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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-23
AUDIENCE ENTHUSIASTIC
The ssIsle of spics'' Made Good IL
Every Sense of tho Word and
Satisfied Everybody.

AZ there were any misgivings as to
the success of the attraction OF the
s.sI Isle OF Spice it was dispelled tif-
seen minutes after the cnrInIn went
up on The first act Tuesday evening
at the opera house, and until the
performance closed the company kept
u the audience 10 an excellent frame
mind and 5000 humor. The To-
cation OF the play required some fine
sceiseiy aud it was supplied, although
but little of it coulu be used on the
stage. owing 10 tile limit u room.
Cfias. a. Pussy III the role of King
B%olnpopka. VAS = whole host in
hinIself in the Il OF humor. and he
was ally seconded by McGraw and
Collins III their numerous stunts,
one OF the most taking heilg the in
PRODUCTION of the card game i'm which
the king was knocked out by aEtliple
keijenks. lsurt Wainwright, as
Lieut.. katchall. of the u. S navy,
made a fine impression with his sing
ing, introducing several very popular
sOngs. Mr.. l'nsey made the hit OF
the syeiing when he sans 'sI'he Goo
Cos Man. in which he was assisted
by the Goo Goo chorus Of young
ladies. Mr.. Pusey was called back
eight times before the audience
would let the show proceed. The
first act closed with the finale ssThe
Starsof Fate" in which an immense
star was dropped from the stage. loft,
brilliantly lighted with electric
lights, and when the center opened
q handsome young lady in tights was
disclosed as Cupid, and it made a
beautiful and enhancing scene.
Miss Ethel Tllson made a vivacious
wardsnfsthe king, and her first en-
trancAswas marked in its beauty and
shessang very sweetly "Little Maid.
OF Nicobar.n Her duet with Katcn-
all was also very pretty and well rem
dered. Miss Fanny Ide made a fine
Impression in Peggy Brady and
she was recalled no less than six
times with her fine chorus. Too
much praise canrot Ge given the
chorus singing and acting. The
young ladies were handsomely cos
tuned, and they were trained to a
high degree in their dancing and
movements. The spalpeen chorus
s4eemed tc take the best, although as
drummer boys they looked fine. An.
excellent orchestra finished the
whole production in the accompani-
ssSmnpel.Dt and made the singing go bet
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-23
WI EVENING RECEPTION
ASHniIihhnt Function Was Held at thu
casssm Residence to Welcome
New Residents.

E&HEH&%S GEEFEH aTte r
tn Tueshay evening a reception
was rendered Mr.. and Mrs. $. C.
Morris aud Mr.. ana Mrs. r. p.
Loomis by MIR. and Mis-. o. e. Cas-
sem aud Mr.. and Mrs E. Il. Smith
1T tile belntiful home Of She former
on i ilird Avenue west and Rowley
stIeeias Miss Thelnla Cassem attend
ed the door and the ladies we're con-
ductd TO the cloak rooms by Grace
Doyle and the gentlemen by Loren
Cassenn, AS tie guests returned to
the re..rpuion hall they were receiv-
ed by .Mrss.B. A. Bohb and and intro.
duced to Mr.. and Mis-. q. L. Cassem.
Mr. and Mrs. =. E. Smith and MIR.
and#AiIs. II. p. LOOMS. who stood
ina receiving line just inside the
Tentlanue TO the parlor. Mrs. {. f.
Vermilyea and Mrs. A.A. Truax also
asaisled in the reception of the
guests. As the guests passed from the
pariot 10 tile library they were met
by Mrs. e. r. Storer Who conducted
them to be served with frappe. The
agfrappc howl vas attended by Mis-.
VIM. Saallin and she was assisted by
Mrs. Z. B. Wilt and Mrs. F. l..
Moser. From the library the guests
Weie conducted to the dining room
and were served with refreshments
q coffee, ,Dargarettes, ice cream and
cake. 10 the center Of the dining
from the table placed under the
beautiful shade delectric chandelier
the coffee was served for the first
halt OF the e%vening.ty Mrs. W. Fl.
Bacon aud for the latter Ealf by Mrs.
i. T.. Cook. Miss Maude Smith,
MISS Nellie Kim1le, Miss Mamie
Sasil and Miss Sara Scallin also as
sisted IN serving the refreshments.
The d, c ofatiOns were siuYple. In the
library rec aud white f~estoons and
red and white carnations snd in the
dining room we've yellow festoons
from the center chandelier with
daffOdils and white carnations. these
decorations giving a delightful effect
to the two beautiful rooms.
In the music ROOM Mrs. w. "A.
NHeimbereer, Miss Myrtle Lee, Miss
Minnie Bingham, aud Thellna Cas-
sem rendered musical selections.
There were about 100 guests pres
ent aud IT was a social gathering
long to be remembered by all pres
ent. Mr.. and Mrs. Morris and Mr..
andsMrs. LOOMS are people of culture
and refinement, with many noble
tIaits of character and it is a great
pleasure to meet them and to see
them given such 4 royal reception
Into Mitchell society.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-23
DAILY MARKET REPORT
BY Cumming. Commission Co.
Minneapolis Cash Close.

No. ] hard wheat, III; No j north
ern, 77ss to arrive 773s; No. 2 north
ern 1915, to arrive, IS: No.
northern, 741a to rs: No. l Dur
UNI. IL; No. 2 Durum, Sc; No. 3
yellow corn, 3sA: No. 3 corn,
37A: No. 8 White oats, 294,
to arrive 294: No. 3 oats, 27A
Barley. 81 to Al; rye, 534 to
56A; Flax cash, sl.l411s to ar
rive, sl.l41s: May. sl.l5X.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-23
Respectfully yoiils,
Notice.

Parties wanting land west of tie
Missouri river will do we'll to cores
pond with w. M. Lewis, Stearns P.
o., Stanley Co.. S. d. Choice re-
linquishments. Also do locating.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-03-23
CARNEGIE GIVES $4,000
Donates the Amount to Round Out
800, 900 Endowment Fund
for the University.

For about a year President Nichol-
! son has had the matter OF a gift to
the endowment fund of the Dakota
Wesleyan University before Mr.. An
drew Carnegie. Last April he made
a trip to New York and had a pleas
ant interview with one Of his secre-
taries, and left maps OF South Da-
kota, charts giving various informa-
tion, etc with him as a basis of in
vestigation. At a later period Con-
gresham Martin, Senator Dolliver
and DR.. VIM. +. Anderson, secre-
tary Of the Board of Education, we're
enlisted and gave substantial aid in
getting the facts before the iron
master. a few days ago Dr.. Mich
olson received the following letter
from New York:
President Thomas Nicholson, Da-
kota Wesleyan University Mitchell.
s. ID.
. Dear Sir = Responding to youl COM
~munications on behalf of Dakota
Wesleyan University. Mr.. Carnegie
nOteS IhaU you are raising a One
Hundred Thousand Dollar Endow-
ment fund and will be glad to pro-
vide the last twenty-five Thousand
dollars when you have the remainder
%lcollected in cash OR marketable Sc
lcurities.
Respectfully yoi1ls,
James Bertralu.
Private Secretary.
The 5000 recently given by Mrs.
Swift and the s 1000 already raised
by the Woman's Professorship Asso-
citation may be counted on the S75,-
900; indeed they materially aided in
getting this, so that So, 900 Of the
amount needed is already in hand.
The executive committee is taking
vigorous steps to NEE. the conditions
at the earliest possible moment and
thus to insure the the reception of
this great Gift,
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Alice Lonnon, Talented
Actress, IS Former
San franciscan.

~ EREKELEY, Aug. 5.-The tall
- est actress in the world" Alice
Lonnon, a former San Francisco
society girl. who now is spending
her summer up in the hills of North
Berkeley, provided her friends with a
surprise by fling her suit for divorce
from Harry Gittus, who is an actor or
some prominence in the East. though
comparatively unknown here.
The people who were Alice Lonnon's
companions in her girlhood days in San
Francisco knew her as Alice Perkins
Lonsdale. Nearly ten years ago the
girl left this coast to seek stage honors
in the land beyond the Rockies. She
succeeded in her quest, for last season
she occupied the enviable position of
leading lady in the dramatic company
brought together by E. S. Willard.
"Divinely tall" is Alice Lonnon, her
stature suggesting queenliness and
making it easy for the California
actress to take the roles where regal
carriage and imposing mien are desira-
Bile concomitants of the part. Nothing So
commonplace as a measuring rod ever
was placed atop of Alice Lonnon's proud
head and no statistics are available for
comparison of her height with that of
other stately women of the stage. but
by common consent she is accorded the
distinction, among other notable quail
tiles, of being "the tallest actress in
the world She has not appeared on
this coast since her rise to fame, and
so the local admirers of the actress
have been obliged to be content with
the judgment of Eastern critics that
she is one of the most delightful, ac-
complished and versatile women of the
drama.
In her application for divorce Alice
Lonnon declares that cruelty on the
part Of Harry Gittus. with whom she
has not lived since April of last year.
is the ground upon which her desire
for formal separation is based Gittus.
she states in her complaint. frequent
ly absented himself from the plaintiff
at meal time and required her to await
his return for periods of one hour and
more in order to partake of her meals
with the defendant" Another ground
for complaint is that the defendant
would awaken the plaintiff and con-
tirue to talk to her. against her pro-
test, for hours, depriving her of needed
rest" this occurring after Gittus had
returned home late at night
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Many Children 60 Down With Biq Ship

It IS said that large number Of the first and second
cabin drowned their cabins being the
first TO go under water.
dren eiambered into the shrouds of the Sirio while
their mothers taken off by of the traw1ers.
The Srio sank before the children could be rescued
The mothers frantic with despair, watched their chill
dren they engulfed The children uttered pierc-
ing shrieks they drawn under the waves 1t
was with difficulty that the women were restrained
from jumping into the
A monk among the passengers was drowned while
kneeling on deck
The Austrian Consul Rio de Janeiro jumped into
the sea wearing life belt. He then noticed woman
and child near him the point of going down He
gave up MS belt to them and tried to swim ashore He
was almost exhausted when rescued by fishing YES
sci. The body of child brought ashore had around
its neck picture of the Madonna and young Italian
who drowned had clasped in his hand picture OF
MS hancee.
Among the drowned is the prior of the Benedictine
order, with headquarters in London All the stokers
went down with the ship They were unable to reach
the deck in time to themselves Among the sur
vivors at Cape Palos many mothers who weep and
wiring their hands for lost children there are also
number of children who unable to find their par
ents These have been admitted the city foundlng
asylum.
large number of the surviving enligrants declared
they will go farther They desire home and
insist on travelling by land
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Captain Ends Life as Ship Goes Down

The captain of the Siro just before he committed
suicide attributed the wreck TO his imprudence.
The Srio left Genoa August T.
All the ships lost is impossible at pres
emf to ascertain the full extent of the disaster Nine
enths of the Italians and the remainder
Spaniards All the survivors have been landed at Cape
Palos The inhabitants provided them with clothing and
nourishnlent Thirty landed at Hormgas Island,
about ten miles from the tragedy.
Fishermen brought in the first of the founderng
he Sro and it created CONSERVATION here Boatloads
of the hpwrecked passengers and began to reach
shore shortly after the became known Passengers
confirm the fearful nature of the calamity.
From the broken narratives of the terrostricken
y;,,ors Il would appear that it the intention of the
cantan of the Sirio after leaving Barcelona to call at
Cadiz before proceeding Brazil In order to shorten
the route and gain time he proposed to pass close
possible to the dangerous rocky lodges surrounding the
Hormigas Islands. Without any warning and while
ming at full speed the Sirio crashed upon the rocks with
terrific force few after striking the vessel
sank beneath the The passengers were in state
Of horror and panic Crowds rushed forward, pushing
each other and fighting for places in the bow of the vessel
Many fell and were trampled to death. Dozens OF men
and women threw themselves into the sea.
Young mother who carrying her baby was
advised 10 abandon the child and try herself
This she refused declaring that she preferred
that they die together Both eventually picked up
alive from the water.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Survivors Camping in Public Square

Most of the officers and of the Sirio are among
the saved The survivors have gone into camp on the
main square of the town at Palos.
Narrowing enacted the stricken families
anxously seek beloved members among the rescued
mother who lost her three children went insane The
doctor Of be Sro gave I'D his wife and child lost but
they were finally brought by of the rescung boats
and the scene when the family reunited was most
affecting One of the boats sent out by the fishermen
brought in twenty-four passengers
The condition of the survivors is deplorabe. They
have lost everything and without food or
clothing The maritime authorities of Cartagena have
dispatched tug -the carrying relief supplies
The buildings OF and poorhouse are being used
as temporary quarters for the survivors
The latest reports from the that three boats
have lust brought in a number OF rescued
Sadness is added to the catastrophe by the fact that
number of fishermen who conducting rescung
operations drowned in consequence OF the over
turning of boats.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Italian Liner Sirio Strikes Rocks and
Sinks With Human Freight.
Captain Ends Life as Big Vessel Goes Down
THREE persons


~ARTAGENA, Spain, Aug. 5-A terrible marine
disaster occurred last evening off Cape Paios.
\<The Italian steamship Srio, from Genoa Tor Bar
ceona Cadz Montevideo and Buenos Ayres, with
about 500 persons board was wrecked on HormeaS
Island Three hundred emigrants most OF them Italians
and Spaniards drowned
The captain of the steamship committed suicide ne
Bishop of Sac Pedro Brazil perished and 1t IS reported
that another Bishop is among the missing
The remainder OF the passengers ofhcers ana crew
got away the ships boats were rescued by means
of boats sent to them from the shore
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
DEL MONTE FL|ER
IS WRECKED.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 5.-According to a
report here this evening. train No. 26.
left San Jose at 4:2o this afternoon.
was derailed at EIks Horn, a few miles
from Pajaro. The train was in charge
Of Conductor William Baughman, and
consisted OF an engine. mall and parlor
car. The engine and mail car are re-
ported to have left the tracks and
turned over.
Train No 10. which left here this
evening, had on board Superintendent
Wilder of San Francisco and brought
a wrecking train. 1t will bring the
passengers back to this city. Local
oficials deny that any lives were lost.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Wreck One of the Worst on Record

LONDON, Aug. 6-The Madrid correspondent Of
the Daily Telegraph describes the Srio disaster as one
of the worst record. The Italian emigrants with
knives in their hands and without regard for the women
and children fought with greatest brutality for the pos
session OF life buoys and boats Many were killed or
wounded including several members of the crew. who
were attacked by emgrants
When the captain that the vessel lost and that
the emgrans had captured the boat he committed SUI
eide by shooting himself with a revolver The other
officers then lost their heads and there nobody to-
direct the work of rescue.
Eye-wtnesses gave awful pictures of the brutal panic
on board For half hour the emigrants were mas
ters of the situation They completely overcame the
by sheer force of numbers this in spite of the
efforts OF the officers, who tried the and
children first.
One report even states, the correspondent continues,
that group of emigrants approached of the ships
boats which already full and which was about to
be launched and disodged the people, killing several
with their knives. Just they about occupy
the boat themselves another body of armed emgrants
came up fierce fight for the possession of the life
boat followed.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Noted Spanish Singer Among Victims

Many of the survivors brought ashore seriously
wounded and number had sustained fractured limbs.
Some of the injured subsequently died
1t is reported that the celebrated Spanish singer Lola
Mlanes, among the drowned.
The reports reaching here of the loss OF the Siro
show confusion regarding the captain Some declare
that he committed suicide while others declare that he
andsthe saved but arrested landing.
The official account from Cartagena does mention
the captain except report that the wreck due
to his prudence in venturing close the Hormgas
shoals in order to save time 1t is said that the panc ON
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Number of Rescuers Are Drowned

4 number Of fishermen who made attempts at rescue
were drowned
Those rescued from the vessel at Cape Palos
in pabe condition, being without food or clothing
The Sro struck rocky reef known as BaJos Hor-
nigas and sank afterward> stern hrst HormiSas
Island lies about two half miles the eastward OF
Cape Palos The Sirio owned by the Navlgazio
Italia of Genoa.
Just before he committed suicide the captain declared
the vessel had Gas passengers board and that her crew
numbered 1z7 men, The Siro had so passengers when
she left Genoa but additional Spanish passengers were
taken on board at Barcelona where the vessel touched
a few hours before the disaster.
The wreck occurred o'clock yesterday afternoon
The steamship threading difficult passage through
the Hormigas group, where the BaJos HoFmsas ree
continual menace to navigation She began to leak
aoidy after she struck and terrible confusion and panic
ensued on the vessel The fishermen along the coast
sought TO render every assistance and sent out boats
which stro1ett. many Survivors ashore. -
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
OMAN OWNS EVIL
RESORT, SAYS
REV. MUM.
Pastor Asserts Police Chief
Has Financial Interest in
the Notorious Terminal"
BASIS OF SERMON
A SIGNED LETTER
Accused Declares That the
Clergyman Has Been Led
Into Great Exaggeration
Letter FlafIy Accuses
Chief of Police.

~ Ek. MIR. NUNN-Dear SIR;
In your efforts TO close
the dives in this city, you
may hnd that the Chief of Po-
lice. Dinun, is slow TO act, and
viii state the reason.
He is the bncIcer OF ]. j. DON
Ovan, osteasfbIy the proprietor
OF the Terminal House at Haight
and StRnyGn streets.
This dive Is disgrace to the
locality.
While the saloons were nII
closed from April IS to July 1,
this place was running in full
blast, and they were smuSRKing
their NvhislHies from Oakland.
DiRnR had a room at the
house and they say the place
paid him handsomely on his in
.vessnent OF $4,000.
He, OF course, cannot close
other joints while his own Il
running. These are cold facts
and you can tell Dinan Il is COM
mon property.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
TWO FRENCH GENERALS
MAY FIGHT DUEL TODAY
Statements Made by Former Minister
of War Andre Resented by
Deufeder.

PARIS. Aug. Sit is probable that
a duel will be fought tomorrow after
noon by General Andre. ex-Minister of
War, and General Denieder, in conse-
quence of statements in General An
dre's memoirs concerning General De-
nieder, which the latter has declared
to be untrue. The arrangements for
the duel have not yet been concluded.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Vessel Breaks in Two and Sinks TO Bottom

In the midst of this panic the captain and officers of the
Sro endeavored vain restrain the people restore
semblance of and organize system of life saving
This was not accomplished for the vessel suddenly either
broke in half gided off the rocks and foundered in
deep water.
The Archbishop of Sac Pedro went down with the
vessel while blessing the drowning passengers. The
other Bishop who first supposed to have been
drowned has since been reported SAFE He is at Car
tagena. -~~-zs----7T-.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
800 DROWNED IN WRECK OFF SPANISH COAST
Identity Is Reuealed BY
Suit for Diuorce.

TEN years ago Alice Perkins Lonsdae San Francisco
society belle, went East to win stage honors. A few
days ago she arrived Berkeley. Her suit for divorce
from Harry Gus actor revealed her presence friends
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Twenty Injured i'm wreck.

ST 0EN-VIEVE, No, Aug. s.
Twenty persons were injured in a head
end collision between passenger and
freight train on the Frisco road here
today.
The San Francisco call., 1906-08-06
Deeds of Heroism by Men of the Trawlers

fleet of trawlers providentially happened to be
only about 100 yards away when the Sirio struck.
Notwithstanding the danger the shippers of these
boats came at to The survivors of the
So unite in praising the conduct the captains OF
the trawlers Joven Miguel and Vicenta Llicano. The
former steamed close to the side OF the sinking ship
and took off 500 persons. The crew of this trawler
endeavored to sheer off, fearing that their would
be sunk whereupon the captain drew his revolver lew
eled 1t at his and shouted "As long it posi-
bic TO take off another passenger you will move
The deck of the Joven Miguel became so crowded
with the terrorstcken survivors of the Siro that the
skipper obliged, m order to prevent his boat from
capszng to force them into the hold at the point of
his revolver
The Vicenta Llicano saved 200 persons and an old
fisherman sailing dingy alone saved twelve roll
call taken shore shows that 3S5 persons from the
S1ro are missing, bur it is believed that few
taken on board French and German steamships which
continued on their voyage after the Sirio sank