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Meetings = at Each Town.

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The attendance at the meetings already held
in different towns has been unusually good. Ad-
dresses have been given either in the coaches
or in the halls provided by the town when the
audiences have been larger than the cars could
$40 ssf@k&%.
The protsr the meetings usually last
about forty-fve minutes, and include interesting
talks from two Of the party who have dealt
with the practical difficulties in securing good
seed. Half of the time is given over to the con-
sideration of seed corn it's selection and plant
ing and the other half to wheat seed and the
diseases to which 1t is subjected. In this con-
nection the speakers point out the nature of
smut and how a, practical remedy is open to
farmers to relieve their fields of this nuisance
The remedy consists sef one pint: Of formalde-
hyde to forty five gallons Of. water sprinkled on
the wheat just before seeding This solution
has proved strong enough to- destroy the parasite
without injury to. the wheat. ..fs u -.
After the lectures bulletins issued by the ex-
detrimental station of the University Of Mime
sofa are handed to every person. The bulletin
the points made by the speakers and
explain in greater, detail the points briefly
touched upon. The numerous; questions asked
at each meeting indicate great interest," and
there,is doubt but that the yield Of grain in
minnesota and the Dafotas will be materially
improved in the next two or three years The
labor and expense are fully justified II. the far
mers of4th northvest come TO- have a larger
knowledge Of what u good grain. /,
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WASHINGTON SPRINGS, s. D.-Eighty five
new members were today taken into the NJ. e.
church and twenty into the Congregational
here recently. ' =
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PRACTICAL TALKS
ON SEED E SUBJECTS
GRAIN MEN TOUR TOWNS IN
THREE STATES
Special Train with Party Of Experts
Starts on Ten Days Trip Thru Min
nesota and North and South Dakota
to Lecture to Farmers on Selection,
!, Care and Planting Of Seed. is.
Special to The :JourusI. 4,

Special to The .JouruaI. a,s
1Sisseton, S.,&D., jan 30-The seed special
train consisting Of locomotive, baggage car,
two day coaches used as &auditoriums, and a
special car, reached here and left again today
for Adilbank, s. d. The tratp Is ~ charge or
j. +. Quinn, secretary OF the Tri-s State Grain
Dealers association. In the party are Professors
G. p Bull and q. Cs Parker Of the Minnesota
Agricultural school, Professor w. A. Wheelers Of
the South Dakota Agricultural school, B. F.
Van ylietr superintendent Of the Hastings &
Dakota division Of the Milwaukee; W. H. Kelley;
travelling freight agent Of the Milwaukee. and
Professor F. Z. McVey Of the University Of Min
nesota. .-5.4a
Tuesday, Jan; go, ortonville Wheaton, Clinton,
Mllbank, 8. p, Wilmot 8. D.. and sisseton,
s. D. :, ..s t.<.i, !. s s34s..
Webster, Bristol. Briitttson cogswell. N. 2.
Groton, Aberdeen. {@-.
Thursday, Feb. !.1-Edgeley, N. D., Glendale,
N. D., Frederick 8. D., Ipswich, Roscoe, Orient,
Friday, Feb: 2-Linton. N. D.. Eureka, s. D.,
Mellette, Tulare, Wolsey, Woonsocket and
Mitchell. 80. s5t i9fY szsas:4 "a II. st4&s
satur day, Feb. s-7-Kimbal1, Mount Vernon,
Alexandria, Brdgewater,. Marion Junction,
Manno, Tyndall and Platte. ,sss1, s.sisstg I
Monday, Feb Wagner Scotland, Armour,
Parkston, Mitchell, Weonsocket and washington
Springs. . $4. 1:ansI aiSsstifN ~ =
Tuesday, Feb e-Antestan, Howard, Madison,
Lake Preston, Bryantsl, Garden City, Lilly and
Wednesday, Feb 7--Ca1man, Flandreau,- Fulda,
Lakefeld Mimi, sherburne, Mimi, Fairmont,
Mimi, Winnebago City, Wells $3.50 ~
Thursday Feb. 8--Mapleton, LIE Sueur Center,
Lonsdale, Pennington and Minneapolis.
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CLUB ENTERTAINS
KNIGHTS OF GRIP
SUNDAY CONCERTS AT ABER-
DEEM FOR TRAVELLING MEN.
South Dakota City Acts as Host with
Success and Plans for Coming An
nual Meeting Of State Association
Deserter Held by Sheriff Till Word
Comes from Fort Smelling.
Special to, The Journal.

Special to The Journal. sis5
Aberdeen, s. D., Jan. 30.-A feature Of Aber-
deem social life that is proving especially pleas
ant and successful is the entertainment given
for the benefit of the travelling men who spend
Sunday at Aberdeen. The program consists of
songs, instrumental music, rectations and short
addresses, and the best local talent available is
pressed into service. Travelling men frequently
contribute some numbers and the entertainments
are growing very popular.
There was large attendance of travelling men
at the last entertainment as well as the members
of the club and their families. The meeting was
deS,gnsd IN measure to arouse en-
South Dakota Travelling Mems association, which
will be held here June and 2. 1t was great
success and much interest was aroused in plan
ming for the Convention.
After the meeting the executive committee of
the association met and appointed committee
on general arrangements, with f. G. Kile as
chairman. The other members are representa-
t1ves from Aberdeen, WATERFOWL, Huron, Sioux
Falls, Mitchell, Yankton, Webster, Milbank The
ball will be kept rolling from now until the
meeting Of the sassoeia ton
Deserter Arrested. -
"A stranger giving the name Of John II. Stuart,
and apparently about % years Of age, arrived
here and inquired for a veteran of the Philip
pine war, stating that he wassa soldier, of that
war and needed assistance. He was directed to
Deputy Sheriff Halle and the latter. after, q
SNORT conversation with the man, reached the
conclusion that he was deserter from the regu.
lar army. The surmise proved correct the man
finally confessing that he deserted at Baracas,
Fla, on March 10. 1904. He said that he wan.
dered over the country until he reached Aber,
deem destitute. He was arrested and will he
held until the commandment of the post at Fort
Smelling gives instructions as to the disposal OF
the prisoner. [1
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will Keep Best Hogs.
Robber Band Disposed OF.

With the sentencing at Tyndall. 8. d., of four
robbed bank Springfield, s. D.,
the curtain is rung down for time on the
careers Of q desperate sextet. Jack Wilson and
Fred Barton, who stood trial, each received
fourteen years and six months; Burns got ten
years and six months. .Yourky" Lynch and
George Parker who admitted completely in the
Springfield job, were sentenced to eight years in
the Nebraska penitentiary several weeks ago for
a burglary at Wakefield, il -.
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DISS DE BAR GETS LIBERTY.
Notorious SpirituaIist Fraud Is Out on
Tickct-of-Leave.

London, Aug. 15.-Ann Odealia Diss
de Bar, who, under the name of Laura
Jackson, was sentenced on Dec. 20.
1901, to seven years penal servitude
for connection with an immoral cult
known as the '"Theocratic Unity" of
which her reputed husband, Theodore
jackson, was the head, has been lib
Grated from Aylesbury prison under
ticketof-leave, having obtained the
maximum reduction of sentence by
good behavior.
Nine Diss de Bar has been known
under many names in the United
States and Great Britain, but her
greatest notoriety was achieved as the
perpetrator of a so-called spiritualistic
deception by which Luther r. Marsh
of New York was in his old age strip
ped of the fortune he had accumulated
in the practice of law. Though claim
ing to be the daughter of King Louis
I. of Bavaria and Lola MOntez, she was
the daughter of Prof. John c. F. Salo-
man, once of Washington and later of
Kentucky.
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THAT IS REPUTED PURPOSE OF
MEETING OF EDWARD AND
WILLIAM.
CAR ASKS KINGS ADVICE
TWO MONARCHS WILL HOLD CON.
FERENCE TO FRAME A RE-
SPONSE.

London, Aug. liking Edward and
Queen Alexandra returned to London
yesterday from Cowes to prepare for
the kings annual trip to Marienbad,
on which he will start to-day. The
king will cross the channel in the roy
al yacht Victoria and Albert to Flush
ing, where special train will convey
him to Friederichshof. where he will
meet Emperor William Aug. Is.
There has been endless speculation
on the political significance of the
meeting of the monarchs. The Pail
Mall Gazette says that recently an au-
tograph letter from Emperor Nicholas
to King Edward was brought by spe-
cial messenger to the Russian embas-
sy here and delivered to the king per-
sonally by the ambassador, and that at
the same time. other personal letters
from the Russian empress were re-
ceived by relatives in this country.
Asks Edwards Advice.
The Russian emperor's letter to the
King is known to have been a request
Cor advice on the situation in Russia.
A reply is said to have been sent and
almost Immediately afterwards the
meeting between King Edward and
Emperor William was arranged. After
the conference at Friederichshof a
Joint letter, it is expected. will be sent
to Emperor Nicholas, containing the
advice of King Edward and Emperor
William
Grand Duke Alexis is staying at
Hamburg and probably will represent
the Russian emperor at further royal
conference, which, if necessary. will
take place.
Accept Heyden's Program.
ST. Petersburg, Aug. 15.-Indica-
tions at the meetings of the central
committee of the old Octoberist party.
which closed yesterday, point to the
amalgamation of Octoberists with the
new peaceful party of regenerationists
and the acceptance Of the program
drawn up by Count Heyden, M. Ouch
koff and others.
The police of ST. Petersburg yester-
day captured the wooden model of A
field gun which had been used for the
training of company of revolutionary
artillery The police also seized a
factory which was engaged in making
shells and bombs. of which fifty and a
quantity of dynamite and pyroxiline
were captured.
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Or. Bothman Jackson was shot and
killed at Altmont, Mo-, by ]. M. Wood
worth, hotelkeeper. In a dispute over
the management OF the hotel. which
was owned by Jackson.
Award Morine, laborer OF Bar Riv-
er, Man, killed his wife with hatch
ct and then committed suicide by
jumping into the river, after cutting
his throat with razor.
George w. Heller has been arrested
IN Chicago for killing John Rose. a
painter, while the latter sat with his
wife on the door steps Of their home.
The men had been drinking.
Frank Harolt, a miner, shot and
killed his wife. Mary, in boarding
house at Butte, Mont, where she was
employed as cook. Harolt and his
wife had not been living together for
some time. Jealousy was the motive.
William Woods Of st. Louis, who
killed his wife at Mobile, Ala, and who
has been in Jail since, charged with
murder, committed suicide by taking
dose Of paris green. a quantity of
which he had sewed in the lapel of his
coat.
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CREATES A SCENE IN CHURCH
MISS ESAC MAKES FUSS IN Eff.
FORT TO TALK TO THE
PRESIDENT.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 14.-Miss A.
l.. Esac. who Is summering in Oyster
Bay for the purpose of interviewing
the president or Mrs. Roosevelt on
what she declares is a matter OF life
and death. created a scene during the
service in Christ Episcopal church
yesterday. Miss Esac. or Miss Case.
as her name is supposed to be, has at
tended every church service the presi-
dent has since his arrival here in July.
She has climbed Sycamore Hill sew
eral times. only to be turned away by
the secret service men
Forcibly Removed From Seat.
She presented herself early at the
church yesterday and took a seat di-
rectly behind the pew usually occupied
by the Roosevelt family.
When Usher James Duffy requested
her to relinQuish this seat she re-
fused. Duffy forcibly removed her 20
the rear of the church. and Miss Esac
says he tore her gown in so doing
For this act she later applied for a
warrant for Duffy. but was refused.
In the rear of the church Miss Esac
refused to sit down.
Shouts at President.
A secret service agent stood beside
her, and during the service she made
NO less than a dozen attempts to get
past him. AS the president was leav
ing the church three secret service
men surrounded Miss Esac. but she
shouted:
"Mr. President, Mr.. President.
President Roosevelt. won't you speak
to me moment?"
The president turned his head as he
passed. but did not pause. Miss Esac
says her watchain was broken in this
scrimmage with the secret service
men and that her watch fell to the
floor.
Longworths Return.
New York. Aug. 14.-Representa-
tive and Mrs Nicholas Longworth re-
turned on the American liner st. Paul,
which reached her pier at p. m. Sat-
urday.
They were taken off the steamer by
the presidents yacht, the Sylph, at
quarantine, going directly to Oyster
Bay, where they will be for a few
days the guests of the brides parents,
the president and Mrs. Roosevelt. At
Oyster Bay all the members OF the
presidents family and many relatives
were on hand at the ]. West Roosevelt
pier to welcome home the presidents
daughter and her husband.
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ACTIVITY OF TERRORISTS SURE
TO LAND SOME BIG PER-
SONAGE.
BuliIs FOR GRAND DUKE
CARS SOLDIERS ATTEMPT AS.
Observation-Disclosures CALL
FOR GENERALS.

st. Petersburg, Aug 14.-Dispatches
received during the present week
have showL that the widespread agra,
rian disorders have extended into sec
eral more provinces Of Central Russia
and are especially grave in Poltava.
The police also report pOrtentous
increase in the activities Of the terror
lists, which 1t is thought will hardly
fail ito remove some high parsonage"
It Is believed that sentence Of death
has been passed upon the emperor
The attempts made upon Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch and Gen
Kaulbars fortunately were frustrated;
but this was due more to the remiss
ness Of the conspirators than to the
activity Of the police
Girl Is Bold Conspirator.
Barbara Printz had actually succeed
ed in obtaining an audience OF Gen
Kaulbars, governor general of Odessa
aud was on her way to his palace
when she accidentally dropped the
bomb with which she intended to as
sassinate him.
Gen. Kaulbars reported the attempt
upon his life to Emperor Nicholas
and received a message OF congratula
ton In return.
Bullets for Grand Duke.
It was while he was personally put
ting the imperial guards in the guard
camp at Krasnoyel Selo that Grand
Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch narrow
~ escaped assassination.
It Is learned that the troops were In
extended order and engaged in volley
firing when the accident" occurred,
rendering It difficult to determine the
regiment from which the bullets came.
The grand duke, surrounded by Off
GERS .nd aides-de-camp, was OF on ons
side. out OF the line of the fire.
Duke Refuses Command.
Grand Duke Nicholas Nicholaievitch
the Associated Press Is Informed by =
member of his encourage. has declined
to accept the post of commanderin.
chief of all the troops OF tho empire
where martial law exists"
Whether this was decided before or
after the attempt on his life at Kras-
noye-Selo, Aug. 10. is not known, but
the ostensible reason is that Grand
Duke Nicholas believes that such
post should not be given to grand
duke but to purely military man. He
advocates the appointment Of Gen.
Linevitch. The emperor has not final.
ly decided the matter.
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PAYING TELLER OF BIRMINGHAM
(ALA.) BANK EMBEZZLES
$4,000.

Birmingham, Ala, Aug. 15.-Within
twelve hours yesterday Alexander r.
Chisolm, paying teller of the First
National bank, was arrested, charged
with the embezzlement of $97 1000 of
the banks funds, was given a prelim-
mary hearing before United States
Commissioner r. B. Watson, put under
bond Of $4,000, and failing to make
1t, is In the custody Of the United
States officials at one of the principal
hotels of the city. During the after
non w. l.. Sims and G. NJ Hayes, man
ager and assistant manager of one OF
the chief stock and cotton brokerage
houses In the city, were arrested,
charged with aiding and abetting the
embezzlement of the national bank
funds.
Brokers Give Bonds.
They were also given a preliminary
hearing and Sims bond was fixed at
$4,000 and Hayes at $4,000. Both
have given bond and are at liberty.
The shortage at the First National
bank was discovered while Chisolm
was on his annual vacation. The bank
has large reserve fund on hand, and
it was from this that the amount was
taken. There was no regular time for
counting the cash in the reserve fund,
which accounts for the fact that the
shortage was not discovered sooner.
Officials decided to wait and allow
Chisolm to return voluntarily.
Confronted by Officials.
When he stepped from the train yes
terday morning he was confronted by
the federal officials and several direct
ors of the bank. He at first stoutly
denied any knowledge Of any short
age, but later, in the presence of the
directors, made full confession.
w. P. G. Harding, president of the
First National bank, made state
ment during the afternoon 70 the ef-
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TO RUN DOWN THE PULAJANEs
Gen. Lee Says Campaign Will Be Wig
orous and Persistent.


orous and Persistent.
Washington, Aug. 14.-A yigor-
GUS campaign to quell the Pulajanes,
In the island of visayas. has been de-
cided on by the military authorities in
the Philippines. These natives recent
" have given the authorities much
trouble, and they have made numerous
attacks on peaceful Inhabitants.
The war department has received a
copy OF an order issued by Gen. Jesse
M. Lee, commanding the department
Of Visayas, directing the disafected
island be divided into two districts
and reassigning the troops, the aim be-
ing to distribute them In such man
ner as will make 1t possible to run
down the outlaws without the neces-
sity OF undertaking long and arduous
marches.
The order says:
"Officers In charge Of districts will
have general supervision Of their dis
tricts for the preservation Of order
and the protection Of peaceful inhabi-
tants and will cooperate with the OFF,
GERS In other districts as much as pos
sible.
"All columns and escorts will be OF
sufficient strength to obviate the posi-
bility Of any reverse.
while the campaign against the
outlaws will be conducted with the ut
most vigor and persistency. 1t will be
at the same time marked with that
spirit OF humanity which characteTizes
our forces
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feet that the bank would not lose the
whole amount and that it would not
affect the institution.
Popular Young Man.
Young Chisolm was one of the most
popular young men socially and per-
sonally in Birmingham.
1t is stated that practically all of the
money embezzled by Chisolm has been
used in speculation in cotton futures.
and that his losses have extended over
a period of several months. 1t is un-
derstood that he traded under an as
sumed name, made all his payments
for margins in cash and that not one
of his intimate friends knew aught of
the transactions.
Fight Over Receivership.
Chicago, Aug. 15.-The banks OF
the Chicago Clearing House associa-
ton have offered reward of $4,000
for the apprehension of Paul O. Stems
land. fugitive president of the Milwau~
kee Avenue State bank. The failed
bank has two receivers now. Judge
Gibbons, In the circuit court, yester-
day afternoon appointed the Chicago
Title and Trust company as receiver,
the appointment being made on petit
tiOn of one of the creditors of the in
stitution. Following the appointment
of the trust company a demand was
made upon John c. Fetzer. who was
appointed receiver of the bank by
Judge Bretano, in the superior court
last week, that he turn over all books
and papers to the new receiver. Attor-
neys for Receiver Fetzer advised him
to refuse to comply with the request
and a bitter contest as to who shall
be receiver is sure to follow.
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Shot by Companion.

Osceola, s. D., Aug 15.-Otto Ruche.
twelve years old. was shot and fatally
wounded by gun which was acciden-
tally discharged by companion. With
his brother and several companions
Otto had stopped at well to get a
drink. While they were gathered
around the well curb shotgun which
one OF the boys carried accidentally
was discharged. The charge entered
Otto's leg, almost severing it. Assist
ance was summoned at once. but the
hoy bled TO death.
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sTENSLAND Is IN CHICAGO.
Fugitive Bank President Seen by
Former EmpIoye Of Bank.

Fugitive Bank Preetoent oeen py
Former EmpIoye Of Bank.
Chicago, Aug. 14.-State Bank Ex-
aminer G. C. Jones completed his IN
spection of the defunct Milwaukee
Avenue State bank yesterday. and will
forward his report on it to the authorl-
ties at Springfield to-day. The official
was reticent concerning the exact re-
suits of his Investigations, but inu-
mated that the total shortage discover
ed is between 100000 and $1,OOO,OOO.
The local police and the states attor-
ney's Office continue their inquisitions.
Inspector Shippy questioned more
than a dozen of the institutions en-
ployes, seeking information from
watchmen, bookkeepers, assistant tell
ers and other minor officials. One
bookkeeper was positive that Presi-
dent Stenslands son was cognizant OF
the shaky condition Of the bank pre-
vious to July IA, the date on which
young Stensland claims he first sus-
pected Irregularities on the part OF his
father. Other employees told the In
spector OF midnight trips to the bank
by President Stensland and Cashier
Herring. The information Is regarded
as important by the police.
According to the Chicago Chronicle,
Paul o. Stensland, for whom the police
in every important city are watching,
has been seen in Chicago twice within
a week. Two witnesses, one OF whom,
William Jennings, was for nine years
a porter In the bank, told yesterday OF
having met the banker on the street
and exchanged salutes with him.
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ATTEMPT TO KILL THAW.
Death Valley Scott May Testify in
Young Mans Defense.

San Francisco, Aug. ia dispatch
from Los Angeles says that Walter
Scott, the Dea h Valley miner, IL likely
to be a witness for Harry Thaw. Scott
claims, it is said, that in January last
he was the means Of preventing STAN
ford White from killing Thaw in Madi-
son Square garden. and has now the
revolver that, he says, White intended
to use. He says there are two wit
nesses in New York who saw him take
the revolver from White and heard the
controversy.
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JAPAN NOT EXALTED.

KILLING Of Seal Poachers Called Trlv.
ial ARRAY.
London. Aug. 1.-THE Daily Tele-
graphs Toxic correspondent says that,
despite alarmist reports. there Is no
danger OF the killing OF Japanese
poachers on St. Paul island, Alaska,
assuming a state of international grav-
ity.
The American ambassador at Toxic,
the correspondent adds. assured Japan
that his government will investigate
carefully and eauitably into the mat
ter, and said he hoped that Japan
would not allow the cordial relations
existing between the two countries to
be interfcred with by SO trivial an af-
fray.
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cUMMINs FORCES TRIUMPH.

Frank Wood Of EstherviIle Heads Iowa
Central Committee.
Des Moines, Aug. 15.-Frank Wood,
committeemap from Estherville, unan-
imously was elected chairman OF the
Republican state central committee at
the meeting held here. This gives the
Cummins leaders complete control OF
the state organization.
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Killed In Auto Wreck.

Chicago, Aug. 14.-One woman was
instntly killed, another was probably
fatally injured and two other persons
were slightly hurt when an automobile
In which they were riding was struck
by q Chicago and Milwaukee electric
car.
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CUE Ihroat Before Mirror.

Sydney. N. s. W., Aug. 14.-Horace
Dickson Mayhew. SON OF Horace May.
hew. president OF the Cape Breton
Iron and Railway company. committed
suicide yesterday by cutting his throat
before looking glass at his apart
ments in Mira, n. s. w.