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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
Test Hepburn Law.

Washington, Jan. Hearing of
arguments in the commodities clause
cases was commenced today before
the United States supreme court.
The cases involved the constitution
ality of the clause of the Hepburn
rate law prohibiting railroad COM
panies from carrying commodities of
their own production, and all the
roads affected by this action are
owners of anthracite coal mines in
Pennsylvania, the products of which
they would be prohibited from trans
porting if the law should be held
constitutional
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
GUILT STRONGLY DENIED
Women Defendants on the Stand in
Murder Case.


Media, Pa, Jan. 4.-The dramatic
denial of Mrs. NJ. Florence Erb that
she participated in killing her hus-
band and the testimony of Mrs.
Catherine Beisel, sister and con-
fessed Staying of her brother-in-law,
as to family differences which lead
up to the shooting marked the pro-
ceedings of the trial today of the
two women charged with the murder
of Capt. Erb. Mrs. Erb said that she
permitted her sister to battle single
handed with her husband on the
night of the killing because she had
been made coward by his abuse
and was afraid to interfere. All eff
forts to get the witness to admit
that different men had visited her
at the home in the absence Of her
husband met with little success.
Mrs. Beisel declared Erb guilty
of extreme cruelty to both she and
Mrs. Erb, mentioning an instance
where she said that Capt. Erb
choked his wife into insensibility.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
Public Land Sale.

Department of the Interior, rand
City Land Office. S. D., August 18th
1908. -
Notice is hereby given that as d.
rected by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under the pro
visions of the Act of Congress an.
proved June 9th, 1906 GA Stat.
olD, we will offer at public sale to
the highest bidder, at O'Clock a
M, on the goth day of October next
at this office, the Following tract OF
iand-serial O656, viz:
North half of northeast quarter
OF Section 26, township north
range east, B. H. M.
Any person claiming Adversely
the above described lands are adver-
ttsed to file claims or objections on
or before the time designated for the
sale. sA'
John L. Burke, Register.
Myron Willsis. Receiver.
The optician at Trowbridxe.s viii
sivs you : psrtsss q q s,sstaslsa.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
Dead in the Church.

Detroit, Mich, Jan. 6-The dis
membered body of Rev. John ]. Car
michael, Methodist minister, was
found today partially consumed be-
tween the furnaces of the church at
Columbus, a small town in St. Clair
county, about SO miles northeast of
this city. A Ratchet and dirk were
found and are believed to have been
the instruments with which the
crime was committed.
1t was learned today that strange
man alighted at Hickett yesterday
and was directed to the Columbus
church. The minister's horse and
buggy were found at Pine River,
several miles away. The overcoat
was in the buggy and the money
found on his body precludes the
theory of robbery.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
Blow at Soil Surveys.

Washington, Jan. "a serious
blow was given the plans for con-
tinuation of the soil surveys by the
department of agriculture. when the
executive committee of the Associa-
tion of American Agricultural Col
lege and Educational Stations APP
peared before the house committee
today and said that the work is of
little benefit to the farmers.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
No Cabinet Announcement.

Augusta, Ca, Jan. 9.-Judge Taft
attended an old-fashioned southern
barbecue today. He has definitely
stated that there will be no an
'nouncement of his cabinet, other
than Hitchcock and Knox, until
March fourth.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
Ground to Death in Shelter.

Ely, New, Jan. 5.-Edward Bar
rette and E. P. Fitzgerald, engaged
in repair work at the Step Toe Val
ley smelter, were ground to death
when the power clutch slipped and
started the machinery.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
Won Marathon Race.

Boston. Jan. 9.-For the second
time in two weeks, Robert A. Fow-
Ter, Cambridge Port association, to-
day won Marathon laurels on the
Ashland course. Time two hours,
4S minutes. So seconds.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
Thornton Hnins Still on the Stand

Flushing, N. Y.,-Thornton
Hams, one of the defendants in the
Annis murder trial, was again on
the stand today and under search
ing ire of cross examination made
damaging admissions.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

upheld the minority. OF late there
have been many assertions that the
lock canal was great blunder, and
that sea level type would have to
be adopted after all. The army en-
gineers have held steadily to the be-
lief that the Gatun dam site is all
right and that the lock canal will be
a SuccCSs
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
Shifting the Blame for Murder.

Shifting the Blame for Murder.
Media. Pa, Dec. 30.-The defens,
Of Mrs. Florence Erb and her sister.
Mrs. Catherine Beisel, on trial for
killing Capt. ]. Clayton Erb, today
introduced evidence to substantiate
the claim that Beisel fred the fatal
shot. ssss
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

A bulletin issued by the depart
ment of Commerce and Labor shows
that of the twenty-five countries of
the world, all but four show a fall
ing off in exports, and nearly two
thirds show decline in imports for
the fiscal year 1908. Thus it ap-
pears to be the truth that the loss of
00,000,000 of American imports
during 1908 and of $150,000,000 in
American exports is only a part of
the general depression the worl |
over,
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

Gov. Fort, of New Jersey has re-
ceved a letter from Gov Meade, of
Washington, explaining his recent re-
fusal to eXtradite Eliot A. Archer,
the former broker of Newark, n. j.,
who left the latter place six years
ago and is now under indictments for
forgery amounting to $4,000. The
gist of Meade's defense is that New
jerseys claim on the forger is not
good. that the agent sent west TO
present the claim was drunk, and
that in Washington law is enforced
without military aid. Meade says he
received testimony from responsible
business men in Seattle showing that
Archer has been q model citizen
since his residence in the state. He
says it was not shown that Arch er
was criminally liable to a charge of
forgery.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

ripe it assumed bright orange col
or, while the taste of the blend is
said to be very pleasing. He is now
experimenting with the seeds from
the best specimens and thinks the
new variety will become popular.
The South Dakota railroad COM
mission has been ascertaining the
physical valuation of the railways of
the state during the past summer.
The same work has been performed
by the railway commission of Min
nesota, and the experts in the last
named state have made report. They
find that the total valuation of North
Pacific property within the state is
$54, 147,524. The railway company
has also made report claiming that
the cost of reconstructing the road
would be SOL, 100000. The reason
assigned by the state officials for the
higher figures claimed by the COM
pany is to sustain the capitalization
which has been placed upon the prop
erty. The state experts claim that
for about GO and a half millions.
The answer of the president to the
numerous appeals for executive par
don in the case of Mr.. Gompers and
his associates was made in a formal
statement to the press. 1t says that
he cannot interfere while the matter
is still before the courts and is a
civil suit between private parties.
Hence it was asserted that the opin-
ion of the president on the merits
Of the case could be of little conse-
quence. When final decision is made
in the case then the president could
consider whether the terms of i'm
prisonment are excessive or improp-
err. 1t is pointed out, however, that
"if the defendants see fit to abandon
their appeal the matter will then of
course be brought to the attention Of
the executive" They have the right
to appeal, and if unsuccessful then to
ask for pardon or Communication.
The senate shows disposition to
firing as national chairman Of the
republican party before assuming his
duties as postmaster general to
which he is to be appointed by Mr..
Taft. In this the senate is profiting
from it's experienc with George B..
Ccrtelyou. After Cortelyou was con-
firmed in his cabinet job he mani
tested extreme reluctance to letting
go Of his position as national chair
man, and only did so after the pass
age Of many months, and the s
ertion of considerable pressure. Not
that there is anything really wrong
about a cabinet member retaining
the Craftsmanship Of his party's
committee, between campaigns, only
the senate doesn't believe in one man
corraling all the good things-unless
the one man happens to be a sen
ator.
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New German Ambassador Presented.
Washington, Dec. 30.-Count Ber-
+oef Ia >~
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

Looking over late review of the
work of the agricultural department
at Washington, one is impressed not
only by the magnitude of the work
but its value to the people of the
United States. 1t is one department
among them all that is proving a
source of actual profit to the people
Of the country, While its costs mil
lions to maintain it, it returns more
millions than it receives in its prac-
teal aid to farmers in instructing
them how to produce larger crops of
everything and of improved quality.
Its system of protecting the live
stock men against the losses entailed
by disease among their herds, has
saved them millions, and its labors
in benalf of puror food have been
means Of improving the general
health. 1t would seem that the ag-
ricultural department has proved a
profitable investment, and congress
ought to feel justified. in maintain
ing its service with most liberal APP
preparations. . ...
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

A communication has been received
by the secretary Of state asking that
two amendments to the constitution
of the United States be adopted at
the coming legislative session. Botn
deal with psychology. The amend
ments are sent in by Samuel w.
Rood, who styles himself the "Orac-
ular Research of Washington, Jeffer-
son, ]. @. Adams, w. Fl. Fl. Harrison,
Pierce, Taylor, Buchanan, Lincoln,
Grant. Hayes, Cleveland, and others. :"
He also adds his approval of w. J..
Bryan. He wants one amendment
providing for a board of interstate
arbitration One of the duties of
the board being to compel the ad
herence of the presidential electors
to the poychical duties of past Off
Gals and to prohibit any and all
other persons from candidacy and
election The other amendment is
to provide for the election of govern
ment officials by Oracular research,
instead of the popular vote. 1t pro-
vides: Executive eligibility That
it shall be established by law and
the office of chancellor. That the
presidential election and vote for
congressman, shall hence forth be as
follows: That the person whose Or
acular research shall be the highest
seniority, because of previous past
officials, within the boundaries of
each state, shall be elected by psyco-
graphy a each election. That when
the oracular search warrant, has been
fully canvassed for, as shall be by
law. Then the person having the
majority of oracular research of the
terms of president, vice president,
members of the cabinet and con-
gressmen of all the states of the
United States of America, by such
election shall be deemed to have
been elected to said offices. And
all shall have the right of super
sedeas to challenge any AMI all COM
petitors in the said oracular con-
test. In case of tie the presidents
research is to be determined by or
ocular session of congress. The au-
thor does not attempt to state who
shall be at the head of the oracular
business in the start, but in his let
ter accompanying he lays out
claim for himself which will keep any
opponent going to equal, let alone
exceed.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

The new government derelict re-
mover, has towed into Norfolk two
derelict schooners. which with their
cargoes, are worth to their owners
about 100000. This is the first case
under the rule of the government to
aid the coastwise trade in the recov-
cry Of abandoned vessels. Hereto
fore the custom has been to dynamite
these hulks at sea-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

Negotiations between Austria and
Turkey as to the amount of indem-
nifty or compensation to Turkey for
the annexation of Bosnia and Herze-
govina came to standstill over a
difference of s1O,OOO,O0O. Turkey
was willing to accept 100000, 900
while Austria had offered only $1O,-
100000, but when the latter was re-
iected Austria absolutely refused to
make any compensation. The dead
lock may lead to a general conference
If not to war.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15


The coming session of the legis-
lature will not only have the ques-
ton of increasing the number of
supreme court judges to five. but
will be asked to create several new
judicial circuits. One which will be
be asked is to include the counties
of Stanley, Lyman, Gregory and
Trip west of the Missouri river
The claim for this circuit Is that so
long as these counties are attached to
districts east Of the river, the judges
in the circuits have more work than
they can attend to and the counties
west of the river should have better
judicial service than they can pos
sibly receive under present condi-
tions. Another circuit which will
be asked for will be the division of
the Sixth circuit, which is now the
largest in the state, including the
counties of Campbell, Mcpherson,
Edmunds, Hand, Hyde, Hughes, Sui
ly and Stanley, asking that a circuit
be made of the six northern counties
and the southern portion of the cir
cult be set off in new circuit.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15


The letting of the contract in Oc-
tober, for deepening Dismal Swamp
canal started on its course another
deep waterway project of national
Importance. This canal connects the
waters of Chesapeake bay with the
sounds of North Carolina and is
practically link in the great inland
shipway from Florida to New Eng
land. When completed this route
will enable vessels of commerce to
avoid the stormy passes of our east
ern coast and will be serviceable to
the navy in the time of war.
Washington hears from unofficial
sources that the real mission of DR..
Tang Shao vi, the Chinese special
ambassador who came apparently
for the sole purpose of thanking this
nation for its remission of the in
demnity on account of the Boxer re-
bellion, was to negotiate an alliance
between China and the United States.
He has been frequently in confer
ence with Secretary Root, but it is
now understood that the admins
tration is not willing to enter into
any diplomatic complications along
this line.
Howard s.. Hill, a cucumber grow
Ell. OF Garden Hill, Mass, finding an
orange tree in blossom in his cucum-
Der hot house several weeks ago.
transferred the pollen from the or
ange blossoms to those OF the Gu
cumber. As the cucumber grew it
remained round like an orange but
with the skin Of q cucumber. When
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

New German Ambassador Presented.
Washington, Dec. 30.-Count Ber-
stoff, the new German ambassador
to the United States, was today pre-
scented to President Roosevelt, with
whom he exchanged Fluctuations.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

thoric of purse, but his secretary
of the treasury makes announcement
that If the old gentleman shall have
immediate use, such banks as he
favors may have as deposits if they
will put up as security-that is, if
they will guarantee deposits-sun-
dry and various kinds of bonds,
among them those of thigh grade
railroads." such as some states per-
nit their savings banks to invest
in. NO additional deposits, how
ever, are in contemplation, we are
gravely assured Well, hardly, with
outgo running ahead of income.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

ly and Stanley, asking that a circuit
be made of the six northern counties
and the southern portion of the cir
cult be set off in new circuit.
Every schoolboy who has thumbed
a Roman history knows that Scylla
rock on the Italian shore, and Char
ybdis. a whirlpool on the Sicilian
side of the Straits of Messina, were
the terror OF early mariners trying
to make that difficult passage. And
so these evil sentinels, either one
seeming ready at any moment to de-
stroy all who should come near,
came to typify the most hopeless
boundaries to which the human mind
might be put. Now after many cen
turtles of fruitless waiting, the blood
lust of these ancient enemies of
man has been stated. Charibdis is
filled with rocks shaken asunder from
the Cicilian shore; Scylla has crum-
bled into forlorn heaps. But if they
have been destroyed all about them
lies the ruin they have been sup
posed to crave. Nearly every pile Of
debris is a grave. What were cities
Is waste. Whole communities have
been ratified out of existence. Nc
only a nation but world is aghast
Scylla and Charibds should be sat-
isfed. Their age-long wait has not
been in vain. Italys disaster easily
out-horrors that Of San Francisco;
the loss of life was in significant.
In Italy it is appalling, growing with
every dispatch. San Francisco was
wrecked, but the cities can be re-
built. The lives winled out as
southern Italy and Sicily slept Mon
day morning cannot be called back.
The completeness Of destruction of
buildings, together with the furious
assault of tidal waves, has wrought
a devastation so thorough, that even
yet relief parties haven't been able
to release the poor creatures still
breatheing under the walls or pill
lars that fell upon them as they
fled.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15
The canal tolls which the United

Subscription. $3.50 a year.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

Mrs. Russell Sage, who is one Of
the most generous and wise of pub
lice benefactors is receiving general
thanks for buying an abandoned race
track and converting it into pub
lie playground and athletic field for
children and young people Of Sag
Harbor, L.. I. Mrs. Russell Sage,
1t is said, predicts that Ney York wo-
men will again ballot within the next
six years, through great petition
from women taxpayers, protesting
against taxation without representa-
ton.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

ripe it assumed bright orange col
or, while the taste of the blend is
said to be very pleasing. He is now
experimenting with the seeds from
the best specimens and thinks the
new variety will become popular.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

The optician at Trowbridxe.s viii
sivs yoa : perfect q 4 a,sstasl,s.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

An aerial warship 700 feet in
length with accommodations for 100
passengers and food and fuel enough
for a voyage across the ocean, and
full complement of guns is to be
built Immediately at the Nixon
,,ordr nnnnrdinn Ia nmic Nixon do
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

I
DR.. Wiley, the government food
expert and chief chemist Of the de-
spartment Of agriculture, is having
his. troubles. The board of food and
drug inspection has butted in to
hamper him in his work, and has
given food puryeyors authority to
use benzoate as a food preservative.
Also notifications of regulations
have been made or threatened which
will permit French foods contain
tanning harmful adulterants to come
In and be sold in the market with
out restrictions. DR.. Wiley had
much TO. do with the agitation which
led to the enacting of the pure food
Law by congress. Naturally he in
scnrred the enmity Of the embalmed
food manufacturers and they are
NOV after his official scalp with a
fair show to get It. The public
officer who interferes with the In
sterests takes big chances. The
spirit q graft which inspires the
tetesta stops at nothing. The
public health does not count when
PROFITS are III concerned If Wiley
ohail be- driven out Of the depart
y aent ~ ultnre and his work UNI
6One the fact Will ref ect. Disgrace
lnhsefy iency of dis superior to
& that should Us handed
lout l'ss5, 80
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-01-15

"a
ton.
In discussing the conference of the
heads of labor unions which he has
called to take steps to find employ
ment for those still out Of work, Sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor
Straus said he believed that fully
one third of the immigrants who
come to this country do so because of
false representation made in the in
terest largely of trans portation COM
panies. He proposes to have correct
information widely disseminated in
Europe. Following the conference
with labor leaders Secretary Straus
will see the principal manufacturers.
He believes there is work enough
for all If the problem OF distributing
jobs can be solved.
At the White House Tuesday the
membership OF the new board Of con-
.sulting engineers for the Panama
canal was announced, as follows: Ar
thur p. Davis, chief engineer for
the reclamation service; John R,
Freeman, Of Providence. r. l.; Allen
Hazen, New York; Isham Randolph,
Chicago; James b. Schuyler, Los An
fgeles, CAL: Frederick P. Stearns,
Boston. These expert engineers agre.
to make an examination of the PAN
anna canal for the purpose OF giving
the president an authoritative opinion
on the stability Of the proposed Ga-
tun dam. Messrs Randolph and
stearns were on the original board
5of American and foreign experts
which reported ON the type Of canal
N February. 1906. They were among
the minority which favored the lock
canal, The presid dent and congress