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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
CONGRESSIONAL PROBABILITIES.

The principal subjects that probably
will be considered during the second
session OF the Fifty-eighth Congress
are rs follows:
Extra Session-May be called as a re-
mote contingency % provide revenue leg
islation to meet increased appropriations.
TariR-Gcncral belief Of leaders that
the subject will not be considered.
Observation-Disclosures treaties now In
Senate committee probably will not be
taken up owing 10 strong opposition.
Philippine Railroads-Bil to construct
roads with government guarantee to be
pressed by Senator Lodge. Other Phil
ipplne legislation probable.
StAtehood-Bill 90 combine Oklahoma
and Indian territory rs one State and
Arizona and New Mexico as another
pending In the Senate and will be fought.
Impeachment - The proceedings
against Judge Sa wyer Of Florida will
come up. but doubtless will so over to
the next Congress.
smoot-The proposition TO eject Reed
smoot from the Senate probably will 20
over 10 the next session.
Merchant Mhrine-Report OF the con-
gressional commission which has been i'm
,~estigating the subject.
Chinese Exclusion-New treaty being
negotiated and new law 10 replace law
expiring may be necessary.
Immigration--Bnl providing n head
tax Of 81 and n United States govern
ment agent az foreign ports TO be pushed
In Senate.
Currency-Much talk probable. but no
action owing TO wide range Of senatorial
IDEAS.
Southern Representation-Proposc to
reduce representation Of Southern States
10 be discussed. but no action probable,
Trusts-Much debate promised. but
little effective legislation probable.
Interstate Commerce-Enort TO en-
large powers Of the commission assured.
with probably effective opposition by the
railroads.
Eight-Hour Day-BHl 20 limit time IN
government contracts TO be pushed by
Semitic labor committee.
Pure Food-Bili to protect food TO
come up early with attempt to defeat it
by delay.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08

interchangeable Search Made tor the
Murderer.


Murderer.
r. M. Dunn, chief OF police at Miller.
was In Huron Wednesday on his way
20 Brandon, Ia, TO sonfcr with the moth
or and other relatives Of Jacob John
son. missing from his farm near Yves
sington since the latter part Of last June.
and supposed 90 have been murdered.
Mr.. Dunn returned from Fairmont and
wahpcton. in North Dakota, n few days
since, where he went 60 view the remains
OF a man found dead In n wheat Held
near the first named town some weeks
since. His viit resulted In getting pos
session OF n silver watch and q portion
OF the dead mans vest. The watch has
been identified rs that OF J~ohnson's. but
the clothing. having been exposed to the
weather % long. IL faded. and IL not
positively ideniiied as that worn by the
missing man.
A peculiar proceeding was that the re-
mains, "a soon as found, were ordercd
by the coroner 10 be buried; no examina-
ton as to wounds or cause OF death was
had. and seemingly little effort was
made 60 ascertain the identity of the
dead a The body was without n hat.
but in the pockets OF his clothing wa
found about $l4 In cash.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
EXPRESS CAR IS ROBBED.
Messenger Fatally Shot and Money
Taken.

los Angeles. Cal: The Wells Fargo
Express car IN the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe overland passenger train No.
I. westbound, was entered early Monday
somewhere between Needles and Daggett
and Evan o. Roberts. the express mes
senger. was shot and fatally wounded
and the safe ihed.
Tho wells-Fargo Company was expect
Ing n large shipment OF United States
pension money t~otaling 100000. IL is
said. and Il IL possible that this ship
ment may be on the train. II Is known
that the local officials were greatly excr.
cise1 over the robbery, and at Barstow
placed a substitute messenger Oh the car
with orders 10 guard everything In Il
with the greatest secrecy.
After shooting the messenger and
riding the safe the robber leaped from
the car while the train was running at
full speed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
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The last session OF the F~ifty-eighth.
Congress was called together NJ oon
Monday. The opening IA amid those
scenes that for years have made ths
reassembling OF Congress among the
notable events or the country. Hun
dreds OF s~ight.seers esrly thronged tire
corridors and crowded into the CALLER
les 10 witness the formal proceedings.
The streets were crowded with people
intent on witnessing the ceremonies.
despite rain and sleet. Many newly
elected members were mt the capitol.
although they will not assume Office
until after March 4. A sad feature of
the rrasscmbilng was the absence OF
kindly faces grown old In the servic,.
OF the country.
Seldom I'm the memory OF the obi
guard has the opening day been made
such a gala occasion. The galleries.
rather than the floor, proved the center
Of attraction. Rows upon rows OF
handsomely gowned women looked
down upon the statesmen. Members
OF both bodies were flooded with re-
membranes In the form Of nornl
pieces and the chambers presented nm
appearance which they never know on
any other occasion. Baskets and clus-
tiers OF bright roses. chrysanthemums
aud other fall flowers covered the
desks.
The Senate convened for Its hnai
session Of the F~ifty-eighth Congress
promptly at noon. The FIRST senator
In his seat was Mr.. Plstt Of New york.
Long before IL o'clock the galleries
were filed. but the buzz OF
ton ceased when President FRO TEN.
Frye's gavel fell. Rev. Edward
Everett Hale. ID. D., chaplain of the
Senate. offered prayer. which was list
ened 10 by nearly every senator.
Two seats had been vacated by
death-those OF Senator Hoar Of Mas
sachusetts and Senator Quay of Penn
syivania. Many eyes were turned sor-
rowfully toward the desks so long oc-
cupied by these men. who had grown
old-in the public service. Their success
sors. Senators-elect Crane OF Massa-
chusetts and Knox OF Pennsylvania.
attended the session. but will not No.
cupy the seats assigned to them until
they are formally sworn In.
In the Senate. after the usual for.
malities. the session was adjourned
out OF respect for the late Senators
Hoar OF Massachusetts, and Quay or
Pennsylvania. In the House nothing
beyond the merest routine was taken
mp.
The House convened ut noon for the
last session or the F~ffty-eighth Con
gress. The gallery doors were thrown
open ut 1890 o'clock. and In a short
time every seat was taken. The diplo-
matte corps was well represented I'm
the section set apart for II. The spec
tntors evlnced the greatest interest ia
the happenings on the floor below. and
kept up an incessant conversation.
Now and then as some ~favorite enter
ed the chamber he was applauded.
This will be the short session of the
Fifty-eighth Congress and a notably
interesting one.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08

Outcome of a Divorce SHIT ia De-
troit. Mich.

tFttts ttttbs
Detroit. Mich: Enragcd because his
wife. who IL suing for divorce. refused To-
allow him IT, accompany her home from
work Saturday night. Louis Haxer. aged
about ~ yrars drew y revolver and be-
gan shooting ut everyone In the bakery
Mt ScOit aud Dubois Streets. where his
vile was employed.
Mrs. .Adolph Schneider. wife of Mrs.
Haxer's employer. was sho, three times.
through the chin. wrist anu shoulder.
one bullet caicring the hack of the shout
der aud passing ont through the breast.
Miss Tina Weber. sister OF Mira.
Schneider. was shot through the chin.
Within hair an hour after the two
women wcrc shot. pairolman Peter Red
mond. In attempting TO arrest Haxer.
was shot through the breast. and Har.
vey Trombley was shot In the side.
though not dangerously. when he ran 10
the wounded officers asslstaocc.
Notwithstanding his wounS. which Is
likely Ia prove fatal, Patrolman Red
mond. assisted by Patrolman Herman
Snablc. succeeded In placing Haxcr un'
der arrest.
The officers having heard the shooting
NJ the bakery were looking for Haxei
when they entered a saloon at Gratioi
Avenue and Moran Street. Haxer saw
them first. however. and began shooting
without n word OF warning.
The Haxcrs had been married six
years. but separated W. years ago.
When Haxcr began shooting. his VIII,
saved herself by dropping behind thu
bakery counter. Miss Weber was shot
for demonstrating with the enraged hus
band. and Mrs. Schneider was shot whcr
she ran toward a back door. Haxer mis-
taking the fleeing woman for his wife.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
FoRTY-FivE PERSONS HURT.
Serious Accident ON the Missouri
Pacific.

Holden. Mo-: Missouri Pacific passen-
ger train No. I. w~estbound from 81.
Louis TO Kansas City. due here Mt 4
o'clock Saturday afternoon. was wrecked
at the water works bridge two miles east
Of. here. resulting In the injury OF forty.
Eve persons, several OF whom were seri-
ously hurt.
The accident was caused by a broken
rail which projected from the track, de-
railing the first coach behind the mail car,
throwing Il from the track down n 20
foot embanknent and causing two other
coaches. a Pullman and the diner TO fol-
low Il. The broken rail was ON the
bridge and the rear Pullman rolled OF
the bridge into the creek below and the
passengers inside were all seriously In
jured. Two old ladies' imprisoned In this
ear were taken out nc the top after holes
had been made with axes.
The engine. two baggage ears and the
mail car passed the bridge In safety and
remained on the track. but all the re
mainder OF the train was derailed.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
uNEaRTHEo A SKELETON.
Human Bones Dug Up on n Farm
Near Mtibank.

While engaged In making an excavation
on the farm OF Mrs. Laura Arnold, In
Roberts County, ii. Il. Sciney unearth-
cd the skeleton OF n man. Appearances
indicated that it had been In the ground
for some time. The skeleton Is that OF a
white man. whose identity Is a mystery.
and IL was found in n sitting posture,
without box or coffin, about i've feet be-
meath the surface OF the ground.
IL is believed In some quarters that the
skeleton is that OF some adventurous
white who penetrated what In now South
Dakota long before the tide OF white Inn
migration set In toward this portion OF
the great northwest.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Raid on

Monday night, at Mitchell, Oniccr
Briggs arrested four men. John Johnston,
Earl Mankey. Jack McCrystal and Wal
ter Loomcr. on the charge OF gambling.
oaicer Briggs raided a room over the
billiard hall aud caught these men with
their gambling outfit. The gamblers
were arraigned aud pleaded guilty. John
son paid his ine. Mankcy will stay out
his time in jail and the other two were
given notice TO get out OF town lmme-
diately,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
TO "scAe."
Legislature viii no Asked to Es-
tabtish Dipping statio0s-


Huron farmers and stockmen are scri'
ously discussing the advisability OF spe-
ciai legislation by the incoming legisla.
turr. looking 20 the eradication OF dis
ease among cattle. particularly that
known as ''scab." Some trouble has re.
suited from this disease, and q number
OF farmers have resorfed 20 the dipping
process, with excellent results.
IL Is proposed 20 ask the state 70 estab-
lish dipping stations nc convenient places.
under the direction Of n competent super
intendent and inspector. The matter ls
receiving profound consideration aud II
Ia quite probable that the legislature vii:
take the proposition In hand. Clark &
venables. Of Huron, established n dip
ping station there n rear ago, and thou
sands OF cattle have been dipped by
them. These stations are q limited In
numbr and so far apart that II IL both
announcement and expensive for cattle
med TO avail themselves Of their bene.
fits.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
INSANE WOMAN SOLVES REeu.
wins Prize or $3.50 or Trip Abroad,
and Elects 10 Make the Tour. +,

~. Paul, Mimi: A woman inmate Of
the state insane hospital has won a prize
offered by a Boston magazine for the
solving OF n rebus and a short essay on
an assigned topic. The prize was a trip
abroad or $3.50. She has applied TO the
state board Of control for permission to
make the trim. but the board does not
deem IL safe TO allow her to 20.
The afflicted woman submitted her 30.
luton OF the rebus and manuscript In
such good form that the publishers never
questioned the mental ability Of the prize
winner.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Got SIX Dollar. Twice.

Omaha: At n late hour Thursday night
two robbers entered n saloon In the north.
ern part OF South Omaha aud held up
the proprietor aud four customers from
whom they secured SEQ. An hour later
a conductor on n Hanscom Park car. ON
the west side OF Hanscom Park, was
held up and relieved OF So by two men
believed TO have been the same men who
held mn the saloon.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Churob Gets Money.

BY the settlement OF the legal contest
over the will OF Patrick Brennan, Of
Bercsford, TT. Rev. Thomas o'Gorman,
Catholic bishop OF South Dakota, viii
receive the sum OF about $1,000. which
1 sto be expended by him In aid Of the
construction OF n Catholic church build
ing Mt Bercsford. The new building will
replace n similar structure which was
destroyed by n hurricane which swept
over southeastern South Dakota in June,
INI2.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
DnxologY B. Discardsd.

Chicago: The doxology has been dis
carded nj the University Of Chicago. The
faculty has agreed with the students that
college n do more 10 breed n true
religious and college spirit than the
chanting OF the tcnets Of Christian belief.
and Monday at all chapel services in the
junior college alma mater" was substi-
tuted for the doxology.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
BOY SHOT az FA.mERs.
They Claimed Huaters Were Tres
passing on Their Grounds.

NJ. Louis: While hunting with his
friend, William DAILY, on the Big Bend
road, just south OF Clayton. Mo-, Fri
day, Wilson lngman. aged 10 years. was
shot aud died an hour later.
Investigation by the police revealed
that and his companion were fred on
by farmers, who alleged the hunters
were trcspassing on their property.
According 10 Henry Brcnner. one OF
the farmers now under arrest Mt the
mounted station. n dozen or more shots
were exchanged.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
JiLTeD LOVER ENDS LIFE.
Sew York Civil Engineer sends Bull
let Into His Body.

New York: Because the woman with
whom he had lived nj a Lexington Ave-
iue hotel for several weeks repeatedly
refused his requests that a marriage GER
smony be performed. Edward l.. Gray.
4 civil engineer. shot and killed himself
Early Saturday.
The woman. who gave her name nv
Lulu Adams. had just fed from his pres
mce when the fatal shot was fired. She
.old the coroner the reason she refused
% marry Gray was that he did not have
money enough for her. What he had he
spent freely upon her. but Il was not
enough 60 satisfy her wants. Gray was
lgcd 30 years and Miss Adams -.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
INSANE FROM CIGARETTES.
Sad Condition or a Young Man at
Huron.

A young nan about 20 years OF age,
who came To Huron some months since
from the eastern part OF the state, be-
came insane from the excessive use OF
cigarettes. His name Is Ray Muldoon,
and after being taken into custody by
the sheriff aud examined by the county
board OF insanity he was delivered TO
relatives at Parker. where he will be
cared for till admitted TO the Yankton
asylum. which is already overcrowded
with patients.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
MAY HAVE BEEN POISONED.
Suspicious Symptoms In Death o
Mrs. McCiain On Missouri

Carrollton, No.: The sudden death OF
Mrs. Frank Mccain. n month ago at her
home In Livingston County, No., arous-
ed the suspicious Of her relatives in Ken
lucky. who sent n physician here TO In
restigate the circumstances Of her death.
The physician, with the assistance OF
the prosecuting attorney Of Livingston
County. exhumed the body, removed the
stomach aud sent Il to 81. Louis for
chemical analysis.
The physician now says that Mrs. Nc
Claim died In commissions and showed
symptoms OF s~trychnine poisoning. Ms she
was III only twenty-four hours.
She was 20 years OF age and apparent
~ in good health previous 10 her fatal
illness.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
NEW YoRk's NEW MYSTERY.
4 Fashionabiy Attircd Girl Found
Dead o. n Hotel.

New York: Fashionably attired and
wearing expensive jewels, the body OF a
girl IL years OF 6 was found In n
room At a hotel ut One Hundred and
Thirty eight Street and Park Avenue
Saturday night. Tied about the girls
acck was one end OF a towel which had
peen fastened carefully with n safety pin.
while the other end was tied TO the bed
post.
The body was found In a half kneeling
position. as though she had been stran-
gled or had forcibly strangled herself by
pulling on the towel. Thursday night she
went 20 the hotel with n man. who has
ince disappeared.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
FOUND GUILTY.
Frank L. Mentor o. Convicted Of
Embexxlement.

Frank L. Mentor o. Convicted of
Embcxxiement.
The most important criminal case tried
nc the November term OF the circuit
court ut Redfeld was that OF Frank l..
Mentor for embezzlement. Mentor was
cashier OF the Bank OF Tulare, Sphinx
County. and the. cmbexzlement consisted
or honoring checks issued by w. III.
Mentor. OF Sioux City, Ia. who by
these means snccceeded In getting some.
thing overS5.0O0 OF the banks money.
Since the capital stock Of the bank was
only $1,000 TO begin with, and since w.
II. Mentor never had more than 500
on deposit ut the bank. the stockholders
as~certained that they ''werc being done
good and the arrest Of the cashier FOL.
lowed.
He was found guilty. but the court
delayed passing sentence In order 90 give
time for motion for n new trial.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08

Fire totally destroyed the Hotel Gem
trial nj Huntington. W. Va. Loss. $780,
600: insurance. $4,000.
The dry goods aud furniture store OF
shartonberg * Robinson at Pawtuckct.
n. l.. was damaged To the extent Of
about $4,000 by FIRE.
Mrs. Florence +. Maybrick c~mphatie-
ally denies that she intends to make "a
public appearance either on the stage or
the lecture platform. She declares there
is not the slightest ground for sach a
report.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
s,oux Falls Poultry show.

The week OF Jan. IL TO II has been Sc
lected as the time for the annual show OF
tho Queen City Poultry Association at
Sioux Falls. The show will be held la
the auditorium and Is expected 20 be
tho most successful affair OF the kind ev-
er held In Sioux Falls. Fine exhibits
viii be made by the poultry fanciers of
South Dakota and adjoining states.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
THREE TRAiNMEN KILLED.
Collision on the Pennsylvania Road
Near Columbus. Iud.

Columbus, Ind: While running fifty
miles an hour a passenger train north.
bound on the Pennsylvania road ran into
three trainmen aad fatally injuring m.
other trainman. and INJECTING slight In
jurics on a score OF persons.
The dead are Samuel Grow. engineer
Herman Q. Jones. brakeman. and Il. w.
Achenbeck. fireman. cremated.
The passenger coaches did not leave
the track and none OF the passengers
was severely injured.
The construction train was entering n
siding and nearly all the train was OF
the main track when the passenger came
along.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Tries co Escapn from Jan.

Mt. Carroll. H.: Billy Myers. who on
sept. II shot and killed Mayor Bennett
81 Thompson. Wednesday afternoon at
tempted To throttle n deputy sheriff. Al.
fred Doty, secure the keys AMI rscnp"
ircm the Jail here. Doty chokcd h
lntll lac was subducd aud placed In n cell.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
One Victim May nin-

Kansas City. No.; Only sixteen OF
he fifty or more persons injured In the
Missouri Pacific wreck near Holden, Mo.
Saturday ARE still In hospitals here. The
others have either gon 60 their homes Ia
this city and other Missouri towns or
continued their journeys westward.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Life Convict Attempts suioido.

Thomas Hall. the Missourian who was
sentenced 10 life imprisonment In the
Sioux Falls penitentiary, and who re.
Gently became insane. was frustrated In
a desperate attempt 20 end his life Sat
urday. He gained possession OF n small
piece OF rope. with which he attempted
to hang himself. He was discovered by
a night Waterman, the alarm was given
and ne was cut down In time 10 a W his
life,
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Two Men Killed by Chicago Train

ST. Joseph. Mich: DIR. III. T.. Brig.
IAN and Irwin Gregg. OF Bridgeman.
were killed ut a grade crossing west OF
s~tcvcnsyillc Saturday by Pere Marquette
Eyer No. .. castbound from Chicago. The
.wo mel were driving in a closed buggy
u a binding snow storm.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Many Girls are Burned.

New Orleans. La; Two deaths have
resulted from an explosion and IRE in the
Swiss laundry. The victims are girls,
thirteen OF whom were removed TO the
hospital terribly burned. The cause of
the explosion Ii unknown.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
New Pap.r ut Roukban,.

III. G.. Mckee, who for some time has
been a resident OF Redheld, has decided
20 start a new weekly newspaper at
Rockham. He already has ordered n
complete outfit. The first Issue Of the
new paper W. appear II m early date.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Jack rabbits for France

According 20 the terms OF n contract
just entered into by a company OF
Frcnchmcn, j. III. Haughton. manase
OF a Sioux Falls business institution. viii
supply citizens OF France with 10000
jack rabbits from the p~rairiss OF South
Dakotn.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Receiver Is Asked For

Benton. N. j.: The International
~Grnphophone Company instituted a suit
In ourt Of chnncery for the Edison phone.
graph works. OF Orange.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Probable Murder and suicide.

Buffalo. y. u: The German-Ameri-
can Bank. upon which a run was begun
Thursday. opened It's doors as usual ut
10 O'Clock Friday. There were about
twenty withdrawing depozitors In line,
all being paid promptly.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Beef Bring. $40 a Hundred.

Chicago: The big steer. "Clcar Lake
Jute H.. winner OF the international
stock show here. was sold 20 n New York
firm Friday for $50 per hundred pounds.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1904-12-08
Man KuIed az Aberdeen,

Robert Konantz. n car rcpairer, was
killed in the Milwaukee yards at Abcr-
deem Friday night. His body was found
crushed between the bumpers, which he
was repairing when the cars were struck
by n train switching.