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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
VILLAGES STRUGGLE
Author Fights Off Death and Works
on His Memoirs Will All
Energy.

Charlottesville, Ind, Nov. 29-sustained
by an indomitablc will. and confident in
his own powers of resistance, Genera
Lew Wallace is fighting the inevitable
with such grim determination and cour.
s that the more optimistic OF his friends
are beginning 10 believe that he may sur
Vive after all.
Instead OF preparing to die. he is pre-
pairing to live, and is mapping out u tour
which is to embrace Cuba, Porto Rice
and Panama, and he plans 10 make the
trip after the Christmas holidays. DE.
spite his weakened condition, he continues
to work on his memoir and devotes two
or three days a week TO that task. He
does this without the aid of a ~stenographe,
or an amanuensis, u turns out clec.,
iegible manuscript.
General Wallace powers of recuperattor
nave amazed his physicians. Four days
he appeared to be in the shadow CT
death, but his robust physique and vitality
kept him up.
His present ailment is acute indigestion
Inability to assimilate his food has emu.
ciated and weakened him. and he is onl,
the ghost Of his former vigorous self.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
PRESIDENT is H0ME.
Party Reached the White House This
Morning After an Entirely IN.
eventual Trio.

Washington, Dec. -President
Roosevelt arrived at 7:02 a. M. from
st. Louis. Several hundred people We're
gathered at the Pennsylvania railroad
station and gree = the president With
cheers. The party Immediately entered
carriages and We're driven rapidly 10
the White House.
The trip of the president ended by his
safe arrival at the White House today.
was in some ways one of the most
notable he eve took. The
ments for the comfort, convenience and
personal safety of the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt We're the most thorough
ever made. The trip from st. Louis 10
Washington was without particular
note or incident. h president and
Mrs. Roosevelt rested quietly in their
ar, spending the time in reading and
in conversation with members OF the
party. Few stops We're made en-
route, those being at division termi-
mails. Crowds assembled at almost
every station, however, and cneered as
the train swept by. At points where
stops We're made the president invari-
ably appeared on the rear platform of
his car and addressed the crowds brief
lN. The railroad arrangements for the
trip We're admirable. No delay was ex-
pericnced either in going to st. Louis
or in returning to Washington.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
TRANSPORTATION TAX
Failure to Give Commerce Commission
Power Costs the Peopte
$40 0

Washington, NoV. 30-The f@l.l4rq of
congress to enact legislation eaaEils.; tle
Interstate commerce commission L. hx.
RAILROAD rates cost the people 81 The
United States $io,oo0.G90 a year. This =
the estimate made today by a mar.iaar of
the commission. There arc received ul ne
course of a year formal complaints of
unjust rates aggrcgating $30.o@e.64 9. Ia
formal complaints approximate $l0.e}0.eN4.
Gov. Van SAINT, of Minnesota, Gov. cam
minis. of Iowa, and others hay asked
President Roosevelt to recommend 10.
congress legislation giving the Commence
commission authority to Xix freight eipcS.
Year after year to correct this esi the
commission has sought to obtain ;pr an
largement of its powers. but without sue
cess. The railroad influence in congress
has always been sufficiently strou4 to
prevent action.
1t is declared by members Of thu com
mission that the passage OF the lsikins
anti-rebate amendi ent two years ago re-
moved the only eafegIard from which the
people derived any benefit. 1t Accomplished
what the railroads had been seeking 10
do for years. 1t prevented the giving Of
rebates. Previous to this Legislation every
competitive railroad was forced to give s
or 10 per cent of its gross receipts 10 in
fluence business. Shippers received some
benefit from this distribution. &ow the
rebate is saved TO the railroads and mo
lines maintain their rates.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
INVESTIGATION ORDERED
Government Appoints Agents to Look
Into Standard Oil Work.

Washington, Nov. 30.-FoFmal orders
ave been issNed at the department. of
Commerce and labor for a government
investigation OF the affairs and bust
ness methods of the Standard Oil com
ANY The order was issued this after
noon assigning two special agents of
the department to begin work Monday.
This action IS taken after frequent
consultations held between President
Roosevelt n the corporation commits
sioner. Mr.. Garfield. These conferences
We're the contamination of a series of
complaints which have been filed with
the department of and labor.
The charges to be investigated are
that the Standard Oil is vio-
lating the interstate laws in
the restraint of trade. 1t is intended
to make a most searching and thorough
examination. The two agents will visit
the Oil fields to begin with and will then
proceed TO the company's refineries and
later will examine into the ways of dis
tribution n the alleged control Of OF
transportation facilities.
Will Go to Congress.
1t is expected that the report of the
agents VIII not be ready until some
lime next spring. or later. but fully in
line for the president to
TIN ms message to congress next vim
ter any recommendations in the prem
ises he may deem necessary.
The investigation Is to be after the
fashion of that instituted against the
beef trust, which has only recently
been concluded. Under the present law
the president if he deems the facts
warrant, may notify his attorney gem
eral to proceed against any trust en-.
gagged in violation of the law. Thi.
course of procedure was instituted IL
the case of the Northern Securities,
company, the administration Winning n
decisive victory. Should violations by
the Standard Oil be found, therefore. it
will not be really necessary for the
president to await upon congress. He is
empowered to proceed at once to in
stiute court proceedings.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
PRESIDENT ENDS
ST. LOUIS VISIT
Party Is Nov Speeding East.
ward and Will Be in Wash
ington Tuesday.
PLEASED WITH THE TRIP
President Assured Exposition Officials
That the Arrangements for His
Pleasure Could Not Have
Been Better.


Niei'hloAa' ito" NoF' 81 r.A'ef y So
lourn of two days In st. Louis which
proved an experience thoroughly de
lightful and almost unim,e President
Roosevelt is speeding now toward
Washington where MS train is sehed-
uled TO arriv, mi : tomorrow. The
president, Mrs. Roosevelt ana all the
members of the party are congratulate
ing themselves upon the success OF he
trip, which was regarded by so many
with serious apprehension. The presi-
dent has expressed his perfect salts
faction with the arrangements made
for his care, comfort and convenience
and Just before the train pulled out of
the exposition grounds last night he
congratulated and thanked President
Francis and The other exposition Off
cials, and The officers who We're his per
sonai attendants, for the admirable
work they had accomplished. Through
out his experience in st. Louis there
was a notable absence of cranks who
desired for various reasons to see the
president. one Woman was taken in
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
TROUBLES AT zElGLER
Water Pumping Station Two Miles
From the Town Is the Center of
the Late Attacks.

C~arbonville, H., Nov. 3o.-A pumping
station nearly two miles from the
Iiegler shaft, from which water for the
town is secured was fired upon from
nbush Saturday and Sunday nights
and several shots exchanged. A strong
guard has been detailed there. No
further troops have been sent to Zieg-
Ter during the forenoon, but Company
@ of this city has been ordered TO be in
readiness to proceed to the scene.
Springfield, Ill.,, Nov. 30.-Adjutant
General Scott his afternoon tele-
graphed Captain Galbraith. command
ing Company c, Fourth infantry. at
CarDondale. to proceed on the first
train TO Benton for duty. thus rein
forcing Company f, which was sent
to Benton Saturday. This action is
the result of the following dispatch
from Sheriff Stein:
More shooting at Ziegler last night.
| cannot protect life and property UNI
less more troops are sent."
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
OHIO BANK FAILS.
ohs,lar NaeeaAi sank loans = Mon
an 500. SOC and Goes 10 the Wall
as i Result.


0terht4 g NoN 3oe "a Neattta
National hanh closed today TIE AZ
ZION VAS taken as a result or a mret
il's et the directors Yesterday
The huttnNbtl statement ISSUED by the
bank ~ September showed a capita
on ~sno,uee, surplus S20eop deposits
St'A,uo's loans aha SSl' .oVe.
Aonds aud real estate slS3.o0o, due from
eAnSs si2',ooo, cash on hand 81 600,
= 9, beGkwittt IS president OF the In
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
THE WAR AT zE!GLER.
Illinois Mining Town Feels a eoad
Deal Like Port Arthur. With
Shots Pouring in.

Benton, Ill.,, Dee. 1.-The constant
firing at Zeigier last night was almost
like the noise of a battle. No less than
500 shots We're fired into Zeigler from
ambush. The shots came from every
direction. but We're aimed too high to do
ANY damage. Two gatling guns on top
OF an office building and the coal tipple
at Zeigler the fire. but it is
not known if any one was hurt.
~carbondale. H., Nov. accompany
c. Fourth infantry. coached ZeigJer to-
day. While martial law has not been
declared at Zeigler. the situation close
ly approaches it. No one not properly
Vouched for can enter the town.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
RAILROADS WIN.
Circuit Court Judge in California
Hands Down a Remarkable
Rate Decision.

san Francisco. Dec. 1.-Uuited
States Circuit Judge Morrow handed
down a decision in the case of the in
terstate commerce ccmmisSion against
the South Pacific company. the reeeiv-
ers of the Union Pacific railway ana
the Union Pacific railroad, in favor of
the railroads. The point at issue was
the right of the commerce commission
to declare unjust a rate on sugar from
San Francisco to Kearney. Neb. as
compared with a lower through rate
to Omaha. The court found the rate
established by the companies was not
unjust; that the commission has no
right TO legislate and that the Union
Pacific could not be bound by the or
der of the commission anyway, it not
being a party 10 the original suit.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
kuRoKl NOT DEAD.
Russians Send Denial of Their stor,
So Lone Insisted Upon.

Mukden. Dec. IA japanese a V
nlryrnan who has been captured by the
Russians declares that General kI1toki
is not dead
There have been nc important changes
in the situation. Small skirmishes are
reported ON the eastward. but there is
no sign Of a definite Japanese advance.
Recently the Japanese have beer using
dogs as scouts, sending them out from
me trenches with long cords attached.
1t is limos impossible to detect these
wary animals, which unerringly locate
a Russian position and give warning
or any movement against the Japanese.
Some of the Russians have manage to
strew the neutral ground with poisoned
pork, thus thinning the ranks of the
dog scout department.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
AMERICAN SUICIDES.
Son of a Wealthy New York Banke
Takes His Own Life in
opdop

London. Dec. 1.-Elverton Chapman,
aged %, whose home is in New York
City, committed suicide last night at
the Carlton hotel by throwing himself
from the third floor landing to the YES
thule. where he was s~hockingly
mangled on the marble floor.
New York, Dec. l.-Elvertcn IL.
Chapman, the young man who COM
united suicide in a sensational manner
in London, was the SON of f. r.. Chap
man, senior member of the firm of Il.
Il. Chairman & Co. bankers OF this city.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
CURED BY Fright.
Redridden and Hopeless Old Woman
Jumps Up and Rushes From
Eurnina House.

New York. Dec. With children
held under their arms, cIinsing around
their necks and hanging TO their Shout
ders, firemen early today carried forty
screaming youngsters from a burning
tenement in Ninth Venue, AT The
same time thirty adults followed the
rescuers down the fire escapes. Mrs.
w. A. C~onildughton. an aged woman
living on the second floor, who mad been
hedridden for W weeks from paralysis.
arose and climbed into the street unaii-
ed. The fright of the moment seemed
TO have effected a cure, and she hurried
TO a neighbor's home without a tWinga
of pain.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
HIT WALL STREET HARD
Lawson Cleaned Up a Nice Bunch Just
to Show Them He Knew the

New York, Nov. 30.-Thomas ".
lawson has played a good joke on Wall
street. Brokers admit that they We're
caught by the Boston Spectator to the
tune of several hundred thousand dol
lars. Lawson sent out 4 circular
PRAYER TO Wall Street" 1t said in part.
1T having come to my attention dur
ing the past few days that l am load
ed to the gunwales with Amalgamated,
Sugar and Pacific Mail. to-wit: 30o.-
000. 10000 n 10000 shares respective-
ly, and as the market is declining. and
| am OF the point of being compelled
to let CO. in which event there will be
music to a slow and a low tune, | ear
nestly ask Your assistance.
II will, in Difference to the prayers of
my friends and well-wishers of the
street dump over this line at IL o'clock
Friday next. The favor l ask is that
good prices, thereby perhaps prevent
ing the ruin of one who has been
caught tremendously shor of discre-
ton M nightly long of enthusiasm"
Wall street took Mr.. Lawson serious
~, and believed that he intended to
unload. The result was, when the
market opened, everybody but Lawson
rushed to sell Copper. Sugar and Pa
cifc Mail. Fully 10000 shares OF
Amalsamated We're thrown on the mar
ket. which broke the Stock from 7SA
to 1914. Pacific Mai dropped from
451a to 40. while Sugar dropped from
149 to 1917. At C supporting or
ders We're put in and within an hour all
of the stocks had recovered.
When the market closed MI. Law
son sent n telegram to several stock
exchange houses, i'm which he said:
after going over my accounts / find
hat the published statements that I
was loaded TO the gunwales with Anal
gamated. Sugar and Pacific Mail. and
would be obliged to throw them over
board or be ruined, We're erroneous.
therefore hasten to withdraw my re-
7uest for assistance"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
HELPING THE JEWS.
Danes Organizing to Get Them Out of
Russia and to America for a
Start

Copenhagen. Nov. 3o.-Prominent
Jews have formed an organization To
assist the Russian Jews in emigratjnr
to America. through the Danish ports
Funds are being collected to facilitate
their passage n give the emigrants a
start in life en- their arrival at their
destination. 1t is estimated 10. 1000 Of
these Jews have left Denmark during
the present year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
STRANGE OPERATION.
Man With His Stomach Blown 70 Pieces
Being Fed Artifically and May
Get Well.

New York, Dec. IA pecllittG and
extremely delicate surgical operation
has been performed at a hospital in
Mt. Vernon which Will probably save
the life of Antonio Stranine. whose
stomach had been partially torn out
by a dynamite explosion, Coils OF rub
Der tubing were inserted in the mans
stomach after a part OF it's crushed
interior had been removed. BY forcing
food through this tubing it j. soDeI
to preserve his life.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
PokED A HOLE IN HERSELF.
Another Russian Vessel Disabled n

Another Russian Vessel Disabled in
the Usual Fashion in France.
Brest, France. Dec. 1.-The Rus
sian torpedo BOAT destroyer Prouzit-
elny has anchored in the roadstead
here with II hole in her hull caused by
her anchor. She will enter a naval
port to repair.
The question of repairs to the Prou-
zitelny was referred to Marine Minister
Pelletan, who decided the damage was
of such nature as TO endanger the
safety of the crew. and that the de-
str1yer therefore was entitled under
the neutrality laws to make repairs.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
AUSTRALIA AM laps.
Proposed to Admit Them Freely on the
Ground That They Have Shown
Their Hiuh Quality.

Melbourne, Victoria, Dec. THE
federal house of representatives win
next week discuss the question of
withdrawing the restrictions placed on
the entry of Japanese into the COM
monwealth, on the ground, in the
words of the motion. that They have
placed themselves i'm the front ranii of
nations, have granted religious free
dom, have established consulates. and
have become the honored ally Of Great
Britain"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
FAMOUS CASE ENDED
Colleges Will Finally Get the Millions
Left Them by Fayerweather of

Washington. Nov. So.-The case
known as the Fayerweather will case
was decided by the supreme court of
the United states today in favor of the
colleges. The case involves requests of
about s., 50O.0 0o. made to twenty colleges
by the late Daniel G.. Fayerweather. a
leather merchant of New York. who
died in 1890. The will was attacked by
Fayerweather's widow and two nieces,
fraud being charged. The CASE has
been pending many Years.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
NANCY is MARRIED.
Another Letter Heiress WEEDS an Erq
lishman, This One a Member of
Curzon's Staff,

Washington, Dec. Miss Nancy
Carver Letter. second daughter of the
late Levi z. Letter Of Chicago. ana
Major Colin Powys Campbell OF the
British army We're married at noon to-
day at the residence of the brides
mother. The ceremony was very quiet,
owing to the recent death Of the brides
father, only the family circle and a
few intimate friends Of the bride be-
Ing present.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
Joan OF ARC A MYTH?
French Students Are Ready = Haze
Anybody Who Believes Such
Arrant Nonsense.


Paris, Dec. l. There was a eiulens
student demonstration today ia CON
nection with the alleged insults TO the
memoir of Joan of Arc made recently
at LNeee Connorcet by 4 professor of
history. A crowd of $50 students made
bontires of copies of socialist ueWspa-
pers and engaged in Il demonstration
before the Louvre, n charged a de-
tachment of police. a lively scufhe
followed. during which a dozen arrests.
including that of a girl student. and The
son of a former project of police. were
made.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
SEWER TRENCH cAyED
Three Men Killed in st. Louis, All of
Whom Have Been Taken
From the Ditch.

st. Louis. Nov. 3o.-Three laborers
were buried in a cavein OF a water pipe
trench today. The men were taken
cut dead.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
THE sTuDENrs' DEMONSTRATION
Manifestation Said to Have Been Ap
proved by Minister of interior

proved by Minister Of Interior.
ST. Petersburg, Dec. 1.-The student
bodies Of st. Petersburg have adopted
resolutions to support Interior Minister
Sviatopolk-Nirsky It now transpires
that the students demonstration
planned for yesterday was in approval
OF the minister's policy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
CARNEGIE WAS
AN EASY VICTIM
Steel Magnate SAID to Have In.
dorsed Woman's Note
Tor $500, 900.
SHE HAS PRISON RECORD
And When 1t Is All kno~n 1t May.
Prove a Most Wonderful Romance
of crime-Her Examination
Postponed Till Thursday

,a
lsns'>tiso, ~ 50. ne hsallits
o Sifs. = I" tA2aWlSk IN connection
wilh the sun brought against her 10y
~iteroert Is Newton OF l5rookltne, Mass
mas oeeh postponed untll Thursday
leNt'
\ report 10 the effect that Andrew
salnegle name appears on Il note for
sovV,uoo Even oy MIS- I,Aadwiek Us Sc
ttnnaII y :. tot'i lloa5t tils oiilAels Nt
n Sste1s 1ig'.li1%l llsrt loas.y'
Nri.s ~, sttolaia 49, : " 800 nlaIGale ,'Sel
hiisiness " i y ,,s .oi = lolis tlhls ao1[
D,Ga@4aI5 VIZ i."ilS % we phllNs OF
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st,taI5 49, i-1'''ts o"llheIs HiN !
NJ 80, ~ 49, ~ q oollllY I9,.ag6 5
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grbaso nas-oLSea ny MeaitnN pe s"ii9.
49, istNe' ~ y sa'u. usHa+!S
Rto.itP'S MheH cue.
ihe Career.
Mrs. cassie Chadwick, 4 society
woman ana Wife of DIT. Leroy s. chad
WICK, was today discovered to be Vine.
Lydia DE We're OF Toledo. who served
a term III the ohio p~enitentiary at
No1uilpus.
II IS one OF C~leveland's
pesl known men. his Wife came into
puoiie @Stettion a week 3 when she
was sued Tor Sl9o.0OO by III. Il. New
ION, q banker OF Mass. Who
anv go, rt''s 7"'4' = iiio"eS "il1oU1
Mr. Gbad,.f.l. =; balia,.
The Holl,na hn,1sa i, NJ Sp = ~
,n3 starla, ~ ~.
he trayalina -, tI,,"a, "fe s"'i 20
the source OF fhe ,yor,an.s nn,-ar 80
o+h.r paes;hI. 49,
Ss"e 'o9''p'e A'eses.
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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-12-02
FRANCES REPRESENTATIVE.

Admiral Fournier Will Sit on the North
Sea Commission.
Paris, Dec. 1.-The council of min
listers today designated Admiral Four
nier to sit on the Anglo-Russian North
sea commission
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-07-01
UNDERTAKES
Receive Word From South Bethlehem
Lodge, Regarding Herman Rasley,
But Remains VIII Be Held I'M
I'll Letter Is Received.

A telegram was received Thursday
morning by W. G. Osborne. Of the under
taking firm of the Clifford Osborne Com
pany, from Fred L. Nader, secretary Of
the Wreath OF Friendship Lodge Of the
Independent Order of odd Fellows, OF
South, Bethlehem, Pa, in answer to a
telegram conveying the information OF
the death Of Herman Rasley, who was
killed by a freight train ON the PIN
niclSinniek coal mine switch Tuesday
afternoon. The telegram stated that
Rasley was not beneficiary Of either
the !. o. o.. +. lodge or the Masonic or
der and that he would infonh the un.
dertalSers by letter as soon as no inter
viewed the dead mans relatives, rs tc
what disposition should be made Of the
remains. The under!akers viii hold the
remains until the letter is received.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-07-01
Was Happy Surprise to An WHO Iyiitavy
The BndeEroom HAPPY Couple al
East to Spend their Honeymoon.


A. CONFIRMED bachelor al his friends
thought Of Mr.. Jshn. L. sehou. Of Har:
old, the wellslznown stone mason, but
he gave them i happy surprise Thurs,
day morning at 9 o'clock, when tae was
Joined in holy wedloel at that hoiiI
Miss Belle J, Reid Of Point Comfort, be.
came his bride. They were married 1t
the Baptist parsonage in the presence
Of . few friends by Rev. Robert B. Mo-
Daniel. in mis- usual solemn and impress
sive manner
. The bride is an estimablc lady and
has an extended circle OF friends, while
the bridegroom i gentleman of ability
in his Vocation and enjoys the friendship
of an who know him.
The happy couple left on the morning
accommodation for eastern points, where
they win spend the honeymoon.