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The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
CONNECTICUT PAYMENTS,
Sums Paid Out to Meet San Francisco
 Losses.

Hartford. Nov. 1.-The insurance de- partment of the state of Connecticut this afternoon issued an official state- ment giving the figures of the net amount of fire insurance paid out by Connecticut companies by reason of the San Francisco disaster. The total amount is $17.56S19O.59
 The individual payments by compan- ies are given as follows: Aetna, $2,716,- S66.64; Connecticut Fire Insurance com pany. $2,2S4 626.55; Hartford Fire Insur- ance company, $6589,523; National, $2,- 415,O16O9; Orient s7O0,OOO; Phenix, $l,- 675,772.72; Security of New Haven, $SS2- 13S06; Scottish Union and National, $9O4 4.24753.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
STATE FIRE INSURANCE AGENTS
President Advocates Reduction in Cost
 Eye on Hartford.

Hartford, Nov. 15.-In his address at the annual meeting of the Connecticut Association of Local Fire Insurance agents held at the board of trade rooms this afternoon the president, George c. Boyd of Waterbury, advocat- ed a reduction in expense ration and corresponding reduction in the cost of insurance to the assured. He favored profit sharing plan and advocated uniformity of agency compensation. The president warned the legislative committe to be ready for an early meet ing, and advised the members to keep "a close watch on the doings at the cap itol during the forthcoming session of the general assembly.
 The meeting will be followed by a banquet at the Hartford club this even- ing which will be attended by Cover nor Roberts and other state and local' officials
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
HOLT GHOST AND Us.
Long Hearing Before Governor Cobb
 and His Council.

Augusta, Me-, Nov. 15.-After long hearing before Governor Cobb and council to-day regarding the conditions existing in the Holy Ghost and Us col ony at Shiloh it was decided to post pone a decision as to possible executive interference until the next meeting of the governor and council on December 1S. To-day's hearing was held in re- sponse to written appeals from various citizens, who alleged that suffering ex- isted at Shiloh to an alarming degree and asked that action be taken to ale viate it.
 An interesting feature of the hearing was the testimony of N. Fl. Hartman. of Boston, who until 1903 was a follower of Rev. Frank L. Sandford, the leader of the society, who Is now supposed to be in Palestine. MT. Hartman testified that, in his opinion, Sandford is insane and has a strong hypnotic influence over his people.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
MATE AND 4Wo MEN DROWNED.
Portland Schooner Smashed to Pieces
 on Point Judith.


 Narragansett Pier, R. l., Nov. 15.- The long arm of Point Judith caught the Portland schooner Lugano, bound to New York with a cargo of laths from Gardiner. Me. as she was being driven before a northeast gale late to-day and on one of the ragged crags 300 yadrs off shore she;was smashed to pieces by the heavy seas. Captain Edmund Barker and Seaman Fred Boucher reached shore on some of the wreckage, but the mate and two seamen were drown ed.
 The dead men are: Mate Joseph Smith of Halifax, N. S.; Seaman John Johnson of Norway; Cook Joseph Lew is of Rockport, Me.
 The Point Judith life savers managed to get a line across the vessel from their beach gun, but the tackle became tangled and before it could be straight ened out the vessel went to pieces.
 Captain Barker and his four men seized pieces of wreckage but Smith, Johnson and Lewis were carried under by the great waves and perlshed before the life savers could reach them.
 The life savers caught Captain Bark CT and Seaman Boucher and dragged them on to the beach.
 The Lugano was built at East Machias, Me, in 1887 and registered 166 tons.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
GOVERNMENT ALSO ACTs.
Important Suit Brought Through ths
 Courts of Missouri.

Washington, Nov. 1B.-Attorney Gen eral Moody to-day, acting through the resident United States district attor- ney, instituted proceedings against the Standard oil company of New Jersey. under the sherman antitrust act, by filing in the United States circuit court at St. Louis a petition in equity against 1t, and it's seventy constituent corporations and partnerships, and sev- en individual defendants, asking that the combination be declared unlawful. and in the future enjoined from enter ing into any contract or combination in restraint of trade, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
First sIeighIng of Season.

Winsted, Nov. 15-The first sleighing of the season is being enjoyed here, in Norfolk and other neighboring towns, as a result of the snowstorm which be- gan to-day and up to a late hour to- night had not ceased. The Torrington and Winsted railway found it necessary to get out its snowplow to keep the cars running from Torrington to Burrville eR time,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
NEW CRUELIY TO ANIMALS.
Those Trained for Stage and Circuses
 Suffer Much.

Chicago, Nov. 15.-At to-day's session of the American Humane association Mrs. Huntington Smith, of Boston, read a paper in which she declared that the cruelty practiced on animals which are trained to exhibit in circuses and on the stage, was worse than anything seen in Spanish bull-fights. The convention pledged itself to take an active part next summer in the suppression of trained-animal exhibitions,
 Raymond H. Arnot, chairman of the committee on legislation for animals, read a paper on the need of special legislation to prevent the docking of horses.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
nourke cockran Takes Bride.

New York, Nov. 15.-Congressman Bourke Cochran and Miss Annie Ide, daughter of Henry Clay Ide, formerly governor general of the Philippines, were married to-day by Rev. Father NcKinnon of St. Ignatius church, in the Hotel St. Regis. The drawing room where the ceremony took place was con- verted into chapel with flowers of ferns, southern smilax and palms dot ted with white chrysanthemums.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
rrinI of Altered orrt,r rrespanser.

Bridgeport, Nov. 15.-The trial of the first of the cases against oystermen who, it is alleged, have been going over the natural bed lines and trespassing upon private grounds was taken up In the civil court of common pleas before a jury to-day. The case was that of the state against the oyster boat Grey- hound, owned by Amanda Sprague.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
Russian Military Medicine Academy
 Closed.

St. Petersburg, Nov. 15,-At a late hour tonight General Rudiger, minis ter of war, issued an 'order closing the Military Academy of Medicine. This step is taken on account of revolution ary agitation going on within the acad- emy which is held to be dangerous, and the independent spirit which reigns among the students, majority of whom profess to be social democrats or social revolutionists,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
Confederate Daughters Thank Roosevelt

Gulfport, Miss, Nov. 15.-The United Daughters of the Confederacy to-day adopted a resolution thanking President Roosevelt for the part he played in the passage of the act providing for the marking of the graves of the Confeder- ates who died in the northern prisons. Another resolution commends the insti- tuition of chapters of the order in the north.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
RnoseYelt Denounced.

Salisbury, N C., Nov. 15.-At a meet ing of the negro Baptists association of North Carolina to-day resolutions denouncing President Roosevelt for dis charging three companies of the 18th infantry were adopted. The body rep .resents a constituency of 160QOO.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
NOW IN STATE OF VAR.
State of Siege Not Serious Enough at
 Cronstadt.

St. Petersburg, Nov, 15,-The state of siege which has existed at Cronstadt has been replaced by state of war, and the authorities have created tenn porary governor generalship for the seaport.
 The town and district of Yalta, in the Crimea, have been declared under A state of extraordinary defence. A pre- lecture has been created at Baku. and the authorities have placed other dis tricts in a state of reinforced defence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
RAILROAD LABOR QUESTIONS.
Erie officials Meet Committee Reprc-
 senting the Engineers.

New York Nov 15.-A conference was held to-day between officials of the Erie Railroad company and the committee representing the engineers employed by that road. According to Chairman Wonderly of the engineers committee, the rules of agreement between the company and its engineers were dis cussed and few suggestions offered by the company were adopted by the committee.
 Committees representing respectfully the firemen and the engineers on the New York Central railroad will confer with officials of that road tomorrow. F. s. Evans of Boston, chairman of the engineers committee of the New York; New Haven & Hartford railroad arriv- ed here to-day The remainder of the committee is expected Saturday, MT. Evans said that his coming had no especial significance, but that the reg ularly yearly conference between his committee and the officials of the New Haven road was about to be held.
 Pittsburg, Nov. Representative of the Brotherhood of Railroad Train- men, who have been in conference in this city for the past two weeks, held conference to-day with G. L. Peck, general manager of the Pennsylvania lines west. The conference was lengthy one and at its close neither side would discuss what had taken place. Reports are in circulation to- night, however, that there will be no strike and that the men had practically agreed to accept the advance of 10 per cent. made recently by the Pennsylva- mia railroad. No confirmation could be secured as to their authenticity.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
For Repairing Yalnnrniso.

Santiago, Chile, Nov. 15.-The cham Der of deputies yesterday passed the bill for providing the reconstruction of Valparaiso and authorizing loan of S5,oOO,OOO to be devoted to the work of repairing the destruction caused by the earthquake of August last. IA pro- posal to issue paper money for this purpose was defeated,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
ALL-STEEL CARS.
Pennsylvania Road Places Order for
 100 NOn-InfamabIe.


 Philadelphia, Nov. 15.-The Pennsyl- vania Railroad company has decided to place an order for 100 all-steel, non-in- flammable passenger cars. It is the company's intention to build no more wooden cars, and the decision to build steel cars was hastened by the build ing of the New York tunnel through which only absolutely fireproof cars will be run.
 The Pullman company, at the instance of the Pennsylvania company, is now working on an experimental all-steel, non-inflammable sleeping car. About 500 of these cars, it is stated, must be ready for service by the time the Now York terminal is completed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
To Discuss Regulation of Vast Fortunes

New York, Nov. 15.-The annual meeting of The National Civic Feder- ation will be held in New York We'd nesday and Thursday, December F and 1S Among the subjects the federation will discuss are the proper regulation of vast fortunes and accumulations.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
ICE COMPANIES INDICTED.
Six CoIubus Firms Alleged fin Illegal
 Combination.

Columbus, O., Nov. 15.-six local ice companies and firms alleged to be in combination to control prices were indicted tonight for tHe third time, the first and the second indictments having been dismissed by the court as defective The second indictment was passed on by the court to-day and a special grand jury had been summoned in anticipation of the courts ruling the indictment defective, g
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
CoLoRED TROOPS DISCHARGE.
New York Republican County Commit tee Asks Roosevelt to Rescind Order.

New York Nov. 15.-By a unanimous vote the republican county committee, at its regular monthly meeting held to- night, resolved to ask President Roose- welt to rescind his order discharging dishonorably a battalion of the Twenty fifth regiment United States infantry.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
Fierce snom storm in Adirondncl,s.

Glens Falls, N. Y, Nov. 15.-A fierce snowstorm is raging throughout the Adirondacks country. A foot of snow had fallen up to midnight and the storm continues without abatement.
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PEAhY AT CHArEAU BAY.
Steamer Roosevelt Arrived at Labra-
 dor Port Last Evening.

Halifax, N. S., Nov. 15.-A dispatch to the Associated Press from Chateau Bay, Labrador, announces the arrival there at 6 o'clock this evening of the Arctic steamer Roosevelt, which had been delayed by heavy weather further up the coast The steamer is fogbound at Chateau bay and is expected to sail tomorrow (Friday morning) for Syd- ney.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-16
STOKES DRIVER ARRESTED
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY IN STAM-
 FORD YESTERDAY.
Chauffeur Edward W. Finney Accused of AssauIting Chief of Police Bren- nan and With Reckless Diving Drove Ills Car Onto Trolley Tracks and Then Went Asleep.

Stamford, Nov. 15.-Edward w. Fin ney, New York chauffeur for Anson Phelps Stokes, was arrested here to- day charged with assaulting Chief of Police Brennan and with reckless driv- ing of motor car Finney had brought the car here from Noroton for slight repairs, and on the return trip it is al- legged stopped on the trolley tracks on Noroton Hill and went to sleep in the car. Word was sent to the police and Chief Brennan with an officer went to the scene, Finney attempted to get away with the car and struggle en- sued before he was placed under arrest It is said he had been drinking.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-09
AN INcENDlARY FIRE.

Fairfax. S. D.. March THUS far no
trace has been found Of the incendiaries
who set fire to and destroyed the fine
residence building of Mr.. and Mrs
Ernest Jackson on their homestead near
Dallas, one of the new towns in the
ceded portion of the Rosebud reserva-
ton in Gregory county. Mr.. Jackson
and his wife were visiting at this place
at the time their dwelling house and its
contents were destroyed. The house
$500. The loss was only partially COW
cred by insurance. The fact that the
place was set on fire by some unknown
enemy of the owners has caused uneasi-
ness among other settlers, for fear their
homes will meet q similar fate, and
every effort is being made to bring the
guilty parties to justice before other
fires occur
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-09
FIRE At MADISON, s. o.
Big Loss Experienced by the Lake
County Town.

Dig LOSS experienced by the Lake
County Town.
Madison, 9. d., March 1.-THE Ma
sonic Temple block fire is one Of the
most disastrous in dollars and cents
that ever occurred here. The building
was a three-story one, fifty-foot front,
owned Jointly by j. J. Fitzgerald,
Frank {. Smith and the local Masonic
lodge, the two store buildings being oc-
cupied by j. j. Fitzgerald, with a stock
OF general merchandise, and Schultz 4
ketcham, with a stock Of drugs. Fitz-
gerald had Il $4,000 or $4,000 stock,
which is a total loss; insurance on
stock, $4,000, and on building, $1,000
Schultz & ketcham had a $4,000 stock,
with insurance of $4,000. A large por-
ton of this stock will be saved, the
principal damage being from water.
Drs. Clough & Frudenfield had a loss
OF $4,000, with insurance OF $500 in
the Queen City, Of Sioux Falls. Holds
ridge & Son value their law office
library and fixtures at $4,000. A large
portion Of the library was saved. c. j..
Porter's law office suffered little loss
except by water.
The Masonic lodge room on the third
floor was Il total loss, the roof and
floor being entirely burned, together
with the lodge paraphernalia. Insur-
ance on the building of $4,000 was car
the building are standing, and the
north half. owned by Frank c. Smith
who had an insurance of $4,000, and
occupied by Schultz & Ketcham, is in
very fair condition. The Fitzgerald
half on the south Is Quilted from roof to
cellar with the exception of the front
office, occupied by G.. j. Porter
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-09
MANY SOUTH DAKOTA
FARMERS JOIN SOCIETY
American Association Of Equity
Has Secured Large Number
of Members.
WILL HOLD THEIR CROP
The Society Has a Membership Of
100000 Farmers, All Aligned to
Dictate Terms to Dealers in
Their Products.

Armour, S. D., March 10.-Much in.
state in the dispatches from Indianap.
oils to the effect that the American So
ciaty of Equity has secured member
ship of 100000 farmers and that the
members have determined not to sell
their products after March 1 except nj
the price. minimum, agreed upon by
the officers OF the society.
Agents have Zeaiously worked this
part of the state for the past six
months PROSECUTING and they have met
with remarkable success. Almost ev-
cry town and village has In its imme-
date environment a branch of this, the
latest in the trust busting line. Farm
ers are algning themselves to the new
movement In great numbers and are
consequently very jubilant over the
outlook when they will be able to die
tate terms to the dealers in the staff of
life.
Conditions In the agricultural west
are are more propitious than In the east
and the western farmer either seems
more guillible than his eastern brother
or else he Is quicker to grasp the prin-
,ipiSe uhuCIlSuiB tue movement lldIl
he Of the east.
In the last ten years the farmers of
the west have recovered from the eff
fects OF the disastrous droughts that
destroyed their crops and where there
was one man then with Il bank account,
there are tweEty with larger and bigger
bank accounts today. The farmer in
general. Is better of today than the
best OF his fellows were ten years ago
and consequently ha .feels hiS oa ts''
and refuses to be bled any more by the
soulless corporations and proposes to
hereafter run his own affairs and that
OF the consumer.
Farmers OF this county held a rous-
Ing meeting In the court house yester-
day and they will meet again In a
couple OF weeks to perfect the local Or
ganization. The movement in this
county promises to take on the proper
tions of the farmers alliance or the
populist party, so popular is the move
ment.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-09
BIG INHERITANCE TAX.
First Instance Since Enactins of Law
That State Shares.

max SSaIS 0ndEeS.
Sioux Falls, S. D., March 6.-What Is
believed to be the first application in
South Dakota for the terms of the inheri-
lance tax act, passed by the last legisla-
lure, is being made in the Minnehaha
county court in this city in the settlement
Of the estate of George l.. Storer, Of Madf-
son.
The law went into effect last July, but
up to this time no APPLICATION of its pro-
visions had been made In this county or
elsewhere in the state. Lying in Mime
l1aha county and in the city of Sioux Falls
are lands. valued at $4,000, which belong
to the estate of the late Mr.. Storer. Ac-
cording to the provisions Of the law this
property is not exempt.
The exemptions in this case are the
amounts Of 5000 to each Of the sons and
daughters, and $50 900 to the widow. Three
children of the late Mr.. Storer received
the amount exempted by law from the d.
vision of the property In Lake county, and
the widow also was provided for to the
extent OF the exemption from the same
properties
When the will was brought to the atten-
ton of County Judge Bailey lie remem-
bered something of the division OF the
property outside Of Minnehalra county and
decided the inheritance tax should apply.
A special appraiser was appointed and
submitted his apra.sement, which showed
the estate to approximate s3S 900 in value.
The tax OH this property amounting to
500 will have to be paid to the county
treasurer before title to 1t can be given to
the heirs. The case may be contested and
1t is possible that the state supreme court
may be called upon to render a decision
as to the const.tutionality of the new
law.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-09
MORE PLANTING OF
GOOD FOREST TREES
The Big Reserve In the Black
Hills Will Be Nursed
TenderIy.
WAR ON BARK BEETLEe
one Thousand Forest Rangers Will
Form the Army PatrolIing the For
est Reserve Over the Black
Hills This Year.

Deadwood, S. D., March 81. T..
Smith, the forest supervisor who has
succeeded Capt Seth Bullock, recently
appointed United States. marshal Of
South Dakota, says that considerable
planting will be done on this forest
reserve during the coming year. The
department of forestry established the
Dismal river reserve in Nebraska as
il sort of Il nursery and have been
making experiments there to find out
what kind of trees can be grown suc-
cessfully in the sand hills. 1t has been
decided that the bull pine will do we'll
there. This reserve also raises seed
iings for the other reserves. The bull
pine will be planted largely in the
Black Hills and possibly some Of the
yellow pine also. Last summer a large
number of trees We're set out in the
vicinity of Roubaix in this county and
have done remarkably we'll.
The department has also appropriate;
ed a large amount for cutting out the
infested timber in inaccessible parts!
This infested timber has been killed
by the bark beetles, the natural foe Of
the pine trees. and when 1t is located
i'm an inaccessible place such as the
top of the mountain no one will buy
1t Is for the disposition OF such tim
Der as this that the department has
set aside a fund
I; Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot ex7
poets to increase the number of rang
ers from 700 to 1000 before July l..
He is authority for the statement that
he would rather man would KNOW
the art of saddling pack animal and
maintaining himself in the mountains
than anything else 1.-The fine points
of forestry" says Mr.. Pinchot. will
follow in time. One thing l must have
understood. and that is that no Grip
pies or weak persons need apply, for
they will not be taken into the service
There are now employed ON the
Black Hills reserve some eighteen men,,
Whether or not this number will be
increased is not yet known. This re-
serve is peculiar i'll that it is more
thickly settled than most forest re-
serves and combines within its limits,
greater agricultural and mining inter-,
ests than are common in such reserves.
Ranger Whitney. from Keystone, has
just been promoted and will be trans
erred to Colorado reserve.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1906-03-09
WANT AN EXTENSION.
Mass Meeting Of Lake County Citizen.
to Confer with Railroad,

Wentworth, S. D., March 1.-THE
farmers residing in Clarno township,
Lake county, are taking active steps
to have railroad constructed through
that township. These efforts promise
to be successful. At recent meeting
OF the farmers n committee of forty
was appointed to confer with the Of
ficials of the Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railroad and endeavor to in
duce them to extend their road through
Clarno township. There is reason to
believe that this move on the part OF
the farmers will result in the extension
OF the Milwaukee road from Madison
to Salem. Clarno township Is on a di-
rect line between the two cities men,
toned, and IL the road is extended to
the township 1t would cost the COM
pany comparatively little more to con-
tinue the extension southwark to Sa-
lem and thus touch a point-Salem-
which at present has only the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad system.