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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Tho Naval prosram m.

The navy department has issued
the following:
In view of the possibility that later,
when conditions 50 warrant, the land
forces in China will be materially re-
duced, the naval force in Asiatic
waters will be from time to time in
creased with reference to American in
teIests In China and also in the Phil
ippines. The following orders have
therefore been issued: The Dorothea,
1t League island, and the Annapolis,
ut Norfolk, have been ordered to lit for
the Asiatic station. The Wilmington
has been ordered to Asiatic waters,
via the Mediterranean, and will be re.
placed on the South Atlantic station.
by the Atlanta. The Albany has been
ordered to Manila. The Kentucky has
been ordered to New York to fit for
tho Asiatic station, and the vicksburg
has been ordered to Boston for the
same purpose.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
AN EPIDEMIC OF SUICIDE
Five Persons xiii Themselves In New
York In One Day.

|rN O"O DO
An epidemic Of suicide seemed to
strike New York Sept. 90. Besides the
successful attempts the police handled
a number of cases where the persons
failed to accomplish their purpose.
Magnus Swensin, a cabinet maker,
drowned himself in the North river,
after tying his own hands with q. fish
| line.
George Buerick, an insurance solicit
tor, shot himself. He had been COM
planning of q carbuncle on his neck.
John Mayer took poison. in a Third
avenue hotel and then turned on the
gas and was found dead later.
James Campbell fatally shot himself
in Central park. He had been indulg-
ing i'll too much liquor.
Edward SchwarZwald, at one time o
prosperous merchant of Detroit, and
later of Chicago, also ended his life in
Central park. He had recently come
to this city with his wife from Porto
Rico, where he had planned for the
erection of a large Office building.
Failure to raise the capital required
for the enterprise SO affected him that
he decided to end his life.
Mary Crane swallowed poison for
some unknown canse, but did not take
enough to kin herself.
Elmer Bates of Jersey City jumped
from the deck of an East river ferry
boat and refused assistance from a
passing yacht. One of the vac htsmen,
however, jumped into the water and
after "a fight with the would lie suicide,
managed to get him aboar the smaller
vessel.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
EXTREME PENALTY
HOWARD FOUND GUILTY OF
&c GOEBEL.
IS FIXED Al DEATH
PUN
Jury Agreed on First Ballot as to the
Guilt, But Long In Choosing Be-
tween Life imprisonment or
Death-Other News.

A Frankfort, KY, Sept. 26 dispatch
says: James B. Howard, who has been
on trial for the past ten days charged
with being a participant in the killing
Of William Goebel, was found guilty
by the jury today, fixing his punish
ment ct death.
The fact that the jury had deliber-
ated all of yesterday afternoon with
out reaching a verdict led to the belief
that it was ~hopelessly divided, and
this fact made the verdict shocking to
Howard and those who hoped for his
ultimate acquittal.
Howard did not lose his composure
when the verdict was read. He glanced
at his attorney, who sat beside him,
and smiled but said nothing. After
the jury had been discharged Howard
was taken back to the Jail, and here,
for the first time, he betrayed emo
ton. He called for pen and paper and
wrote a long lette to his wife, during
which tears coursed down his cheeks.
He was joined later by his attorneys,
who spent a good part of the day in
conference with him in regard to the
motion for a new trial which will be
fled, and other matters in connection
with the case.
W. II. Culton was released on bail,
and the case Of Henry Youtsey was
continued until the next term of court.
1t developed that the delay in reach
ing a verdict vas over the degree Of
punishment, some of the jurors pre-
ferred life imprisonment, while othe RS
stood out for the death penalty and
finally won their associates over. The
vote on the guilt or innocence Of the
accused wa. unanimous in favor Of
guilty on the first ballot.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
bad Fir. At Cere.oo.

At Ceresco, Neb., Tuesday morning,
September IS, about l o'clock, tho inn
plement house and blacksmith shop Of
John Malmgren vas discovered to be
on fire. The alarm wasquickly sound
ed and the citizens quickly responded,
but it was too late to save the build
ing and but little Of the stock was
saved. When it became evident that
the building was doomed, successful
efforts were put forth to saving adj
joining property. Mr.. Malngren has
no idea as to how the fire originated,
as there had been no fire In the build
ing for several days. The building
and stock were valued at. $500, with
$1,000 insurance on building, stock an'
blacksmith tools.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Sidewalk Falls Through.

While u large number of persons
We're standing on the siieyalk of the
Eriiing building at Sherman avenue
and Ohio street, Omaha, where the
primaries were held in the Fifth ward,
u section of the wood sidewalk over an
area way fell in and a dozen or more
were precipitated into the basement, q
distance of eight feet below. Otto
Bauman, Louis Kroitz and II. c. Dodd
were severely injured, sustaining a
number of cuts aud painful bruises.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
AcHILD BURNED TO DEATH
Pours Coal on on Fire and Clothing
Ignites.

W SOoA vi Oh ClT0 ana C1OSnt04
Ignites.
Viola, the five-year-old daughter OF
Armstead salters, an Omaha, Neb.
ex-policeman, was burned to death in
a coal oil explosion at the family resi-.
dence. 1912 Pinckney street. The
little N was alone in the house and
it appears that she emptied the CON
tents of the oil can in the heating
tove. burning oil was thrown all
over her and she ran from the house
with all her clothes burning off with
the exception of shoes and stockings.
Neighbors who saw the little girl came
to her aid and DIR. Mary Strong was
sent for, but the injuries were SO seri.
GUS that death resulted in an hour and
a half. Mrs. Salters is dead and the
father, being a plasterer, is away from
home during the day. The oldest OF
the children, a boy aged eight, was
also away at the time.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
FOUND DEAD NEAR SALOON
farmer of Tlden succumbs to Alcoholic
Poisoning.

Farmer Of Tnden succumbs to Alcoholic
Poisoning.
W. H. 'Ansen, a farmer living one
mile south Of Tilden, Neb., was found
dead in the alley in the rear of T.. T..
C%arscullon's saloon by H. w. Davis
and John Mahen. When found the
dead man was lying IN some refuse
straw thrown from q near stable face
downward. The village marshal was
notified, who, in conjunction with
John Ashburn, justice Of the peace.
notified the oroner. He arrived on
the eastbound passenger. A Jury was
|impaneled and IN autopsy conducted
by DR.. Hildebrand, coroner, assisted BY
Drs. Gay and Campbill resulted in the
jury bringing In q verdict Of paralysis
Of the heart, brought on from alcoholic
poisoning. The deceased leaves a wife
and a large family Of small children in
limited circumstances.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Agree to Separate.

Mr.. and Mrs. August Kuntzman, who
have conducted for q number Of years
together a bakery at Fremont, Neb.,
have dissolved partnership, business
and othsrwise. Mrs. Kuntzman gave
her husband 5000 and he made over his
share to her. He then went to Omaha
after which he will go to st. Louis.
He will not return and it is given out
that in the terms Of the agreement
reached were that he was to remain
out of Fremont. The couple have been
married for over twelve years and the
final act in their domestic affairs is q
great surprise to many.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
N KILLS EIGHT

Faribault, Mimi. Swept by Death Deal
Ing Twister.
A Faribault, Mimi, Sept. 25 dis.
patch says: Meagre details have just
reached here of a terrible catastrophe
which visited the village Of Morris.
town, shortly before six o'clock this
evening. The village was struck by q
tornado and a barn was raised in the
air and dropped directly or top Of Paul
Getzke's saloon, where sixteen people
took refuge from the storm. The sa-
loon collapsed and all occupants we're
buried in the debris. At present it is
said that seven bodies and four injured
persons have been taken from the
ruins. The citizens of Morristown
were prompt in caring for the dead
and injured. Immediately after the
storm had passed willing hands were
engaged in removing the ruins OF the
saloon and from beneath these the
dead and injured were taken.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
From "wealthx. Nome.

The government transport Lawton,
on her way from San Francisco to
Nome to succor INDECENT miners, has
arrived in Seattle. She will take on a
supply of stores before leaving for the
h north. Accommodations for 720
men have been provided. The charity
passengers to get back have to make
oath that they are INDECENT, and with
out means before being accepted.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Election In =

A special from Honolulu. September
"A, lvia San Franciscol, says: About
q, 500 voters have been registered in
Honolulu for the November election.
OF this number about 1000 are native
r avaiians; about thirty are Chinese,
n~aturalized under the Hawaiian mon
archy; about thirty are native born
Chinese; about fifty are Portuguese
and the remainder are whites. Tf.sre
are still several days of registration.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26

The convention Of the brotherhood
OF locomotive iremen in session ut Des
Motnes, Ia, raised the salary of the
grand master TO 3S.00e and reelected
Frank Z. Sergeant for the ninth con-
aecutive term. J, y. HAnrahan OF Chi
9cago andsC. A. Wilsonof Grand Rapids,
Mich, were r~e-elected FIRST and second
grand master respectiyely. Further
beneficiary claims Aggregating 8ss, 900
40 far swere SLOWED. Dies Moines' mp
I.lication for the headquarters location.
was heard, but notsdecided.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26

A Kingston, Jamaica. Sept. 25 dis
patch says: Direct advices from Garth.
agena, Colombia, say the rebels are
active in that department. September
9 they attacked the town, but govern
ment troops arrived from Colon just in
time to prevent their success. The
rebels. who are under General CANA
cho, will join hands with the forces of
General Tribe. Plans are proceeding
for another revolution against the new
but unrecognized government.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Found Dead.

Peter F. ~lsaacs, who, from letters
found on his person is from Licking
ton, Neb., was found dead In the City
hotel at Sioux City, Iowa. He
had been dead for three days, and the
body was in . badly decomposed state.
II is concluded the man committed
suicide, rs . bottle labeled strychnine
was la his pocket. and he clutched q
water pitcher in his hand. He was on
the bed, dressed. N
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
TROOPS TO LEAVE
cHAFFEE RECEIVES ORDERS
TO VAcATE.
BULK OF TROOPS GO TO MANILA
Only . Legation Guard win He Kept in
Pekin-Uncie Sam Cuts Loose From
tho Powers--other New. of Inn
p~ortsncs to the Reader.

A Washington, September Is dis
patch says: The United States govern
ment today took the first step toward
the redemption Of its pledge made to
Russian government August %,
last, by cablegram instruction to Cen
eral Chaffee to reduce the American
forces in China to the proportions of a
legation guard. Nearly a month ago
the Russian government was told,
through NJ. de Wollant, its charge
here, that if the Russian forces and
ministry were withdrawn from Pekin,
I'VE shall give instructions to the
commander of the American forces in
hin to withdraw our forces from
Pekin after due conference with other
commanders Is to the time and man.
ner of withdrawal"
That time has now come, and today's
action marks the beginning disappear
ance of the American army from
China, for although some military
forces will remain, it will not be of
the character of an army, but under
the conditions laid down in the order
to General Chaffee and especially UNI
der its official designation as a s.lega.
ton guard" will be rather of the ma
ture of a civil guard. This small force
will not be included in any military
operations which may be conducted by
the allied armies and so will not fall
subject to the direction of Field Mar
shall Count o Waldersee, the COM
mander-in-chief.
Text Of Order to Chnfee.
The text OF the order to General
Chaffee is as follows:
Adjutant Generals Department,
Washington, d. c., Sept. 25.-To Cen
eral Chaffee, Pekin: September IS
No. offending negotiations for set
Element, the secretary OF war directs
that a legation guard of a regiment of
infantry, four troops of cavalry, with
rapid firing guns and light battery,
with complete equipment and reserve
supply of ammunition, adequate for
any emergency, be retained in Pekin
under your command, and that you
send the remainder Of your force in
China to Manila to report to MacAr-
thur. The guard should be amply
PAosAuCo Win PROVISIONS, etc., UNI
til navigation opens next spring.
Retain such officers for staff duties as
you deem necessary; all others OF what.
ever corps or department will be sent
to Macarthur for duty as he disposes.
Transportation and materials not re-
CURED for the legation guard send to
Manila. Place yourself in close rela-
tions with our minister, acting with
him on the lines that will best sub
serve our interests, keeping this de-
partment fully advised. 1t is import
ant that you have the confidence of
the generals of the other powers.
General Wilson, with his aide, will
remain in Pekin for the present. spe-
cial instructions; may be sent him.
Gable Macarthur concerning require
mentsto carry these instructions into
effect. Inform generals commanding
forces of other powers of our intention
to withdraw part Of our forces. Show
this to Conger.
By order Of Lieutenant General
Miles. (Signed) CoRB1N.
@tE ~A HN
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
FOREST FIRE DOES DAMAGE
Covers Very Wide District in Northers
California.

covers Very Wide District in Northers
California.
A forest fire and grass fire which has
been burning in the vicinity Of Occi-
dental, Calf, the past three days has
assumed vast proportions. The fire
covered q space of about 100 square
miles and is estimated to have done a
quarter of q million dollars damage.
Only by hard work was the town OF
Occidental saved. The fire is now
travelling south aided by a strong
north wind. The Northern Pacific
coast railroad lost several miles Of
track in addition to two long trestles,
one GA, the other 300 feet in length.
Three county bridges are i'll ruins and
about eighteen farms have been swept
clean OF their buildings and crops. The
towns of Freestone, Bodega and Sebas-
topol are in immediate danger. Nearly
q thousand people are fighting the fire.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
MUCH TlMBERls IN ASHES
Loss From Forest Fire In Callfor.ia r.
.tlmatsd at Sl,soo.ooo.

Loss From Forest Fire In California rs
.tlmatsd q b1.soo,ooo.
TIE fire that has been burning for
the last few days about Occidental.
Cal, has covered $50 square miles and
the damage is estimated at 81, 500. coo.
A stranger who has been fighting the
flames is missing.
The fire was started by ma who
was burning brush at Freestone. So
desperate was the situation that the
women and children ofthe town were
put in cars and remained nearly all.
night with an engine fred up and
waiting to carry them out of the burn
ing district.
Engineer Phelps and Fireman FL
lott distinguished themselves by i
daring ride over a burning trestle ON
the North Pacific Coast line, which,
fell 500 after the locomotive crossed
in safety.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
saloon Bulldlnr set Aare.

The saloon building at Germantown,
Neb., was discovered to be on fire and
citizens We're aroused by the whistling
of the helping engine. Men and wo-
men turned out and carried water and
after a half hours hard work the
flames We're extinguished. The build
ing was badly damaged, but the stock
was mainly gotten out. The fire is be-
lieved to be a plain cast of incendiar-
ism.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Thieves Rob Tailor shop.

The shop of ]. P. Hansen, a mer-
chant tailor OF Blair, was entered and.
two overcoats taken. No clue has yet
been obtained to the thief. There
have been a number of S ipicious look
ing characters about town the past
week. The coats r ones that have
been left with Mr.. Hansen to be
cleaned and belonged to persons in
this city.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Nebraskan Died on the Grant.

Edward A. Stearns, VINO is reported
by General Shafter ut Nagasaki, Ja-
pan, as dying on board the transport
Grant, enroute to China, was a young
painter who worked in Hastings for
some time. He has a mother living
some place in Missouri and a married
sister in Cherry county, and a younger
brother in the Philippines. Both en-
listed with the Thirty-ninth about the
same time.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Tho Texas Flood.

The Texas food presents no alarm
ing features, says q Houston dispatch.
The rise in the Colorado did no great
damage, ave to crops. There are no
reports Of . further rise coming down.
The bulk of the water has passed Aus
tin and the worst of it is past Bastrop.
The reports sent ont from Austin, OF
the washing away Of towns prove to
be without foundation.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Girl Killed by Lightning.

Eva, the fourteen-year-old daughter
OF J. c. McElhinney of Lyons, Neb.,
was struck and instantly killed by
lightning while upon her way home
from down town upon an Grand The
lightning first struck the handle of a
steel-handled parasol held in her left
hand, tearing the flesh in the palm Of
the hand. following to- the body and
tearing a shoe from her foot.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Hurrlcane yi.lt. Iceland.

News has been received at Drum
more Luce Bay of a hurricane at OHord,
Iceland. September 20. The wind, it
is said, blew 100 miles an hour.
Nearly all the fishing smacks were
driven ashore, houses were RACED and
several persons were killed. There
was great destruction Of property.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Accident to = child.

w. A. soules' little eig~ht-year-old
daughter, residing on East Fourth
street, Grand Island, Neb., had her ell
bow dislocated and the bones Of her
forearm fractured while playing with
some bales of hay which were piled in
front of Olson's feed store, one of
which threw her to the walk and fell
upon her.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
InternatIonal Oue,tlon,

Zion Elders Mark L. Lobaw of Chi
cago and James Wa it's Of Hammond,
Ind, both British subjects, have ar
rived at Mansfield, o., and went to a..
hotel, where their identity rs elders
was discovered. They were marched
to the city prison and at noon were de
ported.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Kills wife and Himself.

Jealous at supposed intimacy with
Albert Kick, Joseph sloup, employed
as . watchlan in John Dauber's lum-
Der yard, shot and fatally wounded
his wife atstheir home in Chicago. The
enraged man then swallowed carbolic
acid and pressing his revolver against
his temple fred. Death was imme-
diate,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
Express Company robbed,

The depot agent of the Adams En-.
press company at Keokuk, Iowa, has
been robbed Of a thousand dollar pack
age, consigned by q local bank to
Selma, Ia. The package was supposed
to have been put in the sack, but was
missing when the depot agent checked
out.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
MAY FREE MANY CONNECTS
Decision Of Judge Likely to Have Far
Reaching Eject.

The ruling of Judge Hanecy Of Chi
cago, who released Joseph Wyman, q
Cook county life convict on = techni-
cality, may have a sensational effect.
Warden Murphy Of the state peniten-
tiary declared. that If the ruling is sus-
tanned over 600 convicts would secure
their freedom. The judge held Wy
mans mittimus void because the crime
for which he was convicted was not
specifically stated. 1t is said that over
700 of the prisoners we're ommittedi in
the same manner. Fifty-four life con-
victs are included among these.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26

The jury in the Howard case, 1t
Frankfort, KY, reported that the iu-
rcrs had been unable to reAch ! I
dict. Judge CAntriI didnot discharae
the jury, and It will report again. lt
i g~enerally believed the jury Is hope.
sfessly hung.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
WORKING ON THE STREETS
Two Thousand Men Engaged in Clean
Ing Up Galveston.

Ing Up Galveston.
Nearly two thousand men are en-
gagged in clearing the streets, remov-
ing dead bodies and debris. Twenty
i've bodies We're recovered Wednesday
and thirty-fve Thursday. Governor
Sayers left Galveston for Austin, where
he will consult with the attorney gen
eral regarding a proposition from the
city government for a fund with which
to operate the municipal government
from now until the end of the fiscal
year, February 90 About 500, 900
will be required. Governor Sayers dis
couraged the idea of using the relief
fund for this purpose.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
GENERAL PALMER is DEAD
'nator and Presidential Candidate
succumbs Suddenly.

E1-senat0r and ~TresidsntiaI Candidate
succumbs Suddenly.
General John NJ. Palmer, ex-United
States senator from Illinois, died at his
residence in Springfield, Ill, Septem.
Der rs.
He died from heart failure. He was
an honorary pallbearer at General Nc
Clernand's funeral. General Palmer
was on the street viewing the state
illuminations until a late hour, appar-
emily in the best of health. He was
about eighty-three years of age.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-10-26
AGREE ON ELECTION BILL
Democrats Find One To Suit Them In
Kentucky.

Kentucky.
The democratic house caucus has at
last agreed upon an election bill which
provides that the state board shall
consist of n democrat and one re-
publican and a statea officer. They
shall appoint the county boards, Que
or two from each party, and from the
list submitted they shall also appoint
an umpire. This will give the demo-
Gratis a majority in each county board,
but the boards shall have only minis
terial powers, except as to questioned
ballots. 1t is said that the democrats
in the senate will readily accept this
compromise.