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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-01-30
Scheepers will Be Shot.

Graafreinet, Cape Colony, Jan. %.
Lord Kitchener has confirmed the
death sentence upon the Boer Com
mandant Scheepers, who was captured
last October
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-01-30
Serious Fire at Columbus.

Columbus, o., Jan. ga four story
brick building at Spring and Capital
streets, occupied by several wholesale
firms, was Quilted by fire tonight.
Loss, $250,0OO.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-01-30
Pension for Mrs. Mckinley,

Washington, Jan. 22.-The senate
committee on pensions has ordered
favorable report on Senator Hanna's
bill to grant a pension of IS 900 year
to Mrs. Ida Saxton Mckinley.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-01-30
Government Ownership Of TELEGRAPH.

Washington, Jan. Ex-senator
Harris today introduced bill provid
ing for the Government ownership of
the telegraph lines of the United
States.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-01-30
The HOhenzoIlern Sails,

kiel, Jan. 2l.-The imperial yacht
Hohenzollern sailed for New York at
$50 O'Clock this morning.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-01-30
Oats Best for Horses.

A horse will be able to do more hard
work when fed on oats than when fed
on corn.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1902-01-30

Housing Farm Implements.
The good farmer is supposed to clean
and house all farm implements as soon
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
THE cANFIELD SCHOOL.

We rejoice at the prosperity which has
attended this institution heretofore and its
plans for still greater usefulness.
It's new building will cost about $4,000
1t will be brick structure, 4Ox6O and ten
stories high above the basement. 1t will
have an assembly room and gymnasium and
will be heated by steam. We are Informed
by it's managers that, all in all, it will be
the most convenient and best equipped
business school in the state.
We are none the less interested in the
success of this excellent institution because
it's proprietor, Prof. w. p. Garfield is a
good Prohibitionist'' and because a pure
and stimulating moral atmosphere pervades
the place.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
ORGANIZE! ORGANIZED.
ORGANIZER

The work of organization IN this
state was never approximately so well
developed as it is at the present writ
ing, but it is in a shamefully neglect
ed condition even now.
The plan, which is in part outlined
in a letter on this page, for the organ
ization of the state, is a precinct chair
man for every precinct; a county
chairman for every county; a district
chairman for every district, with such
other officers as are necessary, and
EVERY MAN HARD AT WORK. The
following list of counties are already
provided with county chairmen: Ano-
ka, Becker, Beltrami, Brown, Blue
Earth, Cottonwood, Chisago, Clay, Da-
kota, Dodge, Douglas, Faribault, Free
born, Fillmore, Goodhue, Grant, Hen
nepin, Houston, Isanti, Jackson, Kan
diyohi, Lac qui Parle, LIE Sueur, Lin
coin, Lyon, Mcleod, Martin, Meeker,
Mile Laos, Morrison, Mower, Mobiles,
Olmsted, Otter Tail, Ramsey, Red
wood, Red Lake, Renville, Rice, Sher-
burne, Steele, Stevens, Todd, Waba-
sha, Wadena, Winona, Wright, Wash
ington and Yellow Medicine. Addi-
tons are being continually made to
this list. Many of these counties,
however, have no precinct or town.
ship chairman, and all Of the other
counties where there is no county
committee ought to have a township
chairman in each township in the
county. These results, or approx
mately these results, are absolutely
unattainable save by the loyal CO.
operation of the thousands of devoted
Prohibitionists throughout the state.
Please write the State Secretary to-
day, tell him what precinct or town
ship you reside in and ask him who
your precinct chairman is.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
WE DO EXACTLY AS WE AGREE.
READ THIS PROOF.

MOrrOW, Ohio.
International Stock Food Co., Minneapolis.
Gentlemen Please find enclosed money
order for $14.OO, payment in full for 100
pounds of international Stock Food
shipped to me on 100 days time. Some
people said there must be a "catch" about
it somewhere or you would not put out
international Stock Food on such liberal
complaint about the food. Your reply was
straightforward, and that you stood by
your guarantee and that I could return the
be Cancelled. 1 tested you and you stood
the test. l have faith in international
Stock Food and also in the Company that
makes it. Yours,
w. F. ELTZROTH.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
SPECIAL TO THE LADIES.

Every woman knows "The Delineator,'
and that it saves it's cost $1.0O per year,
in any home. On all subscriptions sent to
me will donate my commission to the Pro.
hibition Literature Fund. Common Sense
Skirt Supporters, % cts. Catalogue OF
Specialties, 2 cts. Mrs. A. Josie Reynolds
Agent, 545 Essex St., Lawrence Mass.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ORGANIzA

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ORGANIZA-
TION.
At the Congressional District conven-
tons held during the State Convention
Congressional District Committees were
chosen with the following officers
LIST District, 6. w. Lewis, chairman,
Dodge Center; H. G. Bible, secretary, Owa-
tonna. I'd District, T. P. Grout, chairman,
Luverne; Henry Wood, secretary, Lake
field. Sd District, C. W. Curry, chairman,
Pennington; L. ]. Williams, secretary,
Zumbrota. 4th District, DR.. w. A. Powers,
chairman, st. Paul. 5th District, w. J.
Dean, chairman, Minneapolis: S. Potts, Sec
rotary, Minneapolis. 7th District, c. o.
Winger, chairman, Herman, Mimi. L. s.
Teigland, secretary, Minneota. 9th District
B. B. Haugan, chairman, Fergus Falls.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01
1T is UP TO YOU.

Judged by every possible test, the
numerical strength of the Prohibition
party since last election is very con-
siderably increased. More hopeful,
perhaps, than even this is the undis-
puted evidence that the moral
strength of the party is greater than
ever before in it's history. The dis
position for party activity, on the part
of both party officials and the rank
and file, is unprecedented. The will
ingness-we might almost say anxiety
of the friends of the cause to help
bear it's financial burdens is greater
than has ever before been experienced.
This means that the time for an
aggressive and effective organization
is not only upon us but that the obli-
cation is imperative, and to neglect it
now would be well-nigh criminal. This
means a more compact organization
along political lines, and means a
more active and effective club organi-
cation than we have heretofore main
tanned. But how about YOUR point?
Have you a club? If not, why not?
Model Constitution and Bylaws, and
Suggestions for Club Work may be
had of the Secretary of the Committee
for the asking. His address may al
ways be found at the head of the edi-
torial page of BACKBONE.
Backbone. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. ;) 1897-1906, 1902-05-01

One of the greatest needs of the
Prohibition Committee is complete
and corrected list of Prohibitionists
and hopefuls. This is an urgent re-
quest to YOU to sit down and write
a list of persons whom you know or
believe to be Prohibition voters re.
siding in your town or anywhere with.
in the state. Write the names care
fully and legibly, spelling correctly
and forward them to the State Secre.
tary today.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
CENTURY OLD BILL PAID.
Account for Wine Bought Year After
Waterloo Just Settled.

It would. perhaps, be incorrect to sup
pose that so old-estab1ished and we'll
connected a firm as Messrs. Hedges &
Butler, the wine merchants OF Regent
Street, could ever be startled out of
their equanimity. But they had a gen
uine surprise this week in the shape of
a check for Gs5 Us and Sd from the
court of chancery for goods supplied TO
an aristocratic customer il 1916, the
year after tie battle Of Waterloo.
A peep into the firms ledgers for 1916
shows that the customer ran up small
account. and then, in faded. old-fash-
Toned writing, follow entries of a meet
ing OF creditors and the payment of a
composition in the pound which reduced
the debt by some rs.
Some months ago an Industrious deliver
into the lists of those for whom money
is waiting in chanoery, if they can prove
their claim, came upon the names of
Hedges & Butler. It seems that their
customer had set aside for the benefit of
his creditors the sum of over &c 600 in
new conSoIs." The value of those con
soils with the accumulated interest, has
been greatly enhanced.
Proof of the debt was easy, for the
Iedgers go back to 1861. and thus it came
about that for q debt of about $50 and
nearly a century old the firm received
from the court of chancery a check for
nearly century of soyeTeigns.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
PISCAT0RIAL WORK
IN MARYLAND WATERS
Enterprising Work Started to Increase
the Supply of Perch.

SNOW HILL, Nd, June IO.-Fish Com
missioner c. L. Vincent reports a great
amount Of work done this season to
propagate and multiply white and yell
low perch in the rivers OF the Eastern
Shore, especially In the Nanticoke and
Pocomoke rivers. The artificial propo-
cation Of shad, however, was not salts
factory. owing to scarcity and difficulty
Of obtaining ripe fish in sufficient guam
titles for the purpose in hand
This was true the past season. not
only in Maryland waters, but from North
Carolina up TO the Delaware river.
However, many hundred thousands Of
young shad were Matched out and dis
tributed to the rivers OF the State Dis
tributions Of young shad we're made in
the following rivers: Choptank. Wye,
Miles. Tired Avon, Sassafras. Chester,
Pocomoke, Wicomico. Nanticoke, and
numerous smaller streams. Young white
and yellow perch were Matched and dis
tributed in immense quantities
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
MADE 4 NEW OCEAN RECORD.
Kronprinz Wilhelm Crossed at Hourly
Speed of aa.sa Knots.

NEW YORK, June 10--Chtef Engi-
neer PrilIwitz. Of the North German
Lloyd steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm,
predicted recentlg that she would ere
ate a record this summer She did it
yesterday, by beating. by the narrow
margin OF OF OF knot, the hourly
speed across seas OF the Hamburg
American flyer Deutschland. The Kron-
prinz arrived at Plymouth yesterday
morning, covering a course from Sandy
Hook of 90, 095 miles in days II hours
and % minutes, at an average hourly
speed of q. % knots. Her daily runs
were 434 $50, 535. 52t, 552. and 40 miles
The Deutschland holds the record in
time from Sandy HOOK to Plymouth, over
a shorter course ~ thirteen miles than
that traverSztE 81 the Kronprinz To
win the speed record the Kronprinz
consumed about go tons of American
coal a day Chief Prillwitz says the
reason his ship makes better time going
east than coming this way is because
American coal is better than German.
unless the latter is Of selected quality
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
THREW HERSELF ON TRACKS.
Elevated Train Runs Over Woman, But
She Gets Only a Scalp Wound.

NEW YORK, June 10--In an attempt
to commit suicide, Katbnica Gulbandsen.
Of 230 East Seventy-eighth Street, a
Norwegian woman, 4 seamstress and
single, threw herself late yesterday in
front Of a Manhattan Railway engine
at the elevated station at Columbus
Avenue and Seventy-secona Street. The
engineer saw the woman jump, and ap-
piled his brakes. but the train did not
come TO a standstill until the engine
and one car had passed over the woman.
The tTainmen and station employees
made all haste in getting under the
train, expecting 10 find the woman hor-
ribly mangled. To the astonishment of
everyone. when the woman was lifted
from beneath the train il was found
that she had received only a scalp
wound As she was lifted w to the
station platform she grumbled.
I'm sorry I didn't make good job
Of it"
an ambulance was called from the
Roosevelt Hospital, and when it arrived
in charge OF Dr.. Holden the woman
walked down the stairs to where it was
standing. As she was going down the
stairs she reiterated the foregoing
words.
After her wound had been dressed at
the hospital she was taken to the West
Sixty-eighth Street station and locked
up on the charge OF attempting suicide.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
Jap MERCHANT PRINCE
HUMAN QUESTION MARK
Christens Chicago "Quick-Happening
City" and Then Opened Inter
TogatoTy Fire.

CHICAGO. June 10.-Baron Elichi shi-
busawai. the Merchant Primes Of ia
pan" and the biggest fnancier of the
Island Empire, is here with a party.
and is awed ct Chicago. He has christ
ened it Quick Happening City" He
owns FIVE railroads, four banks. three
steamship lines. two shipbuilding plants
and 100 manufacturing esta bIishments.
He asks questions like Ii Hung Chang.
Here are a few.
How wide is this street? How old
are the trees alongside the road? IRE
those tall. ugly buildings what the
Americans call fats Are you sure the
city was all burned 10 thirty years
ago. Why do they make so much noise ?
What makes the people hurry so ?
Where does all the smoke come from?
81 have seen Europe, but this Amer
lea is so fastI" said he u am much
astcnished at my first glimpse OF Chi
caEo; it has ali happened so socn. We
couldn't do that so quick in Japan. In
Europe they couldn't do it at all
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
LOCUST CAUSES ACCIDENT.
Alights on a Horses Neck and the Re-
suit Is Serious Runaway.

YOUNGSTOWN, Pa, June ia small
locust was responsible for a serious run
away in Upper Merton township, near
Bridgeport, in which one person was se-
riously and three others very painfully
injured Mrs. Susan Cassel, accompanied
by her son and daughter and Miss Jami-
son, all Of King Of Prussia, were driving
from their home to Bridgeport when the
little insect dropped upon the horses
neck and stayed there.
The animal became frightened. Ii
started away on dead run and swerved
the vehicle from right to left. In tie
terrible drive that followed all the oc-
cupants we7e precipitated to the ground
with great force Mrs. CasseI was
thrown against post and a deep cash
was inflicted in her skull. The others
were more or less injured. Mrs. Cas-
seTs injuries are considered Of very
serious nature
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
Will Make ATTEMPT
TO BREAK THE STRIKE
Coal Operators Preparing to
Get u asheries Going.
Expect to Work Behind Gordon of
Coal and Iron Police and Are In
cressing Force.

SCRANTON, Pa. June 10-The deter
ninasion of the big mining companies to
get their best producing culm wasneries
in the Lackawanna region going this
week is regarded as meaning an attempt
to break the miners strike by pushing
this product forward to q cIamoTtng in
dustrial market. The Erie and the Lacka-
wanna companies are showing the most
aggressive attitude, and each has in
creased by several hundred its available
force CT Goa; and iron police, ready for
any emergency that may follow the
working OF the cuim washeries.
The Delaware and Hudson is also
quietly preparing for some energetic
movement which the strikers are expect
ing to develop at either Carbonate or
ELEPHANT, and in consequence they have
runners picke1ed, who are watching and
will be prompt in reporting any effort at
screening culm, so that the local unions
Of the affected sections can be quickly
assembled for a demonstration. Thus
far Olyphant has shown the most de-
termination in Keeping the coal inter
ests there completely tied up
The Temple Iron Company. the Read
ing's mining concern in this region, is
today removing the pumps from its
Lackawanna coIIiery at Blakely, the Off
GERS saying there is no desire 70 bother
with keeping the water out OF the work
ings until the strike is ended
There is little hope expressed here in
Tue conference that President Mitchell
is having with Commissioner Wright in
New York city Leaders among the
strikers are of the opinion that the only
thing which will get the operators to
thinking will be the unearthing by Com
missioner fright of evidence which will
give him the basis for instituting legal
proceedings against them under the
antitrust and interstate commerce laws.
The intimation that the political sta
alton at Harrisburg will have a bear
ing on the duration OF the strike Is re-
garded in the Lackawanna region as the
most foolish proposition made since the
strike began four weeks ago.
The owners Of the LuzeTne washery in
the North Scranton notch" started I'D
their screens this morning, aud because
Of promise that none of their product
viii be sent elsewhere than the House
Of the Good Shepherd and the Scranton
Railway poweThouse. the strikers Of that
section, 1t is thought, viii let them
work unmolested, although there are
some protests to this nIaD
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
ELECTRIC SHOCKS
FROM A MAIL BOX
Fastened to a Pole It Plays
Fantastic Tricks.
Folks Opening It's Lid to Deposit Let
ters Feel as If They Were Struck
By Lightning Belt.

NEW YORK, June lot was Just an
ordinary looking mail box in Washing
ton Street. near Myrtle Avenue. Brock
lyn. and it differed not one whit in aD-
Dearance from thousands of other mail
boxes. But this particular mail box
vas fastened to a trolley pole. and it
vas charged with electricity-just
enough electricity to shock any one who
tried 20 post letter. More than two
score people felt its power yesterday be-
fore Postal Mechanic H W Mott re-
moved 1t. He had to smash it from
the post.
One of the first to get 4 shock was
tail Irishman who approached the let
ter box with a large envelope in his
hand He opened the lid of the box read
lily enough. but when he raised the other
hand to shove In the letter he completed
the circuit. The letter went into the
box but the Irishman turned back
somersault-
~Howly Orphans he yelled. I'm kilt
entirely. shure the divviI is in tn box
Kape off OF tell We" he called to an
other man who was approaching.
Rut the other thought the IrishmaB
drunk or crazy and paid no attention.
He went down like a shot and It was
the Irishman's turn to laugh. The third
man received no shock at all. for a
trolley car was passing and he went
away with his rose in the air and a
look OF superior wisdom on his face
A man who dropped a letter which he
said contained 500 in the box was
doubled like a jackknife by the
shock he received. He went yelling to
the nearest policeman that his letter and
money were being burned up. He in
sisted that the pole and box were burn
ing. The policeman incredulously touch
cd the box with his bare hands ard then
uttered some imDolite language
BY this time great crowd had col
Iected around the box. AS an experiment.
twenty stood in line while the one near
est touched the electric mail box In
stantIy. the whole line was broken. while
a series of bowls. screams and curses
arose. None of the men were in mood
for more experiments.
Complaints had been pouring into the
postoffice. and Mechanic Mott grabbed
his tool bag and rushed for the box. He
found the trolley pole burning hot. Then
he smashed of the box
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
BRITAIN'S NAVAL REVIEW.
An Unsurpassed mastering of Ships for
the Coronation.


Great Britain's naval review at Spit
head this month, incident to the core
natuon ceremonies. is expected to be the
most imposing naval spectacle ever Wit
messed in the English Channel
The part the foreign powers viii take.
while adding to the sea pageant, VIII
not equal the grand review at the open
ing of the Kiel Canal. when the United
States alone was represented by four OF
the finest warshfps then on the naval
register. The coming review will bring
together twenty-five foreign war YES
seis. as compared to eighteen present in
1897, while the British ships viii num-
beT probably not less than $50 of all
types. Upon the OCCASION Of the Queens
Jubilee review there were f66 British
wsrships in line and twenty-one char
tered ships, including many ocean lin
ers. on which distinguished visitors
were entertained as guests of the gov
eminent. This year the number OF
chartered vessels will far exceed that Of
five years ago.
Every English naval vessel in homs
waters will be present. but even this
display could easily have been greatly
augmented had the admiralty chosen to
commission ships specially for the coca
sion Not single ship, however, will
be withdrawn from foreign stations. and
this fact viii be calculated to impress
foreign visitors with Great Britain na-
val strength
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
MARINE LABOR INTERESTS
TO BE CONSOLIDATED
Movement on the Great Lakes by Which
Labor Councils viii Be Formed.

CHICAGO. June ia movement to
consolidate the marine. labor interests
Of the great lakes will be started in
Chicago next Sunday. when a marine Ia
Dor council will be formed. The new
council viii include over 1900 workers
at Chicago and South Chicago Grand
President Daniel J. Keefe. of the Inter
national Longshoremen's Union Of
America, prominent in promotion of the
new movement, is expected from New
York to preside at Sundays meeting.
The new arrangement means marine
council in every port OF Importance on
the lakes. some to include several small
ports and the whole to include fully
$4,000 men. The Iongshoremen's unioT
will be the backbone Of the council.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
SMOKING IN CHURCHES.
The Custom Not Unknown in Sanctu-
aries of England.

Doubtless the permission given to the
workingmen to smoke during the sermon
preached by Archdeacon Wilberforce in
the cloisters OF Westminster Abbey IN
duces contemplation Time was when
smoking was fairly general within our
churches, and it extended over consid-
cradle period Early In the seventeenth
century it evidently existed. for on the
visit of James to Cambridge in 1915 the
vice chancellor, knowing the Kings OBJ
lection to the sinking weed, - issued a
regulation that none do presvz1e 70
take tobacco in St. Marie's Church or in
Trinity College Hall during the abode
of his majesty here on payne of finall
expeIliDge the Universitie." The eccen-
trio Blackburn, archbishop Of York. in
the eighteenth century. was won't to
smoke during the intervals OF service.
Another well known instance is that
of DR.. Parr. of Hatton, who smoked be-
fore his sermon, while the congregation
was singing for the doctor remarked.
MY people like lcng hymns, but prefer
q long clay The distinguished Baptist
minister the Rev. Robert Hall was said
10 indulge in profuse smoking during the
intervals of public worship and preach
ing Readers of Scott will remember
the instance of Duncan OF Knockdundsr
in the Heart OF Midlothian" After
prayers he produced his pipe, but found
ne had forgotten his tobacco, but win
ing hands around him supplied tobacco
pouches, and after the choice of one
Duncan smoked during the whole SER
mon. After its completion he Joined
the prayer with decency and attention. e
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-06-10
CHICAG0'S HELLO GIRLS
WILL FORM A UNION
Have a Number of Grievances That
They Would Like to Have Righted.

CHICAGO, June 1O.-Chicago's hello"
girls are preparing to make good their
threat to organize, and. il necessary.
strike for higher wages. They have
asked local Federation Of Labor officials
to assist them in forming a union There
are 800 telephone operators In Chicago.
We have q number Of grievances
which We would like to have Tighted, -
said one Of the committee. Our wages.
for instance, are nutrageously low Then
the new head and breast plate recently
introduced presses too hard and also
endangers or lives. We think some
thing simpler can be used as we'll"