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

A valuable but little-known daily
newspaper is published in Washington
by the bureau of foreign commerce,
and is entitled Advance Sheet of the
Consular Reports" 1t has reached its
five hundredth number. In its pages
are found many interesting glimpses
of life in foreign lands. and the range
Of it's matter is wide. as the following
list of articles in single issue shows:
American Fruit in Norway" Sugar
In Spain" Heating and Cooking
Stoves in Uruguay" Coffee in ia
maica," Conversion Of Mexican Debt"
and Direct Steamship Connection
with Syria" These papers are ex-
tracts from consular reports. They
are of prime interest to business men,
but nearly every issue contains some
paragraphs which are curious, anus.
Ing or novel. This is true of many
other government publications, but
this daily is exceptionally favored.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
TRANSVAAL WAR PROGRESS
There Is No Stirring News From the

mere Is NO Stirring News From the
Border-Things Are statu Quo.
A London, Dec. : dispatch SAYS:
Again there is a compl etc lull in news
from the seat of war. Ladysmith has
established photographic communica-
ton with Frere, and it is reported that
all was well up to Sunday. A dispatch
from the Boer laagcr, by way of Lou
rcnZo Marques, dated Thursday, No
vcmbcr 30. confirms the report that
the commands have been closing in
upon Ladysm::ch and mounting big
guns in new positions. According to
the same advices a heavy cannonade
had been maintained and a general
assault ordered for Thursday morning.
but was countermandcd at the last
moment.
Modder river dispatches say that the
Beers are encamped amid the hills half
way to Kimberley. but it is also as
serted that Il large body of the enemy
has gone in the direction of ,Jacobsdal
1t is possible, therefore, that Lord
Methurn may endeavor to clear his
right flank Us far as JacobSdal before
continuing his advance. He is still
waiting at Modder river for stores,
guns and ammunition.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
ZEN. HAYWARD'S FUNERAL
a Large Conco"rse Of Relatives and
Friends Pay Tribufet to the Dead.


The funeral services of the late Sem
ator M. L.. Hayward were held in the
presence of a vast concourse of neigh
bors, state and federal officers and
many distinguished citizens of Ne
braslla. The city took on an uir of
mourning. Flags We're displayed at
half-mast and all business houses were
closed during the afternoon.
The remains were viewed at the
house by great number of people.
Brief services were conducted by Rev
II. l.. House, pastor of the Baptist
church, assisted by Dr. c. Nj. Shepherd.
pastor Of the Methodist church. The
process ion that followed the remains
to the grave was one of the largest
that ever passed through the streets of
this city. Company c, Second regi-
mcnt. Nebraska national guard, acted
as an escort. Following came mem
bcrs of William Banner Post No. "a.
q. A. r., of which organization Sena.
: tor Hayward was 4 member.
During the forenoon Mrs Hayward
signiiied a desire to speak to the men,
bcrs of the legislature who had been
the warm supporters of her husband in
his memorable contest. Those who
were at the residence at that time
were summoned and Mrs. Hayward
bore up hravcly while expressing her
gratitude for what they had done for
her husband during his life. She told
them that she wished to meet them
personally to speak to them as she
| thought her husband would have her
| do if he were alive The little group
| of men who listened to the brief eX-
preston of regard We're deeply moved
| utter n ward in rcnlv
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

President Mckinley, in speaking at
a town in South Dakota a few weeks
ago, remarked that the little folks now
had good deal Of geography to learn
that he did not have when boy.
This is significantly true. Africa, in
the old Biographies, took up little
space; it was the dark continent.
Australia is also a comparatively new
chapter. So is great part of the
United States. South Dakota. where
the president spoke, was n wilderness
in 1S4S, the year in which he was born,
and he was IA years old before it's first
permanent settlement, at Sioux Falls,
was started
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Beers Using 4 New Gun.

The hottest bombardment of the
siege took place last Thursday says a
Ladysmith dispatch of December ..
The Beers got new gun in position
on Lombards kop, completely com
handing the town, and shelled our
camp Monday and yesterday, planting
shells with great accuracy in the camp
of the Gordon highlanders and the
Manchester regiment, where there
were many narrow escapes. Today the
enemy resumed the bombardment, do
ing some very effective shooting. Sew
eral of our guns have been shattered
by the Boer big gun.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

Frank Kaura committed suicide at
home near Marsland, using razor.
Ee left a-wife and four children. 1f
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Shot Nv a RurplAr.

Rev. D. i. Cheney, pastor of the
First Baptist church at Racine, Wis.
and his wife, We're shot and probably
fatally injured by burglar Thursday
morning last at 10 o'clock. At the
point of revolver they were COM
PEELED to turn over money and jewelry
Thinking they We're endeavoring to
conceal some valuables, the burglar
shot them both and escaped.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Explosion Kills Three Men.

The powder works of James S. Mil
Ter. near Su1nneytown, Pa. were COM
pletely wrecked by explosion and three
men were killed and several others
injured. The dead are: William Baer,
superintendent of the works, Allen
Schneck, John Schwager. John Schaf-
fer was probably fatally injured and
Raymond Faust was seriously bruised.
The entire five buildings which COM
prised the works were demolished The
cause of the explosion is not known.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

A writer in the Review of Reviews
gives this advice: '1f you have a farm,
keep it; If not. get one; for the time
may come when the population of this
country will be largely divided into
monopolists, dependents and farmers;
and the farmer will be the most indie
pendent of all men. and will be the
saving power Of our institutions. We
venture to say that it will not depend
SO much upon the farm as upon tho
farmer
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
3oer Advance Welcome.

The Boer advance in the northeastern
part OF Cape Colony is becoming re-
remarkable. The local farmers are
hooking to the Boer laagers. the towns
people, IN many instances, welcoming
the invaders with every demonstra-
ton Of joy. The annexation of Brit
fish territory proceeds daily. The re-
ported Bocr successes have made a
great impression among the Basutos.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Murder and Suicide

Joseph Huttheus, living a couple of
miles cast of Abel, Ia, beat his wife
to death and then blew his brains ont
with shotgun. He is about sixty-ive
years OF age and has been married for
about forty. lie leaves six children.
all grown, and most of them married.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huttcus have had more
or less trouble for the past twenty
years, Huttheus being jealous of his
VITA
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
LOOK FOR ABLOODY BATTLE

tsocrs Active in Preparing Defense, and
Rifle Pits Mt Spytfontein.
Perhaps an explanation of the re-
tirement OF burghers from Natal can
be found in dispatch from Modder
river, December 3, saying that a strong
Boer force, estimated to number 1000
men, were reinforcing General Cronie
from Natal. The same dispatch says
everything points to the fact that a
great engagement will be fought at
Spytfontein. The Beers are massinp
on the hills there, are vigorously
ouldlng stone defenses and are dig
glng rifle pits in every direction.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
CONFESSES THE MURDER
Three Men Admit The killing of a
Farm Hand.

Amos Phillips. Bates county farm
err, under arrest at Fort Scott, Kan,
with Red and George Smith. brothers,
charged with completely in the murder
Of Leopold Edlingcr, a farm hand, two
weeks ago, has confessed the crime and
said that all three were members of a
gang of professional stock, grain and
harness thieves, who have operated all
over southwest Missouri and southeast
Kansas, and who have two rendezvous.
one IN the timber in Cedar county. and
another in Bates county. Public in
d1gnation is intense, and through fear
OF mob Sheriff Wheeler has placed
strong guard about the Jail.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Against GOebel.

All prctense of u fight for the certifi-
cate OF election as governor of Ken
lucky has been given up by the Goebel
people. and whether contest will be
made in the legislature is really yet to
be determined. Commissioners Eellis
and Pryor would not discuss the mat
ter but tacitly admitted they would
cecide for Taylor. Commissioner Peyntz
will present a minority report. En-
tenslve preparations are being made to
lnauguratc Taylor Tuesday, Decem-
Der T.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Two Women Aspl,yxiatcd,

Mrs. Elizabeth Somcrvillc, eighty
years old. and her daughter. Mrs. Eliz-
aocth Lindsay, fifty years of age. were
found dead in their apartments on
West Fortyninth street. New York
They had been asphyxiated by gas.
which was flowing from tube, used
to connect with u gas stove. All the
circumstances showed the deaths to
have been accidental
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

At Marquette, Mich, a woman known
as Crazy Kate, who had been beg
ging for years, was sent to the county
Jail as D disorderly person, and the
Jail officials discovered s4,s45 in bonds
and bills sewed in her clothes. Her
howell and general appearances were so
filthy that she was sent to jail, and
the officials were astounded when they
found SO much money.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
About ten wears ago there sprang up

About ten years ago there sprang up
among the metropolitan papers a riv-
airy that led to some interesting as
we'll as awful developments. Though
the Sunday issues were chiefly affected,
the changes did not apply to them
alone 1t seemed to be-and it was
the effort of some publishers to give
in the columns of their daily issues
not only the news of the world, but
Illustrations of the leading events. and
pictures of those who took part in
them, with literature of all kinds, and
its criticism thrown in as a side dish.
From dozen, the Sunday issues ran
up to twenty, forty, sixty, and some
times to a hundred pages. Very often
! 1T might almost be said generally
the quantity was offset by a dilution
OF the quality. and it became puzzle
to discover who read the mass of ma
terfal the presses turned out every
Saturday. The reaction has been not
ed for some time. Pictures have dis
appeared altogether from the columns
of the leading papers, not only in New
York, but in other great cities. There
has been return to the older idea
that daily newspaper has an ample
field for all Its energies in seeking to
give to clean-minded readers all the
clean news OF the day. With the ire
mendous expansion of the news service
of the press-an expansion that has
brought the ends of the, earth together
1t may be said-this is task that can
give the greatest energy and enterprise
full employment, and the execution OF
which can secure to the intelligent
readers Of q daily. paper the most
profitable satisfaction.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

The stockholders of the Union Broom
Supply company held secret meeting
at Chicago and decided to make the
price on broom corn $500 per ton. This
is the first time the company has given
quotation on the supply held by it.
and it is said by stockholders that this
price will advance materially within
another month. The Union Broom
Supply company, according to w. J..
Rose boom. president, holds fully 90 per
cent of the raw material.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Siege of Mnfekinr SeriOuS.

While the war Office at London has
received intelligence that Mafeking
was safe on November 20, it admitted
that the investment there was closer
than before. The Beers are using new
shells filled with high explosive from
a ten-ton gun and that the situation is
serious.
From Natal the only press dispatches
the terrible battle impending on the
Tugela river.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
To Investigate Mining Trouble.

Representative Lcntz of Ohio has
introduced Il joint resolution reciting
the charges growing out of the presence
OF United States troops under Briga-
der General Merriam at the centcrs of
mining troubles in Idaho. and asking
for an Investigation by Il special com
mittee of mine members. to be appointed
by the speaker
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
THE PLOT WIDE IN EXTENT
French Senate Takes Testimony Against
the RevoIutionists.

In the French senate, sitting as a
high court Thursday, several police
officers testified that an understanding
existed between the 'anti-scmites and
the nationalists and socialist leaders.
Superintendent Puybaraud deposed
that a confederation for federation
of the various leagues had been pro-
posed. adding that at one meeting the
question Of a triumvirate had been
even discussed. M. Deroulede. he said,
was to have been one of this triumvi-
rate but he considered it inexpedient to
mention the names of the other two.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

The house Friday, December s.
ad"ptcda special order for the con-
slder' t on of tae house currency bill.
The cclate will last from Monday, De-
Gem or II, to the following Friday.
Saturday amendments may be offered.
and the vote will be taken on Decem-
Der is. The democrats. populists and
Nlverltes presented solid front against
the adoption of the resolution. and
every republican voted for it,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
End Not In Sight.

A Friday special from Manila says
the endsof the insurrection is not in
sight, and the field commanders now
think it is far away. 1t is estimated
that 10000 insurgent troops are still at
large, and Aguinaldo is said to have
escaped with much larger force than
at first supposed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

A Capetown, Dec. Z, special says:
General Walker today received an Off
cial dispatch from Methuen dated De-
cember 6, saying he had resumed COM
mand of the column and is in nightly
communication with Kimberly. Tho
health of his troops is excellent.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
The Platform of the Socialist Mayor of
BrOckton, Mass

Charles II. Coulter, the newly-elccted
socialist mayor of Brocllton. Mass,
won by plurality of 1892 votes.
lie Is twenty-ninc years years old. II e
said: The social democratic party. of
which am proud to be a member, de-
ciarcs for the cooperative common
wealth and the ownership of all the
means of production and distribution,
lit will be my aim and that of nv
fellow-socialists in the city government
to enter wedge wherever possible for
municipal ownership and see to it that
no more valuable franchises are given
away to any corporation whatcvcr.n
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Com mittee Meets Monday.

The republican national committee
will meet in Washington December II
to select the time and place for hold
ing the next national convention and
to transact such other business as may
come before the committee. The ques-
ton of the adoption of a change in the
basis of representation, heretofore
mentioned. will come up.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
BULLER MOVES FORWARD
Comlnander-in-Chicf Starts For the Front
and to the Relief of Ladysmith.

anu 10 inc ItclleI OF lLaOSSmlth.
General Buffers arrival at Frere is
held to indicate that all the prepara-
tions for an advance to the relief of
Ladysnith are complete, says a Lon
don dispatch OF the sth, an that STIR
ring news will soon be received The
fact that Lord Mcthuen is announced
as resuming his command at almos t
the same moment is interpreted in
some quarters to mean that the bat
ties will be fought simultaneously in
Natal and ut Spytfontcin. 1t appears
doubtful, however, whether General
Methuens force is yet ready for what
will evidently be a heavy encounter.
The government has decided to dis
patch to South Africa at the earliest
possible moment a cavalry brigade of
about 4 900 men.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
An Insular Co,nmittec.

December in the house, Mr.. Dalzell,
repub iican of Pennsylvania, frosn the
committee on rules, presented the
amendments agreed upon by the rules
committee for the creation of COM
mittee on insular affairs, to consist of
seventeen members.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Lieutenant Brumby III.

Lieutenant I. NJ. Brumby, the flag
secretary to Admiral Dewey at the bat
tic OF Manila. is lying critically i'll at
The Garfield hospital in Washington.
de is suffering from fever contracted
as result of his long stay in the trop-
les, and has been at the hospital for
about two weeks,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

At North Platte, Judge Grimes in
district court sentenced Burt Corners
to the penitcntiary for five years for
burglarizing the Wilcox department
store last October and Ira James and
Harry Fon were sentenced to the
county Jail twenty days for larceny.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

Secretary Hall Of the state banking
board has issued q charter to the Bank
u Orchard Of the town OF Orchard,
antelope county The incorporators,
Fremont Everett, G. 4. Ward and L.:
w. Ord, have q capital stock Of So, 600.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Train Runs Down Handcar.

"A suburban passenger train on the
Burlington road ran down handcar
bearing five men 100 yards west of the
bridge at Alton. H., killing two men
outright and fatally injuring two. The
fifth man escaped injury by jumping
before the collision came.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
For Territorial Gover,r,.,t

Representative Hit of Illinois has
introduced Il bill to provide a terrific
rial form of government for Hawaii.
IT Is similar to the measure reported to
the house last year, providing for
territorial governor appointed by the
president and legislature of two
houses,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Trust Declares yar.

The American Window Glass COM
pany OF Pittsburg, Pa. is reported to
have made q cut of 331s per cent in the
price Of all window glass, and to have
ordered fires lighted in all its factories.
the purpose being to resume operations
about January /. This move is con.
sidercd declaration of war upon the
Independent manufacturers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Bills ly Rprkett.

Congressman BurlSett in the house
December introduced bills for public
buildings at Plattsmouth and Falls CITY,
appropriating $4,000 for each place;
also bill calling for new survey of
Furnas county.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Trans ports Arrive.

The transports Olympia and Penn
sylvania have arrived at Manila. The
Pennsylvania transported the Thirty
ninth regiment, which was recruited at
Omaha, and among which are many
Nebraska boys.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

Chauncey N. Depew's salary as a
senator for six years will be $4,000.
He has leased house in Washington
for term Of six years.for $4,000. It
lis evident, therefore, that Chauncey
expects to earn a little extra money by
working overtime.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
OBLIGED TO FEED BASUTOS
The British arc Hampered by the r.cs-
encc OF the Natives at Kimberly

eo Ut '11c ->Htf7es Ut h1mbeSIy.
London, December s special says:
The Daily Mail publishes dispatch
from Julian Ralph at Modder river.
who says;
The Kimberly people are troubled
by the necessity of feeding 10000 Ba-
sutos i'll the diamond fields. whom the
Beers refuse to allow to depart, and
who, should they fail to get enough
meat, would become disconnected and
restless. Five hundred and thirty
Beers were killed or wounded in the
battle here. That number has already
been accounted for, and the enemy:s
losses were probably much heavier"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

Recent police records having estab-
lished the fact that an umbrella may
be deadly weapon it will be surpris-
ing If some legislature with intellect
to spare doesn't pass law regulating
the use of such articles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
SAYS HE Is A MURDERER
Racine Man Makes a Conressio That
Is Not Believed.

man giving the name of George
Dardis was arrested at Racine Wis.
after making Il statcmant in saloon
that he was the man who shot the Rev.
D. 3. Cheney and wife on Thursday.
Dardis says he shot the minister be-
cause of his ~ p. A. belief. 1t is not
believed that Dardis knows anything
about the aifair
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
transmitted to senate.

The reciprocity treaties negotiated
during the congressional recess have
been transmitted to the senate, and in
executive session were ordered printed
and referred to the committee on for.
jeign relations.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

Evidently the mayor of Allentown,
Pa, is an up-to-date business man.
he has recommended that the city
council prohibit the littering Of the
city streets and sidewalks by those
who still regard the handful as use.
full method OF advertising"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15
Refuse to Accept Stock.

Farmers in the vicinity of Henderson
have refused to take stock in the pro-
posed Nebraska & Gulf road. The
surveyors are now surveying route
with n three miles west of Henderson,
where they propose to build town.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-15

Two Missouri editors in the same
town are .sat war" which fact leads
the ST. Jnseph News to remark that
they are using up 4 great deal Of space
that might be sold 1t . good price per
inch. And. II might be added. saving
;kkeir self-respect and that OF their
eders.