Black Hills Weekly Times from Deadwood, South Dakota • 1

Black PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D. Dec. Frank Grouard, chief of government scouts, who has been the principal directing power behind General Brooke's chair ever since the general's arrival, came into the latter's presence last night greatly In effect he reported that the brief visit of the pretended Christ to the agency yesterday had created great excitement among the Indians, and the old scout was right. The big camps of five or six thousand reds were one bazz of excited talk regarding the so-called Christ.

Those who had seen him allowed their tongues to run riot with description. The fact that he had been chased off the reservation by the authorities 80 soon as his presence had become known, seemed to the semi-savage mind ample cause for the the assertion that I heard repeated more than 8 score of times, "They know he really was the Christ, were afraid he would do what he promised, kill all the white people and bring back the buffalo and bear, and that's why they sent him away 80 quick." There was a recalling and rehearsing of every scrap of facts and fiction that had come to them for months past regarding the subject--fact and fiction that has floated down to them from the far north during the past three months or more. Hastily called councils were held in every part of the camp, and the subject was kept hot until far into the night. An odd coincidence--at least it seems nothing more than a coincidence nowthat added force to the importance of the alleged Christ's presence in the minds of the Indians was that he came in exactly the new moon that was foretold several months ago the new Christ would come. So thoroughly convinced were very many of the spiritualistic reds as to the genuineness of the imposter's claim that after various consultations they are said to have sent couriers out over the country in various directions to inform their friends.

Everything possible is being done to keep down the excitement. To this end the anthorities are even considering the feasibility of having the self styled Christ, A. C. Hopkins, arrested and brought back here, then gathering in the Indians and showing him up as a rank impostor and a serious mischief maker. Since his lenv ing here 1 bave talked with intelligent and perfectly trustworthy Indiane, who tell me that he tried to further establish his claim to being Christ by taking off his clothes and showing them great ugly scars on his feet and side.

He also had them feel of a soft spot on the top of his head, and warned them not to press too hard on it or wings would spring out and he would fly away. It seems that he arrived here Sunday instead of Monday, but succeeded in keeping his claim from the ears of the little public here until Jesterday noon. He stayed at Red Cloud's house Sunday night and sat up until nearly morning, filling the old chief up with his lying and sorcery. Red Cloud claims to Agent Royer that he took no stock in the stuff, but it is reliably learned from other sorrces that the pretender made a great impression on him. Where the ex citement will end no one can tell.

I have just been shown an interesting letter received today from Bishop W. H. Hare of Sioux Falls, by Rev. Mr. Cooke, the Episcopal clergyman here.

The following extract therefrom will prove of particular interest to the general public: "The situation is in some respects critical and alarming. The old heathen chiefs and medicine men are making a desperate effort to retrieve losses and regain there pristine power. They have for years kept themselves in communication by runners, and have managed lately to bring the excitement to a focus at certain centers on the Standing Rock reserve, on the Cheyenne, Rosebud and Pine Ridge agencies These last two have alesced within the last few weeks. 1 these centers the condition is simply one of freuzy, and in the neighborhood of two of them, Rosebud and Pine Ridge, the houses of Christian Indians and two of the little mission houses have been entered. ransacked and robbed.

No one can tell whereanto the movement wonld have grown had not troops been massed near the agencies. And let ine say that they have to compass a difficulty which did not arise under their management, and the severe measures which they may have to take shoald. if I may express an opinion, be generally interpreted." Indian Notes. Four heliographe arrived yesterday. These insiruments are large mirrors nsed in signaling, the Morse telegraph code being used to read the flashes.

Gen. Miles ways that by the system in use in Arizona he was able to transmit and repeat back messages a distance of 400 miles within four hours. The line will be in operation between Col. Carr's camp and headquarters within a few days. Hangman's bill will be the chief station and but one intermediate mirror will be required.Rapid Repoblican.

Col. Day yesterday received instructio: from Generals Miles and Carr, jor Egbert and Governor Mellette, not to cross over the Cheyenne with his troops, and to confine his operations for the present to the west side of the Cheyenne river and to keep off the reservation. In his instructions from the army offi-als he was notified that if he or his men were caught on the reservation they would be placed under military Col. Otis last evening telephoned to Sturgis and this city to captore an Indian who had passed through Fort Meade about 4 p. in.

yesterday, and the order from the colonel was to take him alive if possible, dead if necessary. Who the Indian is, where he is from, destination and business are all unknown, bat that he is fills DEADWOOD, SOUTH AD Indian is said to be a fact. He came up the Bare Butte ceeek from the Belle, and was disguised a as a cowboy and in white man's clothes, so say reports. The Rapid Republican, which has daily access to General Miler, and from him learns daily the true situation of Indian affaire, is still of the opinion that no general hostilities will ensue. The issue of Wednesday, 24th, says: "Nothing has been beard from Pine Ridge, of bearer of the friendly mission.

At all points, save along the main channel of the Cheyenne, the situation is unchanged. Captain Oves, with the command ordered to the Cave Hills, has arrived at Minnesela and sent word by courier and 'phone that the reported peril of soldiers from Ft. Keogh is absolutely without foundation. In his march from the north he saw but twenty tepees of friendly Indians -a hunting party- -and five straggling Indians. So much for another rumor greatly embarrassed Colonel Sumner's movements against Big Foot, as his orders were to keep a ciose watch for other hostiles.

While scouting. Big Foot's band of 330 Indians are said to have left their camp and moved south An unofficial report has it that this chief is still in camp on the Cheyenne in fortified log stockades, and that Colonel Sumner has asked artillery with which to dislodge him. Big Foot is the Cheyenne agency chief who in a parley last Saturday declared his willingness to surrender. "Frederic Remington, the artist, and Mr. Lamb of the Chicago Times, arrived this noon from General Carr's camp.

These active gentlemen, tired of the ennui of camp life, have about determined to retarn to the east, convinced that there's to be no "Judge Burns, the famous Pine Ridge correspondent of the Deadwood Pioneer, arrived this morning by carriage from Deadwood and will go to the front at war's first stern alarm." How does it happen that the Pioneer prints 8 letter from Barns, supposed to have been written in camp on the Cheyenne river on the 24th, which is the same day the Republican says he had arrived at We learn from I1. H. Wade, who while at Rapid visited the soldier's encampment at the mouth of Rapid creek, that on Wednesday, 10:15, five companies of cavalry of the Eighth regiment, with two Hotchkiss guns, were ordered across the Cheyenne, under command of General Carr, to intercept Big Foot and his band, supposed to be beading for the Bad Lands. Indian U.S. Soldiers.

Lieutenant Casey, ih command of one hundred Indian police, arrived at Minnesela yesterday morning from Ft. Keogh, having been twelve days en route. A special train was in waiting at the end of the track, where they embarked and were quickly transferred to Rapid, reporting to General Miles for service at the front. They are well mounted on splendid horses; armed, equipped and provisioned the best the law allows, dressed in United States uniforms of regalation blue, and were a fine looking lot of friendly savages. It is a sure thing that they will be heard from.

GRASSLEY- At Sturgis, Wednesday, December 24, P. F. Grassley. Funeral today (Thursday) at 2 p. m.

Deceased was employed at Cable Shute's railroad camp, where he was taken sick. a week ago he was brought to the Wentworth house in this city. Not getting any better, he concluded to go to his home in Downing, where his parents reside. On Tuesday he was taken to Sturgis in one of the coaches, to take the eastern train, but was too feeble to do so. Remaining there over night, he became worse and died yesterdey at 11-a.

m. Geo Cornwall of Sturgis notified the reletives by telegraph. SAUNDERS -At Custer City, Thursday, December 25, of typhoid pneumonia, James Saunders, aged about 60 years. Decased was one of the pioneers of the Hills, coming to them early in 1876, and has a wide circle of friends who deeply sympathize with the bereaved family in their affliction. He was taken sick about ten days ago and had recovered so far that all danger seemed past, but suffered a relapse whioh ended in his death.

A wife and two married daughters (Mrs. R. Lewis and Mrs. O. Burton) mourn his loss.

WARD -At Custer City, Wednesday evening, Dec mber 24, of typhoid pneumonia, Wash. Ward, aged 68 years. Deceased has been a resident of Custer for the past ten years, and was a well known and highly respected citizen, not aloue of Custer, but in various other towns of the Hills. He was an intelligent and shrewd business man, accumolating considerable wealth in his native town. He leaves a wife and two children.

SWANSTROM Deadwood, Wednesday, December 24, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Swanstrom. Funeral from the residence of the parents at 2 o'clock p.

m. today (Thursday) Rev, Julian of the Methodist church officiating. ROGERS- -On Centennial Prairie, Wednesday, December 24, of typhold pneumonia, T. C. Rogers, aged 65 Fears, Funeral at Spearfish today (Thursday).

Tired of Life. Yesterday morning about 4 o'clock, Officer Connors was called upon to look after one.of the frail sisters of the bad lands who had, with intent to commit suicide, swallowed an ounce of cold poison. Officer Connors summoned Babcock, who with the aid of his little stomach pomp, unkindly brought the would-be snicide back to life and trouble. She is known here as Mary Heenoy, and came from Kansas City abont two months ago. Becoming weary of her mode of life she determined to end it and her trombles.

Last night she said her only regret was that her attempt was not successful. Weekly MORNING, DECEMBER GEN. CUSTER'S LAST RALLY. The Massacre of the Seventh Cavalry at the Little Big Horn. The massacre of General Custer and command in the valley of the Little Big Horn June 25, 1876, and Sitting Bull's part in it are part of the history of the border.

The affair has been kept fresh in the public mind for over fourteen years, and there is necessity for giving the details at length of the horror at this juncture. Of the entire command but one -an Indian scout known 88 Curlyalone escaped. Curly's account of the fight, which was at first not wholly credited, was subsequently confirmed by Chief Gall, says the Chicago Tribune. The story briefly was that Caster, with his five companies, separated from Reno's seven, according to Terry's orders, and moved around the base of the hill through a ravine to a point where the Indian village in the valley of the river could be seen. No signs of Indians had been noted.

Upon getting sight of the camp Caster ordered a charge and moved at the head of his column. As the cavalry came the river the Indians, concealed in the underbrush, opened fire. Warriors Came from the village in hundreds upon the first shooting. Finding it impracticable to cross the river in the face of the fire, Custer took his men diagonally into the hills, bearing down stream. The hostiles crossed the river confident in their numbers, and Custer, arranging his men in sort of a rude circle, prepared for the in evitable.

As long 88 their ammunition held out. troops, though losing heavily, maintained their position in spite of repeated charges by the Sioux. The battle continued from 2:30 in the afternoon, A8 could be ascertained until shortly before sundown. From the lessening of the fire the Indians concluded that the ammunition was exhausted, and with a final grand sortie killed the last of the band. The gallant Custer was killed in the last ouslaught.

During the entire slaughter Sitting Bull was with the women and children, Chief Gall being at the head of the warriors. The finding of the 315 mutilated bodies of the unfortanates, and their burial by General Gibbon has also been annalized by the newspapers. Along the Rosebad and Yellowstone, on the Tongue and Little Missouri, Generals Merritt, Crook, Terry and Miles found no end of fighting. The running series of battles were also a series defeats for Sitting Bull's hostiles, although the government troops suffered considerable loss, and by their rapid marches and insofficient food were made to suffer much i ill and felt that they earned their full pay. The Indians receded from one point another, until they at last made a break for British America, where Sitting Boll, who well knew the geographical boundaries, knew he was safe.

"Dick" Hebb. DAKOTA, SATURDAY A telegram from Sioux Falls dated Dec. 9, says: "The first Siour City man for the South Dakota penitentiary in Sioux Falls has just been received. The fact that he wAs a Sioux City man was not known until he was searched, when a traveling card of Sioux City Typographical Union No. 180 was found upon "Dick" Hebb's person.

Dick is a printer with wild reputation. He was foreman of LeMars printing office at one time, and worked in the Journal chapel frequently. He left Sioux City about six months ago and went to Hot Springs, S. in Fall River county. Here he began work for the local print shop, and it was not long before he got on a spree and was discharged.

Being in a strange country without money, without a railroad to steal a ride on, and saturated with bad whisky, he set fire to the printing shop and it burned down. This was two weeks ago last Friday. The following Monday he confessed his crime, and soon after was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. He has a wife and seven children who are living in Spearfish, in the Black Hills. Seven years of a man's life for being drunk seems a hard thing, but should be a lesson.

Dick told the above story to a deputy warden, and it was confirmed by the sheriff who accompanied the prisoner from Hot Springs. Another Contest. H. K. Rau, independent candidate for county commissioner, First district of Butte county, was in the city yesterday consulting an attorney with respect to securing ths office for which be was a candidate.

The vote for Rau and his opponent on the republican ticket, James C. Wilson, was a tie. County Clerk Miller thereupon summoned the two gentlemen named to meet at his office at the county seat upon a particular day, which was agreed upon, and settle the te. Rau did not appear but Mr. Wiison was present and by agreement Mr.

Miller threw dice to decide the question and Wilson won. The county clerk, Miller issued in due and proper form his certiticate to Mr. Wilson, which is now contested by Rau and proceedings were commenced yesterday bafore Judge Thomas. If our understanding of the case, as above related is correct Mr. Wilson has the best of the case, Interview with W.

B. Sterling. While United States District Attorney W. B. Sterling, of Haron, was in our city we learned that there would be nothing more of the capital contest between Huron and Pierre; that the people of his home had determined to avail themselves to the utmost in improving the resources that lay within and about her, and early become a popalous and wealthy city, with few if any peer- within the state.

To which the TIMEs gives hearty cemmendation. As to the United States court, regularly fixed for Deadwood in January, he stated that the term would be adjourned until some time early in March, because of Judge Edgerton's dislike to the supposed inclement weather of the Hills at this season of the year. in this, to those who know, the judge has made a mistake as far as the inclemeney of these seasons in the Hiils go. for it is well known that of all seasons of the sear that of spring is Times. 4th, 1 cotia dale ant ta, has for vein! Ired and Quarts of odes VOL.

-NO. ber THE INDIANS. The Pretended Christ's Visit to Pine Ridge, And the Effect Upon the Superstitious Devils. of the Trouble Appears to be Backbone Broken. PINE RIDGE ABNOY, Dec.

widely known as one of the most First, sagacious and bravest of Indian scouts, returned from a spying errand to the hostile last night. General Brooke sent camp him out last Thursday, and he spent all of Saturday in the camp of the savage clan. He had been within the camp grounds but a few hours, he said, when he was threatened with his life. Then he made an atattempt to give the advice of peace which he was told to give. A8 soon as he commenced to speak, I he says, the hostiles, of whom he saw over four hundred in one bunch alone, set up a series of war howls that completely drowned what he said.

They crowded around him, making him the center point of a great circle. Having done this they leveled their guns at him. The howling then ceased and the spokesman of the bloodthirsty gang addressed him, He was told that they the hostiles, had listened to their peace talk. They would hear no more of it. They would never again allow an advocate of peace to leave their camp alive.

Statements they had made previously to the big peace party sent ont a week ago, to the effect that the white soldiers were cowards and afraid to fight teem, were reiterated with more, mad violence than ever. They taunted him with assertions that he, Stands First, was acting like a woman; that he was not worthy of being an Indian, and that he was the cowardiy slave of the white man. Ta this last charge, Stands First sags that he replied: "If you think me a coward shoot me, but if you do there are many more whom you will have to fight when I am gone. Kill me, kill me. You are too cowardly to kill ine.

Yeo are acting like fools to refuse to give up your designs of war. What will become of your old men, your squaws and your children when the soldiers come and you are killed, as will surely be the case if you persist in this way of the soldiers come, when the soldiers come," mocked the hostiles. "The soldiers are cowards; they will not fight us. As for our families, we have been ready for a month to show how we can protect them." Before he left their camp Stands First says that the hostiles told him they had field glasses and through them had seen soldiers(probably Carr's command) many, many miles to the southwest of them. After leaving the hostiles camp he saw young Indian warriors a long way off shooting, apparently, judging by their pecuhar antics, having a skirmish with the soldiers.

The scout concluded his talk by saying that he passed the party of 134 friendlies going on the final peace errand and that left here yesterday morning. He says their errand will be fruitless, for he has every reason to believe that they will not be allowed to enter the camp. Stands First believes there are a few in the bad lands camp who would come in but they amount to nothing, he says, in comparison to those whom it will be totally impossible to budge a particle from their determination to tight. PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. Dee.

Sitting Bull's band of 150 warriors, led by Big Foot, have just surrendered to Col. Sumner, who with 200 soldiers succeeded in surrounding them in the vicinity of Standing Rock while making for the bad lands. Gen. Miles looks for an early surrender of all the hostiles. The bad land leaders counted upon 300 Indians from Standing Rock, including Sitting Boll's band of 200 from the Cheyenne agency, and Big Foot and Hump's brave's at Cherry creek and accessions from northern agencies, which would have swelled the hostile camps to over 1,000.

"Had the conjunction been effected," said Gen. Miles this morning. "these Indians in the absence of military protection could have massacred as many settiers as the Sioux did in the Minnesota troubles of 1862." Col. Samuer in his dispatch: announcing the capture of Big Foot, says: "This cleans up the Indians along the Cheyenne." He bas orders to take the Sitting Ball and Big Foot parties into Ft. Meade, or, if more practicable, to Pierre.

Gen. Brooke wires that Turning Bear, with his band, the advance of the Pine Ridge delegation to the hostile camps, has arrived at the bad lands. Gen. Brooke has sent word of the surrender of the Sitting Bull people and Big Foot, and thinks this news will aid his ambassadors in their work of hurrying in the recalcitrants. Brave Bear, the Pine Ridge policeman who brought in Little, the Indian who precipitated the difficulty at the agency by drawing a knife and assaniting A policeman, says that Short Ball wants to leave the bad lande, while Kicking Bear insists upon defiance.

The Indians here, he says, believe that the party who went out will at least succeed in aiding Short Bull to come in with his followers. A peaceful solation of the difficnity now seems probable, but as Gen. Males remarked, "Bad news mag come in later in the day." Gen. Miles Is of the opinion that the death of Sitting Ball left the hostile conspiracy without a bend and that an early surrender is probable. 89.

27, 1890. the worst. Judge Edgertor, so the attorney informed us, wAs the gueat of President Harrison while he was in Washington, and dined at the white house. More over, the judge will next year take a trip to Earope. On the senatorial question Mr.

Sterling was quite confident that Senator Moody would be re-elected, and that too without much many of the members of the legislatore who were elected upon the independent ticket, were old -time republicans and personally well acquainted with the senator, and open that acquaintance and the knowledge of the need of the state of Senator Moody's acquaintance and influence both with the president and senate, would support him to all election. The idea was ridiculous which the democratic press was raising all over the state, that an independent could not support Senator Moody, for the reason that to do so would forever disintegrate the independent party when that same party aud press was everywhere, both in seuson and out of season, urging those same independents 10 either support democratic Tripp or Hardin, without seeming to know that if there was anything in the atatement it was jast as applicable to the democracy as to the republicans. As to the Beacle county delegation refusing to support Senator Moody or to go into a republican caucus, that was even more ridicolous, as every man on the delegation was nominated with the express and avowed understanding that he was to support Senator Moody for his retarn to the senate. Of this fact Mr. Sterling had personal knowledge, and the men who would represent Beadle county in the legislature this winter were men whose acts would never be open to question by the party hereafter.

With respect to the Brown county contests he stated he had not sullicient knowledge from which to speak decisively. His object in being in the Hills at the present time was to attend to some important United States business, which he would finish as rapidly as possible, and then join his wife at Lincoln, where they would spend their Christmas. Altogether Mr. Sterling is one of those kind of mnen that everyone is pleased to meet and become acquainted with, and such a man the people of the Hills will upon acquaintance learn to admire. UIRCUIT COURT.

Hon. Chas. M. Thomas. Presiding.

Court convened at the asual hour. The trial of the Wallace-G. I. W. C.

Ry. Co. case was renewed and occupied the entire day. The plaintiffs and defendants have finished their testimony upon the direct testimony, and will on Friday renew the trial with rebotting testimony. Chas.

H. Wendt took out his first papers yesterday. A license to wed was issued yesterday to Norman Sutherland and Adelaide E. Linn, both of Central. A license to wed was issued yesterday to Chas.

B. Noyes and Annie Duffy, both of Lead. REAL ESTATE. $150. Interview With A.

T. Lea. FILED FOR RECORD. Thos. Power, bond for deed to J.

W. My. rick, a portion of Power's hill placer claim No. 2, designated as mineral lot No. 735; for the consideration of payment of one fifth of the costs of procuring a U.

8. patent for said placer claim. Stephen Bryer to Geo. M. Johnson, a interest in each of the following mining claims, to wit: The Calabogie, Jane, Ontario, and Ontario Fraction.

all on divide between Jim creek and south fork of Box Elder, in Lawrence county, 8. consideration $500. A receiver's receipt of the U. S. land office to Felix Burgoyne, for placer claim No.

9 above discovery, being lot 288. John M. Kingham et al. to Robert Kingham, of and lots numbered 1 and 2, sec. 4, tp.

6, north of range 3 east; 162.44 acres. Consideration $1. Chas. Pendo to Eugene McPhee, a parcel of land 60x100 feet, southerly side of lot 5 in block or lot Lead. Consideration Whilst A.

Lea, the Indian census ensmerator for the Sioux Indian reservation WAS in the city. we gleaned the following information: Mr. Lea is of Columbus, and was recently appointed by the president to take an enumeration of the Indians on the Sioux reservation; that this enumeration is to be taken in what is called a house to house enumeration, that is that the enumeration only entmerates those who are at home in their tepees at the time of taking the enumeration. The enumeration of these Indians now being taken is in DO wine associated with the taking of the 11th census and will not form a part of it. Mr.

Lea thought that it would require aptil about next December to complete the census. The enumeration so far taken shows 5,246 Indians at the Pine Ridge Agency and about 2,600 at the Rosebud. He estimates over 20,000 Sioux Indians on the reservation altogether. When asked as to the starving condition of the Indians be replied emphatically that there was nothing to it whatever. That the Indian did not get all he wanted might be true, bat that he got enough was also true.

He says the habit of the Indian is not to eat three meals a day bat to eat all the time. kettle of meat is pat on the fire and kept cooking, and whenever the Indian is disposed he goes to the kettle and feede and gorges himself like bird of prey. As to danger to white men during the present warfare, he says there is none; that daring the entire time he has beer. gaged in his work without any interrap- TEN CEN wit: of the 8 nd, of Mento Der 18 U. 6, lot 0 1 2.

north south north outta 10 ace of cast contal recorded a 10, page Belle vol Golden ely ound any the me a apid PROBA Fence, 4 Early, ete ing to a be ember, the time of Conte 30 place ocatia tion other than the fact that a great many of the Indians are absent, attending the ghost dances. In regard to these be says the statements that the Indians dance armed, with their guns in their hands, is moonshine. He has Been these ghost dances frequently in which men, women and children all join, as high as twelve or fifteen hundred at a time. Mr. Lea stated that the Indians have declared that they had no idea of going on the war path; that they knew too mach to do anything of the kind; that the white man was too numerous for them.

But they did declare that they had a right to dance--that they were violating no regulation in dancing and that they should do as the white folks did and dance as long and much as they pleased. He fully justified the statement heretofore made in the Times that Dr. Royer was in no wise to blame for calling of troops to the Pine Ridge Agenoy; that the Indians had passed from the control of the agent at Pine Ridge with reterence to the ghost dances under the government of Dr. Royer's predecessor, and it was only when the Indian police coald not enforce the arrest of the Indian Little because of the resistance of Little's friends that troops were called for. He stated that he was a witness to the attempted arrest of Little and that it was only when the policeman struck Little on the head with his gun that Little sprang upon the policeman and threw him down, and although he held his knife above the policeman, he did not offer to strike him bat simply to show him that he was in his power and that he could kill him if he chose but that he did not choose to do so.

Little is not a chief nor has he any particolar following. The same thing would have been done under like circumstances for any other Indian as was done for Lit tle. MARRIED. WILHELM- -At the residence of the bride's parents, Whitewood, Thursday, December 25, p. Harry M.

Wilhelm and Miranda, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ransom Hays. CLEVELAND-HAYS-At the residence of the bride's parents, Whitewood, Thursday, December 25, 2:30 p. Millard Cleveland and Theodosa, daughter of Mr.

and Mre. Ransom Hays. The double wedding ceremony, anticipated by intimate friends for some weeks, was performed by Rev. J. B.

Pomeroy of the First Presbyterian church, Whitewood. Only the immediate family of the contracting parties were present. Shortly after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland took the afternoon train for Rapid, whence they will return on Saturday and make their home at Whitewood.

Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm accompanied as far as Stargis, driving thence directly to their Centenniel avenue home, this city. Each of the young couples received many handsome presents from well wishing friends. Mr.

Cleveland until recently was a valaed employe of the Reduction works. Mr. Wilhelm is one of the most faithful of the TIMEs force, having for some months had charge of the Belt circulation and Belt news colamn of this paper. The young ladies were of the most charming and popular in Whitewood society. The Trues has only 1 the heartiest congratulations and the beet wishes for the newly made brides and benedicte.

THE RAILROADS. BREVITIES. The Elkhorn depot in the First ward is nearly completed. The B. M.

track is ironed to within three miles of Rochford. The rock work for the D. C. round table is complete, and the ties have all been bedded. The excavation for the bulkhead being made by the Elkhorn company, at the foot of Wall street, is about ready to receive the logs.

The culvert in the First ward is being done in a substantial manner, and will last as long as the railroad. Mr. Alexander says that it will be ready for the track layers by the time they reach it. The doors for the D. C.

engine house will be hung today. Windows will be placed in the center of each of three and small door in the center of the fourth door. The building will be fally completed this week. The Elkhorn company have commenoad driving spiles from the lower abutment of the bridge in the second ward, along the Whitewood up to Fort Fink. There will be two rows five feet apart to be fill ed with logs and stone.

J. F. Maguira will saperintend the work. The B. M.

will commence in a few days patting in their bridges between this city and Pennington. Contractor Long passed over the line yesterday and made arrangements for the accomodation and board of his men. He stated that work wouid begin on or before Dec. 29. No track was laid yesterday on the Elkborn.

A side track of the Elkhorn bas been laid to the torn table. Plastering of the Elkhorn depot seemingly a slow job. A portion of the doors of the D. C. engine house were bang yesterday.

Passengers from Whitewood came Op or the coach and hacks yesterday. The pit for the turn table of the D. C. is ready and awaiting the turn table. So soon as the grade is completed the track in the first ward will be laid to the depot.

The grade of the Elkhorn in the drat ward is about completed to the depot for the track layers. A string of damp care, tics and rails passed through the city yesterday for the grades above the city. FIRE! Deadwood Again Visited by the Devouring Element. From Friday's Daily. At 1:30 o'clock this morning the alarm of fire aroused the sleeping citizens to learn that a fire was raging in the First ward of this city.

The fire department was promptly on hand, but the hose was of no avail, the fire being beyond i its reach. The fire originated in the twostory frame building owned by C. G. Fargo, and was quickly communicated to the adjoining building. Then followed Lutz's blacksmith shop and Flanagan's store, Bosworth's livery stable, and finally John Beuter's large two story store and residence.

Several other small residence buildings were burned. Altogether the loss is fully $25,000. The fire was the work of an incendiary beyond doubt, bat at the present writing unknown. The fire department did well, and saved Keller's barn and residences. THE RAILROADS COMING A RUNNING.

The TIMES is indebted to E. H. Flynn, business manager for the Fitzgerald Bros, for the following official information in regard to the progress of the B. M. extension to Deadwood: Yesterday morning tne traok lagers commenced work on section 80, and last night were miles south of Rochford.

The grade is all complete with the exception of the tunnel on section 86, three miles this side of Rochford. This will be finished some day next week. All there is to be done in it is the removal of a 40-ft bench in the center of hard rock. Outside of this the roadbed is entirely clear and ready for the iron. Connection was made on Wednesday last in the big cat on section 96, tapping of which will be completed today.

At the Whitewood crossing, is now being constructed to connect with the Homestake road, When completed it will be about 1,000 feet long; double track and grading for the same is now under way. The ties are distribated all along the main line with the exception of a section or two up Whitewood. For the present four tracks will of the roadbed now used by the D. O. That is to say, the M.

will put their rails on the outside of the narrow gauge, the latter using the centre. Camp 95 is about deserted, only a small commissary now being there. Next week the entire outfit will be moved to section 101, in the vicinity of Gold Ran, where in all probability a winter camp will be 68- tablished. DIED. Sezions Accident.

Mrs. Chadwick and Mrs. Wilsen, both residents of the Belle Fourche in the vicinity of Empire, were out vleiting neighbore last Sunday with a cart and pony. On their return home from C. P.

Greenley's the pony became fractions and passed beyond control of the ladies. Mrs. Chadwick jumped out of the cart, which almost immediately upset, throwing Mrs. Wilson violently to the ground. In falling something straok the latter over the bridge of her nose, catting severe gashes over both eyes.

Dr. Sexton of Sturgis, 788 called, and he succeeded after some time in stitching the outs. He sage it will require the best of care to save her life. Mrs. Chadwick sprained her ankle and knee joint apparently, but from the swollen condition of the limb it is not yet possible to say whether Any bones are broken or not.

The ladies ere receiving the kind attention of neighbors, Mrs. C. P. Greenley having been with them since the accident. Mrs.

Wm. Hartly, daughter of Mrs. Chadwick, is also in attendance, thus assuring careful and loving care for the sufferers. ASSESSMENTS. COMPANY.

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