The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-05-26
Tuesday. Nav 10

Secretary Gage has returned from
his outing at Hot Springs, w. Va.
A member of the administration de-
MES there will be an extra session of
congress in October.
Admiral ~Farragut's famous old flag
ship the Hartford, for many years sta
TONED on the Pacific coast, is to come
east and will be Used as a TRAINING
ship.
The fourth and last of the S., DOC, 900
treasury warrants paid to Spain for the
philippines was placed at the National
City bank at New York by Il represent
alive OF the French embassy.
Naval officers are protesting against
the proposed change of uniform in the
navy. They urge that the expense
Will be great, and that it is the result
OF caprice on the part of a few. Sec
rotary Long has deferred action.
It is expected at the wal department
that General Otis will replace the Span
ish garrison at Zamboanga with i. s
troops. The place is one of great
strategic Importance, being the capital
of the island Of Mindanoa. the second
largest in the Philippine group. and a
good seaport.
There is an unwritten law in Prince
ton, New Jersey, that no circus parade
must pass through the street. Pawnee
Bills Wild West show disregardcd it,
and a battle between the showmen and
100 university students ensued.O Rocks.
eggs, cannon crackers, ETC., were
weapons. No damage.
High officials in the war department
express the belief hat the situation in
Cuba is serious, and that careful and
diplomatic management will be needed.
The United States supreme court has
held that the steamer Olinde Rorri-
guez, the first navy prize captured,
shall be returned to it's owner on the
ground that it was not proven that
the steamers officers intended to enter
a blockaded port. The court held in
cidentally that the blockade Of San
Juan was effective.
Wednesday, May II.
Nebraska postmasters appointed:
Simpson, Keya Paha county, John
Hare, vice E. Gladhill resigned.
Charles c. Clark will appear before
the industrial commission as a witness
In the investigating of trusts. He is a
distiller at Peoria, Ill, and was a mem
Der Of the old whisky trust, but de-
clined to enter the present organiza-
ton, and will appear before the com
mission in opposition to trusts.
The First regiment Nebraska volun-
teer infantry is taking the unusual
step OF respectfully petitioning the di-
vision commander, Major General Nc
Arthur, to temporarily relieve them
from duty at the front. The regiment
is badly exhausted by the campaign in
which it has taken an active part, and
not many more than 300 men of the or
ganization are at present fit for duty.
Owing to the death of Representa-.
tive Greene, Senator Thurston will
designate a naval academy cadet from
the Sixth district.
A complete denial was given at the
treasury and interior departments YES
terday to the sensational story pub
l1shed of a deep-laid counterfeitinp
scheme that had been unearthed in the
Photographic room of the patent office.
According to the story referred to
there had been discovered in a 'slow
aud noisome vault of the patent office
Photographic negatives of small bills
from 81 to $40. From these there had
been printed large amounts of high
grade counterfeits which were being
circulated broadcast in Cuba.