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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-03-11

Grant Harrington refers to Con-
gresham Scott as "a false alarm"
and says his work in congress can be
described as cypher with the rim
rubbed out.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-03-11

The Leader editor is in receipt of u
postal card from Charley Barngrover
dated February D, 1904, in which he
states that he is with the U. S. Flag
Ship Pensacola, and that his pres
ent address is San Francisco, Cali
fornia.
So it seems the story Of his being
hanged by mob in Texas is = pipe
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
KNAPP PUT TO DEATH.
Slayer Of Five Women E~lectrocuted
In Ohio P~enitentiary.

Columbus. o., Aug. 19.-Alfred A,
Knapp, convicted OF the murder of his
wife, Hannah Goddard Knapp, and
who confessed to five murders, was
electrocuted In the annex at the Ohio
~penitentiary a few minutes after mid
night. Knapp, who weakened when
he found his last hope for life had
gone and expressed a fear that he
would have to be carried to the death
chair. regained his nerve and met his
fate with little show of fear or emo
ton. The electrocution was perform
ed without a hitch, the first shock be-
Ing applied at 1902. the second a
minute later. and at 1909 he was pro-
nounced dead.
A short time before he went to the
death chair Knapp confessed to hav-
ing assaulted Halle and Sallie Mot
ger. two little girls. at Hamilton.
about two years ago. q crime with
which he had not hitherto been
charged. Joseph Roth, Of Hamilton.
was accused Of the assault. but was
acquitted. Knapp. In making the con-
fession. said he wanted to clear Roth
OF all susplcion.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
BENEFITS FOR HIS SUBJECTS.
Emperor of Russia Issues an imperial
Manifesto.

st. Petersburg, Aug. 24.-The mani.
festo of Emperor Nicholas on the oc-
casion of the birth of IN heir to the
throne, the text of which is published
this morning, is a very lengthy docu-
ment. 1t is exceedingly liberal in the
benefits TO be bestowed on many
classes.
One of the most important provis-
ions relates to the entire abolition OF
corporal punishment among the rural
classes and it's curtailment in the
army and the navy.
The remission of land purchase ar
rears affects n of the largest classes
of the population throughout the en-
pire and its benefits are also extended
to estates in Poland. The ameliora-
ton of the conditions which prevail in
Finland are more extensive than had
been expected and include the estab.
lishment of a state land fund, amnesty
for various o~ffenseS, remission of pen.
Alties inflicted for noncompliance
with the CONSUMPTION acts and for
emigration without permission.
The general provisions of the mani
festo include an all-round reduction in
sentences for common law offenses, a
general amnesty for political of
lenses. except in cases of murder, and
the education of children of officers
and soldiers who have been victims of
the war, as well as assistance for such
families as need it whose breadwin-
ners have fallen in the service of their
country.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25

The boat h 81 feet long. eggshaped
and completely fitted with air-tubes
No steam will be used, no sails only
oars. The boat Will carry provisions
for eight months. Young Brude be-
fore starting out was very sanguine
about il, saying that they will be able
TO cross in two months Experienced
seamen, however, regard the under
taking a very ~foolhardy one and be-
lieve that they will he lost at sea un-
less they will be picked up by some
ocean steamer. One of the young
men accompanying the expedition is
q son of Consul General Stangeby Of
ChriStiania.
G. Valerius Olson a prominent land
owner from Bergen, and for many
years interested in agricultural col
keges, is at present in the United
States to study the farming industry
In the west and northwest. Mr.. Olsen
Is accompanied by III. Thermanius,
who travels as Il government stipendi-
airy for the Swedish department Of
agriculture. The two gentlemen have
visited the Worlds Fair at st. Louis
and are nov the guests of the Inter-
national Harvester company of Chi
ca go.
The Morgenbladet states that a
petroleum spring has bee discovered
In Lervik In the S%tavanger district.
A couple Of farm hands were digging
a well when the smell OF petroleum
hnca ~ 60 AZ a. that tha, k,l 81 IA.
continue working. After a while the
digging vas continued and when
water was discovered IL was learned
that half OF it was petroleum. The
digging for petroleum has now started
all around In that vicinity and some
interesting developments are looked
for.
Thousands OF acres OF valuable
forests have been destroyed lately I'm
Halledalen by disastrous forest fires.
The so-called Treschowska forests
have suffered much and over 500 men
were kept busy for several days In
succession fighting the further spread
of the flames. The Greua sawmill be-
came the prey of the flames Aug. 2.
The loss entailed is estimated at 2OO,-
600 crowns.
The Aftenposten (Christiania) In q
recent issue states that Won Plehve's
(the recent Russian minister) gra nd
father was a son of a Lutheran minis
ter In Kurland near the Polish bound
airy and that his grandmother was
either Of Swedish or Danish extrac-
ton.
King Oscar, who has been spending
the past month In Norway has now
returned to Sweden and is spending
the end OF the month at Ma rstrand.
the famous Swedish watering place.
Crown Prince Gustaf Is expected to
visit Norway next month.
Queen Sofia feels at home at Skim
narbol. The climate agrees with her
perfectly and her health has been
greatly benefited since she left
Sweden.
King Leopold or Belgium arrived
to Stavanger In his yacht Albert
a few days ago. The yacht flew the
English flag.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
DEM MARK.



Five-year-old Elsie GelIert. the
heroine OF ar international KIDNAPPING
episode recently returned to Copen-
hagen on the steamship United StatesA
She was placed on board the steam
ship in New York by Acting Consul
George Beck, who has represented the
Danish consul general In the negotia-
tons pending the child's ~recapture and
return TO her parents Since the child
was taken from William and Mary
Jensen In Chicago she has been kept
in the closest seclusion by the Danish
authorities for fear that she might be
stolen from then, in which event they
would have beer powerless to act
against the kidnapers until power OF
authority had been obtained from her
parents. For two years, at the
solicitation of the parents of the child.
the Danish government has been en-
ploying every means for her recovery.
Count Harold Moltke, who accom-
panied the so-called Danish Literary
Greenland expedition. returned to
Copenhagen a few days ago with the
steamer 'Godthaab." He reports that
all the members of the expedition are
In excellent health and will continue
to journey as far south as Cape
Farwell on the southern coast of
Greenland.
Large delegations OF German and
English agriculturalists are visiting
Denmark this summer to study the
Danish dairy industry. They all ad-
NIT that Denmark has much to teach
the world In butter produce and every
thing Is being done to introduce the
Danish system in Germany and Eng
land.
Rev. J. ]. Christensen, the presiding
elder Of the Methodist church of Den
mark, died after a short illness at his
home In Copenhagen a few DAYS ago,
aged 80 years. Rev. Christensen
resided for many years in the United
States.
The Danish steamer "Aalborg'' from
Nordby has been stranded at Mela
of the Gillian coast. The captain and
seven members OF the crew were lost.
Only three of them survived. The
steamer left Copenhagen July l..
The steamer "Uhna'' carrying a
cargo Of 1000 tons Of mutton from
Iceland has been confscated by
Danish officials. The mutton was de-
clared unfit to eat and the entire cargo
Wa dumped into the ocean.
King Christian. who has been re-
ported seriously III. II in spite Of all
rumors doing ~excellently, Gays The
Politiken. Al no time during the
past year has his health been serious
~ impaired.
The Norresundby barber viii be en-
larged IN the ~ future at an ex-
penditurs Of 5000 crowns.
MARION 8. NORELIUS-
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
BLACkMAR is CHOSEN
MASSACHUSETTS MAN ELECTED
HEAD OF TIE GRAND ARMY
OF THE REPUBLIC.

Boston, Aug 19.-General Wilmon
w. Blackmar of this city was elected
commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic by reclamation
at the closing session of the national
encampment Thursday, and Denver
was selected as the place for the en-.
campment of 1905.
The other national officers elected
we're: Senior vice COMMANDMENTS
chief, John r. King, Washington. ID,
c.; junior, George w. Patten, Chatta-
nooga, Tenn; surgeon general. DR.,
Warren r. King, Indianapolis: chap.
lain-in-chief, Rev. j. H. Bradford,
Washington, p. c.
Later General Blackmar made the
following appointments, Adjutant
general, John K. Gilman, Massachu-
sets; quartermaster general, Charles
Burrows, New Jersey; assistant quar-.
termaster general and custodian OF
the records, j. Henry Holcomb; Pen.
~sylvania; assistant adjutant general,
e. B. Stillings, Massachusetts.
The G.. A. r. convention was ad.
journed sine die shortly after 3 p. m.
The principal business was the pass
age of the resolutions declaring that
any modification Of the voting fran
chise should be along lines Of lin
telligence and fitness, and not along
lines of race and color" disapprov-
ing of the admission of Sons of Vet
Grams to secret G. A. r. meetings. and
the laying on the table of a resolution
regarding the proposed fraternal con-
vention Of the survivors of the Union
and Confederate armies.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25

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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
ELEVEN PERSONS KILLED AND
A HUNDRED INJURED IN ST.
PAUL AND VICINITY.
PROPERTY DAMAGE IN STRICKEN
DISTRICT is ESTIMATED AT
FULLY TWO MILLIONS.
ADDITIONAL CASUALTIES OCCUR
IN VARIOUS OTHER PARTS
OF THE NORTHWEST.

st. Paul. Aug. 22.-Eleven dead, 104
injured and a property loss OF over
81. 000, 900 is a verified record of the
damage inflicted by the cyclone which
passed over st. Paul and vicinity Sat
urday night, leaving in its path a
scene OF ~desolation and a calamity
stricken people.
In this city 8 persons are dead and
43 injured; in Minneapolis l man is
dead and IA persons injured; in Waco
MIA 4 are dead and 20 injured, and in
St. Louis Park 3 are dead and rs in
jured. The list of victims is as fol-
lows:
st. Paul-George Keaton, aged sew
enteen; Lourien S. Johanson, aged
twenty-five; Viola Robertson, aged
twelve.
Minneapolis-Alfred w. Hilgedick,
operator at Minneapolis junction,
struck by lightning.
Waconia-August Moy, forty years
old; Mrs. August Moy, thirty-eight
years old; Baby Moy, n year old;
Robert Lehman, thirty-nine years old.
st. Louis Park-Albert Ohde, saloon
keeper; John liedger, six years old;
Anna Hodge.
The damage to property is estimated
at over $4,000. 900, divided as follows:
ST. Paul. $l,UoO.OOO; Minneapolis, $780,
900; st. Louis Park, $4,000; Waconia,
$4,000; Saltwater, $l0O, 900; outside
districts. $685. 900.
High Bridge Partially Destroyed.
The greatest single property loss at
St. Paul was the destruction of two
spans OF the high bridge, a burden
which will rail- upon the city at large.
The other damage is distributed
among thousands OF residences and
hundreds OF business houses.
The storm confined its area mainly
to the localities where fatalities are
reported, although saltwater reports
a loss OF 100000. In both st. Paul
and Minneapolis the business districts
suffered severely, several wholesale
houses being unroofed and hundreds
of plate glass windows being blown
in, causing immense damage to stocks.
In the residence district OF st. Paul,
principally in Lower Town and Ar
lingtol Hills, many houses are COM
plete wrecks and others are seriously
damaged.
In Minneapolis, considering the in
tensity OF the storm, the residence dis
tricts OF the city escaped with COM
p~aratively slight damage. Although a
few structures were unroofed and the
contents of the buildings drenched
with water as a rule the people of
these districts suffered no great loss.
AT Waconia, of the 100 houses, resi-
dences and stores, seventy are more
or less demolished and in the country
for a strip one-half mile In width ex-
tending four miles along the Mime
apolis and st. Louis tracks east and
west there is scarcely a building stand
ing.
At St. Louis Park nearly all of the
large manufacturing establishments
were more or less wrecked and houses
were razed to the ground. The heaviest
loser is T. B. Walker, the Minneapolis
capitalist, who own most Of the twen-
ty houses which were overturned and
some of the manufacturing buildings.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
MRS. MAVERICK IN AMERICA,
Arrives at New York on the Steamer
vaderland.

New York, Aug. 24.-On board the
Red Star line steamer Vaderland.
which arrived during the day from
Antwerp, was Mrs. Florence Chanter
Maybrick, recently released from pris-
on in England. Mrs. Maybrick was
entered on the passenger list as Mrs.
Rose lngraham, a name which she
took from her great grandparents.
This precaution was not designed to
evade official inquiry, but merely to
avoid annoying observation on the
part of fellow passengers. While she
made no secret of her presence on
board and appeared frequently about
the decks and saloon very few were
aware of her identity. She is accom-.
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel V.
Hayden. Mr.. Hayden is her attorney.
Mrs. Maybrick issued a statement
warmly thanking her friends for their
efforts In her behalf.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
SEVERAL PEOPLE KILLED.
Tornado Does Immense Damage Near
Brownton, MINI.

Brownton. Mimi, Aug. 23.-At z
O'Clock Saturday night the people about
four miles north of here experienced
u of the most severe storms of wind,
hail and rain that ever visited this
part OF the country. Grain stacking
was just finished and now there is not
a stack TO be seen The grain is scat
tered for miles across the fields and
piled against fences, which are also
dly demolished. Houses, barns and
outbuildings are completely demol.
ished, several people were killed and
many injured, and dead horses, cattle
and hogs mark the path of the storm.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
NORWAY.
Christians.

Because he had read of the viking
Ship" which was exhibited at the
Worlds Fair In Chicago In 1893. a
young man named Ole Brude. who
resides at Aalesund recently conceived
the idea that be would like to cross
the Atlantic in 4 row boat and visit
the 81. Louis exposition. He suc.
eesded In persuading I'VE ether ad
vcntuIsrs - Join him and the start
was actually made two weeks ago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
HITS SOUTH DAKOTA TOWNS.
Two Persons Killed and More Than a
Score injured.

Watertown, S. d., Aug. IA hurri-
cane OF severe character swept over a
region in the northeast part of the
state Sunday night.
low Lake, and Mrs. II. Schilling of
Bryant.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. B. Smith of Willow
Lake were fatally injured; Mrs. Bell
ger, Mrs. Milestone seriously injured,
and twenty-five unknown persons of
Willow Lake, were injured, but not
seriously.
Mrs. Schilling's son and daughter
OF Bryant, fatally hurt.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
FOUR DEAD AT GLENCOE, MINI.
Tornado Did Great Damage to Grain
and Property.

Glencoe, Mimi, Aug. pa tornado
struck the township of Rich Valley
and Bergen Saturday night about s
o'clock, killing our people, Mary
O'Donnell. aged thirteen, daughter OF
Patrick O'Donnell; the seven-year-old
daughter of Anthony O'Donnell, Fred
erick Gross and his mother.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-08-25
WIsconsln Woman KUIed.

Rice Lake. Wis, Aug. 23.-The re-
port comes from Dallas. q place of
about 1000 inhabitants. twentyfour
miles southwest of this city. that the
place was visited by o cyclone Satur-
day night and . woman killed and
three houses destroyed.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08
New York State Democratic.

Two weeks ago the Republican
managers, both Stats and National,
we're apparently cock-sure OF cGptur-
Ing the th%irty-nine electoral votes OF
New York, and Governor Chairman
Odell assured his ~lieuteuants that it
made little difference whom he might
select as bis candidate for Governor,
because conditions were such that even
a ''yellow dog'' could be elected, Bat
Democratic harmony throughout the
State and the blighting influence of
Odellism upon the Republican rank
and file, have worked a remarkable
change in the Empire State. Today
1t would be impossible to find a man.
except, perhaps, in some asylum for
the feeble minded, who believes that
the Republicans have eVen a ghost of a
chance to elect their State ticket.
And no intelligent nan who is familiar
with past and present political condi-
tions in New York believes that the
State a be carried for Roosevelt.
Ten days ago Republican money IN
plenty was offered in wagers at odds
OF 2 to that the State would 90 for
Roosevelt and at 10 to 8 that Governor.
Chairman Odell and his motley crew
would control the State administra.
ton for another year; today Republican
betters fight shy of New York pro.
positions, and such little betting as
there is, all nOn-professlonal by the
way, and confined to gamblers in
Wall Street, reflects the popular feel.
ing that Odellism has had its day and
that New York is to take Its place.
where 1t right-fullY belongs, and where
1t always is when the Democratic
party is united-in the Democratic
column. The latest betting was at 10
to 8 that Herrlck would beat Odelrs
man, Higgins, and even money that
Roosevelt would get the electoral votes
of the State. The trend OF sentiment
is now such, that it will not be sur.
prising to find Parker, as well as Her.
rick, a pronounced favorite IN the
betting by the time registration is com.
plated. Bnt betting or no betting
New York is for Parker as we'll as for
Herrick.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08
An OIdw. NJ. A. Boy Married.

Friends here are in receipt o, cards
announcing the marriage of Mr.. will.
lam c. Edwards and Miss Josephine
searles, on Tuesday, Oct, 5, at Kansas
City. Mr.. Edwards was a graduate Of
w. N. A. with the class of 90, standing
at the head OF his class and receiving
every distinction which the school L
authorized to confer. He aiterward
graduated from the Engineering De-
pArtment o. Kansas University and is
now located at Wichita. He is in the
employ Of the Orient railroad.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08

II developed at the last stock hold
ers Meeting Of the Chicago s Alton
railroad that the Rock island people
owned 30 per cent OF the stock of
that road. This thing Of railroads
owning each others stock aud being
represented on each others boards Of
directors is an increasing phenomenon.
Within a few years the great trunk
lines will be practically one. There
are some advantages In this, but on
the whole it must be admitted that
the cOnce ntratlon of transportation
interests carries with tia power for
evil which 10 man can compute.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08

This is no time for quarreling
among democrats. The outlook state
and national is beginning to be cheer
ing, aud the time has come for some
activity ia the campaign in the West.
If the West should work itself up to
its accustomed enthusiasm, the
Eastern democrats would feel in sight
OF a national victory.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08

Hill stated it about right in his
Albany speech when he said: "Why
need President Roosevelt have WELD
ed the big stick in behalf Of the
French company, then chaffering,
lobbying and h%uckstering at Bogota,
as it had been for a quarter Of a CEN
fury? What influence, bad for the
United States, would have been exer-
ted by paying a few millions more or
less, In comparison with international
law violated by the President of the
United States, a public obligation
like that in the treaty Of lS46 repud-
lated by him, the Federal constltu-
ton set at defiance by him, a plain
statute disobeyed by him, and execu-
tive presidents begun by him most
lnconvenient and damaging to our fu.
ture diplomacy.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08

privilege to none, auti-imperiahsm,
tree consututionallsm and honest,
economical administration OF the affairs
Of government.
1t has Vitriol in it for the head Of this
Administration, owned and controlled
as it is by the plutocracy and the
trusts Of the country, and without say
ing q word in personal abuse.
1t is the cleanest skinning ever
administered to any man on earth
without calling his name. Il is this,
to men who have been here for years
aud watched the game, rs 1 have. l
know how rotten and rank are the de-
partments and how badly they need
the ventilation Of honest democracy.
1 know how full of can't and
hypocrisy are the Presidents preten-
sions and promises.
Judge Parker has sized up the whole
game admirably. He has looked
through the lens and has seen 1t all
just as it is. What power, except that
of honest, patriotic citizenship, ever
gave him the prescience to grasp so
correctly the sore spots of a rapidly
rotting Administration l can conceive.
He has scaled the turn" and he onght
to get ''four for one"
Those Of us who have caviled at
Judge Parker's so-called silence and
ultra conservatism should now 90
"away back and SIT down." Those
who have clsmored for "more ginger"
in the campaign, now are for ever
hushed. He has hit the enemy a
smash IN the nose that sounds like a
bay mule taking a fall out of a stable
door with both hind feet. He has
Roosevelt 100 like thirty cents
worth Of dog meat. He has belled the
buzzard and hammered the immortal
ichor out of the republican party and
all it stands for.
He has written a message to every
conservative, independent, patriotic,
thinking voter OF the land that ought
to make his blood Jingle and make him
to vote for a man who promises a
of the kind Of free government
under which he wants his sons and
daughters to live and rear families.
He has written a message to the masses
Of mankind that will live in history as
q new Declaration of Independence
from the thraldom of plutocracy, pelf,
spectacular Imperialism and false pre-
tense. CHARLES A. EDWARDS.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1904-10-08

The Kansas City Star on Tuesday
has the following head lines on the
first page: "Butler's Defeat Severe i!
Halves Assured Of III Delegates who
are 10 favor Of a Clean City Ticket
The Halves spoken Of is supposed to
be the same Halves who six months
ago was represented by the Star as an
ally Of Butler and a friend and pro
tector Of bOodlers. And in spite of
the fact that the Star knew at the
time that Halves had been put at the
head Of the democratic organization
Of St. Louis for the very purpose Of
over-throwing Butlerism, and that he
had been the proposer Of Wells and
Folk and had by his energy and
capacity for organization secured
their election. The Kansas City
Star is more dangerous to the demo.
cratic party than Butler ever was,
and as disreputable to the state Of
Missouri.