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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11


but his length Of service was eclipsed
by the late Justin S. Morrill,, Of Yer
mcnt, and now Senator Allison is the
record breaker. Senator Benton had a
continuous service in the senate of 80
years. On the day of his death Sen
ator Morrill, had held seat eontinu-
ously in the senate for 81 years, 8
on the first Of January, had rounded
out 81 years, 8 months and Is days
On the 4th Of next March he VIII have
been in the senate continuously -
years, having taken his seat tor the
first time on March 4, 1873.
There have been senators who could
trace back their entry into the senate
for many more years than any of
these distinguished statesmen who
held their seats continuously for SC
long. For instance, there was the late
John Sherman. of Ohio, who took his
seat as the successor of Salmon P.
Chase, who had been made secretary
of the treasury in President Lincoln's
cabinet on March %, 1861. He re-
signed from the senate on March 5,
1897, or So years after he had first
taken the oath. In the meantime, how
ever, he had left the senate for four
years to become secretary of the treas
ury under President Hayes. His total
service was 81 years, II months and
IA days
Senator Stewart, OF Nevada, who
will retire on the 4th Of March, first
took his seat February 1, 1865, just 40
years ago the list of next month. His
service, however, was broken by an in
teryal of L years from 1875 to 1887.
Senator Allison had eight years to his
credit in the house before he went to
the senate, so that on March he will
have rounded out 40 years of continu-
Gus. service in congress. He is still
hale and hearty, although he will be
Is years Of age on March 2, and bids
fair to establish a record in the senate
that may not be broken for a century
to come.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
Authorities Receive Attention.

He most retiring
and modest man
in congress can
get a hearing if he
speaks on a sub
ject with which
he is thoroughly
acquainted. There
are a number of
business men in
the senate, for in
stance, who are
cn1aom haord IN
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
People and Railroads,

HE wave of indig-
nation that swept
over the rural
counties when the
plot to sheIve De-
pew was known
W as g EMU n e
enough for even
politicians to hear
if party divisions
We're close; but
with a majority
OF It's. 900 behind
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
Undiscovered,
Statesman

Fulton had just invented his steam
boat.
Pine, they cried, but can you In
vent an inspector who inspects ~
Completely bafHed, he left that for
The year 2o00.- 81. Y. Sun.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
sill Smart Enough.

KerwinI guess my wife thinks I'm
a pretty smart man.
Meritt-What' the explanation?
She admits that am half as smart
as she thought ! was the day we were
married. Chicago News.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11

T IS the most per-
feet day Of summer
sometimes which
feels the cruel blow
Of the raging
storm. The peace
and quiet Of the
midnight hour is
often the chosen
moment Of the
rending earth
quake's Pc W e r,
when the sleep OF
restfnI repose is
suddenly changed
.iA1r ~.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11

with round, fat. shining, good-na-
tured face, ard his name. Arthur Sim
mons, is known probably TO as many
statesmen as those Of more conspicu-
Gus public characters. Simmons ran
away from his home in North Carolina
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
Particulars Wanted.

sDo you keep typewriter ribbons ?''
asked the man in the department
store.
yes, said the salealady; IS she
blonde or brunette ?''-Yo nkers
Statesman
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
The Amazing Dodge Case.

. E return o 4
G h a / e S Dodge
from Texas is the
signal for the I'M
folding of an as
founding scandal
a affecting the New
York bar and the
personal relations
Of a many times
millionaire.
Dodge, a poor
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
Hill.s Retirement Genuine.

OR the present the
retirement of for
mer Senator and
Gov. Hill is genu-
inc. He does in
. tend to get out OF
politics what
ever may yet
happen to drive
him back Yet in
politics is his only
enduring interest,
-. azF
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
WASHING TON LET TER
BUDGET OF GOSSIP FROM THE
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
ALLISON IN THE SENATE.
BE Holds the Record for Continuous
service-Congress Listens to Au-
thorities An Interesting
White House Character.
a S HI NGTON

Senator William
Boyd Allison, OF
Iowa, now holds
the record for the
longest eontinu-
GUS service in the
United States sem
ate. For half a
century that hon
or belonged to the
late Thomas Ben
ton, Of Missouri.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
Cannon2s Economy.

P 3 A K E R CAN
mons policy Of
economy in con
gress is taking
fast hold of the
leaders in both
bodies. He has
won over to his
side Mr.. Allison,
chairman of the
a p p + 0 priations
committee of the
senate. and with
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
new YORK POLITICS
SENATORIAL saUABBLE AND IT'S
SIDE ISSUES.
DEPEW, BLACK AND oDELL.
They Have Been an Interesting Trio
in Many Ways-Hill Has Really
Retired-other Gotham
GOSSIP.
e " Y o e K

q w / " II ~.
Chauncey Mitch
ell Depew will be
elected senator
in Alban.s5 this
week. He was Sc
lected in a room
III the Republican
club of this city
on Thursday, De-
cember 20, That
selection is one of
MANY chanterS in
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
Canal Legislation.

HERE promises to
be a merry time
over isthmian Ca
nal lie g i Station.
Some of the big
statesmen at the
capitol have got
ten the idea that
the canal commits
sion created by
last years iegisla-
ton is an I'M
Wieldy botiy and
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
a White House Cbara c+ar

NE of the eharac-
tiers at the white
house sits outside
the door Of secre-
tary Loeb and
acts as messen-
ger He is grow
ing e little slow,
as 81 years have
passed over his
wcolly head. He
is an African of
-
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
Looking Ahead.

Mabel-You cont know George. papa.
Hes generous ito fault
Mr. NuroxS'm glad to hear it. Per-
haps he'll be generous to some OF yours
Judge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11

Il believe So. answered tie big and
slightly gray citizen. But Greels is no
good to a man in football game. -
Washington Star.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
The Men in the Trouble.

F THE men in this
trouble ia n k
Black comes out
as well as any
one. He is young;
he can wait: he is
the most powerful
man in his party
in this state, pos
S i bl y excepting
Root, ne has a
large g a I'm j h g
power as a law
alert. intellectual.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
Left

.tAnd is there nothing left save
honora. asked the wife of she pres
ident of the defunet bank.
Nothing save honor-and little
brown paper.. replied the broken man.
-Yonkers Statesman.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11

He has. a mcrdant eloquence resem-
bling that Of the late Senator ingalls,.
He is too strong to be lost sight OF IN IL
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-02-11
Net quite Content

Il understand that your son is be-
coming fine Greek scholar"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
INCRATITuDE IS
CHARGED TO COREY
Remarkable Story Is That OF the
Head o! the Stee! Trust Who
Has Put Aside Wife.
HE SUICIDE
Nan Who Started Him on His Career
Is lnsulted Again and Again
Tried to Commit Suicide Be-
cause He DisIiked Wife.

Pittsburg. Pa, Dec. 14.-wiliiam Ell
lis Corey, president of the United
States Steel corporation, who has con
sented" to his wife getting q divorce in
order that he may be free to marry
Mabelle Gilman, an actress, has. ac-
cording to his respected uncle, j. B.
Core, gone up like a rocket and fall
len like a stick IN Pittsburg, as well
as in his old home at Braddock, the
feeling against him over his alleged ILL
treatment of Laura" as most of the
people in h valley know Mrs. w. Ell
lis Corey, is very bitter.
Twenty years g 6. slim youth walked
into the office of 7. b. Corey in Brad
dock and said: "Uncle, give me a job
A right, Ellis, I'll put you to work,
and if you stick by me I'll make man
out of you. Report here tomorrow
morning."
The next morning w. Ellis Corey re-
ported at the Office of his uncle and
was put to work ON coaI-tipple dumping
cars. 1t was the worst kind If dusty
and grimy work.
Quits Chute for Chemistry.
1t was not long until young Corey
found an outlet. There had been a
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
INDICT "a CATTLEmEN
United States Grand Jury in Topeka,
Kan, Finds Bills in Investigation
of Land Frauds,

Topeka, Kan. Dec. 13.-After subj
hitting u partial report containing
t~wenty-fcur Indictments against cat
tlemen, the United States grand jury
which has been in session here for the
past week investigating Kansas land
frauds, adjourned until Thursday
Three of the indictments charge con-
spiracy to defraud the United states
government out OF a portion of its pub
lie domain n subornation of perjury
in the securing of fraudulent home-
stead entries. The other twenty-one
indictments charged the unlawful en-
closure of the public lands.
OF those indicted r. M. Stevens is
county treasurer of Stevens county. M.
j.. Allen is county attorney of Morton
county, and o.. III. Dean is probate
judge of Morton county, all in thi.
state. j. S. Bilby is reputed to be one
of he wealthiest men in the state Of
Missouri. He is indicted for Illegal
land fencing, but his son John e. Bill
by, must answer the more serious
charges Of conspiracy to defraud and
~subornation of perjury. All of the
men indicted ar? wealthy cattle barons
The tGtal amount of land held undo,
fence by the indicted cattlemen is 403,-
400 acres. Of which 1876. 600 acres is gov
land.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
cuMMINs ON COMMITTEE
belmont Adds to List to Work fo,
Campaiun Publicity.

. Washington, D. c., Dec. l2.-Perry Bel
mont, of New York, chairman of the pub
licity bill committee, which is instituting
a movement for publicity of campaign con-
tributions, ~nnounce that the following
have consented to serve as members of the
national organization in addition to those
whose names have already been published:
Governor Hanly of Indiana, Governor
Montague of Virginia, Governor Cummins
of Iowa, Governor Blanchard of Louisiana,
Governor Warfield of Maryland, Governor
Dawson Of West Virginia, Samuel Com
pers, president of the American Federation
Of Labor; George Gray, United States cir
cult judge, Delaware; Charles w. Elliot.
president Of Harvard university; Norman
e. Mack of New York. member of demo.
cratic national committees; William f.
Chandler, former secretary of the navy
and chairman of the Spanish claims COM
mission: Charles r. Hughes, counsel of
the New York legislative Insurance invest
!!gation; Warner Miller, former United
Thurston, former United States senator
from Nebraska; William F. Villas, former
postmaster general; Carter II. Harrison,
former mayor of Chicago, and William B..
Harrity, of Philadelphia, former chairman
democratic national committee.
After the holidays a meeting of the ma
tional organization will be called to APP
point committees and arrange an order OF
business and procedure.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
CoREy

long-Standing feud between his uncle
n Captain Jones. who was superin-
tendent of the Braddock mills. Captain
Jones had been asked by j. b. Corey
to close his mills on Sunday, but he
had indignantly refused. Seeing young
Corey one day covered with CRIME, he
said:
It's a shame for the old man to treat
o so. Come over to the mill office
n Til give you a job that will be in
Keeping with your ability. ri put you
to work in the laboratory and make a
chemist out of you" i
Without SO much as a word of fare
we'll, Corey passed from the coal tippel
to the laboratory of the Braddock steel
mills. Here he found to his chagrin he
was worth only $35 per month, but he
stuck to the work and Dol was known
as test boy" or the lad who rushed
from the laboratory with the chemists
tests to the workmen in charge of the
immense ladies.
Tried to Commit Suicide.
1t was While working here that Corey
first tired of marital relations and it
is alleged tried to kill himself by TAX
ing s1 immense dose of belladonna-
There are yet in the Braddock works
those who at that time say they helped
walk the young fellow all the night in
order hat the poison might be shaken
out of his system. His ~life-savers, it
is said, eve received n mark of
his appreciation.
Meets Actress in Swimming Pool.
Shortly after this young Corey be-
came distinguished as the strongest
and most fearless swimmer in the
Monongahela valley and this was a
sport in which he has aver excelled,
and according to report it was his lik-
ing for the water that won him the love
of Mabelle Gilman. Their first meeting
was in the swimming pool here four
years ago. There was a swimming
bout, in which about thirty persons
participated and in which Miss Gilman
and several of her fellow-actresses are
said to have had their bathing suits
almost torn off.
Corey was even an athlete. Soon
after Schwab made him superintendent
Of h armor plate plants of the Car
negie Steel company, Corey blossomed
out as a leader of a football team, and.
in season, as head of the baseball team,
putting in much money and time pur-
suing this sport.
Called Down by Carnegie.
Andrew Carnegie at last called the
young superintendent down and told
him that he was paid for handling the
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
BIND POLICE; THEN LOOT
Eight Masked Men Place Officers Of
Reading, Mass, in Jail and Then
nvnsnniko Cev>r.l c.s..

Reading, Mass, Dec. PA gang of eigh,
masked men entered this town early Sat.
urday, captured and locked up the police.
who were patrolling the main street. and
then forced entrance to the Mechanics,
bank, where they blew open a safe belong4
ing to the Reading water works with dyna.
mite. They secured $500 in cash.
The robbers were seen by several citizens
and one, A. p. Brooks. who lives across the
street from the bank, exchanged shots
with the men left on guard outside the
ban No one was injured, however. The
policemen subsequently were released by
citizens,
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
RAILROAD K o SIBERIA.

Berlin, Dec. I.-A dispatch from 81. Pets
ersburg say that the scheme of Baron de
Lobel. the French engineer, for the build
ing of a railroad from Siberia to Alaska
has been approved by the Russian governs
ment, which has named a commission to
formulate contract regulations.
Baron de LOPEZ represents a group Of
French capitalists who propose to build a
railroad from Siberia to Alaska by bridg-
ing and by tunneling under Bel,rine.
straits. It is said that the enterprise viii
be capitalized at $3.50, 600, 600 to $500. COZ. Ooo.
and that the money centers Of France,
Russia n the United States will be asker
to share in the financial phase of the road.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15

she had begged him to resign and become
once more a plain citizen.
When he was offered and had accepted
the presidency of the United States Steel
corporation, his wife, instead of rejoicing,
took a street car to the home of her moth
er, Mrs. Frank Compbell, in Swissvale,,
and falling into the arms of her mother,
burst into tears, saying it was the begin
ming of the end.
He Insults His Uncle. )
Not since he left the coal "%tipple'' OF his
uncle years before, had President Corey
spoken to him, until one day when he
found that the influence of his relative
was necessary to his Advancement.
The president of the Carnegie Steel COM
pany found his money and position help
less when he wanted to buy a tract Of coal
land for the Carnegie company. He called.
a friend and sent him to see his uncle, ask
ing as a special favor that he go to the
front and buy this coal land for him. Mr..
Corey went out and in a short time COM
failed to land, because the owners abso-
lutely failed to treat with the arrogant
young head of the Carnegie Steel company.
Uncle Jim Showed His Love.
president Corey says you should send in,
your bill for that work." said a messenger
in livery, appearing at the office of j. b..
Corey the next day, and the eyes of the old
man filled with tears. /.
Tell Ellis that Uncle jim has no bill;
that anything he can ever do for him will
be out of pure love. Tell him that all Il
ask for the work of yesterday is that he!
stop those Homestead mills on Sunday and
try to do better all around" I
Was the Last Straw. /.
j. B. Corey wrote several letters along
this line, one in the summer of 1903, in.
which he called attention to the fast that
many mills of the United States Steel corr
poration were running on Sunday yet lying,
idle on Monday. To this the following
reply was received:
New York, Aug. Z, 1903.
To Mr.. j. B.. Corey-I am in receipt Of
your letters of congratulation on my cleo
ton as president of the United States Steel
corporation. Allow me TO say tina I do
not desire the higher things to which you
refer. The changes you suggest are impos-
sible and impracticable.. Furthermore, it
is my desire that the incident be considered
as closed now and for all time.
(Signed.) w. e. Corey.
After this polite invitation to mind his
own business, j.. B.. Corey paid no further
attention to his nephew until his present
trouble, when he sat down and wrote him
a letter most pitiful in its bluntness.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
@SElN&NNAlast sss N1ENNiS
||| : ||'S' ! I II N
NORTHWEST PASSAGE
Captain Amundsen Accom-.
plishsd Wonderful
Feat.
enc
g First Mani 10 Accomplish Trip from
Eaststo West-ls Now in Eagle,
Alaska, Awaiting Word from
Nansen.
BREACHES JOURNEYS enc

Seattle, Wash, Dec. 14-By special
arrangement the Post-Intelligencer se-
ICured the following from Eagle last
might via Dawson:
s Captain Roald Amundsen, the Nor
FWegfan scientist and navigator, is at
che Heath hotel at that place and will
ffEefnain in the north until he hears from
sRNansen by mail. Besides his cable
message, he has sent a mail report to
ssA1yAnsen soldered up in a brass cylinder
weight twenty-one pounds.
Captain Mogg Of the San Francisco
whale Bonanza, wrecked of King
Point, accompanied the explorer ON his
ZOO mile journey overland. Amundsen
l1tates that he has traversed the entire
length OF the far famed northwest
passage, being the first man to do so
~sytrayeling from east to west.
on Boothia island he took accurate
astronomical observations within nine
sssty miles OF them magnetic pole. He be-
alieves that he passed ove the pole, but
needle observations made other varia-
gssHons possible. He states as a result
s;of his work that former navigators
have been correct in their observations
@and the pole la not shifted.
Graves Of Franklin's Men.
sA Amundsen passed the graves Of three
Rof Franklin's men and saw the grave
stones erected by Sir John Franklin.
ssgAt the mouth of h Mackenzie i've
gEEklnundsen reports hat the declination
Etofs the needle Is 45 degrees east.
who accompanied the explorer,
axeports tina there are five whalers
8caUght stn@the ice at Herschel island.
SiITheirscrews include 200 men and two
ssOficers' wives are with the party. The
women, several officers and some mep.
have started to mush over the ice to
Point Barrow. with the purpose of get
ting to- Nome.
q whalers are plentifullly supplied
with provisions to hold out until next
August, and there are plenty of carl
ebo0,a mountain sheep and musk OK
CLOSE at hand. The ice bound whalers
MAvegphysfcians with them and a suf-
salcient supply OF medicine.
Amundsen expects to start back to
ship with the northwest mounted
this winter, taking with him
the sFrench explorer, who
organized In Seattle and Dawson
incorporation society. When the ice
opens up he expects to continue his
journey to the westward. completing
the decentralization of the globe, trav-
through arctic waters.
Photographic taken on the trip will
- g from Eagle by the first mes
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
MERlWETHER LUCKY.
Naidshipman, Who Was fried for Man
slaughter, Il Not Dismissed from
7aarYica..

Warrington. Dec. N.-Midshipman
Nerfwether has been sentenced to con-
nnernent to the limits Of the naval
academy for nj year and to be publicly
-reprimanded by the secretary Of the
navy.
the sentence be carried out. but that
Of the penalty az would debar
Saccused from serving on any practice
ship attached to the academy be re-
united. The full text OF the findings
sM1l8be made public later In the day.
Mex1wether was acquitted on the
seatsrEe Of manslaughter, but found
Gnifty Of violation Of the article for gov
eknMent Of the navy, which prohibits
SlHtdsiltpmen from engaging In fstcuns
and conduct to the prejudice of good
sordersand discipline.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
BOMB m TAGGARr CASE

Wooster, o., Dec. 11.-Mrs. Grace Tag.
CARTS motion for a new trial was set for
hearing on December 10.
Counse for Mrs. Taggart presented a
number of deposition and a%ffdavits ir
support of their charge of prejudice ant
bias against Judge Eason and asked
for a continuance SO as to secure others.
Judge Eason insisted that he would have
af1davits read at once.
Some of the a%ffdavits, 1T is stated. make
sensational allegations against Judge
Eason. One Of the matters that they at
tempt to show Is that a newspaper man
had saysA influence upon the verdict in the
casa
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-12-15
MAKE THRILLING RESCUE
Thirteen Men Are Enabled to Roach
Life Boat Just as Their Own
Ship Sinks

New Bedford, Mass, Dec. 12.-Per-
sistent bailing by hand for twenty four
hours and wireless biography that
brought help at last saved the lives
yesterday of thirteen men on board the
Nantucket, South Shoal relief lightship
No So, but the vessel went down a few,
minutes after the crew had tumblcd
over the side into their lifcboat.