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The Cotton Market.

Reported for The New over the pri-
vite wire of EDWARD =. SHELDON
& CO. Bankers and Brokers. Room 23i,
Baniean building.
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The New York Stock Market.

Reported for The News over the pri-
vate wire Of EDWARD p. SHELDON
& CO, Bankers and Brokers, Room 2@,
Ranigan building.
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profit by IT,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-09
THE QUEEN
AUTOMOBILE
ExcELS IN PRICE, POWER,
PERFECTION.

ExCElS IN PRICE, POWER,
PERFECTION.
1t Is equipped with greater cylinder
capacity than any car In it's class. Il
has reached stage Of perfection at
tempted but never accomplished by
others-the result Of years Of careful
experimenting.
In no other machine can be found
co many points Of excellence and so
much In general, combined with a
price that Is surprisingly low.
The QUEEN, whether light run
about or heavy touring car, will take
you anywhere and everywhere, over
all kinds Of roads and under any con.
ditions, and bring you home safe with
out trouble or accident, as II is built
strong enough to stand the most Sc
we're usage.
The various models for 1905 are
each marvels Of perfection, combining
to the highest degree simplicity, relia.
bility, power and durability, all essen.
tial features in an automobile.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-09
HALElWA.

The HALEIWA HOTEL. Honolului
famous country resort, on the line o.
the Oahu Railway, contains ever,
modern improvement and atfords it'
guests an opportunity to enjoy al
an,asements--sof, tennis, billiards
r. th and salt water bathing, shoot
20, fishing, riding and driving. Tick
cts, including railway fare and one
full days room and board, are sold a
the Honolulu Station ana Trent q
Company for $500. For departure o
trains, consult timetable.
On Sundays, the HALEiWA LIMIT
ED, a twohour train, leaves at s:2
a. M; returning, arrives In honolui,
at 1910 p. m
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-09
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BEWARE OF limitations. The name Ayers
SnrsRparilla is prominent on the wrapper
and blown In the glass Of each bottle.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
VALUE OF THE AUX.
Stuffed Specimen Of Extinct Bird Conn
in- 20 America

tNT 20 SNFuGElCds
London Graphic: The authorities OF an
American museum have !ugt paid Mr..
Rowland Ward 900 Eulncas FOR the spcci-
men Of tho great Huk-or Alea impcunis.
to give Il the name by which {, Is known
In scientific circles. Tho great aux In
mcasurahly increased The importancs
both OF itself ard lbs eggs when u Joined
the GoJo In the rUalIuB OF the extinct.
aud It's market value g. ever on the up
ward grade. The stuffed rr'"eir1"n Slows
that the great aux. OF E1r,iowl. "a Il IL
sometimes called Gas a fairly big bird.
perhaps the Fizc or a Mirhaclirgs goose.
and IL had an cApaIEe OF white bosom OF
SpatlCssuoss which would excite tho
envy OF German waiter IL had a whito
splash over each csc, but lts head, tts
w,bbrd feet u.td It's elegant shaped back
were almost black. Some interesting par
,lculars % his Nc and habitat are 10 DO
found Ia I.vIskE,rs Royal Natural Ills
tory" from which We take the following
massage, Confined 20 the North At
lau;lc. ard ranging rs far north as lee
land on the one side and Greenland on
the other. the great al was migratory
species which ln winter wandered as lar
south as the Bay OF iassay and the shores
OF Virginia.
Both IN Greenland and Norway Il ap-
pears TO have been always rare: and ito
chief or only breeding places were three
rocky Islands near Iceland. known as tho
GRrcfowl SkeTgluH or GrIrfuslaskcr. and
Funk island OF the Newfoundland coast.
by the subsistence u the spring OF iSSo ot
one OF these isluts. which, "a being tho
most mace ossihl~. was the .lvorite breed
ing place. the birds were driven TO ora
nearer In" shore. whore they were more
easily approached: ana IN the course OF
the next fourteen years the species be-
came extinct In Europe. the last pair
having been killed In the summer OF lsH.
The existence OF the garcfowl on Funk
island was discovered about 1874. when
the birds were 30 numerous as 10 be rPck-
Oncd, II s. said, hy thousands: but iuccs-
SAINT persecution for more than two cen
turtles eventually brought about its cx-
termination. which probably took place
almost Coutcmporaucously With its dis
appearance from Europe. ON Funk Is
land II aas customary Tor the crews Of
several ycsscls TO spend the summer FOR
the sole purpose OF killing garcfowl FOR
the sake Of their feathers. Although ws
have but traditions Of these expeditions 10
!s iudisputable that store pens were
erected into which the birds were driven
like sheep that they were slain by mill
lions aud their bodies were left 10 roe
where they lay. while Tor som" puTposs
o. other frequent and Ions. continued ares
were lighted on the island. The records
OF this slaughter are still rNtaut IN tho
numbers OF gaTcfowl bones 20 b. met with
In the soil OF Funk island. sgch relies,
together with few skins. and a NUm-
Der OF egg shells. being all that rcmi!a
TO Us OF the finest Of the auEs.'
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
KING FORGIvES NORWAY
Hopes Earnestly That the Swedish
People Will Remain Calm and
Let Norway Go.

Berlin. July iS--Dr. Hugo GAM. cor
respondent 81 the Frankfort Zeitung
has had an Interview with King Oscar
NJ Stockholm. during which his ma
Jssty said he admired the way In which
the Norwegians won to their side all
European publlcans without. however
bcuehttiug their cause.
The king denied he had prccipItates
the. crisis by declining To accept the
resignation OF the Norwegian cabinet
Tor Ncrwoglans themselves had dc.
clared that whoever accepted the port.
folio would cease To be a Norwegian.
fHFhe correspondent remarked that n,
I'd heard only words OF respect for
toe KING In Norway, 10 which his ma.
1esty replied:
For my part I have forgiven ths
Norwegtans and hope TO God that the
Swedish people Will also remain calm
Tor u would only be hanging a mill.
stone about our necks To restore the
union forcibly."
The king also said the appointing
OF Swedish prince To the Norwegian
throne would certainly be the SIMPLEST
solution 81 the difficulty. but the result
would be dctrust In Sweden or I'm Nor
way.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
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all the fear and superstition OF his Chi.
nesc nature. After he reached the re-
spectacle residence part Of the city hs
followed the alleys, running swiftly
when thinking himself unobserved. NJ
last he arrived AT the familiar back
gate To the Ashbury home. and he al
most few toward the house. Young
William wns In the yard.
"Nuur fathcrT" cried Ony Wang.
Father Amt here" replied Willie
In Eis excitement Ong 80 FAR lost
control of his American tongue that
Gee III would have been ashamed of
him I'm times OF peace. However. he
made Willie understand what had hap
pencd.
Daddy was roin' 10 stop 1T Uncle
Fred's down the street. Maybe We
can catch him there" said Willie. tok-
ing Ong by the hand and starting on
run FOR the street But Just as they
reached the pavement In front of thu
house Willie had what he afterwurd
called IN Inspiration. lie stopped abb
ruptly and ASKED
"Say. II Daddy gets Gee from the
policeman. WIN you En with me TO tbs
mission Sunday school next sunday
II was no time for argument. and
vegetables were not the most Import
ant thing IN tho world 10 Oug Just then
SO he answered quickly:
Yes yes. Hurry"
All right. that IL = sure enough
promise" answered Willie.
They found Mr. Ashbury AZ Uncis
Frcd'g who at once cleared the frantic
Gee. II having been the Chinnman Of
the dumps who had committed tho
murder nnh fed hut who bore such n
perfect resemblance to Gee that ths
force NJ the station had not doubted
his Identity. and Gees troubles would
have been of much longer duration had
not his detective friend appeared.
The next SUNDAY afternoon Willie
Ashbury proudly led up the church
aisle not only hts little playmate. but
the great Gee III gs well.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
Liberty Bell.

The bell that played so Importan; q
part in ringing IN the first Fourth %
July. 10y announcing the birth OF tas
new nation. when the Declaration %
Independence was read TO the world.
is regarded with great veneration by
Americans.
This beloved bell had an eventual
history. II was first cast In England.
In 1852. ana hung In the state house
at Philadelphia. but II was found 10
be cracked IN the rim and had 10 Do
reCast three times before "a was a
success. and finally had this inscription
placed upon 10: Proclaim liberty
throughout the land 10 all the inhabi-
tants thereof" very appropriate one.
and taken from the Scripture. Levitt
Gus XIV, 10. II nobly made that procla-
nation when the Declaration Of Inde-
pendence was proclaimed, having been
rung for two hours continuously on
that great occasion. IL was cracked
while toliing for the death 90 chief
Justice Marshall, and since that time
has been Zcalously guarded, being al
lowed TO come 10 Chicago as an exhibit
at the Columbian exposition, but with
n guard OF honor that never left IL out
OF their sight. Numerous small cx-
emplars OF IL are common. and IL Is a
fitting badge on every Fourth OF July.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
FOLK TO THE RESCUE.
Governor OF Missouri Comes to the Aid
Of the Peoples Bank CT
ST, Louis

s.. Louis. July Bon motion OF at.
torncys FOR the Peoples United States
bank. capitalized nj S2.500.00o. Judge
McElhinney OF the county circuit court
today dissolved the rcccivership for
that institution and discharged Re.
Ceiver Spencer. appointed By him sew
eral days ago OH request OF Secretary
Of State Swanger. The fraud order of
the postmaster general has been en-.
Joined and the bank Ii again free.
Judge McElhinney's action was based
OF the ground that the secretary of
state failed TO make n personal invcsti-
CATION & the. affairs Of the bank before
making the application for receiver.
The court stated that n receiver had
been appointed on this representation.
which. Il had developed. was based by
Secretary Swanger on his impression OF
conditions prevailing at the bank and
It's method OF conducting its business,
and not on facts secured through In
vestigation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
HELD UP BY IAGU,R.
-Four Trains Stopped at Tunnel While
Beast Fights Men Who
Reeapture u.

Colorado Springs. Colo. July Is
More than 1000 people aud four pas
scngcr trains on the Colorado Mid
land railroad have been held ut tho
tunnel two miles west of Manitou by
n fierce South American jaguar. Be
fore he was captured the animal
clawed Joseph Bennett of this city.
cutting a severe CASH across his leg
Miss Delman became frightened md
I'm Cndcavoring To scale a high clirr feil
"A distance OF twenty feet. breaking Il
leg.
The jaguar and polar bear occupied
two compartments In large cage
loaded upon a fiatcar train belonging
To- circus. The cage was too high
TO enter the mouth OF the tunnel. and
as the cage struck the roof OF the
tunnel Il was torn off and the jaguar
escaped. After some effort. In which
Bennett was injured, the animal was
captured and placed in the cage.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
RECORD OF SLAUGHTER
RsiIroading In the United States Dur.
ing the Last Quarter Filled
with Accident.

Washington. July iS.-Thc accident
bulletin just issued by the Interstate
commerce commission giving an ne
count OF railroad accidents In the
United States during the months OF
January. February and March shows
there We're twcnty-oicht passengers
and 20f employees killed. and 1851 pas
sengers and 2.062 employees were In
jured IN train accidents. making I'm all
232 persons killed and AHA injured en-
train accidents during the quarter.
Other accidents to passengers and
employees. not the result OF collisions or
derailments bring the total number of
casualties up IN 800 killed and 1887
injured.
There was decrease OF forty-tw
In the total number OF persons killed
AN compared with the quarter ending
December 81 last.
The total number OF collisions were
LIST: dcrailments. l.32l: damage TO
rolling stock and roadway. $4,000. 900.
Sixty-two employees are reported
killed I'm coupling and uncoupling cars
during the quarter.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
IOWA LEADS THEM ALL
tIawksys State Has Largest Number
Of pspositors OF Any State in
the Union.

Des Moines. Ia. July ie.--with Iowa
already possessing more banks than
any other state. not excepting New
York. Pennsylvania or Massachusetts,.
and the number increasing ut the rate
OF over 100 year. this state In attract
ing the attention OF the entire banking
world. owing TO the fact that Iowa has
no large commercial and financial CEN
ters. 10 has TO take eighth place In re-
gard TO It's bank deposits. New York.
Massachusetts,. Pennsylvania. Illinois.
Ohio. California and Missouri exceeding
this state I'm this regard. But every
draw money TO Its banks.
According TO State Auditor II. +. Car
roll. Iowa now has close 10 I. $50 private,
state and national banks. with total
deposit OF nearly $3.50. O0O, 900. Illinois IL
the only stale that comes near Iowa I'm
the number OF banks. having 1854.
Iowa has more banks than all the New
England states put together and easily
exceeds New York. the total numbe,
OF banks OF the Empire state bclng only
i,OS2.
Iowa has three-fifths as many banks
rs the fifteen states OF the Pacific group
and three-eighths as many as all tho
thirteen southern states. The fifty-one
states and territories OF the United
States have total OF s0,efl banks. ac-
cording to the last American Bankers
directory. and onc-fourteenth of this
entire number are located In Iowa.
Number Of Banks Increasing.
The financial world "a now wonder
Ing why Iowa has such n remarkably
large number OF banks and asks how
the deposits of them all keep constant
~ increasing despite the ever growing
number OF banks among which tho
money OF the state IL divided. From
whence comes all this money? IL IL
being brought out 81 hiding places
where the golden coins have long been
boarded? Who are the men who are
organizing the new banks. and where
have they obtained their money! These
are some 81 the questions that have
been asked Auditor Of State Carroll.
whose department includes supervision
over the state and savings banks Of
Iowa.
1T is n peculiar fact. remarked the
state auditor. that she organization Of
new banks I'm n town does not seem to
generally affect the deposits OF tho
banks already doing business I'm tho
same place. am not prepared Ia say
where all this money comes from for
the new bank deposits. but large part
of Il IL due TO the great prosperity OF
the state. Some OF u may have been
boarded In the homes 81 the owners.
hut I have no means 81 knowing how
much OF the new bank deposits come
from that source II H. also a queer
fact that when n bank goes into
liquidation or fails tho deposits OF tho
other banks OF the town do not show
any perccptiblc increase az that time.
People do not rush from one bank TO
another with their money, and whore
Il H. kept In the meantime g. a prob.
lem"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
DRUNKENNESS IN NAVY.
Commander Scott Found Guilty, but
Mercy Is Advised.

Washington, July i9--The court
martial record In the case or Com
mander II. q. Scott. L. s. ". has been
received ut the navy department. Com
mandcr Scott, who was In command Of
the cruiser Detroit. was found guilty
Of drunkenness on duty. suffering n
vessel OF the navy To be- run on n shoal
and placed I'm great danger ana neglect
OF duty. lie was charged also with
failing TO obey a lawful order OF arrest,
and with conduct Ia the prejudice 81
good order and discipline, but these
charges could not be- proved. The o.
lenses are alleged tn have occurred ON
board the Detroit at Puerto Plata on
May II.
Tho court sentenced Commander
Scott 20 dismissal from the Ucrti,r.
but unanimous recommendation 90
clemcnCy To the reviewing authority
was spread upon the record. Rear
Admiral Royal ". Bradford. command.
cr TN chief az the naval forces la Sauto
Domingo waters, however. approved
the findings OF the court and referred
the case TO tho secretary 81 the navy
FOR transmittal TO the president fov hil
action.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
GUILTY BUT EXCUSABLE
Girl Is Found Responsible for the
Death Of the Man Who Had
Brutally Treated Her.

New York. July iS-Berthe Claiche
on trial by coroner's jury for killing
Emil Gerdron July .. was today held
responsible for his death and was COM
mitted To the Tombs prison without
bail. The jury rendered a split verdict.
seven merely finding the girl response
BILE for Gerdron's death ana the remain.
Ing Jurors declaring she acted I'm self
defense.
After enticlng Berthe Claiche To
America from France under IA false
promise OF marriage. Gerdron forced
the girl To 60 on the streets q earn
living for him at TIE sacrifice OF her
own good name. His excessive cruelty
caused the girl To have Gerdron ar.
rested July . and then. frightened by
his threatening attitude. she shot him
while the police were In the act OF max
ing the arrest
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
Mistake. In Adyer,i,inn.

A certain newspaper man in Iowa re-
Iates an experience that might shed some
light on the mail order business. He Ma
at the town depot and aaw a farmer iT!cEd
receive set OF harness & Ola Chicago. 10
attempted 10 prove TO che latter that no
was making mistake. as any % the local
dealers would furnish him the Fnmc or
better goods just as cheap, and tho proat
would be- kept at L0r.r, But" said tho
farmer. this Is the nTst time I have ever
heard that there n q harness shop In this
town. ! have taken your paper Tor hvs
years and have never seen line of adj
verlising IN II about such an institution IA
oil that time. But you can bet the ChI-
cago house has kept mo posted"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
BATTLE IN A CHURCH.
Place Of Worship TO See Who Is
"Best Man"

Owlngsville. Ky. Jul iS--Telc-
grams from Beattyyillc. KY. say John
Miller OF Brcathltt county shot and
killed James Crccs and wounded James
NJ. Thomas during fight In "A church
on fralry creek last night. Miller en-
tered the church. according to report.
and announced that he was the best
man I'm the house. Crccs ana Thomas
disputed this and the shooting fol-
lowed \ mob was formed Ia lynch
Miller but the sheriff landed the pris-
oncr safely In Bcattyvlllc Jail
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
Easy to Get Money.

New York. July i7.-Subscribers TO
the latest Japanese loan in this coun-
try will be notified of the shares al
lotted TO them on Wednesday. The
amount offered here. $50. 600. 600. was
several times oversubscribed and only
small investors will receive the full
share.
Toxic. July 1.-THE Korean loan OF n
million dollars was oversubscrIbed four
times. IL was the first foreign loan ever
iloated In Japan.
IL Is expected the Russian wnrships
Pobeida and Poltava. rInk Mt Port
Arthur. VIII soon be relocated.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
HEROINE AT LAST orTs IT

New York, July i.-An official COPY
OF the testimony taken by Superintend
ent OF Insurance Hendricks in his I'm.
quiry into the affairs OF the Equitable
society was received ut the district at.
torney's Office today. Mr. Jerome an.
nounced that he will make a careful
examination or the testimony and II
conditions warrant Il. criminal action
VIII be begun.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
HITS INSURANCE TRUST.
Arkansas Act Bars Old Line insuranes
Commands

Little Rock. Ark. July 1.-the Ar
Kansas antitrust law was declared valid
by the supreme court OF the state SAT-
urday, two justices dissenting from the
opinion. IL IN agreed that the effect
et the decision viii he TO shut out from
the state all old limo Insurance corn
panies that maintain rating agree
inent. and trust products sold In the
state VIII be In violation OF it's terms.
The case was carried To the supreme
court by Connecticut fire insurance
company TO test the law
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
NO NEW TRIAL.
Oregon Senator Must Take Penalty for
CrimeS-counsel Continues Fight.

Podtland. Ore. July ls.-The motion
FOR n new trial OF the case OF United
States Senator John n. Mitchell was
uverru!ed by Judge De Haven IN the
United States court this afternoon. and
the attorneys FOR the defense asked foI
"A week In which To- ne n bill OF cxccp.
lions and n writ or error
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-07-20
TORNADO HITS A STEAMER.

81. Paul, MIMI, July Il.-Thc stcam-
boat Clyde WAS sunk this morning on
the Mississippi river near wabnshn by
n tornado. which turned the vessel COM
pletcly over. The clyde was one OF the
largest rafting craft on the river aud
was towing a big raft at the time. The
captain and crew escaped by jumping.