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The Springfield herald., 1906-03-23
HOSPITALS CROWDED
MAJORITY OF PATIENTS wonEl
Mrs. Pinkham's Advice Saves Many
From this Sad and Costly Nxperienoa;

It Is q sad but
lcertain fact that
70 v 9 ry 70 . .
! brings q n In
orc a SO in the
numberofopen
tions performed
upon women in
o u r hospitals.
Morethan three
fourths OF the
patients l yin 9
on those snow
The Springfield herald., 1906-03-23

Lewis Single Binder = the famous
straight DC cigar, always best quality.
Your dealer or Lewis Factory, Peoria, ILL.,
The Springfield herald., 1906-03-23

DO professional humorists ever
laugh at other peoples jokes?" NO.
They never admit that other people can
ma..e Jokes"
The Springfield herald., 1906-03-23

"Did that insurance director retire
because he was overworked? NO. Be
cause the policy holders Were.
The Springfield herald., 1906-03-23

Even sensible men like to nibble at
1iattery once in while.
The Springfield herald., 1906-03-23
Springl

We make mistakes; it is the other
fellows who commit sins.
The Springfield herald., 1906-03-23
COULD NOT KEEP UP.
Broken Down, Like Many Another
Woman. with Exhaustns Kidney
Trothleo

Mrs. A. Taylor. of Wharton. N. j..
says: 81 had kidney trouble in Its
most painful and severe form, and the
The Springfield herald., 1906-03-23

Important to Mothers.
Examine carefully every bottle Of CAsTORIA.
. safe and sure remedy for infants and children,
and see that It
The Springfield herald., 1906-03-23
Asthma Cured.

Speedy relief and permanent cure Of Asth-
Asthma Cure. Money positively rsfundsd d
not beneficial. For lnformation call y ad-
dress Suite 204. 909 Seventeenth Street,
Denver. Colo. References given
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
JOKE GETTING SERIOUS.
Correspondence Started in Fun May
Lead TO Marriage.

Council Bluffs. Ia, oct. 2i-Secerai
months ago several young society men
OF Council Bluffs were surprised on re-
rsIyIug letters from !hc same number
OF Young women residents Of Boston.
The letters were Couchcd In guarded
language. get bctokening culture and
refinement. For some time the recip-
tents OF the eplstlcs were at u loss To
what means the young
ladies' had employed In securing their
finally discovering that
through former society acquaintance
now associated with Boston financial
concern. the young ladies had been
given the addresses and Induced. In n
spirit OF fun. 90 write the letters.
The correspondence grew In volume
md interest, and from "A Joke grew Sc
rious. but the young men were not
rntisfled with what was to be learned
through correspondence, hence last
uight dispatched one OF their number.
T. g. Riker. To Boston To- secure and
add to their fund OF Information more
To satisfy their craving for knowledge
OF the young Boston women.
Bakers expenses are being paid by
funds from a pot contributed To- by
each al the six or eight young Blufrs
men whose curiosity and interest I'm
their Boston feminine friends IL bound
To bc gratiiicd. Upon the report which
Mr.. Rlkcr g. able 10 make upon his re-
turn will undoubtedly depend several
matrimonial alliances.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
NEGROES MOB SHOW.
the Presentation Of the
"clansman."

Philadelphia, Pa. oct. 2i.-undcr
most unusual conditions the Clans
man" was presented here last night
ut the Walnut Street theatcr. The col
orcd clergy OF the city had made n
formal protest To- Mayor Weaver
against the production. claiming the
"lynchIngs have been encouraged by
the play"
The mayor refused to take any ac-
ton.
About half m hour before tho the
alter opened Ninth and Walnut streets
where the playhouse " located. was
packed with colored people. Director
~ Public Safety Mckenny. who had
FASTENED To the scene. begged the min
listers To- dispense the mob. n riot
call was sent In and patrol wagons
brought half hundred policemen to
the thcatcr.
The Colorcd ministers surrounded Di-
rector Mcktnny and demanded that
no stop the play. The director dcliv-
cred n brief address. asking the crowd
Ca dispense and saying he WOULD en-
dcayor Ia have the presentation dis
continued after last night This seemed
20 have a soothing effect and The crowd
slowly scattered.
Early In the evening colorcd man
Hndcnvorcd To- create n disturbance In
>he thcatcr. He was arrested, but the
police had considerable difficulty In
-cacuing him from the crowd IN the
gallery.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
oRIFTeo ON wREckAoE.
Many Remarkable Escapes During the
Recent Hurricane.

Key West. Fla. oct. 23.-Survivors
from one 81 tho houseboats OF tho
Florida East Coast railway extension
along the keys tells n narrowing tale
az death and destruction caused by tho
storm OF Thursday. w. II. Duscnberry.
civil engineer In charge Of the work on
Long keys. who miraculously escaped
death. arrived here on the Russian
steamer Jennie, among other SURVIVORS
rescued. lie says houssboat No. 4. on
which were ibO men. was struck by the
storm at o'clock Thursday morning
and was driven out into the gulf
through Sawks channel. At o'clock
the houscboat began to break up, ana
Vs the great waves at her. men, slnsly
and I'm lunches OF two and three, were
washed into the sea and drowned. some
went below for protection. but when
a., ton OF the boat was carried away
the waves rushed I'm and the boat soon
went To- pieces. thirty or forty or the
men being crushed To death In the coll
lapSe. the others grabbing tlmbers 10
save themselves from drowning: I'm.
ginccr Dusenbarry was In the hold but
succeeded In getting log ana noa'c y,
until Friday night. on one piece OF
timber six men were ciingins and nlno
were hanging To another.
The sides OF the houseboat was
crowded with men. IL turned over
three times. each time reducing the
number OF men.
The Russian steamer Jennie sighted
the wreck and succeeded In rescuing
the forty-ninc men who were brought
here. Three other steamers with
yearchIights were picking up dead ana
live men when the Jennie left the
scene. -
There was another housboat with $50
men on board at Long key, which Mr..
Dusenherry believes was also swept
into the sea.
There were I'm all ten boats nj Long
key. mortar mixers. drcdEcrs and 9TH
rr boats engaged IA the work.
The survivors were furnished food
aud clothing from the East Coast rail-
way commissnry here and were given
medical attention.
Tho extension work of the railway
along the KEYS was not damaged.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
FORMER SEN BURTON
BEGINS SENTENCE
Convicted Statesman surrsndsrs Him.
self TO United States Marshal
Says Hes Feeiina Well.

80. Louis. Mo. Oct. 24.-Formef
United States Senator j. II. Burton. OF
Kansas accompanied by his wife and
niece. arrived this morning from Abb
lene and surrendered himself. to begin
serving his sentence OF six months In
the Ironton Jail.
Burton has apparently changed but
little since he was tried and convicted
one year ago In the federal court here
OF having accepted $500 for services
rendered the Rialto Grain and Security
company. OF 81. Louis. before the post
Office department at Washington I'm
fraud order proceedings.
AZ he stepped from the train this
morning he said:
well under the circumstances. Perhaps
the trees. BLUFFS and nature generally
look sweeter To- me this morning than
they shall for some time. but I won't
let myself think about that. expect to
70 to- Ironton today To begin the life
that In laid out for me-
After breakfast at the Union station.
the former senator went to the Offices
OF his attorney and preparations were
begun for his Official surrender TO the
United States marshal.
Mrs. Burton maintained her COM
posture remarkably well and with spirit.
II was never more proud OF my hus-
band than ut this moment when he's on
his way 10 jail" she declared. We
know who our friends are and intend
TO b. friendly with them. I shall re-
serve my right to say who shall be my
friends"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
WAS WORST STORM
EVER EXPERIENCED
Many Remarkable Escapes Arc
Told by Wrecked Yes
sells Crews.
MEN PICKED UP AT SEA
stearer Saves Forty Nine laborsrs
Who Were Washed from Barge
Nine Other 6arsss, With all
on Board, Are Lost.

San Salvador. Republic OF Salvador.
Saturday. Oct. 20. y y. m.-Teiegraphic
communication with interior points has
peen restored. and news of the dis
aster wrought by the terrific storm
which has swept over the country IL
being received. over 100 persons have
been drowned In Coatepeque. a vast
quantity OF sulphur water was thrown
out OF the Chulo volcanoe. and In
undated the town OF Panchinalco. kill
Ing most OF the inhabitants. From
other points also reports or terrible
devastation are coming In. Pimiento
and other towns are reported To have
been swept away by the floods. The
schooner Azelene. with n number OF
passengers on board. has been lost be-
tween Corinto. Nicaragua and Amala-
pas. Honduras. Everybody on the
boat was drowned. The foods have
dislnterred n number OF corpses from
cemeteries and are carrying them down
streams. IL In reported that the rail-
roads In Honduras have suffered Sc
ricus damage.
A subscription list to aid the VIC
Tins has been opened. IL In headed
by President Escalon with n generous
donation.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
FAKE LETTER WRITER
ANNOYS SOCIETY CLUB
;,e6ds Notices, Affecting Fashionablssv
20 the Chicago News
papers. +.

Chicago. Oct. 24.-Speciai action IN
To- be taken by the executive commits
tee and the directors OF the fashionable
Sheridan club 20 determine the identity
OF an anonymous letter writer. who -
annoying the club members.
The letter writer has been ut work.
for months. The last effort In n notice
sent To- the society columns of an aft
crnoon paper reading:
MIR. and Mrs. +. Archibald LAWYER.
1899 Prairie avenue, accompanied by
their niece. Miss Adele HenneSsy. will
leave early In November for Stociardi.
Italy. where they have taken n villa
Mr.. LAWYER iS an artist"
Patrick J. I.awler and his wife 1.-Two
Mt the address given. lie Is inter-
ested In the stock yards. hence tho
italian villa ut "Stociardi." Miss Hem
Messy Is "A distant relative. The Law
lcrs are very much embarrassed BY tho
notice. as have been others.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
WILL REOPEN
COAL INQUIRY
Commerce Commission to Make
investigation In PennsyI.
vania.
DEVELOP NEW SITUATION
Inquiry 10 Expected to Show There 10
Community Of interests and Q
Common Ownership Of Mines
and Railroads.

washington. ID. c.. Oct. 2A-The In
ecrsthtc Commerce commission In max
Ing It's plans for rcopening the coal In
Quiry under the Ti.iman- Gillespie res
oiution. In Pennsylvania. One OF tho
commissioners last week went TO Phil
adeiphia to confer with Attorney Cias-
cow with reference TO the prosecution
Of tho inquiry In the anthracite fields
II has not been decided just when the
matter will be taken up again. but u
win be during the present year. and II
possible before the opening Of the ses-
sion Of congress.
This inquiry into the anthracite sit
uation In expected TO develop n very
different situation than that which was
brought out In the investigation Of the
relations OF railroad and coal compa-
niles In the Pennsylvania bituminous
fields. In that case. Il will be recalled.
the coal companies were found TO have
been In the habit OF securing Transport
tation favors by donating blocks OF
their stocks TO the operating officers OF
the railroad. This made matters ex-,
tremely embarrassing for some OF the
saiaried employees In the executive de-
partment OF the railroad. but did not
involve the ultimate management.
Different in Anthracite Region.
In the anthracite field the expectation
In that n different condition will be
shown. There, according to the de-
veiopmcnts In former hearings. the
community OF interest was more d.,
rectly between the railroad companies
and the coal companies. The coal COM
panics were largely controlled by tho
railroad corporations and the inter-
locking OF intercsts was 80 Intimate
that u was difficult To determine where
one began and the other ended.
In the Hearst case considerable
volume of evidence was brought out.
which will he used rs n basis from
which To prosecute the coming In
uuiry. But the Tiilman- Gillespie res
nlution opens up some important new
fields OF inquiry that were not entered
upon I'm the prosecution OF the Hearst
case. Mr.. Hearst alleged conspiracy
in restraint OF trade and OF the inter-
state commerce act and tho commits
sion undertook to determine whether
this existed. The case has not yet been
decided. In the coming investigation
the question OF discrimination In car
service, etc. VIII be taken up. TX IL N
proycd, as expected. that there Is COM
mon ownership OF the anthracite mines
and railroads, then under tho new In
terState law the railroads VIII have u
dispose OF their coal holdings, Tor lhs
two lines VI business must be divorced
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
WANTS DIVORCE TO
ESCAPE PERDlTION
Fattor Says Wife, Also Preacher. Al
ready Has Driven Him to
Say Damn"

Kansas city. oct. 2l.-"It is To save
my soul from perdltiOn that I want to
be divorced from tnis woman. | could
not go TO heaven II were compelled To-
live with her. declared Strauther
Quick, clergyman. Oh the witness
stand.
The Rev. Mr.. Quick has been mar
ried to Mary a. Quick about one year
when the divorce suit was filed. She
had been divorced from Edward Young
n few months before she married Quick.
y The clergyman testified that his wife.
who Is also "A preacher. called him
names almost every day after the first
week OF their marriage.
Not long after we were married."
he said. "her former husband began
To- pay attentions To her. one time she
laid her hand upon his shoulder and
said TO me: Here is n man l lived
with ten years and l wouldn't give his
little finger for an army OF men like
you"
Quick also said hIs wife threatened
his life, saying: "I'll get you yet, ~
swing on the gallows the next day and
20 To- he'll for g."
After making this threat she showed
me through the door and called me
names" he stated.
II drew back my fist and said. Damn
you!" She drove me To this. had
never sworn before"
Mrs. Quick denied calling names. He
told me once the first quarrel we had
would land me In the Internal regions ."
she testified. II told him believed IL,
for 1 had married Satan"
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
STEAMERS CREW RESCUED.
Stranded Ship OF Norfolk Likely TO
Be Total Loss.

Norfolk. Va. oct. s3-rhe steamer
George Furwcll, timber laden, from
Jacksonville. Fla. for New Haven,
Conn. IL ashore Off Cape Henry and
wir probably be total loss, but all
On board were saved.
Captain ]. ID. Chisholm and his crew
~ fifteen men were landed Sunday
by the life saving crews from tho
Cape Henry and Virginia Beach sta
tons.
The steamer. laden with $4,000 feet
Of cypress timber, went ashore during
- gale. She left Jacksonville Friday,
October L.. From the start she en-
Countcrcd heavy winds and was forced
to go far out OF her course. Captain
Chisholm describes the storm OF Fri
day as the worst I'm his twenty years
experience along the Atlantic coast.
At that time a dense fog was gath
rring. Soon IL obsCured the beacon, and
the noise or the wind and sea prevented
the warning siren at the cape being
heard shortly before s o'clock I'm the
evening the lookout ut Cape Henry life
waving station saw the steamers lights
close In shore. and about the same time
the Farwcll hit the beach. The life
savers hurried To the scene. on the
second shot from the line gun the crew
~ the steamer caught the line, and be
fore / o'clock In the morning twelve
Eeamcn had been hauled through the
gurf I'm the brooches buoy. There were
eft aboard Captain Chisholm. the first
and second officers and the chief cngi-
nCcr. They dashed the brceChcs buoy
To the mast and refused To- come ashore.
go the life savers had TO stay by on the
beach all night. At daybreak all the
baggage OF the crew WAS hauled ashore,
niIi then the four men made the jour
ncy 20 land.
The George Farwell was built In 1895
1T Marine Guy. Mich. and ~ owned by
J. g. Turner ~ Co. or New York,
Two American Steamers Wrecked.
Havana. oct. 2O.--Rcports OF dam
age done by the storm In the interior
az the island continue TO come IN
slowly. The extent OF the damage
done To- the tobacco crop In the prov
incc OF Pinar del Rio ~ not yet fully
known. but II Is believed To be great.
The principal havoc outside or Ha-
vanu ~ reported To- have been at Bat
pbano. whore seven men were drowned,
the American steamers Campbell and
Sara wrecked. many houses destroyed
and 200 persons rendered homeless. The
mayor OF Batabnno has issued an ap-
pea, for relief for the destitute.
Tho brunt OF the storm seems &c
have been sustained by the city OF Ha-
Nana and suburbs.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
STORKS ARRIVE
FOR WHITE HOUSE
Sent from Hamburg, and Ways ON
Beard Ship Pin en-
Funny" Taas.

New Yorkn oct. 2i.-Two big storks
In n handsome cage arrived here yes
tcrday on the steamship Amerika from
Hamburg and created no end OF in
tcrcst, not only because they are storks.
but because the cage was addressed to
Theodore Roosevelt, Washington. ".
=. \.
Just who sent the storks no one on
the ship knew. though IL IN said they
came from a Berlin firm. on pleasant
DAYS the cage was placed ON the boat
deck Of the AmerIka. and one day some
one printed ON IL card. on which was
written:
Ladies'. bewnrc-thc birds are dan
gerous."
Another wag added:
AN applications for tho services OF
the stnrks should be addressed To VIII
linn Loeb at the White House. IL tho
storks refuse to work II VIII theii be
Tho birds will be sent to Washington
at once.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
SHOOTS WIDOW AND SON
son.in-Iaw Of Man Who Went TO the
Rescue and 10 Also Shot Held
for Crime.

Cole Camp. Mo-. Oct. 2i.-whiic RMS.
Alice wincmillcr. a widow. was sitting
with her Ave children IN her home
seven miles from Warsaw last night.
shots were fired through the window
and Mrs. winemiller was Instantly
killed and her son. aged 10. was badly
wounded.
Felix Crawford. n neighbor. who
heard the firing hurried To the scene
and was shot and died two hours later.
His son-in-law, ]. A. Long. u charged
with having done the shooting.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
ROBBERS BLOW SAFES.
Secure 500 and Fatally Wound Mer-
chant in illinois--Gans in Missouri
Fought OF.

Mnurphysboro. H.. oct. 2I.-Fiye rob
bcrs blew open the safe In the bank az
Vergcnnes early today. secured 800.
shot and MORALLY wounded Abraham
Hlmmel. "A merchant. and escaped.
Joplin. Mo. oct. "a. v. Manning.
cashier OF the Mcdonald County bank.
at Pinevllle. forty miles south OF Jop-
lin. carly today exchanged shots with
two robbers whom he encountered at
work ut the bank. The robbers escaped
without securing the booty. The bank
was wrecked by charge OF dynamite.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
BIG PACKER KEEPS OUT
A.,cmp, TO Swing the s5oo.ooo.ooo Beet
Merger 10 Not as Easy
as Il Seemed.

New York. Oct. 2i.-That n 100000
600 beef trust In In the course OF or
ynnIxation. backed by English capital
lists. was confirmed last night by Fred.
erick Sulsbcrgcr. OF the firm OF
schwarzchild a. Suisberger.
While declining To enter INTO aus
cussion OF the matter, Mr.. sulsberger
said that his packing house had been
invited to Join, but had absolutely re"
fused To be party 10 the merger. The
Sckwarzchild & Sulsberger company
takes this stand because such n merger
could only be operated In direct VIOLA
ton OF the antitrust law.
Through one OF the most prominent
bankers I'm this city u was learned TO-
day that nm attempt had already been
made TO obtain the s5Oo.OO.OOO III TINS
city TO finance the merger on the propo-
s!tion that the holding company would
move TO London for charter purposes.
schwarzchIld g. Sulsberger were fined
for beef trust affiliations. but II is said
the company gave the government VAL
liable Information concerning the par
ties under trade agreements.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
SUSPICIOUS AROUSED.
New Workers Form Association TO Pre-
vent Fraud at
Elections.

Albany. ~. ". oct 4.-The "Asso-
citation TO Prevent Corrupt Practices at
Elections filed certificate OF organ
ization today with the secretary OF
state. d
The association Is formed tn enforce all
laws relative To election expenses. ana
the prevention OF the corruption OF
voters.
The directors Include Seth Low. Cher
nriI Davis. Francis u. Harrison. Rob
ert Grler Monroe. Herbert Parsons.
John q. Miiburn. NJ. Marley PlatZek.
ID. cady Herrick and Edward NJ. Shep-
ard.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
POISON, NOT DIVORCE.
Baltimore Woman. in vermiliior for
Divorce. Commits Suicide While
Temporarily Insane.

VermIllion. :. D.. oct. 2i.--while In
n crazed state OF mind. due to Illness IL
is thought. Mrs. Ethel Bumsted took
poison from which she died.
She was here for divorce from T.
VI. Bumsted. "A travelling man of Ba!u-
more. Md. but had recently stopped
proceedings. Tho husband and a
brother are coming 10 look after tho
remains.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
3 HURLED TO DEATH
AT GRADE CROSSING
!owa Horror Costs Lives OF Large Por-
ton Of Family-Two Have
prnponition

Cedar Rapids. Ia. oct. IA CHE
rngo and Northwestern train east
bound. near Lowden yesterday after
noon struck n carriage at grade
crossing containing Mrs. Charles Luett.
two children and William Luett. All
were instantly killed except the baby
Girl,
Mrs. Louett's mother and son prob
ably owe their lives To- the fact that
they got out 81 the carriage To walk
over the crossing. fearing just such an
nccIdent as happened.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.
Burglar. With a Penitentiary Record,
Captured in Iowa City While
Trying TO Rob House.

Iowa city. Ia. oct. 2I.-Michael Gan
non, "A burglar. was captured last night
In the act ~ robbing the home OF form
cr Treasurer Dennis Mohr. The police
say the man Is n Davenport crook with
"A pcnltentlary record.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
MARINES ARE O. X.

Washington, -. 60. oct. 23.-Brigndici
General Elliott. In command OF the ma.
rines. today received cablcgram from
the commandment OF the marines at Ha.
yana stating that the marine camps
suffered only slight damage. that there
were no casualties and that all ara well
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
FARMERS IN CONGRESS
Meeting al Topeka TO Bring Southern
and Western Tillers Of the Soil
Into Closer Harmony.

Topeka. Kas.. oct. 2i-Thc farmers
cooperative business congress, with
large attendance ~ delegates from
western and southern states. met here
today. The purpusn 90 tar meeting IL
10 more closely uui,. the a" iguiiural
interests or the w,st AMI raHJI.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
FAMOUS COOK DIES.

New Orleans. La, OCT. 2.-Mndamc
Bogus, for my years one or the most
famous cooks In the United States. died
last night. aged IS years. On tho
quests register ut her tiny restaurant.
which seated no more than forty per-
sons. are found some 81 the most ia
nous names I'm recent United States
history.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-10-25
ENGINEERS NoTlNo.

Chicago. Oct. "a Railroad engineers
In Chicago and all over the west are
voting today on the question OF ac-
cepting or rejecting the refusal OF the
management OF the great trunk line
railroads To grant the demands recent
~ made by the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers.