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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
APPLIED THE AK.
Pennsylvania Company Obeys Order
of Court and Chops Down West
ern Union Poles.

Philadelphia, Pa, May 22.-The
right of way of the Pennsylvania
railroad is marked by hundreds of
miles of demolished telegraph poles
and thousands of miles of tangled
and twisted wire. Pursuant to per-
mission from the United States cir
cult court, signed Thursday, the rail-
road company began the work of re-
moving the Western Union Telegraph
company's lines from its entire sys-
tenn east of Pittsburg. The order of
the court involves the destruction of
$4,000 miles of telegraph wire and
10000 poles. Hundreds of towns are
without telegraphic service.
The wholesale work of destruction
marks the end of a bitterly contest
ed legal battle between the Pennsyl-
vania and the Western Union. The
railroad company made a contract
with the Postal Telegraph company
and ordered the Western Union to re-
move its poles and wires. That com
pany appealed to the courts and lost,
Judge Burlington on Thursday sign
ing the formal order permitting the
Pennsylvania to remove the obstruct-
ing telegraph property from its right
of waV.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Jc.n III. Heaton. M. p, who has re-
turned to London from Italy, whittier
he accompanied Signor Marconi. says
he saw at an observatory near Rome
specimens of a new system of electric
photography, by which clear pictures
q be obtained OF persons and scenes
20 miles distant. He thinks it con
ceiyable that the system a be de-
veloped SO as to enable the making OF
photographs Of friends in distant
lands while conversing with them by
wireless telegraphy.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
CUBAN TREATY SIGNED,
Permanent Convention with United
State Ratified by Officials
in Havana.

Havana, May 23.-The permanent
treaty between the United States and
Cuba in which is incorporated all the
provisions of the Platt amendment
was signed yesterday afternoon. The
provisions are as follows:
Cuba is never to enter into any treaty
or other compact with any foreign
power which will impair or tend to i'm
pair its independence. The govern
ment is not to assume nor contract
any public debt to pay the interest up
on which and to make reasonable sink
ing fund provision for the ultimate
payment or delivery Of of the
island after paying the government eN-
penses shall be inadequate. Cuba con-
sents that the United States may inter
vene for the preservation of Cuban in
dependence. Cuba %rati1ies all acts of
the United States in Cuba done during
the military occupation. Cuba will
make provision for the sanitation of
the cities of the island to the end that
a recurrence of epidemic and infectious
diseases may be prevented.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
INDEPENDENCE DAY.
Cuba Celebrates the First Anniver-
sary of the Establishment
of the Republic.

Havana, May 21.-The celebration of
Cuba's independence day, the first an
niversary of the establishment of the
Cuban republic, began at midnight
with the illumination of the fronts of
the principal clubs, the sending up of
rockets and the screeching of steam
whistles. Business was completely sus-
pended and the streets were thronged
with people. At noon the guns of
Cabanas fortress announced that eN-
actly a year had elapsed since the
birth of the Cuban republic, and imme-
diately thereafter the rural guards
and artillery paraded on the plaza in
front of the palace and were reviewed
by the president.
Dispatches from several Cuban
cities indicated that the holiday was
universally celebrated throughout the
island.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Merrill, Mich, May 22.-Pearl and
Edna Gill, aged three and five years,
respectively, orphans. who had been
adopted by Mrs. Z. /. Butler, lost
their lives in a fire that destroyed
the Butler home at seven o'clock
Thursday. Mrs. Butler was at a
neighbours when the fire broke out.
and the children were asleep on the
first floor of the house. They were
smothered to- death before ht1p
could reach them, and their bodies
we're slightly burned.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
From the Hudson river through !

From the Hudson river through a
line of nines mnre4than seventh miles
long New York will get its new water
supply il Commissioner Robert Grier
MonToe's advice is taken. Three ex-
perts who for six months have been
going ove all watersheds in the state
and surveying every point supposed to
be available have recommended this
plan. The EOS Of the entire project
has been fixed at $4,000, 0oo, not IN
Guiding q large reservoir, which will
havesto be made about fye miles from
the ciAy limits.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
WIN BE TRIED in Mempht..

Memphis, Tenn, May 23.-In the
habeas corpus case Of Mrs. Lizzie Me-
Cormick, charged with sending pois.
oned whisky to a Cincinnati woman,
thereby causing the death of one per-
son and the serious illness of others,
Judge Galloway dismissed the Cincin-
natl warrant charging her with muir
der and held the woman on a charge
of murder preferred by a local citizen.
This means that Mrs. Mccormick will
not be taken to Ohio, but will stand
trial here.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Suspects Released.

Kokomo, Ind, May 22.-Detectives
here from Cincinnati and Greenville,
O.. working on the Yeager-Sutton
murder cases, claim to have made the
discovery that the supposed young
woman who was in Yeager's buggy
at the time the shot was fired was
not a woman at all. but a man
dressed in woman's clothing and dis
guised as a woman. Logan Englis,
Frank Eads and Willard Eads were
released from custody Thursday
night by order of Prosecutor Cooper.
They established strong alibis.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

A deed for a tract of land with one
inch front and q depth of $50 feet was
signed and delivered in Philadelphia
the other day. Some time ago Jeweler
Wallace Miller erected a building, set
ting 1t back one inch from the line.
The wall cracked, and later, when Mrs.
Sarah Teed began building on the lot
Mr.. Miller offered to deed her the one
inch II she would build against his
building and make a solid double wall.
The Miller property has a frontage OF
56 feet andgLhe one inch is worth near
" $50.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
AN U NUMBER.
sons FaIls-Four of the Occu-
pants Are Killed.

Pittsburg, May 2s.-One man and
three women were killed and five or six
injured Friday night at 1026 Fifth ave
nue., the building occupied by a dancing
academy. The cause of the fatalities
was the swapping Of the elevatorropes,
allowing the cage to drop so feet. The
dead are SO badly mashed that identifi-
cation has been impossible up to mid
night. The only one whose name may
be correct is Catherine Curtin. On her
body vas found a railroad ticket with
the name on it.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Yale's Oldest graduate in years in
Chicago is Sherman M. Booth. He
entered Yale as a sophomore in 1888
and was graduated in 1S41. He is now
so years old. OF the graduates who
left Yale with MI. Booth in 1871 sew
eral are living. One of these is Donald
G. Mitchell. the SIX Marvel" of liter
ature. The Rev. Newton Barrett, Of
Chicago, although younger than Mr..
Booth by three years, was graduated
from Yale five years earlier-that is,
in 1886.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Plans have been drawn up for en-
electric railway from LIE Fayet, about
IL miles from Chamounix, to the sum
NIT OF Mont Blanc. The first section
to be constructed is to include in it's
stations the M%ontivon, the Col de Voza,
Mount Lachat, Les Rognes and Tete
Rouse. the provisional terminus be-
ing I'Aiguillo du Coulter, at 1850
feet above the mean level of the sea.
Later the line is to be prolonged to
the summit, 1880 feet above the sea
level.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Failed for Millions.

Chicago, May 21.-The Porter Broth
ers company, which has a capitalof ST.
100000 and is n of the largest fruit
dealing firms in the United.States, hav-
ing branches in Boston, ST. Paul,
Minneapolis, New York, San jose, Call,
and San Francisco, has been placed in
the hands of a receiver, with liabilities
of Sc. 100000. Receiver Wilson stated
that the assets would exceed the liza
bilities and that the embarrassment of
the firm would only be temporary.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
SHOWS BIG DEFICIT.
Postmaster General Payne Criticises
Subordinate for Shortage in the
Free Delivery System.

Washington, May 22.-Congress will
be asked at the opening of its next
session to make an appropriation to
cover deficiencies in both the regu-
lar free delivery and the rural free
delivery service Of the post office de-
partment. Postmaster General
Payne Thursday announced that this
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Commerce Tied Up.

st. Louis, May 2s.-Approximately
1000 men are now out on strike in st.
Louis and immediate vicinity. The
threatened strikes which have been
brewing for ON weeks past have cs!-
minated and commerce in ST. Louis is
seriously interrupted. The freight
handlers of all the railroads doing
business in st. Louis and East st.
Louis struck yesterday in sympathy
with the porters and packers who re-
Gently went out,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
GEO. B. A Publisher
ABERDEEN,

ser every 10000 Inhabitants of Ger.
many 100 acres of potatoes are plant
cd, as against 112 acres in Austria, 90
acres in France, 35 acres in the United
States and 81 acres in Great Britain
and Ireland.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
BANKS BREAK THE RECORD.
Have More Money Now in Circula-
ton Throughout the Country
Than Ever Before.
CURRENCY OUT EXCEEDS $4OO, 600, 900
Government Presses Run Overtime,
But Fail TO Meet Note Demand
Refunded Bonds Deposited to Sc
cure Currency Expansion Aids
business in Whole Nation.

Washington, May 21.-The c~ircula-
ton of national banks has passed the
$500, 900, 900 mark, the largest amount
ever before achieved, and is still climb
ing in a most remarkable manner. The
bureau of engraving and printing is
turning out bank notes as fast as an
increased force and extra work will
permit. The presses have been run
ming night and day for two months
and the outlook is that they will con-
tinue under the same tension until
July l at least.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
AEnmifir Hum.feas.

Chicago, May 2o.-Thirty families,
numbering over rs persons, were made
homeless last night by a fire that ragged
in Dunning street and Seminary and
ILL avenues. Twelve frame residences
and flats, covering nearly an entire
block, were destroyed before the fire
men could check the flames. The total
loss is estimated at 100000.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Three Chicago ministers who acted
as arbitrators in the recent stock
yards strike presented a bill for 81, 900
each for their services. They will get
$40 each or thirty cents an hour.
This rate was the wage the arbitrator
decided upon as a just compensation
for the engineers. The engineers, who
wanted the union scale of 37b cents
an houT, turned the tables on their
arbitrator.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Orders for Millions.

1t requires about 25 days to prepare
new money so that it will be properly
seasoned to go into the hands of pa
irons of national banks. The director
of the bureau of printing and engrav-
ing, while he declines to give out exact
figures, admits that he has On hand
orders for many millions of dollars
worth of currency. He is supplying the
finished product of the presses to the
comptroller's office as rapidly as he
can, but he cannot keep pace with the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
ENORMOUS LOSSES.
Grand Total of 1,5Oo,o 900 Sheep Frozen
to Death in Montana Since Decem-
ber-Monetary Loss $3,75O,OOO

Helena, Mont, May 22.-statistics
compiled by President I. c. Power, of
the state board Of sheep commission
ers, fixes the totalnumber of sheep lost
in recent Billiards at 100000. Up to
the time of the storm, 100000 had froz-
en- in the snow of previous billiards.,
making the grand total of ], $780, 1000 lost
in Montana since December. At an
average of So. S this means monetary
loss of Sc. 40. 600.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

That the microbes which cause dis
ease a not be killed by firing them
out of a gun has been proved in Off
cial government experiments. Microbes
of malignant postule, Of assesses and
of the intestine were smeared upon the
face OF the gun wad, put next the
powder and fired into sterile gelatin
and agar-agar. In each case the mi
crobes developed each after it's kind
in the medium receiving the wad.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Insane Mothers Deed.

Allentown, Pa, May s1.-After plac-
ing her two youngest children, Edna,
aged six years, and Roy, aged one gear,
bed some time Wednesday, Mrs.
Elvin Bachman, Of Slatington, near
here, killed the babes BY cutting their
threats and then committed suicide ~
sIashing her own throat.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Historic Tree En1Is.

Springfield. Ill, May 22.-The his
toric elm tree planted by Abraham
Lincoln in front of the old Lincoln
homestead fell Thursday during d
heavy wind and rain storm. 1T was
the last + planted there by the
hand Of the martyred president.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

deficiency now aggregates exactly
S227,467, of which $1O5, 900 is in the
free delivery branch, and $121,6Oo
in the rural free delivery service.
The postmaster general said he very
much regretted the existence of the
deficit, and for the first time public
ly criticised the administration of A..
w. Machen, the general superintend-
ent of the free delivery system,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Miners Called OUT.

Wheeling, w. Va, May a2.-By au-
thority of President Mitchell an order
has been Issued from the Headquarters
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
lean which calls from their work IN the
Loup Creek and New River coal fields
in this state between 1000 and 5000
workmen, who will notreturn to work
until the recognition Of the miners
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

a Swedish explorer, Sven Hedin,
Is only 80 years old. 1t was expected
ina after his arduous and dangerous
trip to Central Asia he would rest a
Few years, but he is already busy with
new Asiatic plans.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Sweden's success in dealing witt,
u problem Of temperance is attested
ny the fact that her consumption Of
liquors is now only four quarts per
mead per annum, or one-sixth of what
1T was in 1880, whereas in Germany it
is liz quarts per head.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
CHINA Labor Discarded.

Wilkesbarre, Pa, May 22.-The Del
aware & Hudson Coal company has
started to remove from its mines la
borers who are under 16 years Of age.
This is milne with the recommendation
in the report Of the anthracite strike
commission on child labor and in ac-
cordance with a recent act of the 1egis-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Many Arc Homeless.

ST. Hyacinthe, Que, May PA
fire in the shoe factory Of Cote Broth.
ers destroyed that and half d dozen
other industries, and $50 houses, leay-
ing nearly = quarter Of the city's popu-
lation homeless. The loss is placed at
100000. Nobody knows how the FIRE
started
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Between the two-cent fees, three
and six-cent fares in public convey
ances, one-cent for a paper, ETC., the
foreigners and the natives heretofore
nave been perambulating copper
mines, to. say nothing of the conduc-
tor, Vino carries a satchel. The new
piece will be a greater relief. but it's
acceptance in payment of debts is not
obligatory in amounts above 81.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29

Pittsburg cast 60, 900 votes at its
spring election and Allegheny City co.
QUO, a total Of 10000, indicating a prob
able total population Of 100000. BY
the federal census of 1900 Pittsburg
mad $4,000 inhabitants and Allegheny
13O. OOo
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Triple LynchfnE.

Tampa. Fla May 21.-.Amos Randall
Iwhite) and Dan Kennedy and Hen
~ Golden (Degroes) were lynched at1
Mulberry. Polk county, 30 miles from
here, 9 the murder Of Barney Brown,
a white man.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Grave Digger KiIIed.

Louisville, KY, May 23.-Patrick b.
Fahey, who for IS years has been dig
ging graves in ST. Louis cemetery
here. was killed by the caying in Of q
grave he was digging.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Ballot Recount Ended.

Chicago. May 23.-The Lorimer-Dur-
borrow ecount is ended and Congress-
man William Lorimer is entitled to the
office he holds from the Sixth district.
No fraud was discovered in the cleo
ton, and he was declared victor by
1.o01 votes over Allan G. Durborow, in
stead Of 9s5 given by the official re-
firms
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Merchant Hrops Dead,

Decatur. III, May 22-Archie r..
Wilson, head of the Decatur Gun
company, wholesale sportsmenss
goods, and member of the city coun-
eli, dropped dead in his store Thurs
day from apopiexy.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Eight Thousnnd homeless.

Manila, May 21.--Twe thousand ma
tive houses have been destroyed by fire
in the Tondo district of Manila. About
5000 persons are homeless and are be-
ing fed and sheltered BY the municipal
ity. The damage is estimated ali 2.0oo,-
COO pesos.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Centennrian pies.

sallt Ste. Marie, Mich, May 2o.
Julia Rousseau, aged 100 years and four
days died here yesterday fromparaly-
sis. Mrs. Rousseau was born in Kala-
mazoo, Mich. May Is, 1903. she was in
Detroit at the ima2ofitscantnresss BIZ!
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Hale q MflIion r,n.s.

Chicago May a1.-The big clothing
establishment Of Strouss, Eisendraffi.
fire last night
the loss being estimated at 100000.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
demand Of the banks. They want the
new currency without delay.
Circulation Outstanding.

The amoun Of bank circulation out
standing at the close of business Tues
day night was $4,000 .705. December
81 of last year it was $3s4,929,7s4 and
hat was considered a very high figure.
The banks had taken some pains dur
ing October, November and December
of last year to stimulate and increase
their circulation, and when they at
tanned the figures reported by the de-
partment on the last day of the year
they thought they had done their full
duty.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Havoc In Ohio.

Cincinnati, May 23-Much damage
was done in the Ohio valley by cloud
bursts and lightning. No lives were
lost, but many people e shocked
by lightning that struck houses,
barns and telegraph poles. A
car on the Mill Creek Valley line was
struck by lightning and set on fire at
Carthage and the passengers narrow
~ escaped death, all being unconscious
for a short time. Much damage was
done at Delhi, Home City and Fern
bank.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Wants Strong Navy.

Tacoma, Wash, May 23.-President
Roosevelt entered the state of Wash
ington yesterday and stopped at a
number of cities, where he made
brief addresses. He got his first
glimpse of Puget sound at Olympia,
and delivered a speech to 10000 peo-
pie in that city. In his address in
Tacoma he declared he desired the
kind of peace for the United States
that comes to the just man who is
armed-the kind we can claim by
right, and not the kind that comes as
a favor granted in contempt. AS a
guarantee for the character of peace
want, the president argued that
an adequate navy was an absolute
necessity, and said that the United
States must prepare to dominate. the
Pacific.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Refundine Plan Aids.

Secretary Shaw's latest r%efunding
scheme is thought to be responsible
for the extraordinary expansion of
bank circulation. The last official
statement regarding the operations of
the refunding order showed that three
and four per cent. bonds with a par
value of nearly sos, 1000 had been ex-
changed for two per cent. bonds of the
series of 1880. 1t is obvious that the
banks have participated in the refund
ing to an enormous extent because the
banks are sending the two per cents. to
Washington as collateral for their new
circulation.
Shaw Is Pleased.
Secretary Shaw is delighted with the
outcome of his efforts to persuade the
national banks to expand their c%ircula-
ton. He has accomplished more in this
respect than any of his predecessors.
He has convinced bankers, especiallyin
New York, that their salvation in
times of threatening tight money and
panic will be to be provided with ample
supplies of currency. Mr.. Shaw be-
lieves that, while the United States
treasury ought to extend a helping
hand to the commercial and financial
interests of the country in periods of
distress and threatened disaster. the
same interests should always take the
future into account and have an an
Choir to windward.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
Refers to Jewish Massacre.

Portland, Ore, May 22.-President
Roosevelt travelled through the fertile
willamette valley from early yester-
day morning until two O'Clock in the
afternoon, when he arrived in this city.
AT Salem, the capital of the state, a
stop of three hours was made, and the
president delivered an address Oh citi-
zenship. In his address he made a
pointed reference to the recent Jewish
massacre at Kishineff, although he did
not refer directly to Russia, to its gov
eminent, or to the bitterness of the
racial hatred between Russian and Jew
IN hat country. The president con
graduated his audience that the United
States was free from the curse of re-
ligious hatred and persecution. He
urged liberation in religious opinion.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-05-29
TOUR Of THE PRESIDENT.
Chief Executive Explores and En-
joys the Wonders and Beauties
of the Pacific Coast.
HIS STEPS ARE NOW TURNED HOMEWARD
Completes His Visit to California and
Enters Upon the Last Stages Of His
Long TriD-Greeted by Enthusias-
tic Crowds Everywhere and Makes
Several Speeches.

Dunsmuir, Cal, May 21.-President
Roosevelt yesterday completed his
tour of California and entered upon
the last stages of his long trip, which
is to end at Washington June 5. The
president made his longest speech
here, during which he said: "In this
country we have room for every hon
est mar who spends his life in honest
efforts; we have no room either for the
man of means who, in a spirit of ar
rogant baseness, looks down upon the
man less we'll off, or for the man who
envies his n%eighbor because that
neighbor happens to be better off. /
pity no man because he has to work.
If he is worth his salt he will work. |
envy the man who has a work worth
doing and does it well; and surely no
men alive are more worthy of admira-
tlon than these men to whom it has
been given TO hnild up giant common
wealths like this. In coming across
the continent from the Atlantic to the
Pacific the thing that has struck me
most is that fundamentally wherever
one goes in this broad country a good
American is a good American"