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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-09
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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-09
One Mans Views.

Frabley-What do you think Of a
woman who attempts suicide because
she can't get a new spring bonnet?
Maxx--She might show her delicate
consideration for her husbands
finances in some other way, it strikes
me.-Philadelphia North American,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-09
Could Surround Her.

Gotrox-'so you want to marry my
daughter, eh? Do you think you can
surround her with comfort?"
Suitor-"I can, indeed, sir; I've never
felt the least bit uncomfortable wheg
I've had my arms around her"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-09
One Thinr at a Ttme.

Now" said the promoter, 1--WE pro-
pose to call the company The Chilcoot
Pass Packing and Transportation Com
pany-"
How do you propose to carry goods
across the Chilcoot Pass?"
I'VE haven't reached that problem
yet. At present we are figuring GU.
how we can float the stock"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-09
CHAPTER XXI.
The Mystery Increases.

.uEN AAS
An immediate search was resolved
apon. Lots were cast for the one who
was to remain behind to guard our
property and the duty fell upon me.
Armed with the boat stretchers, or
with clubs which they had carefully
selected and cut from the trees, His
Top departed with all my companions;
and after proceeding over the grassy
plain, they soon disappeared in the
woods that covered all the lower slope
Of the great mountain.
I cannot describe the sensations OF
loneliness that came over me on find
ing myself for the first time single,
alone, and left entirely to my own
reflections and resources.
The carpenters Ratchet was my on
" weapon; and armed with 1t l sat
ON a grassy slope midway between the
hut and sen gazing anxiously inland,
listening for any passing sound; but
all remained STILL. a the chaing of
the waves IN N hand. and the loud
buzz Of tropical insect life in the thick
cts or among the long grass IN the
other.
What, / asked myself, II savages
were actually lurking In the woods,
and, on. seeing that all my companions
YER gone, they should come tumultu-
ously down upon the hut ami boat?
! would at cnce become their victim,
Or what would be my fate II my
friends, fell into an ambush, or per-
ished In detail?
Could any human beings be lurking
In thestwo adjacent isles? was my next
Eurrnise.
We had never seen anything alive
on them-not even wild goats or bears,
Andalf there were other Inhabitants,
the steepness Of the rocks. which rose
sheer from the water, and the fury
Of the surf that rolled between, for
hsde any attempt to cross.
So In such painful surmises, and in
keen watching, I passed the most OF
the day alone.
In the afternoon, n by one, all my
shipr1ates returned to our little head
quarters on the shore, weary and
1Aded-torn by briers and brambles in
the thickets-and all had the same
tale e tell. They had seen and heard
Of nothingsa wild bears. wild goats
and ssea birds.
HislOp now directed that one Of our
number should guard the hut by night.
and q second the boat, with orders to
hail each other In this fashion:
Boat. ahoy!n
Hut, ahoyi"
This WIS TO insure q watchful look
out; but with all these precautions.
wise andanecessary though they we're,
our feeling Of security, and even Of
reliance on each other, was gone for
the time.
AZ there occurrences excited the Inn
agination Of our companions, some. Of
those who watched the hut and boat
hynight asserted that when all u
party save themselves, were safely
lodged and asleep. something like the
Ngxre OF asSve1yatall man. had appeared
forsan Instant on the BLUFFS that over,
hungth sea, between them and the
moonlight @
But of this mysterious parsonage, il
inch existed anywhere, except In the
6yerstrained Imagination OF q lonely
nidniGht watcher, We. could discover,
n trace during the day,
Zone might, when Francis Prohart
md Ned Carlton were on watch. q
ap1nd like thegdistant report of d pistol
I'M hteerds by them. and ct the sama,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-09

Nine. Melba. when a girl in Austria.
liza, learned to be q good horsewoman.
an requirement which she has religi-
cuslv ken. up ever since.
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ven Along In Years

isn't Bellies husband old enough to
be her father?" Her fatherls why,
my dear, he's old enough to be a cap
tain in the United States navy!a-Phii.
adelph,a North American.
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No Stint.

Mr.. Gableigh-I always weigh my
words!
Miss Coldeal-Do you? You seem to
give pretty good measure.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-09

Bobby-say, Popsy, what's political
economy? Never to buy any more
votes than you absolutely need."-Life.
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A Calling Restriction.

did Mrs. Hoyden obtain that d.
vorce she sued for?" asked Keedick.
Yes. she obtained a decree, but
with restrictions" replied Fosdick.
"she was forbidden to marry again. !
suppose?"
THAT wasn't it."
What was the restriction?"
"she was forbidden to go on the
STAGE"
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-08
DEBATING B0ERS
DEFY GREAT BRITAIN

PRETORIA. Sept. There was
great excitement in the First Raad to-
day on Mr.. Coetzer's Interpolation of
the Government regarding the presence
of British troops on the borders and the
stoppage of ammunition consigned to
the Transvaal.
President Kruger, the members of the
Executive Council and most Of the prin-
cipal officials were present, together
with a large representation. Of the gen
eral public, including many ladies.
At the outset the chairman and
President urged the members to pre-
serve calmness and to avoid insulting
language.
The State Secretary, F. W. Reitz,
said he had called the previous day on
the British diplomatic agent, Conyng-
ham Greene. and had asked him what
reply the Government would give in
the Volksraad regarding the alleged
massing of British troops on the bor-
ders, and whether Mr.. Green would
communicate with the British High
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EFFORTS TO INDUCE
EAGAN TO RETIRE
Friends of His Possible Successor
Seeks in Vain to Get the General
Out of the Way.

WASHINGTON, Sept 7.-Earnest ef-
forts have been made without success to
get Commissary General Eagan to make
application for retirement. General Eagan
is now resident of Hawaii, where he
has large plantation, but is on a visit
to New York. He was suspended with
full pay until retirement, and his reason
for refusing to apply to go on the retired
list is believed to be the loss of money
he would suffer. Under the law he would
have to retire on three-fourth pay, which
would amount to S4125 per year, instead
of $500, so that he would lose S6S75 in the
five years remaining to him on the active
list
Friends of Colonel John F. Weston, act
ing comnissary general of subsistence,
have been endeiavoring to get Eagan's
consent to retirement. I have been told
they have shown their willingness to
make UP the amount the former commits
sary general would lose by making formal
application for retirement General
Eagan has declined, however, and from
way of Colonel Weston. The President
deeply regrets now that he did not take
action before suspending General Eagan.
which would insure an application from
that officer for retirement. AS 1t is now
Colonel Weston is performing the duties
og commissary general and receiving pay
and emoluments of colonel of subsis-
tence in the department. In other words
he is serving General Eagans sentence
The President is helpless, however and
General Eagan can only be retired when
he reaches the age of 62 years or upon his
own application.
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TROOPS READY TO
TAKE THE FIELD

BLOEMFONTBIN, Orange Free
State, Sept. 1T is understood that all
the Transvaal artillery has been called
out and that the burghers have been
notified to be ready. The latest reply
of the Transvaal to Great Britain is
regarded as marking the disappearance
of the last hope of peace.
CAPE TOWN, Sept. IA large meet
ing of the colored residents of this
place. held last night. passed resolu-
tions expressing confidence in Sir AL
fred Miner, the Governor of Cape Cell
ony. and sympathy for our brethren
in the Transvaal. who are denied all
rights"
JOHANNESBURG, Sept. - The
BurgomaSter announces that the Gov
eminent will help the municipality to
continue it's preparations for hostilities.
Grocers generally have advanced
prices 10 to Is per cent here. and sup
plies from the coast are anxiously
awaited.
SIMLA, Sept. 7.-Three regiments Of
cavalry, four regiments of infantry and
three batteries of field artillery have
been formally warned to be prepared
to leave their stations in India at the
shortest notice for service in South
Africa. The hospital corps has re-
CeiVed similar notices
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-08
CARRIERE DEMANDS
DREYFUS' CONVICTION

RENNES, Sept. AT the opening this
morning of the fourth day of the fifth
week of the second trial by eourt-mar-
tial of Captain Alfred Dreyfus of the ar
tillery, charged with treason, NJ. Labor,
leading counsel for the defense, an
nounced that he had received a semi-offi-
cial intimation that Colonel Schwarzkop-
pen. the former German military attache
at Paris, and Major Panizzardi, the for
mer italian military attache at Paris
would be unable to appear personally be-
fore the court. Counsel, therefore, pro-
posed that a rogatory commission should
be telegraphed to receive the dispositions.
M. Paleologue of the French Foreign Of
fee and Major Carriere did not oppose NJ
Laborfs application.
After M. Labori had submitted his ap-
plication the Chief of Detectives, NJ.
Cochefort, deposed favorably regarding
the attitude of Dreyfus when Colonel du
Patty de Clam dictated the bordereau to
him.
The clerk of the court read letter
from Captain Humbert to the effect that
Dreyfus had expressed a keen desire in
1894 to enter the statistical section of the
office, and saying that he met Dreyfus
once carrying some voluminous packets Of
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-08
NEW OFFICERS OF OREGON
NAVIGATION COMPANY
Only Three Changes Are Made in
the Board of Di-
rectOrS.

PORTLAND, Sept. THE annual
meeting Of the stockholders of the Oregon
Railroad and Navigation Company was
held in this city this afternoon. The fol
lowing board of directors was elected: E.
H. Hartman. Z. II. Bull, II. w. Cannon,
A. l. Mohler, H. w. Corbett, h: W.
Scott Miles c. Moore. w. NJ. Ladd, w. B.
Aver, A L. Mills, Mortimer l.. Schiff,
Winslow S. Pierce and w. d. Cornish.
The only changes IN the board were the
substitution of Schiff, Pierce and Cornish
for c. S. Mellen, ID. S. Lamont and Samuel
Carr. who represented the interests of the
Northern Pacific in the directorate.
Mr. Schiff is a son of Jacob Schiff, from
New York; Mr.. Pierce is general counsel
for the Union Pacific, and Mr.. Cornish is
president of the Oregon Short Line and
vice president of the Union Pacific. E. H.
Hartman was elected chairman of the
board of directors.
officers of the company elected by the
board OF directors were: A. L. Mohler,
president; w. w Cotton, secretary: E.
S. Benson, general auditor; G. E. With
ington. assistant treasurer; Charles Bea-
men. counsel, and w. w. Cotton, general
attorney.
A new executive board was chosen, COM
posed of Messrs. Hartman, Cornish,
Pierce Schiff. Bull and Cannon.
E H Hartman is now chairman OF the
board of directors of the Union Pacific.
Oregon Short Line and Oregon Railroad
and Navigation Company.
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FORCE FOR SERVICE
IN SOUTH AFRICA

ALDERSHOT, England, Sept T.
The Aldershot News issues what it
claims to be an authoritative state
ment of the composition of the home
force for service in South Africa in the
event of war. This force consists of
two cavalry brigades and six infantry
brigades. the latter including four bat
talions of the guards and one Irish and
one Highland brigade. All the troops
indicated are not at or near Aldershot.
The force would have national char
acter and would mobilize here under
the command of Sir Redvers Butler
LONDON, Sept. THE Daily Mail
publishes the following from Johannes
burg. 1t is reliably reported from Pre-
toria that special military train with
a body of armed men was dispatched
to the Natal border on Tuesday night,
with an equipment of several heavy
field guns and a quantity of ammuni-
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AMERICAN JOCKEYS WIN.
Reiff, Sloan and Martin Successful IL
England.

LONDON. Sept. AT the third day OF
the Doncaster September meeting to-day
the race for the Alexandria plate,
a handicap of 500 sovereigns for 3-year-
olds and upward, resulted in dead heat
for first place between Sir J. Miller S
3-year-old brown gelding Bishopswood
ridden by J. Ref, and Mr.. Teddy's 5-year-
old Uncle Mac. Lord Rosebery's chest
nut filly Mauchline was third.
The race for the Portland plate for SOC
sovereigns added to a handicap sweep
stakes Of ten soyeredigns each, five, SOW
ereigns forfeit, for S-year1oIds and up
MazepPa. Lord William La Beresford's 6se 4
was unplaced. Ten horses ran. Betting
was to l against Elfin.
In the race for the Scarborough stakes
200 sovereigns. Lord William Beresford s
bay filly Sibola ridden by Sloan, beat T
Jennings Gamecock.
The race for the Rouse plate OF 500 SOW
ereigns for 2-year-olds was won by Sir
Wallie Griffith's bay filly Vain Duchess
ridden by "Skeets'' Martin. Lord William
Beresfords Luetitia, on which Sloan had
the mount, was second and j. Gobbin's
Calico Queen third.
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maps and documents, and remarked that
he was acting very imprudently.
General Mercier came to the bar and
said that he felt the deposition of Cap
tain Freystaetter was bound to have pro-
duced considerable impression on the
minds of the Judges. He spoke Of the at
tacks made on him since the captain had
testified, saying the Dreyfusard press
had been calling him fake witness, etc.
The general declared that he gave an or
der in 1894 that nothing should be done
with the various translation of the Pan
izzardi dispatch, adding that he himself
was present when the packet OF secret
papers for the court-martial was made
up, and it did not contain the Panizzardf
dispatch. He had since questioned the
Judges of the court-martial on the sub
ject, but none of them was prepared TO
mitted to them, because their recollec.
tions now were rather vague.
This statement of General Mercier
evoked a chorus of disgusted Obs"
from the audience.
The court then retired to deliberate on
NJ. Labori's application, and its. probable
decision was eagerly discussed. Every
one in court stood up when the Judges re-
turned, after celebrating a quarter of an
hour. Colonel Jouaust gave the order,
present arms to the guard of soldiers
ing, and with the other Judges standing
on either side of him, read the announce
ment that the Judges had unanimously
decided that the president, Colonel Jou-
aust, was competent to order a rogatory
commission and that the judges as body,
according to the military code, were not
competent to do so.
NJ. Labor thereupon asked Colonel Jou-
aust if he still maintained his refusal to
appoint the commission, the colonel hav-
ing said. when NJ. Labori submitted his
conclusions, that he was opposed to the
application.
evidence of Colonel Schwarzkoppen and
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-08
REBELS ARE DRIVEN
OUT OF SAN RAFAEL

MANILA, Sept. 7.-Captain Butler, with
three companies of the Third Infan-
try. detachment of cavalry and one gun,
willie rpon a reconnaissance, met body
of rebels yesterday at San Rafael. The
Americans scattered the enemy and cap
tured seven prisoners, five rifles and 300
rounds of ammunition. They also de-
stroyed the rice stored in seven ware
houses.
The rebels are supposed to belong to the
command of General Pho del Pillar who,
with his main force, retreated to the
north The reconnaissance will be con-
tinued, following the rebels toward
Maasin.
The United States transport Newport
win convey to the United States the
Eighteenth and last company of the Sig
nal Corps Volunteers the Nevada Cavalry
and various discharged soldiers.
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ADVANCE TO ANGELES
A POLITICAL MOVE

MANILA, Sept. (via Hongkong, Sept
DIT is the general opinion among Off
GERS that the recent advance from San
Fernando north to Angeles was entirely
due to political pressure in the United
States They all agree that it was de
termined upon in order to offset the effect
produced by the newspaper correspond
ents' round robin. 1t is believed that Otis
has not enough men to spare to hold the
positions safely.
road line between Calulet and Angeles,
and the rebels were able to descend upon
this and tear it up for three miles: The
road was very poorly built, and it has
taken three weeks to repair it.
Owing to a lack of steam lighters to IN
load them transports have to lie in Manila
Bay a long time, and the delay costs
more than $1,000 a day. Merchant vessels
unload very rapidly, as they use cascos,
but that is not the case with Government
shipping.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-08
YOUNG JACKSON LOSES.
Jim Trimble Gets the Decision Over
the Colored Man.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. Jim Trimb%
of Los Angeles got a decision over Young
Peter Jackson (colored) Of San Francisco
at the end of a twenty-round boxing
contest before the Los Angeles Athletic
Club tonight The men fought at lac
pounds. The San Francisco man was the
aggressor at the start and in the
third round had Trimble on the
go From that on to the twelfth
round jackson seemed to have the better
of it. but Trimble rallied and finished the
colored man in the last few rounds with
punches over the heart.
linn RYAN of Cincinnati challenged the
winner. He recently fought draw with
Jackson.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-08
TURKISH SPY CAUGHT.
Man Arrested in Cincinnati Engaged
on a Secret Mission.

CINCINNATI, Sept. IA. F. Dahoring.
who claims to be a representative of the
Turkish Government, was arraigned in
court to-day on the charge Of renting
typewriters and selling them. While
claiming to be the Syrian Consul here
Dahoring has quarreled with the local
Syrian colony. and the Ottoman Consul
General at Washington is expected here to
settle the case.
Since the arrest Of Dahoring the police
have discovered letters and kilograms
showing that Dahoring was doing a land
office business in shipping goods. The
police do not state what they found in the
rooms of Dahoring but they indicate that
the probationer is acting as spy for the
Ottoman Government, with his efforts
directed against some secret society in
New York.
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patch to the Morning Post from
Pietermaritzburg says that the
IL 500 Beers who left Pretoria for
Standerton, about fifty miles
from the frontier. pushed on to Vols
rust, close to the Natal border, where
they are now encamped.
The same correspondent says that the
arrangements for the defense of New
castle, in Natal south of Laings Neck,
are now practically complete. He adds:
The Governor of Natal informs me
that the Beers of Utrecht and Nryheid
have been suddenly recalled to the high
veldt. They were compelled to leave
their cattle behind them, but they took
children of the natives as hostages
The Times, commenting editorially
upon the TransvaaTs demand for an
explanation of the presence of British
troops on the border, says: Such a
demand as the Transvaal has addressed
to its suzerain is probably without pre-
cedent, except as an act Of defiance.
Ignorant of diplomatic usages as the
Beers may be. they could hardly have
taken this step unless they wished TO
dare US to a trial of strength. If the
TransvaaI now withdraws from an un-
tenable position the future cannot be
determined on the same terms as were
proposed at the Bloemfontein confer
ence. The Government would now be
Justified in annulling it's previous Of
ferS"
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is
GRADUALLY
IMPROVING
Admiral Expects to Be
Entirely Recovered
Before His Arrival.

(IBRALTAR, Sept. I'D
( y mWal De70ey to-day visited
the garrison library and
l,mehed 7vith the United States
Consul. His health is gradually
improving, and he believes he 7OHl
be entirely recovered before his ar
ri9aI IN Ne7U York harbor.
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AFFAIRS IN VENEZUELA
ARE QUIETING DOWN
Nevertheless the Department Will
Not Cancel the Order Sending
the Detroit to La GuaYra.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7.-Oficial ad-
vices received from Caracas indicate that
the condition of affairs in Venezuela is not
so disturbing as the private information
received yesterday indicated.
1t is stated positively in the message
received to-day that matters looked more
encouraging for the Government. This,
however has caused no change in the de-
partment's intention to order the Detroit
to La Guayra, and 1t is expected that she
will sail from Philadelphia for that port
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= LON ON, Sept. 7.-Esterhazy
+ has rewritten a portion Of the
y bordereau for Black and White.
= The editor makes the following
+ announcement: 'Telegrams from
\ Rennes say an English journal
4 ist named Gibbon has arrived
+ there with a copy of the border
eau written by Esterhazy and
with declarations of Esterhazy,
4 sworn to before a commissioner
4 of oaths. Mr.. Gibbon. sub-edi-
+ tor of Black and White, was sent
4 by the editor to Rennes, carry
+ ing to Maitre Labori photo
4 graphs of a copy of the part of
4 the bordereau written by Ester
y shazy on Saturday last. This new
+ document is to be published by
y Black and White tomorrow. and
4 forms final and absolute proof of
\ Dreyfus' innocence as far as the
+ bordereau is concerned. The
4 declarations referred to are not
4 made by Esterhazy, but by w.
+ B. Northrop, who acted as inter
\ mediary between the editor and
= EsterhaZy."
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Henry sweitzer in Trouble.

WOODLAND, Sept Henry Sweitzer,
son of a prominent resident of Capay VAL
ley, has been held for trial before the Su-
perior Court upon charge of seduction.
the complaining witness being Miss Fan
ME Stowe of Guinda. SweitZer was re-
leased on bail.
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Costello Vindicated.

COvELO. Sept. 7.-An inquest was held
to-day on the body of Valentine Costello.
who was killed by his brother Matias.
death.
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gin treatnent AT once HUDYAN VIII cure.
HUDYAN strengthens the hearts action.
HUDYAN rebuilds the broken-down heart
structure.
DO You suffer with irregular futtering of
heart Gig. -? Choking sensation Gig q ?
Flushing OF face upon slight exertion Gig 81 ?
Ringing in ears and throbbing pain in head
Gig. - Weakness in limbs Gig % Cold
hands and feet Gig. 81? Pain in left side
Gig. y These symptoms all tell you of heart
weakness. Again. YOU may notice irregular
pulse oppressed feeling in chest, dizzy spells.
or tendency to faint.
HUDYAN corrects all the foregoing symp-
toms. Since the discovery OF this valuable
remedy fatalities result of heart failure
have been less frequent. HUDYAN is for men
and women, and cures permanently.
HUDYAN is for sale by druggsts-50c a
package. or six packages for 81 so
II your druggist does not keep HUDYAN,
send direct TO the
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-08

prise. Don't worry" he said. We've
licked the English twice already and
we will give them such a flogging this
time as they never got.''
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NEWCASTLE, NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA.

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