of life is reported.
Six miles north of Wichita the
water spread over the fields in a sheet
a mile an a half wide and three feet
deep. Farmers built RATS ana secured
canoes and rowed about their fields in.
specting the damage.
Hiawatha Invites Henderson to speak
HIAwATHA, Kan, June 1a.-Ex-Gov,
ernor E. N. Morrill,, at the instance
OF the Hiawatha Commercial club,
has telegraphed Colonel D. B. Hender-
son. candidate for Speaker of the
House, an invitation to make the
Fourth of July speech at Hiawatha.
Henderson is . personal friend Of the
ex-governor.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
The Prose.sor : burglar.

GALEsRURe, Ill, June 1e.-Prof.
Lloyd Willis, q member of the faculty
of Hedding college. Abingdon, has
been indicted by the grand jury for
burglary. Two weeks ago Prof. Will
lis was arrested, charged with rob.
bling the house OF Prof. J. r. Cushing
at Knox college, Galesburg, while tho
Cushing family was away. Prot Will
lie. it was charged, filed up several
boxes with books, lectures, manu-.
scripts, etc, and carried them to q
hiding place. In the meantime Willis
has disappeared. he taught elocution
and English. was . leading \. M. G.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16

Thanks to the perseverance and In
dependence Of Gov. Roosevelt, the New
York legislature, assembled In special
session, has been able to pass an
amended act for the taxation OF public
franchises as real property. The party
machine OF the state was originally
hostile to this measure Of equity and
true conservatism, but 1t was forced to
yield 70 necessity and reluctantly ac-
cepted the Roosevelt amendments to
the Ford bill. The legislature con-
sumed little time in debate. The SEN
ate passed the act yesterday by vote
of 20 TO 20. and the house by a vote Of
s;87 tos62.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
JEFFRIES' FATHER A PREACHER
His Comment When Told That His Son
Wa Champion.

WAN ulplOu.
Los ANGELES, CAL, June IL. -When
/ reporter called at the home of Cham
pion Jeffries' father in East Los An
gcles he found the lights out and the
family asleep. After some time the
family was aroused aud came down to
hear the news Of the fight. Mr.. JEFF
fries, who is a preacher, and who does
not approve of his sons profession,
did not appear elated over the result,
though he asked several questions as
to what round the fight ended in and
If any one was hurt. Being assured
that neither his son nor Fitzsimmons
had sustained serious injury, he said:
Its just as l said soms time ago
when I was asked for an expression
of the coming battle; the Lord was in
the fight He was with Jim and of
course Jim won."N
Mrs. Jeffries was delighted that her
son had won and Immediately sent
the following to him:
II am glad you have won the vic
tory you have worked SO hard for
Mother"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Modern Ideas.

The mayor of st. Louis, like the
Democratic leader in the house Of rep
resentatives (Alr. Bailey of Texas), re-
fuses to wear at any time the swallow
tail coat which civilized society pre-
scribes for certain occasions; and
therefore he may be excluded from the
Yelled Prophets annual ball-at which
the mayor Is expected to make an adj
dress and deliver the keys of the city
because he will not conform to the
rules Of the managing committee.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Statistic. of Foreign Missions.

According to a statement prepared by
the Rev. DR.. Strong, the missionary
societies OF the United States, Great
Britain, Continental Europe. Asia,
Africa and Australia number 249, with
1854 stations and 1920 out-stations.
There are 1855 missionaries, $4,000
native workers and about a million and
a quarter communicates. The income
from all these countries approximates
S13 900 00O. +
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
G~overnor Thomas 4 Denounced.

DENVER, Gel, Juno lo.-The state
Federation OF Labor adopted resolu-
tions dcnouncing Governor Charles s.
Thomns us o man unworthy OF any
further recognition by the toiling
masses, on account Of his veto of the.
anti-boycott bill which passed the
late session Of tho legislature.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Big %Firework. Explo,lon.

NEW York, June M.-Thirty-si1
buildings, comprising almost the n
tire plant Of the Nordlinger- Charlton
Fireworks company ut Graniteville,
Richmond borough, vera blown up
yesterday afternoon and the entire
fireworks p.ant practically wiped ont
OF existence. No lives were lost and
but three persons were injured, two
OF them seriously.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Blind Horses. Sense Of Smell.

Blind horses will gallop wildly about
a field without striking the surround
ing fence. The ems Of smell informs
them Of it's proximity. The horse, when
browsing, is guided entirely by the
nostrils in it's choice Of proper food,
and blind horses are never known to
make mistakes in their diet.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
A Theory.

mike" said Flooding Pete, show is
it dat some of desc people kin work
day after day an never seem to feel
it," WELL" replied M%eandering Mike,
reflectively, 81 s'pose dey is started in
young an gets to be immunes."-
Washington Star.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Are You U.,nc Aliens Foot-Eas.,

1t is the only cure for Swollen,
smarting, Burning. Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress. Allen S. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-16
Hsr Gyp.y Lord Il Al,ve.

LONDON, Juno l0.-Princess Chimay,
formerly Clara Ward Of Detroit, tele-
graphs from Cairo that Jancsi Rigo.
with whom she eloped and later mar
ried, is not dead, but is quite we'll in