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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
PARKER TO SUCCEED.
MADE ROCK ISLAND MANAGER.
Takes the Place of Truesdale, tho Ro-
signing Executive OGlccr-PrOmotions
All Along the Line Civil Service
Principles Prevail.

H. A. Parker, second vice-president
OF the Rock Island road, was yesterday
appointed general manager OF the roao
vice w. H. Truesdale, who has been
elected president Of the LackaWanna
Mr.. Parker will have charge OF all
transportation matters, but reports ana
communications relative to the freight
and passenger departments will be
handled by the heads Of those depart
ments instead of by the general man
ager. The position of first vice-presl-
dent Is left open for the present. Inc
following promotions were also an
nounced, all effective March l: II.
Cover, general freight agent, to be as
sistant freight traffic manager, with OIL
flee at Chicago; e. B. Boyd, general
freight agent lines west of the Missouri
river, to be general freight agent lines
east Of the river, vice H. Cover, pro-
noted; H. H. Embry, commercial
agent at Buffalo, to be general freight
agent lines west of the Missouri river.
with Office at Topeka, vice E. B. Boyd.
promoted. 1t will be seen that all
these promotions have come to officials
already in the service of the company.
the management preferring to stand
BY civil-service principles rather than
so outside for new men.
H. A. Parker has been IN the contin-
uous service of the Rock Island road
since 1865, with the exception Of n
period Of less than two years. He was
born at Du Plessis, N. Y, in 1S4l and
began his railroad career as chairman
on the Rock Island in 1866. Two years
later he was appointed a divisional en-
gineer. During part of 1868 and 1869
ho was resident engineer Of the Fort
, Wayne, Jackson & Saginaw rail-
way, but speedily returned to the Rock
Island road, with which he has since
remained. From 1869 until 1873 Mr..
Parker was engaged as extension and
divisional engineer and from 1873 to
1875 was chief engineer Of the Oska-
loosa & Knoxville division. For the
next nine years he was divisional en-
gineer of the Illinois division and from
1885 to 1889 vice-president and chief
engineer OF the Chicago. Kansas e.
Nebraska railway, part Of the Rock Is
land system. In 1889 he became assist
ant to the president and a little later
was elected third vice-president Of the
company. Two years ago he became
second vice-president.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

The American people, regardless of
party, will continue to support the adj
ministration of William Mckinley in
all measures to attain the best results
Of the war upon which we entered a
year ago. They will forgive much, and
allow a good many bygones to be by
genes. but they will not be wheedled
into the belief that everybody has been
wise, straightforward and just too
good far anything" at every stage of
the observation-disclosures Enquirer.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

The Burlington route, advertising
from it's office in Omaha recently, Of
fercd a cash prize of 500 to the per-
son who would send them the best plan
for encouraging immigration to Me-
braska. Among the letters received
was the following:
Republican City, ncb., January 81,
1899. j. frances, G p: l saw youer add
in your paper asker advise Of how to
settle nebraska, for my 20 years expe-
rience that the CRATE part of nebraska
is old batchus and air longen for a
wife or a h~ousekeeper and the eastern
world is full Of old mades and widoes.
now If the railroads wood t%rasport
the old mades and widoes to nebraska
free theair woodend bee no further
truble about settlers. I tell you tn
wimen heair that hair't ingaged air
scaris then henes teath and most Of the
girles marcy when theair Is, now il
theas old mades and old batchus go to
keepen house and the men HEAR that
all the widoes heaiv ship to nebraska,
you felowes wood just half to put on
extra traines to carray the men.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

Frank l.. CoDurn OF Pittsburs. who
says he was a detective in the military
information bureau OF the secret serv-
ice during the war with Spain, has
4 sworn affidavit published in the
Pittsburg Leader that at Tampa, in
July and August last, he saw a whit
ish chemical put on piles of slaugh-
tered beef and into barrels Of beef.
1t killed the flies, the maggOts on the
beef disappeared, and the beef was
sent On transports to Cuba and Porto
Rico. CCouIn says Secretary Wcight-
man Of tha A!gcr relief commission
told him that he had better net tell
this tC the commission if he wanted to
hold his job. He has since been dis
charged. In another interview Dr..
DAILY says General Miles gave his re-
port to the commission on Dec. IS and
the commission suppressed it till Dee.
81, in the meantime hunting evidence
to show that Daily was not worthy Of
belief.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has introduced a new feature in it's
sleeping car service arranging to at
lach an ordinary sleeper in addition
10 the regular first.class sleeper now IN
service on through trains. Commence
ing with February 13 one Of these cars
VIII be attached to train No. 6 leaving
Chicago $50 p. m. and arriving IN
flttsburg next morning at 6:4o, n
returning leave Pittsburg on NO. 3 at
':zo p. II. and arriving in chicago
next morning at 10 a. III. Also on
Train No. Z leaving Baltimore at I p.
III. n arriving in Newark at lO:22 a.
m. next day. Returning on train NO.
) leaving Newark at $50 p. m. ana
arriving at Baltimore at 1888 p. m.
next day. The innovation will be that
IN these ordinary sleepers Pullman
rates are reduced Onc-half, SO that
passengers have the choice Of paying
the highest price Pullman rate or TAX
advantage Of the cheaper rate o-ered
IN ordinary cars. The Baltimore n
Chlo Railroad is the first line to intro
oUco this service and its popularity
laS been predicted.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
Rear Meat Kent Three Years.

St. Louis Globe-Democrat: One Of
the interesting studies to persons who
have never seen large quantities Of
game is a visit to a big cold storage
plant where it is stored. In ono place
in this city there is an old bear, as
natural as when first killed, that has
been in the cold storage for over three
years. Every variety Of game is rep
resented in the big cold storage plant
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
ROYAL Wedding Cake.

Royal wedding cakes are never sent
out until they have matured at least
six months. The actual baking pr&-
ess lasts from five to seven hours. So
great is the demand for cake on the
occasion Of a royal wedding that the
makers have always a stock OF more
than 1000 pounds in the seasoning
room.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy disqualification much
better if you will get into the habit Of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford a most interesting study and
will put you in the way of getting
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
tisers are reliable, they send what
they advertise.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
HOTEL.
EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS

EUREKA SPRINGS, ARKANSAS.
Opens February 23rd. In the Ozark Noun
tains. Delightful climate. Beautiful seen
cry. Unequaled medicinal waters. Cheap
excursion rates. Through sleepers via
Frisco Line. Adress j.. o. Plank, Man
ager, Room H, Arcade, Century Building,
or Frisco Ticket Office, No. 102 N. Broad,
way, st. Louis.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
His Air Severe Was But a Mere venee,

His Air Severe Was But a Mere Veneer.
From the New York Herald: With
the true spirit of b%rotherly love, the
Philadelphia Public Ledger arises to
remark:
General Eagan's sentence, which
practically amounts to a six years va
cation with a salary of $500 a year,
would not be a punishment at all ex-
cept to a heightened soldier, sensitive
of his honor. General Eagan does not
appear to be that kind Of a soldier"
We beg yoNr pardon. Since his
apology to th: war investigating COM
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
IN H D CORNER,
QUEER AND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.
I1ow a Pack OF Cards Saved Many Lives
Ar Incident Of the Turbulent Times
In Ireland-Frisht as a Cure for Dis
ease.
Omar Khavyam In Whltechapel.

At a dinner of the Omar Khayyam So
,ietE, in London recently. Barry Pain re-
cited the following:
titZGerild? Don't cssecly know the
mime
FitzThorrpson though (whort's much
abart the since
l yoosed ter bet with, and e allus pidc
Fill the Deak busted imam morc's the
shine.
rrenslited Cmer. did e? I'd began
Ter fancy as E~itzThorlpson weren't yer
Mindjer, e midc a book the SINE as
yOurn,
But bookies mikes EN- on a d%;ff'runt plan.
l once were nuts on hooks-1 wud fire.
Sun'y sChulcs. night schulcs, anythink
WhOrtS mcnt
Ter learn Yer. Iuss, an ev'rythink l
card
Come art by thet SINE door in which it
An them whort got it an whort 'eld it
tight,
Knowcd all the Collic's or did frections
riht,
Is they all turned ter hemp'rors fur
their pines?
Awst EN- yerself-nort by a jolly sight.
A song Can chorus) in a well-lit bar
Pot O best bitter an two d. cigar
Thet an a frien'ly barmide's all yer
Wornts.
Pleasure? Why, books ont tike Yer 'arf
as far.
-o!nc. fill my glawss, The liquor ere is
prime.
Don't worry me abart no Ugh sublime
Yer know. we amt gort all the night
ter stNe,
An in Il little while it's Closin' time.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
How II Pack OF Cards Saved Many Live!

How n Pack Of Cards Saved Many Lives.
The "knave Of Clubs" was long
known as Ireland's friend, and the
saying had its origin in a very inter
esting incident. In the year 1857
Queen Mary, at the instance Of Dr..
Cole, issued a commission ordering i'm
mediate prosecution Of the Protestants
signed by the Queen, was to be car
ried by Dr.. Cole himself; and over
joyed at his trust-for he was a re-
lentless prosecutor, hated by Catholics
and Protestants alike-he set off on
Dec. 49,, 1857, promising "a merry
Christmas to Irish heretics.' IN the
way he had to stop one night at Ches-
ter, where he found lodgings in the
house OF a Mrs. Edmonds. AS Queens
messenger and a churchman CT dis
tinction, he was visited by the mayor
Of the city, to whom he ~boastingly
said: Here is a commission that shall
, lash the herctics,' at the same time
drawing a box out of his cloak bag and
displaying the small square parcel the
commission formed. Now it CHANGED
that the laEdlady heard what was
said. and, as she was a Protestant and
had a brother in Dublin, she was much
alarmed and upset. Not long before
she had been rating her son for gamb-
ling, and had taken from him a pGcl.
of cards. The size Of the packet pro-
l,,cA] TO tho yooNor Inv N, Cola WAC
exactly that Of 4 pack Of cards, and
when the mayor left and DR.. Cole,
with great ceremony, attended him
down stairs to the door, she quickly
seized the box, opened it, took out
the commission, slipped off the oil
pack CT cards, which she placed in
the box, while she put the commission
in her pocket. When the doctor ar
rived in Dublin, and, having notified
: his arrival at the castle, the Lord Dep
uty Fitz-Walters summoned the Privy
Council to hear DR.. Coles mission. The
doctor made a long speech, in which he
explained the object of his coming and
then presented the leather box with its
contents to the Lord Deputy. When the
Deputy opened it for the secretary to
read his commission, his surprise n
be imagined when nothing appeared
but a pack Of cards with the knave OF
clubs face uppermost. The doctor as
sured the Lord Deputy and the Coun-
Gil that he had a CC-nmission, but knew
not how or where it could be gone
Then" said Fitz-Waitc"s, you go
back for another commission, and we
will shuttle the cards in the mean
while" The doctor withdrew in great
trouble Of mind, and eventually made
his way back to England. Here he
was soundly rated and abused, and not
till October, 1858, did he get the fresh
commission. With this, however, he
dallied some time before starting, and
Just as he was about tC sail Mary's
death rendered it null and void. The
woman whose ingenuity baked the
plans Of the prosecutor was rewarded
by eileen Elizabeth with a pension OF
fifty pounds a year.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
IndecorOus, but Neccssorv

His position should have saved Ser
rotary Alger from the treatment he re-
ceived in Boston, but it seems that
something CT this sort was required tn
get under his rhinocerous hide which
has prevented him from feeling the un-
utterable contempt in which he is held
by the country at large.-Louisyille
Times.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

The word ~"spread," as a slang word,
originated at Cambridge university. It
did not imply a profuse feast, however,
but a poor one, spread over the table
to make a show.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

"You are nothing but a bag Of wind"
sneered the circus tent.
The balloon. in its indignation.
swelled visibly.
AT least" it retorted, st am self.
supporting. Indianapolis Journa..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
As Usual.

St. Peter-Are they all here?
Gabriel-All but New York and
Philadelphia.
st. Peter-What's the matter with
them?
Gabriel couldn't wake Philadel-
phia and New York had to get her haru
out of pawn.-Judge.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
Modest

His Mamma-''Johnny, think of that.
No less than 31,417, oo2 pies were eaten
in Boston last year, Johnny-"H'm:
that isn't much. I en- eat most thai
many myself. "-Roxbury Gazette,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10

The down Of a peach is preferable to
the down" of a b~anana-skin.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-03-10
ON TREASURY,
me AND HALF BILLION AP-
PROPRlATED.
a,e Revenue Deficiency for the Current
Year May Reach to Two Hundred
Million Dollars-Chatrman Cannon Il
Alarmed at tho Outlook.

Total appropriations made
by this congress at reg
ular and extra sessions
in 1898 1882, 500, 600
Total appropriations to be
made during the present
session, ending March f.. CTS, OOC, 900
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-21

the city to remember what was done to
prevent this incendarism?
A. taken enough interest that set
up all night myself to try to catch the
fire bugs.
Q. Did you ever catch one?
A. We caught one: he is in the peni-
Tertiary now. but ] don't know whether
he was tire-bug or not.
Q.Was he not caught by the detec-
tiyes.
a. He was caught by the police au-
thorities
Q, Please state how many fires oc-
CURED in Wilmington between October
list, ~ and November LIST, '9S.
A. | don't remember; il was not my
business to keep record of fires.
Q. Can you recall one fire?
A. There was one fire near Twelfth
and Orange.
O. DO you not think that one basis
of the apprehension Of the public in re-
spect of property was on account OF
alleged inefhciency of the city police de-
partmeut?
A. ! don't know; it might have been;
| don't know what their opinions We're.
q. Do YOU not know that some ne
groes shot into a hospital in the northern
part of the city and afterward burned it
and some of the police were present and
protested?
a. | don't remember anything about
IT,
After counsel had named the house
witness succeeded in refreshing his mem
DRY and gave history of the affair. He
had been out to see the hospital himself
he said and found crowd protesting
against the establishment Of the pest
house. Il was choosing between two
evils whether | should let the crowd
fire the city somewhere else to attract
the fire department.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-21
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL d. 1892

venent for you to go to Wilmington than
to come to Raleigh?
A. Yes sir, and l had preferred to have
went if | had had my say SO about it.
O. What was the aggregate vote for
Congressman in New Hanover in 1896?
A. Don't remember.
O.. Was there not Il vote Of 5,42S cast
of which Lockhart received 2,210 and
Martin. Fusionist. received 3,21T?
A. | don't remember
o. What was the total vote in New
Hanover in 1898 for Congressman?
\. | don't know
Q. Was it not 5,370, of which Bellamy,
Democrat, received 2,Sl7 aud Dockery,
2,553?
\. | don't rccolect | had too many
other thinks to think about.
q. Did not New Hanover county go
Democratic in 1890 and 1892?
\. Yes sir. II was so declared.
With regard to the precinct where wit
ness had said ballot box was stuffed
he admitted that one poll holder was
PopuliSt, one Il Republican and one
Democrat.
O. If Mr.. Belamy received at that
box less than % votes and Mr.. Dockery
)ver 300 and according to your estimate
here was only go or 260 negroes regis
tered does that not show that if any
stuffing was done it was done in the in
terest of Mr. Dockery?
A. ] don't know anything about that.
| Q. DO YOU not know that no Irregular
! ity was charged as to election of Con-
gresham mt any precinct III New Han
over county?
| A. No sir, | don't know that; | left
| Wilmington on Friday and my means
of learning those things was limited.
| Q. From Tuesday until Friday when
| you babe gOod-by to Wilmington did
you hear any charge of irregularity in
the Congressional election?
| A. ! can't say that | did.
Q. Did You not hear and read in the
public prints of Populists returning 'to
the Democratic party in 1898?
| A. From the Democratic papers 1t
] looked like 10000 out of 10000 were
going hack.
+ q. Did not enough 20 back to carry
the Sixth district Democratic?
! \. | don't know whether it was Polu-
lists or Winchcsters.
Q. You spoke of men with guns on
the streets: do you not know they were
/ guarding against threatened incendia-
ries?.
! A. | do not know; l never heard any
such threats.
Witness said he may have read OF
such threats in the newspapers.
o. Do YOU not know that i'll the spring
or winter of 1898 the city authorities
employed pinkerton detectives to learn
the cause of the fires that had occurred
in the city and to guard against them
\. do not know that.
| Q. Do you not know whether or no
there was one or more detectives IN thu
city either during the year ~ or the
year '9S or at any time during either
of those years?
\. | do not
o. DO you not know that the insur
ance companies in the winter or sprins
of '9S offered rewards III the newspaper,
for the detection and apprehension OF
the men who were committing these act:
of incendiarism?
A. l remember something about that
yes sir.
Q. Did not the insurance companies
threaten to cancel policies if steps wer,
not taken by the municipal authoritie,
to stop this incendiarism.
a. Idon't remember that.
q. Did You not rs chief of police take
enough interest in protecting property il
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-21
MRS. pinItham's Medicine Made
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MUNYON'S GUARANTEE.
atronu Assertions as to Just Whsa
the Remedies VIII Do.

Afunyon guarantees
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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-21

form Of cold and 20 on through the entire list of
remedies At oil druggists 25 cents a vial
II you need medical advice write Prof Munycns
1905 Arch ST., Phila. II is absolutely free.
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O. Would it not have been more con
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Record building?
A. Only the smoke.
Q. Did you see the mob as 1t went
down to the building?
A. | saw the crowd or part of the
crowd going toward the Record building,
1000 or / 800 of them, for an hour or
more with their guns.
@. Did their conduct seem to be that
of peaceful law-abding citizens!
a. They seemed to be very much eX-
cited, going i'll a big hurry
@. After they had completed their
work at the Record building, what then
TRANSFERRED?
A. They seemed to spread out i'll small
squads of Is, 20 or 80 all through the
central part of the city. The next re-
port | received was from an officer that
there had been riot over the railroad
and a lot of men killed.
@. Was this the day the crowd went
to the city hall?
A. Yes, sir.
@. Win you state what took place
there?
A. We had gotten word that they
were coming over to demand the offices
and take them by force if we did not
resign That evening about 1870 there
came in crowd Of citizens to the city
hall; the old board Of aldermen Were
then in session: Immediately when the
citizens came in, they had come evident
ly to resign and proceeded to resign one
at n time, and a new alderman would be
elected as fast rs one would resign unit
the hoard was filled. Mr.. Rountree in
yited me out into the chamber of The