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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
INDIAN LAND is OPENED.
President Signs Bill for Settlement
of Rosebud Reservation in
South Dakota.

Washington. April 25.-President
Roosevelt Saturday signed the bill
opening 10000 acres of the Rosebud
Indian reservation in Gregory county,
S. D.
The plans for the opening Of the
Rosebud reservation are not yet COM
pleted, but 1t is expected that ar
ments will be made SO that the open
ing will take place by July / next. 1t
is likely that the plan to be followed
will be the same as that carried out at
the Kiowa and Comanche opening In
Oklahoma in 1901, when the claimants
were registered and the order in which
the entries were to be made deter
mined by q drawing Of the names
This method as carried out In Okla
homa by Commissioner Richards, of
the general land office, is generally
commended ait the interior depart
ment, where it is desired to prevent
such wild scenes as transpired at
previous openings. There are 2,4oo
quarter sections OF public domain M
braced in the tract to be thrown open
and the indications point to a large
number of prospective settlers.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
AGAIN
ON THE STAND
JUDGE CONTINUES TESTIMONY
BEFORE sMOoT INVEsTIGA-
TON COMMITTEE.
CHURCH INTERFERENCE
IN POLITICAL AFFAIRS
Witness Declares That Female Leg
islator Votes for Smoot-Young
Men of Church Now Opposed to
Practice Of Polygamy.

Washington, April 25.-When the in
vestigation of the Smoot case opened
Saturday Judge w. O. Powers was
again called to ths stand. He read a
petition prepared by supports Of Moses
Thatcher for senator, addressed to
the senate of the United States, alleg-
ing that church influence had been
used in the election and asking for an
investigation. Another instance of
church interference had been shown.
said he. in a mayoralty contest at
Provo, when Reed Smoot favored the
candidacy Of George Sutherland. The
witness said Smoot was held in dis
favor with the church and charged
with going to the liberal party.
Women in Politics.
Senator Overman asked if women
were elected to the legislature in
Utah. The witness answered in the
affirmative, and said a woman was
chairman of the judiciary committee
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29

In Chicago a jury returned a verdict of
guilty in the trial of Emil Roeski, the
JUNIOR member of the car barn bandit
gang. He was sentenced to life i'm
prisonment for the murder of Otto Ban
der during an attempt at robbery in a
saloon July 8, 1903.
David Rothschild, former president of
the failed Federal bank In New York,
was held to the grand jury and locked
up in Jail in default of $25 900 bail.
Judge kirkpatrick, at Trenton, N. j.,
issued a temporary order restraining the
distribution of Northern Securities as
sets as arranged by the directors.
An April blizzard, with six inches Of
snow, upset the plans of the worlds fair
managers In st. Louis, but the work will
be rushed to have the opening on time.
The storm overs the east and south.
The Farmers and Merchants bank at
Clay City, Ind, was entered by burglars,
who blew open the safe and escaped with
$4,000. The front of the building was
blown across the street.
DR.. Ignatz Friedman, a prominent ply
sician of Cleveland, O., was killed as the
result of a collision between his car
riage, in which he was riding, and a
street car.
John e. Pound, United States COM
missioner, and former supreme regent
of the Royal Arcanum, died at Lockport,
n. Y, aged 81 years.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29

hardly able to stand. When the col
lapse came the other firemen stopped
fighting the flames and rushed to the
aid of their comrades who were buried
IN the wreck. Ine rescuer worked
with desperate energy and in a short
time all the firemen were taken out
and hurried to the hospitals.
Some of the injured men are very
badly hurt and may not ecover. An
investigation showed that the wreck
was caused by an explosion of naphtha.
OF the injured Firemen Leo Ross is
the worst hurt and the doctors say
that he cannot recover. Frederic A..
Reiff is internally injured and may
not cover The loss of Wiener &
Co. is placed at $4,000, partly COW
cred by insurance. The Empire Gear
and Top company loses $4,000, in
sured.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
A WEEKS RECORD
All the News of the Past Seven
Days Condensed.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
News of the Industrial Field, Personal
and Political Items, Happenings
at Home and Abroad.
HOME AND FOREIGN ITEMS
THE NEWS FROM ALL THE WORLD
AT WORK,
Daily Proceedings Of the Senate and
House Briefly Told.

In the senate on the 18th a number
OF bills were passed including measures
ratifying agreements with the Indians
of the Devils Lake, Rosebud and Flat
head reservations, located respectively
in North Dakota, South Dakota and
Montana. The house passed the general
deficiency bill. Mr.. Hits Chinese ex-
clusion bill was included in the meas
ure as an amendment.
In the senate On the 10th most of the
day was spent in consideration of the
question Of additional accommoda-
tons in the way of Office and committee
rooms. The house passed the statehood
bill, which provides that one state each
shall be created of the territories of Ari-
zona and New Mexico and Oklahoma and
Indian Territory. The vote was lat to
104.
In the senate on the goth Senator Dol
liver delivered a speech on the trusts.
Consideration of the sundry civil bill
was completed. In the house the naval
appropriation bill was sent to a confer
ence committee. A bill providing for the
allotment of the lands of the New York
Indians was passed.
The senate on the 21st passed the pan
sion appropriation bill, carrying an APP
preparation of over $137, 0OO, 900, and the
emergency, river and harbor a%ppropria-
ton bill, which carries SO, 200, 900. The
house passed a large number of bills,
among them being M to provide a tenn
porary government for the Panama
canal zone.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29

of the house in the legislature which
elected Mr.. Smoot as senator.
did she vote for Smooth asked
Senator Overman.
understand she did.
Senator Dubois-Judge Powers, what
do you regard the chief exhibition of
church domination over political af-
fairs that has come to your notice?
ut occurred at the April 1885, con
ference, when the political rule that
is the manifesto against Mormons en-
tering politics without consent of
church authorities was adopted. This
rule was adopted without a dissenting
vote and at the same conference Moses
Thatcher's name was dropped from
the rolls a. an apostle, and no ex-
PLANTATION Of any character was made"
Senator McComas-HoW do the
young men in the Mormon church re-
gard the practice Of polygamy?
II think the young Mormon men, and
women too, are opposed to the prac-
tice-strongly opposed, although / con-
fess that / cannot understand Il pow
er the church is able to exert over
them. I believe, however, that IL the
church authorities should attempt to
reestablish polygamy-by revelation or
otherwise-there would be trouble"
In regard to the continuation of
polygamous cohabitation Judge Pow
ers said that some look upon this con-
dition with tolerance and others with
open hostility.
Several senators engaged In the dis
cussion of the future of polygamy and
Judge Powers said he believed the
practice could not last any more than
could slavery.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
FOREIGN.

The British operations against the
Mad Mullah of Somaliland ended with
the Mullah's escape into Italian terri
tory recently.
Maj. Gen. Plug, chief of the military
staff at Port Arthur, telegraphs that
all statements regarding a siege and
fall of Port Arthur are unfounded.
Vice Admiral Makaroff's widow has
been granted an annual pension of $1O,-
900.
Serious fighting has taken place be-
tween Turks and Bulgarians at Lipa,
near Demir Kapu Ga valley Of the Var
dar, 81 miles from Sa~lonica). Many
were killed on both sides.
Viceroy Alexieff applied by telegraph
to the car to be relieved Of his position
as viceroy In the far east. The selection
Of Vice Admiral Skrydloff to command
the Port Arthur fleet is the cause for the
step. as Alexieff opposed him. The resig-
nation marks the downfall of the last Of
the promoters of wal in Russia.
Japanese transports are moving
troops north of Port Arthur without
fear of molestation from the Russian
feet, which Is effectually bottled up.
An avalanche from the Spitzhorn
swept the hamlet of Muehlback, Switzer-
land. The inhabitants were asleep at
the time and Is were killed.
The population of V~ladiyostok Is In
want of the most necessary kinds of PRO-
visions and in consequence of flooded
rivers, which interrupt communications
it is impossible to furnish them sup-
piles. There is a.sola scarcity OF money,
The xSlondike will produce at least
$40, Q 600 In gold this season.
The wholesale district Of Toronto
Can, was swept by q conaagration tina,
destroyed &c. on Zee worth Of property,
Thirty large buildings were wrecked,
and the fire was stopped only when i,
reachedthe wafer front. where it burned
itself out.
About 100 miners have been buried by
an immense avalanche near the village
Of Pragelato. Italy.
The total loss BY the fire which de-.
stroyed the wholesale district Of Toronto
will reach 100000; the total insur-
ance is $S,360,000. The area swept BIZ
the IRE embraces IA acres. Nearly $50
firms We're put out Of business, and 122
buildings We're burned,
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.

The New York democratic state con-
vention selected delegates to the ma
tional convention. The delegates were
instructed by a vote of sol 10 149 for
Alton B. Parker as the states candi-
date for president, The unit rule was
adopted.
Delegates to the democratic national
convention from Pennsylvania will go
u~ninstructed with reference to a presi-
Dental candidate. The state conven
ton at Harrisburg refused to instruct.
Congressman Joseph w. Fordney was
renominated at Saginaw, Mich. by accla-
nation by the Eighth congressional dis
trict republican convention.
In an undressing general election
the democrats swept the state of Louisi-
ana, electing their tickets headed by
former Justice N. c. Blanchard for gov
ernor and practically a solid repre-
sentation in both houses of the legisla-
ture.
Elections were held In many Illinois
towns for minor officials and the ques-
ton Of license or no license. Municipal
ownership carried in Columbia and
Cairo.
Judge H. c. Ewart was nominated by
the republicans for congress from the
Tenth North Carolina district.
Emperor William made the ascent
of Mount Etna.
The republican convention of the
Eleventh Missouri congressional district
nominated Henry S. Garfield for con-
gress.
At Grand Rapids the Fifth Michigan
district republican convention unani-
mously renominated Congressman Will
liam Alden Smith.
Ralph D. Cole was nominated at
Findlay. O., for congress by the eighth
republican congressional convention on
the six hundred and s~ixty-fourth ballot.
Robert B.. Roosevelt, an uncle of Pres
ident Roosevelt, who was nominated as
an elector by the New York democratic
state convention at Albany last week,
has declined to accept such nomination
because of his relationship to the presi-
dent.
Delegates to the democratic national
convention were instructed to cast the
vote OF Massachusetts for Richard Olney
for the presidential nomination.
Congressman James H. Davidson, of
Oshkosh, was renominated by the repub-,
licans OF the Eighth Wisconsin congress
sional district.
j. N. Abeel, who imposed upon Miss
Anserscc :-@Tarsonagg ). Gsden
Goelet, Jr., has been convicted of for
gerry in New York.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
DIE WHILE FIGHTING BLAZE
TWO FIREMEN KILLED AND FIF-
TEEN ARE INJURED.
Some of Latter May Succumb-Ex-
plosion of Naphtha at Newark,
N. j., Causes Disaster.

Newark, N, j., April 25.-Two fire.
men were killed and Is others injured
Saturday at a fire in a six-story brick
building in Mechanic street, occupied
by Wiener & Co., saddlery, hardware
manufacturers. While the fire was at
it's height a score of firemen were on
the roof Of the building of the Empire
Gear and Top company, a one-story
brick structure adjoining the Wiener
building. An explosion occurred in
the Wiener building which blew out
the wall of that building and three
stories of the side wall of the Wiener
structure crashed down on the fire.
men. The building, on the roof of
which they were standing, was
smashed like an egg shell, and the
men were buried under a huge mass Of
brick and timber. Three of the fire.
men were in a dying condition when
taken out. Two died on the way to the
hospital.
The dead are:
William B. Crane, ...
Jacob Bleyle.
Among the injured firemen were the
chief of the department, Robert F..
Kierstead, Battalion Chief Robert F.
Morgan and Capts. Theodore Wolf and
Russell Bercaugh. Chief Kierstead
was knocked down by the conclusion
and was hit by falling bricks and
other debris. He insisted on staying
to direct the work of rescue, although
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
Nav Reorganize Company.

New York, April 25.-Passage by the
Canadian parliament OF a bill grant
ing in effect a credit of $2,000,000 to
one of the subsidiary concerns OF tho
Consolidated Lake Superior companies
is expected to make possible the
:ganization of the company under the
Molly plan announced some months
ago, but which failed because the
stockholders would not supply the
cash needed.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29

Judge Andrew Harrison Ward died
In C~ynthiana, KY, aged 90 years. He
represented that district in congress
Immediately after the war.
Edgar Copeland, aged 20, was con.
yicted at Hillsboro, H., of the murde,
OF Henry Green, aged go, and the pen
atty fixed at death.
Edward Griffith, son of the postmas.
ter at Great Bend, Kan, and who stole
a registered package containing SIS. 600
en- route from Kansas City to Great
Bend, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced. to two years in prison.
Two bodies were found in the ruins
OF the Occidental hotel at Indianapolis.
One was identified as that of Stephen
Metz, and the other Is thought to be
Steve Walters. Both were colored m
ployes of the hotel.
Arrangements are practically COM
pleted for the president to open the
fair at st. Louis. A wire will be run
into the east room at the white house,
and promptly at noon April 80 the
president will press a button which
will start the machinery at st. Louis
The Ohio house passed the senate bill
for a state hospital for the treatment of
tuberculosis and it will become a law
as soon as 1t is signed by the governor.
The cornerstone of the Memorial Con-
finental hall, which the Daughters of
the American Revolution are to build In
memory OF the heroes Of that war, was
laid In Washington with impressive
ceremonies.
Prof. Thomas r. vickroy, aged II
years, well known among educators as
an advocate OF phonetic spelling, died
az MS home in St Louis from heart dis
ease.
me federal court at St. Paul decided
an favor Of James J. Hill In a suit
brought by the Hartman interests to
forestali the plan Of distributing the
merger stock.
The town of Marramec, Okla. was en-
tlrely destroyed by fire. with a total loss
o. $4,000; no insurance.
state Senator David Burns was ac-
Quilted at Grand Rapids Of q charge Of
bribery in connection with the Lake
michigan water scandal.
The American Baseball association
opened Its season.
During October, November and De
cember last the total number of railroad
casualties In the United States aggre
gated l4,4S5, a decrease of 7o2, az com
pared with the preceding quarter. There
were killed ITS passengersand 991 en-
q ployes and 1,937 passengers and ii, 3S2
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
Wisconsin Bank ROBBED.

La Crosse, Wis, April 25.-Robbers
entered the bank at lola, Wis, wreck
ing the vault, safe and building. They
fled with $1,000 and overlooked $4,000.
The door of the vault was blown OFF
with nitroglycerine. The bandits, who
escaped, were evidently frightened
away by the explosion and did no
have time to search the vault thor
oughly. Several suspicious characters
are now being pursued by the au-
thoritieS.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
= Seaman Dead.

Boaton, April 25.-Capt. James Hall,
for many years commodore of the Pa
ciac Mail company's feet Of steamers
is dead at his home In Braintree.
Capt. Hall began his sea career when
he was 10 years old. In 1861 he en-
tered the service of the Pacific Mail
company and in 1876 was appointed
commodore Of the feet. He retired in
1891.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
TWIN CITY
Minneapolis. Anri,

Wheat-No. 1 northern, sac; No. Z
northern, aoc; May, $3.50 oats-No.
asvhite, zoe. corn-No 3. As. Rye
No 66c. Barley-No. 2, 4lc,
Fiax-Sl.15. Bntter-Creamery, ex
tras, 23@s4c; creamery, frsts, 2i@22c;
dairy, fancy, ls@lo. Poultry-Tur-
keys, 9@loc; chickens, 7@S Hay
Uplands, fancy, $3.50.
st. Paul, April 90.
Cattle-Steers, SO. al 90 rvs, rs
H@3.oo. Hogs Isl. soa5.25. Sheep
Imuttons. $500; lambs. $500
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
An Important Decis;nn

Washington, April 25.-In decidinc
q case of a western turf investment
concern, Assistant Attorney General
Robb. of the post Office department,
holds that the business of receiving OF
bets to place on the races is a violation
of the law prohibiting lotteries and
games of chance. The concern there
fore is prohibited from using the mails.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
Honor for Young American.

Philadelphia. April 25.-John j.
Boyle, 18 years old. who for a num-
Der Of years was q resident of Ger
mantown, has been, according to pri-
yate adyices received here, elected q
member of the National Society of
Fine Arts Of Paris on account OF q
painting which vas this year exhibited
in the salon.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
Cousin sc Late pueen Dead

Leadville, Col, April 25.-Stephanie,
Baroness di GalIotti di Napoli. daugh-s
ter Of Signor Ghillardi, OF Milan, Italy,
and q second cousin of the late Queen
Victoria Of England, is dead In this
city. The baroness was born In Milan
In 1870.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
opposss Decoration 81 Flag.

Washington, April 25.-At Satur-
days session of the congress of the
Daughters OF the American ReYolu-
ton, it was decided to compile a di-
rectory Of the members and a resolu-
ton was passed urging legislation to
prohibit the Dissertation Of the United
States flag.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1904-04-29
DOMESTIC.

Judge Andrew Harrison Ward died
In C%ynthiana, KY, aged 80 years. He
represented that district in congress
Immediately after the war.
Edgar Copeland, aged 20, was con-
victed at Hillsboro. H., of the murder
OF Henry Green, aged so, and the pen
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-04
TOWN FLOODED BY
RESERVOIR BREAK
NINE PERSONS PERlsHEp IN THE
FLOOD.
Many More Injured, and Much Prop
erty Destroyed--Heartrending
Scenes In North Carolina
Town,

Winston.Salem, N. c., Nov. 2.-The
most horrible catastrophe in the his.
tory of Winston-Salem occurred at 8
o'clock this morning when the North
side of the old city reservoir on North
Trade street collapsed, Transforming
the street into veritable river of
death, which bore nine persons to a
watery grave, caused the serious in
jury of eIgnU others, and washed away
a number of small houses in its path.
Six tenement houses were material
ly damaged.
1t was 8 o'clock this morning when
persons living near the old reservoir
heard a mighty crash as of falling
walls. Rushing to the scene, they
found almost the whole of the north
side of the reservoir had collapsed,
utterly demolishing the barn and do.
ing some damage to the house of Mar
tin Peoples, both of them next to it,
and emptying the contents of the res
ervoir, about 100000 gallons of water
into the street. II was soon found
that several human bodies were en-.
quilted in the flood, which was car.
rying them onward to the railroad
junction, a distance of five hundred
yards or more. The alarm was
promptly given and by six o'clock a
large force was at work in the effort
to rescue the dead bodies. Several of
the bodies were carried to the edge of
the Belos pond and a force of men
at work all day in the effort to find
the bodies of some who were thought
to have drowned therein.
The ringing of fire bells soon awak-
ened the entire town and hundreds
rushed to the reservoir as quickly as
possible. Here they were greeted
with a sight of agony and desolation.
Anxious relatives hurrying to and fro
in the search for loved ones, the
heartrending cries of the desolate, the
utter ruin of houses in the path of the
food, these are some of the details of
the scene which met the eyes of the
onlooker.
So soon as the nature OF the castro.
phe was fully known, ,undertakers and
others were summoned and the grue-
some work of recovering the bodies OF
the dead and preparing them for bur-
ial was begun and continued the
greater part of the day, the work be-
ing witnessed by a large number of
people.
Heroic measures have been taken
by the city for the relief of the home
less and suffering, who were rendered
so by a catastrophe which wrings
the heart of every man, woman and
child here.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-04
UNDER THE WHEELS
l.. e., A. & w. BRAKEMAN MET Ac,
CIDENT THAT MAY PROVE
EATAI.

Alliance, O.. Nov. I'm a derail-
ment at Phalanx Wednesday after
noon, w. d. Mannville, aged 28, met
with an accident that will probably
result in his death. The man is a
brakeman on the Lake Erie, Alliance
and Wheeling road and was riding on
the front of his engine when he was
thrown under the wheels. One leg
was cut off and the other badly
mashed. He was brought to this city
and taken to the city hospital, where
he was placed on the operating table
and given medical attention. His in
jury was a very serious one and 1t is
doubtful whether the physicians can
do anything for him. He has a wife
In this city and is well known here.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-11-04
Real Estate Transfers.

Alliance, Second Ward.
c. II. Wiltsu to Elizabeth Johnston
lot 13, $500. Dup. value.
Canton Sixth Ward.
Jacob Kuneman to Anna human
lot 1873. N. so feet w. IL, s2,4OO.
Canton, Seventh Ward.
George Myer to Edward j. Neff, lot
5G35, $500.
Massillon, First Ward.
J. H. Hunt to Edward f. Heisler and
z. T. Shoemaker, lots 2457, 245S, 2459,
246O. 24G3, 2464, 2465, 2466, 2467, 246S,
2469, 2470, 2471, 2472, 2i73, 2474, PATS,
2476, 2477, $4,000.
Sandy Township, Waynssburg
Elmer Taylor to William G. Will
liams, lot II and rs, S1O0.
William G. Williams to Mary K
Taylor, lot n and IS, $1.0O.
Bethlehem Township.
Charles Fetters, guardian, to Ernest
Schaer, P. s. w. E., fir. sec. 81, 11-10O
acre. 5000.
Tuscarawas Township.
John Beran to Howell Beran, N. w
P s.; w. sec. 9, / acre, $40.
Canton Township.
William Yohe to William II. Eek
niger, S. w. p. S. e. sec. SO, 2S 3-4
acres, $1,999.