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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

"A society woman who had shown
much Kindness to a young collegian
overheard him one day speaking of
her by her Christian name. Innocent
in intention, he showed himself mex
cusably careless Of the bounds between
friendliness and familiarity, and was
never again invited to her house. Far
more innate was the courtesy OF COM
pany Of young recruits who recently
fell out Of military procession to sa-
lutte Miss Gould at her house door.
She's Helen, our Helen!" they
shouted, stamping their feet and toss
Ing their caps, as they read her pardon
I'm her answering smiles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
Brands Number 1311.

The brands now on file with the sec.
Rotary of state number 1,al1. The to-
tai number will probably reach 1.40o
by the first of the year, when the state
marks and brands committee will meet
to pass upon the brands. After the
first of the year the person first filing
brand will be entitled to use it and
no one will be permitted to infringe
upon his rights.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

Long Lee. Chicago Chinaman, has
oeen sentenced to work out 800 fine.
at the rate OF $3.50 a week day, in the
house of correction. But the authors
ties have no work for him to do, and
the unfortunate celestial" is begin
ming to fear that "old age with his
stealing step may claw him in his
clutch" before tho amount Is dis
charged. No wonder the simple chill
dren Of the east are often lost in
wonder and amazement at the strange
workings Of western justice.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
CHILDREN BURNED.
Eleven Little Ones Aflame a,
Quincy, ILL
WERE DRfssfD IN flEflY MATERIAL
stun Ignites Easily-Panic Follows Ac-
cidcnt-work OF Rescue Prompt
-Agonizing scenes on
Parents Part.

While the school children of st. Fran
els parochial school, Seventeenth ant
I. Vine streets, Quincy, ILL, were rc,,ears,
ing Friday afternoon for an entertain
ment to be given next Tuesday even
ing. one of their dresses caught fir
from gas jet and few minutes late
four OF them were burned to death, tw,
died an hour later and five others dice
before midnight. Half dozen Others
| were burned more or less seriously
The dead;
Irene Frciburg.
May Wavering
Mary Althoff
Bernardina Ground.
Colletta Middcndorf.
Mary Hickey.
| Wilhelmina Guttendorf.
Olivia Timpe.
| Addic Futtcrcr
Josephine Bohme.
Margaret Warner.
All these are between nine and eleven
years of age. Helen Soothing and sew
eral other teachers, Father Nicholas
| and Professor Frank Musholde. were
painfully burned in trying to save the
| children.
The fire started in n little dressing
room where the children were dressing
for rehearsal. One of them brushed
against gas jet, and in an instant
she was afame. She ran screaming
out of the room, communicating the
blaze to the others.
There were fourteen children in the
cast Of the Christmas entertainment
and only few escaped 1t was all
orer In ten minutes and in that time
four persisted, seven were fatally
burned and others more o. less severe
ly injured.
The children were panic-stricken and
rushed this way and that, screaming
with pain. But the agony was brief.
Only few moments elapsed and then
four OF them sank to the floor dead.
Others fell, too, but they still lived,
suffering excruciating agony.
The school hall was filled with chill
dren and many more would have been
killed in the panic which followed had
it not been for the prompt efforts of
the teachers aud sisters who were in
charge of the entertainment and were
present.
Frank Musholt, n teacher, heard the
cry OF fire, and was half way up the
stairs at one bound. He met the child
all ablaze and instantly cnwrapped
her with his coat, but she broke away
and rushed on past him into the group
of other children.
The shriclss and screams of the in
jured We're agonizing. The little ones
lay helpless and impotcnt on the floor
and writhed about in their agony.
The dead were charrcd in most cases
beyond recognition. The home of
peaceful pleasure had in an instant be-
come charrcd house. The doctors
fitted about about on their missions of
mercy, seeking to apply soothing To-
tions to those who were still alive and
seeking also TO cover the charred bodies
of the dead with blankets or other
covering.
Besides the many patients within
the smoke stained walls there were
dozens of fainting and heart broken
women without. They screamed us
some OF the scenes came to them and
II the child or loved one was among
the dead and wounded their grief
gained the mastery and there was a
collapse which required the attention
Of the doctors.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
BULLER's LOSS WAS HEAVY
Somewhat Larger than the First Esti-
mate OF the General

mate of the General.
A London, December 90 special says:
There is still no definite news concern
ing the military operations in South
Africa. Probably this is because the
only cable that is working is choked
with official dispatches.
General Buffers casualty list at CO.
lenso. just published, shows that JAG
were killed and TAG wounded. Two
hundred and twenty-scven are de-
scrlbed as missing. and of these about
forty are known to be in the hands of
the Beers. This makes total larger
than General Buffers original estimate.
Belated stories from Chivcley camp,
Natal. all concur in saying the British
did marvels in an impossible situation.
The Oldest war correspondents say they
never saw anything comparable with
the bravery OF the men and officers.
The naval contingent created an i'm
mense furore, engaging the Beers sin
glc-handed and mailing serapnel and
lyddite shells on the Notifications
north of the town in a vain effort to
while the British forced the passage of
the river
The advance of the Second brigade
along the road leading to the bridge
in the face of a deadly fusilade is de-
scribed as magnificent. The British
forced their way across the fire zone
under a perfect storm of bullets from
the invisible Beers. The patter of the
bullets on the dry plain, it is added,
raised the dust like heavy raindrops on
water.
The queen has been greatly annoyed
by the unfounded statement that she
is in ill health and perpctually weep
ing. A paragraph contradicting these
stories appears in the papers, which
add that it has never been her majes-
tvs habit to display grief like a hys-
tcrical schoolgirl.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
viii he Disappointing.

An English scientist shows that
liquid air cannot do the great things
expected Of it as source OF power or
of refrigeration. The cost of manu-
facture is such, that it cannot pay to
use the air produced by the evapora-
ton of the liquid for the propulsion of
an engine. For refrigeration lump
Of ice beats bottle OF the liquid air.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
Prosperity for 1aan

Indications point to great prosperity
for the coming year. This is a sign Of
a healthy nature. The success of n
country. as well as of an individual de-
ponds upon health. If you have anv
stomach trouble try Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters which cures dyspepsia, in.
digestion and biliousness.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
Coz Bound Over.

William Cox, one of the trio of young
toughs who brutally assaulted Laura
Berch November .6,near Twenty-fourth
and Franklin streets, in Omaha, and
who was arrested at grading camp
north of Council Bluffs, has been bound
over under bond of $1,000. George
Mcclure, another one of the young
men, is awaiting trial on a like charge
and is in the county Jail.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
May Select His Station.

The war department has instructed
Major General Brooke, lately military
governor of Cuba, to report to. the
Acknowledgement at Washington. He
will come by easy stages to get used
to winter weather. 1t is said ut the
war department that his future assign
ment to duty will depend mainly upor
his own wishes in the matter.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

There is moro Catarrh in this sec,io, =. a.
country than oil other diseases put toeetba ns
ana until the last few years was supposed to h.
lncuraoie. For great many years doctors nro.
remedies, and by constantly falling Co e~rn
Sitn local treatment pronounced it incurable
Science mas proven catarrh to be constitn.
tutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure. man
;n u a by r. J. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio
Is me only constitutional cure on the market
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly upon the blood NJ
and mucous surfaces OF the system They otrer
Send for circulars and testimonials. Addre ere
=. J. CHENEY g. CO., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the best,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
Wrinkles are the little burrows in
which Father Time sows the seeds of
discomfort with lavish hand.

Medical statistics from Luzon show
that the death rate among the Ameri-
;an soldiers engaged in the present
war is rather lower than among the
troops stationed at Washington, Bos-
ton, New York and San Francisco.
Pedestrianism has always been regard
ed as q healthy form of exercise, and
the daily marches in pursuit of the
pugnacious Aguinaldo have undoubted-
" served to more than counteract the
supposed bad effects of a torrid
climate.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
SURRENDERED to Russians.

The state department has issued a
warrant for the surrender to the Rus
sian government of A. P. Shutlein, alias
A. +. Klutchinski, who is charged with
larceny and false entry in Russia. He
was booltl1eeper in the Wilnae National
bank and is said to have stolen 1000
rubles, besides making false entries.
He came to the United States and set
tied down in Seattle, where he was ar
rested and brought before United States
Commissioner Shields at New York
who committed him for cxtradition.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
Loan Association Assigns.

The Mullanphy building and loan as.
ISOLATION of st. Louis has assigned to c.
+. A. Muller for tho benefit of credit
ors. Its liabilities represented in loans
amount to $4,000. The resources ag-
grcgate S.. 500.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
/ Hand Caurht In Trlp Hammer.

While Fred Nicholai, Of sutton, was
running the trip hammer in his black
smith shop, he had the misfortune to
get his right hand under the hammer,
striking 2, 900 pound blows, which se-
verely hurt II. He is the son Of ohm
Nich0lai, who last summer had his left
hand sawed 70 pieces in = circle saw ii
| the same shop.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
POINTS FROM THE PRESS.

Many poor wretches, the worst VIC
Tins of the gold standard monopoly
and extortion, will vote the Republican
ticket because it is the party of the
rich. Such are the worst kind Of slaves
and possess no qualifications whatever
for citizenship in a republic.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
Use IDyn,,anite.

At Springfield, ILL.,, street car waa
wrecked by dynamite right in the
heart Of the city. No passengers were
aboard and the conductor and motor
man were not injured. The strikers
disclaiEa any responsibility for the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
AN INFAMOUS CHAPTER.

st. Louis Post-Dispatch: Congress
cannot DO better than to investigate
the seven-year wars in Idaho between
the mine owners and miners of the
Occur d'Alene district. The story of
Warder's Bull Pen" is an Infamous
chapter in American history. On ap-
pllcation from the governor the federal
troops were to preserve order" This
turned out to mean to coerce the strik-
ers into submission. Martial law was
proclaimed, and the entire district has
1or long time been virtually under
the government of an irresponsible
military commander. working in con-
junction with a governor who is him
self said to be under tho influence of
the corporations. The Bull Pen" is
the prison where the military .uthori-
Ties have confined the miners who were
not submissive. 1t is said that as MANY
as 2,0O0 men have been held in this
pen, and of the total number incarcer-
ated only Is have been graciously
granted trial by jury. Justice, law,
ana every principle of civil liberty
nave been violated by the military au-
thorities.
The Standard Oil is mixed up in the
disgrace. That monopoly owns the
principal mines in the district, and the
ease with which the whole power OF
the national government has been
thrown against the men is another il
iustration of the dad pre-cminence" Of
that Infamous trust. Congress cannot
evade the demand for an investigation.
when the facts are brought out we
snail know more of trust methods, and
the chronicle Of infamy will be en-
riched by another chapter.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
Congressman Isoutelle III.

Congressman c. A. Boutelle of Maine,
who is at Young's hotel, Boston, has
been taken seriously i'll. The nature
of his trouble is not given out.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

When a woman reads the opening
chapter OF a novel she jumps to the
conclusion.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

An Atchison man and woman went
off fora time" together some ten wears
ago. He is rs great favoritc as ever
and she hasn't gotten back vet.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
strike In Galleries.,

strike began at the Hyde Park and
Oxford colleries Of the D., L. s. w.
company, at Scranton, Pa. The drivers
went out after making demand for IN
increase Of 10 cents per day, making a
wage scale Of 3l.47 per day. There is
= possibility Of the strike spreading to
the other colleries.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
ship Gold < bro. j,

The best information obtainable IN
Wall street, New York, IS that %, O0o,-
900 Il gold will be sent abroad on
ssasnrday' steamers
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

What would Christ think of i'm
perialism? What would he think of
Cecil Rhodes? What would he think
of the English slums, of the English
paupers, of the English lnillionaires, of
the Indian and Russian and Russian
famines, of the submarine boat, the
qulck-firing gun, the melenite shell
and the torpedo? What would he
think of the disgraceful plots and In
trigues Of imperialists in Africa :? What
would he think Of the ACKNOWLEDGMENT
OF China. the slaughter in the Soudan,
the kidnapping of Finland, and Rud-
yard Kipling's hymns? -London
Clarion.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

In this warfare upon the Filipinos
1t is safe to assert that the president
has been guided by the Almighty-Dol-
lar.-Justice.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

Fate is what a man calls 1t when he
gets in trouble for doing what he
shouldn't do.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

Many so-called patriot whose voice
Is for war is unable to hear call to
arms.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

Nearly every man tries to tell Irish
stories; only one in thousand can tell
them well.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
The village minister acquires sur.
#piice but seldom surplus.

a woman forgets she has a head
tche when she is wearing new hat.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

No man can can possess all the vir-
tues. 1t he has one or two he is lucky.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

Some people fail to recognize an OPP
ecrtunity when it comes up and shakes
hands with them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

To divest ones self Of somc preju-
dices would be like taking on the skin
to- feel the better. Greville.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

Can your soul be in peace, if when
While you are dining at society's BAN
quet, your brother is dying in soclety's
cellar?-Bayonet.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

The only argument the Republican
press has against the people who are
pointing out the mistakes of the Nc
kinley administration, Is to cry
'trattor!" 1t don't prove anything,
and is position that cannot be MAIN
tained.-Ord Journal.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

How uninteresting a turkey looks
after Thanksgiving.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

For stsrching fine linen use Magnetic
Starch
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

The only points in the United States
where you can buy slaves now are the
Hawaiian and Sulu Observation-Disclosures
apolis Sentinel.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
The D.nrcrous Cltisen.

The thing that we call politics,
which 90 many good, but misguided.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

The great trusts and monopolies
levy tribute from every man, woman
and child in the land to satisfy greed,
while the great mass of the people
must sell their products in the COM
petitive markets of tho world.-Nuck-
OILS County Herald.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

Use Magnetic starch-it has no equal
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

The first step is often SO expensive
that you can't afford to take the sec.
Ond.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29
PUBLIsHED WEEKLY

atching for the drinks is one kinq
! a. hall match.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-29

Party government has proven utter
ly futile and hateful, not because it is
intrinsically bad, but because the peo-
pie have not provided any means of
present discipline Of their servants 1t
ought to be possible for the people
suddenly to spank the fussy old babies
in the United States senate, and teach
them that they are there to do business
for the American eagle, and not to
slobber over courtesies.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-13
CORDOyA CHAT.

Cordova, July 12.-Edward Cool, OF
Rock Island, came up Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. II. eager are
visiting friends in Clinton.
Mrs. Hollister, Miss Cooper and o.
L. Peterson were Cordova' visitors
Saturday.
I Quite a numbe from here took in
the merchants excursion to Rockford
Wednesday.
Mrs. Handel returned home Satur-
day from months visit with friends
at Canton, Mo-
Miss Maggie Green came up from
Davenport today to spend few days
with her parents.
Mrs. Lima Bennett and Margaret
Conger, of Chicago, are here to spend
the summer with Mr.. and Mrs. w. C.
Henry.
There will be game of baseball
Saturday, July 10. at Durant's park
between the college nine of Fulton
and the Cordova club.
The sad notice has arrived here of
the death of Miss Bessie Meyres, of
Chicago. Miss Meyres was the only
daughter of Howard Meyres, former
resident of this place
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-13
Getting the Unvarnished Truth.

The first of the United States volun-
teers to return from the Philippines,
the 1st Oregon regiment, reached San
Francisco yesterday on the transports
Newport and Ohio. The men were
overjoyed to get back home. They
participated in q out of 80 fights in
which up to the time of their depar-
ture the troops had been involved.
From Brighten. Summers down all
were as glad as schoolboys to be at
home once more. All talked freely
regarding the conditions on the island
of Luzon. the necessity Of n much
larger army to conquer the natives,
and the prospects of peace. Taken as
n whole, the regiment was of the
opinion that the whole Philippine
group was not worth the price paid
for il. Scores of the rank and file
stated that ever since the arrange
ment of peace with Spain the volun-
teers in Manila had felt that their part
was over and they ought to be sent
home at once, Without exception the
men said that at fewest $4,000 addi-
tional troops were needed to bring
about reace. The troops were neces-
sary to garrison and hold the towns
taken from the Filipinos. With the
present force this was impossible, and
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-13
dirt DEFIES THE KING" THEN
SAPOl %
IS GREATER THAN ROYALTY ITSELF.
COUNTY TEMPLE
Transfers.

July liam j. Hardy ct al to Mat
tie H. Arp, n II feet lot and lots D,
and z. block IS, Oakdale add. to Mo-
line, 40 feet of Oakdale, lot 8, block
10, Pitts, Gilbert s. Pitts add, Mo-
line, part outlot 1, Ryder & Read s
add. to Moline. lot 6, c. F. Hemen-
ways add. to Moline, lot l, block j,
Prospect park add. to Moline, 81.
f. II. Guyer to j. L. Browning, lot
1, block 20, town of East Moline,
$500.
July 12-Ira White to Maud Dee,
lot ., block 2, Woodruff & Sears add,
village of Sears, 800.
G. p. Ryder by heirs to j. L. Brown
ing, lot 8, block F, Edgewood Park
add, Rock Island, 81.
Charles P. Ryder by executor to j.
r. Browning, lot 8, block F, Edge
| wood Park add, Rock Island, 81, 400
Mary A. Sexton to John III. Hill and
Julia A. Hill, 40 feet lot 6, block D,
c. Lynde's add, Rock Island, $500.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-07-13
NEW HAMrsHIRE's two United Stat g,

NEW HAMPSHIRE two United Stats
senator's came within an inch of en-
livening the streets of Concord yes
terday with fistic encounter. The
trouble grew out of a proceeding on
the part of the civil service commits
sion involving a charge that Senator
Gallinger had violated the civil SER
vice rules in assessing federal en-
ployes in the state during last falls
state campaign, he being chairman OF
the republican state central commit
tee. A circular sent out by Gallinger
calling upon the office holders to put
up was introduced in evidence. Out
of this grew the angry discussion, in
which not only the two senators, but
the civil service commissioner and
the attorney general of the state were
included The lie was finally passed
between the two senator's, and finally
the challenge to go outside and settle
it was accepted. and but for the inter
ference of friends the edifying specta-
Gle would doubtless have taken place.