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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01

Thomas A. Edison has taken out 791
patents in all, for which he has paid
IN fees SCI, 900. OF the whole number I'll
were taken out before 1895. Since the
ne has taken O eac year from three
TO tw~enty-three new ones. Last year
he took out nineteen. The clerks OF
the patent office have kept systematic
account OF. the patents of Mr.. Edison,
tabulated and indexed, so that refer
ence to them is easy.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01

Nhe members OF the Missouri house
e representatives have the newspaper
labit during the time devoted to the
3pening prayer, which does not please
Chaplain Russell. Recently he offered
his prayer, which had the desired ef-
Yect: "Oh, Lord, I ask that those in this
louse who rise to their feet for prayer
nay not continue to read their papers
While the chaplain prays. Grant that
hey may have some respect for God
e they have not fR the chaplain"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01
a PHARMAcY BOARD.
&

Aberdeen, s. D., April 25.-The state
board of pharmacy Is holding its quar-
terly meeting here for the examination
Of applicants for certificates authoriz-
ing them to practice pharmacy in
South Dakota. The class Is the largest
In the history of the board, there being
forfy-tWo applicants, thirty-eight Of
whom are taking the examination, the
others applying on certificates from
,nther states.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01
A WISCONSIN HORROR.
Man Murders Wife, Then cremates Her
Remains and Burns Barn.
Full of Stns.k

Cumberland, Wis, April EN- a AT
of Jealous rage last night John New
meiser, living south of here, shot and
killed his wife. chopped up the remains
With an AK, and set fire to his barn.
Neymeiser escaped, but was surround
ed by a posse In the woods near Clay
ton this morning, and after holding the
crowd at bay for over an hour he shot
and killed himself.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01
State Encampment Dates.

Pierre S. D., April 24.-Adjutant Cen
eral Conklin has fixed the dates for the
summer encampment of the National
Guard, at Lake Kampeska, for the Sec
ond (formerly first) regiment, to & t
camp Wednesday, June 10, to remain
for five days. n break camp Monday,
Is. For h Third formerly Sec
ond9 regiment. to go into camp We'd
nesday, June "a, and remain in camp
five days, and break camp Monday,
June %,
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01

il Bible III now widely read In IN.
AT Singapore 1T is stated the
British d ForeignsRible society will
sell the scriptures in over seyenty-fve,
languages and dialects. The Bible has
been translated Into sixty-six OF the
languages u dialects OF Africa
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01
Mgr. o,connell Installed.

Washington. April 22.-The Rt. Rev.
Mgr. Denis j. O'Connell was installed
today as rector of the Catholic untyer-
sfty OF America, In succession to HI.
Rev. Thomas j.. Gonaty, appointed
bishop of Los Angeles.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01

Lenard rays and cathode a y are re-
garded as moving electrons-that Is,
trains of minute negative electric
charges flying with great velocity.
Roentgen rays are trains Of solitary
waves or radiated ehergy emitted at
the impact Of flying electrons with sta
tioriary groups of electrons, l.. e., solid
matter.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01

The Damrosch family. not unknown
Y Aame in music and matrimony, came
" their name in a singular manner
ears age in Germany. when the gov
cnment was supplying the Jews with
Eernan cognomens, the ancestor of
galter n Frank appeared. The Off
lal was at a loss what to call him 1T
Irst, but, noticing that said ancestor
lad fiery red haid, he wrote him down
10 Blut Kopf, OF Red Hair" The
objected to the name and
hanged 1t to the literal Hebrew-name-
Y, Dam" which means blood, and
Rosh.p head
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01

DR.. Van Dyke was one day examining
q class of boys on their acquaintance
with bible characters. And who was
Esau? ~ he asked. For a moment there,
was silence, then the youngest son OF
Mrs. Malaprop piped out: .'Esau wrote
a. book OF fables and sold the copyright
L
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01

Frederic Remington, the artist, has
been spending some time In the south
west recuperating his health and gath
ering material for a new work. He re-
grets to observe that the typical west
erner," as he knew the type twenty
years ago, Is now hardly observable, the
cowboy being particularly extinct. In
fact, the: old life is almost lone away
with.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01

The government Is to begin the con-
struct.an of irrigation works in five To-
calitiesn the Sweetwater dam, Wyom-
Ing; Milk river, Montana; the Gunni-
son tunnel. Colorado; Truckee, New,
and Salt river, Arizona The cost Of
the five plants is estimated at $7,000,-
900 and they are expected t. furnish
water for 100000 acres.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01
PROJECT TAXES FORM.
Indian School at Cascade SPRINGS viii
Snon Re Rnik g

IHuIaH SCHUOI at CaScad6 SPTInS3 VIII
Soon Be Built.
Cascade Springs, S.. D., April 23.-It
has been announced that another Indian
school is soon to be built in the Black
Hills, the place chosen for the institu-
ition being Cascade Springs, once
ipianned as a summer resort. The school
will rank among the best in the nation
when In readiness. It is said that this
new institution will be under the care
and supervision Of h proposed found
ser, who will be Mother Mary Katherine,
the founder OF the Catholic Order Of
the Blessed Sacrament.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01

The city of Boston has asked Phila-
delphia to lend 1t the liberty bell from
independence hall for display upon the
celebration, on June II, OF the 12Sth an
niversary OF The Battle OF Bunker Hill.
The managers Of the st. Louis fair also
desire to have IT on exhibition there.
The Philadelphia c~ustodians are loath to
have the bell go out of their care.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01
officer Commits su;e;da.

Manila, April 2~2-l.ieutenant Colonel
Henry w. sprole Of the First cavalry
committed suicide today by shooting him
self through the head. He is believed to
have been temporarily insane
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01
CHARGES .~MALPRAcTlcE.

Rapid City Girl Sues Doctor for $4,000
for Loss of limb.
Rapid City; s. D., April 25.-Dr. Pat
rick il. Waldron of Rapid City has been.
sued for $4,000 damages by Bessie An
herman, young girl living near Black
Hawk. s. p. The girl received a slight
injury her left limb nearly three
years ago, and DR.. Waldron was the at
tending physician. Amputation Of the
limb was afterwards pronounced neces-
sarys n Gr. Waldran is charged with
malpractice In connection with the
case and the treatment Of the limb. The
case viii be. tried In circuit court here.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01
INCORPORATE BELLE FouRcHE.

Proposition Carries by a Good Majority
Election in May.
Belle Fourche, s. D., Apr, 24.-At a.
specialization held YESTERDAY the ques-
ton Of Incorporating this town as a
city of the third-class was carried by a
vote of 70 to %. The election Of city
officers will occur May IA, at which
time a mayor, treasurer, six council
men, police judge and justice of the
peace will be elected.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01

In 1902 this country was the largest
exporter of domestic merchandise In
the world, while no longer ago than
1870 her exports were exceeded by
the United Kingdom. In Favorable bal
ance Of trade" or excess Of exports
over imports. the United States also
holds first rank among the nations.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01

In the army set are many cyclists,
one Of the most enthusiastic being
LieutenantsG General Nelson "A Miles, the
head of the United States army. Gem
eral Miles Is president of the National
Capital Automobile club, and takes a
great interest In automobile affairs, but
he still has warm spot in his heart for
his bicYclA, and usesyit constantly
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-01
SELLS OLD STAGE COACH.
Last 81 Its Kind Disposed Of at Keys
stone,

keystone, S. D.. April 25.-Charles
Dpham has sold to James Hartzell Of
Deadwood the last OF the old-line stage
coaches in existence in the Black Hills.
It was used ON the Deadwood-sidney.
observation-disclosures and peadwood-
Pierre roads. and is in good condition.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21
M0RTENSEN CHOSE
TO DIE BY BULLETS.
Mormon Murderer Was Executed in
Prison Yard.

Salt Lake. Utah. Nov. 2O.-Peter
Mortensen, the slayer of James Ray,
was shot to death in the state peniten-
tiary yard at 1871 o'clock this morn
ing. Maintaining his innocence to the
last, he walked to the chair placed
against the heavy stonewall of the
prison without weakening and bade the
guards and deputy sheriffs goodbye
with no tremor in his voice.
Mortensen was killed Instantly, four
bullets from the rifles of the executing
squad, concealed behind a thick cur
tain in the door of the blacksmith shop
twelve yards distant, piercing the
white target pinned over his heart.
Mortensen refused to see ministers.
either Of his own belief. the Mormon.
or of any other denomination. and also
refused stimulants, saying he needed
neither.
The choice of death by shooting or
hanging is given condemned persons in
Utah, and Mortensen chose his death
by the bullets of his prison guards.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21
CUBAN BILL DEBATE
Kept Senator'S Busy for as Long as
Three Hours.

huHN lot IN Long as
Three Hours.
Washington, Nov. 20.-The Senate
held its longest sitting of the session
to-day, beginning at noon and conclud-
ing at 3:15 o'clock. The entire time
was consumed in debating a motion
to refer the Cuban reciprocity bill to
the Committee on Foreign Relations.
The political line was sharply drawn
In the discussion, the Republicans adj
vocating such reference, and the Demo-
Gratis contending that the measure
should go to the Committee on Finance.
The motion prevailed without division.
The debate served to bring out some
incidental references to the merits of
the bill. and while it was in progress
Mr.. Teller took occasion to correct
published reports that he has hope of
defeating the bill. or that he intends
to undu1y obstruct it's consideration.
Messrs. Allison and Aldrich an
nounced their willingness TO have the
bill go to the Foreign Relations Com
mittee, but they united in an express
sion of opinion that such reference
should form no precedent for the refer
ence of revenue bills in the future.
Mr.. Allison denied that there was
any purpose of revising the tariff by
reciprocity treaties.
Messrs. Bacon of Georgia, Bailey of
Texas and Money of Mississippi, on
the Democratic side, advocated the
reference of the bill to the Committee
on Finance. Mr.. Bailey said there
was quite a probability of all tariff leg
islation being accomplished by. reci-
procity treaties, and it became imDor-
tant that the Finance Committee
should control the pending bill.
Mr. Bacon said this was not an iso-
lated case and for that reason was
important. 1t was a question, he said,
that would largely relate to the flu
ture action of Congress. Mr.. Bacon
said that as a member Of the Com
nnittee on Foreign Relations, he had
been the author of the provision re-
curing the approval by Congress" of
the treaty. but he said he had not be-
Iieved the language to be correctly
used On the contrary, he considered
it quite absurd to suppose that Con-
gress could approve a treaty"
The Senate adjourned until Monday.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21
AGAINST GEN. WOOD
CHARGES ARE PREFERRED BY
MAI. RATHBONE.
ADMINISTRATION in CUBA
FORMS THE BASIS OF THE
CHARGES SUBMITTED.

Mai. RathbOne Offers to Produce
Evidence in Support of His ALLIE
gatiOns-He Says Gen. Wood Re-
ceiVed Money From the Gambling
Establishment known as the Jai
AIai-AlsO Tint He Reflected Upon
His Superior.
Washington, Nov. 2O.-Maj Estes G.
Rathbone, formerly director of posts
in Cuba, was given a hearing to-day
by the Senate Committee on Military
Affairs, which is investigating the
charges against Gen. Leonard Wood.
Maj. Rathbone filed specific written
charges with the committee. He al
leges that Gen. Wood, while military
governor of Cuba, had accepted money
from the Jai Alai, which was, he said,
a gambling concern, and asserted
that he had made a personal friend
and boon companion of an ex-convict.
He charged him with giving instruc-
lions of an entirely unconstitutional
and un-American character to the
courts.
He also charged Gen. Wood with au-
thorizlng the use of ex-parte deposit
lions in the postal cases, a proceeding
which, he asserted, is contrary to law
and the principles of law, and in this
case contrary to instructions given by
the Secretary of War. Mr.. Rathbone
charged that in accepting gifts from the
organization commonly known as Jai
Alai, to which, Maj. Rathbone said
Gen. Wood had granted a ten years
exclusive concession, Gen. Wood vio-
lated the Foraker law, which prohibit
ed the granting of franchises or con-
ceSsionS.
Other charges were made against
Gen. Wood as follows:
With completely with another army
officer in the preparation and publ
cation Of an article rejecting dis
creditably upon an officer who ranked
both of them, in violation of an ac-
cepted canon of military service and
constituting an offense commonly
known as conduct unbecoming an
officer and a gentleman"
With directing and causing the
auditor of Cuba, by military order,
to violate the law in the treatment
of accounts.
With utilizing the services of an
ex-convict in an effort to displace his
superior officer and by such means to
secure to himself the vacancy thus
created"
Maj. Rathbone offered to produce
evidence, and testimony in support of
these allegations.
Summonses have been issuede for
Ernest L. Conant and H. ]. Brown as
witnesses. Both are expected to tes-
tify concerning the Jai Alai con-
cession. Conant was Gen. Wood s
legal adviser.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21
GREEN'S TRIAL is ON.
Charges Against an Alleged Gov
eminent BOOdlcr.

Binghamton, N. Y. Nov. 2O.-The
examination of State Senator George
e. Green on the Indictment found
against him at Washington, charging
conspiracy with intent to defraud the
government in connection with the sale
of time recorders to the Postoffice De-
partment, was begun to-day.
Assistant Attorney General Purdy of
Washington, in opening the case for
the government, stated that it was
through Senator GREEN'S influence that
George w. Beavers secured his late
position in the Postoffice Department
where he had control of the purchase
OF clocks; that the books of the Bundy
Company showed under the head of
commissions to George Green" a pay
ment to him of $4,000 to $1,000 for serv-
ices rendered in the sale of time re-
corders to the government. and that
there was abundant evidence to show
that this money went to George w.
Beavers.
Checks were introduced in evidence,
ranging in value from 1926 to 81, 900,
from the time recording company to
Senator Green. The government attor-
neys said they would show that Mr..
Green either made out checks for like
amounts to George w. Beavers, or
that Beavers within a few days depos-
tied a like amount in his New York
bank.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21
FIRE AT UNIVERSITY.

Chicago, Nov. 20.-The law and medi-
cal department of Northwestern Uni
versity narrowly escaped destruction
to-day. The flames started from a de-
fective electric wire on the fourth floor
of the building, and after burning out
a lecture room, crept up an elevator
shaft to the seventh floor. where a
clinic room was destroyed. The loss
is $35, 900.
Amid tables on which lay a score of
human bodies, many of which had
been dsfigured by the students knife,
the hremen fought the blaze, which
proved to be a stubborn one.
During the progress of the fire, hun
dreds of students outwitted the police
and rushed up the stairways to rescue
overcoats, and other valuables. In a
spirit of bravado the students, Yell
ing like Comanches, filed the windows
Of the upper floors, waving handker-
chiefs at the crowds below.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21
WITH COTTON MILLS.
How the situation Is Summed Up by
Authorities.

Boston, Nov. 2O.-Cotton trade au-
thorities, reviewing the general situa-
ton, sum up their observations with
reference to existing market conditions
as follows:
Business Is bad or mills would not
take chances in reducing wages, and
on the other hand the operatives know
that business is bad, or they could
not accept a reduction without a strike
Last year the mills had to contend
with extraordinary fuel costs. This
year it is high-priced cotton. The
Southern mills are as badly off as the
New England mills. What they save
in labor and fuel costs and cotton
freights they lose in inability to Sc
cure the right management and ade-
quate financial accommodations at the
rates which New England mills can
borrow.
I'm substantiation of this view 1t
is said that New England mills have
less than two-months' supply of cot
ton on hand, whereas in normal years
they have by the middle of November
a six-months' supply"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21
MILLER AND JOHNS
FOUND NOT GUILTY.
Charge of Conspiracy Did Not Hold
Against Them


Cincinnati. Nov. POD. V. Miller of
Terre Haute, and Joseph NJ. Johns, of
Rockville Ind, were tonight acquitted
of the charge of conspiracy to extort
a bride from John J. Ryan, made by
the Post Office Department The YER
dict of mot guilty" was received
by the crowd with demonstrations that
could not be suppressed by the court
officials.
AS soon as court adjourned and Judge
Albert G. Thompson had retired, pan
demonium broke loose among the jol-
lifying friends of the defendants. Mil
Ter and Johns and their attorneys were
overwhelmed with congratulations.
The defendants finally broke away
from the crowd of friends to shake
hands with the jurors and wept like
children as they did so. Mrs. Johns
was the only lady present when the
verdict was rendered. She was over
come with joy.
The jury retired shortly before 8
o'clock and rendered its verdict after
celebrating six hours 1t is under
stood that majority this time were
for acquattal from the start. but that
it took some time to go over all the
documents that had been submitted as
evidence before a unanimous verdict
was reached. 1t is understood that
doubt was expressed as to Millers con-
nection with the transactions between
Johns and Ryan.
The charge of Judge Thompson dur
ing the afternoon occupied an hour in
its delivery and was very strong. Con-
sidering the charge to the jury, the
verdict was a surprise, after the gene
raj prediction was that the jury would
again be unable to agree on a verdict.
The federal officials acknowledge their
disappointment in the outcome.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21
SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
Railway and Strikers in Chicago
May Come to Terms.

hallway and Strikers in Chicago
May Come to Terms.
Chicago, Nov. 20.-Only two points
prevented a peaceable adjustment of
the Chicago City Railroad strike to-
day, and the indications tonight are
that these obstacles viii be finally
overcome, and that a settlement will
be reached tomorrow.
A virtual cessation of hostilities has
been declared by both sides. while the
present peace negotiations are in prog
ress and, as all the interested parties
appear to be making every effort to
bring the struggle to an end. there
seems likelihood that all differences
will be modified to such a degree that
arbitration will follow.
Mayor Carter H. Harrison and his
Aldermanic Peace Commission, after
laboring for three days. succeeded to-
day in getting a representative of each
of the contending parties to meet in
conference. Col. E. r. ". Bliss, gen.
eral counsel for the City Railway Com
pany was authorized by President
Hamilton to act for the company. and
Clarence S. barrow. counsel for the
union, was given authority to act for
the strikers. The two attorneys dis
eussed a basis of settlement. The re-
suit of the conference will be submit
ted to the directors of the road to-mor-
row morning for final action.
Four of the company's trunk lines
were kept open for traffic to-day. the
cars being run under police protection.
Since the inception of the strike last
Thursday no attempt has been made to
operate cars at night. None of the
cross town lines have been opened for
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21
AT THE HORSE SHOW.

New York, Nov. 20.-An attendance
that rivalled in number and brilliance
last nights great gathering at the
horse show filled Madison Square Gar
den tonight. The class for road
teams brought out a keen struggle
among w. H. Moore Alfred Wander
bilt, DR.. John l.. Wentz. L. l.. Bid
die and w. o. Wooden, the judges
giving the blue ribbon to Mr.. Biddles
team of solid bays,
In the class road teams and ap-
pointments and the quickest changes
of teams to be made in the ring to
reproduce in some measure the con-
ditions, which obtain on the road
there was a whole lot of excitement.
w. c. Moores team made the most
rapid change. but was defeated by
that of w. E. Woodend. owing to
the failure of person to secure one
of the traces.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-11-21
WILL OPPOSE G0MPERS.
Socialists Put Up Candidate
Against Him.

Boston, Nov. 2O.-Samuel Gompers
will be opposed for the presidency of
the American Federation of Labor
when that organization elects officers
tomorrow. The Socialist element in
the convention held caucuses during
the noon recess to-day and decided to
nominate Delegate Ernest Kreift of the
Philadelphia Typographical Union as
candidate for the presidency of the fed
Grafton.
The speech of President Gompers in
opposition to Socialism has aroused
considerable feeling among Socialist del
egates, and determined efforts will be
made tomorrow to elect one of their
own number as president of the feder-
alton.
The feature of the proceedings to-
day. the eleventh day of the conven-
ton, was the acceptance of the report
of the Committee on the Executive
Councils Report on the brewery work
ers' trouble. The committees report
recommended that the Cincinnati
agreement. so-called. be reaffirmed, and
this was done.