The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-04-16

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ceipts including the revenue war
rants exceeding million and n
quarter dollars; Of which $791.32s
was paid into the various funds
through tax collections and fees. The
payments through the departments
for the month were $496,050 of gem
eral fund warrants. $250,000 OF old
revenue warrants called in, and $751;
900 of interest on these securities.
A year ago the quarter of million
issue of revenue warrants were TAX
en- to Chicago and sold on the mar
ket at a five per cent interest rate.
This year by sending out letters ask
| ing for bids, twice the amount was
floated in state banks at one and
one-fourth per cent lower rate.
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The disastrous prairie fires in Ed
munds county emphasizes the sound
ness of the advice recently given by
the state fire commissioner concern
ing the necessity for exercising In
finite care in burning straw and ruN-
Dish on the farm.
Nearly 100000 chicago women
have signed petition asking con-
gress to reduce the duty on
stockings. When congress receives
that petition, there will be number
of statesmen who will regret that
John Quincy Adams Won out in his
fight for the right OF petition.
Some day not very far distant it
is hoped, exporters and importers in
the United States will awaken to
the realization that South America
offers them exceptional business OPP
portunities, and then probably sys-
tematic and determined effort will be
made to wrest from Europe the trade
which, geographically speaking, be-
longs to US. Why this rich field has
not been cultivated Is one Of the
mysteries which for decade has
puzzled citizens who visited the con-
tinent to the south. Perhaps the
explanation is that we have been too
busy extending our trade to Europe
and Asia, but whatever the cause,
the time has passed when American
merchants can any longer afford to
ignore the possibilities apparent to
the well-informed.
Outside of former President Roose-
velt's widespread fame as a states
man, there were several other rea-
sons why he should be enthusiastic
ally greeted at Napels, or any other
Italian community. The American
people and the American govern
mentacted more promptly and more
generously than any other govern
ment or any other people In tender
ing succor to the earthquake suf-
ferers of Italy last winter. On that
account Americans are quite popular
with Italians just now, and those
people were especially glad of the
opportunity to testify their liking
for the nation as whole, as well as
for the Individual, by the enthusi-
astic reception given the nations
most distinguished private citizen.
On the afternoon Of the 9th in
San Francisco two former employees
of District Attorney Langdon and
several other in the employ Of the
United Railways Company were ar
rested for the connection with the
stealing of evidence on which the
state had relied to convict Patrick
Calhoun. head Of the railways COM
pany, on the charge Of bribery. One
of the men arrested, Rex N Hamlin,
had been intimately associated with
the prosecution, so that he knew the
combination to the safe and had a
key to the lock OF Detective Burns
desk. Hamlin Is said to have made
a confession to the effect that he
had been on the payroll Of the COM
pany secretly for several months at
5000 month, dn return for which
he had transcribed various confiden-
tial records which the Calhoun de-
Tense wanted. Later the district at
torney got a court order under which
he entered the Office OF the United
Railways and with threats Of break
ling the safe induced those in charge
to open 1t so that some II not all of
the stolen documents were recover
ed.
Mayor Mcclellan. Of New York. in
the second Of his lectures at Prince
ton on Principles in Politics." oc-
cupying the chair held by the late
Grover Cleveland. accused both Of
the leading political parties Of OPP
portunism and compared President
Taft unfavorably with President
Cleveland. because the Latter had
tried to be the head Of the nation
rather than be the head merely OF q
political party. The ONCE Of the
president according to Mr.. Taft. Nc
Clellan said, was nothing but the
principal office in possession Of the
"ins and that this resulted in
weakness. inefnciency and corrup-
tion. This Taft conception he takes
from Taft's speech before the Ohio
Society at New York. Since 1896
our national campaigns have ceased
Ito be founded on differences Of prin-
ciple. In both parties there had
been disposition to misapply the
general welfare theory Of the con-
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