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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Tuesday, August 81.

Secretary Root is holding a long
consultation with the president on the
situation in the Philippines.
Governor Tanner took a turn for the
better this afternoon. and was consid-
erably improved. There was no fever.
Two hundred Indians are making
trouble at Navajo Springs and troops
from Wingate have been ordered tc
subduc them.
General Jiminth. who was arrested
at Santiago. claims he is no more a
subject fora arrest than vas President
Mckinley, when going from Canton to
Washington to be inaugurated.
Amos Allen, Speaker Thomas Il.
Reeds private secretary, said today
that Mr.. Reeds resignation would be
sent to the governor Of Maine this
week, to take effect October I.
Secretary Root has signed the order
for the Cuban census. The order APP
points Lieutenant Colonel Joseph p.
Sanger director of the census and Vic
tor II. OlmStead, assistant director.
The census is to be completed by or be-
fore November 30.
Following is the issue of Nebraska
pensions: observation-disclosures Copp,ngcr,
Raymond. ST.: Richard Reyes, Brews-
ter, s.. lncrcasc-George II. Mendclls
superior. SIS to Sl2. Original widows,
ctc.-l.ucy Street McClosky. Winnie
bago, S.: Arabella Kicker, Calloway.SS
Colonel Culver had six members of
Company Nj. Fifth Infantry. |. n. ar
rested for having raided saloons and
cigar shops at BcardStown Saturday on
their way to Springfield, and stealing
mirrors, lamps. and cigars. At dress
parade an order was read before the
regiment dishonorably discharging the
delinqucnts from the military service
OF the state.
The sale of Sioux City's magnificent
union passenger station. which cost
S3G0. 900 and the mile and a half ter
minal, valued at 81 200. 900, will be
held under II decree of foreclosure.
The sale will be conducted by War
wick Hough of st. Louis, special mas
ter in chancery, appointed by Judge
Shiras of the United States court. 1t
seems likely that there will be several
bidders for the property.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Thursday, August "a.


George A. Fry. postmaster at Rvnum,
Mont, has confessed to a shortage OF
So, 900.
The navy department has been in,
formed that the buffers trial of the
battleship Alabama will be held Mon
day next.
An assault of the ~whitecappers a,
Peck. Fla, on the colored assistant
postmaster there probably will result
in the discontinuance of the postot1ice
Postmaster w. c. Crum and National
Committeeman Long have both advised
it.
Regarding h reports that General
Wesley Merritt is to succeed Genera.
Otis in command of the troops in the
Philippines, Secretary Root is noncom-
initial. He evades all questions on
this point, and declined to make any
positive statement whatever in regard
to the subject.
The conditions at Porto Rico are re.
cciving the careful attention of the
president and the war department Off.
Gals, and every effort is being nut for
ward to relieve the suffering caused bv
the hurricane. The secretary noted
the fact that Approximately $40. 900 or
$500 OO in money had been raised tc
this end
The acting secretary of the interior
today approved a change in the rules
of practice of the general land Office
that will be of general interest
throughout the public land states. II
provides that when a special agent.
after Investigating an alleged fraudu.
lent entry, location or claim, recon.
mends the cancellation of such entry,
the claimant shall be given notice OF
the charges made by the agent and
will be given a chance to defend his
title to the land. The burden of proof
falls upon the government.
At Cuevitas. three miles from Santi.
ago, five Cubans were killed by soldi.
ers who fred into a mob. Five thous.
and Cuban soldiers were there to draw
pay, and a rumor spread among them
that the paymaster would leave before
all were paid. A conflict was precipi.
tated by several shots being fired at
the guard, who returned the fire, with
| the result stated,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
NOT YET sUBDUED
Mexican Troops Have Two engagements
With Yaquis.

AAooPe " LhSaSSLASul
With Yaquis.
On Thursday last General Torress
gave the order to advance on Nicam.
Three sharp engagements were fought
before the troops succeeded in enter
ing the stronghold. The Indians met
the government forces first about half
They rallied again on the outskirts of
the pueblo and were driven in. The
soldiers were advancing in the form of
a half moon. and when they reached
Nicam it required a desperate struggle
before the Indians We're driven from
their position. In three engagements
two Mcxicans were killed, and twenty
two wounded. Forty Yaquis were
killed and the number of wounded is
known to have beer heavy.
The iaquis rctreatedi in the Jungle to
the southwark, and were followed by
General Torres, who attacked them
again at a point about two miles be-
low Potam. The Indians numbered
about 600, while the generals COM
mand was about 1000 strong. The
M~exicans had two men killed and
nineteen wounded. Twenty dead
faquis were found in the holes from
which they fought.
Loreto Villa, one of the chiefs who
led the iaquis in their ten years war
against the government, and who
knows every inch of the river jungles,
is now fighting with the Mexican army.
He led the troops through a path and
they were enabled to make a rear at
tack, badly worsting the Indians in
the fight.
The excessive heat is something
awful along the river country. Dur
ing the march 200 men from the Elev-
enth regiment from Batamotal station
to TORN there were ten deaths from
sunstroke and prostration and two
more deaths among them when they
reached TORN on August II.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
SHIPS LOST IN THE STORM,
Further "Details OF the Hurricane on
the Coast.

NAo "a
Further details Of the terrific storm
that ragged in the vicinity of Cape Hat
teras have been received. In addition
to the vessels already reported wrecked
are the Neutrality-suspicious. Aaron Rep
hard, five lost, three saved; bark UNI
known, crew fourteen, all lost; Dia-
mond Shoals lig%htship, crew of TWEEN
ty-thrce, all saved; unknown steam
ship, whose cargo was washed ashore,
crew of about twenty-five, all lost;
three big schooners in the surf, low
breaking up, crews probably aggrcgat-
ing thirty, unheard of.
Diamond Shoals lightship which was
stationed fifteen miles off Hatteras,
and which has withstood some of the
hercest storms, was torn from it's moor
lngs by the ninety-knot hurricane and
blown high and dry at lIattcras. The
schooner Frank McCulloch, eleven
men, with coal from Norfolk to Savan-
nah, is unheard of and probably went
to the bottom with all on board.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Wednesday,, August 2S.

The Dewey fund has reached $40, 1928.
The transport Indiana arrived from
San Francisco August 10 at Honolulu
and sailed for Manila August II.
Gen. Hale, L. S. A., ut San Francisco,
says he has never criticised Gen. Otis,
and is at a loss to know how the report
ever became current.
The national encampmcnt of Union
Veterans at Des Moines. Ia, has made
a strong complaint against delays in
the pension department.
The official report of the mineral
production shows an increase of $780,
$4,000 in 1897 to $697, $50. 900 in 1898.
Nearly n ninety per cen increase.
Postotficc department officials have
received word that the stage running
from Salmon to Red Lodge, Mont. was
held up Monday, but the mails were
not molcstcd.
Among the checks signed at the de-
partment at Washington are some
queer Indian names, there being Old
Horn, Little Star, Bull-in-the-Water,
Sit-in-the-Middlc, Old-lsag, Tin-Horn,
etc.
Nebraska patents issued Tuesday:
William T.. kaufman, Hebron. railway
signal; Sylvester Rouse. Nelson. plat
er: John b. WEIGH. Lincoln. thrcshinp
machine; John NJ. White, Tobias,
weighing apparatus.
Warrants have been sworn out by
the district attorney at Creole. Colo.
against J. ID. Maben, president, and r.
&. Permission, cashier, of the dcfunct
Miners bank, on the charge of wreck
ing and accepting deposits when the
bank was insolvent.
Acting Secretary Meiklcjohn has APP
pointed James A.. S%palding of WASH
ington, ID. c., David G. Belt of Iowa,
X. {. Lappin of Washington, ID. c.,
and w. l.. Spalding Of New York,
clerks at 81 800 a year to assist in talk
ing the census of the people of Cuba.
They have been ordered to Santa
Clara,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Favor Early Convention.

The democratic national committee
Is considering the advisability of hold
ing the democratic national conven-
ton two or three months earlier than
in former years. Word has been re-
ceivcd at Chicago that a meeting of
the committee is to be held in October
Or November, after Senator Jones
omc home from Europe, to discuss
the question.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

Sand will be used to %extinguish fire.
II there should be one in the New
Telephone company's exchange at In
dianapolis. 1t is used because it is less
injurious to the electrical apparatus
than water or chemicals would be. The
sand is stored in a large tank above
the exchange room, and is sitted auto
matically to any or all parts Of the
building in such a manne as to smoth.
er the fire very effectively.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

Colonel Frost of the South Dakota
volunteers has caused the arrest Of
Surgeon and Major Warner of that
regiment, for having called him a Glow,
contemplate cur"
The transports Siam, with $50 mules.
and Garonnc, with 400 horses. have
sailed from San Francisco and Seattle
respectively, for Manila. The animals
are for use in the military service in
the Philippines.
Orders rave been received at Platts-
burg, N. ", for the Twenty sixth regi-
ment to prepare for to leave for Manila
within a week. The regiment will be
reviewed today by General Wesley
Merritt and Governor Roosevelt.
Five hundred tons of supplies for
the Porto Rican sufferers were placed
on board the Panther at Philadelphia.
1t is expected that 300 additional tons
will arrive at the dock in which event
Lieutenant Commander Aaron Ward
says the transport will be ready to sail
today.
A San Francisco special says: The
Southern Pacific company and ladies
of the Red Cross society have about
come to terms on the matter Of rates
for returning soldiers from San Fran
cisco to Missouri river points. The
railroads have encouraged the ladies
to believe that the old rate of $25, with
certain restrictions. will be restored.
Colonel A. II. Longino of Washing
ton county, was nominated for COVER
nor of Mississippi at the democratic
state convention. The convention de-
clared for w. J. Bryan for president.
The Dreyfus trial was uneventful in
sensational developments yesterday.
M. Labor continues TO be a tower of
strength to the defense. The testimony
of anti Dreyfus witnesses was badly
p~unctured by Labori's sharp question
ing.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
ALetter to Mrs. Pinkham Brought
Health to Mrs. Archamb0.
iLrIrER 1o 3 r1NKHAM No. 4z,sq

@ LETTER TO MRS. FINAhAA We Q@tS9S1 49,
"DEAR MRS. PINKHAM-For two
years I felt tired and so weak and dizzy
that som days l could hardly 60
around the house. Backache and head
ache all the time and my food would
not digest and had such pains in the
womb and troubled with leucorrhGa
and kidneys were affected.
after birth of each child / grew
weaker, and hearing so much OF tho
good you had done, 1 wrote to you and
have taken six bottles of Lydia f.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, m
box of Lozenges, one box of Liver Pills,
one package of Sanative Wash, and to-
day l am feeling as well as I ever did
When l get up in the morning I feel -
fresh as I did when a girl and eat and
sleep well and do all of my work. Il
ever l feel weak again shall know
where to get my strength. l know
yourmedicine cured me."-MRs.S SALIVA
ARCHAMBo, CHARLEMoNT, MASS.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparsl-
leled; for years she worked side by
side with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and
for sometime past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department. Of
her great business, treating by letter
as many as a hundred thousand ailinG
women a year. All women who suffer
are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham
at Lynn, Mass, for advice, which will
be promptly given without charge.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Lighting Up the Sea.

A new method of illumination on the
ocean consists of using a hollow CYL
inder of steel tubing, charged with
calcium carbide. This shell is to be
shot from a gun to a distance of two
miles. When it strikes the water it
generates acetylene gas and gives 1000
candle power. which burns from the
M which floats. This light cannot be
extingulshed by Observation-Disclosures
Times
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Widows In China,

According to the laws of good So
ciety in China. young widows should
not remarry. Widowhood is. there
fore, held in the highest esteem and
the older the widow grows the more
agreeable becomes her position.
Should she reach so years she may,
by applying to the emperor, get a
sum Of money with which to buy a
tablet, on which her virtues are
named. The tablet Is placed over the
door at the principal entrance Of her
house,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
TWO MURDERED BY TRAMPS,
Erakemen on the Great Western I;u:,-
leSSly Killed.

lessly Killed.
One of the most brutal murders j.,
the history of Marshalltown county
occurred at a point three miles west of
Marshalltown, Iowa, on the Great
Western railroad. The victims were
Jack E. Wilson of Marshalltown and
Connie Matthews of Dcs Moines, and
the murderers were three men sup
posed to be tramps. Wilson and Mat
thews were brakemen on the Great
Western, and the murder is supposed
to have been the outcome of a coutro-
versy with the tramps, who were steal
ing a ride.
Conductor w. J. Fixes of Des Moines
M two brakemen left Marshalltown
for the south in charge of an extra
freight. Shortly before reaching Mel
bourne, the next station, the conductor
missed his brakemen, but could not
stop the train before reaching Mel
bourne. The train was run back
where the bodies Of the brakemen were
found. They had been shot and their
bodies thrown under the wheels. An
armed posse is in pursuit of the muir
dererS.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
FORTY NEGROES ARE IN JAIL,
Whites Determined to Arrest Those
Euilf " ne ASSorIt

whites Determined to Arrest Those
Guilt of Assault.
Over forty negroes are in the Pulaski
county Jail at Little Rock. Ark, as the
result of a concerted effort on the part
of the authorities 10 run down the
men who recently committed assaults
on five white women in that city. Ed
Wright has been positively identified
by Mrs. Kennedy as her assailant, and
was held to the grand jury without
bail. Every %precaution has been taken
to prevent a l%ynching. They are OPP
posed to l%ynching, but are anxious to
see the guilty ones legally punished.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
An Excellent Combination.

The pleasant method and beneficial
effects of the well known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGS, manufactured by TIE
CALIFORNIA FIe SYRUP Co., illustrate
the value of obtaining the liquid laxs-
tive principles of plants known to be
incidentally laxative and presenting
them in the form most refreshing to the
taste and acceptable to the system It
is the M perfect Strengthening laxa-
tive, cleansing the system efectuaiIy,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance, and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them. make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing des
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from senna and
other aromatic plants. by a method
known to the CALIFORNIA FIo SYRUP
Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front Of every package
FIG SYRUP CO
GAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
L~oUIsvILLE. Ky. NEW YORK. y. r.
For sale by all Druggists-Price Soc per bottle
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Two Negroes Shot Down.

William Wetzel and Samuel Isley,
two colored men, and step brothers
were surrounded and killed by officers
who were trying to arrest them near
Crbana, O. Both are we'll known
characters to the police. They had
stolen some harness in Urbana and Of
fcers started in pursuit, ~overtaking
them four miles out. The thieves
opened fire, and the officers returned
it filling both bodies with bullets.
Don't &c to extremes-especially in
YOUR dealings with Does and Maspa
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Never Box Nor Pull the Ears.

The reason a blow on the ear may
do irreparable injury is that the air,
being driven suddenly and violently
against the drum of the ear, might
rupture the membrane and cause in
durable deafness. The ears should
never be pulled or meddled with in
any way except to wash them in the
gentlest manner the orifce being
cleansed with a fold Of the WashclOth
rolled into q little cone.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
How Silhouette. Originated.

Silhouette, a profile in black, il %
called from Etienne de silhouette.
controller des finances. 1857, who
made great savings in the public ex-
penditures Of France. Some say the
black portraits we're called silhouettes
In %ridicule; others assert that Mr.. Sill
houette devised this way Of taking
likenesses to save expenses.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

Mr.. w. H. 1jams, who has been re-
Gently reelected treasurer Of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad. has been In
the employ Of the company for forty
six years, and has been treasurer since
May. 1866. When a small boy in Bal
timore he saw the great parade that
Baltimoreans arranged to celebrate the
laying of the cornerstone of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad on July 4
1929.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Alcohol for Automobiles.

The majority OF motor cars are now
driven by petroleum., but a French en-
gineer recommends the use Of alcohol
instead Of it, and motors are being
altered SO as to consume it. There is
no fear Of explosion with alcohol, and
1t is said to be less costly than petro-
leum. We might, therefore, paraphrase
tho national poet and say. Put 1t in
your cars to save your legs"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Yearly Executions in China,

At Canton the average number Of ex-
ccutions is about 300 per year, but in
1885 $4,000 rebels were beheaded. The
headsman formerly received 15s. a
head. but the supply and competition
have reduced the wage to Is. apiece
Most Of the criminals who are behead.
ed are water pirates or land bandits,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Arc vow U.,nc A,,en.. Foot-Ea..,

1t is the only cure for Swollen.
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Fest,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, Csc. Sample sent FREE. Adj
dress Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Il
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
lake Of Rolling Mind.

Near Grobogana. Java. there is a
lake Of boiling mud about two miles
in circumference. Immense volumes
Of steaming mud are constantly as
cending and descending, and on the
western edge the gigantic bubbles are
continually forming and exploding at
the rate Of three a minute.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much.
better if you will get in the habit of
reading the advertisements; they will
afford u most interesting study and
will put you in the way Of getting
some excellent bargains. Our adver-
tisers are reliable; they send what
they advertise.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
SaPlinR Lifts Tons.

The power Of living seed over the in
ert weight of ions of rock is very forci.
bly, illustrated by a little sapling which
is growing in Erstberg. Germany. The
tree Is slight enough to be bent with
the hands, but is raising in it's irresisti-
ible growth a mass of rock weighing
four tons.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01

Two masked men entered the Rock
Island station at Albright a few nights
az" and commanded the night operator
to tnrow up his hands. The robbers
got nothing but a revolver. They es-
capped and have not been captured.
The Lincoln police were notified.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Terrific Electric Storm,

A terrific electric storm passed ovel
the central part of Dcs Moines We'd
nesday evening. In the city electric
light circuits were burned out, cars
stopped and lightning struck in several
places about town. Frank Kamber,
aged forty-two, unmarried, was killed
by a bolt as he stood on the porch of
his home.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
A Fatal Boiler ExplOsiOn.

A boiler exploded at the A. II. Wick
ert planning mill at Appleton, Wis,
killing two men and seriously injuring
eight others.
The entire factory was wrecked and
the windows in the vicinity were
broken by the conclusion. The end of
the boiler was carried through the en-.
CINE room roof and fell 100 feet dis
tant. The loss is estimated at $780,
900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
kruger's Spies.

In connection with the m that
there are many Beers who are British
subjects and who outwardly sympa-
thize with the British, while in reality
they are secret agents of President
Kruger of the Transvaal republic. the
premier of Natal has declared that it
was the intention of the government
to take steps to detect and punish any
British subjects cooperating with the
enemies of the queen.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
G;hinR'a Population.

Chinese officials have no definite
knowledge regarding the population
figures. The tendency is to understate
it to foreigners. Some years ago the
official figure was reduced arbitrarily
from 1926. 900 900 to 215. 900. 900, but SUBJ
s%eQuently the old figure was restored.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Rise of Volcanic Islands.

Since the beginning of the century
no fewer than 1fty-two volcanic
islands have risen out Of the sea.
Nineteen Of that number have since
disappeared. and ten are now inhab-
tied.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-09-01
Editing in ssrvln.

The life of an editor in servia Is not
a delightful one. Within two wears
one weekly paper had sixteen editor1
Fifteen OF them are in Jail for com
menting upon government fairs.