The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-02


Nevada Is beginning to see the
light OF reform. The legislature Of
that state has passed an anti-gamb-
ling bill which the governor says he
will sign. The bill prohibits bridge
whist, poker, and gambling games in
general under the penalty of six
months Imprisonment or 5000 fine.
Governor Deneen's job as COVER
nor Of Illinois, is no longer in doubt.
1t will be remembered that Adlai
Stevenson asked for recount Of the
votes, claiming that he was really
elected governor. The matter was
referred to a recount committee and
after an investigation Of all matters
laid before it the committee decided
that Stevenson did not have any case
and that the whole matter should be
dismissed.
Why nest among earthquakes? AS
when Vesuvius last broke loose, peo-
pie will wonder why men choose to
dwell in such places of danger. But
beween the great disasters that
make so portentous printed list
are long periods when the slopes are
golden with lemons ripening and the
rich soil smiles with double harvest.
A volcano is not such bad neigh
Dor. 1t always gives warning and
its worst fits enrich the soil. The
earthquake in It's appalling fury and
audiences is different matter.
Mr.. Hartman, who Is also called
the railroad wizard, fayors amend
ment to the interstate commerce
commission law allowing the rail-
roads to enter into mutual agree
ments, permitting strong roads to
extend credit and protection to weak
roads and he expects congress to en-
act such an amendment. Hartman
claims that this will result in re-
duction of operating expenses and
will be the signal for extensive i'm
provements, and the expenditure of
large sums of money in extensions.
That the business of the country Is
improving is shown by the statistics
gathered by the bureau OF statistics
at New York. In nearly all cases
the importations of manufacturers
raw materials in January of this year
show q large advance over those Of
1908. and in some cases the figures
exceed those Of January 1907 when
the country's business was at high
tide many months preceding the
panic. We imported six million
pounds more Of wool in January
1909, than in 1907, and five million
feet more OF lumber than in January
1908.
Marconi produced in 1896 the first
wireless telegraph capable of send
ing and recording electric waves
across long distances. II ,fat year
he could send ineligible messages
200 feet. BY 1900 he had perfected
the process 80 as to be able to trans
NIT messages 200 miles. In 1902 his
ship, the Carlo Alberto, kept in
touch by wireless with a station on
the coast of England at distances up
to 1890 miles. In December of
that year wireless messages were ex-
changed between England and Can
ada. In 1907 a regular transatlan-
tho wireless service was inaueuratel.
A strong defense of the present
plan of building a lock canal at Pan
anna, not only because 1t Is deemed
more desirable than canal built on
sea level. but because of the saving
in time and money, is contained in
. special report Of Lieutenant Col
onel George w. Goethals. chairman
and chief engineer of the isthmian
canal commission. just made public.
The report which is an exhaustive
one. deals with every phase of the
canals construction and in 1t Col.
Goethals handles without gloves
those critics who he says are predict
ing nothing but disaster and failure
to the enterprise.
The objection shown by the court
ct Pekin to accept the aid OF the
European surgeons during the illness
OF China's late ruler does not seem
to be shared by the people Of Hanoi
In Indo China. Here it seems that
the French have established With
considerable success school Of med
icine. There are ninety students en-
rolled, some studying the science
from the human standpoint, some
qualifying as veterinary surgeons,
while number Of young women
have entered as obstretic students
one lady who has qualified has been
.signAlly successful in charge of a
hospital Tor the poor at Phuly. Eigh,
out Of ten Of the students come from
Cochin China.
From the beginning to the end OF
n transaction In crime the telephone
Gomez into use serving both sides
With equal fidelity. says . writer in
Appleton's. The thief uses It to de-
termins which house he may safe.
w rob. The man next door sees the
burglAr. md calls up the police. The
police arriye. catch the burglar and
tslephone for the Black Maria t.
Stake him Is Jail. The thief tele.
phonss q lawyer TO defend him. The
lawyer telephones for .bondsmen e
hall ont nh client. and the banker
lDlsphonss the sheriff that the bonds,
tman'e cheek = good. When the daI
~ trial comes ths ciefkso OF court be.
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