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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
Cost of Transporting Mails

Postmaster General Hitchcock has
just received preliminary report on
the work of compiling and analyzing
the statistical information he is OBJ
tanning from railway companies as to
the cost Of operating their mail, ex-
press and passenger service and as to
the receipts.
A year ago the postmaster general
requested the railway companies to
report to him this information for
November last, and the companies
have been furnishing the returns. Up
to the present time complete reports
have been received from 422 compan-
les, leaving l30 still to report.
AS soon as all reports are in and
have been verified the necessary COM
putations will be made to show ac-
curately what it costs the railways to
operate the mail service, the express
service and the passenger service and
what they derive in the way of reve-
nue. from each of these services.
The final results will be reported to
congress by the postmaster general,
together with such communications
as seem advisable.
The gross postal receipts at SO of
the largest post offices of the coun1ry
during the month of July showed a
net increase of $199,465 or 2.74 per
cent, compared with the same month
OF last year, according to statement
issued by the department..
The increase in New York city was
$77, ,437, or 5.52 per cent, in Chicago
S2O,O7S or 1.S7 per cent, in Philadel-
phia, sl1,995 or 2.7l per cent, in
Brooklyn, 81, ,0l8 or 6.35 per cent, in
San Francisco, sl2, 1913 or I. 30 per cent.
in Kansas City, Mo-, s1O,4l2 or 7.o4
per cent, in Minneapolis sll, ,O61 OF
8.9l per cent, in Detroit, $40, lO4 or
7.Ol per cent, and in Milwaukee,
SlO,28l or 9.55 per cent.
OF the SO largest cities 81 post of.
fices showed increases while there
were decreases in IL. In Boston the
decrease amounted to $3,723, or .ss
per cent; in Cleveland it was sc. .257
or 1852 per cent; in Buffalo, sl2,Osl
or 9.36 per cent; in Rochester, 81 1862
or 1927 per cent; and in Seattle, $l5.
437 or l7.7O per cent.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
FOREST RIRES ARE UNDER
CONTROL
Fairly This Morning the Dan
ger Point PaSsed-Part of
Soldiers Stopped to
Fight Fire

Forest Supervisor Kelleter and the
Burlington railroad officials both re-
port the forest fires under control this
morning. Three Of the fires broke
out yesterday afternoon, the largest
one at Redfern while smaller ones
were burning near Dumont and Ma
hant this morning yet. They were
soon subdued. Fifty-seven of the
cavalry men marching here from
Rockford were retained to fight the
one near Dupont, and a special train
of 200 men from Deadwood and Lead
went down and put out the fire at
Redfern under direction of Supervisor
Kelleter. The Burlington mine near
Redfern was burned out. The Red
fern fire was started at a point little
to the south of Redfern and burned
freely. A strong wind from the west
which prevailed nearly all night made
the fire burn all the more freely and
it travelled at a rapid rate. The fire
had nearly reached Hill City by morn
ing. At the Burlington mine pow
der house was blown up but no one
was injured. The Redfern fire was
about miles wide and was travelling
in an easterly direction toward some
very valuable timber.
The Dumont fire was soon subdued
by the Fourth cavalry soldiers who
were camping at the Bull Dog ranch.
The third fire at Kirk was only a
small affair But the one near Nahant
on the other side of the ridge was
blazing quite briskly this morning
and number men were sent out and
the fire was soon subdued. d.-Tuesday
DeadWood Telegram.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
Mr.. RO0SEVELT'S NARROW
ESCAPE
He Describes in His New Book
a Charge by a Bull
Elephant

AT last we came in sight of the
mighty game. The trail took a twist
to one side, and there, thirty yards in
front OF us, we made out part of the
gray and massive head of an elephant
resting his tusks on the branches of a
young tree-elephants hardly ever
feed at noon A couple of minutes
passed before, by cautious scrutiny,
we were able to tell whether the ami
NAL we could see was COW or bull,
and whether, if bull, it carried
heavy enough horns. Then we saw
that it was big bull with good ivory.
1t turned it's head in my direction
and | saw it's eye; and | fired a little
to one side of the eye at a spot which
l thought would lead to the brain. L
struck exactly whereI aimed, but the
head of an elephant is enormous and
the brain small, and the bullet missed
it. However, the shock momentarily
stunned the beast. He stumbled for
ward, half falling, and as he recovered
l fired with the second barrel, again
aiming for the brain. This time the
bullet sped true, and as lowered the
rifle from my shoulder 1 saw the
great lord of the forest come crashing
to the ground.
But at that very instant, before
there was a moments time in which
to reload, the thick bushes parted
Immediately on my left front, and
through them surged the vast bulk
of charging bull elephant, the
matted mass of tough creepers snap
ping like packthreads before his rush.
He was so close that he could have
touched me with his trunk. l leaped
to one side and lodged behind tree
trunk, opening the rifle, throwing out
the empty shells, and slipping in two
cartridges. Meanwhile Cuninghame
fired right and left, at the same time
throwing himself into the bushes on
the other side. Both his bullets went
home, and the bull stopped short in
his charge, wheeled, and Immediately
disappeared in the thick cover. We
ran forward, but the forest had
closed over his wake. We heard him
trumpet shrilly, and then all sounds
ceased.-From Theodore Roosevelt's
new book, "African Game Trails,' to
be published in August by Charles
Scribner's Sons
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
Stray Cattle Round Up

An old fashioned round up to collect
the stray cattle that have got mixed
up with other herds is the intention
of the cattlemen in the Reva country
north of Whitewood, the first Of this
month. So many stay cattle have
been reported and as it is difficult to
pick them out, a meeting was called
and seventeen outfits agreed to throw
in $15, one man each and couple of
horses. This will be the first large
roundup in several years since the big
cattle companies went out of business.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
Modern Woodmen Jubilee

The Modern Woodmen will have a
big celebration in this city September
Is to which all Woodmen in the Hills
have been invited. An interesting
program of drills, speeches, basket
dinner and all kinds of athletic sports
have been arranged and large crowd
is anticipated. The Rapid City band
has been engaged and the affair will
wind up with big dance at the aud
itorium in the evening.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
Troops Return

Seven troop of the Fourth Cavalry
on a march from Fort Laramie tc
Fort Meade arrived in Custer Thurs.
day forenoon and camped on the fiat
in the southeast part of town. In
the afternoon the "soldier boys" and
our home team had quite an exciting
game of base ball. Yesterday the
troopers march to Sylvan Lake and
back. 1t is rumored that one of the
boys deserted Thursday night. A
majority of them are quite young
men. The troopers resumed theil
homeward journey this morning.
Custer Chronicle.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
To young Bill Frazer, the four-yea

To young Bill Frazer, the four-year-
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Frazer, of Rockford, belongs the
honor of being the youngest rancher
in the Black Hills. The father of
the boys has just purchased the ranch
of the late Almond Judson, on lower
Box Elder, the deed being made in
the name of the youngster who has
chickens and other stock that he per-
sonally cares for on the ranch, which
is named the "Home in the Pines"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
Contract for State Sanitarium
Let at Custer

At special meeting of the Board
of Charities and Corrections held
here, contract for three buildings
for the state tuberculosis sanitarium
was let, Mahkle Brothers of Rapid
City being the successful bidders.
Work on the buildings will commence
at once and it is hoped to have the
buildings completed by December l,
and to admit patients by the first of
the year.-Custer dispatch in Argus
Leader.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
Church Announcements.
BAPTIST.

BAPTIST.
Rev. J. f. Blodgett, pastor, Morn
ing service at 1O:45: Sunday school at
1900; evening, 1880.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Rev. w. S. Grim, pastor. Glass meet
ing at 1915 a. m; public worship and
sermon, 1O:45 a. M; Sunday school at
1900 M; Epworth League, $50 p. m.
CATHOLIC.
Rev. Fr. Straeton, pastor. First
mass at 500 a. m. High mass, 1000
a. m. Sunday school Immediately af-
ter high mass On week days, mass at
100 a. m. Sunday evening services
at 1880.
EMANUEL MISSION.
Rev. G. S. Kellar, pastor. Morning
service 1O:45 a. M; Sunday school at
1915 p. M; evening service $50.
SWEDISH FREE CHURCH..
Kansas City and Twelfth streets.
Sunday school at $3.50 p. m. Evening
services at 500. Thursday evening
services at 500.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST
Services at II a. m. Sunday school
9:45 a. m. Wednesday evening service
at 500. Chapel on Sixth street, neal
Kansas City street. Reading room
open Wednesday afternoons at same
place.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
ROOSEVELT AT CHEYENNE
Thousands Greet Ex-presi.
dent at Cheyenne Frontier
Day
TYPICAL WESTERN SCENE

Thousands who gathered at Chey-
enne early Saturday to meet Roose
velt's special train did not come tC
greet former president of the United
States, they came to cheer Theodore
Roosevelt, the cowman who ran 8
ranch on the little Missouri years ago
the former broncho ''peeler' and Da
kota deputy sheriff, and to greet him
as a comrade Of the range and extend
to him a typical western welcome.
Cow punchers by the hundreds urged
their ponies along the track with
joyous calls, while Sioux and Shoshone
braves gay in their, paint and wal
bonnets, threaded silently through
one great crowd to see the chief OF
whom they had all heard.
Some Indian chiefs who had visited
Roosevelt at Washington, crowded
close, hoping to shake his hand again.
To complete the scene so typical OF
the old west, soldiers in blue and in
khaki from Fort d. A. Russell massed
themselves about the station
Roosevelt was greeted by Governor
Brooks, Senator Warren, General
Smith, commanding the department
of the Missouri, and members of the
frontier committee. From the station
he was conducted to the Industrial
club, escorted by U. $. Cavalary and
mounted band. From the porch OF
the club Roosevelt reviewed the great
parade arranged in his honor.
The parade was headed by regular
troops from nearly every branch OF
the service, numbering more than s.
600 officers and men. Following the
soldiers, came 1900 cowboys, COW
girls, two hundred Sioux and Sho-
sbones, squaWs, papooses and civic
secret societies completed the parade
which required half an hour to pass
the reviewing stand.
After luncheon Roosevelt drove to
the frontier grounds, delivered an ad-
dress and witnessed the finals in the
championship riding, roping contests,
and other frontier sports.
Mr.. Roosevelt's address first dwelt
upon the speakers life in that coun-
try when he was a rancher and deputy
sheriff and he reckoned those years as
among the most valuable of his life.
"No one," he said, ''can understand
this county unless he has the fullest
and closest sympathy with the ideals
and aspirations of the West"
After reviewing the history of the
west in it's early days, Mr.. Roosevelt
said that the west stands for growth
and progress. $50 must the whole
American people stand" he added.
Mr. Roosevelt also pleaded for the
betterment of social and economic
conditions and for a strenuous opposi
tion to the wrong.
In closing, the speaker referred ir
glowing terms to the late Frederick
Remington, the famous American
painter of Indians, cowboys and west
ern scenery in general, and suggested
that statute be erected to him as Z
merited tribute on the part OF those
whose life he depicted so well Will
bic hrISh
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
Rapid Defeats Oelrichs

The Rapid City ball team defeated
Oelricks at Hot Springs Sunday in a
closely contested game, the score be-
ing 4 to 3. The battery for Rapid
was Boland and Hinson and Saville
and Holly for Oelrichs.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
Marriage License

Herman Pipal and Guvena Olson,
of Scenic.
VIM. A. Schwichtenberg and Anna
D. Snud, of Kadolla.
Clay A. Wallace of Lexington, Neb,
and Alice G. Wright, of Quinn.
John L. Baker, of Bonita Springs
and Emma A. Hodson, of Artesian.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
Married at Mhitewood

Joseph c. Cole and Miss Garry
Wasson of this city were married at
Whitewood, Sunday, at the home Of
Rev. George Parry, that gentleman
officiating.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
CONDENSED PROGRAM
For The Great State Fair,
September 12 to is. 1910
"ETAlL~D PROCR.M WILL BE
GlvE.x OUT LATER
MONDAY, SEPT. u.

Reception to the state officers, legis-
lative members and candidates;
Beadle county and Huron day; South
Dakota Derby l 1-S miles; 2:3O trot,
purse of $1,000, also the 2:30 pace.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
TUESDAY, SEPT. l3.

Special excursion trains over all
roads; the race program for the day
will be three good harness events;
two year pace for colts; the 2:l5 pace;
the 2:25 trot; running race of one
half mile and repeat. This day will
be children's Day.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. IA.

Women's Day; lecture by DR.. Bar
ton 0. Aylesworth, of the Colorado
Agricultural College and Mrs. Hen
rietta G. Lyman, of Madison, Wiscon-
sin. This will also be Willow Lakes
Day; 2:l5 trot purse race; the 2:45
purse race for $4,000; the furlong
dash running race,
THURSDAY, SEPT. Is.
Governors Day. Governor vessey
will give a short address from the
platform before the grand stand; this
will also be the Grand Army and
Spanish War Veterans Day; free ad-
mission for the day for members
thereof. The speed program will be
the three year old pace for purse of
OF S5OO.OO; the $50 trot; the 2:l8 trot,
purse $1,000; the PIP class pace.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 16.
This day will be. given over to the
Editors and Travelling Men, and the
South Dakota Press Association will
hold their annual meeting in the
lecture room in the great women's
building on this day. The speed
program will be four harness events;
three year old colt trot; the 2:25 class
pace, for purse Of $1,000; with
twenty starters.
Night entertainments every evening
at the Stock Pavilion by Lombardo's
great band and orchestra; also enter
tainment in front of the grand stand;
horse races, automobile races, etc. In
short, there will be something doing
every minute of the great fair.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-09-02

Remember the Union-Sl.50 a year.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
WAIVE SENTIMENT,
SAYS COMMISSION
Inauguration Officials Sound New
Warning Against deepen
Door for Aliens
DANGER TO WAGE-EARNERS
Present Situation Declared to Be
Due to misunderstanding of
Economic Conditions
DANGER TO WAGE-EARNERs

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Sentimental
consideration in the restriction of inn
migration should be waived in the face
of economic problems arising from ad-
verse effects on wages and living con-
ditions produced by the entry OF many
aliens into basic industries, according
to the final report of the immigration
commission transmitted to congress to-
day. The commission unanimously
urges the reduction of unskilled labor
immigration.
''The present immigration move
ment," says the report, ''is in large
measure due to economic causes. but
emigration from Europe is not now an
absolute economic necessity and as a
rule those who emigrate to the United
States are impelled by desire for bet
ter conditions rather than by the ne
cessity of escape from intolerable
ones.'
The commission presents several
proposals by which restriction OF I'M
migration might be effected, includ-
ing a reading and writing test, the ex-
clusion of unmarried unskilled labor
ers. limitations in the number arriV-
ing at. any port and from particular
races and restrictions as in the
amounts of money in their possession.
Efforts to exclude all British East
Indians through an agreement with
Great Britain the continuation of the
present Chinese exclusion laws, ana
present regulations with regard TO
Japanese and Korean immigration are
recommended.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
TROOPS CROSS MOUNTAINS
TO REINFORCE CHIHUAHUA
Mexican Rebels Organize Guer-
riIIa Bands-BulIfight Raided

DOUGLAS Ariz., Dec. 5.-A cavalry
troop of the Second regiment OF SO
nora, which passed through South
Douglas several days ago, succeeded
in getting through the mountains ana
has arrived at Chihuahua. The other
troops passed through Batopillas ana
are due at Chihuahua tomorrow
Batopillas is the mining town where
the citizens and Americans formed d
troop of 15O to defend the town III case
of attack. Justa Trujilla, with an or
ganized band of fifty guerrillas, oper-
atiug outside of Guadalajara, state OF
Jalasco, raided the Guadalajara bull
fight, took the gate receipts and made
his escape. Another force of htty
under a bandit leader known as Meco
is striving to gather recruits The
rebels in this district are short of arms.
Two spies, Pedro Leyva and LUIS
I,orm. coming down from the camp OF
the rebels i'm the mountains, were ar
rested in Ojinaga Sunday. In the sec
ond battle of the guerrillas in the dis
trict at Padernales Sunday the federal
troops ran out of ammunition and re-
treated, throwing away their rifles,
which fell into the hands of the rebels.
one arriving Mexican here says Ma
dero is in the vicinity of Guam, Goa
hula, a little mountain town, drilling
troops.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
PARCHMENT LEADS TO
FIND OF WAR RELICS
New Workers Discover British
Revolutionary Effects
Buried on Hudson

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-A yellow
parchment of revolutionary date
found among old family papers by two
New York college men some time ago,
has Just led to a notable lind OF
revolutionary relics.
The parchment told of the burial OF
some old British trinkets and firearms
in q trench beneath the brow Of a MIL
o nthe banks of the Hudson at point
about dozen miles above the Battery.
The two young men, after various
difficulties, located the spot, obtained
permission of the owner and began a
series of excavations. Their efforts
have just resulted in bringing to light
two wagonloads of about the most in
teresting relics found here in recent
years. The articles include silver
buckles worn by British officers, mus
ket flints, silver regimental buttons,
pipes. pottery, cannon balls and an old
cannon.
An examination of an old map shows
that this spot is marked as the site OF
the barracks of the British headquar-
ters when the English soldiers held
Fort Washington. Buttons were found
from all but one of the British resl-
ments that occupied Manhattan island.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
HE|NZE IS HELD
BY HIGHER COURT
Supreme Tribunal Reverses Rul-
ina of Lower Body Throw
ing Case Out
INDICTMENTS ARE TO STAND
Banker Will Have to Face Trial on
Charge Of Misapplica-
ton of Funds
INDICTMENTS ARE TO STAND
Associated Pressl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-Holdlng
that the circuit court OF the Uniteu
States for the southern district OF new
York had erred, the supreme court OF
the United States today reversed tHe
lower court and held sufficient various
counts of indictments charging f. Au-
s1,stus Heinze with the misapplication
Of funds of the Mercantile Natlonal
bank of New York city, of Whlch ne
was president. - ,,o
Further proceedings must now pc
taken in the lower courts. one or tne
noints on which the lower court held
tbe indictments insufficient was thal
tbev did not show conversion by the
recinient of the proceeds of certain
notes discounted. After reviewing the
previous cases touching on this point
Justice McKenna in announcing the de-
cision of the court SAID:
"Tt follows that the circuit court
erred in considering as necessary not
only that there should he alleged con-
version by the officer of the bank puI
also of the recipient of the proceeds OF
the discount. The conversion may De
to the use of another, and the lhdlct-
ment fulfills the requirement
The constitutionality of the act Oh
March 2. 1907, allowing the government
an appeaI in adverse decisions on pre-
lIminary pleas in criminal cases was
upheld. the court reiterating the state
rnent that the right of appeal was not
essential to due process Of law
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
PATTEN IS AGAIN
INDICTED BY JURY
Chicago Broker and Others Ac-
cused of Conspiracy to
MonopoIize Trade

NEW YORK, Dec. 5,--James A. Pat
ten of Chicago, Eugene Scales Of Texas,
William p. Brown of New Orleans and
others were indicted again today by a
federal grand jury, charged with con-
spring to monopolize interstate COM
merce in available cotton during the
last four months of the crop year end
ing September 10, 1910.
The indictments were returned on
August A. but did not so into effect un-
til court opened today.
The accused. with their counsel, ap-
peared before Judge Hough in the GRIM
lnal branch OF the United States dis
trict court and entered tentative pleas
of not guilty. They have until Decem-
ber 13 to demur, and arguments will be
heard on the third Monday in January
The original indictment was found
last May, but the defendants objected
that the special grand jury which re-
turned 1t had been improperly drawn
and the government resubmitted the
evidence to another grand jury. which
handed down the indictment today. 1t
contains eight counts instead of FIVE
and lessons the number of defendants
by two, admitting Sydney ]. Harman
and Charles A. Kittle, yet naming be-
sides Patten, Scales and Brown, Frank
B. Hayne and Col Robert M. Thomp-
son, all of whom were originally in
dicted.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-06
GERMAN BALLOONlST LOST
IN A NORTH SEA STORM
Airship Bound for Switzerland Is
Blown to Orkney Islands

LONDON, Dec. 5.--A balloon of the
international Ballooning club of Nun
ich, which rose from that city Satur-
day and moved toward Switzerland.
landed today near Kirkwall, Orkney
county, Scotland after a wild flight
across the North sea, during which one
of the three aeronauts, Herr Metzger,
lost his life.
After sailing southwest the airship
was driven northerly toward the Brit
ish isles by a furious gale. Sunday
morning the balloon struck the sea and
a huge wave swept over the basket and
MetZger was carried away and
drowned His companions chung to
their craft, which further lightened,
ascended and drifted over the Orkney
islands. where a successmul descent
was made. Aeronauts Hisler ana
Joerdens were unframed.