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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-12

Washington society is deeply stirred
now over the failure of Mr.. and Mrs,
Perry Belmont to be accepted to member
ship in one of the country clubs made up
of the fashionables of the Capital Mr..
Belmont is the brother of August Belmont
and o. H. P. Belmont and all are we'll
known in social circles in this country
and in several Capitals of Europe. They
have vast wealth and are members of
exclusive clubs of New York and London.
Nevertheless the Perry Belmonts who
have been cutting wide social swath in
Washington, upon being proposed for
the Chevy Chase Club were black
balled. The fact is of small importance
except to Mr.. and Mrs. Belmont and
their immediate friends, but taken as an
indication of the feeling and sentiment of
the exclusive society people of the city it
is of decided interest. Several reasons
are alleged for the Stumbling of this we'll
known family. Divorced. people are
accepted here as they are in other cities,
for common as they are among the smart
set there would be an APPALLING thinning
out Of the ranks if the divorced ones were
excluded, but there are prominent peo-
pie here who have Anticipated notions
about it and who have never forgotten
the unsavory details of the divorce of
Mrs. Belmont from w. II. Sloane of
New York, and her speedy marriage with
Mr.. Belmont who, it is alleged, was re-
sponsible for the divorce. There are
divorces and divorces it appears, and
Washington objects to the Sloane-Bel-
mont sort. Then Thomas Nelson Page,
the author and one of the shining lights
of society, is said to have rather emphat-
ically opposed the acceptance of the Bel.
monts on the ground that the fast set of
New York should not get foot hold at
the Capital, where society should con-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-12

Resentment seems to have been CIV
en- US by nature for defense and for
defense only. 1t is the safeguard Of
justice and the security Of innocence.
Adam Smith.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.

Presidential candidacy politics have
been seething in Washington this week.
1t is quite natural for President Roose
welt TO assume to dictate the nomination
to the next Presidency. He has been
elected'to his present Office by an unpar-
alleled majority, and it is widely con-
coded that he is more popular now than
when he was elected. The desire that he
shall run again is we'll nigh universal.
So great is the aspiration of the people
for another term of Roosevelt that they
refuse to believe his positive, oft iterated
assertion that he will retire at the end of
the present term. Knowing this feeling
as he does he cannot doubt its meaning
and it is nothing more than reasonable
for him to assume that since he cannot
fulfill universal wish by accepting the
Office in person he can at least name a
proxy or successor. This is all there is to
it and is certainly enough. There are
millions of enthusiastic supporters of the
President who long to see the policies
and enterprises that are known as
"Rooseveltian" accomplished, and have
no hope that they will be under the sin.
lister abhorrent minority that is working
for the old gang in support of Fairbanks,
Foraker or Cannon.
The feeling that Roosevelt must sue
coed himself either in person or by some
one nominated by him and in accord
with him amounts to passion, and is
almost as broad as the country itself
If there were an election today he would
doubtless carry number of Southern
states and would be backed by Con
gress overwhelmingly in favor of nearly
every measure he has advocated.
*xx
The second chapter in the interesting
controversy between the President and
Mr.. Hartman was the statement which
came from the White House that com,
bination had been formed to destroy
Roosevelt and his policies and that it was
starting out with an endowment of
IS, 900. 900 subscribed by Hearst, Rookie
Teller, Hartman and a few Others. It
was alleged that certain Senator attend
ing banquet INDUCED too freely in the
liquid refreshments and gave the game
away inadvertently. No names were
given and number of anti-administra-
ton officials are busy trying TO prove that
they are not the guilty ones. Senator
Boies Penrose who was strongly suspected
at first appears to have proved an alibi,
and Senator Scott Of West Virginia, is
being named as the man, though as yet
he has not felt it necessary to make a
denial. Both of these men are opposed
to the President and his policies, though
Senator Penrose has made it appear on
the surface that he was with him. There
will doubtless be many more sensational
developments in this episode and every
thing indicates that the fight of 1908 is
already beginning in earnest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-04-12
Clothing

The Spring cut and finish of our Cloth
ing is attractive to all who visit our 3rd floor
Mems Shirts at the cut prices are going
out briskly, customers are taking advantage
of the opportunity we are offering.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
After Hartman.

A Washington dispatch of May
90, says that it is not the intention
of the interstate commerce commits
sion to await the result of the pro-
ceedings to be instituted against E.
H. Hartman to compel him to an
swer certain Inquiries that were put
to him in the New York investiga-
ton before taking action on the gen
eral subject of the investigation.
In the opinion of the members OF
the commission, it may be a year or
even more before the final decision
can be reached regarding the efforts
of the commission to compel Harri-
man to answer the questions. Pro-
ceedings to that end will be institut-
ed before the courts of the southern
district of New York the latter par.
of this month or the first Of next
They will be for the purpose of OBJ
tanning an order to compel Hartman
to respond to the inquiries.
1t is expected that, if the court
should issue such an order, Harri-
man may carry the case to the high
er courts, and eventually to the SUI
preme court Of the United States.
Should the lower courts decision be
adverse to the commission it is prob
able that it will carry the matter to
a higher tribunal, inasmuch as the
question involves a right of the COM
mission which II he1ievac II oupht to
exercise in an untrammeled way.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
DENVER EXCURSION.
IN SEEKING OUT INDUSTRIAL
AND COMMERCIAL
RELATIONS
WITH THE GREAT NORTHWEST
THEY SHOULD LINGER
AWHILE.
WITH THE GREAT NORTHWEST

The Denver Business Mems asso-
citation with the Twenty-first Infan-
try band, arrived in Rapid City at
isis last evening. Their stay here
was but of short duration, and inn
mediately after shaking hands with
the mayor and few of our citizens,
departed for their next objective
point.
1t seems to The Union that this
delegation of Denver business men
should have planned ito make Rapid
City general headquarters during
their sojourn in the Hills. and that
their coming here and glancing out
of the car windows while the infan-
Try band played a tune did not fur
nish the delegation any information
respecting the advantages that might
be offered for Denvers prosperity
either in an industrial or commercial
way. We think that they have made
a grave mistake in not making ar
.angements to properly inspect this
locality and become acquainted with
,ar surroundings, as the Minneapo-
is business men will surely do when
they visit here in the near future.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25

c1al representative. AS practical die
tator of the district he forbade mine
owners from employing union men;
men desiring work were compelled to
apply to the coroner, who was also
the physician of the Bunker Hill Co..
for a permit. A proclamation
drawn up by the company's attorney
and signed by Sinclair, required ev-
cry man permitted to work to sign
statement that he believed the
crimes perpetrated at Wardner were
perpetuated through the influence
and by the direction OF the miners
unions, and adjourning all allegiance
70 these unions. by doing this he
practically confessed his own GRIMM
altty as member Of the ,organiza-
tion."
This permit system, in direct vio-
lation of the law of Idaho, was not
popular even among many of the
mine managers, who preferred to
employ their old force In preference
to raw hands. One such mine man
ager, John A. Finch, said that he be-
lieved that the majority of the men
belonging to the unions were of
more than ordinary intelligence, and
as good men as could be found any
where" He did not believe he said,
that 20 per cent of the men knew
what they were going to Wardner
for when the mill was destroyed; but
even II they had known, they would
not have dared refuse to go. He
thought that majority of the men
disapproved OF every lawless act that
had been committed, but they did
not openly dare to say SO; they be-
lieved that the Federation was the
strongest power in the country; one
man Paul Corcoran, was tried for
murder and convicted. He was par
doned subsequently,. Constitutional
and statutory provisions were shock
ingly disregarded in the prosecu-
ton of the miners, resulting in pack
ed juries to insure convictions, fav-
orite judges to try cases, and troops
to intimidate.
Since 1899 peace has reigned in
Shoshone county, yet in 1906, Cover
nor Steuenberg was assasinated. The
attempt now is to fix on the leaders
Of the Federation guilt of completely
in the crime.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
Odd Fellows Meet

A Pierre special to the Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader of recent date says:
Five hundred representatives of
the l. o. o. +. grand lodge are in
the city in attendance at the grand
lodge, grand encampment and Re-
bekah assembly. The Black Hills
section of the state is we'll represent
ed, the delegates from that part of
the state coming through on a spe-
cial sleeper which was chartered for
their use and will remain to take
them to their homes. Among the
delegates are many of the veterans
of the order, the past grand officers
showing their interest by being we'll
represented. The city is well decor
ated in the colors of the order, both
in the way of bunting and electric
displays.
The future action of the Home
board was matter of discussion in
both the grand lodge and Rebekahs,
the home board was instructed to
secure bids during the coming year
from places which desired the To-
cation of the home, and report the
same to the grand lodge meeting in
1908, for action by that lodge. That
at the 1909 meeting plans for the
home were to be presented and
adopted, and it is expected to have
the home completed by their session
of 1910. BY the time work can be
commenced it is hoped to have a
thousand dollars of which more than
half is now available.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
(The Northwest Post. J

The Epworth League held its
eighteenth anniversary meeting on
Sunday evening, and had a splendid
program Of music, speeches and pa
pers by the young people. The del
egates from the recent convention re-
ported, and Misses Ackerman and
Lancaster read the two papers which
they gave at the convention, and
which elicted such favorable COM
ment. Mrs. Hoyt, Miss Guild and
Will Shockley each sang solo, and
the mixed and male quartettes also
furnished music, assisted by Mis- Brad
ley as organist and Mr.. DeAngeles
as violinist.
AT meeting of the board of edu-
cation on Monday evening, bids for
the building of the addition to the
High school were considered. The
contract was let to Nolan & Wilkin-
son OF this city, the cost to be So
$4,000. Four rooms, each 25x32
feet will be built on the south. The
same entrance on the west will be
used, with additional hallway and
back entrance on the east. Hammer
dressed rock will be used in con-
structing the outside walls, and the
entire contract is to be completed
IN time for school next fall This
will make the school building COM
modious enough for present purpos-
es, though another one in differ
ent part Of the city is only a cues
tfon of time.
The high school commencement
exercises will be held at the Pear
son on Friday evening. There are
two graduates this year, Misses Ella
Orem and Hazel Lancaster. each of
whom will deliver orations. The
other exercises will consist of vocal
and instrumental music, and an ad-
dress by Prof. W. R. Mooney. No
admission will be charged and all
patrons and friends of the school
are invited.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
dR[AT CONVENTION.
RAPID CITY SHOULD PARTICI.
PATE in THE PUBLIC LANDS
CONVENTION.
MORE LIBERAL POLICY is DE.
SIRED IN THE STATES ON
ACCOUNT OF IMMIGRATION.

Complying with resolution of the
last legislature, the governor of Col
orado has issued a call for all the
governors of all the states west of
the Missouri river to participate in a
Public Lands Convention" to be
held in the City of Denver, June 1S,
l9, and 20. This invitation has met
with an enthusiastic response and
preparations are under way for a
convention at that time which prom
ises to be an epoch-making one. I'm
der the plan which has been adopted,
the program committee will be COM
posed of one of the senators and a
congressman from each of the states
above designated. The governor Of
each state is authorized to appoint
a number of delegates, and every
club, commercial body and industrial
organization is invited to appoint
five delegates. acting under this au-
thority the Business Mems club OF
Rapid CITY has passed resolution
agreeing to participate in the con-
vention, and President MCGEE has
appointed George Bennett, A. j. Nc
Cain, w. H. Tompkins, A. K. Gard
ner and Granville Jones.
1t is hoped that these gentlemen
will all be able to attend and we feel
sure that they will be able to credit
ably represent the Business Mems
club. We regard this meeting as
one of vast and far-reaching import
ance. Nothing more vitally affects
the future development of the states
of the northwest than the manage
ment and disposal of the public lands
and nothing is more certain than that
change is needed in the present
policy OF the United States govern
ment.
No surer evidence of this could be
offered than the fact that the Can
adian government, just to the north
of us is pursuing different and
more liberal policy than the United
States and this different policy is
not only diverting large and splen-
did class of immigration that should
come to the northwestern states of
America, but is actually moving our
own citizens out of the United States
at the rate of hundred thousand a
year. The homestead allotment is
too small and the rules for it's ac-
quirement too rigid for US to COM
pete with the Canadian lands across
the border.
A more liberal policy should be
inaugurated by the United States and
then this policy should be backed up
by an energetic advertising campaign,
'ondut ed by the states interested
chat would fill the great northwest
with population drawn from the
best brains, Drawn, and blood of the
nation.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
NO. 81
the rain, they returned the same

tne ram, tney returned the same
evening.
Mrs. F. 3. Foss and family left
Tuesday for Wasta, where she and
her boys have filed on a section Of
land. Mrs. Foss goes fully equipped
for farming, and will Immediately
begin the testing of Dakota soil.
Henry Kappes, returned Tues
day morning from Olewein. Iowa,
where he had been called q short
time ago on account of the Illness OF
his mother. Mr.. Kappes is one Of
the homesteaders near Owanka, ana
left for that place Wednesday morn
ing.
Joe Hare, of Hill City, was in
town few days OF this week. re-
turning Wednesday afternoon. Mr..
Hare says he is devoting his time
to farming this spring and reports
everything looking exceptionally we'll
B. F. Montgomery, who has for.
some months past been employed as
cashier on the Northwestern has
resigned his position and left We'd
nesday of this week for his former
home in Chicago. We are pleased
to state that one of our home boys.
John Fall. is filling the vacancy very.
|credibly.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
No Printers Left.

Elbert Hubbard, in April Phiiis-
tine: The Columbus Penitentiary
News for many years a famous and
lourishing daily paper, published by
convicts, has suspended publication,
for tho very good reason that there
is not left i'll that big penal institu-
tio2 a single man who can handle
type. Bankers there are in plenty
more than twenty, and more are
on the way. Several convict banks
might be operated with men to spare
Enough lawyers are there to take
legal business. Doctors and brokers
ard other "eminently respectable"
citizens arc not lacking. Business
men, farmers, mechanics and repre-
sentatives Of almost every other de-
part.ncnt of industrial activity are
common there, but there is no print
er. The fact throws a new light on
I, character that has long been COM
nacnly :nisjudged. The printer to-
a.yis is q homeowner. He is one of
fHnd employment and he has no
8tinia for late slippers and fast rides
always was-far above the average
man in information and intelligence.
All the notable events of human life
PASS through his hands and make
impressions on his brain. The fact
that more than twenty bankers are
In the Ohio penitentiary, and not
one printer, tells of the relative hon
esty Of the printer today-and tells
more for there are ten printers in
the land to one banker. 1t shows
us that the most common and most
Dangerous crimes of today are not
hoing committed by the world S
workers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
Cuttings from Our Ncighboring En-
changes of Interest to Many of You.
lRelle Eourche Rec. ]

Miss Grace Allen of Spearfish, Wis
tied the high school on Thursday and
Friday of last week. Miss Allen
will be assistant principal in our
schools next year and came over to
get acquainted with the course of
study so as to be prepared for the
opening of school in September.
B. F. Hoyt has resigned as North
western agent at Belle Fourche and
will leave for the east as soon as
the auditor comes to check up the
affairs of the office. Harry Nevalier,
who acted as relief agent here last
summer has been sent to take charge
OF the station. Mr.. Hoyt has not
made any definite plans as to what
he will do.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
We Are Not "In It,"

valued correspondent asks us
to republish the following item with
reference to the frosty year 1916.
Some people have heard their par
ents tell of that famous year, when
frost, snow and ice prevailed every
month of the year, and there was
practically twelve months winter.
1t was called "the year without a
SUMNER" and the account of it is
particularly interesting at this time
when it looks to the doubling as if
Nature might be engaged in putting
up similar job on unprotected
humanity. The account follows:
"Ninety-one years ago occurred the
year without summer. Frost oc-
Cured every month in the year
1916. Ice formed a half inch thick
in May Snow fell to the depth of
three inches in New York and also
in Massachusetts, in June. Ice was
formed of thickness of common
window glass throughout New York
on the Fourth of July. Indian corn
was so frozen that the greater part
was cut in August and dried for fod-
der, and the farmers supplied them
selves from the corn produced in
1915 for the seed in the spring of
1917. The old timers of Saratoga
county will tell you that the rising
generation is mot in it, when com
parison is made away back with the
days when they were boys. Sara
toga Springs Saratogan.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
lBlack Hills Press

1t is now a certainty that we are
to have a new postmaster and new
county treasurer. Frank Smith has
resigned the treasurership to be-
come postmaster, and the commits
sioners will meet next Saturday to
fill the vacancy.
Jas. A. Merritt, residing on Deep
creek, in the White Owl section, left
town yesterday with big load of
summer supplies. Mr.. M. says that
many settlers are coming, into that
section, and the herd owners and
flock masters are no longer monarchs
of all they survey.
The Mead County Bank received
telegram Monday from the Inter-
state bank of Billings county, N. D.,
announcing the death of Peter Nc
uillan, at Sentinel Buttes. The de-
ceased was we'll and favorably known
to all the older settlers of this sec
tion.
Two boisterous young men from
the Vale section, Alex Rewe and
John Uorn, disturbed the quiet and
peace of the city last Monday eve-
ming by riding their steeds on the
sidewalks, and then took swift
hike for the country. Policeman Faw-
cett soon had the pair in jail, and
yesterday they paid fines and costs
footing $24.25 each.
Once again in the course of hui
man events, Sturgis will celebrate
the glorious Fourth of July. The
Eagle lodge has taken the matter in
hand, and it is safe to say that the
grandest and biggest celebration
ever held in the city is now being
planned. Above one thousand dol
lars will be raised for expenditure in
contest prizes and fire works. All
the Eagle lodges in the ills will be
invited to come and bring their
friends with them. A cordial well
come and royal good time is as
sured to every one who comes here
to celebrate the greatest of our ma
tional holidays.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
To be Held at Seattle.

Announcement was made at the
Christian Endeavor headquarters
in Boston, Saturday, of the program
Of the twenty-third international
Christian Endeavor convention to
be held at Seattle. Wash. July 10 to
10. The greetings Of the state Will
be extended by Governor Alfred q.
Meade of Washington, while the
city's hospitality will be extended by.
Mayor William H. Moore, OF Seattle.
Rev. John Pollock, president OF the
United Christian union and pastor Of
st. Enoch's Presbyterian church,
Belfast, Ireland, will respond for the
delegates. These exercises will take
place early in the evening In the
auditorium, after which Will come.
General Secretary shaw's inaugural
address, and the address by Presi-j
dent Clark. One OF the features Of
the convention will be the singing Of
Handel's Oratorio Of the Messiah
in the auditorium Saturday evening
July 13, by a chorus Of 1900 voices
and an orchestra OF $50 pieces.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
Ralph Riggs.

Seldom has commedian made as
fine an impression up this way as
that made by Ralph Riggs in "The
College Boy" the other evening, and
Manager Brennon is to be congratu-
lated on securing him for return
engagement for next Wednesday
evening, May 30. The company sup
porting Ralph Riggs is a good one
and besides being good comedians
numbers among them some excellent
dancers and singers. The company
will present Wednesday evening the
29th, a three-act commedy with mu-
sic by Sidney Grundy and Myrtle
Ryan, 1.-The Red Domino" All the
dances and songs will be changed
and our theatre goers can rest as
sured that "The Red Domino" will
be pleasing performance. Prices
will be Csc, soc, and 75c. Seats on
sale at McNamara's May 26.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1907-05-25
Seven Miners Perish.

Several miners including Superin-
tendent Jacobs, were burned or suf-
focated, Monday last, in the Engle
vile mine at Englaville, Col. The
men went to work Monday night
and when they did not come out
next morning, an investigation was
started.
1t was discovered that fire, which
broke out in the mine year ago,
and was still burning in some sec
tions, had suddenly spread and
swept across an inclined tunnel, pre-
venting the men from reaching the
outside.
The point from where the flames
crossed the tunnel is three miles
from the opening and it was nee
essary to dig temporary tunnel
around the fire in order to reach
the bodies of the illfated miners.