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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
SOBS LIKE A CHILD.
Dreyfus Again Breaks Down at the Re.
counting OF His Trials,

AShlu esth DOWn AT JuV 1te
counting of His Trials.
Dreyfus had the most trying day
Thursday he has yet gone through.
The strain proved too great for him,
and for the second time in the course
of the trial he gave way to his feelings.
and sought relief in tears. The gen
erals have branded him as a traitor be-
fore the court, their subordlnates have
pointed the finger of scorn at him.
But he only once flinched-when the
official report of his treatment on Dew
lis island was read before him, and
the picture of his sutfcrings, mental
and physical. was thrown wildly on
the screen of his Then he
hid his features and wcpt. He passed
through another such crisis Thursday
when, after Captain Lebrun-Renault
and witness after witness had brought
up before him hat cold, canny morn
ing which ushered in the scene of his
degradation. Major Forzinctti, a man
Of heart, told in simple words and I'M
affected manner the story of Drcyfus'
struggle with the .maddeninr tempta-
ton to take his life and the interview
ton of his wife. as an angel. pointing
out the road of duty. Then. again. The
prisoners breast hcnvcd with emotion.
and tear drops t:icklcd down his
checks.
Ia t.nSp ntfl nr.n q r..n1 nr>rt 10
remain calm. as he spoke Il few words
in regard to his denial to Colonel du
Patty dc Clam that he wrote the borlc-
a he turned to Forzinctti with a
lool; of thanks for his consolation. SO
needed. Drcyfus then uttered these
words of heartfelt gratitude to his
wife for the courage with which she
inspired him:
1T is due to her" he cried, that l
am alive today"
The prisoner could ar.iculatc no
more but sat down abruptly to conceal
his distress.
The proceedings concluded a few
minutes later. and he was taken back
to his prison. where his wife visited
him. and in the presence of Madame
Drcyfus. and the gtndarm, on guard.
broke down completely. The tension
had been too much for him. He sobbcd
convulsivcly and the partner of his
sorrows joined him with a solacc Of
tears.
Captain Lcbrun-Rcnault and the sup
porters of his version of Dreyfus' al
legged confession had an inning last
ing nearly the entire session. their
dispositions containing nothing that
has not been stated before the court of
casSatiOn.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
SECRETARY PORTER OBJECTS.
Turns Down Supplies Claims OF Home for
F~riendless Society,".

Turns Down Supplies Claims Of Home for
Friendlcss Society.
Secretary of State Porter has de-
,lined to approve the claims of the
home for the fricndless for supplies
bought while the home was a bone of
contention between the society and
the state. Mrs. A. NJ. Davis, president
friendless paid out S4,936.3l of the
society's funds in order t. keep the
children of the home in food and
clothing. When the home went into
the hands of the state Mrs. Davis pre-
sentcd Il claim to the state for the
money expended on the wards of the
state. Auditor Cornell approved the
claims, but Secretary Of State Porter
declined to do SO. He sent this notice
to Auditor Cornell:
LINCOLN, Aug. %, 1S99.-Hon. John
+. Cornell, Auditor of Public Accounts
Dear Sir: l hereby return to you
without my approval, claims in favor
of Mrs. A. NJ. Davis, trustee, for the
reason that / do not believe them to
be a proper charge against the state.
This money in my judgment was be-
queathcd to the society for the home
for the friendless for the support of
homeless children, and having been
used by the society for that purpose
l am unable to see why they (the So
ciety) should be reimbursed from the
state treasury. l am most respectfully
yours. w. F. PORTER,
Secretary Of State
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
REBELS ARE DRIVEN OUT.
General Lawton Extends Civil Govern.
ment to Towns of His Division.

General Lawton Extends Civil Govern.
ment to Towns of Hi Division.
Dispatches just received from Cuba
announce that the American troops
under Colonel Bayless, with two field
pieces, sailed into the hills against a
band of natives who recently ambushed
four of our soldiers and have been gen
orally troublesome. The American
forces found the natives c~ntrcnched
and drove them from their trenches,
further into the hills. There were no
casualties on the American side.
though there were sons heat prostra-
tons. The natives loss IS not known.
The United States cruiser Charles
ton landed men. who guarded the city
during the absence of the troops.
The Fourth infantry having pre-
pared to give the insurgents a warm
reception. the latter have cca sed their
preparations for an attack on linus.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
OUTBREAK OF THE PEST
Yellow Fever Makes Its Appearance In
Many Towns.


The Indiana state board Of health
received a report Friday of the death
of a mar in Vincennes from yellow
fever. The man had lately returned
from Cuba, and though sick when he
reached New York was permitted to
come on to Indiana. The case is pro-
nounced certainly yellow fever, the
patient giving all the symptoms, even
to turning yellow and having the black
vomit. His name is not given.
The Texas state health department
Friday received information Of one
death from yellow fever at New Or
leans. State Health Officer Blunt at
once ordered a rigid quarantine against
New Orleans.
Owing to one death by yellow fever
in New Orleans and two others de-
clared there, Mobile City, Ala. au-
thorities proclaimed Friday u quaran-
tine against New Orleans.
A special from New Orleans SAYS: An
autopsy held Friday on the body of
Young +. Ulhoph. who died Thursday,
revealed the fact hat death was caused
by yellow fever. The case was re-
ported to the authorities four days ago,
but DIR. Murphy of the marine hospital
service. did not think the case was one
of yellow fever.
On receipt of news of yellow fever at
New Orleans the authorities at Mont
gomery, Ala, instituted strict quaran-
tine against that city.
A case Of yellow fever has been I'M
der consideration at New Orleans sew
r days. Several of the visiting
physicians agreed in disputing its dag
nosis as yellow fever.
The patient died and the autopsy
revealed the disease to be yellow fever.
Another case is under investigation.
but no decision has been reached.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
FIRST REGIMENT FLAG,
The Tat.ered Colors to be Carefully
Preserved.

The Tat:ered Colors to be Carefully
Preserved.
Lieutenant Colonel Frank D. Eager,
arrived in Lincoln from Omaha We'd
nesday. He brought with him the bat
tie worn flag of the First Nebraska
regiment and will deliver it to the
governor. The flag will probably be
formally turned ovcr to the regiment
next month at the regimcntal recep-
ton and reunion to be given at Lin
coin. After that the flag will be care
fully preserved at the state house and
kept as property of the state. An APP
preparation was made by the last legis-
lature to buy a Theoretically sealed
case for all the war relics now kept IN
the Office of the ad%jutant general. The
flag carried by the First Nebraska reg
iment will be placed by the side of the
flag carried by the First Nebraska reg
iment during the war of the rebellion.
General John M. Thayer was the
colonel Of the regiment in the civil
war.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08

A dispatch from Laramie. Wyo., an
nounces that out of q party Of 100
scientists who went geologizing in the
neighboring mountains some weeks
ago only twelve remain faithful to
their rock-chipping mission, the other
eighty-eight having scattered outNwith
kodaks and devoted their whole time
to photography. Thus does the camera
gain a decisive triumph over the ham
mer and the developed negative out
weigh the finest fossil. Kodak prac-
tice may not bring results of wonder
full value to the world Of paleontolog-
ical science. but it is apparently more
fun than burrowing in the strata Of
an alkali valley.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
Boiler Explosion Wrecks Pits
burg Plant
SEVEN ARE BADLY INJURED.
Accident Happens While Night and Day
Shifts Were Changing, otherwise
Fatalities Would Have Been
Creatcr-Cause Of the Ex-
Elosion Yet Unsolvcd.

A boiler exploded at the Republic
Iron works on South Twcnty-fourth
street P~ittsburg. Pa. shortly before
daylight Friday killed five men and
seriously injured seven. Fire which
broke out following the explosion
added to the horror. The mill was
partly wrecked and the entire plant
was compelled to close down. The
list of killed and injured is as follows:
David Matthews. heater, married.
Thomas Beavens, heater. married.
William Thomas, heater. married.
John Warminski. heater.
Unknown man. crushed almost be-
yond recognition.
Malachi Donohuc, ffty-eight years of
age, puddlcr. fatally burned.
Neil Donohuc, his son. twcnty-cight.
will die.
Frederick Herb, forty-cig't years
old. will die.
Stephen M%alacaski.
Henry Sanders.
Peter Schnitzer.
John Evans, cut about head; left the
hospital without giving his name.
The explosion occurred just as the
night force was leaving and the day
force was coming on duty, so that there
were only a few men in the mill at the
time. If it had happened half an hour
later the list of dead and injured would
have been appalling. 1t occurred in the
fourtecn-inch department and the CON
cussion was terrific. Buildings were
shaken a mile away and dust filled the
air for two or three blocks. 1t entered
open windows and nearly sutfocated
persons who were aroused by the roar
and the shock.
Immediately following the explosion
the wreck took fire and this added to
the difficulties encountered in rescuinp
the burned and mutilatcd victims.
The cause of the explosion has not
yet been determined. The damage to
the plant was heavy, but the firm
could not estimate it at this time.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
IN A BOWL FACTORY
Three Men Killed and Four Fatally In
jured In MICHIGAN

Three Men Killed and Four Fatally In
jured In Michigan.
The boiler in Chapman & Sargent's
oowl factory at Copemish, thirty miles
north of Manistee, Mich, exploded
Friday afternoon, killing three men
and fatally injuring four others. The
dead are:
Charles Handy.
Perry Melafont.
George Estabrook.
Fatally injured
Oliver Sanders.
Robert Peterson,
Charles Taylor.
Howard Ketcham.
George Rice was severely but not IA
tally scalded. The building was to-
tally wrecked, debris being scattered
for eighty roods around.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08

Chicago restaurants a gen.
eral rise in the prices Of steaks, and 1t
will Dol become almost as expensive
to eat a sirloin in Chicago as to take
a debutante and her chaperon to hear
grand opera. The public will stand
the added tax on meat with C
planning fortitude, but m increase in
the price of pie would rouse a spirit Of
rebellion that might stop at nothing.
Beef may furnish both the Drawn and
stnew Of Americans, but pie is dear to
every patriotic heart. and a gloomy
fate awaits the man who lifts Its price
or disturbs Its size.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08

The suit brought by the United
States against the Missouri, Kansas &
Texas Railroad company to set aside
the roads title to the land grant in
Allen and Neosho counties has been
decided in the Federal court in ses-
sion at Leavenworth, Kan. The land
in litigation amounted to more than
1000, 900 acres, the aggregate value Of
which is about SIS, DOC, 900. After hear
ing the arguments, Judge Hook de-
cided that title to lands held by set
tiers outside of Allen county should be
confirmed. Arguments are still to be
heard with reference to the title in AL
len county.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
OWNER OF CUP CHALLENGER.
ShanrccE's Master Greeted Mt New
YORK by New YORK Yatchmen

Shamrccli's Master Greeted Mt New
YORK by New YORK Yatchmen
The Cunard line steamer Campania
arrived at quarantine Friday at 7:3O,
and vas met in the NarrOws bv a flo
tilla of tugs and the steam yacht Erin
to greet Sir. Thomas Upton. who was
a passenger on the liner. The quaran-
tine commissioners boat, the State of
New York, also appeared on the scene
with 4 large party under the guidance
of Commissioner Palmer. The party
consisted of Colonel Treadwell, Gov
ernor Roosevelt's military secretary,
who was sent by the governor to re-
ceive Sir Thomas Upton. a number of
officials and members of the New York
yacht club, a number Of members
from the New England society, and
other smaller organizations. All
boarded the steamer and came up to
the dock.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
TEXAS MAYOR KILLS A MAN.

Victim OF BrOther-ln-Law and n Promi-
nent Lawyer.
A Friday special from TeXarkana
says:
News has reached here of a shock
ing killing at Atlanta, Texas, thirty
miles south of here. Captain R. +.
Boyle shot and killed A. l.. Culbertson,
his brother-in-law. The men have, up
to a few days been on the best of
terms. Culbertson vas a prominent
attorney. a nephew of Congressman
United States Senator Charles A. Gull
bertson, and Boyle is mayor of the
town
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08

Liberal aid for the destitute people
Of Porto Rico, 100, 900 of whom are said
to be without homes or food as the
result of the recent hurricane, will be
{ most effective way Of showing the
natives Of our tropical possessions that
they were truly fortunate when they
came beneath the shadows Of the
American flag. Prompt and properly
administered relief, teaching the Porto
Ricans that the American rule means
not only impartial justice, but kind
ness, charity and interest in the well
fare of all the nations people, will
allay much discomfort, ease any casual
friction and give the new additions to
our censu table a better understand
ing Of America and Americans than
has yet been presented.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
SOLDIERS PATROL STREETS
Court Opens ut Daricn. Ga, Under Mill
tnry Protection.

Court Opens ut Darien. Ga. Under Mill
tnry Protection.
The negro rioters concerned in the
Delagcl affair at Daricn. Ga, are sur
rendering daily in small squads. The
military posses are still searching the
swamps for them and have come across
several parties who ere trying to
evade the law. Among those captured
is John Smalls, a negro who went
through the country last Friday tell
ing all the white women they had bet
ter begin praying, as all women and
children would be killed.
Judge Scabroole convened court at
Daricn Thursday. Soldiers fully
armed patroled the streets for blocks
around the court house and every man
that passed was halted and made to
state his business. The negro element
was absent, only a few leaders OF the
recent movement being seen.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
IN CONTEMPT OF THE COURT,
Female Railroad President Sent to Jail

Female Railroad President Sent to Jail
California;.
Annie r. Rickart Of San Francisco.
the only woman president of a railway
in the United States, was formally
committed to the county Jail for five
days for contempt of court by Judge
Trout Thursday. Charles Ericks on,
a contractor, sued the Stockton &
Tulombe railroad company, of Which
h is the head, to recover SS,745 for
labor and material furnished. When
the case came up for trial Mrs. Ricxart
ignored an order of the court to pro-
luce the %company's books, and the
court fined he $3.50 for contempt and
sentenced her to Jail for five days.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
Cousins ElOpe.

Clarence E. McClung, a professor at
at the Kansas state university, whose
home is in Kansas City, Kan, went to
Council Bluffs Thursday. His first
cousin. Miss Annie A. Drake of Kansas
City, Kan, left her home about the
same time and did not return. Friday
morning a telegram was received an
rouncing their marriage at Council
III, A.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
a New Major.

The Second regiment. Nebraska Ma
tional guard, has u new major IN the
person of John w. Mcdonnell of Fair
bury. Only t%hirty-onc votes were cast
out OF "A possible ~forty-thrce. The
vote stood, John w. Mcdonnell, Fair
bury. 20, II. Hugh Sidenham. 3: Frank
II. Myers, Omaha, 5; +. II. Phelps,
Schuyler. 3. The votes were canvassed
in Lincoln Tuesday.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
Bad Fire Mt Albion.

Albion was visited Wednesday night
by the most disastrous fire in it's his
tory. AS a result the plant of the
Albion Milling company is in ashes,
with the exception of the elevator and
engine Don The loss will not be less
than twenty thousand dollars, two
thirds covered by insurance. The
origin of the fire is unknown.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08

The Chicago man who stole a dollar
and then fell into the river in the eff
fort to escape wal allowed to go free.
the citizen who lost the money remark
inx that the bather must have been
sorely In need Of currency to take such
chances. Inasmuch as the dollar was
lost during the struggle with the river.
the luckless thief no doubt felt that
sven this generous act was but cold.
md inadequate consolation.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
A Man Named Smith.

The steamer Nippon Maru arrived at
San Francisco Friday night from Hong
Kong and Yokohama, via Honolulu.
The Associated press representative at
Honolulu sends the following advices,
under date of August 80: At the com-
ing session of congress Hawaii will be
represented by William o. Smith, for
.merly attorney general of this country.
He will be appointed by President
Dole.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
LabOri Discouraged.

A Friday special says: Labor in a
private conversation does not speak
hopefully regarding the Dreyfus YER
dict. The fact that the Judges ask
questions about points which long ago
had been settled in anybody's mind, if
evidence could settle them, is a dis
couraging sign. Labori's wounds are
causing him much suffering.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
With Military HOnors.

The remains of Colonel Alexander
Leroy Hawkins, commander of the
Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers, who
died on shipboard enroute to San Fran
cisco from Manila, were buried with
military honors in the family lot in
Washington cemetery at Wash
ington, Pa, Friday afternoon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
Army Needed In Cuba.

General Fitzhugh Lee has made his
report on the condition of the two
eastern provinces of Cuba. He econ
mends hat the United States forces be
maintained in Cuba until the natives
clearly demonstrate their ability to
govern themselves.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
Kfnkaid Gets r.

Judge n. p. Kinkaid of O'Neill was
unanimously nominated for congress-
MAJ of the Sixth district at the Lex
counties, The judge was called for
and expressed his thanks to the con-
.vention for their kindness and followed
with an earnest address upholding the
platform of the convention.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
Electric Equipment for Gibraltar.

The port of Gibraltar is to have a
complete electric equipment, both for
government and private supply. and
in keeping with the military ideas that
are so prevalent there it has been de-
cided to locate the power station in
one of the best protected positions on
the rock. This is what is known as
the Kings b~astion, cut out Of solid
rock, and formerly used as an artillery
barracks.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
Dogs .Injure Cows.

Cows belonging to J. E. Bush and
Hiram Bates of Beatrice, have been in
jured by dogs SO badly that they had
to be killed. The COWS were in pas
ture near that city. The owners of
the worthless dogs are now threatened
with damage suits.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
EVIL Day Is DELAYED.

The situation in the T%ransvaal fails
to mend. Great Britain keeps on pre-
pairing for war, but is still hopeful
peace may come. Beers have made
some concessions, but many believe
that ultimate war cannot be avcrted.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
ROBBERY AT RAYMOND,
Two Stores, Depot and Meat Market
Entered by Thieves.

Entered by Thieves.
Several business houses at Raymond
were entered and ransacked by thieves
recently. One general store, one hard
ware store, the railroad depot and the
meat market were entered. The thieves
got but little money at any of the
places entered, but at the hardware
store a quantity of guns and knives
were stolen. Several tramps were
seen in the village, but there was no
positive clue that connected them with
the work. The Cortland bloodhounds
were sent for and placed on the scent.
They started off in a northwesterly di-
rection from the village. The thieves
we.e not a~pprehended at last ~account
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
Dismissed From Acad.mv.

On the recommendation of the sup.
erintendent of the military academy,
the president has directed the sum
mary dismissal from the service of the
United States of Capt. Philip +. Smith,
of the third class, for "~harrassing and
annoying a fourth class man." Smith
vas appointed to the academy from
the Fifth district of Nebraska, in June.
1897.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08

The big battleship Wisconsin will be
ready for its trial trip inside of a fort
night or three weeks. We're it not for
the delay in getting the coming tow
ers from the east the Wisconsin would
now be ready for it's initial trip. 1t is
being built at San Francisco.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08

A signalman at Slough was d~ischarg-
ed sunmarily for stopping a special
train on which the prince Of Wales was
travelling recently. On his explaining,
first, that he didn't know the prince
was on the train, and, second, that the
track was not clear, he Vas put back
again.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08
Yellow Fever In Mexico.

The yellow fever epidemic has spread
from Tuxpan to a number of coast
towns south. There is a chain of in
fected places in the lowlands between
Tampico and Vera Cruz.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-08

American militiamen are not per-
mitted. even when in attendance upon
a Y. M. c. A. excursion, to polGte
Canadian soil. If our neighbors are so
fearful of a few holiday soldier boys,
while wearing the uniform of the
United States, how they would shud-
der at the sight Of a party Of regulars
tramping along behind a Calling gun.