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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Poynter Be.ieeed by Politicians.

LINCOLN, Dec. Ex-Governor Poynter
returned from Omaha yesterday and
went directly to the executive mansion,
where he was visited by several politi-
clans. Governor Poynter began the
consideration of the several hundred
letters, kilograms aud petitions bearing
upon the senatorial vacancy and only
succeeded in getting fairly under way
in the work by evening. He announced
that he might postpone making an ap-
pointment until the latter part Of the
week.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
x..s.e CIey Iave stesk.

KAxsAs C.rv. Dse. 1-Cattls-RseApta,
ll,boo; dsaisahss slaushteriss saA fssdias eat.
u steady: fsw plain bunchss shads lower
ksayy asAEs seeer". S.@eeo: Asatwdshts:
ss.css.s eors "a hslfsts. 4 sloSlp: eea.sns,
e7.l00alo: ted wsstsrps, ttoo1S,lo: Western
fesdess, s4lW1Ab0: Texans, eA0QDAl0 Hessw
Isceipts, l0,DO: slight sdvaAes In hog products
ssused tmprovsd demand q steady - shads
higher prices: heavy sad mixed, sAso0A0o;
keht. tA9e04.0S: pigs. sASs0a9s. 0hssp-Rss
oeipts, f,7so: rood demaad o. al srsdes q
strong 70 W higher prices: lambs, ssA00A0j
Hnttoss, M00A1s. stoeksss aAA fesdssA lAoQ
~. Is: eulls. 0l,6o04m
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-St. Paul,
Mimi, was chosen as the place for hold.
ing the next convention Of Republican
clubs, receiving 20 votes to 8 for Indian.
apolis and 16 for Sioux Falls. The date
for the convention was fixed for the
third Tuesday in July. A resolution
declaring in favor of selecting delegates
to the national Republican convention
on basis of Republican votes cast in
several states was laid ON the table, as
was also one declaring it unwise to
make change at this time.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Roes BANK, BUT is CAUGHT

Csnesr. HAD Ksosntfy Fsrsolsssd . MORT
gage o. Hts Farm.
Dss MoINEs. Dec. lS.-At Sac City,
L.. yesterday w. D. SAMSON, an ecoen.
tric young farmer, entered the First
National bank and holding . revolver in
the face Of the assistant cashier, de.
manded and received tho pile Of paper
money lying near the cashior's window,
amounting to nearly 800. SAMSON ran
across the street, passed ooolly through
several stores and. made his way to the
country. Sheriff Battle and others
followed him closely and in less than an
hour he was found in q barn east of
town. The money was recovered. The
bank recently foreclosed . mortgage on
Sansom's farm and it is thought he took
that way to get even,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Misc Lee to Wed n. L. Far.

Aubo ~ ~ "OU ~ ~ 108s
DxADwooD. 8. D., Dec. lS.-Ths ~.
nouncement Of tho engagement Of NJ.
L. Fox Of Sioux Falls to Miss Jesesmine
Lee has been made by Governse and
Mrs. A. e. Lee. The prospective groom
is we'll known in the Black Hills. He
was editor Of the Deadwood Eveainp
independent for some time and il
political speaker Of some note. NJ.
Les 10 the only child of 0svss.sr Iss.
She IL very popslar IN hsr Aons osar.
VermilliOn.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
D.oid.d 1. F.ve- Of eh. u.s..,

Crown Po1Nr, Ind., Dec. lS.-Judge
decided that non union workman dis.
charged at the behest of the union had
no redress in law. The judge holds that
tho union has legal right to demand
tho dismissal Of any man not . member
Of the union. The case was that Of
Walton ". Lake Lodge Amalgamated
Association Of Iron and Stoel Workers.
Walton was discharged by the Inland
Forge company Of Chicago ON demand
Of the union. No charge Of incompe-
tency was preferred against him and his
sole ottenes vas not being : member Of
the union: Hs theseupon brought suit
for e20, 900 against the union.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
14cCook M.e.l I. D..,,.v.A.

AcC0Ok mover 10 OO9SfOyo0s
McCooK, Neb., Dec. l8.-Tho Central
hotel In this city wssentirely destroyed
by fire. A high wind prevailed during
the fire aud tho entire business portion
Of the town was for . while in great
danger from flying sparks. No one
was injured
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
New strsvho.ra Trust.

INDIANAPOLIS, poc. IA new straw
board trust win b launched the first Of
tho year in opposition to the old trust,
The promoters sEe Crawford Fairbanka
Of Tesrs Hsuts. n. n. Williams Of An
derson and Colonel w. T. Durham, Re.
publican national committeeman from
indiana, Tho FIRST two were until Ne,
Gently connected With the American
stsawboaFd company, The mills in the
new combination aEe at Tsrrs Haute.
Andsrsop. Joliet and lana,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
rve Nurders a. yvaehi..te..

WASHINGTON, Dec. IS.-This city wss
the scene OF two murders yesterday.
James Lee, . negro laborer. was shot
and killed in Coopershop alley by Win.
lam Stump, . white man. Henry Brad.
ley, negro, was stabbed In the breast
near the oorRer OF Seventh aud H streets
and died before ho could bs given med.
ical treatment. His assailant 10 not
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
CAPTURE A HOWITZER
Brilliant Sortie at Ladysmith
Brings Joy to British Public.
COL. NEToALrE LEADS TROOPS.

esgIhh Loss Eleven Killed, Several
Wounded and Six Take. Prisoners.
Siege Of Mat-kiug Is sim on-Boers
Smelling Towa With Increased Eject.
LONDON. Dec. ls.-The war Office pub
hshes tho following from General Butler:
Dispatch from General White, dated
Dec. II. says: Last night Colonel Met
calfe and 500 Of the Second Rifle bri.
gsde SORTED to capture Boer howitzer
on . hill. They reached the crest with.
ont being discovered, drove OF the
eneany and then destroyed the howitzer
with guncotton. When returning Met
calfe found bis retreat barred BY the
Boers. but he forced his way through,
usiaS the hayonst frssly. The Boer
Losses wero considerable. Ths British
Losses were the following: Lieutenant
lsfsuson and II men killed; Captain
Paley, Second Lieutenant Davenport,
Seooud Lieutenant Bond and Al men
wounded; six men captured who had
semained in charge Of the wounded"
LoNDox, Dec. l3.-With the exception
u Saturdays sortie at Ladysmith,
which the morning papers are unani.
NOUS In regarding ~ brilliant piece Of
work there are no further advices from
The scat Of war.
A war Office dispatch reports that
Aafsking was safe up to Dec. 4, but the
Boers had been shelling Mafeking with
increased effect. Rations had been re.
duced. Water, however, was still
plentiful.
The Beers fear the British bayonets.
This 10 illustrated in the full accounts
now arriving Of previous sorties. 1t
seems that N Sir Archibald Hunters
sally from IAdysmith the British did
not carry bayonets. While they were
stoeming the hill the Beers, suddenly
aroused from sleep. rushed TO the edge
and opened an indiscriminate fre upon
them. But just before the British se-
cured footing on the top Of the hill
some one arnosg them shouted. Fix
bayonets and give them cold steel" At
this the Beers turned and fed into tho
darkness. Little n,sation 10 made in
tho war olice dispatchss Of horses but
1t IL understood that, tho Losses in this
respect have bsen sxoeedingly heavy.
Among the a9sscsss alone from % to 30
per osnt Of their mounts have been shot
undsr them, the Bosr tactics being to
shoot first 1t an officers horse and then
st the rider when discounted. Gen.
eral 0atacro' . disaster at Storm bsrg has
been blamed for laok~ of knowledge of
the country, but according 10 the Daily
Telegram when the war began there
were NO ofloisl maps available At Cape
Town and therefore it 10 probable that
General Gatacre 10 still without them.
The Times. while praising Colonel
Netcalfe's feat 1t Ladysmith, expresses
tho opinion that relief being so near
such sortie was rather perilous and it
would be better for General White to
avoid them 20 far a. possible.
The Morning Post again endeavors,
editorislly. to arouse, the British people
to recognition Of the "serious nature
Of the struggle, and grave position in
which matters now stand" 1t urges
the government to prepare Immediately
to send more troops to South Africa.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Boston Elect. Republican Mayor,

DUstUu 11IeCtB KSeIuUIIC1n 1UHy0<s
Boston, Dec. l3.-The Republicans
were generally successful in the city
elections yesterday. Only in Newbury.
port did the Socialists make a strong
showing. In Boston Thomas N. Hart
(Rep.) defeated Ex.Congressman Pat
rick A. Collins, the Democratic nominee
for mayor, by 1904 votes. The Demo.
Gratis, however, still control both branches
of the city government.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
80 Chau cellor a Cho.en.

LINCOLN, Dsc. 18.-The board Of Ne.
gents Of the State university met yester-
day, but made NO selection for the
chanoellorship. After some routine
business had been transacted the re-
port Of Acting Chancellor Bessey was
submitted and read and the board ad-
iourned to meet again today.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
lEskinR 4 Fixht On Bynurn.

y WAsMN0ToN. Dec. 18.-Some Of the
Democratic senators have intimated to
their friends that they win resist the
confirmation Of Wi;liam p, Hynum to
be member Of the board of general ap.
praisers 81 New York. Bynum partici.
pated in the campaign with the Rllmaf
snd Bucinsr psmocsats. ;3.s
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Pett,srex Want. to Know.

Petti4rew Wants to Know.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.-Whether Ad.
miral Dewey, acting for the United
States government. formally or infor-
mally, recognized the Philippine repub
lie at Manila, is question which Pet.
tigrew of South Dakota desires the navy
department to answer. He introduced
o resolution yesterday directing the Sec
retary of the navy to supply the senate
with information on the subject, but
Chandler of New Hampshire objected
to its immediate consideration.
Following this objection Pettigrew
and Chandler had sharp tilt over the
resolution offered by the former. dc.
manding that the secretary Of war make
an explanation Of certain charges
against General Merriam in his conduct
Of the Couer d'Alene trouble. which
Pettigrew declared was . disgrace to
civilization. Politics were injected
into the controversy and the personal
references made by each senator against
the other lent some iveliness to an
otherwise quiet session. b. sd
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
HOLD NIGHT SESSIONS.
More Time for Money Debate
In the House.
aRosvENoR TALKS FOR THE BILL.

Cochran and Newlands Mako Speeches
Against It-PsttiErew Introduces Reso-
luton Iu the Senate Asking II Philip.
pine Republic Was Not Once Recognized.
WARRINGTON, Dec. 1S.-There is such
great pressure for time on the part of
members from both sides who desire to
participate in the currency debate of the
house that three night sessions will be
held this week. The members listen
attentively to the speeches. Only
one Democrat thus far has spoken in fa
vor of the bill, briggs IN. W, who
had announced that he had pledged
himself before election to support the
gold standard and proposed to redeem
that pledge. He will be joined by sew.
eral Of his Brooklyn colleagues, and
probably several others. The features
Of the debate yesterday were the
speeches of Grosvenor (O.) for the bill
and of Cochran (Mo.) aud of Newlands
New against it. The other speakers
were Parker IN. J.), William Alden
Smith (Mich.), Prince Ills.), Lawrence
(Mass.) and Powers (Vt.) for the bill,
and Shafroth (Colo.) and Sims (Tenn.)
against it,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

We have an elegant line of Fancy Lamps, Decora
ed Chinaware, Fancy Rockers Easy Chairs etc, e1
Nothing makes as nice gift as something in Il
line. It is lasting and substantial
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
OUR CLOTHING DEPARTMENT

Has never presented such an array Of moncy-saving
offerings as it does now It has been added to and
enlarged until it is complete in all it's branches We
are giving values in Winter Suits, Overcoats and I'm
derwear such other store can give Prices talk
and ours talk loud because they are far the lowest.
This department is presided over by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26

maker, returns to the stage to regulate
lighting and decoration. Injuries the ap-
paratus, puts the electrician in a panic,
IS reminded upon seeing an extra pass
Of fault committed the night before
thunders her Indignation at him. returns
10 her lose to dine, seats herself pallid
with fatigue, making projects. eats with
oohemian laughter, has not time to finish.
dresses for the evenings representa- ton,
while across the curtain her 'regisseur
tells her incidents. plays marvelously
loses herself completely in the part, treats
a thousand affairs during intermissions
stays at the theater. the spectacles fin
iSned, to take notes, and give decisions IN
I'll O'Clock in the morning, not resigning
herself to leaving until she finally per-
ceiyes that the entire corps of the theater
IS asleep respectfully standing. mounts III
her cab, draws in her furs. delighted to
at last be able to repose, chokes with
laughter, remembering that someone is
waiting at her home to read a piav of five
acts. enters. listens to the piece, is car
ried away, cries. accepts ii. can no longer
sleep. and prefers to study a role
Here is the Sarah 1 have known. I
have never known the other. the one of
the collins and the, alligators- I have
known no other Sarah but this one. The
Sarah who works. Ii is the era ndast-, .,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26

She has now been more than year
on the China station without being
locked; indeed, it is fourteen months
since her bottom was cleaned. The
take the responsibility of docking her.
as when lightened to the utmost, and
with the tide at its highest, there is
only three and one-half inches on each
side of her bilge keel and the side of the
dock. 1t would be running a very grave
risk under these circumstances to at
tempt to place her in dock
Application was made to the Japan
csc government to dock her. But the
imperial japanese authorities, while
anxious to do all they can, state they
have no dock which will hold her.
The Victorious bottom meanwhile Is
believed to be very seriously pitted, and
is extremely foul. She has lost two and
one-half knots of speed, and can only
crawl about at thirteen or fourteen
knots. Moreover, her coal consumption
is enormous.
When sent out the admiralty imagined
that she could be locked at Hong Kong
There was then. and has been since,
much criticism of the policy of sending
such a big ship to the far east. 1t was
pointed out that she could not be locked
and that she could only pass the canah
with great difficulty and danger.
The cause of the mischief was that
Sir ]. Fisher took to the North Ameri-
can station the battleship RenOwn.
which was built to go through the canal
and to fit the Hong Kong docks. But
the less said about this the better
The Hong Kong Dock company re-
Gently offered the admiralty to build a
dock large enough to hold the biggest
battIeship in the world for a moderate
grant The offer was refused Mean
while. literally nothing has been done
to extend the Hong Kong dock yard,
which is too small for the requirements
of the fleet in the far east
The surveys have been made, and
fS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
NEW ZEALAND RAILWAYS.

Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.
New Zealand's steam railways are
owned and operated by the govern
ment Compared with American rail-
ways they seem like toy railroads and
the men playing train" The locomo-
tive is queer and small The engine
driver blows two loud blasts of the To-
comotive's whistle before starting much
like steamer. A large handbell at the
stations is loudly rung prior to the
shrieks of the locomotives whistle.
The guard (conductor) walks up and
down the platform and says, Take
your Seats-everybody take Seats in
stead of ''All aboard" after which he
blows pocket whistle signal like some
United States trolley car conductors.
and the train starts, but does not go
much faster than a horses slow pace,
except down grade The train stops
in the bush, and you think an axle is
broken or something is wrong, proba-
bly, a "hold-up," which they call a
''stuck-up;" but no; the stop is merely
to let the guard apply the brakes. Why
do they want the brakes applied after
stopping? Well, you see, there is ahead
of US slight down grade, not very
much, but enough to require brakes.
and the solitary guard could not apply
all the brakes quick enough, so they
wait ten minutes for him to do so. It
is almost like stopping an OK team in
pioneer days Airbrakes are unknown.
and the locomotive has no bell, but
must always whistle
The railway carria ges have a plain,
square fiat board seat against the sides
of the coach lengthwise. Some have a
leather cushion to sit upon. A few late
coaches have six to eight narRRw rever-
sible seats A solitary step high up.
made of one piece OF board, aids the
passenger to enter The windows are
small and near the roof. Bagga ge-
checking is unknown You paste a Ia
bel on your baggage. they gather it up
and take it, but you must see that they
put it off at your destination and must
claim it in the general scramble before
some one helps himself to it. Letters
posted in a mail car must pay from
4 to II cents extra. according to their
destination No trains run a night or
on Sunday Live stock cannot travel
on Monday or Friday. The cars for
horses and cattle are called carts; 9TH
er freight cars are termed wagons.
They are built like packing cases, and
have no opening except the missing
roof, the door closing tightly. and are
scarcely one-fourth the size of Ameri-
can cars.
There are no trolley cars in all of
New Zealand, notwithstanding a popu-
lation of $4,000 in Auckland and other
towns almost as large. They use buses
chiefly, and a few horse cars called
trans" On race days and other events
the buses quit their regular routes and
carry people from the center of the
town to the races and events, leaving
the residential section without service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26

OF string that guided his airship. Its
tail was long, striped like the hide. of a
zebra and loaded with strings of card
board all along its graceful length Lit
tie American flags floated from the edge
OF the kite and the end Of the tail, for
this Porto Rican was a diplomat. like
his brothers And when he unwOund
the guiding lever at once the blue shot
up. huddled close beside the red for a
moment. and then at once. with an IN
comprehensive movement. il darted
across the face of it's antagonist and
in a moment the latter was floating
downward uncOntroIlably toward the
ground The sharp curved knife with
which the blue was burdened had sew
cred the strings of the red, and the lat
ter had lost and the victorious kite flew
upward like a newly liberated bird
The knife is necessary and legitimate
burden of every kite that enters the bet
ting ring. and this seems to enhance the
uncertainty of the sport, and il requires
a magnificent display OF skill to avoid the
blades or to attack an antagonist The
skill W hich men and even boys display in
this respect is sometimes almost astound-
ing.
In a country where cock fighting is a
national sport, and where bull fighting
would be in vogue If the American author
tiles would permit. where ambling is the
chief pastime of both men and women.
II Is Somew nat surprising that mild q
practice as kite-hying should hold the at
tention with the power that it does The
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
NEW SMOKELESS POWDER.

From the Indianapolis Journal
AnsiI Moffatt, a young man OF this
city, who is known among his friends
as a genius in the direction of chemls-
try, has perfected new smokeless pow
der, the secret of which he and his
friend J. Richard Francis. have kept
quiet for a long time. For nearly four
years Mr. Moffatt has worked in his
laboratory and in the field with the new
explosive, and as a result OF the out
come as well as the tests made accord
ing TO the government regulations, a
company was Incorporated here with a
capital stock of $3.50. 600. most of the
capital coming from outside the city
AnSiI MOffatt, inventor of the new ex-
plosfve, said of it: 4 have confidence
in its immediate success. Its chief
characteristics are safety Of manufac-
ture and use All the extreme dangers
of powder are eliminated by this process
and explosions of powder will be thing
of the past. It is a wet process, and the
finished powder may be stored in water
indefinitely without deterioration 1t
has stood all of the usual government
tests. 1t makes the least smoke of all
the smokeless powders By compare
tive tests 1t Shows wonderful prOJectlle
power, yet, owing to its peculiar nature.
it may be used in a shotgun with the
same safety as black powder. Less than
one-half the quantity in weight is neces-
sary for a load One feature is that It
can be used in all the old-style gun
shells. Our explosive will start new
era in mining When exploded in
solutely no poisonous fumes, that the
miner is enabled to Immediately re-
sumo work Thus from 10 to 20 per
cent of mining time will be saved
- AGO contains no itro-glycerine, as
dynamite does. In using dynamite the
greater number of accidents occur
warming or thawing it out 'AZo' ex-
plodes frozen as well as warm Al
though 'Azo' contains no nitro glycerine,
if for any purpose, an explosive or ex-
IRENE violence is necessary, we can run
it up to a power % per cent greater
than that of pure nitro lycerine- The
mining interests of the west Will be
supplied from local factories located at
convenient places. For mining purposes,
we can compete with the cheapest
grades of explosives. For projectile
purposes we will enter the market with
a better smokelesS powder than any
now sold, and at a price of ordinary
black powder The first western plant
will be located at or near Bozeman,
Mont
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-26
KITES IN PORTO RICO.
TFrom the New York sun !


On the long slopes of brilliant green
grass that stretch away from the walls
Of CristObal Colon and dwindle down
into the city of San Juan. a great crowd
Of curious and noisy men women and
children stand every morning. gesticu-
latfng half madly at one another. talk
Ing very fast and occasionally breaking
upon into little groups more excited
than the rest Above their heads there
IS always a fiotilla of big kites. ducking.
diving. floating upward and performing
queer tricks as they fiirt and play with
the ocean wind billOwing inward from
the southern sea
One great red paper monster darted
swiftly upward above the others on one
occasion Then q shout went up from
the crowd It seemed to be having a
race with a blue one sailing dangerous
" near A hundred trem bling arms
with outstretched fingers We're raised
frantically in the air. shaking five and
ten peso notes, offering bets on the red
The champions of the blue made verbal
pools. and SO the betting went on. amid
tremendous excitement, more noticea BILE
than public demonstration in honor of
1he governor general.
Suddenly the flyer Of the blue a dirty
little Catantens unwound several yards