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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

steady increase of s~elf-murder: In 1899,
5,340; in 1900, 6,755; in 1901, 7,245; in
1902, 1921; in 1903, 1857. AS has been
the case during the last three or four
years, poisoning and shooting have been
the principal methods, the two number
ing 1877 out Of S,597. The ease with
which poison may be obtained accounts
for 1850 of these cases.
The total number of legal executions
in 1903 shows a falling off compared
with last year, being 1913, as against IA
in 1902, 118 in 1901, and 10 in 1900.
There were n hanged in the south and
46 in the north, and of these SO were
white and so colored.
LynchinGs.
Lynchings numbered 104, az compared
with 96 in 1902. Notwithstanding this
comparatively slightincrease, an exam
nation of the reports for several years
back shows that there were many less
lynchings in the decade just closed than
in the preceding decade. The total for
1903 includes 80 in the south and IL in
the north; SO negroes, II whites, and
one Chinaman; 102 men and two women.
The two principal alleged crimes were
murder, AT cases; and criminal assault,
20.
Trains Held Up.
The number OF trains held up in 1903
was 10, as compared with 20 last year.
The number of stage robberies in 1903
was 6, while that of last year was Z. The
record shows that no passengers or train
men were killed by robbers, but there
were six wounded. In 1902 n swas
killed and three wounded. One robber
was killed in 1903, as compared with
three in 1902. The total number of trains
held up in IA years is 341; total number
Of people killed, 80, and the number OF
people injured (shot), 109.
Various Disasters.
The loss of life by disasters In 1906
has been large. Shipwrecks on the oceaT
and inland lakes and rivers have taker
1885 lives. Over 1000 persons have
been killed and over 5000 injured II
railroad accidents. These figures in
clude only the severely injured, and TIL
list of killed is mainly passengers TIL
/ complete returns, including those killet
and injured On electric roads. will b
much larger. as this record includes onl,
prominent disasters.
There have been numerous other dis
asters involving heavy loss OF life. sCy
clones and ~rockslides in April killed II
persons. BY cyclones and the floods q
Hf1
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
Pension Statistics.

Washington, Jan. LA New Years
greeting issued by p. +. Ware, commits
sioner Of pensions, shows that 15O,S2s
pension certificates were issued for the
calendar year, 1903, which is Is, 600 more
than were issued in 1902, and nearly 3d.
900 more than were issued in 1901. Mr..
Ware expresses the hope thatthe work
Of the bureau will be brought up to date
before the close Of the fiscal year.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
Post Office Robbed.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 3O.-J. L. Gar
rett, the town Waterman of West Point,
was held up Monday night by three
men armed with revolvers, who bound
and gagged him. marched him to the
post Office, broke in the door, blew
open the safe and robbed it of consider
able money and a package containing
$1,000 in bonds. Garrett was compelled
to take a seat and witness the whole
performance. The robbers escaped.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

Wheaton college, Illinois. has In
a%ugurated a plan by which any young
man. by depositing 500 with the col
lege treasurer, can study six months
in each of three consecutive years in
college, and work the other six months
for the American Sunday school
union. At the end of the time, if his
work has been satisfactory. he will
receive a certificate from the college
as we'll as a certificate from the
union.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

That rats carry plague infection is
well known to scientists. The London
board of health now kills rats aboard
ships at anchor in the Thames. In
the search for means of killing them
without harming the cargo Prof. Hal
dane suggests the use Of carbonic
oxide, which kills everything, even
the mild and sedentary cockroach.
Two German doctors have perfected a
method by which they guarantee to
kill all the rats in a ship for SIS.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

Few persons realize how much big
ger and stronger the United States
navy is now than it was at the time
of the var with Spain. Everybody
knows what the navy did in that war
how it swept the fleets of Spain from
the seas and astonished the European
critics. To-day the American navy is
three times as big and three times as
strong as it was then, besides being
immeasurably better in other respects.
And vet only a beginning has been
made on the navel program.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

According to figures compiled re-
Gently by a French explorer, there are
still almost $4,000 square miles of rub
Der forest along the Amazon river and
its tributaries that remain to be eX.
plotted. This would mean more than
a doubling of the present annual pro-
duction il the rubber trees Ia the un-
explored tract prove to be plentiful
and productive.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
FARM PRODUCTS.
Figures Given by the Department of
Agriculture Show the Value
of Leading Crops.

Washington, Dec. 31.-Final returns
to the chief Of the bureau of statistics.of
the department of agriculture show the
value of the principal farm crops Of the
United States in 1903 to have been as
follows: Corn, 1852, 1868, sol; winter
wheat, $2S6, 242, $40; spring wheat, $780,
7S1, 977; oats, S267, e61 sos; barley, $780,
166,313; rye, SIS, 1893, 81; buckwheat,
$S,650, 1888; ftaxseed, 1922 ,557; pota-
toes, $151 ,63S,094; hay, $3.50, 376, $50;
tobacco, $55514,627.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

Although Mongolia, in which Russia
is now e%ntrenched, has been a part Of
the Chinese empire for the greater
part of the last two centuries. China
has not exercised much authority over
it, and the Mongol has been largely at
liberty to follow his own desires in the
method of government and conduct.
The only tribute which has been here
tofore required from the country has
been a certain number of men to serve
III the Chinese army,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

The French navy is to carry on fur
Their experiments of shooting with full
service charges against the turrets OF
ships in commission. The experiment
with the battle ship Suffren a few
weeks ago was "a complete success.
Now similar experiments are to be
made with Gloire and Condo, new
armed cruisers. This time, however,
men instead of sheep are to be in the
turrets to observe the effects of con.
c~ussion. The sheep survived.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

An electric fan that heats the air
current that it delivers has been de-
vised by M. de Mare, a Belgian cleo
trician. the apparatus consists of an
electric motor and a rotating fan, the
blades OF which are Of mica. Upon
sistance-coils, which are heated by the
passage through them of a current OF
electricity
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
WreclS IN uIinnia.

Galesburg. HI, Dec. 3O.-By the de-
railing Of an engine and Is freightca rs on
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy rail-
way near Denrock. Ill. yesterday. Fire
man n. g. Badger and Brakeman w. j.
Long, of this city, were killed. and En-
gineer p. B. Nealey, also of this city, was
injured. The wreck was caused by a
broken rail.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
Capt. Pahst Dead.

Milwaukee, Jan. Capt. Frederick
Pabst, president Of the Pabst Brewing
company, died at his residence yester-
day. While the members of his family
and his friends knew that he was suffer
ing from an incurable disease, and that
he could not live more than a few
months longer, his death came quite sud
denly and unexpectedly. He was g.
years of age last March.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

Nearly every one has heard of the
petrified forests of Arizona, but hat in
Montana, which DR.. Merrill, curator of
geology of the National museum at
Washington, has been exploring. is
hardly known, though it is believed to
be at least equal in extent. The north
ern forests have curiously enough
turned to opal instead of agate by the
action of the elements.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
DARK Side OF
The PAST YEAR
A Brief Glance at Some of the So--
rowful Occurrences During
the Twelve Months.
Many Crimes That Resulted In Death
in Various Forms-Increase In Num-
Der of Suicides and Lynchings-
Record Closes with C~rowninS Hor-
ror i'll Chicago.

Chicago, Jan. 2.-The record of crime,
of suicide, of disaster, of property losses,
of legal executions and lynchings, and of
private beneficence is made up for 1903.
and it closes with the crowning horror of
the year in our own midst. Its details
should furnish ample material for in
v%estigation by students of sociology and
c~riminology, political reformers, and
municipal, state and national govern
mentS.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

Speaker Cannon and Congressman
De Almond have been in the House
together for a dozen years, one a re-
publican and the other a democrat
leader. They have scored each other
in speeches and have flung parlia-
mentary taunts at each other, but no
n ver thought to introduce them
and they never introduced themselves.
The other day John Sharp Williams
brought them together formally and
the two shook hands for the first time.
The speaker had appointed Mr., De
Almond on the committee on rules,
and Mr.. Williams thought it was
about time the two should be on
speaking terms.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
thousands Lnfd nm

Philadelphia. Dec. 30.-As a result Of
the high price Of cotton. 1000 men, wo-
men and children employed in textile
mills In this city, have been laid off In
definitely. This enforced idlensss will
continue until cotton quotations tumble
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
Heaxr Immigration.

New York, Dec. 31.-During 1903 a
total Of 619,e $50 immigrants, steerage
passengers,sarriyed at this port, against
547. 1877 In 1902, which was considered
q record-breaker, the increase over 1901
being 13s, 1000. Italy contributed the
largest number, though there was a
marked Increase in the arrivals from
Norway, Sweden and Denmark.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
wires Birth of New Year.

Washington Jan. 1.-Two-thirds the
way around the world the exact second
which marked the end of the old and
the beginning of the new year was
clicked off from the United States
naval observatory over hundreds of
thousands of miles of telegraph wires
and cables. In Alaska and Guam the
birth of 1904 was recorded. The East
ern Telegraph company, operating wires
east from Great Britain to India, be-
cause of press of business. could not
transmit the midnight message. 9th
erwise it would have gone completely
around the world.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

Preparations are being made for the
establishment Of a national bank on
the Worlds fair grounds. A charter
has been applied for, and a meeting
to elect officers and directors will be
called in a few days. The bank is to
be owned jointly by ali bankers Of
the city who have financial interest in
the exposition. The institution is to
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
banker Suicides.

Des Moines. Ia, Jan. Banker
Charles F. Woods shot and instantly
killed himself in his bank at st. Charles,
death resulting instantly. The cause Of
the tragedy is not yet known. So far as
could be learned the bank was in good
condition.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

Notwithsanding the difficulty in it's
production (many tons of ore being re-
CURED for n grain), a radium indus
try has already developed in Germany
and France, and, although one grain
is sold at a little less than $4,000, the
manufacturers are said to have orders
for several hundred grains.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
shows n urpIus.

Washington. Jan. 1.-The forthcom-
ing monthly statement of the govern
ment receipts and expenditures will
show the total receipts for December
last to be about s42,747,532, and the ex-
penditures s32,24S,0 900, leaving a sur
plus for the month Of s1o,4s9, 532. The
surplus for the six months of the pres
ent fiscal year will be about s. ,4a3,6 67.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
Held for Murder.

Carbondale, Ill, Jan. City Attor-
ney Charles A. Jachum and ]. L. Gull
ley, the latter the son of City Marshal
Gulley. have been held to the grand
jury for the killing of John w. Cham
ness at Creal Springs last Saturday
evening. The arrest of Attorney Jac-
hum came as a great surprise, although
rumor had coupled his name with the
tragedy.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
and Front of Playhouse.

lea, the Republic of Panama, Colombia,
Ecuador and Peru, into the Argentine
Republic. A branch line is provided,
running from Peru through Chill to
Valparaiso. The total length is 10000
miles,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
Trial Set for January 6.

Chicago, Dec. 30.-Judge Kersten
Tuesday morning overruleu the mo-
tions for separate trials in the car
barns bandits "a and denied con-
t~inuances. AS the judge has another
case on trial which will occupy sew
eral days, the %car-barns case was set
for Wednesday, January g.. On that
day all the indictments against Gus
ave Marx. Harvey van Dine, Peter
Niedermier and Emil Roeski will be
on cali. 1t is probable that the car
barn murderers will be the first tried.
koeski is not in this case.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
anotAer Horrsr In chscsgo.

Chicago. Jan. 2-Fire Friday night
destroyed the Louvre hotel and sani-
tarium, 36l1 To 1928 Lake avenu Three
dead bodies have SO far been taken from
the ruins.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
Deaths by Violence.

There were S,976 crimes resulting in
death by various forms of violence in
1903, a small increase over 1902, when
there we're 1884. Inc of the most sig
nifcant features of this record is the
fact that 406 of these murders were COM
mitted by thugs and holdup men, being
nearly twice as many as were committed
last year, and showing proportionately
the increase of lawlessness.
Suicides and H~anGinEs.
There were 1897 cases of suicide in
1903. The following figures show the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
Price Of OH Relnnea.

Toledo, O., Dec. 30.-The Standard
Oil company has reduced the price Of
Oil FIVE cents in the east and two cents
in the west.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
In the ~Philippine.

In the Philippines the most note-
worthy events of the year was the sub
stitution of a new currency system for
the unstable money in use during the
Spanish regime. the resignation of Gov.
Taft, who is to take the place, of Secre-
tary of Wal Root about February L, and
the settlement of the friars' land ques-
tion.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
OF death
IN THEATER FIRE
Awfulness of the Catastrophe in Chi
cago Playhouse Grows with
Every Passing Hour.
Death March Is Kept Up ALI Night Long
-IdentiGcntion of Victims Is Diff
fcuIt-Period of Mourning Pro-
claimed by Mayor Hnrrison-Pres-
ident and Others Send Sympathy.

Chicago, Jan. with every hour the
horror Of the fire that swept over the
%Iroquois theater at $3.50 p. m. Wednes-
day increases. While no official list of
the dead has been compiled as yet, and
the number Of victims has not been as
certained, it is considered certain that
the dead number 582. All but 20 have
been identified. OF the remainder the
majority are d%isfigured beyond recogni-
ton and there is little doubt that many
SO per cent. are bodies of girls from nine
to II years of age. Pitiful sights fol-
lowed at all of the undertaking estab-
lishments, where friends are flocking to
seek their dead. The same is true of the
hospitals.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08
Each Rody Numbered.

In the morgues where the larger num-
Der of the dead were lying, each body
was numbered. All jewelry, money and
other marks of Identification were re-
placed in an envelope bearing a similar
mineral, and carried by the police to the
city hall. In this way it was hoped to
facilitate the Identification.
The heartrending scenes in and around
the morgues are beyond description.
Frantic mothers, worn with sorrow and
fatigue, sunk down fainting on the icy
payements.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-08

have sent kilograms of sympathy forthe
sufferers of the Chicago fire to the United
States government, through foreign Min
lister Lansdowne.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-01
ROBINSON SENTENCED
FOR CRIME OF FORGERY
Extenuating Circumstances Led Judge
PritchaId to Impose Minimum Pen
atty, With Severe RepIimand.

John II. Robinson has been sentenced
by Justice Pritchard TO imprisonment
in the peHiteniiary for year ana q
day. The prisoner had pleaded guilty
10 charge Of forgery. and the penalty
imposed by the court is the minimum
fixed by the law.
Robiuson's is Z. sad case. He ackuowl-
edged his guilt and ASKED for leniency,
and Justice Pritchard' IN imposing pun
ishmeut mingled mercy with justice.
When called upon TO plead TO the in
dictment against him. Robinson. with
tears streaming down his checks, told
q pathetic story. Some time age nc
came here from Tennessee in search Of
work He left a father and wife behind
him. who are wholly dependent upon
him for support Try as ne would. Rob
inson said ne could not find work. Then
came TO him news of the suffering Of
his wife and father. It was more than
he could Withstand. he said. and IN his
desire 10 help them he forged a check
for SO with which 10 relieve their suf-
ftriugs.
Assistant District Attorney Turner.
who had charge OF the ease, also APP
UeaIed 10 the court Tor lenlency Ia be-
half Of the prisoner.
AS stated. Justice PritcAard imposed
tho minimum penalty for the crime. but
il Is safe 10 say Robinson VIII never
forget the severe reprimaud given him
by the court
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-01
Good Friday Observed
In the Local Churchss
Special RitualistiC Formulas Mark the Service.
Held in Roman Catholic and EpisCo-
pal Places of Worship.

Today is Good Friday. and from y
O'Clock until this afternoon Catholics,
Episcopaliaus, and members Of other
denominations commemorated the most
solemn~ period in the history Of the
Christian world
In Catholic churches special services
were hello this morning. ard afternoon and
viii be continued tonight. when the office
Of the Teno braa VIII be chanted VITA
sermons appropriate to the solemn 0c-
casion- This is the only day I'm the en-
tire year on which the mass is not cele-
bratcd and on which the faithful cannot
receive Communion
The morning service in all Catholic
churches Of Washington was confined to
she chanting of the Passion. and the
generation of tho cross Ia the latter
ceremony ii special ritualistic formula 81
followed. and after the travelling OF tr-
l2rse cross The celebrant assisting
clergy. ac9lytes and congregation Jols-
j. the ceremony of generation. Affairs.
statues. ard pictures are draped Il.
black ard no lights are used ia tine
service The music is OF the most solemn
character. consisting Of the Office Of the
Gay without accompaniment At tn-
conclusion Of the service tGc Host 3.
brought from the repository where It
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-01
OUT TODAY.

The Easter number Of Fashions
published by s. kann Sons & CO., ar
rived today, and proves TO be one Of
the most attractive issues put forth
iu some time. The new fashions shown
iu this number viii delight the hearts
OF the fair sex and VIII aid them with
many practical suggestions of value. The
center pages are devoted TO illustrations
OF the newest and best Partisan spring
Llouses. This number also contains a
number of BRIGHT short stories, and the
regular iustallmeuJ of the serial rO-
nance, 1.-THE Heart of Denise The
regular departments are filed with mat
Ter OF interest and value 10 all An
early call at The Busy Corner viii make
sure of securing a copy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-01
Frederick Dodge Has Been Member of Department Sixteen
Years-Fias Made an Envabe Record.

of the department began to look around
for the man best qualified TO handle H.
Dodge was found 20 be best fitted. and
since july. 1891. ne has had charge of
the engine
Dodge has sustained a broken risht
arm and q spra.ned right ankle. Neither
Of these injuries, however, was received
en- the scene OF fire. Ia December.
1881, when his company returned 20 the
headquarters OF Engine Company NO
J, after parade. Ie fell from the engine
and sprained his right ankle. Tic was
off duty for q short while on account
of the injury but returned within q
reasonable time bat ras suffered from
the effects OF the ran on many acc4-
sious since.
Last December while on his way TO %
coal yard. he slipped on tho ice which
covered lEe streets and broke his arm
near the hand The bone did not knit
properly, and Ee has suffered a great
deal from Z since the accident
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-01

was taken yesterday. ard replaced in
the tabernacle. while the choir and
clergy chant the 'Vexila Regis"
At St Aloysius Church three-hoir
service was held from y to O'CLOCK.
during which series of sermons WA
preached and Mercadante's Seven Lash
Words was sung by the choir.
The most solemn hour il the day, 3
o'clock. COMMUNICATED the ninth hour, =
at which time church history teaches
that the death Of Christ occurred Al
that time the stations OF the Cross
were said. ceremony Of prayer and
chant rccOunting the various periods in
the journey Il Christ 10 Mount Calvary
from the t.pe he appeared before Pom
titus plate until his body was placed in
the sepuleher. The general subject %
the sermons to be preached tonight viii
deal with the passion and death OF
Christ Tomorrow morning bells viii be
rung. organ and choir VIII burst forth
..n Joyous Gloria ia EScels!s." statues
viii be Invested OF their coverings, and
in the calendar of the church the season
Icf Lent Wlil be 1T an enc.
Special services viii be held at 40
o'clock tonight IN Gunton Temple ale
mortal Church. Fourteenth and =
Streets northwest. The choir under the
direction Of George a Provost VIII sing
! Van Diemans The story Of the Cross. 20
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-04-01
UNULE SAM DECLINES
TO BE A COLLECTOR

Secretary Hay has Informed The
hague tribunal that the United States
VIII u0t collect the expenses OF the
court from the nations which had claims
before the court.
In the decision granting preferential
treatment 10 Great Britain. Germany,
and Italy, The Hague tribunal stipulated
that the powers Interested in The grbi-
trauou court should bear ITS expenses
and imposed on tie United States the
task of collecting this money from the
powers
THE United States informed the court
IT was ready 60 pay its share OF the
court expenses, but certainly would not
undertake the collection Of expense
money from other powers THIS ProviS-
ion on The court S decision is considered
impairment. IL undertakes TO make a
balm OF The United States, which Is
Tot iu the habit Of acting as. "a collection
agency when Che purses of its own cit-
Zeus are NOT concerned.