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The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
ARREST is EXPECTED.
None Yet Made, However, in the
Schafer Murder Case.

Schater Murder OHse'
Bedford, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Bedford is
expecting an arrest in the Schafer
murder mystery within forty-eight
hours. The officials assure every in
auirer that absolutely no evidence in
their hands will justify an arrest.
Detectives are making a rigid search
for a man who registered at the Park
Hotel from Palo ILL.,, day or two be-
fore the murder of Miss Sarah Schafer
and left suddenly the morning after
the murder without paying his bill.
When seen on the night of the muir
der he had been out in the rain with
ont an umbrella. His clothing was
Gisarranged and he had evidently been
in a. struggle. A man of similar de-
scription entered the tool house Of the
Monon coal chute at Greencastle the
Monday night following and seemed
m he hvsterical He cried and said he
had committed an awful crime.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
JUSTICE WHITE SLIPPED
AND FELL ON THE ICE.

washington. Jan. 2S.-Justice White
of the Supreme Court had fall to-
day. resulting in injuries which will
keep him confined to the house for sew
eral days. While going to his home
after adjournment Of court for the
day. he slipped on the snowy side
walk and fell on his back. He is of
large build. and in addition to the
shock. he suffered a severe strain Of
the abdominal and other muscles. No
bones were broken.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
RIOT AT CIENFUEGOS.
Four Men Seriously and n Dozen
Slightly Hurt.

slightly hurt.
Cienfuegos, Province of Santa Clara,
Cuba, Jan. PA riot, in which four
men were seriously injured and dozen
others slightly hurt, occurred here last
night as a result of bad feeling engen-
dered by the election campaign.
The trouble began in the Central
Cafe, when Francisco Canellos and Vic
tor Segreran, Republicans, who were
entertaining some Colombian friends,
were attacked by several Liberal Ma
tionalists. The cafe was transformed
into a battlefield and a large and ex-
cited crowd surged back and forth in
the street
The principal fight occurred in front
of the City Hall. Many revolver shots
were fired, but nobody was shot, the
injuries all resulting from sticks and
fist encounters. The people of the city
were alarmed and barred their doors
and windows and closed all the stores.
The situation is calmer to-day, but
political feeling runs high.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29

Farls; Jan. 29.-The Port Arthur cor
.le.Spondent of the Paris edition of the
NeW York Herald announces the de-
p,' lure OF the Ninth, Tenth and Elev-
.1" siberian Rifles for the Yalu
Inc correspondent says that
,,s Se Admiral Alexieff is suffering from
influenza, but that he confers daily
WIN ms military chiefs.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
Japanese MohoIizing.

Port Arthur Jan. pa telegram re-
ported to have been sent by the Rus
san military attache at Toxic, was
received here yesterday. 1t gave in
formation of the mobilization of the
Japanese army and had the effect of
renewing preparations for the dispatch
OF me troops already ordered to the
IorIH' but who had been detained on
STUNT OF the peaceful aspect of af-
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
SyIph ON a Reef.

SrN>.eY West, Fla, Jan. 2s.--The yacht
f,.pn' from Caribbean ports, bound
Il. ms place. struck a reef last night
~. niles from here, and was bilged. .
l.ap5' Berkey with the party on board
i,saaed here safely. Efforts are being
'4e to save the yacht.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
Bchr Released.

Louisville. KY, Jan. 2S-Harry
Rehr the young man who was arrest
ed Yesterday as a suspect in connection
with the murder of Miss Sarah Scha-
fer. upon assurances from the chieI OF
police of Memphis that Behr knew
nothing of the crime, was reledseu ~, 70
Court
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
FOUR MEN CRUSHED
IN A MINE SHAFT.
A 4OO-Pound Weight Made Them
IrrecOgnizable.

IrrecOgnizRble.
Brownsville, Pa, Jan. 2S.-Four men,
all foreigners, were crushed to death
to-day in new air shaft of the Briar
Hill Coal Company, near here.
The shaft was 6S5 feet deep and the
men were being lowered in a bucket,
when a 4OO-pound pilot weight broke
precipitating the bucket and men to
the bottom. The heavy weight, fall
ing on them, crushed the men beyond
recognition.
The men were in the employ of Con-
tractor Samuel Henry of Connellsville,
Pa, who was sinking the shaft. The
Briar Hill Company is owned by the
Republic Iron and Steel Company. 1t
is claimed by the officials that the ac-
cident was due to the failure of the
men to remove the weight from the
lever before starting down.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
CHILDREN SUFFOCATED.

Ne" York, Jan. 2S.--Three children
-'uis Cohen were suffocated here
'1ay in fire in a six-story tene-
"enl in Madison street.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
PosT CASE CONTINUED.
penth of a Granddaughter of Mrs
Post the Cause.

Jacksonville, Fla. Jan. 2s.-The case
against Mrs. Helen Wilmans Post the
mental science healer, charged with
icing the United states mail Tor
fraud,ilent purposes, was continued to-
dev until Monday on account OF the
death of a granddaughter of Mrs. Post
al Sea Breeze. Fla.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
Jnpnnesc Cruisers Sail.

r, oo'ombo, Ceylon, Jan. 2S.-The ia
-. armored cruisers Niasin and
1.,.o "a Which arrived here Jan. q,
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29

er, maIIla, Jan. S.--The Japanese gov
iHi'ent IS buying cattle in the Phil
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29
MACON FIRE CAUSES
A LOSS OF $4,000.
hardware store of c. b. Will
Inghnm, Jr., Burns.

"Shnm, Jr.s Burns.
Nacon, Jan. 2S-Fire, which threat
10 destroy an entire block
VI apartment stores tonight destroy
'ne large hardware and crockery
o.e OF Calder S. Willingham, Jr. The
'Ihg' three-story structure, was
.o'HpIetely Quilted, while the stock is
''aI loss. The loss is about $4,000,
with $S5, 900 Insurance.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-01-29

Continued on Fifth Page,
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25

Unique Advertisement for the Black
Hills.

Unique Advertisement for the Black
Hills.
With only $4,000 from the state.
Commissioner S. W. Russell has ar.
ranged for an exhibit from the Black
Hills at the worlds fair at st. Louis
that is to cost upwards OF $40, 900. and
will be novel and attractive. 1t Is to
be a five-stamp gold reduction mill in
actual operation, consisting Of five
stamps, with amalgamating plates
concentrating table and cyanide annex
complete, so as to exemplify in a prac-
tical way every process Of gold saving
in use in the Black Hills. The greater
part of the funds necessary for this
enterprise has been obtained from
private sources.
The gold reduction plant will be an
exhibit aside from the regular collec-
ton of ores and minerals from the
Black Hills, and although made pos
sible by individual enterprise, it will
be a part Of the state display. Ar
engagements have been made by Mr..
Russell with leading mines of the Hills
for sufficient ore to keep the mill run
ming.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
Smuggling in OIden Times.

Smuggling las very generally prac-
ticeG in England in former times. A
London journal says: Hardly a fam
lily upon our coastline has not a snug
Cling record. Lord S~haftesbury,
father of the ph~ilanthropist, sat at din
ner at Heron court with the last of
the Hooper fanny, chairman OF Gus
toms, when. with a great shouting and
clatter, a cavalcade of smugglers with
wegcn loads of struggled spirits dash
ed into view. Shaftesbury sprang to
the widow and called to his host.
The chairman OF customs sat down
resolutely with his hack to the win
dow, nor would move until the last
echo of the train had died away.
When, ten minutes later, q troop OF
mounted excisemen pulled up at has
door he vas truthfully able to q
that he had seen nothing OF tho law
less ones"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
MINING OF Tin NOW A REALITY
important Operations Under Way IN
the Hills.

" atNFZE MAT
important Operations Under Way In
the Hills.
The mining of tin in the Black Hills
became a fact last week with the start.
ing of the 100-ton mill Of the linton
company.
The linton company is an English
and Eastern that has been
opening a tin mine in the northwest
ern Hills. Its mill has been under con.
completed.
1t has been mining cassiterite for
some time and has made many tests
elsewhere, but not until now has it
run ore on a large scale. 1t is treat
ing 100 tons daily, and is said to be
clearing up $25 a ton on low-grade
ores. The concentrate average, it Is
reported, is $50 a ton in gold. This is
one of the most important operations
under way in the United States to-day,
and the impression about the Hills is
that it is an assured
The Golden Empire, which owns a
large amount of land on the cassiterite
leads extending through the linton
properties has been watching this de-
velopment with the deepest interest
and has determined to erect large
works for treating the same rock. 1t
is stated that this mill will be a very
large and modern affair, with G prob
able capacity of 900 tons a day. This
will make it one of the worlds biggest
tin producers if the quality of the
rock holds up to expectations.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
LONG FIGHT IS NOW NEARING An END
County Has Complete Title to the Yankton Court
House Site-Fight Lasted Over Eight Months.

Later Mr.. Dear surrendered the deed
in question to the committee and II
was promptly placed on file In tho
office Of the register of deeds. This
is the last deed to the property which
was offered to the county. and com.
pletes the title to the property with
the exception Of a confirmation OF ad.
illustrators sale in the county court,
which will take ten days.
The report Of R. B. Trip, the attor'
ney selected to examine the title to
the property, is in effect that he finds
the title is cured, and with the con-
firmation OF the sale mentioned will
be perfect. The opinion Of French 4
Orvis has also been asked, and when
these attorneys have reported the
county board will accept the property
and order the court house built there.
N The action Of the city council in
vacating the alley is not OF vital i'm.
portance. The court house Ear be
built on the property without the va.
cation of the alley, and will be SO
built if the city council refuses to va
cate as requested. A majority of the
county board expressed themselves as
strongly in favor of proceeding with
the building. alley or no alley.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
CHIN W..iskERs HID SCARS.
Explanation for Capt. Gibbons Luxuri.
ant Hirsute Growth.

Capt. Gibbons had a habit of wear
ing chin whiskers. l had always
thought this was due to the fact that
they We're more becoming, but | learn
ed the reason to be otherwise. It
seems that his chin and throat were
SCARED and these scars are thus ex-
planned:
On one of the ships which he CON-
manded there was a mutiny of the
crew one morning on the high seas,
which he promptly started to quell.
The sailors were too many for him.
however, as he was unarmed, and they
0 O had him down on the deck,
bound and gagged with a long knife
across his mouth. It was this knife
that produced the wounds whose
the captain carried the remain
der of his life concealed beneath the
beard. While thus bound and gagged
a lady passenger came to him and cut.
ting the bonds handed him a loaded
revolver. With this weapon he soon
had the crew at his feet and the ring
leaders were placed in irons.-Lewis.
ton Journal
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
SOCIALISTS NAME A TICKET.
Former Congressman Knowles for

Former Congressman Knowles for
Governor.
The Socialist state convention was
held in Sioux Falls last week. A plat
form was adopted and the following
ticket placed in nomination:
Presidential Electors
Crosse of Elk Point, G. A. Grant OF
Clark, D. G. Stewart of Bath, D. F.
Carey Of Salem.
Congressmen-S. A. Cochran of
Bookings and Henry w. Smith of
Sioux Falls.
Governor-Freeman Knowles OF
Deadwood.
Lieutenant Governor-I. NJ. Burn
sides of Highmore.
Secretary of State-F. w. Webb of
Aberdeen.
State Auditor-John Clancy of
Central City.
State Treasurer-A. e. Clark of
Hecla.
Attorney Generals. II. Cranmer of
Aberdeen.
Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
tion-H. l.. Ferry of Vermillion.
Railroad Commissioner from the
Black Hills District-Mark knight of
Lead
Commissioner of Schools and Public
Lands-D. M. %Flemming of Canistota.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25

The fight that has. torn the city OF
Yankton In sunder seems to be near
ing an end. For the past eight months
the city has been divided into two
factions on the question of the loca-
ton OF the new court house.
At q recent session of the city coun.
ell the board of county commissioners
presented a petition for the vacation
Of the alley which divides the site
for the new court house. AS vas ex.
nected, this presented a most acrlmo-
NOUS dispute.
A startling surprise was sprung by
tho parties who object to the new site
when they stated that the county did
not own the site as they represented
they did, and that the deed to a large
portion of lots l and 2 had been with
drawn by the maker of the same. This
proved to be a fact. w. B. Dean had
Withdrawn his deed to the west SO
rect OF lots and 2, but did not intend
10 IN a way repudiate his agreement
WIN the committee of business men
who have been obtaining the title to
n site. However, the fact that the
deed a been withdrawn stopped all
proceedings at the council meeting,
and action was deferred for one week.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25

half month. A great number Of others
have signiied their willingness to en-
list in the work. The president Of the
association, F. l.. Cook, is at the head
Of the state normal school at Spear.
fish. A. T. Adams Is first vice presi-
dent. Milton L.. Brenn second vice
president, and J. M. Burgess secre-
tary.
For a number Of years the raising
of fruits, and small fruits in particu.
lar, has received much attention in
the vicinity Of Spearfish. They find
a ready market at Lead and Dead.
wood, two thrifty mining towns, and
shipments are frequently made into
northwestern Nebraska and northeast.
ern Colorado, as the fruit season here
follows the seasons in those regions.
Potatoes have proven a profitable
crop here, upward of 1000 tons hav.
ing been shipped from this point dur.
ing the present season to outside mar.
kets, in addition to what found their
way by teams and wagons to Dead.
wood and Lead. The potato crop this
year is expected to far exceed that of
any previous year., owing tt the In.
creased acreage
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
COLONY OF MINISTER'S.
Methodists Of Iowa Build Homes or
Lands in STANLEY Co,,n+v

Lands in Stanley County.
A colony of Methodist ministers will
locate near Hayes postofice in Stanley
county. Several made filings last fall
and others since that time. Some of
the colony are erecting cottages and
will bring their families next month.
Those who are out on their home
steads are Rev. j. V. Lambert of OF
tumwa, Iowa, presiding elder of that
circuit; Rev. d. C. Bevan, pastor of
the Portland Avenue church at Ottum-
wa: Rev. A. l.. Loveall. pastor of the
church at Knoxville, Iowa, and Rev.
T. r. Hughes. pastor at Sigourney,
Iowa.
Gov. Herreid is sending out his Ar
Dor day proclamation, and with it a
letter urging upon citizens the bene-
fits of tree planting. State Supt. Nash
is cooperating and will send out a pro-
gram for the day to all the schools.
The date set is April %.
The state brand commission has set
April Is for its next meeting, at which
time the accumulated business will be
cleared up.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
KILLED THE WOLF.
Wolf Which Was Scouree of Grant
County Is Killed,

Wolf Which Was scouree of Grant
County Is Killed.
A gigantic wolf which for months
has been the scourge of the farmers
and stock raisers Of Deuel. county has
finally been killed. After many I'M
successful efforts to capture the ami.
NAL and put it out of commission. the
Stanton boys took up its trail with
several Irish wolf dogs which they
own The dogs cornered the wolf. and
after a fierce battle succeeded in
killing it, but not before they had
been severely handled by MI. Wolf.
After the battle it was discovered
that the VOLTS hide had been torn to
shreds by the dogs during the fray.
So far as known the wolf had killed
eighteen shoats belonging to one farm
er and over fifty sheep belonging to
another.
Two other wolves aided it in the
raid on the sheep, and efforts will now
be made to capture or kill the two
wolves which are yet at large.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
ALMOST A
Prominent Farmer of Minnehaha Coun.
ty Under Arrest for Stabbino.

Prominent Farmer Of Minnehaha Coun-
ty Under Arrest for Stabbino.
Assault with a dangerous weapon is
the charge which has been preferred
against Hard Hughey, a prominent
farmer living neal Humboldt, Mime
haha county. It is said that had it not
been for the fact that Hugney's vic
tim wore unusually heavy clothing the
charge against him would have been
murder or manslaughter.
Hughey and the Teghtmeyer broth
ers had a dispute over a rented farm.
This resulted in a pitched battle be-
tween the brothers and Hughey and
two companions. During the encoun-
ter Hughey struck one of the brothers
In h face with a heavy rock. split
ting the cheek bone. At this j~uncture
an employee OF the brothers took a
hand in the battle, when Hughey is al.
legged to have plunged a knife into his
abdomen. The heavy clothing worn
by Pease is believed to have saved
his life.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
BLACK HILLS FARMERS TO COOPERATE
Association Is Formed and a Manager Of Business
Selected-FortyM Members Are Enrolled.

T. N. Pettigrew has been selected as
manager for the Black Hills Co-opera-
tive association, which was recently
formed by the farmers and others of
Spearish valley and vicinity for the
purpose Of advancing the interests of
those engaged in the production Of
grains, vegetables and fruits. Mr..
Pettigrew has purchased a warehouse
and has already listed a large quanti-
ty of farm and garden produce. A
carload of berry boxes has been pur-
chased for use during the coming
spring and early summer in the ship
ping and handling of various small
fruits. to which this vicinity is partic-
ularly adapted. Among the produce
listed so far are several thousand
bushels of No. / wheat, six carloads Of
timothy, one carload of oats, four Ear
loads of native hay, and ten carloads
of potatoes.
The farmers of Spearish valley and
neighborhOod organized the Black
Hills Cooperative association several
months ago. 1t has now upwards of
forty members, of which seventeen
have been enrolled within the past
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
COAL Fields WILDE EXPLORED
Drilling to Be Started South of Aberdeen-Bankers
and Merchants Put Up the Honey.

"A syndicate Of Aberdeen business
mon has been formed and leases Of
land secured for the thorough investi-
cation and exploration OF the extent
and quality Of the veins OF coal struck
south Of Aberdeen last fall and winter
in artesian wells. The leases, which
run fifty years under the conditions
usual in such cases. cover several
quarter sections of land. and the work
Of drilling and taking out cores OF the
formation down to the coal and
through 1t will begin next week.
G. n. Hopkins secured the leases.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
MAY LOSE CONVENTION.
Chicago Fails to Put Up for Republic
an Committee.


an Committee.
Washington, March 90. -- Chicago
may at this late day lose the national
Republican convention. Pittsburg has
put in a bid for the convention pro-
viding the committee decides to select
another convention city. 1t was said
last night by a member Of the national
Republican committee that Chicago
had not yet placed to the credit of the
committee any part OF the S75,0 600
which Mr.. Samuel Raymond, one of
the local committee which secured
the convention for Chicago, agreed
should be put up to guarantee ex-
penses. The Chicago committee, in re-
Spouse to a letter calling attention to
the matter, stated that they had met
with disappointment in attempting to
raise the money. II satisfactory ar
rangements are not Immediately made
the executive committee of the ma
tional committee will be called togeth-
er to decide what should be done
about the matter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25
CASE OF SUICIDE
POLICE HAVE NEW THEORY IN
SOUTH DAKOTA POISONING
CASE.
GIRL SENT CANDY TO HERSELF
PLANNED TO FASTEN CRIME ON
WOMAN WHO STOOD IN
HER WAY.
Girl SENT CANDY TO HERSELF
CHANCE REMARK STARTS MQUiR,
DEAD GIRL BOUGHT EMPTY BOX
IDENTICAL WITH ONE RE-
CElVEO.

Pierre, S. D., March 20.-A thorough
Investigation of the poisoning of Miss
| Rena Nelson through a box of candy
has led to a strongly fixed belief or
the part of the officers here that 1t
was a case Of suicide planned to draw
into serious trouble the woman VINO
stood in the way of Miss Nelson
probable marriage with Sherman Dye
This conclusion has been reached al
ter gathering up shreds and fragments
of evidence, and has been reinforced
by Investigations which have just
been completed by Pierre officers at
Boone, Iowa.
While Miss Nelson in a statement
made before her death accused Mrs
Dye, and the coroner's inquest did not
develop anything to the contrary,
there were several
Peculiar Circumstances
connected with the case, and a chance
remark heard on the street after the
%coroner's jury had completed it's work,
started a thorough investigation.
One of the nrst points to cause com.
ment was the fact that while the girl
claimed to have eaten the poison Sat
urday afternoon, it did not take effect
until late Sunday night. Corrosive
sublimate is supposed to work within
a few hours after it is taken. The
chance remark which started further
investigation was that of a confection.
er, who said that on the day in Ques.
ton Miss Nelson came into his store
and wanted an empty candy box. He
had non which would suit her and
She Left the Place.
A further investigation showed that
she went to another confectioner and
there bought a box identical with the
one she alleged she received, and had
it filed with candies identical with
those left in the box.
Furthermore, the address on the
box was written upon an envelope,
torn out and pasted on the wrapper.
This was postmarked at Boone, Iowa,
Jan. %, and had been run through a
canceling machine with wave lines.
The o vas not received until Feb.
q. While the p~ostofice employees are
certain that Miss Nelson received
some kind of a box in the mail here.
they have at all times been doubtful
that the box showed the address on
the n presented, and q thorough
search of the home has
Failed to Show
the existence of any box other than
the one she is now known to have
purchased. She claimed the address
was in a handwriting the same as that
of a letter she received from Mrs. Dye
in January. Mrs. Dye admits writing
her in that month, and as the address
pasted on the box vas postmarked in
January, it may be the same one.
After a thorough investigation here
the officers went to Boone and inves- |
tigated. They Investigated all the
sources possible while in the Iowa
city. and have finally reached the
conclusion that 1t was a case of self
destruction. with an attempt to fasten
a crime on Mrs. Dye.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-03-25

There is every reason to believe
that a hrebug is operating at Brandon
on the Omaha road. The latest work
of the end was to burn the grain ele-
vator of the American Elevator com.
pany. The flames we're discovered and
extinguished before serious damage
had been done. Once before an At
tempt was made to burn the same
building. Some time ago the stores of
w. ]. jones. s. J. Erickson and Mr..
Crafts at Brandon burned, and it
is believed that all OF the fires vera
set by the same person.