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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13
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dREAT BRITAlN RlGHT5 RESERVED

unfortunate waiter, and during the
past few days had c~oncocted a plan
by which he was TO revenge himself,
The general hour for dining at the
High Cliff hotel was Z o'clock, and on
the Wednesday evening the large sa-
loon was fairly full of diners.
Enter Frederick Ward
Mr.. Wilberforce, the manager of the
hotel, in evening dress, passed through
the saloon soon afterwards, but his
progress was arrested by Ward.
by the way, Wilherforce,o he eX-
claimed loudly. During the last two
nights a diamond pin and a pair of
from my room, and | have reason to
believe that they nave been stolen"
Ward pointed in a melodramic way
at the unfortunate waiter. Beyond a
slight trembling of his hands. however,
that individual took no notice of the
accusation.
Barton cried the manager to the
waiter, come to my office. | should be
glad, if YOU, too, Mr.. Ward, would come
when you have finished dining"
When he had finished dinner Fred
erick departed to the managers office.
In an inquiry Of this sort" began
the manager, 1T is always as we'll to
form a kind of committee of the guests
of the hotel"
quite So" agreed Frederick.
with your permission. then" went
on the manager, Il will leave Barton
in charge of o II my clerk, whilst
] ask Il few gentlemen to favor US with
their assistance
by all means" bealned Frederick.
Events We're falling in With his plan
even better than he had bargained for.
His plan. l said: but it is hardly fair
to call the petty, mean artifice which
he d conceived a plan. At any rate,
his was his idea. He had made
friends with 4 rather smart girl em-
ployed at the hotel who had been un-
successful in her overtures to our
friend the prisoner, and was, there
fore, quite eager to fall in with Wards
scheme
Just before dinner this estimable
lady had piloted Ward to the servants
quarters, which were quite deserted at
that time, and placed the articles of
je>yeIry at bottom of Barton's box.
Presently the manager returned, and
with him several of the guests. Prior
to their arrival at the office an ami,
mated conversation had taken place,
which resulted in broad smiles on all
their faces.
"Mr. Ward, o nave made an ac-
cusation against this man, and we shall
be pleased to hear your case
MY case gentlemen. is very simple
! began Ward. Last night, going along
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13

hlan favored With plenty of money and
npthinG TO do but to spend it. In many
way he had made himself useful to
f.lsa's aunt, ana had thus succeeded in
the first stages of his campaign.
There was too much self-opinionated
concejt about him to please Elsa. He
srnirked as he spoke, and s1nelt like d
perfume shop.
He duly presented himself at the
private sitting room which his hostess
occupied. and PROGRESSED himself
Charmed to see Mrs. Crabtree and
her niece.
The same waiter who had already
brought in the tea.
AS he passed Frederick Ward
his foot appeared to catch in a rug,
with the result that q certain amount
OF hot tea disported itself on the i'm
maculate clothing of Frederick. That
gentleman sWore, not loudly, l adj
init, but Elsa caught the words, and
her lip curled ~scornfully.
Frederick Ward resolved that
the MAJ should suffer for being the
means of his discontinue.
Frederick Ward seemed in no wise
Knocked under by the sever Stumbling
he had received at Elsa's hands. but
became more and more attentive to
Mrs. Crabtree and her niece.
But Elsa put up with it quite hap
PLY. the thoughts of Jack keeping hel
spirits high.
~tres--.ick Ward still nursed q
'Sirter feeling OF resentment against the
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13
HORROR IN SPAN.
Several Hundred Lives Are lost by thts
Bursting Of a Reservoir Under
Construction.

~ OOnSCfuction.
Madrid, April 11.-Four hnndred persss
sons were killed or injured by the COLI
lapse of a new water reservoir in
course of construction. Fifty bodies.
have already been recovered.
Prince Asturias, the war minister.
the governor OF Madrid and a repre-
sentative of the k~ingfhaSe gone TO the;
spot to s~uperintend the work of rescue
Troops sent to the scene are engaged
in helping the sufferers and recovering
the bodies of h dead.
AS the day passed the Indignation
and excitement increased and serious.
disorders are feared, especially on the
occasion of the funeral of the Victims
Business is entirely at a ~standstill.i
The work of recovering the dead.
and injured is hampered by enormous
crowds of angry men M wailing
onen
Estimates of the number of persons
injured are increasing.
The structure which collapsed was a
huge quadrilateral built on arches. The
disaster was due to the weakness of
the supporting pillars. As the greater
part of the DEBRIS is under water the
work of eNtricating the victims is most
difficult. Up to this time 100 bodies
have been recovered. These We're TAX
en- Immediately to the cemetery IN Or
der to prevent disturbances. Seventy
injured persons have been rescued. but
it is feared the remainder Of those
working in h vicinity at the time of
the accident persisted in the crushed
masonry or by asphyxiation. Military
guards are posted all about the scene
of the disaster. The government has
authorized the opening of a reliet
fund and at a meeting of the cabinet
it was decided to appoint a mixed
civilian and military commission to
.,r,f :, Ia s.1,I ,,oc r,~ L. ;1>s 1ftx, f~, 4 fxo L., 40,
Workmen claim that poo material was
used in it's construction.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13
FLEET OF RoJESTVENskY.
Fifty-One Ships Were Counted Whe,
It Passed Singapore.

Singapore, April 11.-Fifty-one ships
Of Vice Admiral RoiestvensNy's second
Pacific squadron passed here. The most.
important fighting vessels of the squad
ron, including The battleships kniax
Souvaroff, Alexander H., Borodiro and
Orcl, with their complement Of cruis-
ers and torpedoboat destroyers, did not
arrive, and their whereabouts is total
~ unknown. The vessels which passed
Singapore were the following:
Battleships, Sissol, Veliky and Oleg;
cruisers, Admiral Nakhimoff. Dnlitri,
Doskoi, Aurora, 1Zumrud Jemtchug,
Almaz, Russ, Anadyr Furst Bismarck,
kaiserin Maria, Theresa, Kaiserin
Augusta Victoria. Kaiser Frederick,
Rion and sever t~orpedoboat destroyers,
all sailing under the naval flag. I'm
der the commercial flag We're the vol
unteer steamers .Neronese, kief.
Yaroslav, Tamhoff, Vladimir and
| Orel, the Russian navigation conlpany's
| steamers Meteor, Jupiter and Mercury,
the fast Asiatic company's steamers
Korea and Kai Tai: the north Baltic
company steamer XMAS Korkshoff, one
hospital ship and sixteen golfers.
A French steamer arrived here today
with q sailor belonging to the Admiral
| Nakimhoff, who fell overheard and was
| picked up in the straits of Malacca
after having been twelve hours in the
water,
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13
HURT IN RIOT.
Three Men and a Woman Injured
When Poles and Hunssrians Re-
sist Officers.

P%ittsburg, Pa, April 11.-Three men werl
hurt, one probably fatally, and one woin-.
an was injured at Il riot at Schoenville,'
near McKee's Rocks. The rioting was the
result of a clash between fifteen detectives.
and about l 200 foreign residents of Schoen-
vile.
The injured are:
Harry Lukaschcwski, aged "a, sho-
through the side and stomach: may die.
Edward Rider. assistant chief of police
of McKee's Rocks, hit on the head with
Il brick and seriously injured.
Name of the third man not known.
Mrs. Agnes Sadana, u Polish woman
over the arrest of whom the riot started,
bruised in the %scuftie, but escaped arrest.
The riot was the climax of a series Of
smaller riots and fights which took place
in Schoenvillc during tilr last two weeks.
During the arrest of some coal pickers
last Friday by the Lake Erie railroad de-
~tcctiyes Mrs. Sadna interfercd and caused
Il small riot. The detectives, four in num-
Der. were driven out Of the town by a
mob OF ~IIungarians and Poles. Today
the officials, knowing they would have IA
battle, went in force to arrest Mrs. Sadna.
She was found i'll the street and with her
4-year-old child in her arms attempted TO
fight the posse and called TO her country
men for assistance.
The officers, after taking her into GUS
tody. were quickly surrounded by Il large
crowd of men, VINO used as weapons
bricks, beer bottles, clubs and stones. and
the woman prisoner was rescued. The Of
ticerS fired their revolvers into the air.
This served to madden the foreigners,
and in a rush of more than 1000 men,
women and children. armed with every
available weapon, the police were driven
into n vacant lot, where a stand was made.
A second rush was made by the mob. but
it was soon stopped by the w%oundins of
Luckashewslli. and the posse was allowed
to get out of town without further moles-
.lli nn
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13
TOOK OATH or OFFICE.
Edward Dunno inausurated Mayor of
CHICAGO.

Chicago. April l2.-EdWard Duia,a
was inaugurated manor of Chicago In
the simplest manner. When he and
Carter III. Harrison: the retiring mayor.
entered the council chamber they we're
greeted with applause from the alder
men and a crowd that filled the gall
leries. There is not much space for
visitors in the council chambers andE
the police had stringent orders 10 adj
NIT none who lacked u ticket calling
for a seat, There We're no flowers TN
evidence, for a rule passed some time,
ago by the council prohibiting the
presence of floral tributes in the chant
Der was strictly enforced.
Mayor Harrison In a few words
presented Judge Dunno to the mern-i
bers of the council. The nayor-elect
then took the oath of office, thinking
the aldermen for the cordial manner
in which they had received him. and;
expressed the hope that he would he;
able Io=Iiii tn.. I, Hill Sc 2ea-4
pably rs had Mayor Harrison, He
made no inaugural address. and the
regular business of the couneil Wasl
then taken up.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13
PANIC IN THEATER.
Young Man Fatally Injured and a Score
Badly Hurt in Exciting Rush
frop, pIacc

kokono, Ind, April 11.-George Arm
strong, II years Of age, "a fatally in
jured, and a score of persons severely
burned during Il fire which was caused
by the igniting Of q roll of celIuloid
that was used in operating 4 moving
picture machine. In the panic that fol-
lowed Armstrong jumped through Il
window on the third floor and was ia
tally injured.
A moving picture show was in pro-
gress, and during the interInission a
bag of celluloid film. suspended over
the balcony railing, was ignited by an
electric light. The machine operator
threw the audience into Il panic and
started Il rush for the fire and exits by
a cry of Lookout, everybody! The
lheater is afire!" In an instant about
600 persons became a crushing, rushing
mass of humanity. That more We're
not hurt is due largely to the excellent
system of fire escapes and exits in the
%thcater, and the department of the
house employees.
Young Armstrong occupied a seat
in the gallery. and at the warning cry
of the machine operator broke a plate
glass window and jumped to the side
walk, Il distance OF forty feet. He is
and he is internally injured.
Mrs. Bert Jacobs was so affected by
the shock as to require the attention
of physicians for more than two hours.
He: condition is serious.
Vance Hunt was badly burned by
the flaming films. Several others We're
severely burned.
The theater ws damaged only by
smoke.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13

corridor, saw man leave my room hast
lily: that man was h Il waiter. Found
my tie, pin II my links Were mis-
SIM.
Il did not go into your room at all
at ALL said the waiter.
II demand TO have his box searched"
cried Ward. He is sure to have hid
den the things"
rs that ~justifiablc," do you think,
gentlemen" sked the manager.
"Cerainly," was the reply.
Then let us go TO his roon,'' cried
Ward triumphantly.
Ward led them straight to the room
and threw open the door.
Mice cigars you smoke, Barton
said the manager. Il thought / had
forbidden smoking in the servants bed
rooms
Il have not smoked any cigars in
my bedroom" replied the waiter.
HIM! curious remarked MI. Will
berforce, and then he suddenly stopped
and picked up the colored paper band
from a cigar.
Los Huelvos. better cigar than I can
smoke. By the way, that's your favor
lite brand, isn't it. Mr.. Ward?"
Yes, L do smoke them" muttered
Frederick, more i'll at ease than ever.
"Ah, yes, the box cried the man
aver.
The box was opened and presently
! every article was out on the floor. but
not a vestige OF the jewelry.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13

SERIOUS WRECK.
Two Passenger rains Ditferents
Points Meet Accidents, and
Many Are

Many ARE sF7uFt.
Qusealemo. Kan. April 2-eSssssanta n
Train No. vas derailed here EitV8s
cars including two Pullnaars Wers
ditched and bndiS smashed up Three
passengers, names unknown, were iir
jured.$but moi seriously. They were
kei, from here to- IEmporiass&#ss s
Kingsley. Kan, April 12-ssweisty Or
more passengers we're Injured. bat npne
Was killed. BY 4 collision IL the hi.
0ago express and California limited
trains on the Atcliison. Topeka md
Santa Fe railway. Both trains Mere
3eastbonna. Ne. s, the 1,,hicago express.
Mas standing ut the station. The rear
the train was about 2e0 feet vest
of the building. when No; I, the limited.
crashed into 1t at high speed. S1
RI The engine OF the second train
plo@ed into the last Pulnliltl OF the
other train, deinolishingi 1T, The cars
in front also We're badly damaged slIid
the limitea,s locomotive ssaad part Sf tho
train was wrecked, The names of the
injured cannot be learned, @
The railroad officials put them all
took them TO the west
eisd l-of1 flcEzfyst e 81
No. s was a aeadhead, chair car mis-
was cut through from end to end by
the heavy engine and h Pullman
laheadsof this WAS thrown off The track
Both Immediately took fire ans With
the chair and mail cars entirely
consumed. The engineer is ilnaniured.
! but the fireman is seriously hurt, as
is also II porter on No. s and 70 on.
the limited.
The collision .was caused bg the rear.
brakeman of No. ) not going back 70
Ifag'No. a
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13
They've been n,ovedi'. sllrieked
Ward. and then regretted it imrne-

They've been n,ovedi', snriekeds
Ward. Iii then regretted it imrne-
diately.
Exactly as you anticipated, Barton,
said the manager, I'M then he pro-
duced from his pocket the links and
pin.
Ward turned a hasty hue and glanced
from one to the other in dismaY.
These articles were handed to me
by Barton Just before dinner said
Mr.. Wilberforce.
Barton stated that having found
himself to be without a handkerchief,
he had hurriedly rushed to his room
to obtain one. There he found a dis
tinct smell of smoke, and observed that
the lid OF his box was down, hen he
distinctly remembered having left it
ajar. He Immediately opened the box
and saw that the contents had been
disturbed; continuing his search he
found the iewelry. which he gave to
ne.
Now. Sir" he said. turning to Ward,
have you anything to say 70 dlsproVe
this2"
Ward made no reply, but his abject
look condemned him.
"Gentlemen," went on the manager,
II think you will agree With me that
Barton is quite innocent, and that,
having no direct. proof. the person who
has done his thing is unknown ap-
parently. But 1 must ask Mr.. Ward to
be good enough to yacate his rooms by
tomorrow q
Thus Mr.. IHrederick8Wafd passes out
of this history to be seen no more.
1t transpired that the servant girl
on observing the connection, had be-
come frightened and confessed her
share in the matter to the manager,
but he had preferred to hear Ward
rnnyi0fa1 nilt 0S hjc own month Ee.#a--
That's your nice young man. re-
marked Elsa. What do you think of
/ him now. Aunt Lou2"
My dear, I am going to bed" replied
that lady: which vas hardly an answer
to the question.
out Of the room Elsa sat down and
hastily commenced to write. She had
decided to summon Jacl Selwyn, and
with that intent was inditing Il letter
to him.
Suddenly the door opened. II the
waiter appeared with {. letter on a
tray. Elsa pounced on it. and saw to
I heS JOY that the handwriting was that
of Jack Selwyn.
In her excitement she laughed aloud,
and cried dear old Jack!" and then
i~mpetuously kissed the letter. The
waiter coughed. With flaming checks
Elsa turned On him.
why, BARTON, SHe sald, are you
still here"
The waiter thought for a moment,
and then admitted that he was.
why. l thought she began, The
she stared at Barton, who actu;@
smiled at her.
Suddenly she came forward. and
placed both hands on the walters
shoulders.
Jack" she almost screamed. Jack
your
Eyes, Elsa. me- remarked that in.
dividual as he removed Il heavy darl,
wig from his light brown hair, INC .
large black mustacle from his uppel
lip. He sravely proceeded to dust the
charcoal from his eyebrows, n TO rui
out a few painted wrinkles, whilst al
the time Elsa watched in happy won,
Germent.
"Oh, you dear, silly old boy!" sh'
cried. And do YOU mean to say tina
you ave been here all the time"'
Yes, dear, l could not bear to b,
parted from you altogether"
ooh, Jack she cried, Il am SO hap
ply, and l never want to let o So
away from me again."
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13
s'Tell me, Elsa, what is it to be-"

tel me, Elsa, what is it to he?'
ooh, l do not know what to say: l
feel differently every minute, Jack"
The speakers We're Jack Selwyn and
Elsa Cunningham. This made the fifth
occasion during the past three months
on whic.l Jack a proposed to Elsa;
but she could never make up her mind.
She always knew that she was very
fond OF him, but exactly how fond she
was never certain.
If o We're to go away, Jack
aWay?" he cried in panied ones.
Yes, just for a few months, then L
should know. Besides, it would be a
good test for you, perhaps YOU might
meet some other girl you would like
better than me-"
"EiSa?' There was real pain in ms
tones now. And then with a little COM
passionate cry she put her arms round
his neck and kissed him. A short inter-
val eIlared.
III / was certain, Jack. dear. I would
not hesitate a moment" The upshot of
it ali was that Jack Selwyn agreed to
Eilsa's proposal for Il separation. 1t
VAS TO be for three months; then, if
Elsa felt she really could not do with
gut him, she was TO write. 1t was talk
Ell for granted that he would not for
set her in that time.
Elsa Cunningham and her aunt, Mrs.
Crabtree, We're stayinG at Westpoit for
several weeks. The holiday did not
seem to be doing Elsa much good, for
she invariably wore a pensive, almost
worried look. Mrs. Crabtree grew quite
upset at times.
My dear Elsa" she would say you
must look better or else your father
ald mother will be sorry that they ever
let me take y L away
That's all right. Aunt Lou. Don't
you worry: l shall turn up tIumps."
Eisa's style OF speech was often rath-
er slangy, u hat is the mode Of the
present day.
That Nh. Ward is a nice young man,
Do @ not think SO, Elsa?"
Cannot say that I'm particularly
struck with him. replied Elsa, tC
whom young men, With one exception
bore no attraction now.
Il wish you would not use those slang
expressions of yours, my dear. They dc
not sit well on Now, 1 think Mr.
Ward is a very nice, gentlemanly
young man, and l think he likes you
Elsa"
"Does hea' was the Indifferent reply
Yes, / am sure he does. dear. II
fact. I have asked him to take tea witt
US this afternoon
"What!' Elsa started rs if she hat
beeu shot.
Frederick Ward was q young gentle"
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13
BURIED IN WRECK.
One Man Killed and Two Probably VIII
Die as Results Of an Acct

Chiago. April IA Burlington
freight train was wrecked early today,
at LaMoille. HIS, in which Brakeman,
C. A. Johnson, of Clinton, Ia, wasj
burned TO death; Engineer VIM. Gam;
bert, of Fulton i'll. and Fireman Hugh
tWynnings. OF Carbon Cliff. In, were
probably fatally burned. The train
struck some obstacles on the track be-,
lieved to have been dropped by another,
train. The cngine and sever cars were
thrown into the ditch. An oil car i'm
mediately took fire and seven cars
We're destroyed. The men Burned be-,
fore they could be freed from the de-.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13

- LE-
st. Petersburg, April 11.-There is
reason to believe that Vice Admiral
RojestvenskY's entrance to the China
sea has been followed by orders for
Ilie cruisers G1omoboi, GrasSia and
Bogatyr, which have been ready for
some time at ~Nladivostolk. to put TO
sea. Whether it is the intention to send
them south Immediately Or to hold
them iii The vicinity Of N~ladiNnstnk is.
not certain. Their appearances outside
the roadstead Of N~ladivostok will con-
stitute a potential threat against ADJ
mjral Togo's rear which would COM
pei the retention in or dispatch of IL
number of heavy lighting ships to Jap
anese waters. Thus Admiral Togo
seems to be virtually placed between
two fires. The peace influence in the
government urges that this Favorable
strategic position presents the psyche
logical time for officially Offering the
olive branch to Japan, reasoning hat
no matter how confident the Japanese
government may be of Togo's victory,
it cannot overlook the possibility of de-
feat, nor to appreciate the complete
disaster which would transfer the
mastery OF the sea to Russia. With SO
much depending upon the issue, they
argue both countries have mutual in-
terest in avoiding an actual test, and
it is not impossible therefore that a
new move in the direction Of peace
may come just as the world expects to
hear the call to quarters for the great
est naval battle of modern times. Ger
tainly the spirits of the war party have
been greatly raised by Poj~cStvensky'S
success in penetrating to the China sea
and the prospects Of a naval battle.
even with the odds against Russian
victory, Which would change the entire
complexion of the situation. has aroused
something like II fash of enthusiasm
in nlany Russian breasts.
Some naval officials express the
opinion that Rojestvensky, having now
safely navigated the straits, instead of
sailing north to meet the Japanese can
afford TO calmly wait Vice Admiral
N~egobatolT With his squadron. which
could arrive there in about three
weeks.
The Russian admiralty on Sunday
received a long dispatch from Singa-
pore, but no intimation as to its con
tents has been given TO the newspa-
pers.
The papers Sunday morning printed
Singapore dispatches without com
ment, the Sviet being the only excep-
ton. This paper Jews the news from
R~ojestvensl-y as am suspicious prelude
to u decisive battle, (which may show
that over Rojestvensky still shines the
happy star which helped him when a
lieutenant to save the fragile Nesta in
an unequal conflict with Il Turkish
battleShip."
The Sviet expresses the hope that
R~oiestvensky is destined to turn the
tables, and hat even in case of de-
to break through ana reach the Japa-
loSp SA1. -- ..r
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13
DEAD NUMBER 44,5OO.
One Town, Out Of Many
Wrecked in India, Lost
That Many.

Calcutta, April 11-Telegraph cominu-
nication with Dharmsala has peer re-
stored. h latest accounts show the
earthquake was even more disa StrOuS
than at first believed. OF Il total popu-
lation of nearly 5000 in the town of
kangra, it IS believed only 500 were left
alive. Many people are still imprisoned
in the ruins Dharmsala, kangra,
Palanpur, Dhawun and all the neigh
boring Villages were completely
;recked
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-04-13
He'll Succeed.

Newark News: "Myrtilla," said the
old gentleman sharply, that young
mar o had In the pallor last night is
dull of comprehension. AN ! had to do
was cough when the other chaps re-
manned too late and they would take
The hint and depart. Did this one say
anything when | coughed last night"
Yes" replied the beautiful laugh
ter, she said the next time he called
he was going to bring you a bottle OF
cough syrup