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Outside the Exchange.

Beggar-Pve come to propose q scheme
by which We can both get 10000.
Stock broker-What Is it?
Beggar-Tve heard your daughter is
about to be married. and you are going to
give her $4,000.
Stock broker-Yes.
Beggar-Well, I'll take her for 10000
Judy.
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Mason, Friend OF the HOer.
Victoria Colonist.
Senator Billy is recognized by his best
friends as hopeless blatherskite, who Is
already back number In politics
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a GUARANTEES.

re Post.lAtelligencer hereby
guarantees its advertisers = bcna
aae Daaa circaiation, Daily, Weekly
aaa sunday, double that Of any
ether nswspaper pubiisheA In the
state OF Washington. Advertising
eoaeraets vvall BE made spbject TO
this guarantee.
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The death of President Hobart has call
ed attention to the fact that under the
statutes there is no provision for filling
the office of vice president. pending an
election, when this office becomes vacant
by death, resignation or inability of the
incumbent. The president pro tempore of
the senate acts as presiding officer of
that body under the existing law, as when
the vice president dies. resigns or is I'M
able to perform the functions of his Of
flee. and under the same circumstances
the secretary of state takes the place
of the vice president in the order of sue
cession to the presidency upon the death.
resignation or inability of the president.
But there is no way to fill the office of
vice president. Mr. Jenkins, of Wiscon-
sin, seeks to correct this I'm a bill provid-
ing that in case of the removal Of the
vice president from office, or his death,
resignation or IL he becomes president,
or II in any other way the office OF vice
president becomes vacant, the president
pro tempore of the senate shall become
vice president and shall act as such until
the vice president is able to return and
perform the duties OF his office.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-17
DISCRIMINATING RATES.
Interstate Commerce Commission Listens
to Protests Against Coast Lines.

Interstate Commerce Commission Llstons
to Protests Against Coast Lines.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. l5.-The interstate
commerce commission resumed the
hearing of the complaint Of the st.
Louis Business Mems league and other
intervenors against the Atchison, To-
peka and Santa Fe railway system and
other transcontinental railroad lines.
It was manifest that while the railroad
companies are the nominal defendants,
the real fight is one between the jobbers
of the Pacific coast on the one side and
those of the middle west on the other.
Indeed, from the telegram sent by the
Philadelphia Hardware Merchants as
ISOLATION to the members Of the inter-
state commerce commission Monday,
stating that that body sustained the
Pacific coast and the railroad side of the
question, it may be said that the two
seacoast sections and the country tribu-
tary thereto have united in the fight
against the interior country.
All the witnesses thus far have testi-
fed that it was not on account of all ex.
cessive rate exacted by the railroads
that their business ON the Pacific coast
had been ruined On the contrary,
they thought the rate very moderate,
but that by abolishing the mixed car
load feature, as was done at the Mil
waukee conference in June, 1898, and
establishing wide difference between
carload and less than carload ship
ments, the railroads had effected al ar.
rangement which effectually shut the
/ ST. Louis jobbers entirely out Of the
| Pacific coast territory.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-17
WATERWAYS CONVENTION.

Delegates From Seventeen States Meet
at Memphis, Tenn.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 15.-The West.
ern Waterways association began q
convention here yesterday, which will
be Of Importance and interest, not only
to this section, but to all the country
tributary to the Mississippi river from
the great northwest to the Gulf OF
Mexico. About 600 delegates were pres
ent, including representative business
men, senators, railroad presidents, con-
gressmen and governors. Seventeen
states are represented and many of
them have large delegations in attend.
ance. After the temporary organiza-
ton with Captain Lon Bryson of Daven.
port, Ia, as chairman and the appoint.
ment of committees, the delegates were
entertained with trolley rides about the
city and an afternoon luncheon was
given at Montgomery park. Senator
Turley and Congressman Cetchings
spoke during the first session.
The evening was devoted to speech
making by prominent delegates, all OF
whom favored liberal appropriations by
congress for the maintenance and I'M
provement of the rivers and harbors OF
the country.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-17
SCALPERS RAISING A FUND.

Ticket Brokers Getting Money Together
to Fight the Anti-Sca1ping Measure.
DETROIT, Nov. l5.-The 18th annual
meeting of the Guaranteed Ticket
Brokers' association began yesterday,
with about go members present. Little
was done other than the reading of re-,
ports. The executive committee has ad,
justed all the claims against the men,
bers and the association to the amount
of $1,000. The fund to fight the anti
scalping measure in congress will be in
creased to $4,000. This, with the
amount raised by the other association,
will give the brokers $20,0O0 or more to
test the constltutionality Of the law il
the bill passes.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-17
MAJOR LOGAN KILLED.
Shot While Leading His Bat
talon i the Philippines.
SON OF FAMOUS BLACK JACK"

One of the Shxrpest Engagements of the
War-Six Privates Killed and Two Of
hcers and Twelve Men Wounded Eighty
one Dead Fillpinos in Trenches.
MANILA, Nov. 15.-The Thirty-third
infantry, in one Of the sharpest two
hours engagement of the war, with an
equal force Of insurgents, five miles
from San Fabian, Saturday lost one Of
iicer Major John A. Logan, Jr.)
and six men killed and two officers
and ~ men wounded. The Americans
captured 80 Filipinos and 100 rifles and
found 81 insurgent dead lying in the
trenches and ricetields. Many more
Filipinos were doubtless killed or
wounded.
The insurgents opened the fight two
miles from San Jacinto, while the lead
ing American battalion was passing a
clump of houses, in the midst OF a
cocoanut grove, knee deep in mud. The
Filipino sharpshooters, hidden in trees
and houses and in trench across the
road, held their fire until the Americans
were close to them, when they began
firing. Other Filipinos opened fire from
thickets, right and left, farther away.
The insurgent sharpshooters picked OH
the officers first. Five Of the Americans
who fell wore shoulder straps or chev.
rons. But the Thirty third never way
cred. Its crack marksmen knocked the
Filipinos from the trees like squirrels
and the Americans rushed the trench,
leaving four dead insurgents there
The regiment then deployed under fire,
with Major John A. Logan's battalion
in the center, Major Cronie's on the
right and Major Marsh's on the left
The skir1nish line, which was mile
long, advanced rapidly, keeping up Q
constant fire. The Filipinos made ar
unexpected stand, many of them re
manning under cover until the Amer
leans were within 20 feet Of them
Major Marsh thanked small trench full
of insurgents, surprising them ant
slaughtering nearly all OF them before
entering the town.
The insurgents are supposed to have
retreated toward Dagupan. 1t was i'm
possible to pursue them, as the Amer
lean troops were exhausted and thell
supply Of ammunition was low.
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SENDS IN AN ENVOY.
Colonel Baden-Powell Gives
No Satisfaction to Cronje.
MAKE THREATS OF RETALIATION.

Doors Demand Release Of Alleged Spy.
safety Of Nathan Marks-No Additional
News Regarding Progress of Hostilitiss.
LONDON, Nov. l5.--There is no addi-
tional news regarding the progress of
hostilities in South Africa this morning
except dispatch from Mafeking for
warded by a runner, dated Oct. %,
which says that during the afternoon
General Cronje, the Roer commander,
sent all envoy to Colonel Baden Powell
under a flag of truce, to declare that he
did not consider the Geneva convention
authorized the flag of the Red Cross
society to fly from several buildings at
once in the town and that in his opinion
the employment Of natives against
whites and the use of dynamite mines
were both opposed to the rules of war.
Colonel Baden Powell replied that the
Geneva convention did not stipulate as
to the number of Red Cross stations
permissible and that tho Beers were
only required to respect the convent,
the hospital, and the women's laager
The British commander also pointed
out that mines were recognized ad,
juncts of civilized warfare and that the
defenses of Pretoria were extensively
mined. Moreover, he reminded Gen
eral Cronje that the Beers had fired on
natives, burned their kraals and raided
their cattle, and that the natives only
defended their lives and property.
Despite these warnings from Colonel
liberately to shell the hospital and the
women's kraal. The sending Of the
envoy was considered . mere pretext
for penetrating the British lines at
Mafeking. According to the latest in
formation, the garrison is confident of
its ability to hold out until the end of
the campaign.
The great delay Oh South African
cables, now amounting to practically
five days, and the lack Of any definite
news from Ladysmith give rise to some
apprehension. which is only relieved by
the fact that no adverse tidings have
come from either British or Boer
sources. Nothing is known as to the
whereabouts Of General Sir Redvers
Butler
Her majesty's ship Powerful has ar
rived at Simons' bay and began to coal.
The cruiser will return to Durham i'm.
mediately with more guns.
Lord George Hamilton. secretary OF
state for India, announced In speech
last evening that relief force would
be immediately sent to Ladysmith, and
beyond that nothing Is known Of the
b fish movement.
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Chicago Live Stock,

CHICAGO. Nov. 4.-Cattle-Receipts, 5000;
firm demand for best others weak to shade
lower; butchers stock active; Gamers firm {;
western steady: fancy steers. quotable $500
sos; good to choice, s5.5Og625: poor to me.
dunn, $440G5.5O; mixed stockers, s30N93.50;
feeders. *4.OJG4.65; good to choice cows, 10. 50
GAS: heifers, $3.5Ug5.25; Gamers. sl.S593. 05
bulls. s25OG4.25; calves. $4.00G7.15; fed Texas
beeves, $3.50 $3.50; western range beeves, S4.OO
@5.25. Hogs-Receipts. BS.OOO; generally &c
lower than yesterdays average prices; tops,
1920; mixed and butchers, *3.9OG4.D; good to
choice heavy, $4OUa4.l71a; rough heavy, $3.50
@4.OO; light, $3.9UG4.lO; bulk Of sales. 5000
40. Sheep-Receipts, 5000; best sheep and
lambs steady; ochsrs shade lower; native
wethers, 1915 4,65 lambs. $40OG5.3o; western
wethers, $500 g4.55; western lambs, $4.7dG5.25.
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WRECK OF CHARLESTON.
Cruiser IL Fast Aground With No Hope Of
Saving Anything.

Cruiser IL Fast Aground with No Hope Of
Saving Anything.
MANILA, Nov l5.-Further details re-
garding the grounding of the United
States cruiser Charleston show that she
struck an uncharted coral reef ten miles
east of Kamaguin island. Her stern
was almost submerged and the bow al
most out of the water. A heavy sea
was on and the cruiser began rolling
violently. The water-tight doors were
quickly closed. but were stove in under
the engine compartment. After the
first efforts to right her the officers
feared she might slide off because of the
heavy sea and therefore abandoned the
attempt to save her. They hurried to
the launches and boats and rowed away,
prepared to fight for landing, with
two Colt guns, 1874 rifles and ten days
1ations. Some of the officers and men
were dressed in pajamas and under
clothing. Two hours after the Charles
ton struck all had gotten away. A
party returned two days later, but
found it impossible to save anything.
The first landing was made on little
island with front of barren rocks.
Next day the boats again took to the
water and proceeded to Kamaguin is
land, where a landing was made in the
expectation that firing would be neces-
sary. So far from this being the case,
however. the Charleston's men found a
half savage people who regarded them
with curiosity rather than hostility.
On the third day the storm had great
" subsidized and Lieutenant John D.
Mcdonald and seven men started for
the Gulf Of Lingayen in a SO-foot sail
ing launch, hoping to find an American
man-of war. The men were four days
afloat, keeping under shelter of the hos.
tile shore for two days on account of
the high seas. being most of the time in
soaking rain. Finally they overlook
the transport Aztec, which carried them
10 the battleship Oregon.
The gpnboat Helena has been dis
patched to bring away the crew.
The Charleston was returning from a
fve-weeks' cruise along the eastern
coast of Luzon. In naval circles the &C.
cident is considered quite unavoidable.
The only wonder is that there are not
more such disasters in Philippine waters,
whic. are most indifferently charted.
The Charleston lies practically in the
open sea, and there is no hope of saving
her and the contents of the cruiser.
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Schley Visits Navy Department.

WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-Rear Admiral
Schley, who is about to assume com.
mand Of the South Atlantic squadron,
called at the navy department and had
long conference with Acting Secretary
Allen concerning the general character
of the service on which he is about to
embark. 1t was the adnirals final call
before leaving, as he goes on Thursday
to New York, where on next Saturday
he will raise his flag on the cruiser
Chicago. The admiral's visit led to
renewed conjecture as to the probability
of his going to some Of the South AT.
rican ports. As to this, however, the
admiral declined to say a word.
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Major John A. Logan Dead.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Nov. ia private
cablegram from Manila announces the
death of Major John A. Logan, Jr., Of
this city. No details have been re-
ceived yet. The remains will be brought
home on the transport Sikh.
COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 15.--John A.
Logan, Jr., who was killed while lead
ing charge in the Philippine islands.
was member Of Governor Bushnell's
staff, having been mustered in as a cap
tain and aide de-camp on April l6, 1896.
He was the captain of the Logan Rifles
in Youngstown and resigned June 2,
1899.
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NEARING THE END.
Senator Hayward's Condition Very
icnl-neafh Only n OuNRtion of Tim

Senator Hayward's Condition Very Crit
ical-Death Only = Qu~stion OF Time.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Nov. 10
Senator Havward's illness, which was
at first not looked upon Us serious. il
now causing his friends the greatest
alarm. DR.. Bridges Of Omaha was
summoned yesterday morning and
spent the day at the bedside Of the
patient, for whose recovery he enter
tains no hop". The physician gave his
opinion thrt Senator Hayward could
not recover and that not even a tempo
rary improvement could be looked for
and that his death is considered to he
only matte Of time.
The malaGy is said to be similar to
that which Frustrated Senator Hayward
last summer on the speakers platform
at Brownville. There has been no re.
currence of lie apoplectic stroke. but he
is in state Of utter physical COLLAPSE
In spite of s enfeebled condition the
patient is conscious and able to speak
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-17
WHEAT CLOSES STRONG.
An Early Loss Is Recovered Late In thu
Day-Corn Shows Strength.

An Early Loss Is Recovered Late In the
Day-Corn Shows Strength.
CHICAGO, Nov. l4-Wheat was weak early
on lower cables and predictions Of large Ar.
gentine crop. but steadied on buying by shorts
and closed at an advance Of M0Ho. Influ.
enced by light country offerings and small re-
ceipts corn closed strong, unchanged to 10
higher. Oats closed u g1<c higher. Provis.
ions ruled weak and closed "a 9l0c lower.
Closing prices:
WHEAr-Dec., 67stc; May, 7l1<97l1to,
CoRN-Dec, Bis e3lHc; May, 33]ic.
OATs-Dec.. 22l4c; May, 237s,.
PoRK-Dec.. 5000; jan, s94715
RIBs-Dec $3.50: Jan, $780,
LARD-Dec., s4.s71ag 80; jan. *5.071Sfe5.4o
Cash quotations. No. = red wheat. 81 G6Sl 10
No. 2 spring wheat 8o1 atg70c; No. corn. sl1S
93ls<c.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-17
TELLS ABOUT WIRE COMBINE
American Steel Wire Company Chairman
Rafnra Com miaaIou.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The indus.
trial commission yesterday listened to
the testimony of John w. Gates. chair
man of the American Steel and Wire
company. Mr.. Gates said that while
his company controlled major portion
of the wire product Of the country, it
did not seek to monopolize the business,
but on the contrary encouraged other
operators. He stated that Germany
was the principal competitor Of the
United States in the manufacture Of
wire and it's products and gave the de-
tails of an effort he had made last sum-
mer to effect an international oonsolida-
ton of wireworks, taking in all those
Of Europe, The combination had failed,
he said, because Of the impossibility of
reaching an agreement on the share of
the product to be allotted to the. United
States.
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Rapid City Black Hls South Dakota Friday, Nov L. 1899
TRAFFIC IN CADAVERS.
St. Louis Police Make Grue-
some Find at Union Depot.
FOUR HUMAN BODIES IN TRUNKS.

City Und.rtaker Of Memphis Arrested
While Taking Corpses to keokuk.
Makes n Clean Breast OF tho Whole Az
fsir-Sold Corpses to Medical Colleges.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov l5.-Four zinc lined
trunks, such as are used by travelling
men to carry samples, each containing
a corpse, were taken from the baggage
room at the Union station yesterday
and Frank Thompson, city undertaken
at Memphis. is under arrest. For some
time the police have been aware that n
traffic in human bodies has been going
on through this city and have been on
the watch for the guilty ones. Recently
. shipment of four bodies in trunks was
made to w. H. Hansen at Keokuk, 1a.,
for whom those captured yesterday We're
also intended. The expressman who
hauled the trunks from the Keokul1
depot told the station master there that
he believed they contained bodies. An
investigation was put on foot and the
police of this city notified to look out
for any other shipments, with the result
mentioned
When taken to police headquarters
Thompson made clean breast of the
whole affair. He said he had the contract
for burying the city dead Of Memphis.
For some time he had been selling the
bodies to medical colleges throughout
this part of the country. His method
was to pack them with excelsior in
drummers' zinc.lined trunks and take
them with him as baggage as far as St..
Louis. From here he shipped the
trunks to their destination by express.
Thompson said he had been paid all the
way from $50 to $500 per body. He said
the name w. H. Hansen, to whom the
trunks were addressed in Keokuk, Ia,
is fictitious one, but refused to state
| who his consignee is.
In the trunks are the bodies Of three
negroes, two men and boy, and a
white woman. From appearances they
oil died of consumption or some other
wasting disease. The white woman
was evidently somebody Of refinement,
Judging from her looks. Her front
teeth are gold-fllled. All the bodies are
well preserved.
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Threats of Retaliation,

LONDON, Nov. 15.-A special dispatch
from Cape Town states that State Sec
rotary Reitz has demanded that Gen.
eral White Immediately release the sup
posed spy, Nathan Marks. who is con.
fined ut Latiysmith, coupling his de.
mand with threat to execute six Brit
ish officers. General Butler replied, &C.
cording to the special dispatch, that he
was entitled to retain the man until J
should render satisfactory account OF
himself
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DaMaYs Bach In Washinxton,

WASHINGTON, Nov. l5.-Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey returned to Washington
from New York last night. A navy de,
partment official met the admiral and
Mrs. Dewey, and escorted them to the
admiral's carriage. in which they were
driven to tho home ON Rhode Island
avenue presented to the admiral by the
American peOple,
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Kansas City Live Stock.

KANSAS CITY. Nov. l4.-Cattle-Recepts,
1850; choics killing grades steady less desir-
able grades lJc lower; stockers and feeders
steady; heavy native steers. $5.0D575; light
weights, $5OoG5. Az; stockers and feeders. ss.2ll
@4so; butchers cows and heifers. $8.l094.l5
Gamers. s2.25g3l0: fed western steers, SA2aa
SIS: range steers, $8.lWG4s5; Texans, $s2s
@42O Hogs-Reaeipts, IL, ZOO; Slow weak IL
SC lower; heavy, s3.o094.00; Mixed *Rs71sta
895; light, s37ag3.95; pigs, 385O98.so. Sheep
Receipts. $50; killing lambs and ohoic q
muttons active. steady: common muttons
slow, shade lower: lambs. 800 g5.25: muttons.
$ss5g4VO stockers and feeders, l2.70GA.OO
culls, sl.50g27u
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-17
burlington Lets Contract,

SIDNEY, Neb., Nov. l5.-The Bur:
lington Railroad company has let the
contract fop grading from bridgeport,
Neb., to Bruth, Col. The bridge across
the Platte river 80 miles north Of here
is nearing completion. Tobias Castor
and his sop-in-law, Weatervult, are
here buying up more right.of- way.
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Naval Expense OF a Year.

WASHINGTON, Nov. lJ.-According to
The annual report of the paymaster gen.
eral it cost SIS, 1914 to maintain in
commission tue ships in active service
in the navy last year. For construction
Of ships and purchase Of ready built
ships 80, 1854, 456 was expended. while
S6, 754,974 was absorbed in repairs to
ships.
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surplusIs to he Refunded.

LINCOLN, Nov. l5.-After paying all
expenses incurred in returning the
members of the First regiment from
San Francisco to the various places of
enlistment in this state surplus Of
about s., 900 remained in the treasury
and Governor Poynter has decided to
return this money to the contributors,
whose money was received after the
amount necessary had been raised.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-11-17
sen.tor Ma,on Learps About B..r.

NEW YORK, Nov, ld.-The United
States senate committee ON manufact-
ures. investigating the adulteration Of
beer, ales and porter. resumed its hear
ing yesterday in the Imperial hotel.
Senator Mason Of Illinois was the only
member of tho committee in attend.
ance. Several brewers testified g to
the purity Of their beer.
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Funston starts For Maniis

ToPEKA, Kan, Nov. 15.-General
Funston and wife will leave here today
noon for San Francisco, from which
place the general will sail for Manila.
The general is afraid the war in the
Philippines will be over before he
i, aches his destination. General Funs-
tan will drop the suit for libel against
4 Archbishop xeland.