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The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
By HAND OF AN EXPERT
forgery So Clever That Must Have
Been Done by One of Five Pen
stoned Crooks,

New York, May 26.-So cleverly had
check which made its appearance in
the TOmb court been altered hat de-
tectives say there are only five known
men in the country, If not in the world,
capable of doing the work. These five
men are in receipt of a regular pension
from the American Bankers associa-
ton, in return for which they have
agreed to refrain from exercising their
unlawful and dangerous talents.
Frank Clifton, a bartender. was ar
raigned in the Tombs court yesterday
charged with attempting to pass the
check, which had been raised from
$l10.5S to $4,000. The police are con-
WINGED that even if Clifton had any
guilty knowledge regarding the check
he vas only a tool for the real crimi-
nal. He was held for further exami-
nation.
According to statements made by de-
t~ectives and Assistant District Attor-
ney kresel in the police court the orig
inal check was stolen while in transit
through the malls. 1t was then taken
in hand by an expert photographer and
tracinss were made of all the hand
writing in the body Of the check: next,
with the aid of powerful acids the
check was washed of all the handwrit-
ing with the exception of the signature
and the CLEANED check filled in for the
larger amount This was done by US
ing the tracings already mentioned, let
ter by letter, and using the photo
graph of the original check for refer
ence and as a guide. BY using the indi-
vidual letters in the words of the origi-
nal check the fOrger secured all the let
terS needed except "A" and e. and the
figure "2." These letters and figure
give a clew to the method Of the opera
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
PRINCE WON'T WE'D.
Napoleon Victor Bonaparte Cancels
Projected Marriage to Clementine.

Turin, Italy. May 25.-Prince Napo-
leon Victor Bonaparte To-Day received
the B~onapartist leaders at Castle Mon
calieri and informed them that his
projected marriage with Princess
Clemertine of Belgium had been aban-
doned.
There has been considerable opposi-
ton to the proposed marriage. partic-
ularly on the part of the forTner En-
press Eugene. whose heir the prince
will be; the king of Belgium, Emperor
francis Joseph. the Belgian premier
and other important p~ersonages. in
Guiding prominent people in France,
on political and other grounds.
Prime Napoleon Victor is the head
of the house Of Bonaparte, and one of
the political objections raised against
his marriage to Princess Clementine
was that King Leopold's f%riendliness
with France made it impossible for the
princess to marry a pretendcr to the
french throne.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
PRESIDENT URGED TO
join EQUITABLE WAR
Prominent New Yorker Holds
an important Conference
With Roosevelt.
AN INQUIRY
Proposition Is Made That He Would
Be Justified to Start Investigation
Like That Into Beet Trust
and Freight Rates.

Washington, May 26.-Clarence Whit
man, president of the Merchants aSso-
citation of New York, had a conference
with President Roosevelt today II
made an effort to induce the president
to take al active interest in the COM
plications which have arisen in the af-
fairs Of the Equitable Life Assurance
society. Details Of the conference are
unobtainable.
This appeal is similar to n or w
others in which the president was re-
minded that he could order an insur-
ance investigation to examine into the
alleged rauds in his field the same as
he did in the cases Of the beef trust
and railway freight rates.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
RICH BRAKE Wan QUITS.
G. r. keene, Son Of Rubber Manufac
turer, Will Quit Life on Rail

Keerle, known as tine millionaire
brakeman" has given up his job on the
Chicago n Eastern Illinois road. He
is a son of the president of the Woon-
socket Rubber company, and for nearly
a year has served as brakeman i'm order
to become a railroad mar from the
ground up. His wife. however. has
lived under the apprehension that he
would be killed or crippled, and becaus
of her pleadings young Keene will seek
other employment. Keene made an ex-
cellent record while with the railway.
He asked no favors. attended strictly
to business. and did not boast of his
wealth or of his family connections.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02

relations became we'll acquainted with
Pulford's wife. His friends believe that
the relations between the two have been
entirely innocent of wrong doing and that
Berry was interested chiefly In protecting
her from what the gossips have claimed
was the ill-treatment on the part of Pull
ford.
The husband, however. is known to have
entertained a different belief and to nave
shown his jealousy on every occasion. He
has been seen often by common friends Of
both men walking distractedly up and
down the hall outside of Berry's office
declaring that he would have his re-
venge" and making other threatening re-
marks. Berry was frankly aware of this
attitude on the part of Pulford, and in
later years always carried a pistol in
preparation for cny attack might be made
on him.
Real Cause of His Collapse.
The real cause of his collapse IS said t.
be this constant brooding over the es-
arrangement of his wife's affections and his
belief that Berry was obtaining the mas
terry not only over Mrs. Pulford but over a
large part Of the Pulford property. Dur
ing the hard times of ten years ago Pull
ford Is said to have turned over a good
share of his property to his wife. not
knowing when the evil day might befan
him. When better times came Pulford re-
gain sufficient confidence TO ask his vito
to transfer the property back to him. This
she refused to do.
Pulford is said to have ascribed his
w..e's perversity in refusing to give him
back his property to the designs of Law
yer Berry. So added to the loss OF his
wife's affection. through the advances of
Berry, was the chagrin of seeing his prop
erty passing from Is own control to that
of his wife. Thus. in various ways does
village gossip show wherein lay the mo-
tive for the killing of Lawyer Berry by
Druggist Pulford.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
WOMAN IN THE CASE.
Murder of Prominent Lawyer Is Fol-
lowed by Prospective Inter-
cstinq Disclosures.

Savanna, H., May 6.-The inQucS,
now being conducted regarding the as
s~assination of ex-senator D.. S. Berry.
a prominent lawyer who was shot down
in cold blood Monday by an unseen
hand. has resulted in strong corrobora-
ton of the theory that there was a
'woma in the case
Witnesses We're examined by the jury
in an attempt to verify or disproNe per-
sistent rumors which have connected
the name of a prominent business man
of Savanna with the murder. Accord
Ing to the story which L rife here there
has been talk for some time of the al
legged relations of Berry With the wife
of this man. AT the coroner'S inVeSti-
cation this phase OF the situation was
gone into extensively. II will probably
be a prominent subject of the %inVesti-
CATION.
The business man connected with the
runors Is said to have been much
wrought up over his suspicious concern
ing the relations between his wife and
Berry. He Is also said to have been in
very serious financial straits of late.
and the two causes combined preyed
uron his mind until he became almost
a physical wreck. His place of bust
ness is very close to the scene of the
shooting.
A woman who was a witness before
the { roner's jury testified that she was
in this mans store and that he was
waiting On her at the time the shots
We're heard that must have killed Berry.
While this is taken by many as con-
elusive evidence that the man whose
name Is most frequently mentioned
could not nave committed the crime.
probably a majority of the residents
of the city who have q knowledge OF
the circumstances remain unSatStied
as to his innocence.
1t is pointed out that the woman
whose name has been mentioned as the
possible motive OF the crime had no
other male relatives who would have
been incenSed to the point of murder
at stories of her misconduct with the
aGtnrnnN
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
PIPE LINE TO a

Standards Oil Carrier from Kansas
City to Whiting Almost Complete
Kansas City, Mo-, May 25.-W. F.
Gates Of Independence, Kan. superin-
tendent of all the pipe ines Of the
Standard Oil company in Kansas, Mis-
souri,. Indian territory and Oklahoma.
said today:
I'VE are preparing to take care of all
the oil production In the Kansas-Indian
territory field. The Whiting, Ind, pipe
line from Kansas City will be completed
in a few days, and then we can handle
all the oil produced west of the Mis-
sissippt river"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
CORN JUMPS UP 7l-2.
May Delivery Causes a Stampede
Among the Shorts, and Is Cents
Is Bid Today

Chicago, May 2G.--Corn for May de-
livery sold here today for s. cents a
bushel. an advance of 7aa cents from
yesterdays closing quotations.
h sensational jump Is due to a
stampede among the shorts, who are
filled with alarm at of a con-
t%inuance Of the aggressive bull cam
naisn in May delivery.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
TO SPITE HUSBAND
Chicago Woman Tries to Burn Herself
and Comes Near Dyinu.

Chicago, May 25.-After quarreling
with her husband over a Polish novel,
Mrs. Julia Kwaitk, 1872 Hermitage av-
enue, at noon yesterday poured kero-
sene all over her clothing. then ceiling
Kwaitk from an adjoining room set
fire TO her garments. a
A few moments later, as the woman
probably fatally burned, was being
carried to the police ambulance. she
feebly called her husband to her side,
asked forgiveness requested him
to kiss her. II was a fool" she said.
"Of course I'll forgive you.' said
Kwaftk
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
BENT UPON LYNCHiNG.
Father and Two Sons Are Barely Save.
from Mob-GirI is Accuser.

F father n Two Sons Are Barely Savet
from Mob-GirI is Accuser.
Richland. Center. Wis, May PA mob
of about 1,5C0 made an attempt to lynch
Charles Tyler and his sons. Roy and VIII,
accused of assaulting a girl named ST.
John, who came here from TIVE country
and was found in a hay NOW twenty-four
hours after the outrage. She may die.
Four other men are said to have partici-
pated in the assault. The girl was at
tackled Thursday night and found Friday
morning. and 1t was not until Saturday
morning that she recovered consciousness,
"If she dies they shall follow her." was
the cry of the crowd. &
The sheriff made a speech from the
steps of the jail, which had a quoting
effect on the crowd.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
WIN IN MONTANA

Court Balks Criminal Suit on Ground,
States Antitrust Law Is Invalid.
Helena, Mont, May N.-On the round
that the anti-trust law of Montana fs uni
constitutional. Judge Henry C. Smith mi
the district court today sustained the de-
murrer to the informa ton In the GRIM!
inal proceedings Instituted against five,
packing houses. N. s. n OF Helena,
representing the defendants, presented thai
demurrer and after hearing
the court sustained 1t. The state will
appeal. (
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
A. B. PARKER AS SURGEON
Temporarily Dresses Granddaushter's
- Hand, Crushed in Lawn Swino.

Esopus, N. Y, May EFF little Mary
Hall should not be compelled to go
through life with a mutilated hand it
will be because Of the surgical skill of
her grandfather, Former Judge Alton
B.. Parker.
Mr.. Parke and Mary were swinging
on the lawn at RosemOunt when Mary'S
hand was caught in the swing and the
third finger SO crushed it hung by
a shred. Mr.. Parker skillfully replaced
the finger and teIephoned the lev. G.
Mercer Hall. the child's father to have
a physician meet him at Kingston.
Ee then carried Mary to the railroad
station, where he walked up and down
soothing her till the train came. With
the child resting in his arms the jour
ney was made to Kingston. where DR..
Norwood addressed the hand.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
ACT OF MADMAN
Shoots Wife, Five Children. at MiIkr.an
and Then Takes His Own

San Francisco, May Civilian Steph-
ems. at Ross Valley. Martin county, while
temporarily insane. t~day shot and killed
his wife, shot his five children, three of
whom died, attempted the murder Of a
passing milkman and then committed sui
eide.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
FAILS FOR 100000.
Banking Firm at Boston coIIapse.
Leaving Liabilities of Large
Eiuures.

Boston, May 27.-Burnett. Cummins
& Co, bankers. failed today. Their liza.
bi'ities are 81, 700. 600.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
OHIO BANK HAS FAILED.

Canton State Bank Closes Its Doors
Without Assigning Cause.
Canton. o., May 2.-The Canton Stale
bank closed its doors today. The cause of
I, , failure Is not known.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02
SULTAN REBUFFS FRANCE
Says He Cannot Conform with French
Wishes in Morocco,

London, May 26.-The Times Tan
g'er correspondent learns thai the sui
tan of Morocco will reply to the French
proposals, admitting that reforms are
necessary, but regretting his inability
to conform to French wishes unless all
signatories to the treaty of Madrid
agree to the means for carrying them
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-06-02

HIGH SCHOOL STREET CLEANERS
Stockholm. May 24.-Students of the
high schools are cleaning the city's
streets in place Of street cleaners who
have struck for improved conditions.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-02-17
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

For two miles on the road where the
writer lives there is but one crop OF to-
baeco left in the hands of the grower,
and that is owned by J. Nj. Crafts 1t
is crop of about 10 acres, and is con-
sidered by many to be very nice crop,
but he has maintained that good tobac-
CO is worth price, and is holding for
that price, or as near to the price as he
can get. An offer was made for it last
week of 171ac in the bundle. | for one
hope he may get the price asked, and, L
think that he will.
Had the farmers unitedly held out for
18 or 20c in the bundle, the price would
have been paid. But one after another
sold and each one who held his crop
caught the infection and said: Well, !
don't wish to be left with my little crop
to hold over; for if there is not enough
to make it an object, no one will come
around to buy. Now the truth is, that
the buyers have tumbled over each 9th
er in order to secure little more; for it
is without doubt the best crop that has
been grown for several seasons, and you
may be sure that every pound of the
crop is wanted, and that is not all it is
wanted badly.
Our correspondents report as follows:
conway, Mass: line TOBACCO crop Is
nearly all solb Some few lots that are
sold have not been delivered yet. The
crop weighed out extra we'll this year for
such good yield; ] think on an average
about 1900 pounds per acre" Hatfield,
Mass: "B NJ. Warner has sold his to-
bacco to Cans of New York at price
reported to be better than 25c, after he
crop passing through forced sweat.
Thacdeus Graves has sold to the same
party at better than 21c." North Hat
field, Mass: George B. Mcclellan has
sold his tobacco to Book about 10 tons,
at private terms. Francis g. Bardwell
has sold at private terms about acres.
Charles Bardwell sold or acres: Frank
Bardwell IL acres; Fay Bardwell, 8
acres; M. J. Hallorin, 10 acres; Mrs. Fla
vim & Sons, 10 acres; Conrad Wolfram,
to acres-all these at private terms"
--Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-02-17
Lancaster.
LANCASTER New ERA, Feb. Z, 1905.


The past week has been one of ex-
treme cold and SHOWS, but. in spite of
that fact, the packers have sold large
quantity of goods. The demand has
been good, and the trade generally looks
hopefully into the future. The market,
unfortunately, is almost bare of old
goods. But for that, there would be
nothing to complain of. The sales that
have been brought to our attention have
been Goes sold and loses bought by John
FL. Heiland; 128cs sold and 2O4cs bought
by John w. Breneman; j. Gust. Zook
bought an unpacked lot of S00cs from
John Longenecker, and Morris Levy for
the United States Cigar Manufacturers,
bought the following lots during the last
ten days: coles from Hershey & Nolte,
190cs from Charles Tole, 14Ocs from Kos
or, S0cs from J. W. Brepeman, and lies
from Duttenhoffer. In all, 2425cs. For
the corresponding week of last year the
sales were 384cs.
The country roads are buried deeply
under the snow, SO that there is not
much riding after the small quantity
still left of tie 1904 crop in farmers
hands, but it has not prevented large de-
liveries at the packing houses, both by
wagon and by rail- Now that the Ian
caster county crop has been nearly all
bought up, York county is being drawn
upon, and number of car loads are re-
ceived weekly. The prices paid for it
are better than for several years past,
whereat our neighbors are greatly re-
joiced.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-02-17

larger manufacturers buying possibly
against tight times, and the smaller ones
buying because they need the goods at
once. From all sections comes the re-
port of heavy buying of the 1904 crop.
Sumatra-The trade in Sumatra has
not been quite so active as last week,
but lot of packing is being done, with
the result that importers are kept busy.
Havana-The market continues busy,
and that means that there is a strong
demand for all types. The manufac-
turers believe that the next year will be
prosperous one, and back this opinion
by paying whatever prices are necessary
to secure needed material.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-02-17
fSaldwinsviIle, N. Y.

But few sales have been reported dur
ing the past week. /. frankel of Jordan
has been riding in this section, and a
representative of Rosenwald g. Co. OF
New York is still in the field and is re-
ported as having purchased few crops,
among them the crops of Peter Shaver
and Edw. Waterhouse Albert Hamlin
of Clay has recently delivered his crop OF
six acres TO j. W. Upson, for which he
received about Sl200 Mr.. Hamlin used
Havana seed and the Olds & Whipple
fertilizer formula, which inclrdes con-
siderable percentage of cotton seed meal.
The crop was fine one and included
good percentage of fine quality wrap
pers.-Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-02-17
VIRooUA. WIS, Feb. s, 1905.

The week has been rather quiet one
in tobacco circles. The American peo-
pie finished riding and returned to Spar
ia Friday evening. 0. Ell. Helgeson &
Co. did some riding and received few
crops at their house, but report country
crops practically cleaned up. Beckdahl
& Hazen received several crops during
the week. They expect to close their
bundle stock. The Eckhart people have
enough bundle goods to run their houses
for the next six weeks, and by that time
the probabilities are that the remainder
of the crop will be cased, so they do not
expect any break in their packing opera
tions. They report the following re-
ceipts for the week: J. w. Cade, $4,000
pounds; Col. Butt, 10000 pounds; n. D.
McLees, 5000 pounds; FL. M. Hanson,
1000 pounds; Solfest Brinse, 5000
pounds, and about 5000 pounds from
other small crops.
Prices continue strong and no unfav-
orable conditions have come to the sur
face, excepting the absence of casing
weather.
The manager of Eckhart & Co.'s bus
mess, at Westby, states that they have
bought eight lots and. received about
10000 pounds. They have shipped five
cars to Ohio and one TO Virginia. The
prices run from &c to l0c. They have
about 70 hands employed, while Bekke-
dahl has about $50, and the payroll every
two weeks amounts to about Sd, 1000.
Bamberger & Co., of Philadelphia have
shipped over twenty cars from Westby
during the past ten days, and eight cars
have been shipped by other parties. -
Republican.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-02-17
New York.
NHw Y0RK Feb. II. 1908.

The market continues to present
busy aspect Force-sweated Connecticut
has made it's appearance for some time
and is being readily taken. For any
thing in the wrapper line finds willing
buyers. The Florida has conquered
clientele of it's own inasmuch as the
crops of the past two years have turned
out particularly attractive leaf. But
Sumatra remains nevertheless the king
of the wrapper leaf and its consumption
is increasing steadily. Last years i'm
portations have been thoroughly deci
mated and if there is the shortage as
reported in the new crop, prices will un-
doubtedly advance for it. In domestic
filler leaf Zimmers and Pennsylvania are
still dominating the race and it is
question OF but short time when both
types will have passed out of first hands.
Equally favorable is the condition OF the
Havana market. There. too, the old
stock of Remedies is fast disappearing
from first hands even at the prevailing
advanced figures though these do not
soar nearly so high as those asked for
the new crop. AS for factory vegas, the
demand for them remains on the increase
with fancy prices ruling. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-02-17
A New Rose.

j. S. Riley representing the Perry
Nursery Co. of Rochester, n. T., is in
this locality and is offering his custom
ers new variety of rose bush called the
Baby Rambler" that not only blooms
through the summer in the garden but
can be taken up and continue in blossom
as house plant through the year. Any.
one who loves flowers will be interested
in this perpetual dwarf crimson rambler.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-02-17
M1AMIsBURG, O., Feb IL, l9O5.

The past ten days have been exceed
ingly cold, and with the thermometer
around the zero mark, not much activity
could be observed in tobacco circles.
Planters are busy stripping, and as soon
as the weather moderates deliveries will
begin. A large per cent of the crop has
been bought, and what farmers and mer-
chants all desire. an early delivery OF to-
bacco, will occur.-News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-02-17
NKw YORK, Feb. s, 1905

No material changes have appeared in
the market since last week. The ex-
treme activity continues unabated, the