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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
THE OUTLOOK.
settlement of the Coal strike Re-
moves Only Serious Handicap
to Trade Progress.

New York, Oct. 10. = Bradstreet's
y with the settlement OF the
great coal strike of 1902, the most
re maskable in some respects OF mod
ern record, practically the only I'M
favorable feature in general trade
and industry disappears. Coincfdent
with this, also, have been the ending
of several minor troubles of a SINH
lar nature. While relief to the pub
lie mind is, perhaps, the most imme-
date result, it is natural to expect
that present abnormal prices and con-
ditions in fuel supply will gradually
disappear. Some OF course will
be left, and the effect of the costly
trouble will, no doubt, be reflected
in some permanent loss of trade in
the mining regions and in rather
higher prices for fuel the coming
winter than were paid a year ago.
All other trade developments this
week are largely favorable. Retail
trade has generally improved, slim
ulated at the west, northwest and
south by cooler weather, fall festi-
walls AMI carnivals. Jobbing demand
is also better, particularly at the
west"
r. G. Dun & Co.'S Weekly Review of
Trade says: settlement of the coal
strike removes the only serious hand
leap TO industrial progress. Five
months of restricted fuel production
had begun to check the wheels at
many manufacturing centers, while
there was a %perceptible diminution
in consumptive demands as the pur-
chasing power of the w-age-earners
steadily decreased. Savings have been
exhausted and much money has gone
out of the country because of this
struggle. but the nations remarka-
bly, strong position u a speedy
restoration of prosperous conditions.
Transportation is now the worst fea-
ture and threatens to continue dis
tnrbing. While the grain crops arc
being moved the supply of rolling
stock and motive power will prove in
sufficient, although every effort j.:
made at the shops, liberal premiums
being offered for early delivery.
Failures for the week number zoe
in the United States, against 229 last
year, and "a in Canada, compared
with 81"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
is INCORPORATED.
Company which IL Understood t.5
the beef Combine Authorized
to Engage IN Business.

Trenton, N. j., Oct. 1s.-The I'm
States Packing company, which is
derstooI to be the beef combine,
Incorporated here Friday with an
thorizcd capital of $l,000,OOO. Il
understood that this amount will
subsequently increased to probs
$50,O0o,c eco. The company is antl
lied to purchase and deal in ca
and other live stock and to carry
the business of butchers. pack
storekeepers, construct and opei
steamship lines, etc. The incoI
rators of the company are Horae
Gould, Frederick K. Seward and
meth x. McLaren, all of whom
clerks in a New Jersey corpora
agency.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

At Beaverton, In northern Ontario,
another peat machine is in operation,
consisting Of Q press. dryer and spread
era most ingenious machine
for 1t cuts, pulyertzss and spreads
the material at the same time. This
reduces the moisture so per cent. and
the balance Ii taken out by the drying
process. The plant has a capacity Of
20tons a day, and the demand for the
fuel is such that It brings 1925 q ton at
the plant and is retailed at Toronto at
S4.25.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
STRIKE IS ENDED.
After Long Conferences, Agreement
Upon Peace in the Coal War
Is Reached.
PRESIDENT NAMES SIX ARBl1RA1oRs.
Dinerences as to Personnel of the
Commission Are Adjusted and
Both Sides IRE Satisfied-Immedi III
ate Resumption of Work Mt the
Mines IL Expected.

Washington, Oct. 16.-The great an
thracite coal strike is settled at last.
A commission of six persons, with a
seventh, Mr.. Carroll D. Wright, as re-
corder, will adjust differences between
operators and miners. President Mitch
ell, of the miners union, will take the
necessary measures to call the strike
off. The president willurge immediate
resumption of mining, and operations
are expected to begin next week.
Represents Organized Lnbor.
Announcement that,the great strike
was off was made by Secretary Root
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

Queen Alexandra is an expert ANA
teur photographer. In a small studio
near the sandringham road, at Hun
stanton, there is to be found on most
days OF the week the old gentleman.
who taught the queen this accomplish
1lent. which includes he developing
and printing Of her Snapshots" The
queens tutor 10 Mr.. Rolph, who was Il,
n time usher Of the servants' hall
at sandringham, and 10 now q royal
pensioner, as well as 8 Photographer.
He IL more than seventy years old.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
Taxes DEADLY REVENGE.
Terrible Tragedy Enacted in the
Offices of a Firm Of New
York Lawyers.
FORMER BUSINESS PARTNERS QUARREL
On. If Them, william C. Turner. Is
Charged with D~efalcntion ana ~
Pressed for settlement-Shoots HIS
Two Accnsers Dead, and Takes His
own Life,

New York, Oct. 1s.-Using anew
automatic magazine pistol, William =.
Turner, former president and treas
urer of the Climax Bottling company,
to-day shot and killed w. j. Mallard,
secretary and treasurer of the COM
PAW, and Robert Hamilton, its presi-
dent, and then killed himself with the
same weapon, A second revolver, load
ed in every chamber, was found in Tur-
ner's pocket, and it is believed he
planned to take more lives than he did.
The shooting was caused by a quarrel
between the three men over an alleged
shortage in Turner's accounts. The
tragedy occurred j. the offices OF the
law firm of Cantor, Adams g. Mcintyre,
in the heart of the Wall street district.
during the busy noon hour. Turner,
who was As years old, and lived at Mt.
Vernon, N. Y, a suburb of this city,
was a cousin of Gov. Odell, of this state,
and the head of the law firm in whose
offices the shooting occurred, is
President Cantor. of the borough OF
Manhattan. Soon after the shots rang
out in the office building a wild rumor
was started that the borough president
had been killed.
The three mel met in the law offices
by appointment Il allow Turner to
make a partiallsettlement, and he was
asked for a certified check. "1have it"
he said. and then he closed the doorsof
the room. An instant later he drew
a revolver and began firing. Mallard
fell, shot through the heart, and Ham
ilton lived only a fewmoments. A num-
Der of other persons who were in the
room, clerks and members of the firm,
fed in a panic. After killing Hamilton
and Mallard, Turner shot himself in the
head. Some moments later. hearing no
more shots, the persons who fed VEN
tured back into the room and foundthe
three bodies.
Was a DefauIter.
Turner retired as president of the
Climax Bottling company last April,
when he was bought out by Hamilton,
After the sale it was discovered in ex'
aiming the books of the concern that
there was a shortage of S $ 100 in Tur-
ner's accounts. Lawyers were en-
ployed by both parties, and it was fin
ally agreed to accept $2,7oo and give
Turner a release in full. Tuesday night
it was agreed that the settlement
should take place in the offices of Gan.
tor, Adams & Mcintyre Friday at II
O'clock.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

Up to the time Of the Prussian-Aus-
trian War, the old fortress Of Bayence
Of the German Confederation was be-
yond doubt the most cosmopolitan city
in the world. At that time the oficial
language was German, the law French,
the government Hesse-Darmstadt, the
church Roman Catholic, the admins
tration Austrian. the military comman-
der Prussian, the garrison mostly Ital-
ian, the Postofnce Thurn and Taxis.
the gasworks Baden and the telegraph
Eavarian.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
Kllled Him.eIf.

Green Bay, Wis, Oct. 16.-Fred Holl-
man, Jr., son OF Postmaster F. A. Holl-
man, of this city, committed suicide by
shooting himself in the head Wednes-
day night. HOLMAN was &c years old
and was employed by his father. The
yonng mansleft the following note in
the room where the deedwascommit-
ted: Here is the end of a worthless
life. I advise all men and boys to be
right and upright. not to think asport
is the only life, because they are all
wpnnr0
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

The queen of Italy is caring for 80
children, all boys, whom she is educat-
ing, and will have them taught q trade.
An enterprise Of a somewhat similar
character is being backed by the dow
ager empress of China, who intends to
establish a girls school in the palace
at Picking. Ten daughters Of princes
will be the students. "A female teach
er will instruct them in English, that
they may act as interpreters when the
empress entertains the wives Of for
eign ministers.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
Broke IN RecorA

Lexington, KY, Oct. 16.-Onward.
Silver, the great chestnut son of On
ward and Sylvan Maid, went two miles
over the Kentucky breeders associa-
ton track Wednesday in4:29A, break
ing the American two mile record OF
1892, made by Greenlander in 1893.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
justice ACTS SN||lI..
Murder Of the Hicks Family Nv |
Negro in Texas Is Quickly
Avenged.
CRIMINAL ENTERS A PLEA Of euIlnj
Sentenced to Ne Han4.A Novemh.,
II = Angry PopufES Prote,,5
Against Delay-He Wslses Le..
Right, and IL Hanged Within IT,
Hour by Sheriff. d

Nacogdoches, Tex. Oct. Is. MI
Buchanan, colored, the murderer i
the Hicks family, vas tried here nj,
day, a plea of guilty was accept.
by the judge, and the negro wv
legally hanged within two hours al,
err sentence had been passed. Ri
chanan was brought to NacogdocbtS
under the protection of five conn
MES of militia. Upon his arrival he'll
the negro was Immediately. turp.S
over to Sheriff Spradley. who toI
the people that he would be giv,lsS
a speedy trial. The town began I,
fill up rapidly and the excitement I'd, I
intense. The telegraph wires wei
cut, the railway tracks were torn Il
for a short distance, and it was al
nounced that an attempt would B
made to get possession of BuchansS
District court was at once convene
a jury was impaneled without delaSa
and the negroes plea of guilty vi,
accepted by the court. The judge a
dered that the death sentence Il
executed November IL, but many pei
pie announced that they would hal!
no delay. Buchanan then waived til
80 days allowed him by law and wi
hanged by Sheriff Spradley in u
Jail yard in the presence Of q lars
crowd. /
His Crime. 4
Ten days ago the dead bodies I
Farmer Hicks, his wife and daughts
were found in the Hicks home, al
Sheriff spradley began o search Il
the murderer. "A week later Jim H
chanan was arrested and confess
to the murder. The news of the 3
gro's confession spread rapidly, al
a mob of several hundred peoH
marched after the sheriff and his do
uties with the intention Of securiSs
possession of the negro and burnt
him at the stake. Sheriff Spradls
and his deputies refused to give OF
the prisoner, and later they wsa
joined by Sheriff Bowers. of San e
gustine county. The two Office
through a ruse, finally succeeded
spiriting the negro away to the nj
ish Jail at Shreveport. Buchanan VI
next taken to the Jail at Henders
and 3 company of militia were &
ssred cut to protect the negro frda
violence. A mob formed, and it VI
feared a collision with the trooi1
would result in serious bloodshAA
Two more companies of militia va
dispatched to Henderson, and on IL
day when the negro came into NAG
doches he was guarded by five c&
panies Of militia. h
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
Drank Poisoned coHee.

Youngstown, o., Oct. 1s.-Mrs.
Joseph, aged SO, an Arabian, die
day afternoon after drinking poi:
coffee. Three other members Q
family, George Tupe, ChadS j
and William Abraham are 3fd Sc
condition. Nicholas Joseph who
relation to the family has bee
rested charged with theFcrime.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
To REFUGE the AMY

Washington, Oct. l6.-The war de-
partment has promulgated a general
order reducing the strength of the
army to $4,000, or the minimum pre-
scribed by law. This reductionissmade
by direction of the president, who con-
siders it nolongger necessary, in view of
the comparatively peaceful situation
in the Philippines, to maintain the
present strength, which is about 81, 900.
men.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
Killed In Wreck.

indianapolis, Ind, Oct. 16.-The fast
west-bound passenger train No. 81, on
the Vandaila railroad, and No. g.. the
Terre Haute and indianapolis {
mediation train, collided at Reelsyille,
eight miles west Of here, Wednesday
afternoon about 8 O'Clock, killing two.
men and serionaly injlring six others
The dead are: Fred H. Hermson,
mail clerk, Greencastle; g. b. Kilby,
Marshallyille. Pa. $3.50
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
RESPONSIBILITY FIXED.
Conductor and Motorman Charged
with Unlawfulness In Accident
to Presidents Carriage.

Pittsfield, Mass, Oct. 1e.-The find
ing in the inquest following the ac-
cident in which President R~ooseveit's
bodyguard, William Craig, was killed
here last September, fled Wednes-
day. says that the unlawful acts OF.
james 7. Kelly, conductor, and
euclid Madden. motorman," of the
electric car which ran into the presi-
dents carriage Contributed to the
death of Mr.. Craig.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
MaY Yislt America.

London, Oct. ls.-Itis Learned
Gems. Corbin, Young and Wood
rendered Earl RobertsSa cordialiE
ton to visit the United States and
the British commanderin chief rs
Ct . late hour Friday evening tb
had practically decided 70 acceP
inyifationinD December Of 1903.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

R~ooseyelt's arbitration commission
will be called upon to pass on inc
following demands of the mine worA'
ers
/. An ~eight-hour day for all I'M
n,oyes working by the week, day OF
hour.
, An increase of 20 per cent. in the
wares of all miners employed by the
ton.
3. The establishment OF o S'S4o-
mound ton in all mines.
4. Recognition of mine committees
in adjusting disputes OF grievances.
s. More thorough organization OF
all skilled mechanics employed IN ana
about the mines.
6. Condemnation of the alleged act
of the Delaware & Hudson company
in reducing wages at the Plymouth
colliery.
=. Reinstatement Of the colliery
firemen discharged by the law
& Hudson company for refusing to
work Gil ''swing" shifts.
8. REVISION OF the cohIidSU
and Limitation to two in the number
of laborers to be employed by any
one contractor.
Q. Abolition of the blacklist sys-
tenn.
work to BE Thorough.
The work of the commission will be
exhaustive and will take considerable
time. 1t is the presidents desire that
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

In q paper read recently before the
British association for the advance
ment Of science Lord Kelvin called for
q volunteer to submit to a novel OK
pertinent to benefit the scientific In.
vestigation Of digestion. II was pro-
posed that the subject should remain
for several hours in a bath at the ele.
waited temperature of 100 degrees
Fahrenheit. So far there has been no
rush Of candidates for the half-boiling
process.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

According to the count of an 1tal-
ian botanist, P. A. saccardo, there
are 173,7O6 species Of plants known in
the world today. There are 1918 al.
gaes, 39,603 varities Of fungus, $500 II.
chens, 1850 MOSES and 2,S19 ferns.
Prof. Saccardo calculates that there
are six times as many unknown plants
in the world al there are known varie-
ties. He includes many forms OF bac.
terra in his estimate Of plants.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
All Probably Lost.

Cleveland, o., Oct. I'll. c. Gilch
owner Of the wrecked steamer
Lockwood, received telephone
sage from Ashtabula late Thur
afternoon stating that the yawl
which put off sfrom the steamer
it was sinking Monday evening
been found bottom up in the
There was no trace ofthe ten men
left in the boat, and it is believed
were drowned.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

the inquiry will be very thorough and
that the commission perform the la
bors set before it SO completely as to
secure not only a final adjustment of
the present troubles, but also to fur
nish a basis upon which similar great
labor troubles may be ayerted in the
future.
Convention Called.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. 17.-Resump-
ton of mining at the ~collieries in the
anthracite coal region will take place
next week. President Mitchell and
the executive boards of the three
anthracite districts, composed of the
men WHO ordered the coal strike last
May, nave called a delegate conyen
ton of striking miners which will
fix the exact date of resumption.
The 81 mesnbers of the executive
boards unanimously agreed with
Mitchell to recommend acceptance Of
President Rooseyelt's commission. of
arbitration and a return to work i'm
mediately. The convention will be
held in this city Monday.
Mitchell's Reply Made Public.
Washington, Oct. 18.-The response
Of John Mitchell, president of the
United Mine Workers, to President
Roosevelt's notification that he had
appointed a commission was made
public Friday. It informs him Of the
action of the executive boards Of dis
trictsS1, z and Gin calling a convention
and agreeing to recommend unani-
mously the resumption of work and the
submission of the differences between
the Operators and the mine workers
of the anthracite coal felds' to the
commission. The reply expresses con.
fdence that the convention will apree
to the arbitration Of .'the eminent and
impartial men"chosen by the president
and expresses gratitude to the presi.
dent for his patriotic ef~fortsto bring
about an honorable settlement5of the
strike. The reply goes at length into
the grievances OF the miners and con-
cludes with the expression Of the hone
and belief that from this arbitration
willcome 'sacomplete, satisfactory and
permanent solution OF the troubles
which have vexfd the anthracite field
from time immemorial..ss
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
ChallenRe Accented

New York, Oct. 1.-THE New York
Yacht club has sent a cablegramtoS Sir
Ihomas ldpton accepting his chal-
lenge for the America cup on the same
conditions for which it was raced for
the fasg time.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

Arrangements have been completed
between the street cleaning depart
ment and the Charity Organization so.
ciety in Manhattan by which clean
boxes. broken barrels and other ms.
terial Of wood which is brought to the
10 dumps Of the street cleaning depart
ment will be separated from other re-
fuse and distributed to any who may
60 to the dump in person for it.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
Again In Eruption.

Kingston, St. Vincent, Oct. H.
Grave fears are entertained that:
Georgetown has been destroyed by
the eruptionof La Soufriere. Mont
Pelee is again in eruption.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

Mexico has a clever bird called the
mala narpes, which has discovered a
new use for the telegraph pole. At
the foot of the post this bird makes
a large hole, in which II ars Its
family; somewhat higher up the post
it makes an observatory. from which
bored holes permit It to observe the
horizon in every direction; still high
er this sagacious bird makes its store
house, and thus the pole serves as its
home. fortress and warehouse.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

A carload Of crushed stone was side.
tracked on the Lehigh Valley railroad
in the italian quarter in Waterloo, n.
Y. the other night. It was very DARK
and the Italians, mistaking the stone
for chestnut coal, worked nearly all
night laying in their winter supply,
and did not discover that their bins
were full of crushed stone until next
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
Convicted Al y....

Evergreen, Ala, Oct. T.--In the cir
cult court Albert Brown, colored, has
beenfound guilty Of killing Levi Brown
in this town in 1871 and sentenced to
prison for life. The accused is q a
haired man, 66 years old.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

white house shortly after / o'clock.
Organized labor has a representative
on the commission in the person of E.
E. Clark, grand chief Of the Order OF
Railway Conductors, named as a soci.
ologist. The president added Bishop
spalding, of Illinois, to the list Of the
five members suggested by the oper.
ators. AS named the commission is
perfectly satisfactory to both miners
and operators.
Both Sides Assent.
Assent of the miners was given
through President Mitchell and Mr..
Sargent, commissioner of immigration,
and of the operators through Messrs.
Bacon and George w. Perkins, of the
banking frmo Of ]. P. Morgan & Co. The
final outcome followed aSseries of con-
%ferences, beginning with two during
the day with MI. Mitchell and two dur
ing the night with Messrs. Bacon and
Perkins. Events moved quickly at the
last, the president being determined on
a speedy settlement.
Omcial Statement.
The following official statement an
nouncing the close of the strike was
issued at the white house at 2:2Oa. M:
"After a conference with Mr.. Mitch.
ell and some further conference with
representatives of the coal operators,
the president has appointed the men,
bers of the commission to inquire into,
consider and pass upon all questions
at issue between the operators and
miners in the anthracite coal fields:
The Commission.
BRIG. Gen. John NJ. Wilson. u. s.
army, retired date chief of engineers.
u. s. Az, Washington, d. c., as an off,
E of the engineer corps, either the
military or naval service of the United
States.
Mr. 2. w. Parker, Washington. d.
e., as an expert mining engineer. Mr..
Parker is chief statistician of the coal
division of the United States geological
survey and editor Of the Engineering
and Mining Journal, Of New York.
Hon. George Gray, of Wilmington.
Del, as q judge Of q United Slater
court.
mr.. E. E. Clark. Cedar Rapids. IL.
grand chief Of the Order Of RAILWAY
Conductors. as 9 sociologist, the presi-
dent assuming that for the purpose Of
such 9 commission heterm sociolorist
means 9 manwho hssStaught andsstud-
led deeply on social questions anda NO.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
Tslbate rs Washinxter.

Washington,J Oct. 1.-THE siamese
crown prince and HIS brother placed
two handsome wreathss on the tombof
theiryisit tosMount
Vernon
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

The two most exalted members Of
the British army ~ the king and the
prince Of Wales-are hard smokers of
cigars and cigarettes respectively.
Lord Roberts consistently sets that ex-
ample in temperance In every form
which has had such a splendid result
in the army, and there are a number
of other distinguished officers who fol-
low in his footsteps: Sir Redvers Bull
Ter, Sir w. +. Gatacre and Sir William
Butler, for example. are nonsmokers.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24
naval ~VeteranDeaa,

Boston, Get. l6.-Rear Admiral
Thomas g. Safridge, y. N, retired,
died at the Mclean asylum In Waiver.
~ Wednesday.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1902-10-24

Laborsaying machines introduced
IN the canning factories Of Quimpe.
Brittany, France. led to . strike and
ultimately to a riot, in which the
workmen marched to the factories and
smashed the new appliances.