The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1908-09-18


The Minneapolis journal has been
isposed of to a newspaper syndicate
which Is headed BIZ IA. v. Jones, Who'll
las been conducting the Commercial
West. The Journal property brought
he sum of 81 200, 900, and is pref
y nifty sum for newspaper. Mr..
Jones will be the editor and business
OF the Journal in the future
The Journal in years past has ac-
luired a high standing in South Da-
kota through the management of
Lncian Swift and j. s. McLain,! both
of whom will retire from the paper.
4 A London correspondent of the
New York Herald states that not
less than four thousand American
negroes have emigrated from the
United States and settled in London
during the past year, and there is at
the present time no apparent de-
crease in the volume that is pouring
into the worlds metropolis from the
American republic. There is no
prejudice against the colored man in
the British Isles and many of them
are finding white wives among the
working classes. Perhaps this is the
beginning of the solution of the race
problem in free America.
Tuesday night letter to the secre-
tary of state advising him of the
postponement until 1917 of the Jap
anese exposition which was to have
been held in 1912. The reasons Civ
en- are that the short time between
now and 1912 would necessitate a
wasteful expense and that there is
a peculiar fitness in holding the ex-
position the first in Asia, in COM
1nemoration Of the fiftieth anniver-
sary of the accession of his majesty
to the throne. The presidents let
ter lays stress on the peculiar feel
ing Of regard and friendship which
4 this country has for Japan, and says
that we should do all in our power
to help make the exposition sue
cess.
THE reign of the knife, and the
stiletto, which has been unquestion-
ed in Italy for centuries" says the
Rome correspondent of a Berlin pa
per, lis to be brought to an end.
For generations it has been the GUS
tom to carry knife, and those men
lin the lower walks who had no knife
carried sharpened nail or file, to
4 be used on the slightest provocation.
The wine is heavy, the blood Of the
people is hot, their power Of self
control small. Is it wonder then
that with the murderous instrument
always at hand, there should be SO
3 many fatal encounters? But the
n lawmakers have at last discovered
that the morals of the whole nation
have been influenced for the bad by
the knife-carrying custom, and laws
will be passed similar to those now
in force in some parts of the United
States of America, making it crime
to carry deadly weapon"
Service in the medical department
of the army has been made more at
tractice by two measures that passed
at the recent session of congress
The number of medical officers il
the lower ranks has been raised t,
800. making total of 444 in tn
: department. The officer is promote,
to the rank of Captain within tire
years of enlistment, instead of five
will become major in compar
: atiyely short time, and will reac
{ the rank of lieutenant colonel,
2 not that of colonel before retiremen
e This increased rapidity of PROMOTE
n with correspondingly greater juris
diction over health of soldiers mus
d appeal to physicians who desire t
z serve their country. Then too, tn
!, increase in pay makes it possibl
J, for physician to enlist without dc
n ling injustice to his family Tn
+ 3young doctor will receive salar
O of $4,000 a year at the beginning
rising at each rank until he receive
$4,000 as colonel. An increase {
ten per cent in salary is made ever
five years for 20 years but the ma,
9 imum pay Of the colonies is $500
of majors $4,000. In addition tb
"a government provides a house, wit
e necessary heat and light. and ful
Z 3nishes horses when they are needle,
Jean lures, leader Of the Social.
s party in the French chamber OF de,
9 Isuties, and next 10 8Bebel OF German,
y. the leading socialist Of the worl,
: in q signed article for the Indepel
!, dent gives his views on marriage ]
!. social istic. society. This is a vel
y live subject in France owing to u
4 action Of parliament in liberalizin
So tile divorce laws SO that now when
couple has lived apart for thru
!, years q complete divorce may be ha
~ \, upon rogue 81 one of the parti.
3 without going Into the question
q cause: Janres says that socialis
81 will eliminate all legal restraint
Is from marriage but at the same tin
!. will fCrtify he moral obi Igations