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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
HOW HE PROPOSED.
German Crown Prince Asked the Cues
ton of the Future Empress Over
a Gun of Tea,

Altoona, Prussia. Sept. st was while
the Crown Prince Frederick William
was drinking tea with the Duchess Ce-
celia, at her mothers lodge at Mueritz,
on the Baltic. hat he asked her to
marry him. Upon receiving the con-
sent of the duchess, the crown prince
called for telegraph blanks and imme-
diately wired to the emperor and EN-
press.
The emperor was dining with the
notable persons Of Schlesweig- Holstein,
when the telegram was received. The
emperor thereupon arose, raised his
glass and said that the engagement Of
his royal highness and the duchess had
just taken place and called for a three
fold hurrah for the couple. The ban
queters greeted the announcement with
tremendous cheers.
The duchess is a tall. slight girl, light
haired and brown eyed. Although she
could scarcely be called pretty she has
q vivid complexion and is of s~prightly
demeanor. The only time she and the
crown prince had been seen together in
public was a few evenings ago. The
crown prince had called on her and her
mother at the Kaiserhof hotel. just be-
fore they left for home. After talking
with them for an our the crown prince
took them to the station I'm an automo-
bile and found that the train did rot
start 1Or an nOuT. lie Lnen asked IneT1
to drive round the city and with them
went through the principal streets,
which started h first tail of an en-
gagement.
1t is impossible to say whether II is a
love match or not. Strong dynastic rea-
sons for the marriage exist. The EN-
peror desires to bring the Cumberland,
Danish and Netherlands courts into
closer relations with the German court.
The Duchess Cecelia's brother, the
grand luke of Northumberland
in. married this Tune the Princess Alex
andria. second daughter of the duke Of
Cumberland, a sister of the future
queen of Denmark. The Duchess Ce-
celia is also a niece by marriage Of the
prince consort of Holland. The best
loved of Prussian queens, Loui5s. was
of the same family. but of the Streiitz
branch
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
cHINAMAN AS A FARMER.
Ii Hung Chang, TiIls the Soil Near
EIdora,

Eldora. Ia, Sept. String of the fiat
iron and soapsuds and wishing to make
his money q little faster by farming and
tilling the soil than by standing all day
long and ironing collars and cuffs, / Hung
Chang, a full-blooded Chinaman from
somewhere In the F1owery kingdom, has
rented a little farm In the vicinity OF Gar
den City. on the Des Moines Short line,
but still IN this county. and has COM
menced the life Of an honest granger He
Is undoubtedly the only one of his race
in the whole state of Iowa or in the north
west. for that matter, who ever adopted
farming in this country as an occupation,
and takes TO he work as naturally a. a
duck takes to water. He has some of lie
best corn In the neighborhood. 1t was
planted early and is away out OF the way
of frost. He raised plenty OF potatoes and
cabbaees and viii 1--we like a king this
coming winter.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
THE MEN FAIL TO
END THE STRIKE
Expected Order Calling Of
Packing House Struggle
Not Secured.
NO MORE LOSSES TO MEN
Packers Say There Were No More De.
sertions to Tenn Today-Many of
the Workmen Entirely Failed
to Take Part in Ballot

Chicago, Sept. 9.-Before the an
nouncement of the result OF the vote
by the local unions on the peace propo-
sition in the stock yards strike today,
President Donnelly stated hat the
proposition undoubtedly had been de-
feated. and estimated that not more
than rs per cent. of all he strikers
throughout the country had voted.
According 20 the packers there were
no assertions from the union ranks
when the plants opened this morning.
The counting of the ballots showed
that a majority of the butcher work
men had not voted. SO another ballot
has been ordered.
According 20 a statement just given
out, nearly 2 1000 strikers voted to re-
main on strike. and 2.400 for return to
work.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
A STABDINC AFFRAY
WAS NEARLY FATAL
Henry Kotz, a Farmer Neai
Salem, Attacked by a
Transient Laborer.
u OVER WAGES
After RE Had Inflicted Severe Wounds
on Mr.. kotz, the Man Attempted
to Get Away, But Was
Captured by Sheriff.

Salem, S. ID, Sept. 2.-Henry Kotz, a
farmer living four miles southeast OF
Canistots, was stabbed in the neck
twice and once in the arm by Fred
High, a transient laborer and n OF a
threshing crew. Trouble was over a
horse and back wages. After the stab
bling and during the excitement, High
made an effort TO get away and had
made some distance before his absence
was noticed. w. DeBolt gave chase,
and after a run OF seven mile5 oyer
took him. On command, the fugitive
refused to stop and DeBolt fired three
shots, the last taking effect in the foot.
He Is now I'm the custody of the Nc
Cook county sheriff. Kotz may live. A
preliminary trial was given he pris-
oner this afternoon, when he was bound
over under 81. 600 bonds.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
WOE FOR PORT ARTHUR.
Twenty Thousand Fresh Troops Leave
Japan for Russian Stronghold.

Toxic, Stpt. 9.-Port Arthur is to be
taken with The least possible delay,
20, 600 fresh men have been sent to
reinforce General Nogi from home and
the transports bearing the first Of them
should be near Dalny today. In addi-
ton to this there will be heavy rein
forcements sent from the north as soon
as General Kuropatkin has been defin-
itely disposed OF. The investing army
will be brought up TO 100000 men. then,
regardless of cost, the fortress will be
taken. BY the time the present move
ment against General Kuropatkin has
been concluded his army will be a
negligible quantity for this campaign,
If it is not destroyed absolutely, and
there is still strong hope hat this vt
ter will be the and.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

A German traveller claims TO have
discovered in the forests OF Borneo a
people who still wear the tail OF our
primitive ancestors. He does not write
from hearsay, he has seen the tail,
says the London Chronicle. 1t belonged
10 a child about 6 years old. sprung
from the tribe OF Poenans. AS nobody
could speak the Poenan tongue the
~youngster could not be questioned, but
there was his tail sur enough, not
very long. but flexible, hairless, and
about the thickness of ones little fin
ger. The Poenans are reported to be
very simple. honest folk. with a child
like system of barter. They deposit In
public places the goods they wish
10 exchange. and a few days later they
find there the equivalents they desire.
Nobody dreams of stealing. This Is
almost as remarkable as the vestige OF
the ancestral tail.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
TIeHTwAD CLUB.
Queer Organization at Yankton VIII.
Queerer Members.

Yankton, s. d., Sept. 6.-Twenty
young women of this city. stimulated
by the action of their sex in Logans-
port, N. Y, have organized here on the
''Tightwad Beau" plan, and will boy
colt all of their male acq~uaintances
noted for stinginess. Every cheap
skate in the list Will be given q lesson
for the good Of all concerned, and as
the young women in the movement are
all earning their own living they claim
they are independent and will get
along very well. Tomorrow they start
in on a grand picnic on James river
and no man friends are invited. the en-
tire expense being met by the MEM
bers. who propose to show they are
willing and able to spend money for
their own entertainment eve if their
male friends are not. The affair is the
outcome of some recent rather small
actions on the part of a few of the
young men of the city.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
VERMONT BY $4,000.
Nearly Complete Unofficial Returns
Place the Republican Majority in
the State High.

White River Junction, VT. Sept. o.
With eleven towns put of GAG cities and
vns yet to be heard from. later and
re- ! returns today indicated that
the epublicars carried the state yes
terday by a plurality in the neighbour
hood OF 81, see. The latest reports In
dicate that the next state senate will
be solidly republican, the democrats
losing their present five seats; and the
democrats will lose about ten repre-
~sentatives.
At 1 o'clock only three small towns,
which cast about 800 votes in 1900. re-
main to be heard from. The vote gives
Bell, republican, a plurality of 81, 440.
Walden. VT, Sept. 7.--CharIes j.. Bell,
the successful candidate for governor
In yesterdays election, sent the follow
ing to Roosevelt:
Tuesdays plurality OF over $4,000 In
Vermont points the way to victory for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks in November"
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
SOUTH DAKOTA

Al remarkable state Of cortraband
has just been brought to light In Spain.
where. although all the tobacco grow
ing colonies have been seized by the
United staten, the growing OF tobacco
IN Spain itself, for which the province
of Malaga, Almeria and Zeres are ad-
miirably adapted. is prohibited. All the
same tobacco is not only grown, but Is
cultivated In sufficient quantities TO
employ four factories, OF which the
products are on sale throughout spain.
After a recent council the king pro-
duoed a packet of cigars, and offering
one to each Of the ministers. said
pleasantly, TRY these. To my think
ing they are excellent cigars. They
have been sent TO me as a present from
Andalusia, where. I am told, they are
manufactured by ~contraband from
E-paniah-grown tobacco" This incident
is expected to put matters on a better
footing.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
Frost AZ Ethan.

Ethan, s. D., Sept. 6.-The first frost
of the season is reported this morning.
1t was very light and only fell in sec
lions, as many farmers say there was
none. 1t is believed that no damage
was done. With ten days more of
good weather this county will mature
one of the largest corn crops in the
history Of the country. Haying is
nearly finished and is a splendid crop.
Threshing is well under way, the wheat
IS better than expected.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

Lord Roberts once found himself Ia
h center OF new trends In a London
club. There was a very tall man pres
ent who. evidently believing himself to
shine as a wit, seized every opportunity
OF raising q laugh al other peoples ex-
pense. On being introduced to Lord
Roberts the wit bent down p~atronizing-
W to his lordship and remarked: II
have often heard OF you, but" shading
his eyes with n hand as though the
famous general, being so small could be
seen only with difiiculty-"I have never
seen YOU" TO this Lord Roberts
promptly replied: II have often seen
you. SIR. but / have never heard OF
o
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
Pastor for Nlneteen Years.

Bridgewater, s. d., Sept. 6.-.The
nineteenth anniversary Of the pastorate
of Rev. A. c. McCauley of the First
Presbyterian church OF this city, oc-
Cured yesterday, and the occasion was
most fittingly observed by the holding
of a public reception at the church In
the evening, at the conclusion of which
Mrs. c.. e. Johnson, on behalf of the
congregation, presented Rev. McCauley
with a liberal purse, as a slight testi-
mony of the regard in which he is held
by his people.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

fVfa That
his men are toe old calls attention to
h fact that the Russian system tends
10 place rather old men with the colors
I'm wal time. The liability for service
extends from the ~twenty-first to the
f0rty-third year. The first four years
are spent with the colors, and the con-
script is then d reservist for fourteen
years. Ii is quite likely, therefore,
that Kuropatkin has received many re-
seryists OF about thirty-nine years OF
age. Japan's service aga Is from seven
aepu ia forty
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
THE GREAT JEWISH CITY
New York Has 10000 Hebrews Out Of
Only 100000 in the
World.

New York, Sept. 9.-The Jewish year
book just issued contains statistics
showing the Hebrew population OF the
Der the United States has f.268.21S. q
half million being credited to New York
city.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

Birds, however wary are curious and
will approach q strange object at the
fisk Of their lives, as wild tow shooters
know. A singular instance OF curiosity
Is now reported OF a goose In small
village Of the Duchy Of Baden. When
the 1garde- champetre" rang his bell
and read his DEGREES TO the assembled
peas&nts. a white and black goose, &C.
centric by it's intelligence, perhaps a
goose OF genius, left the flock and
planted itself before him, and listened
with lofty and solemn stare peculiar TO
geese, human or otherwise. When the
crier moved on the goose followed, and
only returned 10 its companions after
the round was made. 1t continued this
attention for some months.-London
Globe.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
'KUROPATNN HAS
REACHED MUkDEN
Japanese Continue to Shell the
Russians From Positions
of Advantage.
70 ABANDON MukDEN
ST. Petersburg Admits Kuropatkin Does
Not Intend to Make a Stand There
But Will Continue His Re-
treat to the North.

The st. Petersburg authorities have
expressed themselves as confident that
the critical stage of the Russian retreat
is passed and hat Kuropatkin is no
longer in danger of losing any part or
his forces to the pursuing Japanese.
1t is also given out in st. Petersburg
that the bulk OF Kuropatkin's army is
now near Mukden, where ii has taken
up prepared positions, But a dispatch
70 the Associated Press from Mukden
filed yesterday, says the main Russian
army was then pushing northward and
~evacuating Mukden. While details or
the situation are lacking the dispatches
indicate the Japanese are still harras-
sing the Russian rear. Kuropatkin is
now at Mukden. Toxic preserves sill
ence regarding the operations TO to-
day and yesterday.
ST. Petersburg, Sept. 9.-The bulk of
the Russian M~anchurian army is near
Mukden; where, it now appears, Kuro-
patkin has been since Monday. His
troops, it is understood, are not enter
ing the city, but are taking up pre-
pared positions around Mukden.
While there is no specific informa-
ton on this point, the general staff be-
lieves that only a small rear guard is
in the ~neighborhood of Yentai. No
further fighting of Importance is ex-
pected south of Mukden. The critical
stage is regarded as having passed,
and announcement is made this after
noon that the war office will no longer
give out two bulletins each day.
Toxic, Sept. 9.-The general staff has
not yet made public any details of
the battle of Lao Yang. The people
are still celebrating the victory, but
there is considerable speculation over
the official silence regarding Kuroki's
movements of and since Sunday. 1t is
reported the Japanese, Notwithstanding
the ravages of the fires, captured vast
Accommodations of Russian stores and
ammunition at Lao Yang.
Mukden, Sept. 9.-(Delayed)-Part OF
the Russian army, which is coming to
Mukden by the wagon road, is in dan
ger of being cut off. All day and night
Monday the Japanese in the hills on
the east road shelled the Russian
troops. In one instance the Japanese
infantry attacked a large force of Rus
sian infantry and artillery which had
taken to the hills running parallel to
the Japanese, in protecting the flank
of the r~etreating army. Troops, guns
and transports are pouring into Muk-
den by train and road. A considerable
part of the transport has been left be-
hind. The roads are in a frightful
state. The main Russian army is push
ing northward and is e~vacuating Muk-
den.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
Black Hills Crops.

Deadwood, S. D., Sept. 6.-The frs,
returns from the different threshers in
the valleys of the foothills, have been
averaged up so that tn crop of small
grain for the season l.; known. The
oats viii average about fifty bushels to
the acre and wheat will go about
eighteen. The wheat is a fine quality.
There has been no rust in the Hills.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

About 37,500 pounds OF black powder
wtre touched or by electricity at a
point near Evanston with the result
that about $4,000 yards of rock and
nearly 10000 yards Of yemen gravel
were loosened up ready for attack by
steam shovels. The Shot cost Ia ma
terial n labor In the neighborhood OF
$500. The explosives were placed 25
feet below the surface. black powder
being used because OF It's lifting prop
critics. The blast was q success in
every sense.-Sait Lake City Deseret
KeWs.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

Typhoid fever among laborers in the
Jerome Park reservoir gave rise TO
sensational stories about danger in the
water supply OF New York city. The
cases nave been attributed by the city
department of health TO the drinking
By the laborers or polluted water,
which. we assume. will be diverted from
the reservoir before IL is put In use.
The present water supply Is NOT in
yoiveh, and the future supply need not
be IL obvious sanitary precautions are
taken 70 keep the reservoir site free
rom pollution by the workmen and 10
exclude the inflow Of polluted water To
the completed reservoid.-NeW York
Engineering News.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

Three pigrny horses are now on view
at the Jardin d'Acclimation. Paris. The
smallest. Ideal. stands about two feet
high lseveaty- five centimeters), and
WEIGHS tw~enty-four kilogrammes. Al
good st. Bernard dog is about eighty
two centimeters high and weights 100
klloEEammes. Prince is eighty-thre
-centimeters. u Bijou eighty-six cent?
meters high. The hoe of one II about
one and one-auarter inches across, not
much bigger than some scarf pins OF
~'hoFxe kentss"-Iondon Globe.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
Brown county Schools.

Aberdeen. 8. D., Sept. county SUI
perinieIidelt W. r.. EDDY has issued
his report of the condition of the
schools OF Brown county for the last
fiscal year, which shows that the edu-
cational interests of this section of the
report shows the total valuation of the
school houses, sites and furniture in the
county to be $201, $50; total indebtedness.
Sill, 086; cash on hand June 30. 1904.
SIS. 695. 35; total amount paid to teach
ers during the year, $57, $40; average
monthly salary Of male teachers, $42:
female teachers, $3s. The total seating
capacity of the schools of the county is
5,4S4, while the total number of chill
dren of school age is Abb. There are
46 male teachers and 165 female teach
ers In the county and about $14 per
annum per pupil. is paid out for each
scholar in teachers salaries alone.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
Black Hills Haptiss Convention.

Lead, s. d., Sept. 6.-The Black Hills
Baptist convention is holding it's ff-
teenth annual meeting in this city. A
number of eastern ministers are pres
emit and a large number of Black Hills
delegates. Rev. o. A. Williams, d. D.,
of Minneapolis and DR.. r. M. Shana-
felt, of Huron, S. D., are present.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

The Ethiopian movement In South
Africa--the motto OF which is africa
for the Africans"-is spreading. Al
missionary in Barotseland writes: +As
a mission we are passing through a
most serious crisis. Our field has lately
been invaded by the Philippians. whose
teachers. They have got the ear OF the
king Gewanikal and our schools are
seriously threatened. our Christian
party has been won over and disturbed.
and our teachers give us no small
mou OF trouble and anxiety. Thus
the missionary work of twenty years
is threatened with destruction at d
time when we expected the harvest.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
Carried at Fort Worth.

Fort Worth, Tex, Sept. 1.-THE strik-
ing butchers today voted to declare the
strike off. The vote was practically
unanimous.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
NO FROST THUS FAR.
Jim River Valley Crops Looking Elk.
ceedinuIy PROMISING.

Huron, s. D., Aug. 31.-The Jim river
valley has escaped frost. as none is re-
ported in this section OF the state. Two
weeks OF warm weather will put most OF
the corn crop beyond frost INJURY. The
rain here and over this part of the state
last night Is benefting corn and pasture.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

Armour, $. ID. Sept. "A terrific
thunderstorm accompanied by the most
dazzling lightning that has ever Wis
tied us. passed over his city Wednes-
day morning about 8 o'clock. A small
barn, the property OF Mrs. Susan
Marsh. containing 1000 pounds OF
twine. was struck by lightning and en-
tirely consumed, The house and barn
OF paviG Spauiding were also struck
and one horse that was standing in the
barn was killed.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16
Newspaper Change.

Lead. 5. D., Sept. ga. O. Egbert OF
Deadwood has purchased the Weekly Call
in this city and has converted 1t into d
weekly mining journal called the Black
Hills Miner. 1t win be devoted to the mir
ing interests Of the Black Hills.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

Deadwood. s.. D., Sept. 1.-THE BLACK
Hills Gun club is holding a two ia y
tournament In his city. a number of
well known crack shots from the east
being IN attendance. The f1rst day was
given up to special work. +. Bills 81
Sioux City getting the highest score.
Hin record was 161 birds out Or 160.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1904-09-16

Belle Fourche. s. d., Sept. 5.-Practica,
ly all shipments OF range cattle have
stopped from the Black Hills ranges. The
last shipments brought but "a cents.
which Is the lowest ever received on the
Black Hills range. Ii is less, according
to Harris Franklin. president OF the
Franklin Cattle than Texas
steers were bought for before they came
north. The cattlemen all over the range
In the Hills are watching the markets
with the greatest anxiety. They have got
to ship at some price or else keep over
4-year-olds- Last fall many OF the largest
cattle companies held over their 3-year-
olds. expecting to get them turned this
fan at q higher price. The banks are
closing up their loans. which makes 1t all
the more unpleasant for the cattlemen.
Two days. rain has just visited most OF
the range. which has filled the streams
for the winter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-10-21
EDITOR
DIDN'T
TELL
The Contents of ROOsevelt's
Letter Concerning SeceS.
sion of Panama

New York, Oct 21.-Dr. Albert
Shaw editor Of the Review OF Re.
views, in reply to the accusation that
a letter written by President Roose.
welt TO him, in which the President re.
jects the suggestion that he aid Sc.
cession Of Panama from the Republic
of Colombia, had been given out by
him in violation of confidence, said
today that the letter was made public
by Mr.. Loeb. and that he believed
with the full consent Of the President.
He adds: II believe that the private
expression made by the President,
that the independence OF Panama will
be welcomed, was shared in by the
majority OF the people"