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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
RElNFORcEMENTS FOR OTIS.
Best Present Information Is That He Be-
lieves 10000 Men Sufficient.


lieves 10000 Men Sufficient.
WASHINGTON, May 31.-The Post
says: General Otis has informed the
war department that he will be salts
fed if the army under his command is
kept at maximum of 10000. The
president will give him this number.
The situation in the Philippines was
the subject of an extended conference
yesterday between the president and
the more or less alarming reports which
have been sent to the United States
from Manila, it is important to know
that the president does not share in the
anxiety which these dispatches have
generally created. General Otis has
kept in close touch with the authorities
here, and if he was in a position which
the press reports seem to indicate, it is
felt that he would not hesitate about
making his dilemma known. On the
contrary, the advices received from
! him show that he is not in need of a
largely increased army. He has Ca
bled that the press reports of the activ-
ity of the insurgents south of Manila
have been greatly exaggerated and he
thinks that 10000 men will be ample
to meet all requirements.
The present strength of the army in
the Philippines. including volunteers,
who are still in service, is $4,000. When
the volunteers return, some $4,000 reg
ulars will remain, or 5000 less than the
number estimated as necessary by Gen
eral Otis. The reinforcements now en-
route to Manila, or under orders to de-
part, will bring the reinforcements up
to the required figure, but as there will
be considerable sickness, it is proposed
to reduce the companies now stationed
in garrisons in this country to the min
imum and increase the companies in the
Philippines to their maximum. 1t is
believed that this arrangement will give
General Otis all the men he requires,
without disarranging the army, as it is
at present distributed. 1t can be stated
on authority that until General Otis
asks for an additional force, there will
be no enlargement of the army, not
even to the extent of recruiting the S5,
900 natives provided for in the army re-
organization bill, which passed the last
congress-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Storm In Viruinia.

RICHMOND, May Sl.-Reports are
coming in of the storm last night at
Piedmont, Va, and the valley. In Al
belnarle county several barns were
blown down and trees uprooted, with
the result of rendering the roads inn
passable in places. At Basic City sew.
eral houses were unroofed and ware
house was demolished near Woodstock.
In Shenandoah county great damage
was done to telegraph lines and a
farmer was killed by lightning.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Texas ouarantiues Against New or,e.n

Texas 0""rantines Against New Orleans
Houston, May 31.-State Health OF.
ficer Burke, on hearing of the case of
yellow fever in New Orleans, placed
quaran tine guards and inspectors at all
points of entrance to Texas by tele-
graphic order, and has sent the follow.
ing telegram to every railroad entering
Texas from New Orleans: "Do not sell
tickets over your line from New Or.
leans to any Texas point. Do not bring
any passengers or things from New Or.
leans. either by express or freight, into
Texas until further orders" This will
tie up the Southern Pacific hard and
fast, as il has been tied up for the pas,
three summers
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
SUMS UP DREYFUS CASE
M. de Beaupre Concludes Argu-
ment In Favor of Revision.
FACTS POINT TO HIS INNOCENCE.

Count Esterhazy Openly Charged with
the Preparation of the Bordereau-H,s
Startling Accusation Is Warmly Sec
onded by NJ. Maneau, the Public Prose-
cutOr-Deroulede Resumes His Speech.
PARIS, May 3l.-M. Ballot de Beau
IRE yesterday resumed the reading of
his report on the Dreyfus case. He
said that in 1894 the officers of the
court martial had thought it was not
their duty to show Dreyfus the docu-
ments concerning him; the judges, not
being lawyers, had erred though acting
in good faith.
M. de Beaupre created deep sensa-
tion by solemnly declaring that he had
become convinced that the bordereau
had been written by Count de Ferdi-
nand Esterhazy.
M. dc Beaupre concluded his report
upon the Dreyfus case by asking for q
revision of the verdict of condemnation
and retrial of Captain Dreyfus by a
court martial.
Amidst great excitement, M. Maneau,
the procurator general, began his ad-
dress to the court. He claimed shat the
change i'll the date of the bordereau
constituted n new fact apart from num-
erous other new facts and declared that
the bordereau was really the work Of
Major Esterhazy.
The court adjourned at o'clock with
out incident. NJ. Maneau will continue
his speech today.
The news that M. Ballot de Beaupre
had directly ascribed the authorship Of
the bordereau to Major Esterhazy pro-
duced condition of stupefaction among
members of the League of Patriots in
the precincts of the court. They made
no attempt to conceal their chagrin.
''It is the collapse Of our charges, "
shouted Maurice Barres, deputy from
Chames. Sur Moselle. The anti semites
generally bitterly denounced M. do
Beaupre, whom they accused of having
sold himself.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Marchand at Toulon.

ToULoN, May 3l.-Major Marchand
arrived here yesterday on board the
French cruiser D'Assis. The hero of
Fashoda was greeted with immense on
thusiasm, the ship having him on
board being escorted into the harbor
by q large number Of steamers.
When the cruiser D Assis entered the
port flags and handkerchiefs were
waved everywhere, and shouts Of "vive
parmeo' and "vive Mlarohand" re-
sounded in all directions. Major March.
and and his companions were kept busy
replying to the welcome,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Bishop Closes the Church.

ST. LOUIS, May 31.-Because of the
determined opposition Of the parishion-
ers of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic
church in East St. Louis to the appoint.
ment of Vicar General Cluse as their
priest, Bishop Jansen will close the
church today. Bishop Jansen says
that until the members of St. Patrick S
congregation submit and inform him
they are ready to obey his commands
the church will remain closed. The
acting rector there has been ordered to
duty elsewhere.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Honor For Rev. GiIehrlss.

PHILADELPHIA, May 31.-At yester-
days session of the general assembly of
the United Presbyterian church, DR..
Alexander Gilchrist of Omaha was
elected corresponding secretary of the
board Of home missions, to succeed DR..
Owens, resigned. The question of mar
riage with deceased wife's sister was
disposed of by declining the request of
the Chicago presbytery to refer the
question Of repeating the present con.
fession of faith on that point to the va
rious presbyteries.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
EXERCISES at the National, Cap,tal-

WASHINGTON, May 3l.-The national
capital devoted itself to the observance
of Decoration day. The departments
were closed, public and private bust.
ness was suspended, the streets were
filled with marching veterans, national
guardsmen. military and civic organic
ations, all moving toward the Airing
ton National cemetery. Soldiers home,
congressional aud other cemeteries,
where appropriate ceremonies were
held and the graves Of the silent dead
were strewn with flowers. The cere-
mony at Arlington was notable by tho
presence of the president and mem bers
of his cabinet.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Deroulede Resumes His Speech,

PARIS, May 31.-The section Of the
court of cessation engaged in the hear.
ing of the case against NM. Deroulede
and Marcel Habert, charged with incit-
ing soldiers to INSTRUMENTATION, re-
sumed its sitting at noon. The entry of
the defendants elioited shouts of give
Deroulede," NJ. Deroulede resumed
his harangue Immediately upon the
court being called to order, reiterating,
amid applause. his statement to the
court yesterday that he had not desired
the establishment of dynasty, but Of
plebiscitary republic.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Messenger Bov ,he Winner.

KANSAS CITY, May 31.-Probably
5000 persons turned out yesterday to
witness the annual road race of the
cycle clubs of Kansas City over the
Waldo course, five miles and return,
The winner was George M. Mcpherson,
l5-year- old messenger boy, weighing
81 pounds, who had been allowed eight
minutes by the handicappers. The boy
came in fully 500 yards ahead of all
competitors, and his time was 33 min
utes and II seconds
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
H.ndcar RIM Down nv rr.,-n.

MARIETTA, May a1.-A handcar on
the Baltimore and Ohio was struck by
freight near Coolville yesterday and
was thrown high in the air, with its
four occupants, section hands. Two of
them, William Bashell and Otis Dodd,
were instantly killed. Thomas Fla
herty. section foreman, was probably
fatally injured, The other man was
severely injured. Fog prevented the
men from seeing the train in time to
escape.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Decorate Confederate Gravex,

DAVENPORT. May 3l.-The Grand
Army posts Of Davenport, Rock Island
and Molnie joined yesterday in the
Memorial day exercises at the National
cemetery on Government island, For
the first time the graves OF over 1900
confederates, who died while impris-
oned on the island during the war.
were decorated with flags by Grand
Army men, in common with 600 union
soldiers sleeping in the National ceme-
tery,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
ThEMORIAL DAYIN MANILA
Graves of American Dead
Strewn With Flowers.
EXERCISES ON BATTERY KNOLL.

Chaplain of British Cruiser Delivers the
Invocati0n--Ionadn Guns Boom
an Accompaniment-Flag From the
Graves to Be Sent to Relatives of the
Dead--Details of the Death of Tilley.
MANILA, May 31.-Memorial day was
celebrated at Battery Knoll, where
Scott's guns were planted against the
Filipino trenches in the first days
fighting at Manila. Nearly 300 sol
diers lie buried there on bleak mound
surrounded by rice fields, rough boards
marking the graves, which are ranged
in five unbroken rows. The few SOL
diers who ceuld be spared from the
trenches came to Battery Knoll, dusty
and bronzed, bearing flowers with
which to strew their comrades graves.
A silk flag was placed above each
mound. The day was as mild as New
England spring day, when, just before
sunset, few hundred Americans gath.
cred in circle aronnd Battery Knoll
in blue and brown uniforms. Among
the soldiers were groups of American
women and brown faced natives peer
ing curiously at the unwonted spectacle
from points near by. The guns of the
monitor Monadnock bombarding Para.
naque doomed a significant reminder OF
the nearness of war. Just as the Sixth
artillery band began dirge the thun-
der of the Monadnock' guns ceased,
while taps sounded from the bugle.
Colonel Charles DENLY of the United
States Philippine commission presided
at the exercises. He spoke briefly of
the peculiar solemnity Of the day to
Manila. The chaplain of the British
cruiser Powerful made ali invocation.
Chaplain Pierce of the Twenty third in
fantry and Chaplain Cressey Of the Min
nesota volunteers delivered orations and
the soldiers sang appropriate hymns.
After taps had been sounded soldiers
took the flags from the graves to send
to relatives of the dead
Two petty officers of the United States
hospital ship Relief went sailing in the
harbor yesterday. Their boat was aft
erward found in the possession of ma
tiyes near the Paran aque lines by the
monitor Monadnock. The men are sup
posed to have been killed or captured.
The cruiser Boston will soon sail for
the United States, with Captain Barker,
temporarily in command Of the AsiaJic
squadron, and the departure of that Of
fcer will leave Captain George F.
Wilde, now in command of the Boston,
in supreme control until the arrival Of
Rear Admiral Watson.
Captain Wren has organized a COM
pany of 100 Macabebes as scouts. They
wear United States army shirts and
trousers and are under Wren's personal
command
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Boats Crew cantured.

New YORK, May 3l.-A dispatch
from Manila says that the men from the
hospital ship Relief captured by the in
surgents off Paranaque were the third
engineer, another officer and a boats
crew. They were sailing in a cat boat
and natives from the shore set out in
boats and took them.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Poisoned by Eating snsar.

ST. LOUIS, May 31.-It is reported
that residents Of Granite City, Ills,
were poisoned today by eating sugar.
Several of them, it is thought, cannot
live. The package from which the
sugar was taken was labeled with green
ink, in which the physicians think
there must have been paris green. This
Goaked through to the sugar and poi
eOpod e.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
South Omaha Live Stock,

SOUTH OMAHA. May Observation-Disclosures,
500; active, shade higher; native beef steers.
s4.25(gla5: western steers. A0O04.8o; Texas
steers, sa75g47O: cows and hefers. s4.ON24a5
Gamers. s2.25a3.75: stockers and feeders. So f51
51O; calvess 0Oa7.OQ; bulls, stags, etc, Aa
Hogs Receipts. II 500 weak to Sc lower; heavy,
saaTLaCas,6s; mixed, s3.55tG3.571z; light. s3.5Oe
s571a: pigs, sS.25s35o: bulk Of sales, sS.551aeo.
Sheep-Receipts, $500; steady to lower; western
muttons. s4.5ma525; stock sheep, sa.0NS4.9o;
lambs, s5.50a676,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
PAY TRIBUTE TO DEAD.
Imposing Decoration Day Cere-
monies In New York.
DEDICATE SEVERAL MONUMENTS

General Miles Reviews the Parade In New
lyn-Exercises at National Capital.
President Attends Ceremonies at Ar
lingtOn Cemetery.
New YORK, May 31.-With holiday
making, parades, the flying of flags. the
usual decorating of graves and speech
making, Memorial day was well cele-
brated in New York and vicinity. Early
i'll the day thousands of excursonists
We're thronged at the exits Of Manhattan
island pouring over in ferry boats to
Long island and New Jersey, some
bound for the seashore, some for the
farms and some for the cemeteries,
where now, in addition to the dead of
the civil war, there lay in few in
stances the dead of the war with Spain.
The graves Of these received the same
tender care that for years has marked
those of the older dead.
But, though the exodus both frcm
Manhattan and Brooklyn was of more
than usual proportions, there remained
an urban contingent that did full JUS
tice to the parades that filed through
city streets. There were several pro-
cessions in honor of the day, but the
more important were the military pa
rade in New York City proper, re.
viewed by Major General Miles, and
the military parade in Brooklyn, re-
viewed by Governor Roosevelt. The
New York parade, consisting of every
National Guard regiment in this city,
three companies of regular engineers,
eight batteries of regular artillery and
42 Grand Army posts, started at 8
O'Clock and marched in excellent forma-
ton from Fifty seventh street down
Fifth avenue to Washington arch,
where it disbanded. A reviewing stand
had been erected in Madison Square
and from this Major General Miles
watched the troops swing by.
The Brooklyn parade occurred at
o'clock. 1t included marines, several
battalions of regular artillery, the naval
militia, Grand Army posts and other
organizations. Governor Roosevelt re-.
viewed the procession from stand
erected near the soldiers and sailors
memorial arch i'll the park plaza. AS
in Manhattan, the streets were full of
sightseers and cheers for the veterans
were coupled with cheers for the
younger soldiers, who had won their
veteranship under the heat Of Cuban
sun. These two parades constituted
the best military features that have
marked Decoration day in this city for
years.
Monument to Maine Victims.
At New Brunswick, N. j., a monu-
ment erected in honor of those who
went down in the battleship Maine was
unveiled, after parade OF the Grand
Army and civic societies.
In Jersey City the chief event was
the dedication of new soldiers and
sailors monument in front of the city
hall.
The more serious exercises in Man.
haitian were held in the afternoon in
Riverside park, under the shadow Of
| Grants tomb There the Grand Army
ritual was performed and speeches were
made by Governor Roosevelt and
others.
At Orange, N. j., there was also un:
yelling Of a soldiers and sailors monu-
|
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Tuesdays Baseball Games,

NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Pittsburg, 5: Washington, I.
Boston. 3: Cleveland. 6.
New York Z; Cincinnati,5 5.
Philadelphia. 4; Chicago, 8.
Brooklyn. 4; Louisville, 8
Baltimore, g; st. Louis, 4.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Kansas City. 8: Buffalo.4. 4.
Minneapolis 6; Detroit,7
St. Paul. 4: indianapolis, 9.
Milwaukee. Is: Columbus.6 6.
WESTERN ASSOCIATION.
Cedar Rapids, B; Rock island, 2.
Dubuque, Z: Ottumwa, 2.
Second Game-Dubuque, 9; Ottumwa
Rockford, 4 Bloomington,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Indian Agent Calls for Troops,

MILES Cry, Mon, May s1.-Agent
Clifford at the Cheyenne reservation
has called for additional troops and 80
men have been sent from Fort Keogh.
Officers will not talk and the cause Of
~ requisitien il not known.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
BODY of Drowned Boy Recoyered.

Body OF Drowned Boy Recovered.
AMEs, Ia, May 31.-The body of w.
s. Waters. the Iowa State college stu.
dent who was drowned Monday. was
recovered from the river yesterday.
Hon. s. Waters, father of the young
man, arrived from Muscatine and will
return today with the sons remains.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Almanac of the Dav.

Wednesday-Sun rises at 4:32; sets at
1928 Moon rises at 1925 a. m.
The Weather-Iowa: Thunder storms
and cooler Wednesday; fair Thursday.
Nebraska: Fair Wednesday and cooler;
Thursday fair.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Fighting on Island of Mindanao.

NEW YORK, May 3i.--A dispatch to
the Journal and Advertiser from Lon
don says: - special dispatch from
La Buan announces that severe fighting
is reported between Americans and Fill
ipinos on the island of Mindanao. The
principal city on the island, Zambo-
anga, has been bombarded and burned
and is in ruins.
The same dispatch reports trouble in
Sulu. The Americans have blockaded
the port. A British steamer was de-
MED admission and was escorted sea.
ward by the United States gunboat
Castine.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-02
Two Trains In Collision.

NASHVILLE, Nay 31.-A head on COL
lision Of two accommodation trains oc-
CURED on the Louisville and Nashville
road at South Harpeth. A number of
people are reported hurt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25
SNAKE STALKING.
The Sport Mas Been Followed Many Years
in at Least One Maryland County.

Il read an item copied by THE Sun from
Maryland paper the other day" said an old
time Marylander which smoke OF snake
shooting down there as new sport that had
come into vogue among gunners. The man who
wrote that item never lived in Ammo Arundel
county or he would have known more Long.
long ago the native sportsmen Of that county
discovered that along in the spring Of the year
black snakes. gartersnaKes and moccasins. OF
all OF which Anne Arundel county has a good
many hundred to the acre. gathered in their
annual love-making affairs in great num-
bers. 1t was also discovered that the
snakes. at that particular time Of year.
were bold and fearless. and would not
hesitate TO attack on sight any intruder
In their trusting places. This gave the idea
that 1t would be great sport to make targets OF
the serpents. and such proving to be the case
the sport Of snake stalking came into existence.
and has been branch Of the art of cunning. in
that part OF Maryland at least. for more than
| fifty years. The moccasin snake and his cousin.
| the cotton m uth. are the two snakes that the
| stalker particularly loves TO make his game.
The moccasin looks dull and rusty on land.
scopic markings when in the water When the
warm spring sun casts its rays down on the
rpey he Gomez comes I" the surface and hangs on to
| a lutting bush or strong weed or crawls out
upon ne banks and lies stretched !. at tu length
| y
away quickly at the approach ola man. except
| at mating time and then he will show YOU a
| pretty fight, And you hadn't better let him
| bite you. His bite may not kill you, but it
would be better II whole nest OF hornets rested
| on you and enjoyed themselves there than that
one little water moccasin should touch you
with his fangs. But his cousin, the cotton
| mouth. or stumptail moccasin. will bring your
last will and testament into service as GER
tainly as cholera or yellow fever. The poison
| tooth OF the cottonmouth is as deadly as the
rattInsnake's. and when no hears yon coming
| he won't run away or warn you like the rattle
snake. He will lie low and wait for You, and
| plug venom into you if he possibly can. There
| Is considerable fun in stalking stnmptail
| moccasin when he is absorbed in his love
| making, and you want to make sure OF your
aim when you draw a bead on him.
| THE proper and sportsmanlike way OF gun
| ming for snakes in Anne Arundel county is to
carry IA snake rifle and shoot for the head. The
| sportsman who doesn't bag his game by shoot
ing It's head off isn't looked UP to much. The
| man who would go out after snakes with a
shotgun in Anne Arundel county would be
| sadly talked about. The favorite rife is OF %
| calbre. and twenty yards range is the least an
| expert snake stalker aaks. moccasn head
| can be plainly seen at that distance and many
a shot among the snake hunters doesn't braR
any II he doesn't knock of eight heads out oil
ten that show up at that distance