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The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-14
Try to Hang Negro on Train.

~ " 'NS9E0 01t dTrT'
Topeka. Kan, Dec. Z. = Two Texas
cowboys tried to hang John E. Lewis,
a negro on passenger train between
Lawrence and. Topeka. The cowboys
said they did not like to see negro
putting on airs"
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-14
Cars Gold Stolen.

1rkutsk. Siberia, Dec. s:-The gov.
eminent assay Office here was entered
by means Of tunnel last night and
gold weighing 165 quarter pounds was
stolen. There is no trace Of the rab:.
bers.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-14
LUMBER TRUST TO
TAKE ITS TURN
OF MORE GENERAL INTEREST TO
ALL PEOPLE THAN ANY PRE-
ViOUS INQUIRY.
IND|(T TWO FOR PERJURY
HARTMAN ROADS AND GOULD
CORPORATIONS ARE ,NDlCT.
ED AT SALT LAKE.
CORPORATION

Washington, Dec 9.-The investiga-
ton of the lumber trust, as proposed
in resolution offered by Senator Kit.
tredge, is regarded by members OF
to all the people than any previous in
quiry of the kind. Every household IN
Is Interested.
Farmers in such states as do not
produce timber have reached point
where they are helpless. They cannot
afford to pay the high prices demand
ed for lumber, and improvements have
been checked. This is especially true
in the Dakotas and other prairie
states
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-14
NEGROES VICTIMS OF PLOT.
Soldiers Were Victims of Anti-Negro
Conspiracy. Saws NEGRO.

conspiracy, says Negro.
New York, Dec. 10. - Declaring that
his investigation exonerates every one
of the three companies of negro sol
diefs of the Twenty-fifth infantry, re-
cent3y dismissed from the army for
shooting up the town of Brownsville.
Tex. Gilbert Stewart. colored. return
ed from the Southwest yesterday,
armed with affidavits and bristling, he
saws. with facts that absolutely con-
trovert the reports of army officers.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-14
"Gentleman's Agreement"

The lumber trust operates through
several organizations. Through this
system, operated under gentleman s
agreement" competition has been en-
tirely eliminated. No portion Of the
country has been overlooked and all
the lumber product of the United
States is controlled by the lumber
trust.
The capital Of the trust, according
to the last census, is $11 100000. Lum.
Der is the fourth largest industry in
the country, being surpassed only by
the steel and iron, the textile and the
meat packing industries.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-14
COL. SESSIONS INSANE,
Once Prominent Politician Use. Knife
and Is Taken to an Asylum.

and Is Taken to an Asylum.
Marshalltown, Dec. II. - Col. Fitz-
roy Sessions, at one time prominent
in Iowa politics and the holder of
many government positions, but since
August of last year an inmate of the
Iowa soldiers home here, went vio-
lently insane last night and assaulted
Adam Liebernecht, helpless invalid
in the hospital, with cane and knife,
cutting cash in his thigh.
Col. Sessions was arrested and taken
to the insane asylum.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-14
TO WRECK COLISEUM.
St. Louis Building Where Cleveland
and Parker Were Nominated.

ana ParKer were Nominated.
st. Louis, Dec. IL. - The contracts
have been let and work will begin
wrecking the st. Louis exposition
building, an historical structure which
included the coliseum in which the
conventions were held which nomi-
mated Cleveland and Thurman in 1888
and Parker and Davis in 1904 for pres
ident and vice president, respectively.
on the Democratic ticket.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-14

Attempted Train Wreckins Charged.
Moosomin Sasl1., Dec. II. - John
James, seventeen-year old boy living
near Red Jacket, has been arrested on
charge TO attempting to wreck the
Imperial Limited on the Canadian Pa.
cific at Coot Hill siding.
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-14
THE STANDARD
BY C.. C. kNAPPEN,
SJSSETON SOUTH DAKOTA.
NEWS Of WEEK SUMMARIZED
IMPORTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ON FOREIGN SHORES
BRIEFLY TOLD.
w shlnqton.

Commissioner OF immigration Grant
Is making a close inquiry at Honolulu
into Portuguese immigration into the
Hawaiian islands.
The National Business league has
adopted and forwarded for introduc-
ton in congress resolution fixing
the presidential term at six years.
The president has announced that
he will reappoint .Judson B. Clements
4 member of the interstate commerce
commission. Mr.. Jndson term eY-
pires Dec. 81.
The president has committed to life
Imprisonment the sentence of death
imposed upon Arthur Adams and Rob.
ert Sawyer, negroes. convicted of mu-
tiny and murder on board the schoon-
er Henry A. Berwind.
The government traffic report shows
the movement of freight for the sea-
son to date to be 50,192,835 tons
through the canals at Sault Ste
Marie. or nearly 100000 greater
than for the corresponding period last
year
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-12-14
Criminal,


]. G. Rawlins and ALT Moore, ne
gro, were hanged at Valdosta, Ca, for
the murder of Villa and Carrie Carter
in July, 1905.
Mrs. Rosa Tewsbury, aged thirty
years, was found dead at Logansport,
Ind, under circumstances Indicating
murder A former husband Is sus-
pected.
AT Herkimer, N. " the jury in the
trial of Chester e. Gillette for the MUIR
der of his sweetheart, Grace Brown, at
Big Moose lake on July IL, returned a
verdict of guilty in the first degree.
William c. Anderson, collection
teller of the First National Bank of
Kansas City, is missing and e. F.
Swinney, the president, admitted that
he was short $4,000 in his accounts.
Ina and Minnie Hill, sisters, were
found asphyxiated in their rooms at
Portland by Hilda Hill, another sister.
The dead girls left note bidding
Hilda farewell, but 1t does not state
the reason for their act
The train robbers who fatally
wounded the express messenger of a
Cotton Belt train near Eylay siding,
Tex, secured $4,000 from the mes
senger's safe. The Pacific Express of.
flcials refuse any information.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31

this reason hss been placed on deposit ia
national banks for the benefit Of trade
and commerce; Of i72 900, 900 which
represents the Tfeasury's working bal
snce today aai OF an actual surplus OF
$25, 900, 900 representing the excess o.
receipts over expenditures which has &C
cumulsted SIEGE July l, the beginning
OF the present fiscal year.
While this looks pretty good for the
close Of the calendar year the indica
tons point TO an almost equally good
showing for the end of the fiscal year,
June S0th next. although in the mean
time there will be several important
Treasury transactions.
The operation of most magnitude will
be, of course, the refundlng or redemp-
ton of the outstanding four per cent
bonds. They amount 10 little over
sll5, 900, 900 aud they are subject to
redemption on aud after July ], 1907.
On account OF the Treasury's large
money holdings it was suggested at the
Department today that the government
would probably exercise its option and
redeem the bonds in cash rather than re.
sort to refunding. There are about
$50, 900, 600 OF these four per cents. now
held in the Treasury as security tor de
posils or circulation, mostly the latter
In order that the circulation of the banks
may pot be decreased through having no
other bonds to put up as security, the
Treasury will offer for sale $50, 900, 900
more of the Panama canal bonds. This
will be the second sale of this issue and
the offer will be made sometime in May
or June.
According 10 the way the receipts
have been running ahead of expend-
lures, aud making reasonable estimate
for the future, there will be surplus
earned between now and July Of at
least $35, 000,0 900. OF the government
moneys now on deposit in national banks
notice has already been given that the
banks must return $42, 900, 900 after
February LIST.
The fact that the Treasury will still
hold at the end of the fiscal year
such a large smount Of the peoples
money, after having met all expenses
besides paying out in cash the enormous
amount of $li6, 900, 900, is q strong argu
ment in favor of additional legislation to
enable the channels of trade to have more
of the taxes collected without the neces
sity of compelling the Secretary OF the
Treasury 10 resort to unusual methods
to do So
Since July /, this year, the customs
have realized $l64, 900, 900 or $l4, OO0,-
900 moro than in the same period last
year, and the internsl revenue taxes
$lS7, 900, 900 or $40, 900, 900 more than
last year.
Edwin B. HUT, ST., has been appoint
ed postmaster at Neeuah, Westmnreland
county, Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31
Daring Train HObber.

Richmond, Va, Dec. 3l.-At 2:40
O'Clock this morning as Sesboard Air
Line train No 81 approached La Crosse,
Va about seventy five miles south Of
Richmond, one of the most daring hold
ups that ever took place in Virginia
occurred. A passenger, apparently about
twenty-five years old, who boarded the
train at Richmond, walked into the
Pullman car and took seat 10 the smok-
lug compartment The conductor and
porter of the Pullman were in the day
coach at the time AS the porter return
ed the stranger placed pistol 10 his head
and forced him to lock both doors Ofthe
sleeper, after which, masking himself, he
went through the car holding up half
asleep passengers at the point Of his
pistol. he had secured eight hundred
dollars from passenger when Pullman
conductor forced his way in and attempt
ed to arrest the thief. Quick as fash,
the robber shot the conductor, and pull
iug the emergency brake cord, stopped
the train end disappeared in the woods.
The conductors wound ia not serious, he
only having been sho! through the arm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31

Death of the Baroness Burdett-COutts.
baroness Burdett Contts. who had
been i'll ut her residence 10 London since
Christmas Eve, is dead.
The death of baroness Burdett Coutts,
occurring at the age of n.nely-iwO years,
besides depriving the country Of one OF
its greatest and most famous philan-
thtopists, removes from London unique
personality and an interesting social liz
IRE. Asa link with the almost forg'
ten past, her life beginning during the
reigo of the Emperor Napoleon, she
lived during the reigns of five British
sovereigus. luheriling an immense for
tune, she so used il as to die beloved by
the whole nation.
The Baroness Burdett. Coutts. vas one
Of the foremost of English women. She
was an intimate and lifelong friend of the
late Queen VIctoris, and was one OF the
richest women in Eogland. Her wealth
was used priucipa ly to carry on her
work to improve the condition OF the
poor, aud rs a philsnthropist her name
was world wide
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31

The SeabOard Air Lines fist mail,
No. 80, northbound, from Atlanta to
Richmond, crashed into a string OF
loaded freight cars al Peschland, flag
station, nineteen miles east of Monroe,
n. c., late Saturday night, partially
wrecking the passenger train and killing
Engineer s. +. Maxwell, Of Raleigh.
Running fifty miles an hour, Engi-
neer Maxwell sighted the freight train
as he rounded the curve near Peach
land, and, with concern only for the
passengers whoss lives we're in his care,
he applied the emergency brakes in an
effort to moderate the impending crash.
The speed was reduced to ten miles an
hour when the train struck, and the
fireman Jumped without being hurt.
Maxwell stuck TO his post, was caught
between the engine and tender, and
slowly roasted to death in view of the
rescuers. Helplessly pinned in an up
right position, with both feet in the fire
box, the brave man lived four hours,
fully conscious, talking cheerfully to the
rescners, his last words beinga message
to bis wife and child at Raleigh. No
one else was hurt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31
Virginia News.

Mrs. Charles NJ. Wallace died at her
home, in Richmond last right
CollicelIo, formerly one of the most
popular summer resorts in Rockingham
county, was badly damaged By fire
few nights ago
William I Garrison, OF West Falls
Church, and Miss Elizabeth Hartman,
of Wieble, we're married at Vienna 8stui
day by Rev ?. W. Crosby.
VIM. Jenkins, nine years old, was &C
ciden'ly shot and killed by his brother
Charles at the home of their father, Jno.
3. Jenkins, wealthy lawyer, of Nor
folk, Saturday.
President Roosevelt and family at
tended services in an Episcopslk Church,
near Pine Knot yesterday, their country
home, in Virgins. They will return TO
Washington tonight.
Judge Scott, 10 the Richmond City
Cyurt on Saturday appointed Thomas
O. Gordon, receiver for the affairs in
Virginia of the German National Iusur-
ance Company of Illinois.
10 all probability Or. +. A. Alder
man, tho president Of the University,
will recommend summer lectures at the
next meeting of the board of visitors,
which will be held shorty.
Milton Courtwright Elliott, OF Nor
folk, aud Miss Lucy Hamilton Cooke,
the University of Virginia. were mar
ried Saturday night in the chapel at
that institution, Rev Harry h. Lee,
rector Of Christ Church Charlottesville
officiating.
Luther Ashby, aged ten years, while
ont hunting at Scottsburg, Halifax conn-
ty, Friday, with companions. had his
head shot of. His companions, becom'
ing frightened at what had occurred,
lift the body in the woods all night
The shooting was accidental.
III health and grief drove Captain
Philip NJ. Snider, seventy-six years Of
age, for fifty years passenger conductor
of the Southern Railroad, to send bull
let crashing through his brain while he
lay across the grave of bis wife, IN
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond yes,er-
day morning. Death was instantaneous:
William II. Johnson, aged seventy
eight, died at his home at Occoquan,
Wednesday. He was native Of Deco
quap. For a number of years he was
employed at the Department Of Agricul-
ture at Washington. Three daughters.
Mrs. Harry Sack Of Occuquan; Mrs.
Thomas Bohannon, OF Washington, aud
Mrs. J. B. Beach, pOstmistress at Deco
guam, survive him.
The funeral Of Bishop A. Coke Smith,
of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, which took piece yesterday after
mood from Epworth Church, Norfolk,
was attended By hundreds of friends Of
the dead Bishop, all denomination con-
tributipg to the vast crowd that followed
his remains to the grave from the church
which did not begin to hold all who
braved the weather to pay their last tri-
butte. The SERVICES at the church we're
conducted by Bishop Wilson, of Balti-
more assisted by Bishop Cranberry and
the Rev. George f. Booker, pastor OF the
chnfch
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31

Copyrighted by the Newspapers Enterprise
Associaton.l
New York, Dec. 3l.-In an interview
granted Marlen F.. Pew, of the News
paper Enterprise Association, John u
Rockefeller, spoke as follows
'qn making inventories for tho year
just ending. great many business men
in this country will ind that they have
suffered n less amounting TO millions of
dollars due 10 shrinkage of value Of
their share holding during the twelve
months just past.
''2'his is in the face of over great
prosperity, the greatest era of prosperity
10 the history of our country.
"Why should stock values be lower
today than they were year ago
{" can only account for it by the at
tscks made upon corporate interests dur.
ing the last year or two years-nnwar-
ranted attacks that go to tear down the
structures that have been reared by orr
people through great effort, energy, and
patience.
"The effect OF these attacks was, Of
course, FIRST felt by capitalists, and then,
through them, the effect Was ftlt By the
debtor classes.
1.-THE debtor classes arc feeling the
effect mOIe than ever now.
1.-The man with the dinner pail will
be the next to suher--the wOIkiDgman
whose wages are now higher than ever
before in our history; % per cent higher,
| believe the statistics say, than they
we're five or six years ago.
"When stock values are depresiaied
as at present, capitalists generally begin
to take in their loans, dispose of their
collateral and then the debtor classes
feel the depression When the debtor
classes feel the depression they retrench
ed and then it 10 the workingman's TO
suffer believe January inventories
will he q surprise to many people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31

Donald, with whom the deceased was to
have spent several days while preaching
here. He had been 90 preaching tour
through Maryland and had addressed
congregation yesterday morning al Cum
bsrlsnd, Md. Mr.. Daily formerly lived
ia Fairfax county, Virgins, and for the
past year had lived in Newark, Ohio.
Mr. j. J. Murkland, Of Washington,
had both legs broken aud received inter.
nal injuries. His wife was killed. Mr.
Murkland is brother of Miss Cstharine
Murkland, stem ographer for Mr.. @. c.
Csrlin, of this city
Not vestige OF The wreck now re-
maine. All night and during the early
morning hours wrecking crews worked
on the debris, and by 10 o'clock this
morning it had all been cleared away.
More than 500 laborers we're employed
in the work.
Inquiry by police officers later today
indicated that the wreck was possibly
due to the fact that the Frederick local
was some eight minutes behind Time,
while the extra was somewhat ahead of
its schedule.
No. &c was due at Terra Gotta at 6:2O
p. lni., but was behind several minutes.
Had it been on time it might have kept
out OF the way OF engine 2lO2 until the
latter slowed down for the Washington
yards.
Hildebrand, the engineer Of The extra,
is known as careful man. He had
reason to believe there was clear track
ahead OF him. The night was one of the
worst kind for train operation. A thick
heavy fog obscured all signal lights
Witnesses who stood on the Terra
Gotta station platform told policemen
today that, in their opinion, the extra
train was running above sixty miles an
hour. At this rate of speed, Hlldebrand
had no chance to slow down before
hitting Nc. &C even if he had discerned
the red lights on the station semaphore
aud the tail lights on The last coach of
the local
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31
Fire In New York

New York, Dee. 3l.-Fire in tho
garage of Col John Jacob Aston In west
Twenty eighth street today destroyed
three valuable automobiles belonging to
Col. Astor and nearly caused the loss of
several lives. Soon after the FIRE started
tine flames exploded quantity of gsso-
line. Occupants of apartments above
the garage were cut of from escape aud
were carried out by police and fremen.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31
The President.

Charlottesville Va, Dec. Si.-Today is
the last day of the present stay of Pfesi-
dent Roosevelt and bis family at their
country lodge in Albemsrle county.
Virgins. The weather permitting, the
President Dis Rixey and he's will
be out most OF the day hunting, the Prcsi-
dent being inclined to bag az least one
wild turkey before his return to Wash
ington Packing, preparatory to the
start for Washington, tonight, is now in
nrOlress
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31
Cotton speenlator Missing.

New York, Dec. 81 His last dollar
having been lost in stock and cotton
speculation, Gustav Adolph Mayer,
formerly Of Galveston Texas, is missing.
Today The police ars searching for him
although 1t is feared be has carried out a
threat to commit suicide.
Mayer has wasted fortune estimated
at over 800, 600. Saturday Mr. Mai
yer received letter saying he intended
to jump from Hoboken ferry. So far,
the body has not been reported He
was seen last Friday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31
New York Stood MARKET.

New York. Dec. 3l.-Most Of the interest
in the market this morning centered IN the
developments at the clearing house settle
ments and news As 10 whether all clearing
house sheets wOuld go through OF not vas
anxiously waited for, both Oh the floor OF the
exchange and on the street. 10 was current
gossip In important circles that one house had
borrowed s., 0l0 .00O on Saturday and had taken
over the aceonats Of two imp0rtlnt iirGls hand
ling live and large speculative accounts fnr
some time, and il was thought that this ar
rsngement had furnished enough relief 10
tide over the crisis without pronounced en-
barrassment. There was enough nncasiness
10 cause declines in a number Of active issues,
At the end Of the first hour the majority 81
stocks showed slight losses compared with
Saturdays final figures.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31
MuI NOT be Married.

Paris, Dec. 3l.-An announcement
made by W. f. Corey, head of the 5
Trust, today settles the question that be
will not be married to Mabelle Gilman,
the actress. The denial declares that
there will be no marriage Tin the imme-
date future" or doing his present visit
In EuroDa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31
Deadly Serpent Bites

are as common in India ns are the stomach
and liver disorders with us. For the Latter
Bitters; the great restorative medicine, Of
which \. A. brown, Of Bennettsyille, S. c.,
says: 'They restsred MY wife to perfect
health, after years of suffering with dyspeP-
siaand chronicslly torpid liver" Electric
Riiters cures chlls and fever. malaria, bill.
business. lame back, kidney troubles and
bladder disorders. Sold on guarantee by
F. K. Leadbeater q Sons. druggists. Price
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-31
E1-President Cleyeland's Condition.

Princeton, n. j., Dec. Sl.-There ia
no improvement today in the condition
of former President Grover Cleveland,
who has been seriously i'll for over a
week. Dr. John n. Carnochan, the at
tending physician, however, hopes for
Mr.. Cleveland's recovery within week.
The acute attack OF indigestion from
which he is suffering is not yielding
easily to treatment.
Mrs. Cleveland stated this afternoon
that Mr.. CleVeland's condition was not
at all serious ami that he wss only SUI
fering from slight attack of indigestion.