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The times., 1901-05-17
MAKING FAREWELL CALLS.
The british Ambassador Preparing
for His Trip to England

Lord Pauncefote, the British Ambassa-
dor, called at the State Department yes
terday and had a conference with DR.. Hill,
the Acting Secretary. Lord Pauncefote
sails for England on June 3, and is closing
up his affairs here.
1t is probable that Lord Pauncefote will
carry with him some instructions as to
the attitude of the State Department
with reference to the -Pauncefote
Treaty and the notifications which will
probably be acceptable to the United
States Senate
The times., 1901-05-17
RETURNING TO PORTO RICO.
Governor Allen Leaves to Resume
His Duties There.

Charles II. Allen. Governor of Porto
Rico. called on DR.. Hill, Acting Secre-
tary, at the State Department, yesterday
to bid farewell to his friends. Later
Governor Allen left for New York, and
leaves for Porto Rico today.
He stated that his latest advices from
the islAnd showed that everything was
satisfactory there and that an era of pros
perity was at hand. He expressed pleas
ure at the prospect of retaining his posi-
ton as Governor of Porto Rico, and said
he would not return to the United States
for a wear
The times., 1901-05-17
why strikes Generally Fail.

(From the New York Commercial Adyertser)
With the frst brickbat that they hurled at
the cars Of the company with which they were at
odds the Albany strikers lost all chance o. sue
cess for their cause. II there is one thing that
has been established immovable foundation
in this country since the riots at Chicago in
1894 IL IS that violence in strikes will not be
tolerated. The moment that il is resorted to the
whole power Of the Government, city, State, and
national. il one all be necessary will -.be
exerted against those who employ 1t. Public
sentiment sustains this procedure in overwhelming
volume, and he must be very stupid very
reckless Mbor leader who is not aware Of this fact
The times., 1901-05-17
A Way to Avoid Trouble.

IfIOm the SI. TuuI bIODe.J
1t is about time for the street railway cor
Dorations 10 wake up 10 the new conditions of
ublic sentiment which are being called into
existence and which they themselves have done
more than all other influences combined to create
Let the street corporations Of this and other
cities, if they want TO escape the deluge do one
of two things and do them quickly and we'll
Let them get ont of politics and keep out give
a reduced rate of fare at least during the busy
hours and treat the individual citizen as if he
were neither roustabout a thief.
The times., 1901-05-17
A Barrier to Hosti1ities.
(From the Pittsburg Dispatch.)

As to the question whether Americans and
British will ever face each other in the field Cen
eral Chaffee is correct. While the two nations
may have their differences, aggravated by stu
pidity or selfshness one side or the other. ons
fac. will always make them stop short OF tha
madness of war That is the Stupendous neceS-
sity of the commerce OF the two nations each To
the other single months suspension of the
commerce between England and the United States
would cost both OF them more than the valus Of
governing power Of commercial interests makes
II a sure safeguard that the two countries will
not cut each others and their threats by
eninnr To XNnr
The times., 1901-05-17
The Retiring Mr.. Quay.

(rom the Philadelphia North American.)
United States Senators are supposed TO be the
servants Of the State Legislatures which create
them, and less independent than plain Representa-
tives. When a Legislature wants something done
in Washington it requests Representatives and
''instructs Senators to do II. The naive ad-
mission OF Senator MuehlhrOnner that Pennsyl-
vania's Legislature is the humble servant of Mr..
Quay and takes all its orders from its
creature would be amusing if it were not so
humiliatingly true.
The times., 1901-05-17
OFFICERS TO BE PROMOTED.
Examinations for Nine Members of
the Artillery Corps

The following officers of the Artillery
Corps were yesterday ordered to Gov
ernor's Island, n. Y, to be examined for
promotion: Capts. John A. Lundeen, Gar
land n. Whistler, and Albert S. Cummins
First Lieuts. Samuel A Kephart and
James NJ. Williams; Second Lieuts. lie
vert Coleman, Alfred 3. Putnam. Frank
G. Jewett, and Herman w Schulz. The
examination board is to be presided over
by Lieut.. Col. John l.. Tiernan, Artillery
Corps
The times., 1901-05-17
Inconsistent.
CFrom the Philadelphia Record.

(From the Philadelphia Record.)
Much disappointment will be felt in the numer-
Gus committees which expected to do honor TO
the Presidential party, and TO be honored by visits
from such distinguished guests, over the sudden
end of the tour at San Francisco; but far keener
and more widespread will be the sorrow over the
cause OF the interruption of the journey. That
the good lady whose illness has made an end
of the festaI progress OF our Chief Magistrate may
soon regain her health and long grace the EXeeu-
tive Mansion with her kindly presence Is the hope
and PRAYER of the entire nation.
The times., 1901-05-17
oomirg to n Good school.
Orom the New York Heraldl

tFrom inc NtW luTk HtfaIu.l
The British steel workmen who are arranging
to visit the United States 20 watch and study the
methods OF work in great American machine
shops are taking a long step in the direction OF
solving the problem of how TO meet the rapidly
growing competition of American manufactures
with Great Britans productions. The foreign
machinists have chosen the best school in the
times.
The times., 1901-05-17

1t would appear that the miners inva-
sion OF Harrisburg is still more than a
possibility. In the Pennsylvania Senate
the BILLS in which they are interested have
been re'erred back to the committees for
modification. This has incensed the mine
workers, whose leaders declare that un-
less the measures are adopted in their
original form the march Will be ordered.
In that event there may be trouble. Gov
ernor Stone is hardly likely to allow
mob Of twenty thousand or more angry
citizens to invest the State Capital for
the purpose of intimidating the Legisla-
ture, and there will be troops to intercept
th2 marchers. Then. possibly, there might
be clash and bloodshed
The times., 1901-05-17

Lord Pauncefote is rapidly closing up
the current business Of the British EN-
bassy preparatory to sailing for home on
June D. When he goes ii is understood
that he will carry with him a memoran-
dunn Of the views Of our State Department
relative to new canal treaty. If he will
urge his Government to adopt those Of
the London Spectator on the subject of
the waterway, he will be doing a sensi-
bic thing. BY this time his excellency is
able TO appreciate the extent of the lrri-
tation which the British Clayton Bulwer
Convention has caused in the United
States All that could be removed in a
day If the Salisbury Government would
agree to tear up the abominable old
pseudo treaty of 1850 and tell US to 90
ahead with our Nicaragua project.
The times., 1901-05-17
The worlds Model.

(From the St Louis Globe Democrat)
The American Constitution, framed than
century ago, has not only, with few modifca-
tions. met the demands OF material and social
development Unprecedented in the annals of any
other nation, and stood the strain of foreign
and civil wars but has furnished model for
the charters of all the rest OF the worlds neoples
The times., 1901-05-17
American Laziness.

A recent correspondent of an English
engineering periodical declares that
Yankees are so lazy that they become
inventive in self defence. He says that
ne has noticed in some American shops
a disposition to save labor even when
the workman viii not profit by it. One
OF the mechanics will come to the fore
The times., 1901-05-17
Probably Not.

(From the Indianapolis News)
/: will not be forgotten that Abdul OF Con-
startinople owes this country a considerable sum
of money indemnity for property burned and
lives destroyed at the time of the Armenian
massacres. 1t will not be forgotten that a bill
for this debt has been more than once presented
to the said Abdul. Now what are we going to
do about it? Are not we going TO do any
thing?
The times., 1901-05-17
perpendicuIar Chirography.

(From the Portland Argus.)
The vertical system of writing is one more
educational fad that has had its day and is pass
ing away The system has been subjected 10
strong and well grounded opposition from the
start and experience has found that it is as uE-
satisfactory in results it is Objectionable in
pSactice.
The times., 1901-05-17

The report the other day that Chile was
terrifying the Strait of Magellan. and
which caused a furry in diplomatic and
naval circles, turns out to have been a
canard. The Chilean Government declares
it to be unfounded and that Chile has not
fortified, nor has she the least intention
Of fortifying, the strait.
The times., 1901-05-17

The homewaId movement of surplus
trooDs from the Philippines is now in
progress. Quite a number of regular
squadrons, batteries, companies, and bat
talions have been ordered to San Fran
cisco. This, of course, is in addition TO
the transport of the volunteer regiments
whose terms of service will expire July l.
II begins to look like settled peace in
our Asiatic empire
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26
BECOMES DISHONEST AND UNJUST

Hhomas b. Reed Says Every People
! Is Capah of Self Government.
| Tom Johnson's Victory Puts Him
! In Line For Greater Things-Carter
! Harrison a Rising Star In the DEM
4 ocratlc Party Senator James X.
/ Jones an Able and Pure Statesman.
1 BENEFITS of Primary Elections-A
Word About Poets-Cheap Adver-
T! Using.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26
5z..kz
Stuck to It.

Aggrieved Youth-1n your Literary
Outlook" in this mornings paper you
say "there has not been q volume of
poems printed for six weeks" Yet
sent you copy Of my "Songs In vari-
GUS Keys" not more than two weeks
ago.
Literary Editor-Yes, remember it,
! see no occasion to revise my stats.
tics. Frightful weather. isn't it?-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26
Job Couldn't Have Stood II

II he'd had itching piles. They're
terribly annoying; but Bucklens arnica
salve will cure the worst case Of piles
on earth. 1t has cured thousands. For
injuries, pains or bodily eruptions it is
the best salye ia the world. Price 25c
9 box. Cure guaranteed. Sold by G..
NJ. Fallon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26

under irrigation Of large areas Of
irrigable land is increasing the
wealth Of the country and enlarg-
ing the field Of profitable cattle rais-
ing. That this is one Of the great
opportunities for future develop
ment now seems certain.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26

SuS idSCSs ASy uGNCI 1SNISC Wy NoC-s
ting them down. The Post adds:
Our Philadelphia contemporaries prediction that
the tariff will not be lowered even as defense
against the trusts, until there are enough Demo-
Gratis in congress to lower it, would be funny if
1t were not pathetic. There have been "enough
Democrats in congress- to pass bill just once
for one congress, for precisely two years-since
1858. That congress was elected for tariff re-
form" 1t was the elimination, in 1892. Of the
crusade begun by Mr.. Cleveland in 1887. Docs
The Times remember the RESULT We are sure Mr..
Cleveland has not forgotten 1t. Since that time
four congressional elections have occurred in all
OF which the Democrats have scored defeat
Clearly The Post intends to convey
the idea that the Wilson bill defeated
the Democrats at four consecutive con-
gressional elections because its rates
were too low. AS a matter Of fact, It
defeated them because 1t left the rates
too high, and every intelligent man in
the country knows that that is true.
The Posts plan (and Bab's, tool ap-
pears to be to cut OF the dogs tail
piecemeal, 80 1t will not hurt him very
much all at once. There Is only one
way to successfully amputate the tariff
dogs tail. and that Is close up to his
ears, the closer the better. Horace
Greeley said. 1.-THE way to resume 10
to resume" The way to bust the
trusts is to place everything they make.
handle or sell absolutely on the free
list.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26

Strayed-Black OF brown horse,
white hind foot, holds head low, was
used on government survey and
bears the US brand; had small rope
on neck. Irwin Leedy, Rapid City,
S. D.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26

VIM. Saures, who was arrested
upon the charge of cattle stealing,
had his hearing last Tuesday before
Judge Parks and was discharged,
the judge holding that there was
not sufficient evidence to warrYnt
his holding to the circuit court
Hot Springs Star.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26

i Il 4! j
''The storms of the last three
weeks have been hard upon the cat
tie in the sand hills country" said
commission man, who returned from
visit to his ranch at Wood Lake.
"The cattle are much thinner than
they were at this time last year,
and where they have not been prop
erly cared for, there have been loss
es. The sand hills have always been
a great country for hay. Lots of it
has been shipped out and there has
always been plenty of it for the cat
tie. This year, however. about 5O,-
900 head have been wintered there
by western outfits from the western
ranges, where the feed was short,
and this was greater drain than
the supply could stand after so much
hay had been shipped out last season.
While my cattle were in compare
lively good condition they were
y . :
thin. They must have lost about 81
pounds per head during the winter.
The recent storms came when they
were least expected. The cattle are
usually the weakest about this time
OF the Year, and when 1t rains and
then turns to snow and freezes hard,
the conditions are not of the best
for the cattle which are out on the
hills. I came in from O'Neill on
the train in daylight, and all along
I could not see any signs Of hay and
the cattle looked poor. The mois-
ture has been good thing, howev-
err, for with some warm weather, it
will insure a plentiful hay crop this
year.-Sioux City Record.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26
Of INTEREST TO sTockMEM.
Notes Of Interest Gathered From the
Ranch and Range.

The state brand commission will
meet at Pierre May l to take up and
pass on brands filed since the last
session.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26

State OF South Dakota, :.
County Of Pennington. 90
I, George F. Schneider, Cashier Of the above
named Bank, do solemnlg swear that The above
statement Is true and correct,
GEORGE f. SCHNEIDER, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 10th
day Of April, A. D. 1901.
tsEAL.) CHAs. b. HUNT, Notary Public.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26

Woonsocket, s. D., April 49,
Five more of the horses alleged to
have been stolen in this county by
Geo. Moody and James Sontag have
been found. Two were found at
Mitchell and three at Parkston.
Since the thieves stole the cattle
and were chased by the deputy sher-
iii OF Miner county they have boldly
operated about Mitchell and in the
counties south OF there. There is a
regular organized gang Of horse and
cattle thieves operating from Red
field to Yankton. Geo. Moody is
stout, thick set young man, of about
% years of age, and Sontag is a
small sized man Of about the same
age. The latter has his right hand
cut off just between the wrist and
the fingers, but conceals the alfic-
ton by keeping the stump in his
pocket as much as possible. There
is q small reward offered by the
county for their arrest. Over a
thousand dollars worth OF cattle
and horses are known to have been
stolen and marketed by this gang.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26

Los Angeles Herald: The agri-
cultural department has given some
startling figures of the decline Of
the cattle industry during recent
years, the number of cattle in the
country in several years being re-
ported as follows: 1890, 6,849, 024;
1895. 34;364, ZIG; 1896, 80, OOO, 900;
1897, O,508, 4os; 1898, 1884, 900;
1899, 27,994,225. The figures for
1900 are not at hand, but the decline
is believed to have been fully as
great as in preceding years.
This condition is thought to be
due to three causes: The withdraw
al Of public land from grazing priv
ileges, the constant settlement Of
arabic land, and the prevalence Of
partial dronghtoyer large portion
of the cattle raising country. Mean
while the price Of meat has been adj
vancing steadily and it has reached
a point where cattle can be raised
with great profit. The tendency is
away from wild feed. The bringing
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26

It is reported that Eugene Hol-
comb will move his cattle to Mon
tana and stock his Black Hills range
with about 5000 head of sheep of
the very best breeds. It is fact
that the cattle industry is gradually
but surely being driven out of some
portions Of the Hills ranges, and
sheep are taking up the abandoned
ground. Notwithstanding that the
price of wool is lower than was anti
cipated last fall and that mutton is
not selling where it did last year at
this time, there seems to be as
much interest in the sheep business
in the Hills this spring as ever.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-04-26

wise 1t, forgetting that they always re-
wise it by the simple process of raising
the rates. They never revise by cut.
ting them down. The Post adds:
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-03-14

The railroad engineer who owns"
his engine Is not In favor with his SUI
periors. Complaints about trivial mat
tiers are likely to be made against him,
and soon he finds himself without a
berth. The phrase Downing an engine"
does not mean that the engineer has
acquired title 10 his iron horse. The
expression is used of n man who has
been with a certain engine so long that
he becomes a part OF It, He knows Its
every popularity, he feels It's every
protest against heavy load. and he
nurses 1t and coddles II as II II were
his child. He dislikes to run the en-
CINE at top speed for fear something
will happen TO II, and In consequence
his train Is frequently behind time. He
takes a grade at half the rate he should.
and he runs cautiously down hill. In
n word, be owns" his engine.
or course this is all very nice and
idylllc. and II Is the kind OF thing n
person likes TO read about In stories OF
the railroad. But plain. practical rail
road men look at II differently. They
argue that the best engineer Is the man
who never fails TO run his train accord
ing to his running time, the man who
Is never behind and seldom ahead. So
1t comes about that the engineer who
makes master OF that which should
be his servant wonders who has
grudge against him. But II isn't a
grudge: It's business.-New York Mail
and Express.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-03-14
OuARRIES OF OLD EGYPT.
Where Stone For Pyramids of the
Desert Was Procured.

Where Stone For Pyramids of the
Desert Was Procured.
On the way to Phil@ and the head Of
the cataract, a short distance south OF
Assouan, we come upon the ancient
quarries which supplied the granite
for the columns, statues and obelisks
throughout Egypt for many centuries.
An obelisk which we saw lies In Its
native bed. 1t is 95 feet In length, and
three sides have been carefully cut.
but for some unknown reason 1t was
never separated entirely from the par
ent rock. The surface bears the tool
marks of the workmen. The grooves
In II show that II was to have been re-
duced at the sides. 1t was supposed
by drilling holes In the rock and filling
them with wooden wedges, which were
afterward saturated with water, the
swelling wood furnishing the power.
From illustrations In the temples 1t Ia
clear that these great monuments were
fioated down the river on flatboats and
RATS and then carried inland by arti-
fetal canals or dragged overland by
thousands Of slaves. In one of the
tombs at Beni-Hassan is a picture H.
Illustrating the process. The great stone
is loaded upon huge sled drawn by
multitude of workmen. One man Is en-
gagged in pouring water upon the run
ners to prevent friction; another stands
at the left OF the statue and beats time,
that the men may work in unison,
while overseers, provided with whips,
urge the laborers to their task. What
king desired to extricate this block
from the quarry, why 1t was left here,
what 1t was to commemorate, we can
never know. The riddle Of the sphinx
is solved, but the riddle of the obelisk
In the quarry will no doubt remain
with us forever.-Chautauqu
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-03-14

A sick man who was really near to
death could not resist the temptation TO
have a little fun with his spiritual ad-
wiser. He had a lingering malady. but
his days were certainly numbered by
few weeks at the most. He had not
been known as a man of strong reli-
gious convictions, and yet there was
little II anything which could be said
against him. Ii was one of those dell
cate cases In which II Is hard for the
minister to do anything. Some one
suggested to Rev. Paul Weyand, then
stationed at Morningslde, that be make
call upon the patient
Going to the house, he found the man
propped up In bed to relieve smother
ing sensation. The sick man could
scarcely talk above a whisper. and Rev.
Mr.. Weyand began to make subtle in
qulries about his spiritual welfare.
The invallds answers were all nom
committal and eyasive, and finally In
despair the pastor asked:
do you really want to go to heaven,
Mr.. Blank?'
DO | want to go to heavenT repeat
ed the dying man In hoarse whisper.
why. that's the place I've been fight
ing so hard to keep out of for the last
two venrsr-Pittsburg News
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-03-14
LOVES CONFESSIONAL.

To you whose every word and deed and
thought
Ring true and honest as thrice-tested
gold,
The tale of my shortcomings have
brought
Now you have given the pardon l be-
sought,
Forgive the little sins have not told!
The foolish, petty faults l scarce can
name;
So mean and paltry are they that
fear
You would not think them worth word
of blame,
You would but pity and despisc them'
dear,
And since l love you SO in woman's WISE
Nor am from woman's curse Of pride
exempt,
| would far rather read within your eyes
Hatred, my best-beloved. than con-
Tempt
Wherefore, to you. whose every deed and
thought
Are crystal clear-you, whom l love too
we'll
The tale of my shortcomings have
brought,
And you have given the pardon be-
sought,
Forgive the little sins cannot tell!
Smart Set.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1901-03-14
EiTH L5j' &!,Zg1Illg4E!3}
HAS BEEN 1Tl[N1KE9IEO!

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