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Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-04-18

Americas. Ca April IL biwatd
smith. a young man veil knOSn here.
died here from = EunshOi wound 70
cciysd several days sEo a. the hands
az a citizen OF Muultri-. RepOTi
here IL TO the effect that smith d..
cllned 10 dfinE with the other man.
who forthwith pulled . revolver and
shot hlm. smith returned 60 hia
home 10 Amsrlcus Tor safglcal sttsn
ton. dying today The MoullfIes
man arrest Was requested ~ telegraph
today At the instiEatlon ~ the dead
mans relatives
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-04-18
Banquet TO Minister.

New York April Ii--EdSin v Mor
gan. the new Am, rlcAn minister a.
Korea. has formed a working aii!ant,
With those lntcrrs I'd In foreign mia
sions a, bsnQnei given In hls hon
OF by William Dull.. IT.. treasurer fW
the foreign mission DOard 81 the Pres
Oyterish church There weTv hail =
hundred guests. snohg them Jelnr
Rev George Alexander. president 81
the mission board lie said Amer
can diplomacy ,s b'cOmiBE more an
more a.triistic 's'ry day. ~ ans
" the misslonarl'. 70 Korea be- al
,isod NJ Aorgaf call On y0u iuf
gnnbuafs and 49, Y flourish to- hg
stick or Ia h0ist ne American Eas
ghcf than aHs ~ Femrnibsr 3D..
they ar BDt cDHaienanccd by f.t
boarC
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-04-18
News from Singapore.

Singapore. April 1.-THE PenmSn'
lar and Orient steamer al Msrmors re-
ports having passed Ave Russian bat
tleships April 10. They were steer
ing for sunda straits and then were ~
latitude 8 degrees south and longitude
81 degrees east.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-04-18
New. from J.paness Capita

Toxic. April Isl p. IN ih' '".
lowing oficial announcement Nas ""''
today from IN, heAdquart'Ts OF Wv
japanese armies in Manchura.
Our force advancing 'as' "''"N
the HaFlung road defeated q 'o'' "'
the enemy April II. near ii'.'h."'.'
10 miles east Of pansh. 1H. '.~'
~ chased them toward l~',h".-.'. Oh
miles east OF Panshih Nn"."'' '''..
advancing north from S'r- N.'- OH
tackled tAc enemy ho..h-
: miles south 81 Pa,ta'-A
There has bevu o." chang
where In the militia situation
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-04-18
Seven Injured IN Au'' Collision.

Butte. Mont. Apr. ''-S sven T'
sons have been injurrd u ''..''.'.
between a motor CAT 0'."-f.AF TOD
augustus Helhze. a mir.ng n,@AA- '
~ his city and = runsbou' c'I az. .'.-
ibomAs Ros. a livery mar and W
lille McComber. In The mo,''
we're NJ. HeiuEe. A. l. FrAH' ''
r c. Bach and r. l. Gum oil n'
ma. Moot. and A p. Hoos 'h' '.'N.
feur. an Of the persons u'-' pass
.1ay insurte ~, n0Hc VII d..
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
ARMED POSSE SEEKS DlETz.
Five United States Marshals Advance
On Cameron Dam.

Five United States Marshals Advance
On Cameron Dam.
Ladysmith, Wis. April 9. - Five
United States marshals left here yes
terday for Cameron dam. where Dietz
lives, with guns sufficient to arm a
number of people.
Madison, Wis. April civilian W.
Dietz, brother of John Dietz, who for
long time evaded the service of sum
mons to vacate the premises at Thorn
apple creek. where he has been in
possession of dam wanted by the
Chippewa Land and Lumber company,
yesterday called upon the governor in
the interest of his brother. Mr.. Dietz
said that a man named Carl Jonah,
who was employed at the lumber
camp there, came to Mr.. Dietz's resi-
dence, leaning onaa crutch; claimed
that he had been injured in the camp,
and asked for provisions to sustain
him, on the plea that he was brother
Mason. After this visit he returned
with two friends. and, following the
greeting, sprang upon Dietz and wife
and tried to cerve the summons to ap-
pear in federal court. Mr.. Dietz does
not regard the summons as properly
papers were not shown to his wife 1t
Is believed that the state will take a
hand in the affair
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
Che ncWs
In the Capital.

Bids were opened at the navy de-
partment for eighty-six three-inch
guns. This is the largest contract for
guns of this caliber ever made by the
department.
The executive board Of the bureau
Of American republics has elected
William c. Fox, the present chief
clerk, to be director, to succeed w. w.
Rockhill. appointed minister to China.
Secretary Shaw has announced that
he will make call on the national
bank repositories for about 100000
in two installmcnts, the first falling
due on May Is and the second on July
/, 1905.
A conditional request has been made
upon John G. Brady, governor of Alas
ka, for his resignation. The sugges-
ton was forwarded by Secretary
Hitchcock, under the direction of the
president, and Notwithstanding it was
dispatched about month since, no
response has yet been received. The
request grows out of the fact that Gov.
Brady is identified with mining COM
pany which is extensively engaged in
advertising its affairs.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
DIG UP MURDER CLUE.
Evidence of Crime Committed Years
Ago Believed to Have Been Found.

Evidence of Crime Committed Years
Ago Believed to Have Been Found.
st. James, Mimi, April 9.-The pub.
county authorities for the last few
days have been quietly digging on the
premises of the old creamery at But
terf1eld with view to finding whether
or not there is any truth in the story
that man was murdered in the
creamery some years ago and his
body disposed of on the premises.
Yesterday, after a careful search, some
small bones were discovered which
are supposed to be human, but it will
take an expert examination to decide
this. Sheriff Forsyth brought the
bones to the city last evening with
John Kiel, who is under arrest
charged with setting fire to the But
terfield creamery some weeks ago. He
Is under suspicion of knowing some
thing OF the missing man.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
Accidental Happenings.

The Abbott .sanitarium at Fort
Wayne, Ind, was burned to the ground
Loss, $4,000.
John b. Hays, aged 43, was burned
to death in his rooms on the top floor
OF 4 tenement house in New York,
Four persons, an aged woman and
three children, We're found dead in
the bed they occupied in New York,
having inhaled Illuminating gas.
A fire at Cripple Creek. Colo, re-
suited in the death Of William Davis
and another m n called dig Walsh,
and several others had narrow escapes.
Three men We're killed by the explo-
sion Of a small tank used for the stor-
age OF nitroglycerine at a dynamite
manufacturing plant near Bay City,
Mich.
An accommodation train on the
Cleveland & Pittsburg railroad was
wrecked near Toronto, Ohio. Two en-
ployes were killed. No passengers
were hurt.
A passenger train on the West Shore
was derailed near Fort Plain, N. Y,
and the engineer, George Wilkinson
and the fireman, f. j. Wright of Little
Falls. were killed.
Efforts to check the forest fire rag
Ing on South mountain, east of Hagers-
town. Md, have been futile and the
mountain people are praying for rain
to stop the ravages Of the flames.
The four-year-old son of Frank Maui
pin was burned to death in a fire
which destroyed a carpenter shop at
Atlanta, III. The father was fatally
burned trying to rescue his son from
the flames.
In a terrifice explosion that blew to
pieces one of the brick buildings of the
Union Metallic Cartridge company at
Bridgeport, Conn.,, three men were in
stantly killed. They were John Meary
and two helpers, Michael Hurley and
William Bayliss.
The report of the medical examiner
places the number of lives lost in the
boiler explosion at Brockton, Mass,
two weeks ago, at fifty-seven. Fifty
six bodies were recovered from the ru-
ms of the shoe factory and one in
jured person has died.
? To avert a collision between an iii.
nois Central and Vandalia train at a
crossing near Arcola, ILL.,, the operator
of an iIlterlocking switch tower ditch
ed the Vandalia train. Engineer w.
L. Cassell stayed with his engine and
was badly scaldel. The passengers
escaped.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
TO BEGIN IRRIGATION WORK.

Engineer Walter Says Construction
Will Commence at Once.
Deadwood, S. D., April raymond
F. Walter, chief engineer of the Belle
Fourche irrigation scheme, has written
Congressman E. w Martin Of this
city that work will commence on the
bitches and reservoirs Immediately
after April 10. and as soon as the bids
are opened. Mr.. Walter writes that
several of the bids that have come H..
are good enough to pass the inspection
of the government. so that there will
be no delay in asking for new bids.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
Otherwise.

Jose Huau, during the war with
Spain representative of the Cuban
junta, is dead at Jacksonville, Fla.
Daniel Knowles, aged rs years, one
of the few survivors of those who
fought on the Merrimac, is dead at
Norfolk, Va.
Frank C. Montgomery of Topeka, for
many years an editorial writer on the
Kansas City Journal, is dead of hemor
rhage Of the stomach.
The United States army transport
Thomas has sailed for Honolulu, Guam
and Manila with 625 troops and num-
Der of cabin passengers.
Ralph Peters of the Pennsylvania
railroad system was elected president
of the Long Island Railroad company,
to succeed William F. Potter, de-
ceased.
Four hundred strikers in the sheet
mill of the Inland Steel company at In
diana Harbor, Ind, have returned to
work under open shop rules, accepting
3 cut Of per cent.
Under 2 constitutional amendment
adopted at the election in November,
the consolidation of the Colorado court
Of appeals with the state supreme
court has taken place.
Miss Lavina Steele, former Coon
Rapids girl, recently appointed assist
ant Iowa state librarian, is in receipt
of a Carnegie medal for her brave
rescue of George Hill, a Burlington
young man, with whom she was skat-
ing last winter.
The New York assembly passed the
stock transfer tax and mortgage tax
bills with the penal code amendment
prescribing penalties for forging or
counterfeiting the stock revenue tax
stamps.
Definite form has been given to the
negotiations for the merger OF South
ern iron companies through the inter-
yention IN the project Of the banking
house OF Blair & Co and Ladenburg,
Tnalman & Co, whe say that some ar
arrangement through them for the con-
solidation may be reached. The CAPT
talization Of the properties Is $12s.000 J.
Gee
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
FEAR OF TERRORiSTs PREVENTS
USUAL DISPLAY = POLICE
ARE HELPLESS.
WIVES OF SOLDIERS sTARvE
ASK FOR FOOD FOR BABIES AND
ARE PROMISED AN IN
VESTlGATloN.

st. Petersburg, April 3. The an
nual parade of the Horse Guards, al
ways heretofore one of the most spec
tacular military ceremonies as well as
social functions Of the year, was chief
ly notable yesterday by the absence of
Emperor Nicholas and the imperial
family. The Horse Guards is the en-
peror's own regiment, and never be-
fore has he failed to attend it's annual
parade. With the empress, dowager
empress and the entire court, the en-
peror remained at Tsarskoe- Selo. The
only grand dukes who ventured out
OF their palaces We're Nichosal Boris
and Alexander Michaelovitch, the first
named representing the emperor
The danger to the imperial family
was regarded as especially great yes
terday, as it happened that this was
the festival of the Immaculate Con-
ception, one of the strictest religious
holidays. All business was suspended.
The entire population was in the
streets and fear of an untoward in
cident induced extraordinary precau-
lions.
The efforts Of the police to smother
the political agitation have led them
even to invade the cemeteries in their
search for evidence of treason.
Families Are Starving.
The stories of sufferings on the part
of the widows. wives and families of
soldiers at the front are attracting
general attention and the public de-
mands public aid for the sufferers
The local charities are no longer able
to cope with the situation.
In many places the funds raised for
and the provincial papers are filled
with pathetic accounts of starving
mothers and children, begging in the
streets. At Nizhui Novgorod, the
palace Of the governor was besieged
by a crowd of hungry women with
babes in their arms, asking for bread.
The governor Informed the women
that he would appoint commission to
investigate the situation. His reply
aroused the ire Of the local press. The
Viedcmosti said Always tt : eternal
commission and while it is investigat-
ing the women and children will
starve"
death to the Gar"
The worklnen Of the village of Smo-
lensk made demonstration yester-
day. the occasion being the burial Of
an employee of the PAIL factory, who
was killed by policemen few days
ago. Six thousand persons assembled.
There were red flags everywhere, and
a wreath deposited by Socialists on
the coffin was inscribed: Died an
innocent victim in the struggle for
victory"
After the interment revolutionary
proclamations were scattered among
the people and a procession was
formed, headed by Socialist carry
ing a banner inscribed Death to the
Gar, the Assassin"
At this iuncture a large force of
military and police dispersed the mob
and seized the wreaths and banners.
The worl1men did not attempt serious
opposition and none were seriously in
jured.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
store and Factory Burned.

Long Prairie, Mimi, April 9.-Fire
destroyed the Clark store at Grey
Eagle. The cause Of the fire. which
started in the warehouse. is unknown.
Mr. Clark loses $4,000 on stock and
building. on which he carried $4,000
insurance. The Sabart cigar factory,
which occupied the second floor. was
also q loser to the extent of $500.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
Crimes and crImlnais.

Andrew Pibbett and James Schud-
der. negroes, were hanged together in
the Jail yard at Nashville. Both men
sang "Old Time Religion" just before
the drop fell.
Wallace A. LEVEL Of Chicago, the
wildcat" insurance promoter, con-
victed on charges of conspiracy to OBJ
tain money by false pretenses, was re-
fused a new trial.
Afterdamp, due to an explosion of
blasting powder, set off by persons as
yet unknown, caused the death of for
ty-three miners at Joseph Letters coal
mine on Monday, April 3, according to
8. c gc:-:s!cs@ ef 9 eee.e2e-'s jury
The motion for new trial tor
Charles L. Tucker. convicted Of the
murder Of Mabel Page Of Cambridge,
Mass, is denied in a decision reached
by Judges Sherman and Sheldon, who
presided ut the trial.
Thieves have ransacked the Kala-
Mazoo tMich.) home Of Senator j. C..
Burrows, who is still in Washington.
liz AOuSS WAS SuAASu ilOElSy-LuIVyl TOm
cellar to garnet, with indications that
the thieves held high carnival during
their visit. It is thought the loss is
not very large. SIS 1T Is supposed that
most OF the valuable silver was taken
to Washington when Mr.. ana Mrs. Bur
rows went there last fall.
=. F. Kaneen, cashier; E. B. Walker,
assistant cashier. and D. Walker, book
keeper. of the defuns. Citizens Saw
ings bank Of Lorraine. Ohio. have been
arrested. Kaneen Is charged with EN-
bezzling and the others with conspir-
acy. All are young men.
]. Frank cordova, the former pastor
d the South River Methodist church
! At New Brunswick, N. J.. who eloped
twice with Miss Julia Browne, a choir
singer in his church, was taken to
prison to serve = four years. term for
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
BONFIRE is DEATH OF CHILD.
Little Girl Goes Too Close to Flames
and Clothes Are lqnited.

Long Prairie. Mimi, April 9.-Mary,
the four-year-old child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gusinda of Hartford, was terribly
burned, the accident resulting in her
death. She was playing about the
yard when her mother was attracted
to her by terrible screams, and on run
ming to her assistance found the
child's clothing III flames. There was
at the time small brush fire in the
yard, and it is supposed that in playing
about it her clothing became ignited.
Mrs Gusinda was also badly burned
in an effort to save the child.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
TWO CASES AT SIOUX CITY.

Epidemic Thought to Be TRAVELLING
From the East to the West.
Sioux City, Iowa, April 9.-The dis.
covery of two cases of cerebro-spinaj
meningitis, or spotted fever" in thu
city, has led physicians to believe til II
the epidemic, winch has been raei;3
in the East for three nnenths. M
reached Sioux City. The pAvsin4
say that in 1880 and 1864, dateY 5
meningitis epidemics, the diaaaaas |,
appeared in the East and ne,A
ss 8. ), e s n eesss 4.z ];
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

A Philadelphia glutton who ate fif-
teen plates OF ice cream and held
them down with pork sandwich is in
a hospital. Lucky for him he isn't in
cemetery.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
ROONEY WOULD CHEAT GALLONS
Condemned Man Cuts Artery With d
Pen Knife.

Fargo, N. D., April 9.-John Rooney,
the thrice condemned murderer, made
an effort yesterday to commit suicide
by cutting small artery in his left
wrist. He was weakened by the loss
of blood, but suffered no serious in
juries. Rooney secured a pen knife in
some manner and used that to inflict
the wound He insists he will never
hang, and declares that if no other op-
portunity offers itself he will cheat
the gallows by starving himself. He
was returned to Bismarck on a de-
layed train yesterday afternoon.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

1t is reported in Berlin that the real
nature of the prince of Wales disease
Is cancer
Hoffman Philip. United States con
sui general at Tangier, has left for
Fee. His journey at the present juno
ture of affairs is much commented
upon.
The London Catholic Herald states
that the pope has appointed commits
sion to visit America and report on
the status of Polish Catholics in that
country.
field work in Andalusia has been sus-
pended for a considerable time and
crops are threatened with total de-
struction.
When King Edward goes to Mar
settles to meet his queen President
Loubet Of France will board his spe-
cial train at Pierrefitte and accompany
him to Lyons.
Speaking at Zionist banquet in
London, Israel Zangwill declared that
in the whole history of the world the
Jews never had better friend than
President Roosevelt
The German government telegraph
administration announces the accept
ance at any office in Germany of tele-
grams for transmission by wireless
telegrap to ships so equipped
There is no foundation in fact for
the report printed in the Paris Figaro
that King Alfonso of Spain is bethroth-
ed to the Archduchess Eleanor, daught-
er of the Archduke Stephen of Austria.
The Italian third class cruiser Dogall
is being kept in South American wa
tiers in readiness to support the Italian
minister at Caracas. should Venezuela
refuse to comply with the demands of
the powers.
DR.. Pierre RouX, a director Of the
Pasteur institute in Paris, is working
in an endeavor to discover serum for
cancer. His friends say the results Of
the first experiments promise brilliant
results ultimately
AS the station master at Kutais was
driving to the local treasury, accom-.
panied by an armed escort, he was at
tackled by four armed men, who over.
powered the escort and robbed the
station master of $4,000.
Chilis reply to the Peruvian pro.
that Chill is resolved, without wound
ing the susceptibilities of Peru, to &C.
quire definite dominion and sovereign
ty over Tacna and africa.
The unusually long, dry summer has
caused scarcity Of water at Panama,
which is now being sold at cents a
gallon. The government is trying to
arrange with the authorities to bring
water to the city in tank cars.
The syndicate proposing to handle
the Servian loan has demanded as a
consideration that guns for the Servian
army be ordered of French firms with
out trials. King Peter has accepted
the conditions. German and Austrian
firms have already sent guns for trial,
but these will be returned. France get
ting the contract.
THE seventh session of the Cuban
congress has begun. The diminution
of attendance in the public schools in
the last four months has been 29, 400
below the corresponding period of
1908. President Palma characterizes
this as an alarming deficiency and he
suggests the adoption of strong meas
ures looking toward securing more
general attendance.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

The German empress. says dis,
patch. dimes nowhere this year" Let
~ be hoped the good lady has a
course lunch and high tea. to
make up for the dinner deficiency.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

When does a girl cease to be girl
ana become an old maid?" asks Spin.
SER of the New York Sur. It's an
cid question, and the answer in every
case depends upon the girl.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

In the spring. says an observant con.
temporary, women's footsteps turn
lightly toward the millinery stores.
And mems hands instinctively toward
their peck tbooks.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
SMALLPOX CLOSES SCHOOLS.
Butterfieid (Minn.) Pupil Takes
Disease

ST. James, Mimi, April 9. The
lie schools Of Butterfeld- seven miles
west of st. James. have been closed
on account of smallpox. A child from
the country in attendance on the.
schools came down with the disease,
evidently catching it from his father,
who has just returned from the
pineries.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

Londen papers see mo real reason
why knee breaches should not general
II be worn. This is probably because
the reAl reasons foi- wearing trousers
are not generally visible.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

Happy the man who has married a
ne capaDie OF making a virtue or the
mother Of invention. She can prob
iHbly also evolve an Easter hat from a
length Of telegraph wire and q cordu.
Troy coat. ut.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
PLATT is VERY ILL.
But Physicians Continue to Hope
the Senator's Recovery

Washington, Conn, April 8. - 10
condition of Senator O. II. Plat.
which took turn for the worse Thurs
day evening, showed Improvement
yesterday morning. His physicians
said that the congestion that ap-
peared in the right lung had cleared
up. The senator had the most COM
Portable night since his illness began.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

Before invading New Orleans Cas-
tro would do well to recall what hap
Iened there to an English person
named Pakenham in one A. Jackson's
time.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

The London fashion arbiters an
rounce that trousers are to be very
tight. showing the shape of the calf
Alas, must the world see cur finish!
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

A supreme court decision has up
held the suicide clause In life insuranc
policies. This knocks out another
get somebody else rich quick"
scheme.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13
ROBBED IN CHURCH.
Daring Thief Steals From Women At
tending Lenten Services.

tending Lenten SERVICES.
Clinton, Iowa, April 9.--While lent
en- services were being conducted in
ST. Johns Episcopal church an uniden-
tilted man took a seat in rear pew
in which two ladies were sitting and
ransacked their pocRetbooks and made
his escape with about IS in silver. The
man was well dressed and attracted
no particular notice as he took his
seat in the church, knelt and crossed
himself devoutly.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

Perhaps it would be prudent for
New Orleans to organize a beanblower
brigade to stop the onslaught of that
terrific Venezuelan army.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

Counting money puts Baltimore
bank man TO sleep. Ii you are trou-
bled with insomnia. take thousand
dollars in pennies to bed with YOU
Puck.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

Several interesting explanations of
The origin Of the term cocktail" are
given. They grow more interesting
after about the fourth.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-04-13

lntemperance is increasing in
France Perhaps the 2-cent cigars
sold by the government drive the poor
Frenchmen to drink.