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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
THERE'S NOTHING in 1T
Education Is Sure Road to Ruin
of the Young Man.

Chicago, May ST take the ground
that a young man who goes to college
not only is not benefited by 1t, after
spending seven years In time and $4,000
to $4,000 in money, but is most decidedly
ana positively injured by the college,
since he comes out SO conceited that he
Is at a. great disadvantage in getting into
business, and it takes years, and some
times a lifetime, to get his head back to
a normal SIZE
Such Is the thesis elaborated by r. T.
Crane, the Chicago manufacturer, in a
booklet Of no pages, entitled 1.-THE Utility
of Academic or Classical Education
for Young Men Who Have to Earn Their
Own Living and Who Expect to Pursue
q Commercial Life" Of which second
and enlarged edition has just appeared.
Mr.. Crane contends that the college
graduate is handicapped instead of helped
by his education that he cannot earn as
much money as the non-collegian and is
not so useful in a commercial establish
ment. He holds that all academic learn
ing above the grammar grade is q mis-
taken investment Of time and money for
the youth who has to make his own way
In the world. He denies that the college
man Is more useful citizen than the
man trained In a business house. 1.-THE
whole tendency of the so-called higher
education" he says, sis to puff the young
man up with vanity, causing him to look
with contempt upon labor
/ These conclusions have been reached by
MI Crane after collecting and sitting a
large amount Of original data. First he
submitted series of questions to nine
teen college presidents. The replies Of
those who answered are printed, but this
whole class of testimony is rejected by
MT. Crane as scientifically worthless.
Then ne wrote 1853 college graduates, of
whom 555 replied, largely in favor of a
college education. But this testimony
also is impeached by Mr.. Crane who
thinks the graduates have stretched
their consciences' out Of loyalty to their
colleges.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
ASSASSIN YET UNKNOWN
Robher Who Killed Miss Sturtevant
Has Not Been ldenti-

Medford. Mass, May 9.-While the
energies of not only the local, but the
state police, are concentrated in an eff
fort to collect enough evidence to prove
that it was Tomasso lombard, an
italian carpenter, who murdered Miss
Nellie A. Sturtevant Wednesday night,
they were forced to admit last night
that except for the fact that Mr.. Sturt-
evant saw his daughters murderer flee
on a bicycle, and that lombard when
arrested in Boston. five miles from
Medford, two hours later, was riding
a well muddied bicycle, they have little
evidence against the Italian. Still a
number of small clews seemed to point
in some measure to the identity of the
murderer, and the Italian is being held
without bail
The italian claims that he cannot
speak English, yet Mr.. Sturtevant
states that the man who confronted his
daughter, his wife and himself on the
door steps said: Hands up-give me
that bag in q robust voice, without
the slightest trace of foreign accent
The missing bag, which contained a
large number Of valuable papers,
checks, etc, but only $40 in currency,
has not been located.
Mrs. Sturtevant, mother of the MUIR
dered girl, is in a critical condition
from nervous shock.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
AFTER STOCKHOL DERS.
Union Traction Promoters Will Have to
Inject. Some Value Into Their
Watered Shares.

Chicago, May S.-Legal proceedings
will soon be begun with a view of en-
forcing stockholders liability Of $780,
0OO,0GO agaist the promoters Of the
Union Traction company and the origi-
nal subscribers to its capital stock A
prominent corporation lawyer says the
original subscribers can be made to
pay every dollar Of the amount to dis
charge the Indebtedness contracted by
the traction company in favor of the
component railways.
The Union Traction was a gigantic
scheme to force value into water. The
company leased a number of street car
lines, guaranteeing excessive rentals.
1t was expected by the consolidation to
make earnings larger, and Yerkes, who
engineered the deal, capitalized the
prospective profits for millions The
company had $12.OOO,OOO preferred
stock, which was paid up and $40, 000,-
600 common, which was not paid, and
was expected to be velvet. And it was
velvet, so far as Yerkes was concerned,
for he, unloaded 1t at a good figure on
the Morgan syndicate that bought him
out.
But the company didn't earn the
large returns expected; it failed to pay
the dividends on its stock, and finally
was unable to meet the charges it had
guaranteed for the underlying conpa-
MES. The receivership was inevitable.
Now, the liability of stockholders for
the full face value Of stock which is is
sued to them without consideration
viii be enforced If possible,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
LAST OF AMERICAN
STANFORDS DEAD
Col. Asa Philip, Brother Of
Senator Stanford, Dies in
Utter Poverty.
ONCE WAS A MILLIONAIRE
Only Surviving Brother is Millionaire
in Acknowledgements of Leland
Stanford, Millionaire and
Philanthropist.

New York, May 3.-Colonel Asa Philip
Stanford, 81 years old, brother Of the
late Senator Leland Stanford of Cali
tornia, is dead Colonel Stanford had
been ailing four years and his death
was due to nervous proStartiOn and
heart failure. AT one time he was a
millionaire, but, according to his widow,
ne died in absolute poverty. OF the five
Stanford boys only one is now living,
Thomas Walton Stanford, II years old,
I'D a millionaire in Australia.
The death Of Colonel Philip Stanford
removes all but one of a family OF five
brothers in the settlement of Califora
MIA. Most prominent was Senator Lee
and Stanford known internationally
as a philanthropist and educator.
The contrast between the deaths Of
:hese two brothers affords a most strik-
,ng example of the possibilities Of
American life. Leland Stanford, poor,
went to California via Panama in 1852.
opened a cross roads store, and kept
his eyes open for opportunity. He asso-.
,iated himself with C. P. Huntington,
Charles Croker and Mark Hopkins,
and these four alone almost built the
Southern Pacific. The railroad laid the
foundation of some of the greatest for
tunes in America.
Senator Stanfords Career.
Z OlillCdlly, ClaIlOIu HAS Ildu IL SIedL
career. He was the first republican
elected governor of California In the
strenuous times of 1862 he carried the
state and saved it to the union. In
1887 and 1891 he was elected senator.
But the work that has made the
name of Stanford famous was the en-
dowment of Leland Stanford Junior
university in memory of his only son
who died in 1854. Senator Stanford de-
posted with the state $2O,0OO0O0 In Sc
curities for the university. In 1887 the
corner stone was laid, and four years
later the first students enrolled. Now
1000 students from every state attend.
Senator Stanford died June Il, 1893, at
the age of &c. worth, 1t Is estimated
about $50,O0O0O0. His older brother died
today, unknown and in absolute
poverty. He had been millionaire in
his younger days, but wealth rapidly
melted aWay
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
BOOM WILLIAM r. HURST
A League Has Been Formed in New
York CITY.

New York, May S.-With Owen J.
kindelon, a leader in industrial circles,
as it's chairman, William Randolph
Hearst league was formed at indie
pendence hall last night for the purpose
Of booming the publisher for the presi-
dency. Mr. Kindelon said in part:
Even a casual observer can see that
today there are but two classes of peo-
pie in the United States. To one class
belong the few who claim the earth by
divine right-the coal barons, grasping
combines, crushing monopolies-who
control billions Of capital and use their
power to crush out the life Of all who
would compete for share Of the world 9
business. They are the wolves in
Sleeps clothing, seeking whomsoever
they can devour. In this greedy pack
may be found an occasional Baer
',fhe other class comprises the people
the proper people-workers in every
calling. Artisans of all the trades, mer-
chants, even from those who sell US
our daily newspapers for almost nothing
to the owners Of private coal mines,
whose business Of supplying fuel at a
fair price is ruined by the sharks Of
monopoly, who discriminate in the mat
ter Of railroad rates and prevent them
from finding q market for their COM
modify.
1--WE are here to join movement, al
ready Of healthy growth throughout
this country, to put at the head of its
for the public welfare from the first
day he went into business; one whose
first instinct as man Is that whatever
he does should be beneficial to his fell
low citizens of every creed and every
calling
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
DOODLE INQUIRY GROWS
Additional Cases of Alleged Bribery
Are BROUGHT to LIGHT

Additional Cases of Alleged Bribery
Are Brought to Light.
st. Louis, May 7-Spealler White
cotton, OF the house of representatives,
told the grand jury Of piece of paper,
said to be in the possession of a sew
ing machine agent in Columbia, Mo-, on
which are written the figures $780,
these figures are said to be in the hands
writing of Senator Frank E. Farris.
who save 1t in response to q request to
Kill a bill compelling chattel mortgages
to be recorded at length. The bill was
regarded with suspicion when it was
introduced Representatives of time
payment and instalment houses went to
Jefferson City to lobby against the
measure. When appeals We're made to
Faris to kill the bill he demurred
According to the statement of Speak
err Whttecotton, Farris' appeal was con-
tinued in a demand for $4,000, the fig
ures being written on a slip of paper.
Speaker Whitecotton told the grand
jury he saw the paper with the figures
written thereon a month ago, and he
believed it still is in existence.
a subpoena has been issued for the
man who is said to have the slip of pa
per, and he probably will appear before
the grand jury tomorrow
SubpoenaS have been issued by the
local grand jury for witnesses wanted
In connection With Whitecotton's testi-
mony, not only in relation to the $500
slip OF paper, but also on the matter of
text books. While the speaker could
tell little or nothing Of expenditures to
kill the Davidson text book bill, he had
some theories which Mr.. Folk will att
tempt to develop. Whitecotton thinks
that at least $4,000 We're spent to kill
the Hill
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
WILL DIE AT THIRTY.
New Sect of Russians Bound to End
Life Just at Reuinnind, VI Y.

St. Petersburg, May 7.--Another re-
ligious sect, having self immolation as
the cardinal article of its creed, has
been discovered in Russia.
The members contend that any man
living longer than thirty years does SO
at the expense of other individuals. and
they accordingly pledge themselves to
die at that age. Like some other Rus !
Sian suicidal societies which have beer.
discovered in recent years, the manner
of death s burial alive, the devotees
being voluntarily in1nured IN vaults
with solemn ceremonies. The discov-
members performing their rites upon
a co-member. Numbers of the adher-
ents of the sect, which is said to have
branches at Kieff and Odessa. have
been buried alive. l5
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
GAVE her own LIFE
FOR her FATHERS
Medford Girl Shot While Try
ing to Shield Parent From
Robbers Bullet.
A SUSPECT is ARRESTED
Miss Nellie Sturtevant Instantly kiliee!
Before Her Parents Eyes by an
Unknown Man Sought
Bankers Money.

Medford, Mass, May S.-Miss Nellie
Sturtevant, daughter of Treasures
James Sturtevant OF the Medford Co
Operative bank, was shot and killed a;
her home late last night by an I'M
known man who attempted to rob he1
father as he was returning from a
bank meeting with a satchel filled with
checks and money. The assassin then
jumped on his bicycle and escaped.
An Italian who answered the de-
scription of the murderer was arrested
two hours later on suspicion
Mr.. Sturtevant reached his home
about 1870 o'clock last night, having
with him a satchel we'll filled with
money and checks belonging to the
bank of which he was treasurer. AS ne
stepped upon the piazza of his house his
wife and daughter opened the door and
few words of greeting passed between
them. At that moment rough look
ing stranger appeared around the emo
Of the piazza, and, revolver in hand,
ordered Mr.. Sturtevant to throw up
his hands. The order was not imme-
diately obeyed, and Miss StnrteTant
stepped in Lront of her father to shield
him from harm just as the intruder
fired, the bullet entering her body with
fatal results. The man then snatched
a chatelaine bag from her grasp, and,
jumping upon a bicycle which he had
conveniently near, rode off rapidly IN
the direction of Boston.
Miss Sturtevant was shot through the
right temple and fell dead at the feet
of her parents.
Girls Heroic Action.
MI Sturtevant was Frustrated by the
shock, but this morning he was able
to tell the police some particulars OF
the murder. He says that when the
stranger ordered him to throw up his
hands Miss Sturtevant rushed at the
man and struck him with her UNI
brella. With one hand the man grasped
at Miss Sturtevants chatelaine bag
He simultaneously fired the revolver
which he held in the other hand. This
bag he took. 1t contained $40 bill
and some small chance. 1t is supposed
that the man mistook the chatelatne
bag in the darkness for a small bag
which Mr.. Sturteyagt was carrying
and in Which he had placed his bank
money and checks.
At first the police understood that the
murderershad secured Mr.. Sturtevant's
bag, but this has been found intact II
the Sturtevant home on High street.
Some time elapsed before word was
given to the police, but after that the
alarm was spread.
AT 1920 o'clock this morning Boston
officers Intercepted a bicylist on Com
mercial street, who looked as if he hac
ridden a considerable distance, his
clothing being mud splashed. He is ar
italian, and corresponds with a de-
scription Mr.. and Mrs. Sturtevant gave
Of the man who confronted them. He
is held as a suspect, and his name Il
not made public.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
OMAHA IS Quite
like A funeral
Quiet Reigns, the Saloons Are
Closed, and Business in
Bad Condition.
MORE MEN JOIN STRIKERS
.Jobbing Business Is at a StandstiIl ana
PerishabIe Freight Can't Be Saved
Fight of Business Men
Against Unions.

Omaha, Neb., May S.-A benediction
and mourner or two today would turn
Omaha into a funeral There are 5000
men on strike, the saloons are closed,
order is excellent, and strikers and bust
ness men are equally determined.
Two hundred freight handlers and
seventy-f1ve horseshoers We're added to
the striking forces today. The 5000
men out included most Of the team
sters, walters, bartenders, BARRIERS,
hodcarriers, bricklayers, structural iron
workers, freight handlers and horse
shoers in the city. The saloons were
closed by order Of Mayor Moores, and
will remain closed tight till settlement
is reached, as precaution against pos
sible efforts of King Alcohol to arbi-
trate.
Can't Save Perishable Goods.
Order is excellent. The transfer men
have about twenty teams at work, in
charge of owners, trying to save perish
able stuff from ruin. Jobbing trade is
dead and the jobbers realize that they
are going to be heavy sufferers.
The trouble is all over recognition of
the unions. The Omaha Business Mems
association decided to crush unions.
Members declared they were willing to
pay union wages, but not to deal with
unions. The unions determined at once
to take up the issue.
Omaha is a strong union town. and
the men, maintaining the excellent or
der thus far observed, have opinion on
their side. Rumors Of the packing
house employees at South Omaha, and
Of the street car and other corporation
employees going out, add interest to the
situation
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
ExPELLING THE ORDERS
French Authorities Meet Resistance,
but Are Pushinu Their Poiicy.

Paris, May 9.-The energetic course
adopted by the civil and military au-
thorities is rapidly breaking up the con-
gregations which refused to disband.
The Capuchins are offering the strong
est resistance and barricading their
monasteries at a number Of points.
Their establishments at Caracassonne
was taken today by the police, assisted
by squadron Of dragons and de-
tachment Of infantry, after two hours
resistance. A crowd Of 5000 persons
made demonstrations against or in sup
port of the authorities. The Capuchins
were arrested.
An exciting scene attended the trial
Of a number of Capuchins at the palace
Of justice today. A disorderly crowd
surrounded the building and made DEM
onstrations A large force of police oc-
cupied the streets and several persons
were slightly injured and a number of
arrests made.
The Capuchins were convicted and
fined SIS each.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
A SNUB FOR LOUBET.
The Pope Will Refuse to See the French
President

Rome May 9.-President Loubet of
France will visit Rome soon after the
visit Of the car. The pope, after consult
ing his cardinals, has decided not to re-
ceive the French President and this de-
cis;on will be semi-ofacially commune
Gated to France In the hope that M. LOU
bet will not ask an interview with the
pontiff. It Is feared, however, he will ask
one in order to court the refusal, which
is certain If the prime minister. M.
Combes, is still In office when NJ Lou
bet comes here. The pope's refusal to re-
ceive the president of France certainly
will lead to diplomatic rupture between
the vatican and the French government
and the abolition Of the concordat
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
NO GIFTS FOR FOLK.
Circuit Attorney Folk Declines a Man.
sion rendered Him by Leading
Men Of St. Louis.

st. Louis May 7.--Circuit Attorney
Folk, prosecutor Of boodlers in the st.
Louis city government and in the Mis-
souri, state government, has declined
to accept the present Of $4,000 mansion
that was rendered him by committee
of leading citizens as a token of appre-
citation of his work In ending the muni-
cipal corruption here.
The gift was rendered by business
men, and with the best intentions. Mr..
Folk courteously assured them he could
not accept 1t because he did not believe
1t would be proper for one in his posi-
ton to be under obligation to anybody.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
FUNNY SIDE OF STRIKE.
Failure of the Clean Linen Crop Starts
New Social Movement.

Failure of the Clean Linen Crop Starts
New Social Movement.
Chicago, May 8.-Milk famine has
5@en added to the shirt and collar fam
inc, dearth of clean linen, lack Of wait
ers at lunch counters, and several other
shortages in which the prevailing
strikes are manifest. Ordinarily 10000
gallons Of milk is shipped into Chicago
every day, but at present the shipments
are not exceeding $4,000. The high
price Of butter is given as cause of the
decrease in quantity of milk.
Unless Chicago gets chance to
change its linen pretty soon, the agita-
ton against the smoke nuisance will
take on an aspect fully as serious as
the warcloud in the Balkins Chicago
has been pluming itself for a year on
the notion that it was getting rid of the
smoke at an encouraging rate. But
since the laundry strike has compelled
the town to forego the customary
perioSical changes of it's shirt, things
look dingier than ever to the average
Chica goan.
The Washday Party.
The latest and more correct social
function is the cooperative laundry
party. When the laundry workers quit,
lldl uWSlleTS dlu OlIleF lOlkS were
driven to doing their own washing. At
first the effort was made to induce the
hired girls to take on the washing as
side line. But it met with chilling re-
spouse. If the lady of the house wanted
her washing done she might do it her.
self. That was the ultimatum.
Driven to this necessity, women in
fats started the cooperative plan,
turning wash day into social event.
The basement laundry was rugged UP
for action, and washing parties be-
came the correct thing. While the maid
upstairs receives the policeman or chats
with the iceman, the mistress in the
basement receives her guests in a wash
day neglige. Everybody brings her
basket Of clothes, and the function is
reported to be fully as exciting as a
bridge whist party or club election.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
MUST GET TOGETHER.
Senate Finance Committee Proposes to
Have a Measure on Which All
Republicans Can Agree.

Washington May 1.-THE sub-com-
mittee Of the senate finance COMMITTEES,
which has begun Its sessions at Hot
Springs. Va, and will spend ten days in
framing currency reform measure,
has made it known at the outset that
1t proposes to harmonic all differences
on the financial question. The COM
mittee, composed of Senators Allison.
Spooner, Aldrich and Plat Of Connec-
ticut, propose to bring all the republic
an leaders together and to secure by
the coming session of congress meas
ure which will afford the needed re-
forms in the currency system, as well
as provide against future financial
StrinpenCy
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-15
TRANSFERS ENJOlNED.
Judge Munger Issues Restraining Or
der Against Omaha Strikers.

ri
der Against Omaha Strikers.
Omaha, 'Neb., May Son petition of
number of compliments, including
The principal transfer and delivery
companies involved in the teamsters'
strike, Judge Munger of the federal
court yesterday granted a temporary
restraining order, enjoining the officers
Of the Team divers International
union, local II, J. e. Crews, president;
K: 5. Wilcox, treasurer, and Edward
sumner, secretary, together with all
members Of the union, from doing GER
lain acts calculated to interfere with
interstate commerce, and commanding
them to appear in court May 20 to
show cause why a temporary injunc-
ton should not be granted.
The petition was filed by attorneys
representing seven delivery companies,
five coal dealers, one lumber company,
one jobber and a department store
In their petition the compliments re-
cite the terms of the contract the Team
Drivers union asked them to sign, and
their particular objection to the clause
therein that provided: "That no team
5ter shall be discharged, laid off or
locked in his time or pay for refusing
to haul goods to or from any house for
a firm, corporation or contractor de-
clared to be unfair by labor unions
and then goes on to relate particular
instances in which by threats, intimi-
dalton and violence the strikers have
interfered with their lawful business.
: It is alleged that a threat was made by
one of the strikers that if Walter Car
dine undertook to do business with no
union drivers he would be assaulted
and killed.
It was further alleged that interstate
commerce was interfered with when
The strikers stopped goods in transit
from Omaha to Council Bluffs, and
from one freight depot to another in
Omaha
Three Hundred Are Named.
,r,o 80, ooo ,,,a,,hor. 80 ~ TOO,
+ons., ,,r;or arc No rned y, +ha orda,.
llinb rastra;ns the men from inter,
fa,.i,,n Win freight from warehouses; or
dannts or destined for other states.
Srar, ,,ostine niclrats. from in+imida =
INC or otherwtse interfering with men
,,,ho desira To work. from Gathering in
1 lao crowds IN The streets and max
mo Io,,d noises or In anv wav interfer-
i've With the fra elton Of business
The action If the federal court nrac-
+icaIlv takes the strike out Of the hands
.of The local and state authorities and
. violation Of the order. # is believed.
viii result in the calling out of federal
tronns II necessary to preserve the
-naace and enforce the order of the
court.
.