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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
UNFAIR STANDARD OIL METHODS
HELD UNDER BONDS.

PORT TOWNSEND, May "a. -- Hugh
Williams and Benjamin Franzen, mem
bers of the crew Of the British ship
Moryen, who were arrested In connec-
tion with the shooting last night, which
will probably result in the death OF the
boarding house runner, Harry Stubbley,
today were held in $1,000 bonds each
until tomorrow when representative
from the Office of the United States at
torney will be on the ground to handle
the prosecution. Stubbley is at the
point Of death tonight. II this occurs
other arrests are probable.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
pENATURED ALCOHOL UNTAXED

WASHINGTON, May 2i.~After con
siderable debate the senate today passed
"a bill relieving denatured alcohol from
the internal revenue tax and then took
up the agricultural appropriation bill
which was still under consideration when
the senate adjourned. The discussion on
the alcohol bill was largely upon the
effect of the legislation on the manu-
facturer of wood alcohol, which Aldrich
asserted would be greatly injured.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
HOUSE PASSES DAY IN
LISTENING TO ORATORS

ceived with continued hanclapping on
the democratic side and when he read
the president out of the democratic
party the minority applauded. Dolzell
spoke in favor of Getting well enough
Alone" his speech being enthusiastically
applauded by the republicans. Nothing
of legislative character was nc.
complished, the day being given over to
oratory.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
BODIES RECOVERED.

BUTTE, May ga Sand Point,
Idaho, special to the Miner, states that
the bodies of William Douglass and Joe
Wardell, two men drowned in Pend D
Orielle River month ago were recov'
cred today near Laclede. 1t is reported
the body of Mwdock Jay drowned in the
Pack River has been recovered.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
USES ANY MEANS
TO GUST RIVALS
NELSON HERRERA co.

LOS ANGELES. May Battling
Nelson and Aurelio Herrera, who will
meet In twenty.round contest tomor.
row evening for purse Of $4,000
finished training and work only long
enough To keep the required weight un-
iii they are weighed tomorrow evening.
The conditions call for l3l pounds There
IN heavy betting on the fight, Nelson be.
ing favorite 10 to T. with plenty Of Her,
rera money in sight.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
EATS ICE CREAM; STARvES,

LITTLE ROCK, May 24.-An investi-
CATION by the Argenta Health Board
into the death of A. s. Roberts, jew
elry peddler revealed today that Rob-
erts who had high opinion of the
nourishing powers of ice cream, tried
to live on ten cents worth of it a day
and starved to death.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25

WASHINGTON, May 24-Well filled
galleries and large membership on the
floor listened with great attention today
in the house to the two leaders of oppo-
site schools of politics. Towne of New
York and Dalzell of Pennsylvania.
Towne was in splendid voice and the
democrats opplauded him to the echo.
His structures on the president were re-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
BOTH WILL DIE.

los ANGELES May 24.~Becauso his
wife refused to live with him, Michael
Csemcpcs u flower peddlcr, attempted
to kill her today by shooting her in the
face and neck with revolver. He then
shot himself in the mouth, Police sur
geons say both will die
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
EARTHQUAKE NEAR OGDEN.

OGDEN, May 24.-There was an
earthquake this afternoon at West
Weber four miles west OF Ogden. Build
ings were shaken. There was much ex.
citemcnt. but no damage.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
SCHOONER WRECKED.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 24.-The
Merchants exchange has received nd.
vices TO the effect that the schooner
Marian which left here March 10th for
Sanak, Alaska, IL total wreck on tM
west coast OF Chignik. The crew was
saved.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
SWEEPING BILL.

ST, PETERSBURG, May %, - The
constitutional democrats will introduce
in the lower house tomorrow sweeping
bill embodying the freedom of religion
and conscience and the tolerance of all
creeds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
WENTWORTH DIES.

EXETER, N. II, May 24,-Professor
Wentworth, widely known as the author
of school text books on mathematics
died today of heart disease in the Bos-
ton and Maine depot at Dover. He was
aged II.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25

VICTORIA, May "a, - Mail advices
from the orient state an earthquake,
causing great loss of life and consider
able property damage occurred at the
beginning of May at Uniankai and the
vicinity OF Mongolia. The Peking Times
reports chasm several feet wide was
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
EARTHQUAKE IN CHINA
CAUSES GREAT DAMAGE

caused by the earthquake. The walled
city of Uniankai was almost completely
destroyed, the loss of life being very
heavy Several shocks are also reported
from Fokien, province of China, the
most disasterous being in Chue Chou a
prefecture where many buildings were
destroyed The loss of life is unknown.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
JAPS ARE PANIED.

LONDON, May pa dispatch to the
Telegraph from Toxic says n painful
impression was created by the rumor
that Stoesael II sentenced to death for
the surrender of Port Arthur.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
ELECTED ASSISTANT CLERK.

RICHMOND, Ind" May 24.-The gen
eral assembly of the United Presbyter-
ian church today elected R, Il. tanning
of Puget Sound, assistant clerk.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
CONDITION SERIOUS.

NEW YORK, May 24,~-The condition
of Mrs. Davis, whose illness took SER
ious tmn today, is unchanged tonight,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-25
Investigation of Standard Oil Trust Al Cleveland By
Interstate Commerce Commission Exposes Com
pany's Unlawful Methods.


INDEPENDENT LINES HOW STANDARD
THEM AND now AILRoADs HAD DISSEMINATED
AGAINST THEM IN MATTER OF BUsINEss-No
CHANCE FOR SMALL CONCERNS.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
VALUE OF ARTEsIAN wElls.

Sioux Falls, $. d.. Jan. 6.--The great
value of small artesian wells. such as
can be secured at a cost of only a.
few hundred dollars each by the farm-
ers i'm the greater part of the state ly-
ing east of the Missouri river, is
shown by the practical use to which
such well is put by III. r. Zimmerman.
is the owner of $50 acres of land. The
buildings upon his farm are of the
most modern character One of the
features on his large tract of land is
an artesian We'll which has flow of
elghty-four gallons per minute. This
Of the large artesian wells of South
Dakota, and yet the surplus water from
It has formed a lake covering about
nve acres. The lake is filled with fish.
With power derived from the artesian
well Zimmerman operates corn shell-
er. cream separator. chnrn and wash.
ing machine.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
EARTHQUAKE IN KANSAS
Shock Was Severe in All Parts of the
.state-BuiIdines Jolted and Rocked
by Seismic Move.

KaGsas City, Mo-, Jan. "A distinct
shocle with a motion from north to
south, lasting from twenty three sec
onds to one minute in duration. was
felt III western Missouri, eastern Kan
sas and southern Nebraska at about
6:17 O'Clock last night. The territory
affected extends from Nebraska on the
north nearly to the Oklahoma and In
dian territory on the south and from
Salina, Kan, on the west to Kansas
City, ST Joseph and Joplin on the
east.
With the exception of the knocking
Of plaster from walls at some points
in Kansas. no damage was reported.
although persons ran to the streets at
some places in fear that their houses
would tumble In.
Lincoln. Neb., Jan. Sat $3.50 last
night residents Of LINCOLN felt an an
earthquake shock that was severe
enough in several instances to shake
globes from their fastenings on chan
deliers. No damage is reported to
buildings. The shock was indistinct
in some parts Of the city and very no.
ticeable in others. The earthGuake
shock was indistinctly felt at Nebraska
City and Syracuse, towns in southeast =
ern Nebraska. 1t was slight in each
instances
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
NEWS OF The RosEEuD.
70 Cold Weather Has Occurred Vet on
the Newly Opened Section.

ehS isS99iy OpSNeQ ScctIcn.
Gregory S. d.. Jan. 1o.-About six
inches OF snow has fallen during the
asst few days, but has not affected the
.rrival of the mails or freighting teams
% amy great extent. The weather con-
inues mild with west and northwest
lly wind and unless greater precipi-
alton occurs Will not lay upon the
round long. The weather up to this
ime has been very mild for the time
II year. Some of the settlers who
AVE arrived within the last month
nay not be very we'll prepared to stand
he severest weather, but those who
anne earlier than October are COM
ortably housed and have sheds built
or their stock. Those who put up light
.ouses during the summer have sod
ed' them on the outside and a great
many have plastered them either with
marl' Il native lime or cement, some
10Th inside and out, making them able
% stand winds and cold i'm q manner to
make the owners of the best frame
louse turn green with envy. Where
his was not done they have erected
buildings entirely of sod, and any one
vho has lived in a sod house. properly
constructed, can vouch for their com
Drt.
The sod crops were sufficient to fur
'ish feed for those who We're here i'm
ime to get them planted and a great
many had some to sell of corn and po-
atoes especially.
Trade among the merchants has been
'ood. The holiday trade was in the
nore substantial and useful articles,
nut was a good healthy trade.
Wood can be obtained for $1.5O to So
cord and coal from $11.5O to SIS per
on.
Already the more northwesterly por-
ion is taking. on the aspect of busi
less boom. A $4,000 stock of general
Merchandise is being put in at Murphy.
The Rosebud Lumber company and
Nm. Kristler & Co, will put in lumber
Fards at Dixon, S. d. johnson &
Gardner, bankers of this place, will
pon have bank opened in that place.
18th c. +. Brown. manager
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
HOG CHOLERA in DAWSON
Other Counties Report q Visitation q
Disease->Caused by CroWk.

Salem, 8. D., Jan. s.-There are some
portions of Dawson county infested
with hog cholera of such viruient na-s
ture that farmers are losing their en-
tire droves of stock. Down in Tobinl
and Baker townships the disease is said
to have caused a total loss to the farm-is
ers. One farmer who had just rounded:
up his drove and counted over q hum
dred fine. fat porkers, arose one morn
ing to find that half OF them were dead
and the remainder died In a few days.,s
The disease is not prevalent In an
parts of the county. but only in certain
localities.
Reports of similar nature come
from all parts of the state. This meansf
that hog cholera will cause heavy
loss to many farmers and that those
Who sold off their hogs early were the
lucky ones.
It is believed that the disease is be-,
ing carried around from one farm to-
another by crows. There are many
crows in the state this winter asi
the weather has been mild and open
and the birds fly from one place to ans
other. seeking grain and other food
They may be seen in immense flocks
across the country iii every direction.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
POOR FARM HAND
lNHERITS A FORTUNE
James spratt, Working on
Yankton County Farm,
May Be Wealthy.
WILL CLAIM PROPERTY
Recently Received News That He Had
Become the Possessor of 1000.
Acres of Irish Land, A Fine
Old Estate.

1;tnkton, S. d., Jan. 10-Jas. Spratt,
a hired farmland at the county poor
farm, has literally jumped from the
poor house to landed proprietor of an
old and fire estate at Bunnihill, Gal
way, Ireland. MIR. Spratt came to this
country eighteen months ago, and being
without funds, except for what he was
able to earn, he hired out and eventual
y came to this county, where he ac-
cepted job at the county farm, where
he did farm work and ate with the su-
perintendent and his pauper inmates,
two or three in number. Mr.. Spratt
did not mind this but kept working
away. Now a letter has arrived from
the estate attorneys telling him of his
good fortune and to come home and
claim the estate, which comprises 1000
acres of valuable property. Mr.. Spratt,
while reluctant to leave this country,
is going after the legacy and will leave
this week.
Eleven below zero is what the gov
ernment official called it here yesterday
and 9ankton is enjoying winter. 1t
now looks as if the river, which is open
here, will yet get a chance to freeze
over. although it will be at least six
weeks in Going so this season.
A lafantula made things interesting
at Boyles & Boulan's fruit store yes
terday. The spider was finally cap
tured and was landed safely in q candy
jar.
. The Henvey and Halo minstrels, car
rying some twenty people, went up
against actors luck here Saturday
night to poor house. and the end men
and others are raising cash or their
instruments to get out of town on.
Some of the troupe are still here,
aWaiting instructions"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
TWIxT TWO FIRES.
secretary Shaw Was Advise. n Two
Ways by New York's Bly,
Ejnancier.

New York, Jan. 9.-The Tribuen to-
day says: AS a sequel to Jacob II.
schiff's panic speech at the Chamber
of Commerce Thursday, in which he
said he had tried in vain to induce
Secretary Shaw to come to the aid Of
the financial situation here, It de.
veloped yesterday the secretary was
advised in opposite directions by two
~owerful sets of financiers here. one
group, headed by the National City
ident and which has close finan.
cial relations with Rockefeller, Kuhn
Loeb & Co. and e. II. Hartman. trieo
by every means to have the secretary
deposit government funds here. The
other, including the First National. Of
which George F. Baker is'pre.ident ana
which has James ]. Hill In its director
ate, Chase National, Liberty National
and the Rock Island group of capital
lists. >-:me out squarely for horDa rule. =
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
STATE DECIDES TO
DISPOSE OF LANDS
South Dakota Board Will Offer
to Public Much School
Property.
1T is I'M MANY COUNTIES
Sections in Several Counties Selected
for Sales, to Begin March g.
Long Dates for Leases
Arranged.
1T is I'M MANY COUNTIES

Pierre, S. d.. Jan. 9.-The state lands
sale in several counties next spring.
Common school lands will be offered
at Pennington, March s; Minnehaha,
March 15; and Deuel., March 15.
Common school and capitol building
lands will be offered in Hyde, March
10; Hand, March 20; Faullk, March 21;
Edmunds, March 2S, and Mcpherson,
March 90.
Common school and endowment
lands will be offered in Brown, March
23; Day, March 81, and in township
1875 range SO, in Marshall, March %.
The lease date for all counties south
of the I'd standard parallel, including
Gregory, will be March Is, and all 9TH
except in counties where lands will be
offered for sale. In these the leases
will be made the day following the
sales, except at Pennington, where the
leases will be made March %.
The lease price for lands west of the
river is from 10 to Is cents an acre
in Gregory, according to location; 10
and Lyman, and cents in all other
counties in that part of the state. East
of the river the rate runs from 81 an
acre in Union to s cents in the north
ern counties, ranging between the two
prices in different counties. The term
of lease will be three years in the
southern and eastern part of the state
and five years in the rest OF the state.
On January 10 the state treasury
will take up 100000 of the emergency
warrants issued a year ago at a shade
over per cent interest. This will
about exhaust the cash on hand and
will leave practically 100000 of out
standing per cent. general warrants.
Whether it will be decided to fund the
outstanding Is at a lower rate in emer-
gency warrants remains TO be seen.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
TOWN PRESENTS new
MUNICIPAL PROBLEM
seIby, Beaten in County Seat
Fight, Evolves a Novel
Ruse.
rs TO RElNcoRPoRATE
A Strip of Land Two Rods Wide ans
Reaching to and Including Court
House at Bangor to Be
Incorporated.

Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. s.-The town of
Selby beaten in it's attempt to gain
possession of the county seat of Wall
worth county year ago, has evolved
a novel plan to capture the prize and
get the better of Bangor, the present
county seat, and her bitter enemy.
1t has served notice that it will try
to incorporate in it's limits strip OF
land two rods wide and five and
half miles long, which will run to and
include the present site Of the court
house at Bangor
Lawyers state that this method, IL
carried out. is legal, providing that a
two-thirds majority of the farmers
Through whose land the strip runs are
willing 1t is generally supposed that
the clever ruse will be carried out as
Bangorites who are. just as alert as the
Selbyites think of some scheme to head
off their more progressive opponents.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
BANK is in TROUBLE.
Petition for Receiver for Massa,
chusetts Bank with South
Dakota Charter.

Boston, Jan. 9.---An injunction re-
straining the Provident Securities and
Banking company, of this city, from do
ing further business was petitioned fol
late yesterday afternoon in the Massa
chusetts supreme court by the state
savings bank commissioners. The
court issued a temporary injunction
and G. hearing Will be held on the
question of appointing Il receiver.
The company is organized under the
laws of South Dakota and has an au.
thorized capital of S1,5O0OO0. Il has
about $500 depositors, with an aver
age deposit from each of about $40.
The commissioners alleged that the
company was unable TO meet it's OBJ
legations.
The Provident Securities and Banking
company was engaged in the general
banking business, but has made Il spe-
cialty of soliciting small deposits. Sew
eral weeks ago the attention of the
savings bank commissioners was called
to the company-'s affairs and AN inves-
tigation followed.
According to the evidence of the COM
missioners in the supreme court the
money deposited With the company,
which aggregated s1S2.OOO. had been
poorly invested. AT a given moment
liie SoHllHlSaioileiS dlleSe lHstl no more
than s1,So0 could have been realized by
the company for the purpose of meet
ing any obligations. The commission.
ers We're of the opinion that the best
interests of the community and of the
depositors We're concerned by bringing
about the suspension of the company s
business and by naming a receiver to
take charge of its affairs.
Samuel Dalton, for many years adju-
tant general for Massachusetts, is pres.
ident of the bank
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
YEARS BANNER CROP
WAS SPRING WHEAT
fhe Average Yield Over South
Dakota Was 1871 Per
Acre.
soRN is COMPETITOR
Over the state the Amount of Potato
Acreage Is Amazing, $4,000 Acres
Being Planted to That Pro-
ductivc Crop.

Rapid City, S. D., Jan. 1o.-The fol-
owing statistics regarding crops in
South Dakota for the past year are OF
considerable interest. The banner crop
was spring wheat, of which 44,133,4S1
bushels We're raised, the average yield
10 the acre being 1871 bushels. The
ialue OF this wheat on the farm is.
estimated at s27569,432.
Next In Importance comes corn, of
which a total number of 51,614,739
bushels were raised, the yield per acre
being 31.S bushels. The value of this
crop is estimated at $16,000,509.
Potatoes We're also a good crop, 3d.,
M acres being planted in potatoes,
With an average yield of ninety-siN
bushels to the acre. The total number
If bushels produced was 3,336,S16, and
the value on the farm was $1,279,390.
Hay to the value of a little over q
million and a quarter dollars was
;aised, the average price per ton be-
Ig trifle over 81.
The total number of bushels of po-
.atoes, tiaXseed, rye, barley, oats,
ipring wheat and corn was 142,23O,S45
md the value of these crops is esti-
,ated at $50, ,27l,1 ,141.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
CHARGES ARE UGLY.
Alleged Director of Poor Farm Of
Yankton County Is .ncompetent.

Ysnkton, s. D., Jan 6.--The board of
county commissioners in regular ses-
sion ordered public inv igation of
conditions existing at the q nty poor
tarm, which is supervised Wy George
Stiger, under direction of the county
commissioners, and by their a.2point-
ment
The order Cor the investigation is the
result of some ugly charges made ~
several citizens about seven miles east
of Yankton and near where the poor
farm is located. They in conversations
on the streets of their town and Yank-
ton allege that the superintendent
abuses the two inmates and grossly
1nislnanages the farm, thus incurring a
large deficit which the taxpayers Of
the county must, of course, pay.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
WOMAN F0ULLY SLAIN.
soarder, Accused of Crime, Flees from
Building and Eludes His
pure,ers

Chicago, Jan. 9.-Mrs. A. W. Gentry,
aged 26, Wife of the president of the
Universal Trading and Supply COM
pany, was. murdered today for some un-
known reason by a man whom the po-
lice declare is f. ]. Constantine, a
boarder in the Gentry home.
The woman died before she could
make a statement. Constantine fled
from the building without hat on coat
and is now being sought by the po-
lice.
At the time of the murder, Mrs. Gen.
...v ts. -t11d Constantine were alone in tn.
Wh=5s tl,t cent1y 9sssssssff::ffyr My lived. l. NJ
Gentry was about TO leave preparation
10 going down town, when Constantine
attacked her with a razor and, after
cutting her throat from ear to ear.
pushed her out into the hallway and
threw her down a flight of stairs. The
woman fell against the door of apart
Doherty.
Doctors Efforts Useless.
The physicians at once took Mrs. Cen
try into his office and endeavored to
save her life, bbt she had lost so much
blood she died within few minutes.
Doherty at once telephoned the po-
lice. who arrived within few min
utes but Constantine had fled before
they arrived.
Mr.. Gentry arrived home short time
after his wife had been killed, but was
unable to throw any light upon the
cause of the tragedy.
poherty declared that from the ma
.Nrs Of the wound, he had formed the
opinion Mrs. Gentry had been attacked
from behind.
The razor. he declared, had severed
the windpipe and every large artery
and vein in the neck and that no medi-
cal aid could have saved the woman.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-01-12
PROPOSE ELECTRIC ROAD.
Nell Known Sioux Falls Men Inter.
ested in Construction.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Jan. st is now a
certainty that, failing to induce any rail-
road company to make the connection, cit
izens of Sioux Falls will construct an cleo
trio railroad from this city southwest
ward to Parker or Marion Junction. A
railroad in that direction has been de-
sired for many years by the business men
of Sioux Falls. With the object of con.
structing the connecting link between the
city and one of the towns mentioned a
company has been Incorporated under the
name of the Sioux Falls Interurban COM
pany, with DIR. r. +. Brown president and
George A. Pettigrew secretary. Both are
among the most prominent citizens Of the
city. Others associated with them are
Michael Germ and j. A. Gross, also lead
ing citizens. Messrs. Germ and Gross al
ready have started out in the country with
the object of securing the right-of-way for
the proposed road, and they will not re-
turn to the city until this purpose is ac-
eompished. The work of constructing
the new road will commenee as early in
the spring as the weather will permit