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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
STILL THE MYSTERY GROWS.
Interest Now centers in New Names
That MAY Enter Case.

New York, Dec. Holiday practice
ally all interest in the case was CEN
tered in conjecture as to what the flu
ture will reveal. Men who profess to
have intimate knowledge of the affairs
of the woman have limited that only a
suggestion of the real case has yet
become public. One man is credited
with the statement that time will show
this to be the most stupendous and far
reaching case of its kind in many
years. In less than two weeks Mrs.
y Chadwicls's known Indebtedness has
1 grown from less than 100000 to more
than $1,000,000 and her counsel has
said that the claims against her may
amount to S20.000,000 for all he knows.
The validity of some of the claims.
however. said the attorney, was an
other matter. M
In the same period two banks have
taken official cognizance, and federal
officers have taken 1t upon themselves
to Investigate the validity Of notes ag-
gregating more than $1;000,000 which
bear the name of Andrew Carnegie. Mr..
Carnegie has stated that he never
signed any notes and never has had
my dealings with Mrs. Chadwick. and
that he will be perfectly willing to
communicate the same Information to
any official with proper power of au-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
POVERTY IN GOTHAM.
Hordes of Idle Men Haunt the Char
table Institutions Asking for
Help in Neec

New York Dec. 10.-Never n the
history of charitable institutions have
there been 50 many unemployed as at
present. Some surprising figures COM
piled by Bellevue hospital and the
municipal lodging house, Indicate an
appalling situation.
The city faces Il serious problem
said William G.. York. superintendent
of the municipal lodging house. Forty
per cent. more idle men Than this time
last year.
During November we cared for I,7ST
80 per cent. being men. This is over
Zoo more than vast year December
is going to break all records"
Assistant Superintendent Rickard of
Bellevue reports q similar demand. He
had referred 700 more applicants TO the
department of public charities during
November than the same month of
1903.
I'VE took in 2,276 patients" said he,
(which is sixty eight more than last
year
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
MRS. CHADWIck.s SISTER FOUND
She Lives in San Francisco and Tells
Some Family History.

She Lives in San Francisco and Tells
Some Family History.
San F'ranciSo, Dec l0.-MrS. S. y.
York, a sister of Mrs. Chadwick who
resides in dis city in an elegantly fur
niShcl Nat. in an interview said:
I'VE were born ana brought up in
Canada. There We're five girls iii the
family. All married early. Mrs. Chad
wick in 1850 married a man named &.
X. Hoover and Went to live in tleve-
land. Hoover died in 1887 and left her
500, 900 Mrs. Hoover during the next
ten years lived on her money and in
cidentally Travelled for Il wholesale
millinery establishment. in 1887 she
married a very wealthy physician
named Or. l.. s. Chadwick. She has
Travelled around the world, and dabbled
in financial matters in this country.
II never knew of her acquaintance
with Andrew Carnegie, but | do know
that no matter what difficulty she is in
at present she will surely get out of it,
for she possesses more than sufficient
money to make good any amounts she
may have borrowed on notes and
loans"
Mrs. York refused to discuss the re-
and served term in the Ohio peni-
tertiary for forgery, further than to
say There was some trouble" Mrs
York disclaims all knowledge of Mrs
Chadwick ut any time during her life
attempting to do business as medium
or clairvoyant
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
HAWkEYE ELOPERS.
Webster City Couple Are Married in
MinneapoIis.

Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec. 9.--Thc culmln-
alton of a romantic eiopement of two
young Hawkeye lovers has swelled the
population of Minneapolis by two-Mr.
and Mrs. Lyle Merritt, of Webster City,
Iowa
When Mrs. Edward West, who lives on
a farm ner Webster City, went to her
daughters room she found a note pinned
to her door. 1t read:
Dear Mammal am going away with
Lyle tonight We are to be married in
Minneapolis and will live there. l wouldn't
have done this, but you have always said
that you couldn't bear to see us married
and so away. Goodby. Eva.
The elopemcnt had been carefully plan
ned by the young people amid went off
strictly according to program. While her
sister was playing the Lohengrin wedding
march in the parlor Miss Eva 90 years
old, blonde beauty and for years reign
ing belle in Webster City. society, was
packing her clothes preparatory to max
ing a skippance.
True to the conventions made and pro-
vded in such cases, the ardent Lyle had a
carriage in waiting. which conveyed the
happy pair to the city, where they caught
Northwestern train for Minneapolis.
Mrs West later received a letter in her
daughter familiar handwriting, but
signed with the unfamiliar name Of Mrs.
Eva Merritt The letter was written
from the Dundee hotel. 624 Hennepin ave-
nue., and stated that the couple were mar.
ried and that Lyle had a position
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
APPROPRIATION FOR
A LAW LIBRARY
Bill Introduced Providing Such
for Use Of Federal
Judges.
STATIONED AT OMAHA
Senator Introduced Bill Urging Con-
qress to Make Provision for Same
Other Nebraska News Of
Interest.

Washington, Dec. 10.--Senator Willard
inli oduced Il bill appropriating $4,000
for the establishment of q law library
at Omaha for the use OF the United
States circuit court. The bill provides
that $4,000 of the appropriation shall be
expended for law books to be pur-
chased under the supervision of the
attorney general and $1,000 for library
fixtures ana furnishings. Ample space
is to b" set apart for the library in the
government building. The bill also
provides that $1,000 shall be appro-
priated annually for the purchase of
new books and for reminding old ones.
Senator Willard Introduced, as did
Representative Hitchcock. Il bill! pro-
Vidlng for changes i'm dhleS for sittings
or the circuit and district courts OF
Nebraska. Under the terms of the bill
court shall sit Ut Lincoln the second
Monday in September and the third
Monday in January; at Hastings the
first Monday in February; at Norfolk
the second Monday in February, and
at Omaha the first Monday in April
and the second Monday in October.
This bill has the Endorsement of Judge
Munger and is also favored by prac-
ideally n majority Of the NebraS ska bar.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
ACCUSED OF SWINDLlNG
Gas Addicks Is Caught in Laws
Meshes and May Have to Dis
uoroe $3,OOO,OOO.

Philadelphia, Dec. 1O.-Gigantic swind-
ling in deals involving many millions
is laid at the door of ]. Edward Adj
dicks, OF Delaware. AS a result of the
suits brought by Receiver Pepper, of
the Bay State Gas company, Addicks
may have to disgorge the sum of $3,OOO,-
600 and this will only be a starter in
the litigation that Is pending The suit
is one of several in the $4,000. 900 stock
transaction of the Bay State company.
AS soon as it is cleared away the others
will be started.
Surprise has been caused by the ma
ture of the security given by Addicks
in this settlement, which besides the
return of great amount of stock,
means but $4S,254.52.
Gas Man Fairly Caught.
1t is no greater, however. than the
surprise occasioned by the fact that
the gas man has at last been fairly
caught in the meshes of the law. The
results of this suit offer hope that the
receiver will obtain disagreement in
the other cases, which involve more
than 100000.
Never before in all the tortuous
paths that he had trod since first he
began his Bay State gas manipulations,
has the gas man been trapped. From
the first day that the nature Of the
Bay State gas methods began to be un-
derstood by the investors in the stock
of the company, he has succeeded in
! holding at bay those who have en-.
deavored to compel disagreement.
| The charge of unlawful and fraudu-
| lent combination and conspiracy"
brought against Addicks in this suit
is but one of many astounding accusa-
tons brought against Addicks by Re-
ceiver Pepper in the court document
which lays bare the rottenness of Bay
State gas financiering.
Charges Against Addicks.
Some of the other charges are:
Appropriating $990,0 of the money OF
the Delaware company. Selling to the
/ Delaware company for 100000 bonds
4 known by him to be worth not more
than 100000
i Appropriating first mortgage bonds
of the Buffalo Gas company OF the par
4 value of $4,000; said bonds become the
property of the Delaware company.
Diverting 100000 of the money Of the
4 Delaware company.
Appropriating $4,000 by causing the
4 Delaware company to reimburse him
to that extent on account of judgment
for which the company was not liable
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
To HELP Out Settlers.

Washington, d. c., Dec 9.--Senators
Gamble, of South Dakota, and Allison.
of Iowa. We're among those who called
on the president. Speaking of his call
upon the president, Senator Gamble
stated that it was upon general lines.
Speaking of legislation for South Da-
kota, the senior senator from that state
said that he would introduce a bill eX-
tending the time in, which settlers
on the Rosebud reservation may take
up their residence until May l. AS the
law now stands settlers are compelled
to take up their residence by February
s, which Senator Gamble contends
would work untold hardship in vieH;
of the winter, which is now on in South
Dakota.
The senator will also introduce bill
extending time in which to commence
the bridge across the Missouri river at
Yankton for the Yankton, Norfolk &
Southern railroad.
Speaking on river and harbor legisla-
ton, Mr. Gamble said that in event of a
bill being introduced looking to the i'm
provement of rivers and harbors that a
reasonable appropriation would be
made for the upper Missouri river for
continuation of the present scheme
of holding the river within it's banks.
He also remarked that bills for public
buildings at Huron. Mitchell and Water
town, introduced at the last session,
would be Zealously pressed.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
AMERICA is SL0W.
Comptroller Says Banking Facilities of
Nation Don't Keep Pace With
Wealth

Washington Dec. l0.-The annual re-
port of the comptroller of the currency
was today presented to congress. 1t
says during the year twenty-siX ma
tional banks have been placed III the
hands of receivers, six of which have
been restored to sOlvency. Eight OF the
failures We're due to fraudulent man.
agement or dishonesty of cashiers. The
comptroller says while the United
States has become the richest people Of
the world, they do not seem to be TAX
ing proper rank and position in foreign
and international banking. owing to the
lack of American banking facilities
and the necessity of doing business
with South America and the orient
very largely through European houses.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
FOR MORE WORK.
Plans for Employment of Prisoners at
Sioux Falls Penitentiary

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 9.-'rhe mat
ter of providing more employment for
the prisoners in the Sioux Falls peni-
Tertiary has been taken up by the
members of the state board of chart
ties and corrections, who are at pres
ent holding a regular meeting in this
city. Two plans to provide work have
been Suggested-one to install Il fac
tory for the manufa cture of shirts and
oVeralls ana the other plant for the
manufacture of binding Irvine. 1t was
learned from one of the members of
the board that a majOrity of that body
faVOrS the plan for the shirt and over-
all factory. During the session of the
state Legislature which convenes next
month the matter will be brought up
and it is likely bill will be passed au-
thorzing the establishment of some
sort of Il factory which will occupy a
portion of the time of the prisoners at
least.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
M'cOox AFTER SUGAR FACTORY.
Representative Of Wisconsin Manufac :
turer Looks Over Ground.

turer Looks Over Ground.
/ McCook, Neb., Dec. l0..--f,ver since
the first season that sugar Deets We're
planted in the Republican valley it has
been the dl.am Of the planters and
business men Of this locality that Il
sugar factory would eventually be built
in MCCOOk. Henry COrdcS, represent
ing Theodore Hapke of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
the well known sugar maker of Wis
cOnSin, has been here the past few
days looking yer the ground and pros
poets for the location of a beet sugar
factory here, He Grove through the
irrigated section south of this city and,
after conversi"g with leading business
men and sugar beet planters, expressed
himself as being pleased with the out
look, and it IS expected soon to have
definite proposition from MI. Hapke.
Ike company will expect site of
about fifty acres and a guarantee that
5000 acres of land in this vicinity will
be planted to sugar beets for a period
OF I'VE years. On its part the company
guarantees 4 plant of 600 tons daily
capacity and terms, prices and treat
ment such as will guarantee them all
the factory can handle in the season.
Soil, climate. length of season, etc, are
all especially favorable in this locality
for the culture of the sugar beet. and
1t is hoped that the matter will be
pushed along to Il successful conclu-
sion. All sugar beet raisers and bust :
ness men, and, in fact, all interested in
the development OF southwestern Ne
braska, will naturally put their Shout
derS to the wheel and help push along
this good thing.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
TOO MUCH MYSTERY FOR HIM,
Took One Banker Three Minutes, tc
Refuse a Chad wjck Dan

Il IL
Boston, Dec. l0.--The Boston Globe
says today that Mrs. Chadwick before
receiving the loan from Herbert D.
Newton of Brooklne sought Il Boston
attorney, gave him a 100000 note pur-
porting to have been signed by Andrew
Carnegie and the certificate that S.
100000 in securities We're on deposit
with the Wade Park Banking COM
pany of Cleveland O., and asked him
to raise loan for her. With the story
of valuable property held in trust the
attorney applied to John M. Graham,
president of the International Trust
company, for loan of 100000 Mr..
Graham saw the note and certificate,
but, as he says, there was altogether
too much mystery about it. l said at
once l could not make Il loan on that
basis. Three minutes was all the time
l gave to hearing the story and de-
Cided not to make the loan"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
FOUGHT AMID FLAMES.
Man Held Up by Robber Gives Battle
While Building Burns Around
hem

Salt Lake City, Dec. 10.-Locked in 4
life and death struggle, Christopher
Trip and a mask ed bandit fought in a
burning building at Murray, six miles
south of here. Neither man relaxed
his grip until their clothes were on
fire: then both craWed through the
dense smoke to the outer air. The high
walman was armed with a revolver and
tried to hold up Christopher and Sam
uel Trip in their BROKERS store. He
fired at Christopher when the latter re-
sisted him. In the struggle that fol
lowed the stove was overturned and
the fire consumed the store. The ban
dit escaped.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
In Need of Anti Saloon League.

Deadwood, S. D., Dec. 9-There are
seventy-three saloons in Lawrence
county. Deadwood has twenty-siX.
Lead twenty-one. Spearfish four, and
the rest are doing business in the small
err mining camps Of the county. The
annual report of the Lawrence county
treasurer shows that $2S,5S6.63 have
been received from licenses from these
saloons since December 5, 1908 and De-
cember 5, 1904. The superintendent of
the Anti-Saloon league of South Da-
kota has been in Lawrence, county for
three weeks past reviving interest in
the state league work. He expects to
decrease the number of saloons in the
county.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
FUN WITH JOHN o., JR.
Folks on the Dock When He Sails Away
Singing "God Be With You Till
We Meet Auainn

New York. Dec. 9.--Mr. and Mrs John
D. Rockefeller jr., sailed for Europe yes
terday on the North German Lloyd liner,
Koenigen Luise. The members of Mr..
Roekefeller's Bible class were at the pier
to wish him pleasant vacation. The
young millionaire's face showed the i'll
health which necess.tated his three
months tour abroad. AS the steamship
moved out. Mr.. Rockefeller waved his hat
and gloves at his friends. simultaneously
several of the passengers began. to sing,
God Be with You Till We Meet Again.
The members Of the class on the dock did
not join in the hymn. because they We're
undecided whether. OF. not the song was in
earnest or only intended as '.jolly," but
most of the passengers smiled.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
MORE RACERS GO OUT.
Too Much Ice Cream Gives Riders in
the Six Day Race Severe
Frost

New York, Dec. lO.--Through over-in-.
diligence in ice cream and other good
things, Caldwell and Keegan became i'll
during the night and they and their
teammates, Hooper and Logan. were
forced to retire from the six-day BIZ
cycle race. st s o'clock this morning
the leaders had raced 1884 miles. 173
miles behind the record .
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
FOR BANK OFFICERS.
Warrants Issued for Managers Of the
Now Defunct German Eank of
Buffalo, NJ. Y.

Buffalo, N. ", Dec. Warrants
charging grand larceny: in the seconc
degree were granted against former
President Emery, Cashier Paul Wern.
er, and Assistant Cashier William Plue.
deke, of the German bal1k, which
was closed by the state banking depart
ment several days ago.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
Death of Old Settler.

Ethan, S. Da Dec so. Fl. Perry.
another old settler who took up land
four miles north of Ethan in 1880, died
at his residence in Mitchell. He moved
to Mitchell a number of years ago and
is we'll known throughout this part of
the state, having been engaged in the
laundry business in Mitchell and sew
eral other towns in the state. He has
been member of the city>council for
some years.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
FATAL MINE ACCIDENT
Explosion of Fire Damp in Coal Work
ings in Washington Costs Fifteen

Burnett, Wash, Dec 10.-As 4 result
of an explosion in the burnett coal
mine yesterday, believed to have been
caused by fire damp, eleven miners are
dead, two badly injured, and it is
known that at least four others are
still in the mine. Search for the lat
ter was abandoned at midnight, as it
was deemed unsafe TO continue the
work Of rescue. The eleven bodies re-
moved from the shaft were badly
burned and mangled. Most of the en-
ployes were Poles or Italians. The
married victims leave large families
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
Public Library Dedicated.

Hastings, Dec. 1o.--The new Car
negie library building was dedicated
and opened with n fitting program and
was well attended The president Of
the library board. V. b. Trimble. de-
livered a short address in which he out
lined the purpose of public libraries
and how they may be of inestimabe
value to town Mayor Miles also
made a short address. Music was fur
nished by BonnetS orchestra. A piano
and several dozen chairs have been do
mated to the library by the townspeo.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
READING of Liqht Franchise.

Deadwood. S. D.. Dec. 9.-There has
been great interest taken on the part
of the business men of this city in the
new electric light franchise before the
city council. The first reading of the
new franchise occurred Monday night
at the regular session of the city coun-
Gil. The city reserves the right to pur-
chase the plant at any time within ten
years, and there are several modifica-
tons which make the new franchise
the most lenient of any in the state.
Bids are being asked for to construct
the water bitches and fumes for the
new water system from Elk creek to
this city. ~
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
IOWA RAILROAD MEN.
They Numbered Over $4,000 and Draw
Over $25,o0o,0cO in Annual Wages
and Salaries

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 10--The annual
wages paid the railroad men of the
state passed $25, 1000, 900 in the fiscal year
1904, and were $51S.43S larger than the
preceding year The wages comprised
60 per cent. of operating expenses of
lines in Iowa.
Although the number employed dur
ing the year was smaller, the wages
was much larger. In 1903 42.4S4 men
were given employment, and paid $24,-
6SS, 563: in 1904 3S,4O5 were employed,
and paid So. 267.001.
The average daily rate Of wages in
1904 was $40, against SlS2 in 1903. This
was the largest average ever paid ex-
cept in 1890. when the figure reached
$212.
The following shows wage statistics
since 49,:
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
Elyria Gets Into the Game.

Elyria, o., Dec. S.-The grand jury
began an investigation into the Chad
wick case here today. Prosecutor
Stroup has sent to New York for Iri
Reynolds to come here and appear
Sible,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
The ,n,esne nsab,e Aurt

r. liat sottld the " GRID become WITH
out the elf-sacrifice and belpfulness
OF the maiden aunt, I cannot Imagine
Among the brightest queens of heaven
will be- those who took care of other
peoples children De Witt Talmage.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
A POSSIBLE MURDER.
Foster, Neb., Under Suspiciou-
Circum stances,

Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 1O-rhe dead
body Of Welcome Davidson, aged 65,
was found III q field near Foster to-
day. The mars face was horribly
gashed and the feet entangled in
STRAPS,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16
THEY ALL DID III.
Denver Ballots Show That Both. Parties
Repeated in the Recent
Election.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 10.-Reporte made
to the supreme court today by the
handwriting experts who have exam
inets the ballots in the box from Pre-
scinct 6, Ward s.. disclosed evidence Of
repeating for both the democratic and
republican tickets at the late election.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-12-16

This opportunity has now been given
him.
The Real Mystery.
The strangcSt feature of the mystery
has been the use of the name of Car
negie. What reason was offered to eX-
plain why Carnegie. who has an in
come of more than $10,000000 year
from United States steel bonds, should
be giving notes, has not been brought
out. Probably not in the history of the
United States has there been anything
similar. in unusual circumstances and
magnitude, to Mrs. Chadwick's borrow
ings.
1t is known by the statement of
President Beckwith of the failed Citi-
Zen's National bank of Oberlin that
notes for at least 81 100000 Endorsed by
Mrs. Chadwick are outstanding. The
securities said to be held by Iri Rey
r1olds of Cleveland figure to the extent
Of $4,000 900 Herbert ID. Newton Of
Boston has u claim for $190,8OO, and
today it was asserted by those con-
versant with the case that a number Of
banks not yet mentioned in public had
made large loans to Mrs. Chadwick