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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-15
CORN PALACE NOTES

Things are moving with a rush
around the corn palace. Over thirty
mon and boys dong the decorating on
the south and west sides and they are
covering the surface OF the building
rapidly III designs that attract the
attention and approval OF the pub
lie.
The work OF wiring the building
was begun Saturday by W. Hol-
,nds and Jos. Swift. The display of
electric lights this year will add
much to the beauty Of the interior.
The lights will be strung along the
arches so that the effect will be pref
tier .ilan ever before. II will take
fully 1900 incandescents to light the
brilding.
The ladies have begun work on
their booths and this feature as US
ual, will be one Of the most attract
i've In the corn palace. The Indies
have M failed to contribne Of
their efforts and fine taste to the sue
cess OF the corn palace and their
work has always received the highest
OF praise from the state and eastern
people.
Some excellent material for deco
rating purposes is being brought in
BY the farmers. There will be sunic-
lent red cor for DR.. DundaS had a
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-15
70 DECORATE STORE FRONTS
TAIN Street to be Made Look More
Attractive During Corn Palace
week.

President Gale IS interesting the
busIness men In the matter Of dec
Grating their store fronts during the
week of the oTn palace, and this
ought 10 receive the attention of ev-
cry SHrm on Main street. He has APP
pointed q committees consisting Of
neylan Il Becker. Avery Frink and
Roy McCurdy, to work among the
Guinness me and get them all inter
ested ID this matter. COM palace
colors!of yellow and purple have been
adopted andSthese only will De used
III decorating,
:I'he corn palace IS = big thing for
Mitchell and IL impresses the visit
oKssx great deal more to to town
and find fronts handsomely decorat-
III. Bear This in mind, get the cloth
a1d hpe III readiness TO have the whole
Of Main street decorated appropriat-
J Tor tileSopenina day of the palace.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-15

large quantity Of corn grownsspeciiaii-
,ly for the palace use.
Governor Elrod will come to Mitch
eli for the opening day Of the palace
and will deliver an address, so that
the opening day will be a hummer.
"a large number Of politicians Of
the State will doubtless be here on
the same date.
The palace opens in the afternoon
of Monday, Sept. Is and closes on
Saturday evening, Sept. 30-six days
of the greatest time In the north
west.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-15
y PROPHECY OF PROSPERITY

C0lC2&O AuUoG.sJCcd1A AuS SASS
i've oficefs 81 one Of u great rail-
~ systems has ordered fifty miles Of
heonotives and cars. Included
AUsre l38 locomotives, seventy-fye
iahafrscars and 500 freight a I
The order calls for an expenditure OF
esOOO. 000, and the new cars are to be
6eliyeredsearly next year.
The most Important. item in the
rontract is that relating to freight
cars. The 300 cars ordered repre-
nent in tonnage the carrying capacity
u Il, 400 or the freight cars in use
tMenty-ti five years ago.sThis is true OF
IN the new cars o N the several rail-
way systems, and not one but all OF
the great railways have ordered or
will order new equipment this year.
The orders are proportionately as
aArge as the order Of the Hartman
system given recently, and in every
go the carrying capacity OF the
roadsshas been greatly increased.
II the railways c~entering in Chi
scaeSO report Increase in business, and
m Are preparing for further in
saxeaseS next year. On the lakes more
ahipsa ere under construction than in
1Dyprevious year, and all signs point
10 the steady enlargement Of. lake
eommierce. The new. lake freight
csT1iers.Elike the new freight cars,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-15

All Wiling to he Laxgards.
I'VE must all die some time" said
the sympathizing friend.
True" replied the invalid, quite
true, but l have noticed that there are
some things in which none Of us Is
seeking observation-disclosures Post.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-15
Convenient.

Convenient.
ut is a great comfort to have q
child about the house." said the man
Of domestic tastes.
Eyes" answered the unfeeling
wretch. when company comes that
you don't care for you can make It re-
cite."-Washington Star.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-09-15

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The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1905-04-27
CHAPTER XVIII.

i'ublic benevolence goes stale at leas,
once a year in New York; so the
charity ball is an established institu.
ton.
+ A hum Of voices from the boxes and
q buzz of voices on the floor, inter-
mingled with the strains Of the orch es-
ira, the sliding of feet over polished
wood carpets, the rustic Of silk and
satin, and the tinkle Of jet and span
gle; food of soft yellow light from
lofty chandeliers and brackets Turing
forth many a flash Of flame from dia-
monds shyly nesting in maiden folds
OF tulle, or perched triumphant on
some once lovely head-a Kaleidoscope
maze of color. This is the ball.
Close wedged in theater-like seats,
lined up against the wall, leaning from
the boxes in solid upholstery, dancing
on every square inch of floor, jammed
in the doors. promenading down the
long halls, prancing in the side rooms
to the sound of distant music, crowd
ing everywhere in gowns resplendent,
dazzling, gorgeous, artistic, vulgar and
expensive, regarding one another with
every expression of inane curiosity.
from the insuferable feminine stare to
impossible masculine leer-these are
the charitably-minded.
How d. do, Miss Chandler? You
here?"
"Oh, how d. do, Mr.. Belden? Yes,
mamma said we ought to come, as it's
charity. Awfully mixed crowd,
though, isn't it?"
Don't speak of it! But why
shouldn't 1t be with tickets open to
the public and only IS apiece? Have
you seen Sadie?"
Eyes, think SO. Isn't she dressed
in blue?"
Yes"
That's the gown Madame Revins
charged her $500 for. Isn't 1t a beauty ?
There goes Edith Taylor"
Then l bet BERTHE Lyon is In her
train"
Probably ON 1t. He's right behind
her."
"Thatll make a good match. They
say she's worth just as much as he Is. -
Edith? Well, should say so! She
got a million the day she was 81. and
papa says there's a fund of ever so
many millions In the trust company
for her and the other children. I
don't believe Bertie's worth two"
Perhaps not. Who's the girl In the
fiuKy white dressY
Near the center OF the floor youne
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er all that day.
Even when the strike occurred, the
result was disappointing. Not forge
was lighted and not a wheel turned
after the reduction Of wages was an
nounced, and yet at the end of three
weeks, with nothing but discouraging
news, the stock not only continued
steady, but gave indications of rising
every time there was the slightest at
tempt at purchasing.
Somebody's supporting the stuff"
remarked Croydon, as he ran the tape
through his fingers one morning.
That's plain, I should think
snapped Trundell. wonder IL it's that
crank kennard? He's Just fool
enough"
81 thought of him when Holcomb
bought on the first drop" answered
Croydon. II was waiting for the thing
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Copyright, 1909, by Frederick A. stokes q Co.,

derrick A. Stokes q Coz
one else. You consent to cut down
wages in these factories, TO force the
abandonment of work. to deprive hun
dreds of their daily living in order to
make a turn on the exchange; you
countenance playing with matters
which affect the lives of men, women
and children, and imperil things you
are incompetent to understand, and
yet you have the impertinence to talk
to me about compromise! | give you
notice here and now, that I'll fight
you with every vestige of my strength
and every dollar in my pocket, and II
there's a vacant pillory anywhere in
the world I'll fill II with your persons!
So much for compromise. Now vote,
II you dare!"
Kennard sank back into his chair,
and Maddox, hurrying forward, placed
his arm about the dropping figure of
his friend. But Kennard recovered
himself almost Immediately and re-
sumod his place at the head of the
table. Mr. Trundell followed every
movement, never taking his eyes off
Kennard's face. Even when Croydon
whispered in his ear he did not turn
his head. Two minutes, three min
utes OF absolute silence intervened, and
still Mr.. Trundell seemed absorbed in
thought. Suddenly he Strengthened
himself in his chair and shot search
ing glance at the fgure-heads.
Question:" he snapped, menacingly.
Then the resolution was promptly
voted on, and carried by majority of
seven to six.
Mr.. Trundell appreciated his tri-
umph, but wasted no time in self-con-
graduation. He instantly telephoned
20 Mr.. McMannis at the Office of the
Guardian"
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SHE LOOKED UP AT HIM WITH A
JUDICIAL AIR.
ball. Why haven't you been n,sr US
for all these weeks. and why 40 you
refuse invitations on make-believe ex-
cuses?"
Please don't catechize me tonight.
! promise to explain some day. But
not just now. Tell me what you have
been doing"
ITO be Continued
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For cut flowers call 1t Simon Hider's
Greenhouse or leave orders 1t Q. "A.
Ponds restaurant. #
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Simple Account Files for sale at
the NEws.HERALD Office. Save book
keeping and time. Cheap and con.
venient method Of keeping accVuats.
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My grsenhouses are alw ,ys "p~,-tn
the tubIic and sou are welcome 10
come and ace them S;moa J. ri 'cr,
The uiil CITY Flori,. Il
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CHAPTER XXVII.

Mr.. Trundell placed marked copy
of the Guardian" on his partners
desk, and sat down beside him TO
watch its effect. The bue-penciled
passage read as follows:
THIS DIRECTOR COULDN'T d.
RECT.
so HE WAS DIRECTED
TO THE REAR.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-04
ORDERS TO KILL RoJEsrvExskr
Prize Grew IVES not 10 Have Permitted
His Rescue Alive.

TOXIC. June 3.-Japanese torpedo-boat
destroyers which have returned 70 Sasebo
supply further details Of the capture OF
Rear Admiral Rojestvensky-
The destroyers Kasumi. Usugumo. sara
Mani and Kageru while engaged IN at
tacking the Russian warships on the
night of May q were steaming slowly
ahead. when they suddenly encountered
some of the Russian vessels The Kasumi
narrowly escaped collision with a Russian
cruiser. but closeness seemed 10 save the
dsstroyers from damage from the heavy
fire which the Russians directed at them
During the attack lie fotilla parted.
the Sazanami and Kageru keeping Up the
search for the enemy during the night
In the morning they discovered two Rus
sian destroyers. One steamed away, but
the other was unable to do So Approach
ing the latter they discerned a white flag
flying from the foremast and Red Cross
flag astern.
The destroyer proved 10 be the Bedovi.
with Rear Admiral Rojestvensky and his
staff on board The Bedovi signaled that
her engines were damaged and that she
was short Of coal and water
An armed guard was then sent on board
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-04
CHEAP LABOR
FOR PANAMA
CANAL ZONE
Uncle Sam Will Invite
Bids From ALI the
World.
Special Dispatch to tn. cail.

CALL BUREAU. POST BUILDING
WASHINGTON, June 3-The statement
that the. Secretary of War has decided 10
hire 1900 japanese coolies for work on
the Panama canal has aroused a storm
of opposition throughout the country. and
hundreds Of protests by mail and tele-
graph were received at the Capitol to-
day. The Pacific Coast is virulent in its
denunciation Of the plan. and labor or
ganizations are aroused
The pa6rone system practically will be
in force. according TO the opponents of
the plan. They say the men will be hired
through a contractor, who will get the
japanese into debt TO him and keep them
practically in bondage.
Cheap Ia bor is what Is wanted and
as the Secretary will seek open markets
in the purchase of canal supplies. SO he
will go into the markets of the world In
his search for laborers-
1t was announced at the Headquarters
of the Canal Commission to-day that the
executive committee was drafting a set
OF specifications on which bids for sup
plying laborers will later be solicited The
conditions of service, pay. working hours,
etc, will be fully set forth Wide pub
licity will be given to the fact that the
Government viii hire a large body of men
and contractors throughout the world
win be given an opportunity TO bid
No laborers will be taken from Hawaii
The planters there have need for every
man they now have in the fieids-in fact
the islands are threatened with a labor
famine.
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text Of President James W Alexander, S
reply was made public
Alexsnder's statement was long. and
went into the Frick correspondence in
detail He claimed the Frick report was
in many respects unjust. and said it
was based ~on incomplete data" at the
same time promising that there would
be submitted 10 the board statements
from the actuary OF the society. from
the secretary and from other officers.
who, from their intimate relation to the
various phases of the business, are well
qualified TO discuss the report in such
aspects. He defended the society's busi-
ness methods elaborately.
FALLING OFF IN BUSINESS.
II became known late tonight that
Second Vice President Tsrbell in the
course Of his address before the board
OF directors yesterday, said:
Our business in the month Of May
viii be about eight millions less than
IN May last year. and I am of the opin-
ion that our examinations for the month
viii be greater than our entire losses,
so that We VIII have less outstanding
insurance at the end OF May than we
had st the beginning. Our representa-
tives. by their hercuIean efforts. were
able 10 keep our business fairly well un-
II there was talk Of receiverSf1iDs and
actions for receivershios
D. o. Mills, who was named yesterday
as one Of the committee OF seven to
name q chairman Of the board. was asz-
ed to-day when the committee would
meet
That depends he replied. ION whefh-
CT or not the members Of the committee
viii serve. Not one Of them has given
his consent as yet The proposition TO
appoint e nominating committee was
voted down when IL was first brought up
az the meeting Of the directors yester-
day and this matter was sreintroduced
after Mr.. Frick and Mr.. Hartman left
the meeting 1 am going 10 stand on the
first vote, which threw the proposition
aside"
How about the othersy' Mills was
asked.
We'll. I don't think they are in a very
happy frame Of mind over the matter. l
can't say for sure, but don't think thar
any OF them is particularly anxious 10
serve on the committee
Are you going 10 resign as q direc-
tori"
Il am all at sea on the question to-
day" he answered II don't know what
viii do
DEPEN MAKES A STATEMENT.
Senator Chauncey IL Depew made an
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Toxic Government Is Nursing a Bitter
Hatred of France and Germany.

PARIS, June 5.-In all capitals Of Eu-
rope applause for the victors in the battle
of the Sea OF Japan mingles with frank
expressions Of apprehension as to the ef-
feet upon Asietic populations of the fresh
proofs of Asiatic possibilities. As NJ.
Jaurez says in the Humanite, it is case
Of cheers and fears
President Roosevelt's allusion in his
Brooklyn speech to events of the past
few years and the lesson that all but
the blind must read clearly is variously
interpreted, but German and French COM
mentators zee in II demonstration that
the American statesman of to-day is
awake TO what may occur ten or twenty
years from now, when America and ia
pan, the latter then TO be a continetal
empire, may come into collision over
questions of trade or immigration
sDoes any American imagine asks
the Cologne Gazette, "fhat Toxic would
tolerate such an exclusion policy as
California Is asking and as washing
ton now euforces aSlinst the Chinese.s
Other phases Of the yellow peril are
discussed by leading publicists- The most
important is the Japanization of China
The question is asked whether any man
Of the Caucasian race doubts that the
hegemony OF Japan in Asia will lead in
evita bly, to complete reconstruction OF
the military system of China" and grad
ual domination of the whole Chinese en-
pire''a by q race destined 10 play in Asia
the role the United States is to play IN
America
The rumors that Japan would demand q
big sum from France as damages for
breaches OF neutrality are denied officially
in Paris, but In the opinion OF Lon
don weekly, Japan viii never rest uEtH
she has smade both France and Ger
many pay In some form for the humfIi-
alton they, In concert with RuSsis, put
upon her ten years ago.
The Asiatic never forgives the Euro
peaii'' is recalled now as g saying OF
Give.
All Europe outside of Russia is agreed
that when the hour comes for mediation
between the belligerents this supremacy
important duty viii be assigned by com
mon consent TO Washington.
To be perfectly candid. says the
Vienna Fremdenblaft. often the mouth
piece of the Austro-Hungarian Foreign
Office and usually an excellent forecaster
Of international events where Russia is
..the outlook for early peace
is not promising. but peace must come
some day. and the United States. whose
has been scrupulously care
full to treat both belligerents with due
is the power 10 which both
might turn with confidence
French journals point out that DelcasSe
doubtless would prefer Mr. Rooseveits
mediation to that of any other. because
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-04

and Hyde i was reported that Robert T
Lincoln had been agreed upon by them
as The nan best qualified 70 assume the
chslrzznshtp of the board OF directors.
The prominent features OF the Frick re-
pert about which there vas boundless
speculation when Il was practically re-
5scted and suppressed st the meeting yes
tsrdsy. proved when il was published IN
fun to-day % follow closely the outlines
forecast several days ago Both Alexan-
ce- and Hyde are severely criticized IN
fhe report which declares that. assuming
Hyde 70 be guilty OF the things charged
by Alexander. the latter is "cuipzbly
negligent II zcouiescing IN them for so
long Z period and IN not bringing them
70 the attention OF the board OF direct
OTIS
Counsel for HYDE issued late to-day
long settlement defining Hyde's position in
reference 70 the attacks upon him In
this attention is called 70 the fact that
Hyde had repeatedly offered 70 trustee
his stock and had for many weeks urged
that 4 man --of DONNA ting national rep
utsccn" be placed 81 the head Of the So
ciety. The statement covers the details
OF numerous stock purchases alleged by
Alexander 70 have been made az the In
stance OF Hyde without consults ton with
any members OF the society. and declares
them 70 have been approved al meetings
q the finance committee AT which Presi-
dent Alexander was present
Hyde reite-sres his charges that Alex
snder conspired against him with the de-
sign cf ousting hin from his position and
obtaining control of the society himself
ANSWERS PERSONAL CHARGES.
Hyde referred 70 the so-caIle5 sub
Ei6izry companies OF the Equitable, and
said the Equitable had profired through
these corpora ions. Other transactions
were gene into al length OF the more
personal charges Hyde said
As 70 the charge that ] hsy . acquired
an unpleasant notoriety by reason Of my
recresrions and enpioymentx I know OF
no such instance other than that OF the
occasion of e fancy dress ball IN which
Il was reported that occurrences Of
scsndslous and indecent nature took
place. These reports were. however in
spirec from the same sources that are
now attacking me They were publish
&C when the conspiracy 10 destroy my
reputation and deprive me Of my posi-
tion in the society was well under way"
Interest IN the proceedings OF the board
of directors when the Frick report was
made was renewed tonight when the
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Collision Sends the
Afghanistan to
the Bottom.
Only Eleven of Her Grew
Of Thirty-F Four Men
Rescued.
Vessel of British Channel Fleet
Runs Into Graft Bound
for This Coast.

LONDON. June 3.-During a fog OF
Dungeness this morning the British bat
tieship Caesar coilided with the British
bark Afghanistan. The Afghanistan sank
two minutes after the collision. 1t is
the bark have been drowned, as only
eleven Of her crew of thirty-four were
picked UP. The Afghanistan was bound
from Hamburg for San Diego and Port
land Or
At the time Of the accident the channel
feet. steaming in two columns. with the
Caesar leading the second column, SUD
denly entered a fog bank and was una Bile
10 give the signal TO slow down.
Another disaster vas narrowly averfed,
as the battleship Hannibal shortly after
ward foulcd another vessel and carried
away her headgear.
Prior 10 the collision between the cae-
sar and the Afghanistan the battleship
Triumph coilided with Inc battleship
Swiftsure. and both Will have TO be
docked
The Caesar was considerabl damaged
The Afghanistan, in clearing the ram OF
the Caesar. was carried along the port
side of the warship, whose torpedo-boat
nets. forebridge. searehiights, dayifs and
boats were swept away and some of her
plates at the bows were stove in.
The Afghanistan. Captain Craigie. left
Hamburg on May g. The vessel was 2sI
feet long, ~ feet beam and "A feet in
depth of hold. She was Of 222l tons net
register. The Afghanistan was built in
1883 at Stockton. England Her hailing
port was Liverpool. where she was owned
by the British and Eastern Shipping Com
pany.
The San Francisco call., 1905-06-04

extended statement to-day regarding yes
terday's meeting of the Equitable. He
said:
The adoption OF the report of the
Frick Investigating committee would have
meant that every member who voted for
il subscribed TO everything that was in
IL Its adoption was impossible, in view
OF its attacking the deferred dividend
system. under which 20 per cent of the
society's total policies, aggregating 81
5oo,ooo.eoo have been wr..uen After the
answers Of the officers of lie society had
been made l don't think any one in the
meeting agreed to that"
What caused the designations Of
Messrs- Frick, Hartman and Bliss7'',
Those designations were due TO what l
might call composite causes mean that
they we're the result OF many other things
than the failure TO adopt the report
Will there be other designations from
the boardg'
II don't think So
Was the report just oneg'
i won't criticize the committee It was
q hard task it had in hand"
VIII the designations have bad ef-
feet on the society,"
That gou never can tell There are a
great many distinguished men left was
Depews reply.
hAhhiMAN-GotLD RIVALRY.
The charge made by Hyde that an ef-
Tort nad been made by Hartman to take
control of the society away from him
was pointed 10 to-day in connection with
reports circulated last night that one
reason for attacking Hyde was that he
was friendly with George J. Gould and
that other interests desired to prevent
Gould from obtaining any assistance from
Equitable funds in extending his railroad
lines westward TO the Pacific Coast and
eastward TO the Atlantic. According TO
these reports the Union Pacific and Penn
sylvania railroad interests and Frick
Joined together 10 oppose Gould. Gould
was one who attended the conference in
Hyde's Office yesterday, and considerable
surprise was expressed when it was found
that Hartman. who up TO that time had
been counted upon as a Hyde supporter.
was not present at the conference.