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The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
LAND FRAUD CASES.
Senator Mitchell and Congressman
Hermann Indicted.


Hermann indicted.
Portland, Ore, Feb. f4.The United
States grand jury late Monday re-
turned an indictment charging United
States Senator Mitchell. Congressman
John N. Williamson and Binger Her
mann and others with having con-
spired to have created the Blue Noun
tain forest reserve in Eastern Oregon,
with the intent to defraud the. govern
ment of public lands and Of also CON
spring to obtain possession Of more
than 200. 900 acres Of public and school
lands located In several states, OF the
value Of over So 900 600.
Indictments also were returned by
the federal grand jury against Former
United States Attorney John r. Hall,
Private Detective 81. p. Ford, Former
Major H. u. Reese. Deputy Sheriff
John Cordano, "A. p. Cay1or, local grain
broker. and saloonkeeper Fred simp-
son.
The charge against Hall. Reese,
Ford. Cordano and Caylor Is that they
conspired to defeat the ends Of JUS
tice by attacking the reputation Of
District Attorney Heney with the OBJ
ject Of having him removed from Of.
flce.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
EXTENSIVE COLD WAVE. !
Low Temperature Experienced Over
Immense Area.

slUlulSlI0O tNtV0s
Chicago, Feb. 14.-Not during the
past six years has the equal OF the
present cold weather been experienced
in the West, and in many places no
such low temperatures have been re-
corded since the establishment Of the
weather bureau. The area OF the cold
wave extends from Canada to the Gulf
Of Mexico, and from the Rocky noun
tains to the Atlantic. The line Of
zero weather is about in the latitude
OF Memphis, but all through the South
freezing weather is reported. In the
North the mercury has registered any
where from zero to As degrees below,
the latter mark being scored at Rich
land Center, Wis. Trains severywhere
In the West and Northwest are from
two to twelve hours late and because
of the packing Of the fine snow III the
cuts, it is expected that It will be sew
eral days before the roads are able to
restore the schedule time even II the
weather mod
Although details are lacking 1t is
estimated that about score OF people
have lost their lives. the majority of
the fatalities being in the Southwest,
where distances between houses and
towns are great, and shelter hard to
And re
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
up 1O IH[ SENATE
Rooseyelt's Rate Bill Went
Through: House by Big
Majority

Washington, Feb. 10.-After nearly
four days of discussion the house
Thursday by vote of 326 to IL,
passed the Esch-To Townsend bill provid-
ing for the regulation Of freight rates.
The negative vote was made up OF
eleven Republicans and six Democrats.
The closing hours of the debate were
occupied by Messrs. Williams Of Mis-
Asissippi, the minority leader, and Hep
burn Of Iowa, chairman of the commit-
tee which reported the bill. Mr.. Will.
Jams, while supporting the minority
measure, even though. he said he knew
1t could not pass, omplimented the
Republicans for bringing in bill
which was much better than he expect
ed would come from them.
The speech Of Mr.. Hepburn was
that his deeds and acts were sufifi.
cient answer to the '1ies'' and "slan-
ders, which had been heaped upon
him. The bill known as the Hepburn
bill he said, had been prepared by the
attorney general and he only yielded
to this colleagues on the committee on
the Esch-Townsend bill because he
did not want the committee to be the
target for scribblers, who wanted SEN
sational headlines. He devoted some
time to a strong presentation Of the
merits Of the majority's measure.
A bill was passed authorizing the
construction Of Z dam across Rainy
river, Minnesota, by the Rainy River
Improvement company, as SUCCESSORS
to the Koochining company.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
NEWS CONnENlS. AII0NS
Thursday. Feb. 9.

George A. Gilbert, assistant general
superintendent of the railway mail
service, Is dead at colchester, N. Y.
James N. Richardson. fifty years old,
president of the Mclean Drug com
pany Of st. Louis, committed suicide
by shooting.
Hon. Joseph y. Sanderson. one OF the
best known insurance men in Iowa, is
dead at Cedar Rapids. He was seventy
one years old.
King Oscar Of Sweden Is indisposed.
and unable to transact state business
He has handed over the reins of gov
ernment to Grown Prince Gustaf.
It is stated on high authoriay that
James Burton Reynolds of Massachu-
sets has been decided upon as the
successor Of Robert B. Armstrong, as.
isistant secretary of the treasury, In
charge OF customs.
q Rev. John H. Prugh, D. d.. pastor of
Grace Reformed church Of Pittsburg,
has accepted an invitation sent by
Emperor William Of Germany to par.
ticipate in dedication Of the new cathe-
dral In Berlin Feb. IL.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
AL FACTORIES REsuklE.
Great atrike ct ST. Pstsrsbur1 90 a.
fair of the Past.


ST. Petersburg, Fob. T6s last
visible vestige Of the great st. Peters
burg strike disappeared during the
day When the emplo oyss Of the Pntiloft
iron works returned. n all the works
ballots are being distributed Tor the
election Sunday Of representatives on
the mixed commission Of masters and
workmsn. The greatest confidence
prevails that the measures taken will
prove satisfactory to the workmen. as
Z the latter will be heard regarding the
formulation of new laws and the ads3
justment Of existing differences. The.
political side Of the agitatio Ion Is con
sidered no longer q serious factor at
present.
Rumors that General TTepoff Will
he appointed minister of the interiors
are not confirmed in the best informed
circles, where It II believed the post
of governor general will abe COM ntinueds
for several months ct least.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Saturday, FEB. H.

Senate Members administe what
was designed to be stinging rebuke
to President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hay for seeking, as the senate views
the situation, to obtain the privilege
Of making agreements with foreign ma
tions without submitting them to the
senate for approval. The word agree
ment" as used in article 2 of the ar
bitration conventions was eliminated
and the word treaty" substituted by
vote Of so to 8. s.
House---Number of bills passed, In.
cluding several relating to steamboat
inspection. II .5
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Boundary Line Bill Favored.

The senate committee on judiciary
has authorized a favorable report on
South Dakota and Nebraska. It pro-
vides that the boundary lines south Of
Union county, this state, shall be in
the nam channel of the Missouri river
~ now existing. This was agreed
upon in a compact between the legis-
latures Of the two states and was made
necessary by the frequent shifting Of
the channel Of the river.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Death May Gauss Death.

Ole T. Moe of Hills, east Of Sioux
Falls, is in critical condition as the
result of discovering the dead body Of
his comrade In bed beside him. Bern
hart o. Hoff, who roomed with Moe.
died in the night OF heart trouble. In
the morning Moe discovered that his
friend was dead beside him and the
shock Of the discovery was SO great
that he suffered stroke of paralysis.
There is practically no hope Of his
recovery. 4s
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17

gun. several witnesses testified con-
cerning hotel bills paid cy Judge
swayne while holding court in Texas.
The senate decided to devote the time
between and 5 each day to the
Swayne inquiry.
House--Four hundred and thirty
three private pension bills passed in
an hour and half. Bill providing 9
government for the canal zone constd-
cred for short time.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Monday, FEB. 13.

House-Session enlivened by 9 bit
ter personal debate between Messrs.
Sullivan (Mass.) and Hearst IN. Y.).
Mr.. Sullivan heaped upon Mr.. Hearst
q TRADE Of denunciation while the lat
ter by implication charged Mr.. Sulli-
van with completely in q murder
Senate-Ten witnesses examined in
the Swayne impeachment trial. Re
mainder of the day devoted to consid-
Grafton of the agricultural appropria-
ton bill.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
NINEI1 Y -FO O I]Es PERISH
.JAPs DROWNED BY THE SINKING
OF A SMALL STEAMER AT
OSAKA, JAPAN.

London, Feb. II. dispatch from
Kobe. Japan, to the Express reports
that the small steamer Natorigawa col
Ndsd with the harbor works at Osaka
on Sunday and sank, and that ninety.
four persons were drowned.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Tuesday, Feb. IL.

Senate Agricultural appropriation
bill passed after adopting the Hans
brough amendment relating to draw
backs on duties on wheat. Bill max
ing appropriations for the District Of
Columbia then taken up.
HouseMr. Sullivan (Mass.) took
the floor on a question Of personal
privilege to reply to the charges made
by Mr.. Hearst IN. W and related the
circumstances leading up to the In
dictment and conviction Of his father
and himself for manslaughter. Bal
ance of the day devoted to considera-
tion Of the naval appropriation bill.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
OFFICIAL REPoRT or RioTlNo
Thirty-three Killed and Thirty.slx Il.
iured ct Sosnovics.

Thirty.three ktlted Ah0 Iu1rIy'etXi -
jured ct sosnovics.
I.odz, Feb. ii. The governor. ~
interview with the correspo of
the Associated Press, said ]:
my ofiicial reports from 6osnovicss
SHOW that thirty three persons were
killed and thirty nix wounded, eighteen
or whom were seriously hurt ~ the
conflict at the Kathe hertnen iron works
onsT Thursday. TIC troubls Shet IN when
q large body o. striking miners trfsd
to force the furnace men Of the iron
works o5put out the ires and Join the
strike The mob became ytolent,
broke down fence and forced an
entrance into the works. which we're
guarded by two companies Of infantry.
The officers ordered the crowd to leave
but they refused. Suddenly : striker
drew a. large knife and rushed ri an;
officer. The soldiers then nred on the
mob, which Immediately ned. leaving
the dead and wounded Z
The governor added that no other
shooting had been reported and that
quiet had been restored Ia the city
There are 1000 men On strike II the
ssosnovice district
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
HUNDREDS LAID OFF.

Standard OIL Company curtails lts
ns.4s>,.A IN. " ..,..a as&
Independe Kan, Feb. 10. The
Standard Oil company has curtailed
its output in the Kansas field, laying
OF 900 men indefinitely. The action
is said to be the result Of antagonistic
measures passed recently by the Kan
sas legislature.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Rural Telephone in sanborn co.
Deadly Coal Gas Death
Causes Death
Iron Ore in the Hills Divorce
Cases to be Tried in Open
Court in Writings Circuit

( z {
Senator Kittredge has wired Regis
ter Burns of the United States land
Office at Mitchell that President Roose-
welt had just signed the order of the
general land Office transferring the
Gregory county lands from the Cham
berlain to the Mitchell district. Be-
sides the 100000 acres opened for set
tlement several years ago this in
cludes the 416,00O acres Of land in the
Rosebud opened last summer. Upon
Recommendation Of a government in
spector the land Office has been re-
moved from the old quarters to more
desirable rooms in the new city hall.
This move was made on account of the
capacious vaults which the new loca-
ton affords.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
To Extend Telephone Line.

The stockholders of the Storla Tele-
1hone company, which operates about
5ixty miles of rural telephone lines.
are preparing to extend the system in
the spring. The lines Of the company
now extend to Woonsocket, Storla and
Letcher, tapping an agricultural region
which is very thickly settled. It is
the intention Of the company to extend
the system to Mount Vernon and Lane
and the work Of construction on the
additional lines will commence as soon
as the weather will permit in the
spring.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
GOOD Carse s Z :, !, For y, & norrn,t; 3, ., J,

An uncle who has Just lost his only
nephew is in despair and cries contin-
ually What Kills me Il the knowi-i
edge that no one now will be sorry
when / die. It'B horrible, horrible, To-
think OFF, Paris Journal.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
should be tried in chambers m
deviate from the rule. g.
Driver Buried Under Coal.

Gus Tessman, resident of EpA
any, is in a critical condition AZ the
result Of a peculiar accident. While
hauling load of coal the reach OF his
wagon broke and the coal was pre-
cipiteted upon him, burying hiln and
crushing his head and face quite badly.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Tuesday, Feb. "A.

Marshalltown. Ia, is facing q coal
famine owing to a snow blockade.
The twenty y-frst ballot OF the Mis-
souri, legislature for United states
senator to succeed Senator Cockrell
was. without result.
IS Rev. Washington Hager Of Hadley,
w. Va, a Baptist minister, has been
arrested charged with passing 81 bills
that had been raised to $40.
Mrs. Catherine Alden, aged ninety
three, said to be seventh In line ofsdi-
rect descent from John and Priscilla
Alden, died Monday at GAINESVILLE, Wis.
Anton Westmark shot and fatally
wounded his wife at her parents home
in Dubuque, Ia, and then blew out his
brains. Jealousy caused the tragedy.
Fannie Moran Olden, formerly well
known as an opera singer, Is dead In
a private sanitarium at Berlin, where
she had heen patient since October,
1903.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Farmers Want Extension.

Effort is being made by the farmers
Of the northwestern part of Moody
county to induce the Dakota Central
Railroad company to extend its line
from Cotton to Brookings. A commit
tee to confer with the company was
selected.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
gVejl Known Editor paad

ssy n. q. Mash of Cant ton. editor. .of The
gionx Valley News and secretary of
the South Dakota soldiers home board.
81 dead after IN Illness Of four months
With cancer Of tho live. MI. Nash
80 fathsr % George Nash. superin.
tendent q public instr Hs To-
'cated at Canton u 1911. Mhsre hs has'
resided ever since.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17

Disastrous Fire at Frederick.
The worst fire that has ever visited
Frederick destroyed four blocks of the
business section Sunday. The total
loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
NEARLY HALF MILLION MEN.
Russia Has Large Force on Manchu-
sss rian Battlefield.

rian Battlefield.
Toxic. Feb. IA Reports from Liao-
yang place the total Russian forces be-
tween the Shakhe river and Harbin at
100000. Of which 100000 are on the
fighting line. The condition Of the
prisoners and OF the bodies Of the
dead indicate that the Russians are
short Of shoes sand winter clothing.
Some Of the officers are wearing Chi
nese shoes. It IS believed that ex-
posure tos the cold Is greatly increas-
Ing sickness among the Russians.
.ateT estimates OF the Russian
losses at Heikoutai place the number
fat 25, 900. &: 5s s8
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Publlcltxs lcr plxorcs caISllea.5

Judge hsting 81 tho Ninth judicial
circuit states that In futute All divorce
cases instituted ii his circuit will be
4tktsd in open court II regular terms.
casss where he & 3 satisfied that
ehsre axe reasons why eertain casea
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Mother and Baby Fatally Burned.

Coin, Ia, Feb. II. Mrs. Luther Nor.
ley and her baby were fatally burned
here during the day. The explosion
of gasoline lighting plant which Nor
ley was pumping with air caused the
double fatality. &
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Friday 81 10.

oenatsSWayne IMPEACHMENT ease
resumed and real work Of the tffal be.
The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1905-02-17
Russian Riots lrrepressible I'm
less Important Reforms
are Granted
An Empire to be Regenerated
BY Blood oi Striking
Workmen

et. Petersburg. Feb. IA The Soci-
ETY. Of Russian Iron Masters. repre-
senting $500 100000 81 capital. has
meinorialized NJ. Witte, president of
the committee 81 ministers. on the
labor question, pointing out tfax the
attitude Of the people II . warning
shat no repressive measures will end
the deeply rooted national movement
OF the Russian people.
The iron masters further declare
that normal relations between the
workmen and their employers are only
possible with q system Of government
based on Justice and with the partict-
patton OF both employee ers and employees
IN legislation, equality for all before
the law, inviolability ofS domicile. the
right to hold meetings and strike pro
lection for workers against the at.
tacks OF strikers, freedom Of speech.
and press and universal compulsory
education.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11

The old man looked up sharply.
"There comes to every human being
under the sum-" said he, Gin one shape
or another the tide in his affairs
which, though 1t may not lead on to
fortune, nor yet down to ruin, proves
him, shows what is in him, brings out
anything worth counting that may be
latent in him, and exposes his weak
nesses, too, often enough. That tide
came to me in the Terrible Year-in
'57-which found us English folk, lit
tie handfuls of us, isolated, almost de-
fenceless, facing the brown millions
who for once were banded together
against us by hate and wrath. / was
an assistant deputy commissioner in a
God-forsaken district in India, and had
been SO long alone among the natives
that / could not speak half dozen
sentences of my own language without
slipping in a word or two Of Persian
or Hindustani. 1 prided myself upon
having my fingers on the pulse Of ma
tive life in that district. Things were
going forward of which l could not
get the hang. There was mystery in
the air; you felt it, yet could find to
1t no key.
During those months knew what
Il is to be possessed by demon of
fear. I told myself that it was all
fancy, that Asia was playing the devil
with me, that l was losing my nerve.
II was in the deepest folds of the
Dark Valley when Harold came up into
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11

woman In India who mattered-of Mrs.
Harold. With that thought came also
the necessity for action, and when a
man is called upon to act he is relieved
from the curse of thinking.
"Harolds camp lay some thirty miles
to the north of my station. AS soon
as the news spread the lives of Harold
and his wife and sister would not be
worth q minutes purchase.
Il slipped out Of the bungalow, went
to the stables, found and saddled my
mare, locked the stables securely be-
hind me and rode out into the dark
ness. took path which soon led
me clear of the town, and directly
was In the open country / put the mare
into a hard canter and headed for the
Harolds' camp. The time for dream
ing and for fear was ended, and I
knew 1t. The time for action had
come and with 1t sort of intoxication
OF recklessness that filled me with a
fierce joy and pride.
1T was only little after midnight
that reached my destination. / con-
trived, not without difficulty, to arouse
Harold. I led him away from the
tents, and told him the news that had
come in.
"'You mustn't lose second said.
The one chance of safety lies in Mrs.
Harold and your sister getting to the
fort as soon as may be-
"'And do you seriously believe all
this rubbish?' Harold inquired, stand
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-11-11

| ing there in his pajamas, his face un-
naturally white in the moonlight.
"'I do said
con no better grounds than mere
native gup?'
"'On that and on hundred and one
things that have gone before and that
now have new meaning l replied.
"'Well, l don't believe a word of it,
he said sneeringly. Well talk it over
in the morning. he said with a yawn,
stretching himself insolently.
"'You will do nothing of the sort l
said, and l could hear my voice vibrat-
| ing with anger. You may think / am
a coward, if you like. I'm responsible
for what happens in this district, and
by God, man, you have got to do what
l say
"'Well, do think that you are a
rather nervous person, but We'll see
what my wife says
"'Let me speak to her, please said.
AS you will he answered with a
shrug.
1--WE walked back to the tent in ST.
lence, and presently Mrs. Harold came
out to us, her tall, slim figure wrapped
in a white dressing gown.
"'Your husband thinks that am an
ton of general mutiny of our troops
down country, and l know that the
news is true. l have left my post in
a moment Of extreme emergency in or
der to bring you all in to my fort,
which is the nearest approach to safety
that l have 1t in my power to offer
you. Everything depends upon my get
ting back before daybreak and before
the natives know that l have left the
place; but l won't go without you.
Will you come-now, at once?
"'Yes,' she said simply, bending
those grave, true eyes steadily upon
me. We will come, of course. And
| thank you. You have risked a great
deal to come to us, we understand that,
and we are grateful
"'Of course chimed in Harold,
grudgingly. No doubt you did what
you thought right
miss Harold Joined her brother in
his scofflngs at the news and at its
bearer, but l cared little enough for
/ that. l knew the event would prove
me right; Mrs. Harold had thanked me
and had shown that she understood.
asked for nothing more.
az rode at her side during the whole
II the remainder of that night. The
sense Of my proximity to her, and my
knowledge of the fact that her safety
must largely depend upon me, upon
my efforts, upon my wits, upon my
courage, infused into me a new en-
| thusiasm and energy, and fixed my de-
| termination to come out on top or die,
| solid as a rock.
"Just after daybreak we came to the
outskirts of the town. A Muhammadan
mendieant in a long green gown was
exhorting the people. His face, livid
with excitement and contorted with en-
thusiasm, was strainiRg heavenward,
and his long white beard flew back over
his shoulder as he poured out stream
of fierce words and jibs that bit deep