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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
TEDDl's Expenses
BEING QUESTIONED

Washington, Dec. ga congress
sonal investigation of Theodore
Roosevelt's railroad TRANSFORMATION
expenses while he was president OF
the United States is called for in a
resolution introduced by Represen-
tative Rainey of Illinois, a democrat.
1t was referred to the committee on
rules.
The resolution provides that a
committee of five be selected to in
yestigate how much, if any, of these
expenses We're paid by Roosevelt or
By anyone acting for him. 1t furth-
er provides for inquiry as to the con-
tracts made for him, while president,
with the Pennsylvania railroad Off
Gals "or the demands for transpor-
taton made by Theodore Roosevelt,
while president, on said road"
The committee Is to make the
same investigation with regard tn
other railroads furnishing him trans
portation.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
RUSSIAN WOMAN
GETS COVETED MEDAL,

st. Petersburg, Dec. ga young
peasant woman named Xenia Kritzko
has been recognized by the car as a
knight Of st. George, with a right to
wear the St. George cross Of valor in
battle. Living in east Siberia, she
enlisted in the infantry at the out
break of the Japanese war as kon-
stantin Kritzko. She was wounded
at Patiloff hill, but recovered and re-
Joined the army. She is a quiet,
good tempered and good looking wo-
man. She was present in the ordin-
airy Sunday clothes of a prosperous
peasant at the banquet of St. George
at which the car presided. She de-
MES that any romance sent her SOL
diering.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
BOYS ARM PINNED
IN A HOLLOW TREE

Lake City, Ia, Dec. 22.--The ! t.
year-old son of Peter Wendell, Twins
on Coon river, showed his hand up a
hollow trunk of Eastwood tree and
was surprised to find that he could
not remove 1t. He had been hunting
rabbits and chased one into the hol-
low trunk. Thinking the animal was
within reach, he hurriedly grabbed
for it. The splinters projected up
wards and let his arm go in easily,
but when he attempted to pull out
the arm and rabbit, the sharp sec
tons Of wood held his coat sleeve.
His left arm was free, but he had
his knife in his right trousers poe
ket. For any man to get an article
from the right side pocket with tho
left arm is next to impossible. The
boy remained in this position for
hours and called himself voiceless
call for help, and feared freezing to
death, when he was found by his
father.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
tULLINiN DIAMOND NOW
ADORNS CROWN AND SCEP-
TER OF ENGLAND'S KING

London, Dec. 22.-The larger of
the two great CullinaEs. which is Of
ticially known ase the Star of At
RIGA has now been set in King
Georges secpter
The smaller of the two diamonds
IS in the imperial crown just above
the ermiue hand Both stones can
be taken from their settings in
crown and scepter when those sym
bols OF power are not IN use and
made to form a pendant for the
queen.
The Star of Africa" weight Sic
IL carats, the smaller stone 500
sis carats.
The setting of the diamond in the
crown, OF the diamond in the scep-
tire and Of the diamonds as PEN
dant was intrusted to the famous
Gown Jewels. The great difficulty
me jewelers. had to face in altering
the scepter to receive the Star of
africa" was caused by the fact that
the general ornamentation had to be
gept intact.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
CLEVER yOUNGSTER WINS
In THREE ROUNDS.
Knocks Out Former Heavy Weight
Champion in Easy Style-the
white Mans Hope"

Sapulpa, Okla, Dec. % Art
Morris of Sapulpa, hailed as the
White Mans Hope" knocked out
Marvin Hart, former heavyweight
champion, in three rounds here. II
was Morris fight at all times. He
doored Hart in the first round by a
left to the head, and Hart never re-
covered.
James Corbett has announced his
Willingness to take Morris to New
York to begin a pugilistic career for
him. II will have the Oklahoma
man trained at Cooper's and will
put him in shape to whip Jack john
son." said Gentleman Jim, who re.
Gently played Oklahoma City with
the Honey Boy Minstrels. Corbett
has abandoned his own company and
Is now introlocutor for the big min.
strel show. Morris has demonstrated
his class. and is now ready for a
thorough tryout.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
MARTINS VOTE
SHORT IN CODINGTON.

Watertown, S. D., Dec. o.
Through mistake in the certitica-
ton OF the total vote on congress
men in Codington county to the state
auditor. Congressman Martins vote
from this county appears of record
at Pierre over 200 less than it should
be. The error has been called to
the attention of the county auditor
and a corrected certification will be
made at, once.
The record sent up from here gave
Martin 1890 votes in this county.
This is the figure that was published
In the official ta6ulated statement of
the vote taken from the records at
ter the official canvass. The mistake
was one of addition, as the vote by
precincts foots to 1413. or 223 votes
short of the right figure.
The official vote for Burke for
congress was 1896 and for Vessey
for governor 1861.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
MARITIME SLOTH OF UNCLE
SAM SUBJECT OF COMPLAINT

Chicago, Dec. 21.-The maritime
sloth of Uncle Sam again was com
planned of by Chicago shippers to
Alaska, who made odious comparison
between the perils of the Alaska
coast and the safeguards which the
dominion government will add to
the inside route" The wreck of
the Olympia Off Valdez was used as
case in point, in the odious COM
parsons made. On the authority of
Premier Laurier it is said that fif-
teen new lights and other necessary
equipment will be installed along the
INSIDE route from Vancouver to
Prlnce Rupert, the terminus of the
Grand Trunk Pacific railway. sil
Willfld IS among the many notables
VINO in recent. months have veu,ur-
ed north from Vancouver to the new
Pacific port which, because of tho ra-
duced circumstances of the globe
near the poles is said to be several
hundred miles nearer to the Atlantic
and to the Orient than anv other MORT
on the Pacific. President Hays of
the National Transcontinental. in re-
cent months also has gone to north
ern Brltich Columbia, where the rail-
way and mine activities have created
STIR quite new to the vast solitudes
"hlch We're undisturbed by man IN
10 a lew years ago. On Sir WiJfrid,s
return 1t was made known that he
would have immediate action on the
matter OF the necessary protection to
vessels on these northern waters. IT
was quite a season Of excitement
VIM the notables inspected Prince
rupert; one party passing so close
10 the other one near Queen Char
lotte sound that President Hays and
sir W1lfrid waved to one another. It
Is said that Prince Rupert harbo,
naturally is the best one on the Pa
chic coast, being large, land-locked,
with deep water and no shoals or
instructions to navigation and nc
strong tidal current. A great grain
elevator which is to be built there
by the government. is significant of
the changes which are to take place
IN the interior back of Prince Ru-
pert which only few years ago was
unmapped and practically unknown
except by trappers and mine pros.
pectors.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
PROTEST TO BE MADE
AGAINST GARLAND
identity of Persons Opposing Con.
firmation OF Judge by Senate
is Not Known.

Washington, D. c., Dec. o2.-It
was learned at the senate committee
on the Judiciary that there will be
opposition to the confirmation of
Judge John Emmett Garland, of
Sioux Falls, S. D., who was nomin-
ated by the president to be a mem
Der of the commerce court. Infor-
nation could not be obtained as to
the identity of the persons whom it
is SAID intend TO file a protest against
the confirmation of Judge Garland,
nor could it be learned at whose mo-
tive the nomination has been held
up. The nomination of Judge Car
land, as we'll as those Of the four
other judges named as members of
the new court, will go over until al
ter the holidays.
Senator Gamble has taken to the
department of justice number of
communications indorsing James d.
Elliott for the appointment to the
place on the district bench to be va
Gated by Judge Garland. Mr.. Gam
bic said the Endorsements came from
members OF the South Dakota SUI
preme court and lawyers generally in
the state.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
JOHNSON NEEDS MORE MONEY
FOR GERTIE.

Litigation and shortage of funds
has led superintendent e. G. Johnson
OF the Gertie Tin Mine at Hill City
to close down the mine for time at
least. The pumps have been hoisted
from the mines and everything made
ready for the suspension of work.
That mine will ultimately be worked
for a substantial financial gain is
certain, but the equipment and run
ming expenses consumed more capital
than was planned for.
There is a prospect of replenish-
ing the treasury in the near future,
and the fact that ton OF metallic
tin was produced from the mine a
few months ago, augurs we'll for the
future of the Gerte.
From Deadwood Telegram.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
KING ALFONSO FOND
Or FRENCH ACTRESS

London, Dec. 20.-The flying Wis
its King Alfonso is in the habit of
paying to Paris are not unconnect-
ed asserts a gossipy London news
paper, with the residence in that
city Of a beautiful young actress.
Five years ago the lady in question
was earning fifteen shillings week
as a midinette. Today she is sur
rounded by every luxury wealth can
buy"
Among those in the company OF
the car of Russia another Lon
don newspaper says. during his So
journ in Germany, it has been the
subject Of considerable comment how
greatly his majesty has improved in
health. He no longer wears wor-
ried and haunted look, and chats and
Jokes as he did in the days before
he came to the throne. Malicious
goss:ps put it down to the influence
exerted upon him by beautiful lady
whose husband is a member of the
cars household"
when the ex-shah left his place
of exile in Russia to proceed to
Vienna and thence to Paris" a third
London newspaper relates, "there
was a general belief that his move
ments We're connected with a plot
to regain for him the throne of which
he was deprived last year. 1t has
now TRANSFERRED that the ex-shah was
driven across Europe not by politics
but by love. The lady upon whom
he has placed his affections is a
charming and beautiful Irish girl.
The ex-shah saw her at a music hall
in Russia and fell in love with her.
One of the Persian gentlemen in at
tendance on him was dispatched to
negotiate with the lovely dancer
and to invite her to join his harem
as his legal wife. She rejected these
overtures, declaring that her princi-
pies would not allow her to marry
man who already has as many
wives as the ex-shah."
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
SWEET SCENTED
FRAUD FUND IN
SUGAR DEAL
SENSATIONAL. DISCOVERY MADn
WHERE MILLIONS HAVE
BEEN MADE.
IN DRAWBACKS TO THE MAKERS
OF Sugar by Rcfundinss ON Low
Grade Classed as High Grade,
Also on Sugar Products.


New York, Dec. 22.-An immense
sugar customs fraud, involving mil
lions in drawbacks allowed the sugar
companies has been discovered. The
money to be recovered was received
through civil suits. This is a bigger
sensation than the criminal suits
over underweighing. 1t has been
the ruling that raw sugar imported
pays duty, but that the products OF
sugar, syrups and the like, when ex-
ported is to have all of the duty save
one per cent refunded. 1t is charged
that duty paid on low grade sugar
has been refunded on the high
grade.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
SENATOR HEPBURN
KNOWS HIS POSITION


Washington, Dec. 22.-senator
Heyburn made bitter fight against
q resolution adopted by the senate
today nullifying the action of the
New Mexican constitutional conven-
ton in establishing the 103d merid
ian as the separating line between
New Mexico and Texas.
He said that 100000 acres, valued
at $40 an acre We're involved and
that Texas had been sufficiently paid
for the tract. He threatened to di-
sulse hidden knowledge but desist-
ed, declaring that he knew enough
to get out of the way of 1.-THE steam
roller"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
LANDON. FAMOUS HUMORIST.
CHEERFUL in FACE OF DEATH

Yonkers, N. Y, Dec. 22.-Melville
DE Lancey Landon, whose name
means nothing to the present gen
Grafton, but who, over the signature
of Eli Perkins, made the whole
country laugh twenty or thirty years
ago, is dying in his home, 594 Pal
isades avenue, Yonkers. A suffer-
er from locomoter ataxia, Landon
has been in bad health for the last
half dozen years.
The humorist, at one time one of
the most prolific writer's in the coun.
fury, hardly has touched pen to paper
In the last six years. He is seventy
one years old. and the hardships he
endured in the civil war and subse-
quently in travelling about the world
undermined a naturally strong con.
stitution. Although Landon long has
known his end was approaching, he
Is invariably cheerful, and uuips and
satire spring to his lips as readily as
OF yore. Like Mark Twain, a meas
ure of whose popularity he once
shared, he does not permit his APP
preaching end to bear heavily on his
family and friends.
Melville De Lanccy Landon was
born in Easton, N. Y, on Sept, 4,
1889. He was educated in the pub
lie schools. matriculated in Union
college and was graduated in 1861.
Shortly afterward the outbreak OF
the war of the REBELLION led LanGon
to enlist in the northern forces. He
soon was promoted and became an
officer on the stan of General L..
Chetlain. In this capacity he saw
much active fighting and by signal
bravery was promoted to the rank
OF major. His resignation from the
army took place in 1864, when the
war virtually was ended.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
CLEAN UP $4,000.

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 22.-Two men,
Tegglund and Horton, twelve miles
from Onida, cleared about $4,000
this year in breaking and farming.
They had an oil breaking engine and
gang breaker, and with these thew
broke plenty of land, and got good
prices. They broke 900 acres, which
they sowed to fax, securing 5000
bushels, making $14.S2O from that
item alone. Hundreds of men could
have done the same within fifty miles
of Pierre.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
LONDON BUYS Up ITS
WORST SUM DISTRICT

- II
London, Dec -. In voting for
the purchase at fully ten times its
| actual value. of the real estate in
Tabard street and it's vicinity, the
worst slum district in London, the
London County Council has under
taken to put through as bare-faced a
swindle as any in the history of
graft.
TO enrich the owners OF almost
worthless Stun property, the council
proposes, IN short, TO pay about 5 =
500, 900 more than the same owners
would have been willing to take for
the same property up 10 the time
when it became known that the cOun-
ell was in the market for it. Aside
from the matter of price, the pur-
chase is a step in the direction of
Kidding London of collection of the
most shocking rookeries to be found
in any civilized city on the face Of
the globe, and to substitute for
them model tenants and small parks
"a project which. if honestly car
ried out, has everyone's hearty APP
prevail
The Tahard street area is thirteen
acres in extent, contains six houses
and shelters 1852 persons, all of
the lowest type. For this area the
council has offered, despite the pro-
tests OF the public and an important
minority OF its own members, ST.,
$50 900, which works out at $2,S15
per house. But in another way, the
tax payers are asked to pay $500
for each man, woman and child to
clear out of one of the worst plague
spots on earth. Each house, without
the land it stands on is estimated by
the council to be worth sl,955.
AS showing the enormity Of the
steal, Edwin, Son and Inglessy, an
old firm of solicitors, were recently
offered by disguised property own
er block of fifty Tabard street
houses for 1920 for the lot. This
works out at s65 per house, instead
OF Sl,955 as estimated by the coun-
Gil. There is not, in fact, house
in the district which could not have
been bought for slOo before it be-
came known that the council intend
ed to buy it.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
PANIC CAUSES MAN
TO DASH INTO ENGINE.
sheridan Man Standing on Trestle
Killed by Losing Presence of
Mind.

Sheridan, Wyo., Dec. 22.-Lack OF
a cool head today cost Jack Lavwracz
his life. He was standing on bridge
over the Tongue river when he saw
burlington train approaching
Thoroughly ratified, he ran directly
toward the train and was struck By
the engine, falling beside the track
dead after he had cleared the end OF
the bridge. Had he jumped to either
side he could have escaped.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
HELD FOR HORSE STEALING

Pierre, S. D., Dec. 22.-State's At
torney Johnson, of Stanley county,
has returned from Kadoka with two
accused horsethieves. The prison.
ers are Cliff Wyman and Willard
Davis, both accused of stealing two
horses from the Oldaker ranch, near
Cottonwood. When arrested they
had five horses with them, but none
answered the description of the Old
aker animals. 1t is thought that the
horses were run to the reservation,
and disposed Of among the Indians.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
BOUNTIES FOR THREE
WEEKS WORK LARGE

Meeteetse. Wyo.. Dec. 22.-Wil-
liam Carpenter. trapper. who had
his traps out i've weeks. secured 35
coyotes, 3 foxes. bobcats and 1
badger. the bounty and pelts bring
ing over $500. It is estimated that
each coyote causes an annual loss to
stockmen Of $500 In sheep and
calves killed. 30 that in addition td
making q nice thing himself, Car
penter has benefited the stock inter-
ests thousands Of dollars.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
CROSSES THE CHANNEL
AND LANDS SAFELN

Dover, England. Dec. 22.-Ceci
Grace flew over the English channe
this morning in Wright aeroplane
He passed Calais, France, and con.
tnued south. After an ATTEMPT tc
Keep going, the aviator came to the
earth south of Dover without break.
ing any records.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30

PnildGHl Dnia, lJeC- g. h0iS al
, probably thirty policemen and fire
men dead under the wall, which Tel!
at 2:45 this morning, when fire de-
stroyed the factory OF Il, Frledlan-
der, the leather dealers. Twenty
bodies have been recovered and 9TH
err bodies are in view. The fire is OF
incendiary origin. score OF wound
ed persons are in the hospital and
will probably die.
Chicago, Dec. 22.-Twenty-five
tiremen are supposed to be dead.
Fire Chief Koran and Fire Marshals
Burgess and Martin are missing, in
the fire which early today destroyed
the large meat house of Nelson, Nor
r.s & Co., in the stock yards district.
The loss is 100000. The entire
fire department OF the city was on
the scene. The falling walls caught
many firemen, who had first become
overcome with ammonia gas.
Fire Marshal Lacey, who escaped,
said he saw the bodies Of Chief Hor-
and Burroughs in the ruins. 1t has
been officially announced that thirty
iiremen are dead The body of Geo.
Murawski of Company 40 was re-
covered. The flames are increasing
and the bodies Of the dead may be
burned. Ten more fire engines have
been ordered out. The body of Cap
tain Patrick Doyle Of Company 80
was gotten out of the ruins at 8
o'clock.
The body of Captain Patrick Col
Inns of Company 50 and mass OF
flesh supposed to be Marshal Will
liam Burroughs were also taken out.
Lieutenant Mackey, driver for Chief
tloran, says he wat standing by Hor-
an when the ammonia tank explod-
ed. killing the chief and throwing
the walls down on him.
The following are those killed in
this mornings fire:
Charles Moore, Albert Grain,
James Fitzpatrick, James McGraw
Henry j. Regain, Eugene Sullivan,
John NJ. Mclaughlin, Richard Ryan,
Lewis I. Mallory, M. L. Byrne, T. j.
Costello, George J. Barth, William
Al, Seaman, Frank ]. Hamilton
Chas. j. Berkery, Charles T. Swee-
ney, Thomas O'Connor, w. j. DAILY,
il. w. Walters, P. j, Kell, James P.
Foster, John P. Behrens, Joseph Os-
borne, Charles l.. Moore, Nicholas
Crane, Frank Hoberiser, George
Enthoff and Edward Dennis. All of
the dead bodies have been recover
ed and fully score of the injured
are in this hospitals.
Swept by the high wind the flames
IRON the Nelson-Morr:s company's
beef house spread at noon to the
great four story tallow house adjoin-
ing and the entire plant was in dan
ger. The bodies Of the firemen I'M
der the walls of the beef house may
not be recovered for days. The fire
men are frantically fighting the fire,
winch threatens the entire stock
yards. The total death list is 80 or
SO and the fire was under control at
ter the tallow house was DESTROYED,
the loss being S1,OOO,0OO.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
TWO KILLED, MANY HURT
IN NEW YORK WRECK

New York, Dec. 22.-Two persons
were killed and several injured in a
wreck on Pennsylvania passen-
ger train on the New York-Treuton
branch near Milestone Junction at
1881 this morning. Four cars were
overturned.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30

Manila. Dec. 22.-The Third In
fantry had battle with the tribes
men near Davis. Private Holt was
killed and many others injured in
the melee. The natives were de-
f,ated and put to rout
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
EXPERIMENT STATION WANTED
BY LYMAN COUNTY.

vivian. S. D.. Dec. 22.-The repre-.
sentatiyes from Lyman county in the
legislature will present bill CALI
ing for q state experiment station to
be located here for the testing Of
seeds and plants to determine what
can best be grown in this locality
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30

Leipzig. Jse. sz.-Bernard
Trench and Lieutenant Vivian Bran
don. English army officers. were
found guilty of spying on the Ger
man Notifications at Bakrum. They
were sentenced to four years IA pris-
on.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
CHARGE PRE6IDEN GOMEZ
SHIPPING RIVALS AWAY

Havana, Cuba, Dec. 22.-The riv-
IL oS President Gomez charge that
~ Il trying 70 retain the presidency
ana ship his spposing leaders out
of ths country, which may cause
trouble ana i second intervention BY
the United States.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
1T IS BOYER?

Springfield, Mo-, Dec. ga man
believed to be G. G. Boyer of Sheri-
dan, Wyo.. found unconscious in a
room at a local hotel early today,
died without making n statement.
The police started an investigation.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30

Sheridan, Wyo.. Dec. 22.-G. c.
Boyer died at Springfield, Mo-. un-
Ter suspicious circumstances, and
ais relatives here are investigating
the matter.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1910-12-30
SOUTH DAKOTANs TO
REMAIN IN WASHINGTON

Washington. d. c.. Dec. "a
Representatives Martin and Burke.
OF South Dakota. will remain here
during the holidays.