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The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
HAz|NC RAMPANT
At THE ACADEMY
A Case Occurred at Annapolis
Tuesday Night
STOOD CADET ON HEAD
UNTIL HE TAINTED AND WAS
TAKEN TO HoSPlTAL-iT RE.
SUITED IN TWO SUs.
PENSIONS.

Annapolis. Md. Dec. 13.-Notwith
standing the Testimony of witnesses
before the Meriwether court martial
that hazing is no longer praeticed al
he naval academy, a case occurred
there last night. Tho victim was MID
shipman Kimbrough of Germantown,
Tenn. Last week he was called before
the board Of officers now In session at
the academy inquiring into hazing,
fighting and similar practices and con-
PEELED 10 answer certain questions. n
Is said he had also told some relatives
that he had been haEed and that the
relatives laid the matter before the
authorities.
The hazing last night was on ae-
count of two things. Kimbrough was
compelled to stand alternately on hls
head and feet. repeating the process
for ten minutes continuously. At the
end Of that time he tainted and was
left in that condition by the hazers
Later he was found by his roommate.
still unconscious. This morning he
was carried to the hospital but is now
doing well
Admiral Sands. superintendent of
the academy had the matter investi-
gated by the board OF officers this
morning. Their report showed that
Midshipman Coffin, Jr., Of Carson City.
New. a member of the third class.
took part in the hazing and that Mid
shipman Van Derver Of Mount Holly.
n. J.. Of the second class. was on duty
and did not report the occurrence.
Sands Immediately suspended the
and forwarded his recon
mendstion in the matter to the secre-
tary of the navy.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
SLAv ATROCITIES
APPALLS WORLD
Nameless CrueIties Perpetrated
Upon Jewish Women
POPE COUNSELS POLES
W!TTE IN INTERVIEW SAYS HE
HAS NO INTENTION or RE.
SIGNING POST OF
PREMIER.

London, Dec 13.-1'he correspon-
dent of the Telegraph, at st. Peters
burg in reporting an interview with
Witte says the premier declared the
army would remain faithful, that the
finances of the country we're sound and
that 1t was mot his intention to resign.
Witte said his health had not i'm.
proved brt he was quite strong enough
to continue the discharge OF his duties
and was therefore resolved 20 faith
fully remain at his post, since neither
personal ambition nor any motive but
duty to the emperor and his father
land had actuated his acceptance OF
the heavy responsibility attaching to
his office.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
TRUST MACNATES
ACCEPT SERVICES
Even John Dee Has Grown
Tired OF Dodging
lis NOW IN VIRGINIA
BUT WILL COME HOME IN TIME
TO TAKE HIS MEDICINE
OR CONSENT TO MAX.
ING DEPOSITION.

New York, Dec. 13.--Henry H.
hand men of John d. Rockefeller in
| the Standard Oil company, have at
last consented to accept service in
the New York hearing of the State of
Missouri's suit. They have become
tired of dodging the relentless process
servers who haunt the Standard OIL
building at 2G Broadway.
John d. Rockefeller is still at Hot
Springs, Va, but he is expected home
shortly and ii is said that he, too, will
take steps to accept service,
Some Of the men wanted by the
State of Missouri 10 tell what they
know about the oil business in that
state have had to be served person
ally, and some are yet to be served,
but ii is generally believed in Wall
street that this course Is taken for
technical reasons-probably to avoid
the admission of connection between
the Standard Oil company of New Jer-
sey, the parent company here, and the
subsidiary company ana companies
thar are being sued.
Henry Wollman, council for the at
torney general of Missouri, said today
that subpoenas had been served on
James A. Moffat, Frank Q. Barstow
and Howard Page, high officials of oil
trust corporations.
I'VE are now having some little
difficulty in serving some of the others
with subpoenas," he added, but by
January 5, all Of them who are in the
states of New York. will be served"
DO you expect to be able to serve
subpoena on John ID. Rockefeller in
this state?
III do; but, in case we should not
succeed by january 8, ! understand
that Attorney General Hadley Will
giva noticu to taisg Mr.. Ro-kefeller's
deposition In Virginia, CT wherever he
happens to be-" Owing TO the post
ponement of the proceedings to jan
uary ., new orders of subpoenas had
to be served and the service on
Henry Fl. Rogers in his automobile,
for the former hearing went for
naught"
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
MASKEDMEN WITH
DRAWN REV0LvERS
Search a Kentucky Train for
Buyers Of Tobacco
FACTORY is BLOWN UP
SNUFF coMPANY's PLANT
AT HoPkiNSViLLE WAS
VERY COMPLETE.

Hopkinsville, Ky, Dec. 13-The to
bacco factory here, owned by Mrs. M
B Penycy, and operated for the To
bacco Trust by the American Snuff
company, was blown up by dynamite
at $50 o'clock Wednesday morning.
There was no loss of life but the
destruction Of the factory was com
plete. There was no insurance on The
plant. as the insurance company had
only few days ago Cancelled the pol
icy owing to excitement In this local.
ty by the tactics OF some tobacco grow
ers. The force of the explosion was
felt for a long distance Several
houses in the vicinity We're damaged
as were the depot and four or five pas
senger coaches standing on siding.
The members of the Dark Tobacco
Growers association condemned the
action.
A few days ago representatives OF
the American Tobacco company al
this point received notice not OF re
ce'ye any more tobacco from people
fayoring the trust, but he paid no at
tention to 1t,
Train Searched.
The conductor of passenger train
on the Elkton and Guthrie railroad
stated this morning that late last night
as his train was running from Guthrie
to Elkton, he was tagged at Brad.
shaw. When the train was stopped the
engine was boarded by masked men
who covered the engineer with revol.
yers and told him to do their bidding
While this was going on about $50
men. all heavily masked boarded tbs
.traia and about 40 OF them marched
through from one end to the other
with drawn rEyoiyees, The leader. tolt
the passengers not to get excited, az
they were only looking for tobacco
buyers. After a thorough search of the
train the men left the coaches and the
engineer was ordered to proceed to
Elllton
For long time the Dark Tobacco
Growers association has opposed an
element in its organization known as
the "Hill Billies," whose depredations
while night riding have caused much
in this district where
nearly all the dark tobacco grown In
the world Is raised.
investigation at Washington.
This matter has been within the last
three weeks the subject of an examina'
ton by a special agent Of the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor, and his
report on the matter Is now believed
to be at the department office in
The head of the Dark Tobacco Grow
ers' association is f. G.. Ewing. Of
Nashville, Tenn. and he has fire.
quently expressed his disapproval Of
the methods of the ''Hill Billies'
L. was learnd today that a tobacco
factory at Trenton. KY. controlled
by the Italian Reggie Contractors, was
burned several nights ago. The fire Is
thought to have been of incendiary
origin.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
GIRL ON A LARK
COMES TO GRIEF
YOUNG NEW ORLEANS SOCIETY
MISS FOR A WAGER PARADED
CANAL STREET IN MALE
ATTIRE.

New Orleans, La, Dec. i5.-Caual
street, the most prominent thorough
fare in New Orleans. was LAST evening
treated TO one of the rarest bits Of
sensation that has occurred there in
recent years when chronic lounEers
and men about town caught sIght
of a slender figure dressed in natty
trousers and coat 10 match and the
nobbiest little beaver TO be found in
a hatter's window. The figure could
have been mistaken for he genuine
dude. but it happened that 1t was only
Miss Alice Thomas, who lives on Man
dcville street. indulging in a little lark.
Miss Thomas. who belongs TO one of
the best families in New Orleans, had
previously left her home to spend a
few hours with a friend in Camp
street Miss Thomas wagered her
friend that she would appear on Canai
street In male costume and would no,
be recognized by any Of her many
gentlemen, friends The wager was
accepted and Miss Thomas dOnned
trousers and sailed forth.
All went well with her until she
ran into the police at the entrance o.
one Of the theatres. and then her joke
became a very serious matter. Out
20 the police station vent Miss Thom-
a.. male attire and all, and 1t was
not until this morning that her friends
learned Of her w5srsabo1ts AID scar
Cd nj releazs.
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TO DEPosE WIFE.

st. Petersburg. Tuesday. II, (cveu
ing) via HelsingIors. Finland and Bei
lin. Dec. 13.-The Nassha Shishu
clans to be in possession of informa
lion to the effect that at a conference
Of Grand Dukes and Court officials
held at Tsarsko Selo II was decided
that Witte had proved a failure and
the time had arrived for the adoption
of firm measures which could be en-.
ployed with much less opposition nm
der a man like Prince Sviatopolk-
Mirsky. former minister OF the inter
ior The paper declares a further con-
ference will be held tomorrow at which
Witte will not be nresenf.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
PERKINS AND MAC
SURRENDER JOBS
Compelled by Public Opinion to
Hand in designations
TWO GOOD MEN SUCCEED
ANOTHER SHAMEFUL INCIDENT
OF ROBBERY or LIFE
POLICY HOLDERS 6Y
FRENzlED FINANCING.

New York Dec. 13.--Two incidents
affecting the life insurance situation
in New York today oyershadowed the
legislative committee Investigation
While the committee was inqnirine
into the conduct of the Prudential
Life Insurance company and the
| Metropolitan Life Insurance company
| George w Perkins resigned as first
vice-president and chairman of the
finance committee of the New York
Life. He was succeeded as vice.presi
dent by Alexander e. Orr, president
of the New York City Rapid TRANSIT
company, and as chairman Of the
finance committee by John CIailin
head of the Fl. b. Claflin company
Another important move in the sit
Iuation was the election by trustees
of the Mutual Life today of Charles A
Peabody to succeed Richard A. Nc
Curdy as president of that company
at $4,000 year. McCurdy's salary
was $150,000 Peabody Is lawyer the
American representative of William
Waldorf Astor and director in several
banks and other corporations of which
one is the Illinois Central railroad
company, Peabody also was nominated
as trustee of the Mutual Life to sue
ceed Justice Peckham. and Emory Me
Clintock was nominated to succeed
Elihu Root
United States Senator Dryden OF
New Jersey, president of the Pruden-
tial Life, testified before the investi.
eating committee today and made a
statement of his reasons for fayoring
the federal supervision of life insur-
ance companies through national de.
partment, which he said, should have
high authority over them.
This. hs said, would benefit both tlls
companies and the insured
The tendency or the holders Of iu'
dustrIal policies In the Prudential and
Metropolitan Life 10 lapse We're OK
ainined in great detail by counsel Of
the committee. who quoted a state
ment of the Prudential company that
~ per cent OF its industrial policies
lapse within five years from date OF
issue. Dryden declared this Is much
TO be regretted from the standpoint
of the company as we'll as from that
of the insured and that the tendency
now is toward greater persistency on
the part of the industrial holders than
formerly. The senator asserted that
industrial insurance. even with high
rates and tendency to lapse. is the
greatest economic force now in
operation.
Just before adjournment today Ha-
ley Fiske. vlce.president Of the Metro
politan company, told of an incident
In which that company commissioned
William A. Reed 10 buy 1888 shares
of railroad stock for the company.
Flske said Reed the same day sold the
stock to company Of brokers at $40
share less than the broker sold It to
the Metropolitan. Fiske said he had
tried TO get the money back but Reed
refused TO surrender IL.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
Is FORMALLY ANNOUNCED.

Washington. Dec. l3,-The formal
announcement was made this after
noon by President and Mrs. Roosevelt
of the engagement of their daughter,
Alice Lee Roosevelt. to Nicholas Long
worth, representative in congress from
the First District of Ohio, one of the
Cincinnati districts. Coupled with the
announcement of the engagement Is
the additional announcement that the
wedding will take place about the mid
die of next February. While arrange
ments fer the wedding have not been
made, 1t is expected it will occur at
the White House.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
SCHOONER FLoasNcIA WRECKED

San Hose. Costa Rica. Dec. 13.-The
schooner FloreDcia. while on her yoy-
age from Blueheld-. Nicaragua, TO
Port LimOn. Costa Rics. was wrecked
Among those lost were Frederick a.
H Wood. British consul a. Port
Hmon, Two Americans. John Tihaui
and " NJ Rather and tree sailor.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
WELL KNOWN ARTIST DEAD.

Chicago. Dec. 13.-Perry Landis,
well known artist and club man, died
tonight al his home In Evanston. fol
lowing an illness Of more Than three
years duration. Mr.. Lands. who was
born in Clifty. Ind, 30 Yeas ago, was
a junior member of the firm Of Sof.
man & lands. and was well known
among artists all over the United
Statos.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
DIABoLlcAL MURDER.

HallOck. MINI, Dec. l3.-John LOI
ensOn. a farmer living near Pelan.
kittson county. was hacked to death
by his scn Peter with an az. The
crime Is one Of the most diabOlical
ever committed in this state The
boy is a raving maniac. Two years
ago he killed a brother and was com
mitted 70 the asylum from which he
was FIVE times released on parole.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
ATTEMPT TO BURN A CHURCH

Springfield. Mass. Dec. l3.--De-
struction of the Highland. Baptist
church by fire was prevented by the
discovery Of a lighted candle in a
cigar box in barn in close proximity
to the church.
Pure deviltry' Is the official yer.
dict Of Dcputy State Fire Marshal
Anderson.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
FIRST or rHe SEASON.

Brighton. Mich. Dec i5.-Miss Mel
lie Ainsworth Of Madison. We. and
her cousin. Bert Stewart a young far
mer living near here. broke through
the ice and drowned here today while
skating On Bishops lake near this
city.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
ONE DAY IN JAIL

Columbus. Ohio, Dec. 13-wm. A.
Inskeep. formerly a member Of the
Board Of Education Of this city. in
dicted for using the mails to promote
a lottery scheme, was sentenced to
day e serve c.s day IN the Trsnl-liu
county ia.L and sned $50 and costs.
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14
KILLED By TOUCHING LIVE WIRE.

New London. Conn. Dec. 1S.-John
Hawkins. a lineman f-F the New Lon
don Gas and Electric Company. vas
electTocuted By touching q primary
sire while At eo-k CT 4 pale a. TIC
City Hall today
The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-14

It's a wise advertiser that knows
the best medium. The Bulletin has
double the citcglatlcn Of any ether
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sill consent 10 allow tire aforesaid
correspondence 70 De pabiished and
the contributors may rely that they
all get their moneys worth.
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GCOntinusd On Second Pzssl
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-07-06
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

The Chicago & Northwestern are
erecting new depot at DeSmet.
The Aberdeen city coucil has issued
sixteen saloon licenses for the coming
year.
Robbers broke into the postoffice at
Loomis Friday night and secured $500.
They left no clue.
Henry Rademacher, farmer living
near Britton, was seriously hurt in a
runaway Thursday.
A bunch of holdup artists seem to be
busy in Aberdeen at present, there were
four attempts reported last week.
At recent special election the voters
of Mitchell voted SIS, 900 bonds for the
purpose of erecting new school build
ing.
The Swedish Luthern church of
Strandburg was struck by lightning
Thursday afternoon and totally des-
troyed. Loss 5000.
A tornado swept over the western
part of Minor county Saturday night,
injuring many people and doing much
damage to property.
Insurance Commissioner Perkins has
Admitted the National Life Insurance
company, of Montpelier, VT, to do
business in this state.
Aberdeen was without saloons for a
few days last week as the re suit of q
Misunderstanding among authorities.
Three days dry and carnival.
Rev. f. H. Richardson, pastor of the
First Baptist church at Huron, has
accepted the pastorate of a Baptist
church at Deming, New Mexico.
The salaries of the assistant post
masters at Brookings, Pierre and Yank-
ton were raised 500 per year, and the
Mitchell assistant got 5000 raise.
The First National bank and the
American National bank, of Deadwood
have been merged and the business will
be conducted under the first name.
The wild and woody west is moving
farther west. A man was arrested in
Pierre last week for shooting up a fire.
mans dance and fined $25 and costs.
The five liquor cases at Faulkton
were disposed of by the conviction OF
the two druggists who stood trial, the
other three pleading guilty. They
were fined from $50 to 500 and costs
each. Every druggist in the city was
arrested for violation of the state liquor
law.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-07-06

The Trip town board has awarded
to Des Moines, L., firm the contract
for the extension and improvement Of
the municipal water works system.
The extensions and improvements will
cost about "a 900 and will make the
system one of the best in the state.
Congressman Burke, who was one Of
the most persistant workers in having
the surplus lands in the Rosebud reser-
walton opened for settlement, expresses
the opinion that it will be impossible to
induce congress TO enact legislation
relieving the settlers on the oeded lands
from having to pay the price which
they are required to pay under the
existing law.
The United States stock inspectors
for this state have served notice on the
stock associations formed in several of
the counties to fight the dipping bill,
that their opposition must be stopped
and the state law must be obeyed or the
United States law will be enforced to
the letter and that this law 10 much
more stringent In it's requirements than
the laws of South Dakota.
Nowlin, Stanley county, reports
mysterious disappearance. Jens Frost,
who was working on the Jarman ranch
started from the ranch riding . horse
belonging to his employer and his own
saddle. The horse returned home with
out the saddle and search located the
saddle on the bank Of Bad river, but no
trace of Frost could be found. Il Ia
feared that he was drowned.
The farmers in the vicinity Of Lyons
have organized q stock company for
the purpose of constructing and operat-
ing grain elevator at that place. The
company will have capital Of $4,000.
w. #. Kelly was elected president and
Alfred Anderson secretary of the COM
pany. Work ON the structure will be
pushed with the intention of having 1t
completed for this seasons crop.
State Secretary Wipf has opened the
bids for the state printing for next year
and has awarded the contract to the
News Printing company, Of Aberdeen,
for printing the official reports of the
state officers. The regents of education
have also awarded the News company
the contract for printing the bulletins
of the South Dakotsa Agricultural col
lege at Bookings. These two contracts
were the only two to be let this year.
The other bidders were the Nipple
Printing company and theStatePublish-
ing company, of Pierre, and JohnLong-
staff, of Huron.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-07-06

Arthur Wenger, six-year-old boy q,
Groton, was fearfully burned last week
by the explosion of some gasoline
poured on a bonfire. He will recover.
A special election is to be held al
Highmore July 9Th for the purpose OF
voting on the question of issuing 81 500
bonds to construct a water works
system.
OF the sixty. three children in Brown
county who took the examination
under County Superintendent Eddy fol
eighth grade certificates, forty-one was
successful.
E. Hendrickson, who was deputy
commissioner of insurance until last
week, has resigned his Office and will
move to California where he will make
his home.
Wells Alger, Pierre boy, passed the
examination to enter the naval academy
at Annapolis. Wells is an orphan and
poor boy and friends advanced the
money to the course.
Drillers have begun the work of sink
ing the artesian well at Fort Pierre,
with which that city is to be supplied
with gas for lighting and for power to
run its water system.
Wilkins g. Johnson, of Crooks, have
been called ON by the revenue collector
to pay 81 900 as tax and penalty for
shipping butter to Chicago market that
was not mp to the law.
South Dakota sheep men own 500, 900
sheep with wool at 26cents a pound and
mutton at the highest price it has ever
been, they are the most prosperous of
the agricultural class.
Parties who claim to have inside
information say that the Milwaukee
railway company has decided to finish
the branch now being built west from
Chamberlain clear through to the
Black Hills this summer
According to reports which have been
filed with the state auditor there are
157 telephone companiee doing business
in this state, an increase of fifty-four
companies over last year.
The Western Surety company has
deposited with the state treasurer secu-
rites to the amount of $4,000, as
required by chapter 70 of the laws of
ne last legislative session. The law
requires deposits Of not less than this
sum before such companies can do bust
ness. Several such companies are tran
sacting business in the state, but none
has deposited the securities required,
except the company at Sioux Falls.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1905-07-06

Governor Elrod, upon recommends
ton of the board of psrdons, last weei
granted pardons to Joseph Russell
sentenced fromButte county for forgery
and William 4. Rowan, sentenced from
Minnehaha county for rape.
The United States marshaps Office
has man travelling among the large
stockmen across the river and notifying
them to remove the fences from govern
rnent land. II they fail to comply with
the notices prosecutions will follow.
f. j. Smith, postmaster of Loomis, in
Dawson county, was held mp and robbed
Of $40 in cash and &125 in checks
After relieving him of this the robbers
marched him to the postoffice where
they secured $12o worth of stamps.
The machinery for the shirt factory
at the penitentiary Ia now all In Sioux
Falls and is being installed as rapidly
as possible. When the machinery is all
installed 40 Of the convicts will be put
at work manufacturing shirts.
A heavy rain east of Pierre seriously
damaged the track of the North West.
ern road, washing it out at intervals for
distance of ten miles and stopping
train service for day. Several wagon
bridges were carried out and the whole
country was flooded.
Since South Dakota was admitted to
the union the school lands has paid to
the schools of the state over $500, 900.
The first distribution of school money
made in 1890 amounted to only ga, 1853,
while the distribution for the present
year will amount to 100000.
The state board of pardons has rec-
commended q pardon for K. Z. Mayhem
sentenced from Hutchinson county on a
charge of shooting with intent to kill.
The application of Henry Billet of
Roberts county, under sentence on a
charge Of manslaughter, was held for
further consideration.
Judge Garland has just made a
decision defining the righs of full-blood
and mix blood Indians. The case was
that of Mrs. Jane K. Waldron against
the United States, Black Tomahawk
and Ira A. Hatch, United States Indian
agent. A tract of land joining Fort
Pierre townsite was involved
The first drilling contest with
machines instead of hand drills, ever
held in the Hills, will be feature of
the Fourth of July celebration in Lead
The competitors will be required to set
mp the machines, drill certain length
of time and take them down.