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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
LEGISLATORS ARE
GETTING PAMekY
Missouri Lawmakers Scatter
ing In All Directions to
Escape Folk.
EVIDENCE ACCOMMODATING
Checks for Doodle Have Been Traceo
and Considerable States Evidence
Secured-Four indictments
Are ReturneG.

st. Louis, April 21.-Circuit Attorney
Folk. now after the Missouri legislature
Tor boedling, doesn't knew the require
ments Of official courtesy. He ts dis
gusted because Attorney General Crow
1t Jefferson City, after getting Lieut.
snant Governor Lee in his clutches
permitted him to escape and get outs
side the state.
Lee, self-confessed boodler, In now
4 fugitive. He promised Crow he would
come here. A constable who found him
on a train at Kansas City wanted I'd
.rrest him.
but I'm OF this train now, to 60 I'd
st. Louis" said the oflciaL.
He was let OF. and went straight
east. probably to Chicago.
Folk called up Crew by telephone
and wanted to know why he let Leo
escape. Grow explained that decent
courtesy to a fellow officer Of the, state
compelled him to take Lees pledge
ind not disgrace him by an arrest Mn
Folk grunted disgustedly.
! Will Got Him Yet.
Mr.. Folk operates like creased light
ming when he gets after q gang Of
boodlers. That's why half b states-
men in Misssuri-from q United States
senator dewn-are shaking In thein
BOOTS as IL they had Of Arkan-
sas ague. They don't know where the
Folk lightning will strike next.
Gut Lee will have to come back, Il
he has run away Folk will locate him
and requisiti0n for him. Grand jurtes
are grinding away both here and at
Jefferson City. At Jefferson four in
'd1ctments have been returned against
senators, tive for soliciting and TIVE
for taking brides. It appears $500
per vote was the schedule fixed by
statesmen VIII were willing ia he in.
duenced in their baking powder views.
Folk has got an immense amount Of
evidence in hand, including tracings Of
many Doodle checks which legislators
cashed. It is reported that legislators
In all parts of the state are being
called outside OF Missouri on
important business, and the suspicion
Is that they don't want to be in range
of Folks s~ubpoenas. At the present
rate of exodus, q special session of the
would hardly drum up a
Nuorum in another week.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
MAKES A RECORD.

Chicago Opera Season Closes With an
Unprecedented Showing Of Success.
Chicago. April 20.-Thirteen perform
ances, an unbroken record Of triumphs.
and not a cast altered, between $4,000
and Ss5, 900 in receipts without even one
performance at advanced prices or an
extra Sunday night concert-that Is the
record for the 1903 opera season. which
end with this evenings performance
OF Notwithstanding" Manager
George H. Wilson, who came to CHI
cage from the Carnegie lyceum in Pitts
burg to take charge Of the season n
to relieve MI. Grau, who has been Ill
in New York for some time. says the
season has beer a record breaking n
Ia many ways.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
WON S25,OOo BET.
Alderman Tom Carey Of Chicago
clea ned Up That Sum in a Lump
BY Backing Mayor Harrison.

Chicago, ILL.,, April 20.-To James
o'Leary's early temerity over the cleo
ton of Carter Harrison, Alderman Tom
Carey owes the fact that he won a
$4,000 bet, for which he has just re-
ceived the money. Carey was chairman
OF the democratic city committee. The
Friday before election he was called
up on the telephone by O'Leary. who
said he had $4,000 of Stewart money,
which he did not want to take, having
already $120, 900 on Harrison. Carey
told him to hold the money for an hour
Before the hour was over Carey was at
O'Leary's place with S25, 900 he had
drawn from the bank. He covered the
bet. and so raised O'Leary's confidence
that the latter afterward bet $4,000
more. -. =.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
Murderer ls HANGED.

Kansas City, April l7.-John Bud" Tay
Tor, former baseball player, was hanged
here this morning for the murder in
March, 1901, of Ruth Nollard, his former
sweetheart. Taylor expressed sorrow for
his crime, but added: II loved her and
was not willing to live without her"
Taylor's crime was prompted by jealousy
because the girl Tilted him.
Shortly before the march to the
scaffold Taylor handed his brother a
small package of s~trychnine. The MUIR
derer said he had the powder for icy
eral months and intended to commit
suicide last night. After being con-
verified yesterday, however, he decided
to meet his fate. Taylor was probably
the coolest man ever hanged in jack
son county,.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
SHIP GOES TO GREECE.

British B~attIeship Sent There Becaus.
of the Eastern Complications.
yaletta, Island Of Malta, April 21.-Ths
British battleship Victorious, which has
been ordered to sail for Greece owing to
the threatening aspect Of affairs in the
Balkans, sailed during the night. Ths
naval review and other ceremonies
planned Nfor today in honor of the visit,
of King Edward to Malta were counter.
manded in consequences Of bad weather.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
DYNAMITE Is USED.
RevoIutionists in SaIonica Turn Battle
With Turks by Throwing Bombs
Amonu Troops,

Salonica, April ia sanguinary fight
has occurred at the village of Opela be-
tween reyolutionists from Palanka and
Turkish troops. After the encounter had
lasted some time, the revolutionists get.
ting the worst Of it, a dozen Of them be.
ing killed or wounded, they reserted tc
the use Of dynamite and hurled bombs
among the Turks. seventy OF whom were
killed and wounded. In h panic the revo.
lutionists broke through the Turkish cor.
don and escaped.
Madrid, April 1S.-Martial law has beer
proclaimed at Cordova IN consequence OF
rioting by agricultural iaborers VIC arr
on strike there.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
BATTLE IN BALKANS.

Turks Defeat a Band Of Bulearians
Near Radovitz.
Salonica, April 21,-A band Of 500 in
surgents, partly in the Bulgarian uniform,
was defeated by a Turkish force near
Radovitz April 10. Thirty insurgents and
nine Turks were killed.
konieh, Asia Minor, April IA divi-
sion of Redifs numbering sixteen batal-
long has been called out for active serv-
Ice in MacedonA stsa4 Albania.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
BOB GREATLY AFFECTED
Former Champion Breaks Down at the
Funeral of His Wife.

New York, April 21.-The interment of
the body Of Mrs. Robert Fitzsimmons
will be In Kensico his afternoon. The
funeral services were conducted yester-
day at Bensonhurst. The Rev. Charles
Benedict officiated. Bob Fttzsimmons,
bowed with grief, was surrounded by
friends, among whom We're James j.
Jeffries, Martin Julian and Mrs. Julian,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Williams.
When the clergyman spoke in eulogy
of Mrs. Fitzsimmons her husband broke
down and was led from the room by
MI. Julian.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
GOING TO BUY ART.
Tom Walsh Will Put a Wholesale Line
in New WASHINGTON Palace.

New York, April 21.-Thomas Walsh,
the Colorado Creesus. has sailed for
Europe to purchase $1,0oe,000 worth OF
art ~treaslres for one of the most costly
palaces in the world, just completed in
washington. It will be opened in the
fall. One Of the novelties is auto
matte music for the living and Sleep
ing rooms. BY simply touching a small
lever the occupant Of the room on aris-
ing can listen to rag time or the latest
opera. Mr.. Walsh, h went west
without a dollar, is now n OF the
richest men Of the world.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
Directors Hold Msstinn.

New York, April l7.-The directors Of
the Northern SECURITIES COMPANY today
held their first s-ietipg since the mer-
ger decision. 1t is stated only routine
business was transacted, although the
question OF appealing against the decis-
ion Of the United States court In the
r~aerger.case was discussed informally.
but no definite steps were taken
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
HOWARD TEsTIFIEs.
Defendant Declares He Had Nothing to
Do with Murder Of Goebel-TaJ-
Ior's Strono Talk.

Frankfort, KY, April 21.-James
Howard testified in his own defense
today In his trial for the murder OF
Governor Goebel. His defense is an
alibi. He denied he knew either Tay-
Tor, Culton or Goebel, and emphatically
denied he ever saw Youtsey until he
met him in the jail after their arrest,
or hat he ever received a letter from
Governor Taylor or did anything to
which Youtsey testified.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
DROVE OUT A BURGLAR.
Pretty Niece of John cudahy Proves
Herself a Heroine.

Chicago, April 23.-Miss Yondale
Cudahy, niece of Packer John Cudahy.
single handed, successfully fought a
burglar. A cane was broken by the
young woman yer the iatruder's head
n he fled, glad to escape with his
life. Miss Cudahy has been known as
the most beautiful girl in Woodlawn.
Her photograph has won first prize at a
recent convention of photographers In
Buffalo. She is now known as the
bravest girl as well.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
IRON WORKERS win.
Strikers Return to Work and Differ
ences Will Be Arbitrated.

0eTINeTS neIUTH 90 "OFK. dHu OITeF
ences Will Be Arbitrated.
New York, April 21.-The iron work
ers' strike against the American Bridge
company was settled today at a confer
ence between Representatives Of the
union and the superintendent of the
bridge company. 1t is understood the
agreement provides the men shall re-
turn to work on the conditions prevail
ing before the strike and If representa-
tives on both sides cannot agree on a
schedule Of hours and wages for next
year the matter shall be referred to
arbitration. Also, 1t is understood the
strike is to be called off as soon the
bridge company discharges the nom
.snion men now in its employ.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
WANT THE DIVIDENDS.
Merger Crowd Would Like to keep
Right on Doing Business.

st. Paul, Mimi, April 20.-In circuit
court Judge Sanborn this afternoon SET
apart April 20 as a time for hearing ar
guments on the request of the attor-
neys for the Northern Securities com.
pany that the decree recently handed
down be suspended in so far as it pre-
vented payment by the Great Northern
and Northern Pacific railways Of divi-
dends to the Northern Securities CON-
pany since their dividends ultimately
reach the same people any way.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
JUST A LoAFER.
Chicago Mans Business Didn't Impress
Divorce Court az Good.

Chicago, April 20.-A man whose
business was 'loafing'' vas told of in
Judge Chytraus' court in the divorce
case brought by Mrs. Lille Overton
against her husband. Isaac w. Over
ton.
what is your husbands b%usiness?"
asked the court.
"Loafing," replied Mrs. Overton.
HAS he any ,.ade3'' inquired the
court.
He has no trade"
Judge Chytraus granted a decree OF
Edivorce and allowed her to resume her
name.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
SHEEP VS.. CATTLE.
Threatens War in the Sweetwaters
Country of Wyominq.

Cheyenne, wyo, April 21-The sheep
men Of the Sweetwater country have
declared open war upon the cattlemen
and a clash is imminent unless steps
are at once taken to get the warning
factions together on a proposition Of
satisfactory division Of the ranges. In.
formation from Lander is that the
militia there may be called out to pre-
vent a. general fight n much blood
she'd,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
Packing Plant Bzrns.

Tacoma, Wash, April 2o.-The i'm
.1nense packing house Of the Pacific
Meat company Of this city, was prac-
ideally destroyed by fire. The loss ts
estimated at $500, 900.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
THE War CAME HIGH.
3Goer Contest Calculated to Have Cost
England $B25, 600 900.

London, April O.-The Daily Telegraph
calculates that the total gross liabilities
OF the United Kingdom now amount to
4So0,00a;bO0. This compared with a6aS,O0,-
pU IN March. 1899, so that the Boer war
may be said to\have add Gl65. 900. 900 to the
British national debt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
LEGISLATOR HANGED.
Former Texas Lawmaker Pays the Eek
treme Penalty for a Murder.

Butler, Mo-, April 20.-Dr. James L.
Gartrell. formerly a member Of the
Texas legislature and probate judge in
tina state, was hanged here today for
the murder of .. B.. Donegan, a gold
miner from Gunnison, Colo, in March,
1901. Gartrell, who is 6S years old, con-
tossed he murdered Donegan for his
money.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
WARM TIME IN EVANSTON
Election VIII Take Place Tomorrow.
After a Very Active Campaign.

Chicago, April 21.-With three Of
Eyanston's candidates for mayor pre-
dieting their election and the fourth
confident OF a gosd showing, the evans
ton mayoralty campaign is practically
closed. The most prominent candi-
hates are John T. Barker, regular re-
publican, and George 3. Gooch. inde-
pendent.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
HANGED After Three Trials.

st. Joseph, Mo-, April 20.-Charles
May, who shot n killed Robert Mar
tin in December, 1890, at a country
dance, was hanged here today. May
had three trials.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
HOTEL is BURNED.
Guests Have to Jump From Upper
Windows In CONFEDERATION.

Grand Rapids, Wis, April 1.-The Dixon
hotel was Quilted by fire early this morn
Ing. The fire started from a furnace.
Joseph Whitney, a lumberman, Architect
Chandler OF Racine, George N. Wood and
others escaped by jumping from the third
story windows: Whitney was slightly in
3ured. The loss is heavy. Many guests
lost all their baggage
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24
TayIor's strona Talk.

Indianapolis, Ind. April 21.--W. s..
Taylor, ex-governor OF Kentucky who
lives in this city, in an interview today
says SO far as he remembers he never
met James B. Howard while he was
governor Of Kentucky, He also says
he did not know Crank Cecil, who gave
evidence Wednesday charging him with
being responsible for the murder Of
Goebel, and says he never conferred
with Youtsey upon any important mat
Ger, denying having ever dictated any
letter to Howard.
Governor Taylor's statement of his own
innocence is not dissimilar to others he
has made before. The fact, however, that
he fled from Kentucky as soon as the
tragedy following Governor Geebels as
s~assination had begun to develop signs Of
conspiracy, and has s~trenuously resisted
all efforts to get him back into Kentucky,
has been against him. He has been in In
diana most Of the time, the governor there
having refused to honor requisition papers
for him.. He was also for a time in New
York, while Mr.. Roosevelt was governor,
Ned by MI. Roosevelt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1903-04-24

Kruger Home Sold.
Pretoria. April 1S-The house owned by
former President Kruger was sold at auc-
.tion today for $40, 900.
The Redwood gazette., 1903-04-08

sonal property rendered for taxa
tion, and the residue shall be used
as the basis for ascertaining the
value of franchises owned by the
company or companies, and the
amount shall be deemed the value
of the franchise, which shall be sub
ject to taxation.
Ample provision is made for tax
ing telegraph, telephone, express,
sleeping car, freight line and equip
ment companies. They are re-
quired to make the usual annual
statement between May 1st and
June lst of each year, giving the
number OF shares, their par value,
the amount of the funded or bonded
debt, the amount of dividends paid
upon each share during the year, a
statement of it's real estate and of
its personal property, the latter
classified, within the State, and the
total value of the personal property
within the State. A statement of
the gross receipts within and an
other without the State, is required.
except in the case of telegraph, tel
ephOne or express companies as to
the business done within the State.
The express company is required
to give the total length of lines and
routes over which it operates: tele
phone and telegraph companies are
required to show the total ength of
their lines by counties, townships
and cities; sleeping car, freight line
and equipment companies are re-
CURED to show the total length of
the lines of railroad over which thew
do business. A penalty for failure
to make a report is imposed and
rigid provision made for the en-
forcement. All these facts are to
be transmitted to the tax commits
sioner by the State auditor, and bv
the commissioner of the board of
equalization.
The rate Of tax upon these public
service corporations must be as
near as practicable, the average rate
OF taxation, state and local, in the
counties, city, townships, school
and other taxing districts, into.
through and over and across which
the lines extend, not including as
sessments for local improvements.
Section AZ provides that the Gov
ernor shall, within ten DAYS after
the passage of the bill, appoint
tax commissioner, who shall hold
his office for term to expire on the
first Monday in January, 1907. AT
ter that time the commissioner shall
be appointed every four years. He
is to receive a salary of So, 500 a
year, and is to give a $4,000 bond
for the faithful performance of his
duty. He is to have an assistant at
salary of 81, 800 per wear, and
whenever he needs more help it
may be furnished by the governor.
auditor and attorney general.
The commissioner is given un-
limited powers in The matter of fer
reting out tax dodgers and proper
ty hidden from taxation, although
he.is to comply with the rules Of
the board of equalization at all
times. He will have general sup
ervision over assessing officers and
county boards of equalization, and
is empowered with authority to
abate taxes, after a careful iIvesti-
cation, resulting in information
warranting the abatement.
Should the bill be fortunate
to run the gauntlet of the
senators the omnibus appropriation
bill will make sufficient provision
for the carrying out of the various
features of the bill. J. A. S.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-06
How Teams Lined Up.
DISEASE GERMS LURK
IN CITY's DIRTY STREETS

The health departments of the diff
ferent cities of Illinois are adopting
active measures to clean up the
streets and alleys and to avoid as far
as possible the chance of epidemicS
of any sort. As usual, Rock Islands
''go-as-you-please" administration is
whacking about the political bushes
while. mud accumulates anlle-deep ON
the pavements and pedestrians are
compelled to use rare Judgment in
order to pick out a road to and from'
home. If the administration will pull
itself together and go after the mud
with half as much energy as it eN-
ponds chasing the political bee, it will
more acceptably serve a long suffer
ing constituency and possibly avert a
scourge of malignant fever or other
epidemic that may be bred by the un-
sanitary conditions that now exist.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-06
L. SCHNITGER TO EMBARK
IN THE SHOE BUSINESS

Louis Schnitger, for a number of
years employed as shoe salesman at
Adams store, has arranged to en-
bark in business on his own account.
He has taken section of the store
of Emil Brookman, 319-321 Twentieth
street, and Saturday morning will
open up with a complete and relia-
BILE line of footwear.
Mr.. Schnitger has had wide expert
ence in his business and can be relied
upon to give the public the benefit of
mature Judgment in the selection and
fitting of his wares. He is native of
Rock Island, and being well and fla
vorably known he will undoubtedly
fare well at the hands of the shoe
buyers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-06
ARemarkable Case.

One of the most remarkable cases
of cold, deep-seated on the lungs.
causing pneumonia, is that of Mrs.
Gertrude f. Fenner, Marion, Ind. who
was entirely cured by the use of One
Minute Cough Cure. She says: ''The
coughing and straining SO weakened
me that j run down in weight from
14S to % pounds. l tried a number
of remedies to no avail until l used
One Minute Cough Cure. Four bottles
of this wonderful remedy cured me
entirely of the cough, strengthened
my lungs and restored me to my nor
NAL weight, health and strength"
Harper House pharmacy; \. j.
Riess drug store. corner Seventh ave
nue. and NTwenty-seventh street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-06
POPULAR SONGS OF THE DAY.


He was a pallid, weary man,
Who sought to tell his wrongs:
The man who had the fiat above"
He said, knows all the songs.
Both night and day he'll sing and
play
With ragtime phrase and rhyme,
shiver when he's shouting In
The Good Old Summer Time.
Hes wooing Honolulu Lu,
Or in the Hall of Fame
He's looking for Miss Nancy Brown,
And cries Amt Dat a Shame?'
Hell never see Sweet Annie Moore
When Reuben Comes to Town,
And On n Sunday Afternoon
Goes Way Back and Sits Down!
II wish that Dinah would come out
Across the Green to roam;
wish Lie would quit Bloomin' and
Bill Bailey would Go Home.
Hes Laid Away a Suit of Gray
\ million times | know;
To Dolly Gray he says Good-by,
But never seems to go.
He Wonders Where She Is Tonight %
He's Just a Volunteers; ,s. 40 go;
She's Made Dem GOogoo Eyes at Him;
Her Spirit Hovers Near. r,.. ,7o-
He Waits Beneath the Shading Palm,
Likewise the Bamboo Tree,
With Mr.. Dooley-ooley-oo,
And That's What Bothers Me.
Il tell you Rip Van Wrinkle Was
4 Mighty Lucky Man
For he was never forced to hear
Songs on the modern plan.
The House of Too Much Trouble Is
\ Dream of Peace to mine,
Where Coal Black Baby has to tell
Some person He's Shine!
20 Promise Ne that you will print
My views upon these things,
And tell me where I'll find at last
The Bird That Never Sings!"
And then the pallid, weary man
Fell senseless in heap,
And whispered when we raised him,
please
Go Way and Let Me Sleep!"
Exchange.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-06
MAY LEAVE US OUT
Proposed New Line Between
Rock Island and Peoria
in Jeopardy.
JOINT AGREEMENT Is POSSIBLE
Between Rock Island
and Santa Fe Roads Causes
Apprehension.

The recent manifestation of mu-
tual desire for a closer relationship
on the part of the Rock Island and
the Santa Fe roads has led to some
apprehension by those who have seen
in the surveys that were made last
fall between this city and Peoria and
the incorporation during the early
winter of a company organized, ac-
cording to the charter, to build line
from Peoria to the Mississippi river
an evidence that the Santa Fe was
about to realize its dream of reaching
the tri-cities. 1t is argued that if the
two big systems continue to take such
friendly interest in each other it
will be altogether unlikely that either
Will be disposed to eNpend large
amounts of money in order to get
into position to compete directly
with the other as the proposed line
from Peoria would do with the pres
Could Tap Many Points.
There are undoubtedly many places
in the Santa Fe territory that the
Rock Island could tap by construct
ing a branch such as the proposed
line from Peoria here would be and
it would be perfectly natural and CON
sistent with the present trend of
events were the two roads to reach
an agreement by which aggressive
movements at the two points should
be stopped. The expenditure of sew
eral millions of dollars in construc-
ton could thereby be saved without
any reduction of the joint income. If
such an arrangement as this should
be made this community will not be
likely to hear anything further about
the proposed line from Peoria.
Mr. Hart Promoted.
The title of F. \. Hart. who has
been tri-city passenger agent for the
burlington, has been changed to
travelling passenger agent and his
territory has been enlarged to include
not only the three cities, but the lines
of the company from Alpha north to
Savanna and east from Denrock to
Mendoza, besides the Burlington bus
mess on the d., II. I. & y. w. from
Davenport to Clinton. The promotion
is an important one and Mr.. Harris
many friends in this vicinity will be
pleased to note his preferment.