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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06

Some Details Of Montana Judges Ga
ings on With Mrs. Ada Bracket.

Some Details of Montana Judges Ga~
inss on With Mrs. Ada Bracket.
Helena, Mont, Jan. 31.-A new story
in the Harvey case, telling of HarneS5s
visit to d Butte saloon with Mrs. Ada
P. Bracket. where four persons drank
twelve bottles of champagne in a short
time, where the Silver Bow district
judge kicked the glasses from the table,
where Mrs. Bracket picked up tho
jurist's money, opened her corsets and
stuffed the coin into her bosom, and
where maudlin laughter was followed
by words of drunken anger, was one
of the features Of the hearing before tho
house judiciary committee yesterday.
Witnesses afterwards took the stand.
and all said they had s~eenSJudge Har-
ney drunk.
Several attempts on the part of tho
lawyers representing Heinze, who tried
to get into the proceedings, provoked
sharp words and finally brought the
statement from the chairman that the
committee wanted to do Its own cross
questioning; hat Harvey and some of
the lawyers and committeeman We're
only present through courtesy.
1t looks very much as though Judge
Harvey would not take the stand until
The end of the week.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
HEATED DISCUSSION
tTs5ilNE CONFERENCE
Operators Of Indiana ANNOYED
by Proposed Mine Shoot
ing Law.
SAY 1T is UNNECESSARY
Would Impose Additional Expense or
the Coal Companies - Operators
Are United Against Increase
of Wages.

indianapolis, Jan. 31.-At the miners
wage conference, now in session here,
Phillip Penna, commissioner for the In.
diana operators, called attention to the
fact that there is now pending in the
legislature OF. the state a shot firing
bill, which, he said, if enacted will COM
pei the operators to employ mine shoot
ers. Fol that reason it was not just
hat the Indiana operators should have
to o II into the convention on the same
basis with the operators from the other
districts Of the central competitive
field.
The debate was heated and almost
acrimonious at times, and was taken tc
mean that a bitter fight may be pre-
'cipitated before the conference ends.
Secretary Wilson Of the United Mine
Workers replied to Mr.. Penna. He said:
Il cannot understand the purpose OF
the Indiana operators in raising this
question at this time. This convention
is composed of operators and miners
from four different parts of the coun-
try. L think the subject is brought up
at this time for the purpose Of in
fiuencing the legislature in it's action
on the bill"
Just an Extra Burden.
w. S. Boyle answered Mr.. Wilson. He
said:
ION n side is organized labor, on
the other the employers" ("Organized
capital" shouted a voice from the au-
dience.) Yes" continued Mr.. Boyle,
or trusts, or corporations, or monopo-
lies, or whatever you are pleased to
To | ~ r. Sc, tlo ~, - yKy, GA
organized labor insisting on a bill
which will put burdens upon the OPP
orators Of Indiana that do not have to
be borne by the operators of other
states. This hot firing bill puts up
on the operators the expense and re-
sponsibility of doing some of the work
of the miners"
President Mitchell said:
Il think that This is not the time t.
bring this matter up. 1t would prop
erly come up at the time the report of
the credentials committee is submit
ted. I can say and l think hat 1 am
speaking for the mine workers, that
we will make no specific pledge to any
delegate seeking a sea in this con-
vention. Any delegation can defeat
this scale if it SO desires, or it can
withdraw at any time. There can be
no injustice in the matter"
Operators United.
The operators are generally uniteo
as to policy. 1t is the general express
sion from them hat they will not SUBJ
MT to the demands of the miners for
an increase of wages as formulated by
the scale committee. They say that
three ear ago they granted an in.
crease OF wages of 20 per cent, and
two years ago raised the wages of the
laborers, and they believe no increase
is due to the miners this year.
The miners IA they will have it or
every man in the competitive district
will suspend operations on April /.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
LIE OUT SOMEWHERE.
Representative LessIer Denies Abso.
luteIy DobIin's Story of Collision
Between Them

Them.
Washington, Jan. 29.-When the house
committee on naval affairs resumed in
vestigation Of bribery charged this
morning, Representative Lessler took
the stand and denied the statement
nade yesterday by Philip Doblin.
II desire to deny" he said, "abso-
lutely and u~nequivocally. as false, the
statement made by Doblin yesterday
as to any collusive scheme, or any of
the substantial details sworn to by him
hereto, and desire to reiterate the facts
as originally told by me are true"
Lessler minutely detailed Doblin's and
his own movements and conversation
while the former was in the city, and said
that he told Doblin that all he wanted him
to do was to tell the truth and nothing.
but the truth. He said he had never had
n intimation of the character of Dob
lin as shown by his testimony before the
commission, had never known of any
wrong-doing by Doblin in any manner be-
fore, and was at a loss to account for the
change Of testimony on the part Of Dob
lin.
Answering a question as to any obliga-
ton he might have been under to Doblia,
LESSER said: Dob has been in political
life about twenty years. He has been a
very useful man to a great number Of
men. My judgment is most Of them lave
simply used him and when they have been
through they threw him u2 like a dish.
rag ~
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
IN HIS OWN BOAT.
New Haven Clergyman Plans a Visit to
His Old Home in Norway.

New Haven, Conn, Jan. 2s.-.Eric, the
Red will be he name of a boat built
here for a clergyman, who plans to sail
her across the Atlantic to his old home
in Norway. The owner is somewhat ad-
vanced in years, but was a sailor when
young His name is withheld for the
present by Captain C.. W. Foster, who is
building the boat.
The clergyman left Norway about forty
years ago., as a sailor, and followed the
sea a number of years, but finally studied
theology. He designed the craft himself.
She will be yawl rugged, fifty feet long.
e~leyepafeet beam and five n one-half
feet taught, and will have ample cabin
accommodations for three or four people.
She will be equipped with fifty horse-pow.
err gasoline engines.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
GRAY SCORES WITNESS.

Chairman Wanted t. Know About the
Case of Mrs. Burns.
Philadelphia, Jan. 29.-The Markle
company continued presentation Of its
case before the Anthracite Coal Strike
commission today.
Edward Ross, a public accountant
who has examined the ccoun Of the
Markle company during the last ten
years, testified the average net earn
lngs of the 300 contract miners who had
worked from ten to eleven and one
half months was 1854 a year. There
were twenty-nine men who had earned
an average of S1,52S.
Counsel for the company asked the
witness to explain the case Of Mrs.
Michael Burns, who had testified be-
fore the commission that she was un-
able for nearly ten years to secure re-
enumeration for her own and her sons
services because of her husbands in
debtedness to the company at the time
Of mis- death.
Witness Could Not Answer.
The witness became confused and was
unable to. answer Chairman Gray's
question as to whether the boy or his
mother had received any cash during
the period mentioned by them.
Chairman Gray displayed consider
able Impotence, and said: "Of all
things in this world, a professional ac-
countant, who can't see anything UNI
less it is in a column of figures!"
Addressing the company's counsel
Chairman Gray said:
This man don't know anything about
this case. l don't usually resort to
strong expressions Of opinion without
reason. This man knows only what his
figures show"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
THREE IOWANS KILLED.
Two Stock Trains Come Together in a
Dense Fog Near La Fix, ILL.,,
This Morninn

Chicago, Jan. 30-Three persons were
Killed. four seriously injured and eight
slightly hurt in a rear-end collision be-
tween stock trains on the Chicago and
Northwestern railway near Lark, Ill,
this morning. The dead:
a. A..t.MERY, Scranton, Ia.
MIR. COE. Woodbine, La.
MIR. LANE, Vail, Ia.
Seriously injured:
IL. Johnston, Clinton, Ia.
William Kochsims, Schlesswig. Ia.
Evcrs Nelson, Schlesswig, la.
Albert Playman, Dunlap, Ia.
Ihe trains came together in a dense
fog. The killed and injured were TOR
the most part stockmen in charge Of
stock on the way to Chicago and the
east.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
In Honor Of Lincoln.

New York, Jan. 31.--The Chicago SO.
iety Of this city will hold its second
Inner IN memory CT the birthday of
Abraham Lincoln at Delmonico,s Feb
,uary ~. Among those invited are
senator Shelby NJ. Cullom, A. b.. Cham
iler, president Of the Postal Telegraph
md Gable company, who was aS.tele-s
sraph operator in the White house
turing the rebellion: A. J. Conant, the
trtfst; former Governor George S
boutwell, of Massachusetts,; Miss gda
". Tarbell, who wrote the life OF Lin
DIN; Lafayette Young of ts.e Des
Moines Daily Capital.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
WILL TAX THE UNMARRIED
gill in New York Legislature Designed
to Prevent Spinsterhood.

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 31.-A bill which
has just been introduced in the legis-
..atlre here provides that all unmar
"ied women between the ages Of 355
and SO shall a a tax of $25 a year and
al bachelors between 40 and SIS $50.
Discussion on h bill has brought
about a great deal Of d~issension in the
house. William J.. Grafton said he
thought the act would work a great
hardship on the woman who would
pc compelled to marry William v.
Cooke, from the Third Albany district,
who introduced the bill.
Any woman" he said, "whc would
acknowledge she loved him ought to
pc fined.n
When asked If the bill would pass
Assemhlyman Cooke said: 1T will
pass SO quick no one will see it 70 hy."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
POWER PLANT CRIPPLED.
Lightning Strikes a Big Transformer
at Niagara, Burning It
Out

Niagara Falls, N. ", Jan. 3i.-A fire
which was started by explosion Of one of
the big transformers in the power house
IF the Niagara Falls Power and Conduit
company last night, destroyed thousands
Of dollars worth Of valuable machinery.
Officers of the company are not prepared
to give an estimate of the damage, but
admit the situation is serious and may
BADLY cripple the plants depending upon
Niagara Falls power, not only in this city,
out in Buffalo, Lockport and Tonawanda.
The fire is said to have been caused by
lightning.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
BOILER BLOWS UP.
Six Men Killed and Others Seriously
Injured at Admission, Ala.

Aniston, Ala. Jan. 3O.-A large
boiler in the malleable foundry of the
Southern Car and Foundry company
blew UP today, killing six persons and
injuring twenty others, several Of whom
will die. The dead.
THOMAS BIRCH, pipe filter.
IKE HARDY, carmaker.
J. A. FORTE, boilermaker,
THREE COLORED MEN.
Seriously injured:
W. II. Lewis, helper probably will die.
Clyde Prince; will probably die.
Two colored men; will die.
Parts of the boiler were blown sew
eral hundred yards from the place Of
the explosion. The cause of the explo-
sion is not.known.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
VI u. WILLIAMS DEAD.

Former Postmaster Of Dubuque Passes
Away Suddenly on Pacific Coast.
Dubuque, Ia, Jan. 31.-News was re.
Sceived here today of the death OF v. ].
Williams, former postmaster h wen
Enown throughout Iowa as a travelling
salesman for farm machinery. He died
in Washington state, whittier he had
gone to visit relatives. When he Ieft
here he was in the best Of health. He
served during the civil war and made
an honorable record
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
COMMITTEES O
Shows Miners Organization to Be in
State of Complete HARMONY.

Indianapolis, Jan. 29.-The United
Mine Workers convention this morn
ing finished changing and bringing up
to date the constitution and by laws.
Changing of power to vote a strike
from two-thirds of the membership Of
the organization, fixing a uniform initi-
alton fee of $40 for miners, and $2.5
Tor boys are he most important
changes. The appeals and grievances
committee made a report and IT'S brew
ity indicates the organization is en-.
loving universal harmony,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06

triumph. He died victorious in tina high
est, strife-the strife for an ampler, justeI
ana more generous national life. For him
the laurel: but woe for those whom he
LETT behind; woe to the nation that lost
them should strike at so noble a life.
We are gathered to recall his memory,
to pay our tribute of respect. We car
honor him best by taking to heart the
lessons Of his life. We must strive te
something of the qualities which made
President Mckinley a leader OF men. a
might power for good,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
LEFT ALL TO FAMILY.
Will of Late A. S. Hewitt Filed to.

Will of Late A. S. Hewitt Filed f..
Probate in New Jersey.
New York, Jan. 31.-The will of
Abram S. Hewitt has been filed in the
.surrogate's office at Paterson, N. J.
There are no public requests, and the
value of the estate is not given.
To the widow, Mrs. Sarah Hewitt,
the %testator left all his household fur
niture, all his estate known as Ring
wood, in Passaic county, N. j., and all
his real property in Rock Island and
Orange counties, N. Y. .
A trust fund of 100000 is created,
the income to be paid 20 various rela-
tives. The residue of the estate goes
to the teStator's children.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
HEARING is NEARLY OVEh
Last of the S%ignatory Companies APP
pear Before Strike Commission,

pear Before Strike Commission.
Philadelphia, IAN. 29.-The PHILADELPHIA
and Reading Coal and Iron company, the
last Of the signatory companies to the ar
bitration plan, opened it's case today be-
fore the coal strike commission.
This afternoon Attorney Wolverton for
the Reading, announced that at a conven-
ton held during the noon recess between
General Mining Superintendent Veith of
the Reading Coal company and George w.
Hartley, secretary Of district No. 9 of the
miners union, it was agreed hat weigh
ing of coal in the Ninth district, which
takes in all southern coal fields, is i'm
practicable because of pitching veins. This
settles so far as the lower field is con-
,cerned, one Of the principal issues in dis.
mute in the other two regions.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
Illinois Central Collision,

Cairo, ILL.,. Jan. '2S.-Train No. 8 on the
illinois Central ran into the rear of No.
203 near Pulaski, early today. The
family Of Judge Entries OF Chicago was
badly shaken up and three trainmen
were injured. No fatalities.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
BOUND TO HAVE BOOZE,
Bill Passed Giving States Power Over
Importation of Liquor.

Washington, jar. 29.-The house to-
day passed the bill reported yesterday,
relative to a decision Of the supreme
court against powers Of states in the
exercise Of their police powers to pro-
hibit importation Of Intoxicating
liquors in original packages by placing
imported liquor under the jurisdiction
Of the state as If manufactured or pro-
duced therein.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
CONGRESSIONAL
Army Appropriation Bill Reported in
the Senate.

the Senate
Washington, Jan. 31.-The army APP
preparation bill. as reported to the sem
lite today, contains the Root staff bill
is reported from the committee on mill
Itary affairs some time ago. The re-
tirement bill was also reported by the
Jame4committee.
A motto was adopted to disagree
20 the house amendments 10 the de-
partment of commerce bill, and a con-
.arence was agreed to
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
MITCHELL HASN'T M
Declines Place on Illinois Board Of Ar.
5 EE =@g hifrat;on a

bitration.
Indianapolis, Ind, Jan. so.-John
Mitchell has declined an invitation
from Governor Yates of Illinois to ac-
cept a place on the Illinois state board
of arbitration.
Mitcheil declined Oh the ground that
of his time.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
DECREE AGAINST LOUISE
Saxon Princess Henceforth Excluded
From All Rights and Titles.

Dresden, Jan. 31.-A royal decree has
been gazetted announcing tina the
row Princess Louise is henceforth
excluded from all the rights, titles and
dignitles of a member of the Saxon
royal mouse, IT'S 4 result of her elope-
ment with Professor Giron.
The princess voluntarily renowned
these rights January 8.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
"GET COAL" CONVENTION.
Criticises Federal Officials for Non-En.
forcement of Anti-Trust Laws.

Washington, Jan. 29.-The get coal"
convention assembled here TO-DAY with
less than two score delegates present.
The key note of the addresses was
criticism Of the federal officials for not
enforcing the antitrust laws against
those responsible for the coal shortage,
Senator Mason presided.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
LADY ASSAULTED

Miss Anna Nelson Waylaid by Two Des
Mnines Men.
AZ Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 31.-Miss Anna
Nelson, a beautiful young woman was
waylaid and brutally assaulted by two
we'll dressed young men last evening
Her condition is serious.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-02-06
SCOTT ON PENSIONS.
Senator Wants Commission Appointed
to Investigate and Report De-
s;rahIe Chances in AVIS.

Washington, Jan. 29.-After routine
business in the senate. Scott of West
Virginia delivered a speech on his res
olution providing for a commission to
suggest changes in the pension laws
and to inquire into the ~advisability of
granting a pension Of $12 monthly to
any soldier Of the civil war who served
ninety days or more.
The senate today passed a bill for
construction Of q bridge across the
Missouri river at Yankton, S. D.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16
A Farm Electric Light svstem.

-
A well-known farmer in eastern New
York State, J. T. Mcdonald. reports
favorably Of his experience with a
farm electric-lighting plant. He put
In tfty-light dynamo costing $500
and paid out about 500 more for wiz
Ing, etc. He has a brook running
through his farm which supplies the
power. There are sixteen lights In the
stables, and the house Is lighted
throughout whenever desired by turn
Ing on the switch. The power Of the
current Is regulated by an indicator in
the kitchen, and all the trouble Heces-
sary is to watch the indicator and
change the voltage to correspond with
the number of lights that have been
turned on or off. The two wires are
drawn tightly on a sweep, and so ar
ranged with, a gear wheel that the
being very sensitive to the slightest
change in the voltage, and very easily
controlled without leaving the kitchen.
Mr.. Mcdonald says the convenience
cannot be realized without trial. and
no other Investment which he has
made has pleased him SO well. For
those who have not a brook to furnish
power, an apparatus has recently been
Invented, costing about $500 all up and
wired ready for use. 1t is combined
gasolene motor and generator, and Is
said to prove quite satisfactory
American CultivatOr
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16
OuaIifV FORkR.

Since psychologists have attributed
the dissemination Of yellow fever in
Cuba, and Of the deadly malaria in It
ally, to the mosquito, that creature has
emerged from the general host of in
sects into a place Of individual import
ance. For other reasons than these,
however, an old Cornish woman lately
pronounced upon the mosquitoes arts
tocracy. She had asked her parish
priest to read her letter from her son
in Brazil. The writer's photography
was doubtful, but the vicar did his best
to read phonetically.
II cannot tell you how the muskitties
torment me. They pursue me every
where-even down the chimney
The fond mothers eyes grew large
with mingled pride and amazement.
Ezekiel must be rare handsome"
she said, 'for the maidens to be so
after him. And l reckon the Miss Kit
ties Is quality folks, too!'
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16
Farm Notea-

Heifer calves that are to be kept for
the dairy should receive very little corn
as this is apt to develop the tendency to
take ON flesh too strongly. Steer calves
and those which it is expected to fat
ten may have all the corn they will eat
Three factors to be kept constantly in
mind In raising the calf on skim milk
are: First, the calf should not have too
much milk at any time; second. the
milk should at all times be sweet: third
the milk should never be fed cold.
The Wisconsin Farmer saws. Wa
have all had more or less experience
scoeping snow from walks and from
about the barns. Sometimes the SNOW,
Will stick to the shovel and moko :.
difficult to scoop. To avoid this Tho
shovel should be creased with a h,+ ~
talfow to prevent sticking. This Ia
worth a trial
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1903-05-16
SnEasss,IfIs s Co.

A Home ade Fodder Cutter
No one will question the value OF cut
fodder for stock, and especially TOT
horses, although many farmers VIII MOI
use 1t because of the labor Involved III
preparing 1t. The homemade cutter
shown here will do quite as GOOD "orh
as the more expensive machines anu !"
really does not take much time 10 pre-
pare quite lot of fodder. To make thls
machine, two boards, each one lou
wide and five feet long, are requireu'
Nail these together in N-shape, DIS
shown, then make the legs OF pieces
three feet long, mailing a strip across
each, as shown, to keep them from
spreading. Have the blacksmith make
cutting blade; 1t may be formed from
an old scythe, as shown in the lllustra-
ton, arranging it SO that place Is re-
served for the handle and that the cut
ting portion Is about two and one-halr
feet. Bolt a piece Of iron at one end
to one leg six inches below the box
and bolt one end Of the scythe to the
other end of the iron, arranging them