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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
O CITY
Chicago Is Getting Ready to oVte fo'
Control of Franchises.

SOnIFoI OF franchises.
Chicago, Jan. 29.-Several thousand
signatures must yet be secured before
the close Of January, II the petition for
submission to the people of the ques-
ton of municipal ownership of street
rar lines Is to be perfected and made
mandatory on the council.
1t is thought that if all the blank pc
,nce there would be enough signatures,
out this is uncertain, n the referen-
lum league is making a vigorous cam
paign-closing effort.
Under the Mueller law the city coun-
I'll must, on petition Of a certain prop
osition Of voters, submit the question
IF municipal ownership.
Franchises the Alternative.
The council is considering ordinances
10 grant franchises to the companies,
out cannot act on them pending the
vote on the municipal ownership propO
sition. Therefore il is considered very
necessary by friends of municipal own
ership, to check further progress in the
council at this time by carrying through
the petition and calling an election. The
questions proposed by the petition,
which the election commissioners must
sumbit to the people. are:
/. Shall the city council, Upon the adop-
ion of the Mueller law, proceed without
delay to acquire ownership of the street
railways under the powers conferred by
the Mueller law?
2. Shall the city council, instead of
granting any franchises, proceed at oEce,
lnder the city's police powers and other
existing laws, to license the street rail
way companies until municipaI ownership
can be secured, and compel them to give
satisfactory service?
3. Should the Chicago board Of educa-
ton be elected by the people?
Election in April.
If the question is submitted it will be
at the election the first Tuesday in
April. There must be 1000 signatures
IN order to compel the election COM
m~issioners to place the questions on the
little ballot" which is separate from
The regular blanket Australian ballot
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
THE COOLIDGE CASE.
He Was Heavily Insured in Fraternal
Beneficiary Societies.

Aberdeen, S. D., Feb. 1.-From the
developments in the case of Warren II.
Coolidge of Redfield. who was reported
drowned at Long Beach, Cal, last Au-
gust, but who is found to be living at
Sheridan, Wyo., he appears to have
taken a notion to fraternal beneficiary
insurance all of a sudden and o long
before he left for the Pacific coast on a
trip. On November he Joined the M. B.
A., taking out $1,000 insurance.; a few
weeks later he. Joined the A. O.. U. w,
receiving a 1000 policy; Their he Joined
the Woodmen of America, and took
1000 insurance; following this he Sc
cured a $4,000 policy in he Fraternal
Union, n h same amount in the
Mystic Circle; and on the day before he
left for the California trip, on which he
was "d~rowned,' he secured 9 1000 more
insurance in the Home Guardians; and
1t is said that he also had insurance
certificates in a number Of other orders
of a beneficiary character. When the
report Of C%oolidge's drowning was first
made to the A. O. U. W., the grand re-
corder, j. d. LAWN. of this city. de-
manded some information about the re-
covery Of the body before he would is
sue the blanks for making death proof;
then 1t was found that Coolidge had
numerous policies of insurance and the
case was held up. Later the A. Q. u.
W., the Woodmen, and some of the 9TH
er orders, engaged a reliable detective
agency to look into the matter. The
agency traced Coolidge from Long
Beach to Pueblo and Denver and thence
to Sheridan, Wyo. At.er he was located
there South Dakota parties who knew
him well went out %nd identified him,
after which he acknowledged his iden-
tity and declared he did not intend to
defraud n insurance company or
beneficiary order, and he signed a re
llnquiShment of all claims against the
orders running him down. The claims
for insurance were backed up by affi-
davits from a number of persons who
claimed TO have seen him drown. These
were from California persons for the
most part.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
DECLARED NOT GUILTY.
Lulu Prince Kennedy Goes Free on Her
Second Trial.

Lulu Prince Kennedy Goes Free on Her
Second Trial.
Kansas City, Mo, Feb. Mrs. Lu-
lu ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, on trial the Sec
ond time for murder of her first hus-
band, Phillip H. Kennedy, was found
not guilty. At the first trial she
was CONVICTED and sentenced to ten
years in the penitentiary.
The case was reversed. and during
her release on bond last February she,
married John Kraemer, the attorney
who had defended her brother, Will
Prince, who later vas convicted on the
charge of conspiring with the defend-
ant to kill Kennedy.
Mrs. Kennedy killed Kennedy, who
was the local agent for the Merchants
Despatch Transportation company, a
month after they were married. He
had refused to live with her, bringing
q suit to have the marriage annulled
on the ground that he had been forced
into it.
On the closing day Of her trial the
defendant had been in tears all morn
ing, and when her mother assumed the
stand and admitted that the defendant
had been secretly married since her
conviction for the murder of her hus-
~ 1stAANA JAN eAb iiiA y 60 IN hf1ttA 5
to carry her from the room.
Married Last February.
They We're married Last February III
Edwardsville, Ill, and are living at Tho
Prince home. Mr.. Kraemer is about
80 years old. He is the receiver of the
Gille Hardware company and has an
office in the Heist building. He is al
lawyer.
Kraemer assisted in the defense of
Will Prince when he was tried and.
convicted of completely in the shooting
of Kennedy.
The marriage was a secret, carefully
guarded by the Prince family and by
Mr.. Kraemer. 1t leaked out, however,
and several days ago a reporter went
to see Mr.. Kraemer about it. Mr.. Krae-
mer denied positively that he was mar
ried to her.
John Kratemer, husband OF the wom-
an on trial for her life, was not once
beside her in the court room during her
great troubles. She has borne it
without the help and sustaining innu-
ence that his presence might give.
The verdict of acquittal was found
solely on the ground that Mrs. Ken
nedy was insane when she shot her
husband. The jury found that de.
PENDANT has since regained her sanity"
which will ave her from being sent
to an asylum.
The first verdict, was reversed on a
technicality. Mrs. Kennedy's defense
was emotional insanity.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
FOR CITY
Candidates Are Already Announcing
Their Aspirations to Office.

Their Aspirations to Office.
Huron, S. D., Feb. 1.-There is yet two
months before the city election and can
didates for some Of the Offices are Begin
ming to make themselves known. Three
or four parties are being talked Of for
mayor, but so far no one appears anxious
to enter the contest for the position, for
1t is neither pleasant nor lucrative, but
full of responsibility and no end to criti-
cism, to say nothing of the work that
must be done; the salary is but 81 a year.
Mayor Cleaver, who is In Peoria straight
entng out the affairs of the Acme Har-
vester company. and who has served five
terms, could continue in the position if he
were SO disposed. For clerk two candi-
dates are already in the field, and will
develop before election day. That Of
fee and the assessorship pay fair salaries,
hence the desire to fill them. Besides
these four aldermen, a police justice and
a treasurer are to be chosen. The ques-
ton Of license or no license will no doubt
be again submitted. The anti-license peo-
pie are now rallying their forces and will
make a strong fight against the saloon.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
ASKING A BIG LOAN.
St. Louis Fair Wants the Government
to Advance $4,000, 900 on Gate
Receipts.

Washington, Feb. IA delegation
from the Louisiana Purchase exposi-
ton, headed by former Governor ID. r,
Francis, was given a hearing today be-
fore the subcommittee of the commit
tee on appropriations. The represent
atives of the exposition have asked for
u loan Of 81, SOC, 900 from the govern
ment IN condition the oar be repaid
out of the receipts after the exposition
opens. The plan is to have a provision
for this loan Incorporated in the urgent
deficiency bilf. President Francis ex-
planned fully the need for the loan and
the of protecting the govern
ment If the loan be made.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
STEEL WORKS COMBINE
Former Senator j.. X. Jones in Thi,
Merger-Some of tho Plants
to Be Closed.

Racine, Wis. Feb. LIT developed
here today that a consolidation ha.
been formed Of the Racine Iron ano
Steel company. the Grand Crossing
ILL.,, Iron and Steel company, the South
Bend, Ind, Iron and Steel company
and the Columbus, Ohio, Iron anc
Steel company, with a capital stock OF
$500, 900.
1t is stated that the capacity Of the
plant here will be increased from 2O(
to 500 men and will probably result
In the closing Of some Of the other
plants.
Ex-United States Senator J. K.
Jones. formerly chairman Of the ma.
tional democratic committee, is one OF
the largest stockholders in the new
concern.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
ended AND PASSED.
Republicans Dehorn the Democratic
Resolution Asking Information
About Panama Revolution.

Washington. Feb. 1.-The senate to,
day passed by a party vote, with tho
exception of McEnery, who voted with
the republicans, the democratic caucul
resolution calling on the president to
inform the senate whether all papers in
possession of the executive bearing
upon the Panama resolution had been
sent to the senate. after q clause re-
lieving the president from the necessity
of supplying the documents If he con
sidered 1t incompatible with the public
interest, had been added.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
CHICAGO.

Chicago, Jan. 3o.-Hogs-Receipts, $1,000.
Market easier. Good heavy, S4.95M5.1O;
light, $4.5544.90; mixed and butcher, $4.75@
sos; rough heavy, $4.75d4.90.
Cattle--Receipts, 500. Market nominal.
Sheep-Receipts, 1,50O. Market steady.
Closing: Bulk, $4.S5d5.O0: good heavy,
IS. 0Oa5.15; light, $4.6OQ4.95; mixed and
butchers, $4.S0@5.0O; rough heavy, $4.S5D
800.
Cattle-Strong, with beeves quoted at
So. 5OQ5 rs; cows and heifers. s.. 7594. SO;
stockers and feeders, $2.25@4.15.
Sheep-Steady at $3.G0@4.60; lambs, s4.250
loo.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
PIPE FROM THE PORTE.
Alleged That tho Albanians Are Going
to Murder Foreign Officers

Constantinople, Feb. 1.-The porte
has notified the Austrian and Russian
embassies that the Macedonian COM
mittees have arranged with the Alban-
lans for liberal rewards to have them
kill every foreign officer sent into the
provinces In connection with the reor-
yanization OF gendar1nes under the re-
form scheme Of the powers.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
SALAD KILLED THEM.
German Girls in Cooking School Col
Poison Into a Dish and Four
Are Now Dead.

Berlin, Feb. IA medical inquiry is
being made into g. strange case of a
number of girls belonging to a cooking
school at Darmstadt, who We're pois-
once recently by eating a salad made
from canned beans.
Four girls are dead and nine dying.
Up to the present the investigation has
failed to define the exact nature Of the
poison, whether it was due to some new
plant poison or whether 1t developed
from decomposed meat used in making
the ala
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
NOT De NOMINATION.
Chicago University Ceases to Be ;
Baptist institution, DR.. Har-

Chicago, Feb. president William
r. Harper announced yesterday to the
senior class that the Chicago university
had outgrown it's UNCONVENTIONAL char7
acter. He declared that in the nature
Of it's faculty, Its students and methods
1t had spread beyong the allegiance to
the Baptist church.
Religious denominationalism in uni
versities." he said, SIS narrowminded7
ness" and the fact that the University
of Chicago had broken AVA from this
class was an evidence Of its mental
progress.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
HURON MARRIAGE.
Well Known Young People Welded in
Methodist Church,

"Selouial SIluTSF.
Huron, S. D.. Feb. 1.-The marriage
Of John Doyle, an employs of the Chi
cago & Northwestern railway, and
Miss Eva Roger was witnessed in the
Methodist church Wednesday evening
by a large gathering Of invited friends.
Rev. T. H. Youngman was officiating
clergyman. Misses Katie Doyle and
Katie Roger were bridesmaids, and
Harry Gardner and Charles Doyle were
groomsmen. Anna Payson and Edna
Lucky We're ushers. Miss Markey
played the wedding march. The flow-
er girls were Catherine and Jessie Nc
Kay, and the ribbon bearers We're
Grace Rand and Harvey Howard. A
reception was given at h home Of the
bride and groom Immediately follow
ng he ceremony, where also a we'd
Doyle have gone east for q visit Of a
month or more, after which they will
be at nome. to their friends in q pleas.
ant cottage on the corner Of Fourtl
and Utah streets.
Mrs. Glen Lillibridee Dead.
Pierre, S. D., Jan. S1.-Mrs. Glen Lilli-
bridge, who has been seriously III for some
time, passed away at her home in Blunt.
MT. n Mrs. Glen Lillibridge returned
from the south a little more than q year
ago and a short time afterward moved to
Blunt where Mr.. Lillibridge. accepted a
position. Since then Mrs. Lillibridge's
health has been failing. Her emise is
a 'severe blow to the immediate relatives
in this city and the sympathy of their
many Pierre friends is extended to them
and the bereaved husband.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
s%KYsCRAPER ON FIRE.
Another Experience in Chicago Build
ing Adjoining the Masonic Tenn

Chicago, Feb. l.--Fire today on tbe
sixth floor of the Cosmopolitan build
ing. adjoining the Masonic temple.
caused a number of women to become
hysterical. Some Of them attempted to
jump from the windows, but were pre-,
vented by cooler heads.
HERNIA Verba was fatally burned by
an explosion of chemicals, which caused
the fire. Several others We're slightly
burned.
Edward Stokes. who assisted in the
rescue Of Miss Verba, is probably fa-
tally burned. OF thirty-fve people on
the floor when the fire started, twentyl
five We're girls and women. The loss is
$75. 900.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
South Omaha.

South Omaha, Jan. 3o.-Cattle-Native,
steers, $3.5Oq5. 10; cows and heifers, 50. ESQ
2S5; Gamers, $1.50@2.60; stockers and
feeders. $2.50g4.00; calves. $3.N@5. so; bulls,
stays, etc., $2.50@3.S5
Hogs-Heavy, $4.S5@5.95: mixed, s4.75D
ASS; light, $4,000. Is; pigs, So. 75@4.5O; bulk
of sales, 81. 76@4.S5
Sheep-Market steady. Western yearl-
lngs, 81. 50g5. 10: wethers. $4.OO44.4O ewes,
s.. 0O@4.W; common and stockers, $2.50@3.75;
lambs, $4.75@6.OO.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
GRAIN MARKETS.
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Jan. so.-cash quotations were
as follows:
Flour-Market steady.
Wheat-No. 3 spring, 75@S6c: No. 2 red,
GGognn@1No. 2, 4sac: No. 2 yellow, 4sc.
Oats-No. 2. 3s9411kc; No. 3 white, 3eA
141c.
BssrleyOaood feeding. ss@ssc; fair /,
choice mailing, 46@57c.
Timothy ~Seed-Prime, s3.25.
Glover Seed-Contract grade. s11.2
Proyisions-Mess pork, $13. 20913. 40; lard,
s7.27k; short ribs sides, S6.45@6.7O; short
clear sides. s6.S71a@7. 121k.
Whisky-On basis of high wines, $1.27.
Butter-Market firm; creamery, 15@21c;
dairy. 1s@19c.
cluded, 30@31kc.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
Minneapolis

Minneapolis, Jan. 30.-The closing cash
prices on track were as follows:
Wheat-May, S9c; No. 2 northern, SIC; to
Corn corn-So. 8 yellow. old ssAc: No. 4. old
'oaats-No. 8 white. ssc; No. 4 white, sz4hc;
Nc. 8, 36@37c.
BarleySFeed Ss04sc; mailing, 4sQ55hc.
Flax-No. l northwestern. $1.l6A; to ar
rive. sl.lsAi May. sl.isA.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
THE MARKETS..
Sioux City Live Stock

0TOUN O'eT ~ 0IOINs
Sioux City Jan. ~30.-SiouX City Stock
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and heavy, 81. 500
l95; light and mixed, 81. 50G4.7 rs.
st oIs'i cows and hei 81 ' s. ! 75gs o. S1:Ze sf9c ~.
ars and feeders. $2.50n3.S so; butcher steers,
s3.5O45.c0; yearlings and calves, $2.25Q3.5O.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1904-02-05
Kansas CITY.

Kansas City, Jan. 3O..Cattle-Native
steers, $3.75@4.90; southern steers, $1,000
LIS; stockers and feeders. $3.0O@S.9 80: calves,
S2.75@6.25; western steers, So. 6OG4.45; cows,
S1.5Vp3.40
Hogs-Heavy, s4.95@5.1o: packers, s4.sO@
500; pigs and light, A.3594.95.
Sheep-Muttons, SO. 50@4.65: lambs, &.650
SIS: range wethers. s3.25@4.4o; ewes, s2.5o@
400.
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All About the New cage" Order.

Tribune. Washington, d. c., and proper
blank will be mailed you without cost.
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TO PENSIONERS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE
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Read very carefully the new "AGE" Or
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cock held simply defensive attitude, Lee
meanwhile concentrating SO heavily against
him that he finally had drawn to the north
bank Of the James five of the eight divl-
sons of the Confederate army. " TINS
circumstance Gen. Grant determined to
take advantage; for, though the direct pur-
pose of the move had failed, 1t had yet
caused Lee SO materially to weaken his
force in front of Petersburg as to afford
an excellent opportunity for the assault,
which 1t was designed to make on Burn
sides front. Hancock's move, therefore.
assumed the character of feint; and the
expeditionaxy force was ordered that night
to withdraw secretly from its position on
the north side of the James, and return
to the lines of Petersburg, to participate in
the attack Of the following morning.
SELECTION OF TROOPS TO ASSAULT WHEN
MINE EXPLODED.
already given of the proposed assault, tina,
it was an operation essentially Of the ma
ture of a coup de main. 1t involved the
explosion of the mine, through the breach
formed by which an assaulting column
would then push forward to sweep the hos
tile line right Sad left, and crown the crest
of the ridge. Thus the whole momentum oi
result centered in the corps to which the
duty of assault was assigned.
In this state of acts, it would seem to bt
the dictate of prudence, and certainly has
been the invariable practice of the great
commanders, to select for the storming col
umn the elite of the army-a rule that does
not seem to have been followed in this
case. 1t happened that the Ninth Corps
under Gen. Burnside, held the front from
which the assault was to be made. With
no purpose of undertaking the ungracous
task of comparison, but with the simple
desire Of stating a matter of fact essential
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just the thing to greatly facilitate the al
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portant matter. | will see that the com
rades Of this place have their attention
called to it"
Comrade James +. Stone, Co. III. 18th
Kans.. writes from Kansas: Il am glad
that Comrade Shoppell has developed a
plan for looking ont for the interests of
widows. l have often wished for this very
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Comrade J. II. Tunis. Co. A, 10th y.
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Comrade Il. III. Tryon. Co. /, 15Oth Pa,
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The Solemn Duty of Married Soldiers.

of the papers. No safer place in the world can be
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limnary Report" This report will disclose the
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