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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
MRS. DEACON is SORE.
Calls Down the Yellow journalism Of
= the Paris Matin, ~.

Calls Down the Yellow journalism Of
the Paris Matin. ,-f -
Paris, Aug. 1S.-The, Mtain which has
been publishing the story of an alleged
secret betrothal between the crown
prince, Frederick William of Germany,
and Miss Gladys Deacon, daughter OF
Mrs. Edward Parker Deacon, yesterday
ceased publication of the story In con-
sequence of a letter from Mrs. Deacon.
as follows: g.
IT have read with the most profound
sadness the Mathis articles. 1 know
better than any one the real character
of the very brief relations during that
meeting of forty-eight hours at Blen-
helm, the home of the duke and duchess
OF Marlborough, brought about between
the crown prince and my daughter, who
are both children. 1t required consider
able Imagination to transform the mat
ter into a state affair" "A -
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
LAvERY rERRiRLY j 4
Wound III His Neck is Very serious


E#HurorlssES. 40. Aug. l6s7-Pat Layary,
the Sully county duelist who#kilied
Wesley arr sssfaayf passed through
while he Claims that he Is notsIn paan
itisevidsnt thatthe maj lis suffering
terribly LavenySwhs hit three times
soncein thesHside. I'M shG9faee, and q
bull his jaw, piowzng around
into mis- nsck.sThe atterEsabullesca an.
Nc be located and LaveryisSgoing q
RoehestersssM MINI. where hcafs rel
MISUNDERSTANDING TbesWound may Va
proYefatal.
saLaEerysesaiWshe shooting vas Aius.
rsfnr Il hss1fvea
ne VIII petition thesconrt to Investigate
the affrav.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
PRINCE is SENTIMENTAL
Berlin Correspondent Says ka'sers son
Loves Every Pretty Face He Meets.

.n ESvSS 4 WI
London, Aug. 1s.-The Berlin CORE
spondent of the Telegraph ecounts
som of the characteristics of the
crown prince Whose name has been
linked with that of Miss Gladys Dea-
con, a young American. He says that
the crown prince is known to be very
chivalrous towards young ladies just
as his grandfather, Kaiser Wilhelm L.,
was in his younger days. The crown
prince plays lawn tennis with them. He
Is also said to be extremely susceptl-
Bile in the presence of a pretty face.
It is said Of him that so great is MS
impressionability hat he. falls deeply
in love with nearly every good looking
girl he talks to. He then becomes very
sentimental. 1t is said that he is al
ways falling in love, but at the same
time the old adage about there. being
safety in numbers was applied to him.
An amusing scene tool place upon his
return from England when it was dis
covered by the empress that he had
given away a ring he used to wear,
which was a present from her on the
occasion of his confirmation.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
BURLINGTON ENGINEERS BUSY
Believed That Effort is Being Made to
Enter Rapid City.

Mystic, S. D., Aug. 1S.-A force OF
Burlington engineers is out on q survey
along Rapid creek, below Mystic and In
the direction Of Rapid City. It is be.
lieved that the company is endeavoring
to determine the most feasible route te
follow to reach Rapid City. 1t has two
routes In view, the one from Mystic
down Rapid creek. inc another from
keystone. 1t is practically certain that
an extension will be built over one OF
these in the eyent2of the purchase of the
National smelter at Rapid City by the
Horseshoe Mining company. The Bur.
lington has hadta large part Of the
Horseshoe business in the past, and will
endeaVor to keep 1t.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
STRUCK BY SPENT BALL.
Former VermiIlion Woman Has Tn.
pleasant Experience.

Rapid City, S. D., Aug. 19.-While
passing along one .of the streets OF
Rapid City Mrs. Cora Whiteside was
struck In the side by a thirtY-tWo cali
Der rifle ball that was partially spent.
1T penetrated her clothing and f~iattened
itself against her side, leaving a pain
full bruise, and dropped to the ground.
It is not known where the ball was
fired from, but probably by some one al
target practice. Mrs. Whiteside form.
erly lived at Vermillion, S. D., where
she was well known.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
OFF AGlN. ON AGIN.
Mrs. Michael Herman Gets Divorce.
Monday, Marries Tuesday.

Aberdeen, S. D., Aug. l5.-A decree!
courts separating Mrs. Michael Herman,
from her husband on the ground Of,
,non-support. Tuesday Mrs. Herman
was married to Ernest Livingstone Of
,Ionia. Mich. Herman was formerly EN-
ployed as a salesman in a clothing
store here and a few years ago attempt,
ed suicide by shooting himself through!
the head. The wound did not prove.
fatal, but destroyed his eyesight. He
has since travelled yer the country
selling small articles for aAliYelihood.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
BAD PRAIRIE FIRE.
Much Land and 5000 Fine Trees Arr
81 Ruined.

Huron, S. D.. Aug. 16.-The first de
structive prairie fire in this locality
This season occurred in the southwest
srn part of the county. burning over a
large section of country. Z. H.eHock-
sphere has been arrested for starting
che fire. Among the losers are Carl
Bruder and Colonel Geddts, the lat
.er's tree claim of about 5000 fine trees
was ruined. The authorities are keep
Ing a careful lookout and parties set
ling prairies fires will be prosecuted. 4
"A party of even h-omeseekers from
Shelbyville, Ind, have purchased farms
In the northwest part of the. county,
and will bring their families here II
the early spring. s#
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
EYEsIeHT ENDANGERED.
Timer Pours Hot Lead in Water, With
~ Disastrous Results hi

Mitchell, 81. D., Aug. 19.-Rudolph
FHenzlick nearly lost the sight Of both
eyes here. He Isl a timer employed in
the hardware, store OF Motley 81 NC
Keel. He was making some repairs or
an iron pump and was using molten
lead. When he poured the metal In the
bottom It struck some water and an :ex-
plosion followed. Portions Of the lead
entered both OF his eyes. causing him
@excruc!ating agony. IA
The physician lii attendance does not
think that the accident will affect his
sight necessarily as the lead did not
touch the pupils.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.
D%isgruntied Guests Fire Through
Window al Hotel Keeper,

D~isgruntTed Guests Fire n through .
Window at Hotel Keeper.
Huron, s. D., Aug. lS.-The pro-
prietor OF q hotel at Vienna, Mr.. II. NJ
Wallace, was fired upon by a Would-be
assassin, a few nights since. Vienna
is on the Great Northern railway about
rs miles from this city. A man and
woman travelling in a buggy and accom-
panied by two bulldogs, stopped at the
hotel and were given "a room for the
night; they insisted upon having the
dogs occupy the apartment with them
and when Mr.. Wallace objected, they
left the place. Entering their buggy
and driving past the hotel one Of the
couple fired a shot through the window
the bullet coming close to Mr.. Wal
lace's head. They drove rapidly away
but We're overtaken at Willow Lakes,
and taken back to Vienna for examin.
alton N. vi - ~ .. .
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
W~ooNsocKET us DRY.
Town Is Too Particular About ths4
Character Of Saioonkeepers.

Woonsocket, S. D., Aug. 15.a4Tnes-,
day night the city council rejected ali;
h applications for saloon licenses onl
the ground that the applicants were
proper persons to run saloons. The
U has decided that this place is al
license town., but thus far no one has
applied who comes up to the standard
required for applicants There Is one
h applicant for a license whose ap-I5
plication will be heard in a few days.
1t is said his will beNrejected forf
the same reason. This cityasnjoystha
distinction Of being the only
town in the state that does not have a
saloon. $
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
ALGER WANTS II.
Will Make Formal Announce.
I. mnent Of Candidacy for
Senate Monday.

Detroit, Aug. 1s.--The Newssth this af-
ternoongsays:
AT meeting of the advisory coun-
Gil the League Of Republican.
Clubs at the Hotel Cadillac thissafter-
noon.s President Fenton announced that
next Monday General Alger, former
secretary of+AWar, VIII come out4with5 q
formal announcement of his candidacy
for United States senator, to- succeed
the late Observation-Disclosures.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
Fire Alarm Over Phone.

Woonsocket, S d. { - fra.
broke out6in the stacks Of Curtis Tal-;s
ley, intflis county. Tuesday, ana de-
stroyed $50 acres ofsWheat. The Wheat!
hadSbeenNcutkW with and one.
Vas about eighteen inches
high. In#thfs the fire s-presaadsrapidly.
sas Thesfarmersin that neighborhoodI;
telephone system ana
End Sa5desperates fight the nra5Was III
y gu but not until ST had burned
oyerseas strip mile and a85half long.
9 pout 5000 bushels Of wheat were de-
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
DYNAMITE "A REAPER.
Dastardly Outrage Perpetrated on a
Whitewood Farmer.

WhiteWood,. s.. Dug 19.-Some one
in a spirit o. malice blew up most 81
the reaping machinery Of Fritz Berger
with dynamite. Mr.. Berger IS a well
known farmer on Centennial prairie,
near Whitewood. The mischief was
done during the night. Mr.. Berger
heard the report OF thesdynamite, but
did not know what had happened Until
the next morning, when III found his
self binder blown all te pieces, some4of
the fragments having been hurled far
across the place. Other machinerybwas
somewhat damaged, entasss;sing a loss Sof
several hundred dollars.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
Dakotans lnvest Is cuba.

HgRarid&City, S.D..Aug. SIS nunher
of prominent scitizens OF this srepioI
recently made Investments im
Cuba One; Of them, III Leigh. has.
returned tossettle up his affairs Snere beals
fore establishing himself pernanentlyTI
island. He has taken ap9option5
on q large tract syof land near Puerto.
Principe, and intendssto close b d :
ton as soon As lse cansget back there
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

The Glasgow corporation has decided
to carry out the extensive water scheme
at Loeb Arklet, so as to secure that 1O,-
900, 900 gallons of water shall be emptied
Into Loeb Katrine. from which Glasgow
gets Its water supply. The water COM
rliiss,oners We're empowered recently to
borrow in the first instance 81, 500, 900 in.
connection with the scheme.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

None can tell where the diamond,
Eoes8t to Iii combustion. Burn It, and 1t
caves no ash; the flame lis Eexterior,
like that Of q cork, and when III has
5olaxedsitse1f out there remains not4evenl
] much az would dust the antennae Of
III butterfly.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
salern Gets Nav,s R.ii 81

Salem, S. d. Aug. 1s.-The Presby-s
terrain church has Just finished hang
ing Ell new 5s1--podnd Mesneeley bell
Thisss as the fourth bell IN Salem,s
churches, and the Presbyterians are
proud d their new acauisition ~
congregation has only been organfxeds
bout tWo$years. during which tinlesits
hasspatd for theSchurch structure.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
SOUTH AFRICAN RETURNS.

Former Black Hills Man Comes Home
to Visit
Rapid City, S. D., Augsel5.-Afters
spending two years at Gspa Castle, on
the western coast of Rs3&s as SUPER
%intendent for a large sad copper
mining company, James ~ Baldwin.
has returned to the Black Hills for al
short visit. He was formerly c%onsult-I
Ing engineer for the Harvey Peak Min-t
ing company here.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

preparations are being made by the
monks Of the Grand Chartreuse To-
smilgrate from France tosSmttEerlal1d,
whaths gtheNshave already Gent their
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
CATTLE IN FINE SHAPE
Go to Chicago, Who're They Sell ass
Prime Beef.

Pierre, s. p, Aug. 15.-The fall scatI
tie shipments from the city ave CONF
menced. More cattle. are being sent
put for August than for the same
month any past year. Over 100 cars
had been sent to market*from here for
the first ten&daysyo Of the month,aandl
3thirty-f1ve have gone since that time.l
Is the prices keep up to the present.
probably 300 cars viii be-
started TO market from this point be-t
fore the end Of the month. M
Cattle are In the best ofsshape,sa Il
sa8farS larger numbersare going TO Chit
cago as beef sales thansfor past years,
When Stoux City took thesbuk Of themI
as feeders. Fs Il 80 @s5sT9ss
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

MARQUIS Saigo Teugumicti, the dis
anguished statesman who died Of can-
s5:er8recently in Yokohama, played such.
7 prominent part in liberating Japan.
from the rule of tycoon and In restor-
ing the Mikado that he has beengknoWn
slS SET he Orientnl Ciaribaldi.,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
Odd FeHows Elect.

Rapid City. S. d. Aug. lS..-The FOL,
lowing officers have beenelected and
Installed by Rapid City@encampment,
No. 10. ]. o. %. f. William u. Card
ner,s G. r. Dewitt Smith, II. 9
Koughnet. S. w: James ssR.
Sharpe. z. Henry Behrens, treas
urer; George P.SBennett, scribe.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
.Desr Ars Nuisance.

9-I9eergae be-
coming very numerous in this region
owing Il the rigid endorsement Of the
game laws. and are very asToyingstG
farmers il the pwsaefsgof gardenssand
fiowers 81 is Impossible tuskeep
them Out With an ordinary
ence,Sand they tp5 cabbage,
bgets. turnipssands other vegetables. as
we'll Az t6 fields of s,nan grain
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

stigating the 400 and prints a number
of receipted bills of the last century
showing a. Stuyvesant sold handker-
chiefs; a Depeyster, beans; a Rhine.
lander, hats; a Brevort, pewter
spoons; az Beekman, molasses, and a.
Roosevelt. lamnhlack.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

DLrsTheodore Kohn, the prince bishop
,fs Qllnutz, Austria offers his golden.
8shaIiot and eight horses for sale, to
lse the money for the benefit OF the
9 III carriage has been In 1.-The
possession Of the bishopTic for several
hundred ears,,Hs ..a5.SS I y r.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

Paris Academic des Sciences is
examining q theory to the effect that
ahe key to human stature lies in the
gland situated In the throat Under the
ary1x. BY artiicially stimulating this
gland 1T is claimed that any child can
ne made to grow to maximum height.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

Senior Sngasta,t prime minister Of
Spain, was originally a society reporter
on q Madrid paper. He is now nearly
80 years old, his face SCARED by as
many wrinkles as was Won Moltke's
during the 3latter's closing years. He
lives very quietly in a fiat, and. like
his great political rival, the. late Senior
Canovas, Is renowned for his sterling
integrity, W.. ri HrsGA o..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
ARMY SURGEON MARINES.
Popular Thirteenth Cavalry Man Mar

PuIa ut teenInaSl WAT War-
tried at Sturgis.
Sturgis, Sd, Aug. I6.-vvillianF J
Midtown and Miss Annie Brennan
were married at theSHotel Scollard las
nightly Rev. Father Quinlin. Mr.
Midtown is the popular young syeterin.
/ surgeon Of the Thirteenth caValry
station at Fort Meade, while his bride
is a charming lady who latelyarrived
here from the east. s#s
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
GETS NINE MONTHS.

William Brady sentenoed for stsalbbina
Frank Rnticdge.
Yankton u Aug. Civilian Brady
was sentenced today@to nine months in the
:petitentiary for stabbing Frank Rutiedge
with q butcher knife on the 9Th inst. The
ARRAY took place lii Pierce hotel
5kilchenSand was az fierce fight.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

The Harvard observatory has re-
:eiyed an anonymous gift of $40, O00..
half Of which will be applied to the
largement of the present building in
order to provide$for a proper arrange-
mentsof the 100000 photographs of the
heavens now owned by the institution.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

Senator Depaw Is said to! be consult
nag several faInous Partisan physi-
lans with view of his sons studying
iorsstha medical profession. q young
q will probably be given private
laboratory In the Pasteur institute.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
NEWS NOT CONFIRMED.
Reports of Fighting III Barcelona ua-t
MISUNDERSTANDING Will Pfo-sas
fecfs American interests hara.

washington. 4.-OverSnighs
The navy department receive word
MISUNDERSTANDING had sailedfroniRurta
Gazette sorBareelona, under instEur-
ions eabled yesterday ngomnandsri
Mclean, directing itherathe Ctncfnhatfl
3r Topeka TO proceed imtuAdfateay
point.Neither the sta nay
department. srseeIxed cpnHrnnattonI1
III sadispatehas mTaortSof6 patnsf
which were conveyed i b SBarNes
-
SdElitng al barcelona and
3orfthat heAInarican, Italfan ana
Observation-Disclosures bad beenpiilaagsed
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
HAS PREM. -..i WHEAT.
Fred Baschsof stursis Will Exhibit at
St. Louis Exposition,

Sturgis, s.. D., Aug. 1S.-Fred Borsch,
q winner of a $1405 prize at sthe worlds
fair$fors premium wheat, has decided tic
again exhibit at the st. Louis exposi.
ton. Borsch claims that this years
crop Of wheat is even better than that
he raised for the worlds fair, and which
was declared tosabe the best in the
world,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

The Snrnhrella anaeparasol were used
~ th~esseastern nations many centuries.
before the Christian era The Oldest
ssllinaWare shows pictures OF ladies and
Stiandarins shaded by parasols OF pat
s.erns similar to those now In use
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

ON hundred years III age and totally,
blind, Cathaldne sgiisa has just been,
released from an Austrian@Sjail, where
BiieS&had been imprisoned for selling
ppnisonsto@a woman who wanted ITO MUIR
Her her husband.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

Trephining the skull is known as a
probable treatment used by prehistoric
surgeons 1t appears that the ancient
practice still survives in Helanesia,
and the Rev. r.. A. Crump reports that
natives Of New Britain treat fractures
from 5s~lingstones by t%rephining With a
piece OF she'll or a flake OF obsidian. In
80 per cent Of the cases recovery fol-
lows in two or three weeks.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

Boer i'm living near Jo-
hannesburg.8who married again after
@heartng&thht their. husbands had died
gaonsscomi1arldo hawelearnedsssii1ce the
sdeelarationSof peace that men are
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
tier System

ssLdfe He4-Mfs Wise seems G pnder-
stand how her teaspandzpretty
heYesSh lets him hove her
Nay lie everything
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
POISON PROVES EFFECTIVE.
After Sixty Eight Hours Of Suffering
&s.A Gladys Rhoutan.E ias. aaS

DeadwOod. s D..&aAug. I6.-After Six
ty-eight hours Of suffering, Gladys
.Rhoutan, dance hall girl, died last
evening from the effectssso OF d large dose
OF morphine, administered With
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

5ssSSza s4Hsseesss ssssssssfEssxs ssssssetioX&
Sz4lla badteaSU t#RninpAlH Tiled
d ssStu1 fecStou afssIS Bis
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
Poultrx shoMin lanuarx.

lMitchelissS p, Aug. 1S.-Messrs. n.
Y sReinert OF Tripp and M. ii. Purdy,
IN. Grow and VIII Scalfin a. this
city held meeting In this city last
ntghtSto confer as the executive COM
mtttee Of b South Dakota Poultry
81 ssociatio Matters pertaining to the
q the association were discussed,
and itsswas@arranged I'D &c out Il
premium list attle earlier THIS year
Iae q Will be held In Mitchell
again next year. and 1t will commence
sJanuary#1s The executive conlmittse
Ing theScoming meeting of Tia 4 ssoc5
alton the best held sinsa It's o~rEanizas
competent Judge has been SCI
cured to the Chickens
Notcran Railroad Man biea.
nVe9sooonspeket.sa
~ oHIlsieyy. Vateran 1pa,y7@
aueSor, died e eyThursdayat this home
of has son-in-lnw. Re &. Richardson.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22
BLACK HILLS UNION
ART W. GRID, Publisher.
RAPID CITY SOUTH DAKOTA

At the headwaters of the Orinoco
Spanish traditions located the land OF
Ell Dorado. The Gilded Man" a poten-
tate whose country was SO rich in gold
dust that he hadsh body anointed with
oil and splinkled with gold every morn
ing. so that he shone in the sun as
though gilded. 1t is curious fact that
tho country in which tradition located
this marvellous being has never been ex-
plored by a white man.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-08-22

Pie suns Hight is qua d 1863 wax
candles at foot from the#eye. 1T
Stusaid take 500. Qn0 full moons toaequal
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-15
LEWIS nixon
HAS RESIGNED
Declared He Could No Longer
Remain Leader and Retain
His SeIf-Respect.
fBr Assoclatcd Press.l

NEW YORK, 14-Lewis Nixon.
leader of Tammany Hall for nearly six
months, resigned that position to-day at
a meeting of the district leaders held
in Tanmany Hall. While the resigna-
ton was not entirely unexpected. it was
not thought that Mr.. Nixon would take
such positive action until Il later date.
first waiting the action of the leaders
to see if they would give him a>yote OF
confidence. instead of this he refused
to allow any vote OF confidence\>and
went SO far as to say that he could no
longer retain his self-respcct if he re-
mained as leader.
Once outside the meeting room Mr..
Nixon would only say to the newspaper
men:
II am out as the leader OF Tammany
Hall Shipbuildins is my business. I
am out OF politics and am glad Of 1t.
II will devote my time TO mg busi-
ness of shipbuildiHg and will talk about
that by the hour. but I will not talk
about politics hereafter. The cause of
my resignation is plain. could have
won out and elected str. Feitner grand
sachem. but I would not appeal to Mr..
Croker"