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Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1904-01-14

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NJ Tie value Of creaMeries seems to be
generally APPRECIATED, and lot OF
tow MS are after them.
The. diphtheria epidemic at Mann
haven was controlled and the schools
Eara again doing business.
Denny brookers are to have new
pool room to take the place Of the one
DESTROYED by fire recently.
Alfred Blaisdess Of is.inot has been
reappointed United States commits.
sioner for another f,.ar-year term.
# "A. ". Mcpherson Of Valley City
will remove to Minneapolis and asso-
ciate himself with A.1in company,
The stockmen are interested in the
new bulletin by State Veterinarian Van
Els on poisonous plants on the range.
Ray Gilmer. seventeen years old, was
sent to the reform sch-,ol from Tow
ner county on q wheat stealing charge
The Great Northern has made no Ell
fort to settle with Fireman Splan, who
lost an arm and q leg in 3 wreck near,
Minot some time ago. u.
There is a sentiment in favor OF
more drastic punishment for some Of
the North Dakota murderers. They
escape with light sentences or go en-.
tirely unpublished. s..s
Ex-County Supt. Sinness Of Benson
is studying law at the Minnesota uni.
versity and ex-County Supt. Hagen OF
Richland is pursuing q medical course
at the same Institution.
Frank Gilmer of Towner county was
given five years in the penitentiary on
a wheat stealing charge, and Judge
sCowan said he was sorry he couldn't
impose larger sentence.
Scarlet fever Is epidemic ID many
sections Of the state. Many people
fear it more than the brand Of small.
box that has been doing business n
this section for few years.
....,.a.- >...-.--,---
Granville is to have new bakery.
Hockey is q popular sport at Han.
nah. Il.
Eight cases Of smallpox are reported
ct Denhigh.
spiritwood II to have new ma.
chinery firm.
Rural telephone lines are being ex
tended out Of Park River.
The family Of Dan Scott Of Willow
City narrowly escaped asphixiation.
The Bottineau Masons had great
time at the dedication of the temple.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14

Best meals in town at the New Style
Restaurant.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
COAL OIL TANKS.

George C. Flanders, representing the
STANDARD Oil Company, appeared De-
fore the common council Monday nlgAt
in the interests of his company. he
made certain statements that the AS
torian proposes to refute. In his state
ment. he said, that oil tanks did not
iepordize surrounding property. That
the insurance rates on Standard OIL
tanks was less than upon canneries.
That they had never had a hre III
which any Of the property belonging
70 the company had been destroyed
and he criticised certain statements
published in the Astorlan relative TO a
fire that occurred in Portland year
or two ago. He stated that at the hre
in East Portland when the Wof q
Zwicker shops were destroyed oy nre'
and a large amount Of property was
DESTROYED, that the tanks Of the STAND
ard Oil Company remained intact ana
their loss was only nominal
AS to the first proposition relative 10
insurance being higher on cannery
property than on the Standard oll
tanks, the Astorian takes issue sew
eraI insurance agents were interviewed
Yesterday and the following rates,
established by the underwriters and
which are as follows: On canneries'
. 60. on Standard oil tanks, $50. Evi-
IDENTIFY Mr.. Flanders is mistaken OF lS
ignorant as to insurance rates. NO
one desires to accuse him OF preVarl-
cation in the statement, 1t is Simply
ignorance of the facts.
The East Portland fire is familiar
to every member of the council OF
ought to be. At the time Of the fire
on the east side, the Standard OIL tanks
were in close proximity to the fire. In
order to avoid a more serious confia-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
A POLITICAL JOB.

The efforts of the hired San Fran
cisco attorney I'm the land fraud cases
to compel the attendance OF Senator
Mitchell and Congressman Herman to
come to Portland to testify in the land
fraud cases savors Of political job.
It is a well-known fact that their evil
dence Is immaterial and would not
benefit the prosecution. When all the
democratic papers in the state are
criticising them for not appearing. and
intimate they are implicated in the
land frauds, everyone who knows any
thing about the matter knows that 1t Is
a political job. 1t is well-known fact
that Senator Mitchell was opposed to
the employment Of the San Francisco
attorney, alleging that he himself had
been mixed UP in land frauds and did
think he was a suitable person to rep
resent the government. This is the
reason, and the only reason why this
imported attorney desires to compel
the attendance Of Senator Mitchell and
Congressman Herman, In order to hu-
initiate them, with an intimation that
they were implicated in the scandal.
Such contemplate methods will not
rebound to the credit of the democratic
press or the imported attorneys.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
School Report.

School Clerk E. z. Ferguson yester-
day submitted his annual report to
the board of directors Of school dis
trict No. /, which win be acted upon
by the directors at the annual meeting
Thursday night. The report shows the
receipts for the year to have been SS2,-
543.53, while the disbursements were
S2S270.O4. The balance on hand Is
s5536.49. The report shows that the
bonded Indebtedness is $1,000, OF
which sum $4,000 is due to the Chase
National bank Of New York and $54,-
900 to the state Of oregon. The float
ing debt is $23s6.90, or $3149.49 less
than the amount Of cash on hand. The
estimate of receipts for 1905 is as fol-
lows: County school funds, $4,000;
state apportionment $5400; special
levy Of s mills. $14,SS7; tuition, $3.50;
total, s33,567. Receipts for 1904 have
been s31,949.5S, while for 1903 they
were $2S,164 The estimate Of expendi-
lures for 1905 is: Teachers salaries,
10000; janitors' salaries, $2575; water,
s4OO: clerk, $500; bond interest, 1920;
interest, 800; fuel 1920; supplies,
$500; repairs, $4,000; expenses, 5000;
elections, 500; insurance, 5000; total
s32.S15. The estimate for 1904 was
s26.96O, while the amount paid out thus
far has been $2S,27OO4. The annual
meeting of the taxpayers will be held
December is at 1880 p. m, at Shively
school. The board will recommend an
s mill levy. At the present time the
salaries of the teachers amount to ST.
S2s a month, or s19,2sO for school year
The apportionment of $4,000 will al
low for one extra teacher, with which
the board hopes to be able to get along
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
nIsGRAcEp. p1sHoNoREp.

The strange story OF Mrs. Chadwick.
and the magnificent disregard she
wrought in the minds Of bankers and
brokers for all known rules of busi-
ness. is ending in dishonor for two
men, and. possibly. for more than two.
President Beckwith. aged and feeble
and respected. is under arrest at Cleve-
land for certifying a check drawn by
Mrs. Chadwick for $4,000, when there
was not dollar to her credit. Cashier
Spear is under arrest for certifying a
check drawn by her for $4,000, when
she was without funds in the bank to
meet it. The sums appear to be small
and are small-when contrasted with
her deals in millions. but they are
large enough to wreck two hitherto
honored lives and to bring sorrow and
disgrace to homes, wives and children.
The story of Mrs. Chadwick is. in
deed, strange. with record anything
but commendable. she procured and
lavished millions, dealt with capital
lists of the highest grade. hobnoboed
with financial magnates and flashed
notes purporting to be signed by no
less a parsonage than Andrew Car
negie. She banked on them and was
asked no questions where Carnegie
himself would have been requested
to put up some measure Of collateral
The work of Nine. Humbert In France
where she is now sojourning In a
penitentiary as the guest of the Frencf
republic-was as nothing to the worl
of Nine. Chadwick, now sojourning al
a fashionable, New York hotel. wnil'
two OF her victims are heading in the
direction Of the federal penitentiary al
Atlanta.
The principal showing of the strange
story is that, without fidelity to duty
not all the safeguards thrown around
the national banking system can hope
to guard the public against the wiles
of the adventurer or Of the adven-
turess. In his latest public ADDRESS
Comptroller Of the Currency Ridgeley
insisted on directors who would direct
He might have added that certifers
who would not certify. unless the funds
of the applicant justified it. were equal
Iy necessary. But the lesson Of the
case of Mrs. Chadwick will only have
its run for day and furnish theme
for moralizing for a week.
There win continue to be adventur-
ers and adventures and complaisant
or foolish, directors. The best tna'
can be done in the line of punishment
will not destroy the breed while the
spirit of frenzied finance and OF wiue
speculation is abroad in the land
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14

grafton, several streams were played
ON the tanks, and for this reason and
this reason only were the oil tanks
saved, and many thousands OF dollars
saved. Had not the firemen been COM
PEELED to play upon the Standard OH
tanks to prevent more serious con-
tlagratlon. thousands OF dollars worth
Of property would have been saved.
that was destroyed owing TO their ex-
istence.
Mr., Flanders further states that he
consulted city officials and was In
formed that the property owned by
them and that which they wished to
ACQUIRE was outside of the tire limits
of the city. and therefore they We're
M liberty TO construct as many fire
traps as they wished, II there Is no
ordinance covering the storage OF COM
hustibles In Astoria. then II is the duty
Of the common council to pass such
an ordinance before any more oil tanks
are erected,
There is not city In the United
States where oil tanks are allowed 10
be constructed within the limits OF the
city. In Multnonmh county, all of the
coal oil tanks. powder houses and other
dangerous eombustibles are stored out
side of the business and residence por-
tion of the city. When the Standard
oil Company once secure a foothold'
and construct their tanks II is almost
impossible to dislodge them. They
have attorneys employed by the year;
they care nothing for the rights OF
property. as long as the company can
declare large dividends, That an oil
tank in the business portion Of the city
is a menace to property no one. not
interested in the Standard Oil Com
pany will deny. That they create haz-
ardous risks to adjoining property Is
attested by insurance rates. That
property in the immediate vicinity OF
oil tanks depreciates in value and .
rendered almost worthless Is too well
known to require comment.
II the common council will not pro-
tect the interests of the community
from aggressions on the Standard oil
Company. who have no interest in the
city, aside from enormous profits,
then the property owners will take the
matter in hand, and the courts will be
appealed to for protection TO lives and
property. Insurance rates are too high
in Astoria now, and the people cannot
and will not need any increased risks,
There is no doubt but the common
council will present an ordinance AT
the meeting next Monday night look
ling to the prohibition Of the erection OF
any oil tanks within the city of AS
toria. 1t is their duty to do so and as
they have interests at stake In thV
prevention of fire. and the protection
Of property, they will no doubt acqui-
esce in the unanimous demand of th'
public.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
Eilers
Piano
House
422-42a Com'l st.
Eilers
Largest School.
House

New York. Dec. Bone OF the larg-
est public schools In the world has
been opened at East Houston, Lewis
and East Third streets, this city TIE
building is now entirely completed and
the classes in working order. There are
5lS4 pupils and III teachers. For the
opening day the girl students OF the
school cooked the opening luncheon In
the cooking school. ....
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS.
A Large and Varied Assortment at
Ekstron1's.

Here are q few articles which will
make suitable and handsome Christ
mas presents for anyone. All popular
and stylish, cheap In price, but high In
quality Read: Silver novelties In
numerous different patterns, handsome
cut glass pieces, sterling silverware,
ebony goods in brushes, glasses and
toilet sets, fancy umbrellas and canes.
match boxes, tableware, fine chains
chatting dishes, carving sets, special
watches, diamonds, brooches and thou
sand other things. It will pay you to
consult our prices before going else
where.
H. EKsTRoM, Astoria, Ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14
Today's Weather.

Portland. Dec. 1S.-western Oregon
and washington--Rain.
Eastern Oregon and Eastern Wash
ington-Partly cloudy with probable
occasional rain or snow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-14

Published paily Except Ncndayle by
rnE }. s. pELClNeER COMPANY,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
DAY GIVEN
TO POLITICS
Senate Discusses Many Matters,
Pensions, Postotfice and
Candidates.
CRITICISED THE PRESIDENT \
Mr., Mallory Said Both Roose-
Welt and the Secretary Trans
cended Authority.
CRITICISED THE PRESIDENT
(RN Associated Press.)


WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 1.--Good
Friday was devoted by the Senate to al
most continuous discussion of political
questions, Tho morning hour ending
at o'clock, was given up to the con-
siiloration of tho Carmack resolution for
nm inquiry into the legality of tho recent
executive old ngs pension order. Mr..
Mallory was the principal speaker, but
he was frequently Interrupted by Re-
publican senators, He contended that
Secretary Hitchcock had transcribed the
limits Of executive authority in issuing
the order. The latter half OF the day
was devoted TO the postoffico approprla'
ton bill, hut 10 appreclnble progress
WAS made with that measure, the
s,eechcs on II being In the main poltl-
ca! and Of general character. Mr.. Nal
iory said there need not be any apprc-
hcnsion that the Carmack resolution Vas
intended to affect the staxs OF the PEN
sioners, for there was no such intention
or desire on the part of the Democratic
senator's IIo contended that the cues
ton of liberality to the veterans Is not
involved in any respect, whatever, but
the only point Was whether the eXecu-
live branch Of the government had not
>transcendlsd its authority and usurped
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
A PRETTY
DULLSESSI0N
House Talks About Rents, Pro
motions and Increase Of
Army.
DISAGREE ENT
CORDIAL
That. IS What Was Finally
Reached, and 1t Blocked
All.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON, y. c., April l'--Tho
House to-day passed the sundry civil
appropriation bill, after voting down
proposition b yMr. Suzer to recommit It
with Instructions to strike out the ap-
propriatlon of $4,000 for rent OF, Inc
New York custom house
= Tho remainder of the day was deVo'ea
to "A discussion of the conference re-
port on the army appropriation bill. WIN
the exception of ono amendment pro,
yding certain increases In the signal
CORDS the House disagreed To all other
important Senate amendments, and the
bill was sent back to conference. inc
propostions TO consolidate the Office OF
atijutant- general with that of the Record
and Pension Division and make Briga-
dIcl General Ainsworth chief OF The
latter division military secretary, Win
tho rank of ajor- general, and put him
In charge, and allow officers who served
in the Civil War, who retire or may al
ready have retired to retire at the next
higher grade. werp debated al lcrEth and
met WITH strong opposition They We're
| disagreed 10 and sent into conference.
! Both Mr.. Hay democrat virginia. and
1 Mr.. Williams democrat. MISSISSIPPI OPP
/ posed AN increase In the army The
&! latter declared that the government was
starving home developments every day
by devoting money To Some 1904 more
soldiers tnan were needed. He did not
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
LADY WINS SUIT.
Awarded Twenty Thousand From
Southern for Alleged Insult.
lRy Associated Press.l

(By Associated Press.)
GREENVlLLE, S. c., April LIN the
State Circuit Court Mrs. Susan l.. FRANK
lin, of Now berry. S. c.. obtained verdict
for twenty thousand dollars damages IN
snit against the Southern Railway half
of the amount sued for.
Tho suit was based on allegations that
while a passenger on a train between
Greenville and Atlanta, she was insulted
and annoyed by a, man who made indie
cent proposals. and that tho railway con-
ductor did not Interfere to prevent 1t
until she appealed TO him, though he was
in the car. She claims to have Gscomo
seriously Ill in Atlanta on her arrival
there in consequence OF her treatment,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02

legislative functions In establishing inc
rule by the new order. lie contendcd
that such usurpation had occurred and
agreed that this order was not IN line
with the order. given BY Judge Loohfen
during Mr., C1eveland's administration.
lie acknowledged, however, that Mr.
Lochren had transcribed the law IN fin
Ing scvcnty-five years IS evidence OF TO-
tai disability.
WENT BEYOND AUTHORITY.
Mr.. Mallory said that Mr.. Lochren had
no authority to fix seventy-five years
as the ne of even presumptive disable
ity: nor was there any sanction for this
recent order reducing tho ago to sixty
two years. Tho law. no said requires
due proof" Of lnfirmty and. conse-
mently either presumption was entirely
u1;justified Mr.. Foraker took exception
to MIR. Mallory's characterization Of the
new ruling rs arbitrary saying that It
fined slxty-tGo years only "as eVldentai
fact Of disability" Mr.. Mallory argued
that tho operation Of the order might
work "A great hardship. as the effect
would ,be to award pensions regardless
OF the length of service or the cause OF
disability aside from age. Mr. Mallory
entered upon a line OF argument to show
that the order OF Secretary Hitchcock
Is in some respects equivalent to ser
/, vic, pension law, Mr.. spooner inter
! rnpted with the statement that Congress-
had fixed tho age of sixty-two years as
; the age of disability In the case Of Next
can veterans,
That ho said, was not service
pension TN
Ir, Mallory replied that Congress had
a perfect right to act as in that case,
while an executive official has not
| "Congress acted then" interrupted Mr..
CarmaclL, "bccause 1t did not have y
Secretary of the interior to- legislate for
II, Consequently Congress had to act
| for itself"
"Another Daniel come to judment re
marked Mr. Spooner,
Mr.. Mallory had not concluded Chen
tho postoffcc bill was taken up ana Mr.,
Simmons spoke IN favor of the desi'n-
bi!i,y of Congressional investigation INTO
FoStoffice Department nffuirs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02

believe in putting any moro men on a,
war footing Regarding tho proposal 10
promote General Ainsworth to be major
general, Mr.. Parker Republican Nc"
York; said this was SIMPLY u personal
army promotions rot obtained In tho
regular course of the service, and that IT
evaded the prcrogative of the President
Speaking of General Ainsworh. MI, Far
ker declared that because you know
n man and think him n good fellow III
charge Of a bureau, It Is no reason why
YOU should make him nlajcr-general'
After some debate on the Alaskan
feat of the bin. the House adjourned
until TOMORROW.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02

helping the unfortunate, and all they
need is a little help from their friends
and neighbors, who, / know. arc willing
II they only thought about the poor
oftener. We have so many calls for help.
ever In this spring weather. Many are
old feeble and sick, destitute OF cloth
ing, and especially the babies. VIII not
our kind friends see If they cannot help
us to carry on our good work by send
ing any old clothes or any amounts OF
money 10 our Office, No. SCI East Main?
Let this be ar Easter offering to the
poor. who we have In our midst. AS you
do to these little ones, SO will the Lord
bless you.
+. NJ. WREN, Secretary.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
Large Insurance.

Especial to Tho -Dlspatch,>
NEW YORK, March 81, 19oi-The
largest insurance policy ever taken out
by an individual namely, one for mil
lion five hundred thousand dollars, has
Just been issued by the Mutual Life, Of
this city, to Jpmes C. Colgate, banker
and 1inanclar and member of the Stock
Exchange, firm of James II Colgate and
Company
Following It's conservative methods, tho
Mutual Life has reinsurcd all but two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars in
other companies Thus another name Is
added to the list of policy holders, in
Guiding George W. Vanderbilt who car
tual Life,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
SPECIALLY LOW ROUND TRIP RATES
OFFERED BY TIE SEABOARO
AIR LINE RAILWAY

$50, 7O-R,chmond, Va, to Jacksonville
FLA. and return. account meeting Ill
tcrstate Sugar Cane Growers Associa-
tom tickets on sale May I'd and 3d.
good returning until May 5, 1904,
s26. 75-Richmond. Va, to New Orleans.
La. and return on account Southern
Good Roads Association" April 6th-7th:
tickets on sale April 4th and 9Th; good
returning April 2. sou
500, 7O--Richmond, Va, to Carthage. Mo-.
and return, account Annual Meeting Ger
nan Baptist Brethren, May l9th-27th;
tickets on saLe May nth to oath. inclu-
extended until June Goth by depositing
same and payment Of fifty cents.
$50. Richmond. Va, to Dallas, Texas.
and return on account General Assem-
bly, Cumberland Presby Church,
May 19th-27th; tickets on sale May 10th
to 18th, inclusive. good. returning May
81. 1901
sos, s-Richmond, Va. to San Francisco
or Los Angeles, CAL, account "Genefnl
Conference Methodist Episcopal Church.
May Sd TO 31st, and National Associa-
ton Of Retail Grocers Of United States"
May Sd to Sth tickets on sale April 2eu
to Goth. Inclusive; good returning June 80.
1904. Stop overs ARE allowed both GO
Ing and returning at number OF points,
also side trips are given to holders OF
these tickets TO various points Of inter-
est,
Rates given above are from Richmond;
same reduction from other points OH the
Seahonrd. Information IN regard 70 the
above gladly glvena
W. NJ. TAYLOR. G. 4. a,
$50 East Main Street.
IT s. LIZARD. d. r. a.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
A Worthy Charity.

no enjoy a really good weal for
really small sum II is only necessary
10 visit the T-Cup nm at Q, w Has.
1,road street presided over by the Ladies'
Aid Society Of Centenary n y. Church,
Llinch and supper Will be Served today
rom / to 10 r. Al. This worthy charity
deserves the patronage " all
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-02
LAUNCHING BATTLEsHlP VIRGINIA"
NEWPORT NEWS, VA APRIL oTH.
SPECIAL EXCURSIONS VIA C. g. o..


FOR the launching of the Virginia at
Newport News, the Chesapeake and Ohio
will have special excursion trains to
leave Richmond S:15 a. NJ, $50 A. NJ,
OBS A. NJ and 9:45 a. M. Returning.
leave Newport News p. NJ, 4:0 p. NJ,
p. NJ. and $3.50 p NJ. tho $3.50 p. Nj.
train starting from Old Point at 6 Z. M,
Rate $3.50 round trip
Launching r. NJ,
Do not miss this opportunity to Wit
ness the launching of Vrgnla's name
sake.