davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
STILL THE WATCHDOG.
Speaker Cannon Declines to BE Party
to a Clever Little Appropriation
for a Junket.

Washington, Dec. 15.-RepresentattVe
Tawnev was given a sudden rundown
TODAY by the speaker and his lieu
tenant Mr.. HemenWay, OF the appro-
priations committee.
Mr. Tawney asked unanimous con-
sent for the passage of a resolution
providing for committee OF congress-
mon and senators to visit New Orleans,
at government expense, 10 represent
the government at the Tooth annlyer-
sary OF the Louisiana purchase. he
exnlained that Spain and France, the
other parties to the transaction, We're
to have warships and representatives
there Speaker Cannon had been ln-s
formed of the scheme and had hXed
Hemenway The resolution approprl-zs
ated $500 apiece for the expenses Of the
five statesmen who would attend, and
! Uncle Joe thought that too expensive
: iunket So Henenway objected, anos
in explaining his objection, said that n
the members were SO anxious TO go ti1aI
they were willing to pay their own ex ex-
penses, he would withdraw his obJec-
tion. otherwise he thought 1t was
enough for the government to spend
IS 600, 900 at ST. Louis without spending
$500 more on junket to New Or-
leans.
Mr.. Tawney pleaded for his resolu,
ton, urging that it was due the dig
nifty of the house that it be represents
ed, and that it would be q slight on the
s other nations which were sending war
ships not to send some statesmen, bu1
: Hemenway stuck to his objection ane
the resolution went over.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
RURAL DELIVERY.
In Discussing Topic Maddox OF Geor-
.;a c.Ms EaMoritisra Is Shown.


ola Saws Favoritism Is Shown.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17.-Rural free deliv-
ery. reciprocity with Canada and the new
republic Of Panama were topics OF dis
cussion in the house:
The subject of rural free delivery was
introduced by Mr.. Maddox, democrat OF
Georgia. who claimed that certain states
had been favored in the establishment OF
routes This allegation resulted in live
ly discussion.
Mr.. Hepburn. republican, Of Iowa, and
Mr.. Hemenway, republican, of Indiana,
among others spoke on the republican
side.
Mr.. Crumpacker, republican, of Indiana,
defended the course pursued by the ao-
ministration in dealing with the Central
American situation and replied to criti-
cisms which have been made on the op-
posite side of the chamber.
In discussing the postal rural free de-
livery question, Mr.. Maddox said that
when his constituents asked him why he
could not secure more routes the only re-
ply he could make was that he could
not get up to the ''pie counter" He said
he could show more routes established i'll
seven counties in one district than were
| to be found in whole state.
| Mr.. Hemenway replied to Mr.. Maddox,
whereupon colloquies with Mr.. Clayton,
democrat, of Alabama, and with Mr.. Rib
| .lllSOl, QGluOcIdt, Ol 1HQldlld, eIlSueu. re-
lating to the number Of routes in differ
] ent districts.
Mr.. Hepburn, republican, of Iowa, ex-
planned as to routes in Iowa. He charged
/ the democrats with having opposed the
| rural free delivery measure. Mr.. Maddox
! replied that it was a democrat who intro
duced the first bill
| Mr.. Reney, democrat, of Illinois, sale
the Panama canal now is an assured fact
| He had no criticism to make regarding
the recognition of the new republic, bu
expressed the hope that free governmen
will be given the Filipinos, who, he said
yielded unwillingly to American author
ity. He saw no objection to the policing
of the isthmian waters and the proven
ton of the landing Of Colombian troops
In addition to construction of the Panam
canal he contended for the constructo
of a deep waterway from the great lake
4 to the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
AGENTS EXONERATED.
One Investigation Into Indian Troubles
in Oklahoma Failed to Discover
Anythinu,

Washington, Dec. 17.-Indian Agent
Randlett, in charge of the Kiowa, Co
manche and Apache agencies in Okla
homa; Indian Inspector Nesler and the
general conditions at the agency are
completely exonerated by Francis e.
Leupp in his report on the investiga-
lion Of charges against those officials.
The charges were made in memorial
signed by Delos x. Lonewolf and other
dissatisfied Indians, and Leupp, whose
report has just been forwarded to the
senate by Secretary Hitchcock, made
an exhaustive investigation at the re-
quest of President Roosevelt. 1t was
alleged, among other things, that allot-
!nents were made to dead Indians and
White men.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
DECLARE OFFICE VACANT.
Question Arises as to Legality Of the
Boards Course.

Pender, Neb, Dec. 1.-THE board Of
county commissioners yesterday de-
clared the office of county commission
er from the Second district vacant, be-
cause Albert Hensley, the Winnebago
Indian, who has been occupying that
Office, has deserted his post and gone
to Paris with an Indian show. There
is some question as to the legality OF
the action as there is no law or rule
of the board that forbids members
from going abroad if they so wish
There is a big scrap ION" between the
different factions of the republican
party for the place. Former Justice
Eveland Of Winnebago is the choice of
the stalwarts or reservation gang
F. c. Waggoner of Emerson of the
antis The latter control the county
committee but the former have the
county officers that do the appointing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
BIG TELEPHONE COMBINE
Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, Wisconsin
and Other independents in 1t.


Chicago, Dec. 15.-The Interstate
Telephone association decided today to
Incorporate under one company. Ih1S 4
means the amalgamation Of more than !
1000 independent telephone companies
in Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Ne
brasla, Minnesota, Ohio and Michigan,
involving property valued at more than
5000, 100000 This action was taken at
The closing session Of the association
A permanent committee was appointed
to work on plans Of action for the new
company.
the new company will be to form q
connection with the Illinois Telephone
and Telegraph company's lines in Chi
cago bringing our company in dlrect
competition with the Bell lines in Ch1-
cago," said President Hull of the In
| terstate association.
, A Chicago Exchange.
"The Illinois Telephone and Tele.@
rraph company, which is now operating
! lines in the downtown quarter OF chi
eago. will connect it's wires with those
Sf our company in Hyde Park, early
In the spring. The two companies Will
then build lines to the Chicago city
limits, where. they will be connected
with those of the independent telepnone.
companies. When this work is COM
pleted we shall have accomplished what
we have been endeavoring to do for
! several years; that is to connect Chl-
cago with the independent companies
operated throughout Illinois and adj
joining states. The result of this
movement on the part Of the independ-
ent companies will be far-reaching,
and as soon as our lines are ready to
compete with the present system IN
Chicago, there will be a decided reduc-
ton in the present telephone rates.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
WAGE SYSTEM TO VANISH
labor Commissioners Wright Makes
Such a Prediction.


Such Prediction.
PHILADELPHIA Dec 15.-"The wage syS-
tenn will pass away. In its stead, l be-
!ieve there will come a system which VIII
be composed of the profit-sharing and the
cooperation ideas. The great labor dues-
tions means the struggle Of humanity for
q higher standard of life. The employer
must consider his employee as well as the
stoekholder, as an investor.
These words were contained in an ad-s
dress upon 1.-The Wage Question, mace
by Carroll D. Wright, United States COM
missioner Of labor, before the Society or
Ethical Culture, of this city.
OF scarcely less interest than his pre-.
diction of new labor system was Colonei
Wrght's approval Of a plan to insure Ia
Dor against incapacity resulting from ac-
cidents, illness or advancing age. Inc
German idea was quoted under which the
employer pays one-fourth the cost of a
sick and death benefit policy, the empioye
one-fourth, and the government one-haif.
England" said Colonel Wright, has
taken up this question: and we OF the
United States are steadily approaching IL. Z
Continuing, Colonel Wright sad:
! Capital charges to the consumer the de-
precia ton OF property and maehofefs 1a,e as s.
boris machinery-its hands, it's brains It's It's
body--be included in the final cost?
We see in every progressive commune u IN ,.s
that the demand of the WorknSman IS ~ ~
| longer for wage sufficient 70 enapie
him to keep body and soul togethef
Labor has been taught to feel tnat lt ~ ~
d social as well as an economic power IL
the community, and this education pro-
cess has gone on until the demand q y
'abor Is for a reasonable margin beyond
hat fixed by the iron law Of wages.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
THIRD ATTEMPT.
Fails to End Life by Cutting His Throa.
or Shooting II imseIf.

vi 0hOOSiiiS ii'titSSiis
Fremont Neb., Dec. 1G.-A. A. iangston,
who tried to commit suicide about three
months ago by cutting his throat with
piece of glass, made another unsuccessful
attempt this morning. He first tried to cut
his throat with pocketknife, but the
knife was dull and his knowledge of an
atomy rather deficient, and instead OF
seyering an artery he only made several
Jagged wounds below his right ear, which
bled profusely and were painful. He then
decided to try the gunshot route, on ac-
count of it's being little more sure in its
results, He sat down on the side OF the
bed, placed target rifle between his
| knees, with the muzzle against his fore
| head and discharged the gun with his loot.
| Instead of the bullet crashing through his
skull, owing to the gun slipping a little,
l. it simply, scratched the top of his fore
head. The report of the gun aroused his
| family, who found him sitting on the edge
| of the bed, the rifle at his side, blood
| trickling from the wounds in his neck and
thoroughly disgusted at the failure CT his
| third attempt to make away with him
SELF His friends and former business as
sociates think he is mentally unbalanced
and has been so much of the time since ms
! retirement from the Fremont Cider com
pany of which firm he was member.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
PROTECT PUBLIC MAILS.
Bill introduced to Strengthen the Laws
Regulating Their Use.

Washington, Dec. 17,-Two bills were
introduced In the senate yesterday by
Senator Penrose, designed to strength
en- the laws regulating the use of the
mails One Is aimed at the 'get-rieh-
quick concerns, another at guessing
contests, and includes the District OF
Columbia and "all territory within the
jurisdiction of the United States" in
the law ferbidding the use of the mails
for the transmission of lottery tickets
The act of 1890 ferbidding lotteries Is
amended by inserting the following
language In the prohibitefy sections
COR any. person or company conduct
ing any competition or contest involV-
ing the award Of prizes based upon the
relative accuracy of guesses or estl-
mates; or conducting any scheme or
device for betting, wagering or MAKING
pools upon horse races or other similar
contests"
This amendment is held to be neces-
sary by reason OF the attorney general
holding that contests which involve the
award Of prizes obtained upon the rela-
| tive accuracy Of guesses or estimates
| as to the number Of votes IN q polltlcal
| election, or the number OF beans that
a certain Jar contains, etc. are not IN
| violation of the present lottery laws;
1t is sought by the amendment also
to protect the public against fraud, as
well as to suppress gambling which ac-
companies betting on horses. Betting
on horse races has been held not to be
| within the purview of the lottery laws
Consequently 1t is held that the only
| way by which turf investment scheme!
| can be suppressed under existing law:
is upon the ground Of fraud, in which
case it is extremely difficult to obtair
sufficient evidence to warrant an &C
ton Such evidence can not be obtain
ed in any event until after the schem'
/ has been in operation some time, ant
after the company has in its possesslol
thousands of dollars Of the people,
| money Of which, upon the issuance o
I craud order, experience has show
that the company retains large part
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
PLANS BEING MADE
FOR The EDITORS
|Arranging for Entertainment OF
the South Dakota Press
Association.
TO MEET in SIOUX FALLS
The Approaching Convention Will Ma
Doubt Be One of the Best Attended
and Most Important Ever Held
by the Association.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. 16.-Prelim-
inary steps toward arranging for the
entertainment of the members OF the
South Dakota Press association, who
will hold their regular midWinter meet
ing in Sioux Falls on January 21 and
%, have been taken as the result Of
meeting of local newspaper men. Ihere
is every reason to believe that the APP
preaching. meeting will be one OF the
best attended and most important ever
held by the association.
1t has been decided to hold the meet
ings of the association in Germanla
hall On the first evening the visitors
will be given theater party. Ihe en-
tertainment on the second evening VIII
consist Of a banquet at German1a hall,
in which the business men OF the city
will also participate and thus add to
the pleasure of the newspaper men.
! Other entertainment will be pro-
vided, but none of the social features
will be permitted to Interfere with the
regular business sessions of the asso-
citation. 1t is expected that the, heao
man Of large Chicago advertising
agency will be present to address the
South Dakota editors on the subject OF
advertising. ~
AL meetings held in the past the edl-
torial fraternity of the Black Hllls
have not been very we'll represented
owing to the roundabout Journey nee
essary to reach the eastern part or the
state. A movement is on foot TO haye
the editors from that part OF the stat'
attend the approaching meeting IN thl:
city.
one of the railroad companies Whos'
lines enter the Black Hills VIII plac'
a special train at the disposal or TN
editors of that section II a sufnclen
number of them will agree to make Tn
round trip to Sioux Falls.
During the meeting here in Januar
q representative of one of the grea
railway systems will be present for tn
purpose of striving to conclude ar
rangements with the state press asso
citation for the transportation OF II
members to the st. Louis e&posltlo
aeXt YEAR.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
4 TROUSSEAU READY.
Miss Cook Claims Wedding Date Was
Near When Fiance Married
Ruth BRYAN.

Newport, r. l., Dec. 17-Much informa-
ton leaked out today concerning the
breach Of promise suit which it is reported
that Miss Minnie Cook of this city Will
bring against William Homer LeaVltt,
who recently married Ruth Bryan.
A friend Of the Cook family Is author
ity for the statement that Miss Cook $
father has engaged counsel and that it
only remains for Mr.. Leavit tt to return to
Newport for proceedings to be instituted.
The same friend says that Miss COOK
had most of her wedding clothes ready,
that she was a frequent visitor at the
Leavitt home, and Mr.. Leavitts mother
knew all about the engagement.
When Mr.. Leavitt went west last spring
to paint Mr.. Rryans portrait, 1t is ASSERTED
mat he wanted to be married before he
left but his mother, Mrs. Leavitt, tolo
the young people that they had better wall
Inti1 he returned
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
Cummins in Des Moines.

Des Moines Ia, Dec. 4.-GovernoS
and Mrs. Cummins arrived from Bos-
ron at o'clock this morning, after a
/ 5OO-mile ride half way across the
continent. They were driven rapidly to
the bedside Of the governors dying
mother, and when the latter gave a
ioyous cry Of recognition they realized
the race had been won. The aged par
eut seemed to feel that her greatest de-
sire had been accomplished, and no
longer made the struggle for life that
Mad marked the past forty eight hours.
She began sinking rapidly, and it waa
apparent that death would be but !
matter Of few hours.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
CAPTURE A ROBBER.
With an AccompIce Held Up Man
Near Montrcse.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Dec. ia man
giving his name as Sam Thompson mas
been arrested and brought 10 olouA
Fails on n charge Of robbery. AS the
cesult of his preliminary examination 9
ne was held TO the state circuit court III
ponds of $500. He is charged with
having been implicated in ronolns ai.
more has been engaged in husk1ng corn
north Of Montrose. Ellison after re re-
ceiving his pay, went TO Mon.lose, W, :
where he fell in with Thompson ana
another man. After ne had puiciiaiset ~ e =
they knocked him down and torcloly
took his fail earnings, amounting to
s67, from him. 1t is said ne mas mas lten. ten,,
sified Thompson as the man "no esoa .o1h 6e
the money out Of his POCKET an,o a.,.o,nd ~
aad been thrown to the siounu
Thompson's alleged accomplice !, has a.
disappeared and the authori.i,ess ,ss, 10 S'
hus far been unable to locate ILL
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
THE CHURCH MILITANT.
Omaha Preacher Gives Sample of Its
Workings by Thrashing Two
HoIdup Artists

Omaha, Dec. 1.-THE Rev. Edward
Matthews, a Methodist minister, once a
missionary in South America, was ac-
costed by two footpads late last night. Mr..
Matthews is large, powerful man. He
had knocked his assailants down and was
proceeding to administer to them thor
ough drubbing when city detective ar
rived on the scene. The two footpads
made their escape and the officer under
took to arrest the preacher. Mr.. Matthews
resisted arrest and he and the detective
We're about to come to blows when the
latter slipped handouts on his prisoner
and took him to the police station. Mr..
Matthews spent the night in Jail and was
released on bond furnished by secretaries
of the Y M. c. A. He will be arraigned
in police court to answer)to the charge of
disorderly conduct and Of resisting an Of
ficer
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
HACK WENT INTO RIVER.
ice Proved Treacherous for Crossing
Near Pierre.

Pierre. S. D.. Dec. 16-A loaded hack
nroke through the river this morning
containing among the passengers d
sheriff and two prisoners. The ice ap-
peared to have been cut from beneath
by the current and was but two inches
thick where the hack went throughs
The water was about ten feet deep
where the horses were and only ABOUT
four feet deep at the back ehd OF the
hack being lust on the edge of the
main channel.
Yesterdays snow amounted to ABOUT
seven inches and has not drifted much.
-Cattlemen are wishing it would dflft
so as to clear part OF the pralrle Tor
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
COLLISION NEAR ADEL.
Three Trainmen Killed and Several In
iured on Milwaukee.

Des Moines, Ia, Dec. 15.-Three
trainmen were killed and five injured
in freight collision on the chicago
Milwaukee and St. Paul road near
Adel, Ia. A doubleheader, Westbound,
and an extra freight, eastbound, came
together in a deep cut on sharp
curve Three engines and fourteen
cars were entirely demolished.
The dead:
FRANK FINNICUM, engineer, Des
Moines.
OSCAR DYER, fireman, ,Des Moines.
WALTER WARD, engineer, Des
Moines.
The injured:
Conductor Flynn, Of the dcublehead-
er, serious.
Brakeman Bell, of the doubleheader,
serious.
Brakeman Fields, of the freight.
Engineer Chambers, of the freight.
H. M. Bellman, brakeman OF the
| freight, serious. =
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
TWO ENGINES COLLIDE.
Five Men Killed and Several Severely
Hurt in West Virginia..

Piedmont, w. Va, Dec 15.-Five men
were killed and several severely M
]ured by the overturning of two engines
attached to heavy Baltimore & ONO
freight train on the "seventeen-mlle
grade" near this city.
The dead:
ENGINEER ERNEST DERVIN,
ENGINEER EMERY ERWIN, Tun-
Melton, w. Va.
FIREMAN WALTER B. NINE, Ter
ra Alta, w. Va
FIREMAN J. v. CARTER, Cumber-
land, Md.
ton, Va.
The more seriously injured were:
Engineer Michael ]. Gibbon; fatally
crushed.
Fireman E. c. Buckler.
Brakeman B. E. Bolinger.
While descending the seventeen
mile grade" the train left the track.
The engines and nearly all Of the twen-
ty-four loaded cars tumbled into deep
ravine, carrying the trainmen with
| them.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
Accident Causes Death.

Blair, Neb., Dec. ia horrible acci-
dent, resulting in death, occurred at
DeSota. A 11-year-old son of Freeman
Tucker, farmer living about mile
from the depot, was on his way nome
from school, and at the depot, as a
freight train was passing, he made an
attempt to climb on and in some man
ner was thrown under the wheels. His
right leg was crushed. He was car
ried into Mr. Rineline's and the doc
tor summoned, but the shock was too
great for the little fellow. The doctors
amputated the leg near the hip and the
boy fingered until 10 o'clock p. m. and
6ia6
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
10000 AFFECTED.
Waee Reductions Averaging II Per
Cent. Announced in Connel!s'
MiIIe Coke District

Connells Vile, Penn, Dec. I.-Reduc-
ton in. wages averaging II per cent.
and affecting 10000 men in the Con-
nellsville coke regions were announced
today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18
sPEYER & co. GET 1T.
Assets of Consolidated Lake Superior
Company Sold to the New York.
ers at ow Price
ers at Low Price.

New ork, Dec. 1.-THE assets Of
the Consolidated Lake Superior COM
pany held by Speyer & Co. for a loan
Of $5,050,000 We're bought in at public
5uction by Speyer & Co. today for
"a SOC, 900. Theirs was the only bid.
The sale was held in spite of several
protests by representatives of other
ereditOrs. sH "
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-12-18

known.
UNKNOWN MAN.
The injured:
w l.. Martin, Chicago, leg sprained
C. f. Blair, Lamont, Mo-, hip injured.
Robert Ferguson, Mitchell, Neb., leg
oroken.
Mrs. J. II. Robinson, Ottumwa, Ia,
back sprained.
e. T. Scott, Osceola, Ia, three ribs
broken.
f. Il. Browning Yates Center, Kan,
hip injured.
Gabriel Allen, Chicago, waiter, dining
.ar.
William Branch, Chicago, cook, diner.
r. Price, Chicago, cook, diner.
S. r. Williams, Chicago, porter.
Beatty, Franklin and the unknown
man were laborers.
| The injured were taken to Abba,
| Charitan and Chicago.
None of the injured will die.
Just what caused the accident is a
mystery. AS soon as the engineer no
ticed there was something wrong he
applied the air brakes, but was unable
| to stop the train. Five cars were COM
pletely burned and the remaining
coaches badly damaged.
The work of rescue was carried on
with difficulty as the cars took hre
Immediately after the accident ano
the bridge is a high one.
The train was in charge of Conductor
r. w. Robinson and Engineer William
Wallace. ....,-,
Mildred Mitchen, the little 3-year-olc
child of Mrs. w. E. Mitchen, was hune
to one of the bridge girders and burnee
to death before, the eyes Of the unln
jured passengers and trainmen.
When the train was derailed, just be
fore reaching the bridge, the sldes
the cars struck the bridge and Wer
torn out. The live Goals from the stow
were scattered throughout the cars
The Mitchen child fell through the bot
tom of the car, it's clothes catching t
the girder, where it cried loudly for 1t
mother, who had been Instantly kllle
in the wreck.
The cars and bridge IN few second
, were a mass of flames and the chill
was burned to a crisp before aid coul
: ,each it.