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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-01
OIDpEOpLE
N THEIR TROUBLES

Old People have more ~ the pains.
aches aud discomfovts Of life than do The
young. This is perfectly natural, be-
cause their hood is not SO vigorous, nor
their powers Of resistance so great. and
troubles that a younger. healthy coustitu
ton could resist Often Aiiiict them.
During the ctvii war I contracted Ca
tarrh and suffered with lis effects 10,
many years. l tried various remedie,
One day ! found one OF your pamphier.
and read 1t carefully. decided s. s, s.
was tho medicine I was In need or and I
began It's use at nce Ny health was
years, I had most Of the palms and ali.
rments incident to that time Of life; bu,
attertaking this great r remedy for W hile
] began TO improve and soon found nv
self . stronc, well man. lam now NOR
good, because take an occasional BOTH
nfS 8. g.. Nothing equals IL a. a TONI
end blood purifier, and | recommend "
70 needing such a medicine.
Fordvoo, Ark. l.. 8. LOCkRlD0E.
Rheumatic pains. ~sleepless nighta.
hcklc appetitcs, etc. are not imaginary
with old people. as is sometimes though,
They need a medicine that will supply
their blood with its lost vigor and bul,i
up and strengthen their constitutions
5 S S Is the ideal remedy for Old PEG
pie II is made entirely from roots,
herbs and barks. and does not ipjure ,l.
system in the least as do those medicines
containing mineral ingredients. s S S.
10 gentle IN IT'S action. purifying the blood
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-01

started to use
Doan's Kidney
Pills I ached in
every bone and
b a d n tense
pains In the kid.
neys and pei.
vic organs. The
urine was thick
and cloudy. and
! could barely
eat enough to
live. l felt q
change for the
better within q
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-01

week. The second week I began eating
heartily. I began to improve generally.
and before seven weeks had passed I
was well. I had spent hundreds Of dol.
lars for medicine that did not help me,
but Sc worth Of Doan's Kidney Pills re-
stored me to perfect health"
A FREE TRIAL of this great kidney
medicine which cured Miss knight will
DO mailed On application 10 any Fart Of
the United States. Address Foster-Mil.
burn Co., Buffalo. N. Y. Sold by all
dealers; price. fifty cents per box.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
THE STATE
Young Man Killed by Accidental.
Shot-Indemnity Lands
Selected
President Rewards Guide-GirI
Killed While Helping at
Haying

Contracts involving more than H.
100000 have been made for the large
irrigation reservoir and work on the
canal near Belle Fourche. Actual Ia
Dor will begin within a month. The
contract was awarded to the firm Of
Orman & Crook, the senior member of
which 10 ex-governor Of Colorado, and
the amount Of their bid was $1,018, 900.
This reservoir will be twelve miles
wide and sufficient to receive the water
supply.that will furnish the entire Sec
ZION around Belle Fourche for the sea-
son after the rain ceases. The canal,
which Is t. be seventeen and one-half
miles In length, will be built along
Owl creek and will distribute this
water from the reservoir over the
country adjacent to Belle Fourche.
The reservoir itself will hold the water
Of the Belle Fourche river and all
adjacent creeks and streams. Its ca
pacity cannot be estimated at present.
It's highest point is lis feet from the
ground. The contractors are allowed
four years in which to complete the
work.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
ROOSEVELT IN PERIL
LIGHTHOUSE TENDER WITH PRES.
IDENT ON BOARD coLLIDEs
WITH FRUIT STEAMER.

New Orleans, Oct. 28.-After q mar
row escape from losing his life In an
early morning collision in which the
lighthouse tender Magnolia, IN which
he was travelling, was SO much dam.
aged that he had to abandon her, Pres
ident Roosevelt is now safe on board
the armored cruiser West Virginia,
bound for Hampton Roads.
The Magnolia collided with the fruit
steamer Esparta, bound for New Or
leans, and the accident was the result
Of a confusion of signals.
The rail and port bow Of the Mag.
nolia was damaged and two or three
holes made in the hull below the water
line. No n was hurt. The Mag
nolia Immediately on being struck was
beached, her bow being high and dry.
After a careful examination of the
damage to the vessel it was evident
that there was no danger and the pres
ident and his party went to bed. Major
Craighill of the United States engi-
neers was aboard the Magnolia. His
ship, the Ivy, a sister ship Of the Mag
nolia, had preceded the Magnolia and
was some distance ahead. A boat was
Immediately put off for the nearest
telephone, about a mile and a half
away, and the order given to head the
Ivy off at Pilot station and have her
return for the president and his party.
The transfer was made at 3 o'clock in
the morning. The vessel got under
way Immediately and the West Vir-
ginia was boarded on schedule time.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
SIX MILLIONS GRAFT
ENGINEERS INVESTIGATE PROFIT
ON SEVERAL LARGE PHILA.
DELPHIA CONTRACTS.

Philadelphia, Oct. 30.-The report of
the board of investigating engineers
appointed last July by Mayor Weaver
to examine the filtration system of the
city and the northeast and southern
boulevards now under construction
was made public during the day. It is
signed by Major Cassius E. Gillette of
the United States engineer corps. who
investigated the Savannah harbor
frauds, and John Donald MacLennon
Of Washington.
The report shows that up to date
the city has lost, through excessive
costs, collusive bills, Illegal advertis-
ing and in other ways s6,330,O00.
The contractors who received most
Of the nor than $l8.0O0.O00 that have
been expended on improvements are
d. J. McNichol & Co., James ]. Ryan,
John a. Kelley and Ware Bros.
The members of the McNichol firm
are Israel w. Durham, leader OF the
local Republican organization; State
Senator j. P. McNichol, also a city
leader, and McNlchoIs DrOlner, Danlel.
The Ware firm is made up Of State
Senator George A. Ware and Edwin Fl.
Ware. Their brother. William s. Ware,
Is recorder of deeds, an elective office.
The officials held responsible by the
report for some OF the conditions In
connection with the filtration system
are William G. Haddock, who was
director OF public works under Mayor
A%shbridge; Peter E. Costello, who was
director of public works under Mayor
| Weaver until last May, when the
mayor dismissed him, and John w.
Hill, former chief Of the bureau OF
filtration, who is awaiting trial on
charges Of fraud and Justification OF
records In connection with the con-
| struction of the filtration system.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
Thirteen Dead and About Thirty
Injured Near Kansas
City
President in Peril From Collision
on the Mississippi
River

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 31.-Thirteen
persons were killed and thirty injured
In the wreck during the day Of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe passen-
ger train No. 1, known az the Califor-
MIA Express, which, while running at
the rate of thirty-6ve miles an hour,
struck a loose rail, ditching Eve Ears
one mile east of Blue River, which is
the eastern limits of this city. The
train, which left Chicago at 10 o'clock
p. m. and raj due here at 1880 a. M,
Is a through train running between
Chicago and San Francisco. K was
running at a higher speed than usual,
being ten or fifteen minutes behind it's
schedule. The wreck occurred at
what railroad men call the "Rock
Creek cut" on a curve, where jagged
rock walls on each side Of the track
form a bluff almost 100 feet high. The
engine was going 80 rapidly that 1t
passed the loose rail in safety. The
mail car, Immediately behind, jumped
the track and struck the side Of the
bluff to the right and the four cars fol-
lowing plowed through it and shot
against the high stone wall at the left.
The sides of the coaches were torn off
by scraping against the rough stone
surface, and passengers and trainmen
ground against the wall were either
killed outright or badly hurt.
The cars which left the track were a
mail car, a baggage and express car,
the smoking car, a chair car and a
tourist sleeping car. Three tourist
sleepers, two standard Pullmans and
the dining car remained on the track.
The smoking car SPLIT the baggage car
ahead of it just below the floor line,
and the baggage car, when 1t stopped,
was on top Of what was left Of the
smoking car. The other derailed cars
were damned against the rocks Of the
bluff, except the splintered fragments
Of the smoker.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
Selects Indemnity Lands.

State Land Commissioners Bach has
returned to Pierre from q trip to the
Black Hills section of the state, where
he went to appraise the state lands
which are crossed by the railway line
from Rapid City to Mystic. While In
the Hills section he also filed on about
10000 acres of common school indem.
nifty lands, in the counties of Penning-
ton and Meade, taking part of the
lands near the line OF the Northwest
ern extension and the rest in the vicin-
tty Of Pedro. Filings are being made
also on about the same amount Of land
In Stanley county.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03

biedonostseff, the aged chief procura-
tor OF the holy synod and the servant
and advisor of three emperors, who all
during his long life has been the
strongest defender of the autocracy.
He was unwilling to remain in office
under q parliamentary government and
at night presented his resignation,
which was accepted by the emperor,
who ut the same time nominated him
70 the senate, the resting place Of re-
tired statesmen.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
Keeping Down tho Lid.

-Four men were arrested at Dead.
wood on a charge of having gambling
paraphernalia in their possession. AL
though the gamblinghouses and games
Of chance were closed in that city last
July yet for the last few weeks the lid
has been slowly pushed loose. In one
of the places where the arrests were
made a roulette wheel, some chips and
a few dollars were discovered. In the
other places the sheriff and his officers
were unable to find any visible evil
dence Of the trade.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
CELEBRATE
OF FREEDOM ENTHu.
lily RECEIVED BY
us PEOPLE.

burg, Nov. ALI Russia
y celebrated enthusiastic-
eror's gift of freedom,
eater part of the people
deepest JOY. though in
(rg, Moscow and other
us and revolutionaries Or
government demonstra.
nag parades, which with
manifestations led to a
conflicts between the
Whites" as the anti-goy.
royalist factions are re-
med. On the whole the
more quietly In Russia
Pa expected, though COLI
Fen the people and the
ported from Poltava, Ka-
(ineff.
.he two capitals, st, Pc
MOSCOW, the day was one
russians never before have
pave people, which dur
+. war just closed and the
loa preceding the an
pr the new era Of constitu.
Emed self-restrained and
Itself up fully to the
me moment and spent
aay in parades and as
En- Tor the first time in the
E Russia were freely per-
the orders of Count
a saeral Trepoff the troops
| tle Withdrawn from the
cues and the fullest
In p ao to let out their
demonstrations which
|erfs.e were not destructive
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
sheriff Prevents jail Delivery.

Seven prisoners in the county Jail at
Yankton, awaiting trial on various
charges from murder down, almost
broke Jail there Saturday by James
Collins, charged with working bank
drafts in three cities, saving his way
through a small window in his cell,
which gave him an opportunity to
work in an unused cellar under the
courthouse steps through a brick wall
to freedom. Sheriff Wright took a no
ton just at the right time to go into
that unused cellar and at once discov-
cred where the bricks had been picked
away. An Investigation showed where
Collins had been passing in and out
Of the rear window in his cell. How
he got the saw and file used Is a mys-
kavxr r. H F.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
SIX PERSONS PzRIsHsn
Hotel at Hot Springs, Ark. psstroyed
by Fire.

F'''0 NsNv SOOeSVyVN
by Fire.
Hot Springs. Ark, Oct. 27.-The
Railroadmen's hotel, located a block
below the Iron Mountain railroad de-
pot on Elm street, was destroyed by
fire early in the morning and when the
ire was gotten under control six badly
charred bodies were found in the
ruins. They were identified a. fol-
lows:
A. L. Mann, railway conductor, Den.
yer; Mrs. Mack, pianist, city; Ed Sny-
der, hotel porter; Harry Bradley.
waiter; H. Roberts, Tacoma, WASH;
John McLeon, Austin, Tex.
The structure was q two-story frame
building and the flames spread rapidly,
cutting off escapes by hallway. both up
and down stairs. Several occupants
jumped out of the second-story win
dows and were injured.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
Girl Killed While Hayinq.

Miss Eta Hilmer Of Canning met
death from an accident while assist
ing her brother in haying operations.
While helping with the team a single
tree clip flew off, striking her on the
head and inficting a wound which re-
suited fatally.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
. REG|AE
eeps Away The
sian Arts.
tracy
Liberty Of Cons.
and
Iembly

Oct. s0.-Ths autoc-
anoffs and the old or
is ceased to exist in
Nicholas has surren-
nt Witte comes into
Ter with an imperial
will enable him to con-
Rational assembly into
We body elected by
suffrage and to con
ople civil
ng free speech. A man
e details of the new
ment has been issued
well received by the
Fusal of the manifesto
Lplete is the emperor's
his autocratie power.
of the document Is
1t and devoid OF the
land bombasttc phrase
Sretofore has character
ky's manifestos. It not
e real authorship, but
emperor at last has IT.
ID to the inevitable. He
onceal the fact that tho
egitation of his subjects
to take the step and
kelds everything-civt
Iiolability Of person and
speech and as
converts the farcical I'm
with only consultative
absolute legislative as
the assent Of which no
become law and before
%kernmental authorities
but promises eventually
ege.
throughout Russia IL OK
~|stantaneous. While the
eaten an attempt to keep
It struggle the best Of
! the backbone Of the
IN but in the final analy-
will depend on how far
will be able to execute
! which he has assumed.
high in the government
will be necessary to use
to suppress the present
IT Count Witte appears
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
MINE EMPLOYEES KILLED.
Five Men Lose Their Lives At Hazel
Kirk, Pa.

Pittsburg, Oct. 30.-Five minor off,
Gals of the Pittsburg and Westmore-
land Coal company were killed by an
explosion In Hazel Kirk mine No. 1 Of
the company at Hazel Kirk. Pa, eight
cen miles east of this city. which they
had entered to ascertain If q portion Of
the mine was still burning as q result
Of an explosion two weeks ago. The
names of the dead are: John Hor-
meal, superintendent; Daniel Griflth,
foreman; Joseph Hunter. John Lavey
and Henry Claybourne. fire bosses.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
Accidentally Shot and Killed.

Frank McGugin, a young man eight
cen years old. was accidentally shot
and killed at Pierre Friday night. He
was the son of 8. D. McGugin, the
American Express agent there. and was
looking after the affairs of the Office
during the absence of his father in
Ohio. He had prepared to meet the
night train and went into a restaurant
for lunch, laying his coat on the table.
While picking it up a revolver which
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
BLOW Open Safe In Depot.

Burglars blew the safe at the Mil
waukee freight depot at Sioux Falls
after securing entrance by raising a
window. They left $50 on the floor. A
freight conductor working in the yards
heard two explosions and arrived in
time to- see two men escape.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
THREE PERSONS PERISH.
Bursting Wate Pipe Causes Flood a.
Nhiean0

Chicago, Oct. 30.-Three lives were
lost, property valued at $l5o,ooo was
destroyed, scores of families were
driven from their homes and lrelgn'
traffic on the Nickel Plate railroad was
delayed for several hours on accoun.
Of the breaking Of a water malL 81
Eighteenth and Clark streets.
The fatalities resulted indlrectl'
from the food which followed tne
bursting Of the water pipe ~inundatins
u neighboYhood for several blocks
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
SEVEN PERSONS KILLED.

Collision Of Rock Island Freights at
Casey, la.
Des Moines, Oct. 31.-seven persons
were killed In a headon collision be-
tween two freight trains on the Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad
at Casey, la. The dead are: Ed Mel
son, fireman; Bert Shieloss, engineer;
William Marshall, fireman; Frank
Johns, brakeman, all of Valley juno
ton, a.; Rev. P. W. Caldwell, Van
Meter, Ia, and two unknown men
found in the wreckage.
Both trains were badly wrecked and
the engines piled up into heaps OF
scrap iron. The wreck was caused by
the misunderstanding Of orders OF the
westbound train.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
President Rewards Guide.

Bert Ttlley of Deadwood, who acted
as guide for Kermit Roosevelt on the
latter's hunting expedition in the Black
Hills recently, has received from the
White House a handsome hunting axe,
a present from the president for the
courtesy shown the chief executives
son. Kermit, it is stated, expects to
make the same trip next summer.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
pioneer Stricken Suddenly.

Nose Lancer of Rapid City, a well
known pioneer, dropped dead at the
door of the Central drug store where
he was going to find a friend. He was
attacked with hemorrhages and ex.
pired almost instantly.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
Robbers Loot Rockham Bank.

The State bank at Rockham, a vii
lage fifteen miles west of Redfeld, was
robbed Thursday night. The safe was
shattered with nitroglycerin and 3d.
900 in currency and some valuable
securities were secured. Citizens
heard the explosion but were reused
too late to capture the burglars, who
made their escape with q team and
buggy stolen from a livery barn.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
STRICKEN BY HEART DISEASE
Former Governor McGIIl Of Minnesota
Exsires Suddenly.

forrner Governor McGlll OF Minnesota
Expires Suddenly.
St. Paul, Nov. POSTMASTER An.
drew R. NcGill, state senator and for
mer governor, died suddenly of heart
disease at 4 a. m. at his residence In
st. Anthony Park.
Mr.. McGill was sixty.fve years of
age. He was born in Pennsylvania
Feb. 10, 1910, and came to Minnesota
June 10, 1861. He was insurance COM
missioner from 1873 to 1887, when he
was elected governor. At the time of
his death he held the dual offices of
postmaster and state senator.
Mr.. McGill served during the Civil
war in the Ninth Minnesota, being
first sergeant Of Company G.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
ANDREW cARNEGIE's sNBo CASTLE AND NEW YORK /

he carried on the trips fell from the
pocket and was discharged, the ball
striking him in the abdomen, coming
out at the shoulder. He was taken to
the hospital but only lived a few hours.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
ADMIRAL PRINCE LOUIS OF B%ATTENBERG

a notape even III naval circles is the visit to America of the formidable
BRUSH squadron OF Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg. The squadron con.
ssts OF Tn arnored cruiser Drake. flagship and the armored cruisers Essex
cornwall Berwick, Bedford and Cumberland, six splendid nw shipsr ranging
IN displacement from 1410O to $500 tons. Prince Louis married King I'd
wards niece, Princess Alice. He has been in the navy since he vas a bow. #
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-11-03
'NosrsEFF RESIGNS.

'''P R., Of the Holy Synod
L [purg, Nov. THE dawn
marks also the
4s'an'ine Petroyitch Pc
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-31
eRkINTREE.

Mrs. 5. P. Tarbell was at Queen City
park over Sunday.
Mrs. Maria Smith OF Brooktield is visit
ing Miss 5. NJ Stearns.
Oscar Wood bury came Monday to spend
the week at Asa Jones'.
Mrs. Lewis Sault OF Randolph visited at
William Osha's recently.
Paul Wagner and wife are visiting in
the northern part of the state.
Fred Iadue was in Bellows Falls Mon
dAy. He has finished work there.
Miss Ona Wilson, who had been at home
since the death OF her sister, returned TO
her work in Bellows Falls Monday.
Misses Mertie and Della Thresher and
Allen Battles returned to their work IN
Thresher's silk store, Boston, the first oil
the week.
Gilbert Woodbury. spent Sunday at Asa
Jones and later Arthur, Berton, Orion and
Eugene Wood bury and sister, Gladys, Wis
tied for several DAYS on their return to
Lowell from Northtield.
While II. c. Phillips and his mother-tn-
law. Mrs. Sumner. were on their way 10
Waitsdeld last Saturday, their horse broke
through bridge IN RoXbury and fell
about is feet. Mrs. Sumner was quite
seriously injured. Mr., Phillips escaped
without serious injury, but the horse
received a broken shoulder.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-31

Miss Annie Fenton was in town satur-
day.
II. c. Noyes is at Bemis, n. H., this
week.
Frank Goodwin visited at Geo. Ryan's
recently.
: schools in town began the fall term
Monday.
GLADYS Wood and mother came home
Saturday.
Bert Preston of Concord, n. H., visited
In town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durant are visiting her
father, II. Thurston.
Mrs. Chas. Davis mother from Lynn,
Mass, is visiting her.
Messrs. Shepard and Emmons were in
town one day last week.
Harry Roberts came home from his
visit at Plainheld last week.
Alden Cham berlain had a slight shock
Of paralysis Saturday night.
lyman and Everett Grant returned to
their home in Bethel Saturday.
Mrs. G. F. Burgess is visiting in Mont
pelier and Waterbury this week.
VIM. Danforth and wife Of Tunbridge
visited at A. p. Reynolds Friday.
Martin Wallace, who was quite serious
ly hurt some time ago, is improving.
NJ. G. Moves bought the steam sawmlll
which was sold at auction Saturday.
Our boys play at Bridgewater Saturday,
it being the rubber game with that team.
Chas. Roberts and family Of White
River Junction visited his mother Sunday.
Miss Adella Baldwin left town Wednes-
day to spend the remainder OF her vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Cone and children start for
Kansas Friday to visit her people. They
will be away five weeks.
As Fred Bates and lady were returning
home from the dance at a late hour their
horse became frightened at a disabled
auto near Geo. browns, throwing them
out, the lady striking her head against a
telephone pole, rendering her unconscious
for a number of hours.