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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
Blind Theolosian Resicns.

Dubuque, Ia. April 2S.-Dr. A. Nc
Clellan, the noted blind theologan for
twenty-one years president of the Ger
man Theological Seminary of the
Northwest, has resigned, and DIR. w.
o. Ruston has been elected his sue
ceSSOr.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
A Russian Superstition.

ST. Petersburg, April 29.-M. Boub.
no1f, who has been awarded SIP, 500 for
improvements in submarine boats, in
an interview says:
'"There is less danger in navigating
q submarine oat han Il torpedo boat,
and during a battle the former is safer
than the other vessels"
Admiral Verkhovsky has shown the
empress an image Of the virgin for
Which are claimed miraculous proper
ties which the Russians fe%verently
hope are going to tur the tide Of battle
at Port Arthur. The admiral told the
empress the story of the image, which
depicts the virgin as she appeared in a
vision to a sailor, a veteran of the siege
of Sebastopol.
Two months before the outbreak OF
the present war the virgin came to the
sailor in a dream. and said, Many
woes are going to befall Port Arthur
until my image is sent there. Then.
Port Arthur will be victorious" The
sailor went on a pilgrimage to the
great monastery of Kieff and told his
dream to $1,000 pilgrims there. Each Of
them gave five kopecks (2h cents) to
have the dream depicted. but the artists
who made the image refused to receive
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
Sanborn for Crawford,

Woonsocket, S. D., April 2S.-Sal.
born county caucuses We're quite gen
orally favorable to Crawford for gov
ernor, insuring a delegation of fifteen
votes for the Huron man. The county
convention will be held in Woonsocket
on the Goth
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
HEAVY Fire Loss at Deadwood.

Deadwood, S. D., April 26.-Fire dc
stroyed last night the large pressed
brick plant owned by Thomas Whitta-
ker, of this city. and Sioux Falls CAPT.
talists. Loss, $4,000, partly covered by
insurance. Tbs plant will be rebuilt.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
Torpedo Boats Sighted.

Port Arthur, April 2S.-The Japanese
torpedo boats We're sighted at ITO this
morning. covered by the Japanese
squadron. A few shots were fired with
out damage. after which the Japanese
ships disappeared southwark.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
Japs on Manchurian Side

Chefoo, April 2S.-Chinese junkmen
arriving from the Yalu say a Japanese
force has occupied Kurlien Cheng, a
town just north of Antung, on the Man
small body of the Japanese army has
crossed the river ~
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
Unfayorable Weather.

Howard, 5. p, April 26.-The weathe.
still continues cold and less than half
the wheat has been sown. So wet and the
ground frozen that no farm work has
been done for over a week.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
THE LADIES OBJECTED.
Japanese Fairies Who Were Caught
a Railroad Wreck Didn't Like
American Ways.

Oskaloosa, Ia, April 2S.-Six dainty
little dark haired and olive skinned
ladies from the land of the Mikado,
who objected to being rescued from a
railroad accident, almost stopped traffic
on the Central of Iowa road near New
Sharon last night. The cute little be-
slippered bits of femininity positively
declined to stand for walking through
the mud, in being transferred from one
train to another. And they had their
way, too, for the male passengers gal
lantly carried them around the obstruc-
lions.
The heavy rains had caused n big
landslide in q cut near New Sharon.
The Japanese ladies' were in the sleeper
coming from the north, and We're en-
route to st. Louis, being related to Of
ficers in charge of tho Japanese ex-
hibit. When their train got up to the
scene OF the accident it was found that
$50 feet of the track was covered with
four feet of mud and earth. There was
nothing for it but to require pas
senger to get out and walk around the
obstruction to the other side. where an
other train was in waiting.
The Jap Ladies' Objected.
When the Japanese ladies were aWalS-
ened in their berths and told by the
porter to dress and be ready for the
next move, their suspicious were at
once aroused. They seemed to suspect
Russian trick, and the porter and
conductor of the sleeping car We're in
their assumption. The oriental ladies,
however, were finally convinced,
through one who spoke good English,
that it was all right. They got into
their dressing gowns n slippers rs
quickly as possible, and presented
themselves on the platform of the
sleeper, only to find themselves in the
midst of a sea of shiny mud. They
drew back in disgust and shook Their
heads in dissent.
The English speaking member OF the
party was assured that 1t was neces.
sary, as they must get around the mud
deposit to take the other train. She
topined that they didn't do things that
way in Japan, and six little orienta!
noses assembled high into the air in eX
preston of disnpprobation of American
ways.
Consented to Be Rescued.
AT length it was proposed chat the
mai passengers should carry the ladies
around. To this the chrysanthemun
beauties finally assented. The mer
formed pack saddles of their hands, and
one by II the dainty creations, who
looked like big dolls, ook their seats
vi lHS SloSSGu Il1tuS u tle DlB puN
gallant men. put their plump little
arms around the respective necks OF
t~heirayecuers, and were carried rou
TIL obstacle. The men We're mud from
head to foot, but not Il speclt of Il
was permitted to touch the sillten, flow.
Ing gowns of the ladies. BY the time
they We're all landed in the train OF
the other side the seXtette Of littlt
girls from school decided that 1t was
rather interesting after all, and were
smiling in great good nature. Theii
Interpreter paid their thanks and com.
pliments to their rescuer with true
oriental ~lavishness, and assured then
that the cherry blossom OF heroisn
would bloom for them for a thousand
generations.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
Blockade Must Blockade.

SansToorningo, April 26.-United States,
sNInisferS Powell has notified the Dom
sInfcansgovernnent that his government
-sWiIfzrecoEnize the blockade OF the Port
sof MONTE Christi, provided IT fs ef-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
FIRE AT DEApWOOD.
Pressed Brick Plant Destroyed With
a Loss Of $4,000.

Deadwood. S D., April 2S.-The large
pressed brick manufacturing plant in
this city owned by local parties and
Sioux Falls capitalists, valued at $l5.-
600, was destroyed by fire. 1t was part
~ covered by insurance. The plant VIII
be rebuilt.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
DEAD IN NIUE HOLE.

y 0FT ~ 0THT5VS~V 70 =
Been kidnapped.
Sturgis, S. d., April 2S.-Tho little .
ycar-old daughter of James Harrington
of Elk creek, who straycd aWay from
home last week and was thought to
have becen kidnapped, was found dead
in IL mud hole near the roadside, in
which h had fallen. The little one
left home while her mother was away
on II short errund.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06
Skrydloff Off for the East.

st. Petersburg, April 27.-Vice ADJ
miral Skrydloff left st. Petersburg for
Moscow today. His departure was
marked by scenes similar to those
which accompanied the farewells of
other commanders.
st. Petersburg, April 27.-The cross
Ing Of the Yalu river by the Japanese
did not impress the Russians, in view
of reports Of the ensuing Japanese re-
verse. These reports became more per-
sistent at oon and caused an all
around rise on the bourse. but SO far
there has been no confirmation of them
officially.
No Change at Port Arthur.
Port Arthur, April 27.-The situation
!. In his vicinity today is unchanged.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-05-06

Killed by Slight Fall.
Muscatine, Ia. April 27.-Chris Muans-
kee fell two feet last night, broke his
neck. is dead.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

tive stands on scaffoldIng made
entirely of bamboo, tied with bamboo
strings If he happens to tear his
trousers he patches the garment with
his bamboo needle and bamboo thread.
Nature is kind to the Filipino. What
more could any man ask than his house
building material, his furniture stock
and his clothes repairing apparatus
right at his elbow?
During the snow blizzard in latter
January the Filipinos at the worlds
fair kept indoors most Of the time.
Some of them were very much alarmed
because the snow continued to fall for
nearly two days. They were afraid
that they would be showed in so that
communication with the city and nee
essary supplies would be cut off. But
as the islanders never saw any snow
until they came to st. Louis their fears
can be forgiven them.
One of the large buildings already
completed on the Filipino tract is the
grand restaurant, In front Of this
building a Filipino band Of forty pieces
will play during the fair. The roof is
of bamboo and nipa- The interior finish
is in native Filipino woods, some of
them of extreme hardness and splendid
gloss.
The "Intramuros," or walled 0ty of
old Manila, accurately reproduced, is
also completed. Visitors entering the
Filipino reservation from the main part
of the exposition will cross a heavy,
solid looking bridge that spans the
Laguna de Bay. This is reproduced
from the celebrated Puente de Espana,
crossing the Pasig River at Manila.
The substantial masonry is excellently
counterfeited in staff and wood.
There are two other bridges across
the Laguna de Bay, built of bamboo.
In the waters near by are little huts
made entirely of native materials,
thatched with nipa grass, both roof
and side walls In the trees not far
away are Queer-looking houses, where
the tree-dwelling Filipino will have his
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

knots
Our Filipino carpenter squats him
self upon the ground, with a padded
plank under him these chilly days. He
selects from the pile a bamboo pole
and gets to work with his bolo. Dill
gently he scrapes and shaves, turn
ing out curling shavings that in his
own land he would use for the max
ing of mattresses. With tedious care
he continues scraping and shaving with
his sharp knife until the bamboo is re-
duced to a strip which bends double
under its own weight when lifted by
one end or the middle. Thus treated,
the strip is used for weaving in the
basic plan Of the roof. A lattice of
these strips is laid on the unshaven
bamboo poles as supports, the poles
themselves being fastened to the sills
and comb by strings made of a ma
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

tor him TO yanK his bolo from its sheath
or scabbard, which he wears belted to
his waist as an American army off,
Ger wears his sword. A Filipino with
out this bolo scabbard at his waist
would feel like a Missouri River cat
fish in the Sahara Desert. This short,
thick, sharp knife is his constant COM
panion. Its blade is about ten inches
long and has two edges. Sometimes
the hilt is handsomely carved, for the
Filipino takes as much pride in his bolo
as does the Mexican in his sombrero.
The bolo is the Filipinos badge Of
citizenship.
Long trunks Of bamboo trees lie in
stacks on the ground. They are slim
poles, jointed here and there, some
thick enough to make stout supports.
others so thin that they are easily pill
able and can be bent and tied into
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

habitat.
The walled city is 25OxS5O feet in di-
mension. The agriculture building, in
which will be a wonderful display of
resources of the island soil, is 200 feet
long and 75 feet wide. The forestry of
the Philippines mahoganies,
tough banava and manave and many
other woods of high commercial value
will be shown in a building 150x100
feet. Ethnology has structure 150x75
feet. Education occupies a building
150x50 feet. The Filipino Government
building is 150x100 feet, and the native
dwellings about the central plaza oc-
cupy 10Ox100 feet. There is to be mar
ketplace, where the natives will buy
their provisions, sell their wares, loaf
and swap jokes, just as they do at
home.
Every tribe will be represented.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

tive grass or rattan cord. AS a mat
ter of fact, these poles are sewed down,
the needle being made out of piece
of bamboo. In some instances the bam-
boo nail is used, being driven into a
hole cut in the bamboo pole.
The lattice work completed, then
comes the nipa. The Filipino puts on
layer after layer of these broad, tough
leaves, similar to the palm from which
fans are made. With his handmade
needle and his natural thread-some-
times it also hand made. being
shaved down from bamboo strips-he
sews the thick thatch securely together.
Does it turn water? Shingle roofs
sometimes leak; the nipa roof never.
provided it is properly put on, after
the most approved manner of the Fill
pino carpenter. 1t is rather slow
work, but it is sure. The ma
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
BY RoBERTUs LOVE.


NJ. LOUIS. Feb. 24-Perhaps the
u most novel sight to be seen in
Z America these midwinter days is
that OF the native Filipino car
penters hard at work in building
their city at the Worlds Fair at St.
Louis The word carpenter suggests
hatchet and saw. auger and plane.
The Filipino carpenter uses none of
these tools. With only his bolo-which
some persons facetiously term a corn
knife-he constructs complete houses
roofs. walls, floors, partitions and ALI
Yes. there is one other tool that he uses
occasionally. and that is a small ham
mer with which to push home his hand
made bamboo nails
1t is interesting to watch the half
h1ndred Filipinos now at the Worlds
>air grounds doing their part of the
work Of constructing the scores of
buildings that will house the Filipino
exhibit, including the 1900 Filipino ma
tives who are to be brought over for
the exposition period. A number of the
houses are being built entirely by the
Flipinos. while for others they furnish
only the roof Of nipa leaves and bam-
boo lattice work. The Filipino build
iugs, covering a tract of forty acres,
are more than three-foUrths completed.
Months ago many carloads Of bam-
boo and nipa from the Philippine
Islands were delivered on the ground.
Then the brownie got out his bolo and
set to work 1t was merely necessary
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28
GIRL FROM ~
" THE EAST
By Marjorie A. Barkley

donkey, but 1t appears that I am the
only one who was in real earnest" he
said tentatively.
Peggy laughed. DO you remember
my high-heeled bOots2' she asked, ig-
norinS his, remark.
oh! don't /. though. You tripped
and had the deliriOus Joy of catching
you in my arms. But do you rememb Der
how l saved money? I've rOared over
my witness more than once. You know
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-28

Copyright, 1904, by T. c. McClure.)
"HERE was excitement among the
young officers at Fort Wayne
when Hicks, the little corporal
who were his cap on the side OF
his head. spread the report that
the girl from the East had come and
had been escorted to Colonel Klein's
house.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-13
WILLIAMST0WN.
pr. TIndaIrs IIttIe boy is quIte IN.

DR.. Tindalas little boy Is quite ILL.,
Monday afternoon the stone cutters did
not work and yesterday.
Miss Grace Ganet has returned from
her twosweeks' vacation and Is at work at
the Monument House again.
The many friends Of Miss Helen Kim
ball will be glad TO learn that she is able
to take short walks and be out of doors a
little every day.
Schools in town will open April is with
the exception OF the village grammar.
April 20, and the Seayef and quarry
schools, April %. The following are the
teachers engaged No. /, Elsie K. Poor Of
Berlin; No. 2, M Lon Whitney Of Gran
Vile; No. 8, Lucy +. Crane Of Roxhury
No. a, r. Blanche Carpenter of Chelsea
No. s, primary, Emma y. Adams; NO 8,
intermediate, Jesse G.. Comst0ck Of Bar.
ton: No. 5, grammar, Susan S. Atkins OF
Cabot No. o, Blanche Hemenway Of
Chelsea; No Z, Lena III Wales Of South
Barre; No. o, upper room, Gertrude Phil
lips Of Lyndonvlle; No Q, lower room
Julia ID. Bi0dgatt Of Cabot; No. 10, Ida
". Adams, South Barre; No IL Cora
Wheelock, Bakersfield; No II, not en-
gagged No. is, Blanche L. Gale Of Barre
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-13
SUED FOR 100000.

Or. W. seward webb Made Defend.
ant.
New York, April 12.-Jnstlee Blanch-
ard in the supreme court today issued an
attachment, IN an acti~n brought by Ar
thur l.. Meyer against the property OF Dr.
w Seward Webb ID this state.
The suit is brought TO recover $400, 900
with interest from December Is, 1901, the
action having been begun on April s.,
1908.
Ia an affidavit Meyers says that on Au-
gust /, 1901 DR. Webb was the owner Of
income bonds which had been issued BY
the Mohawk Il Malone Railroad company,
of the par value Of S8,900000 and in
dueed him. Meyer, to purchase them by
representing that The New York Central d
Hudson River Railroad company was de-
slrons Of purchasing the bonds and had
through its officials offered to purchase
them Tor price exceeding Sc. 300, 600; but
that he DR., Webb did not desire 10 sell to
the New York Central u Hudson River
Railroad company because certain OF its
directors were related TO him by marriage,
and might be criticised If they purchased
directly from him. Meyer alleges the rep
resentations were false and that no one
had offered to pay more than s5 per cent
OF the par value for the bonds. He claims
the representations were made to induce
him 70 pay s3,900,000 for the bonds
which IN fact were worth but 50 500,00l
and that IN consequence he lost $1,000
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-13
ALL OF THE FOUR
WERE WOUNDED
Among Wounded Was
Grand Duke Cyril, a
Cousin Of Gar THO
Other BattleSllipS Re-
ported Damaged.

St. Petersburg, April Ia An official
despatch just made public here confirms
The news Of the disaster to the battleship
Petopavlosk.
the cxar has despatched courier TO
convey his condolences to Mrs. Makaroif.
Twenty i've sailors escaped from the Ill
fated vessel, Ia addition to the four officers
mentioned Grand Duke Cyril's escape is
regarded as miraculous. Although seri-
ously wounded he swan ashore
The agst report that other ships were
injured bus bot been confirmed. Although
it was reported that the battleship was
lost by ahlking mine it is feared here
chat the Japanese feet has something's to do
With the disaster
IA despatch has been received By Grand
Duke vladimir, father Of Grand Duke
Cyril, announcing that his son was wound.
ed. The despatch further states that the
petropagloyss Was not torpedoed but wai
blown up III accident. The battleshiF
struck mine al the entrance To the har-
bot when returning from 8 cruise
Seven hundred are reported dead In
Guiding Vice.admlral Makaroff
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-13
CONDUCTOR
THE TARGET
Escaped Unscathed, But
Scared.
THE SHOOTER ARRESTED
Was intoxicated and Raised Disturb
ance on Electric Car Last
Evening.

Conductor Henry, q new employe on
the electric railroad, was the target for 3
man with a revolver last evening, and that
he escaped uninjured was probably due TO
the fact that the shooter was intoxicated
and couldn't aim straight The shooting
caused considerable excitement for a time,
until the man was captured BY the Montpe
lier police. His name is Sayat0ri and un-
til recently he has been employed as a sec
tion hand on the railroad
The escapade occurred In the vicinity
OF the car barn at about half past nine
O'Clock. Sayatori was passenger on
Henry's car and became SO noisy and
boisterous, according to the story, that the
conductor showed him off the car. The
man resented this action and quickly
drew a revolver aud fired. supposedly at
the conductor. But his aim was no better
than the Spaniards and the conductor
came out Of the fusilade unseathed, but a
good deal scared. The firing startled the
passengers on the car as II did Motorman
Kiser whose first intlmatj0n OF any trouble
behind him was received when he heard
the fusilade
It is considered remarkable that no one
was hit by the bullet from Sayatoris rel
v0lver. The bullet struck the frame of
the vestbule of the car and glanciug from
that shivered the glass in one OF the doors.
There we're eight people in the car and
when the shot was fred they dropped to
their hands and knees to escape any fur
ther fusilade,
There appears to be a difference Of 0pin-
ion as to how many shots we're fired, some
claiming one, others two and others three,
But probably only one was fired, The con-
ductor did not wait long but gave the sig
nal for the car TO 90 ahead, and the irate
shooter was left in the road, The news
of the shooting was communicated % the
Montpelier police, and Of3cers Durkeeand
Wood Of that city started after The man
who had boarded the next car down from
/ this city, which was ia charge Of Conduc-
tor Perry and started for Montpelier
again. The car was stopped By the two
officers SavarOn told the conductor to let
him off az q certain place, but the officers
stepped up and told him he had better 10
with them Savatari fell III with the plan
readily and was taken TO the county jail
and locked up.
The police found a revolver on the man,
and one of the chambers was empty
When arraigned in city court this morn-
ing he gave the name Of Rochela Savatori,
! He pleaded not guilty to being intoxicated
and this afternoon was arraigned on
the charge Of assault with intent to kill.
In the assault with intent to kill case,
! Savatorl was bound over to county court,
bail being fixed at 81, 800. w. A. Lord
appears for the defendant. Fred Andrus,
| James Henry, MAYNARD Kiser and 0ftieeT
John Durkee were the witnesses heard.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-13
BUBBLES IN BARRE.

Large Number Of Machines Expected This
summer.
Barre is to be we'll supplied with auto
mobiles this coming summer. I'll G. BEN
nett and f. D. Ladd, who are agents for
the Cadillac, have secured sales for 10 au-
t1moblles, FIVE OF which are to people In
this city and the rest will 90 into nearby
towns Those who have purchased Of
this firm ara In this city are Dir. @. WI.
Steele d M Miles, G. VI. Averill, K. A.
Prindle and win Holden
Mr. Ladd stated today there were sew
eral more prospective customers in the
city who will probably purchase before
the summer is over. Most Of the autos
purchased are two seaters, touring car
style, gasoline power
+. w Nichols has built q storage house
and repair shop in the rear OF his block
capable Of storing 25 machines and doing
all kinds Of repairing,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-04-13
MARSHFIELD.

Mrs. Lydia Hasklns Is visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Eyins McCrillis.
Herbert Emery IS Just in receipt Of the
mounted head and feet Of the deer that be
killed last fall.
Those on the sick list are II. a. Mead
er, very IN with the grip, d, Pitkin. 81
sulham, Mrs. G. S. Adams, Mrs O H.
Smith, Mrs. I. r. Barton, Sile Marvin.
Drs. Chandler Of Montpelier aud Carver
Of this place operated upon the left eye 0l
Ira Eaton OF Barton Landing, at Marsh
field, last Friday. Mr. Eaton Is doing
well.
The sugar makers report good season
plenty Of sweet and good, but--some one
else gets the sugar, sugar and syrup tax
ing legs from more than ten different sug
ar orchards In town.
Rev. S. G. Lewis Of Barton Landing
of1ieiated at the funeral OF the late ] I'll
Eaton, in the absence of Rev. J.E Wright
Carnations were given BY Herbert Emer,
and Mrs. O. i. Martin, ~ beautiful Gala
lilies By Mrs. r. 0. Parker OF Barre.