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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05

recently. and announced that | was
determined to launch out for myself. |
Gal plays read to ne until was al
most deaf Mr.. Clyde Fitch read all
that lie lad to offer. and none suited
me. asked him one mprninc if he
were through He answered: Yes. p''ac-
ticaIly tllr ugh. | have another piece:
but to lie frank with you, it has been
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05

TON. Its the only
name 1 have answered the young wo-
mai.
well, well just take the first syl-
liable of Illinois and tack to it the last
two of Bloomington and We'll have
Ellington. which runs smoothly, is not
inapt and will keep your native place
before your mind. What do you
think?''
The newly christened Miss Ellington
gave assent. and the programme went
to press
The second change Of name occurred
later, when Miss Margaret Ellington.
otherwise Miss Maud Lett, became
Mrs Daniel Frohman.
81 shall not forget the first Christ
mas spent in the United States" says
Anna Held. "A Parlor Match COM
pany was in Pittsburg saw no signs
OF Christmas in the hotel except the
money box Of the elevator boy with
wreaths around it, SO said. I will eel
citrate Christmas in Partisan style in
the streets to benefit the poor. My
manager said he gave no benefits ex-
cept for the Actors fund, and nobody
but millionaire theater managers gave
benefits on holidays.
What! Are there no poor in Pitts
burgy said /.
Plenty of them he responded, but
how are we to find them out?
Eth, bien. very WELL said: 7 will
have my theater in the open; no lights
but sunshine; no seats; standing room
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05

comedian. There are
four little male Ken
dalls and two dear
little girls, and Pa
pa Kendall certainly
has a fine time with
them at his Mount
Vernon (N. " home
ill the summer time,
His wife was for
merry Jennie Dunn
ouI 1ryaS a 5.lny-ass li+.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05
By Wireless
From the
Footlights

'sWw WIEN l left the management:
HAE with which | had been as
~ VI sociatel for several years"
said Miss Amelia Bingham
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05

IDENTIFY Intended IN
voice and physique
for emotional act
ing would look well
program II ed as
Miss Lett. The pull
sters would never,
stop speaking of
tile heavy work Of
Miss Lett. -
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-02-05

lie is not that kind of a man.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
SIMPSON DIES
AT WICHITA, KANSAS
illness Of a Year Terminates in
His Death From Aneur-
ism Of the Aorta.
WAS FAMOUS
Nehieyed a National Reputation In
Congress and Was Widely Known
Y az the "sase Of Medicine
' Lodge"

wichita. Kan. Oct. 25.-Jcrry slmp.
son died this morning. Death was
|causcd by aneurism OF the aorta.
simpson had been I'm III health for
| nearly a year. Burial Will a X place
nj Wichita. The Masonic order VIII
have charge OF the funeral.
washington. Oct. 25.-The Sage OF
| Medicine Lodge" as Jerry Simpson
was called. was In many respects one
OF the most unique characters which
adorns tho history OF congress. He
twas SWEPT into the Ftuy-Sccond con-
Cress by the wave OF Kansas populism
and charged with the task OF reforming
tho whole and living down
the only advance Information his coli
leagues had OF his personality-that
he wore no socks.
The latter task he succeeded In ac-
complishing In fact. although he never
quite lcgt the title "Socklcss Jerry
His legislative accomplishment con-
sisted On turning popular eastern scnti-
mcnt regarding populisin from scorn-
ing ridiCpie To respectful confederation
during his service OF SIX years In the
,Fff,y-Fecond. Fifty-th!rd and Fifty
nth congresses, when he was swept
out by another Kansas wave.
There was not n question of con-
Eressionnl action during that time on
which mpson did not think and on
which his conclusions We're not strik-
'ingly and entirely Giftcrent from tnOSc
OF any one else. His language n
manner az speech were quaint 20 the
highest degree. Simpson always tried
20 make n!s adversary look ridiculous
and always threw new light on every
subject. He made a personal friend Of
every member OF the house, and his
political opponents declared he never
changed his vote on any question OF
legislation.
As az entertainer and rs n person.
.ality. the house came 10 have the
'warmcst regard for him.
Mr.. simpson was born In Nova Scotia
March 81 1872. When c years OF age
his parents moved To oneida county.
New York. At the nge 81 II he became
n sailor. which pursuit he followed for
'twenty-three years. During his career
as a sailor he had command of many
large vessels on the lakes. During the
early part OF the civil war he served for
n time with Company a, Twelfth I'LL
nois infantry. but contracting a disease
he left the service.
In 1873 he drifted 20 Kansas. where
he enVaEpl In farming and stock rails
Ing. He was n republican originally.
casting his first vote for the second
election nf Abraham Lincoln. but later
affiliated with the greenback. union la
Dor ana peoples parties. He was nomi-
mated for congress by the peoples party
ia 1850 and elected BY aid OF the dem
ocrats. He was "a membe OF congress
from 1895 and 1929. being nomi-
mated the last time by democrats and
sopulisis.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
WED N LOST LEGACY
Ex-Maysr Cut OF From $4,000 by
First Wife's viii Because Of De.
sire 70 Revived.

Cincinnati. o.. oct. 2i.-when Dr. J..
L. Holden, ex-mayor OF GAINESVILLE. o..
married Miss Hazel Coyie In Cincinnati
today the viii OF his first wife was filed
In GAINESVILLE. IL provides that VI he
married n second time he shall be cut
or from all participation In her estate.
valued NJ $4,000.
Dr. Holden's FIRST wife died about n
month ago, the end coming suddenly.
At her graveside. while Borrowing
friends stood beside the bereaved hus-
band. the dead woman's sister demand
ed n postmortem. The funeral was
stopped and the coroner called I'm. but
~ was determined that h had died
OF natural causes.
For the last Ave or six years Hazel
Coyle has been almost n member OF
the family of DIR. Holden. DIR. Holden
often took her with him rs he made the
rounds OF calls on his patients. Last
winter DIR. Holden went 10 New York
Co attend n series OF lectures. During
his stay In New York Miss Coyle. who
is now n beautiful young woman OF
Is. visited In New York.
Mrs. Holden. while her husband was
absent from GAINESVILLE. became an
Hered ut him and filed n suit regarding
property interests. Soon after she was
taken very III with fever and efforts
were made TO locate her husband. ON
MS return 10 ZaneSNille ms VIE bt-
came reconciled TO him and wanted TO
withdraw the suit because OF the law
ycrs' fees connected with uch action.
The suit was still pending when Mrs.
Holden died.
Last night reporters found DIR. Hol-
den ut the Grand hotel. As he was
registered DIR. j. l.. Holden and WIFE,
questions as TO when and where he was
married were put by the reporters.
a.. - Ha- NL A. nA %
laughed the doctor.
but the wedding did not really take
place until today and In the meantime
kilograms from GAINESVILLE told that the
will OF the late Mrs. Holden a been
filed and has as n OF its provisions
that II her husband remarked her es'
tate OF $40. 900 should 20 TO her child,
Pearl, aged ) years. with n wealthy
niece OF the late Mrs. Holden as guar
dian.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
TO USE JUDGMENT.
New York Police Must Not Arrest All
uneseorted Women on
Streets.

New York. Oct. 2t.-In order TO cor
rect an impression that the police OF
the "Tenderloin'' section had been In
structed to arrest all u~nescorted wom-
en- found In the streets In the night Po-
lice Commissioner McAdoo visited tho
station and made n long address to the
police. He read the sections OF the
law and told them that he expected
them To arrest all improper characters.
but hat the mere fact OF n woman be-
ing alone does not justify her arrest.
and that he would deal severely with
any policeman found interfering with
n respectable woman.
The commissioner said in the course
OF his address:
y ones rights will be illegally In
tcrfcrcd with. but this precinct can and
will be made clean. There arc no
difficulties I'm tho way which cannot
be overcome with legal methods. This
p~rccinct IL In the very heart OF tho
commercial and social capital OF the
western hemisphere: IL Is n Disgrace
TO the city. It's morals and civilization
that such an ulcer spot as this should
exist In the very center OF Its greatest
activities. =
we are bound not only 20 protect
~ y" sNAeNsh1 s'N hHN HeSN ~
OF visitors. from those c~orrupting In
fucnccs and unsccmly sights.
You are combating great influences
in enforcing these laws-the owners OF
tho property who reap large profits
from the base and criminal uses to
which IL Is put, the various business
interests which thrive on tho profi-
gacy md p~rodigallty OF vice and who
are complaining hat with them trade
In dun. and lastly md moro potent
shan all. those men who have grown
rich on crime Ind vice and 10 whom
IL In n legitimate industry, whose mil
lions arc stained with the blood and
tears OF wrctched women and outcast
men. who own the large Raincs law
hotels. where the woman Ii first robbed
OF the price or her infamy and when
arrested compelled TO pay them for tho
bond that releases her. Rich and In
nucntIal. staggering and clustering.
these captains OF the industry OF vice
and crime reach ou their influence into
the most unexpected quarters. They
do not want n police captain whom
they cannot own and vcn now they
and their hirclinEs are threatening po-
liticnl disaster TO the honest city gov
eminent for maintaining In office a
police commissioner who Is not afraid
OF them"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
S7,I3I,OOO GAS PROFIT
Rogers Says He and William Rookie
Teller Shared in Boston Merger
Secret Testimony Is Out.

Boston. Mass. oct. 2I.-wIlliam
Rockefeller. brother OF the Standard
oil king. and IL. IL. Rogers each cleaned
up $3.50. 800 In the Boston gas cosolida-
tlon, according to the testimony or MI.
Rogers before Master In Chancery
Causten Brown. which was mad pub
lie today. This Is the first time that
William Rockcfeller's part I'm the ia
nous deal has been revealed. The tes-
timony, which was taken secretly. re-
suited from the suit OF George w. Pep
per. receiver for the Bay State Gas
company. OF Delaware. h holding
company In the gus deal. J
Receiver Pepper ALLEGES that Rogers
received from the New England Gas
and Coke company $1,000. 900 In addition
TO the amount stipulated by him for
the sale OF his interests In other IA
companies. Mr.. Pepper held that this
g. 600 900 belongs to the Bay State Gas
company OF Delaware under a trusS
agreement.
Mr.. Rogers gave a statement OF his
holdings OF gas securities In Novem-
Der, 1897. and said he gave an option
on these stocks and bonds TO the Cen
trail Trust company OF New York. re-
Cciving a check for sS.063. iO2. bonds OF
the New England Gas and Coke COM
pany 10 the face value OF sl.000.0 600 n
1000 shares OF stock OF the same COM
pany I'm payment. -
At the same time n check for $1,000
600 was drawn TO the Central Trust
company and n check OF t2.063. l02.4&
drawn TO william Rockefeller. These
entries are I'm Mr.. Rogers check o
and not In the cash book. he said.
"wcrc these transactions carried OF
with funds furnished by William Rock
cfcllcr@" was asked.
MIR. Rockefeller financed the trans
actions with others" responded Mr..
Rogers.
In answer TO another question as 10
where the money used In these deals
came from. Mr.. Rogers said that he
remembered indistinctly that William
Rockefeller and Moore and Schley may
have furnished the money to purchase
the Delaware company securities In
May. 1886. He thought that General
Jourdan OF Brooklyn. X. A.. G. Smith
and Mr.. weldenfeld may also have been
interested and A. G. Burragc indirectly.
Haven't you any idea how the profits
were made up?"
Well" said Mr.. Rogers. they were
made up OF the difference between what
the goods cost and what we sold them
at" He further said that he and Mr..
Rockefeller received just the same
share OF the profits. 50. 5s5. 500. as he re-
membered a.. He admitted that his
books were kept ~ that they would
not show what happened ut any time.
To many questions Mr.. Rogers an
swered: Il don't remember"
The masters finding did not accom-
pany the testimony filed In the United
States circuit court and Il Is not an
nounced.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
STUDENTS ALARM CAR
Calls Ministers Together to Devise
Means Of Preventing Too mush
Agitation.

81. Petersburg. oct. 2I.-On account
OF continued meetings at universities.
with steadily increasing attendance.
especially OF workmen and other non
students. which are not only devoted
to anti-government propaganda. but
also place the participants I'm grave
danger in case OF fire or panic. EN-
peror Nicholas summoned n special o n
ference Of ministers to discuss the right
OF assembly. with especial reference TO
University meetings.
The conference declared hat an i'm
mediate PRONUNCIATION OF a new statute
governing the right OF assembly was
~lmperatiyely necessary. IL recommend
ed putting OF halls outside OF universe
ties nj the disposition OF students for
meetings and closure OF universities un-
less public meetings within their pre-
cincts are discontinued.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26

They File a Special Plea In Bar Spring.
ing New Phase OF Their
nefenne

Chicago. Oct. 25.-Deciaring that ties
tlmony that packers were compelled to
produce before the secretary OF COM
mcrcc nnd labor was used by United
States District Attorney Morrison In
obtaining the Indictment against pack
crS. and alleging that inasmuch rs the
same issues as mentioned In the lndict-
ment were raised and disposed OF In the
injunction writ issued by Judge Gross
cup. the packers who are under federal
Indictment here charged with Illegal
conspiracy. attacked again today the
famous so-called beef trust" process.
A special plea I'm bar n additional
special plea In bar were filed by coun-
sci for the packers. The nature OF the
special plea was n surprise to govern
ment officials. although they were var
OF what woul be pleaded In the addi-
t'onal plea OF the issuance or an in
junction by Judge Grosscup.
The special plea sets up assertions
concerning Investigations by the COM
missioner OF corporations and alleges
the defendants were compelled TO tes-
tify and to produce certain books and
other data. hat thereafter the matter
was submitted to the president OF the
United states and finally TO the United
States district attorney here. M that
the district attorney used the material
In seeking indictments against the de-
PENDANTS.
Because OF these alleged facts. the
defendants ask hat the Indictment be
dismissed.
Regarding the Grosscup injunction,
the plea filed today maintains that by
prosecution OF the injunction and en-
try OF n final decree I'm the supreme
court. "the said United States did finally
and fully elect to pursue that remedy
and no; to prosecute these defendants
respectively for or on account OF said
supposed engaging In supposed conspir-
acies which IN In said indictment men,
toned. or any or either OF them and
that "of this they respectively put
themselves upon the country"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
LEFT TO Die IN RIVER.
Deck Hand Falls from a Lake Steamer
and Vessel Proeeeds-captain's
License Taken.

Chicago. oct. 2i.-"Man overboard!"
was the cry that was raised from n
dozen Threats. Captain Frank W.
Swails OF the steamer Iroquois. from
which vessel n deck hand had fallen.
glanced out In the steamers wake. then
turned to the first mate.
THE life savers ought TO be able TO
pull him out" he remarked. AT any
rate. Wen not stop
The lroquois steamed along on It's
course 10 South Haven. John Nc
Hughes, the deck hand. floundered
helplessly In the water. The life savers
arrived. They pulled him out'-that
is, his body. II was lifeless.
All this occurred on the morning OF
October Z. Yesterday the government
took cogniZance OF the incident. As n
iesult Captain Swalls' career as n lake
skipper has been u short by six
months. His license rs n master navi-
gator va suspended for hat length OF
time.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
CANNOT AGREE ON PLAN
Western Live Stock Men Try in Vain
to Get Together on Packing
House Scheme.

Denver. Colo. oct. 2i.-The PROPOSE
ton TO Rmalgamatc the National Live
Stock association and American Stock
Growers association on n basis that
would dispose OF the much mooted
question OF representation OF the pack
ing. railroad and commission house In
tercsts was taken up nj a Joint con
ference by the executive committees
OF the two organizations here yester-
day.
TIL plan outlined by the sub-commi,-
tee was voted down. and after a some
mittec was instructed to make nothcr
effort 90 formulate "A plan that would
be acceptable TO all interests The sub
committee will report again Monday.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
ALICE RETURNS.
Miss Roosevelt with Party Arrive.
from tho Orient on the Siberia
md IN on Way Home.

San Francisco. Oct. 35.-Thc Pacific
Mail Steamship Line company's steam
81 Siberia arrived NJ this port direct
from Yokohama In the record breaking
time CO.. ten days. ten hours and twenty
minutes. the fast'Ct previous trip be-
tween the two places having been made
by her sister ship. the Korea. In eleven
days. eleven hours n five minutes.
The Sibcria's time Is twenty-clght
minutes more than hat or h En-
press of lndi1's record from The orient
To- Puget sound. though the distance
covered was about 275 miles greater.
Thor, were many distinguished pas
senEcrs on the Siberia, among them be-
ing Miss Alice Roosevelt, United states
senator NCwlauds. OF Nevada. and
wife: United States Senator Warren,
of Wyoming: Representative Long
worth. OF Ohio; B~rigadicr General I.
Allen. chief OF the Philippine con-
stabul.ry: -. II. Hartman. president
OF the Southern Pacific Railway COM
pany. and general manager OF the Pa
clhc Mall Steamship company. and
Miss Mabel Boardman and Miss Amy
Mcmillan, OF Washington, ID. G., the
latter being travelling companions OF
Miss Roosevelt. NJ. S%horaishi. vice
president OF tho Toyo kien kaisha
Japanese steamship line. also came
over from the orient.
Although IL was expected that MISS
Roosevelt would spend n few days In
and around San Francisco. all h pre-
vious plans were changed during the
voyage and neither her party nor TINT
OF Mr.. Hartman landed I'm this city
az all. Instead they were transferred
from IN, siberia tn the tug Arab and
taken directly to h Oakland mole ON
the eastern side OF the bay. They left
there ~ 5: 80 y. IN. for the east over the
Central route OF the southern Pacific.
connecting with the Union Pacific and
Northwestern lines via Chicago FOR
their homes. An attempt II being made
To peat all previous records between
Yokohama and the big cities OF the
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26

that was frustrated by the fact that
the boats were not working on account
Of some labor trouble.
He Indignantly denies that he fur
nished q Bridgeport woman money TO
rent "A Hat. saying he spent his time In
reading about ana listening To COM
meuts ON the robbery. instead Of loitcr-
ing around the tendcrlOin district.
He shipped the $4,000 In a suit case
To- Bristol. he said. I'm care % an express
company. figuring on that ms the most
unlikely place the detectives would
search, and when questioned M TO the
ST., coo Hiill missing cvaded replying by
railing against the fates which had led
To the discovery OF the $4,000. cunllne
]denounccs James MiSsctt. of bridgeport.
who informed the Fiukertons Of his
whereabouts ms "A "knocker." and said
he made preparations tn skip imme-
diately Oh meeting Missett, but was de-
tanned by an attack OF the cramps
He vigorously denied Offering Detect
I've Arnold 10000. or even 10 cents"
rs he put IL.
Eiseman. To whom he entrusted the
bundle containing 81. 500. also came In
for a scoring from Cunline. who con-
cludcd by rsmarklng: Well, they can't
hang me-"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
BATTLE ON COAST BOAT
Four Men Are Badly Wounded and the
Police Have Trouble Ending
the Fight.

New York. Oct. 25.-Four men were
badly wounded In a series OF battles be-
tween the officers and crew OF the lum-
her chooner Ida H.. Gibson. and after
wards between Milton Corderey. cook
of the boat. and the police. early today.
For an hour. about daybreak. the cook.
armed with "A shotgun. stood OF the
police reserves OF Delaney street sta
lion and wounded "A detective and n
night Waterman. Frank ii. Medley,
mate OF the Gibson. was missing today
and may have been murdered by the
crew who were compelled To pump the
lcaky craft all the way from Norfolk.
VA. and this caused the trouble.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
HE WAS SHORT $4,000
Cashier OF st. Louis Postoffiee 10 Ar
rested on n Charge Of Embexxle-
ment.

81. louis. Mo-, Oct. 24.-Francis II.
Runder. cashier OF the ST. Louis post
office, vas arrested this afternoon by
p~ostofice inspectors. following the dis
covery OF an alleged shortage or 50. 900
I'm his accounts.
Immediately after taking Runder into
custody. the inspectors applied To the
United states district attorney and q
warrant charging embezzlement was L.
sued.
II f. said Runder admitted the al
legged shortage to the inspectors n
said he was responsible for II. but that
he did not know what had become OF
the money.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
uRoE FOLK TO Alo JEROME.

New York. Oct. ei.-William IL. Horn
blower has signed and sent the fol-
lowing call to Governor Folli:
THE undersigned citizens or New
York. without regard TO party. invite
and urge you. for the sake OF good gov
and In order TO keep In Office a
Fearless and faithful public servant. TO
come on and speak for Jerome"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
FOLKS MANSION BURNS
Governor Of Missouri Discovers Flames
During Night and FIees with
His Family.

Jefferson city. No., oct. 25-Thc gov
ernor's mansion was damaged TO the
extent OF $1,000 by FIRE at J o'clock this
morning. Governor Folk, wife n
guests had 10 seek quarters 1t "a near
by hotel. The governor was aroused
by cracking of the flames and tele-
phoned the fra department.
After seeing his wife and five guests
safely out. the governor devoted him
self Ia saving the portraits OF his pre-
d~eceSSors In Office. pending arrival OF
the nremcn.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
N OF MOLE HILL
Talk Of international Complications
Over Britain's Fleet 10 unfounded.

London. oct. 25.-Investigation or
the recent dispatch from Rome to the
effect that apprehension had been
aroused there regarding tho possible
international complications by the Of
ncIaI announcement that the British
squadron. which should have visited
Naples ON November 10. would not do
20. show the order had nothing 10 do
with the European situation
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-10-26
TELLS DETAILS OF THEFT
Express Company Employe Who Stole
100000 Is Ansered by the False
Stories.

Prtsburg. Pa. oct. %. 49, Edward
George Cunlife. the express robber. I'm
a long interview IN n local paper denies
that he took the odd $1,000 with which
he Is charged. Ia addition To the slO0. 900
package, and states that his object In
going to bridgeport, Conn. was To- OBJ
tain employment on n OF the oyster
boats OF the Bridgeport fleet. a plan