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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
The Authorship Contest

The contest over the office Of
county auditor is not without good
results. 1t has resulted in seating
the candidate who received the
majority votc-the choice Of the
people Of Pennington county. 1t
IS also a signal defeat for three or
tour republican Judges and clerks
Of election who did not scruple to
dlsobev the law in their efforts to
elect their candidate.
Nor is this all. The attorneys
for the defendant labored most in
dustrlously to nulliiy the action
and nominations made by the mass
convention of silver republicans in
tins county. In this they failed as
Signallv as in their other Conten-
lions. This phase Of the case vii!
prompt the silver republicans to
renewed activity. They will be
found in the field next year with a
full ticket. 1t may have to be
nominated in a small mass cOnven.
ton. but it will be in the field lust
the same. The silver republican
vote Of Pennington county defeat
ed the regular republicans tickle
last fall and it will do it again the
coming year. Mark that.
Another point which failed will
the defense was that wherein j
was sought to show that the pres.
cnt county auditor had tampare(
with the ballot boxes and returns
It met the defeat it merited. Tn
present county auditor has a recor'
clean and credltable in every &c
spect.
The defense played a losin
game from start to finish. Tn
republicans themselves are re
~sponsible for the whole contes,
They have been defeated. Ii
them take their medicine.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
BRYAN and the New York Democrats

A letter written by Col. w.
Bryan to a prominent silver demo-
craft in New York has Just been
published and has created a de-
cided stir and much comment
among the democratic forces of
empire state.
In his letter Col. Bryan states
that it is high tine to ascertain
whether CT not the New York de-
mocraCv consents to stand on the
democratic national platform
adopted by the party at Chicago
in 1896. He states that so far as
Tammany is concerned "Tam-
many needs the democracy Of the
nation equally as much as the de
mocracy of the nation needs Tam
many.' Col. Bryan urges that
New York democrats either ''hsh
or cut bait'-that they either take
their place in the ranks of the
regular democratic party of the
nation or be classed as enemies
TO the party. Col. Bryan asserts
that in 1900 the declarations made
by the democracy in its national
platform Of 1896 will be repeated,
that the future policy of the party
is based on the Chicago platform
and that it will remain the same
until the reforms outlined in that
document are enacted into law.
The empire state democracy is
in a foment over the great Ne
hraskan's pointed way of stating
the situation, but the stern fact
remains that the stand taken bv
the great commoner is unassa1l
able and the rank and file Of the
party Of the west and south will
stand by him on the proposition.
In 1896 the New York delegation
walked out Of the national con-
vention at Chicago because the
rank and file of the party as 1er-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10

rese1!ed by that greet gathering
would net submit to its d.ctation.
The democracy Of that state has
ignored the principal pl INKS of the
national platform eve since and
Col. Bryan is right in his effort to
ascertain whether the Hill, C!eve-
land and Croke, democracy of
New York is a friend or an enemy.
If a delegation to the next dem
OClatic national convention from
New York state shall come rep
rcscntine the plutocracy of the far
east as it did in 1896, it will in all
probability be given a chance to
''bolt'' again, but ever in trust
! ridden New York the silver issue
and its kindred reforms are not
dead. From the ashes Of a divid-
ed democracy in the empire state
will rise the sentiment represent
ing the true doctrines of the party
and the organization will press
forward with its united forces from
every state in this union.
Bryan's judgment is right. The
New York democracy must either
bow to the will AMI do the bidding
of the millions who make up tina
party or else these forces of Crok
er!sm. Hillism and worst of all
Clevelandism, will be dumped
bodily into the gulf of politica
oblivion, Let them go. The,
are as millstones around the nee
Of the party. The sooner the
are forced into the ranks of tn
opposition the better for all.
The time has passed when tn
national parry must bow in sui
mission to these men Just becaus
they once held a high position
the councils of the organization
Bryan's advice is sound. H
position is unassallable. TIL
west and south Can do no bette
than stand by him.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
Bland's Silver Wedding.

WAsHLNGTON, Feb. 6-The Missouri:
delegation in both branches Of Con,
gress last night met ut the residence
Of the Hon. K. p. Bland and presente,
the free 81 yer leader and his wifi,
with Il costly hand embraced sold sill
yer fru.t bow, in honor Of the twenty
hfth vrrsary OF their marriage.
The iund was made up from privat,
conr ibniions by every member Of the
delegation. Appropriate remarks
were made by Representatives Cow.
ierd. Benton and others. :,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10

The aggregate capitalization Of
thirty-tWo trusts Incorporated
under the laws Of New Jersey to
the end of the year 1898 was ST.,
2oS,86o,3 800. New Jersey today is
as great a scandal to the union
as Louisiana was in the days Of
the Louisiana lottery. 1t is even
a greater n to the public
welfare. The Louisiana lottery
swindled the dupes who bought
shares il It, but they we're. volun.-
tarys. victims. The. New Jersey
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
Train RollS Down q Bunk

CnHLlCoTHE. Ohio. Jan. 3~o.-South-
bound Ohio Southern passenger trlin
was wrecked near Coalition yesterday.
Engineers Wright was killed, the fire.
man fatally scalded and six passengers
hurt. The whole train was derailed
and rolled down the bank.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
Ptpemaker3 to Combine.

New York, Feb. 6.-The combina.
ton of the cast iron pipe AMI foundry
interests into one concerl seems to be
an accomplished fact. The prospectus
Of yhe United States Cast Iron Pipe
and Foundry company is issued to-day.
II unites into one company u ma jority
of the leading manufacturers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
SpaniardS to Get Contract.

WAsHlNGToN, Feb. 6.--While no otfi
cial award has been nude of the bic
for the repatriation of the Spanish
prisoners in the Philippines, it has
been practically decided to give the
contract to the Companie Transatlan.
.tique, otherwise known as the Span.
ish Transportation company. =.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
Insurance Commissioners Office.

~ AA$
The office Of state commissioner
OF insurance established bV Tive
populist legislature Of 1897 has
been a thorn in the side OF the re
publicans ever since it was crcatctl.
1t has brought grief to the repub-
lican newspapers OF the state and
they have Joined in a demand that
it be abolished. This demand IS
made for several reasons.
The commissioner Of insurance
is appointed by the governor and
owing to that little interest deal Of
Phillips we have a silver governor,
likewise a silver insurance com
missioner. The publication Of in
sirance statements as required by
law amounts to several thousand
dollars each year and with a silver
insurance commissioner this pa
tronage very properly goes to sill
yer newspapers. 1t is this phase
Of the proposition which worries
the republican, editors. The abol-
,'ition of the office would place this
patronage in the hands of the re-
publican state auditor. who would
very naturally give it to republican
papers.
But let us see whether or not
the creation of the office Of com.
missioner Of insurance was a wise
move. The UNION has the annua
report of that o"f1lcial and the docu.
ment is a vindication Of the entire
move. 1t was under the republi.
cen method Of handling the insur-
anc: business from the office o
the state auditor that SO much dir
~ work. thievery and blackmafline
was carried on. AnderSon's case
was a fair sample of 1t. Since the
creation of the separate office OF
commissioner of insurance tina,
department has yielded the state
over SO, 900 more revenue than was
ever before realized from it in the
same length Of time. The Office
being an appointlve one, a dishon.
est official can be promptly ousted,
as in kipp's case.
The office of insurance commits
sioner is all right and its worth to
the state has been demonstrated
through the efficient and faithful
service Of l.. c. Campbell, h {
present commissioner. Laying the
patronage question aside, TIL
UNION believes that the abolition
Of the Office would be a grave mis-
fakR
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
The peace treaty was ratified by

The peace treaty was ratified by
three more than two-thirus vote
in the United States senate last
Monday. Uncle Sam will now
pay twenty millions for the priv.
lege of continuing the fight against
a lot Of savages, a thousand Of
whose number are worth less than
the poorest American volunteer
that ever handled a rifle. ,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
Bridegroom IL Missing.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, Feb 6.-Mat
Cunion. Il wealthy resident Of the In
dian Territory, came to st. Joseph t.
be married last Tuesday, to Miss LIZ
z!e Rush. Sunday night he disap
peared and is still missing. He hat
S'M' in his pocket. Foul play i:
feared.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10

will bring us. The Latin e.
tragedy is but another like Home
stead, like Hazclton, like Pull
man, like NlIden and like a score
Of o;hers-each a labcringman's
battle against want.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10

MEXICO CITY, Jan. 3O.-President
D,az has app tinted Manuel Aspiraz,
assistant secretary of foreign reia.
tons, to be ambassador to Washing.
ton. :
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10

Now is IA go>d time to pa? for your
paper for 1899. Well accept wood.
butter, chickens, eggs, or potatoes in
exchange for the paper.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-02-10
THE Inc.Sc4lt Ciosed.'

~ "Hi " cS~'I ~ Hi'N >
Geographic dispatches the PROSE
cution Of Sheriff Martin for tie
killing of tWenly-one striking coal
mlncrs at Lalt1mcr. Pcnn.. has
ONE to naughl. Diploma>.cally
speaking, "tiIc incident may now
be considered closed.'
This outrage once more demon
StratcS one point on which The
UNION has quite often dWclt at
iength-that the courts of the
country are gradually falling into
the control Of the corporations and
that the prospects of the laboring
masses TO obtain justice are being
correspondinGIy lcssencd.
Lest the force Of this example
be lost, THE UNION will state that
the killing OF these striking miners
occurred in September, 1897,
while they were marching pcacably
on a public highway. The sworn
evidence brought out at the farce
which took the place of A trial
showed that there was no act of
violence on the part of the strikers.
that their attitude was not even OF
4 threatening nature and that not
me III ten Of their number carried
A weapon Of any character what
ever They claimed the right to
peaceabIy assemble and discuss
their grievances. This they did
and on that fatal day they marched
IN a body down the public high
wav leading to Latlimcr. Sheriff
| Martin and his DEPUTIES. emploveC
by the mine operators to "protec,
PROPERTY" formed a line across
that highway and ordered the
strikers to halt and disperse.
they refused. Then came Sherii
Martins command to fire. and
twenty one miners fell in the
agonies of death, with over hft,
wounded. Twentv-one funerals,
twentv-one families fathcrless
twentv-One widows: three scor,
and more of fa,herless children
,wentv n homes. crude ant
dinpv though thew were. made
desolate-and h W Becaus,
these men dared remonsuatt
against a further reduction If
wages already too near the starva
ton point! And now this ma,
Martin. who is responsible for thi.
harvest of death and desolation
goes free and unpun,shed, read
to repeat the act again the comins
summer if called upon to do SO
Give Martin his freedom.' say tn,
courts of PENNSYLVANIA. He ha
lone nothing to merit punishment
And now with the final announce
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-26
is 1T DURABLE?
Question often Asked by Those
Afflicted with Piles.

Is strained joint durable? Is local in
Illumination durable? OF course, if proper
ly treated. So is piles.
People often become afflicted with piles
and ask some old chronic who has always
persisted in the wrong treatment and natur-
ally discourages them by telling them that
their case is hopeless.
They in turn discourage others, and thus
q disease that can in every case be cured by
careful and skillful handling is allowed to
sap the energy of thousands who might free
themselves of the trouble in a few days.
Pyramid Pile Cure will cure the most ag-
gravated case of hemorrhoids in an aston
ishingly short time. 1t relieves the congested
parts, reduces the tumors instantly no mat
ter how large. allays the Inflammation and
stops the aching or itching at once.
Thousands who had resorted to expensive
surgical operations have been cured by
Pyramid Pile Cure-in number of instances
persons who had spent months in a hospital
under n specialist
1t is a remedy that none need fear to APP
ply even to the most aggravated, swollen
and infamed hemoTThoidaI tumors.
If you are afflicted with this stubborn dis
This remedy is no longer an experiment,
but medical certainty. 1t is manufactured
by the Pyramid Drug Co., of Marshall,
Mich.
Druggists sell it at 50 cents per box. 1t is
becoming the most popular pile cure this
everywhere are ordering it for their CUSTOM
erS.
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PARK INVESTIGATION.
Council Committee VIII Meet TO-MOr-
row Night-Ordinances Not Signed.

On Monday night of last week, at the last
regular meeting Of the Council two or three
ordinances were passed, among them the
one appropriating $500 for the use of the
committee on impeachment and nvestiga-
ton which has charge of the park investi-
cation. These ordinances had not been
signed by the mayor when he went South
as they had not been engrossed and pre-
scented by the clerk. Controller Johnson
yesterday had his attention called to these
ordinances, and, after consulting with City
Attorney Kern, decided to sign the appro-
priation ordinances, knowing that to be the
mayors intention. On little closer exam
that ordinances must be signed or vetoed
by the mayor within ten days of their pre-
Sentation to him by the clerk, not within
ten days after their passage, as first sup
posed. Then Mr.. johnson decided TO let the
matter rest and leave the mayor to sign
them or not when he returns. Under the
operations of the charter a failure by the
mayor to sign an ordinance amounts to a
veto, but as the ordinance was not re-
ceiVed until yesterday there is yet ten days
for him to act, according to the construction
placed on the charter. Mr.. Kern held that
Under the charter, if the controller acted as
acting mayor he could not perform his du-
ties as controller, and advised him to go
home for the remainder OF the day If he
signed his name as acting mayor.
The Council committee viii begin its in
veStigatiOn tomorrow night. 1t is the an
examine newspaper men. After they are
heard such witnesses as they may name will
also be examined concerning their knowl-
edge of the park transactions.
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the Retail Merchants Association, on the
subject of the proposed garnishee law now
pending before the Senate. On Tuesday
evening at 100 o'clock the committee will
take up for consideration all the antitrust
and anti-bucket shop bills now before the
Senate at one time, inst lad of hearing the
times, which would delay the bills and con-
sumo much more time than the present plan
of taking them up together.
The Senate committee on benevolent in
stitutons met last evening and decided to
report favorably on four bills. The first
two were drafted by the State Board of
Charities. One Of them provides for the crea-
ton of county boards of charities in all
counties of the State on the application of
a sufficient number of citizens. The board
VIII consist of fifteen persons, either men
or women, who will be appointed by the
judge Of the Circuit Court The other bill
stipulateS that any person, bringing depend
ent children into the State, must file q bond
to maintain the children while they are
here. The other bills were to establish
asylum for the incurable insane at Column
bus, and restricting $40 the amount of cloth
ing and other supplies furnished by the
county clerk to any person sent by the cOun-
~ to the State Hospital for the Insane.
The Senate committee on cities and towns
acted favoraby on three bills, as follows:
for the use of the inhabitants: allowing the
mayors of cities of less than 50, 900 popula-
ton the right to veto ordinances, but pro-
Viding that a majority of the Council OF
such city may pass measures over the veto
Of the mayor; eXempting city property from
taxation when it has not been plated or
improved
The Senate committee on agriculture will
report favorably on House bill No. IS, au-
thOriZing county fair associations to sell
real estate when desirable; also on House
bill No. 142, making it a misdemeanor to
take fish from private fish pond, and on
Senate bill No. 147 authorizing county COM
miSsionerS TO purchase fair grounds on the
petition of 300 or more freeholders of the
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TALKED POLICE BILL.
Concluded from Fourth Page


baImers; medicine health and vital sta
tistics.
No. 1863. BY Mr. Madden: Relating to di-
VorceS; judiciary
No. go. By Mr.. Roots: To authorize
towns to keep streets and alleys clean; cit
les and towns.
No S7l. BY Mr.. Roots: To create a state
board of architecture; fees and salaries.
No. 372. BY Mr.. Stevens: To regulate
hunting on inclosed lands; rights and privi-
No. S79 BY Mr.. Stevens: To amend the
law regarding thistles and brers.
No. 374: BY Mr.. Artman: Prescribing the
duties of city treaSurerS in cities not gov
erned by special charter: cities and towns.
No. S75. BY Mr. Huff To require hagmen
at railroad crossings; railroads.
S. B. No /: To provide security for labor
and material on public contracts: judiciary.
S. IS. No 81 Authorizing counties to ac-
quire the title of land secured by reason of
foreclosure of school fund loan mortgages
and to sell the same county and township
business
S. b. No: 80; To incorporate insurance
S. b. No II: TO authorize the appointment
of a commissioner of fisheries; rights and
s. b. No 10: To protect electric light and
power companies; cities and towns.
S. b. No. %: Concerning pleadings in GER
S. b. No. 80: Concerning allowances for
attorney fees in cases tried on change of
venue; judiciary.
elections.
$. b. No. 66: To create a state board of
pharmacy: rights and privileges.
s. r. No 81: Concerning natural gas and
oil wells; natural resources.
$. b. No. 81: Concerning natural gas and
oil wells; natural resources.
S. B. No rs: Authorizing that in univer-
sites chartered by the State the majority
of trustees shall have certain religious be-
liefs or church affiliations: education.
s. b. No. 1874: Governing the duties of au-
ditors and commissioners when called in
special session; county and township bust
ness.
S. b. No. 1873: To limit the issue Of road
bonds roads.
Second Readings
No. 236. BY Mr.. Rifenburg: To amend the
act establishing a superior court in Lake.
Porter and Laporte counties; engrossment
ordered.
Bills Passed.
No. 365 BY Mr.. James: To amend the free
gravel road law; passed under suspension of
rules
S. b. No. Dol: To provide a mode of assess
ment and construction of sidewalks, etc,
in Bedford passed under suspension of rules
by IS ayes.
S. B. No. 200: Concerning street. alley and
sidewalk improvements in Brazil; passed
under suspension of rules by so ayes.
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DENTAL AND PHARMACY BILLS.
Both FavOrabIy Considered by House
Committee on Rights and Privileges.

Both FavOrabIy Considered by House
Committee on Rights and Privileges.
The House committee on rights and priv
iIeges last evening heard DIR. Oliver, presi
dent of the State Dental Board, on the new
bill which his board desires passed and
which was introduced by Mr.. GlossBrenner.
His explanation of the provisions of the
bill was satisfactory and the committee de-
cided unanimously to recommend it for
passage. The pharmacy bill was so amend
ed that quinine may be sold by any dealer
and druggists may reregister by applica-
ton. AS amended the bill will be favorably
reported Mr.. Caraways bill to require
railroads to provide stations will be favor
ably reported as will Mr.. Cuttys bill to pro-
vide that fire escapes shall be placed on
buildings where persons are employed or
dwell. All buildings over two stories high
are to be so provided
The pure food bill, by Mr.. Ross, will be
indefinitely postponed as will Mr.. Stevens s
bill to prohibit hunting without written
permission of the owner of the land. Mr..
Fuller's bill forbidding races or sports on
any day set aside for memorial purposes
will also be indefinitely postponed.
The judiciary committee decided the New
ton county seat matter. The minority
favors the bill as it is drawn. 1t is the de-
sire of the minority to so amend the bill as
to require the consent of IS per cent. of the
voters for a change in the county seat in
stead of 50 per cent. as the bill provides
The majority would also insert a provision
that If the election is not held within two
years, the commissioners shall erect a court
house at Kentland to cost not more than
eight-tenths of per cent. on each dollar of
taxable property. The woman's suffrage
resolution will be faVorably reported as long
as the present Legislature can take no ac-
ton on it.
The county and township business decided
to fayorably report Senator Nusbaum's bill
providing for the specific duties of auditors
and commissioners in case of q called meet
ing and to indefinitely postpone Mr.. Ora
hams bill authorizing commissioners to
buy instruments for the county surveyors.
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To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
In Tuesdays Journal you quote legisla-
tor, Mr. Blankenship, as saying in a speech
he made on Monday opposing a bill then
before the House, 'that it was the most
vicious bill ever presented to the Legisla-
ture, and that it was brought in the inter
est of the wholesale merchants, who form
the most gigantic trust ever in the State
Now, there are some of the representatives
that are sent to the Legislature who are
possibly not known outside of the county
they represent. but the fact that they areNn
the Legislature carries a good deal of weight
with what they may say in their speeches.
These speeches are read all over the State
in less than twenty-four hours after they
are made, and are taken as facts unless
known to be otherwise and if not facts,
are misleading. The legislators. in making
assertions, especially when they are as hard
ard unjust as the above quoted, should be
careful to know they are stating what is
true. / do not know Mr.. B., do not know
what political party he belongs to, and new
er before heard of the bill he was opposing.
JOSEPH A. GODDARD.
Muncie, Ind, Jan. "a.