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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
SENATE PASSES
The CUBAN BILL
Decisive Vote of 81 to 10 IN Favor
of Measure Secured In the
Upper House.
Puts Into Effect the Reciprocity
rrc,tx Which Was Ratified Last
March-House Discusses n variety
of Acknowledgement IN o'
the Daily Proceedings.

Washington, Dec. 17.-By the decisive
vote of 81 to 10 the senate yesterday
passed the bill carrying into effect the
reciprocity treaty with Cuba. Inc
treaty provides for a reduction OF ~
per cent. from the rates of duty under
the Dingley law on all Cuban articles
imported into the United States, M a
varying reduction of from 20 to AZ per
cent. from the established Cuban duty
on articles imported into Cuba from the
United States. After the passage OF the
Cuban treaty the senate agreed to the
house resolution providing fora holt
day recess from December 10 to Janu-
airy 4. '"rs
Washington, Dec. 1S.-The senate yes
terday was the scene of a most important
debate on the Isthmian canal. question
as affected by the presidents recogni-
ton of the independence of the republic
of Panama, Senators Hoar, German and
Foraker being the speakers. The COM
mittee on military affairs decided to post
pone action on the case of Gen. Leonard
Wood until January 4:
Washington, Dec. 19.-The relation
ship of the United States to the new
! republic of Panama continued to be the
leading theme in the senate yesterday.
The treaty "for the extension of the COM
merical relations" between the United
States and China was ratified.
House
Washington, Dec. 17.-Central Ameri-
! can affairs were discussed in the house
yesterday, and also pensions, indus
trial and agricultural conditions and
labor.
Washington, Dec. 1S.-When the
house convened yesterday the speaker
signed the bill carrying into effect the
Cuban reciprocity treaty. The pension
appropriation bill, carrying $685. $50, 100,
was passed. While the bill was under
consideration there was a general dis
cussion on Panama, rural free delivery,
tariff and pensions.
Washington, Dec. 19.-The house yes
terday authorized the committee on ex-
penditures in the post Office department
to request the postmaster general to
furnish that committee the papers in
connection with the recent post office in
veStigation.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

There are nearly 100000 900 potato
eaters in the British isles, and the
majority of them do not get full value
out Of the tuber because Of bad cook
Ing and the culture of bad varieties.
This year has see a remarkable re-
.~crudescence Of the attempt to produce
q perfect English variety. It has been
successful in at least three new sorts,
and their disease resisting power, their
fruitfufnsss and III 4ss!tag qualities
have led. to extravagant prices being
paid for single tubers-prices which
range from $500 to $3.50 "a ton.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

Some one has invented a swimming
mitt. 1t is made of light, flexible wa
terproof material and of ample size to
form webs between the fingers of the
hand when stretched or spread to
their utmost. 1t is approximately of
pear form and is provided at the small
end with a wristband Of rubber to
form a tight joint about the wrist. SO
as to exclude air and water, this be-
ing essential to the proper formation
of the webs between the fingers of
the hand when the mitt is in use.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Preparing for War.

Paris, Dec. 16.-Dispatches from Indo-
China report the massing of French
troops o. the Siamese border in antici-
patton of war. The officials of Indo-
China are quoted as saying that the oc-
cupation of a large slice of Siam has
been decided upon. The authorities in
Paris do not believe that a rupture with
Siam will occur and say the measures
taken are merely precautionary.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Death of n Veteran.

Johnson City, Tenn, Dec. 16.-Maj.
William H. Garland, aged "a years, is
dead at the National Soldiers home
here. He had shaken hands with every
president OF the United States except
Washington Mai. Garland,s wife and
children were drowned in the Evans
vile, Ind, flood in 1884. He vas for
many years a Baptist minister.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Flying Machine Flies.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. ia successful
trial of a flying machine was made
near Kitty Hawk, N. G., by Wilbur and
Orville Wright, of Dayton, 0. The ma
chine few for three miles in the face OF q
wind blowing at the registered velocity
of 81 miles an hour and then gracefully
descended to earth at the spot selected
by the man in the %navigator's car as a
suitable landing place. The machine
has no ballon attachment, but gets its
force from propellers worked by a small
engine.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

A French savant points out that spi.
ders' webs improve the acoustic prop.
critics of a room. He says he knew
In England a hall that was ideal for
the conveyance of sound. In an evil
moment it was decided to clean the
ceilings and all the spiders were dis.
lodged. The hall was ruined as a
place for speaking. The savant sug.
gests that cotton strings might be
hung loosely across ceilings to i'm.
prove the sou%nd-carrying properties of
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

The salient points Of the pres
ent situation in Germany are that Ia
Dor is, on the whole, better employed
than 1t was a year ago; the textile
factories are busy, but manufacturers
complain of low prices for their
products, and the same is true of cleo
trical machinery, the cement mani
facture and several branches of iron
and steel production.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

Next summer, it is reported, will
witness the completion of the Simplon
tunnel through the Alps, and it is
planned to have trains running by the
end of 1904. OF the twelve and one
half miles of tunnel six and one-half
miles have been excavated from the
Swiss side and four and one-half from
the Italian side, leaving only one and
one-half mile to be cut.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Ared River nan Dead.

st. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 16.-Capt. Benja-
min Jewell, 81 years of age, is dead at his
home in st. Louis. He was a familiar
figure in the steamboat history Of the
Mississippi, and was known to every
landing between st. Louis and New Or
leans. During the civil war he was pro-
NOTED from pilot to a captain. A num-
Der of years ago he retired because Of
advanced age.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Dinner to the Cnbinet.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-The dinner in
honor of the cabinet which marked the
opening of the social season at the white
house was given by President and Mrs.
Roosevelt Thursday night-Invited to:
meet the members of the cabinet was a
large company, including members of
the senate and house and quite a num-
bsr of out OF town guests. The table.
was set in the state dining room.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Fire in Chicago.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-The Victoria
apartment building, located at Forty
ninth street and Calumet avenue and
one of the tlimsy buildings put up
for hotel purposes during the worlds
fair, was destroyed by fire last night.
Thebuilding was occupied.by so families,
who all escaped. The loss is estimated
at $4,000, with hardly any insurance.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

Rev. G. F. Brisco, q clergyman of st.
Benet's Kentish Town, England, re.
ceives but a pittance for his services,
and in order to obtain means whereby
he might maintain the dignity of his
position ne was obliged to take in
washing and dig graves. For pursu.
ing these u%nclerical occupations he
has been censured by his ecclesiastical,
sunerjprs
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

Paul de Longpre says that he cured
himself entirely of rheumatism, from
which he had suffered severely for five
years, during which time he had ex-
perimented with many doctors and
many remedies, by simply swallowing
every morning two tablespoonfuls of
pure olive oil, topped with a little
lemon juice to help it down.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Grnnt succeeda Hntea.

washington, Dec. 16.-Brig. Gen.
Grant has been assignedto the command
of the department Of the lakes, with
headquarters in Chicago, succeeding
Mai. Gen. Bates, who will have command
of one of the new divisions, with head
quarters in st. Louis.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Miners Omit Work,

Cumberland, Md, Dec. H.-About
f,6ogminers employed in the Meyersdale,
county, Pa, coal region quit
work Wednesday, owing to the proposed
reduction of ten cents per ton for: min
soft coal. No disorder has been re-
ported; the miners simply remained
away.from the mines.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Bank Burglar Free.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-James Dunlap, the
bank robber, whose ~stealings all in all
are said to have netted him and his
gangs $4,000, 900, again is free and is
supposed to be in Chicago. The man,
famous for his daring operations over
the world, has been paroled by the state
board of pardons. On November II,
1900, he was sentenced to serve 20 years
in Joliet for looting Pate's bank at We'll
lington.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Passed Away.

Macarthur, o., Dec. 16.-Hon. Charles
s. Rannells for two terms representative
from Hooking and Vinton counties in the
Ohio general assembly, died Tuesday at
his nome in Zaleski, of pneumonia, aged
60. He was the author of the constitu-
fionaI amendment giving each county in
the state regardless OF population, a rep
resentative IN the legislature, which was
carried at the last November election.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Lives Lost In Fire.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 19.-Four stu
dents are known to have been killed and
perhaps 80 Others were injured, IL fatal
~, in a fire which consumed the Central
Tennessee College for Young Negro
Women, a department of Walden uni
versity. 1T is possible hat the ruins
may contain the bodies of other victims.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
seven Perished.

Natchez, Miss, Dec. 16.--The 14Q-ton
Iugboat Matte. NJ, owned by the Dixie
transportation company, OF New Or
leans, engaged in towing cotton seed for
the standard Cotton OF company, of
New Orleans, sank ins20 feet of water
Tuesday morningAtthree b'clock In the
old bed OF Lake Concordia. Seven lives
were lost,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

unless some better plan can be devised,
through voluntary action by the carriers
or with the aid of legislation, the al
lowance for the use of private cars
should be controlled by the commission,
at least to the same extent as the rates
of TRANSFORMATION.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
business Is Good.

New York, Dec. 19.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade says:
Business is decidedly better than at
any recent date. and the Improvement
is not confined to activity in holiday
goods, although the best reports con-
Germ those lines.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Rselected Mayor.

Boston, Dec. 1.-THE democrats won
an overwhelming victory in the munich
pal: election yesterday, Mayor Patrick
Collins being reelected BY 2 1900 plural
ity, the largest eve given a mayorality
candidate In the history of the city.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

One of the longest fences in the
Northwest is being constructed, run
ming entirely around the Lower Brule
Indian Reservation, on the Missouri
river, in the central portion of South
Dakota. This remarkable fence will
be CO miles in length. 1t is composed
Of four wires placed on posts set a
rod apart, cedar and ash posts alter
mating.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Hanged.

Douglass, Gaa Dee. 19.-Lee Crib,
who was convicted of the murder Of En-
NETT White, ayoung white boy, aged 13,
was hanged here Friday. Crib. while
under the influence OF whisky, at
tempted to terrorize the town of Nicho-
las, killing the town marshal ofthe place
and afterward shooting young White to
death.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

The Oldest wine in the world is 27
cases known as Napoleon sherry, vint-
agte of 1880, which has arrived in New
York city from Buenos Ayres. 1t was
ordered for Napoleon just before the
battle of Waterloo ard was not deliv-
cred, and will now be offered to
Americans at $3.50 per case of 20-quart
bottles.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Routed by Fire.

Chicago, Dec. 19.-Fifty-six families
were made homeless and SITS, 900 worth
OF property was destroyed in a fire which
burned down the Victoria apartment
building, 5001-05 Calumet avenue
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

The New Jersey mistletoe is rapidly
taking the place Of the imported art
icle. A few years ago the city florists
depended almost entirely on England
for their supply of mistletoe, and it was
an expensive luxury, a small sprig of
it costing from SO cents to 81. The
Jersey mistletoe is every bit the equal
of the imported and costs o%ne-fourth
the price.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Root Tcstines.

Washington, Dec. 17.-Secretary Root
was a witness before the senate commit
tee on military affairs, which is investi-
eating the protests against the con-
irmation of Gen. Leonard Wood to be
major general. Mr.. Roots testimony
was in defense of Gen. Wood on the
charges that have been made during the
course of the hearings.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Six SniIora peri.h

st. Johns. N. f., Dec. 15.-Durinp I
fierce gale Sunday night the schooner
Sailors Home was driven ashore at ST.
Mary's bay and the entire crew Of Sin
persons persisted.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Three Children Cremnted.

Dubuque, Ia, Dec. 17.-Three children
OF August Batteen, q farmer of Alama-
kee county. were burned to death Tues
day might. Batteen and his wife had.
left their five children alonein the house.
The residence was burned to the ground.
and only two Of the children escaped.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
atlanta locates
INVADING FORCE
United States Cruiser Discovers Co.
lombian Troops on the Gulf
of Darien.

Cruiser. Returns to Colon and Rear
=. Admiral CoghIap Notifed-Force
Said to Number Between 500 and
1000 Men-Cnmp Thought to Be
Destined as Base, of Operation.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Prohibitism Conyention.

Chicago, Dec. 1S.-The prohibitionist
national convention will meet in Kan
sas City June 90 next. This was de-
cided by the national committee of the
party at a meeting held in this city.
The basis of representation will make
a convention of more than 1000 dele
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Pays PennItx 81 cr;.

Media, Pa, Dec. 16.-Jesse Greer (col-
ored), who was convicted at the June
term of the Delaware county court for
the murder of his wife in Chester, was
hanged here yesterday.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Eiectrocuted.

osslning, N. Y. Dec. 15.-William B.
Ennis, wife murderer and former Brook
lyn policeman. was eleGsrocuted in Sing
Sing prison yesterday.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
JAPAN DECIDES
TO STAND FIRM
Conference of Statesmen at Toxic
Determines to Present Strong
Front Against Russia.
nat Is Considered Grave and
Press Declares 1t High
Time for Action-Russian officials
Decline to Confirm Or Deny Reports
Feeling Less Optimistic.

Toxic, Dec. 1S.-The conference of the
elder statesmen of Japan, including
Marquis Ito, and the cabinet ministers,
Wednesday, resulted, according to a
semi-oflcial statement, in a determina-
ton to oppose a strong front to Russia,
in view of the latter's unsatisfactory re-
ply to the japanese proposals.
Another report says it is understood
hat although the Russian reply was
considered highly unsatisfactory the
conference decided to make another, and
probably last, attempt to arrive at a
friendly settlement. The situation is
considered grave.
High Time for Action.
Even the most sober section of the
Japanese press declares it is high time
for action. In addition to Marquis Ito,
Field Marshal Yamagata. senior field
marshal of the japanese army, and for
mer premier, Count Matsukata, one
of the greatest financiers of modern
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Rccomes q LnM

Washington. Dec. 1S.-The president
signed the Cuban reciprocity bill a few
minutes before one D clock YESTERDAY att
ernoon.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

Garden City, las Dec. l8.-The bank Is
here was dynamited Wednesday night. ]
Three men dig. the work. The robbers
secured 81, 900.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
aItaIians killed.

Dubois, Pa, Dec. 18.-Four Italians
were killed and two probably fatally
injured by a dynamite explosion 1t
Cramer, ten miles from here The men
were 1aborers On grading work for the
Bulai6,s Rochester & PittsBurg road ana
were blasting.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
ReyoIution Reported.

Ht
washington. Bee. d6.-Mr. Simpson.
the United States.ccnsul at Puerto Plata,
san Domingo, has .cabled the state de-
partment that a revolution has broken
out at Santiago and that the movement
Ii extensive and serious.
Find Much Money.
Rome, Dec. 19.-vAsA sums thatShad
been secreted by Pope Leo In various
hiddenrecesses 81 the vatican have been
found and turned overt oPope Plus. The
amount exceeds $4,000, 600.
HRS. Manning Honored.
81. Louis, Dec. I7.-Mrs. Daniel Man
ming, Of Albany. n. r.. has been elected
president Of the worlds fair board Of
lady managers, vice Mrs james j. Blair,
resigned.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Pioneer Republican Dend.

Bloomington. III, sDec.AI9AW &c.
Hodge, died mere Friday night, aged ~.
He was b Of the organizers Of the re-
publican party, and q member Of the
first republican convention in Cali
fornia.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
A Fight May Result.

Washington, Dec. 1S.-Seven hundred
and fifty United States marines, recent
ly landed on the isthmus from the cruis-
ers Dixie and Prairie, have been ordered
to San Miguel bay on the extreme west
ern side of the Gulf of Panama, to pre-
vent, by force of arms if necessary, the
invasion of Panama by Colombian
troops. If an engagement occurs, prob
ably it will result in a declaration of war
against the United States by Colombia.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
War ms Last Resort

Paris, Dec. 19.-The United Colombian
committee here gave out a statement
saying that Colombia would first seek
through a commission to induce the
United States to recognize Colombia's
rights under the treaty Of 1876; second,
if the commission fails, Colombia will
ask for the submission OF the question
to The Hague arbitration court; third, if
its submission to The Hague court is re-
fused, Colombia will go to wal and rely
on the Latin republics to come to herald.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Paid. the penaItx

Bsinbridge, Ca, Dec. 1s.-William
Grant seclored, WAS hangs4,here Friday
ior the murder ofsJames Bird, 4 white
farmer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25

Colon, Dec. 1S.-The United States
cruiser Atlanta, Commander William
H. Turner, has, returned here from the
Gulf of Darien. She discovered, Deem
Der Is, a detachment of Colombian
troops numbering usually about 500
men, but, according to their statements,
totaling 1900 or 1000 men, at Titumati,
on the western side of the gulf, just
north of the mouth of the Atrato river.
The commander OF the Atlanta sent
ashore an officer, who conversed with
the Colombians' commander. The lat
ter protested energetically against the
presence of American warships in Co.
lombian waters, inasmuch as war
between Colombia and the United States
had not been declared, and politely re-
quested the Atlanta to leave the gulf,
because it belonged to Colombia. Com
mander Turner ignored the request, and
the Atlanta returned to Colon to report
to Rear Admiral Coghlan.
The ColOmbians are clearly busy with
protective and Strengthening meas
ures. Although they treated the Amer
leans c~ourteously, they decidedly re-
sented the presence of the Atlanta's
landing party. The Colombian force
was composed partly Of the men land
ed recently at the Atrato river by the
Colombian cruisers Cartagena and Gen
eral Pinzon.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1903-12-25
Base of Operations.

The Colombians' camp appeared to be
permanent, was we'll p~rovisioned and
probably destined to be used as a base
of operations. Gen. Ortiz and others
freely expressed the determination of
Colombia to fight to the bitter end in
case Gen. Reyes visit to Washington
is not successful and Panama is not
returned to Colombia.
The Colombians declared they had
1000 men between the mouth of the
Atrato and Tiburon, well supplied with
food, clothing and ammunition. They
also have several pieces of artillery
mounted advantageously at coastal
points. Their demeanor, though polite,
clearly showed hostility and deep cha
grin at having been discovered. Many
Indications pointed to their intention of
bringing further men and supplies to the
Gulf .."a
The Minneapolis journal., 1903-03-20
A TILLMAN RIFLE
Protests Made Because the Senator
Is to Lectssra in .
Chufeh.
He Says if His Statements Aren't
True They Should Be
Disproved.

Criticism has been aroused in Mime
apolis by the announcement that a church
had leased it's auditorium for a lecture by
a man who holds and expresses such ex-
tre1ne views on the negro problem as does
Senator B. r. Tillrnan OF South Carolina,
who speaks tonight. Among other pro-
tests The Journal / has received from
President James Wallace Of Manchester
college letter written in the powerful
invective in the use of which he is a
master The letter closes with the follow
ing paragraph as strong as the letter Of
which it is a part:
There is not sulphur enough in the
state to disinfect properly a church or
hall once defiled by this traducer Of seven
million American citizens
Rev. DIR. w. B. Riley pastor OF the
First Baptist church, said this morning
that the auditorium had been rented in
his absence by a committee which did not
understand who the speaker was. DR..
Riley has received several telephone pro-
tests against such use of the church and
has replied that the. church organization
had nothing to do with bringing the SEN
ator to Minneapolis and when the situa-
tion was discovered 1T was too late to
make a change as payment had been
made to bind the rental contract and the
literature had been issued
Is When the statement Of President Wal
lace was shown Senator Tillman he said:
IF what I say about the negro and the
race question is not true, some Of these
northern gentlemen should be able to
prove it. If what say is true, these
men who send representatives to congress
to regulate affairs in the south, ought tc
seek more accurate Information. They
will not come south to study conditions fo1
themselves, yet they insist on telling us
| how we ought to treat our negroes