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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
A PITCHED BATTLE.
AS Result Hardy Hughey is in Jail for
Using Dangerous Weapon.

Sioux Falls, S. D., March 15.-Assault
with a dangerous weapon is the charge
which las been preferred against
Hardy Hughey, a prominent farmer liv-
ing near Humboldt, this county, who is
1T present occupying a cell in the coun-
" Jail in this city. IT Is said that had
It not been for the fact that Hughey's
victim wore unusually heavy clothing
The charge against him would have
peer murder or ~manslaughter. Hughey
and the Teghtmeyer brothers had a
dispute over a rented farm. This re-
suited in a pitched battle between the
brothers and Hughey and two COM
oanions. During the encounter Hughey
struck one of the brothers in the face
with a heavy rock, splitting the check
bone. At this juncture an employe
Of the brothers took a hand in the bat
tie, whe Hughey is alleged to have
plunged a knife into his abdomen. The
aeavy clothing worn by Pease is be-
.ieved to have saved his life. Hughey
mas been held for appearance at the
next term Of state circuit court, and IN
default Of bonds vas lodged in the
ounty Jail.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
DRANK QUANTITY
NITRO-CLYCERlNE
Patrick O'Connor a Section
Man Mlstook 1t for a
Bottle OF Liquor.
DIED I'M a FEW MINUTES
Safe Blowing Had Been Attempted Re-
Gently a Number OF Times and 1t Is
Presumed the Dangerous Stuff
Had Been Forgotten.

Hill City, S. D, March 14.-Patrick
0'Connor. a Burlington section man, is
dead as q result of drinking a quantity
of nitro-glycerin, supposing 1t vas
whisky. a bottle containing the liquid
explosive had been left by burglars in
the rear of Robert McNish's saloon,
after blowing the safe. O'Connor. who
was intoxicated at the time, swallowed
part of the liquid. walked out of the sa-
loon and sat OF the steps, where he died
a few minutes later. Those who first
discovered the partially filled bottle did
not know its contents. 1t was yellow
Ssh IN color and without odor. and was
thought to be whisky. A ~coroner's In
quest vas held over the remains OF
UConnor.
The safe in the saloon had been blown
twice apparently, without enabling the
burglars to reach Its interior. although
q few minutes more would have deliv-
cred to them several hundred dollars
in money and a quantity of jewelry de-
posted there. They contented them
selves with ri1ing the cash register,
from which they obtained $50 in cur
rency and change. No arrests have
been made, and the officers have but
small | on which to work.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
Warn Munich Eiaht.

Canton, S. D., March i5.-There is go
ing to be war again this spring in the
municipal election in this city. and 1t
will be between the temperance ele-
tnent and the advocates of the saloon.
The city has been without saloons for
twenty years, but the liquor men de-
clare by all the good and holy that they
have perfect assurance thai they can
carry the election. The temperance
people have formed a thorough organi-
cation that will cooperate with the
ministerial association to fight the
proposition to the bitter end. While
have been some hot times in
Canton over this question IN former
years the Indications now are that the
coming election will be the hottest that
has ever been held here.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
Enooh.Makinn Decision.

The decision handed down today in
the Northern Securities case will be
regarded as an epuch-lnnking one. 1t
Will be assumed in the absence of de-
tailed reports that it is calculated to
knock out the entire holding company
plan of merging competing interests, at
least when merged concerns are COM
peting. This raises a large question IN
volving many other concerns than the
Northern Securities. Thus the Penn
sylvania railroad is Il holding company.
Whether it is to be affected by the de-
ctsion is yet to be seen.
In any event the decision is a great
victory for the government, sustaining
in a broad way the Sherman act II
preserving the rights claimed by the
government to prevent combinations in
restraint Of trade.
The Northern Securities company
was organized in November. 1901, in
New Jersey. 1t was empowered to ac-
| quire and hold stock and securities Of
railroads and other corporations
Controlled Three Roads.
Previous to its organization the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Dads had bought control Of the Bur-
lington system, which they held jointly.
The securities company. With $780,
900. 900 authorized capital. was intended
to take control OF the Northern Pa
clfc and Great Northern. It issued It's
stock in exchange for the shares Of
those companies, giving $3.50 in Its
stock for each 500 of Great Northern
preferred and $ll5 for ZACH 500 Of
Northern Pacific common.
1t was stated by the securities COM
pany management hat the properties
controlled by 1T We're not to be merged
n that competition would not be in
tcrfered with. But these promises
We're not accepted In Minnesota and
other states concerned, and in January.
1902 the state of Minnesota
through Its attorney general applied to
the supreme court OF the United States
for IN injunction to prevent the Sc
curities company acquiring the secur-
tiles of the two roads involved, on the
ground that it constituted AN infrac-
ton OF the laws of Minnesota forbid
ding merging OF parallel and compel
ing railroads., and was contrary to the
agreement between the companies and
the state under which the state had
granted lands to the roads This snit
was dismissed by the supreme court
for lack of jurisdiction.
Then the attorney general of the
United States brought In the circuit
court of the United States the action,
today decided, to test the legality of
the company's formation under the
Sherman antitrust law. The circuit
court decided against the company, and
an appeal was at once taken to the
supreme court.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
VIOLATED STATE LAW.
VI. F. Yesee Engaged in Practice o,
Oculist Without Certificate.

Huron, S. D., March 15.-In circuit
court here this week NJ F. Yegge was
found guilty of violating the state law
regulating the practice of medicine. Mr.
Yegge engaged in the profession OF
ocuiist, and prefxed DR." to his name
In his advertisement, not having pre-
eiously obtained a certificate from the
state board of medical examiners. The
suit was brought In the name of the
state, and trial by jury. The board Of
n edical examiners were witnesses on
the part of the plaintiff, ana while 1t
is not their purpose to prosecute, it lie
their determination to stop the practice
Of medicine by persons incompetent or
who have not complied with the re-
auirenents of law, n it is understood
that other cases viii be brought in diff
ferent parts of the state. The rigid en-
forcement of the law governing the
practice Of medicine will be followed in
South Dakota.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
coy FOR a SACRIFICE.
Sheriff Prevents Maine Holiness Col
ony From Doing Fanatic Deed.

ony from Dong Fanatic DEED.
Bangor, Me-. March ia massacre OF
children by fanatic members of the Holt
mess society is believed to nave been pre-
vented on Beal's island by the prompt ac-
ton OF Washington county and Jonesport
city authorities in breaking up revival
services and forbidding certain weird rites.
Word reached here yesterday that prep
a~rations were under way to offer up two
children today as human sacrifices, and
that other children were in peril. This
extraordinary situation is the result of a
protracted revival" during which scores
of domestic animals have been slain for
burnt offerings. .
The alarming state of affairs did not be-
come known until John a. Beal, a lead
ing citizen of the island, complained to
the Jonesport authorities. Ills warning
was followed by stories, related by fisher
men who have visited Real's island, that
men and women leaders of the revival
were terroriZing the children and others
of the five hundred residents of the island
with warnings of approaching death.
Sheriff Just in Time.
Deputy Sheriff French hurried from
| Jonesport, and arrived at the island just
in time to rescue young Frank Beal from
a frenzied mob Of disciples, who had
bound and blindfolded the lad, and were
I ~ Ni4'o AtaiA ~ ~ NltaIs "
cast a devil out Of him.
Beal himself is not a member of the So
ciety, but his wife is a firm believer. She
is said to have agreed that her child
should be slain as 4 sacrifice demanded
by the Lord. The sheriff found the Beal
residence bolted and barred while a noisy
ceremony was going on within.
He burst open the door to find the boy
surrounded by a score OF fanatics and
was forced to draw his revolver.
Then while the inmates huddled in a
corner of the room he unbound the child.
AS soon as he was free the lad ran to his
father and the sheriff screaming:
Save me, save me-! They are going to
kill me tonight
While the sheriff was busy ~untving the
victim the other member Of the Holiness
society entered the house and attacked
him. Women scratched and men pun
meled him until he backed against the
wall and fired over the head of the mob.
Mrs. Peal was arrested and sent to
Jonesport, where she was pronounced in
sane and committed to the asylum. Sher-
If Beal has sent word that with a few ex-
ceptions all the islanders have protested
the new religion. He has been reinforced
by a big squad of deputies.
The Holiness creed demands that its
converts tmpGverish and humiliate them
selves, giving all their worldly wealth TO
the ministers as inspired representatives
or God. The leaders seem to exercise a
hypnotic influence over the islanders.
most OF whom are ignored and supersti-
tious fishermen and their families.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
CAR BARN BANDITS !
WILL Be HANG
Jury After Long DeIiber,,.
Agrees on Death Penal,
for the Three.
VAS DIVIDED AS TO MAJ
Some of the Jurors Favored al
Him a Life Sentence in View !,
the Value of His Confession
to the State.


Chicago, March Niedern.
Van Dine and Marx. the car !
bandits, will hang for the mnfd,
two street car employees during The
berry Of the street car barns /
months ago.
The jury returned a verdict Of "a
with sentence OF death. at 10 Of
this morning.
The three men attained notoriet
/ desperate all-day battle in g
out" near Liverpool. Inu.. wners
had taken refuge after a series .
markable crimes, Emil Roeski,
was with the bandits In the dug
and who participated in many Of
crimes, Will be tried separately
being implicated in the car barn
ders.
The verdict was delayed from y
day on account Of c temporary
ion of opinion rs TO the punishm
Marx, whose confession led to Ii
covery of the hiding place of tn
er bandits. Marx pleaded guilty,
Van Dine and Niedermeier ate
to brazen out a plea of Innocence
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
Death of Joseph Steckman.

Elk Point, s. D., March ~14.-Joseph
Steckman, an old and respected citi-
zen, died Tuesday evening, March s, at
the home of his daughter. Mrs. J. w.
ELLIS, at the age of 70. Mr.. Steckman's
illness was brought on by a fall which
he had last spring, causing anaemia.
The funeral was held from the Con-
gregaticnaI church yesterday afternoon
ct Q O'Clock. Mr.. Steckman leaves four
children, Mrs. Denia Kennedy of Bow
die, s.. d.; Mrs. J. w. ELLIS OF this city,
Jim of Sioux City ana John of Avon.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
BIG ICE GORGE.
Many Head of Stock Drowned as Re
suit of Backwater.

Sturgis, S. D, March II. News
comes OF q most peculiar and disas-
trous occurrence al George Mtnturr's
place, on the Belle Fourcize river, about
q mile bsEG7g the big = bridge Min
turn had quite 3 number Of cattle in
his pasture s1Ezz@ Of which belonged
10 L Forbes and J. 4 Hale, but Mn
tts-n Rad the largest number. An ice
gorge formal II Eas Belle Fourchs -iv-
or below cAe ranch The volume of
water was 81 great that IL backed up
10 q depth 81 twenty tseE or more over
the pasture ard drowned seventy-five
Fzea5 af catxle and q horse, besides de-
stroyfng q number Of sheds. Some Of
the cattle were found IN the trees aft
er the gorge mad gone out. The big
iron bridge near there is also said to
be IN danger, ard there are great fears
OF future damage down along the river.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
SOUTH DAKOTA

In the great fishing grounds of thi
sea Of Okhotsk. north of Vladivostok
the Russian government sells concea
ssious annually, but all the vessels EN-,
iployed must be Russian, sail under thai
flag and have Russian crews. ITO fab.
Ing is allowed In the rivers, nor nearei
than one mile from the mouth of tn,
river. A severe penalty Is imposed Oh
amy Japanese found working in a Rus.
Igian fishery. Neither can a Japanest
sell fish to a Russian The Bussial
Seal company. the East Siberian Fish
ing company ard one other ccmpan!
have the exclusive right to fish. I,
September last n ship brought in
cargo of ~thirty-seyen tor of salmol
from Okhotsk to the V~ladiyostok mar.
ket. One firm sent 20,i00,000 pounds
OF salmon to Hamburg, another firm
supplied 6,4So. 600 pounds to thu Jap
aneSe government.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
KILLED FIVE MEN.
GUSTAV Marx, Car Barn Bandit.
fesses to Murder of Five sesis
COMMITTING Robber;es


Chicago. March 15.--Gustav
one of the three car barn bandit,
under sentence of death, declared
confession made that he was o.
three men who held up the Ch
and Northwestern express TIA
Tower, near DeKalb. four years
The crime, which has passed into
tory rs of the most desperate
committed in or about Chicago
never been fastened upon any d
many suspects arrested, and the
tity of the bandits has remain
mystery to the police until now.
Marx says both his confederat
the crime are dead, and refused 10
their names. One of them. he dect
died with his boots on" The raj
authorities admitted a loss OF 81
by the robbery. Marx says the rel
secured only $4,000, the rest Of
money having been destroyed by
explosion of dynamite used to /
the safe. In a sort Of foot note 10
startling confession Marx admits
killing Of five men in his carer
crime.
Besides .'ohn B. Johnson, killed i
a barns; Detective Quinn, killed a
time of my arrest, and Otto Bal
whom Roeski Is generally suppose
have killed, I have killed two other /
said Marx. Eight years ago NiedeyI
and ] went TO GAINESVILLE, Wis, to i
train, and hid our dynamite a~loagst
track. a trackwalker, or railway
tiVe-I have never learned which
upon US and asked us what were wati
Ing there. l shot him and we thrsF
body into the Rock river. The 4
man whom l killed l had done cts
work with in Michigan. I met h
Camp Goldfieid, Colo, when Niedg
and I We're there last fall. FIe knai
much about me. and I killed him al
his body lying in the suburbs OF the j
Both these crimes can be verified Ii
olice.'
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
New MANAGER for lines.

Canton, s.. D., March 15.-The Lin
coin County Times, the third paper
started in this city about three months
ago by Jacob Olson, a blind man, has
experienced a change in management,
w. S. Ingham, an experienced Jews
paper man, having taken full charge OF
the business and editorial management.
The change has become necessary from
the fact that Mr.. Olson, not having had
any previous experience in this bust.
ness. was unable to longer manage i
himself.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
MEETING of Aberdeen Medics.

Aberdeen, S. D, March 14.-The an
nual meeting of the Aberdeen District
Medical society will take place at the
Alexander Mitchell Library building on
the evening OF March Is. at the same
time a conference of the officers Of the
various district societies and the state
society has been Invited by the secre-
tary Of the state society to take place
In the library building. After the meet
ings an Informal lunch win be served.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
Held for Grand Larceny.

Deadwood, S. d., March 15.-Josept
Kocer of the Pine Ridge Indian reser.
walton has been arrested and hrough,
TO Deadwood charged with grand lar.
eeny, and is to be given a hearing be.
fore C. H. Nelson, United States com:
missioner. IT 1t alleged in the com
plant that Kocer stole a steer belong.
ing to Charles Marrivall of the reser,
vation. Kocer is a well known AND
comfortably situated stockman Of tn,
reservation d he contends that ns
larceny d committed; that the steel
nd soas one pfaIs oWn
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
EIREBuG At BRANDON.
Several Attempts Have Been Made ,
Burn Valuable Properties.

Sioux Falls, S. D.. March 15.-There
S every reason TO believe that a fire
bug is operating at Brandon, a town
situated on the Omaha railroad a short
distance cast of Sioux Falls. The la
est effort of the fiend was TO burn the
grain elevator of the American Ele~
gator company. The flames, fortunate
y. We're discovered and extinguisfled
oefore serious damage had been done
Once before an attempt was made tc
5urn the same building. Some time
ago the stores of w. j. Jones. S. j
Erickson and Mr.. Crafts at Brandon
Here burned, and it is now believed tina
i'll the fires were set by the same per
son. who has thus far succeeded il
2~oncealing Ills or her identity.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17

The largest grapevine In the world
is growing in the Carpinteria valley
twelve miles east OF Santa Barbara
CAL and LIS called La Para Grande
1t was started from a cutting sixty.
n years ago by a young Spanish
woman, Dona Ayala. It is eight feet
four inches In circumference at Its
base, and one of the horizontal
branches measures more than three
feet In circumference. The trellis COW
ers about a third Of an acre and sixty
heavy posts support 1t. The vine pro-
duces as many as 5000 punches annu-
ally at a conservative estimate, and In
good years many clusters measure
twelve to fifteen inches In length and
weigh six to eight pounds. Its own
er estimates that In 1895 the vine
yielded ten tons Of grapes.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
Two DARING Burglars.

Aberdeen, S. D., March 1.-two bur.
glaries were committee in Aberdeen
last night, both cases being meat mar
kets. In Lockington's place the robbers
smashed the cash register to pieces and
finding less than 81 they upturned about
everything In the market. In Stowell
& Yeoman's place the register yielded
several dollars inc no damage was
done. In both the places entrance was
gained through rear doors and windows.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
EARTHQUAKES RECORD
s~eismosraph of John Hopkins Univsr.
sity Writes Signature of Great
Earth's Disturbances.

Baltimore, March 14.-The seismo-
graph at the Johns Hopkins University
shows he effect of the earthquake at
Lima. Peru, March 4. in a more pro-
record than that Of the dyna-
mite shock in connection with the Bal
timore fire.
The records show q continuous earth
Quake disturbance from midnight.
March 9. to { o'clock Of the morning OF
March Z. the time Of the great aartl1-
8quake at Lima. Although this earth
sonake was reported around the world
ords show atonssJanuary DO. 20 IN
sossslock Ia the morning, there was s
mich Ilssssa violent earthquake some
where init IA earth BIZ which the world
slks sNfsslothi because it was banssfh
8fae@gsa or sfaisfl ad sosisn not IA
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
BAD GANG ESCAPES
Indiana Police Do a Poor Job
inu a Counterfeiters' Duaout

Marion. Ind, March 15.-An I
gang of counterfeiters is said Il
been operating in and about Mar
more than a year. Seven me q
legged to have been making and ?
the bogus coins, which are OF u
and 81 denomination.
The officers have been batfled IL
efforts to capture the gang or
positive evidence against the met
About one month ago a young
OF Gas City reported to Nj
Charles Webster there that he ia
Il party Of men who were occuE
'dugout' in a hill along the b
the Mississinewa river, about on
north OF Gas City.
He said he visited the piats
while there a game of poker VI
dulged in; that when he quit the
he had 81 in silver coins Of "
and 81 denominations.
When he reached home he y
the coins all appeared to be me-
suspected they might be counters
TIE young man was told to ns
ton the matter and give the ntt
OF the gang the impression thai !
used the money without detecuap
was employed by the police a'
tective to assist in capturing lsi
A few nights later he Informed Y
GERS that the men would be enp
in the "dugout" that night.
Called M fine Duooet,
Deputy Sheriff Will Williams
tain Anthony George and Pag
Nathan williams Of the local pes
partment and Marshal Charles NJ
of Gas City, drove to a point 'ss
'dugout."
Shortly after IL o'clock q dasl
made for the cave, but two neas3
barred the entrance. a piece 9 y
was used and the first door WI
battered Town. It was neesss
pass along a narrow passaee ~ y [
ten feet to reach the secoIa,.s
door. This was also forced ovss s
place was unoccupied, but lsSs
parent that II was a renas1ss,
counteffeiters.
A stove, work bench, q 2 lssa
quantity OF zinc, white netals 81
powder were found. Ill
A second raid was made as s.
hour yesterday morning Wasas s sS|
results. The doors were lgaMS
same condition as LETT bg sas sss|
after the first raid. ie 1ssss HI
| NAMED uflcf1afiyEd iIIaiga 10y M
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17

In the last number of the Bulletin
de la Societe Industrielle de Marseilles
is described an apparatus invented by
NJ. Heit which automatically registers
minute by minute the direction of the
compass, g that by consulting the
chart which is the result 1t Is possible
to determine what the route was that
was followed at a given moment of the
passage. There was recently been
formed In Italy q theatrical syndicate
for the purpose of undertaking general
theatrical enterprises similar to the
work of the American theatrical syn
dicate. The capital of the company at
present fully subscribed amounts to
100000, divided into shares of $40
each, the syndicate being backed by
some Of the greatest names in Italian
finance.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
Rev. Henderson to Huron,

Huron, S. D., March 15.-The Rev.
John 7. Henderson, of GAINESVILLE, Wis,
has been rendered a call to the pas
,torate of the First Presbyterian church
of this city; he has accepted and will
enter upon his new field Of labor as
soon as his connection with the James
Vile church can be severed.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17
improvements at Yankton,

Yankton, s.. D., March 12.-Mr. Plank
inton of Milwaukee. president Of the
Western Portland Cement Works COM
pany, Is here with q crew of workmen
and an expert engineer. Active work has
begun on the immense improvements the
company Intends putting in here this sea-
son, by which the plant will be increased
to double its capacity. The alterations
will cost many thousands Of dollars.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1904-03-17

Although not &c very aged Che ia
only 77), Edward Atkinson, the not
ed arti-imperialist, anti-expansionist,
economist and inventor, Is SO feeble
that he can 70 longer write with a pen,
but uses q rubber stamp in signing his
name. This is done even on checks
of small or large amount. AS such a
signature is not legal, Mr.. Atkinson
renders 1t SO by attesting 1t according
to the Bertillon system. He INKS the
ball Of his thumb on a pad and leaves
the imprint on the check, as much as
to say: Edward Atkinson. his thumb"
Bank cashiers In Boston and elsewhere
have become familiar with the hair
lines of the Atkinson thumb, and a
piece Of paper bearing It is as good as
legal tender.