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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-08-11

As lime wears on | am wearing out.
cannot perform mircaes or do the i'm.
possibilities. am besiesed from friend
and foe alike TO DO something for them.
In unetuous ha,,ery OF sordid hate they tell
me that am The only It that can prevent
them from growing old OF falling short Of
political Office. opened letter which
recieved las, Sunday while Twas meditatine
on the life of job. FROM what have
suffered feel that | am a Jobite myself.
Here IS The letter:
"HIeadquarers of the Woman Suarseist
Party.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-08-11

Inc ohers Tor rifles must be filled before
leaving home station, and sufficient rags for
cleaning purposes during tour Of service
taken.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
MAPPING OUT BELLE
FOURCHE COIN Try
Reclamation Bureau Begins Its
Work Preliminary to lrri-
CATION Project.
ro BE DONE IN DETAIL
The Typography of the Country Will
Be Shown on the Map in Complete
ness-A Survey of Entire
Black Hills.

Washington, May 24.-The reclama-
ton service IS to do a great deal OF
important work this season, through
the topographic bureau of the geolog-
ical survey, in n around Belle
Fourche, S. D., preliminary to the con-
struction OF the Belle Fourche irriga-
ton project.
incidentally, this work will furnish
the region for several hundreds of
miles aroun Belle Fourche with a
splendid map. which will show all
roads, detached houses. drainage
courses. outlines of hills with eleva-
tons by contours, existing section
lines, and outlines of timber.
The manuscript for the map will be
partially made in the field this season,
under the direction of +. H. Jaeger.
who will be with the government party
as draughtsman. The work will be
completed in Washington next winter,
so that the map may be photo-litho-
graphed next spring and be ready for
distribution. 1t will be in three colors
blue for the drainage. black for the
houses, roads, names n general ag-
ricultural features, and brown for the
hill contours.
This work was petitioned for two
years 6 by business men in Belle
Fourche, who We're Endorsed by the
1t was put under way last season, n
this season it will be completed. so
far as field work is concerned.
The details for the topographic
work have all been laid out by r. NJ.
Douglas, topographer of the geological
survey. and he has made all the assign
ments. The party will be in charge Of
William H. Heron, who last season
completed the survey of 375 miles Of
the Belle Fourche country, or about
one-half of it. Chester Irvine will be
MI. Herron's assistant.
They will run 800 miles of level
lines and establish more than 100
bench mark posts, among other things,
on which will be recorded the altitude.
They will survey on a scale of 1000
feet to the inch nearly 200 square
miles Of country adjacent to Belle
Fourche for the particular benefit Of
the reclamation service. The remain
der Of the will be on a scale
of n mile to an inch.
The work will all be done in Law
renee. Meade and Butte counties, and
the area to be surveyed include 500
square miles north and northeast Of
Belle Fourche, 225 square miles south
of ST. Onge, N the completion of the
Belle Fourche sheet proper, amount-
ing to about 1875 square miles.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
FOURTH OF JULY.
Rapid City Planning to Celebrate
the Anniversary Day.

Rapid City, S. d., May 23.-There
will be a grand celebration in this city
on the Fourth of July. Every year the
Indian school at this place lets out
about that time, and several hundred
Indians come from Pine Ridge agency
to take their children home. A special
feature of the celebration will be the
sports engaged in by the Indians. Su-
perintendent S.. b. Davis, os the Rapid
City Indian school, is strongly advocat-
ing the government to make an appro-
priation for III addition to the school
which shall teach the industrials. At
numerous times prominent Indians,
who have visited this school at his
place, have taken up this matter and
talked in%telligently OF the question.
They claim that when their children
return to the agency with a literary
education alone they do not amount
to as nue. as when they have taken
education in the industrial pursuits.
The Rapid City Indian school is n
of the largest attended in the west.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
INSURANCE BUSINESS
Shows That Companies En-.
ioyed a Very Prosperous Year
in South Dakcta.

in South Dakota.
Pierre. S. d., May 2S.-The advance
sheets of the 1904 report of the state
insurance commissioner are out, show
ng the business of the insurance COM
.2anies of the state for 1903.
While the receipts OF both fire and
fife companies show a substantial gain
over the business of the previous year,
both paid heavier losses, and while'
':he amount they took out of the state
II the way of premiums is larger h
Cor last year., the percentage of gain
IS not so large for the companies.
The premiums received by he old
reached s677.514.S1. While they paid in
losses 1851, 5000, leaving a balance in
favor of the companies of $415,e63.S2,
less the. expense of their business in
the state, but to give them a fair sum
for their expenses, they would YET be
about so per cent. of the premiums
received the gamers.
The old line life companies received
premiums in the state to the amount
of $1,021,720.6S. and paid losses to the
amount of $207,473.45, leaving them
sS14,247.23, less the cost of conducting
paid was practically 20 per cent. Of
their premium receipts. their net prof
Its were beyond so per cent.
The assessment and fraternal compa-
MES show receipts to the amount of
$494, 633.S7 for the year. with payments
to the amount of 1864. s22.57. The A. o.
u. w. shows the largest amount of
business, with over s27. 900. 900 of insur-
ance in force in the state. while the
NJ. W. A. is close up with nearly $24, 000,-
900 of insurance in force.
The state mutuals show an increase
of about SO, 500, 90 in the amount of in
surance in force over their showing of
last year. and premium receipts of
1894. 025. 80. n losses paid of $110, IS .6S,
leaving them over 60 per cent, less eX-
penses, n premiums returned to their
policy holders, showing hat they have
not lost ground in the state the past
year.
The total amount paid out for the
past year by the people of the state
for all classes of insurance, fire, life,
accident, either to old line companies,
mutuals or beneficiary orders, was ST.
632. OO1. 9S.
Taken altogether. the years business
in the state has been a satisfactory n
for the companies, even while their per-
centage Of profit was not so great as
last year, the total receipts making
their net gain from the state consider
ably more than for any former year.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27

In the year 1900 two famous oollec=
lions OF oriental. chiefly Arabic, manu-
scripts, were brought to this country:
lne. the private collection. of a we'll
nown Arabic scholar, Count Land
serg, was secured for Yale university;
The other, which originally had been in
HE library OF a Mohammedan scholar
It Medina, and then had been pur-
" the. publishing mouse Of E.. ]. Brill
1t Leyden through Count Land. was
acquired by Messrs. John n Robert
Sarrett and deposited in the library of
heir alma mater (Princeton). A third
collection was acquired by Robert Car
'ett during the last winter. also from
Che Brill house. and ia at present in
Princeton. AS to numbers, there are be-
tween 500 and 500 manuscripts at Yale,
stnd ], 678i at Princeton.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
MRS. SINGER WILL WE'D
Nan Who Perfected GimIet Screw to
Marry Widow of Sewing Ma
chine Manufacturer.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 24.-D. NJ,
Smyth, a noted inventor, VINO is II
years old, has caused a social surprise,
IN which interest will be taken all over
the United States, by announcing his
engagement to wed Mrs. H. NJ. Singer,
widow Of the famous sewing machine
inventor, whose name is a household
word in Europe and America. Mrs
Singer, who is G5 years Did. and Dos
sessed of millions. admits the engage
ments, but avoids talking on the sub
ject.
Mr.. smyth. who formerly lived for Is
years in Pasadena, left q hotel there a.
few days ago for the east. He took
nearly a score Of friends into his con-
aence, told them for the happiness in
store for him and said that Mrs.
Singer will follow him shortly to his
country place in the White mountains,
where their marriage will take place.
Mr.. Smyth has recently invested much
money in a book gathering machine.
which is the combination of many Of
his patents. His inventions In
ton with the book sewing machine
"eVoluttonized that branch of industry.
He is accredited with the invention
IT the gimlet screw, for which a patent
was taken out. Mr.. Smyth giving,
to the world. The method of decorate
ing shoes with fancy stitching was
made possible by a needle which Mr..
Smyth devised.
Mr.. Smyth has foul sons, and also
had a daughter, who died a few years
ago. The sons are living in the east.
Mrs. Smyth died about seven years
ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Singer were next door
neighbors of Mr.. and Mrs. Smyth in
PASADENA for several years and were
close friends. Shortly before his death
Mr.. Singer built a mansion there. Mr..
Smyth's present permanent home is ia
Hartford, Conn.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
Third Army Moholizina.

London, May PA dispatch to the
Daily Mai from Kin kow says:
a Japanese third army is mobilizing
at Hiroshima. A change in the Japa-
nese plan arising from the naval dis
aster involves the utilizing of the sec
ond army for the reduction of Port Ar
thus, and therefore the first army is
entrenched at Feng Wang Cheng.
The Morning Posts Shanghai CORE
spondent says it is reported the Rus
slams are removing stores n provis-
ions to Hardin and hat 100 locomotives
and 500 cars are collected at Lilac Yang
in readiness to convey passengers and
goods. Therefore, he says, the con-
cluSion is that the Russians are pre-
pairing to retreat.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
HOT WATER FROM EARTH.
Boise Plan May Be Experimental With
at pierre

Pierre. 8. D., May 24.-The plan OF Sc
curing heat from hot water deep in
the earth, which was followed at Boise,
Idaho, is creating a great deal of dis
cussion in this city, where the chances
of carrying out the same plan appear to
be better than at any other point in
this section Of the country. AT Boise
the temperature of the water secured
vas 100 degrees at 1000 feet and $50 de-
grees at 1000 feet. AT this city the
water is secured at a Temperature of
81 degrees at a depth of 1000 feet, and
While it would probably be necessary
to go more than 1000 feet to get the
required temperature it would prob
ably be easier secured here than at any
other place in this part of the north
yuoc+E
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
GALA DAY.
by Ball Game, BatIoo.
Ascension and Races,

Armour, S. D., May 23.-The Armour
cadet band entertained about 500 people
with a ball game between Armour and
Wagner, which terminated in favor OF
Armour, 5 to !, horse racing, balloon
ascension, etc. The balloon was inflated
and the ascension made about $3.50.
On the rise the parachute ropes and
man attached struck the telephone
wires cutting loose the parachute and
its human freight, which %rebounded on
the telephone wires and alighted but
little the worse for the adventure. 1t
was nothing short of miraculous that
he escaped and it should act as a warm
ing to nave the coast clear of obstruc-
lions before trying the experiment
ogain.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
SEVEN MEET DEATH
IN AN EXPLOSION
Five Others Fatally Injured and
Probably a Dozen More
Badly Hurt.
sNTlRB PLANT DESTROYED
Concern Was Engaged in Manufacture
of Railroad Torpedoes and Fourth
of July Explosives and Was
Working Overtime.

Findlay. o., May 24.-As the result OF
MI explosion In the two drying rooms of
the Lake Shore Novelty company's
plant here, seven persons are known to-
be dead; five are so seriously hurt that
recovery is believed to be impossible,
and twelve or fifteen are injured badly.
From reports of the physicians, ten of
the less seriously injured may die as Il
result of blood poisoning from the pot
ash that was driven into their bodies.
The dead:
JOSEPH SHERWOOD, q.
JAY SHERWOOD, "a.
EDITH DILLON. II.
DEAN SHAW. Is.
MARY SNYDER. 90.
They We're killed instantly.
ESTELLA DECKER, Is, and
FRANK GRANT, u, died later at
home.
The injured, whom it is believed can
not recover, are:
Maggie Logan.
Thomas Book.
Claude Shaw.
Ellie Peterman md her brother Roy.
The Lake Shore Novelty Works plant
covered nearly ten acres of ground in
the southwest part of the city, and
employed nearly 200 men, women ana
children. Railroad torpedoes and
Fourth OF July explosives We're manu-
ktlCluEGC,
Owing to the large rush of orders.
the officials of the plant requested the
employees to report for duty Sunday
About thirty complied with the re-
quest.
Sunday morning the residents Of
Findlay were startled by two eXplo-
sions that shattered windows through
out the city. The conclusion was felt
tor miles around Two magazines in
separate rooms at the novelty works
ct go simultaneously with terrible re-
ports. The exact cause Of the eXplo-
sion is not definitely known.
The explosion occurred shortly be-
,ore the employees assembled for duty
AT least twenty persons We're on their
Way to the factory when the explosion
occurred.
Human forms were strewn consid-
.rnble distances apart on the factory
site. The remains Of the Sherwood
brothers were found in drying room No.
1, mangled and almost unacceptable.
The body of Edith Dillon was picked
up 200 yards from where the explosion
occurred.
The news of the catastrophe spread
like wildfre throughout the county
Every train and interurban car that
has ARRIVED in the city for the past ten
was crowded. The large plant is
shattered into fragments, not one sin
gle wall remaining. Bricks and tilnbers
can be found for q great distance
around.
The property loss is $50, 900. The plant,
is said, will not be rebuilt. Most of
he funerals will take place today and
business generally will be suspended.
Three bodies were found at a dis
lance of 300 feet from the scene of the
explosion.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
Russians Occupy Newchwanu.

st. Petersburg, May 25.-The general
staff says the ~reoccupation of New.
chwang by the Russians in force is
due to the change in the situation in
reduced by the loss of the Jap ships
last week. Gen. Kuropatkin originally
had decided TO abandon the town be-
cause of the Japanese complete mas
terry of the sea. but the losses sustained
by Vice Admiral Togo's fleet nave SO
changed h relative strength of the
two fleets hat it is believed to render
unsafe the dispatch of Japanese trans
ports around the Lao Yang peninsula,
as they run the risk of attack by Rear
Admiral WittSceft.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
akEMRALL
I'GIi1fl
SOUTH

Or. Darier, OF Paris, describes a ase
W cancerc tho face which through APP
,lication OF radiurn. has been rendered
PAINLESS. Similar results have been OBJ
aimed by other noted experts. He has
tlso found quick and pain killing eff
Acts of radium in certain diseases OF
aaae eye. hi influence of radium upon
he motor-nerve centers he considers of:
still greater Importance. In two cases;
II spasms-which occurred.
hree to four times a week-weak
adium preparations We're applied to.
he temples for two to three days, when
he spasms ceased. In a case. also of
,resumptive inability of motion, caused
sey nervous debility, radium affected q
sson1pleta cure within three days-prob-
ably. however, through suggestion. In
lcute facial paralysis of entirely new
,Srigin radium affected q cures in n
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
Jap Spies In 81. PETERSBURG.

st. Petersburg. May 25.-lnvestiga-
ton made by h authorities into the
recent attempts to destroy some of the
vessels of the Baltic feet at Cronstadi
has resulted in the arrest of four Jap
anese spies, who AVE escaped detec-
ton by wearing the uniform of naVaI
cadets. The authorities here think
they have been harbored by anarchists
AT Cronstadt the battleship Orel
which was brought there some days
G to receive her main battery and tC
be given the finishing touches before
going into commission, suddenly sank
at her anchorage on the night of May
90. Vice Admiral R~ojestvensky. COM
mander in chief of the Baltic squadron
was instantly called from St. Peters,
burg, n under his supervision the
work of pumping u and raising the
Orel was begun.
The ship was raised Sunday morning,
and was found to be unchanged saw
that her interior was filled with dirty
salt water. An examination showed
that the valves had been opened, per-
hitting the water to rush in. 1t is sug-
gested that the carelessness of a work
man might have beer responsible, for
the opening of he valves, but an in
~vestigation into the affair is progress
ing.
While proceeding from Galernii
Island, st. Petersburg, where she was
built, to Cronstadt, the Orel grounded
in he Neva and was hauled off only
with considerable trouble. Some of
her plates We're damaged.
Threatening Attitude of Chinese.
Lao Yang, May 25.-General Ma.
commander of Chinese troops. is in
constant communication with Toulisan,
chief of the Chinese bandits, who are
adopting a military organization under
Japanese instructors. Toulisan'S dis
trict is the granary of Manchuria. He
is a great organizer and built sever i'm
mense granaries which are strongly
garrisoned. Toulisan ordered the in
habitants to bring in their surplus
grain. forbidding them to sell it to the
Russians and ordering them to reserve
the grain for Chinese armies which are
coming from the northwest.
Hundreds of disguised soldiers are
coming up the river styling themselves
workingmen. They remain idle and
are we'll fed, while the Russians are
unable to get food. The Chinese Off
Gals are %obsequious to Toulisan, who
collects the taxes of the district.
Swarms of disguised Chinese soldiers
are in the vicinity of Lao Yang, and
troops are guarding the Shan
kwang Shin Min Tung railway.
h Russians are having the greatest
difficulty in pacifying the inhabitants,
apparently are anxious to rise
against them. Toulisan. Gen. Ma and
Viceroy Yuan Shi Kai are partisans
Of the Ming dynasty. and are openly
planning Il revolution With the aid of
Japanese, who cleverly AXE advantage,
of the quarrels between the partisansi
Of Tai Ping n Ming dynasties. The,
former is championed by the banner
men or privileged classes of Mongols,'
who hate the Chinese. The latter are
headed by Yuan Shi kai; and the
whole Chinese nation, provinces and CT
ties, where the Chinese element pre-
dominates, are Invariably pro-Japa-
nese. The Russian sympathizers are
only to be found among the banner men
It the MonGols.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
IN A HOSPITAL, INC0G.
Illinois Candidate for Lieutenant Cow
ernor Dies in a Springfield
institution.

Springfield, ILL.,, May 24.-state Sem
ator Robert L. Fort Of Lacon died at
st. Johns hospital today of pneu-
nlonla. he came to the hospital May
u and gave his name as Robert Doney
ana ms nome as Lacon. He seemed
lelirious. 1t was not known until last
night, when his mother arrived from
Lacon. that he was Senator Fort. He
was here for the republican state con-
Vention, being a candidate for lieuten-
ant governor.
Col. John II. Strong, a member Of
Gov. Yates military staff, is seriously
ii with pneumonia at the Leland hotel
|lere.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
To Fence In an AGENCY.

Deadwood, s. o.. May a4.-One huu-
dred and thirty miles of fencing will be
built on the south and east sides of the
Pine Ridge Indian agency this sum
mer. 1t will require ten carloads OF
wire. John r. Brennan, agent ut the
Pine Ridge agency, is in Deadwood
this week attending United States
court. He asserts that the Indians on
his reservation are becoming arcus-
toned to the idea OF working. He las
275 Indians aEl half breeds engaged
in the different kinds of worl, at tie
present time. The common wages is
S1.25 to 81 a day.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
TO BUY TRANSPORTS.
Russia and Japan Competing for Ships
in Holland and Bel
dium,

London, May 25.-A dispatch to the
Daily Telegraph from Brussels says
the Russian and Japanese governments
are competing sharply for the pur-
chase Of transports in Holland and Bel
GUM. AS Russia has acquired almost
all the large ships which were for sale,
Japan will have to be contented with
the smaller vessels. The dispatch adds
that japanese agents purchased at
Antwerp yesterday several vessels of
from 1000 to 5000 tons and it is sup
posed that these will be converted into
urmed cruisers.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
Threaten to Burn Mukden.

London. May 25.-The correspondent
of the Standard at Shanghai says re-
ports have Deer received from Mukden
hat the Chinese there are alarmed be-
cause of threats made by the Russians
that they will r. Lao Yang and
Mukden before retiring to Hardin.
The correspondent adds that the Tar
tar Nlceroy at Mukden has ordered Il
brigade OF Chinese roop to occupy
that place Immediately after the Rus
slams retire,
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27

What is said to be the largest photo
graphic print aver made Is to be ex-
aihited at the st. Louis exposition, and
another copy has also been. shown at q
ss,air In Dresden. Germany. The print.
sEhich about forty by five
s:.eef, represents the Bay OF Naples, and
Is a panoramic enlargement OF six sep
sarate negatives. each about eight by
handled during the development and
liking processes by the aid of a great
Sheel thirteen feet In diameter, and
.nree tanks, one Of which was fifty
::eet long. The total amount Of water
ased in all these processes was nearly
1900 cubic feet.-Success.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
BUILDING BEING RAzEp.
Old Pork House, Long Idle,
Sol das Junk.

Sol das Junk.
Yankton, s. D., May 24.-The city's
old pork house that cost $40. 600 to build
ran three ear and has since lain idle
for the want of capital to operate it,
is now being torn down. having been
old as junk 10 Henry Rathjen for $500.
Two respectable sized cyclones struck
the building during it's history. The
first storm tore off the root, causing
more damage han the promoters could
a up to repair. The second vista
ton demolished the northwest corner,
and the edifice although built in a
first class name as inspection proves
even now. has been going rapidly to
wreck and ruin, as fast as the weather
of this climate could do it.. MI. Kathleen
expects to make a good thing out of
his purchase, as there is over a million
brick in the building, besides much
valuable lumber and IRON.
The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1904-05-27
CUT UP BY HARROW.
Serious Accident to a Farmer Nea.
Vale. s.. D..

Sturgis. S. D., May 24.:-Ludwig Ma
son. living near Vale, was brought here
badly cut up by a harrow. He was fix
ing the lines on his horses when they
became frightened and ran away, drag
ging the harrow over Mason. One tooth
of the harrow entered the calf of his
leg and tore it open; another tore one
foot open n a third struck his watch
and bulged it, keeping the tooth from
entering his abdomen and saving his
life.