The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-10-27
NEWS Of THE WIDE WORLD
Comprehensive Condensation
Of Christendom.
A WEEKS COMPLETE SUMMARY
Short Paragraphs Conveying a World of
Observation-Disclosures of the
Past Seven Days Intensely In
to People without Time.

European powers will keep their
hands off the BritiSh-Boer scrap.
The British government has closed
a contract a Bonham dealer in horses
and mules for 1900 mules for service in
South Africa.
The managers of the guhernatorial
campaign of Mayor Jones of Toledo,
O., are sending out orators on bicycles
to stump the rural districts.
The German consul-gcneral ut Cape
Town has issued Il proclamation COM
handing all Germans to hold aloof
from hostilitics in the Transvaal.
Train robbers arc credited with Sc
curing $4,000 in the Northwestern
hold up near DcKalb. III. \ large
amoun Of jcwelry was also taken.
A Bucharest. Turkey, dispatch says
the sultan has drowned several of the
omen of the harcm. He suspected
them of completely with members of
the young Turkish party.
For the first time in the history of
intercollegiate football. a strong east
crn team has been defeated by Il
western team. the university of Chica-
go eleven defeating the Cornell uni
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Active war movements are now on in
South Africa, with the Beers and their
allies assuming the aggressive. Heavy
rains and now are handicapping the
Beers. but this is not preventing them
from making strenuous efforts to cap
ture Cecil Rhodes.
A carcfully-planned outbreak on the
part of the native Filipinos in the
poorer districts of Manila was nipped
in the bud by the American authori-
ties. who made Il strong showing of
force. doubling the guards in that por-
ton of the town which was threatened.
The contemplated outbreak was re-
vealed to the Americans by members
of the native police force. Three of
the native police have been arrested,
charged with uprising. but the fact
that their comrades revealed their
treachery indicates that the rank and
file of the police force is loyal.
Tuesday, October II.
A. I. Wood, postmaster at Winterset,
Ia. was convicted of perjury in the
district court. Wood was twice a
member of the state Legislature. Other
cases against him will be tried later.
Emperor William of Germany has
issued a decree directing that all regi-
mental commanders shall strongly re-
vive the cabinet order of six years ago
forbidding gambling in the army.
Eight Slav miners were taken to
Springfield, ILL.,. from Auburn. charged
with being implicated in n riot be-
tween the Hungarian and Slav miners
in which Stephen Rotschki was killed
and several others were injured.
The little oyster sleep, Dream. on
fire. driftcd into Rock Creek. near Bal
timore, Md. bearing evidence that Il
murder had beer committed on board.
The dismembercd remains of Il mans
body, supposed to be that of the cap
tain, her wner were found.
Abraham Moore. the former cattle
king of Nebraska. who was indicted
some months ago in Chicago for OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses.
vas sentenced to one years imprison-
ment in the Cook county Jail and also
a fine of 81 600. A motion for a lew
trial was denied.
A special from Tacoma. Wash, says:
A terrible epidemic of dysentary is
sweeping over Japan with fatal re-
suits. Official statistics show that out
of $4,000 persons attacked up to Sep
tembcr 13. nearly $4,000 have died. The
authorities estimate that 100. 900 cases
will be recorded by the end of October.
Great indignation is expressed in
San Domingo at the discovery of a re-
bellious plot. involving an attempt to
assassinate General Jiminez and GEN
eral V%asquez the provisional president.
Many persons have been placed under
arrest charged with completely in the
plot. and it is expected that further
arrests will be made.
The Columbia has met the Shamrock
and the victory pcrches on the banner
of the American yacht. After repeated
tiukes. a race was held yesterday. and
the cup defender proved to be the
fleetcr boat and crossed the line ten
minutes and eight seconds corrected
time) ahead of the challenger. Sir
Thomas Upton confessed his boat was
fairly beaten.