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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

president when absolutely necessary.
Only questions of the greatest impor-
lance will be allowed to trouble him.
PRESIDENT Roosevelt is accompanied by
John Burroughs, the naturalist.
April "a the president will start on
his trip to ST. Louis and the Pacific
coast. The weather here is very mild.
and reports from the park are to the
erect that there is but little snow at
me presidents headquarters.
Clnnabar, Mont. April 11.-secre-
tary Loeb received no word from
President Roosevelt FRIDAY. Tho
president is in the mountains Al, !
camp 40 miles from his headquarters
when he started for this Mac.
Thursday morning it was his inten-
.lon to remain there for a number -
days, and possibly a week. The pres
ident is studying animal and n,,n,
i11e III the park and is enjoying him.
self there. A
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
n hear-Ihe President Just w ants to See Us md We Inst won+, ~ "a.
tn ireadent-l Don't See as Our Ca Sc Needs to Go to The Hague
approach until the houses were being

approach until the houses were being
torn to pieces.
One of the first houses visited was
that of Nathan Griffin. The housewos
demolished and Mr.. Griffin and his son.
James. were killed. Mrs. Griffin was
so badly injured that she died at an
early hour this morning.
Homes Destroyed.
The home of Henry Mccoy, son of
John Mccoy, received the worst i'm.
pact of the storm. His wife was severe.
ly injured. Two of his children are still
unconscious, and may die, and he and
his babes and two other children are
dead. He was still clasping his baby
In his arms when his body was fonnd
close to the house.
The storm then took an easter,x Al.
trection and struck the house Of l. g
oden. The trees in the yard were
twisted into gnarled shapes, and even
the vegetables in the garden were tori
from their roots. Mr.. Oden was killed
outright, and SO were his three danph.
tiers, aged Is. IL and nine wears. re-.
spectively. Mrs. Oden received in.
Juries from which she died later.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
A SAD DISASTER.
Big Gun on BnttIeship Iowa E1plodes'
Killing Three Men md
WoundinE Five.

Pensacola, Fla, April l0.-A disas-
trous explosion occurred on the bat
tleship Iowa Thursday, while the YES
sci was at the target practice IN the
gulf. The forward port l2-inch gun
burst from a premature explosion OF
n shell, - feet of the piece outside the
turret being demolished. Three men
were killed and five injured, two seri-
ously.
The killed ire: First Class Seaman
Kiele, Ordinary Seaman Percell, and
Gunner's Mate Berry.
The injured: First ~Class-Seaman
Caught, Ordinary Seamen Thursdale,
Brown. Mansdale and Purcker.
The men killed and injured were on
the second or gundeck at mess. Three
pieces OF the exploded gun, each weigh
ing over q ton, passed downward
through the spar deck, falling upon the
men at mess, instantly killing three
named. All of the men were horribly
mutilated. The heavy missiles, after
passing through the gun deck, c%ontin-
ued down to the third deck, where they
came in contact with the armored deck,
the heavy. steelbringing them 10 a stop,
thus saving the engineers and firemen
who were at work below. Although the
upper decks were covered with men,
no n there was seriously injured.
The explosion occurred just as the
mess call had been sounded. Firing
was to have ceased after the shot for
the dinner hour. The range had been
set and the Iowa was, steaming along
at a speed of IL knots an hour, when
Lieut.. Reed, in charge of the forward
12-inch %turret, gave orders to load and
fire. The time fuse was cut for the
range, the piece charged, breech closed
and the word given to fire. Following
the report of the gun, there was a
smothered noise as the shell exploded
midway in the gun. and pieces of the
bursted gun and shell were scattered
broadcast. Three great holes were
torn through the deck.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
COMBINE IS KILLED.
b Famous Merger of Northwestern
Railway Declared nlegaN-Gov-
ernmcnt Wins Its Suit.

st. Paul, Mimi, April 10.-An i'm
portant episode in the antitrust war
occurred Thursday when Judge
Thayer. Of the United States circuit
court Of appeals, handed down a de-
cision declaring the $500, 600, 900
Northern Securities company an
illegal corporation, en,ioined it from
voting stock of the Great Northern
n Northern Pacific railroad com
panies and decreed that this stock
should be returned to the former
owners.
The decree entered in accordance
with the finding is n drastic one and
does notsleave a single peg for the
great merger of the Northern Pa
cific, the Great Northern and the
Burlington to hang upon. The Ian
guage of the court is pronounced to
the effect that where lines of rail-
way r parallel and competing such
a plan as that of the Northern Sc
curities company. which places then,
under control of one management. is
is contrary to the Sherman antitrust
~ 'ho - SACdAly III restraint OF
trade.
Despite the declarations of James
j. Hill and J. Pierpont Morgan that
another plan is ready which will
stand the test Of law, general opin-
ion is that the government has c
ceeded in giving railroad combina-
tions n straight blow between the
eyes, from which they will be un-
able to Immediately upon
the delivery of the decision it was
announced that an appeal would be
taken to the United States supreme
court, but as the four judges hear
ing the cas- were unanimous in their
findings it is not expected that the
court of last rese rt will interfere
with their conclusions.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
H PRESIDENTS TOUR.
Chief Executive Owe NnHon IN Now
Enjoying a Rest In Yellow
stone Park.

Aberdeen. S. D., April President
Roosevelt Yesterday trasersed South
Dakota and made more speeches than
on n other day during his present
trim. He began with two speeches Mt
Sioux Falls in the morning and ended
his twelfth speech in the evening at
aberdeen. The speeches were confined
for the most part to the tariff and
10 the general prosperity of the coun-
try.
Mcdora, n. D.. April s.-President
Roosevelt spent q short and interesting
half houri il this town Yesterday, which
was his post Office address when he
owned a ranch near here 16 years ago.
and was sheriff of Billings county. Me-
dora is small. but the ranchmen from
the country for miles in this vicinity
came TO town and united in giving the
president a truly western reception.
In the morning the president spoke at
Fargo on the Philippines. praised the
men in the army. declared our duty TO
The islandshad bcendone and all prom
Uses fulfilled.
Cinnabar. Mont, April! 9.-President
Roosevelt is taking a rest. He will
spend the next 16 days in Yellowstone
park. almost entirely shut off from
the world, guarded from intrusion, and
occupied only with camping and rest
ing. Secretary Loeb will remain here
and will be in communication with the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

Washington, April 11.-Rev. Will
liam Henry Milburn, the venerable
blind chaplain of the United States
senate, died in Santa Barbara, Cal,
Friday. Word to this effect was re-
ceived here by Col. d. A. Ransdeli,
the sergeant at arms of the senate.
Mr.. Milburn, accompanied by his two
nieces, the Misses FINLEY, left Wash
ington for the Pacific coast about a
year ago. The chaplain was in broken
health. The change brought no great
improvement in his condition and
when congress met in December he
forwarded his resignation to Wash
ington. but it was never acted on.
The deceased was a native of Phil
adelphia, where he was born in 1922.
When he was five years of age a
playfellow accidentally struck him in
the left eye with a piece of glass.
For two years he was confined to Il
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
CAUSES DEATHS.
TWENTY-FIVE Persons Lose Their
Lives in Portions of Alabama
and Arkansas.
MORE THAN THIRTY OTHERS INJURED.
ono Town in Alabama Entirely WiPch
Ont - Had No IntimatiOn OF Inc
storms ApprOnGl-List OF bchu
May DC Incrcnscd-Hnst Amount OF
Property Destroyed.

birmingham, Ala, April 9.--Tbe lit
tie town of Hopewell, 40 miles north
of this city, was swept away early yes
terday morning by a cyclone, which cut
a path a mile wide and two miles long
across a prosperous farming section
of Blount county. Twelve persons
were killed, four fatally. and a score Sc
%riously injured. The dead are: Ma
son Griffin. wife and two children;
Henry Mccoy and three children; c. G.
Oden, wife and three children.
story of the Disaster.
The storm came from the southwest,
The section through which it passed is
flat, on an elevated table land in the
hilly section of Blount county. There
was not the slightest intimation Of its
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

me new processes in tanning are
surprising, Leather used to be tanned
by soaking it for W days in a weak
solution of hemlock or oak bark to
give it color, then in pits of stronger
solution for six weeks, moving the
hides every day or SO; then in "lay.
away" pits still stronger for another
six weeks; by filling them with new
bark for another operation three or
four times. All this made good
leather, but At took from six to eight
months. To-day eve the thickest hide
can BE- tanned by chemicals in three
hours.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

Inquest In Pennell Case Fails to Set
tie he Question of Accident
III OF Suicide.

buffalo, n. y, April 1.-THE evi.
dence given Friday at the inquest in
to he deaths of Arthur r. Pencil
and Mrs. Pencil, before Justice
Murphy, will not help the authorities
IN any way to a solution of the Bur
dick murder mystery. Whether the
tragedy at Genres stone quarry on
March 10, in which Pennell wa killed
and Mrs. Pencil was fatally injured,
was u to accident or design, was
not proven.
Thomas Penney, who acted as at
torney for the Pencil family since
Arthur Pencils death, declared that
SO far as he was aware nothing i'll
the papers left by Mr.. Pencil would
throw any light upon the murder of
Edwin Burdick.s When questioned re-
garding the alleged d~efalcations ty
Pencil, MI. Penney declined-t an
swer.
Evidence that would show detail
cation would simply be accumulu-
tive" said Justice Murphy, after the
evidence vas all in. mo stronger mo-
SouAA NC. PAofcu tudu HIS dlTcdOy
been brought out here. But proving
a motive does not establish suicide.
The court is prepared to announce its
findings"
Judge Murphy then delivered his
verdict as follows: II find and GER
.tify that Arthur r. Pencil came to
his death on the 10th day of March.
1903, as a result Of injuries received
while riding in an automobile, the
said automobile plunging from an
embarrassment into the Genres stone
quarry.
THAT l cannot determine from the
evidence submitted whether such
plunge was accidental Or designed.
THAT Carrie Lamb Pencil came to
her death as a result of said plunge
of the automobile into the quarry
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

The remnant of a strange tribe Of
Eskimos has been discovered on
Southampton Island, at the north end
OF Hudson bay. These people have
never seen a white man until recently.
Their huts are built of the great Jaws
of whales covered with skins. In the
middle is an elevation, on which is a
stone lamp used for lighting, heating.
cooking. melting snow and drying
clothes. The tribe Is almost extinct.
only some 16 being left.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
Gone to His Rex.xa

Kansas City, Mo-, April 11.-Rev. An.
gustus Z. Gottschall, a wen-known
Methodist preacher in Mississinni .na
Louisiana before and during tba a;.;,
IA is dead at his home in this CITY
aged IS years. He founded man,.
churches i n the states named. was ~.
1--WE IN hospital camps during the wa :
N rendered service in five ve1,o,..
FEVER epldemics. the last at. New On.
leans in 1873. w
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

Prof. Woodward has gone over the
calculations of Leplace by the aid Of
modern data. and concludes that,
though in theory the length Of the
day on earth must be increasing, ow.
ing to the increasing mass Of the
planet due to the constant deposit Of
meteors, ETC., yet the change is so
infinitesmal that there has not been
a half second Of difference in ten mil
lion years.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

A curious strike has broken out at
st. Germain-Laval (Loire), where all
the washer-women of the town have
unanimously deserted the public wash
houses and refused to return unless
they are given a minimum salary Of
two francs a day and a liter az pints)
of wine.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
Left ~f12.OO0-oon

~ thleago' April o.-The. will Of the
la,e uustavus +. Swift. the. million.;rs
a paeher' has been filed in the probate
cur. 1T disposes of an estate va,',as
AZ 900, the bulk Of which 49,
20 20 e Inc widow and children. The snm
pended J ~ IS left to charity. to be ex-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

There was a year when wom-
en- collectively expressed so much in.
terest in legislative work. In almost
every state legislature bills have been
introduced at the instigation or re-
quest of bodies Of women, and there
is hardly a capital city where women
have not met in the interests Of some
forward movement.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
Spreading Rau. 80.

Ellzaoe'h. n. J., April 11.-owing -
me spreading Of rails a drill .eneine
On me Central Railroad of New .Jersas.
&C.. me track and plunged down q %.
nuo' emnankment into a pond Fridav
Inc engineer and fireman and . 10y
man We're buried under .ha IKE
ane brakeman was taken out alive Int
a hospital. een 'aken to
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

The poems Of southern Mexico are
singing the praises of John D. Rookie
feller, jr., and wife, due to the prodi.
gality with which they have scattered
half eagles, eagles and double eagles
among them. Wherever they go they
leave a trail Of gold behind. When
they crossed the Rio Grande they
brought with them several sacks Of
silver dollars, which soon found their
way into the hands of the poems.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

In the new senate the republicans
have only one senator from the south,
southwest or borders states-Mc.
Comas, Of Maryland. The democrats
have six from the west, two from Colo
RADIO. two from Montana, and one each
from Idaho and Nevada. In this d.
vision West Virginia is counted as a
middle west state, which, politically
as well as industrially, it has become.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

A comprehensive return Of the
financial workings of the Public utilI
ties undertakings in British towns
and cities has just been given to the
public through a government board,
1t covers the four years ended March.
1902. The principal undertakings car.
ried on by 299 corporations were:
Markets, 22S; water works, 1893; GENE.
ter1es, 143; baths, 1873; electricity.
lo2; gas works, 81; tramways, As;
h%aroors, 43. The aggregate net
profits were $23,417,522.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
Indiana

Shiloh Battlefield, April Indians
dedicated and presented to the gov
eminent yesterday the % monuments
erected at a cost of s25. q in honor
OF the 20 regiments that state had in
the battle of Shiloh. Gen. Lew Wal
lace presided at the dedicstory serv-
ices. Coy. w. L. Durbin presented
the monuments to the government.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
Tillman Trial Postponed.

Columbia, S. c., April 9.-The trial
of James II. Tillman, former lieutenant
governor of this state, charged with
the murder of Narcissos Gener Con
zales, which vas called for the present
session of court, has been continued
until July.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

Grave defects have appeared in
some Of the edifices on the Palatine
hill and threaten them with ruin. Par.
ticularly is this the case in the build
ings of Severus, the Domus and the
Stadium, and signs Of collapse are not
absent even from Caesars palace.
The aus Of the defects appears to be
the removal of ground in the making
of excavations in the Forum
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

Probably the largest American in
s%titution of learning outside of the
United States is the Syrian Protest
ant college at Beirut, Syria. It's II
buildings harbor 627 students from
Turkey, Greece, Persia, Egypt and the
Co,,dop - .-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

The practice has just been intro
duced into the German navy of set
ting up memorial tablets or board
ships to sailors who have fallen in ac-
ton. Fifteen warships up to the pres
ent have earned the distinction Of pos
seSsing tablets.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

Bloomington, ILL.,. April s.-Adlai r.
Stevenson, formerly vice president Of
the United.States lost his hair and mus
taches and received painful burns on
the face, head and hands Wednesday
while trying to %extinguish a fire in his
home. The loss by fire to the house is
$1,000.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
Lexlslature Adtourn..

Lincoln, Neb., April 1o.-The Ne
braska legislature adjopred sine die
Thursday afternoon. The feature OF
the session was the adoption Of a new
revenue law, which, according to esti.
mates of state officials, win place Me-.
braska in a positionto pay within the
next two years s%2oo,ooosof theaprinci-
pal of the state debt,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

The most hazardous section of the
Manila telegraph cable is that COM
pleted between San Francisco and
Honolulu, in which the sea bed is
precipitous with valleys $1,000 feet
deep. The next two sections extend
ing to Guam, will 0 level plains of
mud at a depth Of about $4,000 feet,
while the last section is over a series
of mountains,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
OIL Starts Fire

sr marsnalltown, Ia, April o.-Fire do.
nv, eoal ehutes and severalloaded hor
vars OF the Iowa Central railroad =:
;no 'h'nan,s %torch-top melted off. a1lo,1A
Ing me oil to spill, and this startsd
blaze Loss, $4,000. .ai'eo the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
Dropped Dead.

Hot Springs, Ark, April 11.-W. S.
Robbins, known, as Pop" Robbins,
aged So, a sheet writer at the big
Southern poolroom here, while busy
over his sheet Friday, when the crowd
vas largest in the poolroom, suddenly
dropped from his chair dead. He was
n native Of Buffalo, n. Y, and was we'll
known among sporting men.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
American. TaLa,sR..a,.

Manila, April 11.-Capt. Pershine,s
force captured Bacolod. island Of
Mindanao, Wednesday. killed a hun
dred Moros and wounded many 9th
ers. Three Americans were wonndad
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

A barrel of whisky from Cincinnati.
addressed to King Edward, is now on
its way to England. The barrel is Of
the average size for long-distance
shipping and contains As gallons Of
good bourbon. This is the fourth bar
rel of the same liquor purchased for
his majesty and shipped to him since
his accession to the throne. It is the
real Kentucky brand.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
Four stevedores Drovn.,

th new York, April lot is supposed
.na1 Tour stevedores from the harsa
ssns 70 take the cargo from :
damaged Atlas liner Allegheny wee
drowned Wednesday when the ha
sunk with 1o4 men on board large
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
Troop. Must Be yaccinated.

Washington, April lo.-Maj. Gen.
Davis, in command of the division of
the Philippines, has issued an order
directing that nc troops be allowed to
land at Manila until they have been
vaccinated.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
Nominated for Conpr...

Dodge City, Kan, April 1o.-C. -
Clyne, of Stafford, was nominated bv
the democrats of the Seventh cor.
%gressional district to succeed Chester
!. Long.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
-sentenced to- HanE,

Lexington, KY, April H.. H. Marts
Bess, convicted of killing ns;day Sc
Martin here March 6, was 1,ne u.
fenced to be hanged Friday JUL
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
Observed Appomattox D.v.

Lafayette, Ind, April 10.-Appomat-
tox day was observed Thursday. The
public schools were closed and the
courts were adjourned.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

Rev. Charles A. Trotman. pastor of
the Church Of the Redeemer, st.
Louis, is also a practicing physician,
having regular Office hours during the
week,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
IN ARKANSAS.
Ten Killed and Many Others Injured
In Two Counties

Ten hiiicd and Many Others Iniurea
In Two Counties.
Little Rock, Ark, April9.-A cyclone
swept over White and Cleburne conn
ties of this state, leaving a natb ~
death and desolation. Ten persons, are
known to be dead, three dying and Is
badly injured, but itrhas been ascer.
tanned that this is only a small part Of
the casualty list. It is feared that tba
list OF dead may mount up to is or %,
The major portion of the ~
through which the storm plowed its
way is remote from railroads. tele.
graph or telephone lines. A dispatcb
from searcy says that trees were
twisted from their trunks and houses
demolished.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
List Of Nd kIuea

The death list SO far reporte dis:
jim Leggett, of Little Red: Joe leo.
gett, OF Little Red; Tom King and wife.
OF Little Red; three King children.
young lady school teacher, who was
boarding atKing's; &C. Williams =
Heber, and unidentified man. Over n
persons We're injured. It is feared the
little town of Hiram. with apopulation
OF $50, has been wiped off the man.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24
HAS GONE 70 HIS REWARD
Rev. W. II. Milburn, the Venerable
Blind Chaplain Of the Sen
ate, Is Dead.
THE SAD EVENT OCCURS IN CALIFORNIA.

broken in Health He rendered
His Resignation. But 1t Was Not
Accepted-Dicd While in Senrch
of Health.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-04-24

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Topeka, Kan. April V - MI
from all the towns in ha.l D
held elections Tuesday d's If d
fact that the vote in raw, Is .
forcing the prohibition ,as hisd
most overwhelming in 'ns sort Il
of the state. A special nrob1
made by the opponents o. At y
ton to make a good shoMi WI way
election, and thus pave IN. Vi
a resubmission campaign wv ii q
from now. Only six town. town. in
Importance in. the state 'o'
vor Of a liberal policy TOW"
saloons,