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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21

Mitchell was followed with the closest.
attention, particularly so by the rep.
resentatives of the operators, who bent
forward to catch every word, making
numerous notes of the principal fea-
lures. of his remarks.
Taking of Testimony, Begun.
At the conclusion Of his statement,
Mitchell took the, oath, and the taking
of testimony was begun. :,
In reply to questions by Clarence
barrow of Chicago, counsel for the
miners Mitchell said 81 per cent Of
the coal mined in the United States
was dug in Pennsylvania; that 80 per
cent of the anthracite workers were
members of the union; the president or
executive board of the union had never
ordered a strike except upon an affirm
alton vote Of the miners. Mitchell ex-
planned the amicable relations existing
between the 5union and the bituminous
operators, and said wages had been in
creased since 1898 on an average Of
30 per cent and hours reduced from ten
to eight; the number of children en-
ployed a been greatly lessened, but
the price of coal, both bituminous and
anthracite, had gradually increased;
that during the last year 513 men We're
killed and 1900 injured in the mines;
the life insurance companies refuse to
lehS liliiie ShiployeSI IIdt the NUMBER
of casualties in the bituminous mines
was not SO great as in the anthracite.
Mitchell raid he was always willing
to submit grievances to arbitration,
and stated that 81, 500, 900 had been dis
tributed among the workers and non.
union men who were out during the
late strike. Mitchell was emphatic in
his opinion of the ability Of %organiza-
ton to maintain discipline and a trade
agreement. Cross examination of
Mitchell was begun just before the
noon adjournment.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
TOO MUCH MORGAN.
British Paper Says Finanoier's Opera.
{ =. lions; Will End in Disaster.

. London, Nov. 13.-The Daily Mail, In an
article entitled Consequences of Morgan
ism" says j.. Pierpont Morgan's opera
tions have been carried out with such d
Iegree of recklessness that they seem al
most to have succeeded In achieving the
impossible and shaking the credit Of the
United States.
The Mail considers that the concerns
fioated by Morgan are bound inevitably,
sooner or later, to end as Hooley's COM
panies have ended, and declares that a
vast amount Of money, most of which has
been entrusted to banks and trust COM
panies by the American public, Is locked
up in them. The effects of thesesunsound
operations, the Mail goes IN to say, are
being felt throughout the whole civilized
world. London is suffering as well as the
United States. TT is an unfortunate
fact" concludes the mail, that though
they excel in many things, the Americans
never seem to have grasped the principleea
Of sound banking, S
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21

The general average as to quality is S0.7
per cent, as compared with 1871 per cent
last year, S5.5 per cent in 1900 and S7.2
per cent in 1899. .l&u
1t is estimated hat about 10 per cent
Of the corn crop of 1901 was in the hands
Of farmers November /, 1902, as compared
with As per cent of the crop Of 1900 in
farmers hands Novnieber i, 1901, and a.
per cent Of that of November /, 1899 and
l9e0. ,Et5 =
The preliminary estimate Of the average
yield to the acre of buckwheat is ISL
bushels, against 1856 bushels In 1901, Is
bushels in 1900 and a ten-year average OF
t.2 bushels. The general average MS tc.
quality is $751; per cent, against 1913 per
cent last year and 9O.2 per cent in 1900.
The preliminary stimat Of the yield
t 9th acre Of potatoes. Is 95.4 bushels,
against an average Of SIS bushels in 1901,
O.3 bushels In 1900 and a ten-year average
Of 75.9 bushels. OF the states having 10O,-
700 or more acres in potatoes all except
New York and Michigan report 6. Yield to
the acre considerably above their ten
year averages. The average as to quality
Is 90.4 per cent, as compared with 1874 per
cent in November last and ISL per cent
in. November, 1900.
The preliminary estimate Of the average
Yield to the acre Of hay is Lei tons, against
an average yield of 1.2S tons In 1901 and
1900 n a ten-year average of 1.29 tons.
The present yield, with the exception of
1888, is the highest ever reported by the.
department of agriculture and each Of the
Steven principal hay%-producing states re-
ports an average yield in excess OF that Of
last year and also in excess Of the ten
year average. The average as to quality
November and S9.7 per cent in November,
1900. .7 "' II. + IL.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
CORN CROP IS Big.
Missouri Leads, with Illinois
and indiana Close in Yield
to the Acre.

Washington, Nov. 13.-The preliminary
estimate on the average yield to the acre
Of corn, as published in the monthly re-
port of the statistician Of the department
Of agriculture. is 26.s bushels, as compared
with 1871 bushels in 1901, 25.3 bushels in
1900 and 1899 and a ten-year average Of
23.4 bushels. The following table shows,
for all states having / 1000. 900 acres or more
IN corn, the preliminary estimates Of av-
erage yield to the acre in bushels in 1902,
with the final estimates for 1901 n 1900
and the mean Of the averages Of, the last
ten years.: Il. ID. 80
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
TN PARLOR MATCH
Their Use Forbidden in Greater New
/ l. , York After January I.

New York. Nov. 17.-After the first
Of January next carrying parlor match
es or keeping them in ones house is to
be prohibited. Any firm storing, SELL
ing, or giving them away will be SUBJ
ject to arrest. y
Parlor matchescome under the classi-
flcation of dangerous combustibles, the
use ofGwhich has long been q violation
Of law as set forth in the city charter,
but q provision Of the charter allows
the fire department to regulate the use
and sale of combustibles. The depart
ment heretofore has issued permits for
the sale of matches. - -
Now the fire commissioner has dis
covered that more than 1900 fires were
caused last year by parlor matches
and has declined to issue permits for
the sale or manufacture Of them after
January /. I'll ~ -,1 ~. EE g
The use only Of the old-fashioned sui
,phur matches or Of safety matches,
which will ignite only when struck on
the box, will be allowed In this city
hereafter, r ,s'. w .
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
oxNARD a FOR FRAY

Head of Beet Sugar Lobby Prepares for
Reciprocity Fight.
Washington, Nov.813.-Henry a. OK
Snard. headSof the beet sugar lobby, has
engaged house id washington for the
winter and announced hisSintention Of
continuing the fight. zs@8
He intimates that the beet and cane
sugar interests will Join In their cam
2aign. Surface indications do not in
Eiscate that6the open opposition of the
sugarinterests will be especially strong
This winter.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
- Einht snnnner

Miiwaukee,s2Wis. Nov. 13.--John Strange
Of Oshkosh. who - one of the closest;
friends of Governor La Toilette d may
be said to speak for him on public mat.
ters, while IN this city suggested Al H
Hall Of Knapp for United States senator
.nsplace Of Senator Spooner. Mr.. Strange.
intimated that unless Senator Spoonar
would promise that his apprentices would
not oppose the passage of aprimarySeiec-
ton law that he couldsnot be regarded al
q republican anl7mtouId not be- eligible to
reelection as United States epatara
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
NEW ST. LOUIS SCANDAL
Charges Against the Postmaster, F. M
Baumhoff, Are Being Investigated.

ST. Louis, Nov. ia special board
composed Of three postal inspectors.
w, W. WHOLESOME inspector Of the Phil
fadelphia division; w. J. Vickrey, in
.spector of the Cincinnati division, and
w. S. Mayer, ar inspector attached to.
the Chicago division, are investigating
charges against +. w. Baumhoff, the
st. Louis postmaster. Mr.. Baumhoff
is charged with employing men for his
private service whom he carried on the
government pay roll. Several women
have formally complained OF his con-i
duet to fp%ostof1ce employees. \.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
PHCNEY RUB.ES
Equal IN Purity and BrilIiance I tho
Genuine Article.

Genuine Article.
Paris. Nov.s i4..--sTsi Inc aYalue
Is threatened with sensible dtTaiaution
manufacture OF ARTIFICIAL stones has
been lately brought Observation-Disclosures
rubies could be made8tfat%Were in
perficialS examination appaTentIy reaI..s
Examination Whit the nicroscope,s1loW
ever, revealed ffaWs and in1~perfecttons.s
but the academy of5sciences has exaEri-
tned specimens of aEtificiaI stones
manufactured by M. NernetiiI, SMhieh
the members declared were superb IA
color and:eqlal8 in purity asndbrillianee
to t~hesgenuine rubies..sssFIi HE q OF
production, which is partly by Means
OF he blow pipe, is comparatively npt
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
SWALLOWED A WATCH.
k-Rays Show Maude Lillian Berri, the
Singer, Keeps Good Time.

k-Rays Show Maude Lillian Serri, the
Singer, Keeps Good Time.
Quincy. Ill, Nov. I3.-Maudc Lillian
3erri, prima donna Of TIE Sultan OF
5ulu" company, was taken i'll during
he Saturday night performance. She
a attacked with severe pains In the
abdominal regions. She was placed
1nder the X-rays, in charge OF II OF
The leading physicians, and 1t was dis
covered that a Swiss timepiece about
The size of a quarter was lodged in her
;ntestines. She fell asleep with the
miniature watch In her hand at Keo-
suk last Friday, and 1t had been miss
ing ever since. The ~supposition is that
The swallowed it during her nap. AS q
result Of her peculiar experience Miss
Rerri will be incapacitated for several
days, although she vas able to leave
this city with her company. p"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
kABYL-ES ON WARPATH..
Moroccans Rise and Terrorize City
British Warshiips Sent %
sSnenea g4sa $8$s%s

Gibraltar, Nov. 1.-THE British
cruisers Furious Pactolus nd
Prometheus have sailed8for Tetuan,s
Morocco. where the SabyIessStribesi1en
have refselled..58S The sitl1ssdon there Isl
considered grave. A@#body OF armed
with rebels and conIpelIed to- retreat
The rebels are cainped Within q short
distance OF Tetuan. All business is
suspended. 5$I & #a.$ - @4- 49, sA
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
DIED WHILE
Scene Of Merriment Changed Suddenly
Into Tragic Gloom. IS

Scene Of Merriment Changed Suddenly
Into Tragic Gloom.
New York, Nov. 13.-From a scene of
joyous gaiety a dancing academy in
East One Hundred n Fourth street
has been suddenly changed to one of
deepest gloom. While dancing with her
partner, and apparently in the best Of
health and spirits, Elizabeth Syme. a
young woman of Bayonne, N, j., sank
suddenly to the floor and died before
medical aid reached her.
The young man with whom she was
dancing had no intimation Of her ILL
ness, until in the middle of the room
she turned to him and said she did not
feel we'll and fell.
A physician was summoned, but he
pronounced the young girl dead from
internal hemorrhage.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
THE PRESENT.

The once great packing plant
of Armour & Co. in Sioux City
is in ashes, the result OF an
early Sunday morning fire.
The loss is estimated at $685.
GOO, upon which there is insur-
anee asgregatins $721,000.
There is scarcely a bit Of the
property saved excepting the
company's books, which may be
intact in a fire proof safe.
Between 600 and 200 men are
thrown out of their regular po-
sitions, but will be looked after.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
REDS ARE RioToUS.
penly Proclaim Themselves Enemies

5S Of the Government. aasss
Chicago, Nov. 14.--To an audience D
2,500 persons which the Northss
Side Turner hall last mil ht5 %anarchis-Y5
Tic speakers cps~nlySgdeciared them
selves enemies W. OF The EDvnTIlIT1fI1tt
When referring to Czolgosc2s Who s
sassinated President Mckinley, George
Brown of Philadelphia upheld theaa-
ton Of the assassin app1ause insting
several seconds following
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
a STRANGE SUI

Two Decrees 81 Divorce Granted Eiti4
sants one Time
H7ranklIn Ky5 Nov. 4strang iitiga-
lion appeared on the eqputtsa docket 1t nhis
;erm of court ellen Ellis fled gtsit ASKS
ing To be- divorced from two usbardss
The first she claimed q deserted her,
md she had been legallysseparated from
the frsta#Whenafolu OF her error She eft,
HE second The facts were es-
abolished BY evidence Tie COURT
sra1.sed her two decreess
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
DEWEY IN
Will Use Presidents Yacht III Naval
Practice in Caribbean Sea.

5.#gySS3# e Eackl .IH@ OSsEIIUu5 SEH 1880
washington, NpY, .-AdmtraI
DeWeyrssWhoWil I'LL haYeasupreme%coni-
imaTd Of the combined fleets engaged
Ia the Caribbean sea manenyer next
month. will hoist his sna-sstarred
1agson the presidents yacht Mayflow-5
erat thesWashingtan navy yard Pc
cenaber aIIeWill#saii the same day
with his large PERSONAL staff for the
naval INSTRUMENTATION #sgSf ssas7.
All the vessels which are to- Eparti-3
ctpate are under orders To assemble
at observation-disclosures nSsslater Than De-
sceynbeT and Admiral Dewey will ass
5susEe active command iniT1ediataiy
upon his arrival
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
7 MAY CONFESS,
Man Serving Life Sentence for Murder
Of Goebej to Tell His Story: @

tWdU PCT witty EEHS 05HtEHcU TOE WUrQeF
Of Goebei TO Tell His Story.
Frankfort, Ky, Nov. Eth presence
in Frankfort Of Justus Goebel In confer
s1ce with Comrnonwealth$Attor Frank.
lin has served to revive the story pub.
lished some months ago that Henry e.
Youtsey, serving a life sentence for COM
plicity In the murder of William Goebel,
had confessed. IT has been believed for
some time that 3Yontsey had made q writ
ten statement involving Others in his
crime. It Is not expected that there win
be any revelation HntilSafter the names
sastdsto be involved are submitted to the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
r NOT COMING.
She Will Not ne With irving on His
Next American r our. SS#s8

London, Nov. 14.-since ssardois Dante
play does not provide an ssaadeallate part
FOR Ellen2Terry At hasbeen suspeateifEthats
size would not saccornnary Irving his
next American tour. X was learned Tues
day that the matter Observation-Disclosures ard
that she would remain TN HlnslaT when
he went abroad. Iryingss Experimentation r
was the most profitable one Z ;ch heshaa
ever undertaken. 5s8as SS AS#E
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21

THE FUTURE.
Special to The Tribune.
Chicago, ILL.,, Nov. 16.-Mr.
Armour is in New York, and
nothing definite will be. deter
mined until he returns, but the
plant will undoubtedly be re-
built.
"Armour's buyers will remain
on the market and Mr.. Howe,
who is on the ground, will look
after the interests of the en-
ployes. Samuel McRoberts."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
a N is PROSPEROUS
Hundred and Fifty-six New So
cieties Organized During Year.

LansIag, Mich, Nov. 17.-At the first
session today OF the National Grange
and Patron Of Husbandry listened to
'reportssof the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES which
showed h es4prder was in a sdourishing
condition. Last year 256 new Oranges
we're organized In the various states,
Michigan leading with 96. The balance
.of#the day was spent in visiting the
state INSTITUTIONS here
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-11-21
SHE SMOKED CIGARETTES
Good Groundfor Divorce, Says an Indi-
a..-&s@ES $3.50 ntnn Iy 81 tr4

Goshen, Ind, Nov. 14s--Charles Drake
a Lake Short railroad engineer, has been
granted a divorce from his W~ifcss5LsSdias
garette tiend.S $$s 5sEss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-06
MONEY in COTTO WOOD
TREES TO BE RAISED on BIG
TRACT BY A LOCAL COMPANY.
Factory to BE Built to convert the
Wood Into Paper ~PuIp-PrOft
to Farmers.

A real-estate man called on w. II. Free
man, secretary Of the State Forestry
Board, yesterday to obtain information re-
garding the growing of cottonwood trees
to be used for paper pulp. The real-estate
man and Mr.. Freeman also called on Gov
ernor Durbin regarding the paper pulp
business, as the Governor is largely inter-
ested In a paper pulp factry at Anderson.
The real-estate man, who does not care
TO have his name made known at this time,
is interested in a company that intends to
purchases everal thousand acres of land in
Indiana for the raising of cottonwoods. A
large paper pulp mill will be built in the
midst of the timber as soon as the trees
reach a sufficient growth to be cut.
1.-The paper pulp business is one of the
coming large industries of the country"
said Mr.. Freeman after his conference
with the real-estate man. Paper is now
used in the manufacture Of many things,
and in the course of a few years it will
be used in the manufacture of furniture,
collins and many more articles. 1t is
cheaper than wood and just as strong and
durable. Wood is rapidly diminishing and
paper will be the substitute. Raising cot
tonwoOds for this business will be one Of the
most prosperous investments a farmer can
ian I NAAA - ~ 10y NChf
and indian is well adapted to such trees.
Indiana paper pulp factories are now pay
ing from 81 to 50 a cord for cottonwood de-
livered at the mills.
Statistics have shown that the total cost
of planting an acre with cottonwood cut
tings, two years cultivation and the orig
inal cost Of the cuttings, is only $3.50. There
can be about Zoo cuttings planted to an
acre, and cuttings can be bought at from
81 to SO a thousand. The trees require no
care. and, as they grow very rapidly, it re-
quires but four years from the time of
planting the cuttings for the first harvest of
timber for pulp. An acre planted with
such wood will yield from forty-five TO 1S
cords of cottonwood each year after the
first four years. One cord of timber makes
1900 pounds of pulp. A good-sized factory
costing about S125,000. requires about eight
to twelve cords of wood a day to keep it to
it's full capacity.
IF the indianapolis men carry out their
scheme 1t will mean an immense profit for
them in a few years. | understand they
have 1000 acres of land in Tennessee that
will be devoted to cottonwood growing, and
If they secure a similar tract in Indiana
they can erect a large factory in four years
and secure all the wood necessary for their
use from their own lands"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-02-06
FRAUDS USING The MAILS
SOME OF THEM VERY HARD TO
CATCH, AN OFFICIAL SAYS.
Sooner Are They Barred Than
They Change Form and Name
and Begin Work Again.

The Stillman Copper and Milling Com
pany, of Chicago, and the Hoosier Mining
Company. of Spokane, Wash, will not be
allowed to do business in Indiana until they
comply with the Indiana laws. Attorney
General Taylor advised State Auditor Hart
on the matter yesterday. Regarding the
former company he said II should be re-
quired TO show under what statute and in
what State it is incorporated, and whether
it has a right to issue wholly paid. non
assessable stock. The stock is offered at 10
cents a share. State Auditor Hart says
the statutes Of most States make the stock
holders liable for the remaining IS cents
and do not permit OF nonassessable stock.
The state auditor says the Hoosier Mining
Company, although incorporated under the
laws of Idaho. has indicated a desire to
comply with the Indiana laws.
Several days ago Attorney General Tay-
Tor directed a letter TO James n. Tyner,
assistant attorney general for the Postof-
flee Department, calling mis- attention to the
use the mails are put TO In advertising
fraudulent investment schemes. Mr.. Tay-
Tor received a reply from MIR. Tyner yes
ter6ay. Mr.. Tyner refers TO the Home
Cooperative Company, of Kansas City, one
of the companies mentioned in Attorney
General Taylors letter, and said the de-
partment has been fighting such companies
in one form or another for a long time
past. He said such companies have been
condemned. He said that the companies
were barred in many instances, but they
were remodeled and permitted to use the
mails. But we soon ascertained that
they disregarded their agreements" con-
tinued Mr.. TyRer, "and placed themselves
within the prohibition of the law relating
to lotteries and frauds. Probably not 2
per cent of those permitted to continue
adhere TO their agreements. and We are in
a constant condition of turmoil will them.
One expert from this Office. who has studied
the principles of the various so-called inan-
cial schemes involved in these contracts,
travels at least One-half of the time, in
company with a pOstOfice inspector, in
hunting up their disregard Of the law and
their obligations. the result. of which is
that we are almost daily putting them
upOn the fraud list. But no sooner do we
condemn one of these concerns and put
II out of the mails than IL springs up un-
der another title, in another form. and
begins again TO cheat and rob innocent and
unsuspecting people.
Your letter was timely, as it came Just
at a time when ] wanted to present to the
committee on appropriations of the House,
through the Hon. James A. Hemenway.
our indians member of the committee. such
a description and history Of these concerns
as YOU present. as an inducement TO that
committee 10 allow me further help, legal
and clerical. 10 enable me to wrestle with
bond investment companies. debentures.
cooperative concerns and all others OF a
similar kind by whatever alias known"