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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14

1900 Edward I. exiled Jews from Eng
land on penalty of death.
1565--Spaniards, under Gov. Menendez,
landed at St Augustine.
1595-English force under Drake and
Hawkins sailed on expedition against
Spanish settlements in the West In
dies.
l609-Hudson discovered Delaware bay.
1620-English pilgrims sailed from
Plymouth in Mayflower.
1645-Treaty of peace between the New
England colonies and Narragansett
Indians.
Hooking William forced to raise the
siege of Limerick after great loss.
l70S Haverhill, Mass, burned by French
and Indians.
1757-Battle of Norkettin between the
Russians and Prussians.
1TT9-French fleet captured off Charles
ton, s. c.
1TS1-Washington and Rochambeau re-
ceiyed in Philadelphia.
1SO1-French evacuated Egypt in favor
of the British.
1S04-Planet Juno discovered by Prof.
Harding of Gothingen.
1S14-City of Alexandria, Va, capitu-
lated to the British. Bombardment
of Fort Erie continued by the Brit
ish.
1S16-Treaty signed by Algiers and Eng
land, by which Christian slavery was
to be abolished.
1S1S--New York State prison at Auburn
opened.
1S33-Twelve thousand houses destroyed
by fire In Constantinopie.
Convention at Monterey, Cal. to
frame State constitution Russians
captured Fort Achulga.
1S54-Maria Christina, Queen mother of
Spain, fed from Madrid to escape the
wrath of the people.
iS6o-Street railways first introduced
in England
1851 Bombardment and capture of
forts Hatteras and Clark, \. G.
1se2-Union forces defeated in battle
near Richmond, Ky.
1s7o-Capitulation of Sedan By the
FRENCH.
1SS4-Steamer Belmont capsized in Ohio
river: Is lives lost,
1s96-British bombarded palace of Sui
tan of Zanzibar.
1S9I-Boston subway opened
tS9S-Col. Henry. who forged evidence
against Dreyfus. committed suicide
LIAR proposed an international
peace conference.
1902-Volcanie eruption of Mount Pelee.
1903-Caleb Powers found guilty of
completely in GOV. Goebel murder in
Kentucky.
1904-Desperate attacks of Japanese at
Liaoyang repulsed by the Russians
1905-Edwin /. Holmes, Jr., indicted in
the government cotton report scandal
Japanese and Russian ENJOYS at
Portsmouth reached peace agreement.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14

half a block away. There was O roar
of welcome as the train rolled in, and
Mr.. Bryan appeared on the platform. His
only verbal expression as he looked Down
on the multitude of faces was: Great
Scot, what a crowds' The crowd inc.ud-
.d many visitors from other States.
The police forced an alley from the
rain to the carriages In waiting. show
ing no signs of fatigue. but bowling right
md left. and smiling broadly, Mr.. Bryan
made his way TO the carriage. Seated
sith him were Gov. Mickey. Mayor
Brown and John +. Miller, president Of
he Lincoln Commercial Club.
Two hou~s before the time for the exer-
Uses at the capitol grounds a crowd esti-
mated all the way from $1,000 to 10000
struggled FOR poiats OF vantage around the
speakers stand. Mr.. Bryan was escorted
10 the stand by Gov. Mickey from his
srisate Office In the state house. A pray
" by the Rev. George ". Martin, pastor
| ,f the Methodist church at Normal. Mr..
organs suburban home. was followed by
\ brief speech Of welcoGae b. Mayer
Brown.
The crowd showed sou,e impatienee as
| he Governs proceeded with his speech.
put he asked Ii 10 bear with him for q
ew moments. The cries for Bryan In
reased. As Gov. Mickey concluded and
Hr. Bry~n arose there was renewed cheer
ng and hands.lapplng. Mr.. Bryan began
M saIinx that Ia his travels be had learn
II the Arabic language contained Goo
words meaning camel. and that since re.
Mrning 10 the United States be bad wish.
ID char the Anlesiean languages contained
Is many words meaning Il thank rem"
IL declared the haprlest part at the long
oaTnsy was the homecoming, and tlssn
senl into general description Of b.
rasels.
Following Mr.. Hryan's speech The fsr-
nal reception took place In the corridors
i the capitol. Ia which Mr. Bryan shook
lands with The thousands wis passed y,
ore him,
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14
view voIca.ie Island visited.

Officers of the revenue cutter service
we're able to explore On July 20 the rew
volcanic island In the Bogosiof group OF
The Beripg sea. although II was still very
hot from the action Of the volcano whica
threw II up ten days prior 20 that. A
great column Of SMOKE and steam con;in-
ned to rise over this newborn isle. Al
the northern end the land rises abruptly
70 4ol feet. and on the west to height
of zoo fact, Not~iths.andins that. the
surface was still warm and soft the en-
plerers assembled TO the Summit.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14

The first decisIon rendered BY express
dent Grover Cleveland ps referee for the
big three life Insurance companies will
prevent English policy hoidsrr from com
tiaaing 70 get reduction on account Of
the Income tar Law. and viii result In 4
hig saving to The companies. According
70 the English law. those WIN were sub
ject 10 the payment Of an income tax are
allowed to deduct the amount paid for
them for life insurance presniums on Eng
lisa policies. but not on American policies.
Consequently, the American companies
have been IN the habit Of absorbing this
tax by granting rebate. Mr.. Cleveland
holds that this can no longer be done UNI
der the 1ew rebate law, One effect will
be to curtall the amount OF foreign bush
ness
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14
The College Bred Farmer.

Prof. L. III. Bailey. director of the Cor.
nell university college Of agriculture, in
the third Of his series Of articles for The
Century, gives the result of his inquiry
among his students as to what practical
use they expected to put their education.
OF the ITO replies received, seyenty-eight
were those Of students reared on the farm.
OF these, sixty-eight desired to go into
practical farming and then to teaching
and experimental work. OF the sixty-nine
students reared in town or city, forty
four wish to go into practical farming.
fourteen into teaching. eight into land.
scape gardening and the rest undecided.
OF the fourteen women students, two
want to become practical farmers and
twelve teachers of nature study and agri-
culture. OF the eighteen foreign students,
fifteen wish to return to the farm and
three 10 enter experimental work. Prof.
Bailey says that the agricultural college
is now teaching from the farm rather thar
rom the academic point Of view.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14

Cars left the track. demolished house
and killed George carberry a. Syracuse.
y. Y.
Tom Ramsey shot and fatally injured .
man named Brown, who jumped one Of
Ramseyis claims At Ramsey. Ney. Ram
sey Is millionaire mine owner Of Gold
field
Brig. Gen. james A. Buchanan. re-
tired. recommends 70 the eovernmert that
Ii make provision Tor the advancement %
u. Philippine scouts AMI place them 90
army basis
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14

A new double-action. reversible gas ma
rine engine has just passed successful
test at the shops of the Standard Motor
and Construction Company In Jersey City
in the presence Of a number Of naval off,
GERS and manufacturers. IL Is the FIRST
marine gas engine which runs at slow
speed, with development Of high power.
at d fuel consumption OF seven-tenfhs Of
a pound of horsepower per hour; the en-
CINE develops 800 horsepower. Ct 800 rev
olutions per minute. with a practical abb
sence of vibration and without noise. The
double action is obtained By using both
Gdes Of the piston surface. making one
cylinder do the work of two. Ali the
valves have continuous circulation Of
cold wafer automatically. Lewis Nixen 10
he owner OF this engine.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14

The principal al
Iress was made by
Gov. Mickey. q Re-
publican.
Two hours before
Mr.. Bryan arrived
The crowd began as
senybiing. and was
packed around the
station, on the plat
forms Of freight and
express buildings,
and on the side
walks and ia the
zs-a.4 F1~ nas - -
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14

Assistant States
Attorney Harry Oh
sen after a pursuit
which began Aug.
II. News of the
apprehension ofthe
absconding presi-
dent of the Mil
waukee Avenue
State Bank, Chica-
go, whose thefts
exceeded $780,
900, was received
y A n s-&a-4 ..
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14

by A s | slant
States Attorney James ]. Barbour In
cablegram directing him to notify the
authorizes at Washington at once.
Within few hours new warrants
had been issued for Stensland, the State
and federal governments were at work
preparing for his return to Chicago, and
arrangements had been begun to send
an officer to Tangier, If necessary, to
bring him back. One of the new war
rants charges Stensland with the lar
ceny and embezzlement of $1,O03,000
from the bank of which he was presi-
dent
One of the steps taken at Washington
was to cable Minister Gummere at Tan
gier to ascertain the attitude of tho
Moroccan government toward pro-
posed surrender of Stensland. The Uni
| ted States has no extradition treaty
with Morocco.
Cables 10 His SON.
Before the machinery had been set In
motion for Stensland's return a cable
gram. sent By him to Theodore Stems
land, his son, from Gibraltar three days
before his entertainments became
| known, fell into the hands of Inspector
Shippy. In effect IL said stensland con-
sidered himself safe. and It instructed
Stensiand Jr. that concealment no long
er was necessary.
| TangIer is across the strait from
Gibraltar, and Stensland was about 10
| embark for the country In which he
finally was captured when he cabied.
Inspector shippy declared that the ca
blegram was the only communication
received by the son from his father be-
fore the crash. and that the letter
| from st. Paul" which Theodore pre-
tended conveyed to him the news of his
fathers defalcations had no existence.
Meanwhile stensland Is fighting des-
perately In Tangier to retain $4,000,
probably all that remained to him OF
the thousands he stole from the de-
positors of the Milwaukee Avenue Bank
when he was captured. The money Is
on deposit in the Compton National
d'Escompte. Mr.. Barbour received
word that Stensland was resorting to
every means to retain possession OF
the money. He accordingly cabled Mr..
Olson authority from John C. Fetzer.
receiver OF the looted bank, to attach
the fund to stensland's credit In the
Tangier bank In the name Of Mfr. Fet-
ger.
Particulars Of the Capture.
Stensland, who has been travelling a.
P. Olson, was arrested In the British
postoffice at Tangier. When Stensland
came to Chicago years ago he was con-
tent with his own family name, Paul
Olsen. When he acquired wealth she
added the name Stensland, explaining
that his identity would be confused
with that Of other Paul olsens. and
signed himself Paul 0. Stensland, the
o being all that remained OF his fam
fly name. When be fled from Chicago,
July il, he returned to the name he
had discarded. He was attaching II TO
request that bis mail be forwarded
from the British postoffice In Tangier
to Mogador, Morocco, when he was &C
costed by Assistant States Attorney
Olson. who said: Il am Olson. Sign
your own name. Stensland."
The two having known each other
casually several years. stensland made
no attempt to deny bis identity. He
was ttunderstuck when accostcd, but
he soon regained his composure, and
accompanied Mr.. Olson 10 the United
States legation, where he is being held
prisoner
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14
Not Love, but Busine...

That's Mr.. McFront. His daughter
Is one Of the most charming"
"Yes. I've been out at bis house and
he has asked me to call again."
Get out! You can't make me be-
lieve you call on his daughter"
No; didn't call on his daughter,
but to collect bill"-Philadelphla
Press.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14
sTENsLAND Is TAKEN.
ASCENDING CHICAGO BANKER
ARRESTED IN TANolER.
Followed 90 Northern Africa By As-
sisfant states Attorney oIson--
United states Has No Extraaitfen
Treaty with Morocco.

Paul o. Stensland is prisoner In the
United States legation at Tangier, Mo-
rocco. He was captured in that city by
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1906-09-14
owe saYs. rnE Clap HAND.

Fifty Th0nsaad We~f@rners Hall Me-
srnsknn IN Hts IEssae Town
w. j. Bryan was welcomed home at
Lincoln by cSaessrsa 81 5000 persons.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
Must Adhere TO Letter Of Law.

Through reports submitted by the
interstate commerce commission to
Attorney General Moody at Wash
ington the latter has directed that
suit be brought against all railroads
not complying with the law as re-
CARDS safety appliances on its equip
ment.
The late finding of the commission
was against twenty-three roads, and
the cases of violations against each
road range from one to twenty.six.
The charge against che companies
mainly is the failure to equip their
cars with safety coupling devices and
air brakes. The majority of the roads
against which suit will be brought
are short lines with limited equip.
ment. The Chicago, Milwaukee Il
St. Paul heads the list with number
of violations, there being twenty-six
cases against that company TO be tried
in the northern district of Illinois and
six against the same company to be
tried in the western district of Wis
cOnsin.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
COUNCIL DOES GOOD WORK.
Takes Preliminary Action Towards Park
Commission and Span Bridge at
the Stock Yards.

All public spirited citizens will
commend the city council upon its
action in two important matters
which come before it at its regular
monthly meeting last Wednesday
night
For several years this paper
has been hoping that SOME action
might be taken which would result
in the establishment of a city park.
Several proposed sites have been ex-
amined and some preliminary work
done, but so far we have had no pub
lie park. That such place is sorely
needed it is not necessary to state.
Once or twice the matter has been
brought before the council, but for
seemingly sufficient reasons nothing
was done about it. At the council
meeting last week an ordinance was
presented, which had been drafted by
Alderman Frank Sayre aud City
Attorney M. A. Harmon, in ac-
cordance with the Iowa statutes re-
specting the same, and it was placed
upon its first reading. The object is
the establishment of legal Park
Commission, of three members,
which will be elected at the city
election in March if the ordinance
passes, and we sincerely hope it will.
The matter of the railroad bridge of
the @. M. & st. P. Ry. over Dry Run
at the stock yards also came up for
consideration. This bridge is be-
lieved to have had much to do with
the backing up Of the water at the
time of the disastrous food of few
years ago, after which a temporary
pile bridge was permitted to be con.
structed. Last August the matter
was brought to the attention of the
company, and they claimed that their
engineers had examined it and that
there was no necessity for it's removal
The council authorized the appoint
ment of committee, consisting of
Alderman r. A. Engbretson, Harmon
and Hislop, to act in conjunction with
the city attorney and notify the rail.
road company to construct a span
bridge at that point without delay,
removing all piles and other obstruc-
tiOns
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
THE NATIONS FINANCES.

Secretary Shaw's annual report on
the finances of the United States was
made public last week. 1t shows
that the revenues of the government
during the fiscal year of 1906 amount
ed to $762, 1856 904 60 and the total ex-
penditures for the same period were
S736, III, 5S2. Oh, showing surplus of
s25, 500, 322.6 The three big items
of the receipts were: From customs
$500. 25l, S77. n from internal revenue,
S249, $50, 2l2. 81; from postal revenues,
$l67, 932, 7S2. 90.
The following are the expenditures
For the civil establishment, includ-
ing foreign intercourse, public build
ings, Panama Canal, collecting the
revenues, District of Columbia, and
other miscellaneous expenditures,
Sl49, 600, 5507S. For the military es-
tablishment including rivers and
harbors, forts, arsenals, seacoast de-
fenses. and expenses Of the war with
Spain and in the Philippines. $l17,-
946, 692.37. For the naval establish
mept, including construction of new
vessels. machinery, armament, i'm
provement at navy-yards, and expens-
es of the war with Spain and in the
Philippines, $110, 474, 264. 40. For In
dian service. $l2, TAG, ,S59. OS; for pen
sions, $l41 ,034, ,56l. r.; for interest on
the public debt, s24. 30S, 576. 81; for
deficiency in postal revenues, sl2. 673,.
294. 80: for postal service. $l67, 93S,-
1872. 90. Total expenditures, $736, 7l7,-
5S2.Cl. Surplus on hand, $25, &c.,
226. 81.
Compared with the fiscal year of
1905, the receipts for 1906 increased
$65, 1856, 634.67 Ihe"expenditures dur
ing the same period increased SIC, 612.-
CS3. 46.
Secretary Shaw estimates the
revenues for the current fiscal year at
1913, 573, 264 All the expenditures for
the same period S755, 573, 264, or sur
plus of $58. 900. 600. The estimates of
the appropriations required for the
fiscal year of 1908 total 1918, 800, 643. 6S.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
Senatorial Election Conference.

The much vaunted convention to
consider the election of U. S. SEN
ators by direct vote of the people met
at Des Moines last Wednesday. Only
twelve of the forty-six states were
represented, and the proceedings of
the great convention" have received
but little attention throughout the
state and nation.
Following are the resolutions passed
by the conference:
Whereas, 1t is the Judgment of the
convention that the legislative branch
of the national government should be
placed more directly under the control
of the people OF the several states;
and
Whereas, There exists, and has long
existed. strong popular demand for
the election of United States senators
by the direct vote of the people. and
said demand is. in the opinion of this
convention, well founded and
Whereas, The Constitution of the
United States provides only two
methods whereby the provisions re-
specting the election of United States
senators may be changed ;Aand
Whereas. The method ordinarily
adopted of Congress on its own in
| itiative submitting to the several
states proposed amendment has
| heretofore been ineffective owing to
the refusal of the United States Sem
ate to sumit such proposed amend
| ment to the several states; and
Whereas, There is no alternative for
accomplishing the desired reform save
an appeal by at least two-thirds of the
states to Congress, asking that con-
stitutional convention be called be it
therefore
Resolved. That, while this conven-
tion would much prefer that Con-
gress should submit to the several
states proposed amendment to the
Constitution for the election of sem
ators by direct vote of the people, so
| that the states might pass upon it as
a single question, yet. inasmuch as
the Senate persistently refuses TO SUBJ
NIT such amendment, il therefore ear
nestly recommends that the legisla-
lures of the several states do, in
pursuance of article 4 of the Constitu-
tion of the United States. make APP
plication to Congress to call con-
vention for the purpose Of proposing
amendments to the Constitution of
the United States. Be it further
Resolved. That the president and
secretary of this convention be and
they are hereby instructed to transmit
duly certified copies of these resolu-
tions to the chairman of the national
committee and of the several state COM
mittees OF the two leading political
parties, also to the governors of the
respective states. to each member of
Congress and to the President. That
in transmitting the copies to the gov
ernors of the states the president and
secretary of tins convention shall in
close a letter urging each of them to
lay these resolutions before the legis-
lature of his state.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12

When the great race is ON Decem-
Der 16, between the Rock Island to
wrest from the Northwestern and
Burlington lines the contract for car.
rying the mails, seats on farm fences
along the routes of the roads should
command premiums. Each company
is testing and preparing its swiftest
engines for the trial of speed. and it
is not unlikely that new record
may be set. 1t is stated that the
Rock Island will place fiagmen at each
crossing in the cities and towns along
its line through Illinois and Iowa,
and that all freight and passenger
trains will be held that the new train
may have clear right -of-way. The
companies are choosing their best en-
gineers, and doubtless they will be
told to hit only the high places in the
fight over the 500 miles between Chi.
cago and Omaha.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12
Runnins.Lynne Nuptials.

Last Wednesday afternoon at
three O'Clock, at the residence of the
BRIDES parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
Lynne, east of Decorah. occurred the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
Clara Amanda to Mr.. Adolph Syverin
Running, son of j. J. Running of
Springfield township. The groom is
the efficient and popular rural mail
carrier on Route No. from the De-
corah office, a gentleman who is high
ly thought of by all his acqnaint-
ances, and the bride is charming
young lady of grace and refinement,
in every way worthy of his choice
They have the hearty congratulations
and best wishes of host of friends
throughout the county. They will
reside on the west side.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12

If some day newspaper man should
print the coutents of his waste basket
there would probably be riot.
There would certainly be trouble in
many homes, arrests in some direction,
shot guns in others, trouble all
around. But the patron of a newspa-
per never sees the waste basket
He only glances at the beautifully
printed pages-complains if one letter
in fifty is upside down, growls his
disappointment If one name in five
hundred happens to be spelled wrong,
frowns because the editor didn't take
his advice about publicly warning
his neighbor about keeping snow off
the sidewalk, and is generally dis
gruntled not so much at what he finds
as at what he fails to find. He knows
his share Of the waste basket. but IL
he could have one look at the contri-
buttons made to that receptacle by his
neighbors and friends, he would thank
God for the existence of man with
sufficieat intelligence and courage not
to print all he knows. and to temper
even that which he does print. .-Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12

Don't go to law with neighbor if
you can settle your differences by
arbitration. The winner of a lawsuit
is often the loser after all, to say
nothing of the hard feelings, disrupt.
ed friendships and bad influences upon
communities. Arbitrate-'tis much
cheaper and great deal better, saves
time, temper and religion. lessons
taxation, end strengthens friendship,
while law suits makes enemies. -Ex.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12

The Sioux City Daily News will
issue its initial number today. 1t is
published by syndicate which owns
daily papers at Des Moines, st. Pau
and other cities.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1906-12-12

The postoffice department has made
a ruling which will be of interest to
those who wish to send presents
through the mails. Under the new
ruling you are permitted to write
such greetings as Merry Christmas,
Happy New Year and similar expires.
sions, together with your name and
enclose it in the package without pay
ing extra postage.