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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
BRIEF

At Toronto, Ont, Jack Bennett Of
McKccsport, Pa, got the decision over
Tom McCune of Detroit in a twenty
round contest.
Fires were lighted in the Duluth,
(Minn.) Furnace company's works af-
ter an idleness of five years. The fur
mace has Il capacity of 200 tons daily.
The window glass wage scale sche-
dule was finally settled at Pittsburg.
The workers got a general advance of
6 per cent. Fires will be started in a
few days.
A general strike is threatened on the
Great Northern railroad, which will
include conductors, engineers, firemen,
brakemen and switchmen. The men
claim they have been unable to secure
ANYTHING like satisfaction from the
management on the long list of griev-
ances submitted.
= The transport R%esolute left Brooklyn
with 800 tons of provisions for Porto
Rico.
The supreme commandery, Knights
of Malta, elected officers headed by
John W. Hicks, Boston, supreme con
manaer. The next conclave will be
held at Atlantic City in October, 100.
Two b~attalions of the Thirty-ninth
infantry nave arrived at Portland, Ore,
from Fort Crook, Neb. These two, to-
gether with the battalion recruited at
Vancouver barracks, will sail for the
Philippines about November l.
The decision in the Jester murder
case at Paris, Mo-, will be given by
Judge Moss and it is the general
opinion that sJester will be held to
await action by the grand jury.
There was shipped out of Firth by
the B. g. NJ. in the one and a half
months previous to October 16, which
is considered q dull season of the year,
seventy-three cars of grain and six cars
Of hogs, and shipped in during the
same period twenty-one cars of build
ing material. If any other town in the
state of the size of Firth can make a
better showing, let it produce the fig
ureS.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
FREE STATE TROOPS ADVANCE,
ThreAten Ladysmith on Three Sides-
Other TranAyaAl News.

Threaten I-adysmith on Three Sides-
Other Transvanl News.
dispatch from Ladysmith says: A
general advance on the British in Natal
has begun and Ladysmith is threat
encd on three sides. The Orange Free
state forces have come through Draken-
borgs and are engaging the British
cavalry patrols southwest of Lady
smith. On the north, Joubert. with
the main body of Beers is hammering
on the outer defcnses Of the British
strongholds at Glencoe and Dundee,
to the north Boer commander. Vryheid,
has advanced through Rourkesdrift.
from where he can cooperate with
Joubert and isolate Dundee. From
Cape Town comes the word that the
main column of the Transvaal army in
Natal, advancing south from Ingogan.
is within five miles of Dundee. Severe
engagements are expected at Dundee,
uhere the British are strongly en-
trenchcd.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Wind Proves False

The wind died down Thursday last
and the Columbia and Shamrock were
not able to reach the finish within the
time limit. This make the eighth
tluke. When the race was declared
Off, about ten minutes before the ex-
plration of the time limit, Columbia
wa leading by about three miles. She
was then about four miles from the
finish. Had the race ended the Sham
rock would have been defeated by ut
least twenty minutes.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
AN INSANE MANS MAD ACT
Murders Wife and Three Sons and Then
Kills Himself,

Kills Himself.
Frank E. Babcock. a farmer residing
near Redwood Falls. Mimi. murdered
his wife and three sons on his farm
Thursday afternoon. The murder was
committed in 4 fit of insanity. Bah
cock loaded his gun and went to where
his two boys were playing, south of
the house and shot both of them. His
wife saw the horrible murder and
rushed to the barn for safety. Babcock
went into the house and wrote a note
to his brother-in-law, Frank Mason,
saying he went out to kill q rooster
and shot his son Theodore and could
not face the crime. Then he searched
for his wife and shot her through the
head.
From the barn he walked a mile
south to where his Oldest son was pull
verizing and blew out the brains of
this son. Then reloading his gun, he
cooked both barrels, placed the muzzle
to his mouth and fred, killing himself
instantly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Brooks no Opposition.

Governor Tanner of Illinois has re-
qucsted the resignation of Frank NJ
Kyon of Streator as member of the state
board of canal commissioners. 1t is
understood that Col. Asa c. Matthews
of Pittstield, former comptroller of the
of the treasury, will be appointed in
his stead. Ryon's activity in behalf of
the candidacy of Congressman Walter
Reeves for the republican nomination
for governor is understood to be the
cause of the governors asking for his
resignation
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

Secretary Wilson of the state board
of irrigation, is gathering a collection
of photographs depicting irrigation
scenes, showing irrigation works and
the products of irrigation in Nebraska.
The pictures will be mounted on cards
22x2S inches for exhibition at the Paris
exposition. Other states will have
similar collections on exhibition.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Tho Queens Ice.

The storcs of ice at Windsor, Os-
borne ard Balnoral castles are very
large. At Windsor there is storage
room for about 500 tons. There the
supply is obtained from the lake be-
meath the north terrace, from Frog
more and from the lake between Frog
more and Virginia Water. Ice is not
only lavishly used in The royal kitchen,
but also for reducing the temperature
of her majesty's apartments in hot
weather. Then 1t is packed in pretty
wooden buckets and stood in the fire.
places.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Wild Time mt Now Haven.

Three thousand Yale undergraduates
md recent graduates united Thursday
night in a parade in honor of President
Hadley. Transparencies symbolic and
illustrative of college life and studies
were carried at a distance Of every few
feet, most Of them being humorous.
The procession was reviewed at the city
hall by the mayor and common coun-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
PERISH IN MONTANA
Four Know Dead and Eight Missing In
Tafon (,oun1r

Four Know Dead and Eight Missing In
Teton County
Four men are dead and probably
eight more arc missing in Teton county,
Montana, from the recent storm. The
dead are all sheep hcrders. Norman
bruce and one other employed by W..
Il. Flowcrec; Will Graham, working
for the Homer sheep company; a mar
named La6d, employed by Wallace
Taylor: two hcrdcrs named Mcintosh
and a man named Conlcy, working for
John c. Crosby, are probably dead, as
they are missing, though their sheep
have been found. There are two par
ties in the mountains, including ladies',
who have not beer heard from.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Coal Found in Nebraska.

Small grains of coal taken up by an
augur in Dakota county have been re-
ceived by Governor Poynter. The vein
is said to be fifty inches in thickness.
The sample will be taken to the uni
versity. for analysis. The coal was
found by Fleming brothers Of Allen
and they have applied for the state re.
ward of 81, 1000.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Cruiser Newark Sails.

The cruiser Newark sailed Wednes-
day from San Francisco for Manila via
Guam. The TRANSPORTS Tartar and
Olympia will sail in q few days for
Manila with troops. The First Mon
tana infantry left for their homes
Wednesday night on q special train.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

Struck by II Meat Train.

Ten young men started from Sev-
mour, Ia. on the evening of the 18th,
to the country to charivari a newly
married couple, and as they drove
across the Rock Island track at the
city limits they were struck by an east
bound meat train. Will Cupples was
killed outright and Asa Buelor, David
Darrah, Harlin Guntcr, Norlin Arri-
SON.. Earl H%ostutler. j. NJ. Peers. j. L..
McRcynolds and James A. Handlin
were more or less seriously injured.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

According to Colonel Wright's stud
les of the census. "the rich are grow
Ing richer; many more people than
formerly are growing rich; and
the poor are growing better
on. Statistics prove that while
the proportion Of persons engaged in
unskilled and poorly paid labor re-
mains nearly stationary, the proper
ton employed in skilled and semi-pro-
f%essional pursuits. which bring higher
wages. steadily advances. He illus
trates from Boston the improved dis
tribution Of wealth. In that city the
rich men of 1924 were relatively richer
than now. Then nine large taxpayers
owned eight per cent of the property;
now the nine largest own less than
four per cent. In 1845 the three hun
dred and thirty-three richest men own
ed a larger proportion than twelve
hundred Of the richest citizens Of to-
day. This is good as far as it goes,
and We can stand some more OF it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

Wednesday n body of twenty-five
Filipinos attacked u railroad patrol of
eight men, members of the Seven
teenth regiment at Guiguinto, north of
Bulucan, p. L., wounding two. The
Americans reinforced the patrol and
drove off the enemy, capturing u guam.
tity of ammunition.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
New Transport Finiscd.

The United States transport Thomas,
vhe finest troop ship afoat, sailed
Thursday from Cramps shipyard at
Philadelphia, for New York, where
she will go into dry dock to be painted.
The Thomas is to go to the Philippines
early in November and will carry over
1000 persons, including soldiers, Off
GERS, nurses and crews.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
In6f una Quiet Down.

The Interior department Thursday re.
ceived the following dispatch from
Acting Indian Agent Nicholson at San
Carlos agency, Arizona: "Indians all
quoted down and working on their
farms as usual. Will have 10 trouble.
l think 1 can apprehend all the Offend
prS
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

Thurlow Washburn, assistant super
intendent of the Liberty Bell Mining
company, at Telluride, Colo, was over
come and frozen to death by the terri
BILE blizzard which prevailed in Ouray
county Thursday. His body has been
recovered.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

Toledo. Ohio. arises to claim the IT,
tle o. city Of brotherly love-" and al
leges that Philadelphia has utterly for
rotten even the meaning OF the appel
lation. The very grass growing along
The principal business streets OF Phila-
ideiphia should curl and crlnkle at such
cruel calumny.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

The steamer Empress of India has
reached Victoria, b. c., from Japan.
The second day out she encountered u
typhoon which smashed things up
somewhat. Fears are now expressed
for the transport tea,ner Senator,
carrying home the 5lst Iowa regiment.
She left Yokohama eight hours before
the Empress of India.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
10odJ.S a44qbasiM
<aZa2Sa2,lsND
Iacill us-Proof House.

A German has constructed q bacll-
lus-proof house. The supply Of air is
FIRST forced through a pipe. 1t Is then
filtered through cottonwood. and,
lastly. is driven against a sheet Of
p%latc-glass coated with glycertnc. This
is supposed to catch all tie, bacteria
which have not been seized by the cot
that the heat of the sun may kill any
stray microbes that have entered By
chance.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
THE TEST CASE is DELAYED
The Food Law Is Not Yet Before tho
Supreme Court.

Supreme Court.
The agreed statement of facts be-
tween Auditor Cornell and Governor
Poynter for the purpose of bringing
the food commission law before the SUI
prenle court, was signed Wednesday by
the governor. The document was pre-
viously signed by the auditor. The pc
tition was then handed to Chief Just.
ice Harrison with the usual request
hat leave be given to file it in the SUI
preme court. Judge Sullivan went
home before the document was given
to the court, SO the request for leave
to file the case was not considered.
The matter was in this condition when
court adjourned until November s. 1t
is nOw believed that the case annot be
filed until the court convcncs on that
dav.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Passing OF tho HOrse-

SO soon rs nature sees an improve
ment there is a change. The candle
gave way to electricity and the horse
to the automobile. The fact that Hos
letters Stomach Bitters has been sold
for over half Il century, proves it's val
ne. There is nothing to equal it for
stomach or liver trouble.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

Rudyard Kipling is III in another
editorial In verse on a current topic
that Of Admiral Dewey's return. II
the admiral had turned upon his course
Is often as Kipling turns upon the
words work. kings. best. etc.. he would
not have entered New York harbor I'M
I'll some time next year.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Burned to Death In Home.

At Saint Ann, twenty miles east Of
Canton, Miss, Thursday, Mrs. J. H.
Gambrell and four children were
roasted alive. The residence was dis
covered on fire and the flames spread
SO rapidly that the occupants could not
effect an exit.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Prisoners Freak :1aIl.

William Miller, the Merna p~ostofice
burglar, and Bart Olson, a young man
of Broken Bow, who was waiting his
trial on the charge of stealing a suit of
clothes, broke Jail Wednesday night,
and SO far have made good their es-
cape. They stole a horse and buggy
with which they left town. Officers
are after them with bloodhounds.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

The late craze for arresting people
who have escaped Imprisonment for
Grim committed about twenty years
ago suggests the idea that that must
have been rather q bad epoch.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
HoW,a ThiA2

We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case OF Cutarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
r j. CHENEY e. CO., Props. Toledo, O.
We. the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the last Is years and believe him
perfectly honorable in Ill business transactions
and financially able to carry out any obliga-
tons mnde by their firm.
West g. Truax. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo.
O.; Walding, lIinnnn s. Marvia, Wholesale
Druggists. Toledo. Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
Ing directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF the system Testimonials sent FREQ Price
15c per bottle: Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills arc the best
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

"Fernwood," the magnificent home
OF George Il. Dinge, located in the Pied
mont Hills, near Oakland, Cal, was
totally destroyed by fire. Loss prob
ably $500, DOC. The house contained
one of the finest art galleries and con-
s%ervatories in the state.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Blew out thc Gus.

John Brunette and Fred Robtaille.
North Dakota farmers, blew out the
gas and went to bed at the home of
their cousin, Joseph Narcotic, in
Duluth, MINI, last Tuesday night.
They were dead in the morning.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Second Victim of Fire Dead.

Another of the Hoefferber children,
who were so terribly burned at Geneva
the other evening, is dead. The third
one-the ~boy-cannot live. This will
leave but one of four children in the
family.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
LOYAL Legion Meeting.

The Fifteenth annual convention Of
the c~ommandery in chief of the mill
tary order of Loyal Legion Thursday
at Philadelphia elected officers headed
by Lieutenant General John NJ. Scho-
field of New York, commander in chief.
Indianapolis was selected as the next
place of meeting.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Wages

The American Beet Sugar company
Wednesday notified it's employees both
in the Grand Island and the Norfolk
factories that all wages would be raised
on an average of fifteen per cent. In
der this scale the lowest wages paid
will amount to 81. so per day.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
To Explore Abxssir,a.

William Ntzhugh Whitehouse OF
Newport, R. l.. accompan'el by several
Englishmen. will leave London on Oc-
tober "a with an exploring expedition
for Abyssinia.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Decomposed Body Found.

The badly decomposed body of Il man
was found in a corn field on the farm
of John Brunes, ear Lorton. No one
whereabouts was able to identify the
body. Coroner karstens of Nebraska
City went out to hold an inquest.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
FOrwa rdin Troops.

Five transports left Southampton
Friday for South Africa CARRYING al
most 5000 men, including Prince Alex
ander of Teck. who is major general
in the British army.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Tragedy Over Love Affair.

At Centralia, Mo-. Thursday, John D.
Garnett, aged forty years, shot and
killed Miss Eliza Perapp, who lives in
Audrian county, and then shot himself
dead. 1t is supposed that the tragedy
is over u love affair.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Casino Burned.

Terrace Beach casino, n large hotel
at Green Lake. Wis. was destroyed by
fire Wednesday morning. Mr.. jerks
father-iD-law of the owner, W.. A..
Meyer, was burned to death. Loss
$3.50, 900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
DeCla red Il Trust.

The Illinois supreme court, in a de-
cision handed down Thursday, declares
the American Glucose company of Pc
oria a trust, and that its charter is in
violation Of the antitrust laws of Illi-
nois of 1901 and 1892, and therefore
void
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Henry Frohman Dead.

Henry Frohman, father of Daniel,
Charles and Gustave Frohman, the
theatrical managers, died Wednesday
at his home in New York of heart fail
urc, aged sevcnty-two.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Dry E0nis Store Rurned.

The dry goods store of George 1nnes
& Co., Of Wichita, Kas., burned at S
o'clock Friday morning. 1t is thought
to have caught from some electric wire.
The loss is $4,000, with insurance Of
S53 OOO.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Will Try 1t Next Year.

According to a London dispatch a
provincial paper is authority for the
statement that if the Shamrock fails
to win the Americas cup, Mr.. Lever, a
millionaire soap manufacturer, intends
to issue a challege for a series of races
in 1000.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

The Cleveland Plain Dealer says that
the best counting days of the year are
ut the threshold. Does the Plain Dealer
speak officially for the spinsters of that
region?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
President Arrives in Washington.

The presidential party arrived in
Washington Thursday noon, and was
met at the station by Secretary Root,
General Corbin and others. The entire
party is in good health and expressed
themselves as having enjoyed the trip
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Yellow Fever Dying Out

The new cases of yellow fever at
Key West number seven. No deaths.
Physicians will discontinue daily re-
portsNanless the situation should be-
come worse.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Files Articles.

Roses art studio of Omaha has fled
articles of incorporation with a capital
stock of $1,000 The incorporators
are Lizzie H. Bulla, Mamie D. Huston
and A. y. Rose.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Poisoned by Eating Cheese.

At Warsaw, Ind, the family Of J. F.
Russ was poisoned by eating cheese.
Eight Of the family are seriouslylill,
three cannot live and Mr.. Russ died
after eating of the cheese.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Army and NAVY Union.

The regular army and navy union,
an organization of h%onorably dis
charged soldiers and sailors of the reg
ular establishment. held it's ninth an
nual convention at Washington on the
10th.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
100000 Fro L,o...

Barrett & Co.'s wholesale confection-
cry work at London, England, were
burned Wednesday. Loss estimated at
GlOO. 900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

Most people have more curiosity
than sympathy for the troubles of
others.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

Lobster na,cn,ng by means 0: float
Ing incubators is carried on to a very
great extent in Newfoundland. these
Ingenious contrivaaces bei0g placed in
land.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

Shots from the pulpit usually pass
owe the heads of the sinners in the
front row.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

The language of gloves is now being
promulgated. Young men have long
understood with fear and trembling the
language of the mitten.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
Silver Found In Illinois.

An eighteen inch vein of silver was
found near Petersburg, Ill. The citi-
zens are much excited.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

IRE are some truths that never get
old for men to learn.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

A bachelor says that matrimony Is
one Of the blanks in the lottery OF
love.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27

1t goes on a strike; that's where it gets
the bulge on a man.