The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-01-16

The year 1902, like it's predecessors,
has garnered many distinguished
names Of those who have made life
richer for their achievements. Among
men who have rendered valuable ser
vice to our country General Franz Sigel
takes an honorary place. Veteran of the
civil war, he reached the mature age of
"a, and with those whose glory it was
ito fight NIT Sigel' he i've his battles
over again, rehearsing those days when
he compelled the retreat of General
Price and helped win that splendid VIC
tory at Pea Ridge. Genera Thomas j.
Morgan was another veteran Of the CIV
II war and was no less serviceable in
time Of peace. devoting himself to the
extension of our public school sys-
tenn in a way to meet the needs of the
Indians. Commodore Albert Gallatin
Clary's public services began with the
war with Mexico, and in the civil war
he was prominent in the NSrth Atlantic
squadron. Admiral SampsUn's name is
lnseparably linked with the recent war
with Spain, while hat Of Wade Hamp-
ton will be remembered as that Of a
vigorous opponent Of the slave trade
INC of secession, but who accepted the
demands of his state, helped fight the
battles against the union he loved and
eventually served his state as governor
n United states senator.
Other names no less distinguished for
their public service are Julius Sterling
Morton, formerly secretary of agricul-
ture and the founder Of Arbor day;
Thomas B. Reed, whose vigorous meas
ures as speaker of the house will long
be remembered: Amos j. Cummings,
congressman, soldier and journalist,
through whose efforts Labor day was
made a legal holiday. The loss abroad
II, nnsi&iool irc1nc ;y,r1,11nJ thu - &c
of King JOIN of Saxony, beloved Ey the
people for his services to them n by
the German government for the active
part he took in the Franco-Prussian
war. Russia mourns the loss of Jean
De Bloch and England Of Sir Julian
Pauncefote, British ambassador to the
United States.
the scientists-Rudolf Virchow, patho-
logist and reformer. His services to the
German government were scarcely less
valuable than his remarkable discov.
cries in cellular pathology. Professor
Alpheus Hyatt, a name honored on two
continents for his contributions tc
science n to scientific literature. FOND
of original enthusiasm in Others in the
same direction. A student of Louis
Agassiz, he transmitted Agassiz' meth.
DDS in education, and their influence has
been felt not only in science, but in al
departments of study. He was instru.
mental in founding a laboratory O.
natural history, which was made thu
basis Of the new celebrated laboratory
at Woods hall. Major John Wesle,
Powell, who lost his right arm at Shi
lob, was chief director of the United
States bureau Of ethnology and late;
became director of the United State!
geological survey. He led the topo
graphical Inc geological survey of tn
Colorado river and explored the CRANE
canyon.
In the literary world there were man.
losses. The most notable of these i
hat of lola. 1t Is too early to say wha
Zola's position in the world will be
His bravery in the Dreyfus affair re
vealed the character of the man in
new light and won for him many VIII
had had nothing blu contempt for hi
writings. The influence of lola in tn
world of letters has not been slight
but Of its permanence there is mucl
question. Elbridge Brooks and Georg
Henty, voluminous writer's for boys
edward Eggleston, who made tn