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The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
HOW THE STRIKE STARTED.
\ History Of the Big Chicago labo
Struuole

Chicago. May s,-The facts rs to tho
origin and causes Of IN. teRms;erE' strike.
the greatest labor struggle In the city
since the memorable strike OF iS9i. briefly
stated, are as follows:
The Transfers ~ Montgomery Ward &
co. struck April out az sympathy for
the garment workers who had been locked
out by that arm and other firms 81 the
city since the November previous Tho
garment workers alleged that their en-
ploycrs had broken agreements with them
and were forcing them to- n return TO the
old sweat shop conditions which obtained
before their agreements went Into effect.
After n dcsultory strugRl. Of two weeks.
in which the pros and cons OF calling out
other tsams;crs of the city were discussed
in union meetings aud during which time
Montgomery Ward a co. succeeded In
making most of their deliveries and carry
Ing on their business, although with con-
siderable difficult and delay. the team
sters' union decided 10 call OF the sympa-
thciic strike and offered TO disregard the
garment workers troubles on the condi-
ton that the twenly-six striking team
stcrs or Montgomery Ward a. Co. be taken
back. This condition Montgomery Ward
a. Co, backed by the Employers associa-
ton, refused TO consider. The tcamstcrs'
union then began declaring strikes on all
firms which attempted 10 deliver goods to
or receive goods from Montgomery Ward
* Co. This In the last week has Involved
uo!c than 3.s0p tcamsters.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
STATE GATHERING
TO Be AT YANkTON
Congregational Churches Hole
Their Annual Convention
This Week.
is A NOTABLE EVENT
Al This Meeting a Number Of Promi
nert Representatives OF Dencni-
nation Throughout Country
VIII BE Present.

Huron. 4. D.. May beginning on
May IL. and continuing i've days. the
thirty NTH annual meeting of the Gen.
ernl Association of Congregational
churches Ia South Dakota viii be held
Ia Yankton. II win be an occasion OF
more than state vide interest,". and VIII
be attended by prominent divincs ana
laymen CT that denomination from all
parts of the country. The opening
feature viii be the dedication of a new
Congregational church In Sankton on
Sunday. May ~. The building In one
of the handsomest In this part OF the
northwest. and cost upwards OF $4,000.
DIR. Washington GLADDEN., OF the ma
tipnal council. will be present. as VIII
also a number OF the national leaders
In religious works, including Rev. +. g..
woodbe-ry. ID. D.. of New York. secrc-
tary of the American Missionary assoc
citation; DR.. T. ID. Eaton. president OF
Beloti college. Bcloit. Wis: DIR. William
A. Rice. OF New York. and Rev. r.. W.
Jenney. OF winona, MINI.
In connection with the association
the women's missionary societies VIII
hold their annual gatherings. The
South Dakota branch OF the women's
Board OF Missions OF the Interior VIII
be In charge OF Mrs. }. \. Derome.
president of Valley Springs, and dur
Ing the sessions Miss Minnie II. Mills.
OF Smyrna. Turkey. will deliver an ad-
dress. Al the .reeting OF the South
Dakota Home Missionary union Mrs.
+. q. wcodoock. OF Fix Point. Will pre-
side. and addresses will be delivered by
Miss Beecroft. OF Talladege, Ala. Mrs.
r. L. Riggs. or Oahe Indian school,
and Miss Leonard. os Santec. Ncb.
Among reports To the association will
be that OF Or. W. II. Thrall. OF this
city. superintendent OF Cong-e gationnl
missions In this state. and OF Rev. &. NJ.
Daley. state Sunday school missionary.
both OF which VIII contain much Inter
estiag and valuable Information.
Rev. George ID. Wilder. formerly OF
Huron. and for ten years past IA mis-
sionary In China. viii be present and
give addresses concerning the work in
that field. and also recite some Of his
personal experiences during the Boxer
uprising
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
NOTORIOUS MEN SENTENCED.
Convicted Of Burglary Of Akron Stores
Some Time Ago.

LeMars. Ia. May 5.--George Taylor
and Harry Nreeland were sentenced
To eighteen months and two years. re-
spectively. In the penitentiary at Ana
mosa by Judge Gaynor. Erceland and
Taylor are the youths who burglarized
four stores ut Akron few weeks ago.
They were caught near Elk Point. s.
ID. and had some OF the stolen property
I'm their possession. Tney both pleaded
guilty. Nreeland was given the severer
sentence an he was apparently the lead
err and was out on parole from the
South Dakota reform school. The boys
claim Sioux Falls as their home, and
both have been In the reform school.
Joseph Hoffman,. n boy OF Is. who
stole a pearl pin valued at $3.50 from
Andrew Henricksen. "A farmer near Hin
ton. was allowed To 30 on his own
bond To appear ut the October term.
The court desired TO be- lenient with the
boy. as he IL apparently OF good dis
position ano this was his FIRST ofIense.
He Will be found employment I'm this
ity.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
PRESIDENTS DINNER.
Mr.. Roosevelt Entertained His Huntin;
Party Before Formally Bidding
Them Goodbye

Glcnwood Springs Colo. May 9.-PrcSi-
dent Roosevelt entertained At dinner his
companions on his hunt In the mountains.
After the dinner he babe them farewell.
At the dinner were Il. II. Stewart OF Colo
RADIO s,ring-. DIR. Alexander Lambert.
Guides Jake Borah. John Con. Brick
Wells. Jack Fry and @. NJ. spraguc. cour-
Ter Elmer Chapman and Secretary Loeb.
In discussing the function said:
I'VE sat Just as we did IN camp. Mr..
Loeb was the only dude ut the party. You
reporter fellows ought To have been there.
You could have got all kinds OF pieces for
your papers"
Otncr members OF the hunt said the
PARTY talked over the events OF the three
weeks hunt and had good time generally.
Needless 10 say. IL was n dinner none will
forget. Tho president was nj his best. He
was entirely rested and had just come In
from a two or three hours drive through
the woods. where the president went 10
study Colorado birds.
Mr. Stewart In a naturalist who knows
every bird In the mountains and can tell
it's habits and initiate it's calls.
The dinner was served In n private din
Ing room OF the Hotel Colorado. The
guests were dressed much as they were
In the mountains. Flannel shirts were the
rule. although the guides did discard their
chaps and laid away their guns. The
president and Mr.. Loeb wore their frocks.
and Dr. Lambert and Mr. Stewart wore
plain business suits. az they have not yet
connected with their dress clothes. Some
OF the stories told Mt the dinner later
went into private circulation. but IL was
understood they were not TO be printed.
and the wishes OF the president win be
respected. II can be said. however. that
they related entirely TO Incidents con-
ncctcd with the hunt.
President Roosevelt left here at D
o'clock this morning on his return trip
To- Washington. The special train IN
Tue In Denver at SD this afternoon.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
JAPs AND FRENCH AT OUTS.
Neutrality Issue Once More Threaten
to Extend the Scope Of War.

Paris. May lc.-Thc critical tone
the British press concerning France
alleged breaches OF neutrality I'm Indo
China brought out an emphatic generP
statement today from the foreign OF
fice that the accusations are unbound
ed. The feeling prevails here that IN
situation IN gradually assuming niue.
tension.
General depression prevailed on IN
boursc today owing TO the Japanes
attitude against France over the ques
ton OF neutrality la the far east.
A semiofficial note issued this aft
ernoon says: Contrary To the allie
cation contal;.ed In a dispatch fror
Hongkong to foreign agency. no
only has the French government no
dir egarded the rules of neutrality. bu
after sending 'ts civil and milltar
agents very precise instructions for tn
enforcement OF these rules. the govern
ment has unremittingly seen to thei
extension"
London. MAJ S.--Vague fears OF pos
sible complications over French neu
trallty In the far east affected the ton
of the stock exchange today. The mar
kets inclined 20 fintness all around.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
DISTRICT rs TRANSFERRED.
Gregory Is Now . Part Of Tract Under
MitchslI's Jurisdiction.

Chamberlain. =. ID. May s.-Gregory
county. which Was last winter de-
tnched from the Chamberlain land dis
trict and added tn the Mitchell district.
has been formally transferred To that
place, the records being taken tn Mitch
ell this week under the direction OF
Register Cleo. +. Foster. of the Mitch
ell office There IN but little public
land left In that county. but the large
number OF contests tn be passed on at
once viii add materially la the Mitch
ell Office. A. the Chamberlain land Of
Ace during the month az April there
were a total OF S0s original entries
filed. OF which iA were for Rosebud
lands and 3sS for Sioux lands In Lyman
county. This was quite showing. but
May Will put that figure completely IN
the shade. as there is at present AN alb
solute scramble for lands along the
projected extension of the Milwaukee
Dad from this CitS.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
BILL RUDOLPH HANGED.
Missouri Bandit Pays the Penalty o.
the Crime OF Numbering a
Detective

CnIou. Mo-. May i0--wIliam I;u-
dolph was hanged In the jail today for
participating with George Collins. who
was hanged last year. in the killing OF
Detective Charles J. Schumacher OF ST.
Louis at Rudolph's home near stanton
In January. 1908.
Rudolph's neck was not broken. and
death came only after thirteen min
utes OF stranglinH. He walked To the
scaffold with a firm step and said moth
ing after leaving his cell About 100
persons Witnessed the execution.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
RUSSIANS health GOOD.
Official Statement Issued About Condi
ton in Eastern Armies.

Gunshuc Pass, May lO.--In view q
exaggerated reports OF sickness I'm tn,
Russian armies published abroad. tn,
Associated Press ~ authorized TO Civ,
the following figures furnished from
headquarters OF the number of sick. IL
the entire region from Lake Baikal cas-
To Nladlvostok:
In Hospitals-wounded T69 officers
1880 soldiers, sick, l.l57 officers. L..
siS soldiers.
In Sanitary TTains-wounded. IS OF
ficcrs: "a soldiers. sick. 81 officers: az:
soldiers.
In Hospitals for Convalesccnts--
Wounded. 2lG; sick. 90. Last week g
patients died and ~ were discharged.
Conyalescents-wou 451: sick
500.
Among the sick are the following
cases: Contagious dysentery. 80;
typhus. us: grippe. 2O4; fever. 80: an.
thrax. 80: scurvy. IL; smallpox. 80.
catalepsy. i6; diarrohea, i:s. inspect
fed. l2s.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
SAYS he IS GUILTY.
Edward oottsehalk Acknowledges HE
Part in Two Horrible Murders
Committed in 81. Paul.

St Paul. Mimi. May lO-Edwatd
Gottschalk. charged with the murder ~
Christian Schindcldecker. a butcher.
and Joseph Hartmann, his accomplish.
today pleaded guilty To the charge Of
having killed Hartmann and confessed
to Judge Lewis his part In both crimes.
The Judge will pass sentence Thurs
day. Schindeldecker was murdered In
February In his butcher shop. His
body was horribly mutilated by meat
clenvers. the motive being robbery.
Gottschalk says Hartmann killed the
butcher while he remained outside the
shop. After that Gottschaik tried 20
avoid Hartmann. but failed, and that
finally Hartmann attempted TO kill
Gottschalk. The latter killed his ac-
complete In self defense.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
A $4,000 Qresn.

Messages from Constantinople civ.
lengthy accounts OF the splendid cere-
mony with which the sultan's daugh-
ter was married to The son Of the
Turkish minister OF Justice at Yildiz
Kiosk. the imperial palace. The brides
dress, IL ~ stated. cost no less than
$4,000. According Ia the Paris Gaul-
OILS IL was embroidered with pearls.
and was made In the palace itself by
two milliners. who were increasingly
watched by an officer and two soldiers
lest they should appropriate any OF the
gems.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
MANY FEAR FOUL PLAY.
crswsoms Signs Are Found NJ Iona.
Lyman County.

oacoma. 3. d. Siay s-fona. little
town AT the south end of Lyman county.
IL Rll torn up over the discovery OF what
u supposed 20 b. the evidence OF great
crime.
Workmsn In removing one OF the promi-
nent buildings OF that town were horri-
fed to ind quantities OF human hair.
auburn In hue The hair was evidently that
OF n woman and bore evidence OF havin.
slipped from the scalp instead OF having
been shorn. This indicates TO the citizens
OF Iona that the hair was from the head
Of one some time dead.
The mystery dcep.ned when few days
later a dos came into town carrying n
human arm bon. not yet dried. The pre-
vaiiing opinion seems TO be that foul play
has been used and that the victim was a
woman with auburn hair.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
BOARD OF TRADE WINS.
United States Supreme Court Affirms
the Chicago Organizations Right
TO Control Quotations.

Washington. May l0--The supreme
court OF the United States today de-
cided the case OF the Board OF Trade OF
Chicago against the g. &. Christie
Commission company OF Kansas City
and the kinsey company OF Chicago,
involving the question OF the right OF
private concerns TO use the continuous
quotations OF the board In favor OF the
contentious Of the b, ird OF trade.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
IT'S BUTA SORDID GRAFT
Mrs. stsnnard Would Save werrsn
from Fate Of ioopskirt. Which
IL 70 Become Fashionable.

London. May i0-Mrs. Arthur stan
nurd (Jonn Strnnge winter). the nov
ciist. haa To her already countless wom-
ems leagues added yet another. She
has discovered that Paris threatens
society with nothing less awful than "a
revival of the crinoline. Mortified and
alarmed. Mrs. Stannard. has written the
newspapers. calling upon the women Of
Great Britain To- rouse themselves ana
avert the awful fate that 10 threatening
them.
Checked Previous Attempt.
Twelve years ago. she says. she only
stopped revival OF this evil by get
Ting Il 900 women 10 write postcards.
pledging themselves to oppose the.
wearing OF crinoline. She now warts
n, 900 women TO write postcards Offer
ing To join a noncrinoline league. Ac-
cordIng To Mrs Stannard women must
not be blamed for the danger that now
vile lust for money that the shame
belongs
Twelve years ago u seemed that ty-
rant man decreed "A revival OF crinolin.
and factories actually were started
making steel hoops. For time the
outlook was black. but Mrs. STANDARDS
gallant $1,000 won In the end and the
men lost their money.
Scheme Simply 20 Make Money.
Now we are told they are deter
mined to recoup themselves. believing
there IN moneS In the notion. and con-
WINGED that once the fashion II set
every woman will follow. Hence Mrs
STANDARDS crusade.
The Spectator. discussing the cru
SADIE. wishes II success, but confessrs
90 misgivings and points out the un-
dertone Of real concern and almost
hclplessness of certain phrase" OF
Mrs. STANDARDS letter. and says IL IL
lamentable TO have to confess that the
crinoiinists nre right In the conviction
that every woman will follow the FASH
ion once u IL set. for the fact of a
fashion being extremely hideous never
vet has prevented women following IL.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
BIG VICTORY FOR DUNNE
iayor Of Chicago Wins First Rouno
for the Proposition Of City Own
erships Of Traction Lines.

Chicago. May lO.--The city scored
victory IN the traction litigation today.
bringing municipal operation n step
nearer. Judge GTosscup denied a mo-
ton on behalf OF the Union Traction
company TO enjoiE the city from In
terfcring with the use OF the so-cnlled
Adams street line OF the old Chicago
Passenger Railway company. holding
the franchise of the company had ex-
pired. II IN the intention OF the city
TO use the Adams street line as the be-
ginning for municipal ownership
street railway.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
HOBSON IS TO WE'D.
Merrimac Hero 20 Become the Hus.
band Of Miss Hull, OF Tuxedo
parL Al "

New York. May 9.-The engagement OF
Mss Grlzeida Houston Hull, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. T.. George Hull. OF Tuxedo
Park. New York. 10 Capt. Richmond y.
Hobson, has been announced. The we'd
ding. which has been set for May =. viii
be very quietly celebrated without formal
Invitations. only relatives and a few
intimate friends will be- present Miss
Hull In n grandniecc OF former Governor
houston OF Alabama.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
A REPENTsNT SINNER.
Man Sent Price Of q Sack Of Flour n,
One Tir-e Stole

Sisssion. +. H.. May S-tpon opening his
mail IN" other day ]. A. Mckcever. a local
business man. was surprised TO md tn
enc OF the envelopes the sum Of si.5o In
cash and the following letter:
Dear Sir: Enclosed ind 20 which owe
you for "a sack OF Hour that l took from
YOU about three years ago.
was hard up and had no money TO pay
YOU. and went .U;o your place OF business
and helped myScf 10 the Hour when you
was not there
I have rcpsntcd and want TO make "
righi with you and God. ] hop. this VIII
prove satisfactory because -four was
cheaper then ard the enclosed money VIII
pay both PRINCIPAL and interest.
Ropcntaut sinner.
There was nothing 10 disc.os" the id"n-
tity Of the writer or whether CT not hc was
a resident o. Slsrion.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
MAKE LARGE HAUL.
1880 In Money, Stamps and Securities
Taken by crseksmen from tho
vibora Postoffiee.

Sioux Fails. =. d.. May s.-News was
received here this morning of one of the
boldest robberies ever committed In
eastern South Dakota. The postofiice
nj viborg. a small town on the Great
Northern south OF Sioux Falls. was
raided by cracksmon. Notwithstanding
that n number Of persons were sleeping
nearby. they blew the safe la the post
office. which II located in the hardware
store " NJ. v. Olson. and escaped with
considerable booty.
Among the plumber as $500 In cash.
500 worth OF postage stamps and notes
and other securities tn the value OF
about T.. 900. Not the slightest clew Tn
the identity OF the crncksmen or the d.
'ection taken by them u To be had.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11

There In n man OF Sc In New York
who has not tasted meat In thirty
eight years. He expects To- live twenty
I'VE or thirty years longer. He has
b. 'ught up large family ON vegetables
alone. His eldest son. who was In
childhood very delicate. with an obvi-
.Es consumptive tendency. became n
vegetarian with his father thiriy-eight
years ago. and In fine. vigorous.
hearty man. educating his children In
the same regimen.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
REVIVED A CORPSE. Z"
atlanta Man Declared Dead by Physi
clan Resains Animation Before
He Expires.

Atlanta. Ga. May s.-Aftor beng de-
clarcd dead by physician. y. NJ.
Biacker. aged q, revived under the touch
OF the embalmer and lived ten hours.
Blacker was declared dead and Embalm-
er Hilburn was summoned. The latter be-
gan work. when the supposed dead man
drew a breath and u nush passed over his
face. A physician was summoned and
soon Blacker was apparently az well as
he had been for two weeks. The reanima-
ton was temporary. for he died last night.
Blackcr came from Ohio. and his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Byvr. lives in Chicago.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11
WANT WESTERN LAND oFFlcl
Energetic Movement by Citizens Of
Bonesteel

Sioux Falls. :. d, May a.---An inl-
portant meeting rs to be held by the
business men and other residents OF
Bonesteel this evening. Som. weeks
ago steps were taken by the people Of
Homestead TO have United States land
Office established n that place. The
matter was placed In the hands of 70
committee consisting of s. i. Lucas.
George A. Jeffers and Fred Reich
mann. all leading residents OF the town.
The members OF the committee have
wagcd an aggressive campaign I'm be-
half az the project. which means SO
much TO the hundreds 81 settlers on the
ceded portion of the Rosebud Indian
reservation. At the mass meeting To be
held this evening the committee Will
make u report ns To what has been ac-
complIshed In the direction OF securing
United States land office for the
town. Only recently, in accordance
with an 1rdcr of the sec sctnry OF the
interior. Gregory county. OF which
Boncsteel IL one OF the principal towns.
WAS formally transferred from the
Chamberlain 10 the Mitchell land dis
trict. The intention was To have the
federal land business OF the county
transacted by the Mitchell Office. but
now Bonestecl desires TO have the pub
lie lands I. CIR CORY county handled by
United States land ONCE TO be esiab-
lished ut Bonesteel.
As the public lands In the Mitchell
district outside OF those I'm Gregory
county have virtually all been acquired
by settlers, the people OF Mitchell viii
naturally use all means To prevent
Gregory county being declared n sep
arRte land district. with n land Office
at Homestead. notwithstanding this,
many OF the people OF Bonesteel pro-
Tess confidence In the change being
made. and declare that the prospects
for Inducing the Ian Office ut Wash
ington To make the "angc, instead OF
being discouraging, are quite pTomis-
Ing. Under the circumstances. with so
much at stake. the meeting this even
ing is being looked forward To with
great interest by the residents OF Bone
tccl and Gregory county.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11

King Leopold of Belgium has taken
possession OF the new Japanese palace
In the Royal Park nj Lseken. IL II d.
vided into several wings. Each ~ them
contains half dozen finely decorated
drawings rooms. The furniture. the
ornaments. the sculptures. the paint
ings. the screens and the roof were ex-
ecuted at Toxic by the best japanese
artists. More than 1900 electric lights
illuminate the palace. where the king
intends giving some gorgeous recep-
lions I'm honor OF the shad OF Persia
next summer.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11

There are seventeen mills In Germany
Engaged exclusively In the manufac-
turc az tissue paper. Germany turns
out more tissue paper than any other
country I'm the world. The exports Of
German tissue paper. especially those
qualities used for cigarettes. copying
hooks. artificial flowers. chimney
shades. carnival articles. etc. are
steadily increasing. Up To about TWEEN
~ years ago. says a German ccntem-
porary. the manufacture OF tissue pa
per was almost unknown In Germany.
and now the German article controls
snoss Of the worlds leading markets.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11

For 1906 the assessed valuation OF
franchises I'm the city OF New York IN
32o:. is2. $50. Al the tax rate OF si.5i the
annual revenue from these franchises
would be over si.5eo.o00. The accumu-
ls:ed taxes due the city for six years
ARE over 1000. 900. The corporations
resisted I'm the courts the payment OF
this TAX and after n long legal battle
the court OF appeals. OF April Is. 1903.
unanimously sustained the tax.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-05-11

The three great power stations now
being built ON the Canadian eide OF
Niagara Falls will have AN aggregate
output of 2s5,00O horsepower. Clti-
mately one OF the companies. the on
ts:io. VIII add tn Its output so as to
bring the total To <oc 900 horsepower. IL
is estimated that the grand total OF the
worlds present hydro-electric' power In
tSa.0oe horsepower. OF which the Can
adian stations will represent more than
"a no. cent