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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
IN NIGHT CLOTHES
Ere IN Hotel at uniontown, Pennsyl
%vania, Gives $50 Guests a
Close Cali.

Uniontown. Pa.. Dec. 2S.-Fire early
today practically ruined the interior
and contents of the Exchange hotel.
one of the leading hostelrics Of this
city.
The fire started in the dining room at
8 O'Clock this morning. About $50.
guests We're forced to flee to the street
lin night clothes. There Was much suf-
Ifering on account of the severity of the
weather. 1t is not believed ans lives
were lost. There We're many narrow
escapes, however. Several members of
THE Princess Chic theatrical company
Iwcre almost asphyXiated and We're
carried from the building by firemen.
{ The family of G. G. Cans, including
the husband, wife and two daughters,
were found in their rooms on the third
floor and taken to the street by ladder.
Mrs. Cans n daughters are pros,
ttrated. Three Hungarian servant girls
were almost smothered. Their screams
saved the lives of Attorney and Mrs.
j. C. Work, who occupied the third
Story suites.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
ABOLITION OF WAR.
Present YuIetide Finds Civilized Pow
crs Willing to Work for Lasting
World Peace.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 2S.-It is.
one of the pleasant features of the pres
,ent Yuletide that the thoughts of thir-
i,ty-nine governments of the world are
turned toward peace and the aneliora-.
tion OF h horrors of war.
Russia's internal condition is monop-
olizing the attention of the De White.
cabinet to such an extent that the pre-
mier inds himself handicapped in adj
vancing to a conclusion the preliminary
measures for The Hague conference
which he czar called last September.
President Roosevelt, who was the real
Originator of the second movement in
the interests of civilization, is display
ing, therefore, a larger rule in the ne
.gotiations which the powers are con-
'ducting with relation to the time of
meeting and the program.
Already, in the hope of inducing 9TH
ter powers to act, the president has an
nounced the selection OF Joseph II.
lChoate, former ambassador to Great
Britain, as chairman of the new COM
mission. David Jayne Hill, minister to
1.-THE Netherlands, will be a m of
1.-THE commission. A third civilian. a
5urist of International repute, will be
named, n the commission will b.
completed by the appointment os naval
and military members, probably Adj
hmlral Dewey, If he will accept, or. fail
ing Admiral Dewey. CAPTAIN Alfred t..
,Mahan and General William Crozier,
chief of ordnance of the army.
1t is a commission tina is sure to
snspire as sincere respect as the COM
mission headed by former Ambassador
Andrew d. White which represented
the United States at the first Hague
conference in 1899. The president and
Secretary Root have talked over in a
general way the matters this govern
pnent especially would like the confer
ence to pass upon. The efforts of the
conference are expected to lie in the
direction of further c~o6ification of the
universal ideas of right and justice.
known to the world as International
Jaw, and its mission will be to give
them future effect. Tho president
wishes the conference particularly to
determine the rights and duties of neu-
trails, declare that all private property
at sea, not c~ontraband of war, exempt
from capture or destruction bv bellig-
erents. and forbid the b~ombardment of
norts. towns and villages by naval
TrN1pnnc ~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
ROOSEVELT A TYRANT.
Socialist Leader Gets That Far in a
Speech Then Cop squeIches

PhiladeinIlia. IA. Dec o-Turh,l1ent
scenes marked a mass1neefing hold nv So
cial;sts at fine Casino tbeatar s,,,day sf+er
noon.
The trouble was stirred lin nv criticisms
of President Roosevelt made nv Rem Han
ford. candidate for wee president ON the
socialist ticket i'm 1904. His sneech was c,t
short bx Policeman Colbert walkina nm tha
aisle and threatening 10 n,aca Ea nford ~,
der arrest If he persisted
The meeting was called according 10 +ha
circular. 80 protest against the assacrs
OF Jews in Russia,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
FOR MISS ROOSEVELT.
Zen Cent Contributions Of Public E.
pected to Reach a Total Gift of
100000.

Baker City, Ore, Dec. 2s.-A move
to create by popular subscription a
wedding present for Miss Alice Roose-
welt, who is to be married to Congress-
.inan Longworth, has been started by
citizens of the eastern part of Oregon.
1t is the plan of the %originators to
have the subscription lists in each state
of the union, the money secured to be
5,ubmitted to various state ~trasurers.
who will in turn forward it to the sec
,qetary of the treasury at Washington.
: Subscriptions will close February s,
so as to enable the present about, $780,
900, to be given to Miss Roosevelt on,
the day of the wedding. Individual
subscriptions are to be limited to 10
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
ROOSEVELT REWARDS
one GENUINE HERO.
Christmas Present to Man Who
Shot Robbers Is Waiver of
Civil Service Law.
ne GETS A
little Mans Horoism Saved North Car.
Gina Postoffice, Caused Hanging of
Two and Life Term for
Two Others.

Washington. Dec. 2S.-As a reward
for defending the postoffice at Emma,
n. C.. four years g against -four bur-
glars, President Roosevelt has waived
the civil service regulations upon rec
omlnendation of Postmaster General
Cortelyou and S. II. AleNander's Christ
mas gift was promotion from a laborer
to Il cler1ship in the department.
Not only has Alexander been pro-
NOTED, but to accentuate the honor, an
official statement was issued today
which gives a full account of the deed.
n night of February S, 1901. The Of
fetal account says:
After the store in which the post
office at rnma is located closed for
the night, Alexander. who had been
sleeping in a room adjoining, heard a
was wanted. He was o l some one
living near wanted his mail, and he
;unbarred the door.
Two masked men entered. covered
him with revolvers, commanded him to
give up his own revolver and open the
fire-proof safe.
Shoots One Near Heart.
while one burglar. Frank Johnson,
who had laid his revolver ON a desk
near the safe. was STOPPING in the act
of looting h safe and during a mo-
ment When the other burglar, Ben
Foster, had his head turned, Alexander
seized the idle revolver and shot the
latter near the heart. He attempted
to shoot johnson also but failed to do
so, as the revolver snapped.
"a desperate struggle followed. Fos-
ter. although seriously wounded, pur-
sued Alexander and Shot him in the
abdomen, the bullet coming out at the
back. Alexander, seeing Foster about
to shoot at him again, swung johnson
n Mound On tho f,,11n{ ,,,,-
left from h passed
through the neck N lodged in the
right jaw, from which 1t was extracted,
"AleXander'S face and hands were
badly cut and bruised before he over
powered the burglars. Alexander man
aged, however, to put them both out
of the building and call out a signal of
distress, then tainted. The ,postmas-
ter. hearing h signal, came to Alex
ander's relief.
Hero Is Only a Runt.
Ills bravery is more accentlated
when it is known Alexander is small
of stature. probably not more than
5 feet 6 inches tall, and weighs less
than 1875 pounds. 1t would seem he
must have been possessed of almost
superhuman strength to Gust two des-
peradoes from the postofice.
Two accomplices. who were waiting
on the outside, carried away the wound
ed burglars to a house in which thew
We're arrested the same night. The two
burglars above mentioned, together
with the two accomplices, after a trial,
We've given the extreme penalty of the
law, which, for the offense committed
in the state of North Carolina, is
death. Afterwards the sentence was
committed in cas- of two of the bur
glars. to life imprisonment. The other
NO We're hanged February &c, 1902"
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FLEecED OF $4,000 900.
President of Seaboard Accuses the New
York Einancier.

York Financier.
Baltimore, Md, Dec. ~2S.-Joln Skel-,
ton Williams, former president of the;
Seaboard Air line, whose banking,
house, together with tina of Middensf
dorf, Williams & Co, yesterday bought,
up 5000 shares of the stock from the
Baltimore committee of h stockhold-i
ers, is about to renew his fight for con-,
troll of the property. In an interview
today Williams roasts Ryan. He says:
II don't give up a fight easily when.
1 feel that 1 have been wronged and
am not yet sur that Mr.. Ryan has.
won the object of his transaction with
me, which vas the control of the Sea-
board.
"Ryan's profits in the Seaboard are
estimated at more than $4,000, 900. The
losses of the Seaboard stockholders
who followed his lead and advice as
judged by the difference in the market.
quotations between the independent
stock and that deposited under his o
troll are about Sc 5000, 200.
There are degrees of moral deprays
ity and social recklessness so far down
that they escape the conceptions Of
men accustomed to be decent and deal
decently with whatever inward rotten
ness and falsehood they MAJ be used
to mask"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
70 WOMEN BLAcKsM!THs
New Hampshire Authorities Asked to
Prosecute Pump Trust.

Harrison, N. FL, Dec. 2S.-The state
authorities on labor conditions Will be
asked to prosecute the international
steam pump trust, which employs near
ly 300 women, many OF them at the.
hardest possible n work. Indeed,
there are seventy-eight whose tasks
would tax the strength and endurance
of the average man. These women
they range from IL to 35 years-are
foundrymen. They toll from Z o'clock
in the morning until $50 in the even,
ing, amid the smoke, steam, and CRIME,
and they get on an average less than
S1.25 per day.
They are known as t'coremakers.'-
They WELD hammers over anvils, shovel
Il mixture of sand, flour and molasses,
into patterns" and pack it down with
hammers weighing about eight pounds.
AT the proper time, when it becomes.
necessary to turn these ''patterns,''
Weighing in some cases half u ton,
completely over, the work is done by
the women who put forth all their,
strength in the effort, and are BREATH,
less II exhausted at the finish.
About $500 members of the Engi-I
neers' society of America visited the
foundry Il few days g at tho invita-l
1on of the officials of the trust. They
We're lnazed and delighted at the me-,
chanical marvels they saw in variousl
parts of the establishment, but not al
few We're Mortified when they went toi
the c~oremaking room and saw the wom-l
en- engaged at such laborious work. AS
guests they could say nothing openly,
but as private individuals they llayei
taken action. 4
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
HAS M%0RGANATIC WIFE
Details of Ceremony Whereby King of
Belgium Welded Daughter Of
Socialist.


Brussels, Dec. 2s.-According to Re,
Leopold has married morganatically
no longer can be doubted. The paper
says the ceremony was performed a
year ago in the private chapel of the
Chateau Laeken in the presence of
two of the kings aids by the court
chaplain, acting with the authority of
the archbishop of Mechlin.
The bride was a widow named
Vaughan, nee Lacroix. She is the
daughter of Caretaker Louvrain and
niece of Nj. Lamgendolck, a socialist
member of the chamber of deputies.
The king has created her baroness,
and she now lives at his estate, Cap
Verat, near Nice, where she recently
bore a on. =
Several times recently it has been
reported that Leopold was about to
wed morganatically. \
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
ANOTHER REVOLUTION ON
island of santo Domingo Is Once Moro
thine Scene of a Bitter Struggle
for the Idle

Tor the ~FfeSlGelfey.
Turks Island, Bahamas, Dec. 2S.-,
Mail advices received here from Monte
Cristo, san Domingo, yesterday, say
that Guayubin, Dajobin and Sebanet;L
ave taken up arms against the goNA
erinlnent and The Dominican--Ainericam
fiscal convention. Generals DeInetrio'
Rodriguez, Joaquin Barba, Navarroy
Martinez and Pedro Alvares, have Sonei
with 600 men TO attack Santiago. andi
General Perico Lasala has marched on
LaVega with a force of about 100 men,,
General Deschalnps. former vice.
president of Santo Domingo, leaves.
here shortly on board a sailing vessel
to operate against Puerta Plata.
Washington, Dec. 2~s.-.Advices res,
ceived by cable from Santo Domingo in
dictate q serious condition of affairs eN-l
lists there. The captain of Port Puerto'
Plata has been shot and killed Guringt
the insurrectionary movement. The
governor of that province has defied the,
general government and b~arricaded the
The state department has determined
this is an internal difficulty and Will
not intervene at this stage.
Santo Domingo, Dec. 2~5.-Nollowingi
the announcement today that the presi-,
dent of the republic, General Carlos f.
Morales, had left the capital for an I'M,
hlloWli uSSlllldllons, tIoopS were SSHl liL
pursuit of the chief magistrate.
What took place after that annot be-
definitely determined, but it is known,
that q fight took place abou ten miles
from here. 1T is supposed that General
Pimental, the rebel commander, was
attacked by government troops.
The whereabouts of the fugitive pres
ident is not known. 1t is generally
supposed he endeavored to gain the
coast and embark on board a sloop With
the object of reaching Puerto Plata. on
the north coast of Santo Domingo, there
to join Governor Perez, who has been
dismissed by the government from the
post of governor OF Puerto Plata, but
who refuses to surrender his office. :
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
MOSCOW a CITY OF COLOR.
Mixture of All Peoples, but Not Cos.
mopoIitan.

st. Petersburg, Dec. 2S.-Moscow is on.
the edge of the most monotonous and
-unlovely portion OF the vast central
plain Of Europe that stretches from
Holland to the Urals. In the railway
from Warsaw there is not a single tun-
mel and scarcely a low cutting, as the
train passes Borisof, where the retreat
ing French We're cut to pieces in 1872,
OF b Beresina of fatal memory. or
Borodisso, where Napoleon saw the
sun OF Austerlitz" and Kutuzoff made
his last stand to save Moscow.
The entrance to the city from the
struggling western suburbs is no i'm
pressiye. Just, now the snow is over
the noisy tcobbiestones of street and
and the roofs-green, red, and
sblue-shoM up in bright patches of
color, which is the dominant note of
this strange mixture of east and west.
of the modern with the ancient world.
MOSCOW us only "a "a Tartar village
grown Into an irregular metropolis of
sSlav n Asiatic, rich and poor. pail
aces booths. and bewildering eccen-
tricities OF every form of architecture.
the whole with a diameter of over nine
miles, a circumference Of nearly thirty.
and a popnlationaoI more than a million
and a halt, of whom no less than SO, 600
have to be lodged under ground.
Only a small proportion of the Rus
Sian peOpleFdwell in towns. The viii
is their unit, and Mother Mos
cow'-the Matoushka of the empire-is
typical of b race she has ruled and
shattered. The medieval pilgrim. get
ting the first glimpse of his holy City
from S~alutatfon hill, saw much the
same sight as the modern traveller sees
from the spot-a hill crowned with
White walled buildings, many towers,
golden domes and spires topped with
cross and crescent; outside the hills
sencircling WALL are groups of buildings,
separated by fields and trees, and dom
by innumerable belfries, spires.
fsteeples, domes and minarets of every
and shape, rising above roofs OF
color. and extending apparently
without limit I'M long lines of ivory
capped with vivid emerald, or flushed
with ruby, or rounded with globes OF
blue and gold. Of FURNISHED conper or
.glistening silver. like a rainbow shot
with-gems.
Full as is Moscow OF sharp contrasts,
'buthiin7 color and IN form. Of a strange
~A'Eizarrerie' of pretentious
gsaflza cheek by jOwl with shanibline
novels. of fantastic palaces and weird
" ferotesque churches, she reminds
yOh of some vast universal exposition
to which every city Of the world has
sent it's own characteristic building.
This pdOesynOt mean that MOSCOW is cos.
mopGfitan.
Far from 1t, for. she rs the essence
and center of ancient Russia; but it
shows how many types have gone to
h making of her. and how versatile
and adaptable have been her artists In.
borrowing from Greece, italy and By
zantium. from Mongol, Goth and Moor.
So multftt1dtnOHs have been these Dor.
rowings that nature has had less to
say OF Moscow thar of any other town.
perpetuafly varying results OF hu-
intelligence are visible every
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
THREAT OF BLACK Hard
Mysterious Society of Italians Charged
with Sending Threatening
etters

Syracuse. N. Y, Dec. 2s.-Charles NJ
Grouse, one of the wealthiest men in
Syracuse, a multi-milionaire. has res
ceived two strange letters from some
person who pretends to be a member
of the BLACK Hand" threatening to
blow up Crouse's house if he did not
place $4,000 in cash in a cigar box on
the curb in ron of his residence. t.
be called for in the night.
The letters We're turned over to the
police. The second letter said dyna-
mite would be used on Crouse's house
and that an attempt would be made ON
the lives of his family if he did not
produce. the money.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
BY ROOSEVELT
President Frees r. II. Mcdonald. For.
merly Of Tenth Infantry.

Washington, Dec. 26.-Because of the
prisoners good military record the pres
ident has issued a pardon in the case
of Paul III. Mcdonald, formerly first
lieutenant, Tenth infantry.
While serving with his regiment at
Fort LaWton, Wash. Mcdonald was,
ago of the charge of obtaining money.
under false %pretenses and sentenced ia,
be dismissed from the army and to two
years Imprisonment in the militaryi
prison at Fort Leavenworth. Kan.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
EVA BOOTH is ROBBED
Bag Cut from Wrist Of
Salvation Army Leader in Crush
at New York.

/. New York. Dec. 28.-Commander Eya
Booth, of h Salvation army, had her
.chatelaine bag cut from her wrist dur
ing a crush at q subway station yester-
day. There was considerable memoir
anda and papers of value to her. and
several dollars in the bag. Her great
father gave to her mother many years
ago. and which. at her mothers death.
was handed down to her sister, Mrs.
iBooth-Tucker VINO was killed about two
years ago In a railroad wreck.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
BL00DsAEDl IN KENTUCKY
-Four Men Ar. Killed in Pitched a...,..
on the Day Of Universal
Good Will.

London, KY, Dec. .26.-In a dispnta
over a turkey shooting match at Rio,
FORK, Leslie county. last night. John
Iom and Jake Wilson shot and killed
Alexander Little shot and killed nan anG
Sheriff Roberts. D~Teputy
tie escaped. ~
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
HfU SLAUGHTER
BlhACAlAE Guns
aRussian Revolutionists Seem
SAbsoIuteiy Needless OF the
B Dangerof Death.
THEY DIE LIKE SHEEP
Artillsry sweeps Streets, but Still They
Barricades and Defend
N hem with the Desperation
sS# OF Fanatics.
HEY DIE LIKE SHEEP


Petersburg. Dec, 27.-The Slovo
u to-day says the leaders of the revoil- :
! ticIAryEarnaY at Moscow are most,
IaYxstudents of Kieff, Kharhkon and !
ess96Hessa, among whom are many !
Jews. The military hold the center )
Moscow, and apparently, are )
awaiting reinforcements which are :
way to Moscow from al df- !
sAtecttOns.
'RevoIutionists hold the outskirtsof :
MOSCOW. AEthousand men are work
ling night and day at the ~barricades,
sss0me Z which are described as :
emaryefssof strength. Trenches have I
esheenz5dug and wire entanglements :
nave been created In front OF the de. I
eSzSfenses, which extend for blocks n 1
SsATe tmpenetrable even against ar
sstillery.
terrible holocaust occurred at (
eHytin&sWorks where 5000 workmen
were suddenly surrounded by cav
alryand artillery. The latter fired I
eSaatsthe building which was soon ] :
ta611es. Hundreds persisted IN the :
s3c0hflagration. tits definitely estab-
sSllShed that the reyolutionists have I
automatic guns. :
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
CORPSE CALLS FOR PIPE
Woman Supposed TO Be Dead Rises Up
in the Coffin.

London. Dec. Eft was the night before
two people stood by the coffin. Suddenly
they saw the corpse, move and then they
heard It cry out: Where is my pipe?"
After the first excitement the body"
was removed from the coffin and put to
AS,d. and soon after the woman sat up.
cheerfullY declaring that her smoke. was
the sweetest che he'd ever had.
She IS now in good health and movins
about
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
LAUNCH MISS ROOTS PLAY
Piece Is Based on Life Of Composer
Mozart.

Harrisburg, Pa. Dec. 8.-"Mosart," a.
play based on the life of the great com.
poser and written by Miss Ivy Root, a
niece of Secretary Of State Root, was
given a fine portrayal at the Lyceum the
pter here last evening by Howard Kyle,
supported by a good company. Through
the play runs a Romance which Mr.. Kyie
rendered delightfully."- to his large audience.
lfhe play was well staged and ELECTED IA
vorable comment.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29

pittsburg. Pa.-The benefciaries of the
win of the late Capt. S. S. Brown, ilnan-
cier and horseman, ave arranged to give
his disinherited daughter-in-law S29O,Wo of
the estate. The Jockey clubs of the coun-
try also will hold Il special race day for
her benefit. -
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
WALTER SCOTT SHOT.
But the Multi Millionaire Death Valley
Miner Was Not Seriously
Injured. ,

Los Angeles. CAL, Dec. 26.-A letter
rom Walter Scott, the cowboy miner,
Mho was reported murdered in Death
valley some days age, was received by
a friend in this city yesterday, stating
Scott had been shot but not seriously
hurt.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29

Paris, Ky.-One of the most remarkable
eases in the state of Kentucky was decided
IN the Bourbon circuit court yesterday,
when the city of Paris was fined Sl,5oo ON
an Indictment for maintaining n nuisance
;n maintaining a rock quarry almost in the
haart OF the residence district.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29

! NOVELTIES OF THE NEWS. }

Iowa City, Ia.-Frank Nosek, who proph,
esied his death when he made his will a
week ago, is dead from the injuries res
ceived from a wagon passing over him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
THoUsANps ana aTARv,rc.

Toxic, Dec. z2-AaT eye Witness Of
the extent Of the famine in the north
west provinces who has jnst returned
reports the condition OF the people to
be really {deplorable. Thousands are
the serge Of starvation and speedy
relief aiane will ave them
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29

Appleton, Wis.-In Il driving snowstorn
Coach Koehier and Professor t.. Il. $
ton of Lawrence university started on j
e00-mile walk from Appleton TO Chicago.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29
An q JunIar n1Ee

Oakland, Cal. Dec. A.-Justtce Waiter
Van Dyke Of thu suprerne court Of Cali.
3ornia.. oiled Yesterday after . short ill.,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-29

Richmond, va.-An unknown insaneman
is dying at the city hospital. His delu-
sion was that oceans of whisky were
heav;ng and rolling before him. but though
he made every effort he could not secure
a. drop to drink IN his delirium he
stabbed hinkself in the neck four times
with a glass instrument and is bleeding to
death.