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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
WISCONSIN TORNADO.
One Man Killed and Much Property
Destroyed.


Blue Mounds. Wis, June 20-A
young German farmland, name un-
known. was killed on the farm of
Charles Collins while milking. over
$150,00O damage was done to crops
and farm buildings, and scores Of
head of stock we're destroyed by tor
nado that passed through Dane and
Iowa counties and over the townships
of Barneveld and Blue Mounds during
the evening. Telephone and tele-
graph wires are down, and the full ex-
tent of the damage can only be esti.
mated. The storm broke with wild
fury following an extremely sultry day,
and through tract eight miles long
and one to two miles wide, the de-
struction of property was complete.
The hail at Blue Mounds village
broke all glass on the west and north
west sides of buildings
Highland, Wis.,, reports severe
hail and wind storm which wrecked
over a dozen barns and windmills and
ruined crops. The path Of the storm
was two miles wide and hail piled up
foot in depth.
Similar reports come from Dodge
vile and Mount Horeb.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
Wednesday, June 21.

Governor Magoon has reported two
iicW cases of yellow fever and one
death On the Isthmus of Panama.
A log raft containing 1O,OOO,OO0 feet
OF spars and piling is to be towed
across the Pacific to Shanghai during
The summer.
At the Instance of the department of
justice United States Attorney Navee
will proceed against several Mormons
residing in Apache county, Ariz., on
the charge of polygamy.
Horace R. Basler, editor and pro-
prietor of the Sheridan (Pa.) Journal,
fell off Panhandle passenger train
near Pittsburg and was so seriously
injured that he died in an hour.
The extra dividend of the unusually
large amount of 120 per cent, in addi
tion to the regular quarterly dividend
of 25 per cent, has been declared by
the directors of the Fifth Avenue bank
of New York city.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
Monday, June 10.

A ministerial crisis Is believed TO
be Imminent In Spain.
A great part of the business section
Of johnson City, ILL.,, has been de-
stroyed by fire. The loss is estimated
at 100000.
Sam Davis. the American instructor
Of the Panama police, Is dead. DAVIS
formerly was detective sergeant OF
the New York city police.
Earl pagnault, twenty years OLD,
was struck over the heart by pitched
ball in an amateur ball game In Mln'
neapolis and instantly killed.
Herbert Ochsenrider, twenty-one
years Of age, committed suicide sun
day morning at Biuffton, Ind, Dy
hanging himself with clothes line.
Three burglars were SURPRISED
while In the act of breaking lnto lne
Fifth avenue residence OF 3. a. mar
riman in New York city. Afler AZ
exciting chase in which two pislo
shots were fred one of the men Wa'
captured.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
BANKS LOSE HEAVILY
OF PHILADELPHIA Fl.
NANCIER MAY REACH ONE
MILLION DOLLARS.

Philadelphia, June 21.-One of the
most sensational cases of forgery that
has ever been brought to light in
financial circles of this city was dis
closed Tuesday, when it was an
nounced that certificates calling for
small numbers of shares of stock had
been fraudulently raised to hundreds
Of shares, causing a loss to certain
banks and trust companies of this city
of from $750,0OO to S1,000,000. The
forgery involves the name Of Benjamin
II. Gaskill, who went to his grave
four weeks ago. Gaskill was the sole
member of the banking and brokerage
concern known as Benjamin H. Gas
kill & Co. He had offices in the finan-
cial district, and his credit was con-
cidered gilt-edged.
Gaskill died about four weeks ago,
and at the time of his death he was
believed to be worth about 100000.
He left no will, and administrators be-
| gan to close up his business. A patron
of the firm, whose name is not given,
brought from the estate 100 shares OF
stock of the United States Steel cor
poration. He turned his account over
to E. C. Miller & Co., which firm sent
! the 100 shares Of traction stock to the
Philadelphia Traction company Office
to have the transfer recorded. The
certificate did not agree with the com
pany's books, and an investigator
showed that the certificate had been
raised from shares to 100. The dis
coyery was reported to E. c. Miller &
Co., which firm Immediately notlnel
the Stock Exchange, Of which Gaskll
was a member, which In turn sent ou'
notices to it's members not to receive
stock certificates from the Gasklll es
tate.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
TWENTY-F FIVE KILLED
PASSENGER AND FREIGHT TRAINS
COLLIDE HEAD ON NEAR
PATAPsco, MD.

Baltimore, June 19.-The death roll
Of the disaster on the Western Mary
land railway now foots up twenty-five
and this number is likely to be in
creased from the list of those seri-
ously mangled. All the dead were en-
ployes Of the railroad and were return
ing to their homes in the small towns
along the railway. The train carried q
large number of passengers, all the
coaches being filled. AS many of the
workmen as could do so went into the
baggage car, the remainder Of the
gang of thirty-flve finding places on
the platform.
In the neighborhood Of Patapsco
station the road has many curves and
that just west of the bridge crossing
the Patapsc0 river Is sharp one. An
extra freight made up of heavy coal
and provision cars was running east.
It should have taken siding to allow
the passenger to pass. Why the Or
ders were disregarded will never be
known, for those who should have
seen that they were obeyed are dead.
The passenger train was running at
a speed of thirty miles an hour and the
freight was making good time. Just
west of the bridge they came together
with terrific force, the three engines
being piled on one another. The fear
full impact drove the passenger tender
into the baggage car and demolished
it and the mail car. Practically every
man in the baggage car was killed,
but those on the platform escaped
death by being hurled along both sides
of the track. Five flremen, three en-.
gineers and freight conductor are
| among the dead
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
GERMANY WINS POINT
FRANCE AGREES TO MOROCCAN
CONFERENCE UNDER GER
TAIN CONDITIONS.

Berlin, June 19.-Premier Rouvier
has informed Prince Radolin, the Ger
man ambassador at Paris, that France
is inclined to accept the invitation to
take part in the proposed conference
on Morocco provided the German and
French governments can reach mu-
tually satisfactory agreement as 10
the precise points to be considered by
the conferees. The conviction exists
at the foreign Office that France and
Germany will be able to agree on this
programme Although earnest differ
ences Of view are yet to be reconciled
the authoritative judgment of the for
eign Office is that they will all be over
come by negotiation. M. Rouvier has
thus Yielded to Prince Won Buelow on
two essential points on which M. Del
casse, the former foreign minister, had
refused the invitation to take part In
Morocco conference. M. RouVler nrst
consented to reopen the question and
then agreed to take part in the confer
ence provided the protocol is in con-
formity with French interests. This
will be accepted by Germany, which
will limit the deliberations of the con-
ference.
Great Britain, supporting France,
had also refused to join the proposed
conference, but Foreign Secretary
Lansdowne has, it is understood, said
that if France accepted Great Britain
would also accept.
A great diplomatic battle is in prog
ress with the probabilities leaning 10
ward German success.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23

Governor Masoon at Panama reports
Two deaths from yellow fever and
three new cases.
l'ennls Reen, aged sixty-Rve, was
struck and killed by Milwaukee
train at st. Paul Monday.
\ total of 245.3S2 persons have
passed through the gates of the Lewis
and Clark fair since the opening day.
Seven persons were prostrated by
the heat in Washington, D. c., Mon.
day. None of the cases was serious.
The Interstate National Guard asso.
citation is in session at St. Paul. Gen.
eral 4. S. Oliver, assistant secretary
OF war, is attending the convention.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
Represented in Venezuela.

Washington, June 21.-The dismissal
OF Herbert w. Bowen, for some years
United States minister to Venezuela,
and the generating of Assistant Sec
retary of State Francis B. Loomis
from the allegations brought against
him, are the outcome of the Bowen
Loomis controversy, which has at
tracted widespread attention for
many months past. This disposition
of the case is made by President
Roosevelt in letter addressed to
Secretary Taft, made public Tuesday
night, approving Mr.. Taft's findings
and conclusions in the case. The
president scathingly arraigns Mr..
Bowen, declaring that his conduct is
especially reprehensible; that Mr..
Bowen asked one Of his witnesses to
enter the employ of one corporation
for the purpose of lin plain words Of
stealing documents which he hoped
might incriminate Mr.. LoOm1s, and
N1l. bcNcll has LOl many iAAOASAo' AZ
deed for the last two years. devoted
himself ito hunting up scandal and
gossip until it became monomania
and caused him to show distinct dis
loyalty" to the country he represented
The president says he had hoped to
| promote Mr.. Bowen, as during much
of his service he had done good work,
but that his usefulness in the diplo
matte service is now at an end. The
president adds that he would direct
that Mr.. Bowen's resignation be re
4aested, but for his statement that ne
would consider resignation as al
admission of misconduct and the dis
missal is therefore ordered.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
One More Big Battle Before the
War Dogs Can be
Chained
The Final Crushing Blow. Eela-
borately Planned, Must be
Delivered

st. Petersburg, June 20.-The only
hope for an armistice pending the
meeting of the peace plenipotentiaries
seems to rest with President Roose-
velt and even that is considered slen-
der. So far as known the president
has not taken a positive step in this
direction. The impression here con-
tinues strong that Japan only with
great reluctance could be induced to
forego the advantages of her strategic
position which, despite the tone of the
official advices from the front, are re-
garded as being altogether favorable
to Field Marshal Oyama, and agree to
q suspension of hostilities for at least
six weeks, during which time thou
sands of reinforcements would reach
General Linevitch and Vladivostok
would be strengthened with munitions
and supplies to Withstand siege. In
deed, it is suggested that Japan deltb-
erately planned to postpone the meet
ing long enough to give Oyama
chance to administer to the Russians
q fresh defeat on land in order to rob
the war party in Russia of their last
card and facilitate acquiescence to her
terms. Considering the situation.
therefore, President Roosevelt's tr1-
umph will be all the greater If he
could now succeed in crowning his
work by an agreement which would at
least prevent another bloody battle
pending the show of hands at Wash
ington. At the British embassy the
Associated Press was informed that
Great Britain had not offered Japan
any advice on the subject.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Thursday, June IS.

H. Ackerman, the Swedish minister
at Paris, Is dead.
A cablegram from Governor Magoon
of the isthmian canal zone reports four
additional cases of yellow fever, two
Americans and two Jamaicans.
Charles K Herrick, for many years
well known halter in Chicago, is
dead of heart failure. He was seventy
two years old and lived in Chicago
fifty years.
Augustine Roache, Nationalist, has
been elected without opposition to
represent Cork city in the house of
commons, succeeding James F. X
O'Brien, who died May 2S.
The Russian war Office invites pro
posals from German ammunition works
this week for 100000, ,000 cartridges OF
all kinds, costing between 81 ,OO(
and $2,000,00o, and also for considera
BILE quantities of regulation intantr.
rifles.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
ANTl-AMERIcAN PROPAGANDA.
Boycott Favored by Important Meet
nqs at Tientsin.

1,ientsin, June 19.-Two important
meetings have been held in the natlSe
city in connection with the antl-Amer, r.
lean propaganda. The meetings were
attended by 600 students, represeh.lls
twenty-six colleges. Ten resolu'lons
we're passed, of which the most lmpor'
tant was the following: ..
To boycott American goods; 70 70
stimulate Chinese manufactures; ~
circulate nti-American literature anu
record results. aoo ,,o,n
Other bodies, representing 200 mem.
,,ars from the commercial guilds OIL
seventeen provinces, have signed az -
,areement under mutual bond 10 70
forfeit m $4,000 taels if any member Is i
The peking guilds are circulating
10 GOO copies of the agreement
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23

Via the North. Western Line. Excur-
einn N tickets will be sold on June l9, 70,
% 81 and -. with favorable return linz
;ts M ON an account of National funniest
North American Gymnastlc Ullon.
Apply to agents Chicago 9 NorIn9 11e
Western R'y. 30
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
PosTPoNEs HIS DEPARTURE.
President Anxious to Aid In Further
ing Peace Negotiations.

Washington, June 19.-While the
progress of the preliminary negot1a-
tions for peace between the Far East
ern belligerents is necessarily slow at
this stage of the proceedings it Is
known that President Roosevelt hopes
they practically may be concluded BE-
fore he shall go to Oyster Bay for the
summer. His desire to facilitate In
every possible way the negotiations In
duced him to reconsider his original
plan to go to Oyster Bay this week.
After his visit to Worcester and Will
Jamestown, Mass, where he will go to
attend the commencement exercises of
Clark university and Williams college.
he will return to Washington, arriving
here next Friday morning. It is ex-
pected that If nothing unforeseen shall
have occurred in the meantime some
definite announcement Of the status of
the negotiations may be made soon
after his return. There Is POSSIBLE
ity even that the selection of the pleni-
potentiaries of both Russia and Japan
may be announced before the prest-
dent leaves for Massachusetts.
Would Avert General Engagement.
It is the hope here that the arrange
ments for the conference may pro-
ceed with such facility as to avert
general engagement in Manchuria be-
tween the forces of Generals Linevitch
and Oyama. The precipitation OF
great battle at the present stage Of the
peace negotiations would be regarded
here as a most unfortunate error Of
tudgment-an error which might i'm
peril seriously the negotiations for the
conference. Indeed, it is believed
in some quarters that whatever might
be the result of such conflict it would
arouse so much bitterness that the
negotiations, the status of which is
now SO favorable, would collapse.
1t can be said that President Roose-
welt Is giving no heed to irritating per-
sonal references to him which have
appeared in part of the Russian
press. His conduct of the peace nego-
tiations thus far has been as nearly
directly as possible with the emperors
of the belligerent powers and the ar
rangements concluded represent their
personal views as well as his own.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
Will Build Russian Warshlps.

New York, June 21.-Charles M.
Schwab of the Bethlehem Steel cor
poration said during the day: you
may make the statement that the
United States will be well Represented
in the building of Russian ships"
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
REFUSES TO BACK DOWN,
Norwegian storthins Replies to Letter
of King Oscar.

Christiania, Norway, June 2O.-The
address to King Oscar and the riks-
dag, adopted by the storthing IN reply
to the long letter which the king sent
June 13 to the president of the stor-
thing, M. Berner, Is OF conc1llatory
character. At the same time, however,
II indicates the unalterable determina-
tion of the storthing to adhere to the
action taken in dissolving the union
with Sweden.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
School Funds Apportioned.

The state land department has made
the semi-annual apportionment of the
interest and income fund to public
schools, distributing over 100000,
making 1925 for every school child in
The state
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
years at hard labor in the Sioux talls
penitentiary.
Mining Town is Wealthy.

The annual assessment of Lead
shows total of S1,929,205. Adding
the valuation of the Homestake COM
pany to this would make the total
about $5,000,000. 1t is expected that
the census report will show over 5000
people.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
to Meet at Deadwood.

nty-fourth annual conven-
South Dakota Medical as
VIII be held in Deadwood
t. Many Of the delegates
astern part Of the state will
leir journey to Portland to
American Medical aasocia-
lg at that place.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
FIVE HUNDRED KILLED.
EXPLOSION in Russian coIliery proves
Fatal to Many.

Ekaterinoslav, Southern Russ,a' s
June 1s.-Five hundred persons norrred
lilled in the explosion which oecultea , sa
at tbe Ivan colliery at Khar'sisk, W ~,
m longing to the Russian Donetz coAD
pany.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
eman Gets Two Year,.

/, [aI Ault, who killed .Kid-
81 D9Aesteel sa during last SUM,
En- r. ipr land on the Rosebud.
{htor mas been convicted of
and sentenced to two
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
Prominent Pierre Man Suicides.

James F. Morse, for eight years
clerk of courts Of Hughes county, COM
mitted suicide at Pierre by blowing
off his head with a shotgun. Despond-
ency over continued Ill health Is sup
posed to be responsible for the deed.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
n Wells for Big Area.

u'hs ol an artesian flow with
aouhl Of gas at the Wheeler
~ e., White Clay Butte ct d
> ,0zy leet settles the question
water all over the western
IL S'ale and all the way to the
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
ACCUSED OF FORGERY.
Deposed Philadelphia City Official Un-
der Arrest.

Philadelphia, June 21.-The arrest
Of Jonn w. Hill, who resigned last
week as chief of the bureau OF fltra-
ton, on the charge Of forgery and
falsifying certain books and papers be-
longing to the city and the annulment
of 100000 contract held by D. ].
McNichol & Co., were the dramatic
developments Tuesday In Philadel-
phla's sensational political upheaval.
Fill entered bail in the sum Of $40.
900 for hearing.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
rdon for Murderer.

Ie board Of pardons has rec
pardons for Lambert Jones,
. sentenced for life from
aiA county on q charge Of
lno 1or Herbert D. Caddy,
sentenced for twenty years
ence county on Q charge Of
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
Tuesday, June 20.

The Pacific National Baseball league
has disbanded. !,
The demand for girls TOT sens. .a- =.
ihousework in Chicago is mucn iarsei
than the supply. es<,5-
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
Using Sugar seets.

/ OF the farmers living in
tributary to Scotland, at
bn of the Commercial club
b, will experiment In the
eugar beets this season.
(rop is matured a Daven-
han who is interested In
bn OF the beet sugar In
Ego to Scotland to make
beets to see whether the
part Of South Dakota Is
Eheir culture. If the beets
b be satisfactory an effort
F TO establish a beet sugar
lcotland.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
100000 in Dividends.

(estake company has just
mother 50-cent dividend,
to 100000. This will make
|S.56S,95O distributed by the
nee it first began operation.
began paying a double divi-
p has caused the stock to
demand at Lead.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
'eposits Increase.

BepOSltS JuCTSdSSs
Ethe comptroller Of the
be condition of national
kth Dakota on May %
Ice the date of the last
bmber of banks has In
6ixty-nine to seventy-one.
tscounts increased from
b $11,757,S51. Cash re-
BED from $1,019,182 to
I'D total resources In
|s19,O63,679 to $19,9s3,673.
(n increase in individual
b Sl3,022,373 to S13.2O9.-
lverage reserve fell from
per cent.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
GETS N IN The NECK
ACTION FOLLOWS ENUMERATION
OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
OF STATE LOOMS.

President Approves Findings In Dip
lomatic Controversy and scathingIy
Arralgns the Conduct Of Mr.. Bowen,
Declaring His Methods Showed Dis
tinct DisIoyalty to the Country He
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
/ Homestake-
pg places in
70. Closed
/.
/ Assured for
| the Missouri
|ack Hills

Bookings, prominent
81 the state. is dead.
Falls in 1857. re-
lon in 1862. AS q
{rst squatter legisla-
led president Of that
Vas provisional gov
Tory. He pre-emptea
the state OF South
(e northwest quarter
knship 101, range ~.
present site OF the
/ at Sioux Falls and
h. He was elected
erritorial legislature
punty and served al
" in some branch OF
.e. In April, 1869. he
ssociate justice of Da-
He was president OF
bern railroad, the first
the territory.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-06-23
ina Places Closed.

UnQ TldSSo SsS
hey w. H. Parker OF
blaced warrants In the
sheriff to close every
| in Lawrence county.
forty places in Dead
|Terry, Central City,
hitland and Terraville
It. All gambling appll-
he removed from the
Idiately. The mayor OF
,rt time ago ordered all
BED at that place. The
been received with gen
IN throughout the coun-
Parker emphatically de-
lid shall stay on tight.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-25
At Valparaiso, Indiana.

A line from Jerome B. Allen indi-
Gates that he intends TO make aboye
city his heme for little while. La
regard to the city. he says:
This 10 4 city OF about ten thou
sand inhabitants, and University of
about three Thousand students, with a
department OF Law, Medicine, and
other modern appendages Of institu-
tions of this kind aside from the usual
Academic courses.
1T is an excellent place for persons
of limited means, as the University
controls the price of living and rooms
can be rented as low as thirty cents
per week with bed but no heat fur
nished at that price, but good rooms
can be furnished WITH heat, bedding
and table and other necessary furni-
ture at the low price Of 81 100 per week,
and good table hoard can be had for
81. so per week. or board and room and
heat, either coal or steam, for the low
price of So 30 per week. The Univer-
sity controls the whole thing and
Others are obliged TO conform or get
no custom. Good single meals at ten
cents per meal How ;t can be afford
ed l cannot see but such is the fact. ,