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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-09
GAVE INSTRUCTIONS AND DIED.
MAN SHOT IN STOMACH QUIETLY TOLD HOW HIS
PROPERTY WAS TO BE DISTRIBUTED.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUxE.I

IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE1
Rochester, y. Y, Sept Sired Derx, twenty
eight years old OF this city, shot in the stou-
ach yesterday while sliding shotgun into
boat at Braddocks Bay. His brother Frank and two
friends heard the explosion and to the end Of
the pier There they Fred lying half In the
boat and half in the water, and the powder smoke
floating away over the bay The dying map gave
his brother minute instructions to the DISPOSE
ton of his property in a voice natural as II in
ordinary conversation
This finished he held out his hand for the others
to craps in farewell. "GOOdby, boys; I'm a gOner.
he said. and, with a smile his face, died
The witnesses of this exhibition of said that
had been for the blood they would not
have known Derx wounded. The physicians
found that the shot had literally torn the mans
stomach to shreds.
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NEW SURGEON GENERA TAXES OFFICE.

Washington. Sept S-General r. NJ. OReily.
who succeeds General William II. Forwood as
surgeon general of the army. entered formally on
the discharge of the duties of his office to-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-09
SECRETARY MOODY III WORK AGAIN

Washington Sept S--Secretary Moody resumed
his duties at the Navy Department to-day arter
his summer vacation number of matters WnIcn
have been pending his absence awaited MS
action.
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comparison 81 the circulation OF 100 shows an in
the months of August. i.pi
of Daily and ~ ~,
is still forging aheaI
Tha obvious.
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FOR 4 ONE THOUSAND TOy CANAL. ,
BUFFALO BUSINESS MEN ADOPT RESOLUTIONS
FOR THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE
ERIE WATERWAY

Buffalo. Sept S-A largely attended meeting or
business men here to-day adopted resolutions favor
ing the enlargement of the Erie Canal to 1850
ton barge capacity. 1t also resolved that each
candidate for Assembly from Erie County. regard
less of party be asked to pledge himself not to
vote for the election of any for presiding OF
ficer of the Assembly or Senate who would not
commit himself unqualifedly the policy OF canal
bereavement as might be decided by the great
commercial and manufacturing interests OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-09
KILLED BY A B. AND o. TRAIN.

MAJOR o'DRIsCoLI. WASHINGTON LAWYER
MET A SUDDEN DEATH
Washington. Sept. S.-While driving across the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad track Takoma
Park several miles from this city. this afternoon
Major Daniel O'Drisco. well known Washington
LAWYER was struck by train and instantly killed
He came TO this city from Chicago. where he took
an active part both in the law and in politics.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
BATTLE IN sAMAR.

Sever American Soldiers Are Killed
I'm n Fight With Bolomen.
Washington, Dec. 29.-The war de-
partment has received a cablegram
from Gen. Chaffee at Manila, giving
an account Of an engagement near
Papado, Samar, in which Company F,
Ninth infantry, lost six men killed and
a number wounded. The cablegram is
as follows: y
Jacob H. Smith rsports the following:
During scout near Papado, Samar, Dec.
"a, Capt. Francis H.. Schoeffel, with de-
tachment eighteen men, Company H,
Ninth infantry, was attacked large force
bolomen, springing from thickets. Severe
hand-to-hand fight ensued. Following
casualties occurred:
KILLED Sergeant John p. Swisher.
Corporal James Gaughan, Privates John
Maren, Frank McAndrew, Joseph A.
Weippert, George Bedford.
W~ounded-Capt. Francis H. Schoefel.
Slightly; Corporal John H. Russell, Pri-
Yates Daniel l.. Mcpherson, George Clax-
ton. severely: Arthur Bennicastle, slight
ly. One other killed, one wounded.
Names later. No property loss. Enemy
driven from field; lost severely. Lang's
detachment, Philippine scouts, arrived
soon after. assisted caring for wounded
and removing a
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
Y IS
FOuf PersOna Are Killed and Sew
eral Injured Seriously.

Four feraOna Are Killed and Sew
eral Injured Seriously.
Chicago, Dec 31.-Four persons were
killed and twenty-six injured. several Of
them possibly fatally, in a collision on
the Chicago & Northwestern railroad
yesterday at Malta. ILL.,, sixty miles
west of Chicago.
The trains in collision were the Coma
ha Flyer" an east bound passenger
train, and an east-bound freight train.
The wreck caught fire and two passen-
ger coaches, one sleeper and eight
freight cars were partly burned.
Injured passengers were attended i'm
mediately by surgeons from Rochelle
and De Kalb, and later were removed
to st. Luke's hospital, in Chicago, by
special train.
The freight train had taken a siding
at Malta but the train was longer than
the siding and the freight locomotive
protruded upon the main track be-
yond the sidetrack. The incoming train
from the west was not stopped until
the locomotives ~'cornered" at the
switch. the passenger engine being
thrown into the ditch and several
coaches being piled upon the wreck.
The cars caught fire from the locomo
tive.
A statement given out by officials of
the railroad company explains that the
switch at the east end OF the siding
was open through mistake, and that
the responsibility probably lies with
some member Of the crew of the freight
train. The statement places the COM
pany's property loss at about $4,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
LIFE's CHORD Is SEVERED.
Senator Sewelrs Death Occurs After
nm Illness OF Two Years.

Senator SewelI's Death Occurs After
nm Illness Of Two Years.
Camden, N. J., Dec. 29-United States
Senator William J. Sewell died at his
home here at $3.50 q. m. yesterday. lie
suffered from diabetis, complicated
with stomach and heart trouble. Sem
ator Sewell's illness had extended over
a period OF two years. but his condition
was not considered serious until about
q year ago. His constant attention to
the duties devolying upon him In his OF
fetal capacity resulted, in 1899, In q
collapse. A trip to Europe was bene-
fetal, and hessoon recovered sufficient
ly to resume his duties. Toward the
end OF the last session Of congress he
developed q complication of diseases
and, acting on the advice Iof his phys
icians. again visited various health re-
sorts in Europe. Upon his return, his
condition showing M Improvement.
Senator Sewell went to Asheville, N.
c., where he remained two months. He
returned to his home about four weeks
ago. and for a few days a slight i'm
provement in his condition was noted.
During the past two weeks he has
failed steadily and he sank into uncon-
seriousness before he died. Senator
Sewell was born in Ireland n 1885.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
A Cure.

Wright City, Mo-, Dec. 30.-Medicaf
men are still wondering over the Symes
case, which has aroused such a wide
spread interest in this neighborhood.
Mr.. Joseph G.. Symes nae suffered
very severely with Inflammatory
rheumatism. enduring pains which
were something terrible, n which
made 1t altogether impossible for him
to work by day or rest or sleep at
night. In spite Of all treatments he
grew worse, and his case seemed to de-
fy all the usual remedies.
He began a treatment of Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and very soon noticed a.
marked improvement, which increased
as he kept on till six boxes were used,
when he found himself without a trace
Of pain or ache. He is now able to
work all day and sleep all night. and
his rapid and complete recovery is re-
garded. by the doctors as little short of
q miracle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
Queer Religion.

From Asbury Gro, e, in Essex county,
comes a piteous story, to the effect that
the site Of the summer camp meetings
Is haunted by troops of starved. niser-
able cats. These animals We're pets Of
the families who occupied Asbury
Grove in the m 1t is assumed
that most OF the families went thither
to be near the camp meeting. 1t is,
however, d queer brand of religion
which will justify any human being In
deliberately abandoning an animal to
e slow fortunes of starvation. Humane
agents of Beverly ave lately aiken
action, with a view to putting these
neglected animals out of misery by
some painless poison. Whatever may
be their fate. the story is extremely
1iscreditable to the summer community
If Asbury Grove.-Boston Advertiser.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

Much Property Has Already Been
DeatrOYedA i'm Same Placer

Much Property Has Already Been
Destroyed in Some Place.
Atlanta, Ga. Dec. 31.-Rain has been
falling necessarily throughout the
South for the past forty-eight hours.
All h streams are out of their
banks. Much property has already
been destroyed and heavy loss of life is
feared.
Floods throughout East Tennessee
to do more damage to prop
erty than the disastrous flood of last
May, when eight lives were lost and
fully $4,000, 900 damage done to railroad
and Farming property. The Southern
railway has annulled all trains between
Knoxville and Asheville, N. c., owing
ID w~ater-coyered and perhaps badly
washed tracks between Newport and
Rankin. All through traffic and mail
will be handled over the Norfolk Il
Western. 1t will be impossible for the
Southern to handle trains east via
Asheville until late to-day at least, and
possibly longer, for
Rain Ii StiIl Falling.
The Tennessee river is nearing the
~thirty-foot mark at Knoxville, with
indications that it will reach forty
feet and do heavy damage. Heavy
rains over h entire upper basin of
the Tennessee river will produce a
flood tide. The weather bureau pre-
diets that the river will pass the danger
line at Chattanooga at Don to-day.
Owing to the recent rains the Chatta-
hooche river at Columbus, Ca, is a
raging torrent, the water having risen
to a point thirty-eight feet above low
water mark. The large stone dam Of
the Columbus Pow err company on North
Highlands broke in two places yester-
lay. Heavy rains for the past thirty
six hours ave caused Greenbriar and
New rivers in West Virginia to become
high. They are rising. six inches per
hour. The damage along both streams
will be heavy.
Streams Out Of Their Banks.
Lancaster, Pa, Dec. 80. - A heavy
rainfall has been continuous in this
section since Saturday evening. All the
streams in the county naturally are
swollen greatly beyond their volume
and the Conestoga creek has overfiowed
its banks to an extent unknown in re-
cent years. The bridge crossing this
stream at Engleside is threatened with
destruction and trafic on the Ian
caster-Strasburg railway has been sus-
pended. High water at the plant of
the Lancaster Electric Light company
at Rockhill. on the Conestoga, affected
h system n sections of the city
were in darkness last night. The Sus-
quehanna river Is rising rapidly. At
Safe Harbor the rise is at the rate of
six inches an hour. The tracks OF the
Port Deposit & Columbia railway at
this point are submerged and much APP
~prehension is felt for property on low
lying ground at Bald Friar, further
down the river, a landslide has oc-
Cured, covering the tracks at Column
bia and Marietta. The river has not
yet risen sufficiently to cause alarm.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
Army shoes and Corns.

TT a law could be passed." said the
chiropodist, prohibiting the wearing
OF any shoe in this country except the
pattern army shoe worn during our
Civil war. the cor doctors occupation
would he gone. That war was. for the
time, the greatest corn-eradicator ever
known. Il never knew a single case Of
q soldier in that war who suffered from
corns q month after he began wearing
his regulation army shoe, and I was
four years a soldier in it myself. That
shoe seemed to be made just right for
comfort. New York Sun.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

Al eminent French psychologist
having again given expression to the
theory that insanity and genius arr
akin II would be interesting to have
the psychologists explain who 30 many
men of genius have been sane while
mnltitudes OF insane persons have beer
~ n0 III geniuses. Poe and Byron
aCfter excellent examples Ia support Of
the insanity theory, but how. on that
theory. are the psychologists going te
account TOR Thackeray or Dickens OF
6ir Walter Scott or that eminently sane
and wholesome philosopher. William
6hakeepeare?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

Pocket compasses," said a dealer
In such things, cost from rs cents to
SO each, and they are made in various
sizes, from tiny compasses half an inch
or less in diameter up to those Of about
the size of a h~unting-case watch. Many
compasses are carried in nickeled hunt
ing cases. Some Of the tiny open COM
passes are carried as a charm on watch
guards. In the cheaper pocket COM
passes the needle turns on a brass bear
ing; in the costlier compasses, on a
bearing Of agate. In either, Of course.
the needles will point north, but the
compass with the agate bearing will
wear much longer."-New York Sun.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
LANDSLIDE CAUSES WRECK.

Four Railroad Employees Killed and
Several other Persons Injured.
LYnchburg, Va, Dec. 81. A land
slide on the Chesapeake & Ohio rail-
road near Reusen Station, five miles
south OF here on the James River
bl anch. yesterday caused a wreck, in
which the engineer. conductor, fireman
and baggageman of q passenged train
were killed and several other persons
Injured, but none seriously. The slide
was caused by wash-outs, due to the
heavy rains. Early reports said that
ten or twelve passengers had been
killed, but 1t IL now stated that the
passenger car got out of the way Just
in time to escape the hillside when IL
crashed down over the tracks.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
Prostrate With Rheumatic Fever
SIX Times Within Twenty Years.

PROSTATE with Rheumatic Feve,
Six Times Within Twenty Years.
This was the cas- Of Mr.. Eli Wilt.
shire of L~andsdown Terrace, Game.
Wis, who during this time suffered the
most inteLse agony He writes:
Il heal tily indorse the testimonials
which you publish Of St. Jacobs Oil as
a pain killer, for I have been a sufferer
from rheumatism ard kindred COM
plants at different times during the
last twenty years. I have been laid
prostrate with rheumatic fever six
times during that period, therefore, L
consider I know something about
rheumatism. During all of these twen-
ty years l have tried various advertised
rheumatic remedies, oils, ointments and
embrocations. None of them gave me
much relief, but when 1 tried st. ia
cob's Oil I found quite different results
1t eased the pain almost Immediately.
and has done for me what all other
remedies put together never began to
do.
II could give you several cases that
have been cured, which have come un-
der my notice, n through my recon-
mendatfon; also, one of toothache, one
Of ~faceache, and of sore throat.
II ave recommended st. Jacobs OH
and shall continue to do SO by every
means In my power, as I consider you
deserving of every support"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

wabash Excavates for . Mill n
PUSHES Work On . shaft.
The Wabash Mining company. in Gus
ter county, IL making q good showing.
A force Of forty-two men is employed.
"A boarding house. two stories high, q
bunk house and q blacksmith shop
have been erected and are in use. The
new steel hoist Is In operation, and
machine drills are running. Two shifts
are working In the shaft, which is go
Ing down at . rapid rate. The company
Ii going to build q twenty-stamp mill.
and has commenced excavations for
the building.
The shaft on the Gold Fish compa-
ny's ground IL sixty-five feet deep. dis
closing q vein OF mixed quartz and min
eralixed states the full width. Some
very fne specimens Of free gold ore are
being taken This property was orig
iSally called the Salmon, and is but q
Few miles from Custer. It has been
known for years as q rich specimen
mine, and furnished many OF the free
gold samples that were exhibited from
South Dakota at the worlds fair In
Chicago.
Brainerd, Mimi, Dec. 29.-The Van
strum Clothing company's store or
Front street was damaged by nrs
which was caused by an alright stove
The loss was $1,000.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
Hfs Hone.

II hope" said the serious man. that
you haven't been betting on the races"
II hope so, too" said the young man
with the red necktie and the restless
eyes II hope that l will wake up to-
morrow and find that the whole thing
was q wild dream. But there's no use
hoping."-Washington Star.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
vienna's Hor..meat Butchers.

The horsemeat butcher shops of Vi
emma, of which there are no less than
lS5, present a clean and attractive APP
pea1ance, and are in no way distjn-
guishable from the shops where the
usual kinds Of meat are sold, save by
the sign announcing their speciality.
Restaurant keepers who serve horse
meat must designate this fact in a spe-
cial column on the bill of fare offered to
patrons.-New York Commercial Ad-
vertiser.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
TWO HUNDRED DROWNED.

Town In Morocco Inundated by .
WaterspOut
Tangier, Morocco, Dec. 31.-A water
scout has burst over the town of
Safe. Morocco. 1t inundated the lower
part of the town for the space OF
twelve hours, sweeping everything into
the sea. Two hundred persons are re-
ported to have been drowned. There
are no Europeans mons the dead. The
damage to Safe is enormous. Safe is
a fortified seaport town. 1t has a pop
ulation OF 1900, including about 5000
Jews. 1t is inclosed by massive walls
and has a palace and a small fort.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
DIVISION OF THE MONEYS.
school Fund II Apportioned BY the
RAaAn Land non~~AunnrA ~

SchoOl Fund II Apportioned BY the
State Land Department.
The apportionment Of the interest and
income fund by the state land depart
ment, which fund goes directly into the
local school funds, for the past year
amounts to $2.54 per capita on the
school population which is So cents pc,
capita greater than for last yea on q
schoo population 5000 greater, the pop
ulation last year being 121, 00G, and 1885,.
900 this year. OF the a~pportionment
this year, 81 per capita was made in
June, and the balace, of "a cents pei
capita, has just been made, the total
amounting to $34,O2S.64. The amounts,
hY counties are. .-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

From the Automobilist's view.
First Chauffeur-Have any bad LUCK
during your trip yesterday?
Second Chaffeur-Oh, I ran v e q
man, but ! don't think I hurt the ma
chine any.-Ohio State Journal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

Smokers will note that under the lat
1T decision Of the United States SUI
preme Court . Manila cigar and q
cheroot come under the head Of do
nestle articles.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
A Handy Volume.

book issued by the p~ostofice depart
ment IL a highly successful experiment.
According to the postmaster generals
report, no less than 4,698, 423 Of them
were sold last year, and the demand for
them exceeded the supply. There's nc
doubt that 1t Is q handy volume to have
In ones pocket.-Boston Herald.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

A Ohio boy, IL years old. Who
dfank ! quart Of whisky, said 1t
.'hnrnsd,. but that after It was down
~ made things hum" This youth
eeetnD already to have reached that
ekAts ~ depravity which is generally
acuzirsd only through a long residence
mi fho moonshine belt.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

A Baltimore society woman has
erected = marble tablet over her dogs
grave. Let US hope she left a space
on It for her own epitaph.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

= Boston society is called the "Old
School Boys Association" and as 1t has
just celebrated the S5th birthday Of q
member, It seems to be appropriately
named.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
AIxer,s Condition Good.

Detroit. Dec. 25.-Dr. HI. w. Long
year, attending surgeon on Gen. Rus
sell A. Alger, stated last night that the
generals condition was good. Ills
pulse is 76 and his temperature Is less
than 100 and he is very cheerful" said
the doctor. THE general says that he
feels better than he has for some time,
and I have no apprehension at present
OF q change for the worse"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03
WILL OFFER FOR SALE.

school Lands IN This County VIII
BE Put Up.
The state land board, at its session In
Pierre, decided to offer for sale in 1892.
the school endowment and Taylor
lands in Marshall. Clark, Sanborn. Nip
neha and Dawson counties. A part Of
the old Fo.t Sisseton reservation, not
under lease. will also be offered for
sale.
The land commissioner was author
lied by the board to accept sealed bids
for q t~hree-years lease Of the military
section of the Sisseton reservation, at
q minimum. OF $3.50 for the section.
above the consideration OF are and
protection OF the buildings on this Sec
ton, the lessee to furnish a bond of
s.. 1000 for the carrying out OF his agrte-
ment.
It was also decided I offer for sale
Section So. Town 5 north, Range 4 east,
In Lawrence county, and Section 16.
Town 2 north. Range 8 east, in PEN
nington county. for cas- only. as such
sections are principally valuable for
the timber thereon.
In regard to leases for the coming
year, they will be made in all counties
Of the state where lands are open to
lease. The rate in counties which were
rated rather high last q have not
been changed. but the average advance
In the leasing price for the counties
east Of the Missouri river is Is per cent.
| West OF the Missouri river. with h exc
ception OF Lawrence county, the lease
| price was nxed at from 8 to Z cents per
acre. In Lawrence county the rate IL
| 1xed At 8. 10 ana IL cents.
The highest leasing price In any
county Ii Is cents per acre. this rate be-
ing fixed for the counties Of BonHom-
me, Lincoln, Minnehaha. Moody, Turn
er, Union ana Yankton. and in some OF
these no leases can be made. as all
lands are taken. The counties In
which all the lands are taken on term
leases are Beadle. Turner. Lincoln and
Union.
The state land department has issued
patents to thirteen fnal purchasers Of
state lands. who have made Anal pay
ments on their purchases. Grant. Nc
Cook and Minnehaha each received
three Of these; Lake, two; Codingtop
and Lincoln. N each.
MAKING A NINE.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

II see you have q piece Of the foot
ball as a memcnto Of the Thanksgiving
game. with the date written on it," re-
marked Mr.. Oldfashion.
piece OF the foot ball? Hardly!" ex-
claimed Jack Halfback. wttheringly.
That's Bob Rusher's right ear. There
wasn't enough OF the ball at the end OF
the game to put In your eye!'-Brook-
lyn Eagle.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

A man In Norristown, Pa, who wal
supposed to have dropped dead. at q
ball, was found, on medical examine
tion. 70 have broken his neck by rum
ming Into = wall while dancing q liz.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

The ma who 10 climbing after high
ideals should not allow himself to feel
discouraged by the reflection that II We
were morally perfect We would bore
each other TO Death.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

When Herr Zehrehneisel, OF the
Reichstag. debated the taran on Ameri-
: meats,and said the whole business
Nm = chain Of humiliation, he most
probably referred to the duties on links
Is sausage.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

The woman who in her quest for
knowledge toox . volume from 4 book
store without going through the for
mality Of paying for It Is in q fair
way to learn something.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1902-01-03

The astronomers are in some doubt
~ 70 the character OF the nebulous sur
roundings Of the new star. Perhaps
# r. 2 conjunction OF dramatized nov
~.