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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-30

sister, and unable to secure convic-
tions.
If you want a lawyer for states
attorney, vote for Frank Sears.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-30
WILLIAM RICH.

When the republican convent ion
arrived at the place to nominate az
candidate for sheriff the members of
that body wisely chose the present
incumbent, William Rich. Mr.. Rich
has served one term and so success
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1902-10-30

When the republican convention
vas looking for Legislative timber it
evidently was bound to see that the
men who went to Pierre this winter
should all be old timers and true
blue republicans and for the third
man on the ticket selected Chris
Fallmer, Of Strand. Mr.. Fallmer
came here about twenty years ago
also and settled upon the farm where
he now makes his home. He has
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TO BE BRYAN OR WAR
It Silver Champion Don't Accept
Democrats and PopuIista
May Split.

Grand Island, Neb.. June 23.-Dele-
gates to the PODulist and Democratic
state conventions, which Will be held
here tomorrow, began pouring into the
city this afternoon. Over 200 dele
gates are accredited to each convention,
and at least 1000 are expected to at
tend
preliminary conferences began as
early as noon today. and were entered
into with a spirit by the party eaders,
a large number of whom arrived today
for both parties. The question upper
most IN the minds of the great major
ity OF the delegates is whether or not
fusion can be accomplished and can
didate selected to head the ticket that
VIII be satisfactory to all factions. The
accomplishment Of this result has been
seriously questioned by a number of
party leaders uD to late this afternoon.
( but tonight a number of Populists and
Democrats who are considered author
/ ity profess to believe that there will be
| little opposition to fusion.
II is still the unanimous opinion that
I If Mr.. Bryan win accept the nomina ton
/ for governor there viii be little left Ia
I do but to divide the rest of the ticket.
! Optimists say that the denomination
/ Of Congressman Stark viii have a de-
/ moralizing effect. in case Bryan is not
! nominated, as the Populists had de-
/ pended on Stark to carry the state
/ ticket through for fusion. The minor
/ offices are attracting little attention. al.
! though there are a large number OF
/ prospective candidates for those Of
1 fees.
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DARIEN ROUTE BEST
Member of House Conference
May Cause Further Delay
on Canal Question.

Washington, June 23.-The opening
conference on the isthmian canal bin
at o'clock today led to active com
ment on the outcome OF this important
measure. Representative Hepburn. the
ranking house COnfeTee. notified his as
sOciates to be ready for the meeting.
but no exact plans were discussed.
There is no doubt that the house con-
ferees viii at the outset make strong
insistence on the Nicaragua route. as
provided BY the house bill. Messrs
Hepburn and Davey are earnestly in
favor of the Nicaragua route. and they
undoubtedly viii stand by the house
bin as long as there is any possibility
Of its selection. on the other hand,
Mr.. Fletcher OF Minnesota considers
the Panama route better than the
Nicaragua, although he thinks fuller
investigation has shown the Darien
route better than either of the others.
However, as the present legislative is
sue appears to be confined to a choice
between Nicaragua and Panama. Mr..
Fletcher probably will cast his infiu-
ence for the latter.
The length Of the contest viii depend.
therefore. on the duration Ct the in
sistence Of Messrs. Hepburn and Davey
ANA AAAt MIA a 2 I'd lUUAN anu AltE dANi-
tude of the house in supporting such
an insistence. There is little indication
as to how long this insiStence viii last,
but statements made by the house con-
ferees lead 70 the belief that the insist
ence viii not be carried to the point of
a permanent deadlock, defeating all
canal legislation at this session. -
The house cOnferees appeared at the
appointed time, O'Clock, but through
a misunderstanding the senate con-
ferees were not on hand. and the meet
ing went over until II a. IN. tomorrow.
/ The friends of the Panama project
| have been making a canvass OF the
strength of the senate amendment in
/ the house. and are confident that mo-
ton 70 concur can command a major
I ity.
This, however. may become COmpli-
/ Gated by propositions to attach eOndi-
I tions 20 the concurrence, one Of the
conditions under discussion being 9
( time limit for the period OF negotiation
] to secure the perfected title.
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Was Ready to LIE Down.
OPkiIadeIDhia Timesl

Shortly before the state legislature
returned Quay to the United States
senate. the insurgent' members of the
two houses at Harrisburg held daily
meetings, at which the situation was
discussed. Finn, the Pittsburg boss. -
was earnest and persistent in his fight
against the Beaver man, and lost no
opportunity to urge the insurgents on
TO glory.
i tell YOU. gentlemen" ne said one
day 10 group, Its marvelOUs-simply
marvelous.-the way you hold out
against these bOOdIers, You have all
sorts of inducements to be dishonor-
able. Small fortunes-S10,OO 1000.
S25,0o0-are being offered for single
votes; yet, YOU stand together
Here he was interrupted by one OF
the upstate representatives, who
looked Finn squarely in the face and
fervidly declared:
Senator. 1 want to tell you one
thing; they're gettin' pretty damn near
my limit
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UNION PACIFIC STRIKE.
Car Builders Make Demand for In
crease Of Paw.

Car Builders Make Demand for In
crease Of Pay.
: Omaha, Neb.. June 23.-Phe strike
situation in The Union Pacific shops
took on several new phases today. ali
of more or less significance. The rep
resentatives of the Car Builders union
met the officials with a demand for an
increase of pay. They declare, however.
that their action was in nOwise infiu-
enced by the strike of the boilerniakers.
The railroad officials apparently took
this view of it. for they anticipate a
peaceablc settlement in the car depart
ment
The boycott placed on Union Pacific
castings by Chicago mOuIders has cut
of the supply Of that material, and has
caused some anxiety at railroad head
quarters. 1t is stated that the Chicago
foundry is now taking steps to settle
this difficulty by establishing a plant
in this city.
Reports were received at headquar-
ters today that part Of the strikers at
Armstrong, Kan, had returned to
work. and Chief Mechanic McGIynn
looks on this as an indication Of an
early solution of the difficulty. The
machinists. who have had grievance
committee at work for some time. have
secured from their national executive
board an endorsement of whatever ac-
tion they make and are holding a meet
ing tonight.
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WANT FORESTS OF
NORTHWEST PROTECTED

Portland. Ore, June 23.-W. H. Mills of
San Francisco, head of the land depart
ment Of the Southern Pacific, is here for
the purpose of experimenting the efforts
or the federal and state authorities in
protecting the forests of oregon against
fires The Southern Pacific owns about
100000 acres of valuable timber lands in
different. sections of Oregan and it is the
intention of the company TO establish a
thorough patrol of the timber belt dur
ing the summer.
Another object Of Mr. Mills visit to
Portland at this time is the creation of
one or more permanent forest reserves.
Speaking of his visit here, Mr.. Mills to-
day said:
Another object of my visit is to ar
range for several more permanent forest
reservations. The Southern Pacific al
ready has a 2, 000-acre reserve on the
Mohawk river and it is my purpose now
TO arrange for a reservation of 10000
acres on the SiUslaW river, and perhaps
one or two smaller ones. This timber
viii not be touched for a great many
years to come.
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MISS TOPPAN INSANE
Trained Nurse, Who Administered
Poison to Her Patients, Com
mitted to the Asylum.

Barnstable, Mass. June 23.--higR
Jane Toppan. a nurse. was found not
guilty, by reason Of insanity of the
murder of Mrs. Gibbs by poison at Ca
taumet on Aug. u, 1901, before a spe-
cial sitting of the superior court here
today. The time occupied in the trial
was scarcely six hours. When the gov
eminent presented its evidence, the
sensational incident appeared in the
testimony Of Dr. Henry r. Stedman Of
Boston, an alienist, who said that Jane
Toppan told him in the presence Of
other medical experts that she had
caused the death Of Mrs. Gibbs by
giving her d poisonous dose Of afro
phine and morphine. When the defense
put it's medical experts on the witness
stand the moral and mental irrespOnsi-
bility Of the defendant was maintained.
Miss TOppan was ordered committed
/ 10 Taunton insane asylum for life. She
viii be taken there tomorrow.
While Miss TOppan was tried on
the indictment charging the murder Of
Mrs. Gibbs, she was charged also by
the government with the death of Mrs
| Alpen p. Davis and Mrs. Genevieve D.
| Gordon at Cataumet Three deaths Oc-
Cured within a short rIme of each
other In addition the deaths of the
/ following persons. who were nursed by
Miss Toppan, had been inquired into:
| Israel d. Durham of Cambridge died
| May &c, 1895. aged So years; Mrs. Dun
| ham, his wife. died Sept. Is, 1897; Miss
| COnnors. died at Cambridge in 1900;
/ Mrs. Alpen P. Davis, died at Cambridge
/ July 4 1901 aged 81 years; Mrs. o. NJ.
Brigham Of Lowell, died Aug. %, 1893.
aged So; Florence n. Calkins, house
/ keeper for Mrs. Brigham, died Jan. l.,
| 1900: Mrs Edna Banister of TunbYidge,
sister of Mrs. Brigham, died Aug. %
1901.
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MURDERED FOR HIS MONEY.
Body Found in Stream Shows Evil
dences Of Foul Play.

Seattle, Wash, June 2S.-The sheriff $
Office is investigating what is believed
to be d murder, with robbery as its mo-
tive, at Stampede, a station on the
Northern Pacific railway near the sum-
NIT of the Cascade mountains. On Sat
urday last the body Of John Yeschick,
a resident of Renville, Mimi, was found
in the creek near that station. The legs
of the dead man were bruised and cut,
a superficial knife wound had been in
fiicted on the right hip, and another
knife wound three inches deep was
present under the right arm. He had
considerable money in his possession.
YesChick and his mother were on
their way to Portland, Ore, from their
Minnesota home, where a widow and
FIVE children survive the dead man.
When the train stopped at Stampede,
HesChick left it, presumably to get a
little exercise. he missed the train, his
mother coming on TO Portland His
dead body was found in the creek the
following day. The clothing contained
80 cents in money and a cheap watch.
The mans shoes had been removed,
and were missing.
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WASHINGTON DAY BY DAY.
schley Tells Of Deserter Who Object
ed to All Members Of Courtmartial.
rInu Nnrk World !

Rear Admiral Schley was telling
stories at the Richmond hotel a few
days ago and. perhaps naturally, came
around to the subject of courts Of in
quiry. He said that during the civil
war court was convened to try a
man for desertion. Schley, then a lieu
tenant. WAS one of the members of the
court When everything was ready the
judge advocate asked the defendant.
Have you any objection TO any mem
Der OF this eourt2"
The accused man looked over the
court. sCrutiniZed each member close
~ and said: Yes, sir; / object to the
white haired man at the end of the
table"
The officer objected to was the pres
ident Of the court. The judge advocate
inquired Upon what ground do YOU
object to this member OF the court p
Without a moments hesitation the
defendant replied. r don't like che
honesty OF his countenance.
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POLITICS IN MISSOURI.
Republicans VIII Nominate State
Ticket Tomorrow.

Jefferson CITY No. june z3.-SeveTal
hundred Republicans are here tonight TO
atteud the state convention, which will
meet tomorrow 20 nominate state Ticket.
The state committee had meeting this
afternoon and after q close contest Sc
Iectad r i. McJimsey of Maryvillc for
temporary chairman and 4. T. SChiner
for temporary secretary The election
Of McJimsey is "A victory for National
Committeeman kerens over State Chair
man Atkins. whose support went TO Con-
gressmsu Richard Barthold Of st. Louis.
The Atkins men will control the cOnyen-
ton and the talk tonight s. that Barthold
win be made permanent chairman chair
man Atkins viii be reelected without ep-
position, as he has enough Instructed Del
ogates.
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Mountain States.
SHOT DEAD ON STREET
Notorious Character of Butte
Commits Cold. blOoded
Murder.

Butte, Mont. June 25.--One OF the
most cOld-blooded murders within the
recent history OF Butte occurred at
10 o'clock tonight, when James Cusick,
a notorious character. deliberately shot
and killed Thomas Bags, a gambler
In front Of saloon on Park street, as
the latter was sitting in a boOtblack's
chair. Baggs died within twenty min
utes after the shooting. The men had
quarreled over the death of Frank
Hines, which had occurred a few hours
before. and who is believed to have
committed suicide. and came to blows.
Cusick was }worsted IN the encounter,
and, securing gun. returned and shot
Bags. He fired two shots, either one
Of which would have proved fatal. The
murderer attempted to escape, but was
captured and lodged in Jail.
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The court retired for consultation and
upon returning to the room announced
that the objection was not sustained.
The judge advocate, turning to the ac-
cused, asked: Have you any objection
to make to any other member Of The
Court?'
He looked gtaveIy about him for
few minutes and then answered: Yes,
sir. object TO the whole incarnate
court"
one of Washington's noted fishermen
is Major Dick" Sylvester, the super
intendent of police for Washington and
president of the National Association
Of Chiefs of Police.
The major went fishing a few days
ago and returned with a five-pound
black bass which he sent to the presf-
dent with his compliments
Two Of the majors friends heard Of
his catch and asked about it a few
days after when they were fishing at
the same place. They met a country
boy and said: rs there good fishing
up here?'
Yep, replied the boy. its fair.
Major Dick was up last week fshin' -
He caught a five-pOund bass. / I'M
ueIbtdAu, observed one OF the party,
and gave it to the president"
I dunno nOthin' about his givin' il
I to the president the boy said, but
gran pap, he caught the fish
q q q
john Allen of Tupelo relates this as
{ his first experience in a battle during
4 the civil war.
a neighbour and I were behind a rail
/ fence. All of sudden he said To me:
/ What do 1 care about territorial
I rights? 1 am heap more use at home
than l am here He started to get out
and go home when a Yankee shell
burst in front of him, tearing up the
ground
JOHN, he says, what chance have
we got? There was enough stuff in
that shell to kin forty men and they
I just fred ii at you and me-"
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TRAIN STRIKES BUGGY
KILLING THREE OCCUPANTS.

Seattle, Wash, June 23-Miss Helen
Stratton and Miss Emma Ramstead We're
instantly killed by Northern Pacific
passenger train at o. Brien. thirteen miles
south of Seattle last evening and James
Miller was so seriously injured that he
died three hours later. The three with
BENJAMIN O. Winkler were in a buggy
crossing the rails when the train came
upon them. From the road the track was
obscured by the station building, and q
string Of freight cars. The drivers at
tentiOn was further diverted BY herd of
attic nhsfrncting the WAY.
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THIRTY YEARS FOR $50.
Hold-up Given Long Penitentiary
Sentence.

Butte, Mont, June 23.-Thirty years
for $50 is the sentence given by Judge
McClarnen today to William Perry,
who, with A. 9. Young, held up Tom
Donovan April q.
The sentence is an unusually heavy
one. and causes the remaining prisoners
in the county Jail TO await their trial
in fear and trembling. Judge McClar-
nen is the first Butte judge to give such
heavy sentences. He says he viii do all
characters
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MISTAKEN FOR CoNVIcTs.

Tacoma, Wash, June 23.-The two
desperate and heavily armed men who
met two other armed men at Pc Ell on
Saturday night and drove TO Chehalis,
arriving at the latter point at a. m,
20 take a train for Tacoma, have been
located. They were Professor Van
Wrinkle Of the United States geological
survey, and three assistants, all carry
ing axes and surveying tools. So posi-
tive were some Of the people Of Lewis
county that these men were the es-
capped Oregon convicts and two con-
federates that they came near shooting
them without warning.
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MARSHALL IS THREATENED.
Forest Fires in Colorado Spreading
With Wonderful Rapidity.

Denver, Colo, June pa special to
the News from Salida, Colo, says
A forest fire which has been raging
for about a week near Chipeta noun
tain now threatens the mining camp Of
Marshall, twenty miles west Of here.
The high winds have increased the
fires, and shifting about, are now driv-
ing them directly toward Marshall.
The people are moving out, as there
is no way to stop the fires or to protect
the town. Mrs. Gimlet the postmis-
tress, teIegraphed the governor this
evening the details, as far as known.
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BLOODY DUEL FOUGHT FOR
HAND OF FAIR ITALIAN GIRL

New York, June 23.-In that crowded
part Of Harlem known as Little
Italy an encounter has occurred be-
tween rivals for the hand Of a young
Italian girl which resulted in the
Wounding Of three men and one woman.
OF the former, one probably will die.
He is Florence Paras, and he received
half dozen stabs from a stiletto. His
rival had beaten him down and was
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POSTAL COMPANY ACQUIRES
$500 PENNSYLVANIA OFFICES

Philadelphia. June 2.-The Record to-
morrow viii say: Negotiations have been
concluded whereby the Postal Telegraph
company viii secure the $3.50 offices and
an the lines owned by the Pennsylvania
railroad. now operated by the Western
Union The Postal viii take possession Of
the offices on Jan. 4. when the Western
Union viii be compelled 10 give up all of
the trunk lines now In use which are on
She property Of the Pennsylvania railroad
This deal win deprive the Western Ini0n
Of it's chief outlets west and south in adj
dition 20 the $500 feeders that it costs
uittle or nothing 10 maintain.
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escaping when Paras drew a revolver
ana em9tied it. An immense crowd
had sprung up around the combatants.
and three Of the bullets found marks
IN the bodies Of the onlookers. The sue
cessful rival escaped unscathed, how
ever.
A large force of police had much diff
hculty in quelling the disturbance and
dispensing the crowd
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MARTIN MUST FACE TRIAL.

Salem, ore. June Ex-Governor Geer
today hOuOred the reQuisiti0n OF Cover
nor Gage Of California for the arrest and
delivery 10 an agent OF the state OF Cali
fornfa James William Martin. wanted in
Calaveras county. Cal. on a charge OF
highway ribbery Martin was recently
arrested in Portland and held for eX-
tradition
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-24
FuNERAL % sAXoNY,s KTNo.

OF King Albert of SaNony. who died June
%. which took place here this evening
was most impressive. The Catholic CoJTr
church where the funeral service was
held. Was draped On black. The coffin
Of the king was covered with red satin
pail and around IL a vigil has been kept
fy saxon officers and diEnitaries Of toe
Saxon court since it was conveyed 10 the
church last SATURDAY.
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HOSPITAL OFFICIALS MUST
ANSWER FOR DEATH OF PATIENTS

Chicago, June 90. Z. Miller. presi-
dent, and Henry Clark Davis, general
manager of the st. Luke society. were
held responsible tonight by the coroner s
jury Tor the fire at St. Luke's sanitarium.
which destroyed eleven lives. Tho four
other employees arrested after the fire
were released. Miller and Davis were re-
arrested a few minutes after the verdict
OF the jury was read. Against the hos
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-06-24
FRANK LINES A SUICIDE.
Wealthy Citizen of Butte Fires Bullet
Through His Brain.

Butte. Mont, June 23.-Frank Hines,
prominently connected in Butte. and a
brother of Thomas r. Hines. vice pres
ident Of the Silver Bow National bank,
died tonight as the result of d bullet
fired through his brain. Whether his
death was that of a suicide or was
caused by accident. is matter OF
doubt. In the opinion Of the officers
the nature and location of the wound
point strongly to suicide. Hines was
quite wealthy.
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Memento with a His+o.=
lChicago TrI1rnal

Speaking Of surgical ona~s-:,--..
remarked the man with the bara ms.
Il was relieved the other day NJ % b..,
let 1 had carried for forty wears " 9''-
The man in the macintosh -b.
with the white spot i'm his mus+..,.
the man who was smoking a cbssr
cigar and the man who had his feet 19
the table were betrayed into exprassfr-
mumentaTy interest.
Whereabouts Was the buUetqr th,.-
asked him.
In my pocket" he answered .r.
was the bullet that killed a pet dog ~,
mine when I was a boy. some H..
stole it from me a few DAYS sge p
priced it highly on account Of its ass,
cia-"
But they howled him down.
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NO SILK STRIKE ORDERED.
Difficulties in Paterson Will Probably
Be Settled Soon.

Paterson. y. J.. June 23-It is esti-
mated that 20 per cent of the employees
Of the silk mills for whom looms were
ready today stayed away from work.
No general strike Of the silk workers
has been ordered, and none is likely
for a day or so. if at all The commit
tee Of the general conference of silk
workers appointed Saturday night to
wait on the boss dyers and ask them
TO come TO some agreement with their
dyers' helpers. met with partial sue
cess. At a meeting OF the striking
dyers' helpers the executive committee
OF the dyers' helpers committee was
given power 10 end the strike on the
best terms that could be procured from
the employers.
Detectives tonight arrested Frank
Schneider Of this city. lie Is charged
with having shot Patrolman Charles
Robinson during the fight about the
Bamf0rd mill Wednesday last.
Schneider is a dyers' helper. He de-
MES absolutely that he fired the shot.
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pital officials it is charged that no effort
was made to secure the patients who
were helpless in locked rooms. with
barred windows. and some Of whom were
strapped and bound, while others were
deiirious and under treatment.
Against President Miller IT is charged
further that hg has violated the medical
practice act of the state and that he en-
pioyed incompetent assistants and
nurses.
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Tax on Babies

Extreme hot weather is q. great +,-
upon the digestive power Of bsbf.-,
when puny and feeble they should b,
given d few doses of Whites &C.
Vermifuge, the children's tonic =,
will stimulate and facilitate the dfges-
ton of their food, so that they Soon
become strong, healthy and active. 95r
at Z. c.. NJ. /. Drug Dept.