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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
War of Canal Routes.

Washington, Jan. 8.-The first notes
of the contest between the Nicaragua
and Panama routes for the isthmian
canal were heard in the senate yes-
terday. Morgar offered and secured
the adoption of a resolution which in
dicated his intention to have the COM
mittee on interoC2 C2anic canals to in
quire 10 tic rl ons existing be-
tween the trans e,lsinental railroad
compcnies Of the United States and
Canada and the Par anna Canal COM
pany. In explana ION Of the resolution
Morgan declared that the relations
were wicked T or cpoly" which al
ready had cost the people of the Pa
/. cific coast millions CT dollars. The
relations involve The control by the
Panama Canal company, Of the Pan
ANA Railroad conr1nv and the agree
ment existing beswefn 4 certain rail
roads Of the United Jtates and the
Pacific Mail Steamship company. Al
the conclus on of b.s ness the senate
paid graceful &C apli ent to Senator
Foraker (O.) by adjcurning until
o'clock, in order that senators might
attend the marriage of Miss Foraker
which is to occur at noon today with
out interfering with their duties.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
GRANTS APPEAL OF scHLEY.

President Roosevelt Consents to Re-
81 view Findings of Court.
Washington, Jan. 8.-The object of
Admiral Schley's visit to the white
house Monday was to request the pres
ident to entertain and consider an ap-
peal for the reversal of the action of
Secretary Long and the disapproval
of the majority judgment of the court
of inquiry. The interview was salts
factory, the president granting the ad-
mira1's request. Messrs. Raynor and
league will assist Admiral schley in
the preparation of the appeal.
The interview with the president
was arranged in advance, and at its
conclusion Admiral Schley left the
white house in satisfied state OF
mind. He had been given a full op.
portunity to present the case from
his standpoint and to acquaint the
president with many "details with
which the president could not other
wise have had any knowledge. While
Admiral Schley would not make any
statement regarding the matter dis
, aCuSsed, nOldlnS tnaL any interview
between naval officer and his com
mander-in-chief should be regarded al
confidential it is understood that he
brought to the presidents attention
many Of the alleged injustices and dis
/. crepancies Of the majority report O.
4 the court Of inquiry.
Admiral Schley's interview with th'
I president was the result Of his deter
mination to exhaust every means Il
his power to oyerturn the judgmen
which has been rendered against him
His new appeal will be different from
that submitted to the navy depart
ment, bringing out some new fact
which have an important bearing upol
the CONTROVERSY. III.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

The Cameron Tobacco factory at
Richmand was destroyed by fire Tues.
day. Loss, s125,O00.
Warden Jewett of the Kansas penl-
tentiary has abolished the lockstep
in the marching of convicts.
The Hereford bull, Perfection 90,
1884," was sold for $4,000 Tuesday at
the Union stockyards, Chicago.
A. e. Clifford, a lumberman well
known throughout the United States,
died at Ashland, Wis. of heart dis
ease.
Fire at Logansport, La, Tuesday
burned SO buildings in the business
part of the town. The total loss is
$125, 900.
The secretary Of the navy has pre-
pared for submission to congress 8
bill providing for the establishment
of a naval training station for the
lakes.
A bill granting to Mrs. McNnle,
the postal franking privileges for al
her correspondence was favorably re
ported by the house committee OF
postofiice and post roads.
| George w. Dixon has been appointed
lreceiyer of the Silver Flake Cerea
4 company. The company owns tw'
plants, one at Cragin, His, and an
other at st. Louis, both of which hay,
been closed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
SEVERE PENALTIES PROPOSED.
Interstate Commerce Commission De-
termined to Correct Abuse of Ship
ping Rates-Railway Msgnates Must
Explain Merger.

Chicago, Jan. Prosecutions
against all the big packing house con-
Germs in the west for violations of the
provisions of the interstate commerce
law against receiving preferential
rates are contemplated by the inter
state commerce commission. This
fact developed yesterday during an in
vestigation begun by the commission
into the handling of packing house
products and dressed meats. 1t also
became apparent that the commission
and the railway managements of the
entire country practically had entered
into an alliance for the purpose of in
ducing congress to pass legislation
permitting the railroads to pool under
certain regulations by the interstate
commerce commission and that 1t is
believed such a law can and will be
passed. The third development OF
the day was the announcement that
the commission requested the attend
ance here of all the leading men in
the advancement of the community Of
interests idea, including ]. P. Nor
gan, James J. Hill and E. H. Harri-
man, and that If these men failed to
respond to the request harsher meas
ures would be taken to compel their
coming.
Evidence upon which. to base pros.
ecutions against the packers was OBJ
tanned in abundance. Traffic manag
ers and vice presidents of roads east
and west threw up their hands and ad
mitted freely that there was no pre-
tense toward maintaining tariff rates
on packing house products and dressed
meats for export or domestic use, ex
cept for very short period Of time
at the beginning of each year
Paul Morton, second vice president
Of the Santa Fe, and other Ilen Of the
highest standing in the railroad worlt
took the stand and stated boldly tina
they are now and had been continue
violators Of the law, that they arr
sick and tired of being such, that pres
ent conditions are intolerable, tina
they are powerless to secure a main
tenance Of rates and that millions O
dollars are paid to the packing hous
interests yearly by railroads at the ez
pense Of legitimate revenue.
:. The packing houses and their repre-
: sentatives to whom rebates were pai
:. during 1901, according to Commits
: sioner Prouty, will, if possible,
made amenable to maximum fine g
$4,000 for every violation Of the Law
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
Throws Acid in Bankers Fac.

Chicago, Jan. 8.-Alfred M. Sny-
dacker, senior member of a local firm
of bankers, is in the Michael Reese
hospital as the result of injuries from
carbolic acid, flung from syringe
into his face by Paul Mueller, dealer
in artificial flowers. 1t is feared Sny-
dacker will lose the sight of an eye.
The attack was made in the bankers
office. The cause is said to have been
that Mueller placed goods in a build,
ing leased by Snydacker and failed to
insure them. The building burned and
Mueller has attempted to hold Sny'
dacker responsible.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
many Miners EKTONBED
Buried Alive in Deep Shaft by
Sudden Cave-ln.
SEVENTEEN ARE BELIEVED DEAD
Resources Are at Work, but There Is
Little Hope the Men Will Be Found
Alive-OnIy One of the Bodies Is
Taken From the Ruins.

Negaunee, Mich, Jan. S.-The most
distressing accident occurring in this
county for years occurred at the Ne
gaunee mine yesterday noon, when by
a cavern the lives OF from 13 to II
miners are thought to have been lost.
The cave-in was at the bottom Of the
old shaft Had it occurred half an
hour sooner, about $50 men would
have been killed.
The names of the dead so far as
known are: William Williams, John
Sullivan, John Pascoe, John Pearce,
Jacob Runlalla.
Thus far but one body has been
taken out, that of Hunlalla. Hundreds
of men are at the mine eager to help
in the work of rescue, but it is
thought the other bodies cannot be
reached before "a hours. John Basco
was rescued alive and described the
| wrecked mine as follows:
1--WE were sitting around the pump
at the bottom of the shaft when, with
out any warning, thousands OF tons of
ore came down. 1 remembered no
| /
and shovels in the hands of rescuers.
When found l was rs feet from the
place where l was sitting and found
myself in drift. How got there is
mystery, but can only be accounted
| for by the concussion of the wind
From the condition of the shaft it
would seem that the men are sur
rounded by a mass of dirt and broken
timber. A dull roar and the crash
ing of timbers gave to the men on the
surface the first intimation of the dis.
aster below. A rush was made for the
shaft and when all had quieted down
Is volunteers under Captain James
Piper descended in the cage in an at
tempt to rescue 1t was found. how
ever that the shaft was badly dam
aged, it being impossible to get with
in 100 feet of the level in which the
men were buried.
( Cries for help were heard at thu
lowest point reached, and the remova
of the timbers which blocked the
way found man who shortly before
the cave-in had started for thu
surface. He was uninjured, but wa'
; drenched to the skin and suffering
greatly with cold. The man coult
throw no light on the fate of his asso
ciates, the majority of whom ar
thought to be Italians and Finlanders
The steam pipes leading to the under
ground pumps were SO damaged tha
it would be impossible to operate tn
pumps if it were possible to reacl
| them, and as the mine is the wettes
: in the iron country. the shaft Is max
/. ing water fast.
A big force Of rescuers, working l.
relays, is making efforts to reach tn
: damaged level before the waite
: reaches it..
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
Iowa LEGISLATORS Assemble,

Des Moines, Jan. S.-A number Of
the legislators arrived in Des Moines
yesterday and many more are expect
ed before the close Of the week. A
great many Of the candidates for cler-
ical and minor positions in both
houses are on hand and engaged in
buttonholing the members as they ar.
rive. Inasmuch as there is no con,
test for speaker or for the senatorial
nominations the interest is not as in
tense as it has been in other years
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
ROB STOCK YARDS BANK.
Bind and Gag Watchmen and Take
Their Time to Blow Safe.

Bind and Gag Watchmen and Take
Their Time to Blow Safe.
st. Louis, Jan. 8.-Six masked men
entered the National Stock Yards
bank, north of East St. Louis, Ills,
and after capturing and gagging the
two night watchmen and fireman at
the steam plants and blowing open
the vaults with dynamite, secured So
900 in coin and currency, with which
they decamped. For nine hours, from
Z D. m. until a. M, they were at
work on the vaults without being In
terfered with.
Lee Philpot, one of the watchmen,
a rough rider friend of President
Roosevelt, was the first to meet with
the robbers. He was standing In the
stock yards, near the Exchange build
ing, in which the bank is located,
when he was addressed by three men
| who sprang out of a fence corner with
reyolyers in their hands. They said:
1--WE want you, Philpot," and with that
overpowered him before he could
reach his revolver. The three robbers
| L
of the Daily National Stock Yards Re
porter. near by, and laid him on the
floor, He was bound hand and foot
and gagged with towels. While lying
there three other men came in.
/ One of the six men was sent ou,
with instructions to secure the others
Albert Estep, the other bank watch
man, was caught on the steps OF the
Exchange building. Under threats o
death he was forced to go to the com
posing room, where he was also bount
and gagged.
Night Fireman L. W. Clark wa
taken unawares in the steam plant o
the Exchange building. He resisted
: and was badly beaten with a sandba|
; before subdued. He was also takel
} to the composing room and left boun
, and gagged with his two companions
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
Three Killed in Wreck.

Roanoke, Va, Jan. Sin head
end collision on the Norfolk and West
ern railroad at Alwick, W. Va, Hugh
N. Smith, express messenger; Flag
man John Turner and Engineer Bale
were killed. A passenger train col
lided with an extra freight in a dense
fog, the passenger engineer having
failed to see the fagman sent forward
to give warning of the impending dan
ger. The dagman, John Turner, in
his efforts to be seen got on the track
in front Of the train and was run over
and killed.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
H[PbjRN OPENS DEBATE
Replies to Volley of Questions
Concerning Panama Offer.
DEPREcATEs FURTHER DELAY,
characterizes Agitation in Favor Of
Panama Route as an Attempt to
Postpone Action-Urges Adoption of
the Nicaraguan Route.

Washington, Jan. 8.-The debate on
the Nicaragua canal bill in the house
was opened in lively fashion yester-
day by Hepburn, chairman OF the in
terstate and foreign commerce COM
mittee, which reported the bill. For
two hours he held the floor, replying
to a volley Of questions concerning
the recent offer of the Panama Canal
company to sell it's property and fran
clL.ises to the United States for $4O,-
100000. The interest in tho debate
developed almost entirely in this new
phase of the subject. Hepburn main
tanned that the alleged new offer of
the Panama Canal company was part
of the plan Of delay. All his refer,
ences along that line were literally
applauded. He pointed out what he
considered the suspicious circum
stances that the Panama company
held out for $1O9,C00,000 and then sud
denly dropped the price to s40,O0o,0Oo
Morris (Minn.) gave notice that al
the proper time he would offer al
amendment to authorize the president
If he could procure the property ant
rights Of the Panama company fol
$4O,O0O,0OO, if con' essions could be
procured from Ccomhs". and if the
Walker commissicn SO recommended
to purchase and proceed to complete
the Panama canal
Representative Barthold introduces
a bill repeating all the increased take
under the war revenue Get.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
Hurricane of Cape Flattery.

Port Townsend, Wash, Jan. S.-The
United States revenue cutter Grant
sailed for an extended cruise along
the coast south of Cape Flattery, to
examine the large amount of wreck
age reported along the beach during
the past two weeks. The steamer
Alice Gertrude, arriving from Neah
bay, reports last nights storm down
the straits as being OF great vio-
lence. OF Cape Flattery the wind
reached almost the velocity of hurri-
cane, driving vessels out to sea.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
Death of Colonel Hoyt.

Washington, Jan. 8.-Colonel Sam
uel Hoyt died here last night, the re-
suit of injuries received from a fall.
He was 70 years of age. Colonel Hoyt
was a veteran Of two wars, partici-
pant in various Indian campaigns and
a 49er. He was the intimate friend
Of Sam Houston, Exit" Carson and
other figures of the rough west Of half
century ago. For the last 80 years
of his life Colonel Hoyt resided in
Washington.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
DENY COMPLETELY in MURDER.
Captured Desperadoes Say They Did
Not Participate in Killing.

NOT FartiCiPdte III Nh''hS'
Casper, wy, Jan. s. Clarence
Woodard and Jess Franklin, the two
men who were captured, protest their
innocence. They say on the night
that they broke Jail they stayed at a
cabin IL miles east OF Casper. The
next morning they separated, Charles
Woodard going south and they going
west; that they walked to Woodard's
ranch and have not seen Charles
Woodard since. The coroner's jury is
in session and they will find OUT il
possible who killed Sheriff Kicker,
and the crowd has decided to await
their action. The excitement is in
tense and only the fact that the coro-
ner was investigating averted the
lynching of the captured men.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
District Of Lake Michigan Sold.

Chicago, Jan. S.-The so-called dis
trict Of Lake Michigan, a tract of shore
acres worth hundreds of thousands
of dollars, which has been the cause
of years of strife with alleged squat
ters, was sold at sheriff's sale yester.
day to satisfy a judgment Of $500
against one of the claimants. Before
commencing the sale the sheriff said
he did not guarantee title of the
property.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
Immiorants Settle In East.

Chicago, Jan. 8.-Eben E. Mcleod.
chairman of the Western Passenger
association, has issued a statement,
showing that during the IL months
ended June 80 last 487,198 Immigrants
arrived in this country through all
ports. Contrary to prevailing opin-
ion, a majority Of these did not go
west of the Mississippi river, but set
tied in the older states In the east.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
BID Crowds Greet Liberty Bell.

Asheville, N. G., Jan. S.-The old
Liberty bell, en- route from Philadel-
phia to the Charleston exposition,
reached Asheville last evening. The
big crowd at the railway station was
enthusiastic and the historic old relid
was given a rousing reception. There
was futter Of flags and a shout OF
greeting at every station.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
Recept,on at white House.

Washington, Jan. S.-President and
Mrs. Roosevelt gave reception at
the white house last night in honor of
the diplomatic corps. 1t was the first
formal evening levee Of the season
and the first at which President and
Mrs. Roosevelt have been the host
and hostess. A full representation OF
the diplomatic corps made the affair
notably brilliant,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
NO NEWS FROM THE MISSING
Feared That All Waiia WaIIa Passen
uers Not in Port are Dead.

San Francisco, Jan. 8.-Nothing has
been heard from the missing victims
of the Walla Walla disaster and 1t is
feared that they all went down. The
statement of Lookout Johnson, made
to the coroner's jury at Eureka, that
he saw the lights on the bark Max
and warned the officers on the bridge
of the Walla Walla, Is denied by them
Other members of the crew of the
Wal1a Walla corroborate Johnsons as
sertion that the lights on the French
bark were visible.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
Laborers Lynch Murderer.

Guthrie, o. T., Jan. ga lynching
took place last night on the grade OF
the Oklahoma City and Southwestern
railroad in an isolated district west
Of Chicksha. One of the laborers,
while the men. were in camp, shot a
companion and the remainder of the
party hanged the murderer to tree.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
Woman suffrasIsts to Meet.

washington, Jan. 8.The meeting
Of the National Woman Suffrage asso-
citation, to be held in this city Feb.
1918 inclusive, will assume a ma
tional character. Fourteen nations
have now we'll defined woman suf-
frage organizations. The organiza-
tions in each of these countries have
been invited to send delegates to this
sonYention aud have accepted.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
Has a ParaIytic Stroke.

Loup City, Jan. 81. M. Snyder, ex-
senator, suffered paralytic stroke
yesterday afternoon while in Loup
City doing some trading. He was
taken to his home on the farm, six
miles south of Loup City.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-01-10
Rock Island VIII Build.

/ Guthrie, O. T.. Jan. s.-The Rock
Island Railroad company has an
nounced that it will build from. Ana
darko through Indian territory tdFort
Smith, Ark, as soon as a right OF way
can be secured from the government.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-16
METHuEN,s RELEASE.

The English papers do not seem able
to make up their minds whether the re-
lease of Gen. Methuen was an act of
generosity on the part of Gen. Delarey
or a case of necessity. They seem dis
posed, however, to regard it as an act
of generosity. 1t is pointed out that
Gen. Delarey is not we'll prepared for
carrying around with him a distin-
guished British officer suffering from a
fractured limb, and that he could not
have carried his prisoner along with
his army without causing him great
pain.
The truth probably is that Gen. Del
arey was satisfied that Gen. Methuen
could do no further harm to the Beers,
and that as soon as released, would
be sent home to stay. 1t would have
been both troublesome and expensive to
hold him a prisoner. Besides, it is not
improbable that Gen. Delarey took
into account the effect his action would
have on the British. They would have
to make some sort of acknowledgment,
and they might release one of the
Boer generals held a prisoner-a gen
eral who would be of real service to the
Boer cause. 1t looks therefore as if
Gen. Delarey were almost as good a
diplomat as he is a soldier.
The Savannah morning news., 1902-03-16
THE ABSENT DEFENDANTS.

Some days ago Judge Speer said, in
substance, that he would deal gently
with Capt. Greene and Col Gaynor in
the matter of their forfeited bonds, if
they were present in his court on Mon
day, March II, the day on which they
were required to appear before the new
indictment against them was found,
but it is doubtful if he believes he will
have the opportunity to deal with them
leniently. When they went to Canada
it was their intention, in all probability,
to stay there as long as they were in
danger of being prosecuted on the
charges pending against them.
They did not go there without hav-
ing been advised as to their chances
of being able to successfully resist ef-
forts for their extradition. They knew
the law before they decided to become
fugitives from justice, and they real
lied that by leaving the country they
strengthened the impression of their
guilt. 1t is true that Capt. Greene is
quoted as having said, since his. ar
rival in Canada, that he would Will
ingly return to this country if he could
be tried in New York but that he be-
lieved he could not get justice in Sa-
vannah, because of the prejudice
against him in this city. That sort of
talk may be comforting to him, but
it makes no impression on those who
understand that the jurors by whom
he and his co-defendants would be
tried are as likely to be drawn from
among people living far distant from
Savannah as from among people liv-
ing in Savannah-in fact, from among
people who know little, if any. more
about the Greene-Gaynor case than is
known by people likely to be drawn as
jurors in a United States court in New
York.
1t seems that the crime for which
Capt. Greene and Col. Gaynor are
indicted is not one of those for which
fugitives from justice in Canada can
be extradited. But it doesn't follow on
that account that the government will