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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
NJ Lose HEAVILY.
vermiilion Valley Floods Have De-
strcyed Many Crops.

Vermillion, S. D., July s.-After rising
slowly all day the Missouri river is at a
s%tandstill, within a foot of the high
water mark. The Vermillion river is
rising slightly farther north. 1t is be-
lieved the worst is over. The loss to
Farmers along the Vermillion valley
will be great. Residents of the Missouri
bottoms thus far have suffered small
loss.
Vermilion. S. D.. July s~.-Thousands
OF, acres Of land along the vermillion
river bottoms are inundated by the
flood, which arrived here last night.
Crops are ruined and the loss will ag-
gregate probably a half million dollars.
The Vermillion river is out of its banks.
North Of here and nearly as far as
Centerville the country is a lake. Farm
ers last night drove their live stock to
the uplands. Few buildings are located
on tie bottoms, practically all occupy
ing high ground.
The Missouri river is within eighteen
inches of the previous high water
mark. In the low places it is out of it's
banks II has overflowed the pastures.
But it is believed the flood has reached
its height, although the river was slow.
ly rising at 2 o'clock today.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
COL. CODY QUITS.
"Bufalo Bill" Decides to Withdraw
Appeal in His Divorce Suit on
Request of Dauuhter.

Omaha, Neb, July 13.-In a cable
gram to DR.. D.. Frank Powell white
Beaver), his foster brother, w. f.
Cody, requests that steps be taken i'm
mediately to withdraw the appeal in
his suit for divorce from his wife.
DR.. Powell is spending a few days il,
Omaha on business and the cablegram
was received by him here Monday.
Said Mr.. Powell:
"Cody ~withdraws the appeal in his
suit at the earnest request of his only
living child, Irma. the wife of Lieu
tenant Stott, who is now at Fort Thorn
as. Georgia.
1t is known to their friends that no
reconciliation has been effected be-
tween Cody and his wife. The dismis.
sal of the appeal in the divorce suit is
not the result of any change in their re-
%lations, but the result # the efforts
Mrs. Stott has been putting forth tc
bring her parents together.
Cody will make no further efforts to
obtain a legal separation from his wife.
She will continue to make her home at
welcome Wigwam," at North Platte.
Cody will remain in Europe for a year
or two and When he returns to the
United States 10 stay he will live in
Wyoming.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
CORN CROP IMPROVES.
Government Crop Report Takes en-
Most Encouraging Wow Of the
Situation as q Whole.

Washington. July 13.-The weather
bureaus weekly bulletin summarizes
crop conditions as follows:
In districts east OF the Rocky noun
tains temperature conditions We're gem
srally favorable though rather cool IN
the Missouri valley. Over much of the
greater part Of the country from the
south Atlantic and gulf coasts north
ward to the lake region, Minnesota and
the Dakotas excessive rainfall greatly
hindered cultivation, caused rapid
growth of weeds and IN places injured
harvested grain.
There was practically no rain in New
England, only light showers in the
Rocky mountain n Pacific coast re-
gions. In central and northern Cali
fornia and portions of Oregon and
Washington intense heat prevailed dur
ing the latter part OF the week.
The corn crop has experienced a
week of Very favorable conditions for
growth. except in the upper Missouri
valley, where it's progress has been
rather slow on accOunt of insufficient
heat and lack OF sunshine. While rains
have interfered with cultivation to
some extent, the crop as a whole is in
a fairly good state of cultivation and
Is largely laid by except in the more
northefly districts.
Winter wheat harvest continues in.
northerly districts and is largely fin
lshed elsewhere.
In portions of South Dakota and
Minnesota spring wheat on lowlands
has suffered from overflows. but else
where in the spring wheat region the
crop is in a promising condition.
Rust continues in South Dakota and
Minnesota. though not materially in
creasing. and is beginning to appear
In North Dakota.
Both standing and harvested oats
nave suffered considerably from wet
weather. A fine crop, however. is gem
orally indicated.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
GIVES own LIFE
TO KILL PREFECT
Count Shouvaloff Is Victim OF
an Assassin Prepared to
immediate Himself.
WAS A POLITICAL PLOT
Assassination Is Not Looked Upon at
ST. Petersburg as Having Any
General Significance Outside
of Local Politics.

Moscow, July 13.-Major General
Count Shouvaloff, project OF police
here, was assassinated this morning
While receiving petitions. One OF the
petitioners drew a revolver and fired
three times at the project, who fell
dead. The assassin was arrested. The
assassin who was dressed as a peasant
has not been identified. He was recent
ly arrested as a political suspect, but
escaped before examination.
Mas a Popular Officer.
ST. Petersburg, July 13.-The assas-
sination of the project of police. Count
Shouvaloff. of Moscow today Is consid-
cred to be purely a political crime, as
the count was not yet 40 years old and
was regarded as being the best type
of the Russian official. The count was
the son of Count Peter S~houvaloff, a
statesman, who represented Russia at
the Berlin conference and was one Of
Emperor Nicholas personal friends.
AS project of Odessa. when he sue
ceeded General Zelenoi, who was X
tremely severe, S~houvaloff earned the
esteem of all by his firm out lenient
course, making himself particularly
popular With the students. The inn
preston exists here the count was
lists will not be allowed to meet at
Moscow July 10, although this act is
simply in execution of orders of the
governor general issued previous to the
assassination of the project of police
Martial Law Declared.
St. Petersburg. July 1S.-Martial law
has been proclaimed in the town ana
district of Tifis, Caucasia. <
Tiflis, July 11.-Streets and squares
are occupied by troops but the city
has been quiet since the proclamation
of martial law. The Official Gazette
has resumed publication.
Batum, July 11.-Business here is at
a s%tandstill. Shops and banks, with
the exception of the imperial bank, are
closed.
Twenty Killed or Wounded.
Warsaw, July 11.-Three bloody en-
counters between troops and striking
shoe1nakers in which twenty persons
Were killed or wounded occurred today.
Japs Landed 10000 Men.
Nkolaievsk, Russia, July 11.-Japa-
nese haNe already landed over 1000
troops at Korsakovsk, island of SAX
hahn.
Toxic, July 11.-Adm1ral Kataoka re-
ports that on Monday w cruisers and
four torpedo boats bombarded Cape
Sakhalin island. and landed troops and
occupied The place. Four prisoners
were taken. Cape Notoro commands
LaPerouse straits.
To Rebuild Their Navy.
London, July ia st. Petersburg
dispatch today tha Vice
Admiral Birileff has been appointed
head of the Russian admiralty in sue
cession of Admiral Avellan, resigned.
New York. July 11.--A st. Petersburg
dispatch TO the World The navy
department, having resolved to build
a powerful new navy, has instructed
Charles NJ. Schwab to make plans for
new wharves. giving the exact time in
which the work can be completed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
NEW ELks OFFICERS.
National Annual Reunion of the Or,
der Being Held at Brooklyn, NJ.
". This Weak

Buffalo, N. Y, July 13.-The follow
ing grand lodge officers were elected
at the annual reunion Of the Benevol-
ent and Protective Order of Elks here:
Grand Exalted Ruler-Robert w.
Brown, Louisville, KY.
Grand Esteemed Leading Knight
c. F. Tomlinson, Winston, N. c..
Grand Esteemed Loyal Knight
Charles w. Kaufman. Hoboken, N. J..
Grand Esteemed Lecturing Knight
Edward Mclaughlin, Boston.
Grand Secretary-Fred c.. Robinson,
Dubuque, la.
Grand Treasurer-John X. Tener,
Charleroi, Pa
Grand Tyler-w. w. Mcclelland,
Pittsburg. Pa.
Grand Trustee Iong Term)-John
d. O'Shea, Lynn, Mass.
Grand Trustee (short Term)-Dr. w.
Haviland, Butte, Mont.
The only contest worthy Of note was
that for the Office of short term trustee,
Cal L. Kingsley, of Waterloo, Ia, and
Mayor Charles c. Schmidt, Of Wheel
ing, w. Va, opposing DIR. Haviland.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
Of I26 men IS
A NINE AT CARDIFF
Enormous Loss Of Life Follow,
an Explosion in Watts
town colIiery.
ALL IN MINE klLLt
Eight Bodies Are Recovered and All
Hope Of Rescuins the Remainder
Was Given Up as Utterly
Hopeless.

Cardiff, Wales, July 13.-Fifty-nin
more bodies hav been found in the
workings of the Wattstown colliery. II
is estimated that the total death rol
will reach 1926.
Cardiff. Wales, July IAN explosion
Of firedamp in No. 9 pit Of the United
National Colliery company at Watts.
town, in the Rhondda valley, the center
of the great Welsh coal fields, is be.
lfeved to have resulted in the loss of a,
least 12o lives.
The explosion vas followed imme.
smoke and dust from the pit shaft, il
which $50 men We're working.
The force of the explosion wrecked
h machinery at the mouth of the pit
All communication with the doomed
men in this direction is completely
cut off.
No. 1 shaft adjoining has ordinar.
lily afforded communication with No
2. The 500 men in No. 1 and the few
who escaped from No. 2 We're drawn
up. A rescue party descended, blu
it's work was seriously impeded by the
foul air n the falling masses of earth
dislodged by h explosion. Altogethe,
nine bodies have been recovered.
Heroic efforts have been made fol
i!ouAS " ACoSIh lHe eAloiLipeu Hlel, Oul
the absence of all sound from the inter.
ior of the mine told the tale Of the
worst disaster hat has taken place in
South Wales since 1894.
The news Of the explosion spread
rapidly, and hundreds of women and
children and thousands Of men throng-
ed the head Of the pit seeking informa-
ton. The mountain roadways We're
crowded all the afternoon, and there
are now streams of people in the neigh
borhood of the mine, all contributing to
the pitiful scenes.
Efforts at rescue were still in prog
ress at midnight, and currents OF fresh
air were being driven through the
shaft, but the rescuers are now work
ing without hope of reducing the list
of fatalities.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
WERE GENERAL RAINS.
Conditions of Crops in South Dakota
Much Improved.

Huron. S. D., July 13.-The report of
The bureau of crops M eathe fol-
lows:
The week was cooler than usual for
the time in the season.
There We're general rains the fore
part of the week, generous to heavy in
most sections, and much in excess of
needs. Fair weather prevailed the lat
ter part of the week, with favorable
temperature for small grains, and the
outlook for all crops was improved.
In parts Of the Sioux and Vermillion
river valleys n the extreme lower
portion Of the James river valley, crops
on bottom lands were materially dam
aged-by flood water.
On the whole, the condition of wheat
has improved, it has. made favorable
progress, is generally heading and
healthy, and h outlook is good, though
in a number of eastern fields there is
come red rust. There is, however, no
material increase Of rust, and no spe-
cial damage therefrom is reported.
On the whole, oats, barley, spelt and
-Je have done very well and are in
promising condition, though some fields
of oats show red rust. Some fields OF
oats and barley are rank and in dan
ger of lodging. In the southern coun-
ties some early barley and rye are rip.
ening.
Corn is making good growth in the
southern counties, but only slow in the
northern counties, where it is general
ly very backward. Cultivation was
pushed vigorously wherever possible,
as there is much weakness.
Potatoes are in good condition and
growing, except on wet lowlands.
Grass, alfalfa and millet have adj
vanced nicely and the outlook for hay is
unusually good.
Flax III well on we'll drained land
the latter part of the week. Reports in
dictate that more than the usual amount
was sown.
The outlook for cultivated late fruits
is not encouraging, but wild plums are
in promising condition.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
DAMAGE TO HAY.
Heavy Rains Spoiled Much That Had
Been Cut,

Des Moines, Ia. July 13.-The report
of the bureau of crops and weather for
Iowa for the past week says:
The daily average temperature of
the past week was 4 to 6 degrees be-
low normal, and the rainfall was some
what in excess of present needs. Cons
ditions We're most favorable for field
work the latter half of the week, and
some progress has been made in culti-
waiting late planted corn, n in hay
making and cutting winter wheat, rye.
barley and early oats. There has been
considerable damage to clover that was
cut the preceding week; but there is
a large acreage yet to be cut, and. With
fair weather, a full average hay crop
will be harvested. In the southern dis
tricts harvesting early oats and fall
aye and wheat is in progress. There
are but few reports Of damage to wheat
n oats by rust. Except on low, wet
soils the general conditions of.the corn
crop is fairly good. In respect % height,
stand and cleanliness, 1t is better than
the condition reported on the CORES
pondfng date last year. All the minor
field crops are doing very we'll. In the
southern section the apple crop is very
poor. especially late keeping varities.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
CORN NEEDS Hot WEATHER.
Cultivation in Nebraska Has Been Re-
tarded by Rain.

Lincoln, Neb., July 13.-The Nebraska
weather and crop bureaus weekly bull
letin says:
The past week has been cold with
about normal rainfall. The mean daily
temperature has averaged 8 degrees
below normal. Light showers occurred
nearly every day of the week. out the
total rainfall was not large. The
amount exceeded one inch in several
counties, but in the greater portion of
the state vas slightly less thar one
inch.
The winter wheat harvest, although
retarded some by the showers, has on
the whole progressed nicely. A little
thrashing has been done in southeast
ern counties, the yield being good and
the quality excellent. Spring wheat has
improved somewhat in condition. EARLY
oats is ripening and the harvest has
begun in southeastern counties. The
heads are we'll filed, but the stand is
thin n the straw short. Late oats
promises a better crop. Considerable
hay was damaged by rain. The wild
or prairie hay crop will be heavy, espe-
cially in northern and western coun-
ties. Corn has grown fairly we'll, is
healthy and in good condition, put
needs higher temperature. Cultivation
has been retarded by rain. and only a.
small part of the crop has been laid by.
The second crop of alfalfa is about
ready to cut.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
To Rebuild Their kavv.
EAGER FOR AN ARmlsrlcE.
Russia Begins to Indicate Willingness
to Recedc from Her DAINTY.

RUSSIA 6e9inS TO indicaee Willingness
to Recede from Her Dignity.
ST. Petersburg. July 13.-Although
eleven days have elapsed since Russia
Informed President Roosevelt Of her
Willingness to conclude an armistice
pending the result of the Washington
/. conference, Japan, so far as Know to
the Russian government, has not
deigned to reply to the presidents COM
munication.
was first preached by the president it is
understood that Japan indicated that
h would decline to agree to a suspen-
sion of hostilities until the p%lenipoten-
tiaries met. Russia agreed in principle
TO this as the basis for negotiation.
Since then the. Russian government
feels it has given ample proof of it's
desire to conclude peace n it is pos
sible it may go a step farther.
But the impression here is that now
thai the Japanese ave made a descent
on the island of Sakhalin they are de-
ter1nined to get the island firmly in
their grasp before the negotiations be-
Russian force on the island is in no
position to contest it's occupation. In
addition to marines and infantry the
japanese landed artillery and cavalry.
The latter are moving rapidly north.
The presumption here is hat the Rus
sian troops will clear out without fight
ing, crossing to AleXandrovsk on the
mainland.
The Novosti says it considers SAX
lalin a second Alaska, worth $780,
900, 900, 900.
1t is possible that Japan might agree
to suspend hostilities in Manchuria,
although the latest reports from there
create a strong impression that Field
Marshal Oyama is at last advancing
for a decisive blow.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
'PlERRE's AWFUL FLOOD
Rescuing Parties Find a Terrible Con.
dition Above That City.

Rescuing Parties Find a Terrible Con.
dition Above That City.
Pierre. S. n, July S.-Conditions in
the flooded districts are greatly i'm
proved today and the danger is past.
But as the food recedes the extent Of
the havoc wrought by the water 10
just beginning to be appreciated.
sescue party which went up Bad
river from Fort Pierre last evening
returned this afternoon, themselves
and horses covered with mud. They
succeeded in taking j. N. Douglass
and wife from Srees in which they had
been for twenty-four hours. and II. A.
Wheeler and wife and one son from
trees where they had been for thirty
six hours. A younger son of the
Wheeler family was drowned in sight
of his helpless parents. The river rose
at their place twenty feet in twenty
four hours and was a mile and a half
wide. They were cut of from the
bluffs and stayed with the house until
it went to pieces. They were swept
down, all h family catching in trees,
but the limb caught by the small boy
broke n he went down. Mr.. Wheeler
and wife We're thirty six hours stand
ing on small limbs and holding on by
keeping their arms clasped around the
trunk of the tree.
Many other similar experiences are
reported.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
a 10000 LOSS.
Young Mems porrnitory at State Uni
vereity Burns,

yermillion, 8. D., July AT 4
O'Clock Tuesday morning West Hall.
the young mems dorrnftory on the uni
syersity campus. was completely Quilted
by fire, and only the bare walls remain
today Of what vas h Oldest Of the
state university buildings.
The blaze was undoubtedly the work
0fsan incendiary az there had been no
fire In West Hall since the university
closed for the summer vacation last
mouth. Until last night the dormitory
had been occupied. but the occupant,
Prof. =. G.. Perisho. went away yester-
day, and last night there was no n
on duty. This is the third fire in un-
occupied buildings in Vermillion dur
ing the past three weeks, and q firebug is
undoubtedly at work to remove some
Of the old land marks.
The state will not he a loser, how
ever, as it carries $15O,000 Insurance on
the educational buildings. The burned
structure was probably worth $4,000
and was built nearly a quarter OF a
century It can easily be repaired
Tor that sum-.
Aside from the loss to insurance
companies, q number Of individual
losses are reported. Many young men
who went home for the summer vaca-
tlon simply packed and stored their be-
s~IOngfngs In West Hall, including bed
ding, books, etc. Prof. r. G. Perisho
ysNa1 roomtng at West Hall during the
summer and had moved his fine library
10 that place. Besides, all OF his cloth
Ing and@belOngfngs went up in smoke.
clarence NewcOmb had all his clothes
and other possessions In the building,
but was staying at East Hall at night
- see that no harm came to the young
ladies' dormitory. Today he has only
the clothes left that he wore yester-
day. Oliver Sweet of Memo tlost a
gMumber of law books. Hardly a stu
sdent ID there who roomed in West Hall
gia6tyear and expected to come back
1nSthessfall but will be loser from the
sddrehugsa work.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
PLOT GROWS THICKER.
Senator oepew Tell. Of Queer Tran
sactions on Poor
Security.

New York, July 13.-Revelations far
more startling than those in the report
of superintendent Hendricks are con-
tanned in the testimony taken in the
state insurance departments investi-
cation of the case Of the Equitable Life
Assurance society.
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depew testified
that the Depew Improvement company.
in which he vas interested, obtained
a Joan from the Equitable Of $780,
900 on property which the state
only $4,000. He admitted tina
neither principal nor interest had been
baid and that the Equitable had been
Eorced to foreclose. He admitted that
as a member of the executive commit
tee of the Equitable he had not adj
vised this loan. but had voted for it.
the Equitable should be made whole,
but in the same breath said that prom
lse was not legally binding.
Jacob H. Schiff, confronted with rec
ords of the Equitable that Kuhn, Loeb
& Co. had sold a large amount of
society, swore that these records were
false. In various sales of bonds to the
Equitable by his firm he admitted that
" large loss was shown. He confessed
shat he had been a dummy director,
but said h a since the Equitable
and developed he had Dough five
shares of stock, paying $4,000 a share.
1t appears from his testimony, that
Of MI. Hyde and Others the Equit-
able had taken 2 1000, 900 worth of
Union Pacific preferred apparently at
The suggestion of F.. H. Hartman. 1t
appeared that this stock was under a
syndicate agreement that it should not
be sold, making the deal a speculative
one. No record Of this agreement was
put in evidence. Mr.. Hyde said IIarri-
nan had it, but Hartman was not
called as a witness.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
KEEPS TAB ON RENTERS
Peculiar Corporation is Formed a
Cleveland to Act as Spies for
landlords

Columbus, o., July 12.-Behind the in
corporation Of a company known as the
National Information Bureau, papers for
which were filed with the secretary of
state, is one Of the very latest Of modern
novelties-the rent inquisitor. His bust
ness is to look into the past, present and
future Of all people in Cleveland who rent
property and to investigate prospective
renters from out Of town. He will not
only know the renters past records, but
will keep track Of the size OF families.
He even keeps tab on movements of the
stork. All this information is for the
benefit of landlords.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
FOR SABBATH BREAKING.
Dispensers at Chamberlain Be
fore Court.

Chamberlain, S. D., July s.-The sa-
loonkeepers and b~artenders of this city
have been placed under bonds to APP
pear before the next term Of circuit
court for selling intoxicating liquors
from heir wide open saloons on Sun
day, May IA. That was the wild day
which caused President A. j. Earring
of the Milwaukee road to make his
famous order to discontinue running
Sunday excursion trains. The saloon
keepers here are quaking with fear
since the circuit Judge, F. B. Smith,
last week fined the Oacoma saloonkeep-
ers $500 eachafor Sunday law breaking,
n of them having 5000 to pay. The
prosecuting officials and circuit court
are trying to enforce the law and gen.
orally with pretty good effect.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-07-14
MINE A SEA OF FLAME.
Thirty Nine Men Are Cut OF from e.
cape and Their Death 10 Regarded
an Certain-25O Ese.ne.

Dorthmund, Prussia, July IA fire has
broken out in the Borrusia coal mine,
caused by the careless handling of a lamp
by boys.
The lamp exploded, :gniting III timbers
of the shaft. which burned rapidly. Two
hundred and fifty miners escaped through
an airshaft, but thirty-nine were cut OF,
and their death Is regarded as certain.
The work of rescue Is attended with
great danger, owing to the escape of pois.
onous gases, and six OF the rescuers are
reported missing.
The ground over the mine is sinking
gradually with a sound like that of thun-
der as the supporting timbers Of the mine
are being burned way.
Great crowd of women and children
are standing about the mine in a drench.
ing rain hoping for the rescue of hus
bands and fathers.