The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-07-26
T%ELEGRAPHlC BRIEFS


Kansas city-Thc oil hearing has
been concluded and the matter taken
under advisement by the state 1oard
OF railway and warehouse commits
%sioners.
Stanford University, cal.-To enforce
their demands for the closed shop, 100
workmen employed In rebuilding the
university buildings destroyed by
earthquake. have quit work.
Beloit, wis.-Adam Stoll. aged %
years, fell upon the prongS OF pltch-
fork at his farm near here n was IN
stantly killed. Hc fell against the fork
and one OF the prongs pierced his heart.
Paris-rnonicial adviccs from Scnc-
gnmbai West Africa. announced that
another fight had taken place between
natives and French troops. The French
lost fifteen men killed n " officers
wounded.
New York-Rcprescntatlve James s.
Sherman and his associates on the ma
tional republican congressional COM
mittee have decided To appeal To re-
publicans To- contribute 81 Zach TO it,
campaign fund.
Washi,aton, .. C.-Acting Secretary
Of the Navy Sewberry. in accordance
with the directions OF the president.
has issued an order to all bureau chiefs
directing hat the e~ight-hour law be
strictly enforced.
New York-Alman Barrett. Of Altman
Barrett a. Co. of Chicago. managers
OF theatrical and musical stars. who
was TO manage he concert tour OF
Mime. Nordica this year. died In the
Hotel Somerset of acute indigestion
81. observation-disclosures Butskoilubit-
ski, chamberlain OF the court and one
OF the descendants OF Russik. the re-
puted founder OF the Russian mon
nrchy. has been stripped or all court
honors on account OF his revolutionary
connections.
Butte, Mont.-A cablegram from
Paris the birth Of another
daughter To- the wife Of Senator w. \.
Clark. The event happened three
weeks ago. Senator Clark has been In
California for several weeks, but Is cN-
pcctcd In Butte today.
Prentice. Wis.-The plant OF tho
United States Leather company nj this
place. which suffered n heavy loss in
February. was damaged Saturday night
% the extent 81 s250,OO0 ar s30O.0 G0 by
fire. Three Of the buildings OF the
$500. 900 plant were destroyed.
Atlanta, Ga.-Dr. George Brown. OF
this city. was elected president ~ the
American Anti-Tubcrculosis league and
Atlantic City. y. j., was selected as the
next place Of meeting. Jun 1907. Dr..
=. ]. Ross 81 Sioux city was made u
member OF the legislative committee.
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Kansas City. Mo.-Joscph a.. O'Bricn.
for many years a member 81 the edit
torial force OF the Kansas city star.
has accepted tho position OF managing
editor IL the Kansas City Evening Post.
Mr.. O'Rrien In one 81 the best known
newspaper men In the southwest.
P~ittsburg. Pn.-Mrs. c. J. Holman.
mother 81 Evelyn Ncsbit Thaw refused
TO discuss the New York story b "a she
wrote letters appealing TO Stanford
White. whom Harry Thnw killed, ask
ing White to help her get her daughter
away from Thaw, who never intended
TO marry her.
Omaha. Neb.-A boutonnierc for
every one who rides on n Union Pa
cIhc train u the newest scheme u l..
IL. Hartman. who Is planning 60 cs-
tablIsh greenhouses in ogden. Utah.
Denver. Colo: Cheyenne. Wye. and
Grand Island. Ncb. The greenhouses
will supply the diners, also.
ParaaouId, Ark.-word has been re-
ceIyed here OF the death of Mrs. Asllia
Thompklus. 20 years Of age, near Lnr-
ado. twenty miles distant. from having
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her head with suicidal Intent. She was
blind and partially lea and u once
before attempted suicide by cutting her
throat
New York-Henry Penc Dubois. an
art critic on the New York Journal.
died on board the Hamburg-AmcriCan
steamer Deutschland. whose ga pas
sengers were taken on while she was
sinking. by the steamship New York.
The steamer Deutschland was disabled
b. running into a pier at Dover. The
wreck was set on fire.
chieaso-Louis a. Gourdain. h Chi
cago broker who failed To- get a SUI
creme court order To incarCcratc him
in prison. mas gone to Joliet. where lie
saws he will construct his own prison
near the pcnitcntiary. lie was con-
yicted Of conducting n lottery and de-
clares he viii return the N.ooo.OuO said
20 have been taken from customers.
Chieago-Frnnk II. Sage. Of Hart
ford. Conn. who was taken To- the FL
gin asylum for the insane V years
ago white suffering from a TT, has Just
escaped and taken by friends into In
diana to escnp pursuit. Sage says he
has made repeated efforts tn cur,mu-
niCatc with his family and friends. hut
~ no avail. The case will be invcsui-
gated.