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The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16
DENVER MURDER
ENGINEER SHOT BY POLICEMAN
IN SALOON.
HAD KILLED HIS MAN BEFORE
Denver Liquor Tragedy After Saloon
Closing Hours-vIetim Dies and
Slayer Arrested.

Denver.-Thomas johnson. a steam
engineer who came from Duluth, Min
nesota, q few weeks ago, was shot and
killed soon after midnight this morn
Ing by Policeman Charles Secrest In
quarrel over a dice game in the Cot
tage saloon. at 1920 Curtis street. Be-
crest. without apparent provocation,
fired two bullets into Johnson's abb
domen. Johnson died In the ambu-
dance on the way to the hospital. Se-
crest was arrested by Sergeants Dou-
gal and Mcintyre and their men. and 10
In the city jail charged with murder.
AS reported by the Post. Secrest.
who was OF duty at the time. was
standing at the bar, and he insisted on
shaking dice TO determine who should
pay for the drinks for the house.
Thomas Johnson. among others.
yielded to his desire. They shook dice.
Secrest lost and bought the drinks. and
insisted that the dice be again shaken.
This was done, and Secrest lost
again. He bought the drinks second
time. and then lost his temper. He ut
tered half dozen words OF abuse.
Johnson told him there was no cause
for abuse, for Secrest himself had pro-
posed to shake the dice.
With the CLEAN OF mailman In his
eye. Secrest drew his big colts revol-
yer and fred twice. Johnson fell to
the floor with two bullets In his body.
Pafrolman Durkin. who had been try
Ing to persuade Secrest to go home.
rushed into the saloon while the gray
ish smoke was still coming from the
barrel Of the revolver. Secrest waved
the weapon menacinsly, and Durkin.
knowing just how desperate Secrest n.
went to telephone and notified police
headquarters. An ambulance. patrol
wagon and squad OF police were hur-
ried to the spot. i
Four years ago Secrest killed Henry
Reed in Patrick Hickey's saloon. 1851
Larimer street, In exactly the same
manner as he killed Johnson Three
shot were fired after quarrel had
started over drinks.
Secrest claimed that the man had
threatened to whip him. but he told the
police when they came to arrest him
that he was trying his new g,rn."
Reed died at the county hospital the
following day and Secrest escaped
punishment.
The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16
AN ARCTIC CONTINENT.
VIII Be Sought for Uncle Sam by Dan.
ish Explorer.

Washington.-Capt. e. J. Mikkelseu.
formerly OF the Danish navy. will soon
undertake novel Polar expedition,
under Anglo-American auspices, for
the purpose of discovering the great
unknown continent supposed to be
within the Arctic circle and by raising
the American flag and claiming It In
the name OF the United States.
His plan Of operations was ex.
plained. to President Roosevelt at the
White House Saturday. Captain Mix
kelscn was officially presented to the
President by the Danish minister.
The captain believes that there ex.
lists In the Arctic regions m enormous
archipelago. as yet unexplorcd, lying
between the Parry islands and Wran.
gel land, OF the Siberian coast. Al
though n subject of Denmark, Captain
Mikkelsen. upon discovering the new
continent. intends to plant there the
American flag and claim 1t as a pos.
session os the United States.
He has no intention of trying to
reach the North, Pole. an undertaking
which he believes to be both improba.
Bile and useless OF attainment.
Captain Mikkelsen explained to the
President the objects and purposes OF
the expedition and President Roose,
welt expressed his hearty approval OF
the enterprise. 1t was explained that
the intention of Captain Mikkelson is
to make scientific investigations
which probably will result In new and
important additions to present knowl
edge of geology. meterology. hydro
graphy and possibly ethh0logy. astron
omy and physics.
Captain Mikkelsen will have as his
companions on the expedition, which
1t is proposed shall start from San
Francisco in May Of the present year
Ernest Lefiingwell OF the University ol
Chicago. who will have charge of all
OF the scientific work. and Ejnar Dit
levsen of Copenhagen. who is both a
zoologist and an artist. In Its en-
tirety the expedition goes out under
the auspices OF the Royal Geographt
cal Society and an American maga
zine
The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16
weld county onsrs Reward.

Denver.-A Greeley dlspetch says:
The commissioners Of Weld county
fs Al sass
The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16
"tssuRN CATTLE BILL.
'' Fwsnty.Elsht-laeur Feed and
Rest Law.

,snn,,hhston.-senator ,n,h Warren has
|oe e1.aorised saoed BY the Senate commit.
He,Sssal ,SSsalculture to report fayorably
~ sn Mn, oill to prevent cruelty to
n ~, hMn'ie IN transit by railroads.
A. @ which has the endorse.
- - Western live stock assocla.
I'll ii'ssues '"su that live stock in tran
iissst iist pe confined ID c1rn with.
n 4 ~ iss Lor rest. water ~ fesd'
.clser por1od 'thaH txg@1Ilys
ecueive hoAi1 a. ~
The Ordway new era., 1906-02-16
wlseonsln Wants rwo-csnt Rate.

Madison, wls.--steps were taken
Tuesday looking to the establishment
Of : cepts per mile passenger rate
o. wisccn:ln rsiircsds = when secre;
o. 1SI51iel = SsniSSS ~ Wisoon5ia
~ Iss''ss 3 sss' sezss :
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
FOR SALE.

Two second hand drays as good
as new. See the Wachter Dray
& Transfer Co., Bismarck, N: D.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
BEGINS AT PHILADELPHIA.
First Rebate Case Ever Tried, in This
Country.

Philadelphia, March 2S.-The first
rebate case to come to trial in this
country, in which the defendants are
charged with giving and accepting re-
bates in violation of the Elkins law,
began during the day in the United
States court here before Judge Hol-
land. The indictments to be presented
to the jury are those against the
Great Northern Railway company,
which is charged with Offering re-
bates to R. u. Wood & Co. of this city:
C. E. Campbell, its local agent; L. W..
Lake, New York agent for the Mutual
Transit company; Walter Stuart,
George and Richard Wood, members
of the firm of R. d. Wood & Co., and
Paul ]. Diver, local agent for the Mu-
tual Transit company, who is charged
with offering bribe to the National
Essence of Coffee company.
The rebate in the Wood case, 1t is
charged, was given on shipment Of
1900 tons of iron pipe from Florence,
N. j., and Camden, N. j., to Winnipeg,
in October, 1904, and 200 tons from
Emaus, Pa. to the same point The
published rate was 1917 cents per 100
pounds, but it is charged the firm OBJ
tanned a rate of AN cents. The ship
ments were made over the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad to Fairport, O.,
thence by the Mutual Transit COM
pany across the Great Lakes to Du-
luth and thence by the Great North
ern to Winnipeg.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
UNFORTUNATE EVENTS.

It is now generally admitted that
between forty and fifty persons met
death in the collision of the two Den
yer and Rio Grande passenger trains
near Adobe, Colo, on March 16. A
list of more than forty missing per-
sons who are supposed to have been
passengers On the wrecked train has
been prepared.
Nine persons were killed and thtr-
teen injured when an accommodation
train on the Chicago and Northwest
ern railways new branch ran into
washout on the prairie twenty-six
miles west OF Casper, Wyo. Most of
the persons killed and injured were
workmen on the way to the grading
camps.
Eighty-fve lives were lost and fifty
four ships were wrecked along the
coast of New England and the mari
time provinces during the past winter.
While the season was comparatively
mild on shore at sea it was one of ex-
treme severity, particularly in waters
Of the provinces.
A typhoid fever epidemic of startling
proportions is in progress at Fort
William, Ont, at the Canadian Head
of the Lakes. The town has popula-
ton of $500 and there are 500 sick
with the disease. Numerous deaths
have occurred.
Four firemen perished and about q
score of ,flremen and citizens were In
jured in fire at New York city ac-
companied by series of explosions
that demolished six-stOry foundry
building at Bedford and Downing
streets.
Seaman r. D. Holly of Plymouth,
Ind, is dead at the naval training sta
ton at Newport, II. l., of spinal menin.
gifts, making the eighteenth death
since the outbreak of the disease.
Seven persons, representing three
generations of one family, were killed
on the Philadelphia and Reading rail-
way at Hass crossing, one mile south
of Seabury, Pa. n
Fire at Newport, r. l.. destroyed the
Fall River line steamer Plymouth and
damaged the freight steamer City of
Lowell. The loss is estimated at
81, 100000.
While preaching to his congregation
Rev. j. B. Lantz, pastor of a Latter
Day Saints church at Carson, Ia, was
struck by lightning. He died within
an hour.
Two men, P. S. MCGUIRE and E. M.
Vanhorseln, together with eight horses
and COW were roasted to death in a
freight car near Gardner station, N. D..
The public schools at Edgerton,
Wis, have been closed by the state
board of health owing to an epidemic
Of scarlet fever.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
HIS MEMORY CrGIDfOLY BAD
n. M. TILFoRD A WITNESS IN
STANDARD OIL HEARING
At NEW YORK.

New York, March 2S.-H. NJ. Tilford
was the first witness of the day in the
Standard Oil hearing. He said he is
the president of the Continental Oil
company, which does business in Colo
RADIO and the West, and also is con-
nected with a second company en-
gagged in the oil business in the Pacific
states, corporation incorporated in
Iowa. He said that he had an Office
at 2G Broadway.
Upon being asked by Attorney Cen
eral Hadley of Missouri if he was
member of the domestic trades COM
mittee of Standard Oil Mr.. Tilford
said he did not know what was meant
by the term committee" He had
heard it used, however, he said.
Mr. Hadley then showed Mr.. Til
ford a letter written by the witness to
L. H. Hochs, in which suggestion of
the domestic trades committee was
quoted, and Mr.. Hadley asked the wit
ness to explain it.
Mr. Tilford said it had escaped his
memory. The witness said he could
not recall a letter from A. M. Finley,
who, in 1903, was vice president Of
the Waters Pierce company. Neither
could he recall having written letters
to President Druitt of the Waters
Pierce company to come to New York
on similar business.
The witness was shown number OF
letters, some signed and others un-
signed purporting to be written to
or by the witness in connection with
the business of the Waters.P Pierce COM
pany and the Standard Oil company
Some of the letters had to do with
expenses OF men employed by the
Standard Oil and others requested
lists of employees of the Waters-Pierce
company and the salaries paid them
They were initiated by both witness
and his brother, w. H. Tilford, but
Mr.. Tilford disclaimed all knowledge
of them. The witness said that w.
H. Tilford> is treasurer of the Stand
ard Oil company of New Jersey.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
IN MEMORY OF JOE WHEELER.
Appropriate Exercises Are Held at At.
lanta. Ca.

Atlanta, Ca, March 2S.-Memorial
exercises in honor of General Joseph
Wheeler were held here during the
day. Representatives of the veterans
of the Civil war and the Spanish
American war, in both of which Gen.
eral Wheeler took large part, united
to do him honor and to speak tender
ly and reverently of his deeds and
character. A splendid military parade
was planned to precede the addresses,
but drenching rain, which continued
from early morning, made 1t necessary
to omit this part of the programme.
The Grand Opera House, where the
exercises were held, was decorated
appropriately with the national colors.
The boxes were occupied by the daugh-
ters of General Wheeler, the honored
guests of the day.
The speakers were John w. Mad
dox, General Clement A. Evans, Cor
porap James Tanner and Major
Charles r. Miller.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
NEWS OF THE WEEK
FOREIGN NEWS.

H.
The agitation among workmen's or
CARNATIONS of Russia involves bold
plan on the part of the Social Demo
Gratis, revolutionists and other radical
elements to send delegates elected
secretly to a meeting to be called at
some place IN Finland early in April,
at which an ultimate plan of opera
tions will be decided upon. Some of
the leaders favor calling a general
strike in the middle of April, but the
more audacious aim at setting up
provisional government.
The death list OF the Century wv.
Va.) mine disaster has reached twenty
three, while twenty or more are in
jured. The bodies recovered were
torn and mangled and in many cases
burned from head to foot, making the
work of Identification hard. The ex-
plosion is supposed to have been
caused by an accumulation of natural
gas.
AS the officials we're closing the
Mutual Credit society's bank at Mos
COW twenty armed men surrounded
the building, which is near the bourse,
and, covering the employees of the bank
with pistols, they pillaged the place,
getting away with s425,000, and made
their escape in spite of the efforts of
the bank guards to arrest them.
Lawlessness and crime are keeping
pace in Russia with the re..- essive
measures of the government. Columns
of the newspapers are daily filled with
records of murders and robberies and
side by side are brief chronicles of
condemnations and military execu-
tions Of political offenders.
According to advices received at
Manila the recent fight at Magtaon,
Samar, between the constabulary and
Pulajanes was the result of treachery
on the part of the natives. Thirty
Pulajanes were killed and sixteen of
the constabulary were killed or
wounded.
According to the latest reports from
Toxic it is now estimated that several
thousand persons were killed by the
recent earthquake in Formosa. At a
rough estimate the damage amounts
to $45,O00,01G.
The United States battleship Wis
consin has sailed from Manila for
Shanghai to join the American feet
there, rush orders to that effect hay-
ing been received from Rear Admiral
Train.
A launch owned by the Standard Oil
company was seized and looted by
pirates near Canton, China. The pirates
secured number CT Winchester rifles
and 1000 rounds of ammunition.
Earthquake shocks have caused
great destruction on the island of U.s.
tica, off the coast of Italy.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
coR7ELyov TOLD OF RvMoR.
Says He ls Ready to Go to New York
il Wanted.

Washington, March 2S.-Postmaste
General Cortelyou was informed OF
the report from New York that it was
believed that a warrant had been is
sued for his arrest, while attending
the meeting of the cabinet. At the
conclusion of the meeting he declined
to discuss the question, but said that
IL It was true that warrant has been
issued he would go to New York at
once. He concluded by saying:
"Just wait for the facts"
Mr.. Cortelyou said that the only in
formation he had Of the matter was
what he had received from the press
dispatches, which had been commune
Gated to him in the cabinet room.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
LABOR NEWS.

Reports are being received by the
miners delegates at Indianapolis from
their local unions that the coal COM
panies are taking preliminary steps to-
yet on strike basis. They are call
ing In the miners account books, ac.
cording to these reports, withdrawing.
credit from the miners at the com
pany stores, pressing collections and
IL some cases threatening eviction.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
Victory for Open Town.

Sioux City, Ia. March 2S.-Com-
plete returns from the city election
give Mayor W. G. Sears, Democrat, a
plurality of 260 over P. A. Sawyer,
Republican. Sears stood for licensed
gambling, Sawyer for the closing of
ahe gamblinghouses. The council is
evenly divided.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
Gronna Is Filling the Bill.

Mayville Farmer: Hon. A. j.
Gronna, North Dakota's new con-
gresham, is distinguishing him
self by his independence, industry
and ability. 1t is not at all clear
that the republican party made any
mistake when it sent Mr.. Gronna
to congress.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30

LOANS! LOANS! LOANS! FARM
LOANS! Money is seeking an in
vestment. I am agent for an east
ern Loan Agency. I can furnish
you with farm loans at go. Call
and see JOSEPH MANN.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
Governor Pattison Improving.

Columbus, O., March 2s.-Governor
Pattison is better and continues to.
gain strength. The last bulletin is
sued says: Governor Pattison has
had good night and made steady
gain In strength"
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
Life Impriso nnent for Rape.

Anamosa, Ia, March 2S-Jack Pizer
has been sentenced to life imprison.
ment for rape on woman seventy
years old. 1t was Pliers fourth con,
yiction for rape.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30
LODGE PRESENTS AMENDMENT
Prohibits Rebates and Determinations
by Railroads.

Washington, March 28.-In the SEN
ate Mr.. Lodge presented an amend
ment to the railroad rate bill prohibit
ing rebates and determinations and
providing penalties for violation of the
law.
The joint resolutions regulating the
allotment of documents in the govern
ment printing office and intended to
prevent unnecessary printing and
binding, passed by the house, were
adopted without discussion.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30

Cheapest thing in North Dakota
is good old line fire insurance. See
F. E. Funk, First Natl Bank
Washburn, N. D.
The Washburn leader., 1906-03-30

Get your farm property insured.
Reliable companies, low rates. F.E.
Funk, LIST Natl. Bank, Washburn.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-09-01

A five year old girl of southern
Missouri farmer was brutaIly as
saulted by white man, employ
ed By the girls father The man
was net lynched The white
people are not ''infuriated.'' after
all, when dioboIical crimes are
committed on their female sex
TiIman and Tom Diqoa should
be notified of the crime.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-09-01
Hoke Smith.

Now that Hoke Smith, the
viest of them all, was nomina ed
for governor of Georgia. what
are you going TO do about it!
Smith made his campaign by de-
nouncing the Negro and the plea
for reduction in freight rates.
Now you see if the Negro had
his political franchise. Hoke
Smith would not have dared to
speak as ugly as he did-Smith
may make the best governor
Georgia ever had, tho.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-09-01
Trade At
CLARKSON'S
New Modern
Drug Store
213 So. 9th Street.
Springfield, ILL.,. /,
Hot Shot for vardaman.
Hot Shot for vardaman.

=. 1.-The Appeal to Reason" a So
cialist paper. dishes out the fol-
lowing "hot stuff" to Gov. Var
daman:
"Gov. Vardaman of MissiSS D.
pl, has appealed to the white
voters of that state to select leg
islators who will vote against
appropriations for the education
of the Negro children What the
people of Mississippi should do
is to take up collection to send
their chief executive to some
night school which includes in
it's Curriculum the elements Of
decency and d secretion.
Without reference to the
merits or dement's of the Negro,
it may be said he is with us, is an
ever present problem AS such
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-09-01

he demands our most earnest
consideration. That he is not
always a desirable social element;
that he often is a disturbing
economic quantity, most of us
are willing to admit. But i'm
prove his condition, even as it is
the one thing that can improve
the CONDITION of any class. and
whose would deny him this help
is himself deplorably ignorant.
"Some kind friend should con-
vey to Gov. Vardaman the valu-
able information that it is better
to be black man than to be a
blackguard. '-Colored Citizen,
Memphis. Tenn.
Vardaman is either the big.
gest fool in the world (most ig-
noranD or the meanest man on
earth.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-09-01
The Illinois State Fair this year
will surpass all previous effort.


Parties who do not get their
paper as late as Mondays, call
at Thorn pson Bros. 500 e. Wash
ington, ST., or at this office, or
call up old phone 998, res. new
phone, 1902, and be supplied.
You can also buy papers and
at these places. MICS.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-09-01

The colo g man from Nilsson.
ri. who was q ar d with assault,
and apprehended IN this city by
officer Tay was turned over
to the authorities from whence
came the allegation. The re-
ward for the arrest being 800.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-09-01
The Septic nber Bride

News from Authentic sources
announces the marriage of Miss
Maude Brewingtcn to Mr.. J. H.
johnson, Monday Sept. 3rd 1906.
this will close one of the most ro-
matte courtships in Springfield,
as Mr.. Johnson and his prospect
i've bride have been pronounced
married several times prior,
all proving to be ignis fatuus.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-09-01
DR.. @. II. JONES.

II /. y. NJ = y ~ 30s
The above is the likeness Of
Rev. g. H. Jones, who came to
Springfield about 5 years ago,
since which time he has lived
here. He Was formerly pastor of
New Hope Baptist church aud
engaged in the real estate bust
ness He owns property here
md in the South and is at pres
ant, manager Of the reerless
Ideal Portrait Co.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1906-09-01

Misses Grace and Maude Mel.
son contemplate leaving "to-mor-
row for St. Louis.
w. IT. Scott attended the
Peoria Convention Tuesday.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-12

The work of clearing away the DE-
hris caused by the freight wreck on
the Santa Fc road near Red river
last Tuesday evening still continues.
The line Is open TO traffic and trains
are running without delay. Il is stat.
ed by trainmcn that the wreck was
one Of the worst smashups that has
taken place IA years. Quite number
Of cattle were killed outright, while
number injured will have TO be
killed. These cotdo were en- route
from Texas 10 pastures ia the terri.
tory. The injuries Of the two stock
men. who were hurt in the wreck.
were of minor consequences.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-12

! y. Dickinson Of Davis was Ia the
city yesterday He says that his town
is rapidly growing and that much
progress has been made during the
past year. Said 1Ir Dickinson:
The Missouri Construction Co. who
holds contract with the Davis and
Turn Falls II. r. CO., to build and
equip their line from Davis to Turner
Falls on or before July ist has dc.
posted forfeit Of $4,000 with the
A. 4 Z National Bank Of Davis to
be turned over to the railroad com
pany II the line is not IN operation
on the above date.
The citizens OF Davis raised a Slo,-
600 bonus for this line in three hours,
and are unanimous FOR the road"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-12
PASTURE.

Beginning April will pasture
mich COWS from tho Fourth ward
only at $3.50 per month Dry cattle
OF 81 per month, accepted from any
ward. sec Charles Huffman or
phone 3ii and he will call for your
COW each morning. No driving done
on Sundays on account Of church ana
SUNDAY school q. S. BAILEY.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-04-12
The Show

\ talr sized sudiynce witnessed the
production at thc opera mousse last
night, Iudnug from the applause civ.
IN the company the show gave entire
satisfaction and fuzzy sustained i,s
reputation Tor clever performances.
The bill tonight will be Jesse James
IN Missouri" Tomorrow night that
laughablo comedy, the hr8t time hcrc.
Tho whole Damn Family 4 candy
matinee will be given Saturday after
noon and tho play will be- awhen
London sleeps" The compdnY "win
conclude its engagnment Saturday
nigh, IN the play Nick Carter"