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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
RESIDENCE A MYSTERY.
Chicago Police Trying to Ascertain
Identity of Two Young People.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Sept. 10.Several
Of the large Chicago dailies during the
past few days have kept the wires hot
between their offices and Sioux Falls
In an effort to ascertain the identity OF
young man and a young woman who
registered at a Chicago hotel as being
from Sioux Falls
They claimed to be brother and sis
ter and gave their names as Jesse and
Mabel Belts. The young man, after
they had been in Chicago for time,
reported to the police that his sister
had mysteriously disappeared. When
officers who We're detailed on the case
attempted to find the young man for
the purpose of securing full descrip-
ton Of the alleged missing girl, he. too,
had vanished.
No names similar to those given by
the young man and girl in Chicago
appear in the city directory, and Moth
ing could be learned of them here.
There appears little doubt that If they
are from South Dakota at all. they
are from some interior town and gave
Sioux Falls as their home In order to
cover up their true residence.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
COURT AT HURON.
Parties Held Under Bonds for Operas
ing Confidence Game Failed
IN Appear

Huro. S. D., Sept. 10.-In circuit court
here today, when the cases against
Frank Moore and John Murray were
called for hearing. neither men entered
an appearance, and their cash bonds of
500 each was declared forfeited. These
are the parties arrested here July for
operating a confidence game.
The Hubbard murder case was called
and Hubbard given time In which to
enter a plea. This case is attracting
much attention. Il large crowd being
present to get a look at the prisoner.
The criminal calendar has but seven
cases, and the civil thirty-five cases.
There Is general hustlng here In the
Interest of the Central South Dakota
fair. to be held on the association
grounds beginning September 10 and
continuing till and including the I'D.
The managers are greatly pleased over
the outlook for extensive exhibits In all
departments; the live stock depart
ment promises to be the finest ever
seen In this section of country. while
the exhibits will be many and large,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
DIVORCE ON INCREASE.
Census Statistics Just Issued Shows a
25 Per Cent. Increase in
Divorced Men,

Washington, ID. c., Sept lO.-The dl-
vorce figures of the census bureau just
published show that divorces are in
creasing in the country. and present
some interesting features, notably the
TACT that early marriages appear to be
the least imprudent.
In 1900 five out of every 1000 men,
gainfully employed, who had been mar
RED, were living in a state of divorce
on census day. compared with four out
Of every 1000 in 1890. This ratio of in
crease held good in nearly every occu-
patton, except that there was no great
er tendency to divorce is shown in the
case Of clergymen, teachers, professors
in colleges. manufacturers. public Off
Gals. or textile mill operatives.
A Wife in Every Port.
Tickle above all men in their mar
Tiagc relations are soldiers, sailors and
marines. The following are the occu-
pations by groups in which the per-
centage Of divorced men is exceptional
ly high, the number given being the
number of those divorced out of every
1000 married:
Holsters ..1SlPhotographers ....lf
Actors .............. II! Paperhangers ..... IL
Agricultural labor BARRIERS and hair
eTS .................l5I dreSSerS ...........
l3artenders 1900. 10 Lumbermen nd
servants ana walt raftSmen ..........
ers ................13 l Clock and watch
Woodchoppers -. ~ makers and repair
MusiCi a n S and crS ...............
teachers of mu- Painters. glaciers
sic .................12l and varnishcrs..
Stock raiserS. herd
Crs and drovers. .10I
Considering the occupations of males
in five great classes 1T was found the
highest percentage of divorce was in
the class devoted TO domestic and per-
sonal service. In this class eight out
of every 1000 who had beer married
were divorced, being GO per cent. more
than in 1890. The lowest percentage
was found among men engaged in ag-
ricultural pursuits. The number Of di-
Vorced men here was four to every
1000 who had been married. but this
was considerably higher than the per
centage in 1890.
On further analysis the census bu
reau found that most of the above oc
equations contain a high percentage OF
bachelors. The statistics show that ii
niEe of the fifteen occupations in thi:
| line the tendency to defer marriage i!
exceptionally strong.
Il Is shown in a long list of occupa
tions by groups in which there were no
| more than three divorces to the LOO
marriages, the tendency is toward earl:
matr!mony.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
Mccook County Schools.

Salem. S. d., Sept. TO-. superintend-
ert Young has just finished his annual
report to the state superintendent and
through his courtesy we CLEAN the fol-
lowing interesting information: The
report shows ia certified teachers in
the county; 1,551 male children of
school age, and 1,49a females. Out of
this number there was an enrolment
OF 1,1S4 male, and 1,164 female, showing
that there We're 696 children of school
age in McCook county last year who
did not attend school. There was an
increase Of salary in some townships
of from 50 to SIS per month At the
present time there is $1G,S53 in the
hands of the school treasurers of the
county. There has been q general de-
crease Of indebtedness in the county
districts. while the city schools have
increased the general Indebtedness 5000.
An even so pupils graduated from the
eighth grade the past year. In sending
in his report, Professor Young made
the statement that the prosperous con-
tdition of our schools was the result of
an earnest progressive class OF teach
ers and an enlightened school senti-
ment on the part of school boards and
patrons.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
Black Hills Appointments.

Belle Fourche. S. D., Sept. 1O.-The
following appointments have just been
made by the Methodist conference
which has closed it's annual session in
this city: Superintendent, Dr. C. B.
Clark; Belle Fourche, John Hall: Cen
trail City and Deadwood Trinity, Martin
Thomas; Edgemont Alonzo Coslet;
Hot Springs, J. w. Robinson; Lead, j.
Ii. Dimmitt; Nashville, j NJ. Gardner:
Rapid City, j. A. Smith: Rockford
Hill City and keystone, Albert Math-
ews; Spearfish, w. r. Jeffrey; Sturgis
]. l.. Dimmitt; Sturgis Circuit, w. H..
Linn: Sundance and Williams Divide,
M. G. Roberts; Terry and Ter1yville,
ID. w. Tracy; Whitewood and Pied
mont, G. w. MUIR.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
ARE RELYING ON TIEHLING.
Russians Avoiding Mukden, Correspor
den+ If ondon Mail Asser+s

dent of London Mail Asserts.
London, Sept. 9.-The London Daily
Mails Newchwang correspondent, cabling
under date of September 6, says:
THE Russians are relying mainly on
Tiehling and are avoiding Mukden. Eight
transports arrived here today with troops
which Immediately took train for Lao
Yang. The Russians have been partly in
terceptcd between Lao Yang and Muk-
den."
The London Chronicles correspondent
at Chefoo. tclegraphing Tuesday. says
that 10000 Japanese sick or wounded are
at Dalny, that more than half Of them
are suffering from beri beri, and that they
succumb rapidly.
The London Standards correspondent at
Toxic says that the unusually hot summer
has resulted in the finest rice crop of
recent years. The yield, he says, is esti-
mated to exceed the normal by 20 per cent,
and that the prospect of an abundant
harvest, coupled with the victories in
Manchuria and the brisllness of Japanese
foreign trade, produced a feeling Of ease
and prosperity throughout the country.
Wiring from Shanghai. the London
Daily Telegraph's correspondent says that
the authorities at Tsingtau have discov-
cred that the magazine of the Russian
battleship CZarevitch is still filled with
ammunition, and that the alleged serious
damage beneath her water line is entirely
imaginary.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
LULL IN WAR GAME.
Nothing Serious Doing in the Opera
tons at the Bull Run
R,ffIeEeIJ

Gainesville, Ca. Sept 10.-The two
armies are again in the field. This time
the brown army is the aggressor. 1t is
to strike the blue army soon as a pre-
limina1y operation against the capital
at Washington. Owing to the post
ponement of hostilities until 9 this
morning. it is a safe prediction that no
fighting will occur today outside of
collision of the cavalry forces which
were pushed to the front by both COM
manderS.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
GEOGRAPHERS MEET.
Men Who Might Locate Those Man
churian Towns Get Together
70 Talk Il Over

Washington, Sept. SIN the presence Of
distinguished geographers of this and for
eign countries the first session of eighth
international Geographical Congress was
called to order this morning in the audi
torium of George Washington university
tby Commander r. E. Peary, president of
the congress. His address briefly outlined
the progress of geographic study since the
last congress-, and presented to the con-
gress some of the most important geo.
graphic problems yet to be solved.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
TWO KILLED IN WRECK
Chicago Kansas City Passenger on the
Rock Island is Derailed With

'rislSilwa, H., Sept. 10.-Two persons
were killed and nineteen inquired. four
OF them seriously, in n collision of Il
Rock Island passenger train and the
cars of a freight train which had been
derailed near here last night The
freight was running on the eastbound
track, when the air hose burst and in
an unexplained manner caused a num-
Der or cars to pile uD. several of the
box cars covering the westbound track,
upon which the passenger was run
ming. The fast train struck the
wrecked freight cars, and the locomo-
tive, baggage car, smoker and chair
car We're derailed and seriously dam
aged One of the sleeping cars left the
rails but was only slightly damaged.
A relief train Immediately was made
up and all the passengers We're taken
care of as soon as possible. The pas
senger train is the Chicago Kansas
City train, and left Chicago last night.
The dead:
DONALDSON THOMAS, express
man.
AN UNIDENTIFIED MAN OF DAN
ISH NATIONALITY.
The injured:
Mcclure, A. b., baggageman.
Chopper, T.. b., engineer.
Rosco, William, conductor of the
freight
Post, e. b.. brakeman
Hoeft, T., Geneseo. Ill.,, seriously.
| Volk, Peter, seriously.
Lander. Filler.
! McCarty. Daniel.
Jones, W., Little Rock.
Brown, j.
Walkman, I.
Weekly, G.
Bleeden. r. c.
Leinander, NJ.
Parker, f. P.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
BIG COTTON FAILURE
New York Cotton Company With 81,
100000 Capital Owes $2,o00,-
600 II Can't Paw.

New York, Sept. S.-Charles E. Kimball
and c. Lowering We're today appointed re-
ceivers for the American Cotton company,
for the New York district. by Judge La
combe. The New Jersey courts several
months ago appointed the same men as
receivers to handle the assets and bust
ness OF the company in New Jersey. Ahe
company was organized with capital Of
$6,OO00O0. later increased to $1,000, 900. Its
difficulties are attributed to lack of suf-
flcent capital. The company owns or con-
trolls 200 cotton and ginning plants. Near
ly $4,000, 000O liabilities will accrue next
month and the papers filed say the COM
pany is without funds to meet them.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
RUSSIAN STEAMERS NOTIFIED.
St. Petersburg and Smolensk Told t
Leave Neutral Vessels Alone.

OF. petersburg ana SmoienSR Ola 70
Leave Neutral Vessels Alone.
Zanzibar Island of Zanzibar. Sept O.
The British cruiser Forte early this morn
ing found the Russian volunteers foot
steamers st. Petersburg and Smolensk
within the threc-mile limit and communi-
Gated to them the orders of the Russian
government to desist from interference
with neutral shipping. The commanders
of the Russian vessels said they would
forthwith proceed to Europe.
A report was brought in yesterday by
the German steamer kronprinz that the
st. Petersburg and Smolensk were coaling
in territorial waters. The Forte imnedi-
ately proceeded to search for them, and
eventually found the Russian vessels.
| They were net coaling, but after the Or
ders of the Russian government had been
| delivered to them the Smoensk and ST.
Petersburg Joined German collier and
| proceeded to Dar-es-Salaam on the Afri-
can coast, twenty-five miles south of Fan
zbar. The Forte returned here this after
noon.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
MEN WANT WORK AGAIN
Many Chicago Strikers Visit Plants to
Learn if They Can Have
Places Back.

Chicago, Sept. 1O.-A large number of
strikers visited the stock yards today
and made inquiries from the foremen
In the packing establishments as to the
outlook for work If they returned The
committee appointed by the strike
leaders to secure another conference
with the packers has not yet succeed
ed in doing SO. The packers say no
more conferences will be held.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
Tobacco and Badness.

London GIobe: a med1c9I man Is re-
sponsible for the theory that the smok-
ing of tobacco tends to develop bald
ness. For some reason or other every
mysterious disease is attributed, soon
er or later. to tobacco. But there were
brave men before Agamemnon, and
there was disease before the days Of
Sir Walter Raleigh. Julius Caesar who
lighted neither church warden nor Ha-
vana, was wont to comb his thinning
locks forward oyer his brow in order
to cloak his badness, and Elisha GER
tainly could not have preserved his
hair at the period when he was insult
ed by ribald boys. From earth's earliest
ages there have surrey been men walk
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16

since 1872 it has not been part OF
Japan, having been taken in that year
by Russia. 1t has been expected from
the beginning of Japanese successes in
the war that the Toxic government
would send an expedition to Sakhaln
and wrest it from Russia, as it is of
large Importance in commanding the
fisheries, and also for strategcal rea.
sons,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
BATTLE is Expected;
JAPS IN POSITION
St. Petersburg Hears That ku
roki Is East and Oku West
Of the Russians.
CLASH is IMMINENT
One Report Is That News May Be Eek
pected at Any Time From Big
Conflict to the Northeast
of Lao Yang.

St. Petersburg, Sept. 10.-A dispatch
! from General kuropatkin. timed G:30
| yesterday evening. states that kuroki's
army is about twenty-seven miles
| eastward of the railroad and Oku's
| army is twenty miles west of the rail
road. The general staff expects big
| battle to be fought
Mukdcn, Sept 10.-News of "A fight at
come point between Shakhe, eleven
miles northwest of Lao Yang, and
| Mukden is hourly expected.
! There is an unverited report current
mere that Kuroki has been killed and
that two japanese generals have been
/ made prisoners.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 10, 100 p. NJ
! In spite of the assurances that Kuro-
| patkin's army is out of danger, no
word from Kuropatkin has been given
out for thirtysiX hours. and not a
single newspaper dispatch later than
| September has been received. The
| emperor has received some additional
details showing the tremendous diff
c,llties encountered in accomplishing
| the retreat on the road to Mukden.
Chefoo, Sept. 10.-Chinese who left
/ Pert Arthur Monday arrived here to-
| day. They report that severe fighting
occurred September 8. The Japanese
attacked certain positions on the east
and west TANKS The Russians al
lowed them to approach within a short
distance, when they opened Il heavy
fire and compelled the Japanese to re-
| treat after three hours fighting.
Wei Hal Wei, Sept. l0.-Firing at sea
was heard here last night, and boats
outside the harbor claim they saw the
flashes distinctly.
A British ship was among those
which investigated the firing heard
last night. She reports that seven
ships We're engaged in the cannonadc
and that they steamed away and dis
appeared upon the appearance of the
British vessel.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16

ing under the everlasting armament
with smooth and shiny heads, and we
altogether protest, therefore. against
the addition of badness to the cumula-
tive charges brought against tobacco.
It is one of the saddest evidences of
mortality's inherent and incurable
baseness that tobacco. which is GER
tainly one of mankinds chiefest bless
ings, should be forced to bear out into
the wilderness of medical theories near
.ly every sickness and evil which, so
far, the sacred weed has been unable
to remove.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
United States Court in Session.

Z. Deadwood, S. D.. Sept 10.-'The pres
ent term of United States court now in
session in this city will probably be Il
long one. All of the court matter of
the state has been brought up at this
time. The town is full OF witnesses
and jurymen. One, OF the criminal
cases will be that OF John Jones,
Pine Ridge Sioux, who attempted to
Kill his newly made wife on the reser-
walton with his rife. He succeeded in
hitting the woman in the wrist and
killing & horse.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
Violated Game Law

Salem. S. d., Sept. 10.-C. r. weather.
hogg OF Fort Wayne. Ind, was arrested
at Mitchell on telephone information
from White Lake that he and W. G.
more chickens out of the state than
1 the law allowed. They each had TWEEN
.ty-five. Weatherford paid fine of $e5
and costs Andrews could not be found.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16

Knights Tempiar to Saratoga in 1905.
San Francisco. Sept. S.-Saratoga
Springs was chosen as the next meet
ing place of the knights Templar con-
claye.s
George NJ. Moulton of Illinois was
elected grand master.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
LOSSES AND FORCES.
kuropatkn's Casualties Estimated
at About 1000 Men

st. Petersburg, Sept. 10.-General l<u-
ropatkin reports that he did not lose
a gun during the retreat. The besn in
formation of the war office indicates
that kuropatkin lost about 1900 men
during the ten days of the battle at
Lao Yang.
Toxic, Sept. S.-Revised estimates Of
the force of the Russians that were de-
feated at Lao Yang places the num-
bers at 1874 battalions of infantry, 12S
squadrons Of cavalry and 572 guns.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
Circus Didn't Parade.

Fort Dodge, Ia, Sept. S.-One of the
Gus. The parade was abandoned ow-
ing to late arrival of trains and the
long distance from the grounds to the
business district, causing much disap-
S puIntment.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
Missionaries Not Wanted.

Bloomington. ILL.,, Sept. Silk Nc
Lean county missionaries. who have
been spending their vacations here.
have received orders to go to China.
as another Boxer uprising is on in the
district they We're assigned to-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
kuROPATklN WOULD FIGHT.
Muke4cn May be the Scene of the I'm
rendjno General Conflict.

penang 1eheral Conflict.
Mulden. Sept. 0.-Deiayed.) Flight
ing has ceased, and the Russian trans
port and army are moving without in
corruption. There is much uncertainty
concerning the movements and pur-
poses of the Japanese. II is impossible
to say definitely yet whether there will
be another battle here or further north
Kuropatkin evidently is not seeking to
renew the battle, but if challenged he
will not decline an engagement
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
DlsFIGURED FOR LIFE.
Burglars Throw carbolic Acid at Chi
cage Young Woman With
FriahtfuI Results.

Chicago, Sept. 10.-Mabe} MCPHERSON,
sister-in-law Of Benjamin T. Craw-
ford, president of the National Biscuit
company, discovered two burglars in
her room early today, who threw the
contents Of a bottle containing carbolic
acid upon her. disfiguring her for life.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16

Lighting fires for the Jews Is the
way in which some people in Man
chester earn a living. Strict Jews
must not light fires or candles on the
Sabbath, which begins on Friday at
sunset. So they hire Christians to do
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16

The Allan Steamship company has
made arrangements for an ocean news
paper on its ships. The news is to
lbe telegraphed from Belle Isle, off the
Newfoundland coast 81. -
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
Mrs. Vim snr;nrer na,.,

Jackson, Miss. Sept. 3.-Rebecca
Ruter Springer. widow of the late
Congressman William NJ. Springer, died
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
ANOTHER ASSAULT PLANNED.
Chinese Believe Port Arthur is in Need
IF Ammunition

Chefoo, Sept. 10.-An apparently well
informed Chinese who reached Chefoo
from Port Dalney today reports that
the Japanese army before Port Arthur
is preparing to make another assault
on the fortress.
The Russians are paying so cents
each for unexploded shells manufac-
tured for use during the Chinese-Jap-
anese war. The persistency of this re-
port indicates a shortage of large am-
munition at Port Arthur
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
TREATED AS CRAZY.
Many Sane People Are Kept in Asy
Ium in Austria Because of Their
Love Affairs

Vienna, Sept. 1O.-In the near future
Count Leopold Won Sternberg, member
Of the Austrian senate. will lay the
sensational elopement of Princess
Louise of Sake Coburg before that au-
ing closely looked into all the details
of the case and after having examined
papers and records sent him by Count
Mattasich, the lover of the princess,
who was deprived Of his title of count
and his rank as an army officer, he
has come to the conclusion that the
authorities have been exceedingly UNI
Just to this young man.
The count further said that 1t was
more and more becoming the custom
in Austria to send persons who were
perfectly sane to insane asylums, when
there was any danger Of them COM
promising prominent families. From
prince who was closely related to the
emperor of Austria had narrowly es-
capped this same fate, and that only
the intervention of the emperor per-
sonally had saved him.
1T has come to this" the count said,
that no nobleman is safe in Austria,
and from this it may be easily judged
what risks the ordinary citizen is run
ming.
IF an investigation of private in
sane asylums should be made l am
perfectly satisfied that hundreds Of
perfectly sane persons would be found
and there is to my mind not the slight
no time in her life been insane, and
also that Count Mattasich has been
shamefully prosecuted because he
| dared to love a woman whom he had
seen abused and illtreated by her
! princely husband"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-09-16
Pres;dina Elders should Ro+.+.

49, .l!5 q Ut = IS1tVu'U ftUtdee.
Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 8.-The Meth
iodist Episcopal conference today
passed resolution that presiding ell
;ders should not be reappointed until
six years had elapsed after ending
their term Of service.