The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-19
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After experiencing all the dis
comforts of a March BLIZZARD to the
fullest extent, members of the two
houses of congress have finally
reached the conclusion that it will
be wise to change the date of the
Inauguration to period of the year
when weather conditions are apt to
be more equable. 1t requires con-
stitutional amendment to change the
date, but if congress takes action at
the special session the change can
be ratified by the states before the
president elected in the fall of 1912
is inaugurated. Washington was in
augurated April 80 because he could
not reach the capital city in time
to be sworn in on March 4. Since
then the Inauguration has taken
place on the constitutional date eX-
cept in one or two instances, when
March 4 fell on Sunday, when the
executive took the oath in private
on that day and was formally inau-
gurated on the following day. Many
times the weather on March 4 has
been so disagreeable as to seriously
endanger the lives of the president
and the spectators, but the condi-
lions last Thursday were worse than
ever before. The latter part of
April or May would make an ideal
time for the inaugural ceremonies to
take place, and 1T is probable con-
gress will agree on some such date
If it finally gets around to making
the change at all. If the date is
changed to later in the year, and
President Taft is reelected, it will
give him a longer residence in the
White House than any other presi-
dent has ever enjoyed.
Americans generally will regret
the news coming from Spain to the
effect that Admiral Cervera, who was
so disastrously beaten by the Ameri-
is dying. Cervera was out numbered
and out Unanswered, but he put up
a gallant fight and won the respect
of his enemies.
A federal court >has decided that
the two-cent rate law passed by the
Missouri legislature Is confiscatory
and calculated to deprive railroads of
property without due process Of law.
If the court holds thusly in Missou-
ri, which is half the size of South
Dakota, but which has many times
the railroad mileage, and over 81
100000 people in 1900, what can
the courts be expected to do with the
South Dakota two-cent law?
The state flag adopted by the leg
islature is upon a design made by
Miss Ida Anding, and is to be
field of sky-blue upon which is en-
blazoned sun in gold surrounded
by the words South Dakota, the
Sunshine State" On the reverse of
the sun will be the great seal of
the state in dark blue. The field
will be bordered with deep fringe
in gold. The secretary of state is
directed to secure two of these, one
Of which he is to keep in his Gus
tody and the other is deposited in
the custody Of the Camp of Phil
ippine Veterans at Deadwood. At
the same time General Engleshy
will secure one for the military de-
partment and no doubt many small
er ones will be placed upon the
market by flag houses.
A Vienna correspondent of the
Pail Mall Gazette, tells of new in
fictitious disease among children in
lower Australia, to which the doc
tors have given the name of polyo-
myelites. Translated into plain Ian
guage this means childen's spinal
paralysis. The first symptom is
high fever, followed by severe
headache, sickness and vomiting,
and sometimes also accompanied by
commissions and cramp. The next
stage is paralysis, either of the
whole body or individual limbs. This
paralysis occasionally takes a trans
verse direction, and the right arm
and left leg being affected. The dis
ease does not appear to be fatal. FIRE.
quently complete recovery is eff
fected. but occasionally the limbs
remain in weak condition.
Kansas has brand new anti Gig
aret law. 1t is so brand new and
came into being SO unexpectedly
that dealers were caught with con-
siderable supply Of the coffin nails
on hand. One Topeka dealer who
had neglected to keep an eye on the
legislature had just finished un-
packing an order valued at $500
when he was told that offering the
goods for sale would subject him
to heavy penalties. But of course
the cigaret will not be wholly ban
ished from Kansas. 1.-THE makings"
will still be there and wherever
the makings'' are there the cigaret
will be. Nevertheless the law-Yill
be helpful. Only the fends win
take the trouble to try to circum-
vent 1t. The recruiting Of their
ranks will be in large measure
stopped.
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