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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
FUNERAL is HELD.
Brief and Simple Services MT Inter-
ment of Daughter of
idcnt Cleveland.

Princeton, N. j., Jan. 9.-The funeral
of Ruth Cleveland, who died Thursday
OF diphtheria, was held at the family
residence at ten o'clock Friday morn
ing. The service was brief and simple
and was conducted by Rev. Maitland
Bartlett, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church. In addition to the fam
lily a few of the closest friends of the
family were present. The interment in
the Princeton cemetery was private and
took place Immediately after the serv-
ice. At the request of her physician
Mrs. Cleveland did not 60 to the GEM
etery. Among the hundreds of mes
sages of coincidence from friends was
one from President Roosevelt.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

Russell Sage eats five meals a day.
He begins the day with a substantial
breakfast and ends it with an ample
dinner. But between these-and
therein lies the main merit Of his
dietary-instead of heavy luncheon,
which brings torpor to the keenest in
%tellect. the rugged old %financier takes
three light lunches of bread and milk,
or crackers and milk, or milk and a
sandwich, but always milk. These
lesser meals he consumes at II, l and
4 o'clock.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

The Universal Pneumatic Transmits
sion Co, Chicago, is seeking to secure
a franchise to operate a pneumatic
mali service from lnaI city to the East.
The concern uses the u system,
and says it can transport light mer-
~chandise, as well as mail. A letter
mailed in Chicago at noon would be in
New York at Z o'clock the same eve
ming. 1t is the aim of the company
to connect the big cities of the coun-
try. The tubes can carry $4,000
pounds of freight an hour. A package
of from 100 to 500 pounds can be shot
from Chicago to New York in seven
hours.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
he Arctic regions, VIII

In the Arctic regions, where only
the Eskimos find a congenial climate,
is found the richest mine of cryolite in
the world. This composition is in
reality a quartz, but it looks like ice
fecked with snow, and the Eskimos
call it "the ice that melts." Al
though small deposits OF cryoiite have
been found elsewhere, the quarry, or
mine, at Ivigtut may be regarded as
the only one in the world. Very small
quantities of cryolite have been found
at MASK, in the Ural mountains, and
q trace at Pixies Peak. A good deposit
of cryolite Is worth as much $ gold
mine.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
RECESS is OVER.
Congress- Resumes Its Sessions and
Takes Up Question-Presi-
dent Sends in Appointments.

Washington. Jan. 5.-The senate's
first session yesterday following the
holiday recess was devoted entirely TO
Panama. President Roosevelt sent a
message on the subject, which was re-
ceived with great interest. Discussion
continued throughout the day, speeches
being made both in defense OF n
against the policy which has been pur-
sued. The president sent to the SEN
ate the following nominations: Will
liam H. Taft, of Ohio, to be secretary OF
war; Luke E. Wright, of Tennessee, to
be civil governor Of the Philippines, n
Henry C. Ide, of Vermont, to be vice
civil governor Of the Philippines.
The house met, but transacted no
business.
Washington, Jan. 6.-Practically the
entire session of the senate yesterday
was devoted to a speech by Senator
Lodge on the situation on the isthmus
of Panama. HI discussed the abstract
question of the right Of the president
to recognize the independence of a new
nation, and concluded that such a pre-
negative pertains exclusively to the
Office of chief executive. Resolutions
of sympathy, condoling with he grief
stricken people of Chicago, were adopt
ed by the house yesterday. The presi~
dents message relative to Panama
and the canal was read.
Washington, Jan. 7.-Alleged irregu,
larities in the post office department
constituted the only theme in the sen
ate yesterday. In the hous nothing
of Importance was lone.
Washington, Jan. S.-Senator Nor
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

One million three hundred and thir-
ty-six thousand dollars for target prac-
tice! That is the somewhat astonish-
ing sum that Uncle Sam is asked to
appropriate to train the man behind
the naval guns for the ensuing year.
Moreover, it is estimated that when
the ships now in course of construc-
ton are added to the feet this sum
will have to be more than doubled
that is, the annual cost of ammunition
for target practice in the navy will be
50. $50 900.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Ohio Legislature.

Columbus, O., Jan. 5.-The general
assembly convened yesterday in bienni-
al session. The senate was called to
order by Lieut.. Gov. Gordon. George
H. Chamberlain, Of Lorain county, was
chosen president pro tenn. and r. e.
'Scobey, Of Troy, clerk. The house elect
ed George = Thomas. OF Huron county,
speaker. The messagesof.r retiring Coy.
Nash urges economy IN state expendi-
lures.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
COce1 May ADneHl.

Paris, Jan. 9.-Min Young Tchan, the
Corean minister, said Friday that he
would not be surprised should Corea ap-
peal to the United States for good offices
in her behalf in case Of the invasion of
Corean territory by one or the other
power. Under the treaty between the
United States and Corea this is permissi-
BILE. Moreover, continued the minister,
the people Of Corea regard the United
States in a most friendly way, because of
its fair policy.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

The production of barley in the
United States has increased greatly
within the past few years. 1t is es-
timated, in a general way, that about
two-thirds of the product is good
enough for mailing purposes, the re-
mainder being used for feeding. Only
a small proportion of the crop is ex-
ported; in the record zeal 1S9S-99 the
exports amounted to 23,661, 662 bush
els, but this was exceptional. The
usual quantity of exports in late years
is from 100000 to 5000. 900 bushels.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

The new fast-f1ashing electric light
house on the Island of Hel;goland is
working with great success. The light
represents 80, 200, 900 canGle-power.
Each flash lasts only one-tenth of a
second, and the flashes follow each
other at intervals of five seconds. The
bluish-white light of the arc appears
red at great distances. The light is
visible at a distance of % miles on
the surface of the water. 1t is the
most powerful lighthouse in the world.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Death OF a Journalists.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, Jan. Otis Henry
Brand, for 81 Years city editor Of the
JanesvilleD Daily Recorder, and one ofthe
best known newspaper men Of southern
wisconsin. died Wednesday at his home
III this cits from q eerehraI he~morrhage.
Mr.. Brand had been in failing health
for nearly three years.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Var on LfIuor.

Logansport, Ind, Jan. 9.-The tenn
perance people of Royal Center, the cap
ital of Boone township, made another
important move in their war IN the
liquor traffic which has been waging
since early last year, by filing COM
plants against the corporators of the
three club houses operating there, in
which they seek to annul the charters
under which they are doing business.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Business Failures.

New York, Jan. There were
9,768 failures reported to Bradstreet's
in the calendar year of 1903, with liza
bilities of $154 277,093 and assets of
Se4,060,4 ATS. This marked a decrease
in number of just two per cent. from
1902 and of eight per cent. from 1901.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
nandits on TrfnI.

Chicago, Jan. Ivan Dine, Marx
and Niedermeier, three men accused
of the street car robbery and double
murder, and a long list of other des-
perate crimes, were put ON trial for
their lives in Judge kersten's court
yesterday morning.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
TWO Deaths by wreck.

Baltimore, Md, Jan. "a Baltimore
& Ohio railway train crashed into a
freight train at Evitt's Creek Friday
morning, both engines being derailed
and wrecked. Fireman B. F. Kefauver
was killed and Fireman S. E. Roberts ia
tally injured, dying shortly after the ac-
cident. Engineer G. B. Humphrey and
Fireman j. F. Conrad were injured.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Granted New Trial.

Hamilton, o., Jan. 6.-Alfred Al.
Knapp. self-confessed murderer of FIVE
persons. now In the penitentiary at
Columbus. awaiting execution for muir
der of his wife. has been granted a
new trial by Judge Swing.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Marines Mount Guns.

Colon, Jan. all the American ma
rines have now landed. The last con
tingent from the Dixie encamped at
Bas Obispo, 80 miles out on the line of
the railway. The work Of constructing
intrenchments at Empire is being
pushed. Guns are now mounted there.
All the w%arships 0 p%atrolling the
coast are expected to assemble in the
harbor of Colon early next week.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Appointments.

Washington, Jan. 8.-The following
appointments were announced at the
treasury department Thursday: Luz
man T. Hoy, to be appraiser of mer-
chandise in the district of Chicago. Ill.
vice Horace H. Thomas, removed; John
J. McCardy, of st. Paul, Mimi, to be
auditor for the post Office department.
to succeed Henry A. Castle, also Of
Minnesota, resigned.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Many Men ExpeIIed.

Telluride Col. Jan. S.-Fifty-six men
have been expelled from San Miguel
county by the military authorities since
the publication of the governors martial
law proclamation. About 45 of these
men are quartered at Montrose, and in
tend to return to Telluride after the
troops are withdrawn. The search for
firearms and ammunition has been COM
pleted and between 600 and 700 weapons
have been confiscated.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
President Is Selected,

Milwaukee, Jan. "a special from
Madison, Wis, says President Roosevelt
has been chosen to deliver the principal
Grafton at the semi-centennial jubilee of
the University of Wisconsin next June.
There seems to be no doubt that the
president will accept the invitation.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Passed Away.

Chicago. Jan. 8.-Warren Barnhart,
Oldest member and vice president Of
the firm of BaTnhart Brothers & Spin
der, type founders, 183-187 Monroe
street, died at his late residence, 577h
La Sale avenue. Mr.. Barnhart was 81
years OF age.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Feaca necInred.

C~apetown, Jan. 9.--It is officially an
nounced that peace has beer declared in
Damaraland, German Southwest Africa,
and that the hostile Hottentots have
surrendered.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
GEO. b. DAILY, Publisher.

The dcuble-headed snake, hitherto
supposed to be peculiar to Central
America and the credulity Of unscien-
tific travellers, has turned up in Cali
fornia. One story says that it was
headed for San Francisco, another to-
ward Los Angeles.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

The Cabin John bridge, near Balti-
more, Md, which has long enjoyed the
distinction of being the largest ma
sorry span in the world, has been
eclipsed by the construction of an
arch OF stone over the valley of the
Petrusse, at Luxembourg. The span
of the Cabin John structure was 220
feet, and that of the new bridge is So
feet greater
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

The marriage of John Graybill and
Mary Weimer, of Colerain, Pa, has
caused a peculiar mixup of relation
ship. The brides mother, Elizabeth
Weimer, was married several years
ago to the bridgegroom's brother.
Thus the bridegroom becomes a o II
in-law as well as a brother-in-law to
the elder Mrs. Graybill, and also a
son-in-law to his own brother.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Japan Delays War.

Toxic, Jan. 9.-The Japanese govern
ment mas practically determined TO
continue negotiations. 1t is dissatisfied
with Russia's terms, as indicated in the
reply to Japan's last note, but does not
feel warranted in issuing an ultimatum
or breaking off negotiations and will
make another effort to secure their
modification before resorting to force
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Licensc Unnecesaarr.

Washington, Jan. 9.-The commits
sioner Of internal revenue has decided
that it is permissible for state prisonsf TO
manufacture tobacco or cigars for its
own inmates without paying license.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Sails for Home.

Yokohama, Jan. 8.-Ex-Gov. Taft. Of
the Philippine islands, sailed Thursday
forthe United States via Honolulu, after
his visit TO the Japanese capital. AS the
steamer sailed there was an enthusiastic
demonstration.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Twenty Killed.

Mexico City. Jan. 9---At the Los Lau-
relies mines near the little hamlet OF
La Yesca, west Of Guadalajara, a large
number Of boxes Of dynamite which
were stored in q powder house exploded,
killing 20 men and injuring 40 others.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Trnans CoIIfde.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 6.-Fast passen-
per train No. 8 on the Chicago, Rock
Island & Pacific railroad from Chicago
crashed into a freight train eight miles
west of here at oneso'clock this morn
ing. The engineers and firemen on
both trains were instantly killed and
26 passengers were injured. Several
are reported killed. .
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
ApopIexy Cannes Deaths.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Jan. s 81. II.
Coutts, president OF the First national
bank Of Upton, has dropped deed In q
hotel here. The was apoplexy.
MI. Coutts was 55 years old.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
MOI GuiIty.

Omaha, Jan, 9.-United States Sena-
tor Charles n. Dietrich was cleared yes
terday Of the charges Of bribery and
illegally leasing q building 10 the
United States government.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Chfldren Perf.h by Frlre,

81 Cloud. Mimi, Jan. 8s-TWo children
sof r. Symanietz, Of ST. Anna, this coun-
ty, burned to death Wednesday night,
while their parents Mere temporarily
absent.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Responsible for Fire.

Des Moines. Ia, Jan. S.-H. Frazee,
an electrical worker. is found to be re-
sponsible for the s250,00a fire at the
state capitol. Frazee is found to have
dropped a lighted candle near the
locality where the blaze was FIRST dis
covered. He will not be prosecuted.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
CAPITOL OF iowa
PARTLY BURNED
Fire Destroys the Interior of the
North Wing of the States
Beautiful Building.
of the House of Represent
~tatives a Chnrred Mass of RUINS
Gov. Cummins Has the Contents
of All Offices Removed-Loss Is Es-
tsmated at $500, O0O.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 5.-Fire Quilted
the northwest wing of the state capitol
yesterday with an approximate loss of
100000. The chamber of the house of
representatives is a charred mass Of
ruined debris and cannot be fixed up in
time for the approaching session Of the
legislature. The fire gained great head
way before it was checked, starting
about ten o'clock, and at noon it was
thought the entire building was doomed,
and Gov. Cummins ordered the contents
of all the offices removed. However, it
was finally confined % the wing Of the
capitol in which it originated, and by
six O'Clock was practically extin-
guished.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Burned m

Rockford, Ill, Jan. 6.--Dr. H. ~.
Chappell, of Oregon, Ill. was burned 10
death in the destruction of his home
Tuesday night
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15

be replaced. The Iowa capitol is one of
the most beautiful in the United States.
1t is built along the lines of the beau
tiful capitol at Albany. 1t has been the
pride of the state and of the city of Des
Moines, and was erected at a cost of
So G Hon.- Hhe state capitc! commits
sion, appointed for this purpose, had
just completed the restoration and re-
pair of the building at a cost Of SIZE, 900,
most of which had been expended in the
chamber which is ruined.
Carries No
The state of Iowa carries no insurance
on any of its property. 1t believes the
better policy is to carry it's own insu-
rance. The loss on the building is there
fore total.
The executive council met and turned
the matter of the repair of the capitol
over to the improvement commission,
which Is composed of the Hon. A. B.
Funk, of Spirit Lake; J. H. Shoentgen,
of Council Bluffs, and Prof. C. A. Gun
ming, of Des Moines.
One Man Killed.
Superving Engineer G. L.. Linley fell
40 feet to his death while making an
inspection of the wing ruined by fire.
A burned floor gave way with him,
precipitating him to the floor of the
chamber of representatives. His skull
was crushed and he died almost in
stantly. Linley was unmarried and
rs years old. He lived in Chicago
and was employed by the capitol com
mission during the work Of improve.
ment.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Scene of DesoIation.

The beautiful state capitol presents a
scene of desolation. The marble stair
cases are covered with ice, the floors
are flowing with water and the offices
under the burned part of the building
are flooded. Many beautiful frescoes
in the chamber of the house can never
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Many Charges.

Chicago, Jan. 9.-Curtains which
would not come down, aisles which were
overcrowded, fire protection which did
not protect, absence of discipline among
employees and many other things which
might have contributed to cause the APP
palling loss of life in the %Iroquois theater
fire were charged in the testimony of the
witnesses who appeared at the session
of the inquest yesterday.
Eight chorus girls, members of the
pale moonlight" octet that danced and
sang while the flames roared in the lofts
above, gave graphic accounts of the
start Of the fire and agreed that the
asbestos curtain was caught in midair,
where the flames destroyed it. A dra-
matte feature Of the hearing was the
~fainting of n OF the moonlight" girls,
who fell PROSTATE TO the floor when
asked to review the horrors of the death
rush.
At noon and at the conclusion of the
days session, the jurors varied their
duties by viewing the bodies of three
more victims, who died in hospitals dur
ing the day, bringing the number of dead
up to 500.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Nine Injured.

Deadwood, S. D., Jan. 1.-THE Burling-
ton passenger train that left Deadwood
at four O'Clock Wednesday afternoon
crashed through a bridge at Rockford,
80 miles from Deadwood, and nine per-
sons were, injured, several seriously. The
locomotive and baggage car got over
safely, but the chair car plunged into the
Little Rapid creek and the Pullman
rolled down the bank.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
MANY killed IN
railway WRECK
uaad-Oa Collision Between ROCK
Island Express and Cattle
Train in Kansas.
rhs Crash Occurred at Willard and
xx,s Due to the CareIessness OF
Trainmen-Thirty or more
gers Were Injured-Nnmes OF INC
Persons Thu Were Killed.

Topeka, Kan, Jan. 7.-Seventeen
persons were killed and "a injured In
the wreck of the Rock Island railways
California and Mexico express at Will
lard. Kan, IA miles west of here, early
yesterday morning. The tram col
lided head-on with a stock train Tor
which it should have waited at VAL
lard.
The Dead.
The names of the dead are: Gale
Fuller, Brockton, Pa; James Griffin,
Claremont, Mo-; Mrs. Mary Harvaille
and two children and her sister, Mrs.
Susan Reed, Ch%illicorhe, Mo-; Mrs. j.
H. Hill, Greensburn, Kan; E. E.
Meyer, Buffalo, N. Y; w. S. Martin
and wife, St. Joseph, Mo-; Raymond
Martin and Grace and Lenora Reed,
Chillicothe, Mo; E.. r. Rankins, De
Kalb, Mo-: w. ]. Wells, Jacksonville,
H.; Mrs. Mary Kaiser; unknown boy.
The Cause.
Carelessness of trainmen caused the
wreck. Instructed to meet a special
freight train at Willard, the engineer
and conductor of the Inflated passen-
ger train noting that a freight train
! stood on the sidetrack at Willard,
lrushed through, thinking that the cars
they had seen were the ones which
they had been instructed to pass. Fail
ure to scrutinize the number of the
| engine was directly responsible for
the collision. Had the engineer com.
pared the number of the train at Will
lard with his orders, the accident
would have been averted.
Two Cars Demolished.
Both trains were running at a high
speed and when the engines met they
were welded together by the terrific
impact. The engineer and fireman on
the freight escaped without injury by
jumping. The fireman on the passen-
ger train was seriou ly injured, but
the engineer escaped. 1t was in the
third car of the passenger train, the
! first coach having been preceded by a
smoker and baggage car, tEat the
greatest loss of life occurred. The
smoker, which was occupied by only
two or three men, was overturned and
pushed through the car behind it,
which latter was crowded with pas
sengers, some standing in the aisle.
When rescue was finally possible
only three living persons were taken
PEELED to chop holes in the side and
through the floor and top of the coach
to reach them.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
VIII BE Thorough.

Chicago, Jan. S.-When the %Iroquois
calmness, and in fancied security sat
and waited, with astonishing faith, I'M
til death swooped out from the prosceni-
UNI arch and claimed nearly 600 souls.
This terrible fact was brought out with
distinctness at the first session of the
inquest. The tragedy will be probed to
the very bottom, until every detail of
the horrible calamity and it's causes are
exposed to the full light of day.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Assaulted by students

Huntington, w. Va, Jan. 9.--Prof.
Runyan, of this city. who teaches al
Camp Creek, two miles east of Hunting
ton, was assaulted Thursday night by
students and beaten into insensibility.
The teacher had previously whipped one
of the pupils. Prof. Runyan's condition
Friday was considered dangerous.
Was Authority on Hebraic Works.
New York, Jan. DIR. Michael T..
Rodkinson, editor and publisher of the
Babylonian Talmud, the principal au-
thority Of the Hebrews on oral laws and
the traditions Of their faith, is dead at
his home here. He spent 20 years trans
lating the work and was the author OF
several Hebraic works.
Flames Cause Heavy Damage.
Claremont, N, H, Jan. 9.-.The Union
block, d of the finest business build
ings in the town, was badly damaged
by fire Friday and the loss, including
that sustained BY tenants, Is estimated
at 100000. The caIse of the fire has
not been a~scertained. The total insrr-
ance is $4,000.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-01-15
Over 500 Buried.

In the three days given over to burials,
funeral services have been said over $40
of the bodies, 2S1 of which have been
229 shipped to a distance. But 70 iden-
tilted dead and four unidentified remain
to De consigned to their last resting
place. All the identified dead will be in
tered TODAY.