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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-01-12
Interestins Law Suit.

An interesting suit, on the result of
which will depend the taxing Of mort
cages in this state, was heard before
Judge Smith in Clay county. Suit was
brought to test the legality Of an
original assessment made by the county
commissioners in taxing mortgages on
the ground that the last Legislature. in
giving the commissioners power to do
this, failed to so state in the title of the
act. The act referred to relates to the
power of the board OF equalization and
the section comforting power on the
county commissioners vas inserted
apparently as an amendment. The
taxation of 100000 in mortgages in
that county alone depends upon Judge
Smiths decision, which will be handed
down some time this week.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-01-12

Yankton, destroyed two buildings MOD
day night. The fire originated in the
Kukral dance hall and is believed 20
heve been Of incendiary origin as the
was not in use. From the dance hall
the flames quickly spread to the adjoin-
ing building occupied by the Tabor
Independent on the first floor and by a
restaurant on the second floor. The
meager apparatus for fire fighting was
entirely insuficisnt to cope with the
flames and the second building was soon
q total loss. Editor w. A. Glassner, of
the Independent. Loaf not only his entire
plant but all his household goods.
Gains HE Liberty.
George McElwin, who has been serv-
Ing a FIVE years sentence in the peni-
Tertiary in Sioux Falls has been
pardoned by the governor and sent to
his home. One Of the very last acts of
Governor Herried was to attach his
name to the pardon OF McElwain.
There are few people who know Of the
circumstances surrounding the NOEL
vain affair who thought he would ever
be sent to the p~enitentiary. The cir
cumstances Of the case az remembered
by the writer are that McElwain visited
q saloon at Gayville located in Yankton
county and while there he was accosted
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-01-12
Judge ADAM. .. Receiver.

Judge J. e. Adams, eI-oonnty judge
and ex mayer,of Aberdeen, will spcceed
the late M. H. Kelly as receiver Of the
United States land office in Aberdeen.
South Dakota Third. .
The preliminary figures upon the pro-
duction of gold and silver in the United
States in 1904 submitted to the director
of the mint, show larger gains over the
preceding year than were expected.
The State Of South Dakota ranks third
in the gold output Of the United States
and far exceeded the 1908 output.
Session Was short.
Judge Marquis, Tuesday, adjourned
the circuit court which convened that
morning ut watertown, owing to the
fact that there were no cases ready for
trial. The circumstances are similar
to those when Judge Bennett, of Cod
'ington, adjourned court at Clear Lake
because the cases were 20 ready.
SHERIFF. DO Good Work.
The sherifY's Of South Dakota are
cofralling the horse thieves pretty well
at the present time. Sheriff Irish was
in Mitchell Thursday enroute to Cham
.bsrlain with a thief who stole q team
from J. A. Stansky q few months ago.
The fellow got away with them and he
was captured nsar Duluth, Mimi. II
soon won't be healthy for horse thieves
in South Dakota.
soIons Must Make, Policy.
The supreme court at Pierre handed
down . decision Friday in the case OF
the Phoenix Insurance company va j:
10. Perkins, insurance commissioners,
In which the ruling Of Judge Smith, Of
the ,Fonrth circuit, 10 reversed, Smith
held that the company would be
required to comply with the policy pre-
pared by the commissioner and which
included valued policy provisiops.. The
company commended for their own
standard policy. The court holds that
the legislature had no right to delegate
to the insurance commissioner authority
TO draft q policy, but must shape the
policy itself, and deolars that it was
within Legislative powers to frame such
a policy as desired and to which the
companies must conform.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-01-12

some time this week.
Sherif,s Call Issued.
Sheriff Howard Cole of Brown county
secretary and treasurer of the South
Dakota Sheriff's Association, is getting
into shape the call for the annual meet
ing of the association and 1t will be sent
to all the sheriffs in the state within the
next few days. The meeting will be
held at Pierre, and will open up at 10
o'clock a. m. on January 18th. The
meeting will be of great interest to all
the sheriff's Of the state, as the steps
taken last year toward the increase Of
their pay will be again consummated.
The committee on legislation in this
matter, appointed last year. will make
their report. After it is acted upon by
the ssociation it will be laid before the
Legislature for its final settlement. The
sheriff will issue membership cards to
ell the sheriff's Of the state.
Thought He Was Killed.
Word was received from Letcher
Wednesday morning that . student on
his way to Redfeld college was killed q
few miles south Of Letcher, having
fallen from q Milwaukee passenger
train Tuesday evening and that his body
was found Wednesday morning. A
telegram received from the station
agent that day shows that the first
report was erroneous. The students
name Ia J. Renke, and he lives at some
point south Of Mitchell. At Loomis he
got of the train and when u started he
waited TO catch the last coach. That
coach happened TO be q vessibule and
doors were closed 30 that Renke could
not get in. He stood on the step and
holding TO the handbars and rode . dis
lance Of seven miles to Letcher. When
nearing the town he could see that
there was o possibility of his being
struck by q switch. so he jumped.
He walked to Letcher and went to Red
field the next day.
$4,000 For Irrega3ion.
Announcement is made that the sec-
rotary of the interior has decided to
build the Belle Fourche irrigation
works in South Dakota as proposed by
she engineers who made en- examination
of them. Plans and specifications for
the purpose have been completed and
embellishments will be authorized some
time this month, calling ON contractors
to submit bids for the work, Il was
originally estimated that the Belle
Fourch project wosld cost sbodses. loo.-
900 but Engineer haynaodd NJ rnb-,
mitted an estimate for en.60O.oo0, and
this sum win be INSIDE svxi1sbls.
Fire Fisnd At Tsbor.
Fire ut Tabor, twenty males wesE of
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
n. c. DOUGHERTY
PLEADS GUILTY.
Given Sentence Of One to Four.
teen years on Each of
Five Counts.
THEY RUN C0NCURRENTLY.
Imprisonment VIII be Solitary Con.
flncment-Will be Taken to Joliet
Tonight on Tomorrow.

Peoria. Nov, 2i-Newton C. Dougher-
ty has pleaded guilty to five of the forg-
cry charges against him and will be
taken to the Joliet penitentiary either
tonight or tomorrow He appeared be-
fore Judge Wortbington today, pleaded
guilty and was given a sentence OF from
/ 10 IA years on each of the FIVE counts,
the same to be concurrent.
when the prisoner, accompanied by
W. T. Irwin, one of his attorneys, his
son Ralph and deputy sheriff left the
Jail for the courtroom, Dougherty said
to the jailer;
well, | guess I'll have to do it,
In the courtroom there were 200 spec
tatoIs. Attorney Irwin addressed the
court, He said that Dougherty had
turned all Of mis- property over to him
and that he Grwin) had been given
right of attorney to settle the affairs Of
the prisoner. lie added that Dougher-
tvs property would amount 10 more
thon the school board defalcatlons, He
admitted that Dougherty had been
careless and that he stood w.li,cr TO
take his punishment.
Judge Wo:thington replied as fol-
lows:
Il find 1t necessary to send him to
the penitentiary as the law provides. II
viii be a severe punishment. In count
No, 200 the sentence will be confinement
IN the prison at Joliet for an indeter-
inmate term, not less than one year or
more than IA years, solitary confne-
nisnt.
In counts $40. 243 and 2A the same
sentence That is all.
While the court was speaking Dough
erty looked straight ahead of him and
did not move muscle. He said moth
ing when the sentence was pronounced
and was taken back to Jail escorted by
his attorneys.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
FOR PHILIPPINE RECIPROCITY

Meriden, Conn. Nov. 2i.-Congress-
man Il. b. Hill yesterday expressed
himself very strongly in favor of re-
ciprocity with the Philippines.
1T VIII be a great day for Connec-
ticut," he said, when reciprocity with
the Islands is established. From what
have learned during my trip to the
Islands, It will be the means OF adding
Il million or two dollars a year to the
tobacco industry | am convinced
that with no tariff on Connecticut to-
bacco In the Philippines, thousands OF
pounds would be sold there each year"
During my stay in the islands / in
terviewed many of the largest tobacco
manufacturers, and they told me that
with a Connecticut wrapper they could
successfully compete with the Germans
who are rapidly winning trade of Chi
ma and Manchuria away from them
The manufacturers are obliged to I'm.
port all the wrappers for their neigh
bors from Sumatra and province of Isa-
bella, at heavy expense.
II shall do all in my power to work
for the passage OF the bill in the COM
ing Congress"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
LIFE IN LOS ANGELES.
Street Cars Have Killed 80 and
Wounded 500 In 20 Months.

General Agent G. f. Warren OF tho
Santa Fe has returned from an extend
ed business trip through southern CALI
fornla, lie reports Los Angeles as rush
ing ahead harder and faster than ever,
the paradise OF inyalids real estate
men and boarding house keepers. The
street ear system also seems TO have
become infected with the spirit OF ths
times, go that speed and reckless run
ming have been Increased to satisfy the
demands OF the far fasteners who are
so accustomed to seeing people run
over and killed or MANNED by street
cars that they can hardly get up an
appetite for dinner without seeing some
one run over during the day. So in the
last 20 months, 80 people have been
killed and 800 wounded by the street
cars In Los Angeles. The companies
have to pay for all this. but It mani
tests such a spirit OF commendable en-
terprise that the companies do not care,
and the public appear to applaud II.
Mr. Warren bumped up into some Salt
Laker about every block he walked,
and found them IN cord lots L the
hotels. Salt Lakers seem 10 be omni-
present since the opening OF the new
road and as to the road, MI. Warren
says it IL IN fine shape, and there IL
no reason why the time should not be
reduced To "A hours MI Warren is 90
relnvigorated by his trip that he Is
able 10 take a walk w to the top Of
Black mountain and back every morn
ing before breakfast
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
MRS. G00DLETT PATS
MERIWETHER ON BACK.

Nashville Tenn. Nov. 24.--The ven
cradle Mrs. G. NJ Goodlett Of this city,
honorary president and founder of the
United Daughters OF the Confederacy.
has sent the following telegram TO her
young kinsman, Minor Meriwether, the
midslipmau who Is now undergoing a
court martial In connection With his
encounter with Branch:
"'ro Midshipman Meriwether. Annap-
oils, Md. The blood Of your revolu-
tionary ancestors would have risen up
against YOU had you done otherwise
than accept the challenge Of Midship-
man Branch.
CAROLINE MERIWETHER GOOD
LETT"
Midshlpman Meriwether Is near
relative Of Mrs, Goodlett.
At the opening Of the afternoon ses-
sion OF the Meriwether court-martal,
Judge Advocate Mark challenged Adj
miral Mccormick. the second member
OF the court In seniority. on the ground
Of having consulted with Medical In
spector Walton in regard to the case,
and of having taken too great an in
terest in the side OF the accused.
The court did not sustain the chal-
lenge OF Admiral Mccormick.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
STORM ON LAKE MICHIGAN.
Passenger steamer Argos Goes Hard
Aground During one.

Holland, Mich, Noy. 2i-During a
terrific storm on Lake Michigan last
night the passenger steamer Argos OF
the Graham and Morton passenger
iltet. went hard aground on sandbar
north Of the north pier and all efforts
10 release her have up 10 this time
been futile, The boat is in great dan
ger Of being pounded to pieces. owing
20 the heavy sea which IL rolling n
IL impossible for the life saving crew
10 reach the steamer The passengers
and crew may BE- taken off I'm the
breechos buoy The boat carries a
crew Of % men and 30 passengers
aboard, Another Graham and Morton
steamer from Benton Ilarbor IL an the
way 20 Holland TO try To release the
Argos.
At ! o'clock the cable used 10 haul
the brceches buoy parted. finally while
tho buoy was being hauled back 10 the
steamer for another passenger At the
time this accident occurred there were
seven passengers and crew " - men
remaining on the Argo.
The life saving crew. when It's buoy
line broke realized the peril Of the sit
uctlon, again took the other surf boats
In a desperate effort to reach the
steamer. The sea IL running mountain
high. and II Is not thought the life
savers will succeed.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
PROCEEDINGS IN LIFE
INSURANCE INVESTIGATION

New York. Nov. 24.-Gerald r.
Brown. OF the Equitable Life Assurance
society, was the first witness called By
the Insurance investigating committee
today.
Mr.. Brown, in reply to questions, said
that tho King model houses In one
Hundred and Thirty-eighth street
New York, were taken by the EuuIt-
able society under a foreclosure. sold
to y, II. King Jr.. and that the Eqult-
able society supplied 81, 100000 for con-
struction and Improvements. Mean
time the society held a mortgage on
the houses and when completed Mr.
King decided them back to the society
Mt Brown said he supposed King
was there to make a profit in sub
letting the contracts
THE Equitable put up all the money
aud King took all the profits" Asked
MI. Hughes.
Yes. II you want to put it that way
said Nh Brown.
What officers were responsible for
this Transaction
"The executive committee" said Mr.
Brown who added that Henry r. Hyde
had the matter I'm charge.
Milton NJ Madison a bookkeeper In
the offices OF the New York Life COM
pany. testified that the New York Sc
curity and Trust company participated
In the L. :. Steel corporation syndi-
cate TO the extent Of S2,82j 900.
Mr. Hughes produced blotter
showing that the New York Life lnsur-
Wncc company received from the secur-
ny and Trust company S524l7 as
threc-q quarters profit Of the account.
Mr.. Madison said the New York Life
Insurance company did not pay any
money on that account but had depos-
tied $2,325 900 with the Security and
Trust company, Geo. Perkins vice
president OF the New York Life Ingur-
ancc company. had charge Of the trans.
action and J, =. Morgan & Co. were the
syndicate managers.
In 1904 he received a check for $40
600 the profit on a loan Of $4,000 to
the firm Of Kidder Peabody & Co., OF
Boston; he got the check cashed at
the First National bank ana gave the
money TO George w Perkins. vice
president OF the New York Life and
member Of the firm OF J. +. Morgan 6.
co. He did not know what Mr. Per
kins did with the money because no
account Of the transaction appeared
on the books Of the comauy,
Mr.. Madison said that IN 1901 j. J.
Morgan & Co. advanced S5g3i0 10 An
drew Hamilton who has been called the
Legislative generaliSsmo" and that on
oct. I. 1909. Hamilton was credited
with S59, $40, against this account
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
"SHEENEY MIKE" SENT UP.
Goes to Sing Sing for Seven Years for
Bunco Game.

New York Nov. 2i.--MaX Cohen, a
bunco man, who is known as "Sheeney
Mike" was yesterday sent 10 Sing Sing
prison for seven years, Cohen tried
10 swindle David Landon OF San Fran
cisco out Of $3.50,
Landon was stopping at the Vendomc
hotel and met Cohen, who said he was
Mr.. Anheuser, the beer man" Then
Cohen introduced Landon to another
man as Mr. Busch, my partner
They sat at a table IN the cafe and
Cohen ordered Some of my beer--yOu
know nheuser- Busch There was a
dispute as to who should pay, and it
was suggested that Landon had no
money 20 pay with anyhow, He pro-
duced n roll Of $3.50 "Anheuser'
grabbed the money and Busch grab
bed Landon. In the scuffle that fol-
lowed. Cohen was caught, but his part
ner escaped Landon's story kept the
audience In the court room laughing.
ut Is q funny story to hear" said
Judge Mcmahon in sentencing Cohen,
hut this bunco business has got to be
stopped"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
BEAT OUT BRAINS OF
HIS SlSTER.lN.lAW,

San Francisco, Nov. 2i-Loujs Depao-
Ii, a florist residing at APO Charter Oak
avenue, beat out the brains OF his
sister-in.law. Catherine Depaoli, NJ an
early hour this morning. His murder
GUS work was done with two chairs,
both OF which were broken during HIS
fierce attack. The cause Of the crime
Is not positively known, but 1t Is attri.
buted to homicldal mania.
The victim. who was the wife OF An
tolne Depaoli, brother OF her slayer
had accompanied the latter and his
family home from church and was in
vited 10 remain all night. Some trou-
BILE ensued and none of the family had
retired at o'clock this morning when
the murdered woman attempted 10 put
one OF her sister-ln-laws children 10
sleep, The father resented this and
killed her. Several hours later Antoine
Depaoli came TO the house, inquiring
for his wife Louis told him she was
dead and threatened to kill him. An.
tome notified the police and his brother
was arrested on a charge Of murder.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
PORTLAND BOOMING.
Lewis & Clark Fair Has Worked Won
ders for Rose City.

W T.. Gilbert, a well known travel
ing man. Is IN town from the northwest
and reports that the big fair is making
a new city out OF Portland 1t has
woke everybody up, and In fact given
the sleepy old city a stirring that has
Infused il with lots OF new life One
$500. 000 building two 100000, several
100000 and a number OF $50, 900 build
ines are now under way, and all the
new structures are not the old style
wooden affairs but real modern brick
and stone. Many eastern people who
visited the fair have decided 70 remain
in Portland. and hey. With the tram
silent eastern visitors, have inaugurated
a movement that is making Portland
force ahead.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
TRIBUTE TO MADDOX,
President Kinghbury says Regents
and Faculty Are Behind Him.

The athletic situation az the Unlver-
sity OF Utah was made the topic OF
talk by Presid sht Kingsbury AT a mass
assembly OF students this morning. He
stated In most unqualified terms that
the regents OF the university were be-
hind the faculty IN supporting Coach
Maddox, and that the desire for MS
return next year was universal and
without opposition. We want Coach
Maddox to remain with u.s. he said,
mot only because he is q successful
coach. but because he Is q man of
high character. and one whom II IL
good for the young men Of the univer-
sity to meet and to know. We are
going 10 try 10 have him back next
year.
The announcement was received with
an ovation of applause that did not
subside for a long time. President
Kngsbury during hts talk took occa-
sion to express regret that the trouble
over the Hume case had come To the
fore during hls absence, and deplorad
the fact that It had been mentioned
publicly.
In a private conversation after the
meeting President Kingsbury stated
that during all the controversy Mad
dock had not approached him to state
his side OF Il or 20 make any defense
OF his position. His action today WAS
taken without the knowledge of the
coach Following the presidents tax
the meeting was devoted 10 a yell and
cheer practise IN preparation for to-
morrow's game, many OF the team be-
ing called upon for brief talks
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
Ml0SHIPMAN MERIWETHER
COURT MARTIAL CASE

Annapolis Nd Nov 2i.--The court
martial which IS trying Miishipman
Minor Meriwether for granddaughter,
was continued today The prosecution
expects 70 close It's case early today
with the testimony of one or two minor
witnesses, The defense viii then pro-
coed with It's case Immediately.
Surgeon f.. NJ u. Mccormick test.
fed.
Il saw Branch between 10 and II
Monday morning. lie was unconscious,
his left side was paralyZcd, his right
arm and leg We're continually thrashins
and he was much bruised about the
face head, shoulders and forearms. |
think that the condition was brought
about by the repeated blows he had re-
ceiyed. don't think his life could
have been saved by any treatment nor
do | think that the hot baths or other
treatment he received from his friends
accelerated his DEATH
Surgeon Mccormick was examined
very rigldly by Admiral a. II, Me-
Cormick OF the court. the object being
10 bring out whether or not any posi-
BILE cause Of death could have existed
prior to the fight. The witness an
swered that II was impossible TO say
this absolutely I'm the absence of an
autopsy. but that there was no reason
able doubt that the blows had caused
Branchs death Under this examlna-
ton Surgeon Mccormick said that eX-
citement and over eNertion might have
contributed TO the condition OF Branch,
but only in a secondary way.
Admiral Mccormick evidently was
not at all satisfied that the hot applica-
tions upon Brauchs head by bis COM
panions ON the night OF the fight had
not contributed TO the death. lie
brought out from the witness that hot
applications might contract veins II
applied to them closely and continue
ously.
AS each medical officer concludes
mis- testimony the conviction grows
that a serious and perhaps fatal error
was made as far as conviction for man
slaughter lies, IN falling 10 hold an
autopsy. There is evidently serious
doubt In the minds Of some members
of the court as TO whether there may
have possibly existed some unusual
condition In the organism OF Branch
which led to his death.
DIR. Il. p, stone was recalled and
testified as to a physical examination
of Branch about eight months prior
to his death,
A startling incident occurred during
his cross-eNamination by Mr. Munroe.
Neriwethers counsel. He was asked
some questions connected with the
death Of Midshipman Battle, which
occurred az the academy last year The
cause of the death was not certainly
revealed by the autopsy, the witness
said, but an old injury to the brain
was discovered and II was rumored
that this had been occasioned by an in
fury which Battle had received In some
hazing. occurring when he first enter
ed the academy. He had no personal
knowledge Of this. he said.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-24
BAPTIST DIFFERENCES.

New York, Nov. 2i.--"The doctrinal
differences which once divided the two
Baptist denominations have passed
away, and there now exist no doctrin-
al differences which should prevent
their acting together as one denomlna-
ton" This was the substance OF a
resolution adopted at a meeting of
representatives OF three national or.
eanizations, the American Baptist Home
Missionary society, the American Bap-
list Missionary union and the Baptist
Publication society here. The diner.
ences referred TO concerned close COM
munlon, which Is now abolished after
having been a part OF the church prac-
tise for more than century.