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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
KANSAS BANK ROBBED,
Dynamiters Secure Several Thousand
Dollars at Burton,

Wichita, Kan, Oct. PA tele.
phone message from Burton says that
three bandits dynamIted and robbed
the Burton State bank between mid
night and ! o'clock. The amount of
currency taken was between $1,000
and $4,000. besides several sacks of
coin. Telephone messages were sent
to surrounding towns and from Pat
terson, five miles away, it was tele-
phoned that three men had approached
the town and, when challenged, had
fired a volley and rode off. Nobody
was injured. The sheriff and a posse
OF forty men at once started for Pat
terson.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
Duluth Wheat and Flax,

Duluth, Oct. 24.-Wheat-To arrive
NO. 1 hard, $3.50; No. 1 Northern,
$3.50; No. 2 Northern, 8Ohc. On
track-No. 1 Northern, $3.50; No. 2
Northern, 80hc; No. 3 spring, 77hc;
Oct, $3.50; Dec, 77% @7Sc; May,
7SRc. Flax-In store, on track, to ar
rive and Oct, 93kc; Nov, 93kc; Dec,
92%c; May, 96kc.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
Accept carneqis Donation.

Philadelphia, Oct. 24.-The offer of
Andrew Carnegie made last January
to donate $500, 900 to the city Of
Philadelphia for the establishment of
thirty free libraries was favorably
acted upon during the day by a sub
committee of the council committee
on public libraries. More than twenty
sites have been offered to the trustees
of the free library.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
Wanted In the United States.

Budapest, Hungary, Oct. 27.-Adolf
Friedman, an American, has been ar
rested here at the instance of the
United States authorities on the
charge of fraudulent bankruptcy in
New York. friedman recently had
been conducting q summer garden
here.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
LONG CONFERENCE HELD.

Old Statesmen Meet the Japanese
Ministry.
Yokohama, Oct. 26.-The elder
statesmen Of Japan and the cabinet
ministers held a conference during the
day which lasted seven hours. It is
understood that the Marquis Ito's COM
promise proposal was the chief topic
of discussion.
The marquis remained with Pre-
mier Katsura and Foreign Minister
Komura after the others had dis
persed,
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
st. Paul Union Stock Yards,

st. Paul, Oct. 24.-Cattle-Good to
choice steers, $3.75@5.0O; common to
fair, $3.25@3.65; good to choice COWS
and heifers, $2.75@3.50; veals, $500
@5.50. Hogs-S4.65@5.45. Sheep
Good to choice yearling wethers, 1925
@3.50; good to choice lambs, $4.25
@4.50.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
ALLEGED RoBBER KILLED.
G. r. Raney Shot During a Battle With
Officers.

Mountain Grove, NO., Oct. 24.-C.
r. Raney was killed near Hartville,
Mo-, during the day by Deputy United
States Marshal w. T. Brown of Spring
field and Deputy Marshal Thomas of
Norwood. Raney vas with his nephew,
Con Raney, and both were armed with
rifles. When ordered to halt by the
officers a battle ensued. c. R. Raney
was killed almost instantly and Con
Raney was wounded, but not seriously.
as he made his escape. G. R. Raney
was an alleged postofice robber.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
MARKET QUOTATIONS.
MINNEAPOLIS Wheat,

Minneapolis, Oct. 24.-Wheat-Dec.,
80&c; May, 79Ac. On track-No. /
hard, S3Ac; No. 1 Northern, S2Ac;
No. 2 Northern, soc; No. 8 Northern,
75@7Sc.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
Use Girls as Strike Breakers.

Boston, Oct. 27.-Still locked out
from service as messengers by the
American District Telegraph company
the 200 or more boys discharged last
Friday during the day witnessed an
Increase in the force of girls now do
ing the work. 1t was estimated that
more than 200 girls were carrying
messages.
PARRY REPLIES AT LENGTH.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
EXPECTS PEACEFUL OUTCOME.
Russia Sees No Further Necessity Of
War Insurance.

War Insurance.
London, Oct. 27.-In connection with
the insurance against war risks on
shipments OF Welsh coal to Port Ar
thur for Russia a telegram was re-
ceived in London during the day from
st. Petersburg saying there is no fur
ther necessity to insure against wal.
This is interpreted as f%orccasting a
favorable outcome of the negotiations
between Russia and Japan.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
HILLS PREDICTION FULFILLED.
Merger Roads Show Earnings Of MotA
Than $15o,o0o,o00.


st. Paul, Oct. 26.-President James
J.. Hills prediction that the combined
earnings of the Great Northern, North.
ern Pacific and Burlington would ex:
coed $780, 00, 900 has come true. The
reports of the three roads have been
issued and it is shown that the total
gross earnings are $3.50, 918,172. z,
A tabulated statement of the earn
lngs of the roads show that each line
has made big gains during the year
closing June 80. Following is a table
showing the gain in the gross and net
revenue:
Gross Inc. Net Inc.
Burlington ......$8,843,143 1898, 536-
Great Northern. 4,753,390 2,231,295p
Northern Pacific. 4,754,725 1879, SOB
Total inc .S18.351.2 4S 81 954 33333
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
CAUSED PANIC IN VICINITY.
Car Of Dynamite ExpIodes In a Col
Iision.


New York, Oct. 26.-Three freight
cars, n of them loaded with dyna-
mite, that had broken away from q.
freight train on the Harlem River
branch of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad at Baychester.
collided with the remainder of tbs
train at the bottom of a steep decline
and the a with the explosive in it
was blown up, demolishing three other
cars.
Within half a mile of the Baychester
station not a pane Of glass in any Of
the houses remained intact.
In Westchester village almost a
panic reigned. Men rushed to the
p%ostofice armed with clubs, guns and
knives, believing that burglars h49
blown open the safe.
Two lighthouses on Long Island
sound, half a mile away from the
scene of the explosion, were wrecked
There was some damage done at
City island.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
roRTELYou MAKES COMPLAINT.

Total inc. SIS, 1851, 24s. s7,s54,3533s
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-10-30
Anarchist Agitator Under Arrest In
- New York CITY,

New York, Oct. 26.-John Turner.
Englishman and agitator, was arrest
ed at the Murray Hill lyceum after q.
lecture.
The warrant was sworn out by Sect.
rotary of Commerce Cortelyou, who
charged Turner with melting mobs to.
anarchy against the alien labor laws.
of the country. No demonstration was
made when the police arrested Turner
and seized several tons OF anarchistic
literature.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30

An advertisement in tho
evening newspaper presents
its proposition to prospec-
tive customers when they
are in the mood to be i'm
terested and enlightened.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
HOW ITO CURE A
TERRIFIC HEADACHE

Many people suffer with an aching head week
after week, occasionally getting relief from
called headache powders and erye-stupefying
drugs They get cured because they start
wrong Such people should do a little common
sense thinking Headache is simply the result, a
warning signal, of a far serious trouble.
Usually 1t means bad blood. poisoned by an In
active sluggish liver. Headache sufferers
often nervous cross and irritable. Their sleep
is disturbed and digestion impaired. The liver
doesn't do it's work right and the bile elements
poison both and BRAIN Smiths Pineapple
and Butternut Pills headache by removing
the cause. They are natures true laxative, and
give tone TO liver activity, a positive specific
for biliousness and a torpid liver. Get your liver
right by using Smiths Pineapple and Butternut
Pills and your head won't ache. your nerves won't
weaken, your food distress YOU They cure
headache constipation and biousness in one night.
Price % cents at all dealers
All genuine signed W. f. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30
WORK OF THE GRAFTERS
Aim Of the Conspiracies and Progress
of the Prosecution Described.
AN EXHAUSTIVE SUM M AIRY

evading the duty. Seventy-eight packages
were received by Kempner in this way.
many of which he sold
He was removed October 25. 1903.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-30

The following is brief of the report OF
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General J. L.
BristoM on the postal investigation:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
The Two Oa5Hburn To ktes.

roofing line. and will give its team
the kind of support for which the
school is famous.
Several special cars will also be run
from Emporia by the Santa Fe to bring
a large delegation of State Normal and
College of Emporia students. Manager
Leach of the Washburn team is sending
out advertising to all the towns of i'm
portance within 50 miles of Topeka,
and the out of town attendance will be
very large The admission price will
be 50 cents The report that IS cents
would be charged is denied by Man
ager Leach Forty. carriage stands are
reserved, ard are being sold There is
only a limited amount of good space
for carriages. and any one who wants
to see the game from their carriage
should get their stand at once. The sale
commenced today at Stansfeld's.
Friday night the Washburn students
will hold a camp fire on the football
field for the purpose Of practising col
lege yeIIs. 1t is TO be hoped that they
Will find something a little less idi0tic
than the new yeIIs which have been per-
petrated this year. The 'oskie-wow-
wow and the "ee-yah-yah'' should be
left to the nursery and the Tennessee
town kindergarten The old Washburn
yell is good enough, but il has been so
long since Washburn yelled it that 1t
has forgotten how.
All the business houses on Kansas av-
enue between Seventh and Eighth
streets, with the exception of one jewel
~ store, have agreed TO decorate their
places of business for the game SaJur-
day Many other business houses up
and down the avenue viii have out the
blue for Washburn and the crimson for
K L.
Beginning this afternoon. the Wash
burn team commenced secret practice
for the game A delegation of old play
today helping give the first team hard
brush Jimmy Stewart, Hinkle, Still
son. Ernest, Kiene and a number of 9TH
ers helped out the Washburn scrubs IN
attacking the Washburn defense Coach
Kennedy Is working his team especially
hard this week Oh defense.
He thinks that the greatest difficulty
which Washburn will have is in stop
ping the K U. attack
After today, there will be no scrim-
mage work Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday will be devoted entirely to signal
practice, and getting down the fine
points of interference This VIII el1nl1n-
ate the danger Of accidents to the play
ers. which IS one thing which would
prove disastrous to Washburn's chances
So far every first team man IS IN first
class condition. with the exception of
Brown. who has q bruised knee and
MilIice. whose arm is lame In addition
to the first team men. Washburn has
Maxwell. CarrGthers Dooley Delay. and
Aunick. any of whom are able to play
position behind the line Another
point of great strength with Washburn
/ is that all is harmony on the team, and
all are working together to win this
game. If reports may be believed, there
/ is considerable dissension among the h
Z. players
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
LITTLE GIRL SWINDLERS
They Are Victimizing Grocers
for Small Sums.

Two young girls. apparently of an
age and resembling one another sum-
GENTLY to be twins. have sxindled To-
peka grocers and butchers out Of many
dollars worth Of provisions during the
past summer. Presumably the girls
who are not over Is, are conducting a
confidence fraud devised by some older
person, but as Yet neither they nor any
one connected with them has been ap-
pretended John Schmidt, the East
First street butcher, IS the latest VIC
tim, and it is through him that the
fraud has been brought to light.
Monday morning the Two children ap-
peared in his store and ordered a num-
Der Of small articles. valued at about
a dollar. which they took with them.
and also left a larger order to be Gllsd
later and delivered ar the nome of Mrs
King" at 211 Adams street The bill
was to be paid on delivery When the
delivery man called with the articles
ordered he discovered that 21I ADAMS
street is the abode of Mrs Walter
Stevens. and he found Mrs. Stevens
considerably mystified by the appear
ance OF the goods.
Those articles do not belong to me-
said she. I do not know how often this
very thing has happened before in the
last few months Grocers and meat
men from all over town have called al
my home with articles to be delivered
at this street number but ordered for
this Mrs King. I did not order any of
them and can not understand why the
mistake should. be repeated by SO many
cHTerents mercha nts.T $50 q f.# tA
Nj Schmidt then took upon himself
the task Of investigating the mystery,
having secured from Mrs Stevens the
names OF some Of the merchants who
had been led into the same error as
himself He discovered that in each cas-
the orders had been given by two young
girls who took with them a small part
Of their purchases and asked that the
others be delivered. promising payment
for the whole when delivered The
simplicity of the deception is such that
its detection has apparently been
avoided only by the fact that the fraud
was never practiced more than once
upon the same victim
It Is not unlikely that the present ex-
posure through Mr.. Schmidt viii put
al Topeka merchants upon their guard
IN the future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
CANKER WORN APPEARS.
& Apple King WeIIhouse Prepares to
War on the Pest

Fred WelIhouse. the apple king. is
preparing to wage war upon the canker
worm which has appeared in his or
chards. and he is now experimenting
the construction of a large spraying
machine for his Summit orchards
The canker worm has appeared in
the orchards and it is anticipated that
next seasons crop of caterpillars will
do much damage unless the baptisTnal
tank of paris green will sprinkle the
larvae to destruction
No grating will be done at Summit
this winter Crafts viii be so high in
price that it will make grating for
commercial orchards Improbable It
is not generally known that most roots
for apple tree grating in the United
States are raised in the kaw Valley
The apple seed IS imported from Eu-
rome and planted in the rich Kansas
soils along the kaw. The food of last
spring swept away most Of the grow
ing seeding trees, and as the quantity
grown elsewhere is small. the roots VIII
be impossible to procure except at a
high Drice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
WORK OF NJ. C. A.
What the Association Has Done at
Camp Sanger


Although the military maneuver en-
campment at Camp Sanger, Fort Riley,
is but temporary affair, the L NJ
C A has not neglected to establish
itself among the soldiers and to lend
its assistance in helping the men lead
clean. comfortable lives during their
stay. State Secretary Andrew Baird
has had personal supervision of the
arrangements at Camp Sanger. and
tells interestingly OF It In speaking of
his work there he says:
THE Y NJ. C A feature of the camp
life seems TO be much appreciated by
the soldiers. Although the Y NJ C. A
tents were designed particularly for the
Kansas boys. the soldiers from other
states have been quick TO take ad<ant-
age of the privileges offered The larger
Of the two tents is ftted up as a cor
respondence tent, the smaller as a
reading tent In the former a small
Office space is shut of where several
representativ es of the Kansas associa-
ton furnish free paper, envelopes, pens.
ink and pencils
The situation of the two tents is
such that they can be seen from nearly
every point in the encampment. At
night they are lighted BY gasoline
lamps. which make them conspicuous
objects. During the day quiet groups
or reading In the evening the tents
present a very busy appearance. Every
available space is used at the tables,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
OVER LOO BANkRUPTs.
That Is the Record in Kansas Since
1898.

There have been LIS admissions to
bankruptcy court in Kansas since the
enactment of the federal bankruptcy law
in 1898, making an average of about 200
cases a year. most of them voluntary.
The ratio of voluntary bankruptcy cases
is much larger than of those which are
forced upon business men Under an
order OF the clerk of the district court.
Frank J. Brown. no information IS ever
given out for publication regarding VOL
untary cases This being the fact men
who have failed in business have no
hesitation about taking their affairs into
court
The rule not only protects the unfor-
tunate in business from UNPLEASANT pub
lieily but it helps business for the clerk
of the court. who is paid at the rate of
SO a case. Were all voluntary cases made
public there would not be as many OF
them. Since the passage Of the law
there have been in Kansas 942 voluntary
cases and TIA involuntary proceedings.
Fully half of these have been fled in
the Office of the clerk at Topeka, while
/ the others have been divided between
The business has not remained steady
but has decreased from year 70 year, thu
first rush being brought on by failures
left over from the hard times or the
early SOS. Speaking OF the business OF
the court. Clerk Brown said today:
If the country had had a bank
ruptcy law during the hard times IN the
early 's0's. the clerk of the district
court undoubtedly would have been
swamped with applicants for relief The
people could see no way at that time
to discharge their obligations, and the1-
would gladly have used the bankruptcy
law as a means As it was the law
went into effect five years after the
hardest of the hard times. and the peo-
pie were nearer out of debt and coulu
see ways to pay what seemed like noun
tains of obligations a few years earlier.
Many of the people who were most deep
" in debt when the law went into effect
used it TO get new start but others
have struggled along without It's assist
anee.
1T is seldom now that man files ar
application for bankruptcy hearing.
When he does it is because he has nope
lessiy failed in business. and Is so deep
~ involved that nothing but a bank
ruptcy court can help him"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

Clay Clement has done one thing IN
his admirable presentation of The New
Dominion in addition to the emphasis
he has given 20 pure and true dra-
matte art. It IS TO bring before Us the
intellectual popularity and the beauty
OF the German civilization through his
character OF Baron Won Hohenstaufen.
Baron Won Ton HOhenSra uffeu is in him
self an eDitome OF all that is best in
the German character. The New Do
minion' Is presented at the New CraW-
ford on Friday night
Chas. H. Hoyt ever welded a keen
but kiu4ly pen in satirizing the fads of
every day life, but in none of them was
he happier than in the satire on poll
tics. a Texas Steer It's a simple
story and abounds with eccentric hui
NOR, clean WitticiSmS and incidents that
never fail TO receive a most hilarious
welcome from its audiences This fam
Gus laugh-provoker comes 10 the New
Crawford Saturday matinee and night.
The new military comic opera. When
Johnny Comes Marching Home" the
Whitney's Opera eompany's latest and
most successful opera will be seen at the
New Crawford Sunday night It con-
sists OF d series of brilliant military pic
lures. set to music. Much of II IS per-
rneated with patriotism It is genuine,
sincere patriotism, particularly a rous-
ing song with chorus, Ny Own United
States 1t is sung with unusual fervor
by the entire company. Just Marry
the Man and be Merry Good Bye
Yankees My Honeysuckie Girl and
Years Touch Not the Heart" are al
tunefuI selections. and have become very
popular. So has Katie My Southern
Rose which in the estimation OF many.
IS the gem Of the opera. Reservations
are now being made and the sale starts
Thursday.
George Vessels. an actor who has
been now for 20 odd years before the
public as a leading man in support Of
such stars as Booth and Barrett or Will
lam Gillette, and who is this season
starring at the head Of his own com
pany. will be at the New rawford on
Tuesday, November 8. for one night. The
play in which he will star will be the
powerful drama, Lady Audley's Sc
cret-"
THE Beauty Doctor" the big must
cal extravaganza which Fred E. Wright
brings 10 the New Crawford. Wednes-
day night. November 4. is a clever sa-
tire on the beauty culture craze Old
people are made young. and plain ones
transformed into perfect specimens Of
humanity by a single visit TO this Won
derfu1 woman Della Stacey. famous
for her character successes in 1892,
'.AIamselle Awkins'' and The Show
Girl has the role of the beauty speci-
alist. There is a big organization Of
comedians and singers behind her, with
a chorus Of 40 of the prettiest girls and
/ best singers in musical comedy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-27
FREE TO EVERYONE.
Read and Learn How You May Pro
cure 1t.

The question Of why one man sue
ceeds and another fails, is problem
that has puzzled philosophers for CEN
turleS- one man attains riches and
position, while his neighbor who started
with seemingly the same and better
opportunities, exists in poverty and OBJ
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is suffering from an irritating and nerve
racking disease and the man who has
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the trouble
A person afflicted with serious case
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in the race for power and advancement
It is impossible to concentrate the men
tai energies when this dreadful trouble
is sapping the vital forces. To show
how easily this success destroying trol1-
bic can be overcome, we publish the fol-
lowing letter from a prominent Indiana
man
When I received the former letter
and booklet on Piles. their nature. cause
and cure I was in a critical condition.
Ulcers TO the number OF seven had
formed on the inside of the rectum
eliminating in a large tuTnor on the
outside resembling fstula- I suffered
the most excruciating pain. could get
no rest day or night After reading the
booklet 1 sent to my druggist but he
happened to be out Of Pyramid Pile
Cure lust at that time However. OBJ
tanned part of { box from my brother
in-Iaw and began their use Five pyra-
nids completely cured me- I procured
a box later. but have had no occasion
to use them I have been waiting to
see that the cure was permanent, before
writing you Of its success. I believe
Pyra mid Pile Cure to be the greatest
and best pile cure on the market ard
ask you to please except OF my grateful
thanks for this Invaluable remedy. I
take great pleasure in recommending
its use to any sufferer along this line.
You may use my name If you wish for
reference to any one afflicted with this
disease J. O. Litte1. Arthur Ind
You can obtain a. free sample of this
wonderful remedy. also the booklet
described above by writing your name
and address plainly on a postal card
and mailing II to the Pyramid Drug,
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