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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-24
UNCLE SAM PAYS
FOR INDIAN PONIES
Hitchcock Fixing UP a Debt OF
1875 for Pine Ridge
Red Men.
1T is AN AGED CLAIM
Alleged by the Indians that the Ponies
Were Taken by Government EN-
ployes Nearly Forty Years Ago
for Military Purposes.

Washington. Feb. y. Secretary
Hitchcock has submitted To congress Il
recommendation tor ti,e appropriation
OF $3.50 To pay fifteen Indians on Ihe
l'int Ritie. reservation in South Da-
kutu for ponies taken for military pur
pnssS IN 1876. The various letters ac-
conipapyiilg the recommendation shows
That payment had previously been
made To Pine Ridge Indians under the.
tN"~ty "f !s6S for pouies and other
Property taken by bad white men,
Wkile The Indians We're in amitN With
the Gmted States. but that treaty did
not cover claims Tor payment ior ro-
nieS taken by the military authorities.
The names of the claimants follow
Rear Lays Down, Bear Scares, Elk
Norman, Growing Again Hairy Spotted
Etsls, Last Woman, Jennie Se;trS.
shield, Slow Bull. Spotted Eagle.
Sta.~iug Horse. The Woman That Has
Her Horses Brought, White Cow.
Mhite Maggie. yellow Hair.
Secretary Hitchcock also asks for an
appropriation of 81 900 for the educa-
tiou OF $50 Indian pupils at Morris.
Mimi. school, during the current fiscal
YEAR This amount is to replace a like
amount expended by the school author
tirs in Suppressine AN epidemic OF
fever among the pupils.
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CHARGED WITH ARSON.
Central City Man Principal in
Scandal.

Deadwood. s. d., Feb. 23 There is y
scandal abroad In Central city. T.. p,
Farnham formerly postmaster and his
Wife and Il prominent mining man be
ing the principals Farnham is under
arrest for arson and will be tried the
present term OF the Lawrence county
court. About week ago the postotfice
building at Central City and the dwell
ing house occupied by FarMham were
destroyed by fire. and the supposition
tt that time svas that it had been set
hN Farnham. He states that the night
OF the fire ne secured two letters ad-
dressed to his wife by a mining man
who WAS in Farnham's employ. After
reaCing the letters F'arnhan is alleged
to have abused his wife and put her
out of the house. Shortly afterwards
the building w4ts atiame and Farnham
himself WAS found in a critical condi-
lion, his friends believing that he had
attempted t" commit suicide. Farm
ham then w":lt to omaha and re-
turned Saturday night and was ar
rested upon h's arrival. He was post
master at Central City until Il month
ago. when hs resigned. He has been
prominent in politics for II number OF
wears and RECENTLY has promoted sew
"ral mining companies. Farnham's
friends belize that he has been driven
insane over Iarnily troubles
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Practically the Entire Business
Portion Of the South Oa-
kota Town Burned.
HAD NO FIRE PROTECTION
Citizens Worked Aeroically to Saw.
What Few Buildings They Could
Loss Is Placed at $4,000
with $4,000 Insurance.

Sioux Fails. s. d.. Feb. %. The town
pf Bryant in Hamlin county this morn
ing suffered the most disastrous fire in
it's history. practically every building
in the principal business block being
destroyed.
The town is without fire protection
and the citizens had hard work saving
other buildings which We're in the path
Way of the fire.
The flames started in the rear end OF
the Villas drug store on one corner OF
the block and swept through the block
to the Severson general store. the
ond building from the opposite end.
leaving only this and bank building
on the corner.
The hardware store OF Boril e Han
son. q hotel The general stores of
Hested Bros. Beckum Bros. restau-
rant, meat market and Il jewelry
store We're destroyed.
The loss is placed at 100000 The in.
Surance is about $50. eco
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INDIANS ARE SORE.
Witness Fees Attached in Omaha to
Prevent Them Investing in the
Cheer of Jaos.

Omaha. Neb., Feb. 80. Constable Joe
Grayhail, acting under Instructions
from Agent Wilson. of the Winnebago
reservation, This morning seized the
witness fees due to Indians testifying
before the federal grand Jury.
The ostensible reason is to prevent
the Indians from buying whisky in
Omaha. The constable had instruc-
tions to provide each ln6ian with a
ticket to carry him back to the reser-
vation and with other necessaries.
The Indians are sore at what they
term the high handed action of the
agent. declaring they We're entitled to
spend their money as they wish and
that they desire to purchase articles in
Omaha as they can buy to better ad-
vantage than from the traders at the
reservation.
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TUESDAYS PRocEEpINes.

Pierre. S ID. Feb. 2l.-The house wal
crowded at the orenins Of the hoYse ses-
on the primary election bin on iinai ac-
tion i'll the hcus" but IN this thay vera
disappointed.
The clerk droned through the bll; an,i at
the finish no one attempted to secure the
floor and the roll call began i, was
watched closely. with a checking sno"'ng
but 45 votes for the bill lacking one Of
a constitutional majority SeNe.a! had
failed to respond to their names OF the
call, and vote was asman'led from
those. resulting in one more vote 9.iaS
cast giving 1T the necessary forty-iiNe. he
for. the vote WAS taken both std IS ,iaiutd
to be certain OF success. and this caused d.
close watch of the roll call ia many quar-
ters
The opponents of the appropriation com
mittee amendment 10 the twin. plant bill
won out and the s5a.H}D for machinery was
placed back in the bill
Among number of new bills ptese litcl
were these:
BY the drainage committee. for a drain
age code
BY the Judiciary committee increasing
the jurisdiction OF a justice OF the peace
to assault cases.
Ey the Ways and msans comnitte" pro
viding for 2-mitl deficiency levy for no.
BY Wilson. providing for compulsory de-
struction OF prairie dogs by owners o.:
lands
Tae house bills passed were these:
The state primary law.
Increasing taNes OF insurance companiea
to : n"r cont o1 premium rec"iptS
For hide Inspection
For meetings of county aUal.toi's wish
the state board Gf eoualizatior.
Appropriatins $1,000 for an artesian weil
a at the Rcdiield asylum.
Allowing cites to acquire property ny
condemnation for sewer purposes.
Senate bills passed were
TO limit liability OF banks on forged pa
per and increasing TO 'iv" years tn. me-
of practice before admission 10 the bar in
the state.
In the senate. among the news bills
Wer,
By Dillon. to allow tho steward at the
hospital 10 retain Sl.ro as incidental fund
BY Douthey. appropriating l5.o0 to pur
chase farm at the agricultural college.
BY koepsel, allowing the county treas
urerS to offer for Sal., TAX iudg So
cured by the county at scaVenser tax
sales.
BY the committee on insurance prescrib-
ing state standard insuranee loltGY
form.
BY the state affairs committee, gen.
eral game law
Senate bills passed We're:
For city meat inspection.
To change the name of the R4dGeld asy-
um to "home for feeble m,nde /"
An emergency appropriation for Gank
ton asylum.
Appropriatins money as deficiency for
state board of medical examiners.
House bills passed by the senate We're:
brought by the state land Department.:
providing penalty for false statements as
to physical condition for the purpose of
securing puplic aid. and the cattle dipping
bill which carries an appropriation of $40.
n0 FOR carrying IL into effect.
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TO 90 RoplNa.
Seth Bulock's Cowboys Will Go to
New York Cjty

Deadwood. s. ID. Feb 2o.A letter
has been received by Captain Seth Bull
lock of peadwood from the Horse Fair
association of New York. inviting all
the cowboys who attend the Inaugural
at Washington on March to partici-
pate in the riding and ropins contests
at Madison Square Garden at New
York city. which begin April "a. The
Horse Fair association offers to bear all
the expenses of the cowboys who ac-
cept the invitation between the time of
the inaugural and the event at the
Madison Square Garden, and also to
buy for good price all of the COW
ponies The propositions makes it IL
certain thing that the cowboys will
be able to dispose of their horses.
Captain Bullock has already more men
enlisted than he can possibly take.
He has inquiries from all over the coun-
try as far south AS Texas and Okla
honiS and fiJ.n TIE western states as
far as Oregon. A number of the most
noted riders in the United States vii!
be present
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Tx Point Citizen Approached
by Officers When Sending
Out 3, 200 Birds.
HE is HoTLY PURSUED
Officers Chase Him in Busgies W'thou.
Success-Declared He Will Be
Given the Maximum Sen
tsrce Provided.

ltilS Point. s. D., Feb. -. llernlan
Ecck.r, ON. OF the more prominent OF
l.lk Points citizens. WAS this morning
i Fugitive trom officers of the Law.
wanted upon y charge of violating the
gam" laws that will bring upon him tine
mctys,Yous fll" OF 100000.
At > O'Clock this afternoon. EecSer
had not bee: located and people began
circulating the theory that he would
not come back preferring to sive up his
property to going To jail. His property
is estimated as worth 100000.
Last evening" Becker drove to the Mil
waukee and ST. Paul depot here with II
bobsied. II Was piled high With boxes
ard in the boxes We're 5000 quail. H.
WAS about Ia load them in a car. bound
ful Boston. Mass
For the quail Becker had been Of
fered s5.D00 aud he Mas already count
ing himself the poSseSSor of this neat
little fortune When Deputy Game Ward /
en- James halliday and II deputy United
states marshal stepped into the depot
ihiNining in u moment the purpose OF
the visit, becker turned without u mo-
ment's hesitation and ned precipitatalN
leaving quail, nobsled and all. ON and
on n. ran, n;tkl good his escape. All
the officers knew WAS that he hurried
"ut into the country as fast us his legs
could take him blndly avoiding the
punishment he dreaded.
Five Bugges in Pursuit.
This morning the deputy game ward
on and deputy marshal. With Sheriff
Sherman and Two others started out in
pursuit of Becker. The whole town
was aroused by the affair owing TO the
prominence of Becker.
II is declared positively by the of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-24
TRAIN JUMPS TRACK.
One Was Killed and Twenty Seven
Were injured as
Result

Paterson, ~ j., Feb 22-An east
bound train on the Erie railroad jumped
the track three miles east of here to-
day. One girl was killed and many
persons injured.
The dead girl is Miss Grace Matthews
of Midtown, n y. Ii is announced at
the offices of the Erie railroad in New
York that the injured numbered forty
-four and they We're being taken to Jer-
sey City.
The first of the injured to reach
Paterson was a man named Montgom-
cry. He was slightly hurt He said
We We're running at a high rate of
speed when the accident happened. The
whole train except the engine Went off
the rails onto the ties and then topped
down the embanlsment. The first car
turned completely over and lay bottom
up at the bottom OF the ditch. While
three other turned over on their sides.
The train Was we'll loaded and a large
number of persons We're injured and
girl killed. The work OF rescuing
the injured was begun quickly by those
who escaped unhhrmed. When left
the scene almost oil the injured seemed
to be able to walk.
The injured included
A. &. Mhitner. Sutfern.
Grace Newell. Middletown.
Miss Won Houten. Sufferin.
Mrs. Noonan, Chester.
Later ii was reported that seventy
persons We're injured and five cars
ditched. Some Of them We're said to
have rolled down the embankment. The
train is know, as the Mildletow1 flyer.
1t is supposed the wreck was caused
by the breaking of a tlange on car
wheel. official reports say one was
killed and twenty-seven persons in
jured. .Vhe train carried $50 passengers.
most of them commuters bound to New
York. Physicians We're rushed Ia the
scene from all directions
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Girl LIS a Hero.

Centerville, 5. D., Feb. 20. Miss
Anna Newton. daughter of .'Al'' New
ton a farmer residing near this place.
proved herself Il heroine and by her
pluck saved a number of her fathers
buildings from destruction by fire.
Newton WAS absent in the east, leav-
ing his son Charles. daughter Anna
and other members of the family ut
home. Charles had been to town and
upon returning home discovered thaS
the pump house was on fire. He sum
moned the other members of the fam
lily to aid in preventing the spread of
the flames
For two hours Miss Anna. in a tenn
perature below zero, stood between the
fire and the granary, barns and other
buildings and threw water on the
flames During the entire time her
hands We're without protection of any
kind. Had the barns caught it is like
ly all the buildings on the place would
have been destroyed. Through the en-
ergy of Miss Anna and the other mem-
bers Of the family the flames were cou-
t1nNd to the pump house.
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MINES AND MINiNe.
Business in the Black Hills is Boomin.
and Outlook is of the Best

I)eadwood. :. ID. Feb 2l--Another
property is to resume operations near
this place early in the spring. III is TIN.
Jupiter mine in the lSlack,ail district,
formerly Known as the Minerva and
Gustin properties. a consolidation has
been effected whereby money MAS Sc
cured for the commencement of active
work. The mine was sampled by the
general manager of The Horseshoe Min
ing company and the ore shoot in the
mine was found To be siNly to seventy
five feet wide and thirty feet thick. the
returns being from S. to $40 u ton. The
superstition was THAI the ore would av-
erage about 81 ton, but these re-
turns show a higher average. This
nine has produced about $4,000, 900,
laustly in the free gold in the cement
n forty-stamp mill and II cyanide plant
With Il capacity OF $50 tons day have
recently been installed. When this
Jupiter mine resumes operations. il is
quite likely that the Phoenix company
With AN adjoining property, will start
up.
a test rum ON some ore sent To the
omaha sneter by the lie Roy Gold
Mining company near Custer, gave am
average of SllS ton in gold. The ore
Vein from which the samples We're taxi
en- WAS about three and a half feel in
Width.
A shipments of sulphides has been
made by Harry Francis of Custer from
u property near that place The ship
nlcnt WAS made to Chicago, Where tests
We're made for the purpose of determine
ing the per cent. of sulphuric acid
That could be extracted from the ore.
The shipments are said to have been
entirely satisfactory. and the com
ptny intends 10 make regular ship
ments east
q. l.. McHush, general manager Of
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-24
ALABAMA HORROR.
Over Hundred Men Are Entombed in
Virginia Mines as Result of

birmingham. Ala. Feb. nc-Ey an
explosion i'm tba yiry,,;., ,,ipss ,h,v,
.,i,rh,
-, hat, "l, ,n nt VI i''i '''i''S
ave- .n,n,,i.a ~ a.'a !. - -" ui'','
49,. ,.,,,.atD. aise' ~ - oeiiessu 'hs eu
S,o,ss ~ ,.,vora,,. 81 ca . ~. us.l.n
1livoimo i,t ~, 80 -, 'N- . a. q. -
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,ltboneh tha ,,ia'. 49,, ,.a,.',''.. w 80, go
nntad Io,. Mine .,n,;'.I - -, ,,
fl l.; ,ls, 49, o''i So
a,,ot. has ,nnh,iI,, t.,,n = a,,..a M na
t.,i,s OF th,. ,,,,,Sa.T .I,..t.. IN,
n..y.r H., ,snnfyn wa"
The ,av.. s,., M, ;,.,s...
lhrnu.h ,ba ,.hnI.. .,i..,i'., ,r,,,S ...,.,
is almost ;sn1,tea f,.,, ~, 80, ,f ~,
world AZ thnra 10 ,,o ,ai.,,,b,,,,.. .,a,;n,
Al virp;ui., .,nd rba ,,,l, 'i,.. ,,,,,s' ,,,,
,o 1he n..ra * :, d;.,,,,oh.',,. ,,.i,.a -,
tn. Hi,n,inph,m aliner,,l ,,;,,,..,y on
which Virginia is Ior.,al Jataiis .,r,
slow ,n come i'm hut ...,c, ,o.,n ,,,hn ~
rived in, the civ from IN. scene ,nla
a more .re\yson. story of -b.. bo,,n,
The class of miners en,,,nysd vas mo
best in the district and ,jl halnnrad
10 the l-nitaa uin. Iyn,.,sf.,. or A,,,Ts,;
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1905-02-24
DRANK POISONED WHISKY.
Hand COUNTY Farmers Marrow Escape

=. from Death.
Miller s. D.. Feb. 23-Georse Gid
den, prominent farmer seven miles
last Of Miller, sold a load of hogs In
Washington and. not wishing to be dis
courteous. he drank a glass of liquor
With "A frie .ll This Went to hin head,
and in his t:azed condition bought a pint
of the st..ff to take home with him,
saving he would mix strychnine With il
tu poison wolves. On his way home he
Iut the strychlime into the pint of
whisky and drank it down, his reason
from the drink IN town. having desert
ed nim until he believed he Was nov
poisoning the wolves. He fell i'm tll..
wagon box, and the horses reached
home to be noticed some time afterward
standing by the barn. The unfortunate
man was taken to the house by his wife
and others. He suffered untold agony
as the two poisonS We're working in his
system and his life was daspaired of
for a night and day.
1t is claimed that he later admitted
taking the poison With suicidal intent.
although there seems to be no motive
for the act, the man living happily with
his wife and children.
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ROCK ISLAND WRECK.
West Bound Flyer Reported to Have
Killed Two People Near

Des Moines. la. Feb. 22.-Ihe Rock
Island flyer, westbound vas wrecked
mile and half west of Wiota at
noon today by spreading of rails. Two
We're killed and Il number are reported
hurt.
The dead:
HENRY MEHLER. residence un-
known.
REV. j. r.. JOHNSON, supposed 10
be from Harlan, la,
The seriously injured.
l.. r. Kent Morris, Ill.
Thirteen persons We're injured, ac
cording to the latest reports.
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FRONTIER LAND MARK.
DemoIishing of Old Warehouse Re.
moves an Interesting Scene.

knball. S. d., Feb. 2o.-The demoi-
lshlnS OF Il warehouse at this place to
make room for Il modern building re
moves one of the familiar landmarks
and structure which, during the days
k1mball was on the frontier, the scene
OF an interesting frontier episode.
When the old Warehouse was erected
i'm the summer of 1888 it was one of the
most pretentious buildings on the prin-
cipal business street of the town, which
Was then in its infancy. In accordance
With the customs of those early days
the building was dedicated with dance
winch was attended by practically every
resident o1 the town. bankers. editors,
professional men and Others Nlelng with
each other IN the pleasure of the event.
w me the detlcatloh was at It's height
the episode referred to took place. The
master OF ceremonies had Just called
out one more couple this way when
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Proceeding. Of tn. Week in Brief ia
Both Houses Of the South Dakota
Legislature. , , , , ,
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

t'lrrre, s. d., Feb l1.-rhc repor. OF
the mouse electors committee on the pri-
mary election bill was presented late this
evening Il, attacks the validity of the
petition and recommends that 1t .lo not
Dass. 1t goes over to tomorrow tor action
and the liabilities are that the report
will be turned down and the bin passed
Principal among the house bills present.
ed today were these:
fg the ways and means committee to
reuuire county auditors to meet with state
equalization boards before asssssors
meetings Zach year and increasing insur-
ancn taxes from ~, to per cent. of prem
!um reccipts, and by the live stock COM
niitJee providing for county meat and hide
inspectors.
The Zatft resolution for an amendment
to raise salaries or legislative members
only secured eleven votes. and the bill
for a state library commission was de-
featol
the house made laws by passing the
senate bills to list agricultural and MIN
"ral lands separately for assessment, and
to tax the cost against pla a.ntiff where
suit VAS brought in the wrong county.
House bills passed We're these:
The Foster hill prohibiting dealing in
futures and operation of bucket shops,
Foster de~ared these institutions to be
worse than any other kind of gambling
places IN tB- state, and the bin Went
through with only II half dozen votes
against it
Other house bills were to prohibit grant
ing saloon iccns-s within five miles of
zion of county commissioners In certain
cases; allowing circuit court judges eN
penses; increasing compulsory school at
tendance 10 sixteen weeks in year. le
caiiziny the issuance of waterworks
bonds, and bin for he purpose of assist
ing in STRENGTHENING out the Sioux Falls
waterworks tangle. and joint resolution
for constitutional amendment to provide
ioi municipal courts.
Ia the senate the bill TO create north
eastern hospital FOR the insane at Mater
town was the only matter which called
ont debate, Dillon of lankton leading the
opposition, III which he supported by
tassi', Neill, Hutchinson Lawson and
Ahe!. johnson asked for amendment
TO prohibit the erection of buildings at
the new location until the Iankton insti-
tuition had reached an attendance of l.ooo.
passed
othor senate bills passed were:
t.muoverlns county commissioners to
appropriate cash for county fairs: requir-
ing the faculty al the agricultural col
lese 10 make an annual exhibit at the
state fair, allowing road taxes to be paid
in cash; authorizing the employment OF
assistant states attorneys in certain ca scs
and providing for farmers institutes.
The senate made laws by passing house
bills tnaiNins notes for phNsician's serv-
ices n".l-ncgotiable, and authorizing CON
soliJation OF certain funds in the state
treasury.
New senate bills We're:
BY Frieberg. to fix fees of insurance
companies. and a Joint resolution by Cas-
sill indorsins the position of President
Roosevelt on the railroad rate question.
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stocks o. goods in ordc, 10 dsrraud cred.

The senate passed the house bill ,rovid-
Ing for determining adverse claims to real
estate AID senate bills 10 regulate fees
of sherifts. new Tee bill: to ai!b@ boards
of equalization to place tax list prop
erty which has escap ped tn. assessor; Xix
ing rates of tuition In schools and pro-
Niding FOR the exchange OF effects OF to-
bacco the human system in public
schools.
The primary election bill will come ,.p
for final action in the house tomorrow and
It's friends VIII push it hard possible.
for an opportnnlt, to get back into the
with IL.
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Also Called Grand Jury.

pert jury has been called tor the regular
March term OF circuit court which con-
ve,.es here on March Ii. TIL. calling of
grand jury is II surprise To many and is
the first 10 assemble her" since 1895. 1t
was called ON petition OF the states at
torncy