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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
Some humorous administration

Some humorous administration
lackey remarks that Mr.. Bryan is
the genealogical" candidate of the
Silver forces for president next
year. That may all be, but reck
oning from the same standpoint
we rise to remark that Mr.. Mckin-
ley is the Sociological" candidate
Of the republicans for the same Of.
fee. Next
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01

Next week we will have the
pleasure of reading Mckinley S
denunciation Of trusts in his annu-
al message to congress. 1t will be
humorous reading for the people
and it won't worry the trusts in
the least. They know their man,
and it might be added that the
people are pretty we'll onto him,
too.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
RAPID CITY !! 1850 ei syp Of

alton, on the, main line OF the Fremont, Elk
0orn & Missouri Valley Kaiirond. 1t has eight
Churches: two miles OF street railway; gas and
electric light plants; perfect system OF water
works. second largest ,rks in the world for
the treatment OF gold by the chiorinatiou
process; extensive iron foundry and machine
shops. largest Touring mills in the state; lies
but II miles from some OF the largest and rich
est deposits OF gold. silver, copper, IRON, mica
and Tin III America; extensive steam tile and
pressed brick works: U. S. government Indian
school, land Office and weather signal stat ION:
proud stie.ts: MASSIVE business blocks; bcauti.
;ul parks; state school OF mines; two banks:
four newspapers; ut he edge OF the greatest,
range stock country in the west shipments for
1898. SI.OO0,0Oo); on Rapid river. the largest
stream In the Black Hills; county seat OF Pen
ulngton county.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01

The coal trust keeps all the pro
fit of the advanced prices to itself.
The o,ooo miners employed by
the trust are threatening a strike
for living wages. These knights
Of the pick and shovel are receiv-
ing the same pittance forced on
them in times of depression, while
the price of everything they have
to buy has gone up. The mine
workers officers met at Indian
apolis and tried to dissuade the
men from striking now, fearing
that the time is not propitious.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
New Blacksmith Shoe,

Geo. w. Slick. the old reliable
blacksmith, desires to announce that
he is ready to greet old and new pa
irons at his shop one door north of
Alex Shelito's barn on sixth street.
He is prepared to do general black
smithing, horse shoeing and WOOD
work on short notice and at reason
able prices. Give him call.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01

Samuel Gompers, president of
the American Federation of Labor,
testified before the industrial COM
mission that any prosperity which
the wage workers enjoy is due en-
stirely to their own efforts through
unions which they have built up at
great cost and sacrifice. Neither
our imperial administration nor the
trusts have contributed to any bet
ter condition that may exist. The
trade unions have had 70 fight the
lgnsts tooth and nail to get living
y SgIaRes for their members. The
lsts are more difficult to dea
~, than individual employers,
opos 81 this testimony from !
Il W. 81 expert, il may be noted that
trusts are making a concerted
MI 10 crush out labor unions.
know that the individual
iorkersis abs olutely At their
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01

election "thrcalened' the nation
il 1895 but sugar has gone up 80
per cent in price. In 1896 when
Bryan s election "threate ned' the
country May corn was quoted at
29 cents. Under Mckinley "pros
perlty" It is quoted at 80 cents.
But supposing the farmer wants
some lumber. His corn has gone
up 81 per cent, but lumber has
gone up 20 to SO per ccut He IS
considerably loser on account OF
the present reign o! republican
"prosperity.' Or he may want
barbed wire. Fortified with a 3H
per cent increase in the price Of
his corn the farmer thinks he can
afford to build Il new wire fence,
Imagine his surprise when he is
confronted with an increase in the
price of barbed wire Of 100 per
cent Not that it is costing any
more to produce barbed wire no"
than it was in 1892, but the trusts
are running things now and the
farmer pays the bill. He can't at
ford to build the fence Whcr
Mr.. Bryan's election "threatened'
the country in 1896, the farmer
got 40 cents a bushel for his pota
toes. McKinley's "wave of pros
perity" has given him an average
price throughout the west Of &c
cents-a decrease of 50 per cent
The UNION might 20 on down thu
list, everything, almost without ex
ception, which the westcrner ha
to buy having gone to an extortion
ate price, while the raw produc
which he has to sell has gone ever
below the panic price prevailing
when the Irrational honor was at
tackled in 1896. Such is "pros
pcrity' in 1899. 1t IS prosper
| ty for the trusts and corporation
of the east, backed by trust-pur
chased administration. The ives
is bled to enrich the east snd it re
mains to be seen how long tn
western voter will be blinded b
partisanship and refuse to vot
against system which is toda
sapping the vitals of the wes:, he
people and her institutions. 1t i
time the west stand by itself an
aid in dethroning the party whic
has placed the trusts in the govern
ment saddle and inaugurated sys
TEN which holds the almighty do
lar above the life of the people j
value But such is Mckinle
prosperity When will the Yves
get enough?
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01

The dispatches tell us that as
soon as Otis catches Aguinaldo he
will cable Washington for lnstruc-
tions as to what TO do with the
willy Filipino chieftan. The way
to cook chicken is: "First catch
your chicken" etc.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01

Commission, Is Cross and u alker and
the county auditor Present.,
By motion the road petition OF BENZ.
ANDERSON, one FOR vacating certain
pOntion Of the Rapid City and Sheri-
dan road and the other for establish hing
a corr ction on said road were each ac
copied and the following rOai viewers
appoint, d: VIM EImend OFF, II nry Ba
ker. Fl J Aldrich, said viewers to qua-
1899
On motion the report of the road
| viewers of the Stephens Guich road
was accepted and the road ordered
surveyed. plotted and opened accord
| ing to law.
On motion the following bills were
allowed On the current expense fund:
F f joy, justice fees Sl3 80
Alfred Taylor, witness fees 10
A Fl Shelito, srme 10
N D Paxson. justice fees % 80
On motion buald adjourned to meet
at o'clock a. m. Oct. 9, 1899.
Attest: A. j. Mccain,
p. f Mcmahon, Chairman.
County Auditor.
Rapid City. S. D.,
October 9, 1899.
| Board met pursuant TO adjournment,
all members and the county auditor
| present.
On motion application for abateme Mt
Of taxes of George c Hunt, agent, was
granted in part.
On motion the following bills were
allowed on the cIrrent expense fund:
Ell Cox. salary supt poor farm Sl60 90
G l. Wood, expense 10 Hill City 90
e Thomson. labor, road fund ) &C
r G Lumber Co., lbr, bdg fund lO7 p
7 Hewitt, police fees $40 10 rejected
" " " $40 40 Rejected
BY motion board adjourned to NEE,
at 8 o'clock a. m. October 10. 1899.
Attest: A. J. Mccain,
p. f. McMahon, Chairman.
County Auditor.
Rapid City, S D., |
Oct. 10, 1869. !
Board met pursuant to ad tournament
all members and county audidor pres
emit
BY motion the following bills were
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
Prosperity and the West.

time it does not hesitate to say
that Mckinley prosperity is bleed
ing the west and south for the
benefit of the east, 1t is not
prosperity of the farmer and labor
ingman of the west, nor is it a
prosperity Of the cottongrower and
la borer of tie south. Through
the enhancement of organized
capital in the shape OF trusts and
corporations the west produces
while the east absorbs.
With the republican triumph OF
1896 came the triumph of trusts.
With republican rule has come
trust rule and extortion, growing
in might and power until today i,
controls almost every necessity,
snaps the finger of contempt in the
face Of our courts, dcfies our state
and national legislatures and laughs
at the protests of the people. Such
is the result of an administration,
the campaign Of which Was pnan
aged and generated by a trust
magnate and labor crusher, the
success Of which Was purchased
with trust funds, and the hand Of
which have from the first been
| shackled and bound by trust-in flu
enccs. And in the face Of such a
situation as this the republican
press OF the country continues to
pirate about the great measure Of
prosperity with which the people
have been blessed under the ben
ehccnt rule Of William the FIRST.
But figures won't lie if you treat
them right, and The UNION pro-
poses to give enough of them to
throw ray Of light on the prescn,
situation. The recent advance in
wages made by the trust controll-
ing the tin plate Of the country
was hailed as crushing evidence
of prosperity. The advance was
IS per cent, but it was made good
by tne trust advancing the price OF
tin plate from Sz.65 to S4.65 per
hundred, with the upward tcnden-
cy still with us.
Take the leather trust. The
west sells hides. The trust has
not advanced wages, but the price
of harness and all leather goods
SO largely consumed by the agri-
cultural west has gone up to an
exorbtant figure and is still rising.
Competition has been crushed and
the trust dictates the price. Less
than a week ago The UNION heard
local dealer remark that "leather
is advancing at the rate of a cent a
pound day"
Take barbed wire, nails, iron
pipe etc. The steel and iron trust
of the east has placed the price of
these articles at a point that puts
to shame the fondest dream OF
Shylock. Prices have advanced
rs to 100 per cent on these goods
since the formation of the trust,
while the great growing west foots
the bill.
Not that it is costing more to
produce these articles than it did
in 1892 and prior years, but be-
cause this is an era of republican
trust rule, fortified behind "pro-
tective' tariff wall to shut out for
eign competition, with the result
that the Am .rican people are lief,
TO the mercy of the American trust
The republican cry of protection
I is protection for trusts only-no
:, for the people.
: But leaving the trust issue for q
! moment, let us consider briefly
: the effect Of Mckinley "prosper
b ity' on the products Of the west
I ern farmer. In 1896 when the
( "national honor" was assailed b,
e Mr.. Bryan and his followers W,
2 were told that unless the republi
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01

Notwithstanding the efforts OF
republican hide bound and unscru-
pulous partisans to bring the in
stitution into dlsrepute simply to
embarass the commandment, the
South Dakota soldiers home at
Hot Springs is one Of tn, best con
Quoted Of its kind in the country.
A visit aud inspection will prove
this fact to anyone.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
The farmers in the western

The farmers in the western
states are sadly bordering the
alarming advance in prices of
manufactured goods in the last
year. Here are a few samples:
Nails that were So 50 a key, are
ST. 50. Lumber that cost SIG a
thousand IS now SIS. Barbed
wire was $2.2o a hundred, is now
81. 50. Iron pipe that was 10 cts a
barrel to ass, The list might be
extended indefinitely. Prices in
farm products have not advanced.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
Can II s..oa-.. o.o:-i.nss
Rapid City. S. D., |

oct. ). 1879.
The board Of county commissioners
met in regular session. Messrs, Cross
and Walker and the county auditor
present..
BY motion the salary bills of the
comfy treasurer, deputy treasurer.
register Of deeds and deputy register Of
d,vds as paid monthly by the auditor.
orders for lhe past quarter were al.
lowed as follows:
w II Labe=, treas sal fund 1915 90
C Tiule, deputy, 300 CO
f NJ L"ckhart, reg deeds sal i'd 300 OO
3 Is Lockhrrt, deputy 2!l 81
BY motion the salary bills OF the fol.
lowing officers were duly allowed:
p F McMahon, county auditor 500 0C
S CAN'T, deputy Is U(
& L WOOD, states attorney, sal
airy past quarter 250 0(
$3.50 having been paid warrant for bal!
ancc of 500 was ordered drawn.
Luceha e Trisler, county superinteud
ont, $2lS 80: $3.50 having bedn paid a
warrant for balance due sos 50 was Or
| dcrsd drawn.
BY motion application for abatenenr
Of taxes Of A Nyswanger was grated
and that Of the Montezuma mill was
granted ia part
BY motion board adjourned to NEE
at O'Clock IL. III. Oct. 4, 1899.
Attest. A. J. Mccain,
p. f, Mcmahon, Chairman.
County Auditor.
Rapid City. S. D |
October 1889.
BOARD met pursuant to adjournment
commissioners Cross and Walker ant
county auditor present.
On motion applicable ion for abatc men
OF taxes Of Nettie G Lonch was granted
in part.
On motion the following bills wer
allowed and warrants ordered draw
on the funds Indicated:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-12-01
Rapid City, S. D.,
Nnt,,ha,. & 1900

October 6, 1899.
The board met pursuant to adjourn-
ment, cnmm, ssioners Gross and Walk.
err and the county auditor present.
The board proceeded to settlement
with county treasurer "f Penning ton
county. state of SUnth Dakota, subm t.
ting the following report:
Bal on hand Oct |. 1899, $15O6l 81
Receipts since Oct. |, 1899 ] los 66
Repemption since Oct /, 1899 269 50
Miscellaneous receipts 343 80
The times., 1899-09-10
The Right of Private Judgment.
(From dc Baptist Watchman. }


One of the urgent questions with which
every thoughtful Christian is confronted
today. is this: What should be my personal
attitude toward the negative and destruc-
tive criticism of the Bible and of Christian
doctrines which seems to be having great
vogue? Shall l refuse TO consider anything
that can be said against Christian beliefs
for fear that my faith may be undermined
or shall ! set about a careful examination
for myself of destructive criticisms mean
while holding my own conviction in abey-
anca? Neither of these answers seems to
us the true one No honest man can re-
fuse TO consider arguments which may lead
to the truth, and the faith that remains
after all that can be said against it has
been weighed is far more vital and robust
thing than the faith that simply closes its
ewes to evidence and refuses TO consider
what can be said against it, There are
many circumstances in which man shows
his LOYALTY to his friend by hearing the
worst that can be brought against him. On
the other hand there are comparatively
few persons who are qualified to examine
skepticai arguments for themselves, and to
reach an independent, well-reasoned con-
elusion upon them. The most they can do
is to have recourse to authorities upon
either side of the questions in dispute, and
balance them against each other. Fer NEST
of us the right OF private judgment is the
right of determining which authorities are
the more trustworthy.
The times., 1899-09-10
ALEXANDRIA NEWS.

ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 9.-It is expected
that the Alexandria Light Infantry Will be
mustered into the State militia on Monday
night, September Is. Capt. James E.
King, of the Light Infantry today chose
that date after receiving a letter from Ad-
jutant General Nalle, stating that the COM
pany would be mustered in during the week
of September II, and requesting him to
name the day which would best suit him.
Col Joseph Lane Stern is expected TO come
here on that night. and muster the COM
pany in. A special meeting Of the mem
bers of the company viii be held on Mon
day night next.
The local chapter of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union is arranging for
the reception of the delegates 10 the State
convention OF the union, which will be
held in this city in October. Eighty dele
gates are expected to be present at the ses-
sion. The convention will be held in the
Methodist Protestant Church, and will open
Tuesday October 5, and continue until Fri
day. The closing exercises will be held
in Trinity Church. The convention win
be presided over by Mrs. Howard Hoge, OF
Lincoln President of the Virginia branch
Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, of New Jersey
is expected TO attend and deliver an ad-
dress. Delegates TO the national conyen-
tion, 10 be held in November will be elect
ed.
An interesting game of ball was wit
messed by large crowd this afternoon at
the baseball park. The contesting teams
were the NJ. C. Club, of Washington, and
the Alexandrias. The home team shut out
the visitors by a score OF IL TO o.
Andrew Lomax, colored, was fined SO
in the Police Court today for assaulting
Fannie Gray also colored.
Miss Flora Chapman has been appointed
teacher in the new public school in the
county, near the Chain Bridge.
Mrs Sophia Martin, widow of the late
John Martin, died at an early hour this
morning at her home, in South Alfred
Street She was eighty years of age. The
funeral will take place tomorrow after
noon. and the interment will be in the
Presbyterian Cemetery.
A called meeting OF the Relief Hook and
Ladder Company will be held on Monday
night
j. Harvey Creighton and bride. who were
married in Iuka, Miss, on Thursday, ar
rived here last night, and are the guests
of the bridegrooms father, DR.. W. F.
Creighton.
Frank p. Krauss and Robert II. Bartlett,
who are students at the Western Mary
land College Westminster. Nd, and who
have been visiting their homes in this fifty.
were rendered a farewell reception last
night by the Brotherhood of Andrew and
Phillips, of the Methodist Protestant
Church. of which they are members.
William Sisson, of the First ward, has
reported TO the police that horse was
stolen from his stables last night.
The times., 1899-09-10
Answer to a Charge of Fraud,

The defendants in the case of Bernard ].
Iseman and others against Otilia, Pauline,
and Caroline Iseman. and Catherine Cum
berland, yesterday through their attorney.
E. L. Schmidt, filed their answer, making
a general denial of the charges preferred
by the complainants. The parties to the
litigation are all heirs of the late John
Iseman, who died last February in this
city, and the complainants alleged that the
defendan. Otilia Iseman, by undue infiu-
ence and fraud, induced the deceased to
convey to her all his real and personal
property. In answer to this particu ar
charge the defendant 0tilia Iseman says
that for over ten years she was a faithful
clerk and saleswoman for her father, and
that in recognition of her services, having
paid her no wages, he conveyed to her the
property in dispute.
The times., 1899-09-10
Their Fight Interrupted.

Henry Williams and Albert Peterson,
both coIored, were arrested yesterday for
fighting in the street. The two men have
not been on good terms for long time and
when they met at the Ninth Street en-
trance to Centre Market yesterday they
decided to settle their differences once for
all. They were in fair way TO do so
when detective came by and placed
them under arrest. Williams had time to
throw brick which struck Peterson on
the head before the detective arrived, how
ever, and inflicted a severe cut The
wounded man was taken to the Emergency
Hospital, where his wound was dressed,
after which both parties to the fracas were
locked up charged with assault
The times., 1899-09-10
MlLBuREs MALARIA CAPSULES
will quickly rid you of
Malaria, ChiIls @Fever|
AT all Drueeists,2

and properly labeled all manner OF mate
rials used in laboratories and workshops.
No mineralogist has a finer collection OF
specimens. AS TO woods. the Smithsonian
Institution or the Metropolitan Museum
OF Natural History are not more complete.
The collection, for instance. OF bamboo
fibre, used in the electric light bulbs. COM
prises every specimen known TO science.
Besides these. the shop contains every
thing that an inventor could possibly want.
whether he were inyenting new dynamo
or a hobby horse that would shy at bicy-
cles. or deyising gigantic electrical re-
production of the battle of Manila Mr..
EdisOu's idea in making the collection was
to provide against any contingency that
might arise.
Il want" he said. Ito be prepared for
any emergency I don't want a Million
dollar idea TO go TO waste while I am
sending TO town for ten cents worth OF
material from the village store
When the shop was stocked Mr.. Edison
thought he would test its completeness.
Therefore he offered prize OF sic TO any
OF his assistants who should mention
any material of possible use not contained
in the collection The prize was won by
2 bright young man after hard days
work. And the missing article was
clothespin.
The times., 1899-09-10
Gun Tests to Be Secret.

Secretary Root issued an order yesterday
afternoon prohibiting any person from wit
Messing ordnance tests, except upon special
authority from the Secretary of War. The
order follows:
mo written or pictorial description of
tests by this Government of arms or NUM-
tions of war will be made for publication
without the authority of the Secretary of
War, nor will any information, written or
verbal, concerning them, which is not con-
tanned in the printed reports and doeu-
ments of the War Department be given TO
any unauthorized person.
Except by special authority Of the Sec
retary of War no person other than officers
OF the Army and Navy of the United States
and members of Congress in their official
capacity, and persons in the service of the
United States employed in direct connec-
tion with such tests, will be allowed to wit
ness the same.'
The times., 1899-09-10
civil service EXAMINATIONS.

The fall examinations to be conducted by the
Civil Service Commission throughout the country
win begin on September II. Yesterday the follow
ing examiners who will conduct the examinations
left for their respective stations: South Atlantic
section, Fred Wanamaker; Middle South, j. ].
Kemp; California, A. II. Hitler; North Pacific
section Dr. b. L. Faleoner; Middle North, Z. c.
CnYeIl: New ENGLAND section. z Z. Stebbins
The times., 1899-09-10
A warrant for a Swiss Fugitive,

A warrant for the surrender of Wilhelm
MuelIa TO the Swiss authorities was issued
by the State Department yesterday. MueI-
la was arrested in New York on complaint
of the Swiss Government and committed
for extradition there by Thomas Alexan-
der, United Stats Commissioner. Muella is
charged with the embezzlement of between
six thousand and seven thousand francs,
public money, in the canton OF ZiZero
The times., 1899-09-10
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued today to Edward
Herbert Clementson and Kate May Bosworth; Jo-
seph r. o'Connor and Ellen NJ McGrath; War
ren Cochran and Sue C. Duvall; John H. Fitz-
gerald and Mary NJ Battle; Thomas Rice and
Josephine jackson; James A. Gibson and Mayme
Spayde, Mansfield, Ohio; Samuel b. Price and
Viola johnson; Theodore Saunders and Marie
Smith
The times., 1899-09-10
A ciothespin That Cost $40.

IF TOM lhe 1-FCII-Il-
Possibly one of the secrets OF Thomas
A. Edisons success as an inventor Is his
forethought. The Wizard of MenIo Park
does not believe in leaving anything I'M
done that can be done TO further his re-
searches. An illustration may be cited in
his wonderful curiosity shop. This shop
is high-ceilinged room. the walls or
which are filled with shelves divided into
pigeonholes and drawers. Here are kept
The times., 1899-09-10
His Death Accidental.

Coroner Carr issued a certificate OF accidental
death yesterday morning in the case of Julian
Baker, the sailor, who was killed by falling
from the gallery in the north gun shop at the
navy yard Friday morning. The remains were
removed 10 the late home of the deceased i'm
mediately after the accident, and it is probable
that the funeral will take place from the house,
2l1 Sixth Street southeast, Monday afternoon.