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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08
ELks' CLUB FIRE.
sIoux Falls Lodge Building Damages
by Blaze Which Originates in Base
ment-loss In $1,000.

ment-Loss 10 $1,000.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 5.-Fire broke
out at o'clock today in the basement
of the handsome new Elks club build
ing on Ninth street, and before ex-
ting lished at 2:3O had done damage OF
about $1,000. The Taylor Furniture
company which occupies the first floor
and basement lost about $6.500, and the
furniture of the Elks club, which oc-
cupies the second and third floors. was
damaged by smoke about $500. The
loss is covered by insurance
The origin of the blaze is unknown. 1t
started In the basement which was
filled with furniture and combustible
material like mattresses and excelsior.
and was extremely hard to get under
control. owing to the thick smoke ae.d
the large amount of furniture and
packing boxes. The fire department
worked steadily from /. to 2:30 O'clock
before bringing the fire under control
The smoke damaged the furniture on
the first floor and penetrated to the Elk
club rooms, damaging the furniture,
pictures and tapestries there to some
extent.
The Elk building was constructed.
about year ago &t cost of $4,000.
The club rooms are the finest In the
state and the equal of any in the north
west. The fact that the partitions are
of solid masonry prevented the fire
from spreading to the upper floors.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08
FlREMEN,s ASSOCIATION.
Gall Issued for the Annual Meeting to
/ Be Held at Canton.

Canton, s. D., Jan. 5.-A. w. Tucker,
president Of the State Firemen's as
sociation, of this city, has issued call
Tor the annual meeting of the associa-
ltion, to be held at the Rudolph hotel in
this city on January 20. Among other
important business to be transacted at
this meeting the question of locating
the annual tournament for this year
twill be settled All the cities Who in
tend to compete for the tournament
this year will be expected to make a.
bid for it at this meeting, and the se-
lection of a suitable place will be de-
fermined upon the best interests of the
association.
Secretary E. c. Bent, of the State
Pharmaceutical association, has issued
a notice calling a meeting Of the state
examining board, to be held in t11is
city January 49, The meeting is called
for the exclusive purpose Of examining
applications for admission to ,she prac-,
hce Of pharmacy in the stat.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08
FIRE AT ABERDEEN.
New Dormitory Badly Damaged Whe,
Nearly Completed.


Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. 4.-The new
dormitory for the Northern Normal
and Industrial school was damaged by
fire $4,000 worth yesterday. The build,
ing was completed and ready to turn
over to the board of regents next
Wednesday,. The fire started at about
the center of the first floor and burned
a place several feet square and also
burned into the basement and into the
second story. While the replacing OF
the burned portions will not cost neai
$4,000, the entire decorating of walls
and ceilings and the finishing of the
wood work will have to be gone over
with. There was no fire in the build
ing and has been none, aud the origin
of the fire is a deep mystery. The fire
occurred almost exactly two years aft
ct the one that destroyed the main
building of the institution just as it was
completed.
Robert Kirk of Springfield has
bought from j. S. Minard the Park ho,
tel in this city and will take possession
the first of next week.
Miss Dora Titus and Lieutenan.
Leon S. Richmond, both of this city,
We're married last night at the Chris
tian church and have gone east on q
wedding tour
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08
FIVE GENERATIONS MEET.
Remarkable Family Gathering is Hetd
at Watertown.

Watertown, S. d., Jan. 4.--What was
probably the most remarkable family
gathering ever held in South Dakota
occurred in Watertown when Mrs.
Walter Mapes entertained her mother
and also at the same time her daughter,
her granddaughter and great grandson,
als,king representatives of the five
generations present at the family re-
union. The line of ancestry is as fol-
lows: Mrs. Nancy Richardson of Ro-
Chester, Mimi; Mrs. Walter Mapes of
Wstertown, daughter; Mrs. M. E. Wait
of Watertown, granddaughter; Mrs.
jack Mccormick of Watertown, great
ST Watertown. great great grandson.
There was represented at the family
gathering four wives, four mothers
three grandmothers, two great grand
daughters and one great great gra nd
daughter.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08
HIGH PRICE FOR CATTLE.
Thoroughbred Stock Sold at 6eresford
at Auction.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 5.-Mrs. P. F.. Nc
clure of this city recently shipped fifty
head of thoroughbred Shorthorn cattle
to Beresford, S. D., to be sold at auc-
ton. The cattle sold all the way from
$50 to 5000 apiece, which is considered
very good. remembering that the
farmers are not accustomed to these
sales Of fui1blood cattle. This is the
first time fifty head of thoroughbred
Shorthorn cattle were ever offered at
auction in the state, and stockholders
feel that the success with which the
sale was met will decidedly strengthen
the raising of fullblood cattle through
out the state. Mrs. Mcclure enjoys the
distinction of being the leading breeder
of Shorthorn cattle in South Dakota.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08

Chicago, Jan. lat 2:3o o'clock this
morning 500 persons had been identi
fled among the dead, and there were
still fifty or tifty-five bodies which had
not been recognized.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08
!ns in order to prevent it. catching

fire.
Then there came great roar and a
great draft Of air, and the flames shot
out over the parquette of the theater
until 1t seemed to me as though they
fmust reach the very walls of the gall
leries. There were few men in the
galleries. but I saw several OF them
pulling and pushing women ard chil-
dren aside as they fought like maniacs
to reach the exits. 1 saw number
of children trampled, and none Of them
arose again. In the balcony 1 saw a
big, black crush of human beings, each
one apparently fighting everybody else.
fell before they had reached the first
four rows Of seats l saw ths, exits to
the fire escape choke. and those in the
rear rush with all the strength they
possessed on those who were nearest
the doorway.
Stage Mass Of Flames.
then saw that the flames ran rapidly
through the scenery, and jumped over
the railing of the box to the aisle In front.
saw that the stage was then a mass of
flames. AS started UP the aisle man
ran into me and knocked me down. I
grew weak on arising and sank into one
of the orchestra chairs, and after that I
saw little. In some way I reached the
main entrance, where men were kicking
against the doors and shattering the glass
and panels in an attempt to AFFORD a
larger space for the exit Of the people. I
saw many fall as they reached the doors,
where few steps more would have car
| ried them to fresh air and safety. As I
look at 1t now l must have been walking
on PROSTATE bodies as struggled through
the opening. All of our party escaped in
about the same manner as did, but all
of them suffered SO terribly in the mat
ter Of clothing that the first thing they
did was to rush to store to buy wraps"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08
STORY OF THE HORROR
Scenes Described by People Who Took
Part in Them at the Burning
Theater

Chicago. Dec 31.-Willian c. Sellers,
house fireman Of the lroauois theater.
who was severely burned in trying to
lower the asbestos curtain. describes
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08

"On the stage the chorus girls, who
had aroused my admiration because of
their exhibition of presence Of mind,
turned to fee. but many of them were
overcome before they could take a step.
Several Of them fell to the floor, and /
saw the actors and stage hands carry
them off the stage
Miss Elsie Elmore was the first to
leave our beg The upholstering on
the railing was then on fire, and we
were compelled to brush fragments of
the burning curtain from our cloth
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-01-08
Burned in HI. celi.

Dubuque, Ia. Dec. 31-Tom Monahan
prisoner. set fire to his bed in his cell
at Ossian. Ia, early this morning and
as result was burned to death.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24
Creamery for West Point.

West Point is carefully consider
ing the proposition Of establishing n
city creamery, and the chances are
that those people are going to place
this enterprise on its list Of improve.
ments. The farmers and stock-rais-
ers of that neighborhodd would be
benefited TO a wonderful extent by
this proposed creamery and there is
every reason to believe that the prop
osltlon Is no mere fancy, and the
concern will be in early operation.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24
May Close Schools.

The failure Of the Chicago bond
syndicate to pay for the half million
dollar bond issue is beginning to
cause much uneasiness in cduca-
tional circles. Unless the semi-an-
nual distribution of the school fund
is made within the next few days
some Of the country schools will find
it almost impossible to open, as
many Of them now have depleted
treasures. If the bonds are rot
taken it will be a heavy blow to the
educational interests Of the State.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24
The Pension Increase,

An increase Of from Is TO 20 per
cent in the State pension roll for the
coming annual distribution is being
predicted and the reports being re-
ceived at the auditors office from
the county boards of pension exam
liners indicate that this estimate is
not far from correct. However, tho
pension distribution has been in
creased from $500 to $500, 600
and the former pensioners viii not
suffer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24

The citizens Of Lee county have
sold $500 worth of bonds for the
purpose Of draining the swamp
lands along T~wcnty-mile creek, the
Bank Of Tupelo being the success
full bidder after some very spirited
competition. Almost every other
KIND of bond issue has been made in
Mississippi heretofore, but this one
for swamp land drainage is of very
recent conference-in fact, the frst
OF Its kind reported in the State.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24
Mckay to Manage the Carnival.

The cotton and corn carnival to
be held in Jackson during the
month Of December, will he under
the general management Of J. n.
Mckay, Of Madison Station. Mr..
Mckay was prominently identified
with the work Of collecting the Mis-
slsslppi exhibit for the Worlds Fair.
and his selection for the manage
ment Of the cotton and corn carnival
IS almost a guarantee of the success
Of that enterprise.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24
The Banner Dog County.

Perhaps the most interesting as
sossmcnt rolls in Mississippi are
those Of Madison county, the banner
county for dogs. 1t is understood
that every canine in the county dur
ing the past year has been assessed,
and makes a total of 1888. The as
sessmcnt is all the more interesting
when it is remembered that the total
number Of polls assessed amounted
to 1888, only 205 more than the
number Of DOES.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24

The crop outlook in Noyubee is
reported 10 be very good, al
though cotton has been considerably
damaged by the mGayorabIc weather
prevailing during tie past few
weeks.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24

Building Boom ct JACKSON.

Jackson has a regular building
boom on. Buildings now under
contract and about finished will
amount 10 something over 100000,
which is the largest amount ever
under contract at one time NJ that
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24

Doubtless the coal magnatos will see
20 IT that tic fall fashions in coal
prices are in entire harmony with the
styles set by wheat and beef, remarkg
the Chicago News
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24

Doctor-Did You ever try the music
Cure2
paticnt-l'm experimenting with il
now, The music in the next nat vii!
either Kill or cure mo within a few
days -D Detroit Free Press.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24
Handle Factory for Ckoiona.

The foundation for the new han
die factory is being laid at Okolona.
and the building and machinery viii
be ready for business in a short
while.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24
Contract System for County Reads.

The board of supervisors Of Lee
county. after a week of deliberation.
has adopted the contract system Of
working the public roads.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24
Maybe French Would Bring Them.

MaYUV fIVHNH WVNIU DIIHE -NVIH'
New York is short on domestics.
Perhaps q French name might bring
them, suggests the Chicago News. New
England maidens looking for work do
not care 10 be known as hired girls.
A matter Of language might supply the
want
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24
News Of the World


10 remain on strike.
WIFE, Sells. an adopted -on. j.
70 get the major portion Of the
Sells estate.
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lh" international Association Of
Fire Chiefs has selected Duluth As
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24
WEI

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Of DossessiI
Temper
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24

Joplin, 4
son, wed
city has BID
The allega|
malicious
and NJ Br|
chants.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1904-09-24
Vans

Jersey |
cycle poll
vas oferij
said his u
st, Louis.
had stolen
Started for
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-22
SAYS HE IS
VICTIM OF
CONSPIRACY

Charles Burns OF Pawtucket, indicted
for breaking and entering the grocery
store OF Arthur ID. Mutt and Ira g.
crocker. was placed on trial In Judge
wilbur's court today.
The store was entered by means or
transom and there were some indications
that the affair had been planned.
Burns was arrested and in his room
were found several heads OF tobacco. some
cigarettes. trading stamps and also d
piece OF cheese. This piece Of cheese was
found to ft snugly into a large choose
in the grocery store that had been entered
Burns denied that he was guilty OF the
job. He declared there was a boarder
at his home not OF good reputation and
this boarder. with the connivance OF a
woman, had put the stolen stun In his,
Burns room.
The defendant had key OF the room
when arrested. He admitted he had been
I'm trouble before. having once been SEN
fenced by Judge Wilbur TO year In the
state prison and also that he had been
sentenced in another county. On the
other hand he produced two respectable
witnesses, who testified they spoke to
him and saw him going in an opposite
direction a very short time before the
break.
Assistant Attorney General stearns for
the state and Charles j. O'Connor as
signed by the court for the defendant
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-22
BIDS
OPENED
TODAY

Today at noon the time was up for
receiving bids from contractors located
IN the city OF Providence by the joint
standing committee OF the city council
on city property for the construction OF
an eight-room primary school building on
the city lot. corner OF Hope street and
Rochambeau avenue. but they were not
opened until o'clock this afternoon
The specifications We're that bids for
the general contract including masons'
and carpenters work. plastering. paint
ing and gas piping. must be in one pro-
posal; and bids for heating and ventilat-
ing plumbing and electric wiring must
be in separate proposals. so that II is
impossible to tell at this time how many
bills there are on the construction OF the
main building
This building. the plans for which were
drawn by Angel and Swift OF this city,
was partially authorized last year. but
the expenditure OF the funds prevented
the awarding OF the contract az that
time.
In fact while the resolution for the ap-
preparation was passed by the aldermen
II was not passed by the council until
q few weeks ago. when the new appro-
priation was available.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-22
FINANCIAL
BULLS AND BEARS.

Wall Street Dec. 22.-Opening prices In
stocks today were lower than last night,
the average decline reaching only n
small fraction. Consolidated Gas fell 2A
and Amalgamated Copper a point. Seven
Thousand ghares or tcacirg were seid at
a decline of * and Leather preferred and
Smelling lost large fractions. Business
was or. a moderate scale.
Further declines were effected reaching
a point I'm Reading, Atlantic coast line,
Illinois Central. St Louis. Southwestern
and Smelling before the market respond
ed to the buying OF Sugar. United States
Steel preferred, st. Paul, Union Pacific
and Southern Pacific. Sugar rose to l4S
and the others sold fractionally above
Yesterdays closing Amalgamated Copper
recovered its loss, Consolidated Gas rail-
lied ~ and the other earlier weak feat
ures made partial recoveries. American
Coal fell 1914 and Vulcan DEFINING pfd 25
on single transactions.
Prices eased of again before IL O'clock.
Reading was pressed for sale on disap-
pointment over the rate OF the dividend
and fell 2k Losses ran 10 about point
I'm several prominent stocks. Prices were
quite generally a large fraction under last
night The market was not very active at
any time but was dull at noon when the
decline was arrested.
Bonds were heavy.
Most stocks sold a trlfe above the noon
level but few continued TO work lower.
Northwestern declined and Metropolitan
Street Railway and Colorado Fuel; Brook
lyn Union Gas gained g.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-22
LABOR
LEADERS
WAITING

Fell River. Mass. Dec. 22.-No special
meeting OF the Textile council will be
called TO consider the refusal OF the manu-
facturers 10 submit the strike dispute 10
arbitration. Labor leaders say they have
done oil they can to adjust the diff
culties and that the strike must go on
until there is some definite movement on
the part OF the operators 10 return to the
mills or the manufacturers offer some
thing that will give the help the as
surance that their % weeks struggle has
not been entirely In vain.
A speedy settlement OF the strike now
appears TO depend upon assurances OF the
manufacturers that wages will be re-
stored under favorable conditions and
that minor grievances, independent OF the
reduction. will be remedied
conciliatory effort on the part of the
mill men is apparently all that will inter-
fere with a settlement OF the strike, as
the labor leaders are satisfied that the
attempt to reduce wages has been brought
out by a combined effort OF the manu-
facturers or New England, and there is
little chance of a deviation from the
policy 10 manufacture goods at a price
that will eventually ruin the southern
mills.
IL Is expected that the manufacturers
will make conciliatory offer: otherwise
the strike will go on for some time TO
come. The Carders' association is paying
It's members double strike benefits for
Christmas. The national holiday will be
the most gloomy ever experienced in this
city.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-22
VERDICT OF
GUILTY
RETURNED

Boston Dec. ga verdict OF guilty
Of conspiracy 20 defraud the United
States government was reported today in
the United States district court against
Samuel Grundberg and Charles A. Bait
Ter of the Glasgow Manufacturing com
pany and John W. Trafton and James
A. Shedd formerly examiners Of imports
for the government
The specific charge against all four de-
PENDANTS was that they had entered into
conspiracy TO bring into this country
dry goods without paying the revenue
required by law. The principal violation
II the law was by importing laces from
Switzerland and by undertaking them
TO defraud the government OF its legal
tariff The jury which considered these
cases retired at noon yesterday and did
not reach a verdict until just before the
court came I'm today. Judge Francis
Lowell received the report.
The trial lasted forty days. on rec
ommendation Of the court the jury re-
turned a verdict OF not guilty in the
case OF William Munroe. Of the commits
sion firm of Stone a. Downer who was
originally a defendant In the case. SEN
tences will be imposed later.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-22
ANTI-T0xIN Treatment
SHOWS GOOD RESULTS

Bristol. Conn. Dec. 22-The FIRST prac-
tical test OF the theory recently advanced
by DIR. wolff OF Hartford. n bacteriologi-
cal expert. whose experiments would in
dicate a definite relation between diph-
liberia and cerebro-spinal meningitis. or
spotted fever" which has caused many
deaths in this section within the last
few months, Is being made in Forest
Vile.
young daughter OF Frank Dietrich
was taken sick yesterday with spotted
fever" and the disease progressed 80
rapidly that when a physician arrived he
considered the case almost hopeless. As
a resort 5000 units OF diphtheria anti
toxtine were administered. with the re-
suit that the patient is much improved
today and there Il thought TO be a good
prospect OF recovery.
The experiment is being followed with
great interest by local physicians as there
have been ~ deaths from the disease in
this town in as many weeks.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-22
LONGSHOREMEN'S STRIKE
AT BOSTON IS AT AN END

Boston, Dec. 22.-The strike OF the $50
longshoremen In the employ OF the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation com
psny OF this city. was ended today when
the men made application for reinstate-
ment.
About 80 were taken back at once, the
company informing the others that ,hey
would be reinsteated as soon es vscan-
cies occurred, though none Of the strike
breakers would be discharged to create
vacancies
The longshoremen went back because
the ybelieved their cause was hopeless
The strike, which has been in progress for
three weeks, was brought about by the
discharge OF three unionists.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-22
ASKED TO HAVE EXPERTS
VALUATION THROWN OUT

Boston. Dec. 22.-Corporation Counsel
Babson Of the city OF Boston at the re-
sumption OF the hearing before the board
OF gas and electric light commissioners
on the proposed gas company CONSOLE
dation, today pressed the motion Of Mayor
Collins asking the board TO decide that
fair value" in the statute means fair
market value"
He asked the commission to throw out
entirely the report OF expert Appraiser
Humphrey on the ground that his valu-
alton OF the gas plants was made upon
an illegal basis.
Mr. Babson alleged the experts ap-
praisal is much too high and that there
fore he is called upon to protest be-
cause Of the city petition for lower gas.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-22

has gone south 20 the China sea 10 meet
the Russian second Pacific squadron.
Singapore, Straits Settlement, Dec. %.
Two Japanese cruisers called here this
morning and left at noon. They re-
ported that two battleships. two first
class cruisers. two second class cruisers
and twelve torpedo boat destroyers were
nearby steaming west.
JAP SUCCESS AT PORT ARTHUR
Toxic. Dec. IA dispatch received
by telegraph today from the Japanese
army before Port Arthur says:
The right column OF the army at 8
O'Clock this morning. taking advantage
OF the enemy's excitement, drove the
enemy of an eminence north OF Housan-
yentao on Pigeon bay and occupied the
position and at Z o'clock dsodged the
enemy from height on the peninsula
west OF Housanyentao. which was occu-
pied, capturing one small gun.
After the Japanese occupation the
enemy made a counter attack, but were
repulsed. At present our occupation OF
the position is practically secure.
Burns was found guilty by the Jury
after a brief deliberation.