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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
Otherwise

Crude oil was advanced five cents
a barrel, to 1882. at Pittsburg. De
creased is alleged.
Mayor Harrison's ticker" ordinance
to prevent handbook gambling, was
passed by the Chicago council.
The Farmers National bank of Hen.
rietta, Tex, failed. Its resources and
liabilities were given on Sept. 9 as
$239,742 each.
Patrick A. Collins has been renomi-
mated for mayor by the democrats of
Boston and Swallow was nominated
for mayor by the republicans.
A search has resulted in the discov-
cry of Governor John E%ndicott's tomb
in Boston which has been unidenti-
fed for more than $50 years.
Charity workers in session in Phila-
delphia were told by the Pennsylvania
railroad police supertendent that there
are 10000 tramps in the country.
Blood poison caused by wearing an
other girls earring caused the death
OF Miss Hattie M. Saylor, niece of DR..
w. H. Saylor. a prominent physician
Of Portland, Ore.
Officials of the st. Louis exposition
are said to be unwilling to meet repre-
s%entatives of the live stock interests
OF Canada till the latter decide wheth-
er or not they will exhibit at st. Louis.
The big consolidation OF the window
glass interests of the country is q
selling agency, to be known as the
Manufacturers of Window Glass com.
pany, and will be in operation Dec. l..
The fourth annual tournament OF the
National Association Of Amateur Bill
lard Players. for the amateur cham
p%ionship. the Eagle trophy and other
prizes, will open at the club house of
the Liederkranx socitey, New York, on
Feb 4 Entries close Jan. Is.
The will OF Annie ]. Tree, wife OF
Tree Of Chicago, disposes of
an estate of $1.1S7,500. 1t bequeathes
500, 900 to the son. $4,000 to the en-.
fund OF st. Luke's hospital,
and the remainder to the husband.
Tho Pennsylvania branch Of the Ma.
tional Reform association has adopted
d~eprecating the avoidance
Of the use Of the name Of Jesus Christ
In Thanksgiving day proclamations
the execution Of criminals by mobs,
and polyxamy. and advising the pro
hibitioa ct political honors to Nor
mems.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
WILL CALL WOOD.
Testimony Against Him SO Strong
rL,. Ia Will Re Asked to EXPLAIN.

Testimony AGAINST Him SO Strong
That He viii Be Asked to Explain.
Washington, Dec. Maj. Gen. John
r. Brooke. retired. former governor
general of Cuba. yesterday gave testl-
mony before the senate committee on
military affairs which charged lnsuo-
ordination against Gen. Leonard
Wood. Gen. Brooke was before the
committee more than w hours and
occupied the entire time in telling OF
Gen. Woods conduct at Santiago.
The witness offered In support OF MS
statements many documents taken
from records at the wal department
and several papers from his personal
collection. At the close OF his testi-
mony a member Of the committee sala
that it Is probable Gen. Wood will
have to return from the Philippines
and testify
One of the charges made by Gen.
Brooke Is that Gen. Wood violated the
order which required him In making
improvements in Santiago, to submit
estimates to the governor general.
Gen. Brooke said also thHt Gen. Wood
continually sent communications to the
war department over the head Of his
commanding officer. The witness as
sured the committee that he cared
nothing for tho
ignoring of His Authority,
but said that the proceeding had beer
detrimental to military discipline. Gen.
Brooke called the attention Of the com
mittee in support Of an allegation that
Gen. Wood had neglected to work in
harmony With the military govern
ment the matter of Gen. Woods atti-
tude toward the newspapers at Santi-
ago, which repeatedly made attacks on
Gen. Brooke's administration. Gen.
Brooke read q number OF these at
tGcks and also his recommendation to
the war department that the papers be
suppressed unless they tesisted. Gen.
Brooke told the con. m!ttee that on
Jan 4, 1899, Gen. Wood, without on
his superior officer, obtained
permission to visit Washington, even
though he left In allegiance matters
needing attention. , In the course OF
Gen. Breoke's testimony he said that
Gen. Wood -.
Became Unduly Excited
when the Cubans held indignation
meetings at Santiago for the purpose
of protesting against the centraliza-
ton. The witness declared that the
of Gen. Wood was responsible
to a great extent in adding to the dis
quiet of the Cubans.
Maj. Rathbone was before the COM
mittee for half an hour, and as a re-
suit OF the conference a. number Of
were issued.
DR.. Pablo Desvernenie, who was
secretary of finance under Gen.
Brooke's administration, will be called
to tell what he, knows concerning or
issued to the courts by Gen.
Wood, which are alleged. to have
brought the conviction of Maj. Rath-
bone. 1t was decided also to recall
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss, of the general
staff of the army.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
Notes From Abroad.

@ sSSsSS VIII W
Striking weaver engaged tn a riot
ct st. Quintin. France, and troops were
called out.
The Victoria. B. c., board of trade
passed resolutions indorsing Joseph
Chamberlain's fiscal policy for the
British empire.
The transfer of Russian ambassador
Ourousoff from Paris to Rome, and
that of Ambassador Nelidorft from
Rome to Paris, are gazetted.
Extradition has been granted at Lon
don for Taparee and Kebear, the two
Canadians who we're arrested at South.
ampton Oct. 81, charged with the muir
der Of st. T. Ferguson at West Mid
dletown, Pa.
The United States neet, which had
been stationed at Beirut ever since the
late attempt to a~ssassinate the United
States consul there. has been ordered
to leave port on the general ground
that there is no longer any necessity
for it's remaining there.
The South American republic of
Ecuador has sent agents to Europe to
negotiate the sale Of . group OF its
islands. advancing the argument that
the islands will be a great advantage
to . continental nation in view of the
ISSUED construction Of the isthmiaa
canal.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
MAKES THEM GASP.
Grand Rapids People Listen to Send
tionaI Tale Of Corruption.

tionai Tale OF Corruption.
Grand Rapids, Mich, Dec. In
confession of ex1City Attorney La
X. Salisbury in regard to the notor1e1
water scandal in this city, was "
yesterday for the first time n GU
at the preliminary examination
State Senator David Burns, and y
created a tremendous sensation On
count of the number of prominent }
sons it duplicates, in addition to
seventeen officials and former omA
who were arrested on charges
bribery ten days ago.
The examination of Senator Do
was completely lost in view o.
story of the conspiracy as related
Salisbury. Names of many pronns,
men were revealed by Salsbur!
the amounts that had been paid :
their influence or silence was S'''
There were
Murmurs Of Surprise
through the crowded court room
About $50, 900 was paid out TO y.
the influence of different persons
cording to Salisbury. An ex-nnaJc
$13,725; fifteen aldermen got s
ranging from $3.50 to $1,000; one ~
paper got $4,000, another sS'oW'
a third got 1888. -
Six separate water consplrsc' y.
were on in Grand Rapids al ons ~
according to Salsbury's sworn
ments nd testimony, each giganu'
its size and all calling for the usv~
Doodle fund. In addition to the 10
Taylor 500, 900 Lake Michigan "
deal, he testifed that there we'V
other strings out, from eacn ~.
which thousands Of dollars Wefe
ing. Every one of these SIX w.
men who put up or offered TO
Advance a Corruption Fu"s
were dupes, so Salisbury says o. :
self, Perry ,McGarry and sproaI
Flynn of New York he names
of those at the head OF one 49,.
The men interested in the h'u. ~
Water company are named
hackers of another deal IN 'n., 8
Then there was a Milwaukee W..
which he said Contractor Los7" "a
cago was interested; the ohaD -
in which the Barton m~llliohans a.
said to have put up s5o,ooo' :" .Aas
Gillespie deal. On top OF na,,os.r
Salisbury duplicates Revenue 5000
Samuel J. lemon with a deal char =
Lemon with coming to lin ~
proposition to buy the coun "a ~
having bought the mayor io Moo
.. N. Crow Of Grand Rapids a.,,o.g
Crow Of New York are also III.
in connection with m OF the w.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
Sin and Sinners.


George e. Price was killed and r. E,
McCandless MORALLY injured in a duel
at Edmonton, Ky.
Sergeant Frank O~verheister, Nine
teenth Coast artillery. pleaded guilty
to a charge of bigamy at Newport, r.
d.. Francis Gray Blinn and two
ONE nurses have been arrested in
New York charged with criminal oper-
atoms.
Burglars visited the home Of Mrs.
Edward W. Clark. Brookline. Mass, In
daylight, and took diamonds and gems
worth $1,000.
Robbers blew the safe Of the Citi-
Gems bank at Yetter, Iowa, and es-
capped with $1,000. The loss caused by
the explosion is $500.
jedi Grant, a nephew of Apostle
Grant. the fugitive polygamist. was ar
rested at Salt Lake on q charge Of
passing counterfeit money.
D. v. Miller and Joseph N. Johns
were acquitted at Cincinnati Of the
charge of conspiring to extort none
from John J. Ryan, the turf commits
sioner.
Burglars attempted to "a off the
fingers of Edith Shippey, in her faith
er's house at Marion, Ind, to get her
diamond rings. Three men we're ar
rested.
Adam Hollinsworth, his wife and
eleven children, ranging from l to 10
years Of age, were arrested at Alton.
ILL.,, for stealing a family washing.
H0llinswortb escaped.
Harry Larerty. a released prisoner
from the Nebraska state penitcntiary,
tells the police Of Omaha a shocking
tale Of cocaine and morphine habits
acquired by the prisoners in that insti-
tuition.
State Senator George E. Green was
placed on trial at Binghamton. N. Y,
for conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment in connection with the sale of
time recorders to the postofice de-
partment.
Joseph Sorice who was shot in the
desperate struggle with Father Le-
pore at Denver, succumbed to Ills
wounds. refusing to make a statement,
and the secret of the tragedy prob
ably is lost forever.
Lulu M. Brannan, wife of a wealthy
insurance broker of Denver, Col, COM
mitted suicide at Chicago because she
had lost her beauty. A disease of the
skin had marred her face and she
brooded over the fact continually.
Carmine Gaimai was put to death in
the electric chair In Sing Sing prison
for the murder Of Mrs. Josephine Ian
Ia Patro In New York city on Oct. 6.
1902. A dispute over the money due
Gaimari from the woman's husband
led to the shooting Of Mrs. Patro.
John Dalton, the night Waterman at
the Philadelphia & Reading railway
at Girardsville, Pa, was at
tackled by four masked men at mid
who locked him in a room, rob-
bed him of SIS and stole three valu-
able express packages. Dalton jumped
from a window and raised m alarm.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
Casualties.

The private car Lone Star, owned by
E. H. H. Green, son of Hetty Green Of
New York, burned at Terrell, Tex.
e. Heinrichs, a German farmer liv-
ing near Palmer, Iowa, was frozen to
death, being thrown into a pool of wa
ter by a runaway team.
Fire laid waste a half block Of the
principal business portion of Danville,
Ky. The loss will probably reach
$4,000, partly insured.
Fire in the Summit tannery OF the
Elk Tanning company at Curwinville,
Pa, destroyed the main building, en-
failing a loss Of 500. 900.
BY an explosion of dynamite in q
burning store at Sharon. Mich, three
men were killed and a fourth so &C.
verely injured that he may die.
D. n. Flanagan and wife were "a
tally burned and their six-months-old
child disigured for life by the explo-
sion of = gasoline stove at Logansport,
Ind.
The number Of men killed In the col.
lision OF work trains on the Big Four
railroad at fremont, ILL.,, is twenty, In
stead of thirty-two, as at first report
ed.
Fire destroyed the old Masonic tenn.
pie, occupying a half block in the heart
of the retail business district of Lou
~isville, KY. The loss is about $780,
900.
Two persons were killed and q half
dozen injured in a wreck near Gwnedd,
Pa. which the railroad officials be-
lieve was due to a deliberate attempt
at train wrecking.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

A Michigan schoolma'am has been
awarded 100000 damages for breach
Of promise. 1t hurts when q Michi-
gan schoolma'am's heart is fooled
with.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

It IL author1tatively announced from
Rome that no object of artistic or his
tOrfcal value was destroyed or even
injured by the recent fire in the vati-
Nan. Here is occasion for universal
eoasratalation.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
ADMITS MANY MURDERS,

man Under Sentence Of Death Makes
Startling Confession.
Chicago, Dec. 2. Chief of Police
ONeil stated yesterday that Charles
Kruger, in Jail at Greensburg, Pa, has
confessed to the murder of Policemen
Kennel and Devine in Chicago. Ac-
cording to Chief O'Neil, Kruger has
also confessed to the murder of six.
teen other persons in Kentucky ana
mo East. The prisoner was arrested
on inc charge of burglary originally
AND a been sentenced to be hanged
Ian. IA. 1904.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

The Chicago Record-Herald, with
presumably unconscious humor, pub
fishes comparative statements from
weather department tables in order to
prove that Chicago is not the windy
CITY. There is wind-and wind"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

Commander Booth-Tucker says the
only dispute no yer had with his late
w16e was ~ to whether he loved her
Or aAe eoved him the more. and they
llaa3ly agreed to split even and lived
happtiy ever ~afterward. That sort Of
nargiage Isn't q fanuO.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

Spain would have been willing to
furnish deserters from her own navy
to supply . marksman for every gun
on every United States warship at
Manila bay and Santiago.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

An expert killer OF cockroaches has
taken . contract to rid the vessels in
the navy of those insect pests. Might
not swearing be banished from the
navy by calling in an expert profanit,
killer?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

People whose brains are tired puz-
xaang over the Mary-Ann age problem
may 1nd relief In this: IF six dozen
eggs cost - many cents as the num-
Der of eggs that eight cents will buy
ct the same price, what is the price
Per doxenf"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

Those sun spots came Just In time
TO got the blame for q lot of things
from which people in various parts OF
the country would like to shift the
responsibility.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

What could be more pathetic than
the experience Of the girl in New Jer-
seq who is still receiving letters daily
from her lover in the Philippines,
whose death was announced by cable
two or three weeks ago?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

II ever there was a work of super
srogation 1t Ia the effort of certain
weal-meaning persons in Missouri to
educate the people up to the knowl-
edge that the flesh of the 'possum is
good to eat.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

That Chicago father who says his
7-yearold boy needs outdoor exer-
cise" with Q shotgun appears to forget
that the birds also need q little out
door play.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
LIES TO SELL STORY OF HIS LIFE.
Oegenerate's Confession Of Numerous
Murders Looked on as 4 Joke.

Greensburg, Pa, Dec. 2. - A story
emanating from a mysterious source
to the effect that Charles e. Kruger q
degenerate who is to be hanged on
Jan. IA for the murder of a constable,
had confessed that he murdered two
policemen in Chicago, and as many as
sixteen persons In Kentucky, previous
~ Is looked on as a joke, even by the
murderer himself. 1t was given ont
last night that the story has been con.
cocted for the purpose Of selling an al.
legged history of the murderer's life ia
be placed on sale in a few days.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
BANK CASHIER ARREsrEn
ne 70 Charged With the Emhe,,,.
mont Of sec. ooo.

chicago, Dec. Enlarged with en-.
oe.alement OF 100000 fro m the First
National Bank of Dundee, H.. which
r.oseo us O on Nov. %. Cashier
sr.ncls g. Wright was arrested YES.
.erasy on complaint Of Receiver David
:, oook and brought to Chicaso
"nsn, arrest was not a surprise. as
no nao been under surveillanoe s,nce
the institution failed. no0
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

obviously there are no Americans
= the Constitutional club of London.
TIT carl of Dunraven. has just been
esested to membership.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

A Chicago man has been choked to
death by a doughnut. The only part
Of the doughnut that It is really safe
t. eat Is the hole.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

Even the rich cant have everything
- please 'em. John D. Rockefeller.
j.. b disappointed because the new
addition to his family is not q boy,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

Even the sedate historic muse may
won grin when she sets down the fact
that Wos y Gil has been deposed by
JbmineE.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

English lords come to this country
- hungry for love that they won't
larry anybody who has less than a
mG1h0n to feed it on,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

According to a dispatch Japan may
fsroe the cars hand. but what it
really wants to look cut for is his
1oot
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

u IL announced in England that Al
Ao4 Austin has written another
tragedy. Does this mean another
poem?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

After this no ducal wedding should
be pulled of in New York without
a0Salances and patrol wagons in at
tendance.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

I We were to take Canada as a gift
we should want to have a few acres
OF ioe sawed off the northern end.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

King Peter Of SerYia wants to bor-
rev so. 0OO. 000. II we-were in Pete's
place we'd hate to be found in Servia
with that much money.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

The young lady whom Mr.. Zangwill
is 70 wed is herself a writer. This is
b acme of collaboration.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

II II weren't easier to believe q lie
a the truth there would be an enc
Of gossipping.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

Among the microbes which the
health authorities say inhabit sleeping
oars b the porter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
DAMAGE ON SEA AND I
Caused by Violent Storm a"'
tiai Rain.

tiai Rain.
Algiers, Dec. I. - Great Dau.ds|
sea and land has been causeu III
lent storm and .orrential rain
for thirty hours. A portion i.rss.
has been destroyed at MoSx \
where several wrecks are repor,e 80
great torrent descended tho hstss
mountain, carrying every'n..., ~
it, and demolishing the weS re b.
Of the village Of Marguerite. -,an1
habitarts led, abandoning e'e''
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04

Russia talks to Japan in much the
same strain that Fitzsimmons ad-
dresses COrbett.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1903-12-04
A nan usually finds his ideal when
he g1ances into the mirror.

Anybody can guess what emblem
Panama will suspend from her liberty
pole.
New-York tribune., 1903-03-04
TO REoReAr1zE PACIFIC PACKING co
The Concern Was injured by Bad Salmon
Year

At the request of the holders Of a large amount
Of debenture bonds and capital stock OF the Pacnc
Packing and Navigation Company. George r.
Crane Stuyvesant Fish George F. Victor. John L.
Borne Charles Fletcher and Charles Counseman
hove consented to act as a committee for the re-
orga anization Of the affairs Of the cr mpany. Ins
committee will prepare agreement of deposit
which will ae fled tomorrow with the Colonial
Trust Company. No. 222 Brosway. rs depositary-
Holders of the debepture bonds and shares OF stock
or voting trust certificates of the company are
invited tn deposit their respective securities ana
receive negotiable receipts certificate OF heposlt
therefor The committee will undertake to pre-
pare s. plan for the rrorganIzato IF the company
ANY depositor not assenting to tn" plan when
formulated will. under. the terms Of he deposit
agreement have tho right. without expense. I"
withdraw Alexander & Green. and Davies. Ston"
e. Auerhach are counsel tn the committee. and
Philip s. Babcock. No. 90 Broadway. is its sec
retary.
Thomas g. McCiovern. of this. city. and George b
HalIock Of w-Jersey. were on Monday appointed
receivers Of the company. the application Of the
Colonial Trust Company creditor. and r. Pheffer
as A. stockholder. Owing to the light run last
year in Puget Sound of the best and ordinarily
most profitable grades of salmon. and the heavy
decline in the market value Of the cheaper Alaska
grades. the earnings of the company have been
materially reduced and the working capital. as is
shown by report made by the Audit company. IS
now inadequate for the successful operation ot the
Company'S business.
The Pacific Packing and Navigation COMPANY
common stock S34s $40 s per cent debentur"s. and
81. .c76. 80 per cent debentUres-
New-York tribune., 1903-03-04
TAMMANY IN JOINT DEBATE.
Mr.. Murphy Asked to Send Men to Dis
cuss City Affairs with Fusionists

Charles F. Murphy. the Tammany leader, re-
ceived yesterday invitation from the Order of
Acorns to have Tammany Hall represented by
some of her prominent members at series of
joint debates municipal topics.
The Order of Acorns. which was organized in the
fall of 1901 and which supported the fusion move
ment in the campaign of that year, is now con-
ducting meetings to obtain information concern
ing the present city administrat ton. This organ
ization. whose membership numbers twenty thou
sand. is not bound TO party, but desires to get
information from all sources by which it may be
guided in the next campaign. 1t asked Mr.. Murphy
help get up series of debates, IN (which the
present commissioners and heads Of departments
may be confronted by representatives of the old
administration.
Mr.. Kreusch. representing the Order of Acorns.
handed Mr.. Murphy the invitation yesterday at
noon Mr.. Kreusch said of the twenty minute in
terview he had with the Tammany leader:
Mr.. Murphy asserted that he thought the Acorns
were doing good work. He said he thought their
information to be derived at the meetings would
reach the general public. I'VE hnd It hard 70 get
I'VE have plenty Of newspaper stuff. but the pa
pers don't seem to care to print IT: You see, II We
be puc 2gn from n nefe te s the papers fsnd now
would think We had got the worst OF It, ANYHOW.
OF course. don't mean TO say that all the papers
Your order held q meeting in my own Assembly
district. In the Teutonia Assembly Rooms last
those there were Republicans. Well. you see that
wouldn't get fair hearing in such crowd as
/ told him that we intended he should bring a
fair representation Of his own sympa thiEeTs. SO
him that we would do everything We could to
max the debates courteous and fair.
the courtesr and to say thar the proposition was
altogether fair one. He said that he was not at
present prepared TO make a positive reply, and
that he would like time to consider the matter.